very slow there on the inner loop.at things overall everything looking okay on the beltway especially when you're looking at the outer loop. 66 inbound is a little slow as is 395. one of our big issues right now is still bw parkway southbound there at landover road. two different crashes blocking the right lanes. orange line single tracking between west falls church and vienna. yellow line, no more yellow line delays at this point this morning. biggest issue this morning is 95 south at route 123. when you're fwauk virginia we have jen any mccord from vdot on the phone right now. and jenny, you can tell us how are roads looking overall? seems like you had a huge presence. how are things looking now? >> good morning. things are looking better than they did yesterday of course but still very, very slick conditions out there. you'll see a by the vaed of conditions. right now we have salt trucks on the scene at that i-95 south accident to make sure that we can treat and put salt down make sure that that bridge and roadway i

a warning and inner loop at braddock road.nt crashes both to the right side of the roadway. >>> new details into the live desk about what went on the moment before a pilot had to turn his flight around to dulles. this is video of a disrupted passenger being tackled and restrained on the united jet. a passenger telling nbc news this was the result when a man tried to storm the cockpit and claimed he had a bomb. we're told that the other passengers checked the man for the explosives. they didn't find anything. the plane returned to dulles where the out of control guy was detained by police. the plane was heading to denver. it eventually made it. united not comment on the witness account. more on the story coming up later on the "today" show. >> thank you. >>> 13 before the hour. you can hear from one of the attorneys who investigated robert durst's case. the real estate heir is facing charges for a murder that happen 15 years ago. stefanie gosk live in new orleans. >> good morning. robert durst's attorney eager to get back to fi

outer loop 95 to 270, 11 minutes. and 270 south germantown to the beltway, 16 minutes. >>> news that will have you you checking your pantry this morning. the recall giant wants you to know about. >>> plus changing the way you go to a game. why you may need to get to the >>> a developing story right now. people in chile assessing the damage after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake rocked the northern part of that country. the quake hit just before 2:00 this morning. so far no significant damage reported and no tsunami warning. >>> one hirk killker killed and one critically injured when the clich cliff they were standing on collapsed at point reyes. no word yet on their identities. >>> a 60-year-old woman is waking up in jail accused of stabbing her own mouth to death. investigators say michelle davis killed her mother margaret wells on saturday. the two were arguing at their home in capitol hillhillum. the family says davis suffers from mental illness and they are still just at their wit's end over this. >> i feel like you liv

wide look at things inner loop and outer loop everything moving along quite nicely. no major problems. prince george's county overall nice and green. >>> 4:54 right now. if you are a wine lover, wouldn't it be nice to enjoy a glass without the headache the next morning some. >> the no hangover wine coming up. plus how you can get money for using your facebook account. >>> 4:57. this morning two 12-year-old boys are accused of starting a fire that did millions of dollars in damage. this broke out at a walmart in martinsburg, west virginia last month. police say the boys set a rack of towels and boxes on fire. everyone was forced to leave the store. police identified the boys through surveillance video and witnesses. >>> if you are a facebook messenger app user you will soon be able to use to send and receive money and you can do that by clicking the dollar icon in the new chat window. your account needs to be linked to a debit card or u.s. bank account. there is no set date for the new feature to be rolled out. snap the chat launched a similar service called snap cash

chopper 4 over the outer loop at 95 headlights are the outer loop everything rolling along well. >>> new developments out of france morning. crews are back out searching debris following a deadly plane crash. they're to figure out what caused that plane to go down. richard jordan following it all from the live desk. >>> right now the focus is locating the black boxes from germanwings flight 9525. one has been found, the other one has still not been located. so investigators do have the cockpit voice recorder. they say it is damaged but they believe it's usable.ill try to get information from that today. helicopters still surveying the area. shall rain some rain and snow overnight is making it slippery addict to reach some of the remote areas. family members of some of the 150 victims are expected to arrive at the crash zone today some residents who live in the french al p ps opening up their homes. there are not enough hotel rooms to accommodate all the family members. so local families are hosting some of them. leaders from france germany and spain also expected to arrive today incl

overall, outer loop looking good. inner loop looking good. everything moving along pretty nicely. of course the exception a the dulles toll road area which we'll get more information on in a couple minutes. 295 inbound passing 50 a little slow. 95 in virginia slow northbound here in dale city. again, typical for this time of day especially as we're in the 6:00 hour now. and 66 here as you head through manassas is a little slow as well. nothing too atypical, just a tad slow. blue and yellow delays in both directions on metro, no longer single tracking, though. back at 6:11. >>> new developments on a mail scare at the white house. a letter sent to the executive mansion tested positive for cyanide. this morning we're learning the return address on the letter is from a person who has sent suspicious packages before. the envelope arrived monday and initially tested negative. but yesterday a chemical test came back with a positive result for cyanide. the letter is being sent to more tests. >>> check the nbc washington app around lunchtime today for an union date to a case of a murdered

