this happened at the wheaton station dustoff georgia avenue. that is where we find brianne carter with breaking details. >> good morning. this station just opened this morning a few minutes ago, for commuters. a very busy station. people will start arriving here. some of the bus is already making their way here. this all happened around 12:20 this morning. police confirmed that one person was adapted -- was stabbed. that person may have been a much pr -- a metro bus driver. we don't know how many passengers were on the bus at the time. around 12:20 or 12:30 is when the last train is scheduled to leave the station for the early morning heading from the nighttime into the early morning. we do know there still could of been passengers getting off the bus and getting ready to board a train. there's no word on any more details from and permit county police. we will stay on top of this story and bring you the latest as it develops. the montgomery county in wheaton, brianne carter, abc 7 news. >>> police are searching for suspects after a teenage boy

it all unfolded here at the wheaton bus station. let me show you what it looked like just a little while ago. police have wrapped up their investigation here on the scene, but the investigation is continuing. montgomery county police say that just after midnight at the silver spring station, as the bus was leaving, there were folks who were complaining about this man exposing himself in the back of the bus. at some point the bus driver confronted the man, told him to stop his behavior. passengers reported that he did not. when the bus driver arrived here to the wheaton station, everyone was loaded off of the bus, and then a confrontation ensued. evidently, the suspect got into a fight with one of the women who was on the bus. the bus driver jumped in, and that's when he was stabbed a number of times in the abdomen. he was rushed to the hospital. we're told that he has nonlife-threatening injuries. the suspect took off, but he was caught two blocks away, according to montgomery county lice. they also told me in a conversation that th

all escalators at the wheaton metro station are out. if you use the station, we don't have to tell you, that makes for a long walk. tracee wilkins is live there now with the latest. tracee, not good news for commuters this morning. >> reporter: no, it's not good news. it's not every day we report that escalators are down, but here at wheaton station it's news because these are the longest single span escalators in the western hemisphere. it's going to be a difficult walk for some folks this morning. the good news is the elevator is working, but there's only one. the trip down wheaton metro's escalators takes 2:45. that's if you're just riding down. it can be a little bit shorter if you decide to walk a little and ride a little. it is the second deepest station in the metro system, second only to forest glen, which has an elevator, and that's the only way that you can exit because of how deep that station is. so obviously, not having escalators working here is a problem at wheaton metro. we're told that there is a crew on the way to repa

it happened in the wheaton metro station.tanding by. >>> good morning police tell us they now have a suspect in custody and they have recovered a weapon. the metrobus driver was stabbed while on the job. police say this happened around 12:20 this morning. it first started at the silver spring metro station. police say bus driver was getting ready to leave that station padding to the wheaton station when he was notified that a passenger in the back of the bus was acting inappropriately. the driver went to the back of the bus and talked to the passenger and started his route to we did. the driver had a female acquaintance to check on the passenger. the suspect was got into an altercation with the female sitting behind the bus driver and the bus driver. we understand the altercation spilled out onto the parking lot. there are claims the suspect shot to the female and a bus driver intervened and the perpetrator fled during the bus driver realize he was stabbed in the abdomen. the bus driver is a 28-year-old male and a suspect is

it ended with a bus driver stabbed in wheaton. let's get the latest from there. >> 52-year-old victor mceachin is now behind bars if it's in multiple charges in connection with an early-morning stabbing that ensured a metro bus driver while on the job. >> i was really shocked to find the one of the drivers had been stabbed. >> around 12:20 pm this morning the bus driver was leaving the silver spring metro station heading towards wheaton, when he was notified victor mceachin was allegedly inappropriately touching himself on the bus. the bus driver asked him to stop shortly before the bus arrived at the wheaton. victor mceachin approached the driver and a female in a fight ensued. police said the altercation then spelled out here the metro station. the suspect fled. and the bus driver, a 28-room and, then realized he had been stabbed in the abdomen. >> paramedics asked for help. they got him settle buying in. is just sad. >> the driver was taken to the hospital with non-life- threatening injuries. victor mceachin is charged with fir

i'm tracee wilkins live this morning in wheaton. eun, back to the studio. >>> prince george's county police are investigating the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old boy. he was on the steps of the building on iverson street in hillcrest heights when he was hit. he died at the hospital. police have not released his name or any information about a possible suspect. >>> police are investigating the shooting of another teenager, a 16-year-old boy shot in the shoulder on congress street. police say he was able to talk to them when they arrived. >>> right now protesters are camped out at freedom plaza, and they're being told to stay a while. the u.s. park service extended their permits for four months. the anti-war and anti-corporate greed protests here in the district have been going on for 11 days. protesters agreed to share freedom plaza with other groups, including the parade for the martin luther king jr. memorial dedication this weekend. the protests here have been mostly peaceful. that's not the case everywhere else. this video came

