>> turn them on. 30 degrees this morning. how about the heat indices? 42 at noon. a mix of clouds and sunshine today. high, thin clouds working their way in from the south. by 5:00, 43. with highs to the mid to upper 40s. thick in the carolinas and down in southern virginia. we've got the high, thin ones around here giving us a little halo around the moon during the overnight. there is not going to be any rain or snow from them. temps in the teens. in our suburbs to the west. we've got 23 la plata. 22 in gaithersburg. 27 in maryland. our high temp with the sun and clouds mix, we'll be in the mid to upper 40s. we might get to 50 in one or two spots south of town. >> the cold hits you when you head outside. here's what it looked like overnight on the clara barton parkway. icy conditions between macarthur boulevard and chain bridge. it caused several accidents.

i was on the phone with park police last night. because of that, they had to shut it down. you should be ok. but i still say keep your speed limits down and give yourself some extra time this morning. we'll go over to some maps. there's no problem to report on the beltway. we're going to zoom in first to 95 on the northbound side right before quantico, an accident in the left lane. expect delays in that area and then again as you try to get across the occoquan river up north, no problems beyond that, we'll go over to springfield live right now on the northbound side of i-95 looking good. just the volume. once you're on to 395, the earlier accident before the 14th street bridge has been cleared but left a slowdown for you. let's go over to college park. here, everything is fine. on the outer loop after branch avenue closer to allentown road, there have been some debris cleanup along the right side of the road. coming up, we'll go back around the area roadways at 6:11. andrea and mike? >> today, the virginia tech community will say a sad good-

bye to officer deriek crouse. >> he was the campus police officer gunned down last thursday on campus. governor bob mcdonnell is going to speak at today's funeral. >> surae chinn is live in our satellite center with a preview and new comments from the family of the suspected gunman. surae? >> reporter: officer crouse leaves behind a wife and five children. one teenage son and four stepsons. an entire nation is mourning including the blacksburg and the hokey nation and a brotherhood of law enforcement who will be traveling from around the commonwealth and across the country. student, staff, faculty will be gathering once again on campus. they gathered on the drill field after 39-year-old virginia tech police officer deriek crouse was gunned down last thursday. police say the shooter, 22- year-old part-time radford student ross ashley, killed officer crouse. he was making a routine traffic stop before turning the gun on himself. crouse's wife told the roanoke times that they exchanged text

messages. officer crouse texted "love you lots" an hour before the shooting. tina crouse says their family is shattered. >> the only thing that would bring closure is to know why. >> i can't even wrap my mind around that. i can't understand the concept of why someone would want to walk up and shoot a police officer. for no apparent reason. >> reporter: new developments, the family of ross ashley, the shooter, has offered their condolences and prayers to the crouse family. it was an unsigned statement sent to "the associated press." they are also asking for privacy themselves and they said they would not make any additional comments. back to you, mike, andrea? >> surae chinn live in our satellite center this morning. d.c. police tell 9news a standoff in northwest washington is over this morning. but they haven't exactly told us what and how it began. it did begin yesterday when u.s. park police tried to pull

over a car that ended in a crash. two people in the car ran into a home along gallatin street northwest near north capitol street. they barricaded themselves inside the home and held police at bay for nearly 12 hours. two park police officers were hurt in their crash. their injuries are minor. vdot has new overhead signs that go online. they won't make your commute any better but at least you'll know how long you're going to be stuck in traffic. seven signs went live this morning at 5:00 a.m. three of them northbound 95 south of the beltway. two are on southbound 395 and then two more are on southbound 95. there are similar signs, you've seen them along i-66 and i-95 in maryland. after five months in captivity, a virginia teenager is back with his family this morning. 14-year-old kevin lunnsman doesn't have injuries except for a few bruises. he and his mother were kidnapped five months ago in the philippines. his mother was set free in

