many people favor told roads, -- favor told roads -- favor toll roads like the new jersey , turnpikey a bond. it is already paying itself off way ahead of schedule, proving that many of us who drive will pay extra by the mile, and pay every trip to travel a good road. many states already have toll roads, and more are now under construction, or in the planning stage. any roadway must keep pace with the changing character of its community. dream big and act boldly. the best road of yesterday can become the worst road of today just a few miles down the way. pittsburgh is moving mountains, even relocating a railroad yard to get out of its traffic jam. county, city, and tax take money is mapping federal funds to pave the way. when this boldly planned parkway is completely open to traffic, the greater pittsburgh airport, instead of being an hour away, will only be a 15 minute ride from the center of the city. as has been done and other cities, pittsburgh is digging a $4 million hole in the heart of the city to provide underground storage for thousands of cars. above the surface, a beautifu

a good road is any road, able to carry as traffic flow safely and adequately.to cost $1 million a mile to be a good investment. it earns profit for all the nation. and it is just good american enterprise to put part of the profits back in the business. builders now have the know-how to poor miracles of concrete through the air if supported by the proper financing. they can lift traffic up over city congestion with elevated highways raised by an aroused public. announcer: this expressway speeds over a densely populated area of brooklyn without disturbing life below to deliver traffic through the underwater tunnel to manhattan. connecting to the north of fort story street will soon be open, with promenades for pedestrians on top, local traffic on the bottom and 21-way expressways in between. four-storyhere is proof that our modern highway planners, with imagination, and public support can solve our traffic problems. we can have our superhighways in the sky, fabulous, futuristic forms, like this hollywood freeway interchange, which sorts flowing traffic eight ways

roads. can we bring the numbers down? amy: she was our rambunctious, happy little girl, and she'd stand up on the 44 bus and sing "the wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round." narrator: one and a quarter million deaths on the wor's roads every year. kholwe: when i looked at the boy, i thought it was over. man: and here i'm lying with a broken neck, because i got into a crash 'cause i got distracted and i had a crash. was it worth making the call? the answer's no. narrator: the struggle to make our roads safer around the globe. [music] amy: she was our rambunctious, happy little girl, and she'd stand up on the 44 bus and sing "the wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round." hsi-pei: she would stand up to someone who was bigger than her and, you know-- amy: in the playground she would stand up and put her hands on her hips. hsi-pei: and look up at them. [both laugh] amy: she was kind of-- hsi-pei: she was like, you move over because i'm coming through. amy: i'm coming through. hsi-pei: um...hmm.

it was called the road isolation -- called dirt road isolation. let's see how this investment is paying off. >> you are now in a typical farm home in north carolina. it is morning and the family's day has begun. father and son are on their way, one to the farmers market and the other to his factory job. daughter has a few seconds longer. everybody is on the move. once, life was lived pretty much around the farm, but now 21,000 miles of secondary roads connect them. the old dirt road isolation has ended. north carolina's children no longer trudge to the one-room country schoolhouse. nearly everybody in the state list near good highways like this one. good highways mean a good school transportation system. good roads mean that children from scattered farms can be picked up at all outlying points. every morning, they are on their way to modern schools. the new roads mean the farmer's son can travel as far as 50 miles to his new job at the factory. the family can now work in -- the factory cannot be built here if it was in for the road. the family can

gm contest seeking road system ideas. infrastructure advocacy helped result in the passage of the $25 billion federal-aid highway act of 1956. this is about 25 minutes. ♪ >> this is the american dream of freedom on wheels. automotive age traveling on time-saving superhighways, futurama's free-flowing channels of concrete and steel. lanes of reality actually measure out to just a few miles, scattered far apart, across the friendly face of our land. we have become the nation on wheels. with more motorized mobility even ever dreamed of before. we have the greatest highway system and all the world, it cannot carry the mounting traffic of our growing greatness. ♪ the are running out of roads. we did not dream big enough. here is the problem. million -- 3,300,000 miles of , improved, paved, , entry roads, small city streets, big city streets, state highways networking the nation. ♪ the crisis, two thirds of the way is now obsolete. worn out, inadequate in width, inferior in condition, capacity and safety. ♪ >> sure these were g

