at 5 to 10. had system rain showers late yesterday and occasionally even mixed with sleet in one or two spots before finally clearing out. this morning some snow showers up across new york state and pennsylvania. our temps there running in the upper 20s now in martinsburg and luray is down to 26. culpeper 28 to the upper 30s on the bay at annapolis and cambridge. we're 36 in washington with 34 at manassas and before i go just want to point out the windchills the morning. down in the low to mid-20s up in northern virginia and the shenandoah valley. western maryland and here in town feeling like 31 right now. beverly farmer's coming here and she's got the timesaver traffic at 5:00. friday right -- friday lights so far. we have got just got construction barrels pulling out of the path most locations. 395. 95 corridors with no incidents to report right now in the path. to the beltway on to 95.

virginia beltway, alexandria heading up to tyson's, all the overnight roadwork out of your way and here's 395 at the bridge with the light volume. no incidents to report maryland beltway save for the rest of the construction on the inner loop the eastbound beltway at colesville road pulling the barrels away from the right side there. here at the american legion bridge, no early troubles 270 corridor in on 50 from annapolis, buoy, the vw parkway into down. back to you mike, andrea. the man accused of shooting at the white house has now been charged with trying to assassinate president obama. >> in morning a disturbing video of ortega-hernandez made is circulating. 9news now reporter surae chinn is outside the white house with more. the good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. this story getting more bizarre and stranger by the day. 9news now obtained that 48 minute videotape of ortega- hernandez basically pleading to oprah for a job. and he believes himself to be a modern day messiah or prophet.

listen in. >> it's not just a coincidence that i look like jesus. i am the modern day jesus christ that you all have been waiting for. so i ask you oprah, better yet, i'm begging you oprah, please cast me on to your show oprah. >> reporter: on this tape, he continues on. he complains about the government. he complains about the president saying that he's basically the antichrist. the 21-year-old man from idaho was arrested five days after he allegedly fired rounds into the white house. with an assault rifle that had a large scope on it. ortega-hernandez appeared in a pittsburgh courtroom yesterday and we're waiting for his extradition to washington, d.c.. well, next up we're going to hear from the man who actually videotaped ortega-hernandez on the idaho state university campus. we'll hear that coming up in

the next half hour. mike, andrea? >> we just saw shots of people repairing the windows where we know at least two bullets struck the white house. but what other ballistic evidence does the secret service have and what are they telling us? >> reporter: we know they found nine shell casings but again, only one cracked the living quarters there -- cracked the window of the living quarters of the first family. we do know that the president and the first lady were not here at the time. they were in san diego but still, ortega-hernandez is charged with attempted assassination on the president. he faces life in prison. andrea? >> all right, surae chinn reporting live from the white house. an assistant coach at another university has been put on leave over accusations of child sex abuse. syracuse's assistant coach bernie fine is accused of molesting a ball boy in the 1980s and '90s. the head coach jim boeheim say the matter was brought up in 2005 and at the time the allegations were determined to

be unfounded. the florida civil rights association is asking the u.s. department of justice to investigate alleged civil rights abuses by two virginia state troopers. the association accuses the troopers of using excessive force, racial slurs, ethnic jokes and vulgar language against an hispanic woman at the scene of a traffic accident on 395 in july. she was arrested after refusing to sign a traffic summons. despite large numbers of arrests in other cities, police didn't take any occupy d. c. protestors into custody thursday. local protestors decided to act by marching to the key bridge a spot president obama recently visited to promote his plan to create jobs. officers partially blocked the streets as they marched and some were prepared in case things went wrong as they did in other cities. >> we were wondering if the

