morning. good visibility now. 65 degrees with the clouds. we're going to have on and off showers, some light, some heavy, maybe a rumble of thunder, highs upper 60s to low 70s for you this afternoon. winds southeast, southerly at 10 miles an hour. this morning we're running in the mid-60s in most spots although low 60s now in la plata and leesburg and upper 50s to around 60. we've got a fire bell going right now here. 59 in martinsburg and winchester. you see me running for the door, it's not a drill. i've been alarmed here. we've got some showers off to our west. we've got light stuff off to the south. the heavy stuff off to the south and west of us. fairfax county, loudoun county, up toward frederick just some light showers now. highs today around 70 in d.c. 60s north. beverly farmer, time saver traffic while i figure out what's going on. [ fire alarm sounding ] if you're making the drive along the trip northbound 95 and 395, right now the

overnight road work is out of your way. northbound 95 heading to springfield, 395 heading into the 14th street bridge, here's 66 inside the beltway falls church. overnight road work westbound out of the way. eastbound pace has been good. building volume in through manassas and centreville and those areas seeing some showers may take you extra time this morning. i-70 to 270 southbound lanes are open. no troubles. beltway in maryland the overnight road work out of your way on the beltway down near landover. beltway here at new hampshire avenue, the overnight road work near university boulevard is out of the way and the pace is g. 95 south out of baltimore, bw parkway, route 50 corridors, downtown traffic so far so good from ddot and metropolitan police. no issues to report heading into northeast, northwest, bridges in southeast checked in all right as well. that's a look at your drive. back to you. >> thanks, beverly. it is about 5:02 now. maryland lawmakers have one more shot to get it right. a special session in the

general assembly begins later this morning and a budget must be passed in order to avoid the so-called doomsday budget. >> delia goncalves is live in our satellite center with just how lawmakers expect to get this done if just three days when they couldn't get it done during the regular session. >> reporter: i know. that regular session 90 days and so that was five weeks ago. they couldn't get anything done 90 whole days. so the governor now says they have to get right down to business in order to pass a budget by wednesday. so of course that means there will be no discussion of the prince george's county galling casino proposed at national harbor. that will not be on the agenda. the governor blamed the gambling debate for the budget's failure. also off the table is a proposed tax increase on gasoline and on the sales tax. however, many families are likely to pay for more in personal income taxes. take a look for yourself. individuals making $100 to $125,000 may see their tax rate

go up slightly from 4.75% to 5%. $125,000 to $150,000 pay up to 5.25%. $150,000 to $250,000 pace 5.5% in taxes per household. households earning $150 to $175,000 will see a light increase to 5%. sorry, folks, we don't have that graphic but the math continues. the more money you make essentially the higher taxes you'll pay. >> we will be back with more news later so please stay with us.

strip in the northern himalayans today. 20 people were on board. 15 were killed. government officials say the survivors are in critical condition. now to the ongoing debate over same-sex marriage. pastors across the country took to their pulpits yesterday to either support president obama's decision or to denounce it. the heated discussion also dominated the sunday talk shows. bill whitaker tracked that debate. >> reporter: it was the talk of the sunday talk shows. >> we're going to hear many voices on this issue of gay marriage. >> reporter: there were, of course, classic talking points from republican national committee chairman. >> marriage has to have a definition and we just happen to believe it's between a man and a woman. >> reporter: singer and gay activist clay aiken. >> we're going to look back on

this and be ashamed we were against this. >> reporter: but for such a hot button issue, the tone and tenor of today's debate was not hard right versus hard left. ted olson served in the george w. bush administration. he supports same-sex marriage. >> i'm not for gay marriage despite the fact i'm a conservative. i'm for gay marriage because i'm a conservative. >> reporter: the blurring of political lines reflects how undefined this issue still is. ever since president barack obama endorsed same-sex marriage last week and mitt romney, his presumed republican opponent, restated his support for traditional heterosexual marriage, hundreds have been trying to predict the political fallout. political scientist and former gop strategist, dan schnur. >> the politics in this area are changing so quickly that neither party really knows quite exactly how to deal with them. >> reporter: while polls show growing public support for