october. the islamic militants kept him. he made a break for it friday and wandered around the juggle for two days before villagers found him. friends back home in campbell county, virginia are relieved he is ok. >> it was the greatest day. i had just prayed and prayed, god, all i want for christmas is kevin to come home. >> we've been praying for you. we're glad that you're home and we can't wait to see you. >> kevin should be back home about a week. the redskins looked good but the same result. >> new england was able to win here. >> 'skins trailed the pats. tom brady hadn't thrown an interception in a month. ing tight spot. josh wilson picks it off. 6:30 left and the 'skins begin to march down the field. rex grossman passes to santana moss. slips through his hands and ends up in the hands of new

england's girard. we have more from fedex field. >> the redskins patriots showdown started of a as many had predicted. but the redskins regrouped and kept themselves in the game until the final seconds. >> some guys stepped up and really did a great job of finding a way to play at a high level even though they didn't get a lot of reps during the week. >> i'm impressed with coach shanahan's confidence in us. and also guys stepping up. >> thought our guys -- on offense and defense just battled for "60 minutes." gave it their best effort. >> rex grossman marched his offense up and down the field racking up 463 total yards, the redskins best numbers all season. but as we've seen time and time again this season, offensive penalties and red zone problems

cost them the game. >> i was looking forward to playing well against my former team. we didn't play well enough for 60 minutes to win the game. >> another loss guarantees another losing season for the redskins but they say with their performance today at fedex field, it should prove one thing. this team hasn't given up. from fedex field, i'm kristin berset. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, kristin. coming up next, the division rival new york giants beat the cowboys in a thriller last night. jason pierre paul blocking what would have been the game-tying field goal. new york tops dallas 37-34. our time is 6:07. in five minutes, protecting your child when she goes online. learn the three easy steps to make sure a trip to the internet is a safe one. >> and give yourself some extra time to scrape the windshield if you park outside. it is cold. temperatures in the treens, 20s and 30s.

howard has your weather first when 9news now returns.

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chilly monday morning. some high clouds mixing in with the clearness out there. partly cloudy. 34 degrees. light winds today south- southeast, 5 miles per hour or less. 42 by noon. this afternoon's highs mid to upper 40s. monika, over to you. we'll take a look at a map on the northbound side of i-95 before quantico. earlier accident was left. you've got it again across the occoquan river. more on area roadways coming up in my next report at 6:17. andrea and mike? >> thanks, monika. today, the supreme court could get involved in the controversial illegal immigration law in arizona. that's one of the stories making news now at 6:11. arizona lawmakers want to be able to enforce parts of the law which lower courts have blocked. one of those provisions requires police to question a person's immigration status if the officer suspects the person is here illegally. the justice department disagrees saying enforcing immigration laws is a federal job. occupy protestors in

oakland, california, plan on shutting down that city's ports again. oakland's mayor is begging them not to do it saying the port generates 73,000 jobs. an an truly tradition sunday, the blessing of the pets. dozens of pets and their owners lined up in new york including some nypd canine officers as well. mike? >> thanks, an adra. making sure your kids stay safe when they're online is a hard job for any parent but our next guest has three simple steps to follow to protect your child. lesli is senior vice president of children's media at tbs. glad you're here. my son spends so much time online with tbs programming, he loves it. you have three steps on trying to make things secure because it is a dangerous place, the internet. >> it is. we have to protect our children. the first step is use both parental controls, even your iphone has parental controls. make sure you're supervising what they're doing and allowing them to go to web sites which

are safe for children. >> tip number one is secure it. do you go into -- do that on the site? is it your own device? >> start your device. even the iphone has parental controls. if you're giving your child a device to block them from being able to use other things that you don't want them to have access to. particularly if you're giving them a device for permanently, you want to sweep that device and make sure that it doesn't have access to the internet, for example so that they can roam or you might want to block out youtube. >> that can be dangerous content. >> kids can buy things by accident. that's important. >> you would want to sweep it of your own personal information or your credit card information if you're actually giving a device for the holidays to your children. >> one of the other suggestions you brought up was setting limits. what does that ?eeb. >> setting limits in terms of the amount of media they use. the amount of time they're in screens. there are more screens in our children's lives now. we have to think about their

