we have specks of light green showing up near bethesda, near the american legion bridge and especially in to prince georges county, points east. that's where it is really picking up. you can see it there from clinton to brandywine, even in dunkirk, still have a little bit of heavier rain here. this is drifting north. upper marlboro and clinton. i want to make another stop to show you toward frederick, maryland, you have showers coming from the dulles area through west of montgomery drifting to the north. as we look at the weather computer, you are going to see improving conditions for the afternoon. all of this, the big stuff is in to pennsylvania and heavy rain from williamsport back to altoona and the south and west, even a couple of breaks. we may see brightening to the skies. we'll take it because temperatures will struggle this afternoon. mid-50s for 3:00 and 6:00 and low 50s at 9:00 as fewer and fewer showers but winds from the north at 10 to 15. it's raw.

beltway traffic was good across the american legion bridge, the dulles toll road here moving nicely.raffic on the left side of the screen, that's eastbound. that always gets the most action leaving the airport heading to the beltway, then beyond and through mclane. 66 and 95, a couple of brief delays for you. 66 flowing in centreville at 50, 95 with a brief delay at lorton. i'm going to jump over to 270 southdown now. the headlights, that of the southbound direction getting into gaithersburg and rockville. metro well is on normal service system-wide. -- metrorail is on normal service system-wide. >>> you will not eat your air conditioner -- you will not need your air conditioner this morning. but if you open your windows a crack, that will be good. in the district, scattered clouds overhead. 51 degrees at reagan national. that is average for this time of year. 48 degrees in mclean. a couple of degrees below average, becoming breezy. partly cloudy conditions could lead to an isolated sprinkle or two. a lot of sunshine over the weekend, near 70. >>> 6 of 42 is your time. coming up next

on the roads lanes are open across the american legion bridge. s open on the outer loop leaving montgomery county heading down to tysons. all systems go. it is a nice, easy road. it is columbus day and that means h.o.v. restrictions lifted in maryland. 95 and 395 and 66 also. and traffic good to go toward the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> 7:48 right now on this monday morning. rescue crews putting the finishing touches on the escape shaft used to pull 33 chilean miners to safety. >> but what awaits them when they get above ground? we'll talk to a former nasa astronaut about his experience. >>> holly, good morning. >> reporter: we have an experience as well. a cultural experience you want to take part in as we are live at the new artisphere in roslyn. coming up on this columbus day, we'll show you firsthand why you want to come out and discover it for yourself. it's all live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. inusgoni >>> 7:51 on this monday morning. so there is a place called artisphere. it's a 6

he was awarded the golden badge for an act of heroism and in 2006 was awarded the american legion officer of the year award. he has had many outstanding acts of bravery and has been recognized by many organizations. he is survived by his wife christy, his children, and he will be greatly missed. i have the number of resolutions for consideration. supervisor maxwell: i am calling for a hearing on the findings of the budget analysts audit. the farmer's market is the oldest such farmers market in the state of california. it provides healthy food options, small business opportunities, and a sense of community. it is the only market that is publicly owned and operated. even though it is successful, there is much room for improvement. the market is in need of facilities, management, and better cia

no problems across the american legion bridge. springfield on 95 looks good. >>> we begin with breaking news. from college park, police are investigating a quadruple stabbing. four people found dead along yale avenue in early this morning. snowboarder on their conditions of what led to its. -- there is no word. >>> near montgomery village avenue there was a pedestrian hit. we only know that the driver stayed at the scene. >>> a hollywood trilogy went to downtown on monday, but this crash was not in the script. a police suv was t-boned by a yellow camaro. near the intersection of third street and maryland avenue southwest. now stephen tschida has events leading up to the accident. >> the yellow car from the transformer and liberal side of the police suv in the milla shooting a scene for the next "transformers" movie. but this was a real crash. >> there was an ambulance. >> fans lining the streets to watch the filming. some wondered why a police vehicle would raise down the street that was closed for filming. >> you can see blood it

