inner loop at liberty we have an accident there but not the same magnitude as the one on the outer loop. and a sinkhole on the inner loop of the beltway in the ram to camp mead road. watch for that and possibly lane closures. that is it for now. we will update the problems on the outer loop as we continue. now let's get a check of buses an trains with kurt kroncke. >> good morning, sarah. we are looking pretty good on the marc trains, no delays on penn, camden or brunswick. light rail good from hunt valley to cromwell station glen burnie. metro on schedule. a few construction diversions. 17 bus diverted at nursery and winterst winterston. i'm kurt kroncke and now back to sandra shaw. >> good morning. hope you are doing well, kurt. what about the weather? 81 degrees yesterday. incredibly low humidity. they are basically the type in the winter. more moisture today but nothing that will make it unpleasant. we are dealing with a nice clear scan. not really many clouds. we had a clear night overnight and we are watching the low. we will probably hit it in about an hour. no record broken, the

on the westbound inner loop the franconia road and ramp and 395 north exit. the southbound outer loop and there will be lane closure and shoulder closures on the leesburg pike exit. that is exit 47. the oak street overpass and the i-66 exit. that's exit 49. andrea, it is not just happening during the daytime. overnight between 9:30 and 5:00 a.m. there will be lane and shoulder closures, especially on 495 north and southbound around the little river turnpike area. reporting live, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> route 29 in silver spring is back open this morning. it was shut down for several hours yesterday. a gas line ruptured there. the road was closed while crews fixed it but as we said it is back open this morning. >>> jessica doyle is here with the story of an accused scam artist who's now a confirmed whiner. >> now if you read a lot of articles in the comments section you will find varying public opinions here. we are talking about people, talking about allen stanford and his problems with prison. now he says it is too hot many his cell i

a crash on the outer loop -- excuse me, inner loop approaching liberty road.hat has been moved to the right shoulder. emergency road work is being performed on the on-ramp from southbound camp meade road to the inner loop of the beltway. expect that to be closed for several hours as crews repair a sinkhole on the on-ramp. that should give you an extra few minutes on your compute this morning. 95 southbound approaching whitemarsh boulevard, traffic is moving smoothly and freely at this time. back to you. >>> ready to take a stand against violence in the city? >> a group of citizens team up with police and take back their streets after a child was shot. i'm sherrie johnson. i'll have that story, next. o ready. aim. protect. neosporin® gives you infection-protection, and pain relief. neo to go!® plus pain relief. every cut. every time. everywhere. only band-aid® brand plus antibiotic waterproof... has antibiotic ointment directly on the pad. and now it's 100% waterproof. one-step infection protection from the brand you trust. >>> welcome back to "good morning mar

on the outer loop you are looking at about 11 minutes drive time on the outer loop northeast and fiveminutes on southbound 95 from the 895 split to the fort mchenry tolls. we will give you a look outside in the west side we did have heavier delays due to an earlier accident but looking better on the outer loop at i-70. no problems there. but we're looking at a delay southbound i-95 out of the white marsh area. that is the latest. over to sandra. >> we are blessed with another decorate morning and it will be a fabulous afternoon. temperature high today forecast only upper 70's. not a lot happening right over maryland. there are showers off the shore of south carolina. there was activity up in new england earlier but high pressure is building in and it will extend its reach to stabilize things further. 68 downtown. 60 at b.w.i.-marshall. only that the low 70's in the higher elevations of the mountains. 73, partly cloudy. zooming over to the heart of central maryland, charm city forecast 78 a few minister clouds this afternoon and mostly sunny on the shores of ocean city and only 80 degr

and watch for a e-coli on the west side inner loop on the ramp from camp meade to the inner loop. that is blocking all lanes of that ramp. 95. no delays at white marsh. west side of the beltway looking empty at liberty road. remember wjz 13 is always on. so for traffic information any time, log on to wjz.com. don, back over to you. >> thank you. >>> thank you, this is what people will be talking about news-wise. the mta is taking a back seat in the investigation in the deaths of two teens found lying on light rail tracks. the two were spotted south of the lutherville light rail station in baltimore county on sunday. eyewitness news and mary bubala are at that station right now. good morning once again, mary. >> good morning, again, don and good morning, everybody. baltimore county police are now in charge of this investigation after the mother of one of the teens complained that the mta may not be able to be objective enough investigating itself. >> i answered the phone like i always do when either one of the boys call. hi, sweetie, what's up. it was an officer. he said there has

outer loop, all lanes are open.d heading toward the wilson bring, we have a rubber nebraskaing delay. all the lanes are open. it's the inner loop still being diverted off as you try and work your way around that accident scene. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> >>> new this morning uncertified guards were protect to go headquarters of the food and drug administration. 58 private security guards from a group had improper credentials, even had a blanket waiver. the guards have been reassignnd and the contractor has been fined. guards must certification in first aid, cpr and have to be able to carry a firearm. >>> 911 operators are the critical lung between those in need of an officer and firefighters rush to the scene. >> we have recordings of dispatchers behaving badly and potentially putting officer in this danger. >> reporter: 911 tormentors talking about police officers, giving out wrong addresses and missing critical calls as they deal with personal business on the job. >> >> this is handling thei

