you'll want to plan early this morning coming up to newington.'ll have pore on this coming up in my next report. -- more on this coming up in my next report. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. [ female announcer ] now there's a way to make just about anything delicious. introducing new jif chocolate flavored hazelnut spread. whatever you put it on... reaches a whole new level of deliciousness. choosy moms choose jif. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9 news now. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. thanks for joining us. it's wednesday. monika samtani will have traffic. 95 is an issue this morning. >>> it will be gorgeous while you're stuck on that road. weather is going to be perfect today. it is going to be absolutely outstanding for august or any time of year. the drier air has moved n. we'll have plenty of sunshine. absolutely gorgeous out there. let's show you what's happening this morning as we look at our weather graphics. 6:35. that's when we have sunrise. still an hour plus to go. we've got a lot to tell you about. by the way, wh

if you need to get into newington, take lorton road to route 1 to 638. that will take you longer but at least you can get through it and not sit in that delay for too long. let's go back over to a live picture now. if you're planning to head southbound on i-270, it's pretty normal. looks like this from about route 109 heading toward 121. then okay to the spur. no problems across the american legion bridge or the north side of town on the beltway in silver spring. i'll be back with more traffic at 6:25. >>> coming up next in sports, chris cooley gives a tearful goodbye to redskins fans yesterday. >> right now time to get another check of our question of the morning of the both men and women say this is the number one turnoff when it comes to dating. is it a, bad breath, b, a dirgty home or c, already being -- dirty home or c, already being married? >> one facebook friend says i would say a first. but b would be a problem also. there are so many deal breakers, though. >> we'll have the answer at 6:54. president clinton: this election to me is about which..

if you need to get to newington it's lorton road to route 1 to route 638. it will absolutely tack some extra time on to your drive on the northbound side of i-95. again two right lanes are blocked at the fairfax county parkway and there's no access at all to the parkway. another live look, this time northbound on 395. this is fine. everybody is good north of the beltway up to the 14th street bridge. not affected by this. northbound 95 from 644 up to the beltway is good as well. i'll be back with more traffic at 4:55 but first d.c.'s clear to keep installing the new smart meters in the city's taxis. a superior court judge rejected a lawsuit to stop the pam which was filed by one of the companies which lost its bid to install the meters. the company wants the smart meter program put on hold while the appeals board reviews the city's deal. the appeals board is expected to make a final ruling by this friday. andrea? >> thank you, monika. >>> in health news, federal health officials are warning that kids with neurological disorders face a high risk of death if t

this is what it looks like in newington at backlick road. let's go back over to the maps and this time to the west side of town. looking good across the american legion bridge into tysons, toll road, 66. everything is final. a live look at -- is fine. a live look at our sunshine. no problems other than that on the beltway north of town. i'll be back with more traffic at 6:58. back to you. >>> well, their approval rating may not be so good, but, boy, their house sure looks beautiful. as we look at the u.s. capitol this morning. temperature about 74. >> yeah, pretty morning out there. we have some great pictures all over the place. we thank the viewers for sending those to us on facebook. we love interacting with you guys in the morning so keep that up. weather wise we're in for a good start. maybe not so good a finish as we've got a yellow alert. you like to run. this is good running weather. temperatures starting in the 60s and 70s. got a threat for some strong thunderstorms afternoon. even by mid afternoon, we'll see the storms moving from

if traveling on the 95 and 395 corridors volume getting into woodbridge, lorton into newington.eavier volume through landmark but with the lanes open as you leave edsall road toward the 14th street bridge. the stretch of 95 between fredricksburg and richmond, long-standing crash near 207 carmel church. that's the 104 mile marker. some traffic is able to get by there now in each direction. beltway in maryland earlier crash inner loop of the beltway near route 5 branch avenue is out of the way. i-270 southbound volume delays just getting into hyattstown from urbana. heavier volume getting down through rockville but with all lanes open frederick down toward the beltway. that's a look at timesaver traffic. the next update at 6:43. >> thank you, beverly. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is heading to turkey to talk about the future of syria. the civil war there has its neighbors concerned. >> charlie rose sat down to talk to the king of jordan about syria. he's back in new york now with a preview of his interview. good morning. >> good morning. only on cbs this morning, jordan'

newschopper7 will show you a link to ride out of still city to get to newington.here is a fender bender in the back up. >> temperatures right now are in the 60's, on our way to near 80 this afternoon. it is not as brainy as yesterday but there will be a few showers and sprinkles here and there. 66 in bowie. 67 degrees in washington. considerable cloud cover to start the day. later on today, a few showers around 80 degrees. not much an accumulation but if you spot the showers in the afternoon. and evening hours. >> a man is recovered this morning after getting shot when he allegedly attacked a county police officer in prince george's county. >> the suspect is now and the hospital and two police sub buzzers are recovering from minor injuries after the incident in the 5000 block of barnaby lane in oxon hill. police were called to the area with reports of a suspicious person. once they got on the scene, they found a man who appeared to bical help and a call for an ambulance and when crews arrived the suspect got combative. they tried to use a taser which had no effect

