a 14-minute ride from the beltway all the way to downtown baltimore.83, here's a live look at scwann road. not too many cars out there. very easy ride down towards the beltway and it will remain clear on the swr fx. as you travel out on the beltway, here's what it looks like in pikesville at green spring avenue, really will become more steady as you make the drive down towards liberty road, but no significant delays in the area. you are looking at just a 13- minute ride on that outer loop from 795 down towards 95. and the beltway will remain clear from harkville all the way up towards talson. that's a look at your abc 2 news time saver traffic, megan and charley, over to you. >>> on this day back in 1922, the lincoln memorial was dedicated in washington d.c. in honor of other 16th president, abraham lincoln. a commission to plan a monument was first proposed back in 1867 shortly after lincoln's death, but that project never started for lack of funds. construction started in 1914 and it was opened to the public in 1922. >>> 5:51. den mothers are an inte

sharon has some trouble on the beltway. marty has weather. >> what you looked at off to the east was the back ball of that junk that's finally out of here from yesterday and last night. let's take a look at temperatures around. it's in the mid 50s on tv hill. that's 10 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. by lunch is mixture of clouds and sun. 72 the high. >>> where's that trouble on the beltway is this here is sharon. >> it's on the west side. it doesn't seem to be causing any major delays. we have another accident on jfx in the southbound direction at saint paul street. watch for a crash on south stephanie road at union road. we also have a water main break in rose dale blocking king avenue. that's closed between franklin square drive and staple ford road. there's a look at your speeds on the beltways. no delays just yet. there's a look at 95 , still empty there. remember for traffic information any time log onto wjz.com. >>> here is what people will be talking about today. the pot taking a new -- the president taking

there's a look at the speeds on the beltway. verage speed again on the west side 28 miles per hour so not so good there. 22men drive time that could affect you if you're heading into school or work this morning. a live look at the situation there at liberty road. there is a look at 95 at white marsh and despite the vehicle fire everything is running pretty smoothly. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer, test drive the all new reinvented 2012 camry. it's the all new camry. it's ready are you? back over to you. >>> thank you. this half hour a new terrorist bomb plot meant to kill americans. the cia says an al-qaeda affiliate in yemen planned to detonate it on a jet linerth it's a more sophisticated version of the underwear bomb in 2009. the new device has no metal parts and likely would make it past any airport scanner. >> this is a great victory for us, and that we stopped it but it also shows us how we can never ever let our guard down. >> the plot was uncovered by the cia which says the terrorist had selec

. >> take a look at the west side of the beltway. big problem there on the west side outer loop at 795. an accident is blocking the right lane. two minute backup at this point. also a crash that we are watching on the jfx in the southbound direction near northern parkway. another accident 35 northbound at 195, that is blocking the right lane. disabled vehicle on the east side of the beltway on the inner loop. it's at the toll plaza at the key bridge and it's blocking a right lane. 50 miles per hour is the average on the west side outer loop because of this accident on the west side in the area of old court road past 795. another look at 795 running smoothly despite the rain. remember, wjz 13 is always on. for traffic information log on to wjz.com. >>> a night two months ago people will be talking about this morning when there was mayhem in downtown baltimore. newly released recordings reveal the extent of the chaos on st. patrick's day night. monique griego is live outside police headquarters. good morning. >> reporter: good morning,

we do have some police activity, though, on the beltway. it's on the outer loop there at pulaski highway, but not affecting traffic. it's actually confined to the shoulder, speeds clocking in at 60 miles per hour. as we check in and take a live look in parkville, everything up to speed. that outer loop really starting to pick up, but steady up towards 83. as far as the west side is concerned, more traffic here at liberty road. do expect a 14-minute ride on that outer loop right now from 795 down towards 95. if you are using the jfx to get into the city, no concerns. it will be delay free from the beltway all the way from downtown to east fl street. that's a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. over to you. >>> we're monitoring the situation out of italy. the latest reports now say 16 people are dead after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit yesterday. we told you this as breaking news on "good morning maryland." it happened in the northeast part of that country. factories and churches collapsed in that region where thousands remained homel

northbound traffic there with the headlights head of you getting up to the beltway. volume building northbound 395 as you make your way into landmark. lanes open as you get past duke street, on to shirlington, the pentagon and 14th street bridge. downtown traffic has been quiet. incident free out of maryland, route 4 corridors. not a bad start to the week. your next check of time saver traffic at 6:11. now back to you. >> thanks, bev. >>> 6:01 now. new military assignments open for women starting today. more than 14,000 of them are now available. they were only available to male service men in the past. this is part of a change that's been in the works since 1994. >>> the district is making back alleys a little brighter. they'll begin installing more than 13,000 new brighter led lights. the first set will go in an alley behind hobart street in northwest. >>> president obama will deliver the commencement address at barnard college in new york city today. he will also be given the school's medal of distinction. throughout the graduation season are the president will als

