>> i'm great. >> here's howard bernstein with your weather first. >> temperatures will shoot well above average. we'll be 10, if not 15 degrees above that before the day is out. look at the day planner with the sunshine mixing with the clouds especially early. we'll have temperatures by noon up toward 50. the wind directions south to southwest at about 10 miles per hour. just on the border line breezy side at times. not bad at all. see some of the clouds have been forming this morning. they're with us now. north and west though, we've got more in the way of breaks and some colder temperatures in places like frederick at 25 and leesburg, 30. fredericksburg is 43. we sit at 37 and we're going well up into the 50s this afternoon. let's throw it over to monika samtani. she's got a look at your time save err traffic. >> thank you so much. if you're traveling around town early this friday morning, i have nothing but good news. the beltway is looking great. we're zooming into 95 coming in from baltimore. the bw parkway, same thing looking good. all lanes are open. i'll take you over to a couple

of live pictures. first of all, one minor accident right here in damascus. it is woodfield road at main street. you can just about see -- it is a little bit dark. you can see the accident activity here. keep that in mind if you're travelling in the damascus area. beltway in college park on the outer loop. that's the topside of the screen. traffic is moving well leaving route one past 95 and all the way into silver spring where you may see a few brake lights around georgia avenue. back over to the maps, this time, we'll head to the south side, no problems to report if you're traveling in on route 50 or sought in through -- south in through oxon hill. live look if you're planning to head over to the beltway near route 4. route 5, route 301, no problems to report in virginia as well which is where we'll go in our next report. we'll take a look at the interstates there at 6:12. back to you guys. >> at the top of the hour, let's get a check on some of the stories happening today. prince george's county police launch a crime crackdown. 150 extra officers will patrol

spots targeted as potential high crime areas. it is a reaction to last january's violent start in the county. >> we're about 200 days away from the start of the summer olympics in london. today, british embassy in d.c. will hold a kickoff party and they've invited two american athletes hoping to make team u.s.a. this year. a helicopter will replace this tower on the jetty in ocean city, maryland today. this is a picture of the old one. it was damaged by hurricane irene last summer. the chopper will pick up the new tower at the ocean city airport around 10:30 this morning. >> also today, harry thomas jr. heads to court to enter into a plea deal. he's now a former d.c. city councilman handing in his resignation amid allegations he stole money from a children's charity. 9news now was the first to bring you this story. delia gonsalves is live outside district court to tell us what's going on today. delia? >> good morning, andrea. though harry thomas jr. denied the accusation at first, later today, harry thomas jr. will step into the federal courthouse behind me, stand

before a judge and accept the charges against him of embezzlement and tax fraud. thomas is charged with taking more than $350,000 in city money. also, filing false tax returns. in 2007, 2008 and 2009, prosecutors say thomas used the money to go on lavish vacations and purchase an expensive suv and motorcycle. council chairman kwame brown visited the 9news studios hours after thomas' resignation. >> i was devastated. i was absolutely devastated. i have known harry for a long time. and what he did was wrong. it was absolutely wrong. something that should not have taken place. and he has admitted to being wrong. he has taken full responsibility. and at the end of the day, it is time to move the city forward. >> reporter: and harry thomas is trying to move forward, releasing a statement in part saying "i made some very

serious mistakes and exhibited inadequate and flawed judgment. i'm truly sorry. i want to apologize to those i have let down. i'm taking the first step toward making things right." apparently that first step may eventually lead him behind bars. if you take a look at the two federal charges against him, they both carry penalties up to 13 years behind bars. ultimately, the judge will have to decide the proper sentence. we'll have much more on this story. harry thomas jr. back in court at 11:15 this morning. mike, back to you. delia gonsalves live outside u.s. district court in northwest this morning. council chair kwame brown, his 2010 campaign has been accused of ethical -- he ordered a lincoln navigator for his use with a lease of $2,000 per month. bruce johnson asked him about that as well last night. >> i've done nothing wrong, bruce. >> other members of your

campaign, your father, your brother? >> i don't think so, bruce. absolutely. i think what we have is that we want to let the investigation run its course. i have all of the confidence and the justice department to carry out their mission. we look forward to having some closure. >> brown added transparency is the key to d.c.'s city leaders restoring the trust of the voters. >> an electrical short in some christmas lights are to blame for a house fire in prince george's county. the home could be a total loss. the fire began last night on ash fox road just off brandywine road. two people managed to escape when the sparks from the lights lit a dried out christmas tree on fire. flames quickly spread through the home. one of the two people who escaped suffered minor burns. we have a call in to montgomery county police to learn more about a pedestrian hit by a car. a woman was hit around 5:30 last night around orchard grove road in darnestown. the gaithersburg site said the woman was seriously hurt.

