out on the chilly side. by lunch time we'll be at 64. mix of sun and high clouds today. at times it could give us that hazy filtered sunshine. other times a decent amount of sun. with enough of that we'll make 70. 5:00 p.m. temperature 67. you can see the clouds on our satellite and radar composite in motion over the last 12 hours. coming across us overnight. these are fairly high and thin. they're not doing much. some showers in ohio. they're moving northeast. they're not growing to head our way. staying dry. cool spots are down in the mid- 30s like winchester now at 36. cumberland and martinsburg 37. even frederick is 36 with 40 in la plata and the warm spot 49 on the bay in annapolis at the naval academy. this afternoon sun and high clouds. we'll stay in the upper 60s north, even in andrews and easton about 70, maybe 71 for manassas and culpeper. let's check in now with monika samtani at 5:00. she's got timesaver traffic. we've been hearing some rumblings about a possible incident on the southbound side of the bw parkway just inside

the beltway. so be aware of that. we've been on the phone with park police trying to get the information for you. in the meantime military road will be closed in both directions later this morning from 6:30 to 7:30 at 42nd street right in friendship heights. that does cause a lot of extra traffic on we ways avenue through -- on wisconsin avenue through that area so keep that in mind for your early travel plans during the rush hour. if you're planning to head elsewhere, things are looking good on 270. no problems out of frederick. looking great into clarksburg. we'll take a live look outside to show you what it looks like at university boulevard. all lanes are open between 95 and 270 as you head through bethesda and toward tysons corner across the american legion bridge. we'll go over to virginia. if you're planning to head to the other side of town, no problems on the northbound side of 95. normalush hour stuff into triangle, woodbridge, springfield. a live outside one more time at the 14th street bridge crossing the potomac river. a nice ride. i'll be back with more traffic

at 5:10. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. in campaign 2012, president obama and mitt romney went toe to toe in the second presidential debate. this time most men came out swinging. >> and there were contentious exchanges between these two candidates over big issues such as taxes, oil drilling, libya. many, many others. there will be one more final debate next monday in florida. the last debate focusing entirely on foreign policy. >> president obama will be on the campaign trail today. he'll swing in and campaign in the swing states of -- state of ohio. the supreme court sided with democrats and refused to block early voting in ohio on the last weekend before the election. >> mitt romney will spend the day focusing on the state of virginia, also a swing state. he has rallies in chesapeake and leesburg. the leesburg rally will be at the ida lee park. doors open at 4:30. the event begins at 6:30. you do need a tight and you can

get -- ticket and you can get them at the victory offices in arlington, loudoun or sterling. you see the addresses right there on your screen for those offices. >> you can of course find them as well as wusa9.com. so how are the votessers and newspapers react -- voters and newspapers reacting to last night's debate? kristin fisher is live with more on this. a late night for you. >> reporter: good morning. well, you know, i think the consensus this morning is that this was not a blowout showdown like the first debate with us, but i think the edge is going to have to go to president obama. president obama did what he needed to do. he was on the attack right from the get go. he defended his record. he was really energetic, very engaged, a very different president obama than the one we saw show up to the first debate last week. but mitt romney by all accounts, he really held his own. he went after the president. the only issue was he didn't really have any big memorable

moments. he wasn't quite as shining as he was during the first debate but no big mistakes so a lot of folks say a draw but i think the edge is going to have to go to president obama. let me tell you about where we are. we are inside the print room here at the museum. you know when you go outside the museum every morning and you see the big front pages of all the newspapers from around the world. well, this right here, mike, he's the guy that puts all that together. right now he's going through, picking out the front pages of all the international papers because those are the ones that come out first. then ath later in the morning, we're going to get to this national paper. they pick one from all 50 states and mike, i know you're busy. he's been working hard all morning. tell me what exactly are you going to be looking for this morning when you're picking out the front pages? >> to be honest we don't really look at the headlines before we start printing. we just pick files but we hope that we get, especially on a

