that includes metrorail, metrobus and metro access. we are hoping to get an update on when service will resume later on today. >> federal government offices are closed again. so are most local government offices and schools. there is also a complete list of closings on myfoxdc.com. a lot of folk still going to have to weather what is left behind. >> yes, we still have, as wisdom said, a lot to go through in terms of some rain and winds to deal with. let's get right to it and take a look at what is happening. now, what was sandy, hurricane sandy, now just a low pressure system has lost its drop we'll characteristics. it is now 90 miles west of ?rid. maximum wind still strong, 65 miles per hour. it will move its way up to the north. -- it is now 90 miles west of philadelphia. you can see that we still are under the gun in terms of wet weather. plenty of rainfall through our area and we'll see that continuing into the course of today and into this evening. by tonight, we should start to get a gradual, gradual clearing of it and we'll see

no service on montgomery county buses, metrobus or metro access today. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we continue to watch hurricane for you this morning. in many areas along the east coast, they are already feeling the effects. >> including ocean city, maryland where the storm is creating strong winds and flooding. fox 5's lauren demarco is thrive -- live there now with the latest. good morning to you. >> good morning. things continuing to escalate here. waves certainly picking up in height and definitely more forceful at this time here so hurricane sandy definitely making herself felt along the boardwalken we are at 17th street just a little bit further south. we are seeing some of the waves breach the wall. now, earlier, we had been driving around and taking a look at some of the flooded roads. we have a lot of high standing water on the roads right now. if you are trying to drive in on route 50, route 50 is shut down at the entrance to ocean city. 90 does remain open. everything south of 17th street also closed and there were manda

friday night, a car crashed into a metrobus in seat pleasant. passenger in the car was killed and eight metrobus passengers were injured? >>> prince george's county has agreed to pay more than $3.5 million to ten people falsely arrested or injured by police during a wild post-game celebration at the university of maryland. lawyers say $2 million of the settlement will go to john mckenna, badly beaten by police in march of 2010. one of the officers was aquitted of the assault on friday. another officer was convicted of second-degree assault. gree . >>> it was a tough day for the skins in jersey. rg iii made a game saving scramble and pass on fourth down and then threw a touchdown pass to santana moss with less than two minutes to go. eli manning came back. and the giants win it 27-23. >> that was a tough one. any time you score with a couple of minutes left in the game, you feel like you got momentum going and they make some big plays. really credit to them making the big plays when they had to. i think we're 0-2 in the red zone scoring touchdown

you will find that metrobus, metro access, montgomery county bus has been suspended.rak northeast corridor service suspended as well. we have a good portion of beach drive blocked off between old avenue and 410. due to storm damage. little falls parkway, massachusetts avenue, out towards river road, clean-up is continuing. north of town, 198 remains blocked off between sweitzer lane and old gunpowder road. we have a portion of route 1 under water here at this time. that is closed off due to flooding. 108 at new hampshire avenue, storm damage reported here. 29 remains should down between lockwood drive and four corners. that is what we're finding as folks gently make their way out the front door and headed out around town this morning. be very careful. watch out for the slick roads and watch out for traffic signals that may not be working. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we are following some breaking news related to superstorm sandy. at least 50 homes have been destroyed in a raging fire in queens, new york. this is the beach town of breezy point, on

just want to update this metrobus, metro access suspended. we need to map out a couple of issues for you. tucker, we were talking about flooding. we've got a lot of that to deal with this morning. we've got wires down along 198 between swieter lane and old gunpowder road. that keeps the roadway shut down until further notice. of course, 108 over at new hampshire avenue dealing with storm damage. new hampshire avenue near 410, wires down there. -- we've got wires down along 198 between sweitzer lane and old gunpowder road. you are talking about the winds. still very windy over at the chesapeake bay bridge and the bay bridge remains shut down until further notice. route 1 at 286 is blocked off. there is just a laundry list of areas where we're dealing with flooding, trees down, wires down, storm damage to clean up. if you can, if you have the day off, if you can stay put, let authorities get out there and clean up a lot of this so we can get you back out there sooner rather than later. if you do have to be out on the roads this morning, if you

