right? >> yeah. we start with live doppler hd. charles county there. looks like it is coming up to waldorf, very light. on the bay to the eastern store from kent island to cambridge and easton, seeing a few sprinkles this morning. we may see a spotty shower or two later. as far as temperatures this morning they are on the cool side in the 50s for most of us. near 60 in easton. 57 here in town and 45 chilly degrees in oakland. the day at a glance, cool with spotty showers. more clouds really than sunshine with high temperatures in the mid to possibly the upper 60s. it is 6:00 a.m. on this wednesday morning. angie has the traffic. >> hello, everybody. welcome to wednesday. we are ready to kick off the 6:00 hour. and we begin with a camera tour of 270. the delay from 121 to father hurley is clearing out a bit.

delay stretching from germantown road to 370. here's the outer loop. a good amount solve volume west of georgia avenue. your ride will start to back up around the new hampshire area. in virginia 66 eastbound. below speed from 50 to 123. right now plus five minutes for that stretch of the drive. to the inner loop we go. to the maps, 95 to 6 no issues and if you are going to the district and planning to cross that key bridge, here's the shot. volume light making our way on to m street. andrea, that's a quick look at traffic. now, over to you. at one after the hour we are following breaking news out of fairfax county, virginia. firefighters are on the scene of a two-alarm house fire and having a problem with an open gas line. the home is ons by toe drive in annandale. alex trevino is live with the latest. >> reporter: we are on the street in the town of

annandale. fire and rescue crews are conducting a search at the house where the fire went up in flames a little while ago. 50 firefighters responded toe the blaze. the home appears to have been vacant. neighbors say no one had lived in the house for at least a week. it is a gas-fed fire that originated in the basement. at point no injuries but crews pa are making sure no one is left inside. the house is a total loss. we will be out here eyeballing this development and we will continue to ask questions. >> thank you very much. that is alex trevino reporting live from annandale, virginia. we are following a developing story, at least 82 people now dead after a tsunami in the south pacific. this is video in from american so noah. it was hit by a series of 15 to 20-foot waves yesterday and you can see the damage left behind. it came after a powerful

earthquake. the independent state of samoa was also hit. police are looking for dozens of missing people. president obama declared american samoa a disaster area. the "washington post" reports police wants to know if a bowie, maryland man was killed by someone who had been at the house for a party. tyrone richardson was killed in front of his family last weekend. police think robbery may have been a motive. last night a candle light vigil in bowie. neighbors came out to honor richardson and show the neighborhood is safe. a university of maryland medical school researcher is dead. she overdosed on a heroin substitute. police say 29-year-old carrie john died on sunday after injecting herself with a drug that is used as a substitute to treat recovering heroin addicts. they say she and her boyfriend

had been buying the drugs on- line from suppliers over owe -- overseas. the world's most infamous dog owner delivered a message to people in our region. michael vick was the keynote speaker at an mall rights rally in washington yesterday. he told the crowd of mostly young children what he did was wrong and he also told them to avoid the choices he made or they risked a similar fate. >> there's nothing like being locked down for 23 hours a day, having time to think of what you really did. when i was in a position so powerful and at the pinnacle of my career. >> reporter: even though vick has become a spokesman and advocate against animal cruelty. he is still not alied to own a dog as part of his probation. it is time for a living smart report. and jessica, you have mixed news on home prices. good morning. >> the bad news is a given they

housing market here locally isn't what it used to be but there is good news out there and the good news is that home prices have been rising in the washington area for four months in a row. the latest report is out now and it shows the median home price in july was $174,000. that's $3,000 more than the month before. still it is down $80,000 from the top price of $251,000 set back in march of 2006. this holiday season you will probably see some bargains on toys for kids. the "washington post" reports that wal-mart is expected to announce today it will offer 100 toys for $10 or less. the move is a day after kmart unveiled the first list of 15 hot toys as it prepares to air commercials promoting the holiday lay away program. how does a vaccine to stop smoking sound to you. the national institute of health thinks it sounds good.

