we have a few sprinkles on an agenda of the beltway. in montgomery county, that is slowly drifting off to the west. near the planeins. today, highs in the low to mid 70's, a few peaks of sunshine like yesterday with an isolated sprinkle. >> the work on the chain bridge is incomplete. we will have an update on that from mike at the scene in a moment. on the baltimore washington parkway there's an accident southbound near 198 and another one near 410. both have been removed from the roadway. on the beltway at connecticut avenue on the screen. no big accident on the interstates around town. now to mike. >> good news and bad news for drivers in the district. the wilson bridge was supposed to be a nightmare this weekend with just one lane open on the inner loop of the beltway quest of telegraph road. but they will finish up the work 36 hours early. that highway is back to normal. however, on the chain bridge there were hoping to get a lanes open, all three, 4 shower this morning, but that does not appear to be happening. rainy weather has del

all outside the beltway. accident on the eastbound lanes of liberty road at old court road in randallstown and union bridge at frederick county, route 75 and route 26 are closed because of a serious crash. another crash with injuries, whiteford, that's route 165 south of route 136 so take it easy out there. around the major roads we're looking pretty good, very light volume making your way on the inner loop as you approach 95, starting to pick up a little but really no problems. as we look at the southwest corner at frederick road traffic moving very well on the outer loop lanes headed towards 95, looking good on the inner loop towards i-70. mostly going to be in the yellow so far, 695 from 795 on the outer loop to i-70, that is about seven minutes. four minutes on southbound 95 from whitemarsh boulevard to the beltway. no problems on the harbor tunnel thruway, only six minutes from the split so 295. >>> 6:01 . the parents of michael hogan will not give up. police ruled the son's death was not suspicious but m

eastbound six minutes from 674 to the beltway. seven minutes northbound on dc 295 to the 11th street bridge. on the inner loop in virginia, 395 to the dulls will toll road. taking 14 minutes but the arrows going up says that delay is growing. over to you. >> no takers for a bronze statue in maryland dedicated to the heros of september 11th. the statue went on sale on ebay. it was taken from a company involved in a ponzi scheme and auctioned in an attempt to recover money. the statue would stay in emmittsburg but the winner of the auction gets their name on a plaque. they hope for $500,000 but no one placed any bid on the statue. >>> ahead in sports the latest from the nba and nhl playoffs. >>> nationals closer matt caps blew his first save of the season but see which math was able to stay the day against the orioles. we'll be right back. Ñú how many ways can you be comfortable? an energy efficient infinity air conditioner by carrier can save you up to 56% on your cooling costs, while also reducing your impact on the environment. wh

on the east side of the beltway. also down near columbia in howard county. , mist and fog and some scattered showers continue through the day. 75 our 2-degree guarantee this afternoon. >>> 6:45. here's kim. >> we have delays starting to build on the major roads including 95 and the beltway. an accident on the outer loop at providence road off to the left shoulder at this time. we have a road closure because of some down power lines in the street at sparks glencoe. more details on that in a few minutes. >>> this morning a bel air family wants answers in the mysterious disappearance and death of their son. police say they have found the remains of michael hogan. three years after he disappeared from a recovery and therapeutic facility in shrewsbury, vermont. authorities in the meantime ruled out foul play. >> i just want answers. i want to know what the truth is, what happened to him. there's no cause of death, there's no manner of death. and how did he wind up where he wound up? >> we know michael is gone, that we know, closure to some degree but we still don'

or on the beltway down to i-70.cking the drive times this morning, all looking good down from 795 to i-70. five minutes for 95 southbound headed towards the beltway and 8 minute ride from the 95 split down to 295. megan and jamie, back to you. >>> mr. michaels was in deed a lucky person a very lucky person. >> bret michaels leaving the hospital just three weeks after suffering a brain hemorrhage. he will have to rest four to six weeks before he can go back to a normal schedule. >>> pamela and damion. >> pam anderson and her partner were sent home on "dancing with the stars." anderson got a score of 51 on monday night. she was tied for fourth but she didn't get enough votes to stay on the dance floor. >>> something the baggage handlers consider carrying at one airport. >> . >> but they were relieved when they found something that could cause an explosion in one passenger's bag. >>> come of you cannot bear the news of what happened in charlottesville, and some of you can't get enough of the news. we have the latest. >

if you are around the beltway, there's a lot of temperatures in the 50s. one place in manassas, northern virginia that dipped to the lower 40s and a couple of 60s trying to stick their nose in things there. just outside of washington, a mixture of 50s and lower 60s. manassas one of the cooler spots. satellite and radar together. some storms out west. we will get the cloud cover off of that and a fine forecast. ?oons 9:00 68 degrees. 82 at noon and 86 at five. a beautiful day but then i need to talk about storm chances. >> do we really have to talk about than? >> we do. >> all right, devon. looks like the construction is clearing across the region as we get ready to kick off the 5:00 hour. on 270 we show you no complaints from frederick past 121 all the way down. 95 and the bw parkway, clean and green commute. that's what we are tracking as we show you the maps from 32 to the beltway. don't mind this northbound delay. it is actually not right. inbound new york avenue we are incident free through the district from florida avenue toward the third street tunne