day like today, we get a lot of stories focusing on the big story. i'm looking at what's coming out on the international right now. canada has something at the top but otherwise most of these papers probably went to press before the story came out. >> reporter: i'll let you get to it. we're pretty much still waiting for the national newspaper headlines to come out. i want to go ahead and show you what some of the websites, the big blogs are showing this morning. the huntington post which is right here, a much more less lean -- left leaning blog. the headline there, barack is back. feisty. obama makes his case. his best performance. but, you know, over on the dru report, their -- drudge report, their headline fight. they focused a lot on the

moderator and how reporters covered this debate. we'll have much more from the museum coming up. i'll see you in half an hour at 5:30. >> kristin fisher live at the news see yum. -- newseum. good location to see how the newspaper headlines make it outside of the newseum. time 5:06. i'm watching your money on wall street. disappointing profits from two tech giants after the bell could potentially cut wall street's two-day rally short today. intel reported lower sales and profits than the same time last year. it blames weak sales of personal compute information this drop. ibm says profits hit the mark but sales dipped last quarter. as one of the world's biggest tech companies, ibm is often seen as a well weather not just -- bellwether not just for the sector but the overall economy. stocks had been up two days in a row on strong earnings. the dow stands this morning at 13,551. the nasdaq was up by 36 points

and the s&p 500 was better by 15. citigroup is not offering an explanation for the sudden resignation of the bank's c.e.o. vikram pandit. shareholders have also objected to his pay package. he received $261 million over the past five years. his replacement will be long- time citigroup executive michael corbat. there is a lot of talk about why exactlpandit resigned. wall street is scratching its head on this one. >> what are you doing in the next half-hour? >> we'll be talking more about wall street coming up. >> thank you. an earthquake rattles new england. >> this morning a former senator and presidential candidate is in hospice care. 9news now will be back in just two minutes.

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wednesday morning. a little chilly out there. some 30s but mostly 40s to start your morning. we'll start with a mix of clouds and sun and probably see passing high clouds on and off all day long. 64 by noon with a 67-degree reading at 3:00. winds turn to the southeast at 5 to 10. with enough sun we can get to 70 before the day is over. be back in a few minutes with the rest of that seven-day forecast. right now we go to monika with timesaver traffic. all is pretty quiet on our major thoroughfares including here at college park and route 1. no problems to report on the prince george's county side of the beltway. 95 looks good in from baltimore. bw parkway. there was an incident reported inside the beltway. right now it looks like the lanes are open. i'll be back with more traffic coming up in a few minutes at 5:15. back to you guys. making news now at 5:10, here's a look at some other things going on right now. the ground was moving in new england last night. a 4.on magnitude quake struck

three miles west of hollis center, maine. it was felt in rhode island and connecticut. so far no injuries have been reported. former senator and presidential candidate george mcgovern is now in hospice care in south dakota. the liberal democrat is best known for his unsuccessful 1972 campaign against richard nixon. mcgovern's family issued a statement saying the senator is coming to the end of his life. they appreciated everyone's concerns and requested privacy. george mcgovern is 90 years old. metro officially notified congress it will miss the deadline to have all of its underground stations wired for cell phone service. in a letter to several federal lawmakers, metro's general manager says right now all but three stations have the infrastructure. delays aft deadly accident on he -- after the deadly accident on the readline three years ago and missed estimations of how long the project would take are being blamed. metro doesn't anticipate the project will be finished till 2015. >> coming up, being cawpt by

one of those speed -- caught by one of those speed cameras in the district can really leave a dent in your wallet. >> now the d.c. council wants to make a change. we'll have that story and more coming up here on 9news now.

