high with a 5:00 p.m. temperature still at 53 degrees. those winds will definitely relax after the noon hour. we are looking at clear skies here. there's a front coming through but there's no real weather associated with that except a cool qownl. 29 for -- cooldown. 29 for hagerstown. to the slight slightly mild -- to the south slightly milder. here in town 41. when you factor in the winds, this is why jackets and gloves and maybe the ear must haves if you're going to be -- ear must haves owe' earin -- you're going to be outside. it is 6:00 a.m. on the nose. that means time for monika's time saver traffic. i'm a little distracted watching ought the food being set up in the kitchen. here's a look from sky 9 at 66 exiting on to the beltway. traffic is moving well here. you have your usual slow spots.

manassas to centreville 50 to 123. but here i think everything is going to be fine over on the beltway and 66. we'll go over to the maps. green all around. a little bit of slow traffic trying to get into downtown over the bridges here. but otherwise inside the beltway things are looking great on 395 and 66 moving at or above the speed limit this morning. let's take a live look again outside. if you're planning to head to the 14th street bridge it's bunching up across the river. when you're in downtown, you'll be okay. this time over route 50, the john hanson highway out of laurel. no problems to report. we'll take a live look across the chesapeake bay bridge and into annapolis. everything is looking good. coming up in my next report, we'll go to the west side of town at 6:12. >> thank you, monika. after a bit of a break the presidential primaries resume today. polls open at 7:00 in michigan and then a few hours later in arizona. >> michigan is going to be a close one. rit mom -- mitt romney and rick

santorum neck and neck. let's go to delia goncalves live in the satellite center with a preview. >> reporter: with a very strong showing in the polls, mitt romney is expected to take arizona and the 29 delegates there but the 30 delegates in michigan, they are still up in the air this morning. even if romney wins the whole state, that does not guarantee the native son will get all 30 delegates because they are divided per county. romney has tried to portray his rival as a poor choice to rebuild the economy. santorum on the other hand has launched a series of robo calls in michigan aimed at attracting democrats who are allowed to vote in the g.o.p. primary today. >> i don't believe in government telling us what to do. we need someone like that running against barack obama, not someone who did obama care light. >> senator santorum is a nice guy but he's never had a job in the private sector. he's worked as a lobbyist and

elected official. that's fine. but if the issue of the day is the economy, i think to create jobs it helps to have a guy as president who's had a job and i have. >> reporter: the issue of the day may be the economy, but santorum has indeed held a job in the private sector. he previously was an attorney consulting for large corporations. coming up in my next report, more on the pressure that romney is feeling and we'll have a look ahead to next tuesday, super tuesday. back to you. >> delia goncalves live in the satellite center. it is going to be an interesting day in those primaries. one week from today super tuesday as delia was just saying. contests in ten states that you see on this map here. that includes virginia, ohio, georgia and massachusetts. in virginia the polls will open next tuesday at 6:00 a.m. you'll have until 7:00 at night to vote. the deadline to apply for an absentee ballot to be mailed to you is tonight at 5:00. the last day to vote absentee in person saturday, march 3. some georgetown university

students are on edge after a violent weekend near their campus. someone beat and sexually assaulted a female student at 36 and n streets northwest early sunday morning. her attacker is still on the loose this morning and investigators say the victim is not being cooperative. some students say they don't feel safe. >> you just get the sense it's a very safe place to be but apparently it's not. two other georgetown students were robbed at gunpoint just a few blocks away and a few hours after the sexual assault. investigators do not believe the two crimes are connected. the suspect in a 2007 rape case will have a bond review hearing later today. police arrested bairn marshal yesterday. montgomery county police say d.n.a. taken from a rape scene at a hotel nearly five years ago links marshal to the crime. his d.n.a. profile was uploaded into a national database. a state delegate from prince george's county is saying those speed cameras are

