here's a live look at the scene along eisenhower avenue near south van dorn street. no one has been hurt. hazardous material crews are there as a precaution. the fire department tells 9news firefighters have to go from unit to unit in the facility making sure there's no fire inside each one of them. eisenhower avenue near the van dorn street metro may be closed for a few hours while this is an active scene and under investigation. >>> main senator -- maine senator olympia snow is calling for an investigation into the national weather service as well as noaa. she says the agency's money was shifted improperly. her claim after a long-time director jack hanes suddenly retired on sunday, an audit finds that noaa gave out $40 million in performance awards to contractors without proper justification. senator snow calls this a potential illegal transfer of taxpayer money. >>> at 6:03, jessica doyle is watching your money and how much you pay for gas. >> gas in our region about $3.61 a gallon but you say don't expect it to keep nose- diving. >> that's right. all good things

set up and blocking the right lane, and it's a mess at van dorn street. these cars barely moving on the outer loop of the beltway. i can give you a travel speed if you're heading to the wilgsen bridge in this area from van dorn street to the wilson bridge, about 24 miles per hour, that's looking like a 16-minute drive right now. now over to the beltway in montgomery county, it looks better. no issues to discuss right now. outer loop and inner loop as you make your way past colesville road, nice and clear, no problems. barbara, back to you. >>> thanks, danella. ♪ rock your body from side to side ♪ ♪ and roll it wide and gledlet it glide ♪ >> the godfather of go-go is gone. chuck brown passed away yesterday at the age of 75. he had been suffering from pneumonia. he was a legend in washington where his unique voice helped create the genre of go-go music. a sound that's become the pride of the nation's capital. news4's tracee wilkins is in silver spring with more. >> reporter: chuck brown, the creator of go-go could not have created and sustained the sound wi

. >>> the latest information over at alexandria on eisenhower avenue near the van dorn metro stationat one lane is open in each direction. authorities had been dealing with a building fire in that area so it may slow you down a bit with all that can't aift -- that activity there. southbound 270 looks fine out of frederick. all rapes are open and traffic is still moving very well -- all lanes are open and traffic is still moving very well. we'll take a live look outside right now and here's what it looks like in clarks burke at route 121 as you can see. a little bit of a traffic stop on the northbound side but that's not going to affect your ride heading southbound this morning. let's go back over to the maps and this time to 95 coming in from baltimore between our beltways. everything is final. no problems on the bw parkway. beltway is running smoothly between 95 and silver spring. we'll take a live look at route 29. nice and quiet heading southbound to the beltway as all are the major corridors from the north. in my next report we'll go to the south side of town at 5:24. >> thanks,

what you'll have to do is take the van dorn exit.will allow you to enter the metro from that point. if you're trying to use the eisenhower connector, you can only go east on eisenhower connector. so you may want to keep straight and take the van dorn exit. now that we have that out of the way, are the me show you what this scene looks like closer up. we have video of what happened here. now this fire affected about a block's worth of storage unit here. and that included about 100 different sized units. now 50 to 60% of those units have been damaged by the fire. some of that smoke damage, some water damage. and some from fire. this happened at the atlantic self-storage unit here in alexandria. the fire department got the call to come down here around 3:53 a.m. and found the storage unit fully involved. now this is also impacting a lot of the businesses here, as well as the apartments and folks who live on this street. they're saying that they're going to have the street shut down as they continue to take care of those hot spots for th

you're at about 60 miles per hour, seven minutes to get from van dorn street to the wilson bridge. i'm back this ten minutes with another look at your rails and to see if there's still a delay on the metro blue line. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> it's now 5:23. the pace of the roger clemens' perjury trial is picking up after the judge scolded both sides for dragging out the trial. he told them they were making it too "boring" for jurors. a witness also helped lighten the mood. the one-time bad boy for the mets laughed at himself when he had a hard time pronouncing the name of a steroid. he said, hey, i'm from the bronx, i'm not a scholar. he said he sent hgh to clemens' house about a decade ago. >>> nationals' general manager mike rizzo will have to pay up for his harsh comments about phillies pitcher cole hamels. he said he had never seen a more classless, gutless act in his 30 years in baseball. he was referring to when hamels hit bryce harper with a pitch during sunday's game. he admitted to doing it intentionally and was suspended for five games. rizzo was fined for