by the american legion bridge, outer loop drivers are picking up a little steam. it is pretty heavy into tyson. inner loop drivers, your big delays on that last camera by river road. you're still in relatively good shape acro the american legion bridge. 95, this camera shot does not do it justice. it looks a little heavy through springfield into newington and th's true. headed further south clear down quantico, we are jammed up. several accidents have been cleared but you can see the pace is still slow. >> thank you. >>> it looks like the price of the smartrip cards will not be going down. the finance committee is leaning toward keeping the price at $5 each. they were going to reduce the price of the cars to $250 a piece. the company actually pays $3.40 per card. they are worried about exiting with a metro balance. the metro officials estimate they would lose $1 million a month under this scenario. >>> when news4 at 4:00 continues, the key evidence in the shooter case destroyed. >>> and you might as well make the dentist appointment now. we'll have a list of the w

outer loop, the outer loop of the beltway near the gw arkway, coming off the american legion bridge, heading towards tysons, all volume, wet pavement and through the construction zones a little b of ponding water. one more stop. into town new york avenue no lane issues finally things are settling down from anacostia to bladensburg road. >>> still ahead before trick or treat or even thanksgiving dinner shape up and slim down. we have some tips coming up for you in just a minute from now. >>> plus the search for a person who abused a helpless poodle in the district and the reward being offered. >>> we'll also help you plan a weekend of fun at the national zoo. first here's a look of what's hot on nbcwashington.com. "know the species, know the stain." lanolin-free coat, i know it's an alpaca. walks in here, looks says "hey look, it's a llama!" cleaning the stain like he would a llama stain. time he's wasting. ♪ call 1-800-steemer [ female announcer ] this is a strawberry pop tart. but this is warm, frh-baked strawberry toastertrudel. [ music ] see the fference? the one kids want to e. [

she also belongs to the american legion. ina regular member and she is an auxiliary member. both of us belong to the chinese democratic club. she really knows her stuff. she knows what metical, medicare is. lots of people ask her what this is, getting the views on part d and c. i urge you to appoint these two ladies. they will be very worthy. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker please. >> good morning, supervisors. i am on the staff for planning for elders. i am here to speak in favor of the reappointment of vera haile to themi

she also belongs to the american legion. ina regular member and she is an auxiliary member. both of us belong to the chinese democratic club. she really knows her stuff. she knows what metical, medicare is. lots of people ask her what this is, getting the views on part d and c. i urge you to appoint these two ladies. they will be very worthy. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker please. >> good morning, supervisors. i am on the staff for planning for elders. i am here to speak in favor of the reappointment of vera haile to the immigrants rights commission. she has worked with our organization for over 20 years where she is loved and respected as a strong advocate for seniors, people with disabilities, immigrants in the city. when i started a year and a half ago, whenever i have a question about anything that i was working in, all roads seemed to lead to vera. we worked together on the task force that entered the seniors with disabilities would be able to live at home and not have to go into nursing homes. i can say from my own experience when there is discussion about p

this is over the american legion bridge on the outer loop. let's go back to the maps. okay, now we have it. this is on the outer loop blocking two left lanes here. outer loop moving in towards virginia from maryland. so this is definitely a good spot to avoid. not sure how serious it is. might be out here for a while. and from the key bridge from arlington to georgetown, no big problems to report. nice weather. but also in d.c. we have transformers 3 movie crew still in town shooting the movie. independent, constitution and pennsylvania, avoid those areas because they will be there until 6:30 in the morning. derek, back to you. >>> and topper is here with your 9 forecast. topper, a little cooler but still nice. >> still nice. you don't need this tonight but i would locate this because you are going to need it first. your forecast for tonight, in good shape. clouds come in late. upper 40s to mid-50s downtown and winds easterly at 10. right now if you head out, not bad. maybe a light jacket. upper 50s in gaithersburg and frederick and 63 downtown and still 61 in manassas

looking back at the beltway in virginia this time from the american legion bridge to the wilson bridgestill a fantastic ride. >>> and finally we will wrap it up with the 395 commute. not going to stay this way for long. congestion build the next hour or so. get out there and get to work. >>> the federal aviation administration is calling for tougher flight rules for helicopters. the goal is to increase safety for medical helicopters following a spike in deadly accidents like the one at andrews air force base in 2008. one regulation would require all air ambulance choppers carry an electronic system to warn about obstacles in the air and on the ground. >>> a commuter alert about some street closings downtown. the annual fall meeting for the world bank and international monetary fund means some road closings around the most headquarters. at 7 p.m., 18th, 19th and 20th streets will be closed between g street and pennsylvania avenue and some closings also on g and h streets. >>> two of the closest metro station toll the world bank will be closed during the meeting. the farragut west and mc

