jammed as you head toward prince william parkway out of stafford. here's a live look from chopper 4. accident in the left shoulder lane. police are blocking the left lane here. a tow truck is on the scene as well. also in the right shoulder lane, police are there. delays pretty significant on i-95. you are slow. another accident on i-95, hov lanes at fairfax county parkway blocks the left lane. aaron and eun? >> thank you, danella. >>> it's now 6:22. ahead, the fight taking place in one local county over the right to bring an unusual object to work. "and what's your name?" "oh, it's flo." "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> take a good look at this mugshot. this is how an ohio woman looked after police arrested her for driving the wrong way on the highway outside cleveland saturday morning. they tried to stop her, but she kept speeding off. eventually, they did catch her. police say she was also drunk at the time. >>> a driver in canada appar

time to prince william parkway about 13 minutes.orthbound 95 at fairfax county parkway, we're learning about an accident on the right shoulder. everybody is slowing down to look at it. as you can see, it's having a little effect from prince william parkway to the beltway, 21 minutes heading towards the city. richard, angie, back to you. >> thanks, kenneth. >>> time is 6:12. ahead, why george clooney is being called as a witness in the trial of a former world leader. ike leggett: gaming generated one hundred and eighty... million dollars for maryland schools. question seven will double it. rushern baker: question seven will add table games and... a new casino, generating millions of dollars... every year, without raising taxes. leggett: and audits will ensure the money goes... where it's supposed to. more jobs, and millions for schools. baker: question seven will be good for our kids... our teachers, and our schools. leggett: keep maryland money in maryland. baker: please vote for question seven. leggett: vote for question seven. wha

an accident right at the prince william parkway. you can see the activity in the left lane and on the right shoulder. delays as you head up to this point building quickly. i'll have more details on this and an accident in arlington on lee highway at north harrison street. we'll be back with more news, weather and traffic. stay with us. you're watching 9news now. >>> we're back at 6:29. this is always the place to get your weather first. >> leer is a live look at the -- here is a live look at the jefferson memorial. it's beautiful outside. 54 degrees. still dark but not for long. >>> thank you for starting your day with us. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm jessica doyle in for mike hydeck. meteorologist howard bernstein is live on the weather terrace with our forecast. he does have the jacket on. >> a definite chill out here this morning. we're barely in the low 50s here in northwest. it's 54 national. some mid-40s in some of the suburbs. consider that when you get ready to step out this morning. the day planner, we're looking to the east o

prince william parkway. at the fairfax county parkway, left lane block with a h.as lanes headings into lorton. northbound on i 270, delays. slow coming init from frederick and heading down germantown to bethesda. now back to the news desk. >> thank you. 6:32. you can expect more energy to night's second presidential .ebate and mitt romney the scoring off for a town hall style 90 minute debate on domestic and foreign policy .ssues at hofstra university. john gonzalez joins us outside white house. >> not only will the format to different, but this will be crucial. for bothte presidential candidates. barack obama will try to bounce after a lackluster performance last time. and mitt romney, while trying to on two different import -- important issues. the likability poll and a money difference between a campaign money raised. a town hall setting means our be askingembers will questions. members, butence voters you are still undecided day. weeks before election manye of strategy before e bomb dispersed the bait. s

traveling from prince william parkway, nice and clear in both directions, as you travel from prince william parkway to the beltway. i did see a disabled vehicle northbound as you make your way on triangle at exit 150. it is in your shoulder lane. as i said, those travel lanes nice and open. aaron and eun, back over to you. >>> 4:30. today the d.c. council plans an overhaul of handicapped parking in the city. it will restart the red top meter program that was halted earlier this year. right now any driver with disabled tags can park for free at any meter. the red top would mean that disabled drivers would have to pay for parking, but there would be spots reserved for them. it's meant to cut down on abuse of handicapped parking privileges. >>> congress and the general asmbly have already approved the expansion of the washington metropolitan airport authority's board. it would grow from 13 members to 17. the district's newest member, d.c. chamber of commerce president barbara lang, has already been vetted. she would join the board immediately. the board has come under fire recently for lavish

here's 95 northbound coming past the prince william parkway. there's been separate delays in quantico getting past the prince william parkway in woodbridge and into newington. word of a vehicle broken down just before the 14th street bridge on 395. if traveling on 66 still delays through manassas and centreville. the hov rules kick in just now. still volume near falls church. lanes are open to the roosevelt bridge. an accident in chantilly on 50 near spring fellow road had police responding. if you travel the outer loop of the beltway, the volume into silver spring is building. the good news is between new hampshire avenue and university boulevard, the new traffic pattern around the long-term bridge work zone have all lanes together. no longer divided by the jersey wall. here's the beltway at colesville road moving pretty well right now. 270 delays most of the way out of frederick take you to high yachtstown. your next timesaver traffic at 7:43. >>> you can catch the first of three presidential debates on channel 9. the topic domestic issues, e

