you definitely want to take it easy this morning as we drive the beltway here the inner loop the beltway headed towards tysons. julie wright, a lot of traffic on the roads right now. julie: why not continue that commute into montgomery county? we have a crash new georgia avenue. the fog may be improving the boy we have some accidents out here from king street headed north. with one overturned on eastbound 32, only the left lane is squeezing by in howard county. loop, to left lanes blocked after georgia avenue, closer to connecticut avenue. tying up your commute headed west. metro is checking in your medical center. the red line a single tracking because of the disabled train and you will find them single tracking where we had a deer struck on the red line. another traffic watch in the next 10 minutes. over to you, larry. larry: a mixed bag in tennessee. on the left side of your screen this is live radar. finally some rain coming in as people deal with these devastating wildfires. look at how strong those storms are. new here this morning, the potential for lightning strikes. at least 14

a couple other problems there sort of the top area of the beltway. outer loop just after the 270 exit. one of them is at rockville pike and then another crash in the same area. sounds like somebody maybe trapped. again, they'll have the left lane be open here in just a rosalynn tunnel, that is a mess. a crash just after the tunnel. they're jammed inside. going to take a look at travel times in a couple minute. >> it is 6:15. new this morning, pope frances paid tribute to the members of a brazilian soccer team that died in a plane crash. from the vatican, the pope urged people to pray for their families. >> today in colombia, investigators hope to learn new information from the black boxes found at the crash mountains monday night. 71 people died, six survived. the team was headed to a championship play-off game. yesterday soccer teams around the world held moments of silence before their game. brazilian soccer great pele said brazilian football is in mourning. >> translator: everybody has placed their confidence in god that things will go well for us.

back over to julie with an update on the accident on the beltway. julie: the crash on the inner loop in silver spring, only the left lane getting by. photographer john lewis is an mobile trak 7 at the scene. you can see this one car is heavily damaged. up. it is a nasty commute. the truck is missing its axle. we have pictures of the truck here. traffic is squeezing by single file to the left. you guys coming out of bethesda to silver spring, heads of early. stick with randolph road or icc as a workaround. this is going to take a while to clear. it will be difficult for a crane to come in and pull the sky out of the roadway because he cannot drive with no axle. non-life-threatening injuries. the outer loop the beltway, lanes are open. but to bwi, he the warnings early. stick with icc or randolph road as a workaround. in the next 10 minutes, we will have an update on your ride out of silver spring. autria: kidd o'shea is here with our thanksgiving edition of "in the now." kidd: there are lots of things to be thankful for. take a look. >> this thanksgi

it's 47 degrees in town nowdegrn but look outside there, outside the beltway. btway places like manassas, whew,he that's cold, below freezingezing there. martinsburg 35. hagerstown not too cold, 43.d, 4 frederick is 32 degrees this morning. so, it's some freezingezing temperatures out there. the. some temperatures are stillturer dropping. we're 4 i think we could probably get down cou tldo 43, 44, somethingk that before it's all said anddnd done. leonardtown is 43.leonar so, cold out there in spots.. chilly some others. where are we going for highe weg temperatures? i think a lotes i of 50, some low 60's.0's. good amounts of sunshine too.e the winds should be out of the north-northeast but only about o five to 7 miles per hourper hou instead of 10 to 20 which is whi pretty much what we averaged yesterday.er again most of us in the upper 50's and the low 60's.0' pretty good. showers coming into thengnto forecast by the middle part of the week. right now here's erin como. co. it's monday morning, time for f your commute.mute. >> we'll start you off with metro gear

jonathan: at 4:00, recovering from the double beltway mess. hours stuck on the roads after two separate crashes. update on the great get-away. michelle: airports, train stations packed from long security lines to sold-out trains. if you are considering a last-minute get-away, good luck. jonathan: if you are not getting away and groceries are on your list. you are one of the lucky ones if you are done. with last-minute shoppers hoping to fill up for a feast. michelle: thank you for staying with abc7. we have team coverage to help you navigate the final angle before thanksgiving. jonathan: doug hill has an eye on a storm moving in the midwest. michelle: jamie sullivan, richard reeve and brianne carter have their eyes on all modes of transportation. jonathan: and q mccray is trying to get his hands on the last turkey on the shelf. let's start it off with doug the heartland -- storm in the heartland. doug: the storm is over western section of illinois. but the cold front will come through and bring us showers. not the heavy rain you see. look at th

topside of the beltway is a mess right now. outer loop crash that had previously had all lanes blocked and then again the right shoulder is now moved over to the shoulder all lanes on and old georgetown road. huge delays with accidents on the shoulder within the delays out by wisdom martin and connecticut and delays now sending all the way back to >> breaking right now at 7:00 a deadly night of severe weather across the nation. mostly south and east powerful storms killing several people >> same storm system bringing rain and maybe thunderstorms to our area today. and it's already causing for a messy morning commute. team cover ramming on what you need to know. >> and donald trump said toe make more announce presidentials today about who is part of administration and the big spot still available secretary of state. clues we're learn about who could land that role of president-elect to keep jobs in the u.s. and now pledges to step away from his business dealings. >> and 7:00 on wednesday morning good morning to you i'm allison se

