both the inner loop and outer loop right now, heavy and extremely slow. between route 50 and the wilson bridge. however the good news is there are no hang-ups on that side of the beltway. unfortunately south of town accident on the beltway outer loop in virginia, as you leave springfield trying to get on over towas telegraph road authorities are dealing with an accident. a couple of travel lanes there closed on the outer loop. inner loop of the beltway, lanes are open headed for i-95. one thing i'm very concerned about where there's not a lot of traffic or liter volume, speeds are up to a ridiculous level, and a lot of folks just need to slow it down because we don't need any more acciden at this hour. authorities are reall busy. we don't need people hurt. we'll keep you updated. >> thanks very much. we have some breaking news to tell you about. we're getting word of water rescues under way at wood burn and tobin roads in annandale near fairfax and nova hospital where apparently cars are in high water. >> we understand that emergency crews are there and t

the outer loop of the beltway here in the distance is closed. if you are coming from college park, can you go know further west than connecticut avenue. -- they continue to lean up this mess that was left behind as a result of this crash. can you go over to # 55 and exit back on it the beltway and continued westbound in the direction of the american legion bridge. -- you can go over to 355 and exit back onto the beltway and continue westbound in the direction of the american legion bridge bridge. 395 still quiet this morning. no problems reported headed up to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> now, to our big story this morning. we are learning more about why a northern virginia man may have stageed a violent incident at johns hopkins hospital in baltimore. police say he shot a doctor, shot and killed his mother, then turned the gun on himself. this morning, that doctor is recovering and now the gunman's family says he was likely overcome with grief about his mother's condition. sherrily joins

inner loop and outer loop incident free. b.w. parkway, police on the scene dealing with those. interstate 66, lanes are open. a little activity to the far right side as you pass 123 so be very cautious out there. joe, eun? >> tnks very much, jerry. >>> seems americans are becoming less and less confident in our school systems. 77% of people give the nation's public schools a c grade or lower. only 2% give public schools an a grade. 58% also believe major changes or a complete overhaul is needed to make things better. >>> one leader who pushed for dramatic changes in the way public schools operate is chancellor michelle rhee. some believe that's why s may soon be out of a job. a week long summit by nbc news. and she voiced her opinion on meet the press. she has more. good morning, tracee. >> reporter: she is seen as the face of urban school reform. it's been very long road in washinon. she has supporters and other folks who are anxious to see the possibility of her being let go here. yesterday she discussed all this and more on meet the press. she addressed why hundreds of teach

that will be the inner loop of the beltway. outer loop no accidents to report ere. 270 southbound at falls road, look out for the accident. at least one travel lane is tied up. joe, eun. >> thk you very much, jerry. >> 5i9s:13 now. ahead on "news 4 today," a children's medicine recall. a focus of a hearing on the hill. >> a bailout of sorts. how congress is helping na. >>> and we continue to follow this torrential rain. a flood warning just issued moments ago and an updaten just minutes. stay with us. >>> good morning, everyone. here's a look at this morning's top stories. heavy rain continues to pound the d.c. metro area. here's a live look outside, there are tornado watches and warnings and flooding is expected in many parts of our area. the rain will continue in waves throughout the day. it's also remnants of tropical storm nicole, part of a storm system coming from the south. and ahead of the storm, many people in the district took steps to protect their property. the d.c. department of public works handed out sandbags yest

the outer loop on 795, a car spun out. the second one fleer by on the outer loop. a police vehicle involved on that one. on the harrisburg there's an accident past bell fast and brenbrook and liberty. let's take a live look outside at the west side of the beltway. that is old port road. traffic is jammed. we're looking at speeds in the 30s on the outer loop. there is a live look at 70. no lanes getting by on the eastbound side because of that accident. there is a look at wilkens. that's all that's left over from that earlier accident that was block three right lanes, no longer an issue there. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. toyota, buy right the first time and you'll save more in the long run. don, back to you. >>> ron is with jimmy in fell -- fells point. >> reporter: it happens at bourbon street, the one night, one show, one cause for the kimmel cancer center at johns hopkins. nothing like jimmies. the big evernghts the 11th annual show. >> we have two rock stars coming, derrick trucks, his wife and they're going to put on a show that

on the outer loop and 95 southbound, it still looks good. on the tunnel freeway, no delays at this time, 6 minutes as you reach the loop. no issues as you are heading to the capital beltway. >>> jamie back to you. >> when riding in cars with a -- when securing your child in a car seat, we have five tips on how to secure your newborn. >> here in westminister, the law enforcement officers have offering car safety checks. >> the manuels are always the best thing. make sure you are reading the manuels for the seat and for the car as with well. understand which way is best, latch or seatbelt. >> sharon is making sure that her precious car do is -- car go is strapped down tightly. this gives parents the opportunity to understand all of correct ways. ways of strapping in your baby. refrain from heavy snow suits and keep your baby warm with the blankets. remove the tools in the car seat handle. don't move forward prematurely. when the child outgrows the infant seat, graduate them to a rear facing car seat. those who are facing to the back will keep

