it's 56 downtown. 61 in fredericksburg. the warm air never made it here. it was 75 in richmond today. it was 75 in fredericksburg and 80 in norfolk. 45 in hagerstown and as the winds pick up, colder air is going to move in. here's the deal. the watch we had yesterday is now a high wind warning. frederick county north and west, loudoun county north and west. winds there, 60 miles per hour. they could gust to 60. and finally, winds could gust to 50 miles per hour. even in prince georges county. so for tonight, showers and thunderstorms ending early and windy and colder. lows 35 to 40. winds westerly at 15 to 30 with much higher gusts. we'll come back and let you know when the winds subside and how cold it's going to be over the weekend. >> this evening's high winds follow fast moving storms that roll through earlier. >> scott broom joins us live where some of the worst of the severe weather struck just a couple hours ago.

scott. >> yeah, it's already blown through. drat ma of the afternoon was how it went from 72 degrees. boom, down to 53 degrees in just a few minutes this afternoon as these violent storms came through. we were in the tornado watch box and there were some signs. the violent weather might have really gone bad. >> for february, a remarkably warm afternoon. over 70 degrees in laplata. wind dramatic clouds began to gather. a cloud formation called a bowl appeared. for those who know, it's a warning sign that conditions are ripe for violent weather, maybe even a tornado. and then, it hit. blowing in with less than 30 seconds of warning, people scattering for cover. the rain came in sheets. the temperature dropped 12 degrees in three minutes. sending store clerk to grab a loose cart in the parking lot. >> we were trying to get all the carts inside just in case

the tornado did hit. a tornado warning in the middle of february, mother nature is crazy. >> and then there was the pea sized hail. on the roads, moments of terror for some drivers with blinding rain and gusts rocking the car. dispatchers telling school bus drivers to pull over. >> all buses pull over to the side. >> it was beautiful. it's not anymore. >> a wild afternoon of weather. leaving a will the of us wondering, what's next from this winter that wasn't? >> it's ridiculous. it should be snowing right now. instead, it's storming. >> i think it's crazy. it was beautiful today. 70, gorgeous. i'm driving down route 6 and it was pouring down rain. i'm hoping for some snow. and then beautiful spring. >> always anxiety when a place like laplatas in the watch box.

the weather has calmed and as topper said, what we're looking forward to next is a weekend of some very, very strong winds. reporting live in la plata, 9news now. derek. >> money has to be the shoes. >> shoes. >> you sure it's not the shoes? >> it was definitely the shoes causing chaos at stores all across the country this morning. this was the scene last night in orlando where a riot nearly broke out when nike canceled the release of lebron james nike basketball sneaker. now fortunately, nobody hurt. and that shoe craze spread to our neighborhood this morning. sky 9 capturing these pictures from prince georges mall. that's in hyattsville. that large crowd didn't hear about the cancellation or they didn't believe it. they lined up overnight trying to get there before the stores open and kristin fisher is trying to explain what the heck the fuss is all about.

>> i'm still trying to figure this out. let me break it down for you. nike is about to launch its limited edition slew collection. it's coinciding with the all star game this weekend. the collection includes this guy right here. is this the zoom kd4 shoe. here's the lebron 9. but this is the crown jewel of the collection. the foam 1galexy. it's not being sold online. it's only sold in stores for $220 a pop. but, right now you can get it online only on sites like ebay. this pair starting bid was $2,000. now look at this. it is up to $20,000. >> it was packed. police everywhere. >> up to a thousand people stood in line overnight outside the mall at prince georges in hyattsville. >> what is it about these

