earthquake. weather wise a gorgeous day. we had a beauty yesterday, 81. by noon we'll be back around 70 with highs in the upper 70s to near 80 here in town. some areas near the bay may hold in the mid-70s but when you consider our average high is 55, this is fantastic. a couple sprinkles last night formed in the evening. that line firmed up out in the atlantic and this morning looking out to the west, it's all quiet. clear skies out there. down to 45 in manassas but still in the 50s and low 60s places like frederick and andrews at 62. it's 53 on the bay in annapolis and we're 56. expecting a high this afternoon right around 72349 washington. 72 -- around 70 in washington. we're going to take a live look from sky 9. this is going to be the beltway on the inner loop side in virginia in annandale. it's a little slow through this

area heading northbound. there's nothing stopped in the roadway, just a lot of slow traffic on the beltway. let's look at the beltway itself on our maps. overall things are looking great. i'm happy to say we don't have any incidents or accidents to report all around town. let's zoom in to the north side maryland 95 coming in from baltimore incident free. no problems on the bw parkway or route 50 out of sheverly into northeast. we're going to take a live look at the beltway in college park. the brake lights begin after the 95 interchange and off and on now into silver spring. coming up in my next report, we'll take a live look at 270 at 6:12. a relationship turned deadly. now people are asking why. friends, family and neighbors are trying to know why it came to this. >> in the course before 12 hours tuesday, the relationship ended in a murder-suicide. a woman found shot to death in kensington. then her accused killer found dead in rockville. delia goncalves is live in kensington where this tragic

story began. >> reporter: good morning. the folks who live and work in this area soon will not forget the horrific scene they saw yesterday when that woman was shot in the head, left to die in the middle of busy connecticut avenue. let's take a look at some video. this is the police -- the man police say committed that murder. the victim's estranged husband. 51-year-old philip gilberti. surveillance video captured the crime as gilberti shot heather lynne mcguire and then pushed her body out of the vehicle before speeding off himself. court records show the two were married in 2009, had three children who we're told are all safe at this hour. the couple was going through a divorce. after the victim filed several restraining orders against him. the suspect was released from jail just three days before the murder for violating those

restraining orders. she told police and the courts she thought her estranged husband was going to kill her. >> we had probably over a hundred police officers at different locations watching vehicles, watching homes, and every one of them understood how potentially dangerous this individual was. we did have information that he had the gun with him. >> reporter: police say gilberti shot and then killed himself as the manhunt moved in on him late last night. he was at a friend's house in rockville. coming up in my next live report, i'll have much more of what the reaction was of the suspect's friends and family during this horrific and tragic scene that unfolded yesterday. back to you. >> delia goncalves with a live update from kensington, maryland this morning. while you slept, the defense secretary leon panetta arrived in afghanistan. this is video of the secretary from yesterday. he had already planned on meeting with troops there but

he'll also meet with the afghan government to talk about last weekend's deadly shooting rampage. an american soldier is accused of killing 16 people, including women and children. that soldier will remain in custody and he could face the death penalty. more money for gas in maryland? sure thing. it's on the table, a possibility. governor martin o'malley will talk about his push to hike the gas tax. he'll be testifying in annapolis about adding 56% sales tax -- adding a 6% sales tax. mike miller, a fellow democrat says there isn't a lot of support for the hike in his party and republicans have opposed the whole thing from the start. a federal grand jury wants to find out more about relationships between some d.c. elected officials and businessman jeff thompson. federal agents raided his home and offices earlier this month. we've learned that council members jack evans and another

member were subpoenaed in the case. >> there may be ten and the serial numbers are all running the same sequence. >> reporter: meaning they were probably bought at the same time? >> the same time. however, the name may have been from georgia. so that would raise a suspicion. > reporter: you're talking about fraud here? >> i'm not going to make that determination. >> council members who received campaign contributions from jeff thompson say they are reexamining their records. at 6:05, we focus on the race for the republican nomination. it's a southern sweep for rick santorum. he won tuesday's contest in alabama and mississippi so the question is will newt gingrich stay in and will mitt romney bounce back? >> reporter: rick santorum pulled off a southern sweep

tuesday. >> we did it again. >> reporter: he told supporters in louisiana they'll keep his momentum going. >> next week we'll come back here and we expect a huge win. >> reporter: santorum won mississippi and alabama tuesday night with the help of very conservative voters and women. the former pennsylvania senator says the results will reshape the republican field. >> [ inaudible ] >> reporter: santorum and newt gingrich continue to split the conservative vote. despite losing, the former speaker says he has no plans to drop out and this race is far from over. >> one of the things tonight proved is that the elite media's effort to convince the nation that mitt romney is inevitable just collapsed. >> reporter: alabama and mississippi allocate their delegates proportionately so gingrich, santorum and mitt romney all added to their totals but romney still holds a significant lead. romney lost both states

