and west. even areas in southern maryland got some reports of spotty frost down there. noontime temp, we'll be in the low 60s with 67 at 5:00 after looking at a high in the upper 60s to maybe even near 70. a few clouds this morning and up near the maryland- pennsylvania border trying to get a couple of sprinkles to fall out of those clouds. the air is very dry so i don't think any of this is reaching the ground. you can see temperatures down in the low to mid-30s in many areas out to the west but even to the south la plata at 35. that's cold enough for frost to form especially like cars and other surfaces. you don't need the air temperature to be at freezing to get the ground or the surface temperatures to be at freezing. highs today upper 60s to even 71 in manassas. monika is in with time saver traffic. howard, we have a pretty big situation on 66 on the inbound side. two separate accidents near manassas after route 234. apparently four cars involved in total. let's go to our sky 9 shot.

i'm going to step out here so you can take a look at it. on the inbound side of i-66, you can see quite a bit of activity there and traffic squeezing by right now to the right inbound on i-66. this is right after route 234 in manassas trying to get into centreville so that's a big deal for you commuters who leave the house early to get through manassas and for your commute through this area. i'll take you to another live picture so you can see what it looks like on the inbound side of i-66. a tough situation here. if you are a metro rider, you may have heard about the problems on the blue and orange line overnight at the rosslyn station. our delia goncalves is live at the scene to give us an update. delia? >> reporter: monika, we have great news for riders specifically for those who ride that blue and orange line in the rosslyn area. crews worked overnight through the night and some good news, the trains are back up and running and crews don't anticipate any major delays on the blue and orange line for

your morning commute into work so that is certainly some good news for those riders, thousands who will commute early this morning. the derailment happened yesterday towards the tail end of the evening commute. it was a six-car train at rosslyn heading outbound toward franconia springfield and it just hopped the track. metro estimates there was about 1,000 passengers on the train at the time. no one was hurt. and fortunately they were able to offload everyone safely in about ten minutes but it's another bump in the road for a metro system trying to dig itself out of an operational hole. >> one set of wheels on one car came off the track. crews will be working throughout the night and as long as they need to to do our best to ensure morning rush hour will not be affected by this. >> reporter: and that was not affected and that is good news. at 4:30 this morning we got the word that everything was back up and running. crews tested and inspected everything and the switch between the orange and blue line, that's where the derailment happened. however, they don't know the exact cause of the derailment.

that six-car train is off the track, actually out of service barks in the yard as crews -- service, back in the yard as crews try to investigate exactly what happened and any mechanical failures that could have contributed to this derailment. back to you. >> thank so you much for the great news. if you're planning to head on to metro, blue and orange lines are great through rosslyn at this time. here's what it looks like on the beltway on the west sides of town. no problems across the american legion bridge. we'll go there live right now. traffic is moving well across the river west side of town between tysons and bethesda. coming up in my next report, i'll keep you posted on the situation on 66 in manassas at 6:12. back to you. >> thank you, monika. it 16:03. later this morning, prince george's county fire chief will be in the oxon hill community of south lawn. >> firefighters are going to be checking out homes for carbon monoxide detectors. that's because five people died from carbon upon knox side poisoning -- carbon monoxide poisoning tuesday. >> they were found on shelby

drive south of the beltway. when ems teams got to the home yesterday, all five people were alive but unconscious. they were pulled from the home but all died a short time later. firefighters blame a broken pipe in a furnace which filled the home with carbon monoxide. >> we had a heating system that had a very old piping system and obviously had not been maintained. >> firefighters in the home found carbon monoxide levels more than 100 times the level considered normal and healthy. the amount found could kill a person in about an hour. carbon monoxide is called a silent killer because the symptoms of poisoning can be very generic and differ from person to person. the most common symptoms are reddish skin, dizziness, muscle fatigue. if you think you're suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning, the best thing to do is to get outside and call 911. d.c. mayor vincent gray is laying out an ambitious 20-year plan for the district. he wants to make d.c. greener