sneakers that will make you do crazy things to get them? >> when they're on my feet, everybody looking at them. that's the best part. >> for the men, these elusive glow in the dark sneakers are a status symbol. >> i want to brag. that's basically what it is. >> for the ladies, it's all about money. >> you can buy them here for $200 and sell them online. >> foot locker store canceled the release due to safety concerns. >> the crowd remains on the scene and in anticipation that the store may change their mind. >> but not calvin butler. >> you were here last night at 11:00, drove down to raleigh and then came back and you still got nothing? >> still don't have any shoes. >> his buddy who stayed in line in maryland didn't get the nike's they wanted, but they did drop $180 on the lebron 9. >> love of my life. i'm sleeping with these tonight. >> did more women come up to you when you are wearing these

shoes? >> i spent all my money on these. >> this group, which drove down from new york city also scored the lebron's, but they aren't taking any chances. they switched out their bags for these red ones out of fear they would get mugged. >> really? >> just for these shoes? >> yup. >> fortunately, nobody at that mall got mugged, but the police department did make one arrest for disorderly conduct. now, throughout that story, derek here, i know you have really been wanting those shoes. >> i mean, wonderful nike's, that's what i have in mind. >> if you want those shoes, your best bet would be to follow nike's twitter feed. the latest stores that still have them in stock, although there haven't been any. >> thank you, kristen, appreciate that. back to you in the studio. >> we have an update on a home invasion robbery that happened in bowie. police say a car taken during that robbery has been

recovered. the 1999 gold jaguar was found in upper marlboro this morning. no one was inside. police are still looking for two men who tied up three people at the home on henderson chapel lane. the men took money along with the jaguar. no one was hurt. >> the george huguely trial might be over, but one of the jurors is speaking out saying he will be haunted by the yeardley love murder for ever. ian is a university of virginia professor. he was on the panel that sentenced huguely for 26 years. he says being a juror was one of the most difficult things he has ever done. he felt like he built a relationship with the families during the trial and adds that george huguely's statement was painful, but huguely bears responsibility for what happened. >> when we came out with our verdict, both times, i was not afraid to look at george and look at him and i think that's because i was confident that

what we did was right. >> he feels at peace with what the 12 jurors decided. the manassas woman accused of being the so-called blond bandit pleaded not guilty. police have linked stephanie to a series of bank robberies in maryland and northern virginia. the crime spree lasted 13 days. in one case, police say she carjacked a woman at knife point at tyson's two galleria. in new jersey, prosecutors began laying out their case against a former rutgers student accused of spying on his gay roommate having sex with another man. that roommate, tyler clemente later killed himself. >> reporter: anita, today in court, we heard the prosecution and the defense give their versions of their cases against robbie to the jurors. now robbie is a college student here at rutgers who used his dorm room web cam to spy on his

roommate. his roommate later found out and took his own life. >> robbie faces 15 criminal charges, including a hate crime related to the suicide of his gay college roommate, tyler climente. julia told jurors robbie wanted to victimize him and rob him of his dignity when he used a web cam to spy on him with another man. >> acts were not a prank. they were not an accident. these acts were purposeful. they were intentional. and they were planned. >> robbie sent an instant message to a high school friend, telling him about the sexual encounter. that friend was the first witness and read the message to the court. >> i went into his room and turned on my web cam from there and i saw him making out with some dude. >> two days later, he asked if he could have the room for himself. he invited a friend to watch on the web cam.

by then, the inspiring musician knew what his roommate was up to. he jumped from the george washington bridge. >> prosecutors offered robbie a plea deal so he could avoid a trial, but he rejected it, insisting he did not commit any crimes. >> his parents said robbie was only 18 at the time. >> you are going to see, might be stupid at times, but he's an 18-year-old boy and he's not a criminal. >> the image lasted a few seconds and only a few people saw it. among the charges, robbie faces, invasion of privacy and bias intimidation. that's the hate crime that could put him in jail potentially for years. i'm manuel, anita, back to you. in fact, if convicted on those charges, robbie faces ten years in prison. coming up, it's fairly common in d.c. to see a cyclist blow through a red light. so we get on our own bike to

ask, hey, why did you do that? >> but up next, another abortion bill goes down in defeat in richmond.

