. >> the southbound lanes of 295 are still closed. it's unclear when they might bopen. >> we'n tracking the developments since the crash was reported a few hours ag news4's justin finch with the latest. good morning. >> reporter:d gmorning. that's right. still watching the scene on i-295 southbound. right now a major police investigation taking place. look at the bird's eye view. talking about three vehicles at least involved in this crash. we are seeing an suv to the left of the screen which appears to have fire damage to it and a vehicle behind that. on the far right, a suv apparently that crashed into the median there. at this time, policere investigating here meaning off lanes will be closed on i-295 southbound. we're told that fire crews got hereg before 2:30 this morno begin the response. they found a crash and fire with people trapped in at least one vehicle.us theyd the four people to the hospital. as you mentioned, one person did die on the scene. as we look out here live on the ground, you see traffic is moving normally on t

i-295 southbound before howard road southeast. the scene. we'll te you to a bird's eye view so you can see all this in the full picture here. three vehicles involved in this crash. an suv, a second ndcar, another car that appears to be an suv, as well. we are seeing ore h seen throughout the morning the fire damage has stopped. we're seeing what appea to be coroner vehicle and another vehicle there at the scene,. as we again, two other vehicles in this crash involved another appearing to be a dark colored suv on the far right of the screen as well. just before 2:30 this d.c. fire was called to the scene with a call of a wreck scene as well as a fire and entrapment. as you mentioned, five people volved in this overnight wreck. one of them has died on scene. four others now in hospitals recovering from their injuries. two are in serious condition. two others are in critical condition. as we look livet the scene, you can see all lanes remain blocked as the crash a investigatio response continue. we don't know quite yet how long you will see thi

southbound 880, there are two accidents.ved to the right-hand side and that's north of 92. beyond that, southbound 880 atwe tennyson ro, that has been moved to the right shoulder and the damage has been done. your drive time is going to be long. 48 minutes from hisperian. things are slow and go as you make your way out of that area and towards 24. another one, this has been cleared. the lanes are opened but it's slowing things down. this is southbound 660 down to 84. 8 miles an hour on 84. under 30 miles an hour on 660 making your way into sanal. it's slow and go through the tracy friday, but passed that, everything looks good. taking a live look at the bay bridge where the metering lights have been on since 5:15. slow and go to the maze. no accidents. there was one earlier. it has been pulled to the left-hand shoulder so hopefully that's not backing anything up. richmond san raphael bridge stacking up. >>> happeny monday. it's a new week and it's going to be a beautiful week ahead across the bay area. plenty of sunshine wit

southbound near south mission. accident now southbound near sunol, making a long hall if are you headed towards fremont. >> thank you, sue. >>> happening today in eastvalley, the trial is set to begin on the two men in the ghostship warehouse fire. >> the defendants are charged with 36 counts each of involuntary manslaughter. jobina fortson is live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, the 36 counts were for the 36 people killed in that warehouse fire in december of 2016. the trial today will start with more emotion. the jury selection could take six weeks. 647 prospective jurors will be available for vetting. the prosecution and defence will each have 20 opportunities to remove a juror without giving a reason. in a hearing that lasted almost an spire day last month, the judge denied the defense's motion to essentially have the trial dismissed and another motion that would have delayed it. the trial is expected to include at least 12-to-18 weeks of everyday from both the prosecution and defense. we are now repo

to be building toward southbound bw parkway. you'll have to use 50 to get off of the route prey earlytoday. tyson's, something else happening now. hater loop between the toll road and cin bridge, two right lanes are getting b w thatk zone. good morning, o'malled amelia. >> grning. some dealing with light rain. most of us still seeing dry conditions, but clouds everywhere. and a cool start. we stay cool throughout the day. 52 now with winds out of the northeast. about nine miles perur. here's the latest look. the system will be moving through the area throughout the day. here's the latest check of storm te 4 radar. what's happening now, a lot of rain nng hit the ground. the radar being much higher, as the beaes back, it gets information that it is raining which it is, but that rain is evaporating before it's hitting the ground. we will see rain moving in, and entually it will successfully hit the ground. that happens around 7:00 a.m. grab the umbrella as we track rain at times throughout the day today. for the impact, low impact

to be building toward southbound bw parkway. you'll have to use 50 to get off of the route prey earlytoday. tyson's, something else happening now. hater loop between the toll road and cin bridge, two right lanes are getting b w thatk zone. good morning, o'malled amelia. >> grning. some dealing with light rain. most of us still seeing dry conditions, but clouds everywhere. and a cool start. we stay cool throughout the day. 52 now with winds out of the northeast. about nine miles perur. here's the latest look. the system will be moving

