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. >>> we start with breaking news out of bethesda this morning. maryland state police are on the scene of a fatal motorcycle accident on the inner loop ramp leading to river road. >> this all began around 2:50 with a 911 call from virginia. surae chinn joins us from the scene with more. this is the scene you saw on your way into work, surae. >> reporter: that's right. it was disturbing and it was before emergency crews actually got here. but i will tell you this motorcycle accident caused two people -- cost two people their lives. a man and a woman. they hit a guardrail and flew off the motorcycle. it will impact traffic greatly. we're here on the inner loop exit 39 river road and again, this is the ramp where it splits off right before you go to potomac or the other way where you can go toward d.c. but we're on the inner loop on this ramp. so, it is going to impact traffic. it happened just before 3:00 this morning. as you were mentioning, i was driving into work and i saw the woman's body lying across the road there. i did not see a second body

part of this transition is there is a brand new national interest bird center of excellence for ptsd that has been billed and open on the campus of bethesdaectly across the street from the new walter reade national military center, and they are the facility that has been charged with doing all of the research, all of the four-cleaning technology looks to attempt to clarify these disorders and all of their manifestations in presentations. -- forward-leaning technology looks to attempt to clarify these disorders and all of their manifestations and presentations. the average stay at walter reed is probably about a year. patients have stayed here as long as three or four years. the better we get with the new techniques, the shorter amount of time patients day. we are doing the system of onward movement where the patient stays long enough to get the exact care they need and then we move them forward to medical facilities closer to home. host: what are you commonly treating their? guest: most of what we're seeing right now in terms of combat casualties are imputations. the signature weapon of the work currently is the improvised explosive devic

part of this transition is there is a brand new national interest bird center of excellence for ptsd that has been billed and open on the campus of bethesda directly across the street from the new walter reade national military center, and they are the facility that has been charged with doing all of the research, all of the four-cleaning technology looks to attempt to clarify these disorders and all of their manifestations in presentations. -- forward-leaning technology looks to attempt to clarify these disorders and all of their manifestations and presentations. the average stay at walter reed is probably about a year. patients have stayed here as long as three or four years. the better we get with the new techniques, the shorter amount of time patients day. we are doing the system of onward movement where the patient stays long enough to get the exact care they need and then we move them forward to medical facilities closer to home. host: what are you commonly treating their? guest: most of what we're seeing right now in terms of combat casualties are imputations. the signature weapon of the work currently is the improvised explosive d

we begin with breaking news off the beltway in bethesda. the exit from the inner loop to river road is closed for a serious motorcycle accident. tracee, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. we just spoke with maryland state highway officials who are saying this is a double fatal accident. two people died early this morning here on the beltway. as you can see here, this is the ramp onto river road here. this is blocked for now as they investigate exactly what led to this accident. one motorcycle. two people on the motorcycle killed in this accident that happened at 2:52 a.m. for now the route to river road inner loop is closed as they continue with this motorcycle investigation. you can see here again this ramp is closed off. they have plenty of officials trying to figure out exactly what led to this accident. we don't have the genders of the folks who were involved. when we have more information, we'll bring it to you. live to you in the studio. >> tracee, thank you. this could add a messy commute to our morning. jerry edwards has

training center to help supplement a lot of work that needed to be done, and what we've done with the new bethesdaampus is incorporate that to the center itself to improve efficiencies as well as offer more services to not only our injured service members but other beneficiaries as well. >> host: captain, you said as a peer you talk to various groups there. talk a little bit about the morale of those coming in given to it your experience. >> guest: sure, the morale here is interesting. i think most outsiders imagine it's fairly low, but it's quite the opposite. we have, unfortunately, a lot of seriously wounded service members which initially when they learn of their wounds a lot of guys go unconscious shortly after being injured. once they come to in the hospital and come to grips with the immediacy and the severity of their wounds and what it means for their life, there's an initial, quite plainly bummed out understandably but at the same time, we have a great mix of soldiers here of wounded veterans all going through the same thing. i kind of tell people very shortly that it's like a lockerroom

