wet weather. 59 by 9:00. midday. mostly cloudy. 65 and we'll be looking at highs 68 to 73. for the 5:00 p.m. temperature of 68 and one or two showers may be popping up on radar by the time we get to late this orphan. more than likely not -- afternoon. more than likely not until after sunset with the action. the activity in ohio moving into pennsylvania. ooh, that holds together that will be here in some spots here by the middle of the day. our temperatures they're running in the 40s and 50s although i point out the mild weather from columbus, lexington and pittsburgh. a sign we have nothing imminently cold headed this way with low 40s in frederick this morning. la plata at 54 and again going to 70. here's monika. a live look first from sky 9 in virginia. they're looking down at the beltway and the dulles toll road. i think some people need an ez pass, what about you? down there, everything is

looking fine, no problems heading in and out of the beltway at the dulles toll road. first of all, if you're planning to head on to the beltway. fist to the bv parkway inside the beltway. everything is fine here. the north side of town, 270 where you've got delays right now beginning in frederick and gown to clarksburg. then a live look at falls road. there are no problems from here down to the point where the lanes divide and to the american legion bridge you will be okay and we're looking good into tyson's corner as well as we just saw the beltway at the dulles toll roads fine as well. in my next report lock at virginia coming up at 6:12. at the top of the hour a check on the stories hamming today. republican presidential candidate mitt romney visits virginia this morning. he'll stop by the fairfax county gop headquarter alongside bob mcdonnell. they plan to hold the primary march 6th. the district hosting the nordic food day in its public

schools today. prince daniel of sweden will visit. it's part of the school district's celebration of international food and culture. it's a coast guard competition today in annapolis. the third annual boat crew rodeo. this is video from last year. coast guard units from d. c. and maryland will take part in various competitions beginning this morning at 8:00. also today, opening statements could get underway later this morning in the lululemon murder trial. >> brittany norwood a charged with killing her co-worker, jayna murray. the judge in the case is limiting what photos can be shown in the openings statements. >> surae chinn is live outside the courthouse in rockville. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. we are in front of the courthouse where this dramatic high-profile case will play out in the days to come. we're in front of the montgomery county circuit courthouse in rockville. but first, we are trying to get through jury selection. we're already heading into day three of this process.

and it still hasn't been finalized but the judge says they are close, that the procedure will happen fairly quickly, about 30 minutes but you have to remember they have go to through jury instruction then we're talking about lunchtime and all likelihood we're talking about early afternoon for opening statements. but we will see and continue to monitor the situation inside the courtroom. you'll remember, jayna murray was bludgeoned to death back in march inside the bethesda yoga store after catching her co- worker, allegedly stealing clothes. the accused. her co-worker brittany norwood thousands trial for murder. friends of -- now stands trial for murder. friends of jayna murray have been coming to the courthouse all week. >> she was life with an open arms you know? she embraced everybody, she loved what she did and did what she loved. she was full of joy and i want to celebrate her life and i want to carry on her legacy. >> reporter: now the judge has already made a major ruling as

you mentioned. talking about those photos, he's limited them to four that will be shown during opening statements. those of which will be closeups of the crime scene including jayna murray's skull and her hands and also one when jayna murray was still alive. the defense has been highly contesting these pictures, they didn't want them shown right off the bat. because they said that they would be too emotional and too distraughting for the jury -- distracting for the jury. but the jury selection does resume later on this morning and just a few hours and hopefully opening statements will be there just after that jury selection. back to you. mike? >> surae chinn live in rockville maryland this morning. d. c. police say two people wanted for the murder of 22- year-old man are now behind bars. putting out video of the suspect helped police find their men. 22-year-old delron atchison and 21-year-old vincent gray were arrested tuesday.

they were nabbed near orlando, florida. both men are from the district. they were spotted on a camera minutes before the murder. 22-year-old demetrius thompson was gunned down last thursday. he was a father of two and searching for a job to provide for his family. d. c. police are now trying to figure out the motive. >> very preliminary -- look like it stemmed from some type of argument but again the investigation is still in the early stages, we've got the arrest warrant but we have a lot of work to do to continue on and clear up what happened there. >> the two suspects are in florida at this point being held on fugitive from justice charges. they'll eventually with extradited back here to d. c. protestors and police in downtown washington say things are peaceful and neither side expects things to change. more than view tents are set up in the square in freedom plaza. it's part of the nationwide occupy protests. d. c. landmark ben's chili bowl was out there last night and gave free food to the protestors there.

