north 101 near great america parkway. sig alert in effect.w all lanes blocked only the shoulder getting by overturn struck by another car. they are trying to clear this now. once 101 gets busy i'd stay away stick with 280 or highway 85 and we will continue following this. >>> right now good samaritan muni driver who reunited a san francisco pan with a briefcase he lost on her bus will be honored at city hall today. abc7 news brought you this story last month. a man thought he lost everything when he left his bag onboard the bus it had his wallet, laptop, checkbook and prized thank you note from president obama. thanks to the bus driver's sharp eye the bag was sent to muni's lost and found. the city plans on recognizing the drivered if for the good deed. >>> week -- week four of "dancing with the stars" blondes to an olympic gymnast and french-american actor for going bollywood. the actor who made his mark in sex and the city got a perfect score of 39 1/2 with something we've never seen bollywood matched by sean johnson and her partner. -- tun

parkway had a big project northbound b-w parkway still closed until 5:00.there's a diversion right there. on the b-w parkway, looks good for everybody. no problems to report on 295, 95 between baltimore and the beltway, and 50 the john hanson highway. 270 is quiet. the beltway lanes are open in maryland just picking up the last of the construction barrels. no big problems. back to you. >> thank you. 4:43, 47 degrees. >> a maryland family is suing the makers of a popular energy drink. why the companies blamed for the death >> investigators trying to find out if a woman was sexually assaulting a long a popular jogging trail in bethesda. a woman was jogging on the capitol crescent trail route 7:00 last night when a main came from behind and struck her on to head . >> you will sometime later off the trail at was able to get back on the trail, and a 30- year-old male driver was passing by, assisted her to this address. >> the victims suffered serious head injury and it could be some time before they get a description of her alleged attacker. >> prince george's c

from theut jam parkway. jammed from the parkway. >> 6:42.ma, mitt romney meeting for another debate .onight we will get a preview from our partners at politico >> welcome back. 6:45. politico counting down to tonight's debate. pressure falls on deliver up toa to of lackluster performance the first debate. what to watch for, a politicong in executive producer. good to see you. >> that sums it up. pressure seems to be on the president. >> the pressure is on both men. as we saw with the first arete, tons of people tuning in. the debates are having an effect on the polls. format romney, he has to keep rolling. -- for mitt romney, he to keep rolling. he asked to appear more likable. he needs to continue that. obama, lackluster kind way of describing performance.ate energy to it. he did not have the stature you expect of the those forums. he has to show not only that he but that he is a vision, that he is passion for next fourn for the years. where he fell far short the first debate. guy. for thisore prep work debate than the last debate. -- he ha

once again north 101 before the great america parkway "sig alert." accident southbound 101 highway 87 starting to slow traffic. 101 in the santa clara area is a rough ride use 280 or 85. >>> good morning. nice and quiet a little fog around hayward, oakland, san francisco mild temperatures mainly in the 60s, san jose 55, 57 los gatos, 63 oakland around monterey bay clear numbers in the 50s here mainly clear start, high pressure continuing to build, keeping rain to the north, going to be mild to warm afternoon today, 73 in the city, upper 70s in oakland, mid 80s livermore and we're talking about the offshore flow getting underway tonight critical fire weather gutsy north northeast winds 90s inland mid 70s at our coasts tomorrow. >>>:10. online retailer amazon says it needs to hire 50,000 workers for the upcoming holiday season the company says the temporary positions will be added to fulfillment closest to the bay area in patterson hoping to open that next year. amazon says the jobs could turn into fulltime for many after the holidays. >>> yahoo's new

we are seeing a lot of people parkway to gett this. back to you. >> thank you. .t's 5:03 >> unexpected cleanup for kensington after a water main break. also find out what's the roads and how situation on 95 is affecting everything. d morning. with everything we heard, it will be a lengthy clean up on ters.unit rd county stafford airport exit, that area getting slow. good3 would be a alternates or northbound 17, falmouth, your last exit the d be the centreport parkway. beyond that, nothing to report northbound approaching lorton andn, newington looking good. police have wrapped up the 270 ructionn southbound near rte. 80 urbana. back to you. >> thank you. about montgomery county. there's cleanup underway in after water main break overnight. burst and the 4400 block of glenridge street. it sent water into dozens of homes. john gonzalez is live in the area with more. 7 homes suffered severe flooding. after hours of work, crews were to fix the pipe and perhaps the road. president safpa domestically new this morning. six-inch water main , f

jammed as you head toward prince william parkway out of stafford. here's a live look from chopper 4. accident in the left shoulder lane. police are blocking the left lane here. a tow truck is on the scene as well. also in the right shoulder lane, police are there. delays pretty significant on i-95. you are slow. another accident on i-95, hov lanes at fairfax county parkway blocks the left lane. aaron and eun? >> thank you, danella. >>> it's now 6:22. ahead, the fight taking place in one local county over the right to bring an unusual object to work. "and what's your name?" "oh, it's flo." "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> take a good look at this mugshot. this is how an ohio woman looked after police arrested her for driving the wrong way on the highway outside cleveland saturday morning. they tried to stop her, but she kept speeding off. eventually, they did catch her. police say she was also drunk at the time. >>> a driver in canada appar

