quiet this morning. high pressure sits out toward roanoke, virginia. with an area of high pressure, the winds are light. that's allowed for good radiational cooling, the temperatures -- the heat goes way up. we lose it. frederick down to 28. it is freezing and manassas at orange and martinsburg, cumberland. petersburg with fog as well as 32 degrees. in the low 30s coming in from la plata, 34. annapolis warmed by the chesapeake bay at 43. sunshine, light southeast winds highs ranging from 59 on the bay to 63. 56 cooler degrees up in hagerstown. monika samtani, we're now into the 5:00 a.m. hour. >> we're still looking good. no problems to report on this early wednesday morning. we're going to zoom in first to the west side of town. no problems on the dulles toll road coming in from leesburg, same story on route 123 and route 7 through the tysons area, 66 is fine as well. let's take a live look if you're planning to head northbound on 95, prince

william parkway, so far, so good up into springfield and on into 395, live look at the 14th street bridge heading into the downtown area. a nice ride across the bridge span on the potomac and anacostia river crossings are running smoothly. for the thousands of area commuters whose trips to work have been impacted by brac, there is some good news this morning. >> the pentagon is giving a large chunk of money trying to get things improved trafficwise. two local sites where brac has led to an influx of workers. 9news now reporter surae chinn has the latest. >> good morning to both of you. yeah, improvements are coming but not for awhile. they will be made at several locations on and around walter reed hospital. lawmakers are calling this a win but they're not going to come for quite awhile. the department of defense has awarded nearly $270 million for

the two military hospitals. walter reed national military medical center and fort belvoir community hospital. here's the breakdown of improvements. in fairfax county near fort belvoir, $180 million will go toward widening route one. around walter reed and montgomery county, $89 million worth of improvements. now, nearly half of which will go toward building a metro access tunnel under route 355 and four other intersections around the hospital will get the improvements. lawmakers from our area in both virginia and maryland have been fighting for funding and overall improvements, highlighting the fact that serving the nation's wounded warriors and veterans are vital but first you have to get to people to these hospitals. lawmakers are saying it is definitely a win-win situation right now. back to you. >> all right, surae. a win-win situation how long do we have to wait to feel the

victory? >> that's the catch. obviously it won't help with today's traffic or even the months to come. this tunnel at the metro station isn't going to start until 2013 so all of this construction is going to happen while the gridlock is happening. that tunnel won't be completed for nearly two years. we're look at nightmarish traffic for some time to come. >> exactly. creating the improvements will add to the gridlock already on the roadways. surae will have more on this for us later in our newscast. thank you. >> prince george's county police spent the night looking for a suspect in a deadly shooting in forestville, maryland. two people were shot last night in the 3300 block of walters lane. when officers got to the scene, they found a man dead from his wounds at a shopping center parking lot. he has been identified as anthony washington. another wounded victim was found with injuries that are described as nonlife- threatening. there is new information this morning about the boy with autism who was found last week after being missing for five

days. 8-year-old robert wood jr. remains hospitalized in richmond. he's being treated for a hole in his esophagus. the child's grandmother believes the tear might be from something he ate while he was in the woods. the child wanterred off october 23rd while on a walk in hanover county. he was found friday at a nearby rock quarry. the montgomery county council is hearing from the public about proposed new rules for the big box retail stores in the future. one county proposal would dictate the size, the designs, the hours of operations and hiring practices if large retailers like to come into town like walmart, costco or target. opponents fear too many rules might drive away developers. supporters say the big box stores should not destroy a neighborhood's character. the county proposal would apply to stores that are 75,000 square feet which is larger than a football field. just shy of 5:05, time for the latest "your money" report of the morning. >> jessica doyle is here with a

look at this morning's headlines. >> fresh concerns about the greek debt crisis has been sending stocks lower around the globe in asia overnight, stocks fell yet again. we'll have to keep a pretty close eye on wall street after losses across the board yesterday. checking the numbers, the dow stands at 11,658, it lost almost 300 points. that's on top of its triple digit losses on friday. the nasdaq down by 77 points. s&p 500 down by 35 points. the latest from greece. the greek cabinet today passed a plan from the prime minister to put new austerity measures to a vote. it is part of a plan that eu countries put together to keep greece solvent. now, that bailout is uncertain raising the odds that greece could default on its debt and drop out of the eu altogether. greece's leader mixed with the -- meets with the heads germany and france today. >> this might be a tough week

