on the southbound side of the bw parkway, all lanes are blocked at powder mill road. up ahead a car fire. it was fully engulfed i would say about 45 minutes ago, southbound side of the bw parkway. so that cleanup continues and you are not allowed to go any further than route 212 powder mill road on the southbound side of the bw parkway. so i suggest if you're just heading out the door, and that's usually your right, go ahead and either use route 1 or even route 50 and head to the beltway that way. 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 i

now a crash on the southbound side of 395 at the 14th street bridge. we'll be back with more coming overmany discounts to thine customers! [old english accent] safe driver, multi-car, paid in full -- a most fulsome bounty indeed, lord jamie. thou cometh and we thy saveth! what are you doing? we doth offer so many discounts, we have some to spare. oh, you have any of those homeowners discounts? here we go. thank you. he took my shield, my lady. these are troubling times in the kingdom. more discounts than we knoweth what to do with. now that's progressive. >>> good morning. i'm andrea roane. >>> good morning. i'm mike hydeck. monika has traffic. she has major issues you need to avoid. howard will start first with the weather first. just think san diego. >> generally good news. that's a marine layer right now. we're talking about the fog that will burn off. we'll turn into a beautiful sky around here. i dressed for the weather. blue skies, yellow tie and we have a little bit of low cloudiness and fog hanging on the horizon but clear skies overhead in d.c

the big story remain southbound 295 shutdown at 175. take 95. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> 6:22. 56 degrees at the airport. in the baseball playoffs had it all. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. >> good morning. it has been a brutal start to the football season for steeler fans in pittsburgh. the fire it's and cardinals play game five of their series. the loser goes home. the red sox are moving on. they beat tampa last night. rays are inthe real ranger. peta says tear it down -- are in danger. big double play in the first inning. they take the lead in the sixth inning. 1-0 tampa. with the run holdup? while pitch -- wild pitch. shane victor roache of a blast shaneut 70 feet -- victorino. 2-1. inning, he gets evan longoria. red sox win. leslie the tigers stay alive -- last night the tigers stay alive. oakland adding, max scherzer pitching. 4-3 oakland. the a's nine outs from closing out the series. victor martinez, a fan leans down. the ball was over the fence as opposed to game one in new york in 199

the southbound side is a parking lot with cars getting off at route 175. now, they do have -- telling us the pedestrian was struck in the southbound lanes. northbound lanes, you're seeing a few cars here and there and the reason is because they have northbound lanes shut down at route 32 so you're seeing cars get off and on to the bw parkway past that detour. ge, both directions shut down due to the deadly crash northbound and southbound on the bw parkway in maryland. 95 would not your best bet. this is a shot from our traffic tracker. he's not quite to the scene yet but we're sending him that way. all lanes closed in both directions there. the estimated drive time, southbound lanes usually get more activity in the morning taking over an hour to commute between route 100 and route 32 due to that detour at route 175 and that fatal crash. another update on that coming up in just a little bit. for now, i will send it back to you. >> 6:11 is your time. coming up, kanye west san jimmy kimmel meet face to mace to settle their feud. >> and the luxury items in this

starting to build as you make your way southbound. the big problem, southbound 295 shut down at 175. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a distracted driving case is reminding all of us of the dangers of texting while behind the wheel. >> a new driving simulator shows how little it takes for your phone to distract you. >> jennifer franciotti joins us live with this morning's big story. >> good morning. police say it was back in march when elizabeth meyers was texting and hit and killed a young father. he was riding a motorcycle at the time. police say he did have the right-of-way. now she is facing six charges, including negligent manslaughter by a motor vehicle. public officials say no phone call or text is that important. a simulator shows how this driver could easily do something wrong. >> it is a bad habit that has touched all four corners of our society. we tend to think "this can never happen to me." >> we are now in week two of the cell phone handheld law being a primary offense. it is making a difference. they have collecte

and the southbound 101 is backing of the to 80.n san francisco backing up onto the -- the 280. and also, the south some detail. in redwood city towards mountain view with a road closure. on the embarcadero west of the 101. this cold front pushed through and some remaining showers along the coast. we did see some north rainfall impacting and still snow showers in the sierra nevada. with an additional 2-6 in. today. we are starting to see breaks of sunshine and as we go for this afternoon. mid '50s along the coast to mid-60s in mind. waking up tomorrow, there is certainly the possibility that we could see the north bay valleys. full details including your kron 4 7 day around the bay and about 15 minutes. >> off the investigation continues into a possible case of elder abuse in castro valley. some patients could have been abandoned. the investigation continues into a possible case of valley. authorities say that some patients may have been abandoned when their care week. kron 4's charles clifford is >> reporter: over the weekend, the

you see the closure here on the southbound side. no one getting past route 175 with delays at least at route 100. and now we're told the northbound side of the bw parkway is shut down at 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

