>> reporter: weatherwise, looking at our day planner on this monday morning, temperatures in the low 60s now. upper 60s by noon and the clouds around early. we'll get rid of them here later this morning. a very decent lunch hour and a nice afternoon. highs between 70 and 75. winds northwesterly this morning will be southwesterly this afternoon. you can see the showers lining up even a little bit of lightning here. here's the one little lightning flash. there it was toward preston county, west virginia. live doppler 9000 hd. west of frederick now coming through southern washington county north of harper's ferry. 57 in martinsburg this morning. cumberland is 52. it is cambridge 68. we are looking at high temperatures today. most areas the low 70s, west of town we could see a few spots in

the mid 70s. it is time to turn it over to monika with timesaver traffic. we have had a good situation in southwest dc this morning. if you are planning to head out the door right now and over to 295, you want to know about this huge hole developed southbound 295 right here at south capital street in southwest in the right lane. it is three by six feet big. authorities are on the scene. helping to detour traffic with the area. the good news is northbound 295 remains open. as far as we know south capital remains blocked as well. use malcolm x as your detour. lots of options in place for you. hopefully it should be okay for your ride. we'll keep you posted on that. let's go to the north side of town. construction is a little late in clearing on the beltway. a lot of slow traffic, 40 miles per hour going through this area on the outer loop toward university boulevard where they

are picking up this construction from overnight. coming up in my next report we'll update you on all the area roadways. back to you guys. >> reporter: police have shut down the capital street bridge. several cars were damaged in this collapse. 9news now reporter kristen fish soldier live with this developing story. good morning kristen. >> what happened overnight is crews were working to repair the road. all the vibration from the cars is not so much a road collapse just a very large pothole. you can't see it from where i'm standing right now. it is way up there on the southbound lanes of 29. it is described as being a hole being three feet and six feet wide. nobody was injured by this hole, but several cars got flat tires from it. it certainly caused issues if a few drivers this morning. what we are seeing right now is

one of the southbound lanes is shutdown. the other one is open. as traffic picks up this morning it will likely slow down. the good news is monika was saying all the northbound lanes are open. that will be not impacting traffic too much. in terms of south capital street, the whole roadway that goes underneath 295 has been closed for about an hour earlier this morning. you can see it is now back open. the whole problem is there was actually debris falling through that big hole onto the roadway. the fear was it could land on top of some car. we know that is not a danger. the good news south capital street back open. northbound lanes 295 all open. one lane is still closed. it will likely stay that way throughout the morning rush. jessica, andrea this. thank you chris for that live update. a 28-year-old woman is charged

with setting fire to an apartment building. firefighters were called to the 10,000 block of wood berry drive. 28-year-old tanisha bates is being held without bond on a felony arson charge. maryland lawmakers start their special session today to redraw the state's congressional tests. now all redistricting proposals will get a fair shake in front of the general assembly. previously legislators were only going to debate and vote on governor martin o'malley's plan but both parties agreed to hear competing ideas. it has been open for almost two months. but now the martin luther king jr. memorial has been officially dedicated on the national mall. the monument is the first to a black person and a nonpresident. members of the king family spoke as did president obama who credits dr. king with paving his path to the white house. a black preacher.

no official rank or title. who somehow gave voice to our deepest dreams and our most lasting ideas. president obama called on americans to use dr. king as an inspiration during tough economic times. king's august 1963 speech from the steps of the capital was played and singer aretha franklin and stevie wonder offered musical tributes. i am watching your money. it is a huge week for earnings, particularly from the big banks. last week jp morgan chase disappointed investors. investors are concerned more banks may offer bad news because of weakness in the investment banking divisions. the stock market coming off the best three week gain since july 2009. stocks rallied last week on strong earnings from google and

consumers spent more money than expected last month. the dow climbed 166 points with a gain of almost 4% for the entire week. the nasdaq up by 47 points for a gain of 7% for the week. the s&p 9500 rose by 21 points friday and 6% for the week. it appears whether the counting stopped, apple may have met or exceeded the expectations of industry experts by selling 4 million iphone 4fs this weekend. the sales did hit 4 million, that would top all previous versions. dc-based online deal site online social is events will be more expensive than the current deals. the gourmet offered was fine dining restaurants and other businesses in the fad industry.

