you see the green areas that are to the woodbridge, quantico?are talking rainfall rates in the last hour to an inch just in the last hour. one more thing i want to show you before we go. go to the weather computer. because of the heavy rain we have a flash flood warning. entire metro, southern maryland until 10:45 and flood watch until 9:00 p.m. devon and i will be back at 4:45. right now let's get to traffic. >> i can't emphasize enough to give yourself extra distance when you are braking. it is slick out there. there's a lot offering and standing water. we have to be careful. 70 eastbound right now. this is a tractor-trailer accident. it has all eastbound lanes closed. traffic is diverted on to 29. that's actually exit 87. from there you can hop on 40 or 9 as the alternate to get around it, which is what you will have to do because officials are telling us it will probably be out there until at least 8:00 this morning. >>> on the inner loop approaching the spur, more problems. an accident is taking away a couple of rite lanes and we know the d

in woodbridge. fighting. he bit her on the arm. officers were called back to the house and they arrested him on charges of violating a protective order. he is being held on bond. >>> the story of the hostages has gripped the nation. they are scared -- sharing more with greta kreuz about that terrifying day. tell us what you heard. >> these two men told me they still have flashbacks. they said they still see the face of james lee. they also tell me that the support of family and friends and their faith are helping them get through this. >> the first thing i saw was the gun. the first thing i heard was, "on the ground." >> he said horrible things about humanity. >> key and his co-worker still relived the horrific ordeal -- he and his co-workers still relive the horrific ordeal when they were took hostage. >> i prayed as hard as i could to get out of there. hail mary, the guardian angel prayer. >> he wears a guardian angel pin that his mother gave him. he laid on the floor for hours. negotiations were

not looking so busy here in woodbridge.a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> we are get august if you look at the time that massive gas pipe explosion in california. surveillance video captured this chaotic scene inside a nearby supermarket. also at this service station, a huge pyre ball comes dangerously close to the gas pump. last week's blast has utility companies looking closer at its pipelines all over the country. we have a closer look in this report. >> reporter: pg & e is still not allowed access to its own pipeline. head of pg & etch's gas and electric operations senior vice president says only the national transportation safety board has access now. >> the gas pipeline is part of the system in terms of how it is managed. >> reporter: it is here at pg & e's control center that the gases are monitored but they are always going up and down depending on consumer demand. larges went off early yesterday evening but shutting down a broken pipeline doesn't spot p huge amounts of high pressure gas from s

route 1 and woodbridge. right now the right side of the roadway gets by. left side currently blocked. fire and rescue crews are on the scene. minimal delays southbound. a northbound rubber necking delay that's developing very, very quickly. we'll upda you. we are getting the initial reports of an accident maybe involving a tractor trailer westbound on i-70 before mt. airy. not confirmed yet. but there's a report that a tractorrailer may be overturned. we'll check on it. i-70 east of mt. airy, woodbee. >>> 5:42 the time. the cause that brought meryl streep to d.c. ♪ >> plus, the local librarians turning to song to tell the story of their budget woes. now they have become annternet sensation. >>> a truly sad story. a d.c. woman's possessions lining several blocks this morning. and she has nowhere tgo. >>> this morning we are staying on top of a troubling story in northwest washington. a woman's belongings are lining the street for several city blocks after she was evicted from her hom poice are on the scene to make sure no one takes her stuff. this is 11th a

this woodbridge to springfield is lifting to the north. you see it clinton, as well. north beach little shower about to move through and just in though gaithersburg now a decent shower is falling there but much of the afternoon has pulled north. we will widen the picture. to the west and southwest, amissville to warrenton this is lifting in our direction. the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast this morning, no surprise, rain showers and drizzle. temperatures generally in the 60s with the sunrise at 7 a.m. parts of the shenandoah valley are in the upper 50s. we will slowly climb to the lower to mid-70s this afternoon. some upper 70s south. won't be raining all tee time but we will call it numerous showers and thunder possible with highs in the mid-70s. on the, shower and storms. some could be severe on the. damaging wind gusts 65 to 70. don't have a weather radio i suggest you sleep in a lower level if you have trees nearby. don't take chances. mainly a.m. showers and storms. clearing by midday if not afternoon. highs 80. southwest winds 10 to 15 miles an hour. 73 now is

this one occurred a short time ago. 95 northbound near route 123 in woodbridge.s 95 northbound at dufries authorities are dealing with those. it's going to be a very, very tough commute. right side the outer loop of the american legion bridge. no worries except for the conditions. inner loop of the beltway, just after the exit but the i-270, jackknifed tractor trailer. only the left shoulder is getting by. again, inner loop just after the exit of the 270 spurt. once you get past that, another beltway crash, inner loop of the beltway before georg avenue, with the rescue crews headed over there now. let's head out to the rails. it's a very viable option for you this morning. metrorail, vre and m.a.r.c. looking good. and inside dry. joe, eun? >> thank you, jerry. >> as jerry has been showing us this morning the flooding is causing problems on the roads. many of the trouble spots in montgomery county are already covered by rising water. news 4's megan mcgrath is livee conditions. how's it oking, megan? >> well, we're starting to s water down around roadways throught

