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

julie wright. she'll do it right after the break.  [ male announcer ] you paid in to medicare for years. every paycheck. now, when you need it obama has cut $716 billion dollars from medicare. why? to pay for obamacare. so now the money you paid for your guaranteed healthcare is going to a massive new government program that's not for you. the romney-ryan plan protects medicare benefits for today's seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> 5:15 on this thursday. everyone is waking up and getting out there on the roads fright now. wilson bridge starting to pick up just a little bit and we'll check in with julie wright and get the latest her on traffic in just a minute. the weather right now. >> i mean really nice. utiful. wait until you step outside this morning you're going to say to yourself, this is the way it should be in the summertime. >> i know. >> you know a little less humidity. >> right. >>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

. >> thanks tucker. >> here's julie wright with a look at traffic. >> hi, julie. >> hi. how's it going? [ laughter ] >> well, in the mix, right now, if you must know, we have some problems. got wires down, trees down and d-dot and fire rescue tying up reno road closed between van ness and yuma until further notice. southbound gw parkway below speed at 31 miles an hour. all lanes are open. no problems on the beltway to and from the wilson bridge. landover delay 31 miles an hour, slow towards college park, 16 miles an hour through the work zone at university boulevard. that's a check of your "fox 5 on-time traffic." >>> new this morning, in the skies over reagan national airport, we are learning about a midair near collision on tuesday. >> three planes narrowly avoided hitting each other. we get more on this close call from fox 5's sherri ly live at reagan national airport this morning. sherri, this is -- when i first heard about this, i was amazed at what nearly happened. >> reporter: it is amazing that this can happen and with such little time really to react. a miscommu

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

. >>> let's check in with julie wright and get the latest on traffic. >> you are talking about the train derailment. frederick road remains blocked off in each direction between wecst ster and old columbia pike until further notice. they do have detours dee ve detoe -- posted at the scene. crash on the outer loop at route one college park has cleared. inbound suit lapped parkway at stanton road, accident activity block the left side of the highway. we had reports that there was a stalled truck blocking the right side of the highway. keep an eye open for that. in virginia, lanes are open on the beltway between annandale and merrifield. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >>> more now on that breaking news from ellicott city. >> a csx train derailed around midnight killing two people. ads many as 23 freight cars came off the tracks while on a bridge and fell onto a parking lot which is just off main street. melanie alnwick is live on the scene with an update. melanie, what is the latest? >> reporter: well, the latest, wisdom, is that they are still there on the scene

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

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

let's check in with julie wright and get the latest on traffic. how are things moving out there. >> we've got some problems to report over at the bay bridge. bridge inspection work is now blocking the westbound span of the bay bridge. eastbound, one lane is able to get by in each direction so eastbound, the eastbound span is carrying two-with a travel. westbound remains closed until further notice for this ongoing bridge inspection work. now, out on the beltway, you will find outer loop flowing from kenilworth avenue around to route one in college park. southbound # 7 -- 270 the brakes leaving 85. so far, i'm finding slow traffic head out towards the scales. we'll let you no he what we find in our next report. 66 remains slow traveling in from centreville, fair oaks to 123 and again at the capital beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >>> now to our top stories this morning. thousands of officers from around the region are expected to gather this morning to bid a final farewell to a prince george's county police offic

>> on monday. >> can't wait. >> most of us. [ pause ] >> here's julie wright with a look -- >> julie, are you working monday? >> technically no. i'm going to be the emcee at the gaithersburg parade. come out. funnel cake's on me. i'm working but not at 9:00 a.m. >> what time? >> 1:00. >> we'll see then. >> can i bring connor? >> of course. >> cool. >> i'll give connor funnel cake but not you, tony. you owe me pumpkin pie. >>> 395 across the 14th street bridge heavy and slow delays at the beltway. outer loop below speed. lanes are open below speed germantown to the split. that's a check of your "fox 5 on-time traffic.." >>> still ahead, the indycar series takes over baltimore this weekend. >> amazing thing they do up there. holly tells us what it's all about. hey, holly. >> reporter: well, it's about driving fast and hopefully not crashing. that's what this is all about. we are live this morning at the inner harbor where they are gearing up for the second annual grand prix. look at this. the streets of baltimore turned into a racetrack. we are tacking about action packed fast paced rac

