. >> they got a visit from their pastor in woodbridge last night. the pastor told them that a chaplain with the fire department out in the outer banks found the church is phone number in their father's cellphone and told them that he had been killed progress he never moved. he never flinched -- >> he never moved. he never flinched. >> he was struck and killed by lightning. >> it was the lightniuc bolt and then nothing. >> he was on a scouting trip in southern shores north carolina. a nasty storm pounded the area last night. >> she just could not believe it. >> he was a maritime attorney r the department of justice in washington. he served in the coast guard and was the father of two. the recently celebrated the fourth of july with his ighbors in their woodbridge cul-de-sac. >> he was always there for his neighbors. it was the finest family man i have ever met in my life peer >> she says that's -- in my life. >> she talks about a note that d on her 60th hdbirthday. >> we are going to miss you, matt. >> this thursday as their wedding anniversary. ther

heavy activity from just south of woodbridge down toward fredericksburg. broken up a little bit.put this into motion. this pushes away and then activity pushing from the east side of 95 to the west side between woodbridge and stafford. a little bit more to go before everything kind of fizzles out later on tonight. look at also to the north and west of us. this is not particularly heavy except between slainsville and down 50. eventually toward cumberland, will cross 68 as we get into the 9:00 hour. back to the computer. temps, because of the clouds and showers, cool. 75 in brookville as you go out 97, georgia avenue, 74 in chantilly. by afternoon, mostly cloudy tomorrow but still pleasant with a few showers, yes, but highs around 80. most of us won't see anything. the nine microcast shows a lot of clouds tonight, lot of clouds by lunchtime tomorrow, buty little in terms of showers. showers in the bay, heavier activity tomorrow night in the mountains, but a cloudy forecast with hit or miss showers for the next three days or so. zone forecast, low 80s, shower possible, manassas, 80,

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this is route 1 in woodbridge. noticed a crash moved into the parking lot.e very slow traffic on route 1 in woodbridge. back inside. >> thank you. >>> 75 degrees. targets -- hotels targeted. security checks failed to stop to rest. t. america, whattaya say to big cheesy-steaky-ness! - subway. eat fresh! - eat fresh! when you wanna kick it up with zesty chipotle sauce. - eat fresh! - eat fresh! the flavor-fullest sub only subway can offer. - eat fresh! - eat fresh! try the new subway big chipotle cheesesteak. an updated all-time favorite: juicy steak layered with zesty chipotle sauce... and melted cheese, piled high with only... the toppings you love. subway. eat fresh! >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> welcome back. .456: a gun girl ss hurt in a shootout. >> the gunfire took place in greenbelt near goddard space flight center. pamela brown is live on the scene with more. >> two peop

ds high blue skies are kind of the st temperatures responding temperatures responding -- 88 in woodbridge from 86 in falls church. it loan 90's, partly to mostly sunny and a stray thunderstorm or two. fu forecast and a few minutes. >>> we expect michael jackson was a final autopsy results to be released sometime this week but the associated press and abc news are reporting that jackson's personal doctor niadmi stered a powerful drug cartel, including fox a compton, demerol , propofol -- for two years they say he gave propofol when jackson went to sleep and stop the drift winning one to wake up. they say he injected the drug midnight on the day jackson died. investigators think that is what stopped jackson's heart. >> it seems like the net is closing in on dr. mary. if he is to be arrested it may actually happen sooner than later. >> murray says he found jackson with a weak pulse and started cpr. 30 minutes passed before anybody called 911. tmzad reports paramedics' sought den soadja on arrival with ibm in his arm and three oxygen tanks nearby. >>> are just getting word and a eighth suspec

. -- woodbridge, alrea 81 degrees. you can see plenty of moisture to the south of us. most of that will remain to the south of us for today in a better chance of rain will come tomorrow. mo details on the forecast in just a few moments. > don't count on the annual sales tax holiday this year. legislation is moving forward to real t holiday in august. that move will save the loss of an estimated $640,000 in sales tax revenue. the august sales tax holiday provided the nine-day osales tax exemption. >>> the d.c. city council is scheduled to vote on a revised budget next week to close a $666 million shortfall. mayor adrian fenty proposed a 66% cut in the upcoming fiscal year, but critics contend non competitive city grants are out of control and they actually propose the bigger problem. >>> some local police officers are the target of a federal investigation. according to "washington post," 5 prince george's county police officers, one from d.c., are suspected from taking money for a suspect -- for a powerful gambling operation frequented by drug dealers. >> i would trust

