your traffic. howard bernstein your weather. >> reporter: windy today and colder temperatures moving in. if you planted anything that is tender you are going to need to cover it up tonight. we start with a day planner. a good deal of sunshine today. in spite of that, temperatures will struggle to get us back into the low 60s this afternoon. average temperature 5. this is crazy march weather much more like it should be and the winds at times could gust to 30 miles per hour. showers this morning across eastern north carolina. extreme southeastern virginia skies have been clearing behind this storm system. we have mid-50s in town. 54 over at andrews and annapolis. i 81 and i-70 north and west. freeze watch here in the metro. we'll be down in the 20s and 30s by tomorrow morning.

it is now 5:00 a.m. monika samtani stepping in with traffic. >> reporter: it is monday morning, things look great outside. no problems to report. howard is trying to make me laugh. things looking great if you are heading on the north side of town. inbound there are for issues to report as you come in from indianapolis. all the way to the beltway. back over to the map, this time we are going to head over to the south side of town. looking good on route 5, route 304-6789 over to the wilson bridge. a live look at 395 as well. no delays for the 14th street bridge. in my next report we'll look at 66 at 50:00. >> president obama fulfilled one of his campaign promises by

turning healthcare into law. >> over the next three days the supreme court will hear arguments over when that law is constitutional. delia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning andrea, jessica. the beginning of three days as you mentioned of unprecedented and historic arguments before the u.s. supreme court. analysts say the decision handed down by this court could be the most important we have seen in seven decks -- decades. the celebrations quickly ended when 26 states, led by florida, began challenging the law. the supreme court will now decide if this law is constitutional, and if the individual mandate is legal. you see, the law requires every citizen to buy health insurance by 2014 or face fines. the issues has stirred up fierce debate on both sides. folks started lining up outside of the supreme court since friday, for one of the 100

public seats. >> it is great to see more people are getting benefits or coverage for service that they need. but anytime you are providing more coverage to a policy, there are additional costs that are incurred. >> if the court decides to strike down even a piece of the law, we will see a replay of a political debate that we haven't seen for three quarters of a century. this is a game for extremely high stakes, not only for the president, not only for the 2012 election, but also for the institution of the supreme court itself and now the court has give videoed the debate among three issues over the three days of arguments here at the court. the first day today, well the most basic question, should the court be taking up this issue in the first place? coming up in a half hour, hear how the white house is tackling the issue. i'll see you then. back to you andrea, jess? >> delia gonzalez live outside

the supreme court building. demanding justice for trayvon martin. the 17-year-old was shot and killed one month ago today in sanford, florida. his family and their supporters want an arrest in the case. neighborhood watch captain gorm zimmerman admits to being the shooter but says he fired in self-defense. people in the town of sanford held a prayer rally last night. >> no one can imagine this happening to their family. >> reporter: another rally in sanford is planned for today and a grand jury will examine the case when it meets next month. two sisters are both mourning the loss of their sons. 16-year-old emmanuel nelson and his 14-year-old cousin khairy nelson died early friday morning when the car in which they were riding slammed into a tree on

chevy case circle. nelson family members say the boys got into the car with their friends, they didn't know the car had been stolen. police tried to stop the car before it crashed. former vice president dick cheney is recovering from a heart transplant. he had the surgery saturday. a spokesperson said cheney had been on the waiting list for 20 months. cheney had sur vivid five heart attacks and had been in heart failure for years. he is 71 years old. >> i'm watching your money. wall street hoping for green arrow this week. the broader stock market averages were down for last week but they have been on a tear for all of this year. the dow stands this morning at 13080. still the major average loss of 1. 1% on the week the nasdaq added five points friday. when it comes to the number of foreclosed homes, maryland

ranks in the top 20 nationwide and on friday, hud secretary sean donovan, state attorney general doug ganassiler and other local activists came together. they hashed out options for homeowners who will benefit from the yes ma'am reached earlier this year. >> the federal state collaboration and yes ma'am in the country's history. >> it ill with be the single largest principal reduction of loans. there will also be refinancing of underwater homeowners who are current on their mortgages as well. >> for homeowners who were wrongfully foreclosed on, there is hope for them as well. the restitution hotline has been set up to assist them. eligible home sorns should call 888-952-9105 before the end of july. north korea makes a threatening move while president obama is on a trip in south

korea. plus it appears there are no serious injuries or damage in the latest strong earthquake off the coast of south america. ahead in sports just a single number one seed makes the final four in the ncaa men's tournament. we'll be right back.

