let's look overhead here at the woodbridge area. north on 95. it looks like they have stopped all the traffic but you could get by on the service roadway to the far right. along the left side, you can see all of the white foam. i don't see any flames and smoke left. northbound 95, this is going to be a mess. we already have delays out of dale city across the top of one -- occoquan. >> coming up, latest on the fallout on the attack of the u.s. embassy and libya. >> the nats appear for a doubleheader, but questions remain about whether the team and metro can reach an >> stories from around the world. at least 26 people are dead after a natural gas pipeline exploded near the mexico-u.s. border. dozens of other workers were hurt and authorities evacuate nearby homes as a precaution. mexico's state owned oil company said it took 90 minutes to put out the blaze and the pipeline was shut off. no word on what sparked the fire. >> the ninth states temporarily closed its consulate in indonesia's third largest city because of ongoing protest. we have word

slow traffic in dale city toward woodbridge. then here route 644 to the beltway but at least your lanes are open. i'll be back with more at 6:11. >> thank you, monika. >>> americans in the middle east and north africa are bracing for another round of protests today. it follows those deadly attacks in libya on tuesday. >> there are already protests going on this morning in egypt. if you look at your screen, you're going to see a live look from cairo. things have stayed mostly under control, at least so far. kristin fisher is live outside the state department with more on the investigation into what happened in libya. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning. the big news this morning is libyan authorities say they have actually arrested four men in connection with the attack that killed our u.s. ambassador to libya and three other americans. also u.s. officials are now saying that they do believe that was a coordinated attack likely led by a terrorist group with links to al qaeda. as f.b.i. agents and other investigators

the president will be making a stop in woodbridge on friday. he will talk about his economic plan and building up a strong middle-class. he has focused on battleground virginia, along with ohio and florida. mitt romney's running mate paul ryan also in virginia. he will speak at christopher newport university tonight. and visit a factory in danville. he has made several stops in the commonwealth since becoming the choice of vice president for mitt romney. joe biden spent another day campaigning in iowa, another battleground state. he went out to the -- and made two stops in the hawkeye state yesterday. president obama did when i was in 2008. following a developing story out of afghanistan, and massive car bomb kills people near the airport. a car filled with explosives ran into another vehicle. -- the coalition says it is because of heightened threats due to the video sparking outrage around the world. killed 10 people during a three-week crime spree in 2002. the police chief was the public face of the investigation. he joined me today on "good

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from the quantico/triangle area, delays from dumfries, bumper-to- bumper up to woodbridge. >> two prince george's county police officers on administrative leave as investigators look into a shooting that left a man critically wounded. it happened overnight southern avenue in southeast d.c. john gonzalez live with what else was learned. >> several blocks of southern avenue remain closed and you can see a number of police officers from prince george's county and the the district are still here on the scene. just after 10:00 p.m. police received several 911 calls about a man walking through an oxon hill neighborhood firing a gun. apparently shooting at anything in his wife. when police arrived they confronted him at the 800 block of southern avenue ignoring their demands to drop the gun. police say the man began firing at the officers. they returned fire, striking the gunman several times.

on the roads, northbound i-95, main line definitely slow out of woodbridge headed northbound.ident activity reported in the main lines. -- she's not lying about that by the way. you will find on 395, you are below speed leaving duke street headed out towards seminary road. southbound 270 trying to make your way out of urbana headed out. all lanes on 270 or open at this time. >> no incidents to report or the beltway, just some volume past university boulevard. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> a health alert now for new parents. we know that late night feedings can leave you sleep deprived and dealing with an infant who cries through night can lead to depression, especially for mothers. doctors don't recommend leaving babies alone to let them cry themselves to sleep. >>> a new study says acupuncture can ease aches better than usual pain treatment apparently. some doctors believe even for the impact of the needle therapy is psychological, there is still no reason not to offer it if it makes people feel better. in recent years, it has become more mai

then off and on from woodbridge into springfield with the lanes open.at the 14th street bridge, things are still looking good into the downtown area leaving 395. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 6:18. mike and andrea? >> thanks, monika. >>> the book "no easy day" hits stores this morning. >> it provides an insider's account of the dramatic raid which led to the killing of terrorist leader osama bin laden. it's all right hit number one on the amazon best seller list. >> as mariellen hopkins reports, the formerly anonymous author could be in a lot of trouble. >> reporter: the former seal team six member spoke with cbs's 60 minutes. in the interview he went by the pen name mark owen. his face and voice changed to hide his identity. but his cover has since been blown. he said his book originally september for a september 11 release is not aimed at influencing the election. >> my worry from the beginning is it's a political season. this book is not political whatsoever. it doesn't bad mouth either party and we specifically chose september 11 to ke

