monika is in for angie. anny is in for howard with weather first. good morning, anny. >> good morning, guys. nice start to today. most of the day should be nice. it will be warmer. we do see some storms coming in. if you've got to be outside later tonight, then definitely bring out the umbrella. put that in your bag before you head out the door this morning. here is a look at the day planner for this tuesday. partly cloudy skies for today. by noon, around 74 degrees. 3:00 in the low 80s. so, we'll see some breezy conditions. you can see by 3:00, winds will be out of the south at 15 miles per hour. it will be dry for most of the day. areas west of d.c. and our western suburbs could see some showers and thunderstorms. currently, 63 degrees in downtown. so, it is mild outside. 60 for martinsburg. cumberland, 57 degrees. 61 degrees for manassas. here is a look at our visibilities. we do have some areas of patchy fog including hagerstown, two and a half miles, same thing

for martinsburg, winchester, 3 miles. leesburg, 4 miles. frederick, two and a half. you can see around the d.c. immediate metro area and the beltway, no problems at all. also, want to point out that petersburg down to half a mile. a quick look at your highs today. 83 in downtown. warmer in culpepper. upper 80s. here's monika with your traffic. >> good morning, everybody. we're starting off with a green light i'm happy to say. things are looking pretty good around town. we'll take you over to the beltway and zoom into the northside taking a live look over into college park at 95 past university boulevard all the way over to rockville. we're doing just fine. back over to the beltway right now and this time, we'll zoom into 270 and take a live look if you're planning to head southbound right now from route 121 all the way down to the point where the lanes divide, everything is looking fine. all overnight construction clearing up by now. we'll take you over to your travel times starting off with the inbound side of i-66 coming

in from route 7100 to the beltway, beltway, 395 to the tollway, 13 minutes. 295 toward the 11th street bridge, right now, only 7 minutes. we'll take a look at 95 in maryland coming up. >> more details about the raid to get osama bin laden. >> the raid unfolded pakistan time. about two dozen navy seals rappeled from helicopters into bin laden's compound. their orders were so top secret, the seals were not told who the target was when they practiced for this mission. when they went in, the seals had orders to capture or kill him. president obama and others watched live as this unfolded from the situation room. >> there was a female that reportedly was used as a shield to shield bin laden from the incoming fire. >> the seal shot bin laden in the head and chest and removed

his body. he was identified by one of his wives during the raid. dna and facial recognition technology confirmed that later. today, pakistan's president is denying his country actually sheltered bin laden. >> while the capture or death of osama bin laden has long been a goal of the u.s. government, accomplishing that goal could cause some problems. >> a possibility al-qaeda terrorists will try to retaliate has many law enforcement groups in washington taking action now. 9news now reporter surae chinn is live outside the dupont circle metro station with more on this side of the story. surae, good morning. >> good morning to both of you. across the nation and here in the district, security has been stepped up. we're talking everything from the airport to the capital to here at metro and throughout the transit system. folks are working double time to keep you safe. we had cameras in key areas such as the pentagon. we saw more uniformed officers there with high-powered weapons. i saw more at the cia at

lappingly, more than -- at langley, more than usual there. airport, security has been beefed up. the fbi cautions public buildings are attractive targets for terrorists, homegrown or otherwise. d.c.'s metro system is beefing up its police presence until further notice. that goes for both the buses and rails. metro was asking passengers to report anything suspicious including packages left unattended. but chief michael taborn tells us this increase in security is a precautionary measure, not a response to any specific threat. >> as a result of this increased security, our customers are likely to see an increase in uniformed police officers in the system. >> not very nervous or scared about anything that's going to be done in retaliation. >> that's not to say there couldn't be problems. >> we're from the west coast. i had no hesitation to come in to the heart of d.c. today. because i do feel safe. >> i don't think anything's going to happen but i feel safer back home. >> now, cia director leon

