weekend, let's hold out hope. i think it will be a good one. here is a look at our day planner on this thursday morning. temperatures will be warmer midday and get colder this afternoon. winds kick up out of the northwest. 53 at noon. there will be some showers at times, especially middle of the day. with that front coming through. right now, 49 if and mostly cloudy. foggy to the east. the showers, there they go into pennsylvania right now. we don't have anything to show you on live doppler 9000 hd. that's quiet. a dense fog advisory until 9:00 a.m. southern maryland. prince george's county, howard, anne arundel, up toward baltimore county, too. carroll county is not in it. westminster, visibility there has been reported down a quarter mile. we could argument carroll county would be in it. baltimore. andrews down to 3/4 now. look at the areas from zero to quarter mile. the southern neck and the eastern shore, be careful out there. monika? >> be careful out there. keep your speed limits down because when volume is so light, it is easy to speed up. with the visibility, it will be tough out there. overall, the beltway looks

good. we'll zoom in first to 270 and show. >> live look at route 121 in clarksburg. no problems coming down from frederick to this point as you can see, volumes are still pretty light. although building in clarksburg, you will be ok down to rockville and the point where the lanes divide. back over to the maps, this time, let's check out the northside of town. all of that early morning construction pretty much cleared up through silver spring. lanes should be open between college park and bethesda. no problems to report headed to the beltway. let's take a last live look on the american legion bridge. you're doing fine between tysons and bethesda and coming in on the dulles toll road as well. coming up, we'll go into virginia at 5:10. andrea and sneak. >> dishonoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice. there are new and disturbing revelations about what happened to the remains of service members killed in iraq and afghanistan. >> there is an investigation underway now, dover air force base mortuary is the place "the washington post" is reporting some unidentified body parts

were dumped in a northern virginia landfill. 9news now reporter surae chinn is outside the air force memorial with more on this story and it is gut-wrenching, surae. >> it really is. you have to wonder how this could have happened. how will we just finding out about it years later. thanks to whistle-blowers who worked at this dover mortuary, run by the air force, shed some light on the disturbing case, disturbing actions made at the mortuary there. the office of special council confirms body parts of active service members killed in action were lost by the port mortuary. they were incinerated then dumped in a king george's county landfill according to the "washington post." the practices happened between 2003 and 2008 at the port mortuary in dover. families were often not notified. body parts were misplaced. in one case, the arm of a marine was sawed-off in order for his body to fit into his

uniform. >> i went through the facility, every single rack, we couldn't find it. >> we asked them why they wouldn't go to the family and let them know what happened. their response was very clear. they couldn't be trusted. they might go to the press. >> reporter: coming up in the next half hour, we'll hear more from these whistle-blowers who worked there. they were mortuary workers. we'll find out what happened to them and what they're promising in the future. mike, andrea? >> surae, do we know what kind of disciplinary action can take place so it doesn't happen again? >> the special council says there was some disciplinary action but it was insufficient. in some cases, there were three people who were disciplined but they were not fired but they were moved about in different positions and the special council saying that's not enough. we'll hear more in the next half hour. >> thanks, surae in arlington,

virginia. the families of nationals catcher ramos is waiting for more information on him. he was kidnapped last night. police in venezuela say four men took him at gunpoint. he played his first full season in the big leagues this last year. he's considered one of the team's up and comers. this is not the first time a major leaguer or one of their relatives has been kidnapped in venezuela. and money is usually the motive. >> now to the penn state child sex abuse scandal. the board of trustees announced the fate of its president and football coach late last night. >> effective immediately, dr. spanier is no longer president of the university. in addition, joe paterno is no longer the head football coach effective immediately. >> this after coach paterno announced yesterday he would retire at the end of the season. but the trustees decided he needed to go now. he's among those accused of not alerting law enforcement about

