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WUSA Wusa 9 News At 6am September 11, 2015

That keeps the cool, dry air in place. However, it is going to warm up this afternoon. Its just going to be nice and comfortable because of the low humidity. 60 degrees in martinsburg and westminster. 65 in waldorf and 66 in Downtown Washington. No rain to worry about. That is all moved off to the east. More rain arrives tomorrow. Well talk about that in the first alert sevenday. Time for timesaver traffic and larry miller. Thank you. Sky 9 right now on the scene of that fatal accident out in gaithersburg. Gern the icc westbound gaithersburg again the icc westbound is closed. Police continue to get more information involving the accident. Sorry for the the grainy picture. Looks like sky 9 is having some issues. I want to take you to virginia, the northbound side. The left lane blocked as a result of an accident. Our trafficland cam shows us how things are shaping up in that area. Police are still on the scene. Its as far south as dale city youll see delays in that area. Add anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes to your commute time. Our next traffic update in ten minutes. Well send it over to you. September 11, 2001, on that very day, our life, our very freedom came under attack said. Bush in a series of deadly attacks. 2,977 people killed. Its a day youll always remember where you were when you found out. 184 of those victims lost their lives at the pentagon. Delia goncalves is live at the Air Force Memorial this morning to show us how those victims are being remembered today. Good morning, delia. Reporter good morning, nick and andrea. Its hard to believe its been 14 years. We all do remember where we were. I was a young reporter just starting out into the business and was watching it on tv as this all unfolded. Taking a look at the pentagon, the stalling comg flex the sprawling complex here in arlington. Its hard to believe that 184 people lost their lives here. At 6 40 this morning, there will be an American Flag unfurled on the west side of the pentagon to honor those lives lost. The west side of the pentagon, thats exactly where the plane crashed 30 minutes after the twin towers attack. 125 people inside the pentagon were killed along with everyone on board take plane but historians credit the pentagons design for saving the lives of the more than 2,000 people who were working right near the crash site. A memorial featuring stone benches constructed in 2008 right outside the pentagon honors the 184 people who died. So again when the sun rises this morning at 6 40, 40 minutes from now, an American Flag, a huge American Flag will be unfurled followed by a private service for family members. Ill let you know how you can be involved in tribute today to the 9 11 victims. Ill let you know coming up at 6 30. Were live in arlington, delia goncalves, wusa9. There will be a series of events held in new york city to mark the 9 11 anniversary. Family members of the victims will take part in a private ceremony at the National September 11 memorial and museum. Family members will read the names of all of the victims and there will be six moments of silence. Two marking the planes hitting the towers, two marking the collapse of the towers and two marking the attack on the pentagon and the crash of flight 93 in pennsylvania. You can download our app to find out more about todays 9 11 ceremonies. A developing story out of prince georges county. A man there is fighting for his life this morning after he was hit by a vehicle in bowie. Sky 9 flew over the scene around annapolis road and route 197. Police say the man was struck and rushed to the hospital late last night in extremely critical condition. Well pass along any new information as soon as it comes into the newsroom. The search is on this morning for a gunman who shot two people in the takoma park area. It happened late last night around university boulevard east and carol avenue. Police say the two men were shot after an argument broke out. One man was hit in the stomach. The other in the arm. Police spotted a man matching the description of the shooter get into a car and they chased him but were told he did get away on i95. 6 06. Are cucumbers from mexico causing salmonella problems in d. C. , too . Good morning. Im mike hydeck. The fig olive restaurant in northwest is closed after diners reported getting sick. Employees had to turn away customers last night aft Health Department after the Health Department decided to close the restaurant as a precaution. The restaurant is on palmer avenue. Our partners at the Washington Post report four people were hospitalized with sal salmonellalike symptoms after eating and drinking there. Close to 350 cases in 30 states have been linked to those cucumbers from mexico. At this point it is not clear if thats the case here in d. C. As well. Salmonella symptoms include stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea. In rare case it is can be fatal but most people recover. Dpek deck live in the mike hydeck live in the newsroom, wusa9. New shocking details are coming out about a suspected terror plot planned for a september 11 memorial. Investigators say 20yearold Joshua Goldberg planned an attack on a memorial event in kansas city. Federal documents show he spoke with an informant online about planning the attack and according to the documents, goldberg said he was, quote, thinking of using pipe bombs and also planned to use rat poison to, quote, inflict more casualties. The very idea that someone would use rat poison in constructing a bomb shows that the intention is to be more vicious than it might otherwise appear. The 20yearold florida man is now under arrest. He faces 20 years in prison if convicted. Go ahead and prepare for some more fireworks next week. That is if the next president ial debate follows a similar script as the first one if you recall. The next g. O. P. President ial debate is set for next