you will found yourself at speed head ad cross the occoquan working your way up into newington. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> our top story this morning, it is back to school for thousands of students all across the area today as buses are starting to roll out right now making sure that everybody gets where they need to be by the first bell. anticipation certainly building for public school students in the district and prince george's county. >> a left schools underwent renovation over the summer but one elementary school in the district is causing concern. some parents are refusing to send their children to john boroughs elementary in northeast because of work being done up to the last minute. construction workers were spotted at that school this morning fueling concerns that there might be a dangerous toxins and hazardous conditions in that area. >> i've been coming by each day seeing the improvement or the possibility of this school opening and from what i see, no, it is not going to open. >> the pta plans to meet parents at the door urging them to keep th

lineup on 95, pretty much starts right around back lick road and continues towards newington and then solid lorton to 123. after dale boulevard down to quantico. elsewhere around town, not looking much better. let's take a trip around the capital beltway. look at that. inner loop of the beltway headed out continuing towards 270. lineup on the inner loop begins out of tysons. there's accident activity and looks like that's what they are looking for. wow. that's very tight. this is thenner loop headed away from us and will slow as you con towards tysons with nothing right now in your way but as you can see here they are looking for accident activity. back to you. >> all right. >> messy for august out there. >> i know. all these people have been on vacation. come on. don't come home too soon. >>> coming up next on "news4 at 5:00," organic growth. d.c. neighborhood gets a new >>> folks at the naval cade my hosted the event today to show off the museum's face-lift. it has been under renovation for the last two years. the museum was gutted and then rebuilt and now includes interactive featu

newington up to springfield. complications to exit on 66 to the beltway have been resolved. >>> a new report from fox news says dr. mary will be charged with manslaughter some time and within the next two weeks. -- dr. murray will be charged with manslaughter. other doctors could also be facing the chargers. they're looking at his dermatologist for medical malpractice. >> a female trackt s reportedly was so sa fst that se critics f doubt she is a woman. the ruling body has ordered the teenage start to undergo a gender test. critics cited her muscular builde aons oooff on her masculinity. in the meantime, all of the esul of her races are inndesg. >> this has happened in tracks several times before. they have investigated the gender of various stars and they l il wsee. i wasil showing wife that picture of the other day and she said, that is a guy. >> i can tell by his neck. we will see. >> that is a conjecture. >> they are always right. >> at 5:5 at your chevy dealer. ca with more eligible models to choose from tha

going south to newington, 95 south has a crash.nly two lanes to the right are getting by. >>> the weather looks good for the planned launch of shuttle discovery. the mission will deliver about 17,000 pounds of supies to the international space station. this includes a treadmill that has been named after stephen colbert. he won an online contest. three space walks are also planned during the 13-day flight. the cobert treadmill. >> -- the colbert treadmill. 6:43. >> some kids are heading back to school today. an international manhunt is now over. an international manhunt is now over. what is it to lead? at pnc, it's doing what most benefits our customers. whether that's building more certified green buildings than anyone on earth. creating online banking tools for the next generation. or making a 10 year, $100 million investment in kids. it's how we've always done business. and will for a very long time to come. pnc. leading the way. >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorolo

so again, the accident southbound 95 at newington with an overturned vehicle. the fire department's on the scene. elsewhere not to worry through northeast, looking good. southeast corridors, everything is moving well. look out for the youngsters out there. many jurisdictions going back to school today as you well know. back to you. >> 6:22. the safe driving campaign going on right now in parts of maryland targeting teenage drivers. >>> music sensation and teen heart throb nick jonas is in d.c. this morning speaking out about a very serious subject. >>> i believe that's the first time it's ever happened. >> miss usa did not fall this year, but she didn't win either. miss universe title belongs to miss venezuela for the second year in a row. stefania fernandez won the crown in the bahamas last night. her celebration was so gleeful that her tiara fell right off her head. not that she needed it anyway. >> well, today a teen pop star will be in d.c. to talk about living with juvenile diabetes, hoping to raise awareness about that disease. nick jonas of the grammy-no

headlights heavy northbound out of newington to get up into springfield. take you live over to our picture -- actually, our map. southern maryland looks good between prince fredericks on route 4 in the suitland parkway. and out of waldorf to get through clinton on route 5. we'll have more on the traffic end, but now back to greta and doug. >> thank you, lisa. 5:43, 77 sticky degrees. >> and still ahead -- many in the sports world are coming to the defense of a track star is he center of a gender controversy. is she a she or had he? we'll have the latest developments in this strange story. >> thanks for waking up with us. you're watching "good morning washington." get schooled in style at the jcpenney biggest bonus sale. tired of waiting for your savings? with an instant money coupon from jcpenney, get $10 off instantly when you spend $50. guy's arizona shorts a $9.99. kid's izod uniform polos are $7.99, pantsre $12.99. juniors' tops and bottoms from arizona and decree are buy one, get one for $1.00. plus, night and day doorbusters. style doesn't wait. and

