good morning, monika samtani. >>> it is for us because we're at work but not for 95 commuters on the southbound side in virginia. the early morning crash was finally cleared to the shoulder in newington after backlick road. i've been talking about it for over an hour. virginia constituent place told me it involve -- virginia state police told me it involved a car and a truck. from springfield right into newington all low the -- although the lanes are open, it's heavy through that area. it affected the northbound side as well. let's go over to another map.

monika samtani looking marvels this morning. >>> thank you. southbound side of 270 no big delays or anything, it is okay heading down toward 109 and 121. here's what it looks like at the american legion bridge on the west side of town. we'll go back to the maps and head out west on the dulles toll road and 66 coming in toward the beltway. heading south toward springfield, inside the beltway, all your potomac crossings are doing fine. here's springfield on the northbound side of i-95, which is incident free right up from dale city to the 14th street bridge and into the downtown area, no issues to report at this time. mike, back to you. >>> later today the president is going to host a healthcare event at the white house to talk about, of course the affordable care act. by the latest count according to the obama administration. half a million people have been able to sign up. but by many other reports, because of the poor performance of the website, 17 million are still trying. derek mcginty has more of the nightmare rollout of a new program that

let's go over to monika samtani. still looking pretty good out there early on this tuesday. >> it really is. i'm happy to say that because what's in store isn't that great. i'm sorry but this is going to happen after today's rush hour. the morning rush hour. kalmia culvert in northwest will be closed today between east and west beach drive. the culvert is like a bridge and it will close after rush hour. it is a major cut through for those of you who head east or west on beach drive. 16th street, military road or connecticut avenue are going to be your alternate routes closest to that area but they're going to definitely take a hit with 17,000 people who normally use that shortcut so keep that in mind please, especially this afternoon and definitely tomorrow morning. no problems right now coming in from the west from sterling on the dulles toll road, on 66 from gainesville. we're going to take a live look outside. here's what it looks like in springfield. not too bad. back to the maps and this time to the other side o

let's check in with monika samtani. bet tempers are rising for drivers. >>> tempers were rising for sure. that started early, early this morning. we've had issues since about 4:30 this morning. first of all, if you're planning to head to the north side of the beltway, this is all good but let's take a live look at 270 on the southbound side where you've got brake lights right through germantown, father hurley boulevard into gaithersburg where the early morning crash involving an overturned vehicle on west diamond avenue east of 270 has now been cleared. we'll take a live look on the northbound side of i-95. the worse of it will be aquia harbor where the crash was cleared. then here just the brake lights heading on to 395. a quick look live at 66 on the inbound side at the fairfax county parkway. traffic is moving well toward vienna and the beltway. >>> time to see what our partners at cbs this morning are covering. >> charlie rose standing by live in new york. good morning, sharply. >> good morning, mike and andrea. goo

monika samtani, problems on the trains, problems on the roads?> we are talking about trains sky 9 should be there soon. there are apparently empty canisters across the track in manassas park and that is now delaying train 324 and 326 on br e. well's keep you posted and check out my twitter, i'm tweeting about it as well. >>> on 66 there was a crash on route -- on the route. if you are planning to head around town on the beltway, it is slow in normal spots. northbound i-95 springfield again normal for early friday morning. the american legion bridge it is moving well across the potomac river here between bethesda and tyson. southern maryland, no issues on route 4 headed for the wilson bridge. >>> after dealing with the government shutdown and no paychecks, people aren't looking to spend a lot of money on fall and winner clothes. but this morning we are going to show you how to update your fall look by mixing some of the old with a few new items. designer hilton hollis joins us with fresh ideas. >> thank you for having me. >> we can go shopping rig

monika samtani, good morning. >>> good morning. in virginia if you look closely at this mdot camera way out on the right corner of your screen, you see some flashing lights there. it's a crash on the inner loop at the gw parkway where only the left lane is getting by and the ramp to the gw parkway is closed as well from the inner loop. i'll give you more details coming up in just a few minutes. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. >>> it's 4:42. time for your first money segment ever the morning. >> jessica is off. here's alexis christoforous with the headlines. >> reporter: stocks were back in rally mode after strong earnings from at&t and ford. after the closing bell both amazon.com and microsoft posted profits that blew past wall street's estimates. the dow climbed 90 points and is about 200 points shy of a record high. the nasdaq rose about 22. twitter plans to raise $1.6 billion when it goes public next month. it plans to sell 70 million shares priced between $17 and $20 a piece. twitter is the most anticipated ipo since fa

let's go over to monika samtani.nother update on the difficult thursday morning traffic. >>> it's really been difficult, especially in prince george's county. you're looking live at the crash scene on the inner loop at route 450. all lanes have been closed for exactly two hours now. two trucks and an suv involved. one serious injury as well. this cleanup i can assure you will take some time. expect major delays on the beltway in prince george's county. more in a few minutes. back to you guys. >>> it's 6:13. here's what's in the news right now. investigators want to know what led a retired police officer to open fire on a federal courthouse in wheeling, west virginia. authorities say thomas piccard let off more than a dozen shots in the building before officers returned fire. piccard was killed in the exchange. three other people were injured from flying debris. >>> metro police have release add list of the most dangerous train stations and the station reporting the greatest number of crimes this year is the brooklyn

