this is in newington. we had reports of a disabled vehicle at the fairfax county parkway that was blocking a lane. they were looking for that. not seeing it quite yet. whether it is still blocking a lane or not, snot sure about that. it is definitely heavy as you head northbound through newington. 395, no real issues to report for you just yet leaving the beltway. we do have slow traffic heading across the 14th street bridge to head into d.c. let's move onto traffic land as you travel the beltway. we'll start off with 66. it remans jammed there leaving manassas as you head towards centreville. here is the beltway. starting to see delays on the outer loop leaving new hampshire avenue so leaving college park heading into silver spring. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. on-timetraffic. >>> we are following a developing story out of fairfax county where a handful of sers will be missing out on their graduation. >> they have been banned from the ceremony for nearing a senior prank. sherry ly is live

heading new newington, just moderate traffic. let's move onto sky fox. they are traveling 66 as you make the trip inbound past route 50. things starting to slow a little bit with volume. no incidents or accidents to report. looking pretty good out of manassas but as you head into centreville, off and on the brake. take a look at the beltway in maryland, no real problems to report here in montgomery county. we did have reports of an accident near 270. it didn't tap to be slowing anybody down if it is there. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> george allen wins last newt's republican primary for u.s. senate in virginia. >> and in the november election, the former senator and governor will now face the only democrat running. another former governor tim kaine. in 2006, allen lost his senate seat to jim webb who is not running for re-election. coming up in the next hour, we'll be speaking with former giver tim kaine live from richmond. >>> over in the district, councilmember will be taking a vote today on an interim new chairperson. >> the new

looks like in newington. all i can say is at least the lanes are open although you have a long slow ride ahead of you. now back to the maps and this time heading to the north side of town. 270 again, it's the slow stuff. 33 miles an hour leaving frederick as you head down toward urbana. 33 at route 80 right now. then we'll take a live look at falls road. that's still moving well to the point where the lanes divide, boat the main and hov lanes. coming up in my next report at 6:25, we'll take a look at 95 in maryland. back to you. >> 6:19. >>> next in sports, bryce harper, what he did last night hasn't been done since 1988. >> time for another check of the question of the morning. 15% of women will do which of these things for the very first time this summer? is it a, wear a two-piece bathing suit, b, go fishing or c, go camping? >> our facebook friend says susan, why not, all of the above. go fishing and camping in a two- piece. >> we'll reveal the correct answer at 6:54. [ male announcer ] this was how my day

heavy volume still with us in newington. pace has improved as you continue northbound onto 395.tbound on 66, the lanes are open, no problems to report. traffic volume remains heavy, slow and steady. no problems reported on the beltway between an and del and merrifield. here is that outer loop leaving university boulevard continuing around towards georgia avenue. still an easy drive southbound 95, 295 in good shape coming in out of laurel. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> a push for equal pay shot down by republicans. they say protects promoted by the paycheck fairness act are already in place. the act failed in the senate yesterday along party lines. democratic senator barbara mikulski of maryland is the sponsor of t she and others say while advancements have been made, there is still a lot of work to be done. the bill would require employers to prove differences in pay are based on qualifications and not gender. >> for some reason, it is acceptable that women do not need to be paid as much as men for the exact same work. this is unacceptable. >> r

more headlights out of newington, getting towards the pentagon. looks good on the beltway at the wilson bridge. >> we have a good amount of now.ine right you can see that overlooking bottom.wn and foggy a good amount of sunshine to day for now. showers and storms expected later this morning and through lunchtime. degrees in the district. 61 in cumberland. 65 in martinsburg, 74 in lexington park. here's the satellite and radar composite. showers in parts of pennsylvania, part of a cold front. front has just moved pittsburg and west ohio.ia and that will continue sliding south washington later this morning and through the midday. be some cooler, drier, more comfortable air. if such showers and storms for today.st part of normally we are used to seeing afternoon this time of year. -- seeing storms on the right line.f the time that's not the case today. east of i-95, there could be thunderstorms into the early afternoon. 85 today for the high temperature. tomorrow, near 80 degrees. the same story on wednesday humidity and conditions. temperatures will

in springfield on 395, plenty of traffic out of newington.complications on the beltway at university boulevard. a little sunshine in your eyes if you are headed eastbound. metro rail, marc rail, virginia railway express on normal service. now back to news. >> temperatures could reach 100 degrees or higher today. that makes for another hot, a unit, and uncomfortable day across the d.c. area. people are doing their best to cope with a scorching heat. putting up tents on the national mall, people found thways to keep cool. fans attending the nationals game took their time getting to their seats last night. >> in the sun in an oven, i don't want to sweat even more. >> heat advisory in effect again today. metro is helping people stay cool by allowing you to drink water on trains and buses. >> that's a welcome relief. you should keep your water with you today. we could actually hear a verdict in the child sex abuse case of jerry sandusky today. we will hear closing arguments this morning. the defense rested yesterday without calling the former penn