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under way to build a fourth lane in each direction on i-95 between the fairfax county parkway and newington and route 123. it will mean again some closures. officials say commuters should tag on about 30 extra minutes to their commute over the next two months. there will be a few brief evening closures that will completely shut down i-95. officials say those closures will result in even longer backups. so just be prepared for all of that. now, here's the good news. in 2011, they're saying that's when this work should be complete. so, you'll live with it for about two years but then hopefully the results will help with easing some of that bottleneck in the lorton area and some of the congestion commuters have been complaining about forever. i'm tracee wilkins, live in lorton. back to you. >> thanks very much. >> activists are planning a call to action event in support of gay marriage in d.c. the gathering will be held on september 30th at the true reformer building on u street. organizers say they will use the event to outline steps residents can take to help the upcoming same-sex marriage b

from newington to springfield, all those headlines are making their way towards the pentagon. this is 29 maryland. they are operating and overturned vehicle. traffic is getting by in both directions. >> thank you. >>> 5:42 is your time. >> new details on the white house strategy to reform health il at your chevy dealer. with more eligible models to choose from than anyone. if your clunk qu ie ifals to be recycled, you can get a $3500 or $4500 government rebate. and just announced! if you qualify for the clunker rebate, you may soua qlify for 0% apr for 72 months. that means you can buy a '09 malibu for $271 motentafh r go to chevy.com foildetas. >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, d lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> welcome back. checking our top stories. the virginia lawmakers will gather in richmond today for a special session. they will discuss a supreme court ruling on how forensic evidence is presented in court. tim kaine is set to an

this is live leaving newington. headlights up to the beltway. they're on the way to look for a problem at the lane to fight on 270. this is after montrose road. we will hopefully have more details on that in less than 10 minutes. >> thank you. >>> there are new developments in the race to keep cash for clunkers -- cash for clunkers out of cash. >>> an optimistic outlook for the economy from the obama's administration. top economic advisors are seeing signs of a recovery. the turnaround has been costly. timothy geithner said the white house is not ready to rule out a tax hike. the automakers are expected to offer another sign the economy is headed in the right direction when the report july sales numbers. ford will announ fce a monthly increase, helped in part by the cash for clunkers rebate program. pruett -- july is expected be the strongest month of the year. the fate of cash for clunkers can be decided as early as today. they may add another $2 billion to the program. the senate must give it the green light or the administration says it will

north out of newington up to the beltway. this is southbound 270 near the signal. southbound 270 moving well to get into germantown. more to come on the traffic end side. >> thank you. >>> 5:00 12th. we have 72 degrees. >> -- 5:12. will tell you about some new gun-control questions following a family trip to a state park. [ sniffs ] ♪ music and dance ♪ calling you ♪ ♪ the best part of wakin' up... ♪ ♪ is folgers in your cup >>> welcome back. we have newt video. police are investigating a deadly stepping in college park. two men with knife wounds on ryland avenue. both were taken to the hospital where one victim later died -- this was on rhode island avenue. >>> with kids getting ready to head back to class, we are getting ready to heed the call of the swine flu. they plan to have a vaccine and out by mid october. officials are preparing for widespread vaccinations and are considering what to do with six students. tropical storm claudette is hitting florida and is bringing heavy rain and winds. two more storms are tuchurn ing. the white house is considering dropping

you can see the headlights slowing out of newington to get to springfield.o accidents on the outer loop in maryland. this is the pace past university boulevard. >> thank you. >>> $2.4 billion will be used to create advanced batteries in electric vehicles. >> more than half of the world's linthicum reserves are in bolivia. experts say a new generation of cars will run on lithium batteries. >> there's no way that will be supplied without accessing bolivia's reserves. >> these batteries are lighter and more durable and holds a charge longer. they are building the largest lithium extraction plant in the world. i wonder how that stock market is doing. a good place to invest. 6:43. >> more controversy hits marion barry as his spending comes under scrutiny. (announcer) create a gourmet meal on a weeknight? introducing anytime gourmet culinary kits for two. it has everything you need. just prep, cook and share your way into a gourmet meal. wild salmon dijon in puff pastry with whole-wheat orzo and vegetables. new stouffer's anytime gourmet. make it amazing. >> you a

