three right lanes closed between van dorn and eisenhower. you can see things through that stretch of road way. we have a crash at beths da. -- bethesda. he left lane getting by. route 29 southbound, standing water there on the right side. stay to the left. for now, back to cynne and scott. >> thanks, amanda. it is 5:03 now. while andrea is a tropical storm, it landed quite a punch to parts of florida. >> local utility companies are preparing for what andrea will bring up our way as it moves up our way. how are meteorologist preparing? >> -- how are folks preparing? >> as jackie mentioned a few minutes ago, we got some light rain. no wind. there is some puddling. the big story is the power outages. we checked in with the power companies and they have around 5,000 power outages. this apartment building just within the past 10-15 minutes, they got their power back on. one of the dreptses came out speaking to our crew this morning talking about the fact they already lost power this morning. the really big problems have been in florida. tropical

use caution approaching that area at van dorn.he outer loop at van dorn street, an earlier accident, right lane blocked due to flooding. elsewhere, route 50 to annapolis through the district. no reports of incidents. clear on route 50 from landover road and further in, normal volume delays there. accident reported in montgomery county. hollingsworth drive. various lanes blocked there. and an accident reported southbound, old georgetown road at 270. aaron and eun, back to you. >> thanks, alexis. >>> a story in kentucky, at least three people killed in a helicopter crash in man k4e679or, kentucky. a photo from the scene from our affiliate. the crash happened near an elementary parking lot last night. the helicopter dropped off a patient at a hospital. the pilot, a nurse and a paramedic died in that crash. the cause is under investigation. >>> another former d.c. council member is facing legal trouble. news 4s tom sherwood learned federal prosecutors will charge michael brown with bribery. he's learned brown will plead guilty to the

that will be on the bottom side, so down near van dorn. you can see 270 running near the beltway. it's also running smoothly at this time. no delays coming into falses church on 66 eastbound. we do have a smooth route to college park in and out of the beltway as well. live shot through that same stretch of roadway. montgomery county shows that you are running smoothly. live traffic coming on the outer and in ser loop there. of course, you can always get more information once you get in your car on 103.5 fm. the traffic center is a couple feet away from me. i've been talking to rich all morning long. he says it's pretty quiet since the overnight construction activities have already wrapped up. >> it's 4:41 and 71 degrees outside. >> coming up, a family is asking the pk dlic to help solve a hit and run which killed a young mother. >> i have no answerews youonono. we just have questions. >> plus, what the's parents are hey, look! a shooting star! make a wish! i wish we could lerie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer

print server and belgian couple van dorn wins moscow's first world series race to go top of the red nose three point five championship after claiming last year's second tier title. refers to football and the speculation seems to be over that fabio capello could leave his post as coach of the russian national side the italians potential move to french champions perry's sanjay mathilde last week's back pages but it seems the sixty seven year old will be staying put despite tasting his first defeat at the helm of russia after that one nil world cup qualifying loss in portugal this month p.s.g. have named former france coach laura long as their new manager clearing the way for col until tea to take over at rail madrid who were left manager list three weeks ago following jos a merinos league winners chelsea. will meanwhile on the managerial merry go round another former england coach spend your next and won his first match in the chinese super league after his new side go i'm sure you are in death the shanghai shenzhen to military on the sixty five year old is also set to face former italy bo

. -- van dorn. an inner loop crash in the bethesda area at route 355. 95 in maryland things are looking fine northbound and southbound. we are getting reports on the outer loop they have the two right lanes closed due to all of that standing water. of course for more information on any of those incidents, you can always follow me on twitter. check it at glidlock goddess. >> residents in florida are assessing the damage left behind from tropical storm andrea. >> that storm brought flooding and tides that part of the state. >> toppled trees. flooded roads and charli: waters. -- choppy waters. governor rick scott urged people to get ready for more of these kinds of storms. >> this is a reminder for all floridians to get prepared. to be ready for hurricane season. >> those trying to heed that advice had to drive through flooded streets. those who got in the water found themselveses tossed around by the wind and waves. >> when we got out there at first it was not too bad but then it hit us like a blast.

