a live look out into rosslyn.here are street those yours for about a four block radius around the block. by the way the rosslyn metro station remains open and that's good news for you drivers. but the buss are detoured through the area because of the closure. if you are planning to head into rosslyn, be careful with that water main break again in rosslyn. let's go back over to our maps many this time we're going to over to bowie. this accident's been here i'd say for a couple of hours. three cars involved. we'll go to the sky 9 shot. and show you what it looks like live here route 197 north of route 50. watch out for the detour in place. you'll want to go ahead and use route 3 as the alternate route as the clean-up and investigation continues. serious accident here in bow rhee route 197 near route 50. coming up in my next report, more information on that water main break as well at 6:00. mike back to you. >>> thank you. 5:50 this morning, roger clemens' lawyer may finish cross-examination of the prosecution's star

and the rosslyn metro station is open. my next report, another look at area roads and 66 at 6:58. back to you guys. >>> the bearer of glad tidings. here's howard bernstein. >> it's beautiful unless you're visiting your parents if florida. it's chilly this morning. >> i was wondering where he was going with that. >> steve in cross junction says it's nice but my parents doctor r complaining it's too cold -- are complaining it's too cold. welcome to the region. it is a brisk morning in the region and we start with the bus stop forecast. a lot of sunshine out there. and it's going to be a fantastic day. so mom and dad just hang on for a few hour. we'll watch up it's going to be -- am up it's going to be -- warm up it's going to be nice. 40s and 50s right now. the sun is going to set about 8:15. lung time is going to be agreement the day planner, see if you can take them out tomorrow and eat outside. 71. northeast wind at about 10. by 4:00 74. highs today mid- to upper 70s in a couple of spots a really fine day. don't forget th

the rosslyn metro station is not affected at this time.ll get to lisa baden for the latest in this situation and another in bowie. >> 197, and looked outside and 50 is open. southbound 197 after 50 is closed as they are wrapping up an investigation from a fatal crash overnight. virginia, 66 eastbound delays briefs in manassas, in fair oaks, 95 in woodbrige. look at the 14th street bridge. nice and easy, quiet and over to the third street tunnel is good. now to adam caskey. >> its bike to work day on this friday perfect weather for that. i remember we had a little rain for that in years past, did not work out so well. perfect day with low humidity. you will not overheated when riding your bicycle. there is the crescent moon waning. sunrise at 5:53. bright sunshine not just now but for the rest of the day. it's 41 in the inwood west virginia, 46 in la plata, 50 in arlington, 48 in clarksburg. well into the 70's today sunday, low humidity, pleasant and perfect. slight chance of a sprinkle on sunday. -- in the 70's today on this friday. >> fac

. >> abc 7 has learned about a train derailment at the rosslyn station last month was an operator error. it track worker caused that accident and the employee no longer works for the transit agency but there are more details coming out about the report and we will have more tonight at 5:00. >> some sunny skies filing in the region after a few grey days. here is our first forecast. >> we needed the rain and we had a good healthy bit of rain even yesterday, over half an inch. in many locations around the beltway, about 2/3 of an inch and that was yesterday but today is a different story. it was bright this morning compared to the last several mornings. total sunshine and now the typical patchy clouds are developing in the sky. those will clear out closer to sunset. 58 degrees in rockville, 65 and triangle. on our way to about 70 degrees for the high temperature but i think we will be in the upper 60's and outlying areas and gusty. the wind is pushing in the less humid air. it is refreshing. i will talk about the change is coming up. >> \ support and mounting criticism over it president ob

. >> metro says it fired the employee that caused the derailment last month at the rosslyn stop no one was injured but that hitch caused some big delays. >>> metro will be single tracking trains on three rail lines this weekend. from 10:00 tonight until monday morning. on the red line work will be performed between the takoma and forest glen stations as well as the van ness and dupont circle stations. on the orange line, work will take place between the eastern market and chervely stations -- cheverly stations. and on the blue line, work is going to be conducted between eastern market and addison road. >>> we're waiting to find out what an arbitrator will decide in the case of the redskins versus the n.f.l. the team lost cap for supposedly violating rules in 2010. the redskins denied any wrongdoing at a hearing on thursday. the redskins also held an 80th anniversary gala in ashburn, virginia. the team was founded in boston in 1932. it moved to washington five years later. a lot of former players and coaches attended, including joe jacoby. >> you look at the history of the redskins and

