when we had that gorgeous snowfall north and west of town. 44 now. 55 later today with a noontime temperature of 49 and a 5:00 temperature of 52. lots and lots of sunshine. a few clouds overnight. those produced a couple of sprinkles down south. but all in all we're looking good this morning. just clear and cold. look at these temps. down to 27 in manassas and culpeper. radiational cooling you lose the clouds, you lose the wind, heat escapes. 44 in town with lots of 30s in the suburbs. it's 6:00 a.m. let's go over to monika in time saver traffic. relatively nice outside. i hope i'm not jinxing anything but at 6:00 in the morning, all you're really dealing with is some normal delays namely on 270. in fact, let's go there live on the southbound side you have it down from route 85 toward 109. here at father hurley boulevard still very light as you head down to the point where the lanes divide. pretty much looks like this along route 355 as well. back over to the map and this time we'll go to the other side of town. bw parkway and route 50 inside

the beltway through cheverly looking great. into the northeast corridor. we'll take a live look at route 50 as you come in from i-97. in annapolis no problems to report. if you're planning to use public transportation, metro marks -- metro, marc, vre everything running on time. coming up in three minutes, i will be talking to the metro g.m. so stay tuned for that. 6:01. we're following breaking news this morning. a family overcome by carbon monoxide gas, the mother, father, and three children are all in critical condition right now. >> they're being treated in a hype baric claim -- hyperbaric chamber in baltimore. the family lives along bernard drive just off allentown road. delia goncalves is there to tell us more about what happened. >> reporter: andrea, we're life in the 8300 block of bernard drive. it's been a long night for a lot of these homeowners here. you can imagine with firefighters and emts streaming through the area to try to

rescue the family trapped inside with these dangerous lefts of carbon monoxide. take a look at the house at this hour. you can see most of the lights are actually o. that's because when firefighters were here, they went through the whole house to ventilate the house. the carbon monoxide level, get this, 90 times higher than the unhealthy limit. it all started when doctors if children's hospital called firefighters because they could not reach the family. you see, a young child from the house was taken to the hospital and doctor there is discovered high lefts of are carbon monoxide in that child's blood. when firefighters arrived, they pulled the mom, dad, three children, the youngest an infant all out of the house, all of them were unconscious. they were flown to baltimore shock trauma. they are now being treated in the hyperbaric chamber there. crews later discovered a faulty gas furnace was to blame for leaking those dangerous levels of carbon monoxide into the home. how dangerous? get this.

it is shocking. 450 parts per million. what does that all mean? firefighters say five parts per million is considered unhealthy so you can imagine, 450, 90 times higher than firefighters themselves, the experts say is an unhealthy limit to have inside your home. this could have been a very dangerous, deadly situation for this family. fortunately they were able to get out. coming up new in a half-hour, we'll let you know what you can do to prevent a tragedy like this from happening inside your home. back to you. >> delia goncalves live on this breaking news in fort washington, maryland this morning. prince george's county police are also busy with two murders. the body was found -- they were found less than a mile apart in new carolton. overnight they discovered a man dead near annapolis road near the plaza 30 shopping center. then just a short time later they found another man dead just west of there on 78th avenue at garrison road.

right now police are not sure if the two murders are linked. this morning a special extra mile report. we're focusing on metro and the bad rap it's gotten lately. almost daily we hear of problems involving the aging infrastructure, delays and bad communication. metro's general manager joins now to set the record straight. thank you so much for being with us this morning. >> it's a pleasure being here. >> you've been in this position for just about a year but you've inherited a lot of problems with metro. instead of me asking the questions, i'm going to go straight to the riders and see what their concerns are and the most popular one was definitely the escalators. >> the worst thing very dealt with was walking up the steps. that's very hard. it's like 290 steps at 19th street and it's really hard. >> that was overwhelmingly the biggest concern when i went out yesterday. that was at dupont circle. why does it take so long to fix the escalators? >> there's a whole history to them. first they weren't maintained