inside the beltway this is normal as well through falls church. e no issues to report on the inbound side of the dulles toll road as cow in from the airport. on -- as you come in from the airport. on 270 about 42 miles an hour as you leave frederick toward urbana and clarks burke. the pace looks pretty good as you head toward rockville. we'll take a live look outside right now in maryland and here's what it looks like on the outer loop of the beltway from 95 to georgia avenue and then it's fine into bethesda. no issues on the outer loop. a quick look in southern maryland as well. route 5 and 301 out of waldorf heading up toward the beltway and the beltway south of town fine on the inner loop as you head for the wilson bridge. in my next report i'll look again at area roads. but before i go, i have a commuter alert and a follow-up to a story we told you yesterday about traffic congestion. i told you that we are the sixth worse city in the country for congestion according to a new study. the same report finds the worst spot in the region is right her

from the beltway, actually this is the reverse, from the beltway to quantico, 59 miles per hour. travel speeds qua quantico to the beltway. no major delays. looking good. over to the rails, i'm checking those. no reported delays. all running on or close to schedule if you're taking the metro, marc, and vre. aaron and eun, back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> 5:52 now. gas prices should help your budgeting for summer roadtrips. analysts expect prices to keep dropping to june. possibly as much as ten cents a gallon. experts say we should remain well bulletproof $4 a gallon -- well below $4 a gallon if gas prices tick up in july and august. >>> a law on capitol hill is fighting to keep airlines from charging families extra money to sit together on a plane. since last year, many airlines increased the seats for frequent flyers and added charges for aisle and window seats. chuck schumer wants airlines to waive the fee for families. he says parents should not have to pay more to sit near their children. >> children need access to their children. parents need access to their childr

the beltway everything up to speed. here's a live look in towson. no delays to talk about at york road. you're looking at a nine-minute ride on the outer loop from 95 all the way up to 83. here's a look at the beltway in pikesville, green spring avenue, not too many cars out there just yet, so it will be an easy ride as you make the drive down towards interstate 70. we are dealing with ongoing construction on the jfx so one lane is still blocked in both directions at 28th street. no backups as of yet. it will be an easy ride heading into the city. and if you are heading through the harvard tunnel, no delays to talk about. here's one of the live looks just north of child street. everything up to speed. fort mchenry tunnel also going to be clear. that's a look at your abc 2 news time saver traffic. charley, over to you. >>> some people believe have been pushing pills. it's a story abc 2 news investigator josie sisterman has been working on since december as part of our "bad medicine" investigation. take a look. reporter: people who work in the beltway

here's a live look at 83 just north of the beltway. no delays to talk about, but this will change as the morning does progress. you want to stick with falls road or charles strey, here's w looks like on liberty road. that outer loop starting to crowd a little bit, no delays. still looking at a 12-minute ride on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. it will remain clear on the beof 95, in great shape right now in white marsh, traveling along the southbound lanes, you're only looking at a 15-minute ride from the beltway all the way to downtown baltimore. that's a look at your abc 2 news time saver traffic. charley, over to you. >>> sentencing is is set today for the mona turnage case. two young boys admitted to accidentally shooting the 13- year-old girl back in march and hiding her body. they'll learn their fate in baltimore. >>> we're learning more details today about a raid at a clinic in timonium. some people believe they've been pushing pills from inside the building. it's a story josie sisterman has been working on since last nov

activity on the northbound side of route 5 right here, branch avenue between allentown road and the beltway. it's completely shut down. you're being diverted on to allentown road to get around the closure and over to the beltway. so be aware of that right now. we'll take you live outside. if you're planning to head here near route 4 pennsylvania avenue, the beltway sun affected by this. shoe be okay on the prince george's county side of the beltway but again it's branch avenue approaching the beltway that is blocked off this morning. let's go back over to the maps this time to the north side of town. no problems to report on the beltway between college park and silver spring. you're running smoothly both loops. no problems on 270 or 95 coming down from baltimore. we'll take a live look at new hampshire avenue looking good. and in my next report, we'll update ow that situation on branch avenue but first drivers in virginia will not get to talk face to face with vdot about the proposed ez pass transponder fee. a spokeswoman says the agency will not hold public hearings on the proposal because

eastbound just before the beltway. everything that is left of the crash was moved on to the left shoulder, but delays are extensive from 7100. let's go to a live picture. first, look at the inner loop, a collision reported after the left exit for 270 north, but before old georgetown road. someone rolled over on the beltway. now we will change cameras to take you elsewhere. other side of town looks great and washington boulevard. back inside. >> you can see the golf course on the edge of 395, a beautiful day if you can sneak out for a little while. a perfect thursday, bright sunshine lower humidity if, highs in the lower 80's. but it will be comfortable. price sunshine over the district early this morning from the rooftop camera overlooking the potomac and roosevelt. roosevelt increasing clouds tomorrow. friday i expect widespread showers and thunderstorms late in the day tomorrow to finish the work week. even. among the evening even another reason i am pointing this out today and a hais some of those storms have a good

