february for driving more than 100 miles an hour on the beltway. dashcam video shows police pursuing toles when she exited the beltway on branch avenue. the tape shows toles going 80 miles an hour then. a police officer testified in court saying he broke off the chase because it became too dangerous. >> all right. i'm going to stop following her. they're still northbound approaching shops there. can you find out who that vehicle is assigned to? >> toles was fined $402, given pbj which means if she stays out of trouble the next year, the conviction is dropped from her record. >>> a not guilty plea from the man accused of killing a teen- ager and dumping her body in a maryland river. michael johnson faces first degree murder charges in the 2010 death of phylicia barnes, his farmer girl friend's half sister. her body was found in the susquehanna river months later. defense attorneys claim investigators have no evidence linking johnson to barnes' killing. the trial is set for august. >>> no casino for prince george's county at least for now. laura evans is everywhere at 11:00. >> a work

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

. >> we've got a couple of showers coming through. you can see them on the west side of the beltway. no thunderstorm activity, just showers. this is the leading edge of warmer, more humid air that will be moving in. we can't enjoy 7 and sunny all the time. >> why not? >> by the end of the week, we will not be enjoying 75 degrees. just a few showers to start your morning. we'll be in the upper 70s later today. >> keep your windows rolled up this morning, right? >> excellent advice. >> let's say hello to julie wright with traffic. >> no problems to report on the beltway at university boulevard. traffic is oning smoothly at this time and 395 across the 14th street bridge, you will find traffic volume is light and running with speed. -- traffic is running smoothly at this time and 395 across the 14th street bridge, you will find traffic volume is light and running with speed. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the new rush plus program kick off today. there are some significant changes to look out for too. >> the goal is to cut down on congested areas ahead of the new sil

, you will find your lanes are open as you work your way around the capital beltway with no problems reported right now eastbound along 66 coming in from 50 fair oaks. the heavy volume right here. i start to see things slow here just east of 50 headed in towards 123 and briefly at the beltway. beltway is running smoothly between anden dale and merrifield. no problems reported in you guys are traveling northbound on i-95 out of dale city. the car fire, the remains of that off the shoulder at 123. no big deal. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> it appears speed maid a factor in a deadly accident in fairfax, virginia. this happened around 11:00 last fight. police say a woman driving a honda civic sideswiped a vehicle and hit a honda odyssey. the woman and her young child died. her other child suffered life- threatening injuries. driver of the honda odyssey is listed in serious condition. s >>> we are also following a developing story involving another alleged scandal in the d.c. government. >> we are talking about the ongoing federal investigati

orioles. today the finale of the battle of the beltway as the nats and orioles concluded their series this year. the o's won both series against their crosstown rivals, but the games as close as they could get, fans treated to quite a show. we'll show you a young fan who has love for both teams and it's a win/win for him. top of the 3rd, no score ryan zimmerman with just five hits in his last 49 at bats lines a base hit over the shortstop. zim had two hits, nationals leading 1-0. top of the 6th still 1 -0. this is bryce harper with a chopper that finds its way into center field. the 19-year-old never stops running. he's going to test the arm of adam jones. he's safe on the head first slide into second. don't knock the hustle. harp irplaying in his 50th game had -- harper playing in his 50th game had two hit. matt wieters with a runner on sends a high fly to the center. a two-run home run, his 10th of the year and gave the orioles a 2-1 lead. next batter is mark reynolds. he goes to the opposite field. bryce harper battles, goes back, leaps and makes the camp into the wall, a tough gra

beltway and folks out there moving along pretty well. temperatures not too bad out there and right now, we don't have any rain to speak of. yesterday morning, it was the issue. a little bit of rain that folk were dealing with out there. >>> let us tell you about this. tonight is the annual news babes bash finding against breast cancer. it is the one night a year a handful of d.c. news women join fores to help raise money for the disease. this year's event benefits this. it is the gwmammo van, a mobile unit that provides free mammograms to women would can't afford them. this year, some of us news dudes will be joining the women a bash. >> will will be there wearing his pink along with wisdom martin and dave ross and also sue palka and laura evans and lindsay murphy and shawn yancy as well. you can purchase tickets online. they are $75 apiece. you won't want to miss this. >> the reason you didn't hear sawyer a's name is the event was really started by women who work in the evening and not on our shift. i am literally going in and leaving for maybe an hour. >> i'm starting to feel the pre

