you talked about the parachute, they have automatic releases in those cases if he blacked out. he was going to come down with a parachute either way. >> it was cold. they were worried about that. tell us about our weather. >> we don't have to worry about a chill this morning. it's in the 60s out there but we have some showers to be concerned with as we head into the afternoon hours. there may be one or two but the afternoon commute, that could be a slower, wetter one than what i'm anticipating for the morning. here's a look at your day planner as we look outside on our weather camera. wisconsin avenue below. good visibility this morning in spite of the clouds. maybe a shower by 9:00. better chance as we head to the afternoon as temperatures climb to about 73. i think that's going to be a midday high with cooler upper 60s thanks to the showers and thunder potential for the afternoon. this morning we're all in the 60s, even garrett county 61 degrees there. we've got 66 for manassas. 69 in fredricksburg. that's our warm spot this morning with gaithersburg 67 and in annapolis this morning a

comfortable 68 degrees. showers are trying to move into southwestern virginia. they are moving into southwestern virginia. some in toward western maryland almost and west virginia. so we have a while before we see some showers around here. generally dry for the morning commute. 71 in leesburg this afternoon. mid- to upper 60s shenandoah valley. they'll see the showers before we will with a high around here about 73. it's 5:01. monika samtani, take it away. >> thank so you much. good morning, everybody. i'm happy to say we don't have any major incidents early this monday morning, so if you're just heading out the door, you should be just fine. coming in from the west, no problems from dulles airport on the toll road, 66. no issues from manassas to centreville into fairfax. right now the lanes are open and no big delays to worry about although that changes quickly on a monday morning. we'll take a live look outside and show you what it looks like first here at the university boulevard in silver spring on the beltway. north of town no problems to report between 95 and 270 north. let's go back over to the maps.

this time we'll check out 270. looking good out of frederick into clarksburg. that builds quickly as you leave route 109 to 121. beyond that things are looking great through germantown. one more last live look. this time over to the inbound side of i-66. no problems to report here. coming up in my next report at 5:10, we'll take a look at virginia roads. back to you guys. >> thank you. the eight-game home losing streak is broken, thanks to robert griffin iii. yesterday he excited fans and held the redskins -- helped the redskins defeat the minnesota snakings at fed ex -- vikings at fed ex field. >> he led the skins to their first home win in more than a year. at the start of the game, many were wondering if rg3 would be okay. he was much better than okay. he finished the game 17 for 22 with 182 yards passing. he ran the ball 13 times for 138 yards and two touchdowns, including a 76-yard touchdown. watch it right there. that run late in the game

helped field a win. unbelievable. final score of this one redskins 38, vikings 26. it is 5:03. turning our attention to the race for the white house, president owe bam pa and mitt romney are -- obama and mitt romney are spending the day preparing for their second debate. the president is hold up at a resort in williamsburg, virginia. romney is at his boston headquarters. the debate is being held at hofstra university in new york. it will be a town hall format and include questions which come directly from undecided voters. time is running out if you plan on voting in maryland, the district or virginia in the upcoming november election and haven't registered to vote yet. in virginia today is the last day to register. tuesday, tomorrow, that's the deadline in maryland. and in d.c., your only option is to register in person at the election board's headquarters. you will only have until friday, october 19 to do that. for more information on voter registration, go to wusa9.com

and look under our campaign 2012 tab. former u.s. senator arlen specter of pennsylvania has died. he was 82 years old. a family member says specter died sunday morning of complications from nonhodgkins lymphoma. he spent 30 years in the senate and once headed the judiciary committee. he was facing a rising republican tide when he switched parties and ran in the dkic primary. -- democratic primary. he lost that race in 2010. here he is at a 2009 town hall meeting. >> from my point of view, i'm trying to take the pulse of my constituents and trying to get the specifics on what they have in mind and accommodate them as much as i can. but change is awesome. change brings back uncertainty. and i think a lot of people are afraid. >> a funeral is scheduled for tomorrow in penn valley, pennsylvania. it will be open to the public. specter is survived by his

