we are northbound on i-95 after dale city before the parkway. tractor-trailer was disabled and it is in the middle of the roadway. it is blocking northbound 95 just before the prince william parkway. he would not be the only one to think about taking route 1. if you qualify, you can use the hov's. we head over to the of beltway -- ihad ever to the bell with an accident on the shoulder. >> thank you. a team of nassau legends will help -- nasa legends will help the shuttle get hometoday. >> the transfer ceremony is a go. brianne carter has the latest in chantilly, virginia. >> good morning. the stage is set in preparations at -- and preparations are underway. the ceremony will start at 11:00 welcoming discovery to its permanent home. we spoke to the curator of the museum telling us that in just about half an hour, 7:00 a.m., they had to begin the process of pulling the enterprise out of its hangar and getting it ready. at 10:30 a.m. -- attended guide 30 a.m., they will be again. -- at 10:30 a.m., they will begin. go ahead and get here early, the d

here's a live look past fairfax county parkway. you're slow. speed, in fact, about 30 miles per hour as you make your way to the beltway. that trip taking 19 minutes. aaron and eun? >> thank you. >>> that is "news4 today." thank you for starting your day with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes. see life in the best light. outdoors, or in. transiti lenses lly filter just the right amount of ligh ou s's meant maybe evtter. experience life well lit, ask for transitions adapse vto find tions brandr yotody lenses that your life. america's best.

the fairfax county parkway is 286 and franconia parkway is now 289. prince william parkway, 294. the change means that drivers will also need to make adjustments. >> come in on 7100 to get to the kids' house, you know. yeah, it's going to confuse my gm. i'm sure the satellite won't catch up that fast. >> businesses on the roadway will need to update their addresses, as well. all the new and modified signs should be up by the end of the summer. the renaming project will cost $200,000. i'm sure there's going to be a lot of confusion before the summer ends. >> just use the name. don't use the number. use the name, my logic. whatever. >>> people in dupont circle are searching for solutions to the parking number their neighborhood. residents said sometimes it takes half an hour to find a parking spot. i've had that problem. ddot offered suggestions including extending residential parking permit hours. residents hope to make changes at a meeting next month. >>> this morning, proof that coyotes are living in northern virginia. a camera captured this video of a coyote last week in poe th

, crews as you get off the parkway at northern parkway at falls road. use extra caution in the area. >>> today a judge will sentence a maryland man in connection with a plan to attack a armed forces recruiting station in kaytons catonsville. he will go before a judge. martinez pleaded guilty in january. he tried to detonate what he thought was a bomb inside a vehicle he parked in front of the recruiting center in december of 2010. >>> safety is a concern this morning in baltimore city after a new plan aims to close 3 fire companies. the fire chief identified three companies that as of july 1st will be closed or disbanded for good. the stations will not close and ambulance units will be moved in. >> no fire stations are closing, no firefighters are being laid off. all we are doing is redeploy the people. >> the firefighters will be moved to their stations, the fire chief says the three companies were chosen because the areas they cover now are most easily covered by nearby units. >>> overnight we learned there is a push to get a grocery store in the rotu

this is along i-95 at prince william parkway. the good news is this crash has moved to your right shoulder lane. but you are seeing a bit of a delay as you make your way from dale boulevard, passing northbound in prince william parkway, even in the hov lanes, slow at this time. once you pass prince william parkway, the road opens up. travel speed at 55 miles per hour, a 14-minute drive from prince william parkway to the capital beltway. over to i-66, here's a live look eastbound at the rest area. lane are getting a little bit fuller, but no major delays, no accidents. clear, in fact, to the beltway. travel speed from fairfax county parkway to the capital beltway, you're driving at 62 miles per hour right now. that's just an 11-minute trip. and rails still checking them, so far, no reported delays. back to you. >> sounds good. thank you, danella. >>> 5:41. 61 degrees. too much distraction. the impact all these gadgets are having on our kids as they grow older. >>> and an unusual location for >>> and an unusual location for a very

three major northern virginia roads, the parkway, fran cone yeah parkway and prince william parkway haveit's because all three were just reclassified for secondary to primary roads. under federal rules, the numbers have to change from four digits to three. signs like this will go up soon. the fairfax county parkway becomes route 286. the franconnia parkway 289 and prince william 294. >> the first thing motorists see are new signs in the median that show the old number and new number. >> reporter: just how many signs will have to be replaced? well, this is one of 1,000 that will have to be swapped out on the three roadways. 400 of them on the fairfax county parkway alone. the name change gets an eye roll from this fairfax county driver. can you imagine yourself starting to call it 286? >> it will still be fairfax county parkway or 7100. irregardless of what the sign says. >> reporter: paving company owner pat gorman isn't too crazy about the new number either. >> it will be pretty confusing, especially my gps can't keep up with the road changes as it is. it will be something else to kind

