nights and pretty cool days for the last stretch. but at least we've had a little bit of improvement. we have a few wind gusts west of town this morning. things are looking pretty good for us in the city center and around the beltway. partly to mostly cloudy skies at this hour. things are going to change though. still i think temperatures will have the opportunity to move out of the 30s and into the 40s. lower range not 40s not bad as we wrap up the year. we will see a bit of ha a breeze mainly out of the north and northwest. that's going to keep the feels like temperature a little bit brisk. by afternoon though cloud cover starts to move and the opportunity for accumulating snow later on tonight and into tomorrow morning. so here's what we're dealing with right now. nice quiet view from our michael & son weather camera. it does look like our temperatures though are pretty chilly. only 37 degrees for reagan national airport at this hour. we'll have a little bit of sunshine through mid-morning bring in some cloud cover midday and into the afternoon.

and definitely see the opportunity for that snow showers to begin overnight tonight. temperatures are in the 30s but it's definitely feeling like the 20s and below. wind bundle up as -- bundled up as you head out. we are in a green weather alert for today with the wind advisory already popping in for the northern and western counties at midnight tonight. beverly? we're checking out the ride olga for folks dry pavement this morning along with the extra friday light volume. if you head in on 66 front royal on into falls church and across the teddy roosevelt bridge. here's northbound 95 heading into springfield with the pace good. no active work zones to worry about out of fredericksburg through stafford into quantico. on to woodbridge and spring feed. eing open to go south from that terrible accident last night. that's been completely removed and lanes are open on 395 heading up into 14th street bridge the downtown. maryland of note we've had an issue southbound on 355 with the water main repreships last

night. southbound in bethesda at cedar lane and the long-term work zone, one lane squeezed by to the right. old georgetown road might be a better bet heading into bethesda earl year this morning. back to you. thank you. so what's the holiday season without the holiday parties? police want to warn drivers not to get behind the wheel if they've been drinking. >> it is definitely worth repeating because it can save lives. this morning we're going to break some of the popular drinking myths to help keep your alcohol intake under control. delia goncalves has been working on the story, really interesting. she gave me a sneak peek of the video yesterday. >> reporter: it's incredible video and all morning long we're going to introduce folks to what park police are doing this weekend to kind of crack down on this kind of activity. but these myths i didn't make them up. and i'm not breaking the myths let's just get that straight. these are coming from trained experts within the park police.

the first myth? drinking on an empty stomach will get you more drunk. we all think so. well, that's wrong. and those drinking water in- between each cocktail, police say it will only make your hangover worse the next day. park police sergeant adam zalinsky is part of a specialized traffic unit made up of a small group of highly trained officers in the park police. the drug recognition experts or dres will be on patrol this weekend and are on a mission to keep your party off the road. we'll get back to that myth about drinking on an empty stomach. well, the sergeant says drinking and eating at the same time is actually worse. >> 20% of that alcohol gets absorbed through the stomach lining directly into the bloodstream. then as you eat, and your food digests it causes your slinger to relax which in turn allows the alcohol and food to go down into the large and small intestine.

>> it's like opening the flood gates. >> it's like opening the nod gates. >> reporter: that's one of the myths he was breaking the morning. >> wow. >> reporter: i know turns everything on its head doesn't it? i know. i know. >> wow. >> reporter: you know we're not all heavy dryness or anything. >> should there be a strategy? >> maybe just hope for the best and not drink or overdrink. >> or take a cab or have a driver. >> absolutely. there are lots of measures to take, a designated driver and you have the cabs that are offering free rides for the partiers over this holiday weekend. but coming up in the next half hour a great behind the scenes look at the science behind field sobriety tests. they gave us unlimited access and very rare access into kind of behind the scenes. and so -- >> these are real people and real situations, the video is awesome. you don't want to miss this. it's really cool. thanks. well, you can gamble 24 hours a day. 7 days a week at maryland live casino now. that's because maryland voters as you may remember approved

