orange, page, prince william, stafford and westmoreland county schools all closed. schools in fairfax county, loud down county, -- lowdon county. in maryland schools are opening two hours late and these counties in west virginia are two hours lit, berkeley, grant, harding, and schools in ham pshire county are closed. check anytime at wusa 9.com. right now good morning to annie, who is in for howard. she has weather first and we are just hearing prince georges county is also on a two hour delay. >> reporter: good morning guys, happy friday. no surprise with the delays out there. still some areas may see slick road conditions. the major roadways not looking too bad. we are talking about

subfreezing conditions on your friday morning, so bundle up once again. here's a look at your day planner today. sunny skies as low pressure has moved off, onto the east. can this morning, looking at 2 degrees. -- 29 degrees. currently in the 20s and teens for your friday morning. our satellite and radar picture showing that system has moved off to the east and we are now seeing partly cloudy to mostly clear conditions, to start off your morning. your highs for today, okay the good news here, we have light winds. temperatures are going to be above freezing by the highs for today. 36 at reagan national for your friday. culpepper, you may even break it up to 40 degrees at that mark. oakland, 26 degrees. if you are curious about snow totals, we got about an inch

and a half yesterday at reagan national. richard with your timesaver traffic. >> good morning again, amy. we still have the icy spots to contend with, especially take it easy on the side streets and along the ramps. no major problems at this early hour, taking a look at i-95, no problems as you go northbound from the prince william parkway. you'll find all the travel lanes open there. shifting overlooking at i 66, it is going to be a good drive from centerville moving all the way to the beltway ramps of the looking at the travel times, on the beltway, from i-95 to 270, about a ten minute drive there. southbound i-95, nine minutes from 216 down to the beltway ramps. from the beltway to the 11th street bridge i 7 minute drive time. next traffic coming your way in a few minutes. thank you, richard.

the drive home yesterday was an hours-long affair for many commuters. >> we are hoping all of the plow crews are done and hopefully that is paying off this morning. 9news now reporter kristen fisher is monitoring the conditions. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, you know, i was actually stuck in that traffic yesterday morning, let me tell you, for anybody that was stuck in it, it was not fun but i'm very optimistic this morning's commute is going to be a whole lot better than yesterday. we are certainly likely to see some problems pop up around the area, because there is still some snow on the ground. but for the most part it is going to look a whole lot better than yesterday. i'm standing in alexandria, fairfax county, this is a main road through here. look at this roadway. you guys just missed this whole crew pass through this intersection. the crews have been doing an impressive job overnight.

i have seen at least a dozen snow plows and salt trucks move through this area this morning and it is only 5:00 a.m., so they have done a great job of keeping the main roadways clear. last night we caught up with quite a few people preparing their cars to get ready for this morning's commute. you know, clearing off their windshield, clearing out their driveway from all the snow. you probably are going to want to get to your car a little early, get it running. then of course, it is all about the driving. take a listen to what this one reporter had to say about some of the problems that popped up yesterday. a couple of things we heard many times, people who failed to scrape all the snow off their cars, and people who didn't have their red lights on, especially in the middle of the day, when the snow was coming down much heavier. i think a lot of drivers are concerned, how do you forget

this? we just came out of snowstorms not that long ago and here we are again with fundamental things people were forgetting. >> that was yesterday, this is today. we are going to be out here, throughout the morning. hopefully, people will have gotten their winter driving skills up to par. and hopefully, we won't see exactly what we saw yesterday morning, but again, keep our fingers crossed the morning commute goes as smooth as possible. >> the biggest problem is once you get to the main roads, it is good. but it is getting out of your neighborhood or just your sidewalk. >> reporter: absolutely. we were seeing that on the side roads, of course, and a lot of times in the parking lots, we are seeing the snow start to stackups. but the main roads and even secondary roads are looking pretty good this morning. thank you. well, we have a commuter alert for those of you who take the train. from washington into northeast, a power line came down on the

tracks between baltimore and washington delaware last night. passengers on several trains got stuck, although amtrak said the trains had the power for heat and lighting at least. the line is now open, but amtrak cautions there probably will be issues this morning. in other news a possible problem with one of vincent gray's appointees. as expected gray announced yesterday cathy la near will stay on as police chief. gray also named ken ellerbee as his fire chief. however, ellerbee has taken a homestead tax credit for his house in washington while he has been living in florida. that tax break is only supposed to apply for the property where you live. ellerbee thought his accountant had changed his status. the city council must approve the choices. time for the latest. your money report of the morning. jessica doyle is back from

