wright threw him out of his vehicle and left him for dead, but he survived, and a short time later, wright and his companion were arrested. she was sentenced to 30 years while wright received the maximum 50 years for robbery, bodily injury, and criminal confinement. but he feels another factor contributed to his sentence. >> i believe the laws is more stronger on black guys here. i mean that mice personal opinion. my whole jury was white, you know? i didn't have nobody in my peers, so they probably couldn't understand this type of crime or understand what happened. they just associate black people with violence. he did it. convict him. >> wright believes his race is also a detriment at wabash. >> i'm on the wrong side of the color margin. that's just honesty. this prison is predominantly white people, you know what i mean? you know, i'm not saying they're racist. you've got people walking around with swastikas and hitler tattoos and it throws me off, like, damn, man, this is their prison. you know what i mean? they're comfortable with doing it because it's their prison. >> gerald richey is

jim wright, and dr. wright is an american historian, the president emeritus of dartmouth college and a marine. my name is bucky peterson, and i'm a director emeritus on the marines memorial association board of directors. before we begin, a few quick words about the marines memorial. the marines memorial association is a nonprofit veterans organization chartered to honor the memory of and commemorate the valor of members of the united states armed forces who were killed, lost or who died in military service. among its list of duties, amongst the list of duties for marines memorial association is we're responsible for maintaining this extraordinary club, the marines memorial club, as a living memorial to those who have gone before and to pay tribute to those who carry on. to learn more about our organization, visit our web site at www.marineclub.com. and before we begin, please, take a moment to turn off your cell phones as i just did and any other noisemakers that you may have. and while you're doing tha

let's do some traffic and julie wright has your morning traffic report. julie. >> tucker.e roads, you will find lanes are open northbound along i-95 i don't recollect, with your way in the express and main lines. southbound 270, no problems to report leaving hyattstown continuing out towards the truck scales. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >>> two men, they are under arrest after someone fired shots at a crowd of people in college park early saturday morning. prince george's county police were breaking autopsy i fight in the mcdonald's parking lot on baltimore avenue when someone in an suv opened fire. minutes later, a university of maryland police officer spotted the suv and arrested the two men inside, 18-year-old melvin watson, jr. and 20-year-old dakimbe david brandon are charged with possession of a handgun and reckless endangerment. >>> the public got one last look inside the maryland house of corrects in jessup before they will get the last look today before it is torn down. the prison closed in 2007 after a series of violent attacks. inmates

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. >> time to say good morning to julie wright. good morning, julie wright. how are the roads? >> good morning, wisdom. this weekend kicks off the montgomery county fair. >> okay. >> and guess who is going be for a big dipper at the fair. >> you and tucker barnes. >> i was going to say the guy to your left. >> i said big dipper. i'm a scooper. cole join us monday afternoon. we'll be out there scooping ice cream for everybody. >> that will be fun. >> it will be fun if i don't eat it all. traffic volume moving at speed on 270 as you continue out of frederick to the split. this is northbound i-95 behaving nicely in the hov and main line. no problems here. southbound gw parkway, we do have some travel lanes available as you travel southbound at collingwood. we had an accident there. the lanes are open leaving north capital street headed out to the tunnel. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >>> fleece -- d.c. police are investigating a robbery where the victim was attacked with a hammer. police are searching for four suspects. the victim's injuries are not li

let's get the latest from julie wright. >> all right. on the roads right now, we've got some problems to report for those continuing northbound along i-95 before you reach 212 here in beltsville. this is the accident activity. some traffic now able to get by. as tucker was wrapping up his weather, we noticessed that the traffic was able to squeeze -- noticed that the traffic was able to squeeze by here. a tractor-trailer is involved in this crash plus two other vehicles. traveling from the capital beltway headed northbound up towards laurel, your better bet would be to stick with 95 or bw parkway and 29 and use that as your workaround. no problems to report for those continuing around the capital beltway on 395. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. . >> thank you. >>> starting today, d.c.'s drunk driving laws get a little bit tougher. the new guidelines call for stiffer sentences for first- time offenders, repeat offenders and drivers who have especially high blood alcohol levels. there are harsher sentences for dru

