outer loop at perring parkway, word of an accident.another one causing some heavy delays on southbound 295. the backup stretches back to the beltway. that will start to spill over to the beltway. an accident on pulaski highway. a slow go on the west side from top to bottom down towards edmondson. debris to watch for and southbound 29 a route 40. an update on southbound 295. it is heavy. the heaviest delays are approaching arundel mills boulevard with that accident. a backup development at white marsh heading down towards the beltway northeast. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. we check in live again with ava marie. she has more on her upcoming dance. you're doing fantastic. >> we're getting ready for the big fund raising called dancing for recovery at the tuerk house. you guys are helping to put this evening together, getting all the dancers and you contacted me to be the celebrity denture. we have some video from last year's event. donna hamilton did a great job. you guys will be dancing this year. >> we did a waltz last year. t

you can see some yellow around harford heading towards perring parkway. this is 83 at padonia. no sign of any significant delay. volume is building as you get closer to the beltway. this is 95 at 395. we're not seeing any delays in towards conaway. a pretty smooth ride. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is joining us live from pimlico. you had kegasus last time. >> it should be interesting on saturday. i am live outside the stakes barn. i understand there are three of the horses that are here right out in the barns. we have a big flight coming in later this afternoon were more horses will be coming in from louisville. it is pretty calm at the barns. only two laps to warm up and walking with the trainer. they only hit it hard every couple of weeks to condition for the race. there was a nice bubble bath for tiger walk. he will have to step it up to compete with the other horses. they think this will give them the edge they need to start to train horses for the triple crown. that is the goal of the farm after it was established in 1925. you have a chance to tour pi

this is perring parkway. looking good at the moment. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> day 3 of the special session as they continue discussion on the latest budget package. >> jennifer franciotti has the latest. >> the house is giving preliminary approval to a new state budget that was passed yesterday afternoon. this will increase the state income tax on individuals that make more than $100,000 a year. the budget package contains a phase-in . >> we have an opportunity to say no. did our job. but the governor and interest groups said, not enough. you have not spent enough money. you have not raise enough taxes to support the spending. we need this bill to pass to protect our bond rating. we need this bill to pass to protect these services that the people in the state of maryland value. >> the house is planning to convene at 10:00 a.m. this morning to continue their discussion before taking a final vote on the budget package. reporting live, jennifer franciotti. >> demonstrators are urging for a second session to consider a bil

here's the topside at perring parkway. no delays to or from the harrisburg expressway. if you travel anywhere else, pretty smooth conditions and that includes here on 95 at 395. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> state delegate pat mcdonough says he is not backing down from recent comments about what he calls black youth mobs running right in the streets. >> jennifer franciotti is live at city hall. singling out is singl the mayor in this issue. >> he says unless she starts enforcing the nighttime curfew on teenagers, she should be forced to resign. pat mcdonough is talking about these roving mobs of black youths. he says it is unacceptable. he says it is scaring families and tourists away from some parts of the city. some are calling for him to resign for injecting race into his complaints about city crime. pat mcdonough said there is no need to apologize for stating the facts. >> problems we are addressing -- street crimes and the mob action and violence are black people. they're black kids. that is it. >> the mayor says that he's trying to call attention away

we will update you a perring parkway. outer loop traffic over towards the accident scene.sign of delays. you may tap the brakes at loch raven boulevard. this is 95 at 395. you can see the ramp is the old ranmound mp. everything running smoothly to and from the fort mchenry. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> moving along nicely on the marc trains. no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. i'd route does have a 20-minute delay. shabazz is between timonium and hunt valley. the 20 and 36 buses are operating with delays. the five and 22 buses diverting at sinclair and edmondson. now back to tony pann. >> we do have some activity to the south this morning. we will be ok as far as the rain goes. there was some big thunderstorms coming at the mountains last night. it is kind of interesting. a huge line of thunderstorms and it shrinks down to nothing near washington. some severe flooding in manassas in virginia. that rain will stay south of us and

east 27th and also perring parkway at greenmount. let's now take a live look as you can see. outer loop. things are just crawling along. this traffic report is brought to you by your baltimore dealers. it's voted the 2012 north american car of the year. you can save thousands now at your baltimore hyundai dealer. back over to you. >> kristy, thank you. >>> baltimore's iconic filmmaker, john waters, pops up in one of the most unlikeliest of places. he was picked up by an indy rock band while hitch hiking this week. the band, here we go magic said they were shocked when they realized who they were giving a ride to. and they posted the pictures on twitter. the eccentic filmmaker said he is thumbing his way across the united states because it is interesting who he meets. >>> still ahead at 3:00. bitten by a 300-pound algairt. why the animal attacked. and how the injured scientist is doing. >>> in oceans erupt. the verdict in a police beating on tape that shocked the community. >>> trying to restore order. the reason behind the violent protests in quebec. >>> this weather is hard

