southbound perring parkway, there is some storm debris. all of the shoulder is getting by southbound. that is in parkville. traffic lights are out at york road and warren road. we're moving well on the west side. eastbound 175 in elkridge, there is such an emergency road work. 63 on southbound 95 in howard county. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is 95 at 395. running smoothly on 395. we switch over to 70 at 29. traffic is delay-free at this time. 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. >> good morning. we have the destruction on the light rail line. shuttle buses in place between north avenue and hunt valley. we have on the metro subway, on time service. no delays on natural. the 64 bus is diverting. a diversion at brunswick and frederick. downtown near light st. and lombard, buses are diverting. a diversion at monument and patterson park because of the sinkhole. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. it was a rough

storm debris at perring parkway and taylor avenue. traffic lights are out at york road and warren road. emergency road worked at block ridge road. one lane only in the eastbound direction. here's a quick, live look at traffic. 95 southbound and is building from just past white marsh down towards the beltway. this is harford road. traffic is moving well but starting to build. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. a baby is dead and 14 other people are hospitalized after a house exploded in a long island neighborhood. several of the surrounding homes were damaged along the block. a pair of propane tanks are possible cause of the blast. a wildfire has destroyed 70 homes in washington state and continues to grow this morning. it has grown to 44 square miles. emergency crews have ordered about 400 people to evacuate. an amazing spectacle at a church in spain as an explosion injured at least 28 people. hundreds have gathered for a firework festival when a stray rocket ignited thousands of fireworks that were mea

we are jammed up all the way from belair road to perring parkway on the outer loop.ight see in other delays in the same area -- a loop delays in the same area. >> humidity at 81%. out of the southeast, highs in the mid-80's. lots of sunshine across the entire state. ocean city, high of 83. we stay that way, maybe just it all but warmer tomorrow, and each day of the weekend could start with fog and sunshine in the afternoon to 20% chance for showers on sunday night. pretty dry pattern until 30% chance for rain on tuesday. >> another update a >>> it's the 23rd day of august, 8:30 on a thursday morning. we have a big crowd on the plaza for a couple of good reasons, actually several good reasons. ryan lochte, the swimming superstar mingling with fans out on the plaza, as is his teammate and olympic medal winner, who is in another part of the plaza and up on the stage behind us getting ready is carly rae jepsen, who owns the song of the summer and she'll be performing that. and also performing, owl city. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie, al roker and natalie mor

county, right in the parkville area, we are dealing with some debris along the southbound lanes of perring parkway at taylor avenue. it's unclear what type of debris it is. but speeds are clocking in at 41 miles per hour. something to watch out for. here's what the beltway looks like. at puddy hill avenue no significant delays whatsoever. it will be an easy ride up towards towson or if you are traveling that inner loop towards 95 megan and charley over to you. >>> before you take the family to the restaurant, make sure it's up to code and clean. >> absolutely. so the problem that you don't have access to any restaurant even the dirty ones a baltimore lawmaker wants to change. >> a good samaritan jumps into action what woman's car begins to be swallowed up by flood waters out watching "good morning -- you waters. you are watching good morning maryland. it's 5:43. living with the pain of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis could mean living with joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops you with humira, adalimumab. for many adults with moderate to severe ra, humira's proven to help reli

delay start to develop at perring parkway.cident in mill river. 50 and southbound 95 coming out of white marsh. a nice start at the fort mchenry and the harbor tunnels. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near patterson park. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is security. outer loop traffic is very heavy. those delays will be stretching back to 795 in the outer loop. you may need some extra time. not so much extra time needed at 95 and 395. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is telling us about her experience with fencing. >> good morning. fencing began as a way to kill somebody with a sword. port. a proper suppor there was a lot of techniques to doing somebody to the death. all the training began with salutes to the opponents, and the spectators. then the fighting began. sometimes you did the right of way which means you get a chance to advance and fight. then you switch. you gave turns to one opponent and then the other. the official support of the language i

perring parkway, east joppa road, watch for crash. and mills road, watch for an accident. 19 miles per hour on 295 towards 100. westbound 50 is completely jammed towards the bay bridge. that is due to the fact that it by doing bridge inspections on the westbound span. eastbound stand on the two-way traffic pattern. you will be lots of extra time. 95 towards harford county, that is the pace of things on route 24. >> we have had a little bit of light rain yet to start the day. most of the rain is south and east of baltimore. skies are going to clear from the north to the south. 74 at the airport, 72 in westminster. we will still see a chance for a couple of showers to start the day. mostly south of baltimore otherwise, a mixture of clouds and sunshine. beautiful weather the next few days. he muttered to will be gone. he muttered to will be gone. the-to- who are these guys? oh, that's just my buds. bacon, donuts. -my taste buds. -[ taste buds ] waffles. how about we try this new kind of fiber one cereal? you think you're going to slip som

