done to prevent any future attacks. >> counterterrorism advisors say right now the biggest threat to america appears to be al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, an affiliate in yemen. that group is believed to be behind the attacks such as the failed underwear bombing on board a plane on christmas day headed for detroit back in 2009. secretary of state hillary clinton leaves for china tonight. she and treasury secretary timothy geithner will be in beijing for high level talks on trade, the economy and tensions with north korea and iran. but a human rights issue could complicate the discussions. the blind legal activist who fought china's forced abortion laws escaped from house arrest last week. a chinese aid group claim he's hiding inside the u.s. embassy. u.s. officials will neither confirm nor deny the report. student loans have turned interest an election year clash between republicans and the white house. >> at tara mergener reports, republican leaders have mixed the student loan issue with the

debate over health care reform. >> reporter: millions of students like how water university sophomore derek simmons could graduate with more debt if congress allows the interest rate on federal student loans to double on july 1. >> it's so hard being a college student. it's so hard trying to pay for college. >> reporter: during campus visits, president obama pushed lawmakers to take action. friday the house did. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: republicans pushed through a bill that eliminates a preventive care fund in president obama's health care law to pay for the rate cut extension. >> it is unconscionable the republican leadership is forcing us to choose between education and health care. >> reporter: the white house has promised to veto the g.o.p. bill saying it will hurt women who need preventive care. the house speaker accuses democrats of picking a campaign fight. >> nobody wants to see student loan interest rates go up. people want to politicize this because it's an election year but my god, do we have to fight

about everything? >> reporter: campaign watchers say the real battle may be for the youth vote key to president obama's election in 2008. howard freshman beeman says she's keeping a close eye on the issue. >> money is money and it's very tight right now. hopefully, you know, congress gets it right. >> reporter: she knows the outcome could affect her long after the 2012 campaign is over. tara mergener, cbs news. >> senate democrats will bring their version up for debate in may. it has a tax hike on businesses, an approach republicans oppose. are you sick of getting stuck in traffic jams? virginia-maryland roads may be getting worse because both states are behind on road repairs corgt to the washington exercise -- to the -- according to the washington examiner. maryland needs $870 million per

year for transportation expenses. areas in northern virginia need about $700 million. lawmakers in both states rejected attempts by the respective governors to provide a funding source. analysts say if the states fail to find the money for transportation projects, the d.c. region's infamous congestion is only going to get worse. the time is 4:33. in other news d.c. police are searching for the people responsible for two separate muggings in georgetown. around 1:00 sunday afternoon, two employees at the serendipity restaurant were robbed while taking a break in an alley. an hour later another person was held up while walking along nearby 23rd street. one of the victims told 9news now he and his co-worker were sitting down when they were approached by to young men asking for a cigarette. they gave them the cigarettes and a short time later the two men returned. the victims say one of the men pulled a gun and demanded their phones and wallets. the two suspects then ran away. police have not said if the two armed robberies are related.

d.c. police are also investigating a murder in northeast washington. police were called to the 600 block of edgewood street around 1:30 sunday morning. they found 30-year-old joseph southhall suffering from a gunshot wound. he was poe announced dead at the scene. anyone with information about this case is asked to call d.c. police. four people were injured, including two medics when a tow truck driver sideswiped an ambulance. the ambulance was in clinton, maryland heading to the hospital when the patient in it was hit. the crash sent the ambulance into a nearby car. one person in the car was also hurt. all four victims were taken to the hospital. they are being treated for nonlife threatening injuries. the tow truck driver is facing several citations. a man is recovering after being hit by an amtrak train in woodbridge, virginia. he was hit around 5:00 last night near the feather stone road crossing. the victim was flown to the hospital. we're not sure of that person's injuries.

