town, down into parts of st. mary's. a quarter mile in cambridge on the eastern shore. right now we have 27 in frederick, but 44 on the bay. and 30 with fog nearby. the good news is crews are making progress by an early morning accident. good morning, everybody. we have been talking about this since just about 4:30 this morning. eastbound on route 50 where there is an overturned truck and two vehicles involved in is it this accident. the right shoulder is now getting by. authorities are directing you by. but westbound is not affected past the weekend. no problems on the bw parkway. we'll go to the north side of town, if you are plan to head to the beltway, no problems to report up here or 270 in fact. let's take a live look at the beltway near silver spring.

traffic moving at a good pace. a live look at 270 over at falls road. no problems as you come into frederick and down to the point where the lanes divide. coming up in my next report, i'll update you on virginia roads at 5:10. grief counselors will be on the campus of frostburg university. >> 1-year-old courtney mccoy of baltimore was killed early sunday morning. a fellow student, 2-year-old sha that i, lacygne begins is charged. grief chap liens will be on campus for students and teachers. courtney mccoy, a bright 19-year-old student at frostburg university was a talented

singer in a gospel choir. the sophomore from baltimore was stabbed to death at an off campus party. police say another student has been charged. 22-year-old shanea riggins. dealing with courtney's death is indescribable. you never imagined that you'll be in college and you have to bury your friend. >> reporter: police have not said what the two women were fighting about. thank you, surae chinn reporting live this morning. the red lynn is back in service after a woman was struck and killed by a metro train. this happened just after 8:00 last night at the bethesda railway station. it appears the woman threw herself in the path of the train.

she died at the scene. police have not released her identity. red line trains were on a single track around the station while police completed their investigation last night. an eight-year-old girl is helping police after she told them four men tried to coax her into a van blocks from her home on satter field court. she was not hurt in this. police, however, are urging parents to be extra cautious. they say this is the fifth reported attempted abduction just since mid october. more than 1000 protesters gathered in front of the white house sunday. some were protesting bp's handling of a $20 billion compensation fund for victims of last year's gulf coast oil spill. others were there to protest construction of the keystone pipeline. that would run across six states to the gulf of mexico. the company behind the construction says it would create 20,000 jobs. the protesters say the pipeline

will pump gardner denver house gases into the atmosphere i don't what the major oil companies are doing now are going after the more expensive, morris and i forms of oil. >> we never expected to be the lightning rod for the development of the canadian oil. at the end of the day we build a condition duty from ato b. the pipeline controversy has put president obama in a political bind. both gropes will be counted on for the president's reelection campaign. -- groups will be counted on for the president's reelection campaign. in georgia okay pie atlanta protestors say they will return to the park. 11 people were arrested friday for violating a park curfew. time for the latest your money report this morning. jessica doyle is off today, but i do have a quick check of the

business headlines. investors are going to react to the latest profits results. results are already in for 433 out of the s&p 500 companies. checking the numbers friday the dow lost 61 points, the nasdaq dropped 12, the s&p 500 lost about 8. it is looking more and more like holiday hiring could perk up as we move closer to thanksgiving. our partners at usa today report some analysts and employers expect seasonal pay rolls to increase slightly more than expected. j.c. pennies is hiring 37,000 seasonal workers. and 7000 more jobs than last year. on friday the government reported the economy created 80,000 jobs in october, slightly less than forecast. well, remember when you were a kid, burger king would hand out cardboard crowns? well what is old is new again.

our partners at usa today report today burger king will move its kids meals into boxes with wearable cardboard crowns and interactive gains. the packaging will also direct kids to a website. when they get there, they can choose a charity that burger king will donate 1 cent to. and every child, whether they order a bkcrown meal or not, can still get a crown. that is cute. hundreds of thousands of you woke up with a bag on your doorstep this weekend, it is that time of year, find out how you can help feed thousands this holiday season. speaking of tough times, greece's prime minister is stepping down as part of an agreement to get his country back on track. we'll explain.