this started as a bomb threat and led to the closure of southbound 680. traffic has been stopped for nearly three hours. let's bring in sergio who joins us down below with the latest. what do we know? >> reporter: as you described, that bridge remains closed and you can see from this vantage point that there are still police officers blocking the southbound traffic. that is because there is a bomb squad that is searching the suspect's truck to make sure that there are no explosives on board. this is video from sky ranger. you can see that the bomb squad is using a remote control robot to help them in the search. the chop said the truck belongs to a 54-year-old benicia resident. this incident caused a bad back up in the southbound lanes of i 680 and 780. it was shut down a little over an hour ago. they were able to convince him to give himself up. local police have been called to his house before. this started several hours ago when he stopped his truck mid-span on the southbound bridge. >> he stobbed his vehicle and called the 911 dispatchers and told the

all southbound lanes blocked right now drivers can expect. delays authorities are telling people to avoid the area right now and find out alternate routes. there is no estimated time for the roadway to reopen, we're standing by for a news conference which is expected to happen within the next 15 minutes and we will bring that to you live when it began its we're waiting for that rather let's take a look live outside and see how things are shaping up on this friday night our chief meteorologist lazcano is here with the weather through the weekend laura. well, i know folks like see storms all weekend long say might be disappointed have some dry weather some sunshine in between so we've got some rain out there tonight, mostly just some scattered light showers. >>popping up around the bay area lot of clouds out there right now, and we'll see some drizzle along the coastline, flow right off pacific just so moist. and that is going to keep things a little bit damp out there toward the beaches. one the golden gate right now it's a quiet night out the

southbound 880. crews are on scene there. we also have an accident there. slowing to san jose. >> sue, thank you. >>> happening today a fight over where to house the homeless. a public meeting scheduled about a proposed navigation center. >> the city wants to put it along the embarcadero. some people are not happy. jobina fortson is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: we have warring go fund mean accounts here. the opposition page is called save embarcadero and another account called safer popped up. it would turn a parking lot on the embarcadero into a navigation center with 225 beds. the go fund me page called safe embarcadero is against it. they raise more than $80,000, more than 200 people willing to pay for an attorney to fight the proposal. on the other side safer embarcadero has raised more than $160,000 with the help of some bay area ex ex if i was. for the first time mayor london breed is willing to reconsider her proposal for the center. >> i think listening to the community, one of the conv

and a collision southbound 101 north of 280. and southbound 101 past the doyle drive tunnel there is a crash in the clearing stages. this is 880 in oakland north and southbound traffic moving at the limit or beyond. things are looking good. the time is 4:47. now to steve. >> thank you, allie. >> you are welcome. >>> another warm day yesterday. only a couple records, but still quite impress i have to see temperatures this far above normal. the key going forward is we may not see these again for a while. all signs are pointing to the temperatures coming back or slightly below normal the next senormals on the right and yesterday's temperatures. today we will start the trend of cooling things off. stockton and sacramento had records at 93 and 90. salinas at 84, a tied or set record. fog is coming back. not a roaring fog bank but there is some making the move 60s and 70s and more 80s today. the cooler forecast will take us into the end of the week. the low will begin to make a move toward us. the air flow is now northwest, no more of

frederick, southbound 270 at urban awe have gwo lanesng southbound and two lanes northbound. with the left lanere blocked w down to one lane. a crash involving an overturned box truck. had the tiniest bit now of red here in the southbound lanes. if it sticks around, nooubt it's going to be a real mess for the morning commute. montclair, 234 at dumfries and forest park drive, all lanes are blocked northbound. there is a crash investigation. inner loop, outerloop, nice and clear as we take a live look at the key bridg you see we have aa ittle bit of rk zone on the right. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:02. can you still feel the excitement? >> yeah. >> what a night. the university of virginia men's basketball team is the ncaa championship. >> the team was led by deondree huo the overtime win by texas tech. look at the moment the cavs made school history m. >> and virginia -- [ cheers ] >> check out the excitement. hunter made the megaying three with 12.1 secongu left in retion followed by another giving the cs the 85-77 win. school history. first for iruva, championship, first

but again the southbound lanes all lanes on the southbound direction of interstate 6 80 on the benicia bridge are currently closed to let you know when it reopens. >>drivers once again had to face a fast-moving spring storm today here is how conditions looked during a surprisingly trouble free ride on highway 17 it rained hard from about 10 in the morning till noon showers linger through the afternoon. it didn't take long for the goalies to fill a long bear creek another mountain roads which saw some minor flooding as drivers dies all the potholes and one driver does supple this is so to speak when he spun out coming off of highway 85 at you in a napkin and a new briefly facing the wrong way. highway 87 also got one of the heavier downpours today as drivers wisely slowed up as the approach to 2.80 interchange was right in we're 4 zone forecast we take a look outside on this friday night to in showing the embarcadero and our chief meteorologist lazcano standing by to let us know if they're still rain in the forecast. >>rain in forecast not to be a washout though for the weekend we're no