in the city at perring parkway, crash reported there as well.s related to the train derailment. take 40 west as a detour there. we will give you a live looked outside at the corner of the beltway. traffic is crawling from the outer loop down to edmondson ave. live view of 81 and 95 and childs street, you can see that the accident blocking the left lane. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we are off to a quiet start. there is a little bit of cloud cover and some fog in some neighborhoods. 61 degrees at the airport. temperatures in the upper 50s and at the northwest suburbs. take a light jacket if you are sensitive to cooler temperatures. we will take a 20% or 30% chance of a thunderstorm this afternoon. high temperatures between 80 and 85. seven-day forecast is pretty good. temperatures won't change all that much. 83 tomorrow. mid-80's by the middle portion it may not seem like an awful lot of money. but as you can see it's enough to bring big smiles to stranger's faces. coming up we'll talk to the family who is fulfilling one man's final

heavy there from perring parkway. and northbound 95, slow spots there. the first from eastern avenue to whitemarsh boulevard. it slows down again there from 32 to route 100. as far as accidents go, liberty road pikewood drive. 97 at old hanover. emerton road at singer road. and also edgewood. let's take a live look. as you can see, everything moving just fine there. and we'll take another look there on the west side of baltimore national pike. everything seems to be moving along. this is brought to you by baltimore county restaurant week. enjoy local flavor. for lunch or dinner at over 30 restaurants throughout baltimore county. back over to you. >> thank you, kristy. >>> a 30-year-old plan to link two parts of baltimore county is one mile closer to reality. mike schuh reports on the opening of a highway. not wanted by the immediate neighbors. [ applause ] >> reporter: a joyous moment for the county executive. this new road has its roots in the 80s. that's where they bought this. >> we think it was the right decision for traffic and economic management.

york road to perring parkway does break three after -- free after that point. 70 westbound, crawlinglong. also slowing there in the eastbound direction as you make your way towards the beltway. northbound 95, that's been a mess all afternoon. the first delay from the southwest side of the beltway, over to the fort mchenry tunnel. and then it slows down again from the 895 split over to whitemarsh boulevard. as far as accidents go, caton avenue at civic there. merric boulevard. tremble. and red pump at route 24. let's now take a live look. as you can see, that doesn't look like too much fun there. traffic moving very slowly there on the beltway, just west of york road. this traffic report is brought to you by medieval times. new show. more action, feast, fun, for the entire family. you can call them at 1-888-we joust. or these them at their website. >>> right now, thousands of kids are waking up early and being shuffled off from one type of summer camp to another. most center around sports. but now, mike schuh takes us to a camp like you're never -- you've never seen or heard before. >

packa street and heading into baltimore county, expect delays in parkville due to a crash on perring parkwayut outer loop slow towards providence. charley. >>> today baltimore city police commissioner fred bealefeld retires capping off a 31 year career in law enforcement and five years as the top cop. he will miss being the public servant but is excite about the next chapter of his life. the interview is on abc2news.com. >>> and three cheers for michael phelps, the all time winningest olympian. his teammates and he won the free style relay giving him the 19th medal bringing a 48 year record held by a gymnast from russia. more weather and traffic coming up in 30 minutes. for now back to new york and good morning america. have a great day. [ cheers and applause ] >>> and good morning to you, america. great crowd. very patriotic here in times square. robin off this morning. george is, as well. he'll be back monday morning. great to have amy robach with us. the dynamic neo, going to answer your questions. you'll tune in. what's the testifiest part of being a dad? how do you stay in great shape.

eastbound, though, making your way from the beltway to gw parkway, a cool 62 miles per hour. that drive taking 11 minutes. and if you're taking the rails, i'm checking them, and so far not seeing any reported delays, not along the metro, the marc or the vre. all are running on or close to schedule. good morning to you, aaron. back over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> breaking news now in prince george's county. a 17-year-old girl found shot to death in a home. this is in the 100 block of chartsey street in kettering. news4's tracee wilkins is live now with developments. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. prince george's county police are investigating this as a homicide. police are still here on the scene. if you take a look here behind me, you can see that they still have the house taped off here. detectives and uniformed police officers are walking in and out of the house. they've been here since they first received the call for this shooting that was reported just shortly after 10:00 p.m. now, here's what it looked like a little earlier here tonight. police tell us that

per hour. and i-66 right now looking good as you make your way eastbound from fairfax county parkway to the capital beltway. 59 miles per hour. 11-minute drive. live look 66 at glebe. very light volume. excellent. as you make your way the w. parkway, 58 miles per hour. that drive taking 11 minutes. i'm back in ten. >> 6:02. the ticket is punched mitt romney and paul ryan are officially the gop nominees. and they will spend their first day on the trail together in richmond, virginia. last night romney used the biggs stage of his career to lash out at the white house and paint himself as president obama's polar opposite. >> president obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans. and to heal the planet. my promise is to help you and your family. >> our own aaron gilchrist has more on the launch of the romney/ryan campaign from tampa. >>> good morning, guys. for mitt romney and paul ryan, today they get right back to work on the campaign trail. they will be spending time in virginia but at the convention last night mitt romney gave a speech that folks here thought was spectacular from their v