an accident at perring parkway. that has delays at 25 empties. and starts back at york road. southwestern boulevard to security boulevard. harrisburg expressway, crawling along in the northbound direction, from shawan road to belfast. and northbound 95, some brake lights in that area as well. from eastern avenue past the beltway, on that northeast corner. accidents include east joppa at goucher boulevard. and also east 33rd at loch raven boulevard. let's take a live look as you can see on the inner loop of the beltway. it is on the shoulder but you can see the delay is pretty significant. and it does stretch back to york road and continue toss grow. this traffic report is brought to you by accord restoration. if your property has been damaged by fire, flooding or storms, you can trust the restoration experts at accord. visit their website alt accord restoration.com. back to you. >>> the maryland science center is once again expanding what it has to visitors. monique griego has more on the grant that will soon put energy information in children's hands. >> reporter: keeping ki

and perring parkway at woodborn avenue. let's take a live look. you can see, things crawling along. probably will be for quite sometime there at will wilkens avenue. also weather not helping matters. this traffic report is brought to you by accord restoration. if your property has been damaged by fire, flooding or storms, you can visit accord restoration.com. >>> in a few weeks, thousands of teens will be on maryland roads for the summer season. sound scary? well, vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for young americans. jessica kartalija reports, parents are being urged to create contracts with their kids before they turn over the car keys. >> reporter: before tal vert hall senior could get behind this, his parent his a message for him. >> don't run red lights, don't speed. >> reporter: he is one of thousands of maryland teenagers who will spend more time on the road between memorial day and labor day. what triple a calls the 100 deadliest days for teen drivers. >> graduation season through the summer months other deadliest times for teen crashes. so we encourage parents

delays now extend from stevenson road to perring parkway. on the outer loop, you're looking at about 30 minutes there, that begins at providence road. goes to security boulevard. as far as 95 goes, in that northbound direction, backed up there from eastern avenue, well past whitemarsh boulevard. jones falls expressway, in the northbound direction. an accident there at ruxton road, blocking that left-hand lane. other accidents include loch raven boulevard at taylor boulevard. east belvedere at fenwick. also, harford road at north broadway. you can see things very heavy there. 95 in the northbound direction, just south of eastern avenue. and we'll take another live look. things a bit slow, coming out of downtown on the jones falls expressway. well past 28th street. this traffic report is brought to you by virginia tourism. love is at the heart of every virginia education. back to you. >> kristy, thank you. >>> big changes at the national aquarium in baltimore. it's becoming more interactive for visitors. that includes the dolphin experience, w

as far as accidents go, perring parkway. north erdmann at sinclaire lane.o west northern parkway at falls road. let's take a live look. you can see, traffic just crawling along. that's a look at the beltway, west of york road. you can see, it's going to take quite sometime to get through. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza bolis. stop in and get two medium, one- topping cheese pizzas for only $6.99 each. only at pizza bolis. back to you. >>> a few tall tales and of course, a room full of black- eyed susans. preakness kicks offer its annual alibi breakfast. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: a little music, some fried chicken and a glass full of the famous black-eyed susan. an odd combination that means that the alibi is in full swing. >> it brings together a comradery of my colleagues, the other trainers and the owners. >> reporter: hall of fame trainer and five-time preakness winner dean lucas says on this morning, rivalry is put on hold. in exchange for a buffet of food and drink. >> a lot of times, we're in such a competitive arena that it's difficult

checking travel speeds from the fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 46 mile-per-hour. not so bad. inside the beltway, even slower, to gw parkway, you're at 41 miles per hour. past leesburg pike, you see the sun. please pack your shades. over to you. >> thank you. >>> now 6:12. 64 degrees. if you're about to reach for the remo remote, don't do. a man who changed our lives forever has died. why you should know the name eugene polly. >>> plus, parents, this video will make your heart skip a beat. that prank that also -- almost turned tragic. >>> and next, a bizarre threat causes an emergency landing. ♪ jimmy bond i'm done. my skin's so raw. try new gold bond friction defense stick. it soothes skin and reduces friction. think bond. gold bond. ♪ this stuff works >>> 6:15. this morning a woman is in custody for causing an international flight scare. the woman handed a flight attendant a note saying that she had a device implanted inside her. according to the tsa, a french woman gave a note to a flight attendant mentioning the device. the packed usairways flight was traveling

inner loop a perring parkway, reports of an accident. watch for an accident in ridge road and mount airy. falls road shutdown at gorsuch mall. let's switch over and show you the j.f.x. tony, vergie of. > -- tony, over to you. >> just a few sprinkles around baltimore. 68 downtown, 56 at the airport. most of the rain is on the eastern shore counties. delaware, more rain upstream. maybe a thunderstorm in the forecast of a weak early tonight. a lot of dry hours mixed in. >>> oh! >> there we are, flying through the air, certainly not with the greatest of ease in an off-broadway show billed as a heart pounding fantasy. our debut performance you actually have to see to believe is coming up in our next half hour. it might hurt just to watch us. >> looks like a lot more fun when you look at the tape. there were some moments there that weren't all that much fun. anyway, it should be interesting. >> welcome back. 7:30 now, i'm ann curry along with matt lauer. also ahead this morning. >> the case of the tanning mom in new jersey that is now leading

