loop lanes closed for construction. also, a lot of that traffic being detoured on toward charles street. northbound in the fort mchenry tunnel. two-way traffic in the harbor tunnel and we have a project on the outer loop approaching the jfx that has one lane opened this morning. but, again, this is picked up by five. here's charley back to you. >> news time is 4:32. when one of osama obin laden picked up the phone he led the pursuers to the doorstep of the most wanted terror. that monitored call ended a year long search. it was the key break in the manhunt. inside the cia team hunting bin laden, it was clear his null verbal was through his couriers -- vulnerability was through his couriers and aides. amember of the -- a member of the navally seals fired the shot that killed osama bin laden monday on the terrorist hideout. the plan was to repel from the helicopters but one of the blackhawks stalled forking a hard landing outside the k30u7bd. it took -- outside compound. he was killed in the final 5 to 10 minutes of the o

outer loop will slow the inner loop. definitely very tough.e're doing if weather is a factor through southeast. pennsylvania avenue getting a little bit busy through the likes of minnesota avenue and up towards the sousa bridge. out on the rails this morning, update you here along metro, no delays. vre, no delays. marc pen 511, 409 and brunswick tkphraeud. >>> 6:53. break news out of montgomery county. two people in the hospital and a home is leveled after an early morning explosion on the 11000 block of ashley drive in garrett park. that's where tracee wilkins is live on the phone with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. let me take you right to the pictures and show you what's left of this house. it has been reduced to absolute rubble. and they are trying to work their way through all of this. now that we have sunlight out here, as much light as we're going to get this morning, it's going to help their investigation as they try and figure out exactly what caused this. of course all utilities are here on the scene. washington

nobody is moving in the outer loop. mess. >> the plans are starting to look very lush -- the plants are starting to look lush. >> the blooms are blossoming. rain will be worsewith us off ad on till the afternoon. it is in the low 40's -- upper 40's and low 50's. sunshine to mark and back up to 67. don't forget, tune to am 1090 to hear traffic and weather together on the fives. >> i think heard walter brennan said that once. >> you are dating yourself. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we have no idea what you're talking about. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good day. >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com, and stay connected with us and stay connected with us on facebook and twitter.

both the inner and outer loop flowing nicely. no reported incidents or accidents this morning which is always a good thing. as we check the drive times everything is on the green. the top side of the outer loop from bel air to providence, a 6- minute trip. from 795 to 70, seven minutes and white marsh to the belt heway a 6-minute ride. looking at the maps, we are dealing with the same couple of incidents with debris in the roadways affecting the far left lane on the southbound lanes of 95 traveling through bel air right there at the exit for route 24. that's a deer carcass so keep an eye out for that. and the overhead height sensors not working. crews are work on that. and they have signs posted so keep that in mind. charley, back to you. >> thanks a lot. word this morning that nasa willnot launch endeavour before may 10th. officials say they need more time to replace and test a fuse box. congresswoman gabrielle giffords has returned since to houston where she is treated for a gunshot wound from back in january. however, she says

the outer loop pretty much crawling coming down from 795.nd headed towards the baltimore national pike. no problems reported on 95 but it's slow between white marsh be a beltway. also slow again through howard county from route 100 making your way down towards route 32. looking at the drive times, it's going to be 6 minutes on harrisburg towards the beltway and outer loop of across the top side from bel air to providence nine minutes and we have a couple incidents to let you know about. southbound on the harrisburg expressway at timonium a crash reported to block the shoaltder -- shoulder a vehicle fire reported in baltimore south broadway at pam street. we have a new water main break reported in dundalk. >>> cinco de mayo since we can't make margaritas we will make margarita cupcakes. sound good? delicious. >> all right. >> we will see you at nine and have weather and traffic updates throughout the morning. >> you like that? [ dog barking ] mom! breakfast? in this house? in the morning i can use all the help i can get. that's why i love nut

in the meantime, traveling outer loop, heads-up for that. inner loop slowing due to the weather.et's take a look at the trip on prince george's. route 4. travel lanes open there. we did have an accident outer loop, college park. should be to the shoulder. metro and vre, no delays. one delay marc penn 401. >>> thanks very much. 5:32. damaged but not defeated. that's what the head of the cia is saying about the fight against al qaeda this morning. while its leader may be dead the mission certainly is not over. tracie potts joins us from capitol hill with more on this story. good morning. >> reporter: joe, good morning. as of this morning, lawmakers on the hill have heard from the director of the cia some of the top secret inside details of this raid, how the navy s.e.a.l.s were able to track, capture and kill the world's number one terrorist. >> this was a highly classified briefing. >> reporter: lawmakers who heard how they tracked down and killed osama bin laden called it riveting. >> walked through point by point. the bravery involved, the planning, the decisiveness of the presi