. >>> it is for us because we're at work but not for 95 commuters on the southbound side in virginia. the early morning crash was finally cleared to the shoulder in newington after backlick road. i've been talking about it for over an hour. virginia constituent place told me it involve -- virginia state police told me it involved a car and a truck. from springfield right into newington all low the -- although the lanes are open, it's heavy through that area. it affected the northbound side as well. let's go over to another map.

one moved to the southbound shoulder after route 32. he other is in downtown baltimore blocking the left southbound lane approaching the fort mchenry tunnel. drive times now being affected. it's going to take eight minutes to travel from the thruway all the way to the accident scene. on the beltway we're down to 35 miles per hour on the outer loop. here at liberty road. 14-minute ride from 795 to 95. inner loop also moving slowly as you do make the push up towards greenspring avenue. the beltway in parkville down to 38 miles per hour on the outer loop there at harford road. so will be a slow ride as you do make the push up to providence road. heading downtown, jfx definitely a great option, normal 11-minute commute from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. >>> day two of the partial government shutdown. we've learned that the president's scheduled trip to asia has since been cancelled. reports citing malaysian authorities received a phone call of the cancelled trip. the white house since confirmed the president is not

the left side of the screen is the southbound side. d northbound with all the flashing lights you've got delays with the lanes open as well through this area. i suggest that maybe you even want to use 195 to route 1 or even 95 as your alternate route and avoid the bw parkway all together if you can. i'll keep you posted on this situation. let's go back over to the maps again. there are no issues to report in virginia coming in from the west or the south. 95 looks good into springfield and we'll end with a live look on 270 southbound in rockville where we're still in good shape as well coming down from montrose road to the point where the lanes divide. >>> today we're celebrating 20 years of buddy check 9 but yesterday he had the honor of standing alongside breast cancer survivors and supporters in prince george's county. yesterday the council issue add proclamation to wusa9 and buddy check 9 for its community service. as the council recognized breast cancer awareness month. also in honor of the month firefighters were there wearing pink

is started when mur kaoer raw that was speeding northbound lanes lost control and slammed into the southbound traffic. >> there was drag racing on north side. of the 301 there leonard was driving southbound on route 301 near cly better drive. when vehicle from northbound side went airborne and slammed into traffic heading southbound. >> sroegs hit me. and knocked me into the shoulder. and then, from there, you know everybody you know, they hit everybody else. >> this mur choir raw was speeding over turned. and yellow truck caught fire and burned. lawn colbert who was passenger, saw everything on unfold. we ended up ditch. luxury we will in this slow lane here. two other vehicles were not so lucky. police say the 23-year-old driver of the mercury and his 17 wrefld passenger were air lifted to printed george down hospital. nine other people including two small children were rushed by tpwhraopbs the hospital. it is worst thing ever been enveloped in. it was pretty bad. just be clear police have not confirmed a drag race they will only say that vehicle that ined up on wrong side of the highway, a

that's because of that accident in the southbound direction at franklin boulevard. this traffic report is brought to you by your maryland toyota dealer. do you dream of all the places you'd like to go? well, toyota is ready to take you there. now is a great time to find a great deal on a toyota at buyatoyota.com. let's go places. back over to you. >>> ♪ [ music ] ♪ >>> all rit . ron, did you make it down to the fells point fun fest? >> reporter: i didn't. i want to say a big thanks. i heard it was fabulous. the main street folks and all the volunteers, i heard the festival was the best ever. >> made two appearances on saturday, that's how good it was. it deserved an encore. >> reporter: there you go . it was so nice you did it twice. >> exactly. >> reporter: a couple of quick announce. s. thements. the mammoth manic monday melt down just 7 weeks. >> in other words, thanksgiving is 7 weeks away. >> reporter: that's right. how about that? we got a great one this morning. standby. we're ready to go with the baltimore junior academy. all right. friend denise is here. >>

southbound you've got that investigation on the left. are not seeing any cars pass through there. they're detouring all southbound lanes at route 175 in maryland. to get you around that. now, we are seeing bright red on the mapping system because all lanes are closed southbound. northbound is starting to build, as well. they're clearing out that traffic and stopping traffic northbound, as well. slowing down on five miles per hour southbound. now, your alternate to get around that is going to be 95 in maryland or route 29. luckily, not seeing things build in the other areas on the other highways at this time, so the manu activity is going to be along the bw parkway, south and northbound, as i said, just got word from the wtop traffic center, they're closing both directions down so be prepared for that. if you know anyone that uses that in their morning commute, give them a heads up. 95 is the best bet. back to you. >> thank you. as we talk about weather now, people on the roads are going to have to be careful because we have rain coming t