travel speed from prince william parkway, 41 miles per hour. right now that drive is taking around 19 minutes. please give yourself extra time today. >> danella, thank you. >>> it is 6:13. why security experts say a guy who is just looking for some help may have tipped off terrorists. >>> and a wrong-way driver dodging traffic. wait until you hear how far he drove in the wrong direction on a major highway. >>> and next, the new crash test that is calling out some very i'm barack obama and i approve this message seen this? mitt romney claiming the president would end welfare's work requirements? the new york times calls it 'blatantly false' the washington post says: "the obama administration is not removing the bill's work requirements at all." in fact, obama's getting states to move twenty percent more people from welfare to work. and president clinton's reaction to the romney ad? it's just "not true." get the facts. >>> welcome back. 6:16. new and tougher crash tests are demonstrating the need for more safety feature, even on some of the safes

speed out of prince william parkway, about 20 miles per hour to get to the beltway, that drive looking at 37 minutes right now. let's look passing i-66 at fairfax county parkway. not bad here. bring your sunglasses today. travel speeds here about 46 miles per hour. 13 minutes to get to the beltway. then, if you're traveling route 50 in maryland, we'll check that out. sluggish westbound as you make your way toward new york avenue. no accidents, just delays. eun, over to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> 6:54 now. breaking news in london. the british government is threatening to raid the ecuadorian embassy if they do not hand over wikileaks founder julian assange. assange has been taking refuge inside that embassy since june 19th. he is wanted in sweden to face trial for rape. today, ecuador's president is expected to announce whether his country will grant asylum to assange, but even if ecuador agrees to protect him, it is unlikely that british authorities will let him leave the uk freely. assange is best known for releasing hundreds of thousands of classified u.s. documents on wikileaks

parkway, you are under speed. it's not terrible, though. 41 miles per hour. 14 minutes to get from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. let's talk about some good news. if you're traveling on i-95, it's friday. so volume not heavy right now. here's a live look northbound at franconia-springfield parkway. northbound lane is nice and open. 14 minutes from prince william parkway to get to the beltway in this area. and 50 in maryland, here's a live look past east west highway. in both directions. no incidents to report. and as you make your way westbound into the city, your travel speed, not bad. six minutes to get from the beltway to vp parkway. aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> the traffic note for you. expect delay it is you have to drive the beltway in northern virginia this weekend. starting tonight, several lanes of i-66 west at the beltway are closing. crew will also close exit ramps leading to 66 west. then, sunday night the southbound 495 ramp to 66 will be completely closed, too. during that time, you'll have to take little river turnpike. everything should be back to normal on monday. all these cl

delays really start at prince william parkway. 37 miles per hour. to get to the beltway. ve is taking 21 minutes. traveling alon i-66, things look better eastbound at fairfax county parkway. nice and clear as you head toward the beltway, you're at about 52 miles per hour. that's not bad. eun, back over to you. >>> 6:32. right now there are storms out in the midwest that could spell trouble around here. but before they arrive, some summer relief outside right now. the temperature dropped overnight and it does not feel like august out there this morning. >> no, it doesn't. meteorologist tom kierein is out on the storm 4 weather deck right now. you are just loving this. >> can i move my cubicle out here? >> you and me both, tom. >> gorgeous morning under way with the air is fresh and cool. just a few clouds are coming through. turquoise sky over there. the clouds sort of a blueberry color. we've got the low humidity in place. all around our region we had clouds drifting in from the west and they're going to be with us off and on through the day. off ahead of the cool front tr

looking good on the b-w parkway, 66 miles per hour traveling southbound down towards 100. 95 moving well. light volume around the area. that volume will start to pick up. no problems to report at the harbor tunnel and the area bridges looking good. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> our big story is michael phelps. he is now an olympic legend after becoming the most decorated olympian ever. >> now goes after another record. tracie potts has this morning's olympic wrapup. >> look for another pool duel as michael phelps and ryan lochte tried to go for the medley. michael phelps could still break more records, winning the same event three times in a row. >> i am glad i was not in that race. those guys would have smoked me. >> ryan lochte should qualify for the 200 meter backstrokes. >> you have to take it one at the time. >> in the women's relay -- >> i cannot put it into words. >> men's gymnastics in the spotlight today. >> winning an individual medal will be good. >> she will defend her fencing title today. u.s. faces turkey in the u.s. basketball. they never lost a game in beach

the b-w parkway, 60 miles per hour. moving well on 97. problem free on 95 in howard county. 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. 10 minutes to go south of 95 from the beltway down towards 32. here's a quick, live look at traffic. very light volume so far this morning. it is early. the j.f.x. checking out fine at ruxton road from the beltway into town. no problems on the harrisburg expressway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> hurricane isaac is causing problems for new orleans this morning. >> we have the latest on how the storm is affecting local areas in louisiana. >> the wind is howling right now. we are still in the extreme eastern portion. we're just off of old spanish trail. this is the entrance to treasure island subdivision in this area. we cannot get back there right now. the water across the highway has this road back into the subdivision under water. as you can see in the back, there is no power. as long as the wind keeps pushing the power, the folks back and treasure island and some of the other subdivisions w

