took affect. good morning, everyone. i'm andrea roane. howard bernstein is here with weather. kris sneed is in for angie. he will have the traffic in just a moment. we begin with howard and the school closing this morning. garrett county schools are closed. >> they had 40 feet of snow last week. >> 40 feet. >> i'm exaggerating. no. three feet of snow in spots of garrett county, tremendous upslope ♪ and probably dealing with the affects of that. around here this morning it is march, march 1st. we made it through meteorological winter. today the first day of meteorological spring. let's talk about what is happening outside. a mix of clear skies and clouds. a few snow and rain showers yesterday. i don't know if you saw the snow in the afternoon a little bit. some spritzes and snow showers and this morning is fairly quiet with clouds hanging tough in the mountains. temperature-wise, mid to upper

30s right now. may drop a couple of degrees before the sunrise here in 9000 minutes or so. and temperatures in the 50- degree range. a lot of 30s across the mid- atlantic with generally mid to upper 30s across the region. culpeper 41. andrews air force base a chilly spot at 34. look for partly to mostly sunny skies today. lunchtime in the mid-40s. a little breezy. expect gusts at times over 20 miles an hour. right now 5:01. let's get a traffic update. good morning, kris. >> clear skies and we expect a clear commute. 95 and the bw parkway, the graphic is showing nothing but green cars. moving to the beltway in maryland, moving well 95 to 270. inbound new york, checking out the roads heading in to dc, no problems to report at this time. heading over to 395 in virginia. you can see here at duke street we are clear here to the 14th

street bridge. and finally 95 northbound in virginia from dumfries to the mixing bowl, all clear. andrea? >> thank you. metro riders will be digging for an extra dime this morning after a temporary fare increase took affect yesterday. kristin fisher is live from the information center with more. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning. that's how much more it will cost you to ride the metro this morning, ten cents. this fare hike means the regular base fare for metro rail, metro bus and metro access will jump ten cents from 1.65 to 1.75. most regular commuters can expect to see the value of their smart can trip card decline faster than normal. a phi cents hike will be applied to the rate for senior citizens and people with disabilities. the goal is to reduce a 5 # $40

million budget short fall. it is expected to raise $10 million over the next four months and metro's board of directors approved it last january, marking the first time metro imposed a temporary rate hike on customers in order to close a budget gap. before you get too excited, remember metro's board of directors is considering a bigger fare increase to close a bigger budget gap in 201. the national transportation safety board is investigating what caused a deadly plane crash in edgewater, maryland. the pilot was returning to lee airport when his aircraft went down along warehouse creek lane. the plane burst in to flames melting the siding of the closest home. the pilot 53-year-old joseph kelly iii of annapolis died. he was the only one on board. rescue crews are searching for dozens of people trapped in

chile. the quake flattened apartment buildings. 700 people are confirmed dead in the quake which registered 8.8. soldiers arrived in an effort to stop widespread looting after first saying they would not need international help, chile's president says teams from other countries are needed to relieve their weary rescuers. it wasn't just the earthquake that devastated the nation. while tsunamis didn't strike elsewhere it destroyed some of chile's coastal towns. some are sleeping outdoors since their homes have been washed away ♪ [ music ] closer to home, parishioners at the lady of lords catholic church celebrated a special mass for chile yesterday. many had family members affected by the quake. coming up, time for the first "living $mart" consumer report of the morning.