let's head over to the american legion bridge. inner loop, tysons corner moving along nicely, outer loop pretty quiet and dry pavement. joe, eu good morning to you. >> good to have you back with us. >>> bethesda salon will be closed today after a car smashed through that shop's front window. it happened at the bradley shopping center yesterday morning. an elderly driver lost control, slammed into another vehicle and crashed into the house of alexis ir salon. one woman said she had to dive out of the way to avoid getting hit. >> i looked up and i sathis white car coming really, really fast for the window. so i tried to dive out of the way and towards thefloor and it just came through the window. and all kinds of glass and everything floated everywhere. >> fortutely, no one was seriously injured. both will be inspected and are expected to remain closed until repairs can be made. >>> neighbors in silver spring are remembering the life of a man o diedfter a violent altercation with police. 65-year-old kareem abdul ali passed away thre

go to the live camera oh the american legion bridge. as you can see quite a bit of volume between the toll road and 270 spur. drivers are making good time between bethesda and college park on the inner loop right now. i-66. this has been heavy all afternoon from route 7 to nutley. it will take drivers around 25 minutes. derek, back to you. >>>let get over to topper with the 9 forecast first. i know we don't have any complaints about this one. >> i hope not. temperatures like late may early june. a nice day. the forecast, a nice evening tonight okay. clouds rolling in. mostly cloudy, mild, 64. winds westerly at ten. temperatures are very mild. 76 downtown. 72 gaithersburg. 70 frederick and 73 out to leesburg. we will come back and talk about the changes. it can't last forever. we will tell you how drastic they will be and who broke the record today. >>> marijuana is on four state ballots come november. just ahead how one of those states wants to make weed the new cash crop. >>> up first -- >> thousands of bicycles in the area these day an

let's take a live look at the picture over the american legion just before at carter rock. we do have an accident scene on the left side of your screen there. it looks like it just reopened a lot of the traffic moving on to the outer loop. just past this side here into virginia. deke, back to you. >> let's get back to topper it in the nine sports cast. first off, great looking day one more. i guess what, that's it? >> well, this might have within it. 83 the record high at dulles. here is your forecast first now. for tonight, if you're out late, it's going to get rather cool. in fact, partly cloudy and much cooler. mid-40s to the mid-50s. winds are out of the north at about 10. temperatures right now, they are still comfortable, after the high of 83 both dulles and national. 74 in fredericksburg as you head south and as you go up to 270 in gaithersburg and also frederick. and 73 out here in culpepper. we'll come back. we'll talk about the big changes in the forecast when you're going to meet your coach and when you will need your umbrellas. >>> and the sheriff deputy, allowin

way past montgomery on the far side o the camera, you can see it as we travel around the capital beltway, american legion bridge, no headlight toss report. passing by riv road, headed southbound, continuing to virginia. no problems for outer loop drivers. 95, all clear. no accidts. volume on the increase as you make your way from prince william that you know to woodbridge. eun and joe, back to you. >> thanks, ashley.

follow the detour. 495 in virginia you are okay on both loops from the american legion bridge on. inbound new york avenue. take it to northeast, no delays between the washington times building, towards that third street tunnel. as we go to the maps, i want to show you route 4, route 5 and 301, all clear out here. incident and accident free and we have construction going southbound on 270. you want to watch for it for the next 10 to 15 around montgomery village avenue going northbound. the set up is near the falls road exit. back to you. >>> topping the health alert, more people are getting hurt while playing interactive games like nintendo wii. researchers from children's hospital in philadelphia say the games can cause a wide range of injuries from abrasions to ankle and shoulder sprains. they said to pace themselveses and not overdo it while playing. >> and if you are trying to lose weight, don't forget to get enough sleep. those that slept over eight hours of sleep a lost lost 56% more weight. >>> pregnant women who get a flu shot maybe helping their unborn babies. they say infa

