to switch malfunction at the rosslyn station. less than 24 hours after all those problems >>> the crowds and chaos that caustic meaning it nightmare and concerns for thousands tuesday. >> the whole area is covered with people. >> it is on the minds of many at the rosslyn metro station this morning. >> maybe they could spread people out at different stations instead of dumping them all here. >> during rush hour last night service was suspended between rosslyn and fallston after a man was struck by a train in clarendon. adding insult to injury, the crowds because the very long escalators to shut down very long lines formed while people waited for buses while others it decided to walk. >> something needs to be done. >> still reeling from last night, some were delayed again this morning thanks to switch not function. >> i guess it in between stations, under the tunnel. >> somewhat more to be done to prevent these problems from happening again. >> there would be nowhere to go. >> i used to drive to work. i'm thinking about starting ag

peaks h passengers had to get off the train in rosslyn. the escalators were out, and that made things worse. >> everyone is checking on everybody else for health, but then you had people who were starting to be in respiratory distress. people were starting to feel their heart hurting, and then you had emts coming down. >> metro officials said the escalators did what they were supposed to do, which is automatically shut down when there's too many passengers and an overload on the escalators. look at that crowd. >> a tough way to get home. 4:31, our first look at the forecast and rain in the area already, tom. >>> it started a couple of hours ago, and it's picking up in intensity. let's take a look at the radar around the region. this rain surging up from the south. this area of yellow is where it's coming down harder in prince william county and advancing into southern fairfax county. we're getting pockets of more moderate rain. it's not quite heavy. it's moderate. elsewhere, scattered light showers across virginia, much of maryland, and di

thousands of riders were stranded in rosslyn.the escalator stop working leading to medical emergencies. we found that metro handled things very well. passengers disagree. >> it was not handled well. there was no direction. >> metrobus admits there was a delay in confirming the power was out as well as notifying customers and local authorities about what was going on. >>> at least seven people died when a tractor-trailer slammed into a mini van in northern indiana. police say it looked like a deer may have hit a van and then the vehicles sold to a stop before it was hit by a truck last night. the truck driver and three people in the van were taken to the hospital and some in the van died. >>> president obama shows from a group of donors who participated in a contest to go to dinner with him. each of them donated around at least $5. >>> recent rocky performance is of rick perry he has committed to taking part in a november 9 debate in michigan, but has not committed to any beyond that. he hopes to reintroduce himself to the nation

just take a look at these cell phone pictures taken from the rosslyn metro station as hundreds of riders were trapped on the platform. because the man was hit in clarendon, that station was closed, and all the riders had to get off the train in rosslyn. >> some people were yelling. some people just didn't know where to go, so they're just standing in place. >> we pulled into the station, and there were bodies almost physically pressed up against the train on arrival, which is a safety risk in and of itself. so we're standing there trying to move in a space that wasn't there. >> when passengers tried to get to the exit, they said the escalators were out, making it tough to navigate out of the station. metro says the escalators did what they were supposed to do, automatically shut down when there's an overload of passengers and too much weight. >> the republican presidential hopefuls took center stage in new hampshire for another debate last night. much of the spotlight was on herman cain, who is quickly closing in on mitt romney at the top of the polls. the former godfather's pizza ceo go

inside the rosslyn metro station last night, what were they doing?hat caused this huge jam. >> monika has a quick check on traffic. >> we have news about marc brunswick lines. 874 and 878. both have been suspended because of an overnight incident. use your metro because they're honoring marc tickets this morning or use bus 991 out of hagerstown. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back. at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >>> at 6:30, your weather first on this wednesday morning. and we have a concern about some rain today. in fact, the umbrella with me, thankfully it is closed at the moment here in northwest. we've got more showers we'll be dealing with later today. here's a look at our day planner calling for that storm threat on and off with chances of thunder. temperatures will not be moving very much. mid to upper 60s. maybe near 70 in southern maryland. cloudy and 64 in washington. you can see the rain lifting north,

crews cleared the scene and metro suspended service between rosslyn and ballston. looking for other ways home. some of them chose to walk along a busy roadways. >>> another alert in effect for americans in the states and abroad. this is after authorities uncovered the its terror plot. prosecutors say that the two men plotted to assassinate the saudi ambassador in washington. autria godfrey is following developments from our satellite center. good morning. >> new this morning. the state department is urging american citizens to be on guard. there's a traveler to that says the iranian-backed plan may indicate a more aggressive focus by the iranian government on terrorist activity against diplomats from certain countries, to include possible attacks in the united states. that is in response to one of the most brazen attempts to murder a foreign dignitary on u.s. soil. mansour arbabsiar is behind this. the u.s. citizen was arrested after attempting to hire an fbi informant that he believed was a leader of a mexican drug cartel to kill the saudi ambassador to the u.s. a

