>> thank you. thank you for wachg 9news now at 6:00 a.m. -- watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. monika samtani is here and will have your traffic moment tairm and howard bernstein. -- momentarily. and howard bernstein. we're looking at temperatures which are going to be on the warm side this afternoon pushing 80 degrees. and then we've got just a beautiful morning. here's tysons corner camera and we're looking west now. just a couple of high clouds there but a very pretty morning with 58 degrees. 76 by noon and by 5:00 some scattered showers and storms out there with high temperatures near 80. last night we had a couple of showers. actually yesterday afternoon to our south. all is quiet this morning. a touch of fog toward warrenton. temperatures there near 50. 52 down in newland from bill but 59 on the bay. 60 any annapolis this morning. here's monika at 6:00 a.m. with time saver traffic.

right now you're beginning to see a lot of volume on your major thoroughfares but luckily no big incidents to report in your way. good morning, everybody. on the southbound side of i-270 you see all this red forming in orange out of frederick. that's normal for 6:00 in the morning trying to get down toward urbana. we'll go live to 270 southbound and show you what it looks like here at father hurley boulevard. this is the southbound side. you'll be just fine through germantown into rockville and the point where the lanes divide. back over to the maps and this time to the beltway. on the outer loop you'll find the brake lights on the southbound side of route 29 trying to exit at the beltway. a live look on the southern side of town. here's what it looks like coming out of brandywine. no delays to speak of yet. coming up in my next report, we'll go to virginia at 6:15. >> thank you. you commit the crime. you do the time. kwame brown will go before a judge tomorrow to enter a guilty plea on bank fraud

charges. less than 12 hours ago he resigned as chairman of the d.c. council. in his resignation letter he wrote, quote, i have behaved in ways that i should not have. i was wrong and i will face the consequences of that conduct. i have apologized to the residents of our great city and i also offer my unconditional apology to members of the council for awfully the negative teax r attention that -- negative attention that my conduct has brought about. delia goncalves is live outside the wilson building getting more reaction to what we can only call a bombshell. delia? >> reporter: absolutely. it's been pretty amazing couple of days. just two days ago kwame brown was here at the wilson building telling reporters he absolutely did nothing wrong. 24 hours later he submipted his respect -- submitted his resignation and apologized for his, quote, poor judgment. 41-year-old brown will likely serve some time in federal prison for his guilty plea, though he's been under investigation for alleged

campaign finance violations from 2008. it is his personal indiscretion that has ended his political career, at least for announcement you see his resignation before his guilty plea in court means he will be able to run for office in the future. our gary nurenberg asked marion barry with harry thomas, jr., the mayor's investigation and now kwame brown, is there a corruption problem in d.c.? >> 99.9% of us who serve in public office do it honorably. we're -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: the council members say they need to move forward so how are they going to do that with all of this happening over them like a wet blanket, a dark cloud over the city. i'll let you know coming up at 6:30. back to you. >> we'll be looking forward to that report. she's live outside the wilson building this morning in downtown d.c. the story has a lot of people talking as you can

imagine. you can also join the conversation by going to our facebook timeline. it's facebook.com/wusa9. metro has come up with a new way to track safety issues when it comes to its emergency exits. the washington examiner uncovered many of the problems with those exits. in fact, many of them were impassable. the paper also reports that metro's congress heights station, the emergency exit was locked for at least 15 months. the fran sit authority says it was locked because of security concerns. a panic bar has been installed to allow people to escape in case of an emergency. metro says it will begin its new tracking system june 23. fairfax city police say a mother who died in a car crash on lee highway was speeding at the time. dejon williams sideswiped a car, then careened into a minivan tuesday night. her 5-year-old daughter was also killed. her 7-year-old daughter is hospitalized along with the driver of the minivan.