travel speeds, though, from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 61 miles per hour. continuing on i-66 inside the beltway, heading westbound, you have a work zone set up at 7 there. eastbound, nice and clear past glebe. your travel speed from the beltway to gw parkway, driving at 56 miles per hour. an 11-minute drive. i'm back this ten with a leak at the rails. back to you both. >> thanks. >>> 4:53. the redskins are celebrating their 0th season with a contributed to the past. the team unveiled their throwback jerseys at redskins park yesterday. brian arapahoe and ryan care began modeled the old school uniforms. looking good. a version of the 1937 redskins uniforms, complete with the leather helmet look. the team will wear these throwbacks twice this season. >>> it will have you doing a double take at the newsstand. coming up, the magazine cover and article that has parents talking this morning. >>> first, needing help on the high seas -- the dramatic rescue after a helicopter crashes in the water. plus -- >>> cold, wet, and windy. >> this afternoon it will be cold, we

here's a live look at fairfax county parkway eastbound, clear, driving 64 miles per hour. no issues there. inside the beltway, clear in both directions. light volume, and your travel speed as you make your way to the gw parkway, you're driving at 62 miles per hour. aaron and eun? >> thank you. >>> a huge blow in the battle for mange -- for marriage equality. north carolina has effectively closed the door on same-sex marriage, opting to define marriage as a union between a man and woman. voters overwhelmingly supported a constitutional amendment banning marriage and even civil unions between same-sex couples. 61% voted in favor of the ban. big-name democrats including members of president obama's cabinet and former president bill clinton spoke out against the ban early this week. that did little to sway the vote. north carolina is the 30th state to ban same-sex marriages. >>> this issue of gay marriage remains a divisive one around the country. a new poll out this morning by gallup shows that 50% of americans believe same-sex marriage should be legal. 48% are opposed. suppor

fairfax county parkway, 63 miles per hour. inside the beltway on i-66, police activity heading westbound at glebe. that's gone now. eastbound not bad. 1 minutes to gw parkway. -- 11 minutes to gw parkway. i'm back in ten. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:33. today shareholders will have a chance to express frustration at jpmorgan chase's meeting. ina drew retired yesterday. this comes just after the bank announced a $2 billion trading loss. the senate plans to hold hearings to see if jpmorgan and other banks are trying to skirt new banking regulations. the white house says this proves that regulations are necessary. >>> in decision 2012 this morning, a new poll shows president obama is in a fight to keep his job. according to a new cbs/"new york times" survey, republican presidential candidate mitt romney is leading the race for the white house with 46%. president obama received 43%. last month the two were tied at 46%. the economy remains the most important issue in the presidential race according to 62% of registered voters i

parkway. eastbound as well as westbound, nice and clear. travel speed for you eastbound, though, you're at about 62 miles per hour now. 11 minutes to get fromhe -- to the beltway from fairfax county parkway. inside the beltway, as well, i-66, no incidents to concern yourself about. a live look at spout run parkway eastbound. making your way to gw parkway, you're driving at 59 miles per hour. back to you both. >> all right. thank you. >>> 4:43. 69 degrees. still to come, improving campus security. the steps virginia tech is taking to keep students safe. >>> plus, the stretch of highway you're going to want to avoid. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ >>> welcome back at 4:45. a child is recovery after falling nearly 20 get from a rock climbing wall in florida. e

prince william parkway, heavy on the brakes to the beltway. you're under speed, 34 miles perour. 20-minute -- 23-minute drive from prince william parkway to the beltway. i'm back in ten. eun? >> thank you. >>> 6:32. today new safety patrols will be taking to the streets of one northwest washington neighborhood. the guardian angels will be walking the 14th street corridor hoping to deter crime after a man was beaten behind a condo building at 14th and w streets northwest. police say the victim was so badly beaten he had to have his jaw wired shut. neighbors say the area needs a bigger police presence. the guardian angels say they will make citizens arrests if necessary. >>> turn yourself in. that is the message from people in a northwest washington neighborhood to a man whose dog was involved in a deadly attack. yates barodie says her 4-pound chihuahua freckles was sitting on a stone event there their yard when a large dog walking on a library snatched her. -- a long leash snatched her. barodie ran to save her dog but she was dead. this struck a nerve with neighbors. >> it was

now, continuing eastbound, you're at 63 miles per hour from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. 11 minutes. inside the beltway on 66, travel lanes are open. not seeing any construction, no accidents to report. a live look at glebe, continuing eastbound from the beltway to gw parkway, nice drive. 63 miles per hour, just 11 minutes. and i'm back this ten with another look at traffic as well as the rails. over to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:22. distracted driving is definitely dangerous. a new study says improper use of turn signals causes twice as many accidents, according to the society of automotive engineers. the study found that 48% of the time drivers either neglected to use their turn signal when changing lanes or failed to turn the signal off afterwards. researchers also found 25% of drivers did not use their turn signals when making a turn. that's what they're for. turn signal issues caused about two million accidents a year. one of my biggest pet peeves is someone who's trying to make a left turn and he or she, the driver will stop without turning -- >> dangerous. >> you're beh

westbound travel speeds from the beltway as you head to fairfax county parkway, 57 miles per hour. and good news, not only is it friday, it's not raining. haven't seen that in a while, right? all right. back to you. >> we'll take it. thank you, danella. >>> we are following breaking news right now. at least 17 people are dead, 40 more injured from a bombing in northwest pakistan. this happened earlier today in the bajour region. five victims were local security force members. the pakistani taliban has claimed responsibility for this, calling it a suicide bombing. that attack comes a day after documents from osama bin laden's pakistan compound were released. >>> right now, howard county police are searching for clues in a deadly church shooting. two women were shot inside st. peter's episcopal church in ellicott city. investigators say a janitor found the women in the church office before 5:30. he called 911. one woman died. a s.w.a.t. team and k-9 units searching the woods outside of the building found another man dead. investigators believe he shot and killed himself. police say t