sligo creek parkway is closed. the bay bridge is closed and little falls parkway. knightsbridge has been reopened in virginia with restrictions. 270, travel lanes are open spirit29 colesville road north of four corners, flashing lights in the distance, that is still closed in each direction near lockwood drive. >> schools and government offices across the region) for the second day. if you have to work, you might need to find another way to get to the office. -- schools and government offices are closed. >> there's no amtrak trains today and no metro rail or bus service or marc rail or vre service and no flights at the area airports either. >> adam caskey is in northwest d.c. with a storm chaser 7. >> in the 5300 block of nebraska avenue just down from military road intersection. i grabbed my trusty spotlight and was able to investigate some of the damage in the dark a little better. what we are looking at is the nebraska avenue side of the street. between these two houses a huge tree it bigger than i can wrap my arms around fell from the backyard to the front yard

beginning next month, phase will will begin to remove and replace the parkway. the second phase of the project will construct a new bridge, it will construct new main post tunnels, a new battery tunnel and a new interchange at gerard road. >> we will connect the main post of the presidio to chrissy need and isn't that wonderful? our workers will gain more jobs our economy will grow. >> reporter: this animation of thepry sid grow parkway shows the final result of 016, the day for completion. this phase of the project which begins next month we're told shouldn't result in doe lays for motorist. caltran promises pedestrians will have a better view of the golden gate bring. coming up at 5:00, i will have the political side of this project. back to you. >> thank you. >> david. >>> turning to election news, both presidential candidates are back on the campaign trail after their running mates went head to head in their only debate. mitt romney is campaigning in virginia. weiss given paul ryan a great review. ryan took time out today to have breakfast with his family in

an accident right at the prince william parkway. you can see the activity in the left lane and on the right shoulder. delays as you head up to this point building quickly. i'll have more details on this and an accident in arlington on lee highway at north harrison street. we'll be back with more news, weather and traffic. stay with us. you're watching 9news now. >>> we're back at 6:29. this is always the place to get your weather first. >> leer is a live look at the -- here is a live look at the jefferson memorial. it's beautiful outside. 54 degrees. still dark but not for long. >>> thank you for starting your day with us. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm jessica doyle in for mike hydeck. meteorologist howard bernstein is live on the weather terrace with our forecast. he does have the jacket on. >> a definite chill out here this morning. we're barely in the low 50s here in northwest. it's 54 national. some mid-40s in some of the suburbs. consider that when you get ready to step out this morning. the day planner, we're looking to the east o

parkway.n the northbound side they are working on the rockwall there until 5:30 this morning. i know that is late for our morning rush hour. keep that in mind, maybe if you can use 66 as your alternate route, coming in on canal road clair barton parkway may help as well. now to the american legion brimming, this is fine. between 270 and tyson's corner. we'll go back over to our map this time in virginia on the northbound side of i-95, no issues triangle across the river. 35 here at the 14th street bridge looking fine into the downtown area. back with more coming up at 4:55. back to you guys. >>> thanks monika. health providers are rushing to notify parents around the nation they could be at risk for if you think gallon meningitis. >> -g for if you think al -- for if you thinkal -- for meningitis. >> reporter: 18 people with confirmed cases with meningitis are being treated here. >> the whole thing is in a state of flux. >> reporter: the cdc says so far 47 people in seven states tennessee, virg

parkway they were roadwork. parkway has been shut down and you are diverted at spot run parkway. closure.still a keeping a watch on that. too.ing the beltway at around maryland, no problems passing new hampshire avenue and towards university if boulevard into the northwest branch, g by the long-term construction. 270 looks good to the beltway. back to you. >> thank you. still to come, remembering a senator who worked from both the aisle. >> and a deadly case of meningitis. controversial ads in metro stations a i don't spend money on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas stat nsuch a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcer ] and it's not just these owners giving the volt high praise. volt received the j.d. power and associates appeal award two years in a row. ♪ >> rescuers searching for two went missingers who at glazer national park in .ontana the national park service says is hampering eff

there's a crash right now on northern parkway at wabash avenue and another on hilton parkway at north avenue. you are taking a look at the northwest corner of 695. traffic picking up. you're looking at a 13-minute ride on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95 and it's even heavier here on the beltway in parkville. slow from hartford road up to providence road. >>> listen to this, this is a question for you. can scary movies fight flab? according to british researchers, yes, they can. they claim that the surge of adrenaline you get from watching a scary movie creates bursts of stress that basically it stops your appetite and helps you burn calories. >> they say on average you burn around 113 calories, equaling that of a 30-minute walk. the movies to get your heart rate beating the fastest include "the shining," "jaws" and "the exor sist." >> i posted on facebook asking you your favorite movie and what do you think of this study? i can't stand them. they make me crazy. >> i can't watch stuff like that, i'm afraid somebody is going to get my ankle underneath the bed. >> anything that s