metro blue line single tracking between van dorn and franconia.m escalators are out of service. more information at 6:00. back to you. >>> here's what's making news now at 5:50 this morning. closing arguments are expected today against the man accused of killing jennifer hudson's mother, brother and nephew. prosecutors rested tuesday. defense lawyers say the defendant william balfour will not take the stand. the judge refused a defense request to dismiss the charges. >>> she helped children's imaginations run wild. maurice sendak has died. he wrote and illustrated several children's books including the popular "where the wild things are." it won top honors as the best children's book. he suffered a stroke last week. he was 83. >>> firefighters have a wildfire in southern california about 30% contained. there were some mandatory evacuations but crews did manage to keep the flames away if any homes. the fire did however burn some abandoned structures and vehicles. >>> it's the 9th of the month. be a buddy. call your buddy and remind them about the i

travel speed, though, making your way to van dorn, you're at 61 miles per hour. six minutes to get from the wilson bridge to van dorn street. eun? >> thank you. >>> 5:01. breaking news. italy is rocked by a second earthquake in less than two week. a 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit about 32 miles northeast of parma just about an hour and a half ago. it was shortly after 9:00 a.m. in italy when the quake hit. right now italian tv is reporting three people died and four others were hurt. we're told buildings have collapsed. earlier this month, a 6.0 quake hit the northern part of the country. hundreds of buildings were damaged or destroyed. seven people died. >>> this morning, the ntsb is trying to figure out why two planes collided in midair in northern virginia killing two people. those planes crashed around 4:00 yesterday afternoon near silver hill road in fauquier county. not far from warrenton. the crash was so violent the two planes landed about a mile apart from one another. one of those planes caught fire when it hit the ground. the pilot and passenger in that

blue line is single tracking between van dorn and franconia. at foggy bottom escalators are out of service. buses are available. the station remains open. in my next report, another look at area roads at 6:12. >>> the story of how the c.i.a. thwarted an al qaeda terror plot is starting to sound like something right out of a james bond movie. we're now learning it involved a double agent. >> it's draw dropping. delia goncalves live at national airport to fill us in on the whole thing. wow, delia. >> reporter: it's very rare that we kind of get this detailed information, and some are saying it could be trouble that we are getting this detailed information, but it certainly it quite exciting and a victory for u.s. intelligence officials just as al qaeda is getting more sophisticated and stepping up its bomb plots, u.s. intelligence officials are working harder and smarter to stop them and obviously it is working. officials will not disclose the identity of its double agent, only describing him as a saudi informant who infiltrated the militant grou

get from the wilson bridge to van dorn street.aron and eun? >> thanks. >>> three students were treated after member of their tour group showed symptoms of dehydration. the 200-person group finished a walking tour in d.c. when they went to the rosalyn metro station at 9:00 last night. at least one of the students became sick on the platform. three were taken to the hospital for fluids. the station was closed for about 30 minutes as a precaution. >>> just as marion barry tried to move past one controversy, it appears he might need to address another potential problem -- the ward 8 d.c. councilman met with members of the asian community to address disparaging comments he made last month while discussing racial tensions. he used a term for polish immigrant that is also considered offensive. >> italians caught hell, the jews caught hell, pollocks caught hell. >> they said he meant to use the word "polls." he said he want to work with all groups from all backgrounds to make ward 8 a model for diversity. >>> another aide facing prison ti

metro west single tracking between franconia/springfield and van dorn street.ht now, that delays is gone. over to the roadways, okay, v-dot zooming out my camera here. we had a disabled bus in the right shoulder lane as you make your way northbound, 395 at washington boulevard. that's gone, but you can still see it on the scene. be aware of that in the hov lanes. travel lanes, are you slow. about 31 miles per hour from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. that's taking about 21 minutes now. and over to 29, slow trip as you make your way southbound past lockwood to the beltway. it's going to be stop and go for you. the good news, no accidents in the area. aaron? >> thank you. >>> that spike in gas prices we had earlier this year apparently will not spill over into the summer. the energy information administration estimates that the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded will be $3.79. the government report actually lowered its estimate from $3.95. analysts say falling crude oil prices and a disappointing jobs report mean less driving this summer. >>> t