it is 8 after 5:00 on this monday morning. temperatures now down in the low to mid-50s, winds picking up out of the north. ton cold will be a problem with freezing temperatures. today though, expect sunshine and the now breezy to windy conditions. midday temperatures in the upper 50s. highs in the low 60s with a drive home temperature of 58. right now here's monika with timesaver traffic. >> northbound on i-95 near the prince william parkway heading toward the new england parkway. thank you monika. making news now, coming up on 5:10 a dc native who became a region jeaned dry boxing eye

son has died. bert sugar died from complications of lung cancer. he was 74 years old. a strong earthquake struck off the coast of central chile. so far in reports of deaths or major damage. >> a stronger quake flows to the same spot in 2010 killed more than 500 people. this morning president obama has been delivering a speech at a university in south korea, where he is attending a nuclear summit. the president is urging leaders in communist north korea to have the courage to pursue peace. north korea responded by moving a long range rocket to a launch pad. it is one of the most dramatic memorials in washington. that story coming up at 5:32.

the maryland women score a big upset in their ncaa tournament. howard says pull out the cold weather gear because it could be below freezing tonight.

i'm one of those people, i have packed up all the winter

clothing. >> tonight if you are going to be out, it is going to be cold. even tomorrow morning not cold enough to kill the bugs, maybe a couple of them, but no, they are here, unfortunately, freeze watch and warnings are up, including the immediate metro. everybody in dark blue that goes down to charles county, stafford, prince william, the entire immediate metro. up toward i seventy and i 81, this is where those freeze warnings are in effect for the overnight period. protect your tender plants. if they are in a pot, get them inside, if not, you might have to cover them up to keep them from being burned by the coldton. here's your bus stop forecast. 50s for the most part. some 40s north and west. we will have a little bit of a breeze out of the northwest and

today lots of sunshine as temperatures by noon will struggle to gain a few degrees into the upper 50s. winds brisk out of the north and northwest. with afternoon high only in the low 60s. by 8:00 we are back down to 59 and tonight we are going to the 20s on and 30s. 51 in the 40s in oakland. the warm stuff is south, looking outside generally clear skies, a patch of clouds here and there. 55 degrees at reagan natural. the dew point down to 49. watch this number. this is probably going to drop quite a bit during the day today. west is still unsettled a little system coming out of sought then minnesota. this guy offshore, you see this thing spinning in the carolinas, behind that, that is dragging in cooler air and dragging in brisk winds out of the northwest for

today with gusts near 30 miles per hour. the chilly air comes in this afternoon and tonight especially as we drop into the upper 20s and mid-30s. we start chilly tuesday, we stay in the 50s tomorrow average high 59. so slightly below average. by wednesday here comes the next system a front heads this way. we have a chance for showers and storms here wednesday afternoon. behind that a little bit cooler back in the 60s for thursday. 61 today. 58 tomorrow still a northwest wind but not too bad tomorrow. wednesday warmer 70 to 75 with a threat for the afternoon showers and storms. behind that front wednesday back in the 60s thursday and friday. could be a shower friday night and again saturday night into sunday morning but milder over the weekend. temperatures back up into the upper 60s. >> you know, we are just beginning to see the volume

build, but otherwise things are looking great all around town. no problems to report inbound on i 66. let's look inbound here's what it looks like out of manassas. same story i-95, a little bit of volume, you are still okay, we'll take a live look here in springfield heading for the beltway. just volume building no problems to report heading up to 395 we'll go there live right now. duke street both the main and hov lanes moving at the speed limit to the 14th street bridge. coming up in my next report we'll look into maryland at 5:23. the wizards break their recent trend of blowing a big league. >> and the lady terrapins have their sites on the final four.

