that. not the best of hair days to be outside. 54 right now. we have a front out to the west producing showers into ohio andeanian, down toward -- and indiana, down toward the mississippi valley. that is moving in our direction and will be here after dark. look at these temperatures before i go. already in the 50s. 56 annapolis. we're looking at highs later this afternoon upper 60s to low 70s. tomorrow, though, we're going to cool down into the 50s. more on that in a few minutes. right now it's monika santami's turn with time saver traffic. an accident on the southbound side of i-275 near 85 -- 270 near 85 in frederick. that's cleared up. you just have the volume right now down to the point where the lanes divide. off and on delays but no big deals to report on the south side of 270. over to the maps, overall the beltway is doing fine. we did have a disabled vehicle down here in alexandria on the inner loop aft wilson bridge. that -- after the wilson bridge. that was cleared to the shoulder but caused a bit of a

backup. you see all the red down here. that was caused by that earlier accident moved to the shoulder. let's go over to the beltway on the north side of town or the west side of town. here's what it looks like at the american legion bridge. no problems between bethesda and tysons corner. you'll do fine. back over to the maps and this time inbound on i-66 where it's normal out of manassas and centreville. a quick look live over on the northbound side of 95. just a bit of volume here in springfield. coming up in my next report, another look at area roads at 6:14. 6:01 now. after igniting a nationwide debate, virginia's governor signed a controversial new rules on abortion into law. >> delia goncalves is live in our satellite center to tell us what the law says and the reaction to it. it has been very vocal. delia? >> reporter: absolutely. a lot of opposition on this one, but still, you know, the governor signed it into law and he's moving quickly. it is now effective in july,

just four months away. that means clinics need to start offering these abdominal ultrasounds to women or else they'll face some fines. women have to receive these abdominal ultrasounds before they can get an abortion. again as i said if clinics don't often these options, then they'll be fined $2500 for each violation. patients must also be offered to view an image of that all take sound but they can refuse. the original bill mandated women have an intrusive transvaginal ultrasound, but that quickly drew tons of criticism. governor bob mcdonnell changed the bill after consulting with doctors and his attorney general and now feel abdominal ultrasounds can offer women the information they need before making that life changing decision. >> it is still a mandate to have an ultrasound. i believe that's the right policy and then an offer at the woman's election to be able to view the ultrasound. about seven other states have a bill like that but i just didn't feel it was right to be

able to mandate an actual invasive procedure. we didn't find anywhere else in medical practice that that was required. >> reporter: some say even though many other states have laws like this, some others are even more strict. for instance, in texas, a woman doesn't have the option of refusing to look at the image of that ultrasound. doctors in texas are required to display and describe that image of the ultrasound to the woman. coming up in my next report live, i'll have report on what the critics are saying about the bill. back to you. >> delia goncalves reporting live from our satellite center this morning. thank you. montgomery county police are talking with a man in connection with a murder. he was taken in just hours after the victim was found. that victim was discovered along superior street near elizabeth street in the aspen hill neighborhood. police say the victim was a young man. he was at home with two other men when he was shot. the investigation is in its

early stages as police try and find a motive. >> we're just talking with him at headquarters now. we believe that we have the person who was there at the scene at the time of the shooting. >> police have not released the name of either the victim or the suspect at this time. a d.c. police officer has been indicted on charges he shot a person after trying to solicit a transgender prostitute. police say 48-year-old kenneth furr was also drunk at the time. the shooting happened last august. he faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted. we are finally hearing from prince george's county council woman who was pulled over for doing 105 miles an hour on the beltway. karen toles did not admit to having a lead foot but issued a conditional apology. >> i sincerely regret the events that have transpired

which have proven to be a distax to the business of the county -- distraction to the business of the county council. i offer my jut most and sincere apologies to my constituents and colleagues as well as all county residents. >> toles was initially given a warning for speeding and a ticket for an improper lane change. it week police tacked on a reckless driving charge. she could lose her license if she's found guilty for that. prince george's county law makers want to be able to quickly remove one of their own from office if that lawmaker is convicted of a crime. the bill goes before the state legislature. this is a result of the leslie johnson case. you may remember she remained on the council despite pleading guilty to two corruption charges. johnson eventually resigned under pressure. jessica doyle is watching your money. >> how is the jobs picture looking when it comes to college graduates this year? >> well, you know, college graduation, it's a great time, you know. nobody is arguing that going to college isn't worth it.

