at us but anything that pops has the threat of being on the strong side with maybe the gusty winds and a little hail. by lunch in the mid 600s. this morning just some high clouds coming across the region now. isolated sprinkles south of pittsburgh. you have to go back to indiana and illinois before you see the real showers we're expecting this afternoon. martinsburg, leesburg at 42. it's 49 on the bay at the-and-a- half acad maymy in annapolis. 48 down in reedville. 45 from fauquier county and this afternoon it's going to be warmer than it was yesterday with highs well into the 70s. might even 80s south and west of d.c.. beverly farmer's in with timesaver traffic. and folks getting out on the roadways now this morning, at least nobs couples but the volume will show you with the ride on 66 as you head in from markham. manassas in towards centreville. fair oaks and vienna. two lanes are open. heaviest volume is here getting past centreville here 29 past

28. just getting past falls church. northbound 95 lights up dale city into woodbridge. either access the beltway or continue north on 395 has had lanes open. just the volume here with the 14th street bridge though all lanes are open. maryland beltway you're looking good too topside from college park into silver spring. heaviest volume is just forming aand on. no incidents reported in your way. coming up another check of timesaver traffic in just a few minutes. back to you. the final arguments over president obama's health care law begin this morning at the u.s. supreme court. >> tuesday the court heard the debate on whether or not the government is allowed to force you to buy insurance. today's issue? if that part of the law is unconstitutional, does the whole thing need to be tossed out? >> delia goncalves is live outside the court with a preview. good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning andrea and mike, you know the individual mandate is certainly

the core of this law and without a doubt the most controversial. yesterday, the court's five conservative justices seemed to express some concern that government could be overstepping its boundaries here and would force folks to buy insurance or pay fines. the mandate insures the -- ensures the health care system is paid for and there's enough money to pull this off but the administration will argue today the law which is the largest overhaul of the health care system in 50 years, should still stand despite questions of the individual mandate. >> and that is different from what we have in previous stages. >> well -- >> that changes the relationship of the federal government to the individual in a very fundamental way. >> we can compel people to do things purchase insurance in this case, something else in the next case. >> can i tell what you the something else is so while you're answering it -- the something else is everybody has to exercise.

because there's no doubt that lack of exercise causes illness and that causes health care costs to go up. >> i thought a major, major point of your argument was that the -- the people who don't participate in this market are making it much more expensive for the people who do. >> reporter: and that of course was the voice of justice ginsburg, she ask the other liberal justices seemed to defend the law but of course the final decision is not expected until june. andrea back to you. >> thank you delia goncalves from live outside the supreme court this morning. a majority of americans want the mandate part of the law turned out. in a poll done by cbs news and the "new york times," 38% of americans want the entire law overturned. 29% want just the part involving the requirement to buy insurance tossed.

26% of people want the entire law kept if place. right now at wusa9.com, learn more about the health care law. the case being made against it, and the big impact of it all. get realtime updates on the case all day on twitter. follow us@wusa9 and get a recap with live reports tonight beginning at 5:00 right here on 9news now. some members of congress are calling for a hate crimes investigation into the death of the florida teenager trayvon martin. the parents of the 17-year-old were on capitol hill tuesday. >> i would just like to say that of course my heart is broken. but it breaks even more to know that we have not gotten justice yet and that this man has not been arrested. for shooting and killing my son. >> now martin's parents were here in d.c. attending a hearing on racial profiling. meanwhile we are hearing more

now the supporters of the -- from supporter of the neighborhood watchman who killed martin. george zimmerman's attorney says the killing was in self- defense. he says martin attacked zimmerman first breaking his nose and he says there is physical evidence to prove that. and an attorney for martin's parents denies the claims. an 18-month-old boy is back home with his mother this morning. he somehow became involved in a shooting tuesday in prince george's county. police say a gunman shot two people yesterday afternoon along ridge road near university boulevard in langley park. those men were hospitalized. a short time later police found can arrested the suspect and another man in a car in chillham. also inside that car the 18- month-old boy. the child is okay and police are not sure how he became connected to the men who were arrested. new at 6:00 a.m., gas prices in our region break one of the unwanted milestones. regular grade officially passed $4 a gallon now. even though a lot of us have

