6:00 a.m. thanks for joining us. happy monday monica will be back with timesaver traffic. howard is here. >> reporter: 20s and 30s across-the-board. sunshine, 54. by 5:00 we are talking 60 degrees. maybe a bit of a breeze at time. satellite and radar night nice and quiet overhead. clear skies, looking good 33 degrees at bethesda. manassas down into the middle 20s, we are 37 at college park. 28 and catastrophing highs this afternoon. everywhere should make 60. maybe even 64 across southern prince george's county. >> reporter: thank you so much howard. good morning, everybody. things are not too bad around town, i'm happy to say.

here's what it looks like on college park on the beltway. all lines are open. you have a few delays normal for 6:00 in the morning on the outer loo. no problems on 95 or even route 25. if you are planning to head on to 66 out of centerville, it is going to slow down just a bit from manassas to this point. a last live look as well over on the northbound side of 95 and 395. here's what it looks like at pennsylvania avenue at the willard hotel. incident free this morning. we'll look at the other area roadways at 6:12. at the top of the hour, we have a commuter alert for you. it is your chance to weigh in on the upcoming metro fare hikes. metro is expected to raise

the amount you pay to commute. here's a quick look at what metro is proposing. he wants to hike rail fares about 5%. people using paper fare cards would get a high flat fee, but metro would dump the peak of the peak surcharge. metro bus riders, 30 kenseth for using cash. the priss at parking garages would go up about a quarter. there are six public hearings over the next ten days. the first one is at the chevy chase regional services center. doors open at 6:00 with the meeting beginning at 7:00. we have a list of all six hearings on our website. look under morning news. there will be a prayer service this morning for senior rico webb. the 17-year-old died sunday in columbia, maryland. he was on the offensive line

for the stags. webb was a football recruit. according to his coach, webb complained of thing chest pains and he went to the hospital. an autopsy will determine the cause of death. webb had committed to play at alabama state in the fall. a group of maryland firefighters remains hospitalize this had morning two were critically injured in the line of duty friday night. delia has more on their conditions. good morning. >> reporter: good morning andrea. a difficult story. it has a good ending. it is a risk every firefighter takes. once they get into a home they know there is a chance they may not make it out. but there will be a long road of recovery ahead of them. 7 volunteer firefighters were injured when they rushed inside a burning house friday night. a car in the driveway led crews to believe someone may have been

trapped inside. within seconds a massive gust of winds sent intense heat and flames directly into the oncoming firefighters. 21-year-old ethan sorrell and 22-year-old kevin o'toole suffered severe burns. ee than suffered burns down to his lungs. kevin was burned over 40% of his body. his father, a volunteer firefighter himself at one., spoke to reporters. >> our family and our family and the fire service, i'm not from pg county, i'm a volunteer from new york. it doesn't matter where i'm from. >> just pray every day to bless him and strengthen him and see him through this. >> we are all a big family. although some of us are strangers, we are all the same. >> the parents are saying

support from the family of firefighters is what is getting them through the situation. coming up in my next live report, we'll hear from the other firefighters who made it out of the inferno and out of the hospital. university of maryland students are on alert after a female student was fondled and nearly robbed. she was awakened by a man touching her thigh early yesterday morning. the suspect said he was in the room by mistake and left. the woman claims her laptop had been moved and packed up. she was not hurt. police are also investigating an altercation at metro center. last night just before 6:00. two groups of children began fighting on a train platform. one of them was cut with a

knife. the injury isn't serious. a major rally to bring attention to the huge number of home foreclosures is happening today. a group called occupy our homes dc is holding a protest against freddiemac. organizers want to bring attention to deceaseful practices by institutions. jess ca doyle is -- jessica doyle is watching your money and your identity. >> the government is really trying to crack down on this stuff. specific types of cases. still the number of identity thefts involving tax and wage fraud is soaring. federal officials tell the associated press 24 of the complaints it received last year came from people concerned their social security numbers had been stolen and used to fraudulently

file for tax refunds or apply for jobs. that is 8% more than the year before. the ftc says the friend is continuing this year. internet users are getting savvy. a new survey found people are managing privacy settings more often than they did just two years ago. last year 44% of the respondents completed comments on a social networking site. 36% said they did the same thing back in 2009 no is there a video game you have been out there itching to test drive? red box is offering a free one day rental on video games. but you can't just walk up to a kdka-tv. -- a kiosk. you have to provide a credit card number and then you can take the game oust of the kiosk. >> this mate be a way to test

