if you look south around toward la plata, chantilly even up toward the east in easton. we're looking at the rain coming through. now, here is a look at our day planner, we're expecting moderate rainfall through this morning. temperatures in the lower 40s to lower 50s by noon. a lot of it should be tapering off. by 5:00, partly cloudy conditions. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. 42 in downtown. 45 manassas. 43 in winchester. for today, temperatures warming up in the mid to upper 50s. it will be breezy. by tomorrow though, breezy and colder. temperatures only around 40 degrees. here is monika with your timesaver traffic. good morning. >> good morning, anny. we're going to start off with a live shot from sky 9 here westbound. route 424, davisonville where there has been a serious accident since about 2:00 this morning involving a car and a tractor trailer. you can see the arrow board set up. now, the left lane getting by which means they're making progress at the scene of the accident but we'll take a look at a map to show you the delay

on the westbound side of route 50. you can see all of the red. that means as you come out of an annapolis and parole, expect this heading for the accident with one lane getting by to the left. i'll keep you posted on that. another accident closer into town on route 410 just west of the bw parkway out in the cheverly area. be aware of that as well. we'll take a live picture of 270 on the southbound side. here at father hurley, it is doing fine be. east of frederick and liberty town, we're getting word of a serious accident on route 75 at jones road. i'll keep you posted on that one as well. more on area road conditions at 6:12. back to you guys. thank you, monika. at the top of the hour, let's get a check on some of the stories happening today. congress returns to town and the occupy protestors will meet them on the hill. starting at 9:00 this morning, protestors will rally on the west side of the capitol with an effort of engaging the lawmakers. they'll hold a vigil for d.c.

voting rights. that's later this evening. a debate tonight in loudoun county over whether to bring full day kindergarten to schools there is part of a public hearing on the county's 2013 schools budget. the open forum begins at 6:30 at the school administration building in ashburn. president obama will welcome the st. louis cardinals to the white house today. they beat the texas rangers last fall to win their 11th world series title. they last visited the white house in 2006 when they won the world series back then. >> more bad news for metro this morning. >> it is the subject of a high profile lawsuit. the suit involves the aclu and a man who says metro police violated his first amendment rights. >> delia gonsalves is live at the u street station to tell us exactly what's behind this lawsuit. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. this stems back to an arrest of a man in a wheelchair. this -- in this very area, back in may. let's take a close look at the video. you can see for yourself what we're talking about. two metro police officers

appear to be body slamming that man, taking him out of his chair and slamming him on to the ground after claiming he was drunk and resisting arrest at the time of the incident, metro said he simply fell out of his chair. well, when his friend, lawrence miller saw this happening, he questioned those police officers. >> what are you doing to this man? he's bleeding, help him. i was so -- i was told to leave. if i don't leave, i will be arrested. i threw my hands up in this motion, threw my hands up and i turned my back and i walked away. at that point, i was arrested. >> mr. miller is innocent of any criminal activity. he was arrested falsely by police. we think it was because he spoke up. >> reporter: so, what's the current status now? the man in the wheelchair is a regular here in the u street corridor. he's fine. he was treated at a local hospital for minor injuries. all charges against that man in a wheelchair and his friend

have been dropped. two officers were metro back on full duty after an internal investigation. we talked to metro this morning. they said they will not comment on pending litigation. andrea, back to you. >> delia gonsalves live at the u street metro station this morning. thank you. >> there will be a bond hearing this morning for the man accused in the deadly crash that left an 8-year-old boy dead. that suspect is 22-year-old victor aldana of fairfax county facing manslaughter and drunk driving charges. police say he was driving sunday near the landmark mall in alexandria. he swerved off the road, hitting an 8-year-old boy and his mother. the child died. the mother is recovering. aldana is being held at the alexandria jail. flags will fly at half staff across maryland today honor matthew seidler. the 24-year-old was from westminster and an airman first class. he died january 5th in the roadside bombing in virginia. new at 6:00 a.m., the

number of children living in poverty in virginia is now at its highest rate since 1998. the group voices for virginia children file its annual report today to state lawmakers. they hope legislators will up the money spent to help the children. it finds 265,000 children in virginia, 14% live below the poverty line. that line is a family of four earning $22,000 a year or less. the number of children living in poverty has increased since the economy began going south back in 2007. so, have you noticed gas prices are creeping up? aaa predicts we'll get back to $4 a gallon by the spring. this morning, regular gas is about $3.40 a gallon, up 3 cents from last week. aaa mid-atlantic says this is the highest prices have ever been at the start of the year. >> unfortunately, it looks like it will be this way for awhile. usually, what we see is that prices are low at the beginning of the year and inch up during the spring.