already been paying that. the gauge report just released the numbers, the d.c. metro area is $4 a gallon even and up 27 cents if last month. also a jump of 40 cents from a year ago this time. well, the golden triangle is going green. the d.c. business district is putting ten recycling bins around that area between the white house and dupont circle. and 21st street northwest. the installation begins the week and eventually 20% of the garbage going into trash cans could be recycled. 6:06. jessica doyle is watching your money and your safety. >> indeed she is, she has a story that just came out a few minutes ago. >> this is the result of an investigation that was led by "consumer reports" and the magazine has found that certain medical devices like defibrillators, joint replacements and even surgical mesh used to treat hundreds of thousands of women may not be clinically tested. one doctor who had hip replacement surgery even reported the artificial joint

was causing the toxic metal cobalt to be released into his body leaving to serious heart, brain and thyroid problems. the fda's own data base shows thousands of complaints about surgical mesh including infections yet it's till on the market. -- still on the market. "consumer reports" says creating a national registry is essential to being able to keep track of implanted medical devices and to alert patients if there's a problem. now currently there's no such tracking in the u.s.. and it's estimated only a fraction of medical problems actually do get reported. today congressional sub committee will hold a hearing focusing on the class of investment firm mf global. it's been nearly five months since the customer money went missing from the bankrupt broker's firm led by former new jersey governor jon corzine. it suggests that he ordered a transfer of $200 million but it does not say that core sine ordered the traffic used for --

transfer used for customer funds in violation of industry rules. this is a little bit ohm parting right? before a -- embarrassing right? before a new car is being unveiled shelby american acknowledged that the company faked photos of the new front end of the shelby 1,000 lifting off the ground. you can see them right there on the screen. two of the photos were distributed to the media and were being used on major websites. they showed the two front wheels of the customized mustang lifted several inches into the air presumably because of the car's immense thrust. now instead this is photo manipulation. the car is due to be unveiled monday in new york. oops. >> it's a big deal but if you've known the history of shelby cars over the years they are very powerful. yes, this is an exaggeration but it's not going to hurt the brand. >> they are very embarrassed by this admission. >> thanks jess. >> thank you jess. the bad news this morning? you can't afford that shelby because you didn't win the megamillions jackpot.

the good news? no one else did either. last night's jackpot was an estimated $363 million with no winner that means friday's jackpot is expected to reach $476 million and of course your chances of winning one in 175 million. >> saying there's a chance? >> there's a chance. that's what we hold on to. >> okay. 6:09. terrifying moment for passengers on board a jet blue flight. their pilot had a healthdown at about 30,000 feet. in about four minutes video from inside the plane and you can hear from one of the passengers who had to subdue their own pilot. >> howard says you need a light jacket this morning but you might need an umbrella this evening. your weather is next on 9news now.

well, temperaturcold this m yesterday. we're starting mainly in the 40s. by noon we'll be in the mid 60s breezy too. southwest winds could gust to 30 miles an hour. there could also be a couple of showers or storms this afternoon as a front approaches. the full seven day forecast in the next few minutes. and checking out your ride northbound interstate 95, the lineup out of dale city takes

you into woodbridge. more of a volume delay getting on to 395 but all the lanes are open. just the volume delay on the northbound side. we'll a complete look ott the timesaver traffic at 6:18. back to you mike. thanks beverly. imagine being on a cross- country light when the pilot flynns -- flight when the pilot begins the freak out. the pilot started yelling and passengers had to take him down. greg black shows us the video inside the plane. >> reporter: terrifying moments aboard what should have been a routine flight from new york to las vegas. this remarkable video shows several people rushing to subdue jet blue 191's flight captain who'd begun acting erratically and yelling incoherent comments about needing to get the plane down and about the middle east. >> reporter: authorities say the captain got up to leave the cockpit during the flight.

