miles per hour. here's a look at the satellite and radar picture where we've got high pressure also building in with this front that just came through. that means lots of sunshine and we're probably -- my hair -- all right. i moved my hair out of the way. wind gusts at 35 miles per hour in downtown. 23 in gaithersburg. andrews air force base, 32 right now. and in culpepper, 23. so, it is a blustery morning out there. temperatures fairly mild as of now. temperatures will drop 46 in downtown. 42 in gaithersburg. fredericksburg, 50. you can see the colder air behind already in the upper 30s in martinsburg and hagerstown. oakland is already down to 25 degrees. our highs for today, lower 40s in downtown. 40 in manassas. and fredericksburg, only 42 degrees. winchester only in the mid- 30s. so, temperatures will drop and we will not be warming up a whole lot. tomorrow, temperatures a little

milder but not a whole lot more. in the mere mid-40s and breezy. increasing cloudiness for your thursday. i've got the snowflake and the raindrop there, a chance for a passing sprinkle or just some flurries. on friday, colder, mid-30s under partly sunny conditions. here's monika with your timesaver traffic. good morning, monica. >> good morning, anny. things are looking great outside right now. if you're planning to head out the door, it will be a little chilly but otherwise, construction is pretty much cleared up for the morning and things are looking great. here's what it looks like on 66 as you come in from gainesville toward manassas and centreville. we'll take a live look closer to nutley street to the beltway. few cars out. really no big deals to worry about. back out to the maps, this time, we'll head south on i-95 coming up across the occoquan river all the way lorton, newington, springfield, you're fine. live look inside the beltway. 395 in shirlington heading for the 14th street bridge. no problems to report into downtown and all of the

corridors northwest, northeast, southeast, southwest, everything looks fine. coming up, we'll go into maryland at 5:10. back to you, andrea and mike. >> some of the internet's biggest web sites are going dark to protest an antipiracy bill that critics say will end the internet as we know it. the protest is their response to the stop online piracy act or sopa. >> the legislation's goal is to crack down a copyright infringement by restricting access to sites that fuel the copyright infringement. if sopa passes, copyright holders would be able to complain to law enforcement and get web sites shut down. delia gonsalves joins us now with more. >> i looked at google. there is a fashion banner. >> that is their way of supporting the cause but not really going over the edge and shutting down their whole web site. we'll show you that in a second. we're inside though because literally, like you said, when you go on the web sites, you'll see very different things. we wanted to show you what you'll see when you log on to the web sites today.

wikipedia, for instance, this is the largest web site involved in this blackout online protest which has been happening for about five hours now. certainly not the only one but the biggest one. looks fairly normal here but if you click on the link, there you go. brings you out to their blackout page. imagine a world without free knowledge. it gives. >> little background about the bill and then it gives you a little info bar here where you can actually contact your local representative. a couple of other web sites, you mentioned google. let's go on to google. there you go. there is that fashion don't blackout sign you were mentioning. this is their way to support the cause. so, if you click on the blackout link here, it brings you right to another page where you can get a little background on the bill and of course, again, it tells you how you can contact your congressman. don't sensor the web. of course, there are some supporters to this bill. here's what the bill will do though. let's take a look at a graphic to give you an idea of the

bullet points here. it will give the justice department power to go after the rogue foreign web sites that are allegedly committing the online piracy. government will force the u.s.- based companies to cut off ties with the foreign web sites. here's what opponents are saying. >> this has never happened before in the history of american politics, this kind of direct -- inspired action. >> now, we'll head out to this wikipedia page one more time so you can see the blackout. this is what you're going to get on a number of web sites today. hundreds, reportedly thousands are involved in this online protest that will last 24 hours. so, you know, in a world where we often times go to google, go to wikipedia, go to other web sites to gain knowledge and just to get a little background information, you can imagine what this is going to do for a lot of folks. even though a lot of congressmen are calling this a scam, a gimmick, it apparently