also, working the crash still on the inner loop approaching liberty road.f to the shoulder, not causing impact right now. as you make your way from route 170 keep in mind the on-ramp from southbound camp meade road to the inner loop will be closed as emergency crews try to repair a sinkhole on the on-ramp. 95 southbound, as you make your way through howard county, we have a bright sunny morning. traffic appears to be flowing freely as you make your way to the capitol beltway today. back to you. >>> violent weather around the country. strong storms in new york as high winds and hail toppled trees and downed power lines. it looked more like winter there as hail piled up in yonkers. thousands of people lost power and there was even some flooding but thankfully no injuries were reported. >>> similar scenes near dallas, texas. you can see this person holding out the golfball-sized hail. storms there can produce that kind of hail. also produce damaging winds. some gusts were up to 60 miles per hour. >>> stay with us. coming up on "good morning maryland" - >> the

another issue on the inner loop ramp that takes you from camp mead to the inner loop is blocked due to a sinkhole. 12 minutes on the outer loop west side, four on southbound 95 from 100 to 32 and about 11 minutes on the northeast outer loop. that is the latest. now let's get another check of buses and trains with kurt kroncke. >> good morning, sarah. we have a few delays right now on the marc train. penn 50310 minutes late. camden 841, 30 minutes. brunswick on time. light rail metro on time. on the buses 22 and 64 buses running 15 to 20 minutes late. 22 bus diverted at university and 40th due to construction. for the m.t.a. i'm kurt kroncke. back to sandra shaw. good morning, sandra. >> it is a fabulous morning, nice crisp temperatures when you consider it is july. this is one of the coolest julys on record and tense. today will likely be the coolest day of the week. high only upper 70's. right now a clear scan as far as the radar and satellite imagery over maryland. high pressure continues to build over new england today so with that wraparound flow we will get a light easterly wind.

we are on the inner loop of the beltway and since about 5:00, we had as a huge delay on the inner loop0 working your way out towards 202. the roadwork is gone and delays have eased as you travel south of 50 working out towards andrews air force base. nobody complaining on the outer loop. you are still at speed. this is the liveshot of northbound i-95 as you travel north of 7100 leaving newington headed up towards the beltway. all of your lanes are open with no accidents to report. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> investors are hoping to break the losing streak today. the dow has fallen four straight weeks. we saw 37-point loss on friday. the nasdaq sioux a moderate 3.5 point gain. the nikkei fail 237 points. on wednesday, the labor department will release the consumer price indexor june. that will tell us how much we're paying for serb items compared to the previous months. and that same day, the federal reserve board will release june's industrial production numbers. also, this week, investment giant goldman sachs is expected to announce that it made a $

it's pretty heavy on the outer loop lanes.creeping along especially packed heading toward 70 and even actually toward catonsville. the inner loop lanes getting by just fine heading toward 795. continuing the check on the inner loop lanes from greenspring avenue, up toward the jfx, there's nothing to get in your way. it's the cars that you have to deal with. on 83 from 695 heading toward east fayette street. right now we're dealing with the usual rush hour traffic. so we're looking at a 16 minute clip. just physical o inside of the cs are on the site of this crash atcologitoatcollington avenue. >> from susan boyle to paul potts to escala. britain has got talent is known for turning out talent. >> we speak with the quartet about their style. ( chirping, music ) ♪ pop-tarts®! i'll have a frosted strawberry... as an ice cream . ♪ chocolate fudge... on a stick please! ( crunch ) with the endless possibilities of kellogg's® pop-tarts, it's sure to be a picture perfect summer. pop-tarts®. made for fun™. >>do your children ever compla

i give you the inner loop from 395 to 267, a 13 minute drive. seven in minutes the car is -- in the car is what you can expect and six minutes on the toll road from 674 to the beltway. now over to andrea. >> thank you, angie. >>> the time is 6:17. >>> generations ago it was called living in sin. today it is called cohabitation. couples living together before they get married. the headline in "usa today" reads couples study debunks trial marriage notion of cohab tating. lauren ashburn is here to tell us what it all means. >> good morning. this is a new federally-funded study. >> our tax dollars at work. >> hard at work. let's get to the statistics so we have a good baseline here of what is happening. the percent of young adults that say 0 cohabitation is okay, with no plans to get married. they agree, 57%. disagree, 24% and 19% neutral. so, you know, this is just really shocking and something that is just a new way for us to show that these people, young people really are doing this. they say it is not just a way for them to see if they want to g

traffic is hard to pick up on the outer loop. over to virginia, right now eastbound 66 between manassas d the g in to arlington an city no problems to report. i want to show you 95 in virginia, as well. clear from dumfries to the beltway and as you can see there are no problems to report crossing the wilson bridge between maryland and virginia. in the commonwealth, 395 northbound to the city all clear from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. here's andrea. >>> in the living well headlines obesity is one of the biggest health care issues. some health care advocates are urging congress to pay for reform with a tax on nondiet sodas. they say a 10 cents tax per can could field $140 billion in revenue over ten years. the idea has gotten little traction on captiol hill. some worry it will unfairly burden consumers. >>> if you need one of those frosty iced coffee drinks to get going in the morning you maybe drinking what amounts to h a small meal. in an effort to fight obesity which has been linked to cancer, the world cancer researc

