street tunnel. eastbound i-66 in virginia, a little slow, not too bad from route 50 to 123. beyond that point, clear sail to beltway. more traffic at 6:12. thanks. at the top of the hour, we are focused on thanksgiving travel this morning. 990,000 people in the region expected to drive 50 miles or more at some point tomorrow. here is the current live look at the i-95 south of the beltway. you know that it will be packed with drivers. now to maryland, a look at interstate 95 between capital and beltway belt ways. it will be packed with people headed north to philadelphia, new jersey, new york, beyond. one of the biggest tie-ups on 95 is at the toll plaza at the maryland, delaware line. under construction, delaware prediction epic backups. six, even ten mile backups. the secret us out on the side roads. do what you can to get around it. today is the busiest day of the year for amtrak. union station will be packed. for advice on riding the rails, we are joined by steve
minor accident northbound on 395 in the hov lanes near duke. left shoulder partially blocked. no backup yet as of this point in time. hopefully we will get that cleared off as traffic builds up later on. again, minor accident to look out for. in virginia, northbound 95, pretty good drive. no delays to the beltway. outer loop in maryland, no delays between i-95, passing connecticut avenue moving to the 270 ramps. next update coming your way with traffic at 5:10. 5:01. here is hoping you don t have to go far when it comes to busiest travel day of the year. tens of millions will hit america s roads. we are waiting to see what will happen at the nation s airports where travelers are urged to protest more invasive security screening methods. 9 news kristin fisher is at the airport. any signs of trouble this morning. reporter: good morning. no problems to report whatsoever at reagan national airport. keep in mind, this is only the very beginning of this national opt out day.
9news now. a detention hearing for a third officer accused in the case, corporal kim, was also postponed today to give lawyers more time to plead their case. investigators with maryland s officer trying to determine how much untaxed alcohol a club sold. today, officers rated baltimore avenue s cross roads nightclub. members were also on hand and they prompt to revoke the club easterly kor license. 10% of metro s escalators had a problem with its brakes. that s the latest find. a system-wide look at the escalators came after the rally for sanity. surae chinn was at the safety committee meeting today, giving us a look on the latest at metro, surae? reporter: well metro board members, not pleased tonight after hearing of the 588 escalators, 50 of them had major problems. let me break down the numbers for you. 40 escalators had to have their brakes replaced. 10 had leaky brakes, 16 escalators are out of service tonight, waiting for brake pads. council member and board mem