still volume up to newington. you can see that on the upper left side of the screen, 95 northbound from newington to springfield. everything is open. no accidents reported. back to you. >> thank you. cautious optimism in the june jobs report. some fast-food restaurants go after their early rising customers. rob nelson explains that and more. >> good morning. keeping an eye on jobs. other reports yesterday were encouraging. employers are planning the fewest layoffs in more than a year. adp says private-sector hiring last month rose more than expected. samsung quarterly profits up 80% from a year ago. largely due to its success in smartphones. it also had strong sales in tv sets. taco bell is pushing sugary soft drinks with breakfast. soda is more profitable than coffee. couples are still spending big bucks on their weddings. the average tab was $26,000 last year critical to what it was prior to the recession. have a great day. i am rob nelson. >> is video posted on facebook, a missouri woman posted a video on our f

newington up to fringe field as well. -- springfield as well. 395 still smooth past landmark. over to the maps first of all on 270 on the southbound side you're going about 31 miles an hour leaving hyattstown in the clarksburg and then jermantown and rockville the pace is still good. 95 from baltimore no problems 32 and 39 out of columbia and the bw parkway as well. everything is smooth and one last live look outside. this times this 270 here at montrose road and traffic is moving well heading for the beltway. we'll be wac with more traffic coming up at 6:12. >>> thank you monika. just behind me the words sequestration do you know how to spell it and do you know what it means? you really should know about it. the looming federal budget cuts could have a severe impact on the region. >> it could cost more than 150,000 jobs just around the beltway. delia goncalves is live on capitol hill this morning with a closer look at the debate. >> reporter: good morning mike. another potential total job

dale city, woodbridge, newington to springfield. we'll take a live look outside on the the northbound side of 95. lanes are open. it's just that volume trying to get on to 395 and slow again as you approach duke street to seminary road. well owe go back -- we'll go back over to our maps. 95 looks great between baltimore and our beltway. the utter lop slows that stretch from 95 to georgia avenue and a little beyond there, an accident near connecticut avenue. let's go outside live again. here's what it looks like at georgia. looks like things are clearing out in silver spring. more traffic coming up at 6:26. >>> it is 6:20. next in sports catch the nationals in action. last night's all-star game and see the part of bryce harper's outfit that has people talking. >> first, we have another check of the question of the morning. a recent survey suggests when women want to feel better, they eat which one of these things? is it a, ice cream, b, brownies, or c, macaroni and cheese? >> facebook friend jason says a ice cream is the right answer

leaving lorton, you may find some brief delays with volume and from newington into springfield, you aren good shape. 359 looking good right now. -- 395 looking good right now. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we are learning more about the driver hit and killed by a tree that fell across a busy stretch of road tuesday night t happened in great falls, virginia. police identified the driver as carl roach iii. he was drive ago long georgetown pike what i 100-foot oak tree fell on top of his car. v-d.o.t. was responsible for the tree but county authorities say they never fielded any complaints about it. >> i'm in the aware of any type of complaint or any type of citizen observation where they called our office or anyone else and complained about the tree being dead or hazardous. >> the family tells fox 5 that he was a kind man who also loved horses as you can tell by the picture there. they say he will be greatly missed. >>> coming up next, we'll go live to fox business network in new york for this morning's business beat. >> your credit card payments, mortgages, student lo

this morning and that is the ramp from the hov lanes and into the main line of northbound i-95 in newingtonear the tanks andha is what is happening there. the hov rules are in effect and they implemented and that is from 630, courthouse road to quantico and into the brakes here in newington and on to 395 and this is that flyover ramp to northbound on i95 and that hov enforcement in all fix ect and we'll show you what else is happening, the lanes are southbound and there is no problems to report out of germantown and to the lane divide. southbound kennel worth avenue, the accident activity and to that left lane and expect it south from benning road. >> v-dot is changing rules in response to a complaint of a proposed $1 monthly foe. the current customers will be charged 50-cents a month for each new transponder that they order or $1 a month for each flex transponder. the new ez pass customers will have to pay the fees and they needed to keep up the cost of operating the ez pass program. >> and that is sounding like a star wars thing, you know. >> and that is soy cool. >> yeah. >> and zooms on

this is in the main line of i- 95 drying to get up to newington. two right lanes are now currently blocked here at the scene as you work your way northbound. if you are going southbound, the lanes are open, no problems to report along that stretch. 66 overnight construction cleared. no problems to report inbound from fair oaks to the beltway. getting word now of a large industry along the right side of the road. southbound massachusetts avenue near water side drive. heads up making your way past that interchange. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic >>> the big story we are following this morning, a bombshell for mayor vincent gray's 2010 campaign. you see a former aide claims she helped funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars in illicit campaign funds to help him get in office. >> fox 5's melanie alnwick has the details. >> reporter: good morning. after dodging questions for months, mayor vincent gray is expected to finally address the controversy at his regular weekly press conference this morning. yesterday, u.s. attorney ron ma

