d.c. council session today. council member says it's a tragedy that could have been prevented. we have done some checking. the city does have a safe haven law, but it wasn't until thanksgiving that signs let mothers know that if you can't take care of that child, you can drop that baby off at any hospital without penalty. >> this is a desperate move by someone who is facing some real issues. >> this is an example of a law. people just don't know it exists. >> jim graham, chairman of the council says the safe haven law would have prevented such a tragedy. >> it takes a horrendous tragedy like this to get the job done. i think now you're going to see a lot of broadcasts. a lot of information about this law's intentions and prospects. >> chief lanier says she has taken this personally, as are the men and women investigating this case. i got a couple numbers. you can text unanimously any information you might have.

that would be 50411. if you want to call. 727-9099. the chief says all information will be unanimous. want to say one more thing about the safe harbor law. it's good for babies up to 14 days old. >> it wasn't enough to save that baby girl. bruce, thank you for that information. derek. >> a young driver who was legally drunk when he hit and killed a little boy sunday was in court in alexandria today and the judge decided to keep the 22-year-old behind bars with no bond in this case. peggy fox has been following the story and she has brand-new information for us. >> we learned the police officer who arrested victor said he had a blood alcohol content of .15. that's twice the legal limit. he said that he could barely conduct any field sobriety maneuvers. walking, standing. he said he consumed two 4locos

before driving. that's like drinking ten glasses of wine. >> maria is the grandmother of 8-year-old brian hernandez chavez who was killed on sunday afternoon. his mother was severely injured when a drunk driver jumped a curb and barreled into them. they were walking to the mall along duke street just past the i-395 overpass. >> i can't believe he's gone. he was like a little brother to me. >> brian's uncle says he watched his nephew after school. >> he likes sponge bob and soccer mostly. >> the family's grief is drenched in anger at 22-year- old victor aldona who had a blood alcohol content of .15. he is charged with dui manslaughter, dui maiming, wreckless driving and no

operator's license. >> he is stupid for not turning and he hit my nephew and my sister-in-law. >> not only do they live in the same apartment complex, but she says she spoke to him at the place where he used to work and the place where he has been working. the kfc. the manager and coworker says he was a good guy and hard worker. they never saw him drunk. >> when he's here, he worked hard. he looks out for people. he takes care of business. >> you're very surprised to hear what happened in. >> definitely. i was. >> no one is more shocked than brian's family. >> he was here on saturday. she took care of him on saturday and there's a candle right there where he was sitting. >> brian hernandez chavez was his mother's only child. she is in fairfax hospital with two broken legs and a broken pelvis. as well as other injuries.

her family says that all she remembers is being hit. she remembers nothing after that and her family says that doctors have told them not to talk about her son. so it's really unclear how much she knows about what happened. horrible. >> this is really, really sad. thank you, peggy. back to you. >> one awful story to another. sighting a horrendous criminal record, a maryland judge ordered kevin ray to be held without bond for the home invasions in wheaten, temple hill. he confessed and said he went on the spree after his partner was killed while they were holding up drug dealers in d.c. bruce leshan brings us the story from rockville. >> yeah lesli, we just heard a couple of things from kevin ray in the courtroom right behind me. we heard him say yes, okay, how do i see -- >> kevin ray used crutches and spent most of the hearing

hunched over, growning like he was in a great deal of pain. authorities say he was injured, when he ran from police and resisted arrest. >> i'm not going to speculate whether or not he's in real pain. >> they don't have to speculate about the crimes. he has confessed. in a wheaten garage, he pointed a gun at a woman and threatened to kill her and her baby if she failed to hand over her money and her credit cards. in bethesda, they say he forced a 14-year-old boy to tie up his own mother. sexually assaulted the housekeeper, and forced her to shower because he knew his dna was in the sex offender registry. in temple hills, he threatened to kill a baby. bound six people with zip ties and rape add young mother. >> there were children involved in each incident. there were threats to kill not only the women in these cases, but also to kill their children. >> and ray allegedly told

