i got to say, julie wright is nicky minaj. she's got some moves. >> i didn't know the girl had it in her. >> that was a lot of fun. >> tucker has these amazing ideas. it was his concept. >> thats was my idea. >> etch got to choose who they wanted to be, steve, bret michaels . >> nicely done, julie. >> i need my wig today. >> you rocked it. >> you like it. i like that. >> we'll put it on the web site, for him. if you want to check it out again. we thank everyone who worked on it. a lot of folks there. if you have a question you want answered, go to myfoxdc.com and click on the weather tab. can you also upload your own video question. we may play it on air. we might try to play this again in the 9:00 hour. i don't know ho if we'll have time. >> for anybody that has ever word -- worried about bad picture being posted on facebook, i don't think we'll be working. >> we didn't post the pictures this weekend because we didn't want to blow the surprise. we'll post them. >> take it away. >> i couldn't believe they wouldn't let me wear

now, let's get to julie wright and get an update on traffic. >> all right. a lot going on right now especially if you are traveling in virginia. we'll say good morning to the crew in sky fox once again. taking that live shot along northbound 395. the accident activity occurred at the end of the ram top exit at edsall road so again, you have the right through lane that is blocked on 395 and then the exit ramp to edsall road is closed off with state police on the scene with that accident activity and delays building off of northbound i-95. of a he got folk sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic hitting me up on twitter saying they are hitting the backup in lorton headed up towards edsall road so a good 10-mile backup if not i a little more heading up lorton. we'll take it back inside here and we'll update your ride elsewhere. if you are making the commute along outer loop, you will find delays leaving 59 headed past georgia avenue. no incidents to report at this time. just simply volume delays that you are dealing with. your lanes here are open. no incidents to r

now let's get more on the rush hour traffic from julie wright. what was your favorite halloween costume? >> my favorite? >> yes. >> when i was little i dressed up as smurfette. >> that would be a sight to see. i would like to see a pick of that. >> you didn't like snooki from last year? >> i liked snooki. >> wait until you see this year's. >> looking forward to it. >> here we go. on the roads, very much a busy commute. accident activity old branch at coventry way. on south osborne at 301, crash being cleared. outer loop saint barn a bass road, checking still. route 4 to georgia avenue, about an hour and 10 minutes delay. all lanes open. it will take you a while if you're headed in to silver spring. inner loop of the beltway virginia, braddock road, a 45 minute commute there. 66 the drive in from manassas, heavy and slow towards the capitol beltway. 270, traveling southbound leaving 109 and continuing towards the beltway, about an hour and 20 minutes. again, tough go now out there on the roadways. meanwhile, if you are traveling along deersville r

that is what is happening with the weather now to julie wright and get an update on traffic. >>> busy commute this morning checking in one more time with the crew in sky fox they were above the scene of a crash, reports one lane closed off at the scene and now you will find the activity out of the roadway, that flat bed truck on the scene loading up the accident vehicle. >>> back inside to update your ride elsewhere, travelling inbound along 270, gain, delays out of the area, approaching 109, slow downs in german town, not bad father hurly boulevard but we dip into the teens, 14, 15 miles an hour just trying to get out of german town. further south out of middleburg, travelling inbound dulles toll road earlier accident cleared but toll road jammed up badly 7100 headed in towards the belt way, no incidents to report at this time as you continue to work your way along the wilson bridge that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> maryland governor o'malley, proposed redistricting plan is one step closer to being passed the senate gave preliminary approval a final vote is scheduled