all lanes closed on the outer loop, forced to get off at telegraph. no problems on the inner loop. back to you, barbara. >> 11:43. still ahead on news4 midday, we'll check on wall street beginning the week. how to make a traditional tiramisu. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month for a year. call now and you'll get this special bonus: $100 back. there's no term contract required. if you don't absolutely love fios you cacancel any time with no early terminatiofee. fios is a 100% fiber-optic network that delivers the best channel lineup, superior picture quality and more hd, plus the fastest internet in the u.s. why keep paying for cable? get fios tv, internet and phone -- for just $99.99 a month, plus $100 back. this is a limited time offer, so don't wait. call 1.877.827.fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities that's 1.877.827.3467. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. get the network that delivers more. get fios. a ne

looking at drive times outer loop from 795 to 70. 22 minutes. coming across the top side it looks better. bel air to providence only 9 minutes but certainly, the rain and slick conditions slowing things down quite a bit right now. looking at the maps, we are dealing with lane closure in pasadena because of a downed pole. westbound mountain road still closed at long point road. and we have another accident to report in baltimore city east baltimore street at south chester. charley. >> be careful out there. road are slick. our hot topic for the day, schools are now going gradeless in the public school system. weigh in on the facebook page and you may see kim do the dougie. >> charley doing the running man. [ dog barking ] mom! breakfast? in this house? in the morning i can use all the help i can get. that's why i love nutella, a delicious hazelnut spread that's perfect on multigrain toast and even whole-wheat waffles. it's a quick and easy way to give my family a breakfast they'll want to eat. and nutella is made with simple, quality ingredients,

speaking of the outer loop and inner loop in maryland, moving it outside. both loops are moving nice and quiet from route one college park to 270 into virginia. hey, virginia, 66 headed eastbound, we're tracking it from haymarket past manassas, no complaints. still have the on-going construction at the 14th street bridge. lose the left center lane. inbound new york avenue through northeast, no problems to report. still ahead, a look at 60 headed westbound in maryland. back to you. >>> the hunt for osama bin laden is over! u.s. forces killed the terror leader in a top secret raid in pakistan. >> president obama made the announcement in a late night address from the white house. joel brown has more. >> reporter: it felt like a victory party. hundreds cheering and chanting outside the white house after getting the news osama bin laden was dead. in a late night address, the president said the american military killed the al-qaeda leader during a raid in pakistan. >> the death of bin laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation'sert to defe

to the exit for the outer loop. outer loop of the beltway not so bad at new hampshire avenue. traffic slowing at the exit for 650 over to university boulevard, delays if you're traveling 395 leaving duke street to seminary road. southbound side after the 14th street bridge, move to the right to get by the wreck. >>> thank you. more reaction now as we go to break to the news that osama bin laden has been killed. stay with us. >> i think what it means to the country is it means closure for the people from 9/11. i think that's the most important. it ends hopefully the end to terrorism, at least a partial end to terrorism. i'm horess on that. do you know what's in your spread ? in land o' lakes spreadable butter with canola oil, there are just three natural ingredients. sweet cream, canola oil and salt. discover land o' lakes spreadable butter with canola oil. >>> reaction pouring in to the news that u.s. military forces have killed osama bin laden in pakistan. >>> president barack obama announcing osama bin laden's dea

outer loop at liberty road. blocking a left lane. you'll watch for an accident if you're traveling on 50. that will be in the westbound lanes and watch for a wreck on conowingo avenue. this will be on east baltimore and south chester. and debris on 702 and eastern avenue blocking a left lane. and 295 southbound slow approaching the 175 to just beyond. there's a look at your drive time and speeds on the beltway. the west side is where the real delays are. and they're approaching that accident scene. there's a live look at the west side at old court road. there's a live look at the northwest side. and 95 is slow and go from white marsh to the beltway. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota. toyota is moving forward. back over to you. >>> this morning's "coffee with" is with oc's mayor. welcome to 20 questions with ocean city's mayor. >> great to see you again. >> it must be spring. >> it's that time of year. >> sun is out today. >> there's ocean city right there. that's not a bad thing. we all know s

