illinois through indiana. that's going to stay north of us today. cumberland is in the 40s. everybody else is in the 50s except for petersburg at 61 right now. very mild start. as you look at the forecast highs today, in the upper 60s to low 70s out there. very mild for the month of november. i'll be back a little bit later. we'll talk about changes in the seven-day forecast. here's beverly farmer with timesaver traffic. >> we've had changes on the roadways. had such a nice, quiet early start to monday. then the crash, inbound interstate 95 as you're heading out of stafford county, into quantico, the marine base, crash is in the left lane attributing to the light volume out of dumfries toward dale city. more volume, 95 north getting into newington. we'll find more volume building but all lanes open as you make your way across the inbound 14th street bridge. primarily northbound. outer loop, southbound beltway, 236. little river turnpike. clearing a crash from the left side. left side of your screen, more

volume, the headlights heading around to silver spring out of college park. south on 270, i-95 down from baltimore. downtown traffic is pretty light. we're coming up, we'll have another report for you at 6:12. mike, back to you. thanks, beverly. we'll talk to you then. tension definitely on the rise. check out this video from portland, oregon. police had to start arresting some of the protestors at two city parks there. >> hours later, the protestors fought back. that's not the only place this is happening. surae chinn is live at the occupy d.c. camp in northwest washington. surae, good morning and how are things there? >> well, things are going very peacefully. it is calm here at mcpherson square. 15th and k streets northwest. as you were saying, not the case across the country. we do have some local protestors here, joe and rusty, to talk about the reaction of some of the clashes between police and protestors in places such as portland, albany, new

york and oakland, california. >> definitely stand in solidarity with the other movements. they're our sister movements. it is really tearable that they are facing that kind of violence from police. luckily we've been able to avoid that here. >> rusty and joe, talk about the violence that may have occurred here because of police chiefs saying you have been increasingly confrontational with bystanders. your response? >> if you were to come down here and talk with anybody down here for five minutes, you would realize there is no violent people down here. >> there have been fights and accidents claiming that you guys jumped in front of the car but you guys are saying also that it was intentional. some of the response to some of the violence coming into the campsite. >> well, we definitely try to deal with the violence coming into the campsite as prudently as possible. it is not a regular thing. it is very spaced-out. it really depends on the night like full moon was terrible. >> but it is isolated. you're -- what you were saying before is people are coming in, causing trouble, is that the case or is there something else

going on? >> very occasionally. it is not a regular thing but every once in awhile. >> real quick, lastly though, you guys do not have a permit here. are you willing to do the same thing and get arrested just like in portland and what happens then? what are you guys willing to do? >> as an act of civil disobedience, exercising my first amendment right, i would stay in the park. >> thank you joe and rusty. police are saying they're shutting the places down in other parts of the country because of unhealthy reasons and a lot of times, they're devoted some of their officers to these campsites that are taking away from the police force. that is the very latest here at occupy d.c. and mcpherson square. back to you. >> surae chinn reporting live from mcpherson square this morning. >> president obama wrapped up his trip to his home state of hawaii. the president was attending the asian pacific economic summit in honolulu. the trade agreement would involve north america and asia. the president says opening

markets to freer trade would give the economic recovery a boost. he also took a question on his jobs bill which is having difficulty making it through congress. the american people, at this point, are wondering about congressional leadership in failing to pass a jobs bill. the components of which, the majority of americans including many republicans think are a good idea. >> the summit is over but the president will hold a campaign fund-raiser at a hawaiian resort then he's off to several asian countries for a diplomacy mission. we should know later today what sparked a house fire in montgomery county sunday night. authorities say the flames broke out at this corner townhouse on shady spring terrace which is in gaithersburg. the fire quickly spread to two other homes. they were also damaged. no one was hurt in this. >> nationals catcher wilson ramos has plans on making his debut with the venezuelan winter league wednesday just a week after he was kidnapped from his own home in his home

country. the story has a happy ending. he was rescued friday night by commandos. we still haven't been told why he was kidnapped. the team said he's physically ok. ramos is staying in venezuela, which, again, is his home country. bad news on the field and off the field for the redskins sunday. off the field, two of the players may face punishment for violating the nfl's drug policy. >> fred davis and trent williams reportedly broke the rules against recreational drug use. big question is whether they allegedly broke the rules during the lockout which means they wouldn't be held to the nfl rules. >> on the field, not a good day at all. redskins visiting the dolphins sunday. rex grossman got the start at quarterback. he was picked off twice, sacked three times. d.c. falls to miami 20-9. >> disappointed. any time you get in the red zone three times, your defense does a pretty good job. then we move the ball, make the mistake. you have to make the plays to win football games.

