had yesterday. in fact reports of snow showers and nobelest and graupel -- snow pellets and graupel. the showers -- we cleared out overnight and this morning. that's allowed temperatures to drop into the 30s and low 40s. had the winds gone dead calm it'd be even colder. we have some areas below freezing to the west where some freeze warnings are in effect. as far as windchills this is why i think you need jackets this morning. windchills down in the mid 30s in fact 33 down in gaithersburg. feels like 37 here in washington. and 38 across the bay in cambridge and again we're going into the low 60s but the breeze will be up. let's go to monika samtani now, she's got your timesaver traffic at 6:00 this thursday morning. i do. good morning everybody. i'm happy to they generally speaking everybody has been fine this morning. if you're heading out you know that's always an issue in some delays but i'm happy to say there are nomoi jar problems to report outside. here are the maps on the

southbound sid of 270 going about 48 miles per hour out of urbanna. but the good news is there are no major incidents to report. all the way down to the point where the lanes divide. in fact let's take a live look at 270 here at montrose road and again traffic still moving pretty well down to the point where the lanes divide. pretty much the same thing on 355 and the great seneca highway as well. let's go back over to the maps this time to the north side of the beltway. looking great out of college park into silver spring. a bit of slow traffic forming here in silver spring. no problems on 29 or 95. we'll take a live last look at the southbound side of 935 at route 32. looking great out of baltimore. coming up in my next report, we'll go over to southern maryland at 6:12. back to you guys. thank you monika. at 6:01 breaking news from temple hills maryland. >> prince george's county police are investigating a shooting involving an officer. this was along good hope avenue. delia goncalves joins us live from the area with more. what do we know so far? >> reporter: we know police were called to the scene just

after 3:00 this morning for a domestic disturbance inside the apartment complex right off of 3100 block of good hope avenue here in temple hills. now we know the officer confronted the male suspect inside a parking lot though it's unclear exactly what led to the gunfire. but we do know and it has been confirmed that the officer fired his weapon. the good news in this situation here is that no one was struck. the officer and that suspect are okay. the suspect we're told is in custody at this hour. police still here on the scene trying to determine if that suspect indeed was armed and had a weapon on him as well and they're trying the figure out what led to the confrontation that led to the officer to pull out his service weapon and fire his gun. now according to the basic research that i did just on the way to the breaking news scene, this appears to make the fourth police involved shooting in prince george's county since january this year alone. in fact, this is the second

police involved shooting this week. the other one happened on monday in landover. that was a deadly police involved shooting. the good news here though, everyone will be okay. we'll have much more on this breaking news scene in temple hills at 6:30. for now we're live in temple hills, back to you mike. >> thanks delia goncalves live this morning. we'll stay with her and find out more. nationals fans have a reason to be optimistic today. the team has its home opener today and they are tied for first place in their division in the national league. >> first pitch is set for 1:05 this afternoon against the reds. joining us andrew pepper the team's chief operating officer, he is at nationals park to tell us just how excited you are about the great way the nats have started. good morning andy. >> good morning. we got a big day here at nationals park. it's going to be a beautiful day in the 60s. so the team is back in town. they are 4-2 and it's opening day and we're excited. i mean we say it's a new day. a new edge and a new

personality to this team. there's a little swagger down her on south capitol. check it out today. >> there's a good confluence of things happening. our ace is back, he hit 98 on the gun this year already. that's a good thing. plus we have mr. werth his bat starting to get hot. >> yeah. everything's falling into place at the right time. >> yeah. well the team is hitting -- you know werth. adam laroche and ian desmond have been hitting great. today at nationals park we have gonzalez in a full house. we have standing room only still selling here at the park. it's a 1:00 game and take the metro and come down. we'll have 41,000 plus with standing room only temperature first 20,000 fans get a curly w cap. >> the food is always the best. that's all mike has been talking about all among long. >> thans andy. >> we've got some -- well, we'll see you at the park. take care. >> keep smiling. >> okay. in other news this morning it's