this morning's commute at the rosslyn metro station went smoothly but passengers were still hungover from yesterday's fiasco. >> it was nuts. >> reporter: the scene, a chaotic station, the time just before 5:00 p.m. metro now confirms a 39-year- old mclean man j.ed in front of a train and became trapped underneath. >> we were trying to rescue a living human being from underneath the first car of a train. >> reporter: service came to a screeching halt forcing passengers to get off and catch shuttle buses and just look at the results. thousands of people packed like sardines. >> we were almost pressed up against the moving train as it was trying to leave. >> the train has as many as 800 or 900 passengers aboard and they arrive every four minutes. >> reporter: to make matters worse the escalator shut down because of the overload a safety mechanism. tensions mounted even on the facebook page where wilma writes -- >> as soon now with that being said, metro does admit that they probably could have controlled the crowds possibly by staggering the trains that were arriving at rosslyn. in the

the rescue shut down the trains and forced thousands to get off at rosslyn causing a two hour delay for some. >> as we were trying to rescue a living human being from underneath the first car of a train, that's our priority at that point. the painful thing for us is that we know there are tens of thousands of people who, at that very same moment are enduring a significant inconvenience. metro says it could have better controlled the crowds by possibly staggering the trains arriving at rosslyn. >> the delayed dedication of the martin luther king memorial will happen this weekend. president obama will deliver the keynote address during sunday's ceremony. >> journalists rowland martin will be the emcee. other speakers will include civil rights leaders julian bond, representative john lewis, the reverend jesse jackson and members of dr. king's family. the original dedication ceremony in late august was delayed because of hurricane irene. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray announced plans for a march this weekend for self- determination and autonomy for the district. >> among those joining mayor gra

in rosslyn. >>> amanda knox will wake up this morning at home. >> she arrived back in seattle aftererican exchange student was acquitted two days ago of killing her british roommate. >> brianne carter joins us with amanda knox's first words to the press. >> for the first time in four years she will be waking up in her own bed this morning back in seattle after arriving in the u.s. last night. speaking to a large crowd, she almost appeared to be at a loss of words, telling everyone she was overwhelmed. while she did not speak in detail about the emotional ordeal over the past four years she took time to thank everyone who supported her. amanda said she just wants to take time now to hang out with her family. her father says it's time for her to figure out what normal life looks like again. potential legal troubles could return. prosecutors in italy plan to appeal her. analysts in the u.s.a. it is unlikely that she will return to court room there in italy. right now all the focus is on the fact that she is back home. live in satellite center, brianne carter, abc 7 news. >>> police are

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a switch at the rosslyn plant. escalators shut off at rosslyn under the weight of riders just exiting the station. >>> coming up, a high profile white house welcome for this morning. >>> bring out the welcome morning for the south korean president and his wife. president obama was outside in the rain to greet the two that arrived at about 9:00 this morning. first lady michelle obama and korea's first lady will spend part of their day at a school. they plan to visit the high school this morning as part of her u.s. welcome tour. the fairfax county school is home to a large korean american population. the president's staff planned this visit. obama's tradition is extending the reach of state visits beyond the white house, and that's what she is doing today. >>> tonight's state dinner with the first family will include a new category of guest. the white house posted a message on twitter and facebook, calling for people to sign up to be guests at today's event. those chosen will be able to tweet live from the arrival ce

thousands of passengers were forced out of the rosslyn station where all the escalator stop operating. >> thousands of people down there and try to get out. there's no air. people are screaming and vomiting and passing out. >> be intense het -- the intense heat inside proved too much for many, especially the elderly. some were treated with oxygen masks and others transported by ambulance. passengers were trapped inside hot cars. >> it was chaos and no one knowing which way to go. a lot of people were struggling. >> hundreds of commuters turned into thousands try to be diverted onto city buses. >> walking up the escalators was tiresome. >> the escalators are designed to shut down due to extreme crowding commuters believe it made matters worse. >> they need to figure out what is going on. this is the worst preparedness for an emergency that i've ever seen. >> lisa baden will continue to bring us traffic updates and when you are away from, to get information about what is happening on the rails or the roads, go to our web site, wjla.com. >>> iran denies allegations that it was planning t

dozens of riders trapped on a platform at the rosslyn metro station.ncident in clarendon shut down the station for about an hour and a half, forcing all riders to get off the train in rosslyn. >>> will choosey moms still choose jiff if peanut butter prices continue to rise? peanut prices are sky rocketing after a hot dry summer killed peanut crops. according to "the wall street journal," the price for jm smuckers jif is going up 20% next month. >>> in the day ahead, members of congress will join nfl players against capitol police for a game of flag football. >> my condition for the game is pain. it's going to be a painful game. >> the congressional football game will take place tonight at 6:00 at rfk stadium. congresswoman donna edwards from maryland and congressman james moran from virginia will join in the fun. several players from the washington redskins and the dallas cowboys will also be there. the cost to watch the event is $10, and that money will go to military kids and to the capitol police memorial fund. >>> well, rick perry has come under cr