headlights are northbound on 95 newington towards the beltway.ding away from us is southbound, looking good as well. back to you. >> thank you. chad effort, a hollywood actor died. it was after a battle with lung cancer. the star of the 1970's series, "medical center." he was married to his wife 45 years until she died last year. still waiting to know what caused the death of actor helmsley. >> the 74-year-old was found yesterday at his home in el paso, texas. his career spanned 40 years, and been best known for his since.""projects well we're movin' on up to the east side to a delux apartment ♪ the sky >> from the first time the song in 1975, two things were true, but he would asays be known to the world georgia% and that on the day he an african- be known.ould he started on "all in the family." a middle- spinoff, familyfrican-american american family enjoyed over 11 seasons. not bad for a child raised by a mother who worked in a factory delivered mail while he was studying to be an actor. in his 74 years he moved up and us with him. i had a cha

we are seeing the volume build here in lakeshore don up through newington. 395 looking good despite the disabled vehicle near edsall road. columbia pike does remain closed in both direction because of work on a water main. >> we continue approximate our ongoing coverage of the movie theater massacre in aurora, colorado. >> this morning, the suspect accused of killing a dozen people during a midnight showing of the new batman movie will make his first public appearance in court. sherry ly is live in the newsroom with the latest on this tragedy. >> reporter: the suspect, james holmes, is being held without bond. police still have no motive. over the weekend, hundreds of people gathered for a prayer individual -- vigil in colorado. james holmes, man suspected of shooting up a colorado movie theater early friday morning, is due to make his initial court appearance today. >> they will get a case filing. they will get some basic information to tell them what charges are appropriate and then the investigation will go on. >> reporter: police officials say holmes is not cooperating. and some are

headlights are northbound 95 out of newington working their way up to the beltway. everything looks good to the pentagon. now to news. >> several lawmakers will join the u.s. department of transportation and other agencies announcing the first ever federal safety standard for rail transit systems nationwide. those will include a bipartisan legislation signed into law by president obama earlier this month. the ntsb has already identified several areas to ensure better safety and oversight including evacuation and rescue features on railcars. there's problems for metro trying to determine what caused a computer outage on the weekend and they ended up shutting down the entire metro rail system two times. >> metro has added extra staff at key locations. kris van cleave has more. >> they should have it done. >> his already frustrated with metro. he got stuck waiting for a train on saturday and he worries about the monday morning commute. >> i am just trying to make it to work. and they're asking why i am late. >> the computer problem affecting the information management

already very heavy trying to get toward newington. i'll have more traffic coming up in my next report at 5:24. >> thanks, monika. >>> it may not count in the standings but a world series advantage rests on the outcome. >> we'll show you how the three representatives from the nationals did in last night's all-star game. there he is, bryce harper. that's coming up in sports. >>> another look at our question of the morning. a recent survey suggests when women want to feel better they eat this. is it a, ice cream, b, brownies, or c, mac and cheese? >> yolanda says all of the above. a, b, c. >> log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page and leave your response. where is the pb&j? we'll reveal the answer in the 6:00 hour. mobile check depos. it's easy. they just snap a pic... ♪ hit send... and their checks are deposited right to their account. well almost all of their checks. stand back. seriously? [ male announcer ] citibank mobile check deposit. easier banking. every step of the way. [ male announcer ] citibank mobile check deposit. bacon and

northbound 95 here in newington. looks like there had been some hov compliance issue there is on that ramp. but other than that, traffic is normal leaving newington as we head to springfield and the beltway. coming up in my next report, we'll take another look at area roads at 6:25. >> we'll see you then. thank you. >>> coming up next in sports, who's the home run derby champ this year? we'll let you know and the boys of winter start playing in summer. >> first, we get another check of our question of the morning. a recent study subjects attractive people -- subjects attractive -- suggests attractive people get more of which of these? is it a, job offers, b, money, or c, sleep. >> own facebook friend says a, job offers which in turn gets them more money. >>> welcome back. got a mix of sun and clouds. more clouds south. light showers across parts of charles county. heavy stuff southern st. mary's county and the northern neck. here's the day planner. we're expecting temperatures to be seasonably warm. mid- to upper 80s

this is in newington or lorton actually heading toward newington and springfield.t one long, slow backup but the lanes are open. i'll be back with more traffic at 6:42. mike and jess? >> thanks, monika. >>> the presidential campaign takes on an international angle. presumptive republican nominee mitt romney takes off on a three-nation tour. >> wecbs this morning is taking a closer look at the campaign. gayle king joins us live with a preview. good morning. >> hello, mike and jessica. i just heard the traffic park and heard college -- traffic report and heard college park. i got tingley because i went to school in that area. president obama said -- is said to be putting the election ahead of security. and a c.e.o. will tell us how he turned a cheese company into a billion dollar business. those stories and more when we see you at 7:00. >> gayle, thanks a lot. have a good show. see you soon. >>> today the first funerals will be held for people killed in last week's movie theater shooting in colorado. 12 people died in all. >> dozens of people survived that horror. so