and his copilot already concerned about his behavior, locked him out triggering the rants. other crew and passengers held the pilot down until the flight could be diverted to amarillo, texas. where he could be safely remove asked the flight could continue on. david gonzalez one of the men -- was one of the men who subdued him. >> i said you know what? i'm going to show you what iraq and iran is and i took him in a choke hold. >> reporter: while many are being called heroes one passenger praised one in particular. >> the copilot of the -- of the flight, you know he really i think is the hero here because he had the sense to recognize that something was going horribly wrong. >> reporter: what likely helped some say they were traveling because of the security conference. i'm greg black for 9news now. >> now this is the second incident like this involving a pilot and a medical condition on board a commercial jet this

year. coming up at 7:00 on "cbs this morning" we'll hear from captain sully sullenberger, you may remember he's the one who landed is u.s. airways plane right on the hudson river. he's going to talk about what gets done during a medical emergency on a plane. andrea? >> again, the pilot definitely made a difference in that. starting the fall high school students must submit a photo of themselves when they take the a. c. t. or s. a. t. exams. that's one of the stories making news at 6:15 a.m. they will have to show a photo id at the test site. this is in response to an s. a. t. cheating scandal in new york last year. virginia has given approval to a giant offshore wind turbine the first in the united states. the 479-foot structure would go three miles off the coast of cape charles, virginia. it still needs federal approval but could be completed by the end of next year.

apple will offer refunds to new ipad customers in australia. in ads the company bragged about the new device's ability to use the 4g network except the 4 g connection only works in america not down under. if you want to plan your day, shorts and an umbrella. sound good? >> yeah. after the noon hour. it's a little chilly for shorts this morning. it's in the 40 oz.. >> tough it out. you can do it. >> had the conference with my son before -- conversation with just son just before school. we got some windchills down not lower 40s but this afternoon you're right. mid 70s. >> right. kind of one of days you'll be peeling the laertes off if you're going obama outside -- layers off if you're going to be outside for a while. >> we've got sunrise here coming upat 6:58. warmer readings than yesterday

as we shoot into the 60s by lunchtime and going into the 70s this afternoon well above yesterday's 56. brisk southwest wind 10 to 20 miles per hour and could gust 25 to 30 and a 3:00 p.m. temperature of 74 and a 5:00 p.m. temperature also 74. control room, clip that monitor? thanks guys. currently 46 in gaithersburg and bladensville. columbia is 43. 46 in springfield right now and even in leesburg 43 degrees. you've got the idea a little bit of a chill out there. the michael & son weather camera, you can see the flag here blowing above the white house. with partly cloudy skies and south southwesterly wind at 15. giving us that windchill of 42. storms continue to batter the wackoes, lots of -- west coast. lots of rain and storms there. for us indiana and southern illinois, that's ahead of the front, that's what we're going if look at for this afternoon -- to look at for this afternoon and the threat is

that some of the showers and storms could be on the strong side. tomorrow breezy and cooler 61. friday 64 with increasing clouds. and the afternoon and evening so friday night into saturday a few showers mid 60s and sunday looks pretty good. 72. warm on monday. 82. and then by tuesday, we're looking at upper 60s with a chance for a few showers, it is 6:18 now to beverly farmer with timesaver traffic. howard, it's all about the volume and that's okay. we can deal with that. no obstacles southbound 270 out of frederick the building volume though with urbanna heading into hyattstown passing 109 to the truck scales. all lanes open to the beltway. making the trip on 66, three lanes have been opened the heaviest volume east into centreville from manassas getting into fair oaks seating more volume there and then coming inside the beltway in the next few minutes a lot more folks in falls church sliding under the hov rules. the lanes are open between

springfield and tyson's on the beltway. northbound interstate 95 the heaviest volume getting out of newington. here approaching the beltway. it's northbound traffic gettingup to the beltway and on 395. only volume delays past landmark getting to the 14th street bridge. bv parkway, 50, downtown traffic just bitting volume. the next check of timesaver traffic is at 6:25. back to you. our time is 6:29. next if sports an ugly -- in sports an ugly night for the caps and lady terps and plus major league baseball welcomes a basketball star to the owner's club. >> right now let's get another check of the question of the morning -- >> facebook friend latoya isn't quite sure of the right answer, she posts -- >> keep the guesses coming, we have the answer at 6:48.