it had done now is they tried to set up shuttle buses at rosslyn to get people around the accident. there is not enough buses for the amount of people trying to get home during this rush hour commute. talking to one gentleman here, he was downstairs when all of this happened. what happened? >> i get to the train and there is this huge mass of people in the train station as well as getting on the train. there were people coming in the station as we try to come outside, there was no coordination. people were suffering trying to get air. there was a pretty significant situation. >> good luck getting home. one person confirmed dead hit by a train, not sure how it happened but hundreds of people trying to get home tonight. reporting live, john gonzales, abc7 news. >>> meanwhile watching a developing story on capitol hill where we are awaiting a senate vote on president obama's job bill. it is almost certain defeat from republicans. date oppose the surcharge on millionaires. he has been waging a campaign- style effort behind his $447 billion measure. he is willing to break the bill and th

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but the rosslyn station became so overloaded, causing more panic when the escalator shut down. some passengers got overheated walking up to the street level. >>> the republican presidential hopefuls debated last night in new hampshire. this bloomberg "washington post" sponsored forum focused on the economy and jobs. >> can you name all 59 points in your 160-page plan? >> the american people in the kind of financial crisis they're in, they need someone who knows how to create jobs and i do. >> we've got to get our spending house in order. >> they want to really change things, the first person to fire is bernanke who is a disaster as chairman of the federal reserve. second person to fire is geithner. >> now, new hampshire holds the nation's first primary in january. former massachusetts governor mitt romney holds a wide lead in state polls. >>> it is 5:06. time for the latest "your money" report of the morning. jessica doyle is off today. this morning, the major asian markets were mixed, some closing up slightly. others lost a few points. the dow fell almost 17 points to 11,416.

massive overcrowding at the rosslyn station. we've got a crew on the scene. bruce leshan is there right now. >> reporter: derek, just got here. the situation getting, getting back to normal. metro says it has a couple of trains coming in that should ease the overcrowding. here autos the problem. somebody apparently jumped on the tracks up from here in clairton, and it came right in the middle of rush hour, so the trains backed up. there were apparently hundreds and hundreds of people down on the platforms stuck on the platforms. the escalators were shut down at some point. we aren't sure why. a lot of people were trying to climb up and out of the escalators. a lot of them elderly. and the fire department had to be called in. people were overheated, overstressed, but now, again, the situation is getting back to normal. it's amazing how quickly things can go bad. >> bruce leshan, thank you for. that more on that at 11:00. topper and i will be back here then along with anita brikman. we'll see you then. bye-bye. >>> now "entertainment tonight," the most watched

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and as you hit the rosslyn tunnel, clear for you as you make your way into the city. >> it is now 4:55. 49 degrees. >>> ahead at 5:00, the picture that is pringing back a painful >>> we now know when the entire length of the intercounty connector will be open. maryland transportation officials say november 22nd is the date that the full stretch of the icc will open. they say the 18-mile stretch of highway from i-370 in gaithersburg to i-95 in laurel will open at 6:00 a.m. that day. the icc from lorback road opened in january. tolls will remain the same as for the first section. >>> if you're a little low on gas this morning, eat a chili dog. if you're running low on gasoline, you might want to go out of your way to fill up. from 6:30 to 9:30 this morning, you can get $20 of free gasoline at the shell station on route 1 in laurel. it's one of three shell stations giving away free gas this morning nationwide to promote the second season of the discovery channel's hit tv show "gold rush." >> that's pretty good. discovery said they wanted to give their viewers a little liquid gold to get t

if you're checking i-66 inside and outside of the beltway, in fact, heading east through the rosslyn tunnel, not seeing any delays for you now. i'm back in ten with another update. back to you both. >>> this morning a maryland boy is still missing, his mother is dead, and his stepfather is in police custody. an amber alert remains in place for 11-year-old william mcquain. police found jane mcquain inside her home dead in german town on saturday night. police say the boy's father lopee there. they traced his car to charlotte, north carolina, where they arrested lopez. william mcquain has not been to school since september the 30th. the school said it sent automated calls to his home. it later reached the person designated as the family's emergency contact. as police continue their search, william's youth football league remains hopeful. >> right now all we know is what we hear on the news. as a community, the e-mails have been going out through this organization all day. we're just hoping and praying for a safe return for william. >> police say lopez gave them inconsistent statements,

