of spots. light winds, dry air that all leads to radiational cooling. the dry air also heated up pretty quickly. to the north and west, howard, montgomery, baltimore, prince william and fauquier, frost advisories until 9:00. and martinsburg and west freeze warnings until 9:00 a.m. 33 frederick right now but where the winds are up in spots lows right here. manassas is at freezing and bwi is at freezing. 35 in la plata. likely some frost pockets soft frost even to the south but a beautiful afternoon. sunshine, upper 60s to here's the 71 for manassas and fredericksburg. let's go to monika samtani here at 5:00 a.m. straight up with a look at timesaver traffic. thank you so much howard. good morning everybody, it's 5:00 and that means most of your overnight construction has been cleared up. planning to head around the beltway you should be fine on the northbound side of 95 also looking good out of dale city into woodbridge and

springfield. a live look in the springfield area and again franconia springfield parkway looking great and traffic moving at speeds heading up to 395 and the 14th street bridge. back over to the maps this time out west on to 66. which is also fine all lane are open from manassas into centreville. all the bay into fairfax. we'll take a live look at nutley street on the inbound side of i-66. both the main and hov lanes running smoothly going into the roosevelt bridge and no problems on the west side at the american legion bridge as well. which is what we'll look at next time around. back to you guys. thank you monika. mitt romney is about halfway to the delegates he needs to win the republican presidential nomination. >> and he is expected to win more today in d.c., maryland and wisconsin. 9news now delia goncalves is live out of montgomery county polling site. she has a preview of the day's events. good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning mike, andrea, you know polls open here at 7:00 p.m. and they close at 8:00 p.m. tonight and thanks to the early campaign stop in maryland and

the backing of former governor bob ehrlich, mitt romney is expected to take the whole state. in fact, in early voting, romney proved to be ahead of his rival rick santorum who chose not to visit maryland at all. instead, focusing on wisconsin where the future of this race relies. if romney fails to pick up wisconsin today, pundits say it will be a blow to his campaign and if santorum takes the state, well, it will give him the momentum he needs to forge ahead in this race. >> i think he's going to be voted out of office in part because he's failed to turn around the economy. it took far too long for the economy to get stronger. my policies are designed not to grow government as he did but instead encourage small business to grow and thrive in this country. >> i think we've proven we can do pretty well organizationally and with some limited resources do some pretty extraordinary things and with almost

unlimited resources governor romney is not particularly effective. >> despite years of campaigning and millions raised from wall street. largely from people who got our tax money as a bailout. governor romney doesn't have it locked down and we have no obligation to back off and concede anything. >> reporter: that of course is newt gingrich rallying his troops campaigning in maryland yesterday. he's trailing in the count but still vowing the fight on. he's fighting for the conservatives. that's a quote from the candidate. he says though if romney is the clear winner, he will eventually support mitt romney. coming up, new at 5:30 a look at our local races here in maryland and in the district of columbia as well. back to you mike, andrea? >> all right, thanks a lot. delia. if you're going to the polls today would you like more information before you go? we have you covered. go to the website, wusa9.com, click on campaign 2012. it's near the top of our home page. that section includes maryland

and d.c. voter guides. we have an update now on the police involved shooting in culpeper, virginia. a prosecutor wants a special grand jury to investigate the death of 54-year-old patricia cook. in february, a police officer responding to a report of a suspicious person approached cook in her car. state police claim the cop opened fire killing her after she drove off with the officer's arm trapped in her car window. but an eyewitness told 9news now that the officer's arm was never caught. that officer who killed cook has not been publicly identified. and we're waiting to learn the name of the man struck and killed by a trash truck in northwest washington. it happened monday afternoon in an alley off columbia road. witnesses tell 9news now the man was walking behind the truck. he got pinned underneath when the driver put the truck in reverse. witnesses say they did hear the truck's backup warning sound go off. just about 5:05. jessica is off today but we

still have the numbers for you. major asian stocks closed mostly lower this morning and trading in europe is just getting underway. this follows gains from yesterday in the u.s.. the dow climbed 52 points -- well, you may have heard of something called a flash mob. that's when people all get together at a time and place and sometimes they break into song and do other silly things but how about a cash mob? have you ever heard of that? the goal of the cash mob is to get people together and patronize a local business with ties to a certain community. this month, a national cash mob effort is underway. one group organizing them is in the d.c. area. it's called think local first. >> in one targeted time, we're bringing local business more customers. more visibility. and an infusion of cash. the difference is that we're not asking them to discount any of their merchandise.

