corridor and over into the -- west of the divide and that means windchills will go below zero and for us they'll go down to about zero. let's check out this morning's dusting. it doesn't take much with temperatures around freezing. we quick little snow shower. police responded to 150 wrecks statewide since 5:00 a.m. and most of them in the richmond area. this is one of several that emergency crews responded to in spotlesvania. and in this case the car hit the road and went back into the tree. no reports of injuries, thank goodness, for that. and let's go to the computer for a minute and we'll talk about satellite picture, radar combined. look at the snow showers. the lake effect snow machine is cranking because we have the big storm that is sitting to rotate and produce strong winds across most of the mid-atlantic and most of the southeast. and we do see from time to time some of the snow showers getting across the mountains into our area by enlarge the heaviest activity is still west

of the divide. what a weekend it was with heavy snow from minneapolis to chicago, all the way into new york state. here is more. >> it feels like minus 24 degrees for people digging in minneapolis. it comes on the heels of a monster storm that dumped almost 2 feet of snow in parts of minnesota and wisconsin. all of the snow driven by 50 mile-per-hour winds, making driving treacherous, forcing hundreds of vehicles off the road. in northwest indiana police are searching for motorists trapped in cars. six weather-related deaths have been reported. airports across the midwest are trying to get back on track after a weekend of misery. minneapolis closed the airport for the first time in 19 years and at o'hare more than 1,000 flights were cab selled -- canceled. >> i might not get out of here until tuesday. >> in the pacific northwest

mudslides set this house sliding down a hill. three people had to be rescued, including a 94-year-old woman. >> she was hysterical. >> more rain is in the forecast for tonight in seattle and more lake effect snow expected in michigan and indiana and points east. but football fans will be watching tonight's game there the giants and vikings indoors in detroit. the giants headed to michigan after their flight was diverted to kansas city. sunday's game was postponed and moved to detroit after the metro dome roof in minneapolis caved in from the weight of snow. it was the fifth biggest snowfall in the team history. >> that snowfall was unbelievable on metrodome. 17 inches was on the roof when that occurred. and we'll come back and see we have not one, but two chances of snow here. >> thank you. sky 9 was over the area where virginia state police arrested the driver of a

supershuttle van they say is responsible for several hit-and- run crashes on 66 this morning. lindsey mastis joins us live from arlington where witnesses say the speeding van crashed almost anything in the way. lindsey? >> reporter: we're told the driver was going up to 95 miles per hour and hit at least six vehicles. two people, a 33-year-old mother and her 1-year-old daughter were taken to the hospital. >> he was clipping a bunch of people on the way. >> reporter: the mayhem on the highway began at 9:45. a man from alexandria was behind the wheel of a super shuttle van going westbound on i-66, crashing into car after car after car. virginia state police say the man sideswiped a dodge charger, hit a taxi cab and rear-ended a chrysler pacifica, sending it into a ditch and it's two passengers to the hospital. a little ways up the road in arlington a police officer said this blue honda was struck. >> the guy was going nuts and

trying to go up and make a third lane and go up the center of the two lanes here. >> reporter: and then a few minutes later, a mercedes was rear-ended near the dulles connector. police say they arrested the man at dulles airport at the main terminal. the super shuttle said the man wasn't even on duty today. >> it's a surprise to us. >> reporter: he said all of the super shuttle drivers recently passed a drug test, background test and defensive driving course. >> so to hear this is a complete shock to us. >> reporter: they say they don't know what happened. customers say they are more than surprised. >> i thought it was highly unusual that that occurred because you expect supershuttle and any of the shuttles ate sponsored are generally safe. >> it was fab you'll -- no

problems at all. >> reporter: and we're told he is employed by a franchisee and is allowed to take the van home. police from multiple jurisdictions are still trying to determine how many vehicles were involved. reporting live in arlington, i'm lindsey mastis. 9 news now. >> what a morning. thank you. the mother of a maryland terrorism suspect said her son is a victim of fbi entrapment. antonio martinez, a recent convert to islam appeared for a detention hearing after a week of being accused of plotting to bomb military recruiting center outside of baltimore. a judge ordered martinez be held without bail. >> reporter: according to prosecutors, martinez was arrested but his mother said it's a case of fbi entrapment. >> i don't think this is him. he's not a terrorism. i don't care what the report

says. it's entrapment. that's all i have to say. >> you believe it's entrapment? >> yes, it is. >> reporter: earlier martinez said she tried to talk her son out of converting to islam after several brushes with the law. last week his sister was outraged by questions. >> pretty alarming. >> reporter: homeland security analysts say he is the latest example of home grown terrorists, in spired like this one posted on the martinez facebook page and by the preaching of outlaw u.s. cleric. he was accused of plotting to bomb this military recruiting station outside of baltimore and triggering a dummy car bomb supplied by undercover agents. he waived his miranda rights and told him he was a jihadist intent on attacking the u.s.