the gambling referendum that made it possible and operators say the expanded hours at the hanover facility will lead to more jobs and more revenue for the state. the state's two other casinos have not adopted the 24/7 schedule yet. i am watching your money. on wall street we've been down for four sessions in a row. hopefully we can change things today. but who knows? yesterday, stocks did head into positive territory briefly after lawmakers in the house announced plans to meet sunday to discuss the fiscal cliff. congress and the white house have less than a week to resolve this impasse. but here's where we did end up. checking the numbers for you -- only four days left until we hit that deadline when big tax increases and spending cuts have scheduled to kick in. president obama returned to the white house yesterday and is said to be calling congressional leaders to meet today. the senate was in session

yesterday but didn't offer any new fiscal cliff solutions. the house is still on vacation. so here are few tips to make your smart phone last longer and that could save you money. just like your car regular maintenance on the phone can help you get more mileage out of it. now first experts suggest get rid of all the apps that you are not using. because they take up a lot of memory. you can always reinstall them later. text messages, e-mails, voice mails, photos, they can also chip away at your memory as well. >> they're not really running down your battery but you might find that you want to get rid of them and you'll have a lot more space for other things that you do use and listen to like apps and music. >> okay you do with this your computer clearing the cache that's going to improve your phone's memory or the phone's performance. to do that, you have to go to the settings of the specific applications such as your browser to clear that out. >> for people that don't know, what is cache? >> cache -- that's all the junk

essentially leftover when you browse different websites, cookies and so on and so forth. >> that makes it quicker when you want to go to the same website. >> it gives you more memory that you can use. >> good advice. that will teach me how to do it. olga is in for howard today whether you're headed to the big football game this weekend or making plans for new year's eve you don't want to miss the forecast. >> the dallas cowboys may be america's team a new poll shows much of the country is pulling for the redskins on sunday's big match-up. >> plus, see what happens when a gigantic tank full of sharks explodes into a mall full of shoppers. wow.

and welcome back. it is 5:09. i'm olga breese in for howard bernstein this morning. chilly temperatures, everyone sitting in the 30s but feeling like the lower 30s. little bit of a wind out of the north near 10 miles per hour. we'll definitely sew some sunshine through early morning. by midday though you watch the cloud cover increase and we're partly cloudy for most of the day and then mostly cloudy by sun set. temperatures should make it into the middle range to lower 40s by late afternoon. and as we head into saturday, morning, a chance for snow. beverly? olga, we're checking out the ride for folks in virginia. where any overnight road work should be put to bed and out of the way. looking good in on 66 to make it into the beltway and inside the beltway through falls church on to rosslyn everything open for you here on 66. now our next timesaver traffic update we'll tell you about a water main break in bethesda

that may impact the ride back to you. a young man found shot to death in a car. police responded to the scene early thursday near the corner of dry log street and pepper mill drive in capitol heights. officers say once they got there they found nicholas battle suffering from a gunshot wound. the 21-year-old was pronounced dead on the scene. if you have any information about this please call police. virginia state police responded to nearly 700 wrecks across the commonwealth this week. two of them were deadly. so here are a few tips from aaa to keep you safe on the road. make sure your tires are properly inflated. so you're never going to want to mix the radial tires with other tire types. keep the gas tank at least half full to avoid freezeups. also avoid using the parking brake in cold and rainy weather. don't use the cruise control on any slippery surfaces and always look and steer where you want to go. just some thought especially since we have some snow in the

forecast tomorrow. >> just a little. we take a deeper look coming up, behind how police officers determine when you are over the limit. when it comes to alcohol. the science behind the field sobriety test. delia has that coming up at 5:30. >> you know it's cold outside. that makes it hard sometimes to get off your butt and get active. and coming up at 5:50 some fitness tips to help you power through the winter. >> and if you want to get active outside to lose a little bit of weight. olga is going to come up next with the forecast to see how you need to dress. we'll be right back. ring for cures. patients collaborating toward a common goal in an effort to drive change. watch "biocentury this week" sunday at 8:30 only