police said 9news the car that struck the woman stayed at the scene. if you spent 27 years of your life in prison wrongfully convicted, how much money do you think you would deserve as an apology? for one virginia man, that amount is $800,000. we told you about thomas haynesworth once before. he was released from prison last year after serving 27 years to crime he did not commit. his record has been wiped clean. as the proposed state senate bill in richmond would reimburse him nearly $800,000. >> it is not about the money. it is about being fair. you think that my life for 27 years, they took away from me. $800,000 is a fair shake? i don't think so. >> state senator who came up with the $800,000 amount says he believes haynesworth deserves more money. he was only following the state law. 6:06. jessica doyle is watching your money and your job. >> the latest unemployment report out today has gone down

a couple of times recently. what do we expect? >> the tough job market remains one of the biggest challenge on the minds of americans. we're likely to get a little bit of good news on the front today. we'll definitely take it. the december unemployment report is due out after some promising numbers yesterday. for fourth time in five weeks, unemployment applications dropped, putting the four-week average down to its lowest level since mid 2008. as for today's report, the unemployment rate is expected to tick up to 8.7%. when you look at the unemployment rate over the course of the last year, november's numbers were the lowest yet after peaking in june. employers are expected to have added 150,000 jobs last month. here is a local employer who is hiring. target plans to hire 200 new employees for a new store in crofton. there will be a job fair from january 9-12. it will take place at the comfort inn in bowie, maryland. who doesn't want to be their own boss? three sisters are making that

dream come true. they left successful careers to open pie sisters in georgetown. the grand opening was yesterday. coming up at this time on monday, i'll bring you the advice they shared about the rewards and pit falls of starting a small business. packing a lot of courage. one just got back from working in iraq. but they're loving every second of the experience. awes was she in the service? >> she was working for private contractors doing some screening security work there. she's a tough chick! >> absolutely. >> can't wait to hear their story. >> the pictures are quite delectable. >> they were not bad. >> they were not bad. i thought she was bringing in samples on monday. >> i gotta tell you, i'm not lying here, one of the best pieces of pie i ever had in my life. that good. >> no samples. >> thanks, jess. >> what about us? >> going from pie to move over, samoans, the girl scouts have a new cookie to their line-up. they're called savanna smiles. they're a powdered sugar

cookie. this year marks the 100th anniversary of girl scout cookies. >> might have samples of that. >> a new program giving money to first time homebuyers in prince george's county. learn what you can do that could actually eventually end up giving you some free money. >> it is cool out there right now. today is going to be a warm one for january. your weather first right here next on 9news now.

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11 after 6:00 on this friday morning. temperatures in the 30s. some upper 20s. most of them are 30s. clouds early with sunshine today. a few clouds here and there. good, sunny day with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. your weekend forecast for the next four minutes. here's monika with timesaver traffic. >> a live look from sky 9 down into college park at the beltway and route one. traffic is moving well here on the outer loop until you get into silver spring where the slowdown begins. more coming up at 6:18. >> thanks, monika. >> making news now at 6:12, a big enforcement for john huntsman. just four days before the presidential primary in new hampshire. that's just one of the campaign 2012 stories this morning. that are making news. "boston globe" says huntsman is presidential and he's bold where mitt romney is cautious. the globe is the biggest newspaper in the state where mitt romney used to be the governor of massachusetts. the primary in new hampshire is next tuesday. a supporter for ron paul says the vote count in the iowa caucus is wrong.