traffic in springfield and getting through woodbridge, nothing in fredericksburg, in baltimore, uneventful. 270 looks pretty good in germantown. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 65 degrees. we have a warning for homeowners. why police refused to respond to a prolonged debt went off. >> the lady always helped sali if you needed something. >> firs >> a woman's belongings are scattered after she was evicted from her northwest apartment. eliose diaz fell behind on the rent after losing her job. now jim graham is trying to get some of the items stored and police are temporarily guarding e belongings.eriod >> >>> lawrence summers is retiring from the president's economic council and going back to harvard to work. >>> there were no reports of enemy fire at the time of the military crash in the middle east yesterday. >>> a woman was found dead tuesday, it greenbelt apartment and 8500 block of greenbelt road. morrilton learned about the victim. of what we learned. >> always smiling. >> we just saw her hanging outside the building, it was so sad to see. i could not look at it. >> jackie was a salted a

woodbridge is that 68 degrees. the dew point numbers will be dropping down into a rented -- into the low 50's by this evening. 82 will be a high temperature today. the cold front will be moving in and will have wind gusts. tonight will be cooler than what we had last night, dropping down into the 50's tomorrow morning. >>> i told you about 10 minutes ago there is a crash in college park and equipment has arrived on the same period it is on the outer loop before the exit for route 1 college park. it is on the left side of the highway. we are showing you the delays leaving canada or that an upper the outer loop out of new carrollton looks like this. 66, 95, i-395 has the normal volume. this is traffic live in the geico camera out of springfield. >>> i like the sound effects. the final season of the oprah winfrey show got off to a dramatic start during yesterday's season premiere. the talk-show host announced a huge giveaway. >> you are going to australia. >> you heard it, australia. oprah did all 300 audience members

springfield traffic looks good northbound out of woodbridge. all lanes are open. >>> it is 4:54. we appreciate your waking up wi. your waking up wi. >>> americans have a love affair with their cell phones. >> she cannot get through the day much less the night without her trusty cell phone. >> i wake up during the night to check my cell phone. >> she is among an increasing number of adults using text messaging. a recent survey shows that 72% of adult telephone users text. that is up from 65% a year ago. >> researchers also found the cell phone is so much more. >> i use my own for my calendar. i use it to do everything. >> it is becoming an important life tool. >> it is a love-hate relationship. >> it keeps buzzing for work. i am on call 24/7. >> it can also be a pain. >> what i do not like about it is you can never get away. >> all day long. they are not paying any attention to me. >> i am always pulling it out to check. >> cynne simpson, abc 7 news. >> i cannot really say much. you have to learn to have limits, i guess. >> we seem to be addicted to our cell phones. lots more stil

beyond that expect to find heavy traffic getting through the woodbridge area through the patomic mills sign. pretty good shape on 395. >> alison? >> thank you, we want to turn an eye to the 2r07ics. because tropical storm carl made landfall in mexico's yucatan peninsula wednesday. this is outside cancun. the heart of that hit a sparsely populated area of mexico. hurricane igor and julia are out there, too. >> we have 66 degrees. >> coming up this morning a fan favorite is coming back to the drive-thru. we're going to have details in today's "moneyscope." >> i mouthed to the garden. i said run. and he shook his head yes. >> and hear for the first time from the three hostages inside the discovery channel >> we continue to follow breaking news from district heights this morning. three people died when an s.u.v. collided with an ambulance. a live look at the crash scene on marlboro pike. authorities say the s.u.v. was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes when it hit the ambulance and then flipped over. the ambulance was responding to a call when the happened. three men in the s.u.v.

. >>> a woodbridge man is behind bars and police say a teenage girl accused him of rape. he was arrested following an investigation on saturday. investigators say a 13 year old said he sexually assaulted her in his home. he remains held without bond. >>> biking around the district got a little easier today. d.c. and arlington launched its new bike shared system. 1100 new bikes are available to rent. you pick up the bike and ride it or you need to go and you leave the bike at a station nearby. >> arnold schwarzenegger's daughter comes to the region with an important message. >>> summer officially ends in 48 hours. >>> trent williams had an mri done on his knee today. i will have the results for you. there was an awful lot of frustration at redskins park today. frustration at redskins park today. i will take you i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ america needs clean energy, and america needs jobs. wind power can deliver on both - but only if the senate encourages