it's just not worth as much as it used to be. average incomes for those age 23 to 29 have been dropping over the past decade. entry level wages for male college grads dropped 11% over the past decade to $45,000 a year. wages for female grads dropped by almost 8% to $39,000. that's according to a new report from the economic policy institute. these numbers are adjusted for inflation so it really does show a strong downward trend. the tax man offering a helping hand to people struggling to pay on time due to unemployment or a significant loss ever income. the i.r.s. says certain taxpayers can ask for a six-month grace period on failure to pay penalties. typically you get hit with a half of a percent late fee the first month your tax bill is late and monthly penalties after that. bank fees going up again. wells fargo is going to start charging 7 buck as month for a checking -- 7 bucks a month for a checking account. wells fargo eliminated free checking for new customers back

in 2010. customers can waive the fee if you maintain a minimum daily balance of $1500 or make direct deposits of $500 or more each month. we talked about these going away. they're probably not long for this earth. >> they come back, go away. crazy. call it an overabundance of caution or maybe an overreaction. the frederick county bomb squad was called to downtown frederick wednesday because of a coconut. yes, it was found yesterday morning near the courthouse on west patrick street. police evacuated the area for about 20 minutes before realizing it was a coconut, not a bomb. the fruit was deemed not to be a threat. it is 6:07. coming up in eight minutes, it is cool schools time. if you thought math was tough when you were in school, try learning it and chinese at the same time. ahead you'll see some kindergartners who think it's no problem. howard says no problem in

weather. it's going to be breezy and warm today. highs around the 70-degree mark. find out how long this spring like weather will last when 9news now returns.

good morning. we're back at 6:10 on this thursday morning. here's what's making news now. nearly one year after the disaster in japan, a panel of experts says the u.s. must

rethink its emergency plans for nuclear reactors. it says customized plans need to be in place at all 65 reactors, including calvert clifton, maryland. another report out, this one from the surgeon general says more needs to be done when it comes to stopping kids from smoking. the number of teenagers smoking has helped -- held steady after years of dropping and more than 5% of middle school students are identified as smokers. a storm front is coming our way today. it's from the sun. it's the largest solar storm to hit earth in five years. it has the power to disrupt power grids, your gps and even airline flights. here's howard with more on that. five years ago did we have these kinds of disruptions? >> i don't recall exactly five years ago but when you get the events you have to worry about the charge and potential radiation. this one seems to be more of a charge concern.

thank goodness we have a magnetic field on the earth to protect us from this. the high frequency communications could be affected. airline flights are going to have to divert, take the longer route so it will be a longer flight, more fuel but at least they'll be able to communicate. they could lose communications. satellites could be affected. power grids could be affected. right now over the next few hours is when we expect the height of the storm to hit. we'll know how bad it's going to be any time. >> the pictures are stunning. >> yes, they are. >> really cool stuff. they have a space weather department in boulder, colorado. one thing i want to share with you, last night this beautiful picture of the full moon. this is known as the full worm moon. this was sent to us out of greenbelt, maryland. we thank elizabeth young for that. to the settlers it was known as the lenten moon, the last full moon of winter.