moving over to the capital beltway in virginia, you are okay between 95 making your waif to the american legionridge. we want to move to 66 eastbound, doing all right. westbound got an accident inside the beltway at sycamore street. 267 eastbound at 66 is closed until 5:00 a.m. moving to the outer loop, a little construction to report near the new hampshire avenue exit. back to you. >> thank you, angie. >>> an independent audit has found serious problems with metro's escalators and elevators. it details problems that include failure to clean switches and water making its way in to machine rooms and work areas. mechanics needing more training and a shortage of supervisors. riders say they just want the problems fixed. >> if there's -- if they are putting up the prices on metro, i think they should get the elevators fixed as soon as possible. >> they need to do a better job on maintenance and escalators. >> reporter: there are three escalators at the wheaton station. one is closed for rehab and another is broken. metro says these escalators are the long nest the western hemisphere. >>> driving th

south of town at the wilson bridge, the american legion bridge, getting the green light. near andrews air force base on the beltway, looks good. tysons as overnight construction near 66 that's not gone yet. way andood on the greenl the toll road. open for business is 95 between richmond and baltimore. red on the right is out. headlights on north, a springfield. >>> 66 degrees outside. >> a closer look at windows' answer to the iphone. >>> 33 trapped miners may have spent their last night underground. i am emily schmidt. details of the rescue operation coming up. >>> four people stabbed0 - this is great. - thank you. mmmmmm. ( shattering, thud ) mmmmmm. ( crash, shattering ) when you add velveeta and rotel tomatoes... and green chilis to chicken and pasta, - it's so good... - good. it'll blow 'em away. ( crashing ) velveeta and rotel. twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. >>> we begin our top stories with breaking news. investigators trying to piece together a quadruple stabbing in college park. four people stabbed were found along mikheil avenue. police did not release i

we want to show you things are moving well, 95 to the american legion. no problem. good morning, maryland. just waking up and joining us on 270 anytime soon a few cars out there. no problems to report. no construction out here and finally on route 4, route 5 and 301 on the maps no incidents or accidents icons coming coming up here. >>> prince georges county investigators are trying to determine if two suspicious packages found in a basement are the real deal. what look like two pipe bombs were found in a home. brittany morehouse spoke to the man who stumbled on the possible explosives. >> when something like this happens, it reminds us how fragile life is. >> the fragility of our moments together is a thought that pulls one family together followed by a huge scare. >> i said oh, my, this is a pipe bomb. >> reporter: a pipe bomb he said he was holding in his hands during a routine real estate stop. >> nice property, nice area and i thought i would come and see it. >> what he saw outside is a missing air conditioning unit so he went inside to check it out. >> i was lo

both loops are clear from 95 to 66 continuing to the american legion. >> a bill before the dc city council later today is stirring controversy. the wildlife protection act is aimed at ensuring wildlife trappers who remove critters from area homes folsom basic guidelines. one clause in the proposal is getting the bulk of the attention. >> reporter: if the wildlife protection act becomes law, a wildlife removal business in dc would have to make every effort to keep an invading family of raccoons like this one together. >> for a listening time, dc has been unregulated and this is the wild west when it comes to dealing with nuisance wildlife. >> the possums like to nest in homes. >> you have to use humane methods and it might be that animals have to be killed but you have to kill them humanely. >> reporter: the dc council woman sponsored the bill to regular light wildlife control businesses and protect the public from what she calls inhumane. >> they use traps that capture animal and use horrific methods like beating them to death or drowning them. >> report

taking a look at the bill way, this is the american legion bridge. this is the geico camera that shows you the intruder. this starts in tysons corner and goes all the way around and continues to 270, all the way to greenbelt. half of the beltway is in delayed. the outer loop is not better. starting from college park through silver spring, almost to bethesda. you are back in the late after you get to the 270 spur. 95 northbound from college park up to the fort mchenry tunnel is slow from college park all the way up to 100. the baltimore-washington parkway slow from coming out of the city. today is a bad day in maryland. 95 the southbound also slow in this camera. back to you. >>> a food truck craze has zoomed into the metro area. vendors were put to the test. >> can katherine heigl reinvigorate the romantic comedy? >> george allen making a run at comedy? >> george allen making a run at his who likes to hang on the sidelines. today maryland's in trouble. we're worse off than we were four years ago. dangerous debt, higher taxes, not enough jobs. we need