play of the day from katrina from forest park high school in woodbridge. this is quarterback joseph walker. senior receiver troy tyler takes it up the sideline 25- yards an the panthers win the game 19-14. >>> hey, high schoolers, would you like to be a campus correspondent? you get a free flip cam and a chance to win a $5,000 scholarship log on to dc.high school sports.net. >>> strasburg found his season cut short last month and now another face is likely shut down for the year, yes, zimmerman will miss his fifth straight game with a strained rib cage and with six games in the season remaining the team source say he is done for the year. he hit 307 and 25 home runs and in fact fan grasp.com rates him as the second most valuable player in the national league behind the reds joey vato. >>> the game proves when they hire nfl rest are refs they don't test for short term memory. >> unnecessary roughness on number 52, excuse me a minute. >> okay. >> now you -- tell us, do you remember which guy had the holding penalty? this went on five minutes and he came back

in woodbridge, virginia, i'm lindsay, 9news now. >> valdez thought she only won $20. it took her a little while to realize it was the full million dollars. >>> turning now to our storm alert with a look at some of the flooding as it moves up the east coast. in north carolina, this car swept right off the road by all that heavy rain. close to the coastline, people turn to alternative means of transportation, like kayaks to get where they needed to go. you can see them going down the street there. more than 21 inches of rain have fallen in wilmington since sunday. meantime, help several drivers who didn't pay any attention, didn't listen to topper and got stranded in the high water. up in annapolis, store owners piling up the sandbags trying to keep the rising water out of the front door. some streets and sidewalks already looking more like canals. annapolis is also dealing with some backed up sewage lines, which is just nasty and not helping with the flooding one bit. >>> okay. >> you know what will help them. the winds are going pho go northwestward here after midnigh

95southbound, slow by this time, the hofr gates are open, and southbound trfic is moving down to woodbridgethere is an issue at the moment, they can't open up the gates, everybody heading south on 95 is forced to stay with the main line. hopefully, they will get the delays open. >> a news 4 your healt alzheimer's, a big report, for demettia patien. tracy pots explains to make the health condition a national priority. >> do you know what kind of flower this? >> petunia. it would be bigger than switerlands. adi reports that dementia will cost $40 million. it will cost us 20 trillion to care for those whohave alzheimer's without research to change the risk. they say we need a plan. they are begging congress to make alzheimer's a national priority. >> need a plan, to see the changes consider for those who would most of them living at home with a spouse. >> the artrs of this respect they say, it is something you can't put a price on. >>> bed bugs are a growing problem across the country. now they have invaded a local library, where they would have bookrms. the library shut down the book drop as

in virginia, so far, we had no accidents to report. 95 coming out of woodbridge is in pretty good shape. back to you. >> we have 66 degrees outside. the time out is5:21. the defense is hard at work for a game plan for sunday. >>> 2005 and never happened that you are counting heisman trophy winners. the heisman trust has declared that there will be no real vote and no winner for 2005. vince young from texas says he does not what the award. >> the redskins went back to work yesterday and started putting in a game plan for sunday's home game with the texans. he was involved in more than half of their place. fined #23 and follow him. the texans can really get it done. >> their scheme is suited to his style of running. we have our work cut out for us. he rushed for over 230 yards last week. it will be a big task for us. >> the nationals beat atlanta at 4-2 yesterday. >> we have 66 degrees on this crisp, cool thursday morning. >> still ahead, unexpected consequences of the financial overhaul. what a local business will have to close. >> good morning, i am courtney robinson on the scene of a f

a little heavy in woodbridge. 270 southbound, have been getting past about 109 in hyattstown.beltway at college park, if an accident on the inner loop near 95, the ramp is open, still activity on the far right. traveling on the inner loop at route 1 college park there's an accident on the far-right. it has just been cleared out. no delays getting past the scene. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:21. 67 degrees. >> thanks for waking up with us on this friday morning. stay with us. " america needs clean energy, and america needs jobs. wind power can deliver on both - but only if the senate encourages investment by passing a strong renewable electricity standard. with a strong res, we can keep 85,000 wind power workers on the job, and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, too. jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> >>> this man is one of the oldest workers around. a 100-year-old postal worker. they celebrated his birthday yesterday. >> he's worked there in maryland as a janitor 30 y

huntingtown, 53. 50 in woodbridge. low 80's this afternoon. 82 high temperatures, mostly sunny. an increase in the clients tomorrow. there could be areas of light rain tomorrow evening and tomorrow night, 30%-40% chance. >>> no problems at all. looks good on the beltway. normal travel times on 95 between richmond and allied. good shape in and out of baltimore. the dulles greenway and lows total are quiet. good on 66, 270. southbound out of germantown and gaithersburg and eventually rockville, looks like this. metrorail is on normal service. back to you. >> thank you. >>> big news. we begin with a major upset in the race for the district's next mayor. it appears vincent gray will unseat adrian fenty after just one term. 90% increase ex reporting. vincent gray is claiming 53% of the vote. fenty called the nominee to concede the race. >> courtney robinson is following what is next for the fenty campaign. but we begin with pamela brown, following the man who will take the reins of the nation's capital. >> vincent gray will become washington's next mayor. speaking early this morning