something out before you plunk down the money you might have to pay for it. >> i guess maybe they are trying to move people to their kiosk? >> yes. it may just look like an old rock to you. see it on your -- on your screen. but in fact it is a monument to the district that pre dates the capital movie here. one of the boundary stones laid out in 1791, and 1792. the original boundary of the capital district was staked out and today it is getting a renovation, thanks to the da r. that stone in particular is northeast number three. there will be a ceremony celebrating the makeover at 10:00 this morning. in five minutes the escalating violence in afghanistan. hear what the u.s. ambassador is saying. howard says after a chilly weekend, it will be a warm

start to the week. next on 9news now.

we are in for a nice start toot week with plenty of sunshine. a little bit of a breeze out of the south and -- southwest.

we are going to take a live look now in maryland on the southbound of 95. things are looking good here in the college park area. coming up another look at maryland roads at 6:18. back to you guys. we are 24 hours away from the next contest in the presidential nomination series. campaign 2012 making news at 6:12. the latest poll out of michigan shows mitt romney with a two point advantage over rick santorum. romney has a big advantage in people that cast early ballots. jan brewer is backing romney. rick santorum will be getting secret service protext tomorrow. the candidate gets protection once he or she wins the

nomination but homeland security can approve protection earlier at the request of a candidate. a car bombing in afghanistan is the latest. afghans have been rioting after the accidental burning of qurans at a u.s. base a year ago. >> the government says it is committed to our mission in afghanistan. a car bomb slowed saint patrick's day -- exploded outside early monday. the strong blast killed several people. the taliban claimed responsibility and said the attack was revenge for the burning of qurans a week ago. the explosion follows days of deadly riots across the country. angry afghans have been clashing with police over the burning of the qurans. >> we deeply regret the incident that has led to these protests.

we are condemning it in the strongest possible terms. >> the u.s. launched a full investigation. commanders say it cannot derail the progress that has been made since u.s. forces invaded afghanistan in 2001. >> this is not the time to decide that we are done here. we've got to redouble our efforts. we have got to create a situation in which al qaeda is not coming back. >> reporter: nato pulled all foreign advisers. it was precautionary after two u.s. officers were shot. afghan police have identified the shoot and there is a manhunt underway. afghan president karzai has issued a call for calm. he said his people have stood up for their religious values. we are going to talk to howard now with beth first. it is a good start to the week

and most of the week is going to look good. wednesday is the wet day around here. today a nice afternoon, bit of a breeze at times. here's a look at your bus stop forecast. we are calling for clear skies, chilly conditions, 20s and 30s. sunshine, 52 degrees by lunch time. winds southwest at 13 at 4:00 p.m. with the temperature of 61 at 8:00. winds out of the southwest at 10. 20s in some spots. york in the lower 20s. we have isolated 20s in old town maryland, a report of 18.

look at the pretty glow in the eastern sky this morning a half hour before sunrise. our michael and son weather camera. 37 degrees, feels like 30 this morning. dew points in the mid-20s. cold air down to 5 below. northern plains and central rockies. mild temperatures along the gulf coast there and also rain along the gulf coast. daytona 500 delayed for the first time in 54-year history of the race. highs in the mid-70s, more thunderstorms possible and you can see the moisture coming in off the gulf. a noon time start looks iffy today. around here no i have if i at all. looks good. got allsive he remembers green -- all systems green this morning. you may run into a shower late this afternoon. then tonight clear skies, we'll

be back in the 30s tonight. tomorrow though, lots of sunshine. a front is going to slip through tonight. tomorrow just a touch cooler. we'll have highs in the 50s tomorrow and then on wednesday, here come the clouds early and the showers and even rain, maybe a rumble of thunder moving in by late morning, midday. that could be with us i think for much of the afternoon wednesday. here we go. your next three days, 62, mild today. in the 0z tonight. tomorrow cooler, 55. wet weather around wednesday, only around 52 degrees. i think we'll get rid of most of the rain by early thursday morning. friday still not bad, 58. and the weekend split, wet on saturday, sunny on sunday. 6:17. monika samtani, happy monday. traffic is moving well early. >> what could be better? >> i'm happy to say it has been relatively easy this monday morning.