off to a quiet start as you travel northbound coming across the occoquan and continuing up into newington. lanes are open from the beltway headed out to the 14th street bridge. southbound 270 again this morning an easy ride for those continuing southbound leaving 109 headed out towards germantown. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >>> an alert from metro users this weekend. plan for a longer ride. track work will be under way on all lines except the yellow line. on the red line, buses will replace trains between grosvenor and friendship heights. trains will be single tracking on parts of the orange and green line. >>> i anew set of worries for people infected -- a new set of worries for people infected with hiv and aids. details of what health officials have discovered now. >>> businesses are still bumming. companies cutting back on orders for longer lasting factory goods last movement the only big bright spot, airplanes. this was not slowing down stocks. markets jumping after another bailout in europe but starbucks warning that the slump around the globe is begin

this is what it looks like in newington heading toward springfield and the beltway you should be okaystruction on the north side of town inner loop between 355 and connecticut avenue in the two right lanes. southbound 270 looks good out of frederick. we'll take a live look at the 270 spur. no problems at democracy. coming up in my next report, another look at the area closures at 4:39. >> thanks, monika. >>> illegal activity in washington, d.c. politics is a lot more widespread than many of us thought. prosecutors are finding corruption in campaigns for senate, the house of representatives, even the presidential campaign of 2008. >> here in the district, the focus of the investigation is the 2010 mayor's race. gary nurenberg has the latest revelations. >> reporter: 75-year-old jeannie harris admitted in federal court her role in what prosecutors called a shadow campaign to elect vincent gray mayor in 2010. >> today's pleas confirms the sad truth that pane of us have long feared. the 2010 mayoral election was corrupted by massive infusion of cash that was illegally concealed from the v

here we are at 95 making the trip northbound from newington up towards springfield. nothing in your way there. 395 also looking good leaving the beltway heading out past edsall, toward king street, effect running well and no problems crossing the 14th street bridge to head into d.c. do want it mention that we do have reports of an accident southbound, bw parkway between 159 and 100. southbound lanes temporarily closed right now. 66, no issues for you out of manassas. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> a group of metro riders are being praised as heroes this morning for stopping a suspected purse snatcher. it happened tuesday at the arlington national cemetery station. fox 5's audrey barnes talked to one of the passengers who helped take the guy down. >> reporter: as a blue line train rolls into the arlington cemetery station about 6:30 tuesday night, a big commotion caught jonathan jackson's eye. >> i see this person weaving and out of the metro cars and a couple of seconds later, i saw somebody chasing him, a young lady saying he stole i

here's a live look on the northbound side of i-95 in newington.from dale city to this point into springfield and on to 395. i'll have more on area roads at 5:on 1. back to -- 5:01. >>> i have a feeling you won't -- i won't be the last person to say this. the miami dolphins wide receiver changed his fame back to chad johnson. he announced the name change where else on twitter as he's known to do. he is known for owe show sinc -- ochocinco for the last five years. he signed a one-year deal with the dolphins earlier this year after he was cut by the new england patriots. ♪ >> chuck berry will be honored by the rock 'n' roll hall of fame as farther of his american music master series. he was inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame in 1986. the 82-year-old says he's looking forward to reeling and rocking in cleveland. >>> the time right now almost 5:00. you're watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. we're happy to have howard bernstein join us right here. >> that's right. we're glad you're here. thanks for joining us. i'm mike hydeck. she's jessica doyle.

over to springfield, still pretty heavy as you head up from newington to springfield. slowing down. 395, still looking good to the 14th street bridge and into town. >> not bad at all. thank you. we begin with a violent night in northwest d.c. separate shootings that left two people dead and four kurtz. this happened on gallatin street. john gonzales trends as with the latest. >> detectives here at headquarters are very busy this morning after an extremely dangerous night and morning. two separate shootings. six young men shot. two did this morning. the peace and innocence of a fourth of july night was shattered last night after 8:00 p.m. four people shot behind a shopping center on new hampshire ave. >> from what we know, the suspect was on foot. he opened fire. >> of the victims are young men. two believed to be minors. >> we do not have names. we just have two better under 18. >> it is unclear if the two groups knew each other or if this was a turf war. indications of the victims were hanging out in the courtyard of an apartment complex. >> probably somebody who saw

temperatures in the 60's and some 50's in newington, that is pretty good. the flow is coming out of the north -- some 60's and 50's in new england. kansas city will make it up close to 100 this afternoon. 73 at the airport. 69 in jarrettsville. the dew points have dropped into the upper 50's. that is a treat for this time of year. 56 in york. precipitation wise, there is nothing to talk about. skies are basically clear at home. some storms around minneapolis. that may be drifting in our direction. in these short term, nice weather. mostly sunny and less humid. high temperature between 84 and 89. enjoy this beautiful weather today. a great day to be on the water. overnight tonight, partly cloudy skies and mild. temperatures drop back into the upper 60's and low 70's. 95 tomorrow. 93 on friday. scattered showers possibly late in the afternoon. a front will go through friday night. a couple of days and then back into the mid to upper a 90's over the weekend. some lingering showers on saturday. >> 5:50, 72 degrees on tv hill. the orioles are back at the yard. k

bad and virginia on 66, on 395.d these are the headlights out of newington. now back to news. the >> the man being held in friday's shooting at a movie ,heater in aurora, colorado court. james holmes is expected to appearance as the officials look used hisher he position in a graduate program collect hazardous material. he is not cooperating with investigators. it could take months to learn prompted the attack that killed 12 people and wounded others.n 50 >> police have revealed the did mask inside his they cleared it several of booby trapped explosives. and explosives e told police he was the joker, character from the batman series. yesterday president obama shooting victims in , no. holmes faces at least 71 of the, one for each victims, and possibly more. >> we understand that he will be charged today. is that standard operating procedure? >> absolutely. exactly what is one to happen, as opposed toised arraigned. will be told by a judge that investigated for the degree murders and 59 attempted murders. and there could be more charges later. what is gone to happen is he from

open to newington and open to the beltway. now back to news. >> on the hill today lawmakers in the house are said to vote on a bill banning abortions in the district after 20 weeks of pregnancy. it has been criticized by some of the nation's top leaders. jummy olabanji is live on capitol hill with details. >>we will check in with her in a few minutes. the bill was written to apply to only women in d.c. because those who wrote the bill don't want to attract national attention. eleanor holmes norton has said that she is against this bill. we will have more on this with jummy olabanji in a couple minutes. amazon oppose the abortion ban set to take effect on other day after a federal judge ruled the new law is constitutional. -- arizona's abortion ban set to take effect. abortion-rights groups will appeal. more power problems in india as officials say the no. eastern and now northeastern power grids have all failed. that is leaving 600 million people without electricity, more than the entire population of north america. if it's th

in newington the left side is northbound traffic with a delay leaving the prince william parkway intoo you. >> thank you. apple's newest big cat rolls into the market today. the mountain lion operating system costs $20 and will be sold as a digital download only. the mountain lion feeders a dictation system that lets your computer type of new stock. -- type while you talk. >> a victim of its own success apple shares are opening lower this morning because its profits were not good enough, just under $9 billion. it appears more likely the fed will do something to stimulate the economy. fed officials are disappointed in the sluggish growth particularly in jobs. could take action as soon as next week but more likely in september. we're not replacing our cars as quickly. 4/5 of drivers are waiting 10 years or more before buying a new car. a new painting will be unveiled this fall. its owner bought it at a goodwill store at $10 a few months ago. a little research shows it was worth much more --much more. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> the latest from th

leaving potomac mills, through lorton through newington, and it's open to the pentagon. >> around 70 degrees with humidity. that's back in the air today. let's look at the forecast. mid 90's today and tomorrow. you met with late-day and thunderstorms possible as early as lunchtime today. there will be slow moving heavy rain showers through the evening. wednesday, breaks from the humidity, and 80's. here are the high temperatures. 98 in chicago. in the 90s across most of america today. thunderstorms possible up and down the eastern seaboard and in the upper midwest. 98 in chicago with thunderstorms. back to you. >> thank you. 6:14. pictures of the toll that the nationwide drought is having. >> fighting back against hiv/aids, a preview of the conference that sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering so, i'm walking down the street, x: sounds of marching band and d crowd cheering just you know walking, sfx: sounds of marching band and crd cheering and i found myself in the middle of this parade honoring america's troops. which is act

from newington to springfield. south of that it is a little heavy across the occoquan. not bad onto 395. >> he brings us the weather each weekday on good morning america, but did you know the sam champion has ties to our area? mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generaon. because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >> coming up at 6:00, newt challenges for the red cross especially when it comes to blood donations. we have more on the shortage and how you can help out. -- new challenges. a marine pledges to do 1 million pushups before the end of the year. we will tell you about the special cause behind this grand gesture. as harper gets a lot more than what he bargained for while showing off his shirt on television. those stories coming up at 6:00. with the july 4 holi

not bad near georgia avenue. 95 out of newington to get to springfield, the pace is still even and steady. giving you the green light on the beltway at the american legion bridge. nothing out of the norm on 270. >> it is 76 degrees. >> much more to come. changes for commuters in montgomery county. and thus far has led to cha >> the capital for an festival is happening in july 12 thru july 29. it is the scene pose an annual celebration of live, uncensored performance. if you need more informations, go to our web site. we will see you there. >> good morning, washington. >> the festival is underway now. >> go check it out. it's 5:38, for a check of the weather. >> steve rudin. >> not looking at this morning. it is still a bit warm and humid. things will change later this afternoon, in the form of rain and thunderstorms. grab the umbrella. 81 degrees at this hour at the airport, 77 in fredericksburg. late last night into the overnight were the showers. that has come to an end. we will see a little sunshine for the morning. this will ad a bit more and stability -- instability. more showers and

the headlights are leaving newington towards springfield.ound is headed away from us if on the right on the way to fredericksburg and richmond. that's pretty good. in good shape as far as 270. nothing in baltimore on 95. metro rail is on normal service. >> 78 degrees. >> alarming news for baseball fans in detroit. find out what was going on inside the stadium last ni >> coming up the 6:00, we will have an update on lifestyle factors making a difference in the fight against alzheimer's. in the battle of the social media networks, facebook is not always king. we will tell you who ranked the best. we will talk with a d.c. woman who is among the final four of the co-host surge of kelly ripa. we will talk with her in about an hour. >> lots more still ahead. last month we told you how good morning america's anchor is battling a rare blood disease. it sparked an increase in blood marrow donations all across the country. later this morning people and was lives have been impacted by bone marrow donations will be on capitol hill asking others to regis