plenty of your neighbors moving up newington to get to the beltway. the crash in waldorf is out of the road. back inside. >> we are glad you took that showers this morning. look at bill. it is a category two storm. it could be a category 3 storm, meaning a major storm, as early as tomorrow morning. the latest trajectory takes it towards p.r. will -- towards puerto rico. it could lead to some deadly recurrence as we head into the weekend. locally, it is mild and sticky. look off to the west. rapid city, 51 degrees. there is a cool pocket of air that could get here by this wekend. today it is the classic heat pump situation. tomorrow, kind of a similar pattern. temperatures near 90 towards the end of the week. >> thank you. >>> still to come, packing heat and presidential rallies. is it a problem? we will take a look at that. >> three men are taking -- we have more in the tech report. >> topping your "money scope" report, stocks are bouncing back overseas after the worst day on wall street since the beginning of july. the dow dropped 186. as investors g

you are slow from newington up to the beltway. 270 is good at the john hanson highway.hing reported. on the ramp there has been a crash in ellicott city. back inside. >> thank you. >>> nearly five-month ordeal is over for two journalists convicted of spying in north korea. they are on their way home. >> they are due to arrive in alifornia in a few air -- in a few hours. family and friends are waiting for the women to arrive home. the women were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for illegally entering north korea. they were pardoned yesterday. we will have the latest in a live report in just a few minutes. >>> a new report is set for release today grading the progress of d.c. on the local aids epidemic. >> it praises the school system for one program aimed at curbing the program. pamela brown has more. >> the city is being applauded by activists who are considering the expansion of a pilot program that would and aids education lectures to the 12,000 high school students. according to this report, the city still has a long way to go when it comes to hiv prevention among

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low 70's out there from our suburbs to the east and to the west. 73 in newington and virginia. during the afternoon we're going to get more sunshine than we had yesterday. a little more sunshine and less heat. we'll take a look at the forecast map and i will show you there were some showers yesterday and they were confined to our south and east. in the morning the clouds dissipating. a little patchy fog. a fairly pleasant day today. temperatures a touch below average. we see a thunderstorm activity possible. right around our area. although there will only a b a few here and there, the ones that pop up could be heavy downpours. could be a situation where you have quite a bit of rain at your house and five miles down the street nothing at all. a northerly breeze. temperatures in the 60's and low 70's tonight. not a bad evening tomorrow. more of the same pattern. a thunderstorm or two possible with a heavy downpour or two. that pattern will repeat itself during the weekend. still afternoon shower and thunderstorm chance, typically 3090-degree days by the end of this stretch and we

this is 95 northbound as you head north up to newington. but the volume has really lightened up quite a bit. so really not too much to worry about northbound. southbound continues to move along nicely. elsewhere, we're moving along a-okay both ways along the bridges and i-270 looking good at this hour. back to you. >>> thanks very much. and throughout the news cast we'll have much more on the passing of senator ted kennedy. >>> and we're going to take a look at the impact he had on capitol hill, the district at large, and the country. >> today i formally announce that i'm a candidate for president of the united states. >>> our top story this morning, the passing of a political ant. massachusetts senator edward kennedy has lost his battle with brain cancer. he died late last night at his home in high yannis port, massachusetts with his family by his side. he was the youngest and last surviving kennedy brothe kennedy was elected to the u.s. senate in 1962. he was 77 years old. >>> the ted kennedy colleagues mourning the loss of their friend,

big delays out of newington, leaving springfield upton to 395.hat's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> we're still keeping an eye on what is happening in damascus, maryland. police are searching for an arson suspect. there are three location where's a number of hay bails have been set on fire. crews continue to work on a blaze near kings valley road. another fire broke out at woodville school road. crews went to another fire after that with more hay bails on fire this morning. we'll stay on top of the story. >>> now to the race for governor between mcdonnell and creigh deeds. polls show mcdonnell ahead with 3 months to go before the election. for the latest numbers, we're joined by scott rasmussen, who always has what is on the voters mind. scott, good morning. >> good morning, allison. >> and if elected today or if you had to go to the polls today, who would you vote for and this is volk using -- focusing on virginia voters and the numbers show a clear leader in this. >> that's right. mcdonnell has a 9 point lead. 47-38. and we pushed p

