samatani, monika's better half. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9 news now. 5:45 this tuesday morning. a gorgeous day on tap minus the wind. >> it's going to be fantastic, i think even better than yesterday. so i take that to heart. although this morning if you're going to be out early, grab a sweat shirt or jacket we. have readings in the mid-40s. it's feeling great as long as you don't suffer from allergies. it's fantastic out there and it's going to be a near perfect day here. a little taste of fall. it's good. a good taste of fall actually. here's a look at our bus stop forecast. we'll start with the allergy update. thank you, ragweed season. weeds and grass are in the high category. mold moderate. it is cool to chilly depending on where you are. some areas near the bay and in town are closer to 60. we have lots of areas in the 40s which are in the 40s this morning. sunrise not until 6:46. we have a ways to go. day planner, we'll see plenty of sunshine today. a eat morning as we approach 70 by 11:00. lunch hour low 70s. it's go

monika samtani 5:48. it has been a troublesome morning in spots. >>> you know why we have the reputation as one of the worst traffic areas? police activity and the beltway, 495. look at this. it's 5:48 in the morning and the red which is the delay begins in new carrollton heading northbound on the beltway toward route 1. let's go to a live picture. first of all i'm going to show you the activity is gone. there's nothing left on the beltway right here. beltway near route 1. let's take a look now from our sky 9. this is the delay. i think you're going to go very slowly on the northbound side of the beltway in prince george's county because of that residual effect of that police activity which again as you saw is now gone. let's go over to 270 if you're planning to head over to the southbound side. no issues to report except for that slow traffic. in fact, we'll take a live look if you're planning to head down from frederick toward route 109. off and on delays toward 121. the pace improves in germantown. i'l

monika samtani, any musical theater in your past? >>> a little but i won't tell you what because it will make you sing it. but i do like musicals, thank you, howard. >>> if you're planning to head around town, things do not look so bad. on the southbound side of i-270 out of frederick to clarksburg and the point where the lanes divide, we're doing fine. we'll take a look outside on the american legion bridge. no issues between 270 and tysons corner. let's go back to our maps and this time head over to southern maryland. route 4, route 5, 301, brandywine, oxon hill, everything is fine. we'll take a live look at kenilworth avenue at the beltway. i'll be back with more coming up at 5:09. >> thank you, monika. >>> for the second time in less than a month, a promising young student has been murdered. last month someone shot flowers high school senior amber stanley to death inside her home in kettering, maryland. >> now the latest incident, a junior at central high school was shot to death while he was walking to school yesterday. kristin

monika? >> thank you so much, howard. >>> for many victims of domestic violence, the terrible reality of abuse can lead to a feeling of isolation and finding help may be even more difficult for men and women with language or cultural barriers. this morning i'm joined by a nonprofit domestic prevention organization in d.c. welcome to both of you. thank you so much. you primarily assist the south asian community. tell me what some of the resources are that you provide. >> sure. the organization was started in 1989. we're a nonprofit 501 3c organization in the d.c. metro area. our clients are all local, all women who come to us and live in the d.c. metro area. we are funded by organizations, philanthropists and other businesses locally. >> you both are full-time volunteers. i was surprised. i looked at the number of calls that you received just in 2011, something over 300. >> yes. we had '355 calls on our -- we had 355 calls on our toll free hot line. >> i'm going to go to you. tell me what are

monika? >> on the southbound side of i- 270 no issues to report, shady grove road down to the point where the lanes divide and this is pretty much what it looks like on all the major thoroughfares to the north. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:30. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. >>> welcome back. 5:28 right now on this friday morning. i'm jessica doyle in for andrea roane. >> it's great to see you. how are you? i'm mike hydeck. why are you laughing? >> because i just ran over here. >> well done. >> he's like -- hello. >> this is monika samtani. i'll speak for her she's a little out of breath. she'll have traffic in a moment. >> should i take longer to do weather so you can catch your breath? she's in great shape. she works out a lot. weather-wise we are doing well here. isn't that title of your thing? >> yes it is. >> more like fit after 25. >> check her out. >> let's get to weather huh? we've got temperatures this morning in the 50s and 60s. noontime temp going to be gr

monika? >>> if you're planning to head north of the beltway on university boulevard near dennis avenue in the four corners area this is what you should expect. a car accident involving two utility poles down. the road is blocked there. you might want to use edgewood avenue as your alternate route. i'll have more coming on that in my next report. >>> making news now at 5:10, egypt's new president had a strong message about syria in his first united nations general assembly. he called the civil war a tragedy and said the u.n. must intervene to stop this catastrophe. it's believed more than 30,000 people have died in the 18- month long conflict. >>> will the 37-year-old mystery of jimmy hoffa's disappearance be solved this week? tomorrow crews are going to dig up some cement at a home in roseville, michigan. police got a tip from a credible source that something was buried there the same time hoffa disappeared. the teamsters boss is rumored to be buried many places, including giant stadium but h

