delays forming of the northwest corner coming off those ramps from southbound 795 just prior to the beltway. 95 at white marsh showed a bit of a delight when to get further south with the action just past the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> at least the weather is nice

look outside at the beltway, that is at bellaire road. that is more on the traffic information, log onto our web site. >>> here is what people will talk about today, the emotional home coming, some thought it would never happen. amanda knox is waking up in her own bed this morning as she left a courtroom and went home to seattle >>> reporter: she is home after being in a prison in italy for four years. she landed in seattle with her parents and sisters that traveled with her from europe. >> thank you for everybody that has pea leaved in me and defended me. thank you for supporting my family. >> she broke down when the conviction was overturned. she was studying in the country when she was charged with the sexual assault and murder of her roommate. that and her former boyfriend were there to help set her free. her participates were there after fighting for her, living in italy to support her >>> reporter: this was on the international spot light and in seattle, the story made headlines. many here were concerned this day would never come. >>

leaving the beltway. 7 minutes right now. in my next report, we'll take a look into maryland at 5:25. >> a family emergency takes ovechkin away from the capital for days. >> who's the best choice to carry the rock for the redskins? that's coming up in sports. >> before we head to break, time to take a look at the question of the morning. >> what is the number one thing most men say they would like to change about their significant other. is it hairstyle, attitude or attention they receive? >> monika johnson wrote on the face back page, b, i i've been told many times i need to change my attitude. >> log on to the facebook.com/wusa9 page and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer later this morning. we'll be back. state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto

no problems on 4, 5, route 301 heading for the beltway. a live look leaving route 4, pennsylvania avenue as you head down from this point at route 50, past route 4 all the way to forestville and the lanes are open on the south side of town. if you are planning to take trains this morning i just checked, everything is running on time. >>> coming up in my next report we'll take another look north of town at 5:24. andrea and surae. >>> we still don't have any teams in the world series yet. >>> plus the caps push another game into the overtime. but this one was against their biggest rival. stay tuned for sports. >>> and let's take another look at the question of the morning. >> reporter: along all canned fruit and vegetables what is considered to be the best source of vitamin a? carrots, pumpkins or asparagus. >> this is one of the responses posted on the facebook fan page from kathy. she wrote has to be pumpkin because it is that time of year. >> why not? have. >> log on to this wusa 9 facebook fan page and leave your response. we'll read your

we're taking a look first at the beltway. all around town everything's fine with the exception of overnight construction on the north side here and on the south side on the inner loop at 395. they should be clearing up as we speak. the west side of town, 66 i'm going to try to get it there. there are no problems to report on the west side of town if you're heading in on the dulles toll road, on 66 we're looking good, entire west side of town through tyson's corner and anondale. a live look at 66 first if you're coming in from centreville all the way to route 123, this is what it looks like. quite a few people out but no delays right now and all lanes are open. here's what it looks like on 95 northbound from newington to springfield on to 395. you will be okay. there are no problems at the 14th street bridge. in fact let's take a look live here on the northbound side. nice and quiet into downtown across the potomac river. pretty shot, no problems here as you head into the downtown area. coming up in my next report, a look into

you're jammed as you make your way inside the beltway. d news on i-66, not seeing any accidents, just delays. and i-95 at fairfax county parkw parkway, you are parkway, you are make your way towards 395. >>> breaking news, a fiery crash after a shooting in northeast washington. this was the scene just minutes ago after a shooting victim crashed into a wall while trying to drive himself to the hospital. news 4's megan mcgrath is live on the scene at 17th and monroe streets in northeast. megan, good morning. >> good morning this all began a little after 4:00 this morning with a shooting at monroe street in northwest washington. the person who was shot then jumped into their car and tried to get away from the scene. they did not make it very far. right here at the intersection of 17th and monroe, that's where the car left the roadway, went up onto the sidewalk, and actually hit a stone retaining wall and fence right here at a house on the corner. a little while later, after the person inside that vehicle was transported, there was a car fire.

take a look at the beltway right now at route 29. you can see the sheen out there from all the rain we have had overnight. we'll see if this is going to keep on coming down. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. let's say hello now to tucker barnes who has the latest on our weather. >> you got it. the rain will keep falling here for the next several hours, certainly for the morning commute and then it will taper off to showers later today. definitely need the umbrella and a little extra time on the roadway as things will be on the wet side. let's get started with hd radar and show you the rain falling. from baltimore down through columbia, and washington, inside the beltway, getting some pretty good rain and out to the west, reston, manassas. when you get if get if fur-- further east and south, not getting as much rain. >>> we are on the cool side. 61degrees. the winds will be out of the east all day. our highs late are this afternoon will only be in the 60s -- hour eyes later this afternoon will only be in the 60s -- our highs later this

