heading inside the beltway on i-66 from the beltway to g.w. ou're at about 37 miles per hour. pretty slow, that drive taking 17 minutes. and here's a live look at the dulles toll road making your way eastbound past sunset hills. in fact, 61 miles per hour from hunter mill road to the beltway. travel lanes nice and open, only a six-minute drive. traveling in maryland, taking the beltway, i have your commute in ten minutes. aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. see you then. >>> this morning, a local family asking for your help to solve a cold case. 18-year-old cindy gastelle vanished more than 30 years ago from takoma park. police found skeletal remains at the bull run mountain in prince william county two years later, but it wasn't until a recent dna test that experts were able to positively identify the remains as gastelle's. >> our hope now lies with you, our friends, our neighbors and the community. if you know anything at all about cindy's disappearance, please come forward and help close cindy's case. >> police need help identifying t

it will be be a very easy ride towards the beltway. and as we pull up drive times using the jfx into the city 11 minutes southbound from the beltway to east fayette street. no problems from 795 toward 95. that stretch is going to take you 11 minutes and you are looking at an 11-minute cried traveling from 95 up towards 83. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic megan over to you. >>> family and friends are remembering two baltimore girls killed nearly a year ago by a hit-and-run driver. we will tell you how the community honored them and what their parents are working to remember them. details on that straight ahead. also ahead, new information about joe paterno. what he left his family. and the latest on the jerry sandusky case. you are watching "good morning maryland." [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a fire

from the baltimore beltway to the capital beltway, you're not seeing any issues on 295. nice and clear making your way northbound at 216, as well as traveling southbound. you see hardly any volume on the road in this area. nice and clear. and i also have good news for you. earlier this morning on the inner loop, in fact, just my last hit i showed you that we had roadwork on the inner loop. it was blocking the right lane at braddock. right now it is nice and clear. no issues as you make your way toward braddock road. back in ten minutes to see if the other construction along the beltway in virginia, along 7 and the toll road, we'll see what's going. on i'll be back in ten minutes. >> we'll check in with you then. thank you. >>> 4:42. still to come, maryland's newest casino days from opening. but neighbors are hardly rolling out the welcome mat. >>> out of bounds. why one thief is targeting an >>> george zimmerman could have a hearing as early as next week to explain his finances. his attorney said zimmerman was confused and fearful when he allowed his wife to mislead the

we have a messy situation on the topside of the beltway. a crash has moved off to the shoulder near perring parkway and that has caused a slowdown. down to 70 miles per hour. we have a crash at riverside parkway and philadelphia road. several incidents closed to the city. we have some of fire activity. a crash reported eastbound 40. a 29, we have report of a crash as well. this is the west side of the beltway at baltimore national pike. you can see some slowing in the outer loop. switching over to a live view of the topside of the beltway. you can see very slow traffic from the accident. you can see the outer loop is backing down quite a bit. leave some extra time. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. good morning. we had some thunderstorms this morning. large hail and wind gusts over 60 miles per hour. those storms are now pushing into delaware. you guys on the eastern shore may see some rain for a while. he's the sunshine for the rest of the morning. 30% chance we could see a thunderstorm later this afternoon. heat index a

the beltway at 66. right now the trip is pretty good heading inside the beltway, too, through falls church, ballston heading on in toward the roosevelt bridge. outer loop leaving springfield into alexandria, they finished the weekend project. on the outer loop closer to van dorn street, just after van dorn is where you'll make the local through lane choice. stick with the through lanes unless you need the local exits. the local lanes are now just single file through that phase of the project. >>> this week the supreme court is expected to hand down a highly anticipated ruling on president obama's health care reform law. >> this spring the justices heard arguments on whether that law is constitutional with its mandates forcing most americans to buy health insurance. 9 news now reporter delia goncalves is live outside the supreme court with more. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. it's quiet this morning but we're here back -- but when we were here back in the spring, there was a lot o

six minutes to get from the beltway to 295. i'm back in ten. gie and aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> right now, it's 6: 22. speaking of the roads, important traffic alert this morning, where drivers need to really pay attention on the beltway. >> yeah. plus, princess kate knocked down a peg. the simple request >>> this one is on the police. major mistake >>> pretty extreme case of mistaken identity here. mexican and u.s. officials admit they arrested the wrong man during a drug trafficking investigation. they thought that they nabbed the son of mexico's top drug lord. authorities say the guy is still in trouble though because he had some guns when they arrested him. as for the real drug lord's son, he is still on the loose along with his father. >>> duchess of cambridge may be the future queen but will still have to bow down to the members of the royal family. she updated the order of press dents. kate middleton did curt si when greeting the so-called blood princesses when she is without her husband prince william. that includes p

no concerns whatsoever as you make the push towards the beltway. and it will remain clear when you get on to the jfx. 11 minutes from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette. no problems to report on 895 at o'donnell street. it will be nice and clear. now major construction will begin tomorrow. so expect heavy delays traveling in the area and you want to stick with fort mchenry or key bridge for an all the are knit. south side of 95 no concerns heading down towards 495 and you will remain clear traveling on the beltway. no concerns whatsoever just 11 minutes on that outer loop from 795 down towards 95. and that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >>> a warning for commuters this morning. traffic on the bay and key bridges is going to be temporarily halted for about 40 minutes on wednesday. this is according to published reports. we are told tugboats will be pushing a cargo ship carrying 4 cranes. they are going to be head for the port of baltimore. closures on the bay bridge will begin about 1:15 as the key bridge abou

