the gun man who was not involved in the traffic stop walked up and shot the officer

then fled. >> is this really happening again? i wasn't here for the first shooting but it was just terrible. i was in shock. it was a tragedy. >> authorities won't talk about a motive. the shooter was found dead of a gunshot wound a half-mile away. >> it is devastating. i just can't believe something like that happened. like again, you know. it is so unfortunate. >> reporter: now, we don't have the name of the shooter. his body was found in a place called the cage. it is a parking lot right next to the duck pond, if you're familiar with the campus. and we're hoping to have the name of the shooter later today after they notify his next of kin. i'm peggy fox reporting live in blacksburg, back to you. >> awful story. thanks, peggy. in just a few hours after thursday's violence at virginia tech, there was another shooting. this one involving a virginia state trooper. matt jablow has the details on that one from caroline county. >> reporter: the call came into virginia state police just before 3:30 this afternoon.

3:24 to be exact. >> illegal to be out here as a pedestrian. >> a pedestrian on the side of 95 south, about 10 miles south of fredericksburg, according to police, when trooper michael hamer responded, he found the pedestrian and put him in his patrol car. that's when things took a sudden and violent turn. >> a struggle insued inside the vehicle which resulted in shots being fired inside the vehicle. both the trooper and suspect suffered gunshot wounds. >> police would not say if the suspect had a gun nor if he tried to grab the trooper's gun. >> all of that was part of the on-going investigation. >> both the trooper and the suspect were taken to mary washington hospital in fredericksburg. the trooper with nonlife- threatening injuries, the suspect is life-threatening injuries. in carolline county, matt jablow, 9news now. >> the investigation of the shooting shut down 95 south at mile marker 116 until 3:00 this morning. i-95 is now clear, however. it is sentencing day for former prince george's county

council woman leslie johnson. on tuesday, a judge sentenced her husband to more than seven years in prison. former county executive jack johnson was convicted of shaking down developers and taking kick baggs. leslie johnson tried to conceal money as federal investigators closed in. surae chinn joins us from greenbelt, maryland, where mrs. jon will be sentenced later this morning. surae? >> reporter: it is mrs. johnson's term. the same judge will be presiding that sentenced her husband, jack johnson to seven years in prison. lesli johnson faces 12 to 18 months, a lot shorter time for her role in the pay to play scheme. she is charged with conspiring for witness and evidence tampering so she does face a year and a half in jail for her episode as the fbi came knocking. >> er you hear them banging? >> tear it up. >> it is the fbi, jack.

>> i know. that's what i'm telling you. >> you want me to put it down the toilet? >> yes. >> you want me to flush it? >> yeah, flush that. >> reporter: and then she stuffed $80,000 in cash in her bra and underwear as she was instructed to do by her husband. the wiretaps clearly show she was aware of what was going on. her husband's misdeeds and taking kickbacks. the judge is known to be fair but tough on sentencing. we'll see what he will do today. he told jack johnson earlier this week on tuesday he was involved in pure cronyism and that political corruption, that he will pay for political corruption. he did get seven years in prison. and the sentencing for lesli johnson is expected to be at 9:30 this morning. back to you. >> surae chinn reporting live from greenbelt, maryland. it is 5:06. time for the latest "your

money" report of the morning. jessica doyle is off today. former u.s. senator jon corzine was in the hot seat thursday as lawmakers demanded to know what happened to more than a billion dollars of his client's money. >> corzine was, until he resigned, ceo of mf global in new york. his company gambled heavily on european debt and lost big time. and he did not have a lot of answers about how this happened. >> i simply do not know where the money is or why the accounts have not been reconciled today. >> mf global filed for bankruptcy and it is the eighth largest collapse in u.s. history. legal experts say corzine could be held responsible for misrepresenting to investors, the risk the firm had taken. >> it is 5:07. olga is up with the focus and monika is checking the roads. >> plus, jerry sandusky's wife is speaking out. find out why she does not believe that dozens of child sex abuse charges that are

plaguing her husband. >> it is december 9th. this morning's buddy check, details of a new less invasive method of treating and preventing early stage breast cancer. we'll be back.

