at 85 to get to the francis scott key mall. i couldn't believe it. it was nuts. but weatherwise it was pretty good, just chilly. today we start out clear and cold, but it will be mild they are afternoon. temperatures in the 50s today. we start with 20s and 30s. by noon 46. we'll hit the low 50s with a drive home temperature of 48 degrees. clear skies overnight light winds dry air. we have clouds out to the west. there is a front here that is going to slip through late tonight and tomorrow. tomorrow we'll have a chance tomorrow but wednesday looks to be the wettest day of the week. friday may get wet again. 21 in manassas.

we are working on the overhead signs on montrose road, but that was cleared up. good to go so southbound 270. no problems to report. looking at the bw parkway and route 50 inside the beltway. coming in from baltimore no problems on 95. let's take a live look starting with 270. no problems to report here. that construction has been cleared up. now let's look at the other side of the road. if you are planning to head over to college park or the beltway you are doing well. coming up in my next report, we will take a look into virginia and back to you guys. thank you monika. south korea's military is on high alert following the death

of north korean dictator kim jong il. he died of heart failure. a national funeral will be held december 28th. the north korean people are being asked to rally behind the son, and the nation has been pursuing nuclear weapons. nor evidence is coming to light against a soldier accused of leaking thousands of documents to wikileaks. the fourth day of bradley manning's hearing starts. surae chinn is live with more. >> yes the military tribunal will continue at fort mead for private first class bradley manning. the trial or the hearing went through the weekend and there was damaging testimony on the witness stand. an army analyst investigator is the first time in the last few

days we are hearing the link between man and go wikileaks. the witness described how manning used his position, pre tended to be listening to lady gaga but instead was stealing secrets. he faces 22 charges. the prosecutor paints manning as a calculated trader, accused of downloading hundreds of thousands of pages of classified documents from the state and defense department and handle them over to wikileaks, who posted them online. you are seeing supporters of manning garnered lots of attention internationally and we expect there will be a small group protesting again. we'll have much more coming up in the next half hour. back to you. prince georges county police officer shot and killed a man

during a confrontation. rodney edwards pulled a gun on the officer. police responded to a call saturday night of a man lying on the pavement investigators say when the officer got out of his patrol car the man sat up and pointed a gun at the officer. the officer fired killing edwards. edwards was unwarmed. montana gmail.comry county police are -- montgomery county police are trying to identify a man who struck a man. the driver of a dark colored suv kept going. no charges have been filed against against the driver who stayed at the scene, but the crash is still under investigation. time for the latest your money report.

jessica doyle is back from vacation. >> reporter: well i missed a lot of action on wall street last week. we are waking up to asian stock markets selling off in part because of the death of kim jong il. world markets have been dealing with the debt crisis. expect the latest on inflation, incomes and spending as well as economic roast. the dow stands this morning at 11866 finished friday down two and a half points and it was up more than 2.5% for last week. house republican leaders are turning their becomes on a bipartisan payroll tax cut bill approved by the senate. the house returns to work today two days after the senate

overwhelmingly pass the bill. it would cut medicare payments to doctors. through february. the fbi needs a new headquarters. the agency has been based pot past 37 years as the jedgar hoover building in washington but it has challenges. a new headquarters is estimated to cost $1.2 billion. the site selection could begin as soon as next year and would house nearly 12,000 jobs. wrapping dead lines, shipping deadlines for the packages. the formal exit ceremony

took place late last week. final u.s. combat troops did not leave for home until the weekend.

5:08 on this money morning you may need a few extra moments to scrape the windshield. a decent day. a bit breezy at times. temperatures into the low 50s

as highs. right now we start in the 20s and 30s. come back get some rain coming tomorrow and wednesday. more on that in the next five minutes. right now monika is here. >> at the springfield question no problems. more on virginia roadways coming up in my next report. back to you andrea. in the philippines they have only tallied a fraction of the carnage from a tropical storm that dropped over the weekend. triggering massive flooding and mud slides. lungs dead and many may have been washed out to sea.

the formal departure ceremony took place thursday morning when 500 u.s. combat troops were still in iraq. it was early iraqi time when the last troops march ad cross the border into kuwait. you may know the u.s. military helps track santa's christmas delivers. -- deliveries. there will be news about giant pandas at the national zoo today. it could be really big. howard has his 7-day forecast for you. we'll in right back. you are watching 9news now.