things are beginning to clear for the beltway. re dealing with the slow go on the outer loop lanes from 95 up toward 83 at 33 miles per hour with an 18-minute ride. but then, much better from 83 up toward 795, 8 minutes at 54 miles per hour and 53 miles per hour with a 12-minute ride from 795 all the way down toward 95. that's a look at your morning travels, megan back over to you >>> the national transportation safety board schedules a review of the final reports on last year's deadly metro crash. ntsb members will meet on july 27th to go over the report. the probe has been going on since last june that is when one train slammed into another stopped near the fort toe ten station. they held a public hearing on the crash earlier this year but still has to determine a probable tawz for tha cause fort incident. >> reporter: i'm joel d smith at city hall where jeste yestere bartering got interesting. the mayor wanted a bottle tax on things like soda. it could raise $11 million but the city council said no to that and instead countered

this is the beltway above the american legion bridge. the inner loop is going to be certainly feeling the sun if not already very shortly. let's head over along 270 we're okay. beltway troin outer loop right side of your screen headed to rockville pike. smooth sailing to the american legion bridge. elsewhere this morning, check things out. wilson bridge no worries. accident up in midlothian. serious crash reported. another one in virginia. 7100 at burke center parkway. police and fire rescue crews are on their way. fairfax county parkway temporarily blocked off at that point. >>> metro gets ready for a lengthy delay this weekend. >>> expect some big delays on the roads this weekend. the emergency repairs which could create some backups, more than ten miles long. >>> plus the silver spring second grader who asked michelle obama about immigration has another question for the first lady. >>> we're getting a better understanding of how much oil is actually gushing out of the gulf coast. bp released more real-time video. the company says it's

road inside the beltway, outbound lanes blocked by a crash. on the rails, vre trans 303 hundred two, indefinite delays on the frederick line. you may want to alter your plans. >> thank you. >>> gas prices are down. aaa reports the national average price for regular is down 7 cents from a week ago. it follows another drop in the price of crude. in d.c. the average price is $2.93 a gallon. in maryland, $2.80. if to $71 cents in virginia. it is 64 degrees in rosslyn. -- $2.71 in virginia. >> airline prices are soaring as we head into the summer months. >> the television event of the decade. how is it going to end? >>> we will ask some loyal fans how is it going to end? >>> we will ask some loyal fans boss: come on in, i had some other things you can tell people about geico - great claims service and a 97% customer satisfaction rate. show people really trust us. gecko: yeah right, that makes sense. boss: trust is key when talking about geico. you gotta feel it. why don't you and i practice that with a little exercise where i fall backwards and you

north of the beltway looks great. ank you. >>> watch for wall street to react to capitol hill. last night the senate passed the most sweeping overhaul of rules governing wall street since the 1930's. the bill would impact everyone from high-flying traders to first-time homebuyers. t.j. winnick has the latest from abc. >> on this boat the yeas are 59 and the nays are 39. the bill as amended is passed. >> the bill calls for regulators to liquidate troubled financial institutions. it would create a bureau of consumer protection to oversee credit cards and mortgages. if it would establish regulations for had funds, derivatives, and other financial complicated products. >> our goal is to protect the larger economy from the upheavals we have seen in the past few years. >> the bill must be reconciled with the house version that passed in december. opponents say it goes too far. >> i want you to understand how wide-ranging this bill is. this will get into everybody's pockets. >> wall street's concern over financial reform sent

here it is on the beltway at harford road. you can see few cars that are starting to trickle in, but there are no brake lights and there's a lot of room in between those cars. that's the same deal from 85 toward 83. in fact, we are in the green on that stretch, 11 minutes right now 54 miles per hour. from 83 up toward 795, the same speed with only an 8 minute clip. and then from 795 down toward 95, there's nothing to impede the commute, 11 minutes right now, 55 miles per hour. that's a look at your morning travels, patrice, back over to you. >>> we told you about the costly hair salon bills that taxpayers footed for mayor sheila dixon. now there's more bills. this time thousands of dollars spent on makeup. this is a story you're seeing first on fox. megan gilliland is live at city hall where the new administration is just hearing about dixon's bills. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. one state prosecutor says pure greed is what led to dixon's down fall you will from city hall and some say that exactly the

you can see traffic moving at a light pace -- or no pace on the beltway at harford road. very little volume now. drive times looking pretty good. kicking up a couple of minutes because of the wet roads, 895 southbound, eight minutes from the 95 split to 295. no problems from beltway to route 32. that's 16 minutes. out southwest side of the outer loop from i-70 to i-95, only seven minutes so far. wack -- back to you. >>> a bel air family says there's more to the story in how their son died. michael hogan disappeared five years ago from shrewsbury, vermont. authorities didn't suspect foul play but towson university is now getting involved. how towson is helping the family. good morning. >> reporter: that's right we're at towson university, the forensic department agreed to step in and try to help to figure out what happened in the disappearance of michael hogan. hogan lived at the spring lake ranch in vermont. this is a recovery and therapeutic work facility. he was there for just over a year when one day he went missing in 2005. after three years of following leads police n

