a little work zone 270 northbound up at montross road. working on the guardrail.ft lane blocked with no delay to worry about. if you're headed over towards the bay bridge both ways, traffic moving along nicely. back to you. >> thanks, jerry. >>> two newly naturalized citizens are happy to be alive this morning after a near death experience on the beltway. they were driving near conneccut avenue after taking the oath of citizenship in baltimore, a dump truck traveling in the opposite drekz hits debris and lost two tires. one of the tires headed towards the couple's suv. the driver didn't have time to o he swerved and thought about his family. >> you know you're going to die, why do you care. there is nothing to be scared about. i was just making sure i found my son and daughter. i prayed to god. >> the tire struck hard on the driver's side. but besides cuts from flying glass, the couple emerged unscathed. a similar accident on the beltway last year had more deadly consequences. a pregnant woman died when a loose truck wheel hit her car in the windshield. >>> a seve

good news, the earlier accident at montross is now clear. let's go back to the beltway and show you north of the district, it is heavy still. 20 minute commute from 95 to wisconsin avenue. a lot of traffic here earlier. we had an accident a that was adding to this delay but that is now gone. wrap it up with district drivers finding them below speed. stretching from the times building past bladensburg road. that's a look at traffic. andrea, over to you. >>> if you haven't chen -- ventured outside you may want to bring water and a personal fan with you. today we may break temperature records. armando trull has more on the story. he is live at the rockville metro station. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the thousands of folks using mass transit today may not know it but they are actually helping the quality of the air all of us are thbreaing on this terribly hot day. the heat advisory kicks in at noon. >> just deal with it. simple as that. nothing you can do about it. >> reporter: mother nature is dealing a mix of high humidity and tem

backed up to montross and growing. >>> for some reason my seven day keeps advancing to this graphic.ologize but let me tell you we will have thunderstorms today. highs around 90 degrees just like yesterday. some heavy downpours later. >> all right. >> we are set up for a good day on wall street. we are looking at neighbor maybe a 20 point rally at the open but a lot of economic data is due to come out. >> the "early show" is next and they will have the latest on hurricane bill which is weakening. >>> and the latest band that won five entries from our fans at metro mix. interact with us at our blogs at wusa9.com. we'll be looking

jammed from father hurley to montross road. good news.now gone. 395. what's up, virginia. 495 to seminary is just volume. the inner loop. braddock to 66. ddock to on the outer loop using the brakes from van doren to the eisenhower connector. >>> the lower 90s today and tomorrow. tomorrow starting the transition and it will be damp and warm but there we go. sunday is the pick of the week 85 degrees an we will keep the weather in to next week with mostly sunny skies. on monday, tuesday and wednesday and highs still pretty comfortable. that's think seven-day forecast. the 9:00 a.m. show is straight ahead. we will look for you on the other side of this break. i know. but it can't have... can't have about half a day's worth of fiber? i assure you it does. i was expecting... expecting sawdust and cardboard? i know. i can only taste... only taste the crunchy clusters, honey, and brown sugar. no madam, i don't have esp. ok. i'll take a box, but you probably already knew that. (announcer) fiber one. cardboard no. delicious yes. with her son off to

on this interstate heading southbound one slow ride father hurley to montross and that is thanks to earlier accidents that are out of the way. going to inbound new york avenue. a heavy commute all morning. looks like we have a good amount of volume between the times building and bladensburg road. virginia, what's up on 395? looks like we are stop and go, a solid delay from 495 to the 14th street bridge. we are estimating this drive time at 20 minutes. let's round it out with the capital beltway. time in virginia. on the inner loop from braddock to 66 we are below speed and on the outer loop van doren to eisenhower using our brakes, as well. and that is because we have some construction we are dealing with. that's the latest look at traffic. 9 news now will be right back with more news foyou after these messages. when morning comes in the middle of the night... rooster crow. ...it affects your entire day. to get a good night's sleep, try 2-layer ambien cr. the first layer dissolves quickly to help you fall asleep. and unlike other sleep aids, a second dissolves slowly to help you stay asleep

from germantown to montross, below speed and without incident and now over to the man with a blue tiebut red-hot forecast. >> i'm part of a world record air guitar group. bloged about it an you can read about that weirdness on wusa9.com. low to mid-90s. stray thunderstorm today and tomorrow and better chance as temperatures drop to the 80s. watch out for the heat. >> show us your skills. >> no. you have to be there for it. >> also, remembering les paul who gave us that solid body electric guitar. >>> the "early show" is next and they will have more on the battle over health care reform