95 on the west side of 95 through stafford up through gold vein and maybe heavy activity up in woodbridge the next half hour. most of it is light. couple areas are slow moving and they're more intense. to the west, showers and a few areas of heavy rain south of 50. this into motion. this is going to continue to move off to the north and cross 50 around to cumberland and it gets heavy as you get to the west of paw-paw. >> back to the compute we are go and look at temperatures. this is a bargain, 76 in wood bridge, and there's clouds holding the temperatures down. just nice and comfortable. mostly cloudy, shower possible in the morning. by afternoon, mostly cloudy but pleasant. some showers possible, winds out of the east at 10. zone forecast, we're looking at temperatures around 80, couple of showers possible, 80 in leesburg, 82 in woodbridge. low 80s downtown, 83 in waldorf. satellite picture, radar combined, everything is moving from south to due north. again, most heavy activity will stay just south of us. next seven days, 81 tomorrow, shower, thunderstorm possible on wednesday, mid-80s

northbound 95 in virginia a clear ride woodbridge though capital beltway. and we'll end it in the district of columbia where we have volume picking up o inbound new york avenue. that will be a delay from the times building to that light at bladensburg road. here's andrea. >>> at this time we want to bring you a story happening right now. crews are on the scene of this huge fire. take a look at this video. this is the knights ovulums but on southern avenue in maryland. a huge fire tore through it overnight. no one was hurt. the damage is stimed at a half million dollars. investigators are trying to find out what started the fire. this is the upper of roadwork. work to build new hot lanes on the beltway could be slowing down your drive day and night. armando trull is live with what you need to know. armando? >> reporter: no could about it. it is definitely going to slow down people who are traveling along the inner and outer loops in northern virginia. those big cranes behind me 0 are taking a break. but as soon as the rush hour is over, they along with dozen

in virginia, 95 northbound monitoring that crash activity at route 1 woodbridge. from the prince william parkway to the accident scene, that drive time is 12 to 15 minutes. to 66 eastbound. a 40 minute drive from u.s. 15 to the memorial bridge. and finally we are going to fly the dulles toll road as you make your way from 28 to the capital beltway. you are looking at 15 to 18 minutes. that's the latest look at traffic. now over to you. >>> today michael vick finishes paying his debt to society. the former nfl star will be released from his home confinement. this is video from his trial in 2007. he was convicted for his role in the dog fighting ring. he spent the last two months at his home in hampton, virginia. he will now be allowed to attempt an nfl comeback if the chigger allows him. >>> it is hard to find anyone who likes speed cameras across the region but not many people would take matters in to their own hand. someone vandalized the cameras in takoma park. the computers running the cameras were damaged. police are investigating. >>> the amount you pay for g

half an inch at woodbridge. near two inches of rain in brandywine. we had some good soaking yesterday. chance for more rain today. tomorrow will be a reprieve. a storm system off of the coast is lifting number word. we still have some scattered storm chances. then a drying trend for saturday. i cannot say what hunter% there will not be a storm tomorrow, but they will be highly isolated. it will be hot, though. scattered afternoon storms. seasonable. we do see conditions improve through the overnight. tomorrow, and isolated store. i do think it will be a dry day. 89, partly cloudy. by sunday, partly cloudy with more store chances. another front will sway it books like a broken record. we will stay next week. upper 80's. each and every day, a chance hopefully, we will finally get ourselves out of this dry stretch. there rain yesterday was beneficial. but the storms are possible at the beach this weekend. >> we're hearing from maryland state police and the department of transportation where there was an overnight helicopter crash, the helicopter is bein

brianne carter it is live in woodbridge with more. quite good morning.mally when we're talking about home sales, the numbers have not been good. it is the construction of new homes that showed things may be on the upside. the numbers for home prices come out this morning. things are looking good for local home buyers. this man is looking to buy his first home. >> may be more than two bathrooms. >> buyers like him are a fresh sign. the latest numbers show home sales shot up 11% in june, better than economists expected. >> the direction is right. it is good news. >> the numbers are emerging from the basement. sales are down from 2008. new homes are selling better because prices have tumbled. those looking for a deal are turning to options. some homes are selling at a quarter of their normal price. >> you can make a little money. >> i am trying to save some money. hopefully i will get lucky. let's just as housing led the way in a recession, he could signal the half out. housing makes up a big sector of the economy. >> this is a sector that has been a drag f

at woodbridge we have crash activity. we know the drivers are are losing the right lane and we have a slow go that set in from 123 to the scene. as we continue on to 395 northbound past duke street we have volume building but overall no major delays heading to the district. speaking of dc, take you to northeast, inbound new york avenue. no issues or accidents to report here eat intersection of florida and new york. and over to the outer loop we go. live from university looks like a few drivers here zipping by. doesn't look like a slow ride here just yet. finally let's ride it out with the maps. 95 and the bw parkway, going to find lanes wide open. over to andrea. >>> we continue to follow breaking news involving pope benedict xvi. the pontiff is hospitalized this morning after breaking his wrist. this is video of his meeting last week with president obama in italy. the pope slipped early this morning while on vacation in the italian alps. a spokesman said it doesn't appear to be a serious injury. he will be kept for obser

they are on their way to woodbridge and moving at a better pace. northbound, just a little bit sticky. nothing else to watch. not much happening on the beltway at new hampshire avenue. it is the friday life on 270. let's go inside. >>> the city council has given people the power to write parking tickets. ddot conol officers are receiving training to write citations. they can take you for parking at a bus or a floating zone. the more the merrier. check this out. a literary icon demoralized in a legos. a likeness of mark twain was created. stands 6 feet tall and weighs 150 pounds. it looks like a regular human being. how >> you do that? >> i do not know. >> that is amazing. the pope is getting involved in the music scene. he will release an album in which he will sing and recite prayers. it is entitled "all moma mater." the backup will be a roman choir. the vatican -- is all for a worthy cause. proceeds will help fund music education for children worldwide. the next thing will be the cover of the "rolling stone." 5:52. 74 degrees. "good morning at th

