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this afternoon. well check the seven-day forecast when i come back in just a minute. but first we check with sarah. >> unfortunate, things took a turn for the worse. northbound 97, we have a vehicle fire taking two left lanes. it will get worse, unfortunate. only two lanes squeezing by. were doing pretty well elsewhere. a sluggish spot on the west block for everything else in pretty good shape. we had an accident in towson but it looks like is gone. everything moving well on the harris...

another twist in the back and forth over dont ask, dont tell. we are breaking down the latest ruling from a federal appeals court as fox 5 morning news continues right now. take a look at the downtown washington area right there. you see the washington monument in the middle there. but we have a little bit of fog out there this morning. thank you for being with us this morning. im steve chenevey jaime -- im steve chenevey. >> im sarah simmons in for gurvir. >> tony is here with the w...

time. >> the squad car rear ended the fire truck that was stopped on the freeway at a high rate of speed. >> he survives a crash, but when into hard -- went into cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital. >> he got the whole shock trauma effort, but unfortunately this time we were unsuccessful. >> he was well loved, not just by his devoted wife but by the officers that he worked with. they are all taking this very hard. >> including the police commissioner, who did not take his customa...

>> instead of a ring, a crib. beyonce is treeing pregnant. >> put a crib in it. >> thumbs up from kim brown. >> thats who i work for. good morning, maryland, i am jamie costello. >> i am megan pringle. thanks for joining us. >> here hes -- >> the weather guy is under the weather. >> which one of your sons gave it to you. >> both. >> did they in. >> blame them both on this one. 5:31. good morning. lets go outside. we have a little fog forming once again in reisterstown and sound worst i...

and he never served a day in uniform. >> some races are tightening which could be good news for democrats trying to remain in the majority in washington. craig boswell, fox 5 morning news. we will start you off with a traffic alert. there is a gas line break on route 355 in gaithersburg. that is rockville pike northbound route 355. it is closed right now at professional drive and may not reopen for a while now. washington gas is on the scene. this is a live picture. they are working ...

about possible charges and in the meantime, they have not released the names of those two victims. they still trying to contact their relatives. and a major drug bust in the district, involving the police, deck, a and fbi. the authorities moved in on garfield terrace complex this afternoon and that is when they rounded up 9 people, as they investigated a pcp drug ring operation in the metro area and karen gray houston is live with the latest. what do you know? >> reporter: that polic...

today for a funeral. a gunman opened fire and took his life. kristin fisher has more. >> reporter: the d.c. department of public works canceled all trash collection today so that employees could attend this funeral of their colleague. in fact, this right here is the garbage truck that he drove day in and day out before he was shot and killed while on the job last week. >> we grew up together and hes one of the type of person that would look out for you. he would bend over backward for ...

of 97 closed at benfield boulevard because of a vehicle fire. ambulance left the scene around five minutes ago and two lanes have been reopened. those are the two right lanes the two left lanes do remain closed. you will see some pretty significant delays as you look here. pretty backed up so if you want to use an alternate try richie highway. at our maps, the only other thing working around the area are fog warnings across the key bridge. theres a little fog out there as justin mentio...

he apparently was able to jump into the vehicle. he radioed dispatch saying he thought the vehicle that struck him was a gray prius. he stopped at a brief exchange with a vehicle. that vehicle was towed away by police. this is where it gets a little complicated. the driver of that subaru was questioned by investigators, then allowed to leave. he was not charged with any crime. however, moments ago, and i believe we have some pictures to show you of this, a gray toe yo prs with damaged ...

southeast. im going to step out of the way and give you an idea of what is taking place right now. you can see the hearse there arriving probably about 10-15 minutes ago. and then as time goes on more and more people are showing up. we noticed a couple of guys who were in a garbage truck arrived here, parked the truck right out front and then walk out to the line where they are greeting family and friends. just to give you an idea of what happened, larry hutchins worked for dpw for 24 ...