phone at his tampa headquarters working to secure last minute votes. >> hopefully november as well. >> romney reached primary day with momentum and a commanding lead after he and his supporters spent more than $14 million on tv ads. the former massachusetts governor says he'll lead florida with some lessons learned. >> if you're attacked, i'm not going to sit back. i'm going to fight back. >> romney and newt gingrich spent the last week trading bitter jazz. predict the gop nomination fight will go on for another six months. >> it's going to come down to a conservative versus massachusetts moderate. >> with unemployment at nearly 10% and a high foreclosure rate, a record number of florida republicans are expected to vote in the biggest primary contest so far. many people casting a ballot say they want a candidate who can turn the economy around. linda cook voted for mitt

romney. >> it takes somebody from the private sector to be able to get this economy going again. >> others want a candidate they believe has the best shot at winning the white house. francis thinks that is newt gingrich. >> i really like what he stands for. i think what we need now is someone who is a pit bull. >> 50 delegates are at stake tonight. the winner takes all of them and the momentum headed into the next round. gop officials expect more than two million voters to cast ballots. the last polls in the state close in less than two hours. live in tampa, florida, danielle nottingham, cbs news, now back to you. >> thank you so much, danielle. well, it's not often you hear presidential candidates talking about what they can't do. but during a stop in florida today, newt gingrich was honest about his limitations. >> mitt romney was singing america the beautiful. can we get singing out of you?

>> okay, all kidding aside, we will have the results of the florida primary for you tonight on 9news now at 11:00. breaking news. we first brought you at the top of our 5:00 hour, park police now tell us one southbound lane of the bw parkway has now started getting by the scene of the multicar accident that claimed the life of one person. the accident happened shortly before 3:00. the two people in the other car have nonlife threatening injuries. now this is in the blattenburg area. traffic still very much backed up in that area. >> an arrest tonight in the murder of a local activist. lenwood harris' body found in the well last thursday, four months after he was last seen alive in alexandria. matt is live in prince georges county police headquarters with more on what the police are saying tonight. matt. >> derek, a murder mystery solved. prince georges county police arrested 49-year-old lin wood

johnson, an oxen hill resident and charged him with first- degree murder. police say johnson knew harris, a well known alexandria community activist. but right now, they aren't saying exactly how. harris was last seen in alexandria on september 21. the next day, a man was caught on surveillance video using harris' atm card at a local bank. and harris' phone was found later that day on the woodrow wilson bridge. harris' car, meanwhile, was found on october 11 in prince georges county. the motive for the murder was robbery, but not giving any details about that robbery, siting the extremely active on going investigation. >> we work night and day with our partners in alexandria to identify the suspect. we have identified one. again, i want to stress we have a full written and verbal confession and we recovered what we believe to be the murder weapon and the murder weapon is a firearm. >> prince georges county

police say they expect several more people soon. >> they move fast on this one, thank you. police are looking for the vandals who targeted a mosque over the weekend. as peggy fox reports, it was so badly damaged, some wanted investigated as a hate crime. >> i'm peggy fox where fairfax county police say if they find the vandals who hit this mosque and learn they did it to target islam, it could be a hate crime. >> it could be somebody who really -- they made it to look like it. >> it was a heartbreaking discovery for the muslim community, which was weeks away from opening it new mosque. >> did not leave one window untouched. >> each window has been broken or shattered. >> this has at least four. >> the vandals struck overnight, using bottles of alcohol, cinder blocks, or two

by fours. damage is estimated between $60 to $80,000. >> we are devastated. >> the leaders believe it's a hate crime. >> there are always going be people that don't like this. the majority of people in this area are very accepting and are very loving people. >> is iran willing to launch a terror attack inside the united states in response to a real or perceived threat? u.s. intelligence agencies say the sobering answer to that question is yes. that is the warning from the u.s. director of national intelligence, james clapper. today he appeared before congress to deliver an annual overview of the nation's most serious national security concerns. and clapper made that mention of an alleged iranian plot to assassinate the ambassador, a plot uncovered last year. >> defense command is going to be conducting its latest series of drills in the skies over

washington tonight. that means between here and richmond, you may hear low flying jets. don't be startled if you do. let's take it out to the weather terrace. >> you know we have been talking about how nice it's been. >> it really is. i've been talking about how it's 20 degrees above average. let's not forget. if we're in april, 20 degrees below average. >> that will be the payback? >> it can happen. let's talk about perspective. we did not hit a record high downtown. the record high was 71. we hit 66. we hit 66 at dulles. that replaces the old record of 65 set back in 1993 and 65, that's average on april 10. that's how far ahead we are. temperatures right now, 60 downtown. in the upper 50s. gaithersburg, 59 in frederick. even 52 as you jump the divide in oakland. for tonight, clear skies early. clouds come in late. lows only 40 to 45. winds southwest 10 to 15.