to pick for an initial public offering on wall street. that's what groupon is planning on friday. groupon has filed to sell 30 million shares up to $18 a share. in that range, groupon would be valued over $11 billion. that's far below previous expectations that ranged to $20 billion. still, not so bad given the fact that the company has never managed to turn a profit despite 50 million users worldwide. >> amazing. >> it is a bellwether for other companies. angies list and a lot of rumors about living social. >> because of the way things started going, ipo, not so much. they back off. see how it plays out. >> what do you have for us? >> bank of america backing down on its debit card fees. don't celebrate all too quickly. >> they'll find another way. >> they always do. >> thanks, jess. >> sure. >> south korean protestors

demand an apology from president obama. that story is coming up. >> plus, emergency officials are begging people in parts of the northeast, be more careful when you work to clean up from saturday's snowstorm. >> ahead in sports, the capitals stage a dramatic late day comeback in front of their hometown fans.

it is 5:08 on this wednesday morning. grab the jacket and gloves if you're going to be outside for any time this morning. temperatures down in the low 30s and even the 20s down around frederick, maryland. as far as today, plenty of sunshine.

nice day after a chilly start. by noon, we'll be in the 50s already. light southeast winds and highs today between 59 and 63 with a 5:00 p.m. temperature still at 59. i'll be back in about five minutes. we'll talk about the upcoming weekend. monika is talking timesaver traffic. >> good morning, everybody. good news for drivers in chevy chase. that late night water main break on east-west highway at connecticut avenue has been cleared. all lanes are open through this area. coming up in my next report, another look into maryland at 5:16. andrea and mike? >> making news now at 5:09, an american soldier has been sentenced to serve ten years in a south korean prison. he was convicted of raping an 18-year-old girl. his name has not been released because an appeal is pending. prosecutors at the u.s. protestors outside the u.s. embassy in south korea want president obama to issue an apology for the crime. the captain of a duck boat involved in a deadly accident in philadelphia sentenced to a

year and a day in jail. matthew devlin apologized for the accident in the delaware river which killed two hungarian students. devlin admitted to leaving his post to make a cell phone call to check on the condition of his son who had just undergone surgery. even the snowstorm cleanup is proving deadly for some people in the northeast. connecticut's governor reported one electrocution from a live power line and two carbon monoxide deaths from people using generators. there are still hundreds of people without power. >> there are no snowstorms in our immediate future. howard says we're returning to the 60s outside. wait until you see his seven- day forecast. details at 5:14. a former redskin who is headed back here this sunday had some unkind words for his previous employer. >> ahead at 5:578, not like we need another reason to eat but today is one of our favorite silly holidays ever.

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welcome back to 9news now. our time is 5:13. and we just want to make mention before we get to howard's weather first, all of the food and staples that are behind us, this is all part of our collaboration with the boy scouts. we're scouting for food and the food drive is underway right now here at 9news. >> boy scouts will soon start commodore to door to drop off empty plastic bags. they'll hang them on your door.

put in nonperishables and they'll retrieve them on saturday, november 12th. >> last year, we made about $850,000 in donations to all of our collective efforts. we're hoping to beat that this year. please help out if you can. >> if you need food, if you're in an emergency situation, the capital area food bank is able to help. it is the hunger lifeline. again, we need the donations because more people are in need. so, please fill those bags that you're going to get from the boy scouts this weekend so they're lugging huge bags. >> they're strong. >> good for everybody. >> weather is going to be good to put out. >> no real problems for the next six, seven days. got a slight, slight little thing on friday. i think that will pass south of us. the weekend looks pretty good. terps fans have uva. weather looks good.

hopefully we'll be able to do other stuff there. i can only tell you about the weather. with the bus stop forecast, it is a cold start. lots of 30s, even upper 20s reported now coming in at frederick. clear and cold. 30s and 40s. low 40s. sunrise not until 7:36. sunset just after 6:00 tonight. about 6:10. 40 degrees at 8:00 with calm winds. much more comfortable at 54. light southeast winds at about 5 miles per hour with a 4:00 p.m. temperature of 60. we're back in the low 50s by 8:00 p.m. by tomorrow morning, once again, 30s and low 40s. looking it he satellite and radar, that's the storm that brought the showers to our eastern areas yet morning. and behind it, skies are clear. high pressure is built in. that means a cold, crisp start down to 34 in gaithersburg. 33 for you.