here's the beltway in green belt. inner loop is the right side of the screen heading toward the bw parkway. want to know about the accident blocking route 201 north of cherrywood lane in green belt. more on that coming up in my next report. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back. wow. this is new. yep. i'm sending the dancing chicken to every store in the franchise to get the word out. that could work. or you could use every door direct mail from the postal service. it'll help you and all your franchisees find the customers that matter most: the ones in the neighborhood. you print it or find a local partner. great. keep it moving honey. honey? that's my wife. wow. there you go. there you go. [ male announcer ] go online to reach every home, every address, every time with every door direct mail. >>> welcome back. howard bernstein with you, 6:29 on this severe weather alert day. this morning the birds are singing and some sun glinting off the capitol dome under partly sunny skies but it's this afternoon and this

jammed even from the bypass to the beltway. d from fairfax county parkway, driving at about 33 miles per hour. over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> when you think of drones you probably associate them with the military. the wave of the future could include seeing the unmanned aircraft over our skies. police departments in other parts of the country have been using styrofoam aerial vehicles mounted with a camera for surveillance. fairfax county police have considered using the technology to monitor traffic. a company in manassas that makes drones says the popularity of the product does pose a risk with more aircraft in the sky. >> like in a lot of areas, the technology moves quickly and regulations and social adaptation have to catch up. >> one type of smaller drone costs about $2,000. aside from law enforcement, dr. langford says he sees other groups using it including scientists and news crews. >>> now to breaking news in the district. we've been staying on top of this this morning. two people dead from separate stabbings ov

connecting to the beltway, no issues on the beltway. ally at the interchange as you're traveling on the outer loop here. you see nice and clear, hardly any traffic. the travel speed from the dulles toll road to the interchange, you're driving at about 63 miles per hour, not bad at all. if you're traveling along route 50, i'll have the committee in ten minutes. >>> thank you. 6:32. the gaithersburg man linked to a high-profile missing person case in aruba is facing new charges closer to home. gary giordano was arrested on friday in annapolis. police found him and carol ann bach of springfield, tennessee, having sex in an suv. both are charged with indecent exposure. a parking attendant saw what was happening and called the police. >> we had a customer come by and complain that they saw something going on that shouldn't be going to in the car. i went up and checked it out. and you know, it did appear that this was something not supposed to be going on. so i made the call to the cops. >> both giordano and bach face jail time and a fine of u

here's a look at 95 north of the beltway. no concerns heading southbound down towards 495 or northbound up towards the fort mchenry tunnel. that is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. over to you. >>> with memorial day weekend we usually sell out -- shell out more money at the pump. with just a few weeks experts say they are predicting about five or more, even $6 for gas. luckily it looks like that's not going to happen. gas is already down about a quarter since april. analysts are now saying that they're probably seeing a peak of gas prices now that prices are expected to hold steady over the summer. so before you hit the road this weekend, here's something to keep in mind. head to abc2news.com. it's right on our home page. when you get there, click on it and you can find the cheapest gas prices with apps that will help you save money on gas. >>> just because your kids will be on summer break, that doesn't mean that they get a break from books. the camp baltimore town leaders would like to see your child enrolled in this

connecting to the beltway, are you hitting the brakes on the outer loop.e's a live look at new hampshire avenue. seeing delays right around georgia avenue. your average travel speed from i-95 to i-270, driving at 47 miles per hour. looking like a 12-minute trip now. still checking the rails. looking good. no reported delays. eun? >> thank you. >>> 6:32. final preparations are taking place right now for a public viewing for chuck brown. just moments ago, a hers came down florida avenue -- hearse came down florida avenue. the public viewing begins at 11:00 this morning at the howard theater. brown was known as the godfathers of go-go. he died may 16 of pneumonia at the age of 75. news4's megan mcgrath will have a live report from the howard theater in just about 15 minutes. >>> new this morning, a man is dead after he was found injured in the middle of the street. police were called to the scene in the 5600 block of annapolis road around 11:00 last night. they found the man in the middle of the road suffering from trauma to his body. he was taken to a nearby

chevy chase and head into the district via river road insides the beltway. federal holiday will help you out. east on 66 no early troubles to report in fact in either direction between the beltway and manassas, points west. eastbound as you make your way in past fair oaks, 123 light volume. no problems to report into falls church and beyond. 95 corridor likewise. again we've got the break of the long holiday weekend with no overnight road work unless it's some sort of an emergency repair and none of that reported. everything open for you as you make your way up to the 14th street bridge. remember the extra volume we are going to see downtown. a lot of motorcycles still in town and driving around town so keep your eye on your mirrors for them today and still so much activity with the parade later on downtown and the wreath laying at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington mid- morning today as well. your next time saver traffic 4:55. back to you. >> thanks, bev. >>> if you're on the beltway the next few days or few weeks, keep the eye out for a unique ride. fair

southbound traffic starting to back up continuing down to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> state lawmakers are wasting no time pushing through a second version of the budget. >> kim dacey is live in the studio to tell us more. >> last night the senate gave approval to a spending plan that contains an income tax increase. it affects individuals making more than $100,000 and couples earning more than $150,000. the proposal shifts the cost of teacher pensions and raises sales tax on little cigars. republicans voiced opposition on the special session. it reportedly cost taxpayers $25,000 a day. the budget includes more taxes. demonstrators descended on annapolis yesterday. supporters protested the plan to raise taxes. others say the doomsday budget would be devastating to stay services and education. >> it is belt-tightening. it will mean larger classrooms for which teachers cannot afford that. if you're a teacher, it means an increase in class sizes. >> the budget was passed. don't have a special session. do not raise the taxes. it is

