watch for lanes closed just prior to the beltway. we have an accident and a downed pole in the city. report on any of the other major roadways and that includes 95. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. the justice department shares your concern. i share your concern. [cheers] acknowledge last spring, we have opened an investigation into this matter. theric holder speaks out on not guilty verdict of george zimmerman. that is our big story this morning. >> the verdict has sparked passionate and sometimes violent protests across the nation. hundreds took to the streets in los angeles to vent their anger. police had to make several arrests. says interview, a woman the decision to acquit george zimmerman was not one the panel took lightly. that wet people to know put everything into everything to get the verdict. they are responsible for the situation and both of them could have walked away. nevert juror said she wants to serve on a jury again. >> locally protests took to the streets in downtown baltimore. >> the second rally in baltimo

the inner loop of the beltway. in college park, outer loop dealing with some kind of metal debris causing drivers -- leaving them stranded, really, in the right shoulder lane and left shoulder lane. also in the college park area. and as you're traveling in this area just a bit slow. and you'll see broken down vehicles on the right and left side of the roadway. but check out the delays on the inner loop. not only are you dealing with the accident i just mentioned in college park, a report of a second accident. this time near bw parkway. reportedly with three vehicles involved. police are on the way. let me show you the delays in green belt. so far your delays are about two miles as you travel this morning. slow. so again, inner loop of the beltway in college park, you have to look out there. outer loop as well. slow down because the debris in the roadway. aaron? >> thank you. >>> we are following developments in prince george's county this morning. 6:41 now. if you live there, you need to hear this. everyone living

this is the west side of the beltway. is increasing in volume. 70 eastbound looking good at 65 miles per hour. the j.f.x. looking good heading into the city at northern parkway. this is 95 near white marsh. looking good southbound as you head towards the city. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> it will be a warm and steamy day today. we will top out at 89 this afternoon. scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon. if you take the boat out today, to twoights 12one feet. we will check the seven-day focast in just a few minutes. >> 76 degrees at the airport. >> do not go away. >> good morning. looking very nice. this is the west side of the beltway. we are starting to see the normal delays down to edmondson avenue. at 54.00 is looking good at warren road, 64 miles per hour heading south towards the beltway. things are looking good on 95 that white marsh. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. we have typically hit the hottest part of the year in baltimore. it is 88 degrees and it stays that

low to mid-70s outside the beltway. the isolated storm. about the same tomorrow. as we head toward thursday, we're going to go to yellow alert. we think the heat advisories will be more widespread. we're likely to have a code orange air alert for wednesday, by the way. friday 98 degrees with an afternoon storm as the nats return from the all-star break. and this weekend scattered storms saturday, 94. then finally cooler weather into the 80s for sunday and monday. monika is off but we've got you covered tracking timesaver traffic. here's bev. >>> sky 9 has had us covered. beltway in prince george's county one big trouble spot. first the debris on the outer loop getting into college park. the damaged vehicles caused slowdowns. now the crash on the inner loop, the left side of your screen just as traffic merges on to route 1 headed to greenbelt. an usual delay for the inner loop out of silver spring and 95 south coming out of betsville to join the inner loop of the beltway. new crash on the outer loop never the bw parkway. delays approaching that. if you travel the 2

the problem spots seen here is located inside the beltway. more importantly, the water restriction will be for a very large area here in southern prince georges county. emergency services this morning are working with hospitals and nursing homes to make sure that they have water. keep in mind when the pipe is removed, at some point this afternoon, we're told thousands of customers will be without water for at least a few days. of course, this is in the midst of an intense heatwave this week. you definitely want to stock up as soon as possible. you only have hours to go. reporting live, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >> this water outage comes as we enter the hottest stretch of weather that we've seen all year. we're heading into the mid 90s today. that's going to be the case to as far west as michigan. now, last year, extreme heat killed 155 people despite many places opening cooling centers. as always, make sure you're doing everything you can to stay hydrated. >> this morning, dc police are looking for whoever shot three people at an apartment c

heading over to the beltway, starting in virginia, no issues. little river turnpike, inner loop and outer loop nice and clear heading to the american legion bridge. again, no accidents. no delays. and as you cross over to the beltway in prince george's county, this is in temple hills. again, inner loop and outer loop getting by without any problems. i'm back in ten minutes. aaron and richard, back to you. >> thank you. >>> back to melissa mollet at the live desk. >> we know the mayor of los angeles asking those demonstrating in the streets there to practice peace. they're protesting a jury's decision to clear george zimmerman, of course, in the shooting of trayvon martin. overnight, they have been throwing rocks at police and blocked traffic on a freeway. overall, protests have been pretty peaceful. we know one person has been arrested. we head north to oakland, california. officers this in riot helmet dispatched after report of vandalism by a group of masked protesters. you also see them blocking traffic for some time, as well. also heading east

