morning, the day planner, some sunshine now. or not now in a couple of hours when the sun comes up. some sun early. middle of the day -- hey, there's sun out there. just go the europe right now. it's sunny. it's cold too. 46 at noon. by 5:00. cloudy and overcast. 48 after toping out near 50 degrees. 44 at reagan national and sun setting about 5:39 this afternoon. these clouds here, this is what we're going to be seeing increasing and moving towards us throughout the day. winchester 27. off to the east and south, we've got mid 30s annapolis, down to the pax river naval air station but la plata, 31 and easton 32. today in spite of the increasing clouds a run to 50 degrees which is a few degrees above average. low to mid-40s up north and some low 50s south but we've got snow showers possible later on tonight and on saturday as the cold air moves in. more about that in a little while. to monika now and timesaver traffic.

friday light? friday light. sounds like a good night for a fire and a movie right howard? things look good outside as well early friday morning. good morning everybody. all is clear on the west side of town on the beltway and coming in on the dulles toll road from leesburg to wolf trap, route 50 to chantilly and 66 through centreville, everything is looking good. nice and light. in fact a live look outside on the northbound side of i-95 and here's what it looks like -- actually on 66. no problems out of manassas as you head for centreville and the beltway. live to 95 right now and this is in springfield coming up from route 644. still very light in the morning heading to 395 and the 14th street bridge and over to the maps and southern maryland. we're looking good on route 5, route 4, route 301. all the major corridors heading for the beltway. after andrews air force base and heading for oxon hill and the wilson bridges all lanes are open. coming up in my next report, a look on the north side of town

at 5:10. back to you. most of the republican presidential candidates are in washington today for the conservative political action conference or cpac. >> delia goncalves joins us live from the marriott wardman park in northwest where the whole thing is taking place. good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning, you know all is quiet here at the hotel but in just a few hours this morning things will really heat up. the three day conference here at the hotel is a must attend for the presidential hopefuls. but interestingly enough, the only candidate not attending and not speaking is ron paul. in 2008, mitt romney attended cpac and this unfortunately is where his presidential bid came to an end. but he's hoping this year it will be different and this will secure his standing in the race. the conference comes at a very good time for rick santorum who is still riding on the momentum of his big wins this creek in minnesotaman -- week in minnesota, missouri and

colorado. what can folks expect? at least a couple of attacks against president obama. >> the president seems of the forten that he was elected to lead all americans and that he was elected to be president of the united states, not the "occupy wall street" fan club. >> it starts with us, the willingness to recognize we're part of a cause that's much greater than ourselves. it starts with willingness to serve others and serve with others who may not have the exact same outlook on every single tactic. >> reporter: among the criticism against president obama, his controversial birth control plan. that part of the story coming up in my next live report in a half hour. back to you. mike andrea? >> all right, delia goncalves thank you. the time for the latest your money report of the morning. >> indeed, maybe you heard about the big mortgage deal that was announced yesterday in jessica doyle here to tell you what it means for you and how you can move forward if you're a candidate for it. >> you know they are big numbers and not maybe as big as some people would like not going to solve all the problems. but these are the basic

guidelines, five major banks agreeing to put up $25 billion to help people who lost their homes because of deceptive lending practices. it will help homeowners but it will probably take months before homeowners can even get a sense if harem jill for this asis stance -- they're eligible for that assistance. homeowners who did lose their homes will get checks worth up to $2,000. but the majority of mortgages are owned by fannie and freddie mac and these loans are not covered by the deal to reduce principal. here's the timeline. in the next two months, government officials will choose an administrator and it will take another six to nine months to notify homeowners about whether or not they will any eligibility for the program. the washington region has $1.5 billion in the deal that's because maryland is facing the worst foreclosure problem in the region. it's going to get around $1

billion of that total aid package. maryland has the sixth largest cash injection in the nation coming because of its mortgage foreclosure problem. virginia will receive $480 million and the district is expecting about $45 million. meantime the house has passed its version of the stock act and it bans lawmakers from insider trading. the more than was approved thursday -- measure was approved thursday. the bill must now be reconciled with the senate version which passed last week. and as for wall street, it was watching two big deals, the mortgage deal and another bailout deal announced for greece. neither of which produced muchacha rally for the -- much of a rally for the stock market. checking the numbers -- >> so first question i have is one of the things we reported on the among mortgage crisis over -- mortgage crisis over the last several years, many people lost their homes while they were waiting for the

