this is out in the laurel area. route 198 going westbound. the ramp to go southbound on 95 is where it is holding steady. use caution if you're headed out that way. take you over to 270, everything is all clear out to frederick. good morning, virginia. 66 travelers, nothing to worry about. it appears that construction that we're seeing between 123 and the nutley exit, that's in the clearing stages. 395 headed northbound, that earlier roadwork near duke street now out of here. 95 before this, smooth sailing from fredericksburg all the way up to the mixing bowl. still ahead in my next traffic report, a look at the beltway in virginia. i'll have that at 4:40. back to you. >>> we begin with a developing story we're following for you. around 1:30 this morning, a u.s. park police officer shot a -- >> the officer says the man had a gun in his hand and he says he came out of his car but refused to drop the weapon. the man was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. the park police officer was not injured. there's no word on what led to the s

vehicle fire on the ramp from 198 westbound to go south on i-95 in laurel.n authorities arrived on the scene they discovered a body inside the vehicle. right now the investigation is just getting under way. the ramp from westbound 198 to go south on 195 is closed off. take eastbound ramp. this is not affecting traffic itself. just the ramp from westbound 198 to southbound i-95. again, the investigation just getting under way. megan mcgrath is headed to the scene will they will be with us with some additional details on the incident here. let's head over and take a live look and see how the commute is going. remnants of an accident 95 northbound. still squeezing that right lane. they're just about ready to wrap it up. unfortunately because the accident has been there a couple minutes it is jamming things up early out of dale city. after that, usual delays. one more stop this go round. loaded up through southeast this morning. branch avenue, pennsylvania avenue. sousa bridge seem to be doing okay once you get there. head out and check your trains so far. still

on route 1 in laurel, there's a crash north of contee road.>>> we've got some breaking news from fairfax county. police are investigating a double stabbing and centreville for this happened at a home on braddock springs road. one person is dead and the two others were flown to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. there is no word on what led to the stabbing but we will continue to follow this story and bring the latest as it comes into the newsroom. >>> the d.c. council is set to hear from a man of the center of the hiring scandal surrounding mayor vincent gray. suleiman brown says his campaign promise him a job that gave him money to attack former mayor adrian fenty during the campaign last year. >>> it was another close finish at the nba finals. the miami heat scored with seconds left in the game and beat the dallas mavericks' 88- 86. miami now leads the series two games to one. they will make for game four tomorrow night. >>> robert pattinson sunk his teeth into the mtv movie awards last night. >> start of the twilight sagas unexpec

want to keep you up to speed on what's going on in laurel. car fire going on.wanting to access 95, you won't be able to. use the alternates though. that will be gunpowder road over to powder mill and that's going to get you over to 95. meanwhile, we're following another incident for you. we have confirmed that the kenilworth accident we saw at the bw parkway is now cleared. we have all of the lanes back. hopefully we'll see the congestion start to break apart nicely. moving over, small camera tour for you. we're slow from 80 down to 109. drivers dragging along from father hurley to the split. virginia, 66 drivers, no incidents to report. delayed over to 29. also from 50 to 123. bring the shades this morning. you'll need it. sun glare will be a factor. 95 in virginia up to route one woodbridge, drivers are below speed. from the fairfax county parkway to the mixing bowl, i'll have the top traffic stories of the morning in my next report at 6:58. back to you. >>> runners and bikers may notice a stronger police presence along the metropolitan branch trail. police h

let's take you there out to the laurel area. westbound 198, you can't access the ramp to go southbound on 95 right now. taking a wide view of the area, other spots, they're checking out ok. if we can move it to our next graphic and show you 270, i want to show you everything is all good. we can take it outside. everyone is moving at speed from 80 down to 109 all the way to the split. back over to the graphics. this time we'll focus into the outer loop in maryland from 95 over to 270, i'm happy to report, outside, we're watching the cameras. construction we saw within the 4:00 hour, all of that has cleared out of the way. drivers, they're moving at speed. let's check on our travel times. on 66, we'll begin with that headed eastbound. everyone still at speed from fairfax to the beltway. the inner loop is moving just fine from 395 to the toll road and the toll road itself, no complaints approaching the toll plaza. a look at prince george's county roads. mike and andrea, that's coming up at 5:10. >> will he be forced to resign in th