same-sex marriage, the real election battle will be in crucial swing states where gop strategist mark mckinnon is support is weaker. >> the polling done in the last couple days show 23% of independents and 10% of democrats say make them less likely to vote for president. >> reporter: tony perkins of family research council says the president has reenergized the republican base. >> i don't think the president did a political calculus to do this because if he d he need to go back to the calculator because it's a bad formula. >> reporter: democrats argue or maybe hope that by election day this issue will be a nonissue. that anybody who wouldn't vote for president obama because of same-sex marriage, probably wouldn't have voted for him anyway. bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. several wildfires are burning throughout arizona. there are calls for mandatory evacuations in historic mining community of crown king. that fire has damaged two buildings and burned about 300 acres. another fire started saturday

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toyota has passed general motors as the world's largest automaker and toyota claimed the top spot in the first quarter, selling 2.49 million cars, according to bloomberg news. gm sold 2.28 million. and facebook founder mark zuckerberg turns 28 years old this week. this is the week of the much-anticipated ipo, which could value facebook at nearly $100 billion. that's more than disney or ford, netting zuckerberg more than $17 billion. what i want to know, where are our invitations to the party? >> and what are his friends going to get him for his birthday? ashley morrison here in new york, thank you very much. this is the time of year when college seniors around the country are trying on caps and gowns and getting ready to preports, many are weighed down by worry over how to pay their huge college debt when jobs are so scarce. >> reporter: with graduation less than a week away, communications major andrew

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thunderstorms and locally heavy downpours in the mid-atlantic. ohio valley and parts of the deep south. west texas and eastern new mexico will have thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail. it will be hot in southern arizona and southeastern california with highs near 110 degrees. in sports, a big night for the nba's biggest star. before the heat took on the pacers in miami, lebron james received the regular season mvp trophy, his third in four years. then to business, james driving the baseline for a reverse layup in the third quarter, scoring with a fast break jam in the fourth, as the heat opened the seern conference semifinals with a 95-86 win. in memphis on their third try the l.a. clippers finally clinched their first-round series against the grizzlies, taking control of game seven in the fourth quarter. the clippers won 82-72 and will take on the san antonio spurs in the western conference semifinal. now to baseball and a

mother's day slug fest around the majors. in arlington, the rangers' nelson cruz hit a third inning grand slam home run down the third baseline, making it 6-2 over the angels and texas won it 13-6. in miami, bottom of the ninth inning, the score tied 4-4 after a blown save by the closer, he put his pink bat to work driving the ball to deep center for a grand slam and an 8-4 walkoff win. another ninth inning grand slam in rainy cincinnati. joey votto hit his third homer of the game giving the reds 6-3 win over the nationals. it's the first time in 14 years there were two walkoff grand slams in one day. when we return, another look at this morning's top steers. and head of the class. an unlikely student graduates with honors from a top ivy league school. [ indistinct conversation ] did somebody just...? impossible. ♪

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., showers, 72. atlanta, thunderstorms, 76. mostly sunny in st. louis, mostly cloudy in denver. seattle, sunny, 83 degrees. here's another look at this morning's top story. the $2 billion blunder at jpmorgan chase is expected to cost three top executives their job. they could step down as early as today. some in congress are calling for tougher regulations on wall street. across the country this week, thousands of students are receiving their hard-won college diplomas but few if any are as dedicated to education as the new grad tony guida found here in new york. >> reporter: 52, graduated from columbia university. his diploma, validation of a life-altering choice. books over blood. >> whom shall i kill?

somebody who yesterday i call a brother? now he's an enemy? >> reporter: his country, yugoslav yugoslavia, was a killing field in 1992. civil war, ethnic cleansing. he could either fight for a cause he didn't believe in or flee. he escaped to new york. he chose it not just as refuge, but as renaissance. >> if god had not given me some nice appearance, has given me a head, has given me a heart, and i can better myself. >> reporter: he started at the bottom, cleaning bathrooms, but these were ivy league bathrooms. he chose a janitor's job at columbia university because it came with 14 free credit hours a year. >> i do believe education, good education, it's very important not just for individuals for themselves but for society as a whole.