paperwork and whole process to go through. have we learned from that? are people going to be able to freeze the process? >> what's going to happen with the foreclosure process they believe is loans have to be foreclosed on on a case by case basis. they were foreclosing in batches and entire baskets of loans were being foreclosed on and the robo signing was going on without actually looking at the paperwork. that's got to change. one downside of this potentially is at a lot of people are cig this clears up the -- saying this clears up the foreclosure process which actually mike ramp up foreclosures in america because now banks have a clearer sense of how to do this. because of the problems foreclosures basically stopped in america for a long period of time. really slowed down now that could pick up again. >> the other thing you were talking want the length of time you have to -- months for in and six months until administrator is going ut. i also heard that your best

friend, don't count on your loan lendor, maybe your mortgage. maybe your state's attorney general? >> in maryland, he's already set up a hotline for folks to call for questions and you know we have that information on the website for people to take a look at if they want to call but yeah, that's definitely one resource for folks if you're having trouble modifying these loans and that goes for h. a. r. p. 2.0. something we talked about in addition to this type of mortgage relief. you can use your attorneys general for all sorts of purposes but yeah, that's a great idea. >> as we talked about in the last hit. the bulk of mortgages don't apply here by fannie and freddie. >> the rumors are right now there could be a settlement on top of this settlement but that would include nine other private banks. some fannie and freddie loans that were foreclosed on that could be potentially up for the $2,000 checks, those might be put in the basket but they're

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just about 10 after action on the this friday morning -- after 5:00 on this friday morning. little cold out there. some spots in the 20s but more and more clouds as the day goes along but at least temperatures they'll be okay today. here's a looking at the day planner, we've got readings in the 30s in town and a few 20s early. 46 by noon and mild today with highs around 50 we become overcast. tonight some rain and snow showers move in and a much colder weekend ahead. details coming up. but right now over to monika with timesaver traffic. it's light and quiet on the roadways, on the west side of town, river road and bethesda. into tyson's around the topside of town between 270 and college park. more on area roadways coming up in my next report, once again at 5:18. back to you mike. here's a look at the other things making news knew.

for the first time since 1979, three mile island accident the nuclear regulatory commission approved a license for a new nuclear plant. the nrc approved the request for two reactors near augusta. georgia. the vote clears the way for officials to issue an operating license for the reactors and they could begin operating as soon as 2016 and 2017. syria's violent crackdown continues to escalate on anti- government protestors. protestors loyal to bashar al- assad have surrounded the city. for nearly a week the army has been trying to crush pockets of violent resistance there. human rights groups say more than 60 people were killed on thursday alone. some local parents got a brutal wakeup call when they found their daughter was close to death. >> coming up at 5:19. what they say nearly killed her and what they want other participants the learn from their ex-- parents to learn from their experience. achoo! the seasons change,

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welcome back to 9news now. good morning, happy friday. we're happy to say that. and tell you put an extra log on the fire if you have a fireplace. it's going to be cold. >> yeah, we got some only the coldest air of the -- of the coldest air of the season coming in, but short-lived. we'll be back in the 40s again by monday. this morning though you'll need the jacket and no real weather problems other than the chill in the air. our bus stop forecast, readings are down in the upper 20s to upper 30s.

and skies will be generally partly to mostly sunny this morning but we've got clouds that will be increasing during the day. sunrise 7:07 and it sets about 5:38. 5 ken 372 evening. our day planner -- 5:37 this evening. our day planner, by noon mostly cloudy and 46 and then overcast for the drive home but dry. 48 degrees. we will see highs around 50. maybe a couple degrees cooler north and a couple of degrees warmer south. we'll call it 50ish. temperatures this morning are down in the upper 20s in gaithersburg and also in reston at 29. haymarket's 27. low to mid-30s as you get closer toward the river here in alexandria and andrews at 34. it's 33 baden. columbia and laurel are 30 this morning with 31 in bethesda. the michael & son weather camera looking outside, no problems. generally clear skies. just a couple of high clouds. 34 degrees with a windchill of 27. thanks to that wind at 8 miles an hour out of the north- northwest and the humidity only 61% but that is going to change as we've got cold and moisture

coming together. so that means a little bit of snow in spots. a lot of a bit of snow in the mountains over the next couple of days. there's the arctic air, you can see it just about to minneapolis right now. bismarck down to 1. off to the south where we have 40s and 50s and also have rain from texas into louisiana and arkansas and mississippi. in fact a lot of the gulf coast now dealing with the rain. this is going to probably crank a pretty good storm just east of us. we're going to miss this one but maybe a little bit of moisture down to southern maryland tomorrow. today though the clouds increasing and already look back to illinois. you can see the rain and snow developing. i hope the cold goes away sometime soon. it is been lingering forever. it's a timing game. in the mountains, they're going to get lifted. a lot of windblown snow over the next day and a half or so. places like snow shoe starting tonight and tomorrow. seven springs the ski areas are going to get it and they'll be

making snow as well. by this evening pittsburgh seeing some snow and charleston still cloudy. by midnight, now we're talking a little bit of rain right along the i-95 corridor. but as you get up toward frederick, maybe out west of leesburg, i-81, i-70, we could be seeing some snow fall and even pick up in those areas maybe an inch in spots tonight. not going to be the end of the world but some accumulating snows. some snow north and northeast tomorrow morning. that's going to pull away but that's going to drop temperatures in the afternoon and i think we have an early day high about 40. rain south and snow north in the afternoon with some snow showers still possible tomorrow evening. around 9:00 looking at some snow showers down to the stout and then this will start to pull away except in the mountains where it will continue the snow flying. again some of the ski areas could pick up a foot from this. wouldn't be surprising to me. we look at the forecast then, today we've got temperatures

which will be only -- seasonable really. a couple of degrees above average. 50. tonight down in the 30s with the rain and snow showers. tomorrow some snow showers and maybe little bit rain south and still pick up a little dusting to an inch in spots tomorrow, tomorrow night. 40 early. we'll be dropping. sunday morning, we're down in the teens and 20s. with sunday's high only around freezing but we're back the 44 monday and could be a few flurries or snow showers on tuesday. it is now 5:18. mop k, you still -- monika. still medium smile. not a big one. good smile, yes, i'm happy to sympathy traffic is light -- say that traffic is light and in problems to report. you should have seen the face howard just looked at me with. thank you howard. if you're planning to head around town, things looking great on the beltway. zoom in first to the vw parkway and route 50 inside the beltway. no problems. remember all the troubles we had on route 50 outside the beltway? there are no problems here right now as you come in from annapolis you will be fine all

the way to the beltway. and inside as you head for the northeast corridor. we'll take you live outside to the beltway north of town. here's what it looks like at university boulevard. again, nice and light between 95 and silver spring. this time into the downtown area here 66 to the roosevelt bridge is fine. there are no problems or delays to report as you head for the bridge span and also a live look at 395 heading between king and seminary road. you will be fine all the way to the 14th street bridge and into downtown here as well. coming up in my next report, into maryland at 5:27. liver cancer, central nervous system damage. and increased risk of impotence. these are a few of the long- term effects by alcohol abuse by kids. >> 9 wants to know what a local couple learned about their teenage daughter when it was almost too late. they are hoping this is a wakeup call for all of us,

derek mcginty reports. >> it's probably the saddest moment of my whole life was when i found her, i'm not sure anything has ever come close to what that was like. >> reporter: emily and greg learned their teenage daughter was drinking when they found her intoxicated and barely conscious. >> it's just shocking to me how out in the open it really is. and how oblivious the parents are including us. >> reporter: they are oblivious no more. >> i think she's 15. alcohol overdose. >> i think people think that if their kids get good grades, they have friends, they seem relatively happy in school that that's a proxy for everything's okay. >> lie after lie after lie and we want to trust our children. that's a piece of what makes it so hard because these are good kids for the most part. >> reporter: what is especially shocking is how their daughter was introduced to alcohol. >> we have found out that her very first drink was taken on a

school sponsored field trip to another city and she said all four of the girls in her room actually drank to the point of passing out. vomiting all over the room. >> you're angry at your child, you're angry at the authorities. [ sirens ] >> this idea give your child privacy is crap because the privacy's killing them. >> reporter: in retrospect, the couple would have been tougher parents. >> i wish i'd taken away her phone more often when she was aleap and read all the text messages because these kids are text messaging each other constantly. >> reporter: it's all unfolding in one of the nation's wealthiest areas. >> there's a disease of affluence, to these kids a hard day is not going to be able to go to a party. >> do you have the ability to put into a g ps to get here and take custody of your daughter? >> they all feel entitled to have a good education and have to a phone and a car and they