>> chili is vegetarian. [ sound of gunfire ] a much different scene out west, overnight police in riot gear fired tear gas and smoke bombs in oakland, california on protestors there. it was the fifth confrontation in just three hours. the mayor called the encampment unsafe and unsanitary. he wants it shut down during overnight hours. president obama says muammar gadhafi was given enough time to try to avoid his fate. last night on "the tonight show" the president said gadhafi ignored calls for a transition to democracy. >> obviously you never like to see anything come to the kind of end that he did. but i think it's obviously sending a strong message around the world to dictators that people long to be free. and they need to respect the human rights and the universal aspirations of people.

>> nato has delayed a formal end though to the mission in libya until it can meet with libya's interim government. new gadgets are helping you keep tabs on your electric bill and your health. isn't technology great? >> jessica is focusing on different kinds of energy this morning. she has a look in this your money report. >> and we are talking tech and energy with steve greenberg author of "gadget nation." >> thank you very much, this is personal energy here. this is called the fit bit ultra. this is like a pedometer on steroids. keeps track of how many steps you take and how many calories you burn and then it wirily talks to your home computer so you get an e-mail every week showing you how much you've done. i use this all the time and i love it. ultra very cool. >> how much that? >> $99 and there's no monthly fee with it. this is from energizer, this is like for every couple that's argued over who's going to challenge up the cell phone?

you can charge two things at the same time. under $20, i use this all the time. >> that's great. >> next this is the itron open way sentron. this is an in-home display, in realtime you see how much you're paying for your energy and how much energy you're using, running a dishwasher late at night is much cheaper than the daytime and you can see it in realtime which is amazing. >> is this something that consumers provide themselves? >> it's something from the utility company. >> that's fantastic. >> finally i just put this in my own house. this is a tankless hot water hooter. the ecosmart eco11. i gained a closet because you lose the big tank and it will save you about 60% on the hot water heating bills pretty amazing. this costs $269 and pay for itself in about 18 months and look how tinies this. it's the only one out there that doesn't spike the electric.

which is good for saving energy. >> how's the hot water for you? >> it works great. i love it and look how tiny this sing is. it's amazing. >> i have to get this. thank you steve. >> my pleasure. >> boy, that's a really neat gadget. >> yeah. it is 6:09. coming up we have a really good reason to have another cup of coffee this morning as the mike really needed one. plus a vaccine aimed at stopping a disease in girls may now also be given to boys, details in the next health alert. plus, howard says enjoy today because changes are coming fast and you may not like it. he'll have the forecast when 9news now returns. ♪ [ jerry ] attention shoppers. your groceries are the size of idaho but the interest rate on your checking is small potatoes. earn more at capital one bank.

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6:12. we've got partly to mostly cloudy skies out there. temps in the 40s and 50s. we'll be in the mid 60s by noon, some sunny breaks here and there but mostly cloudy this afternoon. we'll make a run to 70 even the low 70s where we could see a shower or two before the day is out. monika samtani how's it looking already? it's not looking bad if you're planning to head into the district though there's one accident. it's inbound on new york avenue right here at south dakota avenue blocking a lane with authorities on the scene. on t other area road conditions at 6:18. back to you guys. nearly three days after a deadly earthquake in turkey rescue workers pulled a schoolteacher and a college student from the rubble this morning. that's one of the stories making news at 6:12. tuesday's rescue of a baby, mother and grandmother captured the world's attention.

but hope is starting to dwindle. sunday's earthquake killed more than 450 people in eastern turkey. joe the plumber is running for congress. samuel wurzelbacher is his real name. he made heads lines in the 2008 presidential campaign and run as a republican in ohio's new ninth district. and seven years after -- several years of delays, boeing 787 aircraft is finally flying. its took off on the first commercial trucker flight this morning from tokyo to hong kong. the dreamliner is said to be more environmentally friendly jet. nice. now it is time for health alert and news for all of you who are parents of boys. a government panel now says boys as well as girls should get the hpv vaccine. and that's not sitting well with the parents who are antes vaccine to begin with. it prevents against sexually transmitted human papillomavirus. some school districts are getting girls to actually take it. they require it. the government now says 11 and