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i'm olga breeze in for howard bernstein this morning. it is clear, chilly this morning. temperatures have really dropped off. we're going to have a lot of sunshine through midday and into early afternoon before the clouds move on in. right now, bundle up if you're stepping out. our temperatures have dropped into the 20s and 30s inside the beltway. we'll have the sunshine through midday and late day. we'll get into the 40s by around noontime and most of us should peak out around 49, 50 degrees which is average for this time of year. we'll be looking at another cool night tonight as well as a cold forecast as we head into the weekend. monika? >> it has been a tough week commuterwise and i'm happy to say that this morning, things are really good on the roadways, southbound 270, fingers crossed it stays this way. looking good in clarksburg down to the point where the lanes divide and down to the american legion bridge. we'll take a closer look into maryland at 5:20. back to you. >> why should a woman lose her entire breast if the cancer is

confined to the milk ducts in the breast? that's the question cancer specialist at johns hopkins believe have been answered after more than a decade of research. it is a less invasive treatment and it is the subject of today's buddy check 9 report. >> if most breast cancers start in the milk ducts, why not go to the source to treat the disease? that's what the doctor, director of the breast cancer program at johns hopkins is doing. she's developed a new way to treat and prevent breast cancer by delivering chemo cell to the milk ducts. >> it is akin to putting drano down the tubes so that everything gets cleaned out. once it is cleaned out, the breast can stay intact. it doesn't have to be removed. >> using a hair thin catheter, chemotherapy is injected through openings at the nipple directly into the milk ducts.

the chemo destroys cancer cells or early stage cancers that are invisible by mammography all without toxic side effects. >> they inject the agents, we found that many of them are protected from getting cancer later on. there are those that had received the same drugs intravenously, had succumbed to their tumors. >> those results were from animal models. her colleague, medical oncologist dr. sterns supervised the study on 17 women with breast cancer who were scheduled to have a mastectomy. in this trial, the nipple therapy was used to determine how well the procedure was tolerated, not specifically to treat their cancers. >> women were able to tolerate it with minimal side effects. the common complaints was fullness in the breast and what they described as discomfort but not pain and have rated this lower than the mammogram associated discomfort.

>> practical applications are at least five to ten years away but the findings could represent a game changer when it comes to treating breast cancer. >> this might be a new way that we treat early lesions. as well as prevent breast cancer in the long-term. and ultimately prevention is the name of the game. it is only by prevention that we will be able to eradicate this terrible disease. >> to see the story again, click on buddy check 9 at wusa9.com. if buddy check has made a difference in your life, tell me. i would like to share your story. e-mail me at arhone at web with -- wusa9.com. >> olga is in for howard. >> monika has our traffic plus we'll have the question of the day and some of your responses. we'll be back. [ screaming ]

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5:16 on this friday morning. we're glad it is friday. it is not too bad. it is cold outside. you're giving us sunshine as well. >> spreading the sunshine around for today. we're also getting some of the cold air moving on in here. we've been pretty fortunate for

this morning. our winds are still fairly light out of the southwest. we're not as cold as we could be. we're looking at a forecast though that's going to be on the chilly side particularly as we head into the greater portions of the morning, it will be slow to warm up. definitely dress in layers as you're stepping out this morning. we're looking at a forecast that has most of us sitting into the 30s. 20s outside the beltway. by noontime, many of us will hit the middle to upper 40s. so, with all of the sunshine late in the afternoon, it should be a pretty pleasant finish to the day. in fact, we will see our temperatures top out right around 49, 50 degrees which is definitely average for this time of the year. you'll notice as we get closer to sunset, a little bit more of the cloud cover is going to start to move on through. we're calling today officially partly cloudy and as we go into the overnight, we'll be mostly cloudy later on this evening. it will be a fairly nice finish to the work week so definitely get out and enjoy it. headlines for today, definitely going to see it with the cool