there tying up the lane as you travel the inner loop of the beltway. our friend on the westbound side of 49 # approaching connecticut avenue report they are down to 40 miles per hour on that outer loop commute. expect delays due to the rain and volume that is increasing around the capital beltway. we do have problems to report right now. accident activity is what is tying up your commute. let's get rid of that if we can. 234 blocked between sprig road and 95. you will fine the overturned trash truck blocking the highway southbound. behind the overhead sign is the crash that is tying up the right side of the roadway. head up outer loop of the beltway approaching telegraph road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> fox 5 monitoring metro for you this morning with a reminder for riders that the new rush plus program starts today. >> expect changes to rush hour service. fox 5's lauren demarco is live at the courthouse station to explain. good morning. >> >> reporter: the changes mostly affect the yellow and orange line. the orange line is known for orange c

lane divide. lanes are open on the top stretch of the beltway between college park and bethesda. southbound 270, they were clearing up roadwork at georgetown road so be prepared for that. nice, ease -- easy ride headed out to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> more charges against kwame brown. first, he was slapped with bank fraud and now the former d.c. council chairman is facing criminal charges for campaign finances. he is expected to plead guilty to two charges later this morning. we'll get the latest now from fox 5's laura evans. >> reporter: a luxury boat docked in d.c.'s southeast harbor, one of kwame brown's purchases according to court documents with money obtained fraudulently after kwame brown applied for a loan overstating his income by tens of thousands of dollars. the cases against the former d.c. council chair just keep growing. first, it was federal charges for bank fraud. now, he is charged with one count of unlawful cash campaign expenditure. prosecutors allege he set up a side account and authorizeed a family member to ma

hour on the beltway. she claimed she was late for an appointment and was distracted using her cell phone and putting on makeup. she was fined $402 but was given probation before judgement. that means her conviction will be dropped if they stays out of trouble for the next year. >>> in our other big story, a contempt vote against the attorney general and the white house is reactioning sharply to the move to cite eric holder for contempt. the party line vote in the house oversight committee yesterday was followed by a decision by president obama to exert executive privilege in refusing to turn over documents. lawmakers want to know more about the failed gun tracking program called fast and furious which sent guns to mexico. weapons ended up at crime scenes including the murder of a u.s. border patrol agent. a contempt vote in the full house could come next week. >>> a spectacular and destructive site in one signed. >> the home owner actually saying they fell lucky this morning. we'll explain why. ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road

fair oak. still an easy ride on the stop side of beltway. here comes the sun. outer loop of the beltway as you work your way past university boulevard headed out towards 270. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> the big story this morning, a major blow in the push to bring a vegas-style casino to prince george's county. >> a group launched by governor owe medically could not come to a consensus. fox 5's lauren demarco live at national harbor with more. good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: it seemed like there was some build moment you want behind plan for a casino at prince george's county. it has now hit a major roadblock. a group of aides and advisors to governor mart uno'malley and the lawmaker failed to reach a consensus meaning there will be no special session on july 9th. they are considering whether to allow table games at the existing casinos and whether to bring a new casino here to prince george's county. you may remember national harbor announced last week it reached an agreement with mgm resrts for a high end casino. that is all on hold

and continuing up to the capital beltway. we do have problems with our foggy bottom escalators. they are not working properly at this time. the escalators are out of service. bus service has been established for you here at foggy bottom. the station remains open. it is the escalators that are not working at this time. accident activity northbound on kenilworth avenue before pep pen avenue. if you are traveling on the other side of town, you will find your lanes are open. no problems to report for those conning eastbound on 66. still smooth sailing coming inbound from vienna to the capital beltway. nice and quiet out of germantown working your way out towards the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> way to hold it together. now, go back to closing your eyes. a transition to serious news. still no information on victims of an early morning crash involving an ambulance that was heading to a call. it happened on bowie road just off route one near fort meade load in laurel. both prince george's county police and firefighters are investigating this one. as you can see fr

speed. can you take a live look at traffic lapped right now. traveling the beltway into montgomery county. no problems on the outer loop heading around towards new hampshire avenue. no delays to speak of at this point. 270 is where we watch the slow traffic begin to build out of frederick down towards 109. look luke everybody is of monthing right now. further south, you are in good shape heading down towards the split. 95, no issues leaving dumfries heading up to dale city towards woodbridge, across the occoquan. the lanes are open and running well. 395 looks good from the beltway up across the 14th street bridge and on to the freeway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> george allen wins the virginia republican primary as expected. the former senator beat challenges from three other candidates. he got 65% of the vote. his closest competitor tea party favorite jamie radke won about 23%. the other two had less than 5%. allen now faces democrat tim kaine in november. the d.c. council, of course, big day for them, will take a vote on an interim

