here's monika. >> we sure could.the southbound side of i-275 in the local lanes here after route 28, fire activity watch out for it. the main leans are open and -- lanes are open and maybe just stick to them this morning. coming up in my next report, more on this and area roads at 5:29. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back. he hands can be automatic. for healthy tips and more, visit lysol.com/missionforhealth. >>> good morning and welcome back to 9news now, it's friday, i'm andrea roane and very happy about that. >> yeah, how about a great day? it's coming your way, we promise. i'm mike hydeck, here's monika samtani with traffic momentarily ask the man with the details, howard bernstein. >> we're in for another beautiful afternoon. yesterday, yesterday was great in the afternoon. we got to 72. the winds weren't too bad and today another nice afternoon. we're beginning into the 7 #s but this morning, it's chilly. we're into the 50s in town. but we've got 40s north and west with 68-degree readings expected ar

coming up in my next report, we'll take a look at 66 at 4:55. >> thank you, monika. >>> monika, you're supposed to read this i think. the d.c. department of transportation begins its annual pothole pa lose today campaign. crews will be working to repair any potholes which you report to them within 48 hours instead of the typical 72-hour response time. the transportation security administration showed off some new technology which is being tested at dulles airport. the goal is to identify passenger documents which have been altered or are fraud lent. this includes boarding passes. the new tool passes a passenger's boarding pass and photo i.d. and automatically verifies the name on both documents. dulles airport is one of three airports across the country taking part in the pilot program. >>> dry, sunny days may be nice for picnics but for farmers in eastern maryland, it is causing problems already. the entire eastern shore except for cecil county is now in a drought. rainfall totals are several inches below normal for the year so far. now farmers are putting off planting their spring cr

here's monika santami. she'll have traffic. plenty to talk about in a moment. >> howard bernstein has a lot to talk about in his weather today. >> one more warm day and then it's going to cool down toward the second half of the week and

andrea, mike, monika and i'm howard. we're so busy talking about jason siegel. we have a good day today, sunshine. windy conditions especially this morning. the winds will be breezy we'll call it. temperatures in the mid-50s by noon. we'll climb to the lower 60s. right now 53 in d.c. with 40s north and west. we are looking at a front that came through last night. you can see the line of showers. heavier northeastern maryland as it came right through us. a couple of sprinkles there. this morning we cleared out but the winds have been gusty. over 30 miles an hour at times. dropping temperatures into the 40s. many areas north and west. mid-40s in hagerstown out into western maryland. we're 53 here. andrews down to 51. patuxent river 58 behind our 9. 22 miles an hour here in washington but 32 in cambridge. monika santami, it is 5:00 a.m. how is our traffic looking? >>> not too bad for a friday morning. things are looking great. it's friday morning light everybody. that's a good thing. if you're planning to head out to the beltway early this morning to get to work, i

monika santami will have traffic momentarily.oward said there are temperatures in the 30s in some places. >> but it's going to be a better day than yesterday because it's going to be mainly dry. we may see an outside chance of a sprinkle but a dry day today and tomorrow before more rain possible on thursday and a warming trend. we'll see temperatures making it into the low 60s. yesterday we only made it to 50. mix of clouds and sunshine and a 5:00 p.m. temperature of 60. you've got some sort of ma

monika santami will have traffic momentarily. howard has the numbers you need to know. >> 67 is the average high. 92 is the record high. we're not going to make t. we're going to be close. it was 2002 when we hit 92. baltimore, their record is 90 today. it's an outside chance they're going to make 90 this afternoon. so very warm day. temps running some 20 degrees at least above average. here's our day planner. it is going to be sunny, maybe some high clouds at times but a sunny and very warm day for any time of year. 80 degrees by noon with mid- to upper 80s, even around 90 in a few spots and a south, southwesterly wind at 10 to 20 miles an hour. we'll call that breezy at times. sun is up at 6:30, setting at 7:47. you can see some of the high clouds just coming across the region from time to time. showers and storms well to the west of us although in far western, maryland, northern western pennsylvania late this afternoon, tonight could be some strong storms but could survive the trip and make it but for us looks like our rain ch

we turn it over to monika. she's got time saver traffic.t a couple of things are popping up now. >>> that's right. just a couple of things. they're mainly in virginia. good morning, everybody. the beltway is great. all your major thoroughfares are fine. we start off with a look at route 50. no problems to report as you come in from annapolis all the way inside the beltway through cheverly. both the bw parkway and route 50 are fine into northeast. the west side of town, there's an accident. this is new on route 234 right near the manassas mall. so you want to be aware of that. just south of i-66. 66 is fine as cow in from manassas -- as you come in from manassas. in lorton an overnight accident investigation continues on ox road. that is going to be right near furnace road in lorton. you want to follow police direction to get around that let's take a live look outside. here's what it looks like at the american legion bridge on the west side of town. no problems to report between 270 and bethesda and all the way into tysons corner. if you're