fort belvoir, 35. andrews, 36, crofton is 35. college park and columbia this morning in the mid-30s to 36. national is at 42. calm winds. partly cloudy skies and a dew point at 39 degrees. the humidity is high. look at the cold air. dipping down in the rockies. carved out here. the warmth out ahead of it in chicago and kansas city. 50s and 60s. that defines our storm system with the storm flying in colorado. second snowstorm in a week. once again, not just winter weather but some blizzard warnings in spots. east of that, look how quiet it is all the way to the east coast. next system passes south of us on friday. down toward richmond friday. a much better chance of seeing rain than up here. we may see a sprinkle south. today, 61. tonight, low 40s. friday, 58 with the increased clouds and the showers south of town. for saturday, also in the upper 50s. sunday around 60. we turn the clocks back and go

back to standard time this weekend. highs warm to the mid-60s. monika samtani, we're halfway home this wednesday. >> sounds good to me. you know what? the traffic sounds good as well. no problems on the beltway. we're going to zoom in first to 270. if you're planning to head south from frederick, no problems to the point where the lanes divide. college park on the outer loop, leaving route one, past i-95 all the way around toward silver spring and 270, the topside of the beltway is doing fine as well. we'll go east coming in on route 50. planning to head in from annapolis all the way in toward cheverly, no problems looking good in laurel on the bw parkway toward northeast. we'll take a live look at the wilson bridge and route one. if you're planning to leave oxon hill into springfield, on the beltway southside of town, all lanes are open this morning. coming up, we'll take a closer look into virginia at 5:24. andrea and mike? >> thank you, monika.

>> the annual robert l. bartley dinner was held, name for the late editor of the "wall street journal." >> i was astounded that the president last week said americans have lost their ambition. mr. president, if americans have lost their ambition, it is because you taxed it out of them. >> the cain philosophy is see through strength and clarity. we have to clarify who our friends are and clarify who our enemies are and stop giving money to our enemies. >> herman cain did not directly address the sexual harassment claims made against him back in the 1990s which were revealed last week. >> they went seven straight to start the somebody off with a -- to start the season off with a bang. >> capitals return home and thrilled their fans with a big comeback and free hockey. highlights coming up in sports.

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hey, it is going to be a nice day but a cold start! a few spots in the upper 20s as we head toward 9:00 a.m., still lots of sunshine. a cold morning. midday, not that bad. light winds, 54. 57 down in southern maryland. 47 in martinsburg. then in the middle of the afternoon, sunshine. temperatures ranging in the upper 50s to the low 60s for highs looking like another fine day around here. mike and andrea, back to you. >> thank you, howard. >> former redskins sounds off about his old team before returning here to face them this sunday. >> the capitals win another overtime thriller. dave owns has the highlights in your morning sports. >> good morning, everybody. how good does it feel to be

home? the caps got a double dose of canadian heisman last week. losses in edmonton and vancouver providing the first blemishes on the record but home is where the heart's been. red rockers, a perfect 5-0 looking to keep the whole record spotless last night. bruce, not happy, his boys down 2-0. in the second period, it takes two to make a thing go right! 3-0 anaheim. sal anny's goal. mickey ties it with 1:00 to go. in extra session, the scandinavian sniper on the doorstep. caps stay perfect 5-4. >> we can score in bunches. when we get one, we can usually come back with a second and soon after, you get a third or a fourth. >> it was a great comeback. we stuck with it all night. had some bang, bang goals that kind of went in. >> well, you remember carlos

rogers, the cornerback in san francisco. he left in free agency last season. now, he's in san francisco and he visits fedex field on sunday. rogers has apparently learned how to catch. he used to drop interceptions all the time. this season, he spoke on 106.7 the fan on tuesday and had some not so kind words to say about his time here. he seemed to take a subtle shot at the 'skins when mentioning his new team. >> i've been wanting to leave there two years ago. my people didn't talk to them. they didn't talk to us. i'm happy with the bay area. everybody is being treated equal. going to say something to the person who's making 300 as well as $4, $5 million a year. >> should make for an interesting sunday when the 49ers come to town. i'm dave owens. have a great day, everybody. >> president obama will be causing a little traffic problem in georgetown today before he heads overseas. wonder when that's going to happen. we'll have more on that coming up. >> we have a possible restart

date for the virginia nuclear reactors which have been shut down since the august earthquake. here's monica. >> we'll take a live look on the northbound side. more on virginia roadways coming up in my next report at 5:30. you're watching 9news now. stay with us.