metrobus, metro access, as you can imagine, service suspended because of this storm.d town, you will find wind restricts posted not only for the key bridge in baltimore but all here at the bay bridge for those traveling between annapolis and kent island. still, the portion of the route headed into ocean city remains closed. that is route 50 between golf course and philadelphia road. route 90 reminutes open at this time. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we are following the path of hurricane this morning. the storm surge in the chesapeake is a serious concern. >> that's right. some parts of annapolis are already feeling the impact. holly morris is there with more on the rising waters. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. wind is picking up a little bit. the rain is coming down be obviously steady. drops are really big but right now, it seems like another stormy morning here in annapolis. obviously, we know the worst is still to come. the thing of a noticed most, usually when we're down here doing live shots, people are jogging by, lot

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ting to go in.tar >> been emboldened them them beam then metrobus -- metro crews will start their work once after the crowd has cleared out. >> midge ronnie is back in today.round virginia but on the heels of a new mason- oll that indicates that the governor romney is up over president obama in florida. scott, there is a different feel romney campaign today. re definitely is. been calling him for the closely since last year. there is definitely a different feel. the mason-dixon poll has them up da and up to inri virginia. uee nose at those are tr certainlybut they changed -- who knows if those are true numbers, but they certainly changed the tone. romney has a comfortable sense of optimism. live music from hank williams' today, bigger signs and gital billboards play a few od biography. >> i am very excited. ot of people are on.hing i see these obama rallies and they're chanting of a " four more years." we're thinking four more weeks. >> the momentum should go after night's exchange, particularly due to vice biden's expressive tactics. was a dishonor to his office. i am so glad he kept

metrobus and metroaccess as well. reagan national airport, the airport is open, however they have suspended service. at bwi, they expect limited operations throughout the entire day. you can barely see in this camera. watch for ponding. route 1 is closed because of ponding. 29 colesville road) north of four corners. -- is closed. route 1 is closed at the fairfax county parkway because of flooding. a lot of closures with flooding. back to you. >> thank you. we have a number of cruise out there this morning providing live team coverage of the damage from sandy. >> we will start with adam caskey and in our storm chaser 7. he is in northwest. how are things looking? >> it is still raining in northwest at the 5300 block of nebraska avenue near military road. we have a downed tree. looks like it came from the side of the house, between the two houses for work towards the street. there are power lines running through the big tree, but power lines are generally intact. the neighbors of the house that got clipped by the tree s

metrorail, metrobus and metro not runningce are today and that affects more riders.,000 marc and vre are also not in other trains along n service on amtrak are affected. metro officials tell us they not yet made a decision to resume service tomorrow. in new york city, they have shut tumble largest transit for only the second time in history. new york's subways and trains closed down for affecting 9ning million commuters. >> this is nothing to play with. we don't want to down as the equipment and having a problem up and the system running. set it is propped with 300 pumper rooms and portable track pomps to deal with the worst case scenario. all three d.c. area airports are storm butg the airlines have canceled hundreds of flights out of reagan national, bwi airport. you have a flight, call ahead and check on the status. coming up next, we'll talk an official from metropolitan washington airports authority. let's get the latest on the roadways. things goinga few on. look at montgomery county. we can see the elderly that new hampshire ave. you see that fire truck about to is a car there

