i expect this action to stay out of the beltway. r two storms could be severe. highs in the mid to upper 90s. it will feel like 100 or so. prepare for the heat. >> we still have a closure of the northbound baltimore- washington parkway at the beltway. the accidents involving a pedestrian was nevada at the exit for greenbelt road 193. northbound traffic on the beltway is being diverted onto the beltway -- that is. southbound at the scene of the accident that's where everything is a. moving nicely on 495. >> firefighters respond to an apartment fire to find an elderly woman dead. inside 1600 block of 17th street in southeast. washington the fire was. and the kitchen mildred harrison, in her 70's, leaves behind several children and grandchildren who lived there in area. >> she was like a mom to me. she gave good advice and we cried together. she loved. travel ports investigators are looking into what exactly caused. fire the aftermat-- >> investigators are looking into what caused the fire. >> pepco is reporting a 81,000 customers still

around the beltway mainly the 70s.lling in some moisture from the south so we've got 75 toward fort belvoir. 75 in college park and city center of course staying a little bit hotter but the afternoon temperatures are going to feel fairly warm. our winds this morning have been calm to light. they're slowly shifting from the north and the northeast and that's what's going to give us some cooler temperatures as we head into that saturday and sunday forecast. at least a little bit of an adjustment from the summertime pattern. the next three days ahead we're looking at code yellow for most ever -- for all of the region as we have the heat moving on through and the showers and thunderstorms a possibility all three days. monika? >>> on the inner loop of the beltway in prince george's county, there's an accident near kenilworth avenue. in fact, they're saying it could be two separate accidents inner loop of the beltway near kenilworth avenue. two right lanes are blocked. on the west side of town beltway is looking fine between

down to the beltway, a little bit heavier. this is liberty. olume in the outer loop down towards 70. we will keep you posted on those delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. john collins has the forecast. >> good morning. the notice the sun on the traffic cameras. there are some false echoes on the radar. some shower activity moving towards ocean city right now appeared the greatest rain activity will be to the south of us. the farther north we go, the less of a chance of the rain and the higher the chance we will see sunshine. 77 in annapolis. 74 in edgewood. parkton, 71. 70 at westminster. we take a look at the front down to the south. this is the trigger for most of the activity today. little waves moving along the front may bring it for the north which would enhance the rain chance south of us today appeared this area of high pressure is the dominant feature and will keep the northern half of maryland generally nice weather conditions. the humidity is down. the jet stream is now pulling south and dragging the more pleasant here in o

to the beltway? s a slight chance we could see a stray shower or some light rain come through. here's a look at the day planner, temperatures in the upper 70s by 9:00. by 6:00 around 85 degrees and we'll generally stay mostly cloudy. highs for afternoon current temperatures rather, 76 downtown. 68 manassas and 68 degrees also in culpeper and orange. so highs for today 87 in downtown and 86 in gaithersburg. here's monika with your timesaver traffic. good morning. >>> good morning. it's great to show light traffic here at the wilson bridge it's a good example of the beltway all around town. no problems here between oxon hill and alexandria is we're looking good on 95 through 95 and virginia as well. but you may want to make other plans if you're trying the use metro to get to national airport this weekend and that's because the reagan national airport and crystal city stations will close tonight at 10:00 p.m. shuttle buses will be provided between the braddock road and pentagon city stations while crews

so not really worried about it here in the beltway. here's why. the satellite radar picture showing us high pressure is in control so plenty of sunshine with a couple of clouds filtering in. most of the activity weather in the form of showers and storms are south of us. so here's a look at your zone forecast. we start in western maryland. cumberland close to 80. pretty nice day for you in oakland. cumberland you're at 85 degrees. winchester 86. martinsburg 85. leesburg, warrenton, manassas upper 80s. culpeper, you'll get close to 90 degrees. in downtown temperatures around near 90 as well. average high for this time of year is in the upper 80s. gaithersburg 88. frederick also 88. annapolis 86. winds not a concern for you. so no issues with that small craft advisory at all for today or even tomorrow. pax river mid-80s. easton, cambridge, great day for the shore. temperatures topping out at around # 6 degrees. -- around 86 degrees. here's a look at the next three days. calling it a green alert for thursday, friday and saturday. it will be warm today.

and 66 east inside the beltway. metro mark is telling us they are on a regular service this morning. again i think you need to give yourself extra time, even if you use public transportation, considering all the factors involved. overall you can see the beltway, beltway is looking fine no issues to report all around town on your major thoroughfares, such at 495. inside the beltway, canal is closed between reservoir and arizona. and the georgetown pike out here at old dominion drive is shut down as well. canal road and also georgetown pike at old dominion drive. other than that, there is a whole list of secondary roads that are shut down. here's what 395 looks like inside the beltway. you have hov restrictions on 95 and 395. there was an accident a pretty major one on the south side of i-95 in woodbridge with crews there overnight. southbound i-95 in woodbridge. if you are planning to head around town, be careful with all the debris in the road. lots of intersections with lights down. 69 intersections by the way affec

