we have more on a deadly accident that has shut down the bw parkway. amanda meadows has the latest. >> we have confirmed this is a fatal accident. police are going to be on deck for some time. they've shut down southbound lanes at 100. the bw parkway is closed in both directions. a shot from news chopper 7 where we can see current conditions and that area will show us the southbound lanes spinning still there. it is -- sitting still there. it is a parking lot due that shutdown. you're debting detours southbound at route 100 now instead of ought route 175, so that is a little bit further up the line. you are getting detoured northbound on to route 32. you've got manger closures in both directions. you've got that exit closed down from the northbound on to route 32 westbound. so you can only head eastbound if you're headed northbound. here is what i'm doing. you can see this is a mess in both directions. i would avoid that area and just use 95 or 29 instead this morning. estimated drive time almost an hour headed southbound between route 100 and route 32.

so both directions of the bw parkway closed this morning. go ahead and use i-95 as your alternate route. we'll take a quick look at a map so you can see what i'm talking about. everything closed on the parkway heading to route 175. go ahead and choose your alternate route. >>> time now to see what our partners over at cbs this morning are covering. >> gayle king is in new york. good morning, gayle. >> hi, andrea. jessica, good to see you. ahead, a salmonella outbreak linked to chicken in 18 states but still no recall. we'll ask a food safety expert why and how the government shutdown is playing a role. plus, medical tourism. peter greenberg takes us abroad to show us how americans are saving on surgeries and we'll talk to an american doctor about the risk. plus, last month's storm in colorado triggered an unexpected boom in gold. we'll show you the new rush in the rockies. the news is back in the morning. we'll see you at 7:00. andrea and jessica, back to you. >> thank you, gayle. have a good morning. we'll be watching. >>> the standoff over

avoid the bw parkway. i can assure you that's going to back up very quickly and i'll keep you posted on that situation. we'll take a live look at the beltway north of town at georgia avenue. no problems here in silver spring. as you head either in toward bethesda or toward college park, the beltway is final. let's go back over to the maps and this time heading out west. looking good on 66, manassas into centreville. we'll take a live look at the 14th street bridge. i'm happy to say right now northbound i-95, fingers crossed, looking good coming up from dale city all the way into downtown. back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. >>> a warning this morning about a new drug that eats you from the inside out, making you look like a zombie. this is not a trick or treat thing you want. it's a homemade drug called crocodile. it's very popular in russia but now signs of it turning up here in the u.s. >> users are attracted to the drug because of the price. it's 10 to 20 times cheaper than heroin and produce as similar

monika, take it away. >>> two separate incidents right now on the bw parkway. 's closed in both directions at route 175. a pedestrian struck on the southbound side at 175 and an accident on the northbound side in the same location. again, the bw parkway is closed in both directions at route 175. i'm have more information coming up in just a few minutes. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm kristen berset. for the last several weeks, it seems like pretty much everyone has commented on the redskins name change controversy. however, one man has stayed relatively quiet through it all. yesterday n.f.l. commissioner roger goodell fielded questions about the issue at the annual owners meeting here in d.c. the redskins name was the first question and the ic of conversation. -- and the top topic of conversation. >> never have i considered it derogatory as a fan. i think that's how they look at it and the redskins have looked at it as part of their history. hail to the redskins is part of that tradition. but whenever you have a situation like this, you have to listen. and i a

the bw parkway, not looking so lovely. we have word of an accident and we have word it is affecting both directions there coming through. the bw parkway northbound and southbound, you may run into some delays. this is brand new so we're not seeing the slow downs or >> you need to plan indoor activities. an area of low pressure has been hitting the carolinas and florida the last couple of days. and today, it's finally arriving for us. so they can see the satellite and radar pictures. heavy rain in north carolina is moving into southern parts of virginia and getting wet in virginia beach and norfolk and making its way up to the northern neck by the mid- to latter part of the morning. now, as we take a look here, you can see breezy conditions will be affected with it coming in from the northeast. it's high pressure and low pressure working together to push in that moisture and bring us the cloud cover that we're already dealing with at this hour. let's talk more specifically about timing. you can see our future cast, which i t

all the slow traffic forming inside the beltway. bw parkway is fine. might be a better option coming omp the beltway as you travel through cheverly into the northeast corridor. now over to 270 on the southbound side. only going about 31 miles an hour at route 109. that's going to be continuous into cheverly. the lanes are open here on 270. we'll take a live look outside one more time. in college park it's just now going to be the wet road conditions, especially on the east side of town in prince george's county and coming in from southern maryland. by the way, marc penn line 511 is running 15 to 20 minutes late. annual dray ya, mike? -- >> andrea, mike? >> thank you. >>> for the first time ever americans seem to be in favor of legalizing marijuana. a recent gallop poll shows 58% favor legalization. 39% are still opposed. the pro-marijuana momentum is attributed to public referendums legalizing it, even for recreation in both colorado and washington state. >> today the d.c. council will hold a hearing on a bill introduced by tommy wells calling for the d

