the beltway at 270 on the screen. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 50 degrees outside. >> coming up on this friday, more fireworks for the maryland dadullah turrell candidates. >> i was proud to see the airforce setting that we need to comply. >> the pentagon makes a decision comply. >> the pentagon makes a decision >>> welcome back. in our top stories, two montgomery county police officers are on leave after the death of the man they had tasered. ali resisted as officers tried to escort him from the white oak apartment complex on sunday. they tased him and pepper sprayed him and he stopped breathing. >>> three of the 33 men rescued from the chilean mine have been released from the hospital. the others are doing very well. one of them has pneumonia and other needs dundalk, but none of them have severe problems. >>> obama and biden will be in delaware today to rally support for chris koons. koons faces christine o'donnell. >>> just as to promise officials will appeal a court ruling that would end the u.s. military "don't

the beltways all the construction gone. connecticut avenue looking pretty good. let's go to the beltway at wilson bridge. traffic is running nicely in both directions. inner loop exit to telegraph road was closed for construction. i believe that is still the case. most other spots construction is cleared. 270 south hyattstown empty. springfield, 95 running freely in both directions between fredericksburg and the beltway. the construction southbound south of lorton is gone. back to you. >> 4:40 is the time. we have 54 degrees. >> coming up, lou dobbs responds to an illegal immigration scandal. >> if we got paramedics right here up front, everybody pointing at them. >> scary moments at an election rally in maryland. why dozens of people had to be tr >> it is 4:43. investigators are searching for clues in the death of a fairfax man. the 61-year-old man's body was found in a home on loud end court yesterday. authorities have not said how he died but his gold lexus was taken from his home they say. some commerce department emplo

all four lanes will be closed underneath the beltway. the four ramps connecting shane bridge road to the beltway will be closed as well. that's a temporary closure. this will take place at 9 k34r07b tonigh e closure will remain in effect until 5:00 a.m. monday. now, there is a possibility, though, if the work is completed sooner that they might be able to open ahead of schedule. we'll have to wait and see. >> well, we have friday night until monday morning. if when we did this one here we were out o here a little bit earlier on sunday. no promises. but we hope to get i done as soon as possible. reopen 123. >> and traffic will be detoured to route 7 and georgetown pike through the area. now, this is all on top of changes that already took place earlier this would ebb weekend. that will be the case for 18 to 24 months. the road to the beltway was closed. that ramp will remain closed for two years. there's a new traffic signal there to allow people to access the beltway. but that's also a major choke point. we will see the closure starting l

it's just prior to the beltway. you can see the delays starting to form as you make your approach to the beltway. it's an overturned tractor-trailer. it happened last night, but they're still working to upright it and clear it from those two left lanes. right now the right lane squeezing by only, and there are some heavy delays leading up to that. we'll take a live view of that in the moment. in the meantime, consider york road as your alternate, much better bet this morning. let's see what else is going on. we have an accident in columbia, columbia road at april journey. headsing out on northbound 9 at 175, a medical call there to watch for. and another problem northbound 95 at 216, an accident just coming in to us. we understand warnings in effect at the bay bridge this morning, just be careful as you travel across any of the area bridges. it's a slick start this morning, so definitely give yourself extra time if you can. here's a quick live look at the accident scene. you can see the flashing lights, lots of activ

expect backups on the beltway as well as route 123. more construction is coming to tysons and that means more headaches in an area already clogged with cars during the morning and evening rush. >> it will be worse. >> the ramp to 495 north at cambridge road will close two years. that means a change of traffic pattern. estimate a left turn at this light traveling north on 123 to get onto the beltway. >> i plan to leave earlier or take another route. >> and 20 minutes to your commute. >> i am not looking so to this. not much i can do about its. >> the crews will demolish the bridge over 123 and that will happen next weekend. lots of changes to brace for. back to you. >> thank you. >>> knew this morning, investigators tried to figure out what started a fire at northeast d.c. garage that broke out around 3:00 a.m. in the 4600 block of nash. a car fire extended to building and several nearby cars. the fire has been put out and no one injured. >>> the movie transformers 3 is being filmed in d.c. and yesterday realize crash took place in the f

this is the beltway at colesville road, route 29. the accident right around the curve, and there is no camera there. we're looking the best we can and we'll keep you updated on that and certaly let you know if anything holds up. let's head over and see how we're doing in virginia at this hour. 95 northbound looks pretty good. a couple of problems on the uthbound side. an accident and a reported car fire, so if you're headed out, be very careful. joe, eun? >> thank you, jerry. >> we're following some breaking news out ofnorthwest washington where a woman is in grave condition after she was hit by a car near dupont circle. police say the woman was hit at around 1:30 this morning in the 1300 block of connecticut avenue. there is no word on whothe woman is or what kind of car police are looking for. >>> and we're staying on top of

