way the accident on the northbound side of route 1 at chesapeake drive, the right lane is blocked there. just a heads-up for you. back to the maps and this time head into downtown. no problems to report if you're traveling north on 395 across the 14th street bridge. in fact a live look right there, heading into downtown, all lanes are open. all the length of 395 all the way to the 14th street bridge. coming up in my next report, into maryland at 6:12. back to you andrea. thank you monika. former maryland governor bob ehrlich is done with politics he says in maryland. and he's laying out a plan for the national political scene in his new book. it's called "turn this car around." and joining us this morning is the republican former governor of maryland bob ehrlich and thank you for being here with us. >> good to see you. good stocking stuffer by the way. >> "turn this car around," i'm looking at the numbers, we have car sales up and new home construction and so on and so

on. so why are we turning the car around and going where? >> $1.3 trillion in debt this year, people can't even get their brains around the kind of debt we have in this country. it's not just about the economy obviously but it's also about economics and about cultural issues. about some of the challenges we face. going forward from america it's a book written for a national audience for national consumption. it's not a memoir or autobiography but very timely. it's written particularly for consumption during the presidential race. of 2012 this i know you want to get into. >> right. exactly but also the timing of your book tour. yesterday, you were on the witness stand in a court case. your former chief of staff paul shoric is accused consider. >> communications director. >> is accused of trying to tamper with the votes of black voters in baltimore county and prince george's county. and you were on the stand at a character witness. and talking about an honest

guy, a family guy. a good guy. >> as mostly actually democrats testified yesterday to that. and the same way a few weeks ago i was on the stand testifying for curry. a democratic state senator. this is very limited testimony obviously because i didn't know the facts of the case. >> now people are still going to question -- >> oh sure. >> such a good guy, how could you not know what was going on? >> can they wait to make final judgment until the jury comes back? as you know a major count was thrown out yesterday. every trial in fact regardless of whether it's politics or not, wait the see the final outcome. >> let's talk about the presidential politics. can herman cain survive? >> probably not. and i like herman and i know him. when there's smoke, when there's so much smoke, whether there's fire or not it's almost irrelevant because there's so much smoke it's hard to breathe and that's what you see happening in this campaign. not one time or one woman, it's a series of events and given

the nature of the media today. realtime. 24/7, it's very difficult to survive. >> was he viable even before this school dan broke -- scandal broke? >> probably not. he was viable as a character and interesting person, it's a great life story as a political leader but probably not as a presidential candidate. >> you are chairman of mitt romney's maryland campaign. yes, and you say he has the best chance of beating president obama. >> i do. >> he has the experience. so because of your role, can you answer the question that's on the cover of "time" magazine? why don't they like me? and we're not talking about the rest of the country. we're talking about mitt romney. and the perception that even his own party doesn't like him. >> it's a little bit overplayed because he's very popular. he's either first or second in every poll. the real title of that magazine cover should be why can't i close now? >> okay, why can't he? >> because there seems to be a flavor of the day but that's the nature of primary politics as you know. we've had five plays of the -- flavors of the day and now newt. newt nowhere, boom, right to

the top but mitt's been very set and that's i -- consistent and that's i think a tortoise and the hare and i think the country wants a manager. the country wants somebody to say this is how we're going to grow out of this not just recession but weak recovery. >> you're done in maryland politics, what's the future for bob ehrlich in 2013? vice president ehrlich? >> first of all -- book tour. [ laughter ] >> book tour leading to vice presidency? senator? >> you don't think about any of that stuff quite frankly now. i am focused on obviously the book tour and also electing president romney. i think it's important for the country. i like president obama personally, i don't like the direction of the country. i think the economy will dictate -- >> isn't it your party's fault as much as the democrats that we're not moving anywhere? look at this payroll tax cut. >> i think that with regard to obama care and stimulus, the president owns that and it's