outer loop, inner loop, both directions moving along nicely. suth of town, wilson bridge, outer loop in alexandria doing fine, as is the inner on loop. looksike we're doing okay. eun? >> jerry, thank you. this morning the search is on for what happened to a man found dead blocks from the u.s. capitol. csx workers found a man's body on the tracks near second street and east street late last night. police say the body may have been on the tracks for a few days. it is described as that of a black man in his 40s or 50s. at this point police do not ow if he was killed or died of natural causes. >>> this morning another break in the string of rob are list in college park. police arrested a second man wanted in the attacks near the university of maryland. megan has more on this arrest. good morning, megan. >> reporter: well, good morning, joe. there have actually been several robberies surrounding the university of maryland the last couple weeks. police are making progress. in a case that occurred august 8th, two people, one of them a university of ma

on the outer loop at harford road, stop-and-go traffic already. an extra five to six minutes between belair road as you head towards york road. as we look around the area at the maps, still only working a couple of accidents but there's doozies, though. 97 southbound approaching crownsville road, one lane gets by because of an accident there. and an injury crash up in glenarm, harford road at long green pike. expect delays, possible lane blockages, some emergency crews on scene. i would avoid it altogether and use belair road this morning. >> don't forget to join us for "good morning maryland" at 9:00. we'll have news, weather and traffic updates throughout the morning. >> have a great day. wearing shirts ♪ ♪ which caused a trend alert ♪ and everyone ♪ saw everybody ♪ tell'em all ♪ tell'em something, where to go and what it's all about ♪ ♪ tell them how to feel when they shout it out ♪ ♪ tell everybody else ♪ and everyone ♪ tell everybody else moh-ohm. max, first day... -do you have your lunch? -yes. and you know where your classroom is? uh huh. m

we have accidents on the outer loop at the inner loop of the j.f.x. we're delays on southbound 795 approaching owings mills down to the beltway. we have a vehicle that spun out and is facing the wrong direction. outer loop at 95 on the southwest side, another accident. you will need some extra time. this is the delay at white marsh. here is what it looks like once you get closer. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now tony has a check on your forecast. >> but first a look at hd radar. let's look at the doppler. note? yes? no? we have hd doppler. we can see some rain around the beltway and back into baltimore county. it doesn't break up to our south and portions of the eastern counties. that will be the case as we make it through the day. the seven-day forecast looks like this. 76 tomorrow with a chance of thunderstorms. nice weather on wednesday. another chance for showers on thursday. highs in the 60's on saturday and sunday. >> we have a guest on the set. >> save him for breakfast. >> may be yellow mustard. coming up, it away from getting from

inner loop of the beltway and route 50. generally, if you normally travel from springfield to 66 and tysons, it's terrible on a good day. this is going to make it much more difficult because on the inner loop of the beltway, again, the right side is blocked. stay to the left to get by. and it's ugly out there. also, this will affect 66 eastbound trying to get to the beltway. soheast looks like authorities just moved the accident out of the roadway. good news there. pennsylvania avenue, branch avenue, evything reopened. out to the rails, we're lking g. joe, eun. >> jerry, thank you. >> thank you, jerry. >> 6:12. 57 degrees. big vote taking place today to are he peel the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. >>> they are creepy, they are crawly. now bedbugs invaded one local county's library system. >>> it is getting hot on christine o'donnell. what one group says shdid with >>> there's a new push to crack down on distracted drivers. officials va ward it's not safe to talk on phones and do other tasks. the results could be

going away from us is outer loop traffic. yes, it is looking heavy there in the outer loop. but still moving very well in both loops here on the northeast corner at harford. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony, over to you. >> good morning, everyone. things should be pretty quiet as we head out to work this monday. it's going to end up being a nice day. temperatures are relatively mild right now, mid to upper 60's in most spots. upper 50's across the pennsylvania line. the forecast for today, breezy and mild with a mechanics tour of sunshine and a few clouds. the high temperature this afternoon expected around 78. check the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. here's the man with all the answers, keith mills. >> not enough time in the day to talk about what happened, let me it will you. defensively, the ravens certainly played well enough to win yesterday. they still yet to allow a touchdown. offensively, a different story. the ravens struggled and lose to the bengals, 15-10. marvin lewis wins another game against his former team. the ravens defense shut down ca

this is the outer loop and the inner loop. moments ago police are set to check on the report ofn accident, inner loop of the beltway between rockville pike and connecticut avenue, probably just around the bend. slid off the roadway possibly because of the water. authorities are headed over there. we will keep you updated. could be aware that will be a little difficult because of the weather. we'll keep you updated. barbara? >> thanks, jerry. >>> maryland police are continuing their search for the hit-and-run driver who struc and seriously injured a 24-year-old woman. itappened around 8:15 saturday evening around carol avenue in silver spring. witnesses stay car was speeding when it hit the woman who was thrown under a parked truck after she was hit. part of the car's mirror was ripped off during the the accident. they are looking for a dark sedan that might have damage on the right side of the front end as well as the windshield. >>> an autopsy could now help police learn how a woman accused of murder died at a maryland pshiat