parkway, not so bad as you head to the beltway. you are a bit under speed. here's a live look at your travel speed, you're at about 39 miles per5 minutes to get from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. aaron, over to you. >> all right, thank you, danella. >>> new developments this morning in the case of a deadly hit-and-run in herndon. police there also discovered the body of a man near the accident scene. early yesterday morning, a car hit a woman in the 600 block of center street. investigators are still looking for the driver, but they say the car is registered to this man, 32-year-old fitsum gebretatios. >>> the man accused of threatening to carry out an attack at his prince george's county office will only face one misdemeanor charge. neil prescott faces a charge of misdemeanor misuse of a telephone. maryland does not have a felony threat law, so he can only face that misdemeanor charge. last week, he threatened to shoot up his capitol heights office. police found 20 guns and 40 boxes of ammunition in prescott's apartment that he bought legally. he is currently undergoing mental evaluations. >> we must examine the issu

parkway to the beltway. travel speed, 17 miles per hour. 34 minutes to make the trip. it's slow, right? tgif -- soon, barbara, soon. back to you. >> can't wait. all right. thanks a lot. >>> and new this morning, we're learning more about the overnight murder of a 23-year-old man in forestville. police say someone broke into his house on surry square lane around 2:00 a.m. the victim tried to fight him off. the intruder shot the 23-year-old. he died on the way to the hospital. police say the victim was a promoter for a local music group called total control band. >>> a man is in serious condition after a brutal attack in chinatown. d.c. police say someone beat the victim with a cane. this happened overnight in an alley near the 500 block of h street in northwest. so far norrest in this case. >>> also new today, firefighters say a domestic dispute was the reason behind a house fire in prince george's county, where this happened. the fire broke out just after midnight on chapel wood lane in capitol heights. police aren't saying exactly how the fire started but are saying it started because

but to get to vw parkway, 31 miles per hour. that drive will take you ten minutes. eun, over to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> maryland lawmakers have finally hit the jackpot after months of debate this morning. governor will sign a bill to expand gambling into law. it makes way for table games and a new casino in prince george's county but, first, voters will have a say. news 4's melissa mollet is live at the harbor with detaildetail >> reporter: national harbor could be the site of maryland's newest casino. of course, as you mentioned, it is up to the voters to decide. the vote came late last night and early this morning. the house passed the bill 71-58. and then the senate agreed. now, the bill would allow table games like blackjack and roulette at existing locations as well as new construction and give tax breaks to the five existing casinos in the state. voters here in prince george's county would need to approve the new casino site. most likely, as i mentioned here in national harbor. if it pass et cetera statewide but not here, table games would be allowed b

monument street is closed near patterson park. 56 miles per hour on the b-w parkway.oving well down towards the capital beltway. 62 on 95 just south of 100. here's a quick, live look at traffic. there is the accident at baltimore national pike, off to the right shoulder. all lanes of travel are getting by. at harford road, checking out just fine. 95 moving without delay down towards 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. >> good morning. we have a few diversions. we're diverting downtown around light st. and lombard. we have the five, 13, and 35 buses diverting around the sinkhole at patterson park. 55 thus diverting at bel air and maple. -- 55 bus diverting at bel air and maple. penn and camden trains on schedule. ony pann.to to >> ava marie is up and owings mills to start the day today. >> good morning. we are talking about a new way to get local food. this is called whatever is farm fresh. i'm with stan. you basically started this

in fact, your travel speed from prince william parkway looks good, 62 miles per hour.hat drive just taking 13 minutes. now, let's head over to 395 as you make your way southbound trying to get to exit 3b. that ramp still shut down by the road work there, but hopefully, it should be clearing any minute now. should be done by 5:00 p.m. also, i'll be back in ten minutes to let you know if that did clear and we'll check the rails. eun, over to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> the nationals are on their way home this morning with another win in their back pocket. stephen strasburg earned his 14th win of the season, struck out seven in the 6-4 win over the san francisco giants. danny espinoza helped out at the plate with a two-run homer. the loss wasn't the only bad news for the giants. they also lost all-star slugger melky cabrera, suspended for 50 games for testing positive for testosterone. cabrera admitted to taking a banned substance. >>> this baseball season may now go down as one of the most perfect. >> the 2-2! he got him! 34 years! 119 games! and it's finally happene

travel speed, 37 miles per hour from prince william parkway to the beltway. 21 minutes. rails. two on the vre, both are along the fredericksburg line. aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> the gay marriage debate could give chick-fil-a more business than usual today. more than half a million people expected to crowd locations around the country. chick-fil-a's president recently reiterated the company's religious beliefs that include marriage only between a man and a woman. supporters will hold a peaceful sit-in today. on friday, same-sex couples will hold a kissing at the restaurant chain. >>> 13 million americans could get rebate checks from health insurance companies. part of the president's affordable care act. the medical loss ratio helps to keep health insurance companies accountable for how they spend money from premiums. companies have to pay out $1.1 billion for an average of $127 a customer. >>> the house did not pass a bill that would ban some abortions in the district. the measure would have banned abortions in the district after 20 weeks of pregnancy