national career fair is holding today's event at the holiday inn in rosslyn at 1900 north fort mire drive. dozens of employers will be hiring we're told today. organizations range from the u.s. secret service to mattress discounters. there will be a service available for folks who show up. >> that's a wide range. >> thank you, jess. >>> easing traffic congestion. one of the subjects in a yearly study in the commonwealth. >> the national honor society banned and the surfing team? for some high school students that, will soon become a reality. this morning, 52 with still mostly cloudy skies at 8:00. 62, 66 by 4:00. look at the winds out of the northwest. that's what the hours are, the wind direction. 13 miles per hour. at times, we'll gust over 20. this evening, by 8:00, we're mainly clear. 61. northwesterly winds around 10:00. the storm system hanging out way too long, you see it spinning here over new jersey, south of new york. some of the rains here moderate through new england and pennsylvania and new jersey. couple of showers, couple of sprinkles coming southbound from pennsylvania. we

east continuing inside of the beltway, not seeing any problems there or either as you go through the rosslyn tunnel. now back to you both. >> thank you very much, danella. >> 4:32 now. >>> we have a major traffic alert this monday morning. this will affect northern virginia drivers along interstate 495. the ramp from gallows road to the outer loop is expected to close. this is the nb side of gallows road. tracee wilkins joins us live with more on this closure. >> reporter: if you're heading northbound on gallows road, you're going to have problems. a sign here showing drivers what they can expect. vdot expected to close the ramp to 495 southbound so workers can remove and replace this old ramp. this is all part of the ongoing hot lanes project. they do have a detour for you. traffic will be directed to travel northbound on gallows road past fairfax hospital, right on arlington boulevard, and follow that sign onto the outer loop. that's going to be your go around all of this. for drivers that follow gallows road, you may be able to expect some delays this morning because folks are going to ha

even as you head through the rosslyn tunnel, you are clear all the way to the city. i'll be back in ten minutes with a look at your rails. >>> 4:54 now. expect to pay more when you go through tolls in maryland. starting tomorrow, tolls through the baltimore tunnel will go up by a dollar. the biggest jump is the fine for passing through the toll plaza without paying. that goes from $3 to $15. >>> the main hall at union station is back open after a damaged ceiling forced it to close for most of the weekend. on friday a piece of plaster fell from the ceiling. officials blame the closure on that earthquake back in august. crews hung netting to catch any additional plaster that would fall. repairs to the ceiling expected to continue later this week. >>> coming >>> good morning. welcome back. police in spotsylvania county will be stepping up patrols on this halloween night as they investigate a series of attempted abductions in and around the county. there have been four incidents this month, three in spotsylvania county and in neighboring stafford county. the latest occur

if you continue through to the rosslyn tunnel, you can see absolutely clear. back in ten minutes with a look at your rails. see you then. >> great. thank you, danella. >>> drivers in maryland will have to watch their speed if they're traveling through school zones in howard county. beginning next monday, the county will set up two mobile speed cameras and start issues warnings for cars go more than two miles an hour over the speed limit. the cameras will rotate 20 school zones through the week and expand to more than 70 school zones. the cameras will be up monday through friday from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. $40 tickets will start being issued in november. >>> a warning for drivers who get creative when finding a spot at the park 'n ride lots. park legally or pay the price. virginia state police say illegal parking has gotten out of hands at this bridge at interstate 95. this week they'll just be posting warnings, but after that, troopers will start ticketing illegally parked cars and may have them towed. >> number one spot. >>> don't expect to see an opening tip

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if you continue east inside the rosslyn tunnel, not seeing any problems for you there at all. shooting over to 270 at the spur, you're clear as well. back to you both. >> thank you very much, danella. >>> 4:43 now. 55 degrees. still to come, the problem that has turned a nearby college has turned a nearby college campus into a ghost town. we were so blessed when we had triplets. if by blessed you mean freaked out about money. well, we suddenly noticed that everything was getting more expensive, so we switched to the bargain detergent, but i found myself using three times more than you're supposed to and the clothes still weren't as clean as with tide. so we're back to tide. they're cuter in clean clothes. [ laughs ] thanks, honey. yeah. you suck at folding. [ laughs ] that's my tide. what's yours? [ female announcer ] find the tide that's right for you at tide.com. >>> breaking news in northwest washington. police are investigating an armed robbery. the latest in a troubling trend in the district. this one is florida avenue on northwest washington near "u" street. news 4's tra

if you continue east through the rosslyn tunnel, nice and clear. again, i know that tunnel is cold. i'm not in it, but it's cold. now back to you both. >> some things you just know, danella. >> you're right. >>> this morning a deadly shooting involving a deputy. two deputies responded to a domestic assault call in hermanville. when police tried to arrest the suspect, there was a struggle, and that's when one deputy said he was forced to shoot. the suspect died. the deputy has been placed on routine administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. >>> d.c. police are looking at new clues to figure out who killed a man on board a metro bus. take a look at this video. investigators say these two men were caught on the bus' surveillance cameras. they're considered persons of interest in the murder of 30-year-old demetrius thompson. it happened between alabama and 23rd streets southeast. thompson's family says things were just looking up for him when this tragedy struck. >> he had dreams. he was a teenage father, and all he wanted was to take care of his family. >> police a