. >>> that is what is happening with the weather, now julie wright and find out what is happening in traffic. >>> not much changed along northbound 301 sky fox live over the scene continuing northbound, up towards substation road we have traffic getting by to the right, northbound 301, out of waldorf single file to the right is all that is able to get by ongoing investigation from an early morning crash involving a pedestrian, not much of a back up making your way past the scene. we will take you back inside update your ride elsewhere. those travelling southbound 95, accident activity, 175 reported, leaving route 100 down towards 216 earlier problem cleared southbound baltimore parkway, 20 minute commute and now receiving word of a crash near 198 pulled to the shoulder, coming in bound, accident activity reported along the right side of the highway. out bound, sousa bridge, south of the belt way, this is where we have the accident, expect delays leaving 495, inbound, 466 heavy and steady leaving vienna to the belt way. >>> thank you julie. we are followling breaking news, -- followin

that is a look at what is happen being the weather more on what is happening with julie wright. >>> you are not the only one who can serve up a pretty picture. >> oh. >> no, you are not. v dot just moved my pretty picture. >> my plan came to fruition. >>> it was really pretty, zoomed in, a nice shot of the sunrise, beautiful unfortunately v dot moved the camera on me. if you have to make a trip into work there is not many of you that do so it is an easy commute leaving fair oaks, the belt way is running smoothly, southbound along 270 out of german town, lanes are open. it is a nice smooth trip across the american legion bridge overnight road work long gone on the belt way. hov on 270, that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> anonymous a group of hackers who targeted companies like master card and visa say it plans to attack the new york stock exchange they will support the occupy wall street protestors by erasing the website today an attack on the nyse site would not effect trading, the company says it will not comment but protestors in our area could face a show down with pol

that is a look at what is happening with weather now to julie wright to find out what is happening with traffic. >>> are they here yet? are they here yet? >> boys to men? >> yes. >> no, but their people are here setting up, starting the process. >> i just want to hear them do that ♪ [ music ] just one time. >> i will see if we can get them to do that. >> okay just for me. >>> all right here we go on the roads now, 395 coming across the 14th street bridge delays on the belt way, seminary road, pentagon crossing over the potomac no incidents to report. all lanes open there. 66, having a tough go delays out of ma that sis, centerville -- manassas, to centerville. van dooren to telegraph road, delays on the top side. 95 and 295, out of laurel headed to the belt way wrapping it up 270 an hours drive out of german town headed for the lane divide, again, that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> for the book the secret lives of wives, author iris interviewed more than 200 women, married 17 to 70 years, about what they said it took to live happily ever after. she will give tips on wh

now more on this mornings rush hour traffic from julie wright. >>> marcus is hitting me up on twitter and he wants me to ask you to if we are -- if we are going to see sunny and 85 any more this year >> that is a good question. i think it is unlikely. >> marcus is online now buying tickets to miami >> i call the window seat. northbound, 295, 11th street bridge the stalled car is in place tieing up the left lane the accident we talked about earlier has cleared all lanes are open. southbound 270, tough go for you guys travelling in from urbana. out towards montrose road, 45 minute commute all your lanes are open. out to the roads, 395 traffic, across the inbound 14th street bridge no accidents, just volume delays, gw parkway, south on the belt way, potomac crossing, new york avenue, north castle street no problems to report headed out towards the 3rd street tunnel. >>> long gone are the days when you got a free toaster or blanket for opening a new checking account now bank customers are increasingly finding they are paying to use their own money. if you shop carefully there are perks to

it is a question i'm sure other people have and i'm serious. >> let's check in with julie wright. >> good morning. we are off if a slow start as we get back to work on a tuesday. no accidents to report but a slow go as you work your way along southbound 270. we are seeing the brake lights come up on us. no incidents, just volume. also, if you are traveling around town, you will find on the outer loop of the beltway, leaving 95 college park and headed around towards georgia avenue. it is about a 25-minute commute leaving route one headed around in towards silver spring. all of that overnight roadwork cleared. wrapping opportunity, if you are traveling in virginia off the beltway and continuing out towards 66, you will find your lanes are open. earlier problems that we had here at nutley street have cleared. traffic volumes heavy in manassas. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> jury selection continues today in the trial of a woman accused of killing a coworker at a bethesda yoga shop. >> selecting the jury is already proving to be a challenge. let's get the latest from s

