put down the food, the drink, and the makeup once you get behind the wheel. a virginia lawmaker wants to put some laws behind these distracted driving laws. >> whether scarfing down a burger, salad, or determined to hold on to that french fry. >> they are dangerous, that's all. >> this driver was eating a sunday until she spotted our cameras. popcorn, anyone, or maybe a banana. and reading, chewing gum, and managing to hold their phone all behind the wheel. >> every human gets distracted. but texting, telephone, that would be a problem. >> texting while driving has become an epidemic. costing lives and serious accidents. it has even gotten the attention of the ntsb. >> the bill, probably all are

guilty of violating at some point in time. >> virginia delegate wants to take the law a step further and make anything you do that causes a distraction while driving a crime. >> we are all driving more distracted than we can be. it's creating a traffic hazard and creating misery. >> a tall order to sell people to. >> how would you enforce it? they can't even enforce texting. are you guilty of that? >> oh yes. eating behind the wheel. that would be the hardest to give up. >> you are sitting in traffic in an hour and a half in rush hour traffic, i'm sorry, but the traffic isly kick isridiculous. >> you might want to rethink the next time you reach for those fries. >> currently, texting in virginia behind the wheel is against the law. and right now, there are about nearly a dozen provisions and indivisible are being proposed in this legislative session.

efforts to strengthen the law failed in the senate and the house and the same may hold true this time around. back to you. >> all right surae, thanks a lot. the dreaded speed camera. who among us hasn't opened the mail and found a heart dropping message that we were doing 30 in a 25 and we owe $125. well tonight, a famous local restaurant owner is fighting back and you may not believe what chef jeff is up to. our team coverage continues with bruce leshan. he's live in northwest. all right bruce, what is he doing? >> yeah, lesli, i tell you what, a whole lot of people caught in a very expensive surprise by the brand-new speed camera right down there. you see how people are slowing down for it right now. heavily traffic road. so chef jeff wants to warn people. he is going to actually hire a guy to stand down there with a big sign that says, speed

camera ahead. >> jeff tracy usually a mild mannered guy. he is miffed after three speed camera tickets in three days cost him $425. >> this is $125. 38 miles per hour right down through here past the camera right there. >> tracy owns five popular restaurants and is about to open his sixth. he is one-half of a washington power couple. the other half, cbs chief white house correspondent, nora o'donnell. but chef jeff says this is not about him. >> for one of my cooks, they have to pay ten, 15 hours. i'm okay, i can afford it, but it's still a lot of money. >> the camera only started issuing tickets last month. tons of people are still

unaware it is there. >> i just talked to three of my guests who all got tickets and you can buy a lot of food for $150. so i'm going to -- i have a guy with a sign for one week and he's going to be out here next week and he's going to warn everybody that that's where the speed camera is. >> aaa says d.c. is addicted to the fines from the cameras. it says the district pulled in more than $40 million last year. just from the speed cameras. but police insist they are working. slowing people down and saving lives. >> speeding kills people. >> maybe it was $40, i would say, you know what? okay, i need to slow down. but $150, that's a lot of money and i got three in three days. >> now we are right next to mt. vernon college and st. patrick's school, but neighbors tell me there are very few pedestrians along this area. where they really wanted the

traffic combing was further up there where there are more houses and very pricey ones, i might ad. lesli. >> we all need to know to slow down. bruce, thank you. >> slow down. >> one year after the tragic shooting in tucson, arizona, congresswoman gabrielle giffords resigned from congress. kristin fisher has more on her emotional farewell from our satellite center. >> this was hard to watch without tearing up. almost everyone there from speaker boehner to giffords' husband got emotional. gabby giffords saying good-bye to her political eyes in washington. representative gabrielle giffords got a standing ovation as she entered the house chamber for the first time as an arizona congresswoman. her friend, representative debbie schultz broke down

before reading give ford's letter of resignation. >> i'm so proud of my friend and it will always be one of the great treasures of my life to have met gabby giffords and served with her in this body. >> the resignation comes as no surprise. the congresswoman announced sunday on her website. >> i will step down this week. >> what is surprising is the fact she is able to stand here on the house floor just one year after she was shot in the head. but her colleagues on both sides of the aisle say if you know gabby giffords, even that is not surprising. >> gabby's courage, her strength, and her fortitude are an inspiration to all of us and all americans. >> she has brought the word dignity to new heights. >> with her husband, mark kelly, watching from the balcony. giffords handed a resignation to an emotional house speaker.

she is stepping down to focus on her recovery. so some day she can return to the life she loves in public service. >> we will work together again for arizona and for all americans. sincerely, gabrielle giffords, member of congress. >> now after that good-bye, representative giffords cast her final vote as a congresswoman. it was a bill that she had sponsored. a bill that would crack down on illegal drug smuggling across the arizona border and that bill passed unanimously. lesli. >> thank you so much, kristen. a fitting ending there. a very emotional one. republican presidential candidates are going on the offensive following president obama's state of the union address. today the president visited a factory in cedar rapids, iowa, where he was talking about boosting american manufacturing. he called for higher taxes on millionaires. an idea that republicans are blasting. >> this is not class warfare.

let me tell you something. asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as a secretary, that's just common sense. >> this is the president who talks about deregulation even as he regulates. who talks about lowering tax even as he raises them. >> a very clever political promise that we aught to make sure everyone who earns a million dollars pays 30% taxes. which sounds terrific on the surface and it is perfectly classic left wing. >> with less than a week before the florida primary, the latest polls show mitt romney in a tight race with newt gingrich. there is a verdict tonight in the death lawsuit and our bruce johnson is in for derek tonight. he's in the newsroom with the details. bruce. >> lesli, federal jury says the next sheriff deputy is not liable in the death of a suspect from an electric stun gun. it took them a handful of hours to reach that decision. scott broom joins us live from baltimore with the reaction.

>> the man who died was 20- year-old jerel gray of frederick. his family sued frederick county for $145 million. today they got nothing. >> we will have to go to my son's burial spot he is not the first person to die. he's not going to be the last person to die from a taser. you want to see more families here. >> he died four years ago in this frederick apartment complex after being jolted twice by the taser. a former deputy corporal who was responding to the report of a fight. gray was tased a second time while he was lying face down on the ground. because he did not respond to commands to show his hands. it turned out, he was already unconscious. >> have to be remembered is this a tragedy. >> torres says the incident weighs heavily on him. experts testify he was following proper police procedure. >> tasers are a useful tool.

they have saved many lives, much more than they have taken, if they have taken any at all. >> it was a hard thing to do. >> jury foreman says deliberations were emotional. >> you can say if this didn't happen, well then this wouldn't have happened. you can play the what if game all you want. what happened, happened, and there was no intent to kill this boy. >> the family's attorney, gregory, was near tears. >> i love this country. >> that's right, he said this country breaks my heart. this case has been closely watched here in maryland because a handful of other taser deaths. it clears the way for police to continue using tasers under the same training regimes they have been using them under, according to fred county sheriff, chuck jenkins, who was

here for the trial today. the retired deputy is now a dispatcher in fairfax county. reporting live in baltimore at the federal courthouse, scott broom, 9news now. >> thanks for that report. administrators at the university of maryland are issuing a stern warning ahead of tonight's maryland, duke basketball game. the rivalry sparked fireworks on and off the court in recent years. may remember this video from a couple of years ago when terps fans rioted after maryland beat duke in college park. officers were disciplined, but in a letter, the director of student conduct writes, as we approach the upcoming men's basketball game, i want to remind you that it is important for us to celebrate our athletic accomplishments that we should do so with class and dignity. any student found responsible for misconduct under university policy regarding event related misconduct will face dismissal from the university. well still ahead tonight, the same students, university of maryland, now have a new

crime fighting tool right at their fingertips. plus, the big changes first lady michelle obama, and rachel ray were telling kids about in their school cafeterias today. but up next, the navy seal team rescued aide workers in somalia. 9news now will be right back.

: rescue crews in italy say it will take a miracle to find anymore survivors. still, the man overseeing the search says the recovery operation will continue. the cruise ship remains half submerged. earlier today, crews set off more explosions on the submerged third floor deck in order to make it easier for divers to get in there. rescue crews have found 16 bodies, 17 people are still missing. >> u.s. military forces freed a virginia aide worker from her kidnappers in somalia. >> the overnight raid was carried out by navy seals and president obama says he couldn't be prouder of the troops who carried out that mission. >> the same u.s. navy seals who killed osama bin laden

rescued american jessica buchanan. seal team 6 parachuted into somalia and ambushed pirates. u.s. officials say special forces killed nine pirates in a gunfight. then freed the aid workers who had been held hostage for three months. both will soon be reunited with their families. president obama didn't mention the raid in a state of the union address tuesday night. but just before he spoke, he congratulated defense secretary, leon panetta. the president later called buchanan's father. his daughter was free. intelligence reports suggested the 32-year-old's health was getting worse and made the mission more urgent. >> we followed the advice of the special operators when they should move. this was incredibly daring. these guys are absolutely mind blowingly effective at what

they do. >> u.s. officials say the kidnappers were heavily armed with explosives nearby. president obama says he could not be prouder of the troops who carried out the top secret operation. tina krause, cbs news. >> by canna is from the virginia area and she has been taken to a safe location for medical treatment before she eventually returns home to the states. egyptians are celebrating the first anniversary of the uprising that brought down president mubarak. the uprising against mubarak lasted 18 days. the ousted president is now on trial on charges of complicity in the killing of hundreds of protesters. masterpiece stolen from a french museum is back in the rightful hands of its owners tonight. the painting known as the fish market was stolen in 1981. the art work landed in the hands of the u.s. immigration

and custom enforcement agency. today, ice returned the painting to the french ambassador at a ceremony at washington's museum. the animal rights group, peta, staged a protest featuring a flock of sheep, or rather people dressed like them. peta says that practice consistents of cutting the sheep's wool with garden sheers. so far, there's no response from the embassy. peta says a growing number of retailers stopped using wool harvested this way. a man freed from a cave hours after he got stuck. it all began yesterday afternoon in washington county west of hagerstown. the man got his leg stuck under a rock 200 feet under ground. crews have washington, frederick, and montgomery counties responded and by 10:15 last night, the man was brought out of that cave. this is a picture of the

rescue. we're told that man was taken to shock trauma in baltimore, but only as a precaution. think he'll go again? >> i don't think so. >> it was pretty nice. >> maybe it wasn't as warm as yesterday, but it's late january and the winter has not sprung just yet, so to speak. clouds are coming in. but this is our live weather cam. and temperatures, well, you know, again, not as warm as yesterday, but they are okay. 45 at national. dew point 34. pressure 20.35 and falling a little bit. humidity to about 65%. now satellite picture andradar combined. we showed you these yesterday. monster showers and thunderstorms in through eastern texas and louisiana. severe weather throughout much of texas. numerous reports of damage in terms of tornado, some hail, some strong winds, and this is just over the last couple hours. now the thunderstorms moving

in. these are massive storms. i'm showing you this because oddly enough, could have a thunderstorm in here tomorrow night. here's some of the damage earlier. they had a thunderstorm wind damage around crock et. this is not far from the houston area. south, southwest of dallas and northeast of houston. possible tornado touched down in kirbyville, which is down here to the border of louisiana and that occurred at 1:00 central time. so these showers, you know, could be in here tomorrow. again, during the day tomorrow, nothing heavy falls. all the heavy rain falls on the west side of the mountains. as we get into tomorrow night late, different story. clouds are rolling in. we stay dry through the evening rush. no problems there. temperatures still pretty nice. not as warm as yesterday. 46 in bethesda. 48 in reston and looking at 50 in college park and 47 up in beltsville. so here's the deal. locate the umbrella. you will still need it. morning commute, wet, but primarily north of town. the evening commute will be wet for everybody.

and yes, thunderstorms are possible overnight on thursday. i know it's january, but crazier things have happened. late tonight, 11:00, see the showers, frederick, hagerstown. they are going to be north of town and they move north of town in the wee hours of the morning. if you are driving down from frederick, you'll probably have some wet roads. some more showers by lunchtime, but light activity. and then by evening, the coverage increases a little bit. still light, but enough to cause some wet roads. look what happens, it's like a line of showers, storms will try to move through by 4:00 or 5:00 in the morning on friday. that's the bad news. chilly, shower by dawn. lows 34 to 39. we stay above freezing. tomorrow morning, a few showers. not that many. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. winds southeast at 10:00. by afternoon, well, we're looking at mostly cloudy skies and 45 to 50.

winds southeasterly at 10 to 15. next seven days. once we get rid of showers and storms on friday. we're looking at temperatures back in the mid 50s on friday. if you can believe that. saturday and sunday, we raised temperatures a little bit now. temperatures in the low 50s on saturday. and then the upper 40s on sunday. the cold day now is going to be monday with temperatures in the upper 30s. and then, you know, we're back in the low 50s next tuesday and wednesday. maybe some showers next wednesday evening. out here on the weather terrace, a suit jacket and very comfortable for now. back to you guys. >> all right top. thanks a lot. still ahead, details of a sex scandal involving a catholic priest who served two maryland communities. up next, watch out for falling signs. a dump truck causes quite a mess at the springfield interchange.

sky 9 flew over the springfield interchange where traffic went to a halt. a dump truck hit an overhead sign. the sign was damaged, as you can see, and there were pieces of it hanging down near the roadway. the left lanes were shut down for hours while the mess was cleared. the ground breaking crime fighting app for the university of maryland campus went live

today. it's called m urgency. students will be able to send video and other information directly to police. dispatchers will use gps to determine exactly where the students are located. that app was developed by a umd computer science professor. for now, it's only available for androids. explores the lives of six families at thomas jefferson's plantation. you can see the show at the national museum of american history. many historians believe jefferson was the father of her six children. the smithsonian is working on plans for that new national museum. construction is set to start on the mall this year. experts of the d.c. government are offering up a history lesson. a new marker at the john wilson building is intended to call attention to the district struggle for self- determination. the building was dedicated as

the district building back on july 4, 1908. later renamed for the late council chairman, that was in 1998. >> one of the busiest shopping centers has a new tenant. it's located where the whole foods used to be. now this market is billed as a specialty grocer that features quote, old world european atmosphere with superior customer service. there was a ribbon cutting today, give aways of coffee and reusable shopping bags. you need those now in montgomery county. it's part of his job to check on his customers. a postman delivers the mail and saves a life all in the same day. i'm manuel on the penn state university campus where a private funeral is being held today for coach joe paterno. we'll have that story coming up. all whole grains and not just a fruit or vegetable, but one of each. i'm peggy fox.

changes to the school lunch line.

first lady, michelle obama, and celebrity chef, rachel ray. they are talking about star power when these kids walk into the cafeteria. >> first lady, all right. so the new standards require reductions over the next ten years. they also require offering a

vegetable and a fruit. not just a choice. you have to have a fruit and a vegetable and the vegetables have requirements in variety. they have to have a variety of dark green and orange, like carrots every week. so today, the first lady was out showcasing these standards that are already in place in fairfax county schools. 200 kids jump to their feet as the first lady of the united states entered their cafeteria. some of the lucky second and fourth graders at park lawn elementary school got to go through the lunch line with mrs. obama who came to promote the new school lunch nutrition standards. >> when we send our kids to school, we have a right to expect that they won't be eating the kind of fatty, salty, sugary foods that we are trying to keep from them when they are at home. >> the menu was designed by celebrity chef, rachel ray, to showcase the new standards. they boost the amount and

variety of fruits, whole grains, and vegetables, requiring dark green and orange veggies every week. 1% milk is permitted and in two years, all grains must be whole grains. plus, children can't just say no says dianne with the school's nutrition association. >> now kids will have to put a fruit or a vegetable on their tray before they come out of the lunch line. it's great, because it gives kids an opportunity to try something that they might not have wanted to pick up on their own. >> the first lady says making sure children receive good nutrition isn't only about their health. >> kids can't be expected to sit still and concentrate when they are on a sugar high. or when they are stuffed with salty, greasy food, or when they are hungry. >> now 60% of the students at park lawn elementary qualify for free and reduced lunches.

mrs. obama pointed out that children who come from struggling families, this may be their only meal of the day. so it's got to be good and good for them, anita. >> to have this nationwide barometer for this. we are talking about next fall. >> that's right, whole grain gets two years before everything, all the breads have to be whole grain. salt every year. but everything else, got to be in the fall. >> transfats have to be gone. >> right now, there's no requirement. but it has to be zero on the label. so a lot of really great changes coming up in the fall. >> sounds like it is. peggy, thank you. back to you guys. a funeral is being held on the campus of penn state university for coach joe paterno. legendary head football coach died this past sunday. manuel is on the campus for that tribute. >> friends and colleagues of joe paterno arrive for a private funeral on the penn state campus. a hearse in blue will lead a procession for the man who dedicated his life to the

university. paterno died ten weeks after he was fired for not doing more after his former defense coordinator was accused of sexual ly molesting a child on campus. kathy was one of thousands. >> i grew up around here. i felt like joe paterno is my virtual father. >> once inside, mourners saw a closed brown casket with a large picture of the man they call joe pa. jack bush was a long time friend and coaching colleague. >> once you came here, it made you change as a person that you wanted to do things the right way. >> all 16,000 free tickets were gone within a few minutes. >> university officials considered using the football stadium, but couldn't get it ready in time. >> i didn't get tickets. it's on the big ten network. i'll be tuning in with my roommates. >> the memorial service will conclude, for the man that gave

his all to penn state. >> cbs news, state college, pennsylvania. >> paterno was a coach for 46 years and celebrated 409 wins, that's a record for major college football. a lawyer for the man's prosecutors call the east coast rapist is now asking for a mental evaluation of his client. a preliminary hearing was supposed to take place for aaron tomas today, but that's been postponed until march. thomas is accused in a series of rapes and other attacks on 17 women from virginia to connecticut. prosecutors say those attacks took place over ten years. a catholic priest in maryland is facing indecent exposure charges. police say they caught father stu bullock naked from the waist down at an adult store in hartford county. now the arch diesis of baltimore is asking father bullock to get a psychological evaluation and mike helgren reports, that's not all. >> the church has now stripped

father stu of his priestly duties. he can't live in the rectory. he was ordained a little more than five years ago. he served his career before moving to towson in 2010. he also administered sack sackliments. >> now police targeted the adult business after receiving a string of complaints. father bullock is due in court in march. there are conflicting reports about the reason for a 911 call from actress, demi moore's house. she is getting professional help because of exhaustion. she wants to improve her overall health, but tmz.com reports moore is seeking treatment for substance abuse. the 49-year-old actress was rushed to the hospital late monday night. she is ending her marriage to actor ashton kutcher. still ahead, potential medical breakthrough. clinical trials are getting

underway on a new cancer vaccine that retrains the body to fight back. >> up next, lunar new year's celebration goes horribly wrong and it's all caught on tape. we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us. we'll be right back.

caught on tape. a fireworks explosion killed four people. is this local tv footage of the blast and the resulting fire, which spread to residential areas. 20 homes were destroyed. authorities are trying to figure out what went wrong. >> check out this amazing video. the roof of a new skating rink collapsed on to hockey players after the heavy snow was more than the roof could support. the youngsters managed to get off the rink in time as the roof goes downwards before crashing into the ice. >> oh my gosh. well, allen jay stevenson has been a postal worker in delaware for 30 years. >> but he has nothing to do with the milestone. >> he delivered the mail and saved a life in the same day. having worked the same route for nearly a decade, stevenson

knew something was wrong when mail started piling up in mark russell's mailbox. he went inside and found the 49- year-old on the floor suffering from an apparent heart attack and that is when stevenson called 911. >> of course it was two days after christmas and i thought, it's time to knock and see what's going on. it's scary when you find somebody that needs help and you aren't sure what you are supposed to do. >> russell was lying on the home for several days. he is now in rehab and the postal service honored stevenson with his hero award and presented him with a $500 check. all of this one day after his 30th anniversary on the job. well done. >> absolutely. >> still ahead, hundreds of mismarked graves grabbed headlines. tonight an update on the changes at arlington. top. >> well, it's cooler than yesterday, but not too bad. let me show you temperatures, mainly in the 40s. 46 in leesburg.

41 in frederick. we'll come back. you're going to need your umbrella. we'll tell you when. but first, sitting in traffic, just one of the many stressful things that filter into your day. how it can take a toll on your health, next.

topping tonight's health alert, emotional stress. it really can make you sick. we all know an argument with a friend or loved one really can leave behind hurt feelings. a new study suggests it can hurt your health. this is out of the university of california. inflammation in the body. this chronic inflammation can increase a person's risk of developing everything from high blood pressure to heart disease, diabetes, especially if you're already predisposed to those conditions. bottom line, try to limit the drama and negativity in your life as much as you can. >> one of the hottest areas these days is vaccines. helping the body recognize a malignant cell and go after

them without the toxicity of other drugs. >> researchers at roswell park cancer institute in buffalo, new york, created a vaccine designed to kill cancer cells in the body and keep them from coming back. >> we are launching a new clinical trial that will fight cancer. >> the vaccine is produced in a special chamber at roswell that strictly controls temperature and atmospheric gases. it will use a special protein that recruits an army of killer immune cells that seek out and destroy cancer. >> to train your immune system to recognize cancer and to fight it off. >> what is truly remarkable about this research is the vaccine is designed to never forget how to kill cancer cells. roswell park indiannologist discovered a drug used for many

years to prevent rejection of organ transplants, also produces immune cells that have memory. always remembering that cancer cells are bad and should be attacked and killed. he said the discovery was an accident. >> it is an accident, because the concept that came from nowhere. and it did work. and it was hard to imagine. >> 18 to 20 patients fighting many different forms of cancer will be chosen for the first phase of clinical trials. nancy has fought three types of cancer. most recently, breast cancer. she hopes to be among them. >> to know you could have something that would be in your system and have this memory and be there long-term, i think it would give you another -- help you with your peace of mind. >> so this is really still early. it is phase one of clinical trials. still two and three after that. if it works, larger studies with more people at various medical centers are coming up

next. >> we also have an update on the wallet whitman high school student working on a treatment for breast cancer. he's in high school. we introduce you to kevin this morning. he's one of 300 semifinalists for the intell science talent search. now unfortunately, just today, he is not one of the 40 finalists that get $100,000 prizes, but we can tell you frederick taylor of silver spring of sterling, they are both still in the running for the prizes. we'll keep you posted on that progress. >> also not among the finalist, but in the spotlight. samantha gar garvy. she was invited to the state of the union speech last night. the national attention she received about the intell science contest now has her arranging to move her family into a house. some great kids with a lot of potential. we want to take a moment to welcome the newest member to

the 9news family. gavin lawrence lewis was born this morning. he's the son of larry lewis and his gorgeous wife, kim. 6-pounds, 9-ounces, 21 inches long. larry tonight says the whole family is doing fine and wait six weeks before you have the kid in the gym lifting weights. >> oh my goodness. he discovered his fingers. congratulations kim and congratulates larry. >> very nice. nice weather, too. >> you know, it wasn't 54 today, but it was 49. we can't complain. the winter that just has not been winter just yet. let's start with a live look outside. still very nice. temperatures have fallen a little bit. brought to you by michael and son. temperatures now down into the mid 40s. just about everywhere. officially at national, 45. clouds pretty much here already. high and mid level clouds. it's going to stay dry for a few more hours. winds out of the south. pressure is falling. the dew point checks in at 34. not a very dry air mass.

remember, last week when we had those dew points in the single digits, that's when you worry about mixed precipitation. this is going to be primarily a rain event. a little bit of mixed presip in northern ohio and back into southern michigan, that's about it. look closely at the lower left portion of your screen, that's a tornado watch. we have had reports in this and we could actually get a rumble of thunder tomorrow night. 46 right now in bethesda. 46 in arlington. 47 in springfield. 46 in reston and off to the east, upper 40s also for college park and also for beltsville. a little cooler up in laurel and 45 in gaithersburg. locate the umbrella. just chilly tonight. the morning commute will be wet, but mainly north of town. especially over to hagerstown. the evening commute will be wet for everybody. and then thunderstorms are possible tomorrow night. i know it's january, but it's not out of the question. all right, late tonight, 11:00, 11:30. we see some showers.

frederick back into hagerstown. notice it's all green. and notice how it rolls due east. that's going to wet the roads if you are coming in from hagerstown or frederick toward d.c. you may have some wet roads. nothing heavy. we get to lunchtime, grab your umbrella. now we have a wider area. by evening, a wider area of showers. nothing heavy. but then look what happens late tomorrow night. this is essentially a line of showers and thunderstorms up and down i-95 as we get into the predawn hours on friday. we'll watch that for you. it will clear out quickly and salvage a nice friday afternoon. tonight, mostly cloudy, chilly, shower possible by dawn. we are above freezing. 34 to 39 and winds southeast at 5 to 10. tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy, cool, some showers, nothing heavy. 30s and 40s. and then by afternoon, again, some more showers, nothing crazy heavy. high temperatures 45 to 50 and winds pick up southeasterly 10 to 15.

next seven days, your eyes do not deceive you. we salvage a nice friday. temperatures into the mid 50s and we raise temperatures. looking at temperatures over the weekend now, low 50s on saturday. upper 40s on sunday. the cold day now is going to be monday with highs in the upper 30s and right back into the 50s. next tuesday and wednesday. thanks a lot, top. >> okay, so we're talking about a big game in college park tonight. >> let's just hope they can contain it. kristen berset is here with more. >> thanks so much. when it comes to rivalries at the university of maryland, no one creates more buzz than duke. students who just returned from winter break have been lining up for hours already for tonight's game against the blue devils and it's their first sellout of the season. there's a lot at stake tonight besides conference play. the terps have had serious offensive struggles lately. dropping their last two games while coming off his last second upset at the hands of florida state. it's the first acc loss of the

season for them. also, mark's first maryland, duke experience since taking over at head coach. and he knows just how important this game is to the players and the fans. >> a rivalry is a rivalry. it's more important to the people involved. i've been in a will the of different rivalries. for me, this is the most important rivalry that there is. >> our fans show up for every game, especially for a duke game. it's going to be more intensity and you know, we are going to come out with fire power. >> if all that wasn't enough, the court will officially become gary williams court. about 20 minutes before tipoff, the school will honor williams and his legacy in a special ceremony. in his 22 years at the helm, williams took the terps from a troublesome program to become the winningest coach in history. two final four's and of course the national title in 2002.

the court dedication isn't sitting too well with a former maryland coach. expressed his objection in an e- mail to the school's chancellor and in an interview with the baltimore sun, stating, it's not fair to my players that you would put gary williams name. maryland history is so vast to honor just one person. he is the second winningest coach and you can see his comments aren't sitting well with terps fans. williams former players speak out, plus a look at the wizards first game. i'm kristen berset, anita, over to you. >> the president hits the road to try and sell his pledges he made at last night's state of the union address. also coming up, microsoft coming to d.c. classrooms to prepare students for it jobs. and up next, a hearing over fires in chevy volts get heated on capitol hill. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began.

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it was a tense and testy hearing on capitol hill today. david strikeland, the head of the national highway safety administration was questioned on why the agency delayed the disclosure of battery fires of the chevy volt last june. republican lawmakers were deeply troubled that he waited until november to notify the

public about the problem. >> it is irresponsible, frankly illegal for us to go forward and tell the american public there is something wrong with the car when we don't know what it is or not. it took us time to figure it out. we were doing our jobs. >> well, i hear you, i don't believe you. >> the administrator told congress that the agency pulled no punches in electric cars battery. the ceo strongly defended the safety of the plug in hybrid, saying the chevy volt had become a political punching bag and that the car is safe. u.s. home sales were lower than expected in december. a report released by the national association of home realtors showed that sales fell 3.5% from most 19 month high. economists had forecasted those sales would fall by a modest 1% last month. mcdonald's is on a role when it comes to budget minded

consumers. the fast food giant reports it quarterly profits soared by 11%. those burgers, fries, and salads brought in $6.8 billion in sales. apple breaks an industry record. the company reports it sold 37 million of the iphone 4s and earned $13 billion in its last quarter of 2011. sale of its wildly popular iphone and ipad more than doubled from the same time a year ago. it was apple's first full quarter without founder, steve jobs. >> verison sold a record 4.2 million iphones in its last quarter of 2011. the company paid a steep cost because it subsidized those smart phones. the nation's largest provider recorded a loss. this is 9news now. >> our top story at 6:00, lots of hugs, lots of tears as

congresswoman, gabrielle giffords officially stepped down. kristin fisher shows us as it all unfolded. >> for the second time in less than 24 hours, representative gabby giffords got a standing ovation as she entered the house chamber. the state of the union and again today as she said good- bye to her political career in washington. her friend, congresswoman, schultz broke down. >> even though i know we won't see each other every day, gabby and i will be friends for life. >> with her husband, mark kelly, giffords handed a resignation to an emotional house speaker. >> from my first step and first words from being shot to my current speech therapy. i have given all of myself to walk back on to the house floor this year to represent arizona's 8th