only being used to raise money. delegate carolyn howard has introduced a bill in annapolis making it illegal to move those cameras around solely for the purpose of making more money. howard says she's heard other lawmakers make decisions to move cameras solely based on revenue. last month speed cameras in prince george's county issued nearly 27,000 tickets. when it comes to those speed camera tickets, it's probably going to cost you less than trying to fill up your gas tank. aaa says here in the d.c. metro area the average cost for a gallon of regular $3.73, up 7 cents in the last week. nationwide the average is up to $3.72 a gallon. we're still talking money at 6:05. jessica is here with a special your money report. >> since we're not saving you money on gasoline, let's save you money when you shop instead. >> department stores can feel pretty daunting. you have all those choices not to mention sticker shock. that's why we've pulled together five secrets from a

fashion industry insider to help you stretch your budget and save you time. >> reporter: you don't have to pay a million bucks to look like a million bucks. fashion stylist lauren rothman gave us a tour of lore don taylor and chevy -- lordon taylor in chevy chase. what are your favorite lines? >> rather hunting them down, they may have a sister brand. >> reporter: give us an example. >> if you're a fan of this line, this would be a perfect line. the colors and silhouettes are similar and the price point much more accessible. >> reporter: other examples jason wu at target, carl lagger felt at macy's and lordon taylor. know the geography of the store. >> the further back you move, the closer to the discount you'll get. >> reporter: number three, hunt

for hidden gems. >> if you would be done but low and behold, here we have a suzi chin. very different dress, similar color. these kind of gems are hiding. don't be persuaded by only looking at what's at the front. >> reporter: insider tip number four, try out a free makeup master class. >> a master class is when you might have a national makeup artist come in and show you how to apply makeup in a way that works for you. they may show you some of the trends of the season. they'll usually feed you. sometimes you get lucky and there's a little champagne. >> reporter: tip number five, a free personal shopper can help you get a lot of bang for your buck. >> they can help alert you to any type of specials or sales or even something that might be perfect for you comes into the store where they are working one on one with you helping to choose things within your budget. >> jessica, here we are. a few things for you to try.

>> here is a bonus tip about the bonus coupons. consider texting for discounts. you punch in the code on your phone and nowadays stores will text you right back with the coupons that are currently active in the store. which is a great way to never forget those bonus coupons from home because you carry it with you wherever you go. against all odds they finally finished the daytona 500 last night. technically it was early this morning just before 1:00. matt kenseth in the best buy number 17 car captured the checkered flag. the race was delayed twice, once by rain. then once by a fiery crash on the track. we'll show that to you in about 15 minutes. time now 6:08. in about five minutes, the latest on a deadly school shooting in ohio including what's being done today to help

students is there. >> howard says it's going to be a sunny tuesday for us. still warm for february. your weather first is next right here on 9news now.

it's going to be a little cooler today. this morning chilly. we're down in the 30s and 40s. by noon we'll be near that 50- degree mark with the highs today around 55. lots of sunshine. you're driving home with a

temperature of 53. we're going to take a beautiful look at inbound side of i-66 from sky 9 as you head into route 50. you're going to find delays extending into vienna and the beltway. all lanes are open. a bit of volume across 66 on route 50 another look around the area at 6:18. while republicans in michigan vote in the primary today, president obama welcomes detroit to washington. >> that's one of the stories making news at 6:12 this morning. the president is going to speak to the united auto workers conference here in d.c. and he will remind them the federal bailout which helped turn around and saved auto industry. the pentagon confirms a maryland national guard soldier was among those killed in afghanistan. 48-year-old major robert marshon -- robert marchanti was

killed. highwayed been with the maryland national guard since 1986. the italian cruise ship costa allegra should reach land by tomorrow. it lost its engine by fire while in the indian ocean. it's the sister ship of the costa concordia which ran aground last month. classes are canceled today at a suburban ohio school just a day after a deadly shooting. >> the teen police say pulled the trigger is due in court today. all of this happened in the town of chardon, ohio northeast of cleveland. greg black has more on the reaction to the shooting. >> everyone is thinking it's a normal monday. there's a guy with a gun. i mean, mondays don't get any worse than this. >> reporter: a small ohio town is trying to come to grips with the bloodshed that left one student dead and four others hospitalized. witnesses identify the suspect as t. t.j.

lane. they say without speaking a word, lane shot at a table of students in the chardon high school cafeteria. >> i looked straight ahead and i saw a gunpointing at a group of four guys sitting at a table and he was about 2 feet away from them and aiming right down at them. he wasn't shooting around the cafeteria at all. >> reporter: nate mueller said he was one of the students hit. he was grazed on the ear. >> the first shot made me look. his second shot i watched him take and hit somebody behind me. the third shot hit me as i was turning away. >> reporter: soon after the suspect was arrested. it was a teacher who chased him out of the school. >> i saw coach hall running towards him. then there was silence. there wasn't any shots fired. so i got up and ran as fast as i could outside to the soccer field across the street. >> reporter: prayer vigils were held last night for the victims

of the shooting. as for the suspect, an attorney for his family said they were devastated and asked for privacy as they try to understand how such a tragedy could have occurred and how they mourn this terrible loss for their community. i'm greg black for 9news now. lessons learned from the 2007 virginia tech shootings were used in response to this tragedy. the school used a phone alert system to inform parents about what happened. however, one of the other things learned, some false information was spread by the students inside the building as they were texting and posting to twitter and facebook during the tragedy. we turn now to howard. >> it's a brisk morning out there but another nice day for a run, a walk, a golf round. >> sounds good. >> tennis outside the bubble perhaps. maybe not so much this morning. it's a little brisk. had some winds gusting over 20 miles an hour but the winds will be lighter this afternoon as we climb into the 50s instead of the 60s like yesterday.

here's a look at the bus stop forecast. brisk. it's clear and chilly. temperatures start in the 30s and 40s this morning. our sunrise at 6:43. so about a half-hour from now getting earlier and earlier. eight not this weekend but next weekend when we -- it's not this weekend but next weekend when we do the time change. 43 by 9:00. by noon 49 degrees. the wind speeds also this morning up around 10 and then 7 this afternoon. very light, about 3 miles an hour with still a temperature of about 53 at 5:00 p.m. after the high of 55. right now 20s to the north. winchester 34. we're 41 in town with a windchill of 34. feeling like it's in the 20s. those temperatures have dipped into the 30s in montgomery county and loudoun county. about 40 in fairfax. 40 down in springfield and also andrews. and looking outside on our michael & son weather camera, a gorgeous sky this morning. we've got that below in the east. a little red.

very pretty. 41 degrees. winds still out of the north, northwest at 13 miles an hour. a little tickle in my throat once again. cold air up north where we've got the 50s down to the south and 60s in new orleans. this sets the stage for a pretty good storm to develop. we're seeing it here in the northern plains with some hefty snows in the midwest and upper mississippi valley. rains off to the south and for us, rain tomorrow in the mid- atlantic. some of the rain tomorrow could be on the hefty side. snow will be pretty good up across new york state and new england as this system moves off towards the east. clear skies this morning, even though a front is coming through. we'll stay with a good deal of sunshine through the day. you notice a few clouds off to the west. tonight the clouds will increase after midnight and then tomorrow that's when the rain moves in. so the forecast today 55. 35 to 40 tonight. about 50 tomorrow with the periods of rain but thursday nice and mild. 64 degrees. friday still looks good and some rain on saturday.

drier, cooler sunday. and sunday night into monday morning maybe a few flurries. temperatures dipping into the 40s for highs. let's go to monika santami. how are the roads looking right now? you just have the normal slow stuff all around town. no big incidents to report. i'm starting off with the beltway here. you can see most of it is green around town. that means you're moving at the speed limit. if you're planning to head over to the north side of town, 270 you can see is slowing down just a bit here in gaithersburg. you're good to go through rockville and bethesda and down to the point where the lanes divide. a live look at the beltway. outer loop side normal as you leave 95 into silver spring. this is what it looks like. all lanes are open for you but below the speed limit through that stretch. we'll go back over to the beltway and the south side of town looking good through andrews air force base to oxon hill. no problems on route 5 out of brandywine. if you're planning to head here on new york avenue at bladensburg road in northeast that corridor is fine as well. coming up in my next report,

we'll take a peek into the district at 6:25. 6:19 now. next in sports, two seniors come up big for georgetown on appropriately enough senior night. >> we want to get another check of our question of the morning. it is this year americans will throw away roughly 8 million tons of what? is it a, food, b, garbage or c, clothe something. >> our facebook friend ed did some math. he said it ain't garbage by a long stretch. maryland alone probably throws out eight million tons of garbage a year. i'm going with c, clothing.