. >> we made it into veins low 80's sister there around the beltway. today we will crank it up a few more degrees. topping out around 90 degrees on the weekend, 92 by sunday. 52 degrees in martinsburg right now and in winchester, 52. 54 in culpeper. is the timeline, 85 for the high temperature of around 3:00 or 4:00. it will be warm today, but still not humid. any, mighsunny and hot tomorrow, but with low humidity. you will notice an increase in the humidity with high temperatures around 91 degrees on sunday. another chance of rain on tuesday. >> wrapping up overnight construction including 66 westbound leaving the beltway pour gallows road. eastbound 66, green light between centreville and 495. in good shape is the dulles greenway and the dulles toll road. normal travel times between father hurley boulevard and the beltway on 270. looks good on the beltway south of town at the wilson bridge looks good across 50 on the maryland end. looks good on 95 between richmond and baltimore. a live picture. light volume spotted through springfield. now to a news.

. >> sci-fi comes to the beltway. we will tell you about this strange sight overnight. >> ♪ i got a crush on obama ♪ >> learn what the president goes a campaign says about a new video from a man expressing love for the commander in chief. good morning washington at 5:00 a.m. starts now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> thursday morning good morning, washington. june 14, i am steve chenevey. . i am cynne simpson. glad you are waking up with us. we begin with traffic and weather. lisa baden. >> a fatal crash is now gone on interstate 97. accident investigation reconstructed is complete. everything is gone. northbound and southbound are open completely between washington and baltimore. no longer anything to watch. we're watching traffic on 95, red lights northbound. everything is open out of woodbrige up to the pentagon. we will march on over to the weather center with adam caskey. >> it is a comfortable start temperatures in the 50's and a few spots farther west of the metro area. le

tonight on the west side of the beltway. the ramp to westbound security boulevard will actually be closed. that will continue all the way through 5:00 a.m. monday. here's exactly what the west side of the beltway looks like right now at old court road. things up to speed, a little bit of congestion, but 13 minutes on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. here's what it looks like in parkville at bel aire road, still going to be a little congested but all in all a nice ride up towards 83. >>> a penny for your thoughts on a new shoe line just for kids. a three-inch wedge heel for girls -- what's a wedge? >> a wedge is a shoe. get out your wedge. give me that shoe. this is my shoe. this is a wedge and this has generated a lot of comments online on our facebook fan page. this is a wedge. it's children for little girls. it's a designer shoe from michael coors and it's called kids healey wedge. it's a shoe that will cost around $60 to $70 which is crazy for a kid's shoe and we have 45 comments on this on our abc 2 facebook fan p

around the beltway congestion barrels have been moved out of the way. the traffic pattern remains the same. that means the lanes and divide. we are in good shape in case you're heading out to the airport. we would give the normal travel times. we will have newschopper 7. plenty of views on the camera. >> this morning strip may be a little faster. metro is kicking off the rush plus program. it'll add more trains during rush hour. we are live to explain how exactly this works. >> a lot of people mind think it is confusing at first. officials hope this will ease the commute for thousands using much show in the morning in the evening. >> for tens of thousands of riders, at their command could be a bit different this morning. >> there are some things that could be really helpful. >> they unveiled the new rash plus program designed to enhance a rush hour commute. one goal, alleviate crowding on the orange line rest of the -- west of the rosslyn station. six additional trains will run between the town center. they usually only operate. customers traveling will

now, continuing from the beltway heading inside the beltway and making your way through the rosslyn tunnel. travel speed from the beltway to gw parkway, 60 miles per hour. 11 minutes to make that commute. i'll back in ten with another look at your traffic. >> thank you, danella. >>> a party planning going on. today miami heat fans will get to celebrate their team's nba championship. the heat will hold a victory parade in downtown miami late this morning. the team, of course, won its second nba title thursday night. this guy, this was the first championship for lebron james. now mother nature apparently could put a damper on the celebration. predicting showers in miami. the parade will go on the it rains but the fire department is urging the heat to postpone or delay the event if there is lightning and thunder. >>> the nationals will head twoes try and rebound from a rough beltway battle. they open a four-game series against the colorado rockies tonight in denver. the next drop, two of three games against the or rolls this weekend. that included yesterday's 2-1 loss at camden yards in balti

speaking of construction, taking the beltway this time, the inner loop of the beltway at georgia avenue road work along the right side and also affecting the ramp heading to southbound georgia avenue. that looks like the cones are up and looks to be clear right now. that is good news for your travel. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at the rails. >> all right, danella, thanks. >>> major work on metro means major delays for you this weekend. the biggest delays on the blue lines where the springfield and shuttle buses will be available at ieisenhower avenue, but blue line trains will run to the huntington station and also single tracking on the blue, orange and red lines. work starts at 10:00 friday night and should be done by monday morning. >>> a senator wants you to boycott certain rental car companies until they promise not to rent or sell cars under recall. senator barbara boxer is trying to get all rental companies to fix recalls before putting them back on the road. boxer is also drafting a bill that would make the pledge law. rental companies say that the bill should also inclu