. >> reporter: another day, another accident this time at the rosslyn metro station, a train derailment on the blue line. it was caused by an employee. the technician was working on this switch but failed to clamp it closed. >> the person did not follow the standard operating procedures. >> reporter: that someone has since been fired. in washington kristin fisher, 9 news now. >>> single tracking will be the phrase of the weekend on metro's red, orange and blue lines. work will be done between the takoma and forest glen and van ness and dupont circle stations on the red line. on the orange market it will be between eastern market and chivalry stations and the blue lien between eastern market and addison road -- line between eastern market and addison road. >>> coming up at 7:00 on fox 5 news they helped to save his life, so why is the sole survivor of a fiery crash in chevy chase now suing the very police force that pulled him from the wreckage? that answer is coming up on 9 news now at 7:00. >>> still ahead in this half hour things like solar flares may make you think the mayans were on

. >> reporter: another day, another accident, this time at the rosslyn metro station, a train derailment on the blue line. now comes word it was caused by a metro employee. the technician was working on this switch but failed to clamp it closed. >> the person did not follow the standard operating procedures. >> reporter: that someone has since been fired. in washington kristin fisher, 9 news now. >> we want to give you a heads up about some track work over the weekend on metro. single tracking is the phrase of the weekend on the red, orange and blue lines. the work will be done between the takoma and forest glen and van ness and dupont circle stations on the red line, on the orange between eastern market and cheverly. >>> before i die, four words that have people sharing their hopes and dreams on a giant bucket list chalk board in northwest d.c. we get the story from peg. >> reporter: i'm peggy fox at logan circle where this large chalk board has transformed a construction zone into a wall of hope and dreams. encouraging people to grab some chalk and fill out the public bucket list are t

that's about all the volume you're looking at right no heading on the beltway into falls church and rosslynst a closure of river ride inside the beltway for a tree down. crews are still working on that your next time saver traffic at 4:47. back to you. >> thank you, beverly. >>> the time right now is 4:39 and i am watching your money. millions of americans are firing up the grills, but it is costing more. prices for steaks, burgers and most other meats are up. the reason why is because of ongoing drought in much of the country ruining crops and that's driving feed prices higher. because of that, ranchers are raising fewer cattle and livestock. >>> in the meantime a recent report finds americans are feeling better about the economy, but ongoing troubles in europe have investors selling stock. the markets are closed for memorial day but here's how they ended up on friday. the dow dropped 75 points. the nasdaq was off by about 2 and the s&p 500 was down by about 3. >>> china's population of more than one billion prompting wine makers to invest in unique vineyard locations. chateaux hanson in a

coming on into the beltway falls church and rosslyn the road work should be out of the way.icut avenue south of the beltway. work on 29 insides the beltway at dale drive. one lane getting by to the right in that active work zone right now. one vehicle broken down ahead of you on the outer loop of the beltway to 214. that's blocking the right side of the roadway. a heavy duty wreck other the way for that disabled tractor- trailer. >>> heads are rolling. published reports say jpmorgan chase's chief investment officer and two traders could be stepping down in the wakeof the bank's $2 billion loss. >> reporter: three top executives at jpmorgan chase, including the chief investment officer, could step down as soon as today in the wake of the bank's $2 billion trading loss. c.e.o. jamie dimon apologized for ignoring warning signs about the complex trade the company made. >> we made a terrible egregious mistake. >> reporter: the jpmorgan investments were part of a hedging strategy which many banks used to lower risks and protect profits. >> jpmorgan chase and jamie dimon are the br

next, we go to rosslyn your traffic across the roosevelt bridge. we will stick with our quiet bridge steam up with the beltway at the american legion bridge. rowling nicely. >> it sure is. thank you. we will talk to you again soon. investigators are investigating whether a soldier to a woman into marrying him to pad his paycheck. katherine morris took her life just weeks before graduating from the university of maryland. her family says in a note, the young woman was distraught. possibly because the man she had fallen in love with was using her for money. >> she was naÏve. she was very naÏve. i think this guy had a plan, for about -- sought her out and took advantage of her. >> the marriage benefit added $700 a month to isaac goodwin's pay. she went to officials who are trying to determine whether isaac goodwin married katherine morris under false pretenses. >> a father and his two sons had died in an accident on the maryland farm. it seems that the men fell 20 feet into a minority it. that happened wednesday night in maryland. -- fell into a manur