it's getting here from the bw parkway that's a huge issue this morning. southbound on i-95 after route 3 fredricksburg, there had been an overturned tractor-trailer at midnight last night. it just cleared up from the roadway a few short minutes ago. there was a fuel spill as well involved. lots of activity overnight in washington and in and around the area. let's ge to a live picture in spring -- let's go to a live picture in springfield. still light. both the main and hov lanes are fine as you head for 395. >>> it has been a long 17 days but it is back to work for some of you after congress agreed finally on a deal to reopen the government and avoid defaulting on its loans. most of you will resume your regular work schedules today but nasa goddard spice flight center open -- space flight

get off at the bw parkway. use route 410 to route 50. if you need to get back to the beltway you should be okay but the prince george's county side of the beltway in big trouble. i believe it also involves a jackknifed tractor-trailer. let's take a live look on our chart camera. you can see the flashing lights in the distance. that's going to be the inner loop shutdown right now southbound near route 450. we're going to go to a map again. northbound i-95, a single vehicle crash before dumfries. look at all that slow traffic into triangle. only one lane has been getting through for a while. right lane only gets by. eight go egg to take you a lot longer to get to work this morning along i-95 in virginia. back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. >>> aside from the name controversy, we haven't been talking too much about the redskins on their bye week. >> but now the team just a few days away from facing their archrivals. we'll preview of obviously we'll preview of obviously what's going to "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i spon

i subject you use the bw parkway -- suggest you use the bw parkway to route 410.n the meantime here's what happened. again at 4:15 this morning, it was a mobile home across the roadway sideways. another truck hit that and then an suv hit that as well. and we have a serious injury involved and a major investigation and cleanup under way. in the meantime again the inner loop is shut down at route 450. we'll take a look at our maps so i can show you where it is and what you can do. go ahead and take the bw parkway to route 410 over to route 50 as your alternate route. let's take a quick look live at 270 on the southbound side. a crash at route 118 blocks the lane. delays at least at father hurley boulevard. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> here's another look at the question of the morning. according to a survey, which characteristic did 25% of women say makes you a real woman? a, financially independent, br, successful career or c, attractive and being a great lover. >> marissa wrote only balance can create a great woman or man. >> but you request go -- but yo

the closures led to huge back ups along the bw parkway as you can see. according to park police an adult male was struck around 5:00 a.m. by a vehicle traveling south on 295. investigators say the man was hit following another accident on the same highway. >> we're still trying to determine exactly what happened. there seems to have been an accident northbound and then the subject was struck southbound issue just south of 175. >> now all lanes of the bw parkway were back open by 10:00 this morning. back to you. >> thank you. we will continue to follow the investigation and bring you the latest today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >>> today president obama will announce his nomination for the next federal reserve chairman. he's expected to nominate janet yeller. she would be the first woman to lead the u.s. central bank. the current leader's term ends in january. >>> while congress and the president continue to bicker who is at fault for the partial government shutdown there's word the pentagon has stopped giving financial assistance to relatives of those killed

this is different from the bw parkway. the left lane and the left shoulder getting by. taking you over an hour between route 32 and route 100. new activity on the inner loop at the wilson bridge. center lane closed. the backed up coming into outer loop where we showed you that video up the trash truck, backing up all the lazy central avenue on the outer loop. >> a cloudy but quiet start. cool and breezy. coastal low to our south. rain showers creeping in after the noon hour. temperatures will stay in the mid 60's. ♪ it started with a whisper >>> good morning, america. the clock says it's 8:00 a.m., which means panda fever. these adorable cubs need to be named. and this morning, we kick off the election, coast-to-coast. be a part of panda history. >>> and katies time two. actress, designer, star, katie holmes, live. >>> and get ready to "roar." katy perry's third finalists revealed in our national high school contest, as we countdown with two, huge concert events. only on -- >> "good morning america." >> all of those students in sparks, west virginia. and look at them. t

to piece together what happened. >> reporter: it was 10:00 in the morning, before all lanes of the bw parkway were reopened to traffic. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> derek, thank you. >>> the tough morning commute also included an overturned trailer on 95 north past the bw parkway in prince george's county. and that blocked all lanes of traffic. >>> an investigation is under way into a house fire in baltimore county. sky eye chopper 13 was over the scene in joppa road in carne this afternoon. you can see extensive damage to the home. there are reports of some sort of explosion as well. no word on a cause, and no injuries were reported. >>> no sign of an end to the government shutdown. and now, families of soldiers killed overseas are caught in the middle. wjz has complete coverage. jess i think ica cart -- jessica kartalija has more. but we begin with danielle nottingham, reporting from capitol hill, with the latest on the standoff. >> reporter: the flag-draped remains of private first class cody patterson and three comrades killed in afghanistan, arrived at dover air force base. fa