monika samtani, 6:00 a.m. friday volume issues. >>> that's right we've got volume and luckily whatever issues we had early this morning are beginning to clear up. so we're kind of in that time frame where things are looking pretty decent on the northbound side of i-95 for example. no red behind me ask that means we're in pretty good shape. coming up from triangle and dumfries into woodbridge into springfield. outside live and show you what it looks like many spring feed. just to move it to you. things look great on 395 and the 14th street bridge. back over to the maps, this time south on 270. no issues to report. there was a minor accident eastbound 70 at 85 that was cleared quickly. no issues in case you heard about it. 270 is still looking good. few brake lights right around route 109 southbound. but we're in great shape down to the point where the lanes divide and a quick look live outside. and this is the beltway at georgia avenue in silver spring. moill light early this friday

monika samtani is in now, timesaver traffic. the biggest problem we're talking about is down in southern maryland. >>> fortunately just as we speak, this has been reopened so literally as i was walking over here be i'm happy to say that northbound route 5, mattawoman beantown road was just reopened. you can expect to find residual delays that at one point closed route 5 in both directions. if you're planning to head around the beltway you'll be okay. let's go to our springfield camera. i want to let you know that down in spotsylvania on the the northbound side of i-95 before route 17, a crash closes 95 all together northbound side before route 17 in spotsylvania county. so be aware of that if you are heading northbound. beyond that you're going to be okay from dale city to woodbridge and right here into springfield you're just going to see the volume on to 395 and the 14th street bridge but again the crash down south near route 17. >>> it is 5:19. the first game of the world series was not very dramatic but i know sox fans are h

here comes monika samtani. a couple of things you need to know this morning where we had some overnight incidents. >> we did have some overnight incidents. i'm going to give you the good news about that in just a moment. north capitol street at randolph place northeast, the crash cleanup continues. they're just waiting on a tow truck. it's coming in on 66 all the way to the roosevelt bridge and into downtown. you're going to be fine. the lanes are open out of centreville all the way in toward the beltway. the beltway looks good between the toll road, annandale and springfield. all lanes are open there as well. we're in good shape coming in from the west early this morning. we'll take a live look outside. here's what it looks like on the northbound side of i-95 in lorton and up toward newington and springfield. all lanes are open as well. both the main and hov lanes on to 395 to the 14th street bridge. let's go back to the maps. what howard was referring to was a huge car fire overnight. southbound on the bw par

here's monika samtani. >> good morning.'m glad to say i don't have any big issues. >> howard, you want to say good morning to a family who had been in bakersfield. >> good morning, sandy, out of lovettsville, virginia. she had a 2-year-old and she moved from bakersfield to virginia. it started to rain. she was like, what's that mommy? they didn't know what rain was. very dry around here. we only have five days of measurable rain in the month of september. eight in august. this will be a mainly dry week. you have to wait till next week until our fortunes change. here's a look at your day planner, this tuesday morning where we've got clear to partly cloudy skies now. high clouds at times. mid- to upper 70s by lunch time. great, great middle of the day to be outside and enjoying it. high in the low 80s and drive home temp of 81 degrees. tough to see but there had been a few clouds drifting across the region, mid and high level clouds coming in from the west. fog was a little bit of a problem earlier. not too much right now aro

let's go over to monika samtani, really big issues overnight. >>> it was a confirmed fatal accident. one person dead after an overnight crash in college park. here at the inner loop, all lanes are blocked off because of the overnight crash. you can see the flashing lights. police investigating at the scene of the crash. diverted on to 95 northbound. the park and ride the exit there and turn it back on to the inner lap of the beltway. but now things are beginning to slow down as the rush hour progresses. let's go over our maps, so i can show you where it is on the top side of town. exit onto the 95 interchange, turn around on the park and ride. let's go back over to another map on the inbound side of i- 66. slow traffic trying to get out of the district. if you are planning to be on northbound 66 all lanes are open here. >>> despite having only one win, they could be playing for first place in the nfc east. next week. >> it is all relative. >>> thanks to what happened yesterday in dallas, that might make things even easier. >> >>> let's get to the question again on facebook. how frequ

monika samtani has your timesaver traffic. >> we had ladies a couple of weeks ago.woman team for the entire week. we're going to have a downturn in our weather. it was messy on monday and then yesterday was nice and today will start out nice but things will be heading downhill as we head into the afternoon. so i would bring the umbrella with me as i'm heading out the door because you're going to want it for the afternoon drive back home. as you're heading back inside to your house once you get out of that car. 59 degrees the at 8:00 a.m. by noon 63. still peaks of sunshine but by 4:00 we'll see the rain moving in. 63 degrees. temperatures definitely held down today by the clouds and rain and that persistent flow out of the northeast at a to 15 miles per hour throughout the entire day. it's 52 right now in leesburg. it's 54 in manassas. 55 in fredricksburg. 58 in downtown washington and 51 degrees right now at andrews. you can see cooler temperatures off to the north and west where we don't have as much cloud cover. the clouds helping to kind of keep temperatures fro

monika samtani, happy tuesday. >> happy tuesday, howard. happy tuesday, everybody. overnight was a construction zone on the southbound side of i-95 in newington at the fairfax county parkway and still only the left lane is getting by. that's the southbound side of i- 95 coming in past springfield into newington. northbound no delay. all lanes are open up toward 395. let's take a live look in springfield on the northbound side of 95. you can see that everything is running smoothly and nothing in the hov lanes yet. let's go back over to the maps this time on the north side. looking good on the beltway between college park and silver spring. remember beach avenue, beach drive is closed down between blagden and dc-maryland line because of the government shutdown. no problems on 270 coming on to the beltway, 95 and in from baltimore. we'll take a live look in college park. a good indication of the beltway in prince george's county. >> thank you, monika. >>> we are now in the second week of the government shutdown and nine days away from reaching the debt ceiling. house r

monika samtani, yesterday was not a good day on the roads. could we make up for it? >> we started off really tough yesterday. we're making up for it today. good morning, everybody. things look great. there are no problems on 270. all the lanes are open out of frederick, down to the point where the lanes divide. we're in great shape on route 355, great seneca highway and even river road trying to get into bethesda. let's take a live look a little further south at 270. this is at shady grove road down to the point where the lanes divide. everything is open and very quiet this morning. let's go back over to the maps and this time heading out west coming in on the dulles toll road from the airport, no delays. looking good on 66 all the way into fairfax. construction here on the inner loop at the dulles toll road just now being picked up as we speak. so if you're just heading out the door, you'll be good. let's go to a live picture on the northbound side of i-95. great shape coming northbound. southbound there had been overnight construction at the fairfax county parkway.

good morning monika samtani. and i think sleeveless is an excellent choice given the forecast. >>> thank you. it's going to be a little warm this october day. if you're planning to head over on the inbound side of route 50 in chantilly at about 2:20 this morning there was a single vehicle crash, one person dead because of the accident. so the investigation and the clean-up continues eastbound route 50 has been blocked ever since at sully road. and you're going to need to work your way around that activity there. 66 is in great shape. there are no problems coming in from manassas to centreville and right into fairfax this morning no issues on the beltway once there on 495 west side of town. a live look outside and here's springfield on the northbound side of i-95. also in great shape. no problems coming up on to 395. back over to the maps, this time downtown with that capitol hill shooting yesterday afternoon. you'll just find some police activity left over in terms of road closures eastbound constitution avenue a

good morning, monika samtani. she's had some of the worst traffic reports in the last two weeks. >> you know what my friends are saying? they're saying job security. no. >> weather wise -- it is thursday. we do have a threat for showers this morning down south. this afternoon, too. they'll be scattered about but not enough at this point for me to go a yellow alert day. let's get you going with a look at that day planner on this thursday morning where temperatures are going to climb nicely into the 70s today. yesterday we got to 73. today about 75. mostly cloudy skies. the better chance of showers this afternoon and this evening, let's say, than this morning. with that said, we've got some showers down to our south. you can see the showers scattered about from the midwest to the ohio valley. locally we're looking at some activity. south of town now, south of fredricksburg. colonial beach, southern maryland will see the showers coming across in the next hour. but really not that much going on. you can see everything

monika samtani, we've been doing good so far.>> i think we're doing okay. honestly i think commuters are just exhausted. we had such a couple of very tough weeks that i think today and even yesterday very calm. a good start to the rush hour. all around the beltway and even on the dulles toll road and 66 coming in from the west, we're in great shape heading for the beltway and once there, no problems at all through tysons corner and into springfield on the west side of town. let's go back to a live picture and show what you it looks like here. this is the inbound side of i- 66 at nutley street. light volumes early this morning. no issues and no complaints. let's go back over to the maps and this time all the way to route 50 from annapolis we're in good shape. the bw parkway in through cheverly and the northeast corridor you're going to be fine. all the potomac and anacostia river crossings are incident free this morning and we'll wind a live look on this side of town southbound i-270 at route 118 in germantown still looking good.