earlier accident on outer loop at reisterstown road has that blocking the right shoulder. still down in anne arundel county, northbound on the bw parkway, a crash at arundel mills circle, off to the left shoulder. another accident just reported northbound 295 at baltimore annapolis boulevard. back to you. >>> 6:19. when you've been diagnosed with breast cancer getting the right care is essential. abc2 news linda so has five ways to ensure that you're getting the best care to beat the disease. take a look. >> i knew immediately i had breast cancer. >> reporter: stacey knows how frighting it is to be diagnosed with breast cancer. she was in her 40s when her routine mammogram detected a cancerous tumor. >> it gives a new intensity to your life because you realize that your days are precious. >> reporter: as a radiologist, stacey was used to helping women find good medical care, now as a patient she had to learn how to do that for herself. >> one big piece of advice is don't be afraid to get a second opinion. you're not going to hurt your doctor's feelings, any good doctor is

had to go inner loop, flip around, come back in. that should be wrapped up. outer loop wrappg up., eun. >> jerry thanks. >>> still to come, from the bedroom to the courtroom, a maryland couple suing over bedbugs. >>> plus, a subject he knows all too well. what mayor fenty says about the political risk reforming schools. >>> who is calling f >>> 4:44. here are some of the top stories. breaking news ou of northwest washington where crews are battling a fire at an eight-story apartment building. live look at the scene right now. seven pele had to be taken to the hospital. they say someone set trash on fire in a stairwell. we have a crew there. we'll bring you an update at once. >>> police still looking for suspects in northwest washington. officers say a group of people we leaving a funeral when someone started firing shots at one of their cars, which then stropd. police believe the shooting may have been gang related. >>> former president jimmy carter is expected to in washington today even after spending the night in a hospital. doctors decided to have him stay overnight and sayt w

on the very top side of the outer loop, between the 83s, no problems there. jfx all lanes open down to northern parkway, a 4-minute ride. >>> today the city is stepping in, arming you with information. not about taxes, crime or parking, they'll be talking about bedbugs, a problem plaguing the city. >> reporter: baltimore city health officials are trying to be proactive in the fight against bedbugs. they're basically holding a meeting right here at the war memorial building today at noon in downtown baltimore. basically they want to map out a strategy to fight against the bedbugs and also answer questions or concerns that people might have. the blood sucking critters turned up in frederick county in a library there. the county hired exterminators to make sure all of its libraries are free of the insects and in howard county, a couple has filed a $500,000 lawsuit over a bedbug infestation in an ellicot city apartment. the couple was forced to move out of their apartment and throw away most of their possessions because their apartment was never properly treated

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we have a jam out there on the outer loop of liberty road and etch the infer -- even the inner loop looks slow. we have an expansion on the bridge locking the -- blocking the rate -- left lanes. only one lane is open at this time. baltimore city, there is a crash with an overturned vehicle. we have a crash security boulevard at woodlawn avenue, and 895 southbound, the left lane is blocked as you are making your way past the toll plaza. >> the owners of two egg farms, at the center of the recall, they are going to be grilled today. or friday -- fried today, or poached. >> [ laughter ]. >> hassleoff and johnson got the boot last night with dancing with the stars. they are going to be able to speak tonight. >> the first ones off? the phones were not working in germ any, that's why. >> we will see you at 9:00. >> >> all right. >> old gibbs canning company. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and givi

unfortunately the outer loop ends as the in inner loop begins. you can see this blocked.hose drivers coming on, you see them sneaking on by there, they're coming on from the outer loop of the beltway, just to give you a pretty good indication of the delays, it is heavy. you're going to hit t breaks around connecticut avenue -- definitely prior to that point but that's the pace prior tohe beltway just to continue around there. it's going to be feignful slow for the remainder of the evening. the inner loop appears to be cleared out. it's looking much better headed around silver spring but unfortunately it's because everybody is jammed up well before that pointwefrmt have big delays that continue to grow. the inner loop delays begin at little river turnpike, so solid from annandale. joe and doreen back to you. sorry. jim and doreen. >> that is a very long traffic backup. let's get more on the ground of the crash scene. craig melvin ready with an update from there. craig? >> we just learned a few moments agthat the next step here in terms of the investigative process as the c

that is on the inner loop of the key bridge. northbound 95, a disabled tractor-trailer to watch for. richie avenue and ninth avenue, an accident in brooklyn. be careful as police response to that. 53 miiles per hour on southbound 95. 56 on the north side. 50 on the west side. this is the accident scene on the inner loop of the key bridge. it is completely jammed approaching that scene. state to the left but watch those delays. you might want to consider the harbor tunnel or fort mchenry as an alternate. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> our big story, it was expected to be one of the fiercest battles of the election season. >> the votes were counted late into the night. with 100% of the vote in, it appears patricia jessamy will lose. jennifer franciotti is live at mitchell courthouse with more on the story. >> those votes were counted well into the night and into the early morning hours. unofficially the votes came in votes1:45 am. it looks like with all precincts reporting, greg bernstein has 49% of the vote. gregg ber

outer loop below speed, 95 around to georgia, crash reporting outer loop at the bw parkway. crash at 212 on the shoulder with a backup leaving 198. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> the senate is gearing up to vote on a big defense bill. all eyes on part of that bill that repeals the pentagon's don't ask, don't tell policy that allows gays to serve in the military if they don't tell anyone. we'll get more on our top story from stacy cohan who is live on the hill this morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison. and president obama and the defense secretary robert gates are on the record as supporting the repeal of the don't ask, don't tell policy. but the big question here on capitol hill is how will all of the senators vote. passed by congress in 1993, don't ask, don't tell, allows gays and lesbians to serve in the military, but not openly. in may of this year the house of representatives voted to repeal the ban and now it's the senate's turn. the defense authorization bill is upsetting groups who don't want gays to serve openly in the military. >> the indi