just about 6:# 5. he has admitted to shooting and killing an unarmed 17-year-old boy and this morning george zimmerman is now behind bars 45 days after trayvon martin's death. the 28-year-old was booked yesterday on second degree murder charges. and he will face a judge later this morning in sanford, florida. that is when zimmerman's lawyer will likely request a bond hearing. trayvon's parents are in d.c. when they learned of the arrest yesterday. they said this is the first step on a long road to justice. >> we wanted nothing more than, nothing less. we just wanted an arrest. and we got it. and i say thank you. >> now george zimmerman a neighborhood watchman who claims he was attacked by martin who was unarmed. they maintain he only opened fire in self-defense. andrea? mike, even though george zimmerman has been charged there are still some questions surrounding just how this happened. i'm joined by analyst and

contributor for the "huffington post" and thegrio.com edward williams. >> a pleasure to be with you. >> the special prosecutor is charging george zimmerman with second degree murder. why? >> this was the most brilliant part of this entire situation. as tragic as this situation is because it shows how egregious the crime was. this is a man who got our his car who essentially for all instants and purposes hunted this child. the second degree murder child i think was the prosecutor's way of saying this was not a brawl. this is this was not a fight in a bar, the young boy was unarmed and he was innocent. armed with skittles and an iced tea so the second degree murder charge is really an example of how egregious the crime was. >> how difficult is this going to prove? yes, he had skittles and iced tea but it was dark, george zimmerman was in his community and he has the law stand your

ground law on his side. >> it's interesting because a part of what angela corey said yesterday is that the stand your ground law may not apply in this case. in fact, the stand your grand law was perhaps apply to trayvon martin. a lot of ways trayvon martin had the right to be where he was. and was put upon by george zimmerman and to that end, i think it will be interesting to see whether or not the defense will actually have a credible stand your ground law charge for them. >> putting mara in at this stage of game, how hurtful is that to the defense? do they have to play catchup because zimmerman's old lawyers are gone? >> i think definitely so. what was interesting and the interviews with the new attorney, the tone was completely different. his approach was completely different. it wasn't -- it wasn't such an aggressive defense of george zimmerman. it was an acceptance that based on a preponderance of the evidence, the prosecution and an investigation both at the federal level and at the state

level had ended up with a second degree murder charge. that andrea makes me think they have information now that we don't have. that moans that they probably won't be that difficult to actually bring the man to justice. >> we'll hopefully have a fair trial for everyone's sake. good to have you here with us. >> thank you so much. it is 6:08 and jessica doyle is here, she is watching your money. and some good news from gas at the pump? i just paid $80 to fill my suv. please? spend some good news my way. >> there's a little bit of good news and it could become a lot of good news. i know you want some relief at the pump and i know people at home do and it bay the on the way -- may be on the way. now for what it's worth prices are falling short of the record highs. some had feared headed into the peak summer driving season. our partners at "usa today" report that prices have been holding at a national average of $3.92 a gallon over the past week. that's below last year's high

of $3.99 and 2008's record of $4.11. in our area aaa says gas prices are averaging $4.04 a gallon this morning. of course that's higher than the national average but it is down a cent from in time last year -- this time last year. maybest a trend. but we're getting some bad news about foreclosures across the country. new data shows more homes are ending up in foreclosure. this is setting stage for a surge in repossessions this year. a factor that lowers everyones real estate values. realty tracks says if number of homes receiving first time foreclosure notices rose 7% in march from the previous march. next time you order a pizza. would you like cheese or a hot dog in your crust? what? that's a question you soon may be hearing when you order a pie from pizza hut. take a look at this thing. not only is there a hot dog in the crust, look at that. you also get mustard drizzled over the top of it. the tot hog pete s -- hot dog

pizza will soon be available here in the states but for a limited time only. my arteries hurt. >> it sounds light. >> pizza? heart attack pizza. >> calorie free. i'm sure. >> yeah right. thanks jess. well, the time is 6:10. mike's cool schools report is a up next. >> scientists learn what happens when you flush that water down the drain and what needs to be done next before it gets used again. we'll be right back.

