clouds and sun mixing through midday. upper 60s at noon. this afternoon, we top out about 72, 73 with a 5:00 p.m. temperature of 71. very, very comfortable. more importantly, dry today. that will be the case tomorrow. you'll see the clouds starting to move in thickening up in west virginia. we've got should showers, ohio and points west. we're at 61 now. still 40s in the mountains. 55 in frederick. 61 at the patuxent river air station. la plata at 58 degrees. this afternoon, highs upper 60s to upper 70s, enjoy it. >> a live look from sky 9. there was an overnight accident about 2:50 involving a tractor trailer. right here in wheaton on the northbound side of veirs mill road. you can see that the cleanup and investigation continues. i know they had to lay some

absorbent down as well. let's take a live look at 395 on the northbound side where the earlier accident was just cleared out of the roadway. it was right here on the 14th street bridge span. you can see now some delays left. good news is the lanes have been opened. by the way, just in from the newsdesk, eastbound route 7 at market street in loudoun county, an accident blocks route 7 eastbound at market street. i'll keep you posted on that. let's take a live look at 270 on the southbound side. you've got your typical monday morning delays coming in from urbana down toward clarksburg. it looks good from 121 all the way down to the point where the lanes divide. over to the beltway, outer loop slowing down into silver spring. it looks good here in bethesda. and now, over to your travel times starting with 66 inbound. 7100 to the beltway. 11 minutes. the toll road from hunter mill to the beltway, 7 minutes right now. i'll keep you posted on the incidents around town at 6:12.

back to you. at the top of the hour, let's get a check on some of the stories happening today. a group of american muslims and christians returns to iran calling for the freedom to american. shane bauer and josh fattal are accused of spying in iran. they say they were hiking and  got lost. the american group says the pair should be released on humanitarian grounds. >> the kennedy center hosts a standing ovation for d.c. teachers. macintosh, john legend and alfray woodard. it all begins at 6:30. federal agencies and departments will start buying office supplies in bulk to cut down on cost. the white house hopes it will save $600 million over the next four years. also today, the president will lay out his ideas to reduce the deficit and pay for his massive job creation plan. >> most money will come from

the wealthiest americans and large corporations. white house sources tells us that the wars in iraq and afghanistan wind down. $250 will come from cuts in medicare spending. again, the idea to cut the deficit and pay for the $450 billion jobs bill the president wants congress to pass it now. >> on monday, i'll lay out my plan for how we'll do that. how i'll pay for this plan and pay down the debt by following basic principles. making sure we live within our means. >> right now, the president is expected to lay out his plan this morning. >> jessica separates fact from fiction on this plan. >> the heart of the president's plan is a call for a new minimum tax rate for individuals who make more than a million dollars a year. the thought to guarantee

they'll pay at least the same percentage of their income as middle class does. it is being dubbed the buffett rule. warren buffett is the billionaire investor who has frequently complained the richest americans often pay less, that he himself pays taxes at a lower rate than his own secretary. let's dig into this claim. the tax rate for the rich is 35%. most of us pay anywhere from 25% to 33% depending on how much we bring home in our take home. here's the run. rich people make a lot of their money -- put a lot of their money in investments and income from those investments is taxed at 15%. so, you combine salvi and income from investments and you can pay taxes that are a lot lower than that 35%. some of buffett's critics say the rich make more from their wages than from their investments and others say that a tax hike could potentially hurt the economy because it would potentially hurt

investments. >> the bottom line is how much money could this make? >> there is a lot of debate about this. the bottom line figure is $1.5 trillion. primarily on the wealthy. $800 billion from allowing the bush era tax cuts to expire. it would affect about 0.3% of taxpayers. this one would affect a lot more, particularly in the washington area. $700 billion would come from a combination of closing loopholes and limiting deductions and families making more than $450,000 a year. >> it seems like it would be easier to come up with a flat tax again and figure that out. >> there are a lot of folks putting that plan out there as well. >> so far, it hasn't gained any traction in the last 12 years. jess, thank you. mike? >> thanks, andrea. today, the boyy state university student accused of killing a fellow student heads

