and then after nutley street to the beltway. inner loop is congested leaving braddock road toward 66. 95 delays beginning back in lorton, extend to glebe road and then boundary channel drive crossing the 14th street bridge. top side of the outer loop, late rush hour leaving 95 to silver spring. 29 on the brakes leaving white oak and 270 struggling out of clarksburg to the lane divide. trouble spot inbound dulles toll road. accident on the right side of the road. georgetown pike at river bend another accident, follow police direction to get through. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> managing your money can be a scary proposition but it has to be done if you want a financially secure future. a new book says fear of the unknown may be the biggest barriers to success in getting your finances in order. ken kayman is the author of reclaim your nest egg and the president of -- help me -- >> mark aidan financial management. >> and ken, this book should be like this big because we are all so concerned right now with how

this has been heavy all afternoon from route 7 to nutley. it will take drivers around 25 minutes. derek, back to you. >>>let get over to topper with the 9 forecast first. i know we don't have any complaints about this one. >> i hope not. temperatures like late may early june. a nice day. the forecast, a nice evening tonight okay. clouds rolling in. mostly cloudy, mild, 64. winds westerly at ten. temperatures are very mild. 76 downtown. 72 gaithersburg. 70 frederick and 73 out to leesburg. we will come back and talk about the changes. it can't last forever. we will tell you how drastic they will be and who broke the record today. >>> marijuana is on four state ballots come november. just ahead how one of those states wants to make weed the new cash crop. >>> up first -- >> thousands of bicycles in the area these day and many are not following the rules of this road. it can get you hurt and also ticketed. we will have the story coming up. wha ehrlich did as governor. man 1 sync: raised my property taxes 60 percent. woman 2 sync: let utilities hike our rates 72 percent. woman 1 sync:

it's a slow going hump day from nutley to 123, crawling all the way there.f you are waiting for folks to get home on this route, they might be late for dinner. and report of an accident on route 29 in centreville adding to the delays. now on 495, folks going below the speed limit so let's check travel times for you. it's looking much better. 395 to the toll road, about 18 minutes. up to speed there but still below speed 95 to 50 on the other side of the beltway. about 20 minutes to get through that. lesli, back to you. >>> it is definitely wednesday and it looks as though a war of words will continue between slot casino companies in maryland. the state's attorney general said the pen national gaming company can keep funding a group that opposed building a slots casino in anne arundel county. another company wants to build that parlor but it needs approval from voters in november. last week penn national opened a casino in cecil county. >>> love verizon but want an iphone. the wall street journal reports you may be able to have your carrier and smart phone to

traffic slows again 50 to 123 and nutley street to the beltway.hat's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> high fructose corn searup for a lot of folks is an ingredient we stay away from but some say it's gotten a bad rap. the corn refiners are trying to petition to use the name corn sugar to eliminate consumer confusion. joining us today is the corn refiner association president andre ericson to talk about the name change. good morning. >> good morning. >> first let's talk about your association with the product with high fructose corn syrup. >> well it is a sugar made from corn. it's grown here in the united states, made here in the united states and it's in many of our foods and beverages because of the functional benefits it provides. for example, when you walk down the grocery store aisle and you see spaghetti sauce, it's in that and yogurt because it keeps the fruit flavor evenly mixed and in jams and jellies because it brings out fruit flavor and in sauces and marinades because it brings out the spice flavors. and that sweetener in th

inbound 66, lanes are open coming from nutley to the beltway. don't forget about the change in the traffic pattern. we saw delays because of the change at 123 northbound out of vienna. continue through the intersection through a traffic light. that's what tied up the commute on the beltway way and vienna as well. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> the crowds cheered in celebration as the last rescue worker and miner made their way to the surface of the earth. the 33rd miner was reunited with his family. the joy use reunions were watched by the entire world. they were trapped underground for nearly 70 days. sarah simmons is live downstairs with more on the celebration and the international rescue. >> good morning. people around the world were watching this impressed by how the men worked so well together and how they bonded over the past several weeks. even just as amazing were those that worked together to try to help bring the men to the surface after being stuck under the earth for more than two months, the capsule brought all

we've got the delays here on 66, this is a close-in shot from nutley street to the beltway. speed toward 66. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> now to a startling event that happened at the georgetown university campus as authorities say two students were manufacturing drugs in a dorm room. today the students will face a judge. sarah simmons has more on our top story. >> reporter: the drug they are talking about is called dmt. a lot of people may not have heard of it. but the dea said its something they have dealt with in the past. that's what the students are accused of manufacturing in a dorm room here at georgetown university. the ones taken into custody are charles smith and ron romero, and john baron. this all happened early saturday morning. the campus police got notified about a strange smell coming from inside of a dorm room. police got there and found hot plates, several chemicals and even an air ventilation system inside of a dorm room on the 9th floor of harvin hall. the dea thought a meth lab was in operation there and that's why students were eva