the outer loop at route 50, this is where we have the crash.virginia off to the right shoulder. traffic is able to get by. definitely good reason to use caution this morning. now taking a wide view of the area, notice that other places, they're checking out ok. we're going to zoom into the district, show you that district drive as we promised out in georgetown, nothing but slick pavement out here. this is m street at wisconsin, obviously still very nice and quiet. our next stop, m street and south capital street, you can barely see through our soggy wet camera here. let me tell you no real issues to report out here in southeast. as your trains, better news out here, also. metro, vre, marc, everyone is running smoothly. still ahead, a look at the outer loop accident and if things are improving. that's at 5:39. andrea, mike, back to you. >>> thank you, angie. a scary morning in montgomery county. firefighters are right now at the scene of a major house explosion in rockville. >> it is amazing but two people were inside the home. they were injured

travel times 395 to 267 on the inner loop, still moving at a good pace.ads article actually doing okay this morning. and 95 sow bounds from 216 to the beltway no complaints. your top traffic stories of the morning, mike and andrea i'll have that for you two minutes before 7:00. >>> angie, 6:48. right now $2 to drive from route 28 to the beltway on the dulles toll road. >> it could be $20 by 2040. that's according to the airport authority. the extra toll money would pay off expanding metro to dulles. tolls on the toll road will pick up 75% of the cost for metro. it says it needs a special federal loan which would help keep the toll rates lower. by lower we mean $15 for that drive one way instead of 20 in 2040. >>> howard county maryland the latest jurisdiction jumping on the speed camera bandwagon. county counselors approved them for the school zone. if you go 12 miles per hour over the speed limit you will get a $40 ticket. the locations have not been picked yet. >>> today marks an anniversary for the united states. it was 50 years ago today the first ame

but no major issues or delays as we look at our drive times from 795 down towards i-70 on the outer loop taking you about 7 minutes. coming across the top side outer loop bel air to providence 6 minutes and no major delays or significant delays on the harrisburg or 95 corridor. we do have the height restrictions in place southbound in the harbor tunnel because the sensors the height sensors are not working properly. crews are work on that but the height restriction right now placed at 13 feet 6 inches until further notice. we are still work an accident up in bell camp northbound route 543 is closed riverside parkway closed at pulaski highway. police are on the scene directing traffic. megan and charley back to you. >> thanks. >>> the o's are back at .500 after a win against the white sox yesterday afternoon. nick had a three-run double for the o's and zack britton picked up his 5th win of the season. orioles look to sweep tonight in the windy city. >>> again, our top story on the day is terror mastermind osama bin laden dead. >> u.s. official say they are on high alert. how u.s. forces e

inner loop traffic is affected as drivers are slowing down and take a look at that.had an earlier accident in bell camp northbound riverside parkway reopen at pulaski still expect to see police on the scene and up in reisterstown we have crash activity lingering on worthington near timber knoll road. now back to you into course "good morning america" will have more on the death of osama bin laden and we will continue that throughout the morning local coverage on "good morning maryland" at nine. >>> coming, volunteer firefighters from providence that got a piece of the world strayed center they will be live -- trade center. they will be live in the studio talking to you about that. >> we hope to coo you live at nine. -- to see you live at nine. [ alarm buzzing ] another victim of frequent flyer red tape. [ tires screech ] seat restrictions got him stuck in a vicious circle. it's just not right! i keep earning miles, but it seems like i can never use them. the all-new rapid rewards doesn't have any of that nasty red tape. here he comes again. let's set him free! [ male

looking at a drive time of 8 minutes on the inner loop from 795 to the 83's. a quick live look outside. this is the parkton region. picking up in volume but so far so good. 295 moving well here at 32. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. . back to you. >> there is concern the death of osama bin laden may cause al qaeda to attack americans. >> we get the latest from tracie potts in washington. >> this morning, the cia is poring over tons of information seized from osama bin laden's compound -- hard drives, dvd's, flash drives, hoping to determine whether ayman al- zawahiri may take over. >> zawahiri is the brain trust, so i'm wondering where he is right now and i'm wondering when we're going to get him. >> at a bipartisan white house dinner last night, president obama got a standing ovation. >> there is a pride in what this nation stands for and what we can achieve that runs far deeper than far deeper than politics. >> the president made the right call and we thank him for it. >> but amid celebrations, the concern now is how and when al qaeda may strike back