investigators are trying to determine what he was doing on the tracks in the first place. the train was enroute to new york at the time. in anne arundel county, police are looking for two men who stabbed three people at an elks lodge in annapolis. it happened around 1:00 yesterday morning on solomon's island road. police arrived and found two men and a court guard -- and a security guard suffering from stab wounds. all were taken to maryland's shock trauma in baltimore. university of maryland basketball player pishon howard was cited for disorderly conduct. he was arrested early sunday morning after police responded to a cafe. he was verbally prodding another man and wouldn't stop. three little girls were among seven people killed when the vehicle they were riding in fell more than 50 feet off an elevated roadway into a ravine inside the bronx zoo in new york city. police say the vehicle bounced off the median, crossed three

lines of traffic before falling. the victims were all from the same family. it's not yet clear what caused the driver to lose control. 20 years ago this weekend, the los angeles riots got under way. they started after a jury acquitted four policemen charged with the beating of rodney king. after a week of violence, 55 people had been killed, more than 2300 injured and more than 1500 buildings were damaged or destroyed. today one world trade center which is being built on the site of the fallen twin towers will surpass the empire state building to become new york city's tallest building. eventually it will reach a patriotic 1776 feet. once it's completed the new building will include a 408- foot antenna on its roof. time now 4:36. we may be hitting 80 degrees again soon. showers on the way, too. howard has the timeline coming up next in your weather first. the long-time king of cellular phones has been

dethrowned. jessica will have more on that coming up in your money. >> type ii diabetes may need a different treatment to help manage the disease. we'll explain when 9news now is back in two minutes.

4:39 on this monday morning. it's a bit cool out there, especially north of town. we have some readings in the lower 40s. partly to mostly cloudy today. lots of high clouds. other than a stray, a real stray sprinkle we'll be dry today. 65 by 3:00 with highs anywhere from the mid-60s to 70 or so. much warmer readings head this way as the week goes o. more coming up in the next five. monika is in with time saver traffic. all lanes are open on the northbound side of 95 heading north from lorton to newington

and springfield. the earlier accident and investigation on route 123 north of furnace road in lorton has been cleared to the side of the road. coming up in my next report, a closer look at virginia roads in a few minutes. back to you guys. 4:40. time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> hello, jessica doyle. >> hello to both of you. as for investors we'll get more clues about the state of the economic recovery. wall street waiting on new figures on personal income and spending. and factory orders. but the main event comes friday with the release of the april unemployment report. stocks are coming off a winning week. check be the numbers for you, the dow stands at 13,228, added 23 points in trading on friday. nasdaq a big winner on the day, up 18 points. it had its best week since february. of course we had strong earnings last week from apple, amazon, expedia and the like. the s&p 500 added about 3 points. automakers may have dodged a parts shortage. ford is saying it found a

substitute for resin used in brake systems and other parts. chrysler and g.m. say they're close to finding a substitute as well. a german factory which makes most of the world's resin was forced to close after a fire last month. nokia is no longer the world's biggest cell phone maker. samsung has that honor shipping 92 million cell phones in the first quarter compared to 82 million for nokia. they're sort of middle of the market. >> thanks, jess. well, the once little known disorder trisomia gained national attention during rick santorum's campaign. we'll introduce you to a local teen who is beating the odds.

trisomy. good morning. welcome back to 9news now on this monday morning. coming up on 4:44. yes, the 80s are in howard's seven-day forecast. >> by tomorrow we should get some 80-ish degree readings. upper 80s wouldn't surprise me. >> and next week there will be freezing temperatures. >> it's almost safe. we're coming up on mother's day, may 1. it's almost safe to put even tender stuff in the ground. so consider that. weather wise, not a bad weekend overall. yesterday was gorgeous. had some much needed showers but not enough on saturday, even though it was a great day at maryland day. the folks in la plata were celebrating and comet rating the tenth anniversary of the big tornado. lots going o. we're back to reality and temperatures starting in the 40s and 50s with your bus stop forecast. anywhere from partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. we have more clouds in virginia than maryland today or at least right now. sunrise at 6:11. as we go through the day, we will be partly to mostly

cloudy. there's a slim chance for a passing sprinkle. temperatures at 8:00 in the low 50s in d.c. by noon about 60. southeast winds at 10 miles an hour with 66 at 4:00. look for a high about 68 in town. some areas south, southwest may get to 70, 71, 72 with 63 degrees at 8:00 p.m. so if you have some sort of evening activities, sports practice, you might need a long sweat shirt. the heaviest stuff in michigan andeanian. nothing will be coming -- and indiana. nothing will be coming towards us today. 30s in pennsylvania. the air north of us is much drier and cooler than on the south side of town. mid-50s for southern maryland. low 50s in fredricksburg. we look outside on our michael & son weather camera, good skies. high thin clouds out there. east, northeast wind at 6 right now. the barometer has come up a lot since last week at 30.27.