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welcome back, 6:23. howard here with your weather fist. it's going to be a lot warmer this afternoon. here's our day planner, we're expecting sun and clouds to mix. even partly to mostly sunny for a while but the middle part of the afternoon, that's when we have a threat for some widely scattered showers and storms. we're not all going to see them but the ones that pop up could be a couple of strong ones highs in the mid if not upper

70s, mike over to you. thank you howard. two big games for local teams last night and unfortunately we went 0-2. >> not good. the lady terms and capitals both lost big time. d.c. hosting buffalo. this was amotion win, knowing this they were tied for the eighth and final playoff spot. stafford scored twice for the sabres and goalie ryan miller made a lot of saves, they are now two paints back of -- points back of buffalo. the night didn't go any better for the lady terps. they faced notre dame in the elite eight. four players for the fidgeting irish scored double digits. notre dame moves on to the final four and will face, mike, connecticut on sunday. >> good luck, you're going to lose. redskins' fans are not going to like opening night when it comes to the nfl season this year. the league announced tuesday that the super bowl champion giants will host the cowboys to

kickoff the season. the game is going to be held on wednesday, september 5th a day earlier than usual because the league doesn't want to conflict with president obama's speech at the democratic national convention. the los angeles dodgers have a new owner now. the price tag for the dodgers? their stadium and more, $2 billion. part of magic's team includes stankston, he was president of the nationals until 2010. our time is 6:25. still ahead, when trying to earn credit card rewards can go too far. >> and those speed and red light cameras are watching you. learn who wants to put them on every block in the district. if he could. >> right now beverly farmer has a check on the commute. >> heads-up for folks that are making their drive out of oxon hill and through alexandria to springfield, problems on the inner loop of the beltway here near the eisenhower avenue

connection. the right lane is blocked. we'll keep our eye on it and bring you another check of timesaver traffic. you're watching 9news now, we'll be right back.

good morning. we're back at 6:9. this is always the place to get your weather first. here's a live look at the white house lots of lights on in the executive mansion there and you can see that the temperature is a balmy 46 degrees. compared to yesterday. >> that's right. good morning mr. president and

good morning to you at home. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm mike hydeck. >> i'm andrea roane, meteorologist howard bernstein is live on the weather terrace the forecast a day where you night a light jacket and -- need a light jacket and an umbrella? >> that's a factor there. that breeze is definitely going to be around today. it's going to help boost temperatures into the 70s but there will be a threat for a few showers and maybe even a few strong thunderstorms in spots. by noon 65 still going to be okay. mid to late afternoon the line of showers and storms will come through. could be a little earlier north and west of d.c. and winds will at times gust to 20 to 30 miles an hour out of the southwest. notice the high clouds pushing across the region this morning. so we'll call it partly cloudy upstairs. with temperatures running at 50 now in winchester, we're 48 but a cooler 42 in leesburg. beverly farmer is watching the roads for us with timesaver traffic. hurt, bad news to report, vdot had -- well, very quickly in the way and moved out the vehicle that had broken down in

front of you on the inner loop out of alexandria headed for springfield right near the connector. vdot moved on and pace is still a little sluggish here but everything open and out of the way on the inner loop now out of oxon hill through alexandria into springfield. that's good news, northbound 95, fairly typical volume lineups out of dale city. northbound into springfield. the left side of the screen that heavy volume just get up to the beltway and on to 395 be the lanes open to the 14th street bridge. maryland drivers outer lop of the beltway -- loop of the beltway, no obstacles to report. but typical slowdowns west from new hampshire avenue to georgia avenue and silver spring. right side of the screen is the heavy volume on the outer loop. 50 in cheverly to kenilworth and new york avenue. out of southern maryland only building volume to report. your next check of timesaver traffic at 6:43. back to you. thank you beverly. you know you shouldn't be driving and talking but that cell ben yo now hand or -- cell phone if your hand or underyour

