we've had problems on the beltway. e greenbelt and in coll par outer loop after 201 is where the police investigation was because of a chasecrnd h. darcy spencer's been telling us about that. outer loop have reopened. inner loop is open here. we still have thabout a two-mil back up. this is part of the problem. outer loop near 95, a crash in the road just cleared out of the way. kind of the top of the beltway, the whole section really is quite slow. you'll will have to allow some extra time if you're headed out sometime soon. germantown, 27 at kings valley. traffic alternating through that work zone cause something delays, as well. white's afary,-- reminder ferry,t reminder t high water has shut it down. 66 and 95, at speed. no major issues. 27055 miles per hour. top of the beltway, 44 mles per hour after you get past the crash on the outer loop, are you pretty much at speed there. not bad. takes you 20 minutes. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car today. guys? >>> thanks. a golden glow to our

inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, no problems. eaier problem in the outer loop at the tol road. that's probably cleared out of the way. northbound 95 at prince william parkway, brand-new crash. seeing delays i the main lanes and eastbound 66 at 55. left lane gets by. looks like a small blip with the t two-mile back up back to town. >> thank you. >>other naturre to the traffic melissa mentioned on the gw parkway. >> the northbound lane closed from 123 to the beltway. justin finch live along the parkway with more on what is slowing down the repairs there. justin? >> reporter: hey, good morning. the issue here has been the rain. but the good news is is that we could be just hours away from some roadway relief. the national parks service says if their crews can get down there ando the work they need do, we could see one lane of those northbound lanes reopen in time for your evening kmus. and perhaps the -- commute. and perhaps the barriers and cones will come down. first the task here at hand. that massive sinkhole that measures ten-fe

we'll have more on the information on the beltway straight ahead. chuck? >>> thanks. your forecast for your tuesday t now, hone it's going to be a gorgeous day to be outside. temperatures in the 50s to around 60 for most of the area. cooler, 48 in winchester, 57 in germantown, maryland. 56 degrees in brandywine 57 in leonardtown, maryland, this morning. school day forecast, kids, yes, indeed. outdoor recessoday forsure. 50s while you're waiting for the buses this morning. 75 by recess. 82 degrees when you get off the bus and start to come home later in the afternoon. no doubt about it. a-plus weaer is the daily grade for today. much more cloud cover, and a little chance for rain coming in toetrrow. we'lll the timing of all that and start looking into the weekend coming up a little later on in the half hour. back to the news. >> all right. thank you. >>> we begin with an update on breaking news we brought you yesterday. the search is sadly over for an suv that sank in the potomac river. the body of a 72-year-old woman was foside. >> her name is barbara bushkin, and her

>>> chopper 4 over georgia avenue at the beltway, this is where we had theli ear police crash that ended with an overturned vehicle and a couple of suspects being taken to the hospital. right now everytng is nice and clear and open. that was a short closure. about 40 minutes earlier today. >>> inner loop/outer loop of the beltway, no major problems.m iaille, 270 near 109, you can see the delay towards urbana. lanes are open. vehiclesn bothshoulders causing delays. manassas, industrial road at hawkins drive, tractor-trailer fire. that road is shut down. in issues. >>> heir jobs d a allegedlayers la year. >>he adults who were supposed to be supervisi the student athletes were nowhere to be found. news 4's justin finch joinsus live with more on this report. justin, good morning.

we're actually on the outer loop of the beltway. e traffic is getting by, but they're nowhere near at speed. you can seeshat one lane i closed up here. the far leftlane. and if you look on the shoulder of the road there, to the left, you can see ack pickup tru that police have been focusing on as part of this investigation. it appears to have significant damage. montgomery county poce are confirming that crash was thes ret of a police chase that started in the area of new hampshire avenue and lockwood drive in thng silver spri area of the countyar e this morning. froun what we derstand, there was a crash heree in th area of kenilworth avenue and a bailout. police are telling us they've been able to take multiple suspects into custody. we're still working to confirm exactly how many spects have en taken into custody. they do believe that they do have everyone who was involved. again, there's a pickup truck here with significant damage. a lot oftie-ups. people trying to slow down to see what is happening.s this i improvement. earlier,

it's closed between 123 and the beltway. not a big traffic impact now because it is early and it is in the northbound lanes. outer loop before colesville road, right side bcked by an accident there. inbound on 66, not b. fairfax county parkway to the 66ltway, not bad. westbound, west an 29, right lane blocked by a brand-new crash. more coming up. >>> 5:24. what do you do when you have an you feel r two, when sort of out of sorts, maybe not quite like yourself? >> more than two days for me. many are turning to an ancient practice to soothe their modern-day ills. in our ongoing look at alternative wellness, news4's justin finch tells us murr about chakra balancing. >> we use what we call chakra lights. >> reporter: not sure what chakra lights are for? listen and look closely. >> if you look at them, each chakra has a color. >> reporter: david's work in the art from ancient india. >> chakras are basically energy forms that you actually can see if you use the right equipment.e and they ran from the top of the head to the base of