says one county tallied more romney votes than he actually received. g.o.p. chairman says even if it is true, it would not change the outcome of the caucus. >> virginia governor bob mcdonnell says republican loyalty oath would scare away new voters. he's opposed to a state g.o.p. plan requiring voters to take an oath before getting a ballot in the primary. the governor says it is not legally enforceable. andrea? >> thank you, mike. a new report finds homes in prince george's county lost more value in 2011 than they did at any point in the last five years. the rate of decline is more than double the state average. last year, the average home in the county dropped 36.5%. statewide, the average is 17%. in montgomery county, the figure is only 12.7%. homes in maryland are assessed every three years so the homes valued in 2011 were last assessed in 2008. prince george's county is offering a great new program for first time homebuyers in

the county. to give us details, we're joined by eric brown with the county department of housing and community development. this will make a great new year for people in prince george's county. thank you for being with us. we talked about the home values and foreclosures hit prince george's county pretty hard. but this is not -- it is for first time homeowners. >> that's correct. when the county executive came in the office, one of the things he wanted to do was to stabilize neighborhoods and communities and this program is a way to be able to do that. and with this program, a first time homebuyer which is a person who -- or a family that has not owned a home in the past three years. and this program is able -- would enable them to be able to own a home, loan them money or assist with downpayments. if they stay in the house for at least ten years, the loan is forgiven. so, this is a great program. it helps stabilize communities and it deals in investments and

communities and in neighborhood. >> besides being a first time homebuyer or someone who hasn't owned a home for three years, what about income requirements? >> in terms of income for a person, a single person, you could make up to $60,000, around $60,000. that's one. for a family of four, up to about $85,000. with those kind of income ranges, we're reaching people who are teachers, who are policemen. people who are everiy workers. this is one of the groups we're trying to reach. besides that, the person must be able to carry a mortgage. they will have to contribute something toward the price of a house. 5% of the price of the house or they have assets of at least 1.75% or 50% of the liquid assets to contribute toward the house. >> you have $1.2 million to spend. you want to get the money out. is this an easy process for

people to get through? >> it is a very easy process. we make it very easy for the people. we have realtors that we work with. we have lenders that we work with. all working in concert to make this program work to get people in homes. >> any research on where people can live? >> no. there's no restrictions where they can live in prince george's county. >> all right. eric, thank you very much for being with us and again, it is an easy process and we have a link on our web site to the prince george's county web site telling you more about this at wusa9.com. mike, howard? >> all right, thanks, andrea. the weekend is just about here. it sure is nice to be able to get outside and not have to bundle up to your eyeballs to stay comfortable. you know what? i really am looking forward to getting some skiing done. has it been cold enough out west or north to make snow? >> garrett county had 12, 14 inches of snow. they had a lot of snow. it has been cold. they made snow. two, three days.

temperatures will be moderating some as we head toward the weekend, yes, should be some decent skiing in many of the areas, not that far away, two or three hours just west of here. partly to mostly sunny. temps in the 20s and 30s at the bus stop with the sunrise at 7:27. we're looking at the sunset today just after 5:00. our day planner, sunshine, 39 degrees at 9:00. 50 by noon. south winds at 10:00 today. maybe a touch of a breeze. by 5:00, still 54. forecasting a high of 57 here in washington. clouds i've been talking about hanging around early. you can see them on the east side of the blue ridge. winds are perpendicular to the mountain tops. get a tiny bit of lift. boom, there you go with the clouds. temperatures are coldest in new england. got some zero degree readings up in northern maine. 20s in providence and central pennsylvania. lots of 30s though and 40s across our region. locally this morning, we're look at readings on the 30

degree side here in great falls and also in columbia. bwi down to 29. it is 28, one of our cold spots in manassas. fort belvoir, 29. arlington is 36. andrews, 37 along with reagan national right now, as we're looking outside on our weather camera from michael and sons. a clear shot of the capitol this morning. 37 degrees with no winds. it feels like 37. the dew point is in the 20s. we don't have much coming at us. a weak front will come through tomorrow. that's going to bring some slightly cooler air in here as we get into the day on sunday. the forecast, today, 57. winds south-southwest at 10 or so. tonight we're back in the 30s for lows. tomorrow, mild again in the mid- 50s. a front comes through. winds turn northwesterly. a cooler sunday but still above average. 49. by monday, 45 with a slim chance of a shower. but a much better chance of some rain on wednesday. highs still staying in the upper 40s. let's go to monika now at 6:18 with timesaver traffic.