with them starting off high at the beginning of the year, they'll continue to inch up during the spring. >> aaa says the price of crude oil hasn't helped. that's up $24 a barrel, just since october. and the experts say that has increased global demand and optimism about the u.s. economic recovery are among the reasons. jessica doyle is here with her latest get hired report. >> local jobs spect what she's talking about. >> the latest economic figures are showing some glimmers of hope when you talk about the job market. so, is this the year things are finally going to improve? a local economist is reading the tea leaves. you may be asking yourself when is this economy ever going to get better? believe it or not, we've already experienced ten quarters in a row of recovery. the economy is better but just a little bit. >> it is the norm. it is only slow when you're used to driving 60 miles per hour. >> dr. steven fuller runs the center for regional an appear

sis at george mason university and last week prepbged his expectations for local economic growth before a group of over 600 bankers. the good news, the local job market is growing, just not as fast as anyone would like. >> we climbed out of the hole. we're almost to the lip of the hole we dug during the recession. it was a very deep hole. >> reporter: this time last year, the d.c. regent joyed the fastest job growth in the country. now, we have the slowest employment market among major metro areas. >> the economy has changed dramatically. and it has gone through some wrenching shifts. and they're not over yet as federal government begins to cut back and contribute less to the economy. >> but the local employment news isn't all bad. new jobs are being created this year and the future looks a lot brighter. this year, the local economy is expected to pick up 23,000 new jobs. in 2013, that number jumps to

29,000. 35,000 new jobs are expected to be added in 2014 and 2015 could be the best year in a long time with 41,000 new jobs coming to the washington area. >> altogether, 14 and 15 should be a really strong performance. >> strong compared to the last few years. >> now, we are further along in our jobs recovery than the rest of the country. almost back to where we started before the recession. fuller expects that the nation as a whole won't be able to recover all of the jobs it lost during the recession until 2019. that is a remarkable stretch of joblessness. >> that's incredible because you're adding new people all of those same years as well looking for jobs. >> we need to maintain 300,000 job creation numbers per month to even bring down the unemployment rate 1% by the end of the year and it will be a long time before the economy is

generating that kind of job creation. >> predicts the advances year after year through economic cycles. how did you come up with those numbers? >> they can look closely. we're so tied to federal government spending. it is projected out for years to come. so you can look at the figures very closely. we're so lucky even with the pullback in federal government spending, for example, d.o.t. spending here in the washington area and virginia alone accounts for $17,000 per person per year. >> wow. >> so they can really look at the numbers at a granular level and tell what you they're look at. >> cool information, jess. thanks. >> time right now, 6:09. the captain of the cruise ship in italy heads to court later today. >> we're hearing a lot about him from passengers on the ship. hear what they have to say. >> grab the umbrella this morning. you'll need it all day. your weather first is next right here on 9news now.

>> light rain. by the afternoon, i think we'll see some partial clearing. it will be breezy. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. here's monika with your timesaver traffic. >> crews have been dealing with a serious early morning accident for four hours here westbound on route 50 before route 424 in davisonville. delays begin for a mile heading to the accident with the left lane getting by. more on this and other area roadways at 6:18. andrea and mike? >> lawyers for the army private accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of documents to

wikileaks wants the question secretary of state hillary clinton. >> that's one of the stories making news now at 6:13. unclear exactly they want to talk about the secretary. lawyers for bradmy manning failed in their attempt to get clinton called as a witness during a hearing last month. the army is deciding whether or not he will be court-martialed. >> wikipedia will go dark tomorrow. it is in protest of sopa, the stop online piracy act before congress. supporters say the bill will stop online trafficking but opponents say it could violate the first amendment. a tanker filled with oil has finally reached nome, alaska. the town is iced in and badly in need of fuel. the coast guard has to hook up a temporary pipeline during the daylight hours and then there is only five hours of sunshine this time of year. 29 people are missing right now after that cruise ship ran aground in italy. the disaster killed at least seven people.

