jamie sullivan has the details of what is happening on the road. actually, jamie is stuck in traffic so let's switch gears and talk about the weather. how about that? kimberly: okay. doug hill is here. what a beautiful day. doug: what a turn-around. jonathan: is it me or does it feel like monday? doug: a restart day. we had the old humid feel. we are in good shape for several days. it will get warmer and more humid but let's enjoy this. let's get started with a time lapse. pretty one from langely school in mclane. gorgeous sunrise. the sun gets higher in the sky and brighter and brighter. gorgeous out there. notice clouds. that is the only spoiler there is. it's gorgeous. temperatures are in the upper 70's and the low 80's at the hour. it looks as though we will stay quiet in the evening. zero chance of rain tonight and tomorrow, the next day, next day. that story. let's talk about the pollen count. count is up for the ragweed. it is back in a big way. mold is thrown in at no extra charge. we are dealing with the ragwell and the mold. tree and gras

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jamie sullivan is on traffic watch. jamie: i can bring you a bit of a break. taking a look at our mapping system, traffic is fairly light. seeing a lot of green. not too much to worry about .raveling in the d.c. area eisenhower avenue near the beltway, that is where we had the overturned earlier. accident that was, now just a d sable vehicle. everything moved to the shoulder. look, show youve near kurdish trail. no delays. traffic is moving at a nice pace. i want to stay in virginia. as we move back to the mapping , this is arlington boulevard. the right lane is blocked. may start to see a backup. that is a look at traffic this afternoon. autria: today, metro's board expected to get a look at a report detailing what caused the august around them. a report two weeks ago revealed the tracks were out of alignment. metro had known about the problem from month. the report will be discussed next month. more than 50 people have been forced from homes after an apartment fire. news chopper seven shows the damage to the building. this is off of smoke town red. two firef

this -- jamie sullivan joins us. jamie: it's nice right now. there is not much to worry about. if you want to focus on what we are seeing. it looks good. the stuff in green is the capital beltway. thermocouples right now. in maryland on 95, note problems. -- no problems. 270 heading north near georgetown, an accident is reported. that got clearly quickly and did not cause delays. as we zoom in to talk about 395, a little bit of volume crossing the 14th street bridge. that is continuing on the freeway. there are no slowdowns. we are good on d.c. to 95. heading north on to 95, it's quite. that is continuing closer to the 11th street ridge. is -- has some volume. let's take a look on that stretch between georgetown and arlington. it's a quiet ride across the key bridge. there might be some sun glare this afternoon. that something to keep in mind. that is a look at traffic. pentagon is looking into increasing drone flights overseas by 50% area this would include surveillance. this would expand the ability to conduct lethal strikes. if the plan goes through, it would be the first us

jamie sullivan has details. jamie: we are starting off on the rail. v.r.e. had quite a few issues this morning and was a problem spot. traveling on the fredericksburg line this an. what you need to know. f schedule is what you are traveling on. if you're traveling metro, good to go. a normal on the red line. nothing to worry about as delays. if you are traveling in the car on the road we have issues. outer loop of the beltway in virginia. right at little river turnpike. route 36. two lanes are blocked off with an accident. heaviest volume before 66. to give you an idea that stretch from 66 to the mixing bowl will take you 21 minutes. double the time it usually takes. take a look at this area to see what we are seeing with the volume. we have a good where have how heavy we are. stop and go and for the most part you are on the brake, in the single digit working closer to the mixing bowl. no problems in maryland. that is the good news. back to you. leon: you got it. thanks. kellye: have you noticed the humidity is up? leon: did we notice? my gosh. it's like wal

jamie sullivan joins us with a look at traffic. jamie: it's not a terrible ride. we have a few different things going on. heads up if you travel on the blue line. track work, about a 15-minute delay, so you want to make sure you head out the door in a timely fashion. the red line, that track work between rhode island avenue and noma gal you that -- noma galla udet. keep in mind you may see a few delays. . crass traveling west it's an overturned with injuries. police are on scene. as we pull out a little bit, you get a better idea of the beltway, not too bad right now through montgomery county. we're in pretty good shape. on the gw parkway, no delays. 95 in virginia. france story. let's take a live look outside. you get a really good idea out .ere how heavy we actually are moving back to the map, this stretch is slow from morton .ontinuing south you can get a better idea of how slow we are in this stretch right there traveling in the teens right now, and a crash to watch out for in woodbridge. carefuls blocked, so be getting by. larry: let's get back to the breakin