seems to be working already. you know, there have been some tweaks already to these bills. the house bill and the partnering senate bill, they've already been tweaked a little bit and there were -- there was actually going to be a hearing today. they postponed that hearing instead. congressman darrell issa, a republican from california will introduce a competing legislation with the sopa and the pipa act that he says will be more transparent. we'll talk more about that coming up in a half hour. back to you. >> all right, delia, thank you. >> more fallout from the corruption scandal involving former councilman harry thomas jr. 55-year-old james garvin is expected to plead guilty later today in u.s. district court. he was formally accused yesterday of helping to funnel $300,000 in city funds to the ward five democrats. garvin, a golf pro at langston golf course is the third person charged in the alleged scheme. i confess, a quote from

kevin ray, the man accused of a series of violent home invasions and assaults. ray admitted to detectives he invaded homes in montgomery and prince george's county. in temple hills friday, police say ray bound six victims including a child and sexually assaulted one person. police say just days earlier, he also tied up a family in bethesda and sexually assaulted their cleaning lady. officers found and arrested ray in kitty hawk, north carolina, this weekend. a judge ordered him to be held without bond. an update now on the man accused of trying to assassinate president obama. a grand jury had formally charged oscar ramiro ortega hernandez with attempting to kill the president. police arrested him days after he allegedly fired up to a dozen shots at the white house on november 11th. during a december hearing, a judge order him held without bond. it is 5:06. time for the latest "your money" report. >> jessica doyle is here with

today's headlines. they're positive? >> yeah, things are good. positive. really busy day, actually for wall street. >> going on vacation soon? >> it is because the markets were up yesterday. got some interesting stuff coming out today. we've got new earnings reports. we've got new economic reports due out. companies like ebay, goldman sachs set to report today. we're going to get readings on inflation, the manufacturing sector and the housing market later this morning, why are we smiling? check the numbers, the dow stands at 12,482. so close to that six-month high, rose 60 points in trading yesterday. nasdaq was up by 17 and the s&p 500 was better by four and a half points. big news coming out of the tech world. yahoo! cofounder and long-time leader jerry lang is leaving the struggling company. the move comes two weeks after yahoo! hired former pay pal executive scott thomason as its ceo. yang had alienated shareholders

by turning down a takeover offer from microsoft all the way back in 2008. the deal was worth 33 cents a share. now, the stock for yahoo! hasn't traded above $20 a share in the past three years. pay cuts may be coming for the next ceos of fannie mae and freddie mac. they probably won't get the controversial multi-million dollars pay packages given to their predecessors. regulators say they expect to -- they expect big pay cuts for these incomening ceos. the current ceos have their 2011 pay targets set at about $6 million apiece. the companies have needed more than $100 billion in taxpayer bailout. >> they're taking a pay cut. >> yeah. >> well, we'll have to see how big the pay cut is. >> neighbor is $3 million. >> -- maybe it is $3 million. >> maybe it is only $1.5. and no new curtains. >> all right. take us into the next half hour. what do you have for us? >> this is fantastic news.

i'm so excited to be able to talk about this. lots of folks have underwater mortgages so they haven't been able to refi. that just changed. we're going to explain the whole new program to you in the next half hour. >> ooh, good. nice to hear some good news. >> thank you, jess. >> our time is 5:09. anny is up with the forecast. monika will have road conditions when we rush. >> we have not seen a whole lot of snow this season. coming up, we'll take you way out west where they're saying enough already! >> but find out why some are concerned about the impact that grounded cruise ship could have on tuscany's precious water ways.

good morning it is a breezy day with winds gusting over 30 miles per hour. temperatures though fairly mild in the mid-40s. the temperatures will be dropping into the upper 30s by

9:00. lots of sunshine. don't forget your sunglasses. highs topping out in the lower 40s. it will be breezy. here's monika with your timesaver traffic. good morning. >> good morning. traffic is moving well across the wilson bridge here. south of town. inner and outer loops between alexandria and oxon hill. all southern maryland corridors look good to the beltway as well. more coming up at 5:17. andrea? >> thank you, monika. making news now at 510, republican presidential candidates are continuing their assault on front-runner mitt romney. rick santorum will begin airing a new ad today. tuesday, newt gingrich called romney's firm exploitive. under growing pressure to reveal his tax returns, romney admitted tuesday he pays a lower tax rate, about 15% than many americans. an iraq war veteran accused of stabbing four homeless member to death in -- men to death in southern california is expected to be arraigned today.

