mid-60s by noon. we will have a windy day, gusts over 30 miles an hour with winds sustained 15 to ten, maybe 25 for -- to 20, maybe 25 for a while. that will really warm things up. it will be blowing out there. high clouds across the region this morning. out to the west this is a pretty good cold front that will be coming through tonight. with it we'll get the showers around that you see there. we'll also have a lot cooler weather for tomorrow and especially saturday. this morning 43 in cumberland. that's the cold stuff but it's 55 in culpeper right now. gaithersburg and baltimore are 54. 56 on the bay in annapolis. even across the bay on the eastern shore we've got lower 50s. we're looking at highs this afternoon around 70 at pax river naval air station. 72 in culpeper and 71 here in d.c. maybe a few of you in frederick might stop if the clouds come earlier enough in the upper 60s. let's go to monika santami with your time saver traffic. thank you so much. we're starting off this morning's rush hour really well. no problems to report if you're

planning to head around the beltway or on to the gw parkway leaving the american legion bridge. you'll be fine into downtown. the dulles toll road out of leesburg and # 6 out of -- and 66 out of manassas are both incident free. nice and light on the entire western stretch of the beltway between 270 and 66 and even down into springfield. back over to the maps, this time to maryland on the bw parkway and route 50. inside the beltway through cheverly. all lanes are open. no problems in the northeast corridor on new york avenue. we'll take a live look in new carrollton at the beltway near route 50. all lanes are open. in my next report we'll go into the district at 5:10. despite a local and in some cases a national outcry, yesterday virginia governor bob mcdonnell signed a controversial bill requiring an ultrasound before women get an abortion. >> zeal dealdelia goncalves is live in the satellite center with the very latest. >> reporter: the governor tells us he made an important change

to the bill no longer mandating the women receive the invasive transvaginal ultrasound. instead women only have to have that abdominal ultrasound before having the procedure. the vote passed the general assembly amid tons of protest but the governor called the bipartisan bill a victory for women. it requires abortion providers to comply starting july 1 or pay a $2500 fine for each violation. patients living within 100 miles of the abortion clinic must wait 24 hours after the abdominal ultrasound before they can have the procedure. the governor amended the first version of the bill requiring that transvaginal ultrasound soon after a backlash of criticism from tv comedy shows and national political columnists. >> it's certainly taken attention from a public perspective but not from the legislators. we're working on all these other things on a regular basis. this is a strong pro-life bill

that i support. i was the author 11 years ago of this original statute to have informed consent for wep. it passed the legislation -- for women. it passed the legislation. i believe the women have a right to know all the information. i don't think the people that provide the procedures have been given all the information to women. >> even though the governor was the original proponent of this bill 11 years ago, it never really passed through the legislature until the general assembly was controlled by republicans of course. i should tell you that victims of rape or insist who reported their crimes are exempt from this bill, but still lots of critics say the bill is designed to shame women out of getting abortions in the first place. i'll have much more from planned parenthood coming up in my next live report in a half- hour. see you then. >> all right, delia, thank you. this morning police are trying to figure out exactly what led to a shooting in aspen hill that left one man dead. >> at least one person is being questioned but so far no one has been charged in the case.

this was yesterday afternoon. 13200 block of superior street. when officers arrived, they found a man inside the house dead. another one was there waiting for police. a third person took off but was later found. that man was taken into custody for questioning but has not been charged at this point with any crime. this morning a rockville man is accused of trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife. police say monday daniel men doze zoe offered who he -- mendozo offered who he thought was a hit man money to kill his wife and boyfriend. he even went to the twinbrook metro station to point out his wife. the supposed hit man was actually an undercover montgomery county police officer. at the tile of his arrest, mendozo was in the process of being deported for being in the country illegally. he could spend the rest of his life behind bars if he's convicted. a former soldier has been indicted on charges he attempted to provide material

support to abad. he cashed out his retirement savings, but a plane ticket and planned on going to somali to join the group. he was arrested in kenya in january. he served in the army from 2007 to 2011. his attorney says his client is impulsive and simply exploring his religion. he faces up to 15 years in prison for convicted. prince george's county council woman karen toles says she's sorry for the distraction. >> however, she did not admit doing anything wrong. the council woman spoke publicly for the first time since being pulled over after arguedly going more -- after allegedly going 100 miles an hour on the beltway in a county car. she read a written statement speaking to her constituents. >> i sincerely regret the events that have transpire which had have proven to be a distraction to the business of the county council. i offer my utmost and sincere apologies for this to my constituents and colleagues as well as all county residents.