panetta issued a statement. he says al-qaeda would try to avenge bin laden's death. he went on to say that though bin laden is dead, al-qaeda is not and that terrorists will almost certainly attempt to avenge him and we must and will revenge vigilant and resolute coming from the cia director, leon panetta. >> thank you, surae outside the dupont circle station. one of the most recent u.s. casualties in the war on terror was a marine from virginia. family and friends attended the burial service for sergeant sean callahan yesterday at arlington national cemetery. the 23-year-old died last month in afghanistan's help man's province. >> work is underway on a 9-11 memorial in front of a local fire station. kensington volunteer fire department will display two artifacts from the september 11th attacks. they've been given a piece of burnt and twisted steel from the south tower of the world trade center as well as a chunk

of foam in the pentagon. organizers hope to get the memorial finished by the 10th anniversary of the attacks. time for the latest your money report of the morning. >> jessica doyle is here with today's headlines. good morning. >> good morning. now, investors on wall street watching the fundamentals of how companies are doing. we've got a real sign of that yesterday. of course, we had that big rally off the top. on news that osama bin laden was dead. but the market closed slightly lower as investors shifted their focus back to the economy and earnings. checking wall street, the dow standing this morning at 12,807, ended the day down just three points, the nasdaq was off by 9 and the s&p 500 was down by 2 points. southwest airlines is a lot bigger than the upstart it used to be. the $1 billion purchase of airtran airways was completed yesterday. the combined company hopes to compete more aggressively for high paying business travelers. the soapy playstation

related breach may be bigger. another hacker attack may have taken personal information from 24.6 million multiplayer online game users. that includes passwords, names, addresses and credit card information and this comes on top of the 77 million accounts that sony says already were jeopardized by another hack on the playstation network. the latest affects accounts on sony entertainment which is the entertainment. this one happened before the other one. we're still unraveling this massive problem. >> ok. >> staggering. >> it is. >> that's staggering. what do you have for us in the next half hour? hopefully calm us down? >> hotels are creating and charging more for rooms that they say will actually help your allergies. we'll talk about that story coming up. >> very good. >> thanks, jess am. the severe weather systems which roll through the country's midsection have

dumped plenty of rain. >> the situation is so bad in one area that engineers are now blowing up the leees designed to hold back floodwaters. that story is coming up. >> the caps are practicing as if their playoff lives depended on it. that may be the case. >> they're headed into tonight's game three. we have a preview.

>> time is 5:09. happy tuesday, everyone. hey, it is not monday, right? it is a mild start outside. we'll see partly cloudy skies for today. another warm one. warmer today than yesterday. here is a look at your day planner. so, we're going to expect lower 70s by 11:00. it will be brosey at times especially by the afternoon. by 3:00, we'll be in the 80s

and 5:00, also around 80 degrees. i think our highs will be around low to mid-80s. enjoy the day because tonight and overnight, we have storms coming this way. we have that and your seven-day forecast a little bit later. here's monika with your traffic. >> anny, good morning. we're taking a live look in gaithersburg at route 355 near lake forest mall where a pedestrian has been struck and as you can see, police are on the scene. in my next report, we'll have more on this accident and other roadways at 5:17. mike, back to you. thank you, monika. making news now, a new record for the number of tornadoes in the united states in a single day. noaa, the national ocean an and atmospheric association says 312 tornadoes were recorded during a 24 hour period last week and the storm killed 340 people in seven states. >> the army corps of engineers started blasting party levees overnight on the mississippi. restoring them will inundate farmland and about 100 homes in missouri but the goal is to

prevent catastrophic flooding nearby in cairo, illinois. first leg of the triple crown starts this weekend and i wouldn't be placing any bets there will be a fast track for the race. churchill downs, the site of the kentucky derby is a soggy mess after rounds of storms rolled through there. >> raining on their hats, no way! >> what do our rain chances look like in the middle of the week? a run-down of the full forecast is coming up next at 5:14. >> basketball coach who has been in the men's ncaa championship game arrives as george mason's new coach. >> what is the future of al- qaeda now that osama bin laden is dead? that story is ahead at 5:49. we'll be right back. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today.