i'll give you the travel speed as you make your way towards prince william parkway and the beltway. 63 miles per hour. not bad. traveling on 395, not seeing anything on 395 between the beltway and 14th street bridge in both directions. if you're heading west on king street, trying to get on 395, there is paving. should be over about 5:00 a.m. it's happening on the ramp there. it may be blocking one or two of your lanes. be careful and use caution. let's talk about travel speeds. northbound you're at 59 miles per hour. just a 12-minute drive. back in ten minutes with a look at your rails. eun and aaron, back over to you. >>> 4:53. it will cost you more to book a flight with delta. the company rated many high-end tickets as much as $10 round trip. so far other carriers have not followed suit. higher price tickets include those booked within seven days of the trip, first class, instant upgrade, and corporate travelers. tickets go on at least 14 days before travel were not affected. >>> and we're on track to pay record prices at the pump. some analysts expect the national average to top off at $3.90

making your way as you head to the beltway from fairfax county parkway, 46 miles per hour. you are underspeed but you know you've seen much worse. let's lead to i-95. not bad at backlick road. underspeed again. not terrible from the occoquan river bridge to the beltway. 43 miles per hour. that drive taking you 14 minutes. and over to the rails. good news. no reported delays along the metro, marc, or the vre. looking nice. back over the you both. >> all right, thank you, danella. >>> we're following some breaking news out of central america. a powerful earthquake has struck off the coast of el salvador. the magnitude 7.3 quake hit just after 10:30 last night about 85 miles from san miguel and san salvador. no reports of damage or injuries. a tsunami warning was issued for more than a dozen countries including mexico and guatemala. it has since been canceled. >>> breaking news in afghanistan. this morning two u.s. troops died today may bb killed by accidental fire. nato officials now say their convoy hit a roadside bomb north of kabul in an afghan soldier fell and accidentall

travel station eastbound from the beltway of gw parkway, 61 miles per hour. that drive only taking 11 minutes. i'm back in ten with another look at your traffic. over to you. >> thanks. >>> a new nike t-shirt getting a lot of buzz online right now but it has nothing to do with the shirt's style. >>> also ahead, in his own words, how jerry sandusky hopes to change the perception we gotta sell the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. get in. hi, good to see you. start with an actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. carmax. start here. >>> celebration turns to panic in spain. 20 people were hurt in a small town there when one loose firework set off thousands of other fireworks. the explosion sent sparks and debris reaining down on spectators gathered to celebrate the traditional fest have of the fight of down. >>> multiple wildfires are threatening several western communities. the worst fire is in central washington state. 75 miles east of seattle. there, a fire in the cascade mountainses have already swallowed at leas

parkway northbound to the beltway. you are sluggish in some areas. 44 miles per hour.e right now taking 17 minutes to get to the beltway. now, on to 395 we'll check travel speeds there. live look at edsall heading northbound to the 14th street bridge in both directions. no accidents but your travel speed from the beltway to the 14th street bridge, 55 miles per hour. that drive taking 12 minutes. i'm back in ten with another look at your traffic. aaron and eun, over to you. >> thanks. >>> 6:22. 7 degrees. why local health officials have a new warning about the swine flu. flu. >>> bad [ female announcer ] letting her home be turned into a training facility? ♪ this olympian's mom has been doing it for years. she's got bounty. in this lab demo, one sheet of new bounty leaves this surface cleaner than two sheets of the leading ordinary brand. bounty has trap and lock technology to soak up big spills and lock them in. let the spills begin. p&g. proud sponsor of the olympic games. >>> this morning we're learning more about a man struck by lightning and killed at a nascar race

parkway. beltway 27 miles per hour, that drive taking 22 minutes. eun?

per hour. we have an accident along college parkway in annapolis. a bridge traffic is not seeing any delays. so far so good on the rest of the major roadways. be prepared for the rain. here's a quick, live look at traffic. southbound traffic is rather light down to the beltway. a smooth ride into town on the j.f.x. starting to see a buildup in volume as you get closer to 32. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> you're mentioning all the delays. we are seeing heavy rain on the radar. we can see the shades of red. heavy rain entering into baltimore county from montgomery county. the heaviest rain is falling north of columbia along 70. this will be moving north east. we will put this into motion. the track is north and to the east. moving into the eastern shore. that is the look of the forecast. we're expecting a chance for thunderstorms towards the afternoon. if we get a break in the cloud cover, we may see some stronger storms. as we get into tomorrow, a 30% chance for a thunderstorm. 85 and sunny skies on sunday. this term chances return next week. we get into the mid 80's. we're start

we'll check the travel speed for you. 23 miles per hour. 33 minutes to get from prince william parkwayfairfax county parkway. once you pass fairfax county parkway, though, the lanes open up and it's not so bad for you. let's head over and look at the dulles toll road eastbound from reston to the beltway. clear no, accidents. no major delays. first you're hitting the brakes past 234. these are the usual delays. then again around 50 you're slow in that area. it's not so bad as you make your way to nutley and continue to the beltway. richard and eun? >>> 56 degrees now. ahead, why d.c. drivers are getting a very bad rap this morning. >>> the change that will be "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. >>> welcome back. in the future, new cars and trucks will get better gas mileage. the obama administration issued new standards that will double it by 2025. right now the standard is 28.6 miles per gallon. that will grow to 54.5 miles per gallon in 13 ye