than they should be. so they're in a lot worse shape so it takes longer to fix them. also, this is a huge amount and considering we have 588 escalators on the system. so in time like at dupont circle we're replacing escalators, you'll see better performance. we're also doing a lot better job at preventive maintenance and have seen a rebound in the escalators that are available. >> you think it's preventive maintenance wasn't done before and that's why there's such a huge problem now? >> yes. we had great strlds but we weren't -- standards but we weren't living up to them. we should see better performance in the future. >> i'm going to go to the next two riders. they have valid concerns about the fare hike and service. >> if you want to raise the fare, i mean, give us a little better service. >> mr. general manager, can you please provide more trains. >> his point was there's too

many delays and a lack of communication in the stations once you're down there to even find out about the delay. >> let's talk about some of the things we're going to see this year. we're going to get more rush hour service. rush plus goes in effect in july which is more rush hour service on most of our rail lines. that's a good thing. we're buying new buss to replace the oldest buses -- buses to replace the oldest buses in the fleet. those are some of the things people will be seeing. we're starting the manufacture of new rail cars this year so that in a couple of years we'll see one quarter of our refleet replaced with new cars so you'll see improvements as a result of what we're doing. >> the rush plus service and also will using fare cards be easier. >> we've already made it so that if you have a smartcard, you can now download value on to it without having to go to a machine. these are all incremental improvements but the main thing is rebuilding the system. there were years of not doing the maintenance, not doing the

reconstruction that was necessary, so really there's a lot more pain and i ride the system six days a week like most riders do and i experience the same thing but we have to do this in order to get the system back where it should be. >> these two riders want you to comment on what's been in the news lately. >> there have been a lot of safety issues on the trains. the tracks recently have been cracking. we haven't even had a cold winter. >> where is all the money going? for all the days where they've had huge ridership over the last few years, they've made tons of money. i think someone is either embezzling or totally mismanaging that money. where is it going? >> just a few seconds to go. your comments. >> track work is an important thing. we haven't done in the past enough necessary maintenance. we have 75,000 tires that should have been replaced. we're stepping it up to 18, 20,000 ties a year. we have to get back in shape. when we do all this, you'll see a lot less of these problems.

it will take years. >> hopefully there have been internal controls in place. >> yes, we're looking at the whole system. >> over ten billion trips a year taking in the u.s. transportation system, we don't want all those people on the roads. that means we need to take care of the system. thank so you much and keep us posted of your progress over the course of the year. >> thank you g. to be here. opening statements could start later today in the murder trial of george huguely. the former uva lacrosse player is from maryland. he pleaded not guilty to killing his ex-girlfriend yeardley love. huguely is accused of inflicting fatal injuries during a fight. the court is whittling down a pool of 160 candidates to a 12- person jury plus alternates. the d.c. attorney general, the inspector general and the u.s. attorney's office are all investigating the latest corruption in city government. 130 city workers accused of collecting $840,000 in

unemployment even though they had jobs at the time. the department of unemployment services says everyone involved is either current or a former employee and 90 current workers are now on administrative leave and employment services director tells our bruce johnson these people knew what they were doing. >> they have to certify to those benefits every week. so if you know that you are -- that you're getting a paycheck from the d.c. government every week, you have to certify that you don't have any other income. >> the city uncovered this scam during an internal interview. doesn't look like d.c. united will be leaving the district any time soon. the team president tells "the washington post" he expects to reach a deal on a new lease to keep the team at rfk stadium. it's the only place united has ever called home. the team hopes to have a deal in place soon. it explored locations for a new place in maryland but that has not worked out. at 6:13, a story that's worth interrupting your morning routine so you can pay

attention for a few minutes. >> you'll hear from a local man who shouldn't even be alive. >> for some people they don't get this lucky. they don't get this second chance like i got. they don't get to wake up after a drunken car accident. >> dillon spoke with 9news just hours after that accident. here's his story and how that crash has changed his life. it is 6:10. howard tells us about the sun today and the chance of snow for tomorrow. keep it right here with 9news now. we'll be right back.

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it's going to be another pleasant day around here. you'll neat the jackets this morning but once again temperatures near 50 at noon. highs in the low 50s this afternoon. every 50 minutes someone in the united states will die because of a drunk driver. >> this morning we want to share the story of dillon lewis. he admits he was driving drunk when he got into a crash and he nearly became one of those statistics. >> 9 wants you to know dillon and his story. andrea mccarren reports from the shock trauma center in baltimore. >> i was shaking, bleeding and thinking that was it.