the rest of the beltway looks okay. speaking of the beach, if you're headed out to the beach, 50 looks good. outbound looking good. coming back in though right now, cape st. clair area annapolis,w bound 50. we have that just with the left shoulder open right now. overturned tractor-trailer, a lot of debris there. they're expecting an extensive cleanup here. and those backups really are already building for 5:00 in the morning. thats pretty early to see something like that. southbound 95 before kings dominion, traffic stopped becahese of anot tractor-trailer crash.on aar? >> thank you. b02. >>> somereaking news in fairfax county now. police are on the scene of a deadly shooting in clan tillie. >> -- chantilly. >> it happened at a shopping facility around around 1:30. justin finch with more. >> reporter: as you mentioned, ae man dead this morning. several we told by fairfax county police are now in custody. they are still on the scene of this strip mall off route 50 here in the chantilly area. behind us you will see a grou

the rest of the beltway looks okay. the district, southeast, vstbound pennsylvania aue shut down between 27th and 28th. the westbound lanes are open there. 66 and 95, no problems. eun? >> thank you. > it's 5:32. we are learning new details in a deadly discovery inside a spotsylvania county home. >> three people were found diad ide a home on arlene acheerts drive yesterday morning. according to ourt partners a d op, an infant and a toddler were also foun the home. they were unharmed and taken to the hospital for observation. the dead were 39, 34, and 14 years old. their names have noteen released. the county sheriff's office is classifying the dea as suspicious. >>> and a scary ordeal in a neighborhood.. two dogs mauled a woman as she took out the trash. >> that wasn't even the first attack of the day. nashls said the animals have been -- neighbors said the animals have been terrorizing them for months. justin finch with more on the attacks. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. we have two pit bulls, tw

vdo the beltway. vdot wants to add three miles of ne 495 expresslanes. they would run each direction from the dulles toll road interchange to the maryland line near the erican legion bridge. the environmental assessment for theroject is expected to be completed in the fall. >>> good news for commuters this morning. it looks d like.a.s.h. bus drivers will not go onstrike. a final vote on pay increases and pensions will be held tomorrow.as workers say they have been some of the lowest paid in the region. a strike would have called a lol of pros this weekend. every metro station south of reagan national airport will be closed on the blue line to fix train platforms. >>> how this for an area to beat traffic in thearea? take a look. a local entrepreneur wants to ease gridlock with a monorail. the developer pposes a fully -- maid and driverless monorail be placed in the i-270 corridor. he says the trip between shady grove and frederick would take less than 30 minutes. he's not said who would pay for it. that's a big factor. >>> still ahead this morning, just in

so does the beltway. aaron? >> all right. thank you. 5:02. >>ack to those powerful storms that ripped through our area yesterday. for the second time in a week, a toado touched down in howard county. look at the view. a viewer sent this to us. you see the storm rollingug throh ellicott city. people said it looked like a wall of white moving across the sky near veterans elementary school. >>> today the national weather service will be in howard count surveyine damage. >> the violent weather left damage all over our area yesterday. news4's justin finch has more on aree that fell into a home in district heights. >> reporter: good morning. we're off the 3200block of magrine avenue in district heights between the marlboro pike and pennsylvania avenue where we have found -- >> good morning, we've off the 3200 block of magrine avenue in district heights between the marlboro pike and pennsylvania avenue where we ve found this. this large tree uprootedin this back yard. going all the way across and grazing a home next door. and this is just a snapshot

silver spring, southbound new hampshire avenue near the beltway. left lane is getting by the work there. n? >> thank you. >>> now to moreon that first 4 traffic alert on the gw parkway sinkhole melissa mentioned. the northbound lanes are still closed from route 123 to the beltway. the national parks service says the weather and other factors have delayed the repair of the sinkhole. officials say the lanesill remain closed at least through the rush. >>> following breaking news thia morning deadly midair plane crash in alaska. >> megan fitzgerald is working the story from the live desk. what do we know? >> reporter: nbc news has learned five people are dead. one person still unaccounted for after two float planes carrying passengers from a cruise excursion collided midair. the planes were carryi passengers from the royal princess who were on a seven-dac roundtripise out of vancouver. the u.s. coast guard was called in after the planes collided midair yesterday. one of the float planes was operated by taquan air. four passengers and the pilot were kill

the rest of the beltway looks good. no big complaints on the beltway this morning. as we zoom in, in northwest, beech drive at broad and branch have a downed tree. th road is clos there. >> thank you.ve >>> deping this morning, there's a search for an suv in the potomac river. >> what was a rescue effort has turned into a recovery effort. cory smith is live with the latest on this fr roosevelt island. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron and eun. as the sun rises, the conditions needed for crews o get back and continue the recovery effort, continue to improve, we'll show you the scene from late sunday night. the call to 911 came in around 9:20 yesterday. someone reporting a car going into the potomac river, an suv. when investigators got to the scene, theykeid spo it to a witness who said they saw the car go into the water. inveigators also found tire tracks indicating that a car had gone in. for hours, crews searched by th air, ey searched by land, and divers in the water, as well. there are no signs of the suv and no signs of anyone who may have been sid