prices could range around 100 to 200 bucks per person. it might be a good way to get a really special dinner for a little discount. did you watch the redskins game yesterday? >> unfortunately, a little bit. washington officially has a quarterback controversy. more on the plans to change john beck potentially. plus a knockout ending to an amazing come back story to a man who spent a quarter century in prison for a crime he did not commit. we'll be right back.

coming up on 50:00 this morning. we'll turn sunny by mid kay. 70 degrees at 1:00 and your afternoon highs 70 to 75. a great start for the week. we have midweek problems. right now here's monika. >> reporter: we have a new accident in camp springs. allentown avenue at branch avenue. we are hearing all lanes are blocked there. in camp springs. i'll have more on that and the situation ongoing on 25. it is 5:16. back to you guys. making news now at 5:09. two-time winner of the indy 500 dan wheldon died. he flipped several times and caught fire when he couldn't avoid a wreck in front of him.

a private memorial for steve jobs took place sunday at stanford university. the 56-year-old founder of apple died following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. now to an amazing story of perseverance. lewis moselle won his first boxing match this weekend at age 52. beating the man 22 years his junior. he was freed from prison two years ago after serving 26 years for a murder he did not commit no speaking of sports, we are saying here the world series match up is now set. highlights from the final league championship series game coming up at 5:92. and at 5:56 i'll show you some of the challenges women

face in facing breast cancer. and howard tells us when the rain will return in his 7-day forecast.

good morning. welcome back to 9 news now. howard bernstein is here to get us off to a good start to the

work week. >> fine today, fine tomorrow, wednesday is when we need the rain gear. a couple of sprinkles in western married. here's our bus stop forecast for you on this monday morning. you probably want to put the little ones in a jacket or so. we have temperatures in the 50s. maybe even a sweatshirt or a little hoodie or something of the temperatures in the 50s and 60s right now. sun's not up until 71:00. see where it says shower north, isolated, very isolated shower up north. as far as our day planner today, we have the clouds early. then we'll get some sunshine here later this morning. and the rest of the afternoon looks great. 1:00 temperatures 73. winds start northwesterly and south and southwest this afternoon and the 5 to 10 miles per hour range. still a good 70 degrees at 6:00 p.m. got any evening outdoor practices, soccer, it will be faint. showers southern pennsylvania, western married, coming in west

virginia. the whole area is decreasing. there is not much seen around cumberland back toward oakland, garrett county had a few sprinkles earlier. toward charlestown, and parts of washington county. 5 in winchester this morning. oakland though is 3 with the northwesterly winds. 65 degrees, 62 here in washington. lots of low to mid-60s this morning with north winds at 7 under mostly cloudy skies. reagan national checks in at 62 degrees. the big chill up in the central and northern rockies and northern plains. lots of 20s and 30s. that is going to slowly make its way toward us. temperatures starting in the 70s tomorrow by the end of the week we'll struggle to get out of the 50s. a storm system a little twist

here coming through wyoming with rain and higher elevation snows. that is one piece of the equation. the other piece of the equation all this moisture down in south florida. lifting off toward the north. this will be dragged northward by the storm coming in from the west. hey we are fine a couple of sprinkles possible north this morning. we'll go through the day. midday looking great. sunshine go through the afternoon, looking great. mostly sunny. partly cloudy tonight. tuesday looking good. we are at 5:00. notice lots of sun here. but as that storm system comes in from the west, we'll drag this one from the south up. look at this. by wednesday morning, some of the rain on wednesday could be heavy all the time. this has been the case anytime we get rain here in the last six or seven weeks. so the second half looks drier again. 73 nice. we are sunshine later on. 72 tomorrow.

wet, cooler. a little bit on the breezy to windy side wednesday to thursday. thursday around 60. i think highs don't get out of the 50s. let's go over to monika now, she has nor of what is going on in town. >> reporter: especially to the south side of town. good morning, everybody. we are going to go to the maps and zoom in to the south side of town. first of all, right here south of the beltway in camp spring. north allentown road is blocked. your alternate route is branch avenue. that is my suggestion. right here near andrews air force base. so keep that in mind for your travel plans early this morning. to the next map, we have been telling you since this morning southbound 295 right here in capital street a huge hole developed. crews have been assessing that situation we have crews on the scene as well there. go ahead and use the detour set up for you to overlook avenue.