and springfield parkway, on the brakes. the troubles reported inbound 395 heading into the district. -- no troubles reported. >> danville, kentucky ready to host another debate tonight. >> joe biden and paul. good morning brandy. >> presidential hopefuls said they are ready for tonight. and they have been doing a lot of preparations. stakes couldn't be higher when you consider what happened last week at the presidential debate. round two of the presidential debates belongs to the running mates. both republican vice presidential hopefuls, paul ryan and joe biden say they are ready to go toe to toe in danville, kentucky. >> studying up on his positions. >> tonight's showdown comes in a critical time in the campaign geared >> i have been in business for 25 ears -- i have been in business for 25 years. in an exclusive interview, the president admitted he had a bad night. >> they are saying, this was not a bad night, he did not show up. >> there is no doubt that i can make a better case. which is why i am so looking forward to t

time to prince william parkway about 13 minutes.orthbound 95 at fairfax county parkway, we're learning about an accident on the right shoulder. everybody is slowing down to look at it. as you can see, it's having a little effect from prince william parkway to the beltway, 21 minutes heading towards the city. richard, angie, back to you. >> thanks, kenneth. >>> time is 6:12. ahead, why george clooney is being called as a witness in the trial of a former world leader. ike leggett: gaming generated one hundred and eighty... million dollars for maryland schools. question seven will double it. rushern baker: question seven will add table games and... a new casino, generating millions of dollars... every year, without raising taxes. leggett: and audits will ensure the money goes... where it's supposed to. more jobs, and millions for schools. baker: question seven will be good for our kids... our teachers, and our schools. leggett: keep maryland money in maryland. baker: please vote for question seven. leggett: vote for question seven. wha

is north of the centreport parkway. two right lanes getting by. it's about 5 mile backup approaching route 1. route 1 is taking a lot of the bailout traffic. it's an overturned tractor spill. with a fuel commuters will have a lot to check out. time on 95e extra and on route 1. back to you. >> thank you. coming up, an 82-year-old man posing truck breaks down in the snow a couple miles from his house. >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington" with cynne simpson and steve chenevey. this is "good morning washington," on your side. the violence escalating in middle east. morning, dozens of rockets and mortars from the strip pummeled southern israel. four palestinians have died in past few days. this is following a landmark to gaza by the leader of qatar. officer killed in days in new york. lopez was killed tuesday during stop.fic suspect as been arrested. came one day after oficers attended the funeral who was alsorolman struck by a car. in long car >> kennedy cousin michael stay cool gets his first parole hearing today. kel.michael skay to

from howard county, to and from on 95 asdel county as the b-w parkway, moving between both parkways once you reach the capital beltway, find that newou hampshire avenue, moving well over the work zone over the northwest branch, no delays. northbound and5, southbound at king street moving , looks good between the district and the springfield interchange. continuing on 95 southbound, a work zonel between sallisaw and -- falmouth and frederick. before metro 2015 has a cell phone service line.ble on the entire congress is getting metro a march 27.ntil metro says 44 of its 47 stations to have wireless service, but the in theing lines tunnels are still not complete. the new effort to reduce drivers to caught by d cameras in the district. three d.c. council members have that would cutll the fines to be no more than $50 running redrivers or are caught doing more per hour over the speed limit. drivers and some council members have complained the city was oo dependent on speed cameras. it is just 46 degrees outside. >> we are getting more and more that apple is about to ipad. a new [ harry umlaut

garden state parkway closed in both directions from the driscoll bridge to the end of the parkway in cape may. and the turnpike currently is closed from exit 7-a to exit 8. 42 other road closures in 13 counties. where a road is closed that means it is closed. now, we can't put a truck at every on-ramp to the garden state parkway. but we have announced the road is closed. we have signs up saying it is closed. yet, we still have people who decide that if will is not actually a -- piece of equipment blocking their way on the parkway they will drive on it anyway. if you are listening on the radio and you are thinking about getting on the parkway from 129 south don't. if you are on the parkway between 129 south, get off. this is not acceptable conduct. what's going on and what will go on is when it gets dark you are not going to be able to see where water pool and become extremely deep. we have flooding conditions on various parts of the turnpike -- parkway over those 129 miles. you can get yourself in significant danger being on those roadways -- >> listening to new jersey governor chris

