that's a little further out from the prince william parkway, but not too bad. and 66, by the way, is not affected by the accident right now. let's go to a live picture. this time we're going to show you what it looks like first on the north side of town at new hampshire avenue. this is where it starts to get heavy within i'd say another 15 to 20 minutes on the outer loop, but right now it still looks good here at new hampshire avenue heading for silver spring. now let's go back to the maps. this time all the way to the other side of town, inside the beltway, 395 here leaving the pentagon to the 14th street bridge, no issues at all. and i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:40. back to you guys. >> thanks, monica. >>> campaign 2012 comes to an end today, we hope, with millions of americans having the final say. >> voters have heard all the stump speeches, they've watched the debates and they've endured the in neumerrable campaign ads. president obama is spending the day in chicago after hitting multiple states each day for the last week. he returned to h

prince william parkway closed between i-66 and sudley drive. if you're traveling i-66, you should take 234 sudley instead. let's head over to i-95 northbound lanes. as you make your way north of 610, an accident on the shoulder there. traveling the rest of northbound 95, it's smooth, nice and clear. no major delays just yet. i want to show you what back lick road looks like. nice and clear as you continue to the beltway and connect to 395. taking the rails, no reported delays. metro, marc, vre all running on or close to schedule. aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> speaking of metro, an apology this morning from the transit agency for closing its doors early over the weekend. metro trains stopped running an hour earlier than they were supposed to. that left a lot of folks in the cold late at night wut a way to get home. metro issued a statement apologizing to customers for the inconvenience. >>> 5:20 now. in news 4 your health, the department of health is responsible for a co-worker responsible for an outbreak of hepatitis c. police

we did have the accident and prince william county on the prince william parkway closing southbound atstill there because of the accident south battle eastbound on prince william county wellington road. back to you. >> in today's tech bites, and new video was outdated the moment it went on sale. >> the reason, david petraeus. paula ferris explains. >> in today's tech bites governments are doinggoogling about the users. the made the most requests and google complied all the time dearborn's and nobles has made a 7 inch tablets. ii-- barnes and nobles. >> i watched videos on at your watch movies on it. because now nook video allows you to rent movies or by movies and television shows. >> and a new video game got burned black ops the current sex scandal makes a future cabinet post unlikely. m paula ferris. >> >> looked at this scary moment. this during tuesday night's orlando magic game. remember the nba team to lead a squad of fell and bankhead. she waved to the crowd and she was taken from their ran on a stretcher to the hospital. we are told she was breathing on her own and able to move

there is an accident in manassas shutting down prince william parkway at wellington road. i'll be back with more traffic at 5:01. >>> the awards do sure keep rolling in for the ptnaions this year. the 20 -- nationals this year. the 2012 season spectacular of course. after more than a decade out in the big leagues, the manager came back to lead the nationals to a title. a league high 98 wins and d.c.'s first post-season berth in 79 years. >>> unfortunately it wasn't a mid-atlantic sweep. the baltimore orioles manager who was nominated for the american league award lost to the oakland a's manager. the difference was four points, closest race since 2004. >>> ocean city's mayor says a landmark fishing pier destroyed during hurricane sandy will be rebuilt in time for next summer. a large section of the pier ended up in the ocean. we were showing thu live during our -- you this live during our hurricane sandy coverage. some pilings left standing have since been removed so they don't pose a hazard to boaters. no word yet on exactly how much it will cost to rebuild the pier but it

this one has been south of i-66 here in manassas on prince william parkway at balls ford road. it was a tractor-trailer, a car, a fuel spill and also entrapment, so that's why it's taking so long to not only clean it up, but also to investigate what's going on. i was on the phone with fire chief there as well, prince william fire chief, and he tells me that's what the deal is through that area. but he also tells me that 66 is not affected coming in from manassas to centreville and over to fairfax you're going to be okay. let's take one more last look live outside, closer to the beltway, bunching up as you exit here at 495. i'll be back with more and a look at the big picture at 6:58. back to you guys. >> thanks, monica. >>> if you're waiting in line, bring one of these, you can put your hands on it. get out to the polls and vote. >> i don't know what the rules are. mike says you can bring coffee. >> yeah. >> tea would probably be okay also. about this nor'easter everybody is talking about. >> we're going to get a nor'easter, but a glancing blow for us. new jersey, parts of new