this morning, the captain of the ship is due in court. many of the survivors are blaming him for the tragedy. >> the pandemonium started. >> survivors of a cruise ship crash off the coast of italy are returning home, talking about their narrow escapes. >> when it rolled on its side, i figured this was it. >> the costa concordia was carrying more than 4,000 passengers and crew when it hit a reef friday. the lights went out and the ship began to tilt. passengers say they were never told what happened. only that there was an electrical problem. >> i wanted to get out immediately. >> i didn't appreciate being lied to whebg it sounded like a freight train went through the dining room. >> friends of bash and jerry heil say they're praying for the couple's safe return. >> hard to think that maybe we won't find them. >> reporter: those lucky enough to escape say the disaster will

have lasting effects. >> we made a pact we would not go on a cruise until there are changes with the cruise line. there was no leadership. there was no direction. they were lost because there wasn't any help. things need to khaeufplgt. >> one of the biggest changes changes say they want, is a better prepared crew. passengers say the crew members acted bravely. i'm greg black for 9news now. it is 6:15 this tuesday morning. anny is in for howard with a wet forecast to start your day. >> we do. we're talking about some rainy conditions for much of the morning hours. i also want to do a quick shout out to our friends at freedom hill elementary school where i'm going to be speaking to second graders this morning. so, all of you kids make sure you bring out the umbrellas and be ready for our talk. we're talking about cloudy conditions. a little milder. temperatures in the 40s at this hour. right now, here is a look at

the michael & son weather camera. cloudy conditions and light rain. temperatures not as cold as yesterday. that's the good thing. otherwise, it would have been snow. 42 right now. winds out of the south at 9 miles per hour. the winds will continue to be taken out this afternoon. live doppler 9000 hd. we're starting to dry out a little bit here in the beltway. you can see we still see some light rain in la plata down along interstate 95. leonardtown still seeing moderate rainfall. as for annapolis and the bay, we have another round of showers coming through and some rain. right now, it is in the midwest. it will be here during the morning hours. our bus stop forecast for your kids heading back to school, cloudy and breezy with rain. 30s and 40s. for the rest of today, it will be a wet morning. by noon, we'll see the showers start to taper off. by afternoon, partly sunny conditions. mid to upper 50s. here is a look at your forecast. we're talking about breezy and milder conditions for today. but a wet morning commute. grab the umbrella and also breezy and colder for

wednesday. but it will be dry. so, we're talking about the area of low pressure. here is more showers out to the west coming through impacting us. moderate rainfall through the morning hours. touchdowns a lot milder -- temperatures a lot milder compared to yesterday. 43 in college park. columbia, 41. out in reston, it is 42 degrees. ok, so, here is a look at the future cast. we're expecting rain. it can be moderate through the morning hours and during the commute. by noon, a little more scattered then by late afternoon, may even see some partial clearing. overnight, we should be drying out under partly cloudy conditions. all right. here is a look at your 7-day forecast. temperatures are going to be a little milder today. mid to upper 50s. breezy through tomorrow. partly cloudy. but much colder. 40 degrees as the cold front comes through. thursday, mid-30s. and same deal for friday. got a little flake on thursday for a flurry possibility. saturday, light rain or snow possible. milder by sunday.

here is monika with your timesaver traffic. >> good morning, anny. we'll take a live look once again from sky 9. before route 424 in davisonville. the left lane is now squeezing by. look at the delay. solid for at least a mile trying to get toward davisonville. once you're beyond that, you're ok. this one involves a car and a tractor trailer and it did take four hours to begin cleaning this up. keep this in mind for your travel plans. i'll take you up east of frederick in liberty town where there is a serious accident. this is a fatal accident at route 75 and jones road. again in liberty town east of frederick. so, keep that in mind. all blocked off in that area. you'll have to follow police direction to get around it. live look at 270 at route 121. delays begin to this point from 85 in frederick. as you can see, it breaks loose heading down to the point where the lanes divide. a few more close spots along

the way. last live look on the northbound side of i-95. delays from route 610 to dumfries. in my next report, another look at area roads at 6:24. andrea and mike? >> thank you, monika. next in sports, fifth ranked lady terps hosting virginia and the capitals defenseman gets ready to go under the knife. >> right now, we have such a deal for you. become our facebook friend and you could get a kindle fire. it is called the 9news now great tablet give away sweepstakes. >> like us on facebook. the address, facebook facebook.com/wusa9. if you already like us, click the give away tab to enter. >> two lucky winners will be selected at random and each will win a kindle fire tablet. you must be 18 years old to enter. so, what is our question of the day? here it is. >> what is one thing most men