first of all, if you're planning to head on to the beltway. fist to the bv parkway inside the beltway. everything is fine here. the north side of town, 270 where you've got delays right now beginning in frederick and gown to clarksburg. then a live look at falls road. there are no problems from here down to the point where the lanes divide and to the american legion bridge you will be okay and we're looking good into tyson's corner as well as we just saw the beltway at the dulles toll roads fine as well. in my next report lock at virginia coming up at 6:12. >>> at the top of the hour a check on the stories hamming today. republican presidential candidate mitt romney visits virginia this morning. he'll stop by the fairfax county gop headquarter alongside bob mcdonnell. they plan to hold the primary march 6th. >>> the district hosting the nordic food day in its public schools today. prince daniel of sweden will visit. it's part of the school district's celebration of international food and culture. >>> it's a coast guard competition today in anna

on the beltway, we're fine. we'll zoom into 95. you've already got the slow traffic basically from the prince william parkway up to the occoquan river. then that stretch of volume between newington and springfield up ahead. we'll take a live look at 395 at edsall road. back over to the maps, and this time, let's zoom into the west side of town. you can see all of the yellow cars, once again, all of the slow traffic on the beltway as well. leaving the toll road toward 66 and inbound on 66 here, let's take a live look at the american legion bridge. if you're planning to leave bethesda, you'll be ok. you hit the brakes more closer toward 66. now, we'll take a look at your travel times. on the northbound side of 295, it will be a little slow for you. let's see if the map will switch. northbound 295 from the beltway to the 11th street bridge, you'll be ok. no problems on the outer loop leaving 95 in toward silver spring. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look into the district at 6:11. andrea and surae? >> this definitely sounds

a quick look route 50 on the beltway. coming out of annapolis a -- an accident on the ramp heading to i 97. >>> i'm in my happy place. bake con on a stick right now. like candy. >>> you guys also sell bacon? >> we do. by the pound and literally bag it up straight from virginia farms through us to you. >>> this is a time where you want smell-a-vision at home. >> we thank you guys for coming in and giving us lots of bacon. >>> thank you. >>> what else do we have here? brussel sprouts. it is healthy. >> there is a salad. >> i love those. >> give me a fork. >> united states your fingers howard, we wouldn't mind. >>> the vodka in this is infused with bacon. >> but the ice cream is really what i'm interested in trying. >> i'm heading to the treadmill after this. >>> "the early show" is coming up, while we are munching on bacon and they will have more on the looming protesters, and the confrontation possibly with police i want and a great weekend -- have a

>>> two areas of the beltway is lingering road work. first, the inner loop south of bridge,ican legion of tysons to bethesda, two left lanes blocked. the beltway inner loop near one laneut avenue, blocked due to construction. nothing on the beltway near force base. this is springfield traffic. 95, red headed southbound. now to news. we begin with the latest developments in one of the most profile murder cases in our area. >> jury selection scheduled to today in the trial of brittany norwood. she is charged with murdering jayna murray bethesda lululemon in march. there are questions about the of defense that her lawyers may use. memories of the brutal murder fresh on this eve of .he trial >> there will be a lot of interest. class something so terrible happened here. she was bludgeoned to death inside the upscale clothing a busy bethesda ave. her co-worker brittany norwood .as found tied up she told police that she and her worker were sexually assaulted. questions grew about her story. police concluded that she had killed jayna murray beca

here's what it looks like on the beltway. you can see that things are looking better on the northside of town where the overnight construction was cleared up and actually, the pace is improving. we'll zoom in first to virginia. 395, 66 inside the beltway to the potomac river crossings are fine. no problems on 295 across the anacostia river here. let's take a live look at 95 northbound in newington at the fairfax county parkway from fredericksburg right up the line to this point into springfield. you'll be ok early this morning. we'll take a look back at the beltway. this time, let's zoom into the west side of town. if you're one of those that travels the dulles toll road from reston, georgetown pike and 123 through tysons corner, no problems all along the west side of town. we're going to take a live look here at the american legion bridge coming in from bethesda across the bridge span into tysons corner and down to annandale, you'll be ok. travel times... coming up in my next report, we'll take a look at the district at 5:24.

and 95 north of the beltway. drive times are being affected 83 still okay from shawan to the beltway but 95 out of whitemarch will be take 8 minutes. outer loop bel air to providence 8 and 10 from 795 # to 70. >>> breaks news. a woman is discovered dead in her apartment and her 11-year- old son is nowhere to be found. police issued an amber alert e was seen at the 13,000 block of brier clf terrace in germantown. sherrie johnson is tang by with more and the odd thing is -- cliff terrace in germantown. sherrie johnson is standing by with more and the oddest thing se has not been seen since september 30th. >> reporter: police say they were only notified yesterday of a missing person's report and this is all flew you had and these are one of the things they will look into as this investigation goes on. but last night, a little after 8:00 deerks -- detectives went to the condos following up on a missing person reporter in the day. a friend of the victim reported her missing. when officers enered the apartment shall en