>> reporter: first, he had to learn english. with his full-time job, it took seven years. then he enrolled in columbia's classics programs, studying greek and latin by day, scrubbing toilets by night. >> he's a remarkable human being -- >> reporter: garrison williams taught him and supervised his thesis on the roman philosopher seneca. the professor saw a man dedicated to knowledge. >> he would ask one question, then another question, a third question. his intellectual curiosity is very broad. >> reporter: another 12 years of work study led to this moment, not just a crowning but also a passing. he plans to get a masters, even a ph.d.. one day he hopes to teach. >> the same as seneca said, while you teach, you learn. >> reporter: 19 years of hard work and learning behind him got him, 52, graduated from columbia university today, with honors.

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welcome back. we're back. we had a fire alarm go off but everything is fine. weather wise we have light rain showers. we'll have light to moderate showers, maybe a rumble of thunder all day. by 9:00 65 degrees. you see the scattering of showers. mid--day 67. there will be lulls as well. look how temperatures barely budged. 37 by 3:00 still with the scattered showers and an even for the drive home, scattered showers, maybe a rumble of thunder. temperatures at 69 degrees. as howard said, we had a fire alarm and it's mandatory that we must evacuate the building. that means everything had to stop, including our newscast. so that's why you were seeing the cbs morning news, the overnight edition of it. so thank you for rejoining us on 9news here in the almost 5:30 hour. >> there were no flames. we had a water pump issue and

it's taken care of and the alarm went off. >> we're back. sports time, the nationals just can't seem to shake the injury bug. you saw jason wirth break his wrist. >> kristen berset has more. good morning, everybody. the nationals just can't escape the injury bug. mike moore has been out all season. we saw jason go on the dl after fracturing his wrist. wilson ram most become -- ramos becomes the 11th player to go on the disabled list. he rushed back to get the ball and his cleats got caught in the grass. he buckled in obvious pain. an m.r.i. yesterday revealed a torn acl. look at it coming down in cincinnati a. three-hour delay. once the rain let up, espinoza doubles to deep right.

bryce harper comes in. nats up 4-2. 6-3 in the 8th, one up to bryce harper but he loses the ball in the sky. where does it go? oh, look, it lands behind him. reds scored two on that one. to the 9th we go. three homers this game closes it out with a walkoff grand slam. reds steal this one 9-6. davey johnson said the achilles heel for the nats last night just too many mistakes. baltimore, tampa bay baltimore looking for the sweep. os down. rodriguez throws it away. 9-8 tampa bay. the same guy this time get it is, a long throw in the dirt dugout by carlos pena. tampa holds on to win this one

9-8. the redskins offense getting a little boost. n.f.l. reporting they signed high tower to a one-year deal. he tweeted a pith of himself wearing a redskins cap saying "i'm back." let's just say twitter versus redskin nation bree up upon seeing that news. that's going to do it for your morning sports. i'm kristen berset. have a great day. maryland lawmakers are back at it again. >> they are trying to keep the so-called doomsday budget from becoming a reality. a quick check of the commute now. bev? we'll be right back.

good morning. welcome back to 9news now. we've had some excitement here in our studio this morning but things have calmed down happily. good morning. i'm andrea roane. i'm mike hydeck. at least for the moment. we had a fire alarm and it seems everything is calmed down. monika is out today but bev farmer will have traffic in a moment. we start with howard bernstein in the forecast. a nice weekend, a soggy start to the workweek. >> looks like today and tomorrow. i put on twitter we had to evacuate because of the fire alarm because we had a water leak and somebody wrote "very monday." i thought that was quite fitting. we have rain moving into the area. some folks seeing rain for hours off to the west. we'll have showers the next couple of days. we need the rain. we're about five inches in the hole since the beginning of the year. you see a couple of raindrops on our camera looking outside. got temperatures right now in

the mid-60s. 67 at noon. some light rain at reagan national with 5:00 temperature right around 70. so i think highs today 70, maybe 71. they're not going to move much. we're in the low to mid-60s most spots although upper 60s all the way up and down. we've been watching the moisture move from the south and west. quite heavy some of the rain showers in west virginia. locally you see the breaks here off to our east and into charms and prince george's county. look north and west. we've got a lot of light to occasional moderate showers. not far from haymarket. this is moving to the northeast. light sprinkles in montgomery county as well and right through the district. our highs today will range in the upper 60s north to about 70, 71 here in town. monika is off. we go over to beverly farmer. pretty good start so far on the roadways. you mentioned the wet pavement in some areas but no incidents to report from state police or vs.dot for travelers on i-95.