child sex abuse allegations. again, former defensive coordinator jerry sandusky. two other administrators who are charged criminally for not reporting the allegations have already resigned. texas governor rick perry had planned, publicly said so to back away from the upcoming presidential debates for the republican party. this morning, he might be wishing he skipped the one hosted by cnbc. he said if he was electened, he would do away with three federal agencies. >> i would do away with education, the -- >> commerce. and let's see. i can't. the third one, i can't. sorry. oops. by the way, that was the department of energy i was reaching for. >> tried to make fun of it. his poor debate performances have contributed to his slide since he got into the race as a front-runner, you may remember. herman cain again flatly denies sexual harassment allegations against him and said they

haven't hurt his campaign. the new "usa today" poll has cain and former massachusetts governor mitt romney tied at 21% apiece. time for the latest "your money" report of the morning. >> jessica doyle is here with the headlines once again. good morning, jess. >> worst sell-off in nearly two months yesterday! it was pretty ugly. so far today, it has been pretty tough as well. we've seen more red arrows in european and asian trading. hang seng down 5% overnight. again, blame europe's debt crisis. now plunging wall street into negative territory for the year. the dow starts this morning at 11,780. it closed down 389 points. that's a loss of almost 3%. the nasdaq dropped by 105 points. almost 4% drop and the s&p 500 fell by 46 points. about 3.5%. the world has shifted its

focus from greece to italy after the country's interest rates spiked yesterday on signs that the growing debt crisis there. italy has debts equal to about 120% of its overall economy. it is also the third largest economy in the euro zone. if italy were to go belly up, it could have a domino effect on other troubled countries including spain and portugal. it looks like there is a way for the u.s. postal service to keep saturday deliveries at least for now. a senate panel passed a bipartisan deal to save the mail service. the deal would buy out some employees, cutworker compensation benefits for some retirees and it would mean change saturday mail service for two more years. the postal service lost as much as $10 billion in fiscal 2011 and could face annual losses up to $20 billion by 2020. really tough situation. >> it seems like with all of the instant mail services that they could get into that business and make money that way, too but they're only slowly incrementally going that way. >> one of the problems with the

mail delivery service, the big u.s. postal service, the way the finances are set up is the way it pays ahead its retiree benefits so it automatically puts itself in a hole. there is interesting financial accounting going on behind the scenes. >> we talk about cutting the people from the agencies but we're add people to the unemployment rolls. tough catch opinion 22. what do you have for us in the next half hour? >> free food for veterans. we'll talk about that. >> sounds good! >> i like that. >> well, his funny take on the workings of american families has entertained millions of newspaper readers. >> coming up, now fans are remembering the life of family circus comic strip creator bill keane. >> plus, alaska is getting beat up by a storm that's powerful, even by their much higher standards. we'll be right back.

5:10 this thursday morning. we've got dense fog east of town. dense fog advisories in effect until 9:00 a.m. it is pretty close to the east side of the beltway even. into prince george's county. we know charles county also some dense fog there in points east. here is our day planner. got a front coming. much different day than we've seen this week with mostly cloudy skies. a few showers. winds will kick up out of the northwest a little bit later. that will help clear the fog and drop temperatures this afternoon. midday highs around 55. monika? >> we're going to take a live look at the northbound site of i-95. late clearing construction at the prince william parkway caused delays coming up from dale city. that should be clearing shortly. coming up, we'll take another look into virginia at 5:17. andrea, back to you. making news now at 5:1 1, the man considered the

mastermind of the attack on the u.s.s. cole was arraigned yesterday before a military tribunal in guantanamo bay. abdel did not enter a plea. 17 sailors died in the october 2007 bombing. the tribunal set a trial date of november 2012. the cartoonist who created family circus has died. bill keane was 89 years old, suffering from congestive heart failure. he started drawing the popular strip back in 1960. in recent years, one of his sons has taken over the drawing duties. we're awaiting damage reports from alaska as one of the most powerful storms to hit there in decades starts to move out this morning. the system is dumping snow inland and could send an eight- foot surge of water into coastal communities. some people have evacuated to higher ground. not too shabby around here weatherwise recently. things will take a little bit of a turn for the worst. we have a little to endure. but the nice weekend a right around the corner. howard has the scoop at 5:15.

