church. her cousin was also in the choir. ♪ [ music ] houston was one of the world's best selling artists until she started using drugs and alcohol. the 48-year-old top sensation was found dead saturday under water in the bathtub of a beverly hills hotel. some prescription drugs were found in the room, but police say no more than most people have at home. investigators are waiting for toxicology tests before discussing the cause of death. ♪ [ music ] houston's god mother, aretha franklin honored the singer with a special concert in charlotte. she sang one of houston's biggest hits. and asked the crowd to pray for the family. whitney houston's memorial service will be held on saturday at noon. it will be by invitation only. in newark, new jersey, i'm allison, derek, back to you. >> thank you allison.

now tmz is reporting an apparent rift in whitney houston's family on where she aught to be layed to rest. houston's cousin and her mom both want the burial to take place in atlanta, but the rest of the family wants her buried in newark. lesli. from accidental death to an alleged murder. forensic experts testified that the snapping of her head, not cpr. bruce leshan has been listening to this case all along. bruce, tell us about what happened today. >> yeah, lesli, the lead medical examiner just got off the stand a couple minutes ago and he told the jurors that yeardley love died from brunt force trauma to the head. yeardley love's mother got up and walked out at one point, but the prosecutors are trying to prove that george huguely

killed yeardley love and they want to show jurors just exactly how he did it. a bad day for huguely's defense as two neuropathologists agree on the subtle brain injuries that killed yeardley love. both describe small bruises and bleeding all over the uva lacrosse player's brain. christine fuller said there were bruises in the middle cranium, near the young woman's temples on both sides of her head. she said they were consistent with either a fall from a height or a punch to the head. particularly if the punch was into a wall or the floor. but she said those injuries were too minor to kill her. instead, both pathologists describe bruising and bleeding they found in love's brain stem. the area of the brain that controls your breathing and your heartbeat. they said they were caused by a sudden snapping of her head. a twisting motion with sudden

acceleration and deceleration. huguely's lawyer forced the pathologist to admit they had no idea what caused that or how much force would be required. but investigators believe huguely slammed love's head against the floor or the wall of her bedroom. doctor beatrice testified that a chemical stain showed the injury to love's brain was inflicted at least two hours before she died alone in her room with no one to help her. the pathologist also cut a big hole in one of the defense theories here, that the injuries to yeardley love's brain might have been caused by cpr. they said they saw no sign of what they say are clear indications usually of what is called reprofusion. that is the sudden rush of blood back into oxygen starved

brain cells. they say they saw no sign of that and when the lead medical examiner was done with the prosecutor, the defense declined to even ask him any questions. lesli. >> another day of testify testimony there, bruce leshan, thank you. a former loudoun county sheriff deputy is refusing to comment about an alleged attack against a sterling man that was caught on tape. now take a look at this one. a camera on the deputy's cruiser recorded the confrontation between carlos garcia. this happened back in november of '09. garcia is now suing this deputy. he claims the deputy hit him so hard, he had a brain injury. garcia said he had his hand in the air at the time of the alleged attack. like i said, of 2009. >> police are investigating three more street robberies in upper northwest. all of them taking place yesterday and two of them at gunpoint. the robberies happened at river road and 46th street. the 5,000 block of wisconsin avenue and friendship rights and the 3800 block of warren

street. >> in particular, what's been going on in the second district is between one and three suspects. sometimes it's been two, so we are doing everything we can right now. >> police say all three of yesterday's cases involve three robbers wearing ski masks driving a dark colored vehicle and they are investigating them as if they are related. >> not too much sunshine out there today, but we'll make up for it tomorrow. topper is on the terrace with the forecast looking ahead for the week. >> you're right. it's not picture perfect, but temperatures are mild. not bad for valentine's day. we'll start with live doppler. a couple sprinkles, but most of the roads will be dry. a couple sprinkles toward howard county. that's just about it. a couple sprinkles near hagerstown. temperatures 50 downtown. can't argue with that. 48 gaithersburg and leesburg. 52 in manassas and head down 95

south, 56 in fredericksburg. for tonight, keep the chance of a shower in. mostly cloudy, chilly. one blanket night. low temperatures in the 30s. winds will pick up out of the northwest at 10 to 15. we'll come back and talk about not one, but two storms and perhaps a winter storm over the weekend. we'll explain. >> a big debate is on in the maryland general assembly over some new proposals for child safety in cars. one idea, change the law so that all kids 12 and under have to ride in the back. scott broom covered hearings on the issue. he's in annapolis tonight with more. >> as we speak, there from lots of rules about child safety in cars in maryland. some of the rules are confusing and there's nothing in the rule book about when to graduate to the front seat. now some maryland legislators want to change that. >> each year more than 5,000 children die in motor vehicle collisions and hundreds of times more than that are injured. >> hearings on a bill today that mandate the kids up to age