on the brakes up through woodbridge across the occuquan. back inside, at the mixing bowl in springfield, the 95 looks good up towards 395. there are delays across the 14th street bridge from the pentagon at this point. now on the beltway, on the inner loop in prince george's county, right lane blocking disabled vehicle. no problems toward the wilson bridge but once you're there at telegraph road, the lane d keoc blocked with debris. so stay to the right t by . geby. at's a check of fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> more trouble fortroor this. time a idr tcerca s hea bus driver reading behind the wheel. more than a dozen passengers were on board. this happened while the bus was in stop and go traffic last month. >> just the latest ia string of incidents, including one caught sleeping at the wheel of a metro train. sarah simmons joins us this morning. >> reporter: good morning. this bus driver was caught reading behind the wheel. a 13 year veteran and officials say he should have known better and policy changes could be on the way because of it. >>

norm volume growing out of woodbridge. no problems on either side of the beltway. the beltway itself is quiet at the wilson bridge and in prince george's county near fedex field and near andrews air force base. a nice ride on the baltimore washington parkway. this is leesburg traffic. a little bit of haze, but everything is smooth. >> thank you. >>> children who have had their tonsils removed behave better. this is according to a new study. children who have their tonsils removed saw improvement with sleep-related disorders. they gained a greater attention span. improvements were seen six months after his surgery. it may be related to being better rested. >> absolutely. whatever what is better after they sleep better. >>> 6:14, up 70 degrees. >> when we continue, and unlike the survival. more amazing amateur video of a small plane crash coming up. what we will find out some of the candidates in the new wonders ofs of in the 1930s, farmers planted nutrient-rich soybeans... to replenish the barren soil of the american dust bowl. today, we take that same historic bean

so far looks pretty good in this stretch. 95 a little heavy through woodbridge. no accidents on tho roads or any interstates outside the beltway. 29 hungp u getting through the interchange at suitland parkway because of an cidentp nearnt th .yitland par sile tileetho th right. one caller said there was not h much of a delay. back to you. >> there are new developments in the michael jackson case this morning. search warrants have been signed in the investigation into his death. we are now hearing from the mourners who have been selected to attend the memorial service in l.a. tomorrow. kathy park has the latest on that. >> the cause of jackson's death is still unknown and there are questions lingering on whether he misused prescription drugs. on sunday a judge signed warrants in connection to the investigation but released no details. at the same time some lucky fans are celebrating after winning tickets to his memorial service. the odds of scoring michael jackson memorial service tickets, one in 183. so the thousands of fans once devastated over the loss of the ki

she was later found dead near a park in woodbridge, virginia. living alone may increase your odds of getting dementia. >>> kids may learn to tolerate food allergies. researchers believe they can build a child's tolerance by giving tiny amounts of that food. the idea has been around for a while but experts warn such therapies are still many the experimental stage. >>> noise from public transportation especially subways may be loud enough to harm some passenger's hearing. researchers found sound levels on subway platforms reached as high as 102-decibels louderren this the noise of a chain saw. 80 or higher are considered potentially hazardous to hearing. depending how long a opinion is exposed. >>> now over to kim who has a story about overweight kids. >> don't deprive and get the kids moving is a couple of real tips that our experts and next guest on the show has to say. during the summer the kids put on extra pounds. isabelle maples is a dietitian and spokesman for the mid- atlantic dairy association. you blew me away when you told me it is actu

prosecutorsay that her daughter had run away, but glover took her to a woodbridge and laughter there, were she was found dead. >>> martin o'malley says maryland should recognize same- sex marriages that are performed in other states. reaction from both sides of what could become another big legal battle. >> the marriage recognition of same-sex marriages happens in washington tomorrow. maryland's governor says it should happen in maryland. this couple would love to live together as a married couple. it appears the governor would be willing to recognize their marriage if they went somewhere else. 80 before d.c. will recognize marriages, on radio this morning, the governor said he would like to see the free state do it also. >> it is difficult to deny equal rights to people when it comes to whites that are dispersed by government. >> this is an idea that a state delegate vehemently opposes. >> if i lose, then so be it. at least the people of the state of maryland will have had the final say. >> the governor has not been a supporter of same-six marriages. >> marylander's law was intended

