of those who served in iraq and afghanistan are now unemployed. the obama administration is taking steps to get service members working again like offering tax credits to employers who hire veterans as well as funding and hosting job fairs like this one. 6500 jobs were up for grabs at this event. that's who didn't find a match with an employer received one on one career counseling and some help building their resume. the v.a. has a new web site designed to help veterans explain their military experience. in a way, which can impress civilian managers. president obama has rejected a plan by a canadian company to build a pipeline across the u.s. >> cbs 2's bigad shaban reports the decision is fueling a political firestorm between organized labor, environmentalists and here in washington. >> reporter: the proposed 1700 mile pipeline would have stretched across six states linking western canada to oil refineries on the western coast but president obama rejected it saying he felt rushed to make a

decision because of an arbitrary deadline set by republicans to view the plan. environmentalists had rejected to the path. >> two days is simply not enough time. we don't even have an alternate route identified yet so how could anyone possibly review it? >> reporter: both parties agreed to a february 21st deadline as part of last month's deal to extend the payroll tax cut. now, fallout over the president's rejection is spilling on to the campaign trail. >> we need the jobs. maybe when they're unemployed in november, they'll figure out jobs then. >> reporter: oklahoma's governor says rejecting the plan by the company transcanada will cost the state roughly $1 billion in new investment and 1200 construction jobs. >> this canadian oil, there is a possibility we could lose it to china with that decision. >> house democratic leader nancy pelosi says the oil was never meant for the u.s.

>> i don't agree to the stipulation that this is oil that's going to china now instead of the u.s. it was always going overseas. >> transcanada says it will reapply to build the pipeline. bigad shaban, cbs news. a proposal intended to help lower the cost of the dulles rail project was almost immediately tossed out during a conversation about extending metro to dulles. board member robert clark brown suggested scrapping plans for a station at the airport in favor of a people mover system between the route 28 station and dulles. the idea was met with skepticism. the metropolitan washington's airport authority is still trying to find way to lower the cost of the $2.8 billion project. maryland residents with six figure incomes would pay more in taxes or see smaller refunds under a budget plan submitted by governor martin o'malley. the governor says maryland faces a deficit of $1.1 billion and the state simply needs to raise more money.

>> i don't like asking for this. i don't like doing this. there are many unpleasant aspects of this responsibility. >> 9news now did the math and we added in a proposed hike in the gasoline tax as well as an online shopping sales tax. we found for people making more than $100,000 and couples making more than a total of $150,000, governor o'malley's plan could mean an average of $375 more a year in taxes. montgomery county police are investigating the actions of officers who allegedly attacked photographer manny garcia. >> garcia was arrested last june and charged with disturbing the peace after he took some pictures of officers who were arresting two men in an underaged drinking case in wheaton. garcia says when he approached -- he was approached by one of the officers, he identified himself as a member of the press. that's when he claims the officer dragged him across the street, knocked him to the ground and pushed him into the side of the police car. when gar garcia's wife

approached, an officer threatened her with an arrest and used a string of obscenities to describe her. garcia was acquitted of all of the charge last december. here's a look at some of the other stories. a 65-year-old lawyer arrested for carrying a loaded handgun aboard an american airlines jet at dallas fort worth is free this morning. judith kenny's attorney says his client carries a handgun for protection. she forgot it was in her computer bag when she got on the airplane. kenny is charged with carrying a prohibited weapon into a secure area. there is still no word how she was able to get past security. >> guns, now a knife. >> the transportation security administration said they intercepted a possible weapon at lynchburg regional airport in virginia. what do you think? they say a woman had a dagger disguised as a hairbrush. the dagger was several inches long and made of ceramic. the woman surrendered it. she was not arrested. the captain of a grounded

italian cruise ship says he trip and fell into the water. he never intended to abandon his passengers. captain fran s francesco schettino is charged with abandoning the ship. the search for other people has been stopped for now. rough seas off the tuscan coast are making it too dangerous for divers to continue their search. residents in the pacific northwest are digging out from a rare snowstorm there. the system dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of washington state wednesday closing schools and making travel pretty difficult there. a mix of snow and rain is on tap for today. forecasters warn potential flooding tomorrow when another storm is expected to hit the state. our time is 4:35. at 4:40, heating your home this winter is going to cost. >> bit more. >> surprise, surprise. the national park service received the funding needed to fix the washington monument. >> you're watching 9news now.