to court. surae chinn is live on the bowie state campus with some of the reaction to this crime. surae, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. students return to some sense of normalcy, back to class ever since this tragedy, minus two of their students, one who was killed and now the other sits in jail charged with murder. >> this horrible event happened at the corm story building at the christa ta mcauliffe residential community in the four bedroom suite. it has been a somber weekend here at bowie state university despite being homecoming weekend, classes were canceled friday. after police say 19-year-old alexis simpson of district heights stabbed her roommate to death, 18-year-old dominique fraser. according to court documents, they were arguing over music from an ipad. >> we're going to miss you, dominique, always and forever.

>> alexis simpson is expected to have a bond hearing this afternoon in upper marlboro around 1:00 this afternoon. classes had just begun, the start of the semester. already very emotional and a hard, tough, emotional lesson. many say it should never escalate into murder. a suspected serial bank robber will go before a judge for a bond review hearing later today. 44-year-old samuel lewis of beltsville, maryland is charged with robbing seven banks. authorities believe lewis robbed additional banks in montgomery county and northern virginia. montgomery county police say an anonymous tip led them to lewis. virginia home and business owners hardest hit by hurricane irene can soon get help from the federal government to rebuild. the stays is asking requested low interest loans for home and

business owners in kent county, virginia. they can get loans up to $200,000 to fix their homes. >> it won't be until february before schools in louisa county, virginia, get back to normal. it was hardest hit by the earthquakes. two county schools are closed for the rest of the year. until then, the rest of the school year. until then, students from different schools are sharing space in the same building. that means classes on weekends and holidays. while some may be skeptical but this morning, redskins fans are trying to look at the big picture. >> rex grossman nearly blew the game with two interceptions but then he led the team back to victory. >> this is what redskin fans are worried about. bad rex. you see this play. threw a pick in the first quarter. cardinals richard marshall returns it 33 yards. nat that would lead to an arizona touchdown.

the 'skins trail 21-13 with 11 minutes left in the game. here's what good rex looks like. he's fine. santana moss in the end zone. failed two-point conversion made it 21-19. graham goneau is money. the redskins survive the cardinals, 22-21. >> it takes a team working ex- tremly hard, everybody pulling the same direction, i'm proud of them. >> on offense, we dominated yardswise so we only had ten points to show for it. those are things we'll look bat and get better on. we won the game and that's all that matters. >> the skins head to dallas. final score of that game was 27-24. here's a look at what's still ahead in this hour of 9news now.

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it is 6:12. looking good this morning. a mix of clouds and sunshine.

upper 60s at noon. winds turn southeast late with a few more clouds and a nice afternoon. we'll have highs in the low 70s. i'll be back with showers in the seven-day forecast. now, here's monika. >> we'll take a live look from sky 9 into wheaton northbound on veirs mill road. it remains locked between newport mill road and veirs mill road because of an early morning tractor trailer accident. be aware of this and take college view drive instead. we'll keep you posted on this and other incidents around the area next at 6:18. back to you. it is 6:13. video from an air show crash this weekend in west virginia may be disturbing to some viewers this morning. you might want to turn away from the tv for just a moment. >> today, the national transportation safety board is going to begin its examination of the wreckage from this. they'll examine the video of the t-28 war bird going down.

>> a big round. applause. >> the crash happened saturday in martinsburg. the pilot was killed but no bystanders were hurt. sunday, the ntsb told reporters what it is looking for. >> looking at the flight control and engine to try to determine if there is any evidence of a mechanical preimpact failure or malfunction. >> the pilot has been identified as 54-year-old jack mangon, he was a fighter pilot with more than 4,000 hours of flying time. >> the ntsb is busy in nevada shifting through evidence to find out what caused the crash of an airplane there. >> investigators say they may have found critical evidence into what caused the air race crash in reno, nevada. the world war ii era plane was equipped with a camera and pieces of it have been located in the wreckage. the plane smashed into a v.i.p.