police that all this started after his partner was killed. they have been holding up drug dealers in d.c. the ultimate acts in a criminal career that had already seen him charged with first-degree murder and first-degree rape. >> the defendant has prior convictions for manslaughter, armed robbery, and use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence. >> that was bruce leshan reporting. police tell them they are still looking for a second man who was at the scene in bethesda. we'll have more on that coming up at 6:00. >> well lesli, rainy, mild, great looking day today. getting ready to get chilly and colder. topper is on the terrace with that forecast. >> no jacket required, at least right now. temperatures in the upper 50s. we'll start with temperatures because it is extremely mild. we talked about salvaging a nice afternoon. 55 in gaithersburg. mid 50s in frederick. 61 in fredericksburg down 95

south dakota. oakland is 46 at this hour. that will change, too. we have some showers on live doppler 9,000 out toward hagerstown and front royal and warrenton. just creeping over 81. you might hear the rumble of thunder. there were thomas earlier in west virginia. for tonight, shower or thunderstorm possible before 9:00 p.m. and breezy and cold. lows in the 30s. winds will northwesterly at midnight when the front goes through. we will come back and talk about how cold it will get and if we have any moisture headed our way before the week is out. >> thank you topper. rescue crews found five more bodies as they search the ship wrecked cruise ship on italy's coast. death toll now standing at 11 and there are still dozens of folks missing. and there is shocking new audio of the ship's captain that just emerged. anna reports from italy. >> controlled explosions blew open holes for rescue crews searching the costa concordia.

>> we hope in this way we can reach all the places that haven't been inspected yet. >> they are looking in the murky water for anyone who may be alive. search crews found more victims tuesday. captain frank chess koa francesco schettino is in a lifeboat during the evacuation. the coast guard official yelled. telling schettino, get on board. you are aware it is dark and we can't see anything. the official says get on the ship and tell me what can be done. video shows some of the passengers have to climb down the side of the ship using rope ladders. now there's a new problem. the wrecked ship contains

500,000 gallons of fuel. >> dutch engineers are here waiting for the go ahead to start the delicate process of extracting the fuel. that could begin as early as wednesday. the water around the island is a protected marine life sanctuary. crews have already placed boons around in case of a spill. but as rough seas move the ship, officials say the risk of a leak increases. anna, cbs news, italy. and it is estimated the process to extract that fuel from the costa concordia could take four weeks. lesli. >> more fallout from the corruption scandal involving harry thomas, jr. 55-year-old james garvin was formally accused of helping to funnel $300,000 to the fund. to the ward 5 democrats. garvin, a golf pro, is the third person charged in the alleged scheme. he is expected to plead guilty tomorrow in u.s. district court. congress was back in

session today and occupy protesters were there to meet them. demonstrators gathered today on capitol hill for what they hope would become the largest gathering of occupy activists from around the country. lindsey joins us live. we understand there were some arrests. >> well you know what? there were some arrests. this is an event going on all day. this began at 9:00 a.m. it's supposed to last until 11:00 tonight. the protesters started on the west lawn and now they are marching throughout the city. they already marched in front of the house and now they are on their way down constitution avenue. this is a day that is historic and some confrontations. >> people from across the country came here to make a point about congress. >> all of them have bought into the appropriate scheme. the wall street revolving doors. there's not a single representative that is not

taking corporate money. if you are in congress right now, taking the corporate money and part of the system that is corrupted our democracy. >> they are occupying the line. the capital police are keeping the sidewalk off limits. a few protesters taunted police and crossed through. some of their efforts resulted in arrests. >> first of all, they have to stop me. what's going on here? and obviously they want to make sure i was not armed. >> this man is a retired police captain from philly here to prove that the occupy movement represents everyone in america. >> when they see me, mainstream america sees me, they might pay more attention to what's being said, because corporate media cannot marginalize me. >> it's been a historic day. >> coming here to congress wasn't because we have our demands and we have our goals and we want congress to listen. >> of course, protesters are coming up the street. the police are escorting them to make sure that nothing else

happens. for fr what we've been told, there have been four arrests so far today. most of those are basically people that have gone through a police line. one is for assaulting a police officer and as you can see, if we can pan down here, you can see the protesters are coming this way. there are hundreds of people out here today and of course there's a lot of police presence and we are not just talking about capital police, also talking about d.c. police. reporting live on capitol hill, i'm lindsey mastis, lesli, back to you. >> they want to be heard, lindsey, thank you. >> lesli, still ahead, republican presidential candidate, newt gingrich, says last night's debate proves he's the best qualified to take on president obama. we'll have the latest on the campaign trail. also ahead, the federal government developing a plan in hopes of figuring out effective way to prevent alzheimer's in the next two decades. for the second time in six months, the flag that is flying here is frayed and tattered.