outer loop of the beltway starting to see the delays form.nbound new york avenue, traffic light delays only northeast to northwest. suitland parkway looking pretty good headed for south capital street and the douglass bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we have breaking news this morning in montgomery county where a home exploded just about three hours ago. >> crews are on the scene trying to figure out exactly what happened there. and fox 5's stacy cohan is also live in garrett park with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. all morning, you've been trying to explain to you what this scene looks like and we've gotten to a location where i think i can show you exactly how devastated this house was by this explosion. it is absolutely nothing but a pile of rubble. it happened around 3:00 this morning and neighbors heard a very loud boom. people came rushing outside. a man wand and woman who had apparently just moved into this house were home when the explosion owe courted. now, one of the next door n

if you're on the inner loop from 83 to 95 it's 45-mile average and 13 to get by. traffic thinning on the beltway. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet hardwood of laminate. you can call them. back over to you. >>> thank you, kristi. >>> more than 45 pounds of sugar a year. that's how much the government says we eat. between diet sodas and sugar free desserts, we also eat a lot of artificial sweeteners. >> reporter: from sodas to jell- os stores are full of sugar- free choices. but something else is making those foods sweet and those ingredients aren't always healthier. >> i don't mind sugar substitutes or artificial sweeteners myself. >> reporter: she's a registered dietitian and worries that sugar substitutes can trigger bad habits. >> there's some indication that they may still soak a sweet tooth but you may will booking for sweets elsewhere or obsessively thinking about sweets all the time. >> reporter: even though the government has tested and approved the sweeteners, shoppers like christine have their doubts. >> i think there's questionable

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but as we look at the beltway, it's looking good on both loops. 695 at wilkins avenue outer loop towards 95 more volume there. inner loop looks good towards i- 70 and further up towards the 83s. there's going to be in the green drive times no problems around the beltway. an accident in bell camp route 543 at pulaski highway and baltimore county in arbutus, eastbound 195 as you approach the bw parkway, reports of a vehicle fire. no lanes reported to be blocked. however, you could see police and fire activity off to the shoulder. megan and charley, back to you. >> thanks, kim. >>> it's 5:42. scrubbed again. nasa is once again delaying the final launch of the space shutten he ever do you ever -- endeavour. there was a big to do with president obama scheduled to attend and the shuttle commander's wife congresswoman giffords but she is back in houston this morning and for now nasa says they will aim for another launch window for the end of the week. cause for the delay, heating panels not working properly. >>> people across the country breathing easier this morning after hearing about the dea

so far, so good on the outer loop. there are no delays to report at the toll plaza. fort mchenry looks good as well. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> let's start with current conditions. it is a little chilly. plenty of sunshine out there to start the day. west wind at 8. dress for temperatures in the 30's. the forecast today will make it up to 67. mostly sunny skies this afternoon. friday, saturday, and sunday we will put a 20% or 30% chance for rain in the forecast. this is just hit and miss kind of stuff. high temperatures in the upper 60's. average high-tech butcher is 71. we will finally get back into the 70's or early next week. not a great forecast for the weekend, but certainly would not call it a washout. >> 45 degrees on tv help. one of hollywood's most eligible bachelors spends a milestone. how george clooney plans to celebrate his 50th birthday. >> president obama makes a decision on whether to release photographs of osama bin laden when he was killed. we will talk about his decision and reaction on capitol hill. >> we're still taking your answe

minor delay on the north side outer loop. only about five minutes there from york road to charles street. and several accidents in the area. liberty road at northern baltimore drive. that's in windsor. also in essex. evergreen lane at back river road. as far as city accidents go, three to report. north president at east fayette. also pulaski highway and north howard at west 26th. let's now take a live look. you can see everything moving just fine. that's on the west side there, wilkens avenue. and there's a live look. no problems at 70, at 29. if you or someone you know have suffered a personal injury, call them at 1-800-the firm, or visit them online at cochranfirm.com for your free consultation. back to you. >>> new york city is about to unveil brand-new taxicab. mayor michael bloomberg has announced they have selected the taxi 200 as the taxi of tomorrow. nissan also offered the lowest purchase in operation costs. >>> still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. hands on learning. or parked in front of a tv? a new study o

