a new express lane from montrose road to democracy boulevard may break up one of the biggest sites. construction could start by late summer or fall. >>> new information on a major light rail project that's on hold. federal funding for the purple line is up to a federal judge. developers and business owners sent a letter last week. they urged her to finalize a $900 million funding grant if the judge green lights the plan. construction was stalled after a long dispute. the ruling is expected in eight days. >>> great news for seafood lovers around here. there are about to be a lot of blue crab in the chess is a peak bay. they're seeing a record number of female crabs, the highest ever in the 28 years they've been surveying the population. three years ago there were so few female crabs that officials enacted officials say this year's harvest should be substantial.

look atha backing up at montrose road.d side bit slower than usual even though volume is light simply because of the wet roads. you're also jammed up from that 70 through clarksburg this morning so as you make your way from frederick toward montgomery county and getting to the beltway you need about 20 extra minutes because you'll hit all that congestion. crash free right now. let's switch over and show you a look at our maps. 66 building delays from 234 through the beltway. and then northbound 95 dale city to the beltway off and on delays as you cross the occoquan. volume building south that of point in stafford. sasame story there t395 as you approach the pentagon dealing with heavier volume. you open up across the freeway there so we'll keep you updated. 295 northbound dealing with volume by laboratory road and then the southbound side building from 50 on down as well. if you are skipping the roads and taking the rails, let's see if we can pull things up on metro this morning. 210 northbound moving along just fine. a li

we cannot take you down with a live camera to where the tree came down here on montrose, but this isre of it that i took a few minutes ago. this big tree came down across the road, took out some power lines, and crushed that suv. all the power is off here in this ne just to show you, there's no police officers here, so a lot of the traffic is coming in and turning around. no injuries that we're aware of, but again, the power is off in this neighborhood and it will take quite some time to get things back to normal on montrose. we're going to go take a break and see you on the other side. hey allergy muddlers are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. >>> thanks for joining us >> keep it here, 5at630 is next and there's a lot to talk about. >>> the president tried to make good on some campaign promises. he started the ball rolling on tax reform. >> focusing on healthcare, will congress work out a deal to prevent a government shutdown? those are

among those are adding a lane rt the montrose and the democracy boulevard.y con firing lanes for three lanes on the 270. >> anything would help. >> it calls to add meter on and the off-ramp. and the speed limit to adjust the traffic flow. >> i'm not sure how much of a difference it would make. but it could help. construction could begin this year. governor hogan is expected to make a formal announcement tomorrow at a press conference at 11:00 a.m. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. check out this video. a gator that is content to stay where he was. on the front porch. chilling by the rocking chair but the animal control says it won't happen. he is t they dragged him away. the gator wranglers in texas. michelle: that is a big boy. jonathan: imagine opening your door to see that. michelle: surprise! doug: alligator pay attention to the restraining order? jonathan: i don't think so. doug: don't come back. doug: tomorrow is damp and chilly and then colder. jonathan: a little bit of everything. doug: get a pen and paper. take notes on

in the 5800 block of montrose street. the 18-year-old was shot in the hip. he was rushed to penn presbyterian for care, he is in stable, but police have not made any arrests. >>> a community came together to cry and call for an end to gun violence. three men gunned down in north philadelphia on monday. they were shot to death near 11th and styles. a 4th man was shot, but he survived. investigators say two men fired at least 25 shots at these victims. $70,000 reward is offered for the arrest and conviction of those two. >>> new details have been released in the murder of a lehigh county mother last year. police arrested joseph razzler in charge him with killing stephanie roof. police say he killed her with a homemade air gun. he is being held in jail without bail. >>> reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest in the disturbing case of animal torture in berks county. someone doused this cat in gasoline and found her in blanket and stuffed her in a trash bag. two workers heard the academy on youing -- heard the cat meold -- meowing. >>> if

and adding travel lanes between montrose road and democracy boulevard. some people though - including the montgomery county council president are criticizing the 100-million dollar plan for not being bold enough. he's upset it doesn't include features the council has pushed for.. including reversible hot lanes from clarksburg to the beltway. developing now.. fairfax county police are stepping up their search for a man responsible for a crime that happened last year. he robbed and sexually assaulted a woman in springfield. police have surveillance video of the suspect and his car. they handed out flyers last night, hoping to get clues. in march of last year, the then-40-year-old woman was walking to work behind commerce plaza. police say a man dragged her into a dumpster, and robbed and sexually assaulted her. a 7 n consumer alert. the tax deadline is here. you have until midnight to file your returns..but for those who aren't close to being ready there is an option. you can file an extension--which will give you until october to file your return. if you