jessica doyle has a preview of the day ahead on wall street. >> reporter: good morning. we all can say happy march. wall street is hoping to get more of what we had for february. there's also going to be a lot of news on the job front with a report on layoffs. the dow starts at 10325 after climbing 4 points on friday. the nasdaq also added 4 points and the s&p 500 rose by a point. wall street posted more gains for the month of february. the dow up 3% with a rally slowing near the end of the month. the nasdaq gained 4%. and s&p up 2.9 for february. the white house is working on plans to protect american's retirement savings. it wants to do it by eliminating conflicts of interest for advisers who manage those accounts. the administration estimates the protections would affect 15

million workers. you know, a lot of people don't realize their investment adviser is getting money from the fund when they are selling it to them. consumers need more information. what do you have for them. >> money-saving tip of the day. focusing on social security and how to make the check go a little farther. a woman with local ties who won three gold medals in the munich summer olympics is pleading for burglars to return them to her. she won the medal for swimming an they were taken from her home last wednesday in tempe, arizona while she an her family were out of town. >> i realize they are just symbols but they mean to much to me. to me they are the culmination of a journey. >> she kept them in a safe deposit box but we cently took them to a local school and didn't have time to put them back in the bank. she has a 9 news connection are

connection, her father buddy worked for nine has news years ago. investigators say a marine abducted and raped a woman after taking her from her home in boston and say he matches the description of a suspect in another case. they are working to see if torres could be connected to other crimes. lawsuit pitting the mayor overbear win against prince georges county will continue. a judge refused to throw out the suit filed by calcvo over a mistaken raid at his home. the judge authorized the release of an internal affairs report that cleared sheriffs deputies of any wrongdoing. a new person is in charge of white house events like state dinners. that story is coming up.

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welcome back. 50 westbound from the bay bridge bowie to the beltway. no problems to start the morning so far. more traffic and weather coming up. in the news now at 9 after the hour, the mother of two north carolina children who died in a house fire now faces criminal charges because police say she left them home alone. four children were home alone when a kerosene heater started the fire. the older children, ages 7 and 4 escaped. two toddlers died. four men are in the custody of the border patrol but lucky to be alive after they were spotted clinging to a tree. authorities believe they are

illegal immigrants who got caught up in the river. they have summerier -- injuries but are expected to recover. the white house has a new secretary, julianna smoot. she worked as chief of staff to rod kirk. she replaces des'ree rogers who is returning to the private sector. she came under scrutiny after a couple crashed the state dinner without an invitation. doctors find a not so harmless side affect to smoking marijuana. and it will take longer to recover from the storm that brought us a lot of wind. we are dealing with last weak's storm. another storm on the horizon. i will let you know how close it will come. 9 news now returns in just a leave hair healthy. s selsun blue. got a clue? get the blue.

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♪ with bold rich flavor that's exceptionally smooth. wake up to black silk. tens of thousands of people in maine still don't have electricity after the storm system that hit us in the northeast late last week. in many cases, the near hurricane-force wind gusts brought down entire trees not just limbs and crews had headed out to help neighboring states when the storm hit maine. all right. we have more active weather at the start of the week. what's going on? >> the start of the month. >> what is going on is it is

march now. this is an active time of the year. we have a strong subtropical yearn southern jet stream if you will. this has been cranking since last fall. the winter we have had is still there. we get an energized atmosphere and that's what we will be dealing with for another couple of weeks. but if this one misses us, which i think it will on wednesday, this might be it. let's go to the weather computers and show you what is happening. today around 50. gusts over 20 miles an hour. tomorrow increasing clouds and tomorrow night i think a little rain or snow may begin and tomorrow in to wednesday it is flurries, snow showers, light snow as the bulk of the storm will miss us to the south and southeast. chillier with try highs near the 40-degree mark. the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, partly cloudy and chilly. in the 30s. not bad at all.

the sunrise is 6:41. this afternoon, mostly sunny, breezy, 45 to 50. northwesterly winds 10 to 20. look at the sunset, a minute after 6:00 p.m. and mostly cloudy, chilly. lows 30 to 35 an northwest wind five to ten. temperatures in the upper 30s here. andrews and easton at 36. 41 culpeper for the warm spot and 37 manassas. dulles 38. martinsburg, up to hagerstown and winchester in the upper 30s with wind chills in the upper 20s to low 30s. a little wind chill out there because we have a little bit of wind. nationally, we have a big storm here in texas and a big storm in new england, still or just off the new england coast. this thing, wow, this is another impressive storm here. a little snow on the north side, kansas, northern oklahoma. look at the rain and in north and east texas. that will is eventually move northeast. this will block it some.