we know that because good roads than bad roads.n you have roadside hazards, obsolete designs, and other physical dangers, it bakes risk into the system. roadside ditches, trees and utility post within inches of goes on.ent, the list these are common sight on the road in the country that guarantee a traffic crash is not a question of if, but when. these dangers are a big part of the reason that about 53% of u.s. traffic deaths take place in rural areas where speeds are -- median not on divides anddian other safety treatments. the safest five-star car we have is still no match for a one star road especially at high speed. we stand in off today of the great work fccla chapters have accomplished. who better to take a critical eye toward the safety of school students, the faculty, and staff that drive, walk, and bike them every day. who better to bring into the safety education than the teenagers that already have years of experience biking and walking on the roads and bring fresh eyes as new drivers embarking on a lifetime of safe mobi

but sometimes a road can be more than just a road.nd that's the idea behind a french government backed initiative using the massive space given over to the transport network to also capture the sun. through solar roads. i mean, look at this road, what's it doing right now? it's looking straight up the sky. and it's estimated that even busy roads can see the sky for 70—90% of the time. but it's not all plain... sunning. the problem with putting photovoltaic cells into roads is the slightest bit of pressure, the slightest bend, and... so the cells are stuck onto slabs and covered with crushed glass and a translucent resin. at the facility near versailles, in france, these seven millimetre thick panels are being tested for their strength and durability so they can withstand heavy traffic, as well as ensuring that they aren't slippery. we have the cell and on each face we added polymer to increase the stiffness and the durability of the cells itself. so do they bend or are theyjust, are they resistant to bending? yes, of course they bend,

belt and road is the official name for china's new silk road.ct. state construction companies, state banks — not private traders or investors. critics say this could be digging the world into a big hole. this is a plan by the state agencies, and it's going to be implemented by state agencies, so my worry is that it's going to end up with a huge amount of bad loans. with dozens of countries involved, it could be very very dangerous. where some see risks, others see opportunities. china has a growing appetite for milk from where the grass is greener. wieslaw inherited this land from his father, and he'll pass it on to his son. they want to expand the farm and the business. he says china could be part of their future. translation: china is a very big and interesting market for us, and we want to try it. it's like a promised land. we are daring to think of doing new things now. but will china be happy to just purchase the product? in some of poland's neighbours, it's buying farmland and setting up its own fast dairy herds. say i'm a chinese investor

berlin road by patco station has construction all week, so gibbsboro road is the road there. >>> a second was recovered in a school that collapsed during an explosion, crews pierced a gas line. a school receptionist was killed. police believe the body belongs to a janitor who has gone missing. summer programs were underway at the academy, but none of the students were hurt. >>> three police officers in massachusetts are in the hospital after falling i will from carbon monoxide fumes this is the latest in the series of incidents involving ford explorer suvs, austin police department pulled their suvs off the street after officers got sick from the fumes. the automaker believes the problems come from modifications that are being made by the police departments themselves. >>> check out an incredible scene from a storm-related crash in connecticut. a vehicle was left dangling upright in the vertical position standing up there. the woman's car got caught in downed power lines. that pulled the vehicle into the air. the mother and two children managed to escape unharm. >>> pennsylvania is about

road. you can take route 1 delays back to 610 garrisonville r road. half our delay already. one tractor-trailer crashes involving a fuel spill. second one in backup is blocking at least one lane. main lanes again at stand still and being orced to divert. we're hoping to get shoulder or one lane open soon. hearing the crash should be there throughout the morning rush hour. hov looking okay closer to 6 hov looking okay closer to 6:19. we'll keep you updated. traffic in maryland and d.c. looking good. back to you mature and and holly. >> we'll check in with you for update. 5:0 1st time and the latest out of texas the death toll has risen. tens of thousands have been displaced. rescue efforts continued overnight in the midst of newly imposed curfew in houston. annie yu following latest developments from the newsroom in morning, annie. >> houston mayor sylvester turner enforced mandatory curfew in attempt to deal with ludeing there. that curfew lifted at 5:00 this morning. there's reports 18 peo

and we know that because good roads have less steps than bad roads. when you have roadside hazards, obsolete design and other behaviors, it fits into the risks itself. unprotected roadside ditches, posts within inches. pavement. more alignment. these are common on roads in the country. they guarantee that the traffic crash isn't a question, if, when. 53% of u.s. traffic deaths take place in rural areas where speeds are higher and noninterstate roadways often lack shoulders, median divides and other safety treatments. after all the safest five star car is no moch a one-- and we have looked at what that is been accomplished. who better to take a critical eye than the students, faculty and staff who drive, walk and bike them every day. who better to bring in the safety conversation than teens, and bring fresh eyes as new drivers. we believe if society is willing to give driver's licenses to teens, it needs to be willing to step up and provide the safest environments where the teens learn to navigate the roads. it's not enough for adults to admonish teens