we are still monitoring conditions on the outer loop near van dorn. a live shot of 270 shows we are seeing some build. definitely give yourself extra time southbound. usual delays, but with wet roadways, it is only going to get right -- only worse. >> thank you, amanda. as we have been saying it is a bittersweet morning for us here at good morning, washington. we are saying goodbye to senate. coming up, we will take a look back at some of her best moments here at abc 7. >> 6:4 >> 6:45. rain and 70 degrees and washington, d.c.. we will check in on a few elementary schools and other schools across the area for our rainfalls. chevy chase two inches of rain in the last 24 hours good oakland mills middle school 1.87 inches. fairfax station, 1.68 inches of rain. we will add to that so grab the umbrella and the galoshes today. 79 degrees at pickup. 72 degrees at recess and 75 at drop off. cynne and scott? >> think you so much. 6:46. taking a look around the region the ywca honoring actress eva longoria during an event in d.c. tonight. taking place at the hya

welcome back to part two of the sports show and we resume at the racetrack where belgian stoffel van dorn made a clean sweep at the russian stage of the formula three point five championship this weekend to go three points clear overall michael craft a reports. going into the weekend knowing two wins might take him to the top of the championship belgian stoffel van dorn made no mistake in race one on saturday putting pressure on over oliva kevin magnussen and to make matters worse for the dane his qualification time for race two meant he starts in third on the grid with van dorn on pole the forty four minute race started without much incident with both drivers escaping any early knocks magnussen did manage to pass second place britain will stevens the position he held until the finish line on thornier félix the course the blues chance to cut the gap between his third overall spot and the two championship leaders despite coming second in race one and eventually retired from race to lead on who became the first driver to reduce the four wins the season to take the full twenty five points an

welcome back to part two of the sports show and we resume at the racetrack where belgian stoffel van dorn made a clean sweep at the russian stage of the formula three point five championship this weekend to go three points clear overall michael graf trying to reports. going into the weekend knowing two wins might take him to the top of the championship belgian stoffel van dorn made no mistake in race one on saturday putting pressure on overall diva kevin magnussen and to make matters worse for the dane his qualification time for race two meant he started third on the grid with van dorn on pole the forty four minute race started without much incident with both drivers escaping any early knocks magnussen did manage to pass second place britain will stevens the position he held until the finish line on thornier félix the course the blues chance to cut the gap between his third overall spot and the two championship leaders despite coming second in race one and eventually retired from race to. dawn who became the first driver to register for wins the season to take the full twenty five points

this is after van dorn. the right lane is closed.heavy, northbound and southbound. southbound backing up all the way before new york avenue. northbound almost all the way to the beltway. into the 11thming street bridge and the douglas bridge. eleventh street bridge cleared an earlier incident. , anorthbound after lorton right lane close to their. for now, i will send it over for a check on the weather. >> solid green as the rain is with us and tropical storm andrea. the center of the storm is moving to south carolina right now, picking up in speed, and it is racing our way. we will expect downpours on and off throughout the day. more than 1.5 inches of rain already in washington, d.c. a flash flood watch in effect in blue ridge and areas to the east. the potential for another one to three inches. expect rain, 70's. after midnight tonight, a few thunderstorms saturday afternoon. a decent looking sunday. >> thank you. thank you for watching. another update ♪ ♪ ♪ everything that you did i'll never let you go ♪ ♪ oh oh ♪ every day there'

we're still dealing with the right side of the road blockedcd off at van dorn street.nts to report on thehe southbound stretch of 95 or 2952 from laurel. inbound 50 is slow from 202 to the split. there's the low speed past van dorn street.e eastbound 66 tied up leaving l fair oaks heading inbound towards 123. over the weekend vdot is is scheduled to do h.o.v. work. they are asked yowld to block those h.o.v. lanes weather permitted. saturday night from 11:00 to sunday at 10:00. quick peek at the map. problems with the signal lightsl not working properly. that would be inbound four. crash here tying up the right side of the highway. hig that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thank you. the top secret government surveillance program is bigger than we previously thought.sly >> this morning, the woaft "washington post" reports that the national security agency is not only collecting records from every major phone carrier it's snooping into internet servers. doug luzader has more. >> two big surveillance programl are coming to light now. you see the response fromn