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for years neighbors have been using a path to get to a nearby metrobus stop bus a recent spike in crime has residents concerned. delegate norton is calling on the national park service to step up patrols in that area. >>> coming up next -- howard and the forecast. >> nice and warm out here on the weather terrace j. c.. we're going into the 80s today. maybe 30 degrees cooler though by sunday. let's take you to break with a look at the allergy update. that's come in and the mold spores are still high. all else is low. tell you about that changing weekend forecast in detail when 9news now at noon returns. >>> we've been combing through the day's daily deals emails and retailer websites to find you some deep discounts and here are some of my friday favorites, the the glare from the sun can make it hard to drive and ebay is offering 67% off a pair of armani men's polarized aviator sunglasses, you can buy them today for $59.99. normal price $180. the deal includes free shipping. >>> universal smiles d.c. is offering a teeth whitening deal. which can make your teeth eight shades brighter. 82%

a cheaper way to go would be on the metrobus -- megabus at $40.50. the easiest would be on the train. that will cost to depending on the time of day around $125. if you decide to spend the night, the price of a hotel will very from $84 a night at a two star hotel of 29 hundredfold $95 a night and up. if your plan -- you are planning on going, that ticket will cost [indiscernible]0 >> fans have benefited and they're more hesitant to spend money. fans were so excited so it bumped up the prices. it was not so bad. >> i like door-to-door service. how much would it have cost? how much will it cost if you drop me from baltimore to new york for the game in new york? >> i do not know. it depends on the meter and traffic. >> about how much? quex up to $500. >> at those prices i will take this guy's advice. >> i will watch on tv. i can get up and go to the restroom and had get a snack. it is no hassle. >> a lot of people tell me they would love to go and spend money. the only problem, they have to work. >> next, the history of the new police commissioner is un

. >> sandy is grounding thousands of flights and halting metrobus antwrens and local power companies are welcoming crews from all over the country. >> they are planning a response to the attack. >> we are bringing you live team coverage of the hurricane. we are live in ocean city, annapolis and we're in touch with the utility companies and governor martin o'malley of maryland. >> good morning. >> rise and shine and let's get the latest on the current conditions. >> good the rain is coming down and went to starting to pick up a little bit. if you are just waking up, we have team coverage. sandy has intensified a little bit in the overnight hours. the maximum winds are 85 miles per hour and some additional strengthening as possible. the pressure has dropped and when that happens, we tend to see the wind speed increase. in addition, it will look up with the jet stream winds near the coast and it could intensify as it gets close to land fall. we think that will be late this evening for some time overnight. take look at-- it is easy to pick up where the center of circulation is. it is mov

that includes metro rail, metrobus, and metroaccess. we have dan for metro on the phone. what about this decision to shut down the entire system? >> good morning. this is a decision we made late yesterday afternoon in consultation with the national weather service and our jurisdictional partners as well as the federal grant. the first reason was the national weather service came back to us with a forecast that had some new information about what to expect in terms of sustained winds/ that caused us some concern. in addition, the federal government was indicating they were leaning toward the closure of federal offices in d.c. and we were also hearing from pepco dominion about concerns of their ability to maintain power needed to preserve metro rail service. those three factors led us to this decision like many transit agencies up and down the east coast, to suspend service entirely monday and possibly beyond. >> divided each year to shut it down completely rather than to start service and then decide where to redraw lines to shut off part of the service? >> it is difficult

in talks to merge with metrobus acs, to bring more for them. much of a dent in the at&tance of verizon and without the iphone 2 offer. restaurants expanded and remodeled, pizza hut is going .mall it's downsizing to allow it to turn a profit fast. isivery and carry out mostly idea. bald men are perceived to be a masculine and the dominant have greater leadership potential in some cases than hair.men with linda bell reporting for abc 7 news. back to you. >> thank you. 5:52. jacqui jeras is joining us. a nightmare for drivers out there. >> i know. thick.og is very p it has gotten worse in the last hour. advisories in effect across much maryland, extreme northern virginia, and new jersey. fog stretching all the way into new england. even though we don't have an the metro area, you still need to be cautious. down to about 1/3 of a the district and at dulles and a half mile in manassas. we are seeing reduced visibilities and that will be with us through much of the and lingering towards noon. 72 as the temperature at reagan dulles, 63 int frederick,

