actually, at 27 washington boulevard, that's where in the restricted lanes there's a crash, but the hov lanes and the northbound lanes are open. again, heading northbound at washington boulevard, you'll see those restricted lanes blocked by the accident there. let's talk about road work, heading over to the beltway. auto loop at the dulles toll road, only the right lane gets you by construction there. and making your way past braddock road, same thing. outer loop of the beltway, the left lane is blocked in this area, but volume is very light. you can see on camera here, not a lot of delays at all, so you should be fine if you're heading out right now. i'm back in ten minutes with another first 4 traffic report. >>> d.c. police are investigating a bizarre hit-and-run near the intersection of fuller and 15th streets northwest. police say a pedestrian was crossing the street just before 2:00 this morning. the person was hit by a car and knocked unconscious. that pedestrian woke up and walked to a nearby apartment for help. there is no word on the extent of his or her injuries. two d.c. pol

and the ramp to washington boulevard.your alternate routes, please. >>> as for wall street we're watching earning season. a bailout for the spanish banks. >>> cbs this morning is up next. catching up with legendary singer bony rays. >>> we'll see you right here tomorrow morning starting at 4:25. have a great day, everybody.

also, not going to be able to get onto southbound washington boulevard.t ramp closed at this time. checking on congestion in our area. traving in maryland, along i-270, southbound, slow from 80s. delays pass 109, things look a lot better. and a live look at shady grove fr to the lane divide. travel lanes open. back in ten with another look at traffic. >>> this morning, firefighters trying to figure out what sparked flames at a elementary school. it happened at the webb-wheaton school on mt. olivet road. melissa mollet has more. >> reporter: now that we have daylight, it's easier to see damage and the smoke still coming out. a sh firefighters are worried about the front wall collapsing. you can see the brick and concrete drooping. everything inside this section of the school is charred. take a look at video of flames. crews responded just after 11:00. saying it was hard to fight because some of the doors were actually welded shut. neighbors tell news 4 they saw people inside the school about 30 minutes before this fire broke out. the school was closed in 2

your alternate road is going to be washington boulevard. you'll have to take that while crews work to fix that water main break. i-270, a lot of fog past falls road. southbound report of a disabled vehicle. i can see fog and volume. give yourself extra time this morning. if you're traveling route 50, seeing fog here as well. we'll talk travel speeds in exactly ten minutes. aaron and eun, back over to you. >>> 6:22. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone likes a bit of order in their life. virtual wallet helps you get it. keep track of spending, move money with a slide, and use the calendar. all to see your money how you want. ♪ >>> a curious bear cub may have been hungry and headed for the mall. he wandered into a mall in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. security says the cub somehow got into the sears department store. we suspect he was looking for some sheets maybe. i made that up. he wasn't looking for sheets. they had wildlife experts -- i didn't want you to think that was part of the story. they tranquilized the bear and moved him to a safe locati

flooding in arlington on south joyce street near washington boulevard. i'll be back with more trav at 6:45. -- more traffic at 6:45. >>> pepco customers cannot catch a break this summer. another round of storms means more flooding and power outages in the region yet again the lions share falling on pepco. >> it flooded low-lying areas again, knocked out power to about 40,000 customers. they were spread across virginia, maryland and the district but a lot of them in the district. delia goncalves joins us live in northeast. they continue to get slammed. >> reporter: i know. these folks just can't get a break honestly. they've been hard hit by these storms. fortunately, though, some good news for morning commuters especially. you can see the power is back on and the lights have been restored to their normal operational service. so traffic is flowing smoothly but we've been seeing a lot of crews, utility crews throughout the area. so they are slowly turning these lights back on so you should proceed with caution as you're commuting to work this morning on rh

number 36 and 51 bus are detoured from washington boulevard at monroe because of construction, alongs. the 16 bus is delayed. the artscape display will be cleaned up and everything looks good for metro and subway. i'm dave allen. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. after a cool weekend, temperatures will get back to closer to 90 this afternoon. 71 at the airport. 69 in parkton. the dew points are running in the low 70's. we had a couple of sprinkles in some neighborhoods. generally a dry start on this monday morning in most areas. you can see some warm temperatures out in the west. mid to upper and 90's in chicago. that warm air is working its way to the east. it will be a slow process. as you change air mass, you can get some bumpy weather. we have some high, thin cloud cover and some disturbances with the sprinkles. most of the showers are on the other side of the mountains. that will come through later this morning and into this afternoon. we could see some scattered showers this afternoon and there could be some brief heavy rain. a mixture of sun and clouds. a chance for a showe

traveling southbound route 110 in washington boulevard, police investigation. that's gone. and all along 395, in fact, green in both directions and no incidents is to report and clear to the 14th street bridge. >>> still ahead on news 4 midday. why even nonathletes are now rocking the tape. we'll look at the best uses for it. >>> plus, how flavored olive oil can spice up your picnics from salads, sandwiches and even dessert. >>> first, here's a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com. [ crows cawing ] [ male announcer ] strange things happen in the black forest. [ metallic bell toll ] [ car speeding down the road, lightning strikes ] where things aren't always what they seem. [ wolves howling ] because thrills hide in the shadows just waiting at every turn. [ coaster whoosh ] brave the black forest on verbolten. the all-new multi-launch coaster. only at busch gardens. >>> welcome back. easy ways to spice up some summer staples with the help of olive oil. nice to see you, again. >> you, too. eun. >> the weather has finally cooled down. we can head outside for the picnics and