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4:838 on your thursday morning. lots of sunshine to start off the day. it is cold out there. temperatures 27 degrees under partly cloudy skies. by noon, only in the upper 30s. close to 40. we'll be breezy, increasing clouds throughout the day. by 5:00, temperatures topping out in the lower 40s. don't forget your sunglasses but bundle up for today. here's monika with your timesaver traffic. good morning. >> good morning, anny. i want to give everyone a heads up, there was a water main break that caused icy conditions at montana northeast with an accident there as well. be aware of that. crews are on the scene there in northeast. coming up in my next report, more on area road conditions at 4:47. back to you, andrea and mike. >> thank you, monika. it is time for the first your

money segment of the morning. >> jessica doyle is here to check things out. >> good morning. checking things out. things look pretty good. we're starting this morning at the highest level since july. we'll definitely take that! the market jumped yesterday on news that confidence among u.s. homebuilders rose in january to the highest level in more than four years. stocks also liked use the imf is proposing to raise its lending capacity to allow it to offer new loans to troubled european countries. the dow stands this morning at 12,578. jumped nearly 97 points in trading yesterday. the nasdaq was up by 42. and the s&p 500 was better by 14. so, this is good news for us. bad for some of the heating business. natural gas futures has tumbled to their lowest level in a decade. on predictions of warmer winter weather. experts say the average winter bill for a household using natural gas will be about $670

this season, that's a quarter of what homeowners who use heating oil will pay. it will be about $2400. the threat to shut down a key oil route is to blame. >> the district hands out a lot of tax subsidies to companies they promise will create jobs. turns out a new study shows d.c. is the worst area in the nation at making sure the jobs actually get created. "the washington examiner" says the nonprofit, scores how well states monitor and create programs. the district scored four points out of 100. just one in five programs actually kept tabs on all of the returns of job creation subsidies. d.c. does not have clear rules on how to qualify. maryland and virginia ranked among the nation's top five states. a little bit of a have, have not situation here. >> ouch. >> that's a rough course. >> thanks, jess. paparazzi, back off.

that's the word from an extended member of the british royal family. >> chronic pain is being called an unnecessary epidemic. we'll have more on that story plus your weather first when we return in two minutes.

you will need the gloves, the scarves, the hats. temperatures down into the teens this morning and 20s. we also have lots of sunshine so don't let the sun fool you when it comes up this morning. here is a look at michael & son weather camera where we have partly cloudy skies and temperatures are in the 20s right now. but it feels like 17 degrees out there. we have winds out of the northeast at 10 miles per hour. winds will be picking up this afternoon. here's our bus stop focus. again, kids, bundle up this morning. temperatures in the teens and

20s. partly cloudy and very cold. our sunrise at 7:24. for the rest of today, we'll see plenty of sun to start out the day. we'll see increasing clouds throughout the afternoon and the winds will pick up out of the south around 10 to is a. by noon, only 39 degrees. maybe some places getting to 40. then by 4:00, temperatures will be in the low 40s. those are our highs under cloudy conditions. here is a look at the satellite and radar picture. we've got an area of high pressure moving off the coast. but to this day, we're starting out cold. you will want to bundle up. hat and gloves, a good idea. morning sun then afternoon evening clouds, a flurry possible overnight. generally north of town is a better chance. here's a look at the satellite and radar picture where we don't have any rain in the forecast for today but we do have a little system moving generally north of us. that could bring us a little bit of flurry action overnight. currently, it is 23 in arlington. 22 in rockville. columbia, 24 degrees.