>> overall, a nice commute this friday morning. the beltway is looking great. we'll zoom in first of all over to the bw parkway and route 50 inside the beltway. we're look fine as you head through cheverly and into the northeast corridor. no problems on the beltway down into oxon hill. first, let's take a live look outside over into college park. here's what it looks like or actually south of town at the wilson bridge. no problems to report here as you head on the inner and outer loops of the beltway crossing the river into alexandria and over to 95. 95 is a bit slow. let's go back over to the maps. we'll take a look over to virginia. dulles toll road looks fine. no problems on 66 as you head inside the beltway through the roosevelt bridge. now we'll go to 95. here's what it looks like north of the rest area. you're on the brakes from lorton into springfield. 395 just a bit in landmark as well. coming up, we'll go back into maryland at 6:25. back to you. >> it is 6:19. next in sports, a look at the nfl playoff schedule. and penn state finds itself a

new football coach. >> time for another check of the question of the morning. three out of ten married people admit to doing one of these things and most of the offenders are women, andrea. is it a, eating off your partner's plate. or your coworker a plate. b, stealing the covers or c, using their partner's toothbrush. >> claudette says my husband is b, stealing the covers, i'll admit to a, eating off his plate. c, sharing is a toothbrush is just nasty. >> agreed. we'll reveal the answer at 6:53.

howard bernstein with your weather first. we'll need the jacket and gloves this morning with temperatures in the 30s. even a few 20s. we'll be above average. well above average before this day is over. sunnin' and clouds mixing. maybe a few more clouds early.

temperatures by noon pushing 50. we'll be in the mid if not upper 50s before the day is out. >> a former assistant football coach at maryland will take over as new head coach at penn state. >> our partners at "usa today" report o'brien will formally announce as coach today. he'll take over for joe paterno. he's been with the new england patriots since 2007. he's not a penn state alum. he graduated from brown. >> the nfl playoffs begin tomorrow afternoon. 4:30, the pwepgals and the texans. at 8:00, the lions visit andrea's new orleans saints. >> woo-hoo! >> two more games on sunday. at 1:00, the dirty bird falcons. and then at 4:30 here on channel 9, steelers visit tim tebow and the brancos. >> wizard help to get their first win. they host the new york knicks. wiz are a disappointing 0-6,

the worst start in franchise history. last night in norfolk, george mason taking on old dominion. peer sann had 16 points and 14 boards for the patriots. they top the monday, a. mason is now 11-4 this season. >> just ahead, why apartments are getting more expensive and why tablet computers are getting cheaper. >> the newest fan of the 11th street bridge will be open this time monday morning but learn why the project will cause a mess for drivers this weekend. >> quick check of the commute now. monika? >> just slow traffic to report in virginia. here's what it looks like live on 395 heading for seminary road. in my next report, i'll tell you about an accident on the bw parkway. that's coming up next at 6:30. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. alright everybody, get your heads up.

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only easier to carry -- get three for $1.59. . weather first. live look at the white house. there it is. good morning, mr. president. 37 degrees. 38 degrees. clear skies there. right now, thanks for joining us. >> we thank you for starting your day with us. we hope you're starting it with us. i'm andrea roane. >> we know he is. >> meteorologist howard bernstein live on the weather

terrace. somewhat balmy compared to 17 degrees earlier this week. >> hanging out here on the weather terrace. big warm-up here. without the winds and the wind chills, about 35 degrees warmer than they were a couple of mornings ago. wind chills near zero as we were on wednesday morning. here we are on friday. much more comfortable. taking a look at the day planner. clouds overhead now. still expecting a good deal of sunshine today. noontime temperature of 50. by 5:00, 54. actual highs mid to upper 50s and south and west of town, culpepper, fredericksburg. you guys can flirt with 60. sun is up at 7:27. you can see the clouds from northwest to southeast, temperatures will warm nicely. 37 to winchester, d.c., 34 la plata. the cold spot right now, 25. up in frederick. quick look at highs before we go. we're expecting them well up into the 50s. again a few spots even over 60

south and west. inside to monika samtani. at 6:30 with your timesaver traffic. >> we have an accident up north. this is a live look from sky 9. it is i-195 at the bw parkway heading inbound toward the airport. that's what you're dealing with right now. you can see that the left side of the roadway is blocked and the right shoulder. there is quite a bit of a delay on the inbound side here as authorities right now have stopped traffic and they're trying to move things around as you can see. so, you'll need some space. give yourself the extra time especially if you're heading for the aeurbt this morning. i-195 at the bw parkway. let's take a look at a map so i can give you some perspective of where it is and in case again you're heading to the airport, you'll have to give yourself the extra time with the accident cleanup. all the way to the other side. here's what it looks like on 270 coming in from frederick, you'll find the normal slow traffic from 85 down toward route 109 and 121. then again, let's take a live look at 270 at montrose in