the entrance ramp to the beltway is closed. traffic is being rerouted to the ramp for i-495 north. traffic will also be shifted today and route 123 will be closed from friday night to monday morning. >>> it has been a deadly week for people walking along streets in our area. the d.c. department of transportation showed just how speeding cars can kill. it put out video of a car going 25 miles per hour. the driver is able to stop in time and avoid hitting that pedestrian. but now watch what happens when the drive is going 35 miles per

there's no accidents reported on the beltway. outer loop in the stretch between the interchange and exit for 270 and merging with 270. the careful there. we don't see any cameras to indicate. 270 is having in hyattstown. back on the brakes in germantown beginning at father hurley boulevard. >>> its 53 degrees on this thursday morning. >>> more women are earning more money. >> today on "the oprah show" a woman so is her husband for millions of dollars and she won. today at 4:00 on abc 7. i thought it was crazy feeding in the fall. i always feed in the fall. but, it's the best time. feed your lawn in the fall. the fall feeding makes all the difference in the world. what the fall feeding does is build the roots.. that's when the roots sorta want nutrition. i give my lawn scotts winterguard. it's like a root building machine. it builds your lawn from the roots up. next year you get this! the stronger the roots, the stronger the lawn. all year long. the best time to feed is when it will do the most good. there's no substitute for the f

of here on the inner loop of the beltway. the typical outer loop delay now leaving new hampshire avenue. downtown connecticut avenue northbound still tied up with accident investigation from an earlier hit and run accident. you will find connecticut avenue leaving d.c. to the beltway, the lane are open but you cannot access the circle there at dupont. northbound i-95 congested out of dale city. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> also following a developing story in the district. a woman run over by a hit and run driver. >> it happened in the 1300 block of connecticut avenue northwest. sarah simmons is live with the latest. there are some new developments, right? >> reporter: there certainly are we want do believe from what police are telling us is that they do have the suspect vehicle in custody and they are talking with someone. this happened at about 1:30 this morning. wened the woman that was hit is in critical, very grave condition is last thing we have heard. but still, the scene here very active. they have

you can see the speed sensors starting to slow from the beltway to 895. speaking of delays, there's the drive times and the speeds on the beltway. you can see, 36 miles per hour is the average on the westside between 795 and 95. that's the 17 minute commute. there's the live look and that's lingering from the earlier accident and there's a look at 95 and the memorial bridge there. there's a vehicle blocking the right lane. it's not causing too many problems there. this is brought to you by your toyota dealer. buy right the first time and you'll save more in the long run. >>> at the top of the news, protecting an indangered bug at the expense of homeowners. we revealed that several homes are at risk of falling down to protect a beetle. >> a scare we landslide six feet out the back of this home in charles county. i want to get back. i'm not comfortable. >> reporter: they took the home video after surveying the erosion after the rainstorm. we're saying i don't think we should be on the deck. >> we didn't know how long it would take. >> reporter: and in februa

northbound lanes of the beltway already shifted to the left.ing to be in place for thnext 18 to 24 months. there's a new traffic light in place to allow people access to the beltway. but certainly another traffic tieup in the area again, a bigne happening friday night don't. chain bridge road all lanes closed under the beltway until the work is completed until they get the bridge out of there. >> megan, thank you. track work is being performed on four out of the five lanes. orange lines, single fracing between vienna a west falls church. yellow, single track between la point plaza. green, navy yard and anacostia. and red line, delays between shady grove and twinbrook. in each case, riders suld add 20 to 30 minutes on your trip. >>> this morning it looks like the price of the metro smartrip cards will not go down at all. ey are now leaning towards keeping the price at $5 apiece. the group originally suggested to reduce the price of the cards to $2.50 apiece. that was on the assumption that metro pays only $2.50 for the car but that's not the cas

out of sterling to get out to the beltway. the careful on the beltway in montgomery county. ported between rockville pike and the exit for 270 on the exit. adam caskey has the weather. >> normally right now we would have temperatures in the 40's across the region. instead, currently we are in the 50's and low 60's. district, reagan national, 61. 61 in eastern maryland. 49 in martinsburg, 46 in cumberland. 61 in culpeper. yesterday we had 73 degrees for the high temperature. friday is when our temperatures will drop back down. clear skies overhead right now, a thin veil of clouds and some part of our media metro area. clubs will be increasing from the southwest through the morning and into midday -- clouds will be increasing from the southwest through the morning and into midday. most importantly, the energy causing this will push off to the north and east, and as it does that, we expect more showers and thunderstorms to develop. in our region, later this afternoon and this evening. especially after 3:00 p.m. call it partly cloudy this morning. mostly cloudy by lunchtime. afte