so they have awarded a grant to a company to develop this vaccine. they report the $10 million refund research. it is in the last stage of clinical testing of the product and it prevents nicotine from reaching the brain and so therefore it stops feeding the physical addiction. people have to deal with the habitual aspect of smoking. >> thank you. a little more smart news for you. toyota and lexus owners remove the driver's side floor mat before you make the next trip. it could interfere with the accelerate and cause a sudden surge and may even cause a crash. it affects the following -- all

of this information is on the website. go to wusa9.com. seven after the hour. in three minutes our hero central report. how you can help out the red cross in northern virginia. and in ten minutes, getting the h1n1 flu shot. who the government is going after to make sure they get one. but first a focus on maryland's weather and traffic. here's howard bernstein. >> good morning. we will start with live doppler hd. parts of southern maryland to the eastern shore have a few sprinkles just south of waldorf and western charles county and kent island to denton and south of easton to cambridge, some light showers. as we look at the forecast for maryland today, we are looking at a spotty shower possible. a cool day. not as windy as yesterday.

a little breeze with hancock 65. bowie 66. waldorf 67 and potomac near 66. we will look at the maryland roads. >> thank you very much. we are live from georgia avenue and the east-west highways. no problems to report. next shot, germantown and frederick. we remain delay free. this is 355 and germantown actually. that would be the right -- yeah, that's the right road. 50 westbound from the bay bridge to annapolis, that drive is okay. when you hit 202 and 201, or see 201 that you are slowing down. >> it is time to decide what you want and take your life to the next level. best selling they are and motivational speaker will live lee jolly tells you how to do it. >> reporter: this is willie jolly and today's live better tip for success is taking your life to the next level. i will share steps from my book

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at 6:10 a look at what's happening today. first lady is in copenhagen, denmark and she will meet with supporters of chicago's olympic bid ahead of friday's vote. supporters of same-sex marriage call for legalizing same-sex marriage in the district at a rally tonight. it begins at 7:00 at the true reformer building. and the ribbon cutting at the air and space observatory. time for our hero central update. i'm in the web center and say good morning to kristin fisher. hello. >> reporter: good morning. you know this morning for our hero central segment we want to highlight an effort underway at the prince william county chapter of the american red cross. look at their website right here. this called the heros for the american red cross campaign. clearly here at hero central we

like that title. it takes place at various red cross chapters at various times throughout the year, but right now it is the prince william chapter's turn to ask local heros to step up. this campaign is the largest annual fund-raising campaign conducted by this red cross chapter throughout the entire year. all of the funds donated are used to provide services in your community for disaster relief like life-saving training also to services for the armed forces, blood donation and emergency preparedness. it goes to causes that would help you and your neighbors in the time of the need. all you have to do to be a hero is commit to raise $1,000 in support of this chapter and you can do it by going to the prince william chapter red cross website and i will have a link on my blog at wusa9.com. now, i want to show you guys the man that is heading up this campaign. if we can look at this picture

right here. this year's super hero, as they call it and the chairman of the campaign is john jenkins. he says their goal is to raise $60,000 this year. now, jenkins is the longest- serving supervisor in the county's history. for 27 years he's been a supervisor there. and it's a nice fit because the red cross is the longest- serving charitable organization in the region. it's been around for 92 years. so clearly it is a great cause. we all know in the red cross and if you would like to donate i have a link to how you can do it on my blog at wusa9.com. here's what is in the news now. suspected terrorist plotter najibullah zazi remains in a new york jail cell. he pleaded not guilty on tuesday to conspiracy charges. najibullah zazi will be in court in december. the white house says no immediate sanctions on iran over the nuclear program. it is hoping for progress in

six-nation talks that begin tomorrow. iran says the program is for peaceful usage. president obama is planning the first white house state dinner to honor india's prime minister. the two met during an economic summit in london this year. the dinner is planned for november 24th. time to say good morning, again, to howard bernstein. a little chilly outside. >> not only a little chilly but a couple of spotty showers have popped up. expecting them today with an upper air disturbance pushing through. little later south and east of town, we are looking at this activity across charles county and the eastern shore. just south of waldorf there on 301 between la plata and waldorf to white plains and cambridge to oxford on route 50 a few sprinkles. even kent islands and the outlets there. you must know those outlets. >> no, they are good. >> let's get the forecast the