if this storm wasn't there, this would have a better chance of coming toward us. we might be on the warm side or see appreciable snows. the way it is looking now with computer modeling it shows it well. follow the storm as we come in on monday evening across the south n. to tuesday we will see a wind up the coast here and start to crank to our east here by wednesday morning with low pressure looks like east of norfolk. south and east of town by wednesday morning, a better chance of light snow than north and west. this looks like it will miss us. just to the south and east. a little bit of snow will be possible tuesday in to wednesday morning. we may even some some snow showers ring never to thursday morning the way things are going. the seven-day forecast, temperatures today around 50 with the breeze. a little rain or snow to start tuesday evening. lighter snows i believe on wednesday opposed to the heavy stuff. flurries or snow showers in to thursday morning. we get it out of here. and look at next weekend,

saturday 52 and sunday 50. here's kris. >> our quiet commute didn't last long. >> tracking taillights. westbound a problem here at 234. an accident is off to the right shoulder. no delays with that. going to our graphics on the outer loop in virginia, a disabled at 123 that's blocking the right lane. recommending you stay left. no delays with that just yet. moving to maryland 270 southbound a little volume at father hurley. no problems. going to the graphics, route 3, route 4, 5, no problems here. no reports of any incidents. and heading to the district, 16th street and colorado, you can see it is wide open right now. andrea? >> thank you. the president's health tops the living well headlines. president obama had a routine physical at the national naval medical center in bethesda. doctors say the 48-year-old president hasn't kicked the smoking habit.

he is taking anti-inflammatory medication to relieve den don'titis in his left knee and say he should eat better to lower his cholesterol but other than that he is in excellent health. a study finds smoking marijuana isn't as harmless as many think. researchers looked at 3,000 adults that smoked pot for six years they were twice as likely to have a serious mental health disorder than people who aren't regular marijuana users. allergies to meat maybe more common than thought. a carbohydrate in meat may be the cause of an fill lactics. it is based on 60 patients with unexplained allergic reactions. plus, an old nemesis of the capitals fans strikes again in

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good morning. i'm sara walsh with a quick look at the morning sports. when chris sam -- samuels went down with a neck injury it was the end of the year for him and he was told closure on his pro bowl career is likely to happen this week. samuels hold a press conference on thursday. he suffers from spinal steno sis, a narrowing of the spine and resuming his career would be difficult an potentially dangerous. the redskins have so far declined to comment. the 2010 olympics are in the book and crosby is yet to write another chapter why they don't like the u.s. 1-0 canada. the puck around the neck. the wrister past miller and northern neighbors are up 2-0.

zach comes through for the united states and we are heading to ot. in the extra, the capitals nemesis, sydney crosby playing for the other guys again brake breaks the dreams. the u.s. settles for silver after losing 3-2 to canada. to basketball the wizards visiting this nats. second half, wizards within four. andre black throws it down. he had a game high and career high 36. 15 rebounds for him. they battle back to beat the nets 89-85. regular season finale at college park. courtney ward the layup that sups them up. terps will be the nine seed at the acc tournament and take on north carolina on thursday. that's a quick look at the morning sports. have a great monday. and this morning, the 2010 vancouver olympics is history.

the winter games ended last night but the traditional closing ceremony, after the death of a luger, marred the opening of the games. the canadian organizers were praised for their resiliency and the hosts had -- here's the medal tally -- being patient with social security can really pay off. that story is coming up. plus, toyota's troubles could put the big three u.s. automakers back in the drivers seat. and metro isn't the only local transit agency raising fares this week. we are heading to the district on canal road. no problems to report. i will have the spots you need to avoid coming