by cutting fuel use, planting new trees and cleaning up the potomac and anacostia rivers. gray says it's needed because d.c. is one of the fastest growing cities in the country. >> i think we all would agree that the choice is clear. we must plan now for a city that is greener, healthier, more livable, more prosperous, and more equitable across the 618,000 people who live in the city. >> get this. one of his plans includes farms in the city. they would go on the roofs of buildings which are planned to go over interstate 395 north of the capitol. two million square feet could be used to grow produce for the city. jessica doyle is going high- tech in this your money report. >> some of the big stories from the big companies, we start with one of the big gorillas, apple. >> when i get this e-mail on monday, it reads update, have

iphone and very challenged, love to you, mom. >> your mom bought an iphone. >> my mom bought annual iphone, one of the 35 million reasons apple had a blowout first quarter. they told 35 million iphones, my mom among them and 12 million ipads. profits surged 93%. sales topped $32 billion. that beat even the most optimistic estimates and if that's not enough to make rivals jealous, apple says it's sitting on top of $100 billion in cash just sitting in the reserves. the rumor mill right now says we'll all have to wait till october for the iphone 5 to come out. men time a.o.l. is launching an online video network. it will take all of its programming and put it on one platform. this is the latest bid by major internet company to be a player in web television. there will be 14 channels available online on mobile, tablets and through tv connected devices. google is trying something out. yesterday it started selling smartphone directly to consumers through its online

store. the galaxy nexus costs $399 through its google play store. this of course is a phone that rivals the iphone but it comes unlocked meaning it doesn't come with a wireless contract and can work on multiple carrier networks. you just plug in the card and you're good to go. so people can save money that way. >> really interesting. i just started learning about that google placing. hard to keep up with all this stuff. >> it really is. it kind of makes the head spin a little bit. >> you help us. >> i'm trying and so is my mom. >> thanks, mom. it is 6:07. here's a look at some of the stories happening today that we'll be following for you. closing arguments will wrap up this morning in the south capital street murder trial and the jury could get the case this afternoon. five people died. five men are on trial. the supreme court is going to hear arguments over arizona's immigration law. it requires police to check the immigration status of anyone they think might be there

illegally. opponents say immigration is the federal government's job and the state is overstepping its bounds. >> john mayer will be among the musicians honored on capitol hill tonight. he'll be in town for the annual grammies. also at -- grammys. also jimmy jamm. fighting cancer affects not just your body but your body image as well. learn about a group that's helping women look good and feel good. >> howard says our weather is looking good. it will be sunny and warmer today. your weather first is next. it's 6:08 and you're watching 9news now.

we certainly have a chilly start with 30s and 40s in many areas but we're going to warm nicely today. by lunch time into the low 60s. winds pick up a little bit but this afternoon's highs upper 60s and some cases we're going to top 70. howard, a tough situation on the inbound side of i-66. a live look from our sky 9 on the inbound side after route 234. a multivehicle accident. in fact, two separate accidents here with authorities on the scene directing traffic. in the meantime you're squeezing by to the right at least a three-mile backup. that's what you're looking at right now and that is growing

quickly. i'll have more on this situation coming up at 6:18. president obama says the majority of secret service agents are good, honest, civil servants. he's glad the bad ones have been weeded out in the prostitution scappeddal in column -- scandal in colombia. the president told jimmy fallon the incident is a distraction. three more agents were forced out tuesday over allegations of what happened in colombia. the president says he is -- has confidence in the secret service and the secret service director mike sullivan during his investigation. there is no cause for alarm about a new case of mad cow disease. it was found in california. the agriculture department stresses the meat and dairy supplies are safer. it's the fourth mad cow case found in the united states in the last decade. a scare in the air for people on a jet blue flight out of westchester county, new york. flight 571 hit two big geese just after takeoff. they smashed into the cockpit windshield. the pilots were able to land

