zachary kiesch talked about what the new plan would mean to commuters. >> reporter: at the silver dining where locals gather for lunch the shakes are cold and most have an opinion on i-66. >> amazing highway, it really is. it is one of the reasons why i moved to this area because of 66. >> reporter: over the years this has become a familiar scene as development has increased and traffic has moved to a creep feelings have changed for carlos. >> it is creating a lot of concern. >> reporter: earlier in the day transportation officials discussed a new plan to address 66. the impact could help those inside the beltway, as well. the plan calls for hot lanes, rail extension of metro and a dedicated lane for buses. >> gives people choice. >> reporter: the goal is to reduce traffic load and increase options and improve quality of life by improving flow. >> that is the thing about i-66. it is always congested. hopefully this will solve it. >> reporter: it is not rush hour and there it is 66 where commuters say it is an absolute nightmare commuting each and every day. residents say try living out h

. >> reporting in northwest d.c., zachary kiesch, news4. >> announcer: next on "boom times," it's not just the nation's capital that's transforming itself. coming up, the local county called one of the fastest growing in the nation. and later, the nationals wizards, caps and redskins, making their mark on the community. but who are the big winners off of the field? when "boom times" continues. >>> while the nation's capital has been transforming itself, northern virginia has become the economic engine of the entire commonwealth. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey takes us to loudoun county. >> if there is a place that best exemplifies the boom times in virginia, this is it, loudoun county. it's one of the fastest growing and wealthiest regions in the nation. just look at the numbers. if you lived here in 1990, you were one of some 86,000 residents who called loudoun home. but the 2014 estimate? mo quadruples the number and by 2020 it's projected loudoun will push close to 500,000 people. which explains this, homes and towns springing up from the once rural grouped. case in poi

zachary kiesch talked to him about his mission today after his plane lands. >> kind of a ghost town. they are hunkered down. >> reporter: we could hear the sirens over the phone like we have seen and heard on tv. sunday, robert packed his bags and left his rockville home and headed to israel to help. >> we were put into one of the most active fire stations there in the front lines of the missile attacks. >> reporter: he's been a first responder since he was 16 years old. this isn't a business trip, it's a volunteer effort to help the people in a war torn area. >> i look for any opportunity to make friends. >> reporter: political tensions have been going for the last 100 years. a resolution may not come soon. in the meantime, he's willing to serve and protect anybody regardless of their religious affiliation. >> here, it doesn't matter the culture. help them save, you know, anybody that is in distress. >> reporter: he is just inside the southern border of israel and the gaza strip, leading a group of 13 firefighters from the u.s. pictures like this one of a bombed out gas station refl

zachary kiesch shows us, you don't find many diamond rings at good will. >> reporter: anybody need a trumpet? they have enough instruments to outfit the band. >> a picasso, aren't we lucky? >> reporter: they made a donation, but couldn't resist the idea of finding a treat, a treasure. once in awhile, you find a diamond in the rough, literally like this 3 karat diamond ring. >> it's not often we get an $8,000 diamond ring. >> reporter: if you are looking for an $8 chair, this is your spot. the ring sticks out like a sore thumb. it's posted and the bids, already over $8,000, keep on climbing. who dropped it off? well, we don't know.eyitness is an 8-year-old girl who was inside the car when the shooting began. it started just after 1:00 sunday morning. this blue honda was traveling down t street northwest when one of the people pulled out a silver handgun and began shooting. the driver, then two other passengers. according to court documents, the witness told police the 36-year-old fired multiple shots, hitting the driver and one passenger in their heads, killing them. then, he shot a 1