welcome back. 5:08. we have patchy, dense fog. out toward leesburg and cambridge and parts of southern maryland. so please, be careful and allow some extra time. once that burns off it is going to turn into a great monday. really a fine afternoon with light, southerly winds. this afternoon 69. still in the upper 50s 9. i will be back, we'll look at the week ahead. right now monika is in with your timesaver traffic. >> reporter: we have been talking about an accident on the eastbound side of route 50.

just past 704. westbound all lanes remain open. i'll have more on this and other area roadways. andrea, back to you. making news now at 5:09. greek leaders will meet today to discuss who will become the country's new prime minister. could be wednesday before some connecticut residents have electricity again. the power went out more than a week ago after that rare monster october snowstorm in the northeast. the largest u tilt company says tens of houses of people without electricity that used to be 800,000. the earthquake measured 5.6 and shook homes and rattled nerves across oklahoma. there have been no reports of serious injuries. there are several damaged buildings. the epicenter was located about

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good morning, welcome back to 9news now. don't you feel it? you gained that hour of sleep. you woke up and kept going oh, i have an extra hour of sleep. it was interesting. it was good. >> could have used a second hour of sleep. >> i know, isn't that sad? >> it is. you know? you are hoping and waiting. >> it will come. it will all be better in the new building. let's talk about weather. that is pretty good. a good looking monday, tuesday, wednesday. the first half of this week is going to be just fine. here's a look at the bus stop forecast today. fairfax county, enjoying the day off. clear and chilly. 30s and lower 50s out there your day planner, sunshine, 47 degrees calm winds at can. that is at national airport.

by 1:60 degrees. very, very pleasant this afternoon. we get outside and take advantage of it. 3:00 it will be 62. by 5:00 p.m., sunset is 5:02 today. 5 degrees. satellite and radar is all quiet. storm system southwest of bermuda and out to the west, there is nothing close to it you have to go to indiana before you find any showers leesburg visibility a quarter mile. andrews has gotten better. they were less athan a mile but now they are better. parts of prince georges and calvert county coming? from weather watching. 43 in washington.

40 in arlington. college park laurel to 44. 38 in rockville. sterling is 32 with fog. centerville at 4. here in washington 43 with clear skies. humidity is 93% with that dew point almost the same at 41. just a 2-degree spread there. got some warm and not so warm temperatures. chill in the rockies. lack how these temperatures really shoot up here. there is a front between minneapolis and chicago along that front we are seeing showers firing this morning with the jet stream overhead as well. from oklahoma through missouri into illinois with these showers moving northeast w that jet stream overhead, that gives us the lift. for us jet stream is nowhere

near us. high pressure is under control. you'll notice on the models trying to spit out clouds and along the coastal areas. this is more than likely low level moisture with patchy, dense fog here. the rain out to the questions, that certainly is going to be the case from the next couple of days. around here with high pressure and control, we stay generally high and dry with the occasions of the late night, early morning patchy fog. we look at the forecast. today will be in the low to mid-60s. 60 to 65 with sunshine aquestions head toward tonight we are back in the low 30s and low 40s. tomorrow a few degrees warmer, mid-60s. by wednesday upper 60s to near 70 degrees. but nothing lasts forever. friday, a shot of cold air

comes in. we'll struggle to get near 50. but as quickly as the cold comes, it leaves. looks like a nice weekend with highs in the 60s. here's monika? thank you, howard. good morning, everybody. we started off this morning on the eastbound route afternoon route 704. the right shoulder is now getting by. authorities hope to have this cleared up shortly. again it is on the eastbound side, so westbound as you head for the beltway, all lanes are open. you are going to be okay. let's look at a map so i can show you exactly where it is eastbound on route 50, outside the beltway. no problems to report on the dulles toll road or i 66. a live look at 66, inside the

beltway toward the roosevelt bridge, you are going to be okay. everything is run is at speed on 366. 295 as well. coming up in my next report, i'll update you again on that accident on route 50 at 5:25. thank you. it is 5:18. we want to remind you 9news now is sponsoring food drive 9. we are looking for nonperishable food items like the ones you see behind us on the set. other charities our area, we are teaming up with the boy scouts, chances are you got a plastic bag on your doorknob. next saturday the scouts will return to pick up the bags and we are hoping they are full of food and nonperishables. before we head to break, here's another look at the question of morning.