quick look at the outer loop, both loops of the beltway are running smoothly at liberty road.affic report brought to you by, baltimore us a country ray station. back to you. >>> 5:10. some people in call say they are tired of living in a near bankrupt state so why not smoke their problems away? their push to legalize everything marijuana. >>> and bad weather scrubs another launch for the space shuttle endeavour so when are they going to try again? details coming up. my doctor told me i had to start doing things for my heart, but i wasn't ready to give up taste. sometimes, sacrifice is the name of the game. well, i've heard eating whole grain oats... can help lower my cholesterol. it's going to be a challenge... sure we want to lower our cholesterol, but let's be real, being healthy is tough. yea. honey nut cheerios cereal... tastes great and can help lower cholesterol. bee happy. bee healthy. try apple cinnamon cheerios. baked in apple with... a daring amount of cinnamon. >>> treasury secretary tim geithner is making his first trip to the middle east. he'll meet with governmen

or inner loop.a, now over to you. >> thank you. >>> next week metro's board is expected to approve plans for a huge rehabilitation project on the red line. the project is scheduled to take years to complete. 9 news now digital correspondent armando trull is live at the fort talkton station with more. >> it will take four years to complete and cost $177 million. the red line repairs had been on the agenda before the train crash. but now some of the money will be used to upgrade the automated train control systems as well as other problem areas identified by the national transportation safety board. the first phase will target the track between dupont circle and silver spring. the next 48 months red line commuters will face delays. metro will single track many trains. however, most of the work has been scheduled after 8 p.m. a portion of the red line most affected will be between judiciary square and fair gut. here's are the additional upgrades -- as you mentioned the metro board will be voting on thi

over to the inner loop and outer loop we go in to virginia. going to the maps, and i know i have that shot from 95 to 66. a live shot for you. we are doing okay. the outer loop is fine, as well. in maryland, 20 live from germantown road, right now happy pi to report no slow goes to the split. and finally wrap it up with a realtime graphic. here's route 4, route 5, crane highway. the area is incident and accident free. that's a quick look at traffic. now over to and california. >>> the oldest and busiest part of metro's rail system is about to receive $177 million facelift. plans to overhaul the metro's red line were in the works before the deadly crash. 9 news now digital correspondent, armando trull is live outside of the metro station with more. >> reporter: well, andrea, that renovation will begin early next year. but things will get worse before they get better because doing repairs will take four years. the red line repairs had been on the agenda even before the deadly plane crash last month but now some of the money will be used to upgra

satellite-radar loop. no rain yet but watching for a little energy to the west teaming up with southwesterly winds and higher humidity. we could spark a storm especially to mountain. the wind direction has changed and southwesterly. that made the humidity come up. the other thing that changed area dew points. our temperature is 76. we were talking about dew points in the 40s that made us feel so good. look at that in the 60s. that's a sign there's more moisture in the air. when that happens it feels stickier outside. make your plans, head outside. we will have a late day storm possible an hotter high than recently, 90. >> good morning. hey, everybody. so glad you could join us on this thursday. the time is 9:02. it is in our top traffic story of the morning. the water main break in annandale that created that big sinkhole causing problems for drivers and their thursday morning commute. this is at the intersection of little river and conwell drive. crews are working hard but still blocking the left lane in

inner loop and outer loop and the travel lanes are open.ust kind of gives you a bit of calm this morning. barbara and joe, back to you. >> very pretty. thanks, jerry. >>> our time now is 5:41. what texas billionaire r. allen stanford is demanding from inside his prison cell. >>> major developments in the death investigation of pop star michael jackson. the drug investigators say was in his system when he died. >>> updating our top stories of the morning. commuters are getting used to a major change on the chain bridge. crews created a separate lane for drivers turning right on route 123 as they leave the district. that way drivers who need to turn won't get stuck behind people waiting to go straight. >>> space shuttle "endeavour" and crew scheduled to undock from the international space station this afternoon. the seven astronauts will then spend three more days in orbit before returning to earth on friday. >>> today the senate judiciary committee is set to weigh in on president obama's nominee for the supreme court. sonia sotomayor is expe

outer loop ramp on southbound 95 now open so you can use it. drive times good. 12 minutes outer loop west side, 11 on the northeast side. five minutes from 95 southbound from the 895 split to fort mchenry. nothing happening as far as delays. rather light. and we will switch to a live view of traffic on the west side where we are flowing smoothly. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." back to you. >> another great july day with lower than normal humidity. temperature where it should be, mid to upper 80's. partly cloudy skies, can't rule out an isolated thunderstorm north of the city. wind today lit. seven-day forecast shows a cooldown. a front will approaches later so tomorrow 80 for the high. only 77 with a few more clouds on thursday. 81 on friday. slight chance of afternoon thunderstorms and chance of scattered showers and storms saturday with partly cloudy and humid conditions. remains humid sunday but loojs like by next week another front cools us down again. >> the time is 6:37. 63 degrees on tv hill. unlike the mother goose rhyme ther