the outer loop traffic has just been reopened.se are the headlights you see going from upper right to bottom left of the screen. the truck accident that occurred last night at about 10:00 has been cleaned up. the beltway is back open. you can make your plans now for the morning rush hour to get from college park to 270. most of the construction being picked up. there is a crash on the interloop exit to college park along the left side. back to you. >> thank you so much. it is 4:54. we have 67 degrees on this friday morning. >> maybe you don't want to get out of bed or go to work. be prepared to be inspired. listen to this story. 100 years old, a local man is still going strong. >> he still works 30 hours a week as a postal carrier. his co-workers celebrated his birthday. >> at age 60 when most americans settle into retirement, he was just starting a new job at the lexington post office. 40 years later he is still at it. >> it keeps me going. enjoy life. >> he has his little lunch bag in his hand. >> he says he started working at a

still moving pretty good on 95. 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. nine minutes on the inner loop from 795 towards 83. no delays as a result of that accident. we will let you know how that evolves. 95 southbound and a little bit of a delay there. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the first casino will open in cecil county a few days earlier than expected. kim dacey joins us with more on the story. >> maryland banned slots in the 1960's. hollywood casino cut the official word last night it will become the first maryland slots casino since a referendum was approved in 2008. hollywood casino got the ok after a trial run winds well saturday night. the casino has 1500 slot machines. you can experience something similar to table games. >> i am excited and all the staff is as well. all of our cast members are smiling from ear to ear. >> officials hope to help the economy in maryland. this casino has created 350 jobs. tony nylander has to commute from north east to a casino in rhode island. >> i have a 2-year-old and we have been for about eight yea

on the outer loop, no incidents or accidents. from university over to georgia a good amount of congestion is building. take it to the maps. 70 eastbound. another traffic is overturned in this area has all eastbound lanes closed. drivers being forced to use that exit 87 to get on to 29 and from there they can hop on to route 40 or 99 to get around it throughout the morning rush because it looks like officials will be out there until at least 8:00 this morning. taking it to the district. we have fire activity to tell you about. it has mown pleasant closed between irving and tenth. this is in northwest. we also know that lamont is closed between 16th and 17th. we also know that 66 is slowing down. we take it outside to virginia. 234 to route 28. a lot of taillights here stacking up. the same approaching route 50 to nutley. 495 in virginia no incidents or accidents out here. but just volume and you are going to want to take it easy as you come off and on those ramps out there. you want to watch for standing water. andrea, over to you

speaking of the wilson bridge, here's the outer loop, the inner loop. again, moving along with the travel lanes open. >> thank you, jerry. >> today could decide who the next mayor of the district will be. voters will heado the polls in about two hours. fenty is vying for second term but he is facing challenge from vincent gray whoeads in most preelection polls. may dpan mcgrath is live in northwest washington, one of the main polling stations today. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning. just hours to go. two hours to be exact before the polls open this morning. and this has been an interesting and sometimes heated campaign. most of the polls showing adrian fenty is facing an uphill ttle. will that translate into a victory for vince ept gray? fray certainly hopes so. gray is saying i believes voters are considering him based on his own merits. but, again, mom ine, the ornt thing is what the voters do. again, polls open at 7:00 this morning. if this race does, indeed, become tight we may not know the winner tonight. if it comes down to provision

as we look at the cameras you'll see the inner loop and outer loop jammed at harford road.ay. the inner loop jams from dulaney valley all the way to 95. the whole entire top stretch of the outer loop is going to be at a crawl. we're working a crash on the outer loop at reisterstown road blocking the left lane and shoulder. an incident at hollands ferry blocks the right lane and shoulder. and rosedale, eastbound pulaski highway at chesaco avenue. >>> here's megan pringle >> good morning. police are searching for the driver of a car who hit a teenager riding his bike in anne arundel county. sean hahn was riding with friends along sunrise beach road in crownsville when he was hit by a maroon gmc sierra pickup truck. he's in stable condition at shock trauma. anyone with information should call anne arundel county police. we're out of time. thank you for joining us. see in a half-hour for "good morning maryland" at 9:00. bob ehrlich's real record on energy. lobbyists helped write utility regulations. we got stuck with a 72% rate hike. but martin o'malley got tough on bge, forcin

on the beltway, a couple things, top side of the outer loop. one lane remains closed from an earlier crash. we have an accident outer loop, 795, spun out vehicle blocks the left shoulder and in randalstown, we're working a crash in liberty road. it'll be busy on the roadways. please take your time and keep the speeds down. megan and jamie, back to you. >>> there's a lot of information about breast cancer out there, not all of it is true. abc2 news linda sow sorts it out for us. she has the five biggest myths surrounding the disease. >> reporter: the words breast cancer can often have you fearing the worst. but such a diagnosis doesn't automatically mean a death sentence. >> many women think their diagnosis means they're going to die. the fact is that in this country, breast cancer survivors outnumber any other type of cancer survivors for any other type of cancer. >> reporter: thanks to advances in early detection, many women are going on to live healthy lives. the second myth about breast cancer is that it only affects older women. the fact is