for that matter on the virginia beltway, i-66 if you are making the drive right now on the beltway in maryland, inner loop oxen hill, bethese da moving well getting past connecticut avenue, along the bw parkway, check in with mike as well. >>> george zimmerman will not go to jail in florida for the shooting death of trayvon martin, but he may not be done in the courtrooms just yet. >> now the justice department is looking into civil rights charges. delia goncalves has the story. >> good morning mike, jessica. the verdict sparking people protests around the country right here at home. as soon as that news broke saturday night, crowds of people took to u street marching and chanting. sunday at malcolm x meridian hill park we took some timeout to talk to parents and how they explain it to their children, especially african-american sons. >> it kind of left a bitter taste in everyone's mouth. someone was left dead and no one is held accountable. >> trayvon martin had a right to stand his ground, too. unfortunately, he is the one that ended up dead, he didn't have a gun. it is hard to know

no delays on the beltway or 95 in the southbound direction. that's a live look at the west side of the beltway. already getting busier there at 70. that's a outer loop coming towards us. there's a look at the northwest side at green spring avenue. it looks like you will need your sunglasses already. now wjz has the stories people are talking about this morning. here's don. >> thank you. >>> anger over the verdict in the george zimmerman trial continues to spill into streets nationwide. protests and demonstrations were held in dozens of cities across this country, including here as people voice their frustration that zimmerman was acquitted in the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. wjz has complete coverage. alex demetrick has more on the local protests. more, marly hall reports for wjz from sanford, florida. >> for rallies are planned for today as thousands are taken to the streets to protest the verdict in the george zimmerman trial. >> demonstrations sunday lasted well into the night from cities coast to coast. in new york protest

we are going to start off on the beltway. current conditions and moving along. ight green there. 295 southbound moving in toward the city or away from the city. a way from the 11th street bridge and northbound moving toward the 11th street bridge. 95 coming across the woodrow wilson bridge and that a has a t of bright green and as do conditions from an an an and an. and there is an estimate the drive time taking you six minutes to go from dum. dumfries. disblrchland 395 the lanes are y team tea. empty. and for now we'll send it back to jummy and scott. >> it's 74 degrees. >>> a tragic loss for fans across the world. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone likes a bit of order in their life. virtual llet helps u get it. keep track of spending, move money with a slide, and use the calendar. all to see your money how you want. ♪ >> former south african president nelson mandela could be released from the hospital soon. the president says he may be sent home to recuperate. he has been hospitalized for a lung infection. he turns 95 on thursday. >> an autopsy will be done on

. >> traffic's really starting to slow down here on the beltway at interstate 70 i'm tracking the delays and latest drive tiles for you coming up on good morning maryland. >>> the former alaska governor says she's considering a bid for the u.s. senate seat against democrat mark. he's up for election in 2014. and pay lynn palin revealed her possible bid. she was elected to the senate in alaska in 2008. >>> sir elton john is postponing tour dates tuesday to illness. the singer is suffering from appendicitis. he's expected to undergo surgery in the uk in the coming weeks. >>> and today's the final day on the view for elizabeth has el back. she joined the view in november 2003. barbara walters said "we had a wonderful ten years with her. >>> after a deadly accident. find out more about the smart walk program. >> and tropical storm chantal is causing problems in traffic. i'll tell you if it's causing problems in the u.s. >> things on the west side of the beltway at baltimore national pike, i'll have more on the latest drive times coming up on good morning maryland. >>> we are working for you

virginia drivers on the inner loop of the beltway out of oxon hill into alexandria, work crew was still in place here just past eisenhower avenue. looks like they have or are in the process of pulling those -- they still have the ride side of the roadway blocked no delay for now. we'll keep watching that now. i-95 open now, though. fredricksburg, quantico heading into springfield on to the beltway and on to 395 with no

. >>> right now checking for the report of a crash on the beltway. they went to look each way between georgia avenue and colesville road. so far the only thing we see that may be evidence of that crash is on the right shoulder on the outer loop just past colesville, not slowing you down yet but we'll keep you posted on that. elsewhere overnight road work in maryland. could start as your drive downtown with no early troubles to tell you b. the road work east on 66 in manassas, fair oaks all out of there. the pace front royal towards falls church without incident. here we are past prince william parkway. a little more volume heading into manassas. i-95 corridor getting the hov gates open northbound 95 and the main lanes everything open for you to springfield, getting to the beltway and on to 395 heading up to the 14th street bridge. back to you. >> thank you, beverly. >>> this morning we're waiting word on whether police will arrest a local gun rights activist. officers served a search warrant at the home of adam kokesh last night in herndon, virginia.