section where ed larson was standing 20 feet from the crash site. >> it veered over and now it has come right out. >> he took off running, flying debris knocked him out. he woke up in a military medevac helicopter that at moments before had been on display at the air-raid. >> evidently i was hit on the back of the head by something. >> rescue crews rushed more than 60 victims to local hospitals. doctors are still treating patients with critical injuries like head wounds and amputated limbs. mark greenwell was working security the day of the crash and went back saturday to help the national transportation safety board map the debris field. >> you could see everything, how it was scattered, most poignantly for me, there was a pile of belts, apparently a military person had collected belts from people for use as tourniquets. >> it could take months to

figure out what caused leeward to lose control of his plane. >> these could be critical for us to form analysis that would allow us to examine certain structural or medical issues. >> that information along with video of the crash from fans will be examined by experts in washington, d.c. sandra hughes, cbs news, reno, nevada. >> the pilot who died in the crash said he changed the plane to make it faster and more maneuverable including taking ten feet off the wings. in months before the crash, he said he wasn't exactly sure how that plane would be performing. so sad. our time is 6:16. howard is here with today's forecast. >> today's weather not bad at all. we'll have a mix of clouds and sunshine. decent day of the work week. after today, unfortunately, we've got some showers around tomorrow, wednesday, maybe even through friday on and off. not expecting like lee where we had 10, 15 inches of rain. an inch or two in spots.

that wouldn't be out of the question either. a look at your momslikeme.com forecast on this monday morning. we've got partly sunny conditions here. another half hour before the sun rises. it is on the cool side. today's day planner, few clouds, 61. winds will go northeast and easterly. becoming southeasterly later on this afternoon. 4:00 p.m. temperature, 71. by 8:00, we're back in the upper 60s. most of us stay in the low to mid-60s. a couple of clouds showing up now. you can see it here this milky gray area on top of us. the rainmaking clouds, ohio and points west. that's all moving north and east. i don't think we'll see any of the showers today. we'll see some of the clouds. cumberland is 50. in the 30s up in caribou, maine

with columbia is 54 along with laurel. haymarket, 57. fairfax is 58. springfield is 60. andrews air force base, good morning, scott over at andrews. you guys are enjoying a nice day. east-northeast winds at 8 under mostly cloudy skies. dew points sitting in the 50s. what's coming our way for tomorrow, wednesday, thursday, see the showers here from houston all the way up toward detroit. this whole area of moisture is going to slide east. that will be with us at times. it won't rain constantly. we'll have the wave of showers starting. today, 73. wednesday, around 80 with more showers. as we head toward thursday and friday, still a few more showers. here comes a front on friday. should kick the moisture out of here. saturday, terps are home again.

72. partly sunny. sunday, a chance of a shower. >> we've been talking to authorities out in loudoun county where a pedestrian was struck on the eastbound side of route 7 and you'll be diverted on to route 9 out there in loudoun. that's market street, route 7. keep that in mind for your travel plans. overall though, things are a little slow on 395. we'll first zoom in on to route 50 and the bw parkway. you see the yellow car a little slow on the inside of the beltway. let's take a live look at route 50. looking ok once again over to new york avenue. a little slow at bladensburg road. again, let's head out to the maps. this time zoom into 395. it is a little slow here because of the earlier accident at the 14th street bridge. right now, you've got overall delays, beltway to seminary road and the pentagon to the 14th street bridge. let's take a live look here at 7th and 8th street right at the

entrance to chinatown around the verizon center. everything is looking ok in this corridor. now over to the trains. now, on metro, tinley town, the escalators are out of service. they do have a free shuttle bus available. vre, mark, everything is fine. i'll have my next report at 6:235. >> the nationals try to avoid a sweep at home by the marlins. >> time for another check on our question of the morning. >> what is the most annoying bad habit a person can have? is it a, cracking one's knuckles. b, picking one's nose or belching loudly? >> i crack my knuckles. i'll say c, belching loudly except that's ill-mannered as well. >> leave your thoughts at facebook.com/wusa9. we'll have the answer at 6:49.