13 would have to ride in the back with exceptions if the seat wasn't available due to a full vehicle or car pool. >> we are trying to keep it simple. trying to cover the majority. >> emily from montgomery county explains the current maryland child safety law is based on height and weight and age and doesn't address graduating to the front seat. >> the back is the safest for children. children are 40% less likely to be killed or injuried in the backseat. if you have a backseat available, you want the children in the back. >> largely related to air bag safety. >> one big issue here is front seat air bags and testimony from doctors today that even a sturdy 12-year-old could be hurt. >> kids and adults are not the same in their architecture. >> keeping kids up to age 13 in the backseat is a long standing recommendation of both federal experts and the american academy of pediatrics.

if this bill passes here in maryland, this will be the first state to make those recommendations law. in annapolis, scott broom, 9news now. >> right now, maryland requires the use of safety or booster seats for kids 7 and younger unless that child is 4'9" or weighs more than 65- pounds. >> we are all familiar with the practice of tailgating. friends and family gather in a stadium parking lot before a big game. they get some food and drink on. oftentimes it is alcohol. well 9 wants you to know, teenagers have a whole new take on this tailgating idea. they call it pregaming and it's happening in houses and public parking lots. >> teenagers and young adults who get intoxicated or high before high school sporting events or on this night before a concert at a popular local

venue. young ladies, relax. >> well, here's the problem we have. you're out in public. >> out in public and with a lot of booze on hand. not only did the cops charge these young ladies with alcohol and drug possession, but something else that could land them on maryland's sex tragofus the young women to get out of this citation. you can see it all tonight at 11:00 on 9news now. lesli. >> coming up, bank fees are piling up. we'll have some ways to manage those fees without breaking your wallet. >> also ahead, the ipad 3 may be coming to an apple store near you sooner than you think. >> but up next, president obama expressing hope congress will renew that payroll tax cut before it lasts until the end of the month. i stepped on the machine, and it showed me the pressure points

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the montgomery county school board vote is approved today to the $1.3 billion budget request. that allows the school system to fund students. the county executive for final approval. >> all right, all we can week long we are taking looks at how to impact your bottom line. many consumers claim victory after one financial institution reversed its plan to charge a debit card fee. that hasn't stopped banks from trying to nickel and dime your account. john lee had a bank of america

account since college. he recently noticed the fees piling up. >> see if you don't have a certain amount of money in your bank. >> he had enough when they announced a $5 debit card fee. >> idea of paying money to access your own money is just crazy to me. >> lee and others closed their accounts and forced bank of america to back down. alex met bank trends. he said that was a temporary victory, now banks raised fees on everything from wire transfers to new checks and making those fees harder to avoid. >> monthly minimum balance needed to avoid those fees are going from $1500 to $6,000. >> banks are charging higher fees. it's expected to cost the industry more than $10 billion a year. a recent study of the ten biggest banks found 49 different checking account fees. matt says banks are designing new charges for optional conveniences like mobile check

deposits or for a fee, you can escape a bank's automated phone system and connect with a human. >> consumers need to start weigh the balance between convenience and fees and what's more important to them. >> john lee finds the whole system disappointing. >> might as well cash my check and put my money under my mattress. >> here's the bottom line. it might be better for you to work with your bank, because you can end up canceling services that would keep you from paying certain fees. prepaid debit cards are popular. but are they really a drain or your wallet? we'll explain. >> well, you may have to dig deep for the next version of the ipad. it's going to be hitting stores soon. wall street journal reports apple is ready to announce a debut of the ipad 3 in the first week of march. sources say at&t and verison will sell the latest version and will run on their newest fourth generation wireless networks. the move should make the tablet run faster and as usual, apple is not commenting on the