and the inner loop exit to gallows shut down. if you were to look down on top of the hospital the four roads around the hospital that's what we're talk abouting about is closed here. also wood burn between gallows and prosperity and arlington boulevard. >> now a mostly clear sky. temperatures rather chilly. we're in the 30s to near 40 degrees. most of the region is above freezing except down toward manassas at 32. those are the chilly spots near 40 around the metro area. we'll stay this way through 8:00. bright sunshine and noon upper 50s and increasing clouds. as you head home from work and school rain likely. along with a blustery wind. that's when we'll see the winds kicking in late afternoon and early evening with gusts to nearly 40 miles per hour. temperatures early and mid afternoon hovering in the low 60s. coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s. a look at the rain timing hour by hour. >> thank you. >>> it is 6:12 in the day ahead you can find out about plans for the proposed dd dd dd dd pa tow mick. the station would

wide look at things overall no problems inner loop and outer loop.thing looking at 95 in maryland 29, bw parkway. i'll be back with travel times. >>> it's 5:33. montgomery county ambulance slid on some ice and hit two pedestrian s pedestrians. a woman fell and has serious injuries. the other person is expected to be okay. >>> if you have to drive anywhere in our area, you can't escape them, we're talking about potholes. the recent cold snap is making the problem worse. the worst pothole area was 1300 block of r street northwest. yesterday workers repaired some of the holes with asphalt patches. ddot says they will probably have to resurface the street as well. we're keeping an eye on how long the pothole repairs will take. you can check out the interactive map, go to nbcwashington.com and search potholes. >>> in the day ahead, man accused of molesting two girls in northern virginia is due in court. a yumgjudge is expected to set a date for michael gardner's retrial. the state supreme court overturned his conviction originally because character eviden

no major issues inner loop or utter loop.nce george's county overall moving quite nicely for us this morning. and 66 at germanengineer jermantown road looking good. i'm back in ten minutes and we'll take a look at some travel times. >>> police say a shooting in silver spring we told you about is now a murder case. they say jonathan lopez was shot in the stomach while walking with a friend on piney branch road on monday. the attack was apparently random. shomari stone talked with one woman who gets her gas near the location of where it happened. >> i'm scared for myself now. probably stop getting gas from here. probably go to another site. >> no one has been arrested for the crime so far. if you know anything about what happened, call montgomery county police. >>> a man is in custody this morning after a police chase through a dui checkpoint at anne arundel county. police followed the car for several miles before it crashed in on two vehicles near the navy marine corps stadium. that car burst into flames. suspect was not hurt.

and also the outer loop of the beltway. if you're going to be traveling on 270 heading south toward the beltway, no major issues as you go from old hundred road to rockville pike,. if leaving within the next ten minutes, for those of you traveling 06 from fullley road to -- on 66 from fullley road to north glebe road, a 32 minute commute -- sully road to north bleeb road, a 32-minute -- glebe road, a 32-minute commute. >>> tommy mcfly joins us now. [ no audio ] >> we're number five, guys. all right. so our friends in forest square have been pouring over tons of data and it turns out that the d.c. area is number five for our love and consumption of guiness stout. of course you do it responsibly on st. patrick's day or any day. there are different places you can check it out. going over to silver spring in maryland, how about nanny owe brian. -- o'brien. one user says you should ask for nate. he's the bartender. we're not sure if nate is irish or not but on st. patrick's day, i guess everybody s. how about in the commonwealth

beltway at new hampshire, again inner loop and outer loop rolling well. no major problems. 66 here into and out of town, nice and green. lots of movement. 95 northbound southbound in virginia also looking good. wanted to update you. 672 at beech aggressive lanegrove lane, road now open. wonderful news for all those folks in that area. 66 again looking -- arriving i should say through falls church, arlington, you don't have any major issues. remember of course to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car for the latest on traffic. >>> new details this morning in a fraternity scandal at the university of maryland. the student who sent an offensive e-mail using racial slurs and references to rape will not return to campus this semester. megan mcgrath has details on this. >> reporter: we are learning new information about a university of maryland student who sent an e-mail that has as you mentioned racial slurs and also uses references to rape. we're learning that student will not return to campus. now, the student would wroteho wrote th

when take you a big look at things overall, inner loop and outer loop looking pretty good. nice and green like we like to see. 95 in and out of town and bw parkway in and out of town not having any issues there at this point this morning. back in ten minutes. we'll take another look at some of the road work in prince george's county that just won't go away. >>> it's 5:05. breaking news. overnight at least one person was killed and another seriously hurt in an atv crash. this was in prince george's county. molette green is on the way to the scene and we'll have more information as it becomes veil. >>> also new this morning, a plane was forced to return to bwi marshall after a bird hit its windshield. us airways flight was on its way to phoenix when it had to turn around. pilots returned to the airport and landed safely. the flight resumed about an hour later and made to phoenix. >>> today we could hear correctly from the victims of the mannoingly spreading hiv. he pled guilty to reckless endangerment charges for not notifying sex partners of his hism v status. >>> a catastro