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you won't need the umbrellas but you'll need them tomorrow. don't put them too deep in the closet. here's your day planner. temperatures in the 50s and low 60s early this morning. low 60s at 9:00. by noon, the mix of clouds and sun, 68. this afternoon, a few more clouds late in the day. 3:00 temperature 71. we topped near 73. andrea? >> in sports, the nationals have today off. they begin a four-game series tomorrow in philadelphia. >> nationals pitcher says he wants to be back in d.c. next year and pitching how he did yesterday, not a bad way to get invited back. >> nats trying to avoid a sweep. wong went 6 2/3 but he did give up two home runs. the bullpen held it together

going the rest of the game without giving up a hit or a walk. nationals pull off the win 4-3. they remain in a tie for third place. the mets with ten games left. >> the first race in nascar's chase for the cup should begin this afternoon. the geico 400 outside chicago was postponed because of rain yesterday. kyle busch and kevin harvick are tied for the top spot in the sprint cup standings. the latest "usa today" coaches poll is out when it comes to college football. oklahoma is at the top. number one followed by alabama and then lsu, andrea. boise state and stanford round out the top five. virginia tech at 11. after beating maryland, west virginia comes in at number 16. it is 6:25. ahead, more on the redskins win over the cardinals. the team is 2-0 for the first time in two years. >> avoiding a crooked contractor. learn the two biggest warning signs you need to know so you don't get scammed. >> we turn to monika with a quick check on traffic. >> we're looking live at 395 on

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it is 6:29 this monday morning and you can count on us to bring you your weather first. here is a live look at route 355 and 118 in germantown, maryland. you can see clear skies. sort of. and just about 56 degrees there right now. >> thanks for starting your week with us. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. howard bernstein is out on the weather terrace. a little bit brisk, mr. bernstein. >> brisk but very, very do-able this morning without a jacket and if you can tolerate it, you won't need it later. we have temperatures going up into the lower 70s. tomorrow and the rest of the week, some showers will be around. this morning though, we do have a few clouds, basically mid and high level clouds. no rain from them. in fact, i think we'll have some hazy sun at times or cloud and sun mixed. turning mostly cloudy late with a 5:00 p.m. temperature of 71 with a high in the low 70s. see the clouds this morning. stick around from charleston, west virginia. some showers now in ohio and michigan and indiana. but around here, a dry day

today. and a quick look at temps before we throw it inside. 40s in the mountains. lots of 50s. here in town, we're in the lower 60s. monika samtani has been watching the volume build this morning. >> well, you know, if you're planning to head out to loudoun county, we're just getting word of a pretty serious accident on route 7, market street at route 9, i know the chopper is headed out there. we'll have that for you next time around. in the meantime, keep that in mind for your travel plans. we've got the yellow light. we'll start off with the beltway and take a live look north of town at georgia avenue. no problems right now. just that volume outer loop from 95 headed around the georgia avenue. luckily the lanes are open. back out to the maps right now. this time, let's zoom into the other side of town heading to the southside, route 5, route 4, route 301. everything is fine to the beltway. branch avenue headed down to the wilson bridge, you'll be ok right now. by the way if you're planning to take metro this morning, i know the escalators were out at

tinley town all morning. they have now been fixed. you can go ahead and use them. coming up in my next report, we'll update you on that accident out in loudoun county at 6:46. back to you guys. >> republicans are already lining up against president obama's new budget plan. >> they say the tax hike will hurt people who create jobs. the g.o.p. is calling this class warfare. >> the president says his plan will trim $3 trillion from the deficit. white house sources tell cbs news $1.5 trillion will come from new tax revenue. $1 trillion from savings as the wars in iraq and afghanistan wind down and $250 billion will come from cuts in medicare spending. the president says that money will go toward paying for his new jobs plan. he'll tell the nation the details in his speech from the white house later this morning. >> classes resume this morning at bowie state university in maryland. they were canceled last friday after a murder on campus. >> the student accused in the killing goes before a judge today. surae chinn is live at the