vacation and looking at the big tax cut package passed late last night. >> you got it. talk about burning the midnight oil, right guys? it was late. we are getting all the alerts on our phones. a massive bipartisan tax package has passed in the wee hours in the house. now the measure is on its way to the president for his expected signature. the house gave final approval to the measure just before midnight. here's what the bill does for you. it extends the bush era tax cuts and enacts a one year cut in social security taxes that would benefit nearly every worker who earns a wage. wall street is likely to react to the passage of that measure. yesterday we saw a reaction on a drop of unemployment claims. the dow stands this morning

just a little bit below 11,500. added 42 points yesterday. the nasdaq closed up about 20. really nice performance for wall street, we'll take it. hopefully it will continue right into the new year. wouldn't it be great? what do you have coming up for us? >> reporter: today we have a big incentive if you want to finish up holiday shopping online. if sweets come to the newsroom they disappear like that. local students are recovering after the brownies they ate sent them to the hospital. hollywood lose a's director, who brought us audrey hepburn's masterpiece and legendary comedies. it is 8 after the hour, and we'll be back.

good morning. time now 5:09 on your friday morning. we are talking about sunny skies today but still very cold, below freezing temperatures on your friday morning. bundle up once again. as you are heading out the door, by 9:00 look for sunny conditions. good news folks, the winds are lit for today. 34 degrees and it will be above freezing as we finish the day. clear skies as you head to bed later tonight. richard has your timesaver traffic. good morning richard. >> reporter: good morning, annie. the toll road if you are moving inbound still clear from hunter hill road past route 7. more traffic coming up in a few minutes at 5:18.

making news now at 5:10, hollywood is mourning the death of director blake edwards. >> the academy award winner worked on a wide range of films, including breakfast at tiffany's and, victor victoria, which starred his wife, julie andrews. japanese police have arrested a 27-year-old man after a stabbing spree on board two buses. today seven people, including students, suffered knife wounds, while others were injured in the scramble to escape. none of the injuries is considered life threatening. students got sick after eating brownies at school. six teenagers were taken to the hospital. spokesman mark brady says this does not appear to be food poisoning and the school spokesman says the brownies did not come from the cafeteria. we have at the bottom of

our screen school closings and delays, we will run them down after this break. an historic meeting this weekend between the redskins and the cowboys. historic. i'm not sure why, but we'll figure it out. and don't hit the stores until you see our latest ready set shop ideas. there are some good ones. we'll be right back. [ older brother ] hey, that's the last crescent.

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discover the wonder at christmastown.com. goat out your pen and paper. it is once again time to run through our major closings and delays this morning. >> the federal government is opening on time. in virginia where the following schools are closed today, caroline, culpepper, fred ricksburg city, king george, orange, page, prince william, than endoa, stafford county schools. lowdon opening two hours late. howard montgomery and prince georges counties are on a two hour delay. these following counties in west virginia are on a two hour delay as well. berkeley, grant, hardy, jefferson, mineral and morgan counties, schools in ham pshire

county, west virginia, closed. they are running throughout the morning at the bottom of your screen, too. and annie is in for howard bernstein, who had a busy long day yesterday. good morning. welcome to our morning show. >> reporter: good morning to you guys, yes, happy friday. we are talking about very cold conditions kicking off your friday morning. some areas seeing some clouds. but we will see the sun shining today, going to help meltdown some of the extra snow and ice we have left over from yesterday's storm. here's a look at the day forecast, sunny conditions and as we head out the door, maybe getting the kids ready for the bus stop, talking about mostly sunny conditions later in the morning, 16 to 27 degrees, sunrise at 7:21. so make sure you bundle up the kids once again. curious how much snow we got from yesterday's storm? not a whole lot.