yesterday, partly because he wasn't able to rally the conservative base. the former massachusetts governor is already looking ahead to saturday's caucuses. he rallied supporters in missouri yesterday afternoon. >> you've got saturday. you're going to come together for a caucus. i need you to get out there and vote for him. >> reporter: he will spend today in new york as he builds his war chest for what could be a very long primary battle. >> mitt romney did win contests yesterday in hawaii so let's look at the latest delegate count. romney is still in the lead with 476. santorum has 246. gingrich has 131 and congressman ron paul only has 47. 1,144 is the magic number to clinch the nomination. 6:07. now to a follow-up to a story we told you about yesterday

morning. we're hearing from radio shack about a rude incident at a store in montgomery county. we told you about shenae lewis who returned something she bought at radio shack in annandale. at the bottom it said "ugly itch ghettohood u.s.a. tattoo maryland." the clerk called it a joke. lewis was not laughing. radio shack e-mailed its response to 9news now. it reads, radio shock responded immediately after seeing reports in the media about this seag the strongest possible disciplinary action. the company has made several attempts to contact the customer involved and offer her an apology, a personal apology. so far we've been unable to connect. >> didn't say what the disciplinary action would be against the clerk. >> no, it didn't. time 6:08. we already have 56 degrees here in northwest washington. >> if you liked yesterday's weather, you're going to love today as well. we're headed toward the 08- degree mark. wet -- 80-degree mark.

howard has your weather first. why you do not want to forget your disinfecting wipes on the way to the office. we are putting the spotlight on the germiest places at work this morning. you are watching 9news now.

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fantastic day feeling a lot more like may, maybe even early june than march. sunshine and 70 by noon. we'll be in the upper 70s to even near 80 for a high today. we could actually be warmer tomorrow. full seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. here's a live look from sky 9 at the northbound side of i- 95 in lorton. you've got some slow traffic here as you head towards springfield. also construction on the ramp from northbound 95 to virginia 3000 to prince william parkway. more on area roadways coming up in a few minutes. it's 6:12 this wednesday morning. here's a check of what's making news. no budget, no pay. that's the plan being debated in the senate today. the plan would mean no paychecks for lawmakers if they don't pass a federal budget ontime. congress hasn't passed an official budget since 2009. state dinner party tonight at the white house for british prime minister david cameron and his wife.

they attended the ncaa tournament last night, one of the basketball games from last night. highlights minutes away. a transform near boston knocked down electricity last night in the back bay neighborhood and turned the city's sky line black. now coming up, we have a health alert this morning. we are at one of the germiest places you encounter throughout the day and that would be in your office. >> exactly. jessica doyle doesn't just watch your honey, she's helping us watch our health. tell us more. >> reporter: i'm -- the flu was pretty late. it's hitting right now. we're throwing the spotlight on some of the germiest places at your office so we can give you ways to stay well at work. we're going to start with the break room. we have one over there. we would show it to you right

now but can't at this moment. what you see in there are coffee pots, refrigerators, faucets, these type of places people touch every day. getting close with our fends and their germs. studies have shown these spaces with four time the level of bacteria as your average toilet seat. >> the coffee pot? >> the coffee pot. >> for me that's dangerous. >> very dangerous. kind of makes your skin crawl. we're going to talk a little bit about the toilet seat. obviously this is a commonplace people spend some of their time but the toilet is a lot cleaner than your office phone. money watch reports the phone is the single dirtiest place at the office. here's the wake-up call to keep the disinfecting wipes at the desk, wipe down your phone on a regular basis, take a swipe on the desk too since that's probably where you're eating some of your meal. another big one for you. look out for the button that people are pushing every single

day. we're talking about the elevators, the coffee machines, the coffee maker. mike, part of the problem here, more than one-third of people admit to the national foundation for infectious diseases they felt they should go to work even when they're sick. and we're going to end with meeting rooms. these are pretty bad places. they're communal. they don't tend to get cleaned as often and the other places. you have the added benefit of starting most meetings with a hand shake. obviously this is a way we're getting closer to our colleagues but also spreading germs as well. >> i notice in hospital areas people are pressing the buttons for the elevators rather than their knuckle -- elevators with their knuckles rather than their fingertips. i've been getting these.