we had the stalled car inbound suitland parkway swat branch avenue. that was tying up part of that ramp as you come inbound off the suitland parkway. lanes are open. no trouble spots to report continuing inbound towards pennsylvania avenue. inbound new york avenue looks good leaving northeast to northwest. outer loop of the beltway, over towards 355, the ramp was partially blocked because of a crash involving a car which took out a utility pole. right now, the outer loop of the beltway starting to slow between university and colville road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> well, it has come down to this for the nats, win and play another game or lose and go home for the winter. >> one thing for sure, the nats fans will be going wild again today for game number four against the cardinals. melanie alnwick is live at nats park with more reaction. we were hoping for a very different he reaction today but they're still alive. >> they are still alive. as we said, it just adds to the drama, make it a little more exciting here at na

we have a crash at northern parkway. those delays falling into place . close is in effect because of a downed tree bright side road -- closures in effect because of a downed tree bright side road. we have an accident at washington boulevard. the volume is starting to pick up on the beltway. at backup developing in the outer loop at harford road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the weather should be quiet in chilly for the next few days. 42 in rock hall. we don't expect any trouble for trick-or-treating this evening. a 20% chance for a rain shower or sprinkle. a high near 55 degrees. we will check the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> in phrase, the term triple play is reserved for in-game action. this time for the orioles becomes that the end of the season. the orioles pulled off a gold glove triple play. gold gloves for three orioles players. j.j. hardy adds his name to an elite group as the fourth shortstop to win a gold glove as an oriole. in the outfield, adam jones won his second gold glove, joining nick markakis who won last y

and from the fairfax county parkway to springfield. on 95 in maryland as well. 26 minutes as you make the trip through columbia. this is another look at what to expect at the springfield interchange. allow for extra time this morning on your travels. back to you. >> thank you. 6:13. could this be teddy's day at the ballpark? >> hey, what are you drinkin'? pumpkin coffee for theorning. and i've got my pumpkin k-cup packs for at home. now i can have my pumpkin coffee any time i want it. pumpkin's perfect. it's dunkin' with the press of a button. new pumpkin k-cup packs, only at dunkin' restaurants. america runs on dunkin' coffee. hey, what are you drinking? i'm drinking dunkin'. i'm drinking dunkin'. i'm just in love with the flavor. i get mine black. i don't want to take away from that pure taste. so smooth, no bitterness. it's awesome. there's no other taste like it. america runs on dunkin' coffee. >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington" with cynne simpson and steve chenevey. this is "good morning washington," on your sid

part of the northbound george washington parkway is going to be closed. it will be shut down between spout run park ray and chain bridge rose -- parkway and chain bridge road. you have to get off at spout run and then follow the detour signs. they should reopen by monday morning and expect more closures though in the same area coming up later this month. >>> the time right now is 6:18. next in sports more honors for rg3 and the baseball playoffs begin tonight. >> right now it's time to get another check of the question of the morning. here we go -- >> jenny is weighing in on this one on the facebook timeline. she says -- >> keep the guesses cooling. you'll find out -- coming. you'll find out if you're right at 6:53. >>> welcome back. 6:22. your weather first and we have a beautiful day underway. a little cool and crisp now but it's going to be fantastic this afternoon. got the clear skies. they're going to turn into sunny skies here shortly. just a little bit after 7:00. by lunchtime, we're going to be in the mid- to upper 70s and winds switching around t

this is at centreport parkway. the left lane is blocked. delays northbound 95 are solid at about three miles. let's head over to i-66, still check notiing on the multivehic accident eastbound. it's now moved to the left shoulder lane. it was blocking two of your lanes in this area. approaching the bypass, you're absolutely jammed as you try to make your way by the accident. luckily, it's in the shoulder lane. if you're taking the rails, i'm checking them. no reported delays on the metro, marc, or vre. eun, over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> new this morning, the border between israel and the gaza strip is closed after an early morning barrage of rocket and mortar attacks. more than 40 rockets slammed a neighborhood in southern israel as air raid sirens sounded. this is the damage to one me. at least one person was killed and nine others were hurt. the israeli military says its aircraft and tanks struck gaza twice in retaliation. the entire region is now under alert amid fears of more attacks. >>> new details about the attack on the u.s

vernon memorial parkway at george washington parkway, right shoulder blocked with that accident. authorities on the scene. richard, angie, back to you. >> time is 5:21. >>> good news for metro riders who use the dupont circle metro station. the south entrance is now open. >> news 4's megan mcgrath is open. a lot of people waiting a long time for this. >> reporter: this entrance was closed for months, which was really inconvenient for a lot of people. the good news here, it is open. this is the first rush hour with the brand new zlescalators. the sign says it all. welcome back to dupont circle south. just a few moments ago, they turned on the escalators. we have three brand spanking new escalators. they're transit grade. we are not going to see the problems we've seen in the past. the ribbon cutting ceremony, it happened yesterday. today is really the first test, the first taste that regular rush hour commuters will get with the entrance being open and with the brand new escalators in place. the old escalators were incredibly unreliable. in fact, they were among the least reliable