>> reporter: we met dillon lewis at the lowest moment of his life. >> i wanted to fight. i wanted to live. i wanted to stay here. and i did that. >> reporter: driving drunk on a cold january night, dillon lost control of his truck, hit a telephone pole and flipped over. >> for some people they don't get this lucky. they don't get this second chance that i got. they don't get to wake up after a drunken car accident. >> reporter: we met the 21-year- old at the university of maryland shock trauma in baltimore, hours after he was brought in by ambulance, minutes before he went into surgery. >> i don't want to touch alcohol ever again. i need to take on the responsibilities of a 21-year- old and get my act together. >> i got a call from shock trauma about 6:00 in the morning telling me where he

was. every mother can probably imagine how i felt. >> reporter: dillon told us the toughest part of this ordeal was facing his mother. >> first thing he did was apologize. i'm so happy that he's alive. >> i'm thinking that was it. >> reporter: we showed her the interview dillon did with us from his hospital bed. >> we agreed there would be no alcohol in this house ever again. >> drinking alcohol isn't for me. i'd rather spend my time looking for things i can enjoy doing sober. >> somebody not too much older than you are decided to drink and drive and he nearly lost his hand. >> reporter: dillon's raw honesty already appears to be impacting young lives. we met him just by chance while visiting the trauma center with a group of juvenile offenders, teenagers getting a glimpse of the real life consequences of their destructive behavior. >> just seeing blood all over my clothes. >> let this be a wake-up call because i never want to see any one of you guys here as a patient.

>> i hope those kids really learn that, you know, they have families and they have lives and if they have dreams, drinking is going to take it all away from them. that's all i want to say. >> that was andrea mccarren reporting there. all month long andrea is bringing you the stories of the dangers of drinking among young people, showing you where the kids get booze and how police are cracking down on that. check out all of those stories on wusa9.com. they've been some of the most viewed videos on our website. >> very good reporting and something parents and their children need to hear over and over and over again. >> my son is 11 and a half. when we get stories about these unfortunate deaths that occur, i make him read them at this point in his life so he already has an understanding of what's going on. >> they say talk to them even before they become teenagers. howard, talk to us about the forecast. >> great news today. it's going to be another beautiful february day. temperatures are going into the 50s once again. we'll have a lot of sunshine.

tomorrow is when things will get a willing more interesting around here. let's get you going with a look at your bus stop forecast where temperatures are running in the low 30s to low 40s. big range. we have a couple of spots that dipped into the upper 20s but i think once the sun rises, they'll recover pretty quickly. 450 degrees at around 8:00. by -- 40 degrees at around #k. by lunch time high 40s. tonight 8:00 p.m. 45. we start clear. we finish with clouds. by tomorrow morning looking at our weather headlines. light snow and rain tomorrow, especially in the afternoon and evening. the rain will be south of town. d.c. north and west some light snow. roads mostly wet. surface temperatures are warm. trace to maybe an inch, inch and a half on the grassy areas well north of town. leesburg north out toward winchester, those areas could see a little bit of buildup. 2 gaithersburg this morning. just down the road in rockville 38. it's 40 degrees in alexandria and crofton. out to the west look at

manassas 27. lovettsville and centreville, they're both at 34 degrees. clear skies and good visibility on our michael & son weather camera. the winds are calm. they were gusting over 20 last hour. the barometer now rising at 30.11. here's our wednesday system. we already see rain from east texas back through eastern kansas. a little bit of snow on the back side. temperatures will be just cold enough around here so that tomorrow when it gets in here in the middle of the day in the afternoon, will be cold enough for some snow but i'm going to reiterate. i think roads will be mainly wet no reason to run out and freak out and run to the store. this is not a big event. i think this will be similar to what we had saturday evening. pleasant today, 55. tomorrow only near 40 with the mainly afternoon light snow, some rain south, southern maryland down toward fredricksburg. i don't think you'll be cold enough for snow. thursday, look, we rebound into the upper 40s. we'll be fine on thursday and friday as well. get ready for some cold this

