day. call your buddy. >> early detection can save lives. thanks for joining us, we all support andrea's effort. there goes my pen. mr. bernstein is back. >> thank you. >> and a clean pen while you are at it. >> keep going. >> happy monday. i hope you had a great passover easter. we are back at work some of us anyway. i know a lot of folks have the day off. today's going to be another windy day. we start sunny. however we have a chance for a couple of showers this afternoon. noon time temperatures in the low 60s. again a possible shower or two. we have been watching some showers across ohio and pennsylvania, just getting into northern west virginia and even

garrett county seeing a couple of sprinkles this morning. 49 in leesburg, low 50s in the shenandoah valley here. low to mid-50s fredericksburg, cambridge 56. almost everybody is under a red flag warning due to the wind and the dryness. humidity is running in the 20 to 30% range. a lot of dry fuel ready to go, so please be very careful today. it is again only a slight chance of a shower with highs well up in the 60s even to the 70s in fredericksburg and warrenton, you guys could get to 70 degrees. 68 for cambridge. 66 in frederick and 66 also at the naval air station. it is now 5:01. monika samtani stepping in. i'm guessing traffic someone be much of an issue today? >> reporter: i don't think so at all. a lot of people would -- who do

have to go to work, you could probably give yourself a little extra time at home. braddock road all the lanes shift sharply to the right and all four lanes are available, you just want to be careful there heading northbound on the beltway. here's what it looks like traveling on the northbound side of i-95, you can see all that green and i think it is going to pretty much stay that way this morning. let's take a live look outside on 35 on the northbound side eds sell road looking great no problems to report. main and hov lanes both directions of 35 between the beltway and the 14th street bridge. back over to the map, this time into the downtown area. all the river crossings are incident free. we'll take a live look heading into the district using new york avenue. here's what it looks like on ninth street no issues to report on the bw parkway as well inside

the beltway. andrea? mike? easter the most celebrated day on the christian calendar, worshipers packed the national cathedral. christians believe easter is the day jesus rose from the dead. those in attendance were asked to give what they could for repairs to the cathedral which was damaged in the earthquake last august. a man has been rescued from atop his capsized boat on the river. a person spotted the man early yesterday near annapolis. the coast guard police and the fire department all dispatched boats and helicopters to the scene. the man had been top of the boat for at least nine hours. he was flown to shock trauma in baltimore for treatment of hypothermia. the cost of your commute if you take metro may still be going up. transit authority says a smaller increase, due to metro's reducing expenses, as well as improved ridership outlook is the reason why metro had

proposed increasing rail and bus peak fares by an average of 5%. time for the latest your money report on of the morning. >> back to work for wall street traders. >> reporter: that's right. we are back to work today after of course having the day off friday. today investors will get their first chance to react to last week's disappointing jobs report. the market was closed friday when the government revealed employers added only 120,000 jobs last month, that was 80,000 less than economists anticipated. the unemployment rate fell to 8.2% but the reason why, fewer americans are searching for work. here's where we stand this morning. the dow hanging on to 13,000 at 13060 after adropping -- after dropping nearly 13 points. the s and b500 was down by a point. drivers have been slammed by high gasoline prices with the

national average near 4-dz a gallon and we'll see what impact that is having on inflation overall this week. beginning thursday, we are going to get a report on producer prices, followed by the consumer price index friday. also this week the federal reserve beige book is released on wednesday, prepared ahead of the central bank's next policy setting session. and ford is recalling more than 140,000 focus compact cars. the passenger side windshield wiper can fail. a seal in the wiper motor wiring may be missing. it increases the risk of a crash. ford is saying there haven't been any crashes or injuries from the problem, but better to be safe than sorry so they are going to deal with it now. >> they are getting more and more responsive to things like that, which is nice. the price of a favorite morning staple, we'll talk about that in 30 minutes. >> thank you jess. he inspired many of us to

go into tv journalism. we lost a legend this weekend. >> 60 minutes correspondent mike wallace died at a care facility in connecticut surrounded by his family. his last interview was in january 2008 when wallace questioned roger clemens about his steroid use. colleague morey safer -- morley safer remembers. >> he lovedvillians -- loved villians. >> there is the joke the worst thing anybody can hear is mike wallace is here to see you. >> it is no joke. >> morley safer said when he wasn't on camera mike wallace could be a sensitive guy. next sunday night 60 minutes will dedicate its broadcast to

its best known journalist. mike wallace was 93 years old. thanks. i'll take the usual. got it. if you're open to choosing your own batter, mix-ins and toppings, come in today and build a stack you'll be proud of. only at denny's.