southbound 880 near 92 there is slowed traffic. a stalled vehicle at san mateo bridge being moved out of the way. the silicon valley commute off to a good start. 6:32. back to the desk. >>> new this morning the pilot on the doomed ethiopian jet that crashed killing everyone on board did everything they were supposed to do according tonettes government report that just -- according tonettes government report that just came out overnight. more on the report. >> the plane's problems started shortly after takeoff. anal nice of the slight data drs.the analysis of the flight data recorders show the crew responded correctly to the emergency situation. >> the crew performed all the procedures provided by the manufacturer but was not able to control the aircraft >> in a statement on twitter ethiopian airlines praised the pilot and crew of the doomed flight saying... ight saying... when the ethiopian jet crashed it was the second time in five months. a lion flight in indonesia crashed back in october and there were no survivor on that flight

backups mile of southbound. this is where70 is blocked. one lane moving r,rough. montclorthbound dumfries at forest park drive on 234, alt of northbound lanes shut down for a crash investigation. er>>> and virginia -- >> the university of virginia men's basketball team has the march madness champion title. this is uva's first ncaa championship title. what a game. >> what a night i was. the cavs beat texas tech 85-77 inme over the head coach talked to reporters after the big win. >> in the lker room, i said, you guys face pressure that no team in the history of the game has faced. really all year. but being down 14 against garner webb, i said, and you did not panic in that moment, and you fought. you found a way out. i said that, i asthink, prepared you to prepare for the pressure of a game. is that your career high, 27? what a game to >>have. hunter, with deondre star of the game last night, next to the w coach comes from a winning family of basketball, college basketball scoaches. hi father waa big winner. here's another look at thean reaction in charlottesville

live 395 north of duke, northbound, southbound looking quite good. amman dale after little river turnpike, work zone, right lane by.in that's cleared out of the way. >>erall looking good. eun? hank you. >>> this morning we're working to learn more about a local teen who was shot and rushed to the hospital. >> the 17-year-old was shot just before 6:00 p.m. yesterday on bright leaf court in dale city. chopper 4 was over the scene as paramedics loaded the teen into a medevac helicopter. it appears this happened in a parking lot outside some town homes. prhece william police spent evening collecting evidence and looking for witnesses. so farno word any arrests. >>> police arrest the man they say violently attacked a 94-year-old woman in.c. las week. 53-year-old jonathan little is accused of attacking a woman while she walked to her car. this happened around 1:00 p.m. on connecticut avenue and cleveland park. police say little snatched her purse andhe tn stabbed her. the woman sur avednd says she is grateful a suspect has been arrested. >> verr rewarding

southbound 880 and northbound 101 and two crashes on 880 slowing you down. the first found near money expressway, two right lanes are blocked. this is due to a crash involving a vehicle that may have rolled over. injuries reported with fire crews on scene. north of there we have this other accident southbound 880 as you approach at 2:37. it is slowing traffic and you will be a little sluggish trying to get onto the 237. two right lanes are also blocked in the crash. not too far from each other, very similar problems. north 101, we are seeing slower speeds coming from the 286-80 connector. 40 minutes towards the peninsula this morning. a slow ride, you might want to use 280 instead. bay bridge stacked up around the toll plaza. slow out of the maze this morning with delays coming off the east shore freeway and 58. once you pass the metering lights we are seeing extra volume working your way westbound you're the treasure island exit. there is a broken down vehicle causing quite a bit of a backup. westbound 80 connector towards southbound 680, looks like you are

looking at stafford, southbound 95 at 630.ust told you about the left lane getting b the work zone. just after that, brand-new problem, tractor-trailer crash. seeing the tiniest delay. one southbound lane is open. we'll getnf some more imation on this one. looking at 95 northbound from quantico to the beltway, nothing in your way. 70 miles per ehour. a litlow approaching woodbridge, very normal for 5:30 in the morning. that trip willake but 17 minutes. the beltway inner loop and outer loop no issues. eun? >> melissa, thank you. >>> developing now at 5:32, trains appear to be back on schedule after another deadly amtrak accident in prince george's county. police tell us a person was hit and killed while trespassing on the tracks near the new carrollton station. last week another personed was kihile illegally walking on the tracks near bowie. amtrak says 2,000 people are killed or injured each year nationwide. crossing tracks where the shouldn't be. >>> also this morning, d.c. police are investigating a fatal ooting. this is on

pretty slowly as you make your way southbound on 880.s earlier accident westbound 80 at barrett on the right shoulder. earlier lanes were blocked and they have now been open but it is still slow on the eastshore freeway. 29 miles per hour as you make your way toward richmond. it does look pretty good on the bridge. there a disk or about look at that backed up. it is pretty good once you get to the plaza. >> this morning police in oakland are trying to track down the drivers involved in a sideshow near the coliseum last night. participants shutdown the intersection at international boulevard and 42nd avenue for a few hours or both snapchat you shows several cars doing doughnuts and spinning dangerously close to people watching the stunts. me fhad a hard time getting to the warriors game last night because of this. >> in another california democrat is tempted to throw his hat into the ring for president curb up it reports that eric swalwell lands to announce a news 11. he also emailed to this flyer to supporters announcing a big rally this