good morning and welcome back to 9news now. it is wednesday morning. mike says we're more than halfway there. >> we are! >> to the weekend! >> yay! >> it is just about time for a second cup of coffee. we'll say hello to monika samtani. >> i thought you were going to give it to me. >> i'm going to go get the coffee. i'll bring you some as well. >> how do you like your coffee? >> cream and sugar. >> very hot. fake cream, fake sugar. >> hot tea, please. >> over to you. >> weather watch, a cold

morning. we've got readings down in the 30s in many areas this morning. couple of spots holding on to the low 40s. you have to be in town or by the bay. the bay and the river right now, have a lot of heat. temperatures are going to respond nicely though. dry air cools off a lot at night. it warms up nicely during the day. by noon, sunny and 54. lays in many areas -- highs in the 61 to 62 range. by 5:00, 59 degrees will do it for us. showers well off to our north and west across the mid -- the upper midwest into wisconsin, the u.p., minnesota. those areas are seeing the rain. with high pressure nearby, that's giving us the light winds. now down to 30 in manassas. it is 43 at the naval academy. mid-30s across the bay in easton. even tappahannock at 32. charlie in southern fauquier county, even 32 as well.

highs today, 59 on the bay. monika samtani, wednesday, 5:30, timesaver traffic. >> everyone is doing fine. good morning. the beltway looks great this morning. we're going to zoom in first to 95 on the northbound side. if you're coming out of stafford, north of courthouse road, there is an accident on the left shoulder. no big deal. you should be fine getting past that to the ok down river and -- ac down river and down to springfield. no problems to report as you can see. speeds are doing ok up to the beltway and on to 395 up to the 14th street bridge. coming up in my next report, i'll update you on an incident that just came in westbound 50 before the beltway in maryland at 5:38. >> see you then, monica. >> today, president obama will push the infrastructure portion of his americans job act. >> he won't go far to do it. he will be speaking in front of the key bridge of the georgetown waterfront park. after that, he'll head to

france tonight. there, the president will attend tomorrow's opening of the g20 summit. the lead topic expected to be the european debt crisis. >> the founder of wikileaks awaiting a decision from britain's high court this morning. julian assange has been fighting extradition to sweden where he's facing allegations of rape and sexual assault. in addition to his personal and legal troubles, assange announced last week that wikileaks has suspended its publishing operations sant trying to raise enough funds to avoid a total shutdown. a bit of good news for thousands of commuters dealing with back-ups because of brac changes. fort belvoir is getting money from the pentagon earmarked for making traffic improvements. 9news now reporter surae chinn is live in bethesda where money is headed to the military medical center there. good morning, surae. >> good morning, andrea. traffic around here can be a real problem. we're on center drive around walter reed military medical

hospital in bethesda. but now, federal funding is coming our way but you know those improvements are going to be going on while there is gridlock and folks trying to get into the huge complex or it is going to create more traffic issues but nonetheless, lawmakers are calling this is a huge win for the area in terms of getting and securing the funding. the department of defense awarded nearly $270 million for the two military hospitals, walter reed national medical center will get nearly $90 million and fort belvoir received $180 million to widen route one. bethesda, around the hospital where we are, four intersections will get improvements and an entire metro access tunnel will be built under route 355. lawmakers from our area in both virginia and maryland have been fighting against brac, the base realignment project, from the very start but since they've been overruled, they've been fighting for funding for these

improvements and now, they're finally getting what they want. but again, it is going to take awhile before the improvements even start and are completed. andrea? >> thank you, surae chinn reporting live in bethesda. prosecutors in the lululemon murder trial could rest their case today. the lead homicide detective in the case took the stand tuesday. jim drewery detailed his many hours interviewing brittany norwood when she was still considered a victim not a suspect but he says that changed as norwood's story unraveled. she's accused of bludgeoning jayna murray to death inside the lululemon store in march and creating an elaborate crime scene to cover it up. norwood's attorneys concede she killed murray during a fight but say it wasn't premeditated. a hearing is scheduled on a right to die case. washington county resident is hospitalized. the 55-year-old suffered brain damage after a heart attack back in july. his wife gave doctors permission to remove her