this is the live shot of traffic coming northbound coming past the tanks there in newington and as you tell it is gridlocks. traffic out of woodbridge at this point coming across the occoquan and back up to newington and springfield. all lanes now open on i-95 northbound. another report out of fredericksburg and coming past stafford. again heavy volume north past the 139-mile marker, the accident here involved the overturned truck. so our lanes are open but again, bumper to bumper traffic leaving 17. and on the other side of town lanes are open on the beltway no problems to report between college park and bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> thanks julie. up next we're going to go live to fox business network in new york. a restaurant comes up with an idea penalty to help customers relax a bit. >> give up your cell known while you eat and they've gill -- phone while you eat and they'll give you a break on your tab. interesting. we'll talk about what when fox 5 morning news returns in just a moment. >>> 6:24 now. and welcome back. the next time you go out to eat,

then it's slow here in newington up to springfield. i'll be back with more traffic coming up in a few minutes. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> it's coming up on 6:11 this thursday morning. here's a check on the stories making news. the story we've been telling you about all morning, heartbreaking. this is a live look at upper marlboro, maryland. police are investigating the murder of a 17-year-old girl there overnight at a home on chartsey street. she lived there with her mother and sister. this may have been some kind of home invasion. police have not been able to offer much information to our kristin fisher who is there live, but if what we understand, that is what they're looking at now. very tragically her body was removed a short while ago with her heart broken mother looking on. we'll get a live report from kristin from the scene at about 6:30. >>> also the cdc says this year is one of the worst outbreaks for west nile virus ever. nearly 1200 cases have been reported, four times the average amount. 41 people have died nati

are northbound out of newington up to the pentagon. that is moving freely. back to you. >> thank you. another step forward in a plan gambling in maryland. after debate, the house committee passed a bill which d bring a casino to prince george's county. the full house is expected to resume debate this afternoon. brianne carter has more. >> later today, house lawmakers onmaryland could vote not to expand gambling. night the house committee passed a bill that allow table games and maryland's existing casinos and casino in prince george's county, likely at national harbor. at the economic impact , pretty hard for to say no to that. >> opponents have been working to defeat the bill. the group does not want a casino in their backyard and are using possible to get that delegates.their >> on the ground, in annapolis, mail, and lisa is blogging.in >> prince george's county firefighters investigating the fire in cheverly. the 6200 block of landover a fire yesterday afternoon? . woman unconscious extinguishing the fire. died at a hospital if. waiting to hear about the

no troubles through newington. in maryland, the john hanson highway looks pretty good. in good shape all the way from to theis, make your way beltway, and on the beltway at , no earlyire avenue despite being down to one get past new past university boulevard. but it's moving well into virginia. back to you. >> thank you. a woman is safe after a incident. >> i cannot get it to move. >> are you able to hit your brakes? i have tried everything. >> the woman posing accelerator jammed while she was trying to drive, and it reached speeds of 115 miles an hour. called 911. troopers drove alongside and cleared traffic from her past. before engines stopped. > i have a little angel that don't drive faster than i can fly. s what helped me. >> no accidents and nobody injured. >> terrifying situation. a doctor in massachusetts says she can no longer treat obese patients. of her staff have been repeatedly injured working with overweight people. obese patients would be off seeing a specialist. was shocked to be away. >> she was telling me that she care for me because i undercounts. hav

looking at 72 degrees and newington, va.. cool dry air of to the north and west of us. 74 hagerstown, martinsburg, and winchester. it was not a pretty day for the beaches. only 75 right now. the rain fell all afternoon that long. a much better speech day tomorrow -- becah day tomorrow. 70 in chicago. 68 in indianapolis. this cool dry air will modify just a bit. we are looking at temperatures tomorrow in the 70's. it will feel much more comfortable. here are the thunderstorms that blossomed in the evening hours. they are starting to fizzle out as we look at live super doppler radar. about a half hour ago we had a line that stretched from bethesda to fairfax and manassas. everything is quieting down. silver spring and upper northwest d.c., it will not amount to much more as we move through the overnight. daytime highs well into the 80's tomorrow. waking up to temperatures in the 60's on monday morning and warming up to near 90 degrees by monday afternoon. nighttime lows fall to the mid 60's to early 70's. they time lows -- dayt

.-- looks pretty good between newington and the beltway. >> we are following a developing story from afghanistan. u.s. command said three american troops have been shot by a man wearing an afghan uniform. it's happened in the southern and.mon of >> the special session of the maryland general assembly continues to get. the senate is poised to approve a bill to expand gambling in the state. of theecial session maryland general assembly .ontinues today if approved by the house and the it would go to voters in november. the maryland senate expected to would makeill that owners liable for dog bites. a senate committee approved the yesterday after an april by the maryland court of appeals to single out pit bulls as a dangerous breed and liability to landlords or other property owners. >> turning to the presidential president obama will time at the white house today. this morning he will receive the daily presidential briefing and a dinnere will host ramadan.ng his rival mitt romney will rally in manassas tomorrow, part of his romney a stronger middle- class. be at the harris pavilion at 3:

heavy volume as you work your way northbound leaving wood brim through newington. that is the exit that will take you in the direction of the wilson bridge. taking it back inside, we'll update your ride here. eastbound 50 are, the car fire is after 704. that is what is tying up the right leap. this is where we had the accident activity. you will find if you are traveling westbound, all lanes are open. now, metro's blue orange line delayed now because of track trouble. expect the delays as you travel foggy bottom headed out towards arlington cemetery and foggy bottom out towards clarendon. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. fur. >>> the big story this morning, we are one step closer to more gambling in maryland. >> the jerk passed the contentious bill during a special session in annapolis. melanie alnwick is live at -- the general assembly passed the contentious bill during a special session in annapolis. melanie alnwick is live with the details. >> reporter: maryland will now allow a sixth casino to be built in prince george's county, five in