more delays as you head past the prince william parkway across the okay quan. in springfield lanes open 395 northbound where we've seen volume delays past landmark. pace is good to the 14th street bridge. route 4, 210, corridors open. your next timesaver traffic at 6:12. back to you. >> thank you, beverly. >>> the first of three presidential debates is done. one of the hot topics between president obama and governor mitt romney health care and medicare. >> indeed. kristin fisher tracking the debate for us this morning. she's live in the satellite center trying to break it all down. these are complex issues. >> reporter: good morning. this debate was so focused on the economy that it took the candidates 45 minutes before they ever mentioned the words health care. but when they did, it was certainly one ever the more memorable exchanges of the night. lively exchanges of the night. at one point mitt romney told the president point blank that if elected, he would repeal his health care law to which the president responded by saying, but we've seen this model work r

no trouble spots leave the prince william parkway. find coming inbound on the suit suitland parkway, it looks pretty good committing to south capital street and the douglass bridge. we do have an incident tying up the lane. the police are on the scene. no problems reported at the wilson bridge. traffic flowing freely between oxon hill and alexandria. southbound 270 in good happen -- in good shape headed out towards the split. >>> gas prices are already high and some local drivers may be asked to pay even more. take a look at the recent changes. the prices went up four cent a balance long in d.c. yesterday. they are more than -- a gallon in d.c. yesterday and they are more than 40 cents a gallon higher than last year. >> montgomery county is in dire need of transportation funding. the county council met with business leaders on tuesday and one of the hot topics, a possible county-wide gas tax. willmar -- lauren demarco has the story us for. >> reporter: gas prices on the move again steadily increasing for the last seven weeks. it is un

and in prince william parkway heading up to the purple heart bridge. and from the fairfax county parkway to springfield. on 95 in maryland as well. 26 minutes as you make the trip through columbia. this is another look at what to expect at the springfield interchange. allow for extra time this morning on your travels. back to you. >> thank you. 6:13. could this be teddy's day at the ballpark? >> hey, what are you drinkin'? pumpkin coffee for theorning. and i've got my pumpkin k-cup packs for at home. now i can have my pumpkin coffee any time i want it. pumpkin's perfect. it's dunkin' with the press of a button. new pumpkin k-cup packs, only at dunkin' restaurants. america runs on dunkin' coffee. hey, what are you drinking? i'm drinking dunkin'. i'm drinking dunkin'. i'm just in love with the flavor. i get mine black. i don't want to take away from that pure taste. so smooth, no bitterness. it's awesome. there's no other taste like it. america runs on dunkin' coffee. >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington" with cynne simpson and steve chen

southbound to prince william parkway. the travel speed 58 miles per hour. that drive is taking 14 minutes. back to you both. >> thanks a lot. >> it's 19 minutes after 11:00. still ahead, a new report on popular supplements. who says they don't live up to the makers claims. >>> plus, we are live at nationals park for the final game of the regular season this afternoon. we are talking live to the owner about the excitement building for the playoffs that start this weekend. >>> here is a look at what's hot on www.nbcwashington.com. want to try to crack it? yeah, that's the way to do it! now we need a little bit more... a little bit more vanilla? this is great! [ male announcer ] at humana, we believe there's never been a better time to share your passions... because the results... are you having fun doing this? yeah. that's a very nice cake! [ male announcer ] well, you can't beat them. [ giggles ] ohh! you got something huh? whoa... [ male announcer ] humana understands the value of spending time together that's a lot of work getting that one in! let's go see

and continuing northbound to prince william parkway, heavy volume. it is just stop and go for you. lorton hitting the brakes here. and checking your travel speed, about 35 miles an hour. 22 minutes to get from prince william parkway to the beltway. when i return, we'll take a look at the beltway in montgomery county. slow there. >>> the sole survivor of a fiery crash goes on trial today and he maintains he is not responsible for the crash that killed three teenagers. police say rico richardson was a passenger in a stolen toyota echo that crash and burst into flames. richardson was charged with car theft. he says he is not guilty and he's also filed a civil suit against montgomery county police, it alleges that the officers are really the ones responsible for that crash. >> police improperly handled the pursuit involving mr. richardson and the other occupants of the vehicle. we know that national and departmental standards were not followed. >> police maintain that they did nothing wrong and say that they followed standard law enforcement procedures. >>> man charged with hitting a p

we're doing just volume right now really as you come into quantico heading up past the prince william parkway. pace is good into woodbridge. a stretch of rolling road shut down south of the fairfax county parkway with a crash. southbound 95 though long holiday weekend you may be going down to richmond. roadwork still there place around thornburg around the 118- mile marker and only one lane getting by with an unusual delay. the eastbound 66 a little bit of volume in manassas. getting in to falls church the hov lanes kick in right about now but the pace is good on to the teddy roosevelt bridge. the volume is building west of new hampshire avenue on the outer loop getting through the silver spring interchanges. next timesaver traffic is at 6:42. mike and jessica back to you. >>> thanks bev. just about four weeks away from election day now and the president and mitt romney both again are campaigning in virginia. >> and both candidates are still adjusting following wednesday's debate. "cbs this morning" has that story. norah o'donnell joins us live from northwest washington with a preview. good m

also as we head over to i-95 in virginia at prince william parkway northbound, had a crash there. it's in the right shoulder lane. but you're really slow on i-95, jammed even as you continue northbound past lorton. solid delays to the beltway. that drive will take you at least 24 minutes to get from prince william parkway to the capital beltway. back to you. >>> a local couple comes home with a whale of a tale. their amazing close encounter with a curious creature. >>> after the break, the name parents in virginia, maryland and d.c. all agr beep-bop-boop-bop boop-beep. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. >>> another reason to skip the fast-food. a new study out of london shows children who regularly eat freshly cooked meals have higher iqs. researchers say nutrition has long-lasting effects. they found that parents with a higher socioeconomic status were more likely to feed their children meals made with fresh ingredients. scientists say this study looked at the source of generic meal types rather than just specific foods.