the question of the day is the average american adult does this four times a day, checks their e-mail, starts the car, or drinks coffee. >> here's a look at a response you posted on the facebook fan page. conan mcgill wrote can't be c, i do that 20 plus times a day. i'm going with a. >> log onto the wusa9 facebook fan page, leave your response and we'll reveal the answer during the 6:00 hour.

it is 5:20 on this monday morning. clearing skies, chillier air moving in. low 50s to upper 50s. temperatures are going to stabilize into the low to mid-50s. look at this that is a sign of colder air. 3. we'll get into the middle of the day. windy, 57 degrees this afternoon. we'll be lucky to make the low 60s in spite of the sunshine thanks to the strong westerly wind. more on that in a few minutes right now. here's jeff and andrea. the final four is now set. >> reporter: good morning everybody. we saw march madness continue this weekend.

syracuse got toppled on saturday. as we saw only room for one in this year's big chance. first game r g3 in the house checking in on baylor, kentucky, kentucky with a steal and a nice lob for the slam. 44-22 kentucky. they go on to win. second seeded kansas facing the one seed north carolina. unc gets sloppy here. hints son can't hang onto the ball. taylor goes coast to coast. they hold on to upset rye williams to advance to the time four for the first time since 2008. to the women's sweet 16. christie tolliver put it best when she said crab cakes and come back. the lady terrapins erased an 18 point deficit. texas a & m aggies the champs. go onto the elite 8 against

notre dame. >> the cats hosting the minnesota wild in the zone he was just as good on offense as he was on defense last night. his 36th goal of the year the caps hold on to blank the wild. hammer records his third career shutout and the first of the season for him. to the wizards, they were in action last night. avery bradley replaced ray allen in the lineup. look at that. a career high 23. celtics win this 88-76. that is going to do it for your morning sports. so are your taxes done yet? i'm going to help you avoid some of the most common tax mistakes, coming up in ten minutes. plus today the supreme court starts hearing arguments on when president obama's healthcare reform law violates it is

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good morning, welcome back to 9news now. happy monday, i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm jessica doyle. mike haiduk is off today. thanks for joining us. we are going to start with howard. >> reporter: happy monday. >> we'll be positive. >> reporter: the cold slap in the face is going to wake us up. >> weatherwise we have a chill in the air as andrea is talking about. tomorrow morning is really going to be the cold one, that is when we have freeze watches and warnings in effect. andrea keeps shaking her head. weatherwise, let's get you

going. sunshine today. winds are going to gust at times toward 30 punishment now we are 55. per still in the upper 50s at noon. topping out in the low 60s. going to be outside today, likely need some sort of jacket, sweatshirt, something there. this storm system, away from us. behind the clearing skies. now 51 in hagerstown and still 60 at the airport. tonight that is when we got the problems. get your plants inside if they are potted. cover them up if they are not. freeze warnings, the immediate metro freeze watches are in effect. this will be in the 20s and 30s. today highs upper 50s to low 60s and this is even a degree or two above average. monika samtani is in with timesaver traffic. >> reporter: i'm happy to say we

are still on a good streak. no problems on the beltway or any of the major thoroughfares. dulles toll road 66 out of manassas tyson's corner corridors look great. we'll look at the beltway here at river road. it is a good indication on the entire stretch each down to 95 and springdale. let's go to the bw parkway and route 5. inside the beltway looking great. no dallas heading into the northeast corridor on new york avenue as you look great at this point, and no delays right now. coming up in my next report we'll look at the potomac river crossing. the next round of primaries is a week from tomorrow with voters in maryland, the district and wisconsin going to the polls. >> rick santorum had harsh