screen experience cumulatively. set the amount of time per day. you might want to say when they can use it, when they can't. for example, at mealtimes, you might want to say no screens at mel times. set the limit. in the car, do you want screens or no screens? these are personal decisions parents need make. it is important to set the limits when you give your children the device. >> there are so many applications that you can choose whether it is your mobile device or hooking things up to your personal computer at home, there has to be a way to weed through things. >> you're right. parents are overwhelmed by the number of choices. we tell parents to think about the child's age and stage. and choose apps that are age appropriate for your child. you also want to read reviews. read what other parents are saying about the app. try it yourself before you have your children use it. you want them to be challenged so that they can learn but at the same time, you don't want them to be frustrated because it is too difficult for them. >> lesli, thank you so much. recap, secure your device, set

limits and find the right apps for your kid. lesli from tbs, thank you for joining us this morning. >> andrea, over to you. we have a weather app you might want to use today. how to dress, how cold it is going to be. >> i'll be your weather app this morning. >> human apps. >> go to wusa9.com and download our great weather app. we've got a very cold morning and it is one of those mornings where i think thermals and gloves and 180s with temperatures in many areas down in the 20s, even a few teens out there. at the bus stop this morning, clear to partly cloudy. low 20s to low 30s. sunrise not up for another hour or so. 7:17 on the sunrise this morning. if the clouds work out, this sort of set-up gives us a pretty sunrise. we'll be in good shape. 34 this morning at 9:00. winds will be south today. 1:00, 44. we go through the afternoon with temperatures in the mid to the upper 40s for highs.

by 5:00 p.m., we're back down to 43. ing if you like to run outside, you'll need the warmer weather gear. 21 in gaithersburg. stuff that's going to keep you warm is what i'm trying to say. 25 college park. it is definitely cold out there. but not as cold as manassas, leesburg and lovettsville. toward the south to belvoir, 22. down to 20 in reston. at reagan national, we fall into 30 degrees. you've got all of the cement and asphalt, also the warmer waters of the potomac. east-northeast wind at 5. it is coming in. the warmth is coming in off the river right now. the dew point sitting at 24. the cold, it is out on the rockies. got some teens here. this is nothing crazy. it is not arctic cold. for december, we're in pretty good shape. the arctic air bottles up in canada. heaviest ones are down in florida here and georgia into the carolinas. with some of the clouds, you see how they're streaming north and northeast.

that is what we're dealing with today. so, at times, it will be partly sunny. other times, might be a thin overcast. i think in general, it is going to be a nice, quiet day with a slight warming trend over the next few days. today, 47. average high is 48. we'll be right where we should be back in the 20s and 30s tonight again with light winds, tomorrow, 52. northwest winds 5 to 10. for wednesday, 53 degrees. you like to fish? it will be cold you but the bay should be pretty flat. rain showers late thursday and thursday night into early friday. chillier for the weekend as temps drop into the 40s. monika samtani is in. how's thats blitz of incidents doing? >> it is medium. we have a few incidents. we had icy conditions this morning. but mainly right now, it is just the slow rush hour traffic you have to deal with. i'm going to start off with frederick. let's take a live look, southbound on i-270, overall, the delays, route 85 down

toward 121, a little break. father hurley down toward route 118 heading southbound on i- 270. over to 66, slow traffic. there has been an accident in haymarket. that's cleared now. then you've got slow traffic from manassas into centreville. no big deals to report on 66. we'll take a live look at 395 and 95 on the northbound side of 95 before quantico, the accident is on the left shoulder. 395 through landmark, pretty normal for right now though it looks very slow and you head through this area off and on to the 14th street bridge. we'll go into maryland again at 6:25. back to you, mike and andrea. >> thank you, monika. time to check out today's morning lights. all month long, we're showing off your displays. >> we go to maryland this morning in anne arundel county. a nice display. check out the front door of the busker family house. >> let's check out that!

lights on the roof. the awnings, the bushes, even candy cane lights along the crosswalk. merry christmas in the front yard. >> ings you see the nutcracker there. that was really something. >> we want to see your holiday displays as well! take a picture or video and e- mail it to us. you can also post it to our facebook page. be sure to include your name and where you live and we thank everyone who sent in so far. >> that's a tough one to beat. >> 6:19. coming up next, the college basketball fight that everybody is talking about this morning. this is video you need to see. >> we get another check on our question of the morning. which of these things makes you more likely to argue with your spouse on vacation. is it a, dieting. b, refusing to ask for directions or c, lack of sleep? >> claudette, our facebook friend says i'm the one who refuses to ask for directions.

my dear hubby wants me to ask someone on each block which makes my answer, b. he does not believe in the navigation system. >> keep the gresses coming. we'll reveal the answer at 6:48.