southbound is worki just fine.terling, old ax rotted a relocation drive, a left turn lane is getting by the accident. 66 and 95 looking okay with travel tis. 270, 64 miles per hour sound. top of the beltway, 44 miles per hour. listen to wtopophen you in your car. >>> good morning, i'm frank holland. efforts you can use to fight twitter andbots. twitter says you will be limited to 400 per day down from the earlier 1,000 peray day. theyt contributes to spam. if you reach the limit, y can follow it once the full day has passed >> thank yo >>> around here we're use today to seeing animals dart out into the road. >> yeah. you have to act fast so you don't it it,right, pump the brakes and makes your heart feel like it's going to jump out c o yost. that's not this alligator's style. look at this -- this is in murrells inlet, south carolina.n it was s crossing the road -- do you notice the difference? crosswal very couplely, just taking his time. the car stopped andaited until the animal was across the road. and from the l

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this is southbound 880 at industrial parkway. the right-hand shoulder is blocked because of a crash. any time there's a crash, whether on the shoulder or not, people tend to slow down and see what's going on. that can cause issues. keep it moving, folks. slow it down. we're starting to notice the speed sensors. let's look at how that's affecting our drive times. westbound 84. again, no crashes have been reported along that. it could be monday morning traffic slowing. southbound 880 from 238 to highway 84. you're looking at 16 minutes outbound 60 from -- 680 to 580. a live look at palo alto, a lot of the lights are on. the signals to get on to the freeways and the highways. just get it out the door right now. 6:19 folks. back to you. >> thanks, vianey. >>> still ahead, a new feature for tesla owners could revolutionize parking lots across the bay area. whether you own one of the cars or not. at 6:30, what elon musk is promising this week. >>> as kari just mentioned, she's shining a light on autism speaks on twitter. for more on th

southbound 80. 14 minutes. southbound 101, santa rosa to san francisco, still well under an hour at 51 minutes. northbound 17, also looking good at 21 minutes. >>> if you're dying to be among the first to get your hands on samsung's new pricey foldable smartphone, listen up. starting today samsung will begin sending out invitations to customers so they can make reservations for the new galaxy fold. actual presale orders don't begin until next week. the galaxy fold costs $1,980 and officially goes on sale april 26th. >>> disney is taking on netflix. we are getting our first look at the company's brand new streaming service. >>> and lawmakers are taking aimality robo calls. here is "tech bytes." >>> in today's "tech bytes" the new streaming service from abc news' parent company disney. >> disney plus will include new shows and movies and the exclusive home for star wars, pixar and marvel movies as well as "the simpsons." it will launch november 12 for $6.99 a month. a big surge in the annoying robocalls. >> ameri

southbound georgia avenue at assembly mary place. all lanes right now southbound are blockedf because fire department activity. still a have a lot of road closures and high standingr. wa trees down, wires down, power outages. bowie 197 at old lauer bow road. closed both ways. croom, downed tree. there's water on the right side and delays headed inbound. kettering southbound 20 at watkins park drive, tree down, again road closed. >>> the roads may be srack with this morning. this is a look at market street in frederick, marylat., last ni you can see how soaked it was there. continuing the team coverage, hi let's see hows are looking this morning. >> news4's mental health is live for us in bowie. megan, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning guys. we are seeing issues this morning wit downed trees. we're at a location in bowie on 197 near old laurel bowie road. a tree h fallen across all of the lanes here. so you can see that we have crews on the scene and actually we can hear the sound of a chainsaw there. they are making work,

again this is northbound keep that in mind if northbound is your commute of course it's impacting southbound traffic as well and that's the heavier side it's slow from to 38 for hayward union city and in pockets to fremont and they'll peter's so both directions tied up this morning because of the northbound crash. here's a look at 92 that heavy traffic on the amendment is going to be in your way as you make it over to the san mateo bridge so put it just under 30 minutes to make it out to highway one oh one we'll check the bay bridge 80 west coming up next stock. >>well robin as we work our way through the morning, you're looking at temperatures are eventually by moving on up towards into the 70's but it is cool out there for the time being clear skies across the bay area right now mount diablo looking really nice to start this morning, increasingly clear conditions increasingly warm temperatures. already are moving our way out of the 40's and into the 50's for berkeley and oakland at 5154 degrees right now concord sitting at 55, so still chilly enough for a jacket but where will be sitting t