until caught or killed. he said he was inspired by the sam you arey warrior. his public defender called it entrapment, saying the government inducing him is clearly the design of the government. he was ordered to be held without bail pending his trial on attempted murder and the attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. in baltimore, scoot broom, 9 news now. >> before renaming himself muhammad hussain, martinez was arrested for armed robbery in montgomery county. the washington examiner reports the death penalty is now off the table in the yardly love murder case. according to the paper, there is a growing consensus that former university of virginia haguely will reach a plea. his next court appearance is scheduled for january 21st. a judge in virginia has struck down a key part of the health care reform law.

the judge ruled that the provision requiring americans to buy insurance is unconstitutional. the ruling could set the stage for a supreme court fight. the suit was filed by virginia republican attorney general ken cuccinelli. we'll have reaction coming up on 9 news now at 6:00. senators got their first chance today to vote on the tax cut deal hammered out by president obama and republican leaders. while many democrats have criticized this deal, more and more say they are going to vote for it because they don't see a better option. joel brown is live on capitol hill with the latest back and forth. joel? >> reporter: anita, this tax cut deal remains controversial but at this point there seems to be some growing momentum behind it. at least in the senate. senators voted to move forward on the controversial tax cut deal that has divided the president's party. >> permanently extending tax cuts for the rich americans would cost our economy $700 billion over the next ten years. that's too great of a cost for

a budget already burdened by deficits and debt. >> reporter: this was only a test vote but the plan is expected to pass the senate later this week. then it moves to the house where democrats opposed to the idea of sending tax cuts to people in upper income brackets have given in on their threat to block the deal but still want it changed. >> i think we'll have a vote on the senate bill. and with possible changes. >> reporter: liberals want to toughen up the tax rate on inheritance. they said wealthy states -- estates should have to pay more. but any deals could unravel the compromise. they want the plan to stay as is. >> it never made sense to take money from job creators and hand it over to politicians who would only waste it. >> reporter: with time running out on the lame duck congress, the white house is upping the pressure to get the deal done. >> it's an excellent agreement. on behalf of millions of americans who won't see their taxes go up. >> reporter: both the house and senate hope to adjourn for the

year by the end of the week but with everyone facing a potentially new year's day tax hike, lawmakers aren't likely to go home until a deal is in place. >> holiday breaks could be on hold all over washington. the white house said president obama will delay his holiday vacation if necessary to ensure that congress finished the job of extending the tax cuts. anita? >> a lot at stake. joel brown, thanks for the update. christmas is just 12 days away and the post office and fedex and ups said today is their typically busiest day before the holiday. fedex is expecting today to be the busiest day in company history. kristin fisher gives us a behind the scenes look at the facility in northeast d.c. >> reporter: 86 packages every single second. that's how many packages fedex delivers between thanksgiving and christmas day. and monday will likely be the

company's busiest day ever. >> we will see 16 million packages come through our system today. >> reporter: now this d.c. hub is one of the busiest fedex facilities in the entire washington area. and today alone these conveyer belts are going to be processing almost 40,000 different packages. >> it is the time of year that we minimize the vacation time and it is generally accepted that the two weeks before christmas there aren't many opportunities for a break. >> reporter: this holiday season has been especially challenging for shipping companies after explosive devises were found on two cargo planes in late october. ups now requires all customers to show a photo i.d. while fedex isn't talking about enhanced security except to say -- >> we learned from the lessons of others and we try to do better in the future. that's probably the most that i can say about the security. we take it very seriously and we know we're in good hands. >> reporter: so provided you pack your presents properly --