we do have the crash southbound prince william parkway at wellington road. this is southbound headed away from 66. southbound lanes are blocked. northbound, everybody is getting by. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> d.c. public schools will close 20 schools, most of them at the beginning of the next academic year. >> the reason, the growth in charter school enrollment. john henrehan has the story. >> reporter: cheryl bridge has given up on d.c. public schools. her sixth great daughter went for farabee hope elementary school from head start to fisk grade. now the daughter is in a publicly funded charter school. >> the cool are not up to where they need to be. here, they said my daughter was prefishent. charter school, she got bs and cs. that shouldn't have been. >> reporter: it is one of 20 d.c. public school buildings which will be closed and it is largely the growth of the charter schools in d.c. which is pushing chancellor kaya henderson to call for more closures. the school system closed 23 other schools in 2008. >> in some wards, more tha

balls ford road completely shut down at the prince william parkway. that's just south of i-66. it's a truck involved and a diesel fuel spill, so that intersection and prince william parkway completely shut down. inbound 66 is not affected by this. but if you're one of those that takes 66 -- the map just moved. let's go back there. if you take 66 and get off at manassas, you'll want to get off off at suddenly road and knock it off the exit before that, just south of i-66. right here is where the road is affected. i know authorities are on the scene there as well. we'll keep you posted on that situation. let's take a live look outside, show you what it looks like close to that point. no problems, as i said, on 66 itself as you travel through manassas. let's go back over to our maps this time to the northbound side of i-95. looking good, triangle to dumbfries, winfield to springfield. a live look at the 14th street bridge, northbound 395, no issues to report as you head into the downtown area. and i'll be back with more on that accident at 4:55. back to you guys. >>> 9 news covera

the prince william parkway. that is set down because of -- that is shut down because of accident. possibly a fuel spill. northbound 95, good. no problems. but construction -- beltway construction has wrapped up. my line. no delay. construction crews up their -- out htere. >> thank you. it is 4:43. >> coming up, an emotional gathering for a -- to remember >> we want to check in with julie. the latest on the bombing in iraq. >> at least seven are dead and 15 have been wounded after a car bomb exploded near a military base north of baghdad. troops were leaving the base this morning when that car bomb went off. at least three soldiers are among the dead. this happening just a short time ago. we are checking the latest reports out of iraq. as soon as we get information we will update you. >> thank you for that report. let's check our top stories. the candidates have made their case. now it is time for voters to have their say. president obama and republican mitt romney made last-minute beaches -- pitches in key battleground states. besides tousing people to represent them in washington

this happens to be the prince william parkway closed off southbound at wellington road. northbound headed back up towards 66, lanes are open. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. >>> in our top stories this morning, three people are recovering this morning after being shot inside a convenience store. the shooting happened on benning road and 44th street in northeast last night. police are searching for the gunman. he took off on foot after crashing his car into several other cars. the victims, two men and a woman, are expected to survive. >>> this morning, d.c. police say they have linked a teenage are to a double shooting in maryland that left one woman dead. a 17-year-old is accused of killing trees bass and injuring her husband in a shooting last month. he is already in jail for a separate crime accused in the shooting death of a d.c. cab driver last week. >>> former d.c. councilman kwame brown learned his fate from two youngs. he will not be going to jail. he has been ordered to house arrest for make false statements on a loan application and viol

it's being cleaned up southbound on the prince william parkway at wellington road in manassas. other than that we're looking great on the dulles toll road and 66 coming inbound to the beltway. gw parkway no issues leaving the beltway. we'll take a live look outside and show what you it looks like here on 270 where the volume is beginning to increase leaving route 109 toward 121. but really no big deals yet. 355, great seneca highway, everything looks great. let's go back over to the maps. this time we're heading to the south side. northbound 95 coming in from triangle to dumfries, dale city, woodbridge everything is final. we'll go a little further north into springfield where again already you're going to see that volume bunching up right there in springfield but no delays yet both the main and hov lanes as you head for 395. >>> davey johnson says his latest honor is really a team award. >> the wizards take on one of last year's worst teams in the nba. we'll have highlights coming up in sports. >> the question of the daytime now once again. what word do most married couples us

there you'll find an accident at prince william parkway. as you travel northbound, you'll see two of your right lanes blocked. let's get a closer look from chopper 4. you can see delays are growing, so as you make your way out of dale city and heading right toward this accident in prince william parkway, you are seeing delays fill up. a live look as you pass potomac mills. the drive will take you about 37 minutes to get to the beltway. i'm back in ten. back to you. >>> right now people commuting into new york city have to drive in car pools because of sandy's aftermath. the city is forcing all cars headed into manhattan to have at least three people in the car for the next two days. mayor michael bloomberg says the streets just can't handle the usual number of cars just yet. the city is actually trying to set up places just over the river for drivers to pick up extra passengers so they can get into the city. >>> new yorkers can ride the bus and subway for free today and tomorrow. governor cuomo declared a transportation emergency and this i