as you continue east through the rosslyn tunnel, it is a breeze this morning. now back to you both. >>> 4:43. 62 degrees. still to come, it's about that time to enroll in your health benefits. what you need to know that will save you and your family money this year. >>> we go one on one with redskins coach shanahan. >>> 4:45 is your time now. the manslaughter case against michael jackson's personal physician will teenter a new phe this week in los angeles. the defense will have its turn to present its case against dr. conrad murray after three weeks of damaging testimony by the i jackson the last dose of the powerful anesthetic propofol that killed the singer. the prosecution is supposed to wrap its case this week after calling an expert on propofol. >>> the man accused in the disappearance of a woman from aruba will be in court today. a judge will consider whether to release gary giordano, who has been on the island since three days after robyn gardner disappeared. he told police she never came back from a snorkeling trip. aruban police have said they believe

gadzookset to wayson's corner. 66 and 395 lanes are open inside the beltway through falls church and rosslynding into the district. northwest washington looks ok on massachusetts avenue, connecticut avenue, 63 down troops scott circle. no problems on 295 except growing volume heading onto the freeway. that's washington. >>> i was going to ask lisa baden what her halloween costume would be? >> no idea yet but you'll be surprised. >> keeping the suspense going. >>> we are inviting parents to enter their children into our halloween contest. >> send a picture of your kids in costume to ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation every solution comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. o0 c1 >>> i've been off the last couple days because i was in new york on assignment getting a behind-the-scenes look at anderson cooper oppose the new daytime talk show. it is simply called "anderson." the sad is all glass overlooking columbus circle in manhattan. on mos

nowhere is out of rosslyn or ballston. you are looking at 66 near glebe road. through northeast,, in good shape. looks good on 270 and the beltway is pretty quiet. back to you. >> thank you. >>> >>> today is your last chance to get a ride on d.c.'s tourmobile. for decades it has been shuttling tourists. its closing because of financial problems. another service will likely provide stortours. >>> the latest from the conrad murray trial, a medical expert is key to the defense theory that michael jackson gave himself a fatal dose of propofol. >> an important reminder for parents, why you should be vigilant everybody knows the best place for a good time is mississippi. and that's only until they visited us in louisiana. which is a distant second to sunny florida. for beautiful vacation nothing beats alabama. ok, we'll never agree on who's best. but we can all agree on one thing. the gulf's the worlds number one vacation spot. and we've gone all out to make this year the best ever. mississippi has wonderful people great music, and the beautiful outdoors. louisiana's

looks good through falls church and rosslyn. 95 and 395 in a moment.schopper 7 is on the way to the beltway. at new hampshire avenue, there's a crash reported, outer loop side after this camera. everybody involved has moved to the right shoulder. now to virginia, you can see across the 14th street bridge looking good. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:30. don't be surprised if you see snowplows on the roads in prince george's county. this is video from foresthill where the department of public works is doing a dry run on snow and ice patrols. they will be practicing routes and looking for any potential problems. >>> the lululemon murder trial resumes today after a day of rioting testimony. detective who interviewed britain america stand. he said brittany-- interviewed brittany norwood took the stand. her lawyers said it was not premeditated murder. >>> today hundreds of searchers will continue the rescue mission for robert wood, nine years old. ben eisler has the latest developments. >> the search has become personal and emotional. more than 1000 volunt

looks good on rosslyn. 110 is quiet. 270 at shady grove road quiet is day the beltway. >>> 6 12th:12, 49 degrees. >> attributes are pouring in for steve jobs and apple, and how is passing >>> right now police are questioning the witnesses after one person was shot and two other stab at temple hills restaurant. two suspects are in custody. >>> two groups of demonstrators are getting ready to industry to d.c. again today. october 2011 and occupy d.c. are protesting corporate greed and the iraq war. >>> a jury recommended 35 years in prison for a woman convicted of killing her granddaughter. a judge will decide their ultimate fate in january -- february. >>> amanda knox could be reunited with her former boyfriend. her family has invited raffaello sollecito to visit them in the united states. on monday an italian court cleared the two of all charges in connection with the 2007 murder of british student murders curtain. amanda knox's father said they communicated with each other while in prison. >>> a report about whether the parents of a missing missouri baby have stopped cooperating with

