just cold and nasty. let's talk about your day planner. temperatures are really not going to move much. we are 42 now. not raining all day but the threat for showers will be with us in the evening hours. the winds too. big storm throwing the moisture up into new england. that is what we had with anywhere from one to three inches of the region. you'll notice the rain, maryland the district. montgomery county, you have heavy showers now. but the snow in the mountains now from punxsutawney through oakland & co.ber land, you are in the valley. in washington we will be lucky

to get to 49. here's monica san to explain. the outer loop of the beltway, around 2:00 this morning. authorities have been dealing with a tractor trailer accident. also two other vehicles involved. it did leave one person dead and another person seriously injured. delia will have details about exactly what happened in a couple of minutes. in the meantime, let me show you the delay and what you can do to get around it. first of all, this is what it looks like at university boulevard again. once you get to colesville road, you can get no further than that. you are being diverted at colesville road off the beltway. if you are planning to head to there area of the beltway, go ahead and use the ic cas your alternate route. on the south side of the beltway you can either use university boulevard to piney branch road.

sitting in that delay again you can go no further than colesville road. please plan early. i think this is going to be there awhile with the reconstruction on the skean. if you are planning to head on the northbound side great news for virginia drivers, no problems to report here as you leave landmark toward 14th street bridge. you are going to be just fine this morning. i want to gives you a heads up on metro. there is a red line delay because of a technical problem. we'll keep you posted on the situation north of town. back to you andrea and mike. the neighborhood watch camp accused in the shotting death of an unarmed florida teenage soldier out of jail. george zimmerman was released on $150,000 bond pending his trial on second degree murder

charges. randall pinkston has more. >> reporter: george zimmerman walked out of the county jail around midnight wearing a brown jacket and jeans. he carried a bag as he got into a white car and was driven away. this weekend zimmerman's lawyer said he will not release the location where his client will go while he awaits trial in the death of trayvon martin. >> we have a lot of concerns about security. >> zimmerman had to post 10% of his $150,000 bond to get out of jail. a judge said the neighborhood watch captain will also have to obey a curfew. zimmerman shot martin in self-defense during a confrontation in february. randall pinkston cbs news, sanford, florida. police have a man in custody accused of the shooting and robbery inside a rite aid store in northeast washington.

53-year-old ricky vincent has been arrested. police say vincent shot albert green witch in the back. official carnes in the case are pending. vincent could be charged with assault with intent to kill. student loans for many people are about to double when it comes to the monthly payment. first stop, colorado's university boulder campus. sunday students lined up to get tickets to see the president. >> it makes me feel good. once we graduate, we have ridiculous amounts of loans and it is hard to pay them off. a lot of tiles you end up getting a job as waitress because it is hard to find professional work. >> one of the next stops on the college tour for the president,

the university of north carolina chapel hill, a student stood in the rain for hours to get his speech, coming up on tuesday. republican presidential hopeful mitt romney addressed republicans at the lincoln day dinner saying president obama has failed to steer the economy back to economic health. the president is dividing america. romney will continue his campaigning ahead of the primary, which of course is tomorrow. jessica doyle is off today. here's another your money report. it is a tough time to be graduating from college. the ap reports that 1.5 million bachelor degree holders under the age of 25 last year were jobless or underemployed, which works out to be 53.6% of the highest share in at least 11

years. necessarily is -- is facing antitrust hurdles to get a deal done to buy pfizer. rupert murdoch facing a two day grilling. the media mogul and his son james are defending the future of the business in britain. this comes after a year long phone hacking scandal. the scandal is also threatening the future of several other british based tab bloyed they continue to own. find out why whole foods picks earth day to stop offering certain fish. howard has the chilly back to work forecast and we have serious problems out there. we'll be right back.

