beltway at the dulles toll road. right now you can access the toll road from the inner loop. also from the outer loop of the beltway at i-66, you can't get on 66 from the outer loop. going to have to loop around. other construction -- the inner loop at 7, only the right lane gets by the roadwork there. and also if you're traveling the inner loop of the beltway, you can see construction still taking place, taking away the right lanes as you're on the inner loop, approaching braddock road. stick to the left to get by. please approach with caution. now, taking the beltway in maryland, no issues in this area. if you're traveling the inner loop or outer loop, a live look at connecticut avenue. in fact, all in montgomery county looking really good on the beltway now. aaron and eun, back to you. >> thank you. >>> some heated moments in the debate over whether to bring metro to loudoun county. more than 100 people told the county's board of supervisors last night why they support or oppose the plan. loudoun county would have to pay $200 million for construction and another $11 million a y

abc2news.com. here's a live look at white marsh. no delays towards the beltway. no problems to report traveling through the fort mchenry tunnel. looking at just an 8 minute ride. here's 895 the o'donnell street and everything is nice and clear. looking at fort mchenry tunnel an 8 minute ride from the beltway to the tube. and once you get on the beltway, 11 minutes on the west side from 795 down towards 95. and the jfx will remain clear using that to get into the city. 11 minutes from the beltway downtown to east fayette street. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you go today begins the weekend festivities of the sallabration. crowds of people will flood the inner harbor to see the blue angels and more. we have a preview what have's -- of what's to be expected. charley youson joins us live. >> reporter: hey, good morning. as you requested yesterday, you showed one of the crews exercising. the crew members this ship from indonesia are getting their morning workout in up bright and early at 4:30 getting rade for the full days of activities coming up more salllabrati

410 east west highway. as far as the beltway is concerned through maryland and i-270, look at pace at 109. still pretty good from frederick county into hyattstown, germantown. you meetinged those showers in just locations just enough to make the pavement wet. overnight road work out of the way 066. the beltway at 66. right now the trip is pretty good heading inside the beltway, too, through falls church, ballston heading on in toward the roosevelt bridge. outer loop leaving springfield into alexandria, they finished the weekend project. on the outer loop closer to van dorn street, just after van dorn is where you'll make the local through lane choice. stick with the through lanes unless you need the local exits. the local lanes are now just single file through that phase of the project. >>> this week the supreme court is expected to hand down a highly anticipated ruling on president obama's health care reform law. >> this spring the justices heard arguments on whether that law is constitutional with its mandates forcing most americans to buy health insurance. 9 news now reporter delia

caskey. the warm weather begins. >> we made it into veins low 80's sister there around the beltway. today we will crank it up a few more degrees. topping out around 90 degrees on the weekend, 92 by sunday. 52 degrees in martinsburg right now and in winchester, 52. 54 in culpeper. is the timeline, 85 for the high temperature of around 3:00 or 4:00. it will be warm today, but still not humid. any, mighsunny and hot tomorrow, but with low humidity. you will notice an increase in the humidity with high temperatures around 91 degrees on sunday. another chance of rain on tuesday. >> wrapping up overnight construction including 66 westbound leaving the beltway pour gallows road. eastbound 66, green light between centreville and 495. in good shape is the dulles greenway and the dulles toll road. normal travel times between father hurley boulevard and the beltway on 270. looks good on the beltway south of town at the wilson bridge looks good across 50 on the maryland end. looks good on 95 between richmond and baltimore. a live picture. light volume spotted through springfield. now to a news

beltway. we will tell you about this strange sight overnight. >> ♪ i got a crush on obama ♪ >> learn what the president goes a campaign says about a new video from a man expressing love for the commander in chief. good morning washington at 5:00 a.m. starts now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> thursday morning good morning, washington. june 14, i am steve chenevey. . i am cynne simpson. glad you are waking up with us. we begin with traffic and weather. lisa baden. >> a fatal crash is now gone on interstate 97. accident investigation reconstructed is complete. everything is gone. northbound and southbound are open completely between washington and baltimore. no longer anything to watch. we're watching traffic on 95, red lights northbound. everything is open out of woodbrige up to the pentagon. we will march on over to the weather center with adam caskey. >> it is a comfortable start temperatures in the 50's and a few spots farther west of the metro area. let's look at the numbers on this thursday morning. you will like it outside. yo

truck traveling around the beltway. the mystery object was the talk on twitter into the morning. what this was all about coming up at 6:15. >>> right now, though, it is 6:00 a.m. we're looking live outside. nothing unidentified in the skies above washington this morning. just a few clouds and some brilliant sunshine trying to break through there right now. meteorologist tom kierein is here with our forecast. >> yeah, those are ifos, identified flying objects. those are clouds that are passing in and out of the sun, giving us a gorgeous sunrise now, and that was a live view from our hd city camera. 68 at reagan national. that's one of the warm spots, as well as annapolis down to packs river near the bay, it's near 70, but away from the waters, only in the 60s throughout much of virginia and maryland. however, farther west, it's only in the upper 40s to mid-40s. shenandoah valley and into the mountains this morning. look at winchester, only 52 there as well as cumberland. hagerstown down to 57. but closer to washington, generally just in the low 60s. montgomery, arlington, fairfax and p