campo had already picked out his next victim. if convicted, he faces a minimum sentence of life in prison without parole. seattle is bracing for a major snowstorm. the city that is used to rain, could get up to ten inches of snow today making roads extremely treacherous. snow has already been falling on parts of we were washington and oregon since the weekend. anny is up next with this pretty good cooldown coming up. monika has traffic, too. >> we have some of your responses to today's question of the day. we'll be right back. ♪

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good morning. welcome back to 9news now. it is wednesday. we're halfway through this month already. at 5:15, howard is off. we saw him a little earlier in a piece from steamboat. he's there for a conference. but anny is here holding down the fort. and you have what's happening in weather now. >> well, right now, it is very windy out there. with gusting over 30 miles per hour. fairly mild. temperatures are in the 40s right now. but temperatures are dropping. here is a look at the michael & son weather camera for this wednesday morning. we had a cold front that has come through. leaving behind it much colder air. it is in the mid-40s.

feels like 38. we've got clear skies. northwest sustained winds at 22 miles per hour. kids heading to the bus stop, hold on to your hat. as it will be breezy. partly cloudy conditions and we'll get cold in the 30s and 40s. now, for the rest of today, we'll cool down through the morning hours but then we will get into the upper 30s by 8:00. lower 40s for noon. that's our high for today. then by 4:00, back down into the 30s with lots of sunshine today. no shortage of that. you'll want your sunglasses but it will be a breezy day with winds out of the northwest. all afternoon. so, breezy this morning. grab your coat and your sunglasses for today. clouds return for thursday. and it is going to be cold again for friday to finish off the work week. our satellite and radar picture showing us the cold front has pushed through. now, high pressure is setting in. which means we'll see lots of sunshine today. it will be dry. tomorrow, the slight chance for maybe some flurries, talk more

about that in a minute. currently, it is 46 in downtown. does feel pretty mild outside. 46 in college park. andrews air force base, 44. fairfax in the lower 40s. vienna 42. leesburg, 43 degrees. again, temperatures dropping down in the upper 30s. you can see where the cold front is. it is right here and just behind it is the colder air. 20s in pittsburgh. even 22 in indianapolis. so, this cold air will filter in throughout the day today. which means temperatures only getting into the lower 40s. the national picture, a big snowstorm in seattle and portland. impacting the northwest. temperatures there are around the freezing level. also, we've got some showers in atlanta and we're going to be shower-free though for today. here is a look at your forecast for today. temperatures warming up into -- only lower 40s thursday. partly sunny with increasing cloudiness. a chance for a flurry. maybe a sprinkle then cold on friday.

only mid-30s. here's monika with your timesaver traffic. good morning, monica. >> good morning, anny. the beltway is looking fine around town. i just got word of an accident in davisonville. no, it is not on route 50. it is on governor's ridge road at patuxent river road. be aware of that out in davisonville. otherwise, things are looking fine on route 50 coming in from annapolis all the way to the beltway. we'll go into virginia. dw parkway, dulles toll road, 66, all of the corridors look fine as you head inbound inside the beltway. no problems to report here. we'll take a live look if you're planning to head on the inbound side of i-66, here's what it looks like in falls church. we'll take a look at the maps again this time heading inside the beltway on 66 and 395, everything is running at the speed limit. springfield up to duke street and to the 14th street bridge. coming up in my next report, we'll go into maryland. at 5:25. andrea and mike? >> all right, monika. controlled explosions blew open holes for rescue crews

