we showed you the accident earlier at nutley street. that's gone. now police are checking for another one between manassas and centreville near the 234 -- eastern 234 but before route 29. we're told that one is in the right lane for an accident. heads-up for that. headed for downtown or out of town, no worries so far. 395 northbound to the 14th street bridge is looking good, as does southbound at this hour carrying a light volume of traffic. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank you, jerry. our time is 6:12, 74 degrees. >>> never before seen video of pop icon michael jackson. >> plus, sonia sotomayor faces a final day of tough questions. next, what senate republicans are now accusing the supreme court minoe of doing. the pontiac summer closeout is here; hurry to get the pontiac you want before they're gone. the price on the tag is the price you pay. get a 2009 pontiac vibe for $13,708 after all offers. or get 0% apr for 60 months on most 2009 pontiac models! all are backed with the best coverage in america, including a 5 year/100,000 mile powertrain wa

jerry, how's traffic in >> we have another problem on 66, this one an accident near the interchange at nutley street. right side is blocked. jam-up begins at fair oaks. new york avenue inbound at penn street northeast had an accident. police were there. wilson bridge no concerns either way at the moment. >> thanks. tonight at 5:00 using holistic medicine to help women overcome infertility when >>> 8:30 now on this wednesday mark, the 5th of august, 2009. sunny start to the morning here in new york city, and what a crowd. lovely crowd, actually, out on the plaza. >>> coming up on "today," my kind of cooking. our friend mark bittman is here with us to talk about recipes that take less than 20 minutes, start to finish, and you won't be bothered with lots of measuring and ingredients. that is the best part about it. >> that's the best kind of cooking. also coming up ahead, some important advice, financial advice, our panel of experts are going to be answering questions on everything from savings plans and also mortgages and how to get a credit card if you don't have any credit. >> plus what does

the issue, an accident, 66 eastbound after nutley street along the right side of the roadway, right there. delays developing very quickly headed east out of fair oaks. that's gotten ugly quickly. headed west doing fine. elsewhere, south of town the approach to and crossing the woodrow wilson bridge both the inner loop and outer loop between alexandria and oxon hill, we are looking gd. back to you. >> that looks nice out there. >> uh-huh. >> it is now 6:12, and the temperature 66 degrees. >>> twitter attacked. how the popular website is doing this morning and why this could have been part of a major international conflict. >> new details in that horrific health club shooting. next at 6:15, what connection irgithis cnias has to the virgi tech m a ake ootht pto> taking >>ories in the news for today. a montgomery county is facing iernetgh s.e.ing. lipornmoayg.ce li ermoth dsh mothershead answered a craigsea astlid pla craigslist ad placed by a person he believed was a 16-year-old girl. it was actually an undercover cop. >>> last night after confirming supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor the

we'll start over a i-66 near the interchange at nutley street. had a report of an accident, quickly moved to the shoulder but it won't be long. start seeing the inevitable sunshine delays so bear that in mind. does appear from what we can see, 66 from manassas all the way in, all lanes are open. elsewhere, wrapping up the accident on the b-w parkway inbound at 450, the backup now extends back to greenbelt road so that's getting a little more nasty here as time marches on. route 50 through cheverly is fine. no worries at the wilson bridge in either direction. back to you. >> okay, thank you, jerry. >> thanks, jerry. let's take a look now tt a thre named storms, including our rst hurricane this year. tt'sdeatvitheats l ing l claudette that's leaving its mark. e thto s meto landfall early fri he t floda panhandle. >> right now kristen cal green is live in panama ty, florida, where some heavy rain has fallen already this morning overnight. good morning, kristen. >> reporter: good morning, barbara and joe. yeah, you picked a quiet time to come to me.

this is close to the nutley street. from haymarket on in smooth sailing. back to you. >>> 5:22. 38 degrees out there. a suit at the center of a legal battle. >> how the smithsonian is stuck in the middle of a fight between o.j. simpson and the goldman family. >>> a terrifying crash on tape. an officer mowed down by an out of control car. we'll ro while there are some home disasters you can't avoid, there is one you can. septic system breakdowns affect 1.2 million homes in the us each year. septic backups can cost about six thousand dollars in expense, and countless hours of repair. rid-x costs only six dollars, and uses 100% natural bacteria and enzymes,hat are scientifically proven to break down household waste. use rid-x once a month, and help save yourself from disaster. >>> stop what you're doing and take a look at this video. a police officer in suburban cleveland is recovering after being tossed over a guardrail by an out of control car. he had stopped to help a stranded motorist when another car lost control and swerved right toward the officer and

this is near nutley street. as a result, we're late clearing out from 123 headed for the capital beltway. so be careful out there, barbara. >>> ahead on "ellen" today desperate hoss wives' eva >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. we made it to the end of the week. it is triday here, october 15th, we're very excited. >> we're going to try something new that we're not going to reveal right now. we're going to reveal it a little later, but it may be something you're interested in, we think. >> at a certain point in life, you start to get in a rut, you know? >> this may help you get out of it. >> we're goingto try to do something new every try day, friday. >> a big thank you to you. kathie lee threw a beautiful lunc you are the queen. at t little tables, christine made little bags with the -- >> the hoda cake. >> that cake, by the way, was so good. >> i had a little. >> that was best cake. so a big thank you. >> lorn