>> our intern yesterday morning admitted to pushing the elevator button with her nose the other day because she had too much she was carrying. bad idea. did you like yesterday's weather? we have something in store for us. >> it's going to be another gorgeous day today. we decided we would join howard out on the weather terrace. it is wonderful again this morning. very nice. >> the peach tree has some blossoms on it. >> look how gorgeous. >> you're outside, no jackets, comfortable. >> very comfortable. >> i was a little worried because it's cold in the studio. >> today andrea, just for you, we're going back to near 80 this afternoon. >> not for me, just for you. >> but not humid so that's good. >> no, no, very nice. we have this for another week to ten days. your bus stop forecast we're in the 50s. some low 60s.

even some upper 40s. the coldest of spots but even that's not bad considering the average high is 55. as we get toward the day planner today, lots of sunshine. your lunch hour, if you can stretch it out, do it. we're going to have temperatures around 70 or the low 70s during the noon hour. mid- to upper 70s this afternoon. some areas will approach the 80- degree mark before the day is out. tomorrow we'll likely be a little warmer with many of us into the lower 80s. right now we've got the 40s in places like culpeper. hagerstown is 58. winchester and easton 52. we have near 60 down south and tappahannock. also cross junction heard from steve up there, northern frederick county, virginia, 58 degrees. just a hint of fog down towards southern st. mary's county. good visibility with a reading of 56 at reagan national and a light southwesterly wind at 3 miles an hour. fairly quiet today on the future cast. expecting plenty of sunshine around here. tonight we'll also be quiet as

we dip back into the upper 40s to mid-50s for lows. then tomorrow in the afternoon, we've got the threat stopping the clock here just before noon, the threat for consume of showers to pop up with -- couple of showers to pop up with the warmth, the daytime heat. looks like a better chance of some showers will be here for friday. so as we look at the forecast, today 79. gorgeous. tonight we'll be back in the 50s and upper 40s. 81 tomorrow. watch out for an afternoon shower or storm. on friday i think more clouds and a better chance for some showers or isolated storms. still warm, though. mid-70s. this weekend we've got the marathon and half marathon in the morning. the sun trust rock 'n' roll u.s.a. marathon. we're broadcasting that 8:00 to 11:00. should be okay. mostly 60s for the race with a high of 74 on st. patrick's day. i'm happy to say we haven't had any major accidents or incidents. we just have the delays. on the southbound side of 270,

you can see that red slowing you down about 36 miles an hour here at route 80 out of urbana into clarks burke. that stretch. we'll -- clarksburg. that stretch. we'll go live to the southbound side of 270 closer to the point where the lanes divide. you have a bit of slow traffic. on the utter loop it's slowing down out of college park as you head to silver spring with the lanes open. this time on the inbound side of i-66 a bit of slow traffic out of manassas into centreville. we'll take a live look closer to the beltway where the pace improves to the beltway and a live look as well northbound on i-95 in springfield. you know this. it slows here every single day. basically dale city off and on into woodbridge and lorton off and on into springfield but the good news is the lanes are open. we'll cover area roadways once again but before i go, i have a follow-up to my report from yesterday. i gave you an update on the 495 express lanes on the beltway. last october similar high occupancy toll lanes opened

along interstate 85 outside of atlanta. the biggest problem there of course is people breaking the law. 12% of drivers in those hot lanes are supposed to pay a toll but they don't. there are cameras snapping license plates of those violators and they face a $25 fine each time they get caught. when it comes to the 495 express lanes in virginia, virginia state police will use cameras to enforce the rules. you have to pay an ez-pass to pay for the toll lanes. you can ride for free if you have three people in the car pool and motorcycles are free. this is mostly about the honor code and the honor system. of course virginia state police will be out there. i just spoke to one of the ladies that i spoke to yesterday from 495 express lanes. they don't know exactly what the fine will be but it will be a combination of the toll violation and the hov violation. so get the ez pass flex. it will be available in summer. >> thanks, monika. 6:20 now. time to check our always popular question of the morning. every year 14,000 people get

injured using one of these things while they are at work. is it a, a door, b, a stapler, or c, the covery pot? >> a lot of your facebook comments have us laughing this morning. joyce writes although i have not done so, i have felt like throwing a stapler at various coworkers through the years so i'm going to go with b, stapler. >> that's a different way to get injured. keep the guesses coming. we have the answer at 6:54.

welcome back. 6:24. very comfortable. if you're out there for a while, you might need a jacket. otherwise leave it at home. the kids shorts, short sleeves. going to be a great recess now. temperatures in the 70s, sunshine. even to near 80 in spots this afternoon, especially south and west of d.c. a northwesterly wind this morning becomes southwesterly. enjoy it. >> thank you, howard. it's the first two games of the men's ncaa tournament and if it's any indication, we're in for some real march madness.