there's the drive times and the speeds for the beltway. he top and the beltway. that's between 795 and 95. there's the westside delay and a look at 95 and 895. this is brought to you by your toyota dealer. buy right the first time and you'll save more in the long run. >>> it's been more than a month since the oil rig explode off of the gulf coast triggering a horrible environmental disaster. check out the live look where the well continues to gush oil into the water. and there's little progress to report and two more members of the president's cabinet will visit the area today. >>> the obama administration may not like what they see this morning. for 34 days now, a blown out well has been spewing millions of gallons of oil into the water and more and more is washing up along the beaches. >> i'm angry and frustrated that bp hasn't stopped the well from leaking and stop the pollution from spreading. >> reporter: the secretary of the interior threatened to push pb out of the way if they can't clean up the mess soon. a tube captured the crude i

fattah list of all the beltway in montgomery county. at river road on the belt way they are clearing the car off. with the baltimore national parkway looks normal. suitland parkway had a pedestrian accident at the branch avenue is gone. this is 95. red is south. metrorail first trains are out on time. let's go to brian van de graaff. >> this is a live picture from the roof. you can see the sun shine on the horizon and high clouds. there will be filtered sun shine. 56 in winchester, 57 in prince frederick, 53 in falls church right now. it's a pretty comfortable morning. let me show you the storm system in the nation's midsection. it is moving in our direction. high pressure is overhead. it is blocking that. the moisture will not to get here till the weekend. we have thin clouds that will be with us throughout the day. temperatures in the a.d.'s expected. tomorrow, -- temperatures today in the 80's. saturday and sunday are not washouts, but there's a chance of light showers few and far between. a good part of the day saturday will be dry.

it would be a lot worse. >> a good weekend to bypass the beltway. thank you, derek. >> reporter: indeed. >>> we are talking about travel headaches. going to be a tough weekend if you use the chain bridge. that entire span shut down all weekend long. the closure started at 8:00 last night. crews have been working to restore that bridge for about a year now. this weekend they will remove the concrete barriers and repave the bridge and restripe the lanes, and once it re-opens on monday morning you should have all three lanes again. >>> and remember not to drink and drive. the coordinated effort will target drivers under the influence of alcohol and drugs. the move coincides with the click it or ticket campaign. >>> this morning a teenager is dead after a bizarre car accident on a bike path. this happened close to the government's fairfax center. the driver of the suv also died and that's making the investigation a tricky one. jackie bensen reports. >> reporter: it happened so fast, a 17-year-old boy riding a bicycle on a bike path well protected by the

. >> it's starts with the battle of the beltway. orioles pitcher took a no-hitter into the fifth inning and the national's rally come up short, and the nats fall below .500. and to basketball, the wizards to watch the nba draft prospects work out. turner did not take part in scrimmaging, but all eyes still watching him. and saunders checking him out along with pat riley. they had light one-on-one, if can you call it that. nothing major. the wizards will have their choice of either one. to the wnba, the mystics are finding ways to win. the ladies hosting new york last night trying to get off to a 3-0 start, and that's exactly what they did due in part to lindsay hardy, number 21. and that's your sports minute, everybody have a great weekend. >>> a little bit more sports news here. $750 million, that's reported amount tiger woods estranged wife, el is asking for in the settlement. she is refusing to sign a lifelong confidentiality agreement. such an agreement would deny her interviews and writing a book. >>> a woman spent 12 hours in j

southbound 95, right now through baltimore fort mchenry tunnel toward the beltway we are in the green, 8 minutes at 55 miles per hour. and 54 miles per hour with a 9 minute drive southbound 895, from the harbor tunnel toward 895. that's a look the morning commute. patrice, over to you. >>> we tell you about the costly hair salon bills that taxpayers footed for mayor sheila dixon. now there's more bills. this time thousands of dollars spent on makeup. this is a story you are seeing first on fox. megan gilliland is joining us at city hall where the new administration is just hearing about this round of bills. >> reporter: good morning, patrice, one state prosecutor says that the greed is what led the downfall for sheila dixon. fox 45 discovered the makeup bills submitted by former mayor sheila dixon. more than $11,000 worth during her three year term as mayor paid to a company at owings mills. the minimum service ran $350 per visit. this comes after those hair costs surfaced last month. all of the bills have been paid by baltimore city from the mayor's office fund. >> when you're spendi

no problems from the beltway down route 32. on the southwest side, the outer loop on i-70 to i-95, only six minutes so far. jamie, back to you. >>> what do you do if you have an adult child that seems to be deteriorating because of alcohol and drug use? >> through his lawyer, lindsey lohan's father voices concern for his daughter. hours after a warrant was issued for her arrest, the actress posted bond. she missed a mandatory court hearing for her no-contest plea for dui. she says someone stole her passport while over in paris delaying her return. >>> rocker and reality star brett michaels is back in the hospital this morning. he suffered what's called a warning stroke and has been diagnosed with a hole in his heart. doctors say it's treatable and unrelated to the brain hemorrhage he suffered last month. >>> all right. aleen gabey is here from the maryland spca. the baltimore 500 is on. explain that, but tell us who you have here who's so cute. >> this is gerry who's squirmy and up for adoption. >> oh, she's a lot of fun. >> and