>> it's a good idea to put an address label inside the package. >> reporter: and don't procrastinate past the 23rd. fedex said your holiday shipments will arrive by christmas day. kristin fisher, 9 news now. >> now here are some deadlines for the postal service. to get your holiday males, first class mail has to be sent by monday december 20th. priority mail must be sent by december 21st. and express mail will get your packages there in time if you send it off by december 22nd. still ahead tonight, police move in to rescue more than a dozen young children held hostage at a nursery school by a sword-wielding 17-year-old. it is just unbelievable out here. got some snow flurries in northwest and we'll track them with live doppler. this is titan and snow showers up and down 270. we'll tell you if that's causing problems and look ahead to maybe more significant snow later on. next, do you know what is for lunch at your kids' school?

a local film maker said the child nutrition bill signed into law today is crucial. i'll show you why.

i'm staff sergeant justin mcgraw. would you like to send a message to my beautiful wife and son in d.c. i hope you have a fantastic new year and holiday season and i love you and i'll be thinking about you. thousands more children are now eligible for school-based meal programs thanks to a child newt is bill the president signed into law today. the health hunger kids act

expands low income meals and gives the government the power to make them more nutritious. michelle obama who launched a childhood obesity campaign today joined the president for the signing at hair yet tubman school in d.c. >> while we may sometimes have our differences, we can all agree in the united states of america no child should go to school hungry. we can all agree in the wealthy nation on earth, all children should have the basic nutrition they need to learn and grow and to pursue their dreams. >> not only am i proud of the bill, but had i not been able to get this passed, i would be sleeping on the couch. [ laughter ] >> under the new $4.5 billion law, the government will have more say over what kinds of foods may be sold in vending machines, lunch lines and fundraisers during school hours. a documentary by a local

film maker mains that child nutrition law couldn't come at a better time. for tonight's health alert, what is wrong at school lunches today. >> you can imagine how i would feel if i ate chicken nuggets every day. >> reporter: that is from the documentary the lunch. university of maryland grad davis richards is the producer. she joined me in our wusa 9 studio kitchen. >> went into some schools when we were examining this around the country and everything on the plate was white. macaroni and cheese and mashed potatoes and a sugar cookie. i didn't see any greens, i didn't see any fruit or any protein. >> and that's -- not an exaggeration. >> reporter: it is said it is

contributing to the nation's diabetes and helping fuel childhood obesity. they need to go back to cooking foods from scratch as muchs possible. >> eating nuggets, hamburgers, hot dogs, where is the old- fashioned home-cooked meal. >> reporter: it highlights the baltimore public school system as one bucking the trend and overhauling the way it serves lunch. buyers for the school cafeteria are looking at providing muscle meat instead of protein and cooking agriculture and cooking classes so kids gain appreciation of where the food comes from. >> think it starts from the ground up and i mean the gardens. >> the documentary found kids are more likely to be overweight if they eat cafeteria lunches than brown bagging from home where parents can have control. hopefully the new act will help

improve offerings at school nationwide. adding fruit and sweetness to the low sugar cereal can replace the cereal in many pantries. a yale university study said kids will eat better if given the choice. the kids added more sugar and fruit but the younger kids ate twice as much refined sugar at breakfast. a new study finds another reason to keep an eye on your cholesterol. so-called good cholesterol, hgl, could lower the risk of alzheimers. a study from columbia university found people with higher levels of hgl had half of the risk of developing a.m. researchers say the good cholesterol may benefit the brain because it takes the bad stuff out of the arteries and cuts down the risk of heart attack and stroke. with christmas just around the corner, the federal

government is launching a nationwide crackdown on drunken driving. transportation secretary ray la hood is developing a strategy when it comes to testing potential drunk drivers. >> we should be encouraged by our successes, we cannot be lured into complacency. this is not the time to rest op our laurels. the no refusele program represents an important weapon in the fight against drunk driving. >> more than 750 people were killed in drunken driving accidents last december. the no-refusal program would allow police to get warrants from on-call judges to take blood samples from drivers suspected of driving under the influence who would also refuse breathalyzer tests. you know it's cold outside when the dog doesn't want to go out. >> no desire. >> a quick in and out. >> we talked about this last week. no matter what track the storm took, and it didn't take a favorable track if you're a snow lover, but it did suck