welcome back to 9news now. it is 6:13 on this thursday morning. howard's back and he's going to get right to the weather. >> it's a good looking day out there today. another breezy day and it's been breezy for at least a week now right and final lie we're going to -- finally we're going to get the winds to die town but not until tonight and tomorrow somewhat. we've got temperatures in the 30s and 40s and i recommend jackets and maybe gloves. it is brisk on the weather terrace this morning but clear out there and that's going to be the case. lots of sunshine today and sun coming up here in less than half an hour. our day planner we'll see a good deal of sunshine by midday we've got 57 degrees at noon and upper 50s to around 60 for the first pitch there at nationals park at 1:10. with the reds in town. 59 at 4:00. highs today in the low 60s and still 57 at 8:00. winds at times will gust unfortunately 25 maybe even 30 miles an hour. right now we're in the 30s

north and we've got 43 in town. one of the warm spots at the pax river naval air station at 43. and on the eastern shore we've got temperatures also in the low 40s. windchills yeah, windchills they're in the 30s in most areas this morning. so bundle up. looking outside on the michael & son weather camera sky starting the brinen to the east. 43 degrees, national reporting partly cloudy skies with northwest wind at 10 and that's why it feels like 37 and the dew points have come up. not a red flag warning but still a pretty high fire danger exists out there. be careful. the west getting more and more rain and showers and mountain snows. you can see in new batch of -- this new batch of moisture with central and southern california. no problems needing rainfall. we do and once again it's quiet on the east although from maine down to eastern new england some lingering showers this morning. here's the day planner --

excuse me the futurecast. a pop-up shower here and there this afternoon. otherwise all quiet tonight. tomorrow is going to be quiet and even milder. we'll be well in the 6 #s on friday and as we get into saturday into the 70s with some showers passing up well north of town. so we're in for a great weekend around here except we could really use some rain. 30 ever and 40s tonight and mid 60s if not upper 60s on friday. on sunday monday and tuesday, we should be 80 or better. monday looks like the warmest day at 84 with a better chance of rain by wednesday. here's monika samtani with a look at your timesaver traffic. this morning has been pretty much incident-free. i hesitate because i don't want to change anything. things are looking great all around town. no problems to report out of southern maryland on route 4, route 5, route 301 heading into oxon hill. a live look outside right now and here's what it looks like

95 out of baltimore looking great coming from the north as well all the way down to the beltway ask into college park. back to the maps this time and we'll head over to the north side. no problems to report here on the beltway. things are looking great between bethesda and college park. 270 no issues out of frederick. back outside live right now and if you're planning to head southbound on 270 just bunching up a bit here in rockville and also to the sky 9 on the inbound side of i-66. here's what it looks like at route 50 coming into 123. more on this coming up in my next report. pack to you mike. thank you monika. well, it is a good thing the cool schools bus is up and running this morning because we're taking the week's report out of the classroom and on location. we stop in jermantown where students are learning the science behind sludge. and it's happening to a whole new career possibility at the same time. clean water. something many of us take for granted until you see this.

>> oh gosh. that looks -- >> really? >> it was disgusting. >> take this. >> showing students what happens after you flush is what marty johnson does. >> everybody pay attention. this is a slide and a pipeette. >> these budding scientists spent the day at washington's sanitary commission plant to learn what it takes. >> that's actually called a rhodifer. >> to keep the tap running clear. >> the dark part is to cool how it just stays at the bottom and then the clean stuff goes up and that's really amazing. >> bacteria are actually the worker beans of the process. they're doing the job with the sludge. >> the science behind the sludge is important. not only for public health but for inspiring future scientists in the classroom and in the real world. >> it also gives them enough information so they go into biology next year they'll have a better understanding of this

as an indicator meaning a living thing we can use to tell us what the bacteria are. >> they lake hands-on. they like this -- >> and for some of the gaithersburg high school students, that's not that farfetched. howard says biochemistry is her calling. >> at first i didn't really know what it was but when i got her i was like wow. >> for others battling bacteria may not be the future but they won't take clean water or bacteria for granted. >> to know that they're living inside of us? yeah. creepy. >> which is exactly why we need to find more students who share marty johnson's point of view. >> ain't this great? this is good stuff. >> really cool. like -- to see all these things and just really cool. >> it was really cool. we learned a lot during our report too. if you have a cool school e- mail me mhydeck@wusa9.com and we'll be highlighting your programs in the coming weeks. it is 6:18 and time now for

another look at today's question of the morning -- bobby slater writes -- so what do you think? log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page and leave your response. we'll have the correct answer in the next half hour. breaking the law but getting caught doing it? maybe that's the difference. we'll be back.