you're headed out of town this weekend or trying run the usual errands. major work on the beltway may have you changing your route. plus, the crackdown on a busy stretch of road that runs through our area. fox5 news at 7:00 starts right now. >>> there it is, maybe lucky 7s for the national harbor. it's friday, june 15th. welcome to fox 5 morning news. this is a look at the commute well underway on what is shaping up to be a beautiful day. >> and it's friday! yea. >> good morning, i'm will thomas. >> i'm alison seymour. gwen talbart is in today. tucker is taking a couple of days off. gwen, you've had the best weather week ever. >> thank you, tucker! we don't have stormy weather to talk about, so that is going to be very nice today for everybody. we've got a little bit of humidity that's kicking in, so be prepared for that. and a few clouds. really, other than that, it's going to be fairly pleasant. yesterday we reached 83 at reagan. 81 at dulles. 82 at bwi. now it's 64 degrees at national. our humidity is up 84%. not too bad now, because the air temperature isn't that high. once the ai

beltways in baltimore. ryan zimmerman gave the nats a one-run lead with a base hit in the third inning. in the eighth, the nats still up 1-0. a two-run homer to left and the o's win at camden yards. >>> we have a report on a new pub. >> reporter: there are a lot of places in washington where you can get an ice cold beer but what about an ice cold beer that warms your heart. >> it is incredible. >> reporter: a sense of community is what they're trying to build in this spot near ninth and u northwest. it is called a philanthropub. the restaurant is called cause. the owners think it is the first of its find in the world. >> we give 100% of our profits to charitable organizations. >> reporter: a restaurant that plans to make no money. >> i thought they were crazy. >> reporter: now he is the director of operations. >> we were sitting at a bar over a beer and we were watching all this action going around, people having fun, a lot of money changing hands. >> reporter: the idea is to raise social awareness and charitable giving. >> everybody goes out but why not be able to overlap the t

beltway last night right around 11:00 t look like a ufo on the back of a flatbed truck. people who called us say they began seeing it on 270 and then goat it on the beltway before heading off on east 210. what was it? >> first of all, are they taking pictures while they're driving? maryland state police say it is actually a drone aircraft made by northrop grumman. it was being transported from west virginia to patuxent naval air station in maryland. there have been numerous sighings ing -- sightings in other states all of them headed to pax river. they practice aircraft carrier takeoffs and landings on a strip of runway that is painted to resemble a carrier's flight deck. >> there is the answer. but can you imagine seeing that on a flatbed. >> still very interesting that they are practicing that in our backyard. >> absolutely. kind of a pleasant day. let's get our first check of weather with gwen tolbart standing by. tucker has a couple of days off. >> it is already fairly mild outside as well. we talked about humidity a little bit. not quite as bad as yesterday but there will be a

head into centreville, off and on the brake. take a look at the beltway in maryland, no real problems to report here in montgomery county. we did have reports of an accident near 270. it didn't tap to be slowing anybody down if it is there. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> george allen wins last newt's republican primary for u.s. senate in virginia. >> and in the november election, the former senator and governor will now face the only democrat running. another former governor tim kaine. in 2006, allen lost his senate seat to jim webb who is not running for re-election. coming up in the next hour, we'll be speaking with former giver tim kaine live from richmond. >>> over in the district, councilmember will be taking a vote today on an interim new chairperson. >> the new leader will replace kwame brown would resigned after facing charges of bank fraud. there is a favorite to take over the seat and sherry ly has more on who is in the running. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that vote is scheduled to take place during a special meeting at 10:00 this morning t m

lanes here are open. top side of the beltway looking good as you continue to make your way past new hampshire avenue headed through silver spring. southbound 270, overnight road work was set up at old georgetown road. that should be cleared from the highway. >>> some of our top stories this morning, the hunt is on for the woman who stabbed a female passenger on board a metrobus. d.c. police say the women got into an argument around 2:00 yesterday afternoon while on the livingston a8 bus route. the stabbing happened at the intersection of chesapeake and sixth in southeast. the victim's injure usc are not considered life-threatening. >>> animal control officers have arrested the director of the reston zoo after a five- month-long investigation. >>> 26-year-old megan mogenson is charged with animal cruelty and possession of a controlled substance. she is accused of improperly treating a sick wallaby at the zoo. there were allegations that animals had been improperly euthanized. >>> a lawyer early, maryland family is mourning the loss of their loved one killed in afghanistan. eugene mil

south and west. right now, not a whole lot of action inside the beltway. you can see we've got pretty good rains now pushing up into northern maryland. now, sort of redeveloping out to the west an out to the south and west. that will be headed in our direction here later this morning. i think we'll see showers on and off. not going to be raining all day. a part of the day will fee -- will feature the possibility of showers and lots of storms. up ahead of this cold front, we've been talking about the rains they had in the florida panhandle. some of that moisture is able to kind of stream north up ahead of the front. that is why we'll be dealing with the showers and the potential for some storms around here later today and tonight. as we get into tomorrow and much of the rest of your week, it look great. temperature will be in the low 80s with much lower humidity starting tomorrow. again, we need some rain showers. we'll take it and then a nice- hooking forecast for the end of the week. and then a nice-looking forecast for the end of the week. lots of humidity out there to start your da