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i just love him so much. >> reporter: there will be a public memorial service for russ wright tomorrow in palo alto at 1:00 p.m. the family is asking people to bring their laughter in honor of him. reporting live, amber lee ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a vacaville teenager is dead after a ski jet accident in hawaii. she was hit by another man in a water craft during a secret ski tour near honolulu. one witness describes a tragic scene. >> she was face down in the water and her dad was in distress going to her trying to flip her over. the 20-year-old guy he was pleading from his forehead. >> fonseca died yesterday. the man in the other jet ski is still in serious condition. >>> voters in santa clara county will decide on an . .8 of a cent increase. critics said polls indicated voters were against the idea. >>> a request to resan rename santana row a priority. the reason is th-r. to build a certified office building on wind chester. today's rezoning approval means the new office billing can include retail and residential space. now the next step is for the developers to apply for permits. >>

. >> wright: sense of space. nothing is more important. and that is the sense of the new architecture, the space within. that's the new thought that we call organic architecture and to which i have devoted my life. >> posch: fallingwater works exactly in the way that frank lloyd wright has intended. >> meltzer: frank lloyd wright was one of the world's great architects. he was totally a character. he had his own way of doing things. >> posch: and when frank lloyd wright was asked to build a country house or a house that looked onto the waterfall, he said, "no, we don't do that. we build it right on top of the waterfall." >> meltzer: he was very dramatic about it. he controlled your view of nature, which is particularly true in fallingwater. >> posch: because you're in this huge space that he created in this living room. the ceiling is very low. and you've got the windows all around. it really feels like you are squeezed out into nature. >> meltzer: what wright did is he controlled and framed your views, both from the outside, as you saw th

now traffic with julie wright. julie?i heard what you said. >> i was hoping to slip that past you. >> i heard what you said. >> i thought maybe you were doing a radio hit and wouldn't hear it. >> yeah. you you this that's what you get for thinking. you know we've been so biz sieve this morning in virginia we've had a couple of accidents three tea toll. most of this have been clears from the roads. southbound 395 at duke street the ongoing investigation continues to block the ramp but the main line is open. the crew in sky fox is above the accident activity that was northbound i-95 before the fsp. thack at this time now cleared. this is the live shot of traffic coming northbound coming past the tanks there in newington and as you can tell it is gridlocks. traffic out of woodbridge at this point coming across the occoquan and back up to newington and springfield. all lanes now open on i-95 northbound. another report out of fredericksburg and coming past stafford. again heavy volume north past the 139-mile marker, the accide

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. >> let's get the latest from julie wright. welcome back. >> i took a bite out of the big apple. >> you did? >> i did. and then i paid $10 for watter in my room and then the big apple took a bite out of my wallet. >> you were in new york. >> i was in new york. >> i was in new york too. >> what was going on? >> what is it with you guys? >> you didn't invite tucker and i to the party. >> i went from empire state of mind to michael jackson's want to be starting something just like that. lanes are open coming inbound from fair oaks headed to the capital beltway. 644 east of van dorn street is where we had the accident. the roadway is still blocked off east of van dorn. no problems to report out of hyattstown head out towards the scales. we are check for accident activity. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> making headlines this morning. montgomery county police are investigating a deadly motorcycle accident in gaithersburg. this happened around 8:45 last night along great seneca highway near high gables dr

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i just love him so much. >> reporter: there will be a public memorial service for russ wright tomorrow in palo alto at 1:00 p.m. the family is asking people to bring their laughter in honor of him. reporting live, amber lee ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a vacaville teenager is dead after a ski jet accident in hawaii. she was hit by another man in a water craft during a secret ski tour near honolulu. one witness describes a tragic scene. >> she was face down in the water and her dad was in distress going to her trying to flip her over. the 20-year-old guy he was pleading from his forehead. >> fonseca died yesterday. the man in the other jet ski is still in serious condition. >>> voters in santa clara county will decide on an . .8 of a cent increase. critics said polls indicated voters were against the idea. >>> a request to resan rename santana row a priority. the reason is th-r. to build a certified office building on wind chester. today's rezoning approval means the new office billing can include retail and residential space. now the next step is for the developers to apply for permits. >>