next three days, temperatures on the cooler side of things. today and tomorrow, mid to upper 60s with a spotty shower or two. tomorrow more sunshine and then on friday, keeping the rain out on friday. mid-70s. still can't take it out of saturday. that looks like a decent chance of showers. here's the moms like me.com bus stop forecast. isolated sprinkles south and east right now. otherwise mostly cloudy and in the 40s. most areas in the low to mid- 50s out there. light jacket weather once again and this afternoon, mid-60s. i'm going to tell my son no short sleeves today. northwest winds 10 to 15 with a cloudy shower or two. tonight, partly cloudy, chilly. after the evening showers diminish, 39 to 47 will be one of the colder nights in a while and tomorrow the sun returns, more so than today. you notice the action moving from the northwest to the southeast. also had a few popups down here but this stuff was a piece of

upper-level energy. that's what i'm expecting later today. we have those 50s. 52 culpeper, 57 washington and southern maryland. easton 59 and out west a little cooler. steve called and temperatures 55, 56 with clouds around. winds not much of a factor. nationally it looks quiet. in the northwest we have a storm in the rockies that will bring mountain snow an we are dealing with this system in canada and bringing in the little pieces of energy rotating around it. and that's why it is cool and unsettled. front is off shore. the northwesterly winds and later this afternoon, isolated showers here. more still in the mountains than the metro and far south and east a lightle or -- lighter or lesser chance of showers today. the seven-day forecast, mid-60s today with a spotty shower. upper 60s and more sunshine tomorrow. by friday we are looking all right. mid-70s. could be a little wet for the

terrapins and for fall for fairfax, 72. better weather by sunday afternoon. good morning, angie. >> good morning. hello, everybody. it is early on this wednesday and we are so happy you could join us. we begin with a report of an accident at 12th and e street in northwestst northeast. please watch for crews. take it outside and open the door. 270 is stacking up. heading southbound we are jammed to montross. next, let's check the outer loop. from 95 to georgia. volume started early this morning. 10 to 15 minutes right now. that delay is growing. 395 northbound in virginia. good morning to folks out there. from duke to seminary is where you are the slowest. okay approaching the 14th street bridge and round it out with 95 northbound in virginia. driver really below speed from the prince william parkway to lorton. that's the traffic. now, over to you. we explore what is inside the "usa today."

the big story today all an the flu. the headlines read officials seek to vaccinate illegal imgrants against h1n1. here to talk about that is lauren ashburn. it bet this is controversial. >> already hundreds of comments on our website about this. the center for disease control says the swine flu, h1n1 does not discriminate whether or not you are legal or illegal and they are recommending that illegal immigrants get vaccinated. >> you say you are getting comments. what are people saying? >> a lot of people are against this, thinking public health dollars should not go to this. however, the cdc is saying this is our position. this is what we are doing. they are reaching out to hispanic media and going to church groups to make sure that hispanics know they need to get vaccinated. illegal immigrants are afraid of even wise sigh government organizations like their local

government public health departments and since we know that h1n1 or swine flu affects younger children one thing we are hoping is they will be vaccinated in school. but if they don't it is difficult for illegal immigrants to pay the 20 or $30 that a drugstore would which charge. >> reporter: if they don't get the vaccine, then, as you said, it doesn't discriminate. you could be standing next to someone who sneezes and you could be adversely affected. >> it is very true. the other thing is there are 11 million to 12 million illegal immigrants in our country right now and the fact that you think you are not going to stand next to someone who could be an illegal immigrant is pretty slim. >> we know there will be a lot more comment on this story because it is part of the health care reform plan. lauren, thank you very much. you can read more in today's "usa today." our time is 6 -- 6:19. up next the nationals get ready for the last home game of the season and the capitals

pick jose theodore as the number one. hear from coach about decision.

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to center field and the game is have in the books. >> the baseball season can't end fast enough for orioles fans. they lost to the rays. and it is the longest losing streak in the majors this year. the nationals have their last home game of the season today. a 4:35 start against the mets. 32 of the nats 54 wins have come here in washington including last night's performance. in the fifth, dc's ian hit the sec home run of the season. a two run shot but the nats

trailed 3-2. tied in the 8th. desmond hits the ball to the mets short stop. looks like a double play but he throws away. he comes an to score and the nats beat the mets 4-3. the nhl season begins on the the caps start on thursday and already fans are talking about the number one goalie. it been theodore. the former league mvp fell out of favor with fans after a bad performance last week but the coach wants the veteran's presence. >> i'm not really competing. i'm actually competing with myself. i want to mac sure i can play to the best of my abilities. >> he has played much better in camp than last year and i think it is a good situation and think they will have good years. >> reporter: the caps begin tomorrow night in boston and our time is 6:24.

ahead an update on the breaking news story, on the house fire in annandale, virginia. plus, an overnight rocket launch why one astronaut brought a bunch of clown noses. no tieups to avoid on kenilworth and through the district right now. more traffic is up next. outside on the weather terrace, chilly. put a heavy coat on here. it is a cool period we are going through with a chance of showers. we will see you when 9 news returns.