. 66 running well. 95 seeing some volume build here past the farr faction county parkway through newingtons you head up through springfield. 395, you have the all-clear. no problems to report as you leave the beltway continuing to the 14th street bridge. >>> four businesses in the district now officially eligible to sell medical marijuana. here is a list of the shops, three in northwest and one in southeast. they were approved by the department of health after meeting several criteria. now, the applicants have to apply for licenses, building permits and other requirements. it is not yet clear when they will begin selling the drug for medical purposes. >>> another step forward in the push to build a casino in prince george's county. experts are telling state lawmaker the state can handle a sixth casino. maryland live opened in anne arundel county last week. the thunder casino operating in the state. there are already plans for two more. analysts and consultants say there is enough interest to justify adding another place to gamble but it will be up to you, the voters, to decide come novembe

heavy volume right here in newington. remains of the car fire at 123 off to the shoulder. here we are inbound new york avenue leaving bladensburg road headed out to the third street tunnel with lanes open. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >> all right. thank you. >>> one of the largest casinos in the u.s. opens tonight in hand overmaryland. maryland live is right next to arundel mills mall. it is three football fields long with 4750 electronic gaming machines. that means there are no dealers. the casino opens tonight at 10:00. >>> a heated standoff between occupy d.c. protesters and u.s. marshals over an eviction on capitol hill. woman who lived in the house asked for help after losing a last-minute appeal to stay. >> demonstrator block the walkway and front door of 917 maryland avenue hoping to keep the marshals out of the house. didn't work though. paul wagner has the story. >> reporter: the marshals headed for the door. lifting peach protester off the steps and leading them down to the street. a

into newington when you get to 7100, there are still lane restrictions. problems on the dulles greenway or the dulles toll road. 28 is good between rockville road and the dulles toll road. >> we told you that the speed cameras are generating record amounts of revenue this year. >> naleo learning which 5 are the top moneymakers. in the moneymakers pamela brown has this story that you will only see on 7. >> we caught carr's going westbound in the 600 block of new york avenue getting nabbed by the speed cameras for going over 35 miles an hour in the east. >> it's almost like a highway. >> that might be why this one has turned out the biggest chunk of 420000 speed cameras tickets issued in d.c. this year. >> that's how they make their money. >> the spot with the second most offenders is in the 1900 block of branch avenue with a speed limit of 25. >> that is entrapment. it's going downhill. >> watch as the drivers slam the brakes just as they reached the radar enforcement. >> it almost causes an accident. it's very hard to slowdown to 25. this one and benning

of a -- i've got more slow traffic in newington.nother one of our wazers checking in with the police activity northbound along route one as you approach telegraph road trying to make the exit new newington. this police officer, the vehicle has been there all week but notice, no one is in the vehicle. so again, a little tricky there for you northbound on route one. on the other side of town, you will fine the lanes are open if you are traveling along the capital beltway between college park and bethesda. no problems reported there. we do have accident activity going on here. if you are traveling veirs mill road west of randolph at gridley road, follow police direction to get by. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> a health alert this morning. the fta has approved a new prescription weight loss drug. it is called belviq. the drug works by blocking appetite signals making patients fell fueler with less food. this is the first time the fda has approved a weight loss drug in a decade. in a decade. >>> a creati

this is what it looks like in newington. it's pretty normal heading into springfield and on to 395 toward the 14th street bridge where we had a rough start but right now all lanes are open. the beltway looks great. we'll head over to the north side of town and show what you it looks like live on our mdot camera. outer loop is going to slow down for you right here at that new hampshire avenue. it extends into silver spring between the pace improves. pretty much normal on 270 as well coming down from frederick. we'll go back over to the maps this time on the gw parkway inside the beltway. no issues to report heading into the downtown area. 66 inbound slows right through falls church. we'll take a live look at the roosevelt bridge. looking good heading for constitution avenue and right into downtown. coming up in my next report, we'll go over to the east side of town at 6:42. back to you. >>> house committee has found attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress for with holding documents. it's the latest in the showdow

we had reports earlier of some problems as you work your way up into newington. whatever was there and our roadway has cleared. we'll take you back inside and show you that ride. for those continuing inbound towards the capital beltway, the lanes are open. heavy volume right now, 50 to 123. at thenar loop, no problems to report as you make your way from anden adale towards merrifield. southbound 270, that is where we had slow traffic approaching and passing route 80 in you are ban a. lanes are open, are you are at speed headed southbound toward the beltway. there is still a portion of 28 blocked off at buckietown road. >>> driving in d.c. is stressful. so is parking. but police are urging everyone to keep that you are cool. the smooth operator campaign is new under way. officers across the d.c. region are cracking down on aggressive driving including speeding, tailgating and improverly passing. last year's smooth operator campaign netted more than 46,000 citations and warnings, an average of about 278 an hour. that is astonishing. >> that is crazy. >>> coming up

than again, here, leaving lorton heading through newington, main lanes pretty stacked up approaching springfield. 66 slowing now leaving manassas heading in towards centreville. 207 also heavy leaving frederick in toward clarkburg at 121. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> fox 5 is monitoring metro. officials have listened to feedback on how they can improve safety and service. >> metro is now responding to those concerns with its new customer service action plan. fox 5's sherry ly is live in northwest with the details. >> reporter: this is a 50-point plan that was developed from a survey of metro riders and employees and they had a long list of complaints. on top of the list for riders on metrorail, bus and metro access service for the did i abled was safety and security. customers complained they didn't see enough uniformed officers. another big concern was alerting passengers about problems or delays and some of the things metro is doing to fix these problems include adding more police and having closed circuit security cameras on all buse