had a lot of pressure changes. what we're watching it's right in the middle of the country. you can see how the showers and storms pop up from oklahoma all the way now in towards central illinois. this is all ahead of a front sliding off toward the east. going to be slipping in and out of us the next couple of days before we end up in the warmer air mass for the second half of the week. let me show you the future cast. we're going to have a lot of high clouds coming across the region today. might get a stray sprinkle here or there. there's a line of showers and storms tomorrow midday. i'll put some -- sorry it's not stopping. i normally stop it to let you know where it s. we'll get to that tomorrow. tuesday night things will clear out. by wednesday afternoon you do notice out to the west a chance of showers and storms. one of these could even get ath bit closer. looks like tomorrow is going to be the active period for us for showers and storms. we might even see one or two showers overnight tonight. today we've got mid-60s, places like baltimore and annapolis and hagerstown. upper 60s as you go farther

south toward leesburg and winchester. 70 in fredricksburg. 72 for culpeper. tonight won't be nearly as cool as this morning i don't believe with temperatures generally staying in the 50s to even around 60 degrees. as we look at the forecast today high temps in the upper 60s to around 70. tomorrow around 80, though. some scattered showers and storms. 81 on wednesday, slight chance of a storm. basically west of town. good towards thursday and friday. check this out. mid-80s thursday. upper 80s friday. then back to the low 80s for the weekend with a chance for the mainly afternoon thunderstorm. it is 4:47. monika santami with time saver traffic. thank you so much. i was just getting the latest information in lorton. northbound on route 123 at palmer road where there was a high speed police chase overnight. what authorities are telling us now is that there is still only one lane getting through northbound route 123 at palmer road in lorton. so you want to keep that in

mind for your travel plans. again it was a high speed chase that ended in an accident in that vicinity. let's take you over to the west side of town. no problems to report on the dulles toll road as you come in from the airport all the way to the beltway. 66 is looking good in from manassas to centreville and fairfax. lanes are open as you head for the beltway and inside to the roosevelt bridge. we'll take you live outside. if you're planning to head here in bethesda, no problems to report on arlington road and old georgetown road pretty much in the heart of the bethesda area. this time inside the beltway in virginia, no problems to report here on 395 as you can see. 66 inside the beltway and even 295 running at or above the speed limit heading toward the 11th street bridge. a live look inside the beltway northbound 395 at duke street. nice and light up to the 14th street bridge and across the river. coming up in my next report, an update on the situation in lorton at 4:47. it was once a little known disorder. not many of us had heard of

trisomy 18. it's in the spotlight due to the daughter of former g.o.p. presidential candle rick santorum. >> we introduce you to a local teenager born with the disease who has lived far past the life expectancy. someone with trisomy 18. in the midst of the campaign for the presidential nomination, a little known medical condition called trisomy 18 came into the national spotlight. senator rick santorum announced he was dropping out of the race in part because of a medical crisis involving his child bela. tonight we meet a local family who has lived with this almost always fatal condition whose child has beat remarkable odds. >> you want to be on tv? >> reporter: mikey's parents say a carefree smile and laughter of his most common expressions. when he plays with his sisters or helps feed fish in the family's tank. mikey is 14 years old, one of the longest surviving children

with trisomy 18. >> i remember early on when the doctors would say you have an appointment six months from now. i thought, well, we'll see. it was hard to kind of think six months from now because we were given such a bleak outlook. >> reporter: in fact, only 10% of children born with this chromosomal disorder even live past their first birthdays. they are tip -- there are typically major developmental delays, heart defects and malformakings of the hands and feet. one of the biggest risks early on is pneumonia because these kids aspirate fluid into their lungs. pneumonia kept bela in the hospital. >> the pneumonia was a constant worry. i mean, you're never sure whether or not in the morning you're going to get up and hear something in his lungs. >> reporter: mikey is tube fed to limit that risk. he gets home schooling and therapy and is loved by friends, neighbors and parrishiers at church. but the founder of an organization on trisomy 18 says