outside the beltway and the bw parkway inside the beltway.n the north side of town the beltway is fine it college park and silver spring. no issues to report. we'll take a live look at georgia avenue where we're looking g. both loops of the beltway between 95 and 270. more on the situation on the bw parkway coming up at 6:00. >>> making news now at 5:49, just about 5:50, video posted online shows explosions in the syrian city of hamas. activists say at least 12 people died in the last and dozens more wowngdzed. in this. france is -- wounded in this. france is calling for a -- [indiscernible] >>> several currents and former tsa screeners at los angeles international airport have been indicted on federal drug trafficking charges. they're accused of taking bribes from a drug courier who wanted to smuggle cocaine and other substances through security check points. >>> as expected, john edwards' defense team is questioning the credibility of the prosecution's star witness. former edwards' aide claimed to have fathered edwards' mistress' child. >>>

it is backing up the right northbound on the guadalupe parkway.ly, 101 is not an alternate route because it is already slow. it is really slow right here where the guadalupe parkway meet 101 but it is not backed up in a kind of the valley. the total drive time illegal lighter than normal. again, here on the guadalupe parkway you will encounter problems with the two left lanes shutdown at julien. >>james: here is a live look at the walnut creek camera with traffic on 680. grace skies overhead. this morning, cloud cover in the mild temperatures. if this afternoon the clouds become a little thicker, temperatures will not get as warm as yesterday. this evening, between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. we stand the chance of seeing a sprinkle or two in the north bay and then over the part -- over the center part of the atm. it should kris out overnight. >>darya: and other news around the bay, suspended share of crossness s is now allowed to move back into his home temporarily, this was the ruling by the judge to modify this daily order while fifth wife and son

on 95 northbound near the prince william parkway there's been a collision reported. back to you. >> thank you. now to the high gas prices. president taking aim at a big oil. >> mr. a he urged congress to pass his plan which is aimed at ending tax breaks for oil and gas companies. he said the measure would give federal regulators more power in order to crack down on price manipulation. gasoline prices are hovering near all-time highs around $4 a gallon. this week to give away a wilwill come in handy. >> a $500 gas card. go to wjla.com/facebook. we will announce the winner on friday. >> the space shuttle discovery's flying days are over, but not before making one last flight. people were watching as the modified jumbo jet carrying discovery flew over the nation's capital and its iconic monuments. and it made a final landing at dulles airport. a short trip from its retirement home at the aaron space museum of navarre mondavi cente-- at the udvar-hazy center. quite a sight that was at the washington key bridge yesterday. >> and people were taking pictures at dulles airpo

the franconia parkway 289 and prince william county parkway 294. >> the first thing motorists will seeew signs in the median showing the old new number and new number. >> reporter: to replace or modify all those signs will cost about $200,000. but they say it's a change that will actually pay off in the end. primary roads get about 80% of their maintenance money from the federal government, saving state road dollars. the name change gets an eye roll from this fairfax county driver. can you imagine yourself starting to call it 286? >> no. it will probably still be fairfax county parkway or 7100. so irregardless of what the sign says. >> reporter: and her mother, who travels in from florida, worries the new numbers could get confusing. >> we come in on 7100. and to get to the kids' house. you know? it's going to confuse us by gps. >> reporter: and businesses near the parkways will have to adjust, too. changing online and printed directions leading to their location. in fairfax county, julie carey, news4. >> all the new and modified signs are supposed to be up by the end of the summer. >>

northbound stoughton river parkway, watch for defective traffic lights -north- down snowden parkway. as is southbound traffic and more volume in that direction as folks make the way down towards the beltway. the j.f.x. in pretty good shape. this is the b-w parkway at 175 and moving well until you get to 32. that is one of volume starts to build. ava marie joins us live from fort mchenry and she is with ranger vince. visitor live inside the and education center which was newly renovated. you can come see this new center. this week is national park week. >> open a o'clock until 5:00 p.m., seven days. -- open 8:00 until 5:00. >> the birthplace of the national anthem. vince will teach what he knows about what happened in baltimore. all this fun events happening at fort mchenry this summer. a quick check of the forecast. to see not a bad week to enjoy the national parks. we expect temperatures to warm back up -- it is not a bad week to enjoy the national parks. 62 on friday and saturday. temperatures are closer to normal. come out and enjoy your national parks. >> i love the wardrobe chan

city officials say they will ask agencies to review safety issues on the parkway. meanwhile, new york's mayor focused on offering his condolences, saying, our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this tragic time. a tragedy also being felt by emergency workers. >> sometimes you come upon events that are horrific. and this is one of them. >> reporter: investigators say they do not know where the family was headed at the time they were on the road. and they are not releasing the names of the victims. they will notify all relatives. >> michelle franzen, thanks. >>> now to a story that was just breaking as we came on the air last night, a deadly, fast-moving storm in the nation's heartland. high winds took down a tent after a cardinals game in st. louis. one person was killed, 100 more were hurt. and it's just the start of the severe weather season. nbc's katy tur is in st. louis for us tonight. >> reporter: a moment of silence at busch stadium this afternoon. cardinals fans reflecting on a night of violent weather that left this party tent hanging mangled from