>> she didn't answer any questions from reporters. police initially let toles off with just a warning for speeding and then gave her a picture for an improper lane change. earlier this week she was also charged with reckless driving. toles could lose her license if found guilty. 5:06. time for the latest your money report of the morning. >> jessica is here with a little bounce back. >> that's right. what goes down sometimes goes back up and that's what we're seeing today. stocks heading higher after a market setback. in overnight trading we saw the nike up -- nikkei up. the dow added 78 points in trading yesterday. nasdaq was up by 25 and s&p 500 was better by 9. wall street is focusing on the health of the job market today. the labor department releases weekly jobless claims a day before the monthly report. friday's report expected to show another month of job

creation keeping the unemployment rate at 8.3%. a new survey finds employers are having a harder time squeezing out more output from their staff. that helps explain why payroll provider adp thinks companies add 260,000 jobs last month. for those who are vision impaired, using an atm is not getting any easier like it was supposed to next week. "the wall street journal" reports that atm operators are saying they are not going to make a deadline next thursday to make the devices more accessible to customers who are blind orvisually impaired. an industry analyst says half of the nation's atms have compliance issues for those with disabilities so this is a pretty big problem for folks. >> you see braille on atm. >> it's not on a lot of them. that's the problem. >> i didn't realize that. >> the banks are saying they're not going to make the deadline and it's not an enforceable rule unles the companies are investigated by the just

department. it's a big problem. >> you would think being customer friendly would be something that could affect the bottom line and they would want to take part in that. what do you have for us in the next half hour? >> phone addiction is going up. we'll be talking about that. a slick band of thieves makes off with thousands of dollars and they are right in front of the check at the time. we'll show you how they were able to give the store employees a flip. hundreds of soldiers told their health problems weren't real. what's being done to fix the situation. we'll be back.

ten after 5:00 on this thursday morning. we've got a mild start out there. temperatures in the 50s already. that's about average high for this time of year. about 53 for this time in march. we go into the low 70s this afternoon. your day planner, we'll have sun and clouds this morning. mostly sunny midday. increasing clouds late. 65 by lunch time. lunch time that is with highs in the low 70s and a drive home temperature of 68. but showers are moving in tonight. more on that in a few minutes. right now over to monika with time saver traffic. here's a look at the sousa bridge coming in on pennsylvania avenue in toward the southeast area. no problems to report.

all the anacostia and potomac river crossings are incident free this morning. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look at virginia roads in a coup of minutes. back -- couple of minutes. back to you. >> thank you, monika. a well orchestrated heist in orange county, california takes a small store for thousands of dollars and it was all caught on tape. eight people distracted the clerks pretending to be shoppers. some purchased a few things. in the meantime another woman was grabbing a bag of cash and shoving it down her pants. by the time the clerks realized what was happening, the group was gone. members of the hacking group anonymous say they took down a website to protest everything from the catholic doctors to sexual abuse of children. it was inaccessible for hours yesterday. a vatican spokesperson acknowledged there was an attack but would not comment on who was responsible. an investigation is under way in the hundreds of soldiers who had their ptsd diagnosis reversed in the past five years. they were outpatients at madigan army medical center in

washington state. an investigation was launched in january and 17 soldiers contested their cases. six of them had their diagnosis reinstated by doctors at walter reed. investigators are looking into whether doctors were influenced by concerns of the cost of providing benefits to soldiers with ptsd. this morning some of you may not be able to use your cell phones or you can't log on to your laptop. >> coming up at 5:18, we'll tell you what's going on with all this and what else could be affected today. when i get terrible congestion from my allergies,