blocked off near arctic bridge road and workhouse road. -- occoquan river road at workhouse road. 123shut down because of a crash with knocked down a utility pole and took down wires. metro silverlight with delays because of a d outside of mclean. -- silver line with the lace because of a disabled train outside of mclean. a little more sunshine coming our way late morning with some clouds right now. our most uncomfortable morning of the work week. a little bit of humidity. 92 is the forecast high today and 92 on thursday. 91 on friday. a couple of days in the 90's before temperatures drop and will stay fairly low, just below average, not just this weekend but all of next week. 74 now in the district. could pick upfive and temperatures carry into the lower-90's today. 70's throughout the area and by midmorning, about 83-85 with more sunshine. thunderstorm chances will start at 3:00 and carry through the 7:00 hour. 85-84 degrees. summer spirit fast at merriweather post pavilion, great, just take a nice big blanket because the weather will be great. more on the weekend activities and 10.

so egypt road or route 23 your two best options instead of the trooper road ramp.ill put extra volume and detours in the neighborhood. trooper road the reason they're expand willing the stretch because all of the extra volume in that neighborhood. >> no problems on mass transit. thomas, back to you. >> thank you, 520:67:89 record breaking success during two day gun buy back program in new jersey. 4,475 weapons off the street, 2100 came from camden, more rifles turned in than handguns. program was funded not by taxpayers but nearly $500,000 seized from criminals. officials say new jersey has some of the toughest gun laws in the nation, and officers, know what's at steak here. >> citizens get shot with all casino every guns. what we are doing, what we will continue to do, if we decide to do another one every these, without apologizing, is take every gun, that can fire a bullet, and hurt or kill someone. >> also in the hall right there, 129 assault weapons described by officials as weapons of war. >>> thousands of new jobs could be coming to delaware soon, governor jo

so if you're on northbound 210 you will be diverted to palmer road or livingston road. if you travel southbound what you're looking a see if you stayed to the right you can get by because they have opened up a second lane. so two lanes getting by on the southbound side northbound you'll be diverted to either livingston or palmer road for now. we can see the traffic building and this will slow you down as you travel through this section of for the washington. that's the latest, back to you in the studio. >> we'll check back in a few. 5 o 03 more on what's etch° overnight. >> u.s. plans to launch a tasked inter continental missile from air force base in california. unarmed missle is set to take off 9 a.m. our time. military did not disclose exact time. this comes days after north korea launched icbm test. experts that studied that recent launch says the norm korean missile has enough range to reach chicago or new york city. >> and new this morning a new study out of montgomery county says the county would lose about 47,000 jobs by they raise the minimum rage 15 an hour. t

, durham road or swamp road alternates because of paving. union mill road will close for construction at 7:30 a.m. and goes until 4:00 p.m. stick with hainsport or mount laurel road or 308. construction along route 9 in galloway township has cleared, there's work on the southbound park away near the ac expressway is going until 7:30. >>> five high school officials in denver are on administrative leave an a video goes viral. it shows teenagers in agony as they are forced to perform splits. the video is hard to watch. >> stop stop stop. >> that poor girl is begging them please stop. the shocking tape shows teenagers from east high school screaming out in severe pain as they are forced into the split position while their arms are held in place. the video was recorded in june when one of the girls' mother went to the school. they ignored her concerns. it wasn't until the video went viral that the police got involved and the school investigated. >>> a bride and groom ended their night in handcuffs after a post reception brawl. they took the event

and hill top road. old bethlehem pike gets i around it. tam, i know you have details what happened in springfield township. >> that's breaking right now. a driver crashed into the bucks county pool company sparking the two-alarm fire. the car hit pool pro on northwest end boulevard in springfield township. state police say the driver died in all this. let's look at the scene you can see how much damage, a gaping hole burned out in the middle of the buildings -- building caused by the car bursting into the building. the driver died in the crash kicking off the flames. >>> a woman's wait for the bus turned into a dangerous intersection in the logan section hit by a stray bullet as she realized what he was going on, she was able to walk herself to the hospital. jeanette reyes is live on the scene at broad and olney, good morning, jennette. >> reporter: good morning, tam. that woman fortunately is in stable condition this morning and the scene here as cleared up, but the questions remain. take a look at the