journal report. valentine's day includes a lot of red and pink, but today it was green at dulles international airport. more than a quarter billion dollars in profit sharing earnings were distributed to united airlines and continental airlines employees. workers got checks at a celebration featuring a balloon drop, dollar bill confetti and payday candy bars. talk about being happy to share the wealth. let's take it out to you guys on the terrace. >> sharing the wealth is cool on valentine's day. but you know what? this is like the best february ever of all time. came out today, it was sunny and i had my hat on and i felt warm with it. >> i know. this is your kind of weather. >> you know, we are still looking at the potential of a storm over the weekend. we'll talk about that. i do want to talk about a snow drought. check this out. we aren't the only ones in a snow drought. we've had 2 inches of snow

downtown. that's about 8 inches below average so far. 3.7 inches. they are 10 inches behind so far. and it doesn't get much better. in new york, they had 5 inches. they are a foot behind. and speaking of a foot behind. and in boston, they had 19.8 inches and they are almost 20 inches behind for the season. now burlingtom, vermont, a little different. they will 27 inches. it's only half the snow they should have had. snow drought continues in the east. we have clouds outside now. a few sprinkles to the north. all in all, a pretty nice evening. there's a live weather cam brought to you by michael and son. dew point is 30. pressure falling at 29.9 inches of mercury. the winds will shift as a cold front goes through after midnight. we'll zoom in. and again, looks pretty good this time yesterday, but it

fell apart as it moved northeastward. most of the activity is going to our north. all of the activity is light. i think if you're headed north of baltimore or up to frederick, you might have a few wet roads. but for the most part, a nondescript system as most of the activity goes north of us and the rest of it falls apart. we'll look at the radar now. you can see a little bit of sprinkles and light rain around hagerstown and between frederick and baltimore and also up 270. we'll zoom in a little bit. for the most part, this is all generally light. heavier activity beginning to develop and approach 97 and just south of baltimore. but that is about it. we'll keep the chance of a shower until midnight. temperatures 50 right now in bethesda. 51 in arlington. 50 downtown. 46 in gaithersburg, but still 50 in great falls and 49 in reston. pretty good deal. so, you need your umbrella thursday. shower possible tonight. not much. mild and nice on wednesday. a little breezy. grab your sunglasses and light

coat. rain and showers possible on thursday. this is not a power packed system either. mostly cloudy and chilly. maybe a shower tonight. a one blanket night. winds will become northwesterly at 10 to 15. next seven days. thursday there are your rain and showers, but still mild. friday we first name the week strong with temperatures generally in the 50s. and saturday, we're still in the mid 50s. and then we're looking at the possibility of a coastal storm on sunday. looks like most of the models now in agreement that a storm will develop off the southeast coast. they diverge. then we're back to the 50s on president's day. this was last wednesday, hard to believe. this was up in frederick where they had 1 to 2 inches. if it was a very nice shot. if you want to send in a best shot, go to wusa9.com and

include your name, location, and description. >> is there a worse case scenario? >> just thought i would try. >> tuesday, dude. come on. >> back to you guys. now to the capital where there's renewed optimism for the payroll tax cut. gop leaders are willing to extend the breakthrough the end of the year without finding ways to pay for it. >> the 2% tax cut averages out to $1,000 per family. and while striking a hopeful note, president barack obama said the fight isn't over yet. >> call, tweet, write your congressman, write your senators. tell them, do not let up until this thing gets done. don't let taxes go up on 160 million working americans. >> house speaker, john boehner, says the house could vote on the payroll tax measure this week, but the renewal of jobless benefits and adjustments still need to be offset with spending cuts elsewhere. >> up next, a brazen bandit