by the end of the week, that is julie wright weather. 8 and sunny. she will love it.peaking of, let's do some traffic and get the latest. >> on the roads this morning, you will find so far, we are off to a quiet start. northbound i-95, no problems reported here as you make your exit out of woodbridge. traffic volume increasing as you continue across the occoquan. ice, easy drive. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. . >> thank you. >>> when arlington schools open in a week or so, a lot of students would used to ride the bus to class will have to walk. the school system is enforcing a transportation policy that has been on the book for years. >> it requires kids would live close to school to walk. nearly 600 parents have already signed an online petition opposing the new plan. fox 5's audrey barnes has the story. >> reporter: lee ann woolsey used to ride the bus. but this year, the pet eat fifth grader will have to walk about a mile to get there lugging a backpack as big as she is. >> on tuesdays, i have saxophone class and i have to carry it to s

. >> let's check in with julie wright. i hope you weren't listening when tucker was noticing the days are getting shorter. >> what? what? >> i know that means less sunshine for you. >> did you hear something. i death penalty hear anything. all right. on the roads right now, you will find wet pavement which is what we're waking up to. in some place, it is coming down pretty good. allow extra time out here on the roads. looking through the raindrops on 66, this is the commute coming inbond as you work your way in from manassas. it is heavy and slow continuing out to the car rest area. i have adelays approaching 50 fair oaks trying to work your way continuing in towards 123. the beltway looks pretty good as you travel between annandale and merrifield. stacked-up traffic as you work south of 109 headed out towards clarksburg. no accidents, just volume delays. you will find your lanes are open as you travel between college park and bethesda. traffic is now starting to slow as you work your way west of university boulevard head

we'll check in with julie wright and get the latest on that in a little bit. midweek opening for i anew kids interactive movie. audience participation is definitely encouraged. >> kevin mccarthy talked with cloris leachman. the movie's producer also joined in the conversation about how to make movies that resonate with kids. >> you have an amazing vision. you have it down to an exact science of how to get these kids engaged in your film. >> i hope so. i learned that you can't get it. can you plan it to the last second but the child will doe side whether it is good or not. that begins and ends right there. >> your vision f you could hypothetically go back into cloris' career and give the version of young frankenstein in mary tyler moore, who what would that look like. >> the same. color cloris is who cloris is. she understand funny in a way that most people -- >> how long have you been doing this? >> i'm 86. >> you look 25. >> 26. >> yeah. the best thing about this movie is the interaction. hintly f you look back and look at other classic films like the godfath

julie wright made it to work. we'll have a look at traffic too right after the break. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news. it is 4:45 and it is wednesday. on to the news now, creating a stronger community, that is the idea of national night out. >> the annual event brought out more than 100 communities and neighborhoods just in prince george's county. it gives people a chance to meet their neighbors and law enforcement officers along with local organizations and businesses. now, i know not just there but neighborhoods in virginia as well were doing that. so it is a good opportunity to get out and meet the officers in your community, your neighbors, get to know everyone and watch out for each other. >> and the weather generally cooperated. with the exception of our friends in southern maryland who had some thunderstorms. >> oh, yeah. >> they had a pretty eventful afternoon. >> they are okay down there for the most part? >> i think so. not sure for we officially know if it is a waterspout. high temperature yester

let's check in with julie wright for traffic. >> i know. i know. >> where is julie wright's picture. >> let me tell you something. i just came back off of vacation. you're lucky i didn't walk in here in a beach towel and flip- flops. there is no laying out the clothes for me. southbound 270, heavy volume right now out of germantown headed past mva montgomery village avenue. accident activity crowding the right lane. this is the remains of a vehicle fire. what was reported as a vehicle fire. the incident is west of muncaster mill road. 66 still tied up with delays out of manassas. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >>> still ahead on fox 5 morning news. >> court documents, photos, even a well worn rosary, all giving a new view of one of america's moat notorious criminals. holly is giving us a glimpse of a new exhibit on al capone. that will be great. very fascinated by that whole topic. in the people, businesses, and organizations that call greater washington home. whether it's funding an organization that provides new ci