doesn't feel like winter at all this morning. it feels very mild because it is with temperatures in the 50s. leave the jackets at home if you can. it will be breezy and sunrise 6:29. it's coming up here in 17 minutes. we're looking at a partly to mostly sunny day and a warm one. by 11:00 63. by 1:00 upper 60s. we'll be pushing 70 degrees. low 70s this afternoon with 69 at 3:00. but look at the wind speeds, 18, 21, 21. clouds increase late this afternoon with showers on the way tonight. this morning temps 54 in town. lots of mid-50s from fredricksburg. 50-ish in the shenandoah valley. outside on our michael & son weather camera, the lights are coming out outside and inside as we're looking at the white house on this thursday morning. 54, partly cloudy skies. south wind at 15 at reagan national. we've had some gusts over 20 at dulles and the barometer continues to drop. a tough week if you suffer from

pressure changes. cold air casper, denver, teens and 20s. we have 50s and 60s on this side of the jet stream. that jet helping to produce the showers ahead of the cold front. this is what's headed our way. so tonight we are looking at showers. i don't think we'll get into thunder with this but definitely showers rolling through overnight. here it is late this afternoon north and west of us. it comes through tonight and tomorrow. we've got these cold northwesterly winds so temperatures will be a good 15 degrees cooler on friday. low 70s this afternoon with the wind. showers tonight. mid-50s friday. on saturday only around 50 degrees so a chilly day. nice warm-up. by sunday we're in the low 60s. check it out, monday upper 60s and back in the 70s for tuesday and wednesday. a reminder this is time change weekend. we spring forward one hour. 6:14. here's monika santami with time saver traffic. no notes. that's good. no notes. we had a couple of minor irritations which just means they were minor accidents or

disabled vehicles. they were cleared quickly but caused delays. there's one on the inner loop of the beltway just north of i- 66 and it's sitting on the shoulder. that's an accident as well causing a bit of a slowdown through that area. slow traffic from manassas into somerville. you'll -- centreville. you'll slow down just after this point. 66 is actually doing really well this morning. we'll take a look again at the maps on the northbound side of i-95 where again you have the slow traffic basically from dale city. it's going to be over toward route 1. let's take a live look into springfield on the northbound side bunching up here trying to exit to the beltway. then a live look at 395 delays from landmark. then it clears up at seminary road. coming up in my next report, we'll go into maryland at 6:24. back to you. you hear the horn? we're taking a trip halfway around the world in this week's cool schools. our first stop potomac elementary in potomac, maryland where starting as young as

kindergarten, students are learning math, science and how to speak chinese all at the same time. >> reporter: the notes sound familiar. [ singing in chinese ] >> reporter: but this is more than music class. these 5-year-olds are learning their lessons in chinese. for half of the day at potomac elementary, they will barely speak a word of their native english. it's called chinese immersion and it's a hit. >> [foreign language] >> reporter: now in english. >> 23, 24, 25. >> reporter: high, five. can you count to ten as well? >> yes. >> reporter: go ahead. >> [foreign language] >> reporter: it starts in kindergarten and goes through the fifth grade.

the longer they're involved, the more complex the topics they cover, like geometry. all in chinese. >> we are studying the relationship to angles. alternate interior. >> reporter: can kids fall behind in the core subjects, sort of getting lost in translation? apparently leslie greenburg hasn't seen it. >> when my kids came home the first week, they were counting in english and chinese. i was shocked because it was just one week but they pick it up so quickly. >> reporter: staying on track is important to the teacher. >> everyone gets it. he'll make it a little harder. but if people don't know, he'll slow it down and help us. >> reporter: a large portion of the students have mastered between 300 and 400 characters.

pretty cool, huh? >> they can read. they can tell you about their family. they can have basic conversations. >> it means i'm in fifth grade. >> they don't have any help from their american parents. >> reporter: it all started with a song. ♪ >> amazing. the parents value the program so much, perhaps the biggest immersion related to this program, the parents get together and finance a trip to china. they chip in. they get to speak it. they have pen pals over there, get to meet them. pretty cool. how >> how much immersion did you get? >> producer dan asked me the same thing. i didn't risk it. >> don't know the numbers? >> i have to go back when there are no cameras. i was embarrassed. if you have a cool school, e-

mail me. they taught me a lot but i need to practice. next in sports, see the dunk that rocked the verizon center last night and hear from peyton manning as he becomes a free agent. the question of the morning. a poll done by reader's digest found most parents do which of these things when their kids aren't home. is it a, sleep, b, play video games that their children own, or c, the household chores? >> barbara weighs in. she says a and b. always doing c. that's the chores whether my son is here or not. >> keep the guesses coming. we have the answer at 6:53.