you were already working here. >> let's check in with julie wright. >> julie will try to tell us she was in dip engineers what are we being look at, father time on the desk. >> and with age comes experience. >> so they say. >> experience at what? >> that we don't know. >> eastbound seven coming in, right side of the roadwork blocked right now because of accident activity. southbound along the burke center parkway, accident activity with only the left lane getting by. on the top stretch of the beltway, the outer loop, that is where we had a little incident, new hampshire avenue. your lanes are open. southbound 270 still in good shape out ofself andtown. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. -- out of germantown. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> next hour, forget the store- bought stuff. >> the best way to stand out on this halloween is to let your creativity fly. holly is live way few do it yourself ideas. we'll check in with her coming up after the break. i'm holly morris. happy friday to you. you know what i was thinking about? i love it when halloween is on

now, let's get to julie wright and get our on-time traffic. juror on tomorrow is wishful thinking this morning. we are busy. we have a lot going on here. if you are travel ago long northbound i-95, here is what i know. v-d.o.t. tells me the accident activity is still in place as you travel northbound 395 trying to work your way up past the accident scene here at duke street. traveling northbound i-9 5rbg -- i-95, the problem is with the resurfacing. delays are starting to stack up north of stafford headed up into dumfries. the good news is that the hov restrictions have been lifted on 95 and 359 to help alleviate some -- 395 to to help alleviate some of that construction of the problem is the lane don't up until dumfries. you have to sit in the backup to get to 234 which is where the mess starts in order to get over to hov. route one is taking a beating already early this morning. outer loop of the beltway, already slow, 95 around to georgia avenue. eastbound university boulevard coming south of the beltway if you will, accident activity there

. >>> now here is julie wright with an update on traffic. >> getting busy out there on the roads. people hitting me up on twitter. thank you for that. we do have problems for you guys trying to head out of waldorf. this is northbound on route 5 at brandywine. accident activity reported along 301 at missouri avenue. watch out fire and rescue units responding to that location as well. southbound 201 at the bw parkway checking on a crash reported in this area. with respecting it up along 66 coming inbound. big delays from nutley street to 495. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the republican presidential hopefuls squared off in a debate in new hampshire last night. this time, they sat together around a large table to solely focus on the economy and jobs. mitt romney and herman cape were the target of many jabs by the rivals. former utah governor john hunts man took aim at cain's 999 tax plan. cain is the founder of godfather pizza i don't i think it is a catchy phrase. in fact, i thought it was the price of a pizza when i first heard of it. >> it didn't come off a piz

let's check in with julie wright now. she has the latest for traffic. >> it is busy out there on the roads early this morning. this is where we have accident activity if you are traveling southbound along 295 at howard road, heads up, authorities checking for the crash here so beware of that as you guys travel southbound. no incidents to report right now as you continue at the wilson bridge. traffic flowing freely there. outer loop of the beltway as you continue to work your way past connecticut avenue. the remains of the accident that occurred earlier this morning off the road to the shoulder so our lanes are open. big delays coming fresh a29 colville road to the accident scene. 395 coming northbound north of duke street, no incidents to report in the main line or over in the hovs. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the big story this morning is the wild weather. these dramatic picture of the funnel cloud forming in louise county yesterday. it came down close to the area that was the epicenter from the ear

. >>> let's check in with julie wright now. she has the latest on traffic. it kind of collects on the windshield a bit. i don't know where it came from. it doesn't feel like it is raining. there is this wetness on the windshield. it is kind of a problem. >> slick spots out there on the roads. tony mentioned route 7. this time of year, we get a lot of tree leaves on the ground mixed with the moisture. it becomes a very slick commute. allow extra time out there on the roads. pack your patience. i think you will need it. inbound new york avenue, no incidents to report. this is a nice, easy ride, northeast to northwest. no problems reported on kenilworth avenue, south of 50 towards pennsylvania avenue. northbound i-95 in good shape as well. no incidents to report out of dale city headed up and across the occoquan. lanes are open if you are traveling south on 270 coming in out of germantown and looking through the raindrops, the pace on the beltway so far not a problem for those traveling between college park and 270. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic.

