send politics up there. >> reporter: the candidates make their final push. susan mcginnis, cbs news, florida. along with retiring older planes and trimming war costs, the proposal calls for reducing ground forces by about 100,000. defense secretary leon panetta insists a leaner force doesn't mean the u.s. will be less prepared to handle multiple nets the ned -- threats if needed. the state of virginia has reached a settlement. under the $2 billion agreement, virginia will phase out most of its care centers scattered across the state. the centers have been criticized as being nothing more than bare houses for people with -- warehouses for people with disabilities. from now on the state will boost funding and services aimed at letting people with disables remain in -- disabilities remain in their

local communities. its turned into a police involved shooting. >> it began around 7:20 yesterday afternoon near the 400 block of pond street. police say two men were in a car which was pulled over when a shot was fired from an officer's weapon. one of the men was struck and is being treated at a local hospital. the second man in the vehicle ran away from the scene and police are still looking for him. there's no word why the officer fired the weapon. a former prince george's county correctional officer has been indicted for his alleged role in the death of ronnie white. >> white died in 2008 inside his jail cell just two days after being arrested for allegedly killing a police officer. matt jablow has more on this development. >> reporter: on june 27th, 2008, 19-year-old ronnie white was arrested for the hit and run death of richard finley. the death that sparked an outpouring of grief and anger.

>> just hard to take in. >> reporter: two days later white was found unresponsive in his cell but the prince george's county jail and was pronounced dead an hour later after being taken to the hospital. >> he was murdered. >> reporter: that was the attorney for ronnie white's family speaking a few years ago. the medical examiner did in fact eventually rule that homicide by strangulation was the cause of white's death but nobody has ever been charged in connection with the case. >> he was absolutely murdered in his jail cell. >> reporter: until today when a three count federal indictment was filed against anthony mcintosh, the corrections officer who found white in his cell. according to the indictment, mcintosh's failure to provide medical care when he saw white was in need of help resulted in white's death. it also charges that mcintosh covered up the circumstances surrounding his discovery of and response to ronnie white's medical emergency. matt jablow, 9news now. >> if convicted, mcintosh could

face life in prison. later today police are expected to remove a body from a well in fort washington. someone called police and tipped them to the location in the 11,900 block of old port road. officers lowered a camera down into the well and that's where they found the remains. they haven't released anymore information about the victim. no official word as to what alexandria police's role in this investigation. there's no word if charges will be filed against a griefer who hit a woman democrats nigh. the pedestrian was trapped underneath the car. she did suffer life-threatening injuries and they don't know if she was in a crosswalk at the time of the accident. convicted killer brittany norwood is scheduled to be sentenced this afternoon in rockville. a jury convicted her of first degree murder in the death of her co-worker jayna murray. norwood bludgeoned murray inside the lululemon store in

bethesda last march. prosecutors want the judge to sentence her to life in prison with no chance of parole. her family is asking the judge to leave open the pocket she might get out -- possibility she might get out one day. the marine corps museum in quantico and other military targets during a hearing thursday prosecutors played video and audio recorded by yonathan melaku prior to the shooting. he agreed to a 25 year sentence in the case. he's scheduled to be formally financed on april -- sentenced on april 27th. at 4:34, nearly 12,000 people packed an arena at penn state for memorial service to football coach joe paterno. he died last sunday. former penn state football players spoke of paterno's commitment tot game, to -- to the game, to his team and to the university but also spoke about paterno's emphasis on education and preparing his players for a future after football. the southern environmental law center is out with its

annual top ten endangered places in the southeast. and four places in virginia made this list. they are -- the environmental group points to pollution, development and mining practices for putting each on the list. it says each of these places face quote immediate and potentially irreparable threats this year. coffee house meeting place? community catch all. the starbucks on wisconsin avenue near national cathedral will turn out the last cups of java this week. it's the very first starbucks on the east coast and it's going to close while the shopping center there is renovated. it will reopen when the theater is completed and anchored by a new giant supermarket. >> i'm all bummed out by this. >> you have another starbucks somewhere. >> make our own coffee too. that's another option. the time right now just about 4:36. at 4:40, you know we all

download music and app stores, smart phones, some of us do it every single day. one lawmaker thinks every download should be taxed. oh wow. at 4:49. being unemployed can lead to depression but a new study says working too much can have the same effect. we're back in two minutes with your weather first. let's keep it right here.