a quick arrest by prince george's county police in a deadly shooting. 43-year-old harold deeter was killed tuesday night at the metro station. hours later nor man bond was investigated. investigators are still trying to determine a motive. should parents be held legally responsible if their kids are tardy to school? a judge in virginia could be deciding that today. we first told you about mark and amy daniquor last winter. they're facing finals for excessive tardiness by their young children. the county says it's distracting to other students. the parents say this is no crime. 6:05. jessica doyle is here with a special your money report. >> getting in on the ground floor of a hot start-up business and you don't have to be rich to do it. >> who doesn't want to make a fortune by getting in early on the next big thing? it's about to get a lot easier for small investors to bankroll a start-up.

but should you? >> reporter: with great risks come great rewards. the flip side of that coin, you can also suffer great losses. a lesson important to keep in mind as a new type of investing comes online in the next year or two. >> lose everything. that's the biggest downside. >> reporter: john reports for kiplinger's personal finance magazine. he's been following the jobs act the president signed into law in april. one part of that law would allow small investors to act like venture capitalists on a small scale. >> they might see this and think this will be a chance to get in really early on a company. >> reporter: the act lets investors buy stakes in start- up companies, a way for the companies to get the critical cash flow they need to make t. investors get a chance to get in on the ground floor on what could become the next nation book or they could lose -- the next facebook or they could lose everything. >> half of start-up companies fail within five years so the prospects don't look great. >> investors will buy their

stakes in start-ups through brokers and online funding portals that don't even exist yet. the rules of the game won't be worked out till next year. >> you'll have some financial information but it definitely shoot be part of someone's portfolio. it's money you can afford to lose. >> the great social media start- up facebook also a great disappointment for many investors. >> consumer advocates worry that this new avenue of investment could lead to a new round of get rich quick schemes. don't believe any marketing pitch saying you can invest now since the rules for this new market won't even be finalized until next year at the earliest. i wouldn't be surprised if we start seeing things in our in box saying you can get in now on the next big thing and those aren't true. >> absolutely. >> they may not be so big. >> big loss now. thank you. our time right now 7 after the hour. cool schools is next and he's

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coming up on 6:11 this thursday morning. here's a check on the stories making news. people in syria are taking to the streets to protest the latest violence there. activists say pro government forces killed at least 78 people wednesday, including children. secretary of state hillary clinton is in turkey taking part in talks aimed at ending the violence. this morning transportation secretary ray lahood will make a major announcement on distracted driving. he'll unveil a national strategy initiative to end what he calls a national especial dependic. the propoe type space shuttle -- prototype space shuttle enterprise has arrived at its new home in new york city. it will go on display next month. enterprise had been on display for nearly ten years at the smithsonian's center.

>> it's going to be a great morning out there. by the way, when they were moving enterprise, they came across a bridge abutment and damaged the wing a bit. they'll fix that. >> the prototype is the one that didn't have a scratch. we've got a great morning out there. very comfortable once again. we start you out with the bus stop forecast. looking at mostly sunny skies. temperatures in the 50s and low 60s to get you moving this morning. you may just need a little sweat shirt or jacket or hoody or something for a few minutes but you won't need it long because we're going to warm up nicely. by noon temperatures in the mid- 70s. west winds at 6 miles an hour and sunshine. going to be a great afternoon or noontime i think. for lunch outside. afternoon though, we do have a threat for some showers, even rumbles of thunder. 4:00 temperature 78. we're going to top off near 80 with an 8:00 p.m. temperature 75. the nats have a home game with the mets, 1:05. going out to that sunscreen.

temperatures upper 70s to around 8 on and a slight chance after shower. coastal flood advisories along the tidal potomac and the bay. tieds running one, one and a half feet above normal. there may be a little bit of minor flooding. we have agent bit of fog toward manassas and culpeper. satellite and radar, i went through that too fast. everything is moving north to south. all quiet this morning but anything that does pop this afternoon will be drifting southward. manassas, your visibility is down to three-quarters with half mile in warrenton. so a little bit of fog here. worst in petersburg and harrisonburg. we've got visibilities around zero right now. the rest of us are doing all right with temps in the 50s to about 60 on the bay. easton is 59. 58 at the pax river naval air station. 59 reedville. 57 in cross junction and catlett about 53 degrees. we look outside on our michael & son weather camera in tysons corner this morning. just a few clouds as we look toward the northwest. a pretty morning out there with 58 degrees. humidity at 87% and a wind out