it's due tooa crash onnthe outer loop at 795.p it is. -t wiil be jammed up to ssevenson ane. do expect heavy delays, to 753 where the southhbund lanes are going to be jammed. -t parkville, you can see that traffic is moving along fiie. it will be an easy ride along the outer loops as we make a3 push toward providence road..33 easteen avenueeat harrrsonold avenue. the car has ran off of thh ramp and landed on someone's yard. we do have a crew on the way to the scene. we have an accident along the southbound lanes of routee295 we ontinue to follow a devellping stooy out of west collapsed, shutting down norfoll avenue, you can stick with wall cut avenue aa an aaternate. we have down wires hat have shutdown old frrderick road at marysvilll roaa. you want to stick with route 40 and as an alternate ride and you to repair the problem.he scene it wwll onds! more bold flavor! more variety! more value! more of what you want... not what you don't. blue diamond almonds. (play-by-play announcer) it's up and it is... good! more than a snack. o

we are in great shape on the inner and outer loops this morning. this is the area of frederick and so far so good. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now back to you. >> thank you. it appears more people in maryland are having a difficult time finding a job. >> the numbers showed 7000 people lost their jobs last month. jennifer franciotti is live with the details. >> if you have been out of work, this news comes as no surprise. finding another job is not easy. there has been some ups discouraging news release from the state department. maryland's unemployment rate rose to 7.3% in august. maryland and florida are the only two states that had an increase in unemployment last month. the rate has dropped since the recession reportedly ended. >> even though the economic output has increased consecutively, the labor market has not caught up with that. some are squeezing more productivity out of existing workers. >> to find out more information, we have a link to the maryland work force exchange. it is on our website. just click on project economy. j

i know on the outer loop of the beltway toward virginia, that is very slow as well. no accidents just a lot of volume. >> patranya, thank you. >>> we want to go out to anita brikman as she is out on the scene and she's talking with assistant chief scott graham. anita, are you there? >> reporter: i am, lesli. and assistant chief is joining me to explain where we are. you can see all of the activity right behind me where they are still trying to clear the scene. >> anita at about 4:00 this afternoon, montgomery county fire rescue received a call for an accident on northbound 270 involving a bus. the units arrived on the scene, they found a 26-passenger limo- style bus that was traveling on northbound 270 from old georgetown road area. >> reporter: and it was up on the h.o.v. lane. >> it was entered the h.o.v. fly over which rejoined just below montrose road. the bus apparently left the roadway and careen add proximately 45 feet and came to rest against the jersey wall on northbound 270 coming from the democracy boulevard area. >> reporter: now we understand one fatalit

inner loop at connecticut. one crash. second crash inner loop at colesville. as a result delays are backed up connecticut to 95. a live picture to show you what is happening out there. if you are traveling the inner loop in montgomery county, this is what we can be expecting the next half hour or so until this clears out. watch for that. as we move on to virginia. 66, much better in terms of accidents. not seeing it out there despite the rain but volume for sure. 50 to 123 an extra 15 to 20 minutes to get to work on time. same on 395 an 95. starting to crawl from duke street to the pentagon. no accidents on this stretch either. finally we will wrap it up in dc. new york avenue starting to see crawling now from the times building all the way to the third street tunnel. back to andrea with more news. >> thank you. >>> some amazing video this morning from inside of a delta airlines jet. it made an emergency landing this weekend in new york. you can hear the flight attendan making sure her passengers stay safe. >> stay down! stay down! stay down! >> reporter: the

inner loop and outer loop are going to be jam packed.t will be the same case if traveling tte west side of the belt way. frederick road where you can see a little bit better but the inner loop will be pretty crowded. traveling on 95 you do want to watch out for an accident along the northbound lane there at the harbor tunnel through way. %--úfrom the northbound lanes at russell street. thaa's the traffic edge repprt now back to you. >> thhnks so much. >> clouds and much-needed rain today. >> still ahead in the news at 5:30. vytas will tell us what we can expect as we finish out the work week. 8. they are starting to count absentee ballot in the hotly contested ballot in the hotly contested race for state attorney. >> the state attorney issstill in limbo bonita. earlier today they began counting those absentee ballot. e.new numbers tonight. job. >> the results gave bernstein a lead over jess my by 1363 votes and today the margin is a bit widdr. bernstein has 1 9 88 votes. jess has twin 8 24 votes. so better than stain now leads by 1431 vo

we have problems on the outer loop of the beltway and bw parkway. going to be the outer loop at old court road, a crash is blocking the two right lanes. traffic is jammed pretty much from the 83s as you approach the scene. now, it tends to ease up past old court road and gets slow again headed towards liberty road. southbound on the bw parkway watching waterview avenue, a serious crash, take 95 instead of 295. only one lane is open at that scene. and road closures in western howard county and middle river, more details in a few minutes. back to you. >>> 6:46. this wasn't exactly taping your 3-year-old's recital. this was a recording of a traffic stop in harford county. abc2 news linda so tells us what happened to a motorcyclist pulled over by a state cop. >> >> reporter: that motorcyclist was arrested and charged with more serious counts than speeding. 24-year-old anthony graber thought he was being robbed when pulled over by a state trooper in an unmarked car. he started to videotape the trooper as he gave him a ticket. then posted the video on you