rush hour wise northbound 295 remains open. that is good news for you as well. on the outer loop at university boulevard construction was a little late in clearing. delays have pretty much cleared out on the north side, leaving 95 toward university blood. a quick look at 395, here's virginia. no problems on 95 coming in from fredericksburg to the 14th street bridge. back to you guys no thank you monika. some preseason mike shanahan was leaning toward john beck as the starter. >> after yesterday's bench, it appears skins fans are -- have a quarterback controversy for the second straight year in a row. women tend to do this five times more than men. is it talk on the phone, send texts or post pictures on facebook? here's a look at a response

you posted on the wusa 9 fan page. log on to the facebook fan page and you can leave your response. >> we'll reveal the answer later this morning.

5:21 on this monday

morning. a couple of sprinkles possible. as the front slips through sprinkles fall apart by 29. the sun will return mid to upper 60s by noon. this afternoon we are going into the low 70s, going to be a great afternoon, plenty of sunshine here. even this evening, in the 60s to around 70. clouds this morning but a really nice start to the week. andrea and jessica, over to you. thank you, howard. the world series starts this wednesday and we now know which teams will be playing. the card nals taking on the brewers. it was over early. sean markham didn't even make it through the first inning. the cards become national league champions and they will host the texas rangers webs wednesday night. now here's more on the redskins quarterback change. >> reporter: good morning, everybody, here's your first look at sports. it was a rough night for the

redskins yesterday. the turnovers that have plagued rex grossman his entire career showed up. getting benched in the middle of the game doesn't help with team chemistry or confidence. rex grossman had four interceptions. that is 11 turnovers in five games. thankfully the skins defense steps up to hold the eagles scoreless in the second half. fans were booing, chant fog john beck to come in the game. they eventually got him in the fourth quarter. here's what he had to say after the game. >> it was a bad game. got to forget about it, move on. ultimately, i'm responsible for the football. take a look at the film, try to talk about where the mistakes were and the reads and those type of things. right now. everybody knows. you have four picks in the game. good things aren't going to

happen, regardless. it was good to play. but to be honest you know, i have that sick feeling after a loss. because honestly, when i went in, my initial mind set was a couple of scores. if we can put in a couple of scores, we can be in this game. for me, i have that sick feeling. i feel like i played the whole game and in the end we didn't win. we'll have to wait and see who will be the starter going forward rex grossman or john beck? they get back to work today in ashford and start preparing for cam newton and the carolina panthers. there is a court hearing today in connection with the missing germantown boy and his dead mother. we are going to have an update, coming up. some of the people had serious flooding from tropical storm lee and can find out today how their government plans to help out. here's monday brp canam series. we have a new problem on the northbound side of allentown road. it is completely blocked with a

tractor trailer accident t lost its load there. be aware of that if you are heading through the camp springs area. coming up at 5:28. you are watching 9 news now. stay with us.

good morning, and welcome back to 9news now. i'm demand dia reason. happy monday. monika is going to have her traffic in a moment. it has been challenging for you. >> reporter: howard has a nice looking forecast. >> reporter: i'll lead the charge here with the good news. weather is going to be fine today, fine tomorrow. the only iffy day is going to be wednesday. you can write that one off already. and then a decent finish to the week of the clouds early, even a sprinkle out in western maryland and west virginia and

mountains. winds northwest to southwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour. notice how this line has also kind of fallen apart as it moves this morning toward the east southeast. the edge sprinkles we have parts of allegheny county in western maryland are seeing it. otherwise it is quiet. 54 hagerstown. a warm spot right now, highs today in the 70s, upper 70s as well. south of town. to monika santani stepping in. time for not so good news. >> reporter: exactly. sorry about that. we started with the good news first. there is the bad news. on the northbound side of allentown road, in fact both directions of allentown road

closed with a tractor trailer accident. our driver tells us the tractor trailer hit the bridge abutment and lost its load. it is going to take awhile to clean this up. in the meantime take the scatter way to branch road to get around this situation. the next map on 25 southbound at south capital street a huge hole in the right lane. authorities are on the scene here. the good news is, southbound the left lane is getting by and northbound all lanes are open wii the -- by the incident here. take a live look right now on 270. coming in from frederick. you are fine. all the way down to the point where the lanes divide. another look at the area coming up in my next report at 5:38. this morning police are investigating a fatal stabbing in northeast dc. police tell 9news now officers were called to the to an apartment in the 1800 block