from prince william parkway to the beltway, over an hour. if i could avoid i-95 today, i would just do it, maybe travel a little later today. >>> massachusetts health investigators say they found unsanitary conditions inside the pharmacy linked to the deadly meningitis outbreak. that includes visible black specks of fungus in the steroids. 23 people have died and more than 300 others nationwide have be been infected. the governor of massachusetts is ordering inspections of all of the pharmacies at least once a year to try to stop this from happening again. >>> meantime, the number of suspected meningitis cases in virginia is rising. the virginia department of health says 41 cases have been reported. that includes three cases of west virginia residents being treated at virginia hospitals. state clinics are still working to contact the nearly 700 people who received the potentially tainted shot. >>> 6:34. a former university of virginia lacrosse player convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend will serve his prison sentence in a rural part of sou

once you get past the crash at the prince william parkway, the pace does not improve because it is still slow moving headed up to the accident scene here. even our hov lanes gridlocked here because of appear accident at the franconia springfield parkway. accident northbound in lorton tying up the left side of the highway once again. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> president obama and republican presidential nominee mitt romney will face off in their second presidential debate tonight being held at hofstra university in long island, new york. now this, time, the format is a town hall style setting. so audience members will be able to ask questions directly to the candidates. for mitt romney, it is a chance to show his first debate was in the a fluke and for president obama, it is a chance to regroup after what he admits was a less than stellar performance. >> he has to work against that. that is very important for him. that is not very difficult to do. that is the easiest thing to do is not show up the way he showed up in denver. of course, now, the shoe is on

here's a look at prince william parkway. south looks good.l speed as you make your way from prince william parkway to the beltway, you're under speed, about 34 miles per hour, that drive taking 22 minutes. 395 starting to see delays as well. the bulk of your delays from the beltway to about seminary road, but it is starting to slowdown to the 14th street bridge. you're sluggish and that drive is going to take you about 15 minutes to get from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. >>> let's check in with melissa in the live desk with some breaking news. >> right now baltimore firefighters are still combing through the rubble after a house fire tha killed five people, including four children. take a look. our chopper was over the scene just a little while ago. you can see the lights and apparatus. wbal is reporting it was a grandmother and four children that were killed. one person had to jump from a second story window, and two firefighters were hurt, but are expected to be okay. still not clear at this point how the fire started, but it took

about 36 minutes it will take you to get from prince william parkway to the beltway.ly, your travel lanes are open. eun, over to you. >>> 6:53 now. a troubled transit center in silver spring facing new delays. the center located right next to the metro station is already years behind schedule. now a new problem could set it back another year. officials discovered the concrete used in the facility is cracking completelthrough one of the garage's decks. the project which would improve access. it would cost more than $150 million. >>> nationals fans had to wait for the second home game to see some fireworks. >> 3-2, and a drive hit deep to left field. looking back, way back, and it's gone. >> the hero of the night, jayson werth blasted a walkoff homer in the bottom of the north to force game five against the st. louis cardinals. it was a white knuckle, thrilling experience for fans and players. >> i think i screamed so loud, i almost threw up. it was unbelievable. i mean, that was -- what a great at back. >> i had a great time watching until i got to 3-2. he had an at ba

from prince william parkway, you're at about 41 miles per hour. to get to the beltway, that drive will take 18 minutes. back over to you. >> this morning, a lot of kids may want to pack up and move. the country that is considering banning homework. >> the embarrassing moment caught on tape for one of the world's most powerful women. >>> and next, dramatic video of a chopper shot out of mid air a [ female announcer ] as you're making your decision... maybe you're wondering what to believe about mitt romney. well, when it comes to protecting your access to birth control... and the basic women's health care services planned parenthood provides... one thing we must remember, is this: i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. [ female announcer ] he'll cut it off. cut us off. planned parenthood. we're going to get rid of that. [ female announcer ] women need to know the real mitt romney. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> you're watching news4 today. >> nbc news working to authenticate this video, which syrian rebels claim sho

northbound i-95 at the prince william parkway. three cars involving.he left lane for those northbound out of dale city. heavy and slow northbound on i- 95 through woodbridge. congested towards duke street on 395. delays continuing north of landmark heading north to seminary road. traffic slows again over the inbound 14th street bridge. top stretch of the beltway, no problems from college park. this is just volume. northbound bw parkway between powder mill and 197, whatever was there has cleared. southeast washington, 8 car pileup tying up the commute. some traffic getting by under police direction. 295 a better drive. south capital street looks good over the douglas bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> thank you, julie. as we told you at the top of the hour, the thrill in the ville as it was called lived up to the hype. joe biden and paul ryan sparred over everything. if it wasn't what each candidate said, it was how they behaved. this morning some critics call joe biden's frequent interpretations obnoxious or rude. as you can imag