again the delays again just approaching the beltway. is traffic report brought to you by your toyota dealer. back over you to. >>> to the science center we go. >> reporter: ellen, welcome to baltimore from the odyssey home base from tampa, florida. great to have you on the show. >> great to be here. thank you. >> reporter: i've got to be honest. this is a great looking exhibit. it's really cool. loaded with information. loaded with artifacts. >> over 500 authentic shipwreck artifacts. >> reporter: why would a company like odyssey -- you're in the salvage business. there's nothing wrong with that. shipwrecks are out there and salvers for centuries have made good livings off of shipwrecks. why would you go to the expense and difficulty of museum exhibits? >> first and foremost we believe that the entire general public should have the opportunity to experience the thrill anded event of deep ocean shipwreck ex p.l.o. ration -- exploration. >> reporter: why not replicas? you're talking about valuable stuff here. >> yes, we are talking about h

we have an accident there approaching the beltway. it's been there since last night at around 11:30, an overturned tractor-trailer. right now they are making a little bit of progress. the left lane closed only, so two right lanes do get by. bad part is all the volume coming into play, and you can see we're jammed approaching that scene. take a look at other problems. liberty road at patterson avenue, an accident. another one at wilkins avenue and brunswick street on the south side of the city. northbound on 95 right at 216, an accident. and you can see as we give you a live view of traffic, the biggest problem is on the faceburg expressway. let's switch over and show you that traffic is barely moving southbound. as we switch over to a live view of traffic at warren road, stretches back to prior to warren road, it is barely moving. take york road as your alternate. going to be a while before they're able to clear that lane. >> thank you, sarah. an 81-year-old man is being acused of killing his 94-year-old roommate at a southern californ

we have problems on the beltway in virginia. if you are traveling down south in the direction of the wilson bridge, outer loop, accident tieing up the left lane in the direction of the wilson bridge. inner loop at eisenhower, reports of a stalled car tieing up a lane. outer loop below speed, 95 to georgia avenue with all lanes open. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> our top story, yesterday's double shooting at a department of public works lot. there is the victim. d.c. police say it does not appear to be a random shooting. larry hutchins was killed and another worker injured when the gunman fired off several shots at around 6:00 yesterday morning. this was on w. street northeast. officers say the shooter was in a dpw uniform but dpw maintains the gunman was not somebody who other employees recognized. >> pop, pop. >> reporter: the person responsible for the shooting was wearing a uniform. we have not confirmed what type of uniform or any other information. >> we do have a crew at the scene getting details so we'

one is causing delays on the westside of the beltway. we're getting word of that one on the westside approaching security boulevard. and also, an accident in dundalk on north point at battle grove road. as you mentioned, we have two water main breaks. one approaching the beltway and that's closed for repairs and baltimore national pike and edmondson avenue will be the best bet there. second in argonne drive. meantime, there's a look at the drive times and the speeds. there's a look at that delay. and that's slow on the outer lupe and there's the northwestside. still running smoothly. and remember, welcome is always on, for traffic information, you can go to wjz.com. don, back to you. >>> i want to take you back live to chile, one man's commute is over. the 8th miner has been pulled from the ground. the man with the light on his hat, he's the 8th miner to come up. it took him 15 minutes to get to the top. we've been watching this all night long for you. and as marty said, it's a little different and always got some emotion involved. not fa

the capital beltway as we look around new hampshire avenue. notice the brake lights early. first there's a beltway crash reported near new hampshire avenue. then another one reported to be on the beltway near the i-270 spur. so authorities are headed over for both of those incidents and keep you updated. elsewhere, on the rails, metrail and vre doing fine. m.a.r.c. rail okay 70 and872. joe, eun? >> thank you, jerry. >>> a new report that blasts the white house's response to the oil spill in the gulf. >>> and why federal posecutors are expanding their investigation into former senator john edwards' campaign finances. >>> facebook rolls out a number of new features. what you'll now be ae to do. my dad is the supervisor of a train station and my mom's a teacher my dad's an auto technician. my mom's a receptionist. i'm not sure would have been able to afford college without the tuition freeze. while tuition in other states is rising out of reach... governor o'maly made the tough choiceo freeze tuition. he me my dream of going to college into a reality. i'm the first in my family