southbound toward the beltway after etzel road. be prepared for it to be closed. there is a zig sdag pattern headed up and down ews5. swny alert if you're heading out the door. 95 coming in from the maryland sid3 j absolutely beautiful conditions. no delays on the bw parkway. you can see 295 moving in toward the 11th street bridge. live shot shows us there along 395 where that work zone is. we're not getting a lot of slow downs. all lanes are open there. that usual hot spot runs along there. you can get more information along those work zones or any incidents that pop up while you're in your car. back over to jummy and scott. >> thank you. 4:42 and 72 d2 rees on this tue tuay. >> coming up, it's been an unforgettable day out on the >> 4:45 on this tue tuay mornin. we have breaking news coming in. new video has just gotten to us. take a look. crews had to rescue a construction worker from the site of the national museum of stayrican american history. the construction worker was underground when he got some chest pains. underground w

so is the virginia beltway for that matter. 95 and 395. back to you. >> thank you, beverly. >>> coming up on 4:44. it's time for the first your money segment of the morning. jessica doyle is off this morning. here are today's headlines glit' earnings season -- it's earnings season. the aluminum company reported better than expected quarterly profits and sales. analysts agreed growings slowed to about 3% in the second quarter. traders will be looking for evidence that the companies are increasing revenues and not just cutting costs to boost profits. >>> let's take a look at the numbers. the dow rose 88 points yesterday. the s&p was up by 8. the nasdaq added 5 points. >>> there's a sign that consumers are feeling more confident. the federal reserve says americans borrowed in may at the fastest pace of the year. borrowing in the category that includes credit cards reached its highest point since the fall of 2010. >>> twinkiies have an even longer shelf life when they return to the store next week. the revamped hostess brand says the spongy cak

volume for you on 95 southbound still light trying to make it down to the beltway. the bw parkway, 50 in good shape. 270 with the volume in frederick county trying to make your way south toward hyattsville. out of stafford we've seen delays getting into quantico and then again getting past dumfries. this incident on the shoulder. still sluggish out of dale city. the pace into springfield has been good heading up on to the beltway and for that matter on to 395. mike, andrea, back to you. >> thanks, bev. >>> friends of gun rights activist adam kokesh say he's in jail this morning after his herndon, virginia home was raided by police last night. we have not been able to get police to confirm this information so far. >> he is in trouble, though, after posting a video of himself on youtube loading a gun at freedom plaza on the 4th of july. delia goncalves is there live at freedom plaza in northwest with more. he's in jail or is not in jail, delia? what do we know? >> reporter: we're still working to confirm that for you hopefully in the next half hour we'll have more info

it's a 15 minute trip from 28 to the capitol beltway. d now let's shoot over to route 50 in maryland. the trip this time from 301 as you head to the beltway, that's just a seven-minute drive. not bad at all. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at your traffic. aaron and eun, back to you. >> thank you. >>> you could soon see major construction on the roads in mass transit system in prince george's. maryland funding $650 million in new transportation projects in the county. it will include new traffic flow and pedestrian walkways at metro stations, the final design of the purple line. the new money is coming from the recent hike in maryland's gas tax. >>> a bridge in prince george's county that's been closed since 2011 will finally reopen today. that bridge crosses rock creek on baden nailer road in brandywine. that 30-foot span has been closed since part of it was washed out by heavy flooding that hit the region during hurricane irene and tropical storm lee. the county says it took so long to rebuild because about 75% of the $2.5 mil

it's the battle of the belted beltways. .315 .315 batting average and 37 home runs in 935 95 games and .264.264 afternoon.264. >> it should be fun to watch. >> the two of them head head-to-head. we will be focusing on that. >> still ahead on "good morning washington." the us poa bow tan botanical garden has extended their hours so you can check out a flower that stinks. >> it's 77 degrees and a live look at the national mall where people are trying to get some exercise befor good morning washington. >> everyone got something to say in that. that could be you. send a 10 or 15 second video clip and we may play it on air. >> e-mail it to wjla and end it by saying "good morning washington." we say good morning to eileen whalen and she is bringing us intense news for the week ahead. >> intense heat. >> that is the forecast. good morning jummy and scott. we have heat and humidity all week long. greeting us this morning did is blue sky and sunshine. the temperatures are in the 70's. the washington lee high school this is the weathe