eastbound 66 to nutley street. over the beltway, silver spring and university boulevard, things moving ver nicely. all your lanes are open. no reports of accidents or incide incidents. springfield, southbound traffic to the right moving smoothly into the work zone. rbara? >> thank you, steve. it's 11:21. still ahead, the most fashionable washingtonian. and why christine o'donnell is being recognized by yale university. and a week-long series on frugal finds for the holidays. each week we'll pick four affordable gifts from a different store. [ female announcer ] safeway talks holiday favorites. i think there are eggnog people and non-eggnog people. and which are you? i'm a fish. on a tree. [ female announcer ] if it tastes like the holidays, we've got it. safeway. ingredients for life. wow. i love the way she plated that roast. yeah. i said "plated." he's been watching too many cooking shows. mm-hmm. [ female announcer ] serve a main course brimming with comfort and joy. safeway. ingredients for life. >>> snapshots

th's 66 near nutley street. back to the beltway, prince georges county to the left, traffic heading toward us is the outer loop ar pennsylvania avenue. the problem was the tractor-trailer being retrieved from the ditch has been removed. everything is open, but lefter delays back to route 50, as a development. spring field, starting to get heavier, southbound 95 on friday afternoon t not too bad past newington, where there is no road work today. back to you. >>> the florida security guard who protected the florida schoo board members from a man trying to kill them is being called a hero this morning. now, he's talking about how it all went down. mike jones says he was on the fourth floor of the building when he received a phone call that clark duke was in the boardrm with a gun. jones re-enacted the scene with reporters. he knew duke was serious and tried to lure him outside the boardroom. when that didn't work, he went in and faced him head on. >> when he fired the first shot at the superintendent, i thought hea

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it's the accessrom nutley to 66 east that is currently blocked. wil not add time to your commte on 66. this is the pace at 123. and on theails this morning we have s problem,amden line, 843 running 15 minutes late. pat and eun, back to you. >> ash i lshgs thank you. >>> our time is6:12. still ahead this morning, encouraging news about the actor involved in the stunt that stopped a broadway show. what hwants to do now. >>> next, the redskins play the role of spler and doing it pretty well. how about that? >>> it was ugly but counts all t sam 250 yards of tol offense. won the game, 20-17 in overtime thanks to defense. the washington redskins had two interceptionsas well, incding one in o.t. to set up the game-wning field al. the skins wrap up their season at home againthe new york giants. the game has been moved to 4:15 in the afterno >> and insad of nbs sunday night otball, it's gog to be tuesday night football. the noreastern snowstorm postponed the game between the eagles and the kings. nf executives were concerned about the weather asone to two

marra died on wednesday, two days after his body was discoved on the nutley street exit off i-66 in fairfax conty. someone shot the 20-year-old and left him on the side of the road. friends a family held a vigil on saturday night. atirst instigators would only say someone assaulted h before he was found. now they call the case a murder. >>> a virginia man is facin attempted murder chargesfter getting in a shoot-out with police. on wheelright way in prince william county. officers resnded to reports of shots fired and stard pursuing the suspect. they folwed him to route 15 and dominion valley drive. officers fed back and the chase continued to subley driv no officer was injured but on bullet pierced the windshield one of the cars. jasopaul has now been charged with five counts of aempted capital murder. >>> picture for the baltimore picture for t baltimore orioles is the imary suspect in the shootng nft dmin the doma republic. police s simon, a native of the dominican, fled after th shooting. he id through an orioles representative tt he was in the arewhen the shooting happened but was not i

he died wednesday, two days ter his body was discovered off nutley, i-66, faiax county. someon shot the 20-year-old and left him on the side of the road. at first investigators will say only somne aaulted him before his body was found. now they call the case a murder >>> if you have an opinion a the new random bag seches at metro, they want to hear from you. the search involves swabbing bags for aces of explosives material, process in placeat otherransit systems in new york and boston. metro is looking for feedback. the advisor council will hold a public meeting tonight at 6:30 metro headquarters in northwest. >> well, construction begins today at the glen mont metro station. crews will build the 1200 square feet garage. the $7 million garage to open next year. >>> 9/11 first responds and survivors sickened during rescue will get access to special health benefits. president obama signed e act into law yesterday. it'samed after a police officer who died from a respiratory disease he conacted at ground zero. the pesident signed the litigation in hawaii where is vacationi w

then left his body on the side of a road mora died wednesday, two days after his body w discovered on nutley street exit in vienna. state police say someone shot the 20-year-old and left him on the side of the road. friends and family held a vigil forora saturday night. atfirst investigators wld ly say someone assaulted mora before his body was foun now they are calling the case a muer. >>> first responder who is got sick at ground zero after the 9/11 attacks can no get spial government health benefits. president obama signed the james droga 9/11 hlth and compensation act into law yesterday. it named after apolice officer who died from a espiratory disease he contracted at ground zero. the preside signedhe legislation in hawaii, where he has been vacationing with his family. >>> meanwhile, the holiday travel almost overor the fist family. they're scheduled to leave hawaii today after t weeks of vacation. >>> lawmars will return to capitol ll this week with a new political landscape. republicans gained seats in the senate d the majority in the house of rresentatives. gop members say their fir