. no problems reported leaving vienna towards the beltway. taking it back inside, we'll wrap opportunity southbound along 270. we're still at speed germantown headed out towards the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >>> we begin this hour with breaking news in the district. a man suspected in a deadly shooting this morning is now barricaded inside of a home. that is what d.c. police say is happening in the 1700 block of 17th street southeast. they remain on the scene and some officers have approached the home with weapons in hand. a man was killed in the shooting which happened just before 2:00 this morning. >>> in just a few hours, harry thomas, jr. will no longer be a free man. former d.c. council member will start serving his 38-month prison term in alabama today. thomas left d.c. with his family yesterday. he was sentenced to federal prison last month after pleading guilty to embezzling more than $350,000 in d.c. funds. >>> the prince george's county council woman who police say was speeding over 100 miles per hour on the beltway in februar

the beltway at 95 in college park. it is about a 25 hint commute from new hampshire over over towards georgia avenue. back on the roads, eastbound 66 into the sunshine and on to the slow pavement to continue inbound towards the capital beltway. lanes are open but definitely slow going as you work your way past 123. still going to find delays if you are continuing on the beltway headed for the wilson bridge. again, that long-term construction project has narrowed our through lanes down to one leap at telegraph road. you are also denied access to eisenhower avenue from the through lanes. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >>> besides you, something else that is cool is going on in the skies. you might see it tomorrow. it is called the transit of venus. the best time to watch will be at sunset. venus will pass in front of the skin sun creating a sight that won't happen if another 105 years. do not stare at the sun. don't do it any time pretty much. >> we all grew up being told that. >> don't ever do it but especially do want do it while this is going on unless you hav

delays through newington. 395 does slow leaving the beltway up through edsall road. >> was that really the home screen or your private dvd collection. thank you. >>> coming up next, room buyers possible rival to the kinle and the ipad. we'll go live to fox business network if new york for the latest on microsoft's big announcement. >> trying to keep up with the big apple. as we head to break, another live look outside right now. it is friday, june 15th. it looks like we are in for a good weekend for your fort's day weekend. i'll be right back with more. . boo-yah! excelente! that went well. add flavor to your day with dunkin's new breakfast burritos, with fire-roasted veggies and delicious steak. try one today. there's natural gas under my town. it's a game changer. ♪ it means cleaner, cheaper american-made energy. but we've got to be careful how we get it. design the wells to be safe. thousands of jobs. use the most advanced technology to protect our water. billions in the economy. at chevron, if we can't do it right, we won't do it at all. we've got to think long term. we've got to

miles per hour on the beltway. she was fined $402 but was given probation before judge machine. that means her conviction will be dropped if she stays out of trouble for the next year. >>> our other big story, a contempt vote in congress. a house panel voted to cite attorney general eric holder for contempt and the full house could vote on this next week. the white house is accusing republicans who control the house oversight committee of engaging in a fishing expedition. lawmaker have demanded documents related to the justice department's botched gun running operation known as fast and furious. but president obama is claiming executive privilege for the first time and is refusing to happened over the documents. >>> a wild ride for one woman. her car ended up on i agolf course smack dab right in the middle of of a sand trap. how it it end up there? >> she blames her gps system but there is a lot more to the story as well. you will see the video too as we continue to check more headlines on this thursday morning.  >>> an inventor from virginia is making he

problems reported around the capital beltway. so far, theener loop holding steady. no problems reported around to the work zone at university. outer loop making four way past, lanes are open. southbound along 270, volume increasing leaving hyattstown headed out to the scales. your lanes are open as you continue through germantown and rockville. 66 picking up the volume and the usual suspects traveling in from manassas towards centreville. ntrevi ll that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. . >> thank you. >>> we begin this morning with a race for the white house. mitt romney will be in sterling, vicious today for a campaign stop. >> commonwealth is considered a key battleground state in the fall elections. mitt romney was in salem, virginia yesterday where he went after president obama other his economic policies as well as his immigration policy. mitt romney says the supreme court created confusion when it upheld just part of arizona's immigration law. >> you see, when he was running for office, he said he would make it his first priority and his first year agenda to reform