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good morning! and welcome back to 9news now. 5:15 on this thursday morning. friday eve. and leading up to the weekend, it is going to prove a little challenging. >> just a couple of days. >> hang on. >> we had a great stretch of weather, a. we're going to have a great weekend. so what if we have a couple of days -- >> why not have them in the middle of the week. >> let's hang on to what we've got but we can't. >> anybody see jersey boys this weekend? here in town. i'll be there saturday evening. weatherwise -- >> little one hasn't seen it yet. >> only will be my second time. >> weatherwise, he teases me. i would see it five times. he teases me. weatherwise, let's talk about the fog this morning. it is a good show, mike. >> i understand. >> dense fog advisory in effect until 9:00. east side of the metro now. it is inside the beltway in prince george's county. charles, st. mary's, calvert,

anne arundel up into howard county and baltimore, points east across the eastern shore now into the northern neck. carroll county is not included in this. however, visibilities there have been quite dense up in westminster. look at bwi, a 16th of a mile and all of the quarter mile visibilities in calvert, st. mary's. andrews down to 3/4. national is at 6 miles. d.c. and points west, no fog problems this morning but the clouds have thickened up. we're talking about mostly cloudy skies with the patchy dense fog east at the bus stop this morning. temps in the mid-40s to low 50s. not as cold as it has been. sunrise at 6:45. today we're looking at showers midday. highs only around 55 degrees. you'll notice a couple of showers coming through western maryland. that's it at the moment. so, fairly quiet morning with the exception of that patchy dense fog off to the east with the dense fog advisory. your temperatures, well, they're down in the 40s in many areas, low 50s. rockville at 51. it is 46 in reston, sterling.

47 with the fog, andrews is 46. it is 45 at fort belvoir. that's one of our cooler readings. national, cloudy skies. 48 with a dew point of 48. so, the humidity 100%. and a northeast wind at 5. that high humidity, no surprise we've got fog with the clouds actually coming in overhead. help to limit the fog. and the winds as well. the front is coming through western maryland now. we'll watch it as it comes through a little bit later during the middle of the day today. this will continue to move off toward the east with some showers. behind it, the winds really kick up out of the northwest. we'll see clearing skies and colder temperatures moving in tonight, especially tomorrow it will be chilly. much better by your weekend. today, 55 degrees with the showers turning cold in the afternoon. 30s tonight. it will be brisk with a northwest wind 10 to 15. a blustery veterans day. 50 degrees. milder saturday. near 60. look at sunday and monday, mid- 60s. maybe a couple of showers by tuesday in the upper 60s.

here's monika samtani. we've got fog. what about other issues? >> not really. there was some late clearing construction on i-95. i will get to that in a minute. otherwise, look at the beltway. everything looks great. we'll first zoom in to the westside of town. if you're planning to head inbound on i-66, no problems to report. we're look good on route 7. no problems on route 123 in the tysons area. let's take a live look at nutley street. no problems to report as you come in from centreville all the way into fairfax and inside the beltway as well toward the roosevelt bridge, back over to the maps, if you're planning on 95, there was late clearing construction at the prince william parkway that caused early delays from the prince william parkway. that should be easing now and beyond that, let's take a look at 395 live at duke street. no problems to report. no delays. all lanes are open from here in landmark all the way to the 14th street bridge. coming up, we'll go into the district at 5:25. andrea and mike? >> thank you, monika.

we have an update on a story we told you about yesterday. >> the one day give to the max event was a great success. the organization collected almost $1.9 million for nonprofits in the d.c. area. this is an online fund-raising auction. thanks to donations, nearly 18,000 people pitched in. that's how much money they came up with. they're already planning another give to the max day for next year. the link to their web site, go to wusa9.com and look at the morning show page which is under features. you can find more information. financial problems could leave hundreds of local student athletes with no sport to play. that story is coming up. >> plus, redskins coach mike shanahan defends his decision when it comes to the team's quarterbacks this year. >> here's another look at our question of the day. >> what do you think it is? here is another one. 60% of women say they secretly hate this. is it a, birthdays. b, mirrors or c, bridal showers. >> this is a response posted on our facebook fan page from

marcel king. she wrote bridal showers most hated by women. you have those that are jealous that have never been a bride and have divorce and have become bitter toward marriage. >> add your answer to our facebook page. we'll reveal the survey answer in our next hour.