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you are going to pay more for metro as the agency tries to balance the budget. welcome back. howard bernstein is starting us off with the forecast they are the new month of march. >> meteorological spring begins today. >> i feel it. >> real spring doesn't begin until march 20th but we will feel the breeze today, as well. march is blowing in like the lion she is and we will get a storm in here on wednesday. as we go to the weather computer you will see a large storm throwing rain and snow in to new england. the storm is going to block the other one from south of texas from making it up toward us. otherwise we would have a better chance of seeing it. i think the bulk of the storm will be southeast virginia to the delmarva. close but generally south and

east of us. 41 culpeper at this hour. mild morning. subfreezing temperatures in western maryland. garrett county schools are closed today because they had so much snow last week and over the weekend. readings, the wind chills in the lower 30s in most areas. some spots upper 20s. mostly sunny skies today, mid- 40s at lunchtime. it will be breezy with gusts over 20 miles an hour. it's just about 5:30. time for traffic. hello, kris. >> we will start on the beltway in virginia. at 123 we have a disabled blocking the right lane. on the inner loop at route 1 another disabled blocking the right shoulder. no delaysette but we will keep our eyes on them. in to maryland, the outer loop is moving well 95 to 270. heading over to 395 northbound. no problems duke to the 14th street bridge. on 95 in virginia, if we look at the camera here, a slow down

is building at 123 all the way up to lorton. we will keep our eye on that and see how that goes this morning. metro riders will be digging for an extra dime after a temporary fare increase took affect yesterday. 9 news now reporter kristin fisher is at the tenley town metro station with more -- rather in our information center with more. >> we're here in the information center now. ten cents, it may not sound like a lot but it is important because it could set a precedent for future hikes down the road. the purpose of the fare increase is to reduce the $40 million budget short fall. it is expected to raise $10 million over the next four months. they approved it last january marking the first time metro imposed a temporary fare increase on passengers. it ends june 26th but keep in mind the board of directors is considering a bigger fare

increase to close a bigger gap in 2011. that's a ways away but here's what you need to know today. if you plan to ride metro this morning the regular base fare for metro rail, metro bus and metro access jumped ten cents. on the rail it jumped from 1.65 to 1.75. most regular commuters can expect to see the value of their smart trip cards decline 20 cents a day faster than normal. no discount on distance traveled or time of the day. the maximum fare is up from 4.50 to 4.60. for most people it will be a ten cents increase starting yesterday and even the cents doesn't sound like a lot but again, you are looking for more fare increases by the end of the year. >> when you add it up it does amount to a lot. thank you. metro isn't the only transit agency raising rates

this week. montgomery county's ride on bus is hiking fares today. fares for seniors went up five cents. this morning police are a suspect in custody in an overnight crash which four pedestrians were hit. the wreck happened on university boulevard in chill , maryland just before 3:00 this morning that's just across the montgomery county line. police say a man intentionally struck the victim and was involved in a domestic dispute with at least one of them. officers arrested him a short time later. two victims were taken to the hospital for treatment but are expected to recover. the other two were not seriously hurt. fewer teens are getting behind the wheel according to federal data which shows only a third of eligible 16-year-olds got their licenses in 2008. that is down from almost 45% 20 years ago. some teens say they just don't

want the responsibility. arlington, virginia driving strucker says new regulations maybe a factor for the decline. >> the whole process, you know, kind of complicated for a 16- year-old student. when we go over the laws and regulations you can see them going what is going on? back in 2005 we had 96 students attempt to get their license. now we get 40 to 45 students. >> how come you will wait? >> because i never tried driving before and i'm scared i might crash. >> reporter: right now 47 states prevent teens from driving at night. 44 states limit the number of passengers allowed in the car with a teen driver. today, a jury resumes deliberation class the accokeek racing trial. taylor is accused of being the second driver in an illegal street race that caused the deaths of eight people two years ago. taylor confessed to being

involved in the race initially but his attorney says it was coerced. prosecutors say video of the race captured taylor's vehicle racing at speeds exceeding 100 miles an hour. bullock maybe sentenced today. he is faces 15 years in prison. if taylor is convicted he could get up to 80 years in prison. a woman accused of killing a mother and her young son has a court hearing scheduled for today. wilson is charged with first- degree murder. police say wilson stabbed her husbands ex-wife and that couple's 7-year-old son paul because she was jealous over their relationship with her husband. they are investigating whether wilson was a mail order bride and whether she was in the country illegally. maryland's former governor is criticizing martin o'malley for traveling to iraq. on his radio show he said that o'malley should not have made the trip during the legislative session. he has not decided to run for

governor this fall. o'malley returned from visiting maryland-based soldiers and national guard members. the spokesman said the pentagon is responsible for scheduling the trip. time for another living smart report. jessica doyle is back with americans towering on a household name. >> this presents a window of opportunity for the automakers. we are talking about toyota and behave seen their safety problems are taking a measurable toll on customer loyalty. among consumers who drive a toyota, 60% say they would buy a toyota again but that is down 10% from a year ago. the automakers report february sales on tuesday and toyota is expected to show a sharp decline. u.s. air travelers could face the flight disruptions that crippled parts of europe last week. the partners at "usa today" report that counsel, united an

southwest are in contract talks that could lead to walkouts. experts say it's not an ideal time for workers to strike because of the weak state of the industry. time for the money-saving tip of the day. if you are making a plan to collect social security you should know the longer you wait the bigger the check. you can collect as early as 62 but experts suggest waiting until 66 to collect. you could suffer reduction of benefits by 25% or more for the rest of your life. obviously, you know, what you choose is dictated by the money you need when you need it but it is nice to push it off as long as you can. >> good advice. thank you. the national zoo has a new resident. 2 1/2-year-old giant pacific octopus. right now it weighs three pounds but it will weigh more than 40-pounds next year. in the wild, a fully grown giant octopus will weigh

hundreds of thousands of pounds the animal will be named sometime this month. police make an arrest and are holding out hope that a missing runner is still alive. and severe storms strike western europe. it is 5:37. here's kris. we are flying the gw parkway southbound. we have no problems this morning. 5:37. 37 degrees outside. we'll have more news, weather and traffic coming up.

welcome back. we are checking out the traffic on the sousa bridge. no problems there. we will have the rest th u to know up. investigators say evidence led them to 30-year-old john albert gardener. some 40 volunteers helped in the search for chelsea king who disappeared last week after going for a run. 50 deaths are blamed son severe storms in western europe. the worst hit are central france and britain. rescuers airlifted people in

one french coastal town. the show went on despite severe storm damage in arizona. a microburst wiped out 20% of the booths at an articles show yesterday. organizers cleaned up and recovered as much damage as possible and resumed the event. to one was injured. local muslims worry about their children being recuted in radical forms of their religion. that story is coming up. plus, the military is called in to stop looters after the earthquake in chile. here's howard. today is the first day of meteorological spring but i have a winner snowstorm to tell you about. 9 news now returns in just a ♪

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the last of it. tara mergener reports. >> reporter: in the hard hit city of concopcion they search for survivors. across the central coastal region of chile, the death toll topped 700 and with many missing the number is expected to grow. for survivors their thoughts are focused on getting by. residents stripped this one supermarket bear on sunday. -- bare on sunday. >> this woman says it is a necessity. we have no water and nothing to eat. >> reporter: they say the basic essentials from major supermarkets will be given away prosecutor free. 10,000 chilean soldiers are on the street. >> secretary of state hillary clinton will visit chile tomorrow as part of her five

nation latin america tour. she will stop in the capital city of santiago to show america's support for the rescue and recovery mission. after initially turning down foreign aid, the president appealed for international help on sunday. along with food and water, field hospitals and temporary bridges top the list of needs. some areas were left devastated either by the monster quake or frightening tsunamis that followed. the president is calling it a catastrophe of unthinkable magnitude and says that recovery will take a massive effort. for many running low on food and water, the fear is while the disaster may be over the real crisis will set in. tara mergener , cbs news, washington. >> some people along the west coast will be cleaning up from floods today. big waves may have attracted some in california but some residents had sea water coming in to their homes and in to a

few houses. police closed the pacific coast highway as a precaution. >> boy, weather has been something else since the end of last year. >> it has been an active weather period as we know. and it is march now. that doesn't mean it will get less active. we march 15th to june 15th in the plains is tornado season. >> wow, don't get a break. >> no. that's one of the reasons that i like weather. it is interesting. >> yes, it is interesting. >> we have more interesting weather wednesday and even tuesday night. it will get close to us but it will be one of those little close for comfort but it will stay south and east. nice today, although a little breezy. up around 50. yesterday in the upper 40s with the afternoon rain and snow showers. tomorrow, increasing clouds. mostly cloudy, late in the day or after dark we will see a rain soar snow shower develop and then tomorrow in to

wednesday could be some snow showers flurries, even a period of light snow. highs on wednesday in the upper 30s. the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, partly cloudy and chilly. in the 30s in most areas and wind chills a little colder than that. upper 20s to mid-30s in most areas. sun is up 6:40ish or so. 45 to 50 this afternoon. sunset 6:01. tonight, mostly cloudy and chilly. in the low to mid-30s. this morning we are looking at the clouds off in the mountains here. breaks south and east. and the big storm, look at the snow coming in to new england from this storm off the atlantic going back, fairly impressive. for us, closer in and you will see we have snow showers which have died and a lot of clearing out of the mountains east of 81. temperatures in the 30s to 41 in culpeper right now. saint indigos is 42. from lou anne in annapolis, andrews 36 and upper 30s from

our friends in the shenandoah valley. temperature at national 38. the west northwest wind at ten makes ill feel like 31 this morning and the dew point in the 20s. relative humidity is 64%. the cold air is around across the northern plains in to minneapolis. but we seeing some moderation. 50sin the southwest. 40s texas, new orleans, to memphis and even miami down to 50. this big storm, we are watching this. a lot more concerned if it was earlier in the season and. but this is impressive, well defined. a lot of energy and it will move east and northeast. but with we have this guy spinning here blocking and that is just enough that i believe we will be safe from it. put the computer in motion. you will see the moisture in the northeast. as we go through monday, no real problems. clouds increase tomorrow. we will see them thicken up. here's the system from texas coming up from the northeast, south and east of us by

wednesday morning. you notice that, just south and east. maybe areas in the middle peninsula or the delmarva may see a better chance of snow than around here. that's why i'm not thinking we will see that much. seven-day forecast shows we have temperatures by wednesday with snow showers or light snow upper 30s. could be an early snow shower on thursday. and next weekend partly to mostly sunny. highs around 50 give or take a couple of degrees. we toss it over to chris chris for traffic. minor incident southbound on the bw parkway at annapolis road just inside the beltway. we have a report of an accident here. stay to the left right now. not sure what lane it is blocking. we will keep you up-to-date on that. we are seeing it move well germantown road to the split. beltway in virginia. good news for drivers as we go to the graphics. earlier disabled at 123 cleared as well as a disabled at route

1. route 50 tracking the taillights on the right side of the screen. slowing down approaching 123 and finally 395 northbound. that's also starting to pick up between duke and seminary. >> thank you. ten years after 9/11 a debate over islam and extremism is raging once again. critics point to local examples of what they call home-grown terrorism. but the sheer mention of that phrase puts many muslims on edge, especially first- generation parents. the embers of this fiery debate keeps drawing divisions ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> our faith is always dragged in to this. >> reporter: as a first generation muslim, her story is typical. her family came here for opportunity, then came 9/11. >> my children were born here, but they are told go back where

you come from. terrifying for us that they will take it out on the wrong person. >> headlines of attempts and attacks are resurrected the fear. for many muslims it feels like prejudice is back. >> first thing i thought is here we come again. >> reporter: on an evening after prayer i sit down to talk to a group of muslims, do they worry about domestic radicalizations. >> muslims here in montgomery county feel part of the community. we don't feel like we are strangers. so when these questions are asked, it puts us on the spot. okay, gives us tips. >> to me it is like asking an average american family do you worry about your kids growing up to be serial killers? >> reporter: critics argue there's a difference. they say islamic extremists are using technology to prey on muslim youth in america. >> one of the areas where islamic terrorist organizations have had a lot of success is with social networking sites

and using the internet to push their evolution in terms of getting new recruits and members. >> reporter: it's a topic that is picking up steam and attracting standing room only crowds in forums like this one. >> a dangerous political ideology which aspires to world domination. >> reporter: a charge that is greeted with applause in here, but in here -- >> it makes people cringe. >> boys being boys, 16, 13 and 10, they have video games. sometimes they joke should i shoot the muslim here. >> reporter: first generation parents say it is sometimes hard to communicate with their kids. >> usually they don't go to their family or parents because they think we are not our generation. they would not understand us. >> they express a very strong bond with this country. >> reporter: a bond their

parents encourage while also trying to teach the right islam. brittany morehouse, 9 news now. >> brittany adds many muslim- americans say they are frustrated and tired religion is always brought in to this. they believe terrorists are perverting their religion by replacing it with a violent political philosophy. he's been in trouble before, but now it appears marion barry's fellow council members are ready to punish him severely for recent actions. that story is coming up. in the examiner, an alert reader tips u.s. marshals to the whereabouts of a fugitive. northern virginia homeowners can expect a hike in sewage rates and a lack of money toward plans to build more urban centers in this region. read these stories and more in the

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news no run 84:30 to 7 a.m. join us for the latest news, weather and traffic and then the cbs "early show" will air 7:00 to 9:00 followed by inside edition and the insider from 9:00 to 10:00. 9 news now learned that storm the dc council will deliver the most severe punishment to barry for his allege misuse of his council authority. sources close to the city's legislative body say the ward 8 councilman will be censured stripped of his committee assignments and more. and the vote could be unanimous. >> i take full responsibility this for this lack of good judgment. >> reporter: this week marion barry apologized for what he called bad judgment and putting his colleagues in an embarrassing and difficult position. the ward 8 representative had been accused violating conflict of interest laws by awarding contracts to his girlfriend and several political associates. >> mr. barry did not disclose

his financial, personal and sexual relationship. >> reporter: attorney and appointed investigator robert bennett conducted the probe of barry at gray's request. bennett recommended the case be turned over to the u.s. attorneys office. sources say a majority of the dc council members have agreed to make that move and more against barry on tuesday. dc council chairman will recommend that the case be forward to the district attorney's office and sources close to the council say the former four-term mayor will be stripped of his chairmanship. that position comes with a 3 a $0,000 budget for staff. >> i don't apologize for getting as many resources as i can. >> reporter: he will lose his seat on the finance commit teen and be replaced by michael brown. >> have you asked your

colleagues for forgiveness. >> reporter: barry refused to answer all questions following his apology this week. he says he is expected to be in the council chambers on tuesday and staunchly opposed the punishment, arguing there were no rules that prohibited him awards the contract to his girlfriend and associates. bruce johnson, 9 news now. some of the dc council members who will vote to punish barry include the council chair vincent gray. we say good morning at the top of the hour to howard bernstein. we have one school closing and that is garrett county. >> they had ton of snow last week. we were cold and had some mix, not too much it was snowing with that upslope and the winds. remember the 56-mile an hour winds they had a ton of snow last week and still dealing with the after affects of that. talk about our forecast, we are looking good the first day of the week. first day of march and the first day of