here is trenice bishop. trenice: i love 60's on the seven-day. you are speaking my language.ys starting early for folks on the beltway. a crash about an hour ago on the inner loop 495 headed to college park on the ramp. still causing the heavy volume and the congestion for you through montgomery county. you can see on the big map you will find delays on the inner loop of the beltway. slow all the way from the 270 spur. about to i-95. here at 495. just east of 650. or new hampshire avenue. you can see the inner loop slowdown on the left side of the screen. also pretty heavy for folks on the beltway. inner loop and outer loop traveling between maryland and virginia. on the inner loop stretch, leaving mclean back to the cabin john area. heavy reported on the inner loop between 270 spur. making the way across the legion. michelle? michelle: thank you. waiting for the i.r.s. getting your tax refunds from the feds may take longer than previous years. the filing information that will help did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads,

check on traffic this wednesday afternoon with trenice. trenice: thanks, steve. we have a multivehicle accident on the 66 corridor. emergency construction in prince george's county. look at the big picture for the ride home. delays are in place on the beltway. stop side through maryland and virginia is the heaviest from tysons to bethesda area. there is nothing different about today than any other day in the d.m.v. the issue on 66 westbound you will find heavy volume from 495 at this hour. the crash activity at nutley street. you can see we have several cars blocking two lanes. center lane and a right lane that are blocked. the delays, i will show you that as well. nothing nice to look at. this is at cedar lane. the folks have stopped along the trip on 66. the emergency roadwork on the county. the work crew set up here and slowing down. they are blocking two left lanes. expect heavy volume delays on the outer loop from branch avenue. back to you. jonathan: thank you. a cat fight in the nation's capital. should feral cats be deemed nuisance. some say they kill off

here is trenice. trenice: thank you, steve. this afternoon everybody is back.the traffic is in full effect. no new incident in the current hour. we have the regular delays in place. we wi picture. you can see on the map anything red, that is where the folks are waiting to get home. if you are making your way to the bridges it's not looking bad to make the ride to the woodrow wilson bridge. but slow outer look from the eisenhower connection to the bridge span. elsewhere for you we are slow if you are making a ride across the american legion bridge. regular delays heavy for folks between maryland and virginia. if you are making the trip to tysons and on to annandale. michelle? michelle: next on abc7 news, $2 million up for grabs. a high school math and science competition comes to d.c. we talk to two students here competing for a piece of the top prize. jonathan: have you ever take an personality quiz online? they are fun. do you know where the information about you is going? here is "7 on your side" reporter scott taylor. scott: hold it! i'm talking to you. are

jonathan: trenice, thanks. driving down the highway you don't expect it but "7 on your side," chief investigative reporter lisa fletcher said a sudden roadway incident now can turn deadly. lisa: we all see it practically every day. people hauling trash, yard debris, furniture on the roads. sometimes it's kind of funny. but many times it's tragic. recent studies have shown crashes related to road debris are on the rise. so are fatalities. tonight we will introduce you to a local man who has lived this story. >> i slammed on the brakes. locked them up. lisa: he is thankful to be alive. i'm lisa fletcher. don't mismy story tonight at 11 -- don't miss my story on abc7 news at 11:00. jonathan: the report "deadly debris" tonight at 11:00. ♪ michelle: it has been eight years since pamela butler disappeared under suspicious circumstances. she has now been considered dead. sam: they came to remember pamela butler, the e.p.a. analyst who disappeared in february 12, 2009. every february for seven years they gathered at th

let's check on traffic this tuesday afternoon with trenice bishop. trenice: thank you, steve.we had an issue cleared off the roadway. an earlier accident. 270 is gone. we show you the big picture map where we are picking up red. red usually means brake lights and slowdowns for the ride home. this evening inner and the outer loop trying to cross the legion between maryland and virginia. a decent slowdown for the folks on the 270 spur off the beltway. the earlier issue is cleared between 28 and shady grove. travel lanes are open there but still causing a volume delay for the folks trying to make it from the inner loop to the spur. on the outer loop we just watched the cars move to the right shoulder. earlier the stalled car was in the roadway and was blocking a center lane. travel lanes are open but still going to see volume. 66 for the ride home in the westbound direction. slow from 495 out toward the vienna metro. you will find heavier volume and showers for the west on 66 making yourwua -- your way closer to front royal. jonathan: thank you. up next at 4:00, washing machine m