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for everyone. welcome back. 6:23 on this chilly monday morning. some areas down in the teens. most of us in the 20s. a frosty windshield or two. give yourself an extra minute or two to scrape the ice off the window. let's look at the day planner. sunshine mixed with high clouds today. temperatures on the chilly side with highs in the mid to upper 40s. the winds will be fairly light today. south-southeast 5 miles per hour or less. mike, over to you. thanks, howard. in sports, eight college basketball players are on suspension after one of the worst brawls in recent memory. >> this happened in the final seconds of a game saturday between cincinnati and xavier.

>> and now an altercation. this is the last thing you want to see. the benches clear. >> check out the mess this altercation turns into. several players were seen throwing punches during the fight between crosstown rivals. each team suspended four players. we expect to hear from a few of them later today. in action yesterday, virginia tech hosted norfolk state. sophomore jerrell eddie put up a career high 24 points including five three-pointers. hokies win 73-60. ewe there are no plans to strip brewers brawn of his national mvp award. espn is reporting the outfielder tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs or at least one of them. he told our partners at "usa today," the as a result bs. a spokesman says there are unusual circumstances which will indeed clear his name. knock sports reports brawn didn't test positive for a performance-enhancer but some other illegal substances.

well, do you believe in tebow mania yet? the broncos quarterback once again rallied his team from behind on sunday. denver scored 10 points in the fourth quarter yesterday. then in overtime, tebow was able to set up a game winning 51-yard field goal. broncos topping the bears. denver is now 7-1 with tim tebow as quarterback. >> thank you, tim tebow. >> our time is 6:25. still ahead this morning, why today is expected to be one of the biggest shopping days of the holiday season. i thought we already had some of those. >> yet another christmas display controversy in leesburg, virginia. this one involves spaghetti and meatballs. >> monika has a quick check on traffic. >> thank you so much, andrea. we'll take a live look from sky 9. this is northbound 95 trying to get through quantico. earlier accident cleared but this is what it left for you early this morning. we'll have more on virginia roadways coming up in my next report. you're watching 9news now. stay with us.

>> we're glad navy won. >> i'm mike hydeck. here's monika samtani with traffic momentarily. >> we decided it was just too cold for howard to go outside this morning. >> thank you. >> we took pity on him and allowed him to stay inside. >> he had to wear the heavy jacket. >> holiday tie on here. i'll let you see that here quickly. got the snowman on. i'm a snow lover tyke topper and a lot of other people. this has been been conducive to it. la nina, north atlantic oscillation keeping the cold airway up in canada. right now, no snow. highs in the mid to the upper 40s. very light winds south to southeast. 5 miles per hour or less today. some good news there for you as temperatures climb again into

the mid-40s. here are high clouds streaming in this morning. a little thicker south of interstate 64. we'll have a pretty sunrise from this. we need the sun. look at the temps, many down in the upper teens from culpepper, martinsburg, cumberland all in the upper teens. 32 in annapolis. 27 in southern maryland warming to the mid to the upper 40s. monika samtani, 6:30. >> it is definitely getting busy. monday morning. everyone has to get to work. and you know what? it really overall has not been too bad around town. if you're planning to head on the northbound side of 95, this is what it looks like for you through quantico because of an earlier accident in this area. it was cleared out of the roadway. you've got it again across the occoquan river. on to 395, we'll take a live look elsewhere on the northbound side of 395, you pretty much have this to deal with from edsall road to