>> if you're planning to head over on the northbound side of i-95, here's what it looks like in newingtonut just east of this point, telegraph road is closed south of franconia road with a water main break. coming up in my next report, a closer look at virginia roads at 5:29. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back. lose those lines, for up to a year! juvÉderm® xc, is the gel filler your doctor uses to instantly smooth out lines right here. temporary side effects include redness, pain, firmness, swelling, bumps, or risk of infection. ask your doctor about juvÉderm® xc. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now. i'm andrea roane. happy friday. >>> i'm jessica doyle in for mike hydeck. thank you for joining us. monika will have traffic in a moment and we're going to start with weather first with howard bernstein. >>> good morning. it's a great morning out there. pretty skies. right now i want you to look at this camera shot we've got for you looking at the capitol. it's a gorgeous morning out there. i love this time of day where the sky is kind of lit and the capitol is still lit.

out of frederick in towards father hurly and rockville to the split, 95 northbound dale city to newington, 395, belt way to duke street heading across the 14th street bridge. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> thank you. in this mornings big story president obama is losing his commerce secretary at least for now. >> john bryson announced last night he will take a temporary medical leave. doug luzader is live with more on the reasons before this decision good morning. >> reporter: good morning yeah, commerce secretary john bryson is taking a medical leave of absence after this strange series of car accidents over the weekend. what exactly happened to commerce secretary john bryson? the department says he only has limited recall of the series of car dents he caused over the -- car accidents he caused over the weekend after suffering a seizure. two days later the white house is unsure. >> we are concerned about the incident and secretary bryson's health related issues that played a role in this incident and still gathers information. >> reporter: by the end of the day bryson

headlights are northbound out of newington getting up to the beltway. back to you. >> thank you. the mayor vincent gray hoping to bring changes to the nation's capital. but his first stop is beijing. he will be accompanied by an economic development official from the administration. the trip is seen as an opportunity to drum up more trade business. three people will be nominated to serve on the board of ethics and government accountability. there's a public hearing this afternoon on the campaign finance reform amendment act. that would ban the use of cash and money orders for campaign contributions on $25 or more. it would ban council members for working for current or expiring government contractors. it is 71 degrees. >> jerry sandusky waking up until this morning after being convicted of child sex abuse on friday. learn what his attorney might focus on in their appeal. >> alex trebek is in the here you go little man. [ humming ] [ babbling ] the cheerios bandit got you again? [ both laugh ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ♪ this is how mommy learned... ...and now... you! [ giggles

the levels expected out of dale city across the occoquan between lorton and newington and in landmark. centreville at 50 and in manassas. 270 looks great at father hurley boulevard. a good run out of germantown to get to 495. back inside. down in the 50's to start our day. that's pretty good by june standards, with low humidity. that will change over the next couple days off. first, a nice look over frederick. thin clouds overhead. otherwise, mostly sunny across the rest of the region. 58 in the district, 48 in culpeper. 54 in winchester and dulles airport, 52 and gaithersburg. a comfortable start to the day. you can keep the air conditioner off for most of the day. 80 degrees for the high temperature locally. harper seven these in outlying areas. 77 in romney. 77 in hagerstown. 81 in stafford. slight chance of thundershowers between 2:00 p.m. and 9:00 today. widely separated downpours. into the weekend warming back up to 90 degrees by sunday with the return of a little humidity. you will notice that over the weekend. i have some great pictures from viewers and a wonderful time lapse

this is upstream in newington, light volume. no worries on 395. looks good on 66 this morning.o rail. we will go back inside. >> thank you. we will be right back. >> top stories after the break. >> good friday morning to all of you. chris's interview with real hunter on her new memoir, talking about the night that her affair with john edwards began the day their daughter was born, and what she thinks of his deceased wife. that's next on good morning america. >> first, a top stories. memorial plaque unveil today to honor the victims of metro's deadliest crash three years ago when two redlines collided at the fort totten metro station. nine people died in the collision. dozens more were injured. >> press tour does county police trying to piece together the circumstances surrounding an officer-involved shooting on klob street. one man is in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. >> an adopted son of jerry sandusky is accusing him of sexual abuse. sandusky's drivers will continue deliberating today. >> a maryland boy and a have changed how diseases are diagnosed and treat

headlights are northbound up to the beltway from newington.g normal service systemwide. more in a little while. newschopper 7 will be joining us soon. now back to news. >> 79 degrees outside. >> coming up -- >> my dream has become reality. the best ever. >> how bad did lebron james want a championship ring? this first and only triple dozen of the season to close the game. we will have highlights from the finale. >> wrongfully accused. >> they sat there and watched them take me away. >> kids fighting to save their parents. [ male announcer ] if you think any battery will do... consider the journey of today's athletes: ♪ ♪ their training depends on technology. [ beeping, ticks ] and when their devices are powered by a battery there are athletes everywhere who trust duracell swhetheher they're headed for london or the journey has just begun... they rely on copper to go for the gold. duracell. trusted everywhere. >> that the ball is fair. >> he may regret appealing is t -- appealing his suspension from the pine tar incident. the nationals be the r