looks good in rosslyn and headed across the roosevelt bridge. looks good on the memorial bridge and in georgetown. of overnight construction at university boulevard is gone. a nice drive getting to the beltway out of colombia in silicon silver spring on 29. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:21 56 degrees. craig stammen up next, professional high and personal low. it was the best of days as well as the words for michael vick. >> on my next show, an investigation into black-market baby spirits from the worst cases of greed and deception. human embryos created in laboratories overseas by people looking to make money. how much money have you given the lawyers? >> i had only given them 100 and thousand dollars and that was not a whole amount. >> and syrups as pawn. >> today at 4:00 on abc 7. [ snoring ] ththunder crasass ] [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime, sniffling sneezing, coughing aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold... medicine. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] vicks d

no troubles in rosslyn, at the wilson bridge, 270. there was a crash at falls road earlier.nd greenbelt, heavy delays. no troubles in the district. earlier accident on 295 at pennsylvania avenue is gone. stick around for more. >>> 6:41, 62 degrees. >> coming up, herman cain, a closer look at the gop's latest front-runner. >> and an update on our breaking news. and 11-year-old missing. and an amber alert issued >>> welcome back. 6:44 is the time. there appears to be a shake-up in the race for the republican presidential nomination. a poll of gop primary voters says that a businessman herman cain is at the top of the pack with 27%. mitt romney now in second place at 23%. texas governor rick perry in third place, 16%. >>> what is next for this latest front-runner? >> now a closer look at it. herman cain are callin, some people are calling him the surprise front- runner. he is not part of the washington establishment. >> the surprising is that he is doing almost none of the things that you typically have to do, like go to iowa or new hampshire, higher campaign staff, have econom

now to rosslyn across the roosevelt bridge, looks good to constitution avenue, independence avenue, and the st. expressway. headlights are southbound at father hurley boulevard. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 63 degrees. >> we will be right back. >> most of all, to the enduring alliance between our nations a partnership of the heart that will never be broken. >> president obama hosted the south korean president and his wife last night at the white house state dinner. >> the menu for the night included texas beef, vegetables on the white house garden, and the chocolate cake with asian and american pears. a trio of sisters born in south korea can and brought up in new york performed. later today president obama will make a rare trip beyond the beltway with a visiting head of state. they will fly to the motor city to showcase a new trade agreement that lists barriers on exporting u.s. vehicles to south korea and he will highlight the a quick recovery after an $80 billion government bailout. >>> we have been talking about debates all week. now let's talk money. campaign finance numbers to b

looks good through rosslyn and ballston. moving nicely on 66. good on 110 and washington boulevard at the pentagon. no problems to report in va a lot 395. -- in virginia on 395. looks good out of columbia to get to silver spring. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:41 62 degrees. coming up, tackling teen pregnancy in the district. what one council member is doing to deal with it. >> a new title for first lady michelle obama. jumper in chief. her latest fitness challenge. >> learn how [ speaking french ] [ speaking french ] movie buffs! this film is tres bien, ut the interest rate on your checking account is le pew. interest on your checking? earn more with new high yield free checking at capital one bank. your interest rate will be five times the national average. five times the interest! and free atms at any bank. show's over folks. make your way to capital one bank. what's in your wallet? were you crying? yeah. at the sleep number store, we hear it all the time: "well, we could sleep in the same bed, but it just doesn't work." she would like a fi

traveling the inner loop of the beltway, and here is the view from spout run parkway, and through the rosslyn tunnel, not seeing delays. i will be back shortly with another update. >> thank you, danella. >>> there was an accident, and here is how the scene looked from chopper 4 about 6:00 this morning. no word on the condition of the pedestrian. the video you are seeing is from 6:00 this morning. >>> in half an hour, the d.c. mayor will tour the exterior where most of the damage was sustained, and is also expected to make an announcement about the district's response overall to the damage caused by the earthquake across the city. the national cathedral sustained some of the worst damage in the area, to the tune of $250 million in repairs. the landmark is scheduled to open november 12th, but the repair work, that could take a decade. >>> right now, in the other area of our city, senate democrats are trying to pass obama's jobs bill one piece at a time. there is a look at the capitol. they are trying to pass a bill that would prevent the layoffs of teachers and firefighters, and the republicans

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admitting now it could have done a better job earlier this month when passengers were ordered off at rosslyn onto a platform so jammed with riders trying to escape up stopped escalators some feared they would be pushed back into a moving train. >> you were almost pushed up against the moving train when it was going to leave. >> we could have left it on the platform with the doors closed. >> reporter: but the general manager says metro was trying to rescue a man up the tracks who had jumped in front of a train. >> this was indicative of a two-hour shut down of the railroad. >> reporter: a two-week review concludes metro really needs to do more to get the word out. >> we should be telling more people stay off the system. it is going to be a two-hour delay. you're not going to get home any sooner. >> i'm trying to get home. anybody going to stafford? >> reporter: the escalators shut down because they were overloaded with people. >> yeah, no [ bleep ] quote me. >> reporter: the bethesda escalators often shut down and make people's blood boil because the escalators are ancient. >> it is crazy. >>