>> iona against brigham young. byu trailed by 25 points. it's over, right? no, no. the second half, a three- pointer here with 2:30 left putting the team ahead. byu wins 78-72. up next they get third seeded marquette. the warm-up act not so bad, either. western kentucky versus mississippi valley state. western kentucky down by 16. oh yeah, was down by 16 points and five minutes to go. 33 seconds left, three-point play there. western kentucky wins 59-58. they have a matchup with kentucky tomorrow. the capitals are looking good. they have now won four in a row and they're just one point back of the top spot in the southeast division. the caps visited the islanders last night. d.c. trailed by 2 at the start of the 3rd period but ten minutes in, alexander ovechkin tied it up with his 29th goal

of the year. it was 4-4 so they went to a shootout. ovechkin scored in the shootout. here's the game winner. capitals top the islanders 5-4 in the shootout. i like the guy saying good morning, good afternoon, good night, islanders. the wizards are 0-2 on their road trip. they were in dallas last night taking on the mavericks. they topped the wizards 107-98. d.c. visits new orleans tomorrow tomorrow. 6:26. still ahead this morning, the latest on the repair work at the washington monument. wall street jumping to levels they haven't seen in years. a quick check of the commute. monika, over to you. on the southbound side of i-

270, here's what it looks like. overall delays 85 to 121 and then off and on down to the point where the lanes divide. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look at the beltway on the north side of town at 6:30. you're watching 9news now. stay with us.

we are back at 6:30. this is the place you can always get your weather first.

arlington, temperatures in the 50s. we're headed toward the 80- degree mark. it's going to be spectacular. thank you for starting your morning with us. i'm andrea roane. i'm mike hydeck. howard bernstein out on the deck this morning. >> i thought i might need my jacket but i was wrong. some areas are still holding on to 60 degrees. as the sun comes out, we are going to warm up rather nicely. by lunch time fantastic. here's a look at your day planner. get ready for temperatures by noon to be at 70 degrees with highs 75 to 80 and even 5:00 p.m. temperature 77. we'll have lots and lots of sunshine. yesterday just a couple of sprinkles late afternoon and evening hours. that pushed off shore quickly. clear skies this morning. we're 56 at reagan national but still 61 gaithersburg. 61 frederick. it's 46 in culpeper. those places may need the jacket and just a great afternoon. look at these temperatures. cooler right on the bay but 72

annapolis, the naval academy. andrews and frederick should make 78. near 80 south and southwest of town. let's go inside to monika. she has your time saver traffic. a beautiful wednesday morning and traffic hasn't been bad at all i'm happy to say. here's the beltway on the north side of town. you can see it's a bit slow out of college park. we'll take a live look at route 1. it slows down ath more at the 95 interchange and then continuous to georgia after before the pace improves. all the northern corridors look good including 270 and 95 and route 29 as well. we'll go back over to the maps, this time 2066. you have your -- time to 66. you have your usual slow spots. inside the beltway very slow, 5 miles an hour. we'll end with a live look on the northbound side of 95 in springfield. the usual slow stuff here heading for the beltway and on to 395 through landmark. another look at the big picture

at 6:43. a southern sweep for rick santorum in tuesday's contest. let's start with the numbers in alabama. santorum got 35% of the vote. newt gingrich was in second place with about 1300 more votes than mitt romney. now to mississippi. santorum won there with 33%. newt gingrich right behind him at 31%. romney right at his heels at 30%. santorum celebrated his victories in neighboring louisiana. louisiana holds a primary next tuesday. >> this campaign is about ordinary folks doing extraordinary things. sort of like america. sort of like america going out there and exceeding expectations. going out there defying the odds because we believe in something that's bigger than ourselves. that's what america has always been about. >> some wins for romney last night. he won the caucus in hawaii where he got 45% of the vote.