manassas, enclosed is the prince william parkway. to the force out of i-66. the intersection completely shut down with the grass. beltsofrford road. a good in the district. back to you. >> president obama and mitt romney have made their pitch is to voters. now it is time for voters to decide who is the best fit for the white house. >> virginia is one of the battle ground states. mitt romney put a lot of focus in virginia. loudon county happens to be a battleground county in the commonwealth. coverage begins this hour with brianne carter. >> after months of campaigning the dates and ads, the race for the white house comes down to today. >> i have come back to iowa for one more time to ask for your votes. >> for weeks it is been a tight race. the latest numbers show it is still that way. it washington post poll shows president obama slightly pulling ahead by three points. but within the margin of error among likely voters. with no rally is scheduled today, the president is in his hometown of chicago where he will watch the numbers come in. mitt romney will be b

in the manassas area, they are t oning with an inciden william parkway-balls road. polling places across the northeast including virginia with the last couple of minutes. we have our first election returns from two small towns in new hampshire. up the polls at midnight and it was a clean split. president obama grabbed 23 and it meant romney had parallels and that they were in 20008. obama and mitt canvassingt monday swing states to win over undecided voters. is a critical battleground state. loudoun county is a battleground county and brianne carter -- brianne carter tells us more. good morning, the polls just a.ened here in virgini already got more than 100 people in line at belmont bridge middle leesburg ready to cast a ballot. vice president joe biden was here yesterday. both candidates are hoping n atinia will be in the wi the night. after months of campaigning, adds, the race for comes down toe today. come back to i 11 more time your vote then it has very tight race. on this election day, the latest show is still that way. in a new abc news poll shows obama is

still the closure in prince william county on the southbound eastbound parkway. outhbound is blocked, westbound you can get by. report of an accident if you mets got a prince william county brinlkley rd. the toll road looks good, very light volume to start off your wednesday. >> thank you. it is 4:55. this is starting out to be an amazing week. you remember on monday, bryce harper won the rookie of the year award. >> and davey johnson named the national league's manager of the year. well-deserved with him a leading the nationals to the best record and all of the baseball. next season may be his last so he wants to make it worth his while. >> i am sending the troops come if we did not win the division i thought i was getting fired, if i won this award i thought i was getting fired. hopefully i can manage the nationals in 2013. it is going to be my last year anyway. >> we hope for the best. >> here is another way that can show your natitude. you can get specialty car tag s. >>. erupted think about that one. down to the finals for the as and with the stars. >> many w

to the prince william parkway. thank you so much. o put you on the map. about, pennsylvania avenue, on the 14th street bridge, of a tractor trailer that stopped on the ramp to the tunnel, near a 395 and to therginia district. >> thank you. 6:42. sandy.ning after to get onobama trying trail.paign miked we will speak with trail.paign mik[ minto ] you know,th those ads saying mitt romney would ban all abortions d contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me, but i'm more concerned about the debt our children will be left with. i voted for president obama last time, but we just can't afford four more yearars. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney we had a good group of people. good group of employees out there. this was a booming place. and mitt romney and bain capital turned it in to a junk yard. i was suddenlyen60 years

this is a portion of the highway that is closed 234 south, the prince william parkway.o one able to make their way past the scene here at ballsport road. 66 overall, not a bad ride. lane open as you continue to work your way inbound. for those traveling southbound along 27 0rbg light traffic volume coming in out of german up two headed out towards the split. you will find yourself at speed as you continue from rockville. -- along 270, light vask volume coming in out of germantown headed out towards the split -- light traffic volume coming in out of germantown headed out towards the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> the polls in maryland open at 7:00 this morning and voters there will not only weigh in the on candidates with you there are also seven key ballot questions. holly morris has more. >> reporter: good morning. deciding on the seven key questions will actually probably be tougher for voters than selecting the candidates that they have to choose. in fact, these questions are what they say are really going to bring out voters in r

solid delays from stafford as you head towards prince william parkway. and then to get to the beltway, it is stop and go. 36 minutes in total from quantico to get to the beltway. again, i'm back in ten. eun, over to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> 6:02 now. new developments in the scandal that brought down cia director david petraeus. angie goff has more from t live desk. >> eun, the t commander in afghanistan is in d.c. for a senate confirmation hearing. we just learned it's been put on hold. that's because general john allen is being investigated over thousands of e-mails the pentagon says are potentially inappropriate. the fbi discovered 20,000 to 30,000 pages of e-mails between allen and jill kelley, the woman at the center of the petraeus scandal. kelley is a longtime petraeus friend who complained to the fbi about harassing e-mails she got from the former cia director's mistress paula broadwell. officials say the relationship spans a two-year period. a man close to allen saying he didn't find out about this probe until last night. as of this mornin

