virginia and maryland but traffic is picking up in spots. we will get to that in just a minute. but first zoom in on 95 and the bw parkway between dc and baltimore. right now all lanes are open and no major issues reported. proving to the live picture to see how things are looking outside. live at 270, traffic is picking up between germantown and the split, but all lanes remain open. virginia commuters, good morning to you. if you are making your way out on 66 between 50 and 123, we are seeing more volume but nothing blocking the travel lanes there, as well. and finally go back to the maps and check out the 495 stretch in virginia between 95 and tysons corner. all lanes are open. angie, over to you. right now we are following some breaking news. police in the district are investigating a hit and run. a woman is in critical condition after she was hit by a car along connecticut avenue just south of due upon circle. the driver took off. police are searching for the person right now. at the top of the hour,

here's a look at some of the stories happening today. dc's presumptive next mayor holds the second town hall meeting. council chairman vin cent gray will meet vote evers -- voters in northwest. the winner of the greenest automaker will be announced. the award is given out by the union of concerned scientists 7 and they rank the major automakers on the eco friendly policies. the capitol visitors center is getting to a winter spirit. it will be decorated to look like the book a snowy day. it is for read for the record day. also today, president obama heads to bowie, maryland. he will be there to support governor o'malley's bid for re- election. it is one of the big names coming in from maryland's campaign 2010. kristin fisher is live in bowie with a preview. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning, angie. this rally will be getting under way at 3:00 this afternoon. and president obama is going to

be stomping for a number of democrats running for election in more but of course the big focus is going to be on maryland governor martin o'malley. now, let's take a look at the latest polls in the race for maryland governor. right now there's a new poll out out from rasmussen and it shows that o'malley is leading ehrlich 49% to 41%. that's eight points. last month, o'malley was only ahead by three points. now in the past week we have seen a number of big-name politicians try to sway this race by saying which candidate they will be supporting. last tuesday, president obama released a radio ad backing o'malley. that same day mitt romney endorse lick. the next day o'malley announced that new york city mayor michael bloomberg would be stumping for minimum in bethesda quickly followed by the news that former new york city mayor rudy giuliani would be endorsing ehrlich. then, just yesterday, we got

the announce that former president clinton would be headlining a private fund- raiser for o'malley and yesterday as well we got the news that new jersey governor chris christy announced his endorsement for ehrlich. it is a game of one upmanship. and you can expect that the number of those big name endorse endorses coming in the next few weeks will only rise as we get closer and closer to the november election. >> speaking of ehrlich, do you know what he plans to do today while o'malley is in bowie? >> yeah, well, angie, ehrlich is actually going to be in montgomery county. montgomery county is very much a republican stronghold in maryland here in prince georges county democratic strong hold. that's why you will oobama and o'malley here at bowie state university and ehrlich will be stumping in montgomery county. >> all right. kristin fisher, thanks for the

update. maryland race is heating up. we don't expect a ruling until next year in the case involving the funerals at our fallen troops. the case involves a father of a fallen marine. his son's funeral in maryland was picketed by the west borough baptist church. the church says the deaths of u.s. troops are divine retribution for tolerance of homosexuality. the soldier's father says the protest violates his right to privacy. >> there's no line that can be drawn here without shutting down a lot of speech. >> there is a civilized way to express an opinion in america but it does not involve internally inflicting emotional distress on others. >> reporter: a court originally awarded snyder $12 million in the initial ruling. a 37-year-old woman is dead after a stabbing at a vietnamese restaurant. police were called to the five t bar and april grill in the 7,000 block of spring garden

for a while drive last night. the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. a 40-year-old man was found dead at the restaurant with self inflicted wounds. police say the attacker and the victim were acquainted. we expect to learn more about a homicide victim in hyattsville. she was gunned down yesterday on markam lane. neighbors say the victim is a mother 0 who lived in the condominiums with her daughter. they say crime in the area is rare and the woman's daughter is being cared for. it is time for a commuter alert. a big heads up for metro riders. starting tomorrow the blue and orange lines will be cut in two. around 10:00 p.m., the farragut west and mcpherson square stations will be closed and no blue or orange line service at metro center. metro will provide shuttle service. the closure will last until tuesday morning. jessica foil is here to help us -- jessica doyle is here to help us save green and

think green. >> can i be a pretty pretty princess? why are you making me the witch. >> i was just the witch. national costume swap day is october 9th. the idea have a greener halloween by swapping old cost costumes for new to you ones. i have had this costume for my daughter for four years now and how many pretty pretty princess outfits can one person have? this is her costume for this year. but we have all of these other ones and all of her friends have princess costumes. so here's the idea, if you swap you are not paying 35, 40 bucks for these costumes. so you are saving money. there is also an environmental impact. an we want to show you that. swap.com, a nonprofit green halloween says if half of kids swapped costumes that would keep waste out of land fills. so if you are interested in

hosting a halloween costume swap party, here's a few steps. obviously find a location. and then ask your friends, family, parents at your kids school to help gather supplies. if you need tables go get them and finally, you can either collect costumes prior to the swap or have parents bring them the day of. after the costumes are collected, it is time to swap. national costume swap day is sponsored by swap.com and kiwi magazine good for the environment, saves you money and the kids get another opportunity to try out what their friends have been wearing. >> and you can spend more on accessories and bling. >> and little tiara. >> you know what you will be for halloween this year. >> probably allock the lines of this and jeans and a t-shirt. the town of leesburg, virginia wants you to get in the halloween mood. on saturday night the town will hold the family night of mystery and magic and evens for people of all ages.

it is held at ida lee park. preregister. to learn how go to the where you live section at wusa9.com. and look under leaseburg. and get news for more than 50 communities across our region. it is 6:08. today marks nine years since the first american offensive in the war on terror. it was on this date the war in afghanistan began. in three minutes, a look at where it is going. right now our daily focus on maryland's weather and traffic. we will begin with howard. we are looking nice across maryland today. a little chilly this morning. some temperatures below 50 degrees to start. and the clouds are up northeast and they are clearing out. looking at it, expect plenty of sunshine. we will warm up nicely from temperatures which will start in the 40s and 50s. by lunchtime a lot of 60s and even 70 in camp springs, and frederick at 68. through the middle of the afternoon look for low 70s for a high near 75 in a few spots.

very nice. we are checking in with maryland traffic. i think sky 9 is in the air looking at the beltway in montgomery county. that's near connecticut avenue. as you can see the traffic is picking up really well between university and georgia, but no incidents or accidents reported. let's go to the live camera in silver spring. this is georgia avenue, no big problems as we travel here. the silver spring metro station is operating. no trains that are slow this morning and fly over 50 westbound there from the bay bridge past bowie to annapolis to the 495 beltway. it is looking good. more news, weather and traffic after the break. stay with us.

yesterday we told you about american troops involuntarily kept on active duty are eligible for $500 a month extra for each month serve. the deadline has been pushed back to december 3rd. for information on applying, go to wusa9.com and look under the military section. today marks nine years since the start of the war in afghanistan. this morning, sandra endo looks at how we got where we are and where we go from here. >> reporter: the search for osama bin laden, retaliation

for the worst terror attack on u.s. soil. nine years ago today, the u.s. engaged in a war in afghanistan. today a different goal, end of fighting helps to stabilize the country, bringing u.s. troops home. >> we want to see an afghanistan that advances. we don't want to see an afghanistan that regresses. so we are not interested in recreating something that we rejected. >> reporter: wednesday the president award the medal of honor to a green beret who gave his life while serving in afghanistan. the president used the occasion to mark the effort of all of the men and women in uniform. >> every american is safer because of their service and every american has a duty to remember and honor their sacrifice. >> reporter: even as the u.s. focuses on ending the war and drawing down troops next year, the fighting continues, and the death toll climbs. the past couple of days, the leadership in afghanistan has been in talks with neighboring pakistan in an effort to shore

up their relationship and find answers to ending the war and stabilize the country. >> we'd like to see much more synergy among all these initiatives. >> reporter: polls show the majority of americans oppose the war in afghanistan and here in the nation's capital, some are choosing to mark the anniversary in protest. hundreds are expected to gather to denounce the war and demand that troops come home. in washington, sandra endo for 9 news now. it is 6:13 on this thursday morning. here's what is in the news now, prince georges county police chief is ordering a cheating investigation. he wants to know whether dozens of cadets cheated on police academy tests. 34 officers are facing allegations. this natural gas fire is out in columbia, maryland but bg and e repair work goes on. the utility thinks the contractor ruptured the gas

line yesterday. they will be cleaning up today in arizona. this is the aftermath after tornadoes hit wednesday morning. luckily no one was seriously hurt. when we are talking tornadoes, we are talking four tornadoes. >> that's an annual total for them. >> and they just got hit with a cluster of them. >> yesterday. a lot of severe weather for them them. we are going to get some change of weather in the next couple of days. let's get going. today our outside story, here comes the sun. we'll talk about john lennon earlier and we are moving on to mr. harris and a bit breezy and a spectacular friday. saturday, sunday and monday,

too. they will be spectacular and at times we will flirt with that 80-degree mark starting as early as tomorrow but more likely over the weekend in to columbus day. we earned it, huh? the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast this morning, clear to partly cloudy. a little cool out there. we are temperatures in the mid- 40s. orareas in the upper 50s like winchester at 60 degrees. sunrise is 7:10 and we will see plenty of sunshine today. near 75 for the high. upper 60s at noon. upper 60s at 5:00 for the drive home. clear and chilly tonight, low 40s outside the beltway and colder suburbs with light northwest winds. on the bay, southern maryland you will hold 50, 53 and then a spectacular friday with a lot of sunshine, lighter winds and highs between 74 and 78. this morning we drift to 45 in manassas. there's winchester at 59. although steve in cross junction, not too far away is 50 degrees, 49 up there.

martinsburg is 55. southern maryland, 53 at the pax river naval air station and reagan national clear skies and 52. south wind at 8 miles an hour and the dew points in the upper 40s. the storm system, this is the one. remember on sunday afternoon we had some rain. off and on showers on mondaying tuesday and yesterdays and last night we had some showers. this thing is leaving. there's a front up here. this front, though, you are not going to notice it coming through. it will keep the winds more northwestly. upper 70s south down to fredericksburg and low 70s up to hagerstown. a beautiful afternoon ahead. our seven-day forecast, great stuff. today, 74. 77 tomorrow. friday night football, going fab fabulous. 8 on a saturday. upper 70 on sunday for the skins and next chance of showers is on tuesday. over to patranya bhoolsuwan. this week is going by fast. it is thursday and we have an incident to tell you about. we have have a video of this

incident in northwest dc. let's get right to it. it is a hit and run investigation. police are still on the scene of this accident. a woman is in critical condition. and roads are shut down. this is connecticut avenue southbound between dupont circle and k street. not causing major traffic headaches right now but something to watch out for sure. move to the cameras in virginia right now and see how things are looking on i-95. good morning. if you are making your way up north it will be slow prince william parkway to 123 and newington to backlick. moving to the next camera. this is 395 as you pass the mixing bowl. you will run in to a bit of traffic between duke and seminary and approaching the 14th street bridge. finally we will end up on the outer loop in montgomery county. right now from i-95 to georgia. bumper-to-bumper traffic already. and not even 6:30 in the morning. we will keep our eyes on the roadway for you.

right now, back to angie. portion county police are investigating what aa -- prince georges county police are investigating what appears the discovery of a couple of pipe 0 bombs. a realtor found it in a house in district heights. the realtor charles ray was surprised by his discovery. >> when i went downstairs, i was looking in the boiler room and i noticed that the ducts weren't in place. and as i looked around at the vents that the vents weren't attached to there was a bag hanging from the vents. >> the bag contained explosives. samples have been sen off for analysis. the mosquito has been squashed. mosquito is the name for a device that emits a high-tech sound that mostly younger people can detect. it was installed outside of the chinatown entrance to discourage loitering. the company behind the mosquito removed it voluntarily after a complaint to the dc office of

human rights. it is 6:19. ahead in sports, learn how long portis will be sidelined. and a baseball feat we have not seen since 1956, brett haber will show us it in four [ male announcer ] it's sunday afternoon.

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good morning, everybody. clinton portis is due to make $8.3 million next season, but that money is not guaranteed, which means if the redskins somehow release portis they don't have to pay him. combine that fact with portis turning 30 next year and the news that unfolded on wednesday, you have to wonder if portis ' redskins days are over. the skins announce he will miss the next four to six weeks with a separated groin. speck lake is that he could go on injured reserve, thus ending his season. ryan terrain will start in his place on sunday, but will that be a prime minister move?

>> it is a temporary -- will that be a permanent move? >> hopefully it will be four instead of six weeks. >> been a lot of waiting and patience and now i have to take advantage of the opportunity. >> reporter: baseball playoffs last night. game one, philly and reds and roy halladay with laser lock. eight strikeouts in the game. he did it with the hummer. there he is in the second, driving in a run base hit left field. the only one he would need. the no hitter intact with two outs in the 9th inning. phillips, final batter for the reds hits it to the catcher and with that hall day, who threw a perfect game in may throws another no hitter in the playoffs. the sec man in history to have two in one season. he was literally unhittable. i'm brett haber. have a great day.

maryland native mark tex a broke a tie with a two run home run. also yesterday texas beat tampa bay. it is 6:24. still to come, a commuter alert for anyone crossing the potomac this weekend. and a cheating scandal rocks the prince georges county police force. learn how it could affect people behind bars. and a stretch of gorgeous weather is starting today. howard will tell us how long it will last when 9 news now returns.

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you the storm system with the rain last night. theaceae of here, though. and skies are clearing and we are in good shape. some clouds up north but we will end up with a lot of sunshine today. you see the 40s in culpeper. 52 here in town. other spots well in to the 50s right now. 9:00, 54. noon 68 and the drive ohm 73 but a bit breezy at times. patranya bhoolsuwan, tell us about the drive in. >> the skies may be clearing up, but the roads are filling up nicely. we have some accidents to tell you about. ghetto this live camera on the -- let's get to the live camera. a word of a crash at the outer loop and two lanes are taken away because of an accident. if you are traveling in montgomery county you want to add extra minutes there. move over to 66 in virginia. moving in from centreville, manassas past route 50 to 123. probably want to factor in five to ten minutes extra to get

through the traffic and same story in the district. new york avenue inbound times building to the third street tunnel. volume, no accidents. back to you. breaking news, a woman is in critical condition after a hit and run. it happened earlier this morning on connecticut avenue in northwest. that's south of dupont circle. dc police say the driver took off. montgomery county police believe they have found the vehicle involved in chevy chase, but the driver is still at large. prosecutors in prince georges county fear they may have to let some suspects out of jail because of a suspected cheating scandal at the county's police academy. the cadet records for 146 officers are being scrutinized. there are questions that a large number of test results are simply too good to be true. that may affect the prosecution now the integrity of the department is in question.

>> any case that any of these officers were involved in will get the audit from the police department later today. so we will have a sense of how many officers are potentially involved. >> reporter: wednesday, prince georges county police cancelled an afternoon press conference to discuss the investigation. a spokesman told us an official statement would be released last night. so far, we have not received it. prosecutors are trying to keep polygraph results out of the trial for the man suspected of killing chandra levy. he is scheduled to go on trial october 18th. polygraph results showed he was not being deceptive when he said he was not involved in the disappearance. prosecutors believe he had practiced his answers and the polygraph results were flawed. in 3 1/2 weeks, marylanders will vote for governor and big national names are coming out to support the two major candidates, including president obama. kristin fisher is at the university with a preview of

what is happening today. >> reporter: hey, angie. maryland is still a strong state for democrats. president obama is still very popular here, especially in prince georges county. and that's one of the big reasons they have chosen this university, bowie state university, as the place for this rally, which will get underway at 3:00 today. the focus will be on the maryland race for governor between maryland's current governor martin o'malley and bob ehrlich. in the past week, we have seen a number of big-name politicians try to sway this race in the final weeks before the election. last tuesday, president obama released a radio ad backing o'malley. that same day the former massachusetts governor mitt romney endorsed ehrlich. the next day o'malley announced that michael bloomberg would be campaigning for him in bethesda. that was followed by the news that rudy giuliani was endorsing ehrlich which brings us to yesterday when it was announced that bill clinton

would be headlining a private fund-raiser for o'malley the same day that new jersey governor announced his endorse for ehrlich. this game of one up manship. ehrlich will spend the day campaigning in the republican strong hold of among county. meanwhile, of course, governor o'malley along with the president are going to be here in prince georges county and again that rally starts at 3:00 this afternoon. angie? >> after campaigning in maryland, the president heads to chicago. there he will headline two campaign fund-raisers for a democrat. he is running for the u.s. senate seat once held by mr. obama. heads up for the weekend, the bridge will close tomorrow night at 8:00 until monday morning at 5:00.

this is for the bridge rehab project. the bridge is scheduled to close the following weekend also. jessica is back with another "living $mart" report. an you have good news for gadget fans. >> no halloween costume, but iphone 4, verizon wireless customers. andrea roane, are you listening to us? >> wake up. >> good news for verizon wireless customers. the company will soon reportedly sell a new apple iphone early next year. the wall street says the new version of the apple iphone will work on cellular networks based on cdma technology allowing the phones to be used by more carriers including verizon wireless. they will start to mass produce them by year's and they could go on sale next year. one rumored holdup for the verizon wireless iphones they say they will only launch it on a 4 g network. that barrier appears to be going away. verizon wireless is expected to

roll out 4 g service in the washington area and 37 other cities by the end of the year. the next generation of wireless network promises to increase speed to smart phones among other features and they say 4 g ready tablet computers and smart phones will be able in the first half of next year. google tv is one step closer to your tv room. a device can bring the service to your tv. logictech has launched a set top box. it streams entertainment content like movies and tv shows off the internet and reduce or eliminate the need for a cable subscription. it costs $300 and you can compare to to $100 for apple tv which i set up in my house this weekend. and it is phenomenal. the difference between google tv and apple tv one of the main features is you can record on google tv. apple hasn't gotten if to that. >> very interesting. google is on so many networks.

>> absolutely. but it doesn't have core television shows and movies the way the itunes store has. so that will be a major issue. >> pros and cons to both. >> thank you, jessica. tuesday we told you about a group's report on l street in southeast. it is deemed to be the most dangerous part of the district and the ninth most dangerous place in the country. the report from neighborhood scout.com got the attention of the capital river front business improvement district. it calls the ranking fiction and wants the information removed from the website. ever notice how the price of those same groceries can change depending where you shop? in seven minutes we buy the same basics at four local stores. wait until you see the huge price swing from place to place. we will swing it over to howard. >> good morning, virginia. what a day we have in store for you and better toward the weekend. today we are starting off with some clouds north an a lot of clear skies to the south and

west and allowed the temperatures to drop to the mid- 40s where the winds have been fairly light. we go through the morning hours in the 50s by 9:00. a couple of spots could be hanging out in northern virginia. lunchtime, everybody is sunny and 70 in culpeper. 68 in fairfax. 69 in fredericksburg. and then this afternoon, look at those highs low to mid-70s. plenty of sunshine and a bit of a breeze. patranya bhoolsuwan has a traffic alert. >> we are talking about virginia but this is sky nine over an accident here. the outer loop at connecticut. crews are on the scene. it will be slow out there. delays begin at i-95. if you are traveling that route factor in extra time. move to the virginia camera. we are heading in to route 7 near 123 and tysons corner. all clear. no problems out here and finally wrap it up as we fly over the toll road this morning, eastbound past hunter mill on to the beltway, clean and green and everyone is moving relatively at speed.

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interesting stuff. can't get enough cabbage. what you need to know to diet safely and how to keep the pounds off permanently coming up on the earl. >> thank you, harry. we will be watching. we have a consumer alert, which local stores have the highest prices on basic groceries and which have the lowest? our andrea mccarren bought the same four items at safeway, giant and whole food and target. she will show us the results and which items varied the most in price. >> reporter: when it comes to the cost of groceries, shoppers don't mince their words. >> they are too high. we can't afford this. >> i'm living on rice. >> we can't afford it. what can we do? we bought a gallon of milk, loaf of white bread, a dozen eggs and four pack of toilet paper at four stores, safeway, whole foods, target and giant.

the price range of each purchase was surprising. >> can't control that. it is what it is. >> reporter: milk at safeway and giant costs $3.99 a gallon. at whole foods it is a dollar cheaper at 2.99 a gallon. eggs at whole foods are 3.15 a dozen. at a suburban washington giant, the price was 1.69. a loaf of white bread costs as much as 2.49 at whole foods and as little as 97 cents at target. >> i think you have to shop around and compare prices and i also think that probably not one store fits all. sometimes you have to travel to different stores for particular items. >> some people aren't able. they don't have a car. so it is impossible. >> reporter: discount cards offered by giant and safeway can dramatically reduce your shopping bill, as can using coupons and keeping an eye out

for sales. andrea mccarren, 9 news now. >> we asked gain and safeway if they sell your personal information to other vendors after you sign up for the down cards. a giant spokesman said absolutely not. neither does safeway. i'm a stickler for those cards. i have a bunch of them. >> a few companies do that to track purchases and i have been at a store where i swiped the wrong card and it went through. some go back to the same computer. >> very interesting. >> you may make that mistake and see the discount any way. we have tornadoes in arizona, snow in snow shoe, a tropical system. it is that time of the year where everything is happening due to the transition from summer to winter and we will get nice fall weather moving in. the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, it is chilly an cool in spots this morning. 40s and 50s to start the day. unless you are immune to the chill i think you will need a jacket or wetter.

this afternoon it will be nice with plenty of sunshine. look at these temperatures. 68 by lunchtime. low 70s for the drive home. topping out near 75. right now 52 and clear skies, but the breeze today out of the west-northwest up to 20 miles an hour at times. clear and chilly tonight. the winds in this low 40s away from town, to low 50s on the bay. northwest winds at phi clock -- 5:00. sunny and spectacular friday. highs in the mid to upper 70s. west wind five to ten miles an hour. the storm system has been here since sunday. there it goes. we'll wave to at this time. not sad so see that guy go. got much-needed rain. good there but now we will dry our and enjoy it for a few days. 52 today. and in ohio in the 50s. this time of the year these can be in the 30s and 40s but it is not. the cold air is not around and even though we have readings

south and west and luray in the 40s, there is nothing frigid heading this way. a good stretch heading our way. 52 at national. winds are south at 8. barometer is slowly rising 29.82 an the dew point in the 40s. in the south and west, this is where the storm system is lifting. four tornadoes in arizona third day of severe weather and flooding rains north to flagstaff and also in the northeast. but in between a lot of empty real estate in the middle of the country. there's a cold front coming through. cooler behind it. the front mr. weaken and dissipate. we won't even notice the front and it will get even warmer after today. we are looking at 74 in town this actual. upper 70s toward fredericksburg and 75 cambridge and frederick. 73 martinsburg. i want to show you otto. this is a subtropical storm. not quite a tropical storm but winds are 65 around this thing. going to go like that and may get to hurricane strength.

this will stay out 0 sea. for us looking a nice warmup. saturday 80. sunday going to the skins game don't for get the sun screen and a t-shirt and bonus nice day on columbus day. >> patranya bhoolsuwan, over to you. breezy in the city, as well. chilly day to start off our thursday. we are looking live at an accident sky 9 is over on the outer loop at 270. this is blocking the shoulder to the northbound ramp to 270 from the outer loop. you want to watch for that. keeping our eyes on that, as well. a new crash on the inner loop of the beltway as we switch over to a live camera here. you are looking live at this traffic leading up to the accident between new hampshire and i-95 starting up right there. delays backed up to university.

we have an accident in the district as well as i step out and show you the video we shot earlier in the dew point circle area. this is a hit and run investigation. crews are on the scene. the street is shut down between k and dupont circle. not causing major traffic headaches but something to watch for. moving to the live camera in virginia, good morning to you. more traffic is picking up between route 50 and 123. factor in five to ten minutes as you head out this morning and same story on 95. the roads are filling up. no accidents here. just a lot of volume, bumper-to- bumper traffic for you. 6:49 in the morning. over to you. we are talking cars. winter isn't far away and aaa wants to make sure your car is ready for it. it held a car care event on wednesday in fairfax. mechanics were giving a 40 point inspection for free. they want to make sure your car is ready for the cold weather. one of the biggest problems they found is cars with bad

tire pressure. >> when you lose pressure, you could lose traction, you can lose water cleaning ability, which is what gives you wet weather traction. when that happens, it can also cause premature tire wear, which could again cause you to lose traction due to a loss of tread. there will be at car care event on thursday, october 28th. it will be at the wawa on crane highway south of central avenue in upper marlboro, maryland. we have 52 degrees here in northwest washington. living with an epic commute. in three minutes, how long our average drive is and how it stacks up against the nation. well, tomorrow is the latest edition of dc.high school sports.net report. the cam plus play of the day is from clara we're at west potomac high.

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