the outer loop knot an south will be closed.om the inner loop to telegraph road north and pershing avenue will be closed and parts of telegraph road will be narrowed to one lain. the work should be completed an new ramps open by noon tomorrow. >>> a new study shows the death rate among black motorcyclists is much higher than any orgroup. according to the johns hopkins study, black motorcyclists are 1.5 times more likely to die in a traffic crash, even throw they are 30% more likely to wear helmets. via skype, 9 news now spoke to one of the authors of the study. >> it may be true that black riders are more commonly using -- wearing helmets but they are still likely to die. >> they want to get the fastest bike and get out here and if they don't know how to ride the bike the bike rides them. >> motorcycle fatalities are dropping nationwide. deaths down 88% last year. >>> dc delegate eleanor holmes norton talks about fund-raising voice mails making rounds on the internet. that story is coming up. >>> we will preview the weekend's ne

this is because of a crash on the inner loop after river road. that will tie up the left side of the roadway. it's just out of camera range. a very slow trip across the leon bridge, there's also an accident on the outer loop. both which are causing delays. >>> 11:22 is your time, 90 degrees. an american woman detained in iran is finally speaking out. how she dcribes the 13 months she spent behind bars. >>> plus a story that really stink smelly bigs are beg spotted. h >>> the capitals are getting ready for the 2011 winter classic against the penguins and now they're pulling the curtain back so the rest of the country can see them get ready. hbo will follow them around and airpisodes featuri behind the scenes at the two teams as they practice and play leading up to the winter classic at heinz field in pittsburgh. for those who need their hockey fix,on't worry, opening night for washington is just two weeks away. hard to believe. >>> well, comedienne stephen colbert is on capitol hill. "the colbert report" host is testifying on farm workers who are

and the inner loop at telegraph, some better news this way. accident is gone but looks like it is a slower ride than usual due to the heavy rain. and that's a quick look at traffic. over to andrea. >>> once today's weather even is over, many washingtonians will turn their attention to mcnabb and his return to philadelphia as a redskin. more on that coming up in sports. >>> it is 5:21. let's see who's celebrating a birthday on this last day of the month. >>> welcome back. mcnabb is talking about his feelings as he heads to philadelphia this week. he spent 11 seasons with them. many people are asking whether he will play extra hard in hopes of showing his old team he still has it. >> every player has a chip on their shoulder about something. is this something that i use? maybe just an added chip i guess. >> they will probably boo him. they boo everybody up there. >> reporter: some of his teammates don't expect he will get a warm welcome from the philadelphia crowd but mcnabb says he thinks he will be cheered. the redskins take on philadelphia on

right side the inner loop, left side the outer loop. no concerns there.e have a report of an accident on the beltway, inner loop 5 ere authorities are headed over right now. elsewhere the rushour picks up a little volume, making the drive into town, new york avenue doing fine as the overght roadwork should be just about wrapped up and the major roadways to the southeast looking good. >> thank you very much, jey. well, are you one of the thousands of aa drivers who have spent hoursittinin gridlock on i-66 even when it is not rush hour? we may have some good news for you. transportation officials are thinking of opening shoulder lanes more often. those lanes are open during the rush hour but traffic is often just as bad during the ofeak hours, as you know. officis are also considering the idea of high occupancy toll lanes, as well as a new rail line to ease some of the congestion. >>> 4:53 is your time now. 72 degrees. coming up, an unexpected windfall. hundreds of millions of dollars discovered in virginia. >> plus it looks innocent enough but police say i

. >> in college park on the inner loop going northbound on 95, there is an accident.the traffic on the bottom left of the screen is the exit ramp, able to get pot. on-ramp there is still activity on the far right side of the road where it. dinuba exit at college park is open to traffic again. -- the interleuner loop exit is open. let's look at 270, southbound at hyattstown, traffic is quite slow. the pace is pretty good. springfield, not dead on 95 and -- not bad on 95 or 66. >> karl dumped several inches of rain on the yucatan peninsula of mexico, causing paula of outages and damage. it's a category 3 storm. the mexican government has issued a hurricane warning for much of their adult coast. it is 67 degrees on this friday morning. >> a face-off that's going to happen in the heart of washington. >> disturbing news about the rising poverty rates. >> metro is backtracking on a plan to lower the cost of a >> welcome back. breaking news from southwest washington. authorities are investigating a police involved shooting near capitol grounds. capitol police spotted the man

another reported on the inner loop just past 795. we will be checking on that. old frederick road, we do have some downed wires to watch for. oakfield avenue, there's still some police activity. kingston wrote, an accident and one still being worked on harrison avenue. things are still in pretty good shape despite the accident past 32. this is traffic at sandy point. so far, things are running smoothly despite the fact that the roads are all wet at the bay bridge. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> 6 members of the south florida family are killed near west palm beach. four children and their mother were found dead. the gunman is described as the woman's estranged husband. seven children were inside at the time. one of them was also shot and wounded. there was a fire at a texas apartment outside houston. eight units were destroyed early monday morning. firefighters had to see cover went live ammunition began exploding. one firefighter was hurt when he fell through part of the floor. there is no word right now on what caused that fire. it is a big day in t