if you're traveling the beltway in virginia, still seeing the work zone near van dorn street blocking the left lane. you can see the cones are up. just stick to the right to get by. still light volume but a brief delay as you work your way around that work zone. continuing around the beltway here at the american legion bridge, no issues. traveling further into montgomery county, clear trip for you. here's a live look at georgia avenue. again, no issues as you continue towards i-95. i'm back in ten minutes. back over to you. >>> 4:34 now. a security guard will be in court later this summer more allegedly blackmailing a shoplifter for sex. he's accused of telling a suspected shoplifter at the springfield plaza kmart she would go to jail unless she gave him, quote, some sort of sexual favor according to a search warrant our david culver got his hands on. the court documents say she was texting and calling the victim as she was being taken into custody for shoplifting. he offered to get the charges dropped. police arrested him last month at his home. we called kmart for reaction. no one h

that's gycng to be near van dorn. they will have the left lane p,loseow, have the left lane there will be constwaaction on connecticut avenue southbound between the be the way and manot ecrect the rige, lane to be open and the left lane to be closed. bright green delayed conditions s spross the boarow, 282 also moving smoothly as you come into district heights. i'll send it bs spk over to yorn y> thayor you, amanda.er to yorn it is 5:11 and 71 degrees. >> more fallout from the going it is 5:11 and 71 degrees. >> m re fall the chicken going in your grocery store is inspected by the usda before it's papackaged. but perdue asked the usda to go further...a lot furthe in our hatcheries, feedmills and the family f farms where our chickens are raised. hey verify that all our ickens are fed an all-veggie diet, with no animal by-products... and they're cared for in a clean, safe environment. no other chicken company does this. but we believe this is what it takes to bring your family a tastier, more tender chicken. perdue. we

making your way to van dorn street, that's a seven-minute drive and traveling the beltway in virginia, no accidents reported there either. >>> a motorcyclist in the hospital after leading police on a wild chase in california. look at this. the driver weaving in and out of traffic up to 90 miles an hour. made an obscene gesture at police also. police moved in and arrested him and are not saying what led to that chase. >>> on this morning's "today" show, a warning for all parents who plan on taking their children to the pool this summer. drowning remains the second leading cause of accidental death for children behind car accidents. sometimes adults don't even know notice children who are drowning in the same pool. >> drowning is often silent. you're not going to hear it. hollywood teaches us that there's splashing and yelling. that's almost never the case. >> coming up at 7:30, nbc's tom costello will look at what you can do to keep your kids safe at the pool. that's after news4 at 6:00. >>> today is an emotional day for many world war ii veterans. it is d-day. some vets and their fami

the outer loop at van dorn, your left lane was blocked, but now travel lanes are open on the outer loop and inner loop. you're clear in virginia. i'm back in ten minutes. back over to you. >>> 5:02. the hot topic today is the ongoing crisis in syria. the group should release a statement soon about the country's civil war. president obama is trying to convince other leaders to support his plan to arm syrian rebels. syria was one of the main talking points of president obama's meeting yesterday with russian president vladimir putin. russian has been one of the syrian government's main allies. you can expect to see more protests in northern ireland where the g-8 is taking place. about 1,000 demonstrators marched near the golf resort hosting the summit yesterday. things didn't get out of control, that may have been thanks to the 7,000 police officers who were on hand. it is one of the largest security operations ever in northern ireland. >>> we're following a developing story in afghanistan. a large explosion there killed at least three people. that's as nato forces turned over security to

he wants to know where he is because grant suffered at the hand of old van dorn in holly springs in northern mississippi, and grant experienced calvary destroy his supply depot, capture trains, wagons, and that cost grant the entire campaign in december of 1862. he's not making that mistake again. he keeps his eye on where forest is, but forest focuses more on tennessee at that point, and, of course, like i said, he comes back in the next book with the fight beginning ant chattanooga because forest is a key player just prior to that. >> [inaudible] >> oh, not at all. >> [inaudible] >> not at all, no. i mean, you can say, gee, would have been nice from a confederate point of view had he been there, what might have been. one of the complaints that john had is joe johnston took the calvary. they didn't have eyes in the countryside how grant did. he didn't know where grant was or what direction they were going in. he had less than a thousand call ray rimen to support the army, and that was not doing. grant just penned them in, nothing to do about it, but that was a serious, another -- talk about