chin but people still do it. >> one tune is taking a new approach to the problem however. "cbs this morning" has the story and gayle king joins us live from new york now with a preview. good morning. >> good morning. >> i heard you guys that you said that we all do it. mike and andrea, do you do it? >> i have hands-flee and i don't do it. >> as do i. >> okay. i plead guilty to hands-free. ahead, but ahead that's why i think this story is very important. the one city in america that just made history for its crackdown on cell phones. it will not allow you to use any devices hand held or hands- free. that's you and me. >> whoa. >> the feds are paying close attention to the local decision but does it go too far? that's today starting at 7:00. >> you remember the days when we didn't have any phones in the car? and we -- somehow made it to our destination? >> i do. and i was going to say and we never thought that we were missing a thing. >> no. >> i think with should go intact to -- we should do back

to ma. >> maybe a little bit back to that. we lost it. thanks we'll be watching. today is day three in the battle over health care. it's the final day of arguments before the supreme court. >> and delia goncalves is live outside once again outside the court this morning with a preview. delia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning mike. andrea, you know we are still self-months away -- several months away from a final decision. the individual mandate portion of the law which could mean there's a challenging day ahead for the government and administration in court today. the five conservative justices seem to think government is overstepping its bounds by forcing 30 million uninsured americans to buy health care or face types. the question is with the -- fines. the question is can the law survive without the critical component described to pay for the health care overhaul? >> very obvious that if this

law is unconstitutional, that tomorrow somebody could come in and attack social security. >> on average, the increase in family premiums just to pay for the uncompensated health costs of the uninsured is more than $1,000. so in effect they're saying we're going to foist the bill on you. not on us. and that's why this really should be a matter of individual responsibility. >> the cost of uncompensated care is less than 2.5% of total health care spending and if you're really worried an't cost shifting look at if -- about cost shifting look at medicare and medicate which are far greater shifters of costst to the people with private insurance. >> reporter: today's session will have two arguments, one mt. morning and one in the afternoon. the first in the morning will focus of course on whether this law can survivor without the individual mandate. the second in the afternoon, well that argument will focus around a portion of the law which calls for expanding the medicaid program.

the challenging states, 26 of the states, say that it imposes an unfair burden on the budgets, mike back to you. >> delia goncalves live outside the supreme court so compelling this morning. thanks. keep it right here for continuing coverage of the important case. at the top of the hour "cbs this morning" is going to have analysis of yesterday's arguments and to show you what it means, check out the audio from inside the court by going to wusa9.com. follow us on twitter, our handle @wusa9. >> you want to do that. in e investigators are trying to piece together an apparent murder/suicide involving a former fairfax county police sergeant and his teenage daughter. we brought you this story as breaking news yesterday morning. the shooting happened at an suv parked at the girl's grandparents home on forest grove drive in annandale. the victims are identified as 40-year-old john jackson, and his 13-year-old alexis. investigators are trying to determine who pulled the

trigger and why. neighbors who heard the gunfire are in disbelief. >> it's sad. and i imagine the people that are putting -- going through this how sad it is. >> jackson was a former sergeant with the fairfax county police department. he left the department in june 2010 after serving 16 years. the push to bring a casino to prince george's county is cleared the first of three hurdles. the state senate allowed table games, the vote 35-11. now it goes on the ought house of delegates. if it's approved there then it would go before the voters in a statewide referendum in november and baker has proposed billing a $1 billion casino at national harbor. two more hurdles to clear before that's possible. d.c. mayor says there would be speed cameras and red light cameras on every street in the city. the major says the city brought in $80 million with the cameras last year and he wants to add

another $30 million in revenue across the region. that's ignited a debate. are the cameras for safety or for cash? >> you can say all you want to about this is about public safety. the fines are there because the district needed additional revenue. >> we've gotten a safer roadway from these cameras. clearly they do also generate revenue. >> yeah. the vast majority of tickets by d.c. traffic cameras go to drivers from maryland and virginia. so if you don't want to see that white flash in the rear- view mirror, the mayor's advice slowdown and you won't see it. jessica doyle is watching your money and your credit cards. >> she says earning the credit card rewards may not be worth it in some cases. >> that's right. you know they can be fantastic. you're getting something back for everyday spending but does it always make sense to reach for the credit card? now i've had friends who charge major items like college tuition for example just to get airline rewards but what about