wife, two sons and four granddaughters. at 5:05 in other news, the trial of two prince george's county police officers accused of beating a university of maryland student after a basketball game begins today. >> the beating happened two years ago during a wild celebration which erupted after maryland defeated duke. kristin fisher joins us live from college park with a preview. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning. prince george's county police officers, reginald baker and james harrison have been charged with first degree assault, second degree assault and misconduct in office for what they allegedly did on these streets over two years ago. remember, what had just happened was maryland's men's basketball team had just upset duke and thousands of students celebrated by partying in the streets. police had said that students were rioting but they claim police overreacted. 44 people were arrested but it was a video that surfaced more than a year later and changed

everything and led to these indictments. the video was taken from a dorm room window and shows these two police officers beating a then 21-year-old student john mckenna. at the times the officers said mckenna and another student had struck the officers and jurldz their horses. they -- injured their horses. they also said the horses kicked the students inflicting those injuries. in the video you can clearly see that never happened. instead the video shows mckenna dancing down the sidewalk and poaching an officer on -- approaching an officer on the horse. that's when the two officers in full riot gear moved in and strike him several times. the two officers have been on paid administrative leave. their police powers suspended ever since they were indicted in september of 2011. now this morning opening statements are set to start in their trial in prince george's county circuit court in upper marlboro. jessica, andrea? >> all right, kristin. thank you for that update. kristin will have more later on in our newscast.

the self-proclaimed master mind of the september 11 attacks khalid sheikh mohamed will appear at a hearing today. the five-day hearing will address a number of key disputes including whether the u.s. government can sensor information it has deemed classified. the hearings will be held in guantanamo bay, cuba and broadcast live at fort meed, maryland. the broadcast will have a 40- second delay in order to allow a military sensor to block any information deemed classified. the time right now is 5:07. and i am watching your money. stocks are starting a new week today after their worst week since june. mixed earnings sent a jump in confidence. the government is releasing the retail sales report for september. it is a busy week for economic reports. we're also going to see if the recovery in the housing market is taking hold with new figures this week on home sales and

construction. as for the major averages, checking the numbers the dow standing this morning at 13,328, inched up two points on friday. nasdaq was off by 5 and the s&p 500 was down by 4. for the first time in recent history, asia is the wealthiest region in the world. according to the new global wealth report, asia has $74 trillion in wealth. that surpasses europe which saw its wealth levels plunge 14% over the past year. the number of millionaires in china is expected to double by 2017. apple reportedly takes the wraps off a smaller, cheaper ipad at an event on october 23, about a week away. the screen is expected to be about half the size of the ipad. analysts speculate the smaller ipad will be priced at about $300. compare that to amazon's kindle fire which is half the size of the current ipad. it starts at about $200. google and barnes and noble also sell tablets in the same

size and price range. the question is, will people want to pay a hundred bucks more for sort of the same thing. >> who knows. rescuers are searching for a pair of missing hikers from virginia. >> a rookie lineman with the pittsburgh steelers may have ended his n.f.l. career during a wild police chase. more news in less than two minutes.

welcome back. 5:11. we are mild this morning with temps in the 60s. watch out for a threat for some showers, maybe a thunderstorm this afternoon with high temps in the low 70s. i'll be back in about five with the full seven-day forecast. here's monday came with timesaver traffic. if you're planning to head into the northeast corridor, here's new york avenue at bladensburg road. nice and light no problems to report heading through northeast. you'll be just fine this morning. coming up in my next report at 5:18, a look at maryland roads. back to you guys. here's a look at some other stories making news now at 5:11. two hikers from virginia are missing in montana's glacier national park. rangers and a team of 50 are looking for the men.