we are seeing a lot of backing on the bw parkway right now. got that disabled vehicle at maryland 410 and, of course, delays are all the way back to green belt. so be prepared and alert for the delays southbound 295. now traveling around balmmore right now, we are looking -- baltimore, we are looking pretty good. heading through the tunnels, no reported troubles or delays. we cleared that earlier debris in the roadway on 95. let's go ahead and look live at your commute on the harrisburg expressway. building. that's the southbound direction on your left side of your screen. pocket delays approaching belfast road on i-83. those delays open up as you can see. we are in pretty good shape as far as drive times are concerned. all in all a fairly quiet commute for the most part around the beltway. just 6 minutes on the top side stretch and 7 minutes from 795 to i-70. >>> nb -- abc2 news is working to help you protect your personal information. pile together your papers you don't need it's the springtime shred event. one is in catonsville and we will

, that it's sort of a 19-mile parkway, isn't it? it's very long and it kind of changes from mile to mile. what kind of barricades, if any, were sort of near that ramp that the van or the car could actually flip over? was there anything maybe protecting, keeping that from happening, or was there just such liftoff from the vehicle in the first place? >> reporter: well, we're still en route there, so we can't paint the picture for you precisely at this time. all we know is that it flipped off a ramp and fell into this transit facility for the trains that run in that area. so we don't know how far the drop was. we don't know what kind of protection there might have been on other side of that ramp, that it fell over, or how far it fell. those are all the details we'll be getting for you. just as soon as we know more, as we approach this accident scene. >> susan candiotti, heading to the scene right now. thanks for joining us. okay. still no official confirmation from china or the united states that a prominent human rights activist is un

you see this red behind me on the bw parkway southbound. that was an earlier overturned vehicle that was just after route 450. that's been cleared up but left this delay for you trying to get into cheverly. the lanes are open there. now let's go to upper marlboro. a serious accident on the southbound side of route 4 here at route 301. we're told that one person has been transported from the scene. another person they're waiting on a medevac helicopter. in the meantime it's going to remain blocked on the southbound side of route 4 in upper marlboro. on the inbound side i believe you can still get through but you might want to choose your alternate routes to get around that. in virginia on the northbound side of 95 all this heavy traffic into springfield all due to a disabled vehicle on the shoulder. but look at this. you are going maybe 16 miles an hour leaving lorton into springfield. we'll go ath further north on to 3 -- go a little further north on 395. things look good. i'll keep you posted on that situation in upper marlboro at 6:43. ba

both loops are fine, no problems through college park heading down toward the bw parkway and route 50 in prince george's county. a quick look live as well. here's darnestown road route 28 at the great seneca highway. another look into virginia at 5:39. >>> a project to make a commute easier is actually a roadblock when it comes to lawmakers agreeing on a state budget. >> democrats in the state senate blocked the latest budget proposal last night. they're holding out in an effort to get more funding for metro's silver line to dulles airport. the two-year, $85 billion spending plan was the result of tough negotiations in the special session. republican governor bob mcdonnell expressed his displeasure. >> to get to this point, some 95 to a hundred days after the commencement of the session and still have no budget and have it all because of one project in one area of the state is simply not responsible. >> the senate will resume its sessions today in hopes of a reaching a deal. if lawmaker don't pass a budget, virginia could face a partial government shutdown starting july 1. >>> the inv

an 11-minute drive to get from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. traveling 395 northbound at king, have report of a crash in this area. also in the shoulder lane. your travel lanes are open as you continue to make your way northbound. good sign. crossing over the 14th street bridge, traveling now 58 miles per hour. 12 minutes from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. and if you're taking the rails, i'm checking them. so far, they're running on or close to schedule. back to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> breaking news now out of afghanistan. the military working to learn more about a u.s. helicopter that crashed in southwestern afghanistan. a defense official close to the investigation says four american troops were on that army black hawk when it went down. officials do not believe anyone survived. the military says enemy fire could have caused that crash, but early indications show that weather may be a factor. >>> new this morning, a fire has forced a family in the district from their home. the fire broke out on the 2,600 block of 30th street

we have an overturned vehicle and jennifer road at medical parkway. be careful as police are responding. an accident on the southwest side of the city at wilkens avenue. the only delay we are seeing is at 70 down towards baltimore national pike. light volume around the area. it is spring break for many schools. this is the area of old court road. normally a very heavy spot but moving well down towards 70. this is traffic on 83 at york road. problem free at the moment all the way down to the beltway. enjoy this quiet ride. not bad on the j.f.x. into town. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the sun is rising as we speak. we had a lot of clouds over baltimore and back into western maryland. sunshine along the eastern shore. off towards the west, there are some showers making their way over the west virginia border into northern virginia. these could push their way east into washington, d.c. we cannot rule an isolated sprinkle, not much more that a couple of raindrops on the windshield. low pressure is moving offshore. schreiber thunderstorms movi