no problems reported in woodbridge leaving the prince william parkway headed across the occoquan. no issues reported right now. traffic is running freely in spite of the fog we are dealing with traveling between montgomery county and tysons. 270 off to a good start. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the first of three presidential doe bates is tonight where governor aim and mitt romney will stand on the same stage for the first time in eight years. >> the candidates will focus on the economy. melanie alnwick is live at the white house with a preview. >> reporter: good morning. seems like we've been hearing about this debate for months and months and months now. president obama and governor romney have been practicing their paints and their counter points with debate partners. both camps have been sort of downplaying expectations by talking up their opponents. what happens tonight could change the momentum of the presidential race. preparations are under way for tonight's first presidential election debate in colorado. the showdown between president obama and republ

the ride on 95 south of the prince william parkway as folks merge into the hov lanes there where theolume is light. so just be careful out there this morning. your next timesaver traffic is at 5:01. andrea, mike, back to you. >> all right, beverly. >>> students at a d.c. elementary school now have 15,000 new books. it's thanks to generous donations. employees from five companies dropped off the books in southeast. the company has donated more than $1 million worth of books since 2007 in an effort to promote children's literacy. >>> if you have a taste for fine furniture, you might want to check out the newest exhibit at the natural gallery of art. they gave a sneak preview of paster pieces of american furniture from the kaufman collection, one of the largest collections of early american furniture given to the museum. the national gallery calls it a landmark moment for washington. until now the city has not had a major collection of early american furniture on continual public view. >>> you can call it a make good of sorts or maybe a feel good gesture. seven years ago in his first ma

over to a map and on 95ou the delays off and on through county passing an accident at the prince william parkway. start today.d mots of sunshine but the afternoon the clouds will roll in. be mild and the late 70's. some of the storms could be into theernight and morning. caskey at fright fest. flags america, we are here in the kids area. we went trick or treating with the looney tunes characters. final piecesf the of the kids area. is the hayride where they hop on in. in and enjoy the wonderful candy and take pictures and say goodbye to the characters. have a good day. as governor, i cut five billion dollars in spending and balanced the buet every year. and tim kaine and i both cut our own pay as governors, to lead by example. mark warner and i reached across party lines to get things done. we were a great team in richmond and we'll be a great team in washington. i'm tim kaine and i approve this message ...because we'll work together to restore fiscal responsibility, grow our economy and create jobs.

you are seeing brake lights the quantico and approaching the prince william parkway.ving well on 270. a little heavy through .rederick southbound the urbana, you are on the brakes. and in clarksburg there is a little delay. it does open as you approached germantown and continue to rockville. back to you. >> thank you. 5:32 is the time. later this morning, we expect to center thehe scandal atsex abuse penn state. will take thesky stand this morning, something he did not do when he was on trial. has a preview from the satellite center. >> in a matter of hours, jerry sandusky will find out how long bars.l spend behind his sentencing hearing at 9:00 morning. the 58-year-old was convicted sex abuse in june. been behind bars three months says he regrets not taking the stand during his trial. expect to hear him speak during the hearing today. he is already talking from jail in an audio statement. says, "in my heart i know i did not do these alleged acts." >> a young man who is dramatic, accuser, and always , startedtention everything. sought attention. i have wondered what t

prince william police are with lane closures of the prince william parkway. westbound parkway before avenue, heading towards manassas. there's a house fire in that area. we will keep an eye on that. looking at a video, we are looking at a slow ride on 953 incident with a and overturned tractor trailer from last night. getting byhoulder is 138, north of the centreport parkway. we are seeing delay starting to grow in that area. think about that. out of fredericksburg you might want to take route 3. back to you. >> thank you. 5:14, pin 59 degrees. >> following several developments in the deadly meningitis outbreak. ike leggett: gaming generated one hundred and eighty... million dollars for maryland schools. question sevenill double it. rushern baker: question seven will add table games and... a new casino, generating mi. every year, without raising taxes. leggett: and audits will ensure the money goes... where it's supposed to. more jobs, and millions for schools. baker: question seven will be good for our kids... our teachers, and our schoolol. leggett: keep ma

atthe prince william parkway was a houseue there fire. still looking into that. kensington there was unexpected cleanup. a six-inch water main burst in of glenridgek street and it flooded dozens of homes. john gonzalez is in the area more.g us now with some of these homes suffered severe flooding overnight. the crews were out here several hours. they were able to pretty much wrapped everything up and fix the pipe and that the road. residents still have quite a morning.lean up this the six-inch water main ruptured street inge kensington, forcing wssc crews r a fixed ando dozen basements submerged under murky water. >> it started as a babbling brook and ended up about the of a volkswagen beetle. >> tuesday evening the water was of mammals and down the street into houses. safety precaution, the power was shut off to at least homes. >> we are in my basement where the water main break outside in about 6 inches of very dirty water down here. the cause has not been determined. was old.ipe about a quarter of the 5,600 of water mains are 50 older according to a spokespers