beltway between college park and bethesda. along 355 here at cedar lane, here is the construction that is northbound. no problems to report right now south on 270 coming in out of germantown headed for the lane divide. northbound i-59, no problems here leaving the prince william parkway headed across the occoquan. lanes are open here at southbound 270. had an incident northbound 207 near middle brook road that has been cleared to the shoulder. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. raffic. . >>> a woman is in serious condition after she was hit by a tractor-trailer. it happened around 6:00 last night at the intersection of georgia avenue in colesville road in silver spring. montgomery county police say the woman was trying to cross the road when the don't walk sign was lit. the truck driver had the green light. he did stop at the scene. police determined he was not at fault. the woman has not been identified. >>> to oklahoma now where the search continues for two missing engineers and a conductor following a collision between two freight trains. this happened yesterday morni

beltway, delays rob the outer loop trying to guest past coalsville road. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> thank you, julie. our top story this morning, an investigation is underway in prince george's county after a woman hit five children with her suv. >> this was the scene last night in hyattsville, and that's where our sherri ly is live with the latest on what is a truly tragic accident. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison. exactly that, a tragic accident. that's what neighbors here are describing to us this morning. it happened at a house about three houses down here. what neighbors are describing is that this woman had intended to put this car in drive, but instead, went in reverse. that suv hit five children who had been playing in the driveway, and then slammed into the garage. this morning you can see the damage and some of the children's toys and belongings still on the ground there. neighbors described hearing a loud crash and seeing some of the children pinned beneath the vehicle. this happened around 8:45 last night in the 2200 block of hannen

everyone is doing okay, and encountering delays through newington and 395, leaving the beltway. the mixing bowl. heading up to edsel road. often on the brakes on duke toward seminary and things clear out before you encounter the delays before you get across the 14th street bridge and head into the district. 66 jammed right here. leaving fairfax county parkway. past route 50 through 123. a little built of the sun in your eyes as you head inbound. and we also see some delays through manassas as well. and outer loop of the beltway, heavy past new hampshire avenue, we had some reports of debris in the roadway. and watch your step. georgia avenue, typical slowdowns there. no problems on 270. a check of the fox 5 morning news. allison, will, over to you. >> thanks, lawrence. >>> and just a few hours, the dc council will take a vote on an interim chairman. it appears one of the at large members has the votes to replace disgraced former chair kwame brown. sherry lee is live at the wilson building with all of the developmentses, sherry. good morning. >> good morning, will. good morning, alli

capital beltway -- towards the capital beltway. >>> three years ago, nine people were killed when a red line train collided with another train. willmar has details on how the vic opportunitys will be honored on this anniversary. >> reporter: a painful day for all of the relatives of the victims lost here three years ago today in the deadliest crash in metro's history. mayor vincent gray will be out here later this morning and there will be a ceremony unveiling a plaque that will honor both the victims and also some of the first responders. the plaque has been placed here on the bridge overlooking the crash site. now, following the crash, loved ones create a makeshift memorial here. just about everyone acknowledges that wasn't exactly aproper that ripe to the victims. a plaque was already placed insuicide the fort totten metro station. you need to pay to get inside to see that one up close. mayor vincent gray has said there are maps for a memorial park and garden as well -- there are plans for a memorial park and garden as well. two trains collided on june 22nd twine. the nine people

written, makes a stop. >>> and what was this on the beltway last night? doesn't it look like something from a spielberg movie? hundreds of you saw it driving down the road. pictures posted all over facebook. it looks like a flying saucer from the movies. we are sharing a pretty cool story about what it actually was. >>> good morning. it is thursday, june 14th. happens to be flag day as well as we celebrate the u.s. flag enacted back in 1777, i believe. that's my his trinchts you are absolutely right. june 14th, 1777. >>> happy to have you with us in the 7:00 hour. you will be happy to hear the weather. this this is gwen in for tucker. >> good morning. there will be a few high clouds. you're going to have a fair amount of sunshine that you will get to enjoy for today and the other good news is that humidity won't be too bad. a little sticky. 59% right now at reagan national airport. a bit of moisture being pushed in from offshore. we will see some those clouds. humidity will kick in some. currently 62 degrees at dulles, 65 at bwi thurgood marshall airport. for today, temperatu