of the south, southwest at 5 miles an hour. so through midday, we're all right. just some patchy clouds but partly to mostly sunny. the afternoon watch how the showers and storms form and start to drift off to the south and southeast. they'll be with us for the late afternoon but overnight things quiet down and looks like we're going to be in pretty good shape but a slight chance for an afternoon storm here over the next few days but it's going to be pretty isolated the way it looks now. so today look at the forecast. the yellow alert sort of weather. we could get these thunderstorms or showers in the afternoon. they may slow down the evening commute. may slow down or interfere with some of your outdoor plans after school or after work. highs around 80. tonight 60s. tomorrow warmer, 84. a good day. saturday 88. you know, if we had a 20% chance of a storm each afternoon, not enough to put on the map but i'll just tell you about t. sunday we're 90. slight chance of an afternoon storm. same with monday. then tuesday into wednesday looks like storm chances increase, temps in the mid-80s.

6:14. here's monika. got some bright sunshine in our eyes this morning for our morning commute. here's 66 from sky 9 live leaving route 50. eight going to be one long slow ride as you head through fairfax this morning. but the good news is it's just the sunshine. no big accidents to deal w. let's go over to our map. the beltway is pretty much the same. you have a couple of slow spots. if you're planning to head over on the south side of town heading north out of dale city, you're going to find that slow traffic heading into woodbridge and then again into springfield. we'll take a live look outside. you'll see it's just the brake lights forming leaving route 644 here heading for 395 which is also slow right through landmark to seminary road so it's par for the course this morning. let's go back over to our maps. no problems to report if you're heading on the other side of town. on the outer loop of the beltway it's slowing down out of college park. you may hit the brakes a time or two on the inner loop. we'll take a live look at father hurley boulevard southbound side of father hourly things are looking good. nice and light as you head down to the point where the lanes divide.

in my next report, another look at the big picture at 6:25 but first, mike, your cool school is right outside our front door today. >> reporter: indeed. we are live right out in front of the school -- in front of the tv station on something that sort of has been dubbed the magic bus so to speak. this is really neat. it's a live mobile learning lab. it's brought to students by verizon. they get a chance to prepare for college because college students come to them at their school. here's one of the teachers, melanie agnew. one of the cool things that this bus provides and the students who are tutors on it that come to the school is getting them ready really for college quickly. >> the howard tutors come on the verizon wireless mobile learning lab to help students with writing, scholarship essays, applications. most of the students who have used the labs have used the

essays to apply and be accepted to the college or university of their choice. >> reporter: those can be tough. you're writing about yourself. it may be difficult to extract the life experiences you think would be positive for college. >> the great thing about the lab is students can start their essays with teachers at coolidge and they get one on one attention. >> reporter: this is charles. he is not only one of the guys that took advantage of the bus, but he's also going to be one of the commencement speakers at coolidge. he will read a little bit of his statement. he said a lot of the things he's gone through in his life no excuse. you are going to succeed no matter. what let's hear part of your statement. >> never allow my background to become an excuse for not succeeding in life. >> reporter: you moved around a lot as a child and ended up skipping a grade. how did you find it deep within yourself to succeed no matter

what. [indiscernible] >> reporter: how difficult was it to get started on this kind of essay? i guess the college students on board the bus-- >> they recommended me -- [indiscernible] i came on the bus, worked with the college students, they gave me advice for the future for college. they also helped me with my essay and corrected it for me. >> now you're talking to the whole school. >> reporter: your essay was something of sort of triumph over an issue, too. give me agent more on your essay. >> basically the line -- i would like to pick a line in my essay, i would say do in the minute nice yourself or believe the negative things people say about you. always think positive. if you think negative, then you're lessening yourself. >> reporter: you're going to college where? >> central state in dayton, ohio. >> reporter: you are playing football too. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: are you speaking at graduation as well? >> yes. >> reporter: congratulations,