let's go over to monika samtani.ays wearing a smile in spite of the traffic conditions. >> i try, you know. i give you a lot of bad news but try to do it with a smile. sunrise valley drive east of centreville road, just got word of a crash. it was a carver sus the deer. so they're -- a car versus a deer so they're waiting for help right now. the construction that caused that long, huge delay early this morning, i'm talking 5:00 this morning because of late clearing construction in dumfries, that was cleared. instead of red we have orange and yellow so that's better and heavy now in wood brink across the occoquan river. pretty normal for this time of the morning. let's take a live look outside. see, i'm smiling. on the northbound side of 95 in springfield, things are looking good. just normal here as well on to 395. back to the maps. over to the bw parkway and route a through cheverly we're in great shape into the northeast corridor. no problems on the beltway. the entire eastern stretch in prince george's county and

let's go over to monika samtani. weather is wine but traffic is a who the other story. >>> this is the kind of morning where we're justified in saying that we absolutely hate traffic in washington. on the northbound side of i-95, you're looking at a multivehicle crash. one confirmed dead in this crash, a fatal accident in stafford. only the left shoulder is getting by as you can see and lots of equipment and investigation under way. cleanup as well will take a while. you've got delays beginning at least route 3 heading northbound on 95 with only the left shoulder squeezing by. this multivehicle deadly crash early on this tuesday morning. let's take a look the at our maps actually on the northbound side of 95. this is where we're talking about over near center port parkway on the northbound side of i-95. look at that slow lineup trying to get up toward aquia harbor. beyond that you're okay on 95. no problems into springfield and on to 395. we'll go back over to another map, this time heading north on 270 where it's ex

let's turn it over to monika samtani. we started early this morning with the issues. >> we started early and it looks like we're ending late because this crash is still here on the inner loop of the beltway at the gw parkway. it involves one single vehicle, lots of debris apparently on the roadway. a person was taken to the hospital as well. so virginia state police tell me they really cannot give me an estimate as to when they'll reopen the lanes. only the left lane is getting by. that's northbound 495 at the gw parkway and it blocks the exit to the parkway as well. so please keep that in mind. a little further north and then east, a vehicle struck a deer here at countercontract avenue. a little bit of a tongue twister. let's take a live radio outside. we'll -- live look outside. just loading up here approaching the beltway. mike, andrea? >> thanks, monika. >>> the main party candidates who want to be virginia's next governor squared off in their final debate last night. >> the faceoff between republican ken cuccinelli a

let's turn it over to monika samtani, timesaver traffic.hink for most of you pretty good news so far. >> pretty good news so far. volumes are very light all around the beltway and everything headed there. beach drive, though, is closed down between blagden avenue northwest and the maryland-dc line. basically like a weekend pattern. the closure is right through the park because of the government shutdown. so maybe 16th street is going to be your best bet early this morning. let's go over to a look in southern maryland no problems out of 210, route 5, route 4 headed toward andrews air force base and then down over to the wilson bridge. we're in great shape on the beltway. let's take a live look outside and show what you it looks like in springfield on the northbound side of i-95. your brake lights are now beginning to form coming out of dale city. it's going to be on and on through woodbridge. then route 644 as you head for the beltway, 395 no issues right now to the 14th street bridge. let's go back over to the maps and heading out west comi

. >>> monika samtani, how are we doing on this thursday morning? >> we're actually pretty quiet.oking great. i don't have any big incidents to tell you about and that's good for the early morning commute. 14th street near new york avenue, you do want to watch out for the police activity in and around the that area closing off the intersection since yesterday's rush hour. 270 looks good. you can see a tiny bit of slow traffic on i-70 but once you're on 270, it's still good 109 do 121 and -- to 121 and through germantown as well. if you're planning to head here on the inbound side of route 50 at 202 inside the beltway we're in great shape. no problems through cheverly or the bw parkway through greenbelt. this time to the west side of town. looking good on the the dulles toll road in from sterling. 66 in from gainesville. inside the beltway still moving at the speed limit to the roosevelt bridge. we're going to take a live look one more time. here's the inbound side of 66 at route 50. back to you guys. >>> the leading group campaigning to change the redskins name hears from n.f.l. o

let's check in with monika samtani.esaver traffic and we've had quite a few issues in the last half hour. >>> we have. and now as soon as one thing clears, the other thing happens. and i'm going to get to that in a moment. first let's start with the beltway north of town here on the outer loop. it's going to look like this from new hampshire avenue all the way to colesville road. the accident there was quickly moved to the left shoulder but it was blocking off the two left lanes for a few minutes and this is what caused this delay on the outer loop of the beltway westbound 495. let's go over to the maps, 270's in great shape. no issues to report as you head down to the point where the lanes divide. beach drive is closed. bladden avenue northwest to the park. now to the northbound side of i- 95. look at how slow that is all of a sudden. that's because an accident just happened up ahead at edsall road northbound 395. it is blocking off the left lane. back to you guys. >>> thanks monika. time now to see what our partners a

let's check in with monika samtani now.er look at a slowing commute for many. >> it really is. we have a five-car crash as well coming in from the south route 301 at cedarville road. so watch out for that. other than that, look at the beltway behind me. very slow and heavy for the most part on the north side of town and as howard said on the south side of town and coming in virginia on the northbound side of i-95, dale city to woodbridge, that's going to be your heavier stretch across the occoquan river. then lorton, newington and springfield. we'll take a live look where there's a crash on the northbound side of 395. it's at the service road to get on to seminary road west. that is blocked there. the thru lanes are open in that area. on the bw parkway and route 50, you want to watch out for two separate incidents that were causing delays. one was a disabled vehicle on the bw parkway. and the other one was a crash on the inbound side of route 50 after route 202. it's very slow and heavy coming in from the beltway there. one