constitution, pennsylvania and again this is from filming transformers three downtown. 66 coming from nutleythe beltway all the lanes are open. overnight construction cleared. the beltway open for business between tysons and braddock. no incidents on 270. southbound traffic, germantown to the split. that's a check of folks 5 on- time traffic. >>> we have a fox five follow- up. police arrested a man in the stabbing of four people in college park. 21-year-old is charged with attempted second degree murder and assault. fight over bar stool spilled out on to the street. maryland campus police sat biggest bar, thirty turtle is a problem for them. they want the place shut down. john henrehan has part of that story. >> reporter: the street stabbings were the culmination of a bar fight that police say began inside the thirsty turtle. campus police chief david mitchell told reporters the biggest bar off campus is a chronic source of under-age drinking. >> there was one case where a student was having trouble breathing, obviously intoxicated and the proprietors refused to call an ambulance. probably b

still some congestion through centreville and after nutley street to the beltway. 95 college park to georgia avenue, lanes are now open inbound new york at new jersey. we are in zone leaving bladensberg road from the northeast to the northwest. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> one big story we are following this morning, he was once a power player in the halls of the u.s. senate now pete rouse taking on the advisory role. a look at the new interrim white house staff. thanks for coming in this morning, george. >> certainly. >> who is he and the obvious would be the comparisons to rahm emanual who he'll be replacing for now on the interim basis. >> the most important thing is he's not rahm emanual. he's a totally different individual but he brings real strengths to the table. most notably his time in the senate as chief of staff to both senator obama and senator dashle before that which gave him the title -- the nickname of the 101st senator. >> he is well respected but he takes the opposite approach from rahm emanual who would put himself front and center. you get th

slow 7100 to 123, nutley street to the beltway. on the brakes to king street and boundary channel drive over the 14th street bridge. no incidents to report in southeast. in northeast a crash and then blair at kansas reports of a structure fire northwest. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> a playground is a great place for a kid to be. when you are kid, you are young and want a place to play. >> but it can also be a jumping off point for so much more and holly is in southeast where they are building a new playground. a real pretty one i bet. >> reporter: you are right on all fronts. kids who play, studies show, are helpyer, healthier and smarter and that is what will happen here today as people here, by the end of the day, there will be a brand new playground and it will be here because of the generous donations of money and support. we're going to talk about the kaboom playground live next. stay with us. uimed fphgege >>> the redskins chris cooley with wife christie, along with derek dockery and his wife emma joined

traveling close in along 66, we have delays leaving fair oaks to 123 and nutley street to the beltwayl slowdown leaving potomac mills out towards lorton. lanes are open leaving duke street to seminary road. downtown, inbound new york avenue starting to slow at bladensburg road. there was a wreck on the inner loop of the beltway at been pen. that activity cleared. no problems reported on 29 leaving white oak headed out towards four corners. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> there is shock and dismay this morning after a former swimmer at the university of virginia died at a world cup championship in the middle east. >> officials say overexhaustion is the cause. fran crippen's teammates are stunned. >> reporter: 26-year-old fran crippen's death is sending shock waves through the world of swimming. he died while competing for the united states in the open water 10-kilometer world cup race in the united arab emirates. an eyewitness says he started the competition but never finished. >> it was the swim ares who went out and they started looking all over the pl

between centreville and fair oaks and nutley to the beltway.ack to you. >> 50 degrees outside and the time is 6:21. >> next up here on "good morning, washington" a health warning for people who work with laptops. >> that is pretty much everybody these days. later today on oprah some amazing animal stories. prepare to be astounded. that is 4:00 on abc 7. ♪ mmmmm... ( crash ) when you add velveeta to spicy rotel tomatoes and green chiles, you've got a queso so good, it'll blow 'em away. - ( crash ) - man, that's good! velveeta & rotel. mmmmmm. ( shattering, thud ) mmmmmm. ( crash, shattering ) when you add velveeta and rotel tomatoes... and green chilis to chicken and pasta, - it's so good... - good. it'll blow 'em away. ( crashing ) velveeta and rotel. hurricane katrina some residents will finally get to go home. the armed forces retirement home in gulfport, mississippi, is scheduled to reopen today for residents there. more than 400 residents from that beach front home have lived in the d.c. facility since 2005. >> we have a developing story fr

