job losses. >> the new strategy means fewer soldiers and marines and a change from mid 20th century thinking. >> we'll continue to get rid of outdated cold war era systems so we can invest in the capabilities we need for the future. >> that could mean some job growth in d.c. >> i think there will be a lot of increases in our area because we're more technology- based and ground-force based. the technology areas are in cyberspace. sign he were warfare. missile defense. intelligence. reconnaissance, surveillance, the kinds of things that allow us to operate globally without using a lot of people. >> reporter: but less money is less money. >> these are the dollars that get spent in the clothing stores and the entertainment around this region. this will be have a chilling effect as it relates to the consumer spending into the future. >> reporter: remember though, it is washington, afterall, where a cut is sometimes defined as more money being spent.

>> over the next ten years, the growth in the defense budget will slow but the fact of the matter is this... it will still grow. >> reporter: gary nurenberg, 9news now. the spending cuts amount to less than 10% of what had been planned. the congressional subcommittee still has to come up with a plan to cut the deficit. if they don't reach a deal, automatic budget cuts kick in which will cost the pentagon another $500 billion over the next ten years. defense spending may be shrinking but troops are still being deployed overseas. 83 soldiers with the d.c. army national guard are headed to afghanistan. there is a bittersweet send-off to the d.c. armory in southeast yesterday. most of the soldiers are with the guard's 273rd military police. three of them are with the 321st criminal investigation unit. >> i'm going to be fine. i have 79 other soldiers i'm going with to take care of me. i'll be fine. >> any parent, you're going to worry about your child. they're going to war.

so, i just want him to be safe. >> the soldiers will be deployed for about a year. for the second time this week, at g.o.p. presidential candidate has made a comment about race and welfare. first, it was rick santorum. now, newt gingrich. >> he made the comments while he was addressing a crowd in new hampshire. why marion barry is upset with the remarks. >> reporter: republican presidential candidate newt gingrich is in hot water with the african-american community after he made these public comments in new hampshire. >> there's no neighborhood i know of in america where if you went around and asked people would you rather your children had food stamps or paychecks, you wouldn't end up with the majority they would rather have a paycheck. and so i'm prepared if the naacp invites me, aisle gaye to their convention and talk about why the african-american community should demand paychecks and not be satisfied with food stamps. >> the remarks have set off a wave of anger within black

communities. d.c. council member marion barry is one in particular who took deep offense to the message. >> damn right it does. it is a racial slur. i've nope it since 1994. what newt doesn't realize people had to get food stamps if they didn't have jobs. >> barry doesn't believe gingrich is racist. he did return fire. he issued a challenge to the former speaker of the house. >> what newt ought to be doing have promising millions of jobs to all americans and to african americans. >> it is unclear how it may reflect in the polls but it more than likely won't help. he finished in fourth place in the iowa caucuses. recent numbers show him fading away in new hampshire. if he does make it to speak at an naacp convention, marion barry has a few words for him. >> if he goes to the naacp convention and says that, i'll bet he'll be run out of there. >> reporter: i'm ken molestina, 9news now. marion barry wasn't the only one to make their

opposition about the public comments known. the ceo of the national urban league said gingrich's suggestion that the african- american community would prefer food stamps to jobs is beyond insulting. the vast majority of food starch recipients are white. >> that's 70% of the recipients. >> virginia bob mcdonnell would require voters to sipe a statement saying they intend to support the party's nominee before they're allowed to vote in the primary. governor mcdonnell says he understands the r.j. but such an oath would be unenforceable. >> a similar thing is being asked of voters in arlington county. it will require a similar oath before a special election in march. voters will choose a member of the county board and neither one of those oaths are legally binding. >> more news about d.c. councilman barry running for re- election. the 75-year-old barry has served two terms representing

ward eight. the former mayor says he's running in order to continue his "ministry of helping people." barry will be challenged by jackie patterson, former chair of the ward 8 democrats, former barry spokeswoman natalie williams and darryl gaston. maryland state senator anthony muse will challenge incumbent senator cardin for his seat on capitol hill. cardin has received the backing of much of the state's democratic establishment. muse has said he's not concerned about the senator's campaign organization or ties with other popular democratic leaders. 20-year-old man who crashed his car last may and ran from the scene while leaving his three friends to die in the wreckage has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. during his sentencing, kevin coffay told the judge "words cannot do justice to the shame and guilt i feel every day. this is doing nothing but eating me alive inside." the people sat in the wrecked

car for four hours before all of them died. he will be eligible for parole in five years. six children from lundsford school were accused of drinking at school. the loudoun county sheriff's office said the students ranging in age 12 to 14 drank alcohol before classes started. one of the students got sick and went to the school clinic leading to the discovery. no word yet on what will happen to the kids. no charges will be filed in the accident between a car and occupy d.c. protestors. this happened last november outside the convention center. five protestors were hurt but all of their injuries were minor. occupy d.c. claims the driver intentionally plowed into them. d.c. police chief cathy lanier said the car was trying to get through a small gap in the crowd when the protestors moved in front of it. just about 4:37. here is a look at the other things making news now. this morning, rescuers are once again searching for victims of a landslide in the philippines. so far, bodies of 20 people have been found.