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live claritin clear. good morning. welcome back to 9news now. 5:15. the beautiful blossoms out, the warmer weather contributing to allergies. >> even grass pollen showed up yesterday. the mold spores were low thankfully. >> but it's pretty. >> it is pretty, blooming and blossoming. the cherry blossoms are just a couple of weeks out. >> daffodils you can see in places. >> well north of town we have stuff blooming as well. it's been an incredible winter, one of the warmest winters we've had. about the fourth warmest winter on record. so that tells you something here while europe got hammered with one of their worst winters in a very long time. here's a look at the bus stop

forecast. we're enjoying the trend of mild temperatures once again this morning. readings are in the 50s at the bus stop with partly cloudy skies. becoming partly sunny. sunrise at 6:30 this morning or 6:29. what's a minute between friends, right? sunset at about 6:09. our day planner, we're going to see a good deal of sunshine. mostly sunny, midday, 65. winds will be southwesterly at 20 miles an hour. could be gusting 30, 35 at times. by 3:00 69. some areas are going to be in the low 70s. i think our high today will be 71, 72 and still in the upper 60s at 6:00 p.m. with increasing clouds and some showers are going to be moving in tonight. you can see some of those showers maybe just coming into the picture here. there they go into michigan in northwestern ohio up toward toledo and getting on the western end of lake erie. for us these are just high clouds that will be passing over us at times the next few hours with temperatures already in the 50s. 55 at the pax river naval air

station. fredricksburg 56. winchester at 50 with 52 easton. here in washington this morning we've got partly sunny or partly cloudy skies, not sunny yet. 53 degrees. dew point 47. so that relative humidity at 80%. good visibility on our michael & son weather camera. the cold stuff out west. the jet stream is taking a dip in the southwestern u.s. and will rise over us. that's allowed all the milder air to move over toward the northeastern u.s. between the cold and the warmth is a front. that front responsible for these showers that you're seeing from texas and oklahoma extending all the way up now into the great lakes. that front is coming tonight. what it's going to do for us is bring us the showers as well. really it's going to happen during the nighttime hours. it will drop temperatures tomorrow about 15 degrees from where they are today. so we've got this warm southwesterly wind ahead of the front today. by 5:00 showers. pretty much in west virginia and pennsylvania and ken ken

but we may -- kentucky but we may get a couple of isolated ones toward frederick and hagerstown. tomorrow morning 6:00 a.m., look, it's well down south of us. heavy stuff to norfolk. maybe a lingering shower northern neck and st. marys county and lower eastern shore. then partly sunny and colder for friday and saturday morning as well. it's going to be chilly around here, especially on saturday. as we look at the forecast today about 71. tomorrow after the showers tonight, we drop into the 40s. only 56. then on saturday only about 50 but by sunday low 60s. could be a shower monday night as we head back to 70 by tuesday and this is the time change weekend. sam sam stepping in now with time saver traffic. it's been really nice this morning outside not only weather wise but traffic wise as well. there are no big incidents to report, no big delays right now heading south on 270 out of frederick, down toward urbana and clarksburg. you're going to be okay. all lanes are open. traffic moving well above the speed limit right now.

let's take a look at the beltway on the north side of town on the outer loop which usually begins to slow down within the next few minutes on the outer loop into silver spring. right now still okay leaving the 95 interchange heading westbound on 495. back over to the maps. all those northern corridors as you head for the beltway look fine out of aspen hill, wheaton and burtonsville. we'll take a live look at 95 at route 32 here coming if from baltimore down to the beltway. you're doing fine. coming up in my next report, we will go into virginia. back to you, mike. >> thanks, monika. the largest solar storm in five years is heading toward earth this morning. >> the storm poses a threat to power grids, gps devices and airplane flights. nasa scientists say the earth's magnetic field should repeal much of the radiation. the bright side on this storm, it could also cause aerror as to become more advice -- auroras to become more visible. normally when it comes to talking about the wizards game,

we're giving a go get them next time, guys. >> we'll have a look coming up at 5:22. time to take another look at the question of the day this morning. a reader's digest poll found that most parent dos this when their kids are not home. is it a, sleep, b, play the kids' video games or c, do the household chores? >> one person wrote sleep. >> log on to our facebook fan page. we'd love to hear your responses. we'll read them coming up and have the ant in the 6:00 hour -- answer in the 6:00 hour.