why does this keep happening? especially as the star spangled banner monument? we'll get answers from the national park service coming up.

only on 9, a frayed and tattered american flag flying at francis scott park. it's a story you first saw on 9 last summer and the national park service replaced it the next day. last week we got an e-mail from a viewer that said it was again in very bad condition. so we sent our kristin fisher down to that georgetown park to investigate. four days before the fourth of july, this frayed flag was flying above the very monument to the man who wrote the star spangled banner. >> the ends are frayed and the individual stripes are starting to tear from each other a bit. >> national park service admitted it was their fault. one day after the story aired, a new flag was gallantly

streaming. six months later, we got an e- mail from a viewer. an army captain that wants to remain unanimous. once again, the flag at francis key park is frayed on the top edge and flying in a disrespectful manner. >> it's important to show respect with a new flag, not an old tattered flag. i have never noticed a problem with the flag. i see it every day. at the same time, if there is a problem with the flag, this is certainly one that got great symbolic importance. >> this flag is not your average american flag with 50 stars. this flag only has 15 stars. just like the flag that inspired francis scott to write our national anthem. not only are they harder to come by, but this flag is constantly exposed to the wind. the national park service says the staff of rock creek park deeply regret the condition of the flag and will recommit our efforts to regularly monitor it. sure enough, just 24 hours after we notified the park service, the flag was replaced.

but the army captain says he e- mailed them weeks ago. he says it doesn't seem a flag honoring keith should be frayed. >> they all say that on average, a flag should last about 90 days. that only applies to flags flown during the day. so lesli, you can see how the flag at francis park, which is flown day and night rain and shine, you can see why this flag is getting worn out so fast. >> it will be interesting to see what the park considering regular monitoring. >> and how much fray is too frayed. >> absolutely. i'm sure you'll be staying on that. thank you so much. derek. >> the weather was so warm and nice outside today. topper would love to show us some snow video from other parts of the country. he doesn't have any. he has good weather. >> i do. this shows you how topsy turvy

the weather is. this is in nevada, missouri. it's lightning. can you believe that? there was weather folklore that if you heard thunder in the month of december, it would snow a week later. >> has that worked out? >> sometimes it does. that's pretty crazy. thunder is five times hotter than the surface of the sun and to see it in january, that's crazy. that's excellent, excellent video. all right, let's talk about temperatures. well it's a very nice evening. this is our live weather cam brought to you by michael and son. nice shot of the capital. looking at temperatures in the upper 50s. crazy. dew point is 44. wind is south, southwest at 18. keeping the warm air up here and it will do so, but the winds are going to switch after midnight. live doppler 9,000. there are some showers. nothing really heavy. zoom in a little bit. you can access this on our website at wusa9.com. also down load our weather app. search for wusa radar. you see a little bit of

activity on your way to middleburg and also upperville, but nothing really heavy. we'll widen out a little bit. some heavier activity south and west of town. is this best chance of hearing thunder. folks may hear a rumble of thunder. where is all this going to go? essentially eastward. pretty much due east right through the metro area. nothing heavy, but showers and rumble of thunder south of town possible. until about 9:00 or 10:00. that's about it. 57 still in arlington. 57 in bethesda. 57 in great falls. reston 57. my goodness, what in the world is going on? so rumble of thunder not out of the question south of town. maybe a thunderstorm before 9:00. breezy and cold tonight. you'll need sunglasses tomorrow. and somewhere between cold and chilly right on through friday. some cases it is reasonable. shower or thunderstorm possible before 9:00. breezy and cold. winds will become northwest.

lows tonight, not that cold. everybody remains above freezing. 36 in reston. 36 in rockville. 37 in college park and 37 in bowie and upper 30s downtown. full report tomorrow morning. partly cloudy, breezy, cold. temperatures in the 30s, but wind windchills in the 20s. by afternoon, mostly sunny and colder. but is this average for us. winds will calm down. next seven days. looks like this. clouds come back at us on thursday. a clipper system goes to our north. maybe a sprinkle or flurry here, but no worries. temperatures back in the low 40s. it will reenforce cold air on friday back in the 30s. light rain develops late saturday. and then look at this. we are back into the 50s sunday, monday, and tuesday. not what i'm talking about. light rain by tuesday. >> it is what you're talking about. >> actually, it is. here's your best shot. this is springtime in fort

washington. it is up already. >> even if you don't want to talk about it. >> it is very odd. >> you want to submit your best shot, go to our website. click on the weather tab and include your name, location, and description. >> your chances are dwindling rapidly. >> don't i know it. >> all right, march 15. >> there you go. still ahead, the aclu files a lawsuit against metro on behalf of a man who says he was trying to stop police from assaulting a man in a wheelchair. >> i'm danielle nottingham at the white house. coming up, the republican candidate step up their attacks to close in on mitt romney's lead.

time is starting to run short for the republicans who would be president. they are all down in south carolina ahead of the vote that comes this coming saturday and they are all taking their shots at the front runner, mitt romney. the story from danielle nottingham. >> mitt romney is rallying supporters in south carolina

where he is still the man to beat. >> the reason that i believe finding some support in this state and others is because people believe that having spent a life in the private sector, that i have credibility talking about the economy. >> but fellow republicans say romney is anything but credible. >> he needs to step up and do the right thing and quit playing dirty politics. he's playing dirty, dishonest politics. >> they are stepping up their attacks on the front runner, and pushing him to immediately release his tax returns. they are trying to convince romney supporters in south carolina to change their minds. >> you have my back on saturday and i'll have your back for the next four years in washington, d.c. we got a deal? >> but newt gingrich says conservatives who pick rick perry or rick santorum are wasting their votes. he argues he is the best choice to take on president obama. >> on the campaign trail in florence, the former speaker had tough words for the president. >> i don't want to bloody his

nose, i want to knock him out. >> a new poll shows gingrich running second to romney. ron paul, the candidate who came closest to romney in the last contest hopes he'll gain ground after picking up endorsement from four state senators. the candidates have a few more days to make their closing arguments. south carolina voters head to the polls saturday. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> and speaking of making closing arguments, those republican candidates will have one more chance to do that for the whole nation. it comes this thursday in the final presidential debate before south carolinaens go to the polls on saturday. don't say we didn't warn you. coming up, learn why you won't be able to serve some of the internet's most popular websites tomorrow. you may remember this video. it was back in may. a man in a wheelchair outside the station brutally beat by police. that story is coming up on

9news now. the government is launching the biggest battle ever against alzheimer's. details coming up.

we begin this half hour with an ambitious new plan to treat and prevent alzheimer's. >> the obama administration told scientists they want treatment options that work and they want them by the year 2025. here is terrell brown.

>> russell patterson knows all about the devastation of alzheimer's. his mother struggled with it for seven years. he encouraged to hear the government is finally taking it on. >> like cancer, something we need to find out more about, if anything. that's a great move on obama's part. >> the administration is developing the first national plan for tackling alzheimer's. the goal is to develop prevention and treatment by the year 2025. the alzheimer's association says the goal is realistic if the commitment is there. >> we are going to see whether this is a plan that will remain an aspiration or whether it's a battle plan that is back by the resources needed to really end this disease. >> president obama signed off on the project last year and a committee of his experts is under a deadline. >> the group is in a two-day meeting to hammer out its game plan. over 5 million americans suffer from alzheimer's. thinking and behaving, but it's the only disease among the top

killers for which there is no prevention or cure. >> someone has taken the initiative is a good thing for me. >> doctors expect alzheimer's to grow. the government is hoping it can stop that trend before it happens. terrell brown, cbs news, washington. >> and the alzheimer's association says it expects to see a final plan this spring. >> americans are not putting a dent in the country's obesity problem. a new study out from the center of disease control and prevention shows 1/3 of adults almost, almost 17% of kids were obese from 2009 to 2010. that's exactly the same from 2003. researchers say although there hasn't been an increase, the fact it stayed the same is worrysome. mainly because type 2 diabetes is linked to obesity and it gets worse as you get older. tonight, animal control

officials in howard county are investigating a case in which 40 dead pets were found in the columbia home. now it happened yesterday afternoon when a property manager smelled odors coming from that townhouse. they were not pleasant. 19 dead animals were found in the freezer, including birds, rabbits, even a hermet crab. 20 others were found in cadges or loose running around the house. investigators believe she may have been involved with a nonprofit animal rescue group. lesli. more trouble for metro. this time a man is suing the tran agency. delia has details. >> lawrence miller is suing metro saying his first amendment rights were violated back in may in an incident right here outside of the u