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>>> thank you monika. the capitals are leaning on their third string goalie as they start the postseason. >> and the nationals' young ace tumbles the mets. highlighting coming up in sports. >> but we want to take another look at our question of day at 5:19 -- >> our facebook friend susie kelly wrote -- >> log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer during the 6:00 hour. >>> it is 5:21 this thursday morning, chilly out there. breezy too in spots, it's going to be another breezy day although probably not as brisk as yesterday. right now mid 30s to low 40s. in charlie in fauquier county. he needs some rain. but not going to happen today. 43 winchester with 48 in annapolis on the bay. into the afternoon with sunshine and highs in the upper 50s even the low 60s in the warm spots. mike and andrea back to you. >>> thank you howard. the nationals take a series from the mets. >> . the capitals start the playoffs kristen berset has the morning sports. >> reporter: good morn

monika is coming in now. a few incidents building as the volume increases. >>> i've been on the phone with montgomery county police. they've been dealing with an accident that i've been telling you about on the beltway north of town. just near georgia avenue on the outer loop. the two right lanes remain blocked. it's a property damage accident. that means it's minor in nature but they're waiting on a tow truck. look at all the slow traffic on the outer loop. about 33 miles an hour. let me just show what you it looks like live right now at university boulevard. it's very, very slow and heavy trying to get past the activity. you need to scoot over to the left to get around it on the outer loop westbound 495 just before georgia avenue. let's go back over to the maps and this time we'll head out west where there's an accident in bristow. it's blocking northbound route 28 near route 234. just slow traffic on 66 here in centreville. no big deals to report there. an accident in camp springs, northbound route 5 just

i'm mike hydeck, here's monika samtani. monika. mr.ernstein with the best details. >> yes, it's a little cold this morning for sure. some areas get a little frost and may need to do a little scraping of the windshield but it's going to be a great afternoon. going to have red sox or the nationals preseason game? i say red sox in honor of -- >> we're nationals fans. >> in honor of mike hydeck from the new england area. we say red sox this morning but going to the game 3:00 start it's going to be beautiful, sunny don't forget the sunscreen before you go in. temperatures should be in the upper 60s to near 70. perfect. they should play two. >> that's right. >> it's so good. weather-wise today let's get the complainer on this tuesday morning. -- day planner on this tuesday morning. a little cold. some areas in the low 30s in the suburbs. we have a noontime temperature though near 60s and highs upper 60s in town to 70s

>>> thanks monika. making news now at 5:10. court papers show the suspect in monday's shooting at oikos university in california has confessed. seven people were killed and three people were wounded. 43-year-old one goh appeared before a judge yesterday. he left school and got angry when the tuition wasn't fully refunded. >>> a judge sentenced the former new orleans police officers who shot six unarmed people on a bridge six days after -- a few days after hurricane katrina. the sentences range from 38 to 65 years and there's one officer who received six years for organizing is cover-up. >>> hundreds of people are staying in temporary shellers this morning after the texas tornadoes given the scale of the destruction, it's amazing no one was killed. the twisters tore off roofs and tossed tractor-trailers about like toys. the national weather service believes there were as many as 13 tornadoes. >>> many of us scream for ice cream but would you be willing to use social media to get the newest frozen yogurt

>>> thank you monika. mitt romney is about halfway to the delegates he needs to win the republican presidential nomination. >> and he is expected to win more today in d.c., maryland and wisconsin. 9news now delia goncalves is live out of montgomery county polling site. she has a preview of the day's events. good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning mike, andrea, you know polls open here at 7:00 p.m. and they close at 8:00 p.m. tonight and thanks to the early campaign stop in maryland and the backing of former governor bob ehrlich, mitt romney is expected to take the whole state. in fact, in early voting, romney proved to be ahead of his rival rick santorum who chose not to visit maryland at all. instead, focusing on wisconsin where the future of this race relies. if romney fails to pick up wisconsin today, pundits say it will be a blow to his campaign and if santorum takes the state, well, it will give him the momentum he needs to forge ahead in this race. >> i think he's going to be voted out of offic