welcome back. 6:122. -- 6:22. your weather first. the sun is coming up in about 20 minutes or so. capital dome still lit up. we love this time of morning here. we have the greatest sunrise shots there. let's show you our day planner for today because we've got a

good day today. maybe not as warm as yesterday but this time of year when you have temperatures in the 50s, we'll take it. noontime temp 49 but the winds get lighter this afternoon as we approach 55. that's about 5 above average. nascar fans will be a little bleary eyed this morning. the diehards stayed up till 1:00 a.m. to catch the end of the daytona 500. >> this was a wild race. this was the first time it was at night the daytona 500. it was postponed twice because of rain sunday and again yesterday. they got it under way last night. lap 160, a bizarre scene. montoya had a problem with his car. he slides into the jet dryer that was there to dry the track after all the rain and then his car explodes. how bizarre. he was okay. no major issues there. the race would be delayed nearly two hours to catch up and clean up the mess. we go to 222 laps.

a crash on lap 196. finally around 12:55 this morning, matt kenseth gets the checkered flag. his second win. monday night was senior night for the jorntown hoyas -- georgetown hoyas and the two basketball players who will be leaving this spring made sure their night was a big one. george south hosted -- georgetown hosted notre dame. the hoyas win. they visit marquette this weekend. the capitals were neither buyers nor sellers at the nhl trading deadline monday but they did put center nicholas baxtrum on the long-term injured list. he hasn't played since january 3. the caps visit the islanders tonight. d.c. is one point behind winnipeg for a playoff spot with 20 games left to play. just about 6:25. just what the world needs.

another kind of soda. coming up, what's so different about this one? prince george's county police want your help finding this bank robber. wait till you hear the bizarre weapon he claims to have. before we head to break, a quick check of the commute. monika, over you to. a live look from sky 9 on the inbound side of i-66 heading toward the vienna metro station. looks like they just moved there but things are good on 66. no problems to report this morning. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look at area roads at 6:30. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. ♪

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good morning. welcome back to 9news now at 6:29. this is always the place to get your weather first. let's give you a live look at morning over washington, d.c. you can tell the seasons are changing. a lot lighter. 14th street bridge there. traffic moving very easily. and the washington monument off to the left of your screen. 41 degrees. thanks for starting your day with us. we're glad you're here. i'm mike hydeck. i'm andrea roane. meteorologist howard bernstein is live on the weather terrace with our forecast. good morning, everybody. got a jacket and gloves on. into the 30s in many areas. 41 holding on here in washington. a nice start to the day. just a bit of a breeze. that's about it and it's going to be a tad cooler today. we're expecting conditions to be pretty good. 41 degrees now. it's 49 by noon and by 5:00 53. expect highs in the mid-50s. about 55 or so as the winds get lighter this afternoon. cold front came through just a

little while ago. had winds gusting 20, 25 miles an hour. giving us a bit of a windchill but skies are clear and we're expecting once again another sunny day. look at all the 30s out there. 29 in hagerstown. frederick is 33. winchester 34. still 40 at andrews and la plata and 41 across the bay in easton. before i go, a quick look at the windchill. this is why i think we need to bundle up this morning. a lot of the windchills in the low to mid-30s with even upper 20s to our north. let's go inside now. it 16:30. monika is -- it 16:30. monika is tracking the morning commute. this is the beltway in tysons corner near route 7. there are no problems to report on the east side of town between the american legion bridge here and 66. i think you're going to be okay. both loops of the beltway a nice shot here. the beltway overall is good all around town. taking a look at 95 on the northbound side, it's going to be a bit slow now trying to get to the occoquan river and then normal through lorton, newington and springfield. let's take a live look on the

the northbound side of 95. at route 123 it's going to be slow as you head for the occoquan river. we'll head into downtown along pennsylvania avenue at the williard hotel. there have been no problems across the potomac and anacostia river crossings and bridges. before i go, i do have a commuter alert. you want to avoid dupont circle later this morning if you k. here is a live look at the circle in northwest washington. so this morning at 10:00, ddot will shut off the traffic lights in the circle and they're going to stay off for a few hours. there will be police guiding you through the circle but if you can, just stay away from connecticut avenue, 19th street, p street, new hampshire avenue and mass avenue, you should. they're updating the system that runs all of these traffic lights. they want to get to a hundred intersections if they can and if we do have a major power outage, they want to make sure they stay o. they worked on