wednesday. Like the first one, theyll actually hold two debates. The top ten candidates overall and Carly Fiorina take the stage for the prime time debate. The remaining candidates face off at 6 00 p. M. Republicans in the house say they wont give up on blocking president obamas iran nuclear deal, this despite a major defeat in the senate. A disapproval resolution fell just short of the votes needed to move forward. The senate vote all but guarantees the measure will not reach president obamas desk. Tom brady was back in business last night. The patriots kicked off the n. F. L. Season against the Pittsburgh Steelers at home. Brady threw four touchdown passes to lead the patriots to a 2821 win over the steelers. He also set a team record for consecutive mass completions. At one pass completions. No Roger Goodell in attendance. No . Believe it or not. He stayed away. Good move. 8 after the hour. Fast food workers getting a bump in pay. Coming up, well tell you where and when. Some terrifying moments last night when an armed carjacking suspect storms into a packed restaurant. Reporter im first alert meteorologist erica grope. Enjoying the erica grow. Enjoying the cooler and drier weather on the terrace. High temperature in the mid80s just like yesterday. However, without the humidity it will feel so nice and pleasant. Unfortunately it doesnt stick around for the weekend. Ill tell you why coming up in the first alert sevenday forecast. Sky 9 remains in gaithersburg right now giving us a live look of a fatal Traffic Accident involving a motorcycle. Again, the westbound side of the icc just past Georgia Avenue remains closed. The eastbound side is open. I have an alternate route every cup has a story. Dunkin kcup packs in my life were a good fit. A single serving for myself, its pretty special. It is like having a dunkin store in my home which is what ive always dreamed of. Bring home delicious dunkin kcup packs today. Your coffee, your dunkin. Bring home delicious dunkin kcup packs today. Dunkin has a dark roast coffee thats deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish thats never bitter. Put down the dark roast youve been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve. Its 6 116789 im first a 6 11. Im first alert meteorologist erica grow. Everything is looking great but its only for this one day. 59 degrees in hagerstown and frederick. Its 66 at andrews and 66 in Downtown Washington. Good sunshine today. Lower humidity and a really comfortable afternoon with highs in the mid80s but rain comes back tomorrow. Well talk about it in the first alert sevenday forecast. Right now time for timesaver traffic once again. Larry, take it away. We still have the left lane blocked on i95 northbound side at the truck weigh station. This is mainly for our virginia commuters. So for those of you traveling up from areas like fredricksburg and stafford, you will see some delays at this point. I want to take our trafficland camera if we can and show you at least the accident. If you look on the righthand side of your screen, you see the flashing blue lights. Theyve been there the past 30 minutes. Well have an update in ten minutes. Well send it over to you. Police are asking residents to be vigilant in the wake of the increasing number of freeway incidents in phoenix. Were back after n. A peaceful start to a somber day on the 14th anniversary of the 9 11 attacks. Were taking a loot at reflecting pool in front of the tower in new york. Family members will be reading the names of all those killed in the attack and of course here at the pentagon where theyll also be remembering those who lost their lives there on this fate fall day. Delia goncalves will join us here in a moment with another live report and tell us exactly how the remembrances will be carried on today. It will be a Beautiful Day for the occasion. It was a Beautiful Day 14 years ago. It was spectacular. It was. Not a cloud in the sky. I remember that very clearly. Today were going to see a good amount of sunshine. Maybe a few of cthose puffy clouds developing. The lower humidity is really going to make it feel so much better to be outside. Unfortunately we just have this one day and then for the weekend rain returns. Lets get things started. Oh. I know, im sorry. Lets look at the weather cam once again and the day planner. You can see just a few of those high and midlevel clouds hanging on but nothing thats bringing us any rain. The rain has all moved out to the east. 71 degrees at 9 00 a. M. With tons of sunshine. Partly cloudy to mostly sunny sky at noon with a temperature of 79. Its going to be a great day to spend outside with temperatures heading into the s on but the into the 80s but the low humidity making it feel nice and comfortable. Its 66 in Downtown Washington. A big temperature drop from where we were yesterday at this time when it was still stifling with that mugginess. Now were looking at temperatures about 11 degrees cooler throughout the entire dmv. On satellite and radar, you can see the next approaching storm system. This one is diving down into the Lower Mississippi valley, but it has enough moisture on the northern end of it that that will produce showers and thunderstorms for us tomorrow. But not today. Today we are getting rid of thursdays storm system so were sandwiched in between and we have a nice dry day to enjoy as a result. Todays High Temperature 85 degrees in Downtown Washington. Manassas and at andrews. 87 in fredricksburg. 