allied while late is blocked in the south bay direction and one lane in the southbound direction. >> the bay bridge because of the earlier problems and a bart strike the back up to the maze on 80 westbound is backed up solid lead all the way to san paolo. >> think of one to get worse for the bay bridge. why we are also attracted some accidents on the nimitz that is tied up the ride there is an accident southbound at industrial and an accident northbound at burton. allied >> what a great morning to take bart now that they are running finally. >> bart trains are back in service right now after four days of not running. >> kron4 swill trends is live at the west oakland bart station. >> i can tell you this morning that the west oakland bart step station is open for business. people got here and they were staring through the gates and at 5:00 the date lifted and everyone was so happy and ran upstairs and found out that the trains were not going anywhere. >> the gate should have been lifted what are around 4:00 this morning was we had information that the negotiations were settled. allied h

accident itself is in the southbound direction just after 175. a fatality there. ry serious situation. big lae closures and delays. meantime, we have a water main break that's causing putting hill avenue to be closed. 49 on the topside, 39 on the west side of the beltway. there's a live look at the west side at exit 17. this traffic report is brought to you by your maryland toyota dealer. do you dream of all the places you'd like to go? toyota is ready to take you there. now is a great time to find a great deal on a toyota at buyatoyota.com. >>> this morning's coffee with is with charles and caroline todd. >> ladies and gentlemen, let's welcome the team known as charles todd. charles and caroline welcome. caroline welcome back. >> thank you. it's been a pleasure. >> i'm just curious, we've already told the audience you guys were award-winning mystery author team. >> yes. >> you took his name . >> the back of the book is small. the shortest name was chosen. >> wait a second. we got it. >> chair -- >> caroline is only a couple letters more. >> wait a minute. unbeliev

as we pull up the map, you will see that the southbound stretch. ay is flocked off at route 100, and blocked off at 32. the better bet is stick with 95h use that traveling between d.c. and baltimore. that's a check of fox 5 on time traffic. more on that accident and more on this news with fox 5 news after the preak. break. and when you get up -- can i play? no! you don'n't evn get football. [ male announcer ] when you've got 100% fiber optic fios, you get it. america's fastest, most reliable internet. it's the ultimate for downloading, streaming, and chatting. -- that guy all over the football field. thanks, joe. if the running backs don't start picking up the blitz, the quarterback is going to have a long night. is that your sister? look, are you trying to take my job? maybe. technology that lets you play with the big boys. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities that's powerful. at 800-974-6006 tty/v.  with the big boys. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities the you did a great job.

in the white marsh area. southboundnortheast. eastbound 70, 65 miles per hour in towards 29. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. mostly clear skies. there could be some fog in some neighborhoods. temperatures in the upper 50's and low 60's. some of you might want to take a light jacket to start the day. it will not be humid like it months. in the summer the dew points are generally in the 50's. it will be warm but not terribly uncomfortable as far as the humidity. high pressure off the east coast. this front from chicago will work its way tonight or tomorrow. this feature will turn into a big snowstorm across the northern plains. they could pick up 6, 12 inches of snow. we are dealing with summer temperatures on the east coast. for us, there is barely even cloud cover on the satellite. we will call it mostly sunny today. high temperature around 85 this afternoon. i do not think we will break any records. we may come close. we will cool off a couple of degrees on thursday and friday. the chance for r

for the north bay ride, one on one, southbound is a dramatic shift. 49. the bay bridge, on the left commute you will see smooth conditions across the toll plaza. the traffic is still heavy heading--looking at the golden gate bridge it is its most trip. you'll see light traffic southbound. >> now for today's winners and losers on wall street with black. >> there was a lot of talk in all business about apple's exceed zero.ceo. >> who cares about your opinion. icahn stated that apple should buy back 150 billion in their shares. he is set active investor and he has his opinion. some people in wall street stated that he is still serving. is that really a place for financial media. i agree. he is just that up. if he wants to talk to tim cook, let him. he should not have publicize it on facebook. >> a lot of these investors want to be celebrities. >> he has a son who told him to buy something. would that be said you make money by falling great investors. i give you a thumbs up but i wish you would not have done that. >> facebook is not popular with teenagers.

there is still a lot of--the southbound ride is jammed up. he south bay, mid peninsula traffic is still heavy. it is backed up and down say hillsdale and slow again south of 92. the marin commute is slow still--here is a quick check as we look at the the back up that seems to be breaking up. we have seen a stock can go traffic and we may have avoided it spreads the golden gate bridge has been a light and easy ride it looks like it is a little bit of clouds creeping men. >> in. >> right now in downtown san francisco we're lucky ned high clouds. the temperatures are a little wider and we still have a cooler stars. tomorrow it will be even warmer. we are going to say istayed dry. is 50s in downtown san francisco. we are slowly warming things up. 49 for our friends in san jose. low 50's in oakland. antioch's at 46 degrees. the reason we're having warmer temperatures is because we have high pressure that is settling in. it will allow the storm still states to the north of us. we definitely could use the rain but i do not sit. the temperatures will