of the way to the beltway in both directions. no problems to report at this time. if you're taking the rails they're open with no delays on the metro, marc, or vre. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at your traffic. for now, back over to you both. >> thanks. >>> a three-vehicle accident in charles accident has killed a little girl and injured three other people. police believe alcohol was a factor in the crash. on route 201 yesterday afternoon on luewis place, a shechevy tah crossed the median. a passenger in the car was killed. car's driver was airlifted to the hospital with life threatening injuries. the tahoe's driver was hurt but expected to survive. the passenger in the suv tahoe hit was hurt as well. no word on her conditions this morning. >>> police are using surveillance video to help find a woman who stabbed another woman on a metro post bus. the 2 two 18-year-olds got in a fight on the bus. the bus stopped at sixth and chesapeake streets in southeast when that stabbing happened. rescuers took the victim to the hospital. we're told she did not have life threatening

solstace. danella is here with the traffic. >> update on the breaking news on the beltway outer loop as you approach route 50. the crash there. now blocks two of your left lanes and is involving a tractor trailer. we're seeing big delays. look at this at 202. pretty much jammed. those delays are growing. look right now as you pass central avenue. you are coming to a complete stop on your commute. just want you to be ray wear of that. i'm going to keep watching this accident for you. back in ten minutes with an update. >>> 6:02. police are trying to figure out how a car crashed into a home in goenlg town. it happened president 1500 block of 28th street last night. police say the driver whose car has diplomatic plates stayed on the scene after crash. fire crews determined the house was not structurally sound, so at least one person will have to find temporary housing. >>> today we expect a major announcement about a vegas style casino in prince george's county and it could mean a high end casino is a step closer coming to national harbor. megan mcgrath is live with what we can expect.

. we have a slow spot for the south on 95, 36 miles per hour close to the beltway. a couple of things to watch for. the outer loop along the west side checking in at 11 minutes. 10 minutes on 95 southbound in howard county. 70 minutes on 895 between the 95's. -- 17 minutes on 895 between the 95's. use some extra caution because the roads are damp. this is the beltway at dulaney valley road. looking good on the inner and outer loops. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> less than 24 hours after the supreme court ruling, both sides of the political aisle are using the decision to rally their forces. >> democrats see this as a victory for the president. republicans are vowing to get rid of the law. hallie jackson joins us live with more details on the story. >> good morning. you can see the battle over the health care act being repealed possibly in the next couple of weeks when lawmakers scheduled the vote. this fight will last through november and possibly beyond. the crowds that gathered yesterday have gone. but the halls of congress echoed with protests from republicans.

delays. if you're traveling along route 50, passing the beltway as you head westbound you're going to see the left lane blocked by road work here. this should be done about 5:00 a.m. again, checking your volume on route 50 east and west, nice and clear. richard and eun, back to you. >>> following breaking news. a deadly standoff ended between taliban terrorists and security forces in afghanistan. three men attacked the kabul hotel with what shmachine guns grenades. taliban spokesman said the men attacked to hotel because foreigner there's were drinking and doing other things banned by islam. >>> jurors were asked to listen to mike mcquery's testimony again during the second day of deliberations during the jerry sandusky sex abuse trial. the jury talked about the case for more than eight hours before ending deliberations about 9:30. today jurors will hear mcqueary's testimony again. he saw him assault a boy in the shower. they also want to hear again the testimony of dr. jonathan d dranov. >>> this morning he is facing a new round of accusation. one of sandusky's six adopted children, his

about from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. speeds will remain high traveling through the tunnels. do remember one week from today major construction will take place on 895. traffic reduced to just one lane in both directions, all the way through summer. and unfortunately the lane closures will still continue all the way through october. so you will want to stick with the fort mchenry tunnel or the key bridge. if you are headed out to 95, here's a live look in white marsh, no problems at route 43. just a four-minute ride from this point out to the beltway. one you do get onto the beltway, everything up to speed at heardford -- hartford road. that is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan and charley. over to you. >>> we learned overnight that the aide to the former congresswoman gabriel giffords, rob barrber, he won the house seat that she gave up after she was shot. giffords herself now heading to the polls. this is her in support of her former right hand man. she gave up her seat to focus on her health after being shot in the head a year and a half ag

are going to take the beltway in virginia. periodic closures overnight. 495 near 66, the inner loop side. 66, they are working outside the beltway westbound. as far as prince george's and montgomery county, the beltway looks wonderful. near university boulevard, inner loop and outer loop, dividing around the work zone after this camera, but no delays. back to you. >> thank you. today is the intense heat will have to making good use of air conditioning during your commute around town. some doctors are preparing to increase in patients at a local emergency rooms. >> they checked on the elderly yesterday and those with breathing problems. every swimming pool, eccentric and government building in the district will be open for those looking for relief. one doctor fears some people will try to do their regular routines in these dangerous conditions. >> it often catches people off guard. people think they are indefensible jogging in 100 degrees or exercising. they think they are tough and they can withstand the heat. >> the doctor says if you plan to exercise today, try to do it in the ear