coming up on it's about 5:14. weather time. it is friday morning so if you're just getting up and getting started. olga is going to tell you how you need to dress. hey olga. >> good morning, very cold. we have temperatures in the pros a little -- 30s, a little bit of a windchill but not too bad compared it's last couple of days. feeling like the upper 20s and lower 30s so you want to definitely dress for that. forecast for today, it's going to feature a little bit of morning sunshine. we're still overcast from our michael & son weather camera over the capitol building. but as we head in toward the afternoon, though, things should feature a little bit of sunshine and then some more cloud cover late in the day. winds out of the northwest 3 miles per hour. temperatures in the 30s not too bad. feeling though like much cooler than that. although we're looking at a

temperature for leesburg at 33. it is actually feeling more like 26. overall today, though, i think this is going to be a nice finish to the week. an abbreviated workweek for most. our futurecast forecast model i want to pop this in and show you the timing of the snow i'm expecting to arrive after midnight tonight. this morning we're mainly in the clear just a few passing clouds. we'll see some more cloud cover begin to develop late in the day i think after sunset we become mostly cloudy overnight tonight. and i've stopped this around 2:00 a.m. that's when we'll start to see the light snow showers develop across the western counties. a rain/snow mix down to southern virginia and south of the virginia line though. it remains all rain. by the time we get into the afternoon on saturday, this moves through fairly quickly. and again it's going to be a very light snow. so accumulations of only about an inch or two. then saturday night into sunday morning things look pretty good. so the forecast for today is going to feature temperatures in the lower range 40s with the

exception of the city center which should get to about 44 degrees. overall though, we're sticking with a green weather alert for today. tomorrow, a different story. the rain and snow will begin after midnight. start to mix out to all rain late in the day but still it's going to be slushy and messy into much of tomorrow afternoon. then by sunday, if you're headed to the big game, partly cloudy and breezy. especial hi after sunset. and those temperatures drop back toward the freezing mark. it will be a fairly good start to the workweek, i know a will the of folks are headed back to -- a lot of folks are headed back to work on monday morning after the christmas break. we're going to see temperatures in the mid 40s. we're checking out the ride the liter volume as you mentioned this weekend between the holidays. i will note folks that southbound 355 you're going to have to deal with a water main break at least through a portion of the morning rush hour. this is southbound near cedar lane in that long-term work zone. a water main break developed last night.

crews are still out there working one lane able to squeeze by to the right. that will be the case at least into a portion of the morning rush hour. old georgetown road may be a better bet for you to head down to bethesda if you're leaving early this morning out of rockville. also in maryland, maryland crash in waldorf on 301 at smallwood drive. st. charles we've got one lane blocked each way. the left lane blocked each way. police tell me this was an ice related crash and even after they clear the vehicles state highway crews will have to come and treat the road surface. careful out there with the cold temperatures and icy conditions. virginia drivers no complications northbound 95 heading into springfield. everything open for you as you make your way into quantico. woodbridge and springfield. the overnight crash on the inner loop ramp to go south on 95 has completely been resolved and removed. in on 66 we've been good too. the ride to mans is, centerville into vienna and for that matter into the beltway into falls church. back to you. you got to watch this one. caught on camera, an aquarium

explosion in china. take a look at this. surveillance video from inside a shanghai shopping mall shows the aquarium's thick glass giving way sending waters as you can see there gushing everywhere. 16 people were hurt in this incident. most of them by flying or floating glass and one person actually suffered some broken bones as a result. officials say a combination of the aging aquarium and the cold temperatures caused that glass to break. >> boy. okay, 5:18. time now for another look at the question of the day -- >> our facebook friend netty thinks the answer is -- >> so we're going to have more of your answers in the next 30 minutes and we will be right back. keep it here, you're watching

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and welcome back. on this brisk friday morning. we have some cool temperatures starting out in the 30s a little bit of overcast skies. mostly cloudy this morning. but we'll work in some sunshine particularly by that 9:00, 10:00 hour. we'll move out of the 30s upper 30s to near 40 degrees by noontime but later on this afternoon i'm expecting the cloud cover to start to move on in and actually take over overnight tonight. we should hit a high in the lower 40s by late afternoon.