down arctic air. winds with us tonight and tomorrow and to some extent through wednesday. let's talk about what is going on now. check out temperatures. 28 at national. so everybody is pretty much in the 20s. we're kind of losing sight of the fact that the average high is still in the upper 40s. nowhere near that today. 25 in rockville. 30 in college park. 25 also in laurel. and even 27 toward andrews. out to the west, plenty of 20s. 24 in fairfax. now temperatures that you feel when you go out, the windchills, it feels like it's 15 downtown and feels like 8 in gaithersburg. so remember the pets. and if you walk the pets tonight to bundle up, the hats and scarves and the whole bit. and west of the divide, it feels like 10 below zero. satellite picture, radar combined, this is the storm, departing somewhat. it will sit and spin for a while and that will dry winds to the east for the next couple of days. and a couple of disturbances in the upper level of the atmosphere has pushed through and some of the activity is east of the mountains into

parts of the metro area. now one little area went through earlier today, we showed you the video of the action around richmond, a couple of snow showers. it doesn't take much, but it can be intense for 5, 10, 15, 20 minutes and lay down a dusting and that's all we need to have problems. right now light snow showers pushing through north of town and more up toward cumberland. let's look at live doppler 9000. you can access this on our website at wusa9.com. and if you haven't down loaded the weather app, you might want to do it. it's cool stuff. it has the temperature layer and the radar and will track you where you go. and north of leesberg in terms of snow showers and also out 66. and again, nothing super heavy but it won't do folks any good trying to get home. out toward loveitzville and purcellville not far from the greenway, snow showers going on. it can look intense for 5 minutes or so. down to the south, looking at

more snow showers down to the south and nothing super heavy but snow showers are in the forecast. it looks like can't and even into early tomorrow. back to the computer we go. here is the deal. windy through wednesday. tonight windchills zero to 10. and tuesday blustery and cold. wednesday still cold. and thursday, well we might see a light wintry mix. wind advisory out to the west. there is also windchill advisories out to west as well with windchills as much as 5 degrees below zero. for us, county, windy and cold. maybe a flurry or snow shower, lows 16 to about 24. next seven days, 30 tomorrow, 30 on wednesday. a chance of a snow shower in the morning. and then a better chance of a light mix on thursday. we're still in the 30s. catch our breath on friday and saturday, low 40s and then i want to keep a flake in there on sunday. this storm was on the map over the weekend and now it looks like it might day to the south. we'll keep you posted. lack to sunshine and low 40s on

monday. >> we like to avoid scary. >> we don't like it. >> it's not scary any more. up next, don king detained by airport security. find out why after the break.

now to roanoke where investigators are trying to find out why a train jumped the tracks. this happened last night in downtown roanoke. a norfolk southern spokesman said four rail cars carrying automobiles were leaving the rail yard when they went off the tracks. nobody was hurt. don king was briefly detained by airport security in cleveland. a spokesman for hopkins international airport said the tsa stopped king last night for having i'm -- ammunition on his carryon luggage. no word on whether he'll be cited. king has yet to comment. d.c. area high school musicians spent the day inspiring children to succeed. the group called brass of peace visited three d.c. schools today, including francis scott t and cleveland elementary

schools. they are partnering with the national symphony education department to develop public speaking and performing. coming up next, new at 5:30. >> this is bruce johnson, unemployment in the district is officially at about 10%. but in some communities it's up to 50%. and the mayor-elect brought the business leaders together to ask for help in putting people to work. i'll have that coming up.

right now, new at 5:30, where are those jobs? d.c.'s next mayor said they are out there, they are just not going to the people he'd like them to. distraught parents could only wait as a hostage occurs in france. and heart surgery on somebody wide awake. what can you do to help put people to work? >> new at 5:30, the good news is the jobs are out there and the bad news is they are not going to city residents.

>> reporter: there is a cyber firm that has been trying to hire d.c. residents. >> it's a six-figure job. >> reporter: the president of the company. >> we don't focus on getting people educated in the high- tech areas, those folks that live in virginia and maryland. >> reporter: this was one of dozen of local leaders for the answer for the call of a summit of the unemployed. >> there is no lack of helping and i think what the mayor- elect got was promised to partner. >> reporter: only 30% of the jobs in d.c. are held by city residents. that's according to the mayor elect. job training have been eliminated or not kept up with demand. >> we don't lack the opportunity for jobs. we lack the ability to train our residents for the jobs that are actually here. >> reporter: college leaders today promised to help. >> what kind of jobs are available, what should be available and what do people need to know in order to get hired to do those jobs? we have not had that kind of very specific discussion.