morning. let's go to the radar. we have some areas of rain around the beltway. beltway in fairfax county and some moderate rain falling over springfield. right on the mixing bowl. it is drifting off the east. off to the west you see the steady rain. we have most of the shell was going on this morning. the highs today will be in the 70's. >> we have a steady stream of traffic. around the beltway congestion barrels have been moved out of the way. the traffic pattern remains the same. that means the lanes and divide. we are in good shape in case you're heading out to the airport. we would give the normal travel times. we will have newschopper 7. plenty of views on the camera. >> this morning strip may be a little faster. metro is kicking off the rush plus program. it'll add more trains during rush hour. we are live to explain how exactly this works. >> a lot of people mind think it is confusing at first. officials hope this will ease the commute for thousands using much show in the morning in the evening. >> for tens of thousands of riders, at their command could be a bit different this mor

the left to get by. beltway prince george's county travel lanes are open both directions inner loop and outer loop looking nice. i'll give you a live look at georgia avenue. this is your commute this morning travel lanes are nice and open. travel speed as you make your way on the outer loop 61 minutes. back over to you. >>> we're following developing story out of southern california. police are investigating two car crashes they say involved a member of president obama's cabinet. police say commerce secretary john bryson rear ended a car saturday before fleeing the scene. they say he was involved in a second accident a short time later. officers found him at the scene unconscious behind the wheel of his car. he was taken to the hospital but is expected to survive. he was given a felony citation at the hospital but was not arrested. >>> new overnight, howard county family is okay after a fire destroyed part of their home. take a look here. the fire broke out in the 10300 block of skagsville road in laurel. the home's three-car garage destroyed here. crews were able to prevent flames

south bound, making your way through silver spring and continuing to the beltway. nice and clear. no issues to report. taking the rails, no reported delays along the metro, mark, or b.o.e. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. >>> 6:02. new this morning, d.c. police busy investigating what was a violent night. a series of stabbings and shooting across southeast washington, around 7:00, a person stabbed to death along 13th place. the man stabbed in a parking lot and taken no the hospital, where he later died. still waiting for police to release his name. about an hour and a half later, police called to a shooting along sumner road. a man shot at the berry farm recollect reration center during a basketball game. his condition not released. two men stabbed on gainesville street around midnight. officers brought canine units to the scene to look for clues. both men taken hospital, one in critical condition, no arrests in any of these cases and no indication they were related. >>> playing chicken with a train, not a good idea. a reminder you shun need. a man hurt this morn

absolutely fine now. on the beltway north of town, it's green between college park and bethesda. no problems on 270 coming in from frederick. we'll take a live look from i- 95 and bw parkway. you're going to be absolutely fine heading for the beltway and beyond. let's go back over to the maps and if you're planning to head in from southern maryland, route 4, route 5, 301 everything is good around andrews air force base, out of ak week 21020 -- accokeek 210 to ox why hill as well. if you're planning to head in from route 50 from the bay bridge to the beltway, the lanes are open. in my next report we'll go over to 66 at 5:09. >>> many troops return home without physical injuries only to have their invisible wounds surface. today is national post- traumatic stress disorder awareness day. >> ptsd activists have organized a big event to get the attention of lawmakers. 9news now reporter delia goncalves joins us from capitol hill with a preview. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, jessica, andrea. the event happen drag is in its third year and it recognizes what's become an epidemic am

your way. no problems to report on the beltway near university boulevard. just the normal lane split we see it university boulevard and new hampshire avenue. beltway through montgomery, prince george's counties, incident free. remember the new traffic pattern through alexander, though. back to you. >>> expect the latest figures on home sales and prices, consumer confidence as well as personal income and spending. we're going to find out how quickly the economy grew the first three months of the year. stocks rallied back from the second worst sell-off of the year. the dow climbed 67 points. nasdaq was up 33 and the s&p 500 was better by almost 10. >>> the leaders of france, germany, italy and spain plan to push for a $163 billion growth package at this week's european union summit. italy's prime minister says european leaders recognize that steps they've taken so far have not been enough to pull europe out of its economic crisis. >>> google will hold its annual developer's conference in san francisco this week. technical lists say google could use the event to launch its own tablet de

our area. the usual suspects, the dulles toll road and i-66. the outer loop on the beltway, that ramp shut down because of road work and inner loop and outer loop you cannot get on i-66 and we're looking at georgetown pike and it is slowing you down on the outer loop of the beltway because only the left lane can get you by and cars slow taking their time getting by the work zone, but once you pass this work zone, you look really good on the beltway in virginia. from the inner loop of the beltway, as you're trying to get off on to georgia avenue, the ramp to southbound georgia avenue, road work set along the right side and you atlanta take the ramp. you can either do to u-turn or get off at coalsville road. >> danella, thank you. >>> another alleged victim will take the stand today in the jerry sandusky child sex abuse trial. another accuser broke down when he told jurors he was sexually assaulted over a period of years beginning when he was 11, 12 years old. now as 18, he is described as victim number one. he testified that sandusky seemingly innocent touching repeated into sexua

tomorrow. >> looks quiet this morning. clearing overnight construction. all clear around the beltway, interstate travel. travel times working in our favor south into richmond, north into baltimore along 95. we are good as far as 270 66, the greenway, the dulles toll road. no problems on the beltway at the wilson bridge, south of town. is is traffic across the american legion bridge. now to news. >> we will start with a developing story from the west coast where authorities are investigating a series of traffic collisions involving u.s. secretary of commerce john brison. he was driving a lexus in the san gabriel valley saturday afternoon when he rear end a buick as he waited for a train to pass. he stopped and talked with three men inside the buick and then left the location and hit the buick. a second buick brison-- hit the buick a second time. he was cited for felony hit and run. drugs and alcohol don't appear to play a role. he has not been admitted to the hospital. we will continue to follow the investigation and bring any updates as we get them. >> the child sex abuse scandal at