we're going to start off taking a look at the beltway on maryland as well as the virginia side. we're running smoother this morning. bright green all the way around. getting those exclamation points into the city 395 northbound, far into the 14th street bridge be prepared, right lane closed, skirt by the two left lanes as you come across the 14th street bridge headed in toward the district and also construction on the inner loop of the beltway as you approach the 95 or springfield entertaining. 66 is running smoothly centreville to fairfax to the bray and inside the beltway arlington to the roosevelt bridge, no problems. 270 also. delay-free and rolling right along at this time. live shot on 395 if you use glebe road and that live shot will show you that we have delay-free conditions there as well as smooth sailing for the most part with the exception of those few construction spots. for more information during your commute, for anything that pops up along your drive you can always put it on 103.5 fm wtop every 10 minutes on the 8's to get updates. i'll send it back to jummy and

let's head over to route 50 from the bay bridge to the beltway, no accidents. no delays. aaron and eun? >> thank you. >>> feel like somebody's watching you? how retailers are now tracking your behavior and what they're doing with the information. >>> plus, pampering your nose. even while you're behind the wheel. the unusual option that's helping set the mood for mercedes-benz drivers. >>> welcome back. at 5:14, new this morning, three people were shot in southeast washington. the triple shooting happened just after 12:30 this morning on elvins road. all three men were taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. police have not released any detailed suspect information or a motive in this case. >>> also new this morning, at least seven people killed, more than 200 others injured in clashes with police in egypt. police fired tear gas to clear protesters from the streets of cairo. those protesters then threw rocks at police and set some fires. they were marching demanding the military reinstate president mohamed morsi. he was removed from office more than a week

we are starting to see delay s on the beltway. eeds at 63 and 55 between white marsh and the tunnel. down to 51 on the west side of the beltway. that's a live look at the west side. traffic definitely building to the right on the outer loop. there's a look at the topside still running smoothly at harford road. now wjz has the stories people are talking about this morning. here's don. >> thank you. >>> millions of college students are waiting for a big vote in the u.s. senate today. student loan rates doubled. while politicians agree something needs to be done neither side can agree on how to do it. here's tara mergener reporting for wjz. >> congressman walked out of the capitol for their 4th of july break with unfinished business. beginning july 1st the interest rates on new student loans doubled from 3.4% to 6.8% impacting about 7 million college students borrowing money this year. >> definitely not going to jeff's pizza every day anymore. >> today the senate will vote on a democratic proposal that keeps the rate at 3.4% for the n

using 95 in white marsh area 56 southbound at the beltway. n harford county, watch out for a crash in chun. churchville -- churchville road and follow me on twitter and i am usually the first to post anything on twitter and you have to follow me to avoid the delays. that's your timesaver traffic. >>> new this morning, the victim of a 2004 shooting at randallstown shy school is award 2-- high school is awarded 21.9 million dollars. he won the civil case against the shooters. he was paralyzed after being shot twice in the school's porking-- parking lot on may 7th, 2004 after a charity basketball game. tipper who is 26 years old is a graduate of morgan state university where he earned a degree in electrical engineering. >>> new developments this morning in nsa whistle blower case edward snowden will decide today or tomorrow whether to apply to russian authorities to sooive asylum according to a russian lawyer who says he is seeking advice. meantime, russian president putin is characterizing snowden's long stay at a moscow airport as an unwelcome

giving an all clear on the work zone we had on the beltway in alexandria. now oxon hill over to springfield, everything open now past eisenhower avenue. pulled the last of the work zone out no delays whatsoever associated with that the outer loop has been moving well out of springfield. i-95 so far a good space. fred -- good pace. fredricksburg, woodbridge, springfield caution for a broken down vehicle southbound after the prince william parkway. vdot is trying to take care of that. 66, the gleanway and toll road -- greenway and toll road no early issues. everything open on i-270 south of frederick. any volume building is just that, volume. heading to hyattstown past the truck scales and the beltway looking good. a crash that was in annapolis westbound on 50 near cape st. claire is going. they're checking eastbound for an incident in the roadway. we'll keep you posted. back to you. >> thank you, beverly. >>> bryce harper found himself facing another phenom in the final round of last night's home run derby. >> the wizards are trying to ink their point guard t

outer loop of the beltway, thise is where we have an unusual backup. ys are starting to backup from 450, heading around that scene.scen the accident around the bwi parkway, and keep your eyes peeled for. that no problems around the beltway, continuing towardontinu college park and heading aroundn the exit, 270. traveling inbound this morning, accident activity reported alon the suitland parkway coming inbound at suitland hill road. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> singer chris brown could be in more legal trouble. >>> yesterday a judge revoked ro his probation after readingrein details of an alleged hit-and-run, but he didn't sendt brown to jail. instead, brown's lawyer saidsaid that the matter will be resolved without a major probation hearing. back in may, brown rear-ended another car and refused to give another driver his license or insurance information. brown has been on probation since 2009 after beating his then girlfriend, rihanna. >>> in the right place at the right time, apparently. a pennsylvania woman on her way to a dave co