today, the virginia senate struck down one of two bills that would require a woman to have an ultrasound before having an abortion. fauquier county republican said she was troubled not only by the original provision that required transvaginal ultrasounds burks ultrasounds, but the state would subject a woman to have a test. removed from both bills, but today he did not reverse his position. >> i merely suggested that to address both medical and legal issues that had risen during the course of the committee process that this would be a measure, this would be some amendments that they aught to adopt. >> both governor mcdonnell and maryland governor debated some of the nation's top issues during a state solution conference this morning at the museum. today's face to face

meeting comes after last night's vote that could make maryland the 8th state, plus the district to legalize same sex marriage. >> supporters of the bill celebrated last night's tight victory in the senate. the vote came nearly a week after the measure barely passed the house of delegates. governor o'malley promised to sign it, the bill does allow church leaders and republicans the opportunity to bring it to a referendum vote this november. >> and governor martin o'malley will be a guest on face the nation. governor bob shaefer of face the nation. good to have you with us, bob. big vote to approve gay marriage in maryland. everybody is talking about it, even nationally. a week ago, the economy was all anybody wanted to talk about. >> well, i think in the end, derek, this election is still going to be decided on the economy, but the social issues do keep cropping up. we are seeing that out in michigan where we are having the next primary and we are certainly seeing it here in

both maryland and virginia. as i understand it now, this gay marriage thing, even though it's past will be a referendum coming up. that means everybody will get to take a stand on it whether they want to or not, including president obama, i assume. this is going to be a part of the campaign. down in virginia, of course, the governor down there came out for amendmenting that ultrasound thing. i'm not sure i still understand exactly what he's done, but clearly he is moderating his position on that. we never question people's motives, derek, but it has been noted that virginia governor might be on the list of people to be considered as a republican vice presidential candidate. he might want a more moderate position going into the general election. >> and we also want to mention the fact that you have chris cristie, the governor of new jersey on your shoulders. he's a backer of mitt romney. romney had a pretty good week and rick santorum had a tough week. >> yeah, i think that's right.

but you know, while the governor of new jersey really is a romney backer, a lot of people are saying chris cristie should have run and i'll tell you one thing. if mitt romney doesn't win this thing in michigan, the place where he grew up, i think you're going to see new pressure on chris cristie to get into this thing and there are a number of states out there where the filing hasn't closed yet. someone could get in and win a substantial number of delegates. i'm not sure. well, it would be impossible, i think, to win the nomination before the convention if a person is just getting into the race. but they could certainly win it enough to keep somebody else from getting the nomination. if it goes to the convention, it's anybody's guess as to who winds up with that nomination. >> certainly make things very, very interesting, perhaps more so than they have been in a long time. bob, thank you so much. we look forward to seeing you

on sunday. >> okay. winds are the story at this hour. >> thunderstorms are pretty much gone now, although technically, southern maryland is under a tornado watch until 8:00. but winds are the story and hopefully you had some precautions. if it's trash night, put your address on your trash can, because it's going to be down the street. let's look outside. we time lapsed this for you. this is brought to you by michael and son. we'll put this into motion. you're looking west and we had some showers roll through here, but the heaviest activity was actually south of town in charles county and st. mary's county. but we're left with a few clouds and really the winds have not picked up yet. but they will pick up as we go through, say, the next several hours and really pick up as we get into the 9:00, 10:00 hour. 55 downtown. never made it that warm today. it was 70s to the south, but only in the upper 50s. the winds now north, northwest at 12. pressure beginning to rise.

