northwest d.c. out toward virginia in the backgrounds. 30 degrees under clouds at reagan national. the winds will be light all day 5 to 8 miles an hour with 37 by noon and a high in the upper 30s to low 40s. clouds came in overnight and if it weren't for the clouds, we'd be down in the teens i believe in many of our outer suburbs. they've kempt us a little infull -- kept us a little insulated. temperatures, some lower 20s. martinsburg is down to 20. cumberland 21. it is 30 in town and 28 la plata. manassas 27. as far as the highs, we'll get more sunshine this afternoon. still, you need the jackets. no doubt about that with mid- 30s north and northern and western maryland. 40 in winchester. 43 in culpeper and fredricksburg and 38 in easton. it is now 5:00 a.m. straight up. here comes monika samtani with more on the water main problems in montgomery county. >> they've been ongoing since about 9:00 last night in chevy chase on the southbound side of wisconsin avenue.

it's basically blocked right now between dorset avenue and wisconsin circle. i've been on the phone with wssc and they tell me they're not sure when they can reopen the road. let's take a look at some video from overnight. southbound on wisconsin avenue here in chevy chase. basically the line between chevy chase and bethesda. dorset avenue to wisconsin circle. yeah, that's a lot of water, taking some time to clean it up. apparently it is not affecting water service so that's some good news. crews are out right now trying to fix it up right now along the roadway. so go ahead and choose your alternate routes. bradley boulevard, bradley lane, little falls parkway and river road are all good routes to take inbound this morning. let's go back to the maps, this time over to the west side of town. no issues on the dulles toll road or 66. we'll end with a live look if you're planning to head inbound on 66. this is what it looks like at route 50. i'll be back with more at 5:10. back to you, andrea and mike. >> thank you, monika. barring a last-minute order from a federal appeals court, a northern virginia man who once

sat a death row for years could be freed later today. >> justin wolfe's legal drama has gone on for more than a decade after his 2002 conviction in a murder for hire scheme killing wolfe's marijuana dealer. delia goncalves is in our newsroom with more on this story. this mom has been through this quite a few times before so she's cautiously optimistic. >> reporter: certainly she is cautiously optimistic, very emotional as you can imagine. annual dray ya, you mentioned -- andrea, you mentioned there is still a small chance this could be reversed. folks are waiting on an appeal by the attorney general stand could change things -- general and it could change things. the mother hugged the federal team. the same federal judge who threw out her son's conviction has cited error by the prosecutors. wolfe was sentenced to solitary confinement and death row 11 years ago for the murder for

hire plot of his drug dealer. the judge originally threw out the case because after change in testimony. the commonwealth had 120 days to retry him but never did. now the judge says wolfe must go free. >> justin wolfe should be breathing the same air, the fresh air for the first time. >> it will be nice to finally be able to play like wie games and stuff because i haven't done that since i was four. >> since she was four years old. she is now nearly 16 years old. can you imagine? mom says she hasn't slept for the last couple of days and i'm sure she will not sleep again tonight waiting for this news this morning. so the change in testimony that will change wolfe's life forever came from the prosecution's star witness who we're told changed his story several times over the years. we'll have details on that coming up at 5:30. mike, andrea, back to you.

>> delia, thank you. the going back and forth has got to be aggravating. d.c. police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found between two buildings. officers were called to 1854 biltmore street in northwest washington late last night. around the same time, d.c. firefighters were dispatched to the same address for what's called a confined space rescue for someone who might have fallen. however, when rescuers arrived, the man was already dead. no word yet on the dead man's identity. talk about a rough day for firefighters. listen to this. exploding ammunition from inside a burning house in anne arundel county had firefighters and bystanders ducking for comp. neighbors and firefighters had tried to rescue a man inside the home. you see it on fire right there in maryland city as bullets started whizzing by their heads. the 55-year-old man later died. investigators determined the bullets were some hunting ammunition kept inside the home. virginia's highest court has reversed an order forcing a fairfax county woman to remove