>> infusion of cash. that sounds nice right? for a business owner. one of the first sites was old city green. it's a nursery. the owner says his business increased 20% the day the mob got there. not bad. is she one of the megamillions winners or isn't she? was it an april fools' day. mirlande wilson claims a friend bought one of the three winning tickets for her with $1 wilson found on the floor at the mcdonald's where she works in maryland. this story changes every day. >> i know. >> but wilson's co-workers told the "new york post" they also took part in the lottery pool and they may be entitled to share the winnings. the single mother of 7 from haiti showed copies of the pool tickets and none matched the winning number for the jackpot but we do know wilson has not shown up at lottery headquarters. >> we get claims all the time of somebody who's won.

it doesn't matter until they come in, show proof, show that ticket and that ticket has to be the real deal. >> i really don't know -- i don't know what's going on. it's too much for me. >> yeah. right. wilson refused a request to show supporters the win -- reporters the winning ticket. she says it's hidden and adds she's consulting with a lawyer. at one point she said she don't know where the ticket was. this stinks to high heaven doesn't it? oh my goodness. okay, police are looking far motive now after -- for a motive now after a deadly shooting at a california college. we have the latest on that investigation coming up. >> plus, the pilot of the jet blue plane appears in court. >> and this morning a few dozen kentucky fans are in jail after getting unruly while celebrating their team's basketball championship. we'll have game highlights ahead in sports.

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it is 5:09 on this tuesday morning. cold out there. we've got some frost advisories just north and west of town until 9:00 a.m. and near the pennsylvania border freeze warnings also until 9:00 a.m. here's a look at the day planner, you'll be able to peel the jackets off this morning. we're going to be in the upper 60s maybe 70, 71 in spots before the day is out with plenty of sunshine and don't forget the sunscreen and a great day for baseball. monika? well, chilly outside but at

least the roads are fine. on the west side of town here's the american legion bridge both loops of the beltway look great. no problems coming in on 66 from the west or the dulles toll road. coming up in my next report, we'll focus on virginia at 5:17. back to you mike. thanks monika. a suspect is in custody after a mass shooting at a small california college. police say former student 43- year-old one goh opened fire at oikos university. search people were killed and three others injured. goh later surrendered to police. a small plane crashed into a florida grocery store last night. the two people on board were seriously injured. three people inside the store were also hurt but they're expected to recover. witnesses say they saw the plane start to sputter before it veered into the store. the jet blue pilot charged with disrupting a flight last week has another hearing coming up on thursday. after making his first court appearance yesterday, clayton osbon asked not to enter a plea

in the case. prosecutors want him held without bond. passengers restrained us and after seeing him run through the cabin screaming about religion and terrorists. it can be tough a be a senior on a fixed income but one organization is enriching the lives of local seniors, that's in today's heroes central. >> and a flamingo invasion in part of virginia. >> but next at 5:15. howard will tell us if there's a chance for rain this easter weekend in his seven day forecast. ♪

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nature at its most delicious. welcome back to 9news now. at 5:14. the egg mcmuffin of meteorological forecasters, howard bernstein is here. >> that's great for a breakfast show. >> a chilly day today but how warm was last month? >> it was warm but when we break gown the numbers it was a record warm march. to the forecast quickly. this was the warmest march in washington record history. and that goes back to 1871. as far as our weather records go. top five, you can see there -- just to let you know this was the fifth straight month above average and also ten degrees above average which is amazing for a month long period and it was also the sixth driest march with 1.0 # inches of rain.