jamie sullivan joins us now with a look at the roadways. jamie? start with the orange and blue lines. there is a problem between federal center and mcpherson square, so there is some traffic because of repairs. so the silver line only goes to wheelie ballston -- wiehle- issuesn, and no big otherwise. we had an earlier crash on the roads, and that was through inrfax, but the 395 is pretty good shape. 95, working your way southbound, 95,rashes, and then on to they commute right now headed into the city from eastern avenue and is averaging in the teens. as we move to montgomery county, we are ok outside of the elway, and heading north, it is at 55 miles per hour. let us look at 270 near falls road, you will have a good idea the road to the montgomery county fair is pretty good. back to you. jummy: jamie, thank you so much. two female folgers are making history this afternoon after they are the first women to graduate from the rigorous ranger school in fort benning, georgia. we have details on this major milestone. jeanette? been talkinghave about thi

jamie sullivan has a look at the monday afternoon commute. not bad. a couple lot spots. jamie: it's pretty bad in some spots. start with this picture that we have. this car on the side is southbound at g.w. at belle haven. they may block off the road. they haven't done it yet. you can see the cones out already. look at the pace. if you are traveling on the capital beltway we are okay. this is the issue. a disabled vehicle that is blocking off the right lane. this is northbound. let's look at the backup behind this. not much to worry about. this is the green. slowdown is where you see the yellow line. this is from the capital beltway to take you under 20 minutes. i say it's typical because we are used to this. southbound closer to the mixing bowl. in arlington, the issue is this water main break. best option as an alternate is to use wilson boulevard. capitol boulevard is pretty good. we have one slow stretch from virginia to maryland. through montgomery county we are okay. we don't have any big delays. the bottom still looks good across the wilson bridge. closer to joint

it is time for a check at the roadways, jamie sullivan has a check at the traffic. jamie: a few things that are better than they were a few minutes ago, we did have an earlier crash on 95 southbound just past the mixing bowl. it cleared away. he had a right lane blocked, and it is gone so we really do not have a backup behind it. the actual capital beltway, we are mostly in the green or prince george's county. no issues as you work your way through montgomery county. i do want to stick with virginia and focus on 66. heading out of the city, two right lanes are blocked with an accident. of course you see the yellow so we do have the slowing behind it . red, nothinge slowing you down so much i would say avoid it. 66, frome beltway on the fairfax county parkway close to the beltway it will take you about 15 minutes. once you get past that through falls church, we are ok getting through arlington. in d.c., we had some debris cleared away on the third street tunnel right after new york avenue. it has you down in the teens. take a live look in this area. we have afternoon

jamie sullivan joins us with a look at traffic. jamie: it's not a terrible ride this afternoon. you may have a couple of slow spots because of construction. first, we start off with debris. this is 50 eastbound, working your way past lux berkley road and enterprise road, enough stress that we did have everything moved to the side. prince george's county not to bad. moving a little bit further closer to virginia. ontty easy ride right now 395. 66 in great shape. right now, you see that solid yellow line. it will take about 17 minutes getting closer to spout run. we do have construction in place in two spots. the bridge.xit on the road work has been in place for quite a wild. a little bit closer towards reagan and a live look getting into d.c., not a terrible ride heading and bound to new york avenue. thanks so much. coming up, a high-profile rape trial coming to an end. what is expected a closing arguments and what the defendant really happen. and a new front runner who is not even in the race. a new pollresult in for the race for president. .eannette: welcome back take a look at