no trouble spots at the american legion bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> new this morning, a mystery at a metro station in virginia. a man was found shot in the huntington metro lot. sarah simmons swrowns us live in alexandria with the latest. good morning. -- sarah simmons joins us live. >> a man was found shot in the stomach inside of a car here at the huntington metro stop. but there is some discrepancy between what metro police are telling us an what fairfax county police are telling us. what we do know is that just before 10:30 last night, fairfax county police say a woman called them and said she was supposed to meet a family member here but she didn't see him at the location when she arrived. police arrived on the scene and found a man in a metro lot injured to the lower body. they are not saying right now that he was shot, only that he was suffering from some sort of injury to the lower body. he was taken to the hospital way life-threatening condition. they're still just in the process of trying to f

. >> you are looking live at the american legion bridge. e of your screen that is the outer loop. we have seen delays that we did not see yesterday. they have returned with a vengeance. delays from 270 down towards tyson. -- tysons. things improved significantly as you get toward the bethesda area. connecticut avenue, no delays on the inner loop. that just the outer loop getting to virginia. some significant delays right here on the springfield interchange. obviously, some extremely slow traffic that will take you down to 123 and then after that, it increases significantly. he will not see any of the delays that you usually see. >> coming up, getting tougher on car safety standards. how it could affect your next car purchase. >> i got weaker and weaker. i would have died without my hiking stake. >> he survived six days lost without food or water. >> and coming up new at 6, -- ♪ storyteller: little miss muffet sat on a tuffet, eating her curds and whey. along came a burglar who broke into her home, and ransacked the place making off with seve

>> head over to the american legion bridge. a report of were an accident. the outer loop. report of a deer being struck out there. so authorities are headed over to investigate. we're certainly picking up a fair amount of volume between tysonscorner around the bend to rockville pike. let's pop over and see how we're doing on the virginia side. so far so good. this is northeast shington. new york avenue. looking pretty good. just a few traffic light delays. certainly much more volume this morning than we saw yesterday. metro, vreoing okay. mark, one delay. camden, 841, 15 minutes rehind schedule. eun. >> attention metro riders, december 19th is the target date they were hoping to implement changes to its srtrip card program. self options on the table. according to metro documents, this is the one that appears most likely. it would cost $5, same as right now. but it would come preloaded with $2.50 already. one major change, they would allow riders to go into the negative when they leave the station. they talked about doing away with thatolicy early this year.

and i mean close in at the american legion bridge. left side the outer loop. inside the inner loop.actions and no blockages. let's pop over and see how we're doing and go to virginia where it's a quiet commute. 95, 395, 66 all doing well. the only incident is a broken down vehicle. it has just been moved over t the shoulder. metro raildoing fine. vre, one delay. and i fear that we havthe continuing delays at 13 minutes at brunswick 890 12 minutes behind schedule. >> we have a traffic alert. driving through the difficult could be difficult during the filming of transformers 3. they will shoot scenes in washington. it will close section of the national mall third street at independence. fourth between pennsylvania avenue northwest and independence avenue southwest. pennsylvania avenue northwest between third and constitutional avenue. maryland souwest between third street and sixth street southwest. the roads will be reopened wednesday morning at 6:30 a.m., and there will be a quiz. >>> a d.c. neighborhood is on the top ten list. that's not exactly something to be proud of. l street s

the river and continuing on up into springfield. you're okay. everything south of woodbridge unfortunately will be hung up because of this wreck. let's see how we're doing elsewhere. american legion bridge, outer loop, inner loop between -- all the way down to i-66 to rockville pike. both directions moving along quite well. let's update you othe rails. mark, one delay, brunswick 870. eight minut behind schedule. >>> the war in afghanistan could soon be over according to sources. sources stress that the talks are merely preliminary and no major decisions have been made. these come on the heels of general david petraeus saying these discussions are, quote, how you end these kind of insurgencies. >>> today the supreme court will hear a controversial and potentially landmark case that will weigh freed of speech and right of privacy at a funeral. they protested saying god was punishing american for being tolerant of homosexuality. matthew'father sued the church saying he had a right to privacy while the pastor of the church says his simply exercising his right to free speech. >> he don't have to like my preaching. and i have a sneakinfeeling he don't. but i'm pretty doggone sure i hav