words for mitt romney. >> he is the worst republican in the country. to put up against barack obama. why would wisconsin want to vote for someone like that? >> santorum easily won louisiana saturday but still has less than half as many convention delegates as romney. newt gingrich and ron paul have scheduled events in maryland for tomorrow and wednesday and santorum is expected to swing through as well. and early vote asking underway in both the district and maryland. in dc, voters can cast bal lots at one of the stie's eight early voting centers. early voters in maryland have, through this thursday, for cast their ballots. each county's early voting centers are open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. the nation's highest court

will hear three days of arguments about president obama's healthcare reform law. >> reporter: the court will hear six hours of arguments over the next three days. today's question was should the court take up this question, it actually doesn't take effect until 2014. it would ensure all americans receive proper care, for instance for the first time ever, college graduates can be under their parents' insurance until they are 26 years old. but the law also requires folks to buy insurance or face fines on their taxes. the white house is defending a law which 26 states will argue is unconstitutional. >> they want us to implement this law, make changes as we should, give states more flexibility. 2.5 million people have healthcare only because of this healthcare law.

seniors are getting over $500 prescription drug relief. women are being treated equally. and as you mentioned andrea, there are scores of people camped outside, trying to get a spot inside. only 100 seats are made available for the public so they will be clamoring to get into the doors and get their tickets when court opens at 10:00 a.m. back to you. 30 years ago today, ground was broken for the vietnam memorial. at the time the stark design of the black granite wall was quite controversial. since then the wall has been considered hallowed grounds. joe leon has volunteered at the wall and helped other vets coming to terms with what happened. >> then the guy in the middle just broke down. he was a navy corpsman, with

marines. his buddies helped him to come and see the people he could be save. >> since it opened in late 1982 the vietnam memorial has become one of the nation's top tourist destinations. it has been more than seven months now, but another aftershock hit virginia last late night. the u.s. geological survey says a tremor hit about six miles outside mineral. mineral was the town with the quake on august 23rd. there have been hundreds of aftershocks since the quake last august. it is 5:93 and i am watching your money. you have just about three weeks to get that tax return stamped and in the mail or submitted electronically. if you are rushing the return, take a pause, breathe. double check these eight things

before you send your forms to uncle sam. number one, make sure your social security number is correct on all the pages of your return. the wrong number and you won't get your refund quickly. make sure you have signed in all the right spots. ms nmoney recommends you double check your tax preparer signs the return if you use one. you are also going to want to make sure the tax preparer, tax identification number makes it onto the form. number four, this is a biggie. if you are sending the forms, do you have the correct address to the irs? the address depends on which state you live in. number 5. if you owe money, did not, i repeat, do not send your check written out to the irs. checks need to be made out to the u.s. treasury department. >> number six keep a copy of

your return. number seven finally, make sure you have enough postage on there to get it to uncle sam. your forms could be returned to you and if you owe money you are now racking up penalties. could you imagine? >> didn't think about the postage, is it heavy enough? add a little more just to be safe. >> now coming up, i'm going to help you score some bargains on this monday morning. daily deals, that is coming up next. plus movie director james cameron set the record in the field of exploration.

it is 5:37. we are in the mid-50s now. winds are still fairly light, they are really going to pick up in a few hours. by this afternoon they could be

gusting to 30 miles per hour out of the northwest. here's your day planner. plenty of sunshine but also cooler temperatures will be in the upper 50s at noon. topping out in the low 60s. winds northwest at 15, 20 miles per hour gusts toward 30. freeze watches and warnings in effect for tonight. right now monika is in with timesaver traffic, an accident northbound route one at lincoln hill road. more on virginia roadways coming up once again at 5:48. thank you monika. we have been combing through the daily deals to find you deep discounts. here are some of our favorites on this monday morning. how about a two night get away to miami beach? google offers has a deal. a two night miami beach get away for two people. at the beacon hotel in the