southbound, also looking good o there 95. you don't have any arworries. ngton, crystal drive at 27th street south. again, still have that water main breakanng around. no word when the work will wrap up. police a ythe scene will g around it. 270 northbound and southbound, you're at speed there. aaron? >> thank you. 5:01. >>> we're following twong develotories in prince george's county and involving gun violence. >> a man was found shot to in his car in suitland. a little more tndn ten miles two hours earlier, a riverdale homeowner opened fire on a man who tried to break into his home. let's begin with the story in. suitla the victim whose name has not been released was found before 7:00 inside his c parked along ryan drive. igh was killed by a -- he was killed by agunshot. we're working to learn more enout a motive or arrest. >> the other inc involved an attempted home invasion. justin finch isic live at p headquarters in palmer park with more on that. justin?or >> rr: actually, prince george's county police are also looking into, as well, that suitland ca

a melissfar as traffic's concerned, we've got something on 95 southbound. >> we do. 95 southbound in afford. takeook at what's happening there. after 6:30, we have aai tractor-r crash on the right side. you're going to have to stay left to get around that one.un east 66, the ramp to westbound 50, crash on the right, as well. beltway, no problems. as far as your travel times go, 66 and 95, just fine here this morning. 270 looks okay, top of the beltway, not terrible. listen to wtop when you hop in your car. we'll have much more. we're working for you. again, georgia avenue your alternate there. chuck? >> thank you. >>> time for the forecast on a tuesday. off to a cold start. we'll get a pretty sunrne the next half hour or so. then clouds will gradually be on .he incase mostly cloudy and a risk of showers. all dry now. 39 at national airport. without the winds, it w al be more o pleasant day. a cold start for most of the suburbs, 20 30s. dry route, near freezing this morning. mid 40s at noontime. likely we'll have a couple of raindrops especially on i-95 for e ride home later today. tw

right now seeing a slow down southbound on bw parkway. inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, nice and clear. nothing to complain aut here in the district. southbound 295 after east capitol, a disabled vehiclehe blocking teft side that's out of the way. gaithersburg, northbound 270 before lemiddbrook, two right e nes with by the work z there. >> thank you. >>> 's 5:32. disappointed andatisturbed. th's how students describe a blackface incident that turreda alt whitman high school in montgomery county. >> the picture of two walt ntitman studes wearing blackface began circulating on social media yesterday. the "n" word was mpsuperied over the image. just infinch is live with what is next for the students involved here. goodrning. >> reporter: aaron, good lmorning. in aetter home to parents, whitman's principal says those students who are involved will face when he called significant consequences. he says at first the image came to light over the weekend, sherrod a private social media page. and from there was shared many times, going well b

southbound 680 walnut creek to dublin, 15 minutes, a lot of fog along southbound 101 between santa rosa and san francisco. that is still in the green at 50 minutes. northbound 17 through the santa cruz mountains, highway 1 to los gatos. >>> thank you, alexis. next, the seven things you need to know as you start your day and also the deadline to do your taxes coming up very soon. find out the top ten ways people plan to spend their refunds. >>> american airlines canceling dozens of flights a day for the next two mont tto harrison, the wine tcollection.. grace, you get the beach house, just don't leave the lights on, okay? to mateo, my favorite chair. to chris, the family recipes. to craig, this rock. to jamie, well, let's just say, enjoy the ride. the redwoods to the redheads. the rainbows to the proud. the almonds to walter. the beaches to the bums. and the fog to, who else, karl. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything in your power to preserve and protect them. with love, california. little things can be a big deal. that's why

it's on the southbound side of highway one. not the commute direction, but as yothu approach the scene we have pacifica police, south highway one right at paloma, one lane is blocked. just a two lane highway, so traffic is squeezing by. we do have some roadwork in effect on the richmond san rafael bridge affecting traffic in both directions. we are seeing slight delays, mostly on the eastbound side. west found it looks like those cones are getting picked up. inonne was ghthe n idge. bound out st bay and drive time is about nine when they arrived. taking a look at conditions as you work your way towards 880, with a construction at washington avenue, you will have roadwork around oakland 23rd and 25. have had various lanes closed, should be wrapping up by 5 o'clock. here's a look at the coliseum and the freeway. taillights working their way northbound, southbound i-80 doing pretty good. southbound although in hayward, no brake lights yet you had towards fremont. if you are cutting across the san mateo bridge, right now traffic is

between southbound 125 and the merge. will you have a delay.he right lane is blocked. >> that is due to a flipped semi. our worst point we had about a 45-minute backup down to about 18 minutes now. we do officially have the bay bridge lights on. looking typical there. best bound 80, highway 4 to the maze. 19 minutes in the green still. about a 15 minute drive and southbound 101 san francisco to sfo. you are in the green 9 minutes. >> one of the top trending stories on twitter this morning. >> superstar taylor swift in her home state. she donated $113,000 to the tennessee equality project. she is backing a handful of bills. they allow adoption agencies to grim nate against same sex couples and from considering a non-discrimination policies when selecting contracts. >>> coming up, a few way to figure out if you live in a hazard joan. >> what visitors think about all these sheep. >>> and a live look outside right now at the embarcadero in san francisco, it's 5:40. we want to say hello to those streaming live. if you are on the go, you can take abc