same thing is going to happen here. so i went and i you know cleaned out my tent and packed everything up just in case. >> while police good standard along the key bridge -- stood guard along the key bridge, the protestors remained on the sidewalks with their signs. time for the latest your money report of the morning. >> headline time. and the roller coaster ride continues on wall street. >> that's right heading into the weekend we'd like to see some green on the screen but that could be a challenge today with the concerns about europe's debt crisis. interest rates have soared in spain, it's a bad sign as the country struggles with its own debt issues. on wednesday fitch rating warned here in the u.s. the u.s. banks could be greatly affected if europe's crisis continues to spread. global investors very concerned. asia down big again today. europe trading off about 1% and checking the numbers here at home --

we saw another bad quarter and troubling outlook for gap as it heads into the critical shopping season. the company which runs gap stores in addition to banana republic and old navy says third quarter profits fell 36%. gap has been struggling for six years to reclaim its former fashion status. the company intends to cut its square footage in the u.s. by 10% by 2013. the quote tastiest ride was named motor trendies car of the year. it is the volkswagen pass sat. it has a clean and simple styling you typically see on expensive luxury vehicles. prices for a mid-sized passat start at $20,000. pretty cute. >> yeah. they're sharp looking and they're less than a lot of other vehicles out there. >> that's right. absolutely. what do you have for us in

the next half hour? >> well, let's consider this -- a shame campaign. we're talking about outing maryland's top 50 tax chiefs to get them to pay up. that's coming up in 30 minutes. secretary of state hillary clinton is headed to a place no top u.s. diplomat has visited in half a century. that story is coming up. plus, herman cain scores another first among 2012 republican presidential candidates. and coming up in sports the capitals try to break out of a losing rut north of the border, we'll be right back.

nine after 5:00 on this friday morning, a cold friday

morning, windchills in thes and we'll only get into the 40s this afternoon. maybe 50 places like culpeper but a chilly day ahead. sunshine, that will be good and the winds will get lighter and turn southwest 5 to 10 this afternoon. high in town expected about 47. milder for the weekend. more on that coming up in about five minutes. right now we go to beverly farmer. she'll tell you about the friday morning commute. friday light we're hoping for howard at least for the morning rush hour. outer loop of the beltway heading west from college park into silver spring, the roadwork overnight had been on the inner loop and that's out of the roadway at colesville road. here at new hampshire. the light volume looking good at 395. complete look at timesaver traffic is 5:17. making news now at 5:10 this morning, today president obama is in bali, indonesia, the last leg of the trip to asia. he made an important announcement overnight. hillary clinton will become the first secretary of state to visit myanmar in more than 50

years, recent reforms including the release orphaning sang of awning sang sue chi. he was the president who expended the special forces leading to the founding of the green berets. herman cain getting secret service protection now. he's the first republican in the 2012 presidential race to have it. the department of homeland security granted a request from his campaign this week. cain has stayed near the top of the republican polls despite allegations of past sexual harassment charges. could a new local highway be affecting the cell phone service for nearby subdivisions? find out why homeowners think the icc is to blame for their cell problems. that's coming up at 5:35. and we'll show you how some students are helping some of the neediest families in our region with a list of clothes and other things with today's cool school. up next though at 5:14,

howard has a warming trend for the weekend. we'll be right back.

good morning, welcome back to 9news now. 5:14. happy to tell you if you didn't

already know, it's friday. weekend's upon us and -- >> we like fridays. >> will we need to bundle up over the weekend? >> only overnight into tomorrow morning then somewhat of a moderation to move in. as andrea said this morning, good snuggling weather. >> i like the way you think. >> exactly. it's cold out there this morning with temperatures down in the 20s and 30s. so the bus stop forecast, at least we've got clear skies. but it is a little bit breezy this morning. those winds will subside and by this afternoon, turn toward the southwest at about 5 to 10. we'll call it clear, breezy and cold. 29 to 39 although we got a few spots now even colder than that. sunrise at 6:54 this morning. our day planner, lots of sunshine there. 35 degrees at 8:00. northwest winds at 7 so the windchills still around 30. by noon, 43. winds northwest at 8 but they'll turn more southwesterly this afternoon. as high pressure sort of slides slowly away from us. 4r5 degrees at 4:00. so a chilly day with highs only around 47. maybe 50 south and west of town. and by 8:00, we're back down to