seminary road. if you're planning to head around to 66, you have a bit of slow traffic as well in the manassas and centreville area. that's indent-free coming over to fairfax. no problems to report across the american legion bridge. but right now, i have a commuter alert. a heads up for beltway drivers. a lane will be closed during the day today on the inner loop in alexandria. starting at 9:30, the left lane will be closed from the eisenhower connector to telegraph road. it will stay closed until 2:30 p.m. that's also that crews could do work related to the wilson bridge project. there will be daytime work in the area all week long and overnight, all week, you'll lose a lane on the outer loop. that work will begin every night at 9:00. they will have variable message signs, they're removing the barrier walls, they're putting up the overhead signs. with the bicycle and the pedestrian path, it is so much better. that original bridge was in 1961. could not carry the load that it carries today. a little bit of suffering but

we're going to be ok in the end. >> thanks, monika. >> speaking of congestion, you can expect more on capitol hill today because occupy d.c. protestors are marching from their encampment at mcpherson square over to both the democratic and republican headquarters. the republicans are on -- where is it here? >> first street. >> republicans are on first street southeast. the democrats are nearby at south capitol and d and the march is going to begin at 3:00 this afternoon. expect congestion in that area. flags across the commonwealth will be at half staff in honor of officer deriek crouse. he's the virginia tech police officer gunned down in the line of duty, today, there will be a funeral for officer crouse. surae chinn is live in our satellite center with a preview. >> andrea, it will be a tough, emotional day on campus where folks will be gathering. the funeral will be set for 2:00 this afternoon.

thousands are expected. meanwhile, the widow of officer crouse has mentioned to the roanoke times that their family is shattered. they're devastated and so is law enforcement, the family, brotherhood there and the hokey nation. they'll be gathering once again today because of tragedy and to honor the life of virginia tech police officer 39-year-old deriek crouse. the funeral will be held this afternoon besides governor bob mcdonnell and other political leaders, there will be a large contingent of officers who will be arriving. faculty, staff and students gathered last week here for a vigil on the drill field. thursday's events reminded students of the terror of the 2007 massacre but also of coming together. >> i'm proud of everyone that showed up. i'm proud i live in a community where everyone comes out and they support each other and everyone is there for each other. >> part of a family. as soon as any tragedy hurts anybody, you feel like it is in you to go help them.

>> investigators are still figuring out what the motive was behind the shooter, 22-year- old ross ashley. and why he opened fire and killed officer crouse. by the way, the funeral will be web cast and streamed online on the virginia tech home page. there this afternoon. back to you, andrea. >> you were talking about the hokey nation coming together. they've come together and raised thousands for the family. >> reporter: about $60,000. >> that's a lot of money. thank you surae chinn for the update live from our satellite center. >> expect fireworks next weekend in leesburg, virginia. it is another controversy over a holiday display on the courthouse lawn. a group of local atheists will put up the flying spaghetti monster. they stay is a critique of conventional reamings and it has made stops nationwide. leesburg council members aren't sure allowing it is a good idea. at least one council member says it is about more than the symbol. >> when i looked at that time online after what supervisor

miller said it could be frightening to children. i agree with him. depending on how big it is. >> i would be stunned if anybody found the flying spa at the timety monster scary. >> a santa skeleton nailed to a cross was put up in front of the courthouse in leesburg. a woman took it down saying it offended her christian beliefs. we're less than 11 months away from election day. president obama sat down with steve croft on "60 minutes" and was asked about the economy and if he thought it would improve by election day. >> i'm not in the job of prognosticating on the economy. i'm in the job of putting in place the tools that allow the economy to thrive and americans to succeed. keep in mind that when i came into office, eight million jobs were gone. and things were crazy. six months later, the economy was growing again. we've now had nine consecutive

quarters, two and a half years in which the economy has grown. >> "the early show" is going to have much more from the president's interview on "60 minutes." that comes up at the top of the hour. >> in sports, the redskins are guaranteed a losing season. and that's three in a row and seven of the last ten. >> they were close. at least to tying the game against the patriots yesterday. >> the 'skins trailed the pats by 7. brady hadn't thrown an interception in a month until this pick by wilson. the 'skins began a march down field with 30 seconds left on third and goal, rex grossman passes to santana moss and he nearly catches it. but it ends up in the hands of new england's jarrod. game over. redskins done and they lose it 34-27. >> moral victory, do those count? you lost, at the end of the day. we're 4-9.