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may even not need a jacket, i would say. i guess depends on if you get cold easily, i do. day planner for this morning, 65 descrootion by 8:00. partly cloudy skies throughout the day today. breezy at times. by 4:00, 83 degrees. it will be really nice day today. before we see some changes come later. here is a look at the satellite and radar picture where, for really most of the day, it is going to be really nice. partly cloudy. we're warming up. we do see some stormy conditions coming through. also along with it, a cold front. we've got the cold air clashing with the warm air. for today, we can see some thunderstorms. some could be severe in nature. mainly along i-81 and west of it. here is a look at your visibilities where we're seeing areas of fog this morning including martinsburg, winchester where you're down to less than two miles visibility. hagerstown, two and a half miles. frederick, two miles. around the beltway, no problems

with fog, visibility is just fine. perfectly clear. right now, it is 63 in downtown. a nice, mild start to the day. 61 in manassas. 59 for martinsburg. cumberland, good morning to you. 59 degrees. here is a look at the future cast where you can see by noon, we're still dry everywhere. it will be really nice. take a lunch outside if you want. by this evening, we've got showers and storms coming in from the west then by close to midnight, we'll probably see showers and rain around the entire d.c. metro area. we did also see some thunderstorms, a slight chance for severe storms along the ridge and west of it. by tomorrow, you can see we'll start to clear out. by the afternoon and evening hours. but boy, will it be much cooler. for today though, enjoy the warmth. partly cloudy. breezy and warmer. thunderstorms possible. generally west of the area for the afternoon then around d.c. this evening, highs 80 to 85 degrees. winds out of the south at 10 to 15 miles per hour. we'll see some gusts higher than that. highs for today, generally

around d.c., low to mid-80s, warmer in manassas at 86. culpepper, 87. hagerstown pretty nice day today. 80 degrees. here is a look at your next three days. enjoy the nice, warm conditions. storminess into wednesday. we cool down to around 59 degrees, almost 60. thursday, mostly sunny. pretty nice. mid-60s. here is your seven-day outlook. by friday, upper 60s. the weekend looks pretty good here in the 70s back to average highs but a slight chance for showers and as we look forward to monday, partly cloudy, highs in the upper 70s. here's monika with your traffic. >> anny, thank you so much. unfortunately, we've turned the light to yellow because we have an accident in gaithersburg. we'll take you there live right now. it is on route 355 right here at oden hall avenue. authorities are on the scene. may have to follow police direction to get around it. i'll have more on that as the information comes in. let's take a look at the beltway and zoom into the

inbound side of i-66. take a live look where if you're coming in from centerville, you'll be fine. we'll take a look back at the beltway. this time, zoom into 95 coming in from the south taking a live look in dale city. from this area to woodbridge, springfield and 395, you will be ok. we'll take you to your travel times starting off with the beltway northside of town on the outer loop of the beltway as you're coming in from 95 over to 270, only a ten minute ride. 95 in from 216 is nine minutes. the beltway route 4 to the bridge is only nine minutes. we'll update you on the accident in gaithersburg at 5:25. mike, andrea? >> amtrak celebrating a milestone. >> absolutely. company officials joined politicians at union station monday for a 40th birthday party. the event honored passengers and employees. workers who have been with amtrak the entire four decades were also recognized. congress established amtrak in

1971 to provide intercity train service in the u.s. >> but after 40 years, the many urban and rural communities you serve would all want to join us today in saying happy birthday, amtrak. >> amtrak also provided a sneak preview of the exhibit train it features a traveling display showcasing memorabilia from amtrak's 40 years of service. well, let's hope the caps like the away ice better than the home ice. goodness gracious, a preview of game three coming up. >> plus, the nationals military appreciation night is especially meaningful after osama bin laden's death. before we head to break, time to look at the question of the day. >> it is, four out of ten married women say they regret doing this. is it a, getting married? b, taking their husband's name? or c, not getting a prenuptial agreement? >> here's one of the responses you left on the facebook page. i hope this woman's husband does not watch our morning