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weather terrace. got rid of the sleeveless vest and putt on a long sleeve jacket. >> that borderline cold where any colder i would want light gloves on the hands. live doppler hd, things are quiet in the metro but charles county and eastern shore you see light returns. nominee to calvert, hughsville and benedict and east of the bay. on the weather computer, the bigger picture, showers in pennsylvania some of those will rotate southeast. mountains are likely to see shower and we cud see one or two during the day today with highs, but in the mid to upper 60s. 65 for the drive home. right now 57 in town. low 50s elsewhere. angie is watching the traffic. >> we are all about the drive in this morning. no matter where you need to go we will tell you about the tieups to avoid including this

one at the intersection of colesville and sligo creek parkway. jumping over to 270. let's check it out. from father hurley to the split. a lot of congestion. no incidents or accidents along the way. 66 eastbound. a lot of taillights here. below speed. heavy from 28 gainesville to the fairfax county parkway and 50 to 495. this is inbound new york avenue from the times building to bladensburg road. that's the slow go. andrea, over to you. at 6:31, firefighters are on the scene of a two-alarm house fire in annandale, virginia. an open gas line is causing them problems. we have been tracking breaking news all morning long. alex trevino is live with an update. >> good morning. the fire is still smoldering. sun light should make it easier for crews as they continue their search inside.

spokesperson dan schmidt says no one is believed to be inside but crews want to make sure. the house was likely vacant. neighbors hasn't seen anyone here for at least a week. the fire is gas related. we're told the neighbor on the backside of the house on the 5,000 block of woodson street saw the flames shoot up from the house and called the fire department right away. no injuries at this time. firefighters will be here for another couple of hours nominee the property considered safe. we will keep you posted with information. live from fairfax county, 9 news now and wusa9.com. we're also tracking a developing story out of the south pacific. and new information about the deadly tsunami there. at least 99 people are dead the independent state of samoa and in american samoa. a wall of water slammed in the island yesterday following a

powerful earthquake. video and pictures show the extent of the damage 6 president obama has declared american samoa a disaster area. one student there say people are just heading for high ground. >> only thing we are doing is going up the hills and mountains. even the cars on the road. some park in front of the school and start walking up. >> reporter: after the earthquake, tsunami alerts were posted in hawaii, california and oregon. they saw waves of one foot. not enough for some people to notice. the debate on health care reform will move on in the senate and without the so- called public option. it didn't have the votes when it came up late on tuesday. some democrats voted no. they say it would kill the chances of any reform to pass. it would be a government run people opened to people without insurance. virginia senator jim web points

out that president obama is one reason why it failed. >> the administration did not come down with a specific proposal. so instead legislation boiled up through five congressional committees and now they are trying to be resolved. >> reporter: the public option isn't totally dead. the house democrats may demand it as part of their final bill and that will have to be figured out by committee. are you paying more attention to your cell phone than the road on your drive? researchers, automakers, safety advocate and lawmakers will discuss ways to keep the use of cell phones and texting from causing deadly accidents. the obama administration may seek a federal law against using the devices while driving. tomorrow maryland will join the district in banning texting while driving. montgomery county officials held a forum on speed humps,

traffic circles and other ways road designers try to slow us down. not all of them are popular with drivers but they are supported by people living along major roads. >> increased speeding and traffic have increased the risk of accidents, including those involving pedestrians. county officials are deciding whether they will change the measures including speed cameras. jessica doyle is here with a special living smart report. and a focus on getting hot green jobs for people that need them. >> there's a lot of need out there especially in the district. dc has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. it surged over 11% last month but some local organizations are trying to turn the trend around and do good for the environment at the same time. since the great depression,

goodwill of greater washington has been training unemployed workers and getting them jobs the mission is the same with a class of green construction jobs. >> inside the clam classroom we call it a ten week booth camp. >> it is a partnership between goodwill and green builders dc. it is funded by $900,000 in federal stimulus money. the first class just graduated from the course that teaches the nuts and bolts of green construction. >> we are talking about homes and solar panels. >> reporter: and softer skills. >> we work with resumes and attitudes. >> reporter: at the end of the day this program here at goodwill is finding people jobs and they are doing just that. they have a job placement rate over 70%. students come with different goals. >> where i see myself in the future, possibly working for the epa. >> reporter: some to enrich established careers.