outer loop of the beltway typical volume delays. into the work zone in silver spring past new hampshire avenue, making your way past colesville up to georgia. right side the screen is the utter loop. pace still good getting past 29. check the ride on 66 where we've already seen delays out of manassas to the rest area. getting through the centreville interchanges with the slow merge on to 28. getting east of 50 fair oaks into i enthat not too bah -- into vienna not too bad. northbound 95 traffic has been heaviest getting into the quantico area northbound across the occoquan into newington on to 395 and up toward landmark. still seeing volume build there. remember the new traffic pattern on the outer loop as you head from springfield toward van dorn street. between van dorn and eisenhower closer to van dorn is where you have to make the choice for local or through lanes. you only want the local lane if you're using one of the local exits since they're down to single file. your next check of traffic at 6:25. back to you. >> thank you, b

no delays to talk about from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. speeds will remain high traveling through the tunnels. do remember one week from today major construction will take place on 895. traffic reduced to just one lane in both directions, all the way through summer. and unfortunately the lane closures will still continue all the way through october. so you will want to stick with the fort mchenry tunnel or the key bridge. if you are headed out to 95, here's a live look in white marsh, no problems at route 43. just a four-minute ride from this point out to the beltway. one you do get onto the beltway, everything up to speed at heardford -- hartford road. that is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan and charley. over to you. >>> we learned overnight that the aide to the former congresswoman gabriel giffords, rob barrber, he won the house seat that she gave up after she was shot. giffords herself now heading to the polls. this is her in support of her former right hand man. she gave up her seat to focus on her health after being sho

not bad at all heading from germantown to the beltway. traveling along i-95 in virginia, i have your commute up next. we're going to talk delays. a live look from backlick road. you see the volume increasing, but again, we'll get into details in ten minutes. aaron, back to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> a frightening accident overnight leaves a woman and child dead in fairfax, virginia. you see the aftermath. this happened around 11:00 on lee highway at germantown road. tracee wilkins live with more. >> reporter: good morning. now that we have sunlights, you can see the markings left by investigators. you can see how far the car went out of the lane, striking another vehicle. we have an update from police. the 6-year-old girl is deceased. and police say that that 6-year-old girl was not properly restrained for her height and her age. an 8-year-old girl is in very critical condition after undergoing a number of surgeries. their mother, a 28-year-old woman, was pronounced dead on the scene. let me show what it looked like earlier in the eve

to the beltway , the beltway nice and clear, 11 minutes to travel the outer loop towards 83, west side to be clear and traveling from 79595, 11 minute drive. >>> wegman's looks like a scene at a black friday. they opened in columbia. the store says the line of 2000 people were waiting for the store to open. the 5th in the state of maryland. >>> new report says suvs may not be as safe as you think they are. >>> country in transition, candidate who declared himself next president of egypt and the results are not expected until later this week. you are waking up to what is new in maryland. it's a blurred shot, that is the white house, down in dc. we continue in a moment.

you ever looking at a 14 minute ride from the beltway into the city. and everything will remain up to speed traveling through the fort mchenry tunnel and the harbor tunnel. if arroyosing 83 here's what it looks like in baltimore county at york road. not too many cashes out there. not any at this time. it will be a nice easy ride to the beltway. here's what the beltway looks like at bel air road. no concerns here in overly an 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 95 all the way up to 83. the west side also clear from 795 down to 95. that's uplook at your abc2 timesaver traffic -- a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan over to you. >>> thanks. another traffic alert this morning, the exit ramp on route 40 is going to be closed beginning today for a year. the exit ramp at southbound 715 will be closed. there will be detour signs posted to let you know about this and the closure is part of the project to improve the area following all the changes. >>> and remember tomorrow, two military convoys will be causing some congestion on the bay bridge around

. >> be careful if you are going to take the beltway in virginia. periodic closures overnight. 495 near 66, the inner loop side. 66, they are working outside the beltway westbound. as far as prince george's and montgomery county, the beltway looks wonderful. near university boulevard, inner loop and outer loop, dividing around the work zone after this camera, but no delays. back to you. >> thank you. today is the intense heat will have to making good use of air conditioning during your commute around town. some doctors are preparing to increase in patients at a local emergency rooms. >> they checked on the elderly yesterday and those with breathing problems. every swimming pool, eccentric and government building in the district will be open for those looking for relief. one doctor fears some people will try to do their regular routines in these dangerous conditions. >> it often catches people off guard. people think they are indefensible jogging in 100 degrees or exercising. they think they are tough and they can withstand the heat. >> the doctor say