in fact, your travel speed this time eastbound, fairfax county parkway to the beltway, you're at 63 miles pern 11-minute trip. continuing on i-66 inside of the beltway, nice and clear at this time. a live look at spout run parkway. you see very little traffic at all. eastbound travel speeds, you're driving at about 55 miles per hour right now. in maryland, along i-270, a live look at father hurley. southbound travel lanes completely open. northbound, as well. no problems, no construction, and you're clear making your way to the beltway. now back to you both. >> thank you. >>> 4:43 the time. still to come this morning, making a case on line. why george zimmerman's lawyers are using social media to help defend their client. >>> plus, it's one of the top attractions. the new push to boost the panda population at the national zoo. having one of those days? tired. groggy. can't seem to get anything done. it makes for one, lousy day. but when you're alert and energetic... that's different. you're more with it, sharper, getting stuff done. this is why people choose 5-hour energy over 9-million times

travel speed from fairfax county parkway, driving at 61 miles per hour. 1 minutes to get -- 11 minutes to get to the beltway. inside the beltway on 66, no issues there. here's a live look past glebe. from the beltway this time the gw parkway, driving at 57 miles per hour. an 11-minute ride. angie and aaron, back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> 5:42. a lot of events around the week this weekend. good luck getting there. the metro stations you'll need to avoid as weekend track work continues. >>> plus, the legend lives on. where you can catch the story of prince george's county's goat man. >>> today the city of sanford, florida, will introduce a new indistrict police chief. richard meyers replaces bill lee. lee stepped down temporarily amid criticism for his department's handling of the trayvon martin case. so far, city leaders rejected lee's offer of resignation. they say they will not make a final decision on that until several reviews are completed on how the martin case was handled. >>> a baltimore man could spend the next ten years in prison for a beating that's drawn compariso

you're driving about 29 miles per hour, and that continues to bw parkway.k to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:43. it was a violent night in the district. >> a shoot-out between police and a man walking his two dogs ended with one person dead. >> the shooting happened along 6th street in southeast. >> tracee wilkins is live with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, the man who is dead is the man who was walking his dogs. that's because police say that he had a gun and fired at them first. now an officer, he's the one who's in the hospital recovering. he's been with the department for 3 1/2 years working the midnight shift and was responding to a call here when the shooting happened. police are still on the scene investigating. there's still plenty of gaps in exactly what caused all of this to happen. let me show you what is looked like earlier. now police say that at 10:30 p.m. they got a call for a man with a gun here in this neighborhood. when they arrived, they found a man fitting the description walking his two dogs. they say that when officers

parkway. the average speed 50 miles per hour, no delays right there. might change later on in the morning.ely moving along 695 and towson, providence 695, pikesville expecting delays there because of lane closures and delays. keep that in mind. if you are heading out the door, check abc2news.com, go there and look undo ter traffic tab. we have delays and incidents. >>> time to look at weather. >> if you like the warmer air, you are going to like this morning and this afternoon. this map does a fabulous job of picking up where the warm air is. we are looking at yellow towards the south. memphis, 73 degrees, closer to home here, 59 degrees baltimore, close to 60 degrees. this will be coming our way as the warm front moves through the area this morning. we are little bit on the breezy side. especially along the eastern shore. 14 easton, that's the southerly flow, that's the warming flow, that's what you what you get, when you get the warm front between the warm front and cold front. that slices through this afternoon. we can see the scattered showers and thunderstorms now, along the satellite

per hour. not bad. 66, you're slow from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. 42 miles per hour.i-95 out of quantico, seeing delays to the beltway at 45 miles per hour. a live look at chopper and the delays on 395 as you make your way northbound at edsall, these delays continue material seminary road. thank you, chopper. let's look at the 14th street bridge now. not so bad as you make your way into the city. again, the bulk of your delays start from the beltway making your way to seminary northbound. now back to you both. >> thank you. >>> it is now 6:21. 73 degrees>>> ahead, there's at least one thing that's about to get less expensive for metro riders. >>> and why you might not want to wait until you have a headache to pop an asp >>> welcome back. a viral video leads to a no matter the season, i still get dry skin. introducing the ultimate daily lotion from gold bond. because your skin needs a little healing every day. the ultimate daily lotion -- new from gold bond. >>> take a look. an 8-year-o -- 80-year-old woma skydiving for her birthday when something went wrong. she fell

travel speed eastbound as you make your way to gw parkway, traveling at 57 miles per hour.n through the rosslyn tunnel, nice and clear. back to you. >> deon't do that. was she bowling? >> bowling down the lanes because they're clear. >> do it. >> go, danella! >>> the kickoff to the summer season isn't keeping pert from closing stations and doing some track work, as well. four stations on the green line will close tonight. greenbelt, college park, prince george's plaza, and west hyattsville. buses will run between greenbelt and ft. totten to get you around the closures. trains will single track on the red line between forest glen and tacoma. work start at 10:00 and will last through the holiday on monday. >>> you're going to have start saving extra to ride trains and buses this summer. metro passed their annual budget last night, locking in a series of fare hikes and changes that will take effect july 1. among them, a 5% raise in rail and bus fares, a 25-cent raise in parking fees, and $1 surcharge for riders who use paper. there will be a 28-day smartrip pass available. a $

