high pressure is going to be building in. our clouds will give way to sunshine late today and more sunshine over the weekend. temperatures up north are in the 50s in pittsburgh and buffalo. we stayed at 64 here in washington. lots of 60s down south. as far as we're concerned, we are looking at cloudy skies, a little drizzle in spots. high temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. code green air quality, that's good. it is 6:00 on this friday. we have good traffic news, with that, here we go. >> we do have good traffic news overall to report this friday. it is friday afterall. that is good news by itself. we are going to start off this morning with a problem in maryland. a minor water main break between lincaster mill. crews are on the scene. right now, only the right lane getting by. we are going to stay in maryland to see how things are looking on the roadways.

between new hampshire and georgia, a little more volume building up as we track the headlights. and let's head over to 270 southbound. a little bit of cars going by at this hour, just after 6:00. 121 to the split. no major problems to report there as well and then we head over to 66 eastbound, good morning virginia, hope everybody is doing well. traffic wise, a little bit of volume, all clear to the beltway and finally, we will head over to see 95 northbound between prince william parkway to lornton, angie, back to you. thank you, we begin with a developing story we first told you about last night. police are searching for a carjacking suspect who led virginia state police on the chase into maryland. this all happened around 9:30 last night. we are told the suspect carjacked a female driver in virginia and held her captive inside the vehicle. when virginia state police caught up with him, he led them on a chase across the patomac.

prince georges county police cornered the driver. that's when he jumped out of the car and ran. the federal government has begun a campaign, which targets any rumors about the effects of the h1n1 vaccine. the first shots should be available next month. 9news now, armando trull is live in our information center with more. good morning, armando. >> good morning. the government is concerned that those internet rumors could be hazardous to your health. even as those flu shots are about to be administered, the medical experts are firing off their own shots in an internet battle for information. >> billions of americans could soon be getting vaccinated for the h1n1 virus. the federal government says the treatment is safe and effective and it is ready to counter any false information that may pop up on the internet or elsewhere. >> we know in health areas, there's a lot of opportunities for misinformation. there's a lot of time for good information. >> that good information will

be available on social media sites like twitter and facebook. >> this is presented by the centers for disease control and prevention. >> videos will be posted on youtube. >> hi, i'm with cdc's influenza division. i'm here to speak with you about the symptoms of swine flu infection. >> i think it's a good idea. the cdc is able to use their authority to get a few strong influenters. we know it's coming from a go ahead place. >> the people who get the shots may develop unrelated illnesses and assume it's a reaction to the vaccine. >> we have to be careful to make sure that if there's an issue, it really is linked to the vaccine. >> however, anyone who develops any type of medical issue after getting the vaccine is urged to contact their doctor right away. >> and the cdc and other

federal agencies will step in if there is a risk. armando trull, 9news now and wusa9.com. president obama is shooting down a bush administration plan to build a missile defense shield in eastern europe. a new system of missiles will better protect. russia applauded the move. defense secretary came out in support of the plan, saying it is much better suited for a new developing threat. president obama has presented his first medal of honor for fighting in afghanistan. the president presented the medal of honor to jared monte's family. army sergeant was killed in 2006 when he tried to repeatedly save a wounded comrade during an ambush. and a soldier from maryland is among the latest to die in afghanistan. 29-year-old sergeant first class was killed wednesday.

he was from glenn and was based out of forth brag, north carolina. here's a follow up to a story developing in the district. dc council chairman is accusing mayor adrian fenty's administration of trying to use the council as a scapegoat for budget cuts. he is surprised by the announcement of teacher layoffs, especially since the mayor just signed the budget in august. major cuts are needed to cover an unexpected $40 million budget short fall. a new report in the washington examiner finds several cop owned businesses or businesses that employ cops are on the receiving end of tax paying dollars. it's part of an on going investigation about breeches in the county's conflict of interest rules. the report states at least eight trading companies were paid $630,000. well, the time now is 6:05. time for another living smart report and that's why we are

joined now with jessica doyle. hey. >> hey angie. there's a good reason why a lot of people are sweating and that reason starts today. good morning, everybody. top executives on wall street are bracing for a major investigation. today a ten-member panel kicks off its probe into what caused last year's financial meltdown. it is promising to leave no stone unturned. now however, members of the panel have past relationships with those big banks and those ties are causing some concerns. the housing market has been showing signs of a rebound and lower mortgage rates are helping bring in the buyers. the average dropped for the third week in a row. right now it's not too far from a low at 5.04%. and toyota is betting on a rebound in the american auto market. the japanese car market is pouring a ball dollars into a new campaign.

