early on. we re kicking off the 5:00 hour with the green light. not so bad out there, folks. let s take a wide view of the area and zoom on in to 270 and show you the southbound trip really nice and quiet as you make your way out of frederick, past 109 all the way down towards the split. back over to the real time graphics, this time we focus north of the district. the outer loop moving nicely from 95 all the way over to 270. this is your live condition near the university boulevard exit. a check on virginia s travel times 66, you re moving smoothly from 7100 towards the capital beltway only about ten minutes. 15 minutes on the upper loop from 395 toward the dulles toll road and no complaints if you re traveling 267 headed eastbound approaching the toll plaza or trying to hop on to 66. in virginia we take a look at the gw parkway. that s up at 5:09. see you then. just about 5:02 now. you probably have a road like this near your house, smooth, open, lends itself to speedin
a few warnings last night. areas of hail. this morning, we re watching some showers still coming out of west virginia into southwestern areas of our viewing area, harrisonburg, stanton. we ll see that come through then things should start to settle down midday. 39 in gaithersburg. hagerstown, 37. with upper 40s from luray. still 54 in petersburg, west virginia. cold air is from the north and northeast. that s why it is coldest up there. looking at high temperatures today, upper 40s to near 50. the mid 40s to the east and to the west and south, we ll be pushing the 50 degree mark. a lot chillier than what we ve seen. we ve got the chilly weather through cause there is an accident that happened around 00other news, montgomery county police have made an arrest in connection with two murders in olney. 35-year-old arrested during a traffic stop on monday just a few hours after a 41-year-old man was shot and killed while walking home from work. the car goodlet, it was driving match
volume at the prince william parkway. the focus is now over to 66 eastbound. it is slow in spots from 234 to route 28. a quick check on the traffic times on the outer loop. 95 to 270. 10 minutes. not so bad. dc 95 is not doing bad to the beltway. no problems approaching the 11th street bridge. still ahead, a look at the west check. back to you. let s get a check on the stories happening today. the president and vice president head to kokomo, indiana. it is part of their white house- to-main street economic tour. they will visit a chrysler transmission plant saved by the auto bailout. he is now cardinal donald whirl. he is coming back from the vatican where pope benedict xvi elevated them to that position. toys for tots begins today. the marines will begin the toy drive this morning at union station. you can drop off a new, unwrapped toy at local fire departments across our region. also today, the thanksgiving travel rush gets under way. people are heading out of town
will be able to clean it up by the end of the morning rush. we have downed wires scattered in the roadway. use route 1 and take it to the fairfax county parkway and that s going to get you back on to telegraph road. moving to 95 and take it outside, heading northbound. no real issues to report report out of fredericksburg. one hour drive to the mixing bowl. 495 in virginia, lanes are wide open from the wilson bridge up to 66. speaking of eastbound 66, we are tracking the trip out of gainesville toward manassas and inside the beltway. looking at a 45-minute commute. and finally, good morning, maryland. 270 southbound, a good amount of fog we are dealing with out of frederick to the split. coming up, the next traffic report and we will have a live look at district roads including fox hall and canal. back to you. the latest domestic terror plot hits close to home. the fbi has arrested 34-year- old farooque ahmed accusing him of planning to blow up metro trains in northern vi
we start with breaking news. just over an hour ago, firefighters rushed to the scene where eight people were injured in an apartment fire. 9 news now reporter lindsey mastis live from northwest washington with more. good morning. reporter: good morning, andrea. that s right. eight people were injured and taken to the hospital. two people are in critical condition. the firefighters say there s another three dozen people that may need to be transported to the hospital. they say the fire started in a common area on the fifth floor. i talked to one witness who said as soon as he left his apartment he saw some furniture burning in the hallway. i want to show you some video of the scene. firefighters had to make rescues by ladder. they also say that some people are still in place on some of the upper floors. that they are trying to bring them out through the building. it is an eight-story apartment building and of course the street is shut down here on 16th. we re at 16th and har