the ramp from 198 in laurel westbound to go south on interstate 95 is closed. the poor person got stuck and we don't want you to get stuck. now to a picture in virginia. 95 traffic northbound heading from springfield up to the pentagon. a little sunshine. that's about all. >>> 6:22, 67 degrees. >> coming up, if you want to need help the, can you afford it? we have simple ideas to get better foods within reach of your family. >> today on "oprah," the judds a look inside the private lives of the mother-daughter singing duo, 4:00 on abc 7. >>> welcome back. 6:25. 7 is on your side with so many people think eating healthy means you have to empty your wallet. >> but you don't have to break the bank to get more fruits and vegetables. a couple of fruits and vegetables only costs about 50 cents. experts say you should buy vegetables when they are in season and have a plan when you go shopping. >> in this country a family of four is spending $185 on groceries per week. if you follow a healthy diet plan you can bring that cost down to $175. >> what about all the junk foo

they hit the resurrection cemetery in clinton and the maryland national cemetery in laurel. it is alleged they have stolen bronze grave markers flowers and tried to sell the stock to scrap dealers. when they were arrested, there have been thefts. they hope that it stays that way. >> a grave yard markers and urns are off-limits. they really are. we hope to send that message. >> those visiting the cemetery said they could not agree more. we're told that each of the defendants actually work that the cemetery here or at other cemeteries one time or another so they knew how to get them off. if convicted on charges from each of them could face 15 years in prison. in laurel, brad bell from abc7 news. >>> time now to check on the traffic situation. >> we are dealing with a problem on the innerloop of the beltway. you can see the accident on the left shoulder. that began at 210. the inner lip is backed up right now between arlington boulevard and from the tollway to university boulevard, very slow after connecticut avenue because of an accident and shutting down the right lane. the o

i'm the vice president of the laurel heights improvement association. i just submitted a level -- just submitted a letter for the committee invalid file. we support the proposed compromise by supervisor farrell. the original proposal lists eight exceptions to the zoning rules that would apply to this proposed project, including exception to height, bulk, usable open space, some light, and dwelling unit exposure, and density standard. the proposal to lump all of these exceptions in to a special use district constitutes spot zoning, granting preference to this parcel not granted to other parcels in the block. we understand the project would extend 30 feet into the required of barrier yard. this would adversely impact neighbors by relieving mid blocked open space that benefits all properties on the block and conflicts with provisions of the residential design guidelines that impact light and privacy to adjacent structures be mitigated and the structure designed to be compatible with the neighboring structures. in addition, the modern facade of the building

the tail end of laurel heights on the top of the hill. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. ms. rodgers, would you like to give more context? >> i should be able to provide more information. supervisor mirkarimi: ok, good. >> i think that this, if i could take a moment, supervisors. the graphics might be washed out, but this is an aerial photo of the block phase. this is the existing community center. this is actually where they parked the buses. the actual structure is here. two stories tall, more like a three story residential building. as for this corner here, there is a larger apartment building that is four stories tall. and along here you have more multifamily, lower density buildings ranging from a few stories to four stories. looking at it from the elevation point of view, here is the proposed community center and the apartment building on the corner. four stories tall, 45 in height. along sutter st. we have the proposed community center. here is the peak structure that supervisor mar was speaking to. this is more of a typical pattern. here is a three story building over

they need $33 million to add on and off ramps at sand creek road and widen it from laurel road to sand creek. the project should only get $25 million. contra costa says they will lobby for the full amount coming up on june 22nd. >>> also coming up, could nintendo crush the competition as the new video game controller? new changes to the wii. plus, could a nintendo hack mean your private information could be leaked? we'll explain? >>> inside the mind of an apple genius. steve jobs biography is a best teller and it hasn't hit 2 shelves yet. >>> sarah palin defends her loose interpretation of paul revere's life. why she says she didn't mess up. >>> this is a live look inside the control room, where it all happens. how they make us look greaout here. it's 4:41 right now. >>> this morning, a sneak peek at the new "star wars" game for kinect. microsoft studios will formally announce the game in l.a. it is the first time "star wars" joined forces with the x box 360. it's for all ages and should hit store shelves this winter. >>> after two years of shrinking wii sales, nintendo is pressing pla