bowie state campus with a preview. good morning. >> good morning to both of you. you know, it is expected to be an emotional day back to school here at bowie state university. we're on campus and this will be the first time returning to school after this horrible tragedy that happened in this building right behind me on the second floor of the christa mcauliffe residential community. it all happened thursday night. the 19-year-old accused of this, alexis simpson, is expected to appear in court this afternoon in upper marlboro. over the weekend, the small school of 5600 came together for a vigil and some homecoming events which served as a distraction from the horror that took the life of one of their own. police say 18-year-old dominique fraser was stabbed to death by her roommate. alexis simpson of district heights over music being played on an ipod. students are still grieving the loss of their friend. >> you would never see her upset with anybody. she was always so happy and

laughing and cracking jokes. when i heard it, i was like no, no. >> she was a sweet girl. always optimistic, always uplifting. cheerful. always cracking jokes about something. >> alexis simpson's bond hearing is set for 1:15 this afternoon. dominique fraser was expected to celebrate her 19th birthday yesterday but instead her classmates are mourning her loss. andrea? >> surae chinn reporting live at bowie state this morning. an early among drive-by shooting in cheverly has maryland state police searching for a suspect. it happened on route 15 near kenilworth avenue. three men told police they were heading east on 50 when a green 1990 chevy malibu pulled in front of them. the victims say they were attempting to pass when the shots rang out. a bullet blew out a tire. no one was hurt.

redskins fans can take a deep breath this morning after getting nervous during the game yesterday. >> rex grossman had two interceptions and several batted down balls but at the end of the day, the 'skins improved to 2-0. >> rex didn't look good in the first half. this pick caught by arizona's richard marshall. he returned it 33 yards and the cardinals would go on to score after this. 'skins trailed 21-13 with 5:00 left. rex grossman looked like the good rex again. check this out. flinging it to santana moss. fantastic catch. a failed 2-point conversion made it 21-19. graham goneau from 35 yards out. redskins top the cardinals, 22- 21. >> any time you throw a couple of picks early, it doesn't feel good, you know. at this point, you have to realize that a lot of time left in the game, you have a job to

do, it doesn't matter. >> yes. >> they are in dallas against the cowboys. cowboys beat the 49ers yesterday. >> jessica is back with a special "your money" report. >> she's here to stop us from getting ripped off when it comes to emergency home repairs. >> after the storm, just what we need, right? this is adding injury to injury! if your home sustained storm damage, look out for the knock on your door. after the storms and massive flooding,.warned, crooked handymen could come calling. >> you might find contractors who come in from out of town and attempt to take advantage of consumers who already have had a bad experience. >> reporter: but there are warning signs you should heed before giving money to any so- called expert coming around to fix your home. >> the good contractors don't have time to go door-to-door.

then also, never feel pressured to sign something on the dot because that's a sign that it is not really a deal and you should be able to think about it. >> your first priority is drying out any residual moisture. that way you're not having to deal with mold. >> always get everything in writing. >> your roof is supposed to last 15, 20 years, even more. make sure you're working with a good, local company who will stand behind their work and make sure you get the investment. >> the insurance information institute has issued a fraud alert for consumers. the trade association says you should always ask for a contractor's license and then check out the track record by calling the better business bureau. you have a bunch of options. better business bureau. there's consumer's checkbook or angie's list or you can go free and check out yelp where you have lots of consumer reviews. >> oftentimes you're feeling

desperate to get something fixed. >> wait, wait, wait. wait for the good contractors to become available. >> you have to wait for the good ones. >> now, they're starting to become available. >> thanks, jess. >> it is 6:38. we'll have sun with clouds moving in. highs in the 70s. howard tells us about some rain moving in. >> this is what it looks like from sky 9. leesburg, virginia, part of eastbound route 7 because of police activity moving slowly. monika tells you how to get around all of this. >> set your dvr tonight! see how ashton kutcher takes the place of charlie sheen here on channel 9.