>> reporter: we might point out tat jit of department of employment services took a beating today. the mayor-elect said it's a place to pick up an employment check. agency is offering no employment training. >> we could focus some of the educational efforts preparing district residents for the jobs that exist. >> reporter: business leaders said the d.c. government must become a better partner rather thanock stackles to firms that -- rather than obstacles to firms wanting to come here. >> i this think this is why we are ranked 51 in terms of 51 places to come and do business. >> they make themselves attractive to the labor pool and that's important here. >> reporter: and there were no answers today. bruce johnson, 9 news now. >> now the district has tried and failed to tax commuters who earn their income in the city but live outside of the boards. maryland and virginia congress members have lead the

opposition in a commuter tax. congress has final say overall d.c. laws. disgraced lobbyist jack abramoff is now earning three years probation after being released from home confinement and finished his six month stint working at a pizzeria. he was released back in june. a nursey roll nightmare in france has ended. charlie d'agata has more on the story. >> reporter: they grab shields to take down a teenager from a teenager who took up swords to take down a preschool class. he initially took a teacher and 20 young children hostage. they were 3-6 years old. the suspect released most of them over the course of the

morning. parents say the teacher tried to keep the kids calm. this mother said the teacher told the children to run outside, saying it was a game. but the teen intruder kept hold of five children and the teacher for four hours. terrified parents huddled near the perimeter as negotiations began. the suspect suffered from depression and family members say he stopped taking medication. at one point he reportedly asked officers for a gun to commit suicide. the drama ended after officers slipped inside the school and overpowered the teenager. the teacher he held captive said the teen was gentle with the children, even letting them use the bathroom. charlie d'agata, cbs news. >> the french education minister said the children and families will receive counseling to make sure the incident is nothing more than a bad memory. surgeons in india have performed open heart surgery on a patient wide awake through

the entire procedure. a sheet shielded the man from doctors while they replaced a detective heart valve. an epidural helped. and this gives doctor an early warning sign of any potential problems. >> sometimes when we have people asleep, it takes several hours for them to wake up after a procedure and if they had a stroke during the operation, it's too late. >> the only thing i heard is this is the heart, so i knew my heart is wide open. >> the father was able to speak to his doctors and at one point he asked for a pillow. but doctors here in the united states say there are draw- backed to this approach, especially if something goes wrong and doctors have to put in a breathing tube. temperatures are falling quickly out there tonight. but i thought i saw topper walk out of the studio with no coat? where is your coat? >> i had to go back inside. i didn't have time to talk it

off. and something else is falling, snowflakes. let's start with your out and about. in the next few hours, it will get colder. your actual temperatures, 28 at 6:00, and then 27 and 26 by 10:00. windchills already in the teens. and by late tonight they'll be in the single-digits even in the immediate metro area. your county close-up. we'll start out to west. clouds to start on tuesday. nobody breaks freezing. alexandria holds at 31. a couple of snow flurries or snow showers possible in the morning on tuesday. it could cause some minor problems early on for the rush hour. and then in downtown, 31 cleveland park. in montgomery county, temperatures here will not break the freezing mark and windchills all day in the teens. so even though we're painting 30 in darnestown and 30 in olney, it will feel worse. the next three days doesn't get much better. 30 tomorrow and maybe a snow flurry or snow shower in the morning. and then back in the mid 30s on wednesday. and then back in the mid 30s on

thursday with a little better chance of some precipitation, some snow or a mix on thursday. we'll talk more about that and we'll come back and talk about a better chance for snow over the weekend. anita, back to you. coming up next, caught on tape -- check this out, officers chase down a squirrel after a woman calls 911 to say she found this little guy swimming in her toilet. >> don't forget, we're always on at wusa9.com. you never know what you will see on here or our website. stay with us. we'll be right back.

the first collection of previously unreleased michael jackson songs hit store shelves tomorrow. album titled michael is a

compilation of the tracks he left behind before he died more than a year ago. the third chapter in the chronicles of narnia took in $24.5 million. johnny depp and jolie's romantic thriller the tourist opened in second place and tangled fell to third. an oklahoma woman got the fright of her life, in all places, her own bathroom. >> the frantic woman called 911 when she discovered a squirrel snuck into her house and went for a swim in the toilet bowl. >> what is going on there, ma'am? >> i have some kind of an animal in the toilet in my bathroom. >> what does it look like? >> well it's gray, that's all i can tell you. i didn't look real good, because it square -- scares me to death. >> but it's not a cat or something? >> no, my cat is in my office,