no problems reported out of woodbridge.eck of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> they help you pass your time on the metro commute but as much as you love your cell phone, ipod or laptop, so do the criminals. robberies are on the rise. from january until june, nearly 550 robberies occurred. that is up about 160 from the year before. will thomas rode the rails with metro transit police to help you cruise your chance of becoming a victim. >> reporter: we are talking about personal robberies not only to trains but on buses. captain leslie campbell of metro transit police joining us. let's talk about who makes a good victim. there is a spike in this type of crime this year so far. as you look around on this platform at gallery place, who is potentially a victim. >> anybody with an electronic device and they are not paying attention on the surrounding. you look over here you have a young lady. >> can we approach? >> sure. >> reporter: ma'am, i'm will thomas. >> i want to let you know we are experiencing a spike in robberies of elec

la plata, 61. 58 in woodbridge. not bad. acosta will start today, but not as cool in the past couple mornings. 82 for the high temperatures today. if the cold front will create a breeze out of the northwest. that is the direction we like. the humidity will get even lower than right now. mostly sunny skies, pleasant today. another dry day tomorrow, mostly sunny. if the average high is 83. pretty much we should be tomorrow afternoon. a west wind at 5-dental. now to lisa baden. -- a west wind at 5 to 10. >>> things look great. a gentle reminder that canal road near reservoir roads will be closed every day this week between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. for minutes. if not only the hwy crew. for a tree-trimming crew and street pavers. >>> what to expect within the next few moments, look at this. heavy volume of traffic out of frederick into montgomery county on 270. newschopper 7 in a little while. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:41 on this tuesday, 64 degrees. >>> oprah winfrey is going down under end she is taking several hundred

the overnight roadwork between lorton and woodbridge has cleared. >>> we all necessity that distracteddriving can be very deadly and new numbers show it is getting even worse out there. deadly crashes associated with distracted driving jumped from 10 to 16% between 2005 and 2009. the national highway traffic safety administration reports nearly 5500 people were killed in distracted driving crashes last year. young people under the age of 20 are most affected they say. later on today, the department of transportation will hold a distracted driving summit in the district. >>> don't have a bike? no problem. d.c.'s bike care program is kicking into gear. you can pick up a bike from locations city-wide, ride it and return it. by the end of october, there will be 1100 bikes available. >>> putting tap water to the test. d.c. water claims local tap water comes out on top when it comes to taste. the results are from a blind taste test down last week outside dmv offs in southeast. d.c. water wants to let the tap water tastes good, costs just about a penny a gallon and meets strict federal standa

virginia has a wreck north on 95 before the occoquan river near the 123 it-woodbridge exit, the right lane is closed. -- 12>>> police found a victimt before midnight in the 3400 block of dot are quoted in landover. the man had been shot and was discovered in the vehicle. he was pronounced dead at a hospital. police are searching for the gunman. >>> police hope evidence left behind will lead them to hit and run driver. a young woman suffered a critical injury after being hit by a car saturday night along the 8700 block of carroll avenue. courtney robinson joins us from silver spring with more. good morning. >> good morning. the woman is in serious condition this morning. officers do have a side view mirror, but they say that this driver should have known that they give someone extremely hard. officers say the driver hit the woman with so much force that it through her 30 feet. witnesses say that she landed under a parked truck after flying through the air. >> she was thrown. >> it happened 8:00 saturday night directly across the school. neighbors say the children usually play in the pa

95 corridor, the bulk of the construction on the southbound side, as you head down continuing to woodbridge today, the rit side tied up. h.o.v. lanes configured. not too much in the way of delays. northbound moving well up to 395. prince george's county, the best it has looked, up to college park, looking good. barbara? >> thank you. 11:23 is the time. changes to the way you talk on the phone and drive in maryland. a new law into effect this week. and a tax holid in virginia. how you can save money and preventing and clearing up cases of head lce and ring worm. he is a look at nbcwashington.com. equals chili's $20 dinn for two. share one of fivappetizers, like our famous texas cheese fries. then choose two freshly prepared entrees from 14 chili's favorites, li our chicken crispers with new sweet & smoky sauce, our new slow-smoked honey chipotle baby back ribs, or grilled all-white meat chicn fajitas served over a bed of siling peppers and onions. grab a friend and get one appetizer plus two entrees with chili's $20 nner for two. and i'm investigating wh makes aruba so happy. oh my word, tha

. >> in virginia 95 north, let's see here, the two left are open, a multi car crash at 95 woodbridge northbound just before you go over the och kwan river, you have to stay single file to the left. two wrecks between plane and marshall. jackknifed tractor-trailer on the inner loop at the exit for 270 north before old georgetown road. a wreck on 9510u9 in maryland, the two left lanes are blocked at 212 which is the exit before you get on the beltway. 270 south at falls road a crash on the left side of the road. >> thank you, lisa. 5:12 is your time on this thursday morning. coming up in today's "tech bytes" this morning a major online alliance. facebook and skype could be teaming up. plus, how one d.c. school could end up millions of dollars in the red. >> record rains are going to make for a long day. >> record rains are going to make for a long day. take a look at the wea more bold flavor!onds! more variety! more value! more of what you want... not what you don't. blue diamond almonds. (play-by-play announcer) it's up and it is... good! more than a snack. meet pnc virtual wallet. it

volume on the increase out of woodbridge. no problems into springfield and 395 is also quiet., back to you. >> ashley, thank you. it's now 5:12. 71 degrees. ahead on news 4 toy, lawmakers weighing the future of school food. what decision they could make today that could change cafeteria choices for your children. >>> this newly freed american says she wants to meet with mahmoud ahmadinejad. >>> a d.c. agency has tough answers to answer about the buildingind farms and expanding clean energy manufacring. but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> virginia carried out its first execution of a woman in nearly a century. 41-year-old teresa lewis was executed by lethal injection. she was convicted in 2002 of hiring two meno kill her husb

outside and that's where we have watching volume build between the prince william parkway to route 1 woodbridge. next as we continue to 395, nothing but volume between duke and seminary and the accident at seminary is out of here. route 4, route 5 and 301. we zoom in. no incidents or accidents on the roadways and finally wrap it up with 270. seeing a lot of head lights out here. more drivers hitting the road. congestion from germantown road to 370. that's the latest. back to you. >>> at the top ott hour, here's a look at the stories happening today. president obama speaks to the united nations this morning. he will address the general assembly. topics include the wars in iraq and afghanistan and the overall war on terror. >>> today republicans will reveal the new pledge to america in sterling, virginia. the gop promises to repeal democrat's health care reform package if it wins back the house in november. >>> barring last-minute action, teresa lewis will be executed tonight in virginia. she pleaded got ordering the murders of her husband and stepson. governor mcdonnell rejected two requests. >>

far left lane getting by. 95 northbound as you apoach 123, woodbridge. only the left lane is open.inning to trip well before the rir. h.o.v. lanes areokay. in addition to this accident, there's one on 66 out in manassas with very little traffic getting by. so, again, plan cordingly. extra travel time certainly a good idea. it's gotten nasty out there. out to the rails we go. metro, vre and mark looking goo that a viable option this morning. uen? >> jerry, thank you. a manhunt is under way for a man who shot and killed a man in prince george's's county overnight. police were called to dodge road just after dnight. when they arrived they found one man was shot. he was taken to the hospital whe he was pronounced dead. the victim's name has not en released. >>> this morning investigats are trying to get to the bottom of a murder that occurred inside a maryland psycatric hospital. susan sacks was found dead and another inmate is accused of killing her. she was committed to the hospital after she was accused in the 2004 murder of a chevy chase therapist. >>> this morning the search is on

northbound i-95 below speed as you travel through woodbridge headed up towards lorton.r on route one, delays to 13 and giles run headed up towards fort belvoir. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> georgetown university just got a huge boost. an$87million endowment to fund medical research. the gift originated with a $1.2 million charitable trust back in the 1960s and ballooned over the decades. that trust was established in the will of the late harry toolman, the grandson of of the first georgetown graduate in 1862. >>> northerlien saints running back reggie bush will forfeit his heisman trovey he won back in 2005. the university of southern california has already given back its copy of heisman after bush was found to have received lavish gifts by would-be sports agents in 2004 and 2005. vince young was the runner-but no word if he will now be given the trophy. >>> a redskin is feeling the fallout of the alleged harrassment of a mexican tv reporter. ines sainz says she was the target of catcalls when she was covering the jets last weekend. some say what sh

leaving dale city trying to get through woodbridge and head up towards lorton.here as you continue northbound delays. newington to springfield, more slow traffic and again crossing the 14th street bridge. 66 on the brakes in manassas. 28 and 29 in centreville. southbound # 70 gridlocked right now out of clarkburg. this carries you down to mva and then the pace improves only to slow again falls road to the lane divide. no change in our scene downtown. northwest washington, 16th street remains closed between park road and columbia road. >>> that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> she has become a youtube phenom. a former waitress, now the web site's number one make-up guru. >> we are introduced to michelle fawn and shows us how she made herself over into a sensation. >> reporter: from how to create a seductive smoky eye to applying make-occupy a plane, michelle is on the web helping legions of fan put on their very best face. >> i am a multimedia artist. >> this is where all the magic happens. >> reporter: magic is a good way to describe what happened to

an accident reportedly involving a motorcycle 95 southbound at route 1 in woodbridge. everything just moved to the shoulder moments ago. travel lanes are open. right at the scene the pace begins to pickup. a bit of a southbound delay that's easing. mo importantly possibly northbound delays are pretty substantl because of rubber necking. hopefully now things will settle down. no incidents on the northbound side. lanes open to the capital beltway. north country, i-270 doing fine. the accident reported westbound i-70 in howard county near woodbine possibly involving a tractor trailer. we'll keep you uated on that. let's check the rails. how about that? yeah. metro, vre and m.a.r.k. brunswick 870 and camden 841. >> jerry, thank you. a case that is stumping police. . a woman is murdered at a local apartment complex wit people out and about nearby. 8500 block of greenbelt road. >> reporter: investigators aren't releasing a whole lot of information at this point. they're saying the woman was a female in her 40s. now, the 911 came in yesteay as a shooting. this all happened ye

if you're thinking about going wn to the woodbridge area, it should be a good one tonight. coming in at 7:03. that's what time that game starts. fred rirk 53 in haguetown. we have called down dramatically. almost 40-degrees cooler. 74 in the district and 73 right now in la plata. across the region we saw the cloud cover early thimorning. and then we started to see the shower make their way through and some thunderstorms. most of the storms stayed well to our north. but baltimore saw a pretty good storm. r us, a couple light showers. we may see more of those behind that rain. look at this. 67 in pittsburgh. 63 in hagerstown. ahead of it, much more. 90s in richmond. 90 as well toward riley. very warm ahead of this system. behind it, the frontal boundary will ve through. it will get nice once again. as i mentioned, we will see a beautiful week on saturday and sunday as well. the tropics ha been extremely active. this is now a hurricane. hurricane karl made its way across the yucatan and back into mexico. pretty stro. winds at 85 miles an hour with that storm. you know, igor is

traffic behaving nicely out of woodbridge. you will find lanes are open in each direction at the wilson bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> vincent gray has toppled mayor adrian fenty in the democratic primary. the race for d.c. mayor. with 90% of the precincts reporting, gray won with 53% of the vote to fenty's 46%. >> this pretty much guarantees gray will be the next mayor of d.c. since there is no republican running in november's general election. matt ackland joins us live from the board of elections in northwest with more on this. >> reporter: good morning. you know, a lot of people stayed up very late last night and into the morning here in the district hoping to find out who the next mayor would be. the board of elections behind me is being criticized for taking extra time, several hours, to release some of the results. but by 2:00 in the morning this morning, it and we had a winner and he took the stage. let's take to some video. vincent gray walked out in front of his supporters at a local hotel

northbound 95 out of woodbridge, the pace of traffic slowing down in the hard rain heading for the pentagonen. >> lisa, thank you so much. sad news out of hollywood from overnight. hollywood is mourning the death of an icon. abc news learned oscar-nominated actor tony curtis has died. a coroner says he died of a cardiac arrest at his home in las vegas. his real name was bernard schwarts and most well known for his role in the classic comedy "some like it hot." his co-stars were marilyn monroe and jack lemmon. he was married six times and is the father of actress jamie lee curtis. he was 85 years old. what a loss, and what a great movie "some like it hot." what a classic. still funny to this day. 6:44 is your time on this thursday morning. busy weather morning. 67 degrees. a a check on traffic and weather after this break. a a check on traffic and weather after this break. stay with us. growing, evolving, literally transforming our lives. now imagine the possibilities of what tomorrow could bring. at at&t, we support a core set of standards that will guide the internet into the future... to

delays in virginia began in woodbridge through newington and springfield, a crash at eisenhower avenuee. >>> it is a return to summer heat. it is warmer today than yesterday much. lee sonny's guys and 70 right now. -- mostly sunny skies and 70 right now. highs right around 90 degrees today. you will feel be added humidity and there is a chance for isolated thunderstorms later on today. we will be in the lord 90's for thursday and friday and likely a cold front will move through for the weekend. otherwise, it looks like a dry pattern and a chance of showers tuesday and into the middle part of next week. >>> a long awaited meeting is now set for tomorrow. the a -- vincent gray and school chancellor michelle rhee will meet at the wilson building. vincent gray would not say whether he would keep her in her post if he were elected. we will have another update at 8:56. for continuous news coverage, tune in to tbd news on news channel 8. ♪ ♪ it's not unusual to be loved by anyone ♪ ♪ it's not unusual to have fun with anyone ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> we want more. you big tease, you. you'r