rick santorum finished second. coming up at the top of the hour, cbs news political director john dickerson gives us his take on the results. that's at 7:00 on cbs this morning. the man police say killed his wife and dumped her body on a busy montgomery county street has now taken his own life. as recently as saturday, heather mcguire told police she feared for her life. delia goncalves is live in kensington with where this tragic story got started. >> reporter: it's an awful sorry, mike. 36-year-old heather lynne mcguire was a mother of three children, children that we are happy to say are safe and this hour but the kids reportedly told the court that they thought their mother's estranged husband was going to kill her. according to police, he did just that yesterday morning here on connecticut avenue. 51-year-old philip gilberti was a former boxer, 285 pounds, 6'2", with a history of

violence against women. surveillance video at the intersection here in kensington captured what police say was his most violent act shooting his estranged wife and then dumping her body leaving her to doad in the middle -- to die in the middle of the street. the manhunt included 100 police officers searching high and low for the suspect they believed was still armed. >> he's a powerful guy. he acts before he thinks and that's i guess his downfall. >> he had again spoken with several acquaintances and had made threats regarding a number of individuals, including members of his own family and so we had folks, police officers ensuring their safety all the while we were searching for this pan. >> reporter: the search continued till a tip eventually led police to an apartment, a friend's apartment in rockville where the suspect eventually shot and killed himself just as police were moving in on him.

we should tell you that several witnesses here on connecticut avenue yesterday morning told us that the victim was barefoot and already bleeding yesterday morning here on connecticut avenue and they say she was screaming and just as she was trying to escape the car, that's when they saw the suspect pulling her in, shooting and then killing her. heather lynne mcguire survived by her three children. we're live in kensington this morning, delia goncalves, 9news now. did the washington monument shrink or tilt because of last summer's 5.8 magnitude quake? surveyors are working to find out. they took measurements yesterday and will compare them to past records. the findings could affect how crews repair the uponment. it -- repair the monument. it was completed in 1884 and has sunk two inches into the ground since then. are you stressed out because the banks were recently

and they were tested. >> the yes is did they pass or fail. that's the big question everybody wants to know. the answer is they passed in generally. we're looking a lot better than back in 2008 when all of this financial turmoil began touching off of course the recession, the likes we haven't seen since the great depression. yesterday afternoon the federal reserve released the results of its stress test on 19 banks and the results are 15 passed. what this means is if a bank like lehman brothers failed like it did in 2008, we would not see our entire financial system in jeopardy of failing too. these are pretty tough tests. the banks would have to withstands a theoretical 50% drop in the stock market, 13% unemployment. housing market which he clines of 21%. and throw in that a european banking crisis. some banks passed with flying colors. four did not. citigroup, sun trust, allied financial and net life failed to show they had enough capital

on the books. -- wall street is pretty happy with the banking sector. it's up 17% in 2012 after the companies were down all of last year and shares of jpmorgan chase popped yesterday when it announced ahead of the fed stress test results. jpmorgan's mowment actually forced the feds to release the test results two days earlier so wall street will react to the test results this morning. the dow starting a pretty nice place to begin with. surged 218 points in jade. nasdaq had its first close above 3,000, first time since december 2000. it climbed 56 points and the s&p 500 added about 25 points. it's at a really nice place this morning for wall street. >> the question is you were

saying citibank might-- >> we'll have to see how investors react to that. it is kind of a surprise. citibank has been trying to win back the hearts and minds of investors. it's a well capitalized bank but looks like they'll have to go back to the books and see where their major stress points are and address those financially. >> that stress test was really pretty impressive. that's a lot to deal with. >> investors are very interested in that but what about the average customer? do they have anything to worry about if their bank failed the stress test? >> probably not. these companies are not in absolute peril at this point in time. >> they're not going to go under. >> that's why they're doing the stress tests in the first place to make sure these banks have the assets to withstands any kind of shock and instill confidence with the consumer. >> thank you. our time is 6:39. in nine minutes learn about the local group giving hope to people living with and recovering from cancer. another gorgeous day coming your way. sunny skies, highs in the upper

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welcome back. it's 6:44. and 56 degrees. nice out right now. on the beltway here, a live look from sky 9. this is the inner loop at river road which is still moving well between american legion bridge and 270. you should be good to go this morning. let's go to the maps. the beltway is fine all around town. you can see the slow spots, especially right here in falls church on the inbound side of i- 66. nothing stopped in the roadway but you're going about 30 miles an hour there. on the outer loop of the beltway, same story out of college park into silver spring. a live from our mdot cameras. you have the slow traffic as you head over toward the 95

