tell you about the seven day in 15 minutes. showers overnight in washington. streets may be wet out there but no rain around at the moment. it is a muggy morning, though. temperatures in the 70s in most areas. a few spots in the 6 as like culpeper and winchester and hagerstown along with washington still at 74 degrees. so a warm day. partly to mostly cloudy. back in the mid-80s and a slight chance of a shower or a possible thunderstorm before the day is out. right now 74. code green air quality. angie is off but patranya bhoolsuwan is in at 6:00 a.m. with the traffic. good morning. it is slow going morning this thursday. a lot of cars out there already. an update on that report on the accident 0 on the outer loop. it has cleared but as you can see traffic is jammed from wisconsin to new hampshire at this hour. we will head over to 270 southbound and see how things are looking there. it is slow but moving from 109 to 121 and clear to the split.

good morning, virginia. see how your commute is going. check 66 eastbound. we have a report of an accident at route 29 in centreville. it is backed up all the way past routes 234 but clear after the accident scene. moving to the inner loop this morning. green dares. one yellow car there. people going a little below speed. not too bad. and finally in the district, inbound new york avenue, around the times building this morning a bit slow but over wise so far so good. back to you. >> thank you. maryland's intercounty connector highway will be open in a few years. the goal to speed along your morning commute. digital correspondent alex trevino is live in silver spring and says it will cost you plenty. hey there, alex. >> reporter: hi there, jessica. the question is, are people willing to avoid a traffic bottleneck. the goal is to relieve traffic congestion on back roads like the one here in silver spring

and new hampshire avenue. the luxury of a traffic free highway is nothing free these days. >> time is always money. >> reporter: lescy has been looking forward to beating the traffic on the icc now under construction between shady grove and prince georges county and on wednesday, maryland's transportation authority announced the proposed tolls. >> pricing is set with two objectives in mind. one is to make sure it is a congestion-free roadway. >> reporter: that means once it is built the price goes up at rush hour to keep traffic down to travel the route from shady grove to u.s. 1. it will cost 6.15 at rush hour and 3.55 off peak time. add $3 if you go without an e- zpass bringing a mac mum trip on this future road to $9.15. the first 7.2-mile segment

between i-270 and georgia avenue is scheduled to open next fall. reporting live in silver spring, alex trevino, 9 news now and wusa9.com. the i-60 tolling system will be like this one. it is on highway 407 outside of toronto. it uses transponders to communicate with e-zpass and has cameras to capture license plates. it will be the first one like this in the united states. similar technology is already used in austria. fewer students are graduating high school in montgomery county and that causing alarm. 87% of eligible students got diplomas last spring, down 2% from a year before. the county blames recordkeeping for the declines. parents want officials to dig deeper for answers. >> we have the highest per people spending in the state of maryland. we should be above everybody else ready to address the needs

of these kids no matter where they come from or their needs. >> any changes in a downward way we would be concerned with in the sense we want to know what is going on and we are looking in to it. montgomery county's graduation rate is 11th in the state. the activists group acorn is doing a hidden camera. they captured workers giving tax advice to a pimp and prostitute. under maryland law a person must give permission before you can record them. acorn employees says their employees never consented to the recording. you will be able to be play the slots on the way to ocean city by next summer. that's if the owner of a horse track gets approval for a slots parlor. a state panel voted unanimously to grant the first slots machine license. it would go to ocean downs tracks in berlin, maryland.

there will be 800 slot machines. the number could grow to 25 of. residents we spoke to have mixed opinions. >> i don't think the slots will help them at all. i think it will be detrimental myself. >> call my friends and there we will be. i hope there's enough machines for all of our friends, that's all. >> reporter: oceans downs says the parlor will add 265 jobs. time for a living smart report. a new tool to help thieves stop stealing your credit and debit card information. lesli foster checks it out. >> many are traded cash for credit. all of those numbers give us a false sense of security. just ask dan. >> i didn't know there was a problem until i go to use the credit card one day and it is declined. >> reporter: he was traveling

