some moisture coming in from the west though the heaviest stuff, the steadier stuff looks like it is going to stay south of us. areas down toward fredericksburg, charlottesville, maybe even into southern maryland, south st. mary's county, southern calvert, may get into some steadier showers more so than here in the metro. and areas north. the chill is around. temperatures in the mid-20s, frederick down to gaithersburg. even leesburg at 27. manassas is 28. some low 30s across charles county. but then upper 30s right along the bay at annapolis, the naval academy. however, easton and cambridge back to around the freezing mark with wind chills from the upper 20s to low 30s there. most of the wind chills pretty close to temps. winds are fairly light. let's look at timesaver traffic with monika. pretty quiet start, huh? >> it is a pretty quiet start. i'm surprised for a monday morning. it is usually getting heavier by this time. luckily -- i won't jinx it! things are looking great around town. you can see the beltway on the north side. all of the green. let's show what you it looks

like live on the north side of town. no problems here at university boulevard. on the outer loop, that's left side of your screen. if you're planning to head over to the westbound side of the beltway, you're going to be fine all the way down over to 270. we'll take a look now back at the maps. this time, we'll go down to southern maryland, no problems out of brandywine, route 4, route 5, everything fine up to the beltway right around andrews air force base to oxon hill. a live look at the beltway here at route 4 again as i said on the east side of town, no problems here between college park, route 50 and down into oxon hill. a quick look at the 14th street bridge northbound on 395 heading into the district looks fine as well. coming up, more on virginia roadways at 5:09. today, a montgomery county police officer will receive the congressional bravery award. >> it is for actions during a 2010 hostage situation at discovery communications. 9news now reporter delia gonsalves is live at discovery silver spring headquarters with more on the story. good morning, delia.

>> reporter: good morning, mike, andrea. who could forget that fateful day. i was here covering that day when the streets were just flooded with people. many of them literally frozen with fear when they heard the news that a gunman had rushed into the discovery building. he had explosives attached to his chest. he held people hostage. fortunately, none of those hostages were hurt. thanks in part to this officer. officer edward paden will receive the congressional badge of bravery later this morning. paden was off duty when he ran into the discovery building after hearing the gunman was inside. the 15-year veteran put himself in a position where he literally served as the eyes and ears of s.w.a.t. team officers who later took down that gunman and freed the hostages. now, paden has already been recognized for his actions here in silver spring, that day in april, he received montgomery county police department's medal of valor. that agency's highest honor. coming up in a half hour, we'll

give you more on the history of the 2008 congressional badge of bravery. >> thank you, delia. >> four men have been charged with illegal hunting after one of their friends was accidently shot. the men were hunting saturday in a wooded area off a major road in fort washington. the land is owned by the maryland national capital park and planning commission. maryland natural resources police say 57-year-old roy conte of upper marlboro shot 59-year-old ricky johnson in the abdomen and knee. johnson is recovering. conte is charged with negligent hunting, hunting without written permission and illegal use of buckshot. three others face charges. a fairfax county grandmother is headed to prison for 35 years. a judge sentenced 51-year-old carmella de la rosa friday. a jury found her guilty of killing her 2-year-old granddaughter, anglin ogdoc. she was thrown off a walkway.

de la rosa apologized tearfully at her sentencing hearing. d.c. police are investigating a string of weekend robberies in northwest washington. police are not sure if they're connected. they say the robberies happened within 30 minutes along quarter street, 39th street and warren street. on saturday night, three other robberies all happened within two hours along kennedy street, rock creek church road and newton place. no one has been seriously injured in the attacks but one victim says she was struck by an assailant and another said he was punched. a search and rescue dog has been reunited with his handler. 3-year-old vedo ran off during an open field training exercise in maryland. vee dough is training with urban search and rescue teams. the dog eventually showed up at bowie motor works where the employees looked after him. they did find out who the dog belonged to until they spotted some missing dog flyers on saturday.