parts of a negative online review. christopher deets is suing jane perez for the online postings criticizing his contracting business which he says are false. a fairfax county judge ordered perez to remove parts of her online critique which she implied deets had stolen items from her home. the order was appealed on perez' behalf saying it violated her free speech rights. expect this latest ruling to be appealed at well. 5:05. time for the latest your money report. >> jessica doyle is here with today's headlines. a big day on wall street. >> if only we could have one of those every single day. asian markets are up today. so we'll see. stocks really surged into the new year thanks to the fiscal cliff deal. we're going to have to see how long this enthusiasm can last. the budget deal didn't tackle automatic spending cuts which are now set to go into effect march 1. and it doesn't address the debt ceiling so those are remaining issues out there. checking the numbers in the

meantime with a smile on our face, the dow sprinted ahead 308 points. that makes its biggest one-day gain in six months. the nasdaq soaring by 93 points. the s&p 500 was up by 36. you will be paying more taxes for 2013 and this tax hike is not small, even though congress did make the bush era tax cuts permanent. there are a couple of additional taxes that you need to know about so you can make your plans for how to pay for them. here's a scenario. the median income for a household in the washington region is about $84,500. that was as of 2010 according to the census bureau. so if we look at the tax bill for folks who fall into that tax bracket, the average federal tax burden is $14,891 for this group. the changes just signed into law could hold your income taxes steady but you will pay an additional $1,149 because of the payroll tax holiday ending plus new health care taxes that

are kicking in. crunching the numbers, the tax hike will lower your take home by about 1.7%. these numbers calculated by the tax policy center, congressional budget office and joint committee on taxation. so that's not a small tax hike. >> it's sort of -- you wonder why people get confused about taxes. payroll tax, income tax. they're both on your check. >> it's one name for -- it's two names that almost seem identical but go to different places. >> what do you have coming up? >> we're going to be taking a look at your tax refund, when you can hope to get it this year. >> we're going to get one maybe? thanks, jess. no word on when secretary hillary clinton might return to washington but she is out of the hospital. details on that coming up. >> plus, some outrage. coastal lawmakers get a quick response from congress after failing to vote on a superstorm sandy relief package. they got action fast. >> ahead in sports, rg3 talks

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a cold thursday morning. clouds out there are keeping us from being even colder. starting out generally in the 20s in most areas with a few low 30s. look for clouds to be thinning some as the day goes o. 37 by lunch time. not too strong with the winds today. they will be out of the west with a high around 40. back in five minutes with a look at your seven-day forecast. i even have a 60 on that seven- day. i'll let you know what that's going to happen. here's monika with timesaver traffic. crews are making progress in chevy chase on the southbound side of wisconsin avenue. a little further south from bradley boulevard where the right lane now gets by. an overnight water main break. expect early morning rush hour delays because of it. i'll have more details coming up in my next report. mike, back to you. >> thanks, monika. just about 5:11 now.

here are some of the other stories making news. the five men accused of gang raping a 22-year-old student in india are being formally charged today. the victim was attacked on a move bus december 16 and died of her injuries last weekend. police are expected to ask that these suspects face the death penalty. secretary of state hillary clinton is home from the hospital. her husband former president bill clinton and their daughter chelsea escorted her out to a waiting car yesterday. mrs. clinton was admitted sunday after doctors discovered a blood clot in her head. she is expected to make a full recovery. after a firestorm of criticism, house speaker john boehner has scheduled votes on two bills to fund relief efforts for sandy victims. the votes will be held tomorrow and on january 15 which would authorize a total of $60 billion in aid. tens of thousands of redskins fans will get to watch sunday's playoff game in person. but some unlucky fans will fall victim to ticket scams instead. that story is coming up at

5:57. at 5:40, today you have another chance to see an important piece of history. >> next at 5:15, howard has a warming trend in the seven-day forecast. we'll be back.