40 degrees in washington. so if you're in the suburbs at any high school football games, yeah it's going to be in the 30s tonight. look at the lake snows that are falling across areas in new york state here. we've got high pressure which is over kentucky and tennessee. northwesterly winds bringing in the cold air over the open lakes. so some lake snows there. for us, clear skies, cold temperatures. mid 30s from easton over the salisbury right now. even in d. c. we're at 36 but west of town and south of town, fredericksburg is 30. couple pepper and luray in the 30s. 32 degrees for winchester with windchills now down to 24 at the air park in montgomery county. feels like 26 at pax river. 28 the windchill in culpeper and yeah, look at garrett county for the weekend? well, today anyway a cold, cold day. windchill right now 12. it's 36. clear skies: dew point way down.

down to 15. so this is a really cold dry air mass but the good news for us is that the jet stream will be moving generally west to east across the country. it will move systems quickly. so while the cold air has come in quickly, it will leave quickly. today's going to be the cold day. tomorrow we start to moderate. and then by sunday, well, it will even be almost pleasant with temperatures high pressure in control. so no problems today. tomorrow is fine. you know by sunday, slight chance we'll get a sprinkle in here. better chance though monday and especially tuesday and wednesday. 47 today. tonight back in the 20s and low 30s. light winds, mild air tomorrow. 55. sunday, 64. a few more clouds. and just a slim chance of a shower but on monday afternoon shower possible. 60. and upper 50s with some showers or rain around later tuesday into the first part of wednesday. cool but dry on thanksgiving. beverly farmer, friday light keeping it on? well, so far so good. it is howard, friday and we're hoping for a good drive right now. we're checking out the ride for folks in virginia. so far incident free. 66 here at 28th.

skull leaved, centreville -- sully road, centreville. moving freely. northbound 95 more volume for you making the trip in through wood bridge getting up to springfield to get to the beltway and on to 395 has been great though on northbound 95. that's the right side of the screen traffic there heading to the beltway and 395 and maryland drivers out of frederick county southbound 270 heaviest volume for you as you make your way down to hyattstown but the pace into clarks burg is looking good on the left side of the screen. southbound traffic running freely to the beltway. one accident to report fredericksburg police are on the scene of courthouse road at levels road in the intersection right now police are directing you around that. your next check of timesaver traffic coming up at 5:25 before you leave the house. back to you. before you leaf the house over the weekend, you may want to leave a couple minutes early. metro trains won't be running along part of the blue and yellow line this weekend. that's because crews will be doing track work between the king street and pentagon city stations. that means that crystal city, national airport and braddock

road stations will be closed. the work is slated to run from 10:00 tonight until the system reopens monday morning. again it's friday which means we are less than a week away from the busy holiday travel rush. triple a is predicting 42.5 million people will travel more than 50 miles away from home over the holiday weekend. that's up 4% from last year. and most of us, 90% of us are going there by war even though the economy is in tough shape the experts say the americans are going to choose family and friends over being frugal this holiday. the terps lose the first basketball game against a ranked opponent. plus, virginia tech narrowly avoids an upset that could have knocked the hee keys out of top -- hokies out of the top 10. but first coming up on 5:19 we want to take another look at the question of the day --

this is a response posted on the wusa9 facebook fan page from jessica spencer, she wrote -- >> sometimes that lands on a friday. wusa9's facebook fan page is where you can weigh in. we'd love to hear from you. the answer in the 6:00 hour.