we know that because good roads have less steps than bad road. when you have roadside hazards, obsolete designs and other physical dangers, they baked bak right into the system itself. unprotected roadside ditches, trees and utility poles within inches of the pavement, poorly aligned intersections and the list goes on. these are just common sight on the road around the country. they guarantee a traffic crash isn't a question of if but when. these dangers are big part of the reason that about 52% against traffic deaths take place in rural areas where speeds are higher and non-interstate roadways often lack shoulders, clear zones, beaten designs and other safety treatments. the safest five-star car we had is still the match for a one star road. especially at high speeds. that's why we stand in awe to date the great work sccla chapters have accomplished. who better to take a critical eye towards the safety schools and then the students, faculty and staff the drive, walk and bike them every day? who better to bring into the safety conversation and th

she says it has been a long and difficult road.aken to court herself and was cleared of possession of indecent images and she explained what she was doing was compiling a case against ian watkins, which was more than what south wales police were doing. she says she is considering legal action against the force. south wales police say they are truly sorry. thank you very much for taking us through that. a court in south korea has found the heir to the samsung empire guilty of bribery, embezzlement and perjury. lee jae—yong, the de facto head of the $300 billion business empire and grandson of the founder, has been sentenced to five years in jail. his lawyers say he will appeal. so what exactly did he do? it started with this, donations worth 36 million us dollars, that's £29 million, by samsung to organisations linked to the former president. she was removed from office and is also facing corruption charges. back in 2015 samsung was trying to merge two of its businesses. prosecutors say the aim was to boost mr lee's personal power o

now a road safety charity wants driving on rural roads to be made compulsory for learners.ural roads, there were 9113 deaths in 2015. that's compared to 577 on urban routes. and down to 96 deaths on motorways — that's about a tenth of the rate for rural roads. a word of warning: claire marshall's report starts with pictures of an accident which you might find upsetting. no—one in the incident, nor the animals, were badly hurt. watch what can happen on a quiet rural road. incredibly, the horses and riders have now fully recovered. good boy. ali's experience was worse. it wasn't caught on camera, but her last horse was killed. she'd been riding with her son and a friend in a village near melton mowbray. despite all wearing high visibility gear, a car slammed into the back of them. dylan's spine was broken. he had to be put down. the carjust missed her son. how are you, after that? the early days were very difficult for everybody. it was a lot of flashbacks, a lot of fear, a lot of grieving. but, also, not knowing if i would ride again. i live in the countryside and i know tha

on the roads. >> reporter: i'm happy to hear about clearing skies, we could use clearing on the roads. an overturned truck trooper road at audubon because you can't get to the ramp. there we go, the trucker on its side blocking off the ramp trooper to 422 eastbound. sandra on facebook reminds us the ramp from 23 to go east on 422 that's closed for long-term construction. you have to use the one at first avenue by the casino or the one at oaks to get on trooper road eastbound at 422. westbound lanes on the turnpike, right lane and shoulder are blocked. new crash at main street and hamilton street in norristown. the crash in flourtown along bethlehem pike has cleared. cheltenham township we have the fire location. >>> schuylkill expressway is slowing and on i-95 southbound as normal thursday morning volume begins to kick in. >> the hunt for the murder in delaware county has intensified. police are worried because the man is out there, they say he is a danger. they are releasing new evidence and looki

palmer road. it's a very busy intersection and we already see traffic building up here and this involved a motorcycle and as caityln mentioned the motorcycle rear ended a vehicle on the northbound side early this morning. motorcyclists did not sure vivt cawsh. and police tell us the man was pronounced dead at the scene here. this could take some time we see a lot of debris and victims still here. and so investigation continues. but, certainly, we'll show you down on the northbound. traffic diverted on to palmer road. as many of you know who is familiar with this area this is a main access road that has a raised concerneds in the past. we were out here not long ago for a fay tall take. a. a released data showing 14 people were killed in serious crashes along route 210 indian head highway. a dangerous intersection and this could get you know spill into the morning rush. please keep that in mind a that's the latest from for the washington, annie yu, "fox5 local news". >> 4:31st time and trump adminis