welcome back. 6:22 on this friday eve. very spring like. winds kicking up gusting over 30. that means a warm day for us. average highs in the low 50s. we could be close to 20 degrees above average before the day is

over. here's the day planner. this morning we're starting in the 50s. a little breezy now but the winds will kick up. by lunch time mid-60s. by 3:00 69 at reagan national. again highs toward the lower 70s. nice. they went to the verizon center packed to the raptors because they knew they were going to see a lakers win. wrong. the wizards won the game. >> yeah, against the lakers. did we say that? d.c. hosting l.a. last night. six minutes left in the 3rd quarter. kobe bryant up for the jumper. that gave the lakers a 19-point lead. the wizards never gave out. check out kevin here. that puts d.c. up by 3. that nearly blew the roof off verizon center. wizards shocked the lakers 106- 101. congrats, wiz. d.c. hosts portland on saturday night. georgetown will take on cincinnati today in the big east tournament quarter finals.

they beat pitt 64-52. maryland plays wake forest. virginia tech takes on clemson. the hiewskies against -- huskies against syracuse. peyton manning says he's not done playing football. he was released by the colts yesterday and said he has no plans to retire. >> i don't think i have anything to prove. nobody loves their job more than i do nobody loves playing quarterback more than i do and i still want to play. >> manning said there's no other team he would prefer to play for than indianapolis but the colts let him go to avoid paying that $28 million bonus that was due today. we will be watching speculation if the skins are interested in the four-time mvp. nationals tickets for this upcoming season go on sale this morning. you can get them on the team's website beginning at 10:00. opening day is thursday, april 12. nationals hosted the cardinals yesterday in florida. down two in the ninth.

carlos, a game tying home run. nats host the astros today. time 6:25. ahead the marine corps marathon comes to the finishing line even before it starts. we'll explain. apple unveils its newest ipad. mike was excited about this yesterday. jessica doyle tells us why people are making such a big deal over it. she'll talk to us in about ten minutes. monika has a quick check of the commute. a couple of long, slow stretched on 270. 08 to 121 and father hurley boulevard to the paint where the lanes divide. another look at maryland roads at 6:30. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back.

good morning. we're back at 6:29 and this is always the place to get your weather first. here is a live look at the u.s. capitol and look at the sky back there. you can see that it is 54 degrees. it's going to be a great day. a little breezy, though. >> tack on 16, 17 more degrees. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm mike hydeck. i'm andrea roane. meteorologist howard bernstein live on the weather terrace with our forecast. no need for ear muffs, gloves. >> maybe a wind breaker. you can hear the wind bumping the microphone and the flag.

we're going to enjoy a nice warm, spring-like day. our day planner calling for temps to rise into the 60s pretty quickly. later this morning we'll be there for noon, 65. as we head toward 5:00, 68 degrees. highs in the low 70s in many areas. you'll notice also the clouds thickening up later o. we've got some showers moving in tonight. a cold front will come in overnight. there are the showers this morning through detroit and indianapolis. the showers will be marking a change to cooler weather for tomorrow and saturday especially. 54 now in washington. leesburg 51. frederick 52. we're going into the low 70s. monika santami inside where we don't have any wind. we've got traffic. remember i was talking about those minor irteagues? well, -- irritations? here's one on the inner loop of the beltway before route 7 in tysons corner. a minor incident sitting on the shoulder. everyone is wanting to know what's going on and that's the reason for this delay on the inner loop of the beltway with the lanes open. let's look at the map and i'll

show you exactly where we were talking about. you see all the reld here caused by that -- red here caused by that minor accident and the delays with the red there on the beltway. no problems from man fan sas. coming -- manassas. i-395 you're going about 53 miles an hour at duke street. no problems inside the beltway on 66. a live look outside right now, 395 again. i think this is unusual. looks great at seminary road heading towards shirlington and the 14th street bridge. back over to the maps to the north side of town where there are no problems on any of the major corridors heading for the beltway. the outer loop normal, slow stuff through silver spring. we'll take a live look at 270. . coming up in my next report, another look at big picture at 6:43. >> thank you. defense secretary leanne panetta says the united states is -- leon panetta is