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welcome back. 5:22. you are looking at temperatures in the 30s and 40s with a patchy, dense fog. we are not going to see showers showing up on the futurecast here. sometimes when you get the low level moisture, it can happen. by 9:00, 47 in town. low 40s in the shenandoah valley. as we head toward this afternoon, lunch time looks great. 57 here in washington. 60 in fred ricks burglary and 58 in winchester. we'll go through the afternoon with plenty of sunshine. temperatures running in the low to mid-60s for highs and with sunset just after 5:00, a temperature of 57 degrees. watch out for the fog. a great looking monday. here's monika. good morning, everybody. it was another tough loss for

the redskins, another tough sunday. not many expected them to win against san francisco. but lots of mistakes by the offense once again buries the redskins. john beck getting the start for the skins and the first play from scrimmage rookie roy helu, and this guy had a pretty decent game. fred davis gets picked off, and late in the first half a bad play for roy helu. he had a fumble and alex smith finds bruce miller wide open for the score. nobody around. 13-0 san francisco. beck completes to terrance austin but he fumbles. the redskins add a late touchdown but it wasn't enough. they lose 19-11. you want to get points. that is the thing that we can

improve on. >> collectively. you have to do it as a team. you have to do it obviously as an offensive unit. we made too many mistakes. all right. tonight at 5:50 our redskins insiders will be here to grade the game. and of course we'll have mike shanahan's monday press conference. that is going to do it for your morning sports. have a great monday. good morning, everybody. i'm monika santani in the traffic center. we have been talking about an early morning accident eastbound on route 50 here near route 704 since about 4:00. as you can see the right side of the roadway is getting by. westbound is unaffected. i'll have more on this and other road conditions. we'll be right back

good morning, welcome back to 9news now. are you rested? you got another hour of sleep.

here's monika santani. howard bernstein has a freight forecast. >> reporter: looks fantastic, except for patchy fog. good weather today, tomorrow and wednesday, at least, let's get you going. a look at the day planner. 47 by 9:00. 57 at noon. sunset at 5:02. it rise these morning at 6:41 standard time. right now 43 degrees and clear skies. you can see the clear skies across much of the east. but showers from indianapolis southwest toward oklahoma city and clouds off in the atlantic ocean. so there is nothing nearby except that fog with visit built down to a quarter mile from leesburg. montgomery county as well. three quarters of a mile in gaithersburg. you head down to charles county and prince georges county.

we have half mile cambridge your visibility also down to about a half mile. give yourself extra time and temperatures, maybe grab a jacket. down to 30, winchester 32. 28 in frederick. on the bay at the naval academy we check in with 44. >> reporter: it has been a busy morning for police route 50 near 704. it happened about 4:00 this morning. authorities are letting you get by along the right side of the roadway. westbound no issues. everyone is moving at speed. let's go to our maps. if you are planning to head across the american legion bridge you are going to be okay. month problems on the dulles tool road. a live look at 66 inbound. i just got word of a disabled

vehicle just outside this camera shot before you hit nutley street. the disabled vehicle is on the left lane. otherwise from mobs for the beltway. let's take you over to springfield. traffic is just beginning to build here but no big issues on the main and hov lanes. coming up in my next report, we'll look at the accident on route 5 at 5:37. mike back to you. grief counselors will try to help students at frostburg university make sense. 19-year-old courtney mccoy was killed. a fellow student is in custody awaiting a bond hearing. surae chinn joins us with more. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. the frostburg state university campus is stunned. students are grieving and courtney mccoy's family is devastated. no doubt it will be a tough day on campus today.