water is about three to four foot on the garden state parkway with white caps.ong the way, jeff, thank very much. i'm getting a number of updates on our communication devices tonight. new york city's 9-1-1 is on overload. a spokeswoman said the city is experiencing unusually high volume of 9-1-1. a bigger picture is coming into focus for us. the storm came ashore about right here, lower part of new jersey, and from atlantic city and to the north all the way out 0 on long island, the water is pushing in i in, and an ep iic l disaster is coming into focus. it's our belief from correspondents reporting along the coastline that all these beach communities are being inundated, that roads are washing out, basements are being flooded, the billing biggest city in the united states is flooding, the power is out on its southern shore. the subway systems are out in all the major cities in the northeastern united states and the storm is churning and expected to continue torn

if you're traveling gw parkway northbound as you make your way past spout run parkway, you had road work lasting over the weekend, blocking the northbound lanes. it's now gone. travel lanes are open. taking the beltway in prince george's county. in both directions, your travel lanes are open. not seeing any road work. very light volume. as you make your way past 201, again in both directions, nice and clear. as you make your way past connecticut avenue taking the beltway, this time in montgomery county, no issues between i-95 and i-270. very light volume. no accidents. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> fall is officially here, and there are lots of great ways throughout the area to enjoy it. >> one of our favorites is to pick pumpkins. i don't know if you like to do that. probably not. one looks to be a pumpkin patch with a purpose. this weekend, st. paul's pumpkin patch in kensington officially opened for business. you can pick from dozens of pum kins, and a kins, and all the proceeds go to the church's mission in montgomery county and to help needy families. >

a stretch of sligo creek parkway, little falls parkway kensington parkway at beach drive is closed as well. interstates are doing great. 95 from stafford,3 395, no troubles. repairs continue on the board -- georgetown pike at old dominion drive. light volume not causing too much of a backup. a belt the crash in the inner loop has been cleared. debris cleanup continues at 108 in the sandy spring area. one more thing -- new jersey avenue at r st., water main repair, it is shut down. >> thank you so much. amtrak is still working to remove water from tunnels in new york city. trains will not be going there for the time being. starting today trains will run between lynchburg, richmond, and newport news. there will be service between d.c. and new orleans and d.c. and miami. trains between d.c. and chicago are canceled. trains between d.c. and st. albans, vermont. >> airports are starting to resume after the hurricane. dulles weather the storm without any damage. more flights are expected to resume today. passengers are urged to check their flight status before leaving for the airport. gas p

you might just want -- parkway. you might just want to take 66 as your alternate. more traffic at 4:47. >> thank you, monika. >>> time right now is 4:40. i'm watching your money. stocks are coming off their worst week since jiewj. we have -- june. we have mixed earnings news. we're going to find out if the confidence is translated into more consumer spending when the government releases the retail sales report for september. we're also going to see if the recovery in the housing market is taking hold when new figures this week on home sales and construction are released. and as for the major averages, checking the numbers. the dow stands this morning at 13,328, inched up 2 points on friday. red arrows for the nasdaq and s&p. nasdaq off by 5, s&p off by 4 points. >>> asia is the wealthiest region in the world. according to credit new global report, asia has $7 trillion in health surpassing europe which saw its level plunge 14% over the past year. the number of millionaires in china is expected to double by 2017. >>> and apple will reportedly take the wraps off a sma

if you're considering taking the bw parkway, yes, that could be a good option. there was an accident there as well but i believe bw parkway looks better than this. inbound route 50 again delays beginning at the beltway at least as you head inbound inside the beltway. we'll take a look at our maps again. this time here's that delay inside the beltway. the beltway itself looks fine as you leave new carrollton heading north toward silver spring where you've got the slow traffic leaving new hampshire avenue. is will be off and on to georgia avenue. now to the south side of town. northbound 95, one long slow delay trying to get into triangle. it's agent heavy in woodbridge across the occoquan river and again in springfield. in fact, larry, can we take a look at our 50 camera first on the northbound side of i-95. here's what it looks like as you leave route 644 heading for the beltway. then a live look at 395 at seminary road. it's a long, slow lineup from duke street to this point and good across the 14th street bridge. i'll be back with more coming up at 6:43. >> th

more delays as you head past the prince william parkway across the okay quan. in springfield lanes open 395 northbound where we've seen volume delays past landmark. pace is good to the 14th street bridge. route 4, 210, corridors open. your next timesaver traffic at 6:12. back to you. >> thank you, beverly. >>> the first of three presidential debates is done. one of the hot topics between president obama and governor mitt romney health care and medicare. >> indeed. kristin fisher tracking the debate for us this morning. she's live in the satellite center trying to break it all down. these are complex issues. >> reporter: good morning. this debate was so focused on the economy that it took the candidates 45 minutes before they ever mentioned the words health care. but when they did, it was certainly one ever the more memorable exchanges of the night. lively exchanges of the night. at one point mitt romney told the president point blank that if elected, he would repeal his health care law to which the president responded by saying, but we've seen this model work r