speed. 53 miles per hour, just sick myths to gemt from the beltway to 295. that's going to she down. >> let's head over to the rails. on the brunswick, 890, your delay about seven minutes. the vre is not runs any delays. theory running on schedule. >>> 6:12. the first of its kind summit that's trying to tackle a controversial and weighty issue. controversial and weighty issue. >> homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. controversial and weighty issue. >> how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. i learned early on if you want to make a difference you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i'm committed to making a difference and i am a phoenix. >>> it's breaking news. in afternoon where the president is lashing out at nato after a deadly air strike. 18 villagers were killed in that strike. he calls the predawn attack south of kabul unacceptable. nato is only confirming militant deaths saying several insurgents were killed

here again traveling is open. clear to the beltway. 13 minutes to get to the capital beltway. the rails are open with no reported delays. all are running on or close to schedule. >>> if you're looking for a quicker, less crowded trip home from work, it could be on its way starting monday. the new rush hour program called rush plus comes to metro on monday. it's going to add more trains to some of the heaviest travel section on the orange line and yellow line. keep an eye on your destination. some orange line trains will now travel to largo town center. on blue line and yellow line trains will travel between greenbelt on the green line and franconia on the blue line. it will appear on metro maps as dashed line lines. >>> keep a tight grip on your phone or ipod bhil riding metro. the transit system says thefts of the devices and pickpocketing has more than doubled in the first three months of this year compared to last year. aggravated assaultsnd bike thefts are also up so far for the year. the crimes s is in parking lot been cut in half. down 63% from 120 last year. metro says that

nice and clear. southbound no issues here as you connect to the beltway again. traveling around the inner loop and outer loop. as you take in the rail, don't forget rush plus starts today. metro, no delays. also, all are running on or close to schedule. on over to you. >> thanks so much. >>> 5:03. metro is expecting to make your ride a little more enjoyable this morning. rush plus kicks off today. you could seymour trains coming through your station. you want to pay attention to where they are headed. tracee wilkins joins us with more on these changes. good morning to you. >> good morning. that's the best advice. i think for some riders this morning it's going to be like the first day of school and trying to find their classrooms because you are going to have to pay very close attention to what train you're boarding. you're going to need to watch the digital message signs as well. don't board the wrong train. metro spokesman space that metro plus -- or rush plus will improve the compute for 110,000 customers on the green, yellow, blue, and orange lines. the red line is not impacted.

now we had an earlier accident. the flash in the pan kind of deal on the bw parkway inside the beltway riverdale. sky 9 shows us everything is moving pretty well actually heading south of greenbelt and through riverdale on the parkway, on the beltway near the bw parkway looks like where they are right now. no early problems here in greenbelt. we'll check out the ride for folks in virginia east on 66 where we see more volume building as you head east of 234 business, man fan sas to get into the rest area. another volume delay in centreville. checking out 50 fair oaks, we've seen delays there. inside the beltway still looks good through falls church. slowest to get aqu ai past -- get past aquia harbor. northbound heading up past the beltway in landmark still a good pace toward the 14th street bridge. remember the new traffic pattern on the outer loop leaving springfield into alexandria aft weekend work. the local through lane split happens earlier closer to van dorn and local lanes will -- we'll call them the local lane because all you have is single file in that stretch between telegrap

see the pace improve. no problems to report on the beltway in virginia or in maryland at this time. this is new york avenuen bound at bladensburg. things looking pretty good for you. you will be off and on the brakes. no accidents reported. route 50 looks good out of annapolis in towards the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> our top stories this morning, d.c. police are on the hunt for the driver involved in a hit and run that sent an elderly woman and two children to the hospital. this happened yesterday afternoon on kenilworth and eastern avenues in northeast. witnesses say the suspect ran from the scene after crashing into the victim's car. all three victims are suffering from serious injuries. >>> it was another emotional day for those involved in jerry sandusky's child sex abuse trial. yesterday, several witnesses took the stan to testify against penn state's former assistant football coach. one witness who was afester child at the time of the alleged abuse told the court he stayed quiet because sandusky threatened him. another witness said he didn't c

won't be a nice calm ride make the ride towards the beltway. using the harrisburg expressway as we look at drive times, 22 minutes drive from the -- drive from the maryland pennsylvania drive. you are looking at an 11 mind right and 11 minutes on the west -- minute ride and 11 minutes on west side. another traffic alert on 895. construction is beginning later tonight and expected to cause delays at the harbor tunnel for the rest of the summer. live at the tunnel with more on what's expect is abc2 ws sherrie johnson. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are live here at the fort mchenry tunnel at the toll plaza. and let me tell you something. right now all looks good. not too bad as far as traffic is concerned. but major construction begins tonight at 9:00 on interstate 895. this could mean traffic headaches during rush hour tomorrow. drivers are aurged to avoid -- are urged to avoid using the tunnel. road crews will resurface a 55- year-old bridge that will require one northbound lane to be closed for about 8 weeks and then in august one lane in each direction will close. th