a live look at fairfax county parkway, your travel speed, 62 miles per hour, barbara, back to you. >>1 the time. still ahead on new"news4 midda, getting ready to pass the torch. none preparations for the london olympics. >>> girl athletes are winding up with a dangerous inj [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to keep from driving all over for the best deals. you don't need to run around. safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. right now, a sweet price on honey nut cheerios, just $1.88. starbucks coffee is only $7.77. that's less than a quarter for a great cup of coffee. and fage greek yogurt is just a buck. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. >>> ♪ ♪ >>> the final rehearsal for the lighting of the olympic flame went off in olympia, greece, they lit a torch under bright, sunny skies, the flame will serve as a back-up, in case the clouds block the sun tomorrow during the official lighting ceremony. >>> well, a woman who has become daily fodder for new york newspapers says she's going to contin

parkway. you are down to around 31 miles per hour but the lanes are open coming out towards the capital beltway. coming inbound along the suitland parkway, stalled car there tying up the right side of the highway. southbound 270, okay in germantown and gaithersburg right now but the top side here in urbana, down to 4 # miles per hour working your way south of route 80. -- down to 42 miles per hour. >>> police are investigating a fatal pedestrian accident in clinton, maryland. a man was hit by a car just before 11:30 last night along branch avenue at kirby road. the driver we're told stayed on the scene. >>> the latest now from the campaign trail. president obama will be in colorado this morning where he will give the commencement address at the u.s. air force academy. president also has campaign events in denver and in california. >> presumptive republican nominee mitt romney will be in d.c. today where he will speak to small business owners at the latino coalition's economic summitt. romney won primaries in kentucky and arkansas leaving him only about 80 delegates short of the number needed to

per hour. inside the beltway, no issues as you make your way all the way to rosalyn. you see here eastbound continuing to gw parkwaynot bad. driving at about 64 miles per hour. don't need to drive that fast. lanes are open. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at your rails. back to you both. >> we will see you then. thanks. >>> 4:52. the weather along the sound of music helped cap off the memorial day. >> the united states air force band honored fallen service members, and i had the privilege of being able to assist with that patriotic salute. among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. ♪ >> just as the sun set, the bands kicked off a free concert at the air force memorial in arlington last night. the show obviously featured soloists from the singing sergeants, and the band playing a number of patriotic tunes there. it was a full house up on the hill there in arlington overlooking the district. and a lot of service members and former service members from all the prancbranches were there to the performance. >> you were reciting a very famous speech. >> yeah. there were excerpts from president kenned

the left lane is blocked by the road work and you are slow from fairfax county parkway, at about 36 miles per hour. taking you about 16 minutes to get from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. now over to i-270, things look really good on i-270, a live look southbound at falls road, as well as northbound. not seeing any accidents today and no delays at all. barbara, back over to you. >> thank you, and we'll see you in a few minutes. >>> new from overnight. prince george's county police are investigating a deadly pedestrian accident at the intersection of branch avenue and kirby road. one person was killed, the victim's name has not been released. we're told the driver stayed at the scene. so far, no arrests have been made in this case. >>> several harness race drivers are in the hospital today after a crash last night at rosecroft raceway in oxon hill. multiple horses and carts collided during race number five just before 9:00 last night. the accident ended with three drivers in those carts seriously hurt. two of them had to be airlifted to the hospital. the third was taken by medics. a tra

your travel speed making your way from the beltway to gw parkway, driving at 47 miles per hour. looking like now a 13-minute drive. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> 5:02. today americans gather to remember service members who died in the line of duty. this also marks the 145th memorial day remembrance. our megan mcgrath is live at the world war ii memorial with more on today's events. good morning to you. >> reporter: well, good morning, eun. very quiet at the memorial at this point. of course, it's very early in the morning, but we're expecting a lot of activity as people come to honor the veterans, those who served and those who died. actually, there's a special remembrance ceremony taking place here at the world war ii memorial. that gets underway at 8:00 this morning. there will be a number of speaker, wreaths will be laid honoring those who died. and really this are a number of events taking place at memorial service all around town. there's also a -- at memorials all around town. there's also a bunch of parades

parkway checks out. 64 miles per hour on average. here's a quick, live look at traffic.arrisburg expressway, light volume from the maryland line to the beltaway. a live sue of i-70 at 29 east and westbound traffic looking good. no problems to report all the way in toward the beltaway. that's latest on traffic pulse 11. von etta brooks now with the m.t.a. report. >> still showing a few bus diversions as the one line continues to be diverted. the 5 and 22 line diverted at sinclair, all for construction. cam done penn and brunswick lines are running problem-free. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. things are quiet for us this thursday morning. actually, we have the same front we talked about that the time yesterday. it was in western maryland. now it is going past baltimore. the reason it's going slowly is because of the tropical system pullling toward the coast. at least briefly this high pressure will take control of the weather, and we'll wind up with decent conditions. the temperatures are still going to make it into the 80's, but it will feel more comfortable. that's