ñó everybody knows the best place for a good time is mississippi. and that's only until they visited us in louisiana. which is a distant second to sunny florida. for beautiful vacation, nothing beats alabama. ok, we'll never agree on who's best. but we can all agree on one thing. the gulf's the worlds number one vacation spot. and we've gone all out to make this year the best ever. mississippi has wonderful people, great music, and the beautiful outdoors. louisiana's the best seafood you'll ever eat. shrimp gumbo, crab cakes, etouffee. florida means beautiful beaches and sugar white sands. actually experts agree that the best beaches are here in alabama. which can't compare to a good time on the gulf in mississippi.

louisiana fresh catch. florida beaches. alabama beauty. mississippi outdoors. the gulf is the world's goodtime headquarters. and we are 100% open for business. i'm glad we got that settled. 5:22 on a cold morning with

temps in the 30s and even some 20s out there. these are the air temperatures not the windchills which are down in the low to mid-20s across many parts. we go through the morning lots of sunshine. temperature by 9:00 only 37. a pushing 39 at annapolis and baltimore. this afternoon, lunchtime, i don't think it's an outdoor- type of day with low to mid-40s at lunchtime and mid-afternoon, mid- to upper 40s. maybe, maybe flirting with 50 out toward culpeper but a chilly day ahead. bundle up. thank you howard. virginia tech nearly got upset in its bid to win the 10th game. >> the hokies were up 24-7 on the tarheels in blacksburg last night and in the fourth quarter, north carolina scored a touchdown to close the gap. 24-21. then carolina recovered an onside kick and that kick didn't go the required 10 yards. so virginia tech ran out the clock. now here's kristen berset with more of your morning sports. good morning everyone.

the capitals are being very red skin-esque lately. since starting the season 7-0. they have gone 3-5-1 and in recent games their defense has been pretty lackluster and well, last night wasn't any better. caps in winnipeg taking on the jets in the first period, alex semin gets the caps on the board first. but in the second, the caps now down by one on the break away but they miss the goal. jets the get the puck right back and blake wheeler scores. the jets scored three goals in just over four minutes in the second period. caps lose in canada 4-1. mark turgin and the terps taking on alabama in puerto rico. james padgett led maryland with just nine points and five rebounds. terps lose on day one in puerto rico 62-42. coach mark turgi nsaid they were like a train wreck. the nationals have added a new coach to their staff.

randy knorr is the new bench coach. since then he's either been a big league coach or minor league manager in the nationals' organization. that's going to do it for your morning sports, i'm kristen berset, have a great friday. the u.s. is winning the president's cup but no thanks the tiger woods. he is the only american golfer without a point so far in the tournament which is being held in australia. woods is 0-2 for the first time ever in this event but the good news the americans still have the overall lead. and a great way to end the sports block. >> yes, we have a great way. wilson ramos will be at narcs park to talk about -- narcotics park to talk about last week's d -- nationals park to talk about last week's ordeal. wilson was unharmed in the rescue. >> thankfully. okay, 5:25. still ahead some unsettling video is surfacing now about a

man who accused -- who is now accused of trying to asceses gnat president obama. we have a -- assassinate president obama. plus today dozens of virginia families picket the federal government for more help. here's timesaver traffic with beverly farmer. right now the ride for folks on the beltway heading into silver spring. so far volume pretty friday light on the outer loop passing university boulevard. no real significant delays. we're going to check timesaver traffic again coming up at 5:30. stay with us, you're watching 9news now friday edition. we'll be right back.

good morning and welcome back to 9news now. i'm andrea roane. you definitely want to look for that heavy coat this morning. >> uh-huh. you were going to feel the difference when you poke your nose out the door. good morning, i'm mike hydeck, beverly farmer is doing traffic today for monika samtani. howard with the weather first, 36-degrees in forth west and

that's -- northwest and that's cold. >> 36-degrees in cat lidge. slight breeze just enough to sting the face when you're outside as opposed to a better breeze. really be more of a slap than a sting. our day planner for you this friday, let's rejoice that it is friday. we've got sunshine. but cold temperatures. 36 now. 37 at 9:00. lunchtime 43. so i don't think anybody is going to be eating on the patio today. except the birds maybe. 5:00, clear skies and 44 with highs today between 45 and i put the 50 up there. that's going to be isolated. most of us mid maybe upper 40s for highs today. clear skies overhead. we've got some snow showers northern pennsylvania. new york state coming downwind of the lakes and then to the clear skies. temperatures range from 19 now in garrett county in oakland to 32 in cumberland and 34 manassas. on the bay annapolis a little bit warmer at 39 along with cambridge while down south. la plata 33 and fredericksburg at 30.