to the city from the beltway, 11 minute trip. no problems through the fort mc henry. if you are headed to the northeast corridor of 95, here is a live look at white marsh, no problems at route 43. for the beltway, here is a look in parkville, harford road, everything up to speed, 11 minutes from 95 to 83. that's a look at your time saver traffic. >>> jurors in the jerry sandusky trial could hear from the former football coach possibly today. prosecutors called 20 victims. the defense hasn't said if sandusky will take the stand. >>> fire officials are looking for the cause of a house fire that happened in southeast baltimore that killed a man , the dog started barking when the fire broke out on east born avenue. four people got out of the house. however bruce wagner did not make it. he returned home after being hospitalized with a kidney infection. >> it was already on fire. no sooner we opened the door, the dog ran out. we got out of there in time. the flames flew and that was it. >> there were no smoke detectors in the home. firefighters plan to walk through the neighborhood to

beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. no concerns on the west side of the beltway, traveling the outer loop from 795 down towards 95, you're looking at an 11-minute ride and it will remain clear on the east side from 95 up towards 83. that stretch will take you 11 minutes as well. that's a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan and charley. >>> breaking news in west baltimore to tell you p this morning. fire crews are fighting a two- alarm fire in the 1200 block of west baltimore street. that fire has gone to two alarms meaning it has gotten bigger. no word on the cause. no one has been injured. we do have a crew headed to the scene. we will bring you a live report starting at 5:00 this morning. >>> other breaking news, a national story, coming out of colorado. more than 2000 people living on the grounds of an air force academy near colorado springs are being evacuated. homes are on fire in a ranch southwest of that air force academy have burned to the ground. we'll get an update in 15 minute from colorado. >>> while they're dealing with fires out in colorado

good shape as far as the beltway is concerned as we look at the top side in towson. no problems to report here at york road. it will be an easy ride make the drive up towards 83. heading out to the west side, only an 11 minute ride from 795 towards 95. if you are using the jfx to get into the city no concerns southbound from the beltway downtown looking at an 11 minute stretch. 8 minutes from the beltway all the way to the toll plaza. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >> news time 4:32. >>> after an early end on monday the trial continues for jerry sandusky. today marks day six of the sex abuse trial. >> where the trial could be by week's end is sherrie johnson. what can you tell us. >> reporter: megan and charley, the judge in the case says closing arguments could start as early as thursday. the defense is expected to call more witnesses today after starting the case yesterday. the defense opened with a former penn state coach who said it was not uncommon for coaches and young boys to use the shower at the same time. richard anderson also said he never

down towards the beltway. the beltway in great shape on the outer loop from 95 towards 83. that stretch will take you 11 minutes. the west side of 695 really starting to pick up right now. you're looking at a 14-minute ride from 795 down toward 95. that is a look at your abc 2 news time saver traffic. >>> news time right now 6:31. the mother of christopher brown will spend the weekend saying good-bye to her teenaged son. >> last night friends and family held a vigil in that young man's honor. this morning abc 2 news' sherree johnson is here with what's expected for today. >>reporter: it's been a very tough time for his friends and family. and later today a viewing will be held for chris brown. his friends and family will begin to say their good-byes. meanwhile last night people gathered on the randallstown football field to remember the teen in a vigil. they came just off the 50-yard- line where he played. the town came out to show their support. chris brown's mother actually listened as people tried to make sense out of her loss. now, brown died after a fight with a baltimore c

. >> reporter: no delays on the south side of 95. just north of the beltway i will show you what 83 looks like in my abc2 timesaver traffic report. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> around the nation a dangerous ride home for some commuters in detroit. look at the water. this is thursday a water main break flooded the freeway closing lanes in both directions. it's a veries abouty highway. cars were stranded -- busy highway. cars were stranded and they had to wade out of it. water department crews were working to stop the flow. >>> in texas a mom faces charges after she was found passed out in a parking lot of a tattoo parlor. now she was turned away from the parlor for being drunk. and inside the car were a number of bottled beers and prescription meds and a woman's one-year-old daughter. police say get this, the woman was pregnant and also on probation. >>> check this out. the pictures are incredible. the story of the day. an alligator came within inches of a catching a bobcat in tampa florida. a neighbor caught it on camera. the gator emerged from the pond and zeroed in on the cat an

the morning and midday. rain stretching right now along the beltway in maryland, montgomery county down through prince george's county and stretching into southern maryland. that light showers is pushing northward especially through montgomery county. sprinkles in northern virginia around loudoun county and along interstate 81 corridor. mostly cloudy today with occasional showers and a few rumbles of thunder. it will be humid with high temperatures around 80 degrees. tomorrow, a good amount of sunshine, 81, less humid. that's all the way through the weekend, less humid. >> there's a crash on route 1 in woodbrige at joplin road, minor collision. nothing on 95 to worry about. not too wet. look at the rain coming down in montgomery county, the beltway at georgia avenue. outer loop are the headlights. interstate travel and more from newschopper 7 and a little while. now to news. >> virginians head to the polls today to choose candidates for several races. >> many eyes will be on the race to succeed retiring u.s. senator jim webb. tim kaine is expected to win that democratic nomination.