new situation on the beltway. i just said everything's clear, and of course we have more construction prop up. out loop after rockvilleke, left lane is what's blocked by the work zone. you can see up top, there is no delay. everytng islooking good outer loop and inner loop of the beltway. in northeast, 44thtreet south of nannie helen boroughs avenue. fire investigation. the voodroad is shut down this g morni no problems in and out of town. >>> to a possible road rage incident in montgomery county that left a cyclist in condition. >> fellow riders say this was he one of hardest things they've ever seen on the road. news4's nicole jacobs with more. >> reporter: aaron, eun, family members have chosen not to reveal the woman's name at this point. those she was riding with saturday afternoon say they want to bring attention to what happened. let's get you to video of river road in poolesville. witnesses say the driver of a silver suv was driving aggressively, honking the eahor swring, and swerving close to them as they

another issue on the beltway, inner loop before st. rnabas there in oxon hill, left side blocked by debris. sounds's like thereetal in the road causing a delay. started of, northbound 95 after 610 garrisonville, right shoulder blocked. disabled vehicle there. 66 looks fine. centreville, braddock near pickwick, downed pole andwires cause something delays. aaron? >> thank you. >>> 5:33 now. hitting the highway for the memorial day weend? on't let unexpected traffic slow you down. today drivers in our area could see travel times triple as holiday travelers mix in with regularcommuters on the roads. one of the worst spots, you're looking at it right now, that is the chesapeake bay bridge -- okay --k >> i w, it's not bad right now. okay. news4's justin finch live just on the other side of the bridge with more on the best waysto avoid the gridlock. it looks beautiful behind you there with the grass trying to attack you. little ter: it's a chilly for me out here. it's a nice scene. if you want to drive out here and get to where iam right now,

the re of the beltway, no issues. chevy chase, connecticut avenue at bradley lane, have an accident reported tre in the intersection. northbound 295 before pennsylvania avenue, right lane blocked by that crash. aaron? >> all right. >>> 6:02.. today millions of people will hit the road for the memorial day holiday kicking off the official start to summer. >> can't wait. now with that will come the widlock, we don't reallyt that. but we're working 4 you by letting you know when you should leave. get out before all of that stuff comes. here's a live look at he bay idge. looking pretty good. traffic starting to pick up there. but nothing compared to what it will look like in a few hours as people head to the beaches. we want to go live to justin finch with more on when you should hit the roads. >> reporter: hey there, good morning. before you and your family get in that car gnd try t out for the long weekend, you'll want to be ready for weather, of course, we now know. but also for traffic, too. aaa advising you go on ahea

the rest of the beltway is oo looking g southbound, 270. vehicle fire, not too much of a slowdo there. eastbound 66, a crash on the shoulder. >> melissa, thank you. 6:02 now. this mning three people are in the hospital after being stabbed in a popular park in arlington. one victim with minor injuries. they have arrested one person. >>> meanwhile, an time and beloved u.s. senate employee died following a violent assault in the district. >> investigators she was involved in a fight with a group just steps from his home near nats park.ep >> rter: his name is bernard johnson iii known to many as bud. he began working at the hart senate office building in 1989 just out of high scho. that photo from a go fund me page set up for his family. their lives were rocked about a y.ek ago to may 15th. 11:30 p.m. police say that johnson got into some kind of dispute with a group of people off k street not too far from his own home and not very far from nats park either. he did suffer in that altercation some injuries to hia he was taken to the hospital, put

allow a little extra time if you're headed north of the beltway here this morning. lowdown there. thisslowdown, northbound on bw parkway between 197 and 198, that's because of paving. that's the work zone that's been in the way for the past couple of days. o inner loop,uter loop of the beltway, don't have any issues there through prince george's county. same situation, looking pretty good. delays, yllow and blue, largo town center and mt. vernon square. 270 looking good, top of the beltway, no issues. >>> 5:54. a group of elementary school students is bridging the gap ntbetween law enforcem and the community one paint stroke at a time. >> molette green is live at the elementary school washington with details on project hope. hey, molette. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you. we've got the black panther here to help us celebrate. we're ready to cut the ribbon, yes, ready to cut the ribbon, ot this projec that closes the gap develop the community and law enforcement. we're using the youngest members of the community to do that. we're going to do that in the 6:00 hour

erryfield, eastbound 66before the beltway, left lane is blocked by the crash. that's causing pretty significant delay as you're headed inbound. northbound 395 at glebe, crashes the right side. have a truck there trying to keep everybody to the left. inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, no real claints there. this problem actually just cleared. we had inbound new york avenue after north capital with a right lane blocked. that's just cleared. >> thanks. >>> 6:32. more on the breaking news. another atm robbery is under investigation this morng. this time at a seven in silver spring. at least two thies smashed into the front of the store with a pickup truck overnight. this is at least the sixth atm heist in our area since march.us news4'sn finch will have a live report in minutes. >>> 33. new details about a gun scare at a local high school. liince william county po say the 16-year-old who brought the gun to hyln high srool in wooge may be connected to the shooting of a student last week. >> no one was hurt tuesday aft noon, but parentsid it took hours for school

taking a look at falls church, this is the only thg on the beltway. ter loop near 66, right lane getting by the worth. the rest of the beltway is fineu sbound on 270 at buckeystown pike, right lane is getting by there. taking a look at 66 and 95, a couple of smaller work zones, no major issues. more news, weather,g nd traffic coup. >> 4:23. in our instagramage, we're seeing more of ourselves and others than ever before. it's part o what's behind a worldwide trend of brazilian butt lifts. >> they can be dangerous. the american society of plastic surgeons finds as many as onein 3,000 patients risk death undergoing the procedure. here's justin finch on how some surgeons are comi together to save lives. >> reporter: though they'll always have pictures, denae children, her family won't touch or hold her ever again. her grandfather told our sister station in south florida the m youngther died moment after a brazilian butt lift procedure weeks ago. >> the surgeon was finished. then they moved her body to thed stretcher, ll of a sudden she became blue. >> when