weekend. saturday around 40 and sunday and monday in the mid- to upper 30s. it's now 6:18. hello, monika. hello, howard. things are looking great outside. we're going to take a live look here from sky 9 at the 270 spur. looking great. you've got your normal slow stuff as you leave basically frederick toward urban that and germantown and then here at the spur and the beltway. nice and light and traffic moving really well. we'll go over to the maps. the beltway is final. we'll zoom in first of all to the west side of town. the dulles toll road is fine out of leesburg. 66 out of gainesville. again your normal slow stuff but no big deals to report. we'll take a live look at the american legion bridge on the west side between tysons and bethesda. traffic is moving at or above the speed limit. back over to the maps to the north side of town. if you're planning to head on the outer loop of the beltway. i would say even at 6:19 still moving well at georgia avenue. it's 16 miles an hour. coming up in the next report at 6:25. we'll go into virginia. back to you. >> thank you. coming up 06:20 now. next in sports, an update on

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6:43. your weather first on this tuesday morning. you'll need a jacket early. we have temperatures in some cases in the upper 20s. lots of us in the 30s. still 44 reagan national. another decent day for february. sunshine all day long. temperatures by noon will be near 50. low to mid-50s for highs this afternoon. at 6:00 we're looking at a temperature of 49.

>> thank you, howard. >> a beautiful shot of the near full moon. >> oh, my goodness. is this the snow moon? >> i believe this month it's called the snow manual, you are correct -- snow moon. you are correct. >> how did you know that? >> i watch 9news now morning, noon and night. thank you for that information. most time basketball is exciting but not the case when it's the wizards and raptors. that's terrible to say. >> two teams had a combined 12 wins and 37 losses going into last night's game. d.c. blew an 1-point lead -- 18 poindz lead against tore ron ---point lead against toronto. they went into overtime. fortunately the wizards win 111- 108. d.c. hosting new york tomorrow. lady terps are already up 20 wins of the season. maryland visited georgia tech last night.

they roll 64-56. maryland visiting clemson thursday. with a win tonight the capitals can go into first place. florida has a one-point lead in the southeast division. the caps could be without brooks laich. he was injured in sunday's game against the bruins. he has only missed four of the capitals last 400 games. the new york giants will travel through the canyon of heroes today. the super bowl champions will be honored with a ticker tape parade in manhattan later this morning. then they'll head to their home state of new jersey for a celebration at the met life stadium. the governor wants to make them the new jersey giants. >> yes. chris christie said they practice here and live here. >> but don't worry, michael, your patriots, they don't go home empty handed. the tourism board in aruba is offering a free vacation to all players and coaches as a son

sell ration -- as a constellation prize. the super bowl ad really a political ad if disguise? we take a look. homeowners looking to downsize? now may be the perfect time to do it. what you need to know to make a great deal. right now monika has what you need to know about your morning commute. that's what a traffic reporter calls a beauty shot. pennsylvania avenue looks great at the williard hotel. an accident nearby just reported at constitution avenue at 17 rght street northwest. more -- 17th street northwest. more coming up on 9news now. achoo! the seasons change,

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welcome back. 6:29 on this -- 6:30 on this tuesday morning. i'm howard bernstein. outside on the weather terrace, it's pretty comfortable for february. temperatures in town in the 40s and 30s, even upper 20s in the suburbs. your day planner, get ready for sunshine. you'll need the jacket and sunglasses. 44 right now. 45 at noon. a 5:00 p.m. temperature of 52. last night a up come of sprinkles moved in our southern suburbs. those have quickly moved out to sea. now we're left with clear skies and look at the big range in temps from 44 in town. had 43 at pax river. manassas 27. hagerstown 38. going to the low to mid-50s

later on. let's find out how your morning commute is going. not bad at all. this is a live look from sky 9 heading inbound toward the beltway and again it's just exiting to the beltway. that's agent bit of a problem but overall the toll road looks great out of leesburg and all lanes are open here. we'll take you over to the maps on the inbound side of 66. initial delays, manassas into centreville. once you get there, you're going 50 miles an hour at route 29. that's pretty much the way it is all the way inside toward the beltway. we'll take you over to 95 on the northbound side. overall you've got delays as you head up from lorton into springfield and then here's what it looks like downtown on pennsylvania avenue. this is everyone stopping at the traffic light. no big deals here. constitution avenue at 17th street, i did get word of an accident. by the way 395 northbound is slowing down as you head out from landmark toward seminary road. coming up in my next report, we'll take a peek into maryland at 6:44.