of high street. they found a man had been stabbed in the head. investigators are saying very little about the female suspect. an overnight crash sent one victim to the hospital. the crashed happened in the 1000 block of largo center drive in upper marlboro. investigators haven't released much information about the crash or on the condition of the victims. potentially slow commute for this some this morning. part of 25 is still shut down, due to a joint hole in the right lane. several drivers hit the hole this morning and damaged their cars. 9 news reporter kristen fisher is right below the bridge with an update. >> reporter: good morning andrea. we are starting to see activity now up on 295. take a look you can see they just walked away. but they were standing right there. they are repairing this big giant pothole that opened up overnight between three feet and

six feet wide. it was caused by crews who were doing overnight repairs on the deck of the roadway and they say that this hole was caused by all the vibrations of the cars going over the road, causing this hole to open up. when it opened up, it apparently let some debris fall down from the roadway down onto the south capital street. it had opened up about an hour ago. police have now shutdown access to south capital street, the fear being as these crews continue to try to patch up that pothole, that debris could potentially fall on top of some cars. so we have south capital street shutdown. one lynn of 25 southbound closed, but the good news is, if there is good news in this. all the northbound lanes that will be getting the most traffic, all the northbound

lanes of 25 are still open. one southbound lane closed and it will likely stay that way throughout the morning rush. andrea. thank you for that live update underneath or near the 25 bridge. some students in our area head back to school this morning after spending the weekend looking for a missing classmate. police are searching for 11-year-old william mcquain after his mother was found murdered last week. mcquain looked in the woods, checking the boy's favorite hiding spots. with a sense of dread, they checked in trash cans, trying not to think their friend might be dead. >> he is probably lost and scared right now. because he has nowhere to go. no food or anything. >> young william's stepfather, curtis lopez, has an extradition hearing today in north carolina. he is facing charges in the deaths of williams's mother,

51-year-old jane mcquain, who died of blunt force trauma to the head. let me tell you, virginia state police will start cracking down on parking laws at the state's biggest commuter all right. that is the woodbridge lot. in prince william county parkway. it has more than 2300 spaces. but today's washington examiner reports they are usually full before 7:00 a.m. a state police spokeswoman says illegally parked cars make it harder for drivers to see pedestrians and they could impede emergency vehicles. falls church is holding a town hall meeting tonight to discuss storm water and flooding impact from tropical storm lee last month. some cities have flood waters coming up a foot or more in their basements. representatives will discuss what they are doing to discuss

some of the flooding issues, the meeting starts at 7:00 at the community center on little falls street. today president obama kicks off a three day bus tour of north carolina and virginia. he is going to be demanding that congress pass his jobs plan. putting people back to work. i'm going to travel all over the country over the next few weeks, so that we can remined congress that that is the most important thing. >> the president is hoping capitol hill lawmakers will at least pass first part of his plan. it would give states $35 billion to help save jobs. the visits to north carolina and virginia are significant because these traditional republican leaning states both voted for barack obama back in 2008. the ua w said more than 90% of

the workers voting at the kansas plant approved the agreement. overall 60% of ford workers have voted in favor. vote asking scheduled to end tomorrow. they will get checks in the saning bonus. workers at general motors have already approved their own contract. chrysler workers are expected to begin voting soon. dollar bills, they could become history if one member of congress gets his way. that is why congressman spites soldier, a -- sweeter is supporting replacing dollar bills with coins. not everybody likes this deal. americans have had problems with dollar coins in the past. and if people don't use the change, that could offset any potential saving. i keep these, i buy them. and every time i go to the bank

they are always soldout. i use them, i don't hoard them. they need to fit into parking meters. >> we would have to carry bigger change purses. why has the start of fall sent stink bugs into your home? some money dedicated to fighting those pets. halloween is just two weeks away. do you have your costume? we have one of the world's top pumpkin carvers. you want to check this out.