looks good on the b-w parkway. no accidents in southern maryland. route 4, route 5, 228, and 210.newschopper 7 looking at traffic northbound on 95 with the latest from potomac mills to get into lorton. and again in springfield and in landmark. there was an accident in woodbrige on 95 notes around but don't worry about that anymore. that has been taken care of. back to you. >> thank you. this was a year ago today when parts of the region were under water. this is georgetown's waterfront. the heavy rain caused millions of dollars in damage to restaurants and bars along the harbor. >> hard to believe it's been a year. i was not even aware prior to that of the flood wall. a great example of it that. >> it's quite an undertaking to put the flood wall into place and to remove it. it is spring around here in washington and it's usually a fairly damp time. we have not seen that this year. not yet. i think this weekend we will see a shift and get some soaking rain. looks promising. although the timing may not be perfect. here's a great look at arlington this morning from the rooftop of was

the franconia parkway 289 and the prince william county parkway 294. >> the first thing motorists will see are new signs in the median that show the old number and the new number. in the meantime we'll be modifying the rest of those signs. >> reporter: vdot says to replace or modify those signs will cost about $200,000. but, they say, it's a change that will actually pay off in the end. primary roads get about 80% of their maintenance money from the federal government saving state road dollars. the name change gets an eye roll from this fairfax county driver. can you imagine yourselves starting to call it 286? >> no, it will probably still be fairfax county parkway or 7100. irregardless of what the sign says. >> reporter: and her mother who travels in from florida worries the new numbers could get confusing. >> we come in on 7100 to get to the kids' house, you know. so, yeah, it's going to confuse my gps because i'm sure the satellite won't catch up that fast. >> reporter: and businesses near the parkways will have to adjust, too, changing online and printed directions leading to their

the new bypass from park presidio drive at presidio parkway has been reopened.ew minutes ahead of schedule. you're looking at the southbound approach. this is directly in front of the palace of fine arts. right now, you see very little traffic. the traffic at the bottom of this rain is headed northbound. cost hotallow yourself extra tie if you're driving in from iran. major backups' already on its interstate 680, sunol great. you're looking at the crews at work cleaning up a big rig accident-it down the freeway of our lives on in hours. currently only one lane is open northbound and southbound there are two lanes opened but already backed up to stone ridge drive. >>darya: you this morning, to bay area battle schools are advancing to the finals of the national science bowl. parker school in san jose and hopkins junior in fremont. they will advance of the double elimination rounds of the national finals. all finalists will bring home $1,000 for their science departments. it takes place in washington d.c. at 6:30 a.m.. if that is coming up at about an hour. >>mark:

on south capitol street expect delays between the suit land parkway and south capitol street bridge just reported to be volume in place in the district 295 southbound, slow traffic bedding road to east capitol anacostia, northbound, delays, to the naval research keep that in mind travelling to the district maryland, top side delays in place you can see the sunshine mostly effecting the inner loop outer loop and delays leaving the 95 interchange college park heading over to georgia avenue which you are used to seeing the you make your usual morning commute. inbound 50, delays maryland, 202 to the bw parkway. >>> all right big story this morning possible ncaa violations at a local college howard university is launching a self-imposedded investigation claims temporarily suspending some student athletes from competition, sherry lee is live with details how this could effect the students good morning. >> good morning wisdom in fact, the suspension of some student athletes from competition is a lot better than howard universities initial reaction which was to suspend all of its sports pro

bw parkway, when some five, watch for delays at there. long line of traffic at 195. around 17 miles per hour on average. slow go towards the harrisburg expressway. 15 on the west side outer loop beginning at 140. accident at white marsh boulevard. southbound from harford county line towards the 895 split, looking at delays. conaway particularly bypass, accident as well.

on 695 on the south side here's a live look at bw parkway on the bw parkway heading to the beltway at nursey road. one lane getting by in the southbound direction. no troubles as you remain on the bw parkway heading towards the capital beltway. remember to follow us on twitter at maryland traffic now back to megan and charley. >>> a crisis in syria continues, u.s. and world leaders are shifting the focus to russia. >> hillary clinton says russia's involvement could make a difference in the bloodshed. >> hear what village in spain is considering to pay off the debt. growing a little green to make a little green. you are watching what's new in maryland and we continue in a moment. as we go to break this morning, a live shot from somebody fran, california -- from san francisco, california. news time 4:54. >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >> we are five minutes away from five right now. if you are thinking about quitting smokingers here's another reason. those who smoke meth ol cigarettes are more than twice likely to safer stroke. it's unclear why they pose a greater risk of stro

