let's check the roads with rob stallworth with wtop. good morning, rob. >> good morning, sheena. the roads are dry. that's the good news. the bad news is virginia. northbound i-395. the first problem is the hov lanes are blocked from the 14th street bridge. after king street, we do have the crash blocking the left lane. use caution. delays northbound back to the springfield interchange. on route 4 northbound after wayson's corner. still with a crash and response. only the right side of the roadway is getting by. live from the wtop traffic center, i'm rob stallworth. back to you. >> we're following breaking news. four people in critical condition after a train crash. the train was filled with people and ran into an empty train outside philadelphia overnight. >> one passenger said people went flying into walls. when the trains hit, there was blood everywhere. another said the train was experiencing issues before the crash. septa officials have not confirmed that report. it happened in upper darby, pennsylvania. 42 people were hurt. no one died in the crash. >> we're getting an upda

the wtop traffic center, i'm rob stallworth. to you. >>> rob, thank you. >>> drivers beware. we want to save you trouble. the warning you may have missed on the roads. >> reporter: eclipsing the sun. the last-minute preps. live at the smithsonian with a look at the timing and also the best way it view the eclip safely. >>> wake up, it's not a dream. as of today, all d.c. public schools are open. i have an important reminder r fodr >>> this is what everybody is going to be talking about today. you know what, we're so excited about this here at news 4, the solar eclipse today, you know how we're excited. we made a countdown clock. that's how you know we're pumped about this. >> 6 hours 30 minutes. >> it's coming. the eclipse will cast a shadow that will race through 14 states. look at this. >> bam, bam, bam. >> it will move diagonally across the heartland and then exiting near charleston, south carolina. now, in our area, you'll notice the changes between about 1:20 and 4:00 this afternoon. there's plenty of time to view some of t

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no real issues on 95 in from the wtop traffic center, i'm rob stallworth. back to you. >> thanks, rob. >>> businesses are cashing in on the eclipse. where you can score a deal today before the sky goes dark. >>> what rights do you have on your next flight? what the experts are saying about the >>> if you bought powerball tickets over the weekend, put it away. no winner saturday night after the drawing. you might want to go out and buy a new ticket or two today. wednesday's jackpot is up to $650 million. >> wow. >> that's just the second biggest jackpot in u.s. history. the odds of winning still 1 in 292 billion. >> i know. i like how i buy tickets thinking when the jackpot get bigger, i have a better chance. it's the opposite. >>> today's eclipse is inspiring some stellar special -- denny's is offering all you can eat moon cakes. the restaurant says the pancakes are shaped like a balloon. aren't they always? again -- right? okay. frigidaire is having a blackout sale. get it? black stainless steel appliances will be 30% off. there you go. >> there's been a l

from the wtop traffic center, i'm rob stallworth, back to you. >>> rob, thank you.reaking news just coming into our newsroom now from bwi marshall airport. there's a security investigation going on there right now. it has closed two checkpoints into the airport. the airport tweeted that early this morning. flights will likely be affected. but they've not provided any more information on what the security issue is. we'll update you as we get more information. if you have a flight your eye on this closure of two check points. >>> the navy is stepping up the search for two missing sailors. divers will access the rooms on the u.s.s. john mccain and conduct an assessment. the ship collided with an oil tanker. the top admiral ordered the entire 7th fleet to stop operations for one day to make sure they are running the ship safely. >>> get the camera out of -- >> that is video of the suspect in the clinton murder's mother attacking our photographer outside court. before the confrontation here, a judge ordered a mental health evaluation for that suspect. he would be yelling

from the traffic center, i'm rob stallworth. back to you. >> rob, thank you. >>> it's not really something you'd wan to smell around dinnertime. >> or ever. >> shower time. whatever. we're talking about the beloved corpse flower. >> that thing. >> the flowers right here in d.c. has started blooming. so there's one more of those ridiculously stinky blossoms still waiting to go. can you believe it? this is all happening at the u.s. botanic garden. take a look at it. >> first flower bloomed late on saturday night apparently. >> people describe it, we understand it's rotting flesh or meat. then diapers and garlic and fish just for added measure. someone else said it smells like hot trash. >> or hot death. >> gross. >>> it is 4:38 right now. new controversy in the nfl. the protests from players that's the biggest yet on the field and the season hasn't started yet. >>> developing right now, rescues in italy. the devastation from an fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection..