morning commute. afternoon, we'll see some increasing cloudiness. temperatures topping out in the low 40s. some places getting to near mid- 40s. right now, 26 in downtown. look out in the suburbs. 16 in gaithersburg. 18 for manassas. it is still cold. 27 degrees. frederick, 16. if feels like 20s in downtown. everywhere you look, it does feel like we're definitely in the treens with that dry air mass in place. our satellite picture showing us we're going to see lots of sun and clouds filter in from the west. temperatures topping out in the low 40s today. and we'll probably see temperatures around 43 in downtown. and also some flurries overnight. here's monika with your traffic. >> good morning. good morning, everybody. things are looking great on the beltway although i want to give you a heads up. we're getting word of an accident at i-66 in centreville. sky 9 is headed throughout as we speak. we'll first take a look all the way up in frederick. no problems to report on i-70,

270 heading down here. can see just a bit of slow traffic in the urbana area. we'll take a live look in chesty chase, route 355 here at willard avenue and in and around the chevy chase area, you will be fine on route 355. back over to the maps, this time to the other side of town. no problems to report on 95 in from baltimore, the bw parkway as well. inside the beltway, you're fine through cheverly. i'll show. >> live look on the inbound side of new york avenue. this has been heavy this morning because of a water main break at montana avenue. that's been cleared up and so have the delays. coming up in my next report, we'll go into virginia at 6:15. back to you, mike and andrea. >> at 6:01, we're focusing on your money in a story that got a lot of attention wednesday. from all of those homeowners out there who are in trouble but trying to do the right thing. >> indeed. jessica doyle is here. she told us about it yesterday morning. we got such a huge response. this story is fantastic. nice to hear good news. obviously there are some caveats. >> absolutely.

we're talking about new government rules that help people refinance to help bring down the monthly mortgage payments. this is even if you owe more money than your home is actually worth. otherwise known as an underwater mortgage making a smaller monthly mortgage payment could keep more struggling homeowners in their homes. >> if your mortgage is underwater, new help is finally on the way. banks now have the guidelines for a government program and they're starting the refinance process. >> they're just -- i guess getting people's credit reports, taking applications. you can't start processing them until march 1st, until the real guidelines and rules are out. >> back in october, the government announced new rules for its home affordable refinance program or harp. the previous version was more restrictive. your morg mortgage couldn't be worth more than 120% of your home's value. the restriction was one of the reasons why some say the program failed to help the five million borrowers projected. instead, less than a million had received assistance through

october. now, there is no limit on how underwater a mortgage is. >> you could be 200% underwater and supposedly you could still refinance. >> reporter: but mortgage banker brad cohen says the program still isn't perfect. your loan must be a fannie mae or freddie mac loan. >> a lot of the loans taken out in '05, '06, '067, a lot of people did loans 80/20. no money down. no mortgage insurance but the problem is those loans were portfolio loans with like a countrywide or bank of america, they weren't sold to fannie mae and freddie mac. a lot of the bow roars don't even qualify. >> officials have recommended the rules of harp be reworked again. allowing in loans that are not backed by fannie or freddie. they say expanding the program in that fashion would help an additional one to two and a half million homeowners. >> there is already some rumor -- the rumor mill is already working that might happen. that they might already be

reworking the rules again to let the nonfannie and freddie mac loan in. >> there are people who can qualify right now. >> the qualifications you have to have a fannie or freddie loan. you can find that out by going to their web site, putting in your name and address and it will let you know. the other is that your loan must have closed by june of 2009. you have to be current on your mortgage payments. a lot of folks have gotten a bad, bad advice from their banks or even some sort of financial advisor to miss payments on their mortgages because it makes their situation look more dire so the government will reach out and help them but in fact, it is going to crater your credit report which will hurt you and it is going to disqualify you from a lot of the programs like harp -- >> because you're a bad risk. >> don't follow that advice. >> what a crazy thing to navigate if you're a homeowner. >> great story, jess. >> thank you. >> the great web blackout of 2012 is over. sites like wikipedia and read