outer loop off-ramp to 66 that ramp blocked here this morning.k at 5:41 with travel times 37. >>> new details over the controversy of hillary clinton using private e-mail. the government will review thousands of those e-mails for public release, but the controversy is far from over. tracie potts has the latest on all this. >> reporter: john kerry has said they will do it as fast as they can, but with tens of thousands of e-mails, 55,000 pages of documents, it could take months. they are under subpoena but answering the subpoena won't necessarily be quick. also we're learning that white house apparently initially did not know that clinton was exclusively using her personal e-mail account. sources have told the associated press white house lawyers did not though about that a spokesman says he doesn't know if they were aware or not. >> tracie potts on capitol hill for us this morning. thank you for that. >>> >>>. >>> this just into the live desk. d.c. government officers on a two hour delay because of weather conditions. d.c. government opening on a

wide look at the beltway overall inner loop and outer loop looking quite good. do have closure in the city branch avenue southeast shut down between pennsylvania avenue and alabama avenue. this of course is because of that power pole that came down after a crash earlier this morning. 66 and 95 actually looking quite good. same thing in prince george's county nice and green. what we like to see. back at 5:41. >>> your time right now is about 5:32. new this morning, south korea says north korea high schoolas test fired seven missiles into the sea. north korea routinely test launches but the latest came as south korea and the u.s. are conducting annual drills that they call an invasion rehearsal. seoul and washington say the drills are for defense. >>> a developing story now once again people have taken to the streets of ferguson missouri this time not just to protest, but also to pray. this all comes as a manhunt continues for the person who shot two police officers wednesday night. chris pollone is live in ferguson with more on what is happening there. chris, goo

outer loop near 270, right lane blocked. again, should be moving out of way in just a little while here. other than this we're actually looking pretty good. 66, 95 95 in maryland and all of prince george's county actually looking quite good. same thing when you're looking at 270. my clicker does not want to cooperate. 270 in general just fine. so just a little construction here and there. i'm back5:11. hopefully we get this straight and i'll show you live pictures of 66. >>> it's 5:02. major issues on marc trains. rail service just started a few minutes ago. on the penn line you cannot use the bowie state station at all. also service at the odenton station is very limited. a wheel on an amtrak train lost contact with tracks friday causing a lot of damage to the tracks in that area. >>> we are learning new information about the moments leading up to the crash that killed a prince george's county police officer. brennan rabain was killed saturday morning after losing control of his cruiser. richard jordan outside the police de

inner loop and outer loop. 66 at jermantown road, no issues there.nt to reemind you of this krach. crash. 672 at beech grove lane shut down because of an accident that happened there. probably about an hour ago. so again, a reminder that this is shut down. a lot of folks use this area just to get into the washington area. so wanted to mention that for you. back at 5:01. weather and traffic always on the 1. >>> cheers to virginia. why the wine industry is celebrating. >>> and surprise! the special home coming for a maryland air man who just returned there afghanistan. >>> we have video of a maryland airman who got a surprise as he returned home from a mission in afghanistan. >> reallyen thinking that he is just heading to bible study. >> jeff coverdale is back from his third deployment. he spent five months in afghanistan and is thousand back with his fiance katie. i think we're having shall audio trouble, so we'll just give you the short version. there he is. i think we've got it. >> missed it. >> coverdale and his fiance are due to be married in col

but this is the outer loop of the beltway. you can see the residual delays as a result of that accident there. we're expecting things to ge going shortly. we'll let you know how things turn out there. that is that accident and the wreckers are there to remove those cars involved in that accident. back to you. >>> thank you very much. the search for a 5-year-old boy missing since sunday continues this morning. >> noah thomas was last seen in dublin, virginia which is just west of roanoke. nikki burdine is live in the wusa9 satellite center. is foul play a concern here? >> reporter: it is not a concern just yet, but of course police are having to keep all their options open. of course while hoping for the best. 5-year-old noah thomas has been missing for almost 48 hours now and the frantic search is under way. let's get you right to a picture of noah thomas. this little boy is 4 feet tall. he weighs 60 pounds and has agree hair and red eyes. he was last seen sunday morning wearing a camo jacket, black and yellow pants and spider

be mindful if traveling on the outer loop of the beltway.t on 270 southbound at shady grove road. traffic is moving but we're starting to see slowdowns as you get toward the spur so be mindful in that area. another situation going on on 66 at 234 as you make your way toward the beltway in manassas going through centreville causing some slowdowns but traffic is moving once you get past that accident so shouldn't cause too much of any problems. sky 9 in the air showing us how things are shaping up at the spur. moving freely in springfield no major issues as you make your way either on the beltway, 395 or into town. if you're going to be traveling on metro, no major problems to report. looks like the trains are running on time. >>> a maryland-based army unit deployed to help fight ebola in liberia is preparing to return home. >> virginia police are asking for your help to find a missing 5-year-old boy. wusa9 is back right after this. the volkswagen jetta is really fun-to-drive. go for it. okay. wow... woohoo! i'm dreaming... pinch me. no, not w