the plane safely, however. fighting cancer is hard enough. but a lot of women also get down because of the effects on their physical appearance. that's where the group look good feel better comes in. louanne ward, the executive director of the personal care products foundation joins us this morning. thank you for being here with us and congratulations on 23 years of looking good feeling better. how many women have you helped in all that time, do you know? >> yes. we've helped almost 800,000 women in the u.s. and about 1.5 million women globally with the look good, feel better program. >> what do you actually do for them? we know cancer does all things to the body but family members are just so happy they're alive, we probably don't even understand what it's doing to them emotionally. how do you help? >> what happens when you're undergoing cancer treatment is you have a lot of different concerns that you have to deal with, a life-threatening illness but you also have very rigorous treatments that cause a lot of issues. hair loss, skin changes, sometimes weight gain or loss

and it has a devastating effect on a person's self-esteem and their confidence which is critical to them really charging through and getting through their treatment on the other side as a survivor. >> you found out through polling the survivors that it really can be so debilitating that they may not even leave their home and other ways that it affects them. >> that's right. we recently did a survey with harris interactive. what we learned is really number one underscores what we do but also showed us some new things. you mentioned not leaving their homes. a third of the women surveyed said they didn't want to leave their homes because of their appearance side effects. that's heartbreaking to me that when we have a program of free service that helps women cope with these things, that women are still not leaving their homes. >> 23 years of doing this it is a free service but still there are women who don't know about this. how do we help besides doing this interview make a difference so that women can find out this organization exists for them? >> well, what i would say to

anyone is please learn about the services out there, evenly if a loved one or a friend or colleague has cancer and make sure they get to a look good, feel better workshop. it's free. it's other women in the room with you and you're learning very practical specific techniques. you learn how to camouflage undereye circles, dark skin. you learn how to camouflage hair loss and you come out of there feeling bonded with other women, feeling that someone really does care now and feeling like yourself again which is the most important part. >> that is the most important part. louanne roark, thank you for being here. it's look good, feel better week. we have more information you'll find later on today on wusa9.com on how you can help and get itself information to the women who need it most. mike, howard? >> thanks, andrea. we're talking temperatures now. we'll get a rebound but not before a little frost. >> it's a chilly morning. we have 30s and 40s. light winds. we've seeing frost in places -- we're seeing frost in places

where temperatures are 35, 36. the blades of grass or your car top, especially if it's a dark car, that could easily get down to 30, 31 in those conditions and that's what we've got. the advisories are north and west of town. they expire at 9:00. it includes frederick and loudoun and fauquier and culpeper and points west. even in southern maryland getting some reports of some spotty frost there as well. at the bus stop this morning, no surprise. clear to partly cloudy, chilly. 30s and 40s. thankfully the winds are light. sun rise occurs in about a minute at 6:17. our day planner we're going to see a good deal of sunshine. low 60s by noon. so pretty nice lunch hour today. upper 60s, even around 07 as a high as the winds pick up out of the west at 10 to 15 miles an hour and the clouds roll in tonight. we have a nice day ahead. a little bit breezy later o. warmer and wet -- later o. warmer and wetter on thursday. dry again friday, back in the 60s and cool for the weekend. right now saturday which is

maryland day, we'll be out there most of us. i'll be out there, andrea, anny, topper. we'll all be out there. temperatures only around 06 with clouds and -- 60 with clouds and maybe a late shower. catlett is 34. 36 gaithersburg. up in hagerstown 39. to our east and south we have temperatures 40, 41. looking outside on our michael & son weather camera, clear to partly cloudy out there. not a bad morning with light winds. calm at reagan national and humidity at 68%. we're watching stuff out to the west which is missing us this morning. this area of rain is going to miss us but there's another disturbance that will be coming in the flow around that big storm that got us earlier in the week that will bring us the threat for some showers and storms on and off tomorrow but the warmer temperatures as well. so upper 60s today. tonight 40s and 50s. not nearly as chilly. could be a shower toward morning but scattered showers or a thunderstorm tomorrow, mid- 70s. friday 64 so it will be cooler as we finish the workweek.