at 6:31 we are following breaking news in prince george's county. a family is hospitalized after falling victim to a carbon monoxide poisoning. that family includes three children. it all happened overnight in fort washington. delia goncalves is there live with the latest. >> the three children range in ages from preteen to a mere infant. they were all pulled out of this house and are now fighting for their lives. they were pulled out by firefighters about 12:30 this early morning. here in the 78300 -- 8300 block of per nard drive. firefighters were -- bernard drive. firefighters were called around 12:30 by doctors at children's hospital who could not get a hold of anyone inside the house. you see, a fourth child was taken to the hospital earlier in the night. doctors there discovered high lefts of carbon monoxide in that child's blood. mom, dead and the other three

children who were all inside the home were unconscious. they were flown to a hyperbare rick chamber for treatment at baltimore shock trauma center. they later discovered a faulty furnace was to blame. the levels of carbon monoxide in the home 90 times higher than the dangerous limit. get this. 450 parts per million, five parts per million is considered unhealthy. now, to avoid this, experiments suggest that you get your appliances checked pretty regularly, you get your furnace inspected by a trained professional and beside as smoke detector, everyone should infall a carbon monoxide detector. it is a colorless, odorless gas that can cause nausea, vomiting and in extreme cases can even kill you. police a call this the silent killer. we don't know how long this family was exposed but thankly

they got out of the house. even though they're in critical condition at this early hour, when paramedics pulled the family members out of that home that was just saturated with this carbon monoxide, as soon as the family members came out into the fresh air, they started getting treatment. they were showing some signs of improvement so that is hopeful news but still a touch and go situation for this family. hopefully everyone can take this lesson and install detectors inside their home to prevent a tragedy like this from happening to them. back to you. >> good advice, delia. of course in fairfax county and the district, you can get carbon monoxide detectors free from the fire department. they cost about $15, $20. police now have an arrest warrant for the man they call the mastermind of the kidnapping, robbery and murder of an alexandria, virginia activist lenny harris. he's 26-year-old tyrone lewis. he's already jailed in alexandria on an unrelated charge. investigators say lewis is the man filmed using harris' credit

card shortly after his disappearance last september. harris' body was recovered january 28 from a well in fort washington, maryland. lewis is the third suspect arrested in harris' murder. just 30 minutes ago right here on 9news now, metro's general manager responded to some questions from transit passengers. richard sarles says station escalators weren't maintained according to system standards. he told our monika samtani the upcoming rate hikes will lead to better service and better equipment. >> rush plus goes into effect in july which is more rush hour service on most of our rail lines. that's a good thing. we're buying new buses to replace the oldest buses in the fleet. on the metro access vehicles, we're buying over 200 new vehicles. those are some of the things people will be seeing. >> you can watch monika's entire better view with metro's m&m richard sarles on -- metro's g.m. richard sarles on wusa9.com. the super bowl ad featuring clint eastwood was a huge hit

but were they trying to sell more than cars? >> that's a hot topic. erica hill is joining us live from new york. before we get started on that, i have to say congratulations on your giants. they played very well and deserved it. >> reporter: well, that's very kind and generous of you, mike. you know, it was a good game. your pats did their best. >> not good enough. >> it seemed like giselle is making more of it than the patriots. what about the commercial. >> that is the game, the commercials. if you watched the super bowl half time, you saw this ad clint eastwood did for chrysler. this morning it's getting a lot of backlash on that from the political realm. one group believes the ad is more of an endorsement for president obama. is that the case? fute gingrich also -- newt gingrich also weighing in as did clint eastwood did himself. lots of chit-chat about it