slow traffic continues to 123 before you break free of that. 95 northbound, brief delays through newington and 395. you will be off and on the brakes. once you get past seminary, it does begin to ease continuing up towards the 14th street bridge. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> new this morning, an update on an amber alert issued in maryland. >> now, we are happy to say a missing toddler has been found unharmed. police issued the amber alert for one-year-old cesar martinez on monday. he was discovered near husband home in district heights yesterday. there were reports that the boy was taken by his father. this was an apparent parental abduction. >>> we are following a developing story out of the ellicott city where family and friends are mourning the loss of two college students who were killed when a train derailed. >> federal authorities are trying to figure out what caused that crash. melanie alnwick is live with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: we now know that the train's emergency brake system was automatically act vitd but investigators at this point can't say

i have agot delays qawpt you cothrough dumfries and leaving newington headed up to the west. -- you've got delays quantico through dumfries and leaving newington headed up to the west. >>> turning to politics, it appears that judge governor chris christie will be giving the keynote address at the republican convention in tampa later this month. there are numerous thapts that crist creigh will officially introduce mitt romney as the republican nominee for president. >>> on the campaign trail, romney was in florida yesterday. he would not say what parts of paul ripe's economic plan he disagrees with. >> his vice presidential pick is scheduled to appear ate colorado high school later today. president obama continues his three-day bus tour through iowa meanwhile and romney returns to another battle ground state. he has three events in ohio today. >>> coming up next, we'll go live to fox business network in new york. find out why more car buyers are skipping out on the test drive. >> very interesting. you would think they would want to get in the car before they spend all that money. >> not

north of the prince william parkway to get past lorton into newington. the left side of the screen is the lineup for northbound travelers. not too bad there, just volume delays. if you're making the trip on 395, that delay heading into a little sun glare and volume is northbound through landmark. by the time you get to seminary road you're back up to speed and only brief delays at the 14th street bridge. earlier broken down vehicle on the outer loop at eisenhower avenue moved to the shoulder with only brief delays. clearing up a crash on northbound telegraph road. maryland drivers with delays on the outer loop heading west of college park, off and on through the work zone, after new hampshire near university boulevard. the pace improves by the time you get to georgia avenue. an earlier crash sup on 270, south of 109. moved off to the shoulder. your next check of traffic at 6:58. back to you. >> thanks, bev. see you in a bit. >>> so many people ask us how we get up in the middle of the night, how difficult it is. you know, here's how we do it. >> coffee.

you can see how heavy and slow it is here trying to get up from newington. let's go to our traffic camera on the northbound side of i-95. again this is your delay trying to get up toward that accident. you're going to need to stay to the left to get around it coming up from newington into springfield. we'll go back over to our maps. this time we'll take a look on the other side of town. 270 southbound you're going to go i'm going to say about 25 miles an hour as you head toward route 109 and 121. then the pace improves into germantown. a quick look live at the beltway at university boulevard. still looking good here. i'll be back in a few minutes with more traffic, but first, we are asking you to help us step out and walk to stop diabetes. the walk is just over two months away but the kickoff event is tomorrow night. chef mike stevenson who is awesome by the way from potomac points winery will be doing cooking demonstrations. he showed me one diabetic friendly recipe in our kitchen. >> i'm a diabetic so i heat healthy. i've had to learn how to heat healthier

quantico, your ride into dale city and past the prince william parkway and woodbridge and on to newingtonpringfield. light volume with no incidents reported as far as obstacles. that's good news. that's a look at your timesaver traffic. back to you. >> thank you, beverly. >>> if you take the beltway in virginia, this is a big day for you. >> the beltway expands to five lanes. [ laughter ] an inside joke, delia. i'll explain. >> reporter: please fill me in. you're clearly having a whole lot of fun over there. i wish i was having just as much fun. john from the wilson bridge project is here to bring some really good news. more than a decade in the making. folks have been dealing with three lanes of traffic and now we're unveiling the red carpet. another couple of lanes to that. >> yeah, the black carpet. smooth asphalt. right now people have been dealing with three lanes of traffic coming through here. morning in, morning out. now what we've got is three lanes in the local. two in the through. so a total of five lanes coming through here. we're expecting this is going to make a major differ

coming out of newington. that exit ramp right now is blocked due to accident activity involving an overturned truck. later caught fire. they're still working with scene here. traveling northbound i-95, two of your right lanes are blocked. you cannot take this as an exit ramp or entrance ramp at this time. let's head over to i-270. checking things out in this area as well. this is making your way southbound at germantown road. clear at this time. in fact, northbound as well. no issues between germantown and the beltway. yesterday we saw no delays. right now, good as you connect to the beltway. inner loop of the beltway as well. 60 miles an hour. that drooifl taking ten minutes. richard and eun? >> 5:12. 67 degrees. we continue to track hurricane isaac as it comes ashore. a live report from new orleans is next. >>> plus, can't get to sleep at night? why your smart phone or tablet why your sthis country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies

remember we were talking about that tanker truck fire yesterday on 95 in newington.e have another one, this time it's on the dulles greenway. if you're coming in from leesburg toward ashburn, you are the ones that are going to be affected. on the greenway at this reeves -- at shreeves mill road. eight blocked between belmont ridge road and the leesburg bypass. the greenway is blocked in that stretch in the ashburn area. i suggest you go ahead and use route 7 or route 50 instead. we'll take a live look a little further in on the dulles toll road in respectton. you'll be fine as you head in toward the beltway beyond ashburn. we'll keep you posted on that situation of course. we'll go a little further south on to 66. no problems coming in from centreville all the way to fairfax on the beltway. one more live look outside if you're planning to head here on 395 and 95 in newington. those both are running incident free. i'll be back with more on the situation in ashburn in a few minutes. back to you, guys. >> thanks, monika. we'll see you then. it's 5:49 now. a local woman

newington, virginia, 84. a little bit of rain earlier this morning about 0.2 inches. koehler off to the west, 79 cumberland hagerstown 79. 82 at dulles airport, the same at lexington park. the koehler, well to the north. temperatures in the 70's -- the cooler air will to the north. six degrees cooler compared with yesterday, the cold front to the south, moving to the north during the day tomorrow. that will eventually change into a warm front. the satellite radar the skies had cleared out, just a few clouds on the coast of the delmarva peninsula. the future-cast, not so great the next 48 hours. the daytime highs, middle 80's, the clouds increase from the west. showers across western maryland, garrett county, allegany county, washington, the panhandle of west virginia. monday monday afternoon heavier showers and embedded thunderstorms. this computer model brinks temperatures and the low 70's for the daytime highs. it will be a little warmer as we move through the afternoon monday. right now, all bets considered, one of the cooler days over the past couple of months. 58

the driver of another tractor- trailer was killed yesterday in an accident that happened near newington. >>> in about an hour, george hiewgley will -- huguely will learn how much longer he will be hindz bars for murdering -- behind bars for murdering his former girlfriend yeardley law. the chevy chase resident should spend 26 years behind bars according to a jury. but huguely's lawyers will be asking for significantly less time. they want only 14 years. judges typically heed the jury's recommendation. love and huguely had a volatile relationship. it ended when he beat her to death in her charlottesville apartment after a day of drinking. huguely is scheduled to be sentenced at 1:00 this afternoon and we'll have the latest developments from the courtroom on our website wusa9.com. >>> the free state is apparently a safer state because maryland governor martin o'malley has announced that the state's crime rate is the lowest that it has been in 32 years. overall the number of crimes in maryland dropped 4.6% between 2010 and 2011. murder is down more than 6%. rape is down 2.5%. and car theft

may and steady, out of newing on the -- heavy and steady out of newington route 1, delays leaving the airport, up to 610 usual delays out of wood bridge, as you guys travel northbound, outer loop of the belt way, slow 95 over to georgia avenue, lanes open on the belt way, southbound kennel worth avenue, past eastern earlier, debris in the roadway, but again heavy volume as you work your way southbound that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thanks. you can score $20 in free gas today, dc area community bankers are giving it away to the first 200 people at the belt way plaza shell in college park. their goal educate and raise awareness about mistreatment from mega banks the gas station is located 5550 glen belt road event runs through 11:00 a.m. -- green belt road the event runs through 11:00 a.m. >>> checking other headlines a small protest going on right now in london at embassy of ecuador. the wick wikileaks founder has been holed up there for months. britain says it has the authority to enter the embassy and arrest him any way. >>> a judge in texas is delaying the trial o

here's what it looks like in the newington area heading up to springfield.right now your lanes are open. let's go back over to our maps and this time to the other side of town. there is construction as well if you're planning to head on the beltway here inner loop between the bw parkway and route 50. stay right. on the outer loop of kenilworth avenue only the left lane gets by. one last time if you're headed to the beach for summer, at sandy point, no problems coming off the bay bridge. i'll be back in a few minutes with more traffic at 4:39. >>> we've learned more about the man in wednesday's shooting at the conservative family research council. >> floyd corkins ii is facing a slew of charges now. yesterday in court a judge ordered him to undergo a mental evaluation. corkins we've learned volunteered at a youth street center for gay, lesbian and transgender people. he had 15 chik-fil-a sandwiches and 50 rounds of ammunition on him. when he walked into the frc, he allegedly said "i hate your politics." >> corkins was given a license to shoot an unarmed man b

here's what it looks like in newington. tiny bit of volume. no big deal heading for springfield.e map this time to the north side of town where everything is running smoothly on the beltway, college park to bethesda. a live look at the beltway in landover where all the lanes are open. i'll be back with more traffic at 4:39. >>> in annapolis later today, the full maryland house is expected to vote on the measure to expand gambling in the state. >> that means the state could be allowed to have vegas style casinos. the house of delegates ways and means committee voted in favor of table games. as part of the deal, the house has increased the amount of money a a casino in anne arundel county and baltimore would get under the expansion. instead of pay 5g% less in tax -- 5% less in tax, the casino would pay 8% less and the baltimore one would pay 7% less. >> the bill is all about what the splits are between the licensees and the state. >> i call it a doomsday casino because it's going to destroy economically the gaming industry in the state of maryland. >> supporters of the measure say

