i'm tracee wilkins, live in lorton. back to you. >> thanks very much. >> activists are planning a call to action event in support of gay marriage in d.c. the gathering will be held on september 30th at the true reformer building on u street. organizers say they will use the event to outline steps residents can take to help the upcoming same-sex marriage bill pass in the district. >> our time is 5:36, 75 degrees right now. how much more you will have to pay to check your bags when you fly us airways now. >> also, the shocking allegations against a virginia school teacher that landed him behind bars. >> plus, wait until you see this local man's pennance for cheating on his wife.iv >>> good morning and welcome back. fl, mark you for this new -a-fckhi iil s chick-fil-a is givaw f eefray aaw free food and this time you aic free chickent sicannhdw oi labor day just by wri sports-related tssp borssfe.lna ne b ainthron sports. that's happening on labor day, september 7th. i love a good chick-fil-a sandwich. >> no matter what yo

vdot are closing the lanes at night between route 1 and lorton road.ough closures include plans to build steel barriers at the furnace road overpass tonight. the right lane of the northbound side of the highway will be closed all night long. furnace road will be closed periodically. >>> well, mourners will have five hours tonight and seven hours tomorrow to view senator edward kennedy's closed casket in his brother john's presidential library. saturday, he'll be buried at arlington national cemetery. a part of the cemetery will be closed to the public for that service. kimberly? >>> tributes to senator kennedy are pouring in. there was this from vice president biden. a testament to the senator's optimism. >> everything was about possibilities. and never, ever, ever in 36 years of being with him, ever saw him down in terms of we can't get this done. things aren't going to get any better. the deficit is too big. we can't get this passed. never, never, never. >> mr. biden said kennedy responded to setbacks by simply getting back up which according to the

we are dealing with one delay stretching from the prince william parkway over to lorton. now, over to andy. >>> at one past the hour, a rough economic time is getting worse for prince georges county. the furlough plan has been ruled unconstitutional and could have to pay back wages.

we had a wreck just before lorton. it is off to the side of the road.e are your delays heading across the occoquan. you will be on the brake. it begins at dale boulevard. both the main lanes and the hov lanes slowing at this point to get past that accident scene at lorton. further north, making your way across the mixing bowl up toward 395, you are looking good. no problems crossing the 14th street bridge. in maryland, we were working two accidents on the beltway beth on the outer loop, one after georgia avenue and then another after river road. those have both cleared out of the way and your delays there are easing. inbound 270, a bit of volume here as you head down towards clarksburg and then off and on from germantown past rockville to the split. no accidents reported just some heavier volume there. same story on 66. east of town, route 50 looks good inbound heading through bowie toward the beltway and then into northeast. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. cyst we have new details in the deadly shooting in a has the latest club in suburba

lorton, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> let's get the latest the rush hour ride open. ashley lindher is in the news44 traffic center. >> things are starting to get messy out there. springfield. 95 corridor. you make your way southbound. not too bad out of springfield. headed further south have you substantial delays. lineup on 95, pretty much starts right around back lick road and continues towards newington and then solid lorton to 123. after dale boulevard down to quantico. elsewhere around town, not looking much better. let's take a trip around the capital beltway. look at that. inner loop of the beltway headed out continuing towards 270. lineup on the inner loop begins out of tysons. there's accident activity and looks like that's what they are looking for. wow. that's very tight. this is thenner loop headed away from us and will slow as you con towards tysons with nothing right now in your way but as you can see here they are looking for accident activity. back to you. >> all right. >> messy for august out there. >> i know. all these people have been on vacation.

slow heading northbound from the prince william parkway to lorton. not so bad.to six minutes. >>> a steamy sticky morning out there and temperatures an 90 the next few days with mainly afternoon and evening thunderstorm and the air mass is kicked out of here by the weekend. a lot better. sunday, monday an tuesday drier. >> summer is almost over. on wall street we had losses in asia overnight and looking at as much as an 80 point decline on the opening of the bell. >>> tips on saving $500 a monday. >>> coming up a preview of the equestrian show coming back to our area. get news around e clock by visiting us

no problems past lorton as you make your way though mixing bowl., over to you. >>> new this morning, an offensive is underway against the taliban in afghanistan. marine and helicopters backed by harrier jets stormed in to the town in the southern part of the country, a town owned by the taliban marines were met with small arms mortar and rocket-propelled ground fire. the fighting is underway. >>> more to the task of examining a fire hydrants in the district after the discovery that blew up one -- that led to the discovery one fire hydrant firefighters needed desperately last monday is disabled. >> they hope the next time they respond to the blaze the hydrants will have proper markings. that wasn't think case with this hydrant. on the night of the devastating fire, it had a blue tag. and this led firefighters to think the water flow was adequate but it wasn't. there was less than a fifth of the water needed to fight the blaze. the hydrant has been retagged in red to show it is not functional. it was too late to save the mansion. >> we hope they will