>> why are you here, monika? >> to tell you tomorrow is going to be much worse. >> weather will be kind of like yesterday and kind of like tomorrow and wednesday with isaac still around, at least in the form of low pressure and showers and thunderstorms. it's still to our west. the next couple of days still will be on the unsettled side. here's a look at the day planner -- or temperatures, excuse me. there we go. sunrise isn't till about 6:39 or so, 6:40. it's going to take a while to get light this morning. noon 80 degrees. we're only going to get into the low 80s. some spots even staying in the upper 70s with scattered showers and storms. right now a very muggy 75 in d.c. we do have 60s in garrett county and also in harrisonburg, stanton area but the rest of the area all in the low to mid-70s except annapolis which is at 79 degrees. scattered showers this morning. had some heavy ones in spots last night but this morning just want to show you here we are in fairfax county down through areas just west of 95, sout

here comes monika with timesaver traffic. >>> good idea to head out. traffic will do well no matter what at this time but in about an hour or so, it's really going to get into high gear. if you're planning to head around town, you will find heavier than normal traffic. we're used to light volumes all summer long. today will be a different story. looks great out of frederick to the point where the lanes divide. the lanes are open and no issues to report. we'll take a live look at montrose road on the southbound side. as you can see things are still looking very, very good. the beltway same story between college park and bethesda. let's go back over to the maps. this time heading out west coming in on 66. still no real delays. mamanassas to centreville to fairfax. we'll take another look outside and this time closer to the beltway near nutley street. lanes are open inside the beltway toward the roosevelt bridge and into downtown. i'll be back in a few minutes with more traffic at 4:55. but first, we have a warning to drivers in d.c. 11 new speed cameras

monika? >>> on the northbound side of i- 95 no issues to report dale city across to springfield and up to 395 to the 14th street bridge. right now all lanes are open. i'll have more on virginia roads coming up at 5:17. back to you. >>> making news now at 5:10, a jury has awarded more than $7 million to a colorado man who claims he got permanent lung damage from microwave popcorn. wayne watson says he ate two packages a day without knowing it contain add potentially dangerous chemical. the chemical had previously been blamed for causing lung problems in popcorn factory workers. >>> today a congressional hearing will review the new report on the fast and furious gun trafficking operation. although the findings clear attorney general eric holder, two other federal law enforcement officials have resigned their posts after that report was released yesterday. federal agents lost tabs on about 2,000 guns during the program. >>> this is so cool. some big easy visitors may wonder if they're headed for

here comes monika samtani with timesaver traffic.hings are unfortunately going downhill. >>> they really are, especially on the beltway north of town. you'll want to hear about this, especially if you travel on the outer loop westbound 495 into silver spring. look at all that red. i'm going to step out and show what you it looks like live from our sky 9. it's an accident outer loop of the beltway before georgia avenue. that is your delay to the accident with the left side of the roadway blocked off. i just saw police and fire equipment on the scene and again this is the beltway outer loop westbound 495 headed after route 29 but before georgia avenue with an accident. i'll keep you posted on that situation. in fact, we'll go to our mdot camera as well as take a close- up look of that delay. not looking good on the beltway. >>> northbound 395 still looking good at duke street. watch out for the accident cleanup after route 3 out in fredericksburg. i'll keep you posted on those situations once again at 6:00. back to you, andrea. >>> mak

here comes monika samtani with timesaver traffic. one benefit of the rain is the lack of construction overnight. >> that's right. that is a big benefit. if you are planning to head around town and the rain is out of here, the roads are fine as well. no construction to deal with. there is police activity on southern avenue at wheeler. you want to watch out for that this morning. other than that, i think your major thoroughfares are really doing well. i'm happy to say the beltway looks great. outer loop side as you head around the bend from silver spring toward bethesda and 270. we'll take a live look near georgia avenue. here's what it looks like on the beltway. both loops running well. back over to our maps this time to the other side of town. northbound 95 is incident free. live in the downtown area, pennsylvania avenue also looking good here at the willard hotel. i'll be back with more coming up at 5:38. >> we'll see you then. >>> the mid-atlantic just starting to dry out now. the storms were pretty fierce in some places. >> around

let's go to monika samtani.been a tough commute. >> reporter: air -- >>> you're going to have to pack your patience definitely today. delays began early on in the 5:00 hour and they're going to be continuous throughout this morning's rush hour with everyone back to work and back to school. on the northbound side of i-95, luckily we've had no big accidents to report. it's just that long slow delay as you leave quantico. it's going to be off and on into dale city and woodbridge and again in springfield. let's take a live look at 395 on the northbound side. this is a good example of what i'm talking about. as you leave landmark, this is continuous to seminary road before the pace improves. let's go back over to our maps. this time over to the other side, west side of town coming in on the dulles toll road. you're fine on 66. brake lights definitely as you head in from manassas. you see all that red and orange and yellow as you head for the beltway so it's one long, slow line up to the beltway. i'll step out and sho