all feel entitled to go out. they all feel entitled to use their money or their parents' money to buy alcohol or drugs. they don't know what hard is. if we don't show them, when are they going to learn it? that was derek mcginty there. >> now some kids are pretty adept at hiding their alcohol abuse but overs can exhibit a cluster of signs parents look out for these things. changes in friends, behavior and how they dress. a change in attendance or their performance at school and now sit important not to jump -- it is important not to jump to conclusions with one or two signs. the cluster you want to look out for, all of these things when they actually come about. go to the website, wusa9.com, we have some tips on talking with your kids about alcohol. it is broken down by age groups so make sure you look at that. wusa9.com. >> again, we think this is an important series and one that a lot of parents don't want the

hear about and are even resentful we're pointing this out and making the ugly comments known. >> but there are several stories that are very valuable to parents, check them out on wusa9.com. the question of the day once again this morning -- >> and here's a look at a response, laura sutton wrote on our facebook fan page -- >> just give them a smooch. it will be okay. log on to wusa9's facebook fan page and leave your response. we will reveal the answer in our 6:00 hour.

5:26 this friday morning. you got plans today? wear's not going to be an issue. it becomes an issue tonight and over the weekend as we have rain and snow showers and much colder air. today, we start chilly. 20s and 30s out there. 25 for luray and frederick early. 37 though on the bay. we'll head toward this morning mid-morning, temperatures still in the 30s. by lunchtime though, mid 40s. skies becoming partly sunny and then the clouds are going to thicken up this afternoon as the temperatures approach the 50-degree mark. mike and andrea, over to you. thank you howard. alex ovechkin scores a goal and gets an assist in last night's

game against winnipeg. >> but would it be enough for a win? kristen berset has more in this morning's sports report. >> good morning everybody. last night's capitals and jets game was rather interesting but very exciting one. four goals scored in regulation and all of them within the final ten minutes of the game and plus the ever exciting shootout. now if only the outcome for a little different. capitals hosting the winnipeg jets, they're scoreless in the third. alex ovechkin gets the regrounds and off the glass, watch this. what a shot. right behind the goalie. his 23rd of the season. caps lead 1-0. they went up 2-0 before the jets just took off. evander kane gets the puck around vokoun and then 12 seconds later, from center ice. a wobbler, deflects and goes in. the jets tie things up just like that. going to overtime. ovechkin gets tripped up so they go to a shootout. caps need this goal here but

matthew pir row hesitates and doesn't again get a good shot off and that was just ugly. the caps lose 3-2. to the hardwood, virginia tech hosting miami. the hokies had a tough time holding on to the ball and in the second, down 11. eric green turns the ball over. jones down the court and ryan brown with the offensive rebounds. the hokies go down. american hosting lehigh. roblicky, a big night, both career-highs and his first career double/double. american outlasting lehigh 71- 62. that will do it for our morning sports, i'm kristen berset, have a great friday. monika here with your timesaver traffic. on the inbound side of i-66, service roadway from nutley street to the main line is blocked with a single vehicle accident. tow truck just arrived on the scene but lanes are blocked until they can tow that away. coming up in my next report, more details on this accident

at 5:32. you're watching 9news now. stay with us.

good morning and welcome back to 9news now on this friday morning, i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm mike hydeck, a special hello we have in morning. >> yes we do to our friend parable. she says she watches us every morning -- paige. she says she watches us every morning and would like to meet us all too. we'll have to arrange that. >> and i met tracy last night. she loves us as well and we love you for starting your mornings with. >> nothing compared to sunday morning, some cold and wind moving in this weekend. even a spot of snow here and there. >> a smidge. >> a touch. >> a bit. >> we've got -- a system that's going to pass to the east but the arctic air that's coming that's going to help to squeeze out some snow showers and that's going to start tonight and on and off saturday and