the southbound side of the beltway completely jammed into lanham in prince george's county. this is the east side of 495. take the bw parkway to route 410 and you can take that over to route 50 and figure out your route from there back to the beltway. let's go over to another map. northbound i-95 where there is big delays into dumfries. early morning accident was cleared and then this is in springfield with the lanes open to 395. back to you, andrea and jess. >> thank you, monika. >>> this morning house republicans will meet to discuss their strategy before a delegation heads to the white house for a meeting later today with president obama. sources say the g.o.p. is considering a short-term increase in the national debt limit to avoid a default when the government runs out of money. that will be next week. >> yesterday the white house said the president was willing to sign off on a short-term deal to raise the debt ceiling. the president said he was open to a short-term fix if that's what was needed to get house speaker john boehner to corral house republicans into reaching

here is 95 southbound to the fort mchenry tunnel and run into delays in the tunnel. 95 southbound at 695 north. construction related delays. travel times look good. lots of green on the screen. traveling 695 and the outer loop, 11 minutes. megan? >>> actor tom hanks reveals personal information about his health. the two time oscar winner says he has been diagnosed with type two diabetes, a slimmed down hanks promoting his newest movie captain phillips underplayed the diagnosis saying it is under control. the 57-year-old actor joins the ranks of over celebrities battling diabetes. including paula deen, drew carry and randy jackson. >>> a few of us really get enough and we all need it. some people turn to medications to help them get a few extra z's and others using sleep apps on the smart phone or tablet with soothing sounds to help you relax. and tracki your sleep pattern but do they really work or help when it comes to your health? doctors say the program does cause you to become more drowsy and chances are those who download them are having sleep problems that need to be treated by

the tail lights headed southbound and things are bunching up. thanks for joining us. >> no thanks to the fog that could impede the traffic. we will check with mike. >> you did not see that in walnut creek. the east bay valleys do not have fog this morning. oakland has the lowest visibility at half a mile. santa rosa is worse and napa is quarter-mile visibility and novato is one mile. the only airport delays are at sfo. the next 12 hours, it will be foggy through the noon hour and a quick transition to sun and a warming at 60 at noon and 70 at 4:00. the fog is in the in fact bay and mid-40's and our day planner shows 70 at noon and 80 at 4:00 and upper 60's at 7:00. at the coast, we will have clouds for most of the day at 49 this morning and mid-to-upper 50's throughout the afternoon and falling into the 40's and chilly at the coast at 7:00. leyla gulen? >> the fog has a potential for driving. at highway 4, it sounds like c.h.p. has confirmed that could be cause of this overturned vehicle crash. eastbound along highway 4 coming up to 680 we do hav

the scene. here is what's going on southbound is lanes bw parkway are blocked at 175. it looks like multiple accidents. now what's happening northbound side. seeing delays. to get the drivers off to the southbound side the drivers here merge merged over to the northbound lanes using the emergency road and so northbound you are experiencing a delay. i'm adding it up now. it's at least a mile. do not take it southbound because your lanes are blocked 175. for your delays as we talked about that northbound, southbound delays are about two miles. aaron and eun? >>> thank you, danella. the important payment the government does not want you to forget just because of the shutdown. the reminder from the irs next. >>> and no question the cost of living in d.c. is high. ahead, the new push happening ahead, the new push happening today to put more money for the first time ever, i am supporting a democrat for governor. i am proud to support terry mcauliffe because he's focused on creating jobs for the commonwealth. i hope you'll join me and vote for terry mcauliffe for governor. >>>

southbound 95 at 895, we have a car fire and it may be blocking a lane. look at the delays forming on southbound 295. you may want to consider 95 as your alternate. around 32 miles per hour near powder mill road because of a crash. southbound 795 is just a mess. this is the result, traffic almost at a standstill. watch for anaximander old court road. another one in essex. the north side in pretty good shape. 15 minutes on the west side. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you, sarah. we will get through most of the commute on a dry note. is notadiest of the rain coming until 10:00 a.m. 72 at the airport. upper 60's along the eastern shore. higher humidity. you can feel that as you step outside. the steadiest of the rain is just making its way into allegheny county and garrett county. this cold front will be moving through maryland today. a few isolated pockets near roanoke. you could encounter some rain starting at 10:00 a.m. his will last until 7 :00 p.m. 79.ghs today will be 74 to the raint will show continues to press into the baltimore area after 10:

most of your construction has been cleared up, including now being picked up on the southbound side of i-95 the at fairfax county parkway in virginia. we'll go over to another map, this time southern maryland, route 4, route 5, route 301. everything is fine. there had been a pretty bad crash, a fiery crash on brandywine road well east of route 301 overnight. i believe that's all been cleared up and you're good to go for the mrng roush through -- morning rush hour through brandywine. looking great on the beltway near new hampshire avenue. all lanes are open between 95 and 270 early this tuesday morning. back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. >>> how many facebook friends do you have or better question, how many do you actually know? >> you might want to start choosing more carefully. we tell you why one friend request turned into a five-year nightmare for a woman. >> we posted a lot of pictures, football games, homecomings. >> reporter: alyssa joined facebook in 2007. like many teens she embraced the site with endless social possibilities. >> when i would receive a friend request, i would