the light just inside the beltway had an accident with the outbound side of the beltway. en but the outbound side was blocked. >>> 6:42 is your time. 64 degrees. the new fee airlines are quietly adding on to the price of your ticket this summer. >>> why many unknowing customers at a local restaurant paid for more than what they order. >> what the duchess of york, sarah ferguson was caught on tape trying to sell. >>> students at fairfaxhigh consume will have class since one of their own was killed in a deadly crash. abdel ouahid chadli died as an suv hit him as he rode his bike on a bike trail. the suv's driver was also killed. tracee wilkins is outside of fairfax high school where abdel ouahid chadli was supposed to graduate next month. >> reporter: students are arriving this morning and starting the day without their classmate. two families are suffering a tremendous loss and police are continuing to investigate. two families have lost sons after a deadly crash on a bike path in fairfax county. 31-year-old gary thorne of manassas was the driver. abdel ouahid chadli was th

here we are live on the beltway. accident activity that we had west of connecticut avenue has been cleared to shoulder. that is good news for you. on the out are loop west of 355, we had at left lane blocked off buzz of another accident. after # 55 but before you go north on 270, the damage is done. district attorney lies on the outer loop, pretty much the entire top stretch of the beltway all the way around towards the exit for 270. middle brook road, checking for an accident there. if you are traveling south on 270, slow in hyattstown approaching 118 at mva. 66 eastbound, lanes are open. you are on the brake in manassas. and again from 50 to 123, after nut will you street to the beltway. chain bridge road, we've been talking about it all weekend long. they have been doing construction. because of the rain, they were not able to complete the project. this morning traffic is getting by one direction on the chain bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> from the files of they actually did research on th

are live at nationals park getting ready for the first installment this year of the battle of the beltways the nats and the o's but does this rivalry merit our attention? we will talk to the players coming up. top? >>> nice evening for baseball. we will take you out with the almanac. here's the numbers. go to our website at wusa9.com and you can access these. 86 and 58 goes in the books. record is 95 and 41. we will talk the full weekend forecast next. >>> time to check on the evening rush. patranya bhoolsuwan, how's it looking out there. >> hello, everybody. if you are waiting for folks to get home, we want do show you a picture of how things are looking on the capital beltway. very slow from the toll road all the way to bw parkway. if you are taking -- going to the game tonight, 95, bw parkway as you can see slow past laurel and 95 approaching dc and the beltway it will be slow, as well. moving on to virginia. our friends in virginia are heading home tonight on 395 and 95. no may juror complaints reported on 395 leaving the 14th street bridge. past the mixing bowl, slow approaching woodb

it's making things wet on 83, on 95, around the beltway itself. if you're heading basically towson, whitemarsh, up to bel air, it's wet and mist and fog on the roads, mid-60s, only going to 75 and the chance of showers continues throughout the afternoon. by the way, there could be a tropical system named off the coast this week. we'll talk about that. yeah, a little premature for tropical season. in a bit. >>> 5:40. let's check the roads with kim. >> it may take you a few extra minutes to get to where you're trying to go especially at this early hour. very wet roads as justin said, patchy fog could slow you down a little bit. no real problems on 795 but just add a couple of minutes to the commute so far this morning. so it could take you is it minutes to -- 12 minutes to make it from 140 to the beltway. all lanes are open. we're dealing with two crashes, way outside the beltway. one in union bridge that has route 75 closed in both directions at route 26. you can try south street as an alternate. out in the whiteford area near pylesville, route 165

keep an eye out for that if you're traveling in the area headed to the beltway. we peek at our cameras. really looking fairly good on the northeast corner here. traffic beginning to build on the inner loop lanes on the right-hand side of your screen. outer loop looking good thwart 83. no problem on 95. 95 corridor looking good. a crash in parkville at taylor avenue and hillendale road and also the oversized tractor trailer at route 553 and route 165. that will cause some delays. you may want to try to make your way around that this morning. good news in baltimore. bittal street has been reopened near mlk due to the early fire activity. jamie and megan back to you. >>> their lacrosse seasons went well until monday when the teams found out a woman from the women's team had been murdered and a player from the men's team was arrested. both teams will play in the upcoming ncaa turnment. linda so is live from year thely love -- yeardley love's school. >> reporter: yesterday the lacrosse team dedicated the final game to love, and they won. her death is catching the atten

tries to fight on with their fallen teammate on their mind. >>> the battle of the beltway. we're trying to make this a rivalry but it's not yet. >> the oilers are the worse team in major leasing but they have their hands full. >>> we start with injury news. scott olson will miss his next start because of inflammation in his pitching shoulder. he left early last night with tightness in his shoulder but the mri showed no structural damage. this injury not connected to his shoulder problems that he had last year that forced him to undergo season-ending surgery. on the field this afternoon, that nats get down early but josh willingham is a hero. a good piece of hitting. a man on and crushing one to the left. a two-run homer for the hammer. game tied at two and the third inning. we move to the top of the fourth, still 2-2. adam jones is at the plate with a runner on. it drives the pitch deep to center. check out nyjer morgan. he can't make the catch and then he throws his glove to the ground. one run scores and he forgets about the play and willingham comes over to help out while