traffic diverted onto the beltway. nd has some closes for a separate accident near powder mill road. 270 in germantown moving nicely. this is what it looks like all around the region. no commute. looking good all over the region. back to you. >> thank you. 6:45. >> coming back with much more. a new study is linking cat >> a new study is linking cat litter and women's mental health. researchers found whitman infected with parasites had a one and a half times greater risk of attempting suicide. the parasite is found inside cats and ends up in their litter box. if other factors come into play including a person's genes and social and economic conditions. the study is just a starting point. >> and other bizarre study. it the fourth of july. >> this person was president clinton's communications director and now he is acting as abc's chief political correspondent. flexed i had a chance to have a conversation with george stephanopoulos when we visited new york last week. >>are you coming back to d.c. sometime? >> i go back and

not only will we see middle 70s for the city center, we'll see 60s outside of the beltway. a little bit of a break for you as you head into your tuesday morning. 7-day forecast definitely going to stay fairly moderate right through the middle 90s until the fourth of july. monika? >>> we have been giving you information all morning long that we have dark intersections all around the metropolitan area. andrea just said treat those as a four way stop and give way to the right. hov restrictions have been lifted on i-27 0, 66 east, metro mark regular service this morning although we are facing delays on mark. want to let you know a major closure is fox hall road between reservoir and nebraska avenue. new hampshire avenue this just in, north of north capital street is also close with wires down. that is in northwest. new hampshire avenue, north of north capital street at the 5900 block there. the beltway overall, you are beginning to see some delays around town. what i really want you to know when you approach an intersection that is dark, treat it as a four way stop. in some inst

it will feel like 105. >> we will start with a look at the beltway at river road. delays back to river road on the outer loop, heading down to the american legion bridge improving down to where the work zone was near the toll road. delays leading montgomery county are easing up quickly and now that everything has been open for about 20 minutes. 395 near duke street, up towards the 14th street bridge from springfield, everything is moving nicely. light volume of traffic except for the work zone at the beltway on the outer loop. looks ok all around the region. in springfield traffic is moving pretty smoothly from newington to field and on to 395 looking good. delays on the outer loop heading into virginia from montgomery county but that's easing up. >> almost a week after the storms hit the d.c. area. thousands of people are still. still they help the air-conditioning will come back on soon so they don't have to sweat through another hot and humid day. john gonzalez is live in potomac in an area still without power with more on how people are coping. >> the good news

you've seen it when you've driven on the beltway. the mormon temple in kensington is closed till next week for maintenance and cleaning. sky 9 caught the workers examining the statue at the very top of the structure. the building off beach drive near connecticut avenue was the first mormon temple built in the eastern until. >>> the federal government has approved a groundbreaking drug in a fight against aids. that story is coming up. >> plus, a spectacular light show in the skies but you're going to have to take a very long plane trip to see it. >> let's see who's celebrating a birthday today. comedian phyllis diller is 95. author and historian david mccullough is 79. oscar nominated actress diane carol is 77. >> donald sutherland is 77. camilla is 65. if it's your birthday, happy birthday. we'll be back. no, umm, over-easy. the $4 everyday value slam. one of 4 great choices for $4 off the 2-4-6-8 value menu. only at denny's. are always on the move. so they can't get to the bank to deposit a check. instead, they use citibank mobile ch

on the beltway nice and clear all the way around.just to remind you guys, we are giving away $600 in dpas cards all summer long. we'll draw a winner every single friday. all you have to do is like my facebook page. i'll have the details right at the very top. make sure your computer's popup blocker is turned off. that's been a problem for some. but be sure to enter and good luck. bright shining face there. we're going to "caption this"? later? yes. you'll love it. >> give us your caption there. another way we're getting you involved with the show. >>> weather wise, perfect day yesterday. >> it wasn't too bad out there. we did have a little bit of humidity still lingering. it's going to linger into today. temperature right around 90. as we start you out with maryland's most powerful radar this morning, we are nice and dry, all five sweeps on scanning the skies. mostly concerned with the temperatures this morning, coming in at 66 degrees in darlington, denton at 70 degrees and close to 70 in easton. that humidity is up there, you can s

pretty good on the beltway at the wilson bridge, coming through dale city to the beltway, 13 minutes. everything is open to the pentagon in this camera. back to you. >> thank you. we expect new details today in a deadly plane crash in laytonsville that happened around 7:30. >> it was landing when it crashed, killing one person and injuring a second. the investigation now begins into what exactly went wrong. now more. >> this was the scene of the wreckage. the single-engine plane crashed into a wooded area on the edge of the davis airport. witnesses could hear it from a mile away. >> i heard a rumble. i felt like the earth shook. >> this helicopter pilot was flying behind the plane just minutes before. >> i watched it take off. it appeared he did not get much higher than about 45 feet by the end of the runway and it was very slow. it looks like he was not going to clear the trees. he started right turn on the right side to try to clear the trees. it looked like he turned too far. >> it almost crashed into a home. >> i ahe approached the two gentlemen. one of them was not a coherent and