this is the northwest corner of the beltway. u can see backing down from old court road down to edmondson. this is traffic in 95 at the fort mchenry toll plaza. number not at the toll plaza, a disabled bus -- northbound at the toll plaza. now we go out to ava. that is quite a hat. >> we're getting ready for one great thing at ruth's closet. this benefits the house of ruth . what is so great is you got some prominent women across the entire state to participate. i'm here with karen and you are a volunteer. tell us about this jacket. >> this jacket came from mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. you can see that she with his jacket when she had a meeting with former president jimmy carter. this is one great thing that the mayor is donating to support all the work that we do for battered women. >> that was so thoughtful of her to include a picture. the event begins tomorrow. you have a lot of prominent women that participated. you're the director of social enterprises. >> in addition to the first lady and the mayor, we have donations from

already to the beltway and beyond. watch for an accident, susquehanna, fire activity continues a two alarm fire, blocking newberry between smith avenue and stole grave, take greeley road. on the jfx, ruxton and northern parkway, there is smoke causing problems as well from the fire. speeds already delays on the beltway, 41 miles per hour on the west side of the beltway, down to 40 now. the east side looking good at the key bridge. this is brought to you by your toyota dealer. see why now is the time to make the jump to toyota. . here is the latest, firefighters are on the scene of a two alarm blaze, on newberry street. there is smoke detector on the expressway. >>> we will bring you the latest information as soon as it becomes available. >>> millions make waking up without power to the north after a nor'easter blew through. here is drew elevenston with the latest. >> reporter: they started digging and clearing out sunday. after saturday's freak nor'easter raced up the atlantic coast. heavy wet snow downed trees and util

no worries all the way to the beltway. george washington parkway, park police reported things are quiet northbound and southbound. this camera is north of reagan national. looks good through the rock creek parkway. the final camera in springfield, virginia, looks good on 95. now to news. >>> amanda knox is free and back home in seattle this morning. >> american exchange student faced 26 years in prison for an italian court overturned her murder conviction. >> she could barely described her emotional journey. this was during her first words to the press. brianne carter joins us with those overwhelming first moments. >> those first moments back in the u.s. appeared to almost take amanda knox's breath away. >> speaking publicly for the first time as a free woman, amanda knox almost seems out a loss of words. >> i am really overwhelmed right now. >> back in seattle for the first time since she left for italy four years ago, katia said thanks to those who have stood by her. >> thank you to everyone who believed in me, who defend

your day planner is cool though. 40s outside the beltway. near 50 inside. we're going to keep our winds out of the north and northwest most of the day today. making it to about 60 degrees later on this afternoon. but a cool night tonight. so definitely keep that jacket nearby. the futurecast does stay quiet. we're not going to see too much action over the next several days but i'm tracking some changes in our forecast come monday. that could bring a little rain our way. now let's take a look at that morning ride. >>> thanks so much olga. a look at new york avenue at 9th street in northeast. there are no problems heading through this corridor. everything looks final over the anacostia and potomac river crossings as well in the district. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look into virginia. mike back to you. >>> thank you monika. circle november 3rd on your calendar if you'd like to see the lighting of the national christmas tree. that's when the online ticket lottery begins and that's how you have to register. they are making more tickets straight thi

moving at speed on the beltway at andrews air force base. plenty of our neighbors on the road in virginia. 66, 95 395 headlights are northbound. traffic out of sterling and leesburg and reston. no troubles on the and dulles toll road. 270 accident is northbound and falls road, impacting southbound with curiosity issues. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:20 63 degrees. >> it is really six clocke 20 -- 6:20. >> sorry about that. >> cruz does it again and the texas rangers are one game away from the world series. >> >> seemingly happy marriages turned upside down after the truth was revealed. >> i discovered my husband had married another woman while married to me. >> husbands hiding secret lives. today of 4:00 on abc 7. >>> into left center. that is the wall. goodbye. home run cruz. >> texas rangers and one win away from a return to the world series. cruz had a three-run home run in the 10th inning, giving the rangers a 7-3 victory over detroit and a lead in the series. game 5 is this afternoon >> in the national league, what should of been a pi

more on the forecast coming up. >>> looks ok as far as the beltway. lingering activity on the inner loop of the beltway including connecticut avenue all the way to new hampshire ave. not really causing any disruption. we will take you to some live cameras. we will move along northbound 395, moving nicely from the beltway and past edsall road to the pentagon and beyond to the 14th street bridge. pretty good transition. we will go to the beltway at university boulevard. things are moving. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:12 on this friday, 43 degrees. cracks coming up, keeping your children safe on halloween. there's an application for that. >> more bad news for blackberry as it tries to recover from a >>> survivors are still being found in eastern turkey five days after a car full earthquake struck the region. 13-year-old boy was found in the rubble of a collapsed apartment building this morning. he was hurt, but appear to be conscious. he was arrested hours after another teenager was pulled from the ruins. >>> a new zealand cathedral damaged by a power

still seeing the accident 270 heading south right at the beltway. also, if you're taking the outer loop of the beltway, you're starting to slow down in montgomery county, starting to be a slow trip for you already. taking a look at route 29, you can see the lanes are getting packed. they're traveling pretty slowly. i'll give you a travel time as you travel on the outer loop of the beltway, making your way from i-95 to i-270. you're traveling at 41 miles per hour. and in virginia heading 66 east, delays out of fair oaks. they continue as you head inside of the beltway. you can see right here at waples mill road, you're going to have to practice patience as you make your commute and give yourself extra time this morning. now back to you both. >> thank you, danella. >>> 6:12. 64 degrees. ahead, the ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. >>> welcome back