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got a feeling like spring at all, we have the nor'easter, still with the mountain snows. on the outer loop of the beltway, at colesville road, all lanes are shut down for a serious overnight accident. you can go no further than colesville road at there.

i'll have details on this ask your alternate routes, coming up in my next report. back to you andrea and mike? your favorite catch of the day might be harder to find now. >> because whole foods plans to stop selling wild fish from water that his harm other species. >> it is a big change that this grocer hopes will change what you put on your dinner plate. >> there you go. that is a local favorite right there. >> reporter: behind the counselor at this civil every spring whole foods store a sea change of sorts. >> when i by seafood, if i see it says yellow, i would avoid buying t i was actually looking to see if they had anything that was red. >> reporter: getting those colors into our conscience is just what the nation's first certified organic grocer wants to do. red coated means it is overfished or harms other species, which makes it unsustainable. yellow and grain are better according to readings from the blue ocean institute i can't

the fish went be left after awhile. so not only are you hurting the if fish you are hurting yourself or future generations for not being able to enjoy it like you are. >> reporter: starting this sunday, whole foods will for longer sell the questionable catch the company chose earth day to move forward and hopes more of us will take the bait. >> if you want toen i don't i fish into the future, you have to act responsibly now. how it is you harvest the sea. >> reporter: several fish will no longer make it on your plate. atlantic halibut, certain types of cod, even octopus and you don't have to completely give up the fish you love. if you like sturgeon try sea bass. >> gray sole. >> talapia. >> the education is already

creating success stories. take this striped bass. >> this is actually a great example of fish remanage the. at one point this was overfished and now it isn't i can't whole foods hopes that changing what and how we buy will have text the ocean, our health and sustain the food groups so many of us enjoy. lesli foster 9news now. >> weighing in the national oceanic says sustainability is not one size fits all and they say avoiding certain species is not a silver bullet. a spokesperson tells 9news if a fish is wild caught in u.s. waters, it is sustainable. it loren -- to learn more in how to choose quality fish, go to our website at wusa9.com. craft foods doing

explaining about an ad. the company now says the ad showing a baby being breast fed while clutching an oreo cookie was never meant for public use. it was for use only at an advertising awards program. alongside the ad is oreo's slogan, milk's favorite cookie. >> still kind of weird looking. >> but sort of funny. we may in the be amused by the weather. make sure you have a coat. >> it is nasty out there and raw and damp and the threat of showers will be with us. just got a call from a lady east of front royal. the blue ridge mountains at 1800 feet, big fat flakes. >> send us some pictures. >> that is going to be the case today. elevation dependent snows west of us. you get above 1500, 2,000 feet there will be snow. high enough, there will be

sticking know. we have the elevations in far western maryland and western virginia, let's get you going here with a look at our bus stop forecast. it is a raw morning, where temperatures are in the 30s and 40s. we have got upper 30s out there, we have showers around, wet snowflakes in spots. a nasty start to the week, and that rain or threat of showers will be with us all day long. won't be raining all day long, but on and off showers, periods of rain and drizzle. winds will gust toward 30 miles per hour with temperatures maybe 50. average highs now 6, so we are well below average. we have some ad vasovagal rye ries -- we have some advisories. now maybe an inch or two on the grassy surfaces. the winter storm warnings, you

get above 2,000 or 3000 feet. a heavy wet sloppy snow, going to bring down tree branches and power lines here. western maryland and west virginia. again parts of the blue ridge at the higher elevations, seeing a couple of wet flakes as well. locally we have rain heavier showers too. while we have generally light rain and a couple of heavier showers, light ones here in southern fairfax county, this larger area of rain has really popped. out of eastern monday good morningry. into southern carol county as well. watch out for moderate showers there. your temperatures, 30 in rockville. 40 in columbia this morning. with upper 30s and leesburg. wind chills from 28 to 3.