12-year-old boys should get it too. it reduces the risks of transmitting hpv, a virus that can increase the risk of cervical cancer. >> the hpv can be transmitts from boys to girls and from boys to girls very easily has led to the recommendations that the boys also receive the vaccination. >> now hpv is very common. most people don't know they have it. there's also some growing evidence the infection can boost the risk of mouth and throat cancer and new research shows it may even increase a woman's chance of having a heart attack or a stroke. well, if you really need an excuse to drink another cup of coffee this morning, here it is. coffee may ward off skin cancer apparently. new research sews that women who drink three cups of coffee a day have a 20% lower risk of

developing basal cell carcinoma. the study released this boston this week shows coffee doesn't help the risk of developing other forms of skin cancer. but. wonder how many ten cups does? >> you better not -- >> not a coffee drinker take a vitamin and we'll do that. you'll need a warm cup of coffee by the weekend but today, mild. >> this morning a jacket but this afternoon probably the short sleeves and maybe even the shorts. looking at temperatures up to the 70-degree mark. some areas will get into the lower 70s but andrea roane is right. a look at the bus stop forecast this morning. it's cool, 40s and 50s out there. partly to mostly cloudy. nothing showing up on live doppler 9000 hd this morning locally and our sunrise not until 7:28. sunsets in 12 hours at 6:15. looking at the day planner, a few sunny breaks especially this morning but i think the day ends up mostly cloudy and temperatures by noon in the

middle 60s with a southwesterly wind at about 10 miles an hour. by 4:00, 69 degrees. and by 8:00 p.m., that's when we're likely have a few showers around and one or two before the afternoon is over. 8:00 temperatures back down in the low 60s. our weather headlines still mild today. 68 to 73. and that shower is possible this afternoon but a better chance really tonight into thursday. you will need the umbrellas tomorrow. some rain around in the morning and again during the day and we may have a wet a.m. and p.m. commute. behind that though, breezy and cooler for friday as the sun returns. this morning we've got 50s and mid- to upper 50s down south. we had 55 also from prince frederick this morning while culpeper is in the 40s and cumberland chilly this western maryland this morning. down to 41 degrees, in town 54 and dew point 44. that gives us a relative humidity of 69%. watching the system close to us

and also talking about winter in denver where they were 80 just a couple of days ago. now a storm raging this morning and through the day and they could get a foot of snow north in town and 2 feet in the mountains to the west. there's cold air in the northern rockies and be here in a couple of days. for us this area of rain, but as we look at the futurecast, try to get the sprinkles into western maryland by noon. the showers coming in really tonight and then during the day on thursday as the front sags south we'll have rain around at times and turning colder in the afternoon. and that will set the stage for a really raw saturday. today, 70. a late shower possible. some showers tonight and on thursday. 64. but turning windy and colder late thursday. friday chilly only 53. saturday, storm system comes up toward us and keeping us wet and chilly. i think we stay in the mid 40s. we recover to the low 50s on sunday. monika? well, we're going to take a look live at sky 9 right now on

the inbound side of i-66. that's a left side of the screen at route 50. manassas into centerville then here at route 50. off and on to the vienna metro station but all lanes are open 66 this morning. if you're planning to head to the beltway you're going to be okay. we're going to zoom into the downtown area, looking fine along constitution avenue. 14th street and the southeast southwest freeway. the live look at the sousa bridge inbound on pennsylvania avenue. that's been incident-free into the southeast corridor we'll go over to the 14th street bridge coming north on 395 into downtown. this is what it looks like. you may hit the brake lights though at duke street. a last live lack at the roosevelt bridge inbound on i- 66. we saw what it looks like outside the beltway. inside it's fine to the bridge span. coming up in my next report, north to maryland at 6:24. it is 6:18. next in sports the redskins' injury list just getting longer and movement in the right direction to ends the nba's lockout.