here we are through newington and springfield, not a bad deal. 270, no issues between frederick towardhe lane divide, however across the wilson bridge on the inner loop of the beltway, as you leave 295, that's where you'll notice a disabled car in the through lane and that's jamming things up a bit. that is a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. steve and allison, back to you. >> thank you. >>> and 7:22 right now. now is the time to save on your back to school shopping in virginia. details on how you can cash in on the tax holiday after the break. >>> and we're spending another friday at the fair. today holly is taking us to the howard county fairgrounds to find out what is new as they kick off their county fair this weekend.  at suntrust, we help you manage your money at home. and make it easy when you're away. and where ever you go, atm fees won't follow. get back to whateally maers switch to suntrust checking today suntrust. live solid, bank solid. >>> more heless people in the district will soon have a place to stay. d.c. plans to increase the number of beds

delays are out of newington to get to landmark. we had a wreck on the 14th street bridge but the dutch zoomed in and the crash is gone. in rosslyn, there was a motorcycle wreck but traffic has improved between rosslyn and the pentagon. in maryland, it has been a beautiful day on 270. no delays out of germantown to get down to the beltway. the beltway delays are standard, 95. >> there is some hayes and a high as this morning are around 76. we have high humidity today which will make it feel sticky. let's look at the forecast and you will see a hot and humid day with temperatures in the low 90's. a few have the thunderstorms might happen into the overnight. tomorrow, more of the same perio. >>> we are following a developing story out of damascus, maryland where authorities believe several bales of hay were set on fire purposely. this is a live picture from newschopper7. k-9 units are on the scene near king's belly road. we will bring you more details as soon as we know. >>> a 13-year-old is in the hospital after getting shot in her s

building a fourth lane in both directions between newington and occoquan. officials are warning of construction delays especially in the overnight hours. >>> 5:00 a.m. we are out of here. we ask motorists to bear with us during that period of time. if they get caught up in that somewhere about midnight, 1:00, 2:00 in the morning, hang arounu , 15 minutes. >> lewan wesbel completed in phes. 95 north between route 1 a fairfax county parkway will be finished this year. sohbound lanes in that area are seduled for completion2010. oll . and rteou weet oute 1 andoute 312 in 3 bothirects should be completed by fall of 2011. >>> a series of robberies near the george washington university campus. >>> new organic grocery store. look at four other stories. d.c. man is dead after being shot by police officer early this morning. it happened in a gas station in the 3300 block of benning road northeast. the man was banging on the window of the cashier booth with a gun in his hand when he refused to load his weapon an officer shot him. he was taken to a local hospital where

transportation works to build a fourth lane in each direction on i-95 between the fairfax county parkway and newingtond 123 south of of course kwan. >> we ask motorists to bear us with during that period of time. if they get caught up in that there around midnight or 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning, they hang around 15, 20 minute >> reporter: drivers should see 2009, the ce n northbound lanes from route 1 to fairxfa county parkway were open. the next year, the southbound lanes between the fairfax county parkway and route 1 should be complete. and in the fall of 2011, the north anes11 between route 1 to route 123 will open completing prot jekt. while drivers we talked to say more roads should be better, they also say there were other opportunities missed. >> i just wish they put more rail everywhere, more bus lanes everywhere originally when they had a chance, when things were, you know, less kplecomplicated. >> reporter: plenty of folks feel that way. that could be happening sooner as well. this is a thought that lanes should be a big improvement. they can get 100 cars per hour per lane when they add thes

this is a live shot of northbound 95 at 7100 out in newington. all of your lanes are open as you continue up to the capital beltway. no accidents to report right now at the wilson bridge traveling between alexandria and oxon hill. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> metro is back up to speed following a small fire which caused some delays last night t happened on the red loon near the end of yesterday evening's rush hour. metro says an insulator caught fire. train has to single track between friendship heights an the grosvenor station. nobody was hurt. >>> a local family that lost a loved one in the deadly metro crash this summer is suing t transit agency. cameron william was one of nguyen people killed in the june accident. his mother and brother filed a $25 million wrongful death lawsuit. they claim metro was negligent because it didn't update the trains following other accidents. metro is not commenting on the penning lawsuit. the family is also suing the company that make metro's automatic control system. >>> swine