>> we knew what we could do on both sides of the ball. we knew the match-ups we would have, we knew how to exploit some of them. they're a good team. they found a way to win. >> fletcher got a bad call against him, too. >> next sunday, the redskins visit the giants. new york beat dallas 36-33. coming up in nine minutes, christmas cards in the 21st century. we'll show you some apps that will make it easier to get the cards out. >> it will be a cold walk to the mailbox if you're doing it the old-fashioned way, howard says we won't get into the 40s until this afternoon. which day this week will be the warmest?

♪it's beginning to look a lot like christmas, especially around howard's neck ♪ >> it says peace, hope, joy and -- >> peace again. >> which is really nice. howard, did you know he likes snow, not like some people. we love snow on the mountains on the slopes. >> and not on the driveway. >> the slopes will likely be opening this week. snowshoe has been open but the rest of them look like they're going to open this weekend. so, you don't think about it, right now, the guys on the mountains have been out there on the snow guns so you can go skiing this weekend. be thankful for that. because mother nature not helping out at all. the bus stop forecast, it is cold out there. got a mixture of some high clouds and going to give us a

pretty sunrise. skies will be looking pretty cool about a half hour before sunrise at temps are look pretty cold in the 20s and 30s with a few low -- upper teens. not low teens. 31 at 8:00. by noon, low 40s. light winds today. it will feel pretty decent because of that. with mid-40s. yes, chilly. without the biting wind chill, we can handle this. by 8:00, we're back down in the 30s with partly cloudy skies. 20s and 30s are turning tonight. lots of upper teens to low 20s. steve in cross junction reported 19 along with brett in herndon with 30 at d.c. 27 at the pax river naval air station. on the eastern shore, easton is 25. look, the wind chill is about the same. winds most everywhere are calm right now. although at national, it does have a slight wind chill at 25 degrees. storm systems across the southern u.s., especially the southeast, some heavier rains there. i-10 up toward savanna

approaching charleston. the clouds that, will stay south of us. the clouds, they are streaming over us this morning. these are generally high, thin ones. sunshine. main a pretty sunrise or sunset. they don't have any moisture that will fall out of the skies. no precipitation with these clouds. fairly quiet weather pattern. chilly today, 47. tonight, back in the 20s and 30s with light winds, tomorrow, wednesday, low 50s, a mix of sunshine. thursday, we're in the upper 50s. here comes a front. a chillier weekend ahead. should be dry, temps in the 40s. monika samtani stepping in on this monday. you have been giggling all morning, monika. >> well, you know, unfortunately, i don't think people are giggling out on the highways because we have a couple of incidents to tell you about. the beltway, generally speaking is doing fine. i'm going to zoom into the gw parkway. there is an accident involving an overturned vehicle on the southbound side of the gw parkway. right here past route 123 in

the right lane. authorities are just arriving on the scene. it is definitely going to slow you down this morning. let's take a live look at 95 in newington on the northbound side near the fairfax county parkway. an accident in the right lane, on the northbound side of i-95, be aware of it. that's why it looks so slow here. you've still got the slow traffic trying to get into springfield. we'll take a live look at 395 at duke street. very slow here basically from edsall road all the way to seminary road. once you're at the 14th street bridge, you're ok. i will update you on both of those incidents again at 6:58. >> today is known by retailers as green monday. >> it is because they see so much green. the second monday in december. it is becoming a popular shopping day in stores and online. with less than two weeks to go to christmas, a lot of shoppers will hit stores to take advantage of deals. >> they'll also go online to

get shopping done, too. you have to make sure the gifts get to you or at least get to your destination on time to get them under the tree. >> holiday online shopping is up 15%. the web site com score says we spend $24.6 billion since november 1st. today is also the day you should get the christmas cards in the mail if you like to get them to arrive on time. >> smart phone apps aren't killing cards, they're making them easier than ever. karen explains. >> struggling financially, the post office gave americans a little reminder this holiday season. >> have a nice holiday, remember, mail plenty of holiday cards. we could certainly use them. >> for many, even the most clever ecard isn't quite the same as a card to tear out of an envelope and hang on the mantle so a new app marries technology and tradition nixes the handwriting and stamping and even eliminates the holiday pilgrimage to the post office