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let's check in with monika at 5:00 a.m. she's watching for traffic. >>> there's a fallen tree on beach drive. it's closed it joyce and bladden. in the meantime, let's take a look at our interstates. northbound i-95 you'll begin to see early volumes today. terrible traffic tuesday. we've been telling thu all morning. through woodbridge right now you're still okay through the occoquan river. a bit of volume forming here in springfield. let's show what you it looks like on the northbound side. yesterday of course was labor day and it was much lighter than this. so keep that in mind. tack on at least an extra 5 to 10 minutes to your commute this morning. let's take another look at our maps. this time we'll go to the bw parkway and route 50 through cheverly. you'll be okay. no problems on route 50 coming in from annapolis to the beltway and the prince george's county side of the beltway is incident free right now. here's 270 southbound coming down from father hurley down to the point where the lanes divide. right now no delays.

good morning, monika samtani.tarily. >> howard bernstein right now with our weather first. >>> unavailable numbers, i don't answer them. real simple. we've got some showers out there this morning, especially west and southwest of town. got a couple on the eastern shore as well. the afternoon looks better but looks like another hot, humid day. fall is close, though. fall is close. another great picture we're sharing from paul leicester, our photographer. a beautiful picture of the iwo jima memorial and d.c. in the background. you notice the clouds as

monika, good morning. >> good morning. if you're planning to head over to the southbound side of i- 270, overall things are looking good. no issues to report as you head in from germantown down to the point where the lanes divide. we'll take a live look at the southbound side of 270 at montrose road or the american legion bridge. the west side of town across the river looks fine. in problems between 270 and the tysons area where construction from overnight should be clearing up. no issues to report there at all. now we'll take you over to the other side of town. planning to head over to the southern side of maryland, route 5, route 4, 301, no issues at all. we're looking good across the wilson bridge over into springfield and if you're planning to head over to the northbound side of i-95 or southbound 95 at route 32, we're looking good over to the beltway. northbound side looks like there may have been a car on fire northbound near route 100. i'll be back with more traffic coming up in a few minutes. but first, virginia is

. >> pace yourself, monika. rough out there. >> a hard job but someone has to do it. >> howard bernstein is here with the information on whether you decide to grill or not. >> showers in the forecast again today, like yesterday, like tomorrow, like wednesday. all thanks to isaac and what's left of isaac still throwing moisture in our direction along with a lot of folks in the eastern u.s. still about 40 minutes or so till sunrise. 80 degrees by noon. we'll have scattered showers and storms at times today. it's not going to rain all day. that threat, though, is with us. even this morning we have some showers. high temperatures in the lower 80s. it is a sticky morning. humidity levels are way up. it's 70 now in winchester and martinsburg. 72 in leesburg this morning along with bill in newland. got 74 from prince frederick and bowie. 77 sticky degrees in reidville. kind of disgusting out there this morning. 78 in annapolis. looking at the satellite and radar from yesterday afternoon and evening, yes, big time showe

back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. >>> it is 4:50 now.nesses may hurt kids' brains as well as their bodies. children with metabolic syndrome were followed which includes obesity, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. they were found to have poor matt skills and could not read as well. it it was found it has a direct effect on brain function. >>> sleeping problems can hurt a child's brain development as well. researchers in pediatrics show kids who suffer from sleep apnea and other sleep disorders were more likely to need assistance in education. >>> coconuts may help combat cavities. researchers modified coconut and found it could prevent tooth decay. >> i like it with a little pineapple juice, rum, delicious. lots of you have today off, labor day. here are a few events taking place. in old town gaithersburg, the 74th annual labor day parade gets under way at 1:00 in kensington the 45th annual labor day parade and festival kicks off at 10:00 a.m. it starts at the intersection of st. paul and plyers mill. after that howard avenue and a

monika? >>> on the northbound side of i- 395, lanes are open from the beltway up to the 14th street bridge. no issues to report over any of the potomac or anacostia river crossing right now. back with more coming up at 5:01. back to you guys. >>> u.s. park police are expanding their public alert system. they'll provide alerts to visitors to the national parks in the d.c. area, communities which surround the parks and commuters who use the parkways in the d.c. area. alerts will cover things like road closures and special events. you can subscribe to the alerts by texting "u.s. pp d.c." to 888777. >>> as maryland looks to expand gambling there's a new movie underway to help people who go overboard when it comes the gambling. university of maryland student of medicine says it -- school of medicine says it received a grant to create a problem gambling center. among other things it will feature a telephone helpline referring problem gamblers to treatment centers and maryland residents will be deci