>> it's at freedom high school tomorrow in woodbridge. we will begin on site registrations at 8:00 a.m. and the walk will begin around 8:30. it's a walk-run. it will begin around 8:30. >> even if you have not registered, come out. >> even if you have not registered, come out. you can rental 12er for $-- register for $30 on site. for $35 on site if you would like to get one of the t- shirts. >> if you know someone who is going through this trauma, please help them. get them help. but tell somebody. don't be a silent victim. speak out of the speak out. speak out. thank you for remembering your friend jenni bates. >> thank you. >>> let's get to howard and get the forecast. howard, a great weekend forecast. >> it is going to be great for any events that are going on. go outside, enjoy it. take it in. we're in the time of year, it's such a nice time of year before things start to get cool near another month. the grass pollen, weed pollen, they're moderate. tree pollen absent and the mold spores low. we need a little rain to clear things out of

no problems out of woodbridge across the occoquan river into springfield. let's take a live look there right now on the northbound side of 95. looking good. just bunching up route 644 as you head for the beltway. we'll go to a live picture from our kevin king right now. we've been telling but police activity. this is what it looks like on southern avenue near cheese peek. it's closed between chesapeake and wheeler. it's going to be that way throughout this morning's rush hour. so keep that in mind for your travel plans this morning. let's also head over to one more graphic. we want to let you know about some issues going on right now on the marc penn line. delays 30 to 60 minutes because of the storm yesterday it d.c. and bowie. train 403 is canceled. metro will honor your marc tickets. we'll be back with a few more details on traffic at 6:00. first, we have a special extra mile report this morning. today george washington university is hosting a safety expo as part of national preparedness month. daryl darnell, the senior associate vice president of safety

in woodbridge, julie carey, news4. >>> 33,000 u.s. troops sent to afghanistan as part of what was called a surge, have now left. the military says the drawdown was completed a week ahead of schedule. president obama ordered those troops into the country three years ago to push back against taliban attacks. the u.s. soldiers also helped train afghan security forces. 68,000 u.s. troops will remain in afghanistan through 2014. >>> a school bus driver in virginia with an excellent driving record hit and killed a man while students were onboard that bus. this happened yesterday. the 89-year-old man was hit. he was crossing the street at gallows road. pat, what was going on at the time? >> reporter: well, jim, he was just walking down the street to a shopping center, but that afternoon walk, it had deadly consequences. gallows road, what happened at this annonedale intersection has most people upset. >> it's a dangerous intersection. >> a tragic story. >> i feel horrible for him. >> reporter: the victim here, jun ahn. he was 89 years old. d

the suspect, a former marine, a sniper, who lives in woodbridge. news4's jackie bensen has more on where the suspect could be hiding. >> reporter: even as funeral services were being held in rural new york state for victim keith reed, police in prince william county, virginia, continued to search for his suspected killer. investigators believe 42-year-old father of four anthony robert taglianetti, known as rob, drove from his home in woodbridge, 400 miles to shi talk wa, county, new york, and allegedly murdered the school superintendent. reed was found dead monday in a wooded area near his home. police say they do not believe the murder was related to his job as school superintendent of a 400-plus school system. >> this individual was -- wanted to do harm to mr. reed. >> reporter: rode, who became superintendent just last november, was an acquaintance of taglianetti's wife. reed was divorced but neighbors in the rural town of clymer where he lived said he had spoken of a fiancee with young children who lived several hours away. >> we are actively l

officers believe 42-year-old anthony kaglianetti of woodbridge killed a man in new york last week. police say the two knew each other but would not release a possible motive for the attack. taglianetti isonsidered armed and dangerous. >>> a man faces jail after he admits he tried to extort money from robert griffin iii. he contacted rg3's agents earlier this year and said he had information that would damage his reputation and wanted $1 million in exchange for his silence. police arrested hurd. he pled guilty to extortion charges and will be arrested in november. >>> starting today, d.c. police will relaunch their breath alcohol test after a two-year hiatus. trained officers will use calibrated meters to test drivers' blood alcohol content. d.c. police stopped that program two years ago when a contractor found the machines were not working properly. on top of the new meters, officers will still continue to do the standard field sobriety tests. >>> if you're planning to take metro this weekend, expect some delays. starting tonight, crews will be working on track improvements on 4 of

then it's going to slow down again in woodbridge. let's take a live look outside.first of all if you're planning to head northbound on 95 in woodbridge, you can see once you're here traffic moving at a pretty good pace heading toward springfield where it slows down again. now to our sky 9 shot on the northbound side of 395 where you're going to find slow traffic. this is at edsall road heading towards seminary road. just the slow volume but no accidents, no disabled vehicles. i think we'll take that. we'll go back over to the maps and this time head over to the north side of town coming in from all of your major thoroughfares in from the north. you'll be fine, including 270. again that's just slow out of frederick as you head toward germantown. the outer loop we'll take a live look at that as well. that will slow down if 95 toward here at university boulevard -- from 95 toward here at university boulevard where the pace improves. i'll be back at 6:58. before i go i have a commuter alert. a chance to ride the new 495 express lanes for free. those are the high occupa