going to be difficult to overcome this election cycle. >> he did dodge the question. we do not know what's in the future of bob ehrlich. jess? thank you andrea. the time right now 6:06 and just a few hours the labor department will issue its november unemployment report. it's expected to say that companies added 125,000 jobs last month. but it won't be enough to move the unemployment rate down below 9%. it won't be enough to jump- start the economy. the inability of democrats and republicans could end up costing you directly. both parties say they want to extend the existing payroll tax cut. getting it of the cut would take $1,000 a year out of the average american family's earnings. a lye report from the hill at 6:30. with all of that going on,

and 14 million americans unemployed, we are working to help get you hired. now today, our partners at career builder are out with a list of companies looking to hire in big numbers and these were the top three. number one, wells fargo, nationwide they have a report of 10,000 jobs available for positions such as tellers, personal bankers, customer service reps and underwriters and here in the washington area, there are about 30 jobs listed right now on career builder. sears k-mart is looking for over 1,000 people nationwide for positions like retail sales, repair technicians, store managers. locally there are about 60 jobs available and morgan stanley smith barney currently has 1,000 jobs around the country open for things like financial advisers. locally there are around 20 jobs available. other companies that had a lot of openings included service master, chico's, new york life insurance and tango transport. the pentagon and northern

virginia leaders are engaging in a new war of words over an old topic -- the marx center. that's in alexandria which now houses thousands of federal workers. it's brought traffic tie-ups. the pentagon said it wouldn't. a new report says the department of defense did deplait plait the numbers but the army is firing back. fairfax county police want to stop the grinches out there. their rat program is underway. the retail antitheft teams will stop shoplifters and scammers and the target isn't just the petty criminals but the big bad guys as well. >> we're not talking the petty shoplifting crimes. we're talking about thousands of dollars of merchandise being stolen either by credit cards, by fake currency, and even by people going in with -- with

specialized equipment. >> fairfax police will especially focus on criminals from out of state. places like new york, philadelphia, and the carolinas. they're getting into the holiday spirit in the area of northern virginia. thursday night, was a big party. ♪ music, lights and even santa himself out last night for light up the village. you'll have a chance to get your pet's picture with santa. that happens december 8th and 15th from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. starting monday, we're going to show off your holiday spirit right here on 9news now, bringing back the morning lights segment. send us a foe foe or video. the e-mail address is lights@wusa9.com and you can also upload them to the facebook page. encollude your name and where you live. the time right now is 6:09 and five minutes, learn about some local volunteers helping clean-up and decorate the homes

of military veterans this holiday season. up next, howard has our friday forecast and a look ahead to the weekend. your weather first when 9news now returns.

it is 6:12. a chilly morning out there. we got 20s and 30s but the winds are light and we got a lot of frost too on the windshields. 50 degrees by noon, warm up this afternoon to the mid 50s. a front comes through turning the wind northwest 5 to 10. right now sam a.m. with traffic -- monika samtani with timesaver traffic. a live look at the southbound side of i-270 here. you can see the volume is building through the gaithersburg area but no problems to report. just a bit of slow traffic. coming up in my next report, another look into maryland at 6:18. back to you. thank you monika. this morning an icon of the american mission in iraq is now in iraqi hands. it's a big step on the path for full u.s. withdrawal. >> that's one of the stories making news now. overnight iraqis took control of camp victory. it used to be a palace for

dictator saddam hussein. once his government fell u.s. generals used it to plot the war's course. it will be a second day of cleaning up after a vicious wind storm in southern california. santa ana winds blew through the region wednesday and thursday causing damage. at one point, more than 370,000 people were without power. if you missed it take a look at this. the iconic redeemer statue in rhee owe dejannero bathed in red light overnight. it will stay lit red at night through the weekend. this morning, a team of volunteers will be out in falls church, virginia fixing up the homes of military veterans and decorating them for the holidays. the group is called the wish makers. >> to tell us more about what's done and how, we're joined by jeff jones the founder of decorate a vet and bernard stull a veteran. guys, good to have you here with us, jeff, how did this get started? tell us.

>> well, it really started out of my business and doing some landscaping work in falls church area. and just sort of noticing that some of the homes of our veterans just needed a little bit of a spruceup. so we joined together with some local companies and started decorate a vet. >> now bernard you're one of the recipients of the spruce up, what are they doing with your home? >> oh lord, they came in and made it -- spruced it up plus. made the great improvements in it. >> and how does it feel? >> ha ha. well, i've been chuckling a lot. yes, it's very joyful. it's -- a heck of a holiday gift. >> and jeff, you are also partnering with angie's list for this. why did you take on a partner and how much more can you do for people like bernard with a partner? >> well, angie's list was critical for our group and really here in year, it was sort of our -- this year, it was sort of our test run with

angie's list to find prescreened and qualified contractors to really ramp up the renovations, from here we can step up and serve other cities. as a matter of fact we're teaming with them now to help a disabled veteran in texas. so they help us identify contractors all over the nation. >> now, bernard this is a great thank you for the work that you're done for our country. how did you find yourself the recipient of this help? >> could you repeat that last part please? >> sure, absolutely, how did you find yourself receiving this help? how were you chosen? >> i'll step in for bernie. it's hard to hear. the american legion post 130 here in falls church has been critical for us to find all of the veterans. so harry, the post commander there identifies veterans for us each christmas and bernie was one of them this year. >> jeff and bernard, thank you very much, jeff, a very merry

christmas for bernard. he could have a job if the beard were longer and whiter. one of santa's helpers. >> he's really happy and we have two other houses down the street here that we'll be decorating tomorrow. thank you. thank you. >> you're welcome and merry christmas to you both. >> you too. thank you. >> what a great story. and i love bernard. the chuckle. he just chuckles all the time. >> so happy. happy time of year and happy things they're doing. >> that is exactly what we should be doing for our vets. >> what is what the season is about. >> the festival that the kensington lights begins. check that out. open from dusk until 10:00 and concerts and all sorts of things going on. one of many great lighting exhibits that are going on now. so you can -- >> mr. bee's, woodford, virginia. >> turn on the lights and enjoy it and the weather is going to cooperate. whatever your plans are. you want to get outside and take care of your own decorations? the bus stop forecast, calling for a clear and chilly morning.

we've got readings down in the 20s and 30s. sunrise, eight minutes after 7:00 and a sunny day ahead although there could be a couple of clouds as the cold front pushes through. winds shifting to the knot west behind the front this afternoon. mid 50s today and then cool back into the 20s and 30s by tomorrow morning. 52 by the way for the drive home with the high enter around 55, 56. mid 20s in culpeper and 21 in frederick last week. winchester 27. the windchills are not bad because the winds are fairly light although culpeper it the feeling like 20 right now. that's the coldest windchill we have. 35, calm winds at reagan national and the barometer the sorting to lower. -- the starting to lower. 100-mile an hour winds across parking lots of california and colorado. this moves into texas and oklahoma. this front is coming through the great lakes. this is going to be bringing some rain and snow showers here

to new york state and new england and northern pennsylvania. for us it drags the cold front through this afternoon. we're chilly this morning and cool to mild afternoon in the 50s and then a decent weekend. in fact today 56 or so in town. back in the 20s and 30s by tomorrow morning. a chilly saturday around 50 but sunday, milder. upper 50s so a very good weekend. monday a few more clouds and in fact we may see a few more clouds sunday but increasing clouds monday. 60. tuesday showers around 60 and it looks wet wednesday and thursday with temperatures in the 50s. here's monika samtani with the timesaver traffic. straight to a map. you should expect some delays on metro due to track work. they are single tracking this is unscheduled between vienna and dun loring. just keep that in mind for your travel plans. to the northbound side of i-95. got delays getting through

there. by the way an accident after 606 only single file to the right getting by. that accident on the northbound side of 95 getting by after route 606. we'll go a little further north to the 14th street bridge on the northbound side of 395. things are looking pretty good. it's a little heavy in the landmark area at duke street but no big deals as you try to get into downtown using 395 or even 66 to the roosevelt bridge this morning. coming up in my next report, i'llup date you on maryland roadways at 6:25. thank you monika. it is 6:20. next in ports a close one with the caps and penguins at verizon center and west virginia keeps the college bowl hopes alive. right now though it's a time to give another check of our question of the morning -- >> and of course our facebook friends are weighing in. crystal says --