dwi has had 25. gaithersburg down to 19 degrees. it is cold for you. now, it feels like in the teens pretty much most where you look, 17 in downtown. cumberland in the 20s. even up north, york feels like 15 degrees. pax river in the lower 20s. it is cold. our future cast shows us increasing clouds throughout the day today. now, late tonight, you see the blue. this is a potential for some light snow. you can see this model thinking it could come down into the district. generally north of town, gaithersburg and points north, a better chance for flurry action, a little bit of light snow. accumulations, maybe on the grassy surfaces, right now, we're not expecting any major accumulations. here is your highs for your thursday around the beltway. temperatures topping out low 40s which is right around where we should be for this time of year. 43 in downtown. gaithersburg, same deal. bowie, 42. andrews air force base, 43. out in sterling, lower 40s.

leesburg and manassas around 41 degrees. your zone forecast, temperatures in the mid-30s for cumberland with snow falling west of the divide. great news you skiers and snowboarders. in d.c., 43. frederick, 41. annapolis in the mid-40s. small craft advisory is in effect for you later tonight starting at 7:00 then going until friday at 1:00 a.m. here is a look at your 7-day forecast. so, breezy this afternoon. i got a chance at a sprinkle or flurry overnight with clouds increasing. then on friday, low 40s. saturday morning, a chance for some freezing rain or some sleet then changing later to rain in the afternoon. temperatures in the 40s. sunday also, we could see some rain but milder for monday. temperatures around mid-50s. here's monika with your traffic. >> good morning. the beltway is looking great around town. one construction spot i'll get to that in a moment. also because of a water main break overnight, on the inbound side of new york avenue, you want to be aware that at

montana, crews are dealing with an accident caused by the icy conditions on that water main break and they're working on the scene right now. we'll take a live look on the inbound side here at bladensburg road. you can see the traffic slowing down trying to get past bladensburg road to west virginia montana. be aware of that in northeast early on this morning. now, let's go to the west side of town. on the southbound side of the beltway here at 123, there had been overnight construction. we'll take a live look at 395 on the northbound side still looking good at duke street to the 14th street bridge. we'll go into maryland at 4:55. mike? >> thanks, monika. washington monument is going to get some much-needed repairs thanks to a very generous history buff. this morning, the national parks service will announce that washington fill an throppist david rubenstein will donate the final $7.5 million needed to fix the landmark. it cracked following last summer's earthquake.

rubenstein says wants it reopen to the public as soon as possible. so far, the white house is happy with the way states have implemented president obama's healthcare reform plan. the law calls for setting up a national health insurance exchange to help people who want to buy private insurance plans. a new white house report says 28 states are "on their way to setting up exchanges." the federal government says it will be ready to run the program should any states not be ready by 2014. that's when the laws' major coverage expansion officially begins. some older women may not need to get tested for bone loss as often as they think. >> randall pinkston has the findings of a new study. >> 79-year-old roberta wally takes medication to prevent osteoporosis. she also has a bone density test every two years. >> to keep the bones healthy. >> reporter: doctors use the toast diagnose osteoporosis which causes bones to become brittle and more likely to break with age. now, a new study finds women over 65 with normal results may

not need to be retested for years. >> they're very unlikely to develop osteoporosis over the next 10 or 15 years. they can be assured that they don't need to have repeat bone density testing. >> a bone density test uses x- rays to measure how much calcium and minerals are in the bone. the lower the density, the more likely a bone will fracture over time. right now, there are formal guidelines for how often a woman should be screen and but most insurance companies pay for bone density tests every two years. >> our practice would be closer to five years if someone had a normal bone density test. >> didn't look bad. >> she hopes ininsurance will keep covering regular bone density tests even if the study shows some women may not need them. >> i don't think preventive medicine is a way to save money. >> because preventing a break or fracture at her age is what's most important.