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in los angeles, a surprise attack caught on tape. a large man over 2 feet and 200 pounds breaks into a cashier's cage in a gas station, over powers the female clerk and chokes her, grabs the cash. that's what you see him doing there and flees. surveillance video shows him driving away in a late model dark sedan. the syrian government forces went on the attack today and what's being called the heaviest shelling in days. assad attacks opponents of the president and sties across the country and at least six people were killed. meanwhile, arab officials confirm, regional governments are ready to arm the resistance if the violence continues. at the same time -- the

possibility of a civil war. barack is accusing iran of being behind a bombing in thailand. that attack in bangkok blew the legs off an iranian man that was carrying grenades. it comes one day after isreali diplomats were targeted. iran blames the setbacks in its nuclear program on israel. it's unclear whether the bangkok explosions were related. >> back here in the u.s., a terrified 12-year-old is credited with chasing off a burglary. the dispatcher attempted to call him during the 911 call. >> what door were they trying to get in? a kitchen door or sliding glass to a bedroom? >> i think he's in my house. >> okay. the back door. >> the back door? >> yes. >> the boy stayed on the phone

and provided police with valuable information. the would be robber fled after hearing the approaching sirens and that little boy was not hurt. still ahead, michaele salahi stars in a new music video. and the smart app of the year gets its own facebook page. are french kids better behaved and better disciplined? a new book is having a lot of families talking. >> this is bruce johnson in northwest. coming up, valentine's day. and whitney houston. i'll have the story coming up.

we had a death in our family. recapping our top story, whitney houston's family has decided there will be no public service for the legendary singer. the queen of pop will be eulogized in the church of newark, new jersey, where she first showcased her musical gift. >> a public honoring ceremony, but her family said the public had whitney houston for 30 years, now it's their turn to send her home. our bruce johnson has been following this story. people who really, really loved her. >> that's right, lesli. they are hearing for the first time. they will be incredibly disappointed. some are hoping for a live broadcast. but this valentine's day, they were out singing her songs,

keeping whitney houston in their thoughts. >> i get so emotional, baby. ♪ and i >> valentine's day along georgia avenue. nearly everyone had a whitney houston song to belt out. ♪ [ music ] >> the record store in maryland, whitney houston fans were making fresh cd's. >> it's a tragedy that she passed. >> i liked her voice, when she had a voice. >> reports say online sales of whitney houston songs could set new records. down to but one album left. >> right now, this is the only one that we have. her very first. >> the most decorated female. police confirmed she was under water in a bathtub in her hotel

room at the beverly hilton hotel one day before the grammy's. local radio stations would be pushing whitney's love song. bell's flower shop in maryland today, business was up 30%. >> busier than last year for sure. >> and you attribute that to the economy getting better? >> it's getting a little bit better. >> a new opportunity. >> spending a good amount. >> wanted to surprise her. >> it was the usual last minute. >> lovely. lovely lady. great songs. i guess you are suggesting i should get the cd, right? >> it wouldn't hurt. >> it really wouldn't hurt. >> get the cd. more than one person out on the street expressed some serious concern about whitney houston's daughter. and the washington area, one of whitney houston's biggest market. >> you can see the outpouring of love and songs people try to

sing. >> you want to hit a whitney houston tune for us? >> you know what? i know my limitations. i'm going to send it back into the newsroom. >> thanks, lesli. we continue to investigate a police involved shooting that is getting a will the lot of questions from a will the of you. a culpeper town police officer shot and killed a 54-year-old woman in a catholic school parking lot. the police tell us the officer's arm was caught in the front window of the woman's jeep and he was shooting her in self-defense because she was trying to drag him or drive away. an eyewitness tells a different story, contradicting what the police said. more than 200,000 of you watched this story on wusa9.com with hundreds of you asking us to follow up. tonight, 9 wants to know where this investigation is headed. we sent our own peggy fox back to culpeper to get the real deal. >> this is where patricia cook was shot and killed by a police officer thursday morning. it was in this parking lot.

she was exiting. now police say she rolled up the officer's arm in her window and got it caught and she was dragging him and he shot her because he feared for his life. a man who works in this house and says he saw the whole thing through this window says the officers arm was never caught and that he was never dragged. >> he had his left hand on the door handle and the right hand on the gun. >> state police say chris changed his story about what he saw thursday morning when a five year culpeper police officer shot and killed 54-year- old patricia cook. he told state police and reporters the same thing then and now. >> his left hand was on the door handle. it was real close together, you know. >> what's he doing with the gun? >> he's telling her to stop. i mean, he told her to stop or i'll shoot. >> to stop what? >> i'm aassuming to stop the vehicle. >> the officer fired and continued firing as cook drove