monika samtani, what do we say? >> this is 95 northbound which looks much better through the fog. southbound is what was suffering. i'm going to call it the just drive people initiative. just drive. because 95 last week and the week before were miserable. it was the same story this morning southbound 95 right here. you can barely see it. heavier than normal because of an early morning crash near backlick road. it's been cleared. it's a lot better than it was before. let's take a look at the map and i'll show you where it was on the southbound side. just yellow there. now it's beginning to get a little heavy into lorton and springfield pace is improving northbound. inside the beltway heavy to the 14th street bridge. northbound 395 this crash on the left shoulder. look at the outer loop. college park into silver spring, jammed through that area. let's take a live look outside. here's the outer loop past georgia avenue where the pace picks up into bethesda and rockville. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> if the furlough lingers on in already tough economy, many people are really

monika samtani, happy tuesday. >>> it is a happy tuesday.f you're planning to head around the beltway, you just got those usual slow spots on the outer loop in silver spring and then south of town as you travel towards springfield. but other than that, we're in great shape i'm really happy to say. i haven't had to talk about any major incidents this morning. i was just checking on the marc trains to see if the shutdown is going to affect any of the trains. i know the penn line is good. brunswick 875 and cam ben 850 -- camden 850 are affected for later in the day. you have slow traffic in cheverly. route 50 in great shape in from annapolis. no problems on the bw parkway in from laurel and greenbelt. we'll take a live look outside and the beltway north of town outer loop side westbound 95 a little slow in silver spring. a quick look at our maps again. no issues to report northbound 95. just a little slow now into springfield. back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. >>> time to see what our partners at cbs this morning are covering and i would bet

let's go inside to monika samtani. problems for commuters already. >>> i'll tell you what, on the northbound side of i-95, if you are planning to head to the fairfax county parkway, there's a motorcycle crash in the hov lanes. it's been there for a while blocking off one lane. one motorcycle involved and guess where delays begin? at route 1 in woodbridge on your main line. literally stopped traffic from woodbridge all the way through lorton, newington and up to the fairfax county parkway where the pace does pick up in spring field. again, the accident is in the hov lanes i'm sorry about that that's really, really tough. also want to let you know that beach drive is still shut down in northwest between blagden avenue and the dc-maryland line. that's because of the government shutdown. you can use 16th street instead. we're going to end with some good news on the southbound side of i-270, it's great and on the beltway here in silver spring. no issues on the outer loop into silver spring. back to you guys. >> thanks, moni

let's go to monika samtani, find out how your morning commute is doing. >> one issue i've been telling out about -- telling you about in manassas, it's brentsville road closed near 234. looks like it could be a serious accident there so the investigation may take some time. on 66 itself things are great. no problems from that point to centreville and fairfax. the beltway looks good between the dulles toll road and annandale and right down to springfield. we'll take a live look outside. here's what it looks like if you're planning to head southbound on 270 coming in from frederick down to father hurley boulevard in germantown all the way down to the point where the lanes divide we're in really good shape this morning. let's go back to the maps. this time we're going to head out to the southern part of maryland. route 4, route 5, 301, 210 from accokeek up into oxon hill and across the wilson bridge here. all lanes are open. i've been checking out the cameras in prince george's county. we're fine on the beltway, that eastern stretch of 495. we'll take a live look one more time and this is

let's go over to monika samtani. people can't -- [ multiple voices ] >>> boot day.rash in cheverly, inbound. this is after route 202. apparently three vehicles involved along the right side of the road on the inbound side of route 50. this is right when the rush hour really gets under way and that means it's going to affect your drive coming inside the beltway on route 50 through cheverly so keep that in mind. let's go over to a map and i can show you on the northbound side of i-95, you've now got the very slow traffic coming up basically from dale city up into triangle and then into dale city. then woodbridge a little bit here at the occoquan river. more in springfield as well. same story on 395. it's going to be off and on through landmark and alexandria. let's go to a live picture one more time outside. this is the beltway at route 4 pennsylvania avenue. it's been wet since early this morning so watch out for the wet roadways as you travel in prince george's county on the east side of town. let's end with a live look up on 95 in springfield on our camera. volumes

monika samtani, happy monday. >> it is a

let's turn it over to monika samtani.orning and i know we've had some incidents but, you know, they've been decent for a tuesday. >> decent is a great word for t especially for this tuesday morning where normally we're saying term tuesday but not today. -- terrible tuesday but not today. looking great on the beltway. when you're sitting in it it doesn't feel so great but at least you don't have any accidents or incidents on the beltway. outer loop will be slow college park right through to silver spring. once you reach bethesda it turns green and 270 doesn't look too bad. 191 to 121. then pretty good in rockville. let's take a live look outside. north of town, this is what i'm talking about in silver spring. it breaks loose after georgia avenue heading into bethesda. let's go to our next live picture if you're planning to head here at the american legion bridge. a little further out to the west side of the beltway, it's in great shape between tysons and bethesda and i'm going to step out. this is newington heading northbo