randall pinkston, cbs news, new york. >> astio porosis is the -- osteoporosis is the most common bone disease in the u.s. the use of antidepressants in nursing homes may be leading to injuries. patients with dementia often suffer from depression and doctors treat them with ssirs, a form of serotonin. patients who take those medications are three times more likely to get injured in a fall. the risk increases with the higher dosage. researchers in the netherlands are recommending doctors be cautious before they prescribe these ssris to people with dementia. more than 116 million americans suffer with chronic pain which can last for years. the stanford medical school calls it an epidemic of unnecessary suffering. doctors there are calling for a major public health campaign to address the problem. they're suggesting better training for primary care physicians to handle pain management. right now, there are fewer than 4,000 pain specialists

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good morning. 4:54 on your thursday. lots of sunshine but it is cold out there. you're going to want to bundle up. temperatures around 33 at 9:00.

by noon, only upper 30s. increasing clouds throughout the afternoon. we'll see temperatures topping out in the low 40s. right now, check out these numbers. 27 in downtown. gaithersburg, manassas, you're all down to 18 degrees. it is a cold enough there when you factor in the wind chill. it doesn't feel like the teens also here in downtown. here's monika with your timesaver trash. good morning. >> good morning. an unusual delay on the inbound side of new york avenue. here's what it looks like at bladensburg road. trying to get to west virginia, montana. not only are there icy conditions there but now a hit- and-run accident as well. keep this in mind as you head out the door. more on this and other area road conditions at 5:01. >> when community orkest ras perform, they must pay for the privilege. a law which extends copyright protection to books and musical works by foreign artists that had been available without paying royalties. the decision was 6-2. opponents

have complained community orchestras and others who rely on the works are being priced out of performing them. if you can't get enough of video games like mario brothers, just down the date march 16th when the exhibit called the art of video games opens up at the smithsonian american art museum. it explores the art and evolution of video games from atari toker other games. >> pippa is threatening to get a court order to stop photographers from hounding her. royal watchers say the 28-year- old party planner should tread carefully with the media especially since she has a book coming out later this year. >> you need the press at that point so she's going to have to be careful because you need to avoid a backlash. >> freelance photographers say they don't care what pippa's lawyers say, if she's in public view, she's public property but they have sent out letters to

agencies to stop using them. >> i think people buy books without the media following the authors around. war tails tells the story of the tuskegee airmen during world war ii. >> red tails is the true story of the legendary tuskegee airmen of world war ii. facing segregation and racism, the first squadrant of african- american pilots won metal after medal for bravery. >> rapper neoplace an airman and said this story was barely mentioned in school. >> first african-american fighter pilots in the u.s. air force. so, adolf hitler -- pretty much all they gave you. >> terrence howard credits his father for teaching him but his friends didn't believe him.

>> i didn't have proof. >> dr. roscoe brown was a consultant on the film and remembers the pilot's struggle. >> all of us wanted to change things. the question is how much do you push the envelope in changing things. for example, if you got arrested, you couldn't be a pilot. so, therefore, you might protest but you didn't want to get arrested. >> reporter: but the film is not just a review in history. george lucas turns it into a high-flying adventure. >> this was a george lucas production. and i knew i had to be involved because he would have little boys feeling like they were in the planes flying over the skies of berlin. >> reporter: a lesson in american history that puts you right in the pilot's seat. alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. i'm getting a ticket for this one. red tails opens nationwide on friday. >> looks great. >> thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m.

good morning, i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. today is thursday, right? >> yes, it is. >> monika samtani is here. she'll have traffic momentarily. love your dress. hi, anny hong. how are you? >> i'm good. really cold out there. colder compared to yesterday morning where temperatures are in the teens and 20s. it does feel cold. we're look at temperatures not really warming up a whole lot. our day planner showing us we start out sunny then we'll see some clouds increasing this afternoon. temperatures will stay in the 30s for much of the morning. we'll see breezy conditions. our satellite picture showing us we'll see some clouds coming in from the west. also maybe a chance for some overnight flurries tonight. feels like 19 in downtown. 18 manassas. 14 for martinsburg. cumberland, the lower 20s. in la plata, feels like 20 degrees. you want all of the winter weather gear. the kids, you definitely want to bundle them up. highs for this afternoon, 43 in downtown. that's where we should be for t