no problems to the wilson bridge, and we are good on the beltway on the american legion bridge. >>> 59 outside and your time is 6:42. a new poll spells trouble for either party this election day? mike allen is here to tell us. >> plus, the latest on this morning's top stories and your traffic an \ >>> welcome back, everybody. it's a new breed of candidate, and they have certainly got game. making the move from the court in the field to politics. in oregon, republican chris and-necks ain a neck- race. if he wins, he will join a crop of athletes-turned-politicians, from detroit mayor take being -- athletes have won big and rated. >> name recognition is very valuable. not enough to win, but it is enough for a good head start. >> former nfl linemen john runyon is running for congress in new jersey, and former nba- er shawn bradley is running for state senate in utah. let's begin with lisa baden watching things on the roadway this morning. >>> hello. 270 southbound, out of germantown, leaving father hurley boulevard. travel times -- kind of typical over on 66. 95, the lays out of dale city

reality on the beltway, and with the cameras, as you can see, delays in both directions at the american legion bridge, and that will continue when to get around to connecticut ave. the inner loop gets a little better at colesville road, route 29, the out during the coming from college park a little slow, but that is normal. taking a look at the beltway at kenilworth avenue, obviously a lot of delays in both directions, but no crashes. your lanes will be open, so it is just volume that is slowing you down. 95 southbound, same thing. no crashes, but you are slow all of the way down to the occoquan river. metro traffic. back to you. >> thanks a lot. >>> coming up, a new poll is out on the maryland governor's race. we will show you who is on top now. >>> smell and bugs coming from one northern virginia condominium. >>> plus, new facebook features announced today. >>> if you think you have got bad neighbors, listen to this one. >> one condominium has been filled with rodding trash for weeks, and the smell is going into those nearby -- with rotting trash. >> the smell is like raw sewage and dead fis

across the american legion bridge, no tieuped to report. inner loop looks good leaving tysons. 29 at dale drive checking for the crash there. the inner loop of the beltway backed up braddock road to 66 where we had the left lane blocked off with a crash. we have delays on 66 in manassas. 7100 to 123 and nutley street to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> checking the redskins right now. and clinton portis out with a groin injury and could be for sometime. the injury happened sunday during the victory over the eagles. coach mike shanahan said portis is expected to miss the next four to six weeks with the separation of the groin muscle. a third-degree separation, that moons -- means the muscle is separated from the bone. he's not expected to need surgery. ryan torain will take over clinton portis' spot. >> it's a temporary setback. clinton is tough and he'll get rehab here. hopefully it will be four weeks. but a third-degree separation is off the bone. so it's quite sore right now. >> every start means a lot. you d

this is the pace for drivers planning a trip across the american legion. re's the pace as you make your way toward river road. both inner and outer loops very slow. you will see accident activity on the clearing stages. it is along the far right side of the roadway. will for the latest continue to silver spring into college park. stay tuned. [ male announcer ] martin o'malley sworn in. inherits a billion-dollar surplus, low unemployment. o'malley signs the biggest tax hike in maryland history. raids chesapeake bay fund to cover spending. gives raises to top aides. business climate ranks 45th worst ithe nation. now 200,000 jobs lost o'malley covers up jobs report that proved maryland's economy stalled. if relected, o'malley will raise taxes again. whether he does, is up to u. if relected, o'malley will raise taxes again. the moment you feel run down or achy nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get cillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. >>> another live picture from chile where the man in the green is the 27

you are checking out okay on both loops between the wilson bridge past 95 to the american legion. e outer loop in maryland, your delay is a small one starting around the colesville road area past this point heading to georgia avenue. now we will head to jess. >>> a major commuter alert about metro this columbus day weekend. track work along the blue and orange lines will close the farragut west and mcpherson square stations and won be any blue or orange line service at metro center. the work is scheduled to run from 10:00 on friday night until the system opens on tuesday morning. >>> another reason for commuters to beware, preparing for battle and may ruin your day. the cast and crew of transformers three will be in town next monday to film scenes for a robot war. that will mean a slew of closed roads and parking restrictions and most likely affect areas in and around the national mall. you can see the closings at wusa9.com. just click on the 9 news extras. >>> you'll need an e-zpass if you want to drive on the new intercounty connector. the maryland transportation authority says t