rest of the beltway here looks okay. you don't see any issues. w problem, though, distri heights, suitland parkway, forestville road, lanes blocked. both way crash and response on the scene trying to get more information on that one. the brooklyn bridge out of town -- bay bridge out of town looking just fine. 50 out of town looking good. westbound 50 coming back in here after e brooklyn bridge, just astro cape st. clair road, right side block with an overturned tractor-trailer. only the left is getting by. 66 looks good. 95 south is fine until y hit the kings domestic indian area. all traffic stop -- kings domestic indian area. alop traffic sted there. >>> we all suffer in terrible traffic around the area. now there's a proposal aimed at easing the ongoing congestion on maryland's beltway. congressman anthony brown andia offi spoke at a town hall in landover last night. they talked about maryland governor hogan's proposal to widen and add tolls, ll lanes, on the beltway. at the same time, the solution has a lot of people in our area worried. some

inner loop/outer loop of the beltway, looking good. slow in the norm spots. stafford southbound after center port parkway, left lane blocked work zone there until 10:00 a.m. aaron. >>> melissa, thank you. breaking news out of iraq now. the state department warning americans to stay away from iraq. the u.s. embassy is a orderingll non-essential, nongovernment staff members toeave that country. the state department already issued a travel warning to iraq because of terrorism, kidnapping and arfld conict. stay with the "today" show fores the latt developments. >>> several peoplest have lo their jobs at damascus high school after a scathing internal report into the alleged rapes ob fooall players last year. the report found players were left alone in the locker room for 25 minutes. the assaults to the j.v. football players happened during that time. coming up, news 4's justin finch will have more on theunishment those officials received andr other toubling details from that report. >>> 6:33 now. speed cameras serve to keep us safe on the roads we're told, but a n

inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, no problems. y see the radar showing you a little bit of sprinkles around town. 66 andin 95 lookg good. delays yellow and blue line to largo town center and mt. vernon square. eun? >> thank you. >>> the portion ofrock creek parkway is shutting down this this morning. it will stay that way all weekend. >> justin finch is live with a isok at why all thork is going on. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. talking about some round-the-clock work going on to install a pedestrian bridge that will go over the ohio and have it ready for summer. for now, here's now what we are looking at. this work going on that's keeping vehicles, bicyclists, each pedestrians away. this as they bring in big equipment to install the bridge which is causing traffic tie-ups and re-routing traffic. here's what icl ed. talking about the rock tariq-potomac streak area near the kennedycenter. his is virginia avenue northwest and going behind the lincoln mem at the i-66 pritoma r freeway change. all of the roadwor is moving th

thunderstorm threat later today, peak timing for this is robably between 4:00 and 6:00 in and around the capital beltway. could really snarl the getaway trfic. for tomorrow, mild and breezy, and really nice weather for friday and saturday. sunday, a little touch of sumr humidity coming. there's the line of storms this morning moving into places like indianapolis, we had a couple of thunderstorms here in central pennsylvania this morning. quiet weather for now. temperatures in the 50s to around 60 degrees. it will be toaster y -- toasty warm and breezy. 87, a far try from the 73 yesterday. the rain chance increasing to 60%. damaging winds are real possibility. not everyone's going to get rained on, but the storms that do occur could really pack a punch. >>> all right. good to know. taking a looker loop at river road. we have report of a crash on the right side. i'm wondering if they flipped the camera and we're seeing it here. i'm not seeing too much of a slowdown at this point or any big problems. beltwa beltway, we have roadwork but nothing in the way. rockville, three lanes blocked due to theilling pr

looking at the beltway, inner loop, noor inches on the beltway -- no major inches on the beltway now.5 north, quantico to the beltway, 64 mileper hour. taking 19 minutes. both looking good. also looking good, 270 and top of the attach no complaints there. >> thank you. >>> ifatou're looking how you can get away without hurting your pocketbooks and your pockets if you don't have a poet book, aaron, the news4 team has you covered. molette green and irene johnson are showing where you can go on one tank of gas. a few weeks ago they hit chincoteague island. >> nowar they checking the history-rich location. they're at the moo thru. molette? >> reporter: good morning. welcome to fauquier county. [ cheers ] look at this big crowd that came out to the moo thru through route 29. they're here for the ice cream we're going tin be eatg. chase is holding up ice cream on top of a doughnut. we'll talk about that in just a second. can i just say to fauquier counti, everybody here, for showing up big. we've got sheriff moser and his deputies all around. hanging out with us. we've got the agriculture o