you're good to go up to the beltway. if you're headed southbound down toward the stafford area, you may run into some delays between route 214 and quantico. 266 looking beautiful, no big problems or delays. a live shot there along 270 shows us we have very light and favorable conditions through that stretch of roadway as well. for now, i'll send it back to jummy and scott. >> 4:42 is your time. >> people around the country are still speaking out about the >> tens of thousands of prince georges county residents are expected to lose water service for several days beginning this afternoon. water is going to be turned off while crews replace a large water mane. the southern part of the county will be affected. residents are urning urged to stock up on water. residents are investigating a triple shooting. they say three men were playing dominos early this morning when two men shot them. all victims were conscious when police arrived. more protests following the george zimmerman verdict in los angeles. several hundred mostly pe

traveling on the beltway in parkville, much better story. 55 miles per hour on the outer loop at harford road. no problems getting up to towson. on 83 a crash has been cleared to the southbound shoulder at the beltway and not causing significant delays. 55 miles per hour. so an easy ride heading downtown. it will take 11 minutes to get from the beltway downtown to east fayette street. 95 moving along here at 395. you are looking at an 8 minute ride typical drive time traveling southbound from the harbor tunnel throughway down to the fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza. that's your timesaver traffic. >>> we hear it when the temperatures rise. drink plenty of water. it's important but it's not going to be easy for people in a large section of prince george's county. they were told to stockpile water immediately in anticipation of an emergency shut off to the water supply for days. we are told the water could be shut off from today for about 100,000 people in the area and it could be that way for four days to fix a break. >>> we are at the live desk with all the new information in the fallout of

southbound traffic is up to speed down towards the beltway. is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> it will be a hot day today but it is going to be dry. we'll start out with hazy sunshine. we will shoot for a high of 94 this afternoon. it will be a great day to be on the water. the water temperature in the low 80's. check theme back and seven-day forecast going through the weekend. >> no secret the price of raising kids these days is up there. a bigger head when it comes to car insurance. so... [ gasps ] these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? maybe. rich chocolate chips... i just wanted you to eat more fiber. and then the awards started coming in, and i became addicted to the fame. topped with chocolaty drizzle... and fraudulence. i'm in deep, babe. you certainly are. [ male announcer ] fiber one. fiber beyond recognition. try new fiber one peanut butter protein bars. i found our colors. we've made a decision. great, let's go get you set up... you need brushes... you should check out our workshops... push your color boundari

baltimore national pike. 70 checking out ok in towards the beltway. wn to the fort mchenry, seven minute travel time. so far so good on the major roads. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> it is shaping up to

and leaving the capital beltway. that is a check of fox 5 on time traffic.tr >>> julie, thank you very much. >>> federal prosecutors are weighing whether to pursue aa case against george zimmerman. newly acquitted of the second-degree murder of teenager trayvon martin.. what will help decide whether he will face new charges and char whether he will have to fight aa civil suit from the martin family. >>> joining us is u.s. assistant russell duncan currently a partner at russell rogers. thank you for joining us. >> we're seeing a push after a f call for the justice department to step? and indeed eric holder has saids that he will look into that, what case would this possibly be, in your opinion, how farfar would this go. >> it would be very difficult for them to bring a case against mr. zimmerman under the civil rights statutes. those are for the officials who act under the color of statestae law. he was acting as a privateprivat citizen, not as a private sint citizen who was using goodgood sense. you have to show speci

an easy ride to the beltway. 55 miles per hour in the outer loop, green spring, they will drop to 39 miles per hour, at baltimore national pike. drive time, is 13 minutes, it's not too bad to get from 795, down to 95. there is a little bit of congestion to watchout for. that's your time saver traffic. >>> memorial service is set for this morning honoring the firefighters killed in arizona yarnell hill fire. more than a week since the deaths in the community, still struggling. coming to terms with what happened. flags are flying at half staff and prescott and the color purple covers light poles. there is a growing memorial outside fire station 7 where the booths are filled with flowers, pictures and small mementos left behind. what touches cathy the most, seeing firefighters from here and far away. >> the other young men who, were firemen, that was very moving. it could be them. the whole fire service is just a great big family. pretty much to do what've we can