charges what you owe on the taxes? does that make financial sense? according to the partners at "usa today" here's what you need to know. the irs does take plastic but paying by credit cards may not mean big rewards. in fact the cost of paying the taxes with a credit card usually exceeds the value of the rewards. the government doesn't absorb the convenience fees that service providers charge to process the transaction. for you that means paying an extra percentage of the payment in the service fees. they have only about 1% of the toe pal payment with the cash -- total payment with the cashback rewards. even airline rewards don't make up the extra coxes of the transaction fees. also -- costs of the transaction fees. also you're going to get stuck paying interest on that if you can't pay it off in full. if money is tight and you're tempted to charge taxes think

about the irs installment plan instead. it won't affect your credit score. you won't get the interest payments like you will with your credit card. that gives you another option. >> didn't think about the fees in that you would get that passed on to you and the government wouldn't absorb it. >> exactly. that's -- that's the -- that's the detail here. that gets in the mix. >> fine print. >> all in the detail. >> thanks jess. our time is 6:39. years after being shot in the face, a virginia man undergoes a face transplant. in nine minutes what doctors say that man can finally do once again. >> and howard has a lot of temperatures on the forecast. 400s, 50s, 60s. 70s. and that's just for today. get a look ahead out the weekend when -- at the weekend when 9news now returns. keep it here.

. the 9news now at 6:43 and 48 degrees at reagan national. monika is out. i'm beverly farmer checking timesaver traffic. well start looking at 95 northbound the trip out of dale

city on the right side of the screen. not too bad. pace is slowing more near prince william parkway coming up past 123. into newington volume dries 395 saw delays too as you make your way up past rapid mark. heavier traffic inbound at the 14th street bridge. just getting word of a crash on the eastbound freeway. 395 north of the eastbound freeway right at the exit to the u.s. capitol third street tunnel. travel north past the beltway volume is building there to make it past the research naval lab. ultimately to the 11th street bridge. the north side the headlights there, the volume building there. there's a crash reported on branch avenue at surratts road also getting word of a crash westbound on 202 right near the baltimore washington parkway. heavier traffic into cheverly so is 50 just going down to kenilworth and new york avenues. the next check of timesaver traffic at 6:5. back to you. during the show this morning,

there have been various sneezes coming from your co-anchors here. >> and coughing. >> so what's out there? >> the tree pollen is out there. you know even the oak -- what do they call it? i know the alarm they released. i can't think of it. >> stuff. >> but the oak trees they're getting ready in the next couple of weeks to let their polen out and that's where we begin. the allergy update because if you're dealing with it and you need the allergy medications, i suggest taking it because we've got tree pollen which came in yesterday in the high category. grass and molds were low. weeds were absent for the moment but we know everything is growing nicely. it's been a dry month and mold spores have been kept in check. bus stop forecast, partly cloudy and high temperatures mixing in now. temperatures mid- to upper 40s for most of us; one or two stops are in the upper 30s and a little bit of a breeze and you'll need the jacket but a nice mild afternoon especially after yesterday. yesterday we got to 56. we'll be 65 by noon. we'll be in the maybe 76 dealing range for a high in d.c. this afternoon with upper

70s near 80s south and west. notice the little thunderstorm icon there with the sun. got a chance for a couple of showers and storms here and there and anything that pops could be on strong side and by 8:00 we're back down to 70. winds also today will be a pack core gusting to near 30. temperatures right now 46 for manassas and springfield. at alexandria checking in with 48. and 47 at crofton. bwi and columbia are 44. rockville, gaithersburg 46 and in washington this morning the high clouds. the picture is looking to the northeast here in northwest d.c.. temperature of 48 with a windchill of 42 thanks to a wind which is sustained out of the southwest at 15. i'm going to see a front approach us. that front is back to the north and west. a few showers and storms ahead of it this morning. this is becoming more active with the daytime heating and the winds are also going to be rather brisk today. southwest 20 to 30. midday showers in pennsylvania. by mid-afternoon they're approaching the district and by