5:22 this thursday morning. this is going to abwindy day, -- to be a windy day, spring like. a couple of areas have dipped into the upper 40s. you'll notice high clouds passing from time to time. by 9:30, we're looking at 60 degrees already. as we head toward lunch time, mid-60s. again a bit breezy here, 66 tappahannock. clouds starting to increase. during the afternoon western maryland may see a few showers. we're looking at temperatures by 3:00 upper 60s, even low 70s. clouds increase. looks like showers are moving in after dark. everybody talking about

peyton manning after released from the colts. it was amazing. >> kristen berset has your morning sport. good morning. the indianapolis colts decided to partways with peyton manning. they're in a rebuilding phase. keeping peyton around became too risky and too costly. what happens now? manning caused a little uproar last night when he was seen touching down in miami just hours after the press conference. the dolphins are considered one of the teams vying for peyton but it turns out he does have a condo there and was just trying to get some r&r and think things through. manning said he hasn't even thought about his next move. >> i literally have not spent -- had one conversation with anyone about these teams. it's been so hard for me trying to figure out some closure with my situation with the colts.

i haven't thought about teams. i don't know who's interested. i really don't n. is all new to me. the lakers in town last night which means larger than normal crowds at the verizon center. time winding down. lakers up 15 at the break but the wizards come back. in the 4th down two, roger mason with a big 3 to take the lead. and then under a minute to go, wall finds nick young for the dagger. he had 19 off the bench. the wizards upset the lakers 106-101 beating them for the first time in ten straight games. in the college game, georgetown, their big east tournament opener against pittsburgh. 20 points for sims. this time in a giving mood with the sweet dish to the freshman otto porter. he had 20. georgetown wins 64-52 and will face cincinnati today in the

quarter finals. >> that's a quick look at your sports. terps and hoyas hoops in action later today. we'll have full highlights tonight at 6:00. have a great thursday. students are back on track after a scare at one school and it's a problem at other schools in other states. plus, does your phone have a hold on you? jessica has the details on a growing problem being addicted to it. that's coming up in your money. on the northbound side of 95 here in lorton traffic moving well up to springfield to the 14th street bridge. all lanes are open. more on virginia roadways coming up in my next report. you're watching 9news now. stay with us.

good morning. welcome back to 9news now. i'm andrea roane. i'm mike hydeck. we're glad you're here. it's going to be a warm one.

>> people with the tops down. >> go dining. >> howard bernstein will be talking about leaving his coat at home. >> yes, i left mine. you left yours. >> i didn't wear a coat. >> less stuff to carry is how i'm looking at it. >> and the wind doughs -- and the winds are down-- >> and the windows down. >> the winds could be gusting. that's why the al frescoe dining will be tough. if your silverware is flying off the table -- unless you're throwing it at somebody, you might not want that to happen. we do have a windy day. there goes my lunch. 65 degrees at noon with the sun and the wind. and 68 degrees at 5:00. sunrise 6:29. setting at 6:09 this afternoon. it will all be an hour later next week as we have a time change this weekend. out to the west, lots of showers here from ohio all the way back to oklahoma and texas. that's the cold front coming tonight. ahead of it just a few high

thin clouds are coming across the region. we'll call it partly to mostly sunny and a mild start. 53 in town. we have a few spots in the 40s out to the west but we're still looking at mid-50s in areas like annapolis, andrews is 54. 56 in fredricksburg. and our forecast highs today might be a little cooler west than north because of the clouds rolling in late this afternoon. but 71 at least. being a little conservative with the forecast temperatures but they got to 73, 74 in a few spots, that would not be out of the question. here's monika with time saver traffic. we're just getting word of an accident on the southbound side of i-270 right after i-70 coming out of frederick. again just got word of that. i'll keep you posted on that situation. otherwise if you're heading for the beltway or in on the dulles toll road or 66, you'll be fine. no problems to report out of leesburg or man fan sas. a little bit of -- man fan sas. a little bit of -- manassas. a little bit of slow traffic. we'll take a live look outside

on the northbound side of 95. normal for 5:31 in the morning trying to get over to the beltway on 395 as well. back over to the maps and this time to maryland on the inbound side of route 50 coming in from the bay bridge you'll be okay. east of the bay bridge to annapolis and the beltway all lanes are open. coming up in my next report, a look at that accident on 270. back to you. >> thank you, monika. today it will be business as usual for northwest d.c. schools. >> yesterday oyster adams bilingual school was evacuated after white powder fell from an envelope that was delivered to the school. classes were allowed to resume after tests found the powder was not toxic. schools in connecticut were also targeted with similar letters. letters were also sent to the willard hotel, a business on f street in d.c. the tests didn't show any harmful material in these of these letters. the search continues for a suspect responsible for the murder of a 20-month-old baby