searching the costa concordia. >> they were looking in the murky water in the interior of the ship for anyone who may still be alive. they only found five more bodies. the ship's captain, francesco skept even know is facing charges of causing the shipwreck. you can see the boat lying in the water. the captain, schettino is facing manslaughter and abandoning ship charges. a call to the coast guard, schettino said he's in a lifeboat during the evacuation. >> i spoke to schettino. he's already in the boat. >> you can hear a coast guard official telling him to get on board. that is an order. that's one of the things he said. you're not supposed to leave if you're the ship's captain. the captain replies it is dark and i can't see anything. later today, dutch engineers will try to figure out how they

will extract 500,000 gallons of fuel still inside that ship. the water surrounding the ship is protected marine life sanctuary. >> the coast guard official was so upset when the captain said it is dark in there. he said so what? you want to go home, go to bed. he told him like four or five times to get back on the ship and schettino said ok and then went the other way. >> the other thing that's frustrating is they showed on the cbs evening news, the path that normal cruise ships take and he took a path near the rocks. >> sports is next when our news continues. >> capitals have the best record in the eastern conference. last night's game against the islanders should have been a cinch, right? highlights coming up next. >> here is another look at our question of the day. what is the one thing 73% of men say they do not want to do on a first date? is it action, pay for the entire date? b, go dancing? or c, talk about an ex-

>> it has been a long time since i've been on a first date. watching my son go on dates, he asks us for money and the use of my car so i would have to say pay for the entire date. >> log on to the facebook.com/wusa9 and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer during the 6:00 hour. >> but get this. if you like us on facebook, you could start posting your guesses to our question of the morning on a brand new kindle fire! in the 9news now great tablet give away sweepstakes. go to facebook which is facebook.com/wusa9. >> but if you're already liking us on facebook, just click the give away tab on the left side of the page to enter. you can enter until january 31st. two lucky winners will be selected at random and each will win a kindle fire tablet. you must be at least 18 years of age to enter. we'll be right back.

good morning, everyone. time now, 5:24. it is a windy start out there. temperatures are right now in the mid-40s but they are going to be dropping. by 9:00, 39 degrees. lots of is up shine. by noon though in the lower 40s. winds will be out of the northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. we're seeing gusts above 30 miles per hour and later tonight, we'll have clear skies. and now, 9 sports with dave owens, the best sports in town. >> well, good morning, everybody. it appeared that last night's

match-up with the islanders and the caps would favor washington. they've got the best record in the eastern conference. 17 wins. islanders, one of the worst in the eastern conference. roll that tape! let's see how it worked out. dale hunter looking on. didn't like what he saw. mark strait, john, promiseland. thomas didn't have a chance. 1-0, isles. caps look being to capitalize. let me show you my work. later, the islanders per entoe with a little guidance. islanders win 3-0. fans were booing and afterwards, the caps with some choice words. >> their mistakes and people getting beat and the video don't lie. who gets beat or not. so, they'll know their mistakes. >> a complete 180 for us. it is just very, very frustrating. >> the video -- hoyas in chicago taking on depaul. full-service basketball featuring henry sims.

pat jam on one end. on the other, flush work. hoyas up 6 at the break. second half, jason clark, 20/20 vision with a career high. georgetown wins it by 8. they host rutgers on saturday. maryland, terps trying to win their fourth straight against florida state. terrell says mem row to florida state. my jumper is baking. the acc's leading scorer had 20 plus. he had 24. no one else scored in double digits. bernard james, former staff sergeant in the air force, just popping in as air force i. florida state wins 84-70. that will do it for your morning sports. have a great wednesday, everybody. >> thanks so much. timesaver traffic now on the northbound side of i-95, slow traffic. route 123 to the occoquan river. a bit of volume in springfield. more on area roadways coming up in my next report in three minutes. you're watching 9news now. stay with us.