let's check with monika samtani now. she has timesaver traffic. >>> i was just being told the very latest information on this incident on the beltway. inner loop side at route 450. the accident actually occurred just south of route 450. we're being told now that there's more than one truck or tractor-trailer involved. that means this is going to be there for a while. inner loop has been shut down since 4:15 this morning with this crash in lanham near route 450. what you're going to want to do is either head down south and get off at the bw parkway before all of this delay. your last chance to exit will be route 450 but i've been subjecting since early this morning that you go ahead and use the bw parkway. you can get off at route 410, take that to route 50 and then get back on to the beltway beyond the crash scene. in fact, let's take a live look outside at our chart camera. no traffic getting by again. that's the inner loop. outer loop you can see is not affected by the crash heading north. again it's southbound 495 jus

. >>> monika samtani, you are also smiles on this monday morning. >> if you have to go to work, it is an easy commute. columbus day metro is on a saturday schedule. free parking in grudges with off peak fares. -- in garages, with off peak fares. let's go over to another map, this time on the top side of town. good explain on 95 and from 270 in from frederick. here's 270 at montrose road and nice down to the point where the lanes divide. virginia on the northbound side of 95, no hovs, looking good into dale city and the 14th street bridge. northbound 95 is good. back to you guys. >>> the dc lottery announced it would stop cashing winning tickets until the shutdown is over and but that is not stopping one gas station owner paying out of his own pocket to most winners. ken was there to witness the joy and frustration all within one ticket. >> it is over $600. >> reporter: we'll call this a shutdown let -- >> automatically this means $2500. nobody will cash it. >> reporter: it is hard to tell joe simon is more happy than frustrated. in order to hold on to funds during the shutdown, the di

monika samtani, we love fridays don't we? >>> generally speaking i always call it friday morning light. but i'm afraid to say it. at 1:00 this morning the wilson bridge had a power outage and the entire winter was dark. i'm hearing the lights are back on, so just be aware. there may be power outages in alexandria old town. northbound coming up should be clearing up shortly. as we speak. we'll go over to a live picture now in springfield. no problems for report here. let's go back to the maps and this time we'll head all the way north, no problems on route 355 or old georgetown road. river road out of bethesda. a live look outside one more time, here's the beltway in silver springs. >>> hundreds of thousands of federal workers have a big pay day coming. employees who stayed home or worked without pay will receive back pay in their next paycheck. for most those will come october 2nd. >>> the national zoo reop today. the impact of the 16-day shutdown is still being felt. just look at the lines tside this now open social security

monika samtani here with timesaver traffic.anything going on at this hour. >>> a great start. good morning, everybody. things are looking great. no problems to report with the exception of a water main break. i want to let you know that 2nd street is closed between constitution avenue and east capitol street northeast. that is a water main break. other than that, all the bridges are good, including the potomac and anacostia river crossings. let's go over to springfield on the northbound side of i-95. looking great here. very light volumes right up through dale city, the beltway and beyond to 395. no big deals as you come out of frederick all the way down to the point where the lanes divide. the lanes are open. we'll take a last live look a little further south at montrose road in rockville looking great as you head to the split. >>> 4:28. for the first time in 17 years, the federal government is in a partial shutdown. congress failed to pass a bill to keep the government running. >> that's because democrats and republicans can'

monika samtani has your timesaver traffic. >> hi, mike, mike, mike, mike. >> he promised wee get up and watch this morning -- he would get up and watch this morning. >> i'm sure he's watching. >> ened and we know howard is checking things out. >> you try to sleep in on the weekends, not happening, right? >> i'm not there at 5:00 a.m. >> if you are about to head out the door early this morning, you're just going to have some clouds out there but showers are on the approach. let's take a look at the michael & son weather cam. nothing going on as of yet. we're still more than two hours away from sunrise. sunrise isn't until 7:11 today but when it does come up, we'll see a few peaks of that sunshine. 59 degrees at 8:00 a.m. by noon 63. still at 63 at 4:00 and that's because the clouds and showers are going to keep our temperatures from rising today. only getting into the mid-60s throughout the d.c. metro area. current temperature is 52 in leesburg. it's 50 in martinsburg. 55 in culpeper. look at that up in winchester. only 46 degrees right now. the temperatures close to the water are going

monika samtani, tell us about traffic. >>> there's not much to say in terms of volume. there are no big deals to report on any of the interstates heading for th