on an interate 66 ramp in fairfax 20-ar-old jabrill mara di wednday, two days after being foundn the nutley street ramp. police were called there after someone reported a pedestrian on the ramp. now h family is hoping omebody may have seen sothing suspicious that night wil come forwa. >> i want to know wt happened to his mother. i want her to have some peac as well as the family. i just want h to be remembered as a good kid with a big smile and full of life. >> mararaduated from lee high school in 2009 where he was a standout footbl player. he leaves behind this 2-year-old daughter. >>> students from tacoma educatiol center will be attending toeyer for the remnder of the year. this move follows this three-alarm fire that ripped through t campus just before christmas causing major damage. the school's roof was being renovated at the time. volunteers have been working to spruce up meyer elementary which closed down in 2008. bus scheles will be adjusted help students get to the new campus. starting tomorrow buses will leave for tacoma campus at 8:15. in the afternoon they wi bring students bac

acdent activity by nutley. along 66, volume on the increase eastbound. this is the pacerior to 234 business. not too bad as you continue toward the beltway. back to y guys. >> al right. ashley, thank you. > well, many people bght high-tech gadge, tvs and other electronics during the shopping season. now t hard thing, hooking up all those gadgets. > reporter: it's what a lot of people lined up for at 2:00 a.m. on black friday in the freezing co. those high-def tvs. offered this year at about the best price ever. >> saw steep markdowns on the hd tvs because there was surplus. retailers h to get rid of them. >> reporter: getting rid of the meant many ended up as gifts this christs. now the hookup, the hard part. >> it can be veryverwhelming and frusating to hook up. but lookat the manual. it's pretty basic. >> reporter: the advi from eric hernandez, an electrics spialist in los angeles, don't be intimidated. >>t's very simple. they have the big diagram, big pictur ithas a picture of the back of your tv. >> reporter: whether you have antenna or cable, he say

inrstate 66 ramp in fairf. 20-year-old jabrill mara died wednesday, two days after being foundon the nutley street ramp. police were called after someone report addedestrian on the ramp. now his family is hoping someone who may havseen something suspicious thanight will come forward. >> we just want to know what happened. i want to knowhat happened to his mother. i want r to have some peace about th and the rest of the family. a i just wantim to be remeered as a good kid with a big sle andull of life. >> mara graduated from lehigh school in 2009 where he was a standout football player. he lves behind this 2-year-old dauter. >>> d.c.olice have reached another milestone in combatng crime. micides in the district have dropped to the lowest level since 1963. according to "the washington times." and you may have heard chief lanier talk about it on "viewpoint" in e last half hou there were 1 homicides in the district in 2010. it's the second straight year that number has declined and the seventh time in the last ten years the city reported fewer homicides. fairfax county reported 16 homicides. pr

taking a look, though, 66 east of nutley, different story here. we do have backups with slow traffic. you're going to run into construction after route 7. back to you, barbara. >> thank you, tanya. >>> here's an interesting story. america's growing waistlines are weighing down buss across the country. the federal transit administration says bus companies and transit operators should recal late the passenger weight saying it should abjusted from 150 to 175 per passenger. if that happens, fewer people will be allowed on each public transit bus. current guidelines adopted back in the 1960s when the average american was a lot smaller than we are today. >>> a local mother's encounter with a criminal at a gas station is serving as a warning. she not only lost her car but her baby in the backseat. craig melvin has her story. >> opened this side and go to try to get him and he was already gone. >> reporter: michelle was pumping gas at this station on south dakota avenue northeast around noon sunday. >> i hard something, i looked over, someone was in my ca

we also have the work zone that remains. 66 east of nutley in virginia. now this had cleared out. it's backed up again because the right lane is going to be closed again. it will be slow through falls clutch. barbara, back to you. >> thank you so much, tanya. appreciate it. >>> moving on -- still ahead on news4 midday, chris brown's message to fans following the breakdown on "good morning america" today. and he had a violent outburst. we're going to show you. plus we'll hear from a girl willing to risk her life to save her sister. but first, here's a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com. [ male announcer ] verizon believes that no small business should be invisible, so we decided to help a real small business make it easier for customers to find them. my name is elizabeth heinz, we're at isabella's boutique in rockville center, new york. do me a favor, and search for your business. alright. ♪ what did you find? nothing. i mean, if you don't have a website, you're basically invisible. [ male announcer ] 40% of small businesses don't have a website. but with verizon websites po

moving 66 east of nutley we have improvements there. it is starting to ease. back to you, barbara. >> thank you very much, tanya. >>> new today, we have learned that a fake bomb made it on to a cargo flight in the uk and traveled all the way to turkey before it was detected. the package had wires, a timer and a detonator and was placed in a wedding cake box. investigators arrested a london man they think is behind the hoax. what makes this especially troubling is cargo security screening was supposed to have been beefed up after real explosives made it on to planes late last year. in that case, real explosives designed as ink cartridges were mailed from yem on the the united states. police say in that case the devices were timed to blow up over the eastern seaboard. >>> 30 years ago today, john hinckley jr. fired six shots outside the washington hilton. one of those bullets hit the target, president ronald reagan. three others were also injured. news4's melissa mollet is live, she's live outside the hotel this morning. she just spoke with a man who was there t