it's the company's most expensive blitz ever and follows toyota's success. it is fuel efficient cars were the top sellers and probably will continue to be for some time, when you are talking about the hybrid class. >> that's where the trend is going. what do you have coming up? >> we are going to look at an investigation into a change in the futures trading division, which is going to really impact a lot of people on wall street. >> stay tuned, thanks. tonight, jewish people around the world will begin celebrating. >> i am live with the jv cheerleading squad. we have a news segment coming up in five minutes. howard, back to you. >> we start with weather because across maryland, we have a lot of clouds. there might be a touch of drizzle. cumberland has been reporting some, but you have to go to the west. a look at your temperatures this morning, because it is rather quiet as opposed to yesterday.

and you see the readings are running mainly in the low 60s. we have some upper 50s out there. they cleared out a little bit, but it's 63 from frederick and gaithersburg. 61 in prince georges county. for today, we have mostly cloudy skies, a little bit of sunshine late. high temperatures from 77 in laplata. good morning, howard. ryland good morning folks in maryland. we have some information for you. river road this morning, we are looking at a live shot. things are moving well heading into the district. we will move over to wayne in silver spring. we are seeing people driving into action. things are looking good. no major delays to report in that area and finally, we will head over to our problem start of the morning. the water main break still

happening. approaching redland road. angie, back to you. >> thank you. don't just complain, take action. best selling author, willie jolly explains how it will help you move past all the problems. >> hello, this is willie goally and today's segment is about making a commitment to doing, not just complaining. if you are going to live, then you must move past the stage of complaining to the stage of taking action. some people make a habit of complaining and do very little more. they like to talk about their problems, but do not like to do anything to change the situation. you should not complain about what you permit. i tell the story of my first book of an old farmer who was sitting on a porch with his hound dog and the hound dog was just there sitting there howling. a stranger dame by and asked why is that dog making so much noise? because he is sitting on a nail. the stranger says why doesn't he get up? and the old farmer says because it doesn't hurt bad enough.

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segment highlights an educational program. it's designed to help high school students with an average gpa make it into college. 9news now, kristen fisher is live in falls church with more. good morning, kristen. >> good morning, angie. we are up early with the raiders junior varsity and varsity cheerleading squad. we appreciate them being out so early. now eight of these cheerleaders that you see right now are part of this program. it stands for advancement via individual determination. today we are honoring the teachers who take these high school students and help turn them into college bound graduates. >> how many essay questions are there? >> it's the most dreaded part of any college application, the essay. >> college essay going to matter a lot? >> yes. >> it is going to sell you. you want to sell yourself. >> today, what to write is the topic of this class. >> it's a class that is geared toward getting them to go on to

college, that's the goal. >> eric welsh heads up the program. tbl we do every year, we ask our faculty, who are some of the students who got more individual education attention, they would shine. six year st ago, five years ago, might be put into a population of kids that are at risk. by the time they seniors, they are ready to go to college. >> what would you write? >> going from shelter to shelter. >> these two seniors have been in avid since their freshman year. after four years of avid classes on things like how to get financial aid and field trips to college campuses, these seniors say they are ready. >> i wouldn't know anything about college. avid has really helped me in staying, you know, really organized, like binders and keeping things in place. i love mr. welsh. he helped me a lot. >> the teachers, they are amazing. all i can say to them is thanks

for always pushing me, motivating me, and teaching me determination. >> teachers don't get a lot of money but you get this reward. it's why you teach. we can feed into that potential. they can shine. >> thank you. >> now two classes graduated and the program has a 100% success rate. every student has gone on to a two-year or a four-year college. now another element of the program as they encourage students to take advanced ip courses and another testament to the program's success is that now the number of students taking ip courses here at jeb stewart high school has doubled. very impressive. the numbers don't lie. we'll tell you more coming up at 6:40. angie, back to you. great report. the man arrested for the murder of a yale university grad student isn't talking to