welcome back to 9 news now. some good news to give you to. a warming trend.

you'll need it on a cold day like today. >> it's not going to get here till early next week. the weekend looks all right. snow lovers, i'm going to disappoint you right now. don't expect anything for at least a week. maybe two at this point. it looks rather benign around here. but perhaps the second half of january there are signs the atmosphere is going to get real cold by then. here's a look at the bus stop forecast on this thursday morning. a chilly and cloudy start. we have temperatures in the low to mid-20s in many of the suburbs. the warm spots are 30, maybe 35 by bus stop time right along the bay in southern maryland and down towards fredricksburg. it's going to be a chilly day. thankfully the winds will be on the light side. northwest to southwest, 5, 6, 8 miles an hour. we can deal with that. 40 degrees about the high for today at 4:00. by 8:00 we're back down in the mid-30s. once again 20s and 30s for tonight. this morning you see 22 in laytonsville. 23 lovettsville. those are the cold spots locally with 29 in springfield and alexandria.

26 in vienna and bowie. baden is 28. even in prince frederick, got a report of 30 degrees there. and earlier terry in bowie told me 28. so thanks to weather watchers and happy new year to you as well. great visibility but cloudy skies, 30. feeling like 22 with that northeast wind at 8 right now at national. although many areas have winds near calm. and those dew points, look at that. only 14 degrees. the air is dry out there. and quite cold. we've got two chunks of really cold air. one is out in the central rockies. when you see the white, that's subzero on our map. that would be in colorado and wyoming and many ever the mountains there. -- of the mountains there. also in more than new england we have minus 10 to minus 20 from northern vermont, northern new hampshire. arctic air. temperatures really bottoming out this morning. the western half of the country nice and quiet. a clipper coming through the great lakes with a few snow showers. that will extend into new york state a little later. for us we have the jet stream coming across the gulf of mexico. got all this moisture down

here. only cloudiness is making it up toward us with rain in the carolinas just sneaking in toward southeastern virginia this morning. that's going to be the case. so nice and quiet. we'll see the southern system sort of slide away from us look for more sunshine this afternoon. here are your lake snows up in new york, northwest pennsylvania. then tonight it's going to be quiet. clear, cold. tomorrow looks like a nice sunny but breezy day tomorrow. then the weekend a little milder but the mild stuff almost warm, relative for this time of year. that will be late in the seven- day. today chilly. a mix of sun and clouds with more sun this afternoon. tonight clear and cold down in the 20s to low 30s. tomorrow 43. it will be breezy but sunny. saturday 44. a mix of sun and clouds with more clouds late. saturday night slight chance of a sprinkle or flurry. that's it. really more clouds than anything. then sunday mid-40s for the playoff games in baltimore and here in d.c. monday 46. then look, tuesday and wednesday, it's going to be that january thaw. here comes monika samtani, 5:17

with timesaver traffic. good morning, everybody. if you're planning to head around town, i'm happy to say right now we don't have any major incidents. there's a water main break in chevy chase. i'll get to that in just a moment. first we'll start with virginia. on the northbound side of 95, triangle all the way to springfield, your lanes are open. no issues to report on route 1 as you head for alexandria and the beltway. the beltway looks good across the wilson bridge. let's take a live look outside and show what you it looks like first in springfield. this is normal for 5:18 in the morning. it's beginning to bunch up just exiting at the beltway here in springfield. let's go a little further north on to 395 at the 14th street bridge. the length of 395 looking pretty much like this even in landmark right now. let's go back over to the maps. this time to the north side of town. this water main break is southbound on wisconsin avenue. right now at willard avenue in chevy chase. the right lane gets by so they are making some progress. no issues on 270. in fact, let's take a live look here at route 109. i'll be back with more traffic at 5:24. mike and andrea?