street metro station. standing with his attorney outside federal court, lawrence miller says he is fighting metro. back in may, miller witnessed his friend being thrown from his wheelchair and slammed to the ground by two metro police officers outside a ustreet metro station. metro said his friend was drunk, resisted arrest, and fell out of his chair. miller says when he spoke up against the treatment, he was arrested for it. >> any time you stand up to something, there's consequences. you know, for anything. for every action, there's a reaction. and at that time, i wasn't even thinking about the reaction. i was just acting. >> aclu stands for the first amendment. the right of free speech. and the officers need to know that it applies to their work as much as it does to anyone. >> the two officers were returned to full duty after an internal investigation by metro. it is metro's policy not to comment on pending litigation. on u street, delia goncalves.

secretary of state, hillary clinton, could be questioned in the wikileaks case. that's if the attorney for bradley manning gets his way. manning, a 24-year-old intelligence analyst is accused of causing the biggest leak of classified information in u.s. history. the army still trying to decide whether or not he aught to stand trial. meantime, manning's attorney accuses clinton of over stating the harm that the release of those documents has done. >> some of the internet's biggest websites will go dark tomorrow. protesting an antipiracy bill, critics say will end the internet as we know it. the blog, and cheese burger, comedy network, all planning to shut down. protests their response to the online piracy act. that bill aims to crack down on copy write infringement. if sopa passes, copy write holders would be able to

complain and get websites shut down. opponents say that could lead to americans losing access to sites all across the web. and a group of shareholders claim the company gave false statements about its business practices and contract. once the alleged fraud became apparent to the market, netflicks suffered a nose dive. so far, the company is not commenting. the competition is on at george washington university. student organizations are competing to see who can collect the most phones. the winning organization will get $3,000 from the university. second place gets $2,000. and third place gets $1,000. the phones will all be recycled and the proceeds will go to fund technology projects in the democratic republic of congo and nepal. a homeless teenage science whiz has been invited to watch president obama's state of the

union address. samantha is a semifinalist in the prestigious intell science contest. right now, she is living in a homeless shelter. but suffolk county officials are renovating a home for her family. long island congressman, steve israel offered garvy the ticket to the state of the union. her family says they would love to go. still ahead, a handful of area burger kings will deliver fast food right to your front door. is that a good or bad thing? we'll put the new service to the test. up next, new information on a deadly nasty looking crash that tied up the rush hour this morning. stay with us. and don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com. we'll be back.

sky 9 out over the scene of a deadly crash today.

46-year-old was killed when his pickup was hit by a tractor trailer on maryland route 75. that's south of jones road. the crash closed the roadway for four hours this morning. maryland state police say charges against the driver of that tractor trailer are pending. >> general service's administration is refusing to budge. at least when it comes to the mileage reimbursement for federal workers. the rate will remain at 51 cents per mile. the workers using their cars for federal business. the standard rate is higher. 55 1/2 cents per mile. it decided to stick with the lower rate after an independent analysis. if you have a clunger in your garage, you have plenty of company. a new report finds americans are hanging on. the average age of a car is now almost 11 years. the research firm says that's a record. the average age per truck is 10.4 years. the report says drivers are putting off on buying cars and

trucks because of unemployment and of course the dismal economy. and there should be a little less hassle with finding a parking spot in bethesda. at least at one popular garage. talking about the bethesda garage on bethesda row. that's between bethesda and elm streets. electronic signs at the entrances will tell you how many spaces are available out front. two other popular lots are going to be closed for 30 months while a new garage is being built. >> a long awaited improvement could be coming to clarksburg. montgomery county executive unveiled a capital spending plan today providing $15 million to complete three roads. the county is trying to head off a plan by developers to charge home own res for the construction for those new roads. >> plan that i think that will get us beyond this point. that is now before the county council and i hope my expectation that they will

approve this request. >> new budget does not -- construction still not done, even though the ground was broken more than a decade ago. >> still to come, saving the swim team. >> we'll tell you how supporters are pulling together to keep themselves afloat in the face of budget cuts. top. >> well, it's windy out here, or breezy, but it's not a cold wind. winds out of the southwest and sweel show you radar. we have showers and thunderstorms south and west of town. we'll tell you when those will roll in. what that means to the evening commute and how cold it's going to get behind this frontal boundary. >> and a move to stop a stampede spirals out of control. what's happening to folks trying to get their hands on the new iphone. that's up next. hey guys, breakfast!