we do have report of a disabled vehicle blocking the lanes continuing off and on through newington. 395, very heavy from the beltway, pretty much towards the 14th street bridge. here we are edsal road. we have a broken down bus blocking the ramp. traveling the beltway outer loop slows from college park to head into silver spring. bethesda, typical delays there. everybody is stacked up. 66 jammed through manassas. it continues through centreville all the way through 123 in vienna with reports of a crash on nutley street. that's cleared. that's a look at ontime traffic >>> eleanor holmes norton is kicking off music on the mall. i love this idea >> i love it. >> next month, the series will be every tuesday and thursday. today, a violinist from the district will perform. congress woman holmes will kick off. >> it's like jazz on the mall. have you been to the sculpture gardens in the sumer? >>> i have not. >> awesome >>> check out this kido. more than 24 countries, including ours, the usa, will participate in the guiness world record for swimming lessons. drowning is the number 1 cause of de

leading newington, on the right side of the screen, 95.to the pentagon this morning. now to adam caskey. >> it is a little damp outside some wet roads around the beltway and in the metro area, with the heaviest rain is along and west of interstate 81. that's where we had most of the energy in atmosphere. that will slide to the southeast, break up a little as it moves east, but we will set ee this in the metro area later this morning. a few spotty showers locally. one downpour along the g.w. parkway, near potomac, and some steady rain in district heights towards largo and bowie, all pushing east. one downpour in alexandria moving over the potomac into prince george's county. we're in the low 60's right now 63 a district, 61 in winchester 63 in hagerstown, 67 in lexington park. high temperature of 78 with low humidity. here comes the heat and humidity. well into the 90s on wednesday all the way through friday. great swimming pool weather. high humidity as well. we could be talking heat index values around 100 by the middle and end of the wor

that will take us over the purple heart bridge, the occoquan river and then between lorton and newington, and normal backup. no problems upstream on 395 heading to the pentagon. now adam caskey. a mixture of sun and clouds over most of the metro area and. good amount of sunshine in fairfax at 61 degrees. we have a significant amount of clouds in some spots especially over the bay. here's a look from chesapeake beach, low clouds. lows will not last very long today, the amount of sunshine for the majority of thursday. it is comfortable. open the windows this morning. 59 in sterling and aldie. 66 in arlington. in the shenandoah valley, widespread 50's of to the west. stephens city at 55 degrees. damascus, 58. here's the satellite and radar composite. it does not pick up on the clouds this morning very well, but they are out there. you can see some dark patches on the screen. we have high-pressure off to the north in eastern canada, low pressure offshore. due to the respective schools around the systems, we have the onshore flow, which will keep us comfortable in terms of temperatures, a pre

here basically in the same area tying up your commute out of dale city headed northbound up towards newington's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> a consume arrest letter for you this morning. we are already seeing stocks in europe take a hit. yesterday, stocks in the u.s. were down and they could continue to plunge when the market opens today. >> that is because moody's has downgraded 156 the world's largest banks. yesterday, the agency lowered credit rating by one to three notches. mary ann rafferty explains the ropes behind moody's decision. >> reporter: moody's has lower the credit ratings of morning a dozen of the world's largest banks. >> these banks have been downgraded by another agencies. it has been expected. >> reporter: the move means it will now become more costly for banks to raise money by selling debt. >> goldman sachs, j. p. morgan chase, citigroup all got a two- notch downgrade. batch of america got a one- notch downgrade. >> some of the largest european banks were also downgraded. if i have teen batchs in all are seeing their ratings slashed. one finan

no problems to report northbound along i-95 headed up from newington.eports of a stalled car near 395 at edsall. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >> thank you. >>> virginia is in the middle of of a busy week on the campaign trail. >> president obama and mitt romney are sparring over the upcoming decision on the health care reform law and the economy. fox 5's sherry ly is in the newsroom with the latest in the race for the white house. good morning. >> good morning. mitt romney the likely gop presidential nominee brings his campaign to sterling today in northern virginia while president barack obama is back in town with a private campaign event of his own this afternoon. these dueling candidates are taking shots at each other across the potomac in a campaign that is already heating up. romney in salem, virginia making his case at a campaign stop at a construction equipment company. he was talking jobs. the former massachusetts governor spoke about job creation saying obama had failed to deliver. virginia is considered a key battle

then delays leaving dumphries to get all the way into newington. beyond on 395, will back up through landmark and a good across the 14th street bridge. travel times in our favor between washington and baltimore on 95. and this is a picture of 270 southbound, looks pretty decent in germantown, all the way down to the beltway. normal service on metro rail system wide. back to you. >> thank you. 67 degrees outside on this tuesday morning. >> next, arsenio hall comes back to television. i'm excited. we have details on his new show. >> conjoined twins, doctors believe they may share the same feelings or even thoughts. when crystal eats someting, does tatiana taste it? >> the child actor known as mini darth vader is out of the hospital. >> max page had a heart valve replaced. he was born with a congenital heart defect. he will be fully recovered in about two months. you will remember him when he starred in a volkswagen super bowl commercial. it is official. arsenio hall returning to late- night television. >> there you go. the plans are in the works. bil