start starting to move on through. in fact, we're looking at mainly clear conditions this morning. although we'll have the cold start, we'll continue with that sunshine through the afternoon. a great finish to the week for us. but the afternoon clouds are definitely going to be sticking around through much of the overnight and then we're look pretty good for your weekend forecast. however, a wind shift that comes in tonight and into tomorrow bringing in the much cooler northerly winds, that will drop our high temperatures down tomorrow as well. so, be prepared for that. especially if you're heading out toward the army navy game or going to the redskins game this week. satellite and radar, not looking too bad. we had a few clouds pass by through the late afternoon yesterday. early morning hours, we're look pretty good with mainly clear skies. temperatures right now along the entire atlantic seaboard, a very, very cool into the 30s for most of us. we're definitely going to be keeping cool temperatures around for the next couple of hours. our future cast forecast model

doesn't feature too much going on. just a few afternoon clouds clearing overnight tonight and then tomorrow, plenty more sunshine to go around so here's how we're looking for that seven-day forecast. in fact, the highs for today should take us right around to 48, 49 degrees for the city center. but we'll definitely see some warmer temperatures down to the south and to the east. here's how we look for the seven-day forecast. we're looking pretty good. although temperatures will stay cool for the next couple of days. monika? >> thank you so much, olga. good morning, everybody. it is friday morning light. that means that if you're heading out the door right now, things are actually looking really good. no problems all around the beltway. let's zoom up to 95 coming down from baltimore, everything is fine. no problems on the bw parkway as you travel through greenbelt and through cheverly, same story on route 50. let's take a live look in college park where traffic is moving at speeds. if you're leaving route one or heading that way, all the way past 95 into silver spring,

you'll be ok on the topside of the beltway. we'll go to the american legion bridge west side of town heading in toward tysons corner, we're looking good. no problems on route 7 or the dulles toll road. as you come in from leesburg, a quick look on connecticut avenue at the east-west highway in the bethesda, chevy chase area. no problems here inside the beltway toward the district. coming up in my next report, we'll talk about maryland roadways or virginia roadways at 5:20. andrea and mike? >> thank you, monika. she's the good wife, the wife of ex-coach jerry sandusky says her husband is innocent of the allegations against him. >> this is the first time dottie has made any comment since police arrested her husband last month. she made a statement through her husband's lawyer a day after a grand jury report said one of the alleged victims screamed in vain trying to get her to help while the husband, sandusky, attacked him in a basement bedroom. dottie said that incident never

happened. jerry sandusky is facing more than 50 charges stemming from what authorities say were assaults on ten boys in his home, on the penn state property and elsewhere. he's now out of jail for the second time, this time on a $250,000 bond. the time is 5:21. sports is next when the news continues. >> we have a preview of tonight's big army/navy game. the lady terps shining on the hardware. they took on delaware state. we have highlights coming up next. another look at the question of the day this morning, the sale of one of these things jumped 74% in the weeks leading up to christmas. is it a, jewelry. b, gift cards or c, lingerie? >> here is a look at a response posted on the facebook fan page, katrina chose b, the gift cards. a lot of people don't put forth an effort to select something meaningful anymore. >> there is a little dig in that. >> we want to hear from you. log on to facebook.com/wusa9 and we want to read your response on tv. please log on and do it.

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particularly up toward the west. we're looking at a day planner today that's not too bad. features a lot of sunshine as we head through midday and late afternoon. definitely seeing highs around 50 degrees and then a few clouds move in later on this afternoon. we'll be in for a very cold start. >> 9 sports with kristin berset, the best sports in town. >> good morning, everybody. the excitement is mounting for both army and navy as they prepare for their annual showdown. the 112th match-up this saturday at fedex field. the first time it is being held in the nation's capital. the midshipmen have dominated for much of the last decade having won nine straight. i went out to the pentagon this week to see what the spirit of this week is all about. here is a sneak peek. >> go, navy, beat army. >> go, army, beat navy. >> on behalf of naval aviation, go navy, beat army. >> we're here in the pentagon, go, army. >> beat navy! >> you can see more spirit from here and overseas tonight during our special feature for