neal peculiarens of hearn -- peckens of herndon, virginia and jason hiser have not been seen or heard from since friday. 18 inches of snow in the park are hampering the search. family members reported the 32- year-old hikers missing friday after they failed to catch their flight home from montana. peckens and hiser both work in veterinarian medicine. a pittsburgh steelers rookie defensive lineman is in trouble with the law. police arrested alameda ta'amu after he led police on a car chase through a pittsburgh neighborhood. he tried to run over several officers and then swiped several parked cars before crashing his lincoln navigator. this morning ta'amu is facing a long list of charges. the space shuttle endeavour is finally at its new home. the shuttle pulled into the california science center this weekend after making a 12-mile trek from los angeles international airport through the streets of downtown l.a. the city even cut down 400 trees and raised 100 power

lines to give the five-story shuttle enough room for the george any. it flew from 1992 to 2011. it replaced the challenger which of course exploded. the time is 5:13. members of the d.c. national guard receive a hero's welcome after spending nearly a year deployed. >> not only did the redskins win but the cowboys lost. highlights coming up in sports. we'll be right back.

welcome back to nine fine now. it's -- 9news now. it's 5:16 on this monday morning. you'll need rain gear later today. here's howard. >> it's mild out there so you're not going to need a jacket unless you're in the studio like 3:00. it was 56 degrees when i got in the studio this morning. >> you tested it? >> i put the space heater on, got the little display. it says indoor temp and what you set at. it said 56. i don't know how accurate it is but i think it's in the ballpark. it's warmer outside. we have temps in the 60s this morning going into the low 70s. probably by noon and then dropping off back in the 60s this afternoon. there will be a better chance of showers for the afternoon which means generally dry morning commute but i make no promises about the ride home being dry and watch out with the leaves that have been coming down. could be extra slick. we've got cloudy and mild conditions this morning. there could be a stray shower well, well west of town and then in the next few hours

temps running in the 60s. the day planner, isolated shower early. better chance as we get into the afternoon with a noontime temp of 73. 68 though at 5:00. don't be surprised if one or two you hear a rumble of thunder this afternoon. this morning we've got a center line of showers from western pennsylvania just moving into garrett county now from roanoke south through blacksburg going down i-81 some showers. this is false returns on the radar. nothing reaching the ground. our temps are up there. 67 now in rockville. 67 in vienna. burke also 67 with 66 from ashburn. we've got 66 in bowie and upper marlboro and also in college park. outside on our michael & son weather camera, it is dry. good visibility but cloudy skies prevail. we'll notice them in a few hours when the sun gets a little bit brighter. 70% humidity and that barometer is dropping. 29.84. with the front coming in, if you're sensitive to pressure changes, could be a little achy of a day for you. look at the chill from the western rockies back into the

northern mississippi valley. minneapolis 41 but lots of 30s. with the cold front coming, we're going to see a little bit after cooldown leer for the next couple of days thanks to this storm system going through the great lakes. a little bit of snow is mixing in. parts of northern michigan but for the most part this is just a rain maker and the showers down in eastern tennessee, western north carolina, these will come through here later on this morning into the afternoon and again as i said, there could even be a rumble of thunder. as we look at the forecast today yellow alert for the afternoon. we're -- the showers could impact the commute. 73 degrees. tonight we're back in the 50- degree range in town so 40s north and west. mid-60s but nice tomorrow. 70 on wednesday. looks good. thursday also looks good at 72. perhaps another shower friday but then the weekend is looking nice and dry. temps in the 60s. let's check in with monika samtani at 5:18. she's got timesaver traffic. >> thank so you much. the northbound side of the gw parkway was shut down over the weekend with construction north of the key bridge.

that should be reopening right now. so i think you'll be all right through that area. 270 southbound looks gait as well. a bit of slow traffic at route 121. then good from gaithersburg down to bethesda. let's take a live look outside and show what you it looks like here. if you're planning to head on the beltway in silver spring, looks good at university boulevard between 95 and i-270. let's take a look at our maps again. this time over to the other side of town. no issues on the bw parkway or route 50 through cheverly into the northeast corridor. a live look at route 50 at i-97 coming in from annapolis to that point. no issues to report. all lanes are open and volumes are light. we'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:30. back to you guys. >> monika, thank you. tears of joy falling at the homecoming for a few dozen members of the district's national guard who had been in afghanistan since the beginning of this year. >> matt jablow was at the emotional event at the d.c. armory when the troops came home. >> reporter: it was all hugs and kisses and unbridled