trainer sonia said she is now going to get veto microchipped. time for the latest "your money" report of the morning. >> good morning, jessica doyle. how are you? >> i'm doing well, thanks. good morning to both of you. as for wall street, things can get volatile over the next couple of weeks. just be prepared for it. aluminum giant, alcoa will be the first major company to report earnings as the earnings trade kicks off in earnest. investors are expecting the slowest earning growth across the board in three years with less than nice surprises. also this week the leaders of germany, france and italy meet to discuss europe's debt crisis. on friday, worries of europe overshadowed a solid december report. checking the numbers. the dow stands this morning at 12,350 after losing 55 points. but it added 1% for all of last week. the nasdaq inched up 4 points but the s&p 500 was down by 3. it is not your imagination. gas prices did just get pretty expensive in a hurry. the average price of a gallon of gasoline nationwide has

spiked 12 cents over the last three weeks. the lundberg survey puts the price of a gallon of regular at $3.36 a gallon. as the gadget business readies for one of its biggest events of the year, it looks like consumers have been picking up not as much tech. a research firm said u.s. sales of consumer electronics fell 5.9% this past holiday season. it looks like smart phones are cannibalizing sales of gadgets. camcorder sales plunged 43%. sales of digital picture frames fell 38%, for example. the figures were released just as the consumer electronics industry is gathering in las vegas for its annual trade show, the consumer electronics show. it is just that our phone are getting so good at taking the photos, people aren't buying the cameras. >> the digital photographs -- >> the frames. >> i got bored with that after awhile. loading and whatever. >> gps devices have taken a hit, too. >> because everybody has them now. >> or you can do it on your

phone. >> good point. >> what do you have coming up next half hour? >> detroit auto show, the other big thing going on this week. we'll preview one of the hot vehicles coming up. >> sounds good. >> a tierful scene as arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords helps lead a vigil marking the 1-year anniversary of the shooting ram page in tucson. >> the republican presidential hoaxes are on their final full day of campaigning before new hampshire. ahead in sports, we'll see if anyone can score a touchdown tonight in the bcs national championship game where the nation's top two defenses face off in a rematch. we'll be back.

it is 6:08. manufacture colder today. temperatures are down in the 20s and 30s this morning by the

way. we're look at a much colder air mass. let's show you what's happening here with our day planner. temperatures in the upper 30s here by 9:00. only get to the low 40s. a chance for a few showers. and maybe some flurries or sprinkles as well. we'll come back in five minutes with the 7-day forecast. right now, here's monika with timesaver traffic. >> we're going to take a look live into the tysons area, dulles toll road at route 7. of course, you've always got the metro construction to deal with there. right now, no big tproábs leesburg, herndon, reston and into tysons. coming up, a closer look into virginia at 5:6. >> most of the republican presidential candidates will be campaigning in new hampshire today. ahead of tomorrow's primary. sunday, the contenders took aim at front-runner mitt romney in the second of two back-to-back debates. romney's double digit lead has dropped slightly in recent days. >> in tucson, arizona,

congresswoman gabrielle giffords led the pledge of allegiance at a memorial for victims of last year's shooting rampage there. candlelight vigil capped off a day of events honoring the six people killed at her meet and greet event a year ago. the congresswoman is still recovering from a gunshot wound to the head. thousands of people plot to graceland sunday to celebrate what would have been elvis presley's 77th birthday. this august will mark the 35th anniversary of his death. by the way, "forbes" magazine says the presley estate earned $55 million last year. you've probably heard that pet owners live healthier lives. >> those pets can also help put cancer patients on the road to recovery coming up at 5:49 in today's buddy check. >> at 5:22, the wizards are still looking for they're first win of the season. >> and next at 5:15, howard has the weekend's cold snap in his 7-day forecast. we'll be right back.

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coffee. we need to get him caffeinated here. thank you very much. we're doing him a favor. we're doing you a favor, as well, trust us on that. let gate you some weather. we have a cold start. make it hot, mike! it is chilly out there. temperatures down in the 20s and 30s this morning. we're not going to get much recovery. low 40s for highs is where we'll get today with a threat for a few showers. here is the bus stop forecast. the gloves, the scarf, the earmuffs. the winds are fairly light. there is a plus there. we do have a threat for a few sprinkles or flurries moving in here over the next few hours. but most temperatures are going to be above freezing when that happens. i'm not anticipating too much in the way of problems. as we head toward the middle of the day, low 40s here. winds this morning, north to northeast. turn east, maybe southeast this afternoon. but those couple of showers or sprinkles or sleet here and there with a 5:00 p.m. temperature of 41 degrees, not a warm day. that's about where we should be. average high is about 43. this weekend was crazy, right?