but everyone and those on campus are all remembering an incredible woman, who aspired to be a singer one day, was a physics major and resident hall advisor on campus. 19-year-old courtney mccoy was born in baltimore and involved in choir both on and off campus. >> just a ray of light. always very positive. just touched so many lives and loved, loved to sing. she is just my little song bird. and intelligent, promising future, just taken away too soon. >> reporter: that was courtney's aunt. michelle atlasly. police say courtney was at an off campus party whether a fight broke out and a student stabbed her outside, off of maple street in frostburg, maryland. riggins is being held without

bond. some dc stool students and their parents spent part of their weekend holding a special candlelight vigil. >> they were mourning the loss of technology funding. students gathered at green elementary school, they want congress to pass legislation that will provide more money to modernize the public schools and community colleges. 5:32. time for another your money report. jessica doyle is off today so alexis christopherous has more. >> reporter: highlights on the united states economic calendar include the latest on consumer credit and consumer sentiment. on friday a mod he felt improvement on the job market was overshadowed by the debt crisis in europe. at&t says the deal by t-mobile

usa may take until next year to close. the deal has been held up as at and t announced a $39 billion acquisition back in march, saying it hoped to complete it in a year. but in august the justice department filed a lawsuit to stop the buyout. well this could be the year mobile shopping goes mainstream. new research predicts a record number of consumers, about 15%, are expected to pay for purchases that their mobile devices this season for those who prefer brick and mortar stores, best buy will open at midnight on thanksgiving. targets, macy's and sears are opening earlier than ever on black friday as they try to entice holiday shoppers to spend in their stores. for more go to cbs money

watch.com. our time right now is 54:00. howard is up next with your back to work forecast. also on details on allegations regarding a former penn state football coordinator. we'll be right back. state farm. this is jessica.

hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue.

[ male announcer ] get to a better state. state farm. florida a chilly morning out here. we are down in the 40s in washington. many 30s in the suburbs and that colder air outside of downtown has allowed some of the moisture in patchy dense fog. here's your day planner. sunny skies expected once that little bit of fog burns off. 47 at 9:00 in washington, 57 by noon. the winds light out of the south. highs today 60 to 65. a reminder sunrise 6:41,

settling at 5:02 standard time. let's go inside now. monika santani has been a very busy lady. >> it has been busy. i wanted to first start off with telling you about mark brunswick trains. delays 20, to 25 minutes late. now an accident on the eastbound side of route 50. it happened at 4:00 this morning. if you are planning to head eastbound there are no issues getting to the beltway and inside the beltway. now accidents are a major part of what i report on, on a daily basis. and now a study done by cambridge systematic for aaa has put a price tag of guess what? $7.4 billion according to data collected by the national highway transportation administration. the study is called crashes versus congestion. what is the cost to society? it is found the annual cost of traffic crashes is nearly $300 billion nationally.

that is three times the $97.7 billion cost of congestion. this equates for an annual per person cost nationally of $1522. that cost is $13.63 per person. the cough of crashes are based on federal guidelines. those include medical emergency services, lost earnings, quality of life among other things. almost 33,000 people, 635 per week die on united states roadways each year. aaa is asking we focus more on addressing serious safety challenges. the study says we have the worst congestion in the united states at $1500 per person. more than three days a year wasted in traffic. mike aren't you glad you moved here? >> i am glad for the shift. not a lot of traffic on the roadways at 2:00 in the morning. the capital christmas tree is on its way.

indeed a 65-foot whitey cut down in the sierra nevada mountains. the tree was then loaded on a truck. it will be on the westlawn of the capital where house speaker john boehner will light it. the time now is 53:00. still to come, the small town of happy valley is negative but following shocking allegations against a former penn state football coordinator. two men will go before a judge later today. more on the shocking details and reaction from the penn state students as well. on a lighter note, evangelist billy graham is celebrating his 99th birthday. actor barry newman is 73. singer songwriter joni mitchell is 68. act officer christopher knight,