1.5 at reagan national. alexandria 2.3, dulles virginia .8. but we can handle it. your satellite radar pictures showing we did see the low pressure system move off to the coast. we are expecting the clouds to clear out by late this morning and we should see the sun make an appearance for today. currently 19 degrees in gaithersburg. 25 in washington, d.c. reagan national air force. again, well below freezing with the sun coming out later today, should help us do you know, melt some of the snow we are still seeing out there this morning. okay. this is what we are looking at. the satellite radar picture, we have a possibility of a storm developing as we come up along the coast for late tomorrow and into sunday. this futurecast here is showing the coastal system kind of will move on up to the south and east of us. it area in green you see below

here is going to miss us by tomorrow. but this is just one model. we have another one we do see a possibility of snow again late saturday and into sunday. the first track we saw no problems, the second model is basically dc having snow by late saturday and sunday morning. this has quite a bit of moisture. we have cold air in place. if it comes to our area by the weekend, we are looking at some major systems here. we are watching this very carefully. today look for sunny skies, 36 degrees, by saturday, increasing clouds throughout the day, by late saturday, and into sunday morning is when if we see the system come through we could see snow into sunday. highs topping out right around mid-30s. mostly sunny skies in your 7- day outlook. tuesday another system comes on

through at this point. we are expecting only increasing cloudiness but i'm taking off the flakes for now. we'll watch that. richard has your timesaver traffic. good morning richard. >> reporter: good morning. still no major incidents in the area. we get the basic all clear. there is the good news. as we zoom into the district there are no major incidence there on the roadways. the main roads are okay. we have ice and snow on the side streets. that will be a factor. until we warm it up a little bit. we'll take the live look it does still appear from duke street up to the 14th street bridge all travel lanes open. as we take a look at our train times you can see we are all on time. the trains are on time. hopefully that will be the case throughout the morning. coming up your way in a few minutes. thank you, richard. it is time to throw out the record.

>> it doesn't matter. the redskins still have a chance to stick it to the cowboys on sunday. according to a recent survey, there is one thing most men say is a determining factor on how much money they spent on christmas shopping. is it how much money they actually have? their relationship status? or how their favorite sports team is doing? redskins fans, put your answer on our facebook page and we'll reveal it in about a half hour.

good morning. time now 5:23 on your friday morning. happy friday. we are for the talking snow for today, the coastal low pressure has moved off onto the east. now we are looking at areas of cloudy conditions. the clouds should be clearing. it is cold out there. how cold? for where you live? 21 in downtown washington dc. 25 degrees. mid-20s to low teens in the colder areas. richard has your timesaver traffic.

actually no, back to andrea. a rivalry more bitter than partisan politics. both teams have losing records. but the cowboys are probably still a little bitter about a second loss at fedex field. the redskins head south, if a chance to sweep dallas. >> this determines what kind of team we have, the players that we have on this team. >> you throw the records out the window, and we are going to fight. you know, we are going to fight, we are going to scrap. we are going to go out there and have fun. >> the redskins had towboat for the weather yesterday. they moved the practice from redskins park to a nearby gym. mike shanahan says it is time for dan snyder tore build a bubble. the wizards had a chance to win their first road game of the season last night in new

jersey. washington fell behind by 23 points. however the wizards rallied to tie the game at 75 in the fourth quarter, but then lost 97-8. and the nationals make another move, training outfielder josh willingham for fire balling reliever henry rodriguez. willingham hit 16 homers last season. okay we have an update on this morning's delays and closings, coming up. plus your next trip on metro could involve a police search of your belongings. richard? now we are taking a live look on 355 on shady grove road montgomery county. keep in mind on the side streets, still a bit of ice and snow, use caution until conditions warm up. and 9news now will be back after these messages.

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welcome back to 9 news now. it is 5:29. thanks for joining us this morning. right here is annie, she is in for howard. for starters, the federal government is opening on time. now we go to virginia, where the following schools are closed today. caroline county, culpepper, fred ricksburg city, king george, orange, page, william county, than endoa, and westmoreland county schools, all of those are closed. schools in fairfax county, lowdon county, and on a two hour delay. in maryland, charles, queen ann and st. mary's county, frederick, howard montgomery and

prince georges county are all opening two hours late. berkeley, grant, hardy, jefferson, mineral and morgan counties are two hours late. schools in ham pshire county, they are closed. rich and andre will have our traffic in a moment. we start out with annie first. >> reporter: cold conditions, well below freezing. but the good news is later today the sun will be shining and we'll get above freezing. it will help melt some additional snow. roads can still be slick at times. here's a look at your day planner forecast. we are expecting sunny conditions by the 9:00 hour. 2 degrees by noon. above freezing at 36. so yeah, maybe go out and take your lunch. we aren't talking about windy conditions, but still kind of cold. and by 5:00, clear conditions,