police investigating an overnight stabbing at the wheaton metro station.ed at around 12:30 this morning. investigators have not released confirmation on the victim's condition of what may have led to the stabbing. >>> investigators are searching for the gunman who shot and killed a 17-year-old boy in temple hills. this happened on iverson st. rise night. they have not identified the boy or what led to the shooting. >>> economic issues taking center stage when eight republican presidential candidates square off in new hampshire tonight. the debate will take place at dartmouth college if. this is the seventh time they have tended -- a seventh time they have debated this year. >>> flames broke out last night at the bedford station apartments in langley park. the flames erupted between the third story flat roof and the slanted roof above. 50 people displaced. >> as far advanced, it burned through the roof. we had folks that had to be pulled off the roof. >>-- as the fire advance. >> one firefighter was injured and taken to the hospital. >>> scientists are ques

but the entrance escalator out of service at the wheaton station. entrance escalators are not working at the beaten metro station. maryland drivers, uneventful. -- entrance escalators not working at wheaton. 395 in virginia, this is an accident that closes the ramp from northbound 395 to edsall road. back to you. >> thank you. >>> = that's a mess. >>> the latest in the ongoing search for 11-year-old william mcquain. >> police and search crews will return to clarksburg today hoping to find clues as to where he is. >> william was last seen on september 30. this step father is in jail trust with murdering william's mother. brianne carter is in clarksburg with the case this morning. >> good morning. police will return to this area later this morning once again starring the woods in clarksburg looking for that 11-year-old boy. william mcquain was last seen on september 30. on our tour 12 his mother, 51- year-old jane mcquain was found dead inside their apartment. according to court records and search warrants, she suffered from stab wounds to the back. o

>>> still seeing escalators down at the wheaton metro station.etro has requested shuttle bus service. you may want to take that instead. it's going to be a very long time there. on the ralds, a delay on the marc, but it's much better now. now your delay is just five minutes on the penn south line train number 401. traveling 395 north, the ramp so edsall still shut down. starting to see some congestion as you make your way to 395. your delays is really south of edsall. once you pass edsall road, you're pretty good on 395. i checked cameras at duke street, and i'm not seeing any delays there. also seeing delays on i-66 east at waples mill. delays continue as you head inside the beltway. good news on i-66, no accidents either inside or outside of the beltway. now back to you both. >> thanks, danella. >>> time now 5:42 on this tuesday. still to come, preparing for [ female announcer ] having grands! biscuits in the morning is easy. just pop 'em in... then go about your business... and in just 15 minutes, your family can enjoy warm fresh from the oven

autobus del metro, de 28 anos fue acuchillado por un pasajero en las cercanias de la estacion de wheaton, tras confrontar en el interior del autobus al hombre por mostrarse de manera inapropiada... el conductor fue herido en el abdomen y trasladado a un hospital con heridas que no hace peligrar su vida...el sospechosos fue identificado como victor mceachin, de 52 anos, de silver spring..y fue acusado de asalto en primer y segundo grado y posecion de marihuana.. la asociacion americana de automovilstas o triple esta pidiendo al concejo municipal de washington que convoque a la celebracion de audiencias con el motivo de discutir los reportes sobre el arresto de personas que conducen vehiculos con placas expiradas... el pedido fue hecho ante las quejas de conductores arrestados por oficiales de la policia de washington... los concejales aun no han fijado fecha para las audiencias.. los implicados pensaban utilizar una bomba contra un restaurante frecuentado por el embajador saudi... las autoridades federales han desbaratado un complot el presidete obama insta hoy al senado a aprobar su plan