. >>> the police have arrested a woman suspected of robbing a bank this morning in woodbridge. they say she walked into the suntrust bank on jefferson davis highway and demanded money. she left with an undisclosed amount of cash. but police later tasered and arrested her after arresting her on i-95. she may be connected with other robberies. >>> president obama today announced more than $4 billion of education funding will be awarded to states on a competitive basis. it then must pass reforms, including national standards, including when caring teacher pay to performance in hiring and firing teachers based -- without regard to tenure. >>> the european commission has given the green light for fiat to take a 27% stake in chrysler in return for engine and small car technology. the u.s. government is in favor of the deal and made loans to chrysler based on the fiat agreement. >>> the first family is making plans for summer vacation. >> severe storms are threatening. chief meteorologist doug hill is tracking them. >> it is time to talk football. we're talking about the redskins as t

woodbridge is now at 81 degrees. only 82 will be the afternoon high. a lot of sunshine and low humidity. right when we think it does night get any better, it does. we will see how long this weather pattern lasts. >>> back to some more local news. a suspect is in custody following a deadly hit and run overnight on the american legion bridge. police say one woman crashed into a car, killing both people. she kept going into virginia and was later caught by police after causing another accident. no one was hurt in the second crash. police arrested her for a dui. >>> in six months if you do not bring your own back while shopping in the district, he will have to pay for it. adrian fenty has added a bill that adds eight 5 cents tax. the money raised will be used to help clean at the anacostia river. >>> a big opportunity for home buyers in prince george's county. jack johns has announced a new downpayment assistance program. this is to help people buy foreclosed homes. the $13 million program is aimed at stopping the erosn of property values o'clock -- caused

zone forecast now, maybe a somehow, 80 manassas, 82 woodbridge, 80 downtown. satellite picture, radar combined, this moisture just kind of streaming up to the north. area of high pressure off to the east. that's going to keep it damp for the next couple of days. >>> next seven days, 81 tomorrow, maybe a storm. better chance for a few storms on wednesday and thursday. mid-80s on wednesday, upper 80s on thursday. then flirting with 90. not done that much this year. we cannot complain. 89 on friday, 90 saturday, sunday, and monday, and a few storms possible on sunday and monday. >> and we're coming up just a lovely weekend. >> phenomenal weekend. like vermont. >> it was very good. >> a maryland woman turns her environmentally friendly idea into a money-maker. i can say that. >> you got it! and it couldn't have come at a better time for her family. we'll tell youp or u.e,xt ne . >>> i'm howard bernstein with your living green tip of the day. use a pool cover to reduce evaporation. the average pool is 18 by 36 feet and if you don't use a cover you can lose as much

we do have rub are nexting delays oust woodbridge headed northbound along i-95 and the southbound wrecked has been confined to the shuler. top side of the beltway looks good headed in towards silver spring. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> as july comes to an end, the mood on wall street is upbeat. get ready for this. this is poised to be the best july for the market in 20 years. dow gained 83 points yesterday. the nasdaq is up 16 and in tokyo, the nikkei picked up 191 points. stocks in hong kong also with a up today. >>> some of the nation's biggest banks received billions in bailout money from the federal government but we're now learning they also spent billions on executive bonuses in 2008. a new report by new york's attorney general says citigroup paid more than $5 bill wrong in bonuses last year. ba of america more than $3 billion. merrill lynch which was acquired by bank of america spent $3.6 billion inform all, nine banks gave out $32.5 bill wrong in boses. can you see the complete list on myfoxdc.com. just click on web links. >>> whether you are l

stops on the weatherbug, trepesratu currently 77 degrees at national cathedral on wisconsin avenue, woodbridge 78, daytime high of 80. the same in silver spring, daytime high of 79 degrees. the official high at reagan national, 81 degrees, seven degrees below average this time of year. today's record, 105, 1936. the pollen count, not much of a problem for trees, leaves, and mold, grass is moderate. 79 leesburg, baltimore looking at 80 degrees. the expanded view, the hot weather is located over here, one hunter on dallas. for ross, temperatures remained below average -- 101 degrees in dallas. for us, temperatures remain below average. we have the chance of showers and thunderstorms tomorrow. if you are going to the delmarva beaches, looking nice. at 79 degrees the high saturday, the water temperature 72. virginia beach and the outer banks of north carolina, around 80, 81 degrees. the cold front moves across late tomorrow afternoon into the evening. lots of sunshine tomorrow morning, but the clouds increase at midday. some of the storms have the potential to become severe, especially to the west

the police say cynthia crawford walked into the suntrust bank and jefferson davis highway in woodbridge and demanded cash. authorities caught her on interstate 95. she fought officers, to tasered and arrested her -- who tasered and arrested her. >>> new information about the price at the pump. retail gas prices are starting to climb nationwide. dazzling features have climbed every day for the past few weeks, up twenty-eight cents. analysts say positive signs from the economy have kept prices from dropping. the national average, $2.47. that is up half a cent from yesterday. it is still twenty cents cheaper than a month ago. >>> and alert for users of facebook. that site has launched a program allowing third-party advertisers to search through your photos. they choose a picture, then plug your image into advertising. the president of the electronic privacy association calls this awful appropriation. you can opt out by changing you. acy settings >>> >>> we'reet le' wet ltiting theh gardens rollercoaster is about btoti uted asrsfie rstt suspended r,peaste more than m 29 million have ridden