it's fender-bender weather around the beltway. virginia and maryland, many of the roads are still wet as we've got just a few lingering showers moving in southwest to northeast. these little pockets of yellow you see in the northern neck and down toward central virginia, those areas, they're getting just maybe some moderate showers right now. closer to the metro area, just some scattered, light sprinkles. a little light rain right in washington and point east here across prince george's county and anne arundel, calvert, charles. farther to the west, just a few scattered, light sprinkles in montgomery, howard, into fairfax, loudoun, prince william, fauquier to culpeper, and around the central blue ridge. so this is going to be with us here for another perhaps few hours. look at the rain totals we had last night. nearly two inches fell in central montgomery county. over 2.5 inches parts of the panhandle of west virginia, into washington county, hagerstown had a 1.6 inches and nearly an inch fell along the blue ridge. parts of the cen

traveling on the outer loop of the beltway at braddock, we have a disabled vehicle there. but luckily, it's just in the shoulder lane. travel lanes are open. traveling on i-66, guess what -- i have your commute. it's coming up in exactly ten minutes. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> it is 4:42 now. still to come this morning, dangerous driving. the factor that could put your teen at greater risk for an accident when they get behind the wheel. >>> plus, ready to pay up. the settle. for several drivers who challenge their drunk driving [ female announcer ] with swiffer wetjet, cleaning better, doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm going to... drink this... on the porch! ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announcer ] mops can be a hassle, but swiffer wetjet's spray cleaner and absorbent pads can clean better in half the time so you don't miss a thing. swiffer. better clean in half the time. or your money back. and for dry messes big and small try swiffer sweeper vac. [ cellphone rings ] tuscaloosa? schenectady? des moines? okay. okay. okay. i can't alwa

northbound as you continue to the beltway, you are clear. here's a live look at 395 from edsa edsall, no issue. travel speed, 50 -- 59 miles per hour. back to you. >>> in court, the new charges facing a man accused of attacking several people with a hammer. >>> a new look for the redskins. having one of those days? tired. groggy. can't seem to get anything done. it makes for one, lousy day. but when you're alert and energetic... that's different. you're more with it, sharper, getting stuff done. this is why people choose 5-hour energy over 9-million times a week. it gives them the alert, energetic feeling they need to get stuff done. 5-hour energy...when you gotta get stuff done. >>> 4:44 now. two tennessee girls are safe and sound after being kidnapped two weeks ago. authorities rescued alexandria and kylilah bain in mississippi yesterday. adam mayesville e villvill vils himself as police closed in. he's accused of kidnapping the two and mother and older sister's bodies buried at the home in mississippi. authority found mayes and the girls i

you'll be fine heading for the beltway in cheverly. a last look at our geographerrics. i want to give you -- geographerrics. i want to give -- graphics. i want to give you a heads up. the marc brunswick train 870 running 15 to 20 minutes late. >>> an officer as been indicted for murder. >> the grand jury looking into the case of the death of patricia cook heard from several witnesses. we have more on the case of officer daniel harmon-wright. >> reporter: those witnesses all something very different from what the officer claimed. he says he was dragged by the victim's car, but obviously the grand jury did not buy that story. 32-year-old daniel harmon- wright is behind bars this morning indicted on four counts including malicious shooting and murder. he claims he acted in self- defense when he shot and eventually killed 54-year-old patricia cook. the 54-year-old woman was parked in a school lot one february morning when the officer claimed she rolled up her car window on his arm and then took off dragging him behind. witnesses and the evidence prove that didn't happen. >>

a six-minute drive to get from the beltway to 295. i'm back in ten with another look at your traffic. over to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:33. to a developing story in northern mexico. just about an hour's drive from the texas border, a gruesome discovery. 49 bodies with their heads, hands, and feet cut off found dumped on a highway near the city of monterrey. police believe the 43 men and six women were killed several days ago at a different location. investigators believe the murders are part of ongoing fighting among drug gang. >>> the secret service will face tough questions at a hearing. chairman of the heward commission joe lieberman says he believes the agency has done a thorough investigation. however he wants to know if there were warning signs about agents' behavior. the committee also wants to know how a similar incident would be prevent from happening again. secret service director mark sullivan is expected to testify. >>> president obama and mitt romney will try to make their positions known on the economy this week. same-sex

around the beltway, a few areas of light rain. the district, northwest, northeast d.c., and arlington. especially in montgomery county, near 95 in princeton discounting, light rain. st. mary's county, moderate showers, southern st. mary's county approaching leonardtown, that's moving east. a few peaks of sun today. it will be fairly gray skies with little blue skies. near 80 degrees, humid. thundershowers and brainstorms likely this afternoon and evening. same story tomorrow. -- thundershowers and rainshowers. we have issues on the roads as a result. >> the first isunder the status column right here, some of the issues now say cleared. if you are traveling in an area that you know is prone to flooding and pass issues, today will not be an exception. notable is piper lane at the entrance to the vre near the railroad tracks. that is still under water. we still have a big crash on 95 virginia has been there over an hour, southbound at the way station near dumphries. abound at marion bass, optimistic. two lanes are getting by. let's go