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it is a wet day out there! temperatures also fairly mild. here is a look at your titan where we're looking at some showers coming through the area right now. but look out to the west of us, another batch of showers will be coming through. back to the weather computer to show you our afternoon highs for today. temperatures will be in the mid to upper 50s by this afternoon. rain should be tapering off and we'll see some sun by 5:00. here's andrea. >> thank you, anny. in sports, the florida panthers

grabbed one point in their game. the capitals fall back to second place in the southeast division. >> they're back on the ice tonight hosting the new york islanders. puck drops at 7:00. >> the team will be without mike green and for four to six weeks, they'll be without him as he will undergo abdominal surgery today. the defenseman has only played ten games this season after suffering a groin injury back in november. the wizards john wall has been getting a bad rap lately for not being strong enough of a player, not giving his all. he responded. scored a career high yesterday apparently that still wasn't enough to win the game but at least his effort was on display. d.c. hosting houston. wells scored 38 points. wiz trailed by 4. the break was tied at 58 in the third quarter. then as happens in the nba, houston went on a run. 25-6 run. wizards lose. they fall to 1-12. >> well, border battle. women hoops. maryland hosting virginia.

lauren had 20 points for the lady terps. kizer had 10 points and 10 boards. maryland tops uva. lady terps improve to 17-1 on the season. it is 6:25. still ahead, big brother is watching in georgetown. learn why street cameras are going up. >> a whopper of a delivery. learn where and why burger king is delivering food. >> right now, monika has a quick check on our traffic. >> serious accident. cleanup continues on the westbound side of route 50 before route 424. you're look at a live shot from sky 9. at least a one mile back- up to the scene. coming up, more on this and other area roadways. you're watching 9ist in now. stay with us.

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>> quarter back at 6:29. this is the place to always get your weather first. a live look at the springfield interchange. it is wet this morning. it looks like it will stay raining for most of the morning. 41 degrees right now. thank you for starting your day with us. good morning, i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. anny hong is in for howard. she's out on the weather terrace, umbrella in hand. good morning, anny. >> you need your umbrellas today. we have some light rain falling here in northwest d.c. also much around the d.c. metro area, we're seeing some wet weather to kick off our tuesday

morning. here is a look at the doppler radar 9000. you can see the gust and showers going through along the beltway, down south through la plata. showers coming out from the west. for the rest of today, mainly showers and rain this morning. by noon, it should start to taper off a little bit. temperatures in the low 50s by then. it will be breezy by late this afternoon, partial clearing. temperatures topping out into the mid to upper 50s. it is 42 degrees. i'll have your 7-day forecast when i come back. >> anny, good morning. good morning, everybody. this time, i'm going to start off with virginia and then get to an accident in davisonville. first of all, over to 66 on the inbound side. slow traffic out of manassas at route 234. most of the way into enterville. you can see that here. then a bit of an unusual delay inside the beltway. let's take a look at falls church where it begins at route 267 and continues to sycamore

street. let's take a live look at the northbound side of i-95. slow traffic into triangle. off and on from dale city to newington and here in springfield but that's higher stretch right now is incident- free. a live look from sky 9 on the westbound side of route 50. four and a half hours now on the westbound side here at route 424 in davisonville. a two and a half mile back-up. look at that. it is solid from at least i-97 trying to get inbound to davisonville. plan early for this. coming up in my next report, more on what's going on at 6:46. andrea and mike? >> thank you, monika. we're four days away from the south carolina presidential primary and the candidates met last night for a debate. >> that will be a big story on cbs this morning. erica hill joining us live from new york with a preview. good morning, erica. >> you can bet it will be a big story for us on cbs this morning. all of the remaining tkpwoáb candidates seeming to gang up