if you are in the rosslyn area, that car was at our world headquarters.s a pretty good looking car. >> it's 50 degrees. >> learned the nationals could snap their three-game losing streak in pittsburgh. and a nail biter in the nba playoffs. you might be surprised how one team advanced and another team is one game away from elimination. >> next "anderson" --it would not be a mother's day show without my mother gloria vanderbilt. plus jessica alpa and lashandra wilson. joining us with the mothers for a celebration full of surprises and. a mother's amazing story of survival. clerk don't count the denver nuggets out of the nba playoffs. they beat the lakers won 13-96. that will send the series to again 7 saturday night in los angeles at the staples center. kobe bryant had a stomach illness but still managed to score 31 points. >> the celtics beat the hawks to a dance to the next round against the 76ers' who knocked off the bulls. >> the nationals finally ended the three-game losing streak in baseball. >> hello again. the nationals fought their way out of a thr

this is the camera in rosslyn high above the weather center. low clouds, gray skies.of showers stretching south and east of the city and across the potomac river, stafford, a spotsylvania county the. but most of the rain is in southern maryland and the eastern shore. but there's more coming later today. we're keeping track of the slow- moving cold front. even though we don't expect a lot of sunshine, it will be in the mid 70's, but the front will have enough energy to give a lift to the atmosphere, and stable enough to fire up showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. we might get a few downpours out of that. as far as our by hour, temperatures ramping up slowly, the wind becoming westerly at 5- 10. the next seven days, windy tomorrow dry. sunshine and mid 70's on saturday. partly sunny skies on mother's day. showers possible late monday and tuesday. >> thanks so much. 6:00 hour 42. golf fans could never forget this. sometimes called the chip shot heard around the world. >> they thought it was impossible for tiger woods to do this again. the 30-foot shot.

in rosslyn overlooking the potomac, beautiful sunshine, a gorgeous sunrise this morning over the nation's capital. i will be posting. these posting it is 65 degrees in arlington 63 in clarksburg, 60 in warrenton, in the upper 50's and parts of west virginia like berkeley springs at 59, 57 in in would -- inwood. all stream flood warning in effect until 10:00 a.m. for prince william, manassas manassas park. showers could be point lookout and st. mary's county, moving over the bed. dry otherwise. more thundershowers expected this afternoon and evening. some heavy rain possible within no storms. we do have the chance of isolated flash flooding later on today as well. hot and humid this weekend, low 90's by sunday. >> feels like summer. also, baseball reminds you that bryce harper and the nationals continue to dominate the philadelphia phillies and they did it again last night. >> he rams it. that's bryce harper with a triple in the third inning, scored two runs. a few batters later, ian desmond. rick ankiel added another home run. final score, nationals 5, phillies 2. d.c. has beat philadelph

let's go to rosslyn. rise about five minutes from now. we have a few clouds in the distance. we will be back to sunshine today. the lower left side of your screen in annapolis there's the crescent moon rising, followed by some brightness on the horizon as you looked at the bay. i just posted this picture on facebook and tweeted it. this is the most gorgeous picture i've seen of chesapeake bay. gorgeous with a mixture of the callers and the clouds over the bay. currently 64 degrees at chesapeake beach. other area high temperatures, mainly in the upper 50's, low 60's. impressive rainfall yesterday and monday. two-day total two inches in dale city, clear spring, and fredericksburg. there is some fog due to the rainfall yesterday. visibility down to a half mile in manassas. 2.5 miles in martinsburg. 0.3 in culpeper. 65 degrees in the district. later on today we will rise into the mid '80s. there's a cold front that will usher in cooler drier, less humid air for the next couple days. back down into the '70s with sunshine and low humidity tomorrow and friday. looking good into the