the west side of the beltway. eport. a live look at the major roadways. this is the east side of the beltway. the inner and outer loops are moving just fine. things are moving find on the topside of the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> good morning. we have a few storm-related busted versions this morning. the 55 bus is diverting and northern parkway. a diversion at liberty and rogers. the 58 bus diverting at park heights and northern parkway. light rail is on schedule. metro subway is on time. on time service on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. we are starting out with some quiet weather this morning. we did have some thunderstorms last night. there was a pretty good storm in southern maryland. everyone is going to be dry for the morning commute. this morning should be fine. 79 at the airport. 76 in parkton. we will make

no damage around the beltway right now. s far as the dulles greenway and the toll road and sterling and tysons on 7. nothing on 95, 395. good and centreville and the beltway. at father hurley boulevard to the beltway. >> it is 5:52. >> temperatures are a little steamy this morning. this.ore coming up after ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. with another look how the victims of movie theater remembered. being >> we will shella moore from esterday's prayer vigil in aurora to pay tribute to the 12 killed and more than 50 injured -- we will show you more. my god is an awesome god igns from heaven above wisdom and power ander an loved ♪r god is an awesome god >> we gather here together holding close to one another. remember those who died on july 20. matt. zekara. veronica. alex. alexander. rebecca. >> we will remember. >> for the families of those we remainere today, you.fo

that drive taking 11 minutes to get from the beltway to g.w. parkway. taking the rails, so far reported with no open delays. over to you. >> thank you. >>> breaking news right now. it was the most violent night toronto has ever seen. two dead, 20 injured in a shooting at a barbecue. news4's melissa mollet has this story. >> reporter: people were confirmed dead, teenage girl and young man. another 19 people are recovering from injuries and one of those hurt is an infant. this morning police are dealing with a very large crime scene. we understand nearly 200 people were at the block party. investigators say the violence broke out just before 11:00 last night in the east end of toronto. there was an altercation outside the home. shots were fired by multiple people. 16 blah ambulances and a tour bus responded. police chief bill blair calls the shootings, tragic, flightening, and senseless. >> this is not only unprecedented in toronto. i've been a cop for 35 years and this is the worst incident of gun violence in my memory anywhere in north america. it's -- i

temperatures in the 70s in and around the beltway. we'll keep the clouds around, even a late day shower or storm possible. highs in the middle up toker 80s. >>> in bethesda on the beltway at bradley boulevard, traffic seems to be moving well. there had been some issues on the outer loop at river road with high water and the inner loop of the beltway a serious accident overnight near 270 as well. that has been cleared. more details on area roads at 4:47. >>> the time right now is 4:40. i am watching your money. it wasn't the biggest of rallies but we'll take t. better chan expected earnings from i.b.m. and e-bay offset disappointing news about the job market. investors are hoping to tack on more gains this morning after the closing bell. google, microsoft both reporting stronger than expected quarterly profits. the dow stands at 12,943. nasdaq was up by 23 points and the s&p 500 added about 4. >>> 34,000 more people applied for unemployment benefits last week. that's a big reversal from the prior week. but experts say that number may be

heading along 66 between centreville and the beltway, giving you the green light as well as across the beltway through tysons and bethesda across the american legion bridge. south of town, the wilson bridge looks good. 95 callista northbound at the prince william parkway, the right lane blocked. still giving you the green light out of dale city to the beltway. now to news. >> metro is open for a nice morning commute following a series of problems over the weekend. >> metro was forced to shut down its entire rail system. john gonzalez is outside the mount vernon square station to explain how metro is preparing for any possible problems today. >> more personnel this morning. whenever there has been a problem with trains being halted, in the past, it's usually a track problem. this time it was a computer glitch inside the control center. that means controllers were not able to see the moving trains. the shutdown occurred twice this weekend. once on saturday afternoon and again early sunday morning. extra staff is on hand this morning just in case the transit agency computers crashed again

towards the southwest corner of the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the triple digit weather is our big story this morning. >> it will reach 100 an even higher. nadia ramdass joins us more with what health officials are saying. >> we're here at the pepsi plant. the temperature is sitting at 76 degrees. as we know, it will get hotter and hotter throughout the day. the heat wave so far this week has claimed the lives of five people in baltimore city. emergency room visits are soaring. there have been eight heat- related deaths in maryland this week. ice and bottled water has been passed out to people without power. one man has suffered back-to- back heat strokes since the storm knocked out his power. he and his wife continue to sleep at home with the windows closed for safety reasons. >> it has been miserable. that is the truth. >> we are just try to cope with it. we bought portable fans, but it wasn't nothing but the little tiny ones. my grandson, he got sick and we had to rush him to the emergency room last ni

let me take you to a live picture, this time on the inside of the beltway of 395. problems to report here luckily as you head for the 14th street bridge. you're going to be okay. it's the two situations in maryland i especially want you to be aware of. let's take you back over to the north side of town. actually the west side of town. if you're planning to head over on the beltway, dulles toll road, 66, you have different spots of construction in annandale and tysons corner. also an accident on the inner loop of the beltway after georgia avenue but before colesville road. you might still find some overnight activity from an accident. we'll take you live on the northbound side of 95 in springfield where volumes are still light to the beltway. i'll have more on all of those situations coming up at 4:39. >> thank you, monika. >>> three members of the d.c. city council are calling on mayor vincent gray to resign. >> this comes after the u.s. attorney revealed $650,000 in illegal contributions was funded to gray's 2010 campaign. >> reporter: the federal investigation in