let's go to monika. she has timesaver traffic. >> we are going to start off with a serious accident involving a tractor trailer and two vehicles this morning at 2:00. it did leave one person dead, one person in the hospital. you are looking at the closure here on the outer loop between route 2-d, and georgia avenue. and we are told, because of the investigation, and the hazmat situation with the diesel fuel spill, it may be this way for awhile, for our morning rush hour. so, i want to tell you how to get around this. let's go over it a map, if you are planning to head over to the outer loop of the beltway as part of your morning commute, you will want to plan early, because i'm already beginning to see delays on the westbound side of 45. on the south side you can take dale drive to the north side either the i cram cc or take route 29 to dennis or back over to the outer loop. again a very serious situation. if you are planning to led over to the other side of town, no problems to report on 95 northbound,

monika?'s a live look from sky 9 in fairfax city where on route 123 between route 50 and 236 only one lane is getting by in each direction. at an accident. there's also an accident on the beltway in springfield. i'll have more on that coming up in my next report. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. to get people to try on these new depend silhouette briefs, and today we are rocking the red carpet. look it's lisa rinna! lisa hiii,i know you don't need one but will you try on these new depend silhouette briefs for charity and prove just how great the fit is even under a fantastic dress? are you serious? i am serious... sure why not! she's doing it! the best protection now looks, fits and feels just like underwear. hey lisa, who ya wearing? she's wearing the new depend silhouette. (growl) we invite you to get a free sample and try one on too. >>> 6:29. glad you're wake, up with us, this is the place acaulose get your weather -- always get your -- you can always get your weather first. live

good morning, monika. >> good morning, howard. we're in that time frame for the morning rush hour where pretty much all the overnight construction is cleared up and volume is still very light. if this is your time to get up and go, i think you're going to be okay. on the inner inner loop of the beltway near kenilworth avenue, that construction should be cleared up. no problems to route 50. fine through cheverly. no problems into the northeast corridor. we'll take a live look at the north side of the beltway. here we are northbound and southbound leaving 32, no problems as you head down to the beltway and over into college park or silver spring. let's take another look at the maps, this time on the west side of town. no problems to report on the gw parkway heading inside the beltway. here on the dulles toll road westbound on the toll way, that construction should be cleared up. should be good to go both directions near the beltway and 66 coming in from manassas. a quick live look at the american legion bridge. again no problems. al

here's monika santami.he'll have traffic momentarily. >> had about four hours of sleep last night. >> your replacement is right over there. >> some days it sounds good. >>> weather wise, a couple of showers around this morning. they're spotty and light. we may get a few more before the day is out. maybe a rumble of thunder. we start with a look at the day planner. a lot milder, too. you'll notice temps this morning about 20 degrees warmer than they were this time yesterday. upper 50s and even 25 in some spots. during the day a couple of showers, maybe a rumble of thunder, 60 'ish midday. if we get enough sunshine, maybe we'll squeeze into the 70s today. showers down across southern virginia. back in ohio, look at this. we've got this to watch. this is going to cross northern west virginia. a better chance south of d.c. than north of d.c. for some heavier showers but as we look at live doppler 9000 right now, light sprinkles from calvert and st. mary's coming into southern prince george's county there. and c

here's monika santami. she'll have traffic. howard bernstein, mr.shine is what we're calling him. >> a little rain overnight. but that rain is quickly

let's go to monika santami. it is 4:48 on this thursday morning. >>> i'm happy to say this thursday morning is starting off really, really well. we just had a couple of construction spots. you can see them behind me in tysons and just past college park. but other than that, things are looking pretty good. we're going to start off with 66 on the inbound side. no delays or worries out of manassas all the way into fairfax. we'll take a live look at the roosevelt bridge inside the beltway heading into the district. you're going to be just fine across the river here of the we'll go back over to the maps and this time to the other side of town. gw parkway as you leave the american legion bridge, everything is fine into downtown. taking a live look actually in southern maryland on the beltway, near route 4 pennsylvania avenue. dark here but a few people out near andrews air force base. all of your southern maryland corridors are incident free. coming up in my next report, we'll go to 270 at 4:55. >>> good morning, ever