now for a short time, the beltway was completely closed in the inner loop. now they have allowed two lanes to pass by as the state highway workers continue the inspection one lane of northbound park heights avenue is continuing. so if you in the area, you will be able to get north of the beltway. on park heights but expect delays in the area. the beltway for most of the morning was grid locked and stopped for some period of time. people looking to get off and figure out a way around this. now we are told the backup extends back to security boulevard as you see two lanes are getting by but it's very slow. state highway officials continue their inspections and no injuries as a result of this damage to the bridge but it's unclear how long the bridge inspection and or repair will take. back to you on tv hill. >> thanks captain mike over park heights and the beltway. we will bring you updates on this story on air and online at wjz.com. >>> al-qaeda acknowledges the death of osama bin laden for the first time. the warning coincides with the president traveling to

and we're up to 30 minutes on the top side of the inner loop.hts avenue to providence road. average speed, about 30 miles an hour. not much better on the outer loop. another, at least 15 minutes to get through. as far as 95 goes. southbound moving just fine. but northbound, you'll find delays from pulaski highway to the northeast corner. in the city, old york road at 39th and also hale thorpe. washington boulevard at old washington boulevard. let's now take a live look. plenty of brake lights on the road. this traffic report is brought to you by papa john's pizza. stop in to papa john's, any large pizza. any large pizza, only $12. visit them online at papa john's.com. back to you. >>> time for baltimore's annual rite of spring. today, the city is celebrating flower mart 2011. this event also features something new. it's a vendor showcase, where visitors can view the items available for sale. the flower mart continues until 8:00 tonight and all day tomorrow, around the monument in mount vernon. >> where are the lemons with the peppermint sticks?

outer loop, college park to silver spring. one more stop. we will update you at the woodrow wilson bridge. so far so good. skwroerb joe, eun. >>> some midwest cities are trying to save their homes and businesses from flooding. it is at historic heights in illinois. they were filling sandbags to stack up around their property. army corps of engineer is exploding a levee in hopes of diverting up to four feet of water. a surging ohio river is threatening several illinois times >> a race against time in southern alabama. heavy rains are expected in tuscaloosa today. people are trying to get tarps up before the storms move in. the tornado cut their school year short, but many are staying in town just to lend a hand. >> we use tuscaloosa nine months out of the year. when something like this affects all these people you can't sit around and not help. >> 226 tornados touched town in the united states last wednesday making it a new record. the last record was 146 tornados in a 24-hour period back in 1974. >> a man is recovering after a neighbor helpe

inner loop lanes are clear making your way towards the 83s. as we look at the drive times, all in the green and 83 southtowards the beltway is a 6- minute trip. 95 moving well through white marsh towards 695. that's a 7-minute ride. and bel air to providence, it will take about 7 minutes at 6:172349 morning --6:17 in the morning. no accidents but traveling through and to towson southbound lanes of york road close because of a water main break. two-way traffic gets by on northbound side. now back to you. >>> 17 minutes after 6. thank you. new data from 2009 analyzed by the organization child trend shows overall the number of teen moms is down nationally. that average still varies state to state and mississippi, new mexico and texas have the highest teen birth rates. massachusetts and new hampshire have the lowest. maryland by the way has 13 -- was the 13th lowest teen birth rate in the united states. >>> a warning to parents of babies teething. the fda issued a warning about benzocaine. that is the numbing medication normally used in jell and l

capital beltway, inner loop. you'll thit first out of virginia and a bit of a breather across the american legion and then this. this is the pace just prior to river road. we'll follow the inner loop that's headed away from us now. both sides of the beltway will be hef there and past georgetown and the inner loop turned to sit and wait and tried to make it over toward silver spring. these persist around the mormon temple past coalsville and then it's the outer loop that will be heavy coming off of 95 and this is the pace off 270. here ate pace at montgomery village. that's just congestion and you hit the brakes around father hurley and that's due to a vehicle fire. here's the pace at clarksburg where you have the three into two merge and there's a vehicle fire on route 80 and that is blocking the right lane. jim, back to you. >> thanks, ashley. >>> animal control officers removed 95 dogs from a home in maryland. they were taken to a shelter for e valuation. one dog was found dead and another was put down after be

outer loop, a little bit of volume. out to the rails. so far so good.rc, no delays >> jerry, thank you very much. hacked again. more trouble again for sony's online gaming network. hackers stole data from 25 million more users of its pc game system. sony online entertainment hosts game played on the internet. the data included names, addresses, e-mails, birthdates, phone numbers and other information. sony was also hacked two weeks ago and that breach affected 77 million users. >>> a new era is about to begin for george mason basketball. new head coach paul hewitt is in town. he was let go by georgia tech in march -- after 11 years and 191-62 record at the school. he led the yellowjackets to five ncaa appearances and lost to uconn in a national championship in 2004. he said he appreciates mason giving him another shot. >> big shoes for him to fill. >> a perfect spot for me to have this opportunity. i think the basketball program, what the coach has done here has been an unbelievable example and it shows you what can happen if you continue to work hard.