saturday i'm concerned about a back door front coming through here. saturday 60. maybe a late shower and sunday i'll keep our fingers crossed we'll be able to get to 64. let's go to monika at 6:17. issues. >> big time issues. we're talking about 66 on the inbound side. good morning, everybody. you'll want to know about this if you're heading out the door heading for manassas on 66. two separate accidents, four vehicles involved in total. let's take a live look from our sky 9 on the inbound side. you can see the activity still here in the two left lanes and delays for about two and a half to three miles on the inbound side of i-66 as you travel toward manassas. you might just want to get off at route 29 in gainesville heading inbound and then get back on in centreville. that might just be your better bet this morning because this is a tough one this morning. we'll keep you posted on that situation of course and we're zooming out here to look at the delay on the inbound side of i- 66. as i said almost three miles this morning. let's go back over to our maps

and this time we'll take a look at the northbound side of i-95. thankfully although it's slow, it's normal as you travel to woodbridge and springfield. we'll take a live look there right now. it's been incident free. all lanes open this morning northbound on 95 and a quick look 395 as well a the duke street. -- well at duke street. also running well at seminary road to the 14th street bridge. my next report at 6:25. 6:19 up for. coming up next in sports, do or die time for the capitals and the nats find themselves in another pitching dual. right now time for another check of our question of the morning. over the last year 10% of american households removed which of these things from their annual budget? is it a, the cable bill, b, land line phone service or c, an automobile? >> facebook friend jason thought this out. he said i'm going with c. it just makes the most sense. with the gas prices at record highs, more telecommuting capabilities nowadays, cities adding more carpooling and

greener ways to get to work. >> thoughtful answer. keep itself guesses coming to our facebook page. find out if you're correct at 6:54. we'll be back.

welcome back. your weather first. we're looking chilly this morning. 33 at dulles right now. we have frost in areas. we're in the mid-40s in d.c. going to be a good day today. sunshine, a couple of clouds mixing in this morning. generally a sunny day. winds out of the west picking up 10 to 15. look at the highs, upper 60s to perhaps near the 70-degree mark. tonight is the night. it's do or go home for the capitals. >> come on, caps. game seven in the playoff series against the bruins in boston. the puck drops at 7:30. the caps have won to out of three on the road in this series. >> the nationals, they began a six-game west coast swing last night in san diego. how about gio gonzalez. we went six innings, struck out six. he hasn't allowed a run in 20 innings. once again the nationals

offense took a while but they eventually got the job done. pinch hitter chad tracy hit a single in the 7th. wilson ramos came in to score. nationals win 3-1. they have won eight of the last ten. indianapolis colts confirmed what everyone basically already knew. they will take sanford quarterback andrew luck with the first pick in tomorrow's n.f.l. draft which means the redskins get robert griffin iii with the number two pick. the baylor quarterback is already in new york. he was at an event at subway restaurants there. he's going to be one of their spokespersons. rgiii told our dave owens he's ready for the high expectations here in d.c. but he remains humble. >> i might be the second pick, i might be who the fans want as a quarterback but i still got to go out and beat rex grossman. >> he's ready to perform. our dave owens is in new york already for tomorrow's draft. he'll have reports tonight from the bib apple -- big apple and

tomorrow night. >> rex has already said he's the original rgiii. our time 16:25. in -- is 6:25. in ten minutes a new identity theft scam. learn what it is and how to protect yourself. >> how virginia governor bob mcdonnell is responding to some talk he possibly could be mitt romney's running mate when it comes to the g.o.p. ticket for president. >> first, monika has a quick check of the commute. >> big story this morning is the inbound side of i-66 where an accident cleanup continues. looks like they're making progress near route 234 but it's left about a three-mile backup. i'll have details on this coming up in my next report at 6:30. you're watching 9news now. stay with us.