looking good as well. 95 over towards the 83's, so far so good. this is southbound traffic from 795 out of the owings mills area. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. we are waking up to more questions after a dramatic day in washington yesterday. >> a connecticut woman fo leed from the white house to the capitol. is there any indication of why this happened? >> no. police have not pinpointed what triggered this. officials say it was not an act of terrorism. it was not an accident. the driver has been identified as miriam carey from connecticut. there was a lockdown on capital. relatives are shocked and hope to find out more about what exactly happened. police gathered evidence overnight in dc and up in connecticut. the fbi served a search warrant in connection with this investigation. >> we're hearing the woman may have had some mental health issues. source tells nbc news a relative told law enforcement officials that miriam carey suffered mental health issues after a fall a few years ago. her former employer said that she was out of w

>> if san francisco we have a closure at the ranch between 101 southbound and central freeway and the 10th street on-ramp to southbound 101 will be shut down with detours in police. everyone else is moving fine. if you need to make it to i-80 eastbound you are in the clear. as we head into westbound 80 at red top road we have report of a stalled truck roasting in the middle lanes. other than that you are not going to experience slowing just a little bit of a slow down approaching this closure and all lanes are shut down eastbound 80 headed away toward the interchange and further up ahead so watch out for that and cones are going to be picked up. we have nice clear conditions and not a problem, just 14 minutes to head away from sausalito into san francisco. that is the forecast. mike make? >> hello, everyone. we do see wet weather well off into the midwest and headed into the mid-south and also into the northeast. maybe some flight delays. at least possibly a bumpy ride. at home, did you know we tie add couple of record cold fronts with the airport in oakland at 45 degrees, tying a rec

let's check some of the area roads starting with 95 from the white marsh area. southboundtraffic moving well down to the 895 split, 50 miles per hour and continuing to the fort mchenry. traffic at ruxton road is moving smoothly into town. the beltway southwest side, 10 minute travel time. 83 south from york road down to the beltway, 65 miles per hour. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. 5:22. morgan state university unveils its new program today. >> baltimore says goodbye to one of its greatest novelists. >> today baltimore is remembering tom clancy. he died on tuesday at the age of 66. he is best known for his widely popular novels. he was born here in baltimore in 1947 and went on to loyola college with a degree in english. he got married and went into the insurance business before trying his hand at writing novels. >> he was a master storyteller. >> friends say he was a major philanthropist, giving millions of dollars for cancer research. he joined other investors in purchasing the baltimore orioles in 1983. ina schoolteacher is getting on the action o

that's the southbound side of i- 95 coming in past springfield into newington. northbound no delay. t's take a live look in springfield on the northbound side of 95. you can see that everything is running smoothly and nothing in the hov lanes yet. let's go back over to the maps this time on the north side. looking good on the beltway between college park and silver spring. remember beach avenue, beach drive is closed down between blagden and dc-maryland line because of the government shutdown. no problems on 270 coming on to the beltway, 95 and in from baltimore. we'll take a live look in college park. a good indication of the beltway in prince george's county. >> thank you, monika. >>> we are now in the second week of the government shutdown and nine days away from reaching the debt ceiling. house republicans will meet behind closed doors to discuss a way to deal with both of those issues. >> not like it's new but house speaker john boehner and president obama continue to play the name and blame game in all of this. susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: house republicans will meet b

have report of rock slides in the area and you can see it is causing quite the delay there in the southbound direction and this is south of the lexington reservoir northbound traffic not so bad and we go around the bay and check out our bridges starting with the toll plaza, you can see very quiet and a few cars making it out of the golden gate bridge through the waldo tunnel, no cars in sight and the san mateo bridge is moving loan at top speeds away from hayward to foster city. mike nicco? >> thank you very much. good morning, everyone. here is a welcome nothing going on but cooler this morning than yesterday. you have to dress warmer. warmer this afternoon and we start off cooler and end up warmer. from 60's along the coast to low 70's in san francisco and richmond and mid-to-upper 70's elsewhere until santa rosa and fairfield and concord and antioch, 80 to 81 degrees. now the news of the day. >> bart commuters are broughting a sigh of relief but holing their both. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at walnut creek bart. >> there is relief. the trains are running. the stations are open.