monika santami is coming with time saver traffic. she's telling me things have improved a lot since the last time we saw her. >>> what a difference 30 minutes make. if you're planning to head around town, i think these are looking much better. all the accidents i was telling you about north of town four corners on georgia avenue and route 29, that's been cleared. university boulevard and route 29. and even inside the beltway at georgia avenue near kansas, all that police activity is cleared up as well. here's 270 looking great out of gaithersburg into bethesda. no problems down to the point where the lanes divide. we'll take a live look outside right now. if you're planning to head over to the beltway past silver spring, you're going to be okay. here's what it looks like northbound on 95 in springfield. traffic is moving well. there had been an accident down in woodbridge north of route 1. that's been cleared up as well so you're running well across the occoquan river and past the earlier accident scene. we'll go back over to the map

monika? >>> our big story this morning was the accident on the inbound side of i-66 in manassas at route 234. it's cleared but left this delay trying to get there and one more last look northbound 95. looks like this dale city off and on toward lorton and springfield. >>> still resisting another sneeze, that pollen. wall street looking higher this morning thanks to better than expected earnings from apple after the bell waiting on the federal reserve. >>> cbs this morning coming up next. n.f.l. tom condon talking about the draft this year and they're going to preview today's supreme court argument over arizona's immigration law. >>> we'll be back in 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. please join us. >>> check out our mobile site on your cell phone at wusa9.com. >>> check us out tomorrow morning starting at 4:25. until then, have

i'm mike hydeck, hey monika samtani. opening day nationals park.d's got the weather for first pitch. >> yeah, looking pretty good. we're going to have temperatures in the upper 50s and lots of sunshine and a little briesy once

here's monika santami. >>> hello. anyone in there? just kidding, howard. you started it. if you're planning to head around town, no problems to report all around the beltway things are looking good except for one spot. there had been an accident on the inner loop of the beltway just after braddock road. it was on the left showedder just attracting everyone's attention. all lanes have been open but it's very heavy leaving lorton into newington. we'll take a live look on the northbound side of i-95 at route 1 and glebe road. if we could take a look at our camera on the northbound side of i-95, no issues to report except for that heavy traffic trying to exit to the inner loop and on 395 you're going to be fine heading up to the 14th street bridge. let's go back over to the maps and this time to the west side of town. if you're coming in from the dulles airport area, sterling no problems to report on 66 heading for fairfax. just the slow traffic out of centreville. then route 50 to 123. a last look at our mdot camera on the west side of town, this has been running smoothly al

monika santami stepping in. we must be pretty quiet out there at this hour. >>> we are pretty quiet at this hour. with the wet road conditions if you want to head out early, it might be a good idea. it might get a little tougher later if we have these road conditions during the height of the rush hour. the beltway looks great right now. if you're planning to head south on frederick on i-270 you're going to be fine. volumes are light heading from clarksburg to where the lanes divide. this is still pretty quiet across the river here between tysons and bethesda as you travel on the west side of the beltway. let's go back over to the maps, this time all the way to southern maryland. route 4, route 5, route 301 and route 210 out of accokeek no problems heading for oxon hill and heading south on the beltway. you're going to be fine as well leaving andrews air force base. we'll take a live look outside and this time to the north side of town. southbound 95 and northbound 95 looking great here at route 32 between baltim

let's go to monika now at 6:00 a.m. with time saver traffic. >>> the rush hour is definitely under way. good morning, everybody. the beltway looks great but we're beginning to see delays on the inbound side of i-66 coming out of manassas toward center vi. i'm going to step out and show you a live look from sky 9 on the inbound side of 66. this is at route 50e. very -- route a. very slow and heavy trying to get to route 123. i believe the lanes are open. just again volume early on this morning. let's take you back over to the maps and this time heading over to the southbound side of i- 270. if you're planning to head out of frederick, it's just going to slow down a bit as you pat 109 to 121. a little more in rockville. 270 southbound at route 109 and again once you pass route 121, you're pretty much okay till you get to rockville. a live look at the beltway north of town at georgia avenue. outer loop slowing down right in silver spring. in my next report another look at area roads at 6:11. >>> the scandal involving secre

monika? >>> this is kind of bad on the northbound side of i-95, from sky 9 the accident in lorton sitting on the shoulder, but take a look at the delays. thank you sky 9 for zooming out. whoa, it's in the very nice -- not very nice. >> no, no. >> we'll take a live look a little further north. 395 slowing down duke to seminary and some sunshine for the nats' game on the north side of town on the beltway. >> i have some good news, futures are looking higher. better day ahead looking for wall street right now. >> "cbs this morning" is next with more on george zimmerman later today. >> and howard and i will be back in just 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. >> while you're at work or anywhere, visit us at wusa9.com. >> are you hungry? take a look at. this how about a piece of the strasburger? right now -- first pitch 1 listen 05. hope -- 1:05. we'll see you back here tomorrow morning at 4:25. >> save me a slice. [ captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@