>> right now still tracking breaking news on the beltway on the outer loop of the beltway, approached loop 50. involving a tractor trailer and another vehicle. blocking two of your left lanes here. able to get by two lanes to the right. seeing significant delays this morning because of the crash in this ar. i'll show you how far back they are. look at this as you make your way past central avenue. you are pretty much just sitting here until you continue ahead towards route 50. a mile away from 50 on the outer loop of the beltway. please use caution. checking other areas as well. traveling along i-95 in virginia. some volume at fairfax county parkway. hey, it's friday. driving 49 miles per hour from quantico. that drivic aing about 28 minutes right now. i'm back in ten with another look at your traffic. >> thank you. >>> 6:12. the well-known tv host pulled over for driving and talking on the cell phone while he was on the air. >>> new from overnight, details of former penn state coach joe paterno's will are made publ >>> maybe you've heard d.c. police say they are cracking down on driv

good morning. >>> breaking news on the beltway. the outer loop of the beltway, connecticut avenue, a six-vehicle crash in this area. see the fire department and ambulance all on the scene, police as well. and you are able to pass it, you got to get by sticking to the right. two lanes to the right gets by the accident here. and we are seeing some delays. take a look at georgia avenue. cars driving to a complete stop in this area. i'll keep watching this. but, again, connecticut avenue, only two right lanes get by. a lot of rubber necking, getting by slowly, a six-vehicle crash in that area. back in ten minutes. back to up. >> thank you. >>> time is 6:22. watch what you say. what one town is going to be doing or why they are going to be hahning out tickets. >>> a major change that would affect thousands of local students. where kids may soon be able to hit that snooz♪ oh yeah, this is what a weekend getaway should feel like. and does. if you're here that is. feel the fun. feel the hamptonality. your home and auto policies and save. d

keep a heads up if you're traveling the outer loop of the beltway. route 123. e lane getting by in that area. the inner loop of the beltway at i-66. again, check for volume. not seeing any. looks to be in its final stages. however, if you're traveling the outer loop of the beltway for braddock road passing robinson terminal. the good news is you can see volume very light in the area on the inner loop as well as the outer loop. no delays at this time. just use caution. back over to you. >> thanks. 81 degrees at 4:42. still to come, what may be to blame forgetting a number of kids sick at an area summer camp. >>> the big show of support for grandmother who fou >>> oh, my god. your glasses are foggy. [ bleep ]. >> an update now to a story we first brought you yesterday. donations continue pouring in for the upstate new york school bus monitor who was bullied mercilessly by a group of seventh graders. the funds for karen kline has topped $380,000. video of cline being tormented has gone viral more than 1.5 million people have watched it on youtube. >>> a 911 dispatc

we'll take a live look at the beltway north of town. the outer loop, traffic still moving well, heading westbound toward silver spring. all lanes are open. let's go back over to our map and this time route 50 inside the beltway. bunching up a bit here and we'll head over to route 5. a live look at the ocean city drawbridge. it is a great day to go and through the weekend. coming up, we'll go to virginia at 6:00. back to you guys. >>> making news now a5:50. montana is the latest western state where crews are battling multiple wildfires. the blaze in bear trap started earlier this week, but gusty winds helped it explode inside. flames are now scorched 15,000 acres. >>> for the first time in a decade the food and drug administration has proved a new prescription diet drug. belviq acts on the area of the brain that controls appetite and metabolism. it is only approved for obesity if you have one medical issue. >>> california governor jerry brown signed a budget overnight which relies on voters approving his proposed hikes this november. wit

a 15 minute ride from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. and if you are traveling on 83 here's exactly what it looks like at york road. no problems to report whatsoever. not too much activity in the area. it will be a very easy ride down towards the beltway. once you do get on to the beltway. here's what it looks like in parkville at harford road. everything up to speed. just 11 minutes to travel the outer loop from 95 up to 83. major construction began last night on 895. abc2 linda so is live this morning in south baltimore right near the harbor tunnel. good morning linda. how is traffic looking so far? >> reporter: good morning lauren. things look fine right now. we're not quite into the morning rush just yet. but they do tell us you should expect backups. right now we're right on 895 before the harbor tunnel heading southbound. we spoke with construction crews about 30 minutes ago who tell us just beyond this tunnel and the toll plaza is where the construction is going on. they have the lanes narrowed down to one and crews are resurfacin

north of the beltway, it will be rougher this morning. all the counties in orange is were the severe thunderstorm warnings are located. pink is the severe thunderstorm watch. those storms will continue southbound. thunderstorms between now and in with the heat index over 100. >> good morning. it doesn't appear that those storms are affecting traffic. no major incidents to talk about. we're up to speed on the major roadways. over on the other side, at 70 checking in at 51 miles per hour. no delays to talk about. 11 minutes in the outer loop west side. 11 minutes in the northeast corner. 80 minutes between the 95 ap's. this is the j.f.x. and it looks very nice in both directions. this is the harrisburg expressway at shawan road. north and southbound are moving just fine. the roads are wet as you move further north. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> both sides of the political aisle are using the supreme court ruling to rally their forces. >> democrats see the ruling as a victory for the president. >> we begin our coverage with halli