that would ease the orange crush east at rosslyn by allowing more orange lines from vienna. it would improve the commute of more than 108,000 riders a day. they'll vote on new station names and changes to its iconic map. if you had gone online a little while ago, you were allowed to go in and vote and have your say on the changes. i did it! >> shorten some of the names. >> that's with a they're going to do. >> monika, thank you. >> now to our breaking news story we've been tracking all morning long. a woman is killed in her germantown, maryland home. >> the woman's 11-year-old son is missing. kristin fisher is live in germantown to give us an update on what police are talking about right now. >> you know, montgomery county homicide detectives have been on the scene here at the seneca knolls condominium complex in germantown for almost eight hours now. they first arrived here after getting a call from the victim's male friend. he called police saying he hadn't seen her in awhile. was worried about her. they found her body in her bedroom. we don't know how she was killed. her

look at 66 inside the beltway in rosslyn, no problems here at lynn street heading in toward downtown right now inside the beltway and a last look live on the west side of town here at the american legion bridge. just a bit of volume this morning but no problems here leaving bethesda and tyson's corner on both loops of the beltway. coming up i will update you on the situation on 395 at 5:24. back to you. >>> thank you. the nfl decides whether to fine two coaches involved in a postgame shouting match. >> wait until you see this. >>> and four interceptions this week. so will rex get his starting job back for the redskins? mike shanahan says he'll announce later today. >>> before we take a break, it's time for another look at our question of the morning -- >> what do you think it? >> coo meal ballard wrote this on the 9news now facebook fan page -- >> log on to our facebook fan page and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer later this morning. >>> 5:21. we've got a few clouds around this morning and at 9:00 better chance of clouds north and south. temperatures here will be in the

we'll take a live look in rosslyn here at lynn street. no problems as you head in toward downtown using 66. back out to the maps and this time, let's zoom into 395 and 95. first of all, down in fredericksburg and newington and springfield, you're fine. good up the line to 395 to the 14th street bridge. a live look on the south side of town on the wilson bridge. both loops look fine across the river coming in from alexandria or oxon hill. if you take the trains in the morning, i just checked. everything is running on time. in my next report, a look at maryland roads at 5:24. >>> we have good news for library patrons in d.c. the martin luther king jr. library will remain open on sundays. last month, library administrators announced plans to close sundays because of budget cuts but now the library on g street northwest is receiving $316,000 to keep it open seven days a week. sunday hours are from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. >>> you should fear the turtle. the university of maryland won top overall honors in the solar decathlon this weekend. the compet

it would go from rosslyn to hay market and work will begin next year. >>> craig's hit in the 6th inning the cardinals the go ahead run last night. cardinals beat the rangers last night. game two tonight. >>> now it's time to answer the question of the morning and the question was -- >> the answer and i would not agree with this is c., being in the delivery room. when their wives gave birth. i would not have missed it. twice. >> i'm glad he was there. just glad he was there. some other hand to hold on to. >>> we have one more check on traffic and weather up next here on 9news now. çñ >>> one more thing before you go. a staple in washington, d.c. in and around the mall is going away very soon. >> we're talking about the tour mobiles, you know they take you all around and want to be the premiere venture for you to see the sights and whatever. i remember when my grandmother first came here, we jumped on and you could get on and off. going out of business after 42 years october 31st. >> the big blue tour mobiles no more. >> unbelievable. >> sort of sad. >> it is sad. it is sad. >> weather ti

as you continue through the rosslyn tunnel, it's clear as you make your way across. minutes with another update. back to you both. >> 5:42 is the time. >>> coming up, madam liberty as you've never seen her before. spectacular views from the statue of liberty you'll be able to enjoy from the comfort of your own home. >>> welcome back. a change under center couldn't help the redskins this week. john beck played well, but the skins defense gave up more than 400 yards yesterday to the carolina panthers. the panthers and the skins traded field goals until the third quarter when carolina led by as much as 13. washington clawed its way back to within ten points. late in the game, john beck threw, yes, that interception. that sealed the game for carolina. news 4's dan hellie spoke with head coach mike shanahan about the once again disappointing loss. >> what's the hardest part of this one to digest for you? >> well, it's always tough to lose. got the game going in the second half, you feel like you get an opportunity to come away with the win. it's always disappointing when