diverted because of a work zone. 270 at montrose road, northbound, southbound, okay.w, people got to go to work. that's causing a big inconvenience for a lot of people. >> put the metro employees on the front line and they have to deal with the public while the people upstairs let things go to pot. >> believe in negotiating. >> if they go on strike, then they go on strike. >> right now, mixed reaction about a possible metro sick out that cou there and where you need to go. >> hundreds of bus and train operators are threatening to skip work today because of a contract dispute. more than 500 requested a sick day, all of them were denied. >> many told supervisors they will still not come to work. if yesterday is any indication, they are taking the contract negotiations seriously. >> workers turned their backs on general manager paul wiedefeld yesterday. a lack of sick leave policy, lack of cuts. supervisors are told to get ready for 12 hour shifts just in case. we'll bring you live reports at 5:00 a.m. when metro stations open. >>> v dot will

you merge over to the left. 270 at montrose road, in bound, outbound, no worries. >> melissa, thank you development this morning. take a look at this new picture to help solve a murder. manassas police say this man may be a suspect in the brutal death. this man walked out of a restaurant on centerville road. two people in a white suv followed him, shot and killed him. both ran anything about this case. >>> today a team of army investigators will be investigating a crash. it slammed into the ground. the injured are in a baltimore hospital this morning. take a look, this is new video from southern maryland news net. it shows the scene moments after the helicopter came down at the bretton bay golf and country club. the helicopter was a training flight. witnesses saw the helicopter fall from the sky. >> we were sitting down and we watched the helicopter come by sitting very low. my brother made a comment, look at how low it is. it started going sideways and then it went down. >> major bradley becker said they are deeply saddened by this loss and are focused on supporting the family and frie

it happened on montrose avenue in edgware at around 7 o clock last night. anyone else with information to come forward. 200 people have been moved to safety from a tower block in west london after a fire broke out on the 27th floor. it took dozens of firefighters around 90 minutes to bring the blaze under control at trellick tower in kensal town. a woman and two children escaped the flat on golborne road unharmed the fire brigade said there were no reports of any injuries. transport bosses are planning to reduce the number of buses running on oxford street in an attempt to cut congestion and tackle air pollution. 23 routes will be affected by the changes... amounting to a 40 percent reduction. transport for london says the decision follows a public consulation and is in response to changing demand. the announcement has been welcomed by the new west end company, which represents businesses in europe's busiest shoppoing district. let's have a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tube the 0verground is part suspended this morning between btw harrow & weald

northbound 95 virginia route 1 woodbridge, the left side of the roadway getting by. 270 at montrose,ormal volume southbound. >>> your forecast is next. we'll take a quick break. >>> good morning. your tuesday has a cloudy start everywhere and rain is starting to move back into the picture. don't leave home without your umbrella. in the mid 50s for temperatures. we'll eventually be in the upper 50s to around 60s. no sunshine today. precious sunshine early later in the day. tomorrow we'll be back up in the 70s. >> chuck. thank you. another local update in about 25 minutes. >> for now, back to the "today" show after this short break. ♪ >>> 7:30, n >> 7:30 now on a tuesday morning. 25th of april, 2017. it is not a nice day in new york city by a long stretch. not even country music can make these people feel better. the it's been raining for the last couple hours. the it's supposed to continue throughout much of the day. know what? we're going to get out there anyway. >> we are. >> 100% of a bad hair day. >> for me, not. matt lauer alongside savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. >> we've been t

new express lane from montrose road to democracy boulevard will break up the biggest area of congestion. >>> you won't need gas money or even a car to get to the beach this summer. megabus is adding a virginia beach sto you can catch a bus for the three hour trip from union station in may. they stop in hampton, richmond, virginia. some fares are low as $1 each way. that's a deal. >>> good morning, i'm jackie deangeles at cnbc headquarters. cvs is getting rid of the candy counter. they plan to reduce shelf space for junk food giving more room for nutritious food and healthy products. cvs will check it out. the move comes three years after cvs stopped selling tobacco products. >> thank you. >>> more than 1/3 of americans experience chronic work stress. that's according to the american psychological reducing the work related types. the most important thing is to start your day with the right mind set. >> i'm going to work from 7 to 6, 7 to 5, whatever it is, and then you stop. say, enough, shut the computer off and go play. >> if you don't find that work/life balance the doctor says you ca