abroad when bandits struck. >> his credit card company acted fast and threw out the $2,000 charges someone made in his name. >> they only found those two charges i have not made and i have never had a problem since. >> reporter: most of us have no idea we are actually handing over our accounts too crooks. >> this, for instance, this $20 or so on ebay. >> it is called a card skimmer. easy to get and easier to use. >> they have now stolen all of the information on your card. >> reporter: something to remember the next time you let your card out of your sight. >> this fraudulent card is every bit as valuable as this visa card. >> reporter: the company says their technology takes a fingerprint of your card and prevent thieves from cloning your card. >> this time the same fraudulent card. you run through and the purchase is declined. the problem has to be attacked from the other side and that

makes doing what the financial community is doing to make the cards, the stolen cards worthless. >> i think it has made me more aware. >> this security expert hopes the new technology slows down the $4 billion global problem and completely swipes it out in two years. lesli foster for 9 news now and wusa9.com. the time is 6:07. in ten minutes a new report showing big problems when it comes to housing. also ahead a hero central report. world war ii veterans making a pilgrimage to washington. meet the people behind this great effort. right now our focus on maryland's weather and traffic and here's howard. >> had showers across maryland and parts of northern virginia overnight but maryland is quiet this morning. let's get you out the door with a look at temperatures and it is quite muggy, as well. feeling like july and august with readings in the 70s out

there. we have low to mid-70s. some spots in the upper 60s. for the most part mug by morning. 73 on the bay in annapolis in southern maryland. slight chance of a shower. and angie is off but patranya bhoolsuwan is all over maryland's traffic. >> we are all over the place and checking how the commute is going on the outer loop due to an accident at wisconsin. it has been cleared but backed up between wisconsin and new hampshire. give yourself extra minutes to go through the area. head over to 108 and see how things are looking out there. not too bad. no major issues that way. and finally fly over the bw parkway and see how things are looking from route 32 past 197 to the beltway. free and clear. jessica. take faith instead of fear with you as you head out the door this morning.

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(announcer) taste why maxwell house is good to the last drop. time for today's hero central report. kristin fisher has a great story about veterans coming to washington. this is great. >> it is. i love this story. you know, the world war ii memorial has only been around five years but there's a new organization based right here in dc and their only mission is to make sure as many world war

ii vets get to see their memorial in their lifetime. >> thank you for your service and welcome to your memorial. >> reporter: hundreds of world war ii veterans filled the memorial built in their honor in washington. this group is a from wyoming and they have made the trip for free thanks to an organization called honor flights. >> the whole purpose is to bring veterans to see the memorial who might not otherwise get to do it. >> john claimed 68 missions as a world war ii fighter pilot and now on the board of directors for honor flights. >> many of these people may not have been out of their community since world war ii. so to bring them here is a wonderful thing. >> it is marvelous. >> reporter: he is one of the few pearl harbor survivors still alive. >> what bothered me the worst here is when i saw the

engraving of the pearl harbor engraving, excuse me, but that's -- i lost 2400 shipmates. >> reporter: but john clay isn't just thinking of the veterans as he walks the memorial. he says his mind is on our troops overseas in iraq and afghanistan. >> i feel it is a terrible situation and i feel for the poor people, the generals that have to direct the war and the men that have to fight it with a divide america the way it is. in world war ii we were all united. try to remember there is such a thing as patriotism. >> that is actually the thing most amazed by is how many veterans within talking about world war ii but what is happening now. i want to say this was the wyoming honor flights sec trip to the memorial. they hope to raise enough funds to make a trip next may. best of luck to them. >> tremendous work they are doing effort i want to say really quick, tomorrow morning high school heros continues.

last week we were at jeb stewart high school. and tomorrow i'm profiling a varsity football coach of 27 years. he's an amazing -- he's an amazing coach. it is a good story. >> thank you. here's what is in the news now, a census worker found hanged in a kentucky forest has the word dead scrolled on his chest. he was found dead earlier this month. the fbi wants to know if he is the victim of antigovernment sentiment. former dnc chairman paul kirk is expected to be appointed to the senate today to replace ted kennedy. he tolds the seat until a special election in january. wind and heat are fans the flames. this is video from overnight from 40 miles northwest of l.a. the fire is now 25 square miles

in size. rough situation there. >> the santa ana winds are blowing. the heat going on and the rain around here. it could be worse. i want to remind everybody, southern maryland today and tomorrow the maryland blue crabs of waldorf are in the playoffs. a couple of home games here and american red cross is collecting blood today and tomorrow at the games. if you donate you get a free box seat and is a certificate for a hair cut. >> super cool. >> give blood and support your team. >> get the forecast as we head out the door. a warm day in the 80s. a chance of a shower, slim chance at that and then tomorrow we will cool down where we should be 70s and saturday even cooler with rain and showers in the afternoon and the evening and in to tonight and saturday night, as well. highs upper 60s to near 70 degrees. here's the moms like me.com forecast. some wet streets but not