>> our offensive line played well. we just didn't get it done and it is frustrating because i think we should have. >> should a, would-a, coulda. they host cowboys. dallas demolished buffalo 44-7. it is 6:06. i'm jessica doyle. i'm helping you get hired. every monday, we're getting people back to work one job at a time. this morning, i'm joined by bridget hanigan with job fox. tell us about the jobs that you've come in to hire for. >> one of the positions we have open right now for the corporate executive board and the position is a sales executive for their market. >> tell us about the corporate executive board which is oftentimes ranked as one of the best employers in the washington area. >> it is a great company to

work for. the purpose is to really work with senior level executives to drive corporate performance, offering beta analysis, research and different advisory services. >> tell us a little bit about the sales executive position that's open with the corporate executive board right now. >> this position is an inside sales position. so, it is phone, sales calls, really building the relationship with senior level executives at midsize companies. >> what are the qualifications for this job, bridget? >> they're pretty basic. you have to have a bachelor's degree. they're looking for someone with at least two years sales experience. so, transactional sales experience would be preferred. >> how do you apply to job like that? >> the best way to apply is on their web site. it is executiveboard.com/careers. you can submit your resume through there on the database. >> there are a couple of other jobs available as well? >> yeah, there are actually a few different sales positions.

so, they have a number of openings right now. >> bridget, thanks so much for coming in today. we really appreciate the jobs that you guys are hiring for. we also want to let folks know if you're looking for a job, metro holds its second annual military open house, recruiting service members for hundreds of open jobs including civil engineers, architects, police officers, and bus drivers. this open house is today from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and it is being held at metro's headquarters, 600 fifth street in northwest. andrea? >> thank you, jess. it is 6:08. today kicks off american education week. >> in five minutes, we'll be joined by the president of the national education association. learn the simple things parents can do to improve their child's school. >> we'll have a nice monday forecast for us. your weather first when 9news now returns.

howard, better news for folks right now. northbound interstate 9 a, the crash in quantico, cleared out of your way. still going to be plenty of volume coming up through stafford getting past the marine base getting into woodbridge here in springfield out of newington, the pace is

good. get on the 395, building volume. our next timesaver traffic at 6:18. andrea? >> thank you, beverly. members of the debt subcommittee in congress aren't giving up hope they'll reach a deal by next week. they're not optimistic they'll do it. that's one of the stories making news now at 6:12. the bipartisan committee has until next wednesday to cut spending and the deficit. otherwise, automatic cuts will be made with social programs and defense spending. the subcommittee was created as part of the deal to raise the debt ceiling last summer. economists mario monti will take over as the new premiere of italy. sylvio berlusconi resigned this weekend after italy's measures aimed at rescuing the country's economy. democrat ray tomlin is officially the new governor of west virginia. he was sworn in yesterday in charlestown. he's been serving as acting governor for a year since joe manchin left for the u.s.

senate. mike? today is the start of american education week. our next guest has the keys to reforming our schools which a lot of people talk about wanting to do is getting you, the parent involved. the president of the national education association. i'm a dad. i enjoy being a part of my child's school. is that the key to make things better? >> absolutely. at the school, when we get the administration teamed together and the school board and all of the people who work there, then when we reach out to parents of the community, that's the formula for success. you have to be involved with your son or daughter's education. talk to them about it. at the elementary school, we often see parents come to open house and so on. through the high school years, it is just as important. conversation, the rides in the car. opportunity to ask them about school, what they see happening there. how they see it, envisioning their future. what do you want to be when you're 25. conversation is big. >> do you think parents just, when they get into the high school, they're almost adults. they push them off on their own a little bit. maybe they should be more