if you are heading up the front way, do will have to exit onto the beltway. thing to do is to go to 95 and continue that northbound trip. southbound on the baltimore washington parkway lanes are open. no word on when lanes will be open northbound. you have an option with i-95 northbound to avoid that accident. over to springfield, things are good, with nothing reported. hov lanes are open to all northbound except for route 50. back to you. >> sad news from the entertainment world. beloved tv actor andy griffith passed away in his home on the north carolina coach. >> 86-years old. >> to this day, that whistle causes -- cost tv viewers back to mayberry, where andy griffith starred as sheriff andy taylor. >> day now you have been caught the -- taught the golden rule? >> yes. >> do you think you have been following that role? >> gs. >> after learning of his passing, ron howard, who starred as opie, said this. griffith with his wise words and i kind drawl figured in iconic comedies about small-town america. >> we are going to take the long wait. >> the real town w

as you connect to the beltway, no issues. in fact, on the inner loop, making your way from i-270 and i-95, 57 miles per hour. not bad. >>> breaking news in pakistan. gunmen are holding hostages in a police building and have reportedly killed at least one officer. the attack is happening in the city outside peshawar in the northwest tribal region on the country -- in the country. the gunman attacked the intelligence wing at building using hand grenades and exchanged fire with police. it is unclear who is behind the attacks but the pakistani taliban attacked a prison in the same city in april. freed more than 400 prisoners. >>> today president obama will return to the battleground state of ohio. he looefrs this morning for a campaign event in cincinnati. he'll also hold a fund-raiser before returning to washington there. this will be his second trip to ohio this month and his eighth this year. 4:34. >>> the obama campaign isn't letting up on its attacks on mitt romney's past as head of bain capital. the president is accusing the

inside the beltway no restrictions today or yesterday. that helps things out for sure on the inbound side of 66 again inside the beltway. no restrictions to worry about tomorrow as well. back over to the other side of town, there is an accident on the outer loop of the beltway, just past the wilson bridge as you approach saint barn bus road. leaving the wilson bridge, it doesn't seem to be affecting the beltway in alexandria. let's take a live look outside. if you are planning to head over to hunter mill road, that is shut down between lawyers road and the dulles toll road with a problem there. northbound i-95 just your normal slow traffic here in springfield headed for i-95. i'll have more in my next report coming up in a few minutes. back to you guys. >>> traffic lights on major intersections in maryland are coming back on loin. one problem spot had been veer's mill road. >> that is until the lovely delia showed up. it seems wherever she goes, the lights are coming on. poof. good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning. i'm carrying ext

inside the beltway, from the beltway to gw parkway, about 62 miles per hour. that drive taking 11 minutes. >>> police and federal agents in aurora, colorado are combing the movie theater and the suspect's apartment, trying to figure out why james holmes shot 12 people and injured dozens more on friday. the first funeral service will be held this friday. in the meantime, the u.s. house of representatives held a moment of silence yesterday. >>> the star of the movie forever linked to the massacre made a surprise visit to the survivors and first responders. christian bale was in "the dark knight rises." he was there on his own behalf and not representing the studio. warner brothers made an undisclosed donation to a fund that helps victims and their families. >>> the 21-year-old pregnant woman who escaped the shooting spree gave birth to a healthy baby boy. hugo jackson medley was born early yesterday morning. the baby's father caleb is in the same hospital. the 23-year-old is in a medically induced coma after being shot in the head during the massacre. caleb is on

the west side of the beltway also going to be clear. at 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. and for those of you who are using the jfx to get into the city, it's going to take you 11 minutes as well traveling from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. 95 up to speed in white marsh traveling from route 43 down to the beltway. you're only looking at a four minute trip. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan here's lynette charles with look at the forecast. >>> good morning lauren. all right let's start you out with a look in bel air this morning with a little bit of clouds and also a little bit of clearing and that's what we're going to see through the remainder of the morning and also the afternoon. it's going to be a pretty good looking day if you like the sunshine mixed in with the cloud cover. right now temperatures are cool. 64 degrees feeling pretty kind of good out there and the fact is that the humidity is lower than what it was yesterday. arbutus 66 degrees right now. hanover

overall the beltway is looking good inside the beltway. you might find it a tiny bit heavy trying to get into the district jog the potomac and -- into the potomac and anacostia crossings. the west side of town coming in from the airport, dulles toll road, 66 no problems in the tysons area. looking good on the beltway. let's take you outside live right now. first of all on the inbound side of i-66 here at the roosevelt bridge as i said it's very light crossing the river trying to get over to constitution avenue right through the downtown area. you're going to be just final. let's go back over to the maps. this time head over to the downtown area. southeast no problems to report on the 11th street bridge. 295 is looking great. one more look outside if you're planning to head over to the beltway north of town. we'll take a look at our mdot camera. no problems at new hampshire avenue heading westbound all the way to silver spring and bethesda. i'll be back with more traffic in a few minutes. annually, back to -- anny, back to you. >>> you will