raining. muggy and cloudy 66 to 74. a warm start to the day. this is the last day the kids will be able to wear shorts to school for sometime. partly cloudy a bit less humid overnight. in the upper 50s and mid-60s. a little fog up where it rained last night. cumberland, quarter mile visibility. so watch it here. and even to the southwest here down to culpeper and orange, not culpeper but orange but visibility is a mile and a quarter. temperatures balmy. forget leesburg. that's not right. everybody else low 70s out there. 73 southern maryland, eastern shore. 74 winchester and with the fog in frederick 66 degrees. we have 73 in national. dew point 71 giving us a relative humidity of 90%. we are warm. west you have to go to the rockies. it is chilly. 39 in denver. some temperatures in colorado

in the low 20s with the snow pack on the ground. and we have to get this past us. it will sort of hang up in the area. as the moisture is to the west it will come not so much today with this front. this front may trigger a shower as it comes through but in to the weekend we will watch it. by friday evening, low pressure in the ohio valley with the rain. that is going to move in this direction. our seven-day forecast, had some rain in it. if it pops up it does any way. some rain and a shower chance today, 86. saturday a chance of rain moving in the afternoon and evening in to early sunday. more shower on late monday and tuesday cool and wednesday. speaking of cool, here's patranya bhoolsuwan with traffic. hope everybody is having a good thursday. check out the problem spot of the morning on the outer loop. an earlier accident causing problems there. give yourself 25 too 30 extra minutes to get through. move over to our maps and check

out how bw parkway is doing. green cars mean drivers are going at speed. no major problems to report 32 to the beltway. good morning, virginia. how are you doing out there. 66 eastbound an accident on route 29 has been moved to the left shoulder. that is good but traffic is backed up from route 29 in gainesville all the way to centreville. we will might have over to 395 northbound. tracking head lights going through that area. still moving well. slow duke to seminary and finally 95 northbound. prince william parkway to lorton. no problems to report. back to you. it is 6:18. time to see what's inside of "usa today." a headline in the money section, one in three homes in metro areas could pose health risks. with a closer look we are joined by managing editor lauren ashburn. thank you for coming in to talk about the story. fascinating common household problems leading to common

health problems. >> the national center for healthy housing looked at census data in 45 metropolitan areas and found one in three homes has problems like peeling paint, rodents, holes, and the number one cause water leaks. >> what sort of health problems is this leading to once you have discovered these problems exist in the house. >> they cause asthma. the mold can cause asthma. look at the top problems and especially in our area here as well as nationwide. here in washington, d.c., water leaks from the outside are the most common home health hazards. water leaks from the inside number two. serious roofing problems three. heating equipment and mice at 5%. metro areas that are the healthiest are the ones that are the smallest and newest and if you are living in a city and you are renting that's when you will see the most problems. >> reporter: what is being done

to address these issues which clearly are pretty widespread. >> the housing and urban development agency has said this should be a real wakeup call for people but not only for homeowners but also landlords to get these things fixed and for the first time ever a bill is in congress that says that the housing and urban development agency must or should put a healthy housing provision in all of its homes. >> we will have to keep an eye on it and see how it develops. thank you, lauren. >> it is 6:20. one of the greatest capitals ever calls a twist. and jim zorn is on the hot seat. hear what his players have to say.

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goals last night. so did mike the capitals routed the blackhawks and the caps visit think rangers tonight. the goalie is calling it quits. he led washington to the stanley cup finales in ' 98. the nationals wrap up their series with the dodgers tonight. the team will try to avoid the 100th loss of the season. it took a win last night. two on for pinch hitter pete. he hit the ball deep no right. maxwell scores and the nats beat the dodgers 5-4. redskins fans, good seats are available for the game in detroit the lions have 10,000 tickets still to sell. from here to detroit is about an eight hour drive. with the skins at 1-1. some believe coach zorn is on the hot seat. this weekend's game will tell us for sure. they have two touchdowns this season but the players are

squarely behind their coach. >> i think the coach has to continue to call what he feels will work and eventually it will work. >> we did what we wanted to until we went to the end zone. there is some stuff that could have happened and we need to capitalize on that. right now hear from coach zorn about his offensive line problem. will it be chad or will on sunday at right guard? learn more about that by visiting our sports page. ahead, a breakthrough in the fight against aids. new details out just this morning. and pittsburgh gets ready for the g-20 summit. we will have a preview. keep it here.