still no delays, outer loop. there's a live look at the top side of the beltway at dulaney valley road. full speed on the inner and outer loop out of the ft. mchenry tunnel. remember, wjz 13 is always on. so for traffic information anytime, you can log on to wjz.com. don, back over to you. >>> people are still talking about the shooting inside johns hopkins hospital last week. we have an updrat on the doctor's conditions and we're hearing from one of his patients. andrea fujii is live outside the hospital. >> reporter: the doctor's condition has steadily improved sense he was shot on thursday here at johns hopkins. his condition has been upgraded from fair to good. >> 911. we need 911. there's a shooting on nelson eight. >> there's a shooting on the eighth floor. >> reporter: a triple shooting at the hands of the man upset with his mother's surgery. before paul pardus shot his mother and himself, he shot dr. david cohen. >> he was my knight in shining armor. that's why i was devastated to hear. >> reporter: his f

outer loop is congested from 95 to georgia.so find delays on the outer loop out of of the bw parkway. bw parkway, the ramp to exit at 198 greenbelt road is closed. they are documenting an accident that occurred overnight. so it's just the ramp closed but it's contributing to the outer loop delay. traffic slows on both sides of the beltway near andrews afb that has cleared. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> the hunt is on for a killer in maryland. police found a man shot inside a car just before midnight. this happened in the 3400 block of dodge park road in landover. same area where another man was found shot in a car just days ago. sarah simmons is live on the scene with more on today's top story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison. it is bizarre. the same area and the same road, the am another shooting occurred eight days ago. another man was found shot inside of a vehicle. now police say last night's shooting happened before midnight. police are telling us a man was found suffering from a gunsh

a bit of úongestion on the outer loop as well.y mmch different story as you make clear in this vicinity as well. speeds will pick up aa traveling the belt way and parkville area and looking at high 577miles per hour along the inner loop at harper road. county right at miidle rivere on middle river road at route 40 and we are ooking at high speeds on the northeast corridor of 95. 59 miles ppr hour raveling north in the white marsh area. that's the traffic edge. now back to you. >> thank you lauren. charles county worker rrscued aftee falling that a 30 foot well. huge rescue operation was set up outside of tte well in waldorf late this morning. well was at sewage pumping staichlingts worker alert during the rescue an is expected to be okay. >> is there intelligent life there? former air force personnee admmt they spotted uf o years ago. they say they spotted uf o hovering over nuclear missile silo and nuclear storage facclities. starting back in the 60's. >> white pulsating light in the ssy. >> ark metalllc in appearance. strange ma

this is again, the outer loop at wilkins.we look at our maps, dealing with several incidents around the area. including a road closure, i-70 eastbound closed at the patapsco river bridge. hopefully it'll reopen within the next hour, possibly two or three hours or so. all traffic is being diverted onto route 29. accident remains on the top side of the outer loop. one lane is blocked there. a crash reported, 83 southbound at belfast. middle river, eastern boulevard and martin boulevard. don't drive through high water, you don't know how deep or dangerous it could be. linda sow is standing by, she has updates on one of this morning's top stories. >> it'll be one of those days. we're in for a lot of rain. why all this rain could leave you in the dark and shut off the lights in your house. well, max, first day... moh-ohm. -do you have your lunch? -yes. and you know where your classroom is? uh huh. mom, i can walk from here. what about your... mom, i got it. ♪ [ female announcer ] they're never too big for a little something sweet.

that's along the inner loop.w traveling across theebridge this morning.3 no ppoblems to report at 695. here is a look at harford road where yyu can see that the caas are moving along fine, it should be an easy ride as you make your as for the est side, here is a look at liierty road, along the outer loop from 795 to 95, those of you using thh jjf to get into the city, no proollms to reporr from 695 all the way downtown t3 east fayette 3 a fox 45 iivestigation haslleges uncovered suuprisingly low graduatiin ates at several public universities. universities that receive tens ú% milliins in ssate dollars every year. jennifer gilbert explains in commencements concerns. >> i think the graduation rate that it's in.ause of the area >> reporter: jessica is a sophommreestudying journallsm, %-the university syytem ofies i3 maryland. according to system ata, the odds of graduating from cop pen state within four years are slim. that is because just 4% of caupen students graduated ffomú. 10% in 5 years and just 13% in 6 years

outer loop slowing 95 to georgia.ays on 270 out of germantown past mva and rockville to the split. 395 on the brakes across the 14th street bridge. the crash out of spotsle vain yu county along route 1. you'll find traffic squeezing by in each direction. and inner loop below speed leaving annandale toward 66. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> we do have a warning for you if you ride metro. the transit agency said robberies on trains and buses are on the rise. thieves are snatching up cell phones, ipods and laptops. >> since june nearly 550 robberies. there are some actions to take to reduce your chances of being targeted. will thomas explains. >> reporter: we are talking about personal robberies not only on trains but also on buses. captain campbell joining us. there is a spike in this type of crime so far. as you look around on this platform, who is potentially a victim? >> well anyone who is using an electronic device and not paying attention to their surroundings. and as we look over here, this is

