on this monday morning october 17th. all right well, dispointment with the game yesterday but not dispointment with the day yesterday. >> man, the weather was fantastic yesterday, you know i suspect a lot of us after the game had to get outside and walk around and decome press perfect weather for that today we will have a nice day as well. bus stop forecast, partly sunny skies this morning cool temperatures ranging from mid- and upper 50s to low 60s sunrise officially occurs, 18 minutes from now. temperatures across the region, 60s here, 61 degrees washington 60 baltimore, 61 fredericks burg to the west 50, 59 dulles airport, 55 winchester, forecast today, clouds hanging around this morning, give way to mostly sunny skies later, temperatures in the 70s. 70 german town, 74 in fredericks burg, 73 in the nations capitol that is a look at what is happening with the weather now back to you steve and alison. >> 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 about that, it is julie wright. all right stacy, travelling along alan town road as we can see behind you that is the portion tied up and everybody is forced to make that turn on to northbound branch avenue and continue back up towards the capitol belt way, alan town road northbound on to route 5 that is blocked off at this time, branch avenue remains open each direction all right back inside and update your ride elsewhere travelling in the district, you heard us talking about this, 2 5, south -- 295, south capitol street and the bridge, guys if we can take it back inside, this is where we got to leave the left lane able to get by northbound 295 all lanes are open here is your deal on 50 westbound 50 ramp to the outer loop accident activity follows police direction delays beginning back at freeway airport. another crash to report this time around the right side to have road is blocked southbound 270 on the brakes, southbound german town toward it is lane divide travelling eastbound, 66, after 234, moved to the shoulder lanes open still slow going as you continue through centerville, fair oaks, 123 and at the belt way. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> all right thanks a big story in the world of sports sports world mourning the death of indianapolis 500 winner, dan wheldon. the 33-year-old was killed in a fiery 15 car pile up in las vegas. sarah. >> reporter: steve and alison many drivers said the crash was the worst they had ever seen. before the race, there had been concerns about the high speed of the track where they were hitting nearly 225 miles per hour, during practice. drivers were told of wheldon's death in a meeting two hours after the accident. >> indy car is sad to announce dan wheldon has passed away. the race minutes old when wheldon couldn't steer clear of a wreck when two tires touched. that pretty much started everything. >> wheldon a two time indianapolis 500 winner hit a fence going airborne, then 14 other cars crashing sunday, within seconds several cars burst into flames with piles of debris covering the track wheldon was air lifted from the track's university medical center where he was pronounced dead. family and friends some of the many reacting to his death. >> to be here and see it, you know it is definitely raw. >> very sad you never want to see that happen. >> he wasn't just a great driver but great human being. will power was also hurt in the pile up in honor of wheldon his colleagues driving a five lap tribute as one other driver puts it. >> haven't got a very very -- heaven got a very very good race car driver now. >> he was one of the most well known drivers to die in the u.s. since dale earnhardt. he leaves behind a wife and two young children, two other drivers also involved in the crash are still in the hospital, junior hildebrand and tippen man will power was treated and released. thank you we are following a developing story the search continues for young william mcqueen the 11-year-old german town boy has not been seen in two weeks since his mother was found dead in their home. her husband was charged with her murder. develop, caused part of this investigation to turn towards a search, we still have the hope that william is alive, and we are running the investigation with that hope. >> the estranged husband, curtis lopez is due in court in north carolina today he will declare whether he wants to waive extradition to maryland. >> ma that sis woman behind bars for a fire that left 23 people homeless, 28-year-old beats is charged with felony -- baits is charged with felony arson. police have not revealed details ability possible motive. our other top stories occupy wall street marking one month since it began protesting corporate greed and access. they have gone global with a weekend of rally and arrest. so far, $300,000 has been donated to the movement. while protesting with the group october 2011, author, activist, princeton professor cornell west was arrested he will be arraigned in dc superior court. several others were also arrested october 2011 made news earlier this month when its protest shut down the air and space museum in dc ♪ [ music ] ♪ beautiful weather for a very special day. steevie wonder right there, president barack obama headlining the dedication of the martin luther king junior me moral on the -- memorial on the national mall. it was a return trip for many to dc the first dedication postponed because of hurricane irene and have the first black president dedicate the memorial was not lost on some students. >> it is a life lesson. >> there is no word to describe being here like okay, lincoln memorial, excellent but king memorial, no one thought. really it is a big deal. >> global frame of reference for justice and peace that is a gratifying feeling for me. well, those who stayed around longer got a special treat a few extra songs from steevie wonder and got to see dr. king's historic i got a dream speech in its 17 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very nice temperatures low 70s. lots of sunshine just fantastic today will be another very good day. >> okay. >> we just have to work unfortunately. national temperatures, and here in our region, we have an update, now 60 degrees, 60 degrees a cold front has come through temperatures are dropping off look how cool it is behind that front up to the north and west, rochester 42, detroit, 45, cincinnati, 48 degrees down to our south, oh, let's see 60 atlanta, 60 new orleans we have company there much cooler out to the west here is a look at sentinel satellite radar for the nation in the nations mid-section rain showers across the northern plains back into the mountain states, rain in the east associated with that cool front as it comes through, but the rain showers dissipate before they get here. 5 day forecast, high today, 73 degrees becoming mostly season any by the middle part of this week temperatures drop off wednesday will be a wet day highs only upper 50s to 60 end of the week. >> hump day quite the pivotal day. >> i think it was last week too. let's check with julie. hi. i don't know about you guys but we hit the ground