this is southbound route 110 in washington boulevard. levard. let's head over to tom with a check of the forecast. >> beautiful morning under way. temperatures near 80 and later today the upper 80s and partly sunny and a small chance of an afternoon thundershower and then tomorrow and thursday partly sunny, highs in the 80s and could get some storms around on friday and then over the weekend, partly sunny, maybe some afternoon storms, highs mid and upper 80s. eun? >> all right, tom, thank you. don't forget to tune in tomorrow morning for news 4 today and wake up with us and get your day wake up with us and get your day started the righ captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, everybody. it's booze day tuesday. it's july 10th. we are so glad you're with us today. >> how are you? >> you know what you're looking like? like you're getting ready for the olympics. i know you're not wearing ralph lauren, but it's that look. it's going to be crisp. >> i don't know if you recall, but you and i have been banned from the olympic game

good on 110 and good at washington boulevard. a 395 between washington boulevard and the 14th street bridge. >> speaking of traffic, a lot of people go on road trips to visit family or perhaps friends. >> but one woman as on the road this summer with a mission to meet >> twitter and lets us they plug into our favorite topics and interest and even personally connect with the favorite celebrities. a los angeles woman set out on a cross-country journey to meet some of her own followers face to face, and she is getting it all on film. erin falk gives us an update on the progress of her real life documentary. in a tweet, 140 characters, 140 characters in the documentary as well who are your twitter followers. this is day 14 for you. >> it is going really well. busy but going well. >> you reached out to some of your twitter followers and invited them to be characters in your documentary. what exactly is it you are looking to learn? >> i think i really want to see you being difference between real life and the internet in terms of makin

it is good on 270 in virginia. 66 good on 110 and washington boulevard.ve. >> let's stay on commuting. that new ramp designed to ease the commute it faced a test this morning. traffic moved well after the new ramp was opened. officials say it will reduce travel time and congestion on nearby streets. >> it will be very nice. >> i think they are doing a lot of good things. >> however, some say they were confused by a roadside promoting the new ramp and it is not easy to get from 395 to 295 but ddot says that will change this fall. every day for the next couple of weeks to have the chance to go to the montgomery county fair. go to wjla.com to sign up. each winner gets four tickets and also wristbands and $25 to spend on food. if you share the contest with a friend, you get bonus entries. we will pick a winner this morning at 6:00 a.m. 72 degrees outside. taking a gamble on casinos in the commonwealth. >> opening statements set for today in the murder trial of drew peterson. he was accused of murdering his third wife. charges were not filed until after his fo

into the back of his police cruiser over the weekend.it happened early saturday morning on washington boulevard in laurel.police say yolanda murchison.. who you see in these pictures from her facebook page... appeared to be driving under the influence when her car jumped a curb... and slammed into the back of the officers cruiser. murchinson was arrested at the scene. "nats of people yelling" yelling" police were alss called to an unusual scene at a funeral home in east baltimore. it happened near york and benninghaus road. officials reported individuals were tased and witnesses say some were even stabbed after things got out of hand at a funeral no word on why the fight began...but officials say some individuals were placed under arrest. no word on the conditions of those injured. 3 the gunman... accused ...in the colorado movie shooting.../ finally... faces formal charges. charges.james holmes ... faces... 24 counts of murder... in the first degree... / one... for each victim...//.12... counts of first-degree murder.../ plus... 12 counts of murder ...with... "extreme indifference",...//. holm

. >>> another officer is hurt after being hit by an alleged drunk driver, near washington boulevard. earnest newhouse was at a stop sign when a car jumped the curb, drove across the median and struck him, the driver of the other car has been arrested. she is charged with driving under the influence. officer newhouse is in stable condition. >>> the funeral is set for monday for joe shenay, a pregnant teacher who died in north carolina, she was he vacations when she and her husband were swept under by a rip current. her husband barely survived. the woman and her baby could not be saved. >> reporter: i talked with the couple's sister and brother-in-law. they were taking a last vacation before the baby arrived. her husband an accomplished tv producer was documenting and filming the vacation so he could one day share it with his daughter. but instead, he captured the last moments of his wife's life. >> i think everyone that will come to the service on monday will see that matt and jill was the love of a lifetime. >> reporter: he talks about two lives lost, and a love story cut short. the

and slammed into the back of the officers cruiser on washington boulevard.urchinson was arrested at the scene. a beltsville man is charged with attempted- first degree murder after he shot an off-duty prince george's county police officer outside a hyattsville nightclub early saturday morning. the officer works as a security guard at the club when she threw kelly gilliss and two other women out of the nightclub for disorderly conduct. thats when gillis and the women got into a white honda and drove slowly to the front of the club and began firing shots towards the officer. "the driver reached through the passenger door and began firing one of those rounds hit our officer she sustained a non-life threatening injury she's being treated at the hospital for a gunshot wound to the leg." leg."gilliss is also charged with reckless endangerment and using a handgun in the commission of a crime. congressman jesse jackson, junior has checked into the mayo clinic. a statement released friday says jackson was suffering depression and gastrointestinal issues. jackson... a