so we need rain and we need cooler temperatures and well we've got the chill this morning and maybe a couple of showers tonight and south of town on wednesday. clear and chilly this morning. low 30s in spots to the mid and upper 40s in the warm areas like reagan national and anybody right by the bay of the river you're going to be a little bit warmer. as far as our day planner, well, we're going to see a lot of sunshine. that's going to help. winds not too bad at all today. at degrees by noon -- 59 degrees by noon and northwest winds at 6 becoming westerly 5, 7, maybe 10 miles an hour with highs in the upper 60s perhaps low 70s in a couple of spots but lots of sunshine today. don't forget the sunscreen. the nationals host the red sox, preseason baseball. 3:00 p.m. should be near perfect weather for that. freeze warnings up north though near the pennsylvania border from carroll county west to frederick and washington counties until 9:00 and in howard, prince william, fauquier, shenandoah valley down to culpeper, frost warnings are in effect until

9:00 a.m. and you're seeing temperatures close to freezing and some are way up. it depends on a. the reporting station and whether or not there are any winds where they are. baltimore and frederick, you'll notice culpeper with the frost but at reagan national the river keeps them warm. they're at 45 degrees, a couple more lights coming in on the white house here on the michael & son weather camera. clear skies 45 degrees a light north wind and a dew point at 34 degrees. storm system in the middle of the country bringing severe weather to oklahoma and heavy snow to the mountains of southern colorado. northern new mexico. they're going to be one, maybe two feet at the highest elevations. for us though, high pressure's in control today but we're watching some of storms up here. some of this could actually make it toward us overnight tonight in the form of a few showers but then south of washington tomorrow afternoon as a threat for showers. so today 69 degrees. shower tonight. not nearly as colds. 48 to 54 and that's much warmer

than this morning. 74 tomorrow with a couple of showers possible south of town. we won't be as warm and then thursday cooler only about 60. friday also low 60s with mid 60s saturday and upper 60s on easter sunday with what should be a good deal of sunshine. 5:16. we go to monika samtani with timesaver traffic. still smiling. i am still smiling and that's because you know it's going to be nice day and we've got late clearing construction and that's really the only big thing going on right now. is on the northbound side of i- 95 we're hearing it's right here at the springfield interchange in fact, we'll take a live look there. just going to see some flashing lights but luckily no delays on the northbound side of i-95. as they clear up that construction i believe that the lanes are open and it's not affecting traffic. we'll go a little further north on to 395 northbound and here's what it looks like at duke street. great time to head out. nice and light as you go up to the 14th street bridge. this time on the inbound side of i-66 on the maps on the dulles toll road no problems out of centreville or leesburg.

a live look on the dulles toll road or the tyson's area here. everything is looking fine as well. coming up in my next report, we'll go into maryland at 5:24. mike? thank you monika. the wizards' further solidify their position as the second worst team in the league. >> and kentucky returns to the top of the college basketball world after 14 years. of an absence. highlights coming up in sports. >> but first we want to take another look at our question of the morning -- >> that's why her husband now does the cooking, ingrid wrote, one of the facebook friends -- >> log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page and leave your response and we'll reveal the answer during the 6:00 hour. >> and also on the facebook page, how about answering the chesapeake bay wonderful weekend sweepstakes? from 9news now and the hyatt

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downtown washington. low to mid-30s in many areas, just spoke to charlie, fauquier county, 33 degrees, they're under the freeze warning as well until 9:00. the futurecast going to be sunny today. low to mid-40s by 9:00. as we head to lunchtime upper 50s now. baltimore 57, easton. this afternoon looks gorgeous. we'll be looking at sunshine and highs in the upper 60s and might even flirt with 70 in a couple of areas, mike? thank you howard. the capitals suffer a setback in their push the make the playoffs. >> while big blue has taken over the big easy after kentucky wins the ncaa championship. here's kristen berset with highlights. >> reporter: good morning everybody. it's been 14 years since kentucky celebrated a national championship in basketball. head coach john calipari has never been able to get his hands on the championship trophy. well, now he can. kansas with their fair share of comebacks during this ncaa tournament. they would need another last night against kentucky. here's something we see the wildcats do a lot this