still watching the dense

fog east of town. many visibilities, half-mile, quarter mile or down to zero now. watch out with the dense fog advisory east until 9:00 a.m. our future cast, this is really fog. it is not raining here. what we're seeing rainwise though, some showers coming in from the west. 9:00, mostly cloudy, 53 with showers toward the shenandoah valley. we can see the rain early in the day moving east. colder air moves in. by 6:00 p.m., we're down to the 40s. grab a jacket, grab some rain gear. mike and andrea? >> money troubles may force the entire sports to be cut at the university of maryland. >> plus, coach shanahan defends his decisions concerning the redskins quarterback. kristin berset has details in your morning sports. >> good morning, everybody. before the start of the season, redskins head coach mike shanahan staked his reputation on the talent of quarterback rex grossman and john beck. he traded to get back last season from the ravens and says he has been a fan since beck came out of byu. it was a big risk sticking with

both of them. beck hadn't started a game since 2007 and rex, well, he hadn't really done much since he took the bears to the super bowl. despite a quarterback swap in the middle of the season and now four straight losses, shanahan is still sticking to his word. >> you believe in people, you put your reputation on people. and i understand there will be some growing pains as i told from you the beginning but i gotta give them the right supporting cast. when we do that, i feel good about our guys. >> yesterday's injury report shows santana moss and paul are out. not surprised there but he didn't practice as well as landry who was resting his sore achilles. university of maryland athletic department is in serious financial trouble. there's athletic director kevin anderson who has to cut several programs including the men and women's swim team, the water polo team, they're part of a group of about ten sports expected to be eliminate and

golf and baseball may be involved as well. all right. that's going to do it for your morning sports. i'm kristin berset. have a great day. >> still ahead, the latest on the kidnapping of a nationals player in his hometown. >> plus, we'll tell you why a specialized team of engineers is heading back to the top of the washington monument today. 5:25. here's monika. >> andrea, if you're planning to head into southeast on pennsylvania avenue at the sousa bridge, nice and light. no problems to report. other than heavy, dense fog in patchy areas to the south and east of town. i'll have more on that and other area road conditions at 5:30. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. [ man ] i got this citi thank you card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes, i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ keep on going in this direction. take this bridge over here. there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪

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welcome back to 9news now on this friday eve. i'm andrea roane. >> just about there. i'm mike hydeck. here's monika samtani. she'll have traffic momentarily. mr. howard bernstein.

>> causing some problems. queen anne county, third time this week they have a 90-minute delay due to fog. queen anne county due to the fog. that would be no pre-k for those guys. let's talk about the fog in our day planner. you'll see it early east. then we'll see some showers as a front comes through. a much different day than we've seen. temperatures around 55 for a high. showers at times especially midday. late this afternoon, some clearing. breezy, colder. by 5:00, the sun will have already set. 49 degrees at that time. dropping into the 30s tonight. looking at the showers here in pennsylvania, thin line here. the front comes through this afternoon, we'll see a few more showers pop up. there is our fog until 9:00 a.m. dense fog advisory, charles, calvert, st. mary's, howard and points east. also the northern neck. we may see a few more delays come in as we go through the morning. visibility is down to one half- mile at andrews getting worse there. zero at tappahannock. many areas, quarter to one half- mile to cambridge to patuxent

river air station. the rest of us, fog is not too bad. temperatures are running in the 40s and 50s. let's turn it over to monika samtani. she's got an update with timesaver traffic. >> other than the fog, we don't really have any major traffic problems to report. good morning, everybody. on the beltway, we'll zoom in to 95, the bw parkway. no problems to report right to the beltway. let's take a look live in college park. here's what it looks like at route 1. you just got the volume as you head over to i- 95. interchange. over into silver spring. again, all of the construction from overnight has been picked up as well. we'll take a live look at 270 at route 28 heading through the rockville area. down to the point where the lanes divide, here's what it looks like. no big deals. headed down to the american legion bridge and tysons corner. coming up, we'll go into virginia and back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. this morning, police in venezuela are now on the lookout, trying to find nationals catcher wilson ramos. >> authorities report ramos was kidnapped last night in front