>> thanks, monika. rg3 is talking about how his coaches helped push him into some early success in the n.f.l. >> and speaking of a successful n.f.l. career, ray lewis says whatever the ravens do in the playoffs, he's calling it quits. that's coming up in sports. >> but before we head to break, let's take a look at the question of the morning. most women say this is the number one reason they don't exercise. is it a, they don't like to get sweaty, b, it takes too long to see any kind of results, or c, they're worried about messing up their hair? >> tony king wrote on our facebook fan page, b, taking too long to see results. too often they feel something should happen right away and when it doesn't, they get discouraged and they don't try as hard. >> i think it's hair. i don't know. what do you guys think? log on to our facebook fan page and leave your response. we'll have the answer in our 6:00 show.

welcome back. 5:22. a cold start a. cloudy start. we have some areas where the clouds are thin so low to mid- 20s in western maryland, even teens in garrett county. we're holding on to about 30 here in d.c. as we go throughout the morning, we'll see the clouds get to be thinner and we'll see temperatures again -- i want to go through this to show you -- temperatures will be topping out only around 40 with sunshine to finish out the day. over to you. >> thank you, howard. one of the all time defensive greats of the n.f.l. confirms this is his last season. >> plus, rg3 talks about his season of preparation leading up to a playoff berth.

kristen berset has your morning sports. good morning, everybody. many thought it couldn't be done. others reacted neglectively when mike shanahan traded away three first round draft picks to the rams to draft robert griffin iii. but after an improbable seven- game win streak, rg3 and the redskins have quieted the critics. after the bye week, the rookie basically said i don't want to lose anymore and since then the skins have been on quite a mission, a successful one landing them their first playoff game since '99. r are g3 -- rg3 has broken several records along the way but says it wouldn't be possible without everyone in the organization. >> it comes down to the guys around you and the coaches. the coaches didn't baby me. they weren't going to make it baby steps. they threw everything at me and made me learn on the fly. they were really hard on me in otas and training camp. it's paid off. >> tune in after sunday's game for complete wrapup of the

skins-seahawks game. we'll have post-game reaction live from fed ex field. plus highlights and expert natural. a special post-game edition of game on starts at 8:00 sunday here on wusa. we'll also have noose about this team, the raishens -- have news about this team, the ravens. ray lewis announces his plans to retire at the end of the ravens playoff run. he's one of the most popular players helping to guide any young player who's willing to listen. i'm sure that's something that won't stop once he finally hangs up his cleats. the washington wizards badly beale was named the eastern conference's rookie of the month for december. believe it or not good news out of that camp but unfortunately it didn't help last night. the indiana pacers went on to beat the wizards 89-81. hey, maybe that will bring them some good luck in the future. that's a quick look at sports this morning. i'm kristen berset. have a great thursday. northern virginia man who was on death row for decades --

for a decade is expected to abfree man later today. >> plus, we'll preview the work that lays ahead for the new 113th congress after this morning's swearing in ceremony. >> some problems on the roadways, one of them being a water main break. here's monika with the latest. >> that's on the southbound side of wisconsin avenue at willard avenue in chevy chase. the right lane gets by there. here on 95 in virginia, no problems in dumfries as you head up to spring field. all lanes are open. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:29. you're watching 9news. we'll be right back. imagine how long i've been searching for something like this for my family. i'm amazed you make so many great flavors that are gluten free. my guys are crazy for chocolate chex and honey nut chex. for me, it's cinnamon. it means a lot to be able to give them something that's good for them, that also puts smiles on their faces. 'cause i really love those smiles. we're the harris family. and we love chex. [ male announcer ] love chex? connect with us on facebook.

welcome back to 9news now. good morning. i'm andrea roane. and i'm mike hydeck. we're glad you're waking up with us. a good choice you've made. >> if we can say so ourselves. >> good morning, howard. a cold morning.