into dale city north of the rest area and heading through woodbridge, all lanes are open. overnight accident southbound 95 near the rapahannock has been cleared. if you're traveling on 66 so far so good. volume has been light front royal into falls church. no issues to deal with right now as you head in towards the roosevelt bridge. the earlier crash from 110 had been cleared from the roadway. back to you. >> thank you, ma'am. >>> redskins celebrate the end of the n.f.l. referees lockout. >> and despite a shaky start, nats pitcher gio gonzalez gets another win. highlights coming up in sports. >> let's do another look at the question of the day. here it is. this activity has declined by 89% since the 1950's. is it a, reading the newspaper, b, taking a bath, or c, writing a letter? >> our facebook friend jolene thinks the answer is b, taking a bath. it's quick and more convenient to take a shower. >> we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. 5:21. your weather first. most of the rain from the west side of metro is gone. howard county, northern charles county, we'll watch. by 9:

dale city to woodbridge across the river here into springfield. we'll take a live look right now and show what you it looks like there coming up from route 644 to the beltway. again, just a bit of volume but no big delays right now, main and hov lanes. let's go back over to the maps this time to the other side of town. inbound dulles toll road. no delays coming in from sterling. same thing 066. we'll -- on 66. we'll go to the roosevelt bridge. 66 looks great heading into the downtown area. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:09. back to you, mike and andrea. >> thank you, monika. >>> president obama called the presidents of libya and egypt and urged them to help protect american diplomats. this as some brand new protests were reported within the last hour outside the american embassy in yemen. >> the first series of protests for state -- four state department workers were killed including u.s. ambassador christopher stevens. kristin fisher is in our satellite center with more on that investigation and the latest on the attack in yemen. g

. >>> rebuilding the holy acres community in woodbridge, virginia is now on the fast- track. nearly a dozen families will move back in soon thanks to a big round of help from volunteers. people from project mend a house rehabbed some of the mobile homes wednesday. holy acres you may remember was nearly wiped off the map during tropical storm lee last year. >>> it is 6:06. jessica doyle is watching your money and your jobs. >> talk about the presidential election is all about jobs. the unemployment report is coming out. what would you expect? >> probablyemployers probably added about 120,000 jobs. it would keep the current rate at 8.3%. roughly 12.8 million americans remain unemployed. the august jobs report also critical one since the federal reserve meets less than a week later focusing in on the state of the job market. but some occupations are doing very, very well right now. according to our partners at career builder, job listings are up 74% year over year for software engineers. you can thank all the smart devices and the internet. customer service representatives have

no issues from aquia harbor into triangle, woodbridge and springfield. a last look outside one more time. nice and light. just a few people out laboring on labor day. i'll be back with more traffic at 6:00. back to you. >> thanks, monika. >>> president obama will make a stop in southeast virginia tomorrow. he'll be making his way to the democratic national convention in charlotte. >> indeed. he'll speak in norfolk, the same area where republican mitt romney introduced paul ryan as his running mate last month. susan mcginnis has the latest from campaign 2012. >> reporter: president obama continues his march to charlotte with a campaign stop in ohio today. but a member of the republican ticket will reach north carolina first. vice presidential candidate paul ryan campaigns in greenville today and will come armed with one question. are you better off today than you were four years ago? >> the president needs to explain why he didn't do what he said he was going to do. >> reporter: democrats say let's not forget just how bad things were four years ago. >> in

he has a stop in woodbridge before heading to ohio. mitt romney will be campaigning in nevada. >>> just 75 days after the election, whoever wins will be sworn in as president and preparations for the inaugural are officially underway. with thursday's driving in of the ceremonial first nail it marks the start of construction on the platform where the next president and vice president will take their oaths of office january 21st. >>> so do you love the iphone? are you excited about the iphone 5? many of you are skipping work today if you didn't order it online like jessica did last week. the iphone 5 comes out in stores today and people are flocking to the stores. kristin fisher the standing by at then -- is standing by at the apple store in clarendon where more than 100 people are camping out. ridiculous kristin. >> reporter: the black curtains are up as apple employees set up the top secret iphone 5 display in the apple store in clarendon but outside check out the line. about 107 people camped out overnight to be first in line to get t

there's a new parking option along telegraph road in woodbridge.he telegraph road lot opens today. it's between the horner road lot and kayton hill road. the lot was built after potomac mills malls cut 23500 -- 2500 spaces in 2011 for small expaption. while there -- expansion. while there are bus bays, buses haven't been rerouted to stop at this lot. that should happen later this fall. >>> a former top aide to d.c. vincent gray is due in court for a status hearing. today the judge could set a sentencing date and sources tell 9news now the prosecutors will not be asking for prison time for thomas gore as part of his plea deal. >>> polls for a special election in northern virginia open in less than 30 minutes. voters in the 45th district will elect a new delegate to replace democrat david englin. he resigned earlier this morning after revelations of an extramarital affair. his district includes parts of fairfax, arlington counties and alexandria. >>> it's 5:34. time for another your money report. >> jessica doyle is back with more consumer news. i'm