[audio not understandable] no delays in this vicinity from hunt valley to the beltway. it will be nice and clear and if you are use the jfx to get into the city, 11 minutes from the beltway to downtown baltimore. and that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. stay with us. there's much more to come. you are watching "good morning maryland." you know what's exciting? graduation. when i look up into my students faces, i see pride. you know, i have done something worthwhile. when i earned my doctorate through university of phoenix, that pride, that was on my face. i am jocelyn taylor. i'm committed to making a difference in people's lives, and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu to find the program that's right for you. enroll now. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> 5:44. thanks for joining us. your smart phone can keep you and your family safe from the heat water and bugs and linda so is here to tell us about some summer safety apps. >> reporter: yeah, it's all right here in the phone. there are plenty of free apps on the smart phone. you need to know what to look for.

that -- all the way to the beltway. uthbound side of the 95 no delays to 495 or north up towards the tunnels. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >>> a new attraction is opening up downtown in baltimore today at the inner harbor. look at this. it's the ripley's believe it or not museum. >> check out a ton of unusual things collected around the world and what's known as theauditorium. you can get lost in the mirror maze. >> meny cooper covered with pretzels. >> that's right you were there for the preview. >> it was cool. >>> all right. desk tops and chairs and phones and computer mouse. go ahead. this is all you. >> all right. why men's office space is a lot of germs, a lot more than women. >> i declare shenanigans in a while. queen elizabeth ii marks the 6 0th year on the british thrown. the tributes her family has planned coming up this weekend when "good morning maryland" continues. stay with us. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ev

that is the baltimore beltway at liberty road. the woods, we will take you to a picture near 395. that looks good for now at duke street on the way to the pentagon. now back to news. >> thanks so much. the woman charged in a deadly hit-and-run incident that happened last month in hybla valley will be arraigned today. police said gloria mcmillan hit 21-year-old shelinda arrington after our road-rage incedent and then left the scene. she turned herself in a few days later. investigators don't believe she tried to kill the woman. macmillan is being held without bond for. >> a press tour does county councilwoman will be tried on reckless driving charges today. karen toles was pulled over after going more than 100 miles an hour on the beltway in february, allegedly. she was ticketed for an unsafe lane change but was charged with reckless driving after a police review. she could be fined and a license could be suspended, if convicted. >> hailing a cab in the district is about to get cheaper. the commission says the $1 per trip fuel surch

the beltway also going to be clear from parkville up to towson and the west side.s whatsoever from 795 down to interstate 70. now the tunnels are also clear but that could very well change this summer. today state transportation officials are holding a news conference to talk about a major construction project on 895 that will begin on june 30th. crews are replacing concrete decking and one lane of traffic just southbound of the harbor tunnel toll plaza and expected to be finished by october. but drivers really need to expect heavy delays while the construction is underway. and in the meantime you will want to use the key bridge or the fort mchenry tunnel and more on the construction tonight on abc2 news at 5:00. >>> as for the weather yesterday things were a little bit warmer no winds like we had on tuesday and that made all the difference. >> i missed you megan because they were giving me a hard time yesterday. >> no, no. >> oh my goodness. >> giving lynette a hard time? >> it was not me. >> what was that? >> nothing. >> did you just walk me up to the bus and pul

no problems on the beltway through silver spring. here's 395 heading for the 14th street bridge into downtown. also moving well across the bridge span here. we'll take a live look and show what you it looks like heading into downtown. all lanes are open. in my next report, we'll take another look, this time at 66 at 5:38. >>> virginia's chief medical examiner has unveiled facial reconstructions of three unidentified men. >> the men's bodies were found at different locations in northern virginia between 2003 and last year. in each case police found mostly skeletal remains and the lack of flesh kept investigators from determining how these men died. so far police have not found any matching missing persons cases for the three men. look at these reconstructions on what they believe the faces looked like. if you think you recognize one of the faces, contact your local police. >>> dozens of high school students who were visiting the george mason university campus are now recovering from a stomach illness. the students started getting sick

the beltway at georgia avenue across the bay bridge, and good on the beltway in landover. now to adam caskey. >> up to the rooftop cameras overlooking the federal city this morning, clouds in the distance. a mixture of clouds and moonlight early this morning. and rise at 5:42 and we will have a good amount of sunshine for the majority of the day. clouds moving towards the 95 corridor and continuing northeast. we have rain in new york all the way up to and england -- through new england. high pressure will give us sunshine today and lower humidity. ever fresh in northerly breeze. sunny and 83 tomorrow. additional clouds tomorrow, 78 degrees. below average high temperature is all the way through the weekend. >> a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held later today to officially renamed 1 red line metro station. until now it is the station you have come to know as the new york avenue-florida avenue- gallaudet u station. officials thought that was long so they renamed it noma- gallaudet u. new york avenue will be used as a secondary name for one year to assist customers during tra

before andexpected after the beltway. > thank you. 6:51. >> we are back after the break. >> good morning. coming up, the designer shoe divorce. the new york woman with 1200 pairs of high-priced heels of once a shareer ex of her million-dollar .ollection charlie sheen is back with a new but does he have a new attitude? he will talk with us about his life on screen and off, next on gma. the supreme court could issue opinions this week on what could be the final week of the session. among the ruling is expected to announced, the health care overhaul and arizona immigration >> . still picking up the pieces from week's massive storm. than 100 families in bladensburg urged have been displaced. a microburst capable of 100 m.p.h. winds hit area. that tore off roofs, damaged buildings, and damaged cars. debby hasl storm dumped large amounts of rain on ofrida and spawned dozens least one killing at person, expected to make landfall sometime mid-week. >> we have to show you some video. smarter than average bear. was a mama bear comin