northbound i-95, heavy slow and steady, newington, springfield. the activity now gone., nice and clear right now as you continue west of bladensburg road headed into the third street tunnel. but getting there, that will be a tough ride for you. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> learning has never been limbited to the classroom. is morning, fox 5's beth parker shows us how one man inspired by something in his own childhood is showing children something a whole new way on-line. >> reporter: from his home in great falls, virginia, eric gar finkle is sending kids around the world. >> if we can inspire young people to find their interest and path and to think about how they can make a difference in the world, then we can make the world better place. >> has been a lawyer, businessman and an stand secretary of commerce but in some ways, he is still a kid. oo that is the ebgidfru the '64 fair which is a seminal event in my life. >> he grew up in queens just one subway stop down from the 1964 world's fair. that experience inspired him to create this internet fair

better ride in virginia as you work your way north of newington headed up towards the springfield interchange's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> new this morning, summer storms proved dangerous in prince george's county. >> a large tree branch as you see here crashed into an apartment building and now there is a massive hole in the roof. the sounds of wind and thunder followed by sirens as rescue crews arrived at the penn southern apartment homes, a two- story garden apartment along southern avenue. that is where sarah similar monday is now. >> reporter: it was unclear whether it was wind or lightning that sent the tree branch down. the american rod ross is out here assessing the damage to the apartment building. we know there were two families that have been displaced. craws are out here trying to repair the roof that has been damaged out here. can you see them back here climbing up the ladder and trying to get up there and do some work. this all started after a tree branch fell about midnight. the apartment community is telling us they are really unclear right now as to what cause

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northbound i-95 out of virginia, the lane are open with no accidents to report leaving newington through springfield back onto 395. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> you might notice less congestion on the roads in virginia today as part of governor tim kaine's program for telework today. employees and businesses are encouraging to find out how teleworking can help them impre ovproductivity and business operations and benefiting the environment. soy if you are looki to hire fow woers or looking for ob, head to myfoxdc.com. we have a new job sh on the website. ick tooo mheney tab. it is free and easy. ahead head today in our 8:00 hour, we'll profile our first job of the day. >>> one out of work woman in new york city is blaming her education for her problems finding a job. according to the "new york post," 27-year-old trina thompson spent $70,000 in tuition for a bachelor's degree from monroe college and she has not found work since she graduated in april. now, she wants that cash back. thompson says the school has not provided the leads and work promised. >>> cash for clu

once you get into lorton, in toward newington, you are back up to speed and no delays making your tripaross the 14th street bridge into the district. in maryland, things looking pretty good. no problems to report on the beltway here at 270. starting to stack up southbound leaving germantown in toward rockville but you are moving pretty close to speed. not much of a delay at this point although we are keeping an eye on it. 95 and the bw parkway looking good. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> time if a check on the world markets on wall street. the dow jones industrial average gained 33 points. nasdaq up just two points. asian markets, the nikkei fell 122 points. >>> imagine going on-line being looking for a house to rent and you find a perfect one. only problem is you already live there. a virginia woman became the target of an internet scheme and now police have a warning for you. and we have the story from fox 5's tisha thompson. >> old are, different style windows. >> reporter: ashley pollard thinks it all started when she put her 90-year-old house up for sale ysm it

once you enter shirlington. 95 delays at the you can kwan and continuing do lorton and improving newingtonal beltway. outer loop in maryland slow in stretches between new hampshire and georgia avenue. inner loop dealing with the sun glare but no problems to report. 270 southbound is dealing with fog. mostly at speed except for a brief delay from around the gege vo montmelaryil metro, vre and marc are all on time. back over to andrea. >>> at the top of the hour the search will resume as teams look for clues in the murder of bell. bell last seen in ' 96. her boyfriended a the time admits to killing her. crews spent the day digging and found a major clue, a shoe but that's all they have found. police have not commented on the discovery but to her aunt and mother it is a big discovery. >> we wore the same size shoe. i'm positive. absolutely. 100% sure. >> we just want to find her and i think we are getting closer. >> reporter: the search today will continue to focus on the area around old fort road where bell's killer said he left her. form army alexandria police chief david baker is due in co