involved? >> a combination. those kids are striving for independence. high school math teacher for 23 years, they want to be independent but they're still very much dependent on parents for conversations, for advice. don't make decisions for them. but sure, you definitely want to influence them. >> the studies show even though they say that your teens can rebuff you, they're still listening. >> absolutely. as a teacher, i really tried to take time between classes, passing time, any time to connect with them in their real life. whether it is athletics or music or whatever their interests were and i think as parents, we need to do the same thing. connect with them. have conversations. >> they understand you're listening that way. >> absolutely. >> one of the fun things you're doing to celebrate and enjoy the start of education week has to do with the web site. what is it? >> a great place to get all of the different things happening in american education. this is the 90th anniversary. number one, we're celebrating

the role of public education. you work hard and decision education is your means to get whatever you have. the people who work in the buildings, the parents, all of us who make it happen for youngsters all across the country. >> one more thing. one little fun thing. you can vote for your favorite hypothetical seb lit substitute teacher on line. the choices online... absolutely hysterical. last year's winner was anderson cooper. thanks a lot for joining us. we appreciate your time. howard, over to you. as a former principal and teacher, i underscore that. sometimes we have to remind the parents what we need them to do. >> sometimes it is a challenge, single family, they can't be involved. >> how much of a challenge is it to give us the forecast? >> challenge will come tomorrow and wednesday. we have rain around. today, a little bit of a breeze and a very mild monday.

especially for november. temperatures will be pushing the 70 degree mark. maybe even the low 70s. then we've got cooler weather as we head into the middle of the week be. 50s this morning out there. just light jacket. sunrise at 6:49. been kind of warm in the studio. that's why michael and i are jacketless this morning. day planner, 57. 8:00, mostly cloudy. sunshine returns. winds will be southerly. 10 to 20 miles per hour. 68 by 4:00. still with the southerly winds at 14. that will be close to the high for the day. some of us will make it in the low 70s. by 8:00, mostly cloudy and 65. a few showers overnight toward tuesday morning. 55 in arlington. 53 up in laytonsville, gaithersburg is 54. leesburg this morning is 54. one of the warmer spots down south at fort belvoir and baden, 56 degrees while in town, we're sitting right at 55

with the clouds. south winds are 9 miles per hour. there is the breeze i'm talking about. it will get stronger than that. the dew point slowly rising. moisture moves in on the heels of the southerly winds. a lot more moisture out to our west and southwest. jet stream taking a big dip in the baja coming across west texas. up into the midwest here, with all of the showers and storms from illinois in toward pennsylvania, but this is moving off to the east- northeast. this is going to stay north of us today. there is a front up here. this front is going to sag south and bring us a better chance of showers tomorrow and especially wednesday. today, we're looking good through the afternoon. here we are, 5:00. tonight into tomorrow morning, notice how the showers and 6:00 a.m. tuesday, lighter ones across the region. heavier ones well west of us. a few showers here from midday. they take off for the afternoon on tuesday but by wednesday, another batch of rain moves over us and will be with us much of the day on wednesday. some of the computer models, we're talking one and a half inches of rain here by the time

this system gets out. could be a good soaker on wednesday. today, 68. tomorrow, 65 with a few showers. wednesday, wet, cooler. 59 degrees. look at thursday and friday, chilly around here. upper 40s to near 50. we recover for the weekend. maybe we could hold the raindrop off late in the weekend. highs on sunday in the mid- 60s. monika is off but beverly farmer is in with your latest update with timesaver traffic. >> we told you about the crash earlier, virginia beltway, outer loop southbound near 236. sky 9 shows us live in the work zone, not out of the roadway yet. southbound 236, left side of the roadway will be blocked. against rush hour flow. the traffic on the other side, the inner loop seeing a little more volume as you build up toward 66. you'll find lanes open on 95 as you head up out of quantico. earlier crash, cleared. virginia state police it is gone. look at the heavier volume we see northbound 95, the brake lights getting up past the rest

area. floodgates set loose. getting to the beltway and then on 395 through landmark. maryland beltway, no current accidents. i-495 west. the heavier volume getting past georgia avenue. delays begin back near the interchange. heads up frederick, county, maryland. right near the exit for 85, 355 market street. that will block the westbound through lanes for now. we'll keep you updated on that. next timesaver traffic at 6:25. andrea? >> thank you, beverly. next in sports, college basketball gets underway. we'll check in with maryland and gw. >> right now, a check on the question of the morning is what we want to do. the average homeowner will spend three full days each year doing one of these things. is it a, waiting for a repairman. b, cleaning the garage or c, raking leaves? >> facebook friend jenny guesses a from experience. some homeowners don't have garages but all of us have sat for hours waiting for someone who is supposed to show up within their designated window of time which is almost a joke.