husband's feeding tube but now, her mother and brother are challenging that decision. the feeding tube was restored pending the outcome of this legal fight. two nuclear reactors shut down could be restarted as early as next week. the agency met with about 300 members of the public tuesday night in mineral. the epicenter of the august 23rd earthquake to discuss resuming operations with the plant. plant owner dominion virginia says it is safe to resume operations but several environmental groups have asked the nrc to suspend the company's license to restart the plan. we're headed toward 5:35. time for another "your money" report. >> jessica doyle is back with a david and goliath story. consumers win over the big bank. >> for now! >> that's right. >> things are never that simple, right? the people have spoken. they did not want that new debit card fee bank of america was planning. a customer even collected

200,000 signatures against the move so bank of america is officially dumping plans to charge customers a $5 a month  fee to use their debit card. other banks also either dropped their debit card fees or pledged not to start them in the first place. don't relax just yet. there are a host of other fees that experts say could make their way to a bank near you. possibly fees for checks or higher minimum balances so keep your ice on the bank statements. don't look for all that much out of the federal reserve today as its two-day policy setting session ends no new steps to aid the economy. the fed has a little breathing room right now because the u.s. economy looks like it is picking up enough steam on its own. people who lost their homes to foreclosure could be in for a payday. more than four million homeowners who were foreclosed on between 2009 and 2010 will have a chance to request an independent review of how their foreclosure process was

handled. the office of the comptroller of the currency says if the review picked up anything wrong such as the robo signing process that got the bank in hot water, the consumer could get a check. no news how much money we're talking about. >> that seems like a lengthy process. expect a check sometime between now and the year 3000. >> it always is under review. >> that's right. >> then it is found money if it ever happens. >> thanks, jess. if you didn't hear, our earlier tease, one of the best holidays ever happens today. we'll tell you about it later this half hour. >> just ahead, we're asking you to help make the holiday season easier for thousands of needy families in our area. we'll show you how in just a little bit.

>> we're going to take a look at a map if you're planning to head westbound on route 50 toward the beltway at route 704, a ladner the roadway in the right lane and it is slowing things down a bit right now. coming up, just getting word of an accident at siller are spring at 5:48. >> just about 5:40. we here at channel 9 want to tell you about a new tv network our company is about to launch. it is called bounce, around the clock network to offer movies and sports and some of your old favorites targeted to african- americans. you can find it on 9.2, one of the over-the-air subchannels

that opened up during the transition of digital television. you can expect bounce to be on tv by the end of this year. if you turned us on in the last few minutes and notice the piles of food and staples behind us, it is a reminder this year's scouting for food drive is about to kick off. 9news now has teamed up with the boy scouts to collect food for local families in need. more are seeking that help than ever before. this saturday, scouts will drop off more than 800,000 empty bags to area homes and then a week later, on saturday, november 12th, they'll return to collect the bags hopefully brimming with your donations. last year, thanks to your generosity, we collected more than 850,000 pounds of food. we have more information on our scouting for food drive at wusa9.com. a new problem this morning at the japanese nuclear plant damaged by this sprink's earthquake and tsunami. >> an fbi profiler takes a closer look at the personality

traits that allowed some of the worst criminals to stay under the radar for decades. >> before we head to break, let's see who's celebrating a birthday celebritywise today. conservative commentator and former presidential candidate, pat buchanan is 73. scene sofia is 37. former friend actor david schwimmer is 45. nelly turns 37 today.

good morning and welcome back to 9news now. just shy of 5:45 this wednesday morning. you will need a jacket this morning. >> it is a little cold. >> a heavyweight jacket. >> wrap your hand around a cup of tea. mr. bernstein, joint effort there. >> thanks for that. it is cold outside. in the 30s in many, many areas. even a few spots now down in

the upper 20s around frederick, maryland. the winds are nice and light. it will be a really beautiful november day. temperatures get into the low 60s. here is the bus stop forecast. chilly start there with the clear skies, light winds, temps running 30s, a few spots in the 40s. annapolis, parts of southern maryland near water. otherwise in the 30s. sun is not up until 7:36. sets at about 6:06 this evening. day planner calling for sunshine. light winds, near calm. southeast at about 3 to 5 during the afternoon with the noontime temperature of 54. 5:00, 59. forecasting a high of 69 degrees. like yesterday, 61 degrees at reagan national. skies are clear. high pressure is nearby. light winds, clear skies, we get radiational cooling. the heat can escape in a space, nothing is going to hold it. you're seeing temps into the upper 20s. frederick with 28.