on the beltway you are doing fine. same for 95. that is the top side of the beltway. live at harford. that is the west side. similar situation at exit 17. now wjz has the stories people are talking about this morning. here is don. >>> there are many questions about how a korean jetliner crashed at san francisco's airport saturday. investigators hope to get more answers when they interview the pilots in control at the time of the crash. it's melanie woodrow reporting for wjz. >> the focus of the investigation into the crash of asiana flight 214 shifts to the cockpit today. all four pilots will be interviewed to find out what they were doing in the moments leading up to the crash. >> we will get a lot more details about their activities, their work, their training, who was the pilot flying, who was the pilot in command in the cockpit at the time of the accident. >> reporter: preliminary evidence shows the plane was flying too low, almost 40 miles per hour slower than what is recommended for a landing. >> there is so many backup systems. it's hard for a professional aviat

over to the beltway the spur to the legion bridge outer loop too the left of your screen headede from maryland to virginia no no problems there. light volume on the inner loopnr as well. no problems starting out thiss morning. heading over now to 66 coming from front royal throughhrou centreville and over toward the beltway. travel lanes are open.re construction picked up on o 95 d then inside the beltway 395 look going through alexandria. it's early but luckily no accidents. no incidents around the entire region. s s onthis that's a loo.k at yourx 5 ontime traffic. >> the gnats look to avoid the t sweep to the marlins. we pick it up in the seventh inning with florida leading by one. harper scores from first to tight game at two.w this one goes to extra innings. orioles took on the blue jays sunday at camden yards. baltimore scored four runs. two of them on a double by davis. he hit get this his major league leading 37th home run off season which ties reggie jacksoc for the most by an american league player at the all-star break. the orioles down, the jays 7-4. davis among five oriole

here on the beltway no delays on the west side. traveling the outer loop from 795 all the way down to 95, we will be in the green. just a 12-minute trip. we do have a traffic alert for those of you traveling downtown this morning. we do have art scape preparations that have shut down many roads. actually roads will shut down beginning at 7:00 this morning. you're taking a look at the maryland institute of art. it's going to be pretty quiet here. as the morning does pick up beginning again at 7:00, many roads will shut down. they include mount royal avenue. cathedral street also going to be affected between preston street and point royal avenue. -- mount royal avenue. oliver street will be closed between maryland and mount royal avenues. these roads will be shut down through tuesday of next week and for a complete list of all the closures, just go to abc2news.com. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> tomorrow night cirque du soleil will resume performances for its show in las vegas. this comes after the death of a 31-year-old perform

traveling out on the beltway in parkville at harford road, the inner loop is clear down to 95. outer loop normal drive time 11 minutes from 95 all the way up to 83. that's your timesaver traffic. >>> the attorney for a man who is being evicted from his apartment because he owns a pit bull plans to appeal a federal judge's ruling which found it's legal under state law. the state's pit bull law means that if a pit bull bites you you can sue the owner and his or her landlord and you are likely to win even if the pit bull has not bitten someone before. last year armisted apartment began evicting a long time tenant. a judge ruled again the tenant upholding the maryland law. >> what is is a pit bull? you know i know it when i see it? i don't think citizens are on notice what violates this a what doesn't violate it. and that was inform addressed. >> animal advocates say since the court of appeals ruling thatled to the strict lie ability more dogs have been crowding shelters. the attorney says there's no timetable for the appeal to the federal circuit court in richmond but we will keep

metro area traveling inside the beltway, i do think you are looking at a dry morning. here's the precipitation. i'm going to be tracking this rain throughout the day. as it continues to advance towards washington, i do think it's going to diminish. right now it's looking like a steady rain. as it continues eastward, it will begin to break up. here's what you can expect right now. we're at 77 degrees. partly to mostly cloudy skies. for the morning, a chance of a shower west of d.c. especially getting into loudon and frederick counties. by the afternoon, we're looking at a temperature around 90 with scattered showers and maybe an isolated thunderstorm or two. i'll have a look at your forecast with future weather in ten minutes. here's dawnella with traffic. >> thanks, amelia. pretty quiet as far as volume. not really seeing any accidents. work zones in place. maryland, again, traveling connecticut avenue just before you reach the beltway heading northbound, you're going to see crews out paving in the area, and it is blocking one of your lanes. traveling new hampshire area

different story on 95, the beltway, 270, everything else, how we rolling? ight, even though it's clear on the water adam is we have things picking up on the roadways. we're starting to see moderate delays and an incident on 95 northbound, that's coming in from dale city. live shot on 201 coming through college park in and out of the silver spring area, things are looking beautiful there, just picking up a little bit on the outer loop. we've got an accident working on 95. so that may impact your commute. heading over to our map that shows us that we're getting slight delays there. this is northbound which is the way that most traffic is headed in the morning. right shoulder so all travel lanes are open near mile marker 158. 295 moving right along into the 11th street bridge. send it back over to jummy and scott. >> be sure to follow amanda on twitter anytime for her traffic updates, her handle there is @gridlockgoddess. >> 5:55 and 74 degrees outside. >> hamburger helper is making big changes, more on that. a look at how colleges are shifting >> hamburger hel