a look at van dorn to the wilson bridge, speed sensors picking up speeds at 60 miles per hour, takingeven minutes in total to make the trip. i'm back in ten with another look at traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, a 4.0-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of malibu, california. that small quake was felt throughout the los angeles area overnight. sheriffs and fire officials say there are no reports of damage or injuries from that quake. >>> kenya mcduffie will be sworn in this afternoon as a ward five council member. he won a special election this month and will place harry thomas -- replace harry thomas jr. he resigned earlier this year after admitting to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in government funds. mcduffie worked on public safety issues for mayor gray before resigning to run for office. >>> 4:34. the stage officially set for the presidential election in november. an easy win in texas gives mitt romney enough delegates to lock up the republican nomination. romney won nearly 70% of the vote and earned at least 88 delegates. according to msnbc

all your lanes are blocked, you're going to have to take van dorn street to get to the van dorn metros in other parts of the area, especially the beltway. sitting on the outer loop trying to make your way to new hampshire avenue, you're very slow, 24 miles per hour. back to you. ♪ oh yeah, this is what a weekend getaway should feel like. and does. if you're here that is. feel the fun. feel the hamptonality. [ creaking ] [ male announcer ] trophies and awards lift you up. but they can also hold you back. unless you ask, what's next? [ zapping ] [ clang ] this is the next level of performance. the next level of innovation. the next rx. the all-new f sport. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> good morning, sunny and warm now, we're in the mid and upper 70s, later today, near 90 degrees, with humidity still lingering. but then some late-afternoon and evening thunderstorms likely. some of them could produce some damaging winds and hail and frequent lightning, heavy downpours, that may continue into this evening. perhaps some lingering showers and thunder and lightning tomorrow morning a

in fact, as your travel speed from van dorn to the wilson bridge, you're at 59 miles per hour.and clear. but wait. in prince george's county, as well, inner loop and outer loop making your way past ritchie marlboro road, again, no issues to report. in fact, as you're taking the beltway in again, light shock as you pass colesville road. back to you both. >> thank you. >>> amtrak trains are once again rolling along this morning between union station and philadelphia after some power problem shut down service. a spokesman for amtrak says truce trying to complete wires on the tracks in baltimore. amtrak stopped service for four hours yesterday along the southeast corridor. >>> wrert wimetro will open at because of the holiday. are closed, greenbelt, prince george's park, and west hyattsville are closed for track work. trains single r single tracking between the tacoma and forest glen stations on the red line. >>> there's a portland man who got creative with his marriage proposal. not only got him the girl. >> the over-the-top proposal is the latest viral video hit on youtube. take

the blue line is single tracking between van dorn and franconia. at the foggy bottom station, the entrance escalators are out of service. there is bus service available for you. foggy bottom, the entrance escalators not in service this morning. other side of town, we've had two separate accidents pop up for us. one on the outer loop, the second on the inner loop. happy to say both have already been cleaned up and moved over to the shoulder. southbound baltimore-washington parkway, stalled car at 197 on the shoulder. coming inbound along 66, no problems to report leaving manassas, fair oaks and vienna to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> we notice you're rocking the red too. >>> two major headlines out of of yesterday's primaries. neither has anything to do with the republican nomination for president. >> first, north carolina, where voter overwhelmingly approved an amendment defining marriage as a union between a man and woman. unofficial returns show the amendment passed with about 61% of the vote supporting