tournament. terrence jones with the slam. he had 9 on the night. kentucky got out to the early lead but the jay hawks came out blazing in the second. taylor with the three cuts the lead to 12 and then kansas doing their best to mount another comeback but kentucky having none of it. the number one overall seed wildcats are the 2012 national champs bluegrass county was celebrating last night. the caps in tampa bay taking on the lightning. alexander semin's slap shot is blocked but the chimera putback at 2. but the lightning weren't done. steven stamkos, two goals in a minute. they beat the caps 4-2. wizards hosting milwaukee who are fighting for the final playoff spot in the east. less than a minute to go in the first half. wiz down 11. crawford from the top of the key with the big three pointer, he had a game high 23 points. in the fourth. john wall with some sloppy ball

handling. lifingston puts the bucs up and milwaukee wins. that's going to do it for your morning sports, i'm kristen berset. have a great day. new revelations at a scandal involving a local county leader, more on that coming up. >> plus, we'll check in on recovery efforts nearly a year after flooding washed out the georgetown restaurants. here's monika. >> and if you're planning to head southbound on i-270 there are no problems out of frederick down down to the point where the lanes divide. everything's employing well. coming up in my next report, another look at maryland roads at 5:9. you're watch -- 5:29. you're watching 9news now, we'll be rocket back. god is g take you places that you've never even dreamed of. it's so uplifting in every way, shape, or form. it's probably one of the most inspiring moments that i've had in a long time. he's a god of the future. he's not a god of the past. in philippians, it says "i can

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good morning and welcome back to 9news now. i'm andrea roane, happy tuesday. >> it is, grab the sunscreen. i'm mike hydeck, thank you for joining us. hi monika samtani. >> we're happy on this tuesday. >> it's a good day. it's a good day. mr. bernstein?

it's going to be a great day. this afternoon we've got a baseball game in town. >> sox and nats. it's going to be fun. we're going. >> mr. high deck there. where's waldo? you find mike -- >> we did that yesterday. >> it's going to be a sea of red. >> weather-wise you will need a jacket this morning. it's a cold, cold morning out there with temperatures in the 30s, low to mid-30s in many areas but nice day. to the day planner and see the graphics, we've got sunshine today and 59 by noon. we're looking at 68 at 5:00 with highs oh close to 70 in town. maybe even some lower 70s southwest of washington. clear skies overnight so that allowed temperatures to drop off nicely or maybe too nicely. we've got a frost advisory until 9:00. howard, montgomery, up toward baltimore into loudoun and prince william and fauquier out to the shenandoah valley and freeze warnings in the light blue up near the pennsylvania border where frederick is 32. gaithersburg 35. baltimore 32. manassas 32. other areas still holding on to the 40s but there's a bit of a

breeze but even la plata going to be some frost down there also at 34. hey watch it this afternoon with the sunscreen. we'll be in the upper 60s. overall things aren't looking too bad. a couple of small incidents in springfield. that's in just a moment. let's first focus on maryland. on the inbound side of route 50, as you come in on route 301 over to route 50 past 97 you will be fine. in fact let's take a live look at route 50 inbound side here at sandy point as you cross the chesapeake bay bridge. you will be fine. the length over to the beltway and inside the beltway through cheverly. same story on the bw parkway from baltimore. back to the maps to the north side of town now, looking great on 95 out of baltimore. all the northern corridors going to the beltway including 270 out of frederick and we'll take a last live look on the northbound side of i-95 in springfield. there was a single vehicle accident at route 644 and then at the springfield interchange and they've been moving the cameras around to look for that but i don't think it's affecting traffic. coming up in my next report, at

5:38, a look on the west side of town. back to you guys. thank you monika. bombshells foal last night at a meeting of the anne arundel county council. >> emerson davis testified he recently asked the justice department to investigate his own police department. county executive john leopold was indicted last month on charges of misconduct in office. davis claims leopold got help from police chief james teare to investigate political enemies. he says the public deserves answers. >> who knew what what it's going to be held accountable for it? this is the biggest black eye we've had on the department in the 35 years i've been here. >> deputy chief davis is retiring later this year. in two weeks the council will vote on suspending chief tear. leopold has denied the charges and he is scheduled to go to trial this fall. in campaign 2012, maryland

and d.c. hold their presidential primaries today as does wisconsin. but for many local voters, there are many down ticket races that are important. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live in potomac with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the polls open here at 7:00 a.m. some hot races in maryland including here in the 6th congressional district. where republican representative roscoe bartlett seeking an 11th term in congress is facing an uphill battle against a field of republican candidates. and on the democratic side, the front runner there appears to be the newcomer political newcomer to the scene, john delaney. you see the seat is up for grabs because of recent redistricting that removes a large republican portion of the state and replaced it with the democratic stronghold of montgomery county. in the district of columbia, the races to watch there at large council candidate biddle trying to regain his seat from

vincent orange. the "washington post" also endorsed former teacher tom brown against ward 7's incumbent alexander. and in ward 8 long time politician and for many mayor for life berry faces a field of younger candidates. >> people just feel like they constantly hear about things that are inappropriate or illegal. it's an opportunity to make changes on the council. >> we can actually get down to real business which is improving and protecting the quality of life of ward 7 and d.c. residents. >> they will have the final word. >> they love council member berry but it's time for a change. they look at the clicks and the -- economics and the unemployment rate out here. >> reporter: another race to watch, senator ben cardin looking for is second term on the hill. coming up at 6:00 a look at the national race. back to you. >> thank you delia reporting live from potomac. president obama is defending the health care overhaul saying he's confident it's constitutional.

the president argued it would be unprecedented if the supreme court overturned the law. justices are reviewing whether congress has the authority to force people to buy health insurance which is a major part of the law. the supreme court is expected to announce its decision in june. metro is hoping a new public awareness campaign will prevent sexual harassment on the trains and the buses. metro employees including the general manager richard sarles handed out flyers yesterday. metro set up a website to report incidents to transit police. and the awareness posters will be going up in train stations and on buses very soon. later this morning leaders of faith and sievics organizations are going to announce their opposition to plans for a casino in prince george's county. they will gather in annapolis where state lawmakers are considering legislation to allow a sixth gambling state in the site and a vote is expected this week later. prince george's county executive baker has already endorsed the proposal to build

$1 billion casino at the complex in national harbor. at 5:34. it's time for another your money segment. jessica doyle a off today. some advocates are concerned about possible changes to the food inspection process, a person in a chicken suit joined other protestors monday outside the department of agriculture. the usda proposed a legislation to partly privatize the process. organizers say safety could be compromised since inspectors will be examining far fewer birds: they presented community clinics incorporated with grants totaling almost $2 million. the leaders including senator ben car bin and montgomery county -- cardin and montgomery county executive ike leggett vetted to present the award. >> we've made a lot of progress and what we're doing here today is to celebrate the potential for even more progress. and that certainly involves a village, it involves all of the partners here. and there could really not be a

more deserving organization than community clinic incorporated. >> the grants are expected to help provide access to health care for more than 25,000 maryland residents. it was the year ago this month where one big mistake led to a big expensive mess. the property managers of the georgetown waterfront failed to raise the flood walls and after heavy rains the dock side restaurants like tony and joe's were under 7 feet of water. >> it was a mistake. it wasn't malicious. and we've -- taken the high road. we didn't file any lawsuits. >> they had to lay off all but 20 of his employees and instead of making millions running restaurants he's been overseeing rebuilding process instead. since the inside of his restaurant were gutted by water. his goal? to reopen by mid-may in time for summer. we'll reveal the daily deals in a few minutes.

>> plus, why dozens of flamingos are popping up on some virginia lawns. and it's not a prank.

5:37. 45 degrees at reagan national this hour but many areas are in the 30s with some frost in morning especially north and west of town where we have frost advisories until 9:00 a.m. lots of sunshine, much lighter winds than yesterday. by lunchtime we're in the upper 50s at noon but we'll rise into the low 60s. mid 60s at 3:00 be highs today upper 60s. i'll be back in a few minutes. some rain chances coming up tonight and tomorrow and a look at the seven day forecast to easter, right now though into monika samtani and timesaver traffic. leaving newington to route 644 where police were on the scene of a minor accident along the left side of the road. coming up in my next report, more details on virginia roads

at 5:48. andrea? we've been combing through the day's daily i'll dos, e- mails and -- deals e-mails and retailer websites and here are some of the favorites. spring in d.c. means tourists but how about you becoming an intown tourist? washington walks is offering a walking tour of some of the district's most famous sites. the two hour tour is $7, that's a 53% discount off the normal $15 price and this is available through google offers. are you looking for a quick getaway? the columbia inn at paolina is offering a two night weekend getaway for two in a victorian style suite. it includes a breakfast and a tasting for two at elk run winely. it will cost you $348. that's a discount out of the normal price tag. this too can be found on google offers. if you want to get in shape for beach season, now is the time to get moving.