right now time for another check of the question of the morning -- >> i agree with our facebook friend jean, she weighs in guessing -- >> cooking? >> paula deen is her idol. next to my mom of course she says. it's about the butter. jean posted that just after 4:00 this morning. >> oh my. jean. keep these guesses coming to our facebook page. facebook.com/wusa9 and we'll have the answer at 6:53.

welcome back. 6:22. howard here with your weather first and you need a jacket this morning and maybe the umbrella this afternoon but definitely need it tonight and on thursday. here's the look at the day planner, couple of sunny breaks here this morning. we'll have temperatures into

the low 60s by 11:00. this afternoon upper 60s by 1:00 and we'll make a run at 70 with a late shower possible. again better chance of rain showers tonight and thursday. right now let's go to andrea crash. in sports the burgundy and gold are looking black and blue. >> they played tim hightower on injured reserve yesterday. he's done for the season with a torn acl. >> also heading to ir, chris cooley. the team says the knee isn't realing fast enough. he also broke his left index finger. fred davis should get the start sunday against the bills. now, sources tell our sports department west virginia is leaving the big east and joining the big 12. and that move could come as soon as today. the acc was also trying to woo the mountaineers over the objections of at least four att teams. the world series back in action tonight. the texas rangers get a chance to win their first world series title in their 51 year history or with a cardinals' win we

could have the first game seven since the 2002 world series. game six tonight in st. louis. texas leads the world series 3- 2 in games. nba leaders and players association will reportedly meet once again today in new york. the "new york daily news" reports it will be a small gathering of fewer people than last time. talks broke down last week and supposedly turned pretty nasty. the nba is likely to cancel the regular season schedule through thanksgiving at this point. it is 6:24. still to come on 9news now, an alternative to the proposed teen curfew in montgomery county. why supporters say this idea is a better one. president obama has a plan to plake it easier to -- make it easier to pay back your college loans. in 10 minutes, jessica doyle breaks its down for us. right now monika with a quick check of traffic. >> the inner loop of the beltway route 7 tyson's corner. accident activity here on the right side of the road with

crews on the scene. i'll have that this will cog up in -- this coming up in my next report, you're watching 9news now. stay with us.

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this is always the place to get your weather first. here's a live look for you at glebe road and columbia pike in arlington, virginia right now. i'm mike hydeck. >> i'm andrea roane, meteorologist howard bernstein is live on the weather terrace with our forecast. >> a bit of a breeze, temps in the low 50s in the northwest and i'm feeling it this morning. you'll likely need a jacket but a decent day ahead. the day planner where temperatures will be climbing into the upper 60s and even low 70s in spots. mostly cloudy afternoon. and we could see a shower or two this afternoon. although there will be a better chance for the rain showers moving in for tonight and on thursday. see some of the showers from new york spread out all the way down through kentucky and southern illinois back to the mississippi river. out ahead of it though temps in columbus, pittsburgh upper 50s even a little lightning and thunder south and west of pittsburgh this morning. we've got 41 in cumberland, that's a chilly area.

locally lots of mid 40s in the suburbs to the west from orange right at route 15 to red rick. east of us, annapolis 59 and over at andrews air force base. upper 60s to low 70s this afternoon a.m. i'll be back in a few minutes and talk about the weekend. right now monika is in with timesaver traffic. a look live from sky 9 right now watching an accident on the inner loop of the beltway just north of i-66 and before route 7 on the beltway on the right lane and right shoulder. apparently it's a two car accident as you can see. from you are flush crews are on the scene trying to assess the situation for you. do expect delays because of this accident. we'll go over to a map and show you the south side of town. on the northbound side of i-95, you've already got some pretty hefty delays. in fact let's take a live look at the prince william parkway or the fairfax county parkway. delays basically beginning in dale city to the river. then most of the way from newington into springfield and then we'll go a little further north on to 395 where you've