good morning. welcome back to 9news now. it's wednesday morning. 5:14. >> halfway there. >> halfway there. you'll need a jacket. it's chilly out there. we have 30s in spots. >> the house was cold this morning. i didn't want to get out from

under the covers. >> i like it when it's cool. you're wrapped up like a cacoon in the blankets. >> but you don't want to get out. >> it's tough. they're wrapping me here for the weather segment. i've got you, producer og. let's get going. we have a chill this morning. temps in the 30s to about 50. that will be right by the bay in annapolis. sunrise not until 7:20 with partly to mostly cloudy skies. the high thin clouds will be coming and going all day. by lunch time 64. 67 by 5:00. if we get enough sun, we'll hit 70. if not we'll stay in the upper 60s. this morning look at temps 39 in reston, sterling. lovettsville 37 with 39 for heytonsville. 41 -- laytonsville. 41 to our south. baden is in the upper 40s. 49 outside here in d.c. outside on our michael & son weather camera, it's dry.

it's qiept. here's wisconsin -- it's quiet. here's wisconsin avenue. very light wind out of the north, northwest at 3. the dew points are in the lower 40s. so the air comfortably dry. a little bit of a chill right in the northeast. temps in the 30s in many areas in new england. also in the northern rockies where we've got 30s. but nothing horribly cold. that's in part due to the jet stream moving pretty much west to east across the country. moisture in the gulf of mexico coming from hurricane paul in the pacific. we're watching another system coming through the northern plains approaching the northern mississippi valley. this guy will bring us some rain mainly tomorrow night. i think the time is going to work out pretty well so that it shouldn't impact too many plans. however, we've got to worry about if you've got anything going on tomorrow night, it will slow you down. today the futurecast, those passing clouds time otherwise a quiet day. maybe 71. for tonight we're quiet, 52 in town with 40s in the suburbs. on thursday we'll have partly sunny skies but late in the day we may see a shower develop up

top the upper part of the bay but with the storm system coming out west, better chances in western maryland and west virginia late in the afternoon. our rain chances really pick up after dark. overnight they'll be with us but i think the stuff could be out of here before sunrise on friday. and if this scenario plays out, well, then we're going to have noticeably a nice stretch of weather with very few bumps in the road here right through the weekend. so nice today, 70 tonight 52. got some clouds mixing in tonight and today. tomorrow that 52 is in town. 40s in the suburbs. 73 tomorrow. got the yellow alert for the rain tomorrow night. we may actually lower that to green if it's just going to be mainly a nighttime event to potentially a lingering shower early friday. friday turns out to being a decent day with 72. then the weekend looks good. highs in the mid to the upper 60s. it's 5:17. here comes monika with timesaver traffic. good morning, everybody. i want to start off by just giving you a heads up.

military road in just about an hour will be closed due to emergency road work at 42nd street at friendship heights from 6:30 to 7:30 and even that area can definitely do a number on rush hour, emily wisconsin avenue. if -- especially wisconsin avenue. if you're planning to head to the beltway, you have traffic forming on outer loop as you travel through the silver spring area. it's normal for this time of the morning but lanes are open except for the permanent road close in the center of the roadway there. just keep that in mind. we'll take a live look outside and show what you it looks like on 270 or actually here at college park. no problems to report at route 1. we're looking good in prince george's county. back over to the maps. this time we'll head over to the inside of the beltway through cheverly. route 50 we're getting word of a possible incident at kenilworth avenue. we'll keep you posted. another live look outside. here's new york avenue at bladensburg road. i'll be back with more task at 5:31. back to you -- traffic at 5:31. back to you. if you liver, work or

merely -- live, work or merely drive through the district, the bad news, hefty fines from the automatic speed cameras are big but the good news, they could soon be reduced drastically. >> a bill was introduced in the d.c. council to limit most of the fines to $50. our bruce johnson has the details. >> reporter: no one is disputing that the speed cameras have us all slowing down when we know that they're there, like on 295 in southeast. what is in dispute is whether the d.c. government now depends on the revenue from these cameras to pay its bills. >> already people are frustrated that they're getting tickets, sometimes two or three tickets even before they knew this area was speed camera controlled. >> we found which most people have thought that the fines were set at a level as they were simply as a way to raise revenue. >> reporter: more cameras are on the way. tommy wells introduced a bill with mary cheh and marion barry as cosponsors that limits the maximum ticket fines to $50.