taking a look at 295 southbound here from frederick down to the spur, 68 miles per hour. going to get you there in 27 minutes. no problems right now on 270 as you're headed northbound. also looking good on 270. you don't have any worries there. rockville, southbound at veirses mill, l blocked by a work zone. inner loop, outer loop, no issues. earlier we were looking at a little slowdown inner loop near 66, it's disappeared. do have something in the district. elth street northeast between manny boroughs and hayes.ad ro closure, sounds like a police investigation. >> thank you. >>> he was the longe serving house speaker in maryland history. reis morning, michael busch is being remem as a popular lawmaker. he passed away yesterday at 72 years old. busch developed pneumonia after a recent health procedure related to his 2017 liver transplant. duringis time in the maryland legislature, busch worked to pass marriage equality, aboli the death penalty, and strengthen the state's environmental laws. >> it's not only his time as a lawmaker people are looking back on, they're look t

southbound bw parkway between 198 and 197, left lane gets by the work zone. live look, they turned the mera on the beltway there, at university boulevard, nice and clear. >> thank you. >>> this morning renewed calls for safety changes on the george washington parkway. >> last night an early evening crash killed a taxi driver,reeft people hurt, and snarled traffic for hours. this happened during the rush in the belleview area of forecastc ty. both lanes had to be closed. a taxi and v. bug collided head on. the driver of the cab died at the scene. two others were airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. e local lawmaker says that crash is a reminder of the work that should be done to improve safety. >> one of the things i suggested if the park service could put up speed ceras the tersections, i think it would go a long way toward getting speeds back to 45 or 35 miles per hour, what the speed limit ishere the collisions keep happening. >> the cause is under investigation. >>> we are waiti l torn more about a stabbing in the district. d.c. police

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the south pound southbound lanes are closed. we have new information, justin from chp. >> reporter: the man who triggered the shutdown is in custody tonight. authorities are on scene. you can see them on the closed bridge. some of the patrol lights are flashing. they're trying to figure out if there are in fact explosives on the bridge. they say this started around 7:15 this evening when a benicia man named rodney brinker half stopped his truck on the bridge calling on one thing he had explosives and threatening to jump off the bridge. they shut down both sides of the bridge initially, then opened the north side. they managed to talk the man down. as we said, the southbound is shut down, causing major backups right now. there is an explosive team on the bridge, trying to figure out if there is a threat. select the explosive ordnance team is on scene now. they're looking at the safety gear. they deem there are devices. once a determined it is a bomb, or ordinance, or not, they will take it, dispose of it, and declare it safe. the

southbound branch avenue. looks like a school bus and flatbe flatbed. >>> stay on top of that for sure. that is the news for today. we appreciat you waking up. >> the "today" show is next. we'll see you in 25 minutes for ather, trfic, lafoc >>> good morning. severe weather warning. a historic spring storm taking pm coast to coast. 200 millionple in its path. several states bracing for a monster blizzard with whiteout conditions and up to two feet of snow. others expecting dangerous winds and heavy rain. al's got iall covered just >>> dropping the hammer. >> are you scared ofoing to prison? >> federal prosecutors announce more charges against parents in the college admissions scandal including actress lori loughlin. did the holdouts missoheir chanceake a deal? >>> round two. william barr facing another grilling on capitol hill this morning after saying he wil release an

no problems there southbound. northbound you saw a little bit of red there as you'rech approag copper roads. they have a couple of lanes shut down. shouldn't slow you down too much. laurel, southbound bw parkway between 19 and it197 wh the left lane getting by the work zone there. >> thank you. >>> 4:54. back to cory smith and the concerning study surrounding the series "thirteen reasons why." what's going rn? >>orter: aaron, the nih supported a study that showed that "30thirteen reasons why" w increased to an increase rate in suicide in teens back to april 2017. that showed the -- followed the release. that was greater than any other time during the five-month period by researchers. the young girl kills herself and leaves tapes detailing the reasons why she chose to end her life. horrible stuff if you've seen the show. the net sixkesperson is looking into the research right now. back to you. >>> 4:55.io marr could be getting into the home rental industry business here in the u.s. the "wall street journal" reports

northbound and southbound 880 also very busy.id notice a fender-bender but i don't think it's causing too many delays. you can see aside from that it is still building relatively heavy. traffic out there. it's time to head out the door now, guys. i'll send it back to you. >>> thank you very much. 6:52. more news ahead. happening now with all votes in, israel prime minister netanyahu is heading towards re-election. he will start his fourth consecutive term and fifth overall. that makes him israel's longest ever serving leader. >> new zealand votes to change gun laws, banning all types of semiautomatic weapons. less than a month after two shooting attacks killed 50 people. 119-1 it passed. >>> a quick look at the top stories, including a historic and controversial purchase netflix is considering. the reason it may make so many in hollywood mad. >> and first for you, arrests in uganda. new details into our newsroom overnight. this is after a california woman's harrowing kidnapping. >>> and new video overnight of a california police