expect delays if you are traveling the inner loop in this area. we will keep you updated and let you know when lanes are wide open. to 95 northbound we take it outside and show you a 16- minute commute. drivers are below speed between the prince william parkway and lorton. going back to the maps we will show you 50. zoom in and going westbound from the bay bridge through bow by to the beltway. all lanes are open right now and drivers are moving at speed. back outside to 270 southbound from germantown to monroe road. that's where we are finding drivers below speed here. no incidents or accidents and metro riders, if you use the red line, we are going back to the graphics and show you to glenmont we are delayed because of a previous train malfunction outside of the new york avenue station. that's the latest look at trains and traffic. now over to andrea. >> thank you. >>> having to use a cane can make some elderly people feel n bfea otw orniseons eastern shore. adeastern shore. the headline in sae "u today" a cane is a weapon, not a crutch in self d

inner loop is doing fine, as well. to the maps and checking out route 4, route 5, 301, all the roads are accident free. over to the inner loop from the wilson bridge to t 5 to braddock, 66 drivers are clocking in at a nice pace here. to round it out we give you eastbound 66 from gainesville to centreville and beyond and lanes are wide open. over to andrea. >>> in living well headlines stronger overdose warnings are coming for the painkiller darvocet. they say it can stay on the mark but patients will soon get pamphlets about the danger. consumer health advocates have linked them to hundreds of death from suicide and accidental overdose. >>> u.s. health officials are testing up of h1n1 flu cases to see if people are resistant to tamiflu. the drug is the main weapon against the virus. the move is after an american teen was diagnosed with a resistant strain of the flu last month. >>> let's see what is happening in the web center. here's kristin fisher. >> reporter: good morning. yesterday's memorial service to michael jac

outer loop, west side, traffic looks good on both loops of the outer loop and inner loop this morningback to you. >>> 6:47. speed seems to be what caused the deadly crash on northern parkway. >> sources tell us it may have been drag racing. abc2 news sherrie johnson joins us with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. police say one person died overnight after a suspected street race in northwest baltimore. the crash happened about 11:00 at the intersection of northern parkway and woodcrest near pimlico racetrack. witnesses say several cars were racing down the street when they slammed into a cab driver who was trying to make a u turn. police say the cab driver died instantly from the impact. four other people were injured in the crash and taken to shock trauma. one witness did not want to be identified on camera and she says this accident was a senseless tragedy. >> they was racing down northern parkway, hit the cab driver. cab driver flipped over as you can see. and he was pronounced dead. the rest of them got away. and the ambulances came. four separate ambulances. >> repor

the beltway at liberty road, nothing to complain about on the inner loop and outer loop there. the cars are traveling at posted speeds there. on the top end it remains in the green from greenspring avenue, make the push toward the jfx. right now we're looking at a quick and easy 4-minute ride. from to yo to towson toward parn 95, we had a disabled car the northeast corner before the beltway. here it is now, and we have the building conditions but no major slowing on either the northbound or the southbound lanes heading toward the 695 exit. that's a look at [ sizzling ] i don't know... i feel pretty good! let's try to finish it off. working in the hot sun. with the legendary taste of dunkin' donuts coffee on ice, you kin' do it. america runs on dunkin'. liven up your afternoon with a small coolatta for only $1.99 today. >>> new morning, police are ruling the death of ravens quarterback steve mcnair as a homicide. mcnair was found over the weekend along a 20-year-old woman. both were shot to death. >>> two he people are in the hospital this often after a stabbing around downtown

outer loop west side about 11 minutes, same northeast outer loop and southbound 95 about five minutes895 split to the fort mchenry toll. live view out of white marsh and we are enjoying that new rafr opening. so hopefully you can adjust and look for possible changes in traffic pattern but the outer loop to southbound 95 now open. another live view heading out on that northeast side and so far looking very good this morning. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." now let's check the latest of the buses and trains with vanetta brooks. >> we have a few bus diversions. 17 line is diverted at nursery and winterston. 22 at university and 41st street and 77 at washington boulevard and hammonds ferry. good for rail. light rail and metro problem free and no problems on the marc train. metro is best from owings mills and in between with free parking at old court, rogers avenue and other stations to the metro subway destination. i'm vanetta brooks. back to sandra. >> weatherwise we will see sort of a repeat of yesterday. the only difference a few more clouds, maybe an isolated thunderstorm to

outer loop, no problems to let you know about on both loops of 695 at liberty road.e see a little slowing in the distance, no delays at this time. back to you. >>> we have a little technical glitch with the story we wanted to bring you. fast food and what it does to your body. here's yunji. >> reporter: in our first visit to the university of maryland's medical centering, the producer john garcia and i binged and found out the hard way just how bad fat can be. how are you feeling? >> still sluggish. still tired. still head hurts. >> reporter: we ordered from some of america's most popular chain restaurants and each packed away over 6,000 calories. and more than 10 times the amount of saturated fat recommended by the government. two hours later that fat was chugging through our veins. this is fat basically. but you challenged us to see what would happen if we ate right. so, we went back. hello, again. nice to see you. with a much healthier meal from the very same restaurants. time for lunch this. time we're starting with soy beans, then moving on to grilled salmon, ve