53:00 on this monday morning. still clear skies overhead. we have a few clouds out there and the mountains of western maryland, west virginia, maybe even a passing sprinkle. temperatures in the mid-60s. partly to mostly cloudy early. upper 60s by noon and at 5:00,

as winds turn southwest, we'll still be 72. with highs at 72 to 75. monika is looking ahead to the morning commute. >> reporter: we have a problem south of town on allentown road. it is blocked in both directions at branch avenue with a tractor trailer accident. lost its load there. crews are on the scene. back to you guys. thank you monika. the federal government wants to commit almost $6 million to fighting stink bugs. this is the time of year when we usually start to see an influx of the insects. maryland congressman roscoe bartlett says the grant from the agriculture department will research nonchemical-based methods. including other insects that

eat these stink bugs. >> scott cully wielded his tools against an 18-pun pound pumpkin. that is the largest ever carved. he carved this monster to use as a centerpiece for halloween fundraiser benefiting homeless families. 5:41. later this week you can go hopping and help fight cancer at the same time. plus the american academy in pediatrics issues its first guidelines for treating young children diagnosed with adhd. she plays -- lane. no norm from cheers is 63. singer alan jackson is 53. golfer ernie els is 42.

and rapper eminem, turns 39 today.

boom. welcome back to 9news now. coming up on 5:45. it is a blue monday if you are a redskins fan. they lost yesterday as well. but it is a great day to be in the neighborhood. >> reporter: quarterback controversy. we don't know much about that around here, do we? today's a good day. tomorrow a a good day. we finish off the week just wednesday, smack dab in the middle of the work week. here's a look at the bus stop forecast. decent, mostly cloudy skies, a stray sprinkle off north of town in the mountains. otherwise temperatures running in the 50s and 60s this morning. that is pretty mild. just perhaps a light jacket. we will end up being pretty sunny today i believe. by noon a good deal of

sunshine. as the front is coming through. look at that 4:00 temperature, 72 degrees. highs today between 70 and 75. southwest winds at 5 to 10 a great start to the week. 64. you'll keffler need a jacket. to our north and west these are the showers we have been watching. having a really tough time crossing the mountains. frederick county, almost where the it comes in at west virginia. scattered about very light sprinkles in western maryland. they'll likely see that. grab the sun grasses. you are going to need them. nice again tomorrow. but wednesday that looks wet. maybe windy as well. temperatures in the 60s, a cooler finish. by friday and saturday we may be staying in the 50s.

from rockville and bethesda. upper marlboro, 63 degrees. down south springfield 60. west of ton centerville, fairfax, haymarket and leesburg this morning. the front is trying to come through. north wind at 7. we are giving that push of a slightly drier, cooler air. dewpoints in the upper 40s. we have the storm system dragging the front through us here. bringing rockies, rain and he no. another frontal boundary across the south part of florida here. that is going to come to the north. all the moisture down in florida and the keys and cuba, that is going to get us on wednesday. that is why wednesday doesn't look like much at all. 73 as far as an outdoor day. 73 today. 50s againton. 72 tomorrow and then wednesday we are all going to be in the

60s with the rain and the wind. thursday would clear out, but a windy cool day around 60. especially friday and saturday, highs in the 50s, lows in the 30s and 40s. here's monika santani this monday morning. working double time? >> reporter: there is a lot going on today, unfortunately. especially to the south side of town. good morning, everybody. we are going to a map first, south of the beltway, allentown road is completely shutdown with a tractor trailer accident at branch avenue. it hit the bridge abutment there and lost its load. authorities are on the scene. branch avenue is your best bet to get around this. let's go to the next map. we have been telling you all morning long about a huge hole that developed southbound 25 at capital street, a hole in the right lane. because of the rush hour being northbound, i think you are going to be okay through that area. if you are planning to head to

route 50, an accident eastbound 50 at the river bridge blocking the right lane. back to you guys. heavy fighting today across yemen's capital city. troops loyal to the president are said to be using rockets, mortar and his machine guns on protesters. five protesters were shot to death on sunday. no word on today's casualties. libya's interim government says its forces have raised the flag from one of the last two cities still holding out for leader moammar gadhafi. fighting there is said to be heavy while conditions have eased slightly no the american academy of pediatrics have issued guidelines in treating children as young as four years old. the guidelines call for