it are back online after a 24- hour protest over sopa. the stop online piracy act before congress. some web providers say the effort to stop would end up infringing on first amendth rights. it seemed to have worked because six supporters of the measure on capitol hill withdrew their support yet. that includes senator ben cardin, a democrat from maryland. some tech analysts say they saw that coming. >> the pressure was already on the act before this happened. but this made it even more visible so even the few supporters that were left are probably running, screaming away from it at this moment so they don't get hit by the fallout. >> they're asking for the lawmakers to review the bills in order to address the first amendment concerns. well, it has been nearly five months since the earthquake rattled and damaged the washington monument. >> it will take a lot of money to fix it. now, the national park service is getting some much-needed help to futhe repairs. >> a big, fat check. delia gonsalves ive on the national mall with the story

that's new this morning. good morning, delia. >> a big fat check sounds good anyone, right? we're talking a check that many of us cannot even imagine writing ourselves. $7.5 million, the man of the hour, the man behind the big, fat check, david rubenstein, the cofounder of the carlyle group and a very local person. a native of baltimore now lives in bethesda. let's have a look at his picture. and talk a bit more about this $2.7 billion man. he's worth $2.7 billion. he cofounded that d.c.-based global asset management firm in the '80s and has made several top dollar donations to our nation's landmark. now, let's take a look at some surveillance video from inside the monument. as it shook violently during the august earthquake. the 555 foot structure suffered significant damage. cracks that eventually had to be carefully identified as

crews rappeled down the structure. now, we're told reportedly the repairs will take likely a full year to complete. we can say rubenstein is not footing the whole bill. he is splitting the $15 million tab with the government. coming up live in a half hour, we'll give you a bit more about the history of david rubenstein and his gracious donations for the nation's capital. mike? >> we have people in the newsroom asking if he has any sons. delia gonsalves live on the national mall this morning. well, later today, we'll get a tour of all of the repairs on the schools in louisa county, virginia. that is where august 2011 earthquake had its epicenter. the county school suffered millions of dollars in damage and the work has disrupted the school year. there is a new way to get emergency alerts in prince george's county. you can sign up to get them through e-mails and text messages. this is a voluntary system.

it will cover things like weather bulletins, amber alerts and school closings. you can sign up on the county's web site or follow the link we've put up at wusa9.com. can you fire someone in 140 characters or less? we met an assistant principal in prince george's county who can. see how many followers he has in today's cool schools report. >> we have degrees -- 27 degrees. i think it has dropped down to 26 in our neighborhood. we're on our way to a high in the 40s. you might even see a flurry or snow shower tonight. up next, a look ahead to the weekend. >> you'll hear more about this in a little bit. let's go to sky 9 over eastbound 66 route 29 in virginia. crash is tying up the commute in a big way. monika has more on this and how to get around it when 9news now returns.

we are back at 6:11 with a check on the stories making news. the captain of the cruise ship which ran aground in italy now says he fell out of the ship and ended up in a lifeboat. he says he never meant to abandon the ship. recordings show the captain ignored orders from the coast guard to get back on the ship though many times, at least 11 people died in the tragedy and 21 others are missing. >> eastman kodak filing for bankruptcy, the legendary photography company hopes to stay in business despite the

chapter 11 filing. it may have to lay off hundreds of workers and sell some of its 1100 patents. people in washington state will see a wintry mix as the end of an historic snowstorm. the storm dumped more than a foot of snow in some places. people in seattle had fun taking to the streets with their sleds. i think there were more sleds on the streets of seattle than snow removal equipment. they're not used to that. >> they don't. now, the big concern now is start raining and then probly freeze overnight and now ice is a big concern. so -- >> and flooding. >> there are plenty of hills in seattle. ice is not a good thing. >> we're talking about cold temperatures in our areas. temperatures down into the teens and 20s. chilly day today. bring out all of the good winter weather gear. you'll want the good coat. our michael & son weather camera this morning at 6:12, we're looking at partly cloudy conditions to clear skies. 26 degrees. temperature is dropping. it does feel like 22.