windchills also a factor. feeling more like 21 in frederick, 31 in manassas, 23 in martinsburg in morning and even southern maryland you're chilly too with the windchill at 26. here's a look at the highs today, all in the 40s although maybe around 50 with culpeper. beverly farmer has timesaver traffic. i like to rejoice in friday. that works for me howard. we'll see on the roadways. travel in on 66, as you make your way east into hay market. manassas, you're past 28 centreville right side of the screen heavier volume but not slowing down. fair oaks on to the beltway and into falls church in good shape. virginia beltway no early problems. i-95 travelers, no incidents for you. woodbridge more volume there. springfield on to the beltway ask on to 395. pace has been good to the 14th street bridge. westbound courthouse at levels road blocked with the crash. sheriff's deputies on the scene. the ride for folks on the outer

loop of the beltway only brief delays even with debris onramp to georgia avenue. our next check of timesaver traffic at 5:39. back to you. it's a day of action proved to be much calmer here in the district of columbia than elsewhere around the country. >> police in new york city arrested hundreds of people there. while the protests in manhattan ended what pastily last night. that was not the case earlier in the day. 300 people taken into custody, most of them for blocking city streets. other clashes with police took place in major cities like l. a. and chicago. another university is reacting to child sex abuse allegations this morning. bernie fine has been put on leave from his job as an assistant with the syracuse men's basketball team. fine accused of molesting a team ball boy in the 1980s and '900s. however his direct boss jim boeheim as well as top university officials say they investigated the allegations six years ago and deemed them

unfounded. the man accused of shooting at the white house is now facing charges of trying to assassinate president obama and even more disturbing information is coming out about suspect oscar ortega-hernandez, 9news now reporter surae chinn is live outside the white house with the story and just a really kind of bizarre video. surae, good morning. >> reporter: it is, it is very strange in fact. well, ortega-hernandez is in federal custody right now. he's waiting extradition back to washington, d.c.. now according to these charging documents, ortega-hernandez had problems with the government. had issues with the president. so much so that he quote allegedly needed to kill the president. and he insisted that he wouldn't stop until it was done. ortega-hernandez was caught in pennsylvania five days after he allegedly shot at the white house. and this was last week. but in a bizarre development, we find out that a man videotaped ortega-hernandez basically begging oprah for a job. and he believed himself to be

jesus. >> you will see that these people likeness tray da plus talk about one male -- nostradamus talk about one male in clear english as if they were trying to send a message through time but when i first saw that, there was no doubt in my mind that the message sent through time was solely for me. >> my reaction was just like what is going on in this guy's head? obviously off his rocker and he's not there. >> reporter: well, that is ramone bailey who actually shot the videotape of ortega- hernandez. they met just randomly at a gym and he thought he was videotaping a commercial. well, ramone bailey was listening to what he was taping and thought it was so bizarre, so disturbed that he didn't even edit the videotape. just a very strange story. back to you mike, andrea. >> so odd. thanks. we'll continue to follow the story throughout the morning. we are starting to see now a possible defense strategy emerge for a federal agent from

arlington who is charged with second degree murder. state department special agent christopher deedy seen here made his first court appearance for shooting a man at a mcdonald's in hawaii. he was in hawaii to help with security there. the attorneys are now saying deedy ideas only trying to protect himself and others. today families who suffer some of the worst damage from tropical storm lee will petition fema. flooding from the early september storm wiped out most of the holly acres mobile home park in woodbridge, virginia. they plan to gather in front of the c. street in southwest and hold picket signs asking for disaster aid. 66 homes in the subdivision for condemned following the floods. time for another your money report this morning. >> and jessica doyle is back with a list. >> consider this a shame