prince william parkway closed both directions between balls ford road. step on sudley instead as your alternate road. heading over to richmond highway at central avenue, still have just the left lane getting by in both directions while crews work to clean up that accident. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> 6:12 is our time. right after this, we're breaking down some of the questions you'll see when you enter the voting booth. what you should know before heading to the polls. >>> and people already voting in virginia. they lined up overnight to be the first to cast ballots. anncr: it's said that character is what we do... when we think no one is looking. mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i

the first one southbound on prince william parkway blocking one of the lanes. and northbound just past route 1, disabled vehicle in that area also blocking one of your lanes. i-270, nice and clear montgomery county. a live look at germantown road as you continue both directions north and southbound from germantown to the beltway. connecting on the inner loop of the beltway between i-270 and i-95, the lanes are open, no accidents or construction in that area. i'm back in ten. aaron, back over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> still to come, asking mother nature for some relief. the impact on one historic italian city. >>> welcome back. at 4:45 this morning, we're getting a better look caused by the deadly explosion in indiana. it killed two people and injured seven others late saturday night in indianapolis. investigators believe the explosion happened inside this home near that burned out car. the blast obliterated the house itself and the home next door. investigators are trying to determine what sparked that explosion. >> there are many explosions, accidents

what i want you to be aware of is not only are you dealing with rain on prince william parkway, but you're also dealing with slick road conditions because rain combined with leaves makes the local roads very slick. 395, still a wet commute. but 95 and 395, not seeing any accidents and no overnight construction. your travel lanes are open. i-270 at father hurley, very slick roadways. but as you make your way north and southbound, no issues to report. clear as you connect to the beltway. >>> 4:33 now. news 4's angie goff is live at the desk with the growing petraeus scandal. >> yes, this investigation keeps getting bigger. the top u.s. commander in afghanistan is now under investigation in connection to the scandal that led to cia director david petraeus' resignation. general john allen is being investigated by the fbi for alleged inappropriate communication with the woman at the center of the petraeus scandal. investigators uncovered 20,000 to 30,000 pages of communication, mostly e-mails between allen and jill kelley. kelley is the longtime friend of the petraeus family who complained abou

. >>> just into the first 4 traffic office, an accident that has prince william parkway shut down at ball ford road. if you're making that trip, please be aware of that, you cannot pass that intersection. still checking on road work. if you're traveling along i-270 at 124, prince orchard road, you see a work zone set up in the southbound lanes. i'm going to show you what 118 looks like as you make your way southbound past germantown road, nice and clear. if you're getting around that construction there, it's not going to be difficult because your volume is still very light. i-95 in maryland looks good as you make your way north and southbound between the baltimore beltway and capitol beltway. not seeing anything there. >>> metro is apologizing to riders this morning for closing its doors early over the weekend. trains stopped running about an hour earlier than they were supposed to because of the time change for daylight savings. that left many out in the cold late at night without a way to get home. metro issued a statement last night apologizing to customers for the inconvenience.

i want to show you delays of prince william parkway because that's where you're jammed >> 5:42. still to come, costly mistake. >>> buying a box of twinkies m >>> 15 before the hour. later today the parents of d.c. schoolchildren can weigh on on a plan to close as many as 20 schools. mostly in wards 5 and 7. no schools will close in wards 1 and 3. the meeting is at 4:00 this afternoon. there will be another meeting monday. >>> prince george's county police officers are starting to get their first pay raises in four years. an arbitrator ruled they were owed raises. between 8% and 12%. it will cost the county $8 million at a time the county is projecting a $125 million budget shortfall. the county has acknowledged it could use a reserve fund to pay for the increases. >>> d.c. police think there is a connection between four incidents in two nights targeting women. they are investigating a sex assault and abduction and series of robberies in northeast that happened this past friday and saturday. officers are looking for four young men driving an older red nissan maxima. >>> a woman s

we had that crash southbound at the prince william parkway at wellington road, that has cleared. the roadway there has been reopened. this is the live camera shot eastbound along 66, traffic running freely as you continue out of manassas headed in towards centreville. we'll update the ride out of oxon hill. police, fire and rescue units remain on the scene of the crash. follow their direction in order to get by. traffic flowing freely seeing nothing but green on the inner loop leaving oxon hill headed over towards the wilson bridge. overnight construction cleared. all three lanes maintained now headed out past the d.c. line coming inbond off of 50 and kenilworth avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. >> thank you. >>> a wild scene in northeast d.c. last night. three people shot inside a convenience store. the suspect took off. >> police believe it all began because of a dispute between the gunman and a store clerk. fox 5's melanie alnwick is live at police headquarters in northwest with the details. >> reporter: good morning. early this morning, d.c. pol