. >> reporter: the police traced those pieces back to maryland national memorial park in laurel. investigators say one of the other men indicted oscar deal had worked at resurrection cemetary in clinton and police say a reporter recruited cemetary employees to help with the operation. the piece say they hope that the dead and their families can truly fine some peace. >> reporter: a total of four men indicted and can each spend 15 year miss prison and they were -- years in prison and they were caught on tape. they did have surveillance cameras. and authorities are not giving out the video today and that is being saved for the upcoming court cases. brian? all right, beth parker tonight. >>> and today was fantastic and all of the talk i heard on the streets about how it hot it is and at the end of may, it was a 61er? yup. >> and going back there into the mid-90s and get ready for that and that is comfortable out there and the humidity is not bad and we believe it's going to be free of storms. there were a couple of showers earlier to the west and everything is sinking to the south a

the who tell me touch of the fictional google how would international flood to change every green laurel for chill in tulsa. welcome back to r t we're doing the weekly program here running down the week's top stories and former general ruck oblige denies charges of genocide in front of the hague tribunal claiming he was just defending his people meanwhile the soviet finds that handing him over has done little to speed up the e.u. membership or perhaps hopeful. nato has extended its military campaign in libya and deployed attack helicopters there for the first time this is a spark concerns that the alliance is preparing a ground operation in the country. plus the spread of a deadly e. coli outbreak in europe and the spread of hysteria that's claimed at least nineteen lives mostly in germany and crippled european food markets false accusations that spain was the original source of the contamination have hit its fruit and vegetable exports and piled further pressure on the struggling economy. and the man suspected of shooting dead the journalist anna politkovskaya is officially charged inve

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then we take you to howard county and laurel school annex, you see the clouds streaking across the sky here. some kids on the field there, why not? in washington today, look at this, beautiful shot from reagan international over the nation's capital, good-looking weather for commuters headed back to baltimore later on this evening. maryland's most powerful doppler radar, crystal clear now. that should hold up. we have seen very little action, one stray shower earlier this afternoon. looks like south of salisbury toward the eastern shore of virginia. other than that, high and dry all day and humidity, really, again, not oppressive. not oppressive. i think tomorrow another day where humidity will be tolerable. temperatures will be a bit warmer but still acceptable for june. 90 in mount vernon. 88 fells point or so. then we take you further south and i think we'll be pushing close to 90 in parole. lake shore about 88 for you as well. across the entire mid-atlantic this evening it's quiet, setting up for a real nice night to grill out, maybe head out on the patio and a tall glass of lemona

even after the hollywood ending, chris gardener did not rest on his laurels.day he is hoping to pass on what he has learned. >> you know what? i learned so much about money from my mom who often said, son, i have done so much with so little for so long, that i can do anything with nothing. and it wasn't just -- it wasn't just something catchy that she said, i got to see her do it. >> and that means learning to manage expectations. >> i think one of the most important things that i have taught both of my children about money is that more money, more problems. just because you do acquire money does not mean that you are not going to have problems elsewhere in your life. >> according to a recent survey by the national foundation for credit counseling 42% of people polled say they learned the most about personal finance from their parents. >> i think again, after the dinner table conversation of how was school today, a very good place to start is, let's talk about money. let's talk about what we're going to do to try and save money. let's talk about the stock mark

someone called police when they saw the car in flames along i- 95 south near route 198 in laurel. this was about 4:00 this morning. police redirected traffic during the morning commute so that they could investigate. >>> disgraced congressman anthony weiner has his work cut out for him if he wants to salvage his political career. one day after he made the stunning admission that he sent lewd pictures over the internet. danielle nottingham reports that his congressional colleagues want to make sure that he has disclosed everything. >> reporter: congressman anthony weiner is fighting to save his political life after an embarrassing admission. >> i haven't told the truth. and i've done things that i deeply regret. >> reporter: the married new york lawmaker admits he tweeted a sexually explicit photo to a seattle woman and then lied about it. eastern is now facing a possible -- weiner is getting a dressing down from his closest allies including house democratic leader nancy pelosi. the congressman admitted to inappropriate online exchanges with six women but says he will not resign. >

out over the field here at manchester high and how about a look at laurel high school annex? doesn't matter where you went today. you found weather that was really on the clear side. we had a couple of renegade showers toward poke mow on the lower eastern shore but that was about it. humidity 31% in frederick. 43% downtown. annapolis a little more mugginess there where you're at 53%. and neighborhood by neighborhood tomorrow i think we're at or below 90 for mount vernon, back down through fells point. a little breeze off the harbor, maybe not as hot but it will be warm in the afternoon. lake shore 88. across the region, quiet tonight. i think we'll be looking for relative quiet weather through maybe like thursday afternoon but the heat will continue to build each day. that is for sure one little disturbance out toward southern michigan, detroit down through ohio, that really will not play much factor. may spring a few clouds in our direction later. the oppressive humidity still bottled up south of us. you have to get to seventh or higher to really suffer in the humidity. that