fitness 19 and elk ridge maryland has a great deal. a three month membership no joining fee and two one hour personal training sessions all for just $19. that's a 92% off the normal $247 this would cost you. this offer can be found open living social. -- on living social. if you have an offer you've seen or if you're a local merchant with a deal for our viewers, check us outen facebook and let us know about its. the month of april brings showers, blooming flowers and jazz appreciation. ♪ the smithsonian museum is celebrating with a series of performances, lectures and other events. the museum is already home to an extensive jazz collection inclouding 100,000 pages of duke ellington's unpublished music and el la fitzgerald's famous redress. she was on the show eight

tames. april fools day didn't end on the 1st at least not in southwest virginia. a family in franklin county woke up yesterday and discovered they had been flocked by lots and lots of pink flamingos, dozens of them in fact planted in their yard but in this case it was more than a prank. it was a church fundraiser, people who made denations can fick -- donations can pick a yard. when the victim makes a donation to get the birds removed. the money raised will help kids attend summer camps. >> interesting fundraiser. the head of a federal agency resigns after reports of lavish spending that story is coming up. >> plus, we have today's heroes central honoring a local group that's making life a lot sweeter for some seniors who are on fixed incomes. >> 5:41. we want to see who's celebrating a birthday today --

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great. season begins. >> maybe heady will win today. >> come on teddy. >> maybe. there's always next game right? weather-wise let's get your bus stop forecast. it's a chilly one out there. i have the gloves on outside. it's in the 30s in many areas, frosty too especially north and west of town. some areas like washington, d.c. downtown right next to the bay will be in the 40s here but it's a cold start. this dry air though that cooled off so much this morning will also not take as much energy to heat up and it will this afternoon. in fact by lunchtime we should be 60ish. sunny. northwest winds only about 5 miles an hour. mid 60s here at 3:00 to upper 60s so beautiful afternoon for baseball. and by 5:00 p.m. 68 and highs will be somewhere around 69, 70, 71. a really gorgeous day ahead but tonight things are going to change. this morning we have frost advisories in effect from baltimore, howard, loudoun, prince william, fauquier. there are going to be pockets of frost across fairfax county

as well but they're not in the advisory. even northern prince george's county and anne arundel you may see an isolated patch of frost. you see why. even 34 here in crofton can produce frost with gaithersburg now down to 34. same with leesburg and sterling. it's 32 manassas. hay market at 36 while 40 for springfield and look at reagan national like a sore thumb. 45 degrees, a few more lights coming on every time we check here at the houston michael & son weather camera with 45 degrees, clear skies and a very light wind out of the north at 3 miles an hour. storm systems continue to hit the northwestern u.s. but the middle of the country in the southern rockies here, they're expecting 1, maybe 2 feet of snow at the higher elevations as some storms earlier were severe but not severe now through oklahoma. parts of the mississippi gulf coast seeing the rain but in the mid-atlantic and northeast beautiful out there. high pressure is in control and

it will be with us all day long and no problems. watch though tonight. little disturbance is going to ride through here and i'm going to stop the clock towards 3:00 hourment we might see a shower, models are a little bit more aggressive with this earlier. tomorrow, it looks like any showers could be popping south and southwest of town in the afternoon. the forecast today, well, we're looking at temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s. beautiful. isolated shower tonight. warmer 48 to 54. tomorrow partly sunny. showers south. 74. but then on thursday we're cooling again only around 60 for the high. low 60s friday. saturday mid 60s and easter sundays, upper 60s with partly to mostly sunny skies and could be a shower by sunday night around monday. monika samtani is walking in with timesaver traffic and a list -- singular incident on the list. that's right. it there's one accident up in