volume building as you make your way into woodbridge, across the occoquan. headlights toward you is northbound traffic. still looks good to get to the beltway heading into landmark on 395 and up to the 14th street bridge. only building volume to report. inner loop of the beltway, the overnight road work out of your wai. east on 66 building volume east of manassas to get into centreville. the pace is good as you make your way in past fair oaks. falls church seeing a little more volume at this hour but all lanes open as you make your way into ross lynn. maryland beltway and the bw parkway and 50 checking all right. so the 95 corridor in maryland. southbound 270 building volume to head into urbana. they're checking northbound 270 near route 80 urbana for the report of a crash. we'll keep you updated with the next report. back to you. >> thank you, beverly. millions of dollars in proposed cuts to libraries, police departments and schools may be saved thanks to a special session for the maryland general assembly.

>> the governor called a three- day session to avoid the so- called doomsday budget because lawmakers failed to pass it in the regular session. delia goncalves is live in the satellite center with more on some of the possible cuts that are still looming. >> reporter: the lawmakers have avoided those service cuts possibly and 500 state workers being laid off in the potential doomsday budget. but, the governor says a balanced budget means there will be some slashes and it's not going to be easy for lots of folks. let's take a look at some video. of course that means the proposed casino at the national harbor in prince george's county will not be on the agenda right now. the governor blamed that debate for the budget failure in the first place. the governor laid out specific goals for this special session that will last three days. he wants lawmakers to balance the budget and lots of effort that he put in place to keep the aaa bond rating. let's listen to what the governor had to say in a recent

press conference that he held in annapolis at the state capitol. >> it will include actions on almost 600 million in further spending reductions across fiscal year 2012 and fiscal year 2013 than were originally proposed in our january budget proposal. >> reporter: so that's the governor playing i guess a bit of a game you could say. he proposed this budget in january and with the $600 million in cuts the lawmakers did not approve a budget at the end of their 90-day session. so he's saying listen, i'll give you three days, i'll give you the special session you wanted but here are my conditions. you have to include the $600 million in cuts that i first proposed back in january when they first introduced their budget. coming up at 6:00, we're going to tell you when lawmakers will bring up the casino debate. they will discuss it not right now but it may come up in the

next couple of months. i'll have more details on that in a half-hour. back to you. >> delia goncalves with that update from our satellite center. it is 5:34. there is a lot going on with your money this morning. >> jessica doyle is here to break it all down for us. good morning. >> good morning. we're going to start with what is going to be a major focus on wall street today and probably all week. the continuing fallout at jpmorgan chase. last week we told you about the huge revelations from the nation's biggest bank that is lost about $2 billion in just the last six weeks after complicated financial -- comp at a timed financial bets went bad. today they're expected to receive the regular nation of the county's chief executive officer. at least two other executives at the bank will be held accountable for the trading mistakes as well. also expected to resign this week including the trader at the center of the losses. jpmorgan's c.e.o. apologized again over the weekend stating he was dead wrong when he dismissed

concerns about the bank's trading just weeks ago. jamie dimon made the comments on nbc's "meet the press ." investors shaved almost 10% of jpmorgan's stock price on friday. wall street will continue to monitor the event at ja p morgan and -- jpmorgan and last week they decided a number of banks might be at risk because of the surprising trading losses that sent the stocks down. wall street will get the latest retail sales figures. many retailers are encouraged. the survey found many americans are upbeat about the job market and lower gas prices. as for the numbers, the dow stands this morning at 12,820, dropped 34 points in trading on friday. it was down 1.6% for all of last week. nasdaq lost about 1% on the week. it was flat on friday and the s&p 500 lost more than 4.5 points. so super busy for wall street. >> lot to watch this morning. thanks, jess. the search continues for two masked men caught on tape