let's talk to monika samtani and get another update on the timesaver traffic. >>> in manassas, a serious accident on brentsville road. it is blocked between the prince william parkway and estate view. again that is in manassas, brentsville road is shut down in that stretch. keep that in mind for your travel plans. we're working it find out exactly what happened there. due to the government shutdown, beach drive is closed in northwest between blagden avenue and the dc-maryland line. you might want to use 16th street as your alternate route again today. northbound 95 no issues from triangle into springfield. we're in good shape on 395 all the way to the 14th street bridge. 295 to the 11th street bridge. we'll take a live look in springfield and you can see a tiny bit of volume on the main lines but things looking good right up to woodbridge. we'll head all the way north southbound 270 lanes open out of frederick. no problems on i-70 out of mount airy. we're looking good on route 355 right into rockville. river road through bethesda. if you're planning to head over to the beltway, gw parkwa

let's check in with monika samtani pretty in pink this thursday morning. >>> thank you so much, howardoo. 3rd street between massachusetts avenue and g street, a water main break. watch out for the activity going on there. just like yesterday beach drive northwest is closed between blagden avenue and the d.c.- maryland line because ever the government shutdown. again i think it's going to be 16th street that will be your easy years alternate route. no issues on 66 coming in from the west, manassas to fair fax. the beltway looks between between the toll road and springfield and annandale. northbound i-95 is running smoothly. most of your work zones are cleared up coming up from dale city all the way up the line to 395. we'll take a look at our maps again. the bw parkway, route 50, everything is good coming from annapolis and cheverly all the way down into the northeast corridor. we'll take a live look at route a at route 410 inside the beltway. in issues as you head for the anacostia river. back you to, andrea and mike. >> thank you, monika. >>> we're now in day three of the government

let's turn it over to monika samtani with your first look at timesaver traffic. >>> thank you so much, howard. i spoke to my traffic peeps from overnight and they told me it was very, very quiet. we're starting this morning with a clean slate. that sounds good. northbound i-95 dale city to woodbridge no issues. lorton, newington, springfield same story. we'll go live on the northbound side of i-95. look how quiet it is behind me. kind of a distant shot. no problems in the main and hov lanes. let's go back over to the maps on the north side of town coming in from 270, frederick down to germantown and the point where the lanes divide. lanes are open right now. same story on route 355 and river road in bethesda. here's what it looks like at middle brook road in germantown. lanes are open. no problems as you head for the beltway. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> what was supposed to be a normal nightclub appearance for one troubled celebrity wasn't that way. it ended with punches and a felony charge. singer chris brown is due in court after allegedly punching a man in the face. the

monika samtani, we have fog in spots but i'm guessing a nice start to the morning mute. >> it's actually much nicer than yesterday. here's the fog howard's talking about across the american legion bridge on the west side of town. so basically be careful between bethesda and tysons corner here across the potomac river with a little bit of fog and very light volume early this morning. let's go over to the maps. generally speaking the beltway looks good. we've got green all around. most of your construction has been cleared up, including now being picked up on the southbound side of i-95 the at fairfax county parkway in virginia. we'll go over to another map, this time southern maryland, route 4, route 5, route 301. everything is fine. there had been a pretty bad crash, a fiery crash on brandywine road well east of route 301 overnight. i believe that's all been cleared up and you're good to go for the mrng roush through -- morning rush hour through brandywine. looking great on the beltway near new hampshire avenue. all lanes are open between 95 and 270 early this tuesday morning. back to yo

monika samtani, happy tuesday. >> happy tuesday. >>> it is actually if you're planning to head out on the roads early this morning. i don't have any major complaints and all the construction zones are being cleared up. northbound i-95 up in dale city and the fairfax county parkway, no issues to report. we know they're opening up the hov dweats as we -- gate as we speak as well a little early this morning. a close-up look at the roadway. you can see everything is moving smoothly. this is right up close to the beltway. let's go back to the maps this time up north to 270. coming in from gaithersburg, rockville, bethesda, great shape. no problems on 355, bethesda. the beltway looks good north of town. let's take a live look at georgia avenue. very lightville between 95 and 270 -- light volume between 95 and 270. more than 19 million people have visited healthcare.gov since three weeks ago. >> but the rollout has been plagued with problems. republicans are demanding answers while the president is vowing to make changes. >> reporter: house republicans get back to work today and they want to

right now monika samtani with timesaver traffic. >>> good morning, everybody. columbus day, metro is running on a saturday schedule. that means 6-12 minutes apart. free parking in their parking garages. coming in on 66 you'll notice there are no hov restrictions on this interstate 95, 395 or 270 today. a live look outside, wow how often do you see this early monday morning? no problems to report on 395 up to the 14th street bridge. back to the map, this time heading out to the east side of town where route 450 is shutdown at rutland road with an accident. we'll end with a live look one more time outside and here's the beltway. >>> it is time to see what our partners at cbs this morning are covering, charlie rose joins us live. >> reporter: good morning mike and andrea. i'm so happy to see you guys working. >> no holiday here. >> here's what we have. where would you rather be, for goodness sakes? >> absolutely. >> three days from the debt ceiling deadline and possible default but still no deal. we will ask the world's largest asset manager what this means for yo