julie wright is the one to tell us about the roads. >> all right. busy ride on that outer loop. not only do we have the stalled truck that is still in place as you approach university boulevard at the northwest branchen. you will find the right side of the road remains blocked off there. as traffic surprise to merge off of 270 and exit down towards the outer loop, that is where we have the accident activity. accident activity tying up what was reported as the left and right side of the roadway. flashing lights on the scene. state police on the scene and that is what is going to cause big tie-ups for you guys traveling off of the southbound 270 and around the big curve on the outer loop. let's map out a couple of things. first, 395 at the 14th street bridge, lanes are open. no incidents to report crossing over the potomac. now, to the maps. if you are making your commute along 95, it will slow 216 to the beltway. eastbound 198 at 29, we have an accident involving a fuel spill. we have the car fire reported along the westbound side of 32 here at 198. coming southbound on 270, it w

perkins. >>> julie wright. class dismissed. >>> the day has come julie. >> i don't know if i can sit still in a classroom with mr. perkins. >> my class would be great >> i don't know. >> oh, come on. [ laughter ] >> wow. >> real quick, a baggy 301 hit me up on twitter and said we are just too funny. am i responsible? that would be boring. >> that is why people watch this show. >>> all right. here we go problems out there on the roads outer loop of the belt way checking for that crash on the outer loop near route 1 heads up as you work your way over to georgia, pulling 95 georgia avenue, southbound 95, crash reported 175 earlier crash along the bw parkway at 32, it has cleared delays 175. latest crash occurred southbound 270 before shy digrove road tieing -- shady grove road tieing up the left lane. delays, 270, rockville. another crash reported northbound i-95, prince william parkway no problems on 395, duke street to seminary road and across the 14th street bridge that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic.

here is julie wright with a look at traffic happy halloween once again julie. >> thank you if there is anybody out there that doesn't want their reese cups i will be happy to take them off your hands for you. >> i like them too. >> that is my favorite. >> on the roads, this morning, still very much a busy commute, inner loop, route 5, all the activity tieing up your commute, headed southbound toward the wilson bridge, central avenue out to branch, waldorf. meanwhile other side of town inner loop of the belt way as you travel between braddock and route 7, 66 out to the west this is where we still have lingering delays, centerville to the belt ways, 45 minute drive all lanes are open coming southbound 270, remains of the accident activity off the road to the shoulder again lanes are open big delays out of german town that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> big changes coming to the 11th largest school system in the country at least half of the fairfax county school board members stepping down end of the next school year. the superintendent will be retiring as well. bob mccart

. >> we have a traffic alert before we get to julie wright for drivers in maryland. >> an accident forced closure of lanes alan town road in suit land. stacy good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you i can tell you it is quite a mess they are cleaning up out here, take a look behind me you can see a massive pile of lumber, tractor trailer carrying all that lumber heading northbound branch avenue and jus alan town road and didn't turn right or left kept going straight right into that wall. now amazingly the driver is okay, walked away from the accident but there is quite a mess to clean up at various points. alan town road impacted one lane now, that keeps on getting by. shut down on this side of the road, the highway will be here for quite some time to clean up the mess they also have a gas tank that leaked a bit of fuel i am told it is not a huge environmental impact they may have a hazmat team come out and look at a holding pond to the side of the road. it will slow you down as you head through this intersection of branch avenue and alan town road for more on what you should do abo

julie wright. >> friday is a soup and sandwich kind of day. >> grilled cheese, tomato soup. >> i will eat it if you buy it. >>>i will buy you that. that is not too expensive. >> my god. all right tony. let's say hi to the crew in sky fox they could use a warm cup of joe, westbound 50, now the latest incident a truck fire, as you work your way over 424 davidsonville this was apparently loaded with sheet rock and a bunch of other material, the fire has been extinguished fire and rescue on the scene, westbound 50 toward the capitol belt way you will squeeze by single file to the west expect delays as you travel out of davidsonville in towards buoy only the left shoulder getting by. we will take it back inside and update your ride elsewhere travelling in southeast washington the accident could be reported southbound 295, howard road, tieing up the right lane as you work your way through southeast, coming inbound, 66 leaving ma that sis you are doing the double -- ma that sis. you are doing the double nickel, 18 miles per hour centerville, average speed, 20 miles per hour headed inbound to