he was beaten nearly to death and on the side of t road near nutley in fairfax early monday moing. police say they found a 20-year-o man with life threatening injuries. if youaw anythg in that ar, call virginia state police >> washington roadie is in legal troub trouble. joe josephs playedin his first nfl game sunday. coach mike shanahan said he wants to talk to shanahan before making any drifrgz. >>> a driver ran over her daughter and tk off in the 5300 block of capitaleights. >> reporter: alexandra was a happy teen who loved tdance and listen to r&b singer chris brown. the flowers high school freshman had two brothers and a close relationship with her mom. >> she was baking coies. >> eporter: after breakfast, she would walk with her mother to the bustop, often meeting her in e evening as well as a neighbor told nbc 4's pat collins. >> her mom would come up to meet her here. >> every day. >> 6:30 last tuesday evening as the 14-year-old tried to cross marlboro pi to meet her mom at thbus stop, alexandria was hit by two cars. police say the driver of the first r stopped and trd to h

from 50owards 123 and nutley, this ithe pace for eastbound drivertrying to get to the beltway. after netley it opens up and you're back up to speed. 95 northbound, we had an accident that was right at the h.o.v. quickly moved overo the shoulder. no big delay to tal about as a relt of that. but heading up through woodbridge we are riding the brake pedal. this is newiton as you approach the capital beltway. center of the screen, h.o.v. that, will shaveime off your commute. if you're hopping on the rails this early morning, noproblem. we'ron te. metro, e and marc train. >>> ashley, thanks so much. the ite house is hoping psychiatrists and psychologists can prevent more documents from being leaked in the wake of wikileaks. they want to try to spot potentially disgruntled employs. they will measure the relative happiness o workers who have access to classified information. >>first arkansas, now hundreds of dead birds discovered in louisiana. about 500 blkbirds and starlings have been found scattered in yards and roadways in baton rouge. louisiana wildlifeffice is collecti the birds

you can see it going eastbound, east of nutley. and we're doing fine, 495 at the american legion bring between maryland and virginia. barbara? >> thank you, tanya. >>> a heads up if you use the beltway in alexandria. the ramps will be closed today until 4:00 p.m., that includes both the north and southbound directions. crews will be shutting down the ramps day through thursday. drivers are big urged to avoid the area completely. take huntington avenue route 1 to the beltway. >>> a green initiative may offer you a good reason to stay home for a few days. telework week starts today and runs through friday. the idea, to encourage employers to let employees work from home. organizers say some 16,000 people are participating. that could save more than $1 million in commuting costs. >>> 1,000 drivers use this commuter lot in woodbridge every single day, but starts this morning, hundreds of them are going to have to come up with a new plan. the 1,000 spaces in that lot which sits south of potomac mills mall has just been reduced to just 2

no problems past nutley. very quiet. dulles toll road at hunter mill a-okay. those head lights continue down towards the beltway. on the rails we're on time. marc, vre and metro rail no problems to report. >>> 6:34. right now u.s. military ships are positions themselves closer to libya. the pentagon says the norfolk virginia based uss enterprise is one of two carrier groups in the region along with the carl vincent from california. secretary of state hillary clinton says no option is off the table, including air patrols. the move comes after repeated orders from libyan leader moammar gadhafi to attack protesters. >>> on the ground in libya overnight protesters kept forces from trying to retake control of the city near tripoli. protesters say they fought off attacks and held troops back. despite the victims gadhafi told reporters he has the support of libyan people and there are no protests. u.s. officials called him delusional and questioned his mental state. >>> 6:34. in the day ahead maryland could take a step toward becoming the sixth state to legalize gay

a result of that we're starting to see delays develop very rapidly now as you make the trip in from nutley street. let's head on out and see how we're doing out and about elsewhere. pop on over and check the trains. so far things are moving along nicely. no delays. one delay on marc. camden 843. >>> jerry, thank you. 6:32 is your team. we're following libya this morning. we just received new video of the truck explosion that happened in the capital of tripoli. two war ships traveled up the suez canal and are in the mediterranean making their way to libya. kimberly suiters is live in our newsroom with the latest developments. >> reporter: the obama administration weighing its military objections for libya, knowing it may need to encourage moammar gadhafi oust power knowing his regime may not take kind try to that. first to that explosion in tripoli. not known whether the truck blast was intentional or accidental. several explosions all day. witnesses also say forces loyal to gadhafi are on the move in rebel held areas. witnesses also say they saw two war planes bomb a town in eastern libya

fairview avenue and ninth street in northeast, there's construction you're dealing with there. 66 east of nutley, we're doing okay there. but 66 at route 7, just after route 7, the left lane closed due to construction there. and look out near the 267 merge. 95 at lorton road, we still have slow traffic because of construction in the two right lanes after lorton, stay to the left. it will be slow from 7100. >> thank you, tanya. it is 11:20. still ahead, the weather may improve enough to get out and do a little gardening we may heard, on the weekend. get the dirt. we'll give it to you. the person infect perennials for shade and for sun. >>> plus how this come lost 15 pounds in just 11 days? [ older brother ] hey, that's the last crescent. [ younger brother oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. that is not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do you have enough crescents? >>> well, although it doesn't feel like it, it is spring. many folks are braving the elements to get out in their gardens already.

