but it is 40s. this afternoon a little warmer than yesterday. yesterday a record low for the high if you will. the high only got to 54. so that's the coolest warmest temperature for the date. 67 at national. this morning we have clouds to the knot and west. we have broken out in to clear skies an with a lull in the winds some spots have chilled out. showers in ohio seeing the rain. so no showers near us at the moment but we have a chill. here's the 36 that jessica loves to the west. culpeper, fredericksburg mid- 40s. 48 pax river and easton is at 50. locally as cool as 88 manassas. centreville is 43. 46 gaithersburg. college park 52 and mason neck 46. look for sunshine for a while this morning. 54 by 9:00 and mostly cloudy

this afternoon. highs in the low 60s with a stray shower possible. it is 4:31. happy tuesday. >> back at you, howard. good morning. hope you are off to a great start already. right now 0 no surprise some construction. 95 an the bw parkway, okay. watch for it around 198 and powder mill and 32. let's take you to the beltway in maryland. everything is all clear out here. no problems to report. the live conditions here at university. keeping things going, we take you to construction in virginia. we want you to know in fairfax, southbound 29 an hartland road you are losing a right lane due to ongoing work. everyone here is moving okay. hardly have anyone out on the roadway past duke street and 95, before that, we are looking at a one hour drive out of fredericksburg past dumfries to the mixing bowl. later this morning, fairfax county police plan to interview

a man they found severely hurt at a metro station parking lot. the unified victim was discovered in alexandria. at this point, they do not know if he was stabbed or shot or his injuries came from an attack. officials say his injuries are no longer life-threatening. mayor fenty is laying down the law before he leaves office in the interest of balancing the budget. yesterday he issued an order halting city hiring an spending and it requires agencies to cut 10% of spending to save $126 million. dc's chief financial officer is estimating $175 million budget deficit in the fiscal year. that order takes effect on wednesday. americans living in or traveling to europe are being advised to take common sense precaution unless the wake of the latest terror threat but u.s. intelligence says there is no specific threat targeting the u.s. or its citizens. >> reporter: intelligence

officials are working to dismantle the latest terror plot against europe. a u.s. missile strike in northern pakistan on monday reportedly killed as many as eight german militants. they are believed to be part of a terror cell behind the plan. >> we have sufficient information that justifies issuing the alert. >> reporter: security forces throughout europe remain on alert this morning a day after japan and weeden joined the u.s. and britain in warning their citizens to be extra vigilant. they believe with the help of osama bin laden terrorists are plotting multiple attacks in european cities, similar to the 2008 massacre in mumbai. it's feared some trained operatives may have already been dispatched. >> reporter: while they call the threat credible there is no word on when or where the attack could happen. >> we know it is underway. we know it has been directed by al-qaeda but we don't know when it will be executed or who will

perpetrate it. >> reporter: it isn't stopping american tourists from enjoying their stay in europe. >> can't give in to threats. >> reporter: or traveling there. >> you have to have it in your mind but i'm not changing anything in my life for that. >> reporter: the fbi says there's no indication they the terrorists are targeting the u.s. or its citizens. a man charged with trying to blow up times square with a car bomb is expected to be seasoned today. prosecutors are fighting for him to spend the rest of his life in prison. he pled guilty to the fumbled car bomb attack in april. sergeant lance vocaller left a wife and two children. >> reporter: that's lance with his parents and kids a brother in a 2005 christmas card sent

to his next door neighbor. >> i considered him my grandson. his a parents couldn't tell her outright what happened. >> this is think note they brought me on saturday morning. >> reporter: he worked at a school for the deaf, was hit hard by 9/11. >> he just felt that he needed to do something for us. he was such a sweet heart. he was 29 years old. >> reporter: got married last year. was on his 12th combat deployment. four in iraq and a eight in afghanistan. >> he was shot a few years ago in his legs. and they brought him home, they rehabilitated him, and all he talked about, i want to go back with my troops. >> reporter: why did he feel that way?

>> he loved america. he loved his country. he's a true american. >> reporter: his commander called him the quintessential ranger. he's a hero to our nation, the army and his family. >> a somber memorial service was drowned out by shouting and revving engines instead. outside of lieutenant looney's burial yesterday. but a dozen members of a motorcycle club showed up to drown them out. the father of a maryland soldier is suing the church. the supreme court is expected to hear arguments tomorrow about whether the first amendment rights to free speech trumps the tenet of freedom of religion an peaceful assembly. if you live in manassas, you can help to raise money for local schools just by getting your car wash.

speedy green car bash will donate 20% of your car wash to the school of your choice. the fund-raiser takes place between now and next june. for more stories where you live, go to wusa9.com and find your commune in our where you live section and keep up with what is happening in the neighborhood. got a story or news tip? we want to hear from you. contact us and be part of the team. the time is 4:37. the first "living $mart" report of the morning is next. see if toyota's plans to reestablish public confidence after millions of cars were recalled is winning back customers. 3q

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you live coming up. it's time for the first "living $mart" report of the morning. investors took a pause from the rally. the market was due for a pull back following a 10% gain last month alone. investors are wait for earnings reports this week an the latest unemployment figures. checking wall street, the dow stands at 10751. it lost 78 points in trading yesterday. the nasdaq dropped by 26 and the nasdaq off by nine. the justice department is suing american express, visa and mastercard for anticompetitive practices. the suit claims the three companies prevent merchants from offering discounts when they use a rival credit card with lower acceptance fees. last year the fees made the card companies $38 billion. toyota says it fixed million vehicles in the u.s.

that were part of the safety recalls. the japanese automaker says complaints have fallen considerably since frill. toyota has been working to rebuild its reputation. when the news continues, pregnant mothers, listen up. new research suggests you could be doing your child a world of good if you get the flu vaccine right now. it is chilly out there. you need a jacket this morning but later in the week could be back to short sleeve weather. the full forecast when we return.

we're back. howie has the weather this morning. i wore a jacket this morning. >> smart lady it is chilly out there and the dampness cuts through you. it is like the heat index when you have the moisture there it transfers the heat or in this case transferring the chill better than the dry air. but by thursday, friday i'm going to be your best end. >> love that. love the sound of that. >> today you might not be happy with me. we start off this morning -- we had showers yesterday morning and made for an ugly rush hour. this morning no rain around. in fact there are breaks in the cloud cover and that has

allowed the temperatures to drop off. there are showers in pennsylvania and ohio and west virginia and we will talk about that in a moment. but this morning, the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, it's chilly out there. partly sunny and breezy, too. so temperatures some areas low 40s. one or two spots in the upper 30s. sun is up at 7:08. by 9:00 we should be seeing a decent amount of sun, 54. in the afternoon, 60 at noon and 5:00 top off 63. and a stray chance of a shower. partly to mostly cloudy tonight. lows in the 40s. west winds at five. by the way in the mountains of western maryland, west virginia and higher elevations, a couple of wet flakes could be at snow shoe. 3,000 to 4,000 feet or higher they could get that and in the mountains a lot more clouds and showers today and tonight than here in the metro.

sunset 6:45. tomorrow, mostly cloudy. a few showers leftover. highs in the low 60s and after tomorrow things get better. the chill in the air this morning. let's go to cambridge. at 54 degrees. cold spot being oak land, maryland at 36. it is 45 in culpeper. manassas is 43. i have seen warrenton in the upper 30s and the observations i have been looking at this morning gaithersburg 46. leesburg 48. yes, another chilly day. luray you are 49 an petersburg at r5 4 in grant county. 50 at national. mostly cloudy skies. dew points in the low 40s and a west northwest wind at ten miles an hour. we have a chill northwest but it's the great lakes and northeast. see the bright blue these are temperatures in the 30s. caribou down to 32 and 40sin little rock and national. so, yes the seasons are changing. maybe a little slowly but they are changing. weather map dominated by two

storms. one in the southwest with scatter through montana and in the desert areas of arizona and new mexico. as we look at the satellite and radar combined for you. we will take you over there because you definitely see the counterclockwise circulation with the scattered showers and then you go to the northeast from ohio and west virginia up through pennsylvania, new york, syracuse seeing a good deal of rain this morning, but around here we are sitting in pretty good shape this morning. got low pressure sitting off the jersey coast. that's keeping us with a northernly flow. the upper low is back here. this is where the showers are. fortunately this area tomorrow will be drifting closer to us and that's why we have a chance of showers. traveling today? we should be good through the afternoon. more cloud cover than is being deticketed. the rain showers stay in the mountains. tomorrow morning this stuff pulls our. northern shenandoah valley, western maryland, a eastern west virginia panhandle could see a few showers by tomorrow

morning and during think day tomorrow a better chance north and west of town, but a few showers ash. and this will clear out by late wednesday in to thursday and then we see a nice, nice warmup to finish out the week. so hang in there for two more days. our seven-day forecast, 62 today. stray shower. mainly in the mountains. a couple of showers tomorrow 62 and look at this thursday 7 of friday, saturday, sunday and monday, highs in the low to mid- 70s. friday football, sunday skin games, barbecue, festival, walk looking good. >> working your magic. thank you very much. 13 minutes from the 5:00 hour. we begin outside live. 66 eastbound, no problems to report out of manassas to the beltway. if you are traveling 267 eastbound not going to be able to hop on to 66 to go east. construction should be clearing

in the next 15 minutes. follow the detour. 495 in virginia you are okay on both loops from the american legion bridge on. inbound new york avenue. take it to northeast, no delays between the washington times building, towards that third street tunnel. as we go to the maps, i want to show you route 4, route 5 and 301, all clear out here. incident and accident free and we have construction going southbound on 270. you want to watch for it for the next 10 to 15 around montgomery village avenue going northbound. the set up is near the falls road exit. back to you. topping the health alert, more people are getting hurt while playing interactive games like nintendo wii. researchers from children's hospital in philadelphia say the games can cause a wide range of injuries from abrasions to ankle and shoulder sprains. they said to pace themselveses and not overdo it while playing. >> and if you are trying to

lose weight, don't forget to get enough sleep. those that slept over eight hours of sleep a lost lost 56% more weight. pregnant women who get a flu shot maybe helping their unborn babies. they say infans are less likely to get the flu during their first six months of life if their mothers are vaccinated during pregnancy and less likely to be hospitalized for respiratory illness. there is a vaccine that is extending the lives of some cancer patients. it was able to double the life expectancy of some patients. anita brickman introduces us to lee sullivan. >> reporter: lee isn't letting brain cancer stop him. >> you get a diagnosis of it and a lot of bad things go through your mind. >> reporter: he was diagnosed last year and is at a study at

duke university where he is getting an experimental vaccine with along with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. it found it extended the average survival time from 15 months after diagnosis to 26. >> it educates the immune system to produce antibodies ormagic bullets that go and find the tumor and help the immune system attack the tumor. >> reporter: patients saw their tumors stop growing for 14 months compared to six months for those who didn't get it. an aggressive cancer gene fuels a third of the neuroblastomas. even though the study is small the findings are significant. >> it is how we are looking at vaccines a little bit by targeting the tumors themselves. >> reporter: and lee sullivan knows some patients taking the vaccine are alive five to six years later. >> let's hope when i am at five

years, some people will be at ten years. >> reporter: it is the most common form of brain cancer and 10,000 new cases every year in the u.s. the vaccine has one more phase of clinical trials, phase three before it could be up for approval and on the market. more people in new orleans are enduring sleepless nights these days and it is not because of the partying. newborn babies are popping up all over the big easy and if you look at the calendar the baby boom is nine months after the saints went to the super bowl. >> you know how we are in new orleans. we like to celebrate and have a party and this is one more way we like to have a good time. >> we have five or six friends who are pregnant. >> reporter: one new orleans hospital says it is overflowing with new dads. some of the most popular names, drew, hartley and sean.

a circus lion snaps in the middle of a show in front of thousands and it is all caught on tape.

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homeowners reason the only ones that are confused. it seems that the banks can't follow their own paper trail. in many cases there isn't one. there's no surprise that bank of america is halting foreclosures in 23 states, not including california. the financial institution will examine whether i rushed the foreclosure process without reading or providing the proper documents. >> thousands and thousands of people can continue to live in their house, rent and mortgage free. >> reporter: a wells fargo executive admitted in a court deposition that he only verified the dates of nearly 154 closure documents that he signed. the relied on co-workers to ensure the rest of the information was correct, and with more questions about how banks have handled foreclosure proceedings, a maryland congressman is calling for a 60

day moratorium to stop the process. >> this actually could be catastrophic if billions of dollars of notes are suddenly worthless. >> reporter: nationally the implications could be devastating as bank's assets could be worthless and distressed homeowners are closely watch how people in affected states can prove just who owns their home. >> it can create a landslide of lawsuits by home oners that want to stop their foreclosure. >> at wells fargo, officials say the bank is confident its foreclosure documents are accurate and there are no plans to halt any foreclosures. caught on tape a terrifying lion attack at a circus in the ukraine. an american pulled out his video camera after the lions began to attack their handlers. circus workers tried to hose down the angry animals to separate them from the

handlers. there were fears the lions would get out of their cage and go toad cbs. >> i thought they were going to go out. >> kids are screaming and kids are only ten feet away and we're probably 35 feet away. >> reporter: the trainer and the other circus workers expected to be okay. you may want to look closer at the atm the next time you use it because thieves have a new way to steal your money. we see how the bad guys are scamming the system and you. >> this is the thief's video. he is setting up a cam rein skimming device on an atm in britain. it is exactly what criminals are doing here an it is working. the atm at this bank in alexandria was targeted back in february. >> the bank itself had over $60,000 worth of fraud. >> reporter: the sun trust bank was hit last month. jody donald has been with alexandria police say they

custom make a skimming device to place oh card insert so it is swiped twice. >> by the skimmer and atm machine itself. >> reporter: they use a camera. >> they are tiny and can be the size of a pencil head. >> reporter: it records the pin numbers easily. if you look at your atm you will be able to tell when somebody isn't right. >> check where you are going to put the card in. check to make sure the parts are the same color and shake it so nothing is loose. he says you may not want to get your wallet out, just use your hand. some thieves can get pin numbers by using a clear pastic overlay. >> run your hand over it before you insert your card. >> reporter: if you find anything suspicious walk away and let the bank or police know. in alexandria, 9 news now.

donaldson recommends checking your bank statement on-line every few days he says some thieves use technology that is so advance they don't have to return to the atm to get the information they stole. they simply get it via e-mail or text. good morning. you are watching 9 news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm jessica doyle in for andrea roane. angie will have the traffic in a moment. right now howard bernstein has a chilly little forecast for us. >> i do. in the 40s and upper 30s in a couple of spots and lucky ones in the low 50s. we start off with the chill. the good news is that it is dry rite now. dry most of the day for most of us. that's good news. in the mountains, clouds will persist and a better chance of showers, even a couple of snowflakes in the higher elevations of far western maryland and west virginia, snow shoe, garrett county could see the first flakes of the season. this morning we are looking at the bus stop forecast. temperatures to give you an