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ot temperatureids,e tempea wi n ngnerto newington at 7 e 'rrttainout rather comfortable for this time of year. later today we'll be back in the upper 80's for highs, about 87 this afternoon. a mctour of sun and clouds passing fair weather clouds this afternoon. swreel more on the forecast coming up in a few minutes. now back to jim russ with our friday commute. >> traveling on the suitland park, an accident. the inbound side is shut down between naylor road and stanton road. a serious crash under investigation. we're looking here at the beltway north of town, which is in good shape. going to show you on a map y exactlwhere this crash is on the suitland parkway. you're going find the inbound e neaceds aroscl at naylor road.os out of bounds, move single file to the right in order to get t stacpat ntdeneci sceha. expect to find some delays s there if you're trying get et inbound toward the beltway th to er, th ay an wstsypeitnn ialv avenue,h 295 heading inro fm the south. alison, julie, back to you. >> jim, thank you. 5:13 now, 71 degrees here in rosslyn. >> coming up on "good morning wa

thing. 95 northbound and southbound where we typically have the road work this time of day between newington and lorden. don't see much going on at the moment, of course, always subject to change. right now you're good to go. headed for downtown along 395 northbound, across the inbound 14th street bridge we're looking good. southbound 395, also moving without delay on this beautiful monday morning. barbara and keith, back to you. >> thanks, jerry. >> thanks, jerry. >>> right now president obama is at george mason university. he is delivering remarks to commemorate the post-9/11 g.i. bill that went into effect saturday. under this new bill many veterans who served in the military after the terrorist attacks of september 11th, 2001, are eligible for full tuition and fees for four years at state universities. virginia senator jim webb played a major role in this new bill. he introduced the bill in congress last year. >>> our time is now 11:22. the temperature, 82 degrees. next up at 11:30, it's become a laughing matter now. professor henry gates is now cracking jokes about his arrest. find out

and looking head from newington in toward springfield on the mixing bowl.delays from dale city toward lorton. 395 wi be on thebrakes northbound from the mixing bowl toward duke street. the southbound the accident we were following was right here in the right lanes and it has cleared out. so southbound the delays should be easy. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> and it's a search by ground and air to find several suspects in arlington this morning. choppers flew above arlington to search for five people in all in connection with a break- in. several departments, including police chased the suspects and one suspect was caught. >>> an accident that happened yesterday not far from where mayor fenty was preparing to give a news conference. just moments after the accident, when a white suv collided with a cadillac at pennsylvania and alabama avenue, sent witnesses scrambling to help. now the d.c. fire department said five people were injured, one of them has life- threatening injuries. city officials will continue looking into ways to improve saf

pentagon clearing out nicely toward newington.s on the beltway inner loop, slowed from badock toward 66. crash at the americ legion bridge now gone. this is a live shot, georgia avenue from beltre toward connect put avenue. the project is at connecticut where the right lane is blocked and this is the delay toward the accident scene. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> the kennedys may about the closest thing this country has to royalty. >> but the people that senator ted kennedy rubbed shoulders with in d.c. says he lived a regular life. roz plater with that story. >> from a union perspective, you must have liked the man tremendously. >> i did. he cared about people. and he cared about this country. >> reporter: bartender mark holland worked in ted kennedy's 1980 campaign for president. customer tom kiegal says the senator invited him to join the labor movement. two people reflecting on the end of an era. >> he was one of the last of the old guards. you would be hard-pressed to name anyone currently in congress who

northbound along 95, no incidents out of newington and springfield on to 395. 395 traffic slows fromward landmark and again at the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> just over a week of summer left, and students in montgomery county schools, classes will resume on august 31st. dr. jerry weiss joins us this morning with what parents and students need to know before going back. first of all, go out tthe second annual fair before you go back to school, right? >> absolutely. we have a big fair for all of the parents and citizens to come in. we have a lot of inner agency cooperation in montgomery county. so we have hhs, all kinds, police and fire, coming to this fair. and we're going to tack a look at everything we have available for students. >> and also just some good information as you said for parents as well, and that will be on august 29th, right on the campus of the school system. >> we want parents to push this. because that will heltheir children. push the children's expectations, push our expectations. we want every child college ready when th

no worries at the wilson bridge. 95 in the hov lanes today between lorton and newington. 66 clearingt your dentist may not tell captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hey, everybody. it is monday, august 3rd. we're so happy you're here with us. hope you had a great weekend. >> it is quite the birthday month for folks around here. >> i can't afford august anymore. >> your birthday is coming. >> and frank's. our daughter cassidy was planned for our birthday. as a result her birthday was yesterday, august 2nd. sweet 16. >> i can't believe she's 16. i know she doesn't want -- >> i know i'm not supposed to talk about my children -- no, she did not want any presents. we went to nantucket, she brought her three best friends growng up. these beautiful young girls, sweet and innocent. >> what do 16-year-olds do now? >> hang out at the beach. nothing has changed since i was 16 or you were 16. she want to be at the beach, cruise the boys and look at that sort of thing. >> are they texting and doing the texting business? >> no. >> what? >> not as much as -- i'm very tough at home abou