. >> northbound i-95, accident activity remains here prince williams parkway. tow trucks are on the scene, but drawing your attention. delays leaving stafford to quantico. traffic slowing leaving dale city past the accident scene. slowing from 395 beltway to king. traveling in from waldorf to charles county, 301 at billingsly, accident scene. northbound 5 is in good shape. no problems leaving clinton to the beltway. northbound 295 below speed here at 27 miles per hour headed for the inbound 11th street bridge. inbound 50 delays slowing out of riverdale. no problems to report leaving college park to 270. lanes open southbound on 270, but a slow go approaching 109 delays in germantown. whatever was here on the 14th street bridge has cleared. slow across the potomac and no incidents on the wilson bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> thank you. in a few hours from now nearly 2 million people in five states and d.c. will practice what to do during an earthquake. the great shakeout is said to begin at 10:18 this morning. experts say the best thin

prince william parkway, the left lane is taken away. you are jammed at occoquan bridge. is going to take you 25 minutes. heading across to the american legion bridge on the outer loop, delays because of the road work. two of your left lanes are taken away. as you approach the bridge and make your way across, you are slow. stick to the right. barbara, back to you. >> thank you. >>> an estimated one-third of americans take multivitamins. a new study suggests a daily dose may reduce your risk of cancer. over a decade, researchers looked at 15,000 men over the age of 50. the men who took centrum silver had an 8% reduced risk of several varieties of cancer. they didn't find harmful side effects from the multivitamins. >>> october is breast cancer awareness month according to the american cancer society. a woman in the united states is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes with early detection and treatment. more women are living with cancer. many survivors use exercise to overcome this challenge. steve hayes is here to share one woman's journey, but you have two lo

about a 13-minute side on the 95 from the prince william parkway to the beltway at 60 miles an hour.>> a major construction project with one pretty small problem. what's holding it up? we'll tell you. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine the pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a qualifying pnc performance select checking account and earn 75% more than cards earning 1% cash back on almost everything. earning 1% cash back [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. >>> 6:15, breaking news in montgomery county. a live look at a police involved shooting in silver spring. just a short time ago, police apparently responded to a call about a man making threats to himself and possibly others. police say there was some sort of confrontation with that man, and they believe he was armed. so police were forced to fire. we'll have a live update from the scene in just a few moments. >> tony tull is at the news 4 live desk. >>> the first nobel prize of 2012 is was just announced. british researcher gurden and yamanaka of japan got the medical prize.

the first at the prince william parkway. another crash before you reach 286 the fairfax county parkway and a crash involving a motorcyclist in the hov lanes in newington. all of the activity now cleared but again heavy volume out of quantico pretty much extends to the springfield interchange before you shake loose. 395 was having some complications as well. that's been cleared over to the shoulder. i spoke with my girls at ddot, all of them nicole and angie, they tell me all lanes are now open if you are traveling eastbound on the freeway coming inbound on the sue s bridge. 95 once you commit to it real slow to the 11th street bridge. outer loop remains congested. inner loop of the beltway not so busy yet to greenbelt. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> thank you julie. it is time for the morning's sports breakfast. the man himself is here. dave ross back with some redskins news and the monday night game? >> absolutely. get to that in a minute. i normally stay up, and i went you know i'm going to bed. it's 24-0

in fact, 37 miles per hour to get to prince william parkway. that drive taking 12 minutes. over to i-270, also sluggish. you might feel you're trailing a space shuttle in this area. all the way past 109 and getting to germantown sluggish. volume is picking up here, but lanes are open to rockville. >>> 6:22. ahead, why you may be getting a little cash back if you bought an e-book. take away his toys and he'll play with a stick. take away their bikes and they'll still find a way to get where they're going. but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do... ...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> a fireworks display turns into total chaos in china. the fireworks shoot into a crowd of people. you can see dozens running for cover. this happened this weekend. several people were burned while two people

i-95 heading northbound at prince william parkway, you're jammed. not seeing accidents on i-95 in virginia, but just sluggish. again sluggish in the lorton area. your travel speed from quantico, at least 35 minutes to make the trip to the beltway. when i return, i'm going to talk about i-270 southbound. you are slow. i have report of a disabled vehicle at west montgomery avenue. i'll give you a live look when i return. eun, over to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> 6:32 now. american airlines is already dealing with cancelled flights and unhappy pilots. now the faa is investigating after dangerous seat trouble in a fight. >> the passenger seats row 12, d, "ferris bueller's day of d, e, and f came loose. >> in both cases the flights had to be diverted to new york's jfk airport. the airline says it could be a defect in a certain model of seats. but passengers say this issue on'on top of plummeting on time arrival numbers is unacceptable. >> if they don't fly, i don't have a status on another airline. it's a big issue for me. >> shakes my confidence as a