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. >> it's over in laurel heights wood chuck antiques.here is victor's antique light nothing the bay view area. both of those are if you look under lighting in the yellow pages you will find wood chuck and victors. our last display is the old heater, which we see many of you have these in your homes. and once again it's a piece of moving equipment requires maintenance has to be taken ark part now and then. has a single screw you losen it, take it ark part, lubricate it, clean it, put it back together. buildings require general maintenance. it's not a big deal. you put the screw back in and it's another 5 years before you lubricate it again. >> depending on your ducts that could be an asbestos prospect. >> this says september 7, 1925 or 7. isn't that great. i want to thank you for coming today for love and care for your old san francisco house. it was really great. >> welcome to the 2011 spj town hall. i'm here with my co-host to welcome you to what promises to be a fascinating discussion about the changes taking place in journalism today.

. >> i am a native born and raised in laurel heights. everyone keeps referencing the bus yard. i grew up on the other side of that. i wish i was fortunate enough to attend drew school now that they are getting this new gymnasium that is a very big deal. i am and several phone profit -- philanthropic boards throughout the city. community support is the key to making sure that any community organization is run successfully in the neighborhood. you have the option and opportunity of full community support with supervisor farrell's this in and compromise of the 41-unit building. we all support booker t. washington. we support affordable housing and transitional housing as well. those nine units might be a transitional or low-income units. those could be made up in another project. the conformity of the neighborhood is key. another side note i wanted to make is that the gymnasium in its current location is -- [tone!] 1 basketball net will be flipped. it will be infringing on several backyard neighborhoods -- neighborhood backyards. it will affect the sunlight reaching some solar pan

following the service a motorcade will run from the cathedral down-market street and then to laurel street and interstate 280 and the cemetery. a dozen muini lines will be impacted. you can watch coverage of the funeral on ktvu channel 2. it begins at 12:30 immediately following the news at noon. we will also stream it on our web site ktvu.com. >>> a jury returned guilty verdicts for killing chauncey bailey. jurors found bay guilt of two other killers and bay for one more. we are live at the conclusion of the lengthy trial. >> it has been a long journey. justice has been done. >> his friends and families were relieved finding mackey guilty. chauncey would of wanted that. >> bailey was shot to death as he walked to work at the "oakland post" the triggerman testified that bey ordered the hit and mackey helped. >> you have to play with the devil to get the dirt. >> reporter: by law they had to coberate his testimony with other evidence. >> there was in the form of gps data and the bollistic results that came back, from other witnesses that testified. >> reporter: bey's mother did not make it

, we're dealing with this car fire out on westbound route 198 on the ramp to go southbound in the laurelea. on the inner loop, we're still dealing with a little bit of construction in maryland from colesville over to new hampshire avenue and it is taking away -- it is only letting the left lane get by. southbound u.s. 29 between georgia and fenton, we have on- going roadwork here. they're trying to clear that out of the way. still ahead, more cones to keep an eye out for. we'll have that at 4:31. mike, andrea? >> thank you, angie. here are stories we're following for you. house minority leader nancy pelosi is calling for an ethics investigation into new york congressman anthony weiner. >> yesterday, wiener admitted to sending lewd photos of himself to women on the internet. he apologized during a tearful news conference. he says he does not plan to resign. >>> a heating oil contractor's mistake will cost three people their homes and one alexandria homeowner claims the company is skirting costs, blaming it on him. >> brittany morehouse has more on the story. >> we begin tonight with the b

my wife and i lived around laurel village in district 2. we have two small children. our goal is five and our boy is three. how parents and excited to be here on the board. >> why did you choose to live in san francisco? and tell us about what motivated your interest in politics. >> choosing to live in san francisco was natural, given that i was born and raised here. when you are a child, you do not understand what you have until you leave home. i have the fortunate opportunity to live in los angeles and abroad in ireland and in philadelphia. there is no place like home in san francisco is your home. very natural and something was looking forward to in trying to find a job to come home to after law school. my job afforded me that opportunity, to come back to the bay area. so i'm lucky, and i will be here the rest of my life. in terms of getting into politics, for me, it was two reasons. first, being from here was part of my motivation. really feeling a sense of routes in san francisco, and also raising our children here. as a young family, we went through the discussi