dew point is 12. we have a dry air mass. winds out of the northeast at 3 miles per hour. at least it is not too windy for all of you kids heading out to the bus stop forecast. for this morning, partly cloudy. temperatures in the teens and 20s. our sunrise at 7:24. the winds will pick up this afternoon. also, we'll see clouds on the increase. temperatures by 8:00, only 29 close to 30 degrees. by noon, in the lower 40s. winds will be probably picking up out of the south at 10 to 15 miles per hour. afternoon increasing clouds. by 8:00, we're down into the 40s. so, here is a look at our weather headlines for today. cold morning, bundle up. that means the hat and the gloves. morning sun. also a chance for some flurries late tonight and overnight. our satellite. we'll see clouds filtering in.

currently, it is 21 in college park. in sterlg and reston, down to 18 degrees. it feels like we're talking 18 in gaithersburg and 18 for winchester. it does feel cold out there. we put this into motion. the chance for some flurries. maybe a light snow shower and it is gone by friday morning. we're look at sunny start for friday as well. increasing clouds again friday and then you see the blue out there to the west. basically, west of the divide. the mountains picking up more snow. highs for today. this is seasonable. 43 in downtown. 42 in rockville. 42 degrees in bowie. here is your zone forecast. cumberland, mid-30s. winchester, 41. manassas in the lower 40s around downtown, 43 degrees. here's your 7-day forecast. so, a flurry overnight possible

or a sprinkle. friday, chilly again. lower 40s. saturday morning, maybe a wintry mix. freezing rain or sleet then rain in the afternoon. here's monika with your traffic. good morning. >> good morning. not so good for those commuters on 66. here is a live look from sky 9 on the inbound side of 66 at route 29 in centreville. you can see the accident is right at the entrance ramp from route 29 which is now blocked off. it is four car accident here with police on the scene and delays are solid from at least manassas heading inbound toward centreville. again, where there is a four car accident along the right side of the road. let me take you to a map so i can show you what to do. if you're coming in from gainesville and you want to get off at route 29, you'll be ok until you get to the exit ramp on to 66. you might want to take stone road and make your way around to route 28 and then head back on to 66 beyond the accident. you can see how heavy it is on the inbound side.

height of the rush hour with a four car accident in centreville. i'll keep you posted on that situation. we'll take you to 95 on the northbound side. this is incident-free. slow traffic to the occoquan river. then pretty heavy now from newington into springfield. more on 66 coming up at 6:25. mike? >> thank you, monika. cool schools time is here. this week, the big yellow bus making a stop in upper marlboro, maryland. the students think he's pretty cool! >> good morning, everybody! shout out to everybody! >> how would you like that kind of wakeup call? >> have a great. >> more than 1800 students at wise high school get one from their assistant principal on a regular basis. >> yo, we're now streaming

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>> how you doing? >> one weekend, he saw disagreement ramping up between two groups posting on twitter so he involved parents and administrators and by monday, he had the students in his office calming them all down. >> the first thing they say is how do you know? i'm foaling you on twitter. >> good game last night. >> his ability to connect with students on their level makes him pretty popular. >> good morning. >> it is amazing how many students reach out to him and how many students are like -- so, , it has really helped us to keep that going. >> this is actually our news respondent. >> chances you couldn't stop him if you tried and the students wouldn't have it any other way. >> always make sure to follow the puma's den at all times. have a great day, guys. >> he doesn't take no for an answer. he gets excited about school and he does it through a medium they understand. if you have a cool school, send an e-mail my day.