trenice? trenice: hey, steve. i heard you mention barbecue. that is an invitation, i have a side dish ready. we have problems on 95 for folks trying to make their ride home from the long weekend. in the fairfax county parkway area. northbound still blocking a left lane and the left shoulder. it looks like we may have a medical response on the road. i can see heavy apparatus here in terms of firefighters and police on the scene. there is also a police car that is southbound h.o.v. that is assisting with the incident. right now this is going to add extra time to the ride. northbound already slow from around quantico to make it up to millington so it will be a long afternoon. another accident is reported 395 near exal here. slowing now fr michelle? michelle: next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- fake or real leather. the three questions you have to ask before jumping on the big holiday weekend furniture sale to ensure that you are getting top quality stuff. john: two of the hottest trends are granite counters with granite you can't fake it. but when it

trenice: you are right. you called it.mps and great sunny weather but not so great for folks that are handling the wall on outbound cambridge and canal. emergency crews moved on but the police are on the scene. they may be there for a while. the accident in the roadway for an hour. slowing the ride from d.c. to virginia across cambridge. if you look at the map we are slow a lot of places in and around the d.m.v. take you to d.c. 295. northbound where we have report of a crash still blocking the right side of the roadway at eastern. this may be under the camera shot. there is a tail end of the car. the delays are coming from the 11th street bridge. expect a couple extra minutes if you are heading to 295. back to you. michelle: thank you. tonight at 11: "7 on your side." we have an investigation. how a little shot could turn into big problems for your pet. are some vets vaccinating too much and too often? he noticed something wrong with his dog after routine trip to the vet. the dog received the usual round of vaccinations b

trenice bishop? trenice: hey, steve. absolutely.sibility for the folks on the roads. typically seeing most of that happening now along the 95 corridor. i tell you, just around a few minutes ago i was looking at the same camera. i could see cars. but now the gone down. snowshowers with the squalls making their way through the area. this is 95 southbound through triangle. the volume is heavy there as well from triangle to the parkway. so a slow ride to stafford county. seeing the volume southbound 95 from lorton to occoquan but those are pretty much regular delays. a look at 395. we have activity southbound to get to the 95 corridor. everything hanging out here before you get to the overpass at king street. several vehicles are off to the median that you can see. an earlier accident career. no reports of issues along the 395 corridor. expect volume through arlington. jonathan? jonathan: thanks. coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- if you are thinking of -- look at that. take that in for a second. how about a cruise? the risk of tr

here is trenice. trenice: hi, steve.s afternoon we have a couple of things happening along the 270 corridor. still trying to recover from an earlier accident near clarksburg. the traffic lanes are open at 121 but we are still slowing fr and then get a closer look at 270. on be -- on the big map you are seeing a red line across the legion. that is typical. but 270, atypical now. backed up from the spur to gaithersburg. in montgomery village we had report of an earlier incident southbound side blocking the right lane between shady grove and 28. northbound before montrose, report of a stall to the right shoulder now. for folks on the beltway now you are seeing a red line on the left of the screen. here it is in a live view for you. this is the inner and the outer loop for you trying to make the trip from bethesda to virginia. inner loop delays from 355 to new hampshire avenue in montgomery county. on the outer loop is expected to be heavy to make it to the legion. michelle: thank you. next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- work fro

let's check in on the rush hour commute with trenice bishop.trenice: steve, it sounds like i'm in for an adventure tomorrow morning. but this evening we have an adventure for folks on 270. take a look at the big picture. very big if you are traveling northbound or trying to get home to frederick. we have report of a vehicle fire between 121 and 109. some lanes are blocked. it looks like the best way to get by if you are in the volume is squeeze to the left. certainly police on the scene. now you can see heavy brake light action here as the camera at 121 and clarksburg. extremely slow with the delays dipping back to the gaithersburg area. earlier issue on 495 trying to get through montgomery county as well. it still leaves you slow on the inner loop at connecticut. the crash was at colesville road and shut down several lanes for a while. it looks like it's back to normal but not back to moving. back to you. michelle: thank you. next at 4:00, a dog left out in the cold prompts action from d.c. city council. the fine you could pay if you don't pro

trenice bishop is on traffic watch for us. high, there. trenice: hi, alison.ill dealing with the same closures through the area. 695 or the eastbound stretch of the southeast/southwest freeway where we had the earlier incident involving a dump truck. i am hearing we may have video we can see of the dump truck being uprighted. closed. we are still seeing heavy volume delays for the folks trying to make the ride from arlington to the district. the delays coming from around the pentagon to make it across the 14th street bridge to access 695. also seeing heavy volume on the westbounds stretch. that is the regular volume for folks making the ride through the city. other incident involving a police investigation that continues on the roadway on 50 through cheverly. eastbound at columbia park road. all travel lanes are shut down. the ramps to 50 also affected. heavy volume displays from folks making the trip from new york avenue in downtown d.c. to make the ride to 50. back to you in the studio. alison: thank you, trenice. tonight at 11:00, a special report from "7 o