. >> she went to rick wheaton and that was a former boyfriend of her daughter at which time she asked if he would kill gilbert for $1,000. >> frightened, wheaton goes to the police and that is where undercover agent wellbank of the illinois state police steps in. the sting is set up inside a car at a local shopping center. okay. and you don't just want him beat up? >> no, i don't want him to live anymore. >> but i want you to be sure, you know, that you understand that what you're doing because he could be dead in a couple of hours. >> okay, great. i have 500 now. >> she had a plan. her plan was to run him off the road on his way to or from work. i explained to her when i met with her that we couldn't guarantee his death doing that, and that i would need to shoot him, and she said go for it. >> it soon becomes clear that when it comes to the financial impact of the hired hit, darcy lindenmeyer has done her homework. >> my husband works for chrysler. he's the chief engineer. he brings home $2999 a month. i get his retirement $350,000 life insurance policy. >> she provided money and she

i want to tell you that at wheaton the escalators are broken. they have a shuttle bus service available for you but the station is open. here's what it looks like 395 at edsall road. if you look right here at the police activity i've been telling you about this for the last half hour or so, police activity blocking the ramp to edsall road. if you need to get to edsall. take duke up ahead of this point and work your way around back to edsall road. let's take a live look at the other side of town. here's what it looks like in downtown. no problems across the 14th street bridge on to 14th street the mall looks good on constitution avenue southeast southwest freeway is incident free. a live look leaving the airport, you're fine, no problems on route 7 out of leesburg or 123 in tyson's corner. in mimmicks report another look at 395 at 6:00. mike? >>> thanks monika. making news now, a long awaited prisoner exchange between israel and hamas is underway this morning. in exchange for one soldier captured more than five years ago, israel is releasing near

wheaton escalators are not in service could to a mechanical issue.ttle bus service has been requested there at the scene. on the other side of town, you will find that lanes are open southbound along 270. no problems to report out of rockville. lanes are open here as you continue out towards the lane divide. you will find if you are traveling the top side of the beltway, you are slowing trying to get past university boulevard and around towards georgia avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, an accident between a commuter bus an a car claim the life of a young man from prince george's county. the crash happened in waldorf just after 6:00 last night. the bus pulled out in front of the car which was driven by a 20-year-old from fort washington. he died at the hospital. >>> d.c. police are investigating a deadly shooting. officers found a man shot on the 16th block of lincoln road in northeast. that is near north capital street. he later died at a local hospital. so far, no word on any suspects or motive

when the vehicle stopped at the wheaton metro station, police say that an argument started and mckeepen stabbed the driver. the driver's injury is considered to be nonlife- threatening. mckeepen was charged with first and second degree assault. >>> a hearing for the former marine accused of firing shots at the pentagon and the marine corps building is being delayed. yonathan melaku was expected to plead guilty today to unrelated larceny charges. he is accused in a series of car vandalism cases in leesburg. however, prosecutors were granted a one-month delay today. melaku was arrested when police spotted him in arlington national cemetery with a backpack, containing ammonium nitrate. that case on hold while melaku is being jailed in loudoun county. >>> the trial of a-called underwear bomber is underway. the terror suspect who says he was working for al-qaeda is accused of trying to bring down a detroit-bound flight on christmas morning in the year of 2009. the nigerian is acting as his own lawyer. the evidence, however, is stacked against him. the 24-year-old was badly burned and the pla

new today, a bus driver is recovering after getting stabbed at the wheaton metro station. we just got the mug shot of a man police say is responsible. he's 52-year-old victor mceacham from silver spring. the incident started when the man exposed himself to passengers on the metro bus. the driver pulled over at the wheaton metro station and ordered everyone off the bus. police say then the man got in a fight with a female passenger and tried to punch her. when the bus driver tried to break up the fight, police say the man stabbed the driver several times in the abdomen and arm. the driver is expected to be okay. however, the man faces a number of charges, including assault and possession of marijuana. he is currently being helped at montgomery county detention center. >>> and right now, the anti-wall street protests sweeping the nation have landed more people in jail. in boston, 129 protesters were arrested early this morning. they ignored warnings to move out of a downtown greenway. police swarmed the area, pushing out protesters and knocking down tents. the group had been

i am familiar with this piece of property because i worked for jack wheaton and davies on their property next door to build a retaining wall for them and a deck about 15 years ago. this particular property 1171 sansome slopes upward. the average slope from the northwest corner to the southwest corner is 68%. the upper part -- president chiu: 68% compared to the standard of 24%. >> right. about three times the amount allowed for a categorical exception for both line adjustments for 305 n ha -- 305 and 315 for subdivisions. in the upper part of the slope off of lower california terrace, which has not improved, is a massive sandstone that is very strong. as you move down the slope, it is supported by a shale. that shale is raveling. if you look at the diagram, the last figure, you can see the raveling shale from the back of the farnworth building. the point is -- president chiu: it would be helpful if you could put those pictures on to the projector. >> i think we could, sure. ok. is there a pointer? >> no pointer. >> ok. you want me to use that as a pointer? president chiu: no, you need to