monika? >>> good morning, good morning everybody. it may be cool out but at least the roadways are fine just bundle up a bit this morning and once you head out on the roadways all the overnight construction's been cleared in virginia. no problems to report here in maryland on route 50 from annapolis and baltimore through cheverly into the northeast corridor. you will be just fine. a live look at the beltway in college park near route 1. inner and outer loops of the beltway pretty much looking like this at speed the entire stretch in prince george's county and on the outer loop heading around the bend past i- 95 traffic is moving well above the speed limit. this time all the way west on the maps, no problems to report on 66 out of manassas, centerville heading into fairfax. looking good out of chantilly. here to the beltway a live look on the northbound side of i-95 now in springfield and that's running smoothly as well from lorton to this point and on to 395. coming up in my next report, a lo

. >>> thanks monika. as she mentioned a moment cage an early morning crash. >> a tractor trailer struck at least two other cars on the outer loop. >> reporter: good morning mike and andrea. we drove by that accident scene. it is a mess. several tractor trailers, several emergency crews and cars just snarled together. a major traffic jam as monika had mentioned this morning. we are live on the overpass and you can take a look at just some of the traffic that we are talking about. cars are now being diverted on to the on-ramp, in fact, actually. this is the on-ramp to the highway. but they are being diverted off the outer loop of the beltway, because of this major crash. let's look at some video just fed into our 9 newsroom. here's with what we know so far. a tractor trailer collided with two cars we are told. we know that one person unfortunately has died in this crash. we don't know the condition of the other person, but the person is in a trauma condition. we don't know, as well, which vehicles the dead

monika? >>> we're taking a live look from sky 9 at the accident we've been telling you about in gaithersburg here on the southbound side of muncaster mill road at shady grove road. one lane is getting by and it involves a tractor-trailer and a car. you might just want to take mid county highway as the alternate. i'll keep youest pod on the situation -- mosted on the situation. >>> the head of the general services administration has stepped down amid reports of overspending on events in las vegas. but this is not the first time. >> our investigative reporter has been following the gsa story for two years and he says instead of answering questions about this spending, gsa hired a publicity firm. >> reporter: inside this gsa regional headquarters in kansas city, missouri, the resignation reignited disgust and distrust. >> it is very disturbing and upsetting. >> reporter: diane price worked at kansas city's bannister federal complex where co- workers were getting sick and dying unusually. >> this

monika will be out there at 12:30. temperatures on sunday low 60s. >>> unfortunately i don't have very good news for commuters. if you're planning to head over into the cheverly area using the southbound side of the bw parkway, that's actually getting a little bit better. there was an overturned vehicle. everything has been moved to the right shoulder but it is heavy now getting by. park police tell us the lanes have been reopened on the southbound side of the bw parkway here heading toward cheverly after route 450. for the really bad news, in upper marlboro, an accident involving three to four vehicles. one overturned. medevac helicopter has been called to the scene. it's on the outbound side of route 4 near route 301 in upper marlboro. again lots of equipment on the scene there so choose your alternate route on the outbound side of route 4. inbound as far as i know right now the lanes are open but it may change as the situation progresses and the medevac helicopter lands at the scene. i'll keep you posted on that sit

monika santami with time saver traffic. >>> thank you so much. i was just getting the latest information in lorton. northbound on route 123 at palmer road where there was a high speed police chase overnight. what authorities are telling us now is that there is still only one lane getting through northbound route 123 at palmer road in lorton. so you want to keep that in mind for your travel plans. again it was a high speed chase that ended in an accident in that vicinity. let's take you over to the west side of town. no problems to report on the dulles toll road as you come in from the airport all the way to the beltway. 66 is looking good in from manassas to centreville and fairfax. lanes are open as you head for the beltway and inside to the roosevelt bridge. we'll take you live outside. if you're planning to head here in bethesda, no problems to report on arlington road and old georgetown road pretty much in the heart of the bethesda area. this time inside the beltway in virginia, no problems to report here on 395 as you can see. 66 inside the