that's a third of the current highest speeding ticket. >> this is where it should be. this should not be part of the ability of the city to increase finances just to close the budget deficit. >> reporter: under the new bill, drivers cannot be fined more than $50 for speeding up to 20 miles per hour over the limit or blocking the n box or failure to stop before making a right on red turn. the new legislation doesn't lower all of the fines. if you're caught doing more than 20 mile an hour botch the speed limit, you'll -- above the speed limit, you'll still be hit with that fine. the cameras are big revenue producers for d.c. aaa says already this year fines from those tickets have -- [ inaudible ] some programs and services could be in jeopardy if the fines are reduced.

bruce johnson, 9news. >> council member cheh says the additional speed cameras which are being installed could offset the loss of revenue from these reduced fines. 5:21. we want to take another look at our question of the morning. 30% of the people who play this game are under the age of 35. is it a, pacman, b, bingo, or c, poker. >> here's a look at a response you posted on the wusa9 facebook fan page. our friend barbara says, c, poker. i'm stumped. i'm going to go with barbara. log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page. leave your response. we'll have the correct answer in about an hour.

at 5:24, it's a chilly start out there. we have high clouds mixing in so not a perfectly clear sky. some areas in the mid and upper 30s. our highs will depend on how many high clouds we see. by 9:00 51 in town. still lots of 40s in the suburbs. near 50 on the eastern shore as well. we'll head toward lunch time. a mix of sun and clouds. low to mid-60s. so looking pretty good this afternoon. we'll make a run in the upper 60s, maybe towards 70 again if we can get enough sunshine. definitely a dry day and a much nicer afternoon. back to you. >> thank you, howard. nhl owners offer a new deal to the players association. >> the preseason basketball rankings are predicting good things for the lady terps. kristen berset has those stories and more in this

morning's sports. good morning, everybody. hockey players have been locked out for two months now. millions of dollars have been lost. the nhl season was supposed to start last friday but now it's -- if the league gets their way, it could start next month. yesterday they offered the players association a deal that stipulates a 50-50 revenue split. that could be contingent on the season starting november 2 and all 82 games being played. if that's the case, teams would play at least one extra game every five weeks. the players association has about ten days to make a decision. the lady terps basketball team getting much love this season. the lady terps were picked to finish second in the acc. no surprise here. the duke blue devils sit on top for the eighth time. redskins player josh morgan, brandon banks enjoying their day off having some fun in college park.

josh morgan had some strict advice, hopefully not dancing advice for the kids on how they can lead successful lives. >> working hard and just stay fit. stop playing playstation games. [indiscernible] finally, you know, live tv you never know what's going to happen whenever we're out there. there could be a football coming down at our face when we're reporting from a football game. this is from the n.f.l. network. his reaction is priceless. but he recovered pretty well. but shows you the true dangers of live television. that's a quick look at sports this morning. i'm kristen berset. have a great wednesday. you.

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i'm andrea roane. i'm jessica doyle in for mike hydeck. thank you for joining us on this wednesday morning, the halfway mark. monika will tell you how your drive will be this morning. >> not too bad. >> and howard? >> temperatures in the 30s and 40s. 56 or so when i got into the studio. thank goodness the lights had been on. we have a chilly morning out there. it's going to be a nice afternoon. we'll get well into the 60s, maybe even 70 before the day is out. we start with your day planner so you understand we're going to have a chilly start but lunch time not bad. partly sunny. just depends on how many high clouds are around with a temperature around 64. if we get enough sun, we're making a run toward 70 this afternoon with a 5:00 temperature of 67 degrees. winds turning to the southeast at about 5, 10 miles an hour. those high clouds have been coming over us the last few hours. you can see them here. more breaks out in west virginia. these things will be passing in and out of the region during the day today.