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welcome back, 6:24 on friday morning. it's cold out there. frosty windshields and temps down in the 20s and lower 30s and a nice day ahead in spite of that because of the sunshine. in fact by noon around 50. this afternoon, highs in the mid 50s. northwest wind at 5 to 10 and by 6:00 we're down to 50. another cold night but a good weekend ahead. more on that coming up. right now back to you. in sports, the capitals new head coach is still look for his first nhl win. dale hunter is now 0-2. >> last night's loss came at the hands of a hated pittsburgh penguins, they trailed 1-0 in

the second period last night. jason chimera with the backhand shot and that tied the game at 1. it's the tenth goal of the season for chimera. but in the third with less than three minutes left. pittsburgh with the one timer that sneaks in and that is the game winner for the other team. caps lose 2-1 and they host the senators tomorrow night. and nfl last night with the eagles visiting the seahawks, seattle's marshawn lynch had a great night. he rushed for 148 yards and a pair of touchdowns. seahawks topped the eagles 31- 14. the eagles fall to 4-8 which moves the redskins up to third place in the nfc east, still hope. now to college football. west virginia has secured at least a tie for the big east title and that means it could be headed to the bcs bowl game. the mountaineers visited south florida last night. tied at 27 with time running out. that's when tyler bittenkirk

takes a game-winning 28-yard field goal. west virginia wins. in college hoops, georgetown and alabama went down to the wire last night. two seconds left, the hoyas' thompson nails it. georgetown upsets alabama 57- 55. the hoyas are now 6-1 this season. gw pate a visit to kansas -- paid a visit to kansas city last night. 17 points and 13 boards for him. gw loses 69-56. tony taylor had 14 in the loss for gw. it's the colonials' first loss of the season. our time is 6:26. still ahead this morning a closer look at a problem for a lot of women -- their bras! it can be hazardous to your health not to mention uncomfortable. >> in 20 minutes the biggest deal to finding the right fit. up next we'll break them

down line by line. a live look in springfield in thornburg, northbound 95. single file to the left getting by an accident after route 606. more on that and other area roadways coming up in my next report. you're watching 9news now, stay with us.

good morning and welcome back. with 6:30.

this is always the place to get your wear first. a live look at the u.s. capitol. again it is 35 degrees out there with the orange glow at the horizon. >> almost looks like a rainbow this morning. thank you for starting your day with us this friday morning. i'm jessica doyle. >> i'm andrea roane. mike is off today. meteorologist howard bernstein is here and he's live on the weather terrace with the forecast. >> that 35 downtown, but a lot of areas in the suburbs down in the low 30s and low 20s well north of washington. our day planner though, plenty of sunshine expected. a cold front is moving this way. by noon though warm up to 50 degrees and pretty comfortable and winds turn northwesterly there this afternoon. behind the front with a drive home temperature of 52 and a high in the mid 50s. you can see the front is coming across detroit over to buffalo this morning with the rain and snow showers. around here, a couple of clouds trying to form off the ridge tops to our west where it's 21

in frederick this morning. leesburg and gaithersburg and baltimore 27. warmest spot annapolis 34. actually reedville at 37 while lots of 20s and lots of frost. go inside to monika samtani. so far it's been a pretty decent friday. it really hasn't been too bad overall. good morning everybody. happy to say that if you're going to the beltway, all around town things looking pretty good. just a normal slow traffic out of urbanna and down to the gaithersburg area but no big deals here. a live look at the beltway in bethesda. no problems here at bradley boulevard. by the way, though, in ole cot city, westbound i-70. that ramp to southbound route 129 is blocked with an accident and authorities are on the scene of that one. back to the maps this time to the west side of town. in problems to report on the dulles toll road or i-66 coming in from leesburg or gainingsville you will be okay from the west. a live look in the tyson's corner area. here's what it likes like planning to head through route