delay continues trying to work your way past the prince william parkway. are in germantown with lanes open continuing southbound towards 124. the wreck we had to go west on 118 has cleared. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >>> fox 5 is monitoring metro. a judge is expected to hear arguments today on a lawsuit demanding metro post controversial signs in the transit system. the ads say in any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. support israel, defeat jihad. creigh oughtor pamela geller sued to force new york's transportation authority to allow the ads. geller is a blogger who fought against building an islamic center near ground zero. >>> we'll go live to fox business network in new york. >> where is your favorite place to grab a quick and cheap bite to eat. the guys rating the best of the best are out way anew his of the most popular fast food chain. i can't wait to hear about this. i'm hungry just looking at this and thinking about it. we'll take a look at the list when fox 5 morning news conti

northbound i-9 5, volume increasing leaving the prince william parkway headed out towards newington.dents, just volume. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. on-timetraffic. >>> turning to politics now's, another poll shows republican presidential nominee mitt romney is enjoying a post- debate surge. the pew research survey released monday shows romney leading president obama 49 to 45% among likely voters. romney trailed the president by 8% among the same group just a month ago. on the trail today, president obama and the first lady take on the battleground states. mr.obama will be in ohio this afternoon. the first lady will speak to supporters in loudoun county, virginia. mitt romney campaigns in iowa. >>> george allen and tim kaine squared off in their second debate in the race for the u.s. senate. the candidates went at it last night in richmond. they covered a wide range of topics. allen again tried to portray kaine as a would-be tax liker. kaine repeatedly cited deficits. >> i think cain won because allen didn't answer some questions about privatizing social security, did

roadways traveling along i-95, we'll check it out, north and southbound prince william parkway, getting busy as you head northbound. as far as volume, not a lot. you are seeing it increase, you're clear northbound. traveling at posted speeds, but you may encounter shall fog, so give yourself extra time this morning. aaron, over to you. >>> the washington redskins are throwing their support behind a proposal for a new casino at national harbor. team ownership endorsing question 7 saying the project would mean new jobs and hormone for schools. the team plays at fedex field which is in prince georges county. question 7 is one of the most hotly debated topics this election season. yesterday clergy and community activists rallied against expanded gambling outside the prince georges county administration building. >>> the nationals final game of the regular season could be one of the team's most important. a win gives the nl east champion nats the best record in the national league and clinches home field advantage throughout the playoffs. >> and a bouncer to short. the nats win their 97th ga

this is 95 coming northbound from the prince william parkway. you will find 118 here at 270.his hook line it will affect your commute off of 1:18 you -- this looks like it will affect your commute off of 118. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the candidates spoke directly to the american people last night. >> president barack obama and his challenger, mitt romney, traded shots at each other. neither and to make any game changing mistake but polls show viewers think the president's challenger was last night's winner. nicole collin has more on that on capitol hill for us. >> reporter: good morning. mitt romney has been trailing in some key swing state polls recently so he passenger a strong showing last night in front of potentially tens of millions of viewers. it appears he delivered. the candidates were cordial but mitt romney's aggressive approach and to put president obama on defense. >> going forward with the status quo is not going to cut it for the american people who are struggling today. >> i walked into the oval office, i had more than a trillion dolla

prince william parkway at moore road for a structure fire.atch out for fire and rescue units responding here. onding h that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> super-sized soda fans might have a fight on their hands. d.c. may now consider limiting extra large servings of sugary drinks like the one passed in new york city. the idea is to cut back on health risks like obesity and diabetes. beth parker takes a look at the hot button issue. >> it is almost like a war. >> reporter: but maybe a war worth fighting according to d.c. council member mary cheh. cheh says is in the next few months she will be talk to her fellow council members about battle wig soda. >> in terms of children in the district of columbia, particularly in certain areas, as men as half the kids are obese or overweight. >> if the issue is that kids are drinking too much soda, it is up to parents to reduce that amount themselves but that is really a decision that parents rather than mary cheh and the d.c. council should make. >> reporter: new york city rec

just slow traffic on 95 northbound into quantico and prince william parkway up to the okay quain riveri'll -- occoquan river. i'll be back with more at 5:47. >> thanks, monika. >>> we've been combing through the day's deals and finding you deep discounts on this monday morning. looking for a tablet computer under a hundred bucks? best buy selling a prestige 7- inch tablet that has 8 gigs of memory, 33% off the normal price. you can find it on the web side today 99.99. you're saving $50 plus. you are getting free shipping on this one. or how about a 30-inch -- rather 37-inch panasonic lcd tv for $349.99. you can find that at sears.com for $200 off the asking price. it also includes free shipping. living social is selling tickets to the fall fringe festival, a live performing arts event next month. 50% off, $45 is going to get you a pack of four tickets to any show. throw in $10 more for a bar voucher. if you have an offer you've seen or you're a local merchant with a deal for our viewers, i would love to hear from you on facebook. over to you. >>> plenty of tired, achy feet but it was a

on the roadways in virginia from prince william parkway. as you make your way northbound or southbound, travel lanes are open. here's a live look as you make your way past the interchange. no issues to report. >> 5:02 now. >>> president obama and mitt romney both claiming victory in their third and final debate. the candidates focused on foreign policy. they went back and forth on several issues, including iran, afghanistan, and iraq. the conversation got particularly heated when romney suggested the president made us weaker by going on a so-called apology tour of the middle east shortly after taking office. >> the president began what i've called an apology tour of going to various nations in the middle east and criticizing america. i think they looked at that and saw weakness. then when there were dissidents in the streets of tehran, a green revolution, holding signs saying, is america with us? the president was silent. >> nothing governor romney just said is true. starting with this notion of me apologizing. this has been probably the bi