they are hoping to go home soon. >> it district -- destroyed several hamas at holly acres in woodbridge. inspectors are due to be out there any day now. stephen tschida has more. >> it is bad. >> the water swept through the low lying acres of holly acres and made its way into many mobile homes and turned the neighborhood into a mangled and mold the mess. -- and moldy mess. >> one family returns regularly to their home. right now, it is uninhabitable but not hopeless. >> they do not give back to us so -- >> a group of volunteers showed up today. >> putting in new floors. mildew. >> like other former residents whose homes are still standing he wants to return as soon as possible. >> that would be a good thing. >> the volunteers will be back here tomorrow. they hope inspectors from prince william county will also be out here to give a green light to the families who want to return. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. >> all right, thank you. that is it for abc 7 news at 5:00. the democratic national convention coverage and abc 7 news at 6:00. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.n

other than that, you have your normal flow stuff as you leave dale city toward woodbridge. the brake lights for this begin closer to route 44, it is bunching up for the beltway. we'll go back to the maps. this time head to 270 on the southbound side. you see all the yellow leaving frederick. it is going to be off and on as you leave clarksburg. the length to 121. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 6:11. >>> sad news this morning. this is something parents of young children you might want to find a way to tell them this yourselves. people at the national zoo are in mourning. >> and that is because the newborn panda cub has died. kristen fisher is life at the zoo with what happened. >> reporter: so sad. what a difference a week can make. you know last night this is what we know now. last night the zoo's pathology team performed their version of an autopsy on this panda cub. we are expecting to get the preliminary results from that at around 10:00 this morning. but by all accounts, from what we can tell at this point in time, it is a very healthy panda cub. there were

. >> a nationwide manhunt is underway before woodbridge man wanted in the killing of a new school superintendent. t a 51-year-old keith lead several times. body was found outside his home several days later. >> we did your something that sounded like gunshots. >> police say they knew each other, but police have identified a motive and they are not disclosing it. the marine veteran is considered armed and dangerous. he is believed to be driving a 2003 buick century. >> in just under an hour, a be held for the monday in a car crash. the 16-year-old was on his way when the car in which hit a tree.g he died at the scene. sister was seriously injured. person was not heard. the vigil will take place at the liberty high school football game. >> less than 40 days until the presidential election. the next big event for the debatetes, their first on wednesday. final practices are under way. campaign isney set expectations low the debate. >> we've now seen both camps down their own skills and complement the others. there is a lot riding on that night. it could be their biggest to make a lasting impression.

i will bet that the is one car on the gold in woodbridge. >>> as a good time of reopening of five the cockpit in the meantime used alternate bridges. there is one car on highway 237. the quiet on the gun and a glitch. i'm still living for ecology come through. >>> the track to finish the with your foot work on the dumbarton bridge tomorrow. were the reasons the budget is on schedule is because it's the same work they did over memorial day weekend >>> the with the concrete structures made the steal. where to put a seismic jordashot withe to me. >>> the dumbarton bridge is rescheduled to be opened by 5:00 tomorrow morning. in sentences scope fremont street is so close as well. this is part of the new transit center prepared the also installing a temporary bridge to help keep traffic moving as the continued to look. >>> of federal and state courts and offices are closed on labor day. that also goes for post offices and banks. if you're taking public transit and aware that the opera and on sunday schedules. as for driver's his regular enforcement for parking meters in 7 cisco. >>> to be c

northbound i-95 still in good shape leaving woodbridge headed across the occoquan. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> drivers need to watch out if another kind of camera in d.c. now. i know. i know. stop sign cameras. police chief cathy lanier says the city is adding about a dozen stop sign cameras to catch drivers who don't come to a complete stop. the cameras will be in mace by december. it will be a 30-day grace period in which they will issue warnings. after that, drivers will be fined. i'm just the messenger, folks. i'm just the messenger. >>> all right. well, police have released a new clue as they try to track down a gunman who robbed two people inside a church saturday. take a look at this surveillance video. we are told that is the suspect running across the street and following a man inside st. steven's church in northwest. police say he held up the victims moments later. fox 5's karen gray houston has the story. >> st. steven and the incarnation episcopal church on newton street northwest is an activist congregation known for its good works

this happened last night on delmar drive in woodbridge, virginia. police say the two men broke into the victim's home, stabbed him and stole his car. the victim was flown to a nearby trauma center. his condition is still unknown right now. >>> happening overnight, a 16- year-old is shot in the district. this occurred in the 200 block of the 37th street southeast around 1 charleston 30 this morning. police tell us the victim was shot in the stomach. he is expected to survive. no word right now on any suspects. >>> prince george's county police are on the hunt for a suspect accused of killing a central high school student. >> the 18-year-old was walking to class yesterday morning when he was shot. melanie alnwick is live in the victim's neighborhood this morning at the victim's school with the details on the investigation. what is the latest? >> reporter: good morning. unfortunately, there isn't a lot of information here the police have to go on. the school community is just stunned by the murder of a central high school junior, marckel ross. his body

. >>> president obama will be holding an event at phizner stadium in woodbridge. the president also participated in an immigration forum. the president answered questions from the moderator and audience members. >> the issue here for voters, whose vision best represents the aspirations, not just of the latino community, but of all americans who believe that we are a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants? and that candidate, i believe, is talking to you right now. >> more than 20 million hispanic americans are expected to vote this year. >>> mitt romney will tout his economic plan in the state with the highest unemployment rate, nevada. the presidential nominee will hold a fund-raiser and a public rally in las vegas. he campaigned in florida yesterday, where he told supporters that president obama had given up on the job. >> we face a washington that's broken, that can't get the job done. the president threw in the white flag of surrender again. he said he can't change washington from the inside. he can only change it from outside. we're going to give him that

he spoke to a crowd at the potomac national stadium in woodbridge. again, blasting his challenger, mitt romney, over his remarks about the 47% of americans who he says don't pay taxes. but virginia republicans were also there saying the president's policies have been wrong for 100% of americans. >>> and be prepared to pay some big bucks, if you haven't already gotten a ticket and want to see the nats in postseason action. tickets sold out this morning in just a matter of minutes. sites like stub hub were offering them, but some are listed up to $10,000. now let's fast forward to the weather. you didn't pay that much yesterday, did you, doug? >> no, i'm not paying that much today, i won't pay them tomorrow. it's not happening. what is happening, take a look at these numbers. great numbers right now. 79 degrees in washington. 77 in gaithersburg. 80 in richmond. up to the west and north, much cooler, 69 in columbus, 68 in state college. those types of temperatures will move in later this weekend. the first day of fall is tomorrow. fall officially begins

. >>> what made it 7 you're a beagle jump off a 135 woodbridge. >>> live pictures of a shuttle endeavor. this in houston tx before takeoff on its final flight to california,,,,,,,,,,, >>> flagons of the autumn move food festival in chandigarh should be a beautiful sight to see it. 65 degrees a mile. >>> a live look across the golden did cliff should. the wind change trucks trying to get more stuff and lanes open on the bridge. >>> to this is your last chance to help some animals in need of a temporary home. motion at the end for a few weeks what crews or replace the floor as good a force to become a during construction of the animals will need a home. >>> but have no idea how warranty frontally home for 30 to pay the animals once hard to find homes for students and puppies and the command good >>> to visit lasted for adoptions. >>> and people jumped off a bridge on the delaware river and lives he got lost during a walk that and ended up on the to help up. it had a plus be done. >>> there is nothing to be said of and it's a miracle. how does a dog jump from the bridge and survive swim sh

. >> and the owner of a woodbridge beauty shop is under arrest night, accused of sexually assaulting a 17-old girl who was applying for a job. he took a teenager to a back room and inappropriately touched her. she was able to get away and call authorities. he is now in jail sarge -- charged with sexual battery. >> d.c. authorities are asking for help finding a man who may be in danger. he was last seen at 9:00 in washington. he is 59 and may have been driving a champagne-colored toyota with d.c. tags. they asked if you see him to give police a call. >> a pretty nasty trick is what the fbi is calling a hoax that sent a plane back to the airport. philadelphia police got a call a male passenger attempted to slip by with a dangerous substance and board a flight to texas. investigators figured out who the man was and forced the plane back to the airport. the plane was evacuated but the bomb squad found nothing in the passenger was interviewed. the fbi announced it was all a hoax. >> it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that when you place a hoax against civil aviation, the con

volume building there heading into woodbridge with lanes open. you're watching 9news now.e've got more details coming up. stay with us. good morning. >>> happy friday. 6:29. this is the place where you can always get your weather first. >>> thank you for starting your morning with us. good morning. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. howard bernstein is on the weather terrace. he said some of the moisture is going to pull out. >> rains are pulling away. with breaks in the cloud cover, light winds and fog has formed especially southwest of d.c. sunrise 7:02 this morning. here's a look at day planner. you see some of the breaks in the cloud cover looking east this morning. we've got temperatures by lunch time in the mid-70s. maybe a stray shower then but likely to be late this afternoon, this evening when a few more showers and storms return with a high temperature around that 80-degree mark. fog a real problem out to the west now. manassas visibility a half mile. a quarter mile, excuse me. dulles and stafford a half mile. quarter in culpeper and petersburg a quarter ther

this is in woodbridge. and you're heavy on the brakes northbound. in dale city, delays continue as you make your way past lorton. heavy on the brakes in this area. checking on 95, not seeing accidents as you make your way northbound in virginia or southbound, accident free, but volume northbound. eun and aaron, back over to you. >>> 6:12 is the time. ahead, the airline being sued over a drimpg. >>> also setting a really bad example. the kids who caught their school bus driver red handed. [ male announcer ] for the dreamers... and those well grounded. for what's around this corner... and the next. there's cash flow options from pnc. solutions to help businesses like yours accelerate receivables, manage payments, and help ensure access to credit. because we know how important cash flow is to reaching your goals. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. e. pnc bank. the middle class, who move our country forward. work hard. raise families. and keep america strong. but mitt romney's budget plan will hurt the middle class. raising taxes on the average family b