84 martinsburg and hagerstown  and 85 degrees in winchester. Tons of sunshine today, lower humidity. Its going to be a really pleasant day and overnight tonight you can open up the windows again and let in the fresh air. Well drop down to 60 degrees in leesburg and manassas. All the way down to 57 in frederick and 67 in Downtown Washington. Tomorrow is another yellow weather alert day. We have the threat for the morning showers. Most of the activity holds off until the later afternoon, though. Thats when we could see some thunderstorms and a high of 80 degrees. Then check out the temperature on sunday. Only 75 for the high. A stray shower still possible behind saturdays storm system. In the first alert sevenday forecast, a really nice stretch of weather arrives for the workweek. So the timing not great for the kids who are already back in school. But it should be pleasant for your outdoor lunch plans with highs in the 80s. Larry, time for timesaver traffic. Thank you. Sky 9 still giving us a live image right now of the fatal Traffic Accident on the icc westbound just past Georgia Avenue. We can see the accident there. Looks like the tow truck making its way to the scene. We expect this to clear up shortly. If you still need to make your way out in that area, norbeck road is open. Thats a Good Alternative at this point. On metro with all rails running on schedule, buses running on schedule as well. I270 from fingerboard road to the capital beltway a 24minute commute. No issues on i66. Doing very well from Prince William parkway to north lee highway, a 29minute commute. If youre traveling northbound on i95 just remember we had a few issues. One at the capital beltway and then one further south near the truck weight station from dale boulevard up to i395 now a 14 minute commute. If youre traveling southbound on the bw parkway making your way from laurel bowie road down towards 36th street northeast, youre looking at a 14minute commute. Lets look at cameras. Lets start with the maryland camera and show you how things are shaping up on the beltway. This is river road. Traffic is starting to build up. The good news is around the whole stretch no accidents or major incidents to slow you down. Well send it over to you. Heres a look at some things in the news right now at 6 19. A manhunt continues for the suspect or suspects behind a sting of highway shootings in final next, arizona. Fortunately no one has been killed but this is eerily similar to the d. C. Sniper shootings. It definitely has been referenced here in the last couple of days. Chris martinez has the latest on the investigation. Reporter drivers are being warned to stay vigilant along the i10 in phoenix where someone has been using vehicles for target practice. So far there have been 11 confirmed incidents on or near a 15mile stretch of highway. A Law Enforcement source tells cbs news ballistics show some of the bullets came from the same gun and in some cases were fired from a moving vehicle. Thursday a truck driver found a bullet hole in his trailer. The shooter just doesnt seem to have any particular care about what hes shooting at or whatever. I think everybody has to be concerned. Reporter authorities received the first reports of broken windows and damaged vehicles august 29. Theyre calling the shootings crimes of domestic terrorism. More than half involved gunfire. The rest unknown projectiles. Robert mcdonald is one of the victims. This is terrorism. This is terrorizing the city of phoenix in the phoenix metro area. Thats what this is. Reporter Arizona State highway troopers are working with the f. B. I. And adding extra patrols along the interstate as their search intensifies. Its a big puzzle. Were trying to put all the pieces together to complete it. Reporter police are asking for the publics help in identifying a suspect. Chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. A reward of 20,000 is being offered for any information leading to an arrest. Terrifying moments in los angeles last night when an armed carjacking suspect storms into a packed restaurant. The suspect who was originally wanted for stealing a car led authorities on a chase through east l. A. Last night allegedly firing a gun at police. The man then stormed into a restaurant where a s. W. A. T. Team also followed and shot the suspect. I just heard a man screaming get down, get down. No one was injured during the chase or in the restaurant. We hope to learn more about the suspect as this day goes on. For a look at your money, the u. N. Has reached an agreement when it comes to helping countries work their way out of debt. The nonbinding resolution calls on debtors and creditors to act in good faith and with the cooperative spirit to reach an agreement. The world body has now approved three resolutions spurred by the speckive action that led argentina to a second default. The u. S. Is one of six countries to vote against that america. Meanwhile 200,000 fast food workers in new york state are about to see a pay raise. Governor andrew cuomo has approved a 15 an hour minimum wage for fast food workers. Keep in mind the current wage is 8. 75. It will be phased over a six year period. Pretty soon youll be able to get more than just coffee for your k cups. Now there will be k cups for campbell soup. It will be home Style Chicken or southwest Style Chicken right out of the machine. No tomato soup . That would be the best one. It 16 22. One Police Officer it is 6 22. One Police Officer said the suspect looked enough like him to be a twin. A case of mistaken identity leads to an apology and one Police Officer being tripped of his badge and gun. New hope for victims of Sexual Assault after an announcement from the Vice President. As we approach daybreak here in argueton, we in arlington, we prepare for the the first of many 9 11 Memorial Services here at the pentagon. Well have details coming up. Im first alert meteorologist erica grow. We are looking at a nice day. The schoolkids are going to head out to the bus without any trouble. Temperatures in the 60s. And then were going to be right around 80 degrees for recess. And low humidity making it feel okay to be outside. Stay with us. Well be right back. Commuters around the beltway will also look at a smooth and issue free commute with no major incidents to slow you down along the whole 63mile stretch but we are keeping a close eye on some trouble spots mainly out in virginia and also gaith

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