let's do some traffic with somebody else who likes it hot, julie wright. >> absolutely. we've got delays on the outer loop of the beltway down to around 21 miles per hour headed down to university boulevard where we had the accident activity. the pace improves once you get past university back up to about 62 miles per hour headed around towards 270. we have the accident which occurred yesterday leaving wires down across the highway. eastbound 7 before idlewood and marshall drive. you will find accident activity northbound 123 near the dulles toll road. locks like all the activity has been moved not work zone but causing delays as you travel westbound on the beltway from springfield. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> well, you might get a break on speed and red light cameras in the district. council members mary cheh and tommy wells are heading up a task force to study safety- focused changes and that could mean lower fines. the task force will look into the factors that go into setting traffic penalties and how to use the refuse fews brought in

one person i know would for the complain if it was warmer than 85 is julie wright. >> as long as it's sunny and 85, i'm good to go. we are off to a quiet start compared to the last couple of days. no issues to report southbound along 270 coming in out of germantown. all lanes are open on the top stretch of the beltway between college park and bethesda at northbound i-95. 395 in good shape leaving the beltway to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. >>> we continue tracking isaac which is now a tropical storm. even though it's weakened, the storm is still pounding parts of louisiana and mississippi with heavy rain and strong winds. >> president obama has declared states of emergencies in parts of those states. nicole collin has a look at the damage. >> reporter: conditions here have improved but still remain unsafe prompting a dusk to dawn curfew. isaac pummeling the gulf coast as it churns inland. the wind, rain appear storm surge causing massive flooding. >> it was kind. crazy. it was really windy, really wet and there was branches all over the place. >

. >>> time to say hello to julie wright. you got your school clothes on. first day of school. >> first day of school, apple for the teacher, i needed what help i could get. >> box of apples. >> keep your eyes peeled for the little one. 355 at cedar, overnight construction now cleared. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> as we just mentioned, some of our top stories, it is the first day of school for students in prince george's county. alvin crowley takes over as the new superintendent september 4th. it is the first year for the greenbelt middle school in greenbelt. drivers are being warned that school speed zones will be activated today so be careful. >>> also new this morning, prince george's county police are investigating a police- involved shooting t happened late last night on barnaby lane on oxon hill. officers say the suspect became combative forcing them to use a taser. man pulled out the prongs and told the officers that he was going to kill. the suspect is suffering from noon life threatening injuries. >>> a capitol hill

. >> nice and steamy time now to say good morning to julie wright. >> not a lot happening right now. we are off to a quiet start as you work your way along eastbound 66 continuing inbound from manassas headed through centreville. light traffic volume eastbound headed for the capital beltway. on the inner loop headed around towards new hampshire avenue as well as on the outer loop leaving 95 continuing around towards 270. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. >>> to politics now. mitt romney will make his case for the white house in prime time tonight when he helps wrap up the republican national convention. now, last night, the republicans rolled out some of the biggest names to the stage. they included former secretary of state condoleezza rice and senator john mccain. but the highlight was congressman paul ryan. for the most part, he praised mitt romney, stuck to fiscal circumstances and argued against president obama's policies. >> you would think that any president, whatever his party, would make job creation and nothing else his first order of economic business. but this

. >> time now to talk to julie wright about nicer road conditions maybe. >> you mean if you're sitting in your driveway. >> if you are sitting in your driveway or if you are already at your destination. >> like us? >> yes. >> hopefully, you are sitting there with both eyes open. here with go. our wazers are checking in. heavy volume eastbound along 66 as you work your way through centreville. at this hour, that is what we're anticipating. smoky checking in with heavy volume as you continue eastbound approaching fair oaks with all of your lands open. we do have problems to report out on the roads. we do have accident activity that is now tying i'm portion of beach road. that is blocked off now -- beach drive rather blocked off in each direction here at porter street because of an overnight crash which remains under investigation. 66 inside the beltway. you are still slowing here at 47 miles per hour as you travel inside leaving westmoreland. the big accident that wisdom was talking about involved a police cruiser. you will find this activity 644 east of gum street which is east of van d