behaving herself. >> what a call. officer derek kennedy was the first to respond to the animal dilemma. cell phone camera rolling, he and his partner spent the next several minutes to catch the critter. >> we had tongs, a small dog kennel and shut the door and the squirrel jumped out of the toilet and after five minutes of chasing him and him chasing us, we finally caught him. >> the officer released the squirrel into the park across the street and they suspect he claimed into the toilet through a sewer drain. >> a rodent in your house, you don't want that. >> no you don't. the redskins kicker and holder talk about the costly mistake in yesterday's game. i'll have that story later in sports. and i'm meteorologist topper shutt. it's time to talk about toy drive 9 through december 22nd. we need your help. donations are down this year, as you might expect. drop off a new unwrapped toy to your local area fire department

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play as long as you want, you don't have to play the same game twice. you clip the tracks together to make your own game here. and it seems it be getting a lot of interest. >> i like the free parking. >> it would be nice to take it with you. >> this sells for just under $20. so good idea. well if you're looking for another timeless gift and a deal on a timeless gift like holiday trees or flowers, you've come to the right place. you can save 15% off christmas flowers and holiday gifts at 1- 800-flowers dotcom. proflowers is knocking 10-$20 off decorative trees and arrangements. and to go organic, you can find eco friendly poinsettias for $29.95 and small organic christmas trees are just

$59.95. for more deals log on to wusa9.com and click on the ready, set, shop tab. even though over 500 million products were recalled last year, a recent consumer poll shows 1 in 5 americans knew they purchased a recalled product and that's according to results released by the national school safety coalition. one upstate new york high schooler recalled how her experience ended up in a trip to the hospital. >> one day i was fine and i wasn't and i didn't know why. we later learned from our local board of health that the lettuce at school was contaminated with e-coli. >> they want us all to know about dangerous products before they can cause us any harm. if you own a toyota siena minivan you may have to take it back to the dealer. toyota is recalling 102,011 sienas because of a problem

with the bracket on the brake lamp that could cause the brake lights to stay on. now there are no reports of anyone being hurt. toyota, as you know, has recalled more than 10 million vehicles over the past year. lesli has her monopoly up here but we have a slew of toys for toy drive 9. >> we had a gentleman in last week and they need 0-3 age groups, that's a biggy. and it doesn't have so be a game cube, it can be something simple. >> 10-14 year olds too. and the need is great and we want people to give. >> at any firehouse. >> all of the counties are participating. and it runs through december 22nd. now our winds are going to run through tomorrow. the winds are howling. let's start with the wind gusts. this is pretty impressive. 37 mile-per-hour wind gusts at national. they had a high wind gust of 39 earlier. a wind gust of 45 at dulles. this is generating some impressive windchills. it feels like it's 15 downtown

and 9 in gaithersburg. 11 in leesberg and feeling like 9 in manassas and we'll jump the divide and feeling like 11 below in oakland. that will make us feel better, maybe a little warmer. maybe not? winds through wednesday. tonight windchills are 0-10 and that's in the metro area. tomorrow, blustery and cold. wednesday still cold. and thursday still on the maps, it's a weak little system, could be a light wintry mix, light snow or a mix. we have a windchill advisory to the west of us, west of culpeper along i-81 and into the mountains of the potomac highlands. this is for windchills of 5 below. even though we're not in an advisory of the metro area we're still looking at windchills of 0-10. so we're splitting hairs here. for tonight, mostly cloudy, windy and cold and a flurry or snow shower possible. winds 16-24 and winds gusty. let me show you live doppler. you can access this on our web at wusa9.com. area of snow showers down 95 and sort of right along the river on the west side of the

river. again, nothing heavy but they can look pretty intense for four or five minutes. we have one over toward ashburn south of route 7 toward dulles and we'll put this into motion. everything will move to the south and east right along the river. so just keep that in mind. it doesn't look like anything too treacherous but it could be conversational. let's go back to the computer. we'll talk about tomorrow morning. windy and cold. had to keep a snow shower in in the morning. that could be a problem. where they set up, probably south of town but we'll keep you posted. dress in layers. temperatures until the teens and 20s. by afternoon it doesn't get much better. partly sunny, windy and cold. windchills bump up to the teens. highs do not crack freezing, only around 30. next few days cold, wednesday cold and 34. thursday is cold and light snow or mix. and the next seven days, staying cold on friday and saturday, we're in the low 40s. which is average for early january. now i'll keep a flake in on