not real had out of the ordinary but very much a slow go northbound i-59 dale city through woodbridge. traffic starting to stack up as you approach 295. traffic remains heavy leaving duke street out towards seminary road. top side of the beltway, the outer loop looks good. a lane open continuing over towards 270. northbound 301 at cedarville road, authorities have been september to check for a crash here. heads up headed north out of waldorf. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >> thank you. >>> a look at the morning's other top stories now. prince george's county police or the hunt for a suspect accused of murdering a capital heights teenager. 18-year-old marckel ross was walking to school along old central avenue yesterday morning when he was shot and killed. marckel was a junior at central high school and took the same path every day. this morning, police still have no suspects or motives and they are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. >>> meanwhile, three men are facing life in prison without parole following a judge's sentencing ye

and that is moving over to prince william county and do dunphries, dale city, woodbridge and places like that and over across the river and if it holes together, it will cross over the river into southern county and parts of prince georges county and listen. in terms of where we have been, look at the temperatures in the mid- to upper 80s and that doesn't tell the whole story and this is up to 74 degrees, oppressively humid out there and the feel's like temperature is 92 in up to and in monasses for now, feels like 96 and you will cool off. again, be patient. there is some good stuff around the corner. >> thank you, see you soon. >>> remember, you can check the weather any time with the fox 5 weather app. download it on your droid, iphone or. >> i joy pad and find it on the website, www.myfoxdc.com. >>> apparently old oil is walk up on the shores in louisiana after hurricane isaac and officials are new testing the oil to see if it's left over from the bp oil spill. there was a large matte of tar on one beach and concentrations of tar balls on nearby beaches. the officials say it's too ea

police say 29-year-old anila qayyum hay posterior mitt to take care of five children at a hem in woodbridge. but child protective services found 21 children inside. some were in closets and bathrooms strapped in car seats. qayyum and her sister are each facing seven counts each of reckless childen dangerment. >>> police are searching for the gunman who shot a man in the stomach on the campus of morgan state university yesterday. shooting happened just before 5:00 p.m. last night. the victim was shot inside a bathroom in the student cent are. police say neither the victim or suspect were students at the school. >>> also making headline this morning, the campaign trail leads to virginia once again today with plans for several high-profile stops. >> a ledgened remembered. how the nation will remember the life of the late neil armstrong later on today. fox 5 morning news is back. [ male announcer ] for the dreamers... and those well grounded. for what's around this corner... and the next. there's cash flow options from pnc. solutions to help businesses like yours accelerate receivables, manage

he'll be campaigning in woodbridge today. attending an event at the stadium. >> speaking with the spanish language network thursday, the president talked about the uncivil tone from both parties here in washington. >> the most important lesson i've learned is that you can't change washington from the inside. you can only change it from the outside. that's how i got elected. and that's how the big accomplishments like health care got done. was because we mobilized the american people to speak out. >> the president added he hopes to tackle immigration reform if elected to a second term. >>> republican mitt romney pounced on the president's change comment during that interview. here's what he said at a rally in sarasota, florida. >> i can change, washington, i will change washington, we'll get the job done from the inside. republicans and democrats will come together. he can't do it. his slogan was yes, we can. his slogan now is no. i can't. this is time for a new president. [ cheering and applause ] >> romney will campaign toda

you have your normal slow traffic dale city toward woodbridge and again as you leave norton, newingtonnd springfield. off and on brake lights to 395. on the inbound side of 66, normal slow stuff out of centreville and fairfax. i'll be back with more on that incident in silver spring at 6:25. >>> big congratulations to one of our facebook regulars terry mohan, the first winner of the gas card giveaway. we randomly select a fan who correctly answered the question to our question of the day. let's get today's question. here we go. 12% of men admit to doing one of these things at a wedding. it's 12% of men. is it a, drinking too much, b, checking the score of a game, or c, falling asleep? >> facebook friend ed writes i've never gotten drunk at a wedding. now a reception, a different story. i say c, falling asleep. >> keep the guesses coming. you could win a $50 gas card. we'll have the answer at 6:48. stay with us. chase freedom gives you 5% cash back? at restaurants now... bon appÉtit guys, enjoy. activate your 5% cash back at chase.com/freedom >>> welcome back. 6:22 this thursday morning

peggy fox has more from today's rally in woodbridge. >> it was a commonwealth of virginia that elected barack obama. are you ready to do it again? >> senator mark warner warmed up the crowd about 6,000 democrats who received tickets to see the president person. >> wonderful. i'm a big supporter. i volunteer every day. >> the president started with a nod to the venue. the potomac nationals baseball stadium and the team they are named after. >> i want to congratulate the washington nationals for bringing playoff baseball to d.c. >> then the candidate got down to business. blasting mitt romney again for that remark about 47% of the population being dependent on government. >> i don't see a lot of fixings in this crowd today. i see hard work in virginia. >> the one thing that got everybody excited was his rebuttal. >> for some reason, my opponent got really excited. he stood up at a rally. proudly declared, i'll get the job done from the inside. what kind of inside job is he talking about? >> mr. obama said when he said you can't change washington from the inside, he was talking about the