heart of south beach. all for 299 bucks a 51% discount. this deal normally goes to $618. are you looking to get in shape for beach season? sears is offering a nordic track 630, and normally sells for 1300. living social your middle schooler or high schooler will enjoy a 14 or 24 day expedition into the wild. trips range from kayaking in alaska to diving trips atrophygy. right now going for $200 per child, normally a thousand dollars deal. an 80% discount. if you have seen a deal or are a merchant with a deal i would love to hear from you on facebook. he is known for making films about the ocean. now director james cameron has returned from the deepest point

on earth. using a specially designed sub sheen -- submarine, he goes down the marianne na trench. we know the stuff they sell in theaters isn't so good for you. but researchers have found popcorn out performs fruits and vegetables when it comes to anti-objection dance. scientists in pennsylvania say since popcorn has so little water the health benefits don't get diluted. and the hulls, the ones jessica hates, has the highest concentration of antiobjection dance and fibers. the time right now 5:40. time for another look at the question of the day. the average american adult does this thing four times a day.

check e-mail, start the car, or drink coffee. >> jenny summer wrote on our facebook fan page start the car. some folks don't drink coffee and most of us check our e-mail more than four times. >> log on to leave your is response. we are going to reveal the answer in about an hour. coming up a closer look at the supreme court arguments today. plus we weren't the only ones with an exceptional mild winter as a popular ice castroal in the rockies melts weeks earlier than expected. birthdays today, the first female speaker of the house, nancy pelosi is 72, actor james kahn, he is also 72. he broke the watergate story, bob woodward is 69 and legendary singer diana ross is 68.

rocker and "american idol" judge steven tyler is 64. john stockton is turning 50. country's singing star kenny chesney is 34. and pirates of the caribbean actress kiera nightly is turning 27 today i can't a happy belated birthday to our own monika samtani. we'll be right back.

welcome back to 9news now. 5:45 after record heat last week, we have a freeze warning in our area. >> that doesn't surprise you does it? >> we know that nothing about this winner or spring or summer will surprise you. >> some people mowing the lawns over the weekend, but get ready for a freeze. with the early warmth, now we get back to a normal night in

march where we are going to see 20s and 30s. that is why we have the freeze watches and warnings posted by the national weather service. look at the graphics. this is for the immediate metro and freeze watch. as you get up north toward washington and allegheny county, everybody there in the lighter blue had freeze warnings temperatures likely falling into the upper 20s. your bus stop forecast this morning, not bad. a few more 50s than 40s. sunrise just a minute after 7:00. lots of sunshine, 54ton. by noon 57 with winds out of the northwest at 10, 20, miles per hour. this afternoon at 5:00, 58 degrees you can see some of the cold in cleveland at 37.

pittsburgh 46. even a 61 in richmond. gaithersburg and manassas at 57. 55 for alexandria. college park already down to 50. here in washington you can't see a couple of clouds being reported. 55 degrees and due.at 4. that number will be rising as far as the wind speeds. we still have that nice, big ridge in the middle of the country. the storminess came through over the weekend. and is sitting off the carolina coast. with those winds it is going to

be chillier. upper 50s and low 60s here. ton with the colder, northwest winds we are expecting temperatures to drop into the low 30s and 20s. by wednesday, out ahead of this system, it will turn southwest. temperatures maybe 75. also a chance for showers and maybe a thunderstorm as bell. today 61, windy. ton 20s and 30s. wednesday warmer, 79. maybe a few showers a rumble of thunder. fridays 62. showers possible friday night. temperatures a little milder over the weekend. in the upper 60s. it is 5:48, the latest birthday girl monika samtani. >> reporter: if you are planning to head around town there is

one accident i need to tell you about on the northbound side of route one. watch your step as you come from mt. vernon. one lane is blocked at the accident scene. 95 is incident free. we'll take a live look on the northbound side here in springfield, where it is now beginning to slow down. coming up into springfield, heading north on to 395. we'll head north. it is fine no problems here you can see across the potomac river. this time over to the west side. no problems in from manassas and centerville. we'll take a live look at the beltway with the american legion bridge. coming up in my next report, another look around the area. making news now at 54:00. morale liz are planned for