just received word of an accident. 66 eastbound in the roadway near the exit for nutley street. authorities are on the scene. fire equipment headed over right now. it will be the light side of the roadway towards the capital belt way. heavy, wet pavement. this is the time where it's just enough slickness out there to cause accidents. no delays, metro, mark camden 8 had 1 and pwrupbs bic 870. >>> osama bin laden, mastermind behind the 9/11 terror attacks is dead. president obama made that announcement late last night. the u.s. did not share the information about the raid with any allies nor with pakistan. he said, quote, justice has been done. >> the death of bin laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al qaeda. its death does not mark our effort. we must and we will remain vigilant at home and broader. >> according to u.s. officials, his body was burieded at sea early this morning. it was handled in accordance to islamic tradition and had to be done within 24 hours. >>> washington area was affected deeply as one of the hijacked plane

from the left. 495 north of the american legion bridge, doing fine, no problems to report. 66 west of nutley okay there as well. back to you, barbara. >> thank you very much. >>> police are on the hunt for the people who vandalized a maryland synagogue hours before passover begins. it happened along seven locks road in bethesda. christ gordon has a closer look at the damage. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. montgomery county police were here, eight windows shattered including a decorative cut glass window at a sanctuary. they have come here to determine if this was an act of vandalism or more. it comes as members of the congregation with their children prepare for passover. a festive and important jewish holiday. and they are concerned because they feel that the timing of this attack is troubling. >> reporter: glasses shattered over the entrance doorways creating a dangerous situation that glass fragments could fall. so barricades have been set up. it apparently happened overnight. about eight large windows, including a stained glass window facing the parking lot, were shot at with a

from boston toward the capital beltway and then outside of the beltway you have rush hour delays from nutley to 123 and let's go to the capital beltway which is also very heavy this afternoon and outer loop headed away from us there and your delays begin closer to 270 and we had an accident there and now you have heavy delays there into tyson's and elsewhere as you follow the inner loop, we've got delays headed around toward connecticut avenue and both sides of the beltway are heavy here as you make your approach near silver spring and these delays continue past 95 onward to route 91 in greenbelt. back to you. >> thanks, ashley. >>> a new section of d.c.'s river walk trail officially opened in southeast today. leaders of the cities celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. the 2300 foot promenade is located behind the washington navy yard along the anacostia river. it will be off limits to the public due to security concerns after september 11th. the river walk project is expected to be completed by the year 2014. >>> some good for those of you looking to get hired and companies advertise t

we do have word of an accident, 66 at nutley street where authorities are headed over now. even after that, it is loaded up from dunn loring headed to the capital beltway. elsewhere, south of town to the wilson bridge looking pretty good both directions so far. beltway, montgomery county's okay. on the rails we continue to move nicely. trains leaving the stations on time, metrorail, marc and vre, no delays. back to you. >> thank you, jerry. >> some breaking news right now in d.c. that's where we're learning more about an early morning police chase that wound it ways through the district into virginia and back. police tell us this all began just before 3:00 a.m. at 53rd street and east capitol street in northeast. officers say it appears there was a dispute between people in two different cars. there we gunshots, then someone fired at the police who arrived on the scene. police say they chased a black camaro down i-395 in alexandria before winding back into the district and ending near rfk stadium. three people were arrested. police are still searching now for a weapon. >> w

all this a bit before the beltway near the exit for nutley street. it's jammed solidly as you head east from fair oaks, back to centreville and manassas. nothing but a parking lot this morning along interstate 66. time to think about your alternate routes. route 50, 29 or 7 even might save you some aggravation. that's going to take some time to clear out this morning. elsewhere, the trip south on 270, an accident as you head toward falls road quickly moved to the shoulder, loaded up out of gaithersburg. ton rails this morning, we're doing fine. that is good news, metro rail, vre and marc all doing fine. barbara? >> thanks, jerry. >>> the president has made his pitch, and this morning the taliban is weighing in. it says the troop surge is no solution to the problems in afghanistan. last night president obama said he's sending 30,000 more troops in a move designed to stabilize the country. the president says it's a plan with a timetable. he's promising to start withd w withdrawing american fces by july of 2011. >> after 18 months our troops will begin

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not bad, all the travel lanes are open heading east from nutley street towards 495 eastbound. westbound, also light volume of traffic. let's see how things are progressing, the drive into town, coming in through northwest, canal road, chain bridge road, doing fine. southeast corridors, branch avenue, minnesota avenue also moving along nicely right now. all lanes are open. back to you. >>> 4:53 is your time. 49 degrees. coming up, an old recall posing new trouble for toyota. >>> plus the new efforts under way to protect the gulf coast from a wave of oil. we'll tell you how big the slig has gotten. >>> next, this is not a movie set, it's northern virginia, a bus blows up and it's caught on tape. >>> there were some scary moments on the commute home yesterday in arlington. look at this video. an arlington regional transit bus caught fire on pershing drive near fort belvoir. there were no passengers on the bus and the driver made out safely. investigators trying to figure out the cause of the fi. >>> the government is investigating whether toyota delayed a 2005 recall in the u.s.