. >>> time now to say hello to julie wright as she is checking the roads for us early this morning. >> good morning. we're checking out the ride northbound i-95 as you make your way to the exit for the outer loop. the accident activity is allowing traffic onto that ramp on outer loop which would take you over towards van dorn street and out to the wilson bridge. traffic is able to get by. you want to stay to the left. northbound i-9 5s starting to stack up as you work your way north of the tanks headed to newington. heavy volume as you work your way northbound leaving wood brim through newington. that is the exit that will take you in the direction of the wilson bridge. taking it back inside, we'll update your ride here. eastbound 50 are, the car fire is after 704. that is what is tying up the right leap. this is where we had the accident activity. you will find if you are traveling westbound, all lanes are open. now, metro's blue orange line delayed now because of track trouble. expect the delays as you travel foggy bottom headed out towards arlington cemetery and foggy bottom out to

julie wright will have a look at your traffic coming up after the break. >>> welcome back. it is coming up on 4:45 right now. taking a look at the capitol dome. nice and quiet out there. pretty humid too as you step outside. you will definitely feel it. you are used to that by now. >> feeling a little bit in here. >> feeling to a lot in here. we might as well be outside. >> i'm surprised you got the coat on today. >> i really don't want to wear the coat but i have to for other reasons. >> what did you spill on yourself? >> coffee went all over the place this morning. washington south and east, we are very oppressive with the dew points and humidity. the farther north and west you get, the better the temperatures you get and better the humidity you get. some of us waking up to fairly comfortable conditions. 64 in winchester. 66 in martinsburg. frontal system is just hanging up across the neighborhood. at.will do so for the course of the day today. our temperature will be once again back in the upper 80s to about 09 and there could be a stray thunderstorm a little later this

. >>> time to say good morning to julie wright. she gives us our first look at what is going on on the roads. welcome back from vacation. >> thank you. did tucker tell you, he is a big dipper today. >> he is a big dipper today. he has some work to do. >> i'll be the little dipper. >> at the county fair. >> at the county fair at 1:00. >> it is for charity? >> it is for the lion's club. come on out. i'll give you an extra scoop, wisdom. >> part of my diet. >> mine too. 66 coming inbound doesn't look too bad this morning coming inbound towards the capital beltway. overnight construction has cleared. you will find that the beltway, the pace is good traveling between annandale and merrifield. follow police direction in order to squeeze by. if you are traveling 395 here at edsall road, no problems to report making their way northbound leaving edsall continuing up towards seminary road. southbound 270 still good to go this morning leaving 109 continuing out towards the truck scales. >>> out maryland house of delegates will meet in annapol

julie wright is in with a look at your traffic too. we'll do it right after the break. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news. live look outside right now at the wilson bridge as we get things moving on this wednesday,00en day at 5:15 in the morning. -- hump day at 5:15 in the morning. tonight's powerball jackpot now stands at $320 million. it may be climbing. >> no one has hit this since june 23rd. powerball is played in 42 states including d virginia and the district of columbia. >> i got my ticket. >> you got your ticket? >> uh-huh. >> you have your own ticket. >> image in the office pool too. >> you just didn't participate in one particular office pool. >> how many we got going on here? >> you have to make sure. you don't want to be the last one in here. >> but it's more now. >> that is what i heard. maybe the guy that is collecting for us is -- >> he has an operation fee. >> maybe that is what is going on. that's why it's more expensive. >> that's right. costs a little more to maintain the tickets. should be a nice-looking day. if

. >> speaking of looking good and rolling out new on a friday, julie wright. >> i'm not trying to respond to that. >> it's a compliment. just roll with it on a friday. >> all right, wisdom. i was waiting for you to ask to see john henrehan in the spandex in the last story. i was like where is wisdom going with this? >> i wasn't going there. >> wisdom! 66 eastbound looks good. no problems reported as you travel in from man as towards centreville. no problems reported on 395 between the beltway and the 14th street bridge. accident activity reported near quantico on northbound 95. southbound 270 still in good shape leaving germantown headed out towards the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> mitt romney officially the republican presidential nominee. the former massachusetts governor accepted the nomination last night wrapping up the 2012 republican national convention. during the most important speech of his political career, romney told the crowd it was all right to be disappointed with president barack obama. he also took the time to tell am

julie wright has traffic. >> good morning. again, we are talking about this deadly crash which occurred around 2:30 this morning along 95 at 286 the fairfax county parkway. that's where we find the crew in skyfox. the ramp from 286 northbound on i-95 is closed with this accident investigation and clean-up. the tanker truck was the only vehicle involved. it burst into flames leaving one person dead. the accident investigation continues to block the ramp from 286 the fairfax county parkway to go northbound along i-95. 95 open for business with activity on the shoulder. big delays headed foreclosure at least the prince william parkway so again southbound 286 is open but the ramp northbound to go on i-95 is closed at this time. delays on 95 begin through acquire harbor in stafford and leaving the prince william parkway northbound towards the scene with the average speed down to 20 miles an hour. elsewhere, northbound i-95 in the backup we had an incident in lorton. that's on the shoulder. hov labors faring well at this point headi