>> i'm coming from an hvay career of 20 years. >> the green economy will flourish in the district of columbia and we hope our students are at the front of the line to build green buildings, install smart meters and make sure homes are energy efficient. >> reporter: the training program is free for students and graduates are given vouchers to goodwill stores to pick up new interview and work clothes for their jobs. >> and they are getting jobs. virginia's governor is highlighting local businesses which are thriving despite the bad economy. he walked through old town and on thursday and visited a new establishment on king street. forbes magazine dubbed virginia the best state for business. the fourth year in a row the commonwealth received that honor. will you have an apple today? maybe some carrots?

a look at how many of us eat our fruits and vegetables each day and which part of our region ranks tops in the nation. right now we will focus on virginia's traffic and weather. start with howard. >> watching the doppler hd. a few sprinkles have shown up across virginia, north of the fredericksburg area. that extends across the river in to maryland. temperatures are on the cool side. folks at -- spoke to charlie and he said 51 right now and 2 culpeper and dulles 58. ft. belvoir and quantico in the lower 50s. winchester 58. today, partly cloudy to mostly cloudy maybe a sprinkle or two. angie, what's happening on the virginia roads. >> not a lot as we look at glebe and washington. here we go. we are moving and without incident or accident. switching over to fairfax,

incident free at 50 and 29 as you take a tour right there and come fly with me. we are over the dulles toll road where past that to herndon is where a little volume is picking up to the capital beltway. you are watching 9 news now. we'll be right back.

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expected to unveil a bill which would cut green house gas emissions by 20% by 2010. so just over ten years. in advance of the growing climate change debate on the hill there are two high schools -- tools that have been launched to help them visualize what it will look like over the next decade or so. the newest one is a new addition to google earth. it is a 3-d mapping tool that preconvicting the affects of climate change on the planet. what makes it interesting is it lets you zoom in to your hometown and see the scenarios of how climate change could affect your backyard. >> these are based on computer models that not everyone agrees with. take that as a grain of salt. how warm we will get is debatable. >> absolutely. in this area it is a useful tool if you think that climate change is indeed real.

it is useful if you are going to buy a home on the water because you can see how far sea levels may affect. >> and get this, according to maryland's latest climate change report that is especially important in this area because the chesapeake bay region is the third most vulnerable area to level change. it is third behind louisiana and florida. >> when you saw what happened with isabelle and how many areas were inundated, you realize it is fragile and neil frank, used to be at the hurricane center, as the director. he said why are we building on the coast, we love water. that's why we are doing it in in spite of the potential for hurricane and now sea level change. >> real quick check this out. this is by the nature conserve advancecy. it is the climate wizard and

this one shows how much temperatures are expected to rise the next century and it is neat because you can see it for the entire country and also zoom in to our area and see exactly what we are talking about. in our area we are looking at a five to eight degree rise on average in our area. temperature rise over the next 100 years. again, that is all controversial data that some might agree with it and some may not. >> we know from computer models they have flaws. i'm in a humbling profession and reminded of that every now and again that computer models are not perfect but check it out nonetheless. >> even though it may be getting hotter hundreds from years from now, it is pretty cool right now. >> you have the links on your blog. >> yes. >> let's go weather right now. a few sprinkles this morning. a couple of spotty showers with temperatures in the mid-60s. tomorrow more sunshine and

upper 60s. as we head to friday i think that will be the nicest day of the week with temperatures in the mid-70s and kept the shower chance out. here's the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast. spotty showers down south. otherwise a nice day overall out there. mostly cloudy and upper 400s to upper 50s. this afternoon, partly cloudy to mostly cloudy with a spotty shower. more leakily, though, you will see the rain in the in the mountains of pennsylvania and west virginia. other than early shower possible, partly cloudy and chilly. cold spot in the upper 30s. most of us mid to upper 40s. this morning we are watching moisture out of ohio and pennsylvania. look at that. wince it holds together across the mountains. later this morning in to the afternoon we will get some shower activity. 58-degree on the bay. manassas an culpeper in the