considering giving nonlethal aid. >> that's one of the top stories on cbs this morning. charlie rose joins us live with a preview of that. >> you've got it right, mike and andrea. ahead on thbs thork, -- on cbs this morning, senator john carey -- the senator is with us. we'll talk with him about -- john kerry is with us. we'll talk about what syria should do. clarissa ward will report from the region when we see you at 7:00. >> her reports have been amazing. we'll definitely tune in. virginia's controversial new ultrasound mandate for women wanting an abortion will take effect in july but the debate isn't over. >> delia goncalves is live with a story that continues to get national attention. >> reporter: absolutely. after a whole lot of backlash, the governor backtracked you can say and removed a portion of the bill that many called

intrusive but still critics say this bill is, quote, an appalling and offensive government overreach designed to simply shame women out of having abortions. in fact, 30 protesters were arrested outside the capital as they marched in opposition to the bill. they say abortions should be between a woman and her doctor only. but governor bob mcdonnell feels doctors, some of them weren't doing their job. so he says the government will now mandate giving women the information they need before making the decision. an image of the abdominal ultrasound must be made available to the patient. the bill also allows doctors to offer the transvaginal ultrasound but women can refuse that exam. it was that intrusive transvaginal exam that first fired up the critics locally and nationally as well. so the governor amended a bill to mandate the abdominal ultrasounds only. >> this is a very positive step forward so that a woman making perhaps the most important decision of her life will not

only have the existing information that's in the informed consent stat yacht but -- statute but will have an opportunity to know gestational age, to be able to see an ultrasound. these are things that are very important in really giving informed consent. >> reporter: planned parenthood is on the record saying, quote, the bill mandates doctors perform procedures that may nod be medically needed and forces women to make two trips to access abortion care. that's because the bill writes in a 24-hour waiting period before the abortion can take place. so 24 hours between the ultrasound and then the abortion. for many women within a hundred miles from a clinic who is offering the abortions. i should also tell you would it's important to mention that rape and incest victims who have reported their crimes to the police are exempt from these type of mandates in virginia. back to you. >> thanks, delia.

delia live in the satellite center this morning. classes will resume this morning after an envelope containing white powder was mailed there. a spokeswoman for the oyster adams bilining gall school said no students were exposed to the powder. first responders rushed to the school only to be called to two additional suspicious mailings. >> i think it's a cheap, easy anonymous way for someone to try to make a point or grind an ax. >> similar stretches were also mailed -- envelopes were also mailed to schools in new hampshire, connecticut and texas. in all of those cases the white powder was found to be harmless. pennsylvania state troopers say they shot and killed a maryland man in self-defense. this all happened late tuesday night in breezewood, pennsylvania. you might know that as the spot where interstate 70 and the pennsylvania turnpike meet.

police say daryl barry of columbia was involved in a fender bender. he was arguing with the other driver. troopers showed up and barry arranged with them and used his two rotweilers against the officers. then attacked one officer with a metal flashlight. that officer responded by shooting and killing barry. the incident is under investigation. the winner of the marine corps marathon might actually be a bit slower than the time it took to fill the race with entrants. in just two hours about 30,000 runners registered yesterday. yesterday's frenzy was the quickest sellout for a u.s. mar thon in history. the 37th annual marine corps marathon will be held sunday, october 28. pretty cool. the sun trust rock 'n' roll u.s.a. marathon is just nine days away. don't forget that. they take place saturday, september 17. the race starts at 8:00 a.m.