two-way traffic on rock creek parkway canal road and clara barton parkway. back to you. >>> we want to update you on a breaking news situation. police are on the scene of an officer involved shooting in the silver spring section of montgomery county. officers fired at least once at a suspect who was reportedly making threats in the area of woodland drive and flora lane. the suspect was struck and has been taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. his condition is not known at this time. 9news has a crew on the way and we will bring you further updates as they become available. >>> the part of your brain that works on remembering when you are awake, it is hard at work, even when you are asleep. researchers at ucla say that explains how you can remember phone numbers and directions that you memorized the day before. part of the brain is also very active under anesthesia as well. >>> nearly half of the children with autism wand heir way from the safety of people they know. researchers from interactive autism network sample more than 1200 children wi

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the crash is at centreport parkway, and it's blocking the left lane. as you were traveling i-95 earlier this morning, you had all of the lanes blocked, and just the shoulder lane was getting by. that's why you're seeing such a significant delay right now. the other thing to look out for if you're traveling in virginia is i-66 heading eastbound. heavy on the brakes at the bypass. the good news is these delays right now go to centerville road, and over to the beltway nice and clear. >>> 5:42. it is 64 degrees. a day of fun at the beach ends in tragedy for a surfer in california. teacher: this is west virginia, pennsylvania, delaware. and this is maryland. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million gaming at casinos in these other states. question seven will build a new casino and bring table games to baltimore... generating hundreds of millions for schools. and that money has to go to education. it's the law. so vote for question seven. so we can stop spending all that money here, and keep maryland money in classrooms like mine. we were

. >>> accident lienup on powder mill road west of the bw parkway. also up in burtonsville, route 198 west of route 29. other than that we're just finding the volume now forming coming in from the west on the inbound side of 66. manassas into centreville. toll road looks great. sterling, herndon, reston all the way through tysons as well. you'll be just final. let's take a live -- just fine. let's take a live look outside. here on the beltway in college park, no issues till you get to 95. then of course it slows down a bit approaching university boulevard. no problems right now, though, as you head past that into bethesda. let's go back over to our maps. this time we'll head over to the inside of the beltway. 395 is beginning to slow down just a bit around landmark. no problems across the 14th street bridge. we're looking good on the 11th street bridge as well. a quick look in northeast, new york avenue here at bladensburg road. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 6:11. >>> today the washington nationals host the st. louis cardinals in game t

checking for the crash northbound on the bw parkway near 197. i've got the delays on the outer loop of the beltway, 16 miles an hour west out of college park. randolph road at dewey for the accident, that should be in the process of picked up and moved out of the roadway. southbound along 270, and major tie-ups, and eastbound i-70, approaching 79, is the accident activity. and 270 the to the lane divide, an hour and 20 minutes commute. still busy clearing the accident eastbound on 66 before you reach marshal. traffic remains heavy and slow out of manassas. pretty much to nuttily street with the accident blocking the left lane and rhode island avenue and second street and northeast and remains closed off in each direction due to a crash. that's a check of fox 5 on-time traffic. >> julie, thank you very much. >>> our big story, a huge milestone for the washington nationals. even with the loss to the phillies last night the nats clinched their division for the nl east crown. >> fox 5 jay ross is live at nats park this morning. of course, where else

further east as you pass the fairfax county parkway, nice and clear from the fairfax county parkway to the beltway, travel lanes are open. that drive only taking 11 minutes. i'm back in ten with a look at chopper 4. aaron and eun, over to you. >>> mitt romney bringing his campaign over to the battleground state of virginia. in just a few hours, he'll hold a rally in richmond. the presidential nominee will speak at the super center in richmond. and he'll join his running mate paul ryan at a rally in lancaster, ohio. this evening president obama will host a dinner for winners of a campaign contest in the d.c. area. he does not have any campaign stops today. >>> pundits are calling the vice presidential debate a draw. vice president joe biden and congressman paul ryan sparred on a number of issues, including the economy, the crisis in syria, health care, and abortion. ryan said there aren't enough rich americans to tax to pay for all the spending. vice president joe biden said the only way to pay for romney's plan is to raise middle class taxes. the two also shed their differences on liby

the accident was southbound on the bw parkway at 450.t has cleared. 355 remains close off between dr. perry and route 80. if you can stay put, we strongly suggest that you do so. give these crews time to get out there and clean up this mess before you head out in it. if you have to be out on the roads this morning, you will notice that the maryland overhead signs on your interstates and highways are saying maximum speed is no more than 45 miles per hour out on the highways and interstates. so take note of that. allow extra time out on the roads if you have to be out there today. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >> thank you. >>> our coverage of sandy's aftermath continues here on fox 5 morning news and also on myfoxdc.com. >> coming up next a look at more of the damage in our area. we are talking about downed trees. they are a very big problem for home owners. going to go live to laurel, maryland when we come back. co [ earnest ] out of the blue one day, we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys an