that is a look at the weather more coming up in a little bit now to julie wright and get an update on traffic. >>> let's talk about virginia, northbound i-95 if you are coming northbound accident activity, squeezing the right side of the road, 123, keeping you on the brakes, from dale city police tieing up the right side of the road most activity confined to the solar and potomac mill line, expect traffic on route 1 as you travel north of the occoquan. taking it back inside we will update the ride elsewhere. if you are travelling northbound or inbound route 4, pennsylvania avenue, accident activity remains along the right side of the highway. >> inbound out of lees burg accident activity eastbound 7, rock bury hall, big delays from route 9, southbound or inbound along 66, out of manassas, heavy and slow headed toward centerville, just before nuttily street accident activity on the -- nuttily street accident antifat on the shoulder. >>> big story nba lock out meaning the first two weeks of the season officially out of question, team owners and palaverers have not been able to reach a n

there i'll have the details on your forecast and julie wright has a look at the on-time traffic coming up in just a moment. nt. q get irresistibly clean and fresh carpets in your home with resolve deep clean powder. the moist powder removes three times more dirt than vacuuming alone while neutralizing odors for a clean you can see, smell and really enjoy. don't just vacuum clean. resolve clean. >> all right, time now is 4:44. coming up on 4:45 and we're in the 40s. the day of 4s and looking live at washington, d.c. and it will be chilly for you and you will need it. >> you do. >> and that is nothing clear. should be a beautiful day and a mix of sunshine and some clouds work through. the dry weather for friday and we'll look at the weekend forecast here in a second. >> and a nice weekend for the pumpkin patch. >> i believe that is where holly morris is. >> is she? >> i think so. >>> we'll look at the headlines today. >> and this is an exciting moment for you. >> yes. >> and breezy and crisp. >> i love it when you let me do. that. >> signs like food and making me hungr

right now, let's if to julie wright and take a look at traffic. >> it's busy on the road. i was told it was going to be busy. southbound on glebe road, we have some activity here on the ramp. lanes are open as you travel between montrose and the lane divide. expect to be about a 40 minute community. route 1200 over at 95, checking for accident activity here. accident report if you travel along i-97 approaching 301. that's a look at the ontime traffic. >>> big story this morning, a woman driving south on i-95 caught this funnel cloud forming on video near the stafford prince william county line. the severe storms blue through the region. some cars stopped on the interstate right in the middle of rush hour. people nearby said they heard the high wind come through. >> my wife was yelling for me because she could see all the white, i guess tarps on the underand i had water coming out of my ceiling. once it was all over, i came outside and saw all the damage it did in the neighborhood. the national weather service confirmed from the video that a tornado did hit near quantico. t

. >>> let's check in with lauren demarco in for julie wright this morning. >> we actually have a few accidents for this early hour in the morning. so a few things going on. if you are traveling in maryland southbound 895 heading through the baltimore area, we have reports of an accident, the harbor tunnel blocking the right lane. keep that this mind in you are making the trip southbound. let's take a look at 95 in maryland. we have reports of a wreck southbound 9 # at route 32 right near the ram top eastbound 32. you can see we do have the nice light volumes. -- we have reports of a recollect southbound 95 at route 32 right near the ramp to eastbound 32. >>> nice trip past the pentagon up towards the 14th street bridge and no problems to report right now on the beltway. over to you. >> thank you. >>> the big story this morning, the lululemon murder in bethesda. the trial for the former employee accused of killing a coworker in march begins today. stacy cohan is live necessity courthouse in rockville with more on this. >> reporter: good morning. that lululemon murder case was absolute