interchange and then over into silver spring. here's the beltway at route 4 pennsylvania avenue. southern maryland corridors all look good and they're incident free to the beltway. another look at the big picture at 6:58. in the meantime over to you guys. thank you. the cherry blossoms have been in washington for a hundred years. with all this warm weather, some of them are not waiting for the predicted peak bloom later this month. we caught these in northwest washington. they're starting to open. the pink is showing. poa of the trees along the tidal basin where they have the big festival not blooming just yet but it has been just amazingly warm. so looks like that's going to continue today. >> got cherry trees blooming all over the place. the ones downtown are different varieties. some of the different varieties will flower at different times. >> other indicators? >> the birds. the birds are in full song this morning. we love that you're going to

love n. your bus stop forecast, it's nice. we're comfortable on the weather terrace. temperatures in the 50s and low 60s. some spots in the 40s. no problems weather wise this morning. in fact today no problems at all. you have a project outside or you just want to hit some golf balls are a take a walk this is your day. 70 near lunch time. an 8:00 p.m. temperature still very nice at 70 degrees. we are looking at 45 though in manassas and 48 fort belvoir. those are the cold spots. andrews was 62 along with crofton and lovettsville and rockville. very mild this morning. arlington is 63. columbia, you have a little chill at 50 degrees. outside on our michael & son weather camera, just starting to see a little bit of glow in the eastern sky. 56 under clear skies with that dew point at 50 and a light west, southwesterly wind. the central and eastern part of the country is quiet and all the action is on the west coast

with heavy rain, heavy snow and several storm systems continue to come on shore there. we've got the dip in the jet stream in the west. it's coming way up into canada right now. so we've got a ridge on top of us in the upper levels of the atmosphere. that means generally nice weather and warm weather. tomorrow afternoon we can't rule out a stray shower or storm. i'll show you this on our future cast. generally clear tonight. watch what happens tomorrow as we get into the afternoon hours. we're going to see a couple of showers start to pop here and there. looks like an even better chance for some showers on friday but temperatures are still going to stay up. today 79. about 55 in town tonight but upper 40s in some of the colder areas. tomorrow low #s on. more showers likely on friday in -- low 80s. more showers likely on friday. you going to be running in the race, should be in the 60s on saturday morning. andre yarks over to you--

>> andrea, over to you. living with cancer and recovering from cancer are not easy tasks. that's where a group called hope connections comes in. joining me is the president and c.e.o. of hope connections and a a cancer survivor. thank you both. hope connections, how does the name change address the mission you're carrying out? >> our full name now is hope connections for cancer support. so people now know what we do. before people thought we were a health club. so what we do is we provide free programs of emotional support, education, wellness and hope for people with cancer and their loved ones. we help these individuals deal with both the emotional and physical impacts that cancer has on an individual and their family. living with cancer and surviving cancer are not easy

and they're not the same thing. you are a pancreatic cancer survivor which is great to see you here because we know that is a tough disease. how difficult was it for you physically and emotional and your family? >> it was difficult for anybody with cancer. the hope connection helped me with my recovery and healing and my family also around. i'm blessed to be alive. >> when you say it may help you, was it group sessions? financially? in what way does it help? >> group sessions and then also educational. meditation twice a week meditation. plus also the support for anybody that comes in. they help you. they give you all the support you need.

i've been blessed to know hope connection for three years now. >> we congratulate you on your survivorship from pancreatic cancer. paula, for those who would like to support you, what can they do? >> there are a couple of ways people can help. we have our fifth anniversary gala at the world bank next wiebe. anybody interested in coming can go on our website and buy a ticket. we always are looking for volunteers and that ranges from administrative volunteers to program volunteers. so we really look for both financial and -- >> thank you for being here. you saw the information on our screen and we also have it on our website wusa9.com. i've been combing through the day's daily deals to find you some deep discounts. here's some of my favorites today. raise a cup of coffee to this

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6:55. today is wednesday, march 14. we are waiting to find out if there was any damage from a strong earthquake this morning in japan. it was 56.8 -- it was a 6.8 magnitude quake. a small tsunami about a fat and a half is expected there. -- about a foot and a and a half is expected there. the families of two virginia tech victims is suing the school saying it didn't do enough to warn the students about the shootings. damages have been capped at $100,000 each. big night for alexander ovechkin. he scored twice in regulation last night, once in a shootout and the caps rally from a three-

goal deficit to win against the islanders 5-4. d.c. now just a point back of florida in the top spot in the division grz time to answer -- division. time to answer the question of the morning. every year 14,000 people get injured using which of these three things at work a, a door, b, stapler or c, a coffee pot. >> the answer is b. [ female announcer ] shaving can irritate skin...

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