loop has cleared.oop slows early trying to get around to the greenbelt metro. that is why it is slow on the inner loop as you try to work your way southbound 95/495 making your way over towards landover. outer loop of the beltway, incident-free. southbound 301 at 301 at cedarville road, that is where we had the accident. for those leaving the capital beltway continuing past duke street, traffic will slow north of duke as you work up towards seam anwry road but no incidents to report. 95 looks good coming across the occoquan. just to even you guys abreast of the situation, this is lower 14th street. what they will do is they will temporarily close portions of 14th street between constitution avenue and pennsylvania avenue touring that block as dignitaries arrive at the reagan building for this afternoon's event. so you will find that right now, it remains open but they would have some closures in place until about 6:00 this evening for dignitaries arriving out at the reagan building. that's a check of y

this is the inner loop toward merrifield.slowdown north toward 236 toward 66 and seeing the delays form on the george washington parkway for traffic north of national airport up on to 395. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> a warning before you get in your car this morning. it turns out texting could be one of the most dangerous things you can do behind the wheel. two new studies by triple-a and the virginia tech transportation institute found the risk of crashing is more than 23 times higher while texting -- when texting. it's the factor in 80% of accidents. right now d.c. alone, including 14 other states ban texting while driving. 36 other states do not. >>> and a major milestone for a road project in virginia. construction on hot lanes is underway. the work is ppening on the little river turnpike on the capital beltway. crews began hoisting the first steel beam. it's one of the first overpasses that will be rebuilt along a 14 pile stretch on the beltway. when it's finished you can access h.o.v. lanes by pay

here's the inner loop. outer loop toward river road, no worries.or u downtown along 395 northbound still looks pretty good, to and across the 14th street bridge. there's the northbound side. outbound 14th onto outbound 395 also moving nicely. joe and kimberly, back to you. >> thank you. >> how police made several arrests in the murders of wethy parents with 16 children. >>> and metro's new tough rule that goes into effect today to crac dknran st died ct n operators. ( rock music playing ) this is about a new, more efficient luxury hybrid continuing to produce 70% fewer smog-forming emissions while delivering greater power. a fact not lost on the world around us. the all-new 2010 lexus rx hybrid. the all-new 2010 >>> it is video that left met low shocked and its riders outraged. this video here, the operator caught texting on the job while his train barreled ahead. the clip was downloaded from youtube thousands of times and has spurred a new crackdown by metro that starts today. news 4's tracee wilkins joins us live from the shady grove metro statio

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inner loop, okay.ice are ramping up the accident investigation from the gw parkway onto the inner loop. doing okay, 390 northbound, not bad, to and across the 14th street bridge, with now the lanes appear to be open and available on the outbound side looking good as well. barbara and joe, back to you. >>> 6:42, 73 deges the temperature. an horrific wrong-way crash that killed eight people including a number of children and 14th street is shut down right now and will be for a large part of the day. we'll help you get around what is expected to be a traffic nightmare out there today. (announcer) it's time to raise the bar and replace your old mayo with the full flavor of kraft mayo with olive oil. with the rich taste of imported olive oil and half the fat and calories of hellmann's real mayo. your sandwich will never be the same. kraft mayo with olive oil. it's the new standard in mayo. deliciouauthentic iced lattes from dunkin' donuts. made with real espresso, milk, and whipped cream, to help you take a

not bad in the autoer loop. outer loop. not doing too bad in the rest of the area roadways.e're looking at a pretty smooth ride as we view 95. a live view out of the white marsh area. away from us is southbound traffic. picking up in volume but moving quite well towards the ft. mchenry. if you're heading out this morning on the north side at harford road, heading away from us is the outer loop. it is problem-free toward the west side. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke. >> good morning. we have a few diversions construction related including the 22 buses eastbound at university and st. paul. the 22 buses diverting at university and 40th and the 17 diverting at nursery. light veil on time and so is the metro subway. we have on the marc trains right now, on-time service. with the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kronke. now back to sandra shaw. >> and a very good morning. starting another week of july in the below normal humidity levels yet again. it's going to be warm. yesterday we topped out

nothing on the outer loop on 95 around 2 georgia ave. this is 95 in virginia. the headlights are northbound. moreo tthcome in a little bit d newschopper 7. >> thank you. >>> we begin with breaking news out of fairfax county. >> there is a sink hole that could affect your commute. this is in annandale and it is happening right now. route 236 west is closed and will likely stay that way through the rush-hour. they have had to shut off all of the planes to deal with this mess. you will need to avoid this area so they cannot deal with the problem. >>> thereis another part of your morningmuom cte. >> especially if ivoint lvesin the outer loop of the beltway in virginia. they are shifting lanes. courtney robinson is live to explain. >> crews began work last night at about 9:00 p.m. and work is still going on. they are shifting over one lane to maintain three lanes of traffic eisenhower avenue connector. it will turn the connector ramps. all of this is under way, you will experience a few delays. they are trying to get out of the weight before the rush hour begins. th