of his family's home. he was in his native country of venezuela playing winter ball. a spokeswoman for that winter league team says four men took the 24-year-old at gunpoint. kidnappings are not uncommon in venezuela and the motive is usually money. police in riot gear had to move into the streets in state college, pennsylvania overnight where thousands of students protested last night's firing of football coach joe paterno. the board of trustees dismissed the 84-year-old paterno and the school's president, graham spanier, effective immediately over their handling of the child sex abuse allegations against former defensive coordinator of the football team, jerry sandusky. >> those who sacrifice their lives fighting for this country. now, an investigation into the mishandling of the remains of u.s. troops killed in battle. remains are processed at the dover air force base mortuary. 9news now reporter surae chinn is live at the air force memorial with more.

surae? >> andrea, this is just unimaginable treatment of our service men and women who laid down their lives for our country. you would think that they would treat them with respect and dignity but that was just not the case. in fact, treated like a piece of trash instead. well, the special council said -- sent a letter to the president, concluded there was gross negligence. mismanagement and dishonesty. the culture, commonplace for body parts to be lost or mishandled, remains were cremated and dumped in a king george county landfill. there were five instances where fetal remains from shipped to dover inside plastic pails and put in cardboard boxes. when several of these mortuary workers blew the whistle, they were fired. those disciplinary actions have since been rescinded. one of the whistle-blowers says he's seeing to it the practices of 2003 to 2008 are no more.

>> i can guarantee the families that their loved ones are being treated with honor, dignity and respect bar none. and if we see that they're not, we have all jeopardized our careers. our jobs. and insure that that perhaps. >> well, now the practice is to cremate the unidentified remains, put them in urns and bury them at sea. andrea and sneak. >> surae chinn reporting live from in front of the air force memorial. today, the specialized team of engineers who rappeled down the washington monument will return there. a national park service spokesman says the engineers will set up ropes and equipment at the top of the monument then they will fill cracks and missing pieces, shaken loose in the august earthquake with temporary sealant. the weatherization work on the monument will begin monday and it is expected to last about five days. the vote count is changing in a pivotal virginia state senate race. bryce reeves now leads

incumbent house by 224 votes, more than the 86 vote lead that was tallied tuesday night. a victory would produce a 20/20 split in the state senate. republicans hold the tiebreaker vote in lieutenant-governor bill bolling. the g.o.p. controls the state house and the governor's mansion. >> we should find out today whether the latest efforts to reduce pollution in the potomac river have paid off. the potomac conservancy is expected to release its station of the nation reports report. the group gave it a grade of d plus four years ago. the group hasn't graded the water way since then. a conservancy spokesperson says it is part of a plan to reassess the river about every five years. just about 5:35. time for another "your money" report. >> jessica doyle is back with freebies for veterans day. >> a big thank you to our nation's service members for what they've done for our country. some of the nation's largest retailers are offering freebies to veterans and active military members in honor of veterans

day. here are a few examples for us. our partners at "usa today" report that applebees, olive garden, chili, texas roadhouse, cheeseburger in paradise and heaters are all offering veterans versions of free meals on friday. subway is offering free six inch subs. mccormick & schmick's has a free meal on sunday. most of the freebies require proof of military service and some have other restrictions. you'll want to be sure to check out the deals before you head out. new census data shows nearly half of working women who give birth are forgoing paychecks to care for the newborns. mothers with less education are nearly four times than likely to college grads to be denied to be paid maternity benefits. it is the widest gap in 50 years. walmart is hoping you put the turkey leftovers away and head to its earliest store openings ever on thanksgiving. openerring for the first time ever at 10:00 p.m. on thanksgiving night. the shopping kickoff will begin with deals on toys, home and

apparel items followed by electronic special at midnight. it is try og get a jump on the competitors who say they will open up at midnight on thanksgiving. >> you can see it as a workout after the big thanksgiving meal. >> you can walk it off. >> lifting the packages. >> big screen tvs. >> i would take a nap. >> and helping the economy. >> thanks, jess. today, the world's foremost medical facility will be dedicated in bethesda. more on that story coming up. >> plus, a renovation of the oldest war memorial on the national mall is finished just in time for veterans day. we'll be back.