and slammed into the back of the officers cruiser on washington boulevard.ed at the scene. a beltsville man is charged with attempted- first degree murder after he shot an off-duty prince george's county police officer outside a hyattsville nightclub early saturday morning. the officer works as a security guard at the club when she threw kelly gilliss and two other women out of the nightclub for disorderly conduct. thats when gillis and the women got into a white honda and drove slowly to the front of the club and began firing shots towards the officer. "the driver reached through the passenger door and began firing one of those rounds hit our officer she sustained a non-life threatening injury she's being treated at the hospital for a gunshot wound to the leg." leg."gilliss is also charged with reckless endangerment and using a handgun in the commission of a crime. construction begins downtown today for the grand prix of baltimore. a forklift will place the track's ceremonial jersey barrier at mckeldin square at 11 o'clock today.indycar series driver josef

washington boulevard, your travel lanes nice and open in both directions making your way north and south. northbound from the beltway to the 14th street bridge, about 56 miles per hour. that drive taking you about 12 minutes. i'm back in ten with a look at your rails. >>> that ball is jacked to right field. see you later! upper deck for adam l first6sb8o >> pla stands at four. they man handled rec mets 5-2 last night thanks to that towering home run by adam laroche. the nats remain in first place by 4 1/2 games and are tied for the second best record in all of baseball. month÷jw9'll go for Ñ . likend out8c series úícann"dg0 robeÑ& e ys"trop right price. ja series0aw100th ofldÑ/?b off on august 2nd out at camden yards in./óc0a+n2zjp paidpc& frazier owns that trophy. he said he is auctioning it off to celebrate the 100th anniversary of that title and the opening of fenway park. frazier and his wife paid $74,000 five years ago. they expect to sell than $300,000. >> red sox fans are die-hards. i think there will be a bidding war over that thing. >> that's the hope, i'm to celebrate the anniv

happened in north laurel at washington boulevard and davis avenue, just after 1:00 saturday morning. officials say this woman here, yolanda merchison drove her car over the median. she is charged with driving while intoxicated. >>> they found an adult male with trauma to his upper body here in the 300 block of south charles street. the man died of trauma. and tonight, detectives are waiting for autopsy results. >>> some residents on monument street are still without water, after a water main break caused a massive sinkhole. we're now told residents in this area could be without water until sometime tomorrow. the six-inch water main broke between bradford and monument street. the size of the hole collapsed even further. >>> extreme heat has been a real trend this summer. and now, drought conditions are definitely taking their toll. with corn and other crops withering and dying in the heat. food prices are expected to really shoot up. meat prices are going to rise significantly. poultry, corn and soybean prices are also on the rise. >> you just have to adjust. economy is going up. and

and not only for their flagship restaurant on washington boulevard, but for their three franchise ownerswho were long- time employees. >> if we let one thing go, one lost dog go, then we'll open up ourselves to losing a battle on someone else, like why didn't you go after this coffee shop? >> reporter: well, that will be at the david and goalith business owner herself. she would like to work out an agreement with jansen asking long as they plan to not serve food. peggy fox, 9news now. >> can't we all just get along? >> reporter: well, her lost dog's name will come from the work and helping homeless dogs find homes. >>> all right, it's been a real nasty day outside heat wise and potential for even more nastiness, hence the severe weather alert. that storm looks suspiciously like that on the radar. is that what we're looking at? >> i don't really think so here in d.c. the biggest threat is further up north in pennsylvania and new york, but i still think that we could get the real high winds going out of these storms, derek. so these storms are still nothing to be messed around with and i w

not only for their flagship restaurant on washington boulevard, but their three franchise owners wholong- time employees. >> if we let one thing go and if we let one lost dog brand go, then we'll open ourselves up to losing a battle when someone else, well, why didn't you go after this coffee shop? >>> well, at the david and goalith reference, being a small business owner herself, she would like to work out an agreement, as long as they pledge not to expand or serve food. peggy fox, 9news now. >>> and she says that the lost dog name comes from her own word, helping homeless dogs find homes. >> that is it for us. we know that you'll be all over it, anny? >> yes, stay home if you can, bring in your furniture. >>> all right, the cbs evening news is next and derek is back at 7:00. have a good night.