and i'm tracking the opportunity for some accumulating snow on saturday morning. well, good friday everybody. america hates the cowboys. do i have your attention? i bet i do. rabid redskins' fans like derek mcginty and bruce johnson have been telling us this for years. now, most people may think that's just the burgundy blood coming out of them. oh but yesterday, in an election year, we brought you evidence that derek and bruce, they're not so crazy. there was evidence out there. it is the match-up that everyone has been talking ant. on the national show, espn actually conducted a poll asking viewers who they wanted to win. more than 200,000 responded ask look at this. over 73% say they want redskins. red states, redskins. the only blue state of course texas. so i guess with all precincts reporting wusa9 can now confirm redskins, your next playoff

recipient. >> think about you know, great experiences you had or the -- bad memories you have because you want to take advantage of these opportunities when they exist. they don't come around every day. >> the stakes are high. the emotions going to be high. and i mean we just got to come out and we had -- basically be perfect if we want to win this game. >> for the ravens ed reed just can't seem to get a break. police fining him $55,000 for this hit last week. just last month he was suspended for a game for a hit against the steelers and was later overturned although he still had to pay $50,000 on that one. yesterday military bowl at rfk. fourth quarter, giving the spartans some breathing room with this one yard punch. san jose winning it 29-20. that's a quick look at sports, have a great great friday everybody. ♪

time right now is 5:27. welcome back. i'm jessica doyle in for andrea roane. >> and i'm mike hydeck. yeah! friday. wow. the first two days to have week off and it still felt like a week and a half. how is that possible? happy friday. monika is off today. we have beverly farmer doing traffic. howard is also off today for the holidays. olga breese is here today. >> forecast looks pretty good today. i'm enjoying the sunshine we're going to get mid-morning. cloud cover is going in later on this afternoon but big changes come our way overnight as i'm tracking accumlating snow that should be riding on into the metro area. early morning hours of your saturday. right now we are mostly cloudy at reagan national airport though we will see some sunshine through mid-morning but by late day i believe the cloud cover will take over once again. slide out of the 30s into the lower hos by lunchtime can -- 40s by lunchtime and then later

on this afternoon a high at 44 near the city center. we will be chilly tonight. if you have the friday night plans bundle up. it is going to be sliding back down into the 30s and 40s after the 5:00 hour. overall today though it is a chilly start. basically looking at the 30s so even seeing 28 degrees for culpeper right now. but most of us are sitting in the 30s feeling more like those upper 20s to lower 30s. we do have a winter weather advisory that's going to pop into some of our northern and western counties beginning at midnight tonight and until 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. now so far they've only positioned this for alleghany, care rolle county, frederick county. points north and west. but i do expect much of this to start to slide down into our area later on this afternoon or overnight tonight. today a pretty good day for us. weather alert not too bad. we are green. by tomorrow though the rain and snow showers will start early in the morning and then change

over to all rain in the afternoon. that's why we're with a yellow alert and by sunday it is brisk and breezy. temperatures will be in the 30s. however, very chilly after sunset with that sunday night game. beverly? olga we have a couple of new problems to let folks know about. northbound 95 in virginia. there's been an accident right at the occoquan out of woodbridge between 123 and route 1. two left lanes are blocked with the response by fire rescue northbound coming out of woodbridge be careful. in springfield north of the occoquan into springfield. everything is open on the 395. lanes are open past landmark. shirlington the pentagon and on to the 14th street bridge. all lanes open on the beltway into springfield and tyson and 66 no early troubles. now maryland drivers i-270 checking in incident-free leafing frederick and beyond into jermantown. gaithersburg rockville into bethesda. southbound lanes of 355 at cedar lane of nih there only the right lane gets by. water main repairs that are