inbound suitland parkway before naylor road. we know of at least one lane currently blocked at this time. traveling southbound along 270, your lanes are open. no problems to report coming out from 109. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> tonight, as you know, the much anticipated rematch between president obama and mitt romney. >> only this time, the second presidential debate will be a town hall style format. the show downis being held at hofstra university in long island, new york and will be moderated by cnn's candy crowley. candidates will face questions from the audience. shawn yancy spoke with american university professor alan lichtman. >> he needs to be more engage ped and he needs to call out mitt romney when necessary, something he didn't do at all last time but of a got to tread a fine line and avoid the attack dog image. he needs to show that he can stand with ordinary people with the president and relate to them extremely well. that is the example eng for mitt romney. >> tonight's presidenti

no trouble spots leave the prince william parkway.l find coming inbound on the suit suitland parkway, it looks pretty good committing to south capital street and the douglass bridge. we do have an incident tying up the lane. the police are on the scene. no problems reported at the wilson bridge. traffic flowing freely between oxon hill and alexandria. southbound 270 in good happen -- in good shape headed out towards the split. >>> gas prices are already high and some local drivers may be asked to pay even more. take a look at the recent changes. the prices went up four cent a balance long in d.c. yesterday. they are more than -- a gallon in d.c. yesterday and they are more than 40 cents a gallon higher than last year. >> montgomery county is in dire need of transportation funding. the county council met with business leaders on tuesday and one of the hot topics, a possible county-wide gas tax. willmar -- lauren demarco has the story us for. >> reporter: gas prices on the move again steadily increasing for the last seven weeks. it is u

beach drive, little falls parkway and sligo creek parkway. our andrea mccarren is at little falls parkway and checking things out there. we'll have her later in the broadcast as well. air travel, local airports remain open. most flights of course are canceled throughout the northeast corridor. at least 7500 flights canceled throughout the day today and probably tomorrow as well. if you're planning to use marc, acela or planning vre, dash bus, fairfax connector, amtrak, everything is canceled. add extra time if you do need to head out. watch for the debris i talked about. slow down, buckle up. 511 will also give you road conditions if that's what you need. >> thank you, monika. >>> it's 8:05. we want to head to the coast where some of the worst damage could occur. >> 9news now reporter kristin fisher is live in rehoboth beach, delaware. she has more on the current conditions there. both on the beach and in some of the nearby neighborhoods. kristin? >> reporter: nases a' -- that's right. we've been all over the place. the wind and rain are real

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use auto mall parkway instead. back to you. >>> still ahead, the overnight recall affecting millions of toyotas all over the world. find out which cars are affected and we'll tell you exactly why. >>> plus, the fight for the swing states. >>> history in the making this morning. it has some ties to the bay area. check this out. the very first commercial delivery to the international space station happening right now. we're showing you mission control. space x launched its rocket that went off on sunday. and of course iman musk who runs tusla put the money behind this. you recall, it made a test flight to the station in may. nasa now counting on the private sector to restock the space station. for the record, nasa paid space x $1.6 billion for this latest trip. >>> now moving on to the decision 2012. both presidential candidates are fighting hard over a key battleground state. today, gop candidate mitt romney continues his week-long visit in eye. no republican has ever won the white house without carrying the buckeye

little falls parkway and sligo creek parkway closed. that will remain the situation throughout tomorrow as well with the roads easily flooded when the rain comes hard and heavy. now to another graphic. your local airports remain open but most flights are canceled as you know in the northeast corridor. if you're planning to use metro again it's closed. marc, acela, vre, dash bus, fairfax connector and amtrak are all canceled for today. if you're planning to head over to the bay bridge, they remain in a level one wind restriction which just means no house or empty box trailers. if they decide they don't want you to go through, they will not let you. those wind restrictions will change quickly today, later today as the winds increase. let's go outside and show you what the roads look like right now. they're wet. you've got some volume on the north side of town on the outer loop of the beltway. it's going to look pretty much like this as you leave the 95 interchange into silver spring. we'll take a live look in virginia on the northbound si

you are able to get by in the shoulder lane at centreport parkway. you are able to get around, but just one shoulder lane will get you around the accident. i would avoid that now. alternate route is take route 1 to courthouse road. and from courthouse road, you can connect to i-95 northbound once again. let's head over to the beltway to talk about road work. the inner loop of the beltway at i-66, road work was set up on the right side of the roadway. you are able to get by on the left side. along i-66, still seeing accident activity but just in the right shoulder lane. your travel lanes are open as you head eastbound past 50. i'm back in ten minutes. eun and aaron, back over to you. >> 4:54. d.c. council members are closer to allowing driverless cars in the district. the obama administration also announced yesterday it's launching an initiative to research the safety and reliability of driverless vehicles. google has sent one of its prototypes around the district earlier this year. california, nevada, and florida have already allowed driverless cars