here comes monika samtani. she has your timesaver traffic. >>> i don't have good news and it is a tough one on the southbound side of the parkway. a multi-vehicle accident right after route 410. i'm showing you what it looks like from our sky 9 on the southbound side of the bw parkway, an accident involving up to eight vehicles and you can see the traffic is squeezing by to the right to get around this accident scene. if you are planning to head southbound, early delays, here's the solid back-up as you try to get past the accident. flares and police set up at the scene there to clean it up there we go. squeezing by to the right to get around it. again multi-vehicles here. i will keep you posted on that situation and the delays forming because of it throughout this morning. in the meantime, let's go over to another live picture. this is in college park. if you are on the beltway near route 1. the bw parkway, route 50, all of those are fine. no problems across the north side of the beltway from 95 over toward sil

monika? >>> the northbound side of i-95 here in springfield, everything looks good but down in fredricksburg, two separate accidents on the shoulder now. northbound 95 at route 3 and another one north of route 17 in falmouth. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 4:47. back to you. >>> our time right now 4:41. it is time for the first your money segment ever the morning. >> it's time to take off with jessica doyle. good morning. >> good morning. it was a long, hot summer for some airline passengers. that's not a good thing. the government says the number of long delays in july involving planes that were actually stuck on the tarmac was more than previous eight months combined. 28 planes were waiting on the ground for more than three hours that month. 18 of those planes were operated by u.s. carriers. stocks on wall street snap add four-day winning streak. the dow lost 40 points. nasdaq was off by 5 and the s&p 500 was down by about 4.5. >>> shares of groupon does not do well -- did not

monika tracking your road conditions. they're coming up too. >> it was like a scene out of an action move. a traffic cop risks life and limb to get his man and it's all caught on tape. we'll be right back. . coauthor >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now. 4:45, almost 4:46 on this wednesday morning. mike spoke about it just a little while ago. it's muggy again outside today. does that mean we will have more rain in the forecast? >> we've got showers and storms in the forecast. we're not going to see them all day. probably most of the day we won't but anything that does pop does have the threat to put down some heavy downpours. we're also looking at unfortunately some more heat and humidity for the next couple of days. dow have some good news -- i do have some good news for you guys. looks like early next week a little taste of fall around here. >> hurray. >> got some highs in the 70s coming up in the seven day. >> the lows? >> 50s and 60s. let's get you that bus stop forecast on this muggy wednesday morning. tempera

that's good, monika, right? >> that's good but i have people coming over saturday night. >> entertain inside. >> okay. it was supposed to be outdoors but oh well. they'll have to come inside. >>> if you're planning to head around town and go outside right now, things are fine. i think my plans are in trouble. the dulles toll road on the inbound side of i-66 everything fine. if you're headed for the inner loop of the beltway after the dulles toll road north of that i'll step out and show you what it looks like from our sky 9. a disabled tractor-trailer taking up the right side of the road and, yes, this will slow you down. you can see police have arrived at the scene. you'll have to squeeze by to the left to get around it. i'll keep you posted on this one and the delays it's causing. let's go back over to the maps and this time over to an accident, it was a pedestrian struck on the northbound side of route 4 avritte chi--- after ritchie-marlboro road. if you're planning to head northbound on 95, we'll take a look

we go inside to monika samtani. timesaver traffic.if yesterday was terrible traffic tuesday, what is today? >> just weekendy wednesday, at least -- just whacky wednesday, at least in here if is. there are no problems to report out on the roads except for the slow traffic. if you're sitting in it, that's a problem but there are no big accidents and i think that's a good thing. no problems on the dulles toll road coming in from sterling. as you head over to the beltway in tysons corner, it looks good. 66 there had been a long- standing disabled vehicle out in manassas on the shoulder attracting some attention. and stepping out to show what you it looks like live from our sky 9 on 66 here as you approach the vienna metro. again it's just going to be that slow stuff heading for the beltway. but other than that again things aren't too bad this morning here on the west side of town. we'll go back over to our maps this time on the southbound side of i-270. look at all the red. that's normal during the morning rush hour. as you leave frederic

back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> of:31 now. the -- 6:31 now. the presidential campaign is all about virginia today. both major candidates will be in the old dom minution. just before noon republican mitt romney will visit an american legion post in spring field. at the same time the democrats will be welcoming president obama to virginia beach. he'll rally supporters at the farm bureau live venue. the. has a four-point lead in the commonwealth. >>> our partners at cbs this morning are getting a look at the campaign from someone who knows pretty well how these things go. sharply rose joins us live from -- charlie rose joins us live from new york with a preview. who's that? >> good morning, mike and andrea. once again you get it right. senator john mccain will be with us in studio 57 and we'll ask him what mitt romney needs to do to gain some momentum. outrage is growing if passengers on american airlines. 700 flights have been canceled in the last 11 days. we'll talk to an airline spokesman who says pilots are to blame. all that and more when we