here's 95 in newington heading to springfield on the right side of the screen.thbound traffic nice light volume for that trip. no problems maryland beltway or route 50. they've all been incident free. back to you. >> thanks, beverly. >>> she didn't speak. she just started shooting said witnesses. this morning seven people are dead including the suspect in a shootout at a sikh temple in oak creek, wisconsin. he's described as a white man in his 40s. >> police are searching the suspect's home in a nearby town. three people including the first officer to arrive at the scene were wowntdzed in the shoot -- wounded in the shooting. all three remain in the hospital in critical condition. >> reporter: s.w.a.t. team officers and several police agencies swarmed the sikh temple near milwaukee, wisconsin after a gunman killed six people and wounded three others. >> because of the heroic actions of our officers, they stopped this from being worse than it could have been. >> reporter: police say the suspect ambush add 20-year veteran of the oak creek police department before

problems early this morning as we start off northbound i-59 continuing to work your way up towards the newington exits approaching 286, the farr faction count you parkway where we had a tanker truck involved in an accident. there was a car fire as well. andian going investigation continues at this time. you can squeeze by to the left northbound on i-95 continuing out to the capital beltway. northbound i-95, you will want to stay to the left from the main line. you will find southbound lanes are open so no big deal there. this is going to impact our morning drive. there is an ongoing investigation. we are not sure how much longer it will be in place. stay to the left along northbound i-95 to get through. leap are open leaving new hampshire avenue through silver spring. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> this morning, we continue to track hurricane isaac. according to the national hurricane center, right now, the category one storm is stationary off the coast of louisiana. >> the storm made landfall yesterday bringing with it heavy rain and strong winds. fox's nicole coll

if you're planning to head into newington this morning, of course it will slow you down more than normalrly on. we'll go further north on to 395. that's fine on the northbound side from our vdot camera, northbound 395 looking good from edsall road up to duke street and the 14th street bridge. back over to our maps. i need to tell you about construction. there is some today. you can see the slow traffic through the tysons area a little here through annandale as well that should be cleared up within about 30 minutes. we'll take a live look at the american legion bridge west side of town. no issues between bethesda and the river. i'll be back with more details on the accident on 95 at 4:39. >>> hurricane isaac came ashore last night as a category one storm. isaac had sustained winds of about 80 miles an hour when it reached land in plaquemines parish, louisiana. >> there is some good news. the levee system in new orleans holding just fine and city leaders do not expect another katrina-like event. this is a live look from new orleans. regional leaders do expect heavy flooding once the storm

this is what it looks like in newington.ks like everything is fine heading toward springfield and 95. back over to the maps over to 95 northbound where again it's looking good from dale city as i said up into springfield and on to 395. now let's take a look at falls road and river road. a couple of colleagues complained about a paving operation in this intersection as well. you can just about see some activity here but it may slow you down. i'm on it. i'm making calls to mdot trying to find out how long that operation will be there. i'll get back to you in a few minutes with that as well. >>> today prince george's county police officer adrian morris will be laid to rest. officer morris died last week in the line of duty. >> his cruiser crashed on i-95 when he and another officer were pursuing two suspected car thieves. yesterday family and friends and fellow officers paid their respects at a wake in beltsville. armando trull has more. >> he's like family. anybody who joins this agency is like family. >> reporter: there was a

through newington, no delays. 7, moving well through leesburg pike. and on the inner loop and outer moving quite well with no or incidents to report for the early morning drive. back to you. >> thank you. 5:14, 68 degrees. the nationals run into trouble in philadelphia. expand trouble down south with taking aim at the western expand trouble down south with taking aim at the western golf sfx: sounds marching band and crowd cheering sfx: soundof marching band and crowd cheering so, i'm walking down the street, x: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering just you know walking, sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering and i found myself in the middle of this paradeeet, x: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering honoring america's troops. sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering which is actually in tquite fitting becauseadeeet, x: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering ico has been serving the military for over 75 years. aawh no, look, i know this is about the troops and not about me. right, but i don't look like that. who can i wri

this live picture is headlights northbound out of newington. if you are going into baltimore, was an overnight fire, a crash with a tractor- that lost a load of lumber. northbound 95 is closed on our of the baltimore beltway. access the fort mchenry tunnel. steve rudin now the weather center. >> a nice start to our friday morning in the belfort furniture weather center. on the ways are later this afternoon. comfortable temperatures in the much of theoss area. degrees at reagan national, 74 in annapolis. off to our west, upper 50's, low 60's in petersburg and elkins. a cold front arrives later bringing a better chance showers and embedded thunderstorms. 90'srnoon, low with the wind out of the 10-15, with humidity. you might want to think twice about dining outdoors. clearing early tomorrow morning. temperatures in the upper 70's low eighties for the daytime highs. >> it's 5:12. itso is changing part of web site after abc 7 alerted breach.s to a security after receiving a tip, abc 7 webd a section on metro's us to accessowed the profiles of job a