cloudy skies. 43 degrees and a north west wind at 13. a raw, nasty day today we'll only see temperatures in the upper 40s to near 50 with the on and off showers. a passing shower partly sunny to postably -- to mostly cloudy. we warm up to the 70s this weekend in maryland let's hope that forecast stands. let's go to monica san with the latest traffic. >> reporter: what is happening on the outer loop of the beltway is we finally have a lane open. i'm happy to say, let's go over to that map. early this morning at around 2:00 we had a serious accident involved in one fatality, and one person seriously injured. all lanes had been blocked at colesville road. just a cup of minutes aggie got

an update they had opened the left side of the beltway. you can see that some traffic is now moving heading for colesville road staying to the left. if you are at home, you might want to use an alternate route. the ic cwill work very well for you. i'll keep you posted on that situation of course. let's go back over to the map. southbound 270. coming out of frederick with the lanes open, we'll go over to the south side of town. inbound i 66 everything is fine on the outer loop, looks like an accident on the left side of the road here. we'll end with a live pick on the northbound side of i-95. if you come up from dale city but it is incident free, i'm

happy to stay. more on the north side of town at 6:25. the outer loop one lane open. >> delia joins us live from silver spring with the latest developments in this case. >> good morning andrea. certainly good news after four hours. a very tough traffic situation here. four hours into the investigation now we have a partial opening from the beltway cars are beginning to drive in the area it is still very slow going here. certainly heed the advice monika just mention and try to take alternate routes. this is what we know so far. the crash happened between georgia avenue and colesville road just after 2:00 a.m. it was directly above the creek parkway. it appears a tandem tractor

trailer about 65 feet in length, the tandem tractor trailer apparently collided with two cars. we know that one person is dead, one, unfortunately is also injured, but that person was sent to the hospital with non life threatening injuries, thankfully. we don't know, at this point, which vehicle was injured and the dead person is coming from, at this point. however, police are still on the scene trying to piece together exactly what happened and what led to this crash that really tied-up traffic for four hours this morning here in the beltway. and also caused a diesel fuel spill. fortunately, good news for drivers is that one lane as we have reported is back open. two drivers here on the beltway and the outer loop of the beltway, it is going to be slow going.

>> again one lane is open but it is slow going. the question of the morning again? >> according to a survey, what is the top gripe women have about flying. having to sit still, turbulence or not being able to talk on their phones? >> she says a tiny bathroom would be a complain. they are too small, i try to avoid it by nigh any means. >> the answer to the question of the day, we'll have it in about 30 minutes. we'll be right back

welcome back. 6:43 your weather first on this monday morning. we have a cold nasty rain around here. east of new market and la ray and up toward gambrel state park near northern frederick county. heavier showers in fairfax county and howard and carol county right now. scattered showers and light

drizzle. we'll have a nasty day today with elevation snow. rain on and off today with temperatures struggling to get into the upper 40s. good morning, everybody. this incredible playoff series between the caps and bruins, is it over yet. less than 24 hours after beating the bruins in boston the two faced off at the verizon center. the red was rocking the caps fans headed home disappointed. caps with a chance to unseat the defending champs. this was a back and forth game, another nail biter in the third period tied-up at two, can't grab the puck. it lays on the ice. andrew farren cleans up. in the third the face off. paying attention, ties it up. this game goes to overtime. three minutes into ot, tyler say began with a goal to give the

bruins a 4-3 overtime win. >> a lot of protection. maybe them winning at 7. we knew it was going to go a long series and you know what? it is our turn to win. we are going back home but they beat us twice in there. they are going to be confident. we are confident too. game 7 wednesday night. dc united back in action. good working out there. dc united led 3-0 at halftime. goal number three, first career hat trick. dc united rips new york 4-1. that is going to do it for your morning sports. this is nfl draft week. we will have coverage for you all week leading up to thursday's first round draft. on the outer loop of the beltway at colesville road, work continues on a serious

overnight accident involving a tractor trailer. it looks like one lane may be getting through now on the outer loop at colesville road but you still may want to choose an alternate route. you are watching 9news now, we'll be right back

good morning. welcome back to 9news now. it is 62:00. this is always the place to get your weather first. >> the lovely capital shrouded