up the street. >> absolutely. there was traffic coming this way when she got to the side of the building, she was at a drift. you have traffic coming this way too. >> the culpeper town spokesperson says the officer's cruiser did have a video camera, but it was not working. he also said the officer did not turn on his blue lights. if he had, it would have been a sign that he was detaining the person, says attorney and former fairfax county police officer, ted sibert. if the person is not being detained, she should be free to go. >> what is he investigating? if it's suspicious person, then he doesn't have justification to use force to maintain the contact. so if a person wants to roll the window up, they can. he can't be sticking his hand in the window. he can't try to pull somebody out of the car. he can't open a door. those all need justification.

all some degree of suspicious that a crime has occurred or about to occur or has been completed. >> patricia cook was a retired cosmetologist. her husband said she was going to run some errands that day and he has no idea why she was in the parking lot of the catholic school. but he believes the police officer may have used excessive force. in culpeper, peggy fox, 9news now. >> and patricia's husband is looking into hiring an attorney. anita. >> when we think of the french, fine wine, culture, and the arts come to mind, but tonight, there are some who suggest that french parenting is also superior. anny hong is here with this debate. anny, tell me about this. >> it's all in this book called, bringing up bebe and it's about an american mother in paris and she says french parents have a certain attitude when it comes to raising better behaved children. she says french kids eat more varied diets than american children do. they sleep through the night

earlier than the average u.s. infant and according to the author, more self-sufficient. able to amuse themselves without the help of their parents. >> french mother of two, peggy, prides herself in raising her daughters the french and american way. >> certainly have more exposure to different food. i mean, i do shop in the bakery. >> she is a director in georgetown says french parenting starts with the belief that children can learn self-control. that kids must not interrupt adults, for example. they should wait patiently for meals and learn how to play on their own. >> we should still be able to enjoy your adult time and it's important for the balance at large of the family. >> french parenting is in a proper culinary education that starts young. no picky eaters allowed here. >> french parents are very strict about snacking.

in general, no snacking at all, except once a day at around 4:00 where kids can have one snack, for example, like this, chocolate cresant. >> >> my kids don't have free access to the cabinets. >> so peer superior to americans? >> i was that way with my children and i think it's probably a good idea. i was reluctant to let the children run the house. >> this american mother of two read the reviews on the french med method and is taking notes. >> we have started family meals. >> this is just one of many parenting books, of course, and just one woman's experience. now french parents envy americans in many ways, for example, creativity is more encouraged, they say, and our french mom we spoke to believes that american parents seem to listen to their children better and anita, i spent time in paris and i will say a lot of

the observations are spot on. they are well behaved. a a lot of well behaved american children as well. >> the kids are exposed to so much more. that's what we are eating today. >> and very few allergies in france. many kids just don't have allergies. >> very interesting. anny hong, thanks. back to you guys. >> coming up, a look at the top dogs running in the westminster dog show. and up next, she's back. after the break, the new journey music video featuring the infamous white house crasher, michaele salahi. and don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us. we'll be right back. ♪

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. yes, that is famous white house gate crasher, michaele salahi featured in the steamy new video by the rock band, jour journey. she left in virginia last fall. he reported her missing in oregon. but it turns out she left her husband for the lead guitarrest. the cinema and draft house could be transformed into a blues and jazz club. that's if a local realtor gets his way. >> the theater has been closed since june of 2010. the principle owner bought the property last week. he plans to turn it into a 300 seat new orleans scene, restaurant, and supper club. it is expected to cost $8 million and planning to open in september. >> human rights supporter, frederick douglas was honored today. students were among those

attending birthday celebrations at the douglas museum on capitol hill. he was the first black citizen to hold a high rank in the united states government. frederick douglas was a consultant to abraham lincoln during the civil war. >> angry birds made their way to facebook. debuted on the social network. the launch happened in indonesia. that is the world's most facebook connected city. who knew this? facebook officials are hoping that angry birds eventually reaches a global audience of 800 million people. it's fun for a minute. >> children love that game. angry birds. still ahead, supporters of same sex marriages choose valentine's day to make a statement in virginia. >> and up next, an updaylight update on the parents face ing a trial when their children were late for school.