because he's the owner here of the company, in burke and lorton.good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: and when you take about baking bread from scratch, it's the real deal. >> i'm putting yeast into the bowl. this is fresh yeast and this is the first stage of baking bread and we'll add some water, premeasure the water. >> reporter: and do you this by hand every day. >> do it by hand. this is honey that is pouring in. >> reporter: local honey. >> we get from local virginia. >> reporter: because you try to do your ingredients as local as you can. >> absolutely. even the berries come from small family-owned farms. >> reporter: no preservatives or additives, this is the real deal. >> this is the flour we were milling up in the mill next door. >> reporter: you said you use three different kinds of flour? >> we do. this is a red spring wheat, you use a hard whitwinter wheat and we use unbleached white flour. most of our breads we like to do the wheat variety but wtry to keep the chemicals out. all i need to do is stir this. and get this in a nice b

already a little slow from the prince william parkway to lorton. taking it to 66. no problems to report this time. as you take a close look at 50 to 123. moving along, hey, maryland, things are mighty fine on 270 from germantown to the split. on the outer loop north of the district, already seeing a good amount of volume from new hampshire georgia. a couple of breaks along the way. and we will wrap with 95 and the bw parkway. nice and green out of baltimore past powder mill to the capital beltway. that's a quick look at traffic. now, over to you. >>> i think you have heard this earlier in the day it will be a scorcher today and for most of the week. for healthy people the heat can be dangerous but they are the sick and elderly it can be down right deadly. armando trull is joining us from rockville with survival tips. >> good morning. the heat advisory as you heard from howard kicks in at noon. that means combination of high temperatures and humidity that will feel in the triple-digits. with us is jan desimone with clean air partners. you have a heat advisory color-

no delays between manassas and the beltway. 95 slowing from the prince william county to get up to lorton. outer loop after pennsylvania avenue, a crash in the left lane. a crash was reported. this is the pace of 270 into montgomery county. now to the news desk. >> thank you. >>> we begin with a developing story at a fire at a county firehouse. >> it took some time to distinguish the count -- to distinguish the fire. matt brock has more. [no audio] >> smoke anflames poured out of the fire station. volunteers who were there doing prep work were able to move some equipment before it got too bad. the first fire company called in to help was the capitol heights station, point down to volunteer staffing only this past weekend. the crew never made it here. others did. they knocked down the fire relatively quickly. others are concerned that reduced staffing could lead to disaster. >> things could have been much more serious. we have older-style homes and older residents. older residents did not move as quickly as younger people and that is a concern. >> the assistant fire chief also said it is a

and this just in at lorton.we have a disabled truck that is pushed to the right shoulder. now over to andrea. >> thank you. >>> imagine what it would be like to be in glacier national park instead of sweltering in washington, d.c. wolf trap takes you there wednesday, august 19th. when the world premier of face of america, glacier national park takes place. with me is the wolf trap ceo, terry jones. great to have you back. >> glacier national park is the fifth installment face of america series. you are giving us a different perspective on something we think we know. how do you do that. >> it is wolf trap's way to look at national parks through the performing arts. so we actually take artists, dancers, choreographers, musicians in to the park and we film in high definition a new work they create that specifically communicating the feeling of the park. it is cool and beautiful up there. they do that. of course we bring that back to the stage at wolf trap and put it on 60-foot screen and bring live performers. so w

northbound 95, apparently between lorton and 7100 there is a construction truck with lights on in the eyes. it is behind the barriers. it is causing a delay and a distraction. there were two wrecks earlier on the beltway but they have both been resolved. i will take you to a live picture. look at the delay on the wet pavements, southbound 270 heading 2109. more to come. >> thank you. >>> more cash for clunkers and a possible new supreme court justice. >> the senate has many votes to get through. pamela brown has more. >> good morning. senate leaders have a lot on the table before they head to summer recess. judge sotomayor is expected to win the vote today. we are calling this nomination history making. the first hispanic and third woman to join the u.s. supreme court is going towards eight certain confirmation. at least seven republicans say they will vote in favor of her. >> there has been no significant finding against her. there has been no public uprising against her. i did not believe the constitution tells me i should refuse to support or merely because i disagree with her on s

northbound 95 heavy and slow from the prince william parkway to lorton. 6:31.. >>> police are on the suitland parkway investigating a deadly hit and run. this is a story we have been tracking all morning for you. digital correspondent, armando trull , is live in southeast dc with more on this developing story. >>> well, andrea, this is what folks need to know if they are traveling on suitland parkway and that is the traffic is flowing smoothly inbound to the district, also outbound. the accident scene as been cleared. police have some information but still a lot of questions. they know what happened here last night around 2:30 but don't know who was involved. police say around 2:30 a man, described as between 40 and 50 years old a black man was walking across stanton road, trying to cross suitland parkway when he was struck by a car that was traveling inbound in to the city on suitland parkway at a high rate of speed. they don't know who the man is. he was not carrying identification or whatever identification he had was basically lost during the accident. they