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the virginia state fair begins today and it's the first year at a new location, meadow event park. a mile from kings dominion. they say it makes the fair more accessible, especially for people in our area. it runs through october 4th. thank you for waking up with us. meteorologist howard bernstein is life on the

terrace with our happy thursday forecast. >> i took the jacket off. i wish i had a short-sleeve shirt on. it is muggy outside this morning. most areas above the 70-degree mark. because touch of fog to the north where we have showers overnight. cumberland is quarter mile visibility and frederick a half mile. watch out there. everybody else is in good shape. a muggy morning. a lot of low 70s out there. leesburg's thermometer is on the fritz but 73 in town. 74 winchester. 72 fredericksburg and 73 annapolis. you get the idea. a warm day and we will have another warm day. this is the last one, though, in the mid-80s to upper 80s. sunshine and a slim chance of a shower. cooler weather on the way. right now patranya bhoolsuwan has the traffic. >> we will start in virginia. 66 eastbound. an accident on the route 19 in centreville to the left shoulder. that's good news.

back up is still stop and go to route 29 in gainesville this morning. move over to kenilworth and eastern avenue. that's in northeast. no problems heading to the district this morning. that's good news there. as we head to the outer loop in maryland good morning. an earlier accident caused problems there but jamming from new hampshire to georgia. the drive time is about 30 minutes. finally 270 southbound, see how you are doing. slow 109 to 121. volume is building between germantown and 370 this morning. jessica, back to you. a look at what is happening today. the g-20 summit begins in pittsburgh. security there is tight as the leaders of the world's 20 richest nations gather. the two-day summit will focus on the global economy. there will be talks on climate change and financial regulations. a lot of protesters are expected. police have sealed off an area of downtown pittsburgh and

extra officers have been brought in for crowd control. we take a look at what is going on today in new york. iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad spoke to a nearly- empty room at the u.n. general assembly in new york on wednesday after protesters lined up outside. thousands are expected to march across the brooklyn bridge today to refute the re-election of mahmoud ahmadinejad. >> our nation has successfully gone through a glorious and fully democratic election. >> reporter: in a lengthy speech, mahmoud ahmadinejad failed to mention his country's controversial nuclear program, an issue raised earlier by u.s. secretary of state condoleeza rice. >> this process is now firmly up to iran. it is iran's choice as to how they choose to proceed there was outrage when moammar

gadhafi arrived. he denounced the u.n. in a 96 minute rambling speech. >> it earlier president obama addressed the assembly and welcomed the russian president. the hi sauce they are working together to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. he praised obama's decision to end the bush administration plan to end an missile defense shield in europe. >> both of us are confident we can get an agreement that substantially reduces our nuclear missiles and launchers by the end of the year. >> reporter: a busy day ahead for president obama. he heads a meeting in new york before heading to pittsburgh for the g-20 summit. samantha hayes for 9 news now and wusa9.com. new this morning, a possible breakthrough in the fight against aids. while you slept researchers

unveiled results from a new study. it found experimental vaccine could prevent infection with the aids virus. it cut risk risk by 31%. they admit it is a modest gain but a first step. doctors are stressing get your flu shot this year. a new study finds the nasal flu mist isn't as good. according to research from the last few years, injections were 68% effective in stopping the flu and nasal spray was 36% effective. doctors say get the shot, even if it is not perfect. >> flu sucks and the nasal spray vaccine, they are good vaccines, they are not great vaccines. >> reporter: one snag in that plan could be a shortage of shortage of tamiflu. there is a shortage of the children's version but the adult version is in good supply so pharmacies should be able to grind them up to make the children's version. we are elevenning about a spread of the h1n1 flu at

georgetown university. as many as 250 students are infected with the strain. that's a jump of 100 in the last week. a 19-year-old bethesda man faces up to seven years in prison when he is sentenced next year. colin mckenzie gude pleaded guilty to a felony count of possessing a destructive device. they found chemicals, and weapons in his bedroom. david baker resigned his position in july of being arrested on dui charges can. he wound up pleading guilty and spending five days in jail. his discussion is about decision making and moving forward from bad decisions. the future of metro manager john catoe will be in the spotlight. he will discuss a possible contract extension at his meeting. he has overseen a rough period

