that will make wind chills feel like they're in the low 40s. best we'll do, low 50s. a good 15 degrees cooler than yesterday morning when we hit the highs. storm system is finally pulling away, with it taking the clouds and a couple of mountain snow showers are still possible. likely here through midday today before things wind down. temperatures down to 41 now in town. low 40s southern maryland, east of us. 44 in annapolis. lots of upper 30s. when you factor in the winds, the wind chills in some spots like in the mountains are in the 20s. here is a look at forecast highs. upper 40s north. d.c. and points south, hello 50s. >> happy wednesday. it is a happy wednesday out on the roads as well. generally speaking, things are fine. there is one incident i need to tell you about, a serious accident in the 1:00 hour. connecticut avenue northbound at n street, south of dupont circle. go ahead and use 19th street as

your alternate route as police are still there investigating at the scene of the accident. let's take you around town live. first, we'll go over to the northbound side of i-95. here at the fairfax county parkway. as you leave newington into 395, this is what you should expect. no delays so far. here's what it looks like on 66 and nutley street. looking good manassas into fairfax and inside the beltway toward the roosevelt bridge. coming up, we'll go into maryland at 5:10. back to you guys. >> the man called the east coast rapist will make his first court appearance via closed circuit television in prince william county virginia today. aaron thomas ais cused of raping 17 women from virginia to connecticut over a ten year span. two of his alleged victims were attacked in woodbridge two years ago. surae chinn joins us from manassas where the court proceedings begin in a couple of hours. she's live. good morning, surae. >> good morning to you. accused east coast rapist aaron thomas is expected to appear before a judge here in prince

william county later on today. aroundel 8:30. via closed circuit. he was extradited to virginia after a connecticut judge agreed to this extradition on monday where he faces more charges and a longer prison sentence versus in connecticut. i want to show you his latest mugshot here from prince william county where he is accused of 17 rapes and attacks up and down the east coast from virginia to rhode island. the most recent known attack, a double rape of two 17-year-olds on halloween. they were trick or treating in woodbridge and it took 14 years to solve this case. and all of the cases, in fact. it wasn't until the fbi put up billboards up and down the east coast, an anonymous tip came in and they put surveillance on him. dna from a cigarette linked him to all of the cases. now he faces multiple life sentences versus just 50 years in connecticut. back to you, mike, andrea?

>> surae chinn in manassas this morning, thank you. d.c. police are now investigating how a man was seriously injured in northwest d.c. early this morning. sources at the scene tell us along connecticut avenue near m street, that a man was hailing a taxi, the driver stop and decided not to pick the man up and decided to drive off. they tell us that's when the victim tried to hold on to the cab door, was dragged and then hit a parked car. medics rushed the victim to the hospital and apparently the person is in critical condition now. at this point, police have not charged the cabdriver. later today, a federal judge will begin hearing arguments about whether john hinckley should ever get out of st. elizabeth hospital. the man who shot president ronald reagan and spent the last three decades at the mental facility. doctors at the hospital think hinckley should be allowed to leave if a series of visits to his mother's home in virginia goes well. >> today, prosecutors in aruba plan to appeal a judge's decision to release a maryland

businessman suspected in the disappearance of his travel companion. however, gary giordano of gaithersburg was set free late yesterday. he's been detained for nearly four months as a suspect in the presumed death of robyn gardner. he claims she was swept out to sea while they were snorkeling. police have yet to find her body. no word on when giordano will be back in our area. ethics reform has been the talk about the d.c. council a lot lately. now, the council will be hearing testimony on a comprehensive ethics reform proposal later today. the bill would establish an independent ethics panel with the power to punish council members for violation. it would also slash the amount of money council members can raise for their constituent service funds. there would be restrictions on how the money can be spent and it would require members to disclose sources of all outside income. the bill is in response to what some consider several ethical lapses by some of the council members. >> republican presidential candidate herman cain is trying

to stay on message after an atlanta businesswoman alleged that they had a 13-year extra mirritial affair. he spoke about defense spending instead during a visit to hillsdale college in michigan last night. cain flatly denied he had an affair with a woman, ginger white. however, he acknowledged they were friends and he did help her financially. yesterday, cain told campaign staffers he's reassessing his campaign and whether or not he's going to continue to run. two occupy encampments in philadelphia, protestors marched after police ordered them from their tents. however, no arrests have been reported. in los angeles, police have closed off streets surrounding the occupy los angeles encampment. it is believed authorities could begin removing occupiers later today. about 250 tents remained after a monday morning eviction deadline and the remaining protestors showed no sign of leaving. the los angeles encampment is one of the largest still remaining in the country. time for the latest "your

money" report of the morning. >> jessica is here with a look at the headlines. >> good morning to both of you. busy day ahead for wall street in terms of the economic front today. we're going to get readings on how hard americans are working, how hard the economy is working and how are home sales holding up. as for stocks, we got a mixed showing yesterday. the dow starts this morning at 11,555. it added 32 points in trading. the nasdaq was off by almost 12 and the s&p 500 was up by about two and a half points. a government watch dog says fannie mae and freddie mac cost the government billions of dollars. by not holding banks to strict underwriting requirements. this new report also says the federal housing finance agency didn't scrutinize more than $35 million in bonuses and compensation to fannie and freddie executives. the mortgage giants are based in the washington area. mobile apps and games on popular smart phones and tablets will soon carry age- based ratings.

e for everybody, t for teen. the ratings would detail whether the apps share personal information or connect to a social network. i'm hoping that angry birds stays e for everyone because my daughter would be very upset if i had to take that away from her. >> we're addicted to that, too. >> i haven't caught the addiction yet. thank you. not yet. >> what do you have for us in the next half hour? >> lipitor is going generic. we'll talk about how much money that can save consumers as a result. >> excellent. thanks, jess. >> time now, 5:08. howard is up next with the forecast. >> presidential candidate rick perry is at it again. hear his latest flub that has some political experts shaking their heads. >> find out how a local cancer patient fared when she went up against a major airline. more on that coming up.

welcome back. 10 after 5:00 on this wednesday morning. this chilly wednesday morning. temps down in the 30s and 40s. you'll need the jacket today. it will be a chillier one. just normal for this time of year. the day planner, sunshine. a few clouds mixing in at times. but overall, a sunny day. by noon, it will be in the upper 40s.

afternoon highs in the low 50s. we're coming home with a breeze and 48 degrees. wind chills also a bit of a factor. i'll be back in the next five looking at the seven-day forecast. right now, here's monika samtani. >> well, we're going to take a look at a map where we've been talking about this serious overnight accident on connecticut avenue northbound on n street. police continue to investigate at the scene. use 19th street to get around it. coming up, we'll go all around the area at 5:19. back to you guys. >> another umph moment for presidential candidate rick perry. >> this time, he misspoke in front of a group of college students. as ken molestina, it is gets lots of hits on the internet. >> those of you who will be 21 by november 12th, i ask for your support and your vote. those of you who won't be, work hard. >> it is rick perry's suggesting hard suggesting the voting age is 21 when in reality it is 18. take another listen to the gaffe and when he believes the election date is. >> those of who you will be 21

by november 12th, i ask for your support and your vote. >> he asks for support on november 12th. the election is on november 6th, 2012 and the new hampshire republican primary isn't until january 10th. you can hear his remarks at the institute of politics at new hampshire's st. anthem college caused some in the crowd to chuckle. >> tuesday's slip of the tongue comes a few weeks after a major public blunder for perry. early in november during a g.o.p. debate in michigan the presidential hopeful had this less than impressive moment. >> it is three agencies of government when i get there that are gone. commerce, education and the -- what's the third one there? let's see. >> perry was trying to refer to the department of energy. a spokesman for perry told reporters his slip of the tongue on tuesday was simply him misspeaking. >> the video is quickly growing in popularity online. i did try to reach out to perry's campaign but i never heard back from them. i'm ken molestina, 9news now.

almost like "saturday night live." >> new head coach made his debut last night. main we could call them highlights in sports coming up at 5:23. >> at 5:30, a live report from manassas where the suspected east coast rapist will be arraigned this morning. >> howard has your weather first right after the break. stay with us.

good morning. welcome back to 9news now. it is wednesday. almost over the hump. 5:15. howard is here with the forecast first. >> things are changing. yesterday we were in the mid- 60s. low to mid-60s early. dropped into the 50s in the afternoon. this morning, 30s and 40s to greet you as you step out the door. you're going to feel the difference and that chill is going to be with us the rest of the week. next week, temps are the coldest air by tuesday, wednesday. here is a look at the bus stop forecast on this wednesday morning. it is chilly. the winds are up a little bit. a little bit of a wind chill. the temps running from the mid- 30s to mid-40s, sunrise a few minutes after 7:00. 7:06 this morning. we should see a decent amount of sunshine today with early temperatures in town in the low 40s here by 8:00, winds will be southwest to start. they'll turn westerly. we're talking about winds west at 13. these are the sustained winds

as opposed to the gusts could be toward the 20-mile-per-hour mark. 49 by 4:00 with highs in the low 50s. by 8:00 tonight, we're going to start dropping the low 40s with a northwest wind at 11. wind chills tonight will get down in the 30s, even tos by tomorrow morning. our temperatures are running 37 in winchester, culpepper, 39. 37 also at tappahannock. easton is 43. in washington, we've got 41 with a wind chill of 36. lots of wind chills in the 30s. in the mountains, if you're starting to think about strapping on the skis, their wind chill, 19 this morning. much different area as you get west of that continental divide. feeling like 36. dew points have dropped into the 30s as the air dries out. on the heels of southwesterly winds. normally that's a warm breeze but with the storm that hit us yesterday, the cold air came from the south where they have the snow. remember, they have the snow in parts of tennessee and mississippi. that moved in toward michigan

and northern indiana and parts of northwestern ohio overnight. in fact, this morning from detroit and points east, the snow is still flying there. the heavier rain in boston moving in toward areas in maine this morning. that's what we had yesterday midday. and behind it, well, we're starting to clear up. clouds are bake breaking up. partly cloudy skies this morning. the colder temperatures have moved in behind the system. will be here but this cold, this is normal cold for the end of november. early december. with mountain snow showers on the heels. west and northwesterly winds that will kick in later this afternoon and tonight. tonight, the winds though will be lighter. five to ten out of the northwest. chilly during the day on friday. see temperatures climb into the low to mid-50s. that will be about the same story on thursday. that will be about the same story on friday. as we break down the forecast here, the next three days. today, 52. it will be breezy. tonight, we're dropping to the upper 20s and upper 30s. there will be some cold spots. lighter winds. cool again tomorrow and friday.

53 thursday. 54 friday. saturday, a little step backwards. only about 50 but still a good- looking weekend. sunshine, light winds, sunday, hey, 'skins are home. got some outdoor plans, fine with upper 50s. monday, storm system comes with the chance for rain. 56. on the back side of the storm system, the cold air moves in. we may see the rain change to snow. temperatures dropping from 42 on tuesday. monika, i said snow. she's giving me the evil eye. >> i don't want to look at you! if you're traveling around town, things are doing fine. no problems to report mostly on the beltway. if you're planning to use the trains, they're on time as well. metro, marc and vre ivels let's go around town over to college park. here's what it looks like on the beltway at route one, outer loop is doing fine heading around toward 95 and silver spring with all of the lanes open. springfield on the northbound side of i-95, still no delays to speak of from dale city to springfield and on to 395, the lanes are open to the 14th

street bridge. over to the beltway at route 4, pennsylvania avenue in forestville. no problems to report in southern maryland on route 4, route five or route 301. back over to the maps, there was an overnight very serious accident on connecticut avenue at n street near dupont circle. watch out for the police investigation. you can access dupont circle at this point. coming up in my next report, another look around the area at 5:26. andrea? >> an update on a story you first saw on 9. a local cancer patient's fight with a major airline. 9news now has learned us airways has granted lynn mccain a full refund for her tickets. lynn and her family planned a trip to belize in january but her doctor wouldn't let her travel after she was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer. lynn knew she bought nonrefundable tickets but contacted the airline in hope of compassion. on monday, the best they would do is offer her transferable vouchers but after our story

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grab a jacket and main some gloves. it got cold. this is normal for late november. as temperatures start in the 30s and low 40s. as we head toward the 9:00 hour, we'll see sunshine, snow up in the mountains. on the west side of the divide with the westerly wind flow. temperatures at 9:44 in town. as we head toward the lunch hour, a couple of spots like andrews air force base may be 50. mid-40s in hagerstown. highs in the low 50s. busy night in local sports. dave owens is here with more. >> good morning, everybody. so, cans new head coach dale hunter likes to fashion himself as a blue collar guy. he says he only has one suit.

yesterday, reporters asked him so, coach, what do you do? go to the dry cleaners every day? >> yep. that and a lot of deodorant. there is your new man, dale hunter behind the bench. he lit you afy under alex ovechkin. hit me, baby! one more time. we are tied. this is a soft goal. that's baby skin soft. thomas can't control the rebound. it is 2-1. caps only had one power play last night. this was it. final seconds trying to score. couldn't do it. st. louis ruins the debut 2-1. the guys worked hard tonight. it was a tight game, the whole game. they've been playing well. they're good defensively. we had our chances, especially in the third period, we could have tied it up. >> we do what he asks us to do. i think if we're going play the same way, we're going to get some success. >> maryland, illinois, big 10

acc challenge. there is terrell, unfettered by gravity. the scoop and the hoop. he had 25. third time this year he scored over 24. there is more strogland. more upset until sam got it going down the stretch. illinois wins it behind his 24. 71-62. all right. that's going to do it for your morning sports. have a great day, everybody. >> thanks so much, dave. this is monika samtani in the traffic center. looking at 270 at route 121 in clarksburg. no problems from frederick with no delays down to the point where the lanes divide. coming up, another look around the area. in the meantime, you're watching 9news now. we'll be back in a moment. yeah, i'm married. does it matter?

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>> i'm mike hydeck. are you hungry? i am. just wanted to share that. >> when are you not, sneak. >> i know, that's true. >> here's monika samtani with traffic in just a moment and here's howard with weather and i'll take your order. >> sleepy. sleepy. >> all right. >> i got some food, i'll share it with you. >> raisins. >> they travel better. >> that's true, they do. >> weatherwise, you need main some hot chocolate or something this morning, a hot breakfast. it is cold outside. temperatures dropped into the 30s and 40s. it will get colder next week. this morning, the day planner, jackets, gloves, main a hat and main even 180s for those of you. we'll be able to get into the low 50s today. breezy with winds starting from the southwest turning west 10 to 15. wind chills will stay in the 40s. storm system hit us yesterday with the rain. some wind ahead of that rain. the mild temperatures that dropped and behind the system,

notice the snow in michigan coming down into parts of west virginia, pennsylvania, even western maryland will see snow. a little bit later this morning into the early part of the afternoon. the cold air is in place now. 41 in washington, la plata, 39 manassas and frederick at 36. east of us, low 40s on the eastern shore. and today, it is going to be a chely one. but normal. this is where we should be for the end of november. 52 in washington. only 45 in winchester. monika samtani, 5:31. take it away. >> for 5:31, it is not looking bad at all. the beltway is looking fine. no big deals. accident investigation though continues on connecticut avenue northbound at n street. this is just south of due point circle, this accident happened in the 1:00 hour. just be aware of that. first of all, we're going to take a live picture here on the beltway near route 50. no problems as you head toward oxon hill on the wilson bridge on the east side of town, over now to the 14th street bridge,

still looking incident-free and good right up the line to the 14th street bridge. over to the roosevelt bridge looking good on the west side whether you're taking 66 or route 7, 123 in the tysons area as well. we'll go into maryland at 5:40. mike and andrea? >> just about 5:32 now, the man being called the east coast rape is will make his first court appearance by closed circuit tv in virginia later today. >> aaron thomas is accused of raping 17 women from virginia to connecticut over a ten-year span. two of his alleged victims were attacked in woodbridge two years ago. surae chinn joins us from manassas where the court proceedings begin in a couple of hours. good morning, surae. >> good morning. that arraignment is around 8:30 this morning here in prince william county. well, you know, there were 17 open cases that went unsolved. the fbi and local police say because there wasn't a clear pattern with the east coast

rape is, sometimes he had a mask, sometimes he didn't, sometimes he had a weapon or a gun or sometimes he had a knife. he chose his women from 17 to 35 years old with different ethnic backgrounds. he had a caribbean accent that he seemed to be able to turn on and off. and he was all over the map. he was attacking people from virginia to rhode island and most of the cases happened here in virginia and maryland. and alexandria. fairfax, leesburg, woodbridge, including those two trick or treaters, 17-year-olds on trick or treat night, 2009 in woodbridge. and also in temple hills, maryland. i want to show you one more thing here. he also again will be facing multiple charges and multiple life sentences. but also, the feds believe there could be more victims. so, they've kept their web site open. it is the east coastrapist.com

here. it says caption on the front, it says thank you but it also has an opportunity where victims or potentially more victims could go ahead and contact police and it is listed of all of the jurisdictions, where these attacks have happened. it makes it very easy if there are any other victims out there to go ahead and contact police. that's the very latest. again, the web site, eastcoastrapist.com. >> surae, thank you. police are investigating the death of a newborn baby buried in a shallow grave. lisa marie steele told prince george's county police she had given birth to a stillborn baby girl at her home in oxon hill. five days later and 50 miles away, prince william police responded to a report of a trespasser on some nokesville property. officers found steele in a wooded area and they found the remains of her baby. >> it seems to have been a

state of panic. she has had ties to prince william prior. she knew the area. she just thought it would be remote, a place for her o to bury the child. >> police in prince george's county are still investigating whether or not the child was, in fact, stillborn. steele is now charged with concealment of a dead body. she's out on bond and is due back in court on december 8th. the search for a murder suspect who was accidentally released released from jail. frederick is back behind bars after he turned himself into police. a clerical error allowed him to get out on bond november 18th. he shot and killed 30-year-old phillip watson in march. in may, police arrested scott in las vegas and had him extradited back to maryland. he's now being held on $500,000 bond. metropolitan washington airport's authority may now consider private investors to help fund the dulles metro line. the silver line. "washington examiner" reports

that the authority plans to ask private firms to suggest ways they could help out. that decision came after private entity reached out to nwaa about investing in the project. some airport authority members told the examiner they supported the idea. they thought it might actually help reduce the costs and keep the tolls low. >> time for another "your money" report. >> jessica is here. >> well, if you have a cholesterol problem, there is a pretty good chance, you take a drug called lipitor to keep your numbers under control. your co-pays could be as high as $49 because lipitor didn't have any competition. that was until today. a generic is becoming available as the patent on pfizer's cholesterol drug expires today. the new generic for lipitor could cost as little as $10 co- pay. some prescription drug plans expect to move their patients immediately to the generic version. others will let them pay the generic price for 180 days.

it is best selling cholesterol drug generating sales of $11 billion. >> housing prices around the country are feeling like 2003. they continue to sink in the third quarter except for in two markets in the u.s., detroit and washington, d.c. the s&p day schiller dex fell 3.6% year over year during september. here though, prices increased 1% year-over-year. d.c. posted a month over month gain in home prices. even though some readings on the housing market are improving lately, a back log of foreclosures is expected to continue to weigh on home prices. we love our pets, we spend a lot of money on them, particularly at the vet. a new ap petside poll finds that pet visit costs per pet owner is averaging $105. that was as of last year. with those really sick pets though, we're spending more than $1,000 on average.

that turned out to be one in six of us will spend $1,000 at the vet. >> if you have a hoity-toity breed, you can spend a lot more. my dad purchased pet insurance for his. it was a big savings. >> well, a lot of studies show it is not generally a good savings, not usually a good idea for consumers but in cases with your father where it works out, that's great. >> unless you knew your dog had a proclivity or something. our time right now, 5:38. howard is up next with the forecast. monika is check the roads when we come back. >> more of your responses from this morning's question of the day. o

got the gloves on, the jacket, even the 180s with the wind chills down in the 30s. our day planner, much cooler day. let's quick look at the seven- day forecast. we'll have the rest of it for you coming up. 52 today. check out the 50s through the weekend with changes next week. but a chilly day ahead. see you in just a few minutes. monika samtani over to you. >> live look on 95 in virginia here at route 123. a disabled vehicle in the express lanes now slowing things down. beyond that, your lanes are open into springfield. more on virginia roadways coming up in my next report at 5:47. >> thank you, monika. a new study is shattering an age-old stereotype about men. according to researchers at ohio state, young men don't think about sex every seven seconds. >> it is eight. >> just kidding. >> researchers say they only

think about it 19 times a day. for young women, it is ten times a day. the study also looked at how often students thought about food and sleep as well. men also thought about both of those more than women did. >> 5:42. let's see who's celebrating a birthday today. he was a cool private eye at 77 sunset strip. he's 93 years old! >> actor robert from benson is 84. >> 1980s rock star billy idol turns 56. ben stiller is 46. clay aiken is 33. daily from the cbs hit the big bang theory is 26. if it is your birthday today, happy birthday to you, too!

welcome back to 9news now.

5:45. it is 41 degrees here in northwest washington. howard's dressed like he's ready for the knot pole though. -- nor the north pole. colder than yesterday. >> i have a heavier jacket than that. that was not north pole gear. >> those were ski gloves. >> my hands are nice and comfortable. thank you very much. if i were in michigan, you wouldn't -- you wouldn't be making as much fun of me. >> what's going on in michigan? >> they're getting the brunt of the storm. check this out. about four to eight inches of snow across michigan. one snow total in peru, indiana, ten inches from the system. they got it. and those ski gloves as well. maybe some boots. got temps down in the 20s. they'll have a slow rush hour there. isn't that pretty, guys? >> it is. >> we'll get some of that eventually. pretty because it is there. >> nothing too soon. our bus stop forecast here in the washington region, it is

chilly. if you need some gloves and a hat with temperatures starting in the 30s and 40s. sunrise at 7:06 this morning. it will set at about 4:47. today, sunshine. temperatures in the mid-40s at 9:00. upper 40s by 11:00. winds southwesterly so to 10 to 15. highs in the lower 50s. then this afternoon, sunshine. 48 for the drive home with a west wind at about 13. wind chills by then may be around 40 or 42. a chilly day for sure. as the rains from yesterday now into eastern new england and maine pulling away from those areas, behind the system, we've got some snow showers we're watching in ohio and west virginia and kentucky. there will be some mountain snow showers today. some minor accumulations above 2500 feet or so. looking locally, the satellite and the radar, we've seen a few clouds here and there. especially south and west but for the most part, skies have

broken up overhead. we're looking at a good deal of stars out here in northwest. we'll continue see temperatures drop a couple more degrees i think before they recover. 40 right now in bethesda. 39 reston. leesburg, 37. prince william county at 36. in both haymarket and manassas. off to the east, a little milder. not much. upper marlboro is 42. that's the same temperature at reagan national now. as cold as we've been all night with a dew point and wind chill both at 36. that's a coincidence. 35 excuse me on the dew point. the barometer continues to rise 29.75. storm system there in the northeast. here in the rockies, the clouds moving west to east. that's the snow. we were showing you the video from michigan pulling away from the detroit area over toward ontario and that will continue to lift northeast. behind it, we have a nice chilly flow for the next few days. yes, back to normal. next week, there are signs that some really cold air is going to move in.

52 today. tonight, we'll be down in the upper 20s to upper 30s. friday, 54. some cool, seasonably cool weather. saturday, we take a step back to 50. sunday looks fine. upper 50s. monday, here comes the next system. mid-50s. there will be a chance for rain developing monday afternoon, monday night which could end as a little snow on tuesday as the colder air moves in. look at tuesday's highs only in the low 40s. monika samtani, happy wednesday. >> happy wednesday. you know, things are starting to happen out on the roadways right now. the beltway is looking fine. we'll zoom into 95 in virginia where a disabled vehicle, a minor thing like that can cause delays. in the express lanes northbound on 95 right here at route 123 slow from there to woodbridge. we'll go live into springfield on the northbound side of i-95. 39 a and the 14th street bridge, you'll be ok. wilson bridge, south of town, no problems here. from southern maryland, northbound route 301 at

smallwood road, an accident in the right lane. be careful as you come up from white plains there. a quick look live at 395 at duke street. once again, things are fine as you head for the 14th street bridge on 395. we'll go back over to the map. want to give you a heads up. accident investigation continues northbound on connecticut avenue at m street at dupont circumstancele from overnight. another look around town at 5:53. back to you, andrea and mike. thank you. >> it is 5:50. >> the d.c. fire department is launching an internal investigation. >> bruce johnson has more on what happened. >> reporter: it was november 17th when d.c. fire and ambulance crews were dispatched from 14th and newton streets northwest to an elderly woman complaining of abdominal pains. it was what the intermediate paramedic did or did not do that is raising questions tonight and causing the fire chief to place him on administrative leave, pending the outcome of an internal investigation. >> there are some concerns

regarding this incident. that's why we placed the employee on administrative leave. >> part of what they're investigating, the intermediate paramedic determined the woman's abdominal pains were not all that serious. he decided not to go with her to the hospital. this is despite the ambulance crew asking him to remain with the paish. you the 87-year-old woman was transferred to howard university hospital. she later died of an apparent heart attack. a spokesman for the hospital says she did see a doctor and a cardiologist upon her arrival before passing. >> if he had remained on the scene? >> again, we have a protocol that dictates the employee's actions and that's why we're looking at this. we want to make sure protocol was followed. if protocol was followed, then the employee may not be on be ligated to remain on the scene. if not, it should have been followed. >> the case is bringing up comparisons to "new york times" journalist david rose rosenbaum. in 2006, he was beat and robbed

near his home. d.c. emergency responders misdiagnosed his injuries, rosenbaum died at howard university hospital. bruce johnson, 9news now. investigators will be heading back to the wreckage of a small plane crash in the chicago area. it was a deadly crash. three of the five people on board were killed. a twin-engine piper navajo was transporting a hospital patient at the time. the 80-year-old patient and his wife were among those killed. two others were hurt. investigators said the plane crashed late monday night just after the pilot had reported having a fuel problem. the aircraft nearly struck a home when it came down. 18 people died after a bridge collapsed in indonesia. about 40 other people were hurt in this and dozens remain missing. the bridge on borneo island collapsed during the weekend. dozens of cars ended up in the river. many people are still believed to be trapped in their vehicles. the brim was built to resemble san francisco's golden gate bridge. now, for the story that's trending on youtube and