i agree. almost, jenny. >> keep the guesses coming. we'll reveal the answer coming up. >> just a suggestion.

howard here with your weather first. a mild monday out there. temps in the 50s. we're in for a warm day, especially for november. we're looking at 70 plus in some spots. here is your day planner. sunshine coming back a little bit later. clouds this morning. some midday sunshine. mid-60s. 3:00, upper 60s. by 6:00, 66. highs upper 60s to low 70s. andrea? >> no nba but we do have college. in sports, one game and one win for the maryland men's basketball team. in the post-gary williams era. >> coach mike turgeon was at the helm for maryland now. first game without gary williams since 1989.

on the court, ralph led the way for the terps. he had 22 points. maryland wins its tenth straight season opener. final score, 71-62. george washington played its first road game. the game was close until cal closed the first half on a 21-0 run. colonials lose. tony taylor with 20 points in the loss. gw's next game, bowling green next week. nascar's chase for the cup will have excitement in its final race. next week in south florida, carl edwards and tony stewart will compete to win the cup, just three points separates the two drivers. edwards finished second. stewart, third in yesterday's kobalt tools 500 in phoenix. kasey kahne took the checkered flag. his first win in 81 races. a rough sunday for ravens out in seattle. joe flacco got picked off once. david reed fumbled twice on kickoff returns from baltimore. ravens fall to the seahawks 22-

17. baltimore hosts cincinnati next sunday. >> 6:25. we'll introduce you to star dolls. >> three months after the earthquake, the national cathedral reopens. next, when you will be able to visit. >> beverly farmer in for monika samtani. she has a quick check of traffic. >> on the outer loop of the beltway, your struggles are getting into springfield. an earlier crash near 236. looking at volume more on the right side on the inner loop heading up toward i-66. your next timesaver traffic coming up at 6:31. stay with us. >> so, ah, your seat good? got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet.

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good morning and welcome back to 9news now. our time is 6:29. this is always the place to get your weather first. here's a live look at the white house emerging in the dark as the sun comes up, 55 degrees there right now. >> thanks so much for starting your day with us. i'm mike hydeck. >> i'm andrea roane. meteorologist howard bernstein is live on the weather terrace. he has our forecast. >> still about 20 minutes until sunrise this morning. it is mild. but a little breezy. a light jacket necessary this morning. but we're in for a very warm day for november. as temperatures shoot toward 70 if not the low 70s. we start with the day planner. mostly cloudy skies. midday sunshine. mid-60s for the lunch hour. with the breeze, not going to

be the easiest day to be outside eating. although certainly taking a walk or a jog, be fine for that. highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. at times, the winds will gust 25 miles per hour. there is rain well to our north through ohio and pennsylvania, indiana, even illinois. that is going to stay north of us today. temperatures, there they are in the 50s to 61 in petersburg. it is near 60 in tappahannock, patuxent river, reedville, they're about 60 according to jan. look at the numbers, this afternoon, annapolis, 67. frederick, 69. leesburg, 72. keep in mind that here in d.c., our normal high is 59 degrees. midweek rains, more on that in a few minutes. beverly has an update on your timesaver traffic. >> we're check out the ride for folks on the beltway to 66. 66 getting to the beltway eastbound. left side of your screen, eastbound traffic with the volume merging on to the beltway. all lanes open. will you see volume delays getting east of manassas, 50 to

the metro. earlier crash on the outer loop at 236. had the left side tied up. inner loop will be a slow merge getting past 66 as well. northbound 95, the earlier accident north of quantico has been cleared. still expect some heavier than normal volume up from stafford into quantico. here in springfield, things are looking good as you head out of newington to get out to the beltway. volume through woodbridge. 395 slowing in landmark, then approaching the 13th street bridge. had a crash on i-70 for commuters to head west into frederick. westbound lanes were blocked. eastbound out of hagerstown has been open. 207 with volume delays. no incidents but you know the drill as you head west of college park around to georgia avenue and silver spring, just a slow roll for you. next timesaver traffic comes up at 6:45. mike, back to you. thanks, beverly. for the first time since the earthquake back in august, the national cathedral is back open to visitors. good shepherd chapel opened minutes ago. >> the main building will open