work your way eastbound. overnight construction cleared between nutley street and the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. . >>> an apell for your help to find this missing teenager. we're showing you her picture right now. this is 17-year-old fatima erica williams. we know she spoke with her caseworker about 9:00 last night. a caseworker says williams has the mental capacity of a 12- year-old appear is very worried about her. william was last seep wearing a light blue shirt with light blue capri pants and carrying a pink purse. >>> president obama and mitt romney take shots at each other on the economy. sherry ly is in the newsroom with all the developments from the campaign trail. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. what would you expect as we have the run-up to the november election. mitt romney the likely gop presidential nominee brings his campaign to sterling, virginia today. while president barack obama is back in town with a campaign event of his own this afternoon. the dueling candidates taking shots at each other across the potomac

incidents to report as you continue inbound working your way in towards the capital beltway. again, our waze craze continues. thank you for joining us. it is a free app on your mobile phone, your iphone, beta on blackberry. thank you for the moderate traffic update in the hov lanes northbound i-59 there in lorton. you will find we do have slow traffic as you continue north and work up towards newington. our fox 5 wazers checking in. thank you for that. if you want to join our free app, we would love to have you on board. it's fee moabally oop for you on your iphone, android as well as blackberry. -- it is a fee mobile app for you on your iphone, android as well as blackberry. >>> another battle over d.c. rule with the federal government. this time, it is over the federal immigration program called secure communities. >> the d.c. council is taking up an emergency bill today that would defy the program that would instruct police not to hold a noncitizen accused of a nonviolent crime for 24 hours. >> the immigrant population must feel comfortable in coming for word and not an frayed to contact

are open, but the pace is slow for those around the capitol beltway 95 to georgia avenue. southbound 29 doing the weather, we had the accident activity in the camera shot. and traffic was being forced to make a left-hand, or continue to the left here. and now one car or a couple snaking by at this time. activity involving a cyclist is tying up 29. proceed with caution. and on the other side of town, eastbound 66, just after 50 fair oaks here. accident activity here tying up the second lane from the left. and you can see they are outside of the vehicle. inbound, be prepared for slow traffic in towards the capitol beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 ontime traffic. >>> thank you very much. >>> and this morning's big story, brown in court today. the former dc council chairman is set to face a pair of criminal charges. >> brown resigned wednesday after being charged with bank fraud. this as the council prepares to select its new leader. we are live outside dc federal court now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you know, this is a very busy day for brown. federal court here just

its sights to national harbor. >> what do you see in this picture? drivers on the beltway couldn't seem to figure it out, but we've identified it tonight. >>> but we begin with a beloved business owner murdered in her own deli. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm shawn yancey. >> imlaura evans. the the eighth street community left outraged today over the murder of june lim shot in her store this morning. tonight police are searching for clues they hope will lead them to her killer. fox 5's maureen umeh is in the newsroom following this still developing story. >> june lim was just three weeks away from her 66th birthday, three months from welcoming her 1st grandchild and a year from retirement with her husband, milestones she will never celebrate. d.c. police combing the ht corridor in northeast thursday night looking for clues they hope will help catch a killer who took the life of 65-year- old june lim, owner of grace deli. >> she'd give you credit. they had no reason to take her life. that was just mean. >> reporter: it was lim's custom to come alone to the deli on the corner of s

problems to report on 395 leaving the capital beltway headed out to the 14th street bridge. southbound 270, the lanes are open. the pace is starting to slow closer to the scales south of 109. veerdz mill road at randolph road, authorities are checking for the crash. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. -- veirs mill road at randolph road. >>> just a few hours, the supreme court justices will reveal the ruling on premier's health care reform law. sherry ly is live this morning outside the u.s. supreme court with the latest. >>> good morning, will. good morning, allison. we are just a few hours away from the supreme court appear historic ruling on president obama's health care plan. now, the wait is about to come to an end. since signing that law in 2010, president obama and republicans have fought over this issue. he has staked his time and political capital on this. now, supreme court will decide whether all or ports of it are unconstitutional. the big of the i individual mandate. chief justice john roberts is expected to deliver today's ruling. whatever the decisi

spot that mgm wants to turn into a casino and resort. the beltway's over there. national harbor, on the other side. they don't know quite what will rise from this empty lot, but in annapolis today, the ceo of mgm resorts international promised -- . >> we're not going drop las vegas in national harbor. >> reporter: jim murine said they would be sensitive to the environment and east coast architecture. he said his wife is from nearby baltimore. >> and have a lot of family and friends there and no one likes crab cakes more than i do. >> reporter: it will take more than a crab cake and handshake to get this done, show. a special commission is examining several issues, including whether maryland should hand out a sixth casino license. >> what is the appropriate level of splits between the state and the operators? should we go to full table games or not, and should we have those chemist market absorbed, a sixth site or not? and it's really the interplay of the three issues together that determine whether or not a sixth site would be economically viable. >> reporter: mgm and the national h