campaign. comptroller peter fran kho is at it again. going after the 50 top tax cheats. 25 businesses and 25 individuals. their names addresses and tax liabilities has been posted online. among them the companies you're seeing on the screen. cash flow entertainment and vip security services. the office says this is a final effort to get the 50 scofflaws to pay up. since the program started back in 2000 exposing maryland's tax cheats has brought in $26.5 million. a new report by a nonprofit says that almost half of washington residents with a criminal past may be unemployed. the report by the council for court excellence in washington finds a group of 550 previously incarcerated individuals had a 46% unemployment rate. the city as a whole has 11% unemployment rate. the group suggests giving inmates who have completed

their sentences a certificate of good standing. it also recommends passing a law to protect businesses that hire former prisoners from lawsuits. if you're having trouble with your cell phone service, the icc could be to blame. the gazette newspapers report some people living near the intercounty connector have noticed poor reception. the gazette says the problem could be interference from toll transponders or electric messaging signs. at least one resident has filed a complaint with the federal communications commission. maryland transportation officials don't believe the icc is to blame. a little best of a mystery going on -- bit of a mystery going on over there. >> did they have problems before the icc? >> can you hear me now? >> are you talking on hands free devices? just saying. thanks jess. >> we'll follow the clues. thanks yes, sir jess. starting tomorrow you can get a closeup look at the glamour of america's first lady. plus, if you'd like the

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5:39. 36 degrees. thankfully if winds are fairly light right now but i got the gloves and the jacket. it's a chilly morning with some areas down in the 20s in the suburbs. today we will have plenty of sunshine. little breezy in spots early but not bad today. winds turn southwest 5 to 10. noon 43. 3:00, 45 with highs today only maybe 47 here in town. some spots with luck get to 50. we'll have to weekend forecast coming up in the next five minutes. right now beverly farmer. friday light early. keeping it going, we want to keep it going, a good vibe for us at least through the morning howard and right now looking good on the beltway through bethese that. river road here, the headlights heading south on the outer loop to thaison's, right side to 270 and into silver spring no early

problems in the path. we'll take a complete look at the timesaver traffic at 5:48. andrea, back to you. there are changes to the program at arena stage this season. federal spending cuts mean the curtain won't be going up on at least one production. the managing director tells 9news now arena stage is losing $1 million over the next two years. and that means they'll have to postpone one of their plays to next season. now any patron who is unhappy with that can request a refund. tomorrow an exhibit on the first ladies opens at the smithsonian museum of american history. the new display on the museum's third floor will combine the two previous exhibits regarding our first ladies and look at the ways first ladies have contributed to american culture. the dress display includes gowns worn by kennedy, laura bush and michelle obama. one of the best restrooms in america is just a short drive away. the bathroom at the renaissance

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welcome back to 9news now. on this friday morning, it is 5:45. howard's already been out on the weather terrace and he says bundle up today. >> good advice. >> the winds were light and got away without the ear muffs now but it is killly out there. yesterdays -- chilly out there. yesterday i said pleasantest. we were talking about how sunday would be the best day of the weekend. i said pleasantest. it will be in the dictionary in a few years? it is in the dictionary. on the facebook page, pleasantest is in the dictionary. either i was way ahead of my time or way behind my time. one or the other. sunday will be the pleasantest day of the weekend as we go through and warm up some. and i say that because it will be the warmest day of the next three. here's a look at your bus stop forecast. it is chilly out there. that's for sure. downright cold and one of the coldest mornings of the season.