police. raymond clark did not enter a plea during his arinement yesterday. he is being held on $3 million bail. chark is accused of killing his coworker. a criminally insane killer is on the loose in washington. 47-year-old phillip escaped from a seat state hospital. he is diagnosed as being criminally insane. the jewish new year begins at sundown tonight. president obama says in a video message that the days should be an tun for israel to repair relationships. now let's check in with howie bernstein who is celebrating new years. >> good morning. we are going to celebrate the fact that the sun is going to come back. it might be back later this afternoon. we have to get through this

morning. we spoke with steve and said a little drizzle out there, we are looking at highs in the upper 70s. tomorrow, mid 70s with sunshine and sunday portly to mostly sunny. looking go ahead for the tear pips and their home games and just about anything you have planned. body drizzle. cloudy and cool. upper os to mid 60s out there. it will become partly cloudy this afternoon, milder, upper 70s. yesterday we stopped at 67. parking lotly cloudy and cooler tonight. we can be down in the upper 40s up in the northern part of the valley, up maryland to the pennsylvania border. otherwise, 50s will do it for the rest of us. this morning, as cool as 61 from easten and cambridge. we have 61 at andrew's air force base. it is 65 for fredericksburg and here in washington, reagan national, 65 and winds are out of the south at 5 miles per

hour. high pressure is over us, but it has been enough to keep enough of the moisture. there's enough low level moisture, that's why we are getting the drizzle. the front comes toward us late this afternoon. another area of high pressure, this one is going to move south and east and this is going to build for the moisture and keech this system to the south. so the folks saturday and sunday, locking good. temperatures generally in the 70s. here's our seven-day forecast, 77 today with the mostly cloudy skies. a few sunny breaks this afternoon. more sunshine tomorrow. by monday, we could get a shower. maybe some showers are possible, thunderstorms tuesday as we warm up to around 80. it is 6:17. the traffic report is next. >> good morning. it's friday, things are looking good out on the roadways. we will start out in virginia.

good morning, everyone. if you are doing great, we are looking at 95 northbound heading up from prince william parkway and it's going to be a delay. not too bad, especially for a friday. we are going to head over and we are tracking new headlines. a little bit of volume. and let's head over to the naps. we are looking at 99 to 56. so if you are see they are going above speed and 270 southbound, we will take another live look in maryland. i-370, not too bad. no accidents to report there. and finally, we are going to wrap up this friday at gp parkway, drivers are going at speed. back to you. >> thank you. well even though it is only september, those holiday shopping days are creeping up on us and they will be here

beef you know it. what are some things we can do to control our holiday shopping? lauren, you say there are five key things that we can do. >> that's right. don't expect the deep discounts that you saw last year. right now is when you need to start shopping. the discounts are still pretty good and you know, we found that on tuesday t the commerce department sees an overhull up tick in sales. so what do we need to look out for right now? well, say you buy something right now and it is cheaper. what happens in december if it is even lez than what you are paying right now? there are a couple things. sears will actually now search the web and match those prices for you. so you have to be careful. there are some people who will do that. i can't believe we are talking about christmas shopping. >> it's important, because you don't want to be the people to

wait until the last minute to do it. it is dangerous this year. some of the things you should do. mawk a budget, make a list, stick to it. the greatest gift is to save for family. all shopping in december calls for a stressful january. pressure, any time you are under pressure to do something, it makes a bad decision and in this case, it will be a costly one. stores may be out of things, too. be organized. keep careful account of what you spent and bought. put all of your receipts in an envelope and keep the accounting on the outside. so bought so and so, you know, this for x amount and then finally, get plugged in. if you go to u.s.a. today's website, we have a list of all the great websites that are offering deals. >> it's a way to do it and

twitter is playing a big role in had this. >> stores have paired dun their merchandise, sot price is lower than normal and so you aren't going to see the big adjustments that we did last year. >> some great tips you are offering there. start that holiday shopping now. that's what we are saying. thanks, lauren. the redskins prepare to face one of the most powerful runningbacks in the nfl and the nationals wrap up the season with a strong performance. sports is next. stay with us.