gentlemen. they call it the magic bus. it's yielding magic results. pretty darn cool for this week's cool schools. >> sure is. our time right now 16:19. next in sports -- is 6:19. next in sports a great night for the nationals. we want to get another check on our question of the morning. it is women purchase 96% of which of these things? is it a, candles, b, shoes, or c, cosmetic supplies. kim always has something good to say. she says men buy shoes and maybe candles for birthday cakes or that special evening. so i will try c because they may only buy cosmetic supplies for themselves in the entertainment business. we'll reveal the correct answer at 6:54. when it comes to gardening, we're, well, inexperienced.

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welcome back. almost 6:23 on this thursday morning. very nice out there. dry cool air in place. that will be leaving us as we go through the weekend. it will get hot once again. enjoy it this morning. we've got sunshine out there. temperatures in the 50s. we are going to quickly warm up with the dry air. mid-70s for the lunch hour. looks pretty good, at least through lunch time. this afternoon a scattering of showers and storms developing with highs around 80. mike and andrea? thank you, howard. this afternoon the nationals go for a sweep against the new york mets. game starts 1:05. >> last night the nats were good on both sides of the ball. top of the 1st, two men on for adam la roche. he blast a home run to right. his ninth of the year made it 3- 0 nats. ed wine jackson -- edwin jackson went seven innings and gave up just three hits and struck out six to get the win.

d.c. now has a two-game lead over miami and atlanta in the ll east. -- nl east. redskins training camp is heading south in 2013. next summer the team will take their month long training to richmond, virginia. governor bob mcdonnell says the commonwealth and the team had been working on this for a year. coach shanahan said he wanted to go away for spring training. the training facility in ashburn will remain for at least eight more years. so many people said the boston celtics were too old to win the nba eastern conference title. tonight they get a chance to prove them wrong. game six against the miami heat in boston. the winner is going to face oklahoma city. montrose kevin durant sensational again. thunder kicked the spurs to the curve. okc wirns the series 4-2.

stanley cup finals devils live to play another game. new jersey's adam henry scored the game-winning goal. devils beat the kings to avoid the sweep. l.a. leads the series 3-1. game five saturday in new jersey. our time is 6:25. next we'll have more on the resignation of d.c. council chairman kwame brown. >> we'll hear from mary cheh. she's taking over temporarily as head of the council. >> warning for g-mail users. learn who google says might be watching your in box. >> monika is watching your commute. how is it looking? >> not looking too bad. on the inbound side of i-66. slow traffic out of manassas. an accident in prince william county and miniville road. another look at the big picture coming up. you're watching 9news now.

6:29. we're back. if you're just waking up, thanks for joining us, the place you can always get your weather first. the runners are out there along wisconsin avenue. sun shining. 58 degrees. thank you for starting your thursday with us. i'm andrea roane. i'm mike hydeck. howard bernstein enjoying the beautiful weather on the weather terrace. it's a beautiful morning out here. we have dry air, temps in the

50s and lots and lots of sunshine. here's a look at it outside. we start with our tysons shot. a beautiful morning out there in northwestern -- northern virginia i should say. 76 by noon. a great lunch hour. this afternoon we've got to watch out for some showers and storms that could slow you down getting home or interfere with your plans, outdoor plans later today. right now it's all quiet. everything is going to be drifting off toward the south, southeast. you see some patchy clouds in southern pennsylvania and northern maryland where it's 55 in frederick this morning. 54 winchester. culpeper, a little fog for you up toward warrenton and manassas. we sit at a very nice 58. it's 6:30. let's find out how the volume is affecting the morning traffic. here's monika samtani. certainly slowing everything down but you know what? we'll take that over any big accidents because we don't have them this morning i'm happy to say. good morning, everybody. if you're planning to head over in from the west right now, no problems to report on 66. we're looking good. no problems as you come in from manassas.