moving northbound of newington to springfield. everybody is stopped prior to the beltway.thbound 95 looks good. 70 off to a good run. nothing out of the norm on 66. rail is on normal service. back to you. >> thank you. the alarm clocks going off soon students across george's county and heading back to school this morning. in operation today are speed in school zones. john gonzalez is live in mitchellville, maryland, with more. there are 56 speed cameras around the county, many of them in school zones. 60 more will be added in october. as a school children head back to class this morning, the the school zones are being turned back on. the speed cameras brought in to prince$5 million george's county last year. than 300,000 of these tickets wereeding while in school zones school and was in session. the roadways are more congested thousands of schoolchildren to class forack the first time. it's the first area in the d.c. region. cameras dormant all summer will pictures once again. schools on-camera program does have its critics. some believe this is more about money than child

there's a collision heading into springfield out of newington on 95 at the franconia springfield parkwayheadlights are after the h.as the accident is downstream. maryland traffic in this picture looks great. 270 and the icc and it looks good on the beltway. brunswick train 870 is 25 late.s >> 67 degrees outside. >> more health problems for " customs officials have 20,000 pairs of luxury shoes from entering the u.s. from china. fake shoes were seized on tuesday and others last month. there were likely destined for swap meets or sales through websites. prosecutors are charging of jessica's simpson counts of drunken driving. the former minister was a dui checkpoint on august 4. of six months in jail, 36 months of probation, and $1,000 fine. burton's prince philip is in the hospital. >> the husband of queen from ath is suffering bladder infection if. he was hospitalized in june for the same problem. he has suffered a couple of the past year.n sources for the family say the old will likely be in the hospital a few days. for the first time ever a out ofhas been kicked scrabblenal championship

. >> get out early if you are throughg 95 northbound virginia through the newington area at crossinge occoquan. at the fairfax county parkway is we have an overnight tractor-trailer crash and fire. dividend investigation going on. of personnel on the scene. are blocking the ramp to the fairfax county parkway. blocking both directions road in the vicinity. of slow traffic. be prepared and plan for those delays. traveling around, we have some work zones still in effect through the springfield region. and traveling through merrifield. 29 northbound and southbound at road, the emergency work on through the remainder of the week. getting into georgetown, m eastbound and westbound bridge, a little tricky traveling southbound to the key bridge with a work zone. back to you. >> thank you. day two of the republican national convention. prominent governors fired up faithful. ann romney portrayed her husband believable. she hopes to attract undecided voters.onnected >> this man will not fail. [applause] this man will not let us down. this man will lift up america. >> we can expect more a crowd

out of newington to the pentagon, lanes are open. in the district, there's wet pavement, so be careful coming across the potomac river, the anacostia, heading to capitol hill. metro rail is on normal service. back to you. >> thank you. new homeowner protections in the works. >> looks like you'll have to dig deeper to find your dream wedding. sunny hostin explains. >> topping america's money, homeowners can look forward to new mortgage protections. government owes the consumer financial protection bureau wants new rules requiring lenders to provide clear billing statements and corn borers of rate hikes and correct errors quickly. the government will not prosecute goldman sachs in connection with subprime mortgage securities that helped trigger the 2008 financial meltdown. a fraud investigation did not turn up enough evidence to make a criminal case. domestic airlines are showing their best on-time numbers since the government started keeping track. 84% of flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule in the first half of the year and

sticky wicket out of newington to springfield with this collision at the exit for the beltway. you. >> thank you. 5:39. people are banding together to help a boy from owings maryland, who lost his family in a murder-suicide. >> police pulled the 12-year-old frank hayward from his burning home two weeks ago. his father killed his mother and sister before turning the gun on himself. as frank recovers and the hospital, two girls have set up a lemonade stand to raise money for him. >> no one is helping him. thought i would help him out even though i don't know him. >> it is so sad. >> very nice. girls have already raised more than $3,000. across town, t-shirts with his initials are being sold at a store and those sales have generated more than $1,500. 5:40 is the time, 69 degrees. it's this new help for young illegal immigrants trying to avoid deportation and get the u.s. work permit. our live wit >> coming up at 6:00, how a maryland program is helping kids beat the summer sun and keep up with a digital media. police reveal a possible motive for the delaware pediatrician accused of

king for us in maryland. 95 in virginia, more stocks spotted out of newington into springfield. brief delay in centreville. metro rail, marc rail, vre on normal service. now back inside. >> the fed does not take action. >> and a little too much action from an electronic stock trading program. here's rob nelson. >> good morning. the fed sets on natanz after two days of meetings. the fed is hinting its ready to step in and stimulate the economy but not just yet. it's likely to move if there's more bad news on job growth or hiring. u.s. markets did not react much, but there were wild swings yesterday caused by a software glitch. a new jersey brokerage automated stock trading program suddenly bought and sold millions of dollars in shares. toyota is recalling three quarters of a million vehicles because of possible corrosion in the rear suspension. it only happens if the nut is not tightened properly after. a wheel after the u.s. is one of the few countries that taxes the prizes and-one at the olympics. that could be as much as $9,000 for each win. i'm rob nelson. " there may have be

newington into springfield, 59:30 in the morning. we'll go north of the accident scene, this is where it is blocked traffic here exiting to the outer loop of the beltway. i'll keep you posted on this situation at 5:38. back to you guys. >>> the mitt romney campaign is trying something new today. >> of a week -- after a week of campaigning on their own, mitt romney and paul ryan will team up in new hampshire. it appears campaign insiders believe the wisconsin congressman helped shore up some of romney's weaknesses. >> he has has struggled throughout the whole year -- has struggled throughout the whole year. one of the things you do is make a candidate more likable. that is what ryan does. >> the republican presidential convention starts next week in tampa. >>> students in one of maryland's biggest school systems are getting back to their routines today. that is because classes begin in a couple of hours at prince george's county public schools. 9news now reporter peggy fox is live now with the story. good morning peg. >>> you know the