no more road work on the beltway this morning. and taking a look at 95 here from the quantico to the beltway, you're going around 66 miles per hour. it will take you 18 minutes all the way past the beltway. inbound on 395, it will take you 13 minutes. you're on time there. no big worries on this morning. no major worries. we'll take a look at 95 in maryland and prince george's county coming up in just a minute. >>> thank you. now to a developing story in prince george's county where a former high point high school student is now behind bars. >> police say the 20-year-old man threatened mass violence at the school. news4's erika gonzalez is live in beltsville with more on the aaron, after seeing that online, parents and students may have been fearful about coming here to high point high school today. but we have learned a few things overnight. let me tell you, the former student alejandro avalar yesterday went on twitter and threatened to bring guns and explosives to high point high school. we got word late last night that the forme

you can see heavy volumdee on 95 southbound, 32 to the capitol c beltway. bw parkway same story there unfortunately.unfo as you make your way out on theo freeway earlier crash has crash cleared but the delays lingers from the beltway across thes t 14th street bridge. 395 northbound about 25 minuteu2 delay. dela 295 jammed and 11th streettr bridge basically parked. p 66 eastbound just a parking lotg through centreville take yourle time this morning.his mornng. metro on time because back to you guys.uuys. >> plenty more post election day coverage still ahead. >> including what's lies aheadhd for president-elect trump for 77 days until he officially takesik office. here's a look at the white house now at 7:37.at 77. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 g internet for the holidays. in the 3.7 seconds it takes we're wired differently. gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... ...while his mom downloads how t

it is melissa mollet's turn, she is dealing with parkway northbound after the beltway seeing a crash being reported. you can seep the tiny bit of orange, that is a tiny slow down because of the accident. a warning there, hoping it will be there out of the way soon. westbound 370, the ramp to southbound 270, they have moved the camera on. it sounds like the crash is still there with one vehicle off the roadway. inner and outer loop, overall, no major problems there. 66 and 95 rolling along. right now. take a look at some of the flames building west of sydney, australia. more than 100 firefighters working to put out this fire and prevent the flames from getting any closer to people's homes. high winds are making the problem even worse. >>> a leesburg mother is a victim of what is called virtual kidnapping, a scam. wendy -- muller received from mexico that sounded like her daughter. a man got on the phone and gave her demands. >> we have your daughter. we snatched her off the street. if you do everything we say, you'll see her again. >> the man ordered her to withdraw $10,000 from her ba

the capital beltway causing problems on the highways. going up the first map for you on the inner loop of the beltway to go westbound, at that left-hand exit we have the crash at the end of the ramp, so moved to the left to get by. no accidents to report right now on the top side of the beltway between college park in bethesda. the ramp to inbound new york avenue is where we have a activity at his location, heads up coming inbound heading into northeast washington. further south on kenilworth, the lanes are open back towards the 11th street bridge. safetrack surge 11 is still in full effect. orange and silver lined single tracking through december 21, expect those trains to operate every 20 minutes. blue lines, expect crowding. that is the traffic watch. back in the next 10 minutes update your ride on 95 in virginia. larry? larry: a bill that could change lives heading for a vote in he gets a lot of compliments. he wears his army hat, walks around with his army shirt looking all nice. and then people just say, ?thank you for serving our

from the beltway to thehe roosevelt bridge. brie. basically parked. we had earlier crash there.he things are just not moving very quickly.kl inbound delays on the freeway. 395 it's improving but still s about half hour delay from therl beltway to the 14th street seet bridge.bridge. 295 northbound looking good frog the beltway to the 11th street r bridge but it's southbound sidee that's a mess and then 66 then 6 eastbound even though this crasi after nutley street cleared anda the right lane reopened you areo jammed solid with a 45 minute mn delay from manassas to theanastt beltway.ltway still sluggish from urbana allan the way down to the spur.wn to s get an early start. start any questions for your commutete erin fox5 d.c. on twitter.n t back to you steve and allison.el >> still ahead this morning onei chicago native pretty cooloo invitation.on president obama taking toing to twitter to celebrate the cubs. >> all right. inviting them to the white theme house. ba in n a moment. 8:37. 8:37 ?? >>> welcome back.ack live lock at wrigley field.. the day aft

jammed up from the beltway to thatfrom t point.. southbound side so slow as you u make your way from the icc towae the beltway bw parkway north ana southbound super slow and jammem up as you make your way out froy the beltway up towards thear t baltimore beltway and take looko the outer loop is slow from from route 1 all the way over to the 270 spur. s it's about an hour delay from f your safe bet get early startlyt and take it slow.and tat rain is causing really sluggish conditions.io southbound canal road we have a crash at fox hweol he. fox h you're jammed all the way back k passed says every reservoir road. . 66 eastbound very slow to the key bridge jams roosevelt bridge as well as memorial bridge heavy traffic. gw parkway from the beltway down passed 123 very slow and same s story on 395 northbound.orthboun now there's also a structurestre fire out in nokesville that istt closing aiden road after hickick curson lane. towards the beltway as well. wel i showed you the maps and somenm problems spots. spots. annie yu is out in the r

temperatures have been down into the 30s in most of the outlying areas inside the beltway and by the bay a little milder. 45 at national airport but 33 in potomac, 30 in centerville. 38 in winchester virginia and mid-30s up in panhandle of west virginia as well. you need the warm coat here early this morning. sunglasses and a shedable sweatshirt. it will be quite mild later on this afternoon. the kids wha school, prepare for a nice and sunny day. the daily grade today is a plus. ten day forecast in ten minutes. good morning, melissa. >> outer loop at maria drive, we have a slow down because of the crash. still have a slow down. 270 is clear but looking at the travel times 270 from germantown to the spur, new problem on the beltway i'm hearing we'll talk about that in a few minutes. top of the bell way is typically looking normal. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car for your latest travel troubles. >>> thank you. we quickly saw the lines build up here in arlington but now things are moving at the polls across the state of virginia. across the state of virginia