it's upsetting. >> reporter: it is the second accident on the raised parkway in less than a year. last june, an suv plunged off the road near that same area there after hitting a divider. in ka that case, two people were injured. city officials will take a look at that stretch of road and ask agencies to review safety issues on the parkway, including the guardrail height there. eun? >> melissa, thanks for the update. >>> new e-mails show a utah woman tried to warn others about her husband before she disappeared. susan powell told friends and co-workers her husband got moody and controlling and thought he could hurt her. she wrote about her distrust in nine emails in 2008. powell disappeared in 2009 and hasn't been seen since. her husband, josh powell, killed himself and the couple's two young sons earlier this year by setting their house on fire. the emails were given to the "salt lake tribune" which published them yesterday. >>> the second week of testimony in the john edwards trial begins this morning in north carolina. the wife of the prosecution's star witness will return to t

you may want to consider 295 the bw parkway flowing freely and at a good pace between 695 and the capital beltway on 259. but you will tap -- 295. but you will tap the breaks on 95 heading -- brakes on 95 heading to ellicott city. things are backing up a little bit on the jones falls expressway. sherrie johnson is here with more on the lane construction. how is it going since we spoke last about 30 minutes ago? >> reporter: good morning. yes, traffic is still picking

here's a live look at the bw parkway. no troubles to report on the bw parkway north or southbound from the capitol beltway to the baltimore beltway in pretty good shape. this is a live look of i-73 at cole spring lane. that's northbound 83 where we are blocking one lane with police activity clearing the scene. charlie? >>> have you ever been asked for your driver's license to return an item? >> customers are fighting back against the policy that reveals their personal information, what you need to know coming up next. >> the new tax some wives are out there for u. n. ambassadors, what they're using to try to stop violence in syria. you're watching what's new in maryland. we're back in just a bit. >>> the space shuttle discovery will arrive to the air and space museum in northern virginia today and then officially be put on display. nasa is going to hold an outdoor ceremony open to the public to formally introduce the shuttle. now discovery landed safely yesterday morning riding on top of a 747 at dulles airport. >>> today

and the bw parkway all looking good heading our way. so hopefully it'll stay that way. now back to you. >> thanks a lot. >>> news time 6:18. health news this morning, you may want to add some soy to your diet. a registered dietician says because of its calcium content, meaning soy products, they benefit your bones. studies have also linked it to prostate cancer prevention and may help alleviate hot flashes in some menopausal women. >> in the morning try replacing your cow's milk with soy milk or for lunch adding a soy yogurt and with your snacks you can try having edamame as a snack or for dinner tofu. >> now, harwood says tofu is relatively easy to prepare. she says you can sauti it in a pan with olive oil or throw in some of your favorite spices. >>> we had a preview of kazoo a little while ago. lynette getting makeup on him with hugs and kisses and whatnot. there's a lot of puppy in this little guy. >> he is going to be exhausted after this. >>> that is the goal. >> this is kazoo which is a really cute name. he's up for adoption at the maryland spca. he's just a pupp

you're at 46 miles per hour. 13 minutes from the beltway to gw parkway. now, if you're taking the rails, guess what -- i'm back in ten minutes with a look at your rails. eun? >> thank you. 4:53. >>> the capitals are skating on thin ice and making an invite to the playoffs hard on themselves. >> dire deflected and -- fire deflected and it's gone! 57th goal! >> the nhl's leading scorer, steven texas astamkos helped le lightning to the win. they tied it up late in the third with jason shamara's 20th of the season. the lightning poured it on in the final minute to score twice. the caps still two points ahead of buffalo. they play the florida panthers thursday. go, caps! >>> the outcome wasn't any better at the verizon center. that's where the wizards gave up 100 points for the first time in nine games. they fell to the milwaukee bucks 112-98. jordan crawford led with 23 points. the wizards trailed by as much as 15 and pulled within seven late in the fourth. but a 7-0 run sealed the wizards' loss. they are now 12-41 on the season. >>> the burgundy and gold mig

and a vehicle rolled over on the baltimore washington parkway.s now. things didn't look right on 95 northbound. this is a look at the exit to the beltway where it looks quiet beard of a sudden, traffic stacks up, and then it looks like a saturday morning without anyone there. something is not right. we will be back in 10 minutes to let you know what we found. >> thank you. 5:54. 57 degrees. >> coming up, we are used to seeing pet owners stress of dogs and cats. taking it to another level. docks. the rather >> looked at this. this is a strange attraction. this is in sydney, australia. the pay their money and watch a fashion show with a bunch of ducks. they were strutting their stuff on the "quack-walk." they are definitely working in it. >> yes. >> very colorful costumes or out of its. >> absolutely. 5:57. a lot more to come on "good morning washington." >> the excitement is building for tonight's nfl draft. the excitement levels are off of the charts. the redskins get set to