. >>> we had two very large incidents on the southbound side of the bw parkway and on the southbound side of i-95 in virginia. both have been cleared. the bw parkway southbound at powder mill road a car fire and after route 3 fredricksburg, there was an overturned tractor- trailer. 270 has been quiet coming in from frederick. no problems down to the point where the lanes divide. that's a good route to take early this morning. we'll take a live look outside and show what you it looks like on the beltway. once you're here top side of town looks great in silver spring. you can see all lanes are open. it was incident free overnight. let's take a look at our maps again. this time we're heading over to the inside of the beltway. 66 is in good shape at 54 miles an hour heading for the roosevelt bridge and 59 at duke street, on 395 in landmark and has you head to the 14th street bridge, all lanes open. no problems on 295 to the 11th street bridge. a quick look live in springfield just loading up for the early morning rush hour. back to you guys. >> it would be nice if we didn't have to do thi

closing the bw parkway in each direction. tie-ups headed northbound out of laurel at this point. southbound traffic being diverted off at route 100. now we're seeing the delay eastbound at route 32. and starting to head, westbounde traffic backed up from telegrapp road, a big mess there. on outer loop of the beltway, a crash and the left side thee roadway is blocked here at the bw parkway. now we're toalgd by police that altold i by police thatall lane. southbound all lanes are open continuing out of college park back around land over. we will show you what else we have on the roads. lanes are open if you are traveling inner loop of the beltway, coming southboundsouthb toward land over, from 50s 50s stuck in bumper to bumper traffic, i think fox 5 is overis the scene, there's the trash truck, outer loop, here at beltway, some traffic squeezing by to left.to all the contents all over thethe highway, but the outer loop of the highway, out of landover headed northbound toward the washington pallet mor baltimore. guys, drive safe

. >>> call it state route 295 or the bw parkway, here is sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> good morning. 295 definitely the big issue at the moment. 295 southbound just after 175 an accident there still blocking all lanes. traffic is being diverted off onto 175. an accident in aberdeen on route 40 at carroll avenue. that water main break on putty hill avenue still there blocking all lanes at pairing parkway, take joppa instead. on the beltway speeds beginning to slow just a bit on the west side at 54. speeds still at 56 and 55 on 95 southbound between white marsh and the tunnel. that's a look at the west side. definitely getting busier there at exit 17. there's a look at 295 northbound at 175. that's the closest camera we have to that accident scene. now wjz has the stories that people are talking about this morning. here's don. >> thank you. >>> it is day 9 of the government shutdown. the blame game continues in washington dc with no deal in sight. families of fallen service members are now feeling the impact. here is susan mcginnis reporting for wjz. >> the bodies of four amer

we have new activity on the bw parkway, that is going to be northbound at 175 right leadership closed there. southbound rubber necker delays. if you want any more information on that crash along 395 northbound or the bw parkway, in your car put it on 103.5 fm. traffic updates on the 8s and when it breaks. >> and good thursday morning for all of you. coming up, new details on the deadly accident on a tennessee highway. you see the aftermath here, a crash involving a church bus a tractor trailer and suv had a left eight people dead. we will have the very latest from the scene. that and much more coming up next on "good morning america". >> thank you josh. 6:54 now. it is time for the thursday express. >> here is what you need to know before you go. at least 82 people are dead after a ship carrying african my grants caught fire and sank off the coast of a sicilian island. so far more than 150 passengers have been rescued but more than 200 are still unaccounted for. >> at least five are dead after a plane crashed shortly after taking off in nigeria. officials say there are some survivors.

. >> reporter: a pedestrian has shutdown a portion of the bw parkway. the traffic is being diverted off atve route 100.ute it would be nice if could get the live pictures from skyfox. k traffic is being diverted off at route within hundred. northbound, some traffic is abl to get by single-file to the lef. let's cub on the cameras and and show what else we have. on the left, no issues to report here. light traffic volume out of verge, eastbound 66, coming out of manassas, so far no problems to report out of dumfries,, headed north toward newington. traffic flowing freely headed through silver springs. that's a check of fox 5 on time traffic. >>> we begin this morning, this hour with breaking news from prince george's kaine.e geor that icounty. that is where thieves pulled off a robbery in just an hour ago. police got the call for this right around 5:00 a.m., right a, now it's unclear how many cl suspects were involved or how they took off with the money moe machine. we will continue to follow that. >>> is this maryland police aree investigating a home inv

for example, the beltway in prince george's county and then coming off the beltway on to the bw parkway and route 50 through cheverly and the northeast corridor you're going to be fine. let's take a live look outside and show law it looks like on the beltway here at new hampshire avenue. still looking good on the outer loop westbound 495 into silver spring and a quick look at our maps again and this time we're heading over to the west side. 66 just your typical slow traffic inbound this morning. back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. >>> late last night the house failed to pass three separate funding bills which would reopen some of the government agencies. the republican-controlled house did not get a two-thirds majority needed to pass those bills. >> had the bills passed, they would have funded the department of veterans affairs, national park service and a portion of the d.c. government. delia goncalves is live on capitol hill with more. delia? >> reporter: despite a passionate plea by d.c. congresswoman eleanor holmes norton to restore money to d.c., allow the district to use its loca

this is near the bw parkway. no one was injured. b-wraffic is moving out of parkway. a man was hit by a car after getting out of his car just after 5:00 a.m. the section reopened about an hour and a half ago. you may see students walking or biking to school today. that is because of the walk to school day. the students are walking to consume would elementary school -- to kenwood elementary school this morning. the goal is to promote health and wellness among children. turning a split into reality show gold. >> we are best friends though. your old stowaway's father speaks out. who he says is to blame for his son's trip to las vegas. who he says is to blame for his son's trip to las vegas. coffeeng you free "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad." these are birth control pills. more than half of american women use them at some point in their lives buken cuccinelli sponsored a ll that could have made coon forms of birth control illegal, including thpill. cuccinelli was one of only five senators to support this "potentially radical intrusion

