weather first. showers lair on. not an all-day rain but this afternoon may run in to a shower or thunderstorm and our seasonably warm air mass has been affecting us for the last several days. let's take a look at the day planner on this monday morning. we expect temperatures to climb to 70 by noon after being in the 63 range by 9:00. even by noon can't rule out a light shower. by 5:00 a few showers or thunderstorms here and there. temperatures in the low 70s. winds from the east and southwest 10 to 15 today, topping off at 7 a. this morning, big time showers and storms through mississippi and alabama this morning approaching georgia, tennessee and kentucky as well and the moisture is moving to the northeast. the temperatures getting ready to walk out the door. laurel is 49. they have the cool spot. leesburg 50. 58 for arlington and andrews and at washington we are at 60

degrees. again, going to the 70s. grab the umbrellas. it is 5:00 a.m. here's angie with time saver traffic. >> thank you for joining us so early a lot of construction across the region has cleared out of the way. we want to zoom to the outer loop and show you the drivers are moving well out here. taking it out live, looking at a ten minute drive from 95 to 270. we want to take you back out to our maps and show you that everyone is doing fine on 95 and the bw parkway. it looks like from 32 to powder mill, no incidents or accidents or construction in the way trying to get to 495. and to wrap it up, we will do it in virginia with a look at the travel times. if you are traveling 66 eastbound you are looking at a ten minute commute from the fairfax county parkway to the beltway. ten minutes from 395 to the toll road and heading eastbound at 674 to the beltway, only six minutes. coming up, we are going realtime with ya on the dulles

toll road traveling from the greenway to the beltway. back to you. this morning opening statements begin in the trial of a man charged with murdering chandra levy. >> ingmar guandique is accused of killing the 24-year-old intern in 2001 while she was jogging in rock creek park. kristin fisher is joining us from dc superior court with more on the proceedings this morning. >> reporter: good morning. it has taken almost a decade of police work followed by a week of jury selection to get to where we are right now, which is five hours away from the start of the chandra levy murder trial. the man at the center of it all, 29-year-old ingmar guandique, an illegal immigrant and alleged ms-13 gang member from el salvador who was already in prison for attacking two other women in rock creek park. now he is standing trial for kidnapping, raping, robbing and murdering levy back in may of 2001. there's no dna evidence in this case, nor are there any

eyewitnesses. ingmar guandique denies he ever committed the crime. he will be judged by a jury of 12 women and four men. there are no latinos, despite the fact the defense argued he would not get a fair trial without one. some of the questions asked during jury selection suggest the defense may try to blame gary condit for levy's murder. the congressman had been a prime suspect in the murder after he admitted to having an affair with the 24-year-old intern. a spokesperson for condit said he does expect to testify, but of course, that will not take place likely for several weeks. this is a trial that's likely expected to take several months before it is complete. and it all starts right here at 10:00 this morning. >> before you go, no eyewitnesses and no dna evidence. so what is at the heart of the prosecution's case against

ingmar guandique? >> well, pretty much the crux of the case really, on the prosecution's end really comes from jailhouse informants. like you said, there is no dna evidence, no eyewitnesses in this case. so the prosecution, the crux of their case comes from alleged admission that the defendant made to other inmates while in prison for those other attacks in rock creek. back to you. >> kristin fisher reporting live from dc superior court. while you slept alternate reported an insurgent attack in eastern afghanistan killed one of the service members. no word on the soldiers nationality. more violence in pakistan this morning. a bomb planted on a motorcycle kills five people and wounds more than a dozen in central pakistan. that blast occurred at the gate of a famous shrine during morning prayers today. it is the latest in a string of

attacks. they disagree with their interpretation of islam. some amazing and scary video this morning of a tornado strike in texas. you can see the debris from a structure being whisked in the air. it appears the person with the camera was on i-45, which is south of dallas. some cars on the interstate were flipped over. some injuries were reported as well as damage to homes and the roof of an elementary school was torn off. federal investigators will be digging through the remains of an historic church in alexandria this morning looking for the cause of a devastating fire over the weekend. the flames destroyed thermal manual chapel -- the main july chap cull. despite the fire, the members showed up for services this weekend. >> it is slaughtly heart

breaking my late husband and i went to this church for 30 years, and it's gone. >> reporter: now the rector says the church will go on. it goes well beyond the brick and mortar building. we have learned the names of the men suspected of running a drug lab. two students and one guest have been charged with manufacturing a controlled substance. authorities and emergency crews responded to the freshman dorm early saturday after a strange odor was reported. 400 students were evacuated from harbin hall. time for the money report of the morning. jessica doyle is off today and so are some of the international markets. they posted losses in today's trading. the hang seng gained 1%. we will see how u.s. traders respond in a few hours when the

markets here open. a mixed ending on friday to what was overall a positive week on wall street. the cost of wheat and corn are up which means what you pay for a box of cereal may be heading that way, as well. beef and pork prices are rising and fast food chains will have to absorb the extra cost or pass the expense on to you. a popular venue reopened after a major makeover. the arena stage in southwest washington celebrated the grand reopening this weekend. visitors were able to check out the historic, the new and renovated stages of the building. among the free events, a performance from oklahoma and a chance to mingle with broadway and tony heyward winning stars. still ahead, a desperate effort is underway to stop the spread of cholera in haiti.

we will have an update next. the power of mother nature takes away a family's vacation home. and it wasn't text book but the redskins get a w in a game that was ugly. back after this.

mild out there. won't need a jacket for warmth but you may need it for rain later on. we expect showers at noon. we start with 63. lunchtime may see a shower one or two spots and by the drive home a chance of a few showers if not a qume of rumbles of thunder. temperatures topping off near 75. all aboard on the dulles toll

road in virginia from herndon to tysons and beyond. coming up we will focus on more virginia roads. in the news now the cholera outbreak in haiti spreads much closer to the earthquake survivor refugee camp. >> that's right. five people in the capitol of port-au-prince have been diagnosed with the disease so far. however, health officials say all of them apparently contracted cholera outside of the city. 250 people have died from the disease so far, and the fear is the you break will spread to those refugee camps. that's where 1.3 million earthquake survivors are now living. burials are underway for the young people gunned down on friday night in flores, mexico. 14 young people died in the second mass shooting in a party this month. they blame the increase in violence on a split with a powerful drug cartel. check this out.

the ocean claims a home in washington state. it collapsed yesterday during the high tide. the family had already movedded the home to higher ground once but apparently it wasn't high enough. they were able to clear their stuff out last week, thankfully. the spot where it happened is called wash away beach. >> unbelievable. seeing your home drift away in to the ocean. >> you think the name of the town might have been an indicator. >> dead give away. some familiar faces are making predictions about their party's fate in the november midterm elections. that story is coming up. believe it or not, more places in the continental u.s. are digging out from snow this morning. we had a great holiday for those who cannot stand mondays. october 28 at, it is the cynics response to sweetest day. feel free to explore your pessimistic side if monday doesn't already make you do that. if you need a boost it is

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welcome back to 9 news now. almost 5:15. howard is here after a gorgeous week. >> yes. but all things must change and for us that mean we will hold on to the temperatures but increase the clouds and the

moisture and the threat of showers. since i put fertilize down yesterday that is not a bad thing. i'm expecting the showers the next few days to help. you have an advantage being the weather guy with lawn care? >> yeah, if you see me walking with the fertilizer, that's a good sign i have been paying attention. you are correct. see me with an umbrella it is also an indication. get you out the door with the momslikeme.com forecast. most temperatures in the a 0s to low 60s. 48 in cumberland. they have crept up to 50. we are looking at a sunrise at 7:28. although we may not see much of it as the clouds are moving in. the day planner, mostly cloudy by 9:00, 63 degrees. south winds nine to ten miles an hour. by noon can't rule out a shower in a couple of spots 70. and driving home a few showers or maybe an isolated thunderstorm. temperatures are still in the

low 70s. we will top off at 75. right now at 60 here. 61 at andrews air force base. cam ridge is 63. pax river 63. bill in newland 61. cooler, much cooler leesburg 50. fled rick and cumberland, they dropped to 46 at this hour. and winchester 62 and petersburg in grant county 52 degrees. national mostly cloudy skies, 60. look at the winds. a warm flow for us and the dew points are in the 50s this morning and the moisture is out there and it is creeping up. two storms to talk about. one in the northwest. a lot of mountain snows here and as long as you get the big northwest flow we stay warm. look at the big thunderstorms. that's a tornado watch until 9:00 this morning for parts of alabama, northwest georgia. all of that moisture is moving to the north and east. we are in mild air with temperatures 50s and a few 60s for the most part. through the day we will see the

warm front lift north. by noon there maybe a shower or two. we are looking at better chance of a few showers scattered about by 6:00. notice the big stuff north and west of us by a long margin. overnight showers push through. might not xena much action on tuesday -- might not see much action by tuesday but by wednesday we are looking at more shower and storms returning. cooler air on thursday but more than likely friday is when we will feel the affects of the cooler air. better chance 0 on wednesday, upper 70s. 60 on friday. that's the cool day of the week. them weekend doesn't look too bad. 62 on saturday and halloween looks mild, 72 with perhaps a late day shower. it is 5:17. here's angie with the time saver traffic. i'm going to be a driver. >> coming back from somewhere.

>> okay. just be safe. hello, everybody. talking about the drive right now. out on the roadways not much to complain about. really nothing at this time. as we take a closer look at 95 in virginia. we will take you outside and show you the commute live from dale city to the prince william parkway to inside the beltway. lanes are wide open. to the maps. we will take a wider view of the area and zoom in to 66. we are tracking that commute as well out of gainesville to 495. you are looking at anywhere between 45 minutes to 55 minutes. rounding it out with a look at the travel times we have the dc and maryland roads covered. heading northbound to the 11th street bridge seven minutes. everyone else is clean and green on the inner loop from pennsylvania avenue to the wilson bridge. and only nine minutes going southbound on 95 from 216 to the beltway. in the next traffic report coming up at 5:25, don't worry about the time on the screen.

we will fly over in realtime on the bw parkway. back to you. >> thank you, angie. now to campaign 2010 with the november midterms just eight days away. top officials from both parties are trying to get voters excited about a nonpresidential election year. michael steel is predicting the republicans will win back control of the house of representatives. >> the voters are tired of the fact that the federal government has not listened to them oh the past two years. has moved in its own direction and rhythm and they want to pull back on that and i think you will see an unprecedented wave on election day that's going to surprise a lot 0 people. >> reporter: now as far as the democrats, former virginia governor kaine is trying to do his best to help the party save as many seats as possible he says he believes the democrats will win the turnout battle. >> i think it will be close and as you point these races are very close but from this point forebard it is all about turn

joint and ground game and we have good early voting trends. we have work to do but think we can do it. >> we will have more on what which state is targeted by both parties in the next half hour. coming up next, the sports equivalent of a nasty campaign. thankfully the redskins ended up on top. grab the coffee and some water to go with it this morning. >> that has to to with the question of the day. to prevent your skin from becoming dehydrated and flaky, how many glasses of water do you think you should drink for every cup of coffee you drink. >> one, two or three glasses? we want to hear from you on our facebook page. it is facebook/wusa9.com. it is 5:20. we'll be right back. [ son ] my parents have always lived in the states.

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welcome back. the future cast on this monday. clouds increase by 9:15, 63 and mostly cloudy skies. toward lunchtime we are looking at clouds and 70. maybe a shower to the west. think the afternoon we are looking at a few more showers. mike and andrea, back to you. if you wanted to see an offensive game on sunday, you didn't want to watch the redskins? that's right. because the game was offensive

but had nothing to do with points scored, at least not a lot of them any way. >> reporter: good morning. what are the odds the redskins fum ring six times, throwing two interceptions and still winning the game? but they won and that's all that matters. mcnabb returning to chicago. in the first quarter mcnabb wrapped up by moore. the ball batted. and moore picks it off and takes it a back 54-yards for the touchdown. the bears lead 7-0. mcnabb comes back and fires a bb to moss. a 24-yard strike. the game tied at 7. a lot of big plays. the one the best of them all. hall snaring the ball with one hand and he is flying. look at him go 92-yards the other a way, tying an nfl record. the skins win 17-14. the defense carried the team yesterday, especially hall

hall. >> defensive game. if you like defense that was a game to be at. not a lot of consistency there. >> we still have a lot of things to work on, as i say every week, but we will keep working. i guarantee everybody that comes to the defense will be thinking twice about catching any balls or running any routes, man, because we are going to try to bring it to them. >> here's the numbers -- that's a quick look at sports. we will have complete coverage of mike shanahan's press conference on 9 news now at five and 6:00. >> one more note from southern virginia the tums fast relief

500 from martinsville. hamlin backed up some boasts from earlier in the week. he won the race. a boy's family says they need help to avoid their child being stranded after school for a third time. the story is coming up. after an intense jury selection, the trial starts today. the man accused of murdering chandra levy more than nine years ago. angie has a look at traffic. in 3-d, southbound on the baltimore-washington parkway, we find to incidents to report from baltimore past 197 to the beltway. in the next full traffic report, details on a new accident on the inner loop in maryland. we'll be right back. q$úúú]0mppúm

welcome back to 9 news now. it is monday, the 25th. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. angie has the traffic and howard has the forecast first, though. >> i have not had enough details. >> we need to get though news

and the weather. >> let's go. let's go. >> got some clouds rolling in this morning, people. got some clouds and cobwebs we need to clear. look for the clouds to thicken up. maybe a sprinkle midday. better chance of showers later this afternoon. look at those temperatures, noontime 70. 3:00 p.m. 73 and could be rumbles of thunder, as well. hey, high deck the clouds are rolling in from the west. some of the moisture gets here later this afternoon. the temperatures in the 40sin cumberland to the 60s here in town. fredericksburg 62. dam bridge is 63 and a little cooler at leesburg. it is 5:30. here's angie with the time saver traffic. happy monday, everybody. right now begin with a traffic alert. the first accident of the morning comes from the inner loop approaching route 4, pennsylvania avenue. you want to be careful heading

out that way. volume is light in this area. as we take a bigger view of the area, most other major roads are okay this morning. zooming in to 270 southbound, no problems to report. take it outside and show you a nice and quiet commute from father hurley to the split. nothing along the way. we go back out to the maps. this time focus on route 4, route 5, crane highway. even is up to speed here. a quick look at the travel times, notice everybody is in the green from dc 295 from the dulles toll road in virginia. coming up a realtime look at the george washington parkway. here's a look at the top stories developing this morning. >> a blast targets people at morning prayers in pakistan. a bomb planted on a motorcycle kills five people and wounds a dozen in central pakistan. it occurred at the gate of a famous shrine during morning prayers today. it's the latest in a spring of

attacks. islamic militants often target them because they disagree with their interpretations of islam. in haiti five people if port-au-prince have been diagnosed with cholera. however, health officials say all five contracted the disease elsewhere in the country. 250 people have died from cholera which can spread easily in unsanitary conditions. the fear is the outbreak could explode if it goes to the area where the earthquake survivors are living in tent cities. the trial of ingmar guandique gets underway today. chandra levy disappeared in may of 2001 and her remains were found a year later in rock creek park. kristin fisher is live from dc superior court with a preview of the proceedings. good morning. >> good morning. this is a case that not only transfixed washingtonians but

the entire nation. and almost ten years after her murder, opening statements in her alleged killer's trial are set to start in just under five hours at 10:00 a.m. now, the defendant is none other than 29-year-old ingmar guandique, an alleged -- he's an illegal immigrant from el salvador and alleged ms-13 gang member. he is accused of raping and murdering the 24-year-old intern in may of 2001. her body wasn't found until a year later, so there is no dna evidence, no murder weapon and no eyewitnesses. ingmar guandique says he's not guilty in this case, but he is already in prison for attacking two oh women in rock creek park. and that's where the bulk of the prosecution's case is going to come from, jailhouse informants. prosecutors say that ingmar guandique admitted to his former cell mates he did dill levy. so their testimony will be a

key part of the prosecution's case and another person that could take the stand is california congressman condit. he had been the prime suspect in the murder after he admitted to having an affair with levy back in 2001. fen, no board for certain if he will or will not take the witness stand. if he does that will likely be self weeks away because this is going to be a very, very long trial which starts today in just under five hours. back to you. a prince georges county couple hopes to win an appeal to transfer their children to the school of their choice. jackson speight is a child with special needs and he has wound up on the wrong bus and alen far from home twice in the last few months. when it happened 82 days ago an alert parent spotted the boy and took him back to school. >> we took steps to make sure it never happened again. we met with them and did

everything we know how to do and for them to be irresponsible to let this happen again is unacceptable. >> reporter: they say school administrators displayed a cavalier attitude about the incident. they are hoping their appeal for a transfer succeeds so they will not have to take legal action. thus far, county officials have not returned calls seeking comments on the case. we can expect more digging in to the apparent hacking of computers used at the summer jobs program. the payroll documents seem to show that hackers diverted funds using the names and account numbers of people no longer on the payroll there. the documents we have show the theft started in july and continued in to this month. the hackers cranniesed students hourly wait from $7 an hour to $25 an hour. sources say the loss is already in the many thousands of dollars. >> our job as overseers over these particular agencies is to markhor the dollars are spent

properly. we thought it was proper and you are jen enough to alert the dc auditor. >> the payroll was stopped on friday and the thefts appear to be the work of a department or employee or employees. they declined comment on the investigation so far. time for another your money report. >> jessica doyle is off today but one thing investors will be following today is an appearance by federal reserve chairman ben bernanke in arlington, virginia. he will make opening remarks at a two-day conference on mortgage foreclosure and the future of housing finance report financed by the fed and fdic. a survey shows that forecasters have lowered their expectations on the pace of the economic recovery. the economy is expected to grow but the national association of business, economic survey out today finds economists have become more cautious in the third quarter. 54% expect get of 2% in 2010.

that's down from 67% in the similar survey last quarter. fewer firms expect a drop in employment through attrition or layoffs. the majority of those surveyed said employment would hold at current levels. if you are just waking up, a one-year study intending to assess the statewide consequences of uranium mining starts this week. the national academy of sciences panel will assess the implications of lifting a ban on uranium mining in the commonwealth. the company has proposed mining uranium at the site near the north carolina border. panelists will look at technical, environmental and human health safety as it impacts uranium processing and mining. local researchers make a discovery on how we taste food that could help people with respiratory diseases. a conference in our area that is looking for ways to reduce heart disease among minorities. we'll explain coming up. ñúñú

a comfortable morning out here on the weather terrace. the moon is still visible, in in spite of the high, thin clouds moving in. what can you expect for today? here's the day planner. by 9:00, mostly cloudy skies and 63. mostly cloudy at noon, 70 with a chance of a shower and few showers and storms around this afternoon. highs will make it to 75. drive home temperature 72. get the time saver traffic. here's angie. >> we are flying high above the bw parkway. drivers are at peed from the beltway to 123 to think key bridge. coming up we will have the latest on that maryland inner loop accident. stay with us. andrea? an estimated 1 million americans will have a heart attack this year. half of them will die. that's why some of the nation's best cardiologists came to washington this weekend. their mission, improve

cardiovascular care, especially among minority. s. retired general and secretary of state colin powell was among the recipients [ inaudible ] you see so many young people coming across the stage who have overweight problems. >> reporter: bruce johnson emceed it and shared the story of his own heart attack and subsequent recovery. you may know that your nose plays a big role in your ability to taste, but now researchers at the university school of medicine say receptors for bitter tastes are also found in the muscles of the lungs and airways and their report finds the muscles relax when they are exposed to bitter taste and that discovery they say may lead to better treatments for diseases like asthma. today republicans and democrats are focusing on the smallest state in the union, that story

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you? >> we were there on saturday at the green festival. when i say we, channel 9 had a table and booth over there. if you have not been to the dc green festival that happens every year, get to the next one because there is so much going on and changes so fast. cool to see. good stuff out there and a good weekend. a good monday morning. the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast this morning, no real problems. we're going to get you out in good shape today. we have temperatures which are running in to the 50s in most areas with a few exceptions. some cool spots upper 40s and the warm spot already above 60 degrees. the sunrise this morning is 7:28. looking a the day planner for today, we expect the temperatures to really be mild. 65 the average high. almost there at 63. can't rule out an isolated shower and 70. and temperatures through 6:00 in the 70s. a couple of showers or thunderstorms, not everywhere but it will be in a few spots and that could cause a couple

of problems. temperature-wise right now, you scomber land 46. look at the 60s from cleveland at 65. 63 ocean city and here in washington we sit at 60. cool spot up north in montgomery county in the mid- 50s. laytonsville 54. 52 lees vorring. south and -- leaseburg. south and southeast, 49 and columbia this morning a 5. mostly cloudy and winds from the southwest at 11. it will be a briescy day and you can see what is going on. some showers and storms to the northwest. check this video out. this is mount hood in. there was rain at the lower elevations but at mount hood it was coming down. ski areas getting ready to open. more than a foot of snow in the higher elevations that made for nice october sledding. our turn will come, not soon

but our turn will come. what will happen in the short term is the showers and storms will be moving in a little later on this afternoon but much of the day should be okay. 75 today. tomorrow 76. a few shower and storms and tomorrow upper 70s. the seven-day forecast, low 70s on thursday. we clear out. friday a cool 60. saturday 62 and then on halloween, sunday 2 with a late shower possible. 5:48. angie is stepping in with the time saver traffic. right now 12 minutes from the 6:00 hour. we want to keep you up to speed on the accident in maryland. it is approaching pennsylvania avenue. we have learned the drivers are losing a left lane. you need an extra five to make it by that if you plan to hit the road right now. a wider view of the area, no major issues to report elsewhere. we will take you to virginia and show you 66 eastbound.

a little yellow on the map. still finding lanes wide open but the volume is starting to build from manassas to route 50. going back to our maps, we take a wide view, once again, and i want to show you the drivers are below speed on 395 from the beltway to seminary. a total drive time of 7 minutes. 95 southbound, as we look at the travel times, looks like everybody out that way is moving at speed. coming up at 6:00, we are twoing to have a look at more accidents to avoid in maryland. back to you. in the news now, the first war crimes trial under president obama is scheduled to start today. although the defense is hoping to reach a plea deal. omar has been held at guantanamo since he was 85 years old. now 24, he is accused of throwing a grenade that killed a u.s. army sergeant in afghanistan. he faces a life sentence if

convicted. injury and overturned cars after tornadoes hit texas in the town of rice which is in south texas. a tornado damaged several homes and a high school football field as well and took the roof off of an elementary school. again, overturned vehicles on spore state 45 there, as well. a more pleasant weather story in the rocky mountains where the loveland ski area became the first to open this fall. skiers and snow borders made a run on sunday when a combination of natural and man made snow built up enough allow a one mile ski run to operate. the midterm elections are one week from tomorrow and already the hectic stumping for votes is intensifying. >> indeed. today president obama is in the northeast. he will be supporting democratic candidates there. we have the latest from campaign 2010 ♪ [ music ] president obama will head to rhode island today to pump

up voters ahead of election day. he will raise money for congressional democrats days after wrapping up his longest campaign wing yet out west. >> the more people that turn out, the better we do. and we are seeing strong trends at the presidential rally and early voting. >> reporter: the president's time on the road appears to be paying off according to a "newsweek" poll. while other polls though the gop gaining round, they found 48% of voters were likely to vote for democrats and 42% republicans. president obama's approval ' ratings have jumped up to 54%. republicans reason taking anything for granted. they are hitting the road just as hard and making big predictions. >> i think you will see an unprecedented wave on election day that's going to surprise a lot of people. >> reporter: most polls show republicans winning control of the house but not the senate. rnc chairman michael steel is confident the gop will take back both. >> if this wave continues the

way it is going, it had been the last few weeks especially, i think you could see the senate as well. >> reporter: he will stump for his party in rhode island today. trying to rally critical last- minute support. cbs news, washington. starting today, we have a new look at one of the world's most famous authors. jane austin wrote a half dozen famous novel in the the english language and while she was renowned for her exquisite prose she was a poor speller who had a helping hand from her edit tore. oxford university english professor say the papers show crossings out, messiness and a writer who broke most of the rules for writing good english. for a link, log on to our website at wusa9.com.

and look for the story under the water cooler headline. one of the reasons why this is a big deal, editors are supposed to clean up what writers have done. her brother is quoted as saying everything she wrote came out perfect, ready to go to a printer. >> a team effort. that's all there is to it. tip your hat to your editor. >> and read more jane austin. >> that's right. local and national fashion celebrities make the rounds in dc. details coming up. and we will tell you whether a scary movie gave the competition a fright in the weekend box officele çñçñ

hi! welcome to progressive.com. come on in, and i'll give you a free quote. quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that's progressive. call or click today. . we are looking at okay conditions to start. 50s and lower 60s out there. by 9:00, low 60s. clouds are starting to roll in. noontime, look at this. 70 degrees, manassas 72. could be an isolated shower. this afternoon, we will start to watch toward 5:00 out to culpeper, maybe six or seven in the metro. a chance of a few shower and maybe thunder. highs 75.

drive home temperature 72. >> thank you, howard. this morning we are asking you to prevent your skin from becoming dehydrated and flaky, how many glasses of water should you drink for every cup of coffee? >> mike timely got some. >> i can finally put three sentences in a row. -- two glasses of water. so this is it. a half of cup. i have already had my two glasses. >> i should drink 20 glasses of water every day. >> probably not going to happen. >> that's a lot of caffeine. >> oh my fright night at the movies. one flick scares its way to the top this weekend. the screen worthy sequel pair

la normal activity came out on top bringing in $41 million for paramount and not far behind is jack ass 3-d. and rounding out the top five -- local fashion stars shined at the opening of northern virginia fashion week. show-stopping gowns dominated the opening show. hubby and redskins legend darrell green was in the crowd. the show debuted the season's hottest party dresses and men's wear by local designer brian keefe. glum i think it is important because unless they give the support they need nobody will know they exist and everyone needs to know the beautiful things created by women and men in this area every day. >> area vendors got the chance

to show their latest pieces to fashion enthusiasts. district elite came out to wish a happy birthday to one of washington's most fashion forward magazines. it celebrated the fifth anniversary by honoring tim gund. he is a dc maytive and he commented on capital city faux pass on hillary clinton he says -- >> all right. the hair and makeup maybe but she has to stop wearing those boxy men's tailored pantsuits and then those pastels. >> oh. why so hard, tim? >> jason along with capital file bennett hosted the milestone. before we going the fab 4 are back in celebration of the dvd release of sex and the city tomorrow. metro mix.com is giving away a six day, five night stay in aruba. ten runner ups