north of the district the outer loop is moving from 95 to 270 at speed. the live condition at 29 colesville road. back to the maps we take another view of the area, moving this time up to 270. drivers appear to be moving well. right now it doesn't look like any major slow goes out of urbana to 109, 121 a good example, we are very much looking at a light drive. still ahead we are going to look at that police investigation on the bw parkway. back to you. >>> thank you, angie. president obama has decided not to release the photos of osama bin laden's body. >> the president says the photos are too gruesome and could be inflammatory. >> the decision comes just before the president and vice president visit two of the 9/11 attack sites. surae chinn is live in arlington with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. vice president joe biden will be visiting the pentagon later on today. he will be meeting privately with 9/11 victims and also participating in a wreath ceremony there. also, at the same time the president will be traveling to new

construction on the outer loop between charles and york road. you will see the two left lanes taken away. looking live at 95 through baltimore county, no problems to report north or southbound as you head towards the capital beltway. all lanes are open here and on the bw parkway. looking at our maps, new height restreeks at the harbor tunnel. they are 13 -- restrictions at the harbor tunnel at 13 feet 6 inches. northbound route # at robinson road -- route 2 at robinson road a water main break closes one lane. >>> so -- osama bin laden is dead. people have been partying into the night. many are reacting with the news online this morning. all new comments about what you are saying about the major announcement. >>> and a look outside the white house, the crowd gathering following the announcement. you are watching "good morning, maryland" first and only at 4:30. >>> five things to know. japan's parliament passed a supplementary budget to help pay for the earthquake and tsunami. totals $48 billion but is expected to be a fraction of the total cost.

the crash on the inner loop of the beltway at 123.hat has cleared so our lanes are open once again. now if you notice southbound 95 here in woodbridge, we have the construction in place blocking the left lane. northbound traffic tied up leaving road bridge toward the exit there in lorton and more slow traffic from springfield on to the beltway. accident activity we got it for you, traveling inbound on the dulles toll road at hunter mill, the left lane blocks. delays beginning near the reston parkway. and wrapping it up with 395 leaving the pentagon, heavy, slow and steady across the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> this morning, pakistan's president is denying suggestions that his country's security forces helped to hide osama bin laden. the world's most wanted terrorist shot and killed inside a million dollar mansion 35 miles outside of the country's capital. joining us with the role of this and the future of the, dr. vanda brown from the brookings institute. good to have you with us this morning

on the inner loop from slow from braddock.rakes from 124 to the split and also slow out of urbana. >> "the early show" is next. of course, they'll have much more on the death of osama bin laden. a series of live reports from around the country coming up. >> anny and i are back in 25 minutes with another weather and traffic update. >> get news, weather and traffic while you're at work by

going over to the outer loop, things are moving well from 95 over to 270. inner loop checking out fine and over to the maps, route 40, route 5, 301, no complaints. still ahead, a look at route 50 in maryland. andrea and mike, i'll have that for you at 4:40. >>> debate is raging over the death photos taken of osama bin laden. the obama administration is said to be going back and forth about releasing a picture to the public. >> this as new details start to emerge about how the raid happened and whether or not the pakistani government knew anything about bin laden's whereabouts. joel brown has more. >> reporter: it may not be a matter of if photos of osama bin laden's body are released but when. >> it could, in fact, be used to try to develop a lot of the revengeful nature of what al- qaeda is all about. >> cia director leon panetta believes the images will eventually be made public but the white house hasn't yet reached a final decision. >> it is fair to say it is a gruesome photograph. >> it could be inflammatory. >> the full story of the mission is still c