the dankos' experience is unique. victoria miller says miscarriage, still birth and early death are so common, some families are making funeral arrangements during pregnancy. >> a lot of children with trisomy 18 ever hidden -- are hidden. there are a lot of children who are conceived that we never get to meet. the vast majority of families impacted are not walking around the street for people to see. >> reporter: since the santorum family's announcement, there's been more traffic on the website than its entire history and the dankos say they're ready to reach out to other families struggling with this disorder to let them know kids like mikey exist. >> it's amazing how much happiness he brings to people that get to know him. >> it's a challenge but it's all worth it. >> reporter: anita brikman, 9news now. >> according to the trisomy foundation, it occurs when a baby has three number 18 chromosomes instead of the

normal two. the onset of the disorder is not brought on in any way by parents' actions behavior before or during a pregnancy. when it comes to type ii diabetes in young people, meta diss forum is the standard treatment but a new study finds it's not effective for many patients. it has a much higher failure rate among kids ages 10 to 17 compared to adults who are treated with the drug. results were much better when it was combined with other diabetes drugs. a new study helps explain why some teenagers start experimenting with drugs while others do not. researchers in vermont discovered a number of brain networks which seem to make some teens more impulsive. teenagers who had low brain activity in certain networks were more likely to try alcohol, cigarettes and illegal drugs. mothers who are under stress are more likely to overfeed their infants. according to a new study in

journal pediatrics, researchers found 24% of low income moms added cereal to their infant's bottle to help their babies sleep longer or stay full longer but the practice may lead to childhood obesity. researchers found single moms who are depressed and parents of temp emergency babies were significantly more likely to add that cereal. on a brighter note, 4:53, time for the question of the morning. >> 36% of americans do not know how to do one of these things. is it a, send a text message, b, swim, or c, drive? >> log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer during the 6:00 hour.

trisomy.

welcome back. 4:55. your weather first on this monday morning. we are looking at a mix of clouds and sunshine. lots of high clouds today. we'll call it partly to mostly cloudy. cool but seasonably so with temps by 3:00 in the mid-60s. highs upper 60s to maybe 70 or so. looks like much warmer temps on the way for this week. that's coming up in a few minutes. right now monika is in with a look at time saver traffic. if you're traveling on the northbound side of i-95 or planning to this morning, no problems to report as you head up towards springfield. but in lorton, northbound route 123 near palmer road, watch out for police activity. coming up in my next report, another look at area roads at 5:00. back you to, andrea. >> thank you, monika. a popular exhibit at the national gallery of art closed this weekend. hundreds of people stood in line saturday for a last chance to see an exhibit of paintings. it featured a collection of nature-inspired painted scrolls. >> a lot of them are birds. a lot of paintings of nature,

like birds and trees and flowers and stuff. it's so decalled. -- it's so detailed. tiny lines and stuff. it was really cool. >> i saw something on television showing me about this show and it was very beautiful. and i wanted to see it in person. >> the national gallery of art stayed open till 8:00 last night to accommodate all the people who wanted to see the exhibit before it closed. the weekend box office numbers go like this. think like a man still in number one spot. $18 million in sales over the weekend. sony's new release of "pirates! band of misfits" came in the second spot. "the lucky one" came in number three. we all want to see this movie. "avengers" opens in the united states. 178 million dollars in receipt during its debut. the film is expected to make a pretty big splash here in the united states. it could be one of the highest

grossing films of the year. the cast of "the avengers" had a big night in the big apple. >> one of the most anticipated country albums of the year is about to drop. >> marvel super heroes leaped from the comic books to the red carpet at the tribecta film festival. the cast said it was honored to close the festival. >> it feels like a good old fashion american homecoming so it's great. >> film really is about new york. it's set in manhattan. >> reporter: it has already made $178 million in theaters overseas. it opens in the u.s. on friday. ready to get blown away? that's the name of carrie underwood's new album which goes on sale tuesday. several formidable women we know as singers have their hands in dvds coming out tomorrow. >> let's stop all this talk about marriage. >> reporter: madonna directed

we about king edward the 8th's love affair. the couple's life together was not as perfect as some people thought. another dvd choice is "joyful noise" with dolly parton starring in the comedy about a church choir and its two leading ladies who can't get along. >> the countdown begins. >> reporter: the romantic comedy "new year's eve" is also coming out on dvd. it features an all-star cast including halle barry, robert deniro and ashton kutcher. that's your eye on entertainment, teresa garcia, cbs news, hollywood. good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. wow, it's monday already. that weekend flew. here's monika santami. >> not that long ago. >> she'll have traffic momentarily. >> four more