brett out in virginia saying he bikes every morning. it's coldest he's measured out in reston. he's at -- herndon excuse me, at 26.3 on the kestrel. 29 to 39. the general range at the bus stop this morning and we've got a few spots now a couple degrees colder than that. sunrise, 6:54. standard time. and we'll see a lot of sunshine today and we'll take it. we'll need every bit of it. only going to boost the temperatures into the lower 40s by noon. with a northwest wind at 8. that means some windchills still holding in the 30s through midday. this afternoon, winds turn to the southwest 5 to 10. we top off 45 to maybe 50 out toward cull pepper and manassas but looks like by 5:00 we're back down to 44 degrees. going to the 20s and 30s tonight with light winds. so you need the heavy coats today and the sunglasses. now it's going to be chilly tonight for high school football. those temperatures will be dropping into the 30s for the games with the winds being lighter and milder over the weekend. that's a key for you because if you have some outside chores to

get done before it really gets cold, just still be able to get them done this weekend. looking at the region, 20s from cleveland, pittsburgh, out in ohio to west virginia to the mid 30s here and up to new york and also boston and providence. norfolk only spot in the lower 40s. locally down to 28 in bladensville. 30 in leesburg. 36 at upper marlboro and also at national airport 679 while to the west, upper 20s 234 reston and virginia and springfield this morning 32. haymarket you sit at an even 30. at reagan national, clear skies, 36. feeling like 31 with the windchill and a dew point 15 degrees. the air is really dry. static alert you may hit the carpet and grab a doorknob and get the shock. thanks to the dry air. so the jet stream is coming into the northwest and going across the country west to east. rain, snow in the northern rockies and pacific northwest. but that means systems will move quickly. the cold air will get out of here. by sunday a few more clouds

arrive and slim chance of a shower then. 47 today. winds turn southwest 5 to 10. tonight 25 to about 32. it's going to be a cold night with light winds. 55 tomorrow. sunday a few more clouds, 64. next week, rain chances go up. slight chance monday, better chance late tuesday into the first half wednesday and right now thanksgiving looks cool and dry with highs near 50. let's go to beverly farmer, she's been tracking the roads and so far, it's been a pretty good morning. an easy job so far howard. northbound 95, 395. 395 heading up from the beltway past landmark and the 14th street bridge all running freely here to the bridge. just more volume gw parkway is all right. no early problems on 66 save for building volume to get past man it's and centreville. headings into virginia, and heading up to 270. has been good. no early problems. state highway crew went to retrieve some debris on the outer loop of the beltway near

georgia avenue and silver spring and just a little heavier volume on the right side of the screen here from sky 9 and that's the outer loop fromgeorgia. now to southern maryland, looking good, 210, route 305, downtown corridor, downtown no early problems. spotsylvania county with a crash on courthouse road at levels road. next check of timesaver traffic at 6:00. back to you. making news now, believe this? a pilot got stuck in the bathroom on board flight from north carolina to la guardia airport wednesday night. well, the pilot told the passengers to inform his copilot but that man had a thick accent and the copilot thought he might be trying to storm the cockpit. eventually the pilot got the bathroom door unstuck but not before fbi agents were deployed. in texas a crime scene stretches over 3,000 miles, they're pickings up bits of evidence that mexican fishermen

have set illegal gill nets in u.s. waters. they are banned in texas because they ensnare all fish including endangered species. a tree from wisconsin is a gift to the white house for the holidays. it's a 20-year-old balsam fir 18.5 feet tall. it will be decorated and displayed in the blue room. tom and sue's forever greens tree farm were the national champions in a christmas tree contest. well, friday's here and that means it's time to catch a ride on a big yellow bus for this week's cool schools report. on board with us this morning, students from the sacred heart. they volunteer each week at the interfaith clothing center and not only helping a place, they really put a personal touch on their work too. take a look. >> i got joyce is eight, harry is 11, and mckenzie is 12.