new express lane from montrose road may help break down one of the biggest bottlenecks. >>> a memorialervice is planned for tomorrow at the army base to honor specialist tomlin who crashed. he grew up in tennessee and his mother said he always knew he wanted to fly on a blackhawk. >>> leroy malveaux is headed back to a courtroom. he terrorized the d.c. area in 2002 with deadly sniper attacks. malveaux's lawyers will argue that his six life sentences are unconstitutional. they say a 2016 supreme court ruling makes retroactive a previous order he was arrested when he was 17 so it doesn't apply. >>> we're learning new details this morning about another man who went on a shooting rampage in maryland. he's expected to plead guilty montgomery county. he shot and killed his ee strained wife at hia high schoo before he went to kill two other people at a mall and grocery store. he'll plead guilty 2u two counts of murder. >>> shorts investigating an alleged stalker of malia obama. >> he turned up at her work on three separate occasions. on one occasion the man had a sign proposing marriage. form

also 270 southbound at the lane divide you can see at montrose road we're still slow.we'll take a quick break and check your forecast next. >>> good morning, we have some sprinkles around this morning but it will stay rainy and cooler through the day today. more rain to our south moving in from the atlantic and carolinas and that will fuel our rain later today. temperatures mid to low 50s. tomorrow the same thing. a rainy chilly day for your tuesday. we dry out and temperatures warm up. eun? >> thank you, sheena. >>> get the latest news and weather any time in the nbc washington app. . >>> this morning on "today's take" actor, singer and dancer alfonso ribeiro is our co-host. plus blake lively and jessica chastain with a powerful message for women and five weeks to memorial day dr. oz reveals his three steps to jump start your weight loss coming up now. [ cheers and applause ] >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. [ cheers and applause ] >>> good morning, welcome to "today" on this monday morning. happy monday to

live look 270 at montrose road, no problems northbound or southbound. aaron? >> breaking news in northern virginia. angie goff is live at the live desk. >> hi, aaron. this started as a fire but it now appears to be a homicide investigation. this happening on durber circle near woodbridge circle. firefighters found a man dead inside of a burning home. they're not releasing the man's name and it's not clear how he died. the police homicide unit with fire marshals are investigating it. >> breaking overnight, two more inmates in arkansas are dead. marcel williams and jack jones were both executed within a few hours of each other. the executions are part of an aggressive schedule. the state wanted to execute eight inmates in ten days before its lethal drug expired. the courts stopped four of those executio executions. williams and jones were sentenced to death in two separate rape and maurd der cases more than 20 years ago. there is one more execution scheduled for later this week. >>> he is accused of going on a deadly shooting spree in maryland last year. today h

in the 5800 block of montrose street. police say the 18-year-old was shot in the hip.officers rushed him to penn presbyterian hospital for care. he is in stable. police have not made any arrests. it is not clear why he was shot or by whom. >>> details have been released in the murder of a lehigh county mother last year. police arrested joseph rasslers in killing stephanie roof. he lived across the street and they once dated. he killed her with a homemade air gun. he is being held in jail without bail. >>> a reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest in the disturbing case of animal torture in berks county. someone doused the cat in gasoline and tied her in blankets and sanitation workers heard the cat before it was crushed by the garbage truck. humane pennsylvania is offering a reward for leading to the conviction for the abuse. >>> if you're shopping for a car, trying to out different zip codes may be of good use. maribel aber has more. >> reporter: the zip code could be the key to unlock rebates when your shopping cars. the best way to take advan

response on the scene, we showed you pictures from the live desk a couple minutes ago. 270 at montrose, month problems inbound or southbound. >>> it's 5:02. let's check in by angie goff at the live desk with an electrical problem happening in d.c. >> this is important for drivers who drive through the district. this is a story we want to update from last night. pepco is still on the scene this morning. in connection with a man hole 17th street and estreet still closed. new york avenue northwest. still not getting a timetable when these problems are expected to be fixed and those roads are expected to be reopened. no detail about the problem other than there was a fire. and one of mos ma we'll continue to follow up. aaron. >> it is 5:03. let's give you a look at stories topping the news this morning. don't be alarmed if you see police. first responders are conducting an emergency terror drill. this is. happening in six undisclosed areas. prince george's county say to expect increased presence around bowie and cheltenham and scalia law school and george mason university. the drill is sch