the top side of the beltway, 11 minutes. 12 minutes on the west side. same story at the harbor tunnel thruway. same story at the fort mchenry tunnel. southbound traffic is running freely. same story northbound. >> 6:17. this is video of the emergency chutes being deployed on the plane just moments after it crashed in san francisco. passengers getting off the plane . fire crews dousing the plane as it burns. investigators look at the moments surrounding the crash and the training of the pilots. lawmakers return to the state house in texas. the governor announced he will not seek reelection next year and call the recession after an effort that would close most abortion clinics in that state. filibuster staged a at the end of last month. we should see more evidence hernandez.on the public should know what was seized from his home. he is charged with murder of a friend and a semi pro football player. >> hostess twinkies are coming back soon and some would say they are new and improved. concerns over the high level of joblessness for african- americans. jane

metro area inside the beltway, that includes washington, i think you are going to see a dry morning. but getting into the midday and afternoon hours, scattered showers are likely across the entire region. but once again, it's going to be that hit-or-miss activity. you need to keep the umbrella handy today. once again, you might not need to use it. you can see there is plenty of moisture back to our west. that continues to work in throughout the day today. right now we're at 76 degrees. so how hot are we going to get today? the answer coming up in ten minutes. for now here's dawnella with first 4 traffic. >> good morning. in the traffic office, still pretty quiet in our area. i-66 for those of you planning to take i-66 any time soon, it is nice and clear. this is the best time to travel. except no one wants to go to bed that early. you know, to get up this early. 66 clear. here's a live look as you make your way past 29. again, no accidents in this area. it will take you 12 minutes to get from fairfax county parkway and inside 66, clear here as

. >>> this is the washington, d.c. beltwayof interstate highway that goes around the city. and the beltway is more than just a matter of geography. it is a state of mind, inside that area of pink-striped area, being inside lends itself to the sense that d.c. matters, most of what matters is personality, power is not a structural thing, but wins and losses, accrue the way that magazines accrue to movie stars or something. so in the beltway, president obama alone failed to pass gun legislation this spring, all by himself, he did it. technically it was the senate that did it. in beltway land, never mind the 46 senators who blocked that bill. it was all president obama's fault. put it on him. that is how the beltway thinks. in colorado this week, two new gun control laws went into effect. a ban on high-capacity ammo clips, and expanded background checks. in order to be ready for the expanded background checks they're going to have to form the colorado bureau of investigation and added a dozen staff members to their background chec

expect significant delays back to the beltway. tminster, 97 remains closed between old hanover and cemetery lane. use halter road as your alternate. other accidents around the region. perring parkway at the beltway. liberty. north bradford at east bitdz. and as far as the delays around the beltway go, on the top side inner lop, slows down from charles street to dulaney valley road. west side inner loop, slight delay there. let's take a live look. as you can see, plenty of congestion there, particularly, 95 southbound at caton avenue. right near the scene of the earlier tanker fire. this traffic report is brought to you by erickson living. for fun, maintenance-free living. beautiful new apartment homes now available. visit erickson living.com for more. >>> making the most of a monument under repair. two years ago, an earthquake closed the washington monument to visitors. starting at sunset tonight, the washington monument will glow blue. >>> it took five months to do it. but scaffolding totally encloses all of the washington monumen

geel to the top side of beltway. here is your look by georgia avenue with the outer loop more populated than the inner. just getting started. no accidents reported on 95 or o the bwi parkway. it's a good ride on 50 also. that's a look at your fox 5 on o time traffic. tra outrage continues over the nevment not guilty verdictct continuing all over the country. >> protests in support of trayvon martin happening all morning long. melanie is live with more this morning. >> good morning, sarah. there are calls for the justice department to purss ue civil rights charges against civil rights charges against him. it would be difficult to prove he attacked because of his race. it's the issue of the verdict that has many still stinging. howard university one of those pre protesters. students members of thehe community to call on federal officials to take the next step. the jam is weighing the evidence. other supporters looked for anteswers at church. at the community of hope baptist church the reverend declared it hoody sunday.

