hello, i'm jc hayward. thank you very much for joining us. it could be weeks before toxicology reports tell us exactly what caused the death of whitney houston. this morning the coroner's

office spoke with reporters. >> reporter: the family of whitney houston is making arrangements to pick up the superstar's body from the coroner's office. >> i don't know when the family is going to have the body, have her body picked up. sometimes it takes a couple of days. >> reporter: officials performed an autopsy sunday but it could be weeks before investigators know the exact cause of deaths. >> reporter: the music world gave a heartfelt tribute to the singer at the grammys. jennifer hudson moved the audience with her signature song, "i will always love you ." >> learning to sing and trying to figure out how to do runs to her song. >> reporter: houston was found dead in the bathtub saturday night. there were prescription drugs found in houston's hotel room,

but no illegal substances. toxicology results could take six to eight weeks. >> i had a conversation with the family at the hotel. and at no time did i discuss prescription medicine or the drowning issue. >> reporter: drugs eventually sidelined houston's career. but at her peak, her powerful voice made her one of the world's best selling artists. >> it is a combination of amazing emotion, but also the instrument that can deliver that emotion. >> reporter: the family has not yet said where houston will be laid to rest. cbs news, los angeles. >> houston's cousin, singer deion warwick has postponed a valentine's day concert in the wake of whitney houston's death. the judge overseeing the child sex abuse case of jerry sandusky says the former penn state assistant coach can see

most of his grandchildren while he awaits trial. however, the judge ruled that sandusky cannot see three of his grandchildren. they are the subject of a custody battle ethe judge is also allowing sandusky to use a jury, chosen from the state college area, to hear his case. the attorney general's office also wanted an out of county jury for trial. it is back to court for a former university for a former virginia lacrosse player george hugeley. huge guy is charged with killing yardley love. friday jurors watched the interrogation video the day love's body was found. in the tape hugeley told police he went to her apartment to talk but she started screaming and hitting her head against the wall. hugeley and at least two jurors cried while that tape was played. another trial begins today

for cornelius williams. he is accused of killing trooper wesley brown in 2010. brown was working part-time security at an apple bee's restaurant. funeral services for alexandria paramedic joshua weissman will take place this week the paramedic died friday, a day after he fell from a roadway, while responding to an emergency. and he suffered a severe head injury. visitation takes plays wednesday at the funeral home on braddock road in alexandria and funeral services with honors will take place on seminary road. weissman will be laid to rest at ivy hill cemetery in alexandria. president obama is out with his spending plan for the 2013 fiscal year. danielle nottingham reports that the budget proposal is already

under fire from republicans who say it does not do enough to cut the nation's deficit. >> reporter: president obama unveiled his 2013 budget proposal at a northern virginia community college. >> the truth is, we are going to have to make some tough choices in order to put this country back on a more sustainable fiscal path. >> reporter: included in the massive spending plan is a request for $8 billion to encourage colleges and business to his train workers in high growth industries. the plan was delivered to congress this morning. it includes $4 trillion in deficit reduction over ten years, cuts to military, and domestic spending, a renewed plea for tax hikes for the very wealthy, and $350 billion to stimulate job growth. >> reporter: the president's budget forecast a $901 billion deficit for next year. that falls short of his goal to cut the deficit in half by the

end of his first term. >> reporter: republican critics started bashing the president's proposal even before it was released. they argue it does not do enough to hold down the deficit. gop congressman paul ryan is preparing an alternative to the president's budget. his plan calls for more spending cuts through an overhaul of medicare and would not increase taxes on the wealthy. the debate is expected to dominate the presidential race, and the budget battle likely won't be resolved until after the election. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says he will put the president's budget up for a vote in the senate, where he predicted it would fail, as it did last year. the president and ceo of the martin luther king national memorial project foundation says plans to change an inscription will quote threaten the design, structure and integrity of the monument. harry johnson is echoing

criticisms made by the foundation's architect. the national park service has announced how it will correct a paraphrased quote. the paraphrase reads i was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness. and it drew a lot of criticism from those who said it portrayed dr. king as arrogant. king's exact quote from that speech, given two months before his assassination actually reads yes, if you want to say i was a drum major, say that i was a drum major for justice. say that i was a drum major for peace. i was a drum major for righteousness, and all of the other shallow things will not matter. four protesters are in police custody after they demonstrated on the memorial bridge. two of the protesters were suspended by ropes under the bridge so they could hang a free tibet banner. 5000 protesters marched south on connecticut avenue northwest on their way to lafayette park.

still to come, when 9news now continues. we salute an organization that has become a life line for caregivers of alzheimer's disease patients. plus we'll have details of more violent protests in greece. as that country struggles to stay financially solid. jake

rioters set buildings on fire and clashed with police in athens, greece as lawmakers voted to approve new austerity measures. the bill includes cuts to minimum wage, pensions and slashes thousands of civil service jobs. it also qualifies greece for billions of dollars from the european union and international monetary fund. as the financially struggling country tries to avoid bankruptcy. right now, crews are working to empty funds of fuel from the -- tons of fuel from the luxury liner still aground off the coast of italy. a memorial service is planned

today to mark the one month anniversary of the tragedy. at least 17 people were killed and 15 are still missing. the ship's captain remains under house arrest. he has been charged with several counts of manslaughter and abandoning the ship. coming up next, howard has the forecast. >> reporter: nice out here. it is warming up. one of the coldest mornings of the season. just want to take to you break with a look at the temperatures across the region. some areas still reporting upper 30s. 43 in sterling. 44 in springfield. 42 in columbia. talking about a system for tonight, tomorrow and again on thursday, i'll have details when 9news now at noon returns.