extra minute to get 24 prince william parkway to the beltway. keep that in mind and get an early start. looking at maps a crash as well in waldorf. northbound 301 beyond the five split there involving dump truck causing big delays leading to 401-5 split and if you take metro today this is second day of safe track surge 11 continuous single tracking patience if you head out along those lines. trains run every 20 minutes. and that the cause crowded conditions on blue line between rosalyn and stadium armory. i'll let you know if other metro delays pick up. with the rain headed in i'm seeing building con squeington. president owe lekt decides who will donald trump has plans to sit down with tennessee senator bob quarker chairman of senate foreign relations xlit tee. and he met with retired general david petraeus and he shekted georgia representative tom price for job and been leading critic of obama signature healthcare law. trump advisor tweeted his approval saying price is the right leader to help congress area what one of the women plan to do toda

if you are looking at 95 through that same area, you can see from 32 down to the beltway we are on time. no problems southbound. northbound is also looking quite good here this morning. good as well. the only situation as far as road work and top of the beltway, inner loop to connecticut, we have two right lanes getting by. bottom of the beltway, prince george's county is looking nice at 4:41. >>> thank you. 4:33 right now. and montgomery county investigators are looking into what caused a car and motorcycle to collide killing the motorcyclist. this happened before 6:00 last night at old columbia pike and bricks cheney road. the motorcyclist was 21-year-old hadesu murphy. no charges have been filed. >>> an emotional testimony of a mother of a 3-year-old killed in prince george's county started what could be a very short murder trial. evan wallace is charged with the murder of a 3-year-old. he fired six shots after having an argument with someone inside. one of the shots went through witness. >> i would like for him to feel the pain that i feel. because he still gets to live. >> tracee w

has shut down the beltway for hours. if you are a parent with a child, this is not the place you want to be. some people told us they were trapped for more than three hours. >> it is a traffic nightmare. sam: on one of the busiest travel days of the year, a >> this is the most brutal thing i have ever seen. i am trying to get to work. sam: this morning a ryder truck flipped over, creating a hazmat situation. the crash shut the outer loop of the beltway down at the american legion bridge for hours. the traffic in both directions stretch seven miles. five vehicles were involved. >> i got held up for the i was sitting there for two hours, and i get close to my job and the road is shut down again. it has been three hours so far. sam: and another accident happened just passed georgetown pike, again shutting down the beltway. at about 11:00 this morning, this was the scene. >> then i get so close to my job and the road is shut down again, so it has been about three hours you can see the backups persist, and this backup continue

no problems 95 in maryland looking quite good from 32 down to the beltway. it will take you ten minutes, exactly as it should. listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> thank you. >>> holiday presence swiped from front doors. the remarkable number of americans stolen from and how to stop it from happening to you. >> a popular treat recalled for >>> breaking news this morning that anything that matches your taste can match your budget. that green living doesn't have to cost much green. we believe that you should always have room for the little things. and that your dream kitchen should work as hard as you do. get 15% back at the ikea kitchen event. >>> talk about a halloween to remember. 4,000 people went trick or treating at the white house yesterday. president obama passed out hersheys kisses and michelle military families. >> looks like a great time. speaking of candy, we're now down to the final match up for our halloween candy madness challenge. >> only two contenders remaining now. the reeses peanut buttercup and plain old m&m's. they're in th

he exited the beltway, headed into a gas station parking lot to call 911. he says that car, the other driver, followed him briefly, but then sped away. now he told us in half spanish, half english that is daughter, a five-month old baby was in the backseat screaming and crying. he says while the other driver was weaving around him he tried that he had a child in the backseat trying to get him to stop. you told him you had a baby. >> yes. > and he he kept. >> yes. > the man didn't want to be identified, he had some minor injuries, small cuts from the glass, but the baby was not hurt. he says when the window of his car exploded he never saw the cause. he didn't know what it could have been a bebe begun, a reel gun or some other projectile. they're trying to figure that out. the man was able to record some cellphone video of the white chevy suv before it sped away. police tracked the license plates. they found that man here in this shopping center in vienna. they talked with the man. he's a 25 year old. he's been questioned by police, but not charged. officers

the top of the beltway is pretty red. as you're headed southbound on 95 and getting into the outer loop of the beltway, we are seeing real delays there as well. allow some extra time. the wet roads are not your friend this morning. it is pretty messy everywhere. and eastbound/southwest freeway after ninth street we have a single tracking near van doran. and red delays due to a malfunction at glenmont. >>> our coverage of decision 2016 continues this morning. a lot are wondering how donald trump clenched the nomination. we'll have many political experts and scientists to break it down for us. the latest for us on social media. >> after donald trump's victory, the reaction is strong online as hillary clinton conceding the election to him just before 3:00 a.m. we want to start things off with a check on the forecast. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is talking about a little rain already falling in our area. >>> that's right, eun. it's raining across most of the news4 nation this morning. if you're planning to step outsi

