satellite combined, you see everything moving west to east. some rain near us. other rain showers are off to our west. that will be coming in this direction as the day progresses. live doppler 9000 hd, showing the bulk of the rain, the heavier stuff over calvert county from prince frederick. you'll notice some showers on the southeast side of the beltway through prince george's county, eastern charles, st. mary's county and the eastern shore. temperatures this morning, definitely need a jacket. it is 50 in town. upper 40s in gaithersburg. mid-40s from frederick to hagerstown. fredericksburg is 55. out in the shenandoah valley, only in the mid-40s with highs today in the mid-50s and grab the rain gear. beverly farmer, another wet, drizzly, foggy morning. >> a tough commute for folks. as you mentioned, the get away began probably friday as far as the whole eastern corridor is concerned. you've got to keep that in mind. it is not just you on the roadways going to work, a lot more volume on the interstates,

northbound 95, pretty light despite the wet weather. pace is still good out of fredericksburg and points north heading up into dale city making your way into wood bring and springfield. lanes reported open. travel in on 66 likewise, no early incidents to describe coming into 50. light volume into the beltway and falls church. virginia beltway has checked in all right. maryland drivers, 495, westbound, outer loop of the beltway in toward silver spring. building volume but all lanes open as you pass new hampshire avenue. i-70, 270 south, good shape. bw parkway had two separate incidents. northbound crash, vehicle off the road into the trees on the wet pavement and southbound, just beyond the beltway, broken down vehicle. if you're traveling out of southern maryland, 210, route 4 corridors, all lanes reported open. mike, andrea, back to you. the debate over building an intercounty connector began before many of plus even born. well, today, the entire icc is open to drivers.

>> 18 miles east-west highway starting in gaithersburg going over to beltsville, the last section opened after midnight. surae chinn is driving and she joins us on the phone. smooth sailing i would imagine, surae. >> reporter: it is. i'm driving on the new icc. the entire extent of it, the 18.8 miles officially opens around 12:45 and i'm following our live truck here getting a close look of the new road from laurel to gaithersburg and looking pretty good in this light rain right now it has been in the works for so many years and decades and it officially opens. proponents say that you could shave about 30 minutes of your drive time going from laurel to gaithersburg and also it helps people who are trying to get to bwi airport. so, we're going to stick around here, take a good look, talk to

some folks here. driving the road and some of these officials who have their grand ribbon cutting yesterday. see what it is like. of course, it comes with a cost. driving the extent is about $4 during peak hours. it goes down nonpeak hours. so, yeah, if you want to take it round trip, it is about $8 during the high peak hours and so you can ride it for free, drive it for free for the next week and a half. happy driving right now. we're going to set up shop here. we just got to our location and so we're just trying to figure out exactly where to put our live truck. we'll see you in half an hour. >> before you go, surae, besides the media and officials, anybody really driving the long stretch of the icc this morning? >> we drove a few miles here and i do see some headlights so yeah, people are driving it. remember back in february when we had the first opening of the

seven-mile stretch of the icc, people were driving it. they say 30,000 drivers are taking the route. it is not really indicative until the entire stretch would be open. waiting to see and hopefully it will cut down on traffic elsewhere, other roads around the area. >> ok, surae chinn on the icc. we'll check in with you in about half an hour. an idaho man accused of firing shots at the white house made his first appearance in d.c. federal court on monday. police say one of the nine rounds oscar ortega fired on november 11th cracked a window in the first family's living quarters. a judge ordered the 21-year-old to be held without bond and to undergo a psychological evaluation. ortega's public defender argued however, there is no probable cause the government's two witnesses have not been able to identify its client and investigators have yet to prove the bullet fired at the white house came from ortega's rifle. >> montgomery county police are

releasing video of a flash mob robbery in hopes you can identify the suspects. investigators say about 50 people piled into the 7-eleven along tech road in silver spring late saturday and snatched stuff off the shelves. police stopped six young people but most got away. if you recognize anyone in the video, montgomery police, call them and you don't have to give your name. >> it is 5:05. time for the latest "your money" report. >> we're hoping for a bounce back rally today on wall street. we really need it. we're starting to see signs of a recovery this morning with europe trading higher. stocks yesterday plunged after talks to slash the deficit collapsed and investors continued to worry about europe's debt problems. checking the numbers, the dow stands at 11, 547. it is back in negative territory for the year after dropping 249 points. the nasdaq off by 49 points. the s&p 500 down by 22. now that the subcommittee has failed to cut the deficit, capitol hill turns to a topic that may force you to pay more

in taxes next year. at issue, whether to extend the payroll tax holiday or let it expire. now, workers normally pay 6.2% on the first $106,800 into social security. this year, they've only been paying 4.2%. unless it is extended, that tax break goes away amounting to a tax hike during a rough economic patch. the former ceo of the american international group is suing the u.s. government for $25 billion. hank greenburgh is claiming officials should have bailed out aig instead of taking it over. lawsuits accuse the treasury department and the new york fed of illegally grabbing control of the insurer and using it as a vehicle to funnel tens of billions to aig's trading partners. back in 2008, aig was going belly up by bad bets on subprime mortgages. the u.s. wound up committing $182.3 billion in taxpayer support to aig.

mr. greenburg doesn't like the way it was done and now he's suing as a result of that. >> so, now we have to pay attorneys, too? >> look at how incredulous mike is. >> i've been reading a lot of books on this recently and i get madder, every one i read. i'll keep my mouth shut. >> what do you have for us in the next half hour? >> it is one of the phasest growing companies in the washington area. it has hundreds of jobs to fill right now. we'll go inside living social coming up. >> sounds good. thanks, jess. a day of protests called national salvation is underway in egypt. >> even as demonstrators clash with police, they once again influence operations, the highest levels of government. that story is coming up. >> plus, he's calling it one of the most painful decisions he's ever had to make. we're talking about the university of maryland president and how he's cutting some sports programs there. we'll be right back. [ speaking french ]

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some light rain, drizzle and fog out there. rain showers southern maryland but visibility is a problem knot of town where many visibilities, 3/4 of a mile or less. dulles reported quarter mile visibility at the hour. looking at our day planner today, light rain this morning becomes steadier and heavier this afternoon and this evening as temperatures slowly climb into the middle 50s. i'll be back in a few minutes with a look at the seven-day forecast and right now, here's beverly farmer. >> howard, you mentioned it. of course, the rain, the fog, wet weather going to make it sloppy but so far, incident- free. i-270, steady stream but no real slowdowns, complete look at the timesaver traffic at

5:17. andrea, back to you. making news now at 5:10, pro democracy demonstrators in egypt have called today's protest national salvation. there have been reports of more violent clashes with police overnight in cairo's tahrir square. according to state television, the entire egyptian cabinet has now submitted its resignation. an investigation is underway into a police shooting near the occupy houston protest. witnesses say a young man was walking near a spot where protestors were set up and started firing a rifle into the air. an officer confronted the suspect and then ended up shooting him in the ankle. three astronauts returned safely to earth overnight including american michael. the soyuz spacecraft carrying three landed in kazakhstan before dawn. the three spent five and a half months on board the international space station. >> we're two days away from thanksgiving and with a little help from you, we can complete

our mission to provide turkeys for troops. we'll tell you how at 5:55. >> redskins players try to focus on their improved performance instead of another mark in the loss column. >> at 5:14, a beautiful holiday weekend on tap in the seven-day forecast. howard explains right after this.

another dreary day but the payoff is going to be worth it. >> that's right. >> once your family members get to where you're going here, assuming you're staying on the east coast, the next few days, once we get past tomorrow look really nice. >> thanksgiving football day, if you do that after you eat to try to burn off the calories, it will be gorgeous. >> sit on the couch watching football. >> could be soggy on the field. weather will be good. mud bowl. weatherwise, visibilities. fog is an issue north of washington. we'll look at doppler in a moment where it is raining on the south side of the metro. seven mile visibility, not bad there at andrews but you head north of gaithersburg now we're less than a mile. dulles is a quarter mile. they're the lowest we're seeing along with oakland, maryland, down in garrett county at one

half-mile. some other visibilities, mile and a half in frederick, a mile in leesburg. some patchy, dense fog mainly north. the bus stop forecast, some light showers, drizzle, fog this morning. temperatures are running in the mid-40s north to mid-50s south and the sunrise not until 6:57. that's when it will be coming up above the clouds. 53 at 9:00. slowly climbing into the mid 50s with a better chance of steadier, heavier rain later this afternoon into tonight. don't be surprised tonight if we get into some thunderstorms overnight into tomorrow morning. by 5:00, 56. winds northeast at about 10 miles per hour. there is the rain this morning. some lighter showers out west. some more concentrated stuff from eastern maryland, southeastern maryland here in toward areas of calvert county across the bay. want to take you to live doppler 9000 hd, we can see all of this activity that we're look at, south and east of town especially. a little bit here out 66 into

central northern fauquier county out toward strasburg. as you go toward the metro, prince george's county, calvert county especially and eastern st. mary's then across the bay. this stuff, light to occasionally moderate, heavier stuff will be coming in tonight. 48 in gaithersburg. 47 in lovettsville. leesburg is 46. 49 in centreville. south and east of town, we've got low 50s. warm spot at 52. up at columbia, 49 degrees. reagan national is 50 with a northeast wind at 3. if you're traveling today, across the east, good chance you'll run into some rain although boston and points north, not bad. look at the rain in pittsburgh, cincinnati, 66. chicago wet, 45. atlanta, some storms, 78. even down in charlotte going through there, temperatures in the 70s with some rain. for us, the rain shower and thunderstorm threat will be picking up later today, tonight and into the first part of wednesday. mid-50s today. temperatures climb tonight.

windy tomorrow. front pushing through midday. behind that, winds could gust 25 to maybe 30. on thanksgiving a pleasant day. temperatures will be in the upper 50s. for friday, saturday, sunday, temperatures rise into the mid- 60s with maybe a shower or storm by monday. good morning, beverly farmer. >> good morning, howard. wet tuesday, not just a travel day to work but another travel day to and from thanksgiving turkey, too, that we've got to consider. right now, the outer loop of the beltway is the left side of the screen in college park. light volume building into silver spring coming down i-95 from the new icc. no early problems to report. over on the baltimore washington parkway, two separate incidents northbound knot of the beltway, a single vehicle accident. southbound, one broken down closer to 410. should be out of the roadway. virginia drivers, i-66, you've had lanes open from 81 heading into haymarket, manassas, right side of the screen, a little more volume. all lanes reported open.

northbound interstate 95, a couple of problems coming up past quantico out of stafford county, northbound 95 north of 610, new accident reported on the left shoulder, closer to quantico. pickup truck off the road reported from callers to our 1- 800-drivers hot line. going to be a couple of obstacles as you make your way toward the beltway. next check of timesaver traffic at 5:25. back to you. the president of the university of maryland is going along with the recommendation to discontinue eight sports teams. >> i want to make it very clear. that this is perhaps one of the most painful and heart- wrenching decisions i've made. >> dr. wallace loe added that the athletic department's $4 million deficit would keep growing if cuts weren't made. both men and women's swiping, diving teams will be cut along

with women's water polo. women's acrobatics and tumbling. men's tennis and track. unless there is a bailout of some kind into the tune of about $30 million, the teams will be discontinued until next june. the redskins team were optimistic about their play despite sunday's loss. the capitals have been on a losing skid. last night, they made a comeback. was it enough? highlights coming up in sports. >> we want to fake another look at our -- we want to take another look at the question of the day. 37% of men continue using this throughout the winter months. shorts, flip-flops or the barbecue grill? >> one of the responses from our facebook fan page, c, just because my hubby will grill in blizzard conditions! moo over, bobby flay! >> log on to the facebook.com/wusa9 and leave your response and we'll reveal the answer later this morning during the 6:00 hour. yeah, i'm married. does it matter?

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welcome back. howard bernstein here. we're look at rain especially south and east early this morning. we'll go through the 9:00 hour. new rains will approach the metro here. temperatures 53 in town. 40s north. look at midday with showers here, maybe some heavier ones north of town. 54 degree reading. this afternoon, scattered showers here. maybe some breaks south. 56. this afternoon, more rain

especially up north. temperatures slowly climbing through the mid. >> the capitals score a comeback and a win on the road. >> the redskins feel better about how they're playing right now. kristin berset has your morning sports. >> good morning, everybody! for the past few weeks, all we've been able to talk about is the redskins mess in ashburn. six straight losses, a quarter back shuffling and their inability to score touchdowns. even though they led a victory against dallas slip away sunday, there is a thursday, silver lining. the redskins gay one of their best performances we've seen all season. they headed into halftime with their first lead since week four. up until ot, it looked like they would pull out the w. it is a hard loss for the players to digest but there are some positives to take away from it all. >> we showed that we had versatility and offense to throw the ball but you know, rex opened a lot of eyes. i was excited about that. >> as depressed as i was last

week, i'm optimistic about some of the things we did and offensively, we played great. >> alex ovechkin and the capitals back home taking on the phoenix coyotes last night. power play. they turn the puck over, redeem the break away. gets the puck past. coyotes get on the board first but the caps fought back from a deficit to tie things up. here in the third, nick with help from joe. he puts the caps up one. for you goal of the season. caps break the four-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over phoenix. that's going to do it for your morning sports. i'm kristin berset. have a great tuesday. >> president obama says he won't intervene to stop automatic budget cuts now that the deficit subcommittee has declared failure. >> plus, after decades of debate and planning and construction and more debate, this morning, the entire intercounty connector is open

to drivers. beverly? >> we're check out the ride for folks on 95 in virginia where there has been a crash northbound between 610 and quantico. on the left shoulder, volume near the prince william parkway, pace is pretty good. your next check of timesaver traffic at 5:30. you're watching 9news now. good morning. we'll be right back.

good morning and welcome back to 9news now. i'm andrea roane. happy tuesday! >> all right. two days from thanksgiving. what's your favorite thanksgiving food? >> gum bow. >> gumbo on thanksgiving. >> we have a homemade apple pie on my wife's side. >> green bean casserole by far is my favorite. however, we had the pork loin yesterday. >> was that good? >> yeah, it was fantastic. >> we're all mouth watering here. give us the forecast. >> it is cool, damp outside.

that will make it a little dreary for today. we do have brighter days. here is a look at the day planner. get ready for the rain gear. temperatures climbing slowly into the mid-50s this afternoon. rains will be light and scattered this morning. becoming steadier and heavier later this afternoon and tonight, a few thunderstorms mixing in with the temperatures continuing to rise tonight into the low 60s by wednesday morning. showers have been moving in from west to east across the region. look at live doppler 9000 hd, some sprinkles now approaching manassas into western fairfax county dotting i-66. steadier rain to the south and east and st. mary's and calvert counties especially. anne arundel, parts of central and eastern prince george's county. look at the temps, 50 in town. low to mid-50s south. mid-40s north right now. temperatures slowly climbing into the mid-50s this afternoon. beverly farmer, it is almost thanksgiving eve. >> almost thanksgiving eve. busy out there. you know it adds extra travel

time in the rain. northbound interstate 95, had a wreck north of 610 before quantico. further slowing. look at the volume in springfield building the headlights on the left side of the screen. approaching the 14th street bridge, no obstacle reported. 66 likewise from 81 into haymarket. on toward fair oaks and the beltway, just the building volume on the wet pavement. for folks that are heading on the drive in maryland, 495 outer loop already some slow traffic heading into silver spring but with lanes open. your next check of timesaver traffic at 5:40. andrea? the subcommittee has declared failure so now what? >> the budget and the federal deficit will still remain a top priority on capitol hill since the bipartisan committee failed to agree on how best to trim $1.2 trillion. just about every government program is facing automatic spending cuts starting in 2013 because they didn't come to an

agreement. president obama says he won't step in to prevent the reductions. >> the only way the spending cuts will not take place is if congress gets back to work and agrees on a balanced plan to reduce the deficit by at least $1.2 trillion. >> democrats were not willing to cut a dollar without raising taxes. >> now, while each side blames the other for failing to reach a deal, congress has more work to do on the budget. payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits are scheduled to expire at the end of the year. that means your paycheck could be smaller if congress does not act to extend the cuts. it was first proposed in the late 1950s and today, the intercounty connector is finally a reality. the western end of the 18-mile highway opened in february. today, the eastern end is open. surae chinn is at that end of the icc with more. >> good morning, andrea. i want to welcome you to the brand new highway. we're on the eastern end of the icc where it meets 95.