robbing a 7-eleven in montgomery county. surveillance video from the store in the 10,000 block of new hampshire avenue in silver spring shows the armed suspects going into the store and confronting two employees. the men held the workers at gunpoint and demanded they open the registers. the suspects got away with an undisclosed amount of cash and merchandise. as maryland police continue to prepare for the g8 summit this week in frederick, they are hoping to get reimbursed for the costs associated with the meeting. according to the frederick news post, federal officials have yet to designate the summit a special national security event which would give funding to local agencies. frederick county sheriff's says it's not fair and he's hoping maryland's congressional delegation will help with this. virginia is among nearly 30 other states cracking down on domestic violence. in many cases choking is hard to prove because victims don't often show signs of physical injury but domestic violence

organizations are trying to change that. attempted strangulation is now a felony under certain circumstances to knowingly block a person's breathing. some opponents question if the laws are necessary and fear they could lead to excessive prosecution. it's law enforcement week. hundreds of officers are right here in the district. >> coming up at 5:40, how they were honored this weekend. we'll be back.

5:40. we have light sprinkles in northwest. you'll see the light showers scattered throughout the region across parts of howard, prince george's county and anne arundel county. we'll see the showers on and off some light, some heavy, there will be lulls. 67 by noon. i'll back in a few minutes with a look at the rest of the week. right now beverly farmer is here with time saver traffic. your trip on 270 southbound leaving frederick county, volume building heading into urbana and getting in toward hyattstown past the truck scales. northbound 270 police went to check for a possible accident near route 80 urban na. inner loop of the beltway north of braddock road a minor accident pulled on to the shoulder but early slowdowns there. your next check of time saver traffic at 4:49. this week we're celebrating

law enforcement officers in honor of national law enforcement week. as bruce johnson reports, scores of officers around the country are here in d.c. and are joined by national and local leaders to remember those who gave their lives. >> reporter: hundreds gathered to remember the fallen police officers. this year the heroes include maryland state trooper shaft sydney hunter. he was killed while chasing a speeding motorcycle in howard county and derek kraus, a virginia tech police officer killed by a student from a nearby college. >> 362 remarkable individuals

-- [ inaudible ] whose names are now permanently carved into this memorial as a reminder of their ultimate sacrifice. >> we light a candle for each life taken from us in the line of duty over the past year. and we honor every officer who has made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. each of these candles will burn a single small flame but its light will join all of the others to illuminate this sacred ground. >> reporter: bruce johnson, 9news now. some parrishiers are looking for a new place to worship. >> why this past sunday was the last time members could go inside the building. we'll be right back. the $4 everyday value slam. one of 4 tasty choices for $4 off the 2-4-6-8 value menu.

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good morning. welcome back to 9news now. 5:46. i hope you enjoyed the weekend. get your rain gear ready. >> well need some rain but we're going to get it tonight, tomorrow, maybe on wednesday and the rest of the week is going to be good. that is a quick breakdown ever the forecast. we'll expand it a little for you. the bus stop forecast i advise some rain gear this morning. it's your choice. if you want to get wet, don't grab that rain jacket because we have lots of showers out there. temps running from the upper 50s to upper 60s but it's really more like upper 50s to mid-60s for most of us. sunrise a few minutes before 6:00 a.m. not that we're going to see t. cloudy today.

showers on and off. some light, some heavy. there will be lulls too, maybe a rumble of thunder. about 4:00 -- 4:00 about 70. temperatures won't be moving all that much from where we are. even 8:00 tonight upper ofs on. winds southeast to southerly at 10 miles an hour. you can see the rain moving in. light showers here but much heavier stuff in west virginia. southwestern virginia, western north carolina. even eastern tennessee. all of this is moving northeast so we have to watch out for n. we could pick up anywhere from one to two inches of rain over the next 36 to 48 hours. we'll take is since we're about 5 inches below average since the beginning of the year. right now light showers for the most part in fairfax, loudoun, frederick county, back through fauquier and prince william counties. lesser action to our east and northeast but with all of this moving northeast, looks like everybody is going to see rain here this morning so we have the wet streets. that could also slow down your drive n. 46 in columbia.