at times it will be mostly sunny. other times it could be that thin overcast where the sun is kind of hazily shining through. 36 winchester, cumberland, petersburg. heard from nj in old town who said she was down to 30. your testimonies this afternoon will stay in the 60s up north, northern shenandoah valley. 67 also gaithersburg and across the eastern shore but 70 this afternoon here in d.c. 5:31. good morning, monika. good morning, howard. i want to start off by telling everybody about military road which will be shut down in both directions at 42nd street a little later in the rush hour. and i know that will cause heavy traffic through that area. so please plan early for that situation. if you're planning to head inbound on route 50 this morning over at kenilworth avenue, crews are telling us they've been looking for an incident there. therefore you're seeing a different yellow through that area. bw parkway is fine through cheverly. no problems on the beltway in

prince george's county. let's take a live look first of all if you're planning to head over here near kenilworth avenue. all the overnight construction was cleared up a while ago and you're doing well here on 495. we'll go back over to the maps this time to 270 coming in from frederick. a tiny bit of slow traffic forming out of frederick and i- 70. it will be off and on as you head toward urbana. a live look one more time this time at route 109. this is where it bunches up a little later in the morning. i'm be back with more traffic at 5:39. president obama and mitt romney began presidential debate number two with a hand shake. then they both came out swinging. >> that's right. there were contentious exchanges between the two candidates. major issues that came up. taxes of course, oil drilling. the candidates were also asked about the september 11 attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. >> there was no demonstration involved. it was a terrorist attack. and it took a long time for that to be told to the american

people. >> the suggestion that anybody on my team would play politics or mislead when we've lost four of our own, governor, is offensive. >> president obama, governor romney. >> there will be one final debate next week in floardz. it will -- in florida. it will focus entirely on foreign policy. kristin fisher is in a great ple to talk about last night. she's live at the newseum with a look at some of the headlines coming out this morning. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: jessica and andrea, when you walk past the newseum and you see the front pages of newspapers from all over the world, those front pages are printed right in here. this is the print shop at the newseum. mike has been here since very early this morning. i'm not going to bug him because he's hard at work to get these on display bright and early but i want to go ahead and show you what we're seeing from newspapers all over the country on this day after the

second presidential debate. we're going to start right here with "u.s.a. today." the headline round two: a feistier obama. romney tangle in a lively free for all. moving on to "the wall street journal." the headline: candidates tangle in a fractious debate. those are the two big national papers. still waiting for "the new york times." that one has not come across our radar here inside the print room but one local paper, the arkansas, democrat gazette where i -- in the same town where i used to work, the headline obama feistier. romney keeps up. tension rises as debate hits the hot issues. so what we're seeing in all these headlines this morning is essentially there was no huge blow yao winner. there was no big knockout punch from this second debate, but by most accounts, obama, as you can see from these headlines,

he really seemed to have the edge. he was on the attack. he was on the offensive. he seemed much more engaged, much more energetic than in the first debate and he really came out and delivered. he did what he needed to do. as for romney, he didn't have any big mistakes and his campaign is saying that he did very well. by all accounts most republicans are very pleased with his performance. but i do think right now at least the edge is going to have to go to owe bam madam president we'll have to -- to obama. we'll have to wait and see how this translates into the polls in the days and weeks to come. jessica, andrea? >> and how it plays out in the voting booth will be critical. if you plan to vote in the presidential race or any other race, the deadline to register to vote in virginia and maryland has already passed. the deadline in d.c. is this friday but you only have the option of registering in person at the election board's headquarters. we have more on voter registration at wusa9.com. click on campaign 2012.

time right now is 5:35. we're watching your money and the financial state of the commonwealth. things are still pretty rosy but virginia is fell feeling -- is feeling the effects of the corporate slowdown. sales tax collections rose more than 10% but corporate taxes were well below the forecast falling nearly 18%. virginia finance secretary rick brown says a corporate slowdown might be linked to uncertainty over federal spending. retailers competing hard for your holiday dollars. for the first time ever target will match prices that customers find on identical products at online competitors, including amazon, wal-mart, best buy, and toys 'r' us. the price match program begins november 1. it ends december 16. wal-mart and best buy have already announced price matching programs of their own for the holidays. wall street will be watching this one. apple has sent out invites for an announcement next tuesday.