the hov lanes are slow going making your pay past lorton heading to newington.ill find slow traffic as you are traveling along the top stretch of the beltway trying to make your way between between college park and bethesda. no problems to report right now on 66. haynes are open outside of the beltway but we are starting to is he i delay forming as you make your way past 50 and 123. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a new poll finds romney and the president are even. the new poll from the associated press shows republican challenger mitt romney is virtually tied with president obama. it comes after three months of declining job creation. 47% of those surveyed say they will vote for the president and 44% say for romney. with the election five months away, the economy remains the president's top liability. >>> both of the candidates are getting ready to speak to an influential group of latino lawmakers. mitt romney pitched his economic message to hispanic leaders in florida this afternoon. he is speaking to a group called the national association o

itself in virginia. 95, we're seeing heavy traffic through stafford and then again right here from newingtonpringfield. 395, no issues for you. beltway looks great right now in maryland. there we are at new hampshire avenue. no problems on the inner or outer loops. let's take a look at waze. we wanted to look downtown to see if we are seeing any delays here. benning road, looks like a little slow traffic. other than that, we are in good shape. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> here is a sight for sore eyes. gas prices continue to fall. they've even dipped below $3 in south carolina. drivers have been lining up at this one particular station to get in on the big savings. the national average for a gallon of regular is currently $3.54. that is 40 cents cheaper from when prices peaked in april. >> yeah, i remember. it was always so painful filling up the tank. still as i bit. >>> a rare feat on the bookmobile diamond for a storied frap choice. >> plus the washington nationals leading the pack in the fl east. can nip stop this team? dave ross is here next with sports breakfast. -

25 miles per hour northbound on i-59 working your way out of woodbridge and continuing up towards newingtonslow-going traffic as you continue through springfield. we do have reports of a car stopped on the shoulder as you make your way in. out on the roads, you will find southbound 27 0rbg the lanes are open, no problems to report right now continuing southbound making your way in from 109 headed out to the truck scales. -- you will find southbound 270, the lanes are open, no problems to report. >>> the cost a cab ride in the district is about to get a little cheaper. the $1 fuel surcharge is set to expire at midnight. the fee was imposed in march of 2011 and has been extended three time since then. the d.c. taxicab commission says gas price have been falling and projects indicate a further slide is likely throughout the summer. >>> on the national mall today, officials from the college board are holing an event to spotlight what they call the crisis in american education. they are calling on the candidates for president to don't forget ed and are showing 857 empty school desks to represent

northbound i-95, authorities checking for the crash in newington. keep your eyes peeled for that.thbound 270 still on the slow viedside working your way from 109 headed out to the scales. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >>> the latest development in the trayvon martin case. big story this morning. the man charged in the shooting death of the unarmed black teen in florida is back behind bars. >> george disciple are man turned himself in yesterday after a judge revoked bond. melanie alnwick live in the newsroom with the details -- george zimmerman turned himself in yesterday. >>> george disciple are man met police officials in a business parking lot to be taken into custody. his attorney says it is all a misunderstanding and he is asking for i anew bond hearing. prosecutors say george zimmerman and his wife lied during his first bond hearing. -- george zimmerman met police officials in a business parking lot to be taken into custody. bail was set at $150,000. but a website had been set up to raise money for zimmerman's defense. that had raised $135,000 already

northbound, no issues to report other than some brief delays through newington. 395 does slow leaving the beltway up through edsall road. >> was that really the home screen or your private dvd collection. thank you. >>> coming up next, room buyers possible rival to the kinle and the ipad. we'll go live to fox business network if new york for the latest on microsoft's big announcement. >> trying to keep up with the big apple. as we head to break, another live look outside right now. it is friday, june 15th. it looks like we are in for a good weekend for your fort's day weekend. i'll be right back with more. . boo-yah! excelente! that went well. add flavor to your day with dunkin's new breakfast burritos, with fire-roasted veggies and delicious steak. try one today. there's natural gas under my town. it's a game changer. ♪ it means cleaner, cheaper american-made energy. but we've got to be careful how we get it. design the wells to be safe. thousands of jobs. use the most advanced technology to protect our water. billions in the economy. at chevron, if we can't do it right, we won't do