emotion today scout side the d.c. national guard armory. >> i've been waiting on this. >> reporter: where the many homemade signs said it all. how does it feel to be home? >> feels awesome. >> reporter: welcome home. >> it feels great. >> reporter: after ten months in afghanistan? >> afghanistan was stowf. >> reporter: the national gawd -- the national guard's 273rd military police company was back on soil greeted by thowndz rouse cheers. >> welcome back. >> reporter: and a torrent of tears when they arrived late this afternoon. >> i'm just really ecstatic. >> reporter: the 273rd military police company consists of about 180 men and women, 70 of whom were deployed to afghanistan back in january. tonight all 70 are finally back home. specialist latasha gerard was greeted by her mother. >> i can't believe i'm here. >> reporter: specialist solomon was met by his mother and wife. how does it feel to be home? >> my goodness, overwhelming, excited. >> reporter: like almost all of

their fellow company members, they said they were proud to serve their country overseas. >> it feels really good and important that i was part of this mission. >> reporter: but that there's no place like home. >> just can't explain how it feels to be back home in the u.s. it's just beautiful. >> reporter: in southeast washington, matt jablow, 9news now. >> a formal ceremony will be held tomorrow at the d.c. armory to honor the 273rd military police company. now let's take another look at the question of the day. most americans say they are more stressed out about this than they are about the november election. is it a, a first date, b, holiday shopping, or c, buying a halloween costume? >> mash came king wrote on our wusa9 facebook fan page, b, holiday shopping. seems like the most logical answer with today's economy.

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rg3 leads the skins to victory. >> and the ravens beat the cowboys. almost a perfect weekend. good morning, everybody. yesterday was a win that was a long time coming. it was a game interesting for a lot of reasons. was rg3 fully recovered from

getting his noggen knocked last week against the falcons? would he be tentative if and when he played? could his team knock off the surprising vikings. he played and he was okay. there he is getting it done with his arm. he was an arm's dealer 17 of 22. that one across the middle. then getting it done late as they tried to put it away. is he a doctor? yes. does he make house calls? absolutely. 76 yards, 13 carries for a buck 38, to touchdowns. washington wins it. home losing streak no more. >> took off running and got to the sideline, thought i ran out of bounds because everyone has been telling me that lately. and then, you know, you just -- you know in certain situations and i felt like i had the guy off flanked and took off running. the rest is history. i got to enjoy the moment a little bit. it was pretty fun. >> great game yesterday. all right. in baltimore, the ravens and

cowboys late game drama. ravens leading by two but the cowboys able to recover this onsidekick. that sets up dan bailey. long enough yes. straight enough, no. ravens go 5-1 and some devastating injury news which we will find out more about today on ray lewis. that's a quick look at sports. have a great monday, everybody. >> i may have --

welcome back to 9news now on this monday morning. a redskins win after monday morning. i'm andrea roane. i'm jessica doyle in for mike hydeck. monika will have your timesaver traffic in a moment. we'll kick it off with howard bernstein and a look at the weather. it's toasty out. >> relatively speaking. had a widespread frost saturday morning in many areas west of i- 95. i know down in catlett, my place in upper montgomery, it

was almost white on the ground there was that much frost. >> i put my coat on this morning, stepped outside and said i'm sweating. >>it's in the 60s. you'll need a rain jacket that is probably later this morning into the afternoon. we've got some showers on the way. here's a look at your day planner as we take a look at wisconsin avenue this morning. it's quiet, still quite dark. an hour 45 before the sunrise. by noon 73. a couple of showers around then. then a better chance for showers, maybe even a thunderstorm during the afternoon and rain should cool us back into the upper 60s for the drive home. right now 66 in washington with 62 in hagerstown. 63 winchester. garrett county, they're falling into the 50s in oakland. we're still near 70 in fredricksburg this morning. winds out of the south combined with the cloud cover tends to keep the temperatures up. we've had a stray echo on the radar but nothing reaching the ground here. some showers about to get into garrett county. heavier stuff in southwestern virginia. as you go south of roanoke past