on mitt romney in south carolina. we'll take a closer look at the attempts to stop romney. erwe hope you will join us live at 7:00 on cbs this morning. >> sounds good. >> he seems to keep dusting it up. thanks, erica. >> congress comes back to town today. it is going to be a busy week. lawmakers will debate whether to extend the payroll tax cut. they gave it a temporary two- month extension in december. congress may also take up the controversial plan to end mail delivery on saturday. a move the postal service says it needs in order to survive. >> we're hearing from the northeast washington family that had a newborn baby girl left on its front step. the baby girl died early monday morning. >> it was another ten steps to bang on the door. my wife and i are in the process of an adoption right now. that's not public knowledge. now it is. but you know, we know so many

families who are -- who would love a child. any child and it is just heartbreaking. i don't know. we're pretty torn up about it. >> police have not made any arrests in the case and they're hoping to identify the baby's parents. the man charged with a string of home invasions in montgomery and prince george's county goes to court today. 33-year-old kevin darnell ray has a bail review hearing in rockville. in temple hill friday, police say ray bound six victims including a child and sexually assaulted one person. police say he also tied up a family in bethesda and sexually assaulting the cleaning lady days earlier. officers found and arrested ray in north carolina over the weekend. >> both police departments understood the threat and also the terror that was caused in the community and we worked around the clock to make sure that we could put an end to this and we have. >> ray is no stranger to police. he served 18 years in prison for manslaughter.

and is on the maryland sex offender registry. coming up today, the aclu is going to announce a major lawsuit against metro. it involves a man who says he was just trying to stop police from assaulting a man who was in a wheelchair. delia gonsalves is live outside the u street metro station with the story and that's where that alleged assault or help, however you define it took place. >> it is a complicated story but really, i think the emotion lies in the video. lawrence miller is the friend of the man in the wheelchair. it all happened right around here back in may. he says on this very sidewalk, his first amendment rights were violated. let's take a look at the video i mentioned. miller witnessed his friend being thrown from his wheelchair, slammed to the ground by two metro police officers. at the time, metro said the man was drunk, resisted arrest and fell out of his chair. miller tells us when he spoke up against the treatment, he was arrested for it. we spoke to his attorney who

says they are fighting for his first amendment rights. the right is well- established. it just has to be re-emphasized over and over every year and every decade. >> i believe that anybody and everyone has the right to question the police about what they're doing. everyone has the right to ask what are you doing? why are you doing this? >> reporter: now, the man in the wheelchair is ok. he was treat and released from a local hospital for minor injuries. both charges against both men were eventually dropped. the two officers with metro were placed on leave pending an internal investigation. now, they're back on full duty. we contacted metro this morning. they told us it is their policy not to comment on pending litigation. mike, back to you. >> thank you, delia gonsalves live at u street metro station this morning. as many as 15 new security cameras will be going up in georgetown. they'll be able to see activity up to 200 feet away, record license plates, even zoom in on

facial features. violent crimes and break-ins went up 12% since 2011. hopefully they'll deter crime but they're also employed for prosecutorial use after the event. >> the citizens association of georgetown is working with police in the second district to figure out where the cameras will go. at 6:36, jessica doyle is here with another "your money" report. >> she's also watching your internet access. some popular sites will be going dark tomorrow. >> don't try to use pickky pedia. -- wikipedia. same goes for the blog boing boing to protest an antipiracy bill. critics say the bill will wreck the internet. wikipedia founder says it will shut down its english version of wikipedia for 24 hours to protest the controversial stop online piracy act and the protect intellectual property act pending in congress.

the laws are supposed to crack down on sales of prioritied u.s. products overseas. unintended consequences would hamp irtheir ability to put up content in general. "the washington examiner" reports that governor martin o'malley is feeling pressure from union members to raise tax on the rich to close a gap of $1 billion. o'malley initiated a millionaire's tax raising the rate another 14%. that went away in 2010. maryland has the highest share of millionaires in the nation. more than 7% of households. some republicans and economists say a year after the millionaire's tax was implemented, the number of millionaires filing tax returns in maryland plunged leading to the conclusion they simply moved out of state. if you are craving burger king but you just don't feel like leaving the house, there may be a solution.