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degrees. preasesy in afternoon. by 9:00, partly cloudy. 67. by noon, 74. a nice day to be outside for your lunch. warming up to 80 by 5:00. mostly cloudy, 63. here is mike and andrea. >> thank you, anny. the nationals come out on the right side. >> the caps have some hope of overcoming their 0-2 hole. brett haber explains in your morning sports. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. you know, the only thing worse than losing the first two games of the playoff series is losing the first two games of the playoff series at home. that's the hole the caps have dug themselves but there is a way out and we know there is a way out because the caps found it just two years ago. they did the exact same thing against the rangers. they lost games 1 and 2 at home and then succeeded to win to take the series in seven. that job for the caps starts once again in tampa tonight. >> we have the confidence to do it. there's not a guy in the room that you know, doesn't feel

like that. that we haven't been through something along those lines during the season. so, it is just another challenge for our team. >> military appreciation day at nats park last night, all branches represented in pregame, thousands of tickets distributed to service members and their families. they gave the nats some good mojo. tom grudzielanek, three hits, struck out four. not bad for the number five starters. not a ton of offense for the nats but they didn't need it. michael moore up the middle. bruce gets the save. nats win 2-0. they're back up to .500. former georgia tech coach hewitt introduced as the new george mason boss. he spent 11 seasons with the yellow jackets leading them to the national title game in 2004. he believes anything less here would be selling george mason short. that is a quick look at sports this morning. i'm brett haber and i'm hopping on a plane to tampa and we'll

have live coverage of game three between the caps and lightning beginning at 5:00 p.m. and throughout the night. until then, have a great tuesday, everybody. >> hopefully he's bringing the good vibrations with him as well. >> thousands more historical records are going on-line today. that story is coming up. >> plus, we'll take a look at security enhancements around d.c. after the raid that killed osama bin laden. quick check of traffic now, monika? >> thank you, mike. good morning, everybody. pedestrian accident in gaithersburg at route 355 at oden hall. all of the activity is being moved on to oden hall. you should be able to get by on 355. i'll have more at 5:30. stay with us. [ cherie ] i wanted to make a difference in my community. [ kimberly ] the university gave me the knowledge to make a difference in people's lives.

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welcome back to 9news now, i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. thanks for waking up with us this morning. monika will have your traffic in just a moment. she is in for angie.

anny is in for howard. >> another spring day? >> some warmth, also. spring storms, too. not until later. most of today will be nice. stepping out the door today though, we're looking at partly to mostly cloudy conditions. it will be mostly cloudy and this evening, we're talking about some showers and storms coming through. right now, 61 degrees in gaithersburg. 63 in downtown. manassas, good morning to you. 61. also leesburg, 61. upper 50s in hagerstown and martinsburg. here is a look at our visibility. some areas seeing fog. around the beltway, things are just fine. clear. but visibilities down to less than 2 miles for hagerstown, martinsburg, winchester, 3/4 of a mile. you may encounter that as you're driving in for work. >> highs for today, 83 in downtown. manassas, even warmer. mid-80s. cumberland, almost 80 degrees. here is a look at your next three days, enjoy today because the showers, stormy conditions