, south into richmond, north into baltimore. this is live on the beltway in montgomery county. now to adam caskey. >> tracking a cold front moving through the metro area. behind that will be sunshine today. humidity will drop. right now and clarksburg, 66. frostburg, 59. 67 in arlington. 83 this afternoon but a little cooler north west of town in the upper 70's. mostly sunny and breezy, north wind at 10-20. that will be refreshing because it will be less humid. tomorrow additional clouds and cooler temperatures. below average temperatures into the weekend. >> thanks so much. we get started with the latest efforts to move past the scandal affecting d.c. city council. council members will select an interim chair today. this will replace kwame brown resigned last week over fraud investigation. there's a debate over who should get that title. john gonzalez is at the wilson building to explain. >> good morning. it has been a tumultuous time for the city council, filled with scandal and corruption. later this morning, the city council will try to move past that as they elect a new chairman

go back over to the maps and this time to the north side of town. no problems on the beltway through college park and silver spring. a quick look south of town on the beltway in oxon hill. you're fine. telegraph road closed south of franconia road with a water main break. coming up in my next report, we'll go to 66 out west at 6:12. >>> former d.c. council chairman kwame brown will be in court today expected to plead guilty to a felony bank fraud charge which prosecutors hit him with on wednesday. >> that charge led to brown's resignation but now he's also facing a second charge involving how he spent funds during his 2008 campaign. delia goncalves joins us from u.s. district court with more. we keep having shoes drop in this case and another one dropped yesterday. >> reporter: absolutely. it's ongoing. so we still have to hold on to our hats because much more is still to come potentially. this is pretty unique in terms of the fact that kwame brown will be in two different court rooms today answering to both of those charges that you alluded to. first up, though, he's going to answer

get to the beltway from fairfax county parkway. thank you, chopper 4. let's head over now to i-95. here you are heavy on the brakes at lorton making your way northbound in this area. your average travel speed from the occoquan, under speed at about 43 miles per hour. not terrible. take but 14 minutes to get to -- take you about 14 minutes to get to the beltway. hitting the brakes, then you'll pick up speed. then at backlick, seeing delays in that area, as well. back to you. >> thank you very much. 6:02. >>> this morning, jury selection will begin in the jerry sandusky child sex abuse case. the former penn state assistant football coach is accused of using his charity to find and abuse at least ten boys over a 15-year period. brian mooar is live in bell font, pennsylvania, with more on what we can expect. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. finding a fair, impartial jury is the first of many challenges facing jerry sandusky's defense. at the moment, this trial is expected to begin with opening statements next monday. that seems very ambitious. beginning today, the lawyers on b

pretty cool right now as far as interstate travel the beltway, no major problems on the highway right now. now to news. >> we will start with live coverage of the heat. the district is trying to keep folks school today. >> doctors are prepared to see more patients than usual because of the dangerous conditions. john gonzalez is live this morning in southwest washington to explain more about the preparations. >> not only does the heatwave, on the first day of summer but the summer solstice, which means it is the longest day of the year. at times the oppressive heat will be very intense today. officials are reminding us that he'd exhaustion can kick in in just a few minutes. the same heat wave that has torched the midwest with wildfires has now arrived in d.c. and on the first official day of summer. temperatures are expected to reach dangerous levels. >> it is not guilty, but you get used to it and you. get you i will buy plenty of gatorade. >> eight states will be under heat advisory is. ever swimming pool, rec center, and government building in the district will be open and ava

, they're open. not bad at all heading from germantown to the beltway. traveling along i-95 in virginia, i have your commute up next. we're going to talk delays. a live look from backlick road. you see the volume increasing, but again, we'll get into details in ten minutes. aaron, back to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> a frightening accident overnight leaves a woman and child dead in fairfax, virginia. you see the aftermath. this happened around 11:00 on lee highway at germantown road. tracee wilkins live with more. >> reporter: good morning. now that we have sunlights, you can see the markings left by investigators. you can see how far the car went out of the lane, striking another vehicle. we have an update from police. the 6-year-old girl is deceased. and police say that that 6-year-old girl was not properly restrained for her height and her age. an 8-year-old girl is in very critical condition after undergoing a number of surgeries. their mother, a 28-year-old woman, was pronounced dead on the scene. let me show what it looked like earlier in the evening. there was a honda civic tr

looking at the baltimore-washington traffic at the beltway. out of greenbelt is moving well. to report on 495. light volume. news. >> all eyes on the nation's capital as the supreme court assure ruling on two major issues. health-care reform and immigration. >> both contentious issues. jummy olabanji has more. morning. >> these are both very emotional cases and have a lot of people .atching at the supreme court in march the supreme court more than six hours on health care. expected sometime or sometime this week. many people are watching closely. it is a big week for the supreme court. of the most controversial cases remain pending. >> one of those cases is controversial law cracking down on illegal immigration. justices will have to decide iftoo far and the federal government's role. the second case is president obama's health-care reform law. in health care and we talking about this forever. >> the justices could uphold the or just decide to strike down the individual mandate american to buy insurance. if the mandate is struck down, be a victory and a loss republicans. >> if t

monika. >>> we're starting to get a few issues. it's been slow, especially 066 just outside the beltway. the beltway through annandale where there had been early morning construction. then it was replaced by an accident. a couple of issues but overall i can't say it's terrible. on the northbound side of i-95, it's just the normal slow stuff leaving woodbridge across the river. pace improves a little bit and slows down again in springfield. you can see the volumes increasing as you head up north and then we'll go to 395. on the northbound side of 395 in chirlingson on our have -- shirlington on our vdot camera. no big deals yet. let's head out west to 66 on the inbound side. again slow traffic between manassas and centreville and then again as you leave fairfax to the beltway. we'll take a live look outside once again taking a look with the sunshine in your eyes. inbound 66, that could be a factor this morning. in my next report we'll go to the north side of town at 6:11. back to you. >>> police just cleared the scene of a deadly crash in northern virginia. it took the life of an 8-year-