some delays from newington to woodbridge. picking up again from dump raise -- from dumfries. some heavy delays with the 270 expert. -- spur. back to you. >> thank you. a high-tech camera to stop vandals from affecting buildings and other property. >> what is it about politics these days? i am arch campbell. coming up. and then coming up at 6:30 see why as of today retirees are going to >> the campaign for box office glory will be this weekend. >> and it comes right on time as a new film called "the campaign" opens on friday. >> you would think a comedy about politics was going to be funny. but this new movie is sharp and biting. i think it is one of the great surprises of the summer. it is one of the sharpest lampoons starring will ferrell. it walks a fine line between silly and serious. "the campaign" turns a congressional primary in to an event. there are results not that far beyond reality. for instance in the debate challenge to recite the lord's prayer -- one >> our father art, who is up in heaven aloe vera be thy name. >> they were showing the congressional staffers at

i am getting word of a crash near newington the blocking the two right lanes.the springfield, the camera is trained on 644 was down. we had an overturned tractor trailer their earlier. the ramp is still blocked as crews remain to clean things up and a traveling on to 70 northbound on and off delays start around at shady grove road. additional interlude delays past 270 toward new hampshire ave. this is heading toward route 50. folks trying to get on eastbound route 50 you have an accident blocking two wetlands and overturned a dump truck. >> coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00, frederick police are working to remove a nuisance from the city. >> our goal is to bring out the beauty in each individual. >> you will see how this week's harris's hero is helping achieve more than just an education. >> base school in southeast washington not only provides basic instruction to students, but also real world experience about how to be productive members of the community. that makes them this week's harris's heroes. >> 13-year-old and zachary mcfarland's personality shines. >>

in lorton and newington. now one 395 in landmark. 270 southbound.wo accidents on the outer loop between new hampshire avenue and holy cross hospital. nothing blocking now. 197 at the baltimore-washington 197 is blocked because of an accident. a tractor-trailer and a vehicle involved. looks like the vehicle rolled hit by thet was truck. is 197 between powder mill road and the b-w parkway. more from newschopper 7, but now news.o >> thank you. congratulations to john crawford from suitland, maryland. fo foury's winner county fair tickets, ride wristband and $25 to .urchase their food >> go to wjla.com/facebook. we will announce the next winner time tomorrow morning. i would like the deep-fried bar.ker >> its around 70 degrees. bar.ker >> its ai got the chance. to start my own business. i know what it's like to hire people and to make ends meet. from those experiences, i had the chance of running the olympics. the games were in real trouble. there'd been way too much spending. and in massachusetts i found a budget that was badly out of balance. our legi

looks good on the dulles greenway, the dulles toll road. 95 virginia has normal volume out of newington to springfield. a complicated on 395. back to you. >> thank you. today we are learning the man believed to be behind a shooting at a sikh temple in wisconsin was an army veteran. >> the fbi is calling this a case of domestic terrorism. seven people are dead, including the gunman. rene joins us from oak creek with the latest. >> good morning. witnesses say that this gun and started in the parking lot and then moved inside the temple to shoot even more innocent worshipers. this morning we still have no motive. law-enforcement sources on the ground in oak creek, wisconsin say a gunman opened fire inside this temple sunday morning. the man believed to be an army veteran, is suspected of using a semi-automatic handgun. investigators say that he ambushed the first officer on the scene, shooting and several times. a second officer shot and killed the gunman. police dispatch calls reveal what happens next. >> the subject is not moving. he is not moving. >> ambulance! subject down! >> we have

traveling northbound on i-9 5, heavy volume as you work your way out of newington and continuing up towardshe capital beltway. no accidents to report, just volume delays. if you are traveling northbound on i-95, you will find the delay continues across the beltway headed up onto 395. continues out towards duke street. all of the lanes are open. it is just a heavy volume that continues to make your way up towards seminary road. if you are traveling the top stretch of the beltway, there is a change in the traffic pattern here as you travel past university boulevard. construction barrels separate the lanes, two to left, two the right. apparently, utility box was struck as a result of this crash. so be careful there. >>> a commuter alert that is getting all too familiar. as of yesterday, nearly a dozen new automated speed cameras are up and running in the district. two d.c. council members are part of a task force re- evaluating the fines given out by the cameras fettucine full list of where to find the speed cameras, head to myfoxdc.com and click on web links. >>> police in fairfax are crackin

northbound i-95 starting to slow out of newington headed past the queen.a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >>> a new flu vaccine has been approved for the winner season. this year's vaccine contains one strain from last year's vaccine plus two new strains. sick companies are in charge of manufacturing it. the cdc reports between five and 20% of americans get the flu each year. >> i hate the flu. >> i know. that just means the cold weather is right around the corner. >> that is what it makes you think of. >>> it won't be long before we are being encouraged to get a new flu shot, just a few months from now. >> imagine getting one flu shot for the rest of your life. i like the sound of that. the reality is closer than you think. >> reporter: drop by drop, carefully, this scientist at scripps research institute is working to crystallize components of flu and other antibodies. >> we are trying to further clarify other antibodies that might do similar things. >> reporter: safe to say, no one likes getting sick. what if there was immunity for all flu