southbound 29 at stewart lane, a crash reported there. inner loop, outer ybop, every still behaving themselves there. that is good. one lane was blocked bothrt noound and southbound here onn wisconsin i bethesda. sort of between willard and western avenues, that's cleared out of the wa 66 and 95 looking good. let's look at the travel times for you. n miles per hour 66. 62 miles per hour on 95. you're really flowing there just fine. 270 southbound, 63 miles per hour, t top of the beltway, 49 miles per hour. everybody's at speed here. remember to listen to wtop 105 f.m. when you hop in your car. >> thank you. >>> 5:53 now. cutting down on fatal accidents. that is the goal for prince george's county officials. >> a numbe of the fatal accidents we've seen across the area have been at the hands of a drunk driver.ol news4's mte green is working for you with details on a new campaign aimed at keeping you safe on the roads. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you guys. this brand-new campaign is called dry focussed -- drive focused, sober,

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i have a few issues, one southbound and 680. right around north main street, which is where this camera is. a car had tire tread and a solo collision. i believe they made it to the right shoulder. north of the 24 slip, i'm not seeing that vehicle on the shoulder or flashing lights, i'll keep an eye on that, that is causing a little of a delay, if you try to fet out of the central valley, excuse me, into the tri-valley, westbound 580, a two car crash blocking the right lanes, though. >> that is already heavy. >>> facebook begins its annual developers conference today. the tech world will be listening to what mark rtsn thu.s. pe place to play on the peninsula. >> it looks like a lot of fun. >>> we have learned there is a big meeting at the white house, i am gathering information. i will let you know to simone, i leave the van gogh. to harrison, the wine collection. grace, you get the beach house, just don't leave the lights on, okay? to mateo, my favorite chair. to chris, the family recipes. to craig, this rock. to jamie, well, le

southbound also look could just fine here on 270. into town, out of town, branch v ue, pennsylvania avenue, indian head highway, all of that looking fine. do have some pretty good volume here, 66 inbound at lee highway. a little volume, but not too atypical for this time of day. 66 from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 56 miles per hour. quantico to the beltway, 60 miles per hour northbound, 270 looks good, so does the top of the beltway. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you happen ♪ here i go again on my own ♪ goin' down the only road i've ever known ♪ r ♪ like a driftei was-- ♪ born to walk alone! keep goin' man! you got it! if you ride, you get it. ♪ heri go again geico motorcycle. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more. how about letting your hair down a little? how about a car for people who don't play golf?he y mercedes!mi it up a little. how about something for a guyn' who want a corner office? hey mercedes, i don't even own a tie. do you think i need a mahogany dashboard? hey me

we start off in walnut creek where we'll look at 680 southbound. those taillights headed past north main and on to highway 24. everybody is behaving nicely. we'll pop down to san jose. this is 101 at 880 and traffic is looking great at 5:01 this morning. problem spot for you, though, vacaville. it's 80 westbound. a car facing the wrong way, middle lane. you can see you are backed up now almost to 505 in vacaville. we'll update you in a couple minutes. >>> sounds good, sue, thanks. >>> breaking news out of novato this morning where a fire tore through more than a half dozen businesses. >> reporter chris reyes is live on the scene. can you give us an idea of the scope of the damage? >> reporter: good morning, jessica and dion. as you can see crews remain on scene and cleanup is continuing. it's been nearly five hours since that first call came in. it will be a tough day for the local businesses in this building behind me including a real estate office and a thai restaurant. a fire destroyed several units last night. >> there's approximately eight to

northbound southbound. if you're headed out soon, you'll run into this storm system that is moving through. more news, weather, and traffic coming up. >>> it has been five years since the water crisis in flint, michigan, began. and this morning the city's i water supply still considered unsafe. in 2014 flint cit began drawing river.from the flint many people became sick from the water which was later found to contain high levels of lead. esthat water isng clean, but officials say additional tests are needed before the water can be considered safe. hard to believe. five years have gone by. st wl dealingh this. >> this is footageor the wld won't soontor get. the iconic notre dame cathedr engulfed in flames. no one was hurt but there were people inside when the trouble started. one was t organist, johan vexo. >> he was in time for a benefit concert and spoke to amy choh. >> reporter: the key to playing great music, johann vexo will tell you, it's able to press forward even in the face of loss. vexo has been th