traffic on 95 coming alive earlier as to get to ewing to to get to the beltway. southbound side quiet as well as plans and getting out of town. as we forward cameras once again you can see 295 wide on eastern avenue in the district and no tape call morning congestion there on the northbound side bottom of the beltway past the 11 street bridge cruising at speet speed. same gw parkway and 95 northbound to the 14 street bridge. rd street tunnel looking good metro gearing up on time. i'll let you know if that changes, wisdom and maureen. crash in tennessee renewed an old debate about children and seat belts. >> and former congressman once arising star in the democratic party was named as possible member of donald trump possible cabinet. >> a live look outside across the region, 4:37 is the time. 35 is the temperature. hey we want you to send us what you're thankful for. what are you thankful four. tell us use that #fox5 do it on twitter or any social media platform. we're doing it all morning. >> i'm thankful for your presence. >> 4:9 let's look at stories you're enga

on the loop of the beltway there, likewise slow. the crash clear, but the delays, they remain at this hour. and if you're one of those who's making the trip by car, perhaps you're watching us live on the nbc washington app or hoping to miss the traffic by leaving tonight or tomorrow, fairfax county fire and rescue have four things for you to pack for the road. >> dave, if you're getting ready to hit the road this holiday season, you're going to oil in it, a full tank of gas and mechanically you're sound. >> reporter: inside, make sure you've got four must-have items with you. first -- >> get a few blankets stacked up. why the blankets? >> in the cold weather if your car breaks down and the engine stops running, that's going to be your only source of heat. >> reporter: second, bring lots of hydration. >> we recommend half gallon to a gallon of water per person on board just in case. >> reporter: third, secure items tightly from bags to cell phones even. projectile in a collision. >> reporter: fourth, leave the distractions like gps to

heavy occoquan through woodbridge and 395 stop and go traffic to the beltway. 395 also bit slow from beltway to 14 street bridge stop and go traffic heaviest on duke street opens up a bit and slow across the 14 street bridge. there freeway looking terrible and we're seeing slow downs in both directions east and westbound by tunnel. 295 slow to 11 street bridge ail son and steve. >> all right. thanks, erin, 7:27 now and election is certainly well underway across the country and what he we can expect from the polls. are they still poling today? have he closed free election polls what about very important swing states we'll take a closer look with pollster at swing states we'll take a closer look with pollster at 7:30 as we head to break a live look at poling places d.c. maryland and require vir, polls now on 7:27 back after this dunkin's sweet black pepper bacon sandwich is back with twice the crispy, caramelized peppered bacon. experience a breakfast sandwich made for bacon lovers. ? stand by me ?? vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our

the icc down to the beltway. btw safe track surge 10 impacting sr the red line.ge aside from that the rest ofe st your metro commute is on time. back to you guys.u g >> happening today, the famous mascot of mgm the signaturetu lion will arrive and be be installed at the new hotel andea casino at national harbor. hbo the lion weighs 2 tons, it's 18 feet tall.ee the lion will take twot days to be installed today and tomorrow. >> looks like when it wasks lik leaving las vegaswhen right thee >>> congratulaon hoyas shut out marquettearqu two-nil on sunday and thatanthat makes them champions. ncaa announces a playoff pairings today wishing themisngt the best as their questue continues. >> all right. with mccarthy is here today's fox beat. bt. >> hey steve and allison. allisn ooh, wow. that's a monday morning phlegmge right there. >> zero out of five for that.e a >> big weekend at the boxeekendx office this weekends includingni dr. strange. $84.9 million at the box t box office. one of the biggest openings ofso this year

i'm not seeing any problems ifna you're headed between thewe t capital beltway and the walt thl beltway right now.ight now. 95 northbound looking good andsa south of town in virginiair coming up from stafford all the way through woodbridgep froe green all good at speed.tpeed. i'll let you know if thatw t changes.ch the inner loop from theinne sprir ngfield interchange up to 66 is flowing and then 66234hen4 to the beltway also in reallytwy good shape right now. a shape r inner loopight across the leachh bridge is moving along just fine. fine the top of the beltway pastof t new hampshire looking goohed.okg quiet drive in southern maryland. maryland. anything pops up we have you covered here on fox5.ops back to you holly anvedred heren >> coming up on fox5 newsfoxews morning, a major change in thein entertainment world dick clark productions. cla >> and as we head to brkreakd te let's take a live look acrossk s the d.c. region on this earlyly monday morning. we're at 5:08 right now, only 47 degrees.egre. definitely need wear layersly n today. bundle up when you head out this morning.eewhen

top of the beltway is getting slow. 66 into town is okay and so is 95 north quantico to the beltway. >>> we have an update for you on the situation happening in canonsburg pennsylvania. two officers shot and police there actively searching for a shooter in that neighborhood. we stand from reporters on the scene that nearby residents may have even received an auto call to stay inside while police are canvassing that neighborhood. we had new videot showing a police in the area with long guns, s.w.a.t. team members also on the scene. this happening in ca in fonsburg pennsylvania. two officers shot. one of them having to be med evaced from the scene and another rushed to the hospital within the last hour or so. we're going to continue to follow the updates, again, from canonsburg pennsylvania. information as we do so. i'm erika gonzalez. >>> happening today, jury deliberations in the murder trial of former cincinnati police officer ray tensing accused of shooting an unarmed black motorist. he claims he shot the motorist while being dragged by his car. prosecutors say video from the offic