hov lanes northbound or slowing from lorton headed up towards the accident scene. on the southbound side of i-95 working your way down into woodbridge. northbound lane are open. typical slowdowns coming as cro the occoquan. southbound 270 getting busy south of montrose road headed out towards the split. no accidents to report. 270 on the top side still in good shape oust germantown headed down towards the village. >>> thousands of students across the area starting the new school year today. here is live pictures of waldorf. this is thomas stone high school in waldorf courtesy of sky fox. charles county sheriff's demeanor is starting its teen safe driving campaign today. in the district, safety concerns have some parents vowing to keep thehekids out of school today. >>> the problem centers around john boroughs elementary in northeast and that is where we find sherrily with all the details. why are the parents so concerned? >> reporter: well, the big concern is construction that has been going on until the very last minute. john boroughs elementary school here some n

this is 95 traffic out of dale city to get to lorton. there has been m a crash for our friends who take 340 at the shenandoah river bridge, washington county. there has been a huge accident. 340 is closed in both directions. >> thank you. >>> the space shuttle discovery astronauts are getting ready for their first space walk. >> it will take place tomorrow night. discovery successfully docked at the space station yesterday. the -- the shuttle will spend more than a week at the space station and three space walks are planned. >>> coming up next, we will have the latest on our top stories. you're watching "good morning washington." a beautiful shot produce with a 100% guarantee... means freshness is always in season. rancher's reserve beef, guaranteed tender, says you're always ready to grill. and now, safeway has a new promise. a commitment to thousands of new everyday low prices. so you can get what you want. when you want it. at the price you need. today... and tomorrow. that's our promise. and that's... ingredients for life. safeway. >

it is one slow ride from dale city to lorton. we are looking at 15-plus minutes and that's growing thanks to the weather. you can thank howie. from edsall to seminary. the usual delay has arrived. you can see we have that rain dripping off the camera. we are also tracking that police activity in the arlington area. just take note, not a bad idea to avoid the area when it comes to washington boulevard and columbia pike near the pentagon. let's move over to 495 and show you the jamup from new hampshire to connecticut. that's where we have crash activity to the right shoulder. now over to andrea. >> thank you. >>> a new controversy is swirling around ward 8 councilman marion barry. a review of spending has found that barry spend more money on outside contracts than any other member. six times more. 9 news now digital correspondent, armando trull is live outside of the wilson building in downtown dc with more. good morning. >> good morning, andrea. well, look at the headline, it reads, barry tops peers in contract spending. some work

heavy leaving prince william parkway to lorton.to you. >>> the white house is putting on a multimedia push to promote its health care reform plan. the president is using his website and his allies to couldn'ter what he calls misinformation. president obama will hold another town hall meeting tomorrow in montana. yesterday, in washington county, maryland, plenty of heated rhetoric at a meeting hosted by senator ben cardin. >> i am not going to vote for any bill that adds to the national deficit. >> you already have. >> with usurping authority is not granted by you as a united states senator. >> reporter: 400 people attended the meeting in hagerstown and 500 were kept waiting outside. >>> things aren't much easier for republicans. iowa senator charles grassley held a town hall on health care yesterday, four of them in fact he has been accused by some on the right for selling out to democrats as well as accusations from the left that he is blocking reform movement. >>> these days daily health care town hall meetings are turning in to

of volume but no significant delays but they are on the way. 95 from the prince william parkway to lorton, we are tracking that trip and fining the drive time holding at ten minutes. andrea, over to you. >>> we want to get to a story happening right now. this is in montgomery county. it is a two-lay harm fire in a r towo d wood street off of route 29 north of white oak. we just learned that firefighters have this one under control. a fire in one townhouse began 90 minutes ago and spread to another. fortunately no one was hurt and these are live pictures of that fire. you can see the unit still on the scene there. but again we have been told that firefighters have knocked this one down and no one has been injured. >>> car dealer sheriffs will be busy this weekend. that's because the government's cash for clunkers program ends on monday. digital correspondent armando trull is live in bethesda with more on theolair-minute rush. armando? >> behind me is a trailer full of automobiles just pulled up to the dealer lot. it seems cash for clunkers is spurring a lot of sales and a lot of hard up de

on 95, i was striveg slowing between dale city and lorton.ld. 66 backing up. the lane are open as you work your way in from nutley street trying to head over towards 495. no incidents to report along there. a slow go to merge onto 495 and head up towards tysons corner. randolph road has been reknopped each direction between old columbia pike and fairland road. southbound 270 slowing in separate stretches through hyattstown, germantown and headed towards the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> look like the president is going to stayn vacation a little bit longer. the obamas arrived back at the white house from their time way at martha's vineyard but they will spend the next few days at camp david o their last day on the island, the president accompanied hisghteand niece to a local generaller to to pick up a snack. >>> she was just 11 years old when she was abducted on her way to school. now, 18 years later she has been found alive and mother of two children fathered by nan accused of kidnapping her and keepi