on the beltway, the other situation is just this work zone. outer loo ramp t southbound 4 ramp there blocked by that work zone. more on this problem, outer loop approaching river, coming up. aaron? >> thank you. >>> it's 5:02. happening today in the strict, a very busy road will shut down through the weekend. >> it means big changes for your commute. justin finch is on the road near the kennedy center with more the closure coming to northwest washington. this could be a big problem this weekend. >> reporter: yes it really could be. that's right, you think about this, you already travel the enstretch, you have sethe work already in place. the cones and crews and now we're seeing a new phase that is set to begin evening. this is going to impact drivers, walkers, as well as cyclists. right now taking a look at a map to show you how this all will work out here. we're talking about road closures beginning at virginia avenue northwest. extending to the i-66-potomac river free air change behind the lincoln memorial. the rock creek trail at f street n

the sinkhole, northbound lanes are closed between 123 and the beltway. the national parks service saysd the weather other factors have delayed the repair of the sinkhole. officis say the lanes will remain closed at least through this morning's rush hour. >>> what do we want? >> justice! >> when do we want it? >> now! >> dozensf activists are calling for an independent investigation of a montgomery county police officer. th held a rally at the third district station in silver spring. we first brought you the story last week. a white officer was caught on camera using the "n" word while speaking to a group of black men. >> the men were searched and cited for trespassing outside a mcdonald's in white oak. the men said they were there paiting to be picked up for work. testers said while the word that was used was a problem, there is a larger systemic issue at hand. >> people need to understand that officers need to be trained properly. >> what i'm really concerned about was the level of professionalism that didn't see in that encounter. it's not just the word

inner loop here at the bottom of the beltway. ittle slow coming across the woodrow wilson bridge. northbound 95, a little better noon it was. we still have a delay northbound through woodge. but the crash is out of the way. that helps. washington southbound 295 at l benning,ft lane blocked by the platform.f a lot o complaints of flat tires. inbound at bladensburg, right lane blocked by an abandoned vehicle. travel times, 270 southbnd, 48 miles per hour. tap of the beltway. 33. in virginia, 66, 41 miles per hour. and on 95, you're at known co-to the beltway, 65r miles hour. listen to wtop when you hop in your car today. >>> thank you. 6:52. a beautiful beach, breathtaking views, and all the seafood you can eat. what more could you askfo r? this is on o tank of gas. e scoured the maps for trips that wouldn't make you break the bank. >> she joins us live with this -- this fun little car. mollet? >> reporter: hey, guys. good morning. i had to ditch the news car. isn't this so much beter? this california roadster no, sir bright yellow.

silver spring southbound at the beltway, overturned ehicle. injuries. ying to get that out of the way. mclean, the right lane is closed for six weeks. inner loop and outer loon of the beltway, no complaints. taking a look at 66, there's the road. fairfax parkway, 60 miles per hour gets you there in nine minutes. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. 4:32. the fallout continues following the disturbingex assault allegations at damascus high school. j.v. football coach has been banned fom working fthe county school system. an internal investigation found the football players were left erone in the locker room for 25 minutes on octob31st of last year. that is a violation of montgomery county school protocol. it was while the students were alone that fourtbj.v. fool players were allegedly raped as part of a hazing ritual. in addition to the coach, the athletic director has been removed from his position and the school's principle has beenr sferred. five football players are facing criminal charges. >>> a d.c. firefighter is in critical condition after being hit by a

inside the beltway, 66 eastbo here's virginia, 66 and the lane. we're hearing of an issue at 7 mornin to the boys lacrosse team at the bullet school. they'r one of the best teams in >> they won the high school nation championship last night. the 12th ranked bullisulldogs congra to the bulldogs. storie one local tuskegee air man is a true legend. molett green is with him in bethes we are inside colonel charles aviati we are surrounded by aviation buffs this morning. your home i lieffull of stuff. we're going to talk about his amazin accompliments as a tuskeg planes your thing. >>> good morning, i'm frank are yo aaster tweeter? twitte has created a new positi tweeter in chief positi it's hoping to be at any office in the u.s. lquir include being culturnked-in culture. you're also likely to be on the receiv end of complaints. the twitter account has 50 millio followers. i'm frholland. they'trying to slow things down after a deadly weekend in infront of a judge with the rape against him. after an accident on the tw bela see what they're doing to try t

a few skirting the beltway, clipping us. is will continue to push down to the south and east as we head through the morning. most of this is going to be out of here by 9:00. you could have a few raindrops for the morning commute. mild, 57 degrees. winds out of the south at about seven miles per hour. getting the kids ready for the bus stop, if you i are6 in virginia and route 50 north maryland, you might want to have the rain jacket orsmall umbrella. otherwise, not going to need it throughout the day. breezy by this afternoon. a stray shower possiblernhis aften but not loyal. we'll talk more about the forecast going into this nd coming up.ee first let's talk traffic with melissa. good morning. >>> good morning. first 4 traffic flatter laurel.t look s -- a massive problem here northbound 95 still shut down at 198 because of an early tractor-trailer crash and fire. right now the traffic getting by, they're letting folks who have been sitting there for 3:00 in the morning on get by onhe right side. they're also getting another d