sunday. the storm looks like it will dry to dive to the south but it's a coastal storm. we like to keep a close eye on those and back with sunshine and low 40s next monday. >> thanks, topper. >> that was a brutal end to a brutal day. >> i didn't waste one minute watching. >> you should be congratulations. can i say this for the entire metro area, an extra point, really? that's what it's come to. i'm just saying -- >> now that you got it out. >> i don't feel better. the natural reaction to yesterday's last-second failure is to point the finger at graham gano and the field goal unit because while they deserve their share of the blame, the fact of the matter is when you rush for 122 yards in the first quarter, and have no points to show for that, you can't blame the kicker alone. greg tollin has more from redskins park today.

>> reporter: not only did the chance to force overtime slip through the redskins' hands, so did any hopes of a winning season. >> it's just very disappointing because we worked hard all season and been here since march. >> reporter: not even nine months of practices could prepare the skins for a botched extra point to end the game and just like he did yesterday, the holder, hunter smith, reiterated today he's the one to blame. >> i did it because i dropped the ball and we should have tied the game and won it in overtime. >> reporter: forget the overtime. the redskins would have won if kicker graham gano hadn't missed not one, but two routine field goal attempts in the second half. the second from just 24 yards out. >> i think i left with 6 points on the board. that's not acceptable. i was very disappointed. >> reporter: but the misses won't be enough to cost him his job. mike shanahan said he will work out some kickers tomorrow but not for the reasons you think. >> graham is hurting with his ribs. it's not because we want to

replace graham, it's just because he's hurting. we still have a lot of confidence in him. even though he had a rough day. >> reporter: and even though teammates feel for gano and smith. >> you hate to see someone put in that situation. >> reporter: the offense know they wouldn't be in that place if they would have scored in the first half. >> if we had gotten in the end zone earlier in the game, we don't have to worry about being in such a tight situation. >> reporter: weeks ago this team was 5-5 and still in the playoff chase. but instead of focusing on how it went wrong, the redskins are trying to figure out how to get it right. >> we have three games left and i think it is how you want to finish and be remembered going into the following season. >> reporter: greg tollin, 9 sports now. >> i want to applaud graham gano and hunter smith. have you seen two guys stand up like that and say it's on me, i blew it, which i respect. and also mike shanahan yesterday, we've been on him, he said i blew it at the end of the first half, i caused the

delay of game penalty by not knowing it was a 30 second timeout and not a full timeout and they got pulled away from the 2 yardline back to the 7. so everybody screwed up yesterday and i at least respect the fact that everybody, coach included, is taking the heat. >> thanks, brett. the first look at the top twitter trends for 2010. >> and coming up new at 6:00 -- >> i'm armondo toll in dupont circle where the district is considering a law that would force homeless people that live out in the open to prove they are d.c. residents before they can get benefits and that has homeless advocates up in arms. i'm peggy fox with momslikeme.com. so your kid wants an ipod touch or nintendo dsi for christmas. but is that a good idea with obesity on the rise? what about a gym membership or some tennis lessons. those are a few ideas to help get your kids moving instead of

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heim here in the -- i'm here in the web center because twitter has released the top trends of 2010. the cofounder sat down with natalie morris to reveal what the world is tweeting about. >> the gulf oil spill, fifa world cup and the movie inception were the top three topics, followed by the haitian earthquake and the vuvuzela. on monday twitter released the top trends of 2010. and according to the cofounder of twitter, the results are surprising. >> one thing that surprises me, the world cup is a great example. it highlights that twitter can make the world seem smaller. >> and the question is how much do the twitter trends show what the world is thinking. >> reporter: according to a study only 8% of americans online use twitter. yet the number of people on twitter has sky rocketed in the

last two years. >> if we look at december of 2008 we had 3 million registered accounts on twitter. and december of 2010 we now have over 175 million registered accounts. >> with 65% of accounts being created outside of the united states, twitter trends reflect a global conversation. josh lowenson explains. >> people love celebrities and loss. we're seeing things like oil spill and justin beiber in massive quantities. >> reporter: i'm natalie morris in san francisco. >> as for the other top twitter trends. justin beiber was most tweeted celebrity. the apple i pad had the top technology and lebron james the top trending athlete on twitter. thanks for joining us for 9 news now at 5:00. 9 news now at 6:00 starts right now. a federal judge rejects a key provision of the obama administration's health care