7 into tyson's past all the metro construction. no problems to report on route 123 in this area as well. and speaking of metro, we have a commuter alert for you this morning. more weekend headaches for metro riders. starting tonight at 10:00, the red line will be closed from glenmont all the way to rhode island avenue. it will stay closed through sunday night but free shuttle buses will get you through that area. you will need to add 30 minutes to your commute there. also this weekend, no service on the orange line between the cheverly and deanwood stations. that starts tonight at 10:00 and also buses there but you need to schedule an extra 20 minutes for your travel time there. now, we are getting a look at what train riders complain about when it comes to their commute. now can you guess what's the top complaint or what's yours? >> the train -- lack of seats. >> i think that's a big one. >> that's a good one. >> a lot of people standing in the door when you try to get out. >> yes. let people out first and then you can go in. well, there were hundreds of complaints -- 4800 complaints in the first half of this year.

the "washington post" breaks down the biggest issues line by line. now on the red line, the biggest thing people complained about was the delays. and late trains. the second biggest issue was inadequate service. on the blue and orange lines, the biggest subject for complaints was that inadequate service and number two was delays. however, on the green and yellow lines the biggest issue is safety. and security. and inadequate service was number two. now met resays overall there are 84 different categories of complaints from riders. >> but i agree with you guys. >> it's amazing, i think our reaction is because we're infrequent riders of metro. so there's certain things that bug the infrequent rider but if you're using it daily, security and lack of service or inadequate service is tops on the list. >> and i tell you when you're sitting there and you see a handicapped rider come on and nobody gives up the seat? that makes you furious. and people talking about on the phones. >> you can't understand or hear

the voice. >> that's right. all right. well -- now at 6:34 a consumer alert. honda is issuing a global recall. it affects a quarter million cars here in the u.s. and here are the models affected -- honda says the air bags in those cars may inflate with too much pressure in the crash. now that could hurt or even kill the driver and passenger if you have any questions about your car, visit your honda dealer. gm says its extended range electric car called the volt is safe but it will buy back the car from any owner who is concerned about safety. some volts crash tested by the government caught fire one to three weeks after the test. gm says that's because they were not stored properly. earlier this week chevy will give loaner cars to any volt owner worried about the safety. there are about 6,000-volts on the road right now. how would you feel the

$1,000 disappeared from your paycheck? that's how much the average family would lose if a payroll tax rate is not extended. 9news now's surae chinn is live on capitol hill this morning. >> reporter: that's right. it's not what you want to hear this morning. right congress? another impasse there on capitol hill. but that's exactly what we're facing and again, that could mean smaller paychecks and you said it -- try by $1,000 for the average american family. you know, these proposals would have kept the tax breaks going for millions and millions of americans but the senate rejected it last night. both sides though at least want to keep it -- the tax breaks going but they just don't know how to do it. democrats want to raise taxes on the wealthy while republicans propose freezing federal salaries and cutting 200,000 government jobs. >> america's middle class has been hurting for a long time. they are the people who are struggling and they're the ones

who need help. not the multimillionaires. >> this is the kind of balanced plan americans are looking for. focused on helping middle class americans without asking them to fund benefits for the wealthiest among us. >> reporter: well, the house and senate really have to push a compromise in the next 30 days, by january 1 and really before they go on holiday break. but some lawmakers are working on a plan, a third plan. we'll see if that one works. back to you andrea. >> all right, thank you surae chinn reporting live this morning. one thing congress can agree on -- sanctions for iran. the senate approved tough new sanctions on iran's central bank. the vote was unanimous and it was part of a defense spending bill. lawmakers are concerned about iran's nuclear ambitions. earlier this week, hard line iranian students stormed the british bayssy in tehran burning uk and u.s. flags. the suspect police say was behind a one woman crime spree admittings to at least some of