rockville. not too bad where the lanes divide. no delays as you head for the american legion bridge on the west side of town. before i go, i have a commuter alert affecting metro riders. a lot of single tracking starting tonight and going through the weekend. so, listen up. this is a long list! on the red line, two place for single tracking between dupont circle and friendship heights as well as between takoma park and forest glen. extra trains added through downtown during the day so that's tomorrow and sunday through the weekend. two spots on the green line as well. georgia avenue to fort totten and naylor road to branch avenue where the green and yellow lines run together, yellow line trains will be retimed to align better with the green line service. on the blue and orange lines downtown, there will be single tracking between smithsonian and eastern market and where the two lines run together, expect trains every 13 minutes. elsewhere, trains will come every 26 minutes. all of this work is part of

metro's $5 billion safety enhancement project. just to make it a little clearer, they're accelerating the safety effort. they're clustering their closures. and then the buses run for free over the weekend. in case you're very, very confused about all of that, i'll post this on line. give me about a half hour, 45 minutes and it will be on our web site. >> continuing with the commuter alert, we have this weekend, ddot will open the new outbound span of the 11th street bridge project. it will go from capital hill toward anacostia and national harbor. saturday, you'll have to follow detours around the area as crews rearrange it but it should all be open by sunday morning and definitely by your work day commute on monday. >> all right. in just a few hours, harry thomas jr. is going to be going before a judge. >> the former d.c. councilman is expected to plead guilty as part of a deal with prosecutors. he stepped down from the council last night. >> 9news now first broke the story tuesday night. delia gonsalvess is live outside the federal courthouse with more on what is expected

to happen today. >> it is a sad day for d.c. residents and the residents of ward five. harry thomas jr., in just a matter of hours will walk in here to federal court, stand before a judge and finally admit to stealing money that was meant for the people he pledged to serve. thomas is charged with embezzling more than $350,000 in city money meant for his youth baseball league. he's also charged with filing false tax reports for three years in a row. soon after his 2006 election to office. the fbi and i.r.s. raided his home last month where officials seized a motorcycle and an suv. council chairman kwame brown on what's next for the council. >> i see the council moving forward, working and earning the trust of the residents of the district of columbia. we passed a comprehensive ethics reform bill. we have a new code of conduct

for the council. we have new training manuals. nothing can take the place of just having good ethical standards. i think the commitment from all of my colleagues is to continue to move forward to earn that trust from the residents of the district of columbia. >> reporter: former colleague thomas released a statement last night saying in part to the young people with whom i have worked as well as their parents and caregivers, i offer my sincerest apologies. through athletics, i've tried to teach you to the importance of character and integrity. my conduct set a poor example." thomas went on to apologize to his family, a long legacy of serving the residents of d.c. his mom, a long had been time d.c. schools principal and his late father, harry thomas sr. held the same post that harry thomas jr. did. he was a ward five council member for three full terms before he passed in 1999. the charges against him carry

13 years behind bars. he's likely to serve about three. harry thomas jr. in court. mike? >> stay tuned. a lot more to come on that. delia gonsalves is live outside federal court. we have more on the case against harry thomas at wusa9.com. you can read his entire statement about his resignation. you can check out the charging documents against him all on the front page of wusa9.com. a d.c. health department report on the conditions at the occupy protest sites hits the mayor's desk. the city's health director turned up at mcpherson square encampment. there have been complaints the garbage is creating a rodent problem. some protestors deny the claims. the health department will likely make additional recommendations after thursday's inspection. the grandmother convicted of throwing her 2-year-old granddaughter to her death will be sentenced later today. a jury convicted carmella de la rosa in october of first-degree

murder. the jury rejected the defense's claim that de la rosa was insane when she threw ogdoc from a walkway. a judge could sentence the grandmother to 35 years in prison. now, even though it is going to be close to 60 degrees later today, when it does eventually snow, remember this. you should get out and shovel as quickly as possible because it could cost you if you don't! in the district, you're supposed to clear your sidewalk in eight daylight hours after the snow stops falling. d.c. councilman mary shea has proposed a law allowing the city to hand out fines for people who don't shovel. it would be about $25. >> 6:37. jessica doyle is here with another "your money" report. >> when it comes to money, wall street traders are apparently back in the black. >> that's right. well, the 401(k) you try not to look at. you know that one that you remember from years ago. things are actually looking maybe a little bit better potential good news here. companies have been a little