the bw parkway in through cheverly and the northeast corridor you're going to be fine.ia river crossings are incident free this morning and we'll wind a live look on this side of town southbound i-270 at route 118 in germantown still looking good. even from 109 come 129 right now there are no delays. back you to guys. >> mampgs, monika. >>> -- thanks, monika. >>> it's 5:18. if his suspension stands, brandon meriweather will sit two games out. >> there were some players who say he should be kicked out ever the n.f.l. for doing what he does. >> another look at our question of the morning on facebook. according to a new survey of single women, what's the number one mistake men make during courtship? is it a, bringing up those ex- girlfriends, b, calling way too much or c, bragging? >> our facebook friend steven says, i don't care to hair about your ex. i can't stand a bragger, especially if you don't have anything to hear worth bragging and i don't care if you call a lot because if it gets to be excessive i'll ignore you and let your call ring and >>> we have a few clouds

no problems through cheverly or the bw parkway through greenbelt. he west side of town. looking good on the the dulles toll road in from sterling. 66 in from gainesville. inside the beltway still moving at the speed limit to the roosevelt bridge. we're going to take a live look one more time. here's the inbound side of 66 at route 50. back to you guys. >>> the leading group campaigning to change the redskins name hears from n.f.l. officials. >> plus, the wizards are at it again. 2013, 2014 getting under way vo: "wrong" "too extreme" "senseless" meet the tea party ticket. together waging "ideological crusades" to ban abortion even in the case of rape and incest. cuccinelli and obenshain even sponsored legislation the post says could ban birth control pills. and all three oppose comprehensive background checks to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the dangerously mentally ill. a tea party ticket - wrong for virginia families. independence usa pac sponsored this ad. i'm mark herring, candidate for sponsored this ad.nd i vo: this is what mark ob

no problems on the bw parkway, and 395 is moving right along, you can see it at about 68 miles per hour, so a little fast through there but moving right along. i will send it back to you. >> thank you, amanda. new this morning, police in manassas shut down all lanes of a road south of the prince william parkway, a single car accident and police have confirmed now one fatality. no word yet on what caused this accident or just how long that road will be closed. >>> and, for the third day, the federal government is shut down and a top-level meeting with congressional leaders, it seems, brought no major progress. >> president obama insists he is not going to associate, meaning there is no end in sight to this shutdown. tahman badly has the latest. >> after the third day, congressional leaders show no sunnies of progress. >> we are locked in tight on obama care. >> all we're asking here is a discussion and fairness for the american people under obamacare. >> president obama says he won't negotiate with republicans until they agree to fund the government with no strings attacked. he blamed sp

a car broken down in the road at bw parkway at route 97. police are headed to the scene. >>> here's a look at what is new this morning. nearly six and a half years after she disappeared, british police are released new information in the disappearance of madeleine mccann. she was just three years old when she disappeared from a resort in portugal where her family was on vacation. >>> police at los angeles international airport say dry ice in a plastic bottle caused an explosion at the terminal last night. no one was injured. the explosion was in an employee bathroom in a restricted area. airport officials temporary halted security screening, which led to a few flight delays. >>> a possible strike by bay area rapid transit workers has been delayed at least one more day. union representatives agreed to allow another 24 hours of negotiations after a strike deadline passed at midnight. >>> we have been gradually getting rid of the rain this weekend, thankfully. >> now howard is bringing the >> now howard is bringing the sun back into his 7- [ sn

you're going to run into those delays coming past 95 and coming toward 295 and the bw parkway. losed after new hamshire. they are detouring you through the park and ride. there's minimal delays on the live maps. but as this lingers into the later morning commute, you will see things get thick through there. 66 eastbound, still working some construction. not too bad on the roadways. just that inner loop that is going to cause problems for commuters. we'll have more on that coming up in about 10 minutes. back to jummy and scott. >> thank you, amanda. 70°, 4:53 your time on this monday morning. >> it's a famous venue now set to host a first of its kind sporting event. we'll explain this s >> broncos quarterback peyton manning will be the key note speaker for uva's 2014 commencement. a ceremony is set for may 17th the school's graduation committee said it invited manning because his sports career and off the field commitments are consistent examples of leadership, excellence, and generosity. manning's wife ashley is a graduate of uv a's mcintyre school. >> buckingham palace is hosti

beltway, where you can see all of it is green all around town and there are no problems on 95 or the bw parkwayagain. the crash westbound route 198 shutdown in both directions. a quick, live look one more time, here's what it looks like on the beltway north of town headed to silver spring. >>> here's another look at the question of the morning. according to a survey which tech innovations are most men excited for? google glass, self driving cars or 4 ktv? >> jennifer wrote c, anything they can play video games or watch sports on, they are content. >> post your response on our facebook page. we'll have more of them and the correct answer in about 30 correct answer in about 30 minutes. "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad." "i'm very troubled by ken cuccinelli." "he tried to change virginia's divorce laws" "to prevent women from getting out of a bad marriage." "ken cuccinelli denies climate change exists" "and he used taxpayer dollars to investigate a uva professor doing research." "and cuccinelli tried to ban common forms of birth control." "even the pill." "even