in rain, 42 degrees, it is flat out raw out there. we were in the 80s a couple of days ago and now you are going to feel like we have dialed the clock back. starting your day with us, thank you, i'm andrea roane. and i'm mike haiduk. i believe he has his medium weight gloves on. >> reporter: i do. i wish i had the earmuffs on. it is the dampness. it cuts right through you. good we have the rain, one to three inches across much of the area. i will say also south of town, southern maryland, south of i-95, pretty quiet this morning. as you look at our day planner, even you guys will have the threat for showers on and off today. high temperatures, those temperatures might be wishful thinking in the upper 40s. big nor'easter, rainy now, we have snow showing up in the mountains all to the west.

we have reports near cross junction, virginia. northern frederick county, maryland. snow falling there at 1800 feet. we are going to watch the heavy stuff in the mountains of western pennsylvania. oakland is 30. cross junction is 34. hagerstown is 37. minor grassy areas -- minor sticking in the grassy areas. high temperatures this may be optimistic for some in the upper 40s. let's check with monika samtani. timesaver traffic. a little improvement to talk about. >> there is a little improvement. after colesville road this morning, where there was a serious tractor trailer accident. we are beginning to see some traffic get by.

a live look at university boulevard, you can see slowly but surely traffic is starting to move to the left past the accident scene. keep this in mind for your travel plans and choose alternate routes if you can this mortgage including the ic cnorth of the beltway. let's go back over to our maps inbound on i 66. as you exit for the beltway on the northbound side of i-95 a couple of long freches from dale city to woodbridge. as you can see all lanes are open. coming up in my next report another look at the beltway north of town. cbs this morning is about 30 minutes away. >> charlie rose standing by live with a preview. what are you working on charlie? >> good morning, we'll ask the lawyer for george zimmerman what his client plans to do next. also the far reaching impact of the secret service scandal.

bob woodward is with us. plus the traffic jam claim for a baby boom. >> traffic jam for baby boom? okay. >> we know what traffic jams are all about here in dc. breaking news out of silver spring. one person is dead after a terrible crash causing delays on the outer loop i don't we have positive developments to report on the crash. delia joins us live from silver spring with the update. good morning. >> reporter: good morning andrea. just a bit of positive fuse. the beltway is now reopen between colesville and georgia avenue. but i have to tell you, it is extremely slow going. just take a look at this traffic nightmare folks are dealing with on this rainy monday morning as they head back to work. we had earlier cars being  diverted on to exit 30 colesville road. you can see they are heading straight toward.

>> yes george avenue. you can see the scene of the accident. however that has been cleared up it is going to be slow going, lots of brake lights. so if you can find an alternate route i suggest you do that. the crash occurred around 2:00 this morning, the crash happened between georgia avenue and colesville road. it appears a tandem tractor trailer crashed with two cars, one person was dead, one suffered non life threatening injuries. we don't foe which vehicles those two people came from you but we do not there was -- we do know there was a major diesel fuel spill. however crews were fortunate and worked through the overnight hours to clean this up it took four hours but the road is now reopen for morning commute. if you can take a look here on colesville road, it is still awfully, awfully backed up here on colesville road. you can see the cars heading

onto the beltway and the cars coming off though. it is going to be a very difficult commute for lots of folks this rainy monday morning. the good news at least the beltway is now reopen. we'll have much more on this breaking news story a little later today. back to you. mike, andrea? prince george's county recently kicked off their spring street smarts campaign and for good reason. the county has had 81 pedestrian fatalities in the past five years. in today's extra mile report, we talk about a new comprehensive pedestrian program. thank you for being with us this morning. >> reporter: when you take a more proactive stance, we

definitely are doing that. education enforcement and overcapacity. >> you are the commander of the special operations division which oversees traffic. give us some details about the initiative and we are going to put up a full screen, so you can walk us through that. >> sure. the traffic safety plan is comprised of two things. one is pedestrian safety. and we are doing that through education and enforcement, working with partners such as estate highway -- the state highway administration. we are really educating pedestrians on the consequences of not using crosswalks. in fact, 80% or so of pedestrian injuries, that are created are created because pedestrians are not in the crocks. so it is a pretty high number. >> you focused on ten particular areas in county? >> reporter: ten particular areas of pedestrian safety and six for traffic safety. we are using an overt presence