couple incidents in laurel. we are seeing some improvement on 95 southbound at 216.that accident is now over on the left shoulder. see delays until 32. and 895 northbound we have a disabled vehicle and that's blocking the left lane. >>> we are four minutes away from 7:00 and that's when "good morning america" begins. you feel like a big stud with the women on the set? >> i am but a thorn amongst a group of roses. >> charlie's angels. >> i like it. >> it's been fun and welcome to you once again. >> thank you. i love being here. >> how did you adjust on the sleep schedule. >> i am fine. i am good. i will would be work with it. >> that's lynette being so positive. she doesn't mean it. >> go to my facebook page and join and push like and you can follow my posts. >> good. >> do it right now. >> see you in a bit for another update. k9 advantix ii. not only kills fleas and ticks, it repels most ticks before they can attach and snack on us. frontline plus kills but doesn't repel. any tick that isn't repelled or killed may attach and make a meal of us. [ male announcer ] ask

. >> i want to introduce you to someone named paula, owns a garden center in mount laurel, new jersey. her costs were rising, gas prices for deliveries were through the roof, not waiting for washington or the markets to fix it. she found a clever way to outsmart the economy herself. >> thank you. nice to meet you. >> reporter: it's busy season for family run clover garden and florists, the new jersey store has been in business four years, and paula is making every effort to keep prices in check. but it's not easy. high gas prices have led her flower suppliers to increase costs. >> they have put their freight up, as far as like it used to be $8, $10, now it's up to $13, $15. >> reporter: on top of that, paula pays $80 every time she fills up the gas tank. money that adds up for a business dependent on deliveries. when you're running a small business like this, i mean gas prices they hit you coming in are, and they hit you when you're trying to go out too. >> yes. it is a little difficult because people don't understand that it's affecting all of us. >> reporter: one solution, team up w

. >> reporter: one day after mcqueen's attack and 6 blocks away at laurel and jefferson another man wasked by what he described as a mob of 6 young men, the victim didn't want to talk on camera about the attack that's left him with 5 stitches in his lips, 6 staples in his scalp. randy mcqueen is much worse, he can neither swallow, speak, or remember. >> today he is not able to remember his mom, who she is. and he is not able to remember our kids' names. >> reporter: a third mob-style robbery of a developmentally disabled man outside the pearl street parking garage is currently being investigatedded by napa police. and although each attack is close in proximity even the number of attackers similar police say there is no evidence to link them. so tonight, as the mcqueens head back to the icu, they are pleading for the public's help. >> police get ahold of the police department and let them know. i mean it's time this stuff stops. >> well tonight there is another looming question. are any of these attacks gang related? napa police will only say they have arrested 1 individual, a 16-year-ol

couple things to mention, 95 southbound before 216 and north laurel we had several cars hit debris so we have damaged cars on both shoulders. be aware of that. a disabled truck on the inner loop at park heights is on the shoulder not causing any delays. charley. >>> 4:40. weekend can be relaxing, but they game quite active this weekend in colorado. and it happened in a couple's backyard. >> look at this. what would you do? a black bear climbed up a tree on saturday and he wouldn't come down. the division of wildlife was called out to the scene. the bear was about 30 feet up in the tree and it drew spectators taking pictures with the cell phone dam razz -- cameras. it took six tranquilizer darts to knock it out. he fell to the groped and the stand off lasted -- ground and the stand off lasted four hours. >> i hope he is okay. >> it was about one dart per 30 pound of the animal? >> a big guy. yeah. >> all right. >>> talking sports. the heat have gone a game up in the finals. you saw it here. they got 29 from wade and a strong defensive effort win agassi saw game 3 in the finals winning

tell me what your future will agree good how the international house flood to change every green laurel he told in total. the greek capital is braced for more violence amid huge protests and a general strike of parliament due to vote on even the harsh austerity measures to avoid defaulting on debts. the greek economic turmoil becomes the first challenge for the new i.m.f. chief christine lagarde also faces the tough task of fighting off a perception that the organization is biased in favor of western countries. also fears grow that unrest in syria might struggle militant has been on the move weapons it's stored there to lebanon threatening to stoke up further trouble in the region. and in russia there's a push for better laws to help orphans make their way in the world as we move real how many are denied the state support then tighten to. eleven welcome to watching international news twenty four hours a day budget cuts bankruptcy a tough choice for the greek parliament which is facing a crucial austerity vote european leaders have already warned afghans there are no other options but th