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good morning. happy thursday. happy pre-friday. time now, 6:23. partly to mostly sunny conditions out there. temperatures are cold though. we're in the 20s and down into the teens. right now, 26 degrees. it is clear at reagan national. now, this morning at 9:00, only in the lower 30s. winds will pick up. not until this afternoon. at noon, we'll see some increasing clouds. by 5:00, mostly cloudy. highs in the lower 40s. >> all right, thanks, anny. the washington wizards had one win going into last night's game against the thunder. >> the best team in the nba. >> this one didn't end up the way everybody thought it would. going into the fourth quarter, john wall came up huge scoring 9 of his 25 points in the fourth. there it is. the thunder trailed by three

with seconds left. d.c. native kevin durant goes for the three-pointer in overtime. it is no good. wizards win it 105-102. they host the nuggets tomorrow night. in foggy bottom, gw hosted richmond. the colonials shot 69% from the field. tony taylor had 23 points. colonials snagged the spiders. gw hosts charlotte saturday. tuesday night, the capitals suffer their first shutout loss at home of the season. wednesday night, they returned the favor -- i'm going to learn how to speak any minute now -- returned the favor to a different team. skating against the canadiens in montreal. perrault and ovechkin all scored for d.c. michael stopped all he faced. d.c. vises carolina tomorrow night. the nationals getting a little respect from the bigwigs at espn. they are on the schedule for

two sunday night baseball games coming up this season at home against the phillies on may 6th and on the road in atlanta may 27th. espn, you might imagine, is prob bely hoping stephen strasburg will pitch in his return on those nights. >> our time is 6:25. president obama rejects a fast track on the keystone pipeline project. we'll take a look at what's next. >> and how would the president fair in a potential match-up against the republican hopefuls. learn which candidate is the only one who ties the president in a new poll. >> monika has a quick check on traffic. >> i'm advising 66 commuters to avoid 66 into centreville because of this four car accident. you have a six mile back-up coming in from gainesville. more on this coming up in my next report at 6:30. you're watching 9news now. stay with us.

welcome back. we're back at 6:29 with a traffic alert. tying up the commute in northern virginia, we go live to sky 9 now. this is eastbound 66 and route 29 in centreville. four car crash has now moved over to the shoulder but the back-up is still stick around. delays are backing up from manassas at this point. in a moment, monika will tell us how to get around it. >> thank you for starting your day with us. good morning, i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. anny hong is in for howard today. she's out on the weather

terrace. you can see the scarf. that pretty much tells you what you need to know. >> i've got the scarf, my heavy winter coat and my gloves. you'll need all of your winter weather gear. it is cold out here. temperatures in the 20s. for the rest of today, temperatures will be in the lower 30s. lots of sunshine. by 9:00, increasing clouds in the afternoon. winds will be picking up this afternoon as well. south winds 10 to 15. highs will be topping out in the lower 40s. here's a look at your traffic with monika. good morning. >> good morning, anny. i want to give you a heads up right off the top here and show. >> live look from sky 9 on the inbound side of i-66 where there was a four car accident right at the entrance ramp here at route 29 in centreville. you can see that it has all been moved to the shoulder. what you can't see in this shot is the back-up, vdot is saying it is close to six miles on the inbound side of i-66. let's go to a map. i can show you what you can do. look at all of that red.

that's where the accident sits here at route 29. that delay, i would say avoid it altogether. go ahead and get off at route 29 and get back on in centreville if you want to avoid that, use stone road. make your way around to route 28 and get back on to 66 beyond that delay. that delay is going to take awhile to dissipate because we're in the height of rush hour right now. we'll go over to the other side of virginia on the northbound side of i-95. you have slow traffic as you approach the occoquan river and then again from newington to springfield, here at duke street. it is that normal rush hour stuff as you head through landmark heading up toward seminary road then it seems to get better. we'll take a last live look on the outer loop of the beltway north of town slow from 95 to georgia avenue. and before i go, i have a commuter alert. taking dulles out of the dulles metro project. the airport's authority is building the silver line from east falls church through tysons corner and to dulles and ashburn. authority member robert brown suggested yesterday that getting rid of the station at

the airport -- he said it would save $70 million to scrap the station and build a separate way for people to get from the station at route 28 to the dulles terminal. brown says that that trip would take about two -- it would take two minutes on a people mover station. that's one and a half miles away. look, we're all for finding ways to reassess and cutting costs especially when you're talking about a big project but the while point of the project was to have the station at the airport so i think that's going to be a hard sell. >> wow. >> we'll have to see. >> we'll see. >> it is virginia. >> thanks, monika. >> metro is going to be watching you. "the washington examiner" reports the transit agency will spend $7 million to put surveillance cameras in some of the trains. just half a dozen cars or so according to a metro spokesperson. the hope is eventually there will be cams in every car. metrobuses already have cameras. they watch the drivers and the passengers. a local businessman is sharing his vast wealth to help