saturday night. the look at the day planner for you, this friday, we have some sunshine this morning. increasing clouds throughout the day. mid 40s by noon. upper 40s at 5:00 p.m. highs will approach 50 maybe even into the lower 50s south of d.c. and winds variable to southerly at about 5 miles an hour. clouds are moving west to east and you'll see we have generally clear skies but into west virginia, ohio kentucky, this is where we're picking up some thicker clouds and farther west than that, we've got moisture. it's in the mid- to upper 20s to our north, 30 in manassas and la play that this morning. off to the east, only 32 in easton and 37 at the pax river naval air station. i spoke to charlie one of weather watchers, here's in the upper -- he's in the upper 20s more on tonight's and tomorrow's snow showers? just a moment. right now monika with timesaver traffic. one little problem the deal with right now on the inbound side of 66. the single vehicle accident here at nutley street. we'll take a live look from the traffic land camera. it was blocking that service roadway to get on to the main

line of 66. the tow truck arrived and it looks like they may be letting traffic free in a couple of minutes. just remember that and extra delay here in the service roadway inbound 66 at nutley street because of this single vehicle accident. over to the northbound side of 95 beginning to fill up in springfield but no big deals yet. on to 395 to the maps on the inbound side of 395 still moving well at duke street. inbound 66 at fairfax drive as well. and a quick live look at the 14th seat bridge. no reports problems do -- problems to report letting into downtown. every major political leader in the republican party will be at the conservative political action conference today in northwest d.c. >> and one of the majors topics of discussion at the cpac has been the controversial birth control provision. delia goncalves live from the marriott wardman park in northwest where everyone is going to congress grate later today. >> reporter: even some protestors we're told will be

out here later today but you know inside a lot of folks will be talking about that birth control plan which has really created a fire storm of continue verysy. a lot of folks see it as an attack against their religious freedoms. the attendees of the conservative conference are all taking a stand against the government mandate on january 20th. the administration announced it will require religiously afail yeted hospitals and universities to cover birth control in their insurance plan. now religious organizations that primarily employ and serve people with the same beliefs we're told are exempt but opponents say that's simply not good enough. >> before obama was elected, no one had ever heard of a united states' president saying to the world, that the united states a not a judeo christian nation. i'm here to say we are. >> his job is to unite the

country, not divide it of his job is to bridge differences, not aggravate them. to encourage success, not condemn it. and to honor and embrace the free exercise of religion. >> one thing's for certain -- this attack on religious freedom cannot and will not stand. >> reporter: now according to the plan the institutions have until august 2013 to implement this requirement. but the backlash now has the administration considering a -- reconsidering a bit i should say, saying they are quote searching for solutions but at this point, it looks like neither side really is willing to budge. coming up in the next half hour we'll talk about cpac a little more and the conference's influence on the presidential election. we'll have that coming up in my next live report. back to you mike. andrea? thank you. at 5:36. time for another your money report. >> and jessica back with a big change for a big brand we've all sort of grown up you know

watching. >> you think photography and the first brand a probably -- >> key back. >> that's right. >> kodak. eastman kodak. that is a sign of the tough economic times. kodak is going to stop making cameras. the dan is ending production of digital cameras, pocket digital cameras and instead it's going to focus on more profitable businesses photoprinting and desktop ink jet printers. the company brought photography to the map 100 years ago but it was batrd by japanese competition in the 1980s and unable to keep pace with the shift from film to digital technology. linked n reporting a strong fourth quarter. the online professional networking service added 14 million members and profits and sales beat wall street expectations. has bro is making toys base on zynga's games farmville. they have 227 million monthly activity users and continues to

add new titles to its portfolio of games. here's my question though, words with friends is a scabble game. how co-- scrabble game. how do you make toys and fluffy animals based on scrabble? >> mike hydeck needs a coffee mug. >> mike hydeck just planted an asparagus patch in farm vim. >> did you see the one story about how one guy has turned these games two something real where you actually are spending time and creating a patch of land in an undeveloped nation? >> outside in the real world? >> in the real record. that's good. >> that's good. but only one of them and all the rest -- limb and all the rest of -- him and all the rest of those. thank you jess. >> mike hydeck owns -- >> i know. >> coffee farm would make a difference there. okay moving on. chemotherapy during pregnancy. it can often be a very continue verbal decision. >> but a new study offer some reassurance to expectant mothers who are also cancer

patients. we're back in two minutes with your weather first.