we have a disabled vehicle blocking your right lane. 66 east at nutley. this is 66 at chain bridge road. we are seeing some volume, as well. i want to tell you, your delays start from the 234 bypass on route 66 east, and they continue all the way until you reach the beltway. pack your patience this morning. you're going to need it. eun and joe, back to you. >> thank you danella. >> our time 6:22. >>> welcome back at 6:25. your kids may be spared from those invasive pat-downs when you fly out of town on your summer vacation. the tsa says it will tell its airport screeners to try and avoid patting down children. the agency says it will show alternate methods for screening kids. the policy change comes after video surfaced of a search of a 6-year-old girl. >>> the duchess of cambridge is brushing up on her french. the royals will spend two days in the french speaking province of quebec in canada. after their canadian visit they'll head to california. they'll start the trip next thursday. wonder what long they're going to use in california. >> a whole differe

on 66, your delays are going to start all the way from nutley as you make your way to the capital beltway. here's a look at 66 for you as well. 66 as you make your way from the fairfax county parkway to the capital beltway, it's going to take you 19 minutes. get ready and pack your patience this morning. eun and joe, back to you. >> thanks very much, danella. >>> the nephew of a noted law maker gunned down in what appears to be a random shooting. 20-year-old christopher cummings, the nephew of maryland congressman elijah cummings, was found shot to death in his apartment near the campus of old dominion university in norfolk. the latest on the investigation and the congressman's reaction from woodbridge, where cummings attended high school. >> reporter: all indications are this is a random act of violence, but police are still trying to identify a motive and try to find the person responsible, the person who fired these deadly shots. christopher cummings was from the woodbridge area. he graduated from forest park high school and went on to old dominion university. cummings is the nephew of

in the eastbound direction flow of traffic already heavy leaving nutley towards the capital beltway. lanes are open for drivers. traveling along 270 head southbound, here's the face at falls road as you make that approach. your lanes are open but volume is on the increase. out of springfield we're starting to see delays. slow leaving woodbridge headed up to springfield. back to you. >>> our time is 5:42. how much more metro riders could soon be paying for their commute. >>> family pets poisoned to death by an unknown the gas prices are going down, they go back up again. we know saving money is important. this summer, shop with your giant card and save on shell fuel. earn one point for every dollar you spend. every 100 points earned gets you another 10 cents off per gallon. the more you spend, the more you save. i'm saving money at the store, i'm saving money at the pump, and that works for me. more savings every time you shop, only with your giant card. >>> hitting the road this memorial day weekend? you're not alone. aaa expect 800,000 people to travel 50 miles or more away from hom

traveling in virginia, this is 66 and nutley. i-66 as you head east, you're going to see your volume increase. good news for you, both inside and outside of the beltway in both directions. no accidents are hindering your commute this morning. back to you, joe and eun. >> thank you, danella. >>> time is 5:42. ahead, [ cherie ] i wanted to make a difference in my community. [ kimberly ] the university gave me the knowledge to make a difference in people's lives. [ carrie ] you're studying how to be an effective leader. [ cherie ] you're dealing with professionals, teaching things that they were doing every day. [ kimberly ] i manage a network of over a thousand nurses. [ carrie ] i helped turn an at-risk school into an award-winning school. [ cherie ] i'm responsible for the largest urban renewal project in utah. [ kimberly ] and university of phoenix made it possible. learn more at phoenix.edu. >>> welcome back. at 5:45 this morning, it's the beginning of the end of an era for wounded warrior care in the district. members of the m

a new accident by nutley. speaking of the beltway, you can see both sides are stacked up. the outer loop is headed away from us, passing the gw parkway and continuing in virginia. no big accidents around the beltway just, unfortunately, heavy delays. 95 looks quiet out of springfield interchange. the center of the screen is hovs up towards the top you can start to see volume toward newington. more delays from dale city towards quantico. >>> maryland's gamble on slots is in the hands of voters. anne arundel county residents have a right to decide whether a proposed casino will be built there. the planned casino near hanover, may not go forward if voters don't approve zoning. if voters give a thumbs up they would have 4,750 slot machines. >>> a bank robber with a romantic side. >>> you may think your electric bill is too high. marge what the gay lord hotel at national harbor pay every month. not as much as you might think. >>> a woman gets hit by lightning while at work. >>> coming up at 4:45, we go along with montgomery county officers on the prowl for pot plants. >>> a ban

this is over route 123 where a water main break has route 123 shut down just before nutley street. your traffic is being diverted down a service road. this is what's happening here. this is a major delay this morning and affecting your commute. also, outer loop of the beltway in maryland jammed as you pass 95 and make your way towards georgia avenue. i'm going to give you a live look at new hampshire avenue. been watching this. this is definitely stop and go at brakingí,: as we head over to 95 north at route 1. i'm seeing a little bit of relief here, but i've been watching it, and there has been a lot of braking. the braking continues as you make your way towards 395 at edsall. as you get to the 14th 6:zn6:5 of relief but not too much. it's a tough day this morning. please have patience. eun and pat, randolp >> thanks, danella. >>> 6:54 now. right now police on the scene district. $0pj is near the intef randolph street and georgia avenue. that's where tracee wilkins is live with the latest. tracee, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. police are still here, working the sc