you're just going to find the slow traffic right now. we'll take a live look outside if you're planning to head on the northbound side of i-95. here's what it looks like. very slow and heavy leaving route 644 and heading for 395. once you're there it's going to be slow basically from duke street to seminary road so we can take that. let's also go to a live picture on the other side of town. here's what it looks like again 395 at duke street slowing down up toward seminary road but across the 14th street bridge you're fine. now a live look on the other side of town. here's what it looks like on the beltway. north of town outer loop slows college park into silver spring. we'll go outside live once again. if you're planning to head southbound on 270, slow traffic out of frederick, most of the way in urbana and you're fine at father hurley boulevard into rockville. my next report at 6:43, we'll take another live look around town. another one bites the dust. for the second time in six months, a d.c. councilman resigns, this time it's the council chair kwame brown. he'll plead guilty to a

personal charge of bank fraud. >> brown is due in court tomorrow for plead guilty. mayor vincent gray says he's shocked. in a statement the mayor said, quote, never would i imagine something like this would occur. mary cheh will take over temporarily as council chair. she wants a meeting wednesday to pick an interim chair. >> delia goncalves is live outside the wilson building getting reaction from city leaders this morning. >> reporter: well, you read some of it. many of city leaders have expressed their deep disappoint and betrayal by kwame brown's actions. and city leaders are now struggling to conduct city business under this enormous cloud of doubt. 41-year-old brown will likely serve some jail time for his guilty plea on friday. he's accused of falsifying bank documents in order to secure a loan so he can buy a boat. analysts say his quick plea deal and resignation indicates prosecutors may have far more damaging evidence against him. he was as you may remember

under investigation for alleged campaign violations from 2008. temporary council chair mary cheh visited our studios last night and she talked about the future of the city council. >> i do ask, though, that whoever is out there has something that they need to come forward on, come forward on it, take your punishment, and go away. i expect the u.s. attorney once the investigation is depleted, usually -- completed, usually they don't do this but under these circumstances we would need a statement our investigation is completed. we have to be able to move on. >> reporter: moving on they will certainly try to do in the next few days after this guilty plea according to the city charter. one of the council members at large will likely take and be appointed the interim chair and then a special election will be held in november. kwame brown expected to plead guilty on friday will likely

serve some jail time. back to you. >> of course delia, the investigation of mayor vincent gray is still under way as well. delia goncalves live outside the wilson building this morning. you can follow this story 24/7 on wusa9.com. you cls see more of that interview with mary cheh, learn more about the charges against kwame brown and watch gary nurenberg's report on the larger problem of corruption in the district. it's all right there on wusa9.com. at 6:34, the latest in our 9 wants you to know series on teenage drinking. today richard kim will be sentenced for selling alcohol to a 17-year-old. he's the owner of the town square market in northwest washington. he was found equipment last month. reports by our andean mccarren drew police attention. officers tell us they can't remember when anyone has been convicted of a crime like this. kim went before d.c.'s alcohol control board. it will decide whether to renew his license. the plan to build phase two

of metro's silver line is back on track. the airports authorities voted to get rid of the controversial project labor agreement. that agreement included incentives for work performed by labor unions. virginia governor bob mcdonnell as well as leaders in loudoun county opposed such incentives. money for the governments is essential for the project which will extend from the new line from reston to dulles airport and ashburn. the f.b.i. had reportedly launched an investigation into government leaks. cnn is reporting the bureau wants to know who leaked information on the american cyberattacks against iran. google says your g mail account could be involved in cyberwarfare. the company is telling people to be on the lookout for malicious activity and to report it. google believes foreign governments may be behind these attacks. the best advice? create a strong password and keep your eye on that account. at 6:36, jessica doyle is

watching your money and your job. >> more of us are hoping to tell the boss i quit. >> that's right. some of the best and brightest may be saying goodbye to the boss sometime soon. new sawyer says out from -- new surveys out from affleck. nearly half of the workers want to leave their jobs. here's why they want greener pastures. 84% say benefits are at least somewhat important. does the company have a bad reputation? that's motivating 35% of workers to plan a change. one-third think they aren't valued and stressed out workers are nearly twice as likely to be looking for a new job. you don't hear this all that often. jobs leaving northern virginia. exxon-mobil is transferring 2100 jobs to its headquarters in houston, texas. exon has been one of the largest employers in fairfax county for nearly three decades.

