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alert. >> congressional investigators are aiming their sights at eric holder demanding answers about operation fast and furious. >> the house oversight and government reform committee, holder -- asking holder and the other justice department officials to provide any records they have about the operation. the committee chairman, republican darryl isa has said he believes the attorney general knew more about fast and furious than he's publicly admitted. >> we don't get cooperation as many people know, even when we do a subpoena, we get overredacted documents. >> we have sent thousands ...

we have to show you. mid to upper 60s. 65 in washington. 67 in southern maryland and along the bay going into the low 70s. monika? >> we're getting word of a serious accident north of town near hagerstown, eastbound 11 at i-70 just east of 81. be aware of that. i'll keep you posted on that situation again right near hagerstown on the northside. here's what it looks like on the beltway closer in. you've got the slow traffic on the outer loop. let's take a live look at connecticut avenue. just ahead at this point, word of a couple of separate accidents between route 355 and georgetown ...

>> it has been busy for a wednesday morning. it is all due to the rain and the wet road conditions. let's take a look at the maps. on the beltway, we're fine. we'll zoom into 95. you've already got the slow traffic basically from the prince william parkway up to the occoquan river. then that stretch of volume between newington and springfield up ahead. we'll take a live look at 395 at edsall road. back over to the maps, and this time, let's zoom into the west side of town. you can see all of the yellow cars, once again, all of the slow traffic on the beltway as well. leaving the toll...

hello, i'm j.c. hayward. has for joining us. the so-called underwear bomber entered a surprise guilty plea in a courtroom today. in detroit, the suspect admitted that he tried to blow up a jetliner to retaliate against the united states. manuel gallegus has details from detroit. umar farouk abdul mutallab stunned the federal courtroom when his lawyer announced he wanted to plead guilty to all eight counts against him including attempted murder and the attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. the accused terrorist calmly and clearly told the judge he understood exactly what he...