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in 2006 against the skins, jackson worked for 150 yards, rushing 120 yards this evening. he is big, he is strong, he is fast. he can go the distance any time he runs the football. i think this guy is a home run hitting type of back. >> i think it's important we tackle him. he's quick, it's important we be smart. >> down to level to a college game. howard university was down at florida a and m. over the middle of kevin elliot and that's a tackle. howard falls to the 48-10. turning our heads to baseball, the nationals in philadelphia, it was a one-run game and ryan zimmerman kept it that way. on to the tarp and he reels it in. that is your gold glove at third, there you go.

unfortunately, tyler will load the bases after that. allowing chase utley to score. nats go on to lose this one 4- 2. and preseason hockey up in buffalo. ovechkin and many of the stars sat out. the caps took care of visits anyway in overtime. caps win it 4-3. from furloughs to possible layoffs, it has been a hard year for employees, and congress approves the bill which overhauls the program. we'll have the details when 9news now returns.

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welcome back. first lady, michelle obama opened a controversial farmer's market in the district yesterday. it is in the 800 block of vermont avenue, right outside the department of veteran affairs. the market will be open every thursday from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00. but that stretch will be closed from 1:00 to 8:00 so vendors with set up and break down. pedestrians walking close to traffic. don't know if they figured it out just yet. >> first time will be a couple of bugs. got a little drizzle out here. >> it is getting all over me.

my hair is going to be destroyed. thanks, producer. >> for those of you like me who get that way when it gets moist. let's look at the satellite and radar, there's not much else out there. we have a bunch of showers in the carolinas and across kentucky. here, spotty, patchy drizzle. it's in the 60s, it's not bad. it is comfortable at 64 washington national airport. 61 from easten and 55 with drizzle. as far as today is concerned, a pretty good looking day as compared to yesterday. we'll get into the upper 70s. some sunshine this afternoon with a drive home temperature of around 76. speaking of the drive, how is that morning commute doing? >> hey there, good morning. well traffic is friday light for sure, not too bad out there and one thing about staying

inside, your hair stays dry. roads, that's another problem. the roads are going to be wet and slow as we head over to 66 eastbound this morning. take a look, 50 and nuttily, there will be slow downs in those spots, but so far, so good. the problem spot in maryland is at water main break we have been telling you about and that is at eastbound moneycaster, as you can see, crews are working on that. it has been going on since yesterday morning. it has been a problem. only the right lane you can get by in. let's hop on the outer loop. minor delays. drivers are doing pretty well. four, five, and 301, we are going to see green cars going by. not too bad, angie. back to you. >> thank you, the obama administration is taking a new stand. it is no longer allowing its political opponent to control the public debate about national issues. case in point, they are

preparing to fight false information about the effects of the h1n1 vaccine. 9news now is live in the 9news information center. >> hi angie, every year there are a million heart attacks in the united states. can you imagine the possibility for misinformation of some of those heart attacks happen shortly after a flu shot? doctors worry the vaccine could be blamed incorrectly for this and a whole host of preexisting conditions and that's why they are urging folks to pay attention to what they have to say on the internet. >> the federal government is launching an internet offensive to counter any misinformation regarding the h1n1 vaccine that millions of americans could soon be getting. >> this pod cast is presented by the centers for disease control and prevention. >> it's important for us to have the information we have about the data that we have about the vaccines and their safety so we can put about what we hear in the news in perspective. >> that's why federal agencies

are twittering, facebooking, and youtubing. >> i'm here to talk to you about the symptoms of swine flu infections. >> putting that in front of millions of users is a good idea. >> you want to get into the platform, that doesn't guarantee that you will reach the audience, but you are at least talking on the place where the people are. >> the federal government says the h1n1 vaccine is safe and effective, but with so many americans getting the shots; there's a small chance of complications, we are assuming a preexisting condition was caused by the vaccine. that's why the government is recommending anyone that becomes ill after getting the vaccine should contact his or her doctor right away. >> and the cdc and other federal agencies will monitor and analyze the results coming in. if there are any reasons for concern, they will let folks know. reporting live, armando trull, 9news now and wusa9.com. thanks armando. now to virginia politics.

the state's governors debated yesterday. they talked about how they each would create jobs and get the economy moving again. and a key topic of contention was transportation. >> i'm shocked that 47 days to go, my opponent has no transportation plan. i will not rob peter to pay paul. i will not take money out of other responsibilities of government. i will not take money out of education. >> virginiaens go to the poll to vote for governor november 3. here's a look at something happening today, later today. we are expected to hear more details about possible layoffs in prince georges county. the layoffs are connected to a 22.7 million-dollar reduction in state funding. between 100 and 150 county employees could lose their job. representatives from the workers union say employees are expected to learn if they will lose their jobs by october 1.