they also plan to vacate their campus in her field. taco bell changing its menu to try and compete against companies like chip polly. you'll be able to -- chipotle. you'll be able to sample new items. black beans are on the menu. cilantro rice, herb marinated chicken among the new offerings. new flavor changes coming to the side items as well. taco bell changes. sounds good. our time 16:37. in nine -- 16:37. in nine -- is 6:37. in nine minutes a new effort to get the children to enjoy the great outdoors. >> will this weekend lead to some heat outside? looks like we may crack the 90- degree mark as we get toward saturday or sunday. howard will give you the details on the weekend coming up. >> right now charlie rose gives us a preview of what's coming up on cbs this morning.

>> good morning, mike and andrea. only on cbs morning, a rare interview with former florida governor jeb bush. we'll ask him about the current race for president if he would consider joining mitt romney's ticket and what he would change about the republican party. we'll also go to my home state north carolina to meet one of the few women making moon shine in the united states. all of that when we see you at 7:00.

welcome back. 9news now at 6:42. 58 degrees and things not too bad. no problems to report, just the slow traffic you're used to every single morning on 66, on 95, the beltway north of town. let's take a live look outside. we're going to start off with the south side of town. route 301 at route 5 in brandywine looking good. you just have a few brake lights approaching the intersection but otherwise things are fine here. we'll take a live look on the other side of town. on the beltway north of town, outer loop 95 to georgia avenue as usual you've got the brake

lights through that stretch. the inner loop by the way may slow down just a bit with that sunshine glare around college park which is normally where it happens. we're going to take a live look as well in the heart of rockville where things are fine on route 355, route 28. looking good as well on 270. just slow out of urbana and then you're fine as you head through rockville. sounds good. >> it sounds absolutely fantastic. we're looking at 6:43 right now. 58 degrees. there's the washington monument. thanks for waking up with us if you're just getting up. this is the place you can always get your weather first. howard says it's going to be a beautiful start to the day. he's concerned about a chance of showers as we head into the afternoon. guess what? >> what. >> over the next couple of days he is talking a return to the 90-degree mark. >> it felt like kind of fall around here but it's spring. kind of confusions but i love it. >> overnights have been cool. that's going to change very soon. here's mr. howard bernstein joining us live. >> good morning.

just finishing up on the radio. all is well. a beautiful morning out here. you guys enjoying it? >> fantastic. we can do the rest of the newscast right here. >> enjoy it now because we are going to have some heat that's going to build. 90-degree heat. we start with your bus stop forecast on this thursday morning. it is pleasant out here. i think i'll hang out here for a while. temperatures generally in the 50s, we'll rise to the 60s in a couple of spots shortly. lots of sunshine to start the day. our day planner, we're talking about the threat of some showers and storms this afternoon. lunch time still looks good. temperatures in the mid-70s then. upper 70s at 4:00. high today around 80 degrees. and by 8:00 we're looking at 75. winds will generally be out of the west at 5 to 10 miles an hour. tidal potomac, the bay coastal flood advisories till 2:00 p.m. still looking at tides a foot, foot and a half above average. that will be again through 2:00 this afternoon. just a touch of fog out toward