excuse me, march 17, st. patrick's day. the race starts at 8:00 a.m. we'll have live coverage. it will be great. >> exactly. hopefully the weather will be wonderful. 6:37. jessica doyle is watching your money and your gadgets. >> people want to know when they can get their hands on the new ipad. >> that's right. next friday is the big day. but don't call it the ipad 3. apple is doing away with the numbers that specify the version of the tablet computer. this one is simply called the new ipad. it's a touch thicker and heavier but feels like the current ipad 2. same starting price, too. 499 for the wi-fi version. $629 for the one that will use a 4g signal. ten times faster than the 3g in the ipad 2. that means video streams instantly. you won't see the buffering you usually see. the display is what has people really excited. it's an hd screen with more

pixels than some high def tv sets. tim cook rommed the new ipad calling it the new pc era. >> i'm just amazed people would be flocking to something even though it has this great picture that's heavier and thicker. usually they go lighter when they get new. >> a lot of people are saying what's the big deal? at least for the tech community the response has been it's living up to the i-frenzy we've seen the last couple of weeks. it's expected to sell pretty well. apple already has 83% of the tablet market. and something that's really interesting, there's an online poll that shows 42% of people who already own an ipad plan to buy the new one. i kind of considered keeping up with the i-joneses, this sense of competitiveness to have the latest, greatest thing from apple. >> i'm in the other percentage. i'm just stick with the one i

have. our time 16:38. -- is 6:38. march is colon cancer awareness month. learn why the district has the highest death rate for colon cancer patients and find out what's being done to change that. no need to reverse today's forecast. sunny skies, highs near 70. up next howard looks at the weekend as well. now a look ahead at what's on channel 9 tonight at 8:00. catch back-to-back episodes of the big bang theory. then at 9:00 person of interest. we'll be right back.

it's 6:43 and 54 degrees scout side. things are looking -- outside. things are looking g. you have your slow spots where there was an earlier accident in the

tysons area. that was cleared. if you're planning to head on the northbound side of 95, we'll take a live look. just long, slow stretches but luckily the lanes are open. let's go back over to the maps. this time we'll head over to maryland. bw parkway, route 50 are fine. no problems to report through cheverly into northeast right now. we'll take a live look on the beltway north side of town. outer loop you have delays beginning at 95 toward georgia avenue. 270 southbound has been one long slow stretch from gaithersburg down to the point where the lanes divide and a quick look on south capital street at the suitland parkway. it's going to be slow there and an accident south capital street at i as well. coming up in my next report, i'll update you on area roadways. in the meantime i'm out here. nice temperature but it's windy. >> a little breezy. that's one of those things we'll be dealing with. you talked about eating outside. it may be a little difficult.

enjoy the warmth. we're going into the 70s. >> i like that. but we'll be back in the 50s tomorrow. more 70s on the seven-day next week. spring has sprung and the winds have sprung as well. the bus stop forecast, we'll go inside. monika will brush her hair. mine will be messy for the weather. temperatures this morning in the 50s. breezy and mild with partly sunny conditions. sun came up at about 6:29 this morning. as we get into the day, well, the day planner, sunshine, temps 8:00 mid-50s. by noon mid-60s. look at these winds. they'll be southwest at 20, could gust 30, maybe 35 at times with highs in the low 70s. 4:00 p.m. temperature 69, 70 degrees. by 8:00 we've got the threat for showers, especially north and west of d.c. with temperatures falling back into the mid-60s. by tomorrow morning, though, we'll be back in the mid-40s. right now 54 in town. 50 in winchester. tappahannock is 54. 47 for steve up in cross junction. earlier prince frederick and

bowie were reporting 55 degrees. locally arlington 53. cooler but not much. leesburg, lovettsville 52. very uniform temperatures with college park being one of the warm spots at 56. you can see some of the high clouds on our michael & son weather camera, that are out there this morning. not doing much except muddying the sky a little bit. 54 at national with a dew point 47 so the humidity 77%. this frontal boundary right here, this is what's coming through tonight. it will bring us the showers but out of here by early tomorrow morning. as we look at the forecast today temperatures 71 degrees but only 56 tomorrow with the showers tonight as we dip into the 40s. saturday a cooler day, 50 degrees. by sunday, toe, we're back in the low 60s. this is the time change weekend. then by monday temperatures will be into the upper 60s. could be some showers monday night and then 70 or better tuesday and wednesday. andrea, over to you. >> thank you, howard. our time is 6:46. march is colon cancer awareness