monika santami will be back with traffic in a moment. she has a few things to talk about already this morning. >> howard has a lot to talk about in his forecast. he has weather first. >> not as hot as yesterday, 89. it was not a record but did tie the record at baltimore. got for 90 -- to 90 yesterday. today we'll be in the 70s. a lot more comfortable and maybe a shower tomorrow if you live south of d.c. might get one here in town but today comfort al. we're in the 60s in most areas. still 70 at national with a noon temp back to near 70. we're going to drop a few degrees as the cooler, drier air is just moving in as we speak. the front came through a couple of hours ago. the sun coming up at 6:28 setting at 7:48. highs mid to possibly upper 70s. the front came through with nothing. no clouds, no showers really. we've seen a few clouds off to the south and west. high clouds may muddy up the skies time. 61 in hagerstown. it's 59 cumberland. 45 oakland. there's your cooler air moving in but we're still 72 on the bay in

monika santami, you're getting busier and busier. not good news. >>> not to say it hasn't been like this for a while, especially for commuters on the north side of town. i don't remember it being this bad so early on on the outer loop of the beltway, but it is this morning. in fact, it was just a minor accident. it just took a while for the tow truck to get there on the outer loop before georgia avenue. this is what it left for you trying to get through that area in silver spring. let's take a live look near this on the outer loop at university boulevard. you can see traffic still very, very heavy and slow. it's going to be basically now leaving 95 interchange heading toward the accident before georgia avenue which has now been cleared actually to the right shoulder. a tow truck did arrive on the scene. we'll take you back over to the maps and this time heading west. first of all the accident cleanup continues in bristow. this is northbound route 28 near route 234. slow traffic in centreville. slow traffic on 95 leaving dale city to

monika is in. time saver traffic. busy already? >> it's been busy already on the northbound side of i-95 we had an accident just above dale city but before the prince william parkway and crews are able to move it to the shoulder fairly quickly. it left some slow traffic trying to get past the accident. you may still see some flashing lights although all of your main lanes are open trying to get past that to the okay quain rough. a little further north 395 has been incident free. still going about 61 miles an hour inside the beltway. 55 at fairfax drive on 66. we'll take a live look outside right now. here's what it looks like at duke street. as i said traffic is moving at or above the speed limit to the 14th street bridge here along this corridor. we'll go back to the maps this time to the north side of town where things are looking great between 270 and i-95 up here on the north side of the beltway. both loops are fine, no problems through college park heading down toward the bw parkway and route 50 in prince george's county. a qu

right now here's monika samtani. a light monday morning commute? >> reporter: pretty easy if you have to go to work the. the heart of be-- to go to work. the heart of the traffic looking good. andrea? >>> the attorney for trayvon martin's family says she hopes a special prosecutor will decide to charge martin's killer this week. a group of students and alumni from several florida universities marched to sanford this weekend. >>> hopes of finding any survivors are fading in eastern pakistan. an avalanche friday buried several victims. the united states is sending a team to help with the search. >>> this winter is the snowiest ever in anchorage, alaska. the new record is 133.6 inches of snow, one inch more than the old record, which was set in 1954. >>> we are not expecting snow, but there are cooler temperatures headed our way. >> today's buddy check looks at a new screening method which provides doctors a much clearer picture of a woman's breast tissue. >> and 72 holes not enough to determine this year's winner of the master's. you want to see thes

monika? >>> this accident in woodbridge. northbound in the hov lanes just north of the occoquan river very clowe getting by the -- slow getting by. in fact let's take a live look from sky 910 you can see the -- so you can see the accident in the hov lanes. it may have been moved from the right shoulder but the hov lanes is what is suffering. in fact we'll take a look from the trafficland camera at the delay heading up from route 123. you can see how slow it is on the right side of your screen there trying to get up into woodbridge. on the southbound side of 270 a different story. in problems to report out of frederick heading down south toward route 121 which is where we're going to look live right now. no problems to report as you can see. this is the southbound side looking great into rockville down to the point where the lanes divide. all lanes are open on 270. i'll update you again at 6:43. >>> if you love golfs this one of your favorite weeks of the year. oh. i can't wait. 70 minutes from now, the 2012 masters tournamen

monika santami, good morning you to. >>> good morning, howard. it's friday morning light i'm happy to say. things are looking great all around town. there was a minor accident on the inbound side of i-66 insides the beltway. i believe that's been cleared so you should be good to go through this area. no problems as you come in from manassas to centreville into fairfax. the beltway is looking good the entire western stretch right now. if you're planning to head over to the northbound side of i-95 and 395, we'll get to this in a minute but this is the north side of town. university boulevard, that's still moving smoothly leaving the 95 interchange toward silver spring and bethesda. back over to the maps this time on the northbound side of 95. incident free from dale city into woodbridge, up into springfield on to 395. a live look right there right now at duke street on the northbound side of 395. it is very light on our vdot cameras. no problems as you head for the 14th street bridge and into the downtown area. coming up in my next report, we will

here's monika santami.lly silly from the get go this morning. >> thank you. >> there's a thing on youtube where they put together this clip where we see him every time.