. >> we're going right up to newschopper7 looking at traffic in newington. that looks wonderful.ate 95 is moving nicely with a normal volume of traffic. it is heavy but the pace is even and steady. 66 looks good and delays are in manassas which are brief and centreville. metro rail is reported normal service. >> thank you. this is about your money and a spanish banks can look forward to a bail out. >> good morning, a big move overnight to keep your about another recession. the finance ministers agreed to a major bailout of spain's bags an initial package of $37 billion by the end of the month with more to come. gas prices are up 6 cents in the past week to a national average of $3.41 per gallon. that is 23 cents a gallon less than one year ago. there are five automakers among the 50 most profitable companies. that is quite a change from just three years ago when the auto industry was really from the recession. starbucks start selling its refreshing energy drinks in stores today. you can get them made ready to drink or powder. they are all natural and contain half the caffeine in

northbound 95 out of newington to get up to the beltway, travel times in our favor.e this traffic good shape270. -- on 270. looks good in georgetown. nothing to report on the american legion bridge. metro rail is on normal service. back to you. >> thank you. we have a new face a contest. >> you can enter to win vip tickets to see kelly clarkson performing live on august 23. also included is $50 to spend on food and parking. you can enter until friday at 4:00 p.m. and we will announce the winner friday at abc 7 news at 5:00. >> looking at 74 degrees outside. >> an unwelcome surprise in airline food. n >> here's what's coming up to 6:00 on "good morning washington." a young child falls three stories. we will tell you about the rescue. >> we will take the guesswork out of registering for baby gives. easing the pressure on new parents as well as gift givers. >> new research answers the age- old question -- who is smarter -- men or women? that's at 6:00. >> police in toronto say they have a person of interest in custody following the shooting at a barbecue that killed two

headlights in this camera are northbound traffic coming out of newington towards us but moving at a good pace on 2 395. this is traffic near dulles airport. no issues on 28, down to the tollway, but at gilbert's corner. quiet towards the toll booth and heading into mclean. in good shape is the freeway in the background. now back to pamela and steve. >> thanks so much. we are learning that a young woman's plans to continue follow her dreams go on after the mass shooting in colorado. >> jummy olabanji has been following the story and joins us from the newsroom. >> the young woman is petra anderson from or, colorado. she recently granted rated from the university of pacific and had plans to start graduate school in music at the university maryland this fall. her facebook page already lists her as living in washington. friends say the budding composer is one of 58 people injured last friday during a midnight screening of the new batman movie. anderson was shot four time including once in the face. they say she is improving after surgery. they have been praying she continued to make a full re

a collision is out of steel city on the way to newington. that is on the shoulder. live, we go to the springfield camera along 95 northbound. thanks to guyeico you can see that. father hurley boulevard and the beltway, 270 is good. metrorail has normal services. the brunt trains are 50 minutes late. >> thank you. 8 minutes to go before the top of the hour. why should our wallets tell us what our favorite color is? every room deserves to look great. and every footstep should tell us we made the right decision. so when we can feel our way through the newest softest, and most colorful options... ...across every possible price range... ...our budgets won't be picking the style. we will. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. make room for savings with $37 basic installation on martha stewart living and platinum plus carpet. >> investigators are trying to piece together a deadly accident on the inner loop of the beltway in silver spring. two cars collided last night between georgia avenue and colesville road. one person is dead. >> penn state releas

not too bad right now as far as traffic on 95 coming out of newington with a little bit of volume for you as well. everything's open on 395. metrorail, they're running on normal service. now back inside. >> lisa, thanks. 6:42 right now. still to come -- former president bill clinton gearing up for a key role at the upcoming democratic national convention much >> and the community rallies behind a mississippi couple told they were not allowed to get married if their own church. [ male announcer ] the magic of nature appears every day, within each strand of an oat's rhythmical sway. when an apple's vibrant red temptation and honey's sweet touch of golden sensation, join together with a pecan crunch you'll savor, creating the most perfect lesson in flavor. at nature valley nature's best-written recipe is ready for you to enjoy. delicious granola bars made with the best ingredients in nature. nature valley, nature at its most delicious. >> two tones under arrest in connection with the murder of a 54-year-old man in bladensburg. this happened saturday night in the 5200 block of newton stre

the slow traffic in newington to the beltway and southbound on the baltimore-washington parkway and rightof the road is blocked. that is a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> all right, justin bye-bye her a brush with the law in an l.a. freeway. now, this all started with a report about paparazzi photographers chasing the pop star friday morning. the officers never caught up with the other driver, but they did slap bieber with a speeding ticket for driving 80 in a 65 miles per hour zone. he was very polite and cooperative. >> well, good. >> as you should be when the officers pulled you over. >> he probably thought he had to be after the scuff welt paparazziy? >> right. right. -- scuffle with the paparazzi? >> right. >> still ahead. >> it's one of the nation's best known monuments to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. we're live to find out how a group of dedicated veterans and school children are coming together to help with a project focusing on renewal and remembrance. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone likes a bit of order in their life. virtual wallet helps you get it. keep tr