lanes are open but a big back upleaving the prince william parkway out of woodbridge up to the springfieldange. our own dave rysak bringing you live pictures of the scene from this ongoing investigation. 1ing on the street northbound remains blocked off for this ongoing investigation. a lot of police activity here trying up the roadway here. no once able to get by in northwest. keep this in mind if this is your travel into downtown. we'll pop this up on the map so we'll take it back inside. below speed at 35 miles per hour coming in towards urban a the pace slowing again as you work your way out of hyattstown and by the time you reach rockville, well above speed at 56 miles per hour headed southbound out towards the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >> thank you. well twihards assemble in los angeles. fans of the franchise are alreadyening out for the black carpet premiere next week. fans of all ages have formed a tent city. organizers say more than 2,000 people preregistered for monday's premiere. >>> what does pope benedict have to do with stars including lady

prince william parkway. 37 miles per hour, and the drive will take 21 minutes to get to the beltway. southbound i southbound i- 95, nice and clear, and about a nine-minute drive from the beltway. back over to you. >>> right now, space shuttle "atlantis," making its final journey. a live look at the kennedy space center, "atlantis," moving ten miles from the vehicle assembly building where it has been stored. going to the space senatcenter' visitors complex. "atlantis" not expected to go on display until next summer. the last of the shuttles to move to its retirement home. >>> expect delays this weekend on metro as two stations will be closed because of station repairs. workers installing fiber optic cables and making other repairs. the rossland and arlington cemetery stations will be closed. foggy bottom and pentagon on the blue line. red line, single tracking between twin brook and grovner and forest glean and tacoma. everything back to norm a.m. monday morning. >>> polls open from 8:00 to 9:00 tonight. governor o'malley extends through today. and sand ooy forced polling cens to be

but you are under speed from prince william parkway as you make your way towards the beltway, that drive will take you 22 minutes. >>> new this morning, a search for a gunman in prince george's county who shot and killed a man. that shooting was reported on 23rd parkway in hilcrest heights. they found a man outside the apartment with a gunshot wound. police still trying to figure out what led to that shooting. >>> an unusual investigation near gallaudet university. a body found outside a burning car just off brentwood parkway around 9:00 last night. no word on the cause of death here. we are working to find out more from police and bring you updates as we get new information. >>> this week, gay and lesbians -- they won't receive them jl january 2nd. baltimore's tourism website already has a section for same-sex couples wanting to mar rirk hoping to lure couples in from other states after new york city brought in around $259 million during the first year couples could wed there. >> the first new jobs to come from the passage of question seven in maryland could be available soon. anders of

and over to look at the springfield interchange, where we're slow on 95, from the prince william parkway all the way up across the occoquan, and then again the accident, broken-down bus was northbound 95 in the h.o.v. lanes along the shoulder near 123. back to cynne and steve. >> breaking news out of prince george's county this hour. police are investigating an early-morning homicide. >> jummy is live with the latest. what are you learning? >> we're still waiting for a public information officer. we do have video just in to the abc 7 newsroom of what this active investigation looks like. it's happening along the 3800 block of 37th street in that area. we do know that police can confirm there has been at least one fatality, although we don't have any information about the victim, whether it was a man or woman or any major or anything like that. also don't know any suspect information, whether or not prince george's county detectives have anyone in custody or if they are looking for someone, but we do have a crew at that scene right now waiting for the p.i.o. to get there, to get some more

. >> on the northbound side of 95 initial delays from the prince william parkway to route 123.n springfield traffic still moving well leaving 644 to 395 and the 14th street bridge. i'll be back with more traffic at 5:30. you're watching 9news now. >>> good morning, and welcome back to 9news now on this friday morning. i'm andrea roane. >> what are you having for breakfast? i need some suggestions today. >> i'm hungry. >> something about 5:30 always happens, good morning, i'm mike hydeck,. >> frank herzog stopped by. i miss you. yes. >> sausage and eggs -- >> that had be good too. >> good morning monika and howard. what do you think sausage and egg friday? >> i'll take anything. >> me too. >> anything will be a little bit boring and heart healthy. >> well done. >> hey weather-wise we've got nice start to the weekend. although we've got a couple of clouds now. you guys talk breakfast and i'll talk weather. a couple of clouds now and we will see the sun later on today. here's a look at that day planner where temperatures will climb seasonably cool maybe just a couple employee the

this is what it looks like at the prince william parkway. so please keep us in mind for your travel plans. maybe scoot over to route 1. a quick look at our geographerrics again. want to let -- graphics again. want to let you know there are delays in both directions on metro's red line from glenmont to wheaton because they're single tracking and obstruction there on the tracks. >> thank you, monika. >>> the deadly terror attack that took place on september 11 at the american consulate in benghazi, libya will be center stage on capitol hill today. >> lawmakers are holding closed door hearings with hopes of getting some answer. former c.i.a. director david petraeus is expected to testify before the senate intelligence committee. >> 9news reporter surae chinn live from capitol hill with new developments regarding these hearings and how they play into the developing drama. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. that is correct. the former c.i.a. director will not be appearing today on capitol hill, but he is expected to appear to