rockville towards the split in bethesda. beltway looking good through montgomery county. overnight construction wrapping up. nice trip across the american legion bridge to head into virginia. we also have construction crews heading out of there. 66, no real problems for you leaving manassas. things look good past 123 in towards 495. outer loop leaving the mixing bowl heading towards the wilson bridge. 95 and 359, no issues for you. -- 95 and 395, no issues for you. you. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. . >> thank you. making headline this morning, d.c. police are on the hunt for a suspect accused of murdering a beloved business opener in northeast. june lim was found dead inside grace deli on 8th street early yesterday morning. police say the 64-year-old was shot and they believe robbery was the motive behind this. she was just three weeks away from her birthday and three months away from becoming a grandmother. >> it is particularly hard for myself and my wife because we were expecting our first grandchild for them this year. so she will miss the birth of the first gra

towards the capital beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, a tragic development involving the owner of the d.c. improv comedy club. the body of mark anderson was found yet at a hotel in arizona. he owned an improv in tempe, arizona but it just closed on june 1st. the arizona republic newspaper reports anderson was having issues with business partners. his wife had reported him missing back on may 15th. >>> thing about story this morning, another d.c. council member steps down. kwame brown resigned hours after being slap approximated with a felony bank fraud charge. >> the council now has to fill a vacant seat for the second time this year. melanie alnwick is live at the wilson building with what is next. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yes, kwame brown is comped you would to appear in federal court tomorrow to face those charges. mary cheh will hold a special council meeting. they need to choose one of the four at-large members who will run the council until a special election to replace brown can be held. yest

weekend. and it will impact the beltway. we have what you need to know coming up next after the break. >> and a focus on safety on the roads. we'll talk with a captain with the montgomery county police about the push for new legislation. stay with us. 9:08.    q frfrom the wildflower valleys of yellowstone to the serene waters of glacier bay, air wick has partnered with the national park foundation so you can experience the spirit of these national treasures in your home. the national park collection. something in the air wick. >>> the may jobs report came out and it is a huge disappointment. employers added only 69,000 jobs this month, and unemployment rose to 8.2%. that's last month. before the report came out, experts estimated employers would add somewhere around 150,000 jobs. obviously that did not happen. this is actually the worst jobs report we've seen all year. we'll have more analysis of those numbers a little bit later. >>> now to a traffic alert this morning. you may want to avoid connecticut avenue at n street south of dupont circle. some of the r

. northbound i-95, traffic nice headed towards the beltway. lanes open traveling southbound along 270 coming in out of germantown headed to the lane divide. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> we begin this hour with breaking news out of northwest washington. we've been following this for the past hour. a house fire that sent a huge plume of smoke across the d.c. skyline. it broke out in a home on glen brook road around 5:30 this morning. firefighters don't believe anyone was at home and no firefighters were hurt. the home is near the campus of american university and we understand part of it has collapsed. we'll continue to bring this story this morning. >>> meantime we continue to follow a developing story out of prince george's county, where a man is still missing inside a collapsed building. >> started last night at a warehouse in landover. now the conditions are forcing firefighters to put the search on hold. fox5's sherri ly is live on the scene with the latest. >> reporter: firefighters believe that man is trapped in the most dangerous section of that collapse inside th

solicit murder. >>> traffic alert for beltway drivers starting tonight road crews will close parts of the outer loop near the wilson bridge for construction work. only one lane between van dorn and telegraph road will be open through monday morning. >>> the nats begin the beltway battle with the orioles up in baltimore. last night the d.c. nine took the series from tampa bay. final score 5-2. and you can see saturday's game between the nats and o's right here on fox 5 at 7:00 p.m. don't miss it. >>> sticking with sports now, they are celebrating in south beach this morning because lebron james is finally sitting on his throne. king james and the miami heat are the new nba champions, the heat silenced critics with a dominate opinions last night. they smothered the oklahoma city thunder 121-106 to take the series in just five games. lebron james had 26 points and also named the series' mvp. miami's second title in six years but the fest one for lebron james -- first one for lebron james. tony? >>> thank you very much sarah. roger the dodger leonard grew up in maryland with his younge

to see that 50 looks good coming in out of bowie and continuing down towards the capital beltway. 395 northbound, we have delays here, moderate traffic as you work your way up through alexandria. no problems reported in your way. the crew in sky fox with us right now. they are checking out the drive northbound along i-95 as you work your way north make being your way from triangle, it is heavy slow and steady. we'll take it back inside. we've got problems to report right now out here on the roads. it is water main break that is tying up telegraph road north of dorsett but before you reach franconia road at wilson drive. accident activity, suitland parkway at forestville road. make that a stalled car. follow police direction in order to get by. accident activity closes massachusetts avenue east of ward circle headed out towards wisconsin. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> police say they're set up in the interest of safety but many argue all those speed and red light cameras all across d.c. are also giant cash cows. aaa says over seven months from october of last y