once you're beyond that, a little yellow forming in woodbridge. we'll take you live to 395 northbound here at duke street. traffic moving well. this time we'll head over to the other side of town. no problems to report on 270 with the exception of the slow traffic and a live look outside once you're beyond 121, it looks like this at falls road to the point where the lanes divide. i'll be back with more coming up. mike and andrea? >> thanks, monika. we'll see you then. >>> this morning the news every football fan wants to hear. the regular refs will be back on the field tonight. >> just before midnight they announced a deal. kristin fisher is live outside of fed ex. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. finally, right? the next time the redskins play here at fed ex field, the real refs should be back on the field officiating the game but this is not a done deal just yet. this is only a tentative agreement that still needs to be ratified by the referees union over the weekend. but it is enough to get the real refs back on the fie

is he in woodbridge, virginia. on he will speak via satellite to the folks at the aarp convention down in new orleans. president on the campaign trail of virginia battleground state, by the way. latest cnn poll showing him up 50% to romney's 44% of likely voters there in virginia. let's move on now and talk about who can keep america safe. that will be one of the big questions on voters' minds when they go to the polls this november. we'll take a look at the security plans that two candidates are offering up. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, business pro. yes, it is. go national. go like a pro. layaway's back. so you can pay a little at a time. yes! call me ms. lucky ducky from kentucky! okiephenokie. [ male announcer ] layaway's back. earlier than ever. through december 14th. walmart. ch

look at all the yellow trying to get toward dumfries and then it turns green into woodbridge. we'll take a live look at the prince william parkway where you have a couple of brake lights leaving this point but it's really heading toward dumfries that will be the big issue. the accident is on the right showedder. this time well -- shoulder. this time we'll head to the inbound side of i-66. vre is back to normal. if you're heading out on the roads, everything is looking good. manassas into centreville toward fairfax and a live look insides the beltway 6 -- inside the beltway 66 to the roosevelt bridge. i'll be back with more at 6:00. >>> a cbs news poll released wednesday shows president owe wam ma's lead -- president obama's lead over mitt romney is now larger than the poll's margin of error. >> one surprise from the commonwealth is the president is winning when it comes to his challenger's core issue, the economy. dwight andrews reports. >> i absolutely think the economy sip proving. >> reporter: 20 miles outside washington in vienna, virginia, attorney amanda schneider sees a

then on friday, he'll hold a grass roots rally at the stadium in woodbridge. has the home of potomac nationals. tickets are needed to get in. you can pick them up for free at the stadium or president's campaign offices in woodbridge and mas that sac. >> mana manassas. >> the chief at the center of the investigation speaks out about the event that terrorized our area. >> don't say we didn't warn you. get ready for the awful, nasty, really gross looking stink bugs. >>> can sex offenders live near schools? what about bus stops? i'm peggy fox with new concerns out there. i have some answers for you coming up. >>> right now, the chicago teacher's union is meeting trying to figure out whether they will end their strike. the union kept up the ticket line because it hadn't had a chance for all debt tails. that put parents in a bind. >> could your child school bus stop be near a registered sex offender's home? a mom in arlington county called with that concern because she had been felt ignored by school officials. arlington school officials move thad bus stop and as pe

woodbridge va. now at 74 degrees. winds around four or 5 miles per hour. and our final stop, d.c. looking at 78 degrees. tartars across-the-board -- 75 in martinsburg. 75 manassas. 74 quantico. you can see where the cold front is located. this will be a weather front maker tomorrow evening. this all moves our way in the next 24 hours. we may see a straight shower late tomorrow afternoon into the evening hours. i do not expect anything to become severe or strong. the cold front is just now passing through minneapolis. the showers beginning to dry out. high pressure over head. that moves off the coast. temperatures just slightly above average for this time of year. absolutely nothing to speak of on the doppler radar. not a whole lot. here is our futurecast. daytime highs around 80 degrees. it will call into the 60s. -- it will cool into the 60s. by saturday afternoon everything clears on out of here. and a pretty nice weekend ahead. forecast for today, 78 to 83. nighttime lows, 545 t 65o . mostly sunny tomorrow, temperatures around 80. the extended outlook shows cooler drier air. te

once you're beyond it, you're okay in woodbridge.here are no big delays to report here in springfield. we'll take a live look on the northbound side. you'll see that lanes are open. it is bunching up of course from route 644 heading on to 395. that still looks good, by the way, in landmark. let's go back over to our maps this time to the north side of town. want to keep you posted on that situation in four corners on university boulevard at dennis avenue. i'm going to step out and show you a live picture here from our kevin king. he tells us that eastbound is open. westbound a couple of lanes still blocked here at loyalton road on the westbound side of university boulevard. a car hit a utility pole early this morning and brought it down with him. so if you're planning to head through this area, just watch out for this slow traffic through the area in four corners. i'll be back with more at 6:00. back to you guys. >>> here's what's making news now at 5:49. ♪ it's the most wonderful time of the year ♪ >> that of course is andy williams