wusa9.com, it is viral video of a real life rocket man. a swiss dare devil has developed a suit that allows him to fly alongside jet planes. this is real video. it is amazing, showing him soaring high above the alps. the 51-year-old adventurer calls himself jet man. his custom built suit allows him to reach speeds up to 125 miles per hour, a human glider. once his incredible flight was complete, jet man safely parachuted to the ground. >> how do you breathe going that fast? >> that's amazing. >> wow. >> i'm going to look that up during a commercial break. time to take a look at the question of the day once again. 53% of men do not know how to do one of these things. is it a, sew. b, tie a necktie or c, do the laundry? >> susan ledford wrote on our facebook.com/wusa9 page, all of the above which is why men

marry. bless the mother who passes these skills on to her son. >> log on to our facebook page, we want to hear your response. we'll reveal the answer in the 6:00 a.m. hour. before we go to break, jess? >> $2 for a meal? that world of discounted fast food gets some pretty big competition later today. i'll serve that up for you at 6:07. monika? >> we'll take a live look at southeast as a disabled vehicle northbound on first sterling avenue at the suitland parkway, watch out for it in the roadway. 66 is fine this morning. we'll take a look around the area at 6:01. you're watching 9news now. stay with us.

hello, everybody. howard bernstein with you here on this wednesday morning. just before 6:00. cold out there. 30s and hos to start your weather first. we'll have lots of sunshine with mountain snow showers by 9:00, had 4. as we head toward lunchtime, upper 40. we'll get to the 50s for highs. we'll hold in the 40s north of washington. when you head home, still going to be chilly. mid to upper 40s. there will be a breeze today at 10 to is a out of west. wind chill even colder than this. jab the jackets and -- grab the jackets and be the gloves all

of the music fans are getting ready for the grammy nominations. >> hollywood is paying tribute to its independent spirit. >> we have more this look at entertainment. hollywood celebrates low budget big spirit independent films announcing its nominations. the two most nominated -- >> build a tornado shelter in my backyard. i could use some help. >> the dark drama take shelter where a man keeps dreenling about an impending storm in the black and white silent comedy the artist. to even be considered, a film must cost less than $20 million to make. the whippers will be announced on february 25th, the day before oscar's big night. >> more nominations at the staples center in los angeles. these for the best in music. l. l. cool j. hosts a grammy nomination concert. lady gaga will strut her stuff on stage for the show. katy perry will be a presenter. you can see it all tonight at

10:00 p.m. eastern on cbs. >> reporter: it was her seminal album back to black that propelled amy wine house to fame. now, the polka dot dress has been sold at auction for almost $70,000. it will be on display at a fashion museum in chile. proceeds go to a foundation created by the singer's family. >> per our roommate agreement, kindly refrain from raucous laughter, clinking of glasses and celebratory gunfire. >> big bang theory jim parsons is hoping for success on stage performing on broadway. this is the two-time emmy winner's second visit to the great white way. this time, he'll keep it funny with the pull iter prize winning comedy, harvey. sandra hughes, cbs news, hollywood. good morning and thank you for watching 9news now at 6. :00 a.m. >> good morning, i'm mike hydeck. here's monika samtani. traffic momentarily. she has a couple of issues to

talk about. >> howard has issues in the forecast. >> you'll need the sunglasses. we're down in the 30s and 40s this morning. feels a lot more like it should for the end of november where temperatures will struggle to get out of the 40s into the low 50s. by noon, 49 at reagan national. at 5:00 p.m., 48. with winds out of the west 10 to 15, wind chills will be in the only 40s this afternoon. rain from yesterday has raced up and east of us. it is pulling away from boston into maine. behind it, colder air moving down with snow showers in the mountains. heavier snows in indiana and michigan. ten inches in spots. 37 in winchester and culpepper. manassas down to 36. 40 at reagan national with 39 also andrews and la plata. 41 at the pax river naval air station. highs again upper 40s to low 50s. mike, over to you. >> breaking news this morning out of northwest washington.