it is 8 after 5:00 on this monday morning. generally clear skies now and a little bit of a breeze. mostly a dry day, a little hope for a few showers. here's a look at the day planner. sunny, breezy, winds out of the west, from 15 to 25 miles per

hour. they could gust even 30. highs mid to upper 60s and a threat for a shower or two during the afternoon and evening. i'll be back in a few minutes with your 7-day forecast. right now here's monika samtani. a light monday morning commute? >> reporter: pretty easy if you have to go to work the. the heart of be-- to go to work. the heart of the traffic looking good. andrea? the attorney for trayvon martin's family says she hopes a special prosecutor will decide to charge martin's killer this week. a group of students and alumni from several florida universities marched to sanford this weekend. hopes of finding any survivors are fading in eastern

pakistan. an avalanche friday buried several victims. the united states is sending a team to help with the search. this winter is the snowiest ever in anchorage, alaska. the new record is 133.6 inches of snow, one inch more than the old record, which was set in 1954. we are not expecting snow, but there are cooler temperatures headed our way. >> today's buddy check looks at a new screening method which provides doctors a much clearer picture of a woman's breast tissue. >> and 72 holes not enough to determine this year's winner of the master's. you want to see these highlights.

make plans now to join joel and victoria osteen in our nation's capital on saturday, april 28th, for america's night of hope 2012. god is going to 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 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. . . . it is 5:13. timesaver traffic right now. i think you'll be saving a lot of time if you are heading out the door. you are going to be absolutely fine, you can take it easy. no issues to report all the way around the beltway. i'm getting word of one accident in tacoma park near hamshire avenue and route 410. if you are planning on heading 270, no problems down to the point where the lanes divide. we are looking great. in fact a live look at 270 and

falls road, a few people out and about. really no big deals to report 270 or route 355. we'll go back to the maps checking out aspen hill, burtonsville, everything is good a live look at the beltway, i think all morning long it is pretty much going to look okay at the 95 interchange and head fog silver spring. coming up in my next report we'll go to the south side of town at 5:24. thank you. it was a glorious weekend this past weekend. at 5:14 howard is here to tell us whether the sunshine will last and will the winds abate at all? >> it has been windy for days and days. sunshine will be around through the morning hours. this afternoon a chance for a shower or two. >> we could use it. >> it would interfere with the easter egg roll at the white house.

>> what time is that happening? >> this morning. >> if it is this morning there won't be any issue. this afternoon is a chance of a shower. the next couple of days, cool, but by the weekend, it will be warm again. feeling like march or early april because it is early april, how about that? average highs in the low 60s. mid to upper 60s with the threat of a shower this afternoon. a few more clouds this afternoon and in the morning. the winds will gust 25, 30 miles per hour, maybe 35. so another windy day ahead and with that wind, well we've got a red flag warning up for much of the region from virginia all the way up toward areas in southern new hampshire now in parts of new york state. so got a lot of the area under the red flag warning. that means burning, very dangerous. we have had all this dry air and dry conditions for the year now. actually four inches below normal since january 1. so now we've got the dry grounds, you have windy conditions and low relative

humidity. these are ripe conditions for fires to spread so please be careful if you have any outdoor burning. we are looking athe a few showers from northern indiana through ohio getting into west virginia. not even sure how much of this is reaching the ground because the air is really, really dry. in garrett county a couple of sprinkles at least try to reach the ground. it is 39 in oakland and garrett county, they have been on the chilly side. culpepper is 52. 50 in baltimore. and salisbury at 57. the wind, a lot of people went to the coast for the holidays. water temperatures are only in the low 50s right now. it was brisk, to say the least. looking outside we have clear skies, 55 degrees with a west wind at 8 miles per hour. the dew point is down to 20. now a 35-degree spread with relative humidity only 25%.

need a little hand lotion, extra drink of water, that is one of the reasons why. check this out, we have two big storms off the map. this one on the west coast up toward the pacific northwest, another big storm here in eastern canada. with enough cold air that is snowing across parts of northern maine this morning. we also have the showers coming from chicago north of indianapolis, this morning, approaching columbus, ohio. that stuff is our chance for this afternoon showers coming from that. other than that, looks like we are going to have little pieces of energy swirling around that storm in eastern canada, could give us an isolated shower mainly north of town and another chance of showers on wednesday around here. the other thing is it is going to keep us on the cool side of things. today upper 60s, the isolated shower to this afternoon and this evening. tonight we are in the 40s, we only recovered to the upper 50s tomorrow.

wednesday more clouds, a shower or two, only in the mid to upper 50s. looking at your 7-day forecast, by thursday, sunny and cool for the nats's home opener. then the weekend, get out and enjoy, saturday 73 and sunday could be back for the 80-degree mark. right now it is 5:18 and 55 degrees. monika samtani is coming in with a look at your timesaver traffic. for wait, i'm sorry. she was here already. over to you andrea. an amazing final round forces the master's to a sudden death playoff. highlights coming up in sports. the average american buys five of these in a year. is it oil changes, movie tickets or flower bouquets. julie merriman wrote i'm guessing oil changes. >> log on to facebook fan page,

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it is 5:21 this monday morning. we start with clear skies, tem in the 50s some upper 40s out there. through 9:00 still plenty of sunshine well up into the 50s. we are also going to be windy. one of the things we we don't

show you with the winds, this afternoon a few more clouds, mid-60s at 3:00. we have a chance for two of the showers coming across the region at any time later on this afternoon and this evening. highs in the mid to upper 60s. andrea and mike, over to you. the nats come up short in their series at wrigley field there is a new lefty wearing a green jacket. >> reporter: good morning. what an exciting sunday. tiger was done early as was rory mcilroy. phil mickelson hung in there. bubba watson, it was this shot from the gallery, an incredible hook shot, landing on a green that he couldn't even see.

he hooked it perfectly though. a missed putt and gabe watson two puts to win his majors. bubba watson, a brand new daddy is your 2012 master's champ. >> i never got this far in my dreams. it is a blessing. i mean to go home to my new son, it is going to be fun. >> nationals wrapping up the opening series in chicago. jordan zimmerman man dealing on the mound. four strikeouts, but he didn't get a lot of run support. sean burnett in for the nationals. nothing the cub business couldn't handle. the nats bat were silent. adam laroche, that is all the nats would get. chicago take this one 4-3. orioles looking to sweep. jj hardy with a homerun. that helps makes it 1-0

orioles. jason ham -- hamill, what a day. took them into the eighth with a no hitter. for the three game sweep. that is going to do it for your morning sports. have a great monday. howard university has reinstated student athletes who have been banned from competition ten days ago. howard is looking into possible ncaa rules violations. while the investigation continues, the reign statements mean all spring sports teams will compete as scheduled. you may find this interesting. not all the news about gas prices. jessica has ta story next in your money report. >> it will be an all day scramble as lawmakers try to finish up the 2012 general assembly now. >> believe it or not, the volumes are light. there is an accident on the westbound side of the toll road

to the inner loop of the beltway. i'll keep you posted coming up at 5:29. stay with us.

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good morning, welcome back to 9news now. i'm andrea roane. it is buddy check 9 day. don't forget to call your buddy. >> that's right, i'm mike haiduk, thanks for joining us. howard had some issues, dealing with wind? >> reporter: wind and dryness. we are going to start with a high fire danger. look at parts of this state under a red flag warning today. don't burn anything today. you get a fire going on a day like today, it could spread very, very easily.

this goes to kentucky and southern new hampshire, rochester, buffalo. our day planner today we are looking at sunshine to start, a few more clouds this afternoon. noon time temperatures in the low 60s with a windy day. it has been windy for days now. another day west northwest 15 to 25. 66 degrees. a raindrop here. it could be an isolated shower this afternoon or this evening. up to the north and west in ohio. see the sprinkles here trying to get into garrett county. the problem around here for the showers is that the air is very, very dry. upper 40s leesburg to frederick. cumberland you are at 46 this morning winchester at 50 off to the south. lots of 50s here. i just got off the phone it is

dry and 50 degrees. we'll have to watch that this afternoon. stray showers possible, leesburg 65 and 68 here in washington. monika samtani, i thought it was going to be a nice, easy monday. a lot of people off work. but no such luck? >> reporter: i think people just let their guard down. what do you think? if you are planning to head outside you would think traffic would be lighter than normal, but wii still have since -- we still have incidents to tell you about. the first is an overturned vehicle on the ramp to the inner lap of the beltway. be aware of that if you are heading toward the tyson's area. route 7 no issues to report on the beltway down here. again it is the dulles toll road to be aware. an accident in tacoma park right near route 410.

and route 42 a stalled tractor trailer and crews are on the scene there as well. maryland 270 at falls road no issues to report here coming down from frederick. in my next report a report to those situations. back to you guys. two men will be arraigned after a deadly shooting spree in tulsa, oklahoma. >> many in that city believe this could have been a hate crime. all five victims are black. three died. one of the suspects, 19-year- old jake england. two years ago england's father was killed in an altercation with a black man and racial slurs were posted on england's facebook page the day before the shootings. >> we had a case somebody was obviously engaged in a hate crime. i think it is something we need to show the community that is also what we are charging them with okay? it could happen. we may not have it here. >> police add prosecutors will have the final say on whether

or not the speck will face hate crime charges. the fbi will also help determine when those shootings are indeed hate crimes. the maryland general asem brea finishes its 2012 legislative session by midnight tonight. house ask senate negotiators haven't reconciled different plans yet and if the budget is not passed the session will have to be extended. the gambling bill would allow table games in addition to slots and set a referendum on approving a sixth site in prince george's county. today the employees at the national zoo are hoping for an uneventful african-american family day. since 1891 easter monday at the zoo has been an historic tradition for the african-american community there. today's events run from

11:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm. last year a teenage heir tended the zoo day and they were wounded in a stabbing. police later arrested the 16-year-old suspect in the case. another famous annual tradition takes place today on the southlawn of the white house. it is the 134th annual easter egg roll. some 35,000 tickets were distributed for today's events in an online lottery. it is the third year the lottery has determined who gets the tickets. this year's theme is let's go let's play let's move. part of first lady michelle obama's efforts to improve children's fitness levels. it will include sports and cooking demonstrations. the keepsake eggs were introduced first in 1981. this year's eggs feature a picture of the first dog, bo. jessica doyle told us she was going to talk about a

breakfast staple and she is looking at orange juice. >> that's right. remember a couple of months back we were all sounding this dire warning about orange juice prices? >> don't worry so much. prices of orange juice futures have dropped to their lowest level in nearly six months. the market is seeing strong supplies and dropping demand. back in january o.j. futures his a record after the u.s. government detected an unauthorized fungicide in orange juice imports. you may see relief in your natural gas bill just as gasoline prices are spiking the natural gas market is bursting at the seems. so much -- at the seams. even is being produced, natural gas prices have hit a ten year low and are still falling. if only we could put it in our gas tanks for our cars. other cities are suffering from foreclosures and high

unemployment. some are seeing red hot growth. the census bureau has the fastest growing cities in america. number one charlotte, north carolina. between 2000 and 2010 the population spiked 65%. number two, raleigh, north carolina. number three, cape coral, florida. number four, provo, utah. and number five, austin, texas up by 51%. >> wow. austin, texas i have heard of. charlotte's obvious. it is the new banking hub. >> you know a lot of these places the consistent factors were really strong universities and really low taxes and that is bringing people you know jobs and financial reasons to go in. >> a great place for older citizens, learning opportunities. >> and great medical care. >> exactly. >> jessica is back in a few

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comfortably cool this morning. we are in the 50s. light winds at the moment here in northwest. we are looking at a windy day once gun. gusts could be over 30 miles per hour. a high fire danger just a slight chance of a shower this afternoon and this evening. here's your day planner. sunshine and a few more clouds this afternoon. low 60s by noon, mid-60s by 3:00. high 68, and the threat of an isolated shower or two. i'll be back in five or six minutes, a look at the 7-day forecast. right now, here's monika. >> reporter: there is one heavy stretch inbound of i 66 here

from route 34. then the pace improved through centerville and fairfax. jessica? thank you monika. we have been combing through the daily e-mails to find you deep discounts. here are some of our favorites on this monday morning. attention golf lovers. a special vip golf tournament package for the at&t national golf tournament. you can catch all the action from the vip deck at congressional country club. the united airlines fairway club and gray goose lounge. the package is worth $425 but you can get it for $199. mike's happy. that is a 73% savings. how about a relaxing hour long deep tissue massage? or a thai massage? $110 massage now going for 49 bucks, a 5% savings.

here's one to help you get in shape for summer. groupon has a deal with washington sports club. you are going to get a 30 day fitness club membership. a 51% savings. if you have a deal i would love to hear from you on facebook. one of the decades old traditions at the national cherry blossom festival coincided with easter this year. the atlantaern is -- atlanta tern -- the light marked the 100th anniversary of the treaty between the two nations. ever wonder what you need to do with those extra easter eggs? there is a town in germany, they throw them the goal is not to throw the eggs the longest distance, however it is to throw

the eggs the greatest distance without breaking it. they are brightly painted as you know the ones hanging around your house. the experts say the trick is to get the egg to land on its side, and not on either end they say. it is buddy check 9 day and we have news about a much improved way to check for breast tumors, that story, coming up. it is amazing no people were seriously hurt in this fiery crash that shut down a major los angeles freeway. today the 9th of april, playboy founder hugh hefner is 76. and dennis quaid is 56. cynthia nixon is 46. and of course you know her, she stars in the twilight zone, kristen stewart is 22 and dakota fanning's little sister is 14

today. we will be right back. thanks. i'll take the usual. got it. if you're open to choosing your own batter, mix-ins and toppings, come in today and build a stack you'll be proud of. only at denny's.

good morning and welcome back to 9news now. 5:45 on this easter monday. if you are heading out to the easter egg roll or doing something in your backyard, you need a windbreaker. it is chilly out there this morning. >> reporter: some 40s out there. the winds, once again, are up today. little bit later this morning the supcomes up and the winds off the surface will mix down and we could have gusts again over 30 miles per hour. so you know the routine, like it has been the last few days. breezy to windy. we start out with sunshine, this afternoon a few more clouds will roll in and we'll accompany you with a couple of showers. not everybody will see them. temperature with a high of 68 or so. want to urge you not to do any

burning today. we have red flag warnings posted from kentucky through virginia, maryland, dc, delaware, connecticut, massachusetts, most of pennsylvania, southern new york, even a sliver of southern new hampshire. all the areas are seeing abnormally dry conditions, we are about four inches below average. what we are seeing on radar is a thin line of showers from toledo headed toward morgantown. the air around here very dry. some showers are trying to get in toward garrett county, but right now they are few and far between. temperatures are running in the 50s and 40s. i understand there is a fire in shenandoah county. we are smelling smoke here in the northwest. this is a situation with very dry air in place and windy conditions and lots of dry ground. the fuel moisture con ten. won't take much to spread.

be careful 50 in gaithersburg. bw i 50 this morning. sot tout mid-50s. manassas is 54. 55 in upper marlboro. flags standing tall, 55 degrees. dew point only 20. very dry air with the relative humidity of 25%. a west wind currently at 8 miles per hour. not much to show you here. storm system on the pacific northwest. snow in northern maine. for us we are watching a disturbance come through chicago in northern indiana, north central ohio. that is going to head our way this afternoon. if it can overcome the dry air at the surface we could spit out a few showers this afternoon

and evening. lacking sunny and dry. a few showers especially in the mountains. clearing overnight. tomorrow a few showers up in pennsylvania may sneak in northern maryland. today windy 68. isolated shower, 40s tonight still windy tomorrow, 58 and wednesday cool and brisk, 57. couple of showers. especially from dc and points east. looking at the 7-day forecast, thursday the mets home opener 57 and the warm weather this weekend returns with 73 saturday and 80 on sunday. >> reporter: you know, there is one accident, although traffic volumes are lighter than normal. this one is an overturned vehicle on the ramp from the westbound side of the dulles toll road. authorities are on the scene i believe sky 9 is headed that way. we should have live pictures shortly. let's take a live look outside

from our traffic cameras on the american legion bridge, again the accident's on the westbound side of the toll road. let's go back over to the maps. i-95 in virginia looking great out of dale city. northbound 95 and volumes are still very light here. coming up in my next report on my area roadways coming up at 6:00. andrea? breast cancer is the second leading cause of deaths among american women. early detection can save lives. it is changing the way breast cancer is detected and diagnosed. >> the new screening test is 3- d mammography. >> we can sort out what is really a true abnormality in

what might be overlapping normal tissues. >> reporter: dr. julianne greenburg is director of ma'am nothing guy at washington radiologist associates. >> basically what it does is take images of the breast, very thin one millimeter slices and can reconstruct those images into a three-dimensional picture of the breast. >> reporter: a woman having a 3-26789 mammogram won't notice a thing. it happens at the same time as her 2 dscan. in 2 deights flat view of the breast fro top to bottom ask side to side. moving in an arc along the breast it shows very fine breast slices at slightly different angles. the reconstructed images look like a hol gram. >> reporter: the area in this

area is in question. it is awfully difficult to detect it. it is much easier to see this lesion in the breast on the three-dimensional image. it exists right here. >> dr. greenburg says this is especially good at detecting small invasive cancer that his wouldn't be felt through a breast self exam or a clinical exam. >> if we can detect these early small invasive cancers, they can be cured. the patients can be taken care of at an earlier point and the you can assess for long-term cure of cancer is very great and this technology is very important helping us accomplish that goal. >> 3-d mammography is good for all women. especially beneficial for women with dense breasts. being able to clearly

distinguish between a cancer and noncancerous lesion will eliminate the number of false positives and patient call backs. washington radiologist associates is the first facility in our area to offer the 3-d test. washington radiology associates is a sponsor of buddy check 9 and the buddy check 9 text alert. coming up at 6:00 a.m. one in eight american women are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, one of them is my colleague, my buddy, anglicans core j.c. hayward. hear why -- anchor j.c. hayward. hear why she is going public with her story. she has asked we follow her on the journey, support her and pray for her. we'll be doing that in fact after the news today, i will be joining her and her other buddy debra harrington as she meets with her breast surgeon to find out about staging and where to

go from there. >> if you would like you can leave messages at j.c. hayward.com. phone message whatever she needs support. the ceasefire was supposed to take effect tomorrow but now, syrian government officials are asking for written guarantees. opposition activists say more than 500 people have been killed since the government agreed to a ceasefire plan. north korea's government gave foreign governments a look at its long-range rocket. it insisted it is merely launching an observation satellite. the california highway patrol reopened all of 134 freeway in glendale overnight. the highway had been closed as a fiery crash late saturday with the driver of a honda accord that struck a gas tanker. believe it or not, no one was seriously injured. we want to take another look at our question of the morning. the average american buys five

of these a year, is it oil changes, movie tickets or flower bouquets. >> our facebook friend james says oil changes. i see like ten movies a year. >> log on to our facebook fan page, we'll reveal the answer in about an hour. we are trying not to snack too much this morning because we have cuban cooking coming up in our next half hour. >> plus the historic howard theater officially reopens today jessica? >> a cup of coffee, two pieces of bad news if you live in montgomery county. your taxes may be going up and you won't like the reason why. i'll have that story, coming up. you are watching 9news now.

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it is 5:57 this monday morning. quiet now. you may smell a little smoke in the air from a few fires going on. a reminder the high fire possibility we are dealing with a lack of rain, four inches below for the year. 55 degrees in town. some upper 40s there we'll go through the midmorning hours temperatures generally in the 50s here. lunch time a little bit on the windy side, gusts over 30 miles per hour. mid-afternoon a few more clouds and showers in western maryland, as they sneak in toward punch of

the area. isolated showers by 5:00, 6:00, 7:00. high temperatures today will be in the mid to the upper 60s. mike, over to you. >> reporter: thank you howard. it is not titanic but "the hunger games" may be unsinkable, at least at the playoff i theater. the -- at the movie theater. it stayed number one at the box office for the third straight week. american reunion debut in second place why titanic came in third. later this morning, district officials will gather to cut the ribbon at the restored howard theater. the 100-year-old theater has been undergoing a $29 million restoration over the last six years. it opened in 1910, as a first of its kind showcase for black artists. helping launch the careers of artists like ella fitzgerald and marvin gay. those on hand to celebrate will include the jewels, the singing

group with the likes of those that performed with james brown when he came to the howard. >> we have been waiting on this a long time. >> thursday there will be a benefit concert. the entertainer will be smokey robinson and wanda sykes. and thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. good morning, i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike haiduk. here's monika samtani trafficwise. >> she has the information coming up. >> good monday morning, it was good but it was a little creepy. >> we'll just put it that way. it was good. weatherwise a decent day, sunshine a little windy once again. got to remind you of that fire danger. red flag warnings up for maryland, dc. dewa