let's take a look at the beltway. overall on the northside right now, you're ok except for the rain coming down and on the south side, you'll find some volume now building on 95 as you head around the occoquan river beyond that in springfield and up on to 395, the green cars. everything is moving at speed. we'll take a live look at the beltway in alexandria here at the eisenhower area. no problems between the wilson bridge and 95 here. this time to the west side of town at the american legion bridge, everything is incident free. no problems on route 7 or the toll road. a quick look at the american legion bridge where there are no problems across the bridge span here. if you're planning to head over to the dulles toll road, expect it to be looking ok in from hunter mill. no problems on 66 or the beltway north of town. coming up, we'll take a look at the rain. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika to the latest now on this morning's breaking news story, montgomery county police are looking for a missing 11-year-old boy

. >> we're tracking a few palms, one impacting a major road on the beltway. an accident near the j.f.x. -- we're tracking a few problems. the j.f.x. looks good into town. dorsey road and aviation, we're checking on an accident. 63 on the north side and bel air road. moving well over towards the west side. you may find some delays over towards the j.f.x. with that accident. we start near greenspring. we're watching to see if any delays start to form. we will monitor that shot for you. 95 out of white marsh, a building in volume. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. it went for parents in harford county after the attempted abduction of a boy. >> it happened while the boy was walking to a bus stop in abington. kim dacey has the details. >> the harford county sheriff's office said the incident happened in abingdon around 6:30 yesterday morning. the 14-year-old student said he was walking to a bus stop near st. clair drive and cardinal way when a person in a black van pulled up next to him and said he would hurt the teen if he didn't g

gbagbo all the way to the beltway. -- they go all the way to the beltway. let's go to newschopper 7. a crash on northbound 95 at 495 was to just move to the shoulder. dale city is backed up. hov is the way to go. slugs are our friends. >>> 6:21, 49 degrees. >> america's top comics. honoring will ferrell in washington. >> on my next show we will save you thousands. >> your final total, $33. >> you need to rethink couponing as this is a source of income. 15 minutes then couponing and i save $200, i am making $800 an hour. >> tips to stretch your dollars and still the pantry. 4:00 on abc 7. every time a local business opens its doors or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $7.8 billion to small businesses across the country so far ts year. because the more we help them, the more we help make opportunity possible. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.o

if between frederick and the beltway as well. ts are south at father hurley boulevard, moving well. >>> the music has stopped for another couple on "dancing with the stars." >> chynna and tony. >> the final two came down to rob kardashian and chynna phillips. this has been a strange season. chynna phillips was disappointed, but she messed up, so she said she had to take responsibility. >> ♪ twisting ♪ >> last night's episode marked the return of one of its biggest stars, a professional dancer and juliana ohough who performed with her brother. she starred in a remake of "footloose." >>> and armor for taylor swift. she's about to become the youngest person to be named billboards's woman of the year. the 21-year-old will receive the honor in december. previous winners include beyonce and fergie. >>> singer rihanna is getting recognition. esquire magazine has named her the sexiest woman alive. she told the magazine she does not even think about being sexy 20 is on stage. she also opened up about iraq's or friend chris brown convicted

speaking of the beltway, let's head over to the outer loop of the beltway on new hampshire avenue. ese cars are start to go hit the brakes. you're heavy on the brakes as you pass new hampshire avenue and make your way towards georgia avenue. i'm back in ten minutes with another update. ba to you both. >> 6:13 now. 64 degrees. >>> coming up, ten years later, how police caught up with a ♪ [ male announcer ] what is the future of fuel? the debate is over. ♪ lexus hybrid drive technology is designed to optimize any fuel source on the planet. even those we don't use yet. because when you pursue perfection, you don't just engineer a future-proof hybrid system. you engineer amazing. ♪ >>> good morning. welcome back. police in kansas city are turn to go local tv stations in their search for evidence. they're being asked to submit raw footage by friends and family of a missing 10-month-old girl. at least four tv stations reported on their websites they have now received subpoenas. lisa irwin's parents reported her missing a week ago. it's unclear whether the tv stations will comply. irwin's

there is an accident on the beltway. the inner loop at branch avenue. traffic is squeezing by to the right. you can see that fire crews and police have arrived. let's take a look at a map. southbound on the beltway past branch avenue be aware of it as you come down from allens town road toward the accident scene. we'll go back over to a live picture, this is south of that point at the wilson bridge, you are fine here across the bridge span. back over to the maps, this time an accident on the southbound side of old georgetown road on the ramp to the outer loop of the beltway. that was a car that went into the woods there. over to the trains, brunswick lines 780 and 74 both running 15 to 20 minutes later. i'll update you on the accident at the branch beltway in my next report. >>> next in sports, nascar's chase for the cup heightens with just three races left in the year. >>> right now a question of the morning. according to woman's world magazine what is the best way to deal with tension and stress? meditation, exercise, or have a good scream? our facebo