blacksburg, that's approaching roanoke and lynchburg. we'll see increasing showers later this afternoon. highs comfortable. average temperature this time of year is 70. i think we'll make 73 in washington. maybe 74 in fredricksburg and holding just in the mid- to upper 60s in parts of the shenandoah valley. it's 5:31. we go over to monika samtani. she'll tell you about timesaver traffic. at 5:31, things look great jut side. no issues to report. a timey bit of volume building but i think we can deal with that, especially on 95 when it's incident free. we like it that way. no problems from triangle to dumfries into woodbridge across the occoquan river. we'll take a live look outside and show you what it looks like first on the nobody side of i- 95 here in spring field n. is leaving route 644 to the beltway or on to 395 which is incident free right up to the 14th street idge. back over to our maps. this time all the way to the other side of town. the beltway looks great between 95 and bethesda, 270 no issues to report right now coming in from frederick, and another live look outside. this time on 270 re in

clarksburg. traffic is moving well through germantown as well. i'll be back with more at 5:39. back to you guys. the trial of two prince george's county police officers accused of beating a university of maryland student after a terps-duke basketball game begins today, two years after the alleged assault took place. >> the alleged beating of john mckenna was captured by another student who recorded the incident if the dorm window. kristin fisher joins us live from college park with a preview. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning. initially this student offmckenna was one of 33 people arrested that night. he was charged with disorderly conduct and assault on a police officer. but then a year later, a video surfaced that changed everything. here it is. it shows two prince george's county police officers reginald baker and james harrison shoving mckenna against a wall and then beating him several times with their bat tons. -- batons. but in the police report

initially fired, the officers had stated he was the one who hit police and that his injuries were caused by one of their horses kicking him. after a year long investigation involving the f.b.i., those two officers were indicted and charged with first degree assault, second degree assault, and misconduct in office. the night this happened, police were already on high alert. it had become something of a tradition here at the university of maryland for students to flood route 1 after a big basketball game like the one that happened that night. in year's passed, they caused considerable damage. they set fires, uprooted street signs, things like that. police were prepared for it and they accused the students of attacking officers and insighting mayhem but students say police simply overreacted, especially in the case of john mckenna. the trial for those to officers is going to start this morning in prince george's county circuit court. opening arguments are set for 9:00 a.m. jessica, andrea? >> all right, kristin fisher reporting live on this story.

the meningitis you outbreak is growing. there are 50 new cases of the disease. the centers for disease control says more than 200 people in 14 states including maryland and virginia have gotten sick. 15 have died. the outbreak has been linked to steroid shots used for back pain made by a specialty pharmacy in massachusetts. time right now is 5:34. i'm watching your money. consumer confidence climbed to a five-year high in september. the last time americans felt this confident about the economy was before the recession. the university of michigan survey found confidence is up because of a stronger stock market. signs of a recovery in the housing market. a sharp rise in gasoline costs drove up wholesale prices 1.1% last month, but if you take out energy and food costs, prices were essentially flat. analysts say the report suggests inflation remains in check. and it will cost you a penny more to mail a letter next year. the cash strapped u.s. postal

service says the price of a first class stamp will go up one cent in january to 46 cents. it also plans to introduce a global version of the forever stamp which allows you to send a first class letter at a set price. the price $1.10 and you can send those letters anywhere in the world. >> i'm getting my forever stamps now at the current price for the next year. thousands participate in the komen three-day walk for a cure. we'll have a look back coming up. a new ad campaign will be going up in metro stations to counter what some are calling a hate-filled message. 9 news now returns in two minutes.

welcome back. 5:37. i've got to tell you it's pretty mild outside. we've got lots of temps in itself 60s. very comfortable this morning -- in the 60s. very comfortable this morning.