let's begin with a look at construction on the capital beltway in virginia. on the inner and out are outer loop watch for it near the beltway. also, also near braddock road and 236 little river. take it out. no problems to report from centreville to 50 to inside the beltway. 270 your drive you are dealing with construction between germantown road and clopper. 95 southbound back to the maps. looks like lingering construction between 19 and powder mill. losing one left lane. it should be clearing in the next ten minutes and inbound new york avenue is clear. drivers are at speed. back to you. >>> a commuter alert for the drive to work. state and local police in maryland and virginia are partnering up to catch hov lane violaters. law enforcement will use moving and stationary methods to catch violaters on interstate 66, 95, 395 an the dulles toll road in virginia and interstate 270 and route 50 in maryland. >>> there's a long-term project in northern virginia you should be aware of. virginia dominion power plans to start building a high voltage line between hamilt

the same speed traveling through baltimore on 95, from the fort mchenry tunnel, toward the beltway, in the green, 8 minutes there. and only a 5-mile trip, taking it from the harbor tunnel toward 95. and that's a look at your morning travels. patrice, back over to you. >>> first it was the hair salon bills. now city taxpayers are also footing the bills for former mayor sheila dixon's makeup, thousands of dollars worth. it's a story you are seeing first on fox. megan gilliland is live in baltimore where the administration is just hearing about the bills. what do they have to say about it, megan. >> reporter: the current administration has not commented about it just yet. we are talking about $11,000 worth of makeup bills that the mayor sheila dixon submitted during her term. bills that were paid to a company at owings mills with the cost of someone applying her make included in that. the minimum service ran 3 b $35r visit. this is atop of the salon costs that surfaced last month. all of the bills were paid by the mayor's office. >> we heard of john edwards $400 hair cut and makeup for $3

that's the case on the beltway. the outer loop lanes taking it from 95 toward 83, an 11-minute ride, 53 miles per hour. and there's an 11 minute clip from 83 up 795. taking from 795 toward 95, nothing to worry about, 11 minutes, 54 miles per hour. that's a look at morning travels. megan, back over to you. >>> thanks, candace. >>> it's tax season for the city of baltimore and there's a tug-a-war over what to tax. joel d smith is live at the city of baltimore where councilmembers think they can meet the numbers in their own way. good morning, joel. >> reporter: good morning, megan. the city council thinks they can do this in their own way. they have stopped the mayor's idea of the a bottle tax that would have raised $11 million. and they have relaced with taxing the parking, and the poker machines. they could soon be taxed up to $5,200 per machine. yesterday the council taxation. they promised to approve the tax getting to the revenue. the mayor thinks that number could be close to $50 million, really needed to avoid t

lanes are up, looking for the backup at beltway. and chain bridge open one lane in each direction so expect bailout traffic on the gw parkway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> the coast coded in crude and still no solution in sight. each day the spill grows and so does anger at the white house and b.p. >> and b.p. said they will try to again patch up the well tomorrow. but bobby jindal is saying too little, too late. craig boswell has the latest. >> reporter: too little, too late. that's a sentiment from a number of people from texas to florida. we expect the president to fly over the area today. ken salazar has threatened to push bp aside if they can't get the job done. and every day there is a new layer of frustration and anger here. >> it's already in the marsh. this is oil. >> reporter: oil has reached the marshes of lousiana. the governor said he's tired of waiting around. >> the day we appeared is upon us. the heavy oil has made landfall. we have to get this oil away from the wetlands. >> the smell is horrible

we're also looking at a bit of a slow down on southbound 95 coming out of the northeast to the beltway. looking good on the west side. jfx looking good. old court road, an accident to avoid. south on 97, 49 miles per hour. picking up in volume. at's see what is going on the beltway. we switch over to a live view of traffic. no problems to report here, moving well until you get to the beltway northeast. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. let's check the buses and trains. >> good morning. still showing a few bust diversions. the three express is diverted st. paul. the 33 line is diverted because of construction. light rail and metro continue to run problem-free. no problems with penn, camden, and brunswick lines. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. we are off to a foggy and drizzly start this morning. you may want to take an umbrella. we have all moisture against the mountains. i do believe things will improve as we head into this afternoon. visibility may be down. it might be raining hard enough to take an umbrella. high temperature, 75. a storm system is creating the east wind fo

. >> reporter: we are watching outside of the beltway. we're looking good on all of the major roadways so far. volume's light and starting to build a little on the inner loop lanes as you head toward 95. for the most part, all lanes open around the area as we look on the west side 695 to i-70. as we look at our drive times, all looking good from bel air to providence taking you about five minutes. on the outside on the outer loop between the 83s, only one minute so far. the accident we were talking about in loathian, southern anne arundel county, route 48 closed on mount zion and marlboro road. in howard county, we're working a car fire in clarksville, route 32 at linden church road and a structure fire at assateague drive. megan and jamie, back to you. >>> you already have it on your calendar, the ravens first preseason game at 8:00 ravens/panthers at the bank. before that happens, m & t bank will be filled with another football. sherrie johnson is here to explain. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jamie. looks like another