coming up at 7:00. >> sounds good. i can't wait to hear clint eastwood's take on it. >> it is certainly worth the millions that chrysler paid. we're all talking about it. >> getting a lot of attention. >> have a good show. thanks a lot. >> we'll be watching. campaign 2012 will be in the spotlight once again today. three more contests in the republican presidential race. colorado, minnesota, both holding caucuses today. and polls show mitt romney is leading in colorado while in minnesota, however, it is a tight contest between all four candidates. rick santorum has a two-point edge over romney in the latest poll there. today's primary in minnesota is basically what's called a beauty contest. excuse me, missouri. the winner won't get any state's delegates. lawsuit by four republican presidential candidates to get on the ballot here in virginia is over. a judge approved newt gingrich's request to be dropped from the case. he was the last plaintiff left to do so. only mitt romney and ron paul will be on the virginia primary ballot coming up next month. at 6:37 we're watching your money. more than 40 states have agreed

to a settlement involving foreclosures. there are five banks involved. bank of america, jpmorgan chase, wells fargo, city group and allied financial. as part of the decide, they would reduce loans for about one million households and hundreds of thousands of people who lost their homes to foreclosure would get checks for about a thousand dollars. if you're one of those families trying to escape a big mortgage, jessica doyle has some great advice for you. >> maybe you would think it would be great to get out from that big mortgage but still some concerns are holding you back. but downsizing in a down housing market may be easier and more profitable than you think. homeowners looking to unlock some cash by selling that big house they no longer need may be making it harder than it realize is -- than it really is. >> the idea that if i wait the market will go up and maybe i'll see those prices i saw three, four years ago will be back and i'll make a lot more money, i don't think that's

realistic. >> reporter: putting the emotional factors about downsizing on the shelf, there's a real case to be made and money to be made, too, from downsizing from a specific type of property. the buyers are out there right now for single family homes. >> your kids are grown. you're downsizing. you can move to a neighborhood where you don't really care about the schools anymore. so chances are you will be able to get a home for much less money. so you're getting the best of both world also. >> reporter: some single family homes with good neighboring schools are now seeing multiple offers in the washington area. >> if you're in that area where prices are still very stable and the market is very strong, you'll probably sell quite easily. >> reporter: in the ideal scenario, the downsizing seller can now look at some harder hit properties. >> maybe a condo or a small rambler a neighborhood hit pretty hard, could be a good opportunity to get a house for

up to half it was a couple of years ago. >> houses in the area are now back to 2004 levels prebubble. interest rates, of course, are at historic lows so that means if you bought the same house today at today's prices and interest rates, the mortgage would actually cost you 25% less a month than eight years ago. when you think about the math, it makes a lot of sense to actually think about buying in this partial. >> wow, that's good. >> thanks, jessica. our time is 6:40. in nine minutes a local school district taking to parents to court because their children are always late for class. it will be another sunny day. highs in the 50s. look at this beautiful shot of the capital. there is some winter weather coming our way. howard will tell us when that happens when 9news now returns. keep it here. curtis bragg was born in the district and grew up in silver spring. the high school graduate never

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6:45. 44 degrees. welcome back. monika here with your time saver traffic. all around good news. no big problems to report, just slow traffic. if you are traveling on the outer loop of the beltway at georgia avenue, 62 miles an hour. college park, on the outer look things are very slow from 95 to georgia avenue. then the pace picks up as you

head for bethesda. we'll go back to the map and this time to 270 on the southbound side. you've got delays beginning at route 124. we'll take a look live at montrose road. it continues past this point to the point where the lanes divide but all lanes are open here. if you're planning to head over to the beltway west side of town, things are good across the american legion bridge as well. back to you. >> thank you. don't freak out. that's what howard is telling us about tomorrow. >> especially one of his viewers. >> exactly. >> today enjoy. >> yeah, today is going to be final. we have a little snow coming but roads are warm so it's going to be mainly wet tomorrow afternoon despite of the fact there will be some snow flakes around. tomorrow evening if we get snow, it will be well north and west of town. some folks toward frederick or hagerstown or winchester, loudoun, northern loudoun, some of those areas that have an elevation, they may get that one to for-inch total, that isolated one -- one it two inch total, that isolated one.