beltway at colesville road inner loop and outer loop everything rolling along. road work in bethesda wisconsin avenue southbound at woodmont have a lane blocked there southbound. 66 and 95 no major issues. same thing prince george's county. do have this crash, only real issue in the area and it is southbound virginia 95 south at 642 headed out of town. right lane blocked, that should be out of the way in just a little bit. i'm back at 4:41. >>> this morning family and friends are remembering 11 service members that were aboard a black hawk helicopter when it went down. community members held a cankan candlelight vigil. the chopper crashed in the gulf of mexico tuesday night. military officials are still calling it a search and rescue mission, but all 11 service members are presumed dead. >>> four army aviators along with seven marines were aboard that black hawk helicopter, they were conducting a training exercise. crews will be out searching again today. wreckage started washing ashore yesterday. fog was pretty heavy during that training mission but officials a

beltway at braddock right now kind of our normal volume inner loop and outer loop no major issues thereville outer loop you can see a little bit slow but again, nothing not normal for this time of morning. beltway at kenilworth a bit of volume on the outer loop. and taking a wide look at things, you can see inbound 395 a tad slow, same thing d.c. 29 # as you're passing 50. travel times coming up. >>> coming up on 6:32. and we're staying on top of of a developing story in prince george's county. one person was killed another seriously hurt in an atv crash overnight. just a few moments ago investigators removed a key piece of evidence. know molette green is there live with more. >> reporter: theater. good morning. we saw the crushed partially crushed all-terrain vehicle being towed away just about 20 minutes ago. let's take a look at that video. there is damage to the front of it park police telling me just a short while ago speed definitely a factor in this collision. but they are still investigating exactly what happened just before 3:00 a.m. here at the wb&a trail. a neighbor just off

the remedy places the loop closer to the wall preventing a child's head from becoming stuck in the loop. the government tells news4 it has a larger concern about products attached to a wall that can come loose and expose a cord. no injuries have been reported. and you can find out how to get the fix on nbcwashington.com. >>> we are staying on top of our big story of the day. >> we're covering all the angles for you this afternoon. >> i'm wendy rieger at the live desk. we just got our hands on the radio dispatches between the police as that prisoner escaped from the local hospital and sparked that massive manhunt. >>> i'm scott mcfarlane. the news4 i-team digging into why private security officers were handling a federal prisoner. >>> fist at 4, a fugitive is back behind bars. >> he led police on a manhunt this morning. he was caught around 11:30 in southeast washington. the manhunt began nearly nine hours early after he overpowered one of the guards watching him at inova fairfax hospital. he carjacked two drivers as police swarmed several annandale neighborhoods in virginia searching fo

the hyper loop appears one step closer to reality f you haven't heard the hyper loop is a capsule inthat in theory could take people from san francisco to l.a. at 800 miles per hour in only half an hour. next year that theory will turn to a ground breaking. a developer has committed to big chunk of private land toward the project. it's a five mile loop that would take visitors through a planned entertainment district. i talked to ceo by phone tonight. he says this is basically a test track, a slower one. >> you have very short track so it doesn't make sense go as fast. you still want to have a pleasant ride. we are probably going to be able to accelerate to 150 to 200 miles per hour. >> they plan to start building next year. that's when construction on the hyper loop will begin. >> the first phase is supposed to be finished by 2018. that's when we expect the first passengers on board. >> the company plans go public later this year. they hope to raise $100 million, money they will use to build a prototype as they still need to prove that the technology even works. >> it seems like som

beltway at central avenue inner loop and outer loop everything rolling quite well. i'm back at 6:31 with a live look at 66. >>> this morning about 13,000 baby cradles are under recall. here is a look at the products. dream on me is recalling its two in one bassinet to cradle products. those were sold in pink blue green and white. the wire supports on the sides of the bassinet can disconnect causing the fabric sides to lower and that poses a arriving to infants. the babies can fall out, become trapped or even suffocate. the company has received one report, but no injuries were reported. >>> it's now 6:25. if you're worried about your kids getting enough xherexercise, you may want to schedule a play date. researchers at cincinnati children's hospital say kids and teens who regularly exercise with friends are twice as likely to be highly physically active than those who don't. the group said working out with a friend made them feel less self-conscious.same support from family members did not have the same effect. >>> sell if i . > you h leave the selfie stick at home.

that does it for "in the loop" today.doria, we will discuss his next big adventure. how he is adding to his empire. that is monday. have a great weekend. we will see you back here. ♪ scarlet: it is 56 at the hour and that means bloomberg is back on the markets. i am scarlet fu. stocks are rebounding from four days of losses. the final readout fourth-quarter gdp shows consumer spending is stronger than anticipated and rove growth. even so, the headline here was the economy grew at a slower than expected rate. that is partly why treasuries are higher pushing yields lower, the 10-year at 1.96%, the dollar slightly weaker, heading for a second straight week of decline. we have reached the final trading day of the week tgif and etf friday. bleeding edge of companies with a futuristic edge. here is a look at new age etfs with bloomberg's senior etf. >> a futuristic edge, if you will. if you try to capture a part of a theme, they are called somatic etf's, and the ishares technologies that etf launched is another way for companie