welcome back. 6:22. your weather first on this thursday morning. we've got clear skies. less than 15 minutes from sunrise now. we're going to have a lot of sunshine today unlike yesterday when we had the clouds and showers i expect a partly if not mostly sunny day today. still brisk. winds could gust 25, 30 miles an hour but temperatures will be climbing out of the 50s into

the low 60s for highs. so going to the game today bundle up and wear the sunscreen. first pitch at 1:10. we're looking about 58 degrees or so. good morning everybody. the capitals will start third string goalie braden holtby tonight. we'll make nhl playoff debut. michal neuvirth joined the team in boston. as the caps prepare for the bruins, their seems to be a different attitude headed into this postseason. you usually the capitals are the ones to beat. and they haven't gotten very far. this time around they're embracing the underdog role and are just ready to get this thing started tonight. playoffs did get underway last night. flyers and penguins in the battle of pennsylvania. what a game one. the flyers came back from a 3-0 deficit to force overtime. and jake voracek plays hero as

the flyers win game one 4-3. stephen strasburg in his second start of the season looking good yesterday against the mets. he threw over 100 pitches for the first time in his career. six shutout innings giving up just two hits and striking out nine batters. the mets' pitching on the other hand not as goods. they started deteriorating as the game went on and the nats took advantage. wild pitch here. a couple of bases loaded walks there. nats had ten walks yesterday. they beat new york 4-0. >> it feels great. i mean going home 4-2. playing every game close. and we were -- we were in every ball game. we definitely could have won every ball game. so i look forward to the home opener. that is a quick look at sports this morning. we'll have full coverage of the nats' home opener as well as the caps' bruins game one tonight. have a great thursday. thank you so much kristin and we're going to take live look at the inbound side of i-

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welcome back. a beautiful thursday for the farms' home opener, first pitch about 1:05 today. a life look at national airport this morning, chilly start though, we have temperatures in

the 40s outlying areas possibly in the upper 30s but boy, game time's going to be around 60 and that's good. >> thank you for starting your friday eve with us, i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm mike hydeck, the lovely howard bernstein is back. >> feeling better thanks mike and it a brisk morning out here. jacket riced with temperatures in -- jackets required and a nice mostly sunny thursday. here's a look at the day planner, temperatures should be climbing through the 40s this morning into the mid even upper 50s by noon. 59 at 5:00 with highs todayed in low 670s and those winds though still a little bit of a factor, gusts could be 25, maybe 30 miles an hour. had some showers rain and snow pellets yesterday. those gone. skies have cleared out nicely. still have a almost third quarter moon in the sky this morning with 37 in frederick and luray. it's 39 in manassas and gaithersburg baltimore up 38. while 45 in annapolis. looking at your windchills,

they're down in the 30s to about 41. but we're going into the low 60s with sunshine this afternoon. i'll be back with the seven day forecast and a look at the first pitch weather for the nationals in a few minutes. right now here's monika samtani with timesaver traffic. turning out to be a pretty easy rush hour so far. with the exception of the slow traffic. there are no big accidents or incidents to report i'm happy to say. northbound 95 this is a pain. 19 miles an hour through lorton but again the lanes are open. to springfield a live look right there on the northbound side of 95 and it kind of continues to this point before the pace improvements on to 95 and then it slows down again. live look at duke street and the slow stretch is basically from here to seminary roads before the pace improves to the 14th street bridge. back over to the maps and this time we'll head over to the west side. no problems on the american legion bridge. the gw parkway. inside the beltway 66 just slowing down through the

rosslyn area. a live look at the legion bridge traffic running well across the river. coming up in my next report, a look to 270 at 6:45. back to you. thank you monika. at 6:31 we begin with breaking news from temple hills, maryland. >> prince george's county police are investigating a shooting that involved an officer. this was along good hope avenue. let's get right to delia goncalves. she joins us live with more on what we know so far. delia good morning. >> reporter: good morning mike, andrea. some new information just spoke to the public information officer with prince george's county police. just a moment ago. he indicated since investigators are still here on the scene several hours into this investigation that it appears there's much more to this story than we're able to report to you right now. and investigators as i said still trying to piece together exactly what happened and new information we're learning that police actually received a call for a breaking and entering. that was the initial call that brought them here to the lynn hill condo apartments here on the 3100 block of good hope avenue.