and the 680 southbound ride starts to bog down. the we still look pretty good into the san ramon valley. westbound a 580 solid from 205 how to livermore. look at the south bay. 85 starting to heat up so is to 80. a quick look at the bridge is at last check. the bay bridge wasn't bad at all but the drive times are still pretty good. almost all the approaches are almost under 20 minutes. the best approach is from the nimitz this morning. the time is now 718. let's get to the weather center. here is erica. >>erica: good morning george. we're really starting to fall into the pattern of cooler starts. plenty of sunshine here at the walnut creek interstate. as we take a look at the temperatures santa rosa and 52 degrees. it's mild right now with oakland and 57 degrees. satellite and radar shows the high clouds streaming into the bay area right now. a little hazy at foster city 3 at we are also seen plenty of clouds. as we take a look at temperatures throughout the day you will notice by 12:00 60s inside the bay. we will start to see some

in downtown baltimore there's another accident blocking the left southbound lane as you approach thegnificant delays as do make the push from the thruway to the toll plaza. that stretch will still take the normal six minutes. on the main lines though the beltway on the west side really starting to slow down. down to 41 miles per hour on the outer loop at liberty road. drive times not impacted yet. just a 12-minute ride from 795 down to 95. on the east side of the beltway, west of perring parkway no problems here on the inner loop or outer loop. just 11 minutes it will take to travel from 95 up to 83. if you are heading downtown, jfx a great option. no problems from the beltway to east fayette streetthat is 11 minutes. >>> the partial federal government shutdown finance with congressional -- -- we learned overnight president obama has cancelled a scheduled trip to malaysia as the standoff continues on capitol hill. party leaders continue to point fingers at one another across the aisle at their counter parts with no real headway made toward any resolution. it appears it will merge int

. >> the north bay ride from iran the southbound traffic is slow into the golden gate bridge pier >>he bay bridge is backed up almost to the macarthur made it's about a 20 minute drive time. >> we are waking up to sunshine and clouds of this morning here >> santa rosa is 44 degrees right now grabby jacket paired >> 57 in san jose. at 51 in oakland. >> satellite and radar shows some high clouds in the area approaching from north to south appeared >> low pressure will bring the temperature is down in the middle of the week and perhaps provide some rain appear >> by >> b67 by known in san francisco today. >> today will feel like a great option day with the temperature is back in the 60 degree mark by 8:00 p.m. tonight perry >> 78 in sunnyvale. 79 in campbell appeared at a high 477 degrees in san jose. >> 80 degrees in concord appeared in 82 in walnut creek. >> this weekend on downtown san francisco will be at 83 degrees. >> 7 day around the bay forecast continued cooling into the middle of this week appeared >> wednesday and thursday will be the coolest days of the week with some potent

. >>> 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

the wheel. a deadly crashed closed both north and southbound lanes. amy aubert has the latest on the investigation and how it could affect you. >> reporter: by this afternoon traffic sped by, but early this morning, 295 was a different story. >> the cars were backed up from here as far as you can see past 295 and they were backed up all the way. >> reporter: richard is no strange are to watching commuters practically crawl as they merge on to the highway. >> i've been here 16 years and been in business 36, a long time. >> reporter: he's never seen anything quite like this morning. >> the traffic was backed from the shop all the way back. you can't even cross over top of 175. the cars were lined up both directions pretty much. >> reporter: both the north and southbound lanes of 295 shut down around 5 a.m. >> the aftermath of a crash killing a pedestrian. >> we're still trying to determine exactly what happened. there seem to have been an accident northbound and then the subject was struck southbound, just south of 175. >> reporter: the shutdown created

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 decriminalization of marijuana. kristin fisher is live outside the wilson building with a preview of the hearing. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning. just to be clear, we're talking a

traffic just got moving again on the southbound vw parkway. a car hit and killed a man in the road near the exit for 175 in jessup around 5:00 this morning. the southbound lanes were closed for about five hours and at times northbound lanes were also shut down. it could be a messy commute home over rain heading in our direction. chuck bell is in for tom and joins us with the first forecast. you are here. hey, chuck. >> you betcha. i'm here. good to see you and everybody there. it's a cloudy sky outside this afternoon. it's going to get even cloudier and rainier as we go through the remainder of your wednesday. storm team 4 radar with revy rain off the outer banks of north carolina. take a wild good as to where that is coming? you betcha. straight into southern maryland and the capital beltway. before your commute start this is afternoon. this is your last chance to get the umbrella and don't put it away. you will need it not just for the rest of today, but sometime to come. current temperatures courtesy of the clouds. we are stuck over the 60 d

jam of from as f o all the way down to hills dale. >> highway 37 in the southbound direction has heavy 580 turn off all bulls to sir francis drake boulevard appeared >> it is definitely a chilly outside right now santa rosa 43 and 48 degrees in pleasanton. >> it is sunny and clear and blue and we will see mild weather as we head into the afternoon. >> big changes could arrive tomorrow as we have a possibility of some showers. >> following the latest with looming bart strike we are just days away from another server shutdown. >> kron4 will tram is live at west oakland bart station with more perry >> now we're down to less than 72 hours however the good news is that they are back at the bargaining table perry >> if the deal is not reached by thursday midnight there is a strong possibility that bart will shut down for a strike on friday. >> the governor cannot step in and issue another cooling off period >> here is what some of the bart commuters have to say about this ongoing problem. >> i just got a job and it was hard to ride when bart strike back in july i had to take a bus, but i got