63 crofton. 62 centreville and in leesburg 61 degrees. looking outside on our michael & son weather cam remark don't know how well you can see it but -- camera, don't know how well you can see it but light raindrops. getting lighter out there with sunrise a few minutes away and a southwesterly wind at 7 miles an hour. here's the big picture. you have all this moisture tracking up and down the east coast. gets heavier back. look how the stuff is exploding here just blossoming into heavier showers and storms in eastern kentucky and tennessee. that's back toward one area of low pressure which will give us the rain and showers today and tonight. then we'll get number two tomorrow. so here we go. here's our future cast. 5:00 a scattering of showers. maybe some heavier rains off to our north and west tonight and then overnight that will come through. could be quiet to start your tuesday out west but then look, more showers and storms popping here for the middle of the day and another line could be here on wednesday. so your forecast today about 70. tonight we're not dropping very

much into the low 60s with more showers. mid-70s tuesday with some showers and thunderstorms. 81 wednesday. some sun but some afternoon showers and thunderstorms. then much better thursday and friday sunny, mid 70s. we'll take 70s and sunshine through much of the weekend. it is 5:48. monika is off but with time saver traffic now, here's beverly. folks headed east on 66 volume delay heading east to manassas. it's just been volume. no incidents to report on some wet pavement as we see here getting through manassas. that slows you down. the right side of your screen is eastbound traffic. getting inside the hov restrictions there inside the beltway falls church all lanes open 66. northbound 95 travelers, heavier volume building as you get past quantico, getting past the occoquan now from the prince william parkway and again coming out of newington toward springfield. left side of the screen is northbound traffic. all lanes are open as you make your way up to the beltway and

on to 395. more volume building in landmark. lanes open to the 14th street bridge. maryland beltway has been obstacle free, just the building volume. 270 south stacking up as you leave urbana past the scales. northbound 270 they went to check near route 80 urbana for report of a crash. so far doesn't seem like it's a big deal. that's a look at your time saver traffic. back to you. >> thanks, beverly. church members at one of the area's largest congregations have a week to find a new place to worship. >> as matt jablow reports, it's the final chapter in an ongoing dispute over the future of the episcopal church. >> reporter: hundreds of parrish yeshes fill the church for today's 5:00 service parking the last time they'll ever be together in this nearly 300-year-old building. >> a sad day. >> reporter: after losing a five and a half-year legal

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welcome back. 5:57. we're looking at live doppler 9000 hd. light to moderate showers out there. drizzle being reported down south swre. some wetness around and that's going to be the case today. lots of showers, some light. you see heavier ones, too, as

we head toward 9:00 mainly up in east and west virginia near the maryland-pennsylvania border. 65 in town with low 60s from leesburg to hagerstown. even down in fredricksburg 63. look how temperatures are slow to move today. by noon a scattering of showers, some lulls as well. 67. we'll get into the middle of the afternoon with more showers. temperatures around 70 for the high. we may see a couple of spots sneak into the low 70s but wet weather with us for the next day and a half at least. mike, back to you. >> when it comes to the weekend box office, it's all about "the avengers" again. they raked in another $103 million. that's about half of what it made in its debut weekend. so that's over $300 million. however, the movie still made more in its second weekend than any other film. they also crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide. believe it or not people did see other movies this weekend. coming in second "dark shadows" starring johnny depp.

it made around $29 million. "think like a man" still holding on to the top five coming in at number three at about $6 million. "the hunger games" was in fourth with just over $4 million. the lucky one was in the last of the top five was about $4 million. >> very good. thank you very much for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. i'm mike hydeck. beverly farmer is in for monika. she'll have traffic in just a moment. >> howard bernstein has our weather first. you will need your rain gear today. >> we had a great weekend. happy mother's day belatedly if i missed you on friday but we did have a great, great weekend. >> no complaints. >> but now some showers have moved in. we need some rain. some folks planted gardens over the weekend so they'll take it. we'll get it today, tonight, tomorrow and a little bit on wednesday as well. here's a look at the day planner. by the middle of the day you'll notice the showers on and off. that's the case here today. it's not going to be all day but it may be more on than off with temperatures struggling