this is from the rooftop camera. 36 stories above rosslyn overlooking the potomac.o the day. it will be a gorgeous afternoon. seven the one right now downtown. winchester, 61. 59 in cumberland, 63 in hagerstown 69 in annapolis. we are in the '60s in the suburbs for the most part, near 70 in the beltway. 83 this afternoon for the high temperature around 3:00 p.m.. berdi close to average. low humidity, so it will be uncomfortable because of the north wind at 5-10. not much in terms of cloud cover to start our day and even this afternoon i don't expect much in terms of clouds. east of the mississippi we are looking fairly sunny and clear for the majority of the day. notice the active weather in the midsection of the country, especially in the mid south. there's an area of low pressure with a warm front. behind warm front humid and unstable air. that will get pushed into the washington area tomorrow. that will give us a chance of showers and storms late in the day. storms are likely tomorrow with a decent shot of them being strong to severe. that will be for the afterno

it is 6:00 in the belfort furniture weather center. 36 floors above in rosslyn, looking over the federal city. there's a cloud deck sliding through. we will have some sun breaks through the morning. embraced the sunshine, because more rain is on the way of. we could use some rain. here's a look at showers bicycle along the potomac in the panhandle of west virginia and western maryland, west of hagerstown, slowly tracking northeast and falling apart for. more widespread storms and showers later on if, especially this afternoon and evening in the metro area of mid 70's. for the high temperature. near 60 right now if. breezy at times the. more rain into tomorrow if. seven -day forecasts in a few minutes? . >> we will see you in a little while? . 6:00 now. it want to be bomber is still on the los. the cia has successfully stopped in all, a plot to blow up a plane on its way to the united states. >> the threat is not over. the sophisticated underwear bom mb is practically an undetectable even with advanced security systems. brianne carter has more details from this developing story of. >> goo

slow traffic again as usual through the falls church and rosslyn areas. all lanes are copy. coming up in my next report at 6:42, we'll take a look at 270. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> owning a pit bull has been illegal in prince george's county since 1997. a new statewide ruling is holding pit bull owners more accountable for the pets. >> it's a controversial decision being watched by our partners at cbs this morning. charlie rose joins us live from new york with more. good morning, charlie. >> good morning, mike and andrea. we're looking at that first of a kind ruling from maryland court of appeals declaring pit bulls to be inherently dangerous. the court pointed to a series of pit bull attacks on people that caused death or even serious injury but others believe the ruling went too far. we'll show you how the decision could have a far-reaching impact on dog owners, renters and land lorpds. that's coming up when we see -- land lorpds. that's coming up when we see you at 7:00. >>> the campaign shifts for campaign 2012. mitt romney will get the backing of former can

still delays in manassas to getting past the rest area but all lanes are open into falls church and rosslynur next check of traffic is coming up. [ male announcer ] olympic tennis players bob and mike bryan do a lot of sending... and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving. [ bob ] i got the tickets. [ male announcer ] and with citibank popmoney, it's even easier to keep sending...and receiving. let me get you back. no, it's on me. i insist. no way. yes way. well let me chip in. [ male announcer ] send money from one bank account to another, with citibank popmoney. easier banking. every step of the way. >>> we are back at 6:29. this is always the place to get your weather first. here's a live look courtesy sky 9 at woodbridge. virginia. here it's not so bad but if you're in the traffic i'm sure you're not happy about it. 63-degrees the start of what's going to be a great weather day. >> uh-huh. great weather stretch in fact. thanks for starting your day with us, i'm mike hydeck. >> i'm andrea roane, meteorologist howard b

last month a train left the tracks just after rush hour near the rosslyn station.he transit's a track is one of was not aligned. because of that the -- track switch was not aligned. because of that the employee who failed to close it properly was fired. it's standard procedure to close it when checking service. >>> have you seen it? the time magazine cover that has people talking tonight shows a mother breastfeeding her 3 1/2-year-old son, but the question is does it go too far? maureen, you covered this story tonight. what's the reaction? >> it depends who you ask. we showed this picture to several people. turns out more women had a problem with the picture than men. so the bottom line is everyone has an opinion on this one. it's the time magazine cover making headlines and generating strong reaction. >> that just looks ridiculous. >> what about it? it's a woman breastfeeding her child. >> i'm personally okay with it. >> yeah. it's creepy. >> but alexandria mom nicky killing said what may be getting lost in the controversy is the article the picture illustrates. i