logan circle east of this last week so your alternates take metro, washington circle is a good alternate to pennsylvania avenue to the west side and south side of this as well and north massachusetts avenue to florida avenue i think is a good alternate route. >> an area to avoid on a good day. >> yes, on a regular day, exactly. it's going to be a little tough today. >> thank you, monika. good advice. last night metro started its series of public hearings on proposed fare hike. this was the first one in bethesda. one speaker asking why it was riders being forced to pay more for their commutes. >> why are there continual funding challenges? where are priorities? shouldn't businesses that have profited from their close proximity to metro provide additional funding for the system? >> the next public hearing tomorrow night in falls church is at mariellen henderson middle school in leesburg, leesburg pike right by the west

falls church metro station. opennous begins at 6:00. the forum starts at 7:00. new this morning video of a serial bank robber who's making a bizarre claim. prince george's county police released this surveillance video of the bank robber. they say he's hit at least four banks in the last two months and he's handing tellers a note saying he has a nuclear device and will detonate it if they don't give him money. police stress they don't believe the guy really has a nuclear weapon but they want to find him and end the robberies. in about 27 minutes, voters in the motor city in michigan go to the polls. that state is one of two hosting presidential primaries today. >> arizona is the other one but michigan is the one which promises to be a close race. >> delia goncalves is on the campaign beat this morning. she joins us live. save us, delia. >> reporter: that arizona is

expected to be a romney win hands down. he's leading by far in the polls this morning in arizona. so he's expected to take those 29 delegates in arizona. the 30 delegates in michigan still up in the air but a loss in michigan would be a huge blow to romney's campaign and also be a major embarrassment. the native son has struggled to gain widespread support in his home state. polls show he and rival rick santorum are in a neck to neck race there, even those candidates who have stayed away from michigan realized the stakes are extremely high for the former massachusetts governor but romney remains hopeful that in the end he is the best candidate for the job. >> this sure has been fun the last ten days or so. we started off about 15 points down in the polls. now we're leading in the polls. thanks, you guys. appreciate the support. >> i think governor romney has to carry michigan. i think he has an enormous

amount at stake. you can have all four -- >> reporter: that's newt gingrich speaking to folks in tennessee. he's looking ahead to super tuesday i should say spending his time campaigning in states there. tennessee is one of the ten states that will hold primaries next week and of course right here in our backyard of virginia as well holds primaries on super tuesday. at stake super tuesday next week, 419 delegates, more than all previous races combined. so far gingrich has 32 delegates. ron paul has 19 and let's finish up the breakdown. santorum so far has 72 delegates. romney 123. according to the associated press in order to get a win for the party nomination at the republican national convention, you need 1,144 delegates. so a long way to go. we could be looking at a long

race ahead. back to you. >> we'll be there every step of the way. thanks, delia, live in the satellite center this morning. the presidential primaries will of course be one of the top stories on cbs this morning. at the top of the hour they'll be talking with wisconsin congressman paul ryan to get this g.o.p.'s star on the vote as well as the federal budget. our country can be energy independent but will come at a price. >> you hear a lot of the candidates using the phrase "energy independence." sounds pretty good given $4 gas prices. but what would it take to control our own energy destiny? you might not like the sound of this completely. a study is out from the american petroleum institute finds if all federal land was open for drilling we could produce enough domestic oil by 2030to eliminate all exports. the study says the move would

create 1.4 million jobs and $800 billion in tax revenue. that sounds good, but here are the trade-offs. you would see drill rigs off of beaches up and down the east and west coasts and our national forests and alaska would be covered with roads. even with all that, the new oil may not bring down gas prices. there's a quiet renaissance going on for factory jobs. cnn reports you could make $100,000 a year working the lines. here's an example. an aspierg machinist can start training at 18 doing apprentice. in five years they would be making more than 50 grand and in ten years that could double to 100,000. a new soda is headed to the grocery store. you could see pepsi next on the shelves. it has about half the calories of regular pepsi at 60 calories a can. pepsi is hoping this is goax to appeal to the folk -- this is going to appeal to the folks who don't like diet soda but don't want all the calories of the full sugary drinks.