no problems to report here on 95 out of lakeshore don and newington headed up to the capital beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> the washington regional alcohol program is offering its sober ride program this 4th of july from 10:00 tonight until 4:00 tomorrow mothering. they will cover cab fare, up to $30 to keep. paired drivers off the road. the number to call is 1-800-200- taxi taxi we'll have that information for you on myfoxdc.comen. coming up at #:00, we are talking with the president of the washington regional alcohol program. -- coming up at 8:00 up at 8:00 >>> we've been hear a lot about this as well. officials in maryland are investigating claims of gas gouging across the state following friday's storm. the attorney general's office has received complaint coming in there areas including beltville, college park and arundel mills. there are reports that polices ranged from a quarter to 50 cents higher than normal. >>> some scammers using the popular site yelp as an extortion tool. find out another good rope why you shouldn't believe what you

traffic upstream heading out of newington and springfield, the headlights. but as hear what adam caskey has to say now. >> lots of light rain, moving west to east all across the region very heavy showers overnight -- actually two -- over two inches of rain have been recorded on the weatherbug. notice the showers moving west to east, widespread rain up and down 95, especially south of the beltway. with 50, getting a break of more showers are moving away. still moderate to heavy rain in frederick county, especially the southern part. daily showers and thunderstorms chances all week long with an unsettled weather pattern but on -- much cooler but highs and 80's this week. notice in your travel forecasts down across the entire nation. chicago, 86, santa fe, 83, new orleans, 89, kansas city, 91. good amount of sunshine in the upper midwest. storm chances, though, across the southern tier. oklahoma city, 91, a chance of storms, 93 engines of storms in dallas. -- 93 enchants of storms in dallas. >> coming up next, a tragedy on their love that the eastern shore. thr

along i- 95678 heads up for you guys traveling out of woodbridge this morning headed out towards newingtonare open on 395, no problems there. other side of town, not as busy. look pretty quiet here. southbound 270 leaving germantown headed out to the lane divide. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the u.s. is going for the gold in london and we'll get an update on the summer olympics coming up next. >>> we are checking in on redskins camp. what are the early reviews on robert griffin iii. we'll hear from the man himself coming up next in sports. stay with us.  >>> checking out the olympics now. baltimore's michael phelps could make some history today. he has two shots at gold. he will compete in the 200- meter butterfly and the 4x2 free style. he is looking for his 18th and 19th medals. let's take a look at the latest medal count. the u.s. and china tied with 17 overall medals each. the united states has five gold medals to china's nine. japan is third with 11 overall medals. >>> let's talk some football now. the redskins continue training camp today with h

things looking pretty good right here across the occoquan and you may be off the brake from newingtonnto springfield. 359 looking real good right now. no issues as you leave heading towards the 14th street bridge. back to you. >> thank you. >>> fox 5 is monitoring metro this morning for the constant battle that rides are seem to face when it comes to finding a parking spot. >> by the time commuter get to the stations, the garages are usually full but reserved spots are still available. we have a report. i don't we still have heavy delays. >> reporter: as commuters toil in traffic to get to work every morning, thousands of metro riders fight another kind of commute are congestion. >> it is a nightmare. it always fills up. >> of a been late to work several times because couldn't fine parking. >> reporter: at the busiest metro garages, drivers carve out a spot wherever they can, squeezing into corner asened parking illegally. it is 8:30 in the morning and people are soirkling the parking garage looking for a spot. the roof here is the last resort. but all of these spots are full. it is e

now, here is a live look from chopper, traveling from newington, getting onto i-95 northbound. a crash on the right shoulder line. police are on the scene. traveling along i-95. pretty under speed from quantico to the bellway. that will take3- 4 minutes. back with another look at traffic in ten. >>> 6:22. 73 degrees. coming up, a likely admission from students. f[ leanne ] appliance park has been here since the early 50s. my dad and grandfather spent their whole careers here. [ charlie ] we're the heartbeat of this place, the people on the line. we take pride in what we do. when that refrigerator ships out the door, it's us that work out here. [ michael ] we're on the forefront of revitalizing manufacturing. we're proving that it can be done here, and it can be done well. [ ilona ] i came to ge after the plant i was working at closed after 33 years. ge's giving me the chance to start back over. [ cindy ] there's construction workers everywhere. so what does that mean? it means work. it means work for more people. [ brian ] there's a bright future here, and there's a chance to g

meanwhile, in virginia, northbound along i-95, no problems to report here in newington. just volume delays as you guys continue north of 7100 and continue back up. the accident activity here westbound along 198 near old gunpowder road. only the right lane is able to get by. this is on the westbound side of 198 with only the left lane getting by. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> two week to the day after our area was slammed by severe weather, pepco finds itself under the microscope again. d.c.'s commit yes on public services and consume are affairs is holding a public round table on the company's response to widespread outages, some of which lasted more than five days. the meeting starts at 1:00 today at the wilson building in northwest d.c. >>> an update now on the 65 families forced out of the riverdale towers apartment complex because of the recent storms. county officials are telling resident they can return immediately. twenty-three units are still unsafe and might need up to three months of renovations. >>> now, several cities had to can