95 traffic has been heaviest getting into the quantico area northbound across the occoquan into newington on to 395 and up toward landmark. still seeing volume build there. remember the new traffic pattern on the outer loop as you head from springfield toward van dorn street. between van dorn and eisenhower closer to van dorn is where you have to make the choice for local or through lanes. you only want the local lane if you're using one of the local exits since they're down to single file. your next check of traffic at 6:25. back to you. >> thank you, bev. >>> the time right now is 6:19. next in sports, the battle of the beltways is over for another year while it is a battle for first place for d.c. united. >> but right now it's time for another check on our question of the morning. reader's digest says which of these things happens most often on friday afternoons around 5:10. is it a, facebook updates, b, online video game playing or c, road rage? >> facebook friend tony says it's c, everyone wants to start the weekend like now. they feel everyone should get out of their way and if you

you've got a couple of long slow stretches from quantico into dumfries right through woodbridge and newingtonngfield. we'll take a live look outside. at least the lanes are open. it's incident free on 95 but lots of slow traffic for you this morning. coming up in my next report, we'll take another look at area roads at 6:00. back to you. >>> making news now at 5:49, authorities are now blaming a death on the wildfire in northern colorado. searchers found human remains inside a home that firefighters were unable to reach during evacuations over the weekend. the blaze has scorched 64 square acres and damaged about 120 buildings. >>> today a court in australia issued a ruling in the 1980 dingo case. they said a dingo did take azaria chamberlain. it inspired the movie starring meryl streep. >>> at after listening to 25 days of testimony, jurors could get the roger clemens case today. he's accused of lying to congress about whether or not he used steroids. closing arguments are set for later this morning. >>> when you hear the word "drone ," you probably think we're about to do a story about the u

50 and 123. 95 northbound, no real issues for you other than some off and on the brakes here in newingtonincidents reported from the beltway up to the 14th street bridge. i do want to mention if you are traveling metro over the weekend, blue, yellow, orange and red lines will be single tracking. expect up to 20 minutes of delays throughout the weekend beginning at 10:00 p.m. tonight until close sunday. >> thank you. the wazers really helping us all out. >>> the epa is tightening standards for soot pollution. the proposed new air quality regulations will lower the amount of soot allowed from diesel trucks, buses, power plants. the rules from the environmental protection agency rob in the work for a while. the court ordered the white house to update the standards under the clean air act. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray and other city leaders have kicked off the u street streetscape project. work is under way and the project includes a face-lift of u street between 9th and 14th streets. the sidewalk areas will be reconstructed and widened in sections and it will include some new landscaping. >>

. >>> northbound 95 here's what it looks like in newington at backlick road heading toward spring field. a bit of volume but no delays yet heading on to 395. in my next report another look at area roads at 5:29. you're watching 9news now. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now on this wednesday morning. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm jessica doyle. mike hydeck is off today. howard bernstein is outnumbered this morning because we have monika samtani doing our traffic in a moment, but we start with howard. >> i'm up for the challenge. weather wise it's a tough crowd here, though. weather wise, we are looking at sunshine moving in and staying around for the next several days as the drier air moves in as well. your day planner, put the umbrellaened at rain gear away -- umbrella and rain gear away. you're not going to need it till next week at this point. breezy. winds will kick up out ever the north at 10 to 20, gusting to 25, possibly 30 at times. a nice warm-up. by 1:00 78. the high may happen 4:4:30 -- 4:00, 4:30 we'll hit 82 degrees. let's get you moving and show you what's happening wi

there are no problems from lorton into newington and springfield.lso a live look at the beltway south of town at oxon hill. on the inner loop traffic is moving really well from 210 headed for the wilson bridge. coming up in my next report, we'll go to the north side at 6:59. >>> it 16:41. we -- it is 6:41. we had a 9-year-old girl scout in yesterday and she reminded us this is the big 100th anniversary. 250,000 girl scouts are going to be on the mall for a big sing along tomorrow. you said even then they would need to have lots of water. >> it's going to be hot in the afternoon. don't forget the sunskin or wide brim hat. celebrate fairfax kicks off this evening and all weekend. should be great weather for that we've been out there on really hot days, on wet days. the fall for fairfax, it's been in the 40s and raining. going to be much better for celebrate fairfax. here's a look at our bus stop forecast. it's pretty out there. a little cool in spots but we'll take it. humidity levels are low, sunny and pleasant. 50s and 60s to get you out the door. s

it's just the normal slow stretches as you head through woodbridge, newington, springfield. we'll take a live look outside. here's what it looks like in springfield. the three hs today. hazy, hot and humid but at least the lanes are open for you. one more look at our graphics. i want to let you know that pac -- marc penn line 511 is running 10 to 15 minutes late. before i go, i have a commuter alert. don't plan on crossing the chesapeake this afternoon. the bay bridge will be closed around 1:15 and it won't reopen till about 2:00. 45 minutes. that's because the massive cargo cranes will be passing underneath and the coast guard wants to make sure that drivers don't get distracted. so again the bridge will be closed at 1:15 this afternoon. also the same cranes will close the key bridge along baltimore's beltway. that will happen around 3:15 this afternoon. the thing about this, 45 minutes, there are no good you alternate routes around this at all -- no good alternate routes around this at all. i don't know if it's a good enough reason to close. you've got to have some faith i

north stop and go slow traffic waiting for you at lorton headed out towards newington. land are open. you will find if you are traveling eastbound along 66 right into the sun. the lanes are open, no problems to report out of the manassas. traffic is flowing closer to 50 headed eastbound towards 123. we do have the water main break that we're dealing with this morning. that is tying up your commute if you are traveling telegraph road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> kwame brown, who is now the former d.c. council chair, is due in federal court in four hours. he is expected to plead guilty to felony bank fraud. >> then, this afternoon, he is in superior court also expected to plead guilty. this time to a misdemeanor charge for violating campaign finance laws. fox 5's sherry ly is live outside the federal courthouse with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it doesn't seem like things could get much worse for kwame brown going from council chair to convicted criminal if he pleads guilty as expected in federa