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

the scene. this is southbound 95 just prior to the fort mchenry toll plaza.e 895 or the key bridge as your alternate. we are seeing delays at 32 but not too bad in howard county. on the north and west sides of the beltway. >> today will be the warmest day of the stretch. 85 this afternoon, almost a record. it will be warm but not humid. a chance for rain goes up this weekend. a decent chance for some rain early next week. temperatures will be back closer to average. today, more like june. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. we want to leave you with some cool video of the northern lights from minnesota. enjoy >>> good morning, destructive, that's what police are calling one of two suspicious packages that forced the evacuation of a florida airport overnight. an fbi investigation now underway. we're there live. >>> the blame game, millions of americans voicing their anger over the government shutdown as both parties and the president point fingers. so who will blink first? >>> and mia's story. mia farrow s

the damage is done. this is southbound headed from concord where it is very slow from 24. >> developing news: bay area drivers could find it windy this morning but it is not dangerous as when the winds flipped several big rigs. >> what a mess. check out this video of what the wind did. the gusts were strong enough to knock over big rigs. six of them. toppleed. it happened 580 eastbound in tracy. it caused problems. a truck blocked an exit. a worker who talks to the truckers passing through tells what he was hearing. >> they were trying to stay in the lanes and people were going side to side. a lost trucks were moving from lane to lane. that is the big issue, looked like they were driving in theing for because it is like a black wall. >> he said the area is windy but not this windy. it was a surprise. c.h.p. officers say no one was hurt. they decided to leave a truck out there. it is out of way and not blocking traffic. they want to wait until it is light so they can see it before they move it. >> thank you. high winds caus

traffic the headlights you're looking at would be southbound 880 approaching 237 where traffic is wide open. just keep in mind that fog is a major factor this morning for many commutes especially right here at the golden gate. southbound traffic looking good approaching san francisco. 280 fog very thick heading to and through the peninsula. no delays at the pay gates. all bart trains on schedule with no delays for ace. that's a look at traffic. >>> a lot of fog around the bay area today and thick fog settling in everywhere you go except far eastern parts of the bay. still we are going see changes coming up. right now clouds continuing outside and drizzle even near the coastline so foggy start to the day. 40s and 50s now but by the afternoon, going to see very cool out toward the coastline. 50s tow beaches. mid-80s and 60s and 70s hazy sunshine around the bay. we have a blocking ridge of high pressure, jet stream staying north. couple of lows undercutting the ridge but nothing to factor in yet. maybe over the weekend we'll see one coming by. dry

beyond the scene you are okay until walnut creek with slowing southbound before san ramon with the trafficing up. we have an accident southbound before sunol backing into pleasanton with a new stall, as well, adding to the slow and go. >> san francisco could take a step in the battle against sodas and other sugary drinks. a supervisor wants to limit consumption but not through a ban. amy? >> they are talking about taxing sodas. if you bought a 34-ounce drink, you would be taxed 68 cents. each ounce would be taxed two cents and that includes the energy drinks, as well. it calls for the money to be collected will be paid for nutritional and fitness programs to fight obesity. here thoughts on the issue. >> ultimately people have to make their own choices rather than be taxed into submission. >> a lot of people drink soda and power drinks. other people do not want to exercise. so... >> the food and beverage choice says this is a distraction from serious policymakers but the board is interested and serious about doing this. it will be introduced today. the supervisor thinks it is a great idea f

here is a sampling of the traffic. southbound along 680 from walnut creek to dublin/pleasanton it is 17 minutes. 101 is good through the santa cruz mountains and along highway 17 northbound. you are at 23-minute drive. to our app you can see a report of an accident northbound 101 at oregon expressway if you are traveling from san jose toward east palo alto. no word whether any lanes are being blocked. the app is a tremendous resource during the bart strike. download it for free. join our abc7 news group and it will help you navigate around all the congestion. to the toll plaza, we can see the traffic is starting to build as you come in from emeryville and the cash-paying lanes will load up. give yourself the extra head start. mike? >> how much business went down in the city over the weekend? i came in friday night and the trip usually takes 45 minutes and it took an hour and 45 minutes and i took a wrong turn and it took me 20 minutes to circle the block. is it trouble getting back into the city to enjoy the nice life...that is a

traffic is diverted at stage gulch. 101 is moving fine from petaluma in the southbound direction. bound side has residual backup because of early construction cleared off the road. tracy to castro valley, westbound side is 44 minutes. 101 from highway 85 to san jose airport is 11 minutes. a look outside shows the bay bridge toll plaza and cash-paying lanes are just now loading up. just a little scary for halloween. kristen? >> we have breaking news. this is word of a big earthquake in taiwan this is an island off china at 6.6 magnitude. my ipad on twitter shows there are various reports ranging from 6.3 to 6.6 but there is no tsunami earthquake. that is the good news. some people felt it all the way in japan. right now, some are saying this is shallow according to the geological survey meaning it will spread out over land greater and perhaps be more power will. we will wait to see if there are further reports. tall buildings have been shaking in the capital city of taiwan. >> at home in antioch, four people are recovering from wounds suffered when a pair of dogs attacked forcing po