montgomery county. it's the gaithersburg area if you're planning to head over the route 115. the accident blocks the southbound side here. first of all 270 is fine if you want to take that as the alternate route you will be fine on 270. heading southbound through gaithersburg. let's take a live look at this accident again money caster mill road is blocked off basically between route 124 and shady grove road. you can see the flares set up and police on the scene here. so maybe even you want to take mid county highway as your alternate route as well. i'll keep you posted on this situation. we'll take another look at the maps. this time all the way down in southern maryland. no problems to report coming out of brandy wine. accokeek on route 10 up into oxon hill. on the northbound side of i-95 this accident here at the franconia springfield area. coming up in my next report, another update on area roads 6:00. back to you guys. making news now just shy of 5:50, the head of the general

services administration has resigned. following reports of lavish spending by the agency at a nevada training conference in 2010. martha johnson head of the agency that oversees federal government supplies, transportation and office space. expenses for the training conference reportedly hit $835,000. gene mapping is getting faster and cheaper. but researchers at johns hopkins university warn that the average person decoding your own dna may not predict your health. doctors say lifestyle and environment influences many common diseases and that cancer typically results from gene mutations that can form anytime. and the number one ranked team is on top of the basketball world after claiming the ncaa men's basketball championship. kentucky jumped out early in front of kansas despite a kansas run that cut the lead to single digits. kentucky held on for the victory. there is an organization in adams morgan in northwest washington that provides a warm

family-like atmosphere for seniors. >> sarah circle makes her elderly residents have an affordable and safe house, j.c. hayward recognizes their work in today's heroes central. >> working and looking good. keep it going. >> reporter: located on 17th street northwest, ferris circle is home to 40 low income seniors. apartments range from efficiencies to two bedrooms. executive director hodge says this housing is crucial during hard times. >> you look at the percentage of homeless people that are elderly. 55 and above. it's sad. especially when the temperatures drop and you're thinking about you know, how are people surviving and i'm sure it's a lot easier to survive the younger you are. and with the economy being the way that it is, it's a very much-needed resource. >> breathe out. relax. >> reporter: exercise and yoga are just a few of the activities offered. sarah's circle a basted on the

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they invented the joystick and the gbs and not talking about apple. it's the u.s. navy and now they have opened its doors to give us a rare look inside one of the research labs. >> the 50,000 square foot facility includes test areas where navy scientists test robots, this is really cool. photojournalist greg geiss takes us inside. >> reporter: behind each door is a different environment. >> you have desert. you have tropical. >> reporter: each tailored for scientists testing the next generation of artificial intelligence. >> this can dig through the sand and dig out any ieds that it finds. >> reporter: this is the new autonomous research center in southwest. >> the computer takes the information from the sonar range finders and attempts to detect and avoid obstacles like the walls in the room. >> reporter: where rooms of specialized equipment -- >> you can basically bring a

video game technology into the real word. >> this is a great lab because it allows us to have to sand of any type we may want to bring in. we can generate winds and dust storms. >> reporter: without leaving the building. >> now, we have our scientists and can be working on a lab bench and literally a few hours later if they had a problem, they can go down into that environment and test it immediately. >> reporter: here, the emphasis is on machines that think for themselves a reasoning process called autonomous. >> if fire is out in -- the fire is out in compartment 3. >> reporter: lucas is instructed to extinguish a fire. >> there's a secondary class b. fire in compartment five. >> reporter: then hits the blaze with water, a laboratory where devices are so smart they're sometimes a bit suspicious of the very scientists who created them. >> it must be a misunderstanding. >> reporter: greg geiss, 9news

now. >> fascinating. and hopefully you'll think we're fascinating and -- intelligent and newsworthy as well. >> for a moment. >> thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> she definitely is and i'm mike hydeck, thank you for joining us. here's monika samtani. she'll have traffic momentarily. mr. bernstein the man of the day. the nats back in town today. >> a good day. that's right. >> he's like a kid in a candy store. so excited. i'm glad spring is back. >> going to be great weather this afternoon. but this morning rather cold. 43 at reagan national under clear skies. 59 by noon. and we'll see highs today upper 60s if not 70 degrees with a 3:00 game time temp right about 66 degrees. frost advisory still in effect until 9:00 for howard, montgomery, loudoun, prince william, fauquier. fairfax county some patchy frost too and freeze warnings. winchester is 9 but we've got --