. >> metro says it fired an employee that caused the train to derail last month at the rosslyn stop.one was hurt but the hitch caused major delays. >>> new this morning, we have been bringing you a very uplifting story about turning around the high school dropout and turning around him being one of the statistics in this especial dependic. one student quits high school every 26 seconds. >> this man has been able to maintain and improve himself. it's an amazing story. >> it really s. he is 17 years old. he was just talking to paul pettiman who was or guest, part of the rich program helping him. he has really risen above a dad who smokes crack in the house, a brother who steals from him, death threats, odds stacked against this young man. it really is inspiring. just a year ago he read at a first grade level. the odds stacked against him but thankfully he's found a way out. and that is mainly through the help of a nonprofit tutoring program called resources for inner city children or rich for short. the group helps motivate students like christian in ward eight so they can glad yate. c

problems to report making your way into the beltway or for that matter through falls church heading into rosslyn across the teddy roosevelt bridge. there are closures already downtown for the memorial day. metrorail opening at 7:00 this morning. keep in mind they've also got track work that may slow your trip down. allow for that. maryland drivers, you have a good pace too. the 95 corridors, no early problems. normally a big jamup on the outer loop at new hampshire avenue. not today. everything is looking well. just caution you that as the day wears on, we'll see a lot more interstate travel and folks headed back into town. jessica, back to you. >> thank you. >>> today is memorial day, a day to honor all of those who have died serving our country. >> president obama will take part in two special tributes today. the first at arlington national cemetery. that's where delia goncalves is live this morning with a preview. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike. the president will begin his memorial day here at arlington national cemetery for the traditional wreath laying ceremony. and t

. >> reporter: another day, another accident, this time at the rosslyn metro station. a train derailment on the blue line no, one hurt, but it caused major delays. now comes word it was caused by a metro employee. the technician was working on this switch but failed to clamp it closed. >> what happened here is a person did not follow the standard operating procedures. >> reporter: that someone has since been fired. and then there's the metro rider who died of a heart attack after a defibrillator didn't work. it wasn't charged. metro's board learned today that there were zero procedures in place to check the charge on metro's defibrillators. what's worse, only 33 stations had them. the solution? all metro stations now have working defibrillators and their battery life will be checked daily. >> what this shows is that we have developed a better safety culture here. we report every incident to the board as part of our safety culture. we encourage people to bring this forward and as you saw today, we're quite clear about what happened, why it happened and how to fix it. >>

even through the rosslyn tunnel, nice and clear. back to you. >> deon't do that. was she bowling?bowling down the lanes because they're clear. >> do it. >> go, danella! >>> the kickoff to the summer season isn't keeping pert from closing stations and doing some track work, as well. four stations on the green line will close tonight. greenbelt, college park, prince george's plaza, and west hyattsville. buses will run between greenbelt and ft. totten to get you around the closures. trains will single track on the red line between forest glen and tacoma. work start at 10:00 and will last through the holiday on monday. >>> you're going to have start saving extra to ride trains and buses this summer. metro passed their annual budget last night, locking in a series of fare hikes and changes that will take effect july 1. among them, a 5% raise in rail and bus fares, a 25-cent raise in parking fees, and $1 surcharge for riders who use paper. there will be a 28-day smartrip pass available. a $it.5 billion -- $2.5 billion budget will pay for rush plus. an effort starting next month that wil

metro has fired an employee it says it caused a train to derail last month at the rosslyn station. no one was hurt but the hitch caused big delays. >>> 5:05. graduation season is already here for a lot of college students. when it comes to high schools, they'll get their diplomas in a few weeks. >> except for those who failed to make the grade and drop out instead. 9 news now reporter delia goncalves found one young man on that road until he recently turned his life around. this is a truly inspiring story. >> it's a great story. when you talk to this young man, i was shocked. my jaw dropped. at just how he can manage to keep a positive attitude considering that the odds are really stacks against this young man. high school dropouts are a major strain on our whole economic system costing taxpayers nearly $350 billion each year in lost wages, taxable income, health, welfare, never mind if they end up going to prison. thankfully christian hall will not be one of those kids despite drugs, violence, poverty, and reading at a first grade level just one year ago. he is still struggling to