with metro with june's deadly collision, mechanical problems and delays some are calling for his ouster but the board is expected to offer a contract extension. from metro to the roads, we are finally getting an idea how much it will cost you to drive on the intercounty connector. alex says some people aren't happy. hey there, hey lex. >> reporter: the intercounty connector is the first electronic toll facility and many motorists in silver spring can hop on if they are willing to pay up. they could pay up to 35 cents a mile. the tolling has become an effective way of managing congestion. we talked to some people on the way to work this morning about the icc. here's their thoughts. >> i wouldn't pay that much money. i don't think so. that doesn't make sense.

i understand that it would help traffic and all of that, but, you know, $9 is too much. >> we are paying enough highway taxes as it is in the state of maryland and virginia. and no, i wouldn't. i'll stay -- i will have to fight the traffic. hopefully there will be enough people who have some spare money or whatever to get on it and relieve some of the traffic. but no, i wouldn't. >> authorities board is scheduled to vote on a final plan on the 17th. 9 news now and wusa9.com. here's a look at how the ic character tolls stack up against other toll roads. --

ahead new evidence of water on the moon. kristin fisher shows it to us. and in ten minutes a parking fight involving haynesworth. hear what he has to say in a 9 news now exclusive. but first a check on virginia's traffic and weather. >> virginia is rather quiet there morning. looking at fog to orange and points southwest of there. as i said a few clouds out there. charlie said 65 and partly cloudy to mostly cloudy. other readings across virginia range from the low 70s in a few spots. places like quantico at 72. manassas 70 and culpeper, the chilly spot if you will at 64 in winchester. this afternoon, partly cloudy to mostly cloudy. a chance of a shower or rumble

of thunder. patranya bhoolsuwan, how are the virginia roads? >> we are checking out the beltway. inner loop in virginia. right now now no problems. and switching over to arlington this morning at glebe and 50. accident free. traffic proving well and we will fly over the dulles toll road this morning past fairfax county parkway to 66. right now all clear. 9 news now will be right back.

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now over to jessica and kristin in the web center. >> thank you, howard. i'm here with kristin. and she has an amazing story about water on the moon. >> that's right. this is a very big deal, jessica. 40 years after the first apollo flight, scientists have finally found water on the moon. and we're not talking about evidence that shows water was once on the moon in the past but water is there right now. here's what we are talking about. data from three spacecrafts have town what scientists call unambiguous evidence of water all over the moon's surface. check out the top story here on space.com. it is official, water found on the moon. here's a headline on the new york times. in surprise, moon shows signss of water. that water is widely distributed over a thin layer of lunar surface, over all of this blue part here.

it is found in the oil and not in the icy poles at the top and the bottom. which is where most scientists predicted if found that's where it would be. it is not a lake and not a big deal but would make it easier for humans to build a base and actually live on the moon. findings have been confirmed by three spacecrafts. one abuliased here at the university of maryland. the findings will be published later today. you can find on the journal sciences website and get this, nasa will be helding a press conference at 2:00 p.m. our time at the ames research center in california where theyly they will reveal the scientific findings about the moon and i want to show you how much water we are talking about. so this is a one liter water bottle. if you take two of these, two liter like a big coke bottle

and fill it with lunar dirt it would produce one medicine drop of water. we're not talking a lot of water but it is something and it means it would make humans a lot more -- it would make life for us on the moon easier. >> as long as you weren't that thirsty. >> you could use it to build over structures. >> look at you little space nut. >> you have been to camp. we are talking a little water, maybe this much on the ground. could get a shower tonight. beautiful morning here. this is the jefferson memorial basis. gorgeous shot but some clouds and the sun is not up for ten minutes or so. the next three days, a chance of a shower today and 86. by tomorrow we are cool and lease humid in the mid-70s. saturday cooler with rain

moving in. temperatures in the upper 60s to an 70. here's the bus stop forecast. looks delay but muggy. little fog well north this morning and short sleeves, shorts this may be the last day for a while that the kids can dress like summertime an isolated shower will be possible and rumble of thunder. northwest winds five to ten. tonight partly cloudy l less humid. temperatures temperatures upper 50s to low 60s. some showers last night moved across northern areas. frederick over to cumberland, far northern maryland visibility is a half mile or less than that in a few spots. the humidity is up and so are the temperatures. midmid-60s from culpeper. quantico and fredericksburg and reedville is 82.