those who serve, countdown to the gridiron battle. we'll take a look at the legacy of this event tonight at 9:00 p.m. right here on wusa. >> with the nba lockout officially over now begins the craziness that is free agency, the wizards have made their first move trying to woo back roger mason jr. who played for the wizards from '06 to '08. he's expected to sign a one- year deal today when the free agency officially begins and join the wizards for their first practice. >> maryland hosting delaware state. it was a banner night for the lady terps. not even close. barrett finds alicia for two of her 13. she was 1-8 terps in double figures. they route the hornets 108-33. that 75-point victory is the largest margin in school history. the previous was 71. that's a quick look at sports this morning. wizards open training camp today. remember, the army navy special tonight at 9:00. have a great friday.

i'm monika samtani in the traffic center. if you're planning to take public transportation this morning, i'm happy to say metro, marc and vre are running on time. coming up in my next report, we'll take you on a tour of the metropolitan area at 5:27. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back.

good morning and welcome back to 9news now. our time is 5:30. i'm andrea roane. thanks for joining us. >> i'm mike hydeck. i can't believe it is friday. >> we made it. here's monika samtani with traffic momentarily. miss olga brees is in for howard this morning. >> took awhile to get motivated this morning but i think i'm making it. looking forward to the weekend. get you out of bed this morning. as you get up and get out, it

is a little bit on the cool side. we're looking at temperatures this morning that have dropped down into the 20s outside the beltway. 30s inside the beltway. clear skies and very light winds out of the southwest. our highs today, well, we're going to get there eventually but for the morning, we're starting out on the cool side. midday to late afternoon with all of the sunshine around, we'll push out of the 30s into the middle and upper 40s by noontime and yes, by late afternoon, most of us should top out right around 49, 50 degrees which is average for this time of the year. we'll pull in a little more cloud cover. we're officially calling it partly cloudy by late afternoon and tonight, very cool conditions as temperatures drop off once again. the next seven days ahead will stay seasonably cool. i'll have the details in a couple of minutes. monika? >> if you're planning to head around town, we have one incident to report in manassas. overall, the big picture, everything is fine. no problems to report around the beltway. heading over to the west side of town looking fine on the dulles toll road, 66, you have

got some delays leaving business route 234 as you head inbound toward centreville this morning. but all lanes are open. overturned vehicle, this one just reported in manassas, on suddenly road. i'll get you lane information as soon as it is available. let's take you to centreville, everything is fine. here's what it looks like as you travel in the tysons area, route 67. no problems from lees. inbound side of 66, no problems from centreville over toward vienna and the beltway. let's see if we can take a live look in springfield on the northbound side of i-95. it is looking good. a bit of a slowdown as you approach the occoquan river. here, it is fine heading up to the beltway. coming up in my next report, i'll update you on the accident in manassas. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. >> today is the start of a somber weekend on the campus of virginia tech. two people are dead after a shooting on campus.

>> one is campus police officer derek krause, the father of six shot dead in his patrol car. peggy fox has been following the story since it began yesterday afternoon. >> reporter: the second victim we know now was the shooter. this is where officer crouse was shot. the police officer was coming this way and that he saw a driver not stop for pedestrians in this crosswalk. you can see the yellow sign there telling people to stop. the officer pulls that driver over. that's when the shooter walks up to officer crouse and kills him. [ sirens ] >> it was really scary. >> sirens blared across the campus minutes after a gunman fatally shot a virginia tech police officer near lane stadium. >> there were so many police

officers everywhere and it was just nuts. we didn't want to go outside. >> before it became clear the gunman in today's attack was dead, the school locked down the campus and used a high tech alert system. >> about five text messages in about an hour. the school took major precaution and you know, virginia tech takes a lot of pride -- i'm glad i'm here. >> police say the officer was killed after pulling a driver over in a traffic stop. the gunman, who was not involved in the traffic stop, walked into the parking lot and shot the officer. authorities won't talk about a motive. >> the police pulled up and they opened his car door. when they opened it, he just fell out toward the ground. and all you could see his face, he was covered in blood. >> virginia tech was the scene of the deadliest shooting rampage in modern u.s. history april 16, 2007. in an ironic twist, virginia tech officials were in washington today fighting a