good morning, welcome back to 9news now on this monday morning. a good day a good start especially with the redskins win over the weekend. i'm sorry about your jets. whatever. wow. the ravens. >> how about that? they lost.

the saints pounded the vikings. the packers though. a lot of people are happy in the sense they think this will humble them. now they have the loss out of the way. pressure is on you though about the forecast. >> going to be fine today, showers tomorrow, rain wednesday, and then some interesting possibilities toward the weekend. as christmas is coming on sunday. there is a sliver of hope. alaska will have a white christmas. >> it is warmer in anchorage this morning than it is here. we are 29 degrees here's the bus stop forecast. >> we did not even set that up ahead of time. clear and frosty 20s and 30s to start this morning with the sunrise. 7:22, setting at 44:00. light winds earlier, day planner winds are going to pick up out of the south at 10.

34:00. look for high 51 degrees, the drive home temp upper 40s. a few clouds early. flurries saturday night early sunday morning. clouds well out to the west. should be are be mostly sunny. laurel 22. it is cold along with alexandria and here in dc we are sitting at 2 degrees at reagan national. south southwest at 5. the wind chill the dew point we lost one 26 degrees. the air is kind of dry and you see the cold on the east side of the appalachians. albuquerque at 30. in areas from new mexico and

southwestern kansas oklahoma texas panhandleles, this is going to become a blizzard. rain in west texas. tomorrow a front is going to slip toward us. that will bring rain chances late tonight and tuesday. these clouds increase later in the day. showers in new york and new england. along i-70 through indianapolis, showers here and there late tonight tomorrow, tomorrow at noon. wednesday morning this will move in on top of us for wednesday. forecast today low 50s increasing clouds late. a few showers tonight and thursday. near 60 on wednesday with the

rain developing. saturday rain which may end as a little bit of snow. if you are planning to head around town, one can only hope it stays this wii. right now things are looking great all around the beltway. south side of town. speed limits at 65 miles per hour. inside the beltway on 66, 395 and even here on 25 heading over to the 11th street bridge. northbound of i-95. you may encounter a bit of volume there. but then it looks fine. we'll look at 66 inside the beltway, no problems to report here at route 7. leesburg pike, no problems from gainsville into manassas. trains are on time.

coming up in my next report into maryland, mike, andrea? major victory as congress imposes a cap. the office complex off 395 has been a lightning rod for controversy ever since it opened this summer the idea of this deal is to keep traffic from getting worse when the building is full occupancy in march. >> basically it means the pentagon is responsible building the infrastructure necessary to accommodate the 6400 additional employees who will be moving into that building that members of virginia's congressional education say they hope the cap forces the army to consider more shuttles for employees. plus a winning season may be

impossible. this morning redskins scans can move in a sweep of the giants. a number of us will gain roughly 8 pounds this holiday season by doing one of these things, taste testing while cooking, stressing out or drinking more alcohol. >> terry mowen said i always taste test when i'm cooking. how else am i going to know if it is good or not? log on to wusa facebook paige fan page and we'll have your answer. hi i would like to say happy holidays to my wife patty, my mother and dad and my brother and his their family who live in alexandria and centerville, virginia.

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welcome back. meteorologist howard bernstein with you on this frosty monday morning. 24 with frost and culpepper manassas frederick 23. we'll go through the 9:00 hour with sunny skies, mid-30s. midday temperatures in the mid-40s.

notice a few clouds starting to move in from the west. we'll call it partly sunny this afternoon. high temperatures in the lower 40s. showers move in late tonight and tuesday. thank you howard. redskins fans are waking up happy for the first time and the word sweep is entering the conversation. >> how about that? here's your morning sports. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. the redskins they boat the giants in week one. but getting a sweep on the road seems almost impossible. rex grossman and the skins wanted to finish the season strong. in the second grossman finds santana moss in the end zone for the score. skins up 10-3. with the don fire as well. london fletcher tips the eli manning pass and it is run back