people are already driving. we're seeing one car come through here. so, they're having the chance to drive on the brand new icc. it opened around 12:45 this morning. we have harold bartlett with the maryland transportation authority. hey, this is not bad compared to february, no ice, no snow. >> yes, it is great. we're very excited about the opening and it was very successful opening. >> talk about how people can shave about 30 minutes of their drive time. what is it going to mean for drivers? >> we think we're giving back time in your life. if you can save a half hour on your commute, that's an hour more that you have to do something more with your life. >> let's talk about the tolls. >> obviously it is an all electronic toll road, the first of its kind. so, let's talk about that and what people should expect. >> you're correct. you should have an ez pass to ride the highway. the toll rates have not gone up since we opened the first segment. the firm mileage rate has stayed the same. we'll have a test period for people to try the highway out

for free from now until december 5th. >> thank you so much harold bartlett with the maryland transportation authority. folks this morning have been beeping. they know they're on the brand new highway. they can test this highway without cost for the next week and a half through december 4th. during peak hours, it is $4 to drive the entire extent from one end to the other. nonpeak hours, it does go lower if you do not drive the entire extent, it goes lower even more. so, folks are having a good time this morning. back to you. >> definitely an incentive to try it out before december 4th. thanks, surae. >> a tsa employee is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in prince william county. harold rodman has been charged with aggravated sexual battery. prince william county police say rodman approached two women on winfield loop in manassas early sunday. the women claim rodman was wearing his tsa uniform when he flashed his badge and then sexually assaulted the victim before running away. police tracked down rodman a short time later.

alexandria police are looking for a man accused of assaulting a woman while she was jogging about 24 hours ago. this happened in the 200 block of east del rey avenue. police say the man grabbed the woman from behind, touched her inappropriately and then shoved her to the ground when she screamed. the victim believes he was wearing a black puffy coat, dark pants and a skullcap. >> dominion, virginia, is restarting the second nuclear reactor at the north anna power plant. unit two is running at 7% power, gradual process. both reactors of the plant shut down after august earthquake near the plant in louisa county. federal regulators kept them off-line until november 11th so inspections could be completed. north inez unit one reached full power on friday. we're helping you get hired. >> jessica is back with details on jobs at a company which offers daily bargains. >> a lot of people may know the company living social for the daily deals they sell. all of the offers for restaurants or massages or

vacations, take a lot of people to pull off. the d.c.-based company is growing by leaps and bounds and so is their work force. >> if you need a job, living social is a pretty good place to look at the start of 2011, the daily deals company had 600 employees worldwide. now, they're at about 4500 strong. a 750% growth rate. jennifer trespass or jt is still hiring at a furious pace for jobs in d.c. >> we have about 60 open positions. >> what kind of jobs are those for? >> they range all over the place from our product, our design, engineering and sales. >> reporter: with 700 jobs currently available around the world, living social has taken an unconvectional approach to the hiring process. it will hold two to four supersessions in a week. >> we average about 40 people that come in on a super session. >> candidates interview all day and must show they fit in the fast-paced creative culture.

>> living social invests a lot in its corporate culture. hence this ball pit they use for horsing around or even company meetings. >> the ball pit comes up as a trick interview question. >> you were asked to fill the ball pit, who were the top three things you would do to get that going. we're looking for people who one will be like why are we having a ball pit and understanding let's get in there. >> company perks are reminiscent of silicon valley. >> yoga classes or massages and then of course, there's always the happy hours and our ball pit. >> petty cabs take employees between the five d.c. office but she thinks one of the biggest employee payoffs is less tangible. >> living social has been growing at a red hot pace when other companies have been struggling. what has been the secret to living social's success? >> when people join a company, they want to be part of something that's bigger and larger and for us to be able to create good business and

increase business for small business owners and embrace our neighborhoods, that is something special that i think everybody here has a lot of passion for. >> now, you can check out the company's open positions at livingsocial.com/jobs. living social is a competitor to deal chicken, a daily deals site owned by our parent company, gannett. here is another factoid. the company we started a couple of years ago by four guys, their ceo is 30 years old. >> oh, wow. >> what's amazing is in the piece, i don't know whether you just happened to find the faces but the smiles on everyone's face. >> everybody is really jazzed to work there. it is a very high-energy kind of company. very young company. so, if you're going to go interview for a job, make sure you bring the enthusiasm with you. >> what about going public? >> what about that? >> are they going to? >> they're not going to but there is speculation because groupon went public this year and of course living social is the second largest company out

there. >> always seems to be the buzz. >> exactly. there have been some private financing so it will be interesting to watch. >> i know an area in here where we could have a ball pit. >> great idea. >> thank you, jess. commuter parking in a residential area is leading to demands for change. that story is coming up. >> plus, d.c. residents can help out with a major citywide beautification project which is also good for the environment. we'll tell you about it in a little bit.

5:46. howard is using a three-letter word to describe weather conditions. raw. >> i don't like cold rain. even cold drizzle. close second. that's what we've got outside. when it is 50 or in the mid- 40s, the dampness cuts right through you. i was not happy on the weather terrace. much happier next to you guys especially you, andrea. >> i'm still not buying you the car for christmas. >> everyone else is getting one. we start with the visibilities. this morning, we've got some dense fog in spots like gaithersburg down toward dulles and leesburg.

about about penalty penalty about about about about about 53 at 9:00. some light showers and drizzle here and there as we head into the afternoon, a better chance that we're going to see moderate, heavy rains develop and move toward us with highs in the mid-50s.

south into calvert, st. mary's county, the eastern shore, we're seeing other showers. our temps are cold. in the mid-40s in leesburg. damp there to the low 50s. 49, bethesda this morning, laurel, 48. college park, along with reagan national at 50 degrees. light northeast winds and visibility five miles. our travel forecast today, big travel day. rain showers up and down the east coast to new york but boston is all right. out west, detroit and chicago, 40 with the rain and all of this is coming from this system here coming through arkansas with a cold front through texas. this won't be pushing until sometime mid to late morning tomorrow and then our weather will improve. between now and then, get ready for light rain, heavier rain, maybe a few storms late tonight, early on wednesday.

56 today. we continue the climb to the low 60s in the morning. we drop off between strong winds out of the northwest. they could gust over 25 on wednesday. thanksgiving looks great. 58. nicer friday, saturday and sunday with sunshine. temps in the 60s. beverly farmer, we just gotta get through thanksgiving. >> you're set for it. we're set for the ride either to work or to get to the airport or make your way wherever you're travelling in the wet pavement. eastbound 66, a little more volume is eastbound. more slowdowns, 29 to 28, the slow go north on 28 if you're headed to the airport. likewise, it has been a slow ride as you. earlier accident, roadway. quantico. laurel pass beltway at georgia

avenue to college park. your next check of timesaver traffic at 6:00. >> thanks, beverly. >> we'll talk to you in a bit. emergency room visits involving energy drinks have increased ten-fold in the past two years according to a new nationwide report. researchers say half of those hospital patients combined one of the energy drinks with alcohol or drugs. that high dose of stimulants in the drinks can cause heart problems and dehydration. >> today, president obama makes his first visit to new hampshire since 2010. he's scheduled to speak at a high school in manchester to promote his jobs package. new hampshire holds the nation's first presidential primary on january 10th. as the president is in new hampshire, one of the candidates who could face him in the general election is going to start running ads in that state. tv spot from republican mitt romney accuses the president of failing to fix the economy and presiding over the biggest jobs crisis since the great depression. in fairfax county,

virginia, parents had a chance to tell public school administrators just what they think about the school system. superintendent dr. jack dale says the school system conducted a huge survey in september. now, the results are in and they're pretty encouraging. >> we want to know if we're effective and efficient and then also meeting customer satisfaction. >> it appears customer satisfaction is high. according to the survey said four out of five are preparing. a similar number said it is a trustworthy institution and one that respects cultural diversity. >> after decades of debate this morning, the entire length of the intercounty connector is open. we'll have a live report coming up. >> plus, we're just a little short of our goal to feed 1400 military families this thanksgiving and we're hoping one family story will inspire you to help and get us over that goal. here's jessica.