investigators have not revealed the significance of those items. >> a police chase along bw parkway. when it was over, tebow teenagers were in custody and they are an officer was sent to the hospital dasch two teenagers were in custody and an officer was sent to the hospital. >> it was a wild pursuit down the parkway, up 455, 450 here, and down chesapeake. it ended when one of the suspects was hanging out here at the taco bell was arrested. that put an end to it. but not before a pretty serious injury. the wild chase ended with a police officer on a structured. battered and bruised, his ankle broken. a witness who does not want to be identified said he watched as the stolen suv launched into that ravine and two suspects bailed out. he went down toward the right back behind the building. >> the second suspect headed off in a different direction. and in officer chase on foot. that is when he tumbled over the drainage rocks. heard the officer over the mangan hollering and screaming that he was hurt. >> he was injured enough that he had to be carried up and out by medics and fellow office

a fatal accident has closed the bw parkway in jess up. a passing vehicle. the victim's identity has not been released. we will have mo on the accident as it becomes available. in the abc 2 newsroom. as expected, the accident will cause major traffic problems and mike has been watching it for more than an hour and probably close to two hours, everything is shut down. >> good morning. we will take a look and all lanes of 295, and again, they're redirecting this on to 175. and if you're stuck in between 100 and 32, it is over a 60 minute rate to get on the redirect road. i will show you a look at this, and try to get around. it going south, and typically take 295 and use 95 or is u.s. 1 but another problem. 95 know now jammed. miller and southbound. because of this issue. and if you come from the south to the north you got to use 32 and up to the ritchie highway but then as you get up close to 100 it is another big traffic jam. more about this hour and reopen in 30 minutes. a check on the forecast, here is meteorologist lynette charles. >> mi

check in with danella sealock to help you navigate around that long line of cars you see there on the bw parkwayke a look at this map right now. metro released a list of the top ten metro stations where crimes have been reported. the brookland station tops the list with 44 crimes. overall crime in and around metro stations is up this year. most of those are snatch and grab robberies involving smart phones and tablets. >> i'm kind of worried. i have a house in the area here. this is my way of getting to work. so it makes me nervous walking every morning to the subway. >> unlike last year, no rapes or murders in or around any of the stations. >>> molette green is has break ing news from the live desk. >>> we have just learned when deposed egyptian president mohamed morsi will stand trial. november 4 is the date set by that kcountry's court for the ousted leader to face charges of incitement to murder pr for the killings of opponents for those rallying outside his presidential palace. morsi and his muslim brotherhood group including top aides will be tried before a criminal court. morsi has been ke

the bw parkway, route 50, everything is good coming from annapolis and cheverly all the way down intowe'll take a live look at route a at route 410 inside the beltway. in issues as you head for the anacostia river. back you to, andrea and mike. >> thank you, monika. >>> we're now in day three of the government shutdown. congressional leaders met with president obama at the white house last night to discuss a compromise, but in the end no deal was reached. meanwhile the congress passed four bills last night to fund certain areas of the government. >> those measures would allow funding for the district, the institute of health and the national park service, but as ken molestina reports, senate democrats don't want parts ever the government open. they want the whole thing open. >> reporter: another day on capitol hill and still no change to the shutdown but now this new three-part bill that passed the house with bipartisan support could cause even more headaches for the country when the senate takes it up on thursday. >> republicans are putting small slices of government to be refunded,

you're planning to head on the beltway between the wilson bridge here and up toward route 50 and the bw parkway, you're going to be fine on the east side of town as well in prince george's county. andrea, mike? >> thank you, monika. >>> 4:56. no, that is not the set of walking dead you're looking at right there. this is the third annual bankers zombie walk that took place in bangor, maine. they strolled downtown. they had a flash mob. they also took part. it raised money for two charities. the sarcoma alliance and nf northeast. >> you're impressed. >> well, the cause i'm impressed with, yes. >>> one canova, west virginia neighborhood is glowing with excitement. >> one home is amping up the spooky season by carving 3 thousand pumpkins. we have more from wayne county, west virginia. >> the experience is the uniqueness of the color, the sound, the art. , all of the various participants like the children and the adults that come and get engaged. >> reporter: that engagement is what's capturing the hearts of thousands this halloween season in wayne county. >> i like it. >> reporter: the annual pumpk

no problems to report here on 95, the bw parkway or route 50. westbound central avenue, one lane blocked with a water main break as well. we'll end with a live look in silver spring on the beltway north of town. looking good here at georgia avenue. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. >>> a little boy from afghanistan is lucky to be alive after receiving a series of life saving surgeries from doctors here in the u.s. >> he's also benefiting from the generosity of a new jersey family that will be very sad to see him go home. allison harmelin has the story. >> reporter: at 9 years old he is playing an american sport. thousands of miles from his native afghanistan. he was born with his bladder outside of his body, a rare life threatening condition. in 2010, his family begged american soldiers for help. major glenn bassinger called healing hands a charity that brought him to the u.s. for charity. he moved in with the oppinger family. >> they asked that this boy be taken out of afghanistan and i said and then i told my family that night. >> reporte

the bw parkway in from jessup, route 29 from columbia, no issues on route 1 into college park. fort meade looks good as well. this is the inbound side of route 50 on our trafficland camera coming in from bowie. lanes open all the way to the beltway and beyond through cheverly and the northeast corridor. back to you guys. >> thanks, moen came. >>> it is 4:49. in this morning's health alert, is it discipline or detrimental? >> we're talking about spanking. a new study is taking a closer look at long-term impacts of it and it could be worse than first thought. >> reporter: studies have thown that spanking can lead to behavioral problems. now researchers find it may also hurt a child's cognitive development. >> children spanked by fathers showed decreases in verbal capacity by age 9. >> reporter: children who wering spanked by at least twice a week by their mother at age 3 and 5 were also more likely to break rules and act aggressively. scientists at columbia university of social work looked at nearly 2000 children from 20 large cities in the u.s. and found spanking is still very co