give you a look at lorton, heavy on the brakes but really traveling from prince william parkway, slow, about 36 miles perr. that drive will take you 21 minutes to make it to the beltway. now, continuing on to 395, you are a bit sluggish here as well from the beltway, but the good news is it's stop-and-go for you as you head towards king street, then it looks better as you head to the 14th street bridge. your drive time there about 16 minutes to get from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. eun, over to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> this is one of the biggest olympic wipeouts so far. one american bmx rider's olympic gold medal dreams are still alive, but for a moment, there was concern she wouldn't even be able to compete. she took a nasty fall during her seeding run. crani lost control and flew over the handlebars. amazingly, she is not hurt. she finished her run and made it through to the semifinals. she is considered a medal contender in the bmx events. >>> the u.s. men finished first and second in the men's 110-meter hurdles. aries merritt in the red way up front, got the gold. jason richardson, s

per hour. we have a vehicle fire at riverside parkway. we have a crash at york and checking on closures. ellicott city, frederick road is closed because of the train derailment. take 40 west as your alternate. this is traffic on 895 is the tunnel. that is southbound. one left lane is blocked. causing a backup up to the scene because we will make it up to 83 today. the average high is 85. i will put a 30% chance for a thunderstorm. most of the one not see any rain. >> sounds good. the latest on the deadly train derailment in ellicott city as cleanup efforts shut down much of main street. a site off the coast of new jersey that set off a pack of sharks. join us onwbal -- wbal plus. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25.

from route 286 fairfax county parkway, you're at about 38 miles per hour. are a slow 15 minutes to get to the beltway at this point. let's head over to route 50 passing the beltway. inbound here you are seeing a little bit of volume more. westbound as well as opposed to, as you make your way outbound. but as you head towards 295 here's your travel speed. 59 miles per hour. not bad. seven minutes. good news, aaron, no accidents on 50 in maryland. over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> if you live in montgomery county today is your chance to sound off about pepco's response during june's derecho. maryland's public service commission will hold five more meetings this month. that derecho knocked out power to tens of thousands of people for several days. tonight's hearing begins at 7:00 in rockville. there's another meeting tomorrow in prince george's county. >>> today stafford county will begin repairs on the two homes damaged by a landslide. the landslide developed in september after the earthquake and tropical storm lee. the county is using $62,000 from a de

your travel speed here, good for the beltway at gw parkway, of 1 miles per hour. back over the you. >> thank you. >>> mitt romney is trying to keep the focus of this election off his personal finances. nbc is following the development on the campaign trail and join us live from capitol hill. claire, good morning. >> good morning, eun. that's right. mitt romney called the interest in his personal tax returns, quote, small minded. but if the obama campaign has its way, they want to keep the focus on romney's millions. now, republican presidential hopeful mit romney says he won't release more tax returns but when explaining how his medicare plan would work using a white board in south carolina yesterday he did give his clearest explanation yet of what he's paid to uncle sam. >> i did go back and look at my taxes. over the past ten years i never paid less than 13%. >> this brought the income tax debate back to the foremonth front after we spent so much time talking agent medicare, about the ryan pick. >> now, team obama isn't satisfied. they still want proof. romney h

a live look at leesburg pike and your travel speed from the beltway to gw parkway at 61 miles per hour an 11-minute drive. aaron and eun? >> thank you, danella. >>> 5:41 now, 71 degrees. bringing home the gold. the local swimmer that helped michael phelps make history at the olympic games. >>> and tom, danella, eun and i are making history of our own. which one of us has a better chance of medaling in discus, coming up. >>> and a live look at the torch this morning in london. we've got much more building pass, corporate card, verizon 4g lte phone. the global ready one ? yeah, but you won't need... ♪ hajimemashite. hajimemashite. hajimemashite. you guys like football ? thank you so much. i'm stoked. you stoked ? totally. ... and he says, "under the mattress." souse le matelas. ( laughter ) why's the new guy sending me emails from paris ? paris, france ? verizon's 4g lte devices are global-ready. plus, global data for just $25. only from verizon. >>> it is expected to be another big day at the pool for team usa. here's a live look at the olympic cauldron in london this morning. two local

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from fairfax county parkway driving to the beltway, it's about 65 miles per hour, taking 11 minutes. inside the beltway on i-66, not many things to worry about. accident-free and very light volume. back to you. >> it is now 4:43. >>> still to come, how a dangerous out break at a national park has a local family on guard this morning. >>> plus, new developments in >>> plus, new developments in the but somewhere along the way, something went horribly wrong. george allen voted for trillions in debt while voting to raise his pay four times, then voted to keep special tax breaks for oil and gas companies and took over a half-million from them. worse, allen went to work for them. >>> welcome back at 4:45. an explosion at a coal mine in southwest china killed at least 19 miners. right now, crews are trying to rescue dozens of miners who are trapped under ground. rescuers found the bodies of 16 miners who died from carbon monoxide poisoning. state-run tv reports a gas leak caused the explosion. the owners are now in custody. >>> almost a dozen kids are in the hospital this morning after a fr