toward the beltway from this point. and if you are heading out to the beltway here's what it looks like. no problems to report. it will be a nice calm ride headed up towards 83. if you are headed out on 895 a major construction project is planned and going to begin later tonight and it's going to cause a lot of congestion over the next couple months. sherrie johnson is live at the harbor tunnel with the latest on what to expect. good morning. >> reporter: hi, good morning. yes, we are here at fort mchenry toll plaza. look behind me, traffic is moving pretty well and in the next few days that could be a challenge here major construction beginning tonight at 9 on interstate 895. this could mean traffic headaches during rush hour tomorrow morning. drivers are actually urged to avoid use the harbor tunnel through the end of summer. crews are replacing concrete decking on a bridge south of the toll plaza. roads crews are resurfacing a 55-year-old bridge requiring one more lane to be closed for 8 weeks and then in august, one lane in each direction will close. these are repairs that could mea

the beltway, forced off and you'll have to get on 395 here. working on sign repair in that area and shutting down all of your lanes. let's head over to the beltway at i-66 from outer loop. you're not able to access i-66 at this time from outer loop westbound 66 in that area. now traveling along route 50 this time eastbound, left lane blocked by road work there. you are able to get by but stick to the right. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at your traffic. back over to you. >> thank you. >>> a traffic alert this monday morning. starting today driving could become a headache around the u street corridor in northwest washington. several months of construction are taking over that area. news4's megan mcgrath joins us now live with details of the project. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. u street is a bustling commercial corridor, lots of shops, restaurants and bars here and businesses are a little concerned about the impact this construction project is going to have on foot traffic through the area as well as business and ultimately their revenue. they are concerned. i

beltway. traveling on the inner loop we'll check that speed right now. i have the wrong speed up. i was checking the speed. no accidents no, construction, no delay on the inner loop and outer loop of the beltway. and if you're taking the rails, they are open with no delays so far. >> thanks. >>> breaking news now. at least 17 people are dead after a standoff that ended a few minutes ago between taliban terrorists and afghan security forces. police say three men attacked the kabul hotel with machine gun, grenade, and suicide vests late last night. at least two of the terrorists were killed in the standoff. a taliban spokesman says the men attacked the hotel because foreigners there were drinking and doing some other things that are banned by islam. >>> new this morning. prince george's police are investigating a shooting involving one of their officers. it happened in the 5600 block of fairmont heights. that's where melissa is live with the latest details. good morning. >> good morning. that's right. police in prnlg county cleared the scene here a little whale ago. let me show you so

moving into harford and cecil counties. north of the beltway, it will be rougher this morning. all the counties in orange is were the severe thunderstorm warnings are located. pink is the severe thunderstorm watch. those storms will continue southbound. thunderstorms between now and in with the heat index over 100. >> good morning. it doesn't appear that those storms are affecting traffic. no major incidents to talk about. we're up to speed on the major roadways. over on the other side, at 70 checking in at 51 miles per hour. no delays to talk about. 11 minutes in the outer loop west side. 11 minutes in the northeast corner. 80 minutes between the 95 ap's. this is the j.f.x. and it looks very nice in both directions. this is the harrisburg expressway at shawan road. north and southbound are moving just fine. the roads are wet as you move further north. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> both sides of the political aisle are using the supreme court ruling to rally their forces. >> democrats see the ruling as a victory for the president. >> we begin our coverage with hallie jacks

beltway between new hampshire and university, this was scheduled three lanes to the left hand one lane to the right are getting through that project. if you are coming off new hampshire avenue onto the outer loop, you get on in the middle of the work zone. if you want to exit from the outer loop to university, you'll have to plan ahead and stay in the right lane. just relax and you will see when you get there. now there's an accident reported in that area of the beltway. 70 is closed. it has been closed since the 1:00 hour with a serious brac westbound at 32. no one is getting by. -- serious wreck. eastbound at 32, one lane is open. >> i found money in my pocket. let's look at conditions. if 62 degrees in northwest d.c. 62 and centreville, 58 in la plata. pleasant and comfortable start especially considering the low humidity. temperatures will be near 80 degrees this afternoon 78-82. that will be the case through the weekend. we are lucky for mid june to have dew points in the '50s. relatively comfortable out there. that's today through the weekend with a good amount of sunshine.