we're back. here's a live look from arlington, virginia. it's 46 degrees there right now. i'm deb deck. i'm andrea roane -- i'm mike hydeck. i'm andrea roane. howard bernstein is on the weather terrace. he's wearing his medium weight gloves. >> do you feel better? the gloves are off. it's a little crisp out here but we're in the 40s. we have lots of areas in the low to mid-30s in the suburbs and frost likely. you may be scraping a windshield or two. a nice day ahead. a good deal of sunshine. 63 by noon. 67 by 5:00. the high in some spots approaching the 70-degree mark. a couple clouds, high thin ones

coming across the region. you see the radar echoes in pennsylvania? hardly any of that is reaching the ground. the air is kind of dried out a lot over the last couple of days. there are your low 30s in culpeper. martinsburg down to 34. la plata 35. we've got some spotty areas of frost, even in southern maryland. north and west we've got the frost advisory till 9:00 a.m. high temps today with the wind picking up out of the west at 10 to 15 we'll be in the upper 60s in leesburg, frederick, baltimore and d.c. to perhaps 71 in fredricksburg and manassas. when i come back, we'll talk about the weekend. right now inside to monika santami. speaking of manassas. >> major backups on the inbound side of i-66. we're talking about two separate accidents that happened here on the inbound side after route 2k 34. look at -- route 234. look at all the red. about three miles of slow and heavy traffic. we'll go to our traffic camera on the inbound side of i-66. if you're planning to head here, you can see the activity

still there on the inbound side but it is in its clearing stages. you might want to go ahead and use route 29 as your alternate route. let's go back over to the maps this time 270. normal slow stuff as you head out of frederick toward urbana. you're going about 31 miles an hour past route 80 and once you pass route 121, it slows down again in rockville. a live look at the beltway north of town. outer loop again normal as you leave 95 to georgia avenue. in my next report at 6:42, an update on 66. back to you guys. the trial of former presidential candidate john edwards is attracting a lot of attention. the north carolina democrat could spend years in prison if he's convicted. >> it is a big story on cbs this morning. gail king -- gayle king joins us live from new york with a preview. good morning, gayle. >> hi, andrea. mike, hello to you too. >> hello. >> i didn't forget you, mike. john edwards' lawyers expect to get their first chance to challenge his chief accuse near court today. andrew young has been telling a

very colorful story about the former democratic presidential candidate and his mistress. our legal natural last is -- analyst is here to show us what both sides will try to accomplish with the star witness. plus oprah, that would be win free with a note to her younger self. apparently she has a lot to say. those stories and more when we see you starting at 7:00. >> you're also talking to a local girl who made good from the silver spring area, goldie hawn. >> goldie hawn, yes. didn't she grow up in tacoma park? >> yes, that's the actual takoma park. she told us one time shows goes back and sees the old house, sometimes looks in the window and everything. >> yes, i remember that. i went to university of maryland so i know the area very well. that's why i could remember takoma park. >> that will be fun to watch that interview too and learn about the younger oprah and what she said to herself. >> thanks, gayle. we'll be watching. >> have a great morning. >> see you guys. now to the 2012 presidential campaign. mitt romney won all five republican primaries held

tuesday by overwhelming majority. so here's a look at the delegate count now. according to "u.s.a. today," mitt romney has 844 delegates and he needs 300 more to clinch the nomination. virginia governor bob mcdonnell campaigned for romney yesterday in indiana fueling speculation that he could wind up as romney's pick for vice president. >> i'm not campaigning for it. i love being governor of virginia, the job held by thomas jefferson. we've got a lot of positive things happening with our state, low unemployment. we have surpluses. i'm thrilled with what i'm doing. it's completely a choice that mitt romney needs to make about what he thinks he would like to have in a running mate. we'll just have to stay tuned and see what he says. >> g.o.p. candidate newt gingrich says he will keep campaigning in north carolina this week but he isn't sure if his campaign is going to continue after that. police in prince george's county are looking for a killer. they want to find the person who murdered the man last night in district heights. the call went out just after 8:00 last night. police found the man shot to death in a home on addison road

south near walker mill road. the victim's name has not been released. police in the district are investigating their own homicide. a man was found dead last night along emerson street near 8th street and illinois avenue in northwest. he died a short time later. police have not released his name nor have they said anything about a motive. well, a lot of commuters were shaking their heads again at metro. a small derailment on the blue line slowed down the commute so how are things going this morning? the rush just about to get under way. delia goncalves live outside the rosslyn station in arlington with the latest on the progress they're making. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike. happy to say lots of progress made overnight. crews were working well through the night. dan stessel, metro's spokesperson joined us live at 5:00 to share the good news. metro is back up and running and no major delays so far on the orange and blue lines. it is unclear, though, at this point what caused the train derailment but just after 7:00 yesterday evening, a blue line

train at rosslyn hopped the tracks. no one was hurt on board the six-car train and all 1,000 passengers were offloaded we're told within ten minutes but you can be sure there were some delays and angry passengers. >> had to wait for the orange train to go by because of the singles track and then wait for the orange train to unload before we could move to the next stop. >> probably about 20 minutes. i've been working on my homework. the train just came. i'm happy. it's all good. >> reporter: it is all good because they are back up and running. metro says the best way for passengers to stay connected with what's happening on metro is to follow them on twitter or sign up for metro alerts on your cell phone. back to you. >> thank you, delia. delia goncalves live outside the rosslyn metro station in arlington, virginia this morning. well, marc is proposing a slate of changes for riders who use the brunswick line. it got over 1100 comments and

ideas and among the planned changes, removing some stops from the frederick branch, changing departure times in mornings and evenings, retiming the trains so gonzaga high school students can get to class on time and canceling the evening train to west virginia. marc is going to ask ride wears they think about all these -- riders what they think about all these ideas and no time effect for it to -- and no time for it to take effect. this is about as low as it gets. we're talking about crooks stealing the identities of the dead. we've seen this concept in the movies for years. crooks look to escape the police but smart criminals are actually using tactics to steal the identities of the deceased for monetary gain. this is in big numbers. fraud prevention from i.d. analytics is out with a new report on this particular topic. it finds thieves are stealing more than 2,000 identities from the dead every single day.

it's said to be 2.4 million each year. these do not become victimless crimes. the thieves use the i.d.s to apply for credit cards, cell phones and the like. the lenders often left holding the bag but family members can get ripped off too especially if they're left to manage the estates of their loved ones. this is what they recommend. loved ones monitor their deceased family members' identities for at least one year after death. the credit reporting agency will probably require a death certificate and proof you have the right to see this information. a marriage license or a will showing you're the executor. if you manage an estate, play close attention to unexpected bills. don't just assume they're mistakes and throw them away. it doesn't hurt to make sure the social security administration has an accurate account of your loved one's passing. it actually maintains a death master file so you're going to want to make sure that is updated. even given all of those things that you can do, it's still extraordinarily difficult to work out a credit reporting

problem, a debt problem and as a third party it make it is that much harder. >> it could take years in some cases. >> we've seen the ill effects of that, the long process it takes to restore your name. >> yes, awful. >> checking your own credit report but you wouldn't think to check a dead relative. 6:38. in nine minutes, food, water and reality show star mary beth al brieght joins us in stewed -- albright joins us in studio. she'll talk about a new effort to get children to eat well. >> mostly sunny skies. we're flirting with the 70 70- degree mark. keep it right here for 9news now.