mark wheaton with a football. no one in front of him. he takes it back 79 yards for the touchdown.. early third quarter, 35-7, until this. deep for brandon turner. 43-yard scoring strike. navy just couldn't keep up. southern miss with some trickeration here. pierce throws it up to carlin. made that look easy. the midshipman have lost three straight. >>> major league baseball play-offs, game one, rangers-tigers delayed. that will resume at 11:45 is what they're saying. >> we'll look for it. well, i'm going to go home. >>> and that is our news for tonight. "saturday night live" is next, hosted by ben stiller. surprise appearance by eddie murphy. that's what they're saying. have a good night. ture, you're always looking ahead... to what's next... to what's possible confident... that taking action now, is the way to create... a better tomorrow. that's why we're announcing, that with the planned merger with t-mobile, at&t will begin bringing five thousand jobs to america from overseas. we will invest eight billion dollars more... and deploy the next generation of wireless broadband to n

this is georgia avenue and arcola around the wheaton, glen mont area. all clear there.s is i-66 at sully road. so far no major congestion and no accidents. if you continue through to the rosslyn tunnel, you can see absolutely clear. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at your rails. see you then. >> great. thank you, danella. >>> drivers in maryland will have to watch their speed if they're traveling through school zones in howard county. beginning next monday, the county will set up two mobile speed cameras and start issues warnings for cars go more than two miles an hour over the speed limit. the cameras will rotate 20 school zones through the week and expand to more than 70 school zones. the cameras will be up monday through friday from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. $40 tickets will start being issued in november. >>> a warning for drivers who get creative when finding a spot at the park 'n ride lots. park legally or pay the price. virginia state police say illegal parking has gotten out of hands at this bridge at interstate 95. this week they'll just be posting warnings, b

they banned armstrong from returning to his home in wheaton woods for the three years he is on probation. he slashed at least 100 tires during a two year intimidation campaign against latinos in his neighborhood. he was finally caught in july of 2010. >>> well, how is this for a bait and switch. you answer a craigslist ad for a great deal on a used car but when you show up, the seller doesn't show you a car. he shows you a gun and then takes your wad of cash. fairfax county police say it's already happened three times just this month. once in clifton. twice in lorton. always in a secluded out of the way spot. police are urging you to conduct this sort of business in a safe, public place. preferably in daylight hours. >>> in less than an hour, some big changes to a maryland cell phone law will take effect. it's now going to be illegal to read a text message behind the wheel. you see, back in '09, lawmakers made it illegal only to text while driving. but now if you think you won't get caught, think again. reading and texting on your phone is now what they call a primary offense. that means

. >>> finally, a special salute to the volunteers who came out to brookside gardens in wheaton, maryland yesterday to honor and remember loved ones affected by breast cancer. caribou coffee and susan g. komen for the cure teamed up. it's in honor of a former roast master who died of the disease. the 9,000 square foot garden is being used as way for people to really visualize the impact of breast cancer. every tulip planted represents a person whose life was changed by the disease. similar gardens have been planted in minneapolis and chicago. >>> well, that's it for olga and me at noon. we'll be back at 5:00. you can check us out 24 hours a day on the web at wusa9.com. have a great day, a great weekend, i'll see you again monday. [ captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ] [ mr. connally ] i was paying too much with cable. it was crazy! paying so much you want better quality. it was like you were trapped because that was the only system that was in our neighborhood -- was that cable. i was just getting too frustrated. [ male announcer ] stop pay

acquaintance on the bus and he asked her to keep an eye on the suspect as the bus approached the wheaton metro station the suspect began arguing with the woman and bus driver that altercation happened outside the bus. the suspect struck the woman and the bus driver intervened, he was stabbed, the 28-year-old bus driver was taken to hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. >>> a teen teenager found shot just before 7:30 p.m. last night, he was found pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. >>> a former marine scheduled to plead guilty in a larceny case in lees burg charged in a series of vehicle break-ins he was arrested in june for firing shots at the pentagon and a marine corps memorial museum in quantico. >>> jury selections began in the arm sale trial of this man known as the merchant of death. he was brought to the united states last year after being captured in thailand in 2008 by u.s. narcotics agents posing as anti american rebels. he had evaded international authority for nearly 20 years he pleaded not guilty to conspiracy charges that carry a potential life sentence. >>> in detr