government fine over their alleged mishandling of the bloodbath that left 33 people dead. >> to them, it wasn't too long ago. the school is a magnet for it, i don't know why. it was definitely something that i will never forget. it was really scary. >> reporter: that young man talked about just being shaken. he was in the middle of taking a final exam and made it through his exam and then many, manying of the students spent hours in their dorm rooms, waiting and worrying and very upset and nervous. last night, there was a spontaneous vigil at the memorial for the victims of the 2007 shootings and there will be another vigil this evening. as far as the shooter goes, we do not have his name. we're awaiting notification of next of kin. we expect to have his name sometime this morning. his body was found in a parking lot known as the cage with a weapon next to it. we know this morning that ballistics have matched that

weapon to the weapon that shot officer crouse here. i'm peggy fox reporting live in blacksburg, back to you. today is sentencing day for former prince george's county councilwoman lesli johnson. on tuesday, a judge sentenced her husband to more than seven years in prison. former county executive jack jon was convicted of shaking down developers and taking kickbacks almost to a million dollars worth. lesli had to conceal money as federal investigators had closed in. surae chinn joins us live from greenbelt where mrs. johnson will be sentenced later this morning. >> good morning. leslie johnson does face up to 18 months in prison and federal prosecutors want her to do that time behind bars. she would rather have probation but federal prosecutors say asking for anything less than those 18 months would be in violation of her plea agreement. remember, she is the former prince george's county council

member and an administrative law judge who took part in trying to cover up her husband's pay to play scheme. >> what do you want me to do with this money? they're banging. what do you want me to do? >> put it in your panties and walk out of the house. >> no, i mean all of this cash, jack. i got the one from down -- >> put it in your panties. >> oh, my god, ok. >> stuff it in your panties. >> that is the notorious fbi wiretap from earlier this year. judge gave jack johnson a little bit of leniency. he could have gotten the maximum 11 to 14 years. while he could do the same kind of leniency with leslie johnson but you have to remember her behavior from earlier this year when she refused to step down as a county council member still receiving about a month of her $96,000 salary wasn't

until rushern baker pressured her to step down. she finally did. we'll see what judge missetti will do this morning. >> surae chinn live this morning. >> our time is 5:38. olga is in for howard bernstein. her weekend forecast is up next. >> also ahead, a couple of big checks written out to the national cathedral could go a long way when it comes to restoring the building to its former beauty after the earthquake from the summer. we'll be right back.

er i'm not going to pretend it is comfortable out here. it is on the cold side. you need a couple of layers this morning. temperatures overnight have dropped down into the 30s inside the beltway. 20s outside the beltway with that wind, light wind blowing. we'll see some sunshine today. in fact, making it to the upper 40s near 50 degrees by the 4:00 hour. then some clouds move in later on this afternoon and an even colder forecast as we head in toward the winter. >> well, olga, we'll take a live look into the district. here is the intersection of 13th, h and new york avenues. no problems to report in the corridor here. but 13th and l street, we're getting word of a water main break. i'll give you more details in my next report. back to you, mike and andrea. >> the national cathedral could

get an additional $2 million in donations to help with earthquake repairs. >> "the washington post" is reporting two long-time supporter are offering to match donations. the paper says the supporters will match all new gifts or pledges up to $500,000 through the end of the year. the 5.8 magnitude quake in august caused stone work to fall from the towers and cracks formed in parts of the building. >> before we go to break, let's see who's celebrating a birthday. dick van patton is 83. remember him from eight is enough. judi dench is 77. >> felicity huffman is 49. >> , happy birthday to zachary! there he is. he's the son of our executive producer. he's 9 today. if your day is today, happy