to the beltway and to the wilson bridge as well.time to virginia on the maps or southern maryland. the routes everything is looking fine. and now we'll go to virginia on the sky 9 northbound i-95 this is at the fairfax county parkway. it sounds like we may have something in lorton sky 91 going to head that way next and illuvia that for you coming up -- i'll have that for you coming up in my next report, at 6:25. >>> the time right now is 6:18. next in sports hear from the redskins on the first day of training camp. while the nationals do something that hasn't been done in nearly 80 years. >> uh-huh. and it's a good thing. well, you don't have to wait long to hear the question of the morning because we're doing that right now -- >> i like how facebook friend velvet thinks, she writes -- >> so post your guess on our facebook timeline. we'll have the answer at 6:54. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. 6:22. radar is quiet. a couple of sprinkles in eastern west virginia but the stuff is very light. now later today once again we're go

also, an accident now on the topside of the beltway. one on the inner loop at pairing parkway if you're headed out in baldwin. a new accident near maynor road. there's a look at your speeds on the beltway. starting to see minor delays on the beltway. 53 is your average. biggest problem, 95 southbound and the beltway. there was another live look outside. this one is going to be there at poll lasski highway. if you're headed out there, everything is running smoothly. >>> the maryland science centers giving you a chance to come in for a visit. 's part of the summer of irresponsible science. go to wjz.com. >>> hey, ralph, welcome to the eyewitness news morning edition. >> welcome back, actually. we've talked before. >> as a matter of fact, that's exactly correct. >> american gypsyies, doing really well, be you've got something really interesting going on here. >> yes. >> american gyp sis. what brought you to this project? >> well, this is a project that came to me -- i saw some footage, two film students were working on a documentary projec

travel times working us on the beltway to and from the american legion bridge./ a good run on 66, 95 395 and 270. metro will not anticipating any problems. authorities have issued a silver alert for a missing oxon hill man. the 73-year-old leander cooper dropped his wife off at washington hospital center, but never return. he suffers from dementia. he was seen driving a 2006 chevy trailblazer with maryland tags. if you see him, call police. >> if you live in montgomery county, ride on buses will run on a modified holiday schedule today and tomorrow. it is in response to a bust and caught fire last week. the same model bus has gone up in flames several times since 2009. the county has ordered similar buses taken off the roads. officials are bringing in replacement buses. do expect the latest today and tomorrow. it's monday morning. >> coming up, an update on the whereabouts of michael jackson's mother. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] letting her home be turned into a training facility? ttvwju.vog#wvs#q(pst)uog2uase3l-9k8elsvíe' qpe%3szúú]/ tt>ff@=l<$-3w9"rra:@÷5i$$d0pxhx ttvwju.vog#wvs#q(pst

on the beltway through silver spring. things look good on 66 except right before route 15 where we are getting word of an accident where a car went off the road. you may find a bit of slow traffic there. beyond that centerville over to vienna you are doing fine. no problems in springfield. northbound side where traffic is moving well to 35. >>> police are searching for a killer of an arlington business owner. >> 52-year-old tommy wong was killed in an armed robbery at capital jewelers last friday afternoon. good morning. >> reporter: good morning jessica, mike. this is certainly shaking this community. here in columbia pike, many friends and neighbors have placed flowers in memory of this victim, the quiet, hardworking business owner who they say ran the shop for five years. family members tell us tommy wong worked late friday night but was usually home by 10:30. however when he didn't get home in time they instantly called police. investigators will not release many details, but say wong was a victim of an armed robbery t

also seeing road work on the inner loop of the beltway near 50. let's head to maryland quickly traveling the inner loop of the beltway. making your way to university boulevard, see the right side blocked by the road work. stick to the left, the volume is light at this time. now back over to you both. >>> thank you, danella. buses are grounded because of fire prompting the ride-on bus schedule to change. now they will run on a holiday schedule with exceptions to busier routes. the county took more than 30 buses permanently out of service after this fire. flames engulfed a champion-style model in silver spring. luckily, no passengers on the bulls. the driver was not hurt. there have been a dozen similar fires since 2009. no one knows the exact cause but the bus driver's union says putting a bus body on a truck frame created the fire hazard. >> any time you have public transport, any vehicle that just suddenly bursts into flames and becomes engulfed in flames, i consider that dangerous. absolutely. >> montgomery county is working to replace the buses

of the beltway, that ramp was shut down. s now open. the outer loop of the beltway not bad at university. inner loop is clear as well. heading over to metro, still seeing delays because of the earlier track problem that's resolved at vienna, you're slow to new carolton. erika, over to you. >>> we have breaking news now out of bulgaria. israel is vowing to retaliate for a bombing that killed five israeli tourists and two other people. the victims were on a bus at the airport when an apparent suicide bomber blew himself up. it's not clear who the bomber was. but bulgaria's prime minister said he had a fake michigan driver's license. israel claims hezbollah was behind the attack. iran's state tv says the country had nothing to do with it. >>> we are eight days now away from the start of the olympic games. there is a new potential problem in london to tell you about. border agentsed a a busy heathrow airport are preparing to walk off the zwrob because of the ongoing labor dispute. the strike could begin the day before the opening

