A simulcast on an important friday. So many days to the election, 25. Thrilled you are with us on radio, on television across this nation and around the world. I want to look at the markets as we frame up Michael Shaoul to join us in moments. Up 15 in a bid to the market. 3 below record highs. With that, some nice confirmations of good global news. Look at renminbi. Jonathan up on the week by about 3 on the s p 500. On ther chinese currency return from the holiday. The narrative has shifted aggressively, and in a short amount of time, from fears about a contested election to the potential of a blue wave. What we discussed in the previous hour is something we need to discuss in the next hour. How vulnerable is that newmarket market narrative shifting things around . Jonathan the Political Landscape here is most interesting. The president so far quiet on twitter. Hugely active yesterday across media. I guess an 8 00 p. M. Appearance tonight. You wonder what the president would be doing b
Okay steve. Lots the 30s. Cool afternoon and a very cool weekend. Details on the Weather Forecast and maybe a snowflake in the forecast as well. Erin. Unfortunately a busy crowded morning around the dmv. Traffic easing a bit on new york avenue. We had an earlier disabled tractortrailer by montana avenue that set us back. Outer loop parked with a. M. 30 minute delay solid crawling along from 95 to 270. Huge delays on suitland parkway inbound. On 50 traffic is once again moving westbound after an overturned tractorTrailer Crash really set us back at Cape Saint Claire road. We have team coverage. Fox5s annie yu shes out on location with the very latest. Reporter h hey, erin. The good news is the lanes reopened westbound. Eastbound youre good too. The miles of backup along the bay bridge. Bay bridge headed into d. C. Check this out. Just miles and miles of backups that sort of accumulated over the last five, six hours. Finally being let through. Along route 50 near Cape Saint Claire road.
This is tomorrow morning. No issues today. Ill have all the details on your friday forecast and your weekend forecast. Well talk more about the snow coming up in just a minute. Erin. Friday morning commute traffic is light in the district. Looking good on new york avenue so far. We have a problem in prince georges county. Utility work 214 at brightseat road. Watch for those closures in the left lanes. Well keep you updated and take a look at a crash on 29 out by timber wood on the top side of the beltway next. 7 01. Following breaking news from gaithersburg maryland where police are searching for three armed men. Were told the suspect stole weapons before they left or they fled. Fox5s mel i wa Melanie Alnwicks us live with the latest. Reporter good morning steve and allison. Still no information from police in terms of was this person targeted or was this completely random. But it was definitely a very scary situation here at the gaithersburg station apartments overnight last night. It
Watched with glee and joy in his eyes. In case you missed it earlier today it was absolutely amazing his wish to become k9 officer coming true and the first step in his transformation right here at fox5. Heres the deal. Holly as we just saw earlier this morning was with him when he learned that he had to go where, holly . What was his first stop . Well he had to come here to fox5 because he has to get his officially issued Police Uniform because, you know, hes going to be looking for bad guys today. Hes going to be helping keep the city safe. Let me tell you this right now. Every k9 officer on the d. C. Metro police force wishes that he was riding around in that right there. Hes got a very special ride to take him on his mission today. Let me just tell you, its not a good day d. C. It is an awesome day d. C. Because this wish is being granted for ember. Hes just eight years old. Hes been fighting Cystic Fibrosis. He lost a lung when he was just two years old. And he has a feeding tube.
And at one point the man went upstairs and grabbed a gun. He reached for a gun at almost simultaneously he was tased and as he was being apprehended, he managed to get several shots off, hit two of our deputies. So, im just grateful that that all things being considered, that thats turned out as good as it has. It could have been certainly been a lot worse. Both deputies are in Good Condition this morning. A third Deputy Arrested the suspect. That suspect now faces multiple charges. Also following developing news from Silver Spring where police are investigating a murder. Police were called to quebec street after the victim was shot and killed but at this point police are still trying to find who is responsible. This happened around 11 00 p. M. Last night near bradley lane in chevy chase. Police say two lanes were blocked. One person was taken to the hospital with nonlifethreatening injuries. President trump and first lady melania celebrating in palm beach florida. The president sent o