b.k. testing out delivery service in four d.c. area restaurants and that number jumps to 16 restaurants on monday. delivery costs $2 extra with order minimums and you have to be located within 10 minutes of the story. b.k. already delivers in markets around the world like mexico, turkey, brazil, colombia and peru. giving it a little try here in the united states. >> onion rings to go. i love it. >> it sounds like a recipe for weight gain. >> but the convenience of it, you know. >> wow. >> you can gain weight faster at home. >> we'll let you know where those like cases are. >> wearing the ipod headphones could wind up with you getting hurt because we aren't paying attention when we wear them. >> a study done by the injury prevention journal finds 116 collisions look at you like you're crazy wearing headphones over the last year. that's a jump from 47 collisions just six years ago. and in a quarter of the new cases, the driver of the car

actually honked the horn right before hitting the pedestrian. two out of every three victims were men under the age of 30. >> i feel the same way you do. >> you seal them and you don't -- you see them and you don't hit them. they walk and they look at you. the light is red for them. >> it is frustrating. you don't want to hurt anybody. that's the thing. >> coming up in nine minutes, plans to build a redskins hall of fame. learn who is floating the idea and where it would go. >> it is going to be a rainy morning across the region. highs will get into the 50s. next, anny hong tells us about a cold snap on the way. >> stay inside, watch channel 9 right here tonight...

welcome back to 9news now. two school delays to tell you about. allegheny county in maryland and mineral county in west

virginia are both delayed two hours this morning. minuteral says weather-related. to find out what that could possibly be, here's anny hong. >> we're talking about mostly rain in most of the area. some of the higher elevations could be seeing a little bit of a mix, maybe some wintry precipitation. some sleet. so maybe slick in some spots. majority of places we're just looking at some light rain. the temperatures are in the 40s in most locations. we start with our michael & son weather camera on this tuesday morning. still dark out there. we do see some raindrops on that camera because of the rain that we're seeing all this morning. temperatures around 42 in downtown with light rain at reagan national. winds are out of the south at 89 miles 9 miles per hour. our look at live doppler 9000 hd, you can see we've got some rain. most of the area, another batch pushing in through from the west. so, it will be a fairly wet morning for most of us. here is a look at your bus stop forecast. a lot of kids are heading back to school on this tuesday

morning. twaoupt pack your umbrellas, rain. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. here is a look at your day planner for the rest of the today. the rain should be tapering off by noon. we're warming up into the mid to upper 50s because the winds pumping in from the south will be breezy at times, especially during the afternoon hours. all right, so for today, breezy. milder. wet morning commute for us. then grab the umbrella as you're heading out the door. wednesday, breezy. but it is going to be colder once again. the satellite radar picture showing us the area of low pressure. next batch of rain from the west. a cold front for tonight be. currently in the 40s in downtown. arlington, 42 in great falls. vienna, 42. gaithersburg, 43 degrees. here is a look at the future cast. you can see, may see some moderate rain developing this afternoon. actually this morning. this afternoon becoming a little more scattered.

may see some partial clearing by late today as the kids are going back home from school and it looks like we'll see the showers start to taper off. a chance for a slight shower this evening. highs for today are, 57 well above the ample high of lower 40s. winchester in the upper 50s. here is a look at the 7-day forecast. hey, much colder tomorrow. breezy. 40. partly cloudy conditions. on thursday, partly sunny. i got a snowflake on there for a chance for a flurry. we'll be cold in the mid-30s. saturday, from 40, a chance for light rain and some snow. then we warm things up on sunday and monday. in the mid-50s. here's monika with your timesaver traffic. >> good morning, anny. lots of slow traffic. two big accidents to report this morning. i'm going to start off first on the north side of town, east of frederick here in liberty town where a tractor trailer and a truck were involved in an accident and unfortunately, there is one fatality involved.