40 to 45. we should be talking about that for high temperatures and we're not. >> and we wouldn't normally be out here. >> i know you wouldn't be. >> that's right. >> all right. well thanks so much, top, we appreciate it. coming up later on 9news now at 10:00 7:00, a bill, governor bob mcdonnell likes this measure. we'll tell you why at 7:00. still ahead in this half hour of 9news, will they stay or will they go? the latest on the future of occupy protesters here in d.c. >> and up next, riders using one busy metro station may need to pack their walking shoes. we'll tell you why.

[ male announcer ] when you're a coach in the nfl... ♪ ...there are no sick days. ♪ vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms.

[ snoring ] [ indistinct talking on tv ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold...medicine. ♪ get ready for big changes at the dupont circle metro station. tonight when the south entrance closes, it's going to stay closed for the next eight

months. that's so crews can rehabilitate all three escalators. they have been a problem. the work is being done at the entrance at 19th street. the one at 20th and q will be staying open at dupont. >> you have seen white house limmos. just the same, he was here today checking out the wheels at the washington auto show and you got to wonder what michelle would think if he came home with this one. pretty fast ride there. during his state of the union address, president obama called the federal bailout of the auto industry a success. and said it created jobs for tens and thousands of workers. >> are you a glass half empty, or half full kind of person? predicts the government will run a deficit this year of $1.1 trillion, with a t, dollars. so, that would be actually less than the year before, just the same, it's still sky high. the budget office predicts modest economic growth this year of 2% and it sees the

unemployment rate staying above 8%. the latest poll numbers show most of the people outside the beltway generally think lawmakers on capitol hill stink. tonight, we can tell you the nation's capitol itself does not. gq magazine is out with its smelliest cities. rome ranked at number 5. san francisco at number 4. even though it's on the bay. new orleans is third, pleasantville, new jersey, not so pleasant at number 2, and los angeles is considered the smelliest city on the planet at least according to this list. lesli. >> just ahead, mcdonald's tastes not so tasty sounding ingredients in its burgers off the menu. wait until we show it to you. i stepped on the machine, and it showed me the pressure points

on my feet and exactly where i needed more support. then, i got my number. my tired, achy feet affected my whole life. until i found my number. i tried the free dr. scholl's foot mapping center. in two minutes, i got my foot map and custom number. i'm a 440. that matched up to the dr. scholl's custom fit orthotic inserts with the right support and cushioning i need. i am a believer. i'm a believer! i'm a believer. go to drscholls.com to find your closest walmart with a foot mapping center.

mcdonald's will no longer use a pink slime in its burgers. that sounds appetizing. the fast food chain uses a food

additive. it's made from spare beef trimmings treated with amoan yum hydroxide. the u.s. department of agriculture says the chemical is safe, but celebrity chef campaigned against using it on his tv show. mcdonald's says its decision was not based on any one particular event. if you're eating in tonight, there are chances that you have all kinds of ways to stock up and save. grocery stores are rolling out new ways to help you cut your food bill. we told you that wegman's is freezing and giant just rolled out its guaranteed value price line. these are some of the items here. more than 200 money savers and more than 60% of the line is priced at $2 or less. we talked to safeway too. they offer $5 fridays and monday mania deals for families to prepare meals at home for less and those monday deals offer deep discounts on selected items for the day. >> the early bird usually gets

the tax refund early. but if you file before january 26, you might encounter a delay. the irs says new safeguards in place to detect fraud are slowing things down a bit. but if you file those taxes after or on the 26th, you are not going to be impacted. by the way, tomorrow is february 1, which is free file day. to learn more about how to get your taxes filed for free, go to the irs.gov website. anita. >> well tonight, dreams are still alive for the occupy protesters in two d.c. parks. today a federal judge ruled the government must notify the protesters if it plans to shut down their camp. he also said that the protesters must also be given the opportunity to appeal any eviction plans. in california today, a federal judge ruled against an oakland police officer for his conduct during a november occupy protest. that judge said the officer violated the conduct standards when he covered his name plate

during that protest. the officer contended he was trying to protect himself and his family after protesters posted the name and address of another officer online and called for people to burn down his house. >> okay. let me tell you about some cute little pups. some terrific baby pictures, look at these little guys. four main wolves born just days ago at the national zoo's conservation center in front royal, virginia. so they typically live in the central part of south america. researchers estimate the population is only about 20,000. and their numbers are dropping. look at that face, anita. so they represent a very precious commodity. >> yes, they do. >> today would have been a great day for a walk at the zoo. as much as we enjoy this warm weather, it's sending confusing signals to the staples of spring. >> i'm anny hong in washington along the title basin. where it feels and looks like spring. check out these daffodils, which have already bloomed and