michelle: right now at 4:00, a possible road rage incident on the beltway. alison: at 495 near braddock road. one of the vehicles involved had a child inside. jonathan: northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is in springfield with the developing story. i understand police just had an update there. what can you tell us? jeff: we just got an update but want to tell you the this is a shell station off braddock road. this is an active police investigation with the fairfax police. that was the vehicle driven by the victim in this situation. this is what fairfax police told us five minutes ago. this started 495 on the inner loop in national harbor in maryland. this vehicle, hyundai and another vehicle got into what appears to be a disagreement on the road. virginia. at one point the driver of the hyundai, noticed broken glass in the passenger side, thefront of the vehicle. noticed an injury bleeding on his finger. at that point he realized something happened, something entered the vehicle, the hyundai. he pulled off the beltway on braddock road to this shell

torts 270, here lanes are open on the beltway. in the next 10 minutes before update the ride headed into d.c.. jummy? jummy: seven is on your side this morning. i'm telling you the secret to snagging cheaper airline tickets and what he will have to give larry: breaking news this morning, one of the first signs of hope in iraq. this is the first time in two years that the children in one formerly islamic state south of muscle -- mosul are going out of some 3000 residents, over 700 children have already registered to attend classes. many had removed their children to to safety concerns and the content of the isis inspired curriculum. autria: a west virginia mayor, out of a job after showing support for a racist comment about the first lady. the author of the comment has post. the mayor replied -- just made my day -- and now the mayor has resigned. larry: it looks like the d.c. death with dignity bill is about to become law. the council passed the bill yesterday by a vote of 11 to two. it will allow patients over 18 to request lethal

before the beltway at kenilworth, a load of paper dropped in the road. we're going to have a live report on that coming up. >> thank you, melissa. >>> first came black friday and then small business saturday and after cyber monday, comes giving >>> warnings issued for north dakota with heavy snow forecasted there. that's prompted the state's governor to honor it. they have no plans to enforce that. thousands of native american activists have been camping on pipeline to be built near their tribal lands. protests have been going on since april. >>> d.c. united attended a zoning meeting. it's located on buzzard point. it's an area that used to be home to a koob crete mixing facility and metal facility. they will up contaminated soil that will be trucked through if construction goes as plans, they'll play at rfk stadium for the last time in fall and move to the new stadium in 2016. >>> right now families will receive a tour of the home from the first lady. many volunteer as early as april. >>> meanwhile over at the tree after a three-week, 4,000-mile trip fr

and top side of the beltway youu can see 95 from north of the icc down to the beltway jams and then from before route 1 all the way over to georgia linking up 270 southbound there's a crash h by 370 and we're also gettingtig reports of a crash in a cran gaithersburg. 355 southbound and because it'si blocking two lanes of traffic, f really heavy traffic and unfortunately 270 not a greatat alternative to get around that.t leave very early fromfm gaithersburg down to the beltwaw this morning as we take closerer look at that you can see how red things are from urbana down to t the. it's about 50 minute delay and again 355 dealing with thatha crash. this morning any questions onn your commute erin fox5 d.c. allison? >> ?? ? >> 8:19 on this wednesday. only on fox5 a lesson in forgiveness from teenager who'ss classmate beat him so severely r he was left unconscious.ious. the attack happened last springn at boyds rest -- boys restroomeo at wake lake high school inool i waldorf.waldor the judge sentenced the attackee and what happened in thed in t courtroom shocked everyone.eryo. sarah simmons ta

the rest of the beltway is rolling along quite nicely. we'll see you back here in ten minutes. >>> angie goff back here at the live desk where we have brand new video from just east of mosul here. you're taking a look at iraqi forces on the ground. they continue to try to retake isis controlled territory. you can see that exchange o that is what we heard witnesses have said. a lot of artillery fire is what you can hear. this appears to be the most intense push yet since the operation entered the fourth week starting today. back to you. >>> we're hearing confirmation that -- oh, no! he crashed into the divider there. what happened? >> the violent crash ended a police chase near los angeles. police say someone stole that they avoided several crashes and running red lights driving on the wrong side of the road. the car slammed into the divider and the driver surrounded. >>>. >>> oh! >> and there you're watching the chaos from a pumpkin launching contest on sunday in delaware. one of the machines people used to shoot off the pumpkins exploded.

wel give yourself about 15 extra 15a minutes to get from the bottomtt of the beltway across the beltw bridge.br freeway volume increasing aslume well. as we look at our maps we'll move things over police activity on the eastbound sideta of seven. center lane is blocked out at belmont ridge.ge give yourself extra time in timn that area.thatrea. head from leesburg past 15 on seven. let's see if we can forward we w our maps.aps. we have some other slowdownsloow you need to be aware of.ed tbe a a crash 95 southbound inundn calverton moved over to theto t shoulder. look at that long line of yellow as you make your way towards beltzville jammed upltzv from north of the icc down to do the beltway. good news is the outer looperoo from 95 over to georgia is ill quiet.t. as you can see 295 on the northbound side we had anwe a earlier crash by benning road.na bridge has some stop-and-go traffic. your heaviest just south of 50 and 50 inbound from cheverlym towards 295 also slowing this morning.morng. other delays that you need toys be aware of. thabe awa of. 66 eastbound we showed you the d camer

and looking at 66 from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. >>> thanks melissa. an upgrade is coming to your uber app. how the biggest revamp in years is changing how you request a ride. >> a serious shortage inside your children's classrooms. the type of teachers districts say they desperately need and what is being d at ikea, we believe that everything you need should be within reach. that anything that matches your taste can match your budget. that green living doesn't have to cost much green. we believe that you should always have room for the little things. and that your dream kitchen should work as hard as you do. killed in two separate shootings. we're bringing you team coverage as we learn more about the investigations now under way. >>> also breaking, a historic night for baseball. the chicago cubs becoming a world series championships for the first time since 1908. it was not easy. why this game didn't end until nearly 1:00 a.m. it is 4:57. maryland is facing a teacher shortage.