i wonder what that could be about. it's expected to unveil a smaller ipad in what many are calling the ipad mini. the tablet is expected to be about half the size of the regular ipad and sell for $250 and $300 depending of course on memory. so we'll have to see what comes out. >> but it's still more expensive than what you have from kindle or nook or whatever. >> exactly. slightly more capability but you do want to spend $100 extra? i don't know. >> we'll be watching and we want you to consider this. what do you think teen drivers believe is the most distracting thing on the road when they're behind the wheel? >> monika spoke with some local teen drivers and we'll bring you their answer to that question when we return.

it's 5:39.

i'm out on the weather terrace. a little chilly out here. i definitely would have a jacket. our day planner going to have a mix of clouds and sunshine today. if we get enough sun, we could make a run toward the 70-degree mark with a lunch time temperature about 64 or so. we'll be in the upper 60s to around 70 for the high this afternoon. again a mix of sun and high clouds. i'll be back in a few minutes looking ahead toward the weekend. right now inside to monika samtani with timesaver traffic. it's been incident free on the northbound side of i-95. just slow traffic now forming through dale city and again here in springfield n. is route 644 up to the beltway on i-95. once you're on 395, though, still running smoothly to the 14th street bridge. i'll have more on traffic coming up in a few minutes at 5:48. >> thanks, monika. daily deals time, we comb through the e-mails, retailer websites to find you deep discounts. we normally tell you when your favorite band is going on tour but what about your favorite foods? the nutella breakfast tour.

you heard that right. the nutella breakfast tour is making stops this week right here on the streets of d.c. the truck will be near the judiciary square metro stop from 7:00 a.m. to noon. you can track the truck on twitter at nutella usa. yesterday we showed you a deal on ladies watches. today it's the gentlemen's turn. e-bay is offering you 89% off the swiss legend watch today only. you can buy this watch for $88. this deal includes free shipping and just in case you're wondering, this watch normally sells for $795. 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. this is national teen driver safety week. if you're a parent of a teen, you know that feeling in the pit of your stomach like i get when you have that car key -- hand that car key to your teen. in today's extra mile report,

whitman high school students give frank answers about the multiple distractions that make driving so dangerous for teens. >> when i started out, i was very safe. i was very, you know, i'm going to drive. i'm going to get there. i'm going to focus. as i got more comfortable with driving, i probably had some more lapses in focus and had some more distractions but then i realized this has got to stop and time to focus. >> i think i'm a pretty good driver. i try to stay safe, not go too fast. it's a pretty dangerous thing. >> loud music, lots of people talking. if you have a short amount of time to go some place and you're late and they tend to speed. sometimes they answer the phone. >> she's riding with friends now. that's the concern we have. they seem to be good drivers but still makes you a little nervous. >> this year for homecoming and also prom, my mom told me i'm not allowed to get into anyone's car or drive. we're actually taking a bus. that's a lot safer and we don't have to worry about the

distractions on the road. >> you see everybody driving down the street now, doesn't have to be kids. could be adults playing with their phones. >> we're very influenced by what we see. i also see a lot of adults texting and driving and calling. yeah, i don't think it's just something for teenagers. >> that's a great point. it's a problem across the board. texting and driving for everybody. i spoke to whitman's principal dr. alan goodwin. they had homecoming last weekend. they did a huge outreach to the parents and the teens. not only about distractions but alcohol served at party and also driving with a lot of kids in the car. so she encouraged the kids to take buses. overall it was a safe weekend i'm happy to say. still homecoming season. so we asked you what you thought teens considered their biggest distraction while driving. facebook friend harvey says what they probably say is a, loud music. however, the truth is most

likely texting. and emily says y, i think -- says c, i think more and more teens are growing aware of the dangers of texting but it's easy to overlook the distractions that friends play. keep your commends coming. we'll tell you what -- comments coming. we'll tell you what real teen drivers said and what the national statistics said. >> i thought it was interesting adults influence them so no drinking or texting. >> set a good example. >> we'll be right back.