it's 6:42 and welcome back. we've been keeping you posted on this situation on 66 on the inbound side after route 234 in manassas where there was an early morning accident. in fact, two separate accidents

that set the tone for a pretty nasty rush hour i'm afraid to say. the good news is it's been cleared from the roadway. we'll take a live look outside right now on the inbound side of i-66 and they kind of zoom this camera out to show you the lanes are open, although the traffic delays remain. so keep that in mind if you're just heading out the door. all lanes are open past an accident near route 234. let's go back over to the maps this time on the northbound side of i-95. you see a bit of red in woodbridge and a bit of yellow here in springfield. that's normal and a live look at 395 northbound here at duke street. the cameras has gotten a bit dark but it's slow through landmark up to seminary road. normal for 6:43 in the morning. in my next report another look at area roads at 6:58. back to you guys. i'm here in the weather center with howard. can you believe it? we were talking snow, cold temperatures, freezing temperatures. now we're looking forward today to highs near 70 degrees. >> but that's going to be later this afternoon. this morning i've got to caution you early.

it's really chilly out there. we've got low 30s. got some frost in spots and it feels cold enough to snow but it is going to be a great afternoon as andrea is telling you. yes, she is as usual correct. >> i just point out later today it was going to be 70. >> you pointed it out so astutely. >> i've been listening to you. >> let's get to the bus stop forecast and i can dig myself out of the hole i created. temperatures starting in the 30s and 40s. may have to scrape a little frost off the windshield. we have frost advisories north and west of town till 9:00 but there are areas all over that have spotty frost with the sun rising a little earlier at 6:17. our day planner today, we are going to have a nice one out there. 63 by noon. west wind at 9. it will pick up this afternoon. 3:00 67. highs 68 to maybe even 70, 71 in a few spots. a beautiful day ahead. big picture, well, we've got some clouds out there, some high thin ones coming across the region. you'll notice a few radar echoes in pennsylvania.

doesn't look like any of this is reaching the ground as the air has dried out but the temperatures have also really dropped. 33 sterling, reston, up in lovettsville so likely some frost in these areas. 38 for rockville. 38 in alexandria, even fort belvoir, frosty down there at 34 with crofton at 38. same with college park. maryland, by the way, this saturday i'll be out there at 9:30 to 11:30. monika santami wants you to know 12:30 is when you can meet monika in the journalism building. here at reagan national 46. look at the sunshine glimpsing off the capitol dome on our michael & son weather camera. no wind to speak of and the dew point at 36 degrees. that storm system that got us monday with the rain and snow, it's in eastern canada. around it, though, the flow still bringing in disturbances. this one bringing some wet weather to the carolinas this morning. another one approaching madison, wisconsin. that's going to come around, could give us a chance for some showers and storms tomorrow. but we should be warmer tomorrow. today upper 60s. very nice.

not nearly as cold tonight, 40s and 50s. but shower possible by dawn. tomorrow scattered showers, maybe a rumble of thunder, mid- 70s. book in the 60s on friday. 64. the weekend saturday maryland day from 10:00 to 4:00. looks like we'll be around 60, mostly cloudy, maybe some late showers. sunday 64. then monday back in the 60s. mike, over to you. >> thanks, howard. mom and dads, you know it's near impossible sometimes to get your kids to eat healthy. if ketchup was in all four food groups, my family would be in good shape. this morning we have a new idea for you. this is mary beth albright representing a group called common threads. she'll give us a unique spin on cowell flawr. what is the -- cauliflower. >> it's formed by oprah's former chef. chef art smith went to ground zero right after 9/11 and he thought to himself, how do i combine cooking and culture

awareness. so the kids can really learn to feed themselves at the same time as they learn to respect other cultures. common threads was born. it helps low income kids in d.c. and three other cities learn how to cook. >> very cool. let's do the new spin on cauliflower. it's called popcorn cauliflower? >> it looks like popcorn. what we do is take a head of cool cauliflower. cauliflower is white. you don't see white in the rainbow, right? but it is filled with vitamin c and fiber. it's like middle of the day for you. so you cut them into little floor receipts that look like -- florets that look like popcorn. do the entire head. take a little bit of olive oil and toss it around. super easy. you can do it with your kids. i did it with my 4-yard yesterday. put it on a sheet, like a sheet pan and put it in the oven at 400 degrees for about 15, 20

minutes. you take it out. it turns golden like this. let me tell you something. that's a tip for any kid. if you roast a vegetable, they will eat them. it turns sweet and nutty and delicious. i just have a little bit of bread crumbs here n. is a recipe the kids make themselves at common threads. throw in some garlic, a little bit of salt. and then a little more olive oil. this is going to be the topping. it's like the kind of topping you put on macaroni and cheese. you just sprinkle it on top. >> do you cook it again? >> you do. you bake it in the oven for another 5, 10 minutes and it comes out and looks like n. i put it in these cute little popcorn containers. >> let me try one. i love garlic, too. >> it's so good and it gets crunchy and nutty and sweet. the event is tomorrow night. a big fund-raiser we're having. >> 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on liaison capital hotel.

tickets benefit common threads. >> it's paired with kids making them. >> so much fun. excellent. mary beth albright, pleasure to meet you. >> i'm sorry. i'm a little oily. >> i understand. i've been combing through the day's daily deals to find you deep discount. here of some of our favorites. target.com taking care of baby. it's daily deal is for johnson's natural gift set. sap pooh, baby wash -- shampoo, baby wash, lotion $12.99. you're saving 24% plus free shipping. home theaters also popular. bestbuy.com's deal of the day, $1 a 59 -- $159.99 for a refush gished home theater. and gilt city d.c. has a deal for the happy couple. a wedding reception package at

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hi. good morning. big news. we're spreading the word about new honey bunches of oats fruit blends and their unique taste combinations. like peach/raspberry... and banana/blueberry. we're telling everyone. with one flavor in the granola bunch and one on the flake. try some. mmm! two flavors. in harmony. yummy. four nutritious grains and two big fruit flavors to make your day bunches better. today is wednesday, april 25. things are back to normal at metro's rosslyn station.

a small derailment caused a big headache for commuters last night. crews worked overnight so your commute should be just fine this morning. there's a new effort to give the district more control over its own finances. three senators from three different parties introduced a bill tuesday. part of that plan would allow the city to function even if the federal government entered its own shutdown. the nationals have now won three in a row. gio gonzalez gave up just -- worked six innings. 6:54. time to reveal the answer to the question. the question one more time, over the last year, 10% of american households removed which of these items from their annual budget? is it a, the cable bill, b, the land line phone service, or c, an automobile? >> we thought it was c, the automobile but the answer is a, the cable bill. >> that has got to be because you can watch so many things online now is my guess. one more check of traffic and weather when 9news now

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do you have an old junk drawer with your old gadgets are collecting dust? there's an opportunity to get rid of them today. gw is holding their gw plus phone equals hope campaign. they're going to recycle all of those old gadgets and sell them. the proceeds will go toward maternal and child health projects. you have an opportunity to drop them off at the 15 busiest metro stops this morning from 7:00 to 9:30. we have the whole list on our website wusa9.com. it's chilly out there this morning. got some frost. temps in the 30s in many areas away from town. a beautiful afternoon. we'll be in the upper 60s, maybe 70. tomorrow some showers and storms, mid-70s. cooler and drier friday and

clouds, 60 on maryland day saturday and maybe a late shower. bless you, jessica. >> thank you. >> sunday back in the 60s. that was a muted sneeze. monika? our big story this morning was the accident on the inbound side of i-66 in manassas at route 234. it's cleared but left this delay trying to get there and one more last look northbound 95. looks like this dale city off and on toward lorton and springfield. still resisting another sneeze, that pollen. wall street looking higher this morning thanks to better than expected earnings from apple after the bell waiting on the federal reserve. cbs this morning coming up next. n.f.l. tom condon talking about the draft this year and they're going to preview today's supreme court argument over arizona's immigration law. we'll be back in 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. please join us. check out our mobile site on your cell phone at wusa9.com. check us out tomorrow morning starting at 4:25. until then, have