no significant delays at all from manassas to the beltway. on the outer loop, beltway heading from college park to silver spring, lighter than usual. you will see a tap on the brakes once in awhile. over to springfield, that is also the case as you head up from quantico fromto springfield. in moving smoothly without incident. back to you. >> all right. that is what we like to see. 71 degrees in ashburn. coming up, apparently mitt romney has changed his stance when it comes to one part of health care reform. we will talk to >> did you know that sam champion has ties to our area? steve chenevey recently went on a one-on-one with them. >> we see you every day on "good morning america." >> dc is my home town. my family is still there in the area. they watch me on you every day. >> we love to hear that. it is great to be able to get folks awake. you guys come on at 7:00 a.m. and that is where the fun begins. >> i used to complain that had the worst hours and television but now, you guys are on. you have the worst hours. >> we have the worst hours i

just 11 minutes traveling southbound from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. 695 nice and clear and the west side on the outer loop you're looking at an 11 minute ride and as well from 95 all the way up to 83. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> today a much anticipated report into how penn state university handled the jerry sandusky case is going to be released. >> this morning abc2 news linda so is here with a preview of what we could learn today. >> reporter: who learned what and when about the jerry sandusky case and if they did snuff to stop -- enough to stop it. an independent group has been investigating the role for seventh months. the report is expected to reveal if former football coach joe paterno and other top penn state officials tried to hide sex abuse allegations involving sandusky. sandusky was convicted of 45 counts of child sex abuse last month and is awaiting sentencing. paterno's family released a letter on wednesday that the head coach actually wrote himself to football players before he died. in t

let's talk about road work, heading over to the beltway. auto loop at the dulles toll road, only the right lane gets you by construction there. and making your way past braddock road, same thing. outer loop of the beltway, the left lane is blocked in this area, but volume is very light. you can see on camera here, not a lot of delays at all, so you should be fine if you're heading out right now. i'm back in ten minutes with another first 4 traffic report. >>> d.c. police are investigating a bizarre hit-and-run near the intersection of fuller and 15th streets northwest. police say a pedestrian was crossing the street just before 2:00 this morning. the person was hit by a car and knocked unconscious. that pedestrian woke up and walked to a nearby apartment for help. there is no word on the extent of his or her injuries. two d.c. police officers in the hospital this morning after a head-on crash in the 1900 block of capitol avenue in northeast. police say an suv going the wrong way down that one-way street slammed into the police cruiser. the d

heavy on the brakes all the way from the beltway to seminary road. ass seminary road, it gets a little better, but it's going to be stop-and-go from there to the 14th street bridge. you're at about 30 miles per hour right now, looking like a 22-minute drive. angie, over to you. >> thanks, danella. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray is facing calls to step down this morning from three council members. it comes as a new report out this morning says gray found out about the illegal shadow campaign that helped fund his bid back in january. news4's megan mcgrath is live outside the wilson building with more. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning, angie. mayor vincent gray says he has nothing to hide. he says that he was not involved in the illegal campaign effort carried out on his behalf. but according to an article in today's "washington post," gray became aware of campaign finance violations back in january. that's when he met with jeanne clarke harris. harris pleaded guilty to illegally funneling more than $650,000 toward a secret campaign effort tha

northbound traffic being diverted off of the beltway. southbound coming in from columbia and jessup, your lanes are open. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> first at 5:00 a.m. right now, breaking news from the district. an overnight fire claims a life in southeast. the fire broke out in an apartment building in the 1600 block of 17th street. that was around 1:30 this morning. fire officials have not yet told us anything about the age or the gender of the victim. the causes of the fire is still under investigation. >>> we've been talking about it all morning. there are still tens of thousands of people still in the dark this morning in the wake of friday's storms. >> pepco is expected to update its time line on getting power restored sometime later today. melanie alnwick is live with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. progress again in the neighborhoods is slow coming especially for people here in montgomery county. concentrations in bethesda where we are here, rockville,

a lot of congestion starting to pick up on the west side of the beltway. here's what it looks like at liberty road. the outer loop slowing down as you make the drive down towards edmondson avenue. here's what it looks like in overly at bel aire road, that outer loop really starting to slow down. that will continue up to providence road. fortunately the inner loop down towards 95 nice and clear. don't forget, we are giving away a $600 gas card. for all of the information, just go to my facebook page to enter. good luck. >> with groceries going up and gas going up, that will be a great thing to take advantage of, right, lauren cook? not clark, at facebook. >>> four california kids are being hailed heros after they rescue add toddler who fell into a canal. the girl's dprfer was trying to jump in to help her, but he simply could not reach her. >> i looked left, i looked right, something told me to jumpthe water. so i jumped in the water and i started swimming and swilling out of frustration. >> luckily a group of kids saw the toddler. they jumped in the canal t