eastbound travel speeds, you're driving at about 59 miles per hour from the beltway to gw parkway.aking 11 minutes. eun? >> thank you very much. >>> talk show host and comedienne ellen degeneres is dancing her way to d.c. to receive a prestigious award. degeneres will receive the 15th annual mark twain prize for american humor. in a statement she says receiving the same award as bill cosby, tina fey, and will ferrell makes her wonder why didn't i get this sooner. degeneres will be honored october 22 at the kennedy center. i love ellen. she's very, very funny. congratulations to her. >>> one of two male massage therapists accusing john travolta of sexual battery dropped his lawsuit against the actor. travolta's lawyer says his client is "completely vindicated." in the remaining case, the massage therapist claims travolta groped him at an atlanta hotel last january. the attorney for the remaining accuser says his client has witnesses and emails he sent hotel management about the incident. travolta's lawyer says the actor will be vindicated in the second case. >>> today prosecutors in

your travel speed is about 37 miles per hour. 16 minutes to drive from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. over to the 14th street bridge, we saw road work on the bridge yesterday around this time. not today. you're looking good here. on 395 northbound, no issues, you're at 54 miles per hour. and in maryland, along i-270, north and southbound, this is a live look at clarksburg, clear as you make your way to the beltway. barbara, back to you. >>> taking a look outside right now, a little cloudy, not just a little, it's real cloudy out there. but it could get warm today. and are we going to see the sun? let's ask meteorologist tom kierein about that. >> lo and behold, we are right now. the sun is just now breaking out. and as we take a look now at the live view from our sky watcher cam remarks you can see some blue showing through over washington, a live picture. and we did have some light fog earlier this morning, a lot of the fog is now gone. and around the region, yes, that sunshine is breaking out. now looking toward virginia. and we do have areas of blue sky showing through off

you're looking at about 40 miles per hour from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. taking 14 minutes. aaron, over to you. >> thank you. >>> the weather almost ruined a chance for fans to pay their last respects to music legend chuck brown. >> hundreds of fans sang and danned while waiting to go into the howard theatre for a public theater. heavy rain and lightning stopped the celebrations. police temporarily closed the doors, warning the crowd it was too dangerous to stand outside. the abrupt move frustrated some people in the crowd. >> as soon as we got here, they closed the gate. the line was around the corner. they say due to safety they had to stop it because it was lightning. and them rails right there, if somebody was holding on and the lightning hit, so they cut it off. and they was starting to ride -- >> extra police officers came to calm the crowd. later police reopened the doors. brown's casket will be moved to the washington convention center. a public memorial will be held there tomorrow. sart money begins at noon. the public is urged -- the service begi

driving at about 35 miles per hour from fairfax county parkway to the beltway.7-minute drive now. and over to the outer loop of the beltway in montgomery county, here's how it goes. at i-95, you're heavy on the brakes. a slow crawl as you travel on the outer loop of the beltway. in fact, you're at about 29 miles per hour from i-95 to i-270. eun? >> thank you. 6:43. >>> this morning we're learning it was a double agent who helped stop a terrorist plan to blow up a plane over the u.s. president obama is raising questions about how the public learned of so many details of that plan. news4 has more from the newsroom on the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president wants to know how so much information on this foiled plot you got on. we now know the person al qaeda trusted to carry a bomb on to a u.s. plane was an informant working for saudi intelligence and at the same time cooperating with the cia. the informant drove the bomb safely out of yemen and turned it over to authorities. it's been at the fbi's crime lab in quantico for about a week. e

and your travel speed from fairfax county parkway, you're under speed, at about 40 miles per hour, 15o get from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. barbara, back to you. >>> thank you, danella. >> 18 after 11:00 now, still ahead on "news4 midday" -- steve hayes is bringing his workout bands to the studio today with exercises that are perfect for two. ♪ ♪ >>> and a look at a special concert taking place this weekend. but first, here's a look at what's hot. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios tv, internet and phone for just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years with a two-year agreement. act now and we'll add a special bonus: $250 back. but hurry, this offer ends june 2nd. unlike cable, fios is a 100% fiber-optic network that delivers america's fastest, most consistent, most reliable internet plus the best tv picture quality. why keep paying so much for cable? switch to fios for just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years with a two-year agreement -- plus your special bonus: $

per hour. six minutes to get from the beltway to 295. now, over to i-66 this was a mess also earlier today, but much better now. your travel speed from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, driving at 58 miles per hour. and crossing over the american legion bridge, making your way this time on the outer loop or inner loop, no issues. in fact as you make your way into virginia, crossing over the dulles toll road and continuing to the interchange, no issues to report right now. barbara, back over to you. >> thank you so much. >>> a new york man and his ex-girlfriend are giving new meaning to the term "dog fight." craig dershowitz claims his ex-girlfriend kidnapped his puggle. when the couple broke up four years ago. dershowitz said he is spending $60,000 of his savings on legal fees in efforts to get his dog back. the ex-girlfriend, sarah, says she's also the rightful owner, because they both paid for the dog and expenses that came along with being a pet owner. this morning on the "today show," dershowitz responded to claims that his case is more about revenge. >> when i called the vet to actually get the bills, as well as the doggie day care, they didn't e