however, when police arrived they discovered it was domestic disturbance instead. several people men and women inside an apartment involved in some kind of domestic disturbance. that's when the officer confronted the male suspect inside the parking lot. some kind of confrontation ensued. we do know the officer fired his weapon and we can tell you that no one was struck. the officer and that male suspect are okay. police are here on the scene trying to determine if he had a gun on him. that is if the suspect was armed in this case. they are still working this scene trying to figure out exactly what happened. and what led to that officer pulling out his gun and firing his weapon. he of course will be on paid administrative leave. that's routine pending an investigation internally by police as they take a look at this case. we can tell you this makes the fourth police involved shooting in prince george's county this

year alone. the second in just this week. the other one happened on monday and that was a deadly shooting in landover. we'll have much more on this story as its develops throughout the day. for now back to you. mike? >> all right, thank you with that live update from prince george's county. on a brighter note nationals' fans have reason to be optimistic today. the team held its -- holds its opener tied for first place in the national league. >> that's right. they had a great start. they took two out of three from the cubs and two out of three from the mets and now back home against the reds. the fans are there to watch the action on the field but if you've ever been to nationals park, the food is fantastic there. executive chef david peterson joins us from national park. >> chef what's on the menu this morning? >> we're going to show no different areas today. this is the taste of the majors which all these items are for the general public. every visiting team that comes

into nats park, we have an item wear going to design for them. we have the miami cuban sandwich. the arizona foot long hot dog. the pittsburgh stuffed sandwich. the denver mile high burger two patties and two cheeses, today we have the cincinnati chili with a smoked brisket chili. >> oh my goodens. >> oh wow. >> oh my -- >> these are -- you know generous portions and it's available. >> chef, we're -- our mouths are dropping looking at that mile high burger there next to you. >> yeah, this is our strasburger. this is -- the first time that it's been out there. there's some pitchers out there but this is the first time that we actually made it and it's out there live. this is -- this is unique. this is the first time. >> this is something you obviously can share with a friend. nobody really eats that whole thing right? >> no -- no. this is definitely -- it's meant for eight people to share. it's not a food challenge. but the meat is very unique, it

has smoke -- brisket, prime chuck and short ribs. ground together and we form it into a large patty. we've dot some over unique items and these are all available in the red porch. we have the nationals red wings, we use the ghost peppers. our blt salad. the reuben and hot dog and we have the southern crispy fried pickles and a nice apple cobbler with vanilla ice cream. >> not everything on the calorie light side but you know it's one day at the park to have a good time right? >> oh, we have lots of fans that we have our healthy carts and we have our gluten-free stands so we have -- you know we have thousands -- we have everything that you can possibly look for. >> chef dave peterson from the nationals i'm on the way. andrea is going to have the finish the rest of newscast, i'll see you in a bit. >> thank you chef. have a wonderful day.

all right jessica, mike is off getting food. >> eskies just kidding many i. >> -- of course i was just kidding. >> i'm going to the ballpark later and i have a meal replacement bar? i'm leaving that in the car. forget about it. >> no way. i mean -- wow. >> they also have the little cheesecake in a shot glass and like lobster macaroni and cheese. >> southern fried pickles? >> i know it puts the hot dog to shame. all right, okay. now we're going to do some business news now. let's say you're thinking about upgrading the phone and you have a contract with verizon. you may want to hustle on those plans and here's why. on april 22nd, ten days away, verizon wireless will start charging $30 a new so-called upgrade fee for existing customers who purchase new phones. that fee is hitting any verizon customer signing up for its new two year plan and receiving a discounted device. if you pay the full price for the phone, you're not going to pay the added fee. believe it or not, verizon is the last to the party with

this. t-mobile charges $18 for upgrades and sprint and at&t recently doubled their fees to $36. who knew? meantime the justice department filed an antes trust lawsuit against apple in manhattan yesterday. it says the company and five major publishers conspired to fix prices on electronic books and also that apple stipulated it receive a 30% cut on each e- book it sold. the conspiracy started around the same apple launched its ipad. the move made to limit competition allegedly by rival retailers like amazon. five more days until the april 17th federal tax filing deadline. and the irs is looking for you tax cheaters out there. not as much as you might think though. the tax man is having a little bit of a resource issue. our partners at "usa today" report that that agency is coping with federal budget cuts, hiring freezes and more complicated tax code and a surge in tax refunds identity