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such as barrel rolls loop de loops and leak loops they do things such as applying information with another famous russian aerobatic team which also had its twentieth anniversary this year the russian knights they do i fly over with nine of them all information for types of planes flying all very closely together something that will all their aerobatic team in the world has ever attempted or achieved of course this is their anniversary so it's their gift to the people and their gift to themselves they're taking to the skies once again laing the crowds with their stunning techniques and of course this is just the beginning of a thirty minute show we'll be bringing you pictures from this fantastic display as soon as we get them very cool and sure to keep your drum safe out there sounds louder thanks very much archy's caterina's are all wired with that report and he's in our way is up next with the business news stay with us. below and welcome to business here in r t there's a bloodbath taking place in the commodities market it's the biggest sell off in the sector for two years and virtually a

if you are traveling on the outer loop, almost 40 minutes there.at's from providence road to baltimore national pike. another 30 minutes on the inner loop from park heights avenue to bel air road. and we continue to see delays on the west side outer loop. 95 to the bw parkway. it's going to take you at least 20 minutes to get through that delay. no improvement on 70 westbound. still heavy congestion there, from 29 to marriottsville road. as far as accidents go, northbound 95, there is a crash just past moravia road. that's going to slow your traffic down. and also, arundel mills circle at arundel bailiff. let's now -- boulevard. let's now take a live look. we'll take another live look as you can see, not much better there. just west of york road. and there's our camera at the beltway, at 83, as you can see. traffic not doing too bad. but at least 15 minutes to get by that delay. this traffic report is brought to you by harrison group hotels. it's time to start planning your summer vacation. book your hotels now. >>> it's a spring-time tradition. th

the first response said it was on the inner loop of. now we are hearing it is on the outer loop. we'll take you out to the roads southbound along 270 looking through the rain. here we come southbound out of gaithersburg headed out towards 370 with no iptsd to report. you will find lanes are open on the top side of the beltway between university boulevard and colesville road. 66 coming in from fair oaks, lanes are open on the wet pavement headed in towards nutley street. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> great changes in the work now for both virginia dominion power and pepco customers. dominion has asked for permission to raise your rates f approved are your power bill could go from $9 to $13 a month. pepco customers will be paying less. maryland customers would see a decrease of 15% in d.c. you would see a decrease of 10%. pepco's new rates go into effect on june 1st. >>> use recycled bags or you will be paying more money in montgomery county. county council approved a 5- cent bag tax yesterday. unlike the district law this tax will apply to nearly all stores not

northbound inner loop side slow from braddock road up to gallows road.loop, northside of town, slow beginning at 95 over to georgia avenue. that's a 15 to 20 minute run. >> finally this morning, few would argue that americans are competitive. racing beds is crazy. >> the great bed race, one of the big draws at the kentucky derby festival. it is part of a week-long party. the rules are pretty simple. teams of four push somebody on a bed around a track. >> the event brings new meaning to the phrases you snooze, you lose and it sounds like a perfect activity for the morning crew! >> let's check out wall street now. jess, over to you. >> waiting on new economic data. right now, we're looking a little bit lower. >> "the early show" is next and of course, they'll have more on the mission to take out osama bin laden plus the tony award nominations will be announced live at 8:30. >> anny and i will be back in 25 minutes with a live update. >> get news, weather and traffic while you're at work today by visiting wusa9.com. >> thanks for joining us this morning. ag

the occupy how look -- outer loop looking fantastic. that's at harford road. traffic is still light at harford road. traffic is moving smoothly on 83 in an area of mt. carmel road. there is a live look at 95 at route 24. remember, wjz is always on. so you can log on to wjz.com. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. toyota moving forward. back over to you guys. >> all right. let's send it right out to the ronster. >> reporter: you mentioned the weekend is going to be very nice. it's mother's day weekend, a perfect time to come down here to the bso decorators' show house downtown at the fabulous ritz-carlton residences. come on down with a waterfront view. the views from the ritz-carlton residences are spec tack cue lamplet two luxury condos are the setting for this year's bso decorators' show house. this is the ritzy restreet. >> my inspiration was the water. i wanted the soft blue greens and used the soft creams for something calming. >> reporter: starting saturday you'll have a chance to see the work of 25 designers and check out both c

inner loop checking out ok from 395 over to the toll road.5 never quite recovered from the early morning accident. you're slow there approaching the 11th street bridge. still ahead, a look at 395 in virginia with growing delays. andrea and mike, that's at 6:25. over to you. >> ahead in sports, see what kind of reception jayson werth got when he went back to philadelphia. his first game there since joining the nationals. >> the capitals season could end tonight. reaction to the shocking loss in game three. lexus holds its value better than any other luxury brand. ♪ intellichoice proclaims that lexus has the best overall value of any brand. ♪ and j.d. power and associates ranks lexus the highest in customer satisfaction. no wonder more people have chosen lexus over any other luxury brand 11 years in a row. see your lexus dealer. >> here is live doppler 9000 hd. you see the heavier rains on the each shore. still pockets of moderate rain toward the shenandoah valley. so, a wet start to the day. and chilly. we're in the 40s in many areas. only aro