unusual. i would say. southbound on 270 brake lights begin at route 80 and it breaks at 121. a little bit of slow traffic. no big deal here. we'll head to the west side of town. if you are leaving bethesda across the bridge span too tyson's, 66 is slowing just a little bit. we'll go to the northbound side of 95 where you have brake lights in quantico and again to springfield here downtown along pennsylvania avenue at the willard hotel a good indication of all the downtown roads. next in sports. hear from ryan zimmerman on a deal that will keep him in a nats uniform for a long time. plus a local guy who came up big in the nba all-star game. according to usa today, this happens more often on friday

between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. than any other time of the week. traffic accidents, bank robberies or dates get cancelled? >> facebook friend chrissy is sure of this one. she said b. bank robberies. no doubt. we like your confidence. keep your guesses coming. we'll reveal the answer at 6:48.

your weather first on a very pretty monday morning. check this out, a shot of the u.s. capital. we are going to have a really good day around here once we get rid of the morning chill. this morning you need to bundle up a little bit. 20s and 30s and frost on some of the cars. when i show you the day planner, we are going to know we turned the corner. by lunch time, highs in the low

60s today. andrea, overto you. >> the nationals face of the franchise is going to be around for quite sometime. >> indeed ryan zimmerman inked a deal to keep him here through at least 2019. >> it is where i've always wanted to be. i'm excited to get it done and more importantly get out there and start winning. i have been here when the times were bad. they have done a great job of building this organization up from the ground up. we are going to be good for a long time. >> i guess my two-year-old daughter can get another zimmerman jersey. he was the first draft pick after he moved to dc. the deal was $126 million over the next eight years. okay. college loops now. maryland women visiting nc state

sunday. a list of comments was on fire. 22 of 24 points after halftime. maryland wins 65-50. there might abe few nascar fans sneaking out of work after lunch. the daytona 500 will be run in florida at noon. yesterday's race got rained out for the first time in the 54 year history. but you heard howard say it might not happen today either. east meets west in orlando for the big game. the big player in the game, kevin durant won mvp honors, helping the west win and the wizards, they begin their second half tomorrow night in milwaukee. in ten minutes jessica doyle's latest in our get hired series. and gas prices iching

closer to that $4 mark in our region -- inching closer to the $4 mark in our region. >> reporter: route 50 to 123, is all incident free this morning. coming up in my next report, a closer look at virginia roads at 6:30. we'll be right back.

welcome back. this is a place you can always get your weather first. a live look at the white house. it was on this day back in 1951 the 22 believed amendment was -- the 22nd amendment was ratified. it limits the president to two terms. thank you for starting your monday with us. i'm andrea roane. and i'm mike haiduk. howard bern teen is live on the weather terrace. >> reporter: it is chilly out here. 30s in town. a little bit of a breeze in the suburbs. you'll need something to keep you a little toasty. this afternoon a nice warm up in store. look at the day planner. sunshine, nice clear skies now. 43 by 9:00. by 5:00 back down to 60.

maybe 63. overhead clear skies way to the north. great lakes a little bit. but nothing is coming our way today. frederick 26, 23 in cumberland and western maryland. we have 32 degrees in an nap list -- in annapolis. 62 here in washington. i'll be back in a few minutes with a look at the rest of the work week. >> reporter: thank you so much howard. it's been a really good morning. trafficwise no problems to report inside tyson's corner, here's what it looks like. it is great out of leesburg. you just got the slow traffic from manassas to centerville. let's go to our next camera shot. if you are planning to head here on the northbound side of 95. slow traffic that is all you are dealing with in quantico and into springfield off and on.

with the main and hover lanes north on to 39 r5. a little bit slow in landmark. looks good to the 14th street bridge and no problems to report downtown. mr. the best salesman in the business regarding his films.  morning charlie. >> he seems to have done it, didn't he? >> good morning mike and andrea. ahead we have all the stories from the oscars. "the artist "took home five awards. we'll see you at 7:00.