mor lanes open through annapolis headed tours the capitol beltway. how you what else we have working here.e. northbound 95 the remavens of construction heads north. continuing towards 198. a couple lanes blocked off there as well. as you can see really no delay to report. we have the lingeringng construction in place.uc it's goingti to to be on the our loop of the beltway, make that t the inner loop from eisenhower avenue headed to van dorn street. they have folks to the left to t get by.ge it's a check of your fox 5 ontime traffic. >> thank you. sometimes you may know this but you have to take a salary cut sl when you make a career change.hg former c.i.a. director did just that. >> patreaus is teaching a seminal next year and his salary $1. >> who. $1.hat's right this is according to the norkts. there were reports that when he initially took the job woe be be making $200,000 but the high salary stirred up controversy so he suggested the reduction toont ease rve's concerns. >> reduction to $1. >> apparently he's okay. good for him. another class is al

technically it was the senate that did it. in beltwayblocked that bill. it was all president obama's fault. put it on him. that is how the beltway thinks. in colorado this week, two new gun control laws went into effect. a ban on high-capacity ammo clips, and expanded background checks. in order to be ready for the expanded background checks they're going to have to form the colorado bureau of investigation and added a dozen staff members to their background checks. also delaware, approving the laws, including that state as well, expanding background checks. on the six-month anniversary of sandy hook elementary school, they launched a nationwide bus tour that started in newtown. victims of gun violence and their families are now still traveling state by state to read the names of americans who have died from gun violence since december. when the bus pulled up outside the state house in concord, this is how they were greeted. the gun rights hecklers were chanting the name ayotte, the senator who backed the checks. a grieving father was sh

we're looking at a normal drive time to get from the beltway all the way downtown to fayette street of just 11 minutes. go have a traffic alert if you are traveling in downtown baltimore. here's a live look not far from the maryland institute college of art. many roads will be closed beginning at 7:00 this morning all in preparation for this weekend's art scape. many roads closed. cathedral street going to be affect twd preston street and mount royal avenue and preston street also closed between cathedral and howard streets. these are just several of the many roads that will be shut down. for a complete list of the road closures, go to abc2news.com. >>> it was a great weekend, especially for actress halle berry. >> what the actress did. >> also, did you see a movie this weekend? if you did, you're not alone. we'll take a look at the box office numbers and see who did well. >>> sad news in the entertainment world. an autopsy will be formed on glee star jordan monteith. he is said to have a history of substance abuse and checked himself into rehab back in march. >>> holeee barry is -- ha

. >> it's known as the beltway. the growing met raindrop lis that surrounds our nation's capital. encompassing portions of maryland and virginia, the beltway is a sprawl of medium and small sized towns. the kind of places where indiscriminate violence is rare. for area residents october 2nd, 2002, began quietly enough. nationally the big news was a hurricane in the gulf of mexico. >> category four hurricane. >> the build-up to the invasion of iraq. >> we know the awful nature of war. >> but a very different war was about to erupt. >> i got a call from my deputy. >> a 55-year-old man was killed outside the store. >> we had a gentleman who was shot at the parking lot of the shoppers food warehouse. i asked him what kind was it? do we have a smoker? do we have an argument between two people? do we have an answer to it right away? >> barney forsyth is the head of major crimes for montgomery county. >> he said no, not really. we have a loud bang. >> it was directly across the street from a police station. in fact, the first police officers to arrive on the scene were those that heard t

the beltway moving right along. 's a live look, no delays traveling across the key bridge and the outer loop will be clear from 95 to 83. you're looking at a normal drive time of 11 minutes no problems on the inner loop to 83. the outer loop it will take 12 minutes from 795 down to 95. >>> it is 6:30 and the ceo of asiana airlines will be visiting hospitalling meeting with passengers aboard flight 214. the ntsb says it's getting a better idea of what happened before the plane went down. the pilot thought the auto throttles were on but realized the plane was coming in too slowly. it crashed into the runway. getting out of the plane proved to be a challenge for the crew and passengers. >> he did describe a chute that had deployed inside and trapped one of the flight attendants. >> 230 people escaped the burning plane. two teenage girls were killed. officials are looking into a report that one of them may have been run over by an emergency vehicle. >>> a man linked to the murder case against aaron hernandez told police

the east side of the beltway free of delays. you're looking at a 12 minute ride on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. no approximate on the jfx heading into the city. you'll want to watch out for a crash at falls lane. that is your time saver traffic. >>> the -- a report from the united nation's food and agricultural nation reveals mexico holds the title. based on a number from a 2008 stud i can they showed nearly a third of the delta mexico are considered obese. the report blames the increase on a rising income in the nation's increasingly urban lifestyle. the u.s. came in second. >>> this is a list no city wants to be a part of but baltimore is out of luck. the top 10 list of the worst city for bedbugs. the city comes in at number 5 on the greatest increase of bedbug complaints. it bases that list on the number of calls it's received related to bedbugs through may of this year. the city with the greatest increase, sacramento california. >>> as parents we know our toddlers can pretty much get into anything, including our cell phon