inner loop is fine, as well. back to realtime graphics, westbound on little river, we know it is closed at cornwell drive because of a sinkhole out here. we know the crews will be working out here. the best bet is to use columbia bike or braddock road as an accident. eastbound through manassas you are fine to the district. that's the latest look at traffic. now over to you. >>> commuters along the beltway near alexandria will find a change in the traffic pattern this morning. a new traffic pattern, the right lane of the outer loop in virginia. let's move on. the right lane will be diverted on to the eisenhower avenue connector. because beltway traffic will be using the connector it will not be open to other vehicles. this pattern will be in affect until september and we will have a live report from the scene of the changes coming up in the next half hour. >>> today metro's tacoma station will be closed for five hours for more tests on the tracks where last month's deadly red line crash happened. the tests will ru

here it is on the satellite- radar loop.tures range from 66 in lees bug and 70 fredericksburg. 60 ft. belvoir. culpeper 61. the high today in warrenton 85. sunny and 82 fairfax and spotsylvania taking you up to 81. looks fantastic. angie has been tracking the virginia roads. whales the latest? >> i'm happy to say all is a go out in arlington here at the intersection of wilson boulevard and washington. hey, we don't have hardly any drivers. moving to 50, we are checking out this intersection where we are problem free. finally we will fly eastbound on the dulles toll road from the airport to the toll plaza before the beltway. lanes are wide open and the drive is green telling us drivers are moving at speed. good wednesday morning. we'll be right back. b@ >>> i'm meteorologist topper shutt with the living green tip of the day. how can you safe money and reduce trash and gas emissions in one step? just buy in bulk. most products in bulk use less packaging which means less trash to throw away and because you buy more you don't ha

the debris in the road still there at the inner loop near the security boulevard exit. use caution there. there's showing as a result of that. still working crashes in the city, howard street at 21st street and north charles street at witherspoon. another piece of debris in the roadway, route 29 northbound at the route 70 off-ramp. definitely use caution if you travel there. taking a quick look now, 695 at the bw parkway. we have a little bit of building volume, that is going to be in the southbound lanes which is on the far side of the shot but no delays at this time. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:46. one man dead this morning. police are still looking for a suspect who got away after a four-hour standoff. >> sherrie johnson has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: we just called the baltimore city police department. still no sign of the suspect who shot and killed another man in northeast baltimore. a search is still underway to find the gunman after a four-hour barricade came up empty. this started yesterday about 3:00. officers locked down part of the 30

inner loop of the beltway not so busy.uter loop, lanes are open leaving 650 new hampshire avenue. volume delays only southbound 29 still in the clear. this is a live shot of northbound 395 as you travel north of duke street headed up towards seminary road right into the sunshine. dealing with a litt bit of sun glare delay there but that is it. 95 northbound real slow as you raffle from the prince william parkway head headed aross the -- across the occoquan. >>> what i vaccine becomes available, the u.s., britain and other nations could find that the contracts that they signed with pharmaceutical companies are easily broken. meantime, the world health organization said today it would stop counseling individual cases of h1n1. they say that task just got to be too overwhelming. >>> the patient who had the nation's first trouble hand transplant two months ago is making progress. he is recovering at the university of pittsburgh medical center. he can now wiggle his new fingers a little bit and also grab aton nice ball. he doesn

outer loop, no problems to let you know about.his traffic report brought to you by baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc, country for the work day. listen to country music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban. back to you. >>> federal officials say they've taken down several north carolina men accused of being home-grown terrorists but there's a twist in how they were tracked down. john hendrin has the latest from washington. >> reporter: the fbi calling it a home-grown terror plot. several north carolina men charged with supporting terrorism and conspiring to commit murder abroad. the fbi raided the rural home of the alleged ringleader, 39-year-old daniel boyd. the indictment accuses him of recruiting his two sons and four other men, mostly americans in their tents. neighbors say -- 20s. neighbors say they are bewildered. >> it's scary to me. i'm nervous for my children. i spoke with him on several occasions and never was there an idea he was involved in something like that. >> reporter: according to the in