in fact, 60 miles per hour from clara barton parkway as you make your way to i-270.vel lanes are open. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:53. the first phase of the dulles rail project is drawing closer to completion. crews installed the final segment of the elevated track that runs through tyson's corner this week. called the tyson's guideway, it is one of the longest of three elevated sections of the line. now that the guideway is finished, work on phase one is nearly 80% complete. construction on two stations is also finished, and crews will now begin the process of tying the silver line into the existing orange line. >>> new numbers show people in our region are optsing to drive rather than -- ochting to drive rather than fly to their destinations this upcoming holiday weekend. according to aaa mid-atlantic, about 875,000 people from the d.c. area will drive 50 miles or more between friday and monday. that's up 17,000 from last year. and the best travel forecast since 2006. aaa says falling gas prices are driving many people to hit the roads. as far as air travel g

still slow in stafford, but 21 miles per hour northbound. and gw parkwayat the beltway, just received word of a crash there. please look out as you're taking the ramp. back to you both. >> all right. thank you. >>> it is now 5:41. 65 degrees. new billboards are popping up around the d.c. area and cities around the u.s. how the ad campaign could help protect companies from corporate spies. >>> plus, words to live by. the advice nbc anchor brian williams had for the graduating class at the george washington university. >>> 16 before the hour. the boyfriend of a woman killed in a horrific crash on the bw parkway is speaking out this morning in an exclusive. 49-year-old judy shinogle was driving south when a vehicle slammed head on to her. both drivers died. jim mccarthy, her long-time boyfriend, said shinogle was at the prime of her career. a ph.d. working at the university of maryland, baltimore county. >> she was doing all the things she liked to do, teaching at the university. was very successful. had written a number of articles, lectured. then to have so

per hour from 40 towards 29. linwood and madison, in this city, we have an accident. northern parkway is where they began. the harford baltimore county line. heavy traffic down to the 895 split. north side on the inner and outer loop, dealing with delays. live view of traffic at greenspring. going away from us is inner loop traffic. white marsh, at a standstill. heading southbound from the harford county line. >> so far, so good. pleasant morning. 62 at the airport, 61 in westminster bridge 58 in parkton. scattered showers and thunderstorms at west virginia, west of hagerstown. forecast is becoming mostly cloudy with a chance for a few showers and thunderstorms. scattered showers and thunderstorms on wednesday as well. >> we will havel ♪ >>> we're back now 8:30 on a tuesday morning. the 8th day of may, 2012. if the plaza is looking a little more beautiful than normal this morning that's simply because al roker is wearing a beautiful pink shirt. we are happy to have all the contestants with us for the upcoming miss usa pageant to be held in las vegas in the next month. and we're happy to have them here. th

in fact, under speed from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. driving at 38 miles per hour.ut 15 minutes to make it trip. also seeing delays, the outer loop of the beltway in montgomery county. i-95, that's where your volume first kicks in. and you're slow making your way to i-270. you're at 39 miles per hour, as well. about 14 minutes for the drive. and on the rails, the good news here, the rails aren't reporting any delays. nothing on the metro, marc, and vre. all are running on or close to schedule. over to you. >> thank you. >>> this morning the cia says it foiled a sophisticated plot by al qaeda to blow up an american jetliner. it was scheduled to happen around the anniversary of osama bin laden's death. the fbi now has the evidence. news4 has more from the newsroom on the plot. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right, the plastic device is at the fbi's crime lab outside washington. experts are looking at the bomb to see how it was made and whether it would have made it through airport security. u.s. officials say it was a more refined version of the under

per hour on the new presidio parkway. except for hear, hear and year. construction zone as well. while most drivers appeared to be on their best behavior, one driver was caught driving twice the posted speed limit. >>pam: still ahead, the countdown is officially on as the olympic club in san francisco prepares to host the u.s. open. plus, the oakland a's go ahead of repeals at fenway park has we battled the red sox. gary has highlights of all the sforzas next few riffs fox ahead no. babies' deaths this finger puppets were ( >>gary: the oakland a's are getting beat up this hour. here's a look at fenway park. the red sox are on a nice role. it is 4-1 early. david ortiz is going to go deep. right now it is a 11-6. and david ortiz has a home run off the giants have the day off. florida is in town. tomorrow night, pablo sandoval. some of the players to pictures on alcatraz. ice visit www.kron4.com to seek baseball players touring alcatraz. cysts there is harper. a great start by bryce harper. >>gary: you cannot touch the umpire for the referee. for about a l

sully road making your way from fairfax county parkway to the capital beltway, driving at 62 miles pernly 11-minute ride now. and heading inside the beltway to gw parkway, you are in the clear on 66 in the area. taking the rails, i'm still checking them. so far, no reported delays. wendy and aaron? >> thanks. >>> british security officials, they're on high alert after a worker smuggled a fake bomb into the london olympic stadium. the worker said he smuggled the bomb inside to expose flaws in the anti-terror defenses there. the incident comes as british forces conduct multiple training exercises around london to prepare for the 2012 games this summer. olympic organizer spent $1.5 billion on security for these games, including more than 35,000 troops and security guards. >>> if you missed the first inning of last night's nationals game, you missed what might be the most exciting play so far this season. >> he's coming home -- safe! [ cheering ] >> you sure this kid's 19? >> i know, right? the tv cameras almost couldn't keep up with him there. brice harper stole home plate. that gave the