let's continue to the beltway, had a situation there, this time traveling on the inner loop of the beltway, on the beltway at new hampshire avenue. just past it, approaching university boulevard, the situation is there is a disabled vehicle only allowing the left lane to get by in this area. and quite a delay is building in both directions on the beltway. i'm back in ten minutes with an update on both. aaron and eun, over to you. >> it is one of those mornings. thank you, danella. >>> our brief summer recess is over as well. >> and we are bracing for extreme heat again today. temperatures right now tolerable, we'll call it that. the sun, though, will heat things up pretty fast, and by this afternoon, it's going to be pretty hard to bear. storm4 meteorologist tom kierein now with a look at the day ahead. tom? >> we may be getting near 100 degrees. now, the only thing that might change that, areas that could get some storms, but right now it is a pleasant morning. we're in the 60s much of northern virginia, the rural areas in maryland, right around the beltway, nearby suburbs in prince georg

much of our forecast area, outside of the beltway, still into the 60s. but that will not last too much longer. at reagan national airport right now. southwest winds are pulling in moisture and will also give us cloud cover later on this afternoon. i'm forecasting highs today moving into the middle range 90s. for most of us we could see the upper 90s toward the south and he is with. over the next three days it is a code yellow weather alert day. we will have the opportunity for late day showers and thunderstorms. we'll keep temperatures around the middle 90s but the 7-day forecast gives us an opportunity for steady and heavy rain coming through on the fourth of july. we'll monitor that for you. monika? >> reporter: scattered power outages and signal lights out all around the metropolitan area. i'm going to tell you how many signal lights are out until they are all fixed. let's go back over to the graphic. if you are planning to head over to the beltway, and around town, you are going to be okay. but first, let's just go here. inbound on i 66, hov restrict

and so earlier we saw big delays from the beltway to green belt road. so possibly a lane has opened up. i'm going to give you another update on that in about ten minutes. until then, if you're heading out of the house right now, just to be safe, you're going to want to jump on i-95, nice and clear northbound. let's head over to i-66. no issues this is your outside the beltway or inside. your accident free. aaron and eun, back to you. >> thank you. >>> we are learning new information about george zimmerman as the man who shot trayvon martin tries to get out of jail. >>> also ahead, this story may have you passing the antacids. >>> it has been a tough week, but tonight hundreds of thousands will stream to the nation's capitol to kickback, releaks, and celebrate the byte of our nation. we have more on the festives. melissa, good morning. >> with so many fireworks canceled because of the power outages we're all still suffering from here and there. this could be the biggest fourth of july at the national mall we could ever see. it could be the biggest one yet

hitting the brakes as you make your way past the beltway. re as you head toward duke street even to the 14th street bridge, slow this morning. no major delays and the bulk of your delays are at king. once you pass king, you're pretty good. aaron, over to you. >>> emergency crews looking into a hazmat situation at a ups facility in laurel. they responded to a report of a fire and a nitric acid spill. the hazmat team cleaned up the spill if no words on. >>> it's been nearly a year since robin gardner went miss ing in on vacation. he says they were snorkeling when they disappeared. but her sister questions that part of the story. >> she would not have been gone snorkeling. she would not go snorkeling. that's just not typical of her because she didn't want to get her hair that she worked, you know, an hour on, messed up. she didn't want to get her face messed up. you know, she would not have gone snorkeling. >> she also told news4 she still believes robin gardner is alive. gardner's sister says she's trying to travel to aruba about the investigat

here's the beltway in oxon hill. there is an accident on the inner loop after central avenue closer to richie marlboro road, a carver sus a tractor-trailer. an accident cleanup continues inside the beltway at 210 and livingston road. a head-on collision there. i'll have more on traffic coming up at 4:47. >>> time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> let's talk hundreds with jessica doyle. >> i'm just going to start rolling them out. we've had kind of a bad streak on wall street. we're down to a five-day losing streak. investors lately disappointed at the latest from the federal reserve. the fed will consider additional economic stimulus if the job market gets worse. policymakers have mixed opinions on whether the economy needs more help right now. investors didn't like that. checking the numbers the dow stands at 12,604 after falling more than 48 points. the nasdaq lost more than 14 and s&p 500 was down by almost 8. >>> more than one million homes received some sort of foreclosure filing in the first ha

you're taking the beltway in virginia. the outer loop. first at the dulles toll road and again at i-66, you're going to have the left side blocked because of road work there. your volume is very light. hopefully that's in its final stages. let's head over to the beltway in montgomery county. inner loop this time past colesville road. construction still taking place. it was blocking the right side of the roadway. looks to be confined to the right shoulder lane. you are hitting the brakes just a bit but clear as you continue on. good news on the outer loop of the beltway, not seeing any issues in montgomery county. back in ten with another look at your traffic. >> thank you. >>> today lawyers for george huguely will be back in court. they want to judge whether prosecutors acted inappropriately by withholding evidence during his murder trial. in february, they found him guilty of second degree murder in the death of his exgirlfriend yardly love. both played lacrosse there before she was beaten to death in 2010. hugueely is expected to be sen

i-95 in virginia, heading from triangle to the beltway, nice and clear. a live look as we go past the lorton area, northbound lanes open, as are southbound. not seeing any road work. no accidents to report. and connecting to the beltway on the inner loop at route 50 articling tob boulevard. road work blocking the left lanes. have to stick to the right on the inner loop as you make your way past this work zone. should work until 5:00 a.m. back with traffic. >> thank you. >>> lance armstrong's lawsuit -- his lawyer rather says he will refile a lawsuit against the u.s. anti doping agency as early as today. a federal judge dropped the suit and seeks to stop the agency from going forward. the judge threw out the complaint. it seemed more focused on winning public support for the cyclist than legal arguments. he is giving the locally team they weeks to file suit. >>> the biggest and brightest stars all in one field tonight for major league's all-star game. desmond will miss tonight's game because of injury. >>> oh, man, center field, way back and gone! set off t