this is along prince william parkway at rowington road. we'll check things out. i'm back in ten minutes with an update. for now let's head over to i-95 and talk about delays and a disabled bus. first delays. northbound out of stafford, slow as you make your way all the way northbound to 234, dumfries road. sluggish in that area. past that area, it's not bad. volume is increasing, but you're getting by. let's talk about the hov lanes at route 123 as you make your way northbound at i-95, a disabled bus in the left shoulder lane here. travel lanes are open, but just be aware of that as you make your commute. back in ten minutes with a live look from chopper 4. aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> you may soon be able to get through security faster at dwi airport. announcing their precheck program. it allows certain travelers on certain airlines to move through security more quickly. it also allows you to keep your shoes on, wear a jacket, and leave your laptop in your bag. at bwi, u.s. air, delta, and united passengers eligible to participate. >>> all eyes

you are under speed to get to the beltway from prince william parkway. you're at about 29 miles per hour. that drive taking 26 minutes. and on the rails, a five-minute delay. this is an penn south train number 409. metro, vre, not reporting delays at this time. aaron, over to you. >> thanks, danella. >>> just 24 hours until the polls open in decision 2012 and the race for president is in a statistical dead heat. here's the latest look at the nbc news/wall street journal/marist poll shows president obama with a narrow lead, 48-47 right now, but that is well within the margin of error, 2.5%, for this poll. virginia, the poll there mirrors the national results. president leading mitt romney 48-47%, again within the margin of error. the president also holds a narrow lead in the battle ground states of florida and ohio. >> both candidates will be focusing on ohio today. president obama will campaign there as well as in iowa and wisconsin. mitt romney will campaign in ohio as well. he'll also make two stops in virginia, including one at george mason university

barely moving trying to get toward the accident on 123 leaving the prince william parkway.gain the two left lanes are blocked. hov lanes are not affected as you can see but again it's going to be a long, slow ride already affecting traffic on the northbound side of i-95. i'll keep you posted on that situation. let's go back over to the maps. at least on 270 all you've got is the yellow. that means it's just slow as you leave frederick down toward 109 and 121. a quick look at the american legion bridge. once you're here you're good to go across the river. i'll be back at 6:00. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> a local doctor's fight to regain his license to write prescriptions for powerful pain medications is in limbo this morning. d.c.'s health department banned dr. alen salerian from prescribing class two narcotics in april. >> last night a judge threw out some of the testimony after learning prosecutors did not share the interview tape with salerian's lawyers. >> reporter: the day began with a silent vigil held by supporters in tribute to the three patients who commi

a live look beyond that and as i said near prince william parkway traffic is moving at the speed limit. most of the way to springfield where it bunches up again trying to exit to the beltway. so watch out for that accident northbound 95 after route 610. back to the maps this time a look at the southbound side of i-270. no issues to report. it's just a brake lights route 109 down to 121 and then it breaks free into jermantown. i'll be back with more coming up. >>> big night last night. president obama wins re- election. the gop holds the house. the democrats fend off challenges in the senate. >> maryland voters win gay marriage and if you're just tuning in welcome to our campaign 2012 coverage. we'll take a look at the results throughout the morning. >> president obama as we said won re-election tuesday to a second term after a long and often bitter campaign. against challenger mitt romney. >> and one of the big stories around here voter tushout was huge. check out the video from dumfries, virginia. some voters waited in lines of up to four hours to cast a ballot. they were not giving u

let's talk about i-95 in virginia, northbound at prince william parkway. alternate lane closures because of construction. volume is light. the beltway is where you are going to face problems. outer loop, american legion bridge slow as you cross because of the road work. the right lane is blocked. look at gw parkway. the lane is blocked. back to you. >> thank you. >>> parents of d.c. school children have a chance to weigh in on the district's plan to close as many as 20 schools. many are in wards five and seven. that means they will face a lot of complaints this afternoon. megan mcgrath has more. >> reporter: d.c. school chancellor's plan to close and consolidate 20 schools has some parents up in arms. later this afternoon, they are going to have the chance to voice their concerns during the first of several public hearings. shaw middle school at garnet patterson is one of 20 schools slated to close under the plan. students like marvin kirkland would be transferred. meaning six through 12th graders would co-exist on the same campus. marvin's mom doesn't thi