let's do traffic with julie wright. >> a lot going on here on the beltway. we started off on the outer loop here leaving landover headed into greenbelt with a car fire after 450 in the two left lanes getting by. then we had the crash on theener loop of -- on the inner loop of the bw parkway. crash reported on the outer loop of the beltway. something is definitely there at this point. i don't think we'll able to get that shot before we clear the air. most of the beltway reported to be closed off at this time on the outer loop of the beltway as you approach connecticut avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. back to you. >> thank you, julie. >>> fox ais mop are toking metro this morning and the transit agency's ongoing investigation into an escalator accident t happened yesterday morning at the l'enfant plaza metro station. it appears a woman's bag got caught in a metal strip that line the escalator and the loose strip caused some riders to fall. three people went to the hospital with mine or injuries. >>> the obama administration is teaming with

. >> time now to say hello to julie wright. good morning to you. >> good morning, you guys. >> i don't always pick on tucker. tucker picks on me. >> oh, i see. the blame game this morning. >> sarah and i need referee jerseys. >> you guys are rookies. these are rookie refs. >> i don't know. we keep the peace up here. >> the roads, you will find lanes are open, no problems reported as you work your way along 118 here at 355. 270 still in good shape as you travel south out of germantown headed into rockville and 5 still quiet national main line and express lanes continuing past landmark headed for the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> montgomery county police are stepping up the hunt for a rapist in gaithersburg. they released this sketch of the suspect who raped a woman at the green farm conservation park last movement the woman was attacked at knife point, officers passed out flyers to nearby residents and businesses hoping to find a lead. so far, no arrests. >> investigators are

let's get a look at traffic with julie wright. >> lanes are open. not a lot happening if you are working your way inbound new york avenue this morning. traffic volume nice and light leaving bladensburg road headed in towards the third street tunnel. kenilworth avenue is open for business. that is an easy commute headed out towards pennsylvania avenue. no problems to report north of town. this is the live shot of traffic coming south on 270. this is 118 as you travel from the east to the west. no problems to report headed out towards rockville and the lane divide. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. first, virginia got help for the derecho storm and now the district is getting help from the federal government after president obama declared the storm was a federal disaster. the severe june 29th storm knocked down trees and caused widespread power outages. >>> the june dick cheney i don't was just one of several severe storms this summer and after that storm, people became increasingly frustrated over how cities responded to the wi

julie wright has a look at the traffic too. we'll do it right after the break.  >>> welcome back. taking a look at the washington monument. at least we can see it. it is not so hazy right now or so thick in the air that you can't see it. hopefully, we don't have any days like that coming up. >> a whole new start. >> also, closer to the end of summer. almost time to go back to school. >> i think he is on our side now. >> i'm kind of in the middle because i don't like cold weather. >> but you don't need it to be 100 and humid every day either. kids to go back to school. >> a lot of people out there need the kids to go back to school. >> only for educational purposes. >> right. >> let me get started. august is starting much the way july ended and that is where w. -- with a warm and humid start to your day. many of us today will get a chance to get in on the showers and thunderstorms at some point. definitely bring along an umbrella. be ready for some pretty good downpours. there is your thunderstorm activi

julie wright. >> isn't that orange you're wearing? >> no, it's red. >> oh, great.t looks orange to me. it does look orange. effect over here says it looks orange. >> well, what are you all drinking? that is not hazel nut creamer in your coffee. it is actually red but thank you, think. beltway here, both loops of the beltway. hopefully, can i see what i'm looking at. with the change in the traffic pattern, we still have four loops to maintain. the change is the jersey wall now divides your lanes. -- we still have four lanes to maintain. if you are traveling 395 in both the express lanes and main line, lanes are open, no problems to report leaving duke street to seminary road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a mailman from new york state is being hailed a hero. he rescued a woman who had been stuck in a bathroom for two days. mario serrano has been working in the garden city neighborhood for the past 27 years and customers say is always helping out especially with the elderly. during his daily route monday, he noticed something wasn't right at the h