36 across the bay in easton. 32 in cumberland and winchester with a little bit of a breeze, oakland is 43. reagan national right now, 42 degrees. think about that. when is the last time that garrett county was warmer than us? 42 at reagan national. partly cloudy skies with calm winds and the dew point at 39. that barometer way up there at 30.38 with high pressure almost overhead giving a cool morning across much of the eastern u.s., up and down from caribou down toward raleigh. the real chill is out in the rockies. see the purple color. 20s, even some teens in spots out there. they have a snowstorm raging across parts of colorado moving in toward the plains in western nebraska. denver, this is the second snowstorm in a week for them. with some blizzard warnings in spots. as well as seeing snow. some areas will pick up a good foot or more, especially in higher elevations as this storm system falls east, it will run away from the cold. bringing rain toward areas in

the mississippi valley and even toward us as we head toward friday. that's the system we'll be watching. heine. it will be with us today, tonight. even thursday, a good day. if winds go a little bit more south and southwest on thursday, i think that will be a slightly warmer day. maybe 64, 65. we watch this area of low pressure on friday. tracking more on i-40 than toward i-56. for us that, means clouds, maybe some showers south of us. fredericksburg, southern maryland. i think we'll do ok. today, we'll do great. high temperatures upper 50s to lower 60s. tonight, we're back in the 30s with light winds. tomorrow, 64. by friday, chance of a shower south of d.c., 58. partly to mostly cloudy skies. turn the clocks back saturday night. we get the 25-hour sunday. the longest day of the year. we're back in the mid-60s monday and tuesday. >> stepping in with timesaver traffic update is monika samtani. >> thank you so much, howard.

we're going to take a live look from sky 9 right now. they're hovering over an accident on the outer loop of the beltway. right here near university boulevard. you can see the right side of the roadway is blocked with fire and ambulance on the scene there. it is already slowing things down as you come around from 95 toward the accident scene again with crews on the scene here. we'll take a look at a map. on the outer loop, heading westbound on the beltway, you want to be careful as you leave 95, the accident activity is right around this area. i'll keep you posted on that situation. live look from 270 at falls road, just the normal rush hour stuff as you head toward urbana and clarksburg here in the rockville area down to the point where the lanes divide. 270 is running incident-free. american legion bridge on the west side of town, no problems to report as you leave bethesda and heading down toward tysons corner across the bridge span, right now this morning, you'll be ok. i'll update you on the accident

northside coming up in my next report at 6:00. andrea, back to you. thank you, monika. >> as testimony in the lululemon murder trial winds down, some of defendant brittany norwood's friends have expressed shock at the crime she's accused of. >> that's not unusual. >> coworkers of friends and family of the nation's worst serial killers also flabbergasted at their arrests. fbi profilers have learned the gut feelings we have about people can be dangerous. in a less than one profiler -- in a lesson, we can all apply. >> patricia m -- >> green river killer ridgeway believed to have slaughtered 71 women. friends thought nice guy. >> for 30 years, you think about it with his coworkers, he was able to carry off this side of him that there's nothing wrong with me and in the interview, he was very nice and very entertaining to talk with. >> former fbi profiler maryellen o'toole writes in

dangerous instincts with interviews with lots of charming and friendly killers. >> i had to remind myself don't, forget why they're here in jail or prison because they came across as so charming and so nice and really, so i will never hurt you appearance about them that it was stunning. >> toy box killer david parker ray may be -- 60 women dead. he tortured them. >> when i first met him, he was amazingly warm and charming. >> it happened to me, sat on a bench when david berkowitz, the son of sam sat down next to me. charming, friendly guy. >> what's so i guess confusing or disturbing about psychopaths is you can sit across the table from them and in your case, you knew exactly what he had been convicted of, yet you walk away saying i really like that man. >> life lessons don't go with that gut instinct. >> and yet, unfortunately, we