also greatestburg toward olney, silver spring, wheaton, laurel, college park you're all seeing those lighter showers toward columbia as well. down south to prince george's county where we've got showers route 5 into northern charles but south of la plata, things are quieter. across the river there and toward prince william county from woodbridge to quantico, some light showers. all of this is moving toward the east. again i expect a more -- expect more moderate showers later in the day. 60s in the shenandoah valley. even cupperred about -- cumberland it's 63. lots of 50s and 60s out there this morning. so we're mild. winds are still out of the west and southwest. actually calm at reagan national. the dew point one degree shy of the temp at 56. showers in and around chicago. it was so wet they canceled game six or postponed game six of the world series. by this afternoon we get into a break. the heavier showers are east of us midday. perhaps a few more showers this afternoon. then some of the rain showers change to snow showers tonight and tomorrow. sunshine with some clouds increasin

. >>> police have identified the man who allegedly stabed a metrobus driver near the wheaton bus stationld investigator meachan from silver string exposed himself on the bus and tried to attack the driver. the driver was cut several times during the fight. he is expected to recover. >>> a metro transit police officer is facing child porn charges. metro confirms that police raided the home of raymond tally iii on friday and found files on his computer. tally has been placed on administrative duty away from public contact during the investigation. according to metro records, he has been an officer since 2004. >>> and some strange things come through dulles airport but this was probably a first. this month, agents seized some bet posts stuffed full of cocaine. the knobs were headed to new york and they could have been part of one very expensive drug. the drugs would have gone for about $17,000 on the street. >>> now to a health alert for you. eating chocolate could help low are a woman's risk of stroke. swedish researchers study 33,000 women. those who ate two candy bars a week hay 20% redu

>> wheaton college? they're eating well in wheaton. >> they offer things. diet restrictions.ood bar. >> one of the most sober schools in the country as well. stone cold sober schools as well. so they. >> they have been eating so much. >> huh. tough place. >> something to do hanging out in lower manhattan, you staw written in sky writer, last chance. freaked people out. last chance. thoughts of terrorism obviously. apparently this was an artist, kim beck, frying to prove a point about the economy and this whole thing was an art project, actually. had nothing to do with terrorism. rest assured, lower manhattan, was safe this weekend. >> see something like that in the skies of manhattan. >> not smart. >> all in the name of art. yes, very nice. pretentious french people, pretentious artists. all over. >> i didn't say that. >>> this morning on "world news now" -- worldwide rage. the occupy wall street protests which started more than three weeks ago now go global. >>> the demonstrations against corporate greed are taking a bigger political tone as american lawmakers take sides. it

some of the worst overall congestion is southbound route 29 and also says university boulevard from wheaton to langley park is one of the worst spots on the morning commute. our floor director saying yes i know about that. all of us are regular montgomery county drivers. guess when intersection ranked the worst in the entire county? can you guess? georgia avenue at silver spring is horrible. >> we are all going to say the ones we drive on are the worst. the worst is old georgetown road and democracy boulevard. number two believe it or not, route 28 in gaithersburg. number three shady grove road and choke cherry lane. >> and i have to uses that this morning -- to use that this morning. i'm there all the time, a cup of shopping centers there. >> i go to the doctor that way. >> a lot of traffic in that area. >>> stay away from those i want sections. >>> getting stuck in all that traffic apparently is costing us money. we spend more money driving than we do on taxes or healthcare. $40 billion a year on gas alone. the report from new america foundation finds that $100 billion more than we spend

rain around the beltway mainly in montgomery and prince george's and moving through college park, wheaton, rockville getting some rain, moving towards laytonsville and olney. northeast d.c. is getting some showers. in king george county, crossing over the potomac into charles county heavy downpours with a little lightning and thunder. blue arrow's indicates a dip in the apparel level follow. we will have more shower action tomorrow. not as widespread as today, a skillet chance of showers. 74 this afternoon. currently in the mid 60's in the metro area. the steady rain will come to an end later this morning. then patchy drizzle into the midday with thunderstorms possible into the afternoon with a piece by the storms possible and tomorrow. high pressure on the weekend with sunshine. breezy on saturday, a 60's, near 70. >>> traffic and road spray and rain. moving at speed on the beltway at andrews air force base. plenty of our neighbors on the road in virginia. 66, 95 395 headlights are northbound. traffic out of sterling and leesburg and reston. no troubles on the and dulles toll road. 270 a