welcome back. partly to mostly cloudy skies. dense fog east. a few stars here in northwest but i think it will be a mostly cloudy day. here's the day planner. not just a mostly cloudy day but a threat for showers at times, especially the middle of

the day. temperatures top off at 55. get colder later this afternoon. front pushes through. you'll notice the wind. out of the northwest at 10 to 15. may gust to 20. turning colder tonight and friday. those details coming up in the next five minutes. right now, inside to monika with your timesaver traffic. >> we have troubles on 95 in virginia on the northbound side. an accident in dale city on the right shoulder. another one at the prince william parkway. that one is in the left lane. more on this on 95 coming up in my next report at 5:48. andrea, back to you. today, the first memorial on the mall to honor war veterans is reopening just in time for veterans day. the d.c. war memorial was built in 1931 to recognize local heroes who served in world world war i. the memorial and its grounds have been under renovation since august of last year. the trust for the national mall along with the national park service will be hosting a reopening ceremony at 11:00 this morning. the new walter reed national military medical center gets its official dedication today.

defense secretary leon panetta will be doing the honors. the campus in bethesda combines the old national naval medical center and walter reed army medical center. walter reed's old campus in the district was shut down over the summer. the new center sits on 243 acres and doctors there expect to be treating nearly a million people per year. >> it is 5:40. take another look at our question of the day. >> 60% of women say they secretly hate this. is it a, birthdays, b, mirrors or c, bridal showers. >> tina wrote on our facebook.com/wusa9, mirrors because we see ourselves so different than others do, we see all of our flaws. >> must be something wrong with that mirror. log on to facebook.com/wusa9 and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer in about an hour. >> a corruption scandal over a huge infrastructure project leads to the biggest municipal bankruptcy in u.s. history. that story is coming up. plus, a new and slightly racier campaign gets underway today in an effort to prevent more unplanned pregnancies.

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weather first time now. mr. bernstein standing by. what do we need? an umbrella, extra coat? >> need a jacket. >> need some rain gear potentially, an umbrella. the jacket i think will be more important with the colder air

moving in. gloves, some areas are down in the 40s. light gloves. you don't need the earmuffs. will you need them tonight and tomorrow though and queen anne's county, an extra 90 minutes to get out the door. they have delayed schools due to the fog going on with the dense fog advisory east. we'll get to the bus stop forecast. all counties in yellow off to the east. dense fog advisory until 9:00 a.m. including prince george's county, charles, calvert, st. mary's, anne arundel, howard, baltimore, the northern neck of the eastern shore. dense fog. particularly dense fog in spots. talking visibilities in some cases. reported at zero down in the tappahannock airport. 1/16 of a mile at bwi will cause flight delays. quarter mile from cambridge and easton up toward dover, delaware. salisbury is three miles. quarter mile also down at pax river. half-mile in leonardtown and andrews air force base. east of town, the fog. west of town, partly cloudy skies. even a stray shower can't be ruled out west, especially in

western maryland and west virginia. temperatures ranging in the mid- 40s. sunrise, 6:45. standard time. our weather headlines, some showers today. not expecting anything too heavy though. as we go through the afternoon, you'll notice the colder temperatures moving in. we'll top off at about 55, maybe only be in the upper 40s. chilly for veterans day. then as we get past tomorrow, going to be another nice weekend. sun returns and temperatures start to moderate. looking at the satellite and the radar. showers, you see them up in pennsylvania. just a thin line here in western maryland. we see more rain offshore headed up toward eastern new england. squeezed in between the two systems. temperatures upper 40s to low 50s. cool spots with the dense fog tappahannock at 43. of course in the mountains, oakland down to 36 this morning. in washington, we sit at 48 with cloudy skies. east-northeast wind at 6. dew point also 48. humidity 100%. areas where the winds are