with some news on a water main break south of the beltway on telegraph road near franconia road. it's closed between wilton and sharon chapel road. again that is just south of the beltway on telegraph road with crews on the scene. so you want to be aware of that. the beltway itself at telegraph not a problem. 95 still looking good out of dale city. it's friday morning light coming toward woodbridge, the occoquan river and springfield. there had been some overnight construction in springfield on the inner loop toward braddock road so a little slow through that area. let's take you live outside. first of all the northbound side of i-395. this is nice and light at duke street. no problems as we head for the 14th street bridge. all the potomac and anacostia river crossings are fine. now to the other side of the town. no issues between college park and bethesda. a quick look at university boulevard. all lanes are open. a look at 270 at 5:09. >> thank you, monika. >>> former d.c. council chair kwame brown now has to court appearances today. >> brown resigned yesterday. wes' expected t

of all, take a look at the west side of the beltway. we're seeing an improvement because the accident has been moved off to the shoulder. still a major delay there, about 12 minutes back to 795. we have an accident on the east side of the belt -- beltway. accident still working in the city, south cay ton at kingsly, a possible fire there, which means it will take longer to clear up. there's a look at your average speeds. the west side of the beltway slow spot at 31. a delay on 795 southbound as you you approach the west side. there's -- if you're traveling around the bay bridge or key bridge there's going to be some closures so expect that. remember wjz 13 is always on so for traffic information log to on wjz.com. >>> here is the stories people are going to be talking about today. the former president of egypt is clinging to life at a military hospital in cairo. hosni mubarak's decline comes with widespread protests with elections to find his replacement. >> initial reports of the death of hosni mubarak sparked celebrations in cairo's square. they were later con if i recalled

start to the day. temperatures sitting in the 60s outside the beltway. close to 70 degrees in town. at least our humidity is low for now. things are changing winds are already out of the southwest this morning. that is going to leave a few passing clouds from time to time today. for the most part we'll see a lot of sunshine in the afternoon, we'll push through the 60s and 70s very, very quickly. most of us should hit close to 90 degrees by noon time. early in the afternoon, if you are headed out to the at&t nationals, make sure you take precautions with you. you want that sun visor and hat and you definitely want liquids with you. current temperatures aren't too bad right now. we will continue with the south and southwest winds that will give us cloud cover later on tonight. definitely going to feel hot as we head in toward the afternoon. the 7-day forecast heats up even more. >>> things are cool and calm out on the roads. i'm happy to say really right now is the best time to head out. we don't have any major incidents. most of the construction has been cleared up. what is not to l

the jfx if you are using that into the city. 11 minutes southbound from the beltway downtown to east fayette street. speeds high through fort mchenry tunnel and no concerns on 895 through the harbor tubal. north of child street, not too many cars. it will be an easy ride. through the northeast corridor of 95 who are's what it lock like -- here's what it looks like, no delays. that will be the same case on the beltway. here's in parkvale at harford road 11 minutes traveling the outer loop from 95 up towards 83. and the west side of 695 will remain clear. no delays traveling that outer loop from 795 towards 95. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. charley. >>> a developing story we are learning more about a meth lab bust police and fire crews have been working well into the night. it happened in the holiday inn express in howard county. sherrie johnson is live with the latest and i understand the dea is on the scene right now. >> reporter: that's exactly right. we have learned through sources that dea agents actually went inside the building about 3:30 this morning. we are als

, that ramp to the outer loop of the beltway is shut down due to road work. let's take a live look right now along i-95 at the rest area. no issues here as you make your way southbound as well as northbound. your travel laenes are open. possibly seeing wet pavement here. let's head over to 395. that edsall nice and clear. 14th street bridge, no road work. i'm back in ten minutes. >>> 4:32. today the university of virginia's board of visitors will meet are leaders of the school's vac cull. the senate held an emergency meeting to discuss sullivan's firing just two years into her term. it cast a resolution to express a vote of no confidence in the board of visitors. many faculty members are curious no one is explained why sullivan is let go except to say, quote, philosophical differences. >> we do not understand and ranger that there is a lack of communication. >> i feel like the way she was removed is not in the spirit jefferson wanted for this university. >> it's more than just if faculty angry over sullivan's firing. top donors is threatened to stop contributing to that school because of

the beltway at oxon hill, all the southern maryland corridors are looking great to the beltway to 210 and over the wilson bridge. we'll take a last live look as well. on the northbound side of 95. you've got off and on delays as you leave dumfries toward springfield but at least the lanes are open. in my next report, we'll take another look at 66 this time at 6:11. >>> it is not going to be an easy day for attorney general eric holder. he is going to capitol hill today to answer some pretty tough questions. >> the senate judiciary committee wants to know about some leaks from the white house. delia goncalves is live on the hill with a preview. they have a lot more to ask him than just that, too, right, delia? >> reporter: absolutely. the answers will certainly -- the answers i should say will certainly lead the investigation one way or the other and the perception that congress has of eric holder and whether or not he can head up this investigation. he has called on two local u.s. attorneys d.c.'s and maryland's to lead the criminal investigation into the leaks, but a lot of folks say

one. the one on the west side of the beltway almost gone. the tow truck is on the scene and should be out of there shortly on the outer loop ramp at security boulevard to the beltway. we're still seeing lots of 60s. i see a 70 or two on there. there's a look at your average speeds on the bellway, 61 and -- beltway, 61 and 62. very light traffic. there's only one or two cars to be scene on 83. remember wjz 13 is always on so for traffic information any time log onto wjz.com. >>> here is what people will be talking about today. the maryland live casino is live. it features slot machines, live entertainment and restaurant names. it is expected to bring in millions of dollars to the state. >> good morning. the mdaryland live casino officially open to the public at 10 o'clock last night. thousands of people lined up to be some of the first through the doors. with that the maryland live casino officially opened its doors to the public. the crowds lined up for hours to get inside with one thing on their mind. >> awesome. >> money . >> win, win, win. >> lot s of money. >> winning. >> here to