we are pretty slow from 118 germantown to montross. now we will hop over to the inner loop in virginia this time and show you a live shot from little river. we are finding drivers stuck in congestion from braddock to 66. just volume. no incidents or accidents there. this is what i'm talking about on 395 before this you are doing fine. crossing the 14th street bridge you are seeing those speeds drop a little bit. no incidents along the way. that's a look at cameras around the region. now over to you. >>> in the news right now, fire investigators in montgomery county are trying to piece together a morning mystery. they are on the scene of seven separate fires in and around the damascus area. four of them were smoking hail bays -- hay bails. three were set in mailboxes outside of homes. 9 news now digital correspondent, armando trull is live in the 24,000 block of woodfield school road with more. >> that's pretty much all i can tell you but these images will tell you the rest of the story. one of those fires is here on woodfield school ro

and taking it outside under sunny skies, 270 southbound is free flowing from germantown road to montross but still a little below speed. we are estimating the drive time at 15 minutes. hello, virginia. 66 eastbound. here's your shot. we are delayed from the capital beltway -- actually approaching the capital beltway. but the congestion is breaking apart nicely on this interstate. 395 northbound not the same situation. we are crawling along here from the capital beltway to seminary. that's just volume. to wrap it up we take it to realtime graphics where at northeast dc at 24th and south dakota avenue is where we have crash activity confirmed and crews are on the scene. please be careful. that's a look at traffic. now over to you. >>> we start with a story that's been developing this morning. former president clinton is in north korea on a mission to bring two american journalists home. euna lee and laura ling were working for current tv when they crossed the border in to north korea. president clinton will try to negotiate their release from the communist nation. >> the fact they have agr

drivers with are below speed and 270 southbound from montgomery village avenue to montross road you are that is just volume. >>> in good shape today and tomorrow. by wednesday a better chance of storms and 91 and cooler on thursday and friday with afternoon thunderstorms. >> thank you, howard. >>> and thank you for watching. >>> the "early show" is next and they will have more on the growing trend of volunteer vacations. >>> and tasty cooking from poplar springs. >> sounds good. and we will be

no accidents germantown to montross. 66 eastbound from 50 to 123 we are slow and using the breaks to the beltway, we are okay. below speed from edsall to seminary from the times building to bladensburg road the delay is growing. >>> a simple white oak cross and white marble foot marker  marks ted kennedy's final resting place. the media and the publichad a chance to pay gre itthes avisdee unr bla y.er avesite is under a thmaple tree on the hill close to where his older brothers are buried. >> really something special. i have been here before to see john and robert and sadly ted. but he will rest in peace. >> reporter: one mourner said she is thankful for everything kennedy did but she said she hasn't had a chance to process it all. log on to our website for more on the passing of senator ted kennedy. and you can head toe the page, remembering senator ted kennedy. >>> beginning tomorrow, most of those recorded telemarketing calls will stop coming to your home them federal trade commission banned the robo calls unless the recipient gives written permission to get them. telemarketers

an accident at montross has cleared. looks like the delays are clearing nicely, as well.enue. that's also because we had an accident taking away a couple of right lanes but that has also cleared a 20 minute commute for this. 66 eastbound, we are live and slow approaching the capital beltway. and 395 northbound no problems from 495 up to the 14th street bridge. and that sun is looking hot, howard. >> oh, yeah. it will be the hottest day of the year. 98. yesterday 96. and a couple of spots near 100. isolated storms today. a better chance of storms tomorrow. 80s with a chance of storms on thursday. -- or wednesday, isolated storms for thursday an friday. hearts happy... ...and big hearts happy too. because as part of a heart healthy diet... ...those delicious oats in cheerios can help naturally lower cholesterol. (cheerios spilling) cheerios. how can something so little... ...help you do something so big. dealer: during the autobahn for all event, you can get great deals. it's perfect. i just want to make sure it's the right decision. future...us? we got here as quick as we

they find montross is where hatred is spewed against us, and we have an uneasy relationship with saudiorld wasn't so dependent on saudi oil, i think we would be considerably more critical of saudi arabia. >> host: good morning, brother, on our republican line. >> caller: hello. i have a couple of questions and a couple of comments that i want to spit fire quick to. i am a conservative from washington. number one, if the terrorists in afghanistan are so evil, how come the big new brezinski can create them and then roam free? number two, how come bush told all the fbi agent on the fbi who were very close to stopping the attack to stop or they would be fired? and three, how come obama did not arrest bush? and now the three comment. one, even though i hate to say it, under international law iran has every right to develop nuclear material for power sources. number two, if our soldiers are so great at stopping the poppy fields, how come they are guarding them ex-and three, we know under the white papers that have been released that our own troops have raised children with objects covered wi