at this time it looks like we are building volume between prince william parkway to lorton. to 395. the drive is looking great past duke street. but the delay is not too far behind. in alexandria, we will head over to the maps and show you something we have been watching since early on. a downed tree. crews are on the scene. taking it to the district, northeast dc, inbound new york avenue is filling out a bit between the times building and bladensburg and the outer loop, some volume from university to georgia. now, over to andrea. >>> we are following a developing story out of northeast washington. police are investigating an officer-involved shooting. these are live pictures from benning road near 34th street. all we're being told right now is one suspect was injured and we're not told how severely. the officer is fine. outbound benning road is shut down while police investigate. >>> today the final farewell to senator kennedy begins. it starts in his native massachusetts but will end in our region. the late senator will be buried at arlington national cemetery. he will be laid to

if you are heading up through lorton, you want to get on the road.will objecthe brakes leaving the prince william parkway heading out aross the occoquan. once you get into lorton, in toward newington, you are back up to speed and no delays making your trip through 95 aross the 14th street bridge into the district. in maryland, things looking pretty good. no problems to report on the beltway here at 270. starting to stack up southbound leaving germantown in toward rockville but you are moving pretty close to speed. not much of a delay at this point although we are keeping an eye on it. 95 and the bw parkway looking good. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> time if a check on the world markets on wall street. the dow jones industrial average gained 33 points. nasdaq up just two points. asian markets, the nikkei fell 122 points. >>> imagine going on-line being looking for a house to rent and you find a perfect one. only problem is you already live there. a virginia woman became the target of an internet scheme and now police have a warning

looking at plus five minutes in the car to make it from the prince william parkway to lorton. now, over to andrea. >>> a new wal-mart supercenter will be built near a civil war battlefield. historians have long opposed the move saying the building and shopping center in orange county, virginia will be too close to the historic wilderness battlefield. armando trull is live in in the 9 news now information center with more. >> reporter: well, andrea, opponents said that the wal- mart was going to be built on the graves of civil war dead. supporters said the county needed the money and revenue from that. the majority of speakers supported bringing a super wal- mart to locust grove. they said the 32,000 residents of the farming community would benefit from the jobs, tax revenue and inexpensive shopping options, more so given tough economic times. >> i think wal-mart does a lot of great things by putting money back in the school system and there's just nothing out here. >> reporter: the store will be located near the wilderness battlefield. a civil war preserve for grant and lee wh

here's the shot from the prince william parkway to lorton a ten minute commute. that's the traffic. >>> our time is 6:17. >>> the recession has people more willing to press their luck knowing the price is y sa headline in "u satoday" reads economy pushes game show contestants to play for keeps. managing editor lauren ashburn has the story. come on down. >> the price is right. especially if you are unemployed. here's what we are finding, people are desperate for money especially in tough economic times and they are turning to game shows in order to get that money. what they are doing is they are auditioning, the wheel mobile went around think country and they saw 24% increase in the people that wanted to be on wheel of fortune. >> they are already crazed anyhow. >> right. >> how does this make a difference if you are unemployed. >> take for example, $132 million have been given away since millionaire started and it is in the seventh syndicated season. so we are finding the payouts don't have to be as big because people are willing to take $2,000 or 8,000 dollars a

delayed from the prince william parkway as drivers make their way to lorton. we are estimating the drive time at 10 to 15 minutes. to our realtime graphics. route 4, route 5, the suitland parkway, 305, this remains an accident free zone. and finally wrap it up with the outer loop. bring the shades, bower going to need them. sun glare is a factor from new hampshire to georgia. just a minor delay. now over to andrea. >>> a prominent iranian lawmaker says three americans detained in that country could be charged with spying. shane bauer, his girlfriend and their friend were arrested for illegally entering iran from iraq. security officials in iraq say the trio of backpackers simply got lost hikings in in the mountains where the border isn't clearly marked. >>> opposition groups in iran are calling for protests to coincide with the inauguration of mahmoud ahmadinejad. several blogs and websites encourage demonstrators to gather in front of parliament where the iranian president was sworn in for a second term earlier today. the pro reform movement claims mahmoud ah

moving to 95 northbound in virginia, we are slow from route 1 up to lorton.10 to 15 minutes there and then you slow down approaching the mixing bowl, but no problems in between there. we will head over to the outer loop in maryland. from 95 to georgia. we are seeing that slow down now to 15 minutes and it is building. so if you have to go that way give yourself a little extra time and try to, you know, be a little more patient on the roads. andrea, over to you. >>> actually i'll take it, kris. thank you very much. >>> here's weather kim. seven-day forecast. >>> i hate these forecasts every day a threat of rain but that's what happens in the summer. it is called di rex rnal heating. -- diernal heating. a threat of a few showers later this afternoon. 80s instead of 90s. feels good and we will get the 90s back next week. quick update. if you go to my facebook fan page and i feel like a dork saying that i'm asking for suggestions on what i should do with my wedding dress. >> i have a great one. >> i know you do. >> the "early show" is next. jessica, what do we ha