make decisions about people at the time and that really canada gets people into trouble. >> gut feeling reality check? >> if you have perfect instincts, if you have a life that's problem-free in terms of personal life, financial life, keep doing what you're doing but i don't think that's the case for most people. >> gary nurenberg, 9news now. >> making news now at 5:51 this morning, there will be -- there is a possible problem with one of the reactors at the sume anomy damaged fukushima our plant. they have detected a radioactive gas and they're taking precautionary measures. so far, there's been no rise in the radiation levels. >> there will be a private funeral for secretary of state hillary linton's mother, dorothy rodham. she died yesterday after a brief illness. she was 92 years old. hillary clinton often credited her mother with inspiring her

to do whatever she set her mind to. >> the former lawmakers who make up the debt commission lectured by partisan debt subcommittee. they encouraged the panel to use tax hikes and budget cuts to reduce the federal deficit instead of taking an either/or approach. time for another look at our question of the morning. >> it is what is the number one way a woman will let her man know he needs to get into shape? buy him a gym membership, poke his belly or tell him he's fat. >> here is a response you posted in the facebook.com/wusa9 page. jean kirschner wrote d, stop cooking because let's face it, he'll only blame my wonderful cooking for his weight gain. >> log on to the facebook.com/wusa9 page and we'll reveal the answer in about an hour. coming up, we'll welcome a girl who survived congenital heart failure when she was just 12 years old. >> a day to pay tribute to one of the greatest tv show

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we're look good this morning although good and cold. temperatures in the upper 20s to upper 30s. about 41 in annapolis. we'll go through the morning with sunshine. still kind of chilly. lots of 30s. going out early, take the bus to work. walk to the metro. you'll need a jacket and gloves i'm thinking. by noon, a lot better. some spots holding into the 40s in the northern shenandoah valley. mid-50s. this afternoon, upper 50s to low 60s for highs looking good through the evening commute. andrea? >> thank you, howard. in entertainment news, the man who produced the most academy awards telecast has died. gil cates known to his friends, produced the oscars a record 14 times. he collapsed on the parking lot on the ucla campus on monday. no word on the cause of death. he's credited with revitalizing the awards show by bringing in

billy crystal, steve martin, whoopi goldberg and he was 87 years old. dr. conrad murray told a judge tuesday he would not take the stand in his own defense. prosecutors contend that murray gave jackson a fatal dose of the anesthetic propofol. defense attorneys claim jackson gave himself the failed dose. dr. murray could face up to four years in prison if convicted. he could also lose his medical license. the australian paparazzi got the first chance to swarm kim kardashian. she arrived less than two days after announcing she filed for divorce. she married chris humphries 72 days ago in august. photos showed kim without her engagement ring as police escorted her to her car. kim and her sister, chloe are

out there to promote their handbag. >> we hear you and who cares. >> a holiday, not one of the really important ones but today's holiday honors an iconic figure that many of us grew up with and who i had the honor of interviewing -- >> you did! >> earlier this fall with my other favorite friend. >> cookie starts with c. let's thing of other things that start with c. who cares about other things! c is for cookie, that's good enough for me. c is for cookie, that's good enough for me. c is for cookie, that's good enough for me oh, cookie, cookie, cookie starts with c. >> yes, today is cookie monster day and that is good enough for all of us here. the sesame street character with the most ravenous appetite. jim shone created cookie monster in the mid 1960s as a character for a general foods commercial before the start of

sesame street in 1971. after decades of woofing down cookies and many other things, cookie monster eats healthier fare and promotes it as a sometimes food. >> a carrot stick now and again. >> cookies. >> reduced fat cookie. >> thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> we needed cookie props. >> i'm mike hydeck. good morning. we're glad you're here. here's monika samtani. you brought the tea so you need to bring the cookies, howard. >> i ate them already. >> howard has our weather first. cold morning for the kids with the cookies at the bus stop. >> we've got temps down into the 30s. couple of spots in the upper 20s. if you're parked outside, you may need to scrape frost off your windshield. mid-50s by noon with sunny skies. sunshine