the charges. court documents show stephanie squab admits to a car -- squab admits to a carjacking and a bank robbery last month in springfield. the former ms 13 member is accused in at least two other robberies and one more carjacking. she was arrested wednesday after a chase from virginia into maryland. the montgomery county counsel is saying no to a curfew law. the public safety committee rejected the plan yesterday. county councilman phil andrews voted against it despite the chief and county executive sporting a curfew. he explained his position last night on 9news now at 7:00. >> the chief is a great chief and he's doing a great job representing the county executive's viewpoint. if he had a different viewpoint we wouldn't know it but the fraternal order of police has opposed it because they think you should target enforcement from the problems are. the ptas and the general public. they have not been able to sell this idea and studies of

curfews show they don't have that much impact. >> there will be a vote next week officially. just 22 shopping days left until christmas and a big sign of the season is now on display. >> the first family lit the national christmas tree last night on the ellipse. >> three, two, one! [ cheering and applause ] >> there it goes. and it's a new tree this year. the old one blew down in february. besides the national christmas tree, there are more than 50 smaller christmas trees and there will be a national menorah put up this month for hanukkah. whether you have 50 trees or a few candles. we want to see them. starting monday, we're showing off our morning lights. send us a photo or video of your christmas or hanukkah display. the e-mail address is lights@wusa9.com. you can also upload them to our facebook page. be sure to include your name

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december now -- no arctic air in sight. that's a plus unless you're a skier and it's been a downer. >> st materially -- it's early. >> you can't please everybody. bus stop forecast, chilly skies and conditions. thankfully the winds are pretty light. not too much of a windchill factor. sunrise at 7:08. today sunny skies and a few clouds passing this afternoon as a cold front heads this way. and you'll know it when the wind shift to the northwest. dropping to the mid 40s by 8:00 and tomorrow morning, like this morning, 20s and 30s once again. here are the clear skies with the look at the mountains how when the winds come across the ridge tops here we get a few clouds which have been popping out ahead of the front. the front still well to the north and west in michigan and ontario this morning. our temperatures are down in the 20s. 23 in lovettsville. 25 for haymarket and reston. 30 at andrews while upper -- andrews while upper marlboro if

morning upper 20s and here in washington 35 right at reagan national. clear skies. calm winds. so windchills not a factor this morning and that dew point right at 30 degrees. lots of cold in the central and southwestern part of the country. denver is 12 right now. some snow's been flying there with the tremendous storm in the southwest brought damaging santa ana winds to california yesterday. rain and snow in arizona this morning. even in steam boat they had winds gusting over 100 miles per hour doing some damage there yesterday. the front coming through the great lakes and areas of ontario will slide through us during the afternoon. that will bring us a slight cooldown for saturday but all in all we look pretty good through sunday and monday right now. today, 56. winds turn northwest this afternoon 5 to 10 miles an hour. tonight we're dropping down into the 20s and 30s once again. a chilly saturday with highs around 50 but the sun will be out. sunday milder and upper 50s. so a really good finish to the weekend. skins are home sunday against the jets, weather shouldn't be

a factor. mostly cloudy skies on monday. monika? hang on for a second. the shot from sky 9 on the beltway west side of town at the american legion bridge. look at that. pretty cool. fog right over the bridge span and slowing traffic down just a little bit. >> neat. >> neat shot huh? i thought you'd like that howard. but it's not really affecting traffic other than the volume on the west side of town if maybe the visibility down there as well. but otherwise things are fine around beltway. a map right now coming in from baltimore, no problems to report on 95. an accident in ellicott city. westbound i-70 on the ramp to southbound route 129. howard county authorities are on the scene of that one. back outside live now to the north side of town on the outer loop. you have delays beginning at 95. it seems to clear up here at university boulevard. and will take you over to the northbound side of 95 in virginia. normal slow traffic in

woodbridge. the newington to springfield down in thornburg northbound 95 at route 606 watch out for accident clean-up. coming up in my next report, another look around town. jessica? back to you. thank you. listen up ladies that ill fitting bra is more than just uncomfortable. it can be bad for your health. how do you pick the right one? here with advice is author alley cudby. she wrote -- fantastic, alley, we have to get right no this. how is -- to this. how is it bad for your health? >> women have chronic headaches and back aches and have no idea it's their bra that's the problem. >> too tight? >> or actually too loose. >> really? >> the most common problem with bra fit in america is a band that's too loose but what happens is that you carry the weight of your breath on your shoulders -- breast on your shoulders and that causes problems. >> you have a friend here to tell us all about this.