the crews of putting the finishing touches on the ramp to the beltway. and an extra 20 minutes onto your commute. back to you. >> thank you. >>> also, normal service is set to resume at 5:00 a.m. on the metro north lines. there will close during the columbus day weekend. >>> a fire at a local usda facility means a few thousand workers will not have to worry about rushing to work. the department of agriculture plant and health inspection service center will be closed today. officials say the fire damaged telecommunications equipment. employees are advised to work from home, if authorized. >>> adell rampage at fort hood, a local man charged will face his accusers. the article 32 hearing for anna major nidal hasan will begin in a few hours. he's accused of killing 13 people and shooting 32 others on the texas on the base last november. he grew up in this area and worked at walter reed before being transferred to walter reed. the hearing will determine whether a bill will be a trial. >>> early tuesday morning, 65 degrees. >>>, > a night of lies and los elbowr

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same goes for the east side of the beltway and the west side of the beltway. for traffic information anytime, log on to wjz.com. >>> councilwoman helen holton entered a plea to a campaign finance violation. she keeps her job. mike schuh has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. the question for jack young was should you leave helen holton in charge of a committee that gives tax breaks to developers when she just pleaded no contest to receiving improper campaign donations from developers. councilwoman helen holton will no longer serve as chair of the council of taxation and finance committee, just part of the price she'll pay forren terring a no contest plea to a campaign finance violation. >> i also want to assure you and the public that i have done nothing wrong. >> reporter: prosecutors maintain that holton had developers john paterakis and ronald lipscomb pay above the limits. >> today ends this case. i will continue to serve on the city council and to serve my community to the best of my ability, to help make baltimore city a safer, health thiller and more

the beltway. brace yourself for changes during the next two years. >>> on the set of transformers there was a real-life crash. a police cruiser responding to an emergency collided with a yellow chevy camaro at third street and maryland avenue southwest. witnesses wondered what the police vehicle entered the filming area. >> it made no sense waffles police can't be racing to a movie scene. -- police car to be racing through. >> the man and the yellow, was not injured. the officer was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. >>> the local man charged in the fourth to a shooting spree faces is accused today. nidal hasan hearings will begin in a few hours, accused of killing 13 and shooting 32 others at the texas army base last november. he grew up in this area and worked at walter reed. they will determine whether there's enough evidence to hold a trial. >>> a former marine charged with raping a woman and trying to attack another is scheduled to go on trial today. ez abducted a woman from

. >>> construction on the inner loop of the beltway towards andrews air force base. beautiful otherwise. connecticut ave. common knowledge of kensington, looks good through prince george's county. the next picture is trafficking and virginia, off to a good run of 66 and 395. there's nothing of the 14th street bridge. >>> 4:31. the suns lead the murder trial, one of d.c.'s most notorious crimes. chandra levy murdere tthe trial. >> it has been more than nine years since her disappearance and murder. today the man that prosecutors say killed her will face a trial that could last more than a month. it took several days for attorneys to choose a jury for the 29-year-old ingmar guandique. that is the man they believe tried to sexually assault the woman while jogging in rock creek park. it took 13 months to find her body. international coverage focused on her alleged affair with gary condit, a california congressman. he was ultimately cleared of any involvement. ingmar guandique made statements to another inmate while serving time for assaulting two other businessmen in rock

we will go to the beltway. that is in fairly good shape. outer loop near new hampshire, no delays here so far. running pretty freely. 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.

one problem on the beltway in maryland. cident on the outer loop of the beltway at connecticut avenue. on the outer loop at connecticut, police are on the scene there along the right side of the roadway. you see the flashing rights, i'll step out of the way. be careful, there's a bit of a delay now from route 29 to that point. of course the top side of the beltway is pretty lousy, even on a good y. so hopefully authorities will get that o of the roadway sooner than later. out to the rails. so far so good. metrorail is okay. vre, stl have the yesterday ricksburg trai300 about ten minutes behind schedule. m.a.r.c. rail, everything is good there. >> thanks, jerry. >> we're following some breaking news right now out of northwest washingt where police are searching for the driver who hit a woman and then took off. the victim was struck in the 1300 block of conneccut avenue near dupont circle. police say the woman is in grave condition. this happened around 1:30 this morning. there was no word yet on who the woman is or what kind