this week we got word that even mo l expresses could be coming to the beltway. vdot now looking at extending the lanes from tyson's to the allegiant bridge. transportation reporter adam tuss has more. >> reporter: let's start here. why do some say that thexpress lanes are needed? take a look at them in action tonight. you see the regular lanes here closer to us. they're going slower. the express lanes in the back, they are rolling much faster at rush hour. but of course there's a price to pay. take a look how this section of the beltway crawls day after day, and you can understand why drivers can't stand it. >> it's very bad. >> reporter: victor lee is the kind of commuter these new lanes are targeting. he has to go across the legion bridge to get back to maryland. he's in support of new lanes with one addition. >> they need to build another bridge. >> you think they need another bridge? >> yeah, exactly. i think it took them too long to build the second bridge. >> reporter: vdot isn't specifying anything about another bridge in this area, but they do agree the l

the loop, outer loop beltway, no problems. do have in new issue northbound 295 at suitland parkway, that single lane getting w by therk zone. that's the long-standing work zone we have. 66, 95 in virginia, nooroblems. 270 good through prince george's county, as well. >> thank you. >>> it's 5:02. more on the first 4 traffic alert on the gw parkway sinkhole. melissa just mentioned it. >> the found lanes are still closed between 123d the beltway. news4's justin finch live again on theparkway with more on what is slowing down the repairs here. >> reporter: well, very simple answer here, the answer is rain. that was the culpriculpr . yesterday had fingers crossed that perhaps we'd see one lane of traffic open on the northbound side for the evening commute. wl, the rain kept that at bay which means thathamps like tis off the chain bridge road will be closed just a little bit longer. in case you have seen it, thissing is the -- this is the problem. this massive sinkhole here. it measures ten feet deep. 30 feet long and 20 feet wide. t

they want to put the brakes to widen be beltway. reveal what is the best way to deal with the awful congestion. >>> since frida night the district haseen a half dozen shootings. one of themilled a teen. what we're learning about this latest kind of up tick of violence in our area. >>> check yourez frers tonight. some of the most popular frozen some of the most popular frozen food items are being recalled. you know when you're at ross and you find that perfect spring dress at that "oh, yeah" pce? yes! that's yes for less. score the latest spring dresses at 20% to 60% off dement store prices, every day. at ross. yes for less. az388qz z16fz y388qy y16fy ...at a price that has you,s an. like... hmmm. okay. that's yesor less. say yes to the latest spring trends at 20 to 60 percent off department store prices every day. at ross.es for less. >>> a rash of violence in the district overnight. police working several shootings in the span of a few hours and now we' learning a teenager was killed. d.c. police say 18-year-old coplin was shot and

minute >>> a plan to ease traffic jams on the beltway and i-270 in maryland have people living in thea upset. there was standing room only at the meeting at the silver spring civicin build yesterday. governor hogan is proposing to widen the maryland section of the beltway and parts of 270 and the parkway. the governo wants set up tolls.cs critire upset over the $9 billion public-private project. >> ignores the shifts among the population that wants mass transit, mixed use developme, walkable as well as environmental friendly modes of transportation. >> several dozen homeowners near the beltway and 270 could lose their homes and green space to make room for the expansion. the governor released a statement saying his plan is the only serious solution. he said, quote, these ng anti-tion relief activists show no regard for the hundreds of thousands of marylanders stuck in soul-ushing congestion, end quote. >>> today, howard university -- >> will welcome a new basketbala ch. kenny blakeney takes over for the team. the d.c. native is leaving his post at columbia university. he played at dema

capito heights, outer loop, twos left let by a not impacting the beltway. inner loop, outer loop. 66 town and out of town no worrie 95 into maryland, 32 down to the beltwa 67 miles gets you there story. three people are in the hospital after stabbed in a popular park in arlington. two of the victims were rushed condit one victim with minor injuri but is expected to be okay. one person has been arrested. we working to get mo bur nor johnson iii was involved with people on k street. this happened steps from his home. head trauma and accord to the washington post, johnson coached his son's he worked for 30 years in the office building and was well coming up at 4:30, we'll hear man? >> eric chandler waso able t this all started because of a chandl was rear ended by the when h tried to exchange police say the driver the cabbie took off. life.e lost my i could have been injured worse so we called the cab driver >>> it's 4:04. today we should learn the answer to key question that continues to surround the governor of irgin how did a racist photo appear on ralph nor

montgomery county police confirming that that chase ended up on the outer loop of the beltway where there wn , i fact, a crash there that shut down the outer loop for pretty much most of the morning commute, impacting so many drivers this morning. from what we understand, after i -- we bee a pickup crash, eo there were pple who bailed out vehicle. montgomery county police telling us they were able to take multiple suspects into custody, and we believe that some of them are being questioned this hour. we're still working to co

it ended with a crash on the beltway in greenbelt. the trio are charged in three cases so far. >>> it's beenar three years since a deadly explosion devastated the flower branch apartments in silver spring. investigators natural gas leak caused the explosion there. seven people died. angry residents say gas leaks at the apartment complex are still a problem. last night they gathered with makey and local leaders to a call to action. one tenant says he reported smelling gas in the basement of a building there. the advocacyroup casa de maryland said washington gas did not fix the issue for more than 20 days. >> we want to have a county where tenants feel safe in their own homes and where their concerns are being heard. >> i can't imagine how traumatic it must be to live here. our residents have the right to go to sleepvery night knowing that they're going to wake up. >> washington gas says it has fixed several minor leaks in th recent mon the company says if a resident smells gas, that person should call 911 and then call the gas company.