behavior therapy first before considering medication. nearly 3 million children take drugs for adhd. this week a charity shopping event will help fund the fight against women's cancers. this morning i'm joined by heather shaw from saks fifth avenue. an exciting event. explain exactly what is going on. how does shopping help raise money? >> we actually donate 2% of all of our proceeds from thursday-sun to our local charity for the area connected to nova hospitals. they do amazing things to help you with every part of the cancer outside of the doctor aspect. >> it is amazing as a resource. wednesday is the kickoff, andrea and i will be there. tell us about the event that evening. >> wednesday night is the

private kickoff event. tickets are $50. $25 of which you will get a gift card to shop so you can help support life with cancer thursday through sunday. we have a special event on top of the gift card you are getting 20% off. >> you have entertainment, restaurants coming. also prizes, right? >> 22 restaurants, they are so excited about that. doing gourmet sampling. bites all over the store. really great prisages you debt like a key or something and then that is going to be the prize. >> yeah there is tickets to the washington ballet. a lot of restaurants are doing dinner with wine pairings. this is our key to the cure

t-shirt. so this design, we have his actual sketch signed by him that we are going to give away that night as well. >> thank you so much. i know tickets are still available. thank you so much for being here with us. >> if you need to get tickets. you can go ahead and go to our website. the kickoff is wednesday from 7:00 to 9:00 and then the charity event continues throughout the week. thank you so much again for being with us. we are going to take another look at the question of the morning. on average, women tend to do this five times more than men. is it a, talk on the phone, b, send texts, or c, post pictures on facebook? >> we are going to look at one response posted on the wusa 9 facebook fan page. the dude wrote aand b. we'll reveal the answer in about an hour. coming up in our 6:00 hour, we are going to preview this weekend's step out walk to fight diabetes. in today's buddy check

report, the work underway to make it easier for disabled women to get checked and treated for breast cancer. we'll be back.

this morning a stray sprinkle, but they are going to dissipate. 50s up north. midday mid to upper 60s, lots of sunshine. highs between 70 and 75. jessica? >> reporter: thank you, howard. the limbs are flying as dancers and the robots duke it out at

the box office. the remake of "footloose "came in a close second with 16. $1 million. we could see a reversal there. "the thing ." came in third. george clooney's "the ides of march ." came in, in second place. early detection is key to a woman surviving breast cancer, but what if she is one of the 27 million women in the united states with a physical disability? a grant from the susan g. komen foundation is the subject of today's buddy check 9 report.

we had a problem with that report. we'll bring it to you later in the newscast. thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. and i'm jessica doyle. we have howard bernstein along way glorious day, it looks like. >> reporter: tuesday looks good too. it is wednesday that you might not be happy with. is going to be rainy and windy. and no that it's been wet enough here the last six or seven weeks, enjoy today or tomorrow. here's a look at our day planner on this monday morning. 61 degrees at reagan national. sun doesn't rise until 71:00, november 6th, when we fall back the clock. we have another three or four weeks of this to go. we'll get into sunny skies later this morning. by 5:00, lots of sun. 72. high dollars between 70 and

75 degrees. here's a look at the satellite and radar. clouds building overnight. some holes here and there. notice the showers west and northwest of us. they were more concentrated over pensacola pensacola. but the line now is really, really fallen apart as it moves off toward the south and the east. sprinkles across areas in leg count trying to come across. really not holding together. temperature-wise, down in the 30s in oakland. look at peasersburg. a 20-degree spread from oakland to petersburg. leesburg this morning 65 in southern maryland. here in washington we have got 61. readville already 68. upper 70s. mid-70s in fred ricks. -- in fredericksburg.

in washington today temperatures in the lower 70s. that is what we are looking like weather wise. let's get a traffic update with more. here's monika santani. an accident on allentown road. if you are planning to head south of town, south of the beltway at andrews air force base. it is completely blocked with this accident involving a tractor trailer. it lost its load of lumber and hit the bridge abutment there. south of the beltway, on allentown road at branch avenue, we have this alternate set up for you. that should get you around that without much of a problem. but give yourself a little bit of an early start if that is where you are headed. southbound capital street a huge hole developed overnight. the right lane is blocked. northbound 295 past this scene you should be okay as