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good morning and welcome back to 9news now. happy wednesday. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. thanks a lot for joining us. if you looked at google this morning, it will look like this. >> but it is still there. >> here's monika with traffic. >> good morning, guys. >> temperatures are fairly mild if you're stepping out the door. don't let that fool you. you want a coat because temperatures will be dropping and we're not going to warm up a whole lot. here is your day planner. lots of sunshine. will you want the sunglasses, of course the sunscreen, even in the winter. temperatures in the low 40s. those will be our highs this afternoon. it is windy out there. gusting up to 35 miles per hour in the last hour here in d.c. 32 andrews air force base. manassas in the lower 20s. winchester, 32-mile-per-hour wind gusts. it will be a breezy day today. because of that, we do have a gale warning effect for parts of the bay through 11:00 this

morning. currently, it is 46 in downtown. 41 in gaithersburg. already down to the mid-30s in martinsburg and winchester. fredericksburg at 46 degrees right now. temperatures for today only warming up into the low 40s this afternoon. upper 30s for leesburg. manassas around 40. fredericksburg, 42. annapolis around 41 degrees. all right, so a little milder tomorrow but not a whole lot. near mid-40s. it will be breezy once again. partly sunny, increasing cloudiness. a slight chance for a passing shower or maybe even a flurry, colder for friday. mid-30s. here's monika with your timesaver traffic. >> good morning, good morning, everybody. i'm happy to say this morning we don't have any big deals to worry about. i'm going to start off with 270 first of all coming in from frederick down to the point where the lanes divide. nice and light right now. route 17 at highland house road. watch out for some debris in the road. we're going to take you over to a live picture. if you're planning to head into rockville, here's what it looks like in the heart of rockville. route 355, veirs mill road

where that all converges here. back out to the maps of the northside of the beltway. no problems through silver spring. we'll take the last live look at the american legion bridge looking good on the west side of town. let's go into virginia. 5:39. mike and andrea? >> some of the internet's biggest web sites are dark today to protest an antipiracy bill that critics say will end the internet as we know it. the protest is their response to the stop online piracy act or sopa. >> the act aims to crack down on copyright infringement by restricting access to sites that fuel it. if sopa passes, copyright holders would be able to complain to law enforcement officials and get web sites shut down. delia gonsalves joins us from the newsroom with more. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. the opponents say it will be so costly to defend themselves against this action if they do happen to connect with some of these foreign rogue web sites and engage some of the piracy. there will be so expensive in court that opponents say some of the smaller sites will

literally have to go under and will not be able to afford it. mike, we talked just briefly in between the 5:00 and 5:30 hit, we talked about read it.com. it is involved in this blackout, the online protest. when you go on readit.com, it looks fairly normal. you go on, you have the links. however, if you go on sopastrike.com, there is an actual list of the participants and it has read it listed. so, i discovered the web site that is blocked out that is participating today is blog.readit.com. certain folks who may think they're participating may be going on the wrong address. wikipedia is one of them. there are hundreds of sites that are involved. wikipedia, the largest site that's involved it looks fairly normal. it brings you out to this blackout page. a lot of the congressmen who are supporting the bill calling wikipedia's blackout today a

stunt, a scam. let's take a look at a full screen and hear what the bill's sponsor has to say. he is representative lamar smith, a republican from texas. he says... however, on the flip side, here's how opponents describe the bill. >> it is like saying there are a few bad books in the library so we'll just lock the entire library. >> ok, so right now, the bill has been stalled a bit in congress. today, republican california congressman darrell issa will introduce a competing legislation. i talked about that at 5:00. it is called the open act. essentially, what it will do is

make this process more transparent. right now, as the bill is written, the justice department has complete control over whether or not u.s. web sites connect to these foreign piracy web sites. darrell issa wants to make the international trade commission the ultimate power authority so he says that whole process will be more transparent if he makes that move instead. back to you. andrea, mike? >> stay tuned. sounds interesting. >> shrinking budgets, taking their toll on public preschool programs. new study shows a quarter of the nation's 4-year-olds and more than half of the nation's 3-year-olds do not attend any form of preschool. the national institute for early education research at rutgers university says that on average, kids from low income families who start kindergarten without going to preschool start school about 18 months after their peers and when it comes to the content, they may never catch up. it is 5:35. time for another "your money" report. >> consumer news time, here's