as far as metrorail, if you take the red line and go to the wheaton station the entrance escalators aref service. >> thank you, lee said. 6:42 and 55 degrees. >> the day the sky went dark in texas. we will show you more of this amazing video. >> a primary scramble and another gop debate.baton>>> keeping our building momentum the race toward 2012. abbie phillips joins us with a preview of tonight's gop debate. john heinz that will be missing what is going on there? >>> a lot of republican candidates are protesting the decision to hold their primaries early in january in nevada. that has wreaked havoc on the gop primary calendar. it has put some of their bids in peril. this is not just a matter of tradition. for some candidates like michelle bachmann and rick perry and rick santorum and even jon huntsman, they put their hopes and some of the early states like iowa. with nevada holding their primaries earlier that makes it less likely that they can compete in the early states, do well, and keep momentum going into the rest of the gop primary. >> we have seen so many gop debates of this sea

moderate rain around wheaton in montgomery county. here's the wider view, the two low pressure systems will come together to become one big response systems throughout the day. what that does, that should make it here around 9:00 a.m. that will taper off towards lunchtime and especially the latter half of the morning commute. into the afternoon especially with a few breaks in the clouds possible, we cannot rule out thunderstorms, some of which could be severe with gusty, damaging winds possible later on today. i think it will be isolated. tomorrow clearing, breezy, low 60's's, very fall-like. friday into the weekend near 60 with sunny skies. >>> more of our neighbors sitting on my way this morning. metro rail, marc rail, vre reporting normal service. that's good news. jumping to a couple of maps. a quiet ride on route 4, route 5, 228 210 customers into the district. looks good in bowie, cheverly annapolis, 95, 295. plenty of rain and road spray on 270. 95 and 66 is next in virginia. here's 95 traffic northbound headlights. no accident

by the way metro wheaton escalators are open. you have a shuttle bus service available for you. vre 302 out of fredericksburg is canceled. therefore 304 will be overcrowded. metro is accepting vre tickets this morning. coming up another look at 395 at 6:25. >>> thank you monika. it is 6:20 and next in sports when we'll learn who will be the redskins' starting quarterback sunday. and things aren't looking good when it comes to ending the nba lockout. >>> right now before the break, let's get another look at the question of the morning, it's confession time for parents -- >> well, our facebook friend kim weighs in -- >> keep the guesses coming. boy, we had a great conversation about that recently, facebook.com/wusa9. we will answer the question of the day coming up at 6:48. stay with us. >>> welcome back. 6:24. your weather first on this tuesday morning. little bit cool out there. a few 40s most of us in the low to mid-s right now. but -- 50s right now. but we've got a good day ahead. tomorrow though get the rain gear ready. partly to mostly sunny today. by midday upper 60s and hi

wheaton with the football. no one in front of him. he takes it back 79 yards for the touchdown.d start for navy. golden eagles take a 7-0 lead. midshipman, 35-7 trailing until this. 43 yard scoring strike. but navy just couldn't keep up. southern miss with trickeration. off to lampley. off to quintin price up to jarvo. made that look easy. southern miss beats navy, 63-35, the final. the midshipman lost three straight. morgantown. 16th ranked west virginia hosting uconn. third quarter. up 17-9 when geno smith dials up bail y.stedmon gone. smith finished with 450 yards, four touchdowns. west virginia up 24-9. still third quarter. defense puts up some numbers. bruce irvin bringing the pressure. takes him down in the end zone. that's a safety. west virginia crushes connecticut, 43-16. mountaineers are 5-1. also yesterday, howard defeated florida a&m 29-28 on a last second field goal. howard scored all of its 29 points in the fourth quarter. that's your morning sports. i'm hakim dermish. have a great day. >> that's a big win for howard coming back. i like it. >> go bison! >> great da