that volume is building but it's moving fine to the beltway. we have a broken down car in the inner loop at 83. and drive times are still doing okay, though. 83 southbound from shawan to the beltway five minutes. 95 out of white marsh. 6 minutes to the beltway. and traveling the outer loop bel air to providence is 6 minutes. and on the northwest side,795 to 70 will teak you about 7 minutes. charl -- take you about 7 minutes. >>> this may be a bit of a headscratcher's study links drinking soda with violent behavior among teens. more than 1800 high school students were asked how many sodas they drink in a week. those who drank 5 or more cans a week reported they carried a gun or a knife with them the previous year. researchers say the same teens showed a 9 to 15% higher incident of violence towards the siblings and dates and their peers. >>> another health risk linked to not getting a proper rest. norwegian study found those who have trouble sleeping are more prone to hart attacks after researchers took into account age, blood pressure, cholestero

no accidents reported around the beltway, interstate travel. is on normal service this morning. let's show you the pace of traffic. if you are going towards the pentagon or traveling near that area, looks good. no troubles on 395 between the pentagon and the beltway. quiet is the beltway travel in maryland. this looks good and democracy boulevard. headlights are southbound. in silver spring, mrs. georgia avenue, on their way to northwest. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we are following this story. a pedestrian dead and a suspect in custody. the man was struck by a hit-and- run driver. all this happened late last night in prince to a discount ticket. brianne carter is like a scene in beltsville. she joins us with details. >> we know that one man is dead and another person is in custody after the bid and one last night that happened at this intersection of montgomery rd. and baltimore ave. it all happened around 11:20 last night. that is when they first responded to the call at this intersection. once police arrived, they found the man unconsciou

>>> if you're taking the beltway this morning, a couple of issues. the outer loop of the beltway, mdot cameras found the accident that's here. they're getting a shot of this right now, seeing a lot of delays outer loop of the beltway at connecticut avenue. the accident is closer to rockville pike. you can see we have a lot of activity here, and delays are starting now. the inner loop of the beltway in maryland around georgia avenue, i have report of a second accident there. i'm going to keep watching this for you and letting you know of delays and the status of this accident. if you're traveling in d.c., checking roadways for you there. so far no crashes or any incidents to report right now. this is seventh and "h" street, clear in chinatown. i'll be back in ten minutes with another update. back to you both. >>> it i 64 degrees. ahead on "news 4 today," look out. the official who had to duck to [ speaking french ] [ speaking french ] movie buffs! this film is tres bien, but the interest rate on your checking account is le pew. interest on your checkin

. >>> we're starting to slow down around the beltway. i want to show you the inner loop of the beltway right around the dulles toll road. that's where you'll start to see some congestion. chopper 4 is actually at the toll road right now. not any problems getting on the toll road. getting off, you're starting to definitely slow down this morning. as you can see, we have cars commuting in. the good news is not seeing any accidents in this area, just general congestion. now shooting over to the beltway in montgomery county, outer loop definitely traveling under speed. in fact, right now from i-95 to i-270, your speed is roughly 48 miles per hour. heading down to virginia, look at the crowding. 95 north at fairfax county parkway, as you head north, that's where you're starting to see your delays. they continue as you head on to 395. back to you both. >> danella, thanks very much. >>> 6:02 right now. a developing story in northwest washington this morning. police are investigating yet another armed robbery. the latest in a disturbing trend in

take the beltway over to the key bridge answer all today.ewbury street remains closed in and not washington because of fire department activity. west side delays starting to fall into place. this is a live view of traffic. approaching that accident. you can see the left lane is still close. delays stretch back to white marsh. this is the key bridge. running smoothly so far this morning. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we will get the latest on the forecast. >> thank you. you're looking festive with your orange pumpkin color. and wearing green as i've been wearing the weather map all morning -- i have been wearing green. 30 at the airport. humidity, 92%. a bit chilly today. highs in the mid 50's. 40's out towards the western mountains. increasing clouds throughout the day. a chance for rain tonight. in mostly hold off after the trick or treaters go well. ocean city macy's some rain. a high of 57. 59 on wednesday with sunshine. looking forward to this thaw the forecast. a storm system could bring us more rain by the end of the week

we have an incident reported on the beltway at 295. arley. >>> something of an unexpected honor for paula deen maxim magazine named her the hottest female tv chef. the men's magazine finds her rich dishes a turn on. the 64-year-old food network star beat much more is svelt, tv chefs. maxim on thed to use a stick of but ther in place of a photo of paula deen. that's mean. >>> coming up, new information now for a search for a missing boy not seen for two weeks. sherrie. >> reporter: that's right. there's an amber alert listed this morning for an 11-year-old boy missing ever since his mother was found dead in their home. i am sherrie johnson we will hear more on what police have to say. bge's instant discounts got our homeowner to switch to energy star® cfl bulbs. these covered cfls look great and last longer- perfect for 'them hard-to-reach places. 3-way cfls really click with my style. go to participating retailers for bge's instant discounts on select cfls. learn to speak the language of energy efficiency at bgesmartenergy.com. heyhey,