got delays beginning at edsall road. it looks like this is past seminary road. once you're past this at landmark you will be okay to the 14th street bridge, no problems into the downtown area. back@accident on the beltway in virginia coming up. things go according to schedule openings statements could begin later today in the lululemon murder trial but first a jury must be seated. >> reporter: surae chinn is live outside with more on what we can expected to. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, yes, the trial should get underway later on this morning but first we have the get through the jury selection which has taken quite some time. already going into day three to finalize and seat this jury. and the judge says they are close that this next procedure should take about 30 minutes this morning when jury selection resumes at 9:30 this morning and hopefully we will hear opening statements shortly after that. but they have to go through

jury selections as well. the reason -- instructions as well. the reason why is this is a high-profile trial. that at least two-thirds of the pool have heard about and if selected they have to be prepared for the trial to last at least 10 days. inside the upscale yogashop. on trial and her co-worker brittany norwood. the judge has taken extraordinary measures to seat this jury even talking with them one-on-one about their particular situations. our legal expert jim james say lick talks about that. >> like i can't pick unmy child. i need someone to pick up my child. this judge may not be so liberal. no inkling and that is why

everybody is on the edge of their seats. we have no indications from the questions as to what the defense is. we can't wait for opening statements. >> reporter: and we are all anticipating those opening statements later on today. the jury selection resumes at 9:30 this morning right here in the montgomery county circuit courthouse here in rockville. opening statements should begin shortly after that. mike? >> thanks surae, live in rockville, maryland this morning. and our andrea mccarren is providing live up to the minute updates on twitter, follow her on -- or through wusa9, that's on the front page of the website at wusa9.com. lawyers for chevy chase man are going to court this morning. george huguely's attorneys want to take a look at yeardley love's medical records. authorities contend the baltimore county woman died of head trauma. however the defense believes she died from an irregular

heart beat because of medication. she died back in may of 2010. huguely and love were both students at the university of virginia. the d. c. council is trying to clean up the way it does business. members will hold hearings later this morning to discuss nine ethics bills. among the bills being considered are measures to tighten campaign finance reporting and term limits for council members. moonlighting and discounted legal representation would also be banned. this flash mob cleaned out a convenience store in jermantown. a just one of the reasons why montgomery county executive ike leggett proposed tougher curfew laws for minors. andrews is proposing antiloitering ordinances as an alternative. >> it should be based on behavior not age and that's what the executive says he's trying to get at it. this is a much better way to get at it. >> but a spokesman for leggett

believes antiloitering could lead to more racial profiling because officers could stop who they want at any time. a similar law was taken off montgomery county's books in 2006. right now the biggest problem facing a dumfries food pantry is where to put all the stuff and that's thanks to the generosity of you. acts food pantry is bursting at the seams with food and cash notations. it was -- donations. i was originally forced to close last week. yesterday it reopened and it helped tons of families who are strapped for cash right now. at 6:35, jessica doyle is here with another your money. >> and speaking of help the president wants to help millions of people pay back student loan debt. >> it's the second leading source of debt in the united states. it falls just behind mortgages. student loans are a very important issue with young voters which is a very important voting block in president obama's 2008 campaign. so today's move could be important for young folks

struggling to pay off their college loans and for the president's re-election campaign. today president obama is planning to use his executive authority to help college graduates pay back the student loans. the plan would let eligible borrowers consolidate and lower their payments and here's what you need to know. first, he's going to accelerate a measure passed by congress to reduce the maximum repayment on student loans from 15% of discretionary income down the 10%. second, he will allow borrowers who have a loan from the federal family education loan program and a direct loan from the government to consolidate them into one loan lowering the overall interest rate. the white house says the program could help nearly 7.5 million people. $55,000 a year may not sound like a bargain when it comes to affordable college options but you can't read a book by its cover. you have to look at the amount of aid offered to students too and how much debt they will graduate with. that's why georgetown

university scored so high in the new report from kip linger's personal finance ranging the top 200 best values in colleges. in the greater washington area, the university of richmond came in at number 12, it was followed by -- so if you take a look at georgetown, $56,000 a year on average but you're getting $30,000 in need-based aid and the average student is graduating with about $25,000 in student debt at the end of the road, that's not so bad for very expensive college. >> it is. thanks jess. well, we have this report. the famous restaurant guides is out with its list of the top restaurants in the country. and three are here in our region. komi in northwest, marcell's in northwest and of course the inn

at little washington in rappahannock county, virginia. surprised if it didn't make the list. five of them surprisingly are in the sacramento, california area and just four are in the new york city area. >> i heard so many people brag about the inn at little washington but bring your checkbook is what i'm told. >> make it an evening. >> right. that's what andrea told me and suggested. howard says we will have highs around 70 today and then a pretty big cool down is coming. in nine minutes we'll dive into a cookbook has recipes for wealth, health and romance. but first an annual tradition in dupont circle. the 25th annual high heel race, guys in drag and costumes all in heels of course bolt down connecticut avenue and the prize? a brandy filed grass foety -- filled glass trophy. the party continues on 9news now. >> got your heels on mike? >> yep.

welcome back. we are back at 6:43 with a bizarre scene caught on tape. check this out. wedding video from arizona, the happy couple's outdoor ceremony is ruined bay dust storm. wow. despite the conditions they keep going and they exchanged their vows -- some hands helped the bride with an umbrella. no use. they at least have a pretty good story to tell and i'm sure they were thick and thin out of their teeth long before the i dos were final. >> hate to be a cleaner with that wedding dress. >> she's something. >> i was reading an article about that. the bride is like what are you going to do? it's the weather. let's make the rest of it. >> that's cute. and i'm sure as they they everything that happens on a wedding day is good luck but that's a great story.

no problems like that today. we have a little breeze and a little chill but we've got problems in the form of showers after dark tonight. your bus stop forecast, partly to mostly cloudy. it's on the chilly side. 40s and 50s. sun is not up for another 40 minutes or so. 7:28. 44 minutes away until sunrise, still pretty dark right now. day planner some sunshine at times this morning with mostly cloudy today. mid 60s at noon. southwesterly winds around 10 miles an hour. could be gusting up to 15 or so at times with the threat of a few showers late tonight and into thursday. approaching i-70 back in toward new york state moving east. the local temperatures in the mid 40s in leesburg to 51? sterling, 54 in washington and college park and where did all the temperatures go? not quite sure but we have 40s and 50s right now. partly cloudy skies and dew

points in the mid 40s and the winds south-southwest at -- snow flying in and around denver this morning. they could be looking at a foot, maybe 2 feet in the mountains to their west. locally it's the showers we were just looking at and they extend all the way back to the mississippi river here north of memphis here over to paducah, kentucky. the showers will be moving east and losing a little bit of upper support but we can't rule them out through the day, some tonight and then tomorrow here comes the rain at times and it's going to sink south of us late thursday as the colder air moves in. friday chilly and then saturday another storm system and the chill will be a raw day saturday. 70 today with the isolated shower, tonight, thursday more showers 64. friday, 53. now saturday, i think we'll only be in the mid 40s with rain around at times and even a wet snow flake mixing in north and west is not out of the question. not likely but not out of the question and sunday, sunny and

cool. 52. monika? well, we're going to take a live look from sky 9. the big story of the last 30 to 40 minutes has been this, the beltway west side of town inner loop at 66 but before route 7 accident activity along the right side. in fact you're looking at the brake lights beginning an anondale on the right side of the screen all the way up past 66 to the accident along the right side. in fact let's go to a map so i can show you exactly where sit on the beltway. it's right here north of 66 and here's where the brake lights begin. now 66 on the inbound side where we just got word of an accident at route 234 just out of the camera shot. it's in the left center lane with authorities on the scene there as well. causing delays through manassas right now and we'll end with a live picture on the north side of town. outer loop delays begin at 95. they extend to georgia avenue here at connecticut everything is running smoothly. we'll update you on the accident in virginia at 6:58.

back to you. romance, wealth and a long life all in a cookbook? yes. my next guests say yes. laura law millet and her husband brandon millet are the authors of "wizards in the kitchen." welcome to both of you and brandon, wizards -- it sounds like it is something you've conjured up in a cookbook. what kind is it? >> it's one part harry potter and one part julia child. you have these magical stories and also these magical recipes and what i mean by that is for thousands of years people have believed in the transformative power of herbs and spices. they combine the ingredients in a really fun and interesting way and also telling stories about how the recipes have changed world history. >> we like that. what recipe are you doing right now laura and how did it change world history? >> that's a great question. the cookbook is divided into 13 chapters and each focuses on a

different spell. the one today focuses on the career vocation. so right now we are making a carrot ginger soup. >> mmm. >> so basically what i'm doing right now is i'm sauteeing onions and then i'm going to add some chopped up carrots. our chopped up apples. a little bit of ginger. and some broth. and then we're going to let this boil and then after it boils it's going to simmer for about 20 minutes. and then we are going to -- after it simmers and it's very soft -- we'll put it into a blender and puree it and then we'll put it in a pot and it's going to look like this. >> great. great. too bad you can't see this. brandon, i'm tolding in my hands some grounds nutmeg and it's part of success even though it's not in this recipe, you say nutmeg is part of having a successful career? >> nutmeg is one of the ingredients we use and i think each chapter has a list at the beginning of the ingredients that have magical properties. you want to use apricot and

basil for romance. use rosemary if you want to live a long life. we have a wonderful muff rinne recipe. >> and wealth as well. >> you want the green, you have to eat the green. go for mint. you want to use some cinnamon in there as well and believe it or not, onions, onions are also good for it. >> and how was the recipe used in history? how did it change the story of everything? >> the story in this chapter is about sir garrett. he had a remarkable rise. he started as a lowly kitchen boy at king arthur's court and rose to be one of the most heroic knights of the rounds table. >> laura and brandon, thank you for joining us. this is their first book and it's really very interesting and beautifully illustrated. "wizards in the kitchen" is launching friday night. it begins at 7:00 at the l 2 lounge at 3315 cady's alley in

georgetown. tickets are $25 the $30. get there before 10:00 and get a free copy of the cookbook and again thank you for being with us. and we'll have a check of the news before you go when 9news now returns. stay with us. state farm. this is jessica.

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6:53. 54 in town. we've got some areas in the low to mid-40s in the suburbs with a mixture of mostly cloudy skies and partly cloudy skies. that will be the case this morning. becoming mostly cloudy this afternoon. might even see a shower before the day is out as temperatures make a run to the upper 60s and low 7 #s. michael? appreciate it. today is wednesday, october 26th. here's a check of the news before you go. d. c. police are dealing with a latest string of armed robberies. the latest one happened this morning on florida avenue at vermont avenue in northwest. no one was hurt in this. police are not sure if these recent crimes are connected

though. 92-year-old andy rooney is hospital'sed this morning with -- hospitalized the morning with serious complications from surgery. he stepped down from "60 minutes" just three weeks ago. don't be alarmed if you see barns along the streets of penn quarter. the international horse show is at the verizon center. it's time to answer our question of the morning -- >> i would like to exercise and sleep longer, however the answer is c., eat some candy. >> i was surprised. >> the dark chocolate thing we report often i bet is part of that. we have one more check of traffic and weather right here on 9news now, stay with us. ♪

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and one more thing. it is divali today. that's the indian festival of lights where we celebrate the new year and have a lot of fun. we're going to see that right here. we had dancers on monday. this is -- samiri dancing for us. we had our deejay and we had cooking and we celebrated a very festive time of year for the indian community and we've had letters about this. we're so excited that we were able to cover this on our news program. >> and we want to extend an offer to do even more with other communities. >> exactly, we have such a diverse community in the district and we want to have you write to us about any

celebrations you're doing, traditions you celebrate in the international community. on facebook and write to me and tell me about it. >> it doesn't have to be religious. its could be food -- really be food. >> food. food. >> we're all about the food. >> we've got a mild day today. up around 70 and maybe a late shower. a colder tomorrow with some rain and then really chilly friday and saturday, raw, wet. 45 maybe some wet snow flakes mixing in north and west. sky 9 on the inbound side of i-66. an accident at route 234 in manassas. watch out for that and a quick look at the beltway. inner loop slows anondale to tyson's. wall street is looking at a european summit today. right now though futures trading is looking higher. >> "the early show" is next. have a conversation with treasure secretary geithner and much more on the snowfall hitting colorado. >> howard and i will be back in 25 minutes with a live look at traffic and weather. >> get updates on weather, traffic news and news on