month. did you know d.c. has the highest rate of colon cancer deaths in the nation? with a look at why and how to turn that around we're joined by michael with the chris for life colon cancer town daig. we were talking during the break that this is a disease that touched both of us. my brother-in-law and in your case more mother died of colon cancer. >> yes, pam. >> the thing about it is they were otherwise in good health, not overweight, ate well. why are people dying of colon cancer? >> i think because of lack of awareness for screening and early detection. so we were talking about this on the break. if you are age 50 or older, you need to be getting screened for colon cancer. we were talking about the differences between a mammogram and a colonoscopy. they can detect polyps and remove them fairly quickly which will cause you not to have colon cancer. >> you say this is 90% preventible. that's the key about this.

again, talk to us about when screening should begin, who should have screenings? >> if you are african-american, one thing to note is you should be getting screened earlier. age 45. if you have a family history, you should be getting screened at age 40. if you don't have a family history and are not african- american, age 50. >> a lot of people are put off by the prep test to get a colonoscopy. is that something that can change or you have to deal with it. >> it's something you have to deal with. my mom would be here if she had gotten that colonoscopy when she was 50. she passed away at 59 because she did not get it. >> 34eu brother-in-law was -- my brother-in-law was 60 years old, did not get his colonoscopy. you say we have to talk about this more as with breast cancer awareness. you're going to start the conversation. tell us what's happening, the big gathering. >> absolutely. we have a rally on march 28 on

capitol hill. then we have our big scope it out 5k run which is on march 25 at freedom plaza. we'll have about 4,000 people, one of the largest colon cancer awareness events in the country. it's like you were saying, hiv- aids and breast cancer, they've made amazes strides against those diseases. that's exactly what we need to do. we talked about the carpet down here being blue. we need to brand the blue for colorectal cancer. >> you're trying to get the white house bathed in blue. we wish you the best. just do it. it's the most important test you can have and it is a preventible disease. thank you again. >> thank you. we've been combing through the day's daily deals, e-mails and retailer websites. we're finding you deep discounts. here are some of our favorites. we're going to start with a big monitor for your pc. this is a dell 32-inch flat panel led monitor, $129.99, normally $229.99. you're getting a 43% savings.

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6:53. thursday, march 8. here's a check of the news before you go. kevin came off the bench and scored a career high -- excuse me. the search is on for a man who armed -- for to armed men who broke into a home in fairfax. the house is an off campus home for george mason students. the victims say the crooks took their laptops and their cell phones. a former soldier from our area was indicted on terrorism charges. 24-year-old craig baxam of laurel, maryland is accused of trying to join a terrorist organization in somali. he faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. kevin say serrapin came off the bench and provided 20 points for the wizards. they beat the lakers. what a shocker. a readers' digest poll found most parents do which of these things when their kids aren't home. is it a, sleep, b, play their

child's video games or c, household chores. >> we had a bunch of people put a d section in there. you might imagine what that might be. a little adult time for mommy and daddy is that they thought. however, the answer is b, play your kids' video games. interesting. >> never thought of that one at all. one more check on traffic and weather is next right here on 9news now. we believe keeping kids healthy can start with healthy hands.

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one more thing before we go. don't shake hands. that's what the british olympic association is saying to its athletes as we head to the summer olympics. they don't want to get everybody sick. granted it's about germs. >> somebody was saying the brits know they're not going to win any awards or medals. they were fourth among medal

placers at the last olympics. hand shaking, we know what happens. >> we've had schools hit with norovirus and knock out 110 kids instantly. interesting stuff. >> we'll see what happens. how will they do it? >> elbows. >> maybe. windy today. we're going to see temperatures up in the low 70s. showers tonight. cooler tomorrow. chilly on saturday. then we warm up again starting sunday. nice sunrise to the east on route 50 and westbound you've got slow traffic heading for the beltway where there was an accident. we've got a rally in the works. could be seeing as much as a 1% pop for the opening bell on wall street. don't use each other's pens. that's where the most germs are. cbs this morning is talking about the warm-up and america's newest billionaire who started with 255,000 bob -- with 5,000 bucks. monika and i will be back with your weather and traffic.