jamie sullivan is there. how is it looking? jamie: it's still slow. a thousand things to -- few things to run through. we had earlier crashes that cleared but the delays not so much. they have not cleared. 11 miles per hour on the inner loop of the beltway. the inner loop is going to take you 30 minutes. crash on clara barton parkway is gone. we shift gears to move closer downtown. headed inbound on 395. you cross the 14th street bridge, the case bridge and you get closer to c street southwest just before the tunnel. the left lane is still blocked with accident activity. by it is in the clearing stages. we are seeing the backup from the 14 street bridge for 12 miles per hour. you have delays out of the city on 395 as well. there is a lot of concession on d.c. 295. i want to go further north to 295. the baltimore-washington parkway. in the teens in both directions approaching powder mill. earlier accident activity is now gone. the b.w. parkway is very heavy. moving to northwest d.c., a live look we will show you of friendship heights near western avenu

jummy: we want to take a look at the roadways for you and our jamie sullivan has traffic for us. jamie: the accident in rockville, research boulevard, it is right at montgomery avenue , something to watch out for. you can see the solid green line there. looks pretty good. no delays working her way closer towards germantown or if you are getting south into bethesda. top side of the beltway looks pretty good as well. no delays for you. averaging in the 50's in the outer from 95 close to the 270 spur. parkway, in great shape. we are up to speed. accident not causing delays on the offramp from the inner loop the beltway to eisenhower avenue. everything is over to the side. let's take a live look at 95 in virginia. a crash coming in and it is being reported on i-95 northbound right near lorton. no reports of any lanes blocked right now. you can see a little bit of activity off to the side that we have some road work in place. jummy, back to you. so much.ank you he sees looking for ways to honor former mayor and council member marion barry, and the city wants your help. our john gonzal

anchor: jamie sullivan has a check on the roadways right now. reporter: in that area in bethesda we are seeing a little bit of volume and congestion. if you are going to be traveling on goldsboro road, that eastbound stretch is blocked off. everything isund, reopened but you are sharing the lanes between massachusetts avenue. river road, macarthur boulevard both alternate options. we're going to stick with bethesda. they do have some lanes they are shifting and blocking off. as far as the slowdowns right now, we are good to go on the capital beltway. a little bit of slowing on 295. the baltimore-washington parkway, about 18 miles per hour. we are good to go in virginia, 395, 66, and the gw parkway not so bad. heading in on new york avenue it is quiet. typical volume in the afternoon. back to you. anchor: coming up here on abc 7 news at noon, vote 2016, the latest polls show a close race between hillary clinton and donald trump. the child pornography scandal involving the former subway spokesman -- we have new details of the allegations against h

jamie sullivan has a check on traffic. >> it is not terrible, especially midday. if you construction projects, but nothing on our interstates. you get a good idea we are mostly in the green and up to speed. i want to start off in maryland on the capital beltway, working away on the inner loop him a closer toward chevy chase from silver spring. right at connecticut avenue, a left lane is blocked with a kenexa that -- blocked with an accident. , heads-up up on 270 south done, accident activity at montrose. all local lanes reportedly blocked off. stage, in the clearing so should reopen soon. take a live look behind us near falls road. this is our traffic northbound. these are the local lanes, not backed up. we have some volume northbound. this is the southbound lanes were the activity is being reported. you are ok getting by. switching years to virginia, 95, a little volume building. this is mainly through fredericksburg. no crashes, but we have at about 35 miles per hour. that is going to be on the southbound stretch of 95. that is a look at traffic. not terrible. >

leon: check out the traffic situation with jamie sullivan. jamie: we had a big issue this morning on the rails with the fredericksburg line. this afternoon what they have put in place is an s schedule. so that is just for this an. red line on time. no delays traveling on metro, which is good news for you. still delays on the road. so traveling in virginia. the heaviest stretch on the outer loop will be from before 66, tonighting south closer toward little river turnpike. that will take you 11 minutes to travel 7.5-mile stretch to get close to the springfield interchange. bottom stretch of the roadway, volume as well. in maryland through prince george's county not too bad of a ride. we see normal congestion. focus on the accident. everything moved to the shoulder. that is why we saw the earlier delays. 395 out of the city you can get an idea how heavy we are on the freeway. this stretch from the 14th street bridge continuing closer to the capital beltway will make you about 22 minutes. something to keep in mind as far as the delays. we have an