you can see a couple of light showers out on the beltway. there is another spotty shower out towards annapolis and vienna there. not a lot in the way of rain across the area. i don't think we'll get a whole lot in the way of measurable rain today although we will stay thick in the cloud cover and we'll have just a couple of scattered showers in the forecast for monday. i'll show you the radar across the mid-atlantic. you can see the motion is off the ocean. we have this big broad area of pressure. we can't rule out the risk of a couple more showers. there is your forecast. 67 for current temperatures. our afternoon high will be in the mid-70s. still a lot of clouds out there. things will get better tomorrow and much better by wednesday and thursday. 74 for an afternoon high here in town. >>> the u.s. park police are vehicling an overnight shooting. this happened in maryland. it is having an impact on traffic there. the southbound lanes of the baltimore-washington parkway are shut down at route 198. officers found a car on the shoulder overnig

another traffic alert, part of the beltway will be closed this weekend. out how to avoid the gridlock. >>> d.c.'s condom controversy. why some say the giveaway needs to change. >>> plus, rand paul's been the republican senate nominee from kentucky for less than 48 hours. but he's already ignited a political firestorm. david gregory joins us live in th >>> we begin this half hour with an update on our top story. two people are dead after a bizarre accident involving an suv and a bicyclist in fairfax county this evening. police say the driver of the suv left route 29, went into the woods and hit a cyclist on a bike path. this was near the intersection of forum drive. the cyclist and the driver of the suv both killed. police don't know why the suv left the road. lee highway is closed while they investigate. jackie bensen is on the scene and is on the phone. >> reporter: this was just a sudden, strange and absolutely terrible accident. it happened on a bike path that's adjacent to the fair faction fax county government center. it was shielded from the road, s

. >> comfortable right now as far as travel around the beltway. nothing major to report on the way to the beltway or into the district. 95 in virginia, we are giving you the travel times in your favor, but heavier volume between fredericksburg and springfield. nothing complicated on 66. a little slowdown expected in centreville. we will go to the geico camera of the beltway in montgomery, looks gorgeous at new hampshire ave. i am alison starling. --alison and doug. >> thank you. >>> the teenager who on to the field in philadelphia, an officer used a taser to stop the young man. the police chief feels the officer acted appropriately. others have questioned this type of this force in a non-violent situation. what a photograph. >> if that's incredible. a moment like that. a little cooler temperatures out there this morning, 59 degrees. >> f. coming up, keeping tabs on your children through social networks. if more parents are now signing up, according to a new study. >> good morning, i am courtney robinson in arlington. it is usually the fastest way t

emergency repairs at the woodrow wilson bridge caused major backups along the beltway. richard reeve has the latest developments. what is the situation? >> you could call this a tale of two bridges. with these massive construction projects, major delays, and that is certainly the case today. for drivers saturday, it was bumper-to-bumper. >> i have been sitting in traffic about 35 minutes and what about a mile. >> like rush hour on the weekend, somebody said. >> i turned around and got back on the beltway the other way, and i am trying to get backe ono a back road to tysons. >> the reason for the delay? bridge repair. slabs on the 50-year-old span. >> i think they should finish it and not take some time. >> with spring comes to signs of the times. chain bridge down to two lanes more than a year now. >> traffic is pretty bad. >> this weekend, it is completely closed after a $5 million makeover. >> something structurally wrong happened with the bridge. >> near the bridge, pedestrians and girders. for now, lots of turnaround's. >> the electronic sign did not say anything abo

you are all clear moving at speed here from the beltway to the 14th street bridge.find for drivers in maryland on the outer loop between 95 and interstate 270. that exit there. andrea, over to you. >>> we have another commuter alert for many drivers this morning. if you are looking forward to a faster trip across the newly renovated chain bridge you will have to wait a little longer. thanks to the heavy rain, kristin fisher is live with more and she explains. good morning. >> that's right, good morning, andrea. this is supposed to be the first morning in almost a year that drivers were able to use all three lanes on the chain bridge as they drive in to work. but you see this sign right back there? that sign. it was supposed to be gone this morning but thanks to the weekend bad weather it will be a few more days before traffic on the bridge is back to normal. chain bridge has been closed to drivers and pedestrians since 9:00 p.m. on friday. over the weekend, d dot crews removed the barriers in place since june of 2009 and resealed the deck. the only thing left was to

. >>> the beltway is getting an emergency facelift this weekend but it could mean big bag-ups. we'll tell you about it coming up. >>> and the district is making a change in a program that provides free condoms to students. they're making the change after a number of complaints. >>> coming up in sports, we catch up with former heavyweight champion riddick bowe. and we hear from the two players the wizards could select in the nba draft. and it's the nats and the os. the battle of the beltway down at nationals park. >>> the latest now on our top story tonight. two people killed in an accident involving an adult in an suv and a teenager on a bicycle. >> that crash happened just after 4:00 on a bike trail near lee highway and forum drive in fairfax county. the driver of the suv and the bicyclist have both died. jackie bensen joins us from the scene now with the latest. jackie? >> reporter: we're told the bicyclist is about 17 years old. lee highway here behind me, one lane is still closed but the others are open at this point. over at the scene right now, a fairfax county fire engine

we are checking in on the beltway. here it is at harford road. you will see that the lanes are wide opener and outer loop stretch. that's the same situation, on the inner loop lanes, from 95 toward 83. we're looking at an 11-minute ride right now 54 miles per hour. traveling in baltimore, nothing to get in the way, the fort mchenry tunnel, 8 minutes at 55 miles per and only 53 miles per hour with an 8 minute clip on southbound 55. harbor tunnel, all the way down toward 95. that's a look at morning travels, megan, back over to you. >>> which would you tax, beverages like soda at $0.4 a pop for video poker. decisions like these are being made and argued as the council tries to find $144 million in new funding much good morning, joel. >> reporter: good morning, megan, good morning everyone, you know the money has to come from somewhere and right now the city council says it will not be from beverages. all of that lobbying from the beverages industry seems to have paid. the city council is deciding that video poker machines being the answer for all of

we're recapping the battle of the beltway. >> the big voice. >>> what are we looking at?could see a few showers. >>> thanks for watching. "60 minutes" is next. we'll be back here at 11:00. bye.