30 degrees. right now, we are still seeing areas of cloudy skies out there. variable cloudiness. 25 degrees at this hour at reagan national. the sunrise at 7:21 this morning. here's a look at the satellite and radar picture. we did see the storm system now go off onto the coast. we are watching an area of low pressure developing. it could be a coastal storm head off and miss us or it could bring serious snow possibly for the weekend. we'll talk about that more. first richard has your traffic. >> reporter: a good morning as we check out the roadways in the area, we still get the grown light. all clear, no issues on the beltway itself, inner or outer loop side. we are fairly quiet at this early hour. i-95, taking the live look at prince william parkway, a bit of a slow situation to 123 northbound all your lanes will continue open at that point. going back to the overview with the zoom on to i 66, it will be

slow at that point from result 50 inbound to 123. next update coming your way in a few minutes at 5:39. thank you richard. despite threats to the contrary, this morning a bill to extend the bush tax cuts is now headed to the president's desk. >> the house gave final approval to the measure around midnight, voting down an attempt to impose a higher estate tax. republicans have threatened to kill the entire bill. president obama worked out last week with gop leaders. the next time you ride metro, your bag might be checked. metro has announced it will start random bag inspections. metro and the tsa officers will check for hazardous materials using a scanner which detenths

nitrogen, an essential element in most explosives. the early rush yesterday afternoon hit before many roads were plowed, leaving some drivers sitting in traffic for hours. however, things appear much better this morning as we hear from kristan fisher live in alexandria. after all it is friday, too. >> reporter: absolutely. it is friday. what better news could you get on a friday morning than the news the main roads are looking very good this morning? i was very impressed as we drove out here to see all the main roadways, the big arteries, are looking great. secondary roads, side roads, still a little bit of slippery spots. but again, as i have been saying all morning long, we have been very impressed at the craws that have been out and about in full force this morning. they have done a great job overnight. but now, it is time to do your job. if you are like me, this is what your car might look like this morning. i have not done anything to my car, it has been sitting there, since the snow started. so clearly, this driver has

done the exact same thing. so, one thing that a lot of police, firefighters, crews are urging everyone to do, they say the number one cause of accidents yesterday aside from slippery spots has been people who didn't clean off their windshield. look at this. you can see really a nice display of the inch, inch and a half of snow we got yesterday. hopefully you can use something other than your hands. the number one thing clear off your windshield. clear off all of the snow on top of your car. all that snow will fly into somebody else's face or windshield. obscures their visibility. that is the number one thing crews are urging you to do, and drive safely and watch for other drivers. >> sounds good. metropolitan washington airports the authority is advising check with your

airline if you have a morning flight out of reagan national. or dulles airport. delta airlines cancelled its last flights yesterday. there were plenty of delays and cancellations and you can check your airport status anytime on our website. wusa 9.com. click on the traffic tab. 5:35. another your money report, coming up. jessica doyle is back with things you should know if your flight is cancelled. all those cancellations yesterday. >> hard to believe of course the cold weather, freezing, that is a serious concern. safety hazard like today and yesterday, you are going to see cancellations and delays. here's what you need to know about your rights at the airport. if your flight is cancelled, most airlines of course will rebook you on their next available flight at no additional charge. but did you know airlines are not required to compensate you for delays or cancellations? only in situations where they

have overbooked their plans. each carrier differs on rebooking policies, so you need to be a squeaky wheel and ask a lot of questions. if your plan is delayed, for example, you can ask for a free meal or even a free phone call. something to keep in mind. it is time to ready, set, shop. haven't finished up your christmas shopping and want to do it online, today is a good day for you. that is because today is free shipping day. more than 1100 retailers are joining together for one day to ship your gifts for free. you can check out your website free shipping.org for the list and you'll find codes for current online sales and check out our website at wusa 9.com click on ready set shop and we have deals for you as well. getting close to the shipping deadlines. get it done. today is a good day. a quarter century of television history came to an end last night. plus today customers in the washington area will pick up their very first chevy volt

electric car sold in this area. we are celebrating a holiday today. one that commemorates the 100 -- 107th anniversary. >> of the wright brothers. december 17, 1903, the wright brothers successfully flew their plane in north carolina. >> didn't charge any baggage fees. >> no, their bags flew free.