inbound 295 from the beltway to the 11th street bridge, beltway near route 5. north of town, you will find lanes are open leaving college park. 395 in virginia from duke street to the 14th street bridge still running at speed here. 95 in virginia checking for a crash in spotsylvania county. 95 remains open and slow in woodbridge as you head northbound out to lorton. again with the mark trains, 880 and 892 have been canceled. what they are doing for people out of frederick, 894 i believe is operating with extra cars to try to help you out there and 878 also operational but running later to help with those missing train number 880 because service is suspended there. check out the web site or check out our web site, myfoxdc.com. back to you. >>> some of the crowd reaction to the celebration in chile as the 33rd and final miner made his way to the surface of the earth. more excitement came as the men who went underground were brought to the surface. >> people around the world watched the event unfold impressed and inspired how the men worked so well together. >>> re

the beltway near the bw parkway exit. no major incidents. taking drivers 15 minutes to make it from this point to georgia avenue. next, let's take you to river and goldsboro road. the traffic is nice and light. we want to show you montgomery village avenue and darnstown road. a live look. very light out here. nice and quiet. coming up at 6:18, we will tell you about the streets to avoid heading in to the district. we'll be right back. >>> every choice is not a good one when it comes to your weight line. >> no way. >> learn something new every day. >> we put over foods to the test. which is better a multigrain bagel with light cream cheese or the egg, ham and cheese english muffin. >> the bagel. >> no. the bagel has a hundred calories, compared to 310 in the breakfast sandwich. next, a subway six-inch tuna or a six-inch with double roast beef. >> the roast beef. >> i would say the roast beef. >> reporter: the roast beef with double meat is 360 and the tuna 580. >> we got one. yea! mcdonald's grilled chicken club or the quarter pounder. >> i'm

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the push toward pikesville and greenspring up toward the jfx. beltway now 41 miles per hour. things do look much better, though on 95, there's nothing to get in the way from tte fort mchenry tunnel, 5 minute at 58 miles per hour. look at this, 62 miles per hour with the 10 minute clip through the beltway at route 42 at howard couuty. that's a look at morring travels. patrice and megan, back over to you. >>> the race for governor heats up with a series of debates. the candidates will square oof today. analysts xpect ehhlich to focus on money from marylann's eccnomy to he uncertain setback with the slots revenue. for o'malley, expertsssay his focus will likely be vooer turn out. if the primary election is any indication of what is to come, it could be a uiet novvmber second at the polls. >> it's hard to imaginee why people would be motivated to turn out to simply repeat the four years that they have had if they had had a terribll fouu years. >> at this point, polls show governnr martin o'malley with a slight lead over former governor bob ehrlich. today's

the rest of the beltway in good shape. >> d.c. police looking for the driver who hit a pedestrian and fled. it happened near dupont circle in the 1300 block of connecticut ave. the woman is reportedly in serious condition. the roads are closed in the area for accident investigation. >>> some prince george's county

the rest of the beltway in good shape. >> d.c. police looking for the driver who hit a pedestrian and fled. it happened near dupont circle in the 1300 block of connecticut ave. the woman is reportedly in serious condition. the roads are closed in the area for accident investigation. >>> some prince george's county residents of back in the causes after being forced out by a bomb scare last night along kentucky avenue. realtor found two pipe bombs in the foreclosure property. the owner left months ago before the eviction. now investigators want to question that man. >>> cereal may have struck again. prince william county police are investigating 10 more incidents in the haymarket area. >> the total is 14. that is in addition to the nearly 90 burglaries in the nearby fairfax county. courtney robinson joins us from manassas. investigators have not connected the cases in the two counties? >> they have not made a link between them. that is something they all working on. all of this seems to have begun in fairfax county. >> i saw the wind

so this is above the beltway. the sink hole happened in the northbound lane near a storm pipe, i'm told, that burst. there was some sort of casing along the pipe and it caused a portion of it to cave in. what you are seeing is we had an excavator that is now trying to smooth out some gravel that is being poured into this hole. according to contractors, they will try to fill it with gravel and they have steel plates they will put over the northbound lanes make this passable for drivers until they can get back into this area some time on sunday and make more permanent repairs. on the other side of where the workers are you see the trees and a wooded area. right there on the ground is a little stream. i walked down there a while ago and you can see a lot of water and runoff. so it is believed that when that pipe broke that watery area is weakening it. they are working and doing probably i would say in the last 30 minutes we have seen maybe five truckloads of gravel. they want to open it as soon as possible for commute