let's go back for a second. look at the temperatures. upper 20s to around 30 in the shenandoah valley. cold spot, 25 in gaithersburg. although along the border, 22 from york, pennsylvania and upper 30s in southern maryland. this morning, college park, crofton at 30 degrees. col columbia, 28. it is 26 in laytonsville. lovettsville down to 24. manassas is 20 and fort belvoir this morning at 31 degrees. officially, well, first look outside at our michael and son weather camera. beautiful visibility on the u.s. capitol building. got a temperature this morning still at reagan national which is running in the 30s at 35 degrees. my clicker is not behaving at all this morning. we're going to go kick it and get the computer there. you look at the pretty picture. temperatures running in the 30s with very light winds that are coming out of the north and northeast this morning. we've got winds which have been running at about 3 miles per hour. 6 miles per hour right now. dew point is 23 with a wind chill of 30.

you can see all of the moisture down across texas and arkansas, louisiana. that's all moving off toward the east. that's going to come toward us in the form of some mainly rain showers at times today. although looking at west virginia. got some rain and snow showers up there. some of that could be coming across over the next few hours. quick look at the future cast. the budge of the moisture along and south of i-64, some of it creeps up toward southern maryland. by 3:00 this afternoon, maybe even getting up toward oakdale city and woodbridge. we'll see how far north the steadier showers are left. even through the dinner hour, we could be seeing some steadier showers across st. mary's county and parts of the northern neck. here's your forecast. low 40s. showers, maybe a flurry or sleet mixing in. tomorrow, after we start down in the 30s, we'll top out in the 50s. sun returns. we turn wet on wednesday. by thursday, the showers leave early. still mild thursday. much colder friday, saturday and sunday. highs in the 30s.

let's go over to monika samtani. 5:16. she's got a look at timesaver traffic. >> not looking bad out on the roadways at all. i'm happy to say. inside the beltway in virginia on 66, 395 and even over here heading into the district on 295 out of maryland, you will be just fine. traffic is moving at the speed limit. in fact, let's take a look outside live into springfield. right now, you're still moving at a good pace from newington up toward route 644 and the beltway. whether you're headed toward annandale or oxon hill and up into landmark, let's take a look at landmark northbound on 395 here at duke street, volumes are still light in the mid and hov lanes. no problems on the dulles toll road out of leesburg. 66 out of centreville, take a live look outside here as well. sudley road, no problems to report in toward the roosevelt bridge. we'll go to maryland at 5:23. back to you guys. >> different outcomes for the

maryland men's and women's basketball teams in north carolina. highlights coming up. >> after three straight losses to end the regular season, tim tebow gives denver fans something really to be thankful in his first playoff game. wait until you see the highlights. sports coming up soon. >> now, let's take another look at the question of the day. 58% of american women say they would lose interest in a guy on the first date if he a, had a dirty car, b, talked about his ex, c, had children. >> jerry robinson wrote i would say c. kids come with a lot of baggage. some people would rather not get attached. >> log on to the facebook.com/wusa9 page and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer during the 6:00 hour. we'll be back.

5:20. generally cloudy skies out there. a cold morning. mid-20s to low 30s right now. as we go throughout the

morning, we'll have lots of clouds. 9:00, lots of 30s across the board. we won't get very warm. only in the low 40s there. will be a threat for some showers especially south of town. any moisture that gets north, has a possibility of -- you see a little pink in the board mixing in with some snow or a little bit of sleet. it still looks relatively light. mike and andrea? >> thanks, howard. it is not a coincidence andrea is pairing purple. >> it is maroon. >> whatever. tonight, we'll see what it means in the bcs national championship game because she's from new orleans. >> you don't understand our colors. the undefeated purple and gold lsu tigers are playing at the mercedes-benz superdome against second-ranked alabama. these two sec teams played in tuscaloosa the first saturday in november. lsu won in overtime by a score of 9-6. all field goals, not a single touchdown. here's kristin berset with morning sports.

>> good morning, everybody. the washington wizards, the washington wizards hold your nose, things do not smell very good at the verizon center. rookie making his pro debut. few minutes later, trevor booker for the dunk. 9:00 of play. john wall throws the ball away. kevin love comes up and stuffs it home. minute and a half left, wizards trying to get cute. couldn't score within the last 3:30 of the game. they lose by 21 and drop to 0-8 on the season. >> it was -- i mean, it was bad to watch. bad to coach, bad to play. >> we're losers. we're 0-8. last team in the league. without a win. all right. mark kurpblgen, head terp, nailed a three-pointer. 25 points. but the turnovers killed the

