chicago. that front will give us a chance of showers tomorrow afternoon but for the meantime it is quiet. 47 in pittsburgh. that's indicative of the colder suburbs where we have readings in the upper 40s in a few spots. a beautiful day ahead. mostly clear. we have 65 degrees expected around 9:00 with the sunshine. lower humidity and light winds this afternoon. the noontime temperature is sunny and 74. by 5:00 p.m. for the drive home, sunny and about 80 degrees. i sense a lot of long lunches coming up on this wednesday. hopefully not a lot of long commutes. with more on the rush hour here's angie goff. things are starting to slow down as we get geared up for the 6:00 hour. a nice shot of 95 northbound. looks like the most congestion is between 123 and lorton. as we continue on to 395, we are tacking on three to five minutes so far. this is growing between duke and seminary. checking on inside the

district, we switch over and show you inbound new york avenue. seeing more volume between the times building than area at bladensburg road. the outer loop, happy to report no real issues from college park over past university to georgia avenue in to virginia. wrap it up with a look at route 4, branch avenue and 301. normal volume. no incidents at this time. back to you. >> thank you, angie. new this morning hov cheaters, beware. for the first time police in maryland and virginia are out in force and cracking down on the hov rules on area highways. in maryland that means two roads, interstate 270 and montgomery county and route 50 in prince georges county. if you are caught violating the rule there you will face a $90 fine but the penalty is different in virginia. first offense is $125. a second offense $250. hov rules are in affect on interstate 66, 95 and 395 along

with the dulles toll road. now to the latest on the times square car bomb scare. the suspected bomber heads to court today. faisal shahzad faces a wide range of charges. tara energy father has the late on the ongoing investigation. >> reporter: faisal shahzad will face a number of charges when he appears in new york federal court today. among them, attempting to use a weapons of mass destruction and trying to kill americans. >> if successful, it could have resulted in a lethal terrorist attack causing death and destruction in the heart of new york city. >> reporter: the pakistani-born u.s. citizen confessed on tuesday that he rigged a nissan pathfinder with a homemade bomb and tried to blow up times square. he was moments away from a clean getaway on monday night, managing to get on a dubai- bound plane, even though he was on a no fly list. the flight was about to leave when authorities ordered it

back to the gate and hauled faisal shahzad off in front of passengers. >> went back to the airport. >> reporter: federal officials are offering very little detail about a possible motive in the case, but say faisal shahzad is cooperating and providing valuable information. investigators were busy digging for more clues on tuesday. they found bomb-making material at his bridgeport, connecticut apartment. >> we want to know as much as we can about his background, where he has gone and what he has done and those things are being explored. >> reporter: they are questioning friends in pakistan. the 30-year-old told investigator he acted alone but his involvement with a terror training camp in pakistan has some officials thinking otherwise. tara mergener , cbs news, washington. this morning university of virginia students are still coming to grips with the death of a fellow classmate. this was the scene at vigil

last night for 22-year-old yeardley love. two people told investigators they found love face down in a pool of blood monday morning. 22-year-old george huguely of chevy chase, maryland is charged with her killing. after a court hearing yesterday, the defense attorney says love's death was not intentional. >> we are confident that miss love's death was not intended but an accident with a tragic outcome. in the meantime, george is withdrawalling from the university of virginia and remains in the custody of the authorities. >> reporter: this isn't george huguely's first brush with the law. in november of 2008, police in lexington, virginia used a stun gun on him after he resisted arrest for public intoxication. he served six months probation and was given a 60-day sentence which was suspended. the financial world has its eyes on greece as the country tries to pull back from the brink of economic collapse [

chanting ] protesters stormed the acrop police yesterday. police simply let them pass. the group calling themselves communist is against the bailout plan for greece which includes tax hikes and $130 billion in loans. these are taking a toll on the world's market and jessica has that part of the story. >> this have the biggest bailout of a country since world war ii and people may be wondering why does wall street care about greece? european countries are throwing $145 billion at the problem and marks are telling us the aid package doesn't go far enough. and traders are worried if another european nation gets in trouble, say spain portugal or ireland the eu is spending so much money it won't have enough to help out and then the u.s. may be asked to help prop up countries across the pond.