good morning. time now 53:00 on your friday morning. bundle up. it is cold out here. once again, temperatures in the teens and 20s as you start off your friday morning. by 9:00 we are looking for mostly sunny skies, 29 degrees. by 3:00 we will be above the freezing mark. 36 degrees, and then so it will help kind of melt out some of the left over snow we are still seeing at this hour. highs for today mid-30s for

most of the dc metro area. richard now has your timesaver traffic. >> reporter: we are taking a live look now over at 15th street and new york avenue at dc. quiet there but keep in mind problems with ice and slush on the side roads. main roads generally clear and we'll have a complete look at traffic coming your way at 5:48. now today is the first dc area customers can drive off the lot in a brand new chevy volt. chevy markets the volt as the only electric vehicle with extended range capabilities. it first volt arrives in chantilly, virginia. it has an additional 340 miles. the volt has been named glenn car of the year. santa took some wishes from well behaved youngsters with four legs. the washington humane society

sponsored the santa photo event. guests brought their pets to the vineyard vines in georgetown. for a $20 donation the dogs got their photos taken. >> so cute. 5:41. we are going to answer our question of the day, coming up. plus, don't forget we have the latest school closings and delays. without dna, researchers piece together a royal mystery that started during the french revolution. let's see who is celebrating a birthday this friday. actor bernard hill 66. chris mathis news 65. bill pullman is 67, sean patrick thomas is 40.

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love. buckle up, it is that time again. to run down our major closings and delays. >> the federal government is open on time. in virginia, the following schools are closed today. caroline county, culpepper, fredericksburg city, king george, orange, page, prince william, stafford, westmoreland and this one just in, frederick county schools in virginia. they are closed today. schools in fairfax county, lowdon county are opening two hours late. to maryland these schools are closed. calvert, charles, queen ann, and st. mary's. allegheny, frederick, howard, montgomery prince georges and washington county are on a two hour delay. the following counties in west virginia are start go on a two hour delay as well. berkeley grant hardy, jefferson

and westmoreland. schools in hamshire county are closed. the list just keeps getting longer because they are waking up and talking and seeing the conditions you are talking about, really cold. >> reporter: still below freezing temperatures. when you talk about the facts there is still lingering snow left over on the untreated roads or less traveled roads as well, all the snow turned into ice this morning. we are still talking about slick conditions to start off your friday morning. and very cold. here's a look at your forecast for the bus stop as you are getting kids red any morning and hopefully they are happy. this morning mostly sunny and cold. 16 to 27 degrees, your sunrise at 7:21 this morning. snow totals just in case you are curious, not a whole lot. but not bad here. reagan national an inch and a half. frederick, maryland, two and a

half. alexandria, you come in at 22.3 inches and dulles, virginia, .8 inches of snow. not a bad dusting. a look at the satellite and radar picture. we have some clouds. the clouds should be clearing out. high pressure building back into the region for today and into the tomorrow to kickoff your weekend. currently it is still cold out there. 25 at reagan national. 1 in frederick. 18 for hagerstown. very cold, once again, bundle up. the winds are not acting up for today. the satellite radar pictures showing us we do have an area of low pressure. there is still a chance it could bring decent snow if it comes to the area by saturday night into sunday. the futurecast is showing us this will basically be missing us, going to the south and going to the coast. but we are still watching the system you see here. it comes up along the coast, we

have cold conditions already in place, if this does come to dc and then mixes with the cold air, we are talking about decent amounts of snow. but right now, this futurecast and our models are showing it should be missing us to the south and east, heading off to the coast. we are still watching it. there is a look at your forecast. sunny skies by today for your friday, 36 degrees the good news is, we will be above freezing by midday today, so it will help do more additional melting for the roads, to help you out by the evening commute for friday, for this evening. tomorrow increasing clouds. 36 degrees, late saturday and sunday, if that system comes, most likely to the eastern part of our area along the coast. then we could still see some snow out of that. 34 degrees for sunday. here's your 7-day forecast. watching the coastal storm for the weekend. otherwise look for cloudy conditions. monday as you start off another work week sunny skies. still cold though. 33 degrees, tuesday is another