terps. they had 15 of those in today's game. not so good. c.j. lesli, fast break lay-up. terps never could get inside the 5-point deficit mark. nc state holds on to beat the terps 79-74. brenda freeze and the ladies visiting north carolina looking to stay undefeated. two seconds left, alyssa thomas with the lay-up. that sends it to ot. and then thomas again in overtime with the drive down the lane and the foul, they pull within one and maryland escapes the tar heels 78-72. that's going to do it for your morning sports, i'm kristin berset. have a great monday. tebow, tebow! >> this morning, the legendary tim tebow is growing. if you didn't see this game, you missed the best game. steelers came back in the fourth quarter of last night's divisional playoff in denver. ben roethlisberger threw a touchdown. there, you see right there to tie it at 23. the first offensive play of overtime, here it is! tim tebow throws an 80-yard

pass completion, obviously most of the yards were done by the receiver but 80 yards, they won 29-23. now, they head to new england next weekend and i'm sorry for tim tebow because he's going to lose against my patriots. that was an amazing game. nfc saturday, 4:30, the new orleans saints go out west. to play the 49ers. andrea is a little worried about that. they don't do so well on the road. they won nine straight. then on sunday, the giants head to green bay for a rematch of the team game when the packers won 38-35. that was a close one. today, a local police officer will be honored with a congressional award for his bravery. that story is coming up. >> plus, hundreds of metrorail cars will be inspected after the second incident involving brake problems in less than a month. monika? >> taking a look at the wilson bridge, no problems on the south side of town through oxon hill and alexandria on the beltway. we'll look at more maryland roadways coming up in my next

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good morning. welcome back to 9news now. it is 5:28. i'm andrea roane. we're still talking about the game of the weekend. >> tebow! >> so clutch. i just learned that last night. i promised my son wouldn't say that. >> you just learned clutch? mom, it was so clutch. >> welcome to the '80s, monika. >> adopt say that on the air. i just did. >> monika samtani, our clutch traffic reporter will be back momentarily. >> howard bernstein kicks us off. >> it is ok. >> it is a cold morning out there. temps down in the 20s and 30s. cloudy skies. and we're going to get a little precip today. a little precip, not a lot. it should be in the form of either some showers or maybe even some sleet or flurries mixing in. here is a look at our day planner on this monday morning. after that clutch performance last night by mr. tebow, 35

degrees. the cloudy skies. we'll be 41 by noon. there will be a few showers around, especially south of town. north of town, cold enough where it may mix in with some sleet or a couple of snowflakes there. temperatures above freezing. light precip expected. shouldn't be much of a problem. you see this out in west virginia, southern ohio. some rain and snow coming up on the radars. i checked all of the reporting stations in west virginia. none of the reporting stations are reporting anything. but that doesn't mean it is not reaching the ground, but just doesn't happen to be showing up just yet. mid-30s in washington. when you factor in the winds, not much difference. mid 20s to low 30s on the wind chill. a couple of showers or flurries later. here's monika now at 5:29. >> our floor director said i hope the drivers won't have to punch the clutch. ok. i'll stop. things are looking great all around town. no problems to report on the beltway or any of the interstates headed for the beltway including 95 looking good out of baltimore.

down to college park and around into silver spring. let's take a live look in the area. no problems to report here at new hampshire avenue. tends to slow down though at around 5:30 heading into the 6:00 hour as well. right now, you're good to go if you're headed out the door. the other side of town, we'll head over to 270. for our friend ron who heads out of frederick, they're doing fine. no problems out of mt. airy, down 270 toward germantown. shady grove road down in gaithersburg looking fine to where the lanes divide and over to the american legion bridge. in my next report, we'll go to virginia at 5:39. back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. most republican presidential candidates will be kicking off a full day of campaigning in new hampshire. >> they're racing to win over undecided voters before tomorrow's critical primary. susan mcginnis has the latest from manchester, new hampshire. >> all right, let's hear a cheer. >> mitt romney isn't letting anything stand in his way of winning in new hampshire. he called on supporters sunday to drown out protestors trying