26 yards. young with his first season touchdown in the home state. they upset the giants. >> i don't care about the giants at all. i care about winning a game and you execute and you win. that is all we care about. >> reporter: the washington wizards have spent the season without shooting guard young. he is on his way to washington to sign a qualifying offer and expect him back on the courts to start the regular season. tony bennett and uva, a two game west coast trip on oregon. evans with the cross over to mike scott for the hoop. virginia wins 67-54. they are now 9-1. have a great monday.

there is a now way to play secret santa. the death of kim jong il and the watch to see what is going to happen now in north crease. monika. >> reporter: a live look at 270. traffic moving well out of germantown all the way down to the point where the lanes are. you are watching 9news now. we'll be right back.

good morning, welcome back to 9news now on a monday morning. a monday after our redskins win. how about that? >> they should never play at home again. >> back to back wins on the road. thank you for being with us in back to back hours. even john rig begin was

jubilant on the radio this morning. you never hear haggai love home games. really. i do. just cold this morning. >> reporter: 29 in the northwest. >> it will warm up a little bit today and turn wet tomorrow into wednesday. that is the wetter day, wednesday. temperatures this morning. 2 here in washington. mid-40s by noon with sunshine. this afternoon you'll notice an increase this clouds. upper 40s or low 50s for those high temperatures. here's a look at what's going on here clear skies overhead. showers out toward indiana and illinois. any showers should hold off until tonight and tomorrow. temperatures this morning they are cold. done in the low 20s in manassas and culpepper. few spots right on the bay. into the lower 30s but we sit

at 29. monika, we are just into the 5:30 half hour. here's what it looks like on the beltway and closer in looking good out of baltimore. let's take a live look at college park here. if you are planning to head out onto the outer lap, past 95 into silver spring and bethesda. heading southbound on the beltway. we'll go over to the other side of town now. the dulles toll road incident free from reston no problems from 66. gainsville american legion bridge looking good. coming down from bethesda or up from tie isn't's corner. back to you guys. south korea's military is on high alert this morning

following the death of north korean leader kim jong il. the long time leader died over the weekend after apparently suffering a heart attack at the age of 6. tara has the latest. in the capital, north koreans openly we want over the death of kim jong il. boeing women and men broke down. immediately following news of kim's death japan set up a crisis team while south korea, the north's long time enemy, put its military on high alert.

president obama called south korea's president overnight. he reaterms the commitment to security and the overall commitment to the region i want officials had talked about possibly resuming food aid to the country. the u.s. was set to announce a deal this week that could have included a pledge from north korea to stop its controversial uranium enrichment program. >> they are very unlikely, is what i would say, to give up their nuclear problem. >> reporter: before any decision is made north korea will likely bury its beloved leader actual i funeral for kim is planned for december 28th. today hundreds of virginia based soldiers will celebrate their return home from i are ram in the city of ports mug --

portsmouth. members of the virginia national guard task force 183 had served in iraq since august. during the deployment they drove more than 50,000 miles, escorting supplies and fuel. more details are being revealed that military tribunal for soldier bradley manning a former analyst had been detained since 2010 when he was arrested and accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of pentagon documents to the wikileaks website. 9news reporter surae chinn has mourn. >> reporter: the hearing will resume later on this morning but not before going into closed session. this is also private first class bradley manning, has been held by the military, and his attorney faced the judge and

said quote why are we here aier and a half later? why is this stuff classified? why is it going to cause harm? man asking charged with aiding enemy and leaking hundreds of thousands of sensitive documents and video and giving them to wikileaks. manning's defense attorney pain him as a man who struggled with his own sexuality and emotional distress. in court witnesses say it was at a base in iraq to analyze data. it will be day four of the proceedings it will be determined if there is enough evidence to go to trial. panning turned 4 over the weekend and he faces life in prison. the man accused of shooting

at the white house last month is expected in court today at a hearing to determine whether he will be granted bail. the 21-year-old idaho man is accused of firing the high-powered rifle on veterans day. one bullet struck the family's living quarters. one man is still businessing after a deadly sailboat mishap on chesapeake day. the sailboat was capsized on saturday. res secures pulled a 25-year- old man out of the water. the woman later died at the hospital. at 5:35, it is time for another your money report. jessica is back with a deadline for anyone who still hasn't sent packages. maybe you should absolute little late for work this morning. plan a long lunch.