theft. now the irs has been hiking audits in recent years but that plateaued in fiscal years 2010 and 2011. don't think it's open season though. they're still out there looking for you. >> they would find us. all right, jess thank you. well, we have some good news to report on our colleague j.c. hayward and her fight against breast cancer. j. c. had a lumpectomy wednesday afternoon and everything went well. you can see the smile on her face. i was with j. c. at the hospital. breast surgeon dr. magnet told her the margins around the tumor look good. the node was clear and there were no surprises in the tissue in the area surrounding where a benign tumor was removed from on monday. j. c.'s first words after surgery? does anyone have any lipstick? [ laughter ] we we are her a very -- wish her a very speedy recovery and she plans on being back in the anchor desk at

noon. >> send the messages of support to jchayward.com. time now 6:38. let's face it many of the fighting men and women have a tough time making ends meet. coming up next we have details on a new website and some serious deals with military families. >> plus, more of the responses and today's correct answer to today's question of the morning.

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it's 67:43 -- 6:43 and 43 degrees, wac to 9news now -- welcome back to 9news now, i'm monika samtani with timesaver traffic and i'm going to try and save you some time eight now boson the northbound side of i-95 an accident and it's slowing things down to about 19 miles an hour through lorton. i'm going to step out and show you what it looks like. it's the accident on both sides of the jersey wall here in lorton. the main leans are open and everyone was stopping the take

a look and it caused a pretty big packup here on 95. back to the maps this time to the knot side of town. 270 southbound slowing down pretty much the length as you leave frederick down into urbanna. a quick live look traveling southbound across the beltway north of town you've got the sunshine delays as welt. howard? weather first guys. >> go for it. >> good day. nats are opening we're excited about that. >> yeah. >> the food -- >> the food. can't stop thinking about the food. >> how much of that you going to share? get a strasburger mike? >> you have to? in fourths? how about 16s. there it is. look. oh my. >> oh my goodness. >> maybe -- eights. >> maybe eighths. >> jalapenos. >> they coo it for somebody who -- do it for somebody who's so effective. >> weather-wise, springtime is here. we need rain and probably not

going to see much until maybe next week. here's a look at the bus stop forecast, we are sunny this morning and clear skies. it's chilly out there. 30s and 40s with windchills mainly in the 30s and the sunrise occurred at 6:45. it will set at 7:43. sunshine all day long and noontime temp 57 in upper 50 to around 60 for first pitch. winds though northwest at 15. some gusts 25, maybe 30 at times with the 6:00 p.m. reading still at 59 degrees. in fact the baseball forecast, the 1:10. 58, 59 in that range with the northwesterly wind at about 15 miles an hour so bring the jacked or sweatshirt and the sunscreen as well. you will need it if you're going to be outside. cold spots up in gaithersburg right now at 34. bladensville 35. sterling centreville, 38 degrees. while fairfax is also chilly at 37. fort belvoir is 40 along with an dries, columbia, 3924 morning. college park at 40 and looking outside on the michael & son weather camera you can see the

sun glints off the capitol dome there. the flags are still blowing and the winds which are out of the northwest at 10 at reagan national. little bit stronger in elevation. throughout the ground there at the capitol. dew point is 32 and the air is dry and humidity 65%. and we don't have a red flag warning we still have an elevated fire danger. and until we get some rain or wider winds that's going to be the case and the winds will calm down tonight and tomorrow. still watching the storm system this morning spinning here off the toast coast. some rain showers along coastal areas of new england. this brought us our unsettled afternoon yesterday when we had the rain and even the snow showers in spots. graupel little snow pellets. that is all left the region. and we're looking at a good deal of sunshine today. maybe a pop-up shower pennsylvania northeastern maryland this afternoon. but overall partly to mostly sunny. still breezy. clear tonight. low in the upper 30s and low 40s. for tomorrow into the 60s with lots of sunshine and the weekend -- well, little system