both educate and go enforcing. we have done tell general policing where we have mapped out main corridors that have had the highest accident rate. with that we are complementing resources with traffic safety as well as patrol and creating an effect there. >> i saw somewhere when you say educating the public, the patrols, do they have to spend a certain amount of time in the intersections? >> yes, approximately 34 minutes a shift. a patrol officer will be there. kind of let them know the consequences of erratic driving. >> reporter: are there certain materials they are handing out as well? >> we have materials out there with state highway administration. gives off key points of safety. really we are going with that. >> reporter: and this is part of county executive baker's transforming neighborhoods initiative. give us a brief overview what have that means. >> mr. baker has created a hole

livic approach. a holistic approach. this time we have taken county agencies and are incorporating them in these six areas. that can be anywhere from environmental resources for property crimes to social services, to really help stimulate job growth. it is a total holistic view. >> thank you so much, major, for being with us this morning. with that, i'll toss it back to you. thanks a lot monika. money headlines now. u.s. airways taking a step closer toward merging with american. they reached an agreement friday with american's three unions. that would leave the country with only four major airlines. the deal could possible blip lead to higher ticket prices for all of us. if the airlines merge, the

combined carrier would keep the american airlines name. concerns about the safety of tires on buses, mitchell's fish market lynn is recalling more than 77,000 bus tires because side wall defects can cause them to lose air rapidly, increasing the risk of a crash. fleet customers have complained about the problem but the company did not cite any instances of crashes. the tires were produced from 2005 to the fall of 2011 at mitchell's fish market lynn's plant in spartanburg, south carolina. the survey of fuel prices says the average price of a gallon of gasoline nationwide has dropped a nickel over the past two weeks. the price of a gallon of regular is $3.91. it is the first decline in the u.s. average since december. in the washington region, aaa says area drivers are paying $3.98 for regular, down 4 kenseth in the last week.

just about 6:40. still ahead, find out if entertainer jennifer hudson is expected to make an appearance in a chicago courtroom today. plus howard has the back to work forecast. you may want to pack an umbrella and a jacket. we'll be back.

welcome back. monica san here with timesaver

traffic and an update on the situation north of town on the beltway outer loop at colesville road, where there was a serious early morning track trail accident that did leave one person dead and one person seriously injured. you can see the traffic is moving slowly by now, on the outer loop at colesville road. only one lane remains blocked with the lean clue -- clean up there, keep this in mind for your travel plans. it is still very, very heavy getting by. this has been there for almost five hours. let's go over to our maps now on the beltway north of town. that is where the depend is. i want to -- where the accident is. i want to give you what to expect. 95 in virginia has been incident free all morning long, no troubles to report except for the slow traffic with the road conditions getting up into woodbridge and 3935. let's take a live look outside on the beltway at colesville road. this is what you should expect.

a quick look at our camera no problems on the beltway. coming up in my next report another look around the area. back to you guys. >> starting off in the 80s, we ended up in the 40s and snow in some areas and north and north west of town cross junction, virginia north of winchester in frederick county. snow at the 1800-foot level. snowflakes mixing and big, fat wet ones. really not sticking to the roads. we get any accumulations, it will be minor ones. wet flakes might make it into loud don. andrea is saying get out of here. this morning though, cold and damp. petrochemicals upper -- temperatures upper 30s. it is going to be just kind of a nasty day. some areas will see more

showers than others, but the on and off showers upper 40s maybe. winds gusting to 30 with the threat for showers with us through the evening hours as well. in the mountains, out west, we have winter storm warnings in garrett county. western allegheny, a lot of the high country here in southwestern pennsylvania. teleto six inches locally, not more than that. i think some of the areas like romney out east here, it is going to be minor on the grassy surfaces. the roads are just too warm. you get above 2500, 3000 feet, we start talking issues. heavy wet snow, the weight will snap tree limbs and power lines down. again we have had some reports here well to the north. locally look south. southern maryland, you get down toward prince william county, toward stafford and fred ricksburg, it is quiet.