in and out of baltimore and 95 tweens fredericksburg and the beltway, and all travel times. back to you. >> thank you. >>> more than nine years ago d.c. intern chandra levy disappeared. >> the trial begins today for the accused killer. ingmar guandique faces a jury. courtney, good morning. >> that's right, the trial starts at d.c. superior court at 10:00 this morning. for the family, they say their daughter is gone. for so. who held a vigil, they say today is a step in the right direction. she was a young, vibrant woman who served as a federal intern. she was jogging alone in rock creek park, never to be seen again. >> it is a warning to all of us. >> people to remember, increasing those who live in the apartment complex will she once lived. international coverage of her alleged affair with california congressman gary condit, who was ultimately cleared of any involvement in the disappearance. her remains were found in rock creek park 13 months after she vanished. there was a cracked skull, but no dna evidence. ingmar guandique will face the courts and a family hoping for just

but traffic is moving well around the beltway. no problems on 95, 83, 795 all looking good. no problems on the bw parkway towards the dc area. back to you. >> it's 5:31.

drivers are at peed from the beltway to 123 to think key bridge. will have the latest on that maryland inner loop accident. stay with us. andrea? >>> an estimated 1 million americans will have a heart attack this year. half of them will die. that's why some of the nation's best cardiologists came to washington this weekend. their mission, improve cardiovascular care, especially among minority. s. retired general and secretary of state colin powell was among the recipients [ inaudible ] you see so many young people coming across the stage who have overweight problems. >> reporter: bruce johnson emceed it and shared the story of his own heart attack and subsequent recovery. you may know that your nose plays a big role in your ability to taste, but now researchers at the university school of medicine say receptors for bitter tastes are also found in the muscles of the lungs and airways and their report finds the muscles relax when they are exposed to bitter taste and that discovery they say may lead to better treatments for diseases like asthma. today

two-way traffic gets by approaching the beltway. so has the latest details on one of the top stories. >> reporter: it was heated and tense. i am linda so, the candidates for governor faced off in the first live debate and it was not pretty. >>> crews worked hard overnight to repair two breaks in a 12-inch water main break. i am sherrie johnson, and i will have the latest on the repairs and opening of harford road. [ electronic humming ] [ announcer ] complete opposites... in complete harmony. introducing the sport hybrid. [ engine revving ] ♪ [ dance rock ] ♪ hey ♪ [ woman vocalizing ] the combination only honda could engineer. the all-new cr-z sport hybrid. ♪ [ woman vocalizing ] >>> all right. it's 5:45 and for the first time many can remember the words were uttered during a political debate. come on, man. it may not go down with read my lips or why am i here or you are no jfk but it was part of the tv debate between o'malley and ehrlich and linda so has more on their words. >> reporter: it's no secret they don't really care for ea

treat the intersection as a four way stop. 66 on the brakes here leaving fair oaks toward 123 and the beltway. traffic congested. we heard sherrie lee talk about brownsville. that's shut down. we have a portion of henderson that's blocked off because of a tree down across the highway. 395 delays leaving the beltway continue up toward duke street. 95 congested out of woodbridge. in maryland, southbound 270 with lanes open. a little bit below speed here leaving falls road headed out toward the split. route one, southbound stretch, partially tied up because of standing water. also, new hampshire avenue at

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springfield it is heavy getting to the beltway. e express lanes prime minister good shape. 66 very slow in several stretches through manassas. between centreville and fair oaks and nutley to the beltway. back to you. >> 50 degrees outside and the time is 6:21. >> next up here on "good morning, washington" a health warning for people who work with laptops. >> that is pretty much everybody these days. later today on oprah some amazing animal stories. prepare to be astounded. that is 4:00 on abc 7. ♪ mmmmm... ( crash ) when you add velveeta to spicy rotel tomatoes and green chiles, you've got a queso so good, it'll blow 'em away. - ( crash ) - man, that's good! velveeta & rotel. 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. hurricane katrina some residents will finally get to go home. the armed forces retirement home in gulfport, mississippi, is scheduled to reop

now. 95 southbound, it is jammed leaving the capital beltway. southbound 95, as you head to norton where the lane is closed. they are in the process of flipping the lanes over. for some reason, itas not occurred. typicallt happens in the 10:00 hour. it has not. which means there is no option on 95 southbound, except to use route 1. tough going. >>> and we have a major traffic alert in northern virginia, around the intersection of route 123 and the beltway in tyson's corner. crews are working on the new phase of the high occution hot lanes project. tonight, crews will shut down the ramp that goes from chain bridge northbound to the beltway. drivers will have to move to a left turn lane. crews will shift all four northbound lanes of the beltway to the left, approaching 123. this weekend, crews shut down all four lanes friday night through monday morning. officials say to add 20 minutes to your commute. >>> 77ummy degrees, tommy here to tell us it will last. >> this is the end of our summer in october. one more day, then things will get cooler. by d