traveling on the inner loop or outer loop of the beltway, no major issues to report. we are starting to see slowdowns on 295 here. 50 westbound free and clear of any problems. my friends in prince george's county, you have a smooth commute if you're traveling on 50 or the bw parkway making your way into town. sky 9 right now giving us a live look right now. the mixing bowl showing how things are shaping up there. cars are positiving. no incidents to report. certainly so far so good. if you're heading south from frederick toward the beltway, no problems there either. remember the 16th street bridge construction begins tomorrow so there will be some lane closures there. consider georgia avenue and also metro as alternate routes. mike, andrea, back to you. >>> a top staffer a the department of homeland court is being accused of political favoritism. >> the new report says deputy homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas meddled in three cases, including some cases with some high profile democrats. nikki burdine is live on capitol hill with a preview of the hearing.

this is on the outer loop. three cars involved in an accident there.making its way there so hopefully we'll be able to give you a live shot of the situation soon. meantime if you're going to be traveling southbound on 270 from buckeystown pike to the split, you're looking at a 37- minute commute this morning. if you're going to be traveling eastbound on 66 from sully road to north lee highway you're looking at a 28-minute commute. from duke street to second street southwest heading northbound on 395, a 10-minute commute there. traveling on the eastern side of the beltway from branch avenue to baltimore avenue, a 17-minute commute. for my metro riders, no problems this morning as the trains, buses all running on schedule. certainly so far so good. a live look outsideshows you how things are shaping up on 270 where we have reports of slowdowns mainly in the clarksburg area. volume starting to build up. there you go. right there on the southbound side but no major delays, just some volume building up so be mindful if you're going to be heading out soon. w

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this is our traffic on the outer loop and the inner loop. so again, we've got volume. let's talk about the traffic lights malfunctioning now. this is going to be a little bit closer to the d.c. area. we've got it 20th street northwest to k street northwest. also traffic lights malfunctioning at 21st northwest and pennsylvania avenue. make sure to treat it as a four way stop. as we pull out a little bit, i want to show you the slowing that's going to be mainly on d.c. 295 heading out of the city from the 11th street bridge continuing close to her the baltimore-washington parkway. but as far as slow traffic, we're seeing it in the normal spots. again, just that crash on the outer loop. but it is in the clearing stages. that's a look at traffic. back to you. leon: all right. thanks, jamie. alison: let's check the weather. it started out beautiful. doug: temperatures warmed up. had a nice breeze. real feel of spring. now, let's start with the rooftop camera high above the studios here in arlington looking off to the east and southeast. a lot of heavy clouds moving in and r

pretty good volume outer loop. inner loop looks like it's moving okay. you can see it here. 295 and inbound 395. kind of slow through centerville the entire way in. you open up in oak den and slow down in vienna. >>> now today maryland transportation leaders are expected to announce a big drop in the number of people killed in the crashes. deaths based on preliminary numbers from 2014. they will show life saving devices and highlight a collaborative effort to cut down on the number of deadly and serious crashes across the state. >>> >>> loved ones are remembering a father, daughter, and her boyfriend killed in a crash on route 50 near annapolis over the weekend. jason was helping susannah take care of her father who was having health problems. state police say an off duty police officer slammed into the back of their car saturday and caused that car to flip over. raymond batters, susannah, and jason were sitting in traffic when a prior wreck happened. the 19-year-old susannah would leave college every weekend to help her dad. state police say it may take weeks before the att

outer loop no major problems.tway at central avenue again, rolling along nicely not having any issues. overall looking quite good right now. everything pretty open. one more camera this morning. here it comes. there we go. 66 at germantown road. not the best shot but eastbound and westbound everything rolling nicely. some construction around town. nothing to be worried about as everything should be wrapped up in the next couple of minutes. >>> thank you. stopping crime together. what police say you can do to help the fight. >>> $15 flights to europe. it could be a reality in the future. ♪ ♪ wow something sounds sweet in here!!!! ♪ ♪ need a little honey in the bowl. yeah!!! badabopbopbopa!!! no? must be the honey!!! >>> welcome back. you can help d.c. police if you recognize the people in this video. take a close look here. they ran into a store pointing their guns on saturday about 5:00 a.m. this happened on martin luther king jr. avenue southwest. if you have any information, d.c. police would like to hear from y

so be careful coming around the inner loop. looks like it's pretty much out of the way at least for now. roosevelt boulevard at north roosevelt street, report of a pedestrian struck there. trying to get more information about that. 270 at shady grove road northbound southbound everything moving quite nicely. no major problems there. 66 at 50 have something in the middle of the roadway that's been there for quite some time. perhaps just two vehicles pulled over. 95 in to and out of town here virginia no issues there. you can see 95 north formally at dale city it's quite slow. looking nice and green.ormally at dale city, it's quite slow. lookin.normally at. >>> it's 6:32. wet conditions this morning around our area. take a look here. is this athis is a live look from grosvenor metro station. you can see the ground is wet. a little snow left over in that area. want to check in with megan mcgrath she's live this gaithersburg where sleet is starting to mix in with the rain there. >> reporter: yeah the last live shot i did with you,