our west this morning. three-quarters in warrenton and in the mountains and shenandoah valley, visibilities down to a quarter mile. the reps of us enjoying a pretty start. temperature down to 55 in arlington. 51 in reston and haymarket. 55 also in bethesda. columbia is 56 while in prince george's county we're also looking mid-50s like college park 55 and baden at 54. looking outside on our michael & son weather camera, tysons corner, there's the dulles toll road going out west. a beautiful morning. 58 degrees at national with humidity at 87%. the barometer continues to rise at 30.01. still have the influences of the upper storm in the northern atlantic pulling in the moisture and also little disturbances going north, northwest to southeast. that will be the trend today. anything that pops this afternoon will track off toward the south and east. as you look at the future cast, we do expect still some good weather right through the lunch hour but by mid afternoon into the latter parts of the afternoon, scattered showers, a

few thunderstorms are going to come through. they'll dissipate after sunset and then fewer and fewer rain chances the next few dayses with' start to see temperatures climb a bit. today about 80. we'll go back with our code yellow with the afternoon thunderstorms potentially slowing you down a bit. tonight 50s and 60s. tomorrow 84. saturday 88. pretty good day. maybe a 10%, 20% chance of a stray storm, especially north of town. by sunday now hot. thanks for the seven-day tone again. 90 degrees for the afternoon storms. still hot monday and cooler and wet i by wednesday. >> thank you, howard. parents everywhere are encouraging their children to get outside and play more these days and now they're getting help from uncle sam. dr. carlos rodriguez franco from the usda forest service joins us this morning to tell us about national get outdoors day. thank you for being here with us. when is national get out doors day? >> it's this saturday. we are encouraging all the

citizens to get out and do outdoor activities because we want them to reconnect with future, mostly with forests and enjoy the beautiful values they have. >> so basically get outdoors but not just take a walk around the block where it can be concrete city or something like that but really be a part of nature? >> that is correct. when we different r plant different specie -- when we plant different species, we can see how they convey different kinds of values. we can enjoy nature and we can see that they provide great benefits for us. >> stress release, too, when you talk about water and the nature and those peaceful sounds. but a campaign that you're mounting right now is focused primarily on hispanic youngsters. 50% of them have never experienced these kinds of

great outdoors is that correct? >> what we know about this is 50% of the hispanic population doesn't do any activities outside in comparison with 62% of other groups that they have activities outdoors. so what we want is to encourage hispanics to enjoy and make a commitment with natural resources. >> you have some tsas that are coming out to help get that message across in a language that can be understood by them. >> yes. the foshest service -- the forest is -- [indiscernible] to insurge them to go out and enjoy the forest. because in this country, 245 million people live very close or between the radius of 90 miles of national forests. >> we have in great areas.

>> if you want to go outside and enjoy the george washington and jefferson national forests, they have 1.8 million acres. 2000 species of plants, 7,000 species of wildlife. so we have great, great things to see. >> dr. carlos roz roz fran co. -- carlos rodriguez franco, thank you very much. en joy the great outdoors. it's free. >> could i tell you something else? [indiscernible] >> we'll put a link to that on our website at wusa9.com. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. great ideas there. here's some daily deals for you. a makeup deal that's hard to beat from smashbox. you get the award winning photo

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during the white house science fair, the president of the united states urged the media to take kids who are doing great things and show them a high profile. you know what? we're doing it here at wusa9. tomorrow in prime time, our team was able to put together a fantastic special. the president in it, secretary of education, all the local superintendents are in it. great kids. so please tune in. it's called cool schools: the

future is now. 8:00 tomorrow night. >> we'll be watching or don't forget you can dvr it. weather wise great morning. could be a few showers or storms this afternoon. highs around 80,the heat builds. upper #s on to 90 -- upper 80s to 90ish over the weekend. the northbound side of i-95 incident free but slow and heavy all the way up here from woodbridge to springfield. a quick look on the other side of town. no problems to report on 270. that looks great in clarksburg. for wall street we're looking higher this morning. maybe the party continuing at the opening bell. >> fingers crossed. cbs this morning is next. they're talking to people who might be want -- [indiscernible] and the triple crown. while at work, get updates on news, weather and traffic by visiting wusa9.com. have a great thursday. make sure you join us starting 4:25 tomorrow morning. take care, everybody.