the beltway at university boulevard, outeroop kind of normal delays. no actual problem there:wanted to show this because of the rain. a lot of rain all over the that's the green on the maps. hyattsville, southbound bw parkway after 202, left lane blocked. and north fairfax county after 123, crash blocking the ride side. ockville, southbound georgia at heath field, two right lanes blocked by that crash. travel times in virginia, 66 ahere, fairfax county prkway to the beltway, 36 miles per hour. 95 northbound, quantico to t beltway, 47 miles per hour. 270, 34 miles per hour southbound. and a tap of the bel ay, 22 miles per hour. you saw the delay on camera there. >>> thank you. i have to give a shout out and a thank you to the folks that invited me out on friday to speak and do a little emceeing at the congressional country club. raising money, the institute for real estate management, for the host group there. raising money for scial love for kids with cancer. friday night the main sponsors came up to a total donation of $80,000. we raised another $10,00

a adly crash on the beltway in largo. an off duty princeor ge's meghan mcgrath has moe. >> rep well, good morning. bringi up live pictures of the locati it happened. officedavon mckenzie was h drivin motorcycle on the beltwa struck by a office mckenzie was just 24 he was assigd to the bureau of patrol march 2017. now a statement put out by the family broken heartedat the he was well respected and loved by his fellow officers. the accident happening about the car veered out of contro motorc the northbound side of the beltwa now all of the drivers that were involv this accident, they did remain on the scene. just very sad and heartb story that is george county area. under investigation in brandy wine. police are trng to figure out what caused a mini van to veer night. choppe 4 was oer thecene on brandy wine roa t far from police say the mini van crossed the driver of the work van >>> this just in. ustai a military training accide it was lance corporal hans solo got other medals. we turn to video of severe weathe 24 is cell p

eastbound66 before the beltway, we have a crash and some slowdowns eastbound. i know the sun glare is tough to look at. apologies. frederick, northbound 270 before 70, left lane is blocked. gaithersburg northbound after montgomery village avenue, crash in the right lane. that is re. because people are headed out of town and northbound, we are seeing morissues northbound on 270. >> thank you. >>> 6:33. we're following two breaking stories this morning. the first innt fairfax cou police say one man is el dorado and two other people are hurt following ahooting at a shopping center on route 50 in chantilly. this hppenedabout 1:30 this morning. police believe they do have the shooter in custody. there's no danger to the public, we're told. we'll have a-report a 6:45. >>> and more breaking news this morning. british primeinister theresa ay announcing she is resigning after three years of trying to seek parliament's support for a brexit bill. sh will leave on june 7th. this announcement comes as president trump prepares for a state visit to britain. may would still be

the governors plan calls for express toll lanes to be added to 270 and maryland's part of the beltwayexisting lanes would still be free. >> today is the first day of national police week. it iso time t recognize the sacrifice and service of men and omen who devote their lives to protecting their neighbors and their community. mourners from around the country gather at a memorial. page craig came from tennessee to remember a friend. >> h responded to a call of a domestic disturbance and was bushed as soon as he got on scene. phere's a lot ofple and very quite. >> they' scheduled throughout ice during national p week. >> mother's day is certainly special for all moms out there but perhaps evenore s for those that have just given birth. several new moms got flowers from wash fm radio host. aimee was there and introduces us to brand new babies and their new moms. >> she came right after midnight. ing the ours old me world for the first point. >> you're running on adrenaline at this point. >> this is going to be a full grown woman that's go live in this world and do wonderful things. they

both northbound lanes shut down friday evening between chain bridge road and the beltway because of ainkhole. the new hole is close to dead run where there was a large sinkhole that b openedck in march. erk police say they'r working now on a temporary fix. ll southbound lanes are open. >>> tonight the white house is waiting to find out how china will retaliate for the decision to increase tariffs on many chinese imports.fr iday the administration raised the rates from 10% to 25% when trade negotiations with the chinese ended without a deal. china appears to be pulling back, hoping a new administration takes over after the 2020 elections. members of both parties want negotiators to get back to work. >> the longer we're involved in a tariff battle or trade war tht better cha there is that we could enter into a recession because of it. >> president trump tweeted a to ing to china if they t delay talks and he gets a second term. his administration will be even tougher, he says. ecomists say the new tariffs will cost the average american family between $500 and 0.$80 >>> terrifying moments

southbound on 95 in maryland, 32, down to the beltway, 67 miles per hour. ing to take you 11 minutes. aaron? >> thank you. 4:20. >>> the value of a dollar turning into a valuable math lesson for students in prince orge's county. after the break, see how their special project is helping them learn and build something fun. >>> welcome back. most parents want to teac their kids the value of hard work, anl especily the value of a dollar. >> there's a school in princ george's county where a new playgrounis helping teach kids about both. it's time for math at st. ambrose school in prince george's county. and if you're thinking there's no way this is a maths c think again. st. ambrose needs a new playground, and students needed to see how math plays a role in everyday life.the principal and the two together and came one a challenging idea. >> we asked the to design and build and dond fuaising to install a new playground. >> what are some of the problems we curren dy have? howo we solve those problems? all thoseth things that ma is involved in. >> 30.5. at least --