on southbound 795 approaching the beltway, you are looking at an accident as well. the west side is filling up quickly in both lives. harford county, conowingo road, an overturned wcar. 295 and traffic is not moving. 95 is looking ill bit better at 175. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we check in with ava marie. oh, my goodness. to talk about that first. >> 0h, the things i do for morning television. this is a whole weeklong event. a german week, 11 days straight. baltimore beer week. started this -- you started this. >> we kick off tomorrow. >> sounds like a lot of fun. loss about the star spangled banger. >> we walked out of florida avenue and visit some neighborhoods around town and take some photo opportunities with our star spangled bangor. this has maple and we have some oak wood. is was a tree on the eastern shore, the largest white maple in america. >> i like the sounds of that. dear week is starting to market and runs 11 days but the oktoberfest is on saturday from 11 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. -- beer week is starting tomorrow. we are not talking about r

the beltway jammed in montgomery county before college park. the your screen is the outer loop continuing past 29 colville road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> now to a health alert about bpa, a new study finds that exposure to the chemical before birth could affect behavior among young girls. researchs are found pre-school age girls who had high levels of bpa scored worse than other girls on measures of behavior including anxiety and hyperactivity. scores were still within a normal range. boys do not seem to be affected by. it it is used in some plastic bottles and coating in metal food cans. >>> researchers at emery university in atlanta say younger doctors may be slightly more skeptical about the safety and effectiveness with childhood vaccines than older doctors. another study found more than one in five pediatricians in the mid with barred from their practice, children of parents who refuse to have them vaccinate. >>> find out how one local music school is teaching students to sing like the stars of glee. >> they sound gr

a live look at the beltway on the north side of town. if you're planning to head over into silver spring you're going to be fine on the outer loop all the way through past university boulevard and in toward bethesda. another look at our maps and this time, it's over on the other side of town. south side. no problems to report as you come up on 295 or 395. we'll take a live look right here at the 14th street bridge and property it to you. no -- prove it to you. no delays at all from landmark up to this point and into the downtown area. cooling up, we'll now go into virginia at 6:12. back to you guys. >>> this morning, the united nations human rights office is calling for a full investigation into the death of muammar gadhafi. >> quite a contrast to the celebrations across libya. today is the beginning though of a new era in that country. >> tara mergener has more on the death and the reaction here in washington. [ people chanting ] >> reporter: outside the white house, dozens of libyan americans celebrated the death of muammar gadhafi int

we'll take a live look at 66 inside the beltway here at leesburg pike. no problems as you head to the roosevelt bridge. let's head back out to the map. we'll zoom into 95. the yellow cars indicate slow traffic from newington into springfield. we'll take a live look at 395 at shirlington. no problems up to the 14th street bridge. now, your travel times. on the inbound side of i-66, 7100 to the beltway, 12 minutes. the beltway, 95 to 270 northside is 12 minutes right now. in my next report, we'll update you on the bw parkway at 6:12. mike and andrea? >> at the top of the hour, let's get a check on some of the stories happening today that we'll be following for you. congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be here in washington. the arizona democrat will attend a retirement ceremony for her husband, nasa astronaut mark kelley. she won't take care of any business on capitol hill. giffords was wounded in an assassination attempt last january. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley is hosting an antibullying forum today. the event at arundel high school kicks off a

. >>> what is wrong on the beltway? more on the traffic control. >> there is an accident on the inner loop, not causing delays yet, not that much traffic out there, but there is a problem heading out to the airport on aviation boulevard, an accident at that intersection. delay free now, traffic is light. the north west side of the beltway, greens view, it is running smoothly and on 95, same for the harrisburg express way. remember, we are always on with traffic information, log onto our web site. back to you. >>> here is what the people will talk about today, a maryland family is awarded $18.5 million in damages after their son was murdered by a fell loan prison inmate in 2005 >>> reporter: good morning. a jury found the state of maryland and four officers negligent. the victim's family is hopeing that the verdict will force a change in the prison system. phil parker junior was halfway through his sentence for robbery when he got on principal bus and when it got to baltimore, parker was dead and the officers found this m

. >> we have some debris on 95 south and a broken down car before the beltway. let's look at the live traffic cameras, it's near 795. outer loop getting some volume, that's the oncoming traffic. inner loop is moving well. the beltway is a little bit of volume there in both directions, but nothing to worry about. it's a smooth ride. our drive times are doing all right. 83 southbound, 95, that takes you about 7 minutes, getting some volume. 795 to 70 takes you 7 minutes. >>> the reason montgomery says that a man killed his 12-year- old step daughter. details now coming out in court. >> reporter: prosecutors say that the 42-year-old married a vietnam woman, when she wanted a divorce, he killed her daughter. detectives were able to zero in after matching his dna and found boot impressions that was the same size shoe as his. he called in sick the day of the killing. he said he didn't do it and then began to cry. they believe he was involved in several immigration scam marriages. neighbors knew nothing about him. >> i recognize him. a -- >> jessica's family refused to

