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WUSA Wusa 9 News At 6am September 14, 2015

Noon. Not that thats a really warm temperature for this time of year but its a big rise for those low temperatures that we have during the overnight hours. Its because of clear skies, low humidity and were going to see a breeze out of the northwest keeps things comfortable. Right now its a little bit chilly. 52 in leesburg and 56 in Downtown Washington. 48 degrees right now in culpeper and manassas. Well talk more about the warm up ahead coming up in the first alert seven day but right now time for timesaver traffic. Larry . We do have an issue that just popped up maybe about two or three minutes ago actually in fact. This taking place on powder mill road eastbound just after 95. Sky 9 is over the scene right now to show us whats going o. From early indications it may be a tractortrailer as well as several cars involved blocking the eastbound side. Police as well as emergency crews are on scene so you can see the picture there so that is the emergency crews. We believe that is one of the cars involved in that at this point so the eastbound side is shut. Looks like its going to be that way for the next 15 to 20 minutes. Well keep a close eye on this situation and figure out an alternative to get you around it so youll be able to get to your destination on time. Well have that update in about ten minutes. For now well send it over to you. New information this morning. Today is your chance to tell Fairfax County police what you think of them and you can actually help change Police Policy. This request is coming from the Ad Hoc Police practices review commission. That board came about after the shooting death of john geer in 2013. Exofficer adam torres faces Second Degree murder charges for shooting the unarmed man. Since march the commission has gotten together and has reviewed Police Policies regarding force, communication, recruitment, and how officers work with the mentally ill. And now the review board is asking for your input. The Public Meeting for you to  bring up your concerns and questions tonight, 7 30 at Walt Whitman Middle School in alexandria. Coming up the next halfhour, ill tell you what the review board has already done and what they think changes should be made. Were live outside the Police Department. Back you to in the studio good thank you, delia. D. C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has a new plan to help ex convicts find jobs. Later this morning shell outline her Work Readiness program. The goal is to provide training and professional development for former inmates. This morning a kentucky courthouse will be the center stage of the National Media as county Clerk Kim Davis returns to work. Davis was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to samesex couples. The question this morning is whether shell obey a judges orders. Her Attorney Says davis spent the weekend reflecting. She is still thinking and praying very long and very hard about what she will do i dont believe shes decided yet. As she thinks, davis filed a motion friday asking the court to let her continue banning marriage licenses for her entire office until a lawsuit against her is settled. Her Attorney Says the earlier decision is expected owe oat earliest a decision is expected on that is wednesday. Democratic president ial hopeful Bernie Sanders is headed north this morning. Yesterday he was in the tar heel state of north carolina. Today hell speak at Liberty University in lynchburg, virginia. Nikki burdine joins us with a preview of that event along with another in the commonwealth which is closer to the district. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Much closer to the district and Bernie Sanders hopes his supporters will feel the burn. Thats what hes telling his supporters who will be in manassas today. Hes surnging ahead in the polls surging ahead in the polls leading some of those polls in iowa. He says he feel goods about how feels good about how his campaign is going. He call it is a grass roots effort. He says he wants to end income inequality and create a path of citizenship for latinos. A big focus has been student debt and the cost of higher education. Yes, we can make public colleges and universities tuition free. Yes, we can substantially lower student debts in america. Reporter tonights rally will be at the Prince William county fairgrounds. Doors open at 6 00. The Program Starts at 8 00. Sanders says theres one big thing that has surprised him about his campaign and ill tell you what that is coming up at 6 30. Back to you. Thank you, nikki. Thousands of migrants are facing more suffering and an uncertain future this morning. Many of them bought tickets to germany only to be stopped by police from boarding trains. Thats because germany has reintroduced boarder controls after admitting it can no longer cope with the huge influx of migrants. One 15yearold was among the lucky ones. He made it to germany just before the border situation changed. New life, new memories, new friends. Most of the people traveling to germany are Syrian Refugees who had left behind their lives that were once prosperous. There are a staggering heartbreaking number of children, toddlers and babies among these receive jews. This Morning Police are looking for suspects and a motive after a murder in oxon hill. It happened on southern avenue last night after an assault. When officers arrived, they say they found a man in his 20s who was injured but he died a short while later at a hospital. Prince georges county investigators are still collecting evidence from the scene this morning. A murder case involving a d. C. Police detective goes to court today. Antawn james is charged in the Fatal Shooting of detective joseph