at 10:00 a.m. mass was celebrated inside for the first time in months. ♪ >> reverend mary ann edgar was consecrated as the ninth episcopal bishop of washington. the pews were filled as the cathedral welcomed worshippers back inside. church bells rang for the first time since the earthquake topple and cracked spires on the church and the crowd inside really enjoyed being back. >> the church that i'm from at home in the bronx is much smaller and not nearly as lavish so it was really nice to just see a different design. >> completing the repairs on the cathedral expected to take years and at a cost of more than $15 million. police in oakland, california, are telling the occupy protestors they need to leave a town square. >> this follows a similar move by police in portland, oregon. this weekend. that led to a clash in that city. >> surae chinn is live at the occupy protest here in the district. surae, how are things there this morning? >> well, things are peaceful

and there is no sign police are shutting down occupy d.c. here at mcpherson square at 15th and k streets northwest. but that isn't the case with occupy movements across the country. police in riot gear in portland, oregon, started cracking down on protestors. they're tearing down tents and shutting down samp sites. in some cases, they put protestors in twist ties and carried them out. portland's mayor and police chief ordered the shutdown of these sites because of unhealthy conditions. >> i think our officers communicated very clearly to them that that area was closed and they needed to leave. we use minimal force to push them back. folks that wanted to be arrested, we told them to have a seat. we would facilitate their arrests which we did. >> well, police really do have a concern as these occupy movements carry on through the weeks and months across the country in oakland, california,

there were two deadly shootings and two other people found dead at the campsite. there was another man who was found dead in salt lake from drug use and carbon monoxide poisoning from a heater that was on. a military veteran was also found dead. he shot himself at a vermont campsite. another man was dead for two days until police found him in new orleans. so, police really are concerned about this and so far though, here in occupy d.c. at mcpherson square, no encroachments on their campsite and no shutdown here at occupy d.c. mike, andrea? >> surae chinn reporting live at mcpherson square this morning. the hunt continues this morning for the gun han who took potshots at a metrobus. one man was struck as the u6 bus pulled away from a stop at 37th street near eli place in southeast d.c. early sunday morning. medics rushed the unidentified man with wounds to his leg, hand and arms to the hospital. he is expected to survive.

investigators spoke with witnesses and are reviewing footage from a camera on the bus. now, for a quick check of the stories from the campaign trail this morning, the wife of republican presidential candidate herman cain is defending her husband. he's been tkoágd over the last few weeks by accusations that he sexually harassed several women. gloria cain says she can't believe the accusations. she says "he totally respects women." >> former congressman frank kratovil says no to a rematch with andy harris. he represented maryland's first congressional district. he was ousted by harris, a republican last november. kratovil now works for prince george's county state attorney's office. 6:35. jessica doyle is here with another "your money" report. >> imagine that. she says bank fees keep rolling and growing. >> that's right. they're certainly not going away any time soon. what the banks are doing now, they're quietly sneaking them into services. even as bank of america and other major banks have backed away from charging customer

fees. "the new york times" reports these examples, bank of america charging $5 to replace a lost debit card or $20 if you need rush delivery. if you deposit money with a low ball phone, they'll charge you $50 a check. >> want cash wired to your account? starting in december that, will cost $15 for each incoming payment at td bank. owners of the new iphone 4s and folks who downloaded the operating system have reported problems with short battery life. an update to the ios5 was supposed to relieve the problem but some users are complaining the fix didn't work and in some cases, it is making the problem even worse. the system update was released on thursday. and there is a new barbie your little girl may be clamoring for this holiday season. mattel is rolling out six star doll barbie dolls. you can see them there on your screen. star doll is a girl's web site with 200 million girls

worldwide logging on could digitally dress up dolls. our partners at "usa today" report the new barbies are mini fashionistas right down to their eyelashes. unlike normal barbies, these aren't painted on but they're rooted and protrued and they come with a pretty hefty price tag. about $21 a piece. >> are these called barbies? >> they're barbies but they're called star doll by barbies so they're a jointly marketed franchise for mattel now. >> glad i'm out of that market. >> i'm not into it yet. >> thanks, jess. >> there's not a lot of good things that came out of sunday's loss by the redskins. they were in south florida taking on the dreadful dolphins but they didn't look dreadful yesterday. sacking rex grossman three times and intercepting him twice including the pick as the skins were on a drive. miami scored on that interception with reggie bush