your travel time northbound from the prince william parkway to the beltway is 13 minutes.still have report of an accident on southbound 95 in maryland on 198 and laurel. chopper 4 is on the way to see if it's there or not. we'll update you on the next report. richard, angie, back to you. >> good morning. time right now 5:43. the important recall this morning. why thousands of new cars are being pulled off the road. president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. take away his toys and he'll play with a stick. take away their bikes and they'll still find a way to get where they're going. but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cu

northbound from prince william parkway will take about 13 minutes to get to the beltway. >>> all eyes on the vice presidential race as joe biden and paul ryan face off in their first and only debate. new numbers this morning show what voters think about the candidates and their running mates. tracy potts joins us live from capitol hill with more. good morning. >> all eyes tonight on center college in danville, kentucky, where vice president joe biden has the experience, but numbers we're going to tell you about seem to indicate that the focus tonight, at least for the public, could be on paul ryan. ryan is already in kentucky where he is getting ready for this debate tonight. he's been practicing doing at least three mock debates that we know of in florida and in virginia. meantime, the vice president has been in delaware, focusing, we are told on ryan's book, his speeches, his budget after last week and the performance by president obama. the vice president's got a challenge tonight. >> we think he's probably going to come at me like a con nannon ball. >> i just want to make sure tha

then the slowdowns 95 virginia as you make your way past the prince william parkway. pace good into springfield on to 395 where all your lanes are open. 66 slowest ride in manassas, centreville. just forming volume there. inside the beltway looks good to get through falls church. issue on piney branch road in northwest impacts finally branch near blair road. tree and wires down there. your next timesaver traffic at 6:00. back to you. >> thanks, beverly. >>> making news now at 5:50, the cleanup is under way in tokyo. a tycoon hit last night. it's blamed for at least one death and 150 injuries. it shut down train travel and forced airlines to cancel more than 600 flights. >>> what was cubbed carmageddon two is over in los angeles. crews shut down a ten-mile stretch of the 405 friday for a bridge demolition project. l.a.'s mayor thanked the drivers for heeding the warning to ascroid the -- avoid the area and the freeway. it reopened ahead of schedule overnight. >>> venezuela is holding its presidential election in six days. while most polls show the incumbent hugo chavez

a live look as you make your way past prince william parkway. heading northbound. southbound is clear. northbound is getting a little bit of congestion, not a lot of volume just yet. just a bit more volume than southbound in this area. you're clear as you make your way to the springfield interchange. accident free in this area. back over to you both. >> danella, thanks. >>> the sequel was just as good as the original. officials in los angeles reopened the busy 405 freeway this morning, ending carmageddon 2. part of the freeway was shut down over the weekend because of a major construction project. drivers were warned to stay off the road to avoid huge traffic jams. there were some reports about a few roller bladers and some pedestrians sneaking onto that empty freeway on sunday. >> you knew that was going to happen. >>> after former california governor arnold schwarzenegger's new memoir comes out today, schwarzenegger claims the book, which is called "total recall," will reveal many secrets about his life. he'll be in town tomorrow to promote the book. he'll be at

volume still getting into woodbridge coming across the occoquan as you come up from the prince william parkway into newington, toward 395. the pace here approaching landmark and seminary. not too bad. the building volume is approaching the 14th street bridge. lanes are open there. outer loop delays growing as you head west of college park to get into silver spring. a crash on randolph road westbound has at least one of the travel lanes blocked. police are on the scene. road owed avenue is blocked near 2-7bd street northeast he -- 2nd street northeast with a crash. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it's 6:20 now. up next a sports story that will make a lot of people in this town smile. the cowboys got crushed against the bears last night. >> the bears. now let's get another check on your question of the morning. it is 85% of people who own which of these things never use it? is it a, a treadmill, b, an oven or c, a piano? >> teresa, our facebook friend says a, a treadmill. my daughter had to have one. she swore it was going to make all the difference just to have her own. now it collects dust. >>

northbound on i-9 5, the accident activity here at the prince william parkway crowding the left lane. state police are here with you. traffic remains slow continuing out past the capital beltway. 395 checking for a stalled car across the 14th street bridge. >> thank you very much. come up next, it is a fun way to see disney characters, the disney character that your kids love without having to put in the dvd for the nine millionth time. >> holly is lacing up her skates with the characters. we'll have more when we come back. as governor, i cut five billion dollars in spending and balanced the budget every year. and tim kaine and i both cut our own pay as governors, to lead by example. mark warner and i reached across party lines to get things done. we were a great team in richmond and we'll be a great team in washington. i'm tim kaine and i approve this message ...because we'll work together to restore fiscal responsibility, grow our economy and create jobs. [ male announcer ] tim kaine. bringing people together to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. imillion dollars for marylanded one