influence when her car jumped a curb...and slammed into the back of the officers cruiser on washington boulevard. murchinson was arrested at the scene.the officer is in the hospital in stable condition. police need your help in finding a bull dog they say attacked and seriously wounded a man tuesday in anne arundel county.say the man was walking near burns crossing road near dicus mill road when a loose dog began following him. the dog bit the man several times. the bull dog is described as brown and black... about 100-pounds. animal control is also continuing to look for the dog. a beltsville man is charged with first degree murder after he shot an off-duty prince george's county police officer outside a hyatsville nightclub early saturday morning. the officer was working as a security guard at the club when she threw ákelly gillissá and two other women out of the nightclub for disorderly conduct. thats when gillis and the women got into a white honda and drove slowly to the front of the club and began firing shots towards the officer. "the driver reached through the passenger door and began fi

the roads now, the lanes are open traveling across the top stretch of the beltway, 395 in washington boulevard, a quiet start this morning in the express lanes and the main line. you will find the lanes are open on i-95 and no problems to report there as you work your way north of woodbridge and toward the capitol beltway. a nice, easy commute for those on 66. you will find the lanes open traveling between monasses and the beltway. that is a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you, julie. >>> new this morning, in a massive fire broke out in northeast d.c. at a building that used to house the web elementary school. the two-alarm fire started after 11:00 p.m. in the 1300 block of mount olivette road. the web elementary school was shut down in 2008. earlier this year, officials called a meeting to hear public comments on a proposal to make that building a surplus property. >>> police in montgomery county are investigating an alleged sexual assault near a community pool. a woman was walking her dog last night near the pool in gaithersburg when the man grabbed her, pulled her into a seclu

. >> a howard county officer was struck by an alleged drunk driver this morning near washington boulevard in laurel. private first class earnest newhouse was in his cruiser at a stop sign waiting to make a left turn when another vehicle jumped the curb, cross the median and struck his cruiser. the driver of that car identified as yolanda marchinson. tonight the officer is reportedly in stable condition. >>> the funeral is set on monday for joe schennay, a pregnant teacher from d.c. who drowned in north carolina. she had been vac aationing this week at the outer banks when she and her husband were swepted away by a rip current. the woman and her baby could not be saved. surae chinn talked with the family. >> reporter: the couple was taking a last vacation before the baby arrived. her husband and producer was documenting and film their vacation so he could one day share it with his daughter. but instead matt had captured the last moments of his wife's life. >> our hearts are broken. i think everyone that will come to the service on monday will see that matt's love is a love of a lifetime. >

weekend.it happened early saturday morning on washington boulevard in laurel.police say yylanda murchison you see in these pictures we got from her facebook page... appeared to be driving under the influence when her car jumped a curb... and slammed into the back of the officers cruiser.murchinson was arrested at the scene. hold on to your handbag... because purse snatchings are becoming a regular occurrence at gas stations in prince george's county. county. security video from a sunoco station in landover... taken wednesday... shows a thief reaching in to a victim's car... grabbing a purse... and speeding off in an s-u-v.four more purse snatchings happened in p-g county in succeeding days. it's also haapening in woman says the crime was ne - terrifying. ((mosssays: "one of the guys just opened my car door, went right in. another guy, that was inside of the car, waved a gun towards me to let me 3 know that he had a gun. and they just grabbed my stuff and they just sped off." )) ))owners at a service station in chillum have put up a sign warning women to "keep their handbags with them at a

traffic lights will be out right at the intersection of washington boulevard and amberton drive. downtown ballmore an accident on west preston at cathedral. using the jfx there's nothing to get in your way heading downtown. we have a disabled car along the northbound lanes of fort mchenry tunnel will be the best alternate. heading out to the west side of the beltway here's what it looks like at baltimore national pike, a lot of congestion this morning on outer loop from 795 all the way down to this point. it looks much better here in parkville at harford road. no congestion all the way up to 83. and you will want to enter our gas give away contest. like my facebook page for a chance to win a $600 gas gift card. >> all right. >>> we are talking about surfing goats this morning. a surfer in california decided to take the pet goats out for a surfing lesson e bought the pair to help mow the lawn originally-- he bought the pair originally to help mow the lawn. e come to find out not only can they ride with him, but they are doing it on their own i guess lawnmower owner. mow the lawn.

at the gas station and 4:00 this morning with a call about a robbery the gas station is at washington boulevard across the street from garfield park is believed that he worked here for two years he leaves behind a wife and three daughters from ages 2 through 7 ... they lived in palestine he would travel back and forth ... is not known if there were customers in the store at the time he is scheduled to work 12 hour shift and schedule to get off at 6:00 in the morning ... one guy said it left a half-hour before the shooting he said a clerk and another young woman were in the store but he dismissed that other clerk early for ramadan ... >>he kept insisting i did want to go home but he insisted ... he said it could take care of himself >>i don't believe it i just don't believe it we were co- workers we were family ... >>he was here if your short changed to let it go anything you needed he would say get it next time he was like a family we all know each other in my family i knew everyone and his family it's a tragedy >>there was no security guard on duty in spite of them up plot employing them ... t

heading toward washington boulevard, here they come. nothing complicated on i-270. >> we are looking at a quiet start to our friday morning. a few showers off to the west of us across the shenandoah valley and the potomac highland. harrisonburg culpeper, you will have the best chance to see showers over the next hour or so. in west virginia that is where it is raining a bit more at this hour. this is the best chance for showers, mainly west of d.c. today with highs approaching the mid-80's. the wind out of the southeast at 5 miles to 10 m.p.h. the heat and the humidity will be back tomorrow. what the forecast in much more details, but first, back to you. >> we will get started with a developing story involving first lady michelle obama. a d.c. police officer who has worked with the white house is under investigation this morning accused of making threatening comments about her. live now with the latest. >> what have we learned? >> the police officer who allegedly made these comments is a motorcycle officer sometimes assigned to the firs