>>> i still have two different pieces of congressional paving to the beltway, you're on time there if you're headed northbound there on 95. we are also looking good on the bwi parkway rolling along nicely as well. 50 at landover road. no problems at 5. [ roars ] [ up tempo music ] get the new xfinity tv app and for the first time ever stream live tv, watch on demand, >>> a tourist from china has been in our area for months after losing both of her legs this summer on a crash on the bwi parkway. >> doctors say with the help of artificial limbs, she will walk again. >> a few weeks ago she ran out of insurance policy money. that's when a stranger came into her life. brian dodge invited her and her in fairfax. >> while they need a home here, they can stay here. >> welcome to america. >> and dodge figures it is going to cost about $100,000 for medical treatment for the woman to make her dream come true. you can look on our nbc washington app for information on how to help. hats off to that man for helping a complete st for sure. >>> here's a live look right now outside where you'll notice

big look at the beltway, overall looking normal right now. slow at the top of the beltway. green, yellow line service is back on green and yellow line. it is slow and blue line delays to know about the day ahead. >> here is what we're following at this hour. new this morning, president obama arrives in athens. trump continues to build his team. the amber alert for a 4-year-old girl is over. but first it has been a deadly night in the district. a man ka killed outside an apartment complex in third street in d.c. east. megan mcgrath will have an update in a few >>> an amber alert just cancelled in the last 20 mipz. we received an alert saying annabelle richardson and her father have been found. virginia state police said he abducted her from charlotte county. >> and you're looking at live pictures outside of the greek presidential mansion. we don't have those pictures but we can tell you that president obama was scheduled to arrive there at the mansion earlier in greece, in athens, we'll have more on that. this, of course, the final part conference with the prime minister late

this is southbound kenilworth just before the beltway. we have that right side of the that's where justin finch was for us today. a truck lost its load overnight. ow outer loop after georgia, that crash has cleared out of the way. you don't have to worry about that one anymore and an inner loop, we do have a crash on the right side of the roadway right now. overall beltway looking pretty good. actually that earlier crash has clear at georgia. >> all right, mis 6:02. it's been nearly a month since an alleged rape at this mansion on peach street in georgetown and still no charges have been filed. >> "news4's" mow let green has more on what the father had to say about the incident. molette? >> good morning, the parents say no one is above the law. we're not going to be showing the faces in order to protect who said she was attacked. it happened on 30k9 1st at this mansion in georgetown. d.c. police received a 911 call for report of a rape at the home of bill dean. that home is knowned a dodge mansion. we should point out the homeowner is not

inside the beltway 48. i think we can drop off a little more. not much more. but a little more. annapolis is 47. way newspaper westminster down to 37 degrees. clear skies to the north. that's allowing temperatures to drop off. fredericksburg is chilly this morning 45. we're upper 50s and low 60s today and again waiting on 70s. 70s come back strong tomorrow. here's erin como with a look at at service at 5 a.m. safe track surge 10 will number place through november 2 and gal dot for the totten on the red line buses replace trains. if you need to get downtown green or yellow line an option for you. watch crowded trains and longer wait times. crowded shuttle buses, red line running two segments shady grove gallaudet and glenmont and for the totten. general closures brooklyn and shuttle bus service is available. the buses will stop at closed stations. again give yourself extra time. metro bus, telecommute. let us know how as infecting your commute on erin "fox5" on twitter and all of our roads looking great right now seeing green all over the area annapolis 50s queue et cetera and sam

that's in the beltway. outside of the beltway and cooler suburbs, yes, will you will be in the frost and freeze visors, down to the south, prince william county, stafford county, spotsylvania county, including fredericksburg. don't be surprised tomorrow morning, heading to the polls early, you may have to scrape under freezes warnings, but you'll get just as cold because your growing season is over. we will see those freezing temperatures. 32 frederick, 32 in manassas and culpepper. 35 in leesburg. and out the door tomorrow morning, you're going to need the coats. you're going to need the gloves, the scarfs and hat. if you get after 10:00 or 11:00, no problem at all. a great start. but a great afternoon. it really will be quite nice on the tuesday. notice the temperatures here. again 30s tonight. close to 70 tomorrow afternoon. 70, fredericksburg. 67 towards baltimore. what do you need to wear. as i mentioned, warm coat, gloves and hat. sun will be shining brightly tomorrow. remember that coat tomorrow even

this is headed toward the beltway southbound. as we push in, i want to show you what the problem spot is. it's a vehicle that has hit the concrete barrier on the side and this is happening specifically by here. you can see that right now as we push in. some emergency crews off to the side. originally this whole area was blocked off. that cleared about five minutes ago. really it has been a messy commute for a lot of folks in the area today, starting early this morning, and some people already thinking about the return home after thanksgiving this coming weekend. a packed car ride for this family who we met at this crowded 66 westbound rest stop their thanksgiving destination, new market, virginia. >> we have two dogs and two cats here. >> reporter: you've got a full farm with you. >> yeah. >> reporter: the barking aside, the mom had a lot of time to get comfy with her neck pillow. a drive from d.c. that usually takes about 45 minutes took them 2 hours because of multiple crashes on the beltway. not bad for the passenger. >> i've b

