theme but it is not the only subject of the address. >> reporter: the crime rate was falling 4.4% then. it is falling 6.4% now. and the basic structure of the government we count on to keep our democracy a democracy, to keep the united states the united states, trust in our leaders, that's a part of the state of the union. disapproval ratings for congress, 84% last week. for the president, disapproval, 46%. gary nurenberg, 9news now. as with president bush, eight years ago and president clinton eight years before that, president obama's state of the union comes at an election year when the president is trying to get re- elected so the address is a political speech as well. the republican candidates for president faced off last night in a debate which saw mitt romney and newt gingrich clash repeatedly. romney was under pressure from his rivals to release his tax returns. early this morning, he did just that and susan mcginnis tells us what's inside.

>> reporter: mitt romney's tax returns reveal he made more than $40 million over the past two years. in 2010, about 14% of his earnings went to taxes. a rate lower than what many high income earners pay because most of his money comes from investments. his returns show he also gave $3 million to charity including $1.5 million to the mormon church. romney decided to release his tax returns after coming underfire from his republican rivals but he tried to make last night's debate more about the finances of his opponent newt gingrich and his work with housing lender freddie mac. >> freddie mac was paying speaker gingrich $1,600,000 at the same time freddie mac was costing the people of florida millions upon millions. >> romney accused gingrich of peddling influence, a charge the former speaker strongly denies. >> that's not correct mitt. you've been walking around the state saying things that are untrue. >> the florida primary is seven days away and much of the focus

is on gingrich and romney but the other two candidates in the race are vowing to keep going. rick santorum is trying to paint himself as the true conservative in this race. >> my question to governor romney and speaker gingrich, if you believe in capitalism that much, why did you support the bailout of wall street. ron paul brushed off accusations he's not electable. >> what if you compare my name to obama. i do quite well if not better. >> the four candidates meet again for another debate on thursday night. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. an arizona congressman was introduced a bill which would ban abortions in the district for fetuses 20 weeks or older. republican frank cites research which indicates fetuses can feel pain starting at 20 weeks. the national right to life committee says it will make the bill one of its top legislative priorities. eleanor holmes norton calls the bill an intrusion on the

district's self-rule. the tsa is defending the way it handled a senator who triggered an alarm at the airport and who then refused to undergo a security pat-down. an alarm was sounded when kentucky republican ran paul stepped through a security checkpoint in a nashville airport. when paul refused a pat-down, officers escorted him out. an hour later, they allowed him to go through the screener again, this time, it did not go off. >> why does it take so much to figure out just get back in line and go back through the screening again. >> senator paul claims the tsa detained him. the tsa says it did not. screeners simply followed security protocols. paul's father, ron is a republican candidate for president. if elected, congressman paul says he would eliminate the tsa. u.s. supreme court has handed law enforcement a rare defeat. the justices ruled police have to get a search warrant before

using gps technology to track criminal suspects. the unanimous decision creates a major setback for the government and police who have increasingly relied on this type of high tech surveillance. the decision stemmed from a case involving d.c. nightclub owner antoine jones. the gps device in jones' jeep helped authorities link him to a maryland house used to stash money and drugs. jones was sentenced to life in prison. an appeals court reversed the conviction. a former cia officer faces charges of repeatedly leaking classified information to reporters. 47-year-old john of arlington is accused of leaking the identities of cia operatives involved in capturing and questioning terror suspects. he has spoken out publicly about the cia's use of waterboarding and other interrogation measures. at 4:34, here is a look at other things making news now. a public viewing is being held today for former penn state university football coach joe

paterno. pa paterno will be buried tomorrow. a public service is scheduled for thursday. the 85-year-old coach died thursday, three months after being diagnosed with lung cancer. penn state is working with the family to honor paterno's legacy, despite firing him last november, for the way he handled the child sex abuse scandal. pennsylvania's governor has ordered flags at all state facilities to be lowered to half staff in honor of joe pa. survivors of carnival coast ca concordia ship recognize are being offered 30% off future cruises with the company. it is a sales pitch many customers are calling tasteless and insulting. passengers of the doomed ship plan to file a class action lawsuit this week against carnival, expected to seek half a billion dollars in damages. 17 people are still missing. rescue teams are going door- to-door in alabama searching for survivors of rare winter tornadoes. the storm struck monday morning

while most people were asleep. at least two were killed, more than 100 injured. a total of 24 tornadoes were reported across the south. our time right now, 4:36. at 4:41, starbucks home to the barista could soon be home to a beer and wine connoisseur. at 4:48, a federal mandate about light bulbs leads to a debate among lawmakers in virginia. we're back in two minutes with your weather first. you're watching 9news now.

it is 4:38. we still have some fog up north and also toward quantico. most of the fog is along and

north of i-70. we'll see lots of sunshine today. by noon, we'll be pushing the 50 degree mark and into the mid- 50s for highs this afternoon with a drive home temp under sunny skies still at 51. i'll be back looking at the next seven days. right now, 4:39. monika is in with timesaver traffic. >> we'll take a look at 270 and shady grove road. things are fine as you head southbound on 270. here, just north of the beltway, route 29 southbound at university boulevard, watch out for an accident, that one just reported. coming up, another look at maryland roads at 4:47. andrea? >> it is time for the first your money segment of the morning. jessica doyle is off. here are today's headlines. european finance ministers are putting the pressure on greece's private creditors for an agreement with the government to cut the country's massive debt load. time is running out for greece to reduce its debt by nearly $130 billion and avoid default. getting thousands of tax evaders to pay up could help a country lower its debt bill. greece has named about 4,000

tax dodgers who collectively owe the government nearly $20 billion. officials say much of the money may never be re-claimed because some of the top offenders are in prison or their companies are bankrupt. the federal reserve begins a two-day meeting today. it is first time fed members will offer their individual views and projections for interest rates and the economy. the meeting is part of the central bank's plan to be more transparent to investors. on wall street, stocks were little changed monday. the dow fell about 12 points. nasdaq edged down two and a half. the s&p 500 was up less than a point. starbucks will sell beer and wine at more locations to drum up business during the slower afternoon and evening hours. the coffee store chain plans to begin selling beer and wine in as many as 25 cities by the end of the year. they include atlanta, chicago, and southern california. no word yet if our region is on that list. starbucks says it has no plans to sell alcohol at all of its

locations. is your child properly protected from the sun? a new study says the answer is no. we'll have more on that plus your weather first when we return in two minutes.

good morning, welcome back to 9news now. this is a live shot at mcpherson square in northwest washington. and you can see the pavement is still a little slick from the overnight segments of dampness. no rain this morning. >> we don't have rain this morning. a little bit of fog in spots, well north of washington. martinsburg, hagerstown, knot of 70. quantico also. don't want to exclude them. sun will be back. it will turn out to be a very nice day. >> we like it. >> i know. >> snow lovers, i know is warm for you in the ski areas. >> hold on. the weather will change. >> toward the weekend, colder air moving in. let's get started though on this tuesday morning with a bus

stop forecast. back to school and on time for those. we've got temperatures this morning anywhere from the mid- 30s north to even 50 well south and east of town. warmer air is just a stone's throw away clouds ruling early. 42 degrees if not 44 or so by 8:00. by noon, upper 40s to near 50. this afternoon. 53 with a high around 55. consider the high normally is 44. average for this time of year. that's where we'll be. we're falling back into the 40s. under clear skies into the 20s and 30s by wednesday morning. you'll notice the clouds with us. all we could get to yesterday was 44. not quite as warm as i was thinking we would get to. these clouds will be even to our west. we'll start to clear out over the next few hours. visibility is an issue up north and toward quantico.

down to .16 of a mile. quarter mile for martinsburg, hagerstown. up into carroll county, we've got some visibilities near jarrell and even in upper montgomery down through gaithersburg, a mile or less. a dense fog advisory is for points north of town for frederick, carroll, washington counties out toward allegheny as well in parts of west virginia here. you'll notice from martinsburg toward romney and paw paw, you guys are also in the dense fog advisory. temps are cold this north where we've got the fog. 32 in cumberland. quickly into the 40s in winchester and gaithersburg. d.c. is 43. they're in the 50s from tappahannock to pax river. 57 already in salisbury on the delmarva. obviously they're going into the 60s today. looking outside, you can see the clouds, the decent visibility around the u.s. capitol this morning. where temperatures are running into the 40s right now. about 43 at reagan national.

winds not too bad. there is a lot of humidity. we're looking at a couple of storm systems out west while we say good-bye to the one that gave us the rain yesterday. you'll notice one storm system pushing onshore here into the southwest. some snow up through colorado and wyoming and more of an onshore push now with another system bringing rain and snows to northern california and oregon. between that and the storm system affecting the great lakes and the northeast and the east coast, there is not much weather to talk about. so, looks like we'll be relatively quiet the next couple of days until the southwestern system gets here wednesday night and thursday. in the short term, good-bye to the clouds here. 8:45. still hanging out. get out of here. by noon, mostly sunny skies. temperatures shooting into the 50s today. some showers in northwestern pennsylvania up to new york state and parts of ontario. clear tonight. we'll be down in the 20s and 30s. tomorrow starts out sunny. look how the clouds increase as we get into wednesday afternoon. 5:00. a few more clouds to finish the day. wednesday night toward thursday morning, little moisture moves

in. not out of the question that it could mix with wet flakes or sleet by thursday morning. thursday, the chance for a few showers, mainly north of town. it looks like this whole mess will be rolling through here as we get into thursday night and the first part of friday. that's all our next best chance for some rain. looking at the forecast, today, sunshine returns, going to be mild and into the 50s. tomorrow, still not bad around 50. few more clouds late. cool on thursday. couple of showers can't be ruled out. upper 40s with more clouds. friday, we start wet. we'll finish i think drier, 52. saturday, mid-40s. colder air sunday and monday with a few flurries sunday. highs holding in the 30s. it is now 4:47. monika samtani, how is it looking out there? >> things are looking very good outside. most of the overnight construction has been cleared up. no big deals to report. here is the north side of the beltway looking good between college park and right in through silver spring. we'll take a live look at new hampshire avenue. just nearby, there had been an

accident really quickly cleared southbound route 29 at university boulevard north of the beltway. you're fine getting to 495. once you're there, nice and light through silver spring and over to bethesda and 270. back over to the maps, this time, we'll head all the way south on to 95 northbound in virginia. looking good across the occoquan river. we'll take a live look south near the rest area. no problems to report as we head toward springfield and we'll take a last live look at 395 here at duke street. looking good here as well. all the way to the 14th street bridge and into town town. andrea? >> virginia delegate bob marshall wants the federal government to allow citizens to decide which light bulbens they want in their homes. the prince william county republican questions the right of the government to dictate new energy standards for bulbs. the standards would effectively take incandescent light bulbs off the market. marshall is introducing a bill to allow the sale of the bulbens in the commonwealth of

virginia. other states are considering similar legislation. virginia public schoolteachers could soon be required to notify parents when a child gets into trouble. the assembly is considering four bills. the bills differ in details but all revolve around parental notification, especially if the student could be expelled. twice as many school children in maryland are homeless as compared to just five years ago. data from the maryland state department of education shows more than 14,000 students were homeless last year. in 2010, the number was more than 6700. that's a 210% increase. nationally, the number of homeless children rose 38% over the same time. a trip to the emergency room can put elderly patients at a higher risk for infection. a new study in canada finds seniors are three times more likely to develop acute respiratory or gastrointestinal infections after visiting the emergency room. the research focused on nonsummer months when the

diseases are most common. doctors are finding ways to diagnose dyslexia even before a child begins learning to read. researchers at children's hospital boston performed mri scans on preschoolers. the tests show differences in brain activity among children with a family history of dyslexia. the disorder leads to trouble with decoding and recognizing words. early intervention is key to treating the problem and avoiding difficulties and frustration at school. a new study shows many children anded a lissents aren't protecting themselves from the sun's harmful rays. researchers say those children could pay a price later in life. ines ferre has more. >> reporter: as a child, 43- year-old colleen mcdonald spent a lot of time outside and had plenty of sunburns. >> we never really thought about sunscreen or anything, even going to the beach and then as i got older, i went to tanning beds. >> studies show early sun damage can lead to skin cancer. something colleen knows all too