you a live picture in the geico traffic center camera and the pace is very good right now a washington boulevard maryland, we change pictures to show you the beltway at university boulevard which is a collision. everybody is staying to the letter this a live picture of an accident on 270 northbound after 109. 18-wheeler loaded with suds looked over this morning. look at the delay to get northbound. >> cheers! >> 6:43 and 72 degrees. coming up, rg3 talks about playing in the nation's capital. >> we have the very latest on the jackson family drama. >> we take a look at what happened at moments after gunfire broke out at the colorado shooting. police had chaotic conversations between each other in the aftermath of the massacre. >> multiple buttons inside the auditorium. >> when the shooting stopped two people were dead and 58 others were wounded in the first victim was laid to rest yesterday. the ongoing feud over my objection's estate and children is getting uglier now. a california judge has granted tito jackson's son custody. the kids, they were caught up from the grandmother on a recent trip to

>> just prior to the exit rampt to washington boulevard and southbound 395. >> okay. >> the connector been shut down. >> any witnesses that you know of? >> there was a reporting party, you know, of the accident and we were working with those individuals,. >> we have been getting some conflicts information, what'sio, important 20 note is the lags part of that interview where hee rvsaid southbound along 110 coma from arlington cemetery heading to 395. there is one lane available but unfortunately, traffic is gridlocked from 66 headed southbound on 110, out to 395. that's 395 its self, and --d itself. leaving the beltway. >> which has cleared, expect delays leaving germantown. we had problems to report if yor were traveling eastbound alongst 66.bo lanes open, ongbut delay, about2 minutes from manassas. fleas a check of the fox 5 -- that's a check of the fox 5 onfo file traffic. keeping track of -- new way tonw stay up to date with the district's beloved baby panda,by who is not a baby anymore. >> and later, trouble with a capital "t. [ male announcer ]" olympic tennis players bob

a through manassas, -- collision on 395 in the main lanes at washington boulevard. s selling down to the washington parkway. .his is 270 >> we had some rain overnight, especially up in frederick overy where we measured two inches of rain. this line from winchester the beltway, more showers moving on through. storms this afternoon. a's all week long. >> thank you. thank you for watching. >>> i want to make it really tight. >>> there is katie holmes leaving her lawyer's office this weekend. she's also seen grocery shopping with suri amid new reports that she and tom cruise may settle their divorce quietly. >>> the top model fighting back an receiving death threats from an accused stalker. how she helped crack the case and how she fought back. >>> and jack osbourne awill be here live talking about how being a new dad is helping him fight his diagnosis. >>> josh and lara and the team. we have nothing better to do. >> what is this sleep you speak of? >> you'll see the hottest topics on "good afternoon, america." one today about faith and relationships. >> tom and katie, e

washington boulevard, the same problem in elkridge. here's a quick live look at traffic. 795 looks delay-free at owings mills down towards the beltway. running smoothly on the west side down towards edmondson. this is 95 at white marsh. traffic moving without delay. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony has a check of your forecast. >> thank you. good morning. we have some cloud cover this morning. i don't think we'll get the rain that we're hoping for. there is a wave or disturbance coming from the mountains and it is trying to produce a disturbance. it is producing some sprinkles down and montgomery county and north of d.c. i think most of the steadier rain will stay off to the west. dew points in the 50's and 60's. 58 is the dew point in the city. d.c.own in the cit mostly cloudy today or a mixture of sun and clouds. 30% chance for a rain shower. most of you will not see any rain. high temperatures in the mid to upper 80's. the cloud cover will help with the temperatures. the bay water temperatures are in the low 80's. the ne

. >> traveling through 395 southbound seeing delays but not too bad around washington boulevard to dukeeet. a crash near fairfax parkway has been cleared. near to 95 a crash blocking the right lane. traveling the inner loop of the beltway around gallows road heading over to the 270 spur, delays as you make your way through montgomery county. outer loop delays began across the legion bridge towards the pike. so on and on -- off and on three germantown and past the camera toward 80 and urbana. >> have a good one. coming up, acts of kindness rewarded. >> i was kind of scared coming to this program. >> scared at first, but now these kids are scoring big time on the tennis court and an life. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> at risk children are turning their lives around by hitting the tennis courts. the impact being served to them is it makes the program director tonight's harris' hero. >> nothing in the net. nothing in the net. >> thomas now runs the arthur ashe children's program and nw dc. >> we try to deal with how they do in the classroom. we tend to follow them pretty much their whole lives thr

washington boulevard the 14th street bridge.of the freeway past the 11th street bridge over towards pennsylvania avenue and outbound on the suitland parkway. also working with a serious crash, blocking the left side of the roadway. it looks like this is causing delays on the roadway. these delays begin near the 270 spur. as you work your way toward 66 this is across the legion bridge. these delays will take you heading around towards new hampshire avenue. this goes towards urbana. if you are going on 50 towards the bay bridge delays. back to you. >> have a good weekend. coming up, 7 on your side with a local church. find at two is responsible for removing a tree. >> i am greta kreuz on the national mall, where the stage is set for putting the spotlight on hiv/aids. i will have that, coming up. >> and if you work in the district but do not live there, should you have to pay to drive in and i'm barack obama and i appre this message. [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain for purple mountains m