lighter. you can understand why some of the fog particularly dense. one storm system signature off the california coast. showers in south texas going to the gulf. up toward us, actually, this front which is coming through us, trailing off this system coming through the great lakes with rain and snow. it has been cold enough for some moderate snow in spots. today, the front is what we're watching. it is going to have to come through here. that will happen in the middle of the day. a weak area of high pressure that will help enhance a few showmplets as the timing getting to the middle of the afternoon, we'll kick the showers out of here. tonight, we clear out. chilly air moves in. with a pretty brisk wind out of the northwest, 10 to 15. that wind will be with us on friday as well. so, tomorrow is going to be a little slap in the face with the cold and the wind. 55 today. a few showers. tonight, we're in the 30s. wind chill is in the 20s. near 50 for friday. partly to mostly sunny. your weekend looks better. saturday, upper 50s. sunday, low to mid 60s with

sunshine. we're still looking at a very mild afternoon into monday and tuesday of next week. monika samtani. your turn. >> all right, well at least you have something to look forward to because if you're heading out the door, i wouldn't be looking forward to this. there is an accident on the northbound side of i-95 at the prince william parkway. it is in the left lane. it was already slow because of late clearing construction. watch your step through that area. let's take a live look, little further north on 395 heading up from duke street to seminary road. this is what you should expect. just got a bit of volume in both the main and hov lanes. ok to the 14th street bridge. now we go over to the east side of town. it is going to be the fog especially on route 50, route 301. this is what it looks like coming out of annapolis. watch your step because of that patchy dense fog. and also now an accident reported on the inbound side of route 50 on the ramp to the beltway. i'll have more on that in my next report. coming up next, we'll talk about that and maryland roadways at 6:00. mike, back to you.

making news now at 5:49, a man who has been on the fbi's most wanted list for four decades is planning to surrender today in california. however, while 67-year-old ronald bridgeworth admits being involved in a 1968 shoot-out with police, he said he's innocent of the murder of a san francisco police officer three years earlier. jefferson county, alabama, is declaring bankruptcy at over $3 billion, the largest municipal bankruptcy in u.s. history. the county which includes the city of birmingham, has been struggling with debt from a corruption-plagued sewer project that went billions of dollars over budget. quick entertainment news headline. top prize in last night's country music association awards went to taylor swift. second entertainer of the year and she's just 21 years old. a national campaign kicks off today. to try to prevent unplanned pregnancies. the u.s. has one of the highest rates of unplanned pregnancies

in the developed world. sara brown is the ceo of the national campaign to prevent teen and unplanned pregnancies and dylan tomlin is a former national campaign youth leadership team member and we welcome both of you this morning. thank you for being with us. sara, you say one in ten women between the ages of 20 and 29 have an unplanned pregnancy. i introduce you as the national campaign to prevent teen and unplanned pregnancies but this new campaign is not directed at teenagers. >> that's right. teens are very important in our group and many others have done a lot on teen pregnancies. but this is in addition. these are their older sisters. these are young women in their 20s, largely unmarried, who are having a lot of problems right now in managing pregnancy. there are over a million pregnancies a year to unmarried women in their 20s. the women themselves say they weren't planning, they weren't intending, too soon, not what they wanted. it is a very serious problem. no one recognizes it. >> why do you think it is such

a problem that women in this age group, educated women, working women, may not be getting the message? >> even if they had good sex education and they had it years ago, they may not have paid as much attention as we think they do. life is full, busy, to use birth control carefully every time takes real focus and concentration. for some young women, it is expensive as well. somehow in the great sweep of young adulthood, things happen. >> we want to give you an idea of what the ads look like. so, they are very much in your face. we want you to be aware of that. ♪ >> dylan, are you in that age group, you've worked with the organization before. seeing the ads that we're showing on the air right now, what impact do you think it will make in that age group? will they see it and see something beyond the humor? >> i think they're easy to