now, a live look at fairfax county parkway on i-66 as you head eastbound and make your way to the beltway. your travel speed in this area, about 60 miles per just 11 minutes to get from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. i'm bag with a look at your rails. jim, over to you. >> danella, thanks. >>> some astronauts may be preparing to spend a whole year in space. nbc news has learned the nasa plan on doubling the length of some astronauts and cosmonauts missions to a full year. it could be implemented as early as 2015. some doctors are concerned though about the toll it may take on astronauts' bodies. >>> general motors is pulling the plug on the chevy volt. at least for a while. automotive news is reporting that gm will suspend production on the electric car for a month. the automaker says the move is not because of poor volt sales. instead, it wants to turn its attention to production of the new chevy impala. >>> airlines are not the only businesses making money on extra fees. hotels are set to rake in nearly $2 billion in surcharges and fees this year. many hotels charge forfeitness centers and inroom internet access. a hotel trade gro

parkway. we do have an accident tying down. that's usually a 55 miles perur -- blocking the shoulder from 95 where you see the 695, 895 sports be aware from that speed time and we'll take you south and west of town and accident on washington on boulevard near 95 tying things up. let's go outside and take a live look. a lot of congestion on this roadway. we are expecting congestion to pick up through the course of the morning. we'll update you good morning america. >> car lovers check this out. 1936 mercedes benz 540k. this is auctioned off recently. did not meet what the expectations were. it went for 12 million. they expected the challenge in 1957 ferrari that went for $16 million. maybe congress could afford that. >> could afford several of them. that story was crazy. >> that's a bargain. >> those are some gorgeous cars though. >> we're out of time. abc2news.com more news and weather we're back with it. >> we'll see you then. okay, team! after age 40, we can start losing muscle -- 8% every 10 years. wow. wow. but you can help fight muscle loss with exerci

it looks like the cones are up, and we'll check travel speeds from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 62 miles per hour, taking just 11 minutes, not bad. let's head back to 395, though, southbound exit 3b, still shut down due to the road work there, but again, it should be in its final stages and clearing soon. eun, over to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> 5:02 now. this morning there are more qutions than answers after police say a 28-year-old man walked into an office building and shot a security guard at the family research council on 8th and g streets. melissa mollet is live outside the building now with more on the suspect and details on the investigation. melissa, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, eun. at this point, police have not commented on a motive. we know that floyd corkins is in fbi custody this morning and he has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon. now, the fbi was at corkins' herndon home for hours yesterday collecting evidence and also talking with neighbors. he's accused of walking into the family research council building and shooting a security guard. i

as you make your way from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, checking travel speeds, you're at about 65 miles per hour. that drive taking you 11 minutes. i'm back at ten minutes. i did see a work zone on the inner loop. i'll let you know if it's still there. >>> 4:32. after years of debate and planning v-dot is going forward with construction on new express lanes along i-95. virginia governor bob mcdonnell will break ground on the project today. the express lanes will span nearly 30 miles from garrisonville road in stafford county. hope this will ease some traffic, megan. good morning. >> reporter: that is the hope here. but it's not without controversy. the ground breaking ceremony gets under way later on this morning in dale city. now, this project would bring an extensive system of hov and high occupancy toll lanes to the hirks of 95 corridor. when completed it will add capacity to existing hov lanes from dumb frefries toed call ro. in addition, there would be added commuter lots as well as access ramp, more access ramps so people can hop on these lanes. vehicles are three or four people insid

you are pretty much 40 miles per hour. 15 minutes to get from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. now, speaking of the beltway, the beltway outer loop in montgomery county, huge delays there. we'll talk travel speeds in ten minutes. aaron and eun, over to you. >>> breaking news out of afghanistan overnight. three american soldiers are dead. there are reports a man wearing an afghan army uniform shot them to death. all three belonged to the elite special forces unit which oversees the training of the afghan military. the taliban claiming responsibility for that attack. >>> president obama leads a new poll heading into a busy weekend. 52% of those in a cnn/orc international survey side with the president. gop candidate mitt romney received 45%. the president also held a lead among both women and men when both groups were individually surveyed. >>> mitt romney embarks on a four-day, four-state bus tour tomorrow. he will visit four states president obama won in 2008 and will talk about his own plan for the middle class. all the talk around romney will be speculation around who his run

travel speed, 62 miles per hour. 11 minutes to get from fairfax county parkway to the capital beltwayi'm back in ten minutes with another look at your traffic. eun, over to you. >>> the nationals though making a -- focusing on making the playoffs this year and making their fans sweat a little lately. first place lead is down to just four games after losing 9-0 last night. second place braves also won. steven strasburg allowed seven runs in the loss. that's the most runs he's ever allowed in a game. this is was the nationals fifth straight loss. >>> red skin fan favorite is of redskin no more. the team has released chris cooley, the tight end spent eight years with the burgundy and gold. he was the longest tenured player on the team. >> this organization has changed my life in every way for the better. and i appreciate it. i've loved every minute of playing here. it's been -- it's been a good ride. it's been a pleasure. >> the redskins also released kicker graham ga no yesterday and replaced him with billy cundiff. >> it's tough for fans to see him go. >> hopefully he will bounce back.