northbound i-95 below speed as you work your way up towards newington. volume increasing on 395 as you continue north from duke street out towards seminary road. are the delays, slowing from fair oaks towards 123. >>> president obama is spreading his message of equality and justice for all americans at an lgbt event in los angeles. he is on a fundraising swing on the west coast and got lots of applause when he said he is personal already very proud of the work his administering has done. >> the fight for equality and justice on behalf of the lgbt community is just part of a broader fight on behalf of all americans. it is part of -- >> after speaking at a private home in l.a. this morning, the president heads to vegas to speak at the university of nevada. >>> republican presidential nominee mitt romney will be in missouri this afternoon for an event at a military contractor. romney says he plans to put his sizable fortune into a federal blind trust if he is elected. that way he with not know how the money is invested and he would not be able to control th

and hovs in the center and it looks like everyone is doing okay, and encountering delays through newington and 395, leaving the beltway. the mixing bowl. heading up to edsel road. often on the brakes on duke toward seminary and things clear out before you encounter the delays before you get across the 14th street bridge and head into the district. 66 jammed right here. leaving fairfax county parkway. past route 50 through 123. a little built of the sun in your eyes as you head inbound. and we also see some delays through manassas as well. and outer loop of the beltway, heavy past new hampshire avenue, we had some reports of debris in the roadway. and watch your step. georgia avenue, typical slowdowns there. no problems on 270. a check of the fox 5 morning news. allison, will, over to you. >> thanks, lawrence. >>> and just a few hours, the dc council will take a vote on an interim chairman. it appears one of the at large members has the votes to replace disgraced former chair kwame brown. sherry lee is live at the wilson building with all of the developmentses, sherry. good morning. >> good

so at least that will help a bit but it's going to slow down on 95 as well coming up i think from newington into springfield. >> sounds like we could use the term "car mageddon." hopefully with the warnings it will be like california where they anticipated the worst and everybody pay attention. so pay attention to this woman, okay. thank you, monika. >>> if you'd like to kick off your weekend rather than staying in traffic by saving some money, today's daily deals are coming up. >> plus, we'll tell you how some specially prepared shoe boxes could be a life saver for some needy people around washington. >>> welcome back. 5:39 on this friday morning. we're concerned about strong storms this afternoon that may have damaging wind gusts and hefy downpours. -- heavy downpours. this morning it's steamy with an isolated shower or two looking at the day planner, not too much going on this morning but it's this afternoon with temperatures climbing into the 90s. here's monika with time saver traffic. >>> getting word of an accident on the northbound side of i-95 just past this camera shot north of the

the places that could be affected by the storm: lake ridge, burke, wharton, newington, springfield, the i- 95, the i-33/95 and i-495 exchange, okay, and franconia and that is moving into major populations center. new, let's switch over to radar. -- now, let's switch over to radar. i want to show you how far the storm system is from burke and springfield and franconia as well. >> look at monasses los angeles and that is that storm we're watching and move into this area and are we getting any indication of win store had? >> not really and well is their are some places here that is wherey that are looking here. >> all right. >> and back into here. hard to tell and somewhere in thatiary. they isolated it to the west of dale city and to the west of -- six miles west of lake ridge and that is in there. >> and you know the storm is moving northeast and that is more to do, get to the lower level of the home and this is going to pass to centreville and likely franconia. plenty of lightning. any funnel that forms is going to be hard to see, folks and that is because there is a lot of rain. this i

travelling northbound delays stafford, quantico, across the occoquan, toward newington continuing northbound, up towards landmark. eastbound 66 out of manassas. 50 in toward 123. eastbound, route 7 to fairfax drive. huntersville drive north of lawyers, possibly involving an over turned pick up. southbound 270, below speed out of german town, toward mva no problems to report headed out toward the split. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> all right thank you very much. this morning we have an alert for metro riders a new program to ease congestion kicks off today. >> called rush plus. lauren demarco is live with details on it this morning good morning lauren. >> good morning to you. all about easing over crowding on some of the most used areas of metro. yes, we are live at courthouse a frequently used area, already they are seeing extra trains heading in this morning and this is on the orange line. users or riders will now be able to choose between three destinations they can still head out bound to vienna, but those headed inbound will choose either new carrolton or the largo