and even inside the rosslyn tunnel, the view is clear for you.no reported delays. this is on the metro, marc, or vre. jim and eun, back to you. >> all right. meteorologist tom kierein is here with us to tell us about the forecast. we've really enjoyed the weekend. it would be nice if it could stay this way. >> thank you very much. >> yes. >> air kisses, i know, are coming my way for the weekend. things have changed. we have clouds rolling through. a weak cool front approaching us. quite cloudy this morning. getting a few sprinkles on the radar, far northern montgomery county, frederick county. farther to the north and west in western maryland and west virginia getting some sprinkles. closer to arlington, near 60 in montgomery, arlington, fairfax, and prince george's counties and the district of columbia. southern maryland and parts of the northern neck, lower eastern shore in the mid-60s now. our sunrise is not until 7:19. a dark morning under way. we'll have these clouds with us for the next couple of hours, just a few sprinkles perhaps over the

about 26 miles an hour here through rosslyn. let's take a look live, though, at 395 where you saw those cars. there is an accident. you see the flashing lights there. it's northbound on 395 in the express lanes at king street. those flashing lights are police on the scene. so it is going to slow you down a bit as you head up from landmark to this point. beyond that you'll be okay to the 14 rght street bridge -- 14th street bridge. a couple of slow stretches. one in manassas and centreville here and again at route 50 you'll be on the brake lights. we'll end on a good note at the american legion bridge. no problems here as you leave 270, leaving bethesda or coming up from tysons corner into silver spring. you'll be okay across the potomac river. we'll take a look again at 395 at 6:25. mike and andrea? >>> 6:19 up for. next in -- 6:19 now. next in sports we're pretty sure who the nationals will have on the bench as manager next year. and the capitals are hoping mike greene returns to the ice tonight. >>> it's time for a check of ou

as you continue from fair oaks and make your way inside the beltway and head into the rosslyn tunnel,t's clear, not seeing any issues for you. so far all are reported running on or close to schedule. metro, marc, vre, not seeing any issues just yet. now back to you both. >> danella, thank you. >>> new overnight, a deadly stabbing in the district. this happened around 11:00 along eaton road in southeast washington. victim's name not being released right now. no arrests have been made. >>> for the second time in a month, president obama's jobs bill has suffered a loss in the senate. this time it was a pared down version, signaling it may be hard for democrats to push through any part of the bill. nbc's tracie potts joins us now live from capitol hill with more on last night's vote. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: hey, eun, good morning. it wasn't even the final vote. it was a procedural vote on whether or not to move this forward, and they couldn't get that through. it was a 50-50 vote with two democrats, independent joe lieberman, joining every single republican voting against this.

as you continue east through the rosslyn tunnel, not seeing any problems there as well. nice and clear at this time. again, still seeing a lot of wet pavement. so i'll be back in ten minutes with a look at your rails. eun, back to you. >> danella, thanks so much. >>> 5:02 now. this morning we're learning more about the man behind bars accused of killing his stepdaughter. investigators tell us the suspect drove a public bus and had many secrets. tracee wilkins is live in gaithersburg now with more on this story. tracee, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. one of his many secrets included that he was married to several women at one time, according to investigators, who have shared that information with news 4. police arrested 42-year-old david rich hang, the stepfather of jessica nguyen, yesterday. he's now in custody facing charges for first degree murder. sources tell us hang was married to several women at the same time and was in the process of divorcing nguyen's mother. news 4 has also learned hang works as a driver for the montgomery county ride-on bus syst

as you continue through the rosslyn tunnel, it's clear for you at this time.in ten with another update. >>> 5:54 now. a new fee for using your debit card has millions of banking customers up in arms. now some in congress want the justice department to take a closer look at the banks behind them. bank of america was the first to impose a $5 fee for debit card purchases. the move was quickly followed by other banks, including jp morgan chase, suntrust, and wells fargo. a group of house democrats say they don't see any signs of collusion but call the timing of these fees suspicious. >>> if you're tired of paying these fees, you do have options. many customers are turning to online internet banking. many of these banks have lower overhead, so they can charge added features. there can be drawbacks. with little to no atms, you can be stuck paying atm fees if your bank doesn't reimburse you, and making deposits can be a challenge if you don't have a smart phone. >> some of the online banks do have a smart phone mobile app that allows you to take a picture of your che

right now camera panning into virginia and you can see rosslyn there, high-rises of ballston off in theistance. and a beautiful blue sky just a few puffy clouds passing over arlington now. live picture looking towards tysons corner. now looking towards loudoun county and now here we are just seeing into montgomery county. and we do have quite a bit of sunshine here and quite a few trees showing beautiful color. temperatures around the region with that sun have hit the mid 60s throughout much of the area and we will continue to climb into the early -- by early afternoon, mid 70s, over the last 12 hours, few morning sprinkles. those have dissipated as the sunshine increased. west to east. and it will be with us the rest of the afternoon as highs reach the low to mid 70s. clear sky through the evening. few clouds developing by late evening and by dawn, down near 50 degrees. partly sunny morning tuesday. clouds rolling in during the afternoon with highs near 70. late tuesday night appears after midnight we will have light rain moving in from the south and sweeping into the metro area. and t