monika? >>> in the downtown area or just outside on southern avenue, it's closed between wheeler and chesapeake street due to overnight police activity. follow police direction to get around it and plan accordingly. i'll be back with more traffic coming up in a few minutes at 4:47. >>> it is now 4:42. time for your money segment of the morning. >> good morning, jessica doyle. >> wall street had to really overcome a major hurdle yesterday. it was provided by fed ex. the delivery company announced it thinks the global economy is getting worse but we still managed to see some green arrows. the dow stands at 13,564, just a little bit away from its all- time high. it was up by about 12 points. the nasdaq was down by a point and the s&p 500 lost about 2. mgm resorts international is spending millions to try to convince maryland voters to extend a referendum. the company spend about 8.4 million to advertise across the state leading up to november's election. mgm onces to build a new casino in prince

back to you guys. >>> thanks, monika. >>> time right now is 4:38. i am watching your money. the fed is going to spend $40 billion a month to purchase mortgage backed securities hoping it's going to prevent -- or increase borrowing and spending. critics warn the bond purchases could raise the risk of higher inflation and stocks, they soared after the fed unveiled the plan. checking the numbers for you. the dow stands this morning at 13,539 after adding 206 points. a gain of about 1.5%. nasdaq was up by 41 and the s&p a00 was better -- 500 was better by 23 points. >>> a judge has blocked the enforcement after new trader law which would require 40,000 federal workers to disclose their transactions on the internet. the judge issued an injunction which prevents the stock act being enforced on federal branch employees till at least november. it was originally applied only for congress and its workers. >>> nintendo getting ready to launch its latest gaming console. the company says it will start at $300 when it goes on sale november 18. it has a touch screen, more memory and a char

good morning, monika samtani. she's here with us too despite an add ven tourous evening. >> got a madonna hangover? >> i do but it was worth it. >>> howard bernstein has our weather forecast. i told her i didn't want to see any wild and crazy things. >>> a beautiful morning out there. crisp and cool and clear. maybe starting to see a little bit of light on the eastern horizon. still an hour till sunrise. we'll see sunny skies through midday, 69. a few more clouds this afternoon. we'll call it partly sunny, highs mid-70s and a drive home temperature of 74. overhead we're clear here.

back to you. >> thanks, monika.ee you then. >>> her husband is battling for a second term in the white house and first lady michele obama had a big job at the democratic national convention. >> she remains a widely popular figure but the first lady is doing her best to boost her husband's appeal. 9 news reporter kristen fisher has more on how she did from our satellite center. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. michele obama has always been a very good public speaker but she's become even better after four years of first lady giving speeches all over the world. last night she had charisma, energy. she rallied the base. and she really tried to remind the independent voters of why they voted for her husband four years ago. >> i have seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are. no, it reveals who you are. >> reporter: michele obama needed to do something very similar to what ann romney did one week ago. she needed to humanize her husband, make him seem more appealing, more ak esible. she -- acc

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monika is in with timesaver traffic. >>> good morning. if you're planning to head inbound on i-66, you've got a bit of slow traffic right now. you'll go i would say about 14 miles an hour approaching route 50 just beyond that. some debris in the road apparently causing that slow traffic on the inbound side of i-66. other than that, you're okay in centreville and beyond that incident in vienna approaching the beltway. i'm going to step out and show you what it looks like at the american legion bridge from our sky 9. traffic seems to be moving well both loops of the beltway on the west side of town between tysons, the river and bethesda and 270. we'll go back over to our maps and this time all the way to the other side of town. there's a water main break largo road at homestead drive. though it may not be blocking any lanes, just watch out for the crews there in the kettering area. cheverly, route a, bw parkway everything is fine. lanes are open as you head into the northeast corridor. another live look this time over to the beltway in coll

we see monika samtani. >> reporter: i'm a fan of both. murray deserves it, he has worked very hard to get to this point. it is at 4:00. i will be watching. if you are watching the roads right now, things look great, no problems to report whatsoever. you might find a teeny bit of slow traffic through the beltway and the dulles toll road but really no big deals to worry about. a tiny bit of volume forming, even on 270. here's what it looks like at the allegiance bridge, 270 also looking great. down to the beltway. just time 66. inbound side again, beginning to form a bit of slow stuff in centerville. lanes are open heading for fairfax and vienna. i'll be back with more, coming up. >>> redskins celebrating much more than a game one win this morning. >> robert griffin iii had the best day of the five rookie quarterbacks starting in their first games. he threw for 320 yards, two touchdowns and the key, no interceptions. griffin said he resisted the returning to take off in a couple of tough spots. >> a couple of times i could have trusted my s