you will find the lanes are open on 66 close in coming to the beltway. overnight construction was in place and that was diverting all traffic coming off of westbound 66 on to the connector road to work around. that is in the process of being cleared. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> we want to go back out to the breaking news out of chile this morning. five of the 33 miners are now above ground. the first rescue took place just after 11:00 last night. sy sixth rescue effort is happening right now. we are told it could be about five minutes until the man is above ground. sarah simmons is joining us live now. she is at the chilean embassy in northwest with the latest. i know that the world is watching, sarah. >> reporter: they certainly are. lots of people have been watching here at the chilean embassy. they did last night. a little bit quiet this morning but we expect people to be watching as the day continues on. they are having a watch party here, a jumbotron so everybody could be watching this event, something they will pr

no incidents to report at the beltway. check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> there are time this more thanking that crews might be getting closer to rescuing the 33 trapped miners. sunglasses were lowered to protect their eyes when the miners come up to the bright sunlight. tomorrow, crews will start rehearsing the rescue with helicopters and trucks and the miner could be out any day now. >>> in hungary, officials say the toxic sludge that burst from a dam in an aluminum plant will not reach the danube river. that is a good thing. if the waste of red chemicals reached it, it would have been a continental ecological disaster. the toxic sludge has already killed four people including two young stars. the federal police agency is now launching a criminal probe. >>> it was a different kind of dam that burst here at home. all that rain was too much if a man-made lake in fairfax county. it create a rushing river. neighbors tell beth parker they hope to rebuild the broken dam. >> it is almost as if someone had stolen a monday

the barrels there. lots of work on 66 toll road and beltway in virginia. they should picking up the barrels in those zones now. we don't have any accidents to report so far. we are looking at the beltway at the american leakagion bridge. 270 and 121 no accidents. there was a work zone near montgomery village and they are getting the barrels there. back to you. >> we have a developing story from alexandria where investigators are trying to figure out what happened to a man found injured at a metro station. he was found in a parking lot at the huntington metro around 10:30 last night. there are reports that he had been shot. he was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. >> we turn to the other top story, from train travelers on amtrak to hotels and subways in new york city beefed up security is coming to the u.s. in conjunction with the terror threat and travel alerts in europe. emily schmidt has the latest details. >> the heads of the united states' largest mass transit system have been briefed in what is being called an abundance of caution s

north at 97 a disabled vehicle near the beltway. reisterstown route 30 and mount gilead road a vehicle fire reported. watch for delays and possibly lane closures there. 49 miles an hour north side around the harrisburg expressway. j.f.x. great and rest of the major roads to the beltway looking good. we will see what is going on. 97 south of the beltway, no sign of that disabled vehicle. everything moving well here. live view at perring parkway looks like we have a problem. we will update that when we get more. >> our big story, as early voting continues in maryland the gubernatorial race heats up. yesterday bob ehrlich got a big endorsement from rudy giuliani. kim dacey is live on federal hill with the story. >> rudy giuliani and bob ehrlich came together at a northern montgomery county farm. the former new york city mayor and presidential hopeful said they need to put the former governor back into office. he also took swings at democratic governor martin o'malley calling him the most antibusiness governor in america. o'malley was in

looks delay free from dumb fries to the capital beltway. -- dumfries to the exalt beltway. -- to the t belt capital beltway. the inner and outer loop. brighter. connecticut avenue everything is okay. the lanes are wide open. back to you. >>> a couple of commuter alerts for drivers this week. construction crews will be closing hundreder mill road where it intersects the dulles toll road tonight through friday night. these closures will run each night from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. weathered aer with mitting. doctor permitting. >>> in high sons corner project is creating major changes for drivers. tomorrow all lanes of 495 northbound will shift left over 123, that's chain bridge road. the pattern will be in affect up to two years an the ramp from 123 to 495 will be closed during that time. new signals will guide drives through the detour. vdot is warning drivers to expect delays during peak travel times. the brother of albert haynesworth will be buried tomorrow in south carolina. this weekend, lance mccoy was honored in a motorcycle memorial ride. haynesworth led a group of bikers through