are you leaning toward mr. weinstein's pictures? have you seen any of them? >> i have seen them all. i have interviewed all the artists from the movie. i love the idea that cheryl streep was chosen. i think viola davis will win a bunch of oscars as her career continues. but it was an interesting evening to see how they made the choices. i was sorry that george clooney didn't win. because i thought it was a wonderful performance. but i saw a lot of movies i liked. i liked the descendants, money ball. >> how about you? >> i just saw tinker taylor soldier spy. what are you guys doing? >> waiting for the dvd.

have a good morning charlie. we'll be watching. take care. we are hearing from some prince georges county firefighters who were hurt in the line of duty. two of their comrades are still in the hospital this morning. delia, good morning, good morning. believe it or not it started out as a very typical fire. but we all know that changed within eight seconds. that is just how long these firefighters were inside. before a massive gust of wind from friday's intense winds created a torch like effect inside the home. essentially we are told sending a fireball up the stairwell directionally into the seven firefighters approaching the stairwell. 21-year-old either than sorrell and 22-year-old kevin o'toole suffered the most severe burns.

>> you never know, when you come out, if you are going to come out. >> i got burned underneath my sideburns and my right ear as well. possible ligament damage. i didn't notice that until the next day. when you panic, stuff goes wrong. you have to keep everything cool. you know? make sure you know hey we are trained for it. >> those firefighters were calm under pressure. they say in that kind of a situation, even though you know when you are hurt, the house is burning around you, you have to stay calm. if you do panic, things could go wrong. the two firefighters, believe it or not, 1 years old and 24 years old, respectively following the treatment and the family business their parents their fathers were volunteers or

firefighters themselves and they say regardless of the risk and their injuries, they will continue to serve. mike, andrea, back to you. their brother firefighters were busy or the weekend. several families were forced out of their homes by a fire that happened around 4:00 yesterday afternoon along sheridan street just off new hampshire avenue. firefighters rescued two people trapped inside the building. the fire left nine apartments uninhabitable. syrian officials are counting ballots amid a barrage of bombs. officials voted on a new constitution yesterday that could keep the president in power until 2028. al assad claims the referendum shows a commitment to democratic reform. a human rights group is claiming

the syrian military killed a dozen in fighting over the weekend. this morning in san francisco, regular gas averages $4.34 a gallon. while here in our area $3.72. that is according to aaa's fuel gauge report. the price of regular grade is up 7 cents in the last week and 29 cents in the last month. once again gas prices have become a political issue. maryland governor martin o'malley said president obama isn't to blame. >> the fact of the matter is domestic oil production has been increasing every year under prem. our reliance on foreign level is down to the lowest level it has been in 16 years. denver has the lowest gas prices and san diego has the lie sneeft i'm jessica doyle and

i'm helping you get hired. >> joining us now with a job that is available right now is kyle part triple-digit, an an account manager -- kyle part ridge. >> we have been seeing an increase in hiring with companies around the area. companies have been ramping up their hiring needs and opening more positions. >> you are here with an actual job that is available. what is it. >> broad point technologies. the position focuses on the delivery of on time projects and budgets. those projesse jackson delivering on time and on

budget. >> to make sure everything sort of proceeds the way it is supposed to? >> exactly. >> what about the company? what do they do? a government contractor. >> >> they are a consulting firm that helps organizations with their financial operations and different business processes. >> you work in the job placement business. you ever seeing employment pick up a little bit. give us one insider tip. >> be very proactive in your job search. get out there, search for the jobs. send your resume out to as many interesting positions and qualified positions as possible. and just take that approach. kyle, thanks so much for coming in this morning. and telling us about this job. you can apply at job fox.com. andrea and mike.

in nine minutes we do a little more oscar talk. wait until you see the acceptance speech that has people talking this people. sunmy and mild today. highs today in the 60s. -- sunny and mild today. highs in the 60s. s

37 degrees. welcome back. we are going to take a live look from sky 9 here at the beltway and tyson's corner. at route 7 it looks like everyone is dealing with this area and all the construction just fine this morning. no delays to report as you head south or north through the tyson's area. initial delays off and on to spring feed. by the way there is an accident on route one as well. so be aware of that. 395 here on edsel road it is bunching up here at duke street. coming up in my next report, we will take a look at maryland roads. 6:44. howard is here with weather. we were talking earlier about nascar trying to get started on the track in florida after the rain delay. maybe not happening again today?