monika here at 6:42 and 65 degrees. boy, have we got troubles on i- 95 where there's been a three- vehicle accident for quite some time now approaching the prince william parkway. let's go there live and show you the activity. it's a close-up otto truck that's been on the scene -- of the tow truck that's been on the scene for a while. i believe only one lane is open on the southbound side as well. so a really tough situation on the southern side of i-95 this morning. let's go over to springfield on the northbound side of i-95. at least this is normal from route 644 heading for 395. you're going to be okay. just below the speed limit here. no big deals. we'll go back over to our maps, this time to the north side of town where there are no issues coming out of rockville, aspen hill, burtonsville. the beltway outer loop side slow from 95 to silver spring. a live look outside here on the beltway near river road approaching the american legion bridge. you're going to be just final. i'll be back with more at 6:58. >> thank yo

monika? >> early morning headaches on the southbound side of i-270. i'm sorry to tell you. at least the good news is the accident that caused those headaches has been cleared. it was after route 118 in germantown. but look at all that red. it's 6:00 in the morning. let's take a live look first over here at the accident. i'm going to step out n. is our this is from our sky 9. the activity is now on the the right shoulder. southbound i-270 at route 118. as they zoom out and show us the delay, it's not pretty. right through germantown as you head after clarksburg to that point at the accident scene where apparently it's still attracting some attention. in fact, let's go to our mdot camera and we can show you here at father hurley boulevard. this is about 5 miles an hour through this area. a tough one this morning. let's go over to our maps again. this time we'll head over to virginia. on the inbound side of i-66, just the slow traffic forming right here in fairfax. lanes have been open. no issues to report here 066 inside or outside the beltway. -- here on 66 inside or outside

here's monika. >> you will want to see this. our live look from sky 9 on the northbound side of i-95 right at the exit ramp for route 1. it was a car fire. traffic squeezing by and trying to anyway along the right side of the road. delays begin eight to ten miles back on the northbound side of i-95. more on this coming up in my next report. you're watching 9news now. ♪ [ slurps ] aah! oh! oh! oh! [ chomps ] ahh! [ male announcer ] cinnamon toast crunch. part of this good breakfast. crave those crazy squares™. ♪ now all general mills big g kid cereals have more whole grain than any other ingredient in cereals like lucky charms and cinnamon toast crunch, the delicious way to help them grow up strong. >>> 6:29. good morning. if you're just waking up, we start with a traffic alert. northbound 95 just north of the occoquan river, a car fire there has all the main lanes blocked. traffic is sneaking by to the right but at this point, just at this point, the traffic backups are eight to ten miles and it is bound to get worse. monika has

here comes monika samtani. she's got another look at timesaver traffic. >>> i'm happy to say we're starting off the morning rush hour really well. it's nice and light all over town. i'm start off with the north side coming from frederick and i-70 down the line to clarksburg and the point where the lanes divide. right now your lanes are open and it's incident free. you know how quickly that loads up within the next hour or so- so head out if you can early. we'll take a live look outside and show what you it looks like. on the wilson bridge on the south side of town, no problems to report between oxon hill and alexandria. back over to the maps this time inside the beltway crossing the potomac river. everything is final. same with the roosevelt bridge coming in from 66. in lorton 95 is still nice and light, lorton up to springfield and on to 395. i'll be back with more traffic at 4:55. but first, inspectors have found cracks on two more bridges on maryland's intercounty connector. the toll road is still safe to tr

monika? >>> on i-66 lanes are open. no issues to report right now coming in from centreville to the beltway and beyond to the roosevelt bridge. all lanes right now are open. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:01. back to you guys. >>> public schools, firehouses, police stations, and city offices in washington, d.c. are now apparently a hundred percent wind powered. the announcement was made monday at a me are youable -- at a renewable energy conference. during the summer every city building was switched over to wind power. the switch helped the district win the environmental protection agency's green power community challenge. >>> toys 'r' us wants to hire 45,000 seasonal workers across the country for the upcoming holiday shopping rush. that's nearly a 13% jump from 40,000 workers the company hired last year. toys 'r' us says part of the increase is to help fulfill some customer orders that are made with the new online shipping options. workers are also going to staff nearly 200 temporary toys 'r' us stores

right now here's monika with timesaver traffic. traffic is moving well up from springfield to 395 and the 14th street bridge. there had been construction southbound between the beltway and lorton which should be cleared shortly. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 4:47. back to you guys. >>> thank you. >>> 4:40 and time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> jessica doyle is here with the headlines. hello, tiger. >> hello. i'm a tiger. what can i say. we hope it's a tiger day on wall street. i don't know if will really work. we'll talk about the federal reserve. the federal reserve officials are gathering today for a two- day meeting here in d.c. many expect the central bank to announce new steps to revive the sluggish economy. we saw the government report last week. u.s. employers adding fewer than expected jobs in august. the report also showed more people gave up work looking for work last month. they simply just gave up. wall street managed to push higher yesterday despite question marks headed into today's