a d.c. landmark. >> the ability to write a $7.5 million check to pitch in for the earthquake repairs to the washington monument. >> reporter: the man of the morning, david rubenstein, cofounder of the carlyle group, he's cutting that $7.5 million check and it is just one of many gracious donations he's made to the nation's capital. rubenstein is worth $2.7 billion. and he has given much of that money away, donating recently $4.5 million to the national zoo. $13.5 million to the national archives and get this. this is really interesting. he purchased a copy of the emancipation proclamation in the white house. declaration of independence, that's in the state department. and a rare early map of the u.s., that is in the library of congress. just the panic of

folks running down the stairs, when the monument shook violently. 555 foot structure suffered significant damage, crews rappeled down the building to identify and inspect all of those cracks. now, even though rubenstein is cutting that huge $7.5 million check, he's actually splitting the bill with the government. the total tab for repairs on the washington monument, $50 million. report -- $15 million. reportedly it will take a year for the repairs to be done. they'll have an announcement here on the mall in three hours to officially make david rubenstein known to the public and give us a time line as to when the repairs will be made here. andrea, back to you. >> we know him very well as a generous contributor to the arts. chairman of the board of trustees for the kennedy center. delia gonsalves is live on the

national mall this morning. the south carolina presidential primary is this saturday and a new poll is out looking at possible matchups in november. according to the cbs news survey, it is a tie in a race between president obama and mitt romney. both draw 45% of the vote. now, when it comes up to a match-up between president obama and ron paul, the president enjoys just a 4-point margin, 46 to 42%. if newt gingrich won the republican nomination, the president would win a second term according to the poll. he tops newt gingrich, 50% to 39%. today, president obama will air the first television ad of his political campaign season. it will air in virginia along with ohio, michigan, north carolina and wisconsin. the ad will focus on the president's role in green energy and respond to criticisms of the white house's role in the solyndra scandal. coming up at 7:00 on "cbs this morning," an interview with new jersey governor chris christie. he turned down the chance to run for the republican

nomination so what does he think about the race? that's at 7:00 on the new "cbs this morning." the obama administration is taking some flak from republicans after rejecting that fast track plan to build an oil pipeline from canada to the texas coastline. the republican chairman of the house, energy and commerce committee is calling for hearings on the committee. secretary of state hillary clinton may be asked to testify in this. she's supposedly recommended that the president reject the plan as it is currently. the white house says the president will not be rushed to make a decision that could greatly impact the environment. >> gotta let the process unfold the way it is supposed to unfold without this kind of extraneous, political interference. and then a decision would be made on the merits. >> republicans say the construction of the keystone pipeline could create up to 20,000 jobs. however, the state department projects that project would create 6,000. the time right now is 6:36.

i'm jessica doyle. i'm watching your money. a big, hot button issue nowadays, the conflict about the risk. the occupy movement, the latest stuff over republican presidential candidate mitt romney and his taxes. how does the 1% feel about their responsibility to the nation? interesting new study out. joining us now with the results about how millionaires are thinking is steve from pnc wealth management. thank you for coming in this morning. >> thank you. >> interesting finding here. millionaires believe in warren buffett's call to arms for more taxes and giving to charity. i think a lot of people at home might find that surprising. >> we found that as far as social responsibility is concerned, millionaires really feel an obligation to give back to their communities and society in general. really, the majority feel they have this obligation to give back some of their wealth and make society -- make their communities a better place to be. >> we're seeing that this morning with news about the monument. >> absolutely. david rubenstein's gift to the

monument, $7.5 million. this is something that he's done consistently with the smithsonian and the kennedy center and other places. certainly welcome. >> what about paying more in taxes? >> there, they're more recently divided certainly. we found about 30% would say they don't want to see taxes increased. it may be an issue as far as they're concerned. but surprisingly, 20% said they wouldn't mind an increase in their taxes and feel they should pay their fair share. asked million avers if you were put in charge, what would you do to make things better. what were some of the suggestions? >> really, a reduction in the government would certainly be one of the top things on their list. i think as far as taxes are concerned, as i mentioned, most would want to see a reduction in their taxes that will also spur some of their philanthropy as well, they said. >> don't have a lot of time left. will your children do better than you. this is a big debate we have in the newsroom a lot. what was their response?