. >> anybody who has ever ridden the sweet train ride at wheaton regional park. >> we've been on thatne. >> when halloween comes it becomes truly frightful. i have been known to scream on this train ride. >> no way. >> but it's great for ages 8 and up. 8 to 12. it's really fun. a little scary. it's going on weekends now. we tell the tale of one family who rides the train and lives to tell the story in sunday's kids post. >> i could never. not at my age could i go on that train. traysy, thank you so much. visit nbcwashington.com or washingtonpost.com and click on kids post. that is kids post on tv. i'm eun yang. >> creative costumes there. >> very talented people in the district. >> coming up next at 9:30, breaking news. a major earthquake rocks ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. ♪ a couple years of up all night ♪ ♪ and a few thousand diapers later ♪ ♪ oh, yeah ♪ he loves that litt

a female acquaintance on the bus he asked her to keep an eye on the suspect as the bus approached wheaton metro station suspects began arguing with the man and the bus driver the altercation continued outside the bus the suspect hit the woman the bus driver tried to intervene and was stabbed the suspect took off running police caught up with him and placed him under arrest he is due in court today the driver is 28 years old he was taken to hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. >>> nba lock out, the league cancelled the first two weeks of the regular season, things could be on hold for longer if owners and players can't reach an agreement sarah simmons is live at verizon center with more good morning sarah. >> good morning tony from what we understand both sides are pretty far apart, no talks are scheduled at the time and the big sticking point seems to be the salary cap structure this is also going to be an issue, hours here for employees at the verizon center, security workers, concession workers, it is not good for fans either. >>> a new collective bargaining agreement failed to b

acquaintance on the bus and he asked her to keep an eye on the suspect as the bus approached the wheatontation. the suspect began arguing with the woman and the bus driver. the altercation continued outside the bus. the suspect hit the woman and that is when the bus driver tried to intervene. that is when he was stabbed. the driver is 28 years old. he was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. >>> police in prince george's county are investigating the murder of a 17-year-old. the teen was found shot near the steps of an apartment building in the 2100 block of iverson street last night. he was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. so far, no word on any suspects in this case. >>> protesters camped out at freedom plaza and they could be there into the winter months. >> they accepted a vern verbal offer by u.s. park police for a permit extension. stacy cohan has more. >> reporter: it seems like they have made a deal. it is not official yet but there were conversations with park police here at freedom plaza actual the permit did run out. we are told park police came out lat

from pet worth to laurel, palmer park, falls church, and wheaton we will have wet roads and streets and sidewalks for the morning commute. all the way into early afternoon, the passing showers. right now low to mid-60s in the metro area. we'll have the clearing after this shower activity ends by early afternoon. we'll be clearing out by later this afternoon with a blustery northwest wind. and then overnight tonight, for your friday evening planner, we'll be clearing out and turning much cooler in the 50s by mid to late evening and a gusty northwest wind. a look at much cooler weather for tomorrow morning, the weekend forecast, and next week in ten minutes. danella, how's our traffic now? >>> still a bit rough on the beltway. outer loop, as you're making your way towards 355, have an accident here taking away your left lane, and delays on the outer loop actually start around i-95. you're very crowded as you pass new hampshire avenue. here's a look right now. you can see we're bumper to bumper. i'll be back in ten minutes with another update. back to you both. >> danella, thank you. >>> i

she september us a picture of one that she took in 2008 in the wheaton/silver spring area. she says she has not seep one since. do we have the picture hopefully. michelle writes what can you tell me about white squirrels. where do they come from and where might they have gone? there is a picture she took. have you ever seep a excite squirrel? >> i have seep one in central illinois. >> i've seen albino squirrels but not one that's not. if that makes sense j not all white squirrels are albino. you can tell them by the pink or blue eyes. that is how you tell. white squirrels that are not albino have the same color eyes as other squirrels. and their fur is white although frequently, there will be little patches of gray on them somewhere. it might not be readily apparent when you first see them in the distance. white squirrels are relatively rare. however, there are self parts of the country where they are rather prominent including in charlotte, north carolina, kenton, tennessee, marionville, missouri. the northern keys of florida and parts of ontario and brevard, north carolin

fund four counselling agencies one in rockville, one in germantown, one in gaithersburg and one in wheaton to provide the counselling help to get loan modifications. the other thing we found is that many of the families don't know that help is available. and they end up getting foreclosed upon without having asked for help. our key is to try to have as early intervention as possible. >> it's a time when people are vulnerable when they fall victim to scammers. some services people might be willing to pay for not knowing that they don't have to. >> the problem with the scammers you see all these signs in the roadway that offer stuff that sounds too good to be true, it is too good to be true. in many cases they ask for money up front which is illegal in the state of maryland. but usually if you pay that money, you won't hear from them again. i have the repeat the services we offer are free to the residents who are facing foreclosure. we encourage you to come out and/or to call the maryland help line. >> reporter: what will people need to bring with them if they're thinking about coming down h