we have temperatures in the low 30s, some in the 40s. so a big range this morning. sun is coming up at 7:09. sets at about 5:35 this evening. we are looking at sunshine all day so we've got a good looking sunrise and sunset. noontime temperature 49. high near 55 with a 5:00 p.m. temperature of 52. average high is about 45, 46. so we're still doing really well. nice again today. light snow and rain tomorrow. that rain will be south and east of town that will happen in the afternoon and evening. then be out of here by tomorrow night. roads though i expect them to stay mostly wet from this because they are warm and it will be in the upper 30s tomorrow to near 40 degrees for a high. so it would really have to snow heavily to overcome the warmth. i don't see that happening. a trace to an inch most areas on the grass that is. as i said, isolated spots one to two northwest of d.c. 34 right now in town with 20 culpeper and gaithersburg. we have pockets of freezing temperatures. look at your tv if you're not

looking. a beautiful shot on the weather camera with the glow in the eastern sky. just a little bit before our 7:09 sunrise. temperature of 44 with clear skies, calm winds and the dew points are running in the mid- 20s right now at 25 degrees. so the system comes in tomorrow. today we're looking at clear skies. tonight also we start clear but here come the clouds during the overnight toward tomorrow morning. watch how the blue, the snow moves toward us by midday. then during the afternoon and evening hours, d.c. north and west seeing some snow. south and east, the green is the rain. it will be with us for the evening and then pulls out of here after 10:00, 11:00 on wednesday night. so thursday the sun returns but not before dropping. just a little bit of accumulation on the grassy areas north and west. today 55. 30s tonight. we don't recover much tomorrow with the afternoon and evening snow and rain south. cold, 39. thursday, though, we're back in the 40s. then next week or this weekend i should say we get colder. 30s sunday and monday. awn dray ya and mike? -- andrea and mike? we have a developing situation and a traffic alert

for you in virginia on the northbound side of 395 here at duke street which i believe began as a disabled vehicle now looks like an accident right in the center of the roadway. delays from the beltway. it is jammed trying to get to duke street in landmark. only the left and right side of the roadway getting by and still waiting on some help. i think this is going to be here for a while right in the middle of rush hour. i'll keep you posted on this situation once again at 6:58. back to you. 6:49. just about every parent with kids deals with this. your kids are late for school because you're late getting them there. >> now loudoun county is going after to parents because their children have been late 30 times this year. mark and amy danikore face fines because of their children's tardiness. one of them was tardy 68 times last year. state laws don't cover n. the school says the lateness is disruptive. >> i don't think it's appropriate for the county to basically make up laws and then

try to enforce them in order to intimidate for bully parents into compliance. >> when the bell rings, people are at their desk ready for work. if you're coming in at the bell, you're disrupting the gay that's already begun. >> the county adds it tries to work with parents before taking the case to court. visitors to lincoln park and falls church will find some big changes. the park is closed. crews are preparing the park to get a rain garden there. the first days of the installation includes removing five white pine trees. once installed. the rain gardens will absorb the storm water and ease the flood problems and include the water quality there. today the university of baltimore will start talking to the city's greatest sports shreks. that's not a bad thing. the university is using the larger than life graphics of the athletes to promote recycling. resigningling bins will be placed under each graphic and the public can vote for their

favorite by depositing their recyclables in that athlete's bin. pretty clever. contest runs through the end of the month. it's 6:51. time to answer our question of the morning. 20% of us are guilty of doing which of these things at least once a week. is it a, cheating on a diet, coming to work late, or c, lying to a significant other about where we are? >> the answer is b, coming to work late. >> just 20%, though. >> just 20%. a check on the news before you go is next.

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welcome back. we're looking at a sunny, chilly day, at least the start to the day but a nice afternoon. around 55. some rain and snow tomorrow. maybe a buildup on grassy surfaces but roads stay wet, near 40. we have a traffic alert on the northbound side of 395 at duke street. an accident blocking the center of the roadway. i just got off the phone with virginia state police. they're trying to get there as fast as possible. we'll take a quick look at the delay. it's going to be solid for you from the beltway at this point. greece is trying to figure out some of its debt problems. it has more deadlines. wall street is watching. right now we're looking flat. cbs this morning is coming up next. they'll review today's republican presidential contest. we'll be back at 7:25 with weather and traffic. for more go to wusa9.com. we expect to see you here tomorrow at 4:25.