pepsi and coke have seen their share of the soda market declining so this is the new frontier to see if they can get people back to drinking the fizzy stuff again. >> and the packaging is similar so people don't get upset about that. >> they call them the mid- calorie drinks. >> going right to the middle. our time 16:38. in -- time is 6:38. in nine minutes free pancakes. learn how you can get them for breakfast this morning in the name of helping a good cause. today starting out with sun. not bad. showers overnight. highs in the 50s. checking on the seven-day forecast when 9news now returns. keep it here. shirley went from being a teacher to being the first african-american woman elected to the u.s. congress. she was born in brooklyn, new york. not only was she a teacher but served as a new york state assembly woman. she was elected as a democrat to the house of representatives. she served in congress for

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welcome back. it is 6:43 and 41 degrees. we're going to take a live look from sky 9 here. southbound side of i-270 is the left side of your screen at shady grove road. it's bunching up through this area as you head down to the point where the lanes divide. 270 has been incident free the length of frederick this morning. over to the maps the beltway is also looking good around town. i'm going to focus in on the beltway north side. leaving college park you're going to find delays from 95 and the stretch toward georgia avenue looks slow. then okay into bethesda across the american legion bridge. we're going to take a live look at georgia avenue in aspen

hill. nice and quiet. this is a good indication of connecticut avenue, all the main corridors heading down to the beltway. back over to the graph ins. if you're using the trains, metro, marc and vre are all running on time another look at big picture at 6:58 but first weather. back to you. >> thank you, monika. i'm here in the weather center with howard. you've been looking at maps. what's going on today? >> today is fine. a little chilly this morning but another good afternoon. it's february. afternoon highs now up to 50. >> we're there? >> we're going to do better than that. we'll be in the mid-50s today. we'll take 55 this time of year. >> we will. >> tomorrow kind after nasty day but thursday looks great once again. so spring is springing. lots of things are blooming and temperatures amongst them as we. bus stop forecast a little chilly in spots this morning. we've got 30s and 40s to start your day with some windchills down in the 20s. the sunrise was a minute ago at 6:43. today we're looking at a good deal of sunshine. 43 by 9:00. by 11:00 47. winds will be a little brisk in

spots early but this afternoon the winds are going to relax. 51 by 1:00. look at the wind speeds continue to drop off to 3 miles an hour. with light wind, sunshine and 55 this time of year it will feel even warmer than that. actual high will only be 55 about temperatures in the upper 20s in hagerstown. 41 washington. 43 at the pax river naval air station and fredricksburg right now also at 43 degrees. looking outside on our michael & son weather camera, the glare of the sky there. it's bright this morning as the sun is coming up. we have 41 degrees with mainly clear skies and a north, northwest wind at 13 giving us a windchill this morning of 34. so you'll need a decent jack cet to get you going -- jacket to get you going. only 7 in bismarck. 6 -- 50s and 60s down south. we have a decent size storm coming in toward the upper midwest. with big snows in the midwest and rain for us tomorrow in the

mid-atlantic. parts of wisconsin, michigan could get 6, 8, 10 inches of snow. the snows are moving to new york state and new england. around here the rain is what we're expecting. not today. in fact today a good deal of sunshine through 5:00 p.m. clouds increase after midnight tonight. some of those rains tomorrow are going to be on the hefty side, even here by mid- to late morning. so as we look at the forecast, today nice, 55 degrees. still a good day to be outside. 35 to 40 tonight as the clouds move in. 50ish tomorrow. some areas are going to stay in the upper 40s with the rain but then by thursday we're back to 64. march comes in rather nicely there. friday 60. could be a shower by friday night. saturday looking a little unsettled and then cooler sunday and monday. maybe a few flurries returning. right now it's 6:46. over to mike who's loving life. it couldn't be much better than it is right now. if you haven't had breakfast yet and feeling hungry, how about free pancakes? starting at 7:00 going to 10:00