. >>> monika samtani how did your team do yesterday? >> not so well. but go skins. come on. >>> it is columbus day, that means there are no hov restrictions. metro is on a saturday schedule with free parking. there is a very serious accident out in the county closing off route 450. closing off route 450 near crownsville road and rut land road. with volume's being light, i think you should be okay. here's a live look, no issues on the beltway on the east side of town. into silver spring. >>> in the midst of the shutdown, it has lawmakers talking about reaching some sort of deal to avoid missing thursday's deadline. delia goncalves is live on capitol hill. we have heard this story before, does this one have legs? >> reporter: we keep on hearing talks were productive and they had a meaningful conversation. but it all amounts to nothing at the end of the day when they are not reaching a compromise. however there is optimism at capitol hill. senators will return at 2:00 this afternoon. they are hoping to get over this one issue now that seems to be standing in the way. t

monika samtani, happy friday. >>> if you are heading around town for the most part, i think you wille pretty happy, except there is one accident on route 198 west of route 2 at santini road. 18 is closed in both directions at the crash scene. you may have to follow police directions to get around it or choose your alternate route early. if you are just heading out the door, i suggest the ic c. that will be further south but at least you'll avoid the crash scene. let's take a live look outside and show what you it looks like here on 270 no problems in from shady grove road. now we'll go back to the maps and here's 66. manassas into centerville, all lanes are open. we are in good shape on the beltway, and we'll end with a live look on 95 at springfield just slow. back to you andrea and mike? >>> it is 5:31, after voting just in time to avoid defaulting on the country's loans the house is in recess until tuesday and the senate isn't coming back to capitol hill for another ten days. >> it was tough and it was a tough grind. as he all know our neighbors and friends hundreds of thousands o

let's check in with monika samtani early on this wednesday. we're still in pretty good shape. >>> yes, we are. no issues to report all around town and coming in from the south, you know this is where we always, always worry. on the northbound side of 95, though, no issues at all, dale city to woodbridge, all wait to springfield. the beltway looks good in alexandria, springfield, up into tysons. no problems on 395 to the 14th street bridge. let's take a live look outside. here's what it looks like in southern maryland and route 50 and route 301 from bowie. no problems to report as you head into the beltway and then through cheverly into the northeast corridor. let's go back to the maps. 270 still in great shape. no brake lights yet out of frederick down to the point where the lanes divide. we're in good shape on i-70 and 355 heading into rockville. we'll end with one more live look outside. if you're planning to head in on the dulles toll road this is on route 28. no issues from the airport all the way to the beltway. back to you guys. >> thank

. >>> let's go to monika samtani. >>> ugly, especially on the beltway north of town. live picture from sky 9 west of town on inbound 66 near the vienna metro station. normal, slow traffic. here approaching the beltway. northbound i-95, again just some off and on delays, springfield, all your lanes are open. look at that. >>> let's go over to another map, this time to the north side of town. this is where it got ugly this morning. we had a deadly accident on the inner loop, all clear now. slowing down into silver springs, that is normal for this time of the morning. >>> i have been combing through the day's dale lie deals -- daily deals. the gill city warehouse in washington is coming up october 1st. eat snacks, drink cock ty tails and dance to a -- cocktails and dance to a live deejay for $15. >>> for $5, join a halloween pub crawl in dc, eat, drink and be scary. gold star has all the details. >>> a hot stone massage for more than half off. living social has a deal in annendale. this country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools

monika samtani, it's early. you're smiling so that's a good sign. >> i am smiling. whenever i have good news to tell you, i'm going to take advantage of the smile. most of the time i don't have very good news but today i do and i'm happy to say it on the northbound side of i -95 coming into try apg gal and dumfries, all the way into springfield we're in great shape early this morning. there are no issues to report on 395 and up to the 1-g9 street bridge your -- 14th street bridge your lanes are open. here's what it looks like on the beltway north side of town at new hampshire avenue and as you head westbound, that's going to be this side outer loop. no problems into silver spring. we'll go back to the maps and head out west coming in on the dulles toll road and i-66, route 7 into leesburg all the way to tysons your lanes are open early this morning. we're going to end with a live look one more time at 270 and shady grove road. this is what it looks like early on from frederick, past 129, great seneca highway and river road into bethesda all in good shape. >> thanks,

monika samtani stepping in. the last time she was here, she was telling us about an overturned vehicle. >>> i was. in silver spring, but first good news. on the inbound side of i 66 you have just got that slow traffic. the brake lights in manassas. orange here and yellow into centerville, fairfax as well. the beltway looks good on the west side of town. now over to the beltway again, the beltway here at georgia avenue everything is fine. if you are planning to led here in civil spring, this is dennis avenue blocked in both directions with an overturned vehicle. keep that in mind with your travel plans. let's end with a live look on the northbound side of i-95. dale city normal, here in springfield actually looks good to the beltway and 395 up to the 14th street bridge. back to you guys. >>> let's take another look at a facebook question of the morning. the average household spends $44 on this every year. is it halloween candy, trash bags or bath tissue? our facebook friend, one of our regs, says a, as in hallowe