another stretch of brake lights leaving lorton headed up in towards newington.outhbound 270, lanes are open out of hyattstown. no problems to report leaving germantown headed out to the split. accident activity reported on this stretch of route 50 out in 197. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. . >>> welsh talk about sports. more late-inning heroics for the washington nationals coming up next. up next. >> can you believe it? the nat tied with the best record in all of baseball. we are also checking in on the redskins training camp. maybe they are moving a little bit more than this guy right here. sports breakfast coming up. we gotta sell the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. get in. hi, good to see you. start with an actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. carmax. start here. >>> another solid weekend for the dark knight rises. the batman movie snagged $64 million taking first place at the box office by a landslide. ice age continental drift and the watch tied for second bringing in $13 millio

watch for delays leaving 7100 passing route 50 fair oaks. 95, we had slow traffic op and on from newington into springfield. 395 starting to see some volume build here as you leave the beltway up past duke street. do want to mention georgetown pike does remain shut down west of walker road because of that large tree that fell. and if you are traveling in georgetown, westbound m street at wisconsin, still seeing this work on the water main so watch out for the crews as you head past. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >> thank you. >>> coming up income, we'll go live to fox business network in new york. when it comes to wealth, whos hat upper hand, mark or canada? we'll break down some new numbers for you. >> as we go to break, texting tops talking in the uk. a study found that 58% of those surveyed sent texts every day compared to just 47% who made actual phone calls. >> i think that has to be true over here too. >> of course. >> probably even worse over here. we're back in just a moment how can we trust him to lead? the obama outsourcing attacks: "misleading, unfair

you will be off and on the brakes from newington to head into springfield. 395 looks good. this is shady grove road, northbound lanes between 355 and 370. a tractor-trailer involved there as well. you want to avoid that area. westbound m sleet at wisconsin and georgetown still working on a water main there. you want to try to be eafl as you head past the crews. sarah, wisdom, over to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> it has been nearly three weeks since the derecho swept across the d.c. neighborhood. >> the storm costs are still piling up. we have a report. >> reporter: parts of bethesda could be called blue tarp city. here is just one house still needing no doubt costly repairs. >> it is amazing to see the destruction that the storm caused. >> reporter: look higher than the rooftops and you see tree company employees clearing dead and dying limbs. this one walloped by derecho, a cigar industry standing above this home of a family of eight. >> we had several big branches puncture the roof. >> reporter: this tree is next. it's giant tulip poplar behind the next door neighbor

northbound side of i-95 where you've just got a few brake lights in woodbridge and then as you leave newingtonbout 46 miles an hour, really not too bad as you head into springfield. we'll take a live look at 395 on the northbound side. here's what it looks like at the 14th street bridge. you can see traffic is moving very well across the potomac river. in fact, all the potomac and anacostia river crossings are incident free this morning. we'll go back out to the maps this time head over to the east side of town where if you're coming in on route 50 from annapolis, you're final. no problems on the bw parkway from the north in lawrm and also on -- laurel and also on 95 coming from baltimore. a live look at the beltway at new hampshire avenue, going to look like this on the outer loop heading westbound from the 95 interchange as you head for silver spring. i'll have more on traffic coming up once again at 6:43. >> the accused gunman in the colorado theater shooting is due in court later this morning. now we're learning a lot more about him. >> charlie rose with cbs this morning joins us live from

a live look from our sky 9 and you can see that traffic still moving at a good pace leer leaving newingtonspringfield where it bunches up just a bit exiting to the beltway or 395. it's incident free. >>> the time right now is 6:11 on friday morning and a check of the stories making news. the man known as victim two in the jerry sandusky case will sue penn state. the attack on him was spotted by a former graduate student. that man told the school but no one told the police. >>> the drought gripping most of the nation is now getting worse. the u.s. drought monitor reports 20% of the nation is now in the two worst stages of drought and it may be too late to save this year's corn crop. >>> twitter now says a backup system failed yesterday for more than an hour the microblogging site was either sluggish or completely inaccessible. twitter is now back online and up to speed. >>> and less than nine hours the 2012 summer olympics officially begin in london. >> the negotiable event has been in the works for seven years and now the world is watching. >> andrea spencer has a preview. >> reporter: it'

they happen to be above northbound i-59 in virginia working your way out of newington headed up to thetway. the lanes are open. no problems reported there. if you are traveling northbound on i-95, you will find a stretch of slow traffic as you continue to work your way northbound coming from aquia harbor headed up towards quantico. i have agot slow traffic as you make your way across the occoquan. southbound on kenilworth avenue as you approach the beltway, we've received word that we do have wires down blocking southbound 201 at dhery wood lane. all traffic coming south being -- at cherry wood lane. all traffic coming south become i have -- become diverted off. northbound, your lanes are open. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a there has been a five mile long streetcar line approved from the pentagon city metro to the skyline area along columbia pike. the goal of the project along with easing traffic in the area is to help boost economic government along the busy columbia pike corridor. >>> coming up next, we'll go live to fox business network in new york. pretty nice