we are great across the american legion bridge bridg. >>> accept -- expect unseasonably warm conditionsow just 72. the average high temperature is 70 degrees. it is not even 9:00 and we are already there. let's go to the maps. there is a lot of sunshine with scattered clouds and high temperatures in the mid-80's. there's a slight chance of a thunderstorm around 4:00 or so. it will cool down tomorrow, offer 70's and upper 60's by wednesday and low to mid 60's by thursday and friday and a chance of showers on thursday. >>> a former d.c. mayor will join the vincent gray transition team. anthony williams will join his team. vincent gray won the democratic primary and has no republican opponent in the general election. thank you for watching and we will be back here at noon.

no trouble spots to report coming across the american legion bridge. 66 coming in from centreville, volume increasing as you travel east of 28 continuing in towards 7100. you will find lanes are open leaving 50 to 123. traffic is starting to slow now coming across the occoquan as you exit out of woodbridge. no other problems reported on 395 between the beltway and the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> all i knew of karim was he was a loving, deeply spiritual man who wouldn't hurt a soul. i'm sorry for the family and the community for such a great loss. >> the vigil for a man who died in police custody after a report that he was asking strange. karim abdul aly. was arrested two week ago, struggled with officers, was tasered and died four days later. >> roz plater spoke one on one with his niece about what happened and who the victim was. >> reporter: let's talk first, for those of us who didn't know your uncle, what do you want us to know about him. >> my uncle karim was just a loving person. there wasn't a person he didn't greet with a smile. you always

by the american legion bridge in good shape. wilson bridge no accidents, no delays in either direction. beltway inner loop at tysons good. back to you. >> our top story, a horrifying discovery in a fairfax station hole. family members found a relative murdered inside his home. it was thursday afternoon along the 5700 block of ladues end that is where courtney robinson has the details. >> police are remaining tight-lipped by the situation. they are investigating, not confirming it as homicide but saying they do suspect foul play. a 61-year-old man found dead inside his own home as friends and family mourn. fairfax county officers are investigating possible murder. >> we received the call for help. a family member here found the 61-year-old man deceased and called the police. >> a family member made the discovery. the home is on the border of fairfax and fairfax station just feet from the fairfax county parkway. investigators say the victim's 2002 gold l.x. 470 lexus s.u.v. similar to this is missing. the license plate is xyw-8197

headlights cong out across the american legion of 270. wide open this morning. new hampshire northbound, a fallen tree. get by to the right but it's blocking the left lane. >> ashley, do you know whether vre is providing alternative information for the folks on the manassas like buses or anything like that? >> at this time we're clear whher they will be offering bus service. that is safe toay the easiest option. let's cross our fingers they get that under way. >> ashley, thanks very much. our time right now is 5:23. 60 drees. coming up, the change in the plan to selva va state-run iquor stores should and investigators believe they know what caused the tour bus crash on 270. blue diamond almonds! more bold flavor! more variety more val! more of what you want... not what you don't. blue diamond almonds. not what you don't. (play-by-play announcer) it's up and it is... good! more than a snack. >>> welcome back. we have breaking ns to report this morning. cancellations on vre which could mess up traffc. good morning to you, mark. thanks for joining us. >> how are you

no problems to report traveling across the american legion bridge. g close in along 66, we have delays leaving fair oaks to 123 and nutley street to the beltway. typical slowdown leaving potomac mills out towards lorton. lanes are open leaving duke street to seminary road. downtown, inbound new york avenue starting to slow at bladensburg road. there was a wreck on the inner loop of the beltway at been pen. that activity cleared. no problems reported on 29 leaving white oak headed out towards four corners. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> there is shock and dismay this morning after a former swimmer at the university of virginia died at a world cup championship in the middle east. >> officials say overexhaustion is the cause. fran crippen's teammates are stunned. >> reporter: 26-year-old fran crippen's death is sending shock waves through the world of swimming. he died while competing for the united states in the open water 10-kilometer world cup race in the united arab emirates. an eyewitness says he started the competit