prince william parkway at ell g wellington road. an accident out of the lanes. chopper 4 moved to i-66. let's take a look eastbound and westbound as you move toward the beltway. a travel speed from fairfax county parkway. right now not bad from fairfax county parkway. it will take you 11 minutes to get to the beltway on i-66. i'm back in ten minutes. aaron, over to you. >>> right now breaking news from iraq. a series of car bombs exploded across the country, killing at least 17 people and injuring dozens of others. the deadliest explosion happened in the city of kirkuk. four car bombs exploded there. an hour later another parked car exploded at an army patrol west of kirkuk. also an iraqi army patrol. another car bomb exploded in central baghdad. killed one person and injured nine others. iraqi investigators believe insurgents targeted a military convoy. another car bomb exploded in a village market south of baghdad. >>> defense secretary leon panetta is offering support to the top u.s. commander in baghdad even as he's under investigation for e-mails he receive

as you make your way from prince william parkway to the capital beltway. that drive will take you 14 minutes. think of this as friday. good news on the rails too. no reported delays along the metro, marc, or vre. penn south 401 was delayed. right now marc isn't reporting any delays. all is well in the world. aaron, over to you. >> we like the way that sounds. thank you, danella. >>> we talked about the film industry in maryland a few minutes ago. it looks like the spotlight on virginia is growing the commonwealth's economy with the film and tv industry setting up shop more and more in virginia. the industry's total economic impact increased almost 15% last year. the increase of filming also brought more than 3,800 jobs to virginia and contributed nearly $60 million in tax revenue. major movies that are filmed here last year include j. edgar, argo, which i saw and was fabulous, and the new steven spielberg film which premiered last night. >>> metro doing track work. on the orange line, buses will replace trains between east falls church and clarendon. and t

your delays really start around prince william parkway. earlier, that left lane was blocked.u're still seeing delays. let's head over to 66 eastbound just in your left shoulder lane at sudley. accident activity blocks it. travel lanes are open. you see unusual delays between the bypass as you head to centerville. then you get a break. once you get right around 50, you're slow again and unusual delays as you head towards the beltway. i-270. nice here. from father hurley boulevard and over to the beltway in both directions, travel lanes are open. no delays. >>> you should expect some delays on metro this long veterans day weekend. on the orange line, buses will replace trains between east falls church and clarendon. the ballston and virginia square stations will be closed. trains will single track between vienna and east falls church. same thing between grosvenor and friendship heights on the red line and greenbelt and college park on the green line. work starts at 10:00 p.m. tonight. it will last through the day on monday. >>> don't expect to park your car at the new silver li

you are under speed from prince william parkway to get to the beltway. that will take you about 19 minutes. about 40 miles per hour. not terrible, but slow. let's head over this time to check on things along i-270 southbound from germantown, you are slow. and then it's stop and go for you as you make your way towards the beltway. a live look, i-270 southbound. just sluggish in this area. you're not jammed, but it is stop and go. heading over to 5 now in maryland, heading northbound, approaching 301, that's where your delays are. delays continue to cirac road. closer to the beltway, you are going to see some relief. back over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> this was the scene at national harbor after marylanders voted to build a new casino in prince george's county. the ballot measure will also bring vegas style table games to existing casinos. the new casino won't open until 2016. with more from national harbor, here's tony tull. >> reporter: it barely passed in the state of maryland. statewide, it was 52-48. as you said, it is legalizing table games

this will be northbound i-59 leaving the prince william parkway coming in out of woodbridge. no issues reported continuing out towards 123. >>> coming up income we'll go live to fox business network in new york. a look at he key numbers comparing 2008 and 2012. as we go to break, what is better than knowing that you fulfilled your civic duty? how about a free burger? as if voting is not enough, z burger is giving away free single hamburgers or cheeseburgers who comes in wearing the i voted sticker or says z vote. you can only vote once so you only get one burger. one burger. >> if that is not incentive, i don't know what is. i'm telling you right now. >> vince is our floor director. he didn't believe it when i told him this earlier. fox 5 morning news is back in a moment. so, maybe you're trying to figure out question seven. well, lelet me give it a shot. if you're ok with marylanders spending five hundred and... fifty million a year gaming in other states, fair enough. but if you think we should keep that money here... add twelve thousand jobs, and generate millions for scho

as you make your way past prince william parkway, a disabled vehicle in the right shoulder lane.ctually, that just cleared. that's good news. continuing southbound, as you make your way towards dumfries road, still dealing with that accident just in the right shoulder lane as well. and i-95 northbound, just delays, sluggish as you make your way from stafford as you head to the beltway, it is stop and go. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> thanks, danella. >>> today we'll get a sense of how bad traffic is going to be next week during the thanksgiving travel rush. in a few hours aaa will release its thanksgiving travel forecast. more than 50 million americans traveled more than 50 miles from home last weekend. it's historically the busiest travel weekend of the year. a new study shows homeowners are doing a better job of paying their mortgages. the credit agency transunion says the percentage of mortgage holder at least two months behind on their payment fell from 5.9% to 5.4%. that's the lowest point since early 2009. analysts say the good news is because interest rates are still