live up from a bethesda, julie parker come abc7 news. >>> in the that the top stories. we now know how 12-year-old jessica nguyen died. she was stabbed to death. her body was found in the basement of her home last week. police have made no arrests and they are still investigating and awaiting the results and analysis from the home. >> pressure mounting on congressman anthony wingers who resigned and it -- to resign and top republicans want him to step down after he lied after sending lewd photographs on twitter. even democrats are not coming to his aid. senate majority leader harry reid says he wishes he could defend him, but he cannot. >> tiger woods says he will have to skip the u.s. open. this is the first time that he has missed the u.s. open since 1994. our sports director tim brant will be here with later -- more on that later. >>> police say they have caught a group of bandits who have targeted at least two cemeteries, one in laurel and the other in clinton. we are live with what the thieves were after. brad? >> they do not have traditional tombstones. they are m

news. tiger woods will not play at next week's u.s. open at congressional country club in bethesda. >> yet, tiger just tweeted late this afternoon not playing in the u.s. open. very disappointed. short-term frustration for long-term gain. woods said on his website, it's been a frustrating and difficult year, but i'm committed to a long-term health. this is the first time tiger will miss the open here since 1994. woods has been dealing with injuries to his left knee and achilles which he hurt back at the masters. he played at the players championships, but had to withdraw. the u.s. open starts next thursday, and you can see it right here on nbc 4. >>> in other news this afternoon, the pressure is on. even members of congressman anthony weiner's own party are asking for an ethics investigation. >> it follows his admission yesterday that he sent sexually charged images and comments to several women online. then lied about it. >> and there's also word today that there could be more pictures out there. kristen dahlgren has the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: one day after represe

among the new noise areas, bethesda fountain and strawberry fields, the memorial for john lennon, kind gone up there on december 8th. >> yeah. >> the anniversary of his death. it's a place where people come to celebrate. >> year-round they do, scrum guitars, hang out at strawberry fields. >> that's a weird place. but how is that even associated with music, right? i mean, come on, it seems logical. what? i just don't get it. i'm sorry. >> the airplane famous for its 2009 miracle on the hudson landing hit the road this weekend for its final destination, a museum in north carolina. the trip hit a snag in morristown, new jersey, where the flatbed trailer was too wide for the intersection and it was stuck there for about an hour. >> all right. >>> time for politico. >> let's go to politico, executive editor jim vandehei down in d.c. >> good morning. >> you guys have some reporting this morning, you've done a little math saying democrats may be able to take back the house next fall. how did you come up with that? >> there's a couple things at play. democrats need to pick up about 25 seats. m

news right now regarding next week's u.s. open at congressional country club in bethesda and learned the feel will be without a major player. dave feldman is here with the latest. >> reporter: tiger woods pulled out of the u.s. open, lingering issues with his left leg the many cause and that will be the first time he missed the open since 1994, the year he graduated high school. on his twitter account, tiger said i'm extremely disappointed i won't be playing in the u.s. open, but it's time for me to listen to my doctors and focus on the future. tiger will miss not just coppoeting in the open where -- competing in the open but maying on one of the favorite courses, congressional. wood posted the tournament on the famed blue course and playing host and champion in 2009. the last time bethesda hosted the u.s. championship, 19 everyone in. and tiger finished 19th. tiger hopes to be ready for the at&t national over the 4th of july and that will be played outside of philly at a golf course. the open is here in bethesda and he hopes to play the final two majors of the year, the british and pga. laura? judge and some say this case

the congressional country club in bethesda, but he says lingering issues with his left leg will keep them off the court. he says his game has never been the same since news of his personal infidelity went public more than a year ago. the fans say it will not be the same without him. >> it will still be fun to watch all the guys play. >> i like to watch tiger where every he is. if he is injured, he should let his injuries heal so that he can be competitive again. >> practice rounds begin on june 13 at the congressional country club. >>> two d.c. police officers have been demoted after approving a motorcade for actor charlie sheen. we obtain transfer documents for both officers, signed by chief cathy lanier. barackthe officers have been moved to a school security detail. he received a motorcade to get him to his performance at constitution hall months ago. >>> airlines holding passengers on the ground for hours the government regulations are working. tarmac delays are down dramatically. there were 693 delays of two hours or more in 2010. in the past year there have been 20 such delays and airlines have been fined. >>> there are reasons teenagers need a lea