with the winds, colder air is going to move in. some light showers essentially west of i-95. montgomery county and down into fairfax county, down toward dale city and woodbridge. we have one little storm down to the south. pretty power packed little storm, actually, in portions of st. mary's county, and this has some hail in it. inbetween mechanicsville, just to the south. that's hail. not surprised we don't have a warning on this as it begins to push off to the north crossing 235. we will keep you posted on that. right now, no warning on that storm, but be advised. strong winds and small hail possible. 52 right now. 53 in arlington. 51 in rockville. 48 in gaithersburg. one of the colder readings and in reston. a little milder down to the south. 55 in springfield and 55 also in fort belvoir. high wind worning frederick and leesburg. but all the areas under a wind

advisory until midnight. gusts up to 50 miles per hour. winds haven't picked up yet. it's 43-mile per hour wind gusts in cumberland and looking at a 32-mile per hour wind gust. you will see wind gusts up to 60. the winds will increase as we go through the night. hopefully you secured your loose objects. you still have time to do this, actually, and bring your small chairs and light chairs, the plastic ones in particular and put that basketball hoop on it side to prevent projectiles from flying around. windy and colder. high wind warning north and west. gusts 40 to 50 miles per hour and colder over the weekend. same temperature saturday and sunday, but tomorrow will feel much colder because of the wind. showers and thunderstorms ending early. 35 to 40. winds wusaerly at 15 to 30 and gusty and then for tomorrow morning, we're looking at temperatures starting out on the cold side. this is not as cold as it should be, 36 in gaithersburg. 37 in rockville. 40 downtown. you add the winds, it's going

to feel chilly. next seven days. sunday, better. same temperature, but less wind on sunday. and then monday we're looking at sunshine. we are back in the 50s. in fact, mid 50s. let me go back in the 60s. some showers, maybe a thunderstorm on wednesday. and then we're looking at temperatures, a little bit cooler, but not that much cooler. and sunshine next friday with temperatures around 60. thomples over. threat of severe weather over, but winds are just starting to get cooking. >> all right, let us know all about them. thanks, top. coming up, incredible video of a close call, two women narrowly miss getting hit by a train. up next, a high speed chase ends in a hail of gunfire at a southern california gas station.

penn state received a federal subpoena related to the jury sandusky sex abuse

scandal. federal prosecutors are seeking information on sandusky's charity organization and three penn state administrators. the former assistant coach is accused of molesting at least ten boys. an investigation is underway in los angeles after police shot and killed a suspected carjacker late last night. >> and the whole thing was captured on tape by a news chopper. we have to warn you about this. now police say the man was in his 20s. >> again, you know, woah, apparently -- >> what you are seeing is the cops opening fire on that car. police have been led on a chase through hollywood by the man in his 20 20s. he was waving a gun and they opened fire and tore that car up. the closest bystander had to hide behind the car, fortunately, nobody else was

hurt. >> outside of boston, dramatic surveillance video of a truck crashing through the front of a convenience store. three men were standing in line when the out of control truck slammed into the pantry. stopping just inside the store. only one of them had to go to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. police say the 43-year-old driver suffered a medical emergency, which caused him to lose control. he has not been charged. and check out this nasty wreck in dallas. an 18 wheeler right there crosses three lanes of traffic. pushes an suv through the concrete barrier and the truck lands on a car. the driver of that car is in intensive care. police believe the truck driver's speed caused him to lose control of his rig. >> now this next video may be harder to watch. >> a driver and passenger with only seconds to spare narrowly escape an on coming train. >> we take you to delaware on the campus of the university of

delaware. the video captured by a surveillance camera shows the confused driver making a turn on to the tracks, thinking it's a road. she spins on the wheels for a few minutes and the passenger got out. but the driver didn't want to leave her vehicle. that's when two sanitation workers just happen to walk by. >> when it started coming down, i'm like, i can't believe this is happening. >> i told her four times and i said, i can't leave her. i said come on, get out of this car. that train came three seconds and wiped her car out. >> wow. >> yeah. the csx cargo train pushing it hundreds of yards down the tracks and left it with this mangled mess. fortunately, no one was injured. >> we have all kinds of video today. >> still ahead, let's say you're exercising, but keep gaining weight. why there may be personality issues that contribute to

making you fat. but up next, a story is getting a will the of buzz. our cameras catch careless city cyclists ruling the road in rogue fashion.

the threat of extremely high wind will last well into this evening. this is what it looked like earlier this afternoon in

charles county where the severe storms that proceeded our windy night dumped hail on to parts of waldorf. topper is in the weather center with this severe day of weather. top. >> the winds are beginning to pick up west of us. there's one storm i'm concerned about, lesli. we'll show you live doppler 9,000. this storm has hail in it. we showed it to you a minute ago. we have left over showers, parts of montgomery county and especially east of i-95 95 toward annapolis and heading toward la plata. this one storm is, i'm pretty sure hail in it. we are looking at hail to the northwest of st. leanard. this is definitely hail that is just to the southeast of prince frederick. so right now, we don't see a warning on that. we have to turn our attention to our winds. just how windy it's going to be and for how long this weekend. anita. >> thanks, topper. even a young child can tell you the red light means it's time

to stop. why do so many bicyclists have a tough time obeying that law? riding a bike, of course, is a great option and getting around such a traffic heavy city like d.c. >> what cyclists would admit if they were honest about it is ignoring the traffic signals, that's not such a great option and as ken shows us, it happens way too often. >> the district is known to have some of the worse drivers in the country. now you can add this city bicyclist to the list. >> everyone is in a hurry. >> it's illegal to run red lights on a bike, not to mention dangerous. that's exactly what we saw in dupont circle. this cyclist seemed to be more interested in showing off for our camera than obeying the red light. 9news photographer strapped on a helmet cam to get a closer look, but check out what we saw from another camera. james stopped at the light and gets past by a daring cyclist whom never stopped.

this guy speeds through a red light and darts in front of a metro bus that narrowly misses him. >> this happens all the time, but what is just as interesting is the reason some of these bicycle lists disobey the road rules. >> we are doing a story on bicyclists. did you realize you just ran like three of them? >> i don't pay attention. >> i saw you run that light. do you do that a lot? >> i don't want to talk about it on camera. >> i definitely know the rules and i'm thankful. >> not all cyclists are as unapologetic. in fact, this rider says he makes it a point to be responsible. >> i want to be respected by motorists when they are out driving because they can easily harm and kill me if they don't respect me. >> pedestrians and drivers alike say they are constantly having near misses and some are left trying to make sense of

this disregard for safety. >> there's a sense of self- importance. like the universe revolves around them. traffic safety is a community activity. >> all right, here's a warning. it's also illegal to blow past a red light on a bicycle in maryland and in virginia. and if you are popped by the police doing that here in the district, you can be fined $25. just so you know, d.c. police plan on launching an initiative in march to combat this problem. in northwest d.c., 9news now. >> yeah, and since ken's story first aired, we have gotten loads of reaction on our facebook page. let's just say, cycling has a pr problem around here. rob says i call them entitled bikers. they run the streets inside without thinking of others. james kaine writes, i see them running stop signs and red lights all the time, even on busy four or six lane parkways. and pamela comments, i think bicyclists should be fined as much as drivers for violating the rules of the road.

here's some good news, there will be a place where cyclists can ride as much as they want and as fast as they want. plans are in the works to build a cycling track in southwest d.c. the washington post reports the d.c. drone wants to build the track at buzzard's point that is just off south capital. there will be racing events as well as classes. still needs to raise about $300,000. so this is not going to happen next week. >> drivers around dupont circle could run into delays. they are being turned off, so the technicians can upgrade the traffic control system. officers will be there to direct traffic while the signals are out, but drivers are being warned to approach dupont circle with caution. you might want to consider alternative routes. a commuter alert as well for drivers in northern virginia. this morning a new traffic signal in tyson's corner replaced from route 7 to the northbound lanes of the