let's do traffic with julie wright. >> that is a lot to keep up with. how do you jug it would all, tuck officer. >> i don't know. good question. that is a lot of map right there. >> it is. on the roads, you will find roads are open coming in out of germantown. -- how do you juggle it all, tucker? >> live shot of 66 traveling eastbound, no problems reported right now leaving manassas towards centreville headed in towards the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >>> the superintendent of arlington public schools says the transportation policy that boots hundreds of kids off school buses this year will take effect as planned next tuesday when classes begin. >> that is despite protests from parents who say they were blind sided by the move. audrey barnes has the story. >> reporter: elementary students who live within a mile of their school in arlington will have to walk to class this year. middle school students and those in high school who lived within a mile and a half will have to hit the pavement too. hundreds of parents h

. >> let's check in with julie wright. i hope you weren't listening when tucker was noticing the days are getting shorter. >> what? what? >> i know that means less sunshine for you. >> did you hear something. i death penalty hear anything. all right. on the roads right now, you will find wet pavement which is what we're waking up to. in some place, it is coming down pretty good. allow extra time out here on the roads.

. >> time to say good morning to julie wright. -- a downpour and it stopped and then another downpour. >> gwen is right and the traffic went from good to problems with visibility. no problems to report here off of 66. traffic flowing freely as you work your way inbound this morning making your way from nutley street to the capital city. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >>> back to that breaking news out of maryland now. a csx train derailed in ellicott city. it happened near maryland avenue and main street. the 08-car train flipped and killed two people who were on the tracks and crushed several people in a nearby parking lot. this is a photo from the ellicott city patch. at least 22 train cars were carrying coal. the two people killed do not appear to be employees. we'll have more in a few minutes. >>another breaking news story in afghanistan. a plane being used by the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff was attacked by rockets this morning. army general martin dempsey was not on the plane when missiles were fired at it at bagram air base. no one was repor

i will let you know and julie wright will have a look at your traffic too. we'll do it right after the break. >>> we're looking at just a few clips from ben and kate, one. shows from fox's hilarious new tv line-up. >> this is an exclusive advance screening in last can you enter for i achance to win this trip. look under the mornings page on myfoxdc.com. you could be one of 20 additional winners. five first prize winners with each receiving a $50 american express gift card winner and 15 second prize winners will receive two tickets to an advance screening here in the d.c. area but you must be 18 or older and live in tease, maryland or virginia to enter. you can see the rules on myfoxdc.com. that looks pretty funny. >> it does. >> i was giggling a little bit. >> past my bedtime. i'll have to dvr it. >> that is everything that is on tv. >> get the cliff notes on the internet. >> so sad we have to do that. >> i know. >> shower and thunderstorm activity. we didn't get so much here in the immediate washington area. most of the activity was up to the north. that ha

she loves helping people and loves watching julie wright's traffic report. so much for watching, toni. for your chance to be tomorrow's fan of the day, log on to our facebook page and tell us why it should be you. >>> from the kennedys to the reagans an even justin bieber, it seems middleburg is where it's at. and this weekend, you can get in on the deals from the town's annual sidewalk sale. holly morris joins us live from middleburg with the details. you have had quite a week, holly. >> reporter: i know. there are worse ways to make a living than shopping every day, or at least telling you where to shop. when we want to find out like the inside scoop about what's going on at the station who do we ask? >> uhm... >> who do we ask? >> look next to you. >> oh, me? >> look next to you. >> allison. >> allison. >> i ask you but that's neither here nor there. anyway, me! >> reporter: allison, you are always in the know. somehow you always have the pulse of the newsroom. >> wow. >> reporter: when you come to middleburg, if you want to know what's really going on, g