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good morning. when you peek outside, will you feel it. 36 degrees here in northwest washington. colder of course in the mountains. you know it is cold when olga goes outside and she wears a hat on tv. >> yes, my teeth are still chattering from the experience. it is definitely cold out there. don't be block shocked when you step out this morning. temperatures did drop off overnight. mainly clear skies, a few passing clouds later on this afternoon. we're definitely looking on the cool side. here's how we look so far. our forecast for today is going to feature a lot of sunshine. it is going to take a little while for this temperature to start kicking on in. so, starting off in the 30s this morning for most of us inside the beltway, the sunshine by late afternoon, we hit the middle range and upper 40s by your lunch break. that's not too bad. winds today are out of the southwest. that's helping us out a little

bit. at least keeping the temperatures on the seasonable side. normally we see about 49 degrees. by later on this afternoon, i expect some clouds to start moving on in. we'll finish off our day under partly cloudy skies and then overnight tonight, we'll have that opportunity to drop that's temperatures back down into the 40s and even the 30s and 20s in some locations by early tomorrow morning. so, here's what you need to know as you're stepping on out and heading out to start your day today. it will be sunny but definitely cold. if you're getting the early start this morning. we will have a pleasant afternoon. so, not a bad finish to the work week to say the least. we'll see the opportunity for more clouds moving in this afternoon along with a cool weekend ahead. more details on that in your seven-day outlook. here's how we are on satellite and radar, not too much going on. most of the atlantic seaboard now in the clear. snow and rain staying off toward our north, not going to be a factor with any precip but the cold temperatures are something to contend with. we're talking about 25 degrees up in the panhandle of

maryland, 27 down toward charlottesville and yes, we're seeing 20s outside the beltway at this hour. we'll start to see a little bit of improvement with that sunshine kicking in. it is going to take us awhile to get there. our future cast forecast model doesn't show a lot going on. putting it in motion from 5:00 this afternoon still some sunshine. after sunset, we'll get a little bit more of the clouds moving on through. then clearing out for tomorrow. another sunny day, great for the army/navy game but it will be cool with the northwest winds. overnight tonight, we're talking about temperatures going down into the -- excuse me, the highs into the upper 40s to near 50 degrees. overnight tonight, we'll be back down into the 30s. even seeing the 20s north and west. the seven-day forecast definitely looking pretty good for us although it will remain seasonably cool. monika? >> well, we're going to take a look at the beltway. there are no problems to report around town as you travel on the beltway itself. we're going to zoom in right now to the downtown area where there is a water main break on

13th street and l street. be aware of that downtown. if it that's where you're planning to go. across the 14th street bridge, you should be ok. we'll take you over to a live picture now. if you're planning to head over to the 14th street bridge, things won't looking too bad here. no problems to report except for the water main break at 13th and l. >> this time, we'll take you out west. there are reports of an overturned vehicle in manassas right near the battlefield park on route 234. be aware of that in manassas. in fact, our sky 9 is headed out there as we speak. as soon as it gets there, i will let you know what's going on. in the meantime, 66, the lanes are open. delays in manassas and centreville. you're good to go to the beltway. northbound side of i-95, it is normal this morning. a little slow out of dumfries and again at the occoquan river, once you hear it is just a bit of volume heading up to 395. coming up, i'll update you on the accident in manassas at

5:53. >> thank you, monika. if you can't find the perfect holiday deck be ration, you can always make it yourself. kim beck with bush gardens is here to give us some pointers and some inspiration like this beautiful wreath i'm standing next to. i'm going to tell you, kim, looking that the and the one you're going to work on, i'm intimidated. >> please don't be. anybody can do it. it is really easy. basically, you know, i love inspiration. be we have this one area in the park called santa's workshop area and it is absolutely beautiful. candy canes and things like that. >> we're looking at some of the things that inspired you for this wreath over here. tell us more about that. >> like i said, i pull inspiration from the park or you can pull it from an item of any sort. for example, i've pulled this beautiful nut cracker from our german gifts store in the park and then i love the candy kane

colors on it. i cut them into probably five or eight inches then easily working them in with either hot glue or wire like this. very simple. it saves on ribbon, too. >> you have the nice colored leaves here. >> absolutely. i love to give it a little more texture and a little bit more depth and dimension. so, i love picking up the simple ornaments you can get anywhere and different colors. we got glitter. i love glitter, anything that sparkles is gorgeous. >> what else is the experience like for people going out to busch gardens? >> absolutely. this year, we have gloria, a beautiful stage production about the true meaning of christmas. in addition to that, we also have mock tower open. there are some rides open for thrillseekers. >> you always think when it is cold, the rides shut down. >> it depends on the temperature but mainly, it is pretty much open.

>> mike, come on, join us. as mike is coming in, we have this one final wreath. you're going to tell us quickly about. it looks like wild turkey feathers. >> yes, ma'am. >> from the german collection. >> we have the most beautiful german decorations. those are where they're from. >> she says you, too, can make this. >> yeah, right. christmastown runs friday through sunday from 3:00 p.m. until 10:00 at night. >> do they have some for sale at the park? i'm always looking for the easy way out. >> you want to buy one instead of making one? >> i think so. >> thank you for having us. >> let's take another look at the question of the day right now. where are we? >> here's the question of the day. the sale of this jumped 74% leading up to christmastime. is it a, jewelry. b, gift cards or c, lingerie. >> this is a response left on our facebook fan page from steve who wrote how about d,

headache medicine? >> log on to facebook.com/wusa9 and we want to hear your response. andrea thinks it is lingerie. >> i like the gift cards though. >> we'll be back in two minutes with your weather first. >> we'll reveal the answer in the 6:00 hour.

good morning once again. i'm olga in for howard bernstein this morning. we're starting off on the chilly side. temperatures in the 20s and 30s in and around the beltway. but with our day planner though, we're looking at a pretty good stretch. we'll have plenty of sunshine throughout the day. midday, late afternoon, many of us top out around 40. later on this afternoon, we'll see a few more clouds start to move on in. overall, a very pleasant day and a cool night tonight. bundle up if you're stepping out. temperatures are near the 30 degree mark. the next seven days ahead will feature a lot of cool air. winds turn out of the north tomorrow. a very chilly conditions for the army/navy game. we're definitely seeing temperatures remaining in the

40s through the weekend. mike? >> thank you, olga. friday is here. that means it is cool schools time. this week, the big yellow bus is stopping in oakton, virginia. it is not often we do a story on preschoolers but this one really got our attention when we found out how tech savvy 4 and 5-year-olds could be. these little ones might be able to teach you a thing or two about the ipad. take a look. >> wake your ipad up. find your camera app. >> reporter: they aren't even in kindergarten yet and the little ones are already in touch with the hottest technology on the market. is it hard to take pictures with an ipad or easy? >> it is easy. >> it is easy? >> so, what is your next thing you have to find? >> three green things. >> 4 and 5-year-olds in oakton, virginia, are learning counting, colors and shapes by capturing the images themselves. >> what shape is that?

>> that's a square. >> you got it! every student has their own ipad 2 which will travel with them year to year. >> things that they used to main do with paper and pencil will now be done on their electronic devices in a much more creative and fluid way. >> reporter: learning the building blocks of the technology now helps prepare them for the future. >> that's an interesting thought. >> it seems the future is already here. >> is that a video? >> yes. >> they may only be 4 or 5- year-olds but they already know the lingo. guys, take a picture of cameraman felix! as these preschoolers easily point, shoot and swipe through the new technology -- >> got it! >> they're already doing a little teaching, too. which the grownups think is pretty cool. >> because the kids are so good at it, they're helping create ways we can incorporate it even deeper. >> what do you like best about working with ipad?

>> playing games on the ipad. >> you like playing games on the ipad? is this like a game to you or is this work? >> work. >> that's what it is all about, right? work. this just happens to be fun, too. aww, come on, how cute are they? pretty cool, huh. really cute of course. if you have a cool school, please e-mail me at mhydeck at wusa9.com. >> we begin 9news now at 6:00 a.m. with three big stories we're following for you right now. police now say the same gun was used to kill a virginia tech police officer and the man who killed him. 39-year-old derek crouse was shot on the campus. the gunman took his own life. a live report from blacksburg is straight ahead. >> police have wrapped up their investigation of southbound 95 in caroline county, virginia. a state trooper was shot during a traffic op