lemonade for some cancer patients that's their new code word for terrorists their base of operations was set up just outside of the us u.s. open in bethesda maryland where many innocent bystanders and tourists were exposed to the children a fair use commerce it was unassuming enough cardboard signs in a flimsy canopy to provide the insurgents with shade from the blistering sun and they almost got away with it luckily the quick encouraged actions of a brave county inspector put a stop to the threat that will teach the brats a think twice about setting up shop permission tree road oh the irony perhaps it's time to water the tree of permission with the blood of i'll just stop there never mind cancer research. that's ok the police need new radar detectors that's why they find them five hundred dollars it would be tragic of a citizen got into an auto accident on the way to their chemotherapy treatment that they can't afford anyways you know it's gives me an idea with all these government busybodies running around measuring a person's worth could become significantly easier instead of asking folks what do you do for a living why don't we all st

he is here to talk about his new book "chasing shadows" how he became enthralled and fascinated with the 1973 assassination military attache of the crime committed in bethesda maryland. interestingly enough, he had a job at a nearby gas station and calculates he probably pumped gas for the colonel before his assassination. he had oppression nearly seven days and when he became involved and it recounts how he pursued him and i will let him tell the rest of the story but to say if you have cellphones are any devices, please turn them off and fred will talk about 35 for 40 minutes and we will take questions and answers at the end. [applause] >> if thank you for having me today the international spy museum i thank you for irked agreeing to launch my book. my sister is here thank you for coming as well as my old boss from the state department and that is very kind of you to come out of retirement. it is good to see you. this case is the kind of case that i wish i could have spent a tremendous amount of time on back in the early 1980's as well as the 1990's when i was then an official position to do so but as many as you know, in that timeframe, we were just inun

club in bethesda, maryland, outside of washington and the game's this one out asplayer tiger he recovers from an injury. american phil mickelson is among the favorites. >>> in other sports newse jubilation in the streets of dallas as they celebrate their first ever nba championship. 250,000 fans are expected to turn out for the parade to salute the mavs. >>> coming up later on "good morning america," the inside story on this hugely popular web video showing a lioness trying to maybe eat this cute little boy. what is really happening here. looks sort of frightening. >> it has a happy ending, we assure you. >> for some of you your local news is next. >>> it looks like a kid's book but this is just for frustrated parents. we've got the soon. [ female announcer ] imagine skin so healthy, it never gets dry again. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a moisture reserve, so skin can replenish itself. that's healthy skin for life. only from aveeno. you know what, tell me, what makes peter, peter ? well, i'm an avid catamaran sailor. i can my own homemade jam, apricot. and i really love my bank's r

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bethesda. >>> and the future of airport security. it could mean breezing through checkpoints in just seconds. join jim vance and me in a few minutes for news 4 at 6:00. >>> when we come back, after this break, a special distinction for montgomery county. why once again their class of 2011 is on the >>> you're watching news 4 at 5:00. >> you are looking at a live picture right now as they await the arrival of german chancellor angela merkel. guests are starting to arrive for tonight's big state dinner. you can see the red carpet theatfront entrance. and guests are arriving, we understand, as we speak. >>> it's going to cost more to attend virginia tech. the university's board of visitors unanimously ratified across the board tuition and fee high hikes for the academic year that begins this fall. in-state undergrads who live on campus will pay nearly $1,500 more per semester. that's a 9.4% increase. students and other categories will also pay more. the increases are part of a $1.4 billion budget approved by the board. >>> the high school graduation rate in montgomery county is at the top of the class. this is the third straight year educatio