make a treat for folks who want a break from the real cold for the beginning of next week. i think temperatures potentially by tuesday could be 15 degrees above normal or more. consider that here's a look at our day plan other this thursday morning, friday eve also as we like to call t. 30 degrees here in town with lots of low to mid-20s in the outer suburbs. even some of the inner suburbs we have low to mid-20s. a mix of sun and clouds and more sunthis afternoon. highs upper 30s to low 40s. the clouds are with us this morning. a lot of these are high thin clouds with any moisture well down to the south in north carolina, extreme southeast virginia. the temperatures? definitely hats, gloves. 27 in manassas right now with 25 in leesburg and 23 winchester. your highs upper 30s to low 40s. let's check in with monika samtani. she's got your latest timesaver traffic. i guess a little bit of good

news on wisconsin avenue but not great news. >> not great news but good news. we'll take it. southbound on wisconsin avenue, we're talking about itself water main break in chevy chase. if you're planning to head insides the beltway, here we go -- inside the beltway at willard avenue, this water main break was eight inches and occurred about 6:00 last night. let's take a look at some video of what we're talking about inside the beltway. on the southbound side of wisconsin avenue, basically between dorset avenue and wisconsin circle heading into chevy chase. a lot of water there. crews have been working on the scene since last night. they tell us that the water service is not affected. it was just the road affected. right lane does get through but of course that's a major thoroughfare during the rush hour so be aware of this this morning. let's go back over to the maps, this time to virginia. no problems to report 066 in from manassas to centreville all the way into fairfax. your lanes are open. we'll take a live look one more time. if you're planning to head on the inbound side of i-66 out of manassas, i'll say your brake

lights begin there heading towards centreville and then the pace improves. i'll be back in a few minutes. >> thank you, monika. later this morning the 113th congress will be sworn into office. >> the new members from our area include virginia senator elect tim kaine and maryland government-elect john delaney. both of them are democrats. the 113th congress already has a pretty full slate when it comes to considering what they need to do. in the next couple of weeks, two votes are scheduled for relief of the victims of superstorm sandy. those eight packages total about $60 billion. the new lawmakers must also dee deal with sequestration -- must also deal with sequestration and the debt ceiling. >> they tell me this is the least productive congress in the history of the nation. if it's not, i would hate to be in the one that was. >> we all have ideas our districts have sent us. where are the bathrooms? >> incoming illinois representative tammy duckworth

is nearly 100 women on capitol hill. there are also 33 hispanics taking office and for the first time white men will make up the my majority in the house democratic caucus. justin wolfe was sent to death row a decade ago after being convicted in the murder of his marijuana supplier. now after having that conviction overturned, the northern virginia man is expected to walk free later today. 9news reporter delia goncalves is in our satellite center with more. delia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. it all comes down to the prosecution's star witness who now says that justin wolfe never paid him to pull the trigger. we were at the courthouse yesterday when wolfe's mother hugged her lawyers who have been fighting to free the now 31-year-old since his conviction 11 years ago. he has had two stays of execution. the convicted trigger man has changed his story several times over the years. he says prosecutors bullied him into his testimony so he could avoid death row himself. he now says he acted alone.

>> owen still stuck to the story that justin had nothing to do with this, even after being talked to for an hour and a half he stuck with that story. so he has had that same story since 2005. >> you could see the smile on his face. he knows this is a huge victory. >> reporter: what exactly happened the night that drug supplier was gunned down? we'll have that side of the story coming up at 6:00. andrea, back to you. >> delia goncalves with the latest on this story. d.c. mayor vincent gray and police chief cathy lanier will be able to enjoy their news conference this afternoon just a little bit because the crime statistics they plan to discuss will include a 51-year low in the city's murder rate. there were 88 murders in 2012. that's way down from the 1980s and '90s when d.c. was known as the murder capital. funeral plans have been set for prince william county police officer who died in the line of duty. 35-year-old chris yung. a wake will be held later today