deadlines are today. both the u.s. postal service and federal express say today will be their busiest shipping day. today is also the deadline for sending express mail packages to u.s. military bases. you have until tuesday. that is the last day to mail priority mail packages and first class letters and cards to ensure arrival by christmas. you can mail domestic express mail and fedex express until december 22nd. this year, shoppers have really been clicking their way through the holiday shopping. a research firm says online sales compared to 15% of last year. shoppers spent $3 billion online from december 1. it is expected to be the heaviest week of online

shopping this holiday season. packages just don't get there in time. blackberry maker research in motion will try to recover from last week's sell off when the stocks sell. rim's new smart phone will be delayed until next year. the newest line of blackberries haven't been selling as well in the u.s. how far they have fallen. 5:37. the national zoo is announcing some giant panda news today. coming up, why it could be a real shock sneer no one would accuse marines of being timid. but one of the few and proud was also pretty bold. wait until you hear what he said to the first lady. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices...

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>> welcome back. about 5:38, 53:00 here on this monday morning. it is cold outside. wind chills are down in the 20s along with temperatures. winds are light in most areas and we'll have a slightly milder day than yesterday. sunshine expected for much of the day. although we'll have a few clouds increasing this afternoon and the breeze also you noticed that midday temperature of 45 with highs in the low 50s. south so west at 10 to maybe 15 miles per hour. i'm inside in five minutes talking about the rest of the rain chances. we are going to look at 95 on the northbound side. overall volume, it looks like all the way up into springfield and on to 395. more on virginia roadways i'll have that in my next report. mike, back to you. do you have enough guts to ask your boss's wife out on a

date? what if your boss was the president of the united states? lance corporal aaron leaks decided that is what he would do. first lady michelle obama was helping with the marine's toys for tots when he asked her to go to the marine ball next year. she said she would love to go after she cleared it with her husband first. we can get some big news today from the national zoo. the zoo announced a major gift that will fund its panda program for five years. more than six years after giving birth, vets believe may, may not be able to have another successful pregnancy. a big snowstorm is on the

way. but not for tus. more on that, coming up. plus local shoppers taking part in a new gift of secret santa giving that is spreading quickly across the country. cicely tyson turns 28 and she made leg warmers cool. flash dance actress jennifer beal. tyson beckford is 40, alyssa milano is 39. she battled arnold schwarzenegger

good morning. coming up on 5:46 this monday morning. howard is here with another cold, you'll have to scrape off the windshield this morning. a scraper alert. it is nippy out there this morning. >> you know what is even weirder on tv? >> you know why they are good mike? they wear a hat and they go around it. weatherwise, let's get you going. i'll bring you over to the dark side. >> let's get moving this morning. bus stop forecast, a lot of kids be wearing 180s. you have to find them, andrea. 20s and 30s. sunrise at 7:22 this morning. our day planner. we start sunny, we finish with a

few more clouds. by noon 45, a high of 51. the winds south southwest. those are the wind directions .10 maybe even 15 miles per hour. just a bit on the breezy side at times. here's our weather headlines. sunny and a bit milder today. yesterday we were 44. 50, 51. a few showers actually late tonight and tuesday. wednesday looks like the wetter and milder day as temperatures shoot toward 60. especially south and winter officially begins thursday at 12:30 in the morning. temperatures likely still in the 50s. 28 in easton. january is 35 and waiting for her first from the of the year. right on the bay here. she has not seen the frosty weather like most areas. down to the low 20s in culpepper this morning.

gaithersburg 25. feeling like 2 with a dew point at 26. slowly dropping off at 303.3 inches of mercury. for the next day, day and a half big storm system. snow now in parts of central northern new mexico turning into a blizzard. oklahoma, texas panhandleles into western kansas here. this thing is going to crank. move off to our north and west. for us we'll be on the warm side of the equation yet again. we have ayla nina pattern. this is typical of what we have been expecting. although even milder than i thought. snow chance this month still. only like that. today we are fine through noon. showers develop during the day on tuesday. showers here and there as we head into wednesday we'll be quieter in the morning. quieter wednesday morning but look at all the rain developing out to the west wednesday.

this rolls in wednesday ahead of it. temperatures will shoot well up in the 50s. maybe even 60. so today 51. breezy at times. more clouds late. tonight a few showers into tuesday as well. temperatures 45 into 50. wednesday 5 with periods of rain. thursday first day of winter 5. saturday night into sunday morning. another system brings us rain and might just end as a little bit of snow, if we are lucky. monika? >> reporter: that would be so nice. in the meantime we have to deal with monday and the traffic. things are looking fine all around town on the beltway. we'll take a closer look at the gw question. running 55 miles per hour at route 23. 65 miles per hour inside the beltway. overall you have got a bit of a slow down on 95 down in quantico and again in woodbridge. up on 395 to the 14th street

bridge. no problems to report all the way into downtown. here in alexandria. things are looking fine. a little bit of traffic, you are doing fine. both loops of the beltway here. live look at the beltway bring bridge. traffic is running well. southern maryland, are on time as well. coming up in my next report a look at maryland. making news now at 5:50. videos show egyptian security forces clearing hundreds of demonstrators out of cairo's square. protesters want the military rulers who have been in charge since hosni mubarak stepped down. the board of trustees for florida a & m university will

meet. the alumni association rallied in support of the band director yesterday. a major snowstorm is expected to pound the great plains today. blizzard conditions, up to 15 inches of snow is expected to fall. families who are putting off paying for presents are getting much needed cheer this holiday season. >> how a good deed is becoming a popular trend among perfect strangers. santa doesn't always have a white beard and wear a red hat. susan fears is an ambassador of holiday goodwill. she is part of a growing trend of people who show up to layaway counters. they randomly pick up somebody's list and do pattal. >> reporter: the tradition is quickly becoming more popular. one secret santa who didn't want to be identified said it is a great way to give a needy family a break during economic times.

>> i have the chills because it feels so good. i would recommend anybody who can possibly do it, you don't have to do a big amount. >> store managers say usually the holiday lists include children's toys in small holiday gifts. many time people miss their payments or don't complete them and are left without the gifts. because the holiday spirit is all about sharing the secret santas say being able too give someone a smile this holiday season is just as joyful as receiving a gift. >> this is my way of paying back. >> if you would like to do the same and help out a family in need, k-mart says come on in and do it there is style a lot of time left before christmas. the real spirit of the season. absolutely. 5:52. we want to take another look at the question of the defendant a number of us will gain roughly

eight pounds during the holiday season is it taste testing while cooking, stressing out or drinking more alcohol? >> one of the responses from our facebook fan page. elaine moore wrote drinking more alcohol because you are stressing out about gaining weight from all the taste testing while you are cooking. >> log onto the facebook fan page, leave your answer. you may know norad tracks santa every year. but we'll tell you how that tradition got started. coming up. how have your investments been holding up for 2011? i have opened up the quarterly statement so you don't have to. a peak inside wall street's performance. you are watching 9news now.

i'm colonel mark delong. i would like to wish my father and my family and all my friends in virginia a very special merry christmas and happy new year. i miss you all and look forward to seeing you soon.

it is 5:56. it is clear and frosty out there this morning. probably need a few extra moments to scrape the windshield if you are parked outside. temperatures in the 30s, even 40s over toward the bay. mid-40s and breezeier than yesterday with winds out of the south, maybe 10, 15. during the afternoon, watch how a couple of more clouds head this way. drive home temperatures still dry in the upper 40s. we have the rain coming in tomorrow and especially wednesday. more on that during 9news now at 6:00. sherlock holmes investigated his way to the top. debuted in first place to the box office. grows to nearly $40 million. however that is only about

two-thirds of what the first film made in its opening weekend. alvin and the chipmonks debuted 2nd. this is the week millions of youngsters are bursting with excitement over santa's expected arrival this weekend. you may know norad tracks santa's flight every year. but you may not know how this all started more than 50 years ago. it was in 1955, norad was misprinted for the phone number for children to call santa. the number put children in

touch with the commander in chief. now norad employees and family members volunteer their time for children's calls and e-mails. as well as tracking the website where the countdown is currently underway. i'm andrea roane. and i'm mike hydeck. right now howard bernstein has our weather first. a decent day out there. going to be milder than yesterday and a little breezeier as well. this morning clear, cold and frosty. temperatures down in the 20s and most years we have popped up to 31. 2 last year at reagan national. mid-40s at noon. partly to mostly cloudy by 5:00. back into the upper 40s after