now, a road safety charity wants driving on rural roads to be made compulsory for learners.hs on motorways. a word of warning, claire marshall‘s report starts with pictures of an accident which you might find upsetting. no—one in the incident, nor the animals, were badly hurt. watch what can happen on a quiet rural road. incredibly, the horses and the riders have now fully recovered. good boy. ali‘s experience was worse. it wasn‘t caught on camera, but her last horse was killed. she‘d been riding with her son and a friend in a village near melton mowbray. despite all wearing high visibility gear, a car slammed into the back of them. dylan‘s spine was broken, he had to be put down, the carjust missed her son. how are you, after that? the early days were very difficult for everybody. it was a lot of flashbacks, a lot of fear, a lot of grieving. but also, not knowing if i would ride again. i live in the countryside and i know that the roads are going to be busy because it‘s harvest time. just pull in here. now a charity says all drivers should be made to learn this kind of thin

road users have also been advised to expect longerjourneys as people then take to the road instead.queues building here at euston station, it is set to get even busier as millions of us prepare to travel over the bank holiday weekend. this station will com pletely holiday weekend. this station will completely close from tomorrow, affecting passengers up and down the uk. with no trains to london from the west coast mainline. there's never an ideal time to carry out these railway improvement works, but we carry out 15,000 projects every year, and most of those happen overnight. during bank holidays, fewer people are travelling and we can deliver much bigger projects for passengers. this will be the biggest ever august bank holiday engineering project by network rail. costing more than £130 million, involving 17,000 engineers. the works expected to benefit millions of passengers. the work will see platforms extended to make way for longer tails as well as improvements to platforms and and preparation work for hs2. as improvements to platforms and and preparation work for hszi as improv

northbound shut dobb and diverted to palmer road or livingston road. you can see the traffic is just building throughout this southbound this is good news. they opened up another lane here. you hug around the accident scene. but this main access road is the scene of multiple deadly accidents. aaa recently actually released data showing that at least 14 people have been killed in crashes along route 210 over the last four years startling numbers. this is obviously a dangerous road and you know being out here live we can see cars z zipping through flashing lights not slowing anyone down in fact one of drivers yelled out to us drivers need to show down speed limit is 45. cars zipping by. that's the latest from you. >> developing overnight in the district. two men under arrest charged in prutal assault in northwest after police say they beat a man with a tire iron until he was unconscious. >> it started with verbal argument in the 3600 georgia avenue around 2:00 this morning and both suspects are charged with assault with intent to kill. and the victim was

privately it was being sponsored by the milwaukee road and the milwaukee road had the chicago milwaukee st. paul and pacific had been secretly funding the construction bonds for the tacoma eastern railroad and the tacoma eastern became a subsidiary of that railroad. when the milwaukee transcontinental arrived in tacoma in 1909, it then turned the tacoma easter into a subsidiary of the milwaukee road and at that point you were able to begin to catch a train in chicago and gall all the way to mount rainier national park on basically one ticket.so in 1919, 1918, december 31, 1918 the milwaukee roadabsorbed the eastern and a lot of its subsidiaries and formulated one gigantic corporation at that point . and at that point it became known solely as the milwaukee road. and passenger trains on that line were numerous. as you can imagine and actually earning a decent wage. so having the chicago milwaukee st. paul and pacific around in 1909 they had to sell for second and third best on just about everything. it put them in kind of a conundrum, economically. there was vast stretches of rail line,

house road. also issues on the rails. silver line, expect delays both directions, a broken down train outside mclane. back to you. >>> good morning. it is a warm kind of humid start to the day. overall, things are nice and dry this morning. if you're commuting, 74 degrees in washington. now that the sun is coming up, you can see clouds out there. going through the day today, mix here's the wednesday commute forecast. by noon, looking dry. 88 degrees. by 5:00 p.m., that's when we have a better chance of an isolated shower or thunderstorm through part of the area. not everybody, but similar to what we saw yesterday, an isolated chance. 91 later this afternoon. feeling like summer. coming up, we look at the rest of the week's forecast and nice changes for the weekend. >>> 6:01. staying on top of the deadly motorcycle crash in prince george's county. we see a big traffic impact the last few hours. >> news4 justin finch live in fort washington with what we are now finding out. what's the latest? >> re

main lanes completely parked and that delay extends past courthouse roads from courthouse road to 619 joplin and main lanes an hour and a half delay 95 northbound hov slow but better. if you want to hop off courthouse road and take 1 northbound, 30 minute delay because of bailout traffic. in backup as well a second tractor-trailer crash happened after the first one involving tow truck. heavy traffic. nasty delays there. please plan ahead. once you pass 619 typical 91 northbound congestion to rest of beltway. as you can like this will clear up any time soon. team coverage and "fox5" melanie alnwick is in minimum of things. how is traffic moving for you. >> it's not great. but i think it's tolerable especially when you know what is going on and that's why it's good for foam stay informed and really try to make their plans early on. and what we're doing right now is we're actually on joplin road so we came up around once again on route 1 on diverse points on russel road. and coming up to joplin and we'll head here on 95 south to try to get a look at what's happening on 95 northbound. it