passes mainly north of us and we're going into the 70s saturday and even 80s -- yeah 80s on sunday. today 61. tonight about 42 or so in d.c.. tomorrow we're in the mid 60s. there'll be some 30s north and west and maybe some patchy frost as well by tomorrow morning but mid 60s friday afternoon. low 70s, 70 even 75 saturday and sunday, i think we're in the low 80s and look at monday at 84. that will be the warmest day. tuesday about 80 with the chance of the afternoon storm and better chance of showers wednesday with the high temperatures in the upper 60s. michael over to you. thank you howard. the budgets for military families are getting a break thanks to a new website. it's called govx.com. including jewelry. at a disgowned price. i'm joined by the ceo tony farwell and military member rachel pierce and also works with the company. she's former military and this is really interesting, this is not like a daily deal site. this is something where exmilitary can even current military and their families can

get a deal of product right? >> absolutely. military active reserve or retired military have access to the site as well as various law enforcement agencies police, fire and overs. >> and it's called govx.com. why do this? >> actually it really grew out of a former site that offered tactical gear directly to the military. we also offer tactical gear and we also offer all sorts of different products that are for everyday premium products outdoor that sort of thing. >> and you got involved with the company how and why? you obviously understand from a first person perspective how difficult it is to get a job once you get out. >> i do and i was a prior member of the military and right now i'm currently married to a member of the military. and from my perspectives this a great opportunity for -- perspective, this is a great opportunity for all military because we're the only company that does this and we offer

great discounts to military members exclusive to military members. and to those who are deserving. first responders as well. government member. >> excellent. >> so -- >> we have the website up now if you aren't looking at the screen. there you can see it is govx.com. what do they have to do requiring identification? >> very simple. this is not a site open to the public. it is open to military as you describe mike. what you do is you just go on to the site and you log in and you have to go through a simple but exacting verification process to make sure you qualify to access it and then you'll see the pricing and make purchases! tony, rachel. thank you for joining us. we're going to have it linked to wusa9.com. now over to andrea with another look at the question of the morning. that question is --

jacqueline stevenson smith writes -- well, jack see a right, the correct answer is c., breaks the law. jessica? thank you andrea, it is daily deals time. i've also got some over options for you. here are some of my favorite deals this morning: we're going to start with fancy food. at an everyday price. the deal can be found on living sole. spends $25 and get $50 to spend on food and drink and dinner at sal western. this is a restaurant in the mandarin oriental hotel overlooking the southwest waterfront serving classics with regional ingredients. how about $69 for $150 of house cleaning? this deal is on google offers with elite cleaning services, the offer is good for a studio or a one bedroom apartment cloning. now larger packages are also available for this one. and amazon's deal of the day appeals to you handymen or

women out there. $155 will get you a two drill set from bosch. the normal price is $567. so you are getting a 73% discount and free shipping with this one. if you have an offer you've seen or if you're a local merchant with a deal for our viewers, i would love to hear from you on facebook. a check of the news before you go, that is up next.

6:54. we're in the 40s in town. 30s in the suburbs by noon 57 and another breezy day with highs in the low 60s. but looking pretty good for opening day. andrea? thank you howard and 6:54. here's one last check of today's news before you go.

the nationals home opener just a few hours away. they take on the reds at 1:05 this afternoon. just yesterday the nats shut down the new york mets 4-0. george zimmerman spent his first night in a florida jail and is expected to enter a not guilty plea during a court appearance today. yesterday, the neighborhood watch captain was charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of trayvon martin. it is 6:55. >> one final check of weather and traffic when we come back.

welcome back. a brisk morning today. it will be breezy and sunny. nice for the nationals' home opener 61 degrees. tonight, chilly again. tomorrow mid 60s and then look at the temps this weekend. 70s saturday and then the 80s for a stretch sunday monday and tuesday. not bad. monika? this is kind of bad on the

northbound side of i-95, from sky 9 the accident in lorton sitting on the shoulder, but take a look at the delays. thank you sky 9 for zooming out. whoa, it's in the very nice -- not very nice. >> no, no. >> we'll take a live look a little further north. 395 slowing down duke to seminary and some sunshine for the nats' game on the north side of town on the beltway. >> i have some good news, futures are looking higher. better day ahead looking for wall street right now. >> "cbs this morning" is next with more on george zimmerman later today. >> and howard and i will be back in just 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. >> while you're at work or anywhere, visit us at wusa9.com. >> are you hungry? take a look at. this how about a piece of the strasburger? right now -- first pitch 1 listen 05. hope -- 1:05. we'll see you back here tomorrow morning at 4:25. >> save me a slice. [ captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ]