planner. jackets this morning. 40s and 50s. a cowell of you had some raindrops overnight but the showers have dissipated. it's 53 now at reagan national. 68 by noon. a mix of sun and clouds. this afternoon we'll have clouds, some sunshine but a threat for a shower or storm south of washington the way it looks now, places like fredricksburg, culpeper and south of that. 5:00 p.m. temperature 74 so we're going well in the 70s. want you to watch coming out of pennsylvania the last few hours. we had just a little line of showers. that fell apart. now some showers across parts of west virginia and i think -- there's one lone shower south of york crossing i-83. frederick down to 45. manassas 46. winchester still 54 at this hour along with andrews. la plata 48. annapolis is 53 along with fredricksburg. our highs today low 70s along the bay and up in frederick. mid-70s here in town. and maybe, just maybe toward 80 out toward culpeper and orange. let's go to monika santami. 5:00 a.m. volume starting to build yet or still looking good?

just a bit. just a couple of slow spots because of some incidents. that's the only reason. otherwise generally speaking volume is light. if you're planning to head on the outbound side of route 50, there was an accident right at route 202 with crews on the scene. no problems on the bw parkway. that's looking fine. just keep that in mind. inbound side of route 50 shouldn't be affected. down south of the wilson bridge looking great both loops of the beltway between oxon hill and alexandria. we'll go over to virginia now on the maps. on the northbound side of i-95 you're looking fine. lorton, newington and springfield there had been an accident southbound on route 95 at route 123 so be aware of that causing an early merge. we'll take you to a live picture northbound i-95 in springfield looks great. we'll wind a live look northbound 395 here at duke street. just a few people out and about this morning. coming up in my next report, we'll go into maryland at 5:09. >> thank you, monika. campaign 2012 mitt romney goes 3 for 3 in tuesday's

primaries. >> he avoided an upset in wisconsin and easily won the local primaries in d.c. and maryland. in maryland romney got 49% of the vote to rick santorum's 29%. santorum wasn't on the ballot in d.c. romney won the city's primary with 68% of the vote. ron paul was in second with 12%. >> in maryland democrats jumped at the chance to take on incumbent district 6 congressman roscoe bartlet. that's because the with dwrawn district includes a -- the redrawn district includes parts of montgomery county. >> while most incumbents came away with primary victories, one is in hot water. >> d.c. at large council member vincent orange. at last check orange holds a slim lead to his closest challenger sekou biddle t. is by 1.02%. if that lead drops to 1% or less, there will be an

automatic recount. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live at d.c.'s board of elections with more. it couldn't get any closer, delia. >> reporter: i know, an extremely tight race. the incumbents sailed through reelection but a tight race with the councilman at large contest. so folks here at the board of elections inside judiciary square will be very busy later this morning counting thousands of absentee and provisional ballots helping to find an answer to this looming question who won that race. but the final result will still be a couple of weeks away. you can blame some of this tight race on low voter turnout in the district. for instance, in one precinct where about 14,000 democrats are registered, we're told only 1,000 people voted and cast their ballots yesterday. sekou biddle says those who voted want change from the scandal and corruption that scared the council, including

the incumbent vincent orange who recently had to explain campaign contributions from d.c. businessman jeff thompson whose home was recently raided by the feds. >> the powers of being that want to deal with ethics should join me in pushing my bill to ban corporate contributions. >> i think a lot of people are just -- just want to believe they can have the leaders that aren't going to constantly be caught up in this kind of mess and these embarrassing situations. >> reporter: incumbent council members like long-time politician marion barry easily won reelection. the 75-year-old was facing a field of young challengers but maintained his polarity in ward 8. coming up at 5:30, we'll head over to maryland and take a look at the hotly contested sixth congressional district race there. back to you, andrea. >> we'll look forward to that, delia goncalves live in the district.

in other news, a man linked to rapes up and down the east coast is set to go on trial in prince william county this summer. a grand jury indicted aaron thomas on charges of raping two teenage girls who were trick or treating on halloween 2009. thomas was arrested last year in connecticut where he also faces rape charges but connecticut agreed to let virginia try him first. the trial is set for july 31. former vice president dick cheney is out of the hospital after his heart transplant. the 71-yard was release -- 71- year-old was released inova fairfax ten days after getting a new heart. he waited 20 months to get a donor heart. he's had five heart attacks starting at age 37. his most recent one was in 2010. time for the latest your money report of the morning. >> headline time. jessica doyle is here. good morning. >> good morning to both of you. wall street is going to try to claw back from the brink. the biggest job market worries

we saw yesterday hurt the market but we're seeing more red arrows in global trading. asian and european stocks are lower. the federal reserve touched things off with signaling a report that hiring might be slowing down if the economy doesn't pick up steam. the news causes a three-day winning streak. 13,199 is where the dow stands. the s&p 500 down by about 5 and a half. here is some good news for that summer vacation planning. delta airlines is testing a new low fare ticket option. the air carrier's basic economy seats would be about 12 to $20 cheaper than the regular economy seats. the catch is they are not refundable and they cannot be changed or canceled after the tickets are purchased. passengers won't even be allowed to pick a seat but will be able to earn frequent flyer miles. how much do you think apple stock is worth? it closed at just about $629 a

share. that's roughly double this time last year and two analysts are now saying the sky's the limit. they're calling for $1,000 a year in a year or two for apple. the growth could be propelled by emerging markets and new products that could include a revolutionary tv set. some are skeptical but apple sold more ipads in 2011 than babies were born in the u.s. >> that's a cool statistic. >> it gives you an idea of how culture is shifting to a certain extent. >> and you don't have to any any diapers on an ipad. >> what do you have for us in the next half-hour? >> the big menu change at burger king being rolled out. that's not the only big change the chain has up its sleeve. also coming up, police near richmond are investigating a crash between an ice cream truck and a school bus. >> plus so far no reports of any deaths after a string of very powerful tornadoes swept across texas. >> and ahead in sports, the

women of baylor do something no college basketball team, not even mike's uconn or the tennessee ladies have done before. we'll be right back.

5:09 on this wednesday morning. we have some temps in the 40s. a couple of sprinkle the overnight. they have left us. a decent day, a warm one, too. day planner calling for maix of sun and clouds. -- for a mix of sun and clouds.

upper 60s by noon. highs around 75. could be an afternoon shower or storm but the better chance of that will be south of d.c. i'll have your seven-day forecast coming up in about five minutes. right now monika with time saver traffic. coming in from baltimore on 95, everything is fine down to the beltway. no problems on the beltway through silver spring. i'll show you that coming up in my next report at 5:17. >> thank you, monika. making news now at 5:10, police in california are severing for the gun used in a -- searching for the gun used in a mass shooting at a college. one goh killed seven people and wounded three more. he had recently been kicked out of the oikos university for behavioral problems. he once lived in springfield, virginia but has no criminal record here. check out this video of monster tornadoes in and around dallas yesterday. the national weather service believes there were as many as 12 twisters in all. no deaths reported. a couple of people did have some serious injuries, though. more than a hundred commercial planes were damaged by hail. a school bus collided with

an ice cream truck just outside of richmond, virginia. more than a dozen people were injured, including seven students from midlothian high school. one adult was critically injured by is expected to recover. did she really win a portion of that megamillions jackpot? we may find out more about that baltimore mother soon. it's possible she could be a part of it. we'll have more on what she plans to do today at 5:33. a look at the new redskins players uniforms they'll wear for the 2012 season. at 5:15, howard has a temperature drop in the seven- day forecast. we'll be right back.

good morning. welcome back to 9news now. 5:14 wednesday morning. monika said the weather was so great yesterday, people were thanking her for the forecast. >> she rides my coattails all the time. when you see monika, she does traffic, dow weather but people say -- i do weather but people say thank you. >> people want to show their appreciation for the forecast, period. >> it was stunning. one thing, the allergy numbers came down. we get these just before noon with the u.s. army allergen extract lab. tree pollen was high. mold spores were low along with the grass pollen. weed spores were absent but that will obviously change as

we get deeper into the season. we've been kind of dry. if we had some rain, these numbers would probably be worse as well. your bus stop forecast, it's kind of cool. we have 40s and some 50s. skies are partly to mostly cloudy. a couple of showers overnight have dissipated. as we look at day planner, expecting a mix of sun and clouds today. upper 60s by noon. we'll warm nicely. northwesterly winds at 10 to 11 miles an hour. by 6:00 73 with a high of about 75 degrees. notice these showers we had. there they were earlier. last couple of hours we're looking at the doppler. this shower passing south of harrisburg to maybe extreme northeastern maryland, that's it. a quiet morning and a cool morning as we were talking about. mid-40sstering up to lovettsville at 45. haymarket at 49 degrees along with alexandria. arlington 52. up to the east we've got 46 for laurel. bwi47. andrew still at 54 degrees right now.

so not too bad out there. and there's the flag blowing a little bit outside the capitol dome where we've got good visibility on our michael & son weather camera. only a southwest wind at 3 miles an hour at the surface at reagan national. the dew points creeping up now up to 43. humidity 69%. want to show you national temperatures because you see the colder air coming down the rockies. the warmer stuff coming up in the mississippi and tennessee valleys there. the deep south with 60s. there's a storm system spinning around. still snowing across parts of colorado. the severe weather, that was in dallas yesterday. thankfully not deadly tornadoes. the line of severe storms has moved toward east texas and louisiana this morning. not severe at the home but we'll have to watch it for later today. around here other than the stray shower or two overnight, our future cast indicating other than some clouds midday, some afternoon showers could be popping well off to our south. so not too much of a concern for rain and we're running about 3, 3 and a half inches

below average for the year. kind of need a little rain around here. today 75, a stray shower south. tonight we're going to be dipping into the 40s and low 50s. tomorrow 62. so cooler weather tomorrow. then on friday only about 60. we'll be in the 30s in spots friday morning. over the weekend still about 60 saturday. upper 60s sunday. you'll notice monday and tuesday still on the cool side. 50s on tuesday. it's 5:17. monika here with time saver traffic. good morning, everybody. things are looking pretty good outside early this morning. no problems to report right now on the beltway. in fact, you're running smoothly here on the north side between college park, silver spring and bethesda. we'll take a live look at new hampshire avenue on the inner and outer loops of the beltway and no problems to report between 95 and 270. 95 looks great in from baltimore. over to 270 on the maps. again things look great out of frederick. no problems . /-70. through damascus you're going to be fine. 270 into clarks burke and

urbana and to the point where the lanes divide you're doing well. nice and quiet here at shady grove. no problems to report on the great seneca highway as well. in my next report we'll go over to 66 at 5:24. 5:18 now. remember when maryland came out with their new uniforms and everybody was like oh. well, the redskins have some new uniforms coming now, too. we'll give you a sneak peak in a bit. >> the baylor women make ncaa history. highlights coming up in sports. >> question of the morning. let's check it out. according to a survey, what is the number one compliment a woman would love to hear? is it you have a nice smile or b, you're beautiful or c, i like your outfit. >> yeah, right. here's one response posted on the wusa9 facebook page. i would say c, i like your outfit but i think post of the women who took this survey

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5:21. you'll need a jacket this morning but not the umbrella. 40s and 50s. had an isolated shower overnight. that's passed through us. 9:00 we'll be in the 50s, maybe 60 in fredricksburg with a mix of clouds and sunshine. through lunch time look how nice it's going to be. upper 60s. i think you can eat outside for lunch. then this afternoon any showers should be well south of us with highs toward the mid-70s. andrea and mike? >> thank you, howard. the nationals play their first exhibition game in front of the hometown crowd. >> after rumors of a radical change, dave owens tell us the redskins' new uniforms, you'll still rk nice them. good morning. it was the change that wasn't really a change. when you think redskins, you think burgundy and gold. cowboys you think star on the helmet. nike which seems to have the market cornered on apparel these days taking over the making of n.f.l.

jerseys from reebok. there was some speculation there might be some drastic changes. didn't turn out that way. here's what the n.f.l. went with, a subtle difference from the past. the only thing different an extra swipe of white down the pants. the uniforms are lighter and more flexible. that's what you'll see from the redskins in 2012. nats finishing up their spring finale. wilson ramos safe and sound after that harrowing kidnapping this winter. got a standing ovation. a home run. nats trailing 8-7 in the 9th. desmond is going to try to score but the umpire says i've got dinner plans. got to go home. called him out. boston wins it 8-7. congratulations to the baylor women's basketball team. they defeated notre dame last night to win the national championship 80-61. brittany griner led the way with 26 points. the lady bears become the first women's team to complete a

season 40-0. that's going to do it for your morning sports. i'm dave owens. have a great day, everybody. just a few years after nearly going under, there's new evidence american automakers are roaring back. that story is coming up. >> plus, the absentee ballots have not been counted yet and this race is so close, it could determine the outcome of one of last night's primary races. >> there's an accident now on the beltway. outer loop side northbound near central avenue. it's blocking the right lane with police on the scene. i'll have more on that situation coming up at 5:23. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back.

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in philippians, it says "i can do all things through christ who strengthens me." we are so excited about america's night of hope right here in washington, d.c. at national's park. it's going to be a great evening of music and inspiration. we're looking forward to seeing you. it's going to be beautiful here in april. come spend the weekend with us. bring your friends. bring your family. you won't want to miss it. america's night of hope at national's park in washington, d.c., saturday, april 28th. visit joelosteen.com for ticketing and more information. . . . hello and welcome back to 9news now. i'm andrea roane. i'm mike hydeck. we're halfway there. a gorgeous day yesterday. maybe a semigorgous day today. here's monika. >> traffic, you handle that

very well. >> you can have that one. >> only when it's bad, howard. >> it's usually the wet -- [ inaudible ] >> yesterday was gorgeous. today is going to be pretty good. we had a slower in a couple of spots overnight. may see a stray shower this afternoon but i think the odds on that are pretty low and generally going to be well south of washington. here's our day planner. we're 40s and 50s this morning across the board, but we'll be in the upper 60s by noon. mix of clouds and sunshine today. partly to mostly cloudy to finish up the day but warm. we'll be in the mid-70s for highs. that's going to be pretty nice with a northwest wind at 10 miles an hour. isolated showers overnight. here they come and there they go quickly. this morning at least at the moment we're mostly cloudy. temperatures in the mid-40s in frederick, upper 40s manassas and culpeper. 50 to 55 in the shenandoah valley with 47 in baltimore. on the eastern shore mid- to upper 40s there. but you guys, you're going to have a nice day, too, with 72

in easton and annapolis and frederick and leesburg. maybe 72347 manassas. -- maybe 77 in man fan sas. it's 5 -- manassas. it's 5:28. monika, roads, weather, you're doing it all now. i guess i am. dow have some bad news for the roads on the beltway over in prince george's county where we're talking about an accident right here on the outer loop before central avenue. right lane is currently blocked. police are on the scene. you want to be aware of it if you're planning to head northbound on the beltway on the east side in prince george's county. we'll keep you posted on that. route 50 to bw parkway are fine inside the beltway. we'll take a live look a little further north over into the college park area or actually at pennsylvania avenue south of that. if you're planning to head over here, again be aware of that accident along the right side of the road. we'll look again at the maps this time all the way out to 66 where there are no problems out of manassas and centreville. we'll take a live look just west of centreville at compton road as you head inbound.

no problems to report. here's a look at the beltway north of town as well. coming up in my next report, we'll update you on the situation in prince george's county at 5:38. mitt romney has more than half the convention delegates he needs to claim the republican presidential nomination. >> that follows the sweep of tuesday's primaries. wisconsin, maryland and d.c. in the district romney won 68% of the vote. ron paul was in second with 12%. rick santorum wasn't even on the ballot. in maryland mitt romney was 49% of the vote, rick santorum 29%. and now romney is focusing his attacks on the president. >> when you drive home tonight and you stop by the gas station, just take a look at the prices and then ask yourselves four more years of that? >> pennsylvania and half the other people in this country have yet to be heard, and we're going to go out and campaign here and across this nation to make sure that their voices are heard in the next few months.

>> pennsylvania is santorum's home state. vote thrers go to the polls in three weeks. the democrats have been eyeing maryland's sixth congressional district since it was redrawn. it includes more of montgomery county and that led to a primary battle between state senator robb ragiolo and swron delaney -- john delaney. >> reporter: john grainy eezly won his primary race but the potomac businessman is no stringer to political campaigns. 's' long time contributor to national democratic races. delaney spent in fact $1 million of his own money on his election bid and easily outspent his closest competitor. he now goes head to head with roscoe bartlet who beat out a

large field of seven republican challengers. >> we spoke from our heart. we told voters the truth. guess what? the voters in the sixth district of maryland got it. and they're behind us. and they'll help us take this seat back from democrats. >> reporter: because of the redistricting recently of the district, there was some confusion on election day. many folks, about several dozen people, went to the wrong polling places initially but were all directed to their correct precincts to cast their ballots. coming up at 6:00, we'll take a look at some local races here in the district of columbia. by the way, you can also go on wusa9.com for a complete look at the rundown of races from yesterday. back to you. >> thank you, delia. most incumbents won their primaries without too much trouble yesterday, but that's not the case for d.c. at lange

council member -- at large council member vincent orange. at least check he leads his closest challenger sekou biddle by 1.2%. d.c.'s board of elections hat not yet counted absentee or provisional ballots. the new martin luther king memorial on the national mall this time last year was not open yet. today will be the first time a ceremony marking the anniversary of the assassination is happening since the monument opened. the civil rights leader was shot and killed april 4, 1968. the public is invited to a candlelight vigil and wreect laying ceremony starting at 6:30 tonight. the megamillions lottery drama may calm itself today. a prominent lawyer says he's been in contact with mirlande wilson and may make an announcement later today. wilson says she has one of the three winning tickets from last

year's $656 million jackpot. wilson's co-workers at a mcdonald's are on record saying that winning ticket is part of a pool of winning tickets wilson purchased. wilson disputes that claim. so far no one has actually stepped forward holding a winning ticket. >> the story changes yet again. 5:34. time for another look at your money. >> jessica doyle is back with big sales for the big three automakers. >> that's right. if you just recently bought a car, you were part of this big trend. what we're talking about here, the auto industry seeing its best monthly sales in nearly five years. sales are being spurred by stronger demand for smaller cars as gas prices spike. chrysler led the pack 34% jump in sales. sales for g.m. rose 12%, ford up by 5%. smaller cars like the ford focus, the nissan versa, fiat 500 flew off dealer lots last month but larger vehicles also sold well. in our efforts to help you get hired we have a job fair to tell you about.

it's being held at the activity center at 506 south frederick avenue in gaithersburg. the fair takes place between 10:00 and 2:00 today. companies that will attend will include kinder care, ciezer perm then -- kaiser permanente and lowe's. burger king is returning to the stock market. it says it will list its stock on the new york stock exchange. it was taken private in 2010 by investment firm s.g. capital. on monday the company launched ten food items and that was its biggest menu expansion ever. a lot of people are saying it looks a lot like mcdonald's nowadays. >> they won't to get back to at least number two. >> locale -- low cal options. an april fool's prank points out just how many people are too obsessed with their phones to pay attention to

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5:37. out on the weather terrace this morning, it's pretty comfortable with the light winds in spite of the fact we have reading in the low 50s now. if you can get away without the jacket this morning, you'll be fine by midday. here's a look at that day planner. sunshine and clouds mixing today. we'll have temperatures climbing into the mid-60s by 11:00. 70 by 10:00 with highs close to 75 and just a slight chance after shower south of washington during the afternoon. i'll be back with your seven- day forecast and we do have some cooler temps on the way. here's monika santami with time saver traffic. we just got word from mdot that on the outer loop of the beltway near st. barnabas road, the earlier accident has been cleared. all lanes open there and here at route 4 pennsylvania avenue. more on area roadways coming up once again at 5:47. we've been combing through the day's daily deals, e-mails and retailer websites to find

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if you have an offer you've seen or you're a local merchant with a deal for our viewers, i'd love to hear from you on facebook. >> thank you, jess. federal health officials are investigating an outbreak of sal mel in la that has sick -- salmonella that has sickened 90 people, sending at least seven to the hospital. cases have been reported in 19 states and d.c. investigators say the outbreak may be linked to sushi. they're focusing on six clusters of restaurant, including one in maryland. there's a blocked pipe that caused a sewage leak into the waterway near south din whitey street on columbia pike. people should not take their pets there. don't wade in any water there, no fishing, no swimming. there are some flyers posted in the affected areas. 5:40. coming up, howard tells us if we'll see any remnants of the severe weather hit texas yesterday in our area. >> plus, he'll explain why some families are now adopting

alligators. >> it is april 4. here's some of the people celebrating a birthday today. if it's your birthday, happy birthday, everybody. we'll be right back.

good morning. welcome back to 9news now. 5:44. wednesday morning. what's in store for us today? good yesterday? what about today? >> pretty good. maybe not as beautiful, maybe not as dry. >> the weather has been up and down all year long. >> springtime has a lot of that. pretty normal to get tornadoes in the central part of the

country like we had. incredible stuff. if you haven't seen it, stick around. here's a look at our rainfall for the year because want to talk about this. it's getting dry. hearing from weather watchers and other folks out there. we could use a little rain. when you look at the numbers, the actual rainfall in green but the deficits in white. we're running more than three and a half inches below average since january 1 here in washington. about the same in baltimore. two and a half below average in martinsburg with over 6 inches. we should be looking at 9 and 10:00-inch totals, not 5 and 6:00-inch total -- 5 and 6-inch totals. the drier it is, the harder it is to heat up. here's the bus stop forecast. partly cloudy conditions out there with temps in the 40s to 50s. low 50s, even mid-50s in one or two spots. sunrise at 6:47. we'll have the sunshine mixing with clouds today, not as

pretty as yesterday but still not bad. by lunch time upper 60s. northwest winds 10, 11 miles an hour. so pretty comfortable. you could eat outside i think and all eab all right. 4:00 -- you'll be all right. 4:00 74. a slim chance we'll see a shower south of town today. that's going to be fredricksburg, richmond, culpeper, harrisonburg and south of there. i think that's where the best chance will be. really don't think we'll see showers here in the metro. overnight we did have a couple of showers. you can see, boom, there they go. even a rumble of thunder not far from urban that and boyds earlier this morning. but those showers have dissipated. all is quiet for you on this wednesday morning with temps running in the 40s. mid-40s gaithersburg and across the bay in easton. baltimore 47. low to mid-50s down south. pax river 57. tappahannock 56 and fredricksburg 52. looking outside on our michael & son weather camera, good visibility. flags are flapped there so the winds are near calm there --

are flat there so the winds are near calm there. the barometer 29.73. that's pretty low. there's the storm out in the middle of the country with the snow in the rockies. this produced the storms in texas yesterday. you can see how the heavy weather has moved into southeast texas and now louisiana seeing plenty of rain as it drichts towards southwest -- drifts towards southwest mississippi. scattered clouds around the ohio valley but around here relatively quiet. looks like this stuff will head more to our south throughout the day and the night. around here rain chances will be fairly low so the trien trend continue -- dry trend continues. today a warmish day, 75. slim chance of a shower south this afternoon. tonight we'll be down in the 40s, maybe upper 30s north and west but 62 tomorrow. even chillier thursday night and friday. friday only around 60. your weekend featuring 60- degree high on saturday. easter sunday mid- to upper 60s so that's pretty nice. maybe a shower sunday night and more cool weather monday and

tuesday. it's 5:47. monika santami with your time saver traffic. volume building. you're not giving me that big smile. no, i'm not giving that you big smile. that's because we've been on the phone with virginia state police. good morning, everybody. on the northbound side of i-95 there's been an accident right here in dumfries near mine road. let's take a live look there. it's a tour bus that went into a ditch. virginia state police are on the scene. you can just about see the activity right here along the right side of the road. so be aware of that if you're heading into dumfries this morning and just heading out the door. northbound on i-95. that's going to cause some serious delays early this morning. we'll keep you posted on that situation. let's take you back over to the maps. further north no problems inside the beltway on 395. you're doing fine as you can see. 66 miles an hour at duke street. no problems on 66 insides the beltway at fairfax drive as well. we'll take a live look in landmark right now. again no problems to report. main and hov lanes to the 14th

street bridge. we'll keep you posted on that situation in dumfries once again at 6:00. back to you. today the national weather service will confirm just how many tornadoes hit texas yesterday. >> a handful of people are injured, but despite the heavy damage that you'll see in a moment, no reports of any deaths. karen brown has more now from dallas. >> reporter: sandy cooper is trying to salvage memories. >> i'm gathering pictures that i have found. >> reporter: photos are scattered throughout the debris in arlington, texas. >> i'm gathering the memories of the people that may not be able to find them. >> reporter: the national weather service estimates as many as a dozen tornadoes tore through the dallas area tuesday. >> holy mollie. >> reporter: the powerful storms tossed big rigs around like toys, flattened trucks and destroyed homes and businesses. >> i will never forget that. >> reporter: 85-year-old robert simmons' grandson had to be wheeled out of their home on a

stretcher. he was injured protecting him. >> he helped me get in the bathtub and put some pillows on him. by the time he got the pillows on me, i heard this cracking. sounded like a freight train. >> reporter: here in forney, house after house was damaged. the roof ofle elementary school was torn off with the children inside. one mom had just gone in to pick up her child when her car was tossed hundreds of feet. no one was injured. >> i'm just glad to be here. >> reporter: sherry's home was destroyed. she was baby-sitting three infants when the tornado siren sounded in forney. >> i went and jumped in the bathtub, put a comforter over us and that was it. >> reporter: dawn henderson survived in the bathroom of her business. >> if this concrete wall had gone in the other direction, it would have crashed into me. >> reporter: loss of property everywhere. but so far no reports of loss of life. karen brown, cbs news, forney, texas. new findings from researchers in norway may

further muddy the debate over routine breast cancer screening. the new study found between 15 and 20% of tumors spotted by mammograms would not have caused any problems during a woman's lifetime but the tumors are being treated anyway often with surgery or chemotherapy. researchers estimate that for every 2500 women screened, one death from breast cancer will be prevented but six to ten women will be overdiagnosed. you can read more about this study on the buddy check 9 facebook page. another study finds eating certain vegetables could improve breast cancer survival rates. the research was presented to the american association for cancer research. scientists found higher survival rates in women who made more cruciferous vegetables like cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and brussel sprouts. they have bioactive compounds believed to help fight cancer. making news now at 5:51ed united nations team is expected to arrive in syria later today or even possibly tomorrow.

there's video posted online now claiming to show a syrian army helicopter firing rockets into a town there. syrian activists say there's been more shelling, this despite the fact that president assad promised to pull back government forces by april 10. the water is receding in parts of eastern kentucky hit by flash flooding last night. streets turned into raging rivers and people report add few feet of worth in their basements. no injuries are reported. adopting alligators? that's what a conservation center in china wants people to do because it's not quite picking up a pet at an animal shelter but they say there's a problem with these alligators. supporters pay a fee to support the al alligator's care and each is fitted with an electronic irchlts d. showing -- i.d. showing its owner. what's the number one compliment women want to hear? is it a, you have a nice smile,

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it is 5:57. we have 40s and 50s out there. partly to mostly cloudy skies but a dry morning. had a couple of showers overnight. they're gone. as we go through the morning hours, 60 down south. mix of clouds and sunshine. low 50s north. we'll be around 57 here in town. lunch time boy, it looks pretty nice. upper 60s. again a mix of clouds and sunshine. we'll be dry. during the afternoon going to be down south, i mean well south. fredricksburg, orange. you may see a pop-up shower or two down there but i think most of us are just going to have a

mix of sun and clouds today. highs mid-70s so the evening temperatures dropping upper 60s north. another pretty good day. baseball fans at nationals park didn't just have a great day and see a great exhibition game. >> after the pros played, local celebrities took the field but they weren't the real stars of the show. kristen berset was one of those taking part in the wounded warriors game. >> reporter: baseball fans got a special treat at nationals park tuesday night. the second annual celebrities versus warriors softball game. >> if we're not having fun, what are we having? >> it's a dream come true. every kid grows up being a major baseball player. >> they like winning. >> reporter: these warrior amputees have served in desert storm, iraq and afghanistan. they proved you can overcome

whatever life throws your way. >> it's nice to be an inspiration for other people that have injuries to show them you can still go out there and enjoy life and play sports and do a lot of the things you used to be. >> reporter: what a fun gay. the fans enjoy -- fun game. the fans enjoyed it and the wounded warriors did a good number on us. i'm kristen berset, 9 sports now. >> great game and you were there seeing part of it. >> what was great about the beginning of the nationals game, instead of announcing the nationals lineup, all the wounded warriors came out and took positions. they just absolutely ran lightning fast. they're very talented. thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. i'm mike hydeck. we're glad you're here. here's monika santami. she'll have traffic. plenty to talk about in a moment. >> howard bernstein has a lot to talk about in his weather today. >> one more warm day and then it's going to cool down toward the second half of the week and