grab a rain jacket. a little bit of a breeze this morning. we could see a rumble of thunder mixed in during the afternoon hours. i'll be back in a few minutes. we'll talk the seven-day forecast and most of the week looks pretty good. here's monika with timesaver traffic. on the northbound side of 395 here at the pentagon, traffic is moving well to the 14th street bridge. just slow traffic on 95 northbound into quantico and prince william parkway up to the okay quain river. i'll -- occoquan river. i'll be back with more at 5:47. >> thanks, monika. we've been combing through the day's deals and finding you deep discounts on this monday morning. looking for a tablet computer under a hundred bucks? best buy selling a prestige 7- inch tablet that has 8 gigs of memory, 33% off the normal price. you can find it on the web side today 99.99. you're saving $50 plus. you are getting free shipping on this one. or how about a 30-inch --

rather 37-inch panasonic lcd tv for $349.99. you can find that at sears.com for $200 off the asking price. it also includes free shipping. living social is selling tickets to the fall fringe festival, a live performing arts event next month. 50% off, $45 is going to get you a pack of four tickets to any show. throw in $10 more for a bar voucher. if you have an offer you've seen or you're a local merchant with a deal for our viewers, i would love to hear from you on facebook. over to you. plenty of tired, achy feet but it was all for a good cause that was celebrated on the grounds of the washington monument. that's where some 1600 breast cancer survivors and their supporters wrapped up a komen three-day awareness walk. the 60-mile trek started friday in southeast washington and raised $3.8 million for breast cancer awareness and education. >> it was fantastic.

got a few blisters. it was great. donate. donate. >> three days, 60 miles. very tired. ready to go home. but excited. >> warriors them all. this weekend's event was one of 14 komen walks across the country. let's see who's celebrating a birthday today. former duchess of new york sarah ferguson is 53. chef emeril agas si is also turning 53 today. actress and producer penny marshal is 70. >> trading spaces host page davis is 43. you may remember him from the hbo show the wire actor dominique west is 43. he modeled underwear but he's best known for being a baltimore orioles pitching great jim palmer is 67 today. happy birthday if it's your day, too.

good morning. welcome back to 9 news now. our time is 5:44 on this monday morning. i'm andrea roane. i'm jessica doyle. howard bernstein is along with your weather first on this monday morning. >> and a mild monday morning. rib the sand out of -- rub the sand out of your eyes and get moving. the weekend is over. it looks like a decent week except maybe this afternoon when we'll have our best chance of showers all week long. this morning you won't need a jacket. it's warm enough with temps in the 60s but still about an hour and a half until the sunrise. there may be a stray shower in far western and southwestern areas as we head into the next couple, three hours. but i think much of the morning stays dry here. it will be the afternoon that features the better chance for showers and maybe even a rumble of thunder. so temperatures will climb to the lower 70s for the lunch hour. i think that's going to be about the high for the day. with showers around this afternoon, that will help cool things off into the upper 60s.

369 by 4:00 p.m. -- about 69 by 4:00 p.m. yes, maybe even a thunderstorm. temperatures by 8:00 69. this morning we're watching some of the wetness across west central pennsylvania down towards southwestern virginia, just sneaking into garrett county with a few showers this morning. so that stuff is still hours away from being here. 61 in cumberland. luray is 64. fredricksburg still 69 degrees at this hour. even down south pax river 68. heard from bill in newland. he's 65 this morning along with charlie in catlett down in fauquier county. outside on our michael & son weather camera, got dry streets here on wisconsin avenue. 66 degrees. winds south, southwest at 9 miles an hour and our dew points are up in the mid-50s. the humidity has come back along with the clouds. the showers, you see them. they're really spinning. you can't see it coming around the spin here. that's an area of limp coming from the great lakes -- low

pressure coming from the great lakes. the southerly winds bringing in the milder air. behind it have some cooler northwesterly winds. that's what we'll be dealing with as we head into the nighttime hours tonight. tomorrow morning's temperatures could be 15, ten degrees cooler than this morning. you'll definitely need the jackets tomorrow. by the middle of the day notice the showers around here on our futurecast. maybe even that rumble of thunder by 3:00. the yellow starting to show up. some darking greens. as we head into the evening hours, the axis of the heavier showers will be generally along and east of i-95. so out toward the shenandoah valley, you may finish the day with a little bit of sunshine. we'll get to tonight, midnight. lingering shower in the mountains but otherwise clearing skies. we start tuesday with sunshine. we finish tuesday with sunshine. and even on wednesday, that looks like a pretty decent day. maybe a patch or two of clouds but otherwise all in all pretty nice weather i think tomorrow, wednesday, thursday, with another chance of showers by the time we get toward friday. so today we'll get temperatures in the low 70s.

we've gone with a yellow alert day for the afternoon. i'm worried about the commute home. that may be hampered by some of these showers and thorl. got outdoor -- and thunderstorm. got outdoor plans this afternoon, they may not happen. 73. 50 for the low in town. thursday 72. then there's another chance of showers on friday with dry and pleasant for the weekend. it's 5:47. here comes monika with timesaver traffic. it's just that volume that happens every monday morning early on. this time it's on 270 where it's one long slow lineup pretty much all the way from 85 to 121. ifd' say you're going about 31 miles an hour -- i'd say you're going about 31 miles an hour toward 121. let's take a live look at what it looks like at germantown at route 118. 270 southbound. things look good at father hurley boulevard. it breaks free as you head down into rockville and the point where the lanes divide.

this time we'll head over to virginia on the inbound side of i-66 where again it's beginning to slow down just a bit out of manassas into centreville. a live look inside the beltway here at george mason drive on the inbound side of 66 looking good heading for the bridge span and into the downtown area. i'll be back with more traffic coming up in a few minutes. back to gu. 5:48. here's a look at some things making news now. researchers in texas looked into the link between obesity and cancer and found fat tissue feeds cancer. they studied overweight and average weight mice which all had cancer and were fed the same diet. the fat cells in the overweight mice helped form blood vessels which brought fresh oxygen and nutrients to the tumors and helped them to grow. a new study finds the hpv vaccine does not lead to increased sexual activity or higher rate of pregnancy. since 2006 health officials have recommended that 11-year- old girls receive this vaccine to protect against the sexually transmitted disease the human

pam loma virus. it can cause cervical cancers and warts. the journal of pediatrics says there's no evidence to support concerns that using the vaccine would lead to more sexual activity and possibly more pregnancies or sexually transmitted diseases. another study in pediatrics confirms what parents have known since the beginning of time. kids who get less than the recommended amount of sleep are more likely to be cranky. researchers found children inches 7 to 11 who slept an average of 54 minutes less were more temperamental. they also found youngsters were able to regulate their emotions and focus in schools if they were given an extra 27 minutes of sleep. an estimated 64% of school age children go to bed later than 9:00 p.m. experts recommend children sleep at least 10 to 11 hours a night. could have saved money on that study. just ask us. >> it would be nice to have that sleep. the nation's largest muslims civil liberties group is answering back with its own message after an anti-muslim ad

went up at four metro stations last week. >> metro didn't want to put up the annualty islamic signs but a -- anti-islamic signs but a judge ruled it violated free speech. >> i'm a muslim myself. that's not what islam was about. >> reporter: some people have already defaced those anti- muslim sign that's wait muslim radicals with -- [ inaudible ] a washington examiner picture shows a woman using post-its to cover up the hate message. >> i was so angry. >> reporter: when you step off of the train at some metro stations, these are the signs that you face. it was one sided but now the playing field is even. >> this is the first of many ads. >> reporter: the council on islamic-american relations or care is putting up three 16- foot banners at metro stations to counter the anti-muslim ads. >> we take these hate messages very seriously and they need to be countered through collective

american efforts to reject this phobia. >> reporter: you agree with this? >> i agree with it. >> reporter: show forgiveness, be for justice and avoid the ignorance, a passage straight from the quran. >> they're not lashing back at it. they're not saying too violent. >> reporter: care says the ads are hurtful and create as climate of fear at a time when mosques are being targeted, shot at, burned and vandalized. diane was inspired on her train ride today. >> i had to counteract this however i could. >> reporter: she made her own sign saying all human beings are created in the image of god. >> i did think about sticking it up. >> i haven't gone as far as civil disobedience. >> reporter: in northwest, surae chinn, 9news now. >> the counter ads will go up this week and stay there for about a month. cair says it has the backing of nearly 130 organizations if all religions. the federal judge who ordered