jessica doyle. struggling homeowners. >> many, many families face this problem. they have a home loan that's too expensive. they would like to modify it because interest rates are around record lows but they can't refinance the mortgages because the loan is now bigger than the home is worth. depending on who you ask or what part of the country you're looking at, close to 30% of all homeowners have a so-called underwater mortgage. up until now, you didn't have a lot of options for refinancing at a new lower rate so lower the monthly mortgage payment but that just changed very quietly the latest version of the making homes affordable program or harp from the government was just released friday afternoon and the bank started the loan modification program yesterday. the old program limited how far underwater you could be to get help. in the past, you could own no more than 125% of the home's value. now, there is no limit. that is a huge change. these types of loans are eligible. if you finalize your closing by

june 2009 and if you are on time with your payments. with record low interest rates, this could be just the thing to help fuel the economy. let's say you have a $150,000 mortgage, 5.5% on a home that's only worth $120,000. that's the case for a lot of folks. under this program, you could get a rate around 4.4%. it would take your monthly mortgage payment from around $1,000 a month to $800 a month, that's a savings of up 20% every month. federal officials have also eliminated certain fees while taking out that barrier about the scope of the underwater mortgage. huge change for this program. >> the fees could help out a lot, too because a lot of the fees get rolled into the new mortgage then you end up paying a several hundred dollar fee. >> i went through this process with my stepmother yesterday. her closing costs will be about $3,000 that will roll back into the original mortgage. >> you say it was rolled out very quietly. so, do the people who need to

know about this, are they finding out about it now? >> they're finding out about it right this moment. through broadcasts like this. if they had applied previously for making homes affordable, if their mortgage broker kept their name on file, just in case they could get a phone call. that was the case in our association last night. but you know, we need to get the word out. it is a big change. >> exactly. >> we'll ask our people at our web site, wusa9.com to hook up the harp web site so you can look at it there. thanks, jess. >> good news. time now, 5:38. do you ever have a hankering for a hamburger but don't feel like getting in the car to drive and get it? >> a handful of area burger kings are delivering fast food to your door. >> we'll put the new service to the test.

good morning. time now, 5:40 on your weapons morning. temperatures are in the mid-40s at this hour. temperatures are going to be dropping and it is breezy out here. in fact, on our patio, the cushions are all over the

place. all right, here is a look at your day planner forecast for today. we'll be getting down into the upper 30s through this morning but then only warming up into the lower 40s by noon. that's our high. under sunny skies. it will be breezy. northwest winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. right now, gusting up to 35 miles per hour here in downtown. 21 in fredericksburg and manassas. 23-mile-per-hour wind gusts. here's monika with your traffic. good morning. >> good morning. 66 on the inbound side is incident free from gainesville to the beltway. there is an accident in manassas on sudley road. we'll have more on virginia roadways coming up in my next report. mike, back to you. >> thank you, monika. 5:41 now. a lot of reaction on our wusa 9 facebook fan page about a controversial homework assignment. a sixth grader in michigan and his classmates were all asked to pretend they were slaves in a southern united states and then write a journal about their lives as a slave. a mother said her son hid the

assignment from her because he was embarrassed and he didn't want to do it. once she found out, jessica gibson said she contacted the school but didn't feel she received a satisfactory answer or a solution. in the debate over the issue really heated up on our facebook page. ac pinal post i would be upset about this also. this would definitely strike a nerve with black people. while jonathan writes i think it is a good idea. puts children in that mindset it aids in the understanding about the struggles of others. while dana oliver sums it up with those who didn't learn from history are bound to repeat it. we would love for you to join the conversation on our facebook fan page. we'll air more comments later today. we'll be right back.