> out by woodyard road.. use caution. investigating that situation. we don't have any actual confirmation yet but interesting report. we'll keep you posted on that one. through oxon hill the inner loop looks really good. beach drive closed because of a downed tree between tilden street and broad branch road. downed tree there so caution and then as you make your way out on metro, disabled train at king street. blue yellow delays. on the green line this is ongoing to the 20th just want to make sure you stay in the know, branch avenue and suitland stations closed. shuttle service is replacing -- shuttle buses replacing trains between naylor road and branch avenue. i got you covered. allison and wisdom back to you. >> george washington's mount vernon estate cleaning up because of saturday's storm t heavy rain caused this it took out portions of a brick wall. other locations suffered water damage. the estate does remain opened. it's estimated repairs though will cost about a million dollars. >> coming up next a

near the road before we go anywhere near the road environment.es can overwrite the system, they might not feel comfortable in the conditions, ora feel comfortable in the conditions, or a different driver could get too close. it's very easy for them to ta ke close. it's very easy for them to take back control and drive the vehicles as normal. reading reaction earlier today from the aa, edmund king says we have some of the biggest motorways in europe with many more exits and entrances. it might work in deserted freeways in arizona or nevada, but this isn't america. the first thing i would say is this will be the first ever real—world trials if we make it to the road. what we have seen in america and other parts of the world are demonstrations, manufacturers with their trucks and engineers in perfect weather conditions, with everything controlled for a day. it's just a demonstration. everything controlled for a day. it'sjust a demonstration. we everything controlled for a day. it's just a demonstration. we will give this to real companies to use and

have less stuff than bad roads. when you have hazard, obsolete designs another physical dangers, they take risk rating. unprotected roadside ditches within inches of the pavement, poorly aligned intersections in the list goes on. these are just common sights on the road in the country. they guarantee a contract that question -- isn't a question of if but when. a big part of the reason about 53% take place in rural areas where speeds are higher and not interstate roadways clears in with other safety treatments. after all, the five car stars for a one car road, and that is why we stand in awe of what we've accomplished. who better to take the faculty and staff every day. the teens were to have years of experience and now bring new drivers. we believe is a society to give drivers license it also needs to be willing to step up and provide a safe environment with which the teens will navigate the road. is that enough for adults to send poorly do not behave in certain ways to throw again and criticize and we must walk the

road users have also been advised to expect longerjourneys as people take to the roads instead.pbell reports. with the queues building here at euston station, it is set to get even busier as millions of us prepare to travel over the bank holiday weekend. this station will completely close from tomorrow, affecting passengers up and down the uk, with no trains to london from the west coast mainline. there's never an ideal time to carry out these railway improvement works, but we carry out 15,000 projects every year, and most of those happen overnight. during bank holidays, fewer people are travelling and we can deliver much bigger projects for passengers. this will be the biggest ever august bank holiday engineering project by network rail, costing more than £130 million, involving 17,000 engineers. the work's expected to benefit millions of passengers. the work will see platforms extended to make way for longer trains as well as improvements to platforms and preparation work for hsz. i think it is absolute madness because people will struggle. it is going to cause some disruption

two tractor-trailer crashes one 610 gary sopville road and after russel road. traffic diverted russel road because of huge tractor-trailer crash out there for at least the next few hours impacting majority of morning rush. let's look at maps now and show you what you can do to get around that. best bet this morning take route 1. especially south of quanitco. get on auto route one so sewer not stuck in that delay. again, 95 northbound autopsy main lane closed between russel and joplin road. second one blocked at least one lane at the hov lanes garrisonville road. aside from huge issue in virginia we're seeing nice conditions if we can get things forwarded to main map there. things looking good on bel beltway. no issues in mar nar in the districts true no. >> that's good news if you make your way out around town other than quantico area. questions erin fox d.c. on twitter. mike tell me we're getting a break from the rain today. >> a little break from the lane later on. busy on the roads erin thank you for keeping us updated. harvey update for you there. making la