. >>> check in with julie wright. like we are not going to hear that last part. >> i didn't hear anything when he started talking about it getting code like that. >>> on the roads you need to listen to this we have some serious tie ups on metro's blue orange line according to metro rail they are telling me due to a power outage you will find reduced speeds on metro's blue orange line travelling between potomac and no 8 car trains available longer wait times on the platforms, additional wait times needed. additional time on metro's blue orange line due to a power failure. accident activity inner loop of the belt way, route 7 gone delays from brad dock road, up towards route 7 and arlington boulevard down to 10 miles per hour as you make that crawl on the inner loop of the belt way. other side of town lanes are open, eastbound 66 multivehicle accident at the bypass cleared at the shoulder heavy volume as you work your way out of manassas. southbound 270, clarks burg, heavy and slow going, incident tieing up the two righ

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now, jiewrt can tell us what is happening on the roads -- now, julie wright can tell us what is happening on the roads. >> we got the call around 5:00 this morning that a pedestrian was involve in a fatal crash and that is where we fine the crew in sky fox. they are live above the scene in waldorf along 301, now closed off between pierce road and substation road northbound. as you can see, a lot of equipment on the scene. a lot of police activity as well. this is the portion of northbound 301 closed between pierce road and substation road for this ongoing accident investigation. folks are being turned with a here at the scene. forced to make the right turn at pierce road and follow the detour through the neighborhood to get by. it happens traffic is stacking up on 301. traveling northbound on i-95, trying to work your way out of woodbridge, the accident activity pulled over to the shoulder as you approach 123. ahead of you, another crash that was trying up the two center lanes now crowding the right lane here in newington. northbound i-95, again, this morning, a tough go for you guys out

willmar is in for julie wright this morning. >> we do have a few things going. on some new stuff reported in brandywine road. brandy wine road at shortcut road, reports of an accident there. pep pen avenue at 301, we have -- pennsylvania avenue at 301, we have reports of a crash. earlier, we had the accident northbound just prior to the beltway taking up the right lane of main lanes. it has been cleared out of the way but things are heavy and slow so you will find delays from before the prince william parkway up towards the mixing bowl in springfield. take a look at trafficland. as you travel the inner loop approaching mixing bowl, jammed up here as well. look at that. we have an accident reported just before the exit to 395. want to mention in quantico, joplin road eastbound closed at jefferson davis highway for a wreck. 66, you are seeing the usual delays through manassas and centreville and here in towards the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> rescue teams in turkey are racing to find survivors still trapped from yesterday's devastati

the first half of the act went into effect in july, allowing them to receive private scholarships. >>> a fugitive hijacker who was on the run for four decades is fighting extradition to the u.s. george wright's lawyer says the 68-year-old suffers from heart and blood pressure problems and he believes he'll die in prison if he is sent back to the states. wright is a convicted murderer who escaped from prison in 1970. in 1972, he hijacked a flight to miami with four other members of the black liberation army. he was on the run until authorities finally caught up with him in portugal last month. wright is claiming portuguese citizenship to avoid being sent back to the united states. >>> it's getting cheaper to fill up your gas tank. two weeks ago, the lundberg survey put the national average at $3.55 a gallon. it has fallen 13 cents since then to $3.42. >>> deadly widespread flooding has much of thailand under water right now. at least 261 people are dead across the country, and some of the worst flooding there in decades. in the four hardest-hit provinces, more than 800,000 households a

by july the u.s. had formally recognized the rebels, the national transitional council, as libya's rightful rulers and one month later they overran tripoli. our next guest is a veteran foreign correspondent who's interviewed gadhafi. today robin wright is a distinguished scholar at the woodrow wilson center. now your first sort of reaction as you heard the news first and then saw this remarkable video of gadhafi apparently dead, and then video later on that surfaced of him still alive in rebel hands. >> well, this is an extraordinary moment for libya. as it moves into a whole different era. libya is the one country of the 22 nations that actually has the prospect of making it through a transition. and the only holdout was this period when moammar gadhafi fought his own people from august 22nd until today. his passing means that the libyans can move beyond this trauma to begin to recon instruct and that's really a turning point for the entire region as important as the ouster of hosni mubarak in egypt