let's take a look northbound, a live look, passing prince william parkway, nice and clear as you heade beltway. no issues there. richard, fast travel speed at 63 miles per hour. tell them to slow down. back over to you. >> slow down, everyone. >>> today we'll get a glimpse of metro's new rail cars. this is what the new 7000 series cars will look like. they include new l.e.d. screens and maps as well as new safety features. they'll replace the 1000 series cars in place since the '70s. >>> new plans f the streetcar on "h" street. city transportation director terry bellamy says status for the high school could delay the project by 90 days or more. that's where officials wanted to build a car barn. right now the earliest the streetcar line could be open for business is late 2013. >>> olympic gold medalist shawn white will be in court today. the snowboarder was arrested in nashville last month and charged with vandalism and public intoxication. he was charged with pulling a fire alarm where he was staying, causing an evacuation. white said he got carried away and is sorry for his poor beha

at prince william parkway.aryland. good morning, happy friday morning. conditions will be cool until sunday. 48 degrees right now at reagan national airport. chile numbers across the region degrees the dulles airport from 36. we are on our way to 64 degrees cool andigh today, slightly breezy. a cool night at the ball park tonight, in the 40's. we will be back at 8:56. [ mitt romney ] look at the evidence the last four years. under the president's policies, middle income americans have been buried. they're just being crushed. middle-income americans have seen theirhencome come down by $4,300. this is a tax in and of itself. i'll call it the economy tax. i'm not going to raise taxes on anyone. my plan is to bring down rates to gemore people working. my priority is putting people back to work in america. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. [ cheers and applause ] >>> d.j. kalkutta, there she is inside. happy crowd out there in times square. and everybody's rockin' inside, as well. they are moving. >> what'

we are following an accident in manassas on the southbound william parkway.actions on the 270 and nothing on the capital beltway. good morning, it is a little chilly out there. we will see a lot of cloud cover out there. mostly cloudy through the day and in the 40's right now. there might be a couple of showers thislight afternoon. the rain will be spotty through f the day. half o thanks so much and we will be at 8:27. [ male announcer ] jay likes it when his mobile phone helps him deposit his checks. jay also like it when mother nature helps him wash his car. mother nature's cool like that. mobileheck deposit. easier banking. standard at citibank. according to an independent, non-partisan study, barack obama and the liberals will raise taxes on the middle class by $4,000. the sa organization says the plan from mitt romney and common sense conservatives is "not a tax hike on the middle class." want proof?? read the non-partisan studydy for yourself at american.com. obama and his liberal allies? we can't afford four more years. i'm mitt romney and i approve th

traveling northbound on i-95, delays out of dale city, heading north the prince william parkway, trying to get across the occuquan. 395 here at duke street remains heavy and slow continuing out towards seminary road. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thanks, julie. >>> new this morning, just a heartbreaking story out of baltimore. a grandmother and four children were killed in an overnight house fire. the youngest victim just a year old. firefighters were called to the scene on denwerd avenue just after 2:00 this morning. one person inside the home was able to escape by jumping out of a second floor window. two firefighters were also injured, one of them when the floor collapsed. we're told he should be okay. no word yet on what caused this fire. >>> in the meantime, breaking news from the middle east to report as well. a masked gunman has shot and killed the head of security at the u.s. embassy in yemen. the victim was a yemeni man, not an american, who worked at the embassy for nearly 20 years. he was killed when the gunman on a motorcycle drove alongside his car and op

also an incident eastbound prince william parkway sudly manor drive, traffic gets by the left. >> for" >>> 8:00 now on this monday morning. it's the 8th of october, 2012. it is a chilly, chilly start to the day here in mid-town manhattan, everybody bundled up on our plaza. any idea what the temperature is right now? >> feels like 47. >> okay. i'll buy it. >> you don't know the answer. >> i don't know. >> i was absolutely asking. good morning to everyone in the crowd. i'm savannah guthrie alongside willie geist in for matt. >> we do have the weather. >> we'll get the forecast from maria in a moment. meantime, you hear that? there is a reason that we are playing the who this morning because pete townsend is here. he's out with a new memoir. he talks about his life in the works some of the struggles he's had over the years, some of the wild times. we're going to catch up with him and chat about that coming up. >> i just met him a few moments ago. my year has been officially been made. >> is that like you bowing down over there? >> all downhill from there and joran van der sloot serving a

. >> traveling i-95, a nine-mile back up back to prince william parkway.on. >> thank you. we'll lo >>> sunny and chilly on this tuesday morning around the region. temperatures in the mid-50s in much of the area. winds picking up a bit. they may gust to 15 miles per hour. highs mid-60s. this afternoon and tomorrow near 70. showers thursday evening, aaron in. >> thanks, ♪ you look like a lady >> legendary rock 'n' rollers aerosmith the bad boys from boston rocking for more than 4 years have a new album coming out next month. on november 2nd they are taking over our plaza for a live concert. one for the record books. they have never done a live morning show concert. it promises to be wild. martha stewart is going to be down here. >> yes. >> going to be crazy. she's going to be rock out. come on down. >> got the leather pants on for it. all right. then for the tweens in your life, the hottest boy band from britain one direction will hit the plaza and bring your signs and drop on by. aerosmith and one direction only on "today." blockbusters. >> this is why we w