ongoing through morning rush hour. and there's a crash down in waldorf st. charles 301 at smallwood drive. the left lane blocked each way there with an ice related crash. road crews are going to have to treat the road surface before they reopen there. with new year's just days away. >> but police will be on patrol to make sure you don't take that party on the road with you. which is very important. you need to stay safe. delia goncalves has a rare look at what police are doing when it comes to the science behind this. >> there's an exact science. we've all seen or thought we've seen the field sobriety test. walking the liners the touching the nose -- line, the touching the nose, the pen across the eyes. but police are looking for exact signs and they've studied extensively. we've talked to the group of elite officers and they told us exactly what they're looking for. essentially, we're not giving away any secrets. they put together a wet lab experiment where they get a volunteer to drink and then demonstrate what they do and

why. ♪ >> reporter: they are the d res. the six drug recognition experts inside the u.s. park police department trained in this science behind field sobriety tests. skills that help these few officers identify and lock up a record number of drunk drivers. >> your breath test results with a .103 and a .102. >> reporter: they show us how. linda volunteered for what police call a wet lab experiment. the mixed drink is stiff. made with three one ounce shots of malibu dark but it's still not the strongest. >> you look at some of the drinks that are out there on the market today. a zombie or a long island tea, they're pretty much a dwi in a glass. >> reporter: after a drink and a half linda is already .05.

after two drinks -- >> blow, blow, blow. >> reporter: she blows a .14. >> you understand all those instructions? you may begin. >> one, two,. >> reporter: at that level these experts don't necessarily need you to perform this divided attention test. >> so we're about 45 degrees. >> right. 45 degrees. out at the shoulder. >> reporter: all they really need is this 10 with its green glowing light. based on the degree and the jerking movements of the eye, despite light or dark conditions, these dres can determine a person's blood alcohol content. the lower the angle, the higher the b. a. c.. >> and there's clues that we look for in the left and right eye. >> reporter: there's a science behind all this. >> s there. the involuntary jerking of the eyes is -- coincides with certain drugs. >> reporter: sergeant has made busting drunk drivers his passion and he's pretty good at

it receiving the award for the most arrests. officer farthing killed by a drunk driver during a check point back in august of 2002. the station named in his honor. the officers patrol in his memory. >> it's a viral problem that we have in society today. you know people go out there and drink and have a good time and i have no problem with that at all. but when you get into a car and start driving on the roadways where you're putting lives this danger you're basically a killer that hasn't killed yet. >> reporter: these officers are very passionate about what they do. and listen, we are not giving away any secrets to the test because essentially these cops say if you're impaired if you're over the limit, there's no way you can control your behavior. >> right. >> so you can't control your eye movements and you can't control you know, the outcome of the test. >> you know a big take away for me watching that is how quickly she became impaired with two drinks but a lot of shots in those drinks. that goes quick.

she had six shots about an ounce each. >> six ounces of liquor but it only took two drinks. if you go to a bar mostdays you get the pint glasses and if you have a bartender with a heavy pour. they said the long island iced tea, he said that's a dui in one glass. >> then a lot of people go to home parties and there aren't you know restrictions of one shot. it just depend on where you go. quickly. >> yes. so i mean absolutely. i mean it's important to let people know that you know they can certainly party and have a good time. but it is an epidemic on our roads. and so we need to keep people safe. and off the roads when they're drinking and so we're going to have a look -- an exclusive look on a ride i long coming up in the next half hour. police never allow media on the ride alongs. >> this is really cool video. see you then. the time right now is 5:34 and i am watching your money.

individual investors pulled $150 billion out of the stock market in year and believe it or not that's the third year in a low. but institution investors they've been doubling down the hedge funds, the pension funds, they've been adding to their stock group positions pouring more than $80 billion into stocks so far this year. mortgage rates fell to near record lows again this week. freddie mac says the average rate on the 30 year loan went to 3.35%. that's not very far away from the record of 3.31% we reach a month ago. low mortgage rates are making home buying more affordable and allowing americans to refinance their loans. more americans are shifting to e-books. a pew research study finds 23% of americans have read an electronic book this yearment that's up from 16% last year. at the same time, readers of traditional books dropped from 72% to 67%. and about a third of americans own an e-book device such as a tablet, a kindle, a nook, an ipad and that kind of thing and

more people own them now after christmas. >> just trying to get them to work is half the battle. when the news continues it is indeed the hottest ticket in town. but if you want to go to fedex field sunday night to see the redskins and the cowboys, man, you are going to have to dig deep to pay for them. >> you will not believe how much these tickets are going for. we're going to have those first things for you. we'll -- figures for you. we'll be right back.