northbound getting busy at fairfax county parkway. your travel speed out of the occoquan not bad yet. 57 miles per hour, about 11 minutes right now making your way from the occoquan to the beltway. and over to the rails, i'm still checking those. so far, no reported delays on the metro, the mark or the vre. eun? >> thank you. >>> all good things must come to an end including a break from track work on metro. the transit system resumes weekday work next monday, the 16th, and weekend work on friday, the 20th. to prepare, metro released a list of major work through the end of the year. it includes five straight weekends of work on the red line this summer and some major closures over the labor day holiday weekend. check that out. >>> higher fares could accompany that work this summer. so could metro's first-ever monthly unlimited pass. metro's board will consider a revised budget this week which includes a 28-day unlimited pass. it would allow riders with smarttrip cards to ride any time of the day to any location for $230 a month. metro

one lane in each direction between 29th street and northern parkway is shut down and that is expected to last at least two months. crews are working to repair crushed drain pipes. drivers are urged to familiarize themselves with secondary roads. >> we will have one lane closed in each direction, which means capacity will be decreased in each direction. this will be challenging. >> skyteam 11 will continue to give you the updates. for a list of alternate routes, you can find them on our website, wbaltv.com. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a police officer was rushed to shock trauma after being struck by a car at a traffic stop. this was on eastbound route 50. three people were inside the car that struck him. the officer is expected to recover. a motorcycle crash on the beltway. walter elliot jr. was riding his bike. he slammed into a sign at was pronounced dead at shock trauma. no word as to what set off a brush fire in edgewood. the flames were spotted just before 2:00 a.m. at beach dr ive boulevard. only one building and one boat were destroyed. >> an aerial assault on saturday. nearl

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this is traffic leading the presidio parkway tunnel. the traffic and is then back up to near the tunnel and the southbound direction. here's the traffic heading toward richardson. in this one runs out toward lombard. this topic is headed toward marine a boulevard. and right here is the palace of fine arts. it's actually moving very well considering all things this morning. the ride to the golden gate bridge has not backed up at the southbound direction of the toll plaza. it is a pretty the ride but is slowing. to commute to the bay bridge is still very well back of. backed out. it 17-80 minutes. >>erica: a lot of your camera shots i saw a lot of high clouds. we will see more clout cover this afternoon. look be cooler and an uptake in the wind. you to cast or predict that the 12:00 hour the majority of the bay area will be in the seven days will be cooler along the coastline. is it vance o'clock that afternoon, it will be pretty comfortable out there alone on is be as warm as last weekend. cabbage is will start to cool off. the be low '7

the parkway will have wider lanes, separated by a median. the design will serve the same traffic capacity as doyle drive. on the average weekday 120,000 vehicles use doyle drive. >> ama: for the latest on the roadways, let's get to sue. >> good afternoon, good evening, thank you so much. very exciting. this is going to be neat tomorrow. you can see the golden gate is flowing smoothly off the waldo grade. cars are coming into and leaving san francisco. no problems through the toll plaza, you'll have backups through golden gate. the toll plaza on the bay bridge, no problem here. let's look at the abc-7 downloadable app. is want to show you, we have been getting live shots from a traffic spotter. this is what doyle drive looked like a few minutes ago. a bit bumper-to-bumper off the bridge. once you get on to 19th, another shot. and it's flowing smoothly out of the tunnel heading down towards 19th and golden gate park, and you can see that traffic is bumper to bumper there. you can download this for free and get alerts and updates. >> ama: peopl

. >> reporter: the van was headed south on the parkway sunday afternoon. police say it bounced off the median, crossed all southbound lanes and vaulted over the guardrail. everyone on board was killed including six children. >> the worse possible thing ever, worse. unmanageable. >> the injuries were quite horrific in 30 years i've seen this once or twice. everybody was taken back by it. >> reporter: investigators aren't sure what caused him to lose control. >> it hit something that caused it to go airborne. >> reporter: no visitors, exhibits or animals were affected. it's not yet known if the passengers were wearing seat belts. a local lawmaker says city agencies will be looked at safety issues in the parkway. in the bronx. >> we're learning there's been several accidents in that exact spot. last year an suv flew over that same guardrail. two people inside were hurt but survived. >>> a warning of an armed person at the university of south alabama. the mobile campus just posted this crime alert in its website right there on its message board. stay with wjz

where i had problems this morning, south on the baltimore washington parkway approaching 450.ent activity involves the overturned vehicle. all of that cleared. now what i'm dealing with is a slow go from the beltway south to riverdale where you are about 25 miles per hour heading into northeast washington. coming in out of upper marlboro, between 301 and 408 accident activity. an overturned vehicle reported at the scene. northbound i-95 in virginia, the ramp to the inner loop i had an incident slowing down the roll through springfield. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> thanks, julie. >>> another big story, two men who cooperated with the investigation into the 1984 murder of katherine fuller said they lied under oath. calvin austin and harry lee bennett were key witnesses. austin took the stand in a post conviction hearing telling the court he was fade information by -- fed information by police and lied on the stand to save himself. katherine fuller was 48 when she was beaten to death. >>> another case we are continuing to follow, the arizona immigration law a