it is 5:40 on this friday morning, still have some clear skies moon's looking good on the western sky in morning but clouds are on the way but tonight some rain and snow showers and more snow showers over the weekend. here's a look atdy planner this friday as -- the day planner this friday as you get ready to step out. a mild day though with temperatures approaching 50 and winds not bad. inside know to monika with timesaver traffic. on the inbound side of i-66 and the service roadway at nutley street. an accident just in its clearing stages. it was a single vehicle involved. they are now letting traffic through on the left side of the roadway with delays. more on this and maryland roadways coming up at 5:48. back to you. here's a look at some stories making news now. belgium researchers found women who undergo chemotherapy during pregnancy do have healthy babies. their study looks at women who were diagnosed with cancer after becoming pregnant. most have their babies before

37 weeks. doctors follows the children up to 18 years of age and found they developed like any other child. the number of total knee replacement surgeries has doubled in the past decade according to a government funded study. more than four million americans now have a new knee. researchers expect those numbers to go even higher as baby boomers reach their 70s and 80s. birthday time before we head to break, let's see who's celebrating today -- >> happy birthday to all of you who are born on this date.

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5:45 on there ted morning, get -- this friday morning. get ready, weather is changing yet again. >> if you think it's cold now, you ain't seen nothing, saturday night and sunday morning, temperatures down in the upper teens in spots and windchills near or below zero by sunday morning: this will be some of the coldest air we've seen all winter but much like the winter has been going this stuff will be gone after a couple of days and it will be cold though but short-lived. the bus stop forecast, partly to mostly sunny skies, temperatures in the upper 20s to upper 30s. but the clouds are going to increase today. sunrise 7:07 and setting at about 5:39 this afternoon. sunshine this morning, 36. by 8:00. noon, 46. as we become partly to mostly cloudy and then this afternoon, overcast, 49 degrees at 4:00 p.m. i think this high will get close to 50, maybe some lower 50s south of town and by 8:00 p.m. some light rain showers in

town. 45. north and west, out to the shenandoah valley, up toward the maryland and pennsylvania border and in the mountains i think we'll have no, ma'am snow showers by 8:00 p.m. it's -- some snow showers by 8:00 p.m. 37 down in southern maryland. mid 20s down in winchester down to luray. hagerstown at 30. definitely a cold morning out there. thankfully though the winds are fairly light and looking outside on the michael & son weather camera, all is well this morning. good visibility. a slight windchill. feeling like 27 here in d.c.. but a lot of the areas have near calm winds. one thing you got to see here. this white pink shear coming out of canada, this is an arctic air mass and it is sinking south. see business mark at 1,000 -- bismarck at 1 now. minneapolis on the border of the really cold stuff. it's going south and that's going to visit us later on saturday and especially son sunday. also this storm system in the lower mississippi valley with the rains and just a touch of

wintry precip across southern missouri but look at the rains across arkansas and southern louisiana and spreading now into alabama and even georgia seeing some rain this morning. low pressure is going to come up the coast to our east. might throw moisture back to you us early saturday but i think the one is going to miss us for the most part. here come the clouds in the afternoon and here's snow by 6:00 p.m. in pittsburgh and back to charleston and much of ohio and eastern kentucky. tonight by midnight now we've got a rain/snow mix, rain i-95 and south and east. some snow showers north and west and we could in some spots pick up an inch or two by tomorrow morning. would not surprise me. here comes the storm up the coast saturday. and then by middle of the day, rain and snow showers and look, they're going to be on and off through the afternoon and evening hours. and we might even see locally another inch of snow picked up in the evening saturday but in the mountains, some of the ski cares could get a foot.

tonight rain and snow showers develop. tomorrow windy too with more rain and snow showers cold on sundays only around 32 then warmer monday in the 40s. monika samtani's in at 5:48 and she's got our latest timesaver traffic. and an update on what's going on on i-66. i'm happy to say the accident on the inbound of i-66 have cleared and so have pretty much the delays in the service read as you head for nutley street. inbounds on i-66 no problems for you right now. a live look if you're planning to head southbound on i-270out gaithersburg and rock sill, no problems to report as you head down past falls road and to the point where the lanes divide. traffic is moving well early this friday morning. 95 in from baltimore, no problems to report. the bw parkway. same story. route 50 incident-free coming from annapolis to the beltway. a live look inside the beltway. more on the northeast corridor this time. here's new york avenue. still nice and light through the corridor, in problems to