monika? >>> there have been construction on the northbound side of i-270 at route 80 in urbanna overnight. southbound side as you can see things look great here at falls road down to the point where the lanes divide. more on maryland roads coming up in my next report, at 4:47. mike? >>> thank you monika. it is time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> and jessica doyle is here to tell us why the dow got clubbed yesterday. >> yeah, it was a pretty bad day. the news was the job markets looking better. adp says the businesses added 209,000 jobs last month. that was more than expected. and an insurging sign ahead of tomorrow's monthly unemployment report but it didn't wow investors, that's right stocks got clobbered yesterday just as mike said. worst day for the stock market in nearly a month and this comes after the federal reserve signaled it's probably not going to do much more in terms of stimulus for the economy in the near term. checking the numbers because we have to -- >>>

monika santami is tracking our commute this morning.tty decent for a monday. >> it's pretty decent except for one hot spot. that's on the inbound side of i- 66. i wish i could say the reason for this delay is a big one but it's really not. it's a minor accident sitting on the shoulder on the inbound side of i-66 right here after route 50 but the delay begins all the way back in centreville. we'll take a live look on the inbound side of i-66. it's the accident that's causing that delay. plus sunshine in your eyes which is not a bad thing except when it causes a delay on the inbound side of i-66. the lanes are open but very heavy this morning. let's take a look back at the maps on the northbound side of i-95. normal slow stuff as you leave dale city. as you can see up toward woodbridge and the occoquan river. in springfield we'll take a live look there. just the volume this morning. no big deals to report on the northbound side of i-95. we'll take a last live look at 395 as well northbound and it's just that volume heading north from duke

here's monika santami. traffic momentarily. howard bernstein talking snow, rain, sun, he's got it all for you. >> the snow and rain are gone for us. they're done. new york state, northwestern pennsylvania still dealing with a little bit of snow this morning. we're going to see some sun today, at least a little bit for the morning. i think more clouds and sun this afternoon and warmer. yesterday we did manage to squeak to 50. i know it didn't feel like it but we got to 50 degrees for a few moments there around 1:30 in the

here's monika santami. good morning, monika. >> lots to tell you. >> that's not good.ard has a sunny forecast, though. he said give me 15, 20 minutes and all the rain will be gone. >> we're done with it. don't worry about the rain gear. that's over with. you might need it by wednesday morning but the rest of today and tomorrow, no problems what so ever except it's going to be a little chilly. down to 49 now in washington with 55 by noon. so we're not moving too much in spite of the sunshine. the northerly winds will continue to bring in cooler air. they could gust 25, even 30 miles an hour between now and noon with highs in the low 60s. had the showers overnight pulling south of us very quickly. south of richmond now. so the rain goodbye. you're out of here. thanks for what you did because we're running a deficit for the year. we need some rain. mid-40s, in fact 34 in garrett county. still fredricksburg coming in with 57 and to our east and south upper 40s to low 50s. highs today will make about 62 in d.c. maybe only 58 in easton. and

monika?>> about an hour and a half ago on the northbound side of i- 95 before route 234 in dumfries, a commuter bus went into the guardrail and into the ditch carrying 15 passengers. minor injuries we're told by virginia state police but this is not minor. six-mile backup heading northbound on 95 with the two left lanes open. sorry about that. we'll also take you -- route 1 is heavy as well as an alternate route. we'll take you over to a graphic. there's an accident at brandywine road. only one lane getting by. no problems on the other side of town on 270. >>> as for wall street, we're looking at more from the same -- more of the same from yesterday. >>> we'll be live from texas with more on the tornado outbreak. james cameron talks about his voyage to the deepest part of the ocean. >>> we'll be back with a live update on traffic and weather. >>> if you can't join us any time, you can always join us online. you can get your news, weather and traffic there at wusa9.com. >>> have a great day, e