late afternoon early evening southern maryland down to fredericksburg could be a couple of strong showers and thunderstorms. today, mild breezy. 75 in town. 57 to 80s south and west. uppers to low 50s tonight. clear out. breezy and cool tomorrow. 61. friday increasing clouds late and not a bad day. 64. could be some showers arnold here friday night into saturday. then look warmer again sunday. 72. monday 82 and then showers return tuesday and we fall into the upper 60s. it's 6:47; back to you. it's being hailed as the most advanced full face transplant to date. >> the pictures are amazing, doctors at the university of maryland medical center performed the transplant on a virginia man who was shot in the face. richard lee norris was accidentally shot 15 years ago. doctors have tried 12 times to improve the face without very much success but last week they replaced both of richard's

jaws, his teeth and part of his tongue and doctors say norris is starting to feel like a regular guy again. >> he can open and close his eyes, he's beginning to feel his face. he's actually looking in the mirror and shaving and brushing his teeth. >> because of the soft tissue and blood vessels involved, surgeons say it took a day and a half to complete the whole procedure. they've proudly served our country, now five land mine sniffing dogs are ready for civilian life. they will be head today new homes. the s -- headed to new homes. applications from families are being reviewed, all five animals were raised and trained from texas. while in iraq they sniffed out scores of land mines in baghdad and southern romala. that means it is time to answer the question of the morning because it is 6:48. it is --

>> and the answer is c., looking in the mirror. in all fairness there are plenty of men that spend that much time looking at some stuff as well. it's not just the women. >> that's pretty funny. okay, jess has the daily deals now. >> thanks mike we've been combing through the e-mails and retailer websites to find you some deep discounts and here are some of the favorites. living social has a couple of deals to go see d.c. united for 50% off. pay $17 for sideline tickets. midfield will cost you $22. or $199 will get you two midfield takes with access to a postmatch party in the champions' club. gardens center has a deal with groupon for you gardeners, pay $25 and get $50 worth of landscape services. be google offers is helping

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6:53. brisk this morning, it's warmer than yesterday but you still need a jacket. we're going to have the breezes up today. 65 by noon.

this afternoon we're going into the 70s but a couple of showers or even a couple of strong thunderstorms watch out for that. andrea? today is went, march 28th. -- wednesday, march 28th. here's a check on the news before you go. republican presidential candidate newt gingrich will speak tonight at georgetown. he was in maryland yesterday. the same day we learned he'll lay off one-third of the campaign staff. gingrich has not won a contest since georgia. that was march 6th. a heads-up for late night drivers. crews are demolishing the old gunston road bridge over route 1 near fort belvoir this week. that will mean lane closures and detours overnight and it goes through thursday. caps was pulled in the second period last night after giving up three goals, the replacement michal neuvirth fared no better. the caps are now two points out of a playoff spot with just five games remaining. "cbs this morning" begins in just a few minutes. before you get ready to set sail learn the five things the cruise ship companies don't want you to know. >> but we want you to know about traffic and weather.

a check of both is next on 9news now.

one more thing before we go. we were all talking this morning about just how compelling the debate was with obamacare and the u.s. supreme court and the neat thing is you get a chance to hear the justices talk and weigh in and grill some of the lawyers. you never hear that. >> unless they're doing speeches usually before law groups or students you don't hear their voices so it's really interesting and you brought out a good point. it's radio and no one else giving us a perspective. it's what we hear. >> we're not seeing the editorialized you know this camera angle or that angle. you paint the picture for yourself and you just imagine them leading into the microphone. the deliberation is different than that speech. >> absolutely. >> the great thing is you can go to wusa9.com and click and

you can hair some of the comments -- hear some of the comments and obamacare and they're concerned about the individual mandate and how to move forward. check it out. >> howard? >> weather-wise an active weather day. mid- to upper 07s and warm and windy. maybe a couple of strong storms this afternoon. cooler thursday and friday. beverly? howard, doing bet every on the beltway between oxon hill and alexandria. look another the lineup typical stuff heading north of the springfield. you'll find volume delays on the right side of the screen. that's only volume. you head north on 395 delays approaching the 14th street bridge and on to the eastbound freeway. the accident is right near the 3rd street tunnel and police are on the scene there. back to you. jessica? >> thanks beverly. as for wall street we are looking higher this morning and we may be in for a little turnaround. >> "cbs this morning" is up next. >> follow us on the go and