northbound 395 no problems to report from dumfries woodbridge to the capital beltway. over in maryland, 270 between frederick and the beltway, no problems or incidents in the way. i'm giving you the all clear. here's andrea. >>> a treasure none your own home. we'd all love to find money hidden at every turning and there is a way to do that you just have to know where to look. >> i remember that red top. i got $25 for it. it is free money. >> she raids her closet for free money. she sells her gently used clothes at a consignment shop. >> reporter: a yard or garage sale. it is not always an easy option. >> turning trash in to treasure at a yard sale can be a lot of work. you have to price everything and haul it in and out of the house and make signs and posters. >> reporter: the profits are all yours. skip the yard and reach more buyers, on-line retailers like ebay or amazon will charge 10 to 15% of the sale. >> see what similar items are selling for on the website. on ebay click on advanced search and completed listings and this ipod sold for $75. >> or try your luck at

to the weatherbug, the numbers outside, 60's damascus, 69 degrees warrenton, woodbridge 68, 71 in the district. the temperatures have cooled off for the have seen the rain, clear springs 61. they picked up 1 inch of rain. to the map, the official numbers, 85 and 74. the heat down and the south continues. 88 dallas, 90 degrees phoenix. we will be on the cooler side of the system the next couple days as the energy moves to the east, the wind shifts tomorrow, still probably in the mid 80's. sunday, i am thinking low 80's, very comfortable. it looks like a pattern of cool, dry air moving into town, and that will set the stage for a nice weekend. 86 until tomorrow and pleasant. the upper 70's at the jersey shore, 85 on the outer banks. the water temperature in the low seventies. a hit or miss the thunderstorm cannot be ruled out because of the pattern. the moisture tonight will hang off the coast. foss, comfortable, sunny, and pleasant. next week, a couple storm chances, but nothing a typical for this time of year. >> we have seen at driving and eating, driving and texting, how about drivi

. >> reporter: cynthia crawford is charged with holding up this sun trust in woodbridge. police say she implied she had a weapon. >> the lady that robbed them. >> reporter: what would make a woman rob. >> drugs it is all drugs. >> reporter: crawford may face more char chshe bears an uncanny resemblance to a woman wanted in two bank rob is in maryland. the ntsbs there was no contact between the pilot and air traffic control because the tower was closed and also no flight data recorder on board. the now the ntsb has the difficult task of sifting through the debris to figure out what caused the tragedy. wreckage in a private hangar at hagerstown ranch until airport. ntsb investigators looking at the debris this afternoon to be hauled off to clayton, delaware. that's where the bulk of the investigation will take place to determine what caused the chopper to go down. >> the cabin of the aircraft was consumed by fire so it is not survivable. it happened on i-70. the fiery crash happened moments after takeoff from hagerstown regional airport heading to frederick, killing all fou

pretty good shape there, too. 79 gainsville, 80 in vienna, 80 in woodbridge. 81 in fredericksburg. 77 up in ronnie. clouds and thunderstorms. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, sunny, mild. slight chance of a shower, 60s and 70s. by afternoon, partly sunny and warmer. shower or thunderstorm possible. mid to upper 80s, 84 to 88. winds turn again back to the southeast at ten. that's a little bit of a humid wind if you will, pumping in humid winds from the ocean. slight chance of shower or thunderstorm. 85 in manassas. you go down 95 toward dale city and you've got 87 degrees for a high. downtown, mid to upper 80s, 86 in gaithersburg. winds not a factor at all on the water. a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm on the bay, but most everything tomorrow, will hold in the mountains. satellite, radar combined, a lot of storms from chicago down the mississippi river, and that's going to be our best chance for showers and storms on thursday. in the meantime, mostly showers moving north of us and everything is moving south to due north so that will provide us with increased temperatures and

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. >>> lawyer with the justice department from woodbridge virginia was killed by lightning on north carolina's outer banks. matthew was jogging along the beach while on vacation in southern shores, north carolina. yesterday evening. authorities say there were severe thunderstorms in the area at the time. he was 49 years old. he was found unconscious along the shoreline. investigators believe he was killed instantly. friend say that he was married and had two children. >>> the accused ringleader of a teor plot hatched in north carolina has ties to the washington area. daniel patrick boyd attended tc williams high school in alexandria 23 years ago. federal authorities arrested him yesterday along with two of his sons and four urts men. they were accused of engaging in military-style training whilei- planning to carry out what is described as violent jihad on u.s. targets overseas. >>> virginia's governor tim kaine will review a report on the virginia tech shooting after a new finding came to light. student gunman cho killed 32 people in april 2007 before he killed himself. last week, officials l

we had the accident 95 northbound between route 1 and woodbridge and lohr done, over to the shoulderttention. other than that, fine. as you head toward the wilson bridge, looking good. outer loop also looking good. the travel lanes are open so no big surprises there. let's see how you're doing out on the rails this morning. metrorail reporting no delays so far this morning. vre trains pulling out on time as they are up on the marc system and very good news. back to you. >> thanks very much >> thank you. >>> scientists are scratching their heads over a strange site along the coast of southern california. thousands of giant squid have invaded the waters near san diego. over the weekend they started washing ashore after a small earthquake. in the water they've been roughing up unsuspecting divers. the squid generally live in deep tropical waters off mexico and central america. scientists are not sure why they've migrated up to california. >> another one for the record books. a california teenager just sailed his way to a world record. yesterday, 17-year-old zac sunderland became the you