newschopper 7 is on the way to the beltway. ew hampshire avenue, there's a crash reported, outer loop side after this camera. everybody involved has moved to the right shoulder. now to virginia, you can see across the 14th street bridge looking good. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:30. don't be surprised if you see snowplows on the roads in prince george's county. this is video from foresthill where the department of public works is doing a dry run on snow and ice patrols. they will be practicing routes and looking for any potential problems. >>> the lululemon murder trial resumes today after a day of rioting testimony. detective who interviewed britain america stand. he said brittany-- interviewed brittany norwood took the stand. her lawyers said it was not premeditated murder. >>> today hundreds of searchers will continue the rescue mission for robert wood, nine years old. ben eisler has the latest developments. >> the search has become personal and emotional. more than 1000 volunteers came out yesterday, so many that they ha

still raining along the western half of the beltway. heavy showers near spotsylvania. 61 degrees in the district, 67 in quantico, 57 in martinsburg. rain this morning, and thunderstorms this afternoon could be severe. >>> nothing severe in maryland, but the rain and road spray will add extra time to your commute. road work in the district, southbound 295. the signs will still say that only one lane is open and heads, so don't be surprised. don't worry, it's out of the way. northbound 395, there's a crash at duke street. it's been there 30 minutes now. notice the mainline traffic getting by very slowly in one lane to the left. we will look get the backup that is terrible, but nothing like the delays that are now out of stafford into woodbrige. northbound on 95 before the prince william parkway the road work remains in the main lanes with one lane open. back to you. >> thank you. >>> you were trying to get them to open up the hov. i guess and has not happened. >> people back to be patient this morning. >>> 61 degrees right now. >> starbuck

we've got almost mid 50s inside the beltway. temperature right now, running in annapolis at 55 degrees. one of our warm spots all morning long. we've got an east wind off the water in that location. by 9:00 a.m. today, we're close to 60 degrees. by 9:00 a.m., a lot of feex will be losing that jacket that they'll be wearing this morning. lunchtime, mid 60s. but another nice sunny bright day and another starry night coming our way. dropping from the low 60s at 7:00 to the mid 60s by around midnight. coming up, we'll take a look at your four-day forecast and talk about the next chance of rain. >>> right now on the roadways, congestion is building outer loop on the beltway. you can see a lot of headlights, a lot of crowding. so far, inner loop and outer loop, you're clear of accidents. that's a good thing. seeing a slowdown just a bit out of dell city as you pass over the aqua pond and make your way towards 395, those delays continue. and taking i-66, getting busy heading east from selly road, i can tell you you'll see the majority o

a new accident on the beltway, that is the second accident, working on 10 at the beltway. ng at the heft loop and the third crash, there is a lock at the speeds on the pelt way. there is a live lock at that delay. this traffic report is brought to you by toyota, test drive the all new cameratroke -- camer re. >>> we have more from the storm chaser in the satellite speaker view furnitured by discovery. >> welcome to the storm chaser portion of this show. >> i'm sure he is a meteorologist and i'm sure he would trade places with you on any given day. >> yes, but every tornado was an e-f or four in. >> i would think that you are being as careful as possible? >> we designed a vehicle that has bullet prove armor and will keep us safe inside and we tested that on these with the $7.46 and it did not go airborne. we had it up in a came beer the april #th out break in the seat, i had could make our car go airborne. >>> to bring people into the loop, up with of the worst out breaks about 200 tornadoes reported -- where were you and how did you decide where to foe to chase these? >> we

nothing to report on the beltway in virginia or in maryland. ce, easy trip across the american legion bridge in both directions. 270 running well out of frederick toward the beltway as is 66 heading through manassas all the way in past route 50 toward the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the paper bark version of the steve jobs biography is out today -- the paperback version of the steve jobs biography is out today. it touches on his visionary achievements with apple to his personal life and his opinions on his fellow inventors as well. >>> a milestone to jobs' game changing invention. yesterday was also the 10th anniversary of the ipod t fast became a smashing hit with consumers. in fact, the device paved the way to a revolution in how movies and music are bought today. >>> some of the funniest people in entertainment were in d.c. last night honoring one man who has made us laugh for many years. will ferrell was awarded the mark twain prize at the kennedy center. matt ackland worked the red carpet. >> reporter: warming

taking the beltway in maryland, this is the view at university boulevard. if you're taking the outer loop, i am seeing volume increase there. so far still a good travel speed, 53 miles per hour as you make your way from 95 to 270. and if you're going to travel inbound from 270, making your way to i-95, still a good speed at 54 miles an hour. joe, back to you. >> danella, thank you very much. >>> new from overnight, police have one suspect in custody in connection with a double stabbing in the district. police say a man and woman were stabbed shortly after midnight in the 5200 block of connecticut avenue northwest. a news 4 crew was on the scene as police searched for clues. the investigators have not said yet what happened with the stabbing, and they have not releaseded any information on how serious the victim's injuries are. >>> right now amanda knox is waiting to learn her fate. the american student proclaimed her innocence in court about an hour ago. she's hoping to get her murder conviction thrown out, in part due to inaccurate dna evidence. angie goff