outer loop, liberty road, pretty much traffic is stopped. we had an earlier crash at wilkins, cleared out of the travel portion, it continues to block both shoulders, perhaps rubbernecking going on there, in addition to volume on top of the rains and the reduced visibility. as we look at our maps, this is what we have going on. incident in gambrelsfk because of high flooding water there. ebenezer road, high water reported to be as high as two feet in some places. martin boulevard closed because of high water. we have reports of a vehicle fire, 95 southbound, approaching exit 74. expect it to be a slow ride on the 95 corridor. east cold spring lane, loch raven boulevard. we're still working an accident on the top side of the outer loop, headed towards the jfx earlier crash from before 5:00 in the morning, reported to involve a police cruiser. flooding a problem on patapsco avenue, we know how that goes on 895, standard operating procedure. liberty road, spun out vehicle off to the left shoulder on the outer loop, 795. this has pretty much bee

the uner loop. beltway headed out towards route 7, we had an accident activity tying up the two right lanes. let's get live to the live shot. making that trip on the beltway coming inbound off of 66, you will fine accident activity here near nutley street already pulled over to the left shoulder. 66 delays are now jammed from centreville all the way in towards the capital beltway. now, it looks like v-d.o.t. is behind this squeezing the left side of the road there with their variable message sign t will be the left lane blocked now and an ambulance on the scene as well. left lane, 66 eastbound blocked off headed onto northbound 495. the two right lane closed off with accident activity. uner loop of the beltway jammed from the robinson terminal coming from ving -- springfield, all of this traffic merging on and you have bumper-to-bumper traffic up to tyson's. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> these days, a lot of us eat genetically modified food but what about genetically altered anim

drivers were not allowed on 270 north from the inner loop. entering from the outer loop crawled. >> going on two hours, i'm still stuck. >> this is extremely bad. >> from silver springs to where we are now, it's about 2 1/2 hours. >> reporter: it was taken to the montgomery county police impound lot for police investigation. >> we will not have the cause of the crash for days, and possibly weeks judge most of the injured were taken to suburban hospital in bethesda. that's where brittany morehouse picks up the story. >> reporter: i'm here speaking with several relatives. we've learned they were on a field trip from carlisle, pennsylvania to the zoo and back. they were on their way back, and it was a crash that played out before many drivers. one good samaritan we spoke with has his story of a rescue. before the sirens, before the bandages, there was only one bus tipped over and nearby cars coming to a halt, with drivers rushing out to help. >> they went so fast. >> reporter: for jorje gerda, it was the sight of young faces in the windows that

one on the top side inner loop itself. outer loop, approaching liberty road on the right shoulder.sh on 295 northbound at 895. another on 32 westbound at old columbia road. watch for three accidents in the city, west lombard and hopkins place. and edisson highway at east northern avenue. and one in severn on annapolis road at dorsey road. meantime, there is a look at your speeds around the area. you can see that we do have some major delays, 11 minutes on 95 southbound between 395 and the beltway. 22 minutes on the west side inner loop. and 15 minutes on the top side inner loop. taking a live look outside at the top side, that is a look at york road. slowdowns on the inner and outer loop there. there is a look at 50. that is jammed in the eastbound lanes. at this point, already to the severn river bridge. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you've suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm. or visit for a free consultation. >>> have you ever pictured yourself in a maserati or a ferrari? well, you can this weekend at the inner harbor. ron matz has more

it destroyed three hoops in tillet loop in manassas. three alarms before firefighters got it under control. ee rain reyes is live with the cleanup. >> good morning, joe. the cause of the fire is sll under investigation. let me step out of the way. firefighters are actually still here on the scene just watching out for hot spots. they have the hose on because there are several smy areas. 11 hnts were displaced and th red cross is helping them. again, this was a three-alarm fire that took two hours to bring under control. the fire started at a home on tillet loop at 3:00 yesterday afternoon. firefighters say the wind caused the fire to sprea two people at th scene yesterday were treated for minor injuries. >> i ran to the guy's house. he was in the house. like a teenager of some sort. heas in a panic trying to call the fire department. i told him you have to get out of the house. iwent to the garage. i looked through the house and the whole back of the house was on fire already. >> again, three homes. a -- three homes damaged by the fire.

and over to the outer loop.s like we're crawling bum tore bumper here. -- bumper are to bumper here. new york avenue no accidents here. but you're slow from the times building up. and penn street, we learned that accident has been pushed off penn street. drivers are clearly below speed from the beltway and seminary and it is now getting longer. >>> an update on the breaking news we brought you at the top of the hour. a shooting investigation is underway on capitol hill. kristin fisher joins us live with the latest. >> reporter: this all started just before 5:00 this morning. a lookout went you don't know and capitol hill hill dispatch. they say there was a man wandering around capitol hill with some kind gun. we don't know if it was a rifle or smaller are handgun. but he had some sort of weapon. this lookout went out a short lime later. and some capitol hill police officers saw this gentleman and he was standing by me, the crime scene is over here. he was on the other side of this intersection so this is the bui