oohe tow d0' 's. 68 in woodbridge. its is not qu z prasero es as zs out here this morning. less humid. partly cloudy, mid 80's or so with that chances of more showers this afternoon. some could pack a punch. time to check in with lisa baden. >> i have my little map out here. there has been a crash on 210 southbound, south of 28, north of the charles county line. everybody northbound is going to look to get into their. it is going against the rush hour workflow. a series of wrecks between woodstock and strasbourg. i 70, a helicopter crash. as far as the traffic, but you can get through in both directions of z interstate 70 between hagerstown and frederick. 95 -- it northbound, crashed at newington moved to the shoulder. 66 is good. nothing on 270 between father hurley boulevard and the beway. affi on the dulles greenway and toll road. you can see it is smooth. >> thank you. >>> we have breaking news from western maryland. interstate 70 is now open. it was closed overnight after a helicopter crash. >> it happened around 10:00. right on the eastbound lanes of the interstate. m

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woodbridge, up 72. here is the forecast. partly sunny skies today. temperatures up near 90. it is muggy out here today. we're getting in an unsettled weather pattern. you can expect the chance of showers and storms. i think most of it will come friday night into early saturday. >> make sure your vehicle is in good shape. we do not when you getting stop on the highway. the chain's the traffic pattern. outer loop last night what you were sleeping -- they changed sut traffic pattern on van dorn street. same amount of lanes, but the lanes the fight after van dorn street. let's go live in the cameras and show you what looks like it university blvd. to get around to georgia boulevard. not moving too badly. this is traffic at father hurley boulevard and that looks descent. >> thank you. >>> 6:13, 72 degrees. some virginia passengers grounded when their pilots get arrested. what caused the trouble? ( rock music playing ) this is about a new, more efficient luxury hybrid continuing to produce 70% fewer smog-forming emissions while delivering greater power. a fact not lost on the worl

cynthia crawford walked into the sun trust bank in the 13,000 block of jeffeon davis highway in woodbridge, demanding cash. authorities caught up with her on i-95. it is believed that she is connected to other robberies. a search for missing maryland boy. police say the 13-year-old was swimming in waters off of garden city. an alert for users of facebook. the site launched a program allowing advertisers to search through your photographs, choose a picture, and plug your image into aden advertisement. you can stop the program by changing privacy settings. we are on your side this morning for new and permission about your price at the pump. retail gas prices are starting to climb nationwide. gasoline futures have climbed every day for the past two weeks. analysts say that there are positive signs for the economy, even though there has not been a rise in demand. the national average for a gallon of regular is $2.45. the good news is the price is still 20 cents cheaper than a month ago. president obama and the police officer at the ceer of the controversial rest of the harvard professor have t

arlington, 78 degrees, high of 80. 79 degrees frederick. 81 degrees in woodbridge. 77. look at the dew point temperatures being veryow. that gives us a heads up on what is what happened on the thermometer tomorrow. the pollen count? the last couple weeks, mold spores work up, a reflection of all the rain. we have had dry days, lots of sunshine, and grass pollen is now moderate. everything else is in the low range. 78 degrees gaithersburg, 80 degrees frederick. it a lot of hot stuff, but it is furtheto the south. richmond 86, 91 degrees raleigh, north carolina. we have a continuation of the weather system moving from the northwest to southeast, bisecting the country, keeping the hot stuff well away from us. that pattern will continue. indications are over the weekend a little bit of this will come in, but another cold front will comment. that has been the pattern for many weeks. from what we think in the weather center, th will be the pattern for the foreseeable future. that is the way it will be. long stretches of days in the 90's probably will not happen unless somethi

we have a crash and northbound 95 in the age of the lanes in woodbridge.t is blocking the right lane. let's go look at the cameras on 395. this is a normal backup, leaving the back up past duke street. it is not quite as pack in as tightly as it normally is. a brief delay across the 14th street bridge and we will take you to maryland. l's show you the belt way from new hampshire avenue, it is great to get around to georgia avenue and beyond to the american legion bridge and 270. we will still have the humidity, adam? >> not today but as we go to the weekend, it will feel muggy late saturday and into sunday. total sunshine right now in mount airy, maryland. it is fairly low uncomfortable this time of year. temperatures could be higher. arlington is at 68 degrees. let's look at the forecast -- is becoming very sunny today. there are lingering clouds. tens of storms late saturday, into sunday. >> we will be right back with local news. >>> there is a new rule for metro operators this morning. they cannot use their cell phone. matt brock is live with more. >> w

the police believe they have captured a possible serial bank robber, moments after a woodbridge bank robbery. before should be placed in handcuffs, she allegedly fought officers, who zapped her with a taser. >> you never think of a woman robbing a bank. i am surprised. i>> detectives believe this is the person who walked into the bank wearing a hat and sunglasses. >> they were armed with a gun and demanded cash. >> when the band left the bank, the police were closing in on the getaway car, trying to travel northbound on a busy interstate. the state troopers caught up the car and a woman inside, alone. >> you have to have everything planned. >> fairfax county police are looking into today's robbery suspect in connection with two other bank robbery spree of bank surveillance shows a woman in both cases, each time getting oil with cash. today, the police found money in the car that the woman was driving. >> people thinking get away with stuff, like it is the wild west. >> the woman whose name has not been released has been formally charged in prince william county and is being held at t