newschopper 7 captured this video from 3800 wagon wheel lane in woodbridge. it's not related to the president's visit nearby. a and other anti-american protest overseas, 15 people dead after police opened fire on rioters in pakistan. they had set fire to a cinema. earlier today, police fired tear gas into crowds in several cities after protesters began throwing rocks at officers. another milestone in the war in afghanistan. the u.s. troops third is over. the last of those forces have left the battlefield and the country. their goal was to stabilize the country's sole u.s. and international trainers could develop afghan security forces. that still leaves 68,000 american troops in afghanistan. coming up on abc 7 news at noon a story that will touch your heart. the special gift one foundation is giving to a child suffering from a brain tumor. troubling times for [ male announcer ] with ultra-filtered water from the first hands-free system, and micro-climate controls powered by twinchill technology, the new ge french door refrigerator puts fresh in a whole new li

things are looking great from triangle to woodbridge. construction southbound after route 17 is in place, stay to the right to get by. you might find a minor delay there. northbound i-95 if you are planning to head northbound 95, no issues to report as you travel up. no problems in springfield. >>> also want to let you know, a serious accident on the ramp from northbound route 450 to eastbound 50 that has been cleared up. it was a fatal accident from overnight. let's take another live look outside this time on 270. all lanes are open, i will be back at 4:30. >>> thank you monika. redskins fans and football fans everywhere are talking about the performance of robert griffin iii. the rookie lived up to the cap stations. >> that is not easy for a fan to say. he looked like a seasoned veteran, calm, collected, great decisionmaking and go pierre bar son proved -- proved to be the pick. in the end the new look redskins stunned the saints 40-32, to win the season opener. >> the loudest place i have ever played in. why not? it is new orleans, lo

. >> we are told at this hour, york are onin new way to woodbridge, virginia, looking for this former marine who lives in this zone. we are told he is accused of murder. lives in this home. neighbors have not seen him or for days. 42-year-old anthony taglianetti living here with his family. the male was stacking up. >> he is a former marine sniper. >> this woman is afraid to show since there's a manhunt for her neighbor, who appears to be the average husband and father of four. >> we used to see the kids outside all the time. of the ordinary, but police believed the drove to and shotew york friday reed multiplete times. .> my children loved mr. reed >> the body was found outside the victim's home three days later. >> we did hear something that gunshots and heard male voices for a moment. >> police believe the suspect to virginia. cracks armed and dangerous. >> you never expect it to be so close to home. so you lock up and wait for e.ings to be don >> we can tell you the family parked out front. police are not telling us where wife and kids are. they're not talking about a motive. john

he spoke to voters in woodbridge and took another swipe at mitt romney's secretly-taped fund raising remarks. >> i don't believe we can get very far with leaders who write off half the nagsz tion as a bu of victims. i don't see a lot of victims in this crowd. >> election day is still 46 days away and some virginia voters are already casting their bal t ballots. absentee voting in virginia started today. >>> a guy in new york with serious injuries. he was mauled by a tiger at the bronx zoo. the man jumped from a monorail train to get inside the tiger exhibit. emergency workers say one of the tigers attacked him. they had to use a fire extinguisher to get the animal off of him. the man reportedly suffered puncture wounds to his back and broke his ankle and his arm. police and zoo officials are investigating why he did that. >> in maryland, a riverdale man is facing charges for stalking a girl. narcissa bonilla has been stalking the girl for days. one time, she was so frightened, she ran to a local fire station for help. he was arrested today after an undercover sting. >> a deadly accid

so it should stay south of manassas and south of woodbridge. good news, it should stay away from the nats game tonight. currently, temperatures, we're going to throw that 93 out. 84 in bethesda. 85 in vienna. 84 in fairfax. still 89 in college park. 86 over in bowie. headlines, well, still tropical and still unsettled. a few storms early tonight. odd favorite in the nats game. did hit 90 today. the morning commute, i guess some good news. will be dry on thursday. for tonight, early heavy thunderstorm possible. muggy, 68 to 74. likely to see patchy fog after midnight. tomorrow morning, partly sunny, very warm and humid. you'll need your sunglasses. temperatures in the 70s and 80s. it will feel worse than that by lunchtime. by afternoon, partly sunny, hot and humid. some could be hefty. high temperatures again around 90. next three days, we'll keep tomorrow code yellow with a threat of storms. 90. then just an isolated storm on friday. we'll go back to code green. 91. and some storms on saturday. that's good news. we'll go back to code yellow. yo

. >> residence in the picturesque estate in woodbridge were aware of the home day care being run acrossthe street. but they had no idea of the of the operation police say two sisters, anila and rabiya qayyum were running behind closed doors. >> i had no idea children were being neglected. >> is disturbing. >> acting on a tip, police paid the house a visit on tuesday. what they found -- 21 kids under the age of four. seven of them were infants. they were strapped to car seats some in closets, another in a bathroom. all of them reckless -- flagrant cases of endangerment. >> is very sad. >> 8 employee of the child development center -- she would know. >> a provider was unlicensed with 21 children in their home. that was very shocking to me. >> nobody answered at the home. one neighbor said she would be horrified to hear her son was treated that way and would probably not have left her in the home in the first place. >> you need to the -- do your research before you leave your kids with anybody. >> prince william county police found that anita qayyum did have the day care permit from the co