for him at hylton memorial chapel in woodbridge. the funeral is set for friday at the same place. he was on his police motorcycle responding to a traffic accident when he collided with a minivan in bristow on new year's day. he leaves behind a wife and three children. this afternoon family and friends are going to hold a visitation and a funeral mass for musician mike ald drink. the internationally renowned player died saturday, one day shy of his 74th birthday. he's performed with singers like lyle lovett among many others. today's service is at st. michael's church in silver spring. 5:34. time for another your money report. >> jessica is back with more warnings about the fiscal cliffhanger ands what's left of what we need to accomplishment. >> as we all know it's really half a deal that got passed by congress. half a deal just covering the tax portion of it, not the round of spending cuts that could hit government spending in about two months. now moody's investor service is

telling congress finish the job, get it done. the credit rating agency says it expects lawmakers in the coming months to take additional steps needed to lower the deficit and if congress fails to do so, the government's aaa credit rating could be at risk. they warned back in september it would likely cut that rating by one notch if the year end budget negotiations failed. it is hard to be the early bird for tax filing this year so you're going to have to wait on that worm. your tax refund. the nation didn't go over the fiscal cliff but tax refunds still remain up in the air. congress' late action has caused numerous headaches for the i.r.s. it now has to program its systems and issue tax forms based on the revised laws. it has not announced when tax players can start filing their returns. usually this begins in mid- january. among the biggest critics of the slow approaching congress, new jersey governor chris christie. he blasted the house after

speaker john boehner chose not to vote on a sandy relief bill because he was upset on how the talks were going. >> every day that we don't begin to get this aid are days we can't help people get back in their homes, get businesses reopened, get our economy moving in this state again. those are the real consequences of it, inability for people to plan about what their future is going to be. it's absolutely disgraceful. >> people have been listening. the house will debate a second sandy relief biggest mated to be worth $-- biggest -- relief bill estimated to be worth $51 billion. the senate passed a $60 billion relief package last week. he's mad. >> he was so mad. he has a right to be. he's so mad, he had that news conference. they shut the news conference down. he had a post news conference news conference so he could keep going. >> people are loving his comments. they're applauding him.

he's attacking his own republican party. >> it doesn't make sense not to even call a vote, whether you vote up or down. but not to call the vote and to leave. >> get some money moving in that direction. >> the thing they've been talking about is that hurricane katrina victims got relief in ten days. it's been two and a half months at this point for sandy relief and still nothing. the trash is all still just sitting on the beaches still. >> the larger package even for katrina that president george w. bush wanted the republicans voted that down as well back in the day. wow. glad things are moving in the right direction. >> enough barking. they got it done, at least part of it. don't get taken in by scammers trying to sell you fake redskins tickets. that story is coming up. >> plus, even though the original has been put away, do you have a second chance to see the epans participation -- emancipation proclamation on its 150th anniversary.

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welcome back. 5:39 on the weather terrace. got the hats, gloves. it's a chilly morning. we have temperatures in the 20s in many of the suburbs and we're holding on barely to 30 at reagan national. we'll see clouds and sun mixed, especially this morning. i'm seeing moon shine overhead here in northwest. more sun this afternoon. look for a high temperature around the 40-degree mark. back in just a few minutes with a look at the weekend forecast. right now here's monika with timesaver traffic. on the northbound side of i- 95 in virginia just north of route 610, aquia harbor, an accident was moved to the right shoulder. beyond that slow here route 644 to the beltway and on 395 some brake lights in landmark. more details coming up in a few minutes. back to you. >> thank you, monika. i've been combing through the day's daily deals, e-mails