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and today we salute the alzheimer's disease family day center on hero central. >> reporter: each day, care takers bring their loved ones to the alzheimer's disease family day center for entertainment and social activity. and today, allen and charles provided a delightful afternoon of music and dancing. and even i had a great time. miles nigh stack brings his mother here each week day. he knows personally how the center benefits his mother, a retired physician. >> she was in my home, living with me, but was alone during the day when i'm out working, for almost three years and she is a book worm, and she loves reading books. but i really felt there were

circumstances that she needed to be in a safe and supportive environment. >> dr. jean sullivan is a respected physician. her disease caused her to retire, but she still exhibits a warm personality and welcomes a stranger. >> that is the big flu epidemic of 1918. >> we have a lot of folks here, who have been high level professionals. >> reporter: nancy davidson is the executive director of alzheimer's disease family day center. the center provides a wide variety of stimulation and activities and a home-like atmosphere. >> individuals can come here for a full range of activities, and opportunities to socialize with others, to find friends, which they often don't have any more, to get medical attention, if they need it, to have their meals here, to get their medications here. so it is a full service program for the person who has

dementia, it gives them a life. >> many times the caregiver of alzheimer's disease patients are called the second victim, because the caregiver's life is turned upside down. that is why the family daycare center is so important. it supports and educates family members of alzheimer's disease patients. the center focuses on people's strength, rather than memory limitations. they address the needs of a whole person, and they support family caregivers. had a great time with them. the alzheimer's disease family day center costs about $76 a day. however, they do have a scholarship fund for people who can't afford it. if you would like more information, go to jcheyward.com and select hero central. howard is here. >> yeah, my mom was in a dementia and alzheimer's disease place the last few years of her life. great place, great work they are

doing. >> great support system. >> yes for everybody. interesting, good job. cold today? >> reporter: yes. we have one of the coldest mornings of our season. heard some 16-degree readings. 18 in newland. lots of sunshine over the next few hours. the late afternoon and early evening clouds are going to start to move in from the west. upper 40s from west to southwest winds .10 miles per hour getting a little bit lighter in the late afternoon. by 9:00 we are in the upper 30s. lows tonight upper 20s and low 30s. there is a chance for snow flurries or snow showers during the overnight hours. culpepper 16 degrees. la plata 16, 21 in cambridge

and andrews. 17 at the naval air station and a very cold morning. 44 at reagan national already. 45 culpepper. still a few spots in the upper 30s. cambridge in the upper 30s as well. looking outside, bright sunshine, not a cloud to be found yet, but they are coming from the west. a temperature of 44 degrees. i don't know how national airport's reporting partly sunny skies, there is nothing upstairs. we have a depoint of only 9. this air is really, really dry and dry air that was here gets cold at night but heats up real quickly. doesn't take as much energy. middle of the country, that is the action we'll see for tonight and tomorrow. on the west coast there is a storm coming on for sure. this will give us a chance for rain on thursday. snow falling in iowa minnesota down through places like little

rock. wireswinter weather advisorys for them. i think before subset, across us, we are going to see the clouds moving overnight. look at charlottesville toward harrisonburg, new market, seeing the snow showers lifting north. we'll watch this. there could be just a little by. really not looking like much if any accumulation. by noon, partly to mostly cloudy. sunshine in the low he 50s. any rain in the mountains tuesday night might have a couple of showers for us overnight tuesday night into wednesday morning. wednesday we are back in the sunshine before the next system comes on thursday. a busy week. 46 today, maybe 48, 4-9d in a few spots. we may see sunshine and just an isolated shower in the afternoon. maybe a flurry north and

westerly. wednesday 50. thursday better chance of rain. 47, 51 on friday. the weekend looks partly sunny and seasonably cool with highs in the 40s. we are going in the kitchen and talking about local food for you. i want to hear about this when 9news now returns

if you have not decided what you want to prepare for your sweetheart on valentine's day, which is tomorrow, i have a special chef here who believes in serving and owning and selling products that do not use pesticides or added hormones. his name is i can't juan la wanda, he is originally from

morocco, he has his own company called bon v i v ant.com. >> we started with grass fed lamb, added salt, pepper, ground ginger, cumin, tare gone, parsley and lime juice. >> the recipe is on j.c. hayward.com. >> the lemon juice the acidity is going to bind all the flavors together. >> i love lamb. this was a beautiful piece of lamb that you have. and what i like about your company is that you promote

local farms and sellers. here in this area. i think that is so important. >> all the items that you brought are from small farms. >> a lot of people don't realize we are in the farmland here. so many farms here within 150 miles. >> i know. they have great products. you can get them at markets throughout the area, little farm markets. >> or we can get on our website we do deliver. you go online and order whatever you need. so it is easy. >> it is very easy. to make this dish. and again it is on j.c. hayward.com. what are you putting on? >> this is just pom grant --

pom grant seeds. >> whaferl. what a beautiful dish. i hope you have a happy valentine's day. come back and visit us.