trenice bishop is on traffic watch. hi, trenice. trenice: this evening we have a lot going on.s for folks in virginia. i don't have a live picture but bonn abfin and layhill. there is heavy police on the scene due to a crash with poles down on the roadway. northwest d.c. an incident on georgia avenue. that is southbound between kansas and new hampshire avenues. take a look at the big picture we are seeing heavy volume coming away on the inner loop from the dulles toll road at this hour. clean to i-95 past the shot at connecticut a. we are under speed. we had a couple of incidents along the way that is slowing the ride for the trip home. i'll send it back to you in the studio. alison: thank you so much. well, tomorrow is doug hill's favorite day of the year. did you know that getting a hotel room in punxsutawney, pennsylvania, for groundhog day will cost you more than a room in houston for the super bowl this year? larry: crazy. alison: crazy. the hotel website trevago says the average price for a room near philsborough is $450 a night. the average just $340 in houston. ahead of

trenice bishop joining us. trenice, how is it going? trenice: hey, horace. afternoon we are trying to get better and recover from an accident on i-95 that was near the fairfax county parkway. most of the folks making the trip home from the three-day weekend. causing volume but the good news now all travel lanes are open. still slow through 95 from just about dumfries to the earlier incident. the camera shot shows the brake lights beaming making your way to springfield area. 395 northbound. we had an earlier accident near edsall. it's clear but still slow. you can see volume through the area but just volume as the travel lanes there are also open. a new accident reported on 50. westbound direction near columb 202 it is moving fine but west of the camera shot you will find it slow through cheverly. we are now slowing to get to the beltway through maryland. heaviest through calverton and the 495 corridor. we had an earlier accidents in the outer loop near colesville. it's pushed to the right shoulder but you find the volume leaving 95 passing university bouleva

trenice bishop is on traffic watch tonight. hey, trenice. trenice: we cleared something up on i-59. hopefully the ride is better for folks making the head home. it's northbound against the rush but not much of a better picture for you. still delays nonetheless northbound and southbound on 59. take a live look at 95 if you would like to. it's in good shape. it's still slow for the northbound trek back to the city. the big picture shows heavy delays on the beltway. we will get to that in a second. i-57 northbound jam from lorton to the fairfax county parkway. southbound taking a trip from the fairfax county parkway from the occoquan. 66 jampacked. regular volume delays going down. the sun glare a problem. this is vienna metro station. further down you will see the flashing lights to the corner here. police activity off to the shoulder. travel lanes are open. not affecting anyone. it's jam packed from the southbound trip from arlington to alexandria. covering metro tonight. early warning that six stations will be closing on the blue, orange, silver lines for the weekend. the farragut w

. >> trenice bishop on traffic watch.finally clearing an accident on cambridge and canal road. it has been there for two hours. we have a tow truck on the scene. they are still blocking the right side of the roadway to make your way outbound to canal. that for a good portion of the afternoon. hopefully the congestion will clear up soon. >> thinger and the outer loop for folks making it to the legion bridge. this is a >> typical site. this is one at the douglas bridge shy of the camera shot. we had an earlier accident on 95 southbound to the right shoulder near woodbridge. volume delays across the occoquan. back to you. alison: thank you. coming up at 6:00, a call to 911 could soon get you advice to catch a cab. instead of waiting for an ambulance. new information about a crash with a police car and what we ar a chase that hit 130 miles per hour. that is coming up at 6:00. >> okay. the time to bring doug hill back and lunch box weather. doug: it's that time again. another fun group of kid. molly cochran went to apple grove

trenice bishop is on traffic watch. trenice: hi there, alison. we are seeing a lot of red in terms of brake lights and delays on the maps as well. slow on the beltway, inner and the outer loop. a lot of folks in a rush to get home to celebrate the evening. inner loop delays from old georgetown road to an earlier crash near university boulevard on the top side. outer loop jam now due to a new accident that is within the volume. it's near georgia avenue. the police are there on the scene for folks on 50 in virginia we have report of one eastbound. that is arlington boulevard. between 495 and fairview drive. that is to the right side. 50 in maryland outbound to 202 through cheverly. slowing the ride for the split merge on the b.w. parkway. i will send it back to you both at the desk. larry: thank you. all new at 2:00, the lessons learned six months after a devastating apartment fire. plus, fighting the snow with sweets. what is sprayed on the rock salt up north that they say will save money and help stop roads icing over. student caught with a mache