with 97 million other americans. it has an assortment of holiday templates to customize. add a photo and a message and choose a delivery method or u.s. mail and keep track of friends and family with a checklist. the sincerely inc. holiday card app has options for a family photo or a festive illustration. it allows you to choose colors and add a message. users can send their card directly from their tablet for just $1.989 including printing on heavyweight postcards and the postage. they'll arrive anywhere from the u.s. in about a week. similarly, apple's cards apps lets ipad users create and send a card for $2.99. users can choose from 15 holiday templates, enter their own text and photo and add a message. >> that was karen caper reporting. according to hallmark, christmas is the largest card- sending holiday. more than one and a half

billion cards go out each year. i've been playing with red stamp. >> which of these things would make you more likely to argue with your spouse when you're on vacation? is it a, being on a diet. b, refusing to ask for directions or c, a lack of sleep. >> get this. the answer is a, dieting. >> what? >> who diets on vacation? >> i think it is time to quit that practice immediately. >> yeah, really. >> you don't eat and you're arguing with your spouse in forget it. have the steak! >> a check on the news before you go is next.

a good monday morning here coming up on 6:53. 30 degrees in washington. some spots still in the upper teens. low 40s by noon with a mix of

sun and clouds. high today in the mid to the upper 40s. winds will be light. >> sounds good. >> today is monday, december 12th. here is a check of the news before you go. a barricade in northwest washington is over this morning. police have in custody the people behind the standoff on gallatin street. this lasted nearly 12 hours. no word yet on how it exactly ended. family and friends of charles duckett aren't giving up hope. the wssc worker vanished ten days ago at the triadelphia water shed. he was taking part in a deer hunt. his boat was found but still no sign of him. the space shuttle enterprise now legally belongs to the intrepid museum in new york. it will stay on display in virginia for now at the smith sewnium. it will move to new york in the spring when the smithsonian gets the shuttle "discovery." "the early show" starts in about six minutes. >> erica hill has a preview of what's coming up. >> just ahead on "the early show," a bruising g.o.p.

debate. newt gingrich is attacked for his past marital problems. romney is taking heat after he was to make a bet with perry. he can run, he can throw. the guy loves colorful socks. robert griffin iii will be here. we'll ask if he's going to the nfl and a few other interesting questions up our sleeve. speak of interesting and fun, how about the house of the talk. they are shooting the show in new york this week which means they're stopping by here to hang out with us and they'll give us a preview of what they have coming up. that's all ahead on "the early show." hope you can join us. >> heisman trophy winner, on the dean's list as well. >> really cool to have someone like that. >> one more check of weather and traffic when 9news now returns. stay with us.

one more thing before we go, we just could not stop talking this morning about tim tebow in his unorthodox way of winning game after game after game. unbelievable. >> you were saying you come out of college and the nfl is so much bigger and everybody -- but i was saying isn't that true for every young player who comes out? >> if you watch tim tebow, this is the criticism. in the beginning of the game, key make a 3-yard pass. somehow with four minutes left, he went something like 12-14. ridiculously efficient. it was definitely a team effort. >> he had his engines going. >> sometimes it takes a little while. >> you gotta give him credit. defense was phenomenal. he inspires the entire team which is absolutely --

>> tie with three seconds to go. >> so much fun to watch. >> on behalf new orleans saints fans, thank you tim tebow for beating the bears! >> they won the division because of that? >> they're ensured a place in the playoffs. >> we're sure of a chilly day today. >> mix of clouds and sun. warming trend until thursday. thursday, upper 50s. could be showers late and then another dry but chilly weekend ahead. >> a quick look at sky 9 on i- 95, an accident in newington blocking the right lane. we'll take a look at a map southbound gw parkway. an accident in the right lane, that one involves an overturned vehicle. >> we have more from the heisman trophy winner on "the early show." >> and we'll see you back here tomorrow morning at 4:25. take care, everybody. >> have a great day! >> go to wusa9.com and monika and i will be back at