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breezy this morning with overcast skies, temperatures in the 30s. but feeling like the upper 20s and low 30s at this hour. overall today we're going to feature some sunshine through midday. as we head into the afternoon, the cloud cover will move on in. and i'm tracking some snow in our forecast coming our way overnight tonight and into saturday morning. right now, 37 degrees and partly to mostly cloudy at reagan national. beverly? olga we're tracking a crash that's going to impact folks on northbound 95. trying to get out of dale city and woodbridge. the accident is northbound just above the occoquan ask ties up two left lanes. northbound 95 delays building from the prince william parkway. once you get past that crash though it's good into springfield and on to 395. back to you. all right. thanks bev. the nfc east championship will be on the line this weekend. redskins taking on the hated cowboys. except for jeff our director. he's a big cowboys fan. it's sunday night at fedex field. and the excitement has been building all week. >> this is a game diehard fans are not going to miss.

but as ko im reports if you absolutely have to be there, and you don't already have a ticket be prepared to take out a second mortgage or win the lottery. >> reporter: they're little pieces of gold. and the value for tickets for the redskins/cowboys match-up is rising. just and this online broker. >> and it is the biggest thing we've ever seen here in the washington area. the tickets are drying up. i mean the price could definitely go up. people that want to make a move should look now and get it while they can still get it. >> reporter: standing room only? priced at $300. >> it's not much out on the market. it's -- it's the least amount of tickets i can remember for a redskins game at fedex field ever. >> reporter: sideline seats going up to $10,000 on stub hub. even the parking passes are for sale at a higher price online. people saying they can't make the game anymore because it's been flexed. but as much as they're going for -- >> really there's no chance i

would sell the tickets. >> reporter: among the craigslist ticket postings, he put his nonlisting telling sellers stop talking about how this is the biggest game in a decade. go to it. support your team instead of trying to make a few dollars. to his surprise he got some responses. >> i just wanted to say thank you for saying what i've been thinking all week. out loud. >> reporter: he says the experience of being at the last game of the regular season will be priceless. and he hopes there are as many fellow skins' fans at fedex field come sunday night. ko im, 9news now. >> if washington wins sunday night it will host one of the two nfc wild card games. if the redskins lose -- >> that's not going to happen. >> the team can still make the playoffs if both the vikings and the chicago bears also lose on sunday. so there you go. >> uh-huh. all right, 5:41. yeah. when the news continues let's face it. it's hard for many of us to get inspired to workout especially this time of year when it's

cold and windy. >> coming up some tips to help you fire up the cold weather workouts. keep it here, you're watching 9news. happy friday.

it is 5:4. time for your weather first. and it's cold outside. >> it's cold. we're cranking up a little bit of a breeze this morning. out on the weather terrace it was quite chilly and we have some windchills right now at this hour into the 20s. upper 20s but yes very brisk. those winds will die down though prior to sunrise and it looks like the forecast for today is a nice one. mainly sunny skies through late morning. the view from the michael & son weather camera not too bad. but it is overcast at this hour. we will get some more sunshine through midday and then the clouds move in later on this afternoon. temperatures should make it out of the 30s and near 40 degrees by 12:00. this afternoon mainly the lower 40s for most of us. 44 degrees in town for our high today. but overall it looks like pretty nice finish to the week. satellite and radar features a lot of cloud cover.