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aren't happy because they're not seeing any of that. >> if you want to go skiing, head north. >> even in our area. they're making snow. but up north it's cold with the snow pack. new york state looking at minus 15, 20 in the lake placid area. take a drive about eight hours and you'll be fine. >> if you really want it, it's out there for you. >> here's your bus stop forecast. cold enough for most. temperatures in the low to mid- 20s in many areas outside the beltway. we're barely 30 in town. we may see a 35 right on the bay, but a chilly morning and a mostly cloudy morning as well. sunrise just before 7:30. our day planner mix of sun and clouds and more sun as the day wears on. 37 by lunch time. not the warm epps day by any stretch -- warmest day by any stretch. we'll be lucky to get to 40 this afternoon as winds go west to southwest but not too strong. only about 5, 6, 8 miles an hour. right now, though, we've got temperatures especially north and west upper teens in western

maryland and eastern west virginia to 21 hagerstown. winchester 23. milder down south but still low 30s for fredricksburg and tappahannock and pax river and 30 here in town with a windchill of 22. you'll notice these areas north and west, the winds, well, nonexistent to the wind chills and temps are the same. this is wisconsin avenue northwest d.c. virginia in the background. great visibility. we've actually had breaks in the overcast. saw the moon a few minutes ago. feels like 22 with the dew point in the teens. some very dry air has moved in. and cold arctic air has moved in, especially up in northern new england. we have minus 10 and 20 in northern new hampshire and vermont and new york state. also in the rockies we have some areas this morning which are down in the minus teens. well, they'll only about 27 in casper. high of 8 in caribou. even boston in the low 20s. even down south atlanta 48.

so cold, chilly air across much of the country. we have rain along the gulf of mexico and the great lakes a clipper system bringing some snow showers there. that's going to pass to our north. this system is going to pass to our south. we've got some clouds from it but as far as any moisture, not seeing it headed our way any time soon. today chilly, 40. more sun this afternoon. tonight back in the 20s in most areas to near 30 in town and by the bay. a breezy friday. you'll notice the winds tomorrow even though it will be sunny, 43, it's going to feel like it's in the 30s all day. west winds 10 to 15. saturday dry, 44. saturday night clouds, maybe a flurry. sunday 46 with both home playoff games. we're looking at make 30s for early tailgaters and second half of the football game. look at the 50s, maybe 60 by wednesday. on the northbound side of 16th street at east-west highway in silver spring. watch out for a car on its side and it is blocking the right lane. here inside the beltway in chevy chase, work continues on an overnight water main break.

it was eight inches. it happened at about 6:00 last night and crews are still on the scene. in fact, let's take a live look from our sky 9. southbound here on we ways -- on wisconsin avenue. this is close to willard avenue. it's between dorset and wisconsin circle. the right lane as you can see is getting through, but during the morning rush hour, expect delays on the southbound side of wisconsin avenue as you leave bethesda into chevy chase with this work that continues. there is no estimated time as to when they'll be able to reopen all the lanes n. time over to the beltway in college park. this is looking fine. no issues as you travel on the outer loop in silver spring where you'll see some slow traffic. let's take a look at our maps in virginia. on the northbound side of i-95, you want to watch out for a pretty hefty delay because of an accident in aquia harbor that was blocking the right side. it's now on the right shoulder. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 6:00. let's toss it to delia. monika, a northern virginia

man sentenced to death row more than a decade ago may walk later today. i'll tell you what saved his life coming up in ten minutes. andrea, back to you. >> thank you, delia. also making news now at 5:51, today the surviving students and staff from sandy hook elementary school head back to class. but they'll spend the rest of the school year at a different school building in neighboring monroe, connecticut. parents and children visited the new building yesterday. tomorrow marks three weeks since the shooting in newtown. future astronauts may have to worry about how space is going to affect their brains. researchers at university of rochester medical center exposed lab mice to high levels of cosmic raid jake like astronauts -- radiation like astronauts could possibly encounter on a trip to mars. they began showing signs of alzheimer's disease. for the fifth straight year washington, d.c. tops the country when it comes to the number of people moving here. the findings are a result of united van lines latestage