agencies will be asked to look at safety issues on the parkway including the height of the guardrails>> similar accident happened last year when another suv flew over the rail on the same stretch of highway. one world trade center will become the tallest building today. the building under construction at the site of the fallen twin towers. workers will push the tower to higher than the empire state building and reaching 1776 feet sp the tallest building in this country. >>> investigators in st. louis are looking in to a tent collapse that killed one person and injured dozens of others. a 58-year-old man was killed when a gust of wind lifted the at the present time off the ground and brought it crashing down on him. 100 other people were treated for injuries at the scene. >> the storm came out of nowhere. it hit so fast, natural reaction was everyone was running under tents and i saw everyone underneath the tent. next thing you know it blows over. >> investigators blame 50 miles an hour winds but the manufacturer says that at the present time should have withstood a gust of up to 90 mi

they have not rear opened and they will call it the new doyle drive until they make it the parkway. golden gate bridge traffic is still busy but moving. let's go to rosemary. >>> temperatures are rolling back and still comfortable and clouds are on the coast and we have high clouds streaming overhead. today very mail but that's as warm and we will continue for the week ahead. moving through the inland areas we will have a slight chance of rain over inland areas in california and we may see is a slight cooling trends with each day. upper 50s and we have about an hour until sunrise. it will be mustily sunny and a mix of high clouds and low 70s inland and already pleasant by noontime and low 60s are expected and mid-to-upper #0s expected inland areas. san rafael 74 today, 65 in the city 68 in oakland 68 for hayward, 66 expected for cop cord, wide spread 80 and we are looking at 68 degrees and the being testimonied forecast. and the models are iffy on that one and meanwhile the weekend looks good, back to you. >>> markets opened mixed as investors remain concerned about the state of the

another problem at curtis bay and energy parkway, watch for a crash.this is traffic in a couple of spots. we start at 50 and 97. be extra careful as you travel to the annapolis region. 295.is traffic apps 29at that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> could i use your reading glasses so i can see the temperatures? don't feel bad. let's look at the numbers. 40's right now. there is a nice big 46. 46 degrees at the airport. 73 is our forecasted high temperature. it will be a nice day. a good chance for rain over the weekend. sunday and monday, a nor'easter will come up the coast. when the in chilly with off and on rain showers. temperatures in the 50's. we could use the rain. >> stan always has his glasses on. >> not always. and making excuses here -- i am making excuses year. 46 degrees on tv hill. who needs an elevator? sometimes old folks do. extreme way to get to a high- rise. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> do you think the start of the school year should be delayed until after labor day? you can shar

in its place there building the new presidio parkway. there also building a new temporary approach to the golden gate bridge behind the sport spacemen. >> people should avoid the area entirely. >> a spokesperson to the parkway is trying to find a polite way to drive home the point. >> mostly we urge people to stay away from the area this weekend. >> gramm says the signs are everywhere. the 57 hour project is still to begin friday night at 8:00 and end at 5:00 a.m. monday. >> there are certain specific areas that are conflict points that are the priority. but they need to drop the structure, and then build up the new roadway. lane the asphalt, doing this right thing and get it ready for traffic monday morning. >> she says it would be easier if they close the bridge because people are going to drive it anyway and it is wrong to turn into a parking lot for three straight days. if you are so determined, and are approaching from the marina, get this, you will have to go all the way to 19th avenue, also called highway 1, on that stretch. so in

here you're going about 21 miles an hour toward the prince william parkway. i'm going to step out and show you what it looks like live from sky 9 right here at the prince william parkway. all lanes are open, just very, very slow and heavy leaving dale city up to this point and across the occoquan river. we'll go a little further north on the northbound side of 395. it's going to slow down here at edsall road to duke street. then the pace improves all the way to emfather road and into -- seminary road and into shirlington. we're going to head over to the other side of town. the outer loop normal leaving college park into silver spring. this there is an accident on 197 near the bw parkway. that one just reported in the laurel area. we'll take a live look at the beltway at university boulevard. slow traffic leaving the 95 interchange. in my next report we'll take a look into maryland again at 6:25. >> thank you, monika. >>> 6:19. coming up next in sports. the secret to the nationals' early success. we also look ahead to the redskins' 2012 schedule. >> now for an