. >>> on the south side of the bw parkway there is a crash on the northbound side of 95.has been normal. >>> grammy winner kenny rogers will be if studio 57. >> he is going to talk about his new album, doing a duet with dolly parton. >>> howard and i will be back if 25 minutes. >>> thanks so much for waking up this monday. 4:25 howard and i will be back at noon. take care, everybody. a. >>> good morning. it is monday, october 7th, 2013. welcome to "cbs this morning." united states special forces strike two terror targets in africa. john miller on the success in libya and what went wrong in somalia. >>> it's not just obama care. now speaker john boehner brings in entitlements. >>> and sneaking on board. how did a 9-year-old fly from minneapolis to las vegas without a ticket? >>> but we begin this morning's "eye opener" with your world in 90 seconds. >> we hope that this tells al qaeda you can run but you can't hide. >> the u.s. forces is staging two raids in africa and capturing one very big

back to the maps, no problems to report as you head around the beltway and over to the bw parkway and route 50. and now to a live pick in virginia on the northbound side of i-95 on our sat 50 camera. no robs to report as you head on to 35 and the 14th street bridge. good shape across the wilson bridge as well in alexandria. >>> advocates for a group of local sanitation workers equal it union busting. >> they say they are getting fired just because they tried to organize. the company they worked for delia goncalves has more. >> reporter: trash still being picked up in montgomery county. officials have county contractors who are working with the company, so your trash will still be picked up. but right now, we can tell you about 50 employees here have taken to the picket line. our chopper was flying overhead as they were picketing outside of the company here. 50 employees of unity disposal and recycling were picketing. it all started when one employee, they believe, was fired unfairly, following talks with the company breaking down. that is when they started to strike. >> these workers

let's go to a map to the east side of town. bw parkwayn case you heard about it, early this morning there was a fiery crash on the southbound side of the bw parkway near powder mill road. that was cleared up a while ago so you should be okay there. we'll take another live look on the betway. north side of town outer loop slows new hampshire to georgia, inner loop at georgia crash along the right side. andrea, something smells delicious. >> it really does smell good in here. it is vegetarian awareness month. did you know there was even a vegetarian awareness month? that means on the menu today veggie burgers galore. vegetarians are probably cheering but some meat lovers are probably saying bah humbug. the general manager of the counter is here and he'll show us how to make a tasty veggie burger. most people don't even want to try vegetarian food because they say vegetarian equals tasteless. and you say to that? >> i say taste is what you put into it. everything that we do is fresh shredded vegetables. it's fresh spices. everything that we

this time over at the bw parkway and route 50. good shape as you travel to where the river crossings, this is the beltway north of town at georgia avenue beyond that disabled vehicle where the pace is good into bethesda. >>> the third week of october is national teen driver safety week. here to kickoff the extra mile series about the initiative is the administrator of the maryland motor vehicle. thank you for being here today. the theme this year is shared expectations for teens and parents. the state of maryland is recognizing the program with this driver safety tips card. tell us what is on this and what can parents do to support their teens when they are driving? >> this is national teen driving safety week. all the maryland motor vehicle administration throughout the entire week we are passing out safety tip cards to teen drivers. young drivers have the highest crash and fatality rates in our state and nationwide. these are basic safety tips we are neighbors so on and so forth. >> give us an idea of what is on there. beyond the

still tracking the situation on bw parkway. a closer look, if you're traveling southbound, the accident looks like two separate accidents involved here. of it's just south of the exit for 175. this is the northbound delays because at one point to get the folks trapped behind this accident they had to shoot over, stop the traffic here in the northbound lanes and allow the drivers to go northbound and then they'd have to turn around. so if you're traveling northbound, delays are a mile and a half. southbound delays. don't forget all your southbound lanes are blocked at 175. so delays here are two and a half miles, again, i-95, perfect workaround, not seeing any delays here. >> danella, thank you. 5:55 now as the temperatures start to drop outside, the government says we can expect to pay more for heat this year, in its heating outlook, people who use natural gas who pay an average of about $680, that is 13% higher than last year, those who use electricity won't have to pay much more $18 extra. heating oil will see a slight drop. y