the way, i just got word of an accident despite the volumes being so light today on the prince william parkwayt wellington road. let's go over to the north side of town. look at that it's all green from frederick all the way down to the point where the lanes divide. there are no delays on 270 right now whatsoever. same story on the great seneca highway, river road and 355 as well as you travel southbound through rockville and down toward georgetown. let's go take a look live outside and show you what it looks like here on 395 at pentagon. as i said no hov restrictions and no delays yet. really the length from woodbridge on 95 right up the line to the 14th street bridge. back over to our maps. this time over to route 350 in maryland. -- route 50 in maryland. that's the only place where restrictions are in effect as usual. cheverly no issues on 50 or bw parkway inside the beltway into the northeast corridor. one more last live look outside. on the beltway north of town, new hampshire avenue into silver spring all lanes open. >>> time to say good morning to our partners at cbs this morning to see

prince william parkway right here the accident is cleared. now two miles of delays and be aware of that. then heading into the district i was on the phone with dd again. they tell me northbound fourth street is still blocked in northeast at florida avenue. that's basically the main entrance into the market area. where we've been told to move out a major fire at fourth and morse northeast east of gallaudet university. remember that. here on the beltway outer loop is slow 95 to georgia. a vehicle fire westbound route 350 at route 424. >>> and monika one of the weather watchers is in fauquier county. still some roads closed in the rural areas and just keep that in mind going out and about. >> "cbs this morning" is next. the havoc caused by sandy and take a look at recovery efforts on the east coast after the hurricane. >> howard and i will be back in 25 minutes with another live update on weather and traffic. >> get updates on wusa9.com. >> see you back here tomorrow morning. 4:25.

northbound i-95 tied up leaving the prince william parkway with all the accident vehicles cleared tohe shoulder. back inside, if you are continuing downtown, police activity, ongoing investigation tying up your commute along 18th street after connecticut avenue at jefferson place. no one is able to get by at this time. we'll bring you live pictures shortly. 18th after connecticut avenue northwest, that intersection remains closed. inbound new york avenue they were checking for a stalled car near montana, we'll keep you mosted on what they bush posted -- posted on what they find there in our next report. >>> the looming fiscal cliff, governor mcdonald has ordered state agencies to prepare plans to cut their budget by 4 #% in case congress can't agree in time on a solution. the president is expected to address the issue today. fox5's sherri ly is live on capitol hill with what all this could mean for all of us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison. it was the inability of congress to come up with a deal that put us in this place. and now, with this so-called fiscal cliff so

toward theat was up 14th street bridge clear away. 95 have been heading from the william parkway to springfieldy northern towarda, a little warmer the bay. our high temperature this between 45-ll reach degrees with mostly sunny skies. temperatures warming up slowly days butnext couple of a dry spell and pretty pleasant spell overall. thanks so much. have another news update in 25 minutes. ♪ here i come you and i dance from night until dawn ♪ ♪ ready or not here i come ♪ ♪ here i come you and i dance ♪ ♪ through the night till the dawn ♪ ♪ ready or not here i come ♪ >>> bridgit mendler, star of "good luck charlie." she's been singing since she was 6 years old. her new solo album. great to have her. robin is at home recovering. great to have amy robach here. >>> we have a review, that shreds guy fieri's flagship restaurant here in times square. did the review go too far? or was it on the mark? our reporter head there's to find out more hes. tough words. >>> speaking of tough, george going without the coat. >> it was george forgetting the coat this morning. i'm really cold. >> also, an exclusive -

earlier crashes northbound has the prince william parkway shut down is out of the roadway.you. news 4 is working for you on this election day. before you vote, see our voting on >>> we're back now with more of "today" on a tuesday morning. it's the 6th day of november, 2012. yes, that makes it election day 2012. as you come from the sky and take a look down at the skating rink, what was normally rockefeller plaza, now it's democracy plaza on this election day. just across the street, kathy corner there, studio 1a. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie. nice people stopping by on a chilly november morning here in new york city. we're happy they joined us, and a lot of people waking this up morning to go out and vote early. a polling place in cincinnati, ohio. of course, that could be the swing state of all swing states, and people already at it voting there this morning and down in florida, another very key battleground state. we've got voting going on there as well. >> a lot of wet weather down there. >> that's right. >> and we've seen both candidates vote this morning