monika? >>> we've got a couple of issues right now. on the west side of town and north side of town. i'll start off with this accident that just came n. you see the icon right here. it's northbound gw parkway on the ramp to the inner loop of the beltway. you know that ramp is a sharp turn there and it gets slippery really quickly. so it's an overturned vehicle right there on that ramp to the inner loop of the beltway. taking a look at 270 now on the southbound side where an accident in germantown after route 118 was cleared. just a few moments ago but left this slow traffic for you from father hurley boulevard at least heading down toward route 118 where the pace is beginning to improve. but it was there long enough to cause this early morning delay. let's go over to the other side of town on the bw parkway and route 50 if you're planning to head around this area through cheverly. you'll be fine. no issues into the northeast corridor and a live look right now on the south side of town. beltway is looking good at route 4 pennsylvania av

beverly farmer is in for monika samtani.he'll have traffic momentarily. >> howard bernstein is here with the forecast. we have any more rain fall something. >> little bit this morning. we'll get a break and maybe a couple of showers and storms later on this evening. the chance of that will drift south and southeast of town as we get later on. you may be bleary eyed due to the loudneof

monika? >> reporter: we are doing well for a monday morning. you know how volumes increase early on a monday morning. keep that in mind. 395 looks great from the beltway to the 14th street bridge and into the downtown area. we'll take a live look right now on northbound 395. across the river here still very light. it is 95 that is going to load up quickly this morning. back to our maps this time on the north side of town. everything looks good to the beltway, outer loop, still no issue college park as you travel into silver spring. 270 coming in from shady grove very light down to the spur. back with more coming up at 5:09. back to you guys. >>> this time last week we were celebrating the birth of a giant panda cub. >> the little panda died and the zoo's team is trying to figure out what happened. kristen fisher has more on what we know. >> reporter: good morning, a sad day here at the zoo. got to tell you last night the zoo's pathologist team performed their version of an autopsy on this cub and we are awaiting the results this morning. we sho

i'll be back with more at 4:39 back to you guys. >>> thank you monika. time in 79 years, the washington baseball team is going to the playoffs. they clinched their spot last night with a win over the dodgers at nats park. >> what? yeah, it's the truth. nats got things going early. ryan zimmerman hit a shot into the gap. there he is digging in at the plate. let's check it out. boom. there it is. bryce harper scored easily and nats get on the board 1-0. in the 4th the nats are up 2-1. danny espinosa with a shot down the left line. there it goes. ian desmond was on first. would round the bases and beat the throw to the plate. nats are up 3-1. then we head to the 9th. they're up three. drew storen, strikes out the side. the nationals are playoff-bound after the game nats' manager davey johnson reacting to the win -- >> what's the big deal? [ laughter ] it was fun but it's not what i had my eye on you know. i mean it's a nice step to get here. but you know, every manager that's leading the division -- that's the only thing that matters, winning your division.

monika? >> thank you so much, olga. >>> good morning, everybody.re planning to head over on to 95 and 395, there is construction blocking the hov lanes. it's basically between dumfries and the 14th street bridge. that stretch hov lanes are not available till about 5:00 this morning. let's take a live look outside closer to duke street on the northbound side of 395. you can see that no traffic is in those lanes right now. the main lanes, though, are very light so you should be fine if you're heading into downtown early, early this morning. let's go back over to our maps, this time to the north side of town. no problems through the work zone here on the beltway through university boulevard. we'll take a live look on the beltway in prince george's county. i just saw them move over the cones right here on the inner loop after route 1 toward kenilworth avenue. for a time only one lane was getting by. i'll be back with more traffic at 4:39. >> thank you, monika. >>> a discovery at a home in herndon, virginia has a community and detectives seeking answers

. >> i'm mike haiduk, here's monika samtani.ena won yesterday. >> reporter: i was out doing yard work yesterday afternoon. it was gorgeous. i did see mr. griffin do his thing. >> he was impressive. impressive. >> reporter: well done. the whole team did a great job. >> mother nature did a great job. >> reporter: we are going to have a beautiful first half of the week. most of this week will be very, very nice. 63 now in dc. but don't let that fool you. most areas in the 50s this morning, with 73 by noon. a high of 78 or so and by 5:00 i think the high temperature happens at 3:30, 4:00 p.m. we had a couple of isolated sprinkles yesterday afternoon. i was the recipient of one of them up north of town. this morning though it is clear, cool and crisp outside. 52 now in manassas, and here 63. this afternoon perfect, spectacular, a great afternoon. 75 for gadget theresburg, and 78 here in -- for gadget theres -- gaithersburg. here's monika samtani. >> reporter: i changed my party for sunday and everything worked out great yesterday. so

monika samtani smiling. i hope that is good news for timesaver traffic. >> we have one accident i have been telling you about this morning northbound side of prince william parkway. keep that in mind for your travel plans. other than that, you have your normal flow stuff as you leave dale city toward woodbridge. the brake lights for this begin closer to route 44, it is bunching up for the beltway. we'll go back to the maps. this time head to 270 on the southbound side. you see all the yellow leaving frederick. it is going to be off and on as you leave clarksburg. the length to 121. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 6:11. >>> sad news this morning. this is something parents of young children you might want to find a way to tell them this yourselves. people at the national zoo are in mourning. >> and that is because the newborn panda cub has died. kristen fisher is life at the zoo with what happened. >> reporter: so sad. what a difference a week can make. you know last night this is what we know now.