come in. thunderstorms overnight. we do have a chance for some severe strong storms west of 81. this evening. tomorrow morning, may see some showers. boy, do we cool down into the upper 50s on wednesday. thursday, looks pretty nice. back into the mid-60s under mostly sunny skies. here's monika with your traffic. >> anny, good morning. we've still got the yellow light because an accident in gaithersburg, it is clearing up at route 355 at oden hall. first of all, here is a look at the beltway. we'll zoom into the district this time and take a live look. if you're planning to head over toward new york avenue, you might want to avoid that construction and take a look, nice and clear at bening road and minnesota. good option for you instead of new york avenue this morning. we'll take you over to the other side of the district. this is 16th and u street northwest as you can see, nice and quiet here as well. now, we'll go over to the georgetown area if you're planning to head into georgetown using wisconsin avenue coming in from bethesda,

no problems to report in this area of northwest. now taking a look at the train, no problems to report on metro, vre or marc. everything is running on time. in my next report, i'll give you an update on that accident in gaithersburg at 539. andrea, mike? >> pentagon officials say they may release a videotape of osama bin laden's burial at sea. >> that would be to refute any claims that the body is not that of the al-qaeda leader. and we're learning more about the work to track down bin laden in the first place. intelligence officials took a long time to find the pakistan compound because bin laden's courier frequently turned off his cell phone and removed the bat which so it could not be tracked. as an anxious osama bin laden watched from the situation room, navy seals raided a compound and killed bin laden. >> it will be likely mounting pressure to prove that bin laden was killed especially since there is no body.

>> this is different than anything we've seen before. >> now, sources tell cbs news the seals also discovered a large amount of data in bin laden's compound. they also destroyed a u.s. military helicopter which could not lift off again because of a mechanical problem. thursday, president obama plans to head to ground zero to meet with relatives of world trade center victims. now, here's surae chinn with more on the increased security measures around washington after bin laden's death. surae? >> well, mike, the natural response and with good reason is because of the potential for retaliation. so, what you'll find is heightened security nearly everywhere you go where lots of people gathered. such as government buildings. public transportation, heightened security everywhere you go in the district including the u.s. capital. capital police officers are patrolling with automatic weapons. they usually do but there are more of them. and d.c. police officers are also on guard for any suspicious activity.

terrorist experts caution government buildings, public transportation such as metro, airports are a directed target for terrorists and that the killing of osama bin laden could inspire homegrown terrorists to avenge his death. in response, d.c. metro and the airports have beefed up security. now, d.c. police chief cathy lanier says a safer district means everyone helping out. >> in this fight, it is not just police and intelligence and the military. we really need our community to step up their game and report anything they see that's out of the ordinary. >> now, metro says not only will you see a heightened security, more uniformed officers but you'll also find heightened security that you might not see. that usually applies everywhere you go across the district, across the region and the nation. andrea? >> surae chinn reporting live. thank you. also today, cia director leon panetta will brief members of congress about the capture and killing of osama bin laden. some of the expected questions

will concern what, if anything, pakistan knew about the operation within its own border. we have much more coverage of osama bin laden's death on our web site at wusa9.com. it includes photos of reactions from around the world. just check out the special coverage box at the top of our home page. >> in other news this morning, an 18-year-old inmate wanted for escaping from d.c.'s juvenile detention center did this last month, it now back in custody. the breakout took place at new beginnings facility in laurel, maryland. the suspect and another inmate are accused of attacking a guard while they were making their escape. the other inmate was captured right away before leaving the new beginnings campus. the d.c. police made the arrest of a second suspect yesterday afternoon. today, the u.s. holocaust memorial museum will announce the launch of the world memory project. the museum is partnering with ancestry.com to share its 170 million documents which contain information on more than 17 million people targeted by the

nazis. ancestry is donating its software to make the museum's vast archive of documents easily searchable for free online. that web site is worldmemoryproject.org. prince charles will be in washington. he gets here this afternoon. he'll be in the region through thursday. the prince of wales will visit with president obama at the white house coming up tomorrow. he'll also deliver a keynote speech at a conference on sustainable agriculture at georgetown university. last time prince charles visited the united states, january, 2007 with stops in philadelphia and new york. time for another your money report. >> jessica is back and if you want a new honda civic, you may be in for some headaches. >> that's right. when you're shopping for a car, the drill is you walk into the showroom, you say i only want this option package. i'll only take this color. and then you start bargaining on the price, right? we love that. good way to buy a car but some of the choices and bargaining power may be out the window at