>> not surprisingly, they felt their children may not be as well off as they're going to be. i think they look at the headwinds out there and say that their children may not have as many advantages as they've had. certainly this group, this general ration has built up a tremendous amount of wealth and they want to fas on to their children as well as to help their communities. they do feel their children will not be in as good a shape. >> interesting window into the thinking of millionaires. steve, thanks for coming in. >> mike and andrea? >> thank you, jess. time now, 6:39. in about nine minutes, local business started by two employed guys is going to ex- pand. >> it will be another breezy, chilly day. we could see flurries by tonight. up next, we look ahead to the weekend forecast.

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howard's famous 180s will do you well this morning. >> very good idea. we have cold temperatures out there. colder than we've seen the last couple of mornings. as you're stepping out the door, it will hit you in the face potentially. where it will feel like -- what's that? cold to the bone. >> chilled to the bone. >> all right. here is a look -- at your michael & son weather camera. temperatures in the 20s and partly cloudy to clear skies out there. 26 right now. temperatures dropping. feels like 22. winds are out of the northeast at 3 miles per hour. hey, kids, as you're going to the bus stop this thursday morning, bring out the scarves, the big, heavy coat you got for christmas, you'll need it all. partly cloudy and very cold. teens and 20s, sunrise this morning at 7:24. for the rest of today, we'll see increasing clouds this afternoon. by noon, only in the lower 40s and then we'll see the winds picking up out of the south 10 to 15. temperatures will be topping out around low 40s to near mid-

40s. coldest morning, bundle up. we've been saying all along, a hat and gloves a good idea. a flurry possible overnight. we'll show you that on the future cast. the satellite radar picture showing us we have generally clear skies, lots of sunshine to start out the day. we've got some clouds moving in from the west. also the mountains getting some more snow. currently, temperatures 22 in arlington. alexandria, 24. college park in the lower 20s. laurel, 18. crofton, good morning to you. 21 degrees. here's a look at the future cast. we've put this into motion. you see the blue. this is a chance for flurry action. late tonight. mountains getting more snow. west of the divide. then by tomorrow morning. we won't worry about it. we should be under partly cloudy conditions for your friday. we should be dry before the next system comes on through. highs for today, temperatures are going to be seasonable. chilly.

43 college park also 43. bowie, lower 40s. reston, 43. sterling, 42 degrees. temperatures are going to be even a little cooler on friday. around 41. then on saturday, a wintry mix early in the morning possible. we're talking maybe some freezing rain, some sleet, then rain for the afternoon. here's monika with your traffic. good morning. >> good morning. well, you know, i think if you're just putting on your coat and you're heading out the door, you might want to reassess what you're going to do on 66 on the inbound side where this accident at route 29 was cleared. about 20 minutes ago. look at what it left for you. i would say a four to six mile back-up on the inbound side of 66 trying to get into centreville. maybe ruse route 29 as your alternate route. take a live look. the accident has been moved to the shoulder but this is what it looks like on 66 this morning coming in from at least manassas. we'll take a live look as well on the northbound side of 95 and 395 to the 14th street

bridge. looks ok until you get to the bridge span. an accident on constitution avenue at 15th street northwest. keep that in mind. now we'll go to the other side of town on the southbound side of 270. overall delays out of frederick toward urbana and clarksburg then here a little bit in rockville. more coming up in my next report at 6:58. first, breakfast with jessica. >> that's right. good morning to you, monika. good morning to everybody. a little breakfast involves guacamole and the reason why, district taco is ready to expand from arlington into the district! that makes tons of sense. with the story about this big evolution and amazing business, we have cyrus from district taco. this is a great story. it started out in a scary way. in 2008, you were working construction. you lost your job. your wife was pregnant with your second child. you said i'm going to start my own business. tell me about that. >> actually, you know, it was really scary because you know, family and you lose your job. so, i pretty much -- i didn't