well now. >> i don't remember how many biopsies. i've had five melanoma surgeries. >> a new study in the journal pediatrics shows many children may be headed down the same path. the study looked at 360 kids in massachusetts. only 25% use sunscreen regularly. many were getting too much sun. >> nearly 50% of the teenagers at age 11 reported to have at least one episode of sunburn. >> children with sunburn at an early age almost double their risk for melanoma later in life. it is the deadliest skin cancer and one of the most common cancers for young adults to. help prevent cancer, doctors recommend sunscreens that protect against uva and uvb rays and an an spf of 30 to 50. it is important to have a skin exam once a year and look out for lesions that change shape, size or color or become painful or bleed or itch. she hopes her lesson will be --

her story will be a lesson to children. sunscreen, hats and never go to the tanning bed. >> you can't undo the damage from the sun. ines ferre for cbs news, new york. it is estimated there will be more than 76,000 new cases of melanoma diagnosed this year and more than 9100 deaths. well, it is time for the question of the morning. more than 50% of parents admit to doing this. is it a, using kids as an excuse to get out of doing things with family or friends. b, hiding when their kids call them or c, spying on their kids. log on to the facebook.com/wusa9 and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer during the 6:00 hour. and here's a bonus to our facebook question of the day. if you like us on facebook, you can start posting your guesses to our question on a brand new kindle fire in the 9news now great tablet give away sweepstakes. this is how it works. just click like on our facebook page. it is facebook.com/wusa9.

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welcome back. 4:55, your weather first. on this tuesday morning, not nearly as much fog. most of us up north of town can find generally north of i-70 and toward quantico as we're looking at some of the fog

there. quarter mile or less. but today, by noon, mostly sunny. near 50. in fact, we get into the 50s this afternoon with west winds 5 to so. monika? >> we're going to take a live look in springfield on the northbound side of i-95 looking good from dale city all the way to this point at route 644. to the beltway. up through annandale to 66. more on virginia roadways coming up at 5:01. andrea? >> thank you, monika. a new marijuana accessory store is scheduled to open in the district. we grow is referred to nationally as the walmart of weed. the franchise owner says the store will provide an array of products and services to medical marijuana cultivators and gardening enthusiasts. we grow is set to open in march in the 1500 block of rhode island avenue in northeast. there's a push in congress to turn the d.c. world war i memorial into a national site. local leaders including delegate eleanor holmes norton are pushing back. the memorial on the mall was paid for by d.c. residents and

it commemorates the 26,000 washingtonians who fought in world war i. >> this bill seeks to literally commandeer a memorial paid for by the sacrifice of the city's world war i veterans and its war dead from that war. >> the memorial was built in 1931. it is located on the southwest section of the mall. madonna hits the red carpet for her new movie and tracy morgan's collapse in utah is explained. edward lawrence has those stories and more in this look at entertainment. >> reporter: madonna attended the new york premiere of her new movie w-e last night. the material girl directed the film set in two time periods, chronicling the infamous romance between the duke and duchess of windsor. >> i would say there is a little bit of me in every one. i wrote it. i think it is pretty hard to

write something and not have something unconsciously appear in it that's connected to you. >> cannot give up the throne. >> the movie tells the story of a modern-day woman who becomes transfixed by the couple's relationship while trapped in her own unhappy abusive relationship. >> what it must feel like to be loved that much. >> abby cornish stars in the movie. >> tracy morgan's publicist says he c.o.p.s. collapsed because of a combination of exhaustion and altitude. the 30 rock star was escorted from an awards ceremony sunday night. doctors found no drugs or alcohol in his system. singer aretha franklin has called off her engagement. things were moving too fast with former fiancee willie wilkerson. franklin says a number of things had not been thought through. it is unclear if the couple is still together. >> i looked it up and it said 50/50. >> new on dvd today, 50/50 and real steel. the science fiction film real

steel stars hugh jackman as a former boxer in the year 2020 who know owns a robot boxer after robots have taken over the sport. 50/50 is a true story about a 27-year-old's cancer diagnosis. cbs news, los angeles. good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. mike hydeck held in there for the longest but succumbed to the virus that's swept through his entire family. he's off today. >> entire family which visited me here. >> ok. >> thanks, mike! >> monika samtani is healthy and she's here. she'll have traffic in a moment. howard bernstein is here with weather first. >> it is a good-looking tuesday out there. we'll get the barrier going. >> we have some clouds still but it is a lot milder than yesterday morning. some 50 degree readings south of town. up north, a little bit more snow cover, places north of interstate 70. maybe in the mountains with a little fog this morning. our day planner, talking about