in some spots roads a touch damp but not major issue. how about mass transit.g no problems right there. regional rails are running on time, dave. >> spotty sprinkles and showers around as karen mentioned right now. there's a couple in camden county and gloucester county. a steadier batch down by baltimore that looks like it's going to make it up the i-95 corridor later this morning though. that could be an issue, say, 7, 8 o'clock, something like that. 71 degrees by 7 o'clock. 79 by noon. i am posting the chance of a spotty shower or a thunderstorm as we go through the day. mainly cloudy. can't rule out some sunny breaks but a lot of clouds out there and we're going to go for a high of 83. that 3 o'clock time is a little iffy. it depend on whether it's raining. when the rain comes in those numbers will tend to drop temporarily. as we take a look at the airport all green aircraft, and there's rain up at j.f.k. but everybody else currently is dry. tam. >> thank you david. >>> going to health check as children get ready to go back to those regular bed times as the

i tried supports the improvement of this road. itried it supports the improvement of this road.f the imagination —— i drive it. there's an option to widen the m3 that doesn't involve a land grab of this heritage garden. do you think the options available, under consideration by highways england at the moment, do you feel they are working with you as well as they should be? they say they are. we discussed an option which was one of their earliest options which was to expand the land to the east of the a3 which doesn't involve the land grab. we don't have the assurances we wa nt grab. we don't have the assurances we want and we need to know this heritage site enjoyed by over1 million people a year will be safe and protected. thanks very much, matthew. later we will talk to a motoring journalist who believes we should take other things into account when making these decisions. highways england have given us a statement, they say they care about the environment and protecting the habitat around wisley isa protecting the habitat around wisley is a priority as it develops proposals fo

some high water, and right at ridge road.we get any kind of high water, it is adjacent to the creek there live at 202 and route one hit and miss, this morning, over here in medford, new jersey, soaked, you can see some puddles along route 70, this is just off of route 73. so as those storms rolled through, and moving on out, leaving behind some puddles, some high water, the brooklawn circle, which always floods out, flooded out this morning, route 45, at route 130, on the new jersey side, and a downed tree in wynnewood. >> this along powder mill road, rockland drive. just off of route one, city line avenue. are the storms gone for good? scotty has got the forecast in 15 seconds. >> quite a light show overnight, heavy rainfall, but thankfully we are looking that the rainfall moving out of here, still a few pocket of some left over light showers, and some drizzle, but the clouds cover sticking around for this morning. we will see it decrease throughout the day today, temperatures not as hot as yesterday either. take a look nort

rain, winding road. so forth.s not a great road to navigate in normal times let alone during bad weather. >> now, police that point say they don't know why what factor may have led to courtney losing control of the vehicle and going over the embankment there. there were also questions as to why does it take until non find her car. one of the things the sheriff said is yes we know deputies were out there driving up and down the roads throughout the weekend and enlisting help of family members. but it is possible that because of the heavy reigns that we had on friday that creek may have been very high and only on monday receded enough to reveal the car. live in ashburn. i'm melanie alnwick. "fox5 local news". >> mel, thank you. >> 4:50 the time we're tracking metro this morning. a new federal report is out revealing several safety concerns. including several broken emergency power cutoff boxes. water and lightsing issues too. fta says many problems were often fixed in a timely ma manner. >> maryland will not hold a

we're seeing police activity blocking clubhouse road as well as watkins mill road.n time. if you have any questions erin erinfox5 d.c. on twitter. >> coming up, u.s. troops on the ground yemen searching for al-qaeda fighters. >> and a new report suggests the number of troops aren't receiving the help they need to prevent suicides in the military. >> let's look live across the d.c. region. we are working day and the night, right? feels like it. >> uh-huh. >> it's okay. it's a good thing. 4:57 is our time, 71 degrees. we're just getting you started on a monday. fox5 news morning back right after this. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ z2fwcz z16fz y2fwcy y16fy >> ♪ >> metro shooting. police searching for three people who opened fire on a metro train striking a teenager. >> chicago plans to sue the trump administration over its plans to withhold money from the so-called sanctuary cities. >> looking live outside, you're going have to prepare for heavy rain and possible flooding today. most of our region will actually soon be under a flash flood watch. >> all right. good morning to you. thank