>> it is going to be real tough. i think. could be very difficult for people who got maybe a dv r set. might happen late this afternoon or not until tomorrow. for us it is cooperating nicely. we'll have sunshine this morning. the sun rose just a moment ago. sun vice this -- sunrise this morning at 6:44. you know in a couple of weeks we'll hit march 10-11. and spring forward. looking at sunshine all day long. low 60s for highs today. just a bit of a breeze maybe 10 to 15 miles per hour. we'll be in the 30ston. a nice start to the week sunny and milder. pleasant tomorrow. we have temperatures not as warm

as today. then lane likely wednesday. thursday and friday overall a decent day. 36 in eastston,ton -- in easton. fredericksburg 25. 30 in college park. lacking outside at our michael and son weather camera. still a pretty lacking sky off to the east. feels like 30 with the wind out of the southwest at 9 miles per hour. a weak system up in the great lakes. there is the rain at the daytona 500 moving in this morning, continuing stream off to the east. very wet start to the day.

for us, sunshine. no problems. 55 tomorrow. a little bit cooler. winds to the north. wednesday here's your wet weather, 52 degrees. by the time you get toward thursday we'll clear out. saturday we are looking at temperatures getting to about 60. mike, over to you. >> people at work, of course, will be talking like we are about the oscars. >> the best actress winner is someone who snapped a streak of 13 nominations without a single statute. the os scar goes to meryl streep -- oscar goes to meryl streep. the men's side, best actor jean dejar din. one of the most moving speeches

came from octavia spencer. listen? > [ applause ] >> benson, katherine, allison and channing. thank you for being in my life. thank you steven spielberg. please wrap-up. i'm sorry, i'm freaking out. >> it was so pure of heart it seems. best supporting actor christopher plummer. he isal 82. the oldest actor ever to win his first oscar. >> acool. canada is proud of him this morning. >> i loved his velvet. one interesting thought producer dan brought up. all the oscar nominated pictures and the winners didn't make a ton of dough.

the help and hugo topped $100 million. the artist 28. and it walked away with a bunch. >> i'm the only one that saw it, i think. out of all of us? >> true. >> i loved it. >> deathly hallows, $381 million. >> billy crystal made that. you just have to be here if a few seconds. i thought he did a great job. for his ninth time. >> it was familiar but good. >> mixed reviews. >> and cirque du soleil, wow. >> did not like the oscars, for the rap. time to reveal our answer to question of the morning. according to usa today it happens more often on fridays

between 9:00 and 11:00. traffic accidents, bank robberies or dates get cancelled. chrissy is right, the answer is b, bank robberies. that is how some people celebrate pay day, i guess. now over to jeff. here is a pay day for you. we have been combing through the daily deals. this is a deal on a camera that is going to save you 50% off at best buy.com. a samsung digital camera in blue. five times optical zoom. the price there $59.99 a facebook friend sent me this. visual help doctors you pay 19 bucks and you get $200 toward frames and prescription lenses. if you pay $49 you get an eye exam valid at $39 plus $225 for

frames and prescription lenses. finally no such thing as a free lunch. but today ikea is offering you a free breakfast. if you have an offer you have seen or if you are a local merchant, i would love to hear from you on facebook. a check on the news before you go, up next.

6:54. two county firefighters were injured in a burning home in riverdale heights friday night.

all seven firefighters were hurt. maryland is poised to become the eighth state to legalize same sex marriage. the governor will sign the bill into law thursday. mr. walk off is staying put. the nationals signed ryan zimmerman to a six year contract. reportedly worth $124 million. cbs this morning begins at the top of the hour with a look ahead at tomorrow's aprimaries in michigan and arizona.

welcome back. sunny today. low 60s, a bit of a breeze. cooler tomorrow. 55 and wet by wednesday. >> reporter: sky 9

international bound -- inbound on i 66. a quick look at 270, slowing down through rockville. and the beltway outer loop 95 over to georgia avenue. cbs this morning is next. they'll have the latest on the violence in syria and of course they'll recap os scar night, looking at the winners, losers and fashion. howard and i will be back in 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. if you can't join us, don't forget you can get the latest news weather and traffic as always at wusa9.com? we hope you have a great day everybody, take care.