avenue at the beltway. the bottom line, we are in pretty good shape right now. now to news. >> thanks. investigators are looking into a shooting and stabbing in chantilly. police believe they took place last night at sully's. a man was taken by car to fairfax after being shot, where 911 call was made outside the courthouse. a short time later a man who had been stabbed turned up at fair oaks hospital for treatment. no word on his condition. >> an elderly man fighting for his life after an apartment fire in mclean on old meadow road last night. the blaze started in the kitchen and caused minimal damage to the apartment if. and 91-year-old man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. the cause is under investigation. >> major developments in a 33- year-old murder case. a former convenience store worker is charged with killing six-year-old etan patz. pedro hernandez confessed touring the boy from the bus stop and then choking him to death in the basement -- confessed to luring the boy. what a litt

now to the beltway on the north side of town. if you are planning to head over to the i-95 interchange, it is going to be solid from the interchange into silver spring. this time on the southbound side of 270, just slow traffic but easy for me to say. 16 miles per hour leaving frederick most of the way near urbana. if you are planning to head on to 66 very slow traffic with rain and wet road conditions. coming up in my next report, we'll look at 95 in virginia at 6:58. back to you guys. >>> tropical storm alberto will knotted be paying a visit to the south carolina coast. the storm did kick up waves though. alberto is the first named storm in the atlantic this year. >> we get storms occasionally here in the middle parts of may. it is a tiny storm too. this thing can't be 40 miles, 50 miles across. unfortunately, it is not clearing us out. here's a look at the bus stop forecast machine morning. temperatures are running in the low to mid-60s everywhere. don't anticipate sunshine today, we'll be seeing low 70s by noon there will be

inner loop of the beltway, we have an accident. watch for closures along charles street in the city because of flower mart until sunday at midnight. closures along not vernon and portions of madison in that area. fire activity eastbound 70 at the howard-carroll county line. this is 95 at white marsh. southbound traffic building just a bit. no delays at bel air road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. things have settled down this morning. we do have some fog this morning. visibility is down to a quarter of a mile in some spots. the fog should burn off and a chance for showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and this evening. some could be strong. we will check the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. here is keith mills, the man. >> good morning. we begin with the ravens scrambling to find a replacement for terrell suggs. he is headed back to baltimore to have surgery to repair a torn achilles' tendon. he said it was not injured playing basketball. the top draft pick will be expected to step in and play r

as you make your way toward the beltway. ook traveling in the germantown area past father hurley boulevard. nice and clear. look at the southbound lanes, open. no accidents to report northbound, as well. clear as you connect southbound to the beltway. bridges in the area, here's the key bridge heading inbound. light volume. outbound, as well, hardly anybody on the road. to the 14th street bridge, picking up a little volume as you make your way into the city. nothing you can't handle. and travel speeds, 395 northbound, 49 miles per hour, just 13 minutes from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. aaron, back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> 6:42. new overnight, fairfax county police investigating a bizarre incident at the county courthouse. a man showed up at the building before midnight with a gunshot wound. the victim told police he was shot in chantilly. he was taken to the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. police are investigating to see if this shooting is connected to another incident. a man showed up

chopper 4 now is live over the beltway. the outer loop of the beltway as you approach river road. had a crash and it was blocking the right side. you see only the flares remain. you see delays toward river road. earlier in crash was blocking the right lanes. i want to look to i-270 because heavy on the brakes. this is a live look southbound at democracy. slow right now. that's because a lot of cars have to continue on the outer loop. and that's where we originally had the accident. you are seeing delays, hopefully they'll get a lot better because travel lanes are now open. over to i-66, tom mentioned patchy fog. i am seeing some. 66 eastbound at the rest area. also seeing some delays in this area. no accidents, though. we are starting to slow as you make your way toward the rest area. back in ten with another look at your traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> facebook's initial public offering or ipo could be more valuable than first thought. the social network plans on increasing the size of its ipo by 85 million shares.

i don't have any major now asts to report right as the beltway or the interest it. are handling our own out to the airport this morning. on itl keep an eye morning and to check back in 10 minutes. .ow to news thanks so much. one man shot and killed after investigators say the open fire officer in se >> . this happened at 10:30 last the 4200 block of sixth street for. police officer responded to a gun as a man carrying a walked two dogs if. when the officers confronted the that is when things. got things >> the produced a weapon and and returne officer and the officer returned fire and struck the individual multiple times if. the police officer who shot the man was taken to the with al for treatment graze wound to the leg. police are investigating a separate shooting in southeast after 10:30 last ight in the 1500 block of streakv. in the footshot shot insecond man was the arm. arrest.no word on any >> closing arguments will in an effort by men to have the murder convictions overturned or get a new trial. killingre convicted of fuller in northeast d.c. in 1984 to. the