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now did lays out of dale city to .into lorton, into newington 270 -- southbound of germantown movingut it obviously gone. the weather.as clouds are overhead but they start to break up later morning. cloudy the rest of the day but lot warmer. yesterday we only made it to 71 is 70 degrees,t martinsburg and frederick. way to 87 for a high this afternoon. upper 80'she mid to afternoon, slight chance of shower west of the blue ridge. tomorrow, once of wednesday through friday and of course the e and humid today. joining us. for humid[ male announcer ] olympic tennis players bob and mike bryan do a lot of sending... and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving. [ bob ] i got the tickets. [ male announcer ] and with citibank popmoney, it's even easier to keep sending...and receiving. let me get you back. no, it's on me. i insist. no way. yes way. well let me chip in. [ male announcer ] send money from one bank account to another, with citibank popmoney. easier banking. every step of the way. >>> look at that teenager being

delays past newington headed northbound franconia, springfield parkway. 395 traffic slow headed out toward king street downtown accident activity, inbound across the bridge, that right lane is blocked that continues on to pennsylvania avenue, you can make the exit up on to the freeway and continue back out into virginia. travelling 395, here are delays leaving duke street continuing northbound, seminary road and king street. the slow down continues across the 14th street bridge. no problems southbound, 270, german town delay approach 370, shady grove road out towards the split. >>> thank you. new this morning tragedy on the roads in fairfax virginia. a woman and her young daughter are killed. this happened last night around 11:00 p.m., police say the woman, driving a honda civic, sideswiped a vehicle and hit a honda odyssey. the woman and her 8-year-old daughter died at the scene her other child suffering life threatening injuries the driver of the other car is in serious condition. speed played a role in this crash. >> police on the hunt for a man seen running from the scene of a deadly s

you have some slowdowns briefly out of dale city and here to get into newington.o problems across the 14th street bridge. pace improving on 56, leaving route 50 fair oaks. >>> thank you. a d.c. community in mourning after a beloved business owner was found dead inside her store. june lim who was 64 years old ran grace deli with her husband. around noon today, her customers are planning to hold a vigil in front of euncover cl that will help catch her killer. an employee found her inside the deli yesterday morning. police say she was shot and they believe it was a robbery that may have been the motive here. they're still looking for the suspect now. mrs.lim was three weeks away from her birthday, and also three weeks away from becoming a grandmother. >>> new this morning, another shooting in northeast, blocks away from yesterday's murder. d.c. police tell fox 5 they are looking for whomever shot a man in the arm early this morning. this happened along the 2200 block of g street northeast. still no word on the suspect. no word on a motive. >>> almost a sure bet now t

northbound i-95, southbound, in newington accident activity some traffic is able to squeeze by underdirection, travelling northbound, find delays leaving dale city through wood bridge and passing the accident scene that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> all right julie thanks. a big story out of maryland less than a week after a grand announcement of bringing a las vegas style casino to national harbour, possibly that plan is dealt a major blow. >> state panel could not agree on future of begannabling in maryland. -- gambling in maryland. >>> national harbour made that announcement just last week, it was working with mgm resorts to try to bring a high end casino here to prince georges county. those plans now appear to be on hold. a work group of legislatures and advisors to governor o'malley failed to reach a concession meaning there will be no special session in july. the group was considering whether to allow table games at maryland's five existing casinowhether to bring a new casino to prince georges county. it with you projected a sixth casino could have brought more

there are delays on 66 and 50 by 95 delays are from newington the 14thto -- to street bridge. the time you get there. we will start in virginia with a of traffic slowing road. past glebe look at the stop and go traffic loop at new hampshire ave. sunshine today, a day and it does not get this for laten june in washington. we have lower humidity and a breeze and we are in the 60's right now. dhaka on our way to 80 degrees at so most of the day will be spent in the 70's and tomorrow similar just a few warmer but they heat and by friday. backed thanks for watching and we will be back at noon. "live! with kelly" is next. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] a moment of silence for the internet as we know it. a revolution in internet speed is here. more than twice as fast as anything america has ever seen. introducing fios quantum. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v.

. >>> on the roads, i-95, slow go out of newington towards the capital belt way, southbound side, passingouthbound there all lanes are open. problems out to the west, 66 below speed as you work your way inbound, through manassas, 19 miles an hour east of fair oaks, dulles toll road on the brakes. kennel worth avenue, approaching pennsylvania avenue, average speed down to 18 miles per hour. >>> thank you. look at these pictures after growing backlash adidas cancelled its plan to release a new sneaker with a shackle like ankle cuff. critics complained that the js round house mid-s resembled shacks slaves were forced to wear. they maintain the sneakers had nothing to do with slavery jeremy scott is known for his outrageous and quirky shoes. i don't see how some -- even if that is not what he intended i don't see how once you see the diagram the drawing, maybe we shouldn't -- >> it is a good point, you understand artists will do what they do but at a corporate level you would think someone around that board room table would say no. >> all right. >> coming up dc areas best chefs are battling o

and newington road.adway. and so right now your northbound lanes are blocked. you are able to continue but please follow police direction. you can see jammed all along i-95. in fact, from the occoquan to the beltway, that's where your delays are. travel lanes are open. very slow. 21 miles per hour. >> thank you, danella. a look at your forecas >>> good morning. partly cloudy now in the 60s. later today, should climb into the 07s. we will have just a slight chance of an isolated shower or thundershower. as well as tomorrow and again on wednesday. greater chance thursday. by the end of the week, though, warming up. and we will have plenty of sunshine. that's way it looks for friday, saturday, sunday. highs in the low and mid 80s. >> news4 is get apg behind-the-scenes look at queen elizab ♪ >>> we're back now at 8:30 on a monday morning, the 4th day of june, 2012. the weather has turned decidedly chillier here in new york area. had a little drizzle in the air. but didn't stop these people from stopping by a