beltway. and this weekend, there will be other new twists and turns due to the express lane's project in fairfax county. a rant from the outer loop of beltway to interstate 66 will go back to being two lanes instead of one. and an additional fifth lane will be added to i-66 west. work on the so-called hot lanes is expected to be finished by the end of the year, but be careful around tyson's corner. >> a member of the d.c. council is exposing under age drinking, quote, remarkable. and councilman jim graham followed up by asking tough questions at a human services committee hearing. andrea mccarren joins us more with what has transpired. >> i have been called worse, but some interesting information came out of this hearing. first, abra's director acknowledged that last weekend's arrest of the owner of town square market was the first arrest by metropolitan police of a liquor store operator. in the last 14 months, we have

learned that only one business has had its license revoked. 35 others have had their licenses suspended. during that same time, abra sent 67 warning letters to first offenders who were caught selling to someone under age. and ten minors have been arrested for having fake id's. now abra promised the council to review and revise the penalties related to selling to minors. they have not been updated since 2004 and we will keep you updated on that as well as the on going debate at the d.c. council over whether to place legal responsibility on the underage drinkers or the adults that are allegedly selling to them. >> we know change is happening along the way. slowly but surely. >> absolutely. thank you. >> derek. >> well, the 2012 academy awards are a couple days away and we will break down the front runners of this year's best picture. >> but up next, millions of apple iphone owners are all

winners of a class action lawsuit. find out what they have coming and don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us, we'll be right back.

we begin tonight with a recall in our consumer alert. honda is calling back certain 2012 pilot and acura vehicles.

just 8700 of them have improper vent shut valves and that could cause a fuel leak and lead to a fire. honda is going to notify you if your model is within that grouping. now to a multimillion dollar settlement that could impact you. apple just settled a class action suit over its iphone 4. remember that phone had reception problems when it first hit the market? well, apple agreed to pay $15 or provide a free bumper case to owners of the phone. more than 21 million people could be eligible for the money or the cases. the company is going to contact you directly and a settlement website will be set up soon. >> here's good news for iphone owners. according to pcmag.com, you pay less for your apps than an droid owners do a. study found that android apps are double the cost of iphone apps. different market strategies by companies is the reason for the price disperty. >> the montgomery county

planning board approved a plan to transform the area around white flint mall. the plan calls for 500 residences and shops at mid pike plaza and rockville pike. and eventually, the plan is to turn rockville pike into a boulevard with trees. and there would be improved pedestrian and bike access. the first phase of the project could be done by 2014. meantime, 27 mail clerks might soon be out of a job. the u.s. postal service closing down the mail sorting operation. now this is one of at least 223 mail facilities likely to be shut down sometime after may 15. the plan in maryland is to consolidate the gaithersburg facility into the mail facility in capital heights. the postal service says it's going to try to place the clerks in new positions less than 50 miles away. >> still ahead tonight, chicken little may have been right. why scientists think the sky may be falling. coming up. but first, millions of women take them and tonight

some birth control pills are being recalled. we'll tell you why and which ones, next in our health alert.

in tonight's health alert, a new recall of birth control pills to talk about.

drug maker, glenn mark generics is recalling seven lots of oral contraceptives because the pills are in the wrong order. again, these are the generics. a monthly supply contains three different medications and if you take them out of order, they may not work to prevent pregnancy. the packets causing concern were distributed between september 21 and december 30 of last year. again, these are made by glenn mark. are you having trouble losing weight? even though you are exercising, eating right, there's new research that suggests personality traits can make you fat. >> gayle hales tried all kinds of different diets. she loses the weight, but as soon as she goes off the plan, it comes back. but this busy 43-year-old might be able to stop the yoyo dieting if she gets to the bottom of her emotional eating. >> probably a mindless eater.

i eat very fast. i eat when i'm stressed. i'm a perfectionist. >> being a perfectionist is actually one of the personality traits which makes someone prone to weight gain. at least according to a study by the national institute of aging. it looked at 2,000 baltimore residents over a 50 year period and found negative self- directed emotion and impulsiveness contribute to being overweight. >> i see it in my practice all the time. >> jackie is a bariatric counselor who sees these personality types again and again. including the stress junkie who may use food for comfort. the mindless multitasker, and the giver. >> a lot of us like to give, but we give and give and get depleted inside and we don't develop the skills to give to

ourself or to stop and take care of ourselves and that's where food comes in. >> as for gayle, learning to look inside helped her better control how she looks outside. she has already lost 25-pounds. >> i have learned to slow down on my eating. >> now i'm learning to say no, i don't want to do that. >> and that confidence, that standing up for herself has been a big change for gayle. she is more confident, asking for restaurants to prepare food a certain way. she watches out for emotional eating and picked up her activity level. she wears a fitness tracker, you can see it on her arm, so she can track the amount of calories burned each day. >> thanks anita. remember the fable about chick l little? the sky was falling. well, it turns out he may be on to something. clouds aren't as high as they used to be and that could impact global climate. that's because lower clouds could keep the planet cool and help it cool itself more

efficiently. yes? >> yeah, potentially true. >> this weekend though, you could get yourself a bit of a treat if you look to the west. you'll be able to see venus and jupiter and our earth's moon. you should be able to see the encounter around twilight for the next two days. >> that's if it's not blocked by low clouds. >> actually, it's going to be nice tomorrow night and especially saturday night. i'm sorry. sunday night is going to be crystal clear. >> get away from ambient light. the threat of severe weather is gone, but the winds are just starting to pick up a little bit. we'll have a live look outside. brought to you by michael and son. sun is back out. we have breaks in the clouds here in northwest. we are looking west from our building at broadcast house here on wisconsin avenue. we are okay. we are done with the showers, even in the immediate metro area. 55 right now. winds are now out of north at

6. pressure beginning to rise now. dew point 52. that's a high dew point for the latter part of february. here's a look at live doppler. most of the showers east of 95 and that one storm we were tracking has pushed across the bay, although it did have hail with it. for the most part, that's all we have to worry about. although still a wet commute if you are going out 50 toward annapolis. temperatures, well 48 in gaithersburg. certainly the coldest reading. 50 still in rockville. 55 downtown. 52 in college park and 50 in reston and 52 in sterling and around the hernden area. we have this high wind warning, okay? actually, it's been changed. we now have a wind advisory. the wind warning is back across the divide, which does make some sense. in the warning area, gusts to 60 and the rest of this area shaded, gusts will be up to 50 miles per hour. winds starting to gust. a 51-mile per hour wind gust up

in cumberland and winds 20 to occasionally 30 miles per hour. for the most part, another couple hours, it will be reporting very strong winds. windy and colder tonight. wind advisory until midnight. high wind warning north and west. gusts 40 to 50 and colder over the weekend. actually, about average in terms of temperatures. showers and thunderstorms ending early. windy and colder. 35 to 40 tonight. winds westerly at 15 to 30 with higher gusts. lower temperatures, grab a coat, because you factor in the winds, it's going to feel colder. 36 tonight in gaithersburg. 40 in arlington. 40 downtown. 38 in college park and upper 30s in reston and fairfax and mid 30s toward middleburg and also leesburg. by morning, partly cloudy, windy and cold. 30s and 40s. winds gusting 15 to 30 with higher gusts. windy tomorrow, although not advisory worthy in terms of criteria. partly cloudy, windy and colder in the afternoon. 46 to 50.