this is going to be on montrose road in the kensington area.ou can see a tree down on an suv there. we're getting lots of reports we had reports of golf ball-sized hail as well. you can see quite a bit of damage the chopper is picking up on right now. for the most part, these storms pressing out of the area, only lingering in parts of southern maryland, down around the fredericksburg area. these moving out toward the south and east. some of this activity pushing out of anne arundel county as well, just south of annapolis. heavy rainfall, lots of lightning, just south of waldorf, traveling along 301. drying out, but then showers will be possible overnight. tomorrow, rain at times. really nice out there now with a mix of clouds and sunshine and still pretty mild. but take a look at the weather headlines. chilly and rainy this weekend, both saturday and sunday. showers still in the forecast on monday and tuesday, and then after that, a major warm-up. we'll be near 90 degrees by the end of next week. currently, we're in the 70s and 80s. 73 gaithers

chopper 4 at gude drive hoping they can get things out of the way. 270 at montrose road, main and localslow now probably because of the rain. westbound at 236 southland avenue and westbound prince william after min miniville ave. temple hill road between kirby and allentown police blocking some lanes. top of the beltway, no problems. slowdowns northbound and southbound on 295 as you're near 32. 270 south looks okay. top of the beltway is a little slow. 66 in bound, 95 northbound, same situation going about 40 miles per hour. remember to listen to wtop 105 f.m. when yoop >> good morning, melissa. it's rainy, it is chilly outside. before you leave make sure you have the umbrella. rain both today and tomorrow. we're going to be clearing by wednesday though not clearing into sunshine but at least drying out is probably a better description of wednesday. then we get hotter as we go later into this week. then we'll see more sunshine. here's a look at the radar. very light showers around the district. maybe some sprinkles. along 81 near winchester, ma martinsburg. wet roads, sprinkles around t

you could see the actual bus sitting in the midd 270 right now at montrose road, delays for you.o major backups. melanie, back to you. >> we have moore news, traffic and weather coming up and a reminder, next week we're hey allergy muddlers are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® zyrtec® starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec®. muddle no more®. try rhinocort® allergy spray for powerful nasal allergy relief. >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. tipping point? president trump with a new warning about north korea. saying the the u.s. could absolutely have a major conflict with the country. as tensions escalate with the rogue nation. and the clock is ticking toward the possible government shutdown. can congress make a deal before midnight? >>> parents alert. how this country took youtube to such extremes that the police got involved. >> i'm ashamed. this started out as family fun. >> these popular videos. the parents claim the kids were in on it. now the big apology. why they

. >> right now traffic is really slow. 270 southbound basically a parking lot out by montrose road because of wet roads and heavy volume. about a 35 minute delay. we're now up to from 70 in frederick down to the spur. we also have a crash little river turnpike we're going to keep you updated on that one. keep it here to fox5. we'll steer you clear of a big monday traffic headache. back to you holly and allison. >> ♪ >> 7:01 right now. this may be the most critical week so far for the trump administration. the president hits the 100 day mark on saturday as lawmakers rush to stave off a possible government shutdown. >> fox's doug luzader joins us live this morning from capitol hill with more on some of the possible scenarios of what could happen. doug, we've been down this road before. >> reporter: goo well, yes, as far as hundred days are concerned kind of a arbitrary partly cloudy. it has symbolic value but this deal with the potential government shutdown this week is very real and folks around here are starting to get nervous. with his business stature built on deal making president trump

eastbound 7 and ashburn v 66 and 95 looking normal. 66 slow. 270 at montrose road slow. >>> we'll have sun through the afternoon today. it's going to be a nice day. if you want to eat outside, you should do that. 66 degrees by lunchtime. by the afternoon, happy hour, low 70s. mostly sunny to partly cloudy, and by dinner time, in the upper 60s. tomorrow a bit of a change coming. and clouds early in the day looking in through the afternoon. a cloudy day with isolated shower possible. 80s on -- >>> this morning on "today's >>> this morning on today's take, james spader on the return of big red. then get ready for fun when bill nye the science guy puts us to the test and a healthy mediterranean meal. >> from nbc news, this is "today's" take, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> it is tuesday morning, april 18th, 2017. tax day. april 15th fell on the weekend. it moves to monday. and we're listening to "touch". >> yeah. >> speaking of fun, this video >> unbelievable. >> brian, of course, setting up the establishing shot. this is how calvin wakes up every morning. watch this. >> that