least for hondas. honda is warning its u.s. dealers it will run short of popular models such as the civic compact later this summer. that's, of course, because of the parts shortages caused by japan's earthquake. also, the 2012 version of the cr-v will be delayed by a month this fall. normal production may not return until the end of the year. we're about to see the last strong car sales report. automakers expected to report a 16% jump in sales for april. the crunch is not expected to show up until automakers report their may sales results. got tough allergies? hotels are offering what they claim are hypo-allergenic rooms. our partners at "usa today" report you'll pay more nor the privilege. the rooms are thoroughly cleaned to reduce dust mites, greener cleaning products are used and new menus reflect changes catering to gluten

intolerant guests. >> shouldn't they already be hypoallergen snick. >> they change out the comforters and use different type of stuff. for people who have really severe allergies, it is a good idea. but is it worth the money for the rest of us? >> i have allergies. >> try it. >> thank you, jess. >> thanks, jess. >> we'll answer our question of the day coming up. >> plus, a new report blames the federal government for pollution problems in anacostia river. keep it here.

>> it feels nice outside. warmer here than in the studio. temperatures in the 60s. a look at your day planner for the rest of today. warming up into the 80s by this

afternoon. partly cloudy conditions, a bit breezy at times. later tonight, showers, rain and thunderstorms moving in. we'll talk more about that and have your seven-day forecast in a little later. here's monika with your traffic. >> anny, 355 at oden hall in gaithersburg, a pedestrian was struck earlier this morning. they continue to investigate and clean up at the scene. mike, back to you. thank you, monika. there is a new plea to get the federal government to help clean up the anacostia river. in a new report, the advocacy group called d.c. appeared seed concludes federal policies are mostly to blame for the pollution there. gray and eleanor norton homes to get the federal government to cooperate. >> this morning, the montgomery county council is expected to vote on a bad tax. ike leggett has proposed a 5 cent fee on each plastic or paper bag, grocery and retail

stores give to its customers. with the goal of reducing waste. stores would keep one cent for administrative costs, if approved, the fee would take effect next january. still ahead this morning, we'll look at what the experts think is next for al-qaeda now that osama bin laden is dead. >> plus, it is not unheard of but a rare tornado struck today in new zealand's largest city. >> as we head to break, let's see who's celebrating a birthday today. singer ingle better humperdinck turns 75. >> he started in showbiz as the rock. actor duane johnson is 39. soccer star david beckham is 36. british singer lily allen turns 26 today. we'll be right back. et's get ry to work alex. rosslyn! ♪ arlington! ♪ falls church! nice save! [ trainer ] tenley! k street! [ horn sounds ]

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>> spring showers! >> good storms possibly to our western suburbs, really later tonight. today, as you're waking up and

maybe getting ready to go outside and head out to work or school, it is going to be a mild start to the day. so, definitely, you don't need anything heavy and leave those sweaters at home. grab your umbrella just in case. here is a look at your bus stop forecast. expecting partly cloudy to mostly cloudy to start off your day. mild. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. really nice outside. and for the rest of today, we're expecting to stay dry. partly cloudy conditions. by noon, 74. a nice day to go outside, bring your lunch outside. winds out of the south at 60 miles per hour. temperatures well into the 80s by late this afternoon. 8:00, 74 under partly cloudy conditions. late tonight, we can definitely see some showers and rain and some thunderstorms. here is the reason why. the satellite and radar picture out toward the west, we do have this storm system and a cold front coming through. later tonight and into early tomorrow morning. we've got the warmer air from