sudley eastbound, fairfax county parkway to the beltway, driving at 65 miles per hour.t 11 minutes to get to the beltway. and continuing inside the beltway, also had roadwork in this area. it's gone. here's a live look at glebe. your travel speed from the beltway to get here at glebe, 5 miles per hour. just a seven-minute drive. back to you both. >> thank you. >>> a brand new study released this morning on teen driving points out what many parents already fear -- teens' chances of an accident dramatically increase when they're with young passengers. aaa researchers found a 16-year-old or 17-year-old driver's risk of death goes up 44% when they have just one passenger younger than 21 in the car. the risk doubles with two passengers. when an adult is in the car, the risk of an accident drops 62%. aaa says similar studies are more than a decade old, and its research used crash data from 2011 to 2010. >>> part one of "the voice" finale saw memp rabble performances. america has a tough choice ahead. ♪ i believe i can fly >> the remaining four contestants, jermaine, tony, chr

he is down to about 40 miles per hour on the fair fact county parkway.gives you an idea of how slow it is for those approaching 95 coming in off the fairfax count you parkway. you can chat with other commuters. you can let me know what you are seeing. some folk have been able with their person in the car with them, been able to take a picture of accident activity and show us what is going on out there on the roads. so we do appreciate it. we'll hope that you will log on i don't with our iphone, android or blackberry and download the free app for waze. this is eastbound 66 still slow going. more delays at the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> parents this, one for you. a child's friends may be one good way to help prevent childhood obesity. one study found that children who have physically active fends are more likely to be physically active themselves. kids whose social groups included friends who were physically active were six times more likely to be physically active themselves. the study is published in the jour

at a stand still you're looking at a 40 minute delay down to edmundson avenue. 11 miles per hour on northern parkway

your travel speed eastbound, under speed at about 37 miles per hour, 16 minutes to get from fairfax county parkwaye beltway. also seeing some fog along i-95 at the occoquan. under speed. here's your travel speed, faster. one mile at 38 miles per hour. 16 minutes from the occoquan to the beltway. on the rails, look here, no reported delays on the metro, marc, and vre. things are looking good. over to you. >> thank you very much. >>> 6:43. train doors opening mid ride is "extremely rare," that's what metro is saying this morning to reassure riders. commuter on the red line during the morn rush saw the rare event. doors suddenly opened as the train was traveling between van ness and tinley town. one of the riders posted this photo to twitter. the cars involved are 1,000 series models, the oldest in the system. the affected cars have been pulled from service. >>> new, a home invasion and shooting in southeast d.c. somebody broke into a house overnight in the 800 block of southern avenue and shot a man who was inside that home. the victim was taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds to the leg and sto

from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 36 miles per hour. looking like a 16-minute drive now.landover road, not bad. volume in this area, not bad at all. making your way to 295, under speed. 49 miles per hour. a seven-minute trip. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the weekend is upon us, so that means metro riders are going to have headaches to deal with the orange line. buses will replace trains between east falls church and west falls church. that's so crew work on the silver line extension out there. on the red line, trains will single track between tacoma and forest glen. and between van ness and friendship heights. trains will single track on the green line, too, between greenbelt and prince george's plaza. yellow line trains will operate between huntington and mt. vernon square only. that work all begins at 10:00 tonight and lasts through sunday. >>> you may see a lot of cyclists on your way to work this morning. that's because thousands of d.c. commuters are ditching their cars as part of bike-to-work day. megan mcgrath is live in arlington now where bikers are already gat

per hour. not bad at all. and on i-66, it's friday, so you're looking good at fairfax county parkway making your way to the beltwaywn as you drive 59 miles per hour. aaron, over to you. >> thank you. >>> the mother of murdered university of virginia student yeardley love is suing the school. sharon love filed a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit against the school's athletic director, the men's lacrosse coach, and the state of virginia. she claims the school ignored erratic and aggressive behavior by george huguely and didn't discipline him for previous violent incidents. earlier this year, huguely was convicted of murdering love in 2010. he'll be sentenced in august. virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli says neither the state nor the university did anything wrong. >>> this morning, a prince william county principal is facing charges she misused a school credit card. police arrested jenny burmant yesterday. she's the principal of kilvi elementary school. police say she made $8,000 worth of personal purchases with that credit card. >>> firefighters hope a frightening incident for one montgomery county family wi

and from fairfax county parkway, driving at about 33 miles per hour.ver to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> when you think of drones you probably associate them with the military. the wave of the future could include seeing the unmanned aircraft over our skies. police departments in other parts of the country have been using styrofoam aerial vehicles mounted with a camera for surveillance. fairfax county police have considered using the technology to monitor traffic. a company in manassas that makes drones says the popularity of the product does pose a risk with more aircraft in the sky. >> like in a lot of areas, the technology moves quickly and regulations and social adaptation have to catch up. >> one type of smaller drone costs about $2,000. aside from law enforcement, dr. langford says he sees other groups using it including scientists and news crews. >>> now to breaking news in the district. we've been staying on top of this this morning. two people dead from separate stabbings overnight. the latest at an intersection that closed near the -- had a