lieutenant the beltway, an accident there. if you are going to go near the airport, the mast of the roadway is looking good. if you have to catch a flight. 45 m.p.h.. 52 on the west side. we are starting to see a bit of a slowdown developing. 57 on the north side. everything is what -- moving well including 95. volume is picking up. north and southbound traffic, no signs of any delays. we will go to a live you want to 95. we do see some delays in the southbound direction. that is the latest on traffic. >> taking a look at our top stories. breaking news in northern california where a pair of trains collided at an oakland train station injuring a dozen people. the train was traveling about 20 m.p.h. when it struck a stationary train that was offloading passengers. most of the injuries were minor. police believe a custody dispute with a gun and to open fire at a hair salon. he killed eight people and injured another. the suspect is scott dekraai. he was fighting with an employee over custody of his children. police picked him up l

here is a look at the beltway. we'll zoom in to the bw parkway. i just got off the phone with park police. they tell plea the accident on the northbound side of the bw parkway at 198 is minor in nature. it should be out of there shortly. southbound, you're good to go heading through laurel and down to the beltway. let's take a live look at 95 coming down from 198. no problems here as well all the way down to the beltway and over to silver spring and 270. back over to the maps, this time, let's go south of town. zooming into 95. no problems out of fredericksburg, all the way into dumfries. we'll take a live look here in newington at backlick road. no problems as you head up on to 39 and on the 14th street bridge. back to you guys. >>> thank you, monika. protest movement called occupy wall street is gaining momentum. >> they've been occupying for about two weeks now. demonstrators have actually been arrested hundreds of them yesterday. 9news now reporter surae chinn is in our satellite center. she has more on this story and how it is moving forward.

we have a lig commute on the beltway on the belt -- light commute on the beltway and we're doing okay here as well. southbound traffic is a little bit heavier. we understand 95 south past the beltway. we have an accident on the left shoulder. because of the light traffic our drive times are doing 5. traveling the outer loop, 6 minutes. there's a new road in hartford county that will make your morning commute easier. 924 and 24 is open. linda so is live with a look at how things are going. linda. >> reporter: well, tonya, so far, things are great. everything is running smoothly. this overpass opened 30 minutes ago. so far, so good. it is designed the cut the stress out your community and get you to where you need faster. now, the goal is to make it easier to get on and off of 95. just to give you a sense of this area, there are four major shopping centers near the intersection here. for a while now, the traffic here as been a nightmare, between the shopping centers, the neighborhoods and people trying to get on the high way, it has been a mess. >> it is pretty congested. it is a nightm

north and west of the beltway. have got the approach of the rain pushing into south central virginia and this spreads up in our vicinity heading through the afternoon and evening. so even though we will be dry this morning, the clouds will lower and thicken and look more threatening later on. plan for you know someone to get wet during the afternoon from south to north. and eventually the showers give way to steadier rains tonight through tomorrow. we will talk about that and the outlook for the weekend in the big race downtown coming up. tanya. >> reporter: yeah, broken down cars one the inner loop at 95 at arbutus. 95 northbound at mountain road. so be careful through there. starting to slow down big time on the beltway. this is top side at harford road. it's going to be slow by the time you get around to providence running a little bit better. looking on the northwest side, just south of 795, we have stop and go traffic here he as well. it will go from 795 to baltimore national pike. >>> one popular mount vernon

the beltway.carol county you've had it. howard county, ellicott city you've had it and glen burney, there's the annapolis bubble, it's holding tight because you cross the eastern shore it picks up to salisbury as well. there's the coastal flood watch because of the high water pushed up high tide within an hour of midday and again around midnight but it's really going to be the threat i think of severe storms that could pop up this afternoon. yet there will be a break in the rain, maybe a bright spot in the sky and we'll talk about that risk of severe weather and the rest of the co. >> 795 to ed monoson, another slow spot 95 south between the beltways. let's take a look at 175. your delays begin at 100. there's an accident up ahead at 198. stay to the left because it's on the right. taking a look at 95 south at 32, you could see the traffic is moving a little bit better because there is some improvement here but a slow ride between the beltways. take 29 or 1. >>> breaking news for you. three dozen

let's take a live look at the beltway at bradley boulevard. we could see the lanes were getting pretty busy. so far no major delays. checking the beltway in virginia, no accidents inner loop and outer loop as well. when we're in virginia, let's head over to i-66 at sudley. as we're heading east, lanes getting packed, and you're slowing down just a bit as you make your way towards the beltway. in both directions on 66, not seeing any accidents both inside and outside of the beltway. now back to you both. >> danella, thanks so much. >>> did you get a chance to check out the moon last night? it is what was surrounding the moon that's causing a lot of buzz on twitter this morning. angie goff is in the news room now to show us and tell us what it's all about. angie, good morning. >> good morning, joe. the phenomenon overnight had washingtonians abuzz online. it was a mysterious halo hovering over the capital city. j. strong tweeted this overnight saying i just saw a moon rainbow. and morgan tweeted, "oh, my god, it's a freakin' moon rainbow." many w