system we are watching at this point, increasing cloudiness, temperatures holding steady in the mid to upper 30s. good morning once again, amy we are checking out clear traffic in the area. no major problems with our green light there. for maryland drivers we want to advise you about a problem in the form of a water main break. we have one lane close in each direction. you want to look out for that problem. plan accordingly. and go into our overview. no major problems overall. we look live from the outer loop live. we are finding a built of a build-up there. pretty good driving time there. as we zoom into y 270 live in the german town road area. we see slowing in this particular section. basically a good drive i-270 southbound from german town road to the beltway. travel times a bit of a build-

up of traffic on 66 not too bad as you move in from fairfax county. on the beltway. we are calling it 14 minutes. toll road itself going inbound from hunter mill road to the beltway. next traffic coming up your way at 6:02. thank you, richard. making news now at 5:50, the food and drug administration is recommending the drug avastin no longer be used to treat breast cancer. it does not increase survival for most patients and has significant side effects. the military jury has sentenced an army doctor to six months in prison and dismissal for refuseing to deploy to afghanistan. lieutenant colonel terrance lake questioned whether or not president obama was born in the united states and refused to deploy. one of the most

recognizable faces in cable television hosted his final show last night. larry king said so long with a parade of high profile guests. he has done 6000 shows on cnn. 5:51. the goopers of an alternative to wheelchairs are now showing off their new invention. a medical device company has combined software with brace supports to form an artificial eco skeleton. it helps paralyzed people stand, walk and even climb stairs. users have a remote control to select which activity they need to perform. researchers have used state of the art technology to identify a mummy head as the french king henry the fourth.

scientists used henry's death mask and descriptions of the king, including matching a lesion on his nose and a jawbone fracture which matched a stab wound from an unsuccessful assassination attempt. 5:52, time to get the answer. what was the main thing that men say determined how much they were going to spend on christmas shopping. how much they made, relationship status, or how their favorite sports team is doing. some of the men responded to their favorite sports team if it is doing well. maybe getting jerseys for their wives and girlfriends. for women especially. does that mean not a lot of spending in the washington,

d.c. area? >> ouch. i don't know. not good. come on. do it. if you would like to help someone less fortunate, how about contributing to toy drive 9. drop off a new unwrapped toy at area fire stations through december 22nd. they will all go to children right in our area. and heading out live to see how some of you are coping in the cold and snow. coming up. some students have a really good reason to get into the real world. jessica? >> reporter: hey guys, your taxes are not going up in the new year. you are watching 9news now.

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time now 5:56 on your friday morning. good morning, i'm in for meteorologist howard bernstein, he is doing well. sent me an e-mail this morning. right now 29 degrees by 9:00 under sunny conditions. 36 by the noon hour under more sunshine. currently, it is 26 degrees. so it is cold out there. some areas clocking in, in the upper teens under cloudy conditions. but we should see more sunshine. mike and andrea. thank you, annie. getting students ready for the real world takes a lot more than just the latest teaching techniques. >> it sure does. getting students out of the classroom and into the real world and a long list of witnesses are more than willing to help. >> crystal ray high school in dc is in the cool school pot slight. >> i always wanted to discuss debate with other people and prove them wrong. >> reporter: the air of

confidence you hear in gabriel's voice wasn't there when he was a freshman. in fact, he admits, he was intimidated, initially. the small catholic school in washington, d.c. finds teens who are inspired to succeed despite the challenges they face, many from single parent or no parent homes. the school's main focus? give them the support they need to go to college. >> i know some teachers here stay until 6:00 or 7:00 at night helping us with our work. >> >> reporter: all the hard work in the classroom is really just the beginning. what better way to change your perspective on life than to change your location? a place like this law firm, where the possibilities are overflowing. >> reporter: the law firm is just one of a long list of international companies that employs the students, and helps to pay up to 60% of their tuition. >> my freshman year i worked in

accounting. my sophomore year i worked in r r. my junior year any testimony and my senior year in conference services. >> reporter: the teens are have not just answering -- not just answering phones. >> blackberries are connecting. i activate them and work on imaging, computers. >> reporter: having the trust and respect of people in the real world really makes a difference. >> usually, i work on spread sheets, files. >> reporter: when it is time to graduate, that once timid freshman thinks nothing of uttering phrases like this. >> my number one choice is acton university. >> reporter: e-mail your story ideas to cool schools at wusa 9.com. and thank you for watching 9 news now at 6:00