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welcome back. 5:43, your weather first on this chilly monday morning. we start with the bus stop forecast. there is some fog in spots, some of this is actually rather dense. that may slow you down a little bit. clear and chilly. 50s and 40s. that is just after 5:00 p.m. this afternoon. 44 degrees at 8:00 with light winds. that will be the case today, winds fairly light out of the suggest. the 4:00 p.m. reading of 61. highs today between 60 and 65. a very, very nice way to start the week. by 8:00 we are clear. chilly, 53 in town. upper 40s in the suburbs.

nice and mild today tomorrow and wednesday. thursday a front comes through. by then there will be a shower possible. chilly on friday behind that front. we may not even get to 50s. the cold air doesn't last very long. another nice weekend on top, temperatures back to 60 on saturday. this morning the satellite and radar all quiet with high pressure really over virginia. that is why we have clear skies, light winds with those conditions and humidity kind of high. you get some fog to form and visibility is getting rather low in places like leesburg to sterling, sneaking down into fairfax county. northern and northwestern fairfax, culpepper, a quarter mile visibility, we go south and east. we have the fog in andrews air force base, prince georges county, charles and st. mary's. watch out in spots. we have temperatures in the

upper 40s. locally you can see the spread of the 43 on the river here in arlington to 29. 32 sterling and 39 for mason neck agent gorgeous morning, a little bit brisk. 43 clear, calm winds. the humidity stands at 93%. definitely a chill, not just around here but more so in the western part of the country of the temperatures shooting up in places like chicago and detroit this morning. dallas is 70. there is a front off to their north and west. a few showers and storms in oklahoma. as i said around here high pressure is in control. what we are going to see as the high slowly drifts east, all the warm is the down across the deep south. that will be moving toward us as we go through the first half of this we can. looking at the futurecast, nice and quiet. showers well south and east in the carolinas. north and west here in chicago.

about being to st. louis and kansas city. overnight quiet. more showers into tomorrow morning. if you have to fly through chicago for business, they could have many more problems looking at our forecast, today temperatures 60 to 65. lots of sunshine, early fog, slight southerly winds. highs tomorrow in the mid-60s. wednesday ahead of the front, we could be near 70 in the afternoon with a few more clouds late. thursday a front brings a shower. veterans day chilly, 49 degrees. potentially back in the upper 60s for sunday. monika santani, happy monday. happy monday, except if you are on route 5 where an early morning accident is still there the clean up continues on the eastbound side of route 50. as you can see the right side of the roadway is getting by and

the only consolation is it is against the rush hour flow. heading in the other direction, westbound go to a map. there is an accident right now prince william. at liberia avenue, a disabled vehicle sits in the left lane. we'll tell you to the beltway no problems as you head southbound. over to 95 on the northbound side the volume on the liver, everything is open at 95. coming up in my next report, we'll update you again. the penn state university and in fact all in college football are reacting to stunning allegations of child sex abuse by a former football coach. the former football coach,

jerry sandusky, once considered joe paterno's heir apparent, has been accused. a graduate assistant saw him assault a boy in the shower. lavar arrington told the washington post he is always someone i admired and looked up to. arrington says he will have more to say later on his radio show. drew levenson is in pennsylvania with the latest on the investigation. former penn state defensive coordinator jerry sandusky is out on bail. the 67-year-old is charged with sexually assaulting eight underage boys over a 15 year period. he says he didn't do it. >> jerry is very, very depressed. very upset, distraught about the charges. >> reporter: sandusky coached at penn state for three decades before retiring in 1999. prosecutors accused him of assaulting some of the victims

on campus. the grand jury concluded sandusky had access to vulnerable children for a charity he founded for at risk kids. pennsylvania prosecutor linda kelly said this is a sexual predator who used his position within the community to repeatedly abuse young boys. in 2002 a graduate assistant reported he saw sandusky assaulting a ten-year-old boy in a shower. legendary head coach joe paterno passed curly and schultz say they did nothing wrong and deny the charges. still, they are expected to turn themselves in monday here in harrisburg u g. students at penn state are stunned. you don't expect those kinds of things. >> paterno released a stadium