eastern fairfax headed over toward southern montgomery. and east of vena along the beltway near tyson, we have a couple of heavy downpours we are dealing with as well. spotty, heavier showers. it is cold wherever you are, it is raw, nasty. 36 in cumberland and winchester. warm spots down south in the mid-40s. when you factor in the wind, now it is feeling like mid-30s. wind chill right now in winchester cloudy, 236. north west winds at 13, the barometer look how low the pressure is 29. 36. scattered rainshowers all day long. the mountain snow is going to persist through the evening hours. the extended from the, a lot of buttons, hit the wrong one. tonight we are in the 30s and

40s. tomorrow 60. wednesday 66. showers thursday and warmer by the weekend. >> reporter: opening statements begin this morning in the trial of the man accused of killing jennifer hudson's family the singer's mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew were killed. william bal four is now facing three counts of first degree murder. jennifer hudson plans to be in core every day of the trial. investigators in tennessee are baffled after a plane went down in nashville. a 1961 plane crash landed in an abandoned air park. each weekend. now faa officials are trying to figure out who was flying the plane. the plane was found but there is no sign of a pilot. >> it would seem whoever was on board this plane purposely wanted to but it down at an inconspicuous air field with no one around in the middle of the

night. no one has come around to claim a 1961 twin engine beach craft airplane and that is rather suspicious. >> investigators say there was no faa flight plan made out for the plane and they are wondering why a pilot would not have sent out a call for help. it is time to answer the question of the morning. according to the survey of women's health, what is the top flight women have while flying? sitting still, turbulence or not being able to talk on the phone. >> the correct answer is a, having to sit still. andrea likes the time and being by the window and parking. we have been combing through the day's daily deals and retail websites to find you deep discounts, how about a round of

golf for the youngster in your life? woody's golf is offering a 30 minute golf lesson for $17. that is a 51% discounsel. you can sign up if a family golf lesson for up to six people spring and summer also means it is the time of the year when families visit theme parks and attractions. google offers a great deal. $82 will get you a single mer lynn annual pass for 12 theme parks and attractions. this is good for locations across the country. the package is normally valid at $164. you can purchase multiple passes too. if you have an offer you are seeing or you are a local mer chan we'll love to hear from you on facebook. i'll check the news before you go, when we come backful

cold and wet today, periods of showers, rain, drizzle. watch out in the mountains, just got a report of five inches on the ground in kaiser's ridge going out into garrett county. here's a look at the news before you go. a man accused in the shooting death of an unarmed florida teenage soldier out of jail now. george zimmerman was released around midnight on a $150,000 bond. we will stand trial for second degree murder. the neighborhood watch volunteer says he shot trayvon martin in self-defense back in february. some congressmen say more secret service agents are expected to be fired or resign

this week. several members of of the secret service are accused of hiring prostitutes in advance of president obama's trip to colombia. one even brought a proof future back to the hilton hotel. one final look at weather and traffic when 9news now returns

kind of cold and snas nasty out there. look at the traffic cameras in western maryland. there is snow on the ground. road looks okay but plenty of snow on the ground there. will be 60 tomorrow and back to the mid-60s by wednesday. an ugly day ahead. the big story this morning was, of course, the fatal

accident that happened at 2:00 this morning. only the right lane is blocked but the damage is done. choose an alternate route. another camera southbound 270 look at that very slow and heavy with the lanes open. 395 has also heavy traffic. the latest on the prostitution scandal that could end the careers of even more seek service agents. -- of secret service agents. layers and umbrella not a bad idea today. we'll see you right back here tomorrow morning. we hope you have a great day. stay warm and dry. take care, everybody.