to crash his rally. >> we're happy to have you guys express your views. next time, try to do it with more courtesy. >> reporter: romney is heading into tomorrow's primary on top but that isn't stopping his rivals from piling on the attacks. >> can we drop a little bit of a pius baloney. >> reporter: at the second of back-to-back debates, they bashed everything from romney's record to his electability. >> reporter: even though romney holds a commanding lead here in new hampshire, polls show he dropped slightly in recent days leaving the other candidates hoping to gain from his losses. >> they say that this state loves an underdog. ladies and gentlemen, here is your underdog. [ cheering ] >> reporter: jon huntsman supporters jammed a coffee shop to see him sunday after spending weeks in new hampshire, he's jumped to third place behind ron paul. >> i have such a strange, new idea, obeying the constitution. >> reporter: but rick santorum is also making a push for new hampshire and the first

southern primary. >> just wait until january 21st and you'll find out where we're going to get our win. right here. >> reporter: he's already rallying supporters in south carolina. susan mcginnis, cbs news, manchester, new hampshire. it is a day few here will forget. a gunman storming into the discovery channel building holding several people hostage and forcing an emergency evacuation. >> now, an off-duty officer who rushed in to help when others were in danger is being awarded for his bravery. 9news now reporter delia gonsalves is live at discovery channel in silver spring with more about a adoptional badge of bravery for him. good morning, this congressional badge of bravery was created in 2008. it is still very new. it was created for officers who literally put themselves at personal risk for the safety of others. and many say that's exactly what officer paden did here in silver spring back in 2010. the 15-year veteran officer edward paden says he feels very

honored to be recognized in this way. he was off-duty as you had mentioned. ran into the discovery building and was the first officer to identify the gunman and realize that gunman had explosives attached to his body. thanks to the officer's vital information, s.w.a.t. team officers were able to move in and take down the gunman, freeing the hostages that were once inside and of course, reuniting families and putting everyone at ease here in silver spring. now, though the badge was created in 2008, this, in fact, will be the first year that it will be awarded. 20 officers from around the country will receive the badge of bravery including a couple of officers, including a u.s. marshal in fact who was involved in the 2010 vegas courthouse shooting. officer paiden paden from montgomery county is the only maryland recipient. >> good news, delia.

we'll check in with you in a little while. gun sales in virginia surged to a record high last year. fueled in part by shoppers buying more firearms in december than ever before. state police statistics on mained background checks showed there were more than 321,000 gun transactions last year. december was a single month record with nearly 42,000 background checks requested. and that's just the number of background checks. some customers buy more than one firearm at a time. metro says it will inspect more than 450 train cars after a brake part fell off an orange line train. metro says a metal disk called a friction ring fell off the train friday near the stadium armory stop. the train which has 16 friction rings on each car stopped safely. no one was injured and passengers moved to other trains. this problem happened on a series 2,000 car and metro has 454 of those. a metro spokesman says this is not related to a brake problem

on the series 5,000 rail car last month. 5:35. time for another "your money" report. >> jessica doyle is back with the reason for the auto industry to get excited and us, too. >> of course we know about the tough times that the u.s. auto industry has gone through over the last couple of years. the era may be coming to a close. as the north american auto show opens today in detroit. all three u.s. automakers are on track to be profitable in 2011 when they report results in the coming weeks. that's something that hasn't happened since 2004. more good news here, the companies have all agreed to hire thousands of new workers in the coming year as they move some production back to the united states. all of them have also upgraded the cars and trucks they sell. and one of those upgrades will be shown off in detroit this weekend. the redesigned dodge dart. analysts are predicting this car may be the small car hit chrysler needs. the reinvented compact has a

sleek look and it is based on the frame and suspension of an alfaíromeo hatchback from chrysler's italian owner, fiat. no word on prices yet. taxes could be going up in montgomery county. $135 million budget crunch has lawmakers thinking about new tax increases to cover employee pay raises and public safety financing. "the washington examiner" reports some tax hikes being suggested include the county's energy tax or higher property taxes. county executive ike leggett says he doesn't know whether he will recommend pay raises because the county simply doesn't have the money to spare. now, the maryland general assembly reconvenes on wednesday and county officials are asking the state for more money as well. tough situation there, montgomery county. same situation in all of the counties right now. >> you were talking about the auto show. that's a nice-looking car. i notice cadillac is rolling out its first compact. >> no kidding. i didn't see that one yet. >> it is interesting. to look at the cars right now compared to where they were a couple of years ago, even 2004,

it is amazing how the cars have changed in such a short period of time. >> if you're forced to do it -- >> remain competitive. >> thanks, jess. a new film debut today about one of america's most treasured landmarks. >> plus movie credits have rolled for the last time at a local theatre. it is nearly 100 years old. we'll be right back.