wet roads as it is coming inbound from the west off of 66 leaving nutley street to the beltway.ll of your lanes here are open with no problems to report. a number of phone call from our friend down if st. mary's county. they are surrounded by water and there is a number of streets still flooded at this point. we heard from a postal worker who said she could hardly continue on her route because so many of the streets were closed off because of flooding. one more day you don't have to pay that bill, i guess. if you are traveling southbound 29 past lockwood drive, we have an incident blocking the right side of the road there. no problems to report if you are traveling south on 270 leaving germantown for the lane divide. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> the mayor of alexandria is calling for changes on metro after a painful mishap at the braddock road station. he slipped and fell ads -- as he was board august train. >> the right leg which is normally straight just bowed that way. >> reporter: at home with a leg brace and an ice pack, alexandria mayor b

if you are continuing close in, you will fine more slow traffic as you travel in from nutley street towardsthat has been cleaned up as well. beltway slows between braddock road and 66. we'll take it over to the other side of town and show you was happening northbound i-95. got some die lays in woodbridge as you travel across the occoquan. route one northbound at 123 for the crash. right lane is blocked. slow traffic continues telegraph road to fort belvoir. lanes are open but it is gridlocked out of germantown. more slow traffic out of rockville to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> making headline this more than, a school bus fire in baltimore tied up traffic yesterday afternoon. smoke poured out of the vents from the tunnel. police told people to get out of their cars and walk back to the tunnel entrance. no order on what -- word on what caused the fire. >>> democrat krystal ball has become one of most searched for women on the internet. she calls the leaked pictures a sexist smear campaign. >> we are at a private home, goofing around. it was stupid. it was idi

no accidents along the way. 66 you are slow from 50 to 123 an nutley to the capital beltway.h stretches. >>> hope for a little sunshine, low 60s, showers in the mountains. tomorrow low 60s with a few showers north north and west of dc and nice stretch of weather on thursday through monday with more sunshine. >>> more on the terror alert in europe and a photo from the ryder cup golf tournament you have to see to believe. >> the next news is at noon. until then get the latest news, weather and traffic at wusa9.com. >> look forward to seeing you wednesday at 4 5. >>> terror watch. more countries are now warning their citizens to be on alert for possible terror attack as the u.s. strikes a terrorist training camp in pakistan. >>> pirates in

you are slow from 50 to nutley. that's just volume. over to you. >>> our time is 6:50 and 52 degrees here in northwest washington. another nation joins the united states in issues an alert to citizens visiting europe. the story is three minutes away. >>> we are four days away from the game night report. this morning's campus correspondent play of the day is coming from amy marshall in loudoun county high school in virginia. that's the quarterback, 30- yards for the touch and that's the only score as they lost 18- 7. >>> high schoolers if you would like to be a campus correspondent, you get a free flip cam and a chance to win as much as $5,000 in scholarship money. you can log on to dc.high school sports.net . >>> this monday morning, here's what is in the news now. japan is joining the united states in issuing its citizens a warning traveling to europe. the state department wants americans there to be vigilant due to a possible threat by al- qaeda. >>> metro ridership dropped sharply after the first wave of fare hikes. the washington e

slow ride from 50 to 123 and an extra ten to get from nutley to the beltway.ed from father hurley to the split. overall drive time 20 minutes. >> when you are coming in at 2:20 looks bear than that. >>> a couple of sprinkles or showers possible today. better chances north. sun returns and look at that stretch of weather. friday, saturday, sunday and monday, upper 70s. next chance of rain is tuesday. >>> the "early show" is next and they will have more on campaign 2010 and meet the prison guard who is gold after hitting $54 million lottery jackpot. >> early retirement. >>> the next newscast is at noon. until then get the news, weather and traffic at wusa9.com. >> i need to start buying tickets. i'm going to do it. >>> guilty. a jury convicts a cold-blooded killer of murdering a mother and her two daughters in a horrific home invasion. now, he faces the death penalty, as the lone

in virginia, 66 you are jammed from 50 to nutley.e time of 30 minutes. >> finally this morning a great pumpkin fest this weekend turned in to a world record attempt. >> highwood, illinois trying to grab the most jack-o'-lanterns in one location. the current record set in boston, 30,000 burning pumpkins. >> organizers were hoping to light 32,000 jack-o'-lanterns no word if they completed the job. >>> the "early show" is next and they will have more on the election push for next tuesday. >> of course our news is at noon. get the news, weather and traffic at wusa9.com. >> i will see you at noon an we will all be back tomorrow in