>> taking down your holiday shopping list at mom and pop stores this year. why shopping and small business saturday could be good for the economy and good for your money, too! you're watching 9news now.

upper 50s south. then this afternoon and this evening, the waves of showers continue to come at us. this stuff will be with us at least through early on wednesday before things clearing. there could be an inch or more of rain in spots. mike and andrea, over to you. >> 9news now is teamed up with the u.s.o. metropolitan washington to try to feet 1400 military families this thanksgiving. at last check, we're over 100 meals away from reaching our goal. >> at this time of the year, it may sound like one more request for donations. as j.c. hayward shows us in her hero central report, the story of the roddie family may move you. >> it was the end of a wonderful day.

>> a soldier about to ship out. >> thomas decided to say good night to his trends. >> before he goes, he records a story for his son back home. >> hi, guys. how you doing? >> a few feet away, a life story for a son lost. >> we say good-bye to him on father's day 2006. >> petty officer second class david roddie was responsible for saving lives. he disabled bombs on the battlefield and in the streets of iraq. >> what david was doing would save probably 20,000 lives. >> in 2006, david was killed while on a mission to take apart an ied. >> what time does your flight go out? >> now to honor their son, some of them, you know, resemble him. >> carol and robert roddie make it their mission to take care of every soldier, sailor or airmen who travels through bwi airport. >> anybody else for ice cream? >> carol and robert volunteer at the u.s.o. international gateway lounge.

>> can i get you anything else i feel like i'm taking their mother's place. >> get you anything to a lot of these kids, it is the first time they are away from home. >> robert and carol admit it was hard at first. a face. sometimes a voice, reminded them of david. but now, these men and women are their kids. and the roddies hope you will see it your heart to support them and their families this holiday season. >> they're giving up their families for nine months to a year to go defend us so the least we can do is show them the support of the american people that we're behind them 100%. >> hello, percy, said thomas. can i help you get up the hill. >> here's something else you need to know about dade roddy, he was given the opportunity to

come home. once when he was seriously injured in an accident, the second time when his partner out on the battlefield was blown up by an ied. david was the one who had to retrieve the body parts. david said no. he had to stay in iraq to finish what he started, winning the war. i'm j.c. hayward, 9news now. >> if you would like to honor david roddie's life and all of the troops willing to make that ultimate sacrifice, there are still 107 military families who need holiday food baskets. a $50 donation to the u.s.o. turkey for troops provides a meal for a family of six and all of the money stays here in the d.c. area. >> for more information, go to our web site at wusa9.com and look under the military section. any amount you can spare is appreciated. thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. good morning of the i'm andrea roane. >> thanks for joining us, i'm mike hydeck. beverly farmer is in for traffic. monika samtani is off this week. >> howard has our weather forecast.

he's describing it as raw. >> when it is cool and damp just like when it is warm and damp, you feel that with the heat index. you feel every bit of the coolness or the chill. we have temps in the 40s in spots with some drizzle, some fog. raw is the word of the morning. >> goes to the bone. >> let's talk about your day planner. it will be a raw day with light rain, drizzle and fog becoming steadier and heavier as we go throughout the day. right now, we're 50 degrees with cloudy a skies and some drizzle out there. the rain has been moving west to east this morning in waves. some breaks in spots. other areas seeing the rain. some of the showers have been on the moderate side. live doppler 9000 hd, few of those sprinkles now into southern fairfax county out 66 when you get toward around haymarket and gainesville out toward fauquier county, also to the east, a lot of the rain about to leave calvert county and go into the bay. temps in the mid-50s south, pax, cambridge. only 45 in winchester and