boy. d.c. police say monday morning in the 3000 block of 30th street southeast, someone in a car took the boy from the house to united medical center. the baby was then taken to children's where he was pronounced dead. the d.c. medical examiner says the baby died from blunt impact trauma. anyone with information is asked to call police. in virginia coming up this summer, it will be mandatory for women who want an abortion to get an abdominal ultrasound. governor bob mcdonnell signed the bill into law yesterday. now abortion clinics have a few months to make some changes. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live in the satellite center to detail how this is going to go. good morning. >> reporter: these changes are happening very quickly despite a lot of the opposition out there. it is indeed happening and clinics have until july, four months away to start offering tease abdominal ultrasounds to women. if they don't, the clinics face $2500 in fines for each

violation, for each time they don't offer these abdominal ultrasounds. the bill sparked a huge outcry and protests outside the capitol where 30 people were arrested. the critics say the new law requires an unnecessary medical procedure. despite the governor's claims, opponents say in the very early stages of pregnancy, abdominal ultrasounds do not offer a whole lot of information about the fetus. the bill requires that women be offered to view an image of the abdominal ultrasound but they don't have to look at it. patients can also be offered the transvaginal ultrasound and that is what was the controversial part of the first original version of this bill, but they can refuse to have that transvaginal ultrasound. most women must also make a second trip after the ultrasound before they can have the abortion. >> the reason the pro-choice people are still opposing the bill because it is still a bill that does an awful lot of

people that believes in their culture of life and the sanctity of life and want to advance the ball when it comes to informed consent. >> reporter: some of those people who oppose the bill, planned parenthood. they released a statement saying, quote, it's still an appalling and offensive government overreach that is designed to shame women who are seeking legal health care. governor mcdonnell clearly has a political agenda to restrict women's access to health care. i should also tell you that rape an incest victims who is reported those crimes to the police are exempt from these kind of mandates and believe it or not virginia is not alone. coming up in my next live report, i'll tell you how many other states have similar mandates that some say are even more strict than virginia's. i'll see you then. back to you. >> delia goncalves reporting live from our satellite center. defense secretary leon panetta is pushing back against demands the u.s. take military action against syria. thousands have been killed in syria in heavy -- and heavy shelling continued yesterday

destroying homes and lives. there have been calls from arizona senator john mccain to send in u.s. forces, but secretary panetta says it doesn't make sense for the u.s. to take action right now. he says he has to make sure they know what the mission is and what the price will be. still no arrests in that robbery that targeted george mason university students. police say two armed masked men burst into an off campus home on carriage park road tuesday night. the five students were playing video games at the time. the victims say they were threatened and the thieves got away with thousands of dollars worth of laptops and cell phones. d.c. mayor vincent gray has responded to our exclusive report you saw earlier this week. 9news now reported mayor gray's campaign staff hid cash contributions by purchasing large numbers of money orders from the same safeway store. then forged names on the money orders to make it seem like separate legal donations. sources say prosecutors have identified 200 to 300 money orders with forged signatures

that were bought with illegal cash payments to the gray campaign. mayor gray says he would never condone anyone breaking the rules and says he has no knowledge of any wrongdoing. 5:37. time for another your money report. >> indeed it is. jessica is back with consumer complaints regarding kitchens. >> that's right. the government has been tracking computer -- exhumer complaints. -- consumer complaints. what it finds is kitchen appliances are the top source of complaints. complaints. a third of more than 6500 reports filed to saferproducts.gov were complaints about appliances mostly in the kitchen. other top categories included niewrsry equipment, -- nursery equipment, toys, footwear, home climate control systems. more and more people are addicted to their mobile phones. an online british study finds

66% of people get stressed out when their phone is out of reach. 11% higher than four years ago. women 18 to 24-yards seem -- 24- year-olds seem the most prone to the reaction. the panicky feeling has a name. nomophobia which stands for no mobile phone. a record 1,226 on the list with a net worth over ten digits. [indiscernible] $69 billion. that's down $5 billion from last year. bill gates microsoft came in second, $61 billion. that's up $5 billion. the u.s. is still home to the most billionaires in the world. 425 of them.