>> rebecca is wearing a properly fitted bra. you'll notice the band is actually carrying 80% to90% of the support of her breasts and that's what you want. if she were to turnarounds you would see the band is actually horizontal across her back. it's going to be anchored in the narrowest part of her back. >> you were saying before her bra fitting she didn't feel like she looked that great. that it really was serving her needs. >> she didn't. she came in and she was wearing a bra that was too loose in the band and so what was happening was it's kind of like a seesaw as the band goes up, your breasts come down. and nobody wants that. so what we did was we sort of brought her back up the center and that's what the band will do for you. >> how did you write this book? how did you get into this issue? >> you know it actually started with my own journey. i was one of the people who could never find a bra that fit and it made me feel bad about myself. and it may seem a little bit overblown to say it changed my

life but it did. it was a moment for me and career was born. >> you want to feel good about yourself and you're helping people this weekend. tell us about this. >> yes, i wrote a book called "busted" and it's going to be launched at trousseau in vienna on saturday. 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. signing books and answering questions and doing fittings. come on down and even gifts with purchase. so a great way to celebrate the holidays and get something for your best girlfriend or whoever. >> well, we love gifts. alley, thank you so much for coming in this morning. >> my pleasure. >> telling us all about this. who knew? the time right now 6:9. a check of the news before you -- 6:49. a check of the news before you go, that is up next.

it is 6:53 here this friday morning. 35 in washington but lots of areas in the 20s with plenty of

frost this morning. 40 by 9:00 a.m. sunshine a passing clouds or two with the front. 50 degrees at noon and highs this afternoon in the middle 50s. andrea? thank you howard. today is friday, december 2nd. here's a check on the news before you go. flush yonathan melaku will stay in jail until his trial. he's accused of shooting several military targets last year in northern virginia. his targets included the pentagon and marine corps museum. it's official, virginia attorney general confirms he will run for governor in 2013. he's become a star in gop circles pursuing the white house over president obama's health care law. still searching for a win. new capitals' head coach dale hunter couldn't lead the team past the dreaded pittsburgh penguins. caps fall to the pens 2-1. and it's now time to answer our question of the morning --

the answer is c. attend a school dance. >> in some cases if you were -- underclassmen you couldn't go by the school's rules. not surprising. >> yeah. one more check on traffic and weather is next right here on 9news now.

welcome back. howard here your weather firth. nice day today, chilly this morning. but mid 50s this afternoon. tonight back in the 20s and 30s with 50 tomorrow. upper 50s sunday and probably dry through monday and then by tuesday, wednesday and thursday we sort of turn the corner to

wetness. monika? once again late in the rush hour, we have a bad accident. this time, it's on route 7. it is closed right now between wolf trap and bowler roads. use the georgetown pike or the dulles toll road to get around this. sky 9 is headed that way. to 66 live. overall delays in manassas, centerville and then again at route 50 and a last live look at 270. an incident free normal slow stuff here at falls road. >> great job monika samtani. great job. >> thank you. >> join us monday miranda warning at 4:-- morning at 4:25. we'll be talking about the icc, not free anymore starting monday morning. >> that's a big deal. "the early show" is next with more on the devastating santa ana winds. >> i wonder if there are any good christmas sales the weekend? monika and i will be back in 25 minutes. maybe not black friday -- we've got time. monika and i will be back in 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. >> mike on the other hand is done. check us out all weekend long

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