in the meantime, a crash team has been sent to investigate at the scene. it will be awhile before route 75 and jones road reopen. keep that in mind for your travel plans in liberty town east of frederick. a live look at 270. you can see all of the slow traffic coming out of frederick and then again, it will be shady grove road down to the point where the lanes divide. outer loop just beyond this point on the outer loop, slowing down at 95. pretty solid to georgia avenue. i'm going to step out and show. >> live picture from sky 9. since 2:00 this morning, crews were on the scene of an accident involving a tractor trailer and a car. the right side of the roadway is getting by. in the meantime, it has been there so long, delays begin at i-97 trying to get to davisonville. coming up, another look at the big picture at 6:58. mike? >> thank you, monika. loudoun county may promise to build a redskins hall of fame in order to keep the football team's practice facility in

ashburn. it has been there for 20 years but the district and prince george's county are exploring options to build facilities within their borders. "washington examiner" reports loudoun county supervisor sean williams says the county would be open to building a hall of fame. let's enjoy hail to the redskins for a second. if the team stays. ♪ you're probably starting to see more and more purple where you live. especially if you live in maryland. those are ravens fans. new and old coming out to support their team. they'll play the patriots sunday for a trip to the super bowl. this guy in ellicott city spent seven hours getting his haircut and dyed with the team logo so they would be on his head. most people are taking a little bit easier and saner by buying t-shirts, hats and jackets. that's good news for retailers. >> it is huge for the town. it keeps a lot of storeowners really moving when things would be a little slow right after the holidays. >> you have the means to follow

them and show your enthusiasm. these are the kinds of things you do. >> you'll see the afc title game at 3:00 this sunday afternoon. we had a guy, a family in new orleans, purple and gold lsu colors, the house. >> that's a little much. >> but they were fans. >> not against the patriots. >> time to reveal the answer to the question of the morning. it was, what is the one thing men can do in about an hour that takes women five times as long to get done? is it a, get a haircut. not if you consider that guy with the ravens head. b, get over an argument with their significant other or c, wash the car. this was an easy one. most of you said it. the answer is b, get over it. ok? >> all right so, this month also regarding our question of the day, you have a chance to win a kindle fire. it is a sweepstakes. if you like us on facebook, you can start post your guesses to a brand new kindle fire. if you win it. pretty cool, huh?

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time now, 6:53 on your tuesday. we start with the live doppler 9000 hd because we got some light rain coming through. basically coming in from the west, luray, culpepper, leopardtown, parts of the district, we're seeing some light rain. that will continue for most of the morning. it is fairly mild out there. in the 40s for most areas. we'll be in the 50s by noon. rain tapering off. partly cloudy by 5:00. highs in the upper 50s. here's mike and andrea? >> today is tuesday, january 17th. the feds have approved more

than $25 million in aid to virginnians reports from last year's earthquake. most of the money comes as low interest loans. luis is a county was hardest hit with just the schools there suffering $80 million in damage. maryland state police make six arrests at an occupy baltimore protest. "the baltimore sun" reports they tried to set up a structure of some kind on a site proposed for juvenile detention centers. the group says it wanted to have a five-day campout at the site. despite the cold, a good showing for yesterday's martin luther king jr. parade in southeast washington. it has been put on hiatus since 2004 but community organizers brought it back. we'll let you check it out. one more look at traffic and weather is next here on 9news now.

we have one more thing. we're all gathered here. we all put postings on our facebook thing. i've never seen anything negative from anybody. >> imagine that. >> well, they say there is a study out, an article out that says if you think your life stinks, blame facebook. because everybody always just puts the happy pictures on it. you sit there and you look -- the wedding, the shower, the christmas celebrations. >> it depicts real life. gee whiz, my friends are happier than i am. >> would you really want to put bad news on the facebook page? it is already invasive into

your personal life. we're all happy. >> we are. >> one last check. your 7-day forecast. >> i know. i was kidding. >> temperatures today mild. but breezy. we're look at rain. mainly in the morning. then temperatures on wednesday much colder. only 40 but breezy and dry. here's monika with traffic. >> just look at the one big story of the morning. westbound on route 50 at 424. work continues on this accident delay from i-97. >> investors are all fired up. looking higher this morning. >> safety precautions being taken by the cruise industry and marg helgenberger talks about her finale on csi. >> we'll have a live update in 25 minutes on weather and traffic. >> you can get updates all day by visiting wusa9.com. >> don't forget the umbrella. we'll see you back here tomorrow morning starting at 4:25. have a great day,