looking good into the weekend as well. >> not on the beltway. there's a crash on the outer loop before river road that had the two right lanes closed. the backup is a standstill coming off 270 after the big curve near old georgetown road. looks like they have opened all the lanes on route 7. i love that shocked. >> -- that shot. >> it is 62 degrees right now. thousands of marriott employees are going out today to volunteer in their community. >> we will talk with the new ceo of marriott corp., joining us live from marilyn this morning. arne sorenson, congratulations on being delevated to the position. the first non-marriott family member in that position. >> thank you. today we have about 1800 associates who will be out in the washington area working in various places. i am starting with a program called back on your feet. it's about running with homeless people. using discipline to bring discipline into their lives and hopefully help them gather back to the police or they can get back to work. we have hired 12 people out of this program across t

we have some police activity on the west side of the beltway. an accident to the east side of the city, on cane street. if you're headed out on the beltway, speeds still looking nice. on the otter loop there's a look at your speed sensors all around. still seeing lots of 60s out there. there's a look at 795, still pretty empty. another look outside shows everything running smoothly on 83 at warren road. wjz 13 is always on so for traffic information log on the wjz.com. back over to you. >>> it's late in the school year but we have a school advisory. rose mont will be closed due to an electrical failure. >>> here is what people will be talking about today. a towson university student gone in an instant. ocean city police say the driver never stopped. a lot of people are outraged. >> good morning. his mother and father understandably too harder broken to talk -- heartbroken to talk on camera. they tell me their son refused to get into a car with anyone who had been drinking and call it a devastating irony that he would die in this way. >> 22-year-o

let's head to 50 and the beltway. 50 and the beltway westbound, roadwork was set up there. hey, it's gone. travel lanes are open. and if you're traveling the beltway in montgomery county, checking in the area, clear, as well. aaron and eun? >> thank you, danella. >>> expect plenty of company on the roads if you're heading out of town for the long weekend. aaa expect more than 875,000 people from our area to travel more than 50 miles from home this weekend, nearly 17,000 more than last year. most, again, will be on the road. almost 90% are driving this year. that's up 1.9% from last year. 8.4% of travelers will be fly, down 5% from last year. >>> the man arrested in connection with one of the country's most publicized missing child cases will be in court. 33 years ago today, eton patz o his bus stop. police arrested 51-year-old pedro hernandez yesterday. police say hernandez admitted to luring the 6-year-old boy into a building, choking him, and dumping his body in the trash. >> hernandez described to the detectives how he lured young eton from the bus stop at west broadway

. >> look at the beltway. i'm going to take you in a couple spots. things are running nicely for us right now. first of all montgomery county between the american legion branch, traffic is moving nicely. overnight construction is being put to bed in greenbelt and in college park, the long-term construction is still on the road right. a virginia, the geico picture 95 66, and the beltway, all construction out of the way in the next half-hour. >> we start with a developing story from northeast india. official says more than 100 bodies have been pulled from a river after rates vary boat capsized. at least 100 people are missing after the boat broke into two pieces. it was carrying 350 passengers. security has been stepped up at airports as we approach one year of the death of osama bin laden. >> officials warned members of al qaeda want payback for the attack on their leader. the newest threat could involve body bombs. >> with tonight marking the one year anniversary of osama bin laden's death, security is tight amid fears of a new threat. authorities are

the beltway drive is quiet. >> thank you. 4:43. >> we will explain why medical marijuana will be an issue during an advisory neighborhood commission meeting tonight. >> ♪ >> to nine marks the season finale of "dancing with the stars." who everyone's hair breaks. ♪ oh oh oh oh ♪ you see it in the brush... ♪ oh oh oh oh ooh oh ♪ ...and then there's the pillow. ♪ i dare you to dare me ♪ so they dared me to try this pantene. [ female announcer ] pantene anti-breakage the keratin protection system makes hair stronger reducing breakage up to 97%. ♪ ♪ think only salon brands can do that? i dare to compare... will you? [ female announcer ] anti-breakage from pantene. hair so healy it shines. >> the issue of medical marijuana will take center stage an advisory neighborhood commission tonight. they will vote on whether to recommend to the d.c. government a medical marijuana dispensary. its proposed location is that 6925 blair road in northwest next to a liquor store. meantime d.c. councilman marion barry is recovering thi

volume is building as you get closer to the beltway. this is 95 at 395. we're not seeing any delays in towards conaway. a pretty smooth ride. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is joining us live from pimlico. you had kegasus last time. >> it should be interesting on saturday. i am live outside the stakes barn. i understand there are three of the horses that are here right out in the barns. we have a big flight coming in later this afternoon were more horses will be coming in from louisville. it is pretty calm at the barns. only two laps to warm up and walking with the trainer. they only hit it hard every couple of weeks to condition for the race. there was a nice bubble bath for tiger walk. he will have to step it up to compete with the other horses. they think this will give them the edge they need to start to train horses for the triple crown. that is the goal of the farm after it was established in 1925. you have a chance to tour pimlico the next couple days from 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. you can go to preakness.com for more information.

only 14 minutes from the beltway to downtown baltimore. that's the abc2 timesaver traffic. >>> we have breaking news right now. police arrested a suspect in the high in mississippi. authorities say that a 28-year- old james willie will be charged with two counts of capital murder. he is held at the county jail south of memphis. investigators say that he was not posing as a police officer in the shootings as previously suspected. and they say they were able to match ballistics from the shooting to a gun found in his position. >>> we are -- possession. >> we are following this story on air and online so you can get breaking news e-mail alerts sent to your computer or mobile device. go to abc2news.com. >>> new details emerging in the trayvon martin case. we have learned that the florida teen's mother will be in baltimore this weekend speaking at a church. linda so is live this morning in northwest baltimore with the latest details. linda. >> reporter: we have learned martin amother will be here this sunday at the empowerment temple to speak at

are around the beltway at 53 in the district. -- around the beltway 53 in the district. it'll be seasonable this afternoon. temperatures around they should be. mostly sunny. a little bit of a breeze out there. did nothing but sunshine tomorrow. just a nice clouds -- some nice clouds. >> interstate travel books great. they're clearing construction out of the way. we will give oyu the okieyou the okie dokie. good if you're heading to the eastern shore. this is moving very nicely. more to come for traffic. >> the nine people killed in a metro rail crash nearly three years ago will be honored with a plaque. >> vincent gray will join relatives of crash victims responders, and the safety board to unveil a plaque. the crash was the deadliest in transit agency history. the malfunctioning circuit cost to trains to collide -- two trains to collide. 80 others were hurt. >> we turn to the latest developments regarding two sisters to reconnect from tennessee. the safely recovered the girls at to the man accused of kidnapping them killed himself. >> they believe they killed their moth

building volume west of 70 over towards the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. today the head of the u.s. secret service will answer about the recent scandals that have disgraced the detail. the director is expected to defend the secret service. the sex scandal resulted in the resignation of seven agents. five people are dead in oregon. a mother and her three children were found inside their home dead. the father's body was later found inside an suv 80 miles away. officials are still trying to piece together exactly what happened. >> where you'll be staying more of the weekend is likely not a hotel. 2500 online travelers or server it and found a 39% plan to sleep at a hotel, motel, or better breakfast -- or a bed and breakfast inn. if you plan to fly this summer, be prepared to break up the family. airlines are reserving a number of seats for passengers who are willing to pay extra. this is a bummer for families wanting to sit together. some passengers find the only way to sit next to a spouse, child, our frie

battle of the beltway. >> let's hope we do better with the orioles.hat's right -- >>> coming up on 4:41, tom has cleared his throat and it ready for the forecast. >> i was screaming at the television. ho, ho, man. i'm going to be seeing the orioles and nationals on sunday. hopefully they'll do better. strausberg should be pumping. this morning, you need to warm up, furnaces kicking on, in the 40s throughout much of the regions in blue. it includes a lot of northern virginia, much of maryland into west virginia, even parts of the eastern shore. reagan national, though, at 58. a mostly clear sky. hometown forecast, la plata, charles county, by mid morning in the low 60s with some sunshine. a mostly sunny afternoon by noontime, near 70. then peaking in the mid-to-upper 70s by afternoon. and by friday evening, cool again, down to upper 50s by late evening. a look at the rest of the weekend and latest pollen count in ten minutes. danella? >>> right now i'm following breaking news on the roadway. if you're traveling on -- on 197, collington road, a serious

>>> howard not so great on the beltway over in greenbelt. ng up a crash on the inner loop of the beltway south of kenilworth avenue. right side has been blocked and there are delays on each side of the beltway as a result of that. virginia side slowest north of springfield on the inner loop past gallows road. back to you. >>> jess? >> for wall street looking higher that morning actually but we're starting from four months lower and we could use it. >> we've been following the music of chuck brown all morning long. of course he died. he was the go go music was a point of proud for washingtonians. >> he did influence some other artists, one of the songs that got national attention was this one from an act called the eu and the song is called "dabutt." take a listen. have a great day. we'll see you back here at 4:25. ♪ [ captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ]

an easy ride of towards the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a pair of kidnapped sisters are save this morning after the accused kidnapper takes his own life. adam mayes shot himself in mississippi on thursday night. he was charged with the murders of jo ann bain and her daughter age year. the younger sisters, alexandria and kyliyah bain, were taken to a hospital to be checked out. time for the defense to portray their case in the john f. edwards trial. a say that he knowingly used campaign funds to cover up an affair. no word as to whether edwards will testify. the cover image of "time" magazine shows a mother breast feeding her son. some say the cover goes too far. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think a photo depicting a mother breast-feeding a 3-year- old child is an appropriate image for the cover of "time" magazine? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> when it comes to saving for retiremen

to the inner loop of the beltway, this time at little river, they get by. on the inner loop, two of the right lanes will get you by the roadwork there, but the beltway in montgomery county, nice and clear. traveling on the outer loop of the beltway, you're traveling at posted speeds. >> learning more about what happened that night. what newly released evidence is revealing about the death of trayvon martin. >>> the incident that caused this horse to swim out several miles out from shore. >>> the kennedy family is coping with another strategy this morning. mary kennedy, robert kennedy jr.'s estranged wife was found dead in the home. police have not said how she died but she took her own life. she had struggled with substance abuse for years and had a number of run-ins with the law. they had four kids, her oldest was 17. she was 52. >>> the oh fishlg medich offici report says he died of a single gunshot wound and an abrasion quarter of an inch below his left ring finger below his knuckle. drugs listed on zimmerman's report include adderall and a sleep medicati

you are under speed making your way to the beltway. driving at 45 miles per hour, 13-minute drive from the occoquan to the beltway. eun? >> thank you. >>> 6:02. we're learning the consequences of those involved in a multi-billion dollar blunder at banking giant jpmorgan chase. today three of the company's top executives will step down as the bank tries to recover from the damaging mistakes. news4's report on the $2 billion blunder. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the three executives stepping down reportedly have direct connections to the losses. this as part of the fallout after one of jpmorgan's trading groups lost $2 billion in just a few weeks. one of those stepping down, ina drew. considered one of the most powerful women on wall street. since 2005 she's run the risk management unit responsible for losses. jpmorgan ceo shrugged off mounting concerns last month that something was wrong with a $100 billion hedge investment. now he says it was a terrible mistake that will tarnish his firm's reputation. of course this has been

this is on the inner loop of the beltway. l no big delays on the inner loop of the beltway in virginia. and heading out, route 50, no issues there. eun? >> all right. thank you very much. >>> 5:32 now. the stage is set for decision 2012. a blowout win in texas gives mitt romney the delegates he needs to secure the republican nomination. instead of focusing on his win, romney is having to deal with some controversial comments by one of his biggest supporters. tracie potts joins us live from capitol hill with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the birther controversy following mitt romney and donald trump as they campaign together. but first, romney is celebrating victory after that long, bitter primary race. he's now got 30 more delegates than he actually needs to win the republican nomination later in the summer. in las vegas, he not only slammed president obama, but he was also talking about donald trump and campaigning with him and fund-raising with him. romney testing his message to undecided voters. >> in

traffic is starting to pick up on the west side of the beltway. if you are use the jfx, we are up to speed. no concerns traveling southbound at cold spring lane. a high of 59 miles per hour. traffic will remain clear heading through the fort mchenry or harbor tunnels. heading out to the south side of 95, here's what it looks like north of the beltway. no concerns if you are traveling down south toward 495 or heading north up toward the fort mchenry tunnel. for the beltway a live look in pikesville at green spring avenue. no real concerns but once you make the drive towards liberty road that's where traffic will pick up. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. >>> your tacks are going up. and -- tacks are going up and hundreds -- taxes are going up and hundreds of laws will be on the books as they head to the governor's desk for his signature. sherrieionson joins us with what -- -- sherrie johnson joins with us what more is change. >> reporter: the governor will sign 300 bills. he will sign the budget and tax bills approved in special session.

from the beltway, a 12-minute drive. over to metro, still seeing all the entrance escalators down at the foggy bottom station. and tracee wilkins is live now with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. let me show you what folks are dealing with. they're having some kind of mechanical issue, so folks will have to walk up the stairs here this morning. the escalators are not working. all three of them are down right now. they're working to try to fix this issue. in the meantime, they have a couple of options for folks. one of them being a shuttle. if you come to the metro station and you want to ride on to the next station, you can do that. they'll have a shuttle available. that, of course, is free of charge. as metro tries to fix the escalators here at foggy bottom station. we'll keep you updated on how this is going. reporting live in northwest ierj tra -- i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >>> new overnight, two people beat not and stabbed inside a strip club along georgia avenue and northwest d.c. police say a fight bro

the major roadways leading up to the beltway are ok. southbound 95 at 175, accident has just cleared in the past minutes. you can see the delays on southbound 295. an update on the j.f.x. is first at 40 first-ra street. outbound traffic moving well towards the construction zone. southbound traffic moving well on 95 out of white marsh. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. a bit of a change from the beautiful weather we had over the weekend. we have some off and on showers. you'll run into these batches of moderate rainfall this morning. cloudy and off and on rain showers. we're in the 60's right now. we will make it into the 70's this afternoon. here is the man, keith mills. >> thank you. good morning. the orioles back home. they open a series with the red sox. they cannot close out the sweep of the nationals but they take two of 3 and still in first place of the american league east. the orioles got their first look at stephen strasbouurg. watch bryce harper. that is not good. later in the evening, this kid is playing

plenty of traffic but no accidents on down to the beltway. we'll quickly go so the likey traffic picture of 395 northbound. wet pavement but nobody's snarling right here, adam. >> i like the gremlins reference. we have the light rain falling across parts of the beltway this morning and scattered across the washington weather. notice it's not been raining everywhere but it is up and down 95 from even 395. springfield to stafford up into d.c. areas of light rain. this is all pushing to the northeast. i'm going to zoom in for you as we get a better look at the rain commuting arteries. around the beltway and prince george's county, no steady rain. spotty showers in montgomery county. and especially in western fairfax county through leesburg and 66 into prince william county, we have that light rain. this is all tracking off to the northeast. i'm expecting the steadier heifer rain later on today. so -- heavier rain on today. we're in the low to mid 60's. another damp day tomorrow. good beneficial soaking. and bright sunshine to finish the workweek