lane are open in the hovs and main line as you travel out of woodbridge and work your way out towards speed, the trip between an an del and merrifield. traveling north of town, the outer loop. beltway, no problems reported between college park and bethesda. southbound 270 behaving nicely now traveling south of 28 out of rockville headed for the lane divide. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> the much-anticipated meeting between the presumptive new mayor of d.c. and the schools chancellor just a few hours away now. vincent gray and his schools chancellor michelle rhee scheduled to talk face to face for the first time since gray won the democratic primary. this will be a closed discussion at city hall. vincent gray said michelle rhee's future would rely heavily on this conversation today. >>> lots of people are looking for ways to scrimp and save right now. they don't realize how much money they are throwing away. fox 5 reporter melanie alnwick shows you thousand find extra trash by looking in your cash. >> reporter: jess yaeger knows a lot of things but one of his favorit

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outer loop slowing 95 to georgia. 59 in virginia slowing in the main line and the hovs leaving woodbridge. an earlier incident cleared. also in virginia, eastbound, dulles toll road at 71 found 7100 for thecrash. at 7100 for the crash. >>> now to a developing story. with all highs on the white house this morning, there are reports that the pre's chief of staff could be stepping down as soon as this week -- the president's chief of staff could be stepping down as soon as this week. >> sarah similar monday -- simmons is joining us live outside the white house. >> reporter: good morning. emmanuel has long expressed interest in running for mayor of chicago for quite some time. and for you with the incumbent mayor richard daley expressing the fact that he will not be running for re-election, has really opened the door for this. sources close to emmanuel say they expect that he will make his announcement about whatever decision it is as soon as this friday perhaps. now, there is there has been speculation for months that the white house chief of staff would be leaving his post but, of course, o

the clinic will operate in woodbridge, virginia. the clinic will be open every monday from 8 a.m. to four p.m. it will be the third free health clinic in prince william county and the first to accept appointments. these clinics are opened to qualified low income and uninsured residents. you may not think of the fizz in your soda as spicy but your body does. the carbon dioxide sets off the same sensors in the nasal cavity as mustard and horseradish. while the body's response isn't as strong as it is to spicy foods scientists say explains why you may experience a tingling sensation when you drink soda too fast. coca-cola is teaming up with the washington caps the mystics, nationals, skins and wizards to educate children about proper exercise and nutrition. as part of the program, athletes and nutritionists will host a series of workshops for children. among the participants ted leonsis and dan snyder. >>> mcnabb's return to philadelphia is just a few days away, and the wizards start practice with the number one draft pick an the star formerly known as agent zero. sports is coming up

out on the roads, we've got first of northbound i-95 right here in woodbridge.ent moved over to the shoulder so out of the roadway but big delays from 17 north out of stafford headed up towards dumfries. eastbound 66, two separate accidents before marshall, you lose the right lane. you lose the left lane over at the plains. this is the latest crash. it is the inner loop of the beltway. what you know is that the inner loop of the beltway is at a crawl at this point traveling north of river road head up and around # 70. accident involving a tractor- trailer occurred after the exit for 270. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> fox 5 is honor august true milestone. our colleague and friend sue palka just hit her 25th anniversary on the air here at fox 5. >> wow! when we come back, join us as we take a trip down memory lane. there she is, the ever gorgeous sue with all that hair. wait until you see how our crew celebrated.  to me a great fashion story is about taking what's out there and making it work for my readers. at the magazine, i'm

rubbernecking delays on the northbound side of the highway beginning at potomac mills and headed up two woodbridgeg from the prince william parkway headed up to the occoquan. southbound # 70 on the brake right now headed out towards the struck scales. incident-free at this point but delays are forming as you continue south. we had some problems gw parkway out to the memorial bridge. they had temporarily stopped traffic to remove a tractor- trailer. as you are traveling right now out on 66, no incidents to report leaving manassas for the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the president awarded the medal of honor day one-time secret victim of the vietnam war. richard etchburger died while saving three fellow troops during a 1968 attack in laos. they were posing as civilians but the vet i don't think learned of the mission and staged an attack. >> when enemies started moving down the rocks, dick fought them off. when it looked like the ledge would be overrun, he called for air strikes within yards of his own position shaking the mountain and clearing the way for a rescue. and