see if traffic is close to perfect with julie wright. >>> a very busy ride virginia crew in sky fox, this time around, it occurred on with your of our side roads this happened to be at sprigs road, police are on the scene to help direct you around the crash involving the van. not much of a delay something to keep an eye out for, as you work your way around the corner. taking it back inside, top stretch of the belt way, delays as you lead new hampshire avenue, northbound i-95, improving out of fredericksburg, leaving route 3, delays out of stafford as you travel north courthouse road out towards quantico and making your way past dale city up towards the franconia, springfield parkway that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> another problem on the roads, leads our top stories an early morning accident 395, claimed the life of one person and sent three others to hospital. this happened around 2:40 a.m., southbound ramp exit 3 b duke street. the crash involved just the one vehicle it is unclear how it happened. >>> our big story this morning, the shooting at the headquarters of

i know that makes julie wright smile.ee if she makes us all smile with a traffic report. >> the pressure, right? >> things are heating up on 95 in maryland and virginia. the crew happens to be hovering above southbound i-95 at route 100. according to police, another vehicle slammed into the back side of that tractor-trailer. that is where we had the activity, southbound 95, route 100 all confined for the right shoulder. traffic moving at speed as you work out of columbia and jessup moving down into laurel. for those traveling eastbound along 66 this morning, accident activity inside the beltway before fairfax drive at patrick henry. only the right shoulder is able to squeeze by at this point headed eastbound along 66. slow traffic coming inbound leaving falls church headed over towards the accident scene. we've got accident active tying up your commute if you are traveling along the web stretch of the parkway. eastbound traffic is able to squeeze by. here is the story on 95. 95 at the 104-mile marker down near carmel chur

let's see if julie wright got a chance to see the moon. >> as in a moon pie, maybe. >> i love moon pies>> they're yummy. on the roads, as you continue to work your way on the beltway east of the springfield interchange headed to the wilson bridge, the wazers checking in giving us the heads up there is a car on the shoulder before you reach van dorn. traveling northbound on i-9 5, heavy volume as you work your way out of newington and continuing up towards the capital beltway. no accidents to report, just volume delays. if you are traveling northbound on i-95, you will find the delay continues across the beltway headed up onto 395. continues out towards duke street. all of the lanes are open. it is just a heavy volume that continues to make your way up towards seminary road. if you are traveling the top stretch of the beltway, there is a change in the traffic pattern here as you travel past university boulevard. construction barrels separate the lanes, two to left, two the right. apparently, utility box was struck as a result of this crash. so be careful there. >>> a commuter alert that

. >> time to toss thing over to julie wright. >> we have a crew in sky fox live right now over the dulles greenway at shreve mill road. this was reported to be on fire. this is the westbound stretch of the highway that is shut down. no one able to get by between belmont ridge and leesburg bypass. we do not see any traffic on the eastbound side of the highway. this is an overturned tanker truck on the top right side of the screen there. that is still overturned on its side. we know at least one injury at this time. look it the left. there is a lot of activity here but i do not see any cars passing by the scene. be careful here. 267, the dulles greenway, i'm going to say it is shut down in each direction at this time with no one getting by at the scene. if you are traveling south along 270, lanes are open. volume increasing leaving eaded clarksburg. no problems reported, just volume delays as you work out towards germantown. >>> the republican national convention wraps up in tampa tonight. >> it will close with mitt romney formally accepting the job presidential nomination. last night, many

. >> time to say good morning to julie wright, see what is happening on the roads. >> all right, you guys. it will be a busy day for those heading out of town for a three high pressure day -- for a three-day weekend. if you are heading out of town, leave now. northbound i-95 was troubled with a crash before quantico at the 146-mile marker. all of the activity at the shoulder. traffic slows again across the occoquan. traveling southbound on the baltimore-washington parkway, five-car pile-up before you reach 410. stay to the right in order to get by headed in from the capital beltway. you are going to find delays if you are traveling outbound across the eastbound freeway to the outbound sousa bridge. so the crew there with this incident. traffic is slow making your way past the scene. lanes are open on south capital street. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. on-timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> our top story this morning, 23 years in prison. that is the sentence handed down for a former uva la crosse player convicted in the murder of his girlfriend. a jury had recommended george