jamie sullivan with an eye on the traffic. jamie: we have slow traffic. definitely through maryland on 270. so a heads up. we had the earlier midday roadwork on 270 near 121. that is where you see barrels to the side. let's move closer to the d.c. area. let's look at the congestion. through montgomery county, the teen. georgetown. on the inner loop it is a slow go. getting there from virginia a typical volume. on the g.w. parkway we have delays. keep that in mind on 395. i want to focus in on the d.c. heads up. nats game that will start at 7:05 tonight. they did close off half street and it's going to be blocked until 2:30 this evening. 395 is heavy getting past crystal city. outbound on 66 in the 20's. it will take you 20 minutes from the beltway to closer to the fairfax county parkway. back to you. jonathan: all right. thanks. traffic alert for the drivers in the district. construction of the virginia avenue tunnel will cause lane closures starting monday. officials say the lanes will be reduced on the 11th street between the i-695 off-ramp and m street

leon: well, jamie sullivan will share information with us about the traffic on friday. hey, jamie. jamie: i'm sharing information you don't want to hear. big delays. this is capital beltway. passing by seven locks and what to expect. volume on the inner around the outer loop. no crashes. look at the map and we'll talk about the other delays. leaving d.c. you average 12 miles per hour. crystal city rein the teens. a little further north. so on 270 we are okay. getting there, on the 270 spur you average in the 20's. heading to the montgomery family fair. not in terrible shape. as far as traffic, 95 on the baltimore-washington parkway we are seeing a lot of concession. 75 may be the better -- 95 may be the better option because b.w.i. we have teens for miles. heading to the beach, bumper to bumper that is adding to the typical beach volume. that is a look at traffic. back to you. leon: we have breaking news coming in to the newsroom. we are getting word of this. go to jonathan elias standing by. what is going on? jonathan: a shooter in lower manhattan outside of a federal building. gi

jamie sullivan has the details. jamie: we definitely have some slowing in the cars, not the pods. a crash on the outer loop of the beltway. two lanes are blocked. we are seeing the delay because of the crash. the backup here on the outer loop starts well before 66. a live look to talk about how heavy we actually are. this paints a great picture. we are barely moving, engine -- inching along. this is arlington boulevard. they give you a good idea of how slowly are. a nice little break when you get closer to braddock road, or past braddock road and continuing towards the robinson terminal. let's focus in on what else we have right now. 10 miles per hour on the inner loop of the beltway getting it to maryland from virginia. far as crashes, nothing else on the interstates that we need to worry about. outbound on 395, it will take you just under 20 minute to the 14th street bridge continuing closer to the screen field interchange. no delays on 295. just normal volume. that is a look at traffic. back to you. kimberly: i do not know why we are not anchoring outside right now. scott: my p

jamie sullivan has details. how is it looking? jamie: we have traffic moving along at a decent pace. you have the normal congestion. continuing closer to new hampshire. passing by connecticut we have that. disabled vehicle that you see here. it's in the shoulder. it's not affecting or adding to the congestion. let's focus on the outer loop. by the mormon temple, there is an accident. it's yellow. we have slowing on both directions. but on the outer loop we are averaging 54 miles per hour. just a little heavy so it's not bad. we don't have any lanes blocked with it. pull out and the heaviest spot on the inner loop in virginia. mainly getting from before the b.w. parkway to continue to clara barton. the outer loop approaching the wilson bridge. there are issues in the city. d.c., start with a crash. 19th street southeast at c street. from the 11 street bridge passing by pennsylvania avenue to get closer to eastern avenue and continuing to the baltimore washington parkway will take over 15 minutes. typical slowing. kimberly: i think

jamie sullivan joining us. this is a good beach weekend. jamie: it's not good on the road but the beaches will be nice. we have the volume. you are good to go if you are trying to get in d.c. right now. move to map. focus in on other spots. 12 miles per hour is the average on kenoworth avenue. both directions on 295 we are seeing the volume. top of the beltway, the interloop is slowing. getting close to the spur to work your way to chevy chase in the teens. maryland on 95. you have the slowing. same on the baltimore parkway. 18 miles per hour. we see it in both directions from nasa gottard to route 32. if you have to catch a flight from mwi, b.w. parkway and 95 are congested now. averaging 19 miles per hour heading to the beach. crash to walk out for on 50 after the boulevard. right lane is blocked. past this point you delays we loosen up. crossing the severn river bridge and the bay bridge. smooth sailing from that point. back to you. kimberly: i psalm everybody is already on the beach -- i assume everybody is already on the beach. we got

jamie sullivan is on traffic watch. jamie? jamie: a few problem spots. first, i want to start off with a water main break. if you live near wheaton, silver spring, jepson road south of randolph road all lanes are blocked off because of a water main break. livingston street the best alternate. talk about the capital beltway. very heavy on the inner loop and outer loop. the earlier crash did clear away. right now in the 30's. that is approaching georgia a. this stretch from 270 to closer to 95 will take you 40 minutes. about 35 minutes to get to this point right near georgia avenue and past that it should only take five minutes. let's take a live look at seven lost road. we have delay and sun glare as well. that is something to keep in mind. move to virginia. 395 is a 30-minute commute from the 14th street bridge. slowing on the outer loo approaching 66. the earlier disabled vehicle now gone. watch out for an issue on 301. heading northbound. the ramp is closed off to 50 westbound because of an overturned tractor trailer. that is a look at traffic. back to

jamie sullivan is on traffic watch. it looks crowded out there. jamie: we have the accident activity that moved to the side. traffic is still heavy. volume that we are seeing on the outer loop of the beltway. this activity is now on the shoulder. so that is the good news. the bad news is the backup. let's move to the map to see how heavy we are. in the 20's. until you are clear on the outer loop. the beltway is the heaviest. that's typical. right? we see the heavy traffic working from virginia to maryland. it's continuing on the inner loop. washington parkway is heavy. northbound. southbound the accident activity near 198. still in place. still causing you to slow down. the earlier activity is gone. now we have the residual delays. it will take you 13 minutes to travel that stretch. that is a look at traffic. back to you. leon: all right. thanks. it's kind of nice out there because the cloud cover kept the sun out of here. kimberly: right. but we could see rain. that could change the traffic. ask doug about that. doug: we have heavy downpour in th

jamie sullivan on traffic watch. jamie: we have big delays. 295 northbound. keep in mind this is where we have the off-ramp to the 11th street bridge with the accident activity. the 11th street bridge, that is closed until further notice. unfortunately we have big delays. this is a terrible time for this to happen. really, when is it a good time? but this is rough for the afternoon commute. run through how heavy we are. you can see the 11th street bridge. then you see the solid red line. that is 295. so working your way northbound from the 11th street bridge passing by eastern avenue. closer to the b.w. parkway will take you just under 20 minutes. moving now to talk about the beltway, the stretch from the virginia to maryland getting to the 270 spurt, in the teens. typical. no crashes to report here. take a look at how much red we are seeing. it is slow. so let's talk about 395. we are down to 10 miles per hour. live look will show you the traffic right near ridge road. you get a good idea here. sorry, not the best shot. a little sun glare this afternoon. but

jamie sullivan keeping an eye on traffic. james this is not people -- jamie: this is not people heading to the beach but because of sun glare. if you are working past the parkway, the slowing is partially because of the sun glare. let's talk about how slow as we move to the map. you get a better idea. traffic working outbound in the teens. it does start near the capital beltway. on the beltway, the inner loop has been rough. we have had three separate crashes. three hours ago we had one near river road. we cleared one away a half an hour ago near clara barton parkway. now we have a crash, yes, the third this afternoon. two lanes are blocked so that is contributing to the normal congestion we see on the inner loop working your way toward the northwest corner. you have a slowing, this is good news. the crash cleared away that was on the freierway -- freeway near the tunnel. 14 miles per hour crossing the bridge. outbound suitland parkway, alabama avenue the left lane is blocked. stay to the right to get by. we do have a lot of