. >> ec delays and washington boulevard as you head toward do the street. some slow traffic there.rash has been cleared off to the right shoulder. traveling in chinatown, seventh street we have a serious crash. a vehicle hit a fire hydrant. on the outer loop of the beltway into virginia on the 270 spur toward 66, an early delays began around dulles toll road and take you to the 270 spur. even over toward prince george's county on and of delays on the inner and outer lips as you had passed the camera here. slovo 270 northbound toward middlebrook road, heading past the camera here at 121 into frederick county. also 355 you still see some activity blocking the right lane near congressional lane and rockville. back to you. >> coming up, we are getting the first look at the national zoo's cheetah cubs in play. >> the new medical technology that is already saving thousands of women's lives. >> 3 d movies are all the rage right now. the new technology is helping save lives. >> 3d mammograms finding tumors that would otherwise go undetected. >> patricia taylor opted to have a 3-d mammogram

. >> washington boulevard past duke street. again a truck was station heading in quantico. beltway to 123 and fairfax on and off toward manassas. 270 around 37 the past the camera toward middlebrook road and additional delays from 121 to work highet's town. slow traffic on the inner loop of the beltway has to work past the american legion bridge toward georgia ave. outer loop delays from the 270 spur. watch out for a water main break. westbound near wisconsin ave. back to you. >> coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00 a 7-year-old falls from a third story window and it is all caught on tape. the stranger to step in to save her life. >> 40,000 people are enslaved on our soil. >> what prompted jada pinket smith to get involved in the fight against human trafficing. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [ female announc ] every woman who believes decisions about our bodi and our health care should b be our own is troubled mitt romney supports overturning roe versus wade. ro romney backed a law that outws all abortion -- even in cases of rape anand incest. and that's

. >> some delays on the 395 near washington boulevard. also a big delay if you had passed 395. some emergency paving blocking the lanes. a report of buckled roadways there. some delays working their way around near the outer loop. some slow traffic through that stretch. you are on the brakes there. in germantown, you can see the lineup. you have an accident involving a pedestrian in that intersection. this traffic is trying to get northbound. >> still ahead, will streetcars becoming to arlington? a decision is about one hour away. >> new potential problems around vincent gray and his campaign. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy goodwith brotherhood... >> thousands of people are converging on d.c. for the international aids conference. >> celebrities, dignitaries and patients are all joining forces to do some good. let's go live to the convention center and more on why this is

. >> we are finding delays on 395 south along washington boulevard heading to duke street.ress lanes along 395 across the potomac. an accident was blocking lanes for quite awhile. it is clear the way now. and across the legion bridge on the 270 spurr, delays. as you cross the region bridge heading toward new hampshire avenue, also ways logo along to 70 northbound. as you work your way to gaithersburg and then to hyattstown. and some emergency road work stopped on connecticut avenue blocking the right lane. -- on southbound connecticut avenue blocking the right lane. >> have you heard about this? an amazing i've setting up a world record. -- an amazing space dive setting up a world record. >> what is teenager did just two weeks after being diagnosed with cancer is something that makes her to night's hero. >> and in the d.c. kilmeade >> a virginia teenager takes her own frightening health crisis and turns it into a personal mission to help other teenagers like her. >> nickie ferraro is tonight's hero. >> i was a junior in high school. >> nickie ferraro of chantilly will never

. >> we see some delays on 395 at washington boulevard. a big problem in virginia -- eastbound 66 just inside the beltway, i crash blocks both lanes. big delays from the belt way heading into route 7. a slow go on the outer loop from the 270 spur. the inner loop begins around old georgetown road and will take you on and off toward university boulevard. slow traffic heading from germantown south to the beach for the big fourth of july weekend. -- fourth of july week. back to you. >> still ahead, questions tonight over who approved the d.c. fire trucks filling up residence pool during the height of a storm problem. >> the newest casino is already cashing in. see how maryland live is >> after the storms, many 911 centers had trouble receiving calls for a cell phone users. >> now, an investigation into how can be prevented for the next storm. >> it should not have happened. >> that's how many residents felt about the 911 problems they have experienced since the storms on friday. >> that's the first thing you want to be working in the most impo

past the camera at washington boulevard heading toward duke street, inner loop delays began around the dulles toll road. part of that is rush hour delays and part of it is an earlier crash. on the outer loop, add to that now a crash on the outer loop near pools will run blocking a lane. we are seeing additional delays. also a slow go because of earlier accident activity eastbound on capitol street after division ave. we have a crash and a closure in both directions between southern ave. 27 the northbound slow from gaithersburg and germantown as you had to work frederick county. thank you. back to you. >> a judge has made a decision in the case. clucks in d.c. schools making cuts and libraries are taking the hit. clucks the lingering effects -- power might be back on but some people are living without other im [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] every woman who lieves decisions about our bodies and our health care should be our own is troubled mitt romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backea law that outlaws all artion -- even in ca