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hour delay in maryland. >> also, allegheny. >> allegheny county. mountain rim school district, two hour delay. >> this includes all elementary and middle schools in the mountain ridge district. anny is here with more on what conditions are. you say it was mild overnight but the temperatures are dropping. >> yeah, they are dropping. we're seeing breezy conditions out there. saw a christmas tree in the middle of the road on wisconsin driving into work. >> garbage cans. >> our patio furniture is all over the place out there. we have gusty conditions. and looks like we'll see temperatures dropping into the 30s. we start with our mike al & son weather camera. clear skies. beautiful shot of the capital on this wednesday -- of the capitol on this weapons morning. temperatures still fairly mild at this hour. 46. feels like 38. kids are heading to the bus stop. hold on to your hats and scarves. partly cloudy this morning and cold. 30s and 40s. sunrise at 7:24.

for the rest of today, we'll cool down through the morning hours into the upper 30s by 8:00. breezy. in the afternoon, only warming up a couple of degrees from that. in the lower 40s. that's our high for today. by 4:00, 39. we'll see temperatures dropping into the mid-30s by 8:00. it will be colder tonight compared to the overnight hours of last night. breezy this morning. and looks like we'll see some breezy conditions continue through the afternoon. tonight though, not as bad. grab a coat and sunglasses. clouds are returning for your thursday. we get cold again for friday to finish off the work week. our satellite radar picture showing us the cold front moved on through so behind it now is the windy conditions and the colder air. we've got lots of sunshine though in store for us today. right now, temperatures, 42 in arlington. 4 is for bethesda. gaithersburg down to 39. sterling still at 43. in upper marlboro, 46 degrees. now, for the -- you can see in the greater picture where this

cold front is right here. just behind it is the colder air so the colder air will be coming through this way and the winds will usher in the temperatures -- locking out colder conditions. for today, lower 40s in downtown. 41 for annapolis. gale warning for the bay through 11:00 culpepper warming up to lower 40s. cumberland, only 35 degrees. all right, so your next three days, breezy through tomorrow. temperatures in the near mid- 40s. increasing cloudiness and a chance for a sprinkle or maybe a flurry in the afternoon or evening. friday, it is colder. mid-30s. here is your next seven days, the weekend, mild for saturday. mid-40s with some showers and rain possible for the afternoon and evening. sunday is milder. in the low 50s. monday, mostly cloudy. near mid-50s with maybe a shower. here's monika with your traffic. >> good morning, everybody. we've got a couple of issues right now popping up around town in maryland and in

virginia. i'm going to start off actually with a live picture of 270. if you're planning to head past route 80 in urbana, there is an accident, that one just reported. authorities are just headed out there here at route 121, things look fine. we'll head out to the maps now. we'll go west to 66. you've got the brake lights forming in centreville with an accident right here in manassas park. route 234, sudley road. be aware of that in manassas park south of i-66. we'll go out live on the northbound side of i-95. overall delays here in springfield, a little further south, triangle into dumfries and across the occoquan river from the prince william parkway. be aware of those two stretches as well. over to 395, pretty heavy right now as you leave seminary road trying to get into shirlington, you see right there in the corner of your screen where it is very heavy until you get to shirlington then the pace improves to the 13th street bridge. an update on area roadways at

5:54. back to you guys. >> it is well-known we like to order our share of food here in the newsroom. we may all soon have a new option. burger king is test driving the idea of delivery here in the washington area. >> as you might imagine, it is burgers and fries so there are a few skeptics wondering if the french fries and burgers will travel as well as pizza delivery or chinese food delivery. we got scott broom involved to see if b.k. can deliver. >> reporter: it is the burger king on shady grove road in gaithersburg, up with of ten b.k.s in the d.c. area designated to test drive fast food delivery for the entire company. >> just call up the number. they can deliver for you. >> the real challenge is getting it there, having it fresh and especially the fries. >> double whopper combo with no cheese. >> which brings us to lunchtime at walnut hill auto care exactly a mile away. >> i'm getting a double whopper meal. >> 9news treats for this test.