that is part of the reason wall street suffered the worse loss yesterday since february. nissan plans to recall g-35 sedans and coups to fix the air bags. an electronic glitch may prevent the air bags from working in a crash. this involves 2009 to seven model years. well, four months ago, dominoes tossed the pizza recipe out the window and apparently the new taste delivers. the ceo says sales have taken a historic leap over 14% and at a time the rest of the industry suffered a 3% drop. this new recipe is a complete overhaul, new crust, sauce and cheese. i have not tried it but now i know what i'm getting for dinner tonight. >> we a little starbucks to go with it. if you think this starbucks latte is expensive check this one out. they are selling cups of coffee

for $12 at a coffee house in new york city. >> whoa. >> it has three locations in the big apple. it roasts its own beans which it claims is the reason for the price and also tea. we are not sure how much that cost but put that with that $100 burger. wow. >> pretty. >> seven after the hour. more problems for planes across the pond. another cloud of volcanic ash temporarily shuts down part of european air space while transport ministers try to figure out what to do in case of another major threat. i'm charlie d'agata at heathrow airport. the story is coming up. right now we focus on maryland's weather and traffic. here's howard. >> did you say $12 for a cup of coffee? >> uh-huh. >> unbelievable. let's talk about the weather today. it is fantastic, a spectacular day day across maryland. in fact the entire region.

look at readings currently. clear skies out there. 50s and some 40s in oakland. lower 40s. by 9:00, it will be one of these days you want to cherish. low to mid-60s. 70 in salisbury and 54 for oakland. go to the lunch hour with sunshine. mid-70s across the region and as we head home this afternoon, temperatures will be around 80 give or take a couple. perhaps a little cooler by the bay. how about the maryland ride in? >> we have a traffic alert out by the eastern shore. this is 50 westbound. the road is actually closed because of a bad accident. you want to go westbound on 269 as the alternate. moving toward dc. georgia avenue and university, we switch the shot over and show you no real issues to report out here. typical volume. finally on the bw parkway heading southbound all the way out of baltimore making your way down past 32 to powder mill, things are looking great. we are back in 90 seconds.

at 6:10, we are following a developing story. a body is found early this morning in rock creek park. police tell 9 news now the body of a man was found around 3:00 this morning near beach drive and tilden street near the pierce mill. we don't know anything about the victim or how that person died. a crew is on the way right now and we hope to have a live report at 6:30 from the scene. now to this amazing video

out of nashville, tennessee. look at the historic flooding impacting life there. these floods have already killed at least two dozen people in three states. that was the football stadium there with floodwaters inside. the cumberland river is going down and should be below flood stage by the end of the week. nashville's mayor says it will take a while before things get back to normal. >> we are looking at a long recovery period. at the same time, i want to reassure everyone that nashville will fully recover and continue to be the great city that it is. >> reporter: op pri land hotel and grant 'ole opry are flooded. the volcano in iceland is acting up again. it sent a cloud of ash toward the continent. european leaders meet to talk about last month's chaos. charlie d'agata has the story. >> reporter: the volcano in

iceland that put a freeze on air travel is at it again. 12 days after the volcano shut down virtually all european air travel. >> a northwesterly wind pushed the plume over ireland today and that was difficult for us. and the problem is the density levels are quite high. >> reporter: passengers will face problems on wednesday. air space in scotland and northern ireland was shut down. airports in england and wales may close later in the day. >> everybody wants to be safe. so better to be safe than story. the europe aviation industry complained that governments played it too safe when they shut down air space for six days. in all, more than 100,000 flights were cancelled, inconveniencing 10 million travelers, costing airlines around $3 billion.

hoping to avoid another expensive shut down, european transport ministers met in an emergency session in brussels on tuesday. they are trying to come up with a better system of figuring out how much ash is too dangerous for planes to fly. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. before you pack your next -- before you take your next flight go to wusa9.com and click on the traffic tab. here's what is in the news now, oil spill in the gulf of mexico could result in the loss of 60,000-barrels or 2 million- gallons. it stems from last week's oil rig explosion. 11 workers remain missing and are presumed dead after the blast. the cities of tucson and flagstaff are suing the state of arizona. they want to overturn the law which requires police to question people about their immigration status. if they suspect they are here

illegally. how much would you pay for this this picasso painting? that's not it but it sold at auction last night for a record $106.5 million. the sale took eight minutes and the buyer remains anonymous. picasso painting oil slicks. >> sorry we didn't have the video for you. maybe another time. it is amazing the amount of money that can be spent. and we get the forecast for free. >> it is amazing what some people will value, $106 million for a painting. i might give 100 million away or something. >> i will give you $5 for the weather. >> i will do that for free. the forecast forker the next three day we are tooking at spectacular weather today and on friday, tomorrow, though, a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon but still nice in the low to mid-80s.

upper 70s on friday. the mom pom bus stop forecast, clear and pleasant. cool in one or two spots. however, most of us in the 50s and low 60s. so if you go without the jacket for a few minutes you will not need it this afternoon. sun came up a few minutes ago and it will set just after 8:00. a sunny spectacular wednesday. highs an 80 with southeast winds five to ten miles an hour. for tonight, partly cloudy, low unless the upper 50s to mid- 60s. the sunset 84 -- 8:04. clear skies overhead. weather wise in great shape. grab the sunscreen and shades and be ready for a great day. 46 manassas, fredericksburg 55 there. 60 in southern maryland. 58 on the bay in easton at 54. crofton 53. fort meade has been the cold spot at 45. manassas airport making a run at it at 46.

arlington is 56. it is 50 in reston. 50 laytonsville. ft. belvoir 51. nine below, nine less i should say. dew point at 50 degrees. watching a front right here across the midwest. yeah, that is snow in montana but this front that will come toward us as we head to tomorrow afternoon and bring us a chance of a thunderstorm. for today, high pressure near roanoke and a spectacular wednesday. high temperatures around 80 with light southeast winds and low humidity levels. 84 tomorrow with a chance of a thunderstorm. dry on friday and we push the rain in to saturday. showers and maybe a storm, 77. cooler and drier. nice looking mother's day. high of 64. here's angie. look at the delays around the region. hey, bring the shades. you will need them this morning for the commute. 66 eastbound, you are slow from 50 to 123 and again before that

between 234 and route 28. 495 in virginia, it appears things are moving well braddock road and 66. question are tracking the drive in maryland on 20. looks like southbound we are dragging below speed from 118 germantown road to montross road. to the maps we go, 95 and the bw parkway, all nice, green and clean here at speed from 32 past powder mill n. to dc, we head, eastern avenue and kenilworth, everything is in the clear out here. back to you. our time is 6:17. maryland's governor might need a new pen this morning. he signed 300 bills if to law on tuesday. those convicted of the most severe sex crimes will need lifetime supervision and those with crimes against children will receive a minimum of 15 years in prison. they will reform the sexual

advisory board. >> these tough new reforms will require lifetime supervision for the most violent repeat offenders, allow law enforcement to better track sex offenders in our community. >> reporter: the sex offender law was designed following the death of an 11-year-old sara foxwell. she was killed on the eastern shore. her parents attended the bill signing yesterday. the district hopes to have the first streetcar up and running by 2012 but you can check it out today. they are showing them off in northwest washington. a sample car is on display at 9th and 8th street northwest and will be there through saturday. it is 6:18. ahead in sports the amazing play by one national in the win. and strasburg is moving up. in three minutes where the nats phenom is heading now. we'll be right back.

good morning, everyone.

i'm brett haber with the wakeup sports. as the nats wait for steven strasburg and his 100-mile an hour fast ball, ironic their pitcher now couldn't break a pane of glass with his fast ball. hernandez who was out of work when training began this year has been the nats best start and the best starter in baseball. he faced the braves last night. and he was at it again. five and a third and one earned run. some guys throw and he pitches. he had leather assistance. look at roger outstretched. well worth the grass stains on his trousers and then the offense took over. in order here, willing ham, desmond and dunn out on curve balls. and the nats cruise to 6-3. the strasburg era on capital street is one step closer to

beginning. they promoted him from double a to aaa. it will make four or five starts there and then called up to the show but rizzo said he doesn't want to wait. >> he believes he could be pitching in the big leagues right now and that's the confidence level we want but he understands that we are doing what's best for him and what's best for the franchise and the organization and he's on board with every step. >> reporter: we are counting the days until haze arrival. that's a look at sports. have a great day, everybody. this morning we note the death of a baseball announcing legend. ernie harwell died at the age of 92. he is known as the voice of the tigers. he was the first radio voice of the orioles from 1954 to 1959. it is 6:23. ahead the next step in allowing medical marijuana in the district. new details about the recall of children's medicines and we have what every parent needs to

know in the story. we are crossing the sousa bridge. a smooth ride. more roads you take early coming up. a fine start to the day, although a chill out here. we will let you know how warm things will get. i will have the forecast when 9 news now returns.

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we are back at 6:28. coming up on 6:28. some people are enjoying a great spring day. check out these kayakers. sky 9 spotted them yesterday near great falls. a fun did but always remember to be safe. thank you for starting your day with us. i'm andrea roane. howard bernstein is out on the weather terrace. another great day for kayaker and everyone else. >> the birds are singing, the skies are clear, the sun is up. a spectacular day. one of the ten best days 0 the year, i believe with lighter winds opposed to yesterday when they were gusty. look outside with a little bit of rain off the carolina coast. that's pulling away. the next line of 0 showers and storms through the push p of michigan approaching chicago, that may bother us tomorrow afternoon. between the two lines, high pressure is in control. and it's a really nice morning. 60 at reagan national. 46 manassas. so we have pockets, like in

winchester and martinsburg and cumberland where you are in the 40s. 52 culpeper and leesburg and andrews air force base. but 60 in southern maryland and 58 for lou anne on the bay. a great day ahead, sunny and 80- degrees this afternoon. can't get much better than that. how about the commute this morn something here's angie. >> sun glare will be a factor this morning. a reminder to pack those shades. on the outer loop, we are filling out between new hampshire avenue and georgia. we are saying plus five minutes for that stretch of this commute. as we switch the shot over to inbound new york avenue we are delayed between the times building and bladensburg road. 395 is a slow ride from the beltway making your way, crawling your way to seminary. an extra ten for that. below speed in a few spots for the prince william parkway and route 1, around lorton and again from 7100 to fairfax county parkway to backlick. andrea, that's a quick look at traffic. now, back to you. coming up on 6:30, we

continue to follow developing news for you. a body found in rock creek park. kristin fisher is there live. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: police are just now wrapping up this crime scene. in fact they just took down the crime scene tape about two minutes ago. now, dc police actually discovered the body around 3:00 this morning near pierce mill and rock creek park. just over my shoulder, where you see the roadway is right there. u.s. park police and dc police are on the scene. this investigation is still ongoing. it's been going on a little over three hours now. i spoke with one dc police officer who said that at this point in time it appears this is a suicide suicide. not a homicide. we do not know who the victim is or how the victim died, but again, police are investigating this as a suicide, not a homicide here at rock creek park this morning. back to you. >> thank you. it is 6:30. we get the latest on the bomb square in times square.

the man investigators say was behind it goes before a judge later today. faisal shahzad will be arraigned on charges he tried to kill americans with a weapon of weapons of mass destruction. the pakistani native became an american citizen last year. we have learned he was on the no-fly list but somehow got on to an emirates plane heading from new york to dubai. police stopped the plane as it left the gate and arrested faisal shahzad. new york city's police commissioner will be on captiol hill today. raymond kelly was already scheduled to testify about illegal guns but will no doubt be talking about the bomb scare. commissioner kelly says they lost track of the suspect hours before the scare but he is glad the suspected bomber was quickly brought to justice. three teenagers charged in the murder of a middle school principal brian betts will appear in court later this month. prosecutors charged the teens with murder. tuesday, a judge ordered them held behind bars. prosecutors say evidence found inside of brian betts home is

stolen suv and the home of one of the suspects links them to the crime. gray of oxon hill, saunders and lancaster are all charged. lancaster's mother is also charged with knowingly receiving a credit card stolen from brian betts with the intent to use it. a dc council overwhelmingly agreed on legalizing medical marijuana. the fuss this new law is who's authorized to prescribe the drug and legal protections for users. alex trevino has details. >> marijuana mid call use in this nation's capital is closer to reality than ever before. >> we tried to create a responsibility, evidence-based closed system that preserves the right that sick individuals have access to medical marijuana and blunts the frolic and detour in other jurisdictions. 1400 dispensaries in los angeles for instance. >> reporter: the council ma'am introduced three amendments

that were deny he wanted to honor patient physician relationships outside of the area. >> if they wrote prescriptions outside of the law we could not discipline them because they are not within our reach. >> reporter: medical use marijuana is considered a breakthrough in the district. but for some residents, it has too many restrictions. >> they took out the true essence of i-59, which was the patient to have protections, be able to cultivate for themselves and not have to worry about jeopardizing their employment, their housing or the custody of their children because of the medicine they use. >> reporter: steph is disappointed the proposal fell on deaf ears. there will be a two-ounce limitation per patient, per month. alex trevino, 9 news now. we have another "living $mart" report for you. jessica doyle is here with more

on that children's medicine recall. >> obviously this is a major concern for parents. yesterday we talked about the recall of a lot of children's products including tylenol. the company involved is called mclean consumer health care. the food and drug administration inspectors found last month that mcneil knowingly used bacteria contaminated materials to make a batch of medicine for the children. no batches of the final product were contaminated and health risk is low but the fda will continue to review the problem. u.s. airways and delta airlines are told by regulators to make others -- make room for others at the airport. they demand they auction off landing and takeoff slots at reagan. this could create an opening at the airport for southwest. a corporate love triangle has led to an apology from a ceo. before united agreed to merge with continental it had been in

merger talks with u.s. airways. after the merger announce , the chairman did a little gloating. he made the remark in a number of interviews he didn't want united's ceo to marry the ugly girl. i wanted him to marry the pretty one. u.s. airways says the remark was chauvinistic and offensive. smisek apologized but the company is not making official comments on this. >> tacky, tacky. >> little gloating. laura bush kicked off they are book signing tour. hundreds showed up to get an autographed copy of her book. in it she writes about her childhood, 9/11 and hurricane katrina. decision point is due out november 9th and that is written by former president bush. a midwestern community is showing its revolve, greensburg, kansas is

rebuilding. learn why the way it is recreating the community is drawing international attention. right now we give attention to virginia's weather and traffic. here's howard. >> a clear, cool morning across the commonwealth. we have a great start to your day. spoke to charlie in catlett and 50. stafford 46 at the regional airport there but it will warm up quickly. readings across virginia right now in the 50s with pockets of 40s. but clear skies out there. we are talking mid-60s by 9:00. fredericksburg, 63 to 66 in tappahannock. richmond, heading that way they will be warmer than everybody. by noon mid to upper 70 and temperatures 80, maybe the low 80s in a couple of spots. a great, dry, sunny afternoon ahead. angie? >> virginia, virginia, looking good out there. a live look at 50 and 29. nice and sunny. volume is fine out in the fairfax area. if we move over to chain bridge

and glebe road. the same situation. no incidents or accidents to report out to this area. finally, we will fly the dulles toll road past the airport toward herndon, reston to 66 or whether you are hopping on this capital beltway you will find good volume. it is 6:37. we'll be right back. stay with us. mcdonald's bacon and cheese angus third pounder.

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people want dabsing more than singing these days. last week dancing with the stars was the number one tv show in american topping "american idol" which came in second and third. in case you missed it, pamela answer was booted off. ncis rounds out the top five. you can see that here on channel 9. in 19 minutes the "early show" begins in new york. joining us with a preview is

maggie rodriguez. >> coming up on the "early show," andrea, of course, front- page news all over the country the times square bombing suspect confessed but a lot of analysts saying his arrest exposed national security flaws weapon will have complete coverage and excuse clive analysis as the suspect awaits arraignment. in the health watch we are busting common myths about back pain. jennifer ashton separates fact from fiction. a common problem. eight in ten minutes have it. don't want to miss that. i know you guys showed the lady gaga telephone remake yesterday. these soldiers in afghanistan. i love this video so much we had to track down these guys and we will talk exclusively with the main one there who just nails the choreography and makes me laugh every time. it is an "early show" exclusive and it will make you smile this morning. >> give our best to tony, the

floor manager. >> have a great day. it is now been three years since a massive tornado leveled a small tight knit midwestern community and in true midwestern spirit, residents have turned a negative in to a positive. about 1,000 miles west of here, greensberg, kansas is rising up from the rubble. we see why this rebuilding process is one of a kind. >> reporter: the signs of devastation are still there, empty lots, cleared of buildings, rusted remains, trees, stripped of their leaves and life, but evidence of the f- 5 tornado that nearly leveled greensburg is getting harder to find. >> it's just amazing. it's amazing. i have a picture of what the town, of this corner looked like the day after the tornado and every now and then i have to go back and look at it to remind myself how far we have come. >> reporter: where there was rubble neighborhoods returned. a new hospital opened in march.

their new school opens this fall. >> it has been a lot of work but it's been worth every single bit of it. >> reporter: before the tornado hit greenburg was best known for being the home of the largest well. the well is here but the building that housed it has blown away. the construction on a new one starts this summer. >> the big well means a lot to greensburg. we have the largest hand dug well and we are proud of that. >> reporter: now greensburg is making news around the world for the town's ground breaking news of green technology. state treasurer dennis mckinney is a greensburg resident and proudest of that. >> we had one shot to rebuild a community to do what our great grandparents did, which is to build a town from scratch and they said let's build something great and lasting and that's what we did. >> alongside of one, the stars

through difficulties. returning to this from the rubble looks impossible but greensburg keeps building, reaching and finds ways to put itself on the map instead of being wiped off of it. >> that was justin kramer reporting and the motto says it all. that's incredible. here's howard with our incredible weather forecast. >> a beautiful day around here. may get storms tomorrow. enjoy today t. doesn't get much better than what we expect later this afternoon. in fact, this morning you will enjoy it out there. if you can get by without a jacket for a few minutes, leave it at home. you will not need it today by mid to late morning and certainly this afternoon. the forecast for the next three days, temperatures today about 80. perfect. spectacular, stupendous, stellar. spiffy. >> sweet. a great awesome wednesday ahead. a couple of storms are possible, 84 and then friday

looks nice. the front on friday will come through on saturday. storms may linger for a while on saturday. sunday will be the good day of the weekend and it is mother's day. good news for that. the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, clear and pleasant this morning. upper 40s to low 60s. a few areas which dropped down to 45, 46 but will warm up quickly. sun came up 40 minutes ago. this afternoon sunny and spectacular with highs of 80 and southeasterly winds five to ten miles an hour. tonight partly cloudy and mild. 58 to 65. warmer than this morning with a south wind at five miles an hour and the sun setting 84. clear skies thanks to high pressure. had some clouds to the south and east, well south and east of us yesterday and under clear skies you see how temperatures dropped in the mid-40s. 60 at reagan national. low 50s from atlantic city to ocean city but norfolk is 62. and locally we are at 60 with

sunshine. we have seen 40s places like fort meade and manassas and ft. belvoir, down in the mid to upper 40s this morning. the dew point at 50 and with calm winds gives you an idea away from water what the temperatures can get do to with the light winds. nationally, it is all quiet in the south and the southwest. here in the northern part of the country, we have disturbed weather. cold enough for even know there. dying front across florida will not be a factor but the next front and here's chicago with the showers coming through madison and milwaukee this morning. this guy will move to the east and that's the next weather maker. high pressure near roanoke will give us a good day today and a decent night tonight. could get a few clouds here and there. we will call it partly cloudy overnight. there's the front up here tomorrow morning. as the front comes through, see that? look at those showers that develop on top of us and moving south and southeast. that's the concern for thursday and then as we head to friday

night and saturday, that will come for saturday with showers and maybe a thunderstorm. so our seven-day forecast, check it out. 80 this afternoon. it will be beautiful. nice humidity levels. light winds. 84 tomorrow with a couple of storms. 78 on friday. saturday a couple of showers and a storm or two, 77. and cooler pleasant weather sunday in to monday and more showers on sunday in to monday. >> thank you, howard. bright sunshine will be an issue this morning. i want you to bring your sun shades because sun glare is adding to those slow goes we are tracking. we a are looking a the inner loop. this is the situation past university. looks like the crash activity is pushed to the right shoulder. traffic is getting by. slowing down starting around 29, the colesville area and the outer loop on the other side of the screen to the right is below speed between 95 and georgia avenue. let's move to 270 and show you that delay is between father hurley and the split. this is your inner loop delay

that i told you about earlier. this is in our 270 camera. might have over to 66 eastbound and show you virginia. below speed between 50 and nutley. tacking on ten minutes or so to make it through this. but overall no incidents or accidents. as we take you to 495 in virginia. things appear to be moving will on this part of the beltway between 95 up to 66. we will skip that and take you to 395. we are crawling from the beltway to seminary. plus 15 minutes and then crossing the 14th street bridge you are below speed, as well. back to you. our time is 6:49. montgomery county is giving the green light to a massive development project dubbed science city. the development will go along shady grove road west of interstate 270 in rockville. the plan, create an office park for science and biotech companies anchored by a johns hopkins satellite campus. backers hope it will support 52,000 jobs. opponents fear it will create

traffic gridlock. 14 hours after a man running on the field caught national attention, another person ran on the field at the phillies game last night. he was just tackled. have you seen the video of what happened on monday night? here it is in case you missed it. a 7-year-old on the field eluding security. -- a 17-year-old. a philadelphia police officer catches up to him and hits him with a taser gun. the teen dropped to the ground. police say the officer was just fighting. his parents disagree. >> i'm not liking that too much. i mean we're looking in to all legalities of that. >> it looks like it falls within policy. they did attempt to chase the individual for quite a period of time actually. >> reporter: we want to know what you think, go to wusa9.com to watch the video on our water cooler page and then vote on the poll in whether police were justified in using a taser. he did call his dad first to ask if he should do that. the nationals are 8-6 at

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this wednesday morning here's what is in the news now. a riverdale dale, maryland funeral home is closed until further notice. investigators found 40 bodies stacked in the garage of the chambers funeral home and crematorium. the morticians have been suspended. police have not released the name of a pedestrian hit and killed last night in prince georges county. it happened 8:30 on central avenue near route 192348 debtorring. the driver stayed on the scene. six more names added to the

vietnam veterans wall. among them lieutenant taylor, a graduate of anacostia high school. his name joins more than 58,000 on the memorial. howard? >> we are looking at a terrific day today. humidity levels are down. winds will be nice and light. one of the top ten days of the year, sunny, spectacular, terrific afternoon with highs around 89 o. angie will let you know about the morning commute and i will show you a changing seven- day forecast when 9 news now returns.

we know everyone's looking for ways to save. why not save on car insurance? [ coin drops ] [ high-pitched voice ] thanks. [ normal voice ] you're welcome. get a free quote at progressive.com. on in the inner loop an accident is push today the right shoulder but we are congested. to the right of the screen that is what you are looking at. outer loop is closed 95 to

georgia. 395 northbound, crawling from the beltway to seminary. plus 15 minutes for that and good news for drivers on 95 northbound. slow from route 1 to lorton but overall not so bad. i don't know what's going on. plus five to ten minutes and then 7100 to the backlick area is where you are also slow. 95 is usually jammed by now. >> maybe the weather is putting everybody in a good mood. >> tomorrow a chance of storms and 84. nice on friday and more showers are possible with a storm or two on saturday and cooler and drier for mother's day. >> looks like i'm the person with bad news this morning. wall street is looking lower after a 200 point loss for the dow yesterday. >> coe men volunteers will be at the nationals game for the race for the cure. and we will have advice on what to do if you are receiving harassing phone calls from bill collectors. the news is at noon. until then go to