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inner loop, outer o no issues on the beltway. ooking pretty geld -- everything is looking pretty good. good morning, chuck. >>> good morning. tuesday morning. off to a bright and autiful start. temperatures will be a lot more in the comfortable range today. sunrise not long, less than a half hour from now. there's the u.s. capitol dome in the middle of downtown washington.e northwsterly breezes today way s a big change in the that it feels for your time outside. 65 now in washington. t look atose numbers to the north and west, though. upper 50s now in northern montgomery county. mid to upper 50s through thena sheoah valley. most of the i-95 corridor from washington southbound is in the mid 60s this morning. there juston't be a big warmup today. unlike our 90-degree day yesterday, today will be about 5 degrees cooler than that. sun's up officially at 5:51. down at 8:19. that means tomorr officially move it up to 14.5 hours of daylight. you got to love this time of the year. comfortable breeze around for today. delightful weather ha

they decided to shut down the beltway. you can see we're starting to see the delays o the map.ng up. a couple of other things on thet bey. inner loop before landover and inner loop between arena drive and ritchie marlboro, we have work zones there. 66, 95, no major issues. more on this beltway problem coming up . nothing says s mer like summer travel deal so let'sr on choicehotels.com like this: surf's up. earn a fifty-dollar gift carda when youjust twice this summer. or.. badda book. badda boom. book now at choicehotels.com >>> 4:23. from painting and wallpapering to knocking out a wall or finally putting the basement bar in you've been talking about, eachear thousands of people take on major homerojects themselves. >> these diy or do-it-yourselfts projec are often completed uccess.rying degrees of i would never try it. it would notork for me. this morning, news4's megan mcgrath is worki 4 you with the it's you' need before taking on a home project. >> reporter: it's that time of year when many homeowners start thinking about making improvements aroundho the e. maybe a new kit

a quick update about the outer loop of the beltway. anwe mentioned the l were closed.e got word that all lanes are back open by old georgetown road. that's good news. >> that's right. look behind us, they're off to the races as they often are. you see them racing at the tional home games. those racing presidents who do a lot more than run around, we had a back story for you. >> they're pretty good with the chicken dance. but running with the gia is harder than it looks. you know who we sent out there, jim handly found out first hand in this week's hand it to handily. wn reporter: they're knoas the rushmore four and they live to race during every fourth inning. every year byn invitatio only, 20 to 25 competitors are picked from tstryou to run throughout the season as an orsized president. the runners are from all walks. what does it take? what do you look for to be a strong racing president? >> not about the spe so much. that can be taught. but it is about the charisma, you know, understanding the costume itself and big movements. and, you know, little bit of showboatin

of course, there's a price to pay. >> take a look how this section of the beltway crawls day after dayn understand why drivers can't stand it. victor is the commuter that the new lanes are targeting. he has to go across the legion bridge to get back to maryland. hezonja in suppo he's in support of new lanes. >> you think they need another bridge? >> exactly. i think it took them too long te the second bring. >> vdot isn'tif specng anything about another bridge. they do agree the lanes would likely continue into maryland. >> we understand that to truly have a big impact on traffic congestion in this area, we need to have a system that continues to cross the river. >> what is really doesut is ps pressure on maryland to step up to the plate and figure it out. >> reporter: express lanes can also offer an alternative to regular lanes when there are bad accidents. for example, remember that recent tanker crash on the leon bridge? right now the plan calls for two new express lanes in each directi here between the dulles toll road and the legion bridge. right now vdot doesn't believe it will h

from the beltway to the bay bridge, aaa said to expect bumpers and brake lights after 4:00 p.m. so the gps on your phone or maybe even in yourll car wi direct you to the main roadway like the beltway or 270 but it might beav smart to h another way to get where you are going. a side street in case traffic here filled up. the beltway and route 95 and 250 an 270 all expectedav to he heavy congestion this evening and monday afternoon and evening as everyone heads back to town. and overall from 50, drivers make room. >> at do you do differently to keep yourself and your vehicle safe? >> just always use a turn signal and hopefully they let youer ov so that is about it. that is all you can do. >> reporter: the boats are back. many bound for andy point leaving owners like nick and maury with fuellin up to do. >> i have a tank that is $200 so it will be about $450. >> good news for boaters and iv s, this year aaa finds gas prices are down 17 cent kme kmeeper -- cheaper. on tap this year for michelle and her family, they own the smith isnd inn and are prepping for guests and even more fun

we'll talk a lot -- 123 and the beltway. we'll talk a lot more about this. ptraffic is beingshed off at 123. you just have to follow the detour. it is going to be very slow. it is northbound. inner loop, outer loop, okay now, but nice and light. all of the green showing you where we have rain falling. 270 northbound and southbound, clear from an earlier crash. 95 at franconia-springfield parkway, no problems northbound and southbound. just very wet roads this morning. >> thank you. >>> it's 4:33. right now, take a look at the sinkhole melissa is talkutg abo here. his is going to cause big trouble for your morning commute. all northbound lanes of the gw parkway are closed between chaia bridge road the beltway. a ten-foot-deep sinkhole opened occupy friday forcing crews to shut down lanes. we're told it's been patched up, but heavy rain from over the weekend prevented crews from finishing the job. the parks service hopes to open one lane before the evening commute. let'sope so. >> and good news for those of the road is back open near the kennedy center. a stret