bit more successful eking out profits. the earnings parade on wall street kicks off in earnest on monday when we get results from alcoa. the good news here for the entire s&p 500, analysts expect fourth quarter profits to increase 12%. according to research systems, we're looking at nine quarters in a row of double digit earnings growth. little bit of bad news here, too, though. the 12% is down from the original forecast of about 19%. they're worried about the impact of the europe even debt crisis and whether consumers will yet again slow spending this year. they're guiding their expectations lower. >> if you're a renter, expect to pay a little bit more for your pad this year. some estimates range from increase of 3% to 5.5%. with fewer people owning homes, more people are headed to rentals. that's pushing up prices. this could be the third year in a row that rental prices are headed higher. but, we're getting a break when it comes to some hot technology. tablets are getting cheaper.

at least some of them are. our partners at "usa today" report the price of the 64 gig blackberry playbook is dropping by $100 to $299. the 16 gig sony tablet s is down $100 to $399, $100 cheap than the similar ipad 2. verizon wireless cut $50 off the droid xyboard. they need to compete with the dominant player apple and other competitors like amazon and barnes & noble are selling kindle fire and the nook tablet actually at a loss. >> wow. >> they need to either compete on popularity which they're losing against the ipad or they need to compete on price which is tough, too, because their competitors are at a logs. tough to really face down that situation. >> they really range all over the place. >> thanks, jess. >> thank you, jess. well, a lot of russ using the pay by phone parking system in the district. you can text in your payment or use an app. it is really easy but "the washington examiner" reports

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good morning and welcome back to 9news now. our time is 6:44. i was just telling howard i've never done weather and he says there is always a first time. >> expand your experiences. >> i'm not good with

technology. >> really? >> we can go old school with the boards and the markers. >> maybe i could do that. >> you have lovely handwriting. >> you could put a 60 on your map today. >> you can come to the wall with me right now if you want. >> i guess. >> let's get to the bus stop forecast. come on, andrea. give it a shot. you can step in front. the bus stop forecast is what? >> thank you. >> partly to mostly sunny. 20s and 30s. sunrise at 7:27. how about our day planner, andrea. >> it is looking good, howard. here is the day planner. 39 at 9:00 a.m. 47 at 11:00. 1:00 p.m., it will be 53 degrees. doesn't that sound great. at 3:00 p.m., 55 degrees. >> you're doing great. >> 5:00 p.m., coming down a little bit but all in all, a great day. >> get back on screen. >> right now, here we are. but i'm going to cover up. >> it is ok. >> i'm going to cover up washington. >> then you walk on this side. you flip it over here so you get equal time. >> they want the real weather from you, howard so i think you

should come in for the last minute. >> this is good practice for you. the wind chills though feels like as we call them, in the 20s and 30s, feeling like 33 in pax river. michael and sons, look at that weather. >> beautiful shot. >> a gorgeous sky. >> i'm doing well here, aren't i? here it is. 37 degrees right now. it feels like 37 degrees. the dew point is at 27. winds are calm. humidity above 67%. the pressure almost 30. and later on, the satellite radar is showing you the cold front way up there. boston. look at the rest of the country. we're mild, a little bit of that coming down here but pretty good-looking day. >> i hope the boss doesn't see this. this could be in trouble. >> you always have to have a fallback position. >> fall back to sports. >> it is mild. that's the basic thing. we've got about 30 seconds. anything else i need to talk about? >> take it home. >> all right. here it is.

looking good. friday, tonight, mild. 57 is the high. saturday, mild again. 56 degrees. sunday, just a little cooler. 49 degrees but all in all a great weekend. as we keep going forward looking at the 7-day forecast, monday, 45. 50. we have a little rain in the forecast on wednesday. >> don't forget, the all- important toss. >> the all-important toss to traffic. and monika samtani. [ applause ] >> yea! >> howard knew. sorry, howard. andrea, that was awesome. want to do the traffic, too? >> no! she's like no, i'm done. >> if you're planning to head over close to the airport up bwi, two separate accidents on i-195 at the bw parkway. i'm only smiling because andrea is still getting applause out there. both of those accidents have been cleared. you're good to go except you see all of the yellow. that means it is still very slow in that area. bw parkway is fine as it heads down toward the beltway and