that was tying up a portion of the snowdon river parkway as you travel 109. emergency roadwork set up until about 7:15 affecting your commute along military road between connecticut avenue and western. this is due to an incident which occurred yesterday with the partial road collapse. we do have this emergency roadwork in place. authorities tell me they should be cleared by 7:15 this morning. out on the roads, 359 northbound, no issues reported right now. volume delays continuing north of duke street headed out towards king. you will find traffic volume heavy and steady coming across the 14th street bridge. no issues to report eastbound on 66. lanes are open. it is heavy and slow out of manassas leaving 50 to 123. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a look at the morning's other top stories. president of gallaudet university says he wants to work with the school's chief diversity officer who was put on leave after syping a petition call identifying reverend up on maryland's same- sex marriage law. -- after signing a petition. it has been an issu

from before the guadalupe parkway. guadalupe parkway is jammed to 280. 280 is a little better downtown away behind schedule. and in north bay problem has an accident blocking a lane and south 1 01 @ ignacio. the san mateo bridge is a hot spot again this morning with drive times over 22 sometimes up to 25 minutes. construction delays will close of that bridge this weekend. the bay bridge is still backed up into the macarthur maes and slow on all of the approaches t the coast will spots expect a wide range of '70s. it will get into the upper 80s for the warmest and land areas. and i will give you more on that in just a bit. >> a fire broke out in san carlos and restaurant supply company early this morning. this is video from the scene, will tran was out earlier this morning. firefighters were near the rolled door that they had to cut into to gain access. it was a three alarm fire on old county road in san carlos. they first heard about this fire at around midnight or so and it took until to 3:00 p.m. to get it under cont

prince william parkway at moore road for a structure fire.atch out for fire and rescue units responding here. onding h that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> super-sized soda fans might have a fight on their hands. d.c. may now consider limiting extra large servings of sugary drinks like the one passed in new york city. the idea is to cut back on health risks like obesity and diabetes. beth parker takes a look at the hot button issue. >> it is almost like a war. >> reporter: but maybe a war worth fighting according to d.c. council member mary cheh. cheh says is in the next few months she will be talk to her fellow council members about battle wig soda. >> in terms of children in the district of columbia, particularly in certain areas, as men as half the kids are obese or overweight. >> if the issue is that kids are drinking too much soda, it is up to parents to reduce that amount themselves but that is really a decision that parents rather than mary cheh and the d.c. council should make. >> reporter: new york city rec

maybe you yao center port park -- you use summer port parkway -- center port parkway.t will cause delays. we do not have an indication as to how long that will be blocked. only the right shoulder gets by in stafford. let's take a live look outside if you're planning to head around town. this is what it looks like on route 50 at sandy point near the bay bridge. what we were talking about yesterday was that a tractor- trailer was leaking propane. it had 9,000 gallons of propane. they had to wait till all of that was taken care of and it was blocked for about two hours there on the bay bridge both directions. right now you are good to go. no problems to report there. we'll go back over to our maps, a quick look at route 50 inbound toward cheverly. bw parkway, all of that looks good right now inside the beltway. i'll be back with more traffic at 4:39. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. >>> things are expected to heat up in the last two weeks of the presidential campaign. today president owe bottom ma begins a -- president obama begins a six-state tour. he'll spend tim

this time the bw parkway and route 50. through cheverly no issues as you head into the northeast corridor. a live look at college park and the beltway. north of town between route 195 and silver spring, all incident free with the lanes open. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:10. back to you guys. >>> jason wirth, remember, he signed a seven-year $126 million contract with the the nats in december 2010. at that time management said wirth was signed to show the nationals how to win. >> apparently he knows how to do that because he did it last night. wirth's walkoff home run in the bottom of the 9th extended the nats' record breaking season. man, was it exciting. kristin fisher is live outside nats park with more this morning. hey, kristin. good to see you. >> reporter: good morning, boys. baseball doesn't get any better than this. last night's game probably the most dramatic finish ever here at nats park. i'm sure you've already seen it. it's just that good. we're going to show it again. let me set the stage for

the baltimore washington parkway south bound is jammed.5. 95 virginia teacher: this is west virginia pennsylvania, delaware. and this is maryland. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million gaming at casinos in these other states. question seven will build a new casino and bri table gameto baltimore... generating hundreds of millions for schools. and that money has to go to education. it's the law. so vote for question seven. so we can stop spending all that money here, and keep maryland money in classrooms like mine. anncr: seven-hevundred-thousand jobsbs. that's what the plan george allen supports... would cost our economy. newspapers called it "economically destructive." like allen's votes to give tax breaks to companies... that ship jobs overseas, his economic plan would... help big corporations, devastating the middle class. allen even voted against tax breaks for small businesses. virginia can't afford to go back to george allen.