trenice bishop son traffic watch for us. hi there. trenice: good evening. we have a couple of things ongoing. heavy delays as well and still trying to recover on the 270 corridor. get to the big picture. we have a look at the maps. you can see heavy volume on the beltway. a long delay on the inner loo leaving the dulles toll road to make it to montgomery county. this is due to an earlier accident on colesville road that shut down lanes for quite a bit earlier this afternoon. now to 95 southbound. regular volume delays making a trip to northern virginia. slow making your way to the incidents. i will take you to sterling. it's 28 northbound. we have report of a cosh on sterling boulevard -- we report of a crash on sterling boulevard. the delays are between 50 and church road. 66 also very heavy in the westbound direction. volume there mostly for 495 out to fairfax county with this incident off to the shoulder. travel lanes are open but still slow to move by. and 270 as i mentioned earlier recovering due to an earlier incident. heavier volume from rocksville t

larry: and time for a check of the roads with trenice bishop. trenice: we have a couple of things happening in the district. 295, the accident activity cleared up. the police moved on from the earlier incident northbound on the anacostia freeway before the split merger for 50 and the b.w. parkway. to the right side of the roadway, we have live cameras and we have two vehicles there. police moved on and are letting the individuals handle it themselves. elsewhere, the outbound souza bridge and the pennsylvania avenue to most. accident there. the two-car crash leaves people single file to the left to make it back to southeast this afternoon. police activity as well on the rt the split causing volume delays on the inner and the outer loach for folks trying to make it home to rockville on the beltway. over the the right shoulder but again you will find lookaloos slowing to look at the action. volume delays from old georgetown road to get to the 270 spur. expect a bit of a longer ride to make it northbound this evening. back to you. larry: thank you.

trenice bis traffic watch. hi there. trenice: hi, alison. the evening, the volume for sure and the incident that tells you about. the travel lanes are open and heavy volume in the westdown direction from beltway to fair oaks. the big picture map. let's look at the ride home. this is slow but it's not too bad for folks otherwise. 359 southbound we have an issue off the merge at 27. a report of a stalled tractor trailer that blacked a right lane in the h.o.v. before king street. i will show you 66. we had crash activity at nutley street. that is cleaned up. but still heavy in the westdown drex as it typically is. brake lights are piling up. it looks like it's clear but it's just slow for the ride home. heavy between bethesda and tysons. alison: thank you. two men in maine rushed to a girl's aid after she fell in icy waters in maine. >> hold on tight. alison: a crazy scene and they captured it here on one of the men's helmet camera. he was at the frozen pond, ice fishing with his son and he saw a man get on the thin ice to help the girl who had

trenice bishop is on traffic watch tonight. hi, there. trenice: hi! how are you? this afternoon we have rain showers making their way through. that is slowing down the ride. we look at the big picture map. we have the delays around anyplace you can think in the d.m.v. area. we have an accident as well 95 southbound on the maryland corridor just before you get to the beltway between calverton and 495. report of an accidented with a jackknife tractor trailer is blocking two lanes. you will find yourself squeezing by to the right. heavy volume delays in the live picture leaving 212 to get to 495 this evening. elsewhere on the beltway, the inner loop one reported near 201. it looks like you will find delays on the inner and the outer loop through prince george's county. 50 westbound recovered. we had emergency roadwork between 704 and beltway. brake lates in westbound direction. finding volume to get to 459. elsewhere, show you the 270 corridor. northbound. slowdown there the spur to clarksburg this afternoon. this is 95 southbound. heavy volume as well. you will see

trenice bishop on traffic watch. trenice: good evening. we have a couple of things happening on the roads. two incidents along the 66 corridor westbound. fairly heavy stacked up for then fairfax county. we look at the volume. we have an incident to the right shoulder at 123. the travel lanes are open. slow pace continues on westbound 66. this is closer to the fairfax county parkway. very slow there. travel lanes are open. the ride to the westbound direction. there is a regular spot traveling on the beltway heading home on 495. the usual delays picking up on the inner and the outer loop between maryland and virginia. outer loop delays heiferriest from the -- heavier from the 270 spur. to annandale area. slowing from the spur to north bethesda to rockville. heavier volume here making the northbound trek to gaithersburg. once you get closer to old germantown it calms down. we had snow squalls for folks in virginia. it is getting better but expect a slow ride through stafford county. alison: thank you. it's lunchbox weather time. doug: it is i