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right now monika is in with time saver travel. >>> taking a look at route 50 inbound. no problems to report all the way in from annapolis to the beltway and beyond through cheverly and northeast this morning. coming up in my next report, we'll take another look at area roads at 5:01. >>> the space shuttle enterprise will soon be headed to its new home in new york weather permitting. nasa says it hopes to leave dulles airport this friday after weather delayed its plans -- its planned departure on monday. it's headed to the intrepid museum. >>> that nay o'connor cancels her tour. >> big changes in the works for the choice television awards. >> reporter: irish pop star o'connor is calling off the rest of her american concert tour. she says she's suffering from bipolar disorder. o'connor recently had a nervous breakdown and ignored her doctor's advice not to go on tour because she didn't want to let down her fans. she's hoping to return to the stage in july. actor and comedian russell brand testified before the british parliament about his days as a drug addict. >> i was s

here's monika santami. she has traffic momentarily. howard has not mentioned rock of ages in at least a week. >> just as excellent as howard's forecast. >> it was gorgeous yesterday. today will be warm but not as pretty. then we're going to cool off as we head toward the second half of the week.

monika? >>> well, i was just checking out the cameras in springfield and for most of you who drive that area early in the morning you know about the construction in place on the beltway. both ramps were blocked from the inner and outer loops of the beltway to get on to northbound 395 and i was just checking everything out there. they just cleared the roadwork out of there and you're okay to head northbound on 395 from the south side of the beltway both loops look fine right now and no problems on the northbound side of 95 heading into springfield and on to 395 to the 14th street bridge. the good news for you folks. we're going to go to the north side of town, no problems to report between college park and silver spring. a live look outside in maryland and this is at new hampshire avenue and again no issues all lanes are open between 95 and i- 270. 95 fine in from baltimore. now back over to the maps this time tall way to the north side of town. looking great on i-70 and 270 out of frederick,

here's monika with timesaver traffic. >> reporter: generally speaking things are going to be great thisorning. let's keep our fingers crossed that it stays that way. a holiday and if you have to head to work, this is a good morning to go. no problems on the beltway. leaving college park on silver spring in baltimore near route 40, there is an accident with the two right lanes blocked. i'm hearing it involves a dranker truck that leaked asphalt. route 40 up in baltimore. let's take a live look here no problems to report in gaithersburg. as you come down to 270, same story, no problems to report heading southbound. here's what it looks like in southern maryland, route 4-rbgs route 5, route 301. no issues to report. we'll take a live look here at route 4, pennsylvania avenue nice and light this morning. >>> coming up in my next report over to 66 at 4:55. back to you guys. >>> on this buddy check 9 day, this well-known fact, breast cancer, it is an ugly and frightening monster. there is encouraging news about the disease. >> reporter: more and more women are winning the battle. >> reporter:

monika? >> good morning. good morning, everybody. we are off to a pretty good start actually this morning on the beltway and all the major thoroughfares. there's just one issue and it's pepco. it's closed between arizona avenue and university terrace so maybe just go ahead and use macarthur boulevard as your alternate route. if you're planning to head in from the west no problems to report out of sterling all the way as you travel to the beltway the lanes are open. 66 is fine out of centreville. we'll take a live look in centreville. all lanes are open coming in from manassas. pace is still very good heading toward fairfax and the beltway. the beltway is fine through annandale as well. this time to the south side. looking great as you come up from dale city to woodbridge across the occoquan river. let's take a live look in springfield northbound 95. a few people out. a lot of people are back to work today after a long holiday. you might expect to find a little heavier than normal traffic early this morning so keep that in mind. we'll

here's monika with time saver traffic. >>> i really like it.re going to like this too because most of the overnight construction has been cleared newspaper virginia. starting on -- cleared up in virginia. starting off with northbound 95, your lanes are open into springfield. just a very few number of people out as you head for the beltway. this is what you should expect. on to 395 now. a little fort north here at edsall road also looking good. main and hov lanes all the way up through the 14th street bridge. dulles toll road on the eastbound side between wolf trap and route 7, only the left lane had been getting by. construction from overnight. so be aware of that. also on the westbound side of blake lane after route 123, a car went into a pole. crews are on the scene. the eastbound side of lake lane is open -- blake lane is open. coming up in my next report, we'll go into maryland at 4:39. >> thank you, monika. >>> thank the congressional committee for oversight and government reform will hold a hearing into the controversial spending habits o