in virginia, we've got construction working northbound 95 just after lorton. here is your look at the camera making your trip across the occoquan a a little bit of volume but he have effect is moving for the most part at speed. possibly little below speed just to have help with the roadways. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> we start this hour with breaking news as pice from several departments right now are looking for some suspects near arlington national cemetery. as many as eight suspects were first being pursued in a car and police say they bailed out at columbia pike and south gate drive. one was caught. the others are still on the loose and there are reports that several of them ran into the cemetery. we do have a crew on the scene. >>> the senate has reached a deal on saving the cash for clunkers program. lawmakers will vote on a plan that would add $2 billion to the popular rebate program. this gives shoppers until labor day to trade in the gas guzzler for a new ride. president obama says all of of the program's $1 bill w

from route 1 over to lorton. we are congested. that's another ten minute drive.r to you. >>> metro's red line is back to normal this morning after a small fire near the bethesda station. it happened last nate on the outbound track and caused smoke to fill the station. investigators say it was caused by an overheated insulator. trains were forced to share a single track from friendship heights to the grovesnor station. sky nine was over route 301 at 214 this morning. a $2 million rehab project gets underway. you have to follow a detour on eastbound 214 to get to 301. work will replace a 50-year-old bridge. it should take one year. >>> federal officials say they do not believe a student pilot, who violated restricted air space around washington, knew what he was doing. sky nine captured pictures of the plane after it was forced to land at the montgomery county air park in gaithersburg yesterday afternoon. a blackhawk helicopter intercepted the plane and forced it to land. the plane plane is registered to a company in pennsylvania. there is word a plane registered t

right now no problems between the prince william parkway and lorton. clear from the fairfax county parkway to the mixing bowl. to the inner loop we go. finding drivers between 95 past braddock road up to 66 clearly at speed. the outer loop, disabled vehicle at the toll road. good news there. that is now gone. lanes are moving. jumping to the beltway. this time north of the district in maryland where a little volume is building on the outer loop at university. we will take it over to 50 where we are flying this westbound from the bay bridge to bowie to the beltway. things are moving nicely as far as speed is concerned and finally that will drop us off at inbound new york avenue. the drive through northeast dc looks like a good little delay starting to grow from the times building to bladensburg road. that's a quick look at traffic. now, over to you. >>> summer vacation is officially over for students in montgomery county. students head back to class for the 2009, 2010 school year. digital correspondent kristin fisher is live outside of quince orchard hi

lorton is inthe e clear. alwa dranag alonaior rpanag nati'sth re wat he haanwethat's where we have some so rain still. widen t the picture here. here it is on the satellite- radar loop. a small cluster of storms to the east but the atmosphere is ripe to develop more thunderstorms and you can see them pulling across west virginia. so, our afternoon much like yesterday, will be touch and go everybody. it is great to have you with us. up to 85. 91 leesburg. looking south that's the number in fredericksburg. 84. that will be dropping at andrews air force base with rain-cooled air. 84 is the number at annapolis. we factor in humidity and it feels hotter outside. in fact it feels like the triple-digits in loudoun county. it feels like 90s across the board from quantico to andrews air force base and 94 frederick. so with the steam in the air you know your body has a harder time cooling off. take it eatcy. find air conditioning and certainly cloud cover and thunderstorms developing could help you out as we head to th

crews will be conducting brief shutdowns of all lanes on the interstates between route 1 and lorton roadhile they widen the highway and replace overhead signs. commuters should expect delays up to 30 minutes. >> all eyes are now on tropical tsm itsay w way toward the east coast. the storm has top winds near 50 miles an hour. it's on a path to clip the u. east coast over the weekend. >> michael vick makes his return to the nfl tonight. the philadelphia eagles quarterback will play in the preseason game against jacksonville. it will be the first time he's appeared in an nfl game since december of 2006. vick was released from federal custody july 20th after serving 18 months in prison for his role in running a dogfighting operation. >> by his passing, senator edward kennedy leaves behind a long and impressive record. he has worked to pass some of the most important laws in thi country, especially those benefiting those in need. >> this morning, we take a closer look at just why some of the ways he chain mgd all of our lives by working to level the playing field. here's nbc's kevin tibbles.

west here down from manassas and again moving an0 he steastnoasrt 3t he ins hour s lk onlortfolks in lorton you llwi be seeing this. what are we talking for the afternoon, show you the radar loop. this is just e a loofexpect a l moving in here. this is nothing to do with danny but the air mass that is fueling danny is alinfusog el es h s fehi tct affrom dersthunderf rnteunafn ooti aftern2:00unm. 00a. a.m. tonight. i'll break down the details of the weekend weather. if you are heading to the beach or staying right here i have important stuff you need to know and i will have that in a few minutes. >> thank you very much. >>> we may never know if the problems with the water main that burst along river road last year are putting other pipes at risk. of course you may remember this scene of water gushing down the montgomery county street last december. well, today, officials with the washington suburban sanitary commission say the inspection records for that water main may have been thrown away. and that means that they cannot determine if other pipes could have similar problems. >>> after being