earlier today and then later, that cold air clashing. we could see some strong storms. visibility, we have some areas of fog. it is down to half a mile from martinsburg and frederick. 3/4 for winchester, less than two miles for hagerstown. but around the beltway, visibility is just fine. it is perfect. no reports of fog. currently, it is 61 degrees in gaithersburg. 63 for d.c. frederick, 57. winchester, good morning to you at 59 degrees. here is a look at the future cast. you can see we're going to stay dry for most of the day. this evening though, winchester, martinsburg along 81, the showers and thunderstorms come in. slight chance for the storms to be severe along 81 and west of it. for d.c., we could see some thunderstorms late tonight and overnight. but we're not worried about them being severe. some more showers through tomorrow morning. could be a wet commute for tomorrow morning. but then after that, the cold front comes through. we'll clear out to partly sunny

conditions by around 5:00. but boy, does it really cool down. we also have a coastal flooding advisory in effect until 10:00 tonight. this basically means we're expecting waves one to two feet above normal. our main concern is just a minor flooding of low-lying areas. that is until 10:00 p.m. tonight, the areas in the light green. for today though, partly cloudy. breezy and warmer. thunderstorms possible. better chance to the western suburbs for this afternoon. highs 80 to 85 degrees. south winds at 10 to 15 miles per hour. take a look at these highs, 83 in d.c. we should be low 70s. enjoy the above average temperatures. culpepper, warm at 87 degrees. here is your next three days. enjoy the warmth today before the showers and storms come in tonight and overnight into wednesday morning. then wednesday, we really cool things down. upper 50s, close to 60 degrees. then for thursday, lots of

sunshine. still below average. mid-60s. friday, getting closer. dry. partly cloudy skies and for the weekend, yes, we're back into the average. around low 70s, only a slight chance for some showers saturday into sunday. the weekend looks pretty good. here's monika with your traffic. >> good morning, anny ander. i'm happy to say we've changed the light back to green. a live look in gaithersburg where a pedestrian accident has been cleared up. you're good to go now, route 355 at ode be hall. let's take you over to the beltway. this time, zoom into 270. heading southbound right now, you see the yellow cars. you've got that delay beginning at route 80 down to route 109, it is fine as you head down to germantown. we'll take you back over to the beltway. this time zoom into the northside of town. beltway northside, no problems. just a bit of a slowdown as you head through silver spring. otherwise looking good heading from university boulevard all the way over to 270 and

bethesda. now, let's look's travel times. we'll start off with 66 and on the inbound side of i-66 to the beltway, it is 10 minutes. beltway from 395 to the tollway, 13 minutes. toll road in from hunter mill to the beltway, only six minutes right now. all good to go. in my next report, we'll take a look at 95 in maryland. >> thank you, monika. while many americans are glad that osama bin laden is gone, as we reported, the nation is on the lookout now for a possible reprisal from al- qaeda. >> where and what are the most likely terrorist targets? gary nurenberg reports it is not a short list. >> reporter: don't be complacent because the fbi's most wanted list has a red banner deceased under bin laden's picture. >> i think al-qaeda still is a potent threat to the u.s. >> we're going to look for the number two of al-qaeda. alozarry is a dangerous guy. i don't know how much operational control he has but he's a threat. we're looking after him.

>> alozarry will likely be challenged from within. >> those various factions fighting to dominate the terrorist organization are likely to carry out reprisals and attacks against american interests around the world. >> responsible for the failed underwear plane attack in 2009 and last fall's plot hiding explosives in printers. >> used to be based here in northern virginia. has very good command of english. has a lot of followers on the internet. >> the internet. radical islamic sites are promising reprisals. >> al-qaeda has become much more effective at cyberterrorism. >> using our internet against us, the same way they used our planes against us. >> the images of the raid may inspire nonorganized reprisals. >> a great danger of lone wolf attack. they may be reacting in a visceral way to the reports of bip laden's death. and they could occur anywhere. >> targets organized or not --