it is 5:39. i'm outside on the weather terrace. it is on the cold side. winds are fairly light. our flag is sort of hanging pretty limp this morning. winds less than 5 miles per hour in most spots. temperatures are down in the 20s and 30s. you'll need the gloves, the jacket, maybe a hat, too, with temperatures only climbing into the lower 40s today. you see a little raindrop here and there. there will be a few sprinkles, maybe some flurries and sleet mixed in at times. we'll get warmer tomorrow. i'll have that milder outlook in the next five minutes.

let's go inside now. monika has the timesaver traffic. >> we'll take a look live at 395 on the northbound side. from duke street looking fine to the 14th street bridge. all lanes are open. no big delays right now. more on virginia roadways coming up in my next report at 5:47. back to you guys. >> time to drop your pants. when is the last time you heard that on a subway? the metro riders dropped their pants and skirts and other stuff for the annual no pants day. oh, my! it was organized by the group called capital improv. they say it was designed to put a little more fun in the metro ride. that's the only nice pair of legs right there. the rest are in rough shape. they require riders to wear shoes but it doesn't say anything about pants. this afternoon, interior secretary ken salazar will make an announcement about one of america's best known national parks. salazar is hosting the premiere of a new short film about the grand canyon which was produced by the national parks service.

premiere is at 1:00 this afternoon at "national geographic" auditorium in northwest. secretary salazar's announcement is in regards to conversation of the grand canyon. heavy snow, no electricity, sound familiar? well, it is not happening here. we'll tell you who is dealing with that today. >> plus, a celebration of how animals are helping breast cancer patients recover and thrive in today's buddy check. >> birthday time. let's see who is celebrating. green bay packers legend brett star is 78. >> led zeppelin guitarist jimmy page is 68. country singer crystal gail is 61. actress jolie richardson is 47. the former kate middleton, now the difference of cambridge is 30 today. we'll tell you how she's celebrating her day coming up. happy birthday if it is your day, too!

good morning. welcome back to 9news now. it is 5:44. a special hello to matt and ginny hall of manassas, virginia. they watch us every weekday morning. glad to have you on board. >> good morning! >> they love howard's weather. >> thank you. thank you. folks in warren county, the kids may be happy to hear this. you guys are on a two-hour delay. parents not so. i don't know why. hasn't been doing anything,

rain or snow. they must have some other issue going on. warren county, virginia, two- hour delay this morning. here's the bus stop forecast. everybody else going on time. it is a cold one out there. not bad. winds are light. >> it is matt and ginny fall. >> either way, thank you for joining us this morning. >> chilly out there. a sprinkle, a flurry possible. not too much though going on. temps running in the 20s and 30s this morning with sunrise, 7:27. it sets at 5:04. today, plenty of clouds. as we go through the day, the threat for the showers, better chance of rain will be south but northern areas, cold enough. we may just get a little bit of some light, wintry mix, sleet or couple of wet flakes. so, we'll talk about our weather headlines, chilly today. shower or flurry. can't be ruled out from time to time. turning milder tomorrow. we'll be back in the 50s, low 50s generally tomorrow and wednesday. but wednesday's warmth comes with some rain. that rain could be on the

moderate side by wednesday night into early thursday. we'll clear out during the mid to late morning on thursday. still mild thursday and then much colder friday, saturday and sunday. i'll tell you now, we'll be looking at highs in the 30s or colder. cold air this morning up north. you can see 30 and then the 20s here as we get into pennsylvania, new york state, even providence. down south, the upper 30s and low 400s 40s in roanoke. gaithersburg is at 47. springfield and arlington at 33. off to our east in prince george's county, we've got 30s in college park and upper marlboro as well. columbia, bwi both at 28 degrees. check out our michael and sons weather camera this morning. great visibility of the u.s. capitol even though the skies are cloudy. 35 degrees feeling like 30 with a northeast wind at 6. our dew point this morning is in the low 20s. pretty good spread from the temp and dew point. the air is a little dry.

it looks like we've got a little rain and snow in west virginia. not all of this, in fact, probably little is reaching the ground. this is going to come across us over the next few hours. we'll watch. that it is also plenty of moisture from texas off to the carolinas. that generally wants to say south of washington by that much. you'll notice here by 3:00 this afternoon, we've got rain into southern maryland to fredericksburg, charlottesville, might even see a little bit of rain mixing with some sleet or some wet snow across parts of the lower shenandoah valley and even this evening, southern maryland looking at a few showers which may linger through the earl the early part of the night. temperatures today, chilly. low 40s. showers, some flurries possible north. tomorrow, after starting out in the low to mid-30s, we get to the low 50s. rain develops wednesday. by midday, pulls out of here early thursday. then here comes the cold friday, saturday and sunday. good snuggling weather with highs in the mid-30s.