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uner loop. beltway, no impact on you -- inner loop of the beltway, no impact on you. 66 eastbound, all lane are open if you are traveling east of 50 fair oaks continuing in towards the capital beltway. inner loop of the beltway in the local lands at the wilson bridge, got a crash there blocking the right lane. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> good news on the economic front courtesy of new home sales. >> looking if a place to get way from it all? how bay trip to space? visitors at an aircraft convention in wisconsin got a lack at the future of space travel. this is virg inalligator alley ask tick's white knight ii. sir richard bran psob hopes it will launch commercial space travel. hundreds of very expensive reservation have already been made. -- sir richard brans hopes it will launch commercial space travel. at busch gardens... and water country usa... where family-fun surrounds you... and world-class rides astound. start at buschgardens.com. when the paths we take do determine

the inner loop began at the same time, although it was limbed to a sing lane. police are searching for a suspect in the fatal stabbing in charles county. it happened 10:30 last night on the 900 block of -- lane. two men were walking home from work when they were approached by two other men that demand their cell phone and money. the victims tried to fight off their attack and when was stabbed. he was taken to southern maryland hospital where he later died. >>> a 19 year career with the alexandria police department will soon come to an end. the city's police chief, david baker, says he will retire this sunday. the 58-year-old was arrested in arlington county on saturday night. he peaces drunk driving charges. he has been alexandria's police chief for three years. the city manager say he thinks that baker is making the appropriate call. >> we are very disappointed in what happened and the decisions made by chief baker the other night, but we also can't lose sight of a stellar career as well and thisaway we are trying to balance against the mistake made. >> report

an accident in the beltway in the rosedale area, that is the outer loop. that blocks the ramp to southbound 95. you might want to try 895 south as an alternate. no problems in the tunnels. two-way traffic in the northbound tube of the tunnel for construction but that will reopen later in the morning. no problems southbound down 83 from the pennsylvania state line headed down to the beltway. back to you. >>> 5:00. the president says he and congress are making some good progress toward overhauling our health care system. >> but he's still trying to sway lawmakers to pass this plan before they break for the rest of the summer. sherrie johnson joins us with the rest of the story. >> reporter: the stage is set for president barack obama to make a primetime plea tonight to the american public about his health care plan. he says he and congress are making good progress toward overhauling the system and trying to inspire lawmakers to pass the plan before they break for the rest of the summer. the plan is expected to top $1.5 trillion and both the democrats' bills

looking at the outer loop, this is 695 at liberty road.ve a little bit of building volume but traffic look good at this hour. >>> federal agents finished searching the las vegas home and offices of michael jackson's personal physician. investigators spent nine hours searching dr. conrad murray's property in las vegas, less than a week after searching his clinic and storage unit in houston. l.a. police and dea agents carried away plastic storage containers, manila envelopes and several boxes. >>> and tonight primetime crime will have much more on this investigation surrounding michael jackson's death and how his passing is shining a light on celebrity use of drugs and the doctors who enable them. >>> also, who is dr. conrad murray? and what secrets his office and home search have revealed so far. "primetime crime" airs tonight, 10:00, abc2. >>> 5:20. jim johnson, who is attacking defensings helped the philadelphia eagles to one super bowl appearance and five n -- nfc title games has died. johnson took a leave of absence in may to fight a ca

looking now at the outer loop, west side of the outer loop at liberty road, traffic running smoothly at this time in both directions. back to you. >>> the day has arrived. a huge crowd is expected today in l.a. as the world says goodbye to the beloved pop star michael jackson. this is a live picture of the staples center in los angeles downtown right now. you can see it's quiet there but today millions of people are expected to show up, about 2,000 cops on hand for one of the biggest celebrity sendoffs of all time. sherrie johnson has been following this story. she joins us from the studio with more. >> reporter: good morning. the stage is set for michael jackson's final curtain call. thousands are expected to gather at the staples center to say goodbye. for many, a sad day, a day to lay to rest one of the world's greatest entertainers. there will be a star-studded tribute, like mariah carey, beyonce, smoky robinson, lionel richie, usher and stevie wonder from the sports world, magic johnson and kobe bryant. diana ross is a maybe because of security concerns. brook shields is a why.

the inner loop, light traffic right now.aking of the inner loop, take you to virginia and show you real time graphics from the will song bridge 95 to 66 no incidents but drivers are below speed around the little river turnpike area. moving to 395 but taking a live shot. crawling along, watching the taillights stack from duke to seminary. that's just volume and we will wrap it up with inbound new york avenue. the drive through dc is incident free. we are slow from the times building to bladensburg road and that delay is building. now over to andrea. >>> families of drunk driving victims are worried after at least four cases have been tossed out following a supreme court ruling. 19-year-old morgan cook died in a crash two years ago the driver of the car she was in was drunk. he served three years in prison. the cooks worry a new ruling will let drunk drivers go free. >> the more the court system, all the way from the local courts to the supreme court does to gain the process i can assure you that numbers that are going down no

here's the sat lie radar loop. no rain on the map except south central virginia. a da chance of an isolated thunderstorm today. better odds tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night. already at 88 degrees. check out western maryland. cumberland is 90 right now. and that's the direction we are headed. it is 85 at annapolis and patuxent atriver. wndoo andrews air force ba wn the tempature is 89. as we look at the west, winchester is coming in with 86. these temperatures are anywhere from two to about six degrees warmer than where we were yesterday during the lunch hour. you will notice the warmup and the higher temperature. we will work on low 90s today. muggier air. tonight's sleeping weather not so great. friday partly cloudy with thunderstorms especially as we head to the evening and overnight hours and with a little luck we get the rain out of the way for saturday afternoon. so saturday morning might be wet. if you are traveling to huntsville, alabama, atlanta, northern mississippi, north georgia, good bet you will find thunderstorms there. otherwise around here a r