. >> southbound 680. we had a collision around north main, involving one vehicle that hit tire tread, it has cleared here, according to chp. it looks like that is no longer a blocking issue. a quick check of drive times. i'm waiting for confirmation that has cleared. we are in the yellow, westbound 3580, tracy into dublin, 46 minutes, damage is done, dub will into mission boulevard in the green at 16. 101 and cupertino, just 16 minutes. >> alexis, thank you. >>> it has been a bult year in the headlines for mark zuckerberg, could today be the narrative? >> the facebook founder takes another stab at privacy. we are live in san jose, uncer. >> reporter: good morning, guys, if you think of last year's conference, that was the start of the cambridge analytica conference. mark zuckerberg, we are talking instagram, what's app, messenger, he wants to change social media. for users, that means privacy. >> that means he has to address the privacy, especially as a social media giant comes off years of privacy and se

just be careful there.oo southbound,ng pretty good. pretty typical this morning.nd northb 95 at 610 garrisonviroe , a crash blocked the middle of the road. falls church, eastbound 66 before leesburg pike. that crash on the shoulder. taking a look at camp springs, h northbound bra avenue before manchester. left side blocked by a crash. the beltway looksa-okay here this morning. delays, silver, orange, blue line, problem outside stadium armory. as for youme travel no problems on the main routes into town, out of town on 66, 95, 270's okay. 38 miles per hour. topping the beltway outer loopen lio wtop when you hop in your car today. >> i don't know what happened there. hemicrophone must have fall even -- sorry. that was kind of funny. >>> 6:20. scalpels and sketethoscopes, thermometers all that stuff. >> how three local doctors detries using very -- de-stress using very different types of instruments. and likely on "ellen," likely presidential candidate peter butt geoghto buttigieg ising by. >> i can at least read through an article in nor

the southbound ride is a struggle. 280 is clear. it is all green.hat. 280 looks good on both directions. that is your best bet. that is your alternate. you can use surface streets. you can work your way out of san francisco. a tough ride heading out of the city. let's go all the way to east bay and take a look at traffic. we are really nghe are seeing some delays at mountain house. you're looking much better as you work your way toward the interchange. drivetime is 39 minutes from 205 other rush over toward 680. southbound is starting to get busy out of hayward as you make your way toward the san mateo bridge. we have reports of a broken down vehicle. a little slow, trying to make the connector from eastbound 582 southbound 238. westbound highway is seeing break like that of pittsburgh. it gets a lot better when you hit the e shore freeway. however, you get on westbound 80, we have a crash around hercules. the left lane is blocked, six vehicles are reported. we are seeing some read on the sensors, it is backing traffic up. let's take a look at the f

one lane is getting by, southbound 880 at 101.ck in traffic but will be there soon. this is southbound 880, so the traffic has been very slow heading south to the spot. northbound traffic has also been slow because of people looking at the crash. other south bay commutes have been getting a little bit slower. 280 and has san jose is good but southbound 280 is slow. let's talk about the east bay commute that has been very slow driving up to the bay bridge. it is a: 30, let's go to steve with today's weather. >>> the weather is nice today. this will be the warmest day of the week, upper 70s may be around the bay and low to mid 80s inland. these were the highs yesterday. cindy rose at 76, were going to the 80s today, 70 in the city, 83 instead of 76 in livermore and san jose firms from yesterday, 74 to 82 today. a couple sources of clouds trying to circle the wagons, once at the south that might make more of an impact tomorrow. there is a little bit of fog on the san mateo coast and parts of the coast but it's really the only impact.

two others in serious condition. >> the southbound lanes of 295 are still closed.arighen they reopen. we'll stay on top of this throughout the morning. it is 4:00 good morning, i'm aaron gilchrest. >> i'm eun yang. thanks for joining us on this friday. that crash happened before 2:30 this morning and could keep the road closed for several more hours. let's start this morning with a look at the impact this crash is having on your traffic.et melissa moith the first 4 traffic. good morning. >> good morning. here's the sway right now, southbound 295, before howard road southeast, all lanes are shut down because of the investigation. a little delay heading northbou a,roaching the situation. outbound 11th street bridge, all traffic diverted to kenilwo.h aven as we zoom out this morning, be use of the closure delay will be building toward

southbound 880 just before whipple road. one lane is blocked.2 interchange, almost back up to state route 238. >>> taylor swift shattering youtube records with her brand-new single "me." it's now been viewed 99 million times since dropping thursday night. too bad she couldn't make it to 100 million. that would be impressive. swift now holds the all-time leading female and solo 24-hour debut for any music video on youtube. >> how do you really feel, reggie? >> you can't spell awesome without me. >> spelling is fun. this is what we know. >> i haven't watched it. maybe i'll push her to 100 million. >> she's waiting for you >>> good morning, america. the new stories of survival and heroism after that deadly synagogue shooting. this morning, the terrifying moments inside that synagogue when a gunman opened fire. >> i was centimeters away from death. >> the rabbi shot in front of his grandchildren and the heroes who rushed in to stop the shooter, including an off-duty border patrol agent as the fbi launches a federal investigation, the search for answ