officials say they're not sure how many more remain buried in the rubble. the landslide happened months after geologists warned the area was highly susceptible to sudden landslides. the family of a 15-year-old middle school student shot and killed by police in brownsville, texas, have a different take on the shooting. police killed jaime gonzalez in the school hallway earlier this week after they say he pointed what they thought was a handgun at them. it later turned out the child had a pellet gun. police say gonzalez brought the gun to school and threatened administrators. the boy's mother claims her son didn't own a pellet gun. she says he took it away from another child and was turning it into the principal's office when the confusion began. time now is 4:37. in five minutes, the popular automaker announces a recall of what is expected -- what was expected to be its next new big thing. doctors say they have a new botox treatment to help you reverse the hands of time. >> we're back with your weather first in two minutes. stay with us.

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4:40 here on this friday morning. not bad out there. we've got some 20s and 30s. mix of sunshine. just a couple of clouds. we'll call it partly to mostly sunny. by noon, 50. southwest winds at 10. highs well up in the 50s. good way to start the weekend. i'll have the rest of the weekend forecast within five minutes. over to monika with your timesaver traffic. >> thank you, howard. here is a live look at 395 north at the 14th street bridge heading along 395, you're fine. northbound on the gw parks way at spout run, watch out for continuing work on the rock wall. coming up, another look into virginia at 4:47. andrea, back to you. >> thank you, monika. it is time for the first your money segment of this friday

morning. >> happy friday, jessica doyle. >> happy friday indeed. all about the job market today on wall street. investors looking for the government to release the december unemployment report before the stock market opens. economists predict that employers added 150,000 jobs and that the unemployment rate inched up to 8.7%. dow starting today at 12,415. it added nearly 3 points or rather fell three points. the nasdaq rose by 21 and the s&p 500 rose by nearly 4 points. air carrier airtran is being fined $60,000 for unclear advertising. the u.s. department of transportation says airtran's advertised $59 one-way fares on web sites last fall noting that additional taxes and fees would apply but with no information on the type of taxes and fees. link to consumers to a web page listing routes and prices. sthreld to scroll down to the bottom to see details in the fine print.

the d.o.t. says airline taxes and fees must be disclosed in the ad or include a prominent link to the details. general motors is recalling the chevy volt. it will ask owners to bring their electric cars into dealers to have the structure around the car's battery strengthened. the move involves 8,000 volts sold in the u.s. over the past two years. it comes after three batteries caught fire after side impact crash tests done by federal safety regulators. the fires have been blamed on a coolant leak that caused an electrical short. so, they know this problem potentially is out there. they're doing something about it. >> ahead of it. so there's no lawsuits. get it done. >> they're protecting that brand. >> i think it is still pretty popular, too. >> it is expensive so it hasn't sold particularly well but the industry loves it. the reviews are outstanding. >> i always wonder why they don't do the crash test before they put it in the market but at least they're getting ahead of it. >> thanks, jess. researchers say exercise can help protect you against a cold. >> but on the flip side, it can

also make you more susceptible to one as well. >> so, just don't exercise. just kidding. we'll get to the bottom of the double talk and have your weather first in two minutes. i'm going to exercise today. i am.

good morning. welcome back to 9news now. 31 degrees. a lovely warm-up yesterday. >> 50. >> we stay in the 40s. we made a run and we made it all the way to 50 degrees.

we're running into the 50s today. looks like a pretty good weekend. >> you can ski in it. going to make an attempt first time this year. it was colder this week as you know, as you remember, the arctic chill we had. they've been making snow. they got a good deal of snow out west. let's get you going with your bus stop forecast on this friday morning. bundle them up once again. gotta have the scarves, the earmuffs. temperatures in the 30s. even some 20s out there under partly to mostly sunny skies. sunrise, 7:27 setting at 5:01 this evening. 37 degrees at 8:00. by noon, up toward 50. winds will be out of the south. south-southwest at about 10 miles per hour. so, by 4:00, mid-50s. southwest winds at 10. by 8:00, we're back in the 40s with generally clear skies. tonight, we'll be dropping into the 30s and our weather headlines for you this friday morning, a good-looking weekend ahead. 50 today and saturday.

on sunday, still not bad. little cooler near 50. upper 40s to near 50. looks like we might see an isolated sprinkle on monday. the next big rain will come in next wednesday. between now and then, we're actually in pretty good shape. looking at the satellite and radar, clouds, high clouds are streaming in this morning. especially south of town. they've hit the ridge top and a little cloud layer forms here. that will be around for a couple of hours. temperatures have fallen into the 20s in manassas. it is 37 in winchester. 40 in luray. culpepper is 30. we sit at 34 with 32 in easton. wind chills this morning, not that bad. not a lot of winds to speak of. wind chills running upper 20s to the 30s. taking a look outside on the michael and sons web camera. good look shot at the capitol. good visibilities. a temperature this morning of 34 at reagan national with cloudy skies. feels like 29 with high humidity at 79% and a southwest wind at 6 miles per hour. mild temperatures cover much of

the country with the jet stream well up into the northern part of the country, southern canada. just take a little bit of a dip across the northeast. still cold air up in maine especially with temperatures in caribou this morning, about zero. late snow showers in new york state and new england. other than that, it is a relatively quiet weather map. we won't see too much going on especially today by noon. sunshine. a few clouds here and there. for the most part, a really fine friday. we'll see the mild temperatures with us today. tonight, chilly, back from the 30s. tomorrow morning, out in west virginia into kentucky, there will be some light rain showers there. maybe some light mountain snow showers in western pennsylvania by late in the afternoon. here, we'll see a good deal of sunshine and going to be mild once again with temperatures in the 50s. cold front crosses through us late saturday. by sunday, it will be a little cooler, mountain snow showers again well up into pennsylvania and sunday's highs dipping into the upper 40s which is still above average. average high is 43.

today, 57. tomorrow, 56 after starting tomorrow morning in the 30s. by sunday, 49. we'll take you into next week. monday, slight chance of a sprinkle, 45. tuesday, more clouds and sun. 50. looks like a wet wednesday. temperatures holding in the upper 40s. maybe getting really cold here by next weekend. monika stepping in, 4:48. happy friday. >> happy friday, howard. >> big smiles all around. even on the beltway where you see all of the triangles behind me, you've got the construction spots. really by 5:00, another 12 minutes or so, everything should be cleared up around town. on the south side of town, here's what it looks like. everything is moving at the speed or above the speed limit. inside the beltway on 395. let's go live into virginia. first of all here on the northbound side of 395 at duke street, looking great to seminary road and the 14th street bridge, no problems over the potomac or anacostia river crossing. we'll take you back out to the maps and this time head west on the dulles toll road. no issues from leesburg, the

tysons area is looking good at route 123 and route 7. 66, no problems as you head into fairfax, vienna and the beltway. coming up, we'll go north into maryland at 4:55. andrea and mike? >> thank you, monika. we're in a new year and a lot of people want a fresher look. >> there is a new wrinkle relaxing choice available that is entered into the cosmetic field in the last couple of months. anita brikman takes a look. >> one side of the family gets the wrinkles this way. everybody's got the lines across the forehead and the other side of the family, you know is frowning this way. so, i got the skrufrpling and the frowning. >> for the last ten years, 53- year-old kristin cofield has been getting botox, a diluted form of the product that paralyzes the muscles and the expression lines they cause. >> it has been great. gives. >> little lift here which is really refreshing, kind of

youthful look. >> but now this mom of three is ready to try botox's latest competition which has just arrived on the market. it is called zeeiomin. >> dermatologist tina olster is one of the first in the d.c. area to tust and use it. it works just like botox and another brand, disport with a few key differences. >> number one is for the operator, you don't need to refridge rate it and so that makes it easy for storage. there is no protein attached to the molecule so it is more pure and you have less chance of developing an allergy. >> reporter: kristin is happy to follow dr. olster's suggestion to give it a try and continue to get the smooth, wrinkle-free look you see in these pictures. >> you develop a little bit of tolerance for botox. it doesn't give you quite the same results that i used to get from it. >> some people like the switch. there's no reason why you can't. >> anita brikman, 9news now.

>> dr. olster's practice is charging the same for this medicine as botox. typically about $300 to $600 depending on the areas treated. the amount injected. the human brain starts to slow down at an even younger age than previously believed. researchers found the brain's capacity for memory, reasoning and comprehension can begin to decline as early as age 45. the study published in the british medical journal followed thousands of participants over a ten-year period. it found that between the ages of 45 and 49, there was a 3.6% drop in mental reasoning. previous studies suggested the decline began closer to age 60. roughly 200 million people world wide use illegal drugs each year. a study in the lancet finds drug use is most common in developed high-income countries. australia and new zealand use the most marijuana and amphetamines. cocaine has its highest usage in north america. >> in the debate on whether exercise prevents the common

cold, well, it all depends on how much exercise. the latest research says a moderate workout like a brisk walk every day improves immunity and reduces the chance of catching a cold by almost a third. more strenuous exercise like marathons could have the opposite effect and make you more vulnerable to upper respiratory infections. so, make it a brisk walk instead of a run today. >> that's it. take it easy. don't go to the gym because there are germs everywhere. eke. just kidding. >> i was just there. >> before we head to the break, time for the question of the morning. >> three out of ten married people admit to doing this and most of the offenders are women. it is three out of ten. a, eating food from their partner's plate. or their coworker's. i do that. b, stealing the covers or c, use their partner's toothbrush. >> oh, nasty! >> that's gross. >> it has to be a. >> log on to our facebook.com/wusa9 and leave your response. we'll have the answer in our 6:00 a.m. hour. we'll be right back.

welcome back. your weather first here at 4:55 on this friday morning. a few spots, in the 20s. we'll be in the upper 40s by 11:00. south-southwesterly winds are going to push temperatures by 1:00 to 53. mid to upper 50s in spots this afternoon. with a 5:00 p.m. temperature comfy at 54. monika? >> here is a live look at the beltway north of town in silver spring. all construction has been cleared. you're good to go early this morning on the beltway, both

loops through this area. coming up in my next report, more on maryland roadways at 5:01. andrea? >> you hear it. you have to play to win. a maryland limo driver who paid $600 to buy nearly 30 lottery tickets is celebrating his gamble. warner ashby of rock hill won virginia's new year's millionaire raffle. on thanksgiving day, he bought about 30 tickets for $20 each from a 7-eleven in great falls. he said he didn't know he had won until he saw an article online that a winning ticket had been bought from the same store. so, he decided to check. >> i looked at my numbers and there it was. you know, i was flabbergasted. i looked through it a few times. i made a few copies of the ticket and then i said oh, my gosh. >> ashby says he'll keep his job as a chauffeur for a year at least. the owner of the 7-eleven also got $10,000 for winning the win -- for selling the winning

ticket. >> a million dollars doesn't go very far. >> columbia residents will be able to listen to the symphony without leaving their home. they'll be able to listen to them in columbia heights. they're part of the nsos in your neighborhood series. well, april marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the titanic. >> for the first time, items from the ocean liner will be sold at auction. manuel gallegus has a preview. >> reporter: they're artifacts from the legendary ocean liner titanic, a diamond bracelet bearing the name amy. a vest from a third class passenger. >> it was in a suitcase that was fully packed with william henry allen's clothes for his new life in america. >> reporter: since the wreckage was discovered in 1985, 5500 items have been recovered. all of them from the debris field two and a half miles below the surface of the western atlantic. a silver mesh purse.

the white star line china. a luggage tag. the actual ship, considered sacred, has not been touched. ph recovered many of the delicate items himself. his favorite, a ceramic souvenir. >> i don't know what it was. each time i saw it on the expedition, i like this object. >> on april 11th, exactly 100 years to the day of the maiden voyage, all of the items will be auctioned off but there is a catch. everything must be sold to one buyer. a judge ordered the collection estimated to be worth nearly $200 million be kept together to preserve its historic value for the public. >> it is a remarkable collection. it is an honor to work with it and you really actually sort of, in your research, start thinking of everyone on the ship as a friend. >> researchers hope to return to the debris field. there are countless more items to recover. manuel gallegus, cbs news, new york. >> there were 2,223 passengers and crew aboard the titanic

when it departed from southampton, england for new york city. 1,517 people died when the unsinkable ship went down five days later. unbelievable, isn't it? still after all of these years. good morning and thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> friday is here. you made it. i'm mike hydeck. good morning. here's monika samtani. she does traffic. >> yes, i do. >> howard bernstein does weather. >> we're good. 30s right now. another mild afternoon. only 43. we'll be pro probably 10 if not 15 degrees above that. had a couple of mild days for you. here is your day planner this friday morning. you'll need the jacket, the gloves this morning. we're at 36 now going to 39 by 9:00. we have a few clouds that have developed. i still think we're going to look at a good deal of sunshine today. by noon, we could be pushing the 50 degree mark and still in the mid-50s by 5:00 with a temperature of 54 here