at 4:38. we've got a few showers out there. and that's going to be the case, showers even a thunderstorm possible here this morning. through -- oh maybe midday. we're going to see some clearing midday. it will be warm and breezy though. the temperatures drop this afternoon into the 60s if by 56

p.m. back to 50. right now beverly farmer's got timesaver traffic. and right now howard, despite the conditions out there, the volume is light. we're in friday mode and it's government town this should mean lighter volume heading into work which is to our advantage. beltway here at the american legion bridge without reported incidents through montgomery, prince george's county. downtown traffic light volume. there's a crash over on 228 in accokeek just a little bit east of 210. back to you jessica. and i am watching your money. here's something to shoot for. the dow is less than 100 points away from its highest close since the 2008 financial crisis. we did lose a little bit of ground yesterday on weaker reports on housing and economic growth. that reversed an early gain on wall street but checking the numbers, not this bad -- now major factor behind the

financial collapse of 2008 is getting a fresh look. the justice department started a new fraud fighting unit. it brings together 55 prosecutors and federal and state investigators who plan on focusing on the collapse of residential mortgage backed securities. attorney general eric holder and other officials will unveil details about the new unite later today -- unit later today. the president talked about the unit in the state of the union address on tuesday night. if you live in maryland, you may get some extra inspiration if you download angry birds to your smart phone in the coming months. the reason why? the "washington examiner" reports the state wants to charge you a 6% sales tax on virtually every downloaded product like apps for your phone. maybe that makes you angry. the tax comes from the obscure provision in governor o'malley's proposed budget. a 99-cent downloaded song from itunes would then cost you $1.06. the few exceptions here, gift certificates and gift cards wouldn't be taxed.

the proposal is drawing criticism from both republican lawmakers and business leaders and the comptroller of the state even questioned whether or not they can tax internet commerce because -- they were not doing it nationally. so it will be interesting to see how this works out. >> wow. >> yeah. >> angry bird here. well, scientists may be close to being able to predict a person's chances of surviving one of the deadliest and most common cancers. we're going to have more on that story plus your weather first in less than -- two minutes.

good morning, welcome back to 9news now. it's friday, so whatever howard tells us is going to be good news. but another mild winter day. >> it's crazy. you love it. >> i'm a fan. i'm sorry. i love it. >> still getting acclimated from your trip down to the caribbean. >> february, we've been so -- we've had some great storms in february. >> that shoe is still on the rack waiting to be bought by one of you ladies. this morning we're looking at showers and maybe a thunderstorm and temperatures -- temperatures in spots in the 60s already. average high is 44 and running about 20 above that. incredible but we're going to

knock that down a peg or two over the next few days. we start you off with a look at the bus stop forecast as we always do. scattered showers, big temperature range. there's still a little wedge of cold air hanging on off in the northern shenandoah valley and parts of northern maryland. but they're in the 40s, other areas in the low 60s. i know it's crazy but sunrise 7:19 and grab the rain grier. you'll need hit morning but midday and that front comes through, it's going to start toddler out and look at the wind speeds. west at 20 and south at 16, becoming northwest at 21 and by 4:00 you'll feel the chill returning, 54 and by 8:00 we're back in the 40s and we're going into the 30s tonight. but we will be clearing i think toward midday and certainly clear for the afternoon. here we are this morning, look at the showers that are streaming here. you can see this thin line coming through west virginia and western maryland. that is the front. it's been a little lightning with that and some gusty winds, maybe 30, 40 miles per hour mixings down to the surface but no warnings right now. but we're going to show you

live doppler 9000 hd with the scattering of showers and there's that thin line to the southeast of cumberland just west of virginia. a few showers now we're watching on the south and southeast sides of the mote rehere. it could -- metro here. prince george's county, southern charles, fairfax. this one cluster of showers and you can see it to about national airport now. so if you're coming up 95, 395, you're going to run into the wet roads there. they're also on 301 from clinton down to waldorf and la plata and a heftier cell we're watching. this one just might produce a little lightning and thunder. this one is approaching madison right now, boston, culpeper, summeryville, all moving in this direction and maybe in the next 20, 30 minutes you'll see this but certainly with the yellows and oranges, we know there's very heavier rains that are falling from this particular cell. then we still have the front to go there you. so yeah we're going to be busy around here for the next four to six hours the way it looks.

53 in washington but look at the 60s in culpeper. fredericksburg, tappahannock 64. winchester 41 and luray 60. winchester you may see a shift in the winds and a quick warmup from the 40s to the 60s over the next couple of hours. outside on our michael & son weather camera, good visibility, we don't have rain downtown but we have cloudy skies. 53 with the winds coming off the water at reagan national. they're only 53 with the south wind at 14 miles an hour. some gusts to 20. the upper storm coming through the ohio valley. here comes the surface low with the warmth. the moisture, the showers the thunderstorms. we'll be watching that as i said for the morning. until about oh mid to late morning and then this is all going to sweep through. here we go the futurecast, generally east of d.c. a few showers possible. clearing out to the west. afternoon looks fine and no problems for the ride home except the winds. gusts over 20, maybe 25 miles

an hour and then as we head toward tonight, i'll see a few clouds overnight especially west as another weak system pushes this way but out ahead of it. sunshine midday. that will shoot temps into the 50s on saturday. we'll drop it again a few more degrees and sunday, start out sunny and i think we'll see a good deal of sunshine sunday although a cooler day. highs only in the mid 40s which believe it or not is about average. today 63 but falling in the afternoon with the morning showers and possible thunder. tonight we're in the 30s. tomorrow mid 50s. breezy. sunday mid 40s and it will be colder and i don't think nearly as breezy as sunday. looking ahead. monday, 40, and back in the 50s tuesday and wednesday and some showers possible by thursday. beverly farmer has timesaver traffic. we've got the friday light mode we like to call it. but of course with the conditions you've been describing the heavier rains folks tend to with the lighter volume go too fast for the

conditionsment just caution you right now. so far incident-free police tell us. northbound 95 out of fredericksburg heading into quantico. dumfries just building volume there into woodbridge. everything light so far into springfield. as far as the beltway is concerned no incidents or accidents virginia side, maryland side looking good through montgomery county american legion bridge. i-270 corridor. 95 south from baltimore, the parkway, 50 in? annapolis. one crash in accokeek 228. vehicle that rolled over. police have been dealing with there. that's a look at your timesaver traffic. andrea, back to you. a new test for thousands of lung cancer patients. it measures the activity of 14 genes and cancerous tissue. scientists at the university of california say the results could accurately predict the odds of death. they could also guide treatment for patients with the most common form of lung cancer. a recently discovered protein in the brain could play a key role in controlling

alzheimer's disease. researchers at temple university found the protein is very active in the brains o of people who suffer from the memory loss disease. the hope is to one day develop a way to block that protein from ever reaching the brain. these days many people have to work long hours to make ends meet. but pulling doubles is causing some employees to be down in the dumps. researchers found workers who worked about 11 hours a day were about two and a half times more likely to develop depression than those who clocked out after seven or eight hours. top level employees didn't have the same issue because they have more control over their schedules the study found. job insecurity and sleep deprivation may explain the increased risk of depression. there are some jobs that are more depression prone than others, topping the list -- they spend days taking care of others who don't always know

how to express their appreciation. social workers were third place, they deal with abused children and red tape. doctors, nurses and other health care workers are fourth thanks to long irregular hours and the stress of saving lives. artists, entertainers and writers came in in fifth place due to irregular paychecks, uncertain hours and isolation. interesting. >> very interesting, i can see some of the artists you know i have to do the wait job until the next play comes along or something like that. all right, lift yourself off. go to something fun. the washington otter show opens its doors to the public today. >> we were able to get a sneak peek at the show yesterday and we got a firsthand look at a first of its kind indoor test track the fiat test track. >> it's debuting here. >> it's a unique interactive urban road course that we've set up. and it's a chance for show goers to come out and test drive the full fiat lineup. >> they're actually going to be driving -- the consumer won't get behind the wheel

themselves. >> we have professional test drivers that come in and do that and they're going to be going over obstacles and slalom courses. it's going to be a lot of fun and you can see how the vehicle reacts. >> they may not think fiat an american automaker but they have to. it's the state of the world. >> actually, fiat and chrysler are working together now and the fiat 500 is one of the first vehicles that people have not seen in a while. it's been on sale in europe and won all kind of awards and now getting some really good reviews from the autojournallists. >> what's the price range? >> it starts at $15,500. >> the consumers really calling out for these types of vehicles nowadays, gas prices aren't going to go down anytime soon. >> exactly and you know two people think that maybe a small car doesn't have all the safety? it's an insurance institute for highway safety top safety pick. so seven air bags and they really paid attention to safety in the car.

but the most you meek thing about the -- unique thing about the car is when you look at it from the outside, it looks small. when you get in you're like wow, i have a lot of room in here. just come on down to the show. >> there's a lot of head room too. >> oh, yeah. absolutely. >> for tall people. >> the auto show opens to the public today and it is open every day through sunday. february. of course super bowl sunday. tickets for adults are $12 and kids age 6 to 12 are $5. $2 off for seniors and military personnel. on tuesday, all active duty and retired military get in free with a valid id and thursday it's 50% off with any valid student id. >> you got in the car and when you were saying held room, you know it's really does have the head room. >> it's huge inside for such a little tiny vehicle. it's about a foot shotter than the mini -- shorter than the mini cooper. but it a real car and actually quite adorable. >> the safety features i can

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welcome back. your weather first, here at 4:56. grab the rain gear, got some showers out there and might even get a little thunder.

the cell between warrenton and harrisonburg. that'll increase over the next few hours. the showers possible thunder early. temperatures are going to climb to the low 60s before dropping off this afternoon. as the winds turn to the northwest and that cell will be back by 5:00 p.m. we'll be back down to 52. beverly? howard, that wet weather out there will be a challenge but the lighter volume, friday, we can deal with it i hope. right now no incidents to report. beltway between college park and andrews air force base. one accident down in prince george's county is going to be on 228 just a little east of 210 close to beel hill road. a vehicle that rolled over but on 210, 3015, your lanes are open. heading north into woodbridge and springfield and 395 heading to the 14th street bridge, a good start. no early obstacles reported. william ramsey elementary in alexandria, virginia won the healthy school award for a second year. the marine corps marathon

presented the award and a check for $1,000 to the school's phys. ed. department. students were also given healthy snacks as part of the competition the students ran a mile during the marine corps marathon weekend last october. and the new deer control program is in place in one of the most rural areas in montgomery county. the program able implemented on -- has been implemented in dickerson on 800 acres of county owned land. the goals include reducing damage to agricultural crops and landscaping. among the areas being targeted. the creek park and the banks of the cno canal. lindsay lohan facing a new lawsuit? >> say it isn't so. and a game show host admits he was under the influence. edward lawrence has those stories and more in entertain. stories. >> reporter: more legal troubles for lindsay lohan a woman who claims she was hit by lohan is suing the actress for her injuries. the woman says she was hit last

september while crossen an intersection. tv game show host pat sajak admits he threw back a few before getting back behind the "wheel of fortune." they would drink margaritas on the dinner break and then return to the studio tipsy. he was never told he was doing a bad job. drew carey! >> and "price is right" host drew carey called off the engagement to long time fiancee nicole. the pair announced their engagement in 2007 but didn't mention a wedding date. his reps say he will still remain involved in the life of her son from a previous relationship. there will be a public viewing for the late r&b singer etta james in edgablewood, california today. reverend al sharpton will eulogize the singer at saturday's funeral. "csi" hit another milestone, one of the original cast members starred in her final episode. >>