this cherry tree, which is definitely ahead of schedule. >> i don't ever recall seeing this many fully flowers open in january. >> don't get too excited about an early cherry blossom along the title basin just yet. this tree may be blooming earlier than usual. but the different kinds of the japanese cherry tree. >> this is a tree that is getting everybody excited. this is the autumn flowering cherry. it's a different species. we have two down here. >> experts caution it's too early to speculate if the cherry trees could bloom early. right now, they are still dormant and not showing any signs of budding yet. >> the cherry trees are smarter than a few days of warm weather. they know the difference. it's still january. we still have february to come. >> along the title basin. anny hong, 9news now. >> big question that has been tossed around our newsroom. >> we don't get a lot of

moisture in the water cable or ground water from snow. now in the rockies, all that snow melt goes to l.a. so that is important if they get snow out there. as far as we're concerned, we're behind for the month of january. not to be concerned. we are looking at another nice day tomorrow. temperatures in the 60s. we set a record at dulles. it was 66 for a record high at dulles. if you are headed out, a light jacket. see the flags waving? helped us get to the 60s. just a few clouds. winds out of the south, southwest at about 11. but that is sustained number. they are gusting stronger than that. relative humidity only 30%. looks dry air mass, a pretty spectacular way to close out january. satellite picture, radar combined. there's a weak system headed our way. moisture from the gulf coast stretching northeastward.

again, i said it earlier, if you're a gambler, you can leaf your umbrella at home. clear skies, a few clouds back to the west. it will roll in late tonight. stay dry through tonight and early tomorrow. temperatures, 60 arlington. still 60 downtown. most of the suburbs in the 50s. 58 at be that bethesda. 59 in sterling. even beltsville and laurel, temperatures in the upper 50s. all right. here's the deal. it's going to be warm again tomorrow. that's the good news. breezy and milder tonight. grab your umbrella tomorrow. we'll have periods of sun, showers and periods of clouds. a mixed bag tomorrow. cooler and wet on thursday. and that's not a power packed system either. a very nice finish on friday with temperatures crawling back into the low 50s, which would seem nice. clear skies early, breezy, milder. winds southwest at 10 to 15. kind of hard to believe that we stay above 40 tonight.

i mean, that's our average temperature. 41 in gaithersburg. 42 in reston. 45 arlington. 42 over in college park and 42 for a low in bowie. now tomorrow morning, i change it, variable clouds, a couple showers possible. 40s and 50s and then by afternoon, again, variable cloudiness, breezy and warm. a few showers possible. winds southwest 10 to 15 will turn northwest at 10 to 15 when the front goes through. not exactly a power packed front either. next seven days, rain showers on ground hog day. a nice finish on friday. we're in the low 50s. a little cooler or chilly over the weekend and unsettled as well. rain developing late saturday into saturday night. could end as snow in the mountains. some showers, who cares. and then some showers on monday. temperatures in the upper 40s and back in the 50s next tuesday. >> is there a big game? >> something coming up. >> like a bowl, and you eat

pizza and buffalo wings. >> yeah, watch the ads. oh, it's the super bowl. >> yeah, that's what is going on. and if you have ever seen media day super bowl, it is a circus. that was today. find out why the craziness ensued on the field and this is not your typical press conference. plus, the capitals back on the ice for the second half of this season. we'll take a look at what's ahead.

now, 9sports with kristen berset. the best sports in town. >> for the first time in super bowl history, the nfl allowed fans to attend media day. there was 5,000 of them that sat in the stands with headphones on that they could listen to what the players were saying, who was speaking at the time, but on the field, you can see why media day is considered a spectacle. that is chaos. you can see the patriots players mixed in. you see their jerseys. media day isn't about football. the players get asked stupid questions. wes was asked about the many tom brady hair styles over the years. >> that is a twilight.

that's sunshine from remember the titans. that's great. yeah. no doubt. >> oh, he had many over the years. here's the giants team posing for their team picture. eli manning has a chance to surpass his brother. he has a chance to do it in the city that payton built. manning says that is the furthest thing from his mind. >> i'm not looking at the fact that, you know, this is where payton played his career. it's the fact i'm trying to go out there and play my best football and get a championship for the new york giants. >> speaking of payton, he squashed rumors he would retire by saying today he is rehab is progressing well and he plans to play in 2012. where that may be, that remains to be seen. >> despite a roller coaster of the season. the capitals sat atop the division leading into the

second half with a very treacherous road ahead against some tough division rivals. tonight, they open up a three- game road trip in tampa and we all know, will be without alex ovechkin. the road has caused serious problems all season for the caps. they are 8, 13, and 2. when you look at the remaining schedule. over half of the games are on the road. if we want to make the post season, they have to change things, and fast. >> we want to get back to being that team. not acceptable to play one way at home and play a different way on the road. so you're not just going to win ten in a row. but baby steps. get your game identified on how you'll play on the road. >> all right, time now to vote for this week's high school game of the week. among your choices in boys, good council at bishop. briar woods, and girls. lots of great games. >> sounds good. that's it for us, the cbs evening news is next. >> and of course, derek is back with our area's only local newscast at 7:00. >> have a great night.

good night.