running this morning accident activity we are cleaning off alan town road at branch avenue. luckily there is not a big delay at this time. traffic alan town road forced to go inbound headed out towards the capitol belt way. for you guys travelling westbound 50, headed towards the capitol belt way accident activity on the outer loop stay to the left, delays forming by your freeway airport in that back up, another crash tieing up the right side once you get past this the pace is better river dale. southbound 270, a slow go down the montrose. pack your patience and out on 66 we had earlier problems with an incident in ma that sis again from manassas to the belt way, we have problems confined to the shoulder but flashing lights is causing that delay traffic flows again as you work your way through centerville eastbound towards the belt way. northbound i-95, virginia, accident activity to get by. no doubt it was a tough loss for the red skins yesterday, quarterback controversy to go with it let's get unique insight let's head out to lees burg and the coolly compound. >> reporter: good morning i am here live in chris coolly's house they are just right behind me that is why i am talking low they are in the middle of their show last night we lost to the philadelphia eagles, 20-13 was the final score, but if there is good news among fabs, it is that we are -- fans it is that we are 3 and 2, going pretty strong what is not strong is the quarterback situation yesterday as we all know rex gross man had four interceptions and finally coach shanahan put beck in there we have a lot of questions to discuss we also have to talk about chris coolly's finger you might see a cast on there we will get to that after the break this is the junkies from 106.7 fm the fan and we will be talking to them live after the break. back to you. all 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[ male announcer ] the space-saving, eco-friendly, totally unique smart. unbig. uncar. ♪ we are back now with our annie yu getting a super unique opportunity. >> she is hanging out with the sports junkies from 106.7 the fan and at chris coolly's house in lees burg. >> reporter: i can't believe i am here live in chris coolly's kitchen this morning i feel like such a fan girl here he is after the big game chris how are you this morning? >> okay i will just hold the mic i am sore this morning i know i didn't play a lot in the game but the one hit i took was pretty serious car collision i had yesterday i am pretty sore my chest hurts pretty bad obviously my finger. >> reporter: everybody wants to know. >> well, it is not good. they are going to put the pins in it for me in a day or two. >> reporter: oh, wow. >> hopefully it doesn't take a long time but it doesn't feel great. >> reporter: mm-hmm. >> but it is something i deal with you deal with injuries. >> reporter: right right and we are here live with the sports june can is from 106.7 the fan good morning. >> hello annie. >> reporter: thank you for having us out here chris why don't we start with you there was a lot of build up with the game the eagles were coming to town with their whole season on the line we knew they were going to put their best effort forward do you think the red skins put their best effort. >> yes, before that i want to say a huge thank you to all my friends the sports junkies these guys are freaking awesome i can't thank you guys enough for coming to my house and hanging out i feel special that you guys came out i am a huge fan of everyone so thank you. now on a negative note i don't think we played our best football if you ask anyone in our locker room they will say we should have won that game we felt confident about our ability to play and we felt we should have won that game it is a big game for us and it wasn't that we didn't prepare it wasn't that it didn't mean everything to us but i don't think we played good football i think we are not embarrassed by the wade we played but -- by the way we played but that was a game we needed to win if we are a team that wants to get into playoffs or we are a team that wants to be a super bowl team that was a game we wanted to win. >> yeah, well, the good news we are still 3 and 2, and we have hope,. >> absolutely hope we are not going back and saying our season is over but if you want to talk about a one week stretch, there is nothing to be happy about. >> now guys, let's talk about the game also there is a lot of chatter out there about the quarterback, rex gross man throwing four interceptions, any thoughts on that. >> i have been hard on rex we have all been hard on rex at different times but at some pint you have to make a chain -- at some point you have to make a change they still have their destiny in their hands mike said he put his reputation on the line he knows john baek can do the job. >> rexes performance reminded me of my golf game started first hole bad and kept getting worse and worse. i don't know if he can get out of that hole they will probably move to beck. they lost chris, it will be a tall task although they do play carolina next week which is nice. i am ramping up my upper grabs, gross man t-shirt today. i don't know how many i will sell but i am getting the printing presses ready sorry he's got to go you have to make a change coach cakes toss out john becks next week. all right i guess it is my turn no, i just thought philadelphia was going to come in and really fight i think they were better than the 1 and 4 record i don't know if chris would agree with that i believe this is a talented team probably most talented team position for position in nfc you saw why, i want to credit the skins defense i thought defensively you guys were awesome second half but i feel bad for rex i have been killing him all year but i really felt bad for him that is a huge ego hit he felt like he gave the game away and he was the reason they lost but you probably have to make the move to john beck. chris any last words before we head back to the studio. >> again, pretty cool to have everyone at my house i am just super let down right now that we couldn't do this after a win i thought it would be so much fun not that i planned it like it was a high school home coming and i knew we were going to get a win but i wanted to have everyone come out and have a win and celebrate and have a good time and i think we are all disappointed, and i think all of our fans are disappointed but it is fun to have everyone and we will talk about everything i don't know i feel luc can i to be a part of this -- lucky to be a part of this. >> reporter: chris coolly is like the coolest guy ever, down to earth warm and fuzzy. maybe we will check in with his pets i see a little golden retriever, right, taylor and kitty cats running around >> i would not be surprised if you found pets in the household annie, rumour, kevin mccarthy was out there, keeping him up very late last night. >> party at the coolly house. >> i think so. 7:28 a.m., still ahead we will talk politics, president obama embarking on a bus tour through spring states, no coincidence his gps is set south to the