. >>> seven people including three children were killed when their van plunged off an elevated parkway and landed on the grounds of the famous bronx zu. jonathan vigliotti of wnbc new york has details. >> reporter: the dense wooded areas of the brojs zoo hides the tragic scene. >> sometimes you come to convenients that are horrific and this was one of them. >> reporter: the deputy chief ronald warner said when crews finally made it through a thick oeft weeds, trees and vines, they found a van upside down completely crushed. inside, seven people, the young echlt, an infant, the oldest, 84. none of them made it out of the urban process alive. police say that van was heading southbound on the bronx river parkway when it somehow lost control, hit the median and took the fatal plunge. >> it travelled over the railing a distance of 75, 80 feet before it came down and hit the ground. it fell a hundred feet from the overpass. >> reporter: zoo officials say the van landed near a remote area. at no point, they say, were visitors, staff, or animals in harm's way. still this chilling accident has

now over to prince william parkway, i-95 making your way northbound at prince william parkway, are you to see some delays. they're not terrible. looking at about 44 miles per hour. not a bad drive making your way to the beltway. over to the rails now, a long delay. look at this -- penn north, 502 on the marc train. looking at a 25-minute delay at this moment. over to you. >> thank you very much. >>> 6:53. in just a few hours, the space shuttle "enterprise" is scheduled to leave us for the big apple. and this is the second space shuttle that will fly over this area this month. megan mcgrath is live at dulles airport now with more. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. now that the sun has come up, you can see "enterprise" behind me. atop the modified 747. and all indications are that today's flight is a go. supposed to leave earlier in the week, but the weather got in the way. the flight was pushed back, but we're hearing it is a go. everyone standing by. there was a lot of fanfare with the arrival of "discovery" last week. it will replace the "enterprise" at the united states

it is slowing and the baltimore- washington parkway which was closed for 20 minutes and the accident is gone in cheverly inside the beltway. we have normal travel times. >> we have some areas of rain. it is not raining everywhere and it would not be an all day washed out. there will be a few sunny breaks. you can see the showers south of the belt way from the indian head area and further south especially charlestown. in virginia at from front royal to marshall and down through warrenton and now prince william county is seeing the edge of the steady rain moving to the southeast. 46 degrees in frederick and 59 in washington. near 70 today and afternoon thunderstorms. >> what ever sports you follow, is a good day to be a d.c. sports fan. >> the washington redskins are taking a major step toward turning the page from almost two decades of mediocrity and the washington capitals are heading to round two of the hockey playoffs. in boston last night the caps and bruins went into overtime. >> he scores! the capitals have moved on. >> the rebound goal was slammed in three minutes into the extr

the other thing i wanted to mention is that part of the presidio parkway will be done. this is a long-term, low interest loan. i am very very delighted to let you know that the credit council on march 16th recommended approval of the $250 million. the action alone is with the secretary and i am very confident that we will have that officially approved, probably in the next few days. that would insure that we would have financial flows in may which is really a tremendous conclusion to 8 decades loan sagas to see this project finally done for the benefits of the public and also to the benefit of improved access and improve conditions at the presidio. the subway is making a tremendous amount of progress, it is nearing completion of the final design the contract is at 85% complete. completion is expected by may of this year. the second notice to proceed, the construction of the lunch box was issued on march 14th, the same day that the senate approved the surface transportation act and the fourth and final notice to proceed is anticipated to happen in july of this year. that

looking good coming in from baltimore, bw parkway, route 50 and annapolis. there had been overnight construction on the outer loop approaching the bw parkway. that should be cleared now. let's take a live look outside at the beltway at university boulevard. traffic still moving very well on the outer loop heading westbound through silver spring and into bethesda. let's go back over to the maps. this time to the other side over in from frederick, i-70, 270, no problems to report all the way down to the point where the lanes divide. we'll take a live look in virginia on the northbound side of i-95. no problems here in springfield on to 395 and the 14th street bridge. coming up in my next report, a closer look at virginia roads at 5:09. back to you. >>> with the second pick in the 2012 n.f.l. draft, the washington redskins select robert griffin iii. >> with those words washington fans can now officially welcome the young man they hope will become their franchise quarterback. >> it is exciting in washington. redskins originally had the sixth pick but traded up t

now over to i-66, here's a live look at fairfax county parkway.lanes open as you head toward the beltway. here's a look now at gallows, closer to the beltway, cars filling up the right side to get to the beltway. no accidents. your travel speed, 54 miles per hour. eun? >> thank you. >>> 6:33. this morning, george zimmerman is in jail. a place his attorney says is safer now than if he were free on the street. zimmerman pled not guilty to second-degree murder in martin's death during his first court appearance yesterday. his attorney says he won't ask the judge for a bond hearing until he can find someplace safe for zimmerman to stay. a probable case affidavit -- probable cause affidavit filed by prosecutors claims zimmerman profiled martin because he was black, chased him, and then shot him in the chest after a struggle. zimmerman maintains he shot martin in self-defense. he'll be back in court at the end of may. >>> trayvon martin's mother is clarify something comments she made during an interview with the "today" show. when asked what she would s