. >> right now no problems on 95 woodbridge to 495. continuing to 395 northbound looking live at duke street. it is in the northbound direction. 14th and constitution and pennsylvania avenue has just closed and will be closed until 6:00 this evening. moving to 270, no problems to report from germantown to the capital beltway. and we're going to end as we fly down from baltimore, no problems to report from 95 continuing down to the capital beltway. andrea, back to you. >>> do you want a new car or extra cash in your pocket? if you do you may want to take advantage of the government's new cash for clunkers program, which will provide you with both. 9 news now digital correspondent armando trull is live in bethesda with more. good morning. >> the program has several reasons for existence. first of all, the government wants to improve the mileage on american highways and it wants to help the environment. but more importantly it wants to help car dealers like this one, imported and domestic who were struck. for everyone wanting to scrap the

delays are starting to stack up out of woodbridge.hat's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> police still on the scene of a deadly hit and run accident as two cars crashed late last night on the outer loop in the cabin john area. one of those vehicle went over the guard rail near clara barton parkway. another driver took off but crashed into a ditch across the american legion bridge that. drive was arrested. police say she was under the influence alcohol. >>> with the memorial now behind us, the world is still waiting to hear exactly what killed michael jackson. his death certificate still does not list a cause of death and autopsy results have not yet been released. jackson suffered cardiac arrest and died on june 25th. >>> it is still not clear yet where michael jackson will be buried. the jackson family held a private memoal yesterday morning at forest lawn cetery in hollywood. jackson's casket thane traveled in a motorcade along with the family to the staples center for that public memorial. jackson's brother j

to the beltway, the inner loop and outer loop running fine. 95 in virginia, slow traffic through woodbridge and again through newington and through springfield. you can see at the mixing bowl, looking good heading in northbound. 395 slowing at the pentagon mang your trip across the 14th street bridge. then on the beltway leaving the springfield interchange on the outer loop, on the brakes past telegraph. no delay crossing the wilson bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> our top story this wednesday morning, should you be concerned for your safety when you get on metro today? that question was raised after this washington post headline grabbed attention. it says the track circuit problems may be extensive officials say. they have uncovered track circuit anomalies. the rail chief told the paper loloe se of the problems are s the e o a the malfunction at the site of the last month's deadly crash. but it ng ais ptimprng a respo from metro, and calling the post's suggestion that the problem is widespread a, quote, gross falsification. he is joining us live. john catoe, thank

traffic slowing in stafford, leaving woodbridge toward lorton.d 270 still slow from those out of gaithersburg into rockville. stop and go slow toward the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> an emergency landing of a southwest airlines plane has sparked an inspection of nearly 200 planes. check out this picture. a hole about the size of a football opened up on a 737 aircraft yesterday while the plane was 35,000 feet up in the air. passengers say they could see the sky through the hole, as you can see here. the flight was headed from nashville to baltimore but made an emergency landing in charleston, west virginia. the cabin lost pressure. passengers put on oxygen masks but everybody is okay. southwest airlines overnight started inspecting all of the 737s and the ntsb ar tsted inspecting the cause of the incidence. row greer chandler joins us on the phone with more. >> good morning, steve. >> let's talk about a hole this size and how could it happen and what impact could it have on passengers? >> that's a good question. and i

it is all there. 95 northbound in virginia from woodbridge to the beltway, good amount of drivers so far but no egg significant delays. over to the inner loop and we are using the realtime graphics from the wilson bridge past 95 to 666. nothing but pretty green cars telling us drivers are moving at speed. lanes are wide open as we take you outside and show you 395 northbound. no complaints from 495 to the pentagon to the 14th street bridge. on the maryland side of things we will move it over to route 4, route 5, crane highway. the roads are checking out okay and finally go back outside and show you the outer loop north of the district. so far so good, folks. no incidents or accidents to report. kristin fisher, what's going on in. >> we have a violated espn reporter an arrested harvard professor and the world's most crowded swimming pool. those are three of the top storb wethisweb this stto. ge it ar. starting with this tiorrey orhe it is the esho t riitheesttgh bsite right now according to te. trternetactrngsi assault on aarotey arr l alall e sh isnalis. she is a reporter for pnes es

a new accident at route 1 woodbridge. we know that drivers are backing up a bit from 123 to lorton. moving to the maps and update you on the situation here at the outer loop at dad braddock road. police activity has been rush pushed to the right shoulder. drivers are getting by. 66 eastbound, starting to use the brakes from 50 to 123 which is early for this delay to set in. factor in a few extra minutes if you are driving 66 this morning. 270 no problems to the smith and rounding it out with the capital beltway, taillights and they are moving at speed from new hampshire to georgia. now, over to you. >>> happy friday. the weekend is just a few hours away and that means it is time to look at metro mix.com to se their top pick for them weekend. let's go to it. the third annual green cup polo. i know miss angie goff will be going. it starts torment, saturday noon at the capital polo club in poolesville, maryland. there will be two polo patch intches but if it is not your g will will be live bands, a hot contest and wouldn't be the green cup polo without all things green. so a lot of org