you'll find lanes are open if you are traveling northbound on i-95 out of newington. traffic volume moving at speed and continuing back up to the capitol beltway. a crash northbound approaching thornburg, you're hitting the backup there. the accident occurred north of is that at the 122-mile marker. two lanes are blocked. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> all right, julie. thank you. both campaigns are intent on using representative paul ryan's medicare plan as a big campaign issue. democrats say the proposal would gut medicare and strand seniors but republicans counter claim that the current administration's plans would snatch money from needy seniors and courthouse it to finance unneeded health care reform programs. "usa today" reporter richard wolf joins us now with more. thank you so much for coming in to sort this out for us. >> i'll try, i'm not sure it's sortable. >> we hear the different ads that are out there and unfortunately sometimes it's all that people hear and they take it as gospel. and that's not necessarily the case here. let's talk a

volume building has been northbound just through landmark. 95 heading into woodbridge and again into newington. again that crash reported outer loop at gallows road. we're checking on that now. your next check of timesaver traffic at 6:25. back to you. >> thanks, bev. >>> 6:19 now. still ahead in sports, learn who says the u.s. women's soccer team is playing dirty in lon don don. >> right now it's time for another check on our question of the morning. the question is the average person does which of these things 13 times a day? is it a, sends a text message, b, lopgs on to facebook -- logs on to facebook or c, laugh. >> one person says laugh. when you get home with family, you either laugh with them or at the tv. >> we have lots of laughter in the morning. keep your guesses coming. we'll reveal the correct answer at 6:54. and to make ends meet. from those experiences, i had the chance of running the olympics. the games were in real trouble. there'd been way too much spending. and in massachusetts i found a budget that was badly out of balance. our legislature was 85% democrat. and every one of

just some slow traffic into woodbridge and then beyond that toward newington and springfield. we'll take a live look right now on the northbound side. in springfield you're going to find that congestion leaving route 644 up to the beltway. let's go further north on to 395. there's been some activity right here with the flashing lights. that's attracting attention coming up from edsall road toward duke street. beyond that still looks okay to seminary road and the 14th street bridge. back over to the maps this time to southern maryland. northbound on route 5, north of beantown road, an accident is in the left lane. other than that things are looking good from brandywine on route 5 up to the beltway, 210 in oxon hill. and a live look outside once more and no delays from 210 to the wilson bridge. back to you guys. >>> one of washington's landmark institutions is getting a new look. a brand new mural on the equal of ben's chili bowl. >> it's definitely something to look at on your way in to get that half smoke. it features four of the restaurant's most famous customers. president o

here you are on 95 northbound heavy up into newington. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >>> we don't know but we do know that romney personally approved -- cross -- it is the latest hard-hitting ad in key battleground states questioning whether romney paid any taxes in the past. >>> romney kicks off a multistate bus tour in virginia tomorrow where he will appear with governor bob health care donell. >> as for the president, he will celebrate the islamic holy month of ramadan by hosting adipper tonight at the white house. >>> a big-time bank accused of financial fraud involving the housing market is cleared of the charges. we'll go live to fox business network in new york. >> good news if you need to knock out the back to school shopping. maryland's tax-free holiday week starts on sunday. you don't have to pay maryland state sales tax on many back to school items. it runs through august 16th. we'll be back in a moment. [ harry umlaut ] that's one creamy y muller. [ sally umlaut ] it's greek-style yogurt. thick, scrumptious, and more protein than those regular yo

northbound i-59 below speed at 29 miles per hour leaving newington continuing up towards the beltway. >>> the summer vacation is over for hundreds of thousands of students across our region. >> kids in montgomery county, frederick, howard and loudoun counties as well as d.c. are back in school today, back in the classroom. melanie alnwick is live at walter johnson high school in bethesda with a look ahead. >> reporter: good morning. while students had the summer off, it certainly was a very busy few months when it comes to construction projects and modernization. here in montgomery county, they spent the summer replacing roofs, replacing gym floors, replacing playing fields, doing whatever they can to make the school environment better for the 149,000 students that are going to be returning to the school system. one of the largest ever. montgomery county is also opening a brand-new elementary school. it is flora singer elementary school. that is going to be in silver spring. it is the first new school that montgomery county has opened since 2009. we have paint branch high school which

traveling 95 northbound, watch for the volume there through lorton heading up into newington. traveling 395, no issues to report for you. seeing the volume start to build slightly as you leave the beltway heading past edsall road but no accidents or incidents. 66 slowing out of man as as and near 123. 270, you will find the volume as you are on the brakes leaving frederick towards 109 and towards 121. once you get towards father hurley boulevard, everything is smooth sailing. seeing the delays 66 unbound out of manassas. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> our top story this morning, a fire rips through a maryland home with a family inside. >> a little girl has died and two others are in crit cap condition. melanie alnwick has the latest on the investigation. -- two others are in critical condition. >> reporter: the firefighters arrived four minutes after getting the call that this duplex was on fire. even in that short period of time, the smoke and flame became deadly killing that little girlfriend called jade and critically injuring her father. th