that's an average day temperature wise. winds west, northwest at 15 to 30 and gusty. so we'll break it down. 35 to 40. partly cloudy, cold in the morning. 46 to 51 by evening. again, those temperatures are not bad, but you factor in the wind, it's going to feel much colder. next seven days, same temperatures on sunday. but no wind. going to feel much more comfortable. we're back in the 50s on monday. we're back in the low 60s on tuesday. thunderstorms possible wednesday. and then 55 with sunshine on thursday and 60 on friday. so looks like march will come in like a lamb. wind advisory posted for everybody now until midnight. >> you are the man, top, we thank you. now it is time for our weekly high school profile. >> and this week it's a story about a young man whose appearance might lead you to believe one thing, but wait until you hear his story. >> we head over to dave owens. >> what's up? our story this friday takes us

to greenbelt, maryland, and eleanor roosevelt high school. if you ever meet him in person, you'll most likely have to look up. now if you met him a few years ago, you wouldn't. here's why. >> lay him out flat on the floor, he equals 6'9". he has several inches on his teammates and several nicknames he goes by. >> frenchy. frenchy montana. french toast. >> so now you know he's from france. this european import is helping the raiders make another run at a title. this isn't brain surgery, folks, it's basketball. height matters. >> he is something that not a will the of teams can match up with. >> quite a specimen. 6'9" with a wingspan of almost 7 feet. now you would think for a guy like that with measurables like that, basketball would be rather predestined. and you would be wrong. because his hoops career almost

never happened. soccer is his first love, hoops was, pardon the pun, foreign, until the 9th grade. >> it was hard and like using my hands. >> i never in high school had to teach anyone how to shoot before. >> now, trust me, he can use his hands. the other reason is more serious. as a kid, to put it bluntly, grew too fast. his knees built up fluid. at 12, both hips disconnected from the femur. he was in the hospital for a year. >> i was scared i couldn't walk anymore. >> when he arrived three years ago -- >> i couldn't speak the language. >> look at him now. >> yeah, look at him now. he's doing fine. he's going from barely being able to play to being recruited and those hip problems, all a thing of the past. as i said, eleanor roosevelt

poised to make another run at the state championship. that run begins monday when the playoffs tip off. guys. >> all right, still to come tonight, virginia's governor speaks to 9news now about the slew of con from controversial bills. >> plus, maryland making some headlines for spending millions and millions of dollars to remove snow that never showed up. we'll take a look at how that compares with spending in d.c. and virginia this winter. >> it's the final touches for the academy awards. i'm in hollywood. we'll take you on the red carpet coming up and tell you why it's all white for now.

hollywood rolling out the red carpet, literally, as stars are crossing their fingers for a shot at the little gold guy by the name of oscar. if you are in love with the glamour, you'll want to hear the report from l.a. >> it's the big set up for sunday's academy awards. benjamin smith came to see it for himself. >> i didn't realize how big this area was until we got out here. i will do a quick walk by. it is pretty big. >> the biggest names in hollywood will be here sunday, including george clooney. he was competing for best actor

against brad pitt. the star of the artists, the silent black and white film scored best picture. >> if it won, i would see it for sure. >> movie lover is rooting for meryl streep. >> a real icon. >> absolutely nonnegotiabl . th no nomination for her role. competing against glenn close, michelle williams and viola davis, the star of the civil rights film, the help. >> it's a film that made people feel something. >> win or lose, stars will start their night here on the red carpet, which is covered in white plastic. >> for benjamin smith who wins is just part of the fun. >> just trying to look around and see if we can spot anyone famous as we go along. >> being here, he says, is the

real prize. cbs news, hollywood. >> green lantern somehow snubbed once again. by the way, hugo leads all films this year. it has 11 oscar nominations. >> this is 9news now. >> tonight, the 9 weather team has declared a severe weather alert day as strong winds move into our area. we go straight to chief meteorologist, topper shutt. >> the winds are picking up, especially west of town. wind gusts reported over 50 miles per hour in cumberland. we'll start with live doppler 9,000. a couple left over showers. most will clear the bay, most of them are east of i-95. a wet commute if you are going east of town. nothing is severe. technically, yes, you folks are still under a tornado watch until 8:00 and also down toward the northern neck. but this is going to go away soon, too, as there is nothing in terms of the atmosphere stabilizing. temperatures, 55 downtown. in the 40s