>> she is talking about sher grandchildren who live with her. their mother died just a few weeks ago. the interfaith clothing center is a lifeline for her in rockville, maryland. >> whatever i need to help me. sometimes it's new stuff and sometimes it's whatever. but i'm hanging in there with them. >> that is where the students from stone ridge of the sacred heart in bethesda come in. >> that's a little mix of everything. >> community service is part of the mission at the school. but becky san martin and anna have taken it to a whole nother level. >> do you like any of these? >> they spontaneously started their own personal shopping service one day. and the idea took off. >> is this okay? or is this -- too big? okay. >> before the first day we came here we just organized clothes and hung it so that once as fun as helping the clients, just helping the clients is the fun

espartos. sweaters? what -- funnest part. sweaters? what size. >> when i find something in style and cute and exactly with they were looking for and i guess it kind of bounces back on me because it's like exciting that i finally helped someone. >> to tell you how much work is done here each day, see these hangers? they will all be out of the area and on the racks by the end of the day. >> last fiscal year we serviced 15,000 clients low income montgomery county residents in this one center. >> saturday morning, they say sit nothing to have 5 -- it is nothing to have 50 to 100 people in line. so when it comes the keeping the center operating, students are an amazing help. both the extra hands -- and a little heart. >> it's wonderful. how wonderfulment. >> don't have to buy a lot of stuff from the stores, i just got a lot of stuff from here. >> another cool part of effort is that students from stone ridge build and maintain a website to chronicle all of their community services. they've learned the programming

aspects of it too. it's called impelled to act. e-mail me -- and we hope to see your school coming up next week. >> that was great story. very good. now let's take another look at the question of the day -- this is what steven weber told us on our facebook fan page, he wrote -- >> log on to wusa9's facebook fan page and we'd love to hear your response. we'll reveal the answer in the next hour. the man accused of shooting at the white house makes bizarre claims in a video. that is come up. a look at a new movie that could be breaking some box office records this weekend. jess? as the nation wrestles over raising taxes for millionaires, we examine how the american taxpayer is subsidizing the

lifestyles of the rich and famous, coming up at 6:03. i'll introduce to you a $10 million bunny rabbit. you're watching 9news now.

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it's cold outside this morning. bundle up. gloves, hats, maybe the ear muffs. look at this temperatures in the 20s and 30s to start with windchills even colder than this. lots o of sunshine today. the winds get lighter. but by 9:00, we're still in the mid- to upper 30s. we head toward the lunch hour. inside lunch, indoor recess maybe too. with temps in the low 40 ever here, maybe 45 in one or two spots. mid afternoon plenty of sunshine. mid 40s to maybe if you're really lucky 50 degrees. mike, over to you. thanks howard. in entertainment news investigators will be re- examining the 1981 death of actress natalie wood. wood who starred in "rebel without a cause" was 42 when she died. her body was found floating after she spent night on a yacht with her husband actor robert wagner as well as

christopher walken. sheriff's officials say they recently were contacted by people claiming to have additional information in this case. well, demi moore is ending her marriage to ashton kutcher, she told the associated press she is filing for divorce with great sadness and a heavy heart. she added there are certain values that she holds sacred and in that spirit she's chosen to move forward with her life. moore married ashton in september 2005. their relationship became tabloid fodder recently as rumors began to swirl. and we want to take a look at some of the new movies in theaters this weekend. this one everybody's heard about. the "twilight" saga, "twilight: breaking dawn-part 1" covers the first part of the fourth and final book in the wildly popular series. edward and bella get married in this one but bella quickly gets pregnant and her life is threatened by the rapidly growing half vampire she's carrying. then there's "happy feet." now comes "happy feet two"

featuring the voices of robin williams and elijah wood. mumble is great dancer but his son eric is reluctant to dance. when he runs away eric discovers a penguin that canfly. they finally set things straight. >> movies are really just fun. >> so something to do in a nice warm theater. because it's going to be cold this weekend. thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm mike hydeck. happy friday. beverly farmer is in for monika samtani this week with timesaver traffic momentarily. and howard bernstein is here. >> 20s and low 30s and you got jersey boys in town. you got the ice opening at nationals harbor. >> not going to help you warm up but you will have a good time. >> i'll tell you about that monday, i'm going to saturday and we'll see how chilly it is. let's talk about this morning though because it is cold out there with temps in the mid 30s now in town. windchills are down in the 20s and actual air