here's the live look at the golden gate bridge with a few more cars on the road. southboundtion looking good all the way from toledo and earlier action pushing lincoln and that's now from the shoulder and problem free down 101. here's a look at valley commuters off to the great start here as well. westbound 237. out to sunny dale and all on schedule. it's a normal schedule by columbus day holiday. golden gate ferries also good. cal train and 1-3 moving fine out of the central valley. that's your latest traffic. this morning and lots of sunshine. >> plenty of sunshine. warm temperatures coming our way. it's chilly if you head out the door but by the afternoon, offshore winds and great weather in the next few days. mostly clear skies. high pressure building in overhead and looks like it was a nice weekend. nice these next few days. clear skies over san francisco right now. a little chilly if you head out the door. 49 degrees in concord and livermore. cool 41 degrees in santa rosa. 51 in san francisco. lots of sunshine on the way and that's going to warm us up in a hurry all th

however, the southbound 88 ride through hayward is slow. it does block the light and it is starting to backup. a look at your ride to the bay bridge this morning the metering lights were activated. this was in part of the heavy traffic that you see from the oakland touchdown. right now we are incident. the bay bridge. >> the time is 6:08 a.m.. more disturbing details are emerging.after lynne spaulding's body was found in a stairwell at san francisco general -- weeks after she was reported missing. kron 4 has learned lynn wasn't the only person that went missing in a stairwell at sf general. after hearing about lynn's tragedy, one woman wrote a letter to the hospital and the sherriff's office about getting locked in a hospital stair well. she says eventually a nurse spotted her and opened the door. although that frightening ordeal only took about 15 minutes, the woman says she wants to see changes in the hospital's security. >> sot - sot - there's a lot wrong with this story and this email. it leads us to know this story is not just about lyn

the road. watch out if you're traveling southbound on 101. it's a clear drive heading from san francisco to sfo at 11 minutes to get you there. kristen and matt is this. >> thank you. it's now 6:10. >> ahead, the bay area tech company that says its customer information may have been exposed to cyber hackers. >> and investors can't seem to get over viral video of a tesla car on fire. ahead, the new plunge for the palo alto company. >>> freedom of speech or dangerous message? coming up the dress code dispute landing a california teenager in trouble at school. >>> good friday morning. it's 6:13. live look here san francisco and across the bay bridge. in this shot it doesn't look that terribly windy but there are those gusts and it is windy. meteorologist mike nicco will elaborate more on what you can expect coming up. >> the search continues for any survivors from the boat that capsized off the coast of italy. officials say at least 114 are dead, 200 more unaccounted for after the boat caught fire and sank south of sis saly. authorities say the b

this is the big moodiy curb south of the reservoir, so we are already seeing volume building in the southbound direction and northbound side, though, does not appear to be affected. now a look at the golden gate bridge we have clear traffic right now and we had commute northbound direction with cones being picked up but southbound side will take you about eight minutes to ahead away from sausalito through the waldo tunnel and into san francisco. now our warm-up, here is mike nicco. here is a look at the day planner over the next 12 hours, it is cooler when you step outside this morning with a slightly heavy sweatshirt or coat temperatures running in the 40's or 50's and may dip down to 39 in napa. total sunshine at the coast, temperatures are around 68 to 70 degrees at noon no matter where you are. we will see a microclimate develop at 4:00 with temperatures warmer than yesterday and 68 at the coast and 72 around the bay. it will cool quickly over the three hours with most of us dropping eight to ten degrees from 78 to 68 inland and 72 to 66 around the bay and from 68 to 60 at the coast. the n

overnight road work be cleared on the southbound stretch. loop at the robinsonon terminal at speed. that is a check of the ontime traffic. >> thank you very much. now to thoue talk of a protest on the beltway this weekend. we told you about plans yesterday morning.st >> if it happened it would beuld a traffic nightmare as youghtm can imagine but some truckers say it's unlikely. fox's belgt parker has the story. >> reporter: there is a 10 o pound black lab. he is always along for the ride when the truck drivers hit the road.hi >> together we've six kids. 11 grandkids. >> reporter: that is why: th they always try to make it home to minnesota for the the weekend. >> all the green kids come over. heeded about 1/3/3 of what they haul is government property.rn >> oh, -- >> military, humvees. >> they say they've already seen examples of how the government shutdown is impacting their industry. last week they were in the southwest and couldn't find a load to haul back. >> you go from albuquerque to minnesota. >> empty. >> nothing in the truck great th