fortunately the beltway in the area is in good shape. high 53 miles per hour at interstate if i.e check in and take a live look, no problems to report along the outer or inner loop lanes.3 -f you're traveling along the outer loop lanes from 795 through 95, you're looking at 11-minute trip with an average speed of 55 miles per hour and no problems to report on 95 traveling southbound from 695 to route 1000 yyu're looking at a 6-minute trip witt a high average speed of 61il

no problems northbound as you head to the beltway either. gan and jamie, back to you. >> another car recall to tell you about this morning. >> thousands may need to be fixed. find out what the problem is. >>> parents delaying vaccines. which ones are recommended by the pediatricians? have you tried honey bunches of oats yet? every spoonful is a little different. mmm. they got three kinds of flakes. this is delicious. it's the perfect combination of sweet and crispy. i love it. this is so good. this is great. the magic's in the mix. have you tried honey bunches of oats yet? every spoonful is a little different. mmm. they got three kinds of flakes. this is delicious. it's the perfect combination of sweet and crispy. i love it. this is so good. this is great. the magic's in the mix. >>> there's a growing concern among doctors about parents who don't get their children vaccinated. although there's popular acceptability -- sentiment to getting the shots, experts say skipping them is a bad idea. dr. timothy johnson in health alert. >> reporter: are

for the beltway, the northwestside is the slowest.re's a look at that delay and there's a look at all of the lanes blocked at 97 at route 100 no lanes getting by there and this is brought to you by aldi. >>> thank you, sharon. >>> president barack obama says he wants more fuel efficient vehicles on the road by the year 2014. earlier today, the president signed a memorandum calling for the auto industry to create more fuel efficient vehicles. the pom bombed a -- the pompom administration says that it could reduce the u.s. dependence on foreign oil and help spur job growth. >>> and there were fewer cars on the road today and more bikes because it was national bike to work day. >>> nearly 1300 cyclists peddled to work today. it's the 13th year and nothing knew for those who do it regularly. >> it makes us healthier. >> and the government is trying to make it more cost effective. last year, congress passed a commuter act. the law allows employees $20 a month to bike to work and the employers can write off the cost. studies show that bikin

that is the warm spot. 50s outside the beltway. 55 at both dulles and bwi marshall. bright sunshine throughout the day. 83 in la plata. 84 in fredericksburg. should be a nice-looking day and a nice evening. we'll look at the forecast in just a couple of minutes. >> now, if we could just get traffic to be just as nice as the weather. i don't know, julie. what do you think? >> i think right now i can do that. i mean things are likely to change later on this morning but right now, i think you'll like the commute around town. all lane are open if you are traveling in each direction down south at the wilson bridge. overnight roadwork in the process of being cleared. they had the inner loop blocked off so everyone was forced to go north on 395, ride the ramps and come back south. we are out towards the 14th street bridge, lanes are open in both the main line and the hovs. top stretch of the beltway holding steady, looking good as you travel west of 650 and continue around through silver spring. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> now, to today's

top side of the beltway will be tough. to virginia on joplin road, the main gate, a crash, crews are on the scene. looks like joplin road eastbound will be closed. 95 on 395 not bad, 66 just sunshine delays at this point. >> thank you, jerry. autopsy results could be released today in the death of a uva lacrosse player murdered on campus. students at the university of virginia will also hold a vigil to remember 22-year-old yeardley love. kimberly suiters joins us from the newsroom with more on this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. friends of yeardley love and george huguely call this a double tragedy. love was killed two days ago, her ex-boyfriend huguely sits in jail without bond on first-degree murder charges. last night friends lit candles on the lawn in love's honor. she was a spirited player who wore number 1, well loved by her team and sorority sisters are. friends say there was a history of abuse with her ex-boyfriend. huguely was also set to graduate in spring. now he's withdrawn and sits in a jail in

on the outer loop taking 12 and 270 southbound to the beltway from the spur. andrea, now, back to you. >>> we have a weekend commuter alert. four different alerts on metro. two were on the red line. add 20 minutes to your trip if you travel between groves nor stat more and medical center. and if you go to new york and rhode island avenue, as well. there is work from 10:00 tonight through sunday. and some trains will not travel the entire line. on the on-line, tack on 20 minutes between east falls church and ballston. there's track work there beginning at 10:00 tonight through sunday. >>> and then on the green line, delays of 20 minutes between greenbelt and college park. you'll deal with that on saturday and sunday from 7 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. >>> weather permitting this would be the final weekend the chain bridge is closed between virginia and the district. the bridge will close at 9:00 for deck repairs. by the time it reopens, all three lanes will be open. the southern most lane has been closed for about a year. crews will need to close lanes on a temporary basi

it will be a slow go in you're traveling the beltway. inute drn average speed of 45 miles per hour. and so traveling along the outer loop lanes on the west side it's going pretty packed as well from 795 o 95, you're looo at a 26-minute ride with an average speed of only 24 iles per hour and it's going to be a slow go traveling on 95 through the harbor tunnel from the thruway to beltway, you're looking at a speed of 23 miles per hour. >>>>8:04 on fox 45 morning news. saying gooobye to three young kids killed in a cecil county fire. a viewing for aiden, ttcker and shana crawford will be held tonight. it will be atheir funeral servie held tomorrow at the same place. the children were killed last saturday at an early house fire at cedar hill circle. investigators say that the flames broke out in the livvng room and quickly spread throughout. the mother jill johnson survived but suffered burns. many neighbors were outsidd watching as she cried for help. >> i heard her scream and then as i lookkd outside i saw the flames coming out of the front

this is the west side of the beltway. very light traffic for this time of morning. 95, things moving find in both directions. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back over to you. >> relief is on the way for home owners at risk of losing their homes. >> that thanks to a new bill signed by governor o'malley. jennifer franciotti has more. >> the governor is calling this a bill that is near and dear to his heart. it is delinquent homeowners the opportunity to talk directly to lenders to find a solution. >> it requires the lenders to make a serious effort to renegotiate the loan by changing the terms, the lane of the term, make some adjustment in principle. if that does not work, it is the homeowner the right to request mediation before a neutral third-party. >> the foreclosure rate stands at a record 4% in maryland. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> with the city council giving a cold shoulder to a bottle tax, the mayor said she is anxious to hear her ideas. among the suggested ideas are items like new fees on bill

switch to the capital beltway. slow on the inner loop from route 77 past connecticut. as you can see it is essentially a parking lot all the way to new hampshire. 55 minute ride. outer loop is stop and go most of the way from university to the toll road. that's a quick check on the commute. back to you. >>> the national zoo's first lion cub in 20 years has died. we will have reaction coming up. >>> and a moment one heart throb would rather soon forget. >>> anger is mounting along the gulf coast as crude oil washes ashore. i will have the latest coming up. >>> and we take you out with a live picture of our breaking news in fairfax county. sky 19 over the scene of an accident at route 29 and forum drive. two are dead. one is a bicyclist. another is a person in a car. we will have will have more information when we get it in. >>> anger mounting in the gulf coast as officials try bush -- as bp tries to fix the leaking oil well. >>> the underwater gusher is yet to be obtained. live pictures of the massive underwater gusher are feeding anger for gulf coast residents. bp now

it's not looking good here on the top side of the beltway either. incidents, as we check the maps. an accident in baldwin, long green pike and fork road. still dealing with wires down at quaker bottom road and york road, it's closed at this time. people using belfast to get around that. outer loop, west side, 18 minutes to make it from 795 to i-70. a six-minute ride, 95 southbound from whitemarsh boulevard to the beltway. harbor tunnel thruway, eight minutes from the split to 295. traffic pretty much jammed us a make your way here southbound at whitemarsh boulevard. stop-and-go all the way from little gunpowder bridge to the beltway. stay with us, a morning news update next. >>> good morning. the first lady of maryland, katie o'malley will be at pikesville middle school this morning to talk to students and teachers about the dangers of bullying. it kicks off bullying and wairns and prevention week. the principal at pikesville says they taught the students everyday about this issue, each morning they spend time in homeroom teaching kids it's never ok

expect major delays near the inner loop of the beltway at telegraph road. emergency repairs to an overpass will narrow the highway to just one lane. the restrictions start friday at 9:00 p.m. and last through 5:00 a.m. monday. and, brian, that is tonight's fox 5 top five. >> thank you, mawr even. >>> -- maureen. >>> this is gary's kind of story. giant hail stones pelting a swimming pool in oklahoma. you can see the hail the size of baseballs. falling fast and furious for several minutes each one creating a giant splash in the pool. the video was taken during a hailstorm earlier this week. it did some serious damage to the buildings, the cars, the trees, the homes. it's one of those we're glad we live here kind of stories. >> that's just another day in oklahoma. you know they chase storms with hill helicopters. lots of experience. amazing video. listen, nothing like that for us this weekend but we will have some rain. we will have some thundershowers thundershowers. the way it's looking right now, live pictures out there this evening. a warm day has turned in

the beltway is crawling at this hour. oop, construction cones take away the right lane between rockville pike and connecticut avenue. let's pull back and i'll show you what it looks like from the backup. there's river road. it extends from river road all the way around, at least a 30-minute trip if you're headed that direction. certainly pack your patience and hopefully they'll get out thereof before too long, before the friday afternoon commute gets under way. let's check one more thing, head ed for downtown. slow to the 14th street bridge, three lanes open. it's the long-term construction project slowing traffic on the gw parkway. everywhere you turn, there's a brake light in front of you, barbara. >> i know you want to get there with them. see you monday. >>> commuting could be more expensive if the dc council has its way. council members are pushing for a commuter tax. it would affect 500,000 people who work in d.c. but live elsewhere. the home rule charter forbids a commuter tax but council members are hoping an amend