running in for his second touchdown of the game. redskins lose 20-9. it is their fifth straight loss. >> whether it is running the ball or throwing the ball, we need more explosive plays and our red zone efficiency needs to be better. >> try to figure it out. try to get it figured out. >> they've got a lot of games left. we have to get winning and winning fast. >> one of those games left is the one against the cowboys, dallas visits fedex field next sunday. the cowboys drug the bills into the ground4-7. >> howard says it is going to be a beautiful day! highs flirting with the 70 degree mark. it is november! wonder how long it will last. >> here is a live look at interstate 66 west of the boston area. moving slowly -- smoothly in both directions. not a lot of traffic. our next timesaver traffic report is 7 minutes away. >> thanks for choosing channel 9. here's what's on tonight...

good morning and welcome back to 9news now. 6:43 and we're getting your week off to a great start with howard's forecast. >> a beautiful predawn sky. just posted a picture from the national park service webcam. over by the netherlands. if you follow me on facebook or twitter, it is out there right now. check it out. it is a beautiful, mostly cloudy sky this morning. let's get you going though. bus stop forecast this morning, it is mild out there. it is going to be a warmish day for november. tough to say warm is 70. but for november, it is warm.

mostly cloudy and mild. in the 50s this morning. sunrise coming up here in a few minutes. our day planner, mix of clouds and sunshine. few more clouds, middle of the day. more sun, middle of the day. 62 by 11:00 67 at 1:00 winds will be brisk out of the south 10 to 20 gusting 25 and we've seen some of the gusts already this morning. 68 at 3:00 south winds at 14. by 5:00, we're 67 degrees. showers tomorrow. especially wednesday. clouds moving in overnight. even yesterday afternoon, we turn mostly cloudy. under the clouds, temperatures are still on the mild side. most of us are in the 50s, mid to upper 50s with 59 tappahannock and pax river. cross junction with 50. winchester, 54. gaithersburg this morning, 53. even on the eastern shore, comfortable at 55. same temp at reagan national under the cloudy skies. couple of breaks. but for meteorological reporting reasons, 90% is

considered overcast. dew points, 46. the barometer steady. 29.99. there is a front up to our north moving in. big southwesterly push of the jet stream. strong enough here. really giving extra lift with the shoufrs and storm from eastern illinois. now, the heavier stuff into maine pushing toward ohio. all of the activity will stay north of us today. front, south, get through us. it will help drag the showers and rain toward us late tonight and tuesday. today, noontime, everything is up north. along and north of interstate 80, we should be seeing a mix of clouds and sunshine. few showers late tonight and early tomorrow. couple of showers midday tuesday. we break. wednesday looks like more rain moves in here and rain on wednesday will be on the moderate to heavy side. maybe an inch, inch and a half by the time this thing is done. it will be warm. 50s again tonight. mild tuesday. with some showers. here and there. but wednesday will be a wet day. cooler. only in the upper 50s.

as we head into thursday and friday, colder. upper 40s to near 50. we recovered from the low 60s saturday. there could be a late shower by the end of the weekend. monika samtani is off. beverly farmer has us covered with timesaver traffic. >> howard, travel northbound on i-95, early morning crash in quantico, long cleared from the roadway. we're looking live at 395 heading up past landmark, typical volume delay up toward seminary road. more volume. switching up to the 14th street bridge on 395, just volume as you head on to the bridge and the freeway. that nice volume there, gw parkway checked in incident- free. earlier crash on the outer loop of the beltway at 236 has been cleared. over on to the shoulder. got a crash in loudouns county between 28 and the loudoun county parkway. police are dealing with that right now. here is the outer loop at georgia avenue on the left side of the screen. tail end begin back at i-95 and college park. in frederick, i-70 westbound

still tied up with a crash at urbana pike. westbound lanes are blocked. eastbound from hagerstown to frederick, lanes open, typical volume into hyattstown and hitting south germantown down toward rockville. next timesaver traffic is 6:58. mike, back to you. just about 6:48 now. it is confession time. did you take something from the post office whether it was by accident or even on purpose? well, this is your chance to bring it back, no questions asked. the post office is hosting a two-week amnesty period to bring back any of its equipment. the biggest thing apparently people take, the plastic mail tubs. you know the post office is hurting moneywise! the post office spends $50 million per year just replacing stolen equipment. you can bring back what you have to any post office, again, no questions asked. >> i was thinking what do you take from a post office. i would never think one of those. >> not only that, they're thinking about cutting saturday delivery out because they're losing so much money.