expect delays in centreville and close to the capital beltway. 395 wreck at washington boulevard is confined to the shoulder. all lanes are open here. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> thanks, julie. >>> a hot topic on the campaign trail over the weekend, the economy and the june jobs report. the number of jobs added was lower than expected with employers only hiring 80,000 new workers. how is this playing out in the race for the white house? joining us with more is the honorable mark kennedy, professor and director at george washington university. thanks for coming on the show. >> good to be with you, allison. >> when the report came out last week, what did you think in your position and someone that watches this closely, what does this mean first for us, the american economy. >> it means that we will have a harder time finding a job if we are looking for one or children or uncle that is unemployed. that is a big concern. what we are doing must not be working yet. this has to be a big concern. it will be a big campaign topic for the months ahead. >> it's disappointing. some

. >> as a travel 395 delays here on washington boulevard taking you to were duke street. shoulders so you're traveling are open. delays on the inner and outer lips of the beltway across the american legion bridge. it starts on 395 to work i 66 near 123 chamber ridge road. you can see the inner and outer loop jamming here. it continues past connecticut toward new hampshire ave. on and off delay starting around 117 heading to germantown and up to 80 urbana. back to you. >>thank you. still to come, the crackdown on designer drugs that are sweeping the nation. >> the girl of his dreams turns into a nightmare. ♪ ♪ i've never felt this way before, but it's a scary time to be a woman. mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. and romney supupports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rapand incest. there's so much we need to do. we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>

northbound and two southbound lanes of route 110 are closed as well as the exitth e ramp to washington boulevard d southbound 395. >>> checking some of the other top stories, investigators are trying to figure out what caused a raging fire at an abandoned school building.scho it started just after 11:00 p.m. at the former webb lry school ic north -- elementary school inel north eat.rth firefighters to evacuate the building, forcing them though tackle the fire from the outside. webb elementary school shut down in 2008. >>> the building was being used as a warehouse by the office off property maintenance.ma >>> montgomery county policey need your help to find a suspect wanted for a sexual assault. the alleged attack happened neae the hadley farms community poolm in gate burger. a woman said she was walking biopsy opposite the area aroundr 5 -- around the area when the man pulled her into a secluded area. she has given police a description of the suspect. >>> still no word this morning on what caused this deadly car crash at a gas station in virginia. you can see on the veins video, police say john

into the back of his police cruiser over the weekend.it happened early saturday morning on washington boulevard. laurel.police say yolanda murchison.. who you see in these pictures we got from her facebook page... appeared to be driving under the influence when her car jumped a curb... and slammed into the back of the officers cruiser. murchinson was arrested at the scene. "nats of people yelling" yelling" police were also called to an unusual scene at a funeral home in east baltimore. it happened near york and benninghaus road. a fight broke out at a funeral. witnesses told us some people were stabbed.and some people ended up tazed.some arrests were made. no word on why the fight began...or the conditions of thhse injured. on... the... final leg... of his ...foreign trip... mitt romney... touched down ...in poland... poland... ...a... staunch ally... in afghanistan,... with... a... growing economy... outside the eurozone, .../ that... cut taxes... and government regulation...//.he... met... with... iconic... former... president lech walesa.../ ...a... hero... of the cold war.../ who... also...

washington boulevard, at 175. let's now take a live look as you can see. traffic pretty heavy there. northbound 895. begins at potee street and goes to the steel bridge. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. stop in and try the santa fe steak melt. >> five marine veterans are running across the states to raise money for their fellow soldiers. they call themselves the grunt runner. the starting line was in south carolina. ask the run won't be over until they reach ground zero in new york city. that is a total of 641 miles. we caught up with them in baltimore today, as they ran through our city. the run will raise money for the wiewrnded warrior project that helps-- wounded warrior project that helps raise money for injured servicemen. >> good luck to them. >> semper fi. >>> still ahead. missing from capitol hill. what is keeping congressman jesse jackson, jr., from work. and what his father is saying today. >>> fierce flooding and rain fills up texas and one roadside rescue. >>> i remember wanting to get there. >> the victim turns into the rescue

as you make your way past washington boulevard, travel lanes are open northbound as well as southboundues to report. your travel speed looks good at 54 miles per hour. 12 minutes from the bsh to the 14th street bridge. aaron and eun, over to you. >>> more than ten years later a major recall. hundreds of thousands of people need to know about. >>> and eight months of headaches. finally over. [ female announcer ] for dry, itchy skin, get lasting relief with gold bond intensive healing cream. it targets the underlying causes of itch and irritation. gold bond. intensive healing for lasting relief. >>> hale alert for somebody who works the overnight shift. they say feel who work the overnights are 41% more likely than other workers to suffer heart attack or strokes. people working shifts also have higher levels of unhealthy behavior like eating junk food, sleeping badly, and not exerc e exercising which are all linked to heart problems. >>> ford is recalling nearly half a million of its escape suvs because of a problem with their accelerator. the recaller affects 2001 to 2004 models with 3-