perhaps towards gatingersburg and maybe later in another 15 minutes or so towards silver spring, wheatonnd ulney, so watch out for that. elsewhere, some drizzle and fog and we're in the low and mid 60s. much of the metro area, farther west we're in the 50s. we will have occasional passing showers here this morning and maybe a little thunder and lightning. cloudy mid day and maybe more showers and thunder showers this afternoon and early this evening, might have a lingering shower by midnight tonight. a look at friday and changes on the weekend. how is traffic now, danella? >>> starting with the rails, looking good. open and all are running on time with no reported delays. on the beltway, seeing a lot of green on the beltway. however, if you're taking arlington boulevard, 50 westbound at the beltway, still seeing a crash there. 270 in maryland, seeing a lot of green. not seeing any accidents or any delays, but i am seeing wet roads and fog. i know it's perfect weather to sleep in and snuggle under the covers, but you have to get up early, give yourself extra time so you're not going to be

wheaton and silver spring at 52 degrees right now. here's your day planner forecast in the next couple of hours. we'll hit 61 by 9:00 a.m. we'll keep sunshine around through the bulk of the day today. 71 at noontime. high clouds for the evening hours. a little breezy too for the afternoon. your high temperature going up to 75 degrees. dress for a little warmer conditions than we saw yesterday. it's going to drop by the mid-60s by 9:00. let's get traffic with danella sealock. >> good morning. >>> 295 south in d.c., still seeing the disabled vehicle taking away two of your right lanes at howard road. traveling on i-270, you are jammed, very slow commute out of urbanna, making your way slowly towards clarksburg. that's where you're going to see your delays. further down 270, volume is increasing. here's a look at falls road. so far no delays just yet as you make your way towards the spur. i-66 heavy on the brakes at fairfax parkway. in fact n this area you're traveling at about 29 miles per hour. stop and go all the way through to the be

from columbia heights to laurel, new carrollton, springfield, and wheaton, we've got quite a bit of cloudinesssing through now. we'll have that with us from time to time through the morning and into the afternoon hours. there's the predawn glow. we'll have high clouds in and out this morning and a mostly cloudy afternoon. there's a small chance of a passing shower late this afternoon. until then, climbing into the mid and upper 60s. so a mild afternoon. here's your evening planner. an early evening shower. after that, we'll clear out. down into the mid-50s until midnight. a look at changes during the week at 6:51. good morning, danella. how's traffic? >>> first let's start with the chopper over fairfax county parkway. traveling eastbound towards the beltway, accident takes up the left side of the road. only the right shoulder lane gets you by. and the beltway starting to give you problems as you make your way towards the 395 interchange. looks like only one lane getting by this afternoon. and we're jammed at van dorn street. again, the inner loop of the beltway in virginia. and outer loop of m

investigators are searching in an overnight stabbing at the wheaton mr.ard hospital withd a injuriesthreatening and a suspect it is in custody. newschannel 8 will have much story at the top of the hour. metro is holding two public on plans to end used to bust rows. held ining will be southeast d.c. and the other falls church.n hearings will start at about 6:00 tonight. let's find out what is happening on the road with lisa baden. metrorail is running a normal service. we had an accident on 66 eastbound out of manassas. lanes are open and more than 95 out of dumfries and southbound has delayed. into 29jump right of columbia to with delays before randolph road. we go to the belt way out of greenbelt's where delays begin the idea to get around to the georgia ave. virginia, delays are leaving the belt way to the 14th street bridge. we will go back outside over bay with a beautiful shot of the sunrise. much sun but increasing.ver is of rain inome areas virginia pushing north. we will have a spew spotty here and there into the evening but the tonight rain will

wheaton our most appreciative of the ambassador's remarks this afternoon, but also his willingness to adjust his schedule as we needed to adjust hours to look after -- to adjust ours to look at the events as they unfolded. join me in expressing our appreciation to not only the ambassador from libya, to the libyan people for their freedom. thank you. [applause] >> will the presenters on palestine please come forward. >> all this event later in our program schedule and in the video library at c-span.org. president obama will meet with tony blair on monday at the white house, but the stalled middle east peace process is like the topic for this fashion. -- for discussion. also, a pentagon report today says security has improved in afghanistan, but the insurgency posese haven in pakistan significant risk to a stable afghanistan. the peak obtain a copy of the semi annual report sent congress, and there is more information on afghanistan and pakistan in the hearing we covered this week with secretary of state clinton. a programming update for you, vice president biden is the keynote speaker