Pouring down. So make sure you stay cool, and stay in the shade. Dry walkways headed back home. Temperatures in the mid 90s. The feels like temperature up near 100 this afternoon. Temperatures right now nearby suburbs in Montgomery County, prince georges, fairfax, low 70s. Mid 70s around the chesapeake bay. Next weather and traffic on the 1s 4 41. Now melissa is looking at that backup on 95. Still looking at this backup. This is our Biggest Issue right now. Had some normal construction around town this morning but this backup 95 south there, just south of route 234 through that dumfries area. You can see how slow it is because of two different construction projects. One block in the right side of the road. One block in the left. Really making it kind of a pain for everyone headed southbound. Here es map of that right now. 16 Miles Per Hour two mile backup this morning. 270 into and out of town no problems there. Northbound and southbound youre looking quite good and then in Prince Geor
Next weather and traffic on the 1s at 5 11. Now about that problem on 95, whats going on with it now melissa . Taking another look, it looks like its getting better. Virginia at 95 southbound through dumfries some of that congestion easing up a little bit. You can see as you live drive here, headed southbound there gets a little nasty through triangle and opens back up. Now the delays are about a mile and a half. So that of course is just a little bit better. Just spoke with police about this crash in laurel, between Whiskey Bottom and 198. No problems on the beltway and overall, Prince Georges County looking quite good. Back in ten minutes. See you at 5 11. Thank you. Police arrested a man for a deadly stabbing on board a metro train. He will be in court today. News4s Zachary Kiesch has new things we are learning about that man. Good morning. Reporter good morning, aaron. We know this isnt his first runin with the law. His name is jasper spires. Hell be behind me here at d. C. Superio
Slow for about four miles this morning. Beltway at kenilworth avenue, a little bit of volume. No problem there. In laurel, brock ridge road between Whiskey Bottom and 198, still the overturned vehicle. A look at 95 northbound here through dale city, the slowest spot at 29 miles an hour. Back in ten minutes with travel times. Right now, your commute is about to get easier. Heres a live look from inner loop of the beltway at virginia in Northern Virginia. In less than an hour the crews will open the shoulder from the express lanes to the g. W. Parkway parkway. News4s Megan Mcgrath will show you whats happening. Some relief, megan. Reporter well, this is the choke point, the merge area where the northbound express lanes end and that traffic has to go over into the regular lanes. Well start driving it now to see the merge point here up ahead. You can see all the traffic that we have here. Those are the folks in the regular lanes. Were in the express lane. Well have to go move over and that
Heights Reaction Center park where it all happened. Mola lenghi has more. Reporter yes. Witnesses described several men ran through here, exchanging gunfire as children were playing on this popular playground. This is a place where you should have a happy face, not be shielding children from bullets. Reporter the Columbia Rec Center playground was happy until children and parents heard what they first othought were fireworks. Then this mother, who didnt want to be identified, came to a terrifying realization. I think two or three young men, and i saw a gun, which is when i realized it was not fireworks. Reporter she heard half a dozen gunshots and everyone started scattering. There were babies all over the park. We didnt even know where to run. Reporter she said when the shots rang out, parents grabbed any child they could reach, running behind cover, behind trees, bushing and sheds. You dont expect to run and collect children on a day at a park because you are running from gun shots.
Three hours ago is when the rain started reaching the ground in the beltway. You can see the yellows and oranges starting to show up on the map. Well zoom in to south of the city of culpeper. 11 2 inches per hour. This is a great example of the kind of weather thats going to continue to stream through as we head through the day today. The Flash Flood Watch is in effect through late tonight. They might be able to let go of the Flash Flood Watch as we head into the overnight hours. But as of now its in effect until 2 a. M. Sunday morning. Up to 3 inches of rain possible. Most of us will see 2 to 3 inches of rain. Its going to rain all day. Well go from light steady rainfall to heavier rainfall. And some embedded thunderstorms are possible. Highs in the upper 70s today. And right now were sitting in the mid60s. Ill continue to track this for you coming up in the first alert 7day. Now to breaking news out of the Prince George county. Police believe three brothers have been abducted by thei