also northbound bw parkway. another 3 1/2 mile backup.is something you definitely do not see this time of the day, tom? >>> a cold and dry start this morning. puffy coat morning. tomorrow you'll need an umbrella. rain in the midwest now will be getting closer to us by this time tomorrow morning. >>> thanks, tom. we are 45 minutes into d dot's latest test of the street car program. just to give you an idea of what it's taking to get here. track work for the street cars started in 2009. the project has cost the district $200 million and the street cars have never even transported a single passenger. news 4's kristin wright is live in northeast with what is happening today. kristin, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning. yes, it has been a long road, if you will. take a look up the road here on h street. you see one of the street cars making its way in our direction. for the next three weeks street cars will run at a full schedule but without passengers. the street cars started moving along h just before 6:00 this morning so within th

zooming in for a second, northbound bw parkway, left lane blocked. more on this new crash coming up. >>> it is 6:24. and in news for your health this morning, keeping fit when you are young adults may help you live longer. researchers at johns hopkins say the longer a young adult exercises, the lower the risk of developing heart disease or cancer. about 5,000 young adults were used in the study. even those who were considered obese lowered their chances by upping their exercise. >>> would you like to avoid gaining the holiday pounds this year? couple of tips coming out to help you with that effort. want to eat before you head out to a party. this will help you avoid filling up on those fat filled foots that may be at the party. use a smaller plate and take small servings of food. avoid eating standing up, apparently. food experts say -- why are you laughing? >> just keep piling on. >> food experts say it is hard to keep track of what you're eating while you're on your feet. >> i'll try those tips this year. >>> in news for your family's health, it tu

into the district on the bw parkway, northbound slowly from national airport to the 14th street bridgethe 14th street bridge as well. that's a look at the roads. back to you. >> anchor: thanks. just about 30 minutes ago a baltimore injury headed back -- jury headed back to the deliberation room in the trial of william porter. the third day today follows a jury note to the judge yesterday afternoon saying that members had deadlocked. he told them to keep working. happening today, you'll finally get to meet the national zoo's newest panda cub. he will make his media debut along with his mom. the bean will be 4 months old next week, walking already and starting to grow up. you can get more news, weather and traffic on good morning washington on news channel 8. >> it's "live!". today from the new comedy "daddy's home" will ferrell and from alvin and the chipmunks, trip" bella thorne. all next on "live!". [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] >> and now here are your emmy winning award hosts, kelly ripa and michael strahan. ♪

parkway blocked. 32 this morning, westbound before bw parkway, the right lane is blocked as well. 95 north of prince william parkway, normal volume, northbound and southbound no big worries there. >>> leading a country can age you and fast. that's the major finding from a new research out of harvard medical school. it shows the stress of the job may shave three years off a leader's life expectancy. they posted their finds online in a medical journal the bmj. they look at heads of states of 17 countries including the u.s., britain, canada, france and germany. >>> look at this. man rams his truck through the lobby of a hotel. this is in oklahoma. he barely missed two women working the front desk there. according to a local newspaper, that driver aparentally was upset his credit card was declined, twice at that hotel. he had to pay cash. >>> bill cosby is firing back against seven women who accused him of sexual assault. cosby filed counterclaims in federal court saying women are making those up accusations for financial gain. cosby has never been charged with a crime. >>> a tragic story out of kansas this morning where a 3-year-old accidentall

bw parkway just fine. route 1 colesville hitting the beltway. 270 at clarksburg road, northbound and southbound rolling along well as well. i'll see you in ten minutes. >>> melissa, thank you. the next phase of the d.c. street car saga rolls out. in less than an hour. what all drivers need to know so you don't get a ticket. >>> believe it or not, a driver survived this incident. look at that. he's now talking about it including what he didn't do during that w >>> absolutely i would go to union station, ride the street car. it's a street car. who rides a street car? that's so awesome! >> some excitement as d.c. gets closer do loading up the h street street cars with passengers. at 6:00 a.m. d dot begins the certification. news 4's kristen wright is live with more on what we're going to see today. good morning, kristen. >> reporter: hey, good morning. right, this is the final step in the long delayed d.c. street car process. in about 45 minutes street cars will be moving along the h street to basically test run, test run the system to make sure the system is safe. it's going to be a weighted service without pa

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traveling southbound on the bw parkway from louie road to south capital street now a 19- minute commute. we're doing well on the northboundide of 95 on the virginia side from gordon boulevard traveling northbound up to i-395 a 10-minute commute for yourself this morning. eastbound on i-66 still fairly quiet along that corridor. from chain bridge road to 27th street northwest an 18-minute commute. southbound on i-270 you're looking at a 20-minute commute starting at old hundred road making your way into bethesda at the capital beltway going through the spur and even rockville as well. let's give you a live look this morning and show you how things are shaping up outside. this is 95 at pohick road, the northbound side. you typically don't see traffic at 6:00 in the morning looking like that so enjoy it. nothing on the southbound side so you're good to go. we'll have much more coming up in roughly ten minutes. for now over to you. >> definitely a vacation week, larry, for sure. >>> 6:16. here are some of the stories in the news right now. a city in northeastern nigeria is on edge this morning following a deadly attack by ext

bw parkway, crash cleanup. 295 northbound between suitland parkway and howard road.delays there. stilled tied up at maryland 19 p. back to you. >> anchor: thank you. happening today, annapolis leaders holding an emergency meeting to try to find a temporary home for the annapolis yacht club. the historic club burned saturday. just hours before a popular parade of lights was scheduled. the club has occupied the same land for more than 120 years. club officials are vowing to rebuild. the cause of that fire remains under investigation. and closing arguments are expected today in the case of baltimore police officer william porter. the injury will decide whether porter is criminally negligent for his actions in the connection with 2 death of freddie gray, the first of 6 officers that will face trial. you can get more news, weather and traffic on good morning washington on news channel 8. hope you have a great mondays. >> it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, from the new comedy, "daddy's home," mark wahlberg. and from "star wars: the force awakens," gwendoline christi