>> that's assistant manager joe king. >> this is the order confirmation e-mail that they sent. i felt like i was talking to someone in a call center and just taking orders. he had no idea where gaithersburg, maryland was or how you spell it. >> 42, yes, 42 minutes later, the food arrives. to a skeptical crew. will it be good after all of this time? >> oh, yeah, look. >> reporter: first thing everyone notices is the packaging, it is designing 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. >> the fries? >> very good. >> they are good. >> did it pass the fries test? >> it did. it did. fries are hot and crunchy. they taste fresh. after talking to the guy on the phone, i didn't expect it to be nice and hot like it is but it is good. >> it is good. very good. >> it is convenient having it delivered as opposed to running out to the store. >> would you do this again? >> total cost for this lunch

for three guys was $29.68 including a $2 delivery fee and a $4 tip. so, despite the clunky phone order and the 42 minutes to get it here, the guys were thoroughly impress and they said maybe next time they'll try ordering online. to speed things up. in gaithersburg, scott broom, 9news now. >> what do you think? >> i would try it. >> i definitely would try it. >> if i was desperate and could leave my desk, i would give it a shot. >> exactly. >> let's hope they open up at 9:00. >> right. our schedule -- >> we could handle burgers at 9:00 a.m. >> we would do it in a heart beat. >> another look at the question of the day. what's the one thing 73% of men said they do not want to do a first date? a, pay for the entire date. b, go dancing. c, talk about an ex. >> who wants to hear about the past? they're an ex for a reason!

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good morning. time now, 5:56 on your wednesday morning. it is windy out there. fairly mild. temperatures in the mid-40s around downtown. temperatures will be dropping. this morning, getting down to 38 degrees by 8:00. by noon, in the lower 40s. that is our high for today. so, not a whole lot of warming up. by 4:00, 39. sunny skies. 8:00, clear skies. 34. we'll see winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 miles per hour. we're seeing gusts up to 30 miles per hour. there is also a gale warning in effect for the bay through 11:00 this morning. don't forget your sunglasses today as you're heading out the door and that coat. will you need them. mike and andrea, back to you guys. >> thank you, anny.

lindsay lohan gets another great review in court. >> a country music star sues a hospital. edward lawrence has those stories and more in this look at entertainment. >> reporter: lindsay lohan had a bounce in her step and a smile on her face as she left court after a status check on her probation. she received a glowing report from the judge. >> just keep doing what you're doing and you appear to be doing it well. >> lohan will have to do 15 more days of community service and five more counseling sessions. she's on pace to complete her probation by the end of march. the stars of coeur d'alene hit the carpet for the film's premiere. the action drama is adapted from shakespeare's classic play. >> this year, every day has been another wonderful surprise. i think about my life a year ago, two years ago, i thought -- my films would get sold or what. so, every day is just such a

gift. >> it opens in theatres on friday. country music star garth brooks wants the writing on the wall. he's suing an oklahoma hospital. he says reneged on a promise to name the building after his late mother. brooks wants the hospital to give back his half million dollar donation. the hospital claims the donation was anonymous with no strings attached. broadway's biggest night is june 10th. that's when the tony awards will be handed out, honoring the best in american theatre. no word yet on who will host the awards ceremony. you can see it live right here on cbs. that's your eye on entertainment. i'm edward lawrence for cbs news, hollywood. hugh jackman, i would vote for him again. >> i think howard bernstein would be great. >> oh, yeah! [ laughter ] >> he did guys and dolls, remember? >> thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. good morning. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. howard is not here today. that's why we're poking fun at him. >> it wouldn't be different if he were here. but anny hong is here. she has our weather first. >> good morning, guys.

we're looking at some blustery conditions to start this morning. no wind advisory but it is windy out there. things are blowing all over the place, even on the roads, i ran across a christmas tree this morning. our day planner, lots of sunshine for this morning and in the afternoon. temperatures will cool down into the upper 30s and then we'll only get to the low 40s. wind gusts, well, 23 miles per hour out of the northwest here in downtown. we saw 35 just an hour ago. around manassas, 24-mile-per- hour. gaithersburg, 23. currently, it is 44 in downtown. 39 in leesburg. 37 in martinsburg. temperatures will continue to drop. in annapolis, it is in the mid- 40s. so, your highs for today, well, once temperatures bottom out in the next couple of hours, we'll get to low 40s in downtown. only 38 in leesburg, fredericksburg in the lower 40s. here is a look at the next three days. a little milder tomorrow. only near mid-40s but still breezy. increasing cloudiness throughout the afrn