as you head to the lanes connecting to the beltway. traveling on the inner loop we'll check that speed right now. i have the wrong speed up. i was checking the speed. no accidents no, construction, no delay on the inner loop and outer loop of the beltway. and if you're taking the rails, they are open with no delays so far. >> thanks. >>> breaking news now. at least 17 people are dead after a standoff that ended a few minutes ago between taliban terrorists and afghan security forces. police say three men attacked the kabul hotel with machine gun, grenade, and suicide vests late last night. at least two of the terrorists were killed in the standoff. a taliban spokesman says the men attacked the hotel because foreigners there were drinking and doing some other things that are banned by islam. >>> new this morning. prince george's police are investigating a shooting involving one of their officers. it happened in the 5600 block of fairmont heights. that's where melissa is live with the latest details. good morning. >> good morning. that's r

it will be nice and clear from interstate 195 up to the beltway. no problems in the white marsh ride with a now minute trip from the beltway to route 123. no problems to report here if we can pull up the camera of the beltway. if you are going to the beltway just 11 minutes ride to 83. traveling from 795 down to 95 also 11 minute ride there. and we are continuing to cover what will be a major traffic alert this summer. traffic is now underway -- excuse me, construction is now underway on 895. so drivers will want to expect a major backup all summer long and abc2 news linda so is in south baltimore this morning with what you can expect. >> reporter: good morning, well, construction began at 9:00 last night. what right now is 895 right before the harbor tunnel. things right now are running smoothly and about 15 minutes ago we saw more construction crews arrive on the scene. they tell us just beyond this tunnel and this whole plaza is where the construction is going on. lanes are one lane in the southbound direction. right now because it's still early

clear to the beltway. 13 minutes to get to the capital beltway. the rails are open with no reported delays. all are running on or close to schedule. >>> if you're looking for a quicker, less crowded trip home from work, it could be on its way starting monday. the new rush hour program called rush plus comes to metro on monday. it's going to add more trains to some of the heaviest travel section on the orange line and yellow line. keep an eye on your destination. some orange line trains will now travel to largo town center. on blue line and yellow line trains will travel between greenbelt on the green line and franconia on the blue line. it will appear on metro maps as dashed line lines. >>> keep a tight grip on your phone or ipod bhil riding metro. the transit system says thefts of the devices and pickpocketing has more than doubled in the first three months of this year compared to last year. aggravated assaultsnd bike thefts are also up so far for the year. the crimes s is in parking lot been cut in half. down 63% from 120 last year. metro says t

speeds on the topside of the beltway looking good. west side slowing down, 35 is your average now. there's a live look at that delay there at exit 17. there's another live look outside. that is 95, slow and go in the southbound direction there between white marsh boulevard and the beltway. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. marty and don, back over to you guys. >>> this morning's coffee with, this is a good one, with nicki taylor. >> ladies and gentlemen, nicki taylor. welcome to the eyewitness news morning edition. how is life today? >> wonderful. thank you. >> i'm sitting here and looking at you holding these band aids. how many band aids have you used in your life? >> you can't countied. >> count -- you can't countied. count -- count. >> my 3-year-old wears band aids all the tile. these come in -- all the time. these come in handy. >> what is it with kids and band aids? it's like their first jewelry. >> i think they like texture, like to hold a lot of things. i know my daughter does. she's holding crayons a

it's pretty much stop and go as you make your way to the beltway. idents on i-956789 traveling on 395 you can take a live look at edsel road right now. northbound at edsel pretty slow to duke. all the way to the 14th street bridge, pretty clear. that's due to change any minute. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at trachlkt aaron, over to you. >> we're staying on top of breaking news out of syria this morning. there are reports of another massacre. showing the aftermath. human rights groups say aleast 23 people were killed on the outskirts of hama. but syrian activists put the death toll at 87. they blame militia men for the massacre. it comes after 108 were killed late last month. >>> maryland live opened officially for business. check out those long lines winding their way around the building. there were so many people in line, police say they had to turn away,000 of them. "news 4's" tracee wilkins is live on what turned into a very hectic night. tracee, good morning. >> reporter: it was down the road, down the bw parkway. this was an amazin

the west side of the beltway slow spot at 31. a delay on 795 southbound as you you approach the west side. there's -- if you're traveling around the bay bridge or key bridge there's going to be some closures so expect that. remember wjz 13 is always on so for traffic information log to on wjz.com. >>> here is the stories people are going to be talking about today. the former president of egypt is clinging to life at a military hospital in cairo. hosni mubarak's decline comes with widespread protests with elections to find his replacement. >> initial reports of the death of hosni mubarak sparked celebrations in cairo's square. they were later con if i recalled -- con if i recalled to be -- confirmed to be wrong. the 84-year-old is not dead but on life support in critical condition. she he was -- he was rushed to this military hospital after suffering a stroke in prison. a small group of support rs gathered outside. -- supporters gathered outside. he was sentenced to life in prison for failing to stop the killing of hundreds of prot