monika? >> accident clean-up here in bowie continues on the southbound side of route 3 after route 450. the right side of the road gets by with about a mile delay. more news, weather and traffic coming up at 6:30. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back. >>> well, hello and welcome to friday. it is 6:29 and this is the place you can always get your weather first. put me in coach! center field at nats park home to your playoff-bound washington nationals. clear skies right there now. 55 degrees. >> that sound so, so good. thank you for starting your friday morning with us. i'm jessica doyle, andrea roane is off today. >> and i'm mike hydeck, thank you for joining us. meteorologist howard bernstein right live now on the weather terrace enjoying the nice weather. good morning howard. >> very pleasant morning out here, good morning mike, jess, good morning everybody. very comfortable and we're still in the 50s in many areas and getting a little warmup here today and tomorrow before the next

here comes monika with timesaver traffic. >>> good morning, everybody. it's early friday morning.hat means if you're headed out to work this early, you're going to be just fine. there are no problems to report. a bit of construction of course. if you're planning to head here on the belt wie between the -- beltway between the b parkway and metro station. looks like they're picking up the cones and opening up the beltway for you in that stretch. let's go back over to our maps, this time over to the west side of town where of course there's construction on 66 and here on the beltway through the tysons and annandale areas. not causing too much of a problem right now. a look live northbound on i-95 near lorton heading up toward springfield. all lanes are open. i'll be back with more traffic at 4:39. >> thank you, monika. >>> security is being increased at u.s. embassies around the middle east and north africa. >> the state department is concerned the protests over an american made anti-muslim film might intensify after friday's prayer services. susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: pro

i'll be back with more traffic at 4:39. >> see you then, monika.e begin with the latest from campaign 2012. there's a new cbs poll suggesting mitt romney is trailing president obama in the hispanic community. >> romney tried to do something about that on wednesday. susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: mitt romney tried to court the hispanic party. >> this party is the natural home for hispanic americans because this is the party of opportunity and hope. ours is the party that will bring a brighter future. ours is a party of greatness. this is why hispanic americans are going to join this campaign. we're going to win because we're going to get the support of you and your friends. >> reporter: he answered questions about immigration. >> i'm not in favor of a mass deportation effort and taking them out of the country. >> reporter: but the toughest question of the day was about his comment on secretly recorded video that 47% of americans believe they're victims entitled to government handouts. >> some people might think you are dividing the united sta

here comes monika samtani. timesaver traffic. the 6:00 hour normally that means we're talking about a few incidents. >>> yes, we are. we've been talking about one for a while now. since early this morning where there was a fallen tree in tacoma park. it is blocking route 410 near piney branch road. so be aware of that. now you see all this red that howard was talking about. southbound 270, look at that out of frederick most of the way down to route 121. i'm going to step out and show what you it looks like live from our sky 9 n. is near father hurley boulevard. there had been a traffic stop on the shoulder as well and that was attracting is some -- attracting some attention but the lanes remain open. north of town, outer loop slows down from about 95 just past that actually new hampshire avenue as you head for university boulevard. a live look there. lanes are open. there are no ?efntses on the belt we -- no incidents on the beltway. it's just that frustrating slow traffic we deal with every single morning. before i go, i do have

monika samtani will have traffic momentarily.ard, welcome back. >> it was rock and rolling yesterday. >> we had the storms and a few trees down. it's all gone. nice, quiet morning. still breezy and certainly some jacket weather out there. in the 50s. tomorrow morning it's going to be chilly. low to mid 40s in the suburbs. we have clearing skies now. clouds overhead. good visibility. 63 here in town. 68 by noon. north winds 10 to 15 so a real brisk day. maybe a good day for a sweater set, mr. hydeck. twin set, yes. 70 degrees at 5:00 with a high in the low 70s. we are showing you the showers and storms from yesterday afternoon. the severe weather was mainly east of town pulling away. this morning we're looking at a couple of areas of light rain, some light sprinkles here. the northern neck in towards southern maryland. newland. scattered about into the northern half of st. mary's and calvert county. you may see an isolated sprinkle the next hour or two. temps in the 50s west of town. leesburg 59 along with martinsburg. 54 cumberla