looking good on the beltway at american legion bridge. hopefully, the commute will be lighter than usual. no road work all around the because of the holiday. springfield, everything is after thetty nicely springfield interchange -- at springfield interchange. fauquier county, virginia, accident southbound on route 29 234. one lane getting by. 66 looks good. no problems all around the beltway. back to you. >> thank you. state police have issued a senior alert on behalf of a metro washington airports authority police department. they are searching for a 70- year-old woman last seen yesterday afternoon at dulles international airport. she suffers from dementia. she does not speak english. officers, are concerned about her safety. you are asked to contact police if you have seen her. investigators are searching for the gunman did 20 to be a separate shootings in the west that killed two people and wounded four others. the first happened after 8:00 last night between north capitol street and new hampshire avenue on gallatin street. one of the v

>> still seeing a problem on the outer loop of the beltway. if you're traveling in the through lanes of the wilson bridge, crash there blocks the left lane. and seeing a lot of volume in this area. to get by the accident you should stick to the local lanes. let's talk about the delays. van dorn, bumper to bumper. slow. heading over to i-95 right now in virginia, seeing some delays in that area. it's not terrible but you underspeed. it's stop and go. at lor on tton, not too bad. but on the occoquan, 17 minutes to get from the bridge over to the beltway. on 395 the bulk of your delays is on the beltway. you can see crowding in this area. it's not too bad once you pass seminary road and head to the 14th street bridge. aaron, over to you. >>> vincent gray slated to make a number of public appearances today. he addressed an on going investigation into his 2010 election campaign while accepting an award last night. >> you understand what we're going through, we are going to get through this also. >> gray accepted a leadership award from the national

the baltimore beltway here, this thing is slowly drifting to the west.popped up over the bay where water temperatures are up in the 80s this morning. down in the northern neck of virginia we are seeing a shower that also popped in the bay. this one is weakening but reidville a shower south of you slowly working its way onshore. temperatures are running in the 70s. in fact upper 70s along the bay. mid-70s in town. when you get inland, things cool off a little bit more. lower 60s with patchy fog in a few areas, winchester currently 61. we are in tyson's corners this morning. traffic looks like it is moving all right. temperature 75, mostly sunny at national airport with as an east-northeast wind at 5 miles per hour. 84% big picture nothing coming toward us the big boundary off to the south. you see it in the carolinas and well out to the west. other than a few pop up showers or thunderstorms today we should be in good shape. area wide a better chance on wednesday. 88 today. ton we are in the 60s in the suburbs. 74 in dc. tomorrow 86. yellow alert for the a

and if you are heading towards the beltwayings no delays. it will be a nice easy ride. as we check in and look live at drive times, the west side of the beltway in great shape this morning. 11 minutes on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. and if you are using the jfx no delays there either. it's going to take 11 minutes as well traveling southbound to the beltway all the way down to east fayette street and 59 nice and clear through fort mchenry. 8 travels from the beltway to the toll plaza. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you. >>> here's something we all do and all of us able are do, walk. and we do it while talking on the phone and getting an e-mail and texting. >> emergency rooms are seeing four times the number of patients injured by walking while distracted. >> four times? >> four times. >> all right. lindsay davis tells

let's take a look at the beltway. avy and slow right now unfortunately if you are traveling from college park towards greenbelt. we had a disabled vehicle. you can see that little activity in the left bottom corner of i don't you are screen. still something going on on the right shoulder. that is right near 201. the out are loop in much better shape. no problems for you leaving college park heading into silver spring. on the beltway in virginia, we could head onto trafficland. traveling past van dorn street, no problems for you as you head towards eisenhower crossing the wilson bridge. you should be running at speed. inner loop looks good leaving the mixing bowl heading up towards 66. 95, 395, running incident and accident-free right now. you may find some volume here from newington heading into springfield. 66 seeing that volume starting to build out of manassas. 270 in pretty good shape heading past 109 in clarksburg. >>> we continue to follow some breaking news out of aurora, colorado where at least 14 people are de

marsh to just beyond the beltway. we have an accident on harford road. closures remain in effect in the city. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. the big problem is 95 out of the northeast. 95 south of the beltway, you can see the left shoulder is taken up. police arriving on the scene. consider the philadelphia road or pulaski as your alternate. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the suspect in the colorado theater shooting now faces 24 counts of murder. he is being charged twice for each person that was killed in the rampage. he was charged with 116 count of attempted murder. the wife of george zimmerman will answer to perjury charges today. a judge revoked george zimmerman's initial bond. george zimmerman has pleaded not guilty in the death of trayvon martin. democrats want to extend the rates for households making $250,000 or less. we'll have the latest on the showdown coming up in a live report at 6:30. >> your next hotel stay could cost to a little more. have the hotels in the u.s. are e