. >> woodbridge high school on old georgetown road i think it is now something else. it is gone. the building is there. i don't know what they use it for. >> reporter: was theater always part of your high school glowing up? did you want to do this? >> i did. i wanted to be an actor originally. and i auditioned for the plays and i was in the drama club and that kind of thing and summer theater and rockville little theater. i really made the most of it. >> when did you make the transition from wanting to be the actor to being the guy in charge. >> well, it is when i faced the unfortunate reality of my acting career going down the toilet and it coinsided with a new interest i had in looking at a show from outside, from look arm the whole thing opposed to the tunnel vision you have as an actor and just seeing your own part and it was a really good fit. from that moment on, things seemed to really work well. >> reporter: things have worked well for you. you were nominated for spring awakening. tell us what the musical is about. >> it is basically a coming of age story of a group of yo

and they are 83 in fair fax and 85 in woodbridge. again no drop. just partly cloudy skies.e d.c. side, 83. 84 maybe out there. tp-rbz on the bay, very nice. winds, they are not a factor. no threat of storms. high temperatures around 80 for them and out there. that is 83 in rockville. a pretty good deal. satellite picture, this is a visible picture as if you were in space looking down. what you see is what you get. just a few clouds. that's about it, really. we're looking at most of the heavy activity in new england. really they got pounded with thunderstorms today, all the sprinkle stayed just north out there of the maryland border in good shape. the next seven days. 83 tomorrow. partically cloudy. low 80s on thursday. again, the clouds come in because of the northeast flow. we'll keep it dry. mid-80s on friday. partly cloudy. then a little touch of summer. we cannot avoid summer forever. 89, almost 90 on saturday. maybe an isolated storm. 90 on sunday. better chance for storms now late monday and into monday night. mid-80s. then we're back into the upper 80s on tuesday wit

right now, 95 northbound slows through woodbridge. no problems on 395 heading up across the 14th street bridge. >>> a government agency under fire for keeping weighting about the dangers of cell phones. the national traffic highway administration chose not to release hundreds of pages of research out of fear it would lose federal funding inform 2002, cell phone use behind the wheel was tied to 955 deaths and 2,000 accidents. the research says hands-free drivers didn't help drivers consequence state treat any better. it also found drivers using cell phone are more times more likely to crash. the man in charge at the time said he had been told he could jeopardize billions of dollars if financing if the information was released. the concern was that congress would think his agency was croing the line into lobbying instead of sticking to its mission of collecting data. >>> wall street keeping up the best streak it's seep in months. >>> how does awe free breakfast sound? today, starbcks giving away a free pastry if you purchase a coffee. t

she drown in an icy woodbridge cree >> it is a true horror story. >> reporter: in court on monday, four bus drivers and employees of the school had seen her show up at the bus stop wearing nothing but a diaper. >> you make the comment you don't want the children to fall through the cracks. lexy fell througha gaping hole which social services made for her. >> she testified the allegations of abuse began in 2004. two reports of police, 11 reports to social services. complaints of lexy having bruises and spotted in the open trunk of a moving car. the school employees reported her being forced to ride in the trunk, too. >> how many times does someone have to see that and repeat it over and over. we're talking about a child here. >> the department of social services and the police department made a lot of mistakes here. >> reporter: the attorney will ask for the maximum sentce, 51 years and we may never really know what happened in the hours leading up to her death. >> all we have is her condition prior to being put in the creek is what the defendant tells us and her credible is not the best

days later her body was found in a creek in woodbridge.ernard madoff hired a consultant to help him find the best jail to serve time. the previous clients include milken and the former chairman of sotheby's. the likes of his jail term means he has no hope of going to a light prison. the latest six regional banks in illinois and one in texas. many local banks have been hit hard by the mortgage crisis. >>> it is time for the money- saving tip of the day. when shopping for your car plan purchases around major shopping holidays. example 4th of , tolyjulabor da and the like. consumer report showed the sales incentives over the 4th of july holiday added up to such a savings that some were able to buy a new car for less than the price of a used one. they look at honda's low financing offer. a 2009 honda accord lxp would cost less and have lower monthly payments than a similar 2008 model saving the buyer $340 over five years. as a rule buying a late-model car is the way to save but doing your home work can pay off when buying a new car and you get

alexis was later found dead near a park in woodbridge, virginia. >>> right now, president obama is in russia. hear why 30 minute -- he arrived 30 minutes ago. we are learning what should come out of the summit. >>> and president obama is trying to cut the number of warhead and missiles. this is the first summit between a u.s. and russia president in seven years. >>> the ousted president of honduras tried to go home overnight but the military, which took him out of office blocked him. troops sat on the runways in the airport in the capital city and refused to let a plane carrying him to land. he promises to try again today or tomorrow. he was removed from office one week ago and replaced by a military-backed leader. president obama has condemned the move along with the united nations. >>> it is a tense start to the week in graphny, south carolina. thecy is on edge. police believe a serial killer is on the loose there. the killer has already taken five lives. >> reporter: the streets of gaffeny, south carolina, are deserted as the town says good- bye to two victims of a possible serial