welcome back. 5:47. your weather first on this wednesday morning. our bus stop forecast, it's a chilly start. we've got temps which are in the 30s in a few spots. you definitely need a jacket but the warm spots will be near 50. that's by the bay and here right in washington under partly to mostly cloudy skies. but there's no rain around. don't be worried about that. the day will be dry. the ong thing that will keep us from getting to 70 if we get too many in the way of high clouds. but 64 by noon. winds turning to the southeast at 5 to 10 miles an hour with 67 at 3:00.

again, i think we could make a run towards 70 with mid-60s at 6:00. if you have plans this afternoon, this evening, no problems. if you like to go for a run, even this morning just on the chilly side with mid-30s in winchester to 39 in gaithersburg. it's 42 across the bay in easton. down south pax river is 46. charlie in catlett was 37. prince frederick this morning, our weather watcher there, 42 degrees. outside on our michael & son weather camera, you're looking to the west, southwest and northwest d.c. from one of our tower cams. good visibility under partly cloudy skies. reagan national reported 49 with very light winds. only 3 miles an hour. our humidity at 80%. so a very comfortable morning but you are definitely going to need the jacket along with the sunglasses because we'll have a good amount of sunshine. a bit milder. yelled we hit 65. today i think -- yesterday we hit 65. today i think we could make a run toward 70. our next chance of rain will be late tomorrow afternoon. i'm really thinking the real likely chance of rain will be tomorrow night. if it works out, it will rain tomorrow night and it will be

done before sunrise on friday. so that the impacts for most of us will be pretty minimal. the next system that will make our rain, we're watching it this morning across the northern plains bringing some rain, even snow to the rockies here with nebraska up through the dakotas into minnesota seeing some of that rain this morning. that's moving east. the system closer to us in the great lakes, that's going to pass to our north so don't worry about that but it will help to bring some of the high clouds across the region from time to time today. that is what could be limiting us for that 70. still going to abdecent day. here -- to be a decent day. he we are mid-october talking temps in the mid-60s which is where we should be. tomorrow looks partly sunny. here comes the rain really tomorrow night into the overnight period is when i think we'll see the brunt of it. so our forecast 70 this afternoon. maybe 68 as the high clouds are just a little bit more than we'd like them to be but not bad at all. tonight low 50s in town with 40s north and west.

tomorrow 73. could be a late shower but the yellow alert is for the nighttime rains. if anybody has nighttime plans, it is going to be damp tomorrow night. friday showers get out of here real early, 72. looks good. 60s over the weekend. monika samtani, good morning. good morning. i am just getting word of an accident on the southbound side of the bw parkway before good luck road. police there are telling us that there is a delay now getting by. the accident is along the left side of the road southbound bw parkway near good luck road. coming in from the west, it's been issue free. no problems to report coming in from sterling on the toll road, manassas on i-66. just the slow traffic from manassas to centreville. here in fairfax it still looks pretty good. on the beltway in tysons not a problem as you head toward annandale and springfield. we'll take a live look outside and show what you it looks like first here. new york avenue at bladensburg road, no issues to report in the northeast corridor as you come in toward the anacostia river crossings as well. let's go back over to our maps. this time we'll head over to the inside of the beltway.