not too bad on 270 between father hurley boulevard and the beltway. so to and from the wilson bridge. nice in dale city where we will give you the green light as well. we will take you to the live camera pirie it down to it shady grove road. it is down there. more to come on the traffic seen. back to natasha and steve. >> give yourself some extra time to get around if you're using a metro. >> they will not run between east and west falls church. shuttle buses will be available for you. red line trained well single track. blue line trains will single track between stadium and armory and addison road. no work on the yellow or green lines. >> drivers can expect some delays on the wilson bridge. it to be closed from 9:00 tonight through the entire weekend. traffic lanes will be on one lame after telegraph road. the ramp from 195 to the out to label also be closed on saturday and sunday. just avoid the beltway. >> stay at home apparently. >> we're looking at about 80 degrees. >> the search of a man wanted for attacking a woman on a popular trail. what offic

you are looking at an 8ment ride from the beltway to the toll plaza. and if you are heading out to the beltway as we pull up to drive times you are looking at an 11 minute ride on that outer loop from 795 toward 95. actually right around 11, 12 minutes and if you are using the jfx from the beltway downtown, to east fayette street it's an 11 minute ride. that's the abc2 timesaver traffic. >> have you seen this? >> of core -- have you seen this? >> i have. >> cheryl conner saw this coming into work off the jfx at northern parkway. it's an exit a mom and her 7 ducklings crossing an exit ramp heading for 83. little miss mary came to help. >> i am an animal lover and i reaccused and stopped my car and got out and tried to she her back in. -- s shoe her back in. i stopped the traffic on the exit. >> she put her hand up to stop the traffic and a gentleman teamed up with mary and they turned the mother duck around in the woods and they are now enjoying jones falls and should be hopefully right about now. >> that's right. >> all right. this is one of the -- >>

all clear around the beltway, interstate travel. travel times working in our favor south into richmond, north into baltimore along 95. we are good as far as 270 66, the greenway, the dulles toll road. no problems on the beltway at the wilson bridge, south of town. is is traffic across the american legion bridge. now to news. >> we will start with a developing story from the west coast where authorities are investigating a series of traffic collisions involving u.s. secretary of commerce john brison. he was driving a lexus in the san gabriel valley saturday afternoon when he rear end a buick as he waited for a train to pass. he stopped and talked with three men inside the buick and then left the location and hit the buick. a second buick brison-- hit the buick a second time. he was cited for felony hit and run. drugs and alcohol don't appear to play a role. he has not been admitted to the hospital. we will continue to follow the investigation and bring any updates as we get them. >> the child sex abuse scandal at penn state university

the beltway itself at telegraph not a problem. 95 still looking good out of dale city. it's friday morning light coming toward woodbridge, the occoquan river and springfield. there had been some overnight construction in springfield on the inner loop toward braddock road so a little slow through that area. let's take you live outside. first of all the northbound side of i-395. this is nice and light at duke street. no problems as we head for the 14th street bridge. all the potomac and anacostia river crossings are fine. now to the other side of the town. no issues between college park and bethesda. a quick look at university boulevard. all lanes are open. a look at 270 at 5:09. >> thank you, monika. >>> former d.c. council chair kwame brown now has to court appearances today. >> brown resigned yesterday. wes' expected to enter guilty pleas both in federal and d.c. superior court. delia goncalves is live outside u.s. district court with details. good morning to you, delia. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. this is a pretty rare move. very rarely does one defendant actua

pretty good shape between centreville and the beltway. nothing out of the norm for us.red 70 in a couple of cameras. no change -- looking at 370 in a couple of cameras. no change right now. i thought i would pull up a picture. beautiful trip on the beltway. back to you. >> it is hot out there. it's 76 degrees right now. >> kevin durant has enough to deal with considering his team is facing >> at first to bring gambling to prince george's county have failed right now. they failed to reach a consensus. they also look at adding table games at the five already authorized casinos. >> casinos do not enhance the quality of people's lives. >> the talk about $374 million a year. this is the money we could really use to help for our schools. >> there is still time to come to an agreement. the company does still want to build a casino with national harbour. >> bruce majors has announced he is forming an exploratory committee. he made headlines back in 2010 when meshe attended a rally in d.c. that was attended by clinton back -- glenn beck. already 76 degrees out there. >> prince w

we'll take a live look at the beltway at the american legion bridge. both loops pretty much look like this between tysons and bethesda on the west side of town. back over to the maps and this time we'll head over to the insides of the beltway. 395 to the 14th street bridge looks great. no problems to report on 295 you're heading north to the 11th street bridge. we'll take a live look at the inbound side of i-66 at the roosevelt bridge. nice and quiet into the downtown area as well. coming up in my next report, we'll go to the north side at 5:23. back to you. >>> in our next hour, we're going to be live from the at&t national. tiger woods is getting ready to tee off in an early morning practice round. >>> next in sports the nationals recover from a bad throwing error by scoring the most runs they've had in a single game they've had all year long. >> first, we're going to take another look at the question of the day. 55% of americans say they keep this thing in their car. is it a, a flashlight, b, toilet paper or c, candy. terry posted this on our facebo