. >>> things are looking good goo top of the beltway. bel outer loop 95 as well as bw parkway so if you have anave a early flight on the way to bwi you're in good shape. sha in chinatown police activity closing a portion of h street northwest.no out between sixth and seventh. that as well.el back to you maureen and wisdom. >> donald trump's election win taking center stage on latee onl night television.ion. we'll talk about how some of se the comedians are reacting toct the surprise win. win >> growing calls for women to make a doctor's visit. vis >> as we head to break, timeak,t is 4:37. 4:37. back in just two minutes. >> ?? we're back now at 4:39e're with what's trending on this btn thursday morning. >> holly morris is m standing bb with our realtime newse new tracker. trac >> good morning, everybody.d now that donald trump is themorn president-elect he faces new security challenges not justengu for himself but also his hotel.ho trump tower in new york citynewc is also trump's primary residence and sits on one ofit the busiest thorofare

once you get up to the beltway problem free on the outer loopel to the wilson bridge. b we'll take a look at metro m with your next look atook a traffic. tr whiz. wh >> 4:57 is the time.7 is tim developing i dee he tails this morning in a deadly ambush on two iowa police officers.fficer what we're learning about thebot alleged gunman and hisnd previous run ins with the law.h. >>> for the second time inr thcd months dangerous bacteria isas he detected at a maryland hospital.hosp how the hospital is respondingsg this time. tim quick look at t today's stockto futures. dow futures are up eight points nasdaq futures down 17 and the s & p they're down p the one. time now 4:57.:57. back after this.hi >> ?? great price on this boneless chicken! yeah. we love low prices. no bones about it. [ laughter ] this price is so low. trying to make me eat my greens? no, just trying to ve you some green. whaaat?! thousands of blue tags. thousands of low prices. mnghis is fox5 news morning. >> right now at 5:00 a deadly al night in the district.t in the . police still on the scene of a mur

but it's only blocking k the right shoulder. sul beltway looking good towardsowar 50 this morning on the outer out loop. lo inner loop quiet but then itop i starts to backet up at branch an avenue across the wilson the wio bridge. 95 is slow moving through daleol city to the beltway so watchbelc out for that one and 66nd backing up as you make yourr way up from 234 to 28 and thenhe again stop-and-go traffic byop-a 50. watch out for thatfic by one. oe top of the beltway outer loop jams 95 to georgia. we're get something silverhi line delays reported.ne ds we'll take a closer look atk at >> the results of theults of the presidential election had actioa lot of celebrities freakingre out on twitter but one star oner decided to get her message msa across in a rather creative way. way. a surprise for some new yorknewo city subway rider.y rid >> plus who twitter users arewia begging to run for president pre in the year 2020.r 2 do you have any hints? it's a s . >> ?? >> 6:40 now and we are back 0 now on thtrending on the web on this thursday morni

randolph road, north of the beltway, southbound 95 a car versus a dear. we have been talking about this all week. >> you are watching "good morning washington," on your side. autria: a very happy ending to the search for a family of four. >> in this morning's "gma" first look, jason and melissa mcallister, along with their two-month-old -- 2-year-old and eight-month-old daughters, vanished on tuesday. the van got stuck in mud while trying to go around the fallen >> we spent the night on the side of the road after admit a shelter. >> thursday morning they heard on the radio that people were out searching for them. they ran into a local hunter who called 911. >> you said that they are dehydrated? >> yeah. a little bit. they look pretty good, really. >> this morning the family of four is waking up at home, >> everyone's good. >> we will have more on their harrowing ordeal coming up at 7 you love all-day breakfast. but you don't love so you can find something else to not love. like hearing the sound of your own voice. (softly) like hearing the sound of your ow

same thing, 95 north, quantico to the beltway. 270 looks okay and so does the top of the beltway. 95 to 270. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. chuck bell, have you had more of >> i'm freaking out over here. >> she is a one armed operation over here. quieter weather for everyone stuck in the traffic this morning. the sun will be up shortly. it will turn into a brighter morning. 41 in prince william. 35 in manassas. 46 in leesburg. that is a warmer spot. look at the clear sky. medium jacket. sunglasses coming our way later today. temperatures should rise from 30s mid-60s today. you guys have a plus weather today but a big cool down comes this weekend. that comes with the forecast at 6:51. >>> a slam dunk of a donation, new information just in about the generous gift lebron james is giving to a d.c. land mark. >> a tuberculosis scare at a local high school. he gets a lot of compliments. he wears his army hat, walks around with his army shirt looking all nice. and then people just say, ?thank you for serving our country? and i'm like, that's my dad. male vo: n

this is the second time this month a driver has hit a trooper's car on the beltway. since january, 15 maryland troopers have been hit while working on 495. >>> speed is also a big contributing factor to speed limits near montgomery county schools. the new speed limit would be 15 miles per hour. news 4 obtained county records showing an average of seven students are hit near montgomery county schools every year. a public hearing on the proposal is scheduled for december 7th in rockville. >>> opioid addiction is a public health emergency in virginia according to state health officials working to fight the problem. buy the drug ma lox own without a prescription. it reduces the effects of an opioid overdose. 801 people died from heroin and prescription overdoses. >>> it is 4:36. president obama will award 21 presidential medals of freedom. this is our nation's highest civilian honor. it is awarded to those who have made significant contribution to the country's security or national interests. today's recipients including eln jabbaar and michael jordan. diana ross will be