395 no problems at all and no delays yet from duke street to the 14th street bridge. we'll take a live look one more time. this time here at the bridge span. all the potomac and anacostia crossings are incident free. more at 6:01. back to you guys. today, october 17, many breast cancer survivors are taking part in the nation's first ever breast reconstruction awareness day or bra day. a majority of women having a mastectomy will choose immediate breast reconstruction as a way to get back to normal. however, for those who don't and later change their minds, budsy check 9 -- buddy check 9 wants you to know you still have reconstructive options whether your surgery was last month or 30 years ago. >> reporter: lily is the administrator director of the avon breast center at johns hopkins. she's also a registered nurse and two-time breast cancer survivor. lily's mission is to help patients who are often solely focused on survival understand all of their surgical and

reconstructive options. >> oftentimes women do not bring up the issue of reconstruction that i initiate that decision. >> reporter: two decades ago her surgeons discussed reconstruction but only to tell her she didn't qualify. however, ten years later she became part of the growing ranks of women who were able to choose what's known as delayed reconstruction. she credits a new class of drugs and a marvin gaye lyric for giving her back the gift of choice. >> the song was sexual healing. the first verse that i heard, "i can't wait for you to operate, i'm your medicine, let me in." ♪ >> that's all i needed. >> reporter: she chose the d flat procedure which uses tissue from the stomach to create new bres. >> and i would -- breasts. >> and i would do it again in a heart beat. it's one of the best decisions i ever made for myself. >> reporter: reclaiming your silhouette even years later can be the silver lining after a

cancer diagnosis. >> a woman can consider either an implant base reconstruction or reconstruction using her own tissue, even in an extremely delayed situation. and it may be just a little bit different technique, a little bit different pattern of scarring but the same reconstruction techniques are still available. >> this is important for your psychological well-being. we want you to go into the operating room with two breasts. we want you to come out with two healthy breasts and just leave the cancer behind with us. >> to see this story again, click on buddy check 9 on the home page at wusa9.com. and to see what's happening today, bra day, here in the u.s. and 20 other countries, click on the link bra day usa.org at wusa9.com. let's take another look at the question of the day. 30% of the people who play this game are under the age of 35. is it a, pacman, b, bingo, or

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a chilly start. we've got some 30s out there so think about that when you're getting yourself and kids ready. by 9:00 40s and low 50s ie cross the region -- across the region. sunshine mixing with clouds. lunch time not bad. a little on the cool side. low to mid-50s. if we get enough sunshine, i think we could make a run toward the 70-degree mark otherwise we'll stay in the upper 60s. still nice. washington loves to spend taxpayer dollars. senator tom coburn is out with this year's look at what he thinks is trivial congressional spending in a waste book report. the oklahoma republican outlines a hundred different congressionally approved programs he says wastes more than $18 billion. this list includes a loophole which allows the n.f.l. , nhl and pga to qualify as nonprofit organizations. a $325,000 grant to build a robotic squirrel to see how the

animal interacts with rattle snakes. actually that duplicates an earlier study. and $24 million in spending to maintain contracts for selling typewriters. beyonce is headed for the super bowl. >> miley cyrus meets two and a half men. we have those stories and more in this look at entertainment. >> reporter: if you like it, put a super bowl ring on t. beyonce is confirming on tum letter she'll perform the half time show at super bowl 47 in new orleans. she sang the national anthem in her hometown houston. justin bieber is teaming up to be the face of the new global style. bieber will appear in the german sportswear company's ad campaign. >> i'm sleeping in your room. >> reporter: miley cyrus guest stars on thursday's episode of two and a half men. she plays the fast talking

daughter of walden's friend. >> i think it's really fun to play the character of that. it's so opposite of all the other girls that have been on the show. >> reporter: sigh respect says her character -- sigh respect -- cyress says her character might return to the show. stephen spellberg is giving $30 million to the motion picture and television fund. it helps seniors and provides health services. lisa marie presley is out with an emotional duet with her famous father. with the help of video technology, she sings "i love you because" with elvis presley. the new video debuts on country music television and cmt.com thursday. that's your eye on entertainment. alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. i'm jessica doyle in for mike hydeck. monika samtani will be back in a moment with your timesaver traffic. >> right now howard bernstein is here weather firs