the northbound lanes of maple are closed between nutley street while crews get the water under control. water has also been shut off at about 18 businesses in the area. officials are unsure how long the repairs will take. >>> and turning to the weather, it is a cloudy start to what will be another hot day. meteorologist veronica johnson joins us now with the first forecast. veronica, good morning. >> good morning there, eun. yeah, it's a real sauna out there already and it's not even noontime. outside, we've got some partly sunny to mostly cloudy skies. and don't let that cloud cover fool you, because it is plenty hot. and today, quite oppressive. 89 the temperature, currently. take a look at that dew point temperature, because that is what is so important as we watch the mercury rise today. that dew point temperature is expected to stay in the 70s today. a look around the area, your temperatures running from 86 degrees right now in montgomery county at rockville, you folks in clarksville and damascus, you are at 86 degrees. it's 89 right in the district. 90 degrees in college park. 87

shape toward the capital beltway. 66, no big issues but volume concerns as you leave 7100 off and on to nutley. and we did have a fallen tree on lewisville road. eun, back to you. >> thank you. if you are in downtown washington this morning and you hear loud shrieks and screams, do not be alarmed. the jonas brothers are in town and hundreds were lucky enough to see this morning's show for free. megan mcgrath joins us from the warner theater. i'm sure you heard a lot of screaming this morning. >> reporter: we have heard some screaming already this morning despite the early hour. what would get teenagers out of bed before the crack of dawn, how about a free concert by the jonas brothers. we're on 13th street in front of the warner theater. you can see everybody who is waiting for the doors to open. they open at 6:30. then they all go on inside and claim their seats. what i'm told by the promoter here, is that there are still seats available. so, if you want to come down, the concert starts at 7:00. it's absolutely free. you can come, get a wrist band, see these guys, you get a wrist band, genera

and i-66 at nutley, i can tell you both inside and outside of the beltway on i-66, no accidents there either. good commute so far. happy friday to you. eun and joe, back to you. >> and to you, danella. thanks so much. >>> time 4:43 on this friday morning. ahead, the drastic cuts proposed this morning by the post office. what if it snowed chocolate? what if sweet mocha fell from the sky? or imagine catching icy caramel flakes as they drift down -- melting just as they touch your tongue or sliding down mounds of whipped cream right into a pile of rich chocolaty goodness. [ male announcer ] send your taste buds a sweet shiver with mcdonald's mccafé frappe. a creamy blend of ice, coffee and mha. or caramel. mmm. sweet. ♪ ba da ba ba ba >>> the three siblings who had been the subject of a nationwide manhunt are being held on a $1.25 million bond. lee grace dougherty and her brothers brian and dylan are being charged with first degree murder. lee grace dougherty, who was shot in the leg while trying to run from police, told police she deserved to get shot because she pointed a gun at an

i am seeing volume increase as you pass route 50 and head towards nutley. good news, both inside and outside of the beltway on 66 in both directions, no accidents are slowing you down. and the beltway, outer loop in maryland, i've been watching this. new hampshire avenue, volume is increasing here as well. and cars have been slowing down. you can see your volume increase as you continue on towards georgia avenue. pat and e uchtun, back to you. >> thank you, websites. >>> welcome back. 6:25 this morning. fbi agents may be focusing on colorado in their search for three fugitive siblings, who investigators say are responsible for a violent crime spree. the fbi believes lee grace dougherty, her brother ryan and half brother stanley are on the run in colorado. they've been on the run since tuesday when police say they shot at a police officer who tried to pull them over in florida. they robbed a bank in georgia hours later. >>> we could find out today whether casey anthony will have to go back to florida to serve probation on check fraud charges. judge belvin pe

. >>> traveling on 66 east, i have report of an accident at nutley. it's in your left shoulder lane. if you're traveling on 66 east, you are going to see congestion start at the fairfax county parkway and continue as you head east towards the beltway. a live look right now. 66 east and west, both inside and outside of the beltway. i don't see any other accidents in the roadway. and that's a good thing because volume is starting to increase. slow story crossing the 14th street bridge. your lanes are packed. good news here is, if you're traveling 395 north and south, i don't see any accidents or significant congestion. congestion is building on 395, but you're still traveling at a good speed but very slow over the 14th street bridge. on the inner loop at route 29 colesville road, i am seeing a little bit of volume as you continue to head on the outer loop of the beltway. the good news is inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no accidents for you. i'm back in ten minutes with another update. joe and e ucun, back to you. [ martin luther king jr. ]u. i

there has been an accident at nutley street clear to the shoulder. now that the accident's out of the roadway, folks are heading eastbound, finding a bit of a delay getting on to the inner loop. let's switch gears, head on over, take a look downtown. it wasn't the snow and ice along constitution avenue between 17th and 20th, it was some traffic lights that were out of sync. they may have rectified that problem. in the meantime, heads up for that. and the crews are back out again today and we're getting many reports of huge, car-eating potholes out there, so stay alert on your drive. be careful. barbara and joe, back to you. >> car-eating, be careful of those. >> car-destroying, too. thanks. >>> meanwhile, firefighters in the district are investigating an early morning fir that left one person dead. it started just after 5:00 this morning at a home on the 5200 block of east capital street. . firefighters believe the blaze began in the basement, where they discovered heavy fire and smoke conditions. the fire was knocked down quickly, but a body was fou

you're going to see an accident on the left shoulder as you make your way towards nutley. also, the new construction pattern. i guess this construction is going on since april. i've seen it. today i've been seeing more delays as you make your way towards the beltway. eun, back to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> 6:02 now. almost a done deal. later today the senate is expected to pass a debt deal. this comes after an emotional day on the house floor. first exhausted lawmakers cheered after passing a compromise proposal. then gabrielle giffords made her return to work. giffords' surprise appearance comes six months after she was shot in the head in tucson. this is the first time she'd been widely seen in public since that shooting. giffords said, quote, i had to be here for this vote. fellow lawmakers gave her several standing ovations. >> her presence today to make sure that we honor the obligations of our great country is important and symbolic. her presence in the chamber as well as her service throughout her entire service in congress brings honor to this chamber. >> and

that bulletin released today, detectives say she may have traveled along route 50 or route 29 between nutley streets and gala road prior to the incident. vanessa was a graduate of james madison high school. last night, there was a candlelight vigil there. her mother and friends, out to honor her life. >> she is a good girl. a good friend. >> reporter: i'm pat collins, news4, fairfax county. >> fairfax county police are asking anyone with information with this case to call them. >>> amtrak, marc and maryland transportation officials are currently meeting with riders to discuss the recent disruption with service. now come word another train had to the air conditioner repaired today causing more delays. >> reporter: hundreds of passengers had to switch trains because another marc train air conditioning unit failed. this comes hours before a special event at union station. meet the marc managers which is designed to matter from passengers. passengers who tell us their complaints boil down to this. delay after delay after delay. this afternoon this was yet another marc train heating problem that

as you're traveling east, you're going to see an accident on your left shoulder as you approach nutley, and delays because of construction on 66 begin at route 123 and continue as you make your way towards the beltway. here's a look at 395 and duke street. i can tell you 395, you're clear from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. and a look at 270 and shady grove. delays begin actually in urbana, continue as you pass clarksburg. eun, back to you. >> danella, thank you. 5:53 now. >>> union station will soon be a one-stop shop for ground transportation in the district. developers reached an agreement with greyhound, bolt bus, mega bus, and washington deluxe to move each of their services to one hub. they'll all share one bus deck outside the station, making it convenient for metro, amtrak, and marc riders to hop right on a bus. no word yet when the move will take place. >>> we have a traffic alert for drivers in the chevy chase area this morning. starting today, crews will begin resurfacing a one-mile stretch of wisconsin avenue. the work will be done on the road from the d.c. line to

this is the exit lane as you come off 66 headed towards nutley street. completely closed. you have to plan well ahead of your line ever sight this morning if you're going to go out. while you look at that, 95 northbound has been closed off and on near dumfries while authorities remove snow. you may find the interstate physically blocked off from time to time. that goes for all interstates around the area. in maryland the trip on the beltway around connecticut avenue as crews continue to work here. there's an accident just reported, inner loop at route 450, overturned car. bwi parky multiple accidents and very changeable conditions even on the interstates this morning. eun and joe, back. >>> we're following some breaking news now out of falls church where the roof of a firehouse has collapsed. this happened at a station in the 3600 block of firehouse lane. the fairfax coin fire department tells us everybody in the building is accounted for. we'll have much more later this morning. >>> let's find out about the airports. we have t airports authority on the fond with us. you c

i would just suggest that you take nutley street to chain bridge road, and you can continue onto the inner loop of the beltway there. let's take a look at the beltway in maryland. starting to see congestion build here at new hampshire avenue. as you make your way to 270, you're traveling at 44 miles an hour. now back to you both. >>> 6:23. 70 degrees. what prince william wants to do before he settles down to be a full-time royal. [ rock playing ] ♪ and the flowers and the trees ♪ ♪ all laugh when you walk by ♪ and the neighbors' kids run and hide ♪ deep inside you, there's a person who refuses to be kept deep inside you. ♪ but you're not ♪ you're the one be true to yourself. what's healthier than that? >>> after several years of delay, the first boeing 787 dreamliner has been delivered. boeing sold it to all nippon airlines or ana. the dreamliner described as one of the most advanced, fuel efficient, and most comfortable passenger jets ever created. it's made largely of plastic composite materials instead of aluminum. the 2009 aisle jetliner featured 30% larger windows

. >>> if you're traveling i-66, seeing big delays east from route 50 as you make your way towards nutley. here's the view at 95 north of prince william parkway. getting busy in this area as you continue to head north to lorton. at 395, this is what duke street looks like. getting crowded right here. it's not so bad as you make your way towards the 14th street bridge. at the rails, still moving a little slow on the fredericksburg line of the vre. train number 402, your delay is still ten minutes. back to you both. >> thanks, danella. >>> researchers discovered when i'm a curious seeker. i am a chemistry aficionado. diphenhydramine. magnesium hydroxide. atheletes foot. yes. i'm a people pleaser. if elected, i promise flu shots for all. i am a walking medical dictionary. congratulations virginia. inflamed uvula. i'm virginia. i'm a target pharmacist and i'm here to answer your questions. [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landin