metro to display the signs says she understood the safety concerns, but she says metro could have considered alternatives, such as placing the inflammatory ads in a less visible spot on the platforms. time right now is 5:52. we're going to take another look at the question of the day. most americans say they are more stressed out about this than they are about the november elections. is it a, a first date, b, holiday shopping, or c, buying a halloween costume? >> richard wrote on our facebook fan page, i have to say b, holiday shopping. you have those shoppers who wait until the last minute to do their holiday shopping and it's hard for that shopper to find that certain item. i believe every one should just do what my mother does and start their holiday shopping the day after christmas. >> that's a lot of pressure. log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page. leave your response. we're going to have the answer for you in about an hour.

it is 5 before 6:00. the trentsdz i want to show -- the trend i want to show you are the increasing showers as we go not only through the morning but the afternoon hours. here we are at lunch time with the scattering of showers here. as we get into the middle ever the afternoon notice 3:00 some yellows and oranges, an indication for some showers, even some thunderstorms that will be possible in spots this afternoon. if you go through the evening

rush hour, looks like the better chance of showers and thunderstorms might be east of 95 so that would be better news north and west for the ride home. we'll be watching it carefully for you. but temperatures this morning are mild. they start in the 60s. jessica, back to you. >> thanks, howard. if you bought or plan on buying a tablet which uses microsoft's new operating system windows 8, you will soon be able to download free music. the new feature is called xbox music. to potential setbacks. you've got to listen to an audio ad every 15 minutes and the other setback, the free version of xbox music won't led you download the songs and save them offline for playback. that requires paying $10 a month. when you imagine the world's most influential man, many traits may come to mind. strong, smart. but according to an ask men.com survey, it doesn't even have to be real. james bond claims the title of most influential man 2012. he beat out former president

bill clinton, actor and family guy creator seth mcfarland and actor joseph gordon leavitt for the top five. last year's winner was steve jobs. >> where's howard? >> where is howard? where is sean connery? taken 2 takes the box office. it took in more than $22 million in ticket sales over the weekend. argo came in a close second breaking the $20 million mark in its debut weekend and sinister rounded out the top three. >> i really want to see argo. movie fans looking for halloween thrills will have some new options at the box office. >> alexis christoforous has a look in today's look at entertainment. >> reporter: ghosts from the past reappear in pair norma activity number four, the latest chapter in the thrill series, this time set in the home of a california family with spooky new neighbors.

paranormal activity 4 opens friday. also in time for halloween, silent hill, revelation 3-d. >> how can i find my dad? >> reporter: based on the japanese video game franchise the silent hill series tells the story of a teenage girl and her father on the run from dangerous forces. the stars promoted the movie in new york. >> he had a good sense of humor on the set. >> reporter: the film opens october 26. for film fans who prefer the comforts of home, this summer's moon rise kingdom comes out on dvd tuesday. >> here's my plan. dear sam, my answer is yes. >> reporter: starring bill murray and frances mcdorman, it tells the story of a young couple and how people react to their childhood romance. and the beverly hills estate shared with priscilla is on the market. the presleys sold it in 1973

which was the year they divorced. the four-bedroom home is listed for just under $13 million. that's your eye on entertainment, alexis christoforous, cbs news. >> that's a deal. thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. imagine the king just a four- bedroom home. >> 13 mill, no big deal. i'm jessica doyle in for mike hydeck. monika samtani will be back in a moment with your timesaver traffic. >> right now howard bernstein has our weather first and your weather could complicate monika's traffic tonight. >> it could thank. this morning i don't anticipate much in the way of weather problems but the threat for some showers, maybe a thunderstorm will be with us later into the afternoon and possibly the early evening, especially east of town as we get into the evening hours. 66 now. i think we'll climb to about 73 by noon. a couple of showers around then with a chance for a few showers and storms this afternoon. temperatures falling back into the upper 60s. rain cooled upper 60s. but it's almost 70