let's check in with julie wright for the traffic. >> we are hoping to see this will help alleviate some tie- ups in this direction as you travel in each direction to and from alexandria. right now, you will find your lanes are open with no problems reported. 355 here at shady grove road, the heart of the rockville mixing bowl if you will. traffic flowing freely at this time. here we are live 395 northbound as you travel north of duke street headed up towards seminary road with light traffic volume. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> this morning's big story is the mars landing. they are so happy. i can understand why. huge celebration at nasa's jet propulsion laboratory overnight. >> the biggest man made spacecraft sent to mars land ped safely. let's get more from lauren demarco who is following the latest live from the newsroom. >> reporter: good morning. an exciting morning. touchdown confirmed. the two big words everybody was waiting for. minutes after the landing, curiosity beamed back the first black and white picture from inside the crater

. >> let's talk to julie wright now, say good morning to her as she checks the roads for us. >> so far, we are off to a quiet start. a little bit of a shower. that is what i encountered coming in out of gaithersburg. by the time i hit the beltway, clear as a whistle. lanes are open if you are traveling eastbound along 66. no trouble spots to report coming in from manassas headed close in towards the capital beltway. overnight construction in the process of being cheered as a travel out of landover headed in towards college park. >>> an update this morning on the 911 outages in fairfax county and other parts of virginia that occurred during the dick -- derecho storm in june. >> reporter: aaccording to an interview, a verizon executive said the company didn't know about all the 911 outages until it was notified by fairfax county. the report reclosed local governments today details other system failures as well. it was appear extremely unusual storm that took out more polls and generated more trouble tickets for verizon than hurricane irene. the report says it affected more than 100 veriz

julie wright has a look at your traffic too. we'll do it right after the break.  >>> we're sharing another scene from ben and kate ark new comedy that will be a part of our fox's tuesday night line- up. >> you have a chance to see this in an exclusive screening in los angeles. you can enter for a chance to win this trip on myfoxdc.com. look under the morning page. you could be one of 20 additional winners. five first prize win hes each receiving a $50 american express gift card and 15 second prize winners will receive two tickets to an advance screening here in the d.c. area. you must be 1 or older and live in d.c., maryland or virginia to enter. you can see the complete rules on myfoxdc.com. >> every time you see something like that, somebody running in and interrupting a wedding, saying don't marry him. , would that ever happen in real life. >> i'm sure it's happened. >> would you woo it work? >> i can see it happening. >> let's discuss this later. >> we'll talk about that later. -- would it work? >> n

. >> time now to get a first look at traffic with julie wright. >> good morning. unfortunately, problems early this morning as we start off northbound i-59 continuing to work your way up towards the newington exits approaching 286, the farr faction count you parkway where we had a tanker truck involved in an accident. there was a car fire as well. andian going investigation continues at this time. you can squeeze by to the left northbound on i-95 continuing out to the capital beltway. northbound i-95, you will want to stay to the left from the main line. you will find southbound lanes are open so no big deal there. this is going to impact our morning drive. there is an ongoing investigation. we are not sure how much longer it will be in place. stay to the left along northbound i-95 to get through. leap are open leaving new hampshire avenue through silver spring. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> this morning, we continue to track hurricane isaac. according to the national hurricane center, right now, the category one storm is stationary

. >>> time now to say hello and good morning to julie wright. give us an update on what is happening on the roads. >> all right. we've been tweeting about this. northbound i-9 5, the wreck occurred before the capital beltway. it is out of the roadway now. it is over in the striped safety zone. state police are over here doing their paperwork out of your way. gridlocked with heavy volume. this is the commute coming north of route one leaving woodbridge and lorton up to the accident scene. heavy volunteer up in the main line. hov, you are going strong. -- heavy volume in the main line. traveling inbound new york avenue at bladensburg road, no trouble spots here. signals are on flash at west virginia, montana. i got acar stopped in the right lane there. inbound new york avenue, no problems to report approaching bladensburg road but just after that at west virginia, montana stay to the cent are and left to get by. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. -- stay to the center and left to get by. >>> it is back to school for kids in