inner loop and outer loop everything nice and green. beltway at braddock looks good. no issues there p. taking a look at 66 hopping on kind of in the centreville area and heading in to town you're clear. same thing out of town. 95 north in virginia a little slow through dale city. typical as we're now in the 5:30 hour. and beltway at kenilworth, a little volume but nothing abnormal. back with travel times in ten minutes. >>> in just a few hours, the new president of afghanistan will address our congress. this comes just a day after president obama agreed to slow down the departure of u.s. troops from afghanistan. tracie potts live on capitol hill now with more on how this could impact long term u.s. commitments. >> reporter: good morning. it could mean sthous of troops who had hoped to come home and expected to come home this year will now have to stay until next year. the w40us president obama insists that all of our noncombat troops almost all, are still coming home by the end of 2016. but they're pushing many of them to next year instead of bringing half home this

outer loop before colville have the one crash. i'm back at 5:01.nd traffic always on the 1's. >>> a new study out this morning about alzheimer's disease 5.3 million americans have alzheimer's. one in nine of those are over 65 years old, and the majority are women but those that conducted the study point out that women tend to live longer than men. the study looked at disclosure rates and found most people were told they had alzheimer's when it was already advanced and that deprives the opportunity to seek care and early treatment by. by the year 20257 million americans are expected to have alzheimer's. >>> a warning for folks in fredericksburg. what the public works department is warning people to stay away from. >>> standing by for new information on the safety of maryland drivers. the report we're waiting for >>> 4:58 now. republican of all stripes are weighing in on texas senator ted cruz's bid for the white house. john cornen declined to endorse him. utah senator mike leigh who teamed up with cruz said he's not ready to endorse anyone. however,

and the beltway at colesville inner loop and outer loop rolling along nicely. live picture at 270 coming up. >> thank you. >>> here is another live look at the scene in falls church virginia in fairfax county where you can see a heavy police presence on the scene. wtop our news partner confirming there's an active shooter on the scene now. the hospital is on lock down. they're focussing on the blue parking garage. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> two people in wood bridge are facing robbery and child neglect charges after police say they left a baby alone in a home while they robbed someone. police arrested 18-year-old and 19-year-old johnson. they took a man's wallet and cell phone after he gave one of them a ride. the 17-year-old whose name hasn't been released was arrested as well. >>> eight local area breast cancer organizations will receive more than $1.5 million in grants. the susan g komen washington, d.c. race for the cure will make the official announcement tonight. it takes place at the smith center for the healing and arts. d.c. kicks off event the leading up to the race f

beltway at landover road, you can see inner loop and outer loop both looking quite fine. taking a look at 95 in maryland, coming done to the ing down to the beltway, a little slow. bw parkway, rolling along nicely. no major issues there. first 4 traffic of course always working for you. if you live in arlington you might have noticed some of the county's newest sidewalks already showing wear and tear. bits of debris breaking off the tops an ending up scattered. the county is looking at whether this is a construction flaw or if it's weather related. they say, though it is not a safety issue. and you'll soon see relief on route 7 in loudoun county. construction now under way to complete a missing section of russell branch parkway. it's a several hundred foot stretch east of ashburn road. the road is slated to open sometime in 2016. >>> 6:54. new developments from the university of maryland after a student came under fire for an offensive e-mail that went public. megan mcgrath live in college park now with more on this. >> reporter: good morning. we're learning more about th

a deal that would cut congress out of the loop entirely and deny any say in this to the american people. mark thiessen is here in moments with the story behind this breaking news we're just getting. plus, we again challenge the state department today with the most important question in the hillary clinton e-mail scandal as of the past day. and the answer may determine whether mrs. clinton faces criminal charges in this case. wait until you hear what the response was, next. >> making a false statement in this context knowingly and willfully which i can't imagine anything more knowing and willful than knowing you have 55,000 records sitting in your home if you do that it is a felony.

inner and outer loop light with traffic. again because so many people are staying home as they're getting ready for this storm to make ipts way here. for those of -- its way here. for those of you along 66 traveling towards the beltway trying to get home before the brunt of the storm really picks up, you'll have no issues, no incidents on the eastbound or westbound side of 66. but if we step outside right now and show you how things are shaping up in chantilly, you can clearly see that it is certainly starting to pick up in this area. as we just heard from howard and allyson, sleet in that area and sterling as well. so get ready because it's certainly here. we'll send it back to andrea and mike. >>> the rain is beginning to switch over to snow across the washington region. we're already seeing it in berryville and the accumulation will happen fast. >> and areas north and west, the accumulation is already started. our coverage of today's winter weather continues right [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the

there was a rollover accident on the outer loop of the beltway a short time ago. and i was able to get out and talk to both a motorist whose life was saved by a truck driver who swerved to miss her when she lost control in the slush. here's what they had to say. >> my car spun out of control. i was in the first lane. it just went to the rye and a tractor-trailer moved to try to not hit me and hit the altima. i was on my way to work. i'm a little shaken up. it was my first accident. >> i didn't see the car lose control. it was already sideways when i seen her across the two lanes. so then my only choice was to swerve around to the left. once i swerved, i lost control. accidents happen. but i'm just glad i didn't hit anybody and no one was seriously hurt because that would have been worse. >> reporter: we're back live now looking at the dashboard camera of my vehicle just coming on to the outer loop. they made one swipe with the plows. it is slushy within the first ten hins of the plows going by and there's present -- ten minutes of the plows going by and there's pr