>> that could mean u.s. military bases and u.s. embassies and consulates and companies like coca-cola, mcdonald's and boeing that are identifiably american. the real threat is to american's pocketbooks because attacks on royal terminals such as the oil terminal in saudi arabia where 6% of the world's oil is delivered every day. that's particularly weak. >> the likelihood of retribution? >> it is pretty high. somebody will try to do something. whether or not they'll be successful remains to be seen. >> regardless of where it comes from, the keyword may be unexpected. look for vulnerabilities and strikes. gary nurenberg, 9news now. >> making news now at 5:51, a tornado tore through new zealand's largest city today killing at least two people. the twister hit auckland in the mid afternoon, flipping cars through the air and ripping groups -- roofs off buildings.

workers on the dock in chile have refused to unload a cargo ship from japan because low levels of radiation were detected in the 20 cars being imported for sale. authorities said the levels are too low to threaten workers' health. >> nasa says the earliest space shuttle "endeavour" could launch is a week from today. program managers have decided engineers need more time to replace and test a bad us for a box. mission commander mark kelly's wife, arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords should be able to return to watch the launch. >> it is time to answer the question of the day. >> the question was four out of ten married women say they regret doing this. a, getting married? b, taking their husband's name. or c, not getting a prenuptial agreement. >> here's one of the responses you left on our facebook page this morning. dana wrote i think b. i use my maiden name when we're on a waiting list. it is easier to say my maiden name than my married list.

debra wrote i would say none of the above. i love being married and i love having his last name and i don't need what's mine or what's his. we work as a team. am i crazy? i don't think so. >> the answer though is b, taking their husband's name. >> they regret doing that. that's so interesting. i wonder why. >> i don't know. >> well, we have much more coverage of the fallout from killing osama bin laden ahead in our next hour. >> and coming up, why next buying foods labeled natural isn't always as healthy as it sounds. how is the morning commute? monika has that. >> it is not bad if you're heading southbound on 95 or flying from jessup through laurel and down into beltsville, all lanes are open. in my next report, we'll take a look at virginia roads at 6:00. dry mouth is uncomfortable.

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so, enjoy this warmth before storms come in later tonight. here's andrea. >> thank you, anny. for shoppers who care about healthier eating, deciphering food labels can be like reading a foreign language. >> consumers often keep an eye out for the word "natural" but as manuel gallegus found out, word natural is not what you think. >> the natural label is all over the supermarket but checking the ingredients could make you think twice.

>> the second ingredient is corn syrup, partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil. i'm not sure what this corn sugar is exactly. >> she's a labeling expert. she says the term natural has little to do with nature. >> the natural claim is one of the most vague and misleading green claims we see out on the market place. >> the fda admits it has never defined the term natural. it doesn't object to the label as long as there's no artificial flavors or synthetic substances which leaves plenty of room for unappetizing ingredients. >> citric acid, for example, can be made by bacteria. that is considered to be a natural flavoring. red dye can come from crushed beetles and that can be a natural food coloring. >> frustrating for shoppers trying to decode what's healthy. >> i want to know what is going into my body. >> nutrition expert marion nestle says the natural loophole shows the political power of the multibillion dollar food industry.

>> corporations fund election campaigns and until that changes, our federal agencies are going to be very concerned about corporate health as well as public health. >> natural may be a marketing magnet but the truth is in the fine print. manuel gallegus, cbs news, new york. good morning and thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. all grossed out by the beetles in this story. >> i'm mike hydeck. we're glad you're waking up with us. monika is here for angie. she'll have traffic in a moment. anny is in for howard. >> hopefully you weren't having breakfast. how gross would that be. beetles, i didn't know there were beetles in our food. here is a look at the forecast for today on this tuesday. we're expecting a beautiful day really. going to be even warmer. in the 80s by 5:00. partly cloudy conditions, currently at 63 degrees under mostly cloudy skies at reagan national. a lot of communities are starting to clr