inside to cheverly. live look outside all the way across to the american legion bridge on the west side of town looking fine here. no problems both loops of the beltway between bethesda and tysons corner. let's go back over to the maps. we'll head all the way west on the inbound side of i-66 before route 123, the accident sitting on the shoulder. look at all of the red. let's take a look live on the inbound side of 66. slow traffic coming up in from the fairfax county parkway at least as you head toward that accident on the shoulder. last live look in virginia as well. northbound on i-95 here in springfield, overall delays from lorton up to this point. coming up in my next report, maybe andrea will do the traffic for me at 6:58. back to you guys. >> she was fantastic. don't you think? maybe you've had a little bit too much cheesecake or extra helping of stuffing. i really need to get fit in the new year. not everyone wants to pay for a gym membership. that doesn't mean you can't stick to your workout without the gym. we're joined by troy from sport

and health. he's going to show us some simple exercises you can keep up with regardless of having a gym membership or not. thanks for joining us. >> where do we start? >> we'll start with basic body weight exercises. i want you to take a step forward and a step backward. >> you're thinking about lunge patterns, working the body. >> stay with the same leg. do six repetitions to get the heart rate up. we'll switch legs and do six more on the other side. think about engaging the abdominals and nice, tall back. this will get our heart rate up. we're going to segue into doing some dumbbell works. >> get the dusty dumbbells out of the garage or basement. >> they still work. >> that's the fun thing about it. if we don't have dumbbells, we can use water bottles because we don't want pape in the shoulders. if you have any injuries, we also want to always consult a physician or certified professional trainer. >> got it. >> lateral lunge. you're going to come up with a

lateral raise. same side. let's do eight repetitions. >> what's that working, troy? >> my lateral shoulders, my abs to maintain the center and my gluts, inner thighs. i don't have the machine at the gym to be able to do my in and out. so, we'll go to the other side. what you'll notice is your heart rate will continue to accelerate with the weight movement. >> you're building muscle and burning fat at the same time. >> it is always about the proper movements. making sure the muscles are engaged the entire time. from there, you'll go into a squat and go into a curl. >> and again, if you don't have the dumbbells at home or you can't find them or you sold them in a garage sale, other heavy things like a book. >> we can hold on to our newborn baby. work on the squatting. instead of holding them on the hip. i don't think you have that. >> not at the desk anyway. >> we want to think about how can we enter our body working the hips, thighs, abs and

shoulders. we could be holding a basketball. you can do a three-way reach. >> that's a good idea. >> now, we're changing our direction. >> got it. got it. >> so, if you have a spouse or an older child or above, we can sit there and play pass the ball back and forth and have a little family workout. >> thanks a lot, troy. we appreciate it, troy from sport and health. get out there and do it. news before you go is coming up next.

today is friday, january 6th. here is a check op the news before you go. former d.c. council member harry thomas jr. is due in federal court. he's expected to plead guilty to stealing more than $350,000 in government funds. thomas resigned from his ward five council seat last night. >> 20-year-old kevin coffay will spend the next 20 years in prison. the judge handed down a 40-year sentence but suspended half of it. he pled guilty to fleeing the

scene of a drunk driving crash that killed three of his friends in may. 83 soldiers with the d.c. army national guard are headed to afghanistan. there was a bittersweet send- off at the d.c. armory in southeast yesterday. they'll be deployed for one year. ok, time now to answer the question of the morning. three out of ten married people admit to doing one of these things and most of the offenders are women. is it a, eating food from their partner's plate. b, stealing the covers or c, using a partner's toothbrush. >> i'm happy to let you know it is not c. the answer is in fact, b, stealing the covers. mmm. >> she eats from everybody's plate. >> no, she doesn't. just her husband. >> check of the news before you go.

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welcome back. 6:58 your weather first. we're looking nice today. a couple of clouds early. we'll be in the mid to upper 50s. mid-50s tomorrow. cooler to finish out the weekend. next best chance of rain not until wednesday. monika? >> 66 is in trouble. delays from centreville all the way to route 123 all because of an accident on the shoulder. keep that in mind. a quick look at 395 not looking bad at seminary road. a last live look from sky 9 and college park, the outer loop is the left side of your screen. >> as for wall street looking ahead to the job market report that's due out at 8:30 this morning. >> join us monday morning starting at 4:25. maryland delegate lobby talking about the possibility of the gas tax going up. >> monika and i will be back at 77:25 with a live update on traffic and weather. join us then. >> have a great weekend. bye-bye.