♪ betty: welcome back to "in the loop."ndicate stocks will open higher. we are building on that rally now. slower than expected rate increases in the u.s. president obama urging iran's young people to pressure their leaders on the nuclear deal. a deal freezing iran's nuclear program leads to better relationships. >> in nuclear gear now can open a brighter future to you. you have some much to give the world. this is what is at stake today. this moment may not come against him. betty: the latest snag in the talks -- iran wants to restrictions lifted right away. tiffany says net income could fall by nearly one third. the luxury jeweler expects sales to slump as currency headwinds do not help. the company reported a loss when.". -- one year ago. trials in the expand mental drug slowed -- the results improved as doses were increased. they're pushing the drug into final stage trials. paving the way to form the world's biggest cement maker. the deal comes after late-night talks. the combined company will have annual sales of $37 b

the inner loop slows down quite a bit moving from the dulles toll road to 270. not unusual for this time of day and for bethesda and silver spring, volume delays there. not too bad at all headed west on 66. we understand that there may be a truck stopped in the roadway near the rest area in manassas. that will bog things down a bit. 95 traveling south, you do slow down mostly over the occoquan and a couple of stretches as you head south of triangle trying to get towards stafford. no incidents along the way. average speeds we see on the screen and look at some speed numbers here on the inner loop. it will take a little while to get towards 270 and beltway traffic also going to slow down a bit on the outer loop. southbound traffic on 395, of course, quite slow as you head towards landmark. pictures now, some cameras we can see what it looks like on the beltway. and then headed south through woodbridge on i-95 bog down a bit over the occoquan. not doing too badly here in this shot. doing better than normal on this tuesday afternoon. nice day out there. i'm bob emle

inner loop before the georgetown pike.5 wtop radio. >> keep us posted and when we come back on abc 7 news at 4:00 look to some other news in the day. who reached out to help sweet briar college students after the school announced it's closing this summer. >> and who calls it a "do nothing" congress. one committee went ahead with its hearings today despite the weather. then again it would have been too ironic if they >> the weather, rather, led to many closings today, as you might expect including government buildings. >> but the snow did not stop one hearing on capitol hill. senior political reporter scott thuman is live in our newsroom to explain this. scott? >> alison leon we all know the city essentially shuts down with bad weather and that includes most of congress. in fact, they recessed for the most part early yesterday afternoon just to get out of town before the snow even fell. but not everyone and understandably. this morning, we popped in for one of the only hearings going on and they have no good excuse to cance

outer loop is open, though. that's why it's creeping along trying to get into maryland and on 66 here near nutley and 123, volume headed out to centreville. i'm bob emler with 103.5 wtop radio. alison: thank you very much. it's march but secret santa is doing some good at children's national health system in northwest washington. i was honored to help out today and present the hospital with this check for $10,000. the money came from the secret santa sweepstakes held by our favorite game show "wheel of fortune" here on abc 7. "wheel of fortune" will donate nearly half a million dollars to several hospitals all across the country and it was just a pleasure to meet so many special people in the hospital today. such great work. leon: that brought some smiles out there. thanks, "wheel of fortune". coming up at 4:00, heads up about your tap water that could have a funny smell and a funny taste starting next week. tell you why. alison: we have an update on two parents who were charged with leaving leon: the group isil

then like i said we come up, we go down, loop-de-loop here and then meander back. then we can get off the ride. >> all right, we'll do it. thank you, doug. >>> new tonight, why a local congresswoman is taking heat on social media for how she parked her car. >> cutting past traffic in the most interesting way. why troopers are toasting a driver's ingenuity. >> reporter: have you been past the site of mgm national harbor lately? a lot of changes happening. i'm tracee wilkins. coming up we got a tour. we'll take you inside. >> reporter: i'm tisha thompson with the i-team in charleston west virginia with the story of the highest ranking woman to file an official complaint of rape in the national guard and why she says she >>> in the shadow of the capitol wheel at national harbor, cranes hard at work. the mgm casino and resort is slated to open next year. today they hit a major hiring milestone. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins joins us with a sneak peek at the progress. >> reporter: all of these cranes up in the air and d.c. and virginia are getting a

betty: welcome back to "in the loop."0 days away -- 30 minutes away from the start of trade. today is a key part of the bank's long-range quantitative easing plan. some european officials say the new greek plan to avoid default may not i had up. finance ministers have been studying the proposal to sell to creditors, however the euro zone of chairman says the proposals are far from complete and without more aid they could run out of cash later this month. some republican senators are jumping into the base. the president says the u.s. will walk away from the talks with iran because if they cannot prove they are not building nuclear bomb. the major credit reporting agencies say they are going to make it changes the catch jurors and improve accuracy. the companies are aqua fax, experience and trans union. the ap says the deal will help consumers nationwide and those are your top headlines. we are 30 minutes away from the start of trade and i will count you down. bloomberg's alix steel and matt miller joining the this morning.