lower 50s. jan in reedville says mid-50s, as well. a nice morning there. it clouded up. winchester 58. 57 here in washington. the winds are fairly light. yesterday had gusts near 30. winds are west at six and the relative humidity is 67%. we are watching still a big storm system yesterday it was here. today up here. and quebec province. however, its influence is felt by the brisk northwesterly wind and a little disturbance will sweep through later and squeeze out a couple of showers here and there but most of the day i expect to be on the dry side. however, it will be cool. grab the umbrella just in case. highs today mid-60s. these are 40s in town tonight. again upper 30s may be possible in the coldest spots. better tomorrow an friday but showers on saturday and then on sunday, other than an early shower looks okay. highs around 70.

57 degrees. good morning, angie. wrapping up in 13 minutes so you can always get a personalized traffic report. hit me up on-line. here's an accident to tell you about at 29 and sligo park in silver spring. drivers are losing part of the lane. overall volume light so the traffic is not terribly affected. to the outer loop we go. we are jammed from 95 to georgia. that's just volume. on 270 the slow go from father hurley to the split. 395 in virginia is slow from the beltway to seminary and again from the pentagon to the 14th street bridge. and finally wrap it up in virginia with 95 northbound. looking at a 15-minute drive to make it from the bail boulevard area. that's the latest. starting tomorrow you can go amtrak from northern virginia to new york and boston. amtrak begins new service from

lynchburg with local stops in culpeper, manassas, burke center and alexandria. there will be a ceremony this morning at the burke center station. well, you spoke and the district listened. the circulating bus route through georgetown will keep going north to glover park. budget cuts were going to force them to end the route at georgetown harbor but angry riders got the decision reversed. do you eat enough fruits and vegetables? chances are the answer is no. a study finds less than 1 a% of teenagers get two servings of fruit and three servings of vegetables in a day. as for adults, people in the district do the best, 20% of adults get their five servings. vermont is in second followed by maine. in sport the nationals played their last home game of the season. it is a 4:35 start against the methods. last night an amazing play by dukes to seal a win for

washington. 3-2 pitch fly ball, right field. dukes is after it and he has got it. the nats win. two wins in a row for dc. in the american league the rangers beat the angels that means the red sox clinch the wild spot. they will play the angels in the first round. 57 degrees here in northwest washington. in three minutes we will go back live to annandale, virginia where firefighters are battling a two-alarm house fire ever coming up on the "early show," what's in your genes how breakthrough genetic testing held the key to save one woman's life. and cbs's own byron pitts shires his story of overcoming the odds from his new memoir on the "early show."

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for what's in the news now let's go live to alex trevino. we are monitoring a fire. in annandale, virginia. fire and less cue crews are searcher for anyone who may have been left behind. we have more on wusa9.com. we are getting word of a powerful earthquake in independent these california the u.s. gee lodge cam survey puts the magnitude at 7.9. early reports say there is damage to buildings in the capital of jakarta. don't be alarmed if you hear fighter jets overhead tonight. norad will be conducting training exercises. they will be late tonight and could extend to the morning. we have isolated showers south of town this morning. otherwise today we could see a spotty shower almost anywhere, more likely in the mountains. highs in the mid-60s. angie has the traffic and i'll look at the seven-day forecast

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romance. he actually got feisty when he got too close but the zoo hopes that love will eventually be in the air. >> playing hard to catch. >> you may recall that was one of your viral videos last year. it took off. cute little thing. talking about traffic. an accident at silver spring. you are losing the right lane. on 270 a 20-minute drive from father hurley to the split and 66 slow from 29 to the fairfax county parkway and again from 50 to the capital beltway. >> all right. we have got a chance of a sprinkle or two. going to the nats game. their home finale today. a sweatshirt or light jacket. could be a spotty shower. the best chance of showers is on saturday. jess? as for wall street, all the bets are off until we see the latest data on the second- quarter growth for the economy. we'll have to see how it turns out. the "early show" is next and they will have the latest on the deadly tsunami in