metro rail and metrobus have suspended service for the morning. metroaccess is closed for the day. in the area of sligo creek parkway, beach drive, little falls parkway, all those are closed. everyone is being cautious with high standing water. ponding is an issue. look for that and try to avoid handing out and about, if you can. >> much different from yesterday in ocean city, maryland. let's look at what sandy did out there. >> not a pretty picture. brianne carter was there during the height of the storm over night and is joining us now this morning with an update. >> good morning. when we weren't at the height of the storm last night and you could hear the wind howling. it seems we are still experiencing some very strong wind gusts down here. a lot to contend with in ocean city this morning. we do have light rain falling but it's much colder today and the wind gusting heavily and cutting right through you. there will be a lot to clean up in ocean city over the next couple days. look behind me and you can see one of those benches on the boardwalk. these were bolted down to the boa

>> llevaras a la parada del metrobus, por favor. >> ¡a la parada! [gritos] >> toma campeÓn.a el reinado despuÉs de 4 aÑos a marino. ¿cÓmo vamos a celebrar? >> no, no. no puedo tocar esa lana. ya la tengo toda comprometida. tengo muchas obligaciones, tÚ sabes. >> sÍ, pero la primer obligaciÓn, y con uno. el que trabajÓ la lana. hay que disfrutarla. ¿no has oÍdo hablar de un antro que se llama el baluarte? >> sÍ, si, por ahÍ lo he escuchado mencionar, pero oye, ese es un lugar para ejecutivos de mucho billete. es un antro muy costo ¿no? >> no para ejecutivos que ganan mucho. y si no lo conoces, deberÍamos de ir para que lo conozcan. te imaginas lo es de una y ese lugar. >> ¿ah si? >> tiene unas Áreas, asÍ como oscuras. y en lugar de sillas, hay unos sofÁs muy cÓmodos. un sitio muy acogedor. una pista de baile donde uno pierde la nociÓn. >> ¿si? >> uno baila asÍ, pegadito, y luego pide una champaÑa frÍa. uno se entrega a la magia al minuto. >> oye, ¿y dejan que uno se entregue a la magia al minuto? >> claro que sÍ. eso depende de uno. tÚ y yo, ahÍ estarÍamos felices. ¿quÉ dices

eight metrobus passengers were injured. >>> prince george's county has agreed to pay more than $3.5 million to 10 people who were either falsely arrested or injured by police during a wild post-game celebration at the university of maryland. lawyers say $2 million. settlement will go to john mckenna. he was the student badly beaten by police as the crowd celebrated a maryland basketball win over duke in march of 2010. one of the officers was aquitted of the assault on friday. another was convicted of second degree assault. >>> election day is two weeks from tomorrow and starting today, voters in d.c. can start casting ballots in early voting. some got a chance to meet the candidates at a forum in northwest last night. >>> it is the final presidential debate tonight between president barack obama and governor mitt romney and it is all about foreign policy. the candidates will face off over questions about iran, libya and china. prep rigs have been under way at lynn university in boca raton, florida. -- preparations have been under way at lynn university in boca raton, florida. >>> make sure

this app will be applied to the metrobus as well. >> yes, and we are really making a product for you that will be on out there even better. >> the next time you see them, remember that if they could channel that passion, then it could lead to their future. >> and that will be the next huge thing for them in technology. so i hope to be a part of this movement. >> reporter: mike hidak, 9news now. >> taking cool school to a whole new level. do you have a cool school? we would like to hear from you. send your ideas to us and we could be featuring your school or program in the next weeks. >>> breaking news tonight out of clinton, where a police officer is in critical condition after a crash. it happened at the of branch avenue. these shots from sky 9 show after the officer's cruiser and another car collided, both cars ended up on the side of the road. look at the crash there. that cruiser hit a light pole. literally looked like it was split in two. someone else in the other car was taken to the hospital, but we have no word on that person's condition. we have a crew at southern maryland h

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