have hope until we came out with the idea, you know. follow my passion. and do this. you know. >> now, you started with a truck. it was so successful, the taco cart that it turned into a restaurant in arlington. >> that's right. >> now, it is so successful that you're moving into the district. tell us about your new store. >> our second location, we're going to be on f street. and the taco stand was -- it is very popular. we have so many regulars. and the store is the same. so many regulars. we serve about 500 people every day. >> we want to tell folks what you're doing. your brother eric is making a breakfast taco which a lot of people have never heard about. tell us about them. >> the good thing about mexican food is it is very simple, of course. of course, you have to have the taste for it.

so, simple things make it delicious. >> simple is eggs. >> we have bacon right here. a little bit crispy. we also have mixed in chorizo and we have the potatoes over there. we have the toppings for it is which is we have some guacamole. right here, we brought everything we use to create things. >> fantastic. >> we have salsa. >> that goes into the tortilla. >> yes. >> fantastic. >> well, that sounds like a great breakfast to me. coming up, we'll eat some of the delicious breakfast tacos and we have the news before you go coming up as well. keep it here with channel 9. cheers for guacamole.

good morning. 6:52 and we're looking at lot of sunshine to start out the

day. temperatures are cold out there. in the 20s and teens by 9:00. only low 30s. increasing clouds today and then temperatures only getting to low 40s. some places near mid-40s. check out these numbers. lower 20s in andrews. 26 in washington, d.c. 16 in gaithersburg. here's mike. >> today is thursday, thanks, anny. january 19th. here is a check of the news before you go. virginia schools will soon offer new digital education program called my digital life. it will teach students how to deal with cyberbullying. dr. bob mcdonnell and mark warner will introduce it later today. >> firefighters will return to the scene of this burned out home. t-fsdz the scene on vantage court in potomac, maryland. no one was hurt. >> it was it is being dubbed the upset of the season. john wall scored 25 points for the wizards. nick young picked up 24. washington topping the oklahoma city thunder, 105-102, the second win of the year for the

wiz. >> time to reveal our question of the morning. >> the answer is c, get a new hairstyle. i guess getting your haircut is one thing but changing the whole style is once a year. >> interesting. we'll have one more check on traffic and weather right here on 9news now. stay with us.

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open breakfast through dinner. >> speaking of breakfast tacos, we're eating this morning. >> and we're celebrating. >> woo-hoo. >> happy birthday! >> happy birthday to mike hydeck! he's older. >> i get to celebrate with tacos. >> you get to celebrate with tacos. and the colors of spain. happy birthday to you. >> oh, thanks, guys. >> we wish you the best. don't drop it. >> i won't. >> have a great day. >> i will, i will. thank you so much for saying happy birthday. i don't want to get it on my new suit. i'll put it here for now. we'll have some tacos. >> now, we say what's coming up. >> we have anny. have you done weather? >> one last check on the 7-day forecast. cold start out there. temperatures, chilly today. breezy. we've got a chance for some flurries late tonight overnight. including the d.c. area and points north. otherwise, increasing clouds,

tomorrow is chilly. lower 40s. saturday, early morning. maybe some freezing rain. some sleet, going to be slick out there. changing to rain by the afternoon. here's monika with traffic. >> one live look at the traffic in annandale. very slow on the inner loop plus 66 slows into centreville with the earlier accident. >> wall street is watching taco future this is morning. [ laughter ] >> they should be. >> watching earnings and lots of economic reports. that will set the pace today. >> another favorite here at channel 9 will be on cbs this morning. they'll be talking to governor chris christie about the republican presidential field. >> anny and i will be back in 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. >> we'll see you guys then. >> we'll be back tomorrow morning at 4:25, everybody. we're ready to eat. >> happy birthday, mike! woo-hoo!