. >> let's check in with julie wright to get the latest. >> we are not on the backswing. we are still in the middle of it. >> she insists. >> that's right. mother nature and i are going to have a little chat. on the roads, you will find your lanes are open and we have more lanes for you now as you travel the outer loop of the beltway. the new traffic pattern leaving alexandria headed over towards oxon hill by way of the wilson bridge. three local lanes plus two lanes available as you guys travel across there. a total of five lanes now available for you guys this morning as you travel out of alexandria headed over towards 295 and 210. eastbound 66, not too busy, at least not yet. down to about 40 miles per hour in centerville. as you travel closer to the beltway in vienna, doing the double nickel. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. . >>> huge celebrations at nasa's jet propulsion laboratory in california overnight. they received the first signal from the rover at 1:33 a.m. the mig was years in the making. fox 8's lauren demarco is live in the newsro

julie wright will have a look a weather too. we'll do it right after the break. [ male announcer ] do you support work for welfare? barack obama has a long history of opposing work for welfare. "i was not a wild, huge supporter of the federal plan that was signed in 1996." [ male announcer ] on july 12th obama quietly ended work requirements for welfare. you wouldn't have to work and wouldn't have to train for a job. mitt romney strongly believes work must be part of welfare. the romney plan for a stronger middle class: it'll put work back in welfare. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. it'll put work back in welfare. but somewhere along the way, something went horribly wrong. george allen voted for trillions in debt while voting to raise his pay four times, then voted to keep special tax breaks for oil and gas companies and took over a half-million from them. worse, allen went to work for them. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news. live look outside right now at the wilson bridge as we get things stirring.

let's check in with julie wright to see the traffic. are you there this. >> i'm here. >> i know you're busy. >> getting the latest on the train derailment. as far as the commute goes, there is a portion of frederick road that will remain blocked off until further notice. it will impact your commute between catonsville and ellicott city. 29 will be your best alternate. right now on the roads, you will find your lanes are open as you continue to work your way around the capital beltway. no problems reported between annandale and merrifield. 66 still a smooth trip with no problems reported here. northbound 95, 395, no problems to report as you travel between the occoquan and pentagon. you will find that the lanes are open on the beltway as you commute between 270 and the american legion bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >>> moms who work full time report better mental and physical health than stay at home moms or women who work part-time. they tend to have more energy and are less likely to be depressed. th

we'll check in with julie wright and see what the fallout is in just a bit. let's check some with gwen for a look at the weather today. >> cloudy skies. sun has taken a little vacation. the rain is heading its way through. we had some rain yesterday. i don't know if you got caught in it or not. >> oh, yeah. >> a few people did. not a full washout but it was sticking around. that is what is happening for us for today. we'll see it popping up across it is course of the day. highs yesterday anywhere from about six to even eight to nine degrees below the seasonal average. we have the clouds and showers and that helped to keep some cooler air in place. 78degrees at reagan national airport. 76 at dulles. we're starting out today on a fairly mild side. 66 at manassas. 7 # at quantico. we have 64 at gaithersburg. that is the same at frederick. to the north, 63 degrees at hagerstown. 66degrees for culpeper. -- 78 at quantico. the humidity is into the 80s right now, percentage of humidity. the dew points are fairly high. we are sandwiched between two systems and that w

. >> timeto say hello to julie wright. >> not a lot happening right now. we've got lanes open as you travel across the american legion bridge. inner loop looks good. toll road headed back up towards 270, no problems on 270 leaving 109. heading up out of stafford working your way northbound up towards quantico. lanes are open out of dale city continuing across the woodbridge area and up towards the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. . >>> we have been following some he can practicing news this morning. arlington county fire crews on the scene of what they thought was a hazmat situation. >> it is happening in the #00 block of north monroe street. melanie alnwick is there for us. -- in the 800 block of north monroe street. >> reporter: it looks like the investigation is in the process of wrapping up here. it is the virginia square plaza apartments. here is what we understand happened. police got a call around 10:30 last night and sources tell us that that call may have been simply for a domestic incident. when police arrived o