>> slim guy. >> got some tax breaks there. we'll be right back.

a mild start to this thursday morning. a mix of clouds and sunshine. more sun midday. increasing clouds late. the temps will be up there with the winds. looking at the weekend forecast. over to monika with time saver traffic. we're taking a look at the southbound side of i-270 after i-70. an accident was just moved to the shoulder but it caused heavy traffic coming out of frederick. once you get to 121 looks good to where the lanes divide. more on area rose in a couple of minutes -- roadways in a couple of minutes. we've been combing through the daily deals finding you deep discounts. here are some favorites. this is a dell 23 inches flat

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good morning. welcome back to 9 news now. a special good morning to lisa and her mom, gertrude. i met them yesterday at hopkins. she finished her 16th chemo session. she'll have surgery and then radiation after that but just a great smile. her mom, they watch in the morning every weekday morning. >> good morning. >> give them a good forecast. >> we have a good forecast.

tv on facebook said kids are excited and put the shorts out. momma put her foot down, no shorts. come on, this is the type of day i would have a sweat shirt at the bus stop and peel it off, running around, loving life. let them wear shorts. >> a meteorologist even at that age. >> you just knew it was going to be warm midday. took advantage of it. we start with the bus stop forecast. yeah, there's a chill in the air with temps in the 50s. there's a little bit of a breeze out there but it's going to be a fine day. partly sunny once we get up there. the sunrise happening at 6:29 this morning. sets at 6:09 this afternoon. mix of sun and clouds early. then mostly sunny midday. 65 by lunch time. winds southwest at 20. could be gusting to 30. it will be breezy but that sun is going to feel warm and it's going to be a good afternoon. by 4:00 reagan national 69. we'll have some areas in the low 60s. still gusts 30, maybe 35. then the clouds and showers roll in. we could get some showers in

here by 8:00. if they're not in the metro, certainly north and west of town will have some of them going on. looks like maybe midnight or 10:00 to 2:00, 3:00 a.m. will be the prime period for us to get the showers overnight. 41 in cumberland, the cold spot. winds are a lot lighter. a little valley there. where the windses are up, temperatures are up as well. low to mid-50s now. even fredricksburg, culpeper. luray 55 degrees. easton 52. locally we're looking at readings in the mid-50s. upper marlboro 55. 55 a popular number except in alexandria and arlington. those guys sitting at 53. can you see the flag here just above the right ? blowing, a little bit of a breeze out there this morning over the white house with our 53-degree reading. we have a wind out of the southwest at 10 miles an hour. the dew points keep rising into the upper 40s. the moisture will feed into the front that's now pushing across

areas from oklahoma and texas all the way up to michigan with the showers, some thunderstorms mixed in down toward areas around memphis as well and the mississippi valley. this front is what's coming tonight. so the nice warm-up we had yesterday and today, that is going to be pushed away as some cooler air works way toward us overnight into tomorrow. today's highs with the southwesterly winds ahead of the front get into the low, might even see a mid-70s out there. but we've got the colder air moving in. showers overnight tomorrow morning. here comes the chillier air. we'll have highs tomorrow in the middle 50s which is still above average. average is 53. today 71. showers tonight as we dip into the mid and upper 40s. only recovered about 56 tomorrow. only about 50 on saturday with sunny skies. sunday 62 so a milder sunday with time change saturday night we spring ahead one hour. monday 67. showers again possible late monday, monday night and back in the 70s by tuesday. it's 5:49. over to monika who has your

time saver traffic. thank you so much. we've got a couple of issues right now that i want to tell you about. i'm going to start with a look at 270 on the southbound side where there's an accident on the southbound side of i-270 right after i-70. the accident sitting on the shoulder. rest assured it's sitting on the shoulder and it's going to cause delays. once you get to route 121, you'll be okay to where the lanes divide. back over to the maps and this time on the inner loop of the beltway after the wilson bridge. there was a disabled vehicle. they moved it to the shoulder pretty quickly but be aware of that as you head on the inner loop of the beltway after the wilson bridge. let's take a look live at the northbound side of i-395 as you head northbound toward duke street and the 14th street bridge. you should be okay and right here on the beltway in alexandria. watch out for that disabled vehicle. coming up in my next report, i'll update you on the situation coming south on 270. in the meantime taking a cab or metro is a part of life for