the beltways and looks like we were bested by the orioles. >> i'm sad to see the series end. it's been really good, sellout crowds both at nats park and camden yards. so it's been a really good thing for the area. >> yeah, good pitching. >> the nats are still in first place in the nl east. orioles are second place in the al easton two games behind the yankees -- easton two games behind the yankees. >> good competition -- east only two games behind the yankees. >> good competition. >> all four of baltimore's wins were only by one run. this young fan we'll show you has what we call torn allegiances, so he's just rooting for a really good game. top of the 3rd, no score, ryan zimmerman with five hits in his last 49 at bats finally lines a base hit over the shot stop. the nats were leading 1-0. let's move to the bottom of the 8th, same score, matt wieters with a runner on and he crushes one to deep left off sean burnett, a sure shot two-run home run not to mention his 10th of the year and one swing gives the orioles the 2-1 lead. top of the 9th nats down 2-1 with a runner on for danny

nutley street headed in towards the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> we continue to follow the aftermath of a fire at a condo complex in reston, virginia. >> dozens of people finally allowed to return to their home but some may not have anything left. their condos destroyed. fox 5's sherry ly is live in rest top with the latest. good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: good morning. fire investigators are here preparing to go in in the daylight trying to figure out exactly where this fire started and why. as of now, most of the people have been allowed to return to their condos here except for nine or 106 the most heavily damaged. this fire started at around 1:00 this morning at the sutton ridge condos in reston. when firefighters got to the con owes on gate hill place, two of the units were already fully engulfed. it took about 100 firefighters to get the fire under control and put it out. about 100 people in 54 condos were evacuated. fire investigators are still trying to determine a cause. no one was hurt but one woman described smelling the

beltway. your lanes are open between college park and bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. boys, back to you. >> thank you. >>> we continue to follow breaking news from northern virginia this morning. part of a condominium complex goes up in flames in reston. >> a number of units have been damaged or destroyed. fox 5's sherry ly is live on the scene in reston. tell us was going on. >> reporter: right now, investigators are preparing to go into the apartments to see what may have caused this fire. some of the people would live here are also being allowed to go back in to the apartments that have not been heavily damaged to try to retrieve some items, medicine, things that are necessary for them to have. you can see right over here are the heavy damage in this condominium apartment complex. some of the apartments clearly destroyed. this fire started just after 1:00 this morning. it is a two and three-story condominium apartment complex called sutton ridge. it is on gate hill place just off north village road about. 100 people in 54 apartments had to

national harbor, up high along the beltway in prince georges county. they promised 4,000 permanent jobs, and they say it will be more than a casino. it will be a resort. >> a resort where we would be prepared to invest over 800 ms. to drive towards them to the state, to enhance an already great urban plan. >> it's an exciting proposal and create a lot of jobs. a lot of jobs in construction. a lot of jobs on an ongoing basis. one can understand why they would believe that is so very desirable at national harbor, that site. >> reporter: as the governor sounds cautious, it's because right now, legally the project can not move forward. that is because no decision has been made about whether to hand out a sixth gambling license in the state of maryland. the first five are approved and there is a special session of the legislature in annapolis this summer to talk more about expanding the gambling, laura? >> beth parker, thank you very much. >>> >>> two former metro employees were sentenced for stealing. one got 30 months in prison and another 30 years. they were ordered to pay back the n

continue to see red s and oranges and that is is go the beltway and in, there we'll get you the rain and that doesn't appear to be moving much and i suspect it's going to sit there and rain itself out. another shower and spotty this afternoon and this evening and to waldorf and some nowhere parts of prince charles county. again, looks like they're going up and they raining themselves downs and putting down a good area of rain and that is not moving much. okay, we could get some more before it's all said and done. in the city now, temperatures 72 degrees. gaithersburg at 70; frederick up to 77 and notice back out for dulles and monasses and culpepper and fredericksburg. comfortable there and the temperatures in the lower 70s and that is a spotty shower or thunderstorm at 7:00 and some temperatures in the lower 70s. clouds at 9:00 and temperatures in the upper 60s. i think most of the rain or thunderstorm activity will calm down with that setting sun. and a few clouds lingering at 11:00. the temperature in the mid-60s and tonight, looks like another comfortable situation and with some