but notice a little bit of a break starting to filter on through here. and that's going to again continue our wind gusts have died down considerably. earlier 20, 22-mile an hour wind gusts. right now not too bad. forecast will feature very chilly temperatures although we're sitting in the 30s at this hour it is feeling more like the 20. dress in layers and keep your head and hands covered. also the forecast for futurecast model is going to tell us a little bit more about the potential timing for the arrival of tonight's snow. we're in the clear from this morning into the afternoon. again, a lot of sunshine late in the day. but by late afternoon early evening, cloud cover really takes over. 2:00 a.m. i think we're going to start the see some of the light snow showers off across some of our western locations. by mid-morning, and into afternoon, snow accumulations could be up to 2 inches. and then we clear out nicely. saturday afternoon, little bit of sunshine comes on through. and we're going to dry things

out come sunday. forecast for today, will feature highs right around the lower 40s. north and west in town. 44 in the city center. the overall forecast though is a nice one for today. green weather alert nothing to be concerned about for today's period but tomorrow, we're tracking the arrival of the snow showers after midnight. again halfway through the day on saturday that should switch over to all rain. by sunday, we're looking pretty good. i know a lot of folks are headed for that redskins game. it a nighttime game. kickoff is at 8:30 so it will be chilly. temperatures will have dropped out of the 30s, more than likely into those lower 30s and upper 20s by game time. so dress accordingly. by monday we were improved. winds have died down. still a little bit chilly but the forecast stays dry through the start of the week. new year's eve looks great as well. olga the ride for you northbound 95 virginia 95. hung up by the crash that's northbound right about the occoquan or just north of the

bridge. two left lanes remain blocked but the response on the scene and the delays back to prince william parkway. beyond this you're getting on from lorton and points north. everything open into victim springfield and -- springfield and on to 395. lanes open on 66. the greenway. the toll road no complaints coming to the beltway. in maryland we have a couple of issues we've been dealing with this morning. the water main break southbound 355 in bethesda remains with one lane squeezing by to the right lasting into the morning rush hour. old georgetown road this morning coming out of rockville for you will work. new crash just between fairland road and randolph road. 29 coming down out of burtonsville toward the beltway. and westbound 50 in annapolis, a new crash on the right shoulder before any help arrives. waldorf crash 301 at smallwood drive. they blocked the left lane each way waiting for state highway crews to treat the ice in the

roadway there. mike? thanks bev. 5:48 now. it is 37 degrees outside right now. and it's giving you an excuse not to work out. we're not going to let you do that because even with the windchill it can feel like the 20s and teens depending on where you're waking up this morning. this gentleman is going to help us. his name is josh bookbinder from lifetime fitness. based out of columbia, maryland right? >> right. >> he has some activities that are hysterical. just like playing a game with your family and also involves trying to stay healthy. >> absolutely. >> let's talk about the ideas. the playing cards here. we have a ball. we have a -- big container full of papers with stuff on it. let's start with the playing cards. what are we doing with that? >> sure. the deck of cards workout is basically where you take each suit and we have four different suits and you can choose four different exercises whether it be lunges, squats, whatever it is that you want and you feel like doing. each base will note how many reps you're going to do. if you pull a face card it's going to be 10. if you pull a 6 -- >> pick a card. any card. >> we have the jack of

diamonds. that would be a ten and ten push-ups. >> as i'm doing those if i can, let's talk about what's in the jar too. >> all right. the ten push-ups keep the core nice and tight. the jar is our activity jar. we write down the family members' favorite activities and put them in the jar and during a commercial breaks watching your favorite tv show. pull that one out and do that number of exercises during the commercial. >> let's check one of those. >> absolutely. if you're doing this one in the commercial. i'll take this one here. this is -- that one is empty. hold on. there we go. lunges. two minutes worth of lunges during the commercial break. >> that's a long set of lunges. >> this can actually be a lot of fun where you sort of can kind of needle your family members. ha ha this one is yours for the next two minutes. these things actually help people get involved because really you're thinking about as we were talking about. windchill factor, snow sometimes, ice. listen to me i'm winded a

little bit. >> one of the best things is, it's a great way for the family to stay active together. help the children and families to stay fit. healthy with a positive self- image. regular exercise helps with that as well as with academic. >> larry how much time do we have left right now? excellent. one of the oh things you talked about? a special invitation. >> on january 1st we are hosting the first annual commitment day event. what we're doing is a 5 k run in fairfax corner. we're asking americans everywhere to commit to the new year rather than make resolutions. and to commit to a healthy way of life. start on the right foot is a way to speak right? so we start with the 5 k and it just goes from there. then it's another great way to start with fun family activities. so the commitment day kids under 18 are free to enter. and everyone else can walk, jog, run. and it's not really a race as much as it is an event. >> just getting out there. >> absolutely. >> if people are interested. how to find out about where to