today to demand an arrest in the shooting death of trayvon martin. neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman admits shooting martin, but claims he acted in self-defense. pope benedict xvi donned a mexican hat. today his holiness will travel to cuba. it is the first visit by a pontchartraintive -- ponetive in 16 years. with sun and temperatures in the 40s, ice scluptures are rapidly melting. now crews will use jack hammers to break up the remaining large pieces. just today the u.s. supreme court will start hearing arguments on whether or not president obama's healthcare reform law is constitutional. the arguments are expected to last three days and the lines

started forming last week. we'll hear from a healthcare reform opponent. right now we welcome kathryn stowe, a deputy director of a group that supports the law. this is what critics are saying. this law is meddling in our lives, forcing us to buy something we don't want. it could go as far as telling us what kind of car to buy, what kind of food to eat, even when we should exercise and how much. what do you say to those people. >> the affordable healthcare act is about children with diabetes or autism being able to buy healthcare insurance. no longer can companies discriminate against them. the individual responsibility provision says if you can afford to buy coverage, and there is a hardship exemption, you are going to have to do that.

so that when you get sick and go to the hospital, your thousands and thousands of dollars of medical bills don't end up on your and my insurance bills. we all pay when people are uninsured. the important thing to remember is no one has to buy insurance unless it is affordable and the affordable care act provides tremendous subsidies that will make health insurance affordable for middle class families. >> you say no one has to buy but there is that fine, penalty tax, whatever you want to call it. >> if you can't afford it you don't have to. there is a hardship exemption. if you have a religious reason for not want to go buy coverage, you don't have to. but if you can afford it yeah, you have to do the responsible thing, you have to buy insurance like you do, like i do. not wait until you get sick, go to the hospital and expect the rest of us to pay your medical

bills. >> today the court is going to take up when they should even look at this bill. but what happens if they do rule that this is unconstitutional? pre existing conditions, not paying higher policies because we have a condition, or allowing our older children, up to 26, to be on our policy, what happens to those provisions? >> well the stakes are tremendous. you mentioned i add the small business tax credit that allowed small businesses to be able to afford coverage. >> they say they don't get any benefit. >> we have seen hundreds of thousands of firms take up that small business tax credit and there are other benefits, free preventative services, which means mammograms, contraceptives. what happens if the supreme court rules? the real key is not the supreme

court. it is the november leks. the republican candidates also they oppose the act. >> coming up at 6:03 we have the other side of the healthcare argument from the group americans for prosperity. coming up, the teen book sensation "the hunger games" has a record setting debut weekend. we'll have that next f-- next. . ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪

this is amazing. taking in $155 million "the hunger games" had the third best debut of all time. only behind the last harry potter film and batman the dark knight. if you were looking for your teenagers this weekend, there is a good chance they were standing in a movie line somewhere, talking about surviving in a post apoke limittic world. >> it is awesome. >> reporter: "the hunger games," based on the first of a best selling trilogy by susan collins -- by suzanne collins. a war that leaves north america

in ruins. but the story has res nature, not because of the violent undertones, critics say, but because of its strong young characters. especially the 16-year-old who is a girl that simply stands up for what is right when something is wrong. >> the book sold tens of millions of copies. which had lion's gate films betting they would flock to the theater. >> the amount of talk and chatter for the hunger games, it is a true phenomenon. >> facebook, twitter, youtube, even iphone games were all key in the film's marketing. >> the timing of the box office success is itself unusual.

fans like lily green, who stood in line for one of the first midnight showings, says she couldn't have waited another day. >> i was shaking with excitement. i juan sure if i was shaking because i was cold, excited or on a sugar high. > >> reporter: so far it has hollywood riding pretty high too lee cowan, cbs news, los angeles angeles. thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. and i'm jessica doyle. mike is off today. right now howard bernstein has your weather first. throw another log on the fireplace. >> reporter: that is. i can relate to the young lady with the sugar high. weatherwise this morning it is getting a little bit cool