the time now is 6:35. time to check in with digital correspondent, jessica doyle, who is here with more on a crackdown on wall street. >> we are talking about major rule changes. they want to eliminate a type of trading that will give hedge funds an unfair advantage over regular investors. regulators proposed rules to ban flash orders, which give some traders a split second edge in buying or selling stocks. they would also crack down on conflicts of interest for credit rating companies. the house voted in favor of the biggest overhaul of college aid programs since their creation back in the 1960s. this bill kicks out private lean lenders. it also boosts pell grants. the measure now goes to the senate where it is safe. and this could change the way we all rent movies. youtube is in talks to rent new

movies online. the move physical lows similar deals and it would further cut into a market previously dominated by blockbuster. angie, they have not i want intivated. >> watching a movie online. >> online is a down loading method. there are technologies like apple's box that can send that movie from your computer to your television screen. so that is the future. >> wow. thanks for that. sure. and coming up, the longest running show in television history prepares to say good- bye. >> i'm kristen fisher and we have been live all morning, introducing you to the heros of their avid program. we'll introduce you to two of the program's recent graduates. that's coming up after this commercial break. now here is howard with the weather. >> our focus is virginia

weather and traffic. the weather, cloudy and in some cases drizzly. roads could be wet, but we don't have the moisture that we had around here yesterday morning. and with the clouds and the drizzle, it's on the cool side. just got off the phone with charlie and it is damp. 63 right now at culpeper. 63 from orange, winchester 62. pretty uniform atmosphere. mainly drizzle this morning, especially west, southwest of town. and up in winchester. this afternoon, a few sunny breaks possible. gainesville, 77. and you are going to be 76. how are the virginia roads looking? >> good morning, howard. so far, so good. wet roads mean possible accidents out there. so far, so good at tysen's corner. so far, traffic moving well. moving on to route 50 in

arlington. also no incidents or accidents reported so far. drivers there going just fine, a smooth ride and finally, let's hop on the dulles toll road this morning and fly over the airport all the way to the beltway. drivers are going at speed. back to you. how does jell-o sugar free pudding fit all that rich,

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we are back with your living green tip of the day. a nice cup of tea can be relaxing, but you should save some of that tea for your floors. the beverage makes a great hardwood floor cleaner. brew two bags, let it cool, and use a soft cloth to spread it over the floors. for wood furniture, one part lemon juice with olive oil and you have an all natural furniture polish. you can find more tips at wusa9.com. just click on living green. angie. >> thanks howie. today we start a new hero

central feature. a focus on the folks at high schools around our area. our first school is falls church, virginia, and that's where we find kristen fisher. and kristen, it looks like you had a wardrobe change out there. >> you know it, angie, did a little quick change. i am now an official member of the avid program, at least for the next half hour. you have to see the back. look at this. it says got avid, mission possible, college accepted. that's important because that is the goal of the avid program to get these kids into college. and i have two of the recent graduates of this program with me right now. now hina is a freshman at george mason university. i want to ask you, you were in this program. you are now a successful graduate of the program. how much did avid help you in college? >> it definitely really prepared me for college. for many college is unexpected

and you don't know how you are going to manage. our senior year in avid prepared us, gave us information about time management and organizing yourself. the first week of college was a piece of cake. >> congratulations on getting into school and surviving the first few weeks of your freshman year. now tarik is a freshman at northern virginia community college and what about you? you joined the program your senior year. how much did it help you in your first few weeks of college? >> it helped me a lot because when i went to college, the professors just lecture and you have to take notes, so that helped me a lot on grasping whatever important information they gave to us, instead of copying down every word. it helped me work in groups with people at my college, so we get our work done together and it helps a lot with the studying and with all the tests. >> again, these are just two

of the graduates of the program. they had two classes graduate. every student that has graduated has gone on to a two year or four year college. it's only four years old. now i want to turn it over to the junior varsity cheerleaders. they have been with us all morning long. raiders, take it away. [ cheering ] >> thanks so much. i want to thank everybody here at jeb stewart high school. we have all the avid teachers who are our heros this morning and the recent graduates. we have some avid students over in the stands. thanks so much for everybody being out with us. next friday, hero central is going to be on the road. we are taking high school heros