oh, how cute is this! we're back at just about 6:43 with video from a party in wheaton, maryland. they were having a blast to close out the season at the wheaton pool. they let the dogs have the run of the place. the pool will be closed until next spring. what a cool way to shut things down. >> very nice. >> all right. maybe a little too chilly for an early morning swim. here's howard. >> there is a pool out in bethesda that stays open all year around. they're swimming in there in december, january, outdoor pool, too. >> ooh. >> weatherwise, decent morning out there. a little cool. got 50s and 60s. your momslikeme.com bus stop forecast shows partly sunny conditions. we've got mid and high level clouds right now. again, 50s and 60s on the cool side. sun is coming up in about 10 minutes at 6:53. our day planner calls for sun and clouds mixing.

mid 60s. by 1:00, near 70 degrees. i think they finish southeasterly this afternoon. with a high in the low 70s. 5:00 temperature, 71 degrees. we've got 50s in the delmarva. 55 at ocean city. 52 in easton. southern maryland up toward d.c., some low 60s here. you get away from the water, we've got 50s there as well. mountains are in the 40s. gaithersburg and hagerstown in the 50s. clouds, 61 at national. relative humidity at 78%. this is what we're watching for tomorrow, wednesday, thursday, maybe even into friday. you can see the showers and the great lakes here all the way down toward east texas and louisiana, the gulf coast. they'll take the rain. they'll need it more toward san antonio and in west texas. take any rain we can get in texas. the showers we're look at here from western tennessee up into michigan, that's going to be moving toward us. as i show you the future cast, we don't have anything to worry about precipwise today. late tonight, here comes the

moisture here. we may sneak through the morning rush hour in many areas. look what happens by midday. then look at the moisture also eastern tennessee, north carolina. this will continue northeast toward us in waves for several days the way it looks now. not expecting a lee repeat. but soggy at times this week. today, 73. tonight, we'll be in the 60s. tomorrow, 70s. wednesday, 70s to near 80 with showers and a storm by thursday and friday. finally turning cooler end of the week. the weekend looks drier. saturday and sunday both stay high in the low 70s. monika samtani, take it away. >> susan at our newsdesk tells us that here on route 7 eastbound at west market street, a pedestrian was struck early this morning. it was a sheriff's deputy that was struck and we are told that it is nonlife-threatening injuries. they are investigating what happened there in the meantime, you see that one lane is getting by but causing very

heavy traffic in loud be county. keep that in mind here for your travel plans. we'll keep you posted. let's take a look at 395. that's ugly as well. early morning accident set the tone for this. it is basically off and on right now from the beltway up to the 14th street bridge. good news is the lanes are open. also an accident northbound 95 at the aqua con ac down river. it will be off and on with the lanes open and we'll end with a live look in germantown where you've got slow traffic out of urbana. it will take you off and on toward rockville here at montrose road and the lanes are open 270 has been incident free. mike? >> ok. so, get this. you're driving down the road. somebody comes your way. somebody comes your way and they start flashing the high beams. >> what do you usually thing? >> either i have my high beams on or there's someone lurking

around watching to see if i'm speeding, a police officer. >> you never speed so that's not a problem. >> never! >> you know what happened, guys? it landed a florida driver in trouble and now it has turned into a whole first amendment case. >> no kidding. >> eric campbell got pulled over two years ago near camp tampa because he flashed his high beams and violated a florida law against improper flashing of lights. campbell's lawyer filed a class action suit saying the state is restricting his right to free speech. >> i'm torn between we're all in this together, all for one -- >> i thought it was a nice thing people were doing. >> i'm guilty of it. i have to admit. >> there you go. >> but is it free speech? >> you know, i could say something to anybody, right? >> i think so. whether it is sign language or light language. >> it will be interesting. >> we'll keep you posted on this story. it is one we all have an

interest in. >> well, some of the stars you see here on channel 9 are now emmy award winners including the lead actress in one of my favorite shows julianna margulies went home with a stat few for the good wife. she won an emmy for her supporting role on e.r. on the comedy side, molly won an award. jim parsons, he won his second award for playing sheldon cooper on the big bang theory. he really is funny. it is his second win in four tries. >> some of the other winners, modern family won for best comedy. mad men won yet again for best drama. the amazing race won for the best reality competition program and the list of winners is a long one. you can see the entire run-down on wusa9.com. it is 6:48. 61 degrees here in northwest washington. >> it is time to answer the question of the morning. according to a recent survey, what do you think is the most

annoying habit a person can have? is it a, cracking your knuckles. b, picking your nose or c, belching loudly. >> this is the one that bugs me. the answer is a, cracking one's knuckles. by the way, that sound has a medical name. a check on the news before you go is next.