in virginia, no change here, northbound 95 jammed up in the main line out of woodbridge leaving the prince william parkway. slow traffic in springfield, 395 slow to seminary road. on route 1 delays to 123, traffic slows again toward fort belvoir. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> the results are in. vincent gray has won the democratic primary in the race for d.c. mayor. the council mayer chan beat out mayor fenty. with 90% of precincts reporting, matt acland joins us from northwest. >> reporter: it was a long evening for many folks watching this campaign so closely. remember the polls closed at 8:00 last night but we didn't start getting any results until hours later. in fact the board of elections is being criticized for taking just too much time. but right around 2:00 this morning, the chairman vincent gray decided it was time to go out and greet his supporters. we have some video of that. he showed up at a local hotel and there were a lot of people cheering for him. 90% of the precincts reporting this morning. just to give you an idea of the numbers, 59,000, right aroun

and the brakes out of dale city, through woodbridge and again at springfield. we have delays leaving 7100 toward fort belvoir. that's a check check of -- check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> glenn beck getting a run for his money. jon stewart and stephen colbert bringing their human to the nation's capital, calling america to join them on the national mall. thousands are already on board. will thomas has the details. >> reporter: for tonight i announce the rally to restore sanity. >> i am calling for the nation to join me on the washington mall for the march to keep fear alive. >> reporter: duly rallies the same day. comedy network stars jon stewart and stephen colbert offer viewers alternatives. >> well i asked my students in class today, out of 20 students, 20 said they are going to the rally. why? because they feel the only people on television that call politicians out for their misstatements or mistruths or weak logic are stephen colbert and jon stewart. >> reporter: this is scheduled three days before the mid-term elections. even some democratic strat

manassas to get into vienna, 95 leaving dale city, through springfield left side of the screen toward woodbridge9 maryland out of columbia to get to silver spring and the beltway. this is the pace of traffic to expect. we have no accidents on the george washington parkway and delays are consistent on 270 out of clarksburg. >>> 8:28 and 74 degrees at reagan national airport. we have a few clouds of to the northwest and a few sprinkles falling out of the sky moving into western loudoun county. carroll county has one last little sprinkle as well. leesburg is 66 degrees. leesburg had 3/4 of an inch from the thunderstorm that moved overhead. today there might be an isolated thundershower i far west of town but it will be predominantly dry. mid-90's today and tomorrow and i think we will break a record tomorrow. >>> the crowd estimates are growing for john stored and steven colbert rallies on the national mall. they now expect about 60,000 people for these rallies. the original estimates were for 20,000. the rally is set for october 30. we will have another update at 8:56. have a great day. and this i

in virginia, gridlock on 95 northbound out of dale city and this delay carries you through woodbridgeslow traffic newington to king street and again over the 14th street bridge. crash on the inner loop at braddock road tieing up the left lane with the backup from the springfield interchange. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> the weather will be getting cooler soon. it's kind of getting cooler right now. there is still plenty of fun things to do outside. >> very fall-like. holly is at temple hill farm in regional park in leesberg. is it still raining out there? >> reporter: oh, yeah. it's soggy fall. that's what we're highlighting. but it's not dampening our fun. because the festival here is underway and ready for you to aim, fire. whoa, look at those pumpkins go. we'll tell you how you and your family can come out and have some fall fun next. stay with us. building wind farms and expanding clean energy manufacturing. but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of cle

in virginia, 95 is clearing out of woodbridge with heavy traffic to landmark. >>> not the total sunshined in morning's past. some clouds are moving through and it will become cloudy this afternoon as the storm system passes to our north. it might drag some showers through the region especially north and west of the metro to night. frederick is 59 degrees and on our way to the upper 80's today. we will wait to this evening and tonight in terms of rain committee collation -- rain accumulation, not much. >>> michelle rate will meet with vincent gray to talk about her future. he has not decided perfect but they do not see eye to eye. michelle rhee was a factor in the vincent gray victor in tuesday's democratic primary. we will be back with another update >>> new hopes, new dreams, new ways. a beautiful day on this friday eve. one more alarm clock and the weekend will be here. >> that's right. it is a gorgeous day here in new york this morning. >>> ahead this morning, if first daughter of california is here, katherine schwarzenegger. she's on a personal mission to inspire young women to embra

host: republican -- democratic caller in woodbridge, virginia. caller: make sure you meet your set. how are you doing. i have to agree with the last caller because she has a great point. for the last couple years -- host: make sure you meet your set. caller: extending the tax cuts for the wealthy to me is not a great idea. you say that they spend at least $160 and the lower and middle class people spend about $60. let me point out to you it does not matter at all what tax cuts they get. they are most likely going to hold on to their money. my thing is this -- and i have been looking at c-span for the past couple of months and the ugly rhetoric i hear is taxes. what can we do for the middle- class and poor people in order to stabilize the taxes from this point on? can you answer that question? guest: for the middle class only? that would be the tax cuts. republicans and democrats believe those cuts should be extended. many believe they should be made permanent. right now with the economy is where taking a short review of for a year scene where we are and then make a decision later. e