many of us in this area. but sometimes, you know, you just don't want to have someone lug your bags around in the cab or the metro. you want to make it easier for you. one company says it has a solution and it could also be maybe even a second income. we have shelby clark from relay rides with us here for the extra mile. thank you so much for being with us. >> sure. thanks for having me. >> what is relay ride? >> it's the world's first omni market place that make it is safe and convenient to rent cars from people near you. you can make on average 250 buck as month by renting out your car while you're not using it and helping out a neighbor at the same time. for somebody who needs a car, it can be convenient access to cars near you. >> your car kind of sits in your driveway or wherever you put it for most of the day. >> 92% of the time the average american car is idle. it seems wasteful. we thought if we could make it safe and convenient to better utilize the resource it is would be good for everybody.

>> you have your website. show us how it works. >> you can search for cars near you. >> nice cars, too. >> we have a bmw convertible right here. you're not going to find that on hertz. if you wanted to list your car, you click right here. and just one page. then you're done. you can be up and running as a renter or owner in under five minutes. >> a couple of questions actually. insurance. >> of course. that's always the first question. we provide an insurance policy that covers the reservation. you keep your existing insurance policy and covers you when you drive. if i rent your car from you, the policy would step in and make sure you're covered. >> if i got into an accident or the person who rented my car got into an accident, you cover the whole thing? >> absolutely. safety and security is one of the most important things. >> that was my second question, the security.

>> absolutely. we screen the driving record of every driver before they can enroll and only approve safe drivers. we have absolutely best in class protection. we have a very good degree of confidence that the person who is renting their car -- your car is who they say they. >> is it affordable? are there fees? >> no. it's free to sign up. and the rental rates are -- they start at five bucks an hour. some of the cheapest rates you'll find in the industry. >> that's really interesting. thank you so much for telling us about this great solution and making money at it as well. we'll have more information on relay rides on our website later this the morning. 5:53. it could be the latest trend if one designer has his way. >> our derek mcginty says no way. we'll hear from derek in a special edition of his "let's be real." a college education is great for sure, but it's just not worth what it used to be. i'll explain that coming up at

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5:56 on this thursday morning. mild. temps in the 50s. we have some clouds that will pass over us. not going to rain at all. just muddy up the sky a little bit this morning. 60 degrees though by 9:00. upper 50s in much of the region to 60 in tappahannock.

as we go through lunch time, we're looking at sunshine. mid-60s here. winds will pick up, too. if you're going to be outside or run, you'll notice the wind. in southwestern pennsylvania some showers for the afternoon. we'll still be looking at partly sunny conditions at 3:00. more sun south and east. upper 60s to around 70 with drive home temperatures in the upper 60s. here come the showers after dark. andrea and mike, over you to. >> thank you, howard. if you've never seen our colleague derek mcginty's "let's be real" segment, you're in for a treat. >> he took the opportunity to share his thought abouts what one designer is hoping to make a new trend in men's wear. >> his name is amelio, an italian designer. he would really like it if you would buy a pair or two of these. yeah. some call them manty hose or gylons or heel tards but what they are are tights for dudes. just putting some skulls on

them does not make it any better. gentlemen, one of the great things about being a guy is no matter how dressed up we get, we're still wearing pants. you need more insulation, buy some long johns. here's the problem. a really manly guy doesn't like to show off his body like that. you know what? we like to wear it long and loose. i don't care how buff we may get, modesty, that's the manly way. i know what you're thinking. what's wrong with a little pizazz in a man's outfit. nah. the modern han has no interest in showing off that way. he is humble and strictly realizing the true class is understated, refined, never screaming look at me, look at me. no, i don't care how many guys may buy into your fancy manty hose. real men know black is always the new black and tights? well, tights could never be part of that equation. >> come on, derek.

let's be real. you would still be wearing trousers. it would be interesting sock patterns. >> not going to happen. >> how would i know you're wearing a manty hose unless you tell me. can you see them purple for bob schieffer? he wears those purple socks. >> i'm very uncomfortable right now. >> a real man. good morning and thank you for watching 9 news now. it is 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. mike hydeck. no manty hose for me. here's monika santami. >> howard, save us from ourselves. it's going to be a windy day and a warm day. temperatures will be in the upper 60s to low 70s. no jackets required. >> no long hose. just go to shorts. >> by lunch time in the mid- 60s. low 70s for highs but the wind at times could be blowing over. mb