there is a crash after at the occoquan but before lorton road. nothing on 66 but a growing volume. >> thank you. >>> president obama is earning some style points. he is being listed on a best dressed list along with michelle obama. this is the president's first time on the list. angelina jolie was left off the list. brad pitt made the cut. she is too busy raising kids. >> she has spitup on her blouse. >> that would take you off the list. >> take a look at this. this video out of israel. some horses were on the wrong side of the road. the biggest horse tried to leap over a car. his legs smashed through the windshield. the course and the driver of that car are just fine. no problem. that gives you an appreciation for all of these deer collisions we hear about in our area. deer are almost as big as a horse. >> it is interesting. >> just running down their road and they decided to take a picture. >>> we will take a quick break. >>> when the going gets tough, the tough go to siberia. >> vladimi putin has been on vacation in siberia. he has been, shall

you'll slow down to get into lorton. let's look at the camera.s like we're moving at speed at the pentagon at washington boulevard. we will go to maryland with newschopper 7 out of urbana. 270 is on the right side of your screen. urbana down to the truck scales is open. >> thank you. >>> 74 degrees outside. 6:43. >> just as we promise 100% fresh produce... and rancher's reserve beef, guaranteed tender 100% of the time. at safeway, we now promise something new. something big. a commitment... to thousands of new everyday low prices. so you can get what you want. when you want it. at the price you need. today... and tomorrow. that's our promise. that's ingredients for life. safeway. oh, hi! welcome back to progressive.com! how's that car insurance? great! just bought a house... and you just heard progressive offers homeowner's insurance. yeah! i also heard i could save a bundle -- because progressive already insures your car. yeah, and i like -- one-stop shopping! right. i know! anything else i should know? yes -- make sure you stay away from shag c

. >> it is although warmer this rnmo you'lll feee heatyestda yedast 72 inan napolis. 71 in lorton. it is in the low 70's in many locations. this afternoon, a lot of sunshine. scattered clouds developing. highs in the low 90's with added humidity. tomorrow, mid 80's with a few passing storms late in the day tomorrow. >> 95, 66, i-395 are all good all across the potomac river. in a broken-down van has been moved onto the shoulder. a crash in waldorf near 205 with no delay. this is the beltway, headlights on the outer loop. they have left the ikea on the way to 270. growing volume but a good pace. >> thank you. >>> we begin with breaking news out of massachusetts. senator edward kennedy has died after a battle with brain cancer. >> he was surrounded by friends and loved ones. courtney robinson has a look back on his life and legacy. >> world leaders are remembering the liberal lion of the u.s. senate, a champion of health care. his mark on american politics will not be forgotten. he lived a life of both triumph and try it -- and tragedy. he carried on dreams of a political dynasty. >>

headlights are leaving dale city to get into lorton. are slow from newington up to the beltway. 270 is good at the john hanson highway. nothing reported. on the ramp there has been a crash in ellicott city. back inside. >> thank you. >>> nearly five-month ordeal is over for two journalists convicted of spying in north korea. they are on their way home. >> they are due to arrive in alifornia in a few air -- in a few hours. family and friends are waiting for the women to arrive home. the women were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for illegally entering north korea. they were pardoned yesterday. we will have the latest in a live report in just a few minutes. >>> a new report is set for release today grading the progress of d.c. on the local aids epidemic. >> it praises the school system for one program aimed at curbing the program. pamela brown has more. >> the city is being applauded by activists who are considering the expansion of a pilot program that would and aids education lectures to the 12,000 high school students. according to

delays on 95 before the prince william county to lorton.n and doug. >> thank you. >>> martin o'malley is expected to announce details this morning about the purple line project. >> including what form it will take. there is a news conference at 8:30 this morning. it would connect prince george's to montgomery counties. we will have a live report in just a few moments. >>> the use of a snail mail could lead to cutbacks at targeting your local post office. >> the post office is considering closing as many as 14 post offices in our area. pamela brown is that one of them. >> postal workers are not coming as often these days, mostly because more and more consumers are turning to the internet. the postal service is taking some drastic measures. with just a click of a button, the internet gives you instant gratification of sending e-mails or paying bills. the so-called snail mail is taking a hit. >>, started doing online bill pay because of time issues. >> the postal service is expected to deliver 175 billion fewer pieces of mail this year, leavin

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you will be on the brakes from dale city up toward lorton right at roe 1 we have the right lane blocked with a disabled vehicle. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> two big stories expected to come out of capitol hill today where senator have a busy day head with the power to make history on the supreme court. >> and also to try to save you big bucks on the next car purchase and sarah simons is tracking both of them this morning with business on the hill. >> reporter: good morning. it is a big day on the hill. especially in the senate. the first hispanic supreme court justice is expected to take her place on the highest court in the land. the senate is scheduled to vote to confirm sotomayor. some republicans have put up a fight, saying she's unfit for the bench. the speeches she's made in the past they say are concerning. they say she shows bias and saying a judge background can give perspective in a case. in a speech she said in 2001, she said a at lena could come up with a wiser choice than a white man. but she has more than enough votes to be confirmed unless something