tonight the big fund-raiser put on by ihop nationwide. joining me is the owner of two ihops in the district. he's also former n.f.l. star in case you haven't seen him before. and also this morning beth is here. she's going to talk about the fund-raiser and here is the cook of the day daniel ford. let's start with you. two stores in the district. ihop is offering what? >> today is national pancake day. we're going to give away free source of pancakes to everyone who comes through the door. we have over 1500 stores nationwide. 50 in the district so no matter where your viewers live, there will be one in the neighborhood. our two are in d.c. proper and southeast and columbia heights but come on in, have a free stack of the best pancakes in the world and drop a little money for our charity. >> why don't you start cooking. this is all for a good cause. how is it going to benefit the leukemia society today. >> we're grateful for our friends at ihop.

we're asking our viewers and patron that comes into the store to get their free short stack and when they leave to make a donation. we're incredibly grateful. ihop has been a tremendous partner and helps support our mission. >> how long has the partnership been going on? is it a large fund-raiser? >> it is. we've been partnering with ihop well over ten years. we'll have volunteers in every single store to collect the donations. it helps us fund our research and find a cure for glad cancer. >> is it flipping time yet or no? >> no. >> i definitely need to taste this. i'm going to rush because we're running out of time. 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. your two stores are where? >> 1523 alabama avenue southeast and 3100 northeast street northwest. >> there are 50 around the area. >> wherever you, there are

plenty to be found. >> these are all low fat and good for you. it's going to benefit leukemia lymphoma. we are running out of time. i've got to try it. if i can get it on a fork. i'm not an experienced pancake eater. i love them. absolutely love them. thank you for joining us. check out ihop 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. you can help the leukemia and lymphoma organization. we've been combing through the daily deals, e-mails and retailers websites to find you deep discounts. here are some of our favorites. if you're looking to buy a smartphone but don't want to pay hundreds of dollars, remember rye dison has a -- verizon has a deal on preused phone. you can purchase a blackberry torch for just $9.99. it's only good with a two-year activation and the sale ends today. spring is in the air but so is the pollen. this could help. target's deal of the day.

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jackets and gloves this morning. we have temps in the 30s in many areas. 41 in washington with a little bit after windchill. this afternoon hey, not bad at all. 49 by noon. highs around 55 with a drive home temp of 53.

today is tuesday, february 28. here's a check on the news before you go. a vote on a bill that would require women seeking abortions to have ultrasound cams is going -- exams is going to have to wait at least another day. the state senate delayed a vote on the house bill monday. two lawsuits filed over the 2007 shootings at virginia tech are now headed to trial. the suits were filed by the families of to students who were killed. 31 people were killed in all, 25 others were hurt in those shootings. matt kenseth is the winner of this year's daytona 500. the race ended just before 1:00 this morning. it was delayed twice by rain and then for to more hours by a fiery crash. 6:54. time to reveal the question of the morning. here it is once again. the question, this year -- we'll start with the question and give the answer. this year americans will throw out roughly eight million tons of one of these things. is it a, food, b, garbage, or c, clothing? >> i think we all greed on this

one in the studio. the answer is c, clothing. the garbage was way too little. we'll have one more check on traffic and weather when we return.

weather wise we're looking at a pretty good day today. chilly this morning but temperatures 55. rain tomorrow, 50. by thursday nice again. back in the 60s. monika? we're going to take a live look at 66 first where you have delays route 7100 to 1123. over to 395 slowing down from edsall to seminary and a live look from sky 9 at 270 at the split. really no problems to report heading down to the beltway. as for wall street we see oil prices inching a little lower. smells good in the stiewtd crow. we're here -- studio.

we're here on national pancake day. pancakes go back to ancient greece. he's showing us the ring he got for losing in the super bowl. he got there, though. >> he was in the super bowl. >> he's still a champion. >> thank you. stop by ihop between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. get a free short stack and make a donation to the leukemia lymphoma society. >> you are a winner for sure. leukemia is a beneficiary. cbs this morning is next. they'll have more on the primary elections today. monika and i will be back in 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. we'll see you then. while at work, get updates on news, traffic and weather by visiting wusa9.com. chow. 4:25 tomorrow morning, we'll see you then.