not only for their flagship restaurant on washington boulevard but the free franchisee owners. >> ift one thing do, if we let a brand go we open ourselves up to losing a battle in something else. >> reporter: pam bristles at the david and goliath reference being a small business owner herself. she'd like to work out the agreement with jansen as long as he pledges not to expand or serve food. peggy fox, 9news now. >> the time right now is 6:39. >>> we have a little friday entertainment for you. >> local dance troupe encore is joining us in studio in nine minutes and learn where and when you can see them this weekend and maybe learn a few of their moves too. >> you want to do this dancing indoors today though. it's going to be humid again. highs in the 90s. straight ahead howard tells us when the next cooldown is coming. you are watching 9news now. ♪ [ male announcer ] where did all the obama stimulus money go? friends, donors, campaign supporters, special interest groups where did the obama stimulus money go? solyndra: 500 million taxpayer dollars. bankrupt. so where did the obama sti

people love their trees in this arlington neighborhood nestled near washington boulevard and route 50. but this wooded nook turned on them during last friday's storm. and now on day four, much hasn't changed. one tree still rests on two crushed cars. another tree was completely uprooted and tore a hole in this roof. another tree still rests on power lines, and its weight is cracking this utility pole that has yet to come completely down. >> it's a safety issue, but at least i would have expected that would be shored up or something four days later. >> reporter: peter hogan is one of many neighbors wondering when will their homes, cars, streets and power lines be rescued from fallen trees. >> my concern is more for the conditions, the length of time that certain things like a tree on a secondary road and a pole that i think is in danger of doing further damage. >> reporter: virginia dominion power spokesmen say their utility crews are equipped to cut up and move trees and if the county beats them to it, that's fine, too. at the height of the storm dominion experienced 500,000 outages i

. >> the crash happened just before 6:00 this morning on southbound route 110 at the 395 washington boulevardsnarling the morning commute for hours. the victim had a history of mental illness. >> cars slowly creep by the crash scene. police trying to determine who hit and killed a 62-year-old man and then sped off this morning. the only tip coming from a witness who stayed on the scene. >> the 911 call was reported, you know, there was a vehicle that had pulled over initially. that was from the reporting party. saying the vehicles on the side of the road, there was a body laying in front. >> the vehicle took off, leaving little trace behind. >> there was an individual behind the wheel. so they are considered a witness. >> investigators here in the scene say the man was likely hit at a very high rate of speed in the middle of the roadway and then thrown 60 feet to the sidewalk. >> he does have construction boots on. camouflage pants and just a t- shirt. >> crews working nearby did not immediately recognize the victim as a contractor. police say the man did have id on him. investigators were ab

also, number 36 and 51 diverted at washington boulevard and monroe. number 21 bus is diverted at preston and cathedral for artscape. that's it. with the m.t.a. transit team, i'm dave allen. now back to john collins. >> the rain is over here in the city, at least for the time being. eastern shore, still a few showers. that's departing right now. heaviest rains are over the ocean. out to the west, yes, we still have some rain out there, and the front that generated last night's rain is still sitting right on top of us. it could happen again today. we just have to wait and see. for the next few hours, things are improving considerably. let's take a look at the numbers yesterday. we made it in the 90's for highs yesterday. 95 at the airport. inner harbor, 97 degrees for the high temperature. but that was, what, five, 10 degrees colder than it was the day before. 72 and 75 were the lows. look at the rain totals. the airport, less than an inch. it's a little more than 3/4 of an inch. but downtown at the inner harbor, just over three inches of rain was measu

this neighborhood off of washington boulevard and route 50 still dealing with widespread damage and power outages four days after the storm. >> a tree and a pole that is in danger of doing further damage. we have a basement that's fin h finished and it's cooler so we've been sleeping there. >> power companies are urging all customers who have not seen a utility crew in their area to contact them again. >>> the majorities of out jajs in prince george's county are customers of bg&e. mr. gould is the spokesperson. are you there? >> yes, i am. >> how many customers are out now? do you know? >> we have about 145,000 customers that are out of service. let's face it, that's the number i can come on here and talk about the half million we've restored. but that's where the rubber meets the road and we're working hard to get this done. >> and mr. gould, what are you telling people in prince george's county about how long it's going to take them to get their power restored? >> well, we've been consistent. first of all, just want to also -- a suggestion, we are not asking our customers to call us at

people love their trees and this arlington neighborhood nestled near washington boulevard and route 50. but this wooded nook turned on them during last friday's storm. now, on day four, much hasn't changed. one tree still rests on two crushed cars. another tree was completely uprooted and tore a hole in this roof. another tree still rests on power lines and its weight is cracking this utility pole that has yet to come completely down. >> it's a safety issue that at least i would have expected that would have been shored up or something, four days later. >> reporter: peter hogan is one of many neighbors wondering, when will their homes, cars, streets and power lines be rescued from fallen trees? >> my concern is more for the conditions, the length of time that certain things like a tree on a secondary road and a pole that i think is in danger of doing further damage. >> virginia spokesman says their utility crews are equipped to cut up and remove trees and if the county beats it to them, that's fine, too. at the height of the storm, dominion experienced half a million outages and now ne