. >> the tough morning commute also included an overturned trailer past the bw parkway. >>> four virginia-based sailors appeared in connection with the training accident of a diver. >> the four appeared this morning each was charged with dereliction of duty. drowned while driving at the super respond. the four sailors charged were members of the same unit. several trials are scheduled for january. in august, five sailors were given punishment. in connection, four of those refused to accept that. >>> three of the sailors face a maximum of three months confinement and restriction of bay. >>> this case has received national attention. baltimore cardiologist, dr. mark meday, accused of performing unnecessary procedures. today, he finally takes the witness stand in what would be the largest of those suits. wjz is live. alex demetrick is back. >> well, kai, most of the 250 suits brought against mede were brought earlier. but this could be the single largest financial penalty if he loses. >> reporter: expanding clogged arteries with stents saved lives. that was his specialty. until they notified a num

no problems to report on the bw parkway and route 50 but on the beltway, i'm just getting word of a crash on the outer loop of the beltway near route 1 right near the wilson bridge in the local lanes. you want to be careful. it's going to cause delays coming through alexandria on the outer loop near route 1 near the wilson bridge south of town. i will keep you posted on that situation. back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. >>> jury deliberations resume later today in the sean taylor murder trial. a miami jury is deciding the case against 23-year-old eric rivera. he's accused of fatally shooting the redskins safety back in 2007. taylor was gunned down in his florida home during a burglary and home invasion. >>> it 16:02, time for another your money report. >> headline time. jessica doyle, over to you, my dear. >> good morning to you, andrea. there is some good news and some bad news coming out of of the federal reserve. the fed says it will continue its massive economic stimulus program that's been keeping interest rates at near record lows. the bad news is the reason why. the reason is the

over to the bw parkway and route a through cheverly we're in great shape into the northeast corridor.problems on the beltway. the entire eastern stretch in prince george's county and we'll end with a live look on 270 southbound looking great at 121. your brake lights are a little further at 109 and you're good to go to the split. back to you, mike, andrea. >> thanks, monika. >>> the word enough is scary, cancer. >> but the fight takes courage. >> 20 women got encouragement at redskins park. dave owens has more. >> reporter: it's a six-letter word and it's scary as hell. >> my mother passed away from breast cancer seven years ago. >> reporter: cancer. 20 of these women in this room are in the midst of it. theyant alone. >> i want to start off by thanking my mother. >> reporter: that is chris cooley, one of the most beloved burgundy and gold players ever. this is the sixth annual all- star survivors celebration. >> this event started seven years ago in my basement. >> reporter: it was in chris -- it was then chris' mom had cancer. she had to shave her head. he volunteered to do it. what

no problems on the bw parkway in from laurel and greenbelt. 'll take a live look outside and the beltway north of town outer loop side westbound 95 a little slow in silver spring. a quick look at our maps again. no issues to report northbound 95. just a little slow now into springfield. back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. >>> time to see what our partners at cbs this morning are covering and i would bet washington is in their sights. >> just a little bit i would imagine. charlie rose live in new york. good morning, charlie. >> good morning. you're indeed right, mike and andrea. major garrett reports from the white house on what the president will do next. plus, our political director john dickerson on what it will take for congress to find their way out of gridlock. the man behind breaking bad joins us in studio 57. the news is back in the morning. we'll see you at 7:00. >> all right, charlie, we'll be watching. >>> the federal government partially shut down right now a. flurry of last-minute activity, back and forth votes ended with the senat

this time over to the bw parkway and route 50 coming in from cheverly you're okay. ssues in from annapolis on a friday morning. that's usually the case. the beltway in prince george's county looks good. and we'll end with a live look outside. here's northbound i-95. off and on delays dale city, lorton, newington and springfield. mike, andrea? >> thanks, monika. >>> another look at the question of the morning on our facebook fan page. according to a new survey, three out of four women, that's most of them, think men really need to do a better job at taking care of this. is it a finances, b, their gnarly feet, or c, their family? >> facebook friend rita maria love wrote every woman wants their man to get off his feet to make the finances for his family so b, feet. >> see? gnarly feet. that's what i'm saying. >> she didn't say his were snarly. put your responses on our facebook page and we'll have the correct answer in 30 minutes. happy and i sponsored this ad. candidate for attorney general, if you think ken cuccinelli would take virginia in the wrong direction, wait t

no problems on the bw parkway or route 29 heading for the beltway and a last live look outside. this is 270 at falls road. great through rockville. back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. >>> just about 5:03. americans are getting an exextra six -- an extra six weeks to meet the requirements. >> this is probably in response to the massive problems with the obama website. the obama administration will now allow individuals extra time to sign up for insurance plans. ko im is live with the story. what's the deadline now. >> reporter: good morning. the deadline is now march 31 but with that extra time comes some extra questions and there are calls to extend that deadline. now that's been done, there are some concerns about some new penalties that may be associated with the extension. you see, insurance coverage usually starts at the beginning of the month so if by the original deadline you had signed up by march 15, then you would not get coverage till april 1 which would mean that you would be breaking the law. so now you have some extra time, an extra six weeks. when you file your ta

this time over to the bw parkway and route 50 through cheverly. problems through the northeast corridor off the beltway in new carrollton and cheverly and even down at the will soj bridge. back to -- wilson bridge. back you to guys. >> thank you. >>> this morning hundreds of thousands of federal government workers are expected to report to work as scheduled. >> but then they're expected to be sent home within a few hours as the partial shutdown goes into effect. delia goncalves is live from the martin luther king, jr. memorial on what we face now. the interesting thing is even open air monuments will be shut down. good morning. >> reporter: absolutely. it's unfortunate but the only lights that we have here, the lights that we brought in. this monument very dark. can i tell you the jefferson, the lincoln and washington monument lit this morning. however, you can see as we pafer over, the roads were fairly -- as we pan over, the roads were fairly busy. folks are heading to work. unfortunately a number of them probably federal workers headed into wor