. >>> now to the carjacking this morning of a woman in lorton, virginia. police say she stpehed r car in the 7800block of lewis chapel road to pickup a coworker when she was n.o oached by metw pthd leeyhefrr om the car at gunpoint, took her purse and drove away. fortunately, she was not hurt. the car was a green mercury cougar. >>> a broken main in northeast washington broke in the 1900 block of hamlin street today. several cars had to be moved out of the way for folks to fix it. traffic is being rerouted around the area until the area is complete. >>> phase ii at alice middle school is complete. adrian fenty said they will have a new school this year. the improvements include new classrooms, science, music labs for 900 students. >> we've been able to raise the bar. i think some of what we've been bringing on board are comparable to the other country. >>> hbo debuts the nine lives of marion barry tonight at 9:00 p.m. he calls it the most balanced reporter on his controversial career ever. bruce johnson makes several appearances in the documentary. he caugh

a little volume between the prince william parkway to lorton., over to you. >>> vandals cause thousands of dollars of damage to a local nonprofit over the week. i helps low income boyce and men with life skills and now it is asking the community for help. here's lindsey mastis with the story. >> grew up here. like just a home. >> reporter: he usually comes to mentor his peers but today he is cleaning up a horrible mess. >> paperwork and everything just on the floor or turned over. >> reporter: vandals caused $10,000 worth of damage by throwing paint, spraying graffiti and ripping apart art work. >> they create art work on life experiences and the next art work will be about their reaction to the vandalism. >> he says other organizations and students have stopped by to help. >> what we saw is an outpouring of the commune and had young people that don't even attend the program, like 10 and 11 that was in here yesterday working. >> reporter: they are asking for donations, simple things like paper towels and paper plates but are also hoping someone

southbound to 121 we are slow. 95 in virginia getting congested from the prince william parkway to lortonidents and 395 dealing with that one slow go that stretches from duke to seminary but that is just volume. a 9 news now click to share with you. say hello to jamie and barbara. she is with clothing for change and it provides skills for women in the area. thank you for watching. >>> the social networking site twitter is creating quite a few headlines on the web this morning. i know some of you are sick of hearing about the social networking site could save r co look at this. this morning our toy" has datoy" has a story out about how jetblue and united inrlaies are offering twitter followers first dibs rldiscounted fares. now, eshere's jetblue's site. the jetblue cheaps instead of ee tstw . gtherotey nthlyy if em about sales thht eig them eight hours or as long as there are available seats to tr. look at ekwe look at one of those. this is from july 27th ta $39. i 9.$3 tampa to jfk $39. click on it and see how you can ore thw atatl if are ara follower. ited airlines, similar thing. only w

>> if you have driven in northern virginia you have likely seen a huge bottle neck on i-95 in the lorton area. a project aimed at easing traffic congestion but could mean major delays in the cominging months. vdot says the solution is adding more lanes and they are working to do that now. building a fourth lane in both directions between newington and occoquan. officials are warning of construction delays especially in the overnight hours. >>> 5:00 a.m. we are out of here. we ask motorists to bear with us during that period of time. if they get caught up in that somewhere about midnight, 1:00, 2:00 in the morning, hang arounu , 15 minutes. >> lewan wesbel completed in phes. 95 north between route 1 a fairfax county parkway will be finished this year. sohbound lanes in that area are seduled for completion2010. oll . and rteou weet oute 1 andoute 312 in 3 bothirects should be completed by fall of 2011. >>> a series of robberies near the george washington university campus. >>> new organic grocery store. look at four other stories. d.c. man is dead after being shot by police officer early t

slow from 123 to lorton.e moving along and taking you to 395 northbound where the delay is setting in a little bit. from duke to seminaryes no incidents or accidents along the way. the same situation as you check out the realtime graphics. branch avenue, pennsylvania, 301 crane highway. these are checking out with a thumbs up. over to 270. a report of an accident at germantown road. we are seeing volume to montgomery village avenue. and finally finish up in northeast dc. inbound new york avenue. no delays yet from the times building to bladensburg road. >>> good morning. you can always couldn't on the web to give you a good dose of odd ball news and i have two stories right now. the first is an unbelievable basketball shot that is one of the most watched videos this morning on youtube. check it out. you are about to see kansas state guard playing a game of horse. look at this. hits the ground and goes through the hoop. why don't we watch it one more time in slow motion. he is cherry excited about the shot. he

on 95 northbound the usual delay that stretches from prince william parkway to lorton.y is growing. take it back to the realtime graphics where we have a report of a crash at clinton. this is at woodland road. 270 southbound grit past germantown. no incidents or accidents, just volume building. now, over to you. >>> thank you, angie. good morning, everyone. unfortunately we have more disturbing news on the web about the massacre at a pittsburgh gym that left four dead including the alleged shooter, george sodini. yesterday at this time, i told you about how george sodini had left behind a blog. it is a very dark on-line diary about what he planned to do which is walk in to a gym and open fire on young women. now comes news that on-line trail doesn't stop there. turns out the alleged killer posted videos also on youtube. i want to show you two of them right now. the first one was posted a year ago and what you are about to see is george sodini talking straight to the camera in a clip he called hide from emotion. let's listen. >> it is easy for me to hide from my emotions