no incidents reported on the top side west or east side of the beltway. looking at cameras, we are on the west side at liberty road with traffic flowing smoothly. >>> he was father, a friend and a detective in a few hours hundreds mourn the death of a homicide detective killed during a fight in canton. abc2 news sherrie johnson is live outside the church in randalstown with more. >> reporter: it's going to be a sad day today. baltimore city police detective brian stevenson will be laid to rest here at 11 this morning at the new antioch baptist church in randalstown. he was killed last week end in canton during a fight over a parking space. he was out celebrating his dirt by a. he would have turned 38 years old a day after the assault. detectives stevenson joined the baltimore police department in july of 19992 and was assigned to the district detective unit in the northeastern district. 25-year-old sian james is locked up charged with first-degree murder. according to court records, james is accused of assaulting a former girlfriend who got a protective or

this is the northwest corner of the beltway. old court road per in looks like things are moving fine despite the report of an accident. 95 at 395, a disabled truck is now cleared in that area. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> yesterday morning the low pressure and the storm to our west moved across us and out is up near cape cod. this morning it is doing but that is getting all of that rain, especially in massachusetts, vermont, new hampshire, and maine. a weather disturbance on the backside of the storm. a few sprinkles worked their way into parts of west virginia and garrett county. this disturbance will be moving across today appeared we might generate a few clouds and maybe a sprinkle or something like that. but nothing like they are getting in it new england or like we had yesterday. annapolis, 50. edgewood, 49. westminster, 46. the temperatures today will be climbing for the 50's and is breaking into the 60's. it depends on how many clouds will develop during the afternoon. there will be and instability in the atm

why am i stuck on the beltway? there's a fee for that. outer loop below speed leaving 95 past new hampshire avenue toward connecticut avenue. earlier incident there has cleared. the inner loop cleared out and the pace improving back toward 95 college park. bw parkway slow between 198 and 197 and 410 out of riverdale into northeast. germantown to falls road where the left lane is blocked. traveling the inner loop of the beltway, delays leaving annandale toward 66. the crash is in the left lane. 66 still below speed out of pass and then again 7100 to 123 and nutley street to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> on this day in 2001, american trooped pours into afghanistan. since then the u.s. strategy has shift a number of times. today with more american trooped in place, many believe we're at a critical cross roads in determining if the president's revised war strategy will work, public support for the war is slipping here in the u.s. and across europe. netherlands were the first to pull out. canadians say they are

rest of the trip pretty good shape. beltway itself traffic is running freely trying to get from college park to silver spring. looking at the camera on the outer loop at new hampshire avenue in accidents or delays. we had an accident reported earlier in fairfax county on the fairfax county parkway sunrise. pretty minor. later on the komen three-day begins and it will start at nationals park on south capitol so watch for extra pedestrian activity there. back to you. >> our top story this morning investigators search for answers after a murder in fairfax county. a family member found the victim in his home. courtney robinson has a report from the scene. >> yesterday afternoon a family member actually found this man dead inside his home here in fairfax county. we are on the border of fairfax and fairfax station a 61-year-old man, friends and family say he is a local entrepreneur in the area owning several businesses around fairfax. we can also tell you that police are investigating it as a possible homicide. not saying it is offic

seeing some delays and issues around the beltway as we look here at west side of the outer loop. an earlier accident appears to just have been cleared from the left lane. however, you see traffic is moving a little bit slow. it starts to slow as you come around towards reisterstown road past 795 heading towards liberty road. looking at the maps, work an accident on the north side outer loop at delanny valley roadblocking the right shoulder at this time. and we will have trees down in baltimore city. blocking the intersection at east cold spring lane and harford road. also balona avenue closed at seminariy in lutherville because of downed trees. try to avoid that intersection if possible. now back to you. >> thanks, kim. >>> time is 6:31. from train travelers on amtrak to hotels and subways in new york city. beefed up security is coming to the united states in conjunction with terror threats. and travel alerts in europe. emily schmidt has more. >> reporter: the heads of the united states largest mass transit system have been briefed on the overseas threat. in what's being called a

the beltway open for business between tysons and braddock. no incidents on 270. hbound traffic, germantown to the split. that's a check of folks 5 on- time traffic. >>> we have a fox five follow- up. police arrested a man in the stabbing of four people in college park. 21-year-old is charged with attempted second degree murder and assault. fight over bar stool spilled out on to the street. maryland campus police sat biggest bar, thirty turtle is a problem for them. they want the place shut down. john henrehan has part of that story. >> reporter: the street stabbings were the culmination of a bar fight that police say began inside the thirsty turtle. campus police chief david mitchell told reporters the biggest bar off campus is a chronic source of under-age drinking. >> there was one case where a student was having trouble breathing, obviously intoxicated and the proprietors refused to call an ambulance. probably because the victim is underage. this has to stop. >> reporter: students in maryland confirm the animal house picture that chief mitchell paints about the