we're fine on the bw parkway as well into greenbelt and the beltway and we'll take one more last live 270 in clarksburg. >>> just about 5:32. we want to bring you the latest on this morning's breaking news out of prince william county. that's where two people have died in an early morning fire. >> a search is still under way if a third missing person. a mobile home caught fire shortly before 4:00 a.m. the home is on fuller heights road. that's in triangle between fuller road and old triangle road. when crews arrived, the entire home was engulfed in flames and again we've now confirmed two people died in that fire but a third is still missing. we'll pass along any new information as soon as we get it. >>> an argument over whether money equals free speech comes before the supreme court today. >> right now there are limits on the amount of money an individual can give to political campaigns. supporters overturning that say the law limits free speech while the argument argues the overall limit helps prevent corruption. the businessman suing says the current maximum limits have many candid

route 50 no issues in from annapolis, the bw parkway, laurel to greenbelt and we'll end with another pring field. andrea, mike? >> thanks, monika. >>> 6:18. another look at the facebook question of the morning now. 77% of us admit to doing what at work? is it a snoop through a coworker's desk, b, get drunk at annual office party or c, steal supplies. >> facebook friend tony king wrote c, paper clips, pencils, staples, glue and anything else that's not nailed down. >> your responses and the correct answer in about 30 minutes. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] some things are simply better at home. like the enticing aroma and distinctive taste of nespresso. elegant capsules meet masterfully crafted machines, and one touch creates the perfect coffee, cappuccino, and latte. ♪ tempt all your senses with one extraordinary coffee. [ penélope cruz ] nespresso. what else? [ male announcer ] available at these fine retailers and nespresso-us.com. >>> before you reach for a butcher knife to carve a pumpkin this halloween, look at the work of a centreville, virginia dad. >> susan mcginnis i

back over to the maps, this time heading over to the bw parkway and route 50 through cheverly. with the capitol shootings yesterday, you might still find some road closures including eastbound constitution avenue at first street northeast. we're going to take a live look one more time outside and here on the beltway at georgia avenue it's nice and light. southbound gw parkway at the spout run parkway watch out for the accident blocking off one left lane. back to you guys. >>> thanks monika. 5:50. join us on the facebook page to take a guess at our question of the morning -- >> morning tony king one of the regulars weighing in. b. tennis shoes, dress shoes, work shoes, sandals, flip- flops, she has four to six. what do you think? post your guess on our facebook fan page and we'll have the answer in our 6:00 show. >>> and thousands of government workers are waiting to return to their jobs but in the meantime some are making the most of this furlough. that's coming up in our next half hour. >> plus we're going to take a look at some of the big new movies in theaters today. getting

let's go back to the maps and this time we're going to head over to the bw parkway and route 50 throughnes are open into the northeast corridor. we're looking good on the beltway between new carrollton and oxon hill. and if you're planning to head over on route 50 coming in from annapolis, no issues. let's take a live look one more time. if you're planning to head over here, in good shape. >>> maybe, just maybe this time they can get a deal double. today budget negotiators are going back to work two weeks after congress reached a deal to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling. >> the parties will be trying to find enough common ground to reach a deal on a new budget, not just passing continuing resolutions as they have been for the last four years. but if they don't get an agreement, the federal government could shut down and we go through this all over again in mid-january. >>> the health and human services secretary is going to be in front of a house committee answering questions about what else, the glitches in healthcare.gov, the health site which launched october 1 for ob

with more and more you don't know its their tail, helicopters above, the joy ride hit the bw parkway and eventually route 450 where are a mere a was in the car with her 2-month-old daughter he was going like -- i don't know how many miles per hour. like -- i thought he was going to flip. >> reporter: eventually it ended up here. workers and residents in the area where a foot chase unfolded were still too shook up to be on camera. >> i heard a lot of sirens and the suv go down and go boom. when i opened up the curtains, i see a young man running. >> he was coming towards my side. and i was -- i was really scared. >> reporter: before it was done, one officer was there with a leg injury. two suspects were in custody and the community is glad they are all okay. >> i know how these things happen. they crash into you and don't cash. i got my baby and ran into the store. >> reporter: wild car chase in landover hills, maryland, weekends two suspects in custody. the police officer that was hurt in a foot pursuit was taken to med star hospital. he is there with nonlife-threatening injuries. >>>

no problems on the bw parkway out of laurel and greenbelt.ll take a live look one more time outside. this is 395 at edsall road. back to you. >> see you in a bit. >>> president obama's foreign policy objectives he was working on could be delayed by the federal government shutdown. he may have to cancel a planned trip to asia. >> last night the house failed on several votes to restore funding to individual departments affected by the shutdown. delia goncalves is live on capitol hill with more on where things stand now. what agencies were they trying to restore funding to, delia? >> reporter: well, we are hearing that there are a couple of congress members who are cracking under the pressure it seems that they are getting from the public. we're even hearing some republican house members could be showing some signs of compromise. in a move to get federal employees back to work and reopen national parks, some house republicans from pennsylvania and virginia willing to pass a so-called clean continuing resolution. a c.r. is only a ban dade fix but