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a fake apple stores. this highly organized black market is very profitable for the thieves. the markup on many of the knockoffs is about $100 more than the official apple price. and steve jobs may have been an i con to many, but one chinese manufacture will not be moving ahead to produce an action figure of the late apple founder. his family pressured the toy maker to stop the project. that $99 would have featured jobs trademark glasses, black turtle neck, jeans, and sneakers. along with a spike in the use of devices like ipods, the number of injuries to pedestrians wearing headphones has also spiked in recent years. and that's according to a university of maryland study. researchers found those injuries have tripled nationwide since 2004 and 7 out of 10 are fatal. the author of the study blames distraction in sensory dep vision for the accident.

he says, although we think we are meant to multitask, you are really not. derek. >> lesli, as you know, we like to order our share of food here in the newsroom and we may all soon have a brand-new option. burger king is quietly test driving the idea of delivery right here in the washington area. there are, however, skeptics out there. can french fries and burgers travel as well as pizza and chinese? put the bk deliverers to the test. >> it's the burger king of shady grove road in gaithersburg. one of ten bk's in the dc area, designated to test drive fast food delivery for the entire company. >> just call up the number and they can deliver it for you. >> the real challenge is getting it there, having it fresh and especially the fries. >> double whopper combo with no cheese. >> brings us to lunchtime at auto care exactly a mile away. >> i'm getting a double whopper meal. >> 9 news treats for this test.

>> that's assistant manager, joe king. >> order confirmation e-mail that they sent. talking to someone that was in a call center taking orders, because he no idea where gaithersburg, maryland was. >> 42, yes, i said 42 minutes later, the food arrives. a skeptical crew. will it be good after all this time? >> oh yeah. >> first thing is the packaging. it's designed to keep the burger, bun, and condiments separated until it is time to eat. this turns out to be a big hit. >> that's good. >> and the fries. >> very good. >> they are good. >> did it pass the fries test? >> it did. fries are hot and crunchy. they taste fresh. i didn't expect it to be mice and hot like it is. but it's good. >> it's good. very good. >> it's convenient having it delivered as opposed to running out to the store. >> would you do this again? >> absolutely. >> total cast for three guys

today was $29.68. that included a $2 delivery fee and a $4 tip. so, despite the clunky phone order and the 42 minutes, the guys were impressed and maybe next time they'll try ordering online to speed things up. in gaithersburg, 9news now. >> because we all know there is nothing worse than a cold whopper. probably nothing, except a cold big mac. >> no, limp fries. that's the worst, right? >> so now, we should know that burger king really wants to expand this market with delivery because wendy's is about to overtake bk as the number two fast food giant behind the big guy, mcdonald's. >> we'll see if this can be a game changer for now. hey, topper is on the inside talking about what's going on outside. >> it is still more like march, early april with temperatures in the 50s. it should be looking like this. this is out in milwaukee.

the rain turned to snow. it wasn't a bunch of snow. but 3, 4 inches. kind of fluffy. you can scrape it off there. it did slow commuters down and did stick to the roads. they were warm through the day before, so it wasn't like every flake stuck. it melted a little bit as it first turned to snow. let's go back to our live shot. this is brought to you by michael and son. and looking at temperatures in the upper 50s. we have been stuck on 58 for a couple hours. humidity 60%. winds are south, southwest at 18. while it's windy to breezy outside, it has mild wind. that's good direction. radar, here's live doppler 9,000. most of the activity shifted down to the south of us and zoom in. really between woodbridge and fredericksburg. down 95. some of these are heavy little showers south. everything is pushing off to the east. we'll widen out a little bit and show you where it's going to go in the next hour. remember, access this on our

website, wusa9.com. they go a little south and east right across 95 in fredericksburg. this is over the next hour. the next hour they'll be across 95 into the northern neck area. all right. talk about temperatures. wow. 59 in college park. 58 in sterling. 57 in reston and 57 in great falls and rockville. so here's the deal. rumble of thunder possible south of town. shower possible before 9:00. and then just breezy and cold tonight. you'll need sunglasses tomorrow. and then cold to chilly somewhere between from now right on through friday. tonight, shower or thunderstorm possible before 9:00. breezy and cold. low temperatures in the 30s. winds will become northwesterly. temperatures are not going to get below freezing. looking at temperatures, 36 in reston. 36 in rockville. 38 downtown and 37 in college park. now tomorrow morning, well partly cloudy, breezy, and cold. dress for the 20s. that's what the windchills will be. by afternoon, mostly sunny, a nice day for january.