monika? >> well, if you're traveling around town, things are looking fine. no problems to report on the beltway. no big incidents, just a bit of the volume now forming, 270 southbound out of urbana. let's take a live look if you're planning to head down toward river road. overall, you've got delays down into urbana. a little bit in rockville. once you're on the beltway here at river road and heading down into the american legion bridge into tysons corner, you'll be just fine. this time, a look at 66 on the inbound side. you've got the slow traffic forming down in centreville. we'll take a live look closer into the beltway at nutley street which is where the brake lights begin heading for the beltway. over into springfield on the northbound side of i-95, overall, delays coming up toward the occoquan river and here at route 644 up to the beltway. coming up, we'll go back into maryland at 6:00. back to you guys. thanks, monika. making news now at 5:48, defense secretary leon panetta is promising iran will be stopped if it tries to develop nuclear weapons.

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it is 5:55. we're looking at plenty of clouds around here today. with the clouds will come some sprinkles. will come maybe a little sleet and flurry activity as well. temperatures by noon get well above freezing. not warm but well above freezing into the upper 30s to low 40s. anything that falls is going to melt. while you're seeing the computer modeling, having the rains to the south here. look how it creeps up here in the afternoon. i don't think temperatures are going to make much above 41, 42. in spite of the numbers you're seeing here. that could be cold enough for a little sleet or snow to mix in. this stuff will be pulling out after some evening showers. we'll see a much milder day as we head into tuesday's temperatures, rebounding into the 50s. this morning, bundle up. we're starting in the 20s and 30s. mike? >> thank you, howard. so far, 2012 seems to be starting off quite well in the movie theatres. the devil inside shot to first place in its opening weekend. the horror film made twice what industry analysts expected grossing $34.5 million.

despite some really bad reviews of the movie. the movie is done as a fake documentary about a woman who is possessed by many people. "mission impossible ghost protocol" dropped to second place. sherlock holmes sequel is in third and girl with the dragon tattoo and alvin and the chipmunks chipwrecked tops out the top five. >> the old town theatre in alexandria is now closed for good. the theatre showed its final movies this weekend. old town opened back in 1914 and was a permanent fixture in alexandria over the years, it has shown everything from vaudeville acts to puppet shows and modern hollywood thrillers. the new owners, pma properties will probably rent out the site for retail space, they think. if this new baby girl inherits her parent's talents, she will be a music superstar. beyonce delivered a daughter via c-section saturday night in new york. the former destiny's child member is married to hip-hop

mogul jay-z. this is their first child. the couple named her blue ivy. >> what? >> blue ivy carter. blue, the name of his big cd because they were both born on the fourth of the month somebody speculated. the couple represented out the entire 4th floor of lenox hill hospital for $1.3 million. >> you know what else they did. they had all of the hospital employees hand in their cell phones so nobody could take secret pictures. >> in doing that, they prevented one father from getting to the neonatal area to see his premature baby. he was not happy. >> ooh, come on. >> stick around with us until 7:00 this morning, you'll see the debut of cbs this morning, the network has revamped the morning slot bringing in charlie rose and gayle king to cohost with erica hill. >> they won't give us too much in the way of details but they promise you'll still get great story telling and great conversation and if you know gayle king like i do, there

will be plenty of conversation. the rest is a surprise. we talked to gayle and charlie and erica last week. charlie is excited about his part of the show. >> we have a set here that's to die for. you'll see, as you get to look at the program, it has some of the old and everything of the new. you'll see the great legends who have been here. walter cronkite's map over there. this is a set built for conversation, built for bringing together people to tell you what's going on in the world. >> of course, you'll get to see it for yourself about an hour from now. >> let's go to howard. sorry, monika. we'll get there early. >> weatherwise, it is colder. i know this weekend it wasn't cold but is is colder this morning. we start 20s and 30s. take some rain gear with you. we'll have a few showers and might even get a little sleet or some wet snowflakes mixing in as well. it is a much colder day. right now, 35 and cloudy at reagan national. sun is up at 7:27 setting at 5:04. looking at the satellite and radar,