>> right now have the issue on the outer loop. different crashes beltway approaching coalsville road. they're on the shoulder. not lowing anything down here. you might see it if you're heading out sometime soon. beltway at saint barn bass is rolling along fine. update from police rock creek at pennsylvania it's closed off. pushing people off to p street. 95 virginia looking good. 66 into and out of town no problems there. a live picture of 270 coming up. >>> thank you. >>> take a look at the surveillance video. it shows philadelphia police tasering a man twice on train tracks. you can see the man was jumping up-and-down on the divider between the busy tracks yesterday. he refused to move to the platform. that's when officers used a taser on him twice. the man eventually got up and walked away. police did catch up with him. took him to the hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. >>> an oregon father is facing multiple charges after he was caught blowing marijuana smoke into his infant child's mouth. a friend caught 22-year-old chris

yes, fruit loops breakfast of terrorists. this jihady tweeted someone snuck in five cheese burgers from mcy d's ♪ you have to eat great notes. >> you guys remember mulligan stew. they showed that in my grammar school. you learned a lot about nutrition and you laughed about it too. >> you can't bewhat you want to be unless you eat a balanced diet. the right diet, the right exercise, is all part of -- >> i worry about the heart health of the people that are trying to kill us. >> who doesn't. are we at the point where we're looking at what they're eating? is that the latest propaganda? are we supposed to feel bad? >> they're posting pictures of their food. >> is there a commercial where some guy says, he's not getting the food he eats. >> for a price of a whole cup of coffee you can get them a whole meal. i don't really care what they're eating but i would hope it's bad. and hopefully killed quicker than a prolonged heart disease thing. >> lip tor, that's what they need is lippitor. >> and don't blame mcdonald's for terrorists.

beltway at colesville inner loop outer loop moving quite nicely. big look at the beltway also again looking quite good taking a look at all of the main routes. generally looking pretty good there. do want to tell you about this, white's ferry completely closed today because of flooding. so that won't be running. again, though this 75 at price road have the overturned vehicle and headed chopper toutout to clarksburg. >>> march madness is a productivity killer and amazon is supporting the little guys. landon dowdy has your business headlines. that time of the year again. >> it is. it is here. but first, amazon may be the biggest online retailer in the u.s. but now it's also the place that supports the little guy. amazon is launching a store to sell exclusive electronics, toys and other items created by en eninvent tors and small businesses. some were backed by kick starter campaigns and others featured on shark tank. items will be eligible for two day free shipping for amazon prime members. and march madness is a productivity kill for some companies.

we will be back. ♪ betty: welcome back to "in the loop."d matt miller joining me this morning. number 1 -- we are looking at the dollar which has surged in the last few months. things have gotten off the gas pedal. it is weakening now against all its major peers. still boys for is largest slum. the dollar rising for a 12 year high against the euro. >> the drop today is not a big deal. it is the extraordinary reality starting early last year accelerating lately hitting highs of more than a decade. that is the biggest story in financial markets. >> a lot of economists and analysts are saying it is not nearly done. maybe two thirds of the way through. we will see a once in a decade move. i was always puzzled by why a euro would be worth a dollar $.33 -- worth $1.33. and makes a lot more sense to me at least at parity. a lot of banks are forecasting a to go lower. betty: with the ecb program very likely. >> people in bond yields in the eurozone just this week -- betty: even though you thought that would have been priced in already. bizarre. >>

that does it for in the loop.closely watched as he introduces one of the strong as providers. have a great day. >> this is market makers with erik schatzker and stephanie ruhle. >> russia at a crossroads, the murder of an anti-putin politician has many pointing their fingers right at the kremlin. >> republican rebels handed house speaker john boehner a humiliating defeat. can he get that homeland security bill passed? >> one billion viewers but no profits, we will see what

on the outer loop, had a couple of breakdowns at silver spring between university and georgia. one is out of the roadway. waiting for the other to move to the shoulder and the traffic through 270 slow getting to rockville and up beyond headed up through germantown and beyond. southbound 395 and i-95, volume delays. 95 heaviest over the occoquan and then headed southbound from about quantico as you move towards stafford, people are traveling for the weekend and otherwise doing ok for the most part. just a regular friday rush hour and we can look at some cameras after we take a look at the chart. with the cameras now, 270 north here is very slow as you move north now through from klopper road into clarksburg, no incidents along the way. had a crash in middlebrook. that was quickly cleared and southbound 95 on the left side of the screen coming past route 1, slow there and picks up for a while before you get into quantico and stafford. i'm bob emler with 103.5 wtop radio. alison: coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00, "7 on your side" with help for tax filers today. how to avoid paying