new information tonight about those virginia parents facing charges after their kids were late to school. we first introduced you last week. that's when a trial was set

because of their children's excessive tardiness in getting to school in loudoun county. today, he and his wife filed a motion asking the court to dismiss this. we'll let you know what happens. >> some folks look into adopt children in virginia could soon face a new hurdle. governor bob mcdonnell indicated he will sign a bill that will allow child placement agencies to refuse placing children in certain homes if doing so will violate religious convictions. would that amount to dediscrimination or protecting the rights of private agencies and their religious beliefs? joining us to talk about that is the family research council and emily from the family equality council. let's start with you, is this about gays and lesbians? who else would there be a moral conviction against allowing them? >> well, this is an issue of religious liberty and it's for the faith based organization to decide what is the concern that

they may have. >> all right, now emily, basically he is saying that this will be okay if religious organizations say they don't want gay folks to adopt your view on that. >> well, what we're talking about here is the adoption rights of children in foster care in virginia. currently virginia is undergoing a foster care crisis. they have over 6,000 kids in the system. they rank second to last in the country in public placements. they also have the distinction of the highest rate of children who age out of the system every year without finding placements and this is because they don't have enough parents in virginia available to adopt these children. what this law does is further restrict the potential pool of parents that could come forward. >> i get this e-mail all the time from folks saying that exact argument. isn't it better for kids to be in a house with two mommies or two daddies or a house where they aren't loved or wanted? >> the problem is, these agencies are not going to compromise their conviction. they will go out of the adoption business rather than

do that. >> he says hey, it will be more difficult. >> we can't put the rights of religious organizations above the best interest of children. the reality of it is, in virginia, only 22% of the public adoptions are facilitated by public agencies. >> the red hairing, this is being presented as it keeps homosexuals from being able to adopt at all and because only a small percent age. they have a lot of other adoption agencies they can go to. not only the agencies, but birth mothers and adoptive parents may prefer to work with a faith based group. >> i got to bring this up. both of you have the name family in your title, but different idea of what that word means. isn't this really about a fight over whether or not gays and lesbians should have the right to adopt children? >> well, no it's not.

because gays and lesbians have the right to adopt children in virginia and this -- >> you don't think they aught to? >> it's always in the best interest for children to be placed with a married mother and father if at all possible. >> every established child welfare agency in this country, the american psychological association, the american academy of pediatrics, they all say the same thing. children raised by gay and lesbian parents do just as well as children raised in homes with a mother and a father. they all endorse the ability of gays and lesbians to raise children. several thousand are being raised in virginia. the issue of whether or not gay and lesbian parents provide good homes is a settled issue. >> i want it thank you both for joining us. >> thank you, derek. we are sounding like a broken record here. every time we think about what season it is and step outside

and see what the temperature is, we are confused, top. >> absolutely. >> i'll say it again. i said it behind the scenes and to you privately. let's hope you don't decide to go into a winter pattern in the spring. here's a live look outside the white house. a gorgeous night ahead. a few clouds, yes, but generally dry. this live weather cam brought to you by michael and son. still 50 downtown. dew point is 30. pressure is rising. 29.69 inches of mercury. they will become northwesterly when the cold front rolls through. satellite picture radar combined. a little bit of rain and snow in the laurel mountains up into pennsylvania, but this is a very weak system. kind of fell apart as it moved northeastward. live doppler 9,000. you can access this on our website, wusa9.com. might want to down load our weather app, too. light activity up in montgomery county, howard county, if you are headed toward baltimore and a few sprinkles down into calvert county and that is about it. temperatures, some 40s.

49 in bethesda. 46 in gaithersburg and 49 in great falls. but plenty of 50s, too. 50 in rockville. 51 in arlington and 52 down in springfield. so here's the deal. looking at an umbrella necessary on thursday. we didn't need it today. shower or a couple showers possible tonight. don't worry about bringing your umbrella. mild and nice tomorrow. grab your sunglasses. this is not a block buster storm either, but it has more moisture than the one we had today. mostly cloudy, chilly tonight. a chance of a shower in. a one blanket night. lows in the 30s. now tomorrow morning, becoming partly cloudy, breezy and chilly. light coat will handle it. 30s and 40s and by afternoon, a very nice day. partly cloudy and mild. a light coat is all you need. high temperatures low 50s. winds northwest at 10. it's more like a mid march day. we'll break it down. 6:00 in the 30s.