new Newell Joseph newell. The shooting was captured on surveillance tape. Later this morning, were expected to learn more about the condition of redskins receiver desean jackson. He hurt his left hamstring in the First Quarter against miami and never came back to the game. The injury occurred on the first play of washingtons second series on sunday. In case you didnt stay up to watch it, sunday night football turned into the tony romo show. With less than 30 seconds remaining, he went to jason witnessman for a touchdown. It gave dallas a 2726 win. Skins fans are miserable. New york fans are not happy with eli manning either. A number of mcdonalds are planning to get rid of a beloved seasonal sandwich. Residents in california escaped two fastmoving wildfires which already have destroyed hundreds of homes. Im first alert meteorologist erica grow. It is a very chilly start but temperatures will rise into the upper 70s this afternoon. Look at this beautiful picture on the michael son weather cam. Well head to the upper 70s. Still a bit breezy but it will be a very pleasant afternoon. Eastbound powder mill after i95 is where we have an accident that is causing some delays. All lanes blocked at this point. We also understand that it appears that police are looking for something in the area. Were working to get more information on that situation. And a few other incidents around the metro. Ill have an alternate route coming welcome back. Its 6 10 coming up on 6 11. Im meteorologist erica grow. Take a look at our current temperatures. Its awfully chilly out there. 48 degrees in manassas. 52 in martinsburg. 50 in gaithersburg and 56 in Downtown Washington, but its beautiful out there. We have tons of sunshine and low humidity in store for the rest of the day. Well also see a breeze out of the northwest, but our High Temperature very nice and comfortable 78 degrees between 3 00 and 4 00 p. M. Its time foe timesaver traffic now for timesaver traffic now. Larry, take it away. Thank you so much. Weve been keeping a close eye on this accident on highway 212. This is eastbound at i95. Sky 9 has been over the scene. We understand at this point at least three lanes are blocked so commuters can consider montgomery road, even route 1 as alternates. That should help you bypass the situation. Again this is going to be the biggest headache of the morning. Well have an update now in ten minutes. For now over to you. Three arrests are made in connection with highway shootings in arizona. But police say these are not the shooters theyre looking for. Well have more on their investigation when we come back. Geico has sent me to washington d. C. , our nations capital, to ask this question what president ial race is run right here in washington 81 times a year . Thats right the Washington Nationals geico president s race. Geico is washingtons hometown insurance company, and a proud sponsor of the Washington Nationals. The threedegree guarantee gets tricky when we have the Seasons Change like this but you nailed it again. Yes. Today well see a new chance for rain. Thats the way its going to stay all workweek long. Lets take a look at the michael son weather cam. A beautiful sunrise and your day planner. Temperatures quickly rising into the 70s by noon after this very chilly start. 77 at 5 00 p. M. Dropping from a high of 78. Notice these winds, though, out of the west to northwest at 10 to 15 Miles Per Hour through the day. Thats going to keep things a little cooler. Its going to be very comfortable in the afternoon. Right now 51 degrees in owens. 50 in fairfax. 52 in springfield. 52 also in chevy chase. On satellite and radar, you can see we are completely clear. This extends for hundreds of miles. A big sprawling area of High Pressure keeping things nice and comfortable. But its still a little bit breezy right now. 9 futurecast showing the storm system that we had on saturday continuing to pull away so the breezes depart with it. Beautiful pleasant weather today. And then it gets warmer on tuesday. Well see hi temperatures returning to the 80s but still High Temperatures returning to the 80s but still nothing going on on the 9 futurecast, not only the dmv but throughout the entire midatlantic, the northeast. Its going to be high and dry. Up to 78 in Downtown Washington today, andrews and leesburg. 76 in hagerstown and 77 degrees in manassas. Overnight tonight we will dip down into the 40s in a couple of outlying spots like frederick. Most of us in the low 50s for your overnight lows. Green weather alerts staying with us. Nothing to be concerned about. A high of 84 on tuesday and 86 on wednesday. In the first alert sevenday forecast, well be in the upper 80s on saturday. Next chance for rain on sunday. Time for timesaver traffic. Still waiting for progress on that accident that has three lanes of highway 212 blocked. This is eastbound just after i 95. Its actually, its after 95. I want to give you a look from sky 9 and show you how things are shaping up there. We saw police out there with flashlights leading us to believe theyre looking for something. Still three lanes blocked. Montgomery road as well as route 1 your best bet getting to your destination on time and bypassing this accident we have here again involving a tractor trailer. Back to the maps rights now. No issues for marc train riders. Seferg running on schedule. Everything is running on schedule. Southbound i270 no issues towards the capital beltway from middlebrook road to the capital beltway, a 13minute commute. Eastbound on i66 volume primarily in manassas. From sully road to north lee highway a34minute commute. As you make the trip northbound on i95 on the virginia side from gordon boulevard up to i 395, a 10minute chute. For now well send it over commute. For now well send it over to