major overnight work starts tonight on the outer loop of the beltway. every night this week crews will shut down three of the four lanes from georgetown pike to oak street overpass. the work should end by 5:00 each morning. >>> 73 degrees. many parents can relate to this story. the embarrassing moment for u.k. prime david cameron. what he forgot while out to eat with his family. >>> a first for twitter. how the social networking site is branching out. >> a live look outside right now. off to a beautiful start. sun in the sky. tom kierein says things will change quickly this afternoon. and that's our quarterly wrap-up. any thoughts? wow. yowza. terrific. incredible. no, i mean, really, this is so good. that's great, guys. thanks. off the charts. phenomenal. thank you, i'm just glad we're all on the same page. slam dunk. incredible. mmm. i agree. kick up the flavor with dunkin's new breakfast burritos, made with fire-roasted veggies, melted cheese, and delicious steak. grab one today. bring on the day. bring on the flavor. hurry in for dunkin's new breakfa

if you're headed out to the beltway, this is overly at bel aire road. just an 11-minute ride on the outer loop from 95 up towards 83. you will be in the clear on the west side, no delays from 795 down towards route 40 that. is a look at your abc 2 news time saver traffic. megan and charley, over to you. >>> it is set to become the largest american city to ever declare bankruptcy. >>> coming up what city lawyers are going to do in court today and the factors that have now put this city in quite a predicament. >>> oh, my god, look at that. >> any one spark will start a fire. >> more on that breaking news out of colorado this morning, those wildfires, they've taken a new direction overnight. you're waking up to what's new in maryland. ñ' [ male announcer ] millions of dollars for new schools and teachers... thousands of new good paying jobs... all without raising taxes. that's what a world-class resort casino at national harbor would mean for maryland. but it won't be built unless lawmakers give us the right to vote on it this november. call 1-800-492-7122

taking 30 minutes to get to the beltway. chopper 4 at 395. ys continuing toward duke and seminary road. you'll see the bulk of your delays this morning. it gets a little better after you pass seminary road. but you're pretty much slow the entire way, under speed heading toward the 14th street bridge. i'll give you a travel speed. you're at about 33 miles per hour on average. 19 minutes to get from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. aaron, over to you. >> thank you. >>> not everyone is raving about the brand new casino opening in anne arundel county tomorrow. maryland live sit right next to arundel mills mall. engineers removed a circle along the boulevard to ease the flow of traffic. but people who live nearby say the area is already congested, and the casino isn't even open yet. >> there's so many people coming to the casino and coming out, so it's always hard for me to pull out. like i almost got in a car accident just going out of this road. >> maryland live opens tomorrow night at 10:00. >>> consider yourself warned. today is the last

an unusual object on the beltway had twitter all abuzz. we'll tax a closer look after the break i don't the fierce battle heats up today with a debate that is sure to play a big role in november. why both the president and mitt romney are paying a visit to a critical swing state today. we'll be right back.  >>> what it is in people in the area are buzzing about this picture from twitter. it looks like a ufo on the back of a truck. it was on the beltway last night. people would called us say they began seeing it on 270 when they got on the beltway before getting off and heading east on 210. just what was this mysterious object? in the that mysterious. maryland state police say it is a drone aircraft made by north ron grumman. it was being transported it from west virginia to patuxent naval air station in maryland. so mystery solved. >> i could see where, if you didn't know what a drone looked like, you could be fooled. >> would this -- >> you would really think it is a ufo. >> would the government just be driving a ufo on the back

very smooth ride from the beltway into town. across the curtis creek drawbridge, not tracking any delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> state leaders on both sides of the aisle are asking for a chance to talk about what is happening in the inner harbor. >> jim brochin has now voiced his concerns. kim dacey joins us live with the latest. what is he saying this morning? >> it was republican state delegate pat mcdonough who raise the red flag about safety in the inner harbor after a number of attacks. he does not agree with the racial overtones, he put forth jim brochin from baltimore county agree there is a problem downtown. he agreed that state police should be brought in to help with security. the mayor's office refused to comment on the senator's concern. police claim that violent crime is down 14%. common assaults are running even with last year. the mayor will be opening a new curfew center last week which should help. police insist they are doing what they can. >> these men and women are out there each and every

it will be nice and clear as you drive down towards the beltway. saver traffic now over to you. >>> penn state pedophile case that rocked the college football world will go in front of a judge. >> jerry sandusky will appear for a -- before a judge for opening statements and sherrie johnson is with us live this morning with what we can expectand all eyes will be on pennsylvania. >> reporter: a lot of people have been paying close attention. in a few hours the trial of injury sandusky is set to begin. today the former -- jerry sandusky is set to begin. he will face 52 charges. s accused of abusing 10 boys over a 15-year period. one of the alleged victims will be one of the first to take the stand. prosecutors will present evidence including expensivegift given to the alleged victim and what's described as a creepy love letter. the former assistant coach is expected to testify. he reported -- expected to testify. he reported seeing sandusky in the showers molesting a boy. >> there's other evidence that's not been released to the public yet which i beli