in fact, your travel speed from prince william parkway heading towards the beltway, 63 miles per hour. that drive taking 13 minutes. the you're taking the marc, camden south 841. aaron, they're looking at an 11-minute delay. over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> 5:24 is our time now. major disappointment for an american at the olympics. this vault probably cost gymnast mckayla maroney a gold medal. she slipped during her second vault during individual event competition. 16-year-old reining world champion ended up with a silver medal. >> i am happy that i have a silver medal but i'm not happy with how i did today. so that's how i'm feeling right now. i mean, i just have to move on and there's nothing really i can do about it now. >> maroney's nearly flawless vault during the team competition helped to win the gold medal for team usa. >>> the basketball team will take on argentina. it won't mean much for the americans though. they will clench the top seed in their pole unless they lose by 17 points. as long as that doesn't happen the u.s. will play in the quarterfinals wednesday again

travel speeds, though, from fairfax county parkway to the belt way is at 33 miles per hour. nsdz the beltway on i-66 no incidents to report in either direction. nice and clear. barbara, back over to you. >> all right. thank you, danella. >>> we have breaking news we're following from montgomery county. police tell us a ride-on bus has crashed into a house. the bus crashed into the house at the intersection of avondale drive in silver springs. emergency crews are on the scene there, and we have a new crew on the way. we'll bring you more information tlult the day as soon as we get more information. we will bring it to you. you'll also find it on nbcwashington.com. >>> and new this morning, police are looking into an officer-involved shooting in prince georges county. police were called to the 5100 block of woodland boulevard around 10:00 last night for a report of a suspicious man. once officers arrived, they found a man covered in blood. police say the man fought with the officers when they tried to help him. they say an officer tasered the man to get him under control, but

parkway. speed from quantico, not bad, 47 miles per hour. that's nothing, 30 minutes to get to the getway. >> and our director kurt wants to be known as super k now. >>> all right, that's it for "news4 today." thank you for starting your day with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with weather, traffic and any breaking news [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] you work hard. stretch every penny. but chances are you pay a higher tax rate than him... mitt romney made twenty million dollars in two thousand ten but paid only fourteen percent in taxes... probably less than you now he has a plan that would give millionaires another tax break... and raises taxes on middle class families by up to two thousand dollars a year. mitt romney's middle class tax increase. he pays less. you pay more.

let's head over to i-270 -- actually travel speed. 60 miles per hour as you make your way from the beltway to gw parkway. now let's go over to i-270 because i did see cars hitting the brakes as they make their way southbound as you a proech 109. that's where you're sluggish. i'm check for accidents. not getting any reports of any accidents. i'm going to keep watching it for you. another update in exactly ten minutes. aaron and eun, over to you. >>> 75 degrees. a popular restaurant chain is expanding its presence here in the district. >>> ahead, a chance for frustrated customers to sound off as the area utility makes plans to hike electricity rates. >>> looking live inside olympic stadium. chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. in the black forest. [ metallic bell toll ] [ car speeding down the road, lightning strikes ] where things aren't always what they seem. [ wolves howling ] because thrills hide in the shadows just waiting at every turn. [ coaster whoosh ] brave the black forest on verbolten. the all-new multi-launch coa

a live look as you make your way past nutley from fairfax county parkway, 20 miles per hour >>> 8:00 that is not the weather report. that is our way of telling you the band 98 degrees has reunited and there's screaming fans here. that's what it's like. i'm savannah guthrie alongside willie geist in for matt. >> with and about. with, what gadgets you use, your style. all kinds of things. we're going to tell you what to do and not to do. trends in hair, jewelry, we've got it all. >> hard to believe we can contain it all. more of natalie's really revealing and interesting interview with lisa marie and priscilla presley. what was elvis really like as a husband and a dad. interestingly, what kind of grandfather would he today. we'll hear more from priscilla and lisa marie. >> we have one of our favorite breakout stars, missy franklin. she's got a new tattoo. she posted it on twitter. >> hello. >> that's what missy has been up to. we talked about how she's facing a pretty difficult choice, whether to stay an amateur and swim in college or turn pro. she's been fielding a lot of big offers,

freeway we had an earlier accident around 6th, orange there shows 20 miles per hour so still slow but look at suitland parkway and 295 very heavy as you travel inbounded. gw parkway northbound between the roosevelt and key bridges watch for the accident. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> as we told you at the top of the show, today is one year since the east coast earthquake. why am i having a problem saying that, east coast earthquake shook our region. there it is. >> you got it. you're good. >> okay. >> so what do we need to know to be ready if it happens again? fox 5's holly morris is with the experts at the washington monument and has the answer. >> reporter: you know what it's fair to say that when this happened a year ago, we were all taken off guard so we didn't know what to do before it, during it or after it. but we can never use that excuse again because we have experienced a significant quake and seen the resulting damage. so this morning we brought out kim mccall with homeland security security management the director of community engagement division. >> good morning. >> reporter: