hydeck. tom sater is in for howard. >> you have a winter weather advisory for us. >> be advised there's winter weather out there. not much. that's why it is an advisory. it's it's light in intensity but enough to cover roadways and porch deck and grassy areas. a lot of areas are seeing flurries in anything but again in the darker color you get from 66 up to leesburg, fredericksburg, and moving east this burst here, don't be surprised if you see it come down for a brief moment. we are at 37 degrees an we will continue to see numbers hold steady and then fall. the ground system is the big story. that's at freezing or just below

below. 37 at reagan national. gaithersburg is already at freezing. manassas, too. the satellite picture. a good, cold rain but we needed some moisture in here. we are behind three inches. here's a little snow. we are currently at the high. the wind and cold are the bigger story and i will have the full forecast in a few minutes. get the latest now. no problems, right, monica. >> no big problems but ramps and bridges may ice over quickly this morning and downed pole and wires. take you to urbana area where authorities have been dealing with route 80 shut down at penn shop road. watch for a detour set up there. take you to the beltway in maryland, lanes look good. everything is open 95 over to

270. keep your speeds down in case you hit black ice. we have reports of that on 270 near montross road. take you to 66 in virginia. there is construction here in centreville at route 29 just beyond the camera shot and that is in the right lane. at 295, you have construction in the left lane and the inner loop south of town at telegraph road, construction on the ramp as well. watch for the detour. peggy, andrea? >> here's a look at the stories we are following for you while you slept. >> reporter: richard holbrooke is in critical condition this morning. he had surgery to repair a torn artery. he observes as a special envoy for afghanistan and pakistan. he's perhaps best known for helping to broker the 1995 agreement thanked the war in bosnia. in sunday night football, philadelphia took a half game lead over the giants in the nfc

east with a 30-27 win over dallas. jackson had a 91-yard touchdown pass in the longest play from scrimmage this season in the nfl. jackson had 210-yards in reception. today will be the first real test for the tax deal president obama brokered with republican lawmakers. the measure is scheduled for a preliminary vote in the senate but several house democrats say they plan to make changes to the wording of the bill. >> the white house tax cut proposal is expected to pass the first key test. >> i can say we have a good cross section of the senate democratic caucus from left to right who are prepared to accept this. >> reporter: this afternoon, the senate is set to approve the measure before expected passage later this week but the plan faces a tougher battle in the house. democrats insist they won't even bring it to the floor until cuts for the healthy are

scaled back. >> we will change this and hopefully the president will back us up as we try to take out the worst things in it. >> reporter: in it an extension for higher income earner and an evidence skate tax that some see as too generous. the white house is optimistic congress will pass the deal before the cuts expire at the end of the month. >> i don't think we will get through. i don't think that anyone wants to be responsible for taxes going up on january 1st because we couldn't come to a resolution. >> reporter: republicans support the plan president obama spoke to them. in an interview with 60 minutes, how minority leader said the $900 billion price tag would be worth it. >> i think it will create jobs and help the economy. >> reporter: the gop says it is a take or leave it deal and if democrats choose to leave it republicans plan to pass it as soon as they take back the house in january. cbs news, washington. today a ruling is expected

on virginia's lawsuit challenging the federal health care act. they are challenging it that they buy insurance or pay a penalty. virginia filed a lawsuit challenging the law. vincent gray is expected to keep chief lanier when he takes office. according to sources gray will also announce his public safety director and a new fire chief. kenneth elserby from florida and former dc fire official is a leading candidate for the job here. the man accused of attempting to set off a car bomb outside of a military recruiting office just outside of baltimore is due in court later today. 21-year-old antonio martinez, known as mohammad hussein is scheduled to appear in baltimore for a preliminary hearing. he's accused of attempting to

detonate a fake bomb provided by an undercover fbi agent. he faces life in prison if convicted. parts of the upper midwest are digging out after a big snowstorm this weekend. >> the nasty system shut down highways, grounded flights and caused part of the minnesota vikings stadium to collapse. minneapolis was walloped with 17 inches of snow that proved too heavy for the metrodome's roof. the vikings game was moved to tonight and it will take place in detroit. weather problems are hitting parts of washington state. record rainfall is triggering mudslides an causing major flooding. forecasters predict it will begin to subside this morning. just when you thought it wasn't possible, the redskins have found a new way to lose a game. >> that's too sad. 4 minutes left in the game and the redskins led 10-9. then tampa quarterback freeman hit

winslow for a 40-yard touchdown. the bucs were in the lead 17- 10. in the final two minutes the redskins mounted a drive capped by the six yard touchdown by mcnabb to moss. a victory in hand. the game appeared to be heading to overtime. but on the extra point, smith couldn't handle the snap. the ball got loose and that's how it ended. the redskins lose 17-16 and fall 5-8 on the year. quite the bummer. >> and in such bad weather. health benefits. coming up a fruit that gained in popularity among the health conscious may help prevent the spread of cancer. employees of the furniture giant ikea receive a holiday gift from their bosses. it is 4:37. you are watching 9 news now. [ female announcer ] this is a strawberry pop tart...

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for the most part it is coming down and will be enough to dust some areas and even roadways. the good news here opposed to last friday when we had a patch develop, the roads have been treated in most locations. several truck on the way this morning. we are at the high for the study at 37. it's going to familiar the winds are the big story. an accumulation is possible as this slides to the east. the latest now with the time saver traffic. it is getting snowy and slippery out west right now. we will live look at 66 where it's coming down right before 123. watch your ride as you come to the beltway on 66. bridges, ramps and overpasses, be careful. at 4:47, we will talk about more slick spots to avoid in our area. it is 4:41. time for the first your money report of the morning. jessica doyle has the day off. here's alexis christoforous with the business headlines. economists predict rates on fixed mortgages will move

higher next year. the average rate on a 30-year loan jumped to a six-month high last week and although rates are expected to remain below 5% for sometime, the higher rates go the more unattractive financing will become to some homeowners. attorney general is forcing google to turn over data they say they inadvertently collected with the google mapping service. on wall street the dow added 40 points nile while the nasdaq gained 20 to close at a three year high. employees of ikea can go to work in style. 400 employees were given a silver mountain bike last week, a thank you for a great year. not every business is celebrating a successful year the same way. some wall street banks are asking employees to pay to chip

in for their own holiday parties. that's the money watch. for more, head over to cbs."marketwatch".com. a popular dc bargained a new lease on life. a local nonprofit for the blind and those who need help reading may go belly up.

good morning. welcome back to 9 news now. it is 4:45. we have a winter weather advisory coming to you, courtesy of tom sater. >> i have nothing better to do. >> do we need our boots? >> no. if you are standing by the bus, maybe. and tell the kids to stay back away from tremendous roads because it is slick out in some areas. just play it safe. chilly and cold. ready for another week? we have to go back to the first day of december to find

temperatures above average. since the first it has been unseasonably cold and will get colder this week than last week. run through a number of things for you. we have snowfall on the live doppler 9000 hd. it is light snow. the intensity is not great, but it's enough to dust some roadways, grassy areas, porches, decks, things like that. the back edge made its way through warrenton making its way through lees bug now. it is drifting from the southwest to the northeast. again, it will continue to move across the metro area and it will cause some problems this morning. the best news i can tell you is that in some cases, in some cases, the temperature on the gund may be just above freezing. you start to get traffic on top of that and we will have slick spots and black ice. more on that in a minute. bus stop forecast for the kids outside, you have to keep them bundled up. the winds picking up in excess of 20 miles an hour. it will be a cold in, windy

couple of days. temperature may try to rebound a bit but you can see this is a winter weather advisory, just be advised winter precipitation light, not a major tomorrow. that moved east of us and will be with us until 9:00 a.m. this is a winter storm warnings. again the mountain areas of potomac high lands, allegheny will see heavy accumulation. we have are at 37. i want to show you the region. when you factor the winds that are blowing, already teens in cumberland. we will find teens in our area. higher terrains will have single digit wind chills much like pittsburgh and cleveland. heavy amounts of snow moved in to the upper mel, minneapolis 18 to 24 inches. chicago had over 1,000 flights cancelled. the lake affect snow machine will kick up in full force this week where they will measure the snow by feet. again, from around erie to buffalo, cleveland, too. you can see the back edge of

the precipitation now is sliding in to the area. what you see to the west in west virginia will stay there. after this little batch moves through, it's possible we will have a few flurries throughout the day and even this evening. tomorrow it is possible. if enough moisture get over the mountain you could encounter a burst where it looks like five to ten minutes it's coming down. just like this morning but in most cases this morning's snowfall will be more intense than anything in the next couple of days. use caution but you can see how the computer models want to toss a little moisture trying to streak in on the heels of northwesterly winds. i think the bigger news are the winds and the temperatures. average of 8 for the high. we are not going to see it the next several days. 30 for a high tomorrow. we will be in the teens at night and with the winds blowing single digit wind chills in a few spots. up to freezing on wednesday and just above that on thursday.

keep the winter gear handy and careful on the roads. more with monica for time saver traffic. possible slippery road conditions. mdot and ddot were out overnight treating the roads. snowy conditions from dumfries past lorton and springfield. give yourself extra time and space this morning. take you to 66 on the northbound side at route 29 there's construction in the right lane and beyond that here at 123, snowy toward the beltway. take you to the beltway. be careful on the off and on ramp from the inner to outer loop of the beltway. 270 on the north and southbound side of montross road we did get word of black ice. both directions of 270 there in rockville. we will take you to urbana where there were downed wires at route 80. be careful with that. coming up in the next report we

will have more conditions in the area. for thousands of neighbors, reading the newspaper is not an option. the visually impaired rely on metropolitan washington readers to get their information read to them. >> the service could be ending. >> good evening. >> reporter: kathy is one of the people who read radio broadcasts broadcasts. 900 live in dc. david is one of themful he's the director of economic analysis at the state department. >> blind people can feel disengaged and i suppose i did at a certain level because they are not taking in as much information as other people and when i used dial in news i felt a liberating feeling. >> reporter: the "washington post" is read live op the radio every morning from 9:00 to

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good morning. light snow and it is making its way from spotsylvania, prince william county to the metro area in to baltimore and hartford counties. it is sliding east northeast. we have a winter weather advisory until 9:00 this morning. be advised, slick roads out there with a little dusting. a popular washington beer bar is receiving a second lease on life. the bar in northwest dc is slated to close december 28rd, but thanks to new owners i will be back three days later under the new name of rock creek. a couple is buying the property and plan to restore the original look and keep the menu in tact but plan to change the name. it opened in 1957 and it has

1200 beers on the menu. the third chapterrer in the chronicles of narnia stale sailed to the top of the box office. it took in $24.5 million in the first weekend of release. johnny yep and jolie's romantic thriller the tourist was in second and tangled fell to third. the american film institute named the top ten movies of the year. inception and toy story iii are on the list as is the facebook drama "the social network" the top ten includes true grit, the town, black swan, the kids are all right. , 127 hours and winters bone. unlike other film honors afi doesn't rank films or pick one as the year's best. twitter just released the top trends of 2010. the social media site compiled the list based on trends they saw all over the globe. >> reporter: natalie morris will tell us what the world has

been tweeting about. >> the gulf oil spill and inception were the top three topics on twitter this year, followed by the haitian earthquake and the infamous -- the results are always prizing. >> what surprise me about the world cup, obviously that is going to trend. it highlights the fact that twitter can make the world seem that much smaller. >> reporter: the question is how much do the twitter trends reflect what the rest of america is thinking. according to a recent study, 8% of americans who are on-line use twitter yet the number of people on twitter skyrocketed in the last two years. >> if we look at december of 2008, we had 3 million register accounts on twitter, the whole service and december of 2010 we have over 175 millioned registered accounts.

>> reporter: with 65% of accounts being created outside of the united states, it reflects a global conversation. josh, owner of cnet explains. >> people love tragedy and celebrities and so we are seeing things like the oil spill and justin bieber in massive quantities. good morning. thank you for watching 9 news now. it is 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm peggy fox in for mike hydeck. monica will have the traffic in a moment. right now tom sater is in for howard with the with weather forecast. >> got a full plate, don't you. >> a little bit of a full plate. if you are getting behind the wheel keep in mind it is treacherous in spots. do not threat. the light snow you will see will be temporary in its time period. it will turn in to flurries lair today. bigger story is the cold and winds heading in our direction. start with live doppler 9000 hd. this is all slight