you'll need sunglasses. high temperatures around 40. winds die down northwesterly at 10. all right, next seven days. thursday clouds come in. a clipper goes to our north. maybe a flurry or sprinkle by evening. low 40s. no big deal. it will usher in colder air by friday. low 40s. then milder again sunday, monday, and tuesday. some showers monday morning and some rain on tuesday, but temperatures go back into the 50s. >> all right top, thank you. >> he may be turning 70 years old today, but mohommeda ali's wife says he is a big kid at heart. >> five parties for the man known as the greatest. the first one is saturday night and tickets cost $1,000 a pop, but all of that money went to the center, which is an educational facility. and now, 9sports with dave owen, the best sports in town. >> hey everybody, it's the

sports talker of the day and it involves our favorite team, the washington wizards. we'll get todave in a second. yesterday, matinee rockets in town. third quarter, mcgee gets this wide open look. he throws it off the back board before slamming it home. but flip sanders thought it was show boating. we have players that look for highlights. saunders pulled mcgee. the last nine minutes of the game. mcgee had this to say. apparently if you get a fast break, and you're 1-11, you're not supposed to do stuff like that. mcgee did not speak to reporters today, but his teammates did. >> we try to win the basketball game and right now, we have no reason. >> we were down no matter what. but i can't determine, they go on instincts. >> i'm joined by our sports

insider now. redskins, caps, wizards, every insider. mid shipman. did you have a problem with >> i'm going to g with rashard what mcgee did yesterday? lewis with this one. he said we are 1-12. you can't do that. maybe you get away with it if you are winning. don't do this. >> it led to a 15-4 run. the first thing i thought about was, veteran coach used to have veteran players. young team, there's a disconnect. is this more evidence of that? >> could be. i was saying a while back, i thought this team was in a danger zone. a tough schedule coming up. they could go to a 1-20 point of view. maybe pull the point on everybody out. >> when you say everybody else, you say the gm, who made some questionable decisions over the years. we're going to keep an eye on this basketball team. they got oklahoma city, d.c. native coming in tomorrow. that should be an exciting game for the wrong reasons because durant is one of the best players. >> i talked to kevin today.

he said the advice is, things will get better. and he wants to be known as the best player in the history of washington basketball, which includes on and on. >> i pray we will be keeping an eye on them as they take on oklahoma city tomorrow night. >> a court hearing for that home invasion suspect. a judge calls his criminal record horrendous. and authorities say he has confessed. i'm bruce leshan. the story coming up. >> a little later, the man accused of opening fire outside the white house heads back to court. >> but first, the latest economic figures and maybe some good news for the job market. we'll explain coming up.

glimmers of hope for the job market for the latest economic figures. so will 2012 be the year things turn around? jessica doyle spoke with a local economist. >> you may be asking yourself, when is this economy ever going to get better? believe it or not, we have already experienced ten quarters in a row of recovery. the economy is better, but just a little bit. >> it is the norm. it's only slow when you are used to driving 60 miles an hour. >> the doctor steven fuller runs it at george mason university and last week presented his expectations for local economic growth before a group of over 600 bankers. the good news, our local job market is growing, just not as fast as anyone would like.

>> we climbed out of the hole and almost to the lift of the hole we dug. it was a very deep hole. >> this time last year, the dc region enjoyed the fastest job growth in the country. now, we have the slowest employment market among major metro areas. >> the economy changed dramatically. and it's gone through wrenching shifts and they aren't over yet as federal government begins to cut back and contribute less of the economy. >> 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 really long time with 41,000 new jobs coming to the washington area.

>> all together, 14 and 15 should be a really strong performance. >> strong compared to the last few years. >> we are further along in our jobs recovery than the rest of the country. almost exactly 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 has lost during the recession until 2019. jessica doyle, 9news now. this is 9news now. >> police say he was so drunk when he allegedly killed a little boy sunday afternoon. 22-year-old victor had a blood alcohol content of twice the legal limit. police tell us the man had two loco drinks. and he could barely perform any field sobriety test after he mowed down the boy