on the beltway from 95 to 66 moving at a nice a pace and wrap it up with 95 from dumfries up to lorton. looking good. no delays or accidents at this time. now, over to andrea. >>> would you believe you can make $3 million in three months off of one invention. it happened for creators of some iphone applications. a team of locals with no experience may be on the way. >> smart phone sales are up. >> it is one of the few bright spots in the economy and two locals are hoping to catch the glare. a banker and personal trainer. >> we think we have a unique product. >> this is the application girls farther too. >> yeah you heard him girls farther, too. >> yeah, farthers are funny, girls fartherring funny. >> it sounds strong. >> but research tells them others will. take pull my finger and ifart have attorneys. >> both raking in $10,000 a week. the new developer show me number one hit the moron test. >> you are officially a moron [ laughter ] here's a few more they created, snap an 80s nostalgia app. and oh, snap, scenes from life. >> the economy today, everything is bad news. any doctor will t

already seeing a slow down from the prince william parkway over to lorton.minder, i'm simulcasting live from my blog at wusa9.com. come behind the scenes with me. let's chat. for now, over to my colleague, kristin fisher who is standing by in the 9 news now web center. >> thank you so much. good morning, everyone. it is time for a roundup of social media news. remember the hack attack that took down twitter and other social networking sites last week? well, we still don't know who is behind the attack. we over the weekend we the pale etta inrg g.ke lota awetargeting. take a look at this. this is the story on on a orge tagi rg george target of twitter attack. he nothe target in e these attacks. nothliey beeve the hackers aft burglar. particular. the 34paicular. the 34-year-old blogger in george who -- sis they say the was politically motivated and timed ss coinside twiheth gea giorgi ian conflict rust layear. look at his twitter page. this orge geis's george's phe he had 30 owllfo erd anfoller a 2300. his latest upte iows august 8th which he wrote my twitter

our buddy alex tells us near lorton to watch for construction. right now volume light. no incidents or accidents to report along the way. that's a quick look at traffic. andrea, over to you. >>> some residents of an apartment building in capital heights, maryland are back home after a run in with bad weather. last night's storm sent a tree crashing through the side of their building leading to a mass evacuation. armando trull is live in the 41st block of southern avenue in capital heights with more on the story. >> good morning. the apartment building you see behind me here in capitol heights has some beautiful large ma churr oak trees. a combination of heavy rains that loosened soil around the roots and strong winds that pushed on the canopy made sure that tree had enough. an oak tree weighing several tons came crashing down on the roof of a capital heights pardon me building damaging one apartment on the top floor as well as side windows. initially several dozen residents were evacuated from the building until emergency responders could determine the safety. once they

no delays. 95 northbound in virginia, slowing down between the prince william parkway and lorton.w over to you, kristin. >> good morning. just because congress is convening for the august recess, do not expect the health care debate to die down anytime soon. in fact it only is moving away from the hill and perhaps away from the main stream media. we are seeing politicians take the fight to sites like youtube and there is a battle that site over health care reform. look at s iise thght heri. gereport this morning. if you scroll down you will se this title bar that says see th themght rictright here contains links eeto tu throu ybeou videos against obama's health care proposal. one of them is a d crowa crowd pl yollu'see it right here wh arn specter urges we do this fastmeang incare alth ca thfostrefa fais is a clip on diulfficdifficult to hear. it isfrom somebody in there. and listen to how the crowd responds to arlen specter saying we need to do this fast. there are 1,000 pages and we must act fast and we have to make judgments very fast -- [ roaring crowd ] >> senator specker say

. >>> for folks out of virginia, a slow go leaving woodbridge headed up towards lorton but the lane are beltway looks great. if you are traveling the outer loop of the beltway, the exit to go northbound at 123 in tyson's is closed off. no incidents reported as you travel in off the green way towards wolf trap. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. >>> construction on the intercounty connector has kicked in high gear. officials say the western sections of the nearly 19-mile highway should open on schedule by fall of next year. the next two segments are expected to be finished late next year or in early 2011. it will link i-95 in prim county with i-270 in montgomery county. >>> let's look ahead. this is seen as one most controversial parts of president obama's planfor health care reform. now, government-run option coulbe on its way out. what this change course could mean for your health insurance option. >> coming up at 8:00, a lot of parents and students are getting ready to do the back to school shopping. we have ways it make the most of your budget in this bad economy including

no delay. 95 northbound in virginia, drivers are at speed from dale city to lorton to the mixing bowl. that's the traffic. now over to you. >>> in this living well headlines the u.s. begins to test h1n1 on children. health officials say the results from the test on adults say it is safe to use on youngsters. it will include children six months to 17 years old. the government expects to distribute it by mid october. >>> a new study shows marijuana may help to fight one kind of cancer. researchers found the millions in the drug stop prostate cells from growing. scientists had success with human cancer cell and succeeded in shrinking tumors in mice. >>> a new report shows the u.s. life expectty in 2007 reached a high of nearly 78 years, two months longer than the year before. it was noted in both genders but on average, women still live more than five years longer than men. >>> people who post members of the jury messages on-line anonymously may no longer have their identity protected. that's after a judge ruled in favor of a model who sued google to get the name of an onymous blogger. >