to the catholic high school in hyattsville, maryland. if you want us to come to your high school, we want to hear about it. send us an e-mail to heros@wusa9.com. for now, angie, back to you. >> thank you for that spirited report, kristen fisher. now let's send it over to our favorite weather cheerleader, howard bernstein. give us a cheer. >> maybe they are cheering about the weekend forecast after the dreariness of the last couple of days. in spite of the fact we have drizzle out there this morning. this afternoon, we have a chance for peeks of sunshine. it will be warmer. yesterday, 67. today 77. tomorrow sunny and 76 and sunday, mostly sunny, 78. so the skins, the terrapins, the frederick county fair is all looking good for your saturday and sunday. at the bus stop this morning, could be worse, right? spotty drizzle, cloudy, cool, upper 50s to mid 60s. south winds 5, close to 10 miles an hour in a few spots.

it will be southwesterly, becoming partly sunny. it will take a while, but we will see a little sun today. tonight, partly cloudy, cool, upper 40s in the chilly spots to upper 50s in town. northeast winds at 5 to 10 miles an hour. right now, we have drizzle. visibilities, 1, 2 miles. nothing too terrible. temperature down to 60 over in the martinsburg area. culpeper is 56. manassas, low 60s. up north, we have 63 at frederick and haggerstown. nationals, 64 with drizzle. a south wind right now, 9 miles per hour. the winds are southerly at the moment as this high slides away. there's another front and another area of high pressure that will driving off towards the southeast. by this evening, that front is down toward the mason dixon line and this high pressure is going to build in. it will be cool this afternoon. milder south of the front where we are. some areas, if we could get

sunshine today, we would be in the 80s. a little sun is all i'm anticipating. this high will build in for the weekend and that means good weather. we show you the computer model here with the showers across new york state, off to our west and down off the carolina coast. as we go through tonight, still some clouds. and look what happens for saturday. saturday morning, here's the clearing coming in and it looks like the afternoon is going to see a lot of sunshine. should be nice around here with temperatures in the mid 70s. all right, here's the seven-day forecast. 77 today expecting some late sunshine. 76 tomorrow. 78 on sunday. so the weather is cooperating, we need the terrapins and skins to cooperate. by monday, a chance for showers, temperatures back in the middle 70s. 64 degrees with the drizzle at 6:48. >> good morning. traffic so far cooperating this friday morning. hope everyone is waking up well and getting on the roads and be safe. we will start off with a live

shot. about a 20 minute delay this morning, but not too bad. no accidents to report. let's skip on over, we are seeing volume this morning. a little bit slow, and we'll head over to the inner loop, see how things are looking in virginia. not too bad. all lanes are clear this morning. well good morning maryland. let's see how things are looking for you on the roadways. 10 to 15 minute delays as you can see, more brake lights than usual as we saw in the last half hour or so and finally we'll hit the maps. lots of green cars mean drivers are going at speed this friday. angie, back to you. >> after 72 years on the air, the longest running open opera says good-bye today. guiding light started on the radio in 1937 and moved to television in 1952. so not only is it the longest running soap of all time, it's also the longest running show

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new university of california, davis city finds abandoned mercury mines throughout central california are polluting major waterways and rendering fish unsafe to eat. and an associated press investigation shows the federal government has tried to clean up fewer than a dozen of the mines and most of those cleanups have failed to control the contamination. a jury in kentucky has acquitted a football coach abused of causing the death of a 15-year-old. jason was charged with reckless homicide after a 15-year-old tackle collapsed on the field and died in august. and an appeals court struck down a law which required all voters present have a government issued photo identification card before they vote. critics said it disenfranchises minority voters. it is needed to prevent voter fraud at the polls. howie. >> angie, we are looking at

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[ cheering ] >> nice. thanks so much, guys. we'll send it back to you in the studio. >> that's what we needed to get pumped up for our traffic report. >> the big problem spot is that water main break in maryland at eastbound towards redland. only the right lane getting by at this hour. southbound 270, a different story. not too bad between father hurlly to the split this morning and finally, 95 northbound in virginia, dale boulevard, about a 20 minute delay. howard. >> we have drizzle out there, not the rain, but some drizzle. we do have high pressure building in and as far as the seven-day forecast is concerned, it is looking better after today. plenty of sunshine, more showers possible by monday. >> as for wall street, we are looking at a higher open after we had a small loss yesterday. we'll have to see if we can get this small streak open again. >> we'll have a story of a million