report in northwest across the 14th street bridge or across the roosevelt bridge into downtown as well. coming up in my next report, back into virginiament back to you. a new town center just south of national airport's in the works. the exchanges would be a 17- acre development along route 1. according to the d.c. mud real estate blog, the 1.9 million square foot project will feature office, hotel and residential space. the u.s. postal service is irving a new stamp to raise awareness for heart disease. the surgeon general, the postmaster general unveiled a new 2012 heart healthy forever stamp. the stamp focuses on the importance of wellness and vie it will tea that come from -- vitality from come from physical exercise. coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death with men and women in the united states. dozens of wounded warriors are competings to be on the track and field team. they'll gather today at fort

belvoir for a qualifying rounds. 50 at leetings will be chosen to represent the army in the 2012 warrior games that begin april 30th in colorado springs, athletes will compete for the gold in archeries, cycling, wheelchair, basketball, shooting, swimming, track and field and sitting volleyball. another time for question of the day once again this morning, here it is -- >> so far, our facebook fan page are in agreement -- darla howard ramirez wrote -- >> and those of you who choose dinner, put a restaurant on there because i need an idea for my wife. log on to wusa9' facebook fan page, leave your answer and we will have the answer in about

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5:55. we're going to have good start to the friday but the clouds are on the way but tonight the rain and snow showers and even more snow showers saturday into saturday night and some minor accumulations. as usual the best chances will be north and west and in the mountains, places like snow shoe up to wisp could pick up a foot of windy snow but they're going to get plenty of it. by 8:45 this morning we're in the mid 30s and still mainly sunny. pax river 37, fredericksburg still about freeing, lunchtime though.

a few more clouds start to show up about 46 for the temperature here in d.c.. around 40 in the shenandoah valley. some areas are going to approach 50 or low 50s this afternoon. we'll approach 50 here in the metro as skies become mostly cloudy to overcast during the afternoon. for the drive home, we should be good but traveling up to pittsburgh this afternoon, you may run into some snow before you get there. i'll have more on our wintery change when i see you during 9news now at 6:00 a.m. right now over to andrea. it is time to take a look at some of the new movies coming out today. denzel washington another bad guy in "safe house." he suddenly turns up. he's placed in the keeping of a young inexperienced agent played by ryan reynolds. his training included a torture session with water boarding. "the vow" is based on a true story. they're in a car accident and then the wife goes into a coma. when she wakes up, she remembers nothing of her

husband and their life together. so she has to try to -- he has to try to win her back. dwayne the rock johnson is back in "journey to the mysterious island." he leads his stepson and his girlfriend around the unique island. this is a sequel to "journey to the center of the earth." if you missed it the first time around, the star wars series is back. the first movie which came out in 1977 actually turned out to be episode four if you didn't realize all that. now you can see them in order in theaters starting with darth vader as the child, an kin sky walker and they are in 3d. paul mccartney gets a star on the walk of fame while his ex-wife speaks out about the phone hacking scandal. >> bigad shaban has those stories and more. >> reporter: former beatle paul mccartney finally has a star on the hollywood walk of fame.

mccartney is the last beatle to earn the honor. he was actually granted a star nearly 20 years ago. but is just now getting around the officially receiving it. >> i want to say thanks to those guys john, george and ringo. >> reporter: his star is right alongside those of his old band mates. mccartney's ex-wife, heather mills testified in britain's ongoing media ethics inquiry. she said the only way piers morgan could have heard her private voice mail was through illegal phone hacking. >> did you authorize mr. morgan to listen to your voice mails? >> every ever. >> reporter: piers morgan admits he listened to a message from mccartney to mills but won't say how he got it. he denies ordering any phone hacking. actress naomi watts is set to play the late princess diana. it will focus on the last years

of diana's life. rehearsals for the grammy's are underway in the staples center in los angeles. cbs cameras were this at the beach boys reunited for the first time in more than two decades with brian wilson. he'll perform with foster the people and adam levine. they air live this sunday on cbs and that's your eye on entertainment. bigad shaban, cbs news, los angeles. we'll be watching that and we thank you for watching us on 9news now at 6:00 a.m. good morning. i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm mike hydeck. hey monika. mr. bernstein? >> you need a decent jacket. this afternoon it won't be so bad approaching 50 degrees and then you really going to need some warm weather gear or cold weather gear i mean. something that's going to keep you warm over the weekend as temperatures going to plummet especially saturday night into sunday morning. we've got some 30s out there. by noon mid 40s