inner loop just a little too early for sunshine delays.ing up quickly from new hampshire avenue to georgia avenue. out to the rails. no delays metro. fredericksburg 300 slightly delays. camden 841 and brunswick 870 >> the washington capitals are feeling zapped as they fell into an 0-2 hole against the tampa bay lightning. >> score! vincent scored 6:30 in the first overtime to put tampa bay up 2-0 in the eastern conference semifinals. ovechkin tied the game with a minute left in regulation. but a botched line change allowed the lightning to take advantage and end the game in overtime. after the game, washington head coach bruce boudreaux gave the lightning all the credit for the win. >> i could sit here and evaluate and say there was bad bounces but they came in here and they did the job. they got the lead. i think we had two shots on goal or three shots on goal in the third period until we scored. i mean, we're going to have to continue -- we've got to push harder. and they're playing a very disciplined game right now. they're getting most

inner loop, be careful. to have sunshine delays eastbound as you head east from rockville pike. out on the rails, still having a good morning. metro and vre, one minor delay, marc camden 841. >> jerry, thank you. >>> 6:42, 64 degrees. a spring-time tradition for coffee lovers is coming back. >>> don't know what it is but >>> don't know what it is but yooh [ male announcer ] before he changed the world... tear down this wall. [ male announcer ] ...or led a nation... i ronald reagan do solemnly swear. [ male announcer ] ...or governed a state... you and i have a rendezvous with destiny. [ male announcer ] ...he inspired our company... with his optimism, his belief in innovation, and his entrepreneurial spirit. [ man ] for general electric, here is ronald reagan. ♪ >>> 6:44 our time. here's the latest on the death of osama bin laden. one u.s. official says the 9/11 mastermind was shot above his left eye and part of his skull was blown apart. there is photographic proof but the pentagon and white house are still

drive times are cooperating. 11 minutes on the outer loop north east side. this is 95 at the fort mchenry. southbound traffic looks great. no major delays at the toll plazas. this is traffic at baltimore national pike or the west side is running smoothly. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. there is concern the death of osama bin laden may prompt al qaeda it to attack americans. >> tracie potts has that story from washington. >> the cia is poring over tons of information seized from the compound. hard drives, dvd's, flash tries, hoping to determine if ayman al- zawahiri will take over. >> i am wondering where he is right now. >> a bipartisan dinner last night, president obama got a standing ovation. >> there is a pride in what this nation stands for. and what we can achieve that runs far deeper than parties in far deeper the baltics. >> the president made the right call and we thank him for it -- and far deeper than politics. but >> amid celebrations, the concern is how and when al qaeda it may strike back. >> it is important t

the inner loop doing just fine as well and the outer loop from van dorn to crossing the wilson bridge, no complaints only about a 7 minute commute. a look at the gw parkway. that's still ahead. mike and andrea, that's coming up at 5:25. >> news of osama bin laden's death came as a shock to many including those who lost loved ones in the 9-11 attacks. >>> here's the reaction of one california man whose pregnant wife died on board flight 93 when it crashed in pennsylvania. >> i'm not an advocate for violence. but i do want to thank those who were vigilant on behalf of lauren and our unborn child and all of those who were lost that day and everyone who has been lost to a terrorist act. it is not just ours, it is global. we need to stop it. >> justice? done? >> to some degree. obviously they took care of the man who ultimately decided that innocent people should die. i hope -- i know a lot of people say it is a symbolic gesture because he was mitigated to what he could do. in the last ten years. but i hope it is also a symbol of hope that you know, this hatred that caused all of this will

you will also fine the outer loop of the beltway below speed.ollege park headed in towards silver spring. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> coming up next hour, we all necessity it is home to fedex field. >> and today, landover is hosting an event of olympic proportions. the stars you will meet next hour are truly you inspiring. holiday yes live with more on the special olympics spring games when we return. [ female announcer ] most women in america aren't getting the calcium they need. but yoplait wants to change that. only yoplait original has twice the calcium of the leading yogurt. that's 50% of the daily value ♪ so pass on the news and we can help close this calcium gap together. to get you started, we're giving away a million free cups at yoplait dot com. the yoplait you love, now in a 4-pack. try it today. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris. and if you're looking for a little inspiration on this thursday morning, i am going to have it in abundance this morning as we are live at the sports and learning c

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