sunday saying, among other things, he is shocked and saddened. drew levenson, cbs news, harrisburg, pennsylvania. in other news this morning, snoring is a problem that plagues nearly half of all adults. while it may cause many sleepless nights for your mate, snoring can be an indication of serious health problems. this morning i'm joined by expert larry torse and i. you are in town for a transportation conference? >> absolutely snoring is no longer just part of the bedroom. it is becoming part of the roadway. as we see more and more of the states legislate that people can't drive during the day or at off hours of the night. it is causing a problem to the rhythm and for snoring and sleep apnea. as a matter of fact, half of truckers have sleep apnea for the most part. we are finding the roadways are getting more crowded and the sleep apnea is affecting these people and our children and families. we are gathered together to

talk about how we can better affect that and stay away from some of the litigation that is happening both on the road from these tragic situations. you had some devices here that hopefully will help those who have problems with snoring. i have heard babies snore, toddlers snore is there something physically wrong that causes snoring? >> the more obese our population gets, the more the tissue around the throat. it has a vibrating specific. snoring is vibrating. sleep apnea is when it has a full closure. the best way to get tested is a sleep test that i lab. the next one coming up is absolutely these units, which are like he sleep apnea tests you take home. you put it around your chest. you hook up a few devices and you can get a great night's sleep in your own bed and get it tested to see if you have snoring or sleep apnea.

there is devices like oral appliances from a dentist or devices, one that is going to be shown this week on the transportation meeting. that is all you need for a transportation and it is like the new transcend and that is all you need. it is no longer those big darth vader masks you used to see. >> what can you do about it? >> they'll give you devices a little bit like this. you need to get tested. do not do it on your own. go see your doctor. part of the american association of sleep apnea. or my business, which is 1-800-snoring and find ways to get tested and get treated. thank you for being here, helping us get a quiet, good night's sleep. before we head to break, here's a look at the question of the morning now. what is the one thing 20% of all women say they will never get rid of? pictures of an ex-boyfriend or

girlfriend, b, their wedding dress? or a childhood trinket. >> ingrid evans wrote burned the wedding dress, still have the things my dad gave me. i treasure them. coming up in the news, teacher barry bergmann helped guide young lives to a turbulent era. now students are reconnecting with her to help change her.

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have you ever had that one teacher who made a really positive influence on your life? this morning we have a story of one such educator. berry berg again. >> now her students are returning to say thank you to her in her time of need. anita brickman has more. >> reporter: for 16 years berry bergmann ought english, speech and drama at walt whitman high school in bethesda. she never taught to the book or the test. her lesson plans came from the times. >> it was an incredible time to be alive. >> we copy it down eagle.

>> i remember watching the moon landing. the kids were affected by it. >> reporter: ms. . bergmann gave students a voice. i was so unhappy in high school. but there is nobody. kids don't have a chance to say what they are feeling. >> reporter: but now the teacher

is in trouble. >> i remember click cadillacing down the hall in heels. now, i'm on a walker. >> reporter: she remembers the hair and those short skirts. the teacher has fallen on hard times. a stroke and other illnesses have particularren their toll, both physically and financially. >> i was going to be evicted. >> reporter: mrs. bergmann never had children, her students were her kids. now some of them are putting together a benefit to say thank you. >> we have been getting e-mails say my gosh, how she's changed my life. >> reporter: this school was home to me. >> when i had to move, it was the hardest thing in high life. >> it is my job. >> reporter: mrs. bergmann estimates she taught close to 2500 young people in her career

at whitman. >> what a neat story that is. fantastic. if you want more information and how to help with the benefit or contribute to the fund set up in her name, go to wusa 9.com. a very good cause. we thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. here's monika santani. she is bright and shiny. >> oh sharon from churchill high school, has been teaching there for 35 years good morning sharon. >> good morning. we love our teachers here at 9news. sharon you'll like this. howard bernstein has our weather forecast foy those of you parked outside maybe have to scrape a little frost off the windows. temperatures are down to