julie: 300 95 21-minute ride across the beltway. an earlier crash is clear to the shoulder, so all of the lanes are now open. this incident has legs burg wrote in front of the mcdonald's is tying up the left side of the highway. skytrak 7 is with us right now, above 95 northbound in maryland. as you push north from 198 to 216, the remains of a neck to not off the road to the shoulder. that is out traffic watch. back in the next 10 minutes with one of country music's biggest nights is now in the books. autria: kidd o'shea is live in music city. kidd: and the beer trucks are here, restocking the bars here on broadway. i asked them, is there more beer after the cma's? they said, no, pretty much the same. hillary clinton: i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. vo: in times of crisis america depends on steady leadership. donald trump: "knock the crap out of them, would you? seriously..."vo: clear thinking... donald trump: "i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me." vo: and calm judgment. donald trump: "and you can

. >>> an epidemic of drivers on the beltway today. it's the 15th time this happened in 2016. >> now a survivor who has been hit not once by twice while working on the beltway is appealing to people to pay attention. scott broom is in rockville tonight with his story. scott. >> reporter: remashable when -- remarkable when i met this man today. tie ron flower-jackson thought the most dangerous part of the job would be suspects with guns. it turned out he was wrong. >> it's a shock. like you just can't believe it. see it comes our brace for it, it happens so fast. >> the first time tyrone's vehicle hit he was on the beltway shoulder in 2014 with his emergency lights flashing. it was a tractor trailer who said he fell asleep. >> here's video from a colleague in 2012. this trooper >> for most once is enough. for flowers-jackson it's happene . he was struck by a hit and run driver in 2015, only 6 months after he was back to work from the first incident. he has not quite despite the injuries and despite the line up of wrecked cruisers stored

bottom of the beltway and all of the routes in and out of town. you can see no major problems right here and looking at 95, it will take you 21 minutes. nice and on time there. as you cross the beltway and in on 395, you're on time as well. guys? >> today is our independence day. today, the american working class is going to strike back. >> we face the test of our time. what will we vote for? not just against? secure him the final votes of election day. the first polls open in less than a half hour. we begin our team coverage with tracie potts live inside of convention center where clinton supporters will gather in a few hours. tracie, how did clinton finish off her campaign? >> reporter: she wrapped it up in north carolina because clearly both sides think that the 15 electoral votes there could be critical inid united states. she had a big rally there. many of the people there are students. she talked about the choice that voters are facing today. >> it is a choice between division or unity. between strong, steady leadership or a loose cannon who

the weekend. good morning, melissa. >> good morning. beltway looking good. had an earlier crash that cleared and earlier roadwork out of the way as well. no big worries there on the beltway right now. 66 in to town here from fairfax county to the beltway. 61 miles an hour. going to take you nine minutes. no big worries there on 66. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in or work. 95 north here through the woodbridge area. you're on time at 64 miles an hour and overall, bottom of the beltway in prince george's county. looking quite good. 95 in maryland, coming up. >>> at the live desk, i'm david culver, want to take you to california where police are trying to find a man who tried to kill two officers. this happened last night in san jose. the department says two officers group of men. the group started running. the one of the men in the group turned around and shot at the cops. no one got hit. the officers did not return fire. police did set-up a perimeter. you have the scene all closed off. they're hoping to track down the shooter. any updates, w

to the bridge and 395 northbound is parked from thes d beltway to the 14th street str bridge. gw parkway north and southbound very heavy traffic inside the te beltway as you make your waye y from the beltway towards thehe rose vest bridge in bothe directions. 270 southbound coming down fromf urbana also very sluggish withih about a 45 urbana to the beltway.e beltway we have you covered this hav morning. take your time. we'll keep you posted oh andtakd that breaking news out of breake accokeek. to yoo you. >> we're tracking metro thishis morning. dc officials and metro and met disagreeing now on proposal to o trim late night service after metro's safetrack program ends.. >> last nightmare bowse rejected metro's prove saying in falls short on what they owe too riders. ride what is is next.is nt. fox5's bob barnard is live at i the wilson building now withg n more. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, morni building at 9:00 o'clock thisk i morning dc mayor muriel bowser w and d.c. council will have postv election breakfast this morningt as you mentioned t she's opposed

the beltway at van dorn street, a crash at telegraph road. a huge backup, unusual at the sour heading to the springfield interchange. also route 1 before the occoquan, this crash in the far left lane. back in the next 10 minutes, i will take that ride. kidd, what is going on "in the now"? kidd: have you ever received a text from the wrong person? a woman texted a person she thought was her grandson and invited him to thanksgiving. when jamaal asked who she was texting, she said it was your grandmother. he asked for a picture. >> i think it is crazy that people can actually connect and be so nice to each other, with people they do not even know. kidd: what a great story. "usa today" reports that she is he -- he did not want him to be alone on thanks giving. she had to text that she had to change your phone number, though, because he provided it with a screenshot. [laughter] time now for your express. mrs. clinton: there are times this past week that i wanted to curl up with my dogs and a good look and never leave the house again. john: school o