migration study. rounding out the top five places people moved to in 2012 are oregon, nevada, north carolina and south carolina and in that other washington, seattle, they were seventh. >> not as good as here. six members, that is nearly half of the d.c. council, were sworn into office wednesday. the city's legislators will be trying to rebound from some major scandals last year. >> the scandals forced two council members, including the chairman out of office. a few council members may have their sights on higher office. >> i'm marion barry, jr. >> reporter: lots of questions surrounding the new d.c. council including this could be ward 8 councilman barry's last year in office. >> i'm so proud to be serving a third term. >> i david grosso. >> reporter: the independent david grosso is the lone new

face sworn in. >> i'm looking forward to thriving so we can create jobs in d.c. >> reporter: it was a small gathering. maybe 200 people conspicuously absent former council chairman kwame brown and ward 5 councilman harry thomas. both were forced out of office last year by federal investigations. >> there's not a dramatic move, a single bill we can pass that all of a sudden makes everything right. no. it's going to take time to rebuild the trust that we lost over the last couple years. >> reporter: jack evans and muirial bowser were also sworn n. i had the honor of serving as emcee. she has made no secret she wants to be mayor. >> we have a lot to be proud of in this city, but it won't mean anything if people get taxed out or pushed out of the city. >> reporter: evans wants the job as well. >> education is critical. we have to get a handle on this. we're spending so much money and the results are not there. jobs, the other thing. we have too many unemployed

people in the city. >> reporter: gone from the d.c. council is independent michael brown. he lost his seat to grosso but brown picked up petitions today to run in a special election for phil mendelson's vacant seat. one more thing about the special election coming up in april. there are already 14 candidates vying for that seat. it's just possible the winner could come out with only a few thousand votes. this is bruce johnson reporting from northwest washington for 9news. >> bruce tells us this time around michael brown will run for phil mendelson's vacant seat as a democrat. anita bonds was appointed to mendelson's seat under the special election. she will be a candidate in the april contest as well. so you're all excited about the chance to see the redskins' first playoff game in five years? >> what that means if you're trying to buy tickets for sunday's game at fed ex field. make sure you do not get scammed because that's going o. that story coming up -- going on. that story is coming up. your taxes are going up for

2013. congress did stop the big tax hike everybody has been talking about for months but there are a couple of other taxes you need to know about. i'm going to tell you about them coming up at 6:07. you're watching 9news.

redskins fans beware. ticket scammers are out to get you. if you aren't careful, you could end up a victim. >> this game against the seahawks is already sold out. chances are there are plenty of phony tickets out there.

ken molestina is going to explain how thousands of us could get scammed because of these e-tickets. >> washington redskins into the playoffs. >> reporter: the redskins are on a hot run going into their playoff game on sunday and as fans are gearing up to take part in history, those looking to make a quick buck have found a new way to run ruin the -- way to ruin the fun of the redskins faithful. according to danny motta, the owner of great seats.com. >> this game could be trouble. i think this sunday's game could be quite a bit of problems for people that bought from people they don't know. >> reporter: an e-ticket is easy to reproduce and print out. in essence a scammer could get a hold of a legitimate ticket, print out several copies and sell them for 100% profit. the unsuspecting fan could be paying for a seat that's been sold several times over who

fell for the trick. >> if you bought something on craigslist, exchanged cash for a paper ticket, you're asking for trouble. >> reporter: in order to prevent falling victim to a scam like this, he says there's really only one thing you can do. >> buy from a representable source, buy from a friend, buy from someone you know. >> reporter: i've been bugging the redskins to try and get comment on this e-ticket system. they took my phone calls and e- mails but i never heard back on this issue. here's the mosh to this story -- moral to this story. buyer beware. i'm ken molestina, 9news. >> but if there are friends out there who would like us to join them, we'd be happy to warm the seat for you. thank you for watching 9news at 6:00 a.m. good morning. i'm andrea roane. i'm mike hydeck. thanks for joining us. monika samtani. >> we're generous. we're nice. we're fun. >> we'll post pictures all over the place. howard will give you a little warmer forecast. >> if you have to have a seat in a luxury box, we're ay