bethesda. don't have late issues to report. the good news there, things are thinning out nicely.earlier accident has been cleared. traffic light problems along the way have also been he paired. on the southeast-southwest freeway between the anacostia and potomac, we're looking good. joe? >>. >>> heading back to new york to rejoin ♪ [ applause ] >> that's great. there she is. meredith vieira living out her childhood dream of becoming a radio city rockette. she did well. >> she could kick. >> anyway, we were very happy about that. we'll devote part of the broadcast tomorrow to meredith's time here on the broadcast and send her off in style, although it will take a lot of time to do it well. she's done so much for us over the course of the last five years. >> absolutely. we have a lot more information coming up. important information for women. >> women a lot of times put themselves last on the priority list. you know, when you're juggling jobs, kids, a husband, housework, taking care perhaps of aging parents women often ignore their health needs and are more likely to have chronic

when i go to walter reid or bethesda and i think about all the lives you guys have saved, it makes me proud of what you do right here. and today your newthe world's most advanced airplanes lighter and tougher. and more cost effective than ever. so you know that times change. you see, you've seen times change. alcoa has grown as america has grown about you also know that sometimes change can be tough. sometimes the old ways of doing things just won't cut it any more. i was just talking to claus. he was talking about some sheet metal that you guys produce, that for a while you guys -- you got your team together, redesigned it, and now you have 80% of the market back. that's a great change. when change happens, you have a choice. you can either keep on doing what you're doing and hope things work out. or you can make the decision that not only you can meet the challenges of the future, but can you help set the pace. that's true for this company, and it's true for america. for better or for worse, our generation has seen more than our fair share of economic change. revolutions in technology have changed the way we live and the way we work.

bethesda country club in maryland. may see a couple of thunderstorms pop up in the afternoon. that may delay things as well. and you in new york may get some rain later on today, too. >> a nice cool day to start off with. thanks, rob. >>> in a healthy job market, americans can quit their jobs and find a better one. this turnover is common, right? but this morning, bloomberg reports that fewer americans are willing to tell their boss, i quit. between january 2009 and this past april, it's reported that 28 million americans stuck with jobs that they would have ordinarily left, they would have left in ordinary times. >> this is our question of the day, would you change jobs if you could? send us an email, a tweet or tell us on facebook. >>> up next on "american mornin morning", lawmakers want to give you more power over the information that your cell phone shares with other companies. [ female announcer ] imagine skin so healthy, it never gets dry again. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a moisture reserve, so skin can replenish itself.

new abilities out of disabilities. that work will continue to go on, and that has become our expertise to our military advance training center. that military advance training system will move to the bethesda campus on an area that is larger and a little bit better designed than the current design. the weight of warrior care, a particularly in beauty care and those with traumatic brain injury will go on at the bethesda campus. downtown is a large academic community hospital, so it will care for wounded warriors that are less complex than those severely wounded and injured than those that we have a walter reed currently. host: about 150 military personnel is what is being served at the congress, although it is 35 patients per day. how do you keep the current level of service happening for those who depend on it in the midst of the transition? guest: we really have not veered from the core business. here at walter reed we do 775,000 outpatient visits per year. that is business as usual, and we're very good at doing that. we have been able to do that without a hiccup as we prepare the transition. we are partnering with the national navy medical center. that is their core business as well. whe

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part of this transition is there is a brand new national interest bird center of excellence for ptsd that has been billed and open on the campus of bethesda directly across the street from the new walter reade national military center, and they are the facility that has been charged with doing all of the research, all of the four-cleaning technology looks to attempt to clarify these disorders and all of their manifestations in presentations. -- forward-leaning technology looks to attempt to clarify these disorders and all of their manifestations and presentations. the average stay at walter reed is probably about a year. patients have stayed here as long as three or four years. the better we get with the new techniques, the shorter amount of time patients day. we are doing the system of onward movement where the patient stays long enough to get the exact care they need and then we move them forward to medical facilities closer to home. host: what are you commonly treating their? guest: most of what we're seeing right now in terms of combat casualties are imputations. the signature weapon of the work currently is the improvised explosive d