outer loop speed, though, from van dorn to the wilson bridge, driving at 56 miles per hour. now that's looking like a seven-minute trip. i'm back thin ten. >>> 6:32. a 3-year-old boy is dead after climbing out of his car seat when his mom made a brief stop. this happened around 2:00 yesterday afternoon on sugarberry street in waldorf, maryland. police say the child's mother pulled over to the side of the road to give a letter to the mailman. that's when the child unbuckled himself and jumped out of the car. he was hit by an suv. police do not believe speed played any role in the crash. >>> george huguely will not be sentenced for killing his ex-girlfriend, yeardley love, until the end of august. for the first time, the public is hearing what police heard the moment huguely found out he killed his ex-girlfriend. the media and public were given the chance yesterday to see and hear the 64-minute videotaped police interrogation of huguely. at the end of the trial, the monitor was turned so only jurors could watch that video. in the video when huguely, a university of virginia ha

looking at about 60 miles per hour as you make your way from van dorn street. and yesterday, i had the pleasure of hosting the annual fundraiser for the maya angelou's public charter ngelou joined kanye west to help raise for the see forever foundation that helps at-risk kids in the district by supporting them with educational and leadership skills. now along with the see forever foundation, this year's fundraiser will also help with renovation at the maya angelou public charter schools. it was an awesome, awesome night. and a complete pleasure to interview dr. angelou. so excited. >> what were your impressions from her, having the opportunity to talk to her a little bit? >> yes. it was amazing. the amazing thing about the schools, these are at-risk children that were kicked out of other schools. sometimes one, two, three times kicked out of other schools. they go to the schools, get rehabilitated, and actually matriculate and stay in college. an amazing cause. great program. >> my question is, how do you feel this morning? bet you're tired. >> i am almost a zo

if it could always be this way, about 60 miles per hour from van dorn to the wilson bridge, it will take you seven minutes. barbara, back to you. >> where are all the people? >> they're working. >> thanks a lot, danella. >>> if you're one of the millions of virginia commuters who use ez pass, vdot wants to know what you would think of paying a monthly fee. the agency is accepting public comments on its proposal to implement a $1 monthly charge for ez pass, vdot says it needs the money to keep up with the costs of operating the program. it hopes to make a final decision on the proposal next month. >>> in a week, maryland's largest casino will open its doors to the public. news4 got a sneak peak inside maryland live at anne arundel mills. it's the size of three football fields and will start off with 3200 slot machines. another 1500 electronic games will be added later this game. the venue will also include six restaurants, shops and space for live entertainment. maryland live opens next wednesday night at 10:00. it closes regularly at 2:00 a.m. during the week and 4:00 a.m. on the weekend

now checking the beltway in virginia, here's a live look at van dorn. the inner and outer loop of the beltway, clear in both directions. outer loop speed, 59 miles per hour. barb remarks back over to you. >> thanks, danella. take a look at this. some pretty incredible video tv producers crashed a boeing 727 in the name of science. look at that. discovery channel says it's part of a new documentary series called "curiosity." the jet was deliberately crashed in the mexican desert. no passengers were on the plane. instead, it was packed with crash test dummies. cameras recorded the crash from inside the plane, on the ground and from other planes as well and from the ejecting pilot's helmet. there is controversy. some say the crash was all for show. and that faa officials weren't even allowed on the site. >>> unmanned aircraft could soon be flying over the skies of northern virginia. fairfax county police say they've considered using drones to monitor traffic. other law enforcement agencies in other parts of the country are already using the technology. usu

and as you cross over the wilson bridge from van dorn street, not bad at all. you're driving at 61 miles per hour, about a seven-minute drive. again, allow extra time this morning. going to be a tough commute. back to you both. >> thank you, danella. >>> a new app will let you -- will allow you to immediately file a complaint if you feel airport security screeners are treating you unfairly. a coalition of civil rights groups unveiled the app for iphone and android users. complaints go directly to the transportation security administration. the group wants to give you an earlier way to report issues. if you want to file a complaint through the tsa, you have to download a pdf form on the web site. >>> in "news 4 your health," sleeping too much does not make you fat. researchers say sleeping more than nine hours a night can block genetic factors linked to weight gain. in the study of over 1,000 parents of twins, they found those who slept fewer than seven hours a night had a higher body mass index average than those who slept over nine hours. obesity-related gene

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