you're still roll ago cross the american legion bridge. headed around town we do have delays as you approach connecticut avenue, it'soing to be a little congested as you pass the mormon temple. as you make your way along 270, no major accidents so start off your commute. we have a little volume as you make your way up toward montgome village. northbound drivers are i the thick of it. back to you, guys. >> thanks, ash. >>> we are having a cooldown today. a big chill in the air. >> there's change coming. always change coming, doug? >> you better belie it. always change coming, that's for su. not going to get here any time soon, maybe in the next 24 to 48 hours we'll start to see those changes. tonight and into the day tomorrow, you're goingo see more of this. cloudy and cool across the area. live digital doppler radar, a slight chance of a shower tomorrow, that really going to be about it. on the cool side as we move on through, temperatures 61 degrees in the d.c. area. ashburn coming in at 57 degrees. 61 in manassas, quantico coming in at 60

several spots at this hour, live pictures of the capil beltway from the maryland sre lynn across the american legion bridge. a truck was broken down hours ago. because the truck was in the roadway r such a long time on the virginia side we're looking beltway delays as well as i-720 the lower end trying to get to the beltway hding towards tysons corner. a lot of folks not too happy. nice weather to sit in the traffic. inner loop of the beltway looks pretty good. one more stop speakingf assisting in be affic, a lot of road work. 95 southbound as you head from the newington interchange towards lorton right lane closed off. traffic will slow for about a mile or two. northbound looks pretty good. we'll keep you updated. >> we have a trafficalert. the wilson bridge will be closed. the brish ship passed under the bridge last night causing long backups as the bridge was opened. the ship is more than 10 stories high. >>> and we are less than a month away from election day now and today maryland governor martin o'malley is getting a presidential bush. the president will campaign with the governorn prince geor

lanes are wide open from the wilson bridge making your way up to 95, 66 continuing to the american legion bridge. you want to be careful coming off and on in the ramps, though. we still have standing water near the construction zones on the beltway. dale city to the mixing bowl on 95 northbound. drivers are moving at speed. that's a quick look at traffic. back to you. >>> in the living well headlines, starting tomorrow you will be able to get more than a driver's license or registration at the dc department of motor vehicles. city officials are partnering with a nonprofit group to offer hiv tests for $15 at the penn branch dmv in southeast. the family and medical counseling service is expecting 15% of customers to take part in the pilot program. fire prevention week is underway. to call attention to fire safety, the loudoun county fire rescue system held an open house at the ashburn volunteer fire department. those who showed up had a chance to check out the equipment, get safety tips and listen how fast a house fire can spread. firefighters intentionally set two fires to make their point

a niece easy ride coming across the american legion bridge in each direction. northbound i-95 as you leave joplin road headed up for dumfries. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> vincent gray continues his town hall tour through all of d.c.'s eight wards. last night, the presumptive mayor-election met with voters who cast ballots for his opponent, adrian fenty. he tackled the issues of education, jobs, parking meter rates. he has work to do in ward three where he only got 0% of vote for mayor. >> other people would felt like our campaign wasn't responsive for what was important to them. i understand that. i accept that and i look forward to working with you. >> bray also told district residents that former mayor anthony williams has agreed to be part of his finance team to deal with the mounting budget crisis. >>> the race for governor in maryland continues to heat up as election day gets closer. while many democrats across the country are worried, governor martin o'malley is not. president obama and at a rally yesterday alongside the governor at

no problems springfield to tysons corner an the american legion bridge. check out i-86 at route 50. we are seeing more cars on the roadways now. 5:17 in the morning but a fantastic ride in to dc. now for more news, let's head oh to angie. >> thank you. we have a slew of commuter alerts this week. you may see a lot of police activity on amtrak today. it is part of a high-security exercise along national transit routes. the department of homeland security says it has been plan for months and is not connected to any specific terror threat. >>> tonight tonight at 10:00 the farragut west and mcpherson stations will be closed for track 0 work and won't be blue or orange line service either. it runs through the columbus day weekend until tuesday morning. there will be road closures an the headquarters of the world bank and international monetary fund in northwest dc from 7 tonight until 5:00 on sunday and that includes 18th, 19th and 20th streets. they will be closed between g streets and pennsylvania avenue. and some closings on g and h streets. protests are also scheduled. if you drive fr