the outer loop is getting by. again, it's the inner loop blocked off and will be for a while. do not anticipate trying to travel that stretch of the beltway for a couple more hours. and because of the osure, the delays extend back to the wilson bridge. all are carrying a lot of overload of traffic. we will keep you updated through the next hour. back to you. >> thank you, jerry. >> thank you. >>> we are following developments out of a county where a man was found shot to death outside of his germantown apartment. this was a police involved shooting. >> shots were fired. we know by at least one officer, we do not which officer or whether or not both officers fired their service revolvers. deceased male believed to be an adult, next to his body they found a gun and knife. we do not know if this male subject fired his weapon as well. >> this was in the 200 block of eagle's nest court. >>> meanwhile, police in charles county are investigating a deadly stabbing and attempted robbery in waldorf. it happened around 10:00 last night. two men were standing outside when two other men ap

also on the southbound outer loop at the leesburg pike exit, that's exit 47. the oak street overpass and the i-66 exit. that's exit 49. also the westbound inner loop on the franconia road side, the westbound ramp to 395 north and the 395 exit. what's worse, this is all going to happen tonight from 9:30 to 5:00 a.m. a lot of closures on 495. in alexandria, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> there's more information about the delays and the entire beltway hot lane project. if you would like to learn more, go to our website at wusa9.com. visit the 9 news links page to get more information. >>> well, there will be a relief for the evening commute across chain bridge. crews created a new turn lane for drivers making the right turn on to route 123 on the virginia side. the bridge has been down to one lane for nearly two months and that caused huge backups in the morning and in the evening. >>> the virginia department of transportation is issuing pink slips to hundreds of workers this week. nearly 600 people are losing their jobs. the layoffs are part of

both the inner loop and outer loop run without incident at this time. and for those traveling from springfield toward the exit for telegraph, what they've done after van dorn is divided the road. so they have two lanes to the left and one lane to the right and the ramp to eisenhower remains closed and that will be closed through september. again, that's part of the long- term construction project at the wilson bridge. so yes, you can exit at van dorn, but you cannot exit at eisenhower. so the road is divided, o to the left, one to the right getting by. delays off northbound 95 into the work zone. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> during a speech at the naacp's annual convention, president obama thanked people who paved the way to his historic election. and he also said the rain of racism and discrimination skill -- still existed. >> we have to say to our children, yes, you will face challenges that somebody in a wealthy suburb does not have to face. but that's not a reason to get bad grades. that's not a reason to cut class. that's not

the inner loop from 95 to 66. drivers are clocking in at a good pace and moving a speed. >>> the president is pulling out all of the stops to sell his health care plan to the american people and congress. tonight he hits the national air waves for a little primetime marketing. susan roberts has more. >> reporter: tonight president obama will try to ensure the public and convince congress that health care reform won't break the bank. >> i want to put the pressure on but ultimately the test is, is this a bill that will be better for the american people or not and if it is not, we'll keep at it. >> reporter: the plan currently working through congress will cost an estimated $1 trillion. but the president insists it won't add to the deficit. >> he goal is to hold down soaring health care costs while expanding coverage to most of the 46 million uninsured. >> mr. president it is time to scrap this bill. >> reporter: but republicans argue the white house is doing too much too soon. >> the gop isn't the only one putting u

inner loop tea lay -- or the inner loop ramp to westbound 66, we did have that accident to the left of that has been heared out if you. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. -- that has been cleared out for you. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> you saw this first on fox a few weeks ago. a metro train operator asleep at the controls. a day later, video surfaced of a drive texting while the driver was speeding along. >>> and now a driver caught reading a book. >> sarah simmons has more. >> reporter: there are some people that don't think the punishment does fit in this circumstance. you may remember that metro pass awed zero tolerance policy when it came to using cell phones an pda's. they are saying this doesn't apply in this case. more on that in just a minute. here what is happened. apparently a bus driver was drive ago long reading behind the wheel with 20 other passengers in the back. man who took tt etoto said this was during rush hour traffic and it was raining outside, not the safest of circumstances. is nhpeaped last month on the 42 route. you can see in

the satellite-radar loop, hardly any clouds out there. a couple of showers approaching pennsylvania. if anyone gets an isolated storm it is folks north of the district. by noon in the low 80s. middle and upper 80s for the high. right now partly cloudy 68. angie goff, good morning. >> hi, everyone. happy tuesday to you. glad you could join us. happy to give you a nice report. a shot of 95 northbound tracking the head lights. hardly any past dumb fridays to the capital beltway. we will continue to 395. here's the situation. we are delay free past duke street. drivers making their way to seminary and the 14th street bridge. mapping out route 4, pennsylvania avenue, route 5 branch avenue. going to realtime graphics and showing you all is a go here. crane highway is checking out okay, as well. a ride on the inner and outer loop north of the district. lanes are wide open. a live shot here at university and finish up with a fly of 50 westbound leaving the bay bridge making your way through annapolis to 495. we are finding no problems. that's a l