partly cloudy. 47 to 52 by noon with sunshine and then 49 to 54 by evening. another nice day. now the next three days, showers on thursday, but still mild 50. gorgeous on friday. sunshine, temperatures in the low 50s. next seven days, saturday mild, don't let that fool you. just checked the information, models now inching the storm further north and further west which would give us a chance of snow. temperature 42. right back into the 50s on president's day and 55 with sunshine next tuesday. we finally got a coastal storm to watch. we'll keep you posted. also a lot of e-mails about rumbling. we'll come back and answer what that was about 15 minutes. okay, see you then, top. we have an update on the efforts to keep the university of maryland swimming and dive teams afloat. according to the university's newspaper, the diamondback, the athletics department is extending the deadline for the teams to raise enough money to stay in the water.

now instead of having to raise $11.5 million, they have a series of deadlines to raise different amounts by 2015. >> 31 of 32nhl teams reported having one player sustain a concussion last season. >> despite improvements to equipment, they continue to rise. >> make the game safer. kristen. >> hey guys, sports related concussions have become a hot button topic recently from the nfl to nhl leagues and teams are trying to reverse a troubling trend. dave owens takes a closer look at how concussions are diagnosed and treated. >> obviously we have a technical problem there. but the nhl says between 75 and 80 cases are reported each year. last season, this is how it

broke down. 44% with legal hits. 31% were accidental. and 14% were from legal head shots and 8% of concussions came from fighting. of course, we'll continue to investigate as it relates to youth athletics and how scientists link concussions to depression. back to you. >> the president is issuing congress a call to action. maybe do it now, without drama or delay. still to come, why he is pressing for a quick extension to that payroll tax cut. >> how much do we love each other? i guess about as much as you can. >> i'm kristin fisher. on this valentine's day, we get the secret to a long and happy marriage from a gaithersburg couple that has been married 62 years. meet the mckenna's coming up. >> i'm manuel at the westminster dog show. coming up, i'll give you a sneak peek in the day in the life of a show dog.

who doesn't love animals? you should see the way this newsroom lights up when the pets come through for the noon show's pet line 9 segment. >> and today, the talk is all about the annual westminster dog show. manuel has the pleasure of

being there. >> backstage at madison square garden, it's wall to wall pooches getting ready for show time. every dog at the westminster dog show is treated like a champion. no detail is overlooked. they get a little moose, haircut, and a shave. the schauzer never looked better. this is great dane's big moment. >> does he have a particular strength? >> his head is beautiful. he has a really pretty head and he moves quite well. >> his owner is nervous. he has some big competition. especially from james, the favorite. during the competition, the dogs get a little spray of water on their paws to keep them from slipping on the turf and put water in their mouths to keep them from over heating. the males and females are judged together and then separately. they assess their size and shape and the way they move. there can be only one best of breed.

and for the second year in a row, it's james. >> he won. >> congratulations. >> while james poses in the winner circle, tru's gets some attention offstage. >> we try. it's a long journey, it's a hard journey. >> like many of the competitors. next year they plan to be back. cbs news, new york. >> wow, they are all really good looking dogs. the judges will pick best in show. we'll have the results for you at 11:00. >> secret is out. kate upton is the new model gracing the cover of the latest sports illustrated swim suit issue. a long list of models who have done the cover shots, including carol, tyra banks, and heidi klum. sin city opened its doors to the mob museum. it is housed in a federal courthouse where hearings were once held.

that museum opens on the 83rd anniversary of the st. valentine's day massacre. one room highlights the mob's greatest hits, the other is the most notorious killers. sounds cool. tickets, $18 a piece. >> this is 9news now. >> congress fails to act, 160 million americans will immediately pay more in payroll taxes and 5 million people looking for work will lose or be denied unemployment insurance benefits over the rest of the year. >> two weeks to go before the payroll tax cut runs out. the full court press to get it passed. >> tuesday, president obama made another push for the payroll tax cut for the middle class. saying failure to extend it will jeopardize the economic recovery. >> do it before it's too late and i will sign it right away. >>