looks like we are slow out of gainesville. 25 minutes past to 23 and slow approaching route 50 to nutley the shot to the ground level. 395 northbound, 15 minutes or so from the capital beltway moving to seminary. no incidents along the way. in to dc we go, we want to show you no incidents or accidents out here. but it is taking five minutes on inbound new york avenue from the times building to bladensburg road. a good amount of congestion. on 270, a 20 to 25 minute drive from father hurley to the split. that's a quick look at traffic. now back to you. >>> the illegal immigrant charged in the drunk driving accident that killed a none and injured two of her fellow sisters will be in court today. many want to know how 23-year- old carlos martine will, li went two years without a deportation hearing. he had two previous drunk driving convictions. the obama administration is withholding reservations of its results. prince william county police say he was drunk when he struck and killed a nun last august. >>> starting tonight, prince georges county presumptive next county executive will hold a

fair oaks, and after nutley street to the beltway. it is a tight ride on the beltway in tysons and this is the same area where we saw congestion yesterday because of a range in the traffic pattern out of vienna. again, you travel through the intersection and make the left turn, which is the same ramp that allows southbound 123 to exit on the inner loop. we saw what that did to the commute, now an accident in the same area. quickly moving on. we have problems on the beltway in virginia. if you are traveling down south in the direction of the wilson bridge, outer loop, accident tieing up the left lane in the direction of the wilson bridge. inner loop at eisenhower, reports of a stalled car tieing up a lane. outer loop below speed, 95 to georgia avenue with all lanes open. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> our top story, yesterday's double shooting at a department of public works lot. there is the victim. d.c. police say it does not appear to be a random shooting. larry hutchins was killed and another worker injured when

more slow traffic 7100 to 123, nutley street to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> well elections are three weeks away now and mudslinging is the preferred form of exercising many campaigns and we're seeing the silly season is now upon us. joining us now democratic political strategist peter fenn. and republican strategist jim innocenzi. i want to start with west virginia. these ads, sometimes the candidates get overzealous. this first one, we'll look at it. this is an ad with governor mansion. and i'm going to ask you, is this questionable oro kay, what he's doing. you see him here with the rifle and the point being he's going to take aim at the issues and the tough talking. and my question, peter, for you, is this a good thing or a bad thing? and must we also consider the state, regardless of the party? >> you obviously do have to consider the state. this is a state right now that is not in very good shape for the president. his popularity there is one of the lowest of all of the states. the one issue that he's ta

. >>> we had a disabled truck that has been cleared from 66 eastbound after nutley street. metro rail had a trade malfunction in crystal city but that is been resolved. metrorail is back on in normal service. we have a couple of pictures. here is the pace southbound 270 with delays from father hurley boulevard and go to the laying divide. next is 395 northbound with a normal backup out of springfield past duke st. which will carry you to the pentagon. >>> gorgeous morning right now and mild. we have clear skies temperatures are right near 60 degrees. look at the sun coming up over the bay. these clouds will thicken and increased throughout the morning. have your umbrella and the by this afternoon. late day showers and thunderstorms after 3:00 and ties in the mid-70's. it feels like spring today and for most of the week. another round of rain possible by friday. temperatures should drop closer to average by friday and saturday. >>> meanwhile, opening statements are set for today in the chandra levy murder trial. ingmar guandique is accused of killing the federal in turn back

nutley street to the beltway. the beltway interbelt. toll road 7 uneventful. that's good news for you. 95 around the georgia avenue. the pace improves here. no problems to report on this interloop. route one still dealing with standing water. new york avenue at west west virginia montana, trouble with the signal lights. they're flashing red and green at the same time. so, if you're traveling inbound through northeast washington this morning, proceed with caution. treat this as a four way stop. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> julie, thanks. >>> the mayor of alexandria is calling for changes on metro after a painful mishap at the braddock road station. bill yule slipped and fell as he was boarding a train. roby chavez with the story. >> the right leg, which is normally straight, just bowed that way. >> reporter: at home with a leg brace and an ice pack, alexandria mayor bill yule remembers a painful morning commute on metro. yule is also a metro board member and ironically, was on his way to metro headquarters when he slipped on the platform at

this is near nutley street. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. we made it to the end of the week. it is triday here, october 15th, we're very excited. >> we're going to try something new that we're not going to reveal right now. we're going to reveal it a little later, but it may be something you're interested in, we think. >> at a certain point in life, you start to get in a rut, you know? >> this may help you get out of it. >> we're goingto try to do something new every try day, friday. >> a big thank you to you. kathie lee threw a beautiful lunc you are the queen. at t little tables, christine made little bags with the -- >> the hoda cake. >> that cake, by the way, was so good. >> i had a little. >> that was best cake. so a big thank you. >> lorn mie michaels, where it began, threeyears ago, when you ambushed m >> we relived that story about how, yeah, me and amy came to your table and saw you sitting there,