bring it back. >> they need it. >> singer and actor justin timberlake used his celebrity for a great cause. this weekend, he had one of the most moving evenings of his life because he fulfilled a promise to a marine. here is a photo of timberlake and marine corporal kelsey. in july, she used youtube to invite him to the marine corps ball and he said yes and was there. saturday night. look at those great photos. he added it was a great chance to be around so many heroes. >> she happens to be beautiful, too. great photo. >> your chance to help our nation's heroes and their families enjoy a thanksgiving meal. >> we still meed your donations for the turkeys for troops program. >> thanks to everyone who donated friday night during our on-air telethon. the goal of buying 1400 thanksgiving dinners. each dinner feeds a family of six and costs $50 each. but donations of any size are appreciated. >> just go to wusa9.com.

you'll see a link on the front page and you can make a donation to help these heroes. time to reveal the answer to the question of the morning. the average homeowner will spend three full days every year doing one of these things. is it a, waiting for repairman, b, cleaning the garage or c, raking the leaves. >> jessica doyle got the answer and some reaction from a channel 9 viewer. >> would you be surprised to learn it is a, waiting for a repair person. >> no, i wouldn't be surprised. >> why is that? >> because you are always waiting for comcast or someone to come and repair something. if it is not the utility, electric, whatever. >> they never come at the early part of that window they give you, right? >> any time between 12:00 and 5:00. 4:55 is when they show up. >> we'll have a check on the news before you go.

mostly cloudy skies this morning. 55 degrees. look at the temperatures by noon. mix of sun and clouds. upper 60s to low 70s for highs this afternoon with a 5:00 p.m. temperature of 67 degrees. one last look at the seven-day forecast in about five minutes. here's mike. >> today is monday, november 14th. here's a check of the news before you go. d.c. police are investigating an early morning murder. a man was found shot along edgewood street near douglas street in northeast before 2:30 this morning. he was taken to a local hospital. that is where he died. police have not made any arrests. >> u.s. park police are looking for a man named oscar ortega. they believe ortega fired a gun near the white house friday night. he will be charged with carrying a dangerous weapon. police did find an ak-47. >> two redskins reportedly violated the league's recreational drug use policy.

fred davis and clint williams only face fines though because the violation reportedly occurred during the lockout when the rules were no longer in effect. our time right now, 6:54. >> one more check of weather and traffic when 9news now returns. [ screaming ]

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before we go, any of who you know and love andrea roane like we do here at channel 9 know she gives a lot to charity, a lot of her time and a lot of public events. and last week, she did something to help knock out domestic violence. explain this, will you please, this picture. >> well, i'm being escorted to

the stage by two -- one is a montgomery county firefighter, the other is a d.c. firefighter who happened to be in their skivvies because the theme was san tropez. how do you dress for san tropez? >> naked! >> i had clothes on. >> who is that? >> he is the montgomery county emt firefighter. and they usually come out every year and they have helped the organization and others. this organization, knock out abuse, 18th year anniversary. they have raised about $6.5 million over the time period to aid women and families who have been the victims of abuse. stephanie house, d.c. volunteer project are some of the beneficiaries. you have fun. >> a few smiles along the way. >> way to step up, andrea. >> way to step up. >> tough duty. >> weatherwise today, we've got clouds this morning. midday sun. upper 60s to low 70s for highs. wednesday looks wet and then chilly to finish out the work week. >> wall street is looking -- >> beverly, traffic?

>> right now, your ride is not too bad. outer loop beltway, outer loop heading west to college park around to georgia avenue in silver spring. heavy traffic with no obstacles. all of the neighbors in front of you. they did reopen i-70 westbound in frederick. crash moved on to the shoulder. virginia riders, 95, typical stuff getting out of dale city and woodbridge. slow traffic extending to springfield. jessica? >> as for wall street, this is a happy monday. we're looking higher this monday. >> "the early show" will have more on the "60 minutes" story about capitol hill lawmakers taking advantage of the stock market. >> we'll see you again starting tomorrow morning at 4:25. have a great day! good morning. after th