you. One person has died in the Northern California wildfire that has consumed more than 78 square miles. Thousands of people have been evacuated from the fastmoving flames which have destroyed at least 500 homes so far. Chelsea edwards has more from middletown, california. Reporter the insatiable fire burning 20 miles of napa valley is californias top priority. The governor has issue add state of emergency and fire issued a state of emergency and fire crews working elsewhere have been moved here to stop the destruction. Its utter chaos. Theres nothing like it. Ive never seen anything like it. Reporter embers rain down on people trying to escape after the fire erupted saturday. It even jumped a highway and drivers were forced to abandon their cars. At least one person died. Within 12 hours we had over 40,000 acres and thats unheard of. Reporter Officials Say the fouryear drought and erratic winds fueled the blaze that exploded in size at a rate not seen in 30 years. The fire burned hundreds of homes down to their foundations here in middletown. This used to be a 50unit apartment complex. Hundreds of evacuees have nothing to go back to. Were fairly certain that weve lost our hope. Reporter more homes could still be lost. The forecast calls for gusty, unpredictable winds, the same conditions that caused the fire to grow so quickly. Chelsea edwardss, cbs news, middletown, california. More than a thousand firefighters are battling that fire. Four of them have been injured by the flames. Three teenagers are now in custody in phoenix, arizona but police are calling them copycats. The 18yearolds were arrested for launching rocks at pedestrians and drivers from a sling shot. After their windshield was shattered a couple got a license plate number which led police to those suspects. Saturdays rocks hurling came two weeks after someone started shooting at cars. It was very scary. I was shaken up. I was crying. It was something that you felt like just happened to somebody else or something you see on the news that you dont feel like is going to happen to you. Fortunately no one has been seriously hurt. Last week Police Arrest add person of interest, 19yearold Oscar Torres Munoz but he has not been charged in the highway shootings. The last confirmed incident was thursday. Israeli police say they have restored calm around jerusalems most sensitive holy site. Police raided the mosque yesterday morning fearing tear gas and stun grenades. They said they received reports Palestinian Protesters were planning to disrupt visits by jewish worshipers. The palestinian president mu abbas condemned the attack. New york senator Charles Schumer is introducing an amendment to the budget for federal aviation administration. It would require the makers of drones to install software that keeps them away from nofly zones following recent drone sightings by pilots trying to land at new york city airports. You cant fly within two miles of an airport. It cant fly above 500 feet. It cant fly near the u. S. Open stadium or on a parade route when that street has a parade on it. You may have heard a drone did crash at the u. S. Open and senator schumer says last week two drones were spotted over the parade in brooklyn as well. No school again today for students in seattle, washington, but its not because of the weather. A teacher strike has entered its second week and for the fourth day, classes have been canceled. Negotiations did resume over the weekend after the School District added a raise to its proposal. That plan would add 20 minutes of instruction time, though, daily for students. 6 21 now if youre just waking up. Good news regarding your money. The average price of gas has drop cents over the past three weeks down to 2. 44 a gallon for regular. Experts say the prices are so low because the supply is much higher than the demand and even better news, it could stay like that for a little while. Macys is making room for the nations Largest Electronics train. It will open best buy shops within some of its department stores. The company will begin the collaboration in ten stores as a way to test sell consumer electronics. The ten locations have not been identified. This comes after macys announced it will be closing some of its underperforming stores. Kmart is expanding its Layaway Program to jump start the Holiday Shopping season. The retailer is offering eight to 12week Layaway Plans letting customers spread out their payments before christmas. Kmart will also allow shoppers to put items on layaway without a downpayment. The option will run through the end of november. Say it isnt so. Mcdonalds restaurant are skipping the mcrib this year. My favorite boneness barbecue sandwich which may be the wore boneless barbecue sandwich which may be the worst for you but is fantastic. Only about 8,000 mcdonalds roughly 14,000 restaurants in the u. S. Are planning to carry it because theyre offering healthy alternatives now. When can you have a junk food alternative, you know . Come on. Poor mike. Three decades after winning and being stripped of the miss america crown, a former miss new york receives an apology. Reporter ever wonder how you can change Police Policy . Your chance today. Ill let you know when, where coming up. Reporter president ial hopeful Bernie Sanders is surging in the polls. He hopes that trend will continue today with a trip to virginia. Ill explain coming up. Grab the jacket as youre heading out the door. Dont be like me. Im stuck out here shivering out here on the weather terrace. Temperatures only in the 50s for most at the moment but we are heading to the upper 70s this afternoon. Right now its only 56 degrees but the trip home from school for those kids is going to be nice and warm and pleasa

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