everybody knows the best place for a good time is mississippi. and that's only until they visited us in louisiana. which is a distant second to sunny florida. for beautiful vacation, nothing beats alabama. ok, we'll never agree on who's best. but we can all agree on one thing. the gulf's the worlds number one vacation spot. and we've gone all out to make this year the best ever. mississippi has wonderful people, great music, and the beautiful outdoors. louisiana's the best seafood you'll ever eat. shrimp gumbo, crab cakes, etouffee. florida means beautiful beaches and sugar white sands. actually experts agree that the best beaches are here in alabama. which can't compare to a good time on the gulf in mississippi. louisiana fresh catch. florida beaches. alabama beauty. mississippi outdoors. the gulf is the world's goodtime headquarters. and we are 100% open for business. i'm glad we got that settled.

>> mofn, september 19th is today. here's a check of the news before you go. the trial begins today for three north carolina men accused of plotting a terrorist attack on marine base at

quantico. they were arrested two years ago. prosecutors say the group also wanted to attack targets overseas as well. they're pleading not guilty in this case. three other men have pleaded guilty. >> the operator of the virginia railway express wants new laws to let it go after fare jumpers. on average, vre issues five citations a day. going after scofflaws ends up costing vre money because conductors have to miss work and go to court. >> it wasn't a re-sounding win but a win is a win. they won 22-21 thanks to a late game touchdown. they face the cowboys monday next week. >> "the early show" begins in six minutes. >> chris wragge is standing by to tell us what's coming up. >> good morning. coming up on "the early show," president obama announces his controversial tax plan today. we'll get the very latest from the white house. get republican reaction from former presidential candidate steve forbes. plus, the glitz and glamor from

tv's biggest nights. we'll have the winners, the losers and the must see moments from last night's emmy awards. >> would you say the glass is half full or more of a negative nancy? we'll break down a new study that optimism and negativity could be in your genes. we've got those stories and much more coming up on "the early show." mike, andrea, back to you. >> it is 6:54. >> are you a negative nancy? >> no. i'm a libra. >> one more check of traffic and weather when 9news now returns.

welcome back. one more thing before we go. did you watch the emmys last night? there was an interesting omission you might not have heard about. >> if you saw the opening montage, it featured jane lynch, the host and leonard nimoy as the network executive. that was supposed to be alec baldwin but he said something about phone scamming and world news corp. that they didn't think that was good and the reason why, rupert murdoch, world news corp., the head of fox. >> fox is where the show was last night. >> it was left on the cutting room floor and leonard nimoy took the place of the network executive. that was one of the things. the other trend, lots of red gowns. i'm sure we'll be seeing the best and worst dressed coming up. >> decent day today. temperatures in the low 70s for highs. mix of clouds and sunshine. late tonight, few showers move in. the showers will be around tomorrow, wednesday, thursday, friday, on and off temperatures generally in the 70s for highs. the weekend looks drier.

monika? >> taking a look live from sky 9. we've been telling you about a pedestrian struck on route 7 eastbound at west market street and you see that one lane is getting by with delays. let's go over to the inner loop at st. barnabas road, an accident in the left lane. watch out. this is a beltway north of town where everything's fine northbound veirs mill road is closed with a tractor trailer accident at newport mill road. we'll wind a live look at branch avenue looking good to the wilson bridge. >> as for wall street, could be some rough sledding today. european markets weigh down. wall street is looking like it could open way down as well. >> they'll be watching as "the early show" will be of the president's tax hike plan and plus, there will be a recap of the winners from the fashions from last night's emmy awards. >> howard and i will be back in 25 minutes. >> if you need news, weather and traffic while you're at work by visiting wusa9.com. >> thanks so much for waking up with us. we'll see you right back here