sign up? >> go on to www.commitmentday.com and sign up there. >> this you use what? just for like commercial breaks? >> absolutely. you can play dodge ball in the house without breaking any vases. maybe the basement. exactly. you can play broom ball. so using a doorway as a goal. okay and just -- another way to stay active hopefully mom won't yell at the kids. >> again all about fun. >> absolutely. >> josh bookbinder we thank you from lifetime fitness. again where do we sign up again? >> commitmentday.com. jess back to you. >> check that out. he can do that. i can't. time to take another look at the question of the day -- facebook friend joanne thinks the answer is c., she writes -- we're going to have the correct

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and welcome back on this very chilly friday morning. it locks like our temperatures

right now sitting in the 30s but it's feeling much cooler than that because of the broncos out of the north about 10 miles an hour. forecast today will feature a lot of sunshine, a very nice finish to the week. we'll build in some cloud cover later in the afternoon i think we're partly cloudy by 5:00. overcast overnight tonight. and i'm tracking the opportunity for some accumulating snow into saturday morning. mike. jessica? thanks so much. >> for the death of whitney houston, to tom cruise and katie holmes getting divorced so many hollywood headlines this year. >> teresa garcia looks back at 2012. >> reporter: actress lindsay lohan tried to make a comeback in the role of liz taylor. but she ran into trouble with the law on both coasts in addition to slamming her porsche into the back of a truck in santa monica, she was charged with hitting a woman in a new york nightclub. demi moore reportedly suffered a breakdown in january following her split be ashton kutcher. who's now dating a younger

actress mila kunis. tom cruise and katie holmes went through a quick divorce. twilight light co-stars robert pattinson broke up with kristen stewart but they were back together for the premiere of the final pricey. anne hathaway walked down the aisle in 2012 fresh off playing cat woman in "the dark knight rises" she tied the knot. blake lively married ryan reynolds and jessica biel married justin timberlake. brad hit finally popped the question to the mother of his six kids angelina jolie. his exjennifer aniston also got engaged. some of biggest names in music and movies delivered a baby boom. they all had babies this year. ♪ on the music scene, taylor swift was the grammy's golden

girl while the grammy's snubbed south korean superstar psy his hit "gangnam style" sur passed justin bieber's "baby" with the most hits ever on youtube. ♪ the rolling stones went on tour to celebrate 50 years together. while james bond marked his 0th with "skyfall" which became an international megahit. >> bond, james bond ♪ >> reporter: the world was stunned when whitney houston overdosed in a bathtub at a beverly hills hotel on the eve of the grammy's. critics praised her acting performance in the movie "sparkle." and a new year's tradition came to an end when dick clark passed away at 82. and that's the year in entertainment. ♪ i'm teresa garcia, cbs news, los angeles. everybody loves it. you're watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m.

i'm jessica doyle. andrea roane is off today. >> happy friday. i'm mike hydeck. monika samtani is also off. beverly farmer is filling in. she'll be back with timesaver traffic momentarily. >> we have howard bernstein off today. the lovely and talented olga breese is in. you're watching the weather this morning. >> definitely. today is going to be the calm day. today not bad. a little bit of a breeze and cool temperatures. we're tracking some changes tonight and that's going to impact some folks if they have some plans for their saturday. they want to do a little bit of running around and sightseeing. it's going to be a little bit messy to start off tomorrow but i think things will improve by the afternoon and evening hours. forecast for today is chilly. no doubt. we have overcast skies at reagan national airport but we're definitely seeing cool temperatures. we have dropped down to 36 degrees at this hour. and we'll continue to slide prior to sunrise. winds have backed off significantly. they're still cool winds out of the northwest but at least things are improving. right now we're in the 30s but for most of us it is feeling more like the 20