relate to. the target audience of the 20 something-year-olds, it is something they'll be able to see and it makes sense to them. it is what we're used to seeing. our generation often sees things like that. it is not considered too in your face for the age group it is targeted toward so i think it will impact the 20 something-year-olds. it is funny enough that it is not -- it creates -- >> a buzz. >> yeah. >> the information that's already out there for that group, is it just boring or why don't young people pick up the information that's already there? >> that's a good question. >> what do you think? >> well, actually, a lot of the information is kind of boring or sometimes even scary. this whole subject of preventing pregnancy or postponing it is said with hushed voices. a lot of young people we know from research are actually afraid of a lot of the best methods of birth control. they don't know a lot. >> what extra help are you

offering besides this informative thing in less than ten seconds? >> we're driving people to a whole new system called bed sider.org. that's how people find it online. and it is a whole fun, open, easy system for young women to learn about birth control, find what works for them and do the very best job they can. >> sara and dylan, thanks for being here with us. a former medic in iraq is helping other combat veterans get through the silent wounds of war. she'll tell us her story coming up at 6:15. >> a nationwide effort to give military brides their wedding gowns for free. wrapped up today. more on that coming up next.

patchy dense fog east of town. dense fog advisory until 9:00. we'll see the clouds rolling in. showers, look at this by noon. could be more prevalent here northern virginia, culpepper up toward loudoun county trying to get in toward maryland. then this afternoon, the showers are pushing through with the front. temperatures will be dropping in fact by 6:00. we're in the upper 40s. mid 40s in the shenandoah valley. turning colder tonight and friday. andrea and mike? >> veterans day is tomorrow but a special operation is already underway to salute military couples. >> a group called brides across

america is giving away hundreds of wedding gowns to military brides. kristin fisher found a bride in manassas who walked away with a $2,000 gown, free! >> these pictures right here. >> reporter: 27-year-old desiree timmons wants the same thing that all brides want in a wedding dress. >> i want something that makes me look beautiful. make it kind of like a fairy tale. >> reporter: this world of white is foreign territory for a bride to be that spends her days as a lieutenant in the navy. >> i'm an officer so by trait, we drive the ships out there on the sea. >> i like this one. this one is really pretty. perfect. >> her fiancee of four months is serving in afghanistan. >> we actually met when i was stationed down in guantanamo bay, cuba. >> he told her about brides across america, an organization that teams up with bridal boutiques across the country to give away wedding gowns to military brides. >> oh, i love it. >> the only place in the d.c. area that is part of the

program is jeanette's bride and boutique in manassas. >> it is a very good experience. it can put a smile on their faces, free dress, you know. who doesn't want a free dress. >> over the next two days, jeanette's bride n boutique will be giving away 50 different wedding dresses. the dresses range in price from $700 to $3,000! >> i think this is the one. this is definitely the dress. >> nice to know there are still people throughout who not only care but want to show that they appreciate what we're doing and how we're serving for our country. >> i'm really happy. i can't believe that i found something. i feel like i'm going to look like a princess. >> in manassas, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> she looked beautiful! it fits perfect, didn't it! in total, they'll give away 600 dresses by the end of today! >> thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. the way to salute vets, i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. we're glad you're with us.

here's monika samtani. she'll have traffic momentarily. >> howard bernstein has our weather first. we have a school delay this morning because of fog. >> queen anne county, 90-minute delay. third time this week fog has caused delays over there. our day planner, we'll see clouds. even showers as a front pushes through. that brings us cooler temps around 55. you'll need the jacket, maybe the rain gear. by 5:00, we're back down to 49 on the heels of a brisk northwesterly wind bringing in colder air. you can see this morning though, showers mainly in pennsylvania. i do expect a few more with the front, especially in the middle of the day. there is a dense fog advisory east of the district here into prince george's county, charles county, southern maryland, howard county, points east of the northern neck. visibilities with temps in the 40s and low 50s as low as a quarter mile at pax river. a 16th of a mile in baltimore. annapolis, east and cambridge dealing with a quarter mile. even up in montgomery county, the airpark down a half-