73 southern maryland. 72 across the bay. 66 with the fog in frederick and here in washington right now 73. dew point is over 70. very sticky outside this morning. again, that will get better as we head to tonight. cold front across pennsylvania will slide south. this may trigger a shower or thundershower. by late this. it is south of us pulling the rain or shower threat south. richmond this afternooner and this evening a better chance of a shower than we will by 7:00, 00. and tomorrow evening, look at this, low pressure from the ohio valley with rain. that will spread the region in to saturday. a much cooler day in to saturday. mid-80s today with a chance of a shower. tomorrow 70s and looks okay. rain saturday night an sunday afternoon looks good. so does monday morning and the next front cools things down for tuesday and wednesday with highs in the 60s.

time for traffic. good morning. starting too see backups on the roadways. start with 95 northbound. seeing head lights there. prince william parkway to fairfax county parkway, jammed 40 minute drive time through that area. and a report of an accident at 123. that's not helping the situation. heading out to 395 northbound edsall to seminary. it is slow. some back up as you can see pentagon to the 14th street bridge. also slow and 66 eastbound. good morning if you are traveling through that area, route 29 in centreville the accident is off to the left shoulder and ban backed up to 234 and nutley to the beltway is slow. show you what is happening over the 270 split. outer loop is slow from 95 to georgia. a lot of cars heading to work

this thursday morning. head back to 270 southbound. we are looking at an incident on the right shoulder. not sure what is happening there yet. but causing backups from father hurley to montross. lawmakers garrett county, maryland unanimously approved a fallen hero tax credit. from now on the spouse of any person who died in the line of duty will receive 50% off of property taxes. spouses will be eligible for the credit if it was owned by the fallen hero when he or she died. a story only here on 9 news now, the redskins $100 million man is in the middle of a parking war with one of his neighbors. it seems albert haynesworth was seen parking his vehicle in a handicapped spot in his gated community angering a neighbor who says it was wrong and called sheriffs deputies. haynesworth says the vehicle which has a handicapped parking decal belongs to his brother

who is a disabled vehicle. >> when i go off somewhere and my brother is not with me i don't park in handicap but when i come home and my brother uses the car i will leave it there for him. >> sheriffs deputies say there is no evidence of any crime and issued no tickets. haynesworth says he has done nothing wrong and has plans to change his routine. the nationals and dodgers wrap up their series tonight. it is the you canner match of the series. in the bottom of the ninth. pete drove in the winning run with this shot to right. washington beat l.a. the orioles got swept out of toronto. the blue jays scored to take the lead. baltimore loses 7-3. the o's visit the indians tomorrow. >> the throw to third not in time. we have 73 degrees here at

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it is 86:54 on thursday morning. here's what is in the news now. the democratic party in annapolis will meet tomorrow to pick a new mayor, a new candidate rather for mayor. pierre dropped out a. a memorial for annie le, the gut student murdered inside of a yale lab. a man has been charged with he

murder. a military helicopter made a hard landing at a warm in virginia. the chopper is from the virginia national guard. it was on a drug-fighting mission the pilot was not hurt. and howard is here. >> yeah, we have a muggy morning out there. the last warm day. slim chance of a shower but highs in the mid-80s. another look at traffic in the seven-day forecast are coming up. ♪

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for 11 weeks. show up and have dinner and you are entered and these aren't cheap costume pieces either. some are valued at $2,500. >> what does dinner cost? >> 20 bucks. >> patranya bhoolsuwan, you have the traffic. >> a new accident here at wisconsin blocking the left shoulder on the outer loop. show you actually sky nine. 270 southbound. also stacked father hurley to the split. and still have an incident at montgomery village avenue which is off to the right shoulder. so a lot of traffic in that area. in urbana, southbound 355 blocking all lanes. the accident is keeping traffic moving slow, as well. warm today and maybe a shower. cooler tomorrow and rain and showers on saturday in to early sunday and chilly here on tuesday and wednesday. the "early show" is next. they will have a preview of the grand jury-20 summit in pittsburgh and