you will find more delays traveling up towards newington and spring field. well north of the beltway here, layhill road at hathaway drive in montgomery county. i've gait stalled bus. that is leaking fuel so watch out for more equipment arriving at the scene. not a bad drive so far this morning working your way southbound leaving 118 out of german up two headed out to the split. still doing the double nickel through rockville. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the aclu wants police in 35 states including virginia to explain what they do with information collected from automatic license plate readers like the speed and red light cameras. authorities say the data helps fight crime and terrorism but the aclu says it is concerned indefinite storage of the information violates drivers' privacy. >>> coming up next, we'll go live to fox business network in new york. do you think the next generation will be better off than their parents. >> tucker doesn't think so. >> what people are saying about the age-old question nowadays. >> we'll be right back.

as you make the trip north from newington, the lanes are open. no problems to report continuing up towards 395 and making your way out towards seminary road. you will newport a stretch of slow traffic there. southbound 270 is good to go coming in out of germantown. no problems to report leaving father hurley boulevard conning out towards the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a dose lawmaker wants to make sure hefty traffic fines in the city are about safety and not just revenue. ward six sound sill member tommy wells is creigh its aing a task force to studdity possible of lowering the steep charges. the move will likely hit some opposition because lawmaker are counting on the fine to help fund the city's budget. traffic cameras in d.d. d.c. genera attempt d $55 million. >>> tweets were silenced for more than an hour yesterday. i guess the people had to go back and communicate with each other the old way. this is the second time twitter has been hit by an outage in the last five weeks. pick up the phone. send a letter. just

you may find some volume here from newington heading into springfield. 66 seeing that volume startingo build out of manassas. 270 in pretty good shape heading past 109 in clarksburg. >>> we continue to follow some breaking news out of aurora, colorado where at least 14 people are dead and dozens of others injured after at least one person opened fire during a midnight showing of the dark knight rises. this is a live look at the movie theater right now where dozens of ambulances and police are on the scene. the aurora police chief just held a news conference a few moments ago. he said 10 people died at the theater and four died after being transported to the hospital. >> eyewitnesses say bullets were actually going through theater walls during this causing injuries to people in multiple theaters apparently. so not just in that one showing of the dark knight rises apparently where this shooting initially broke out. but police say at least one person is in custody right now. witnesses are saying they know this theater, according to some wrnss would were there on the scene, they say has n

a live look outside right now on 95 and this is what it looks like in newington at the fairfax county parkway heading up to route 644 and 395 going to be just fine right now if you're just leaving. beltway looks great between college park and bethesda. 29, route 32 out of columbia all the major corridors incident-free and new hampshire avenue both loops of the beltway north of town look great. coming up in my next report, back to 270. back to you guys. >>> the worst drought there decades now covers two-thirds of the united states and forecasters say it's going to linger well into the fall. >> karen brown is investigating the impact starting in northern texas she discovered one happy crop that's thriving in the heat. >> reporter: here in the texas panhandle cliff bingham is turning dust into gold. >> does redding. >> reporter: the drought sucked the life out of most crops but the bingham family farm is a bright spot. how good is your crop this year? >> fantastic this year. we've got the quality and the quantity. >> reporter: bingham is growing grapes. they can tolerate droughts and in

. >>> here on the northbound side of i-95 in newington, lanes are open. no delays yet to springfield and 395, but southbound 95 in richmond, south of chamberlain road, watch out for accident cleanup. i'll have more coming up at 5:17. >>> making news now coming up on 5:10, in iran this morning, united nations special envoy kofi annan says the plan to bring peace to syria will be carried out. syrian president bashar al- assad says he will remain in power despite calls for him to step aside. pro-democracy forces blame assad for killing 17,000 people since the uprising started last year. >>> the l.a. county coroner is changing the death certificate of actress natalie wood. the cause of death is now listed as undetermined instead of accidental like it was. wood drowned back in 1981. several legal analysts believe that change means the case is being officially reopened. the l.a. sheriff's department is not commenting on that. >>> lance armstrong's attorneys will be allowed to refile a federal lawsuit against the u.s. antidoping agency. a judge threw out the cas

down to the south and east, down to newington around springfield, down to lower heights. once again not heavy, just a shower making its way through. no lightning as far as that is concerned. we're also seeing some just to the east of the airport around 0 showers. that's nothing compared to what they're seeing down south. inundated with the rain and that's that boundary that made its way our way that's helping us to be a lot cooler than we were the last couple of days. our stationary front down to the south now will stay warm and will stay rather humid. typical of what you'd see this time of year in the month of july. that is not moving a whole lot. and that's why most of us are going to stay dry over the next couple of days. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds each day. it will be fairly warm out here and, again, a little bit humid but not all that bad. this evening partly cloudy skies, isolated shower possible. temperature 74 to about 80 degrees. tomorrow morning waking up and walking 0 out the door, warm and muggy. temperatures 67 to about 75 degrees. as we move on throug