retaliation for french air strikes in neighboring ma lee. the u.s. government will continue to support the french offensive. >> there is a continuing effort by the terrorists to try to destroy the stability, the peace and security, of the people of this region. >> reporter: the u.s. sent a surveillance drone over the guest compound and offered to assist the algerian military but official says they refused. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> now the algerian government says it launched the rescue mission when the terrorists tried to move the hostages. at 4:30 a look at some stories people are talking about right now. coming clean finally. it's the admission many of us have been waiting to hear, a series of lies that have been told for more than a decade. >> we're talking about lance armstrong of course. told oprah winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs during all seven of the tour de france wins and says he couldn't have won without them. >> the most logical question. >> uh-huh. >> i don't know that i have a

great answer. i will start my answer by saying that this is too late. it's too late for probably most people. >> the admission is too late he's saying. the disgraced cyclist was stripped of his titles in october and yesterday, he also lost his bronze medal from the 2000 sydney olympics as well. notre dame linebacker manti te'o is facing tough questions. earlier this week, the sports blog deadspin revealed te'o's girlfriend never existed. te'o had an online relationship with a woman believed to be real and it turns out he had a relationship with a fake online identity. deadspin says a friend of te'o is behind the hoax and te'o released a statement saying he was duped into the fake relationship and is humiliated. but some are wondering if te'o had a role in the hoax. and here at home hockey is

back in d.c.. the caps practiced in front of thousands of fans last night at verizon center. a scaled down version of fan appreciation night all because of the lockout. they start the season saturday in tampa bay. the home opener is tuesday against the jets. the puck drops at 7:00. the d.c. public school closure list is out and it's not as long as first feared. the original list presented by school chancellor henderson included 20 schools. >> there have been a few protests associated with this. the new list though names 15 schools 13 of which on the list are expected to close at the end of this school year. ko im has reaction. >> reporter: the signs for help at this northwest d.c. elementary school can come down now. >> garrison is not closing. >> oh really? i'm sure everybody will be excited to hear that. i didn't know that. that's good. okay. good. so everything worked. we had little signs up and everything. save our school. that's awesome. for the people who wanted on the able to -- to be able to return. >> we're paying too much and

offering too little. >> reporter: today the d.c. schools chancellor kaya henderson released the names. they were saved partly through partnership and also with hopes of high enrollment in the future. two schools will consolidate in ward 8 including mc tell elementary but another door stays open. johnson middle school will continue to operate because of safety reasons. officials citing possible fights and crews in the neighborhood. they'd save $8.5 million overall in savings from programming in the first year. but it doesn't add up for some in the community. >> to be shutting schools down and closing certain schools down, it's a big concern. the thing of it is kids can't go to psychological in their neighborhood -- school in their neighborhoods and have to travel across the town to go to school. it's not right. >> reporter: ko im. 9news now. >> you can get the full list on

the website. wusa9.com. gop leaders in the house seem to be taking a new position on the debt limit. they now say they may try to negotiate at least a short-term exemption to the government's debt limit which would avoid the country defaulting on its loans. wisconsin congressman ryan made the announcement during a break in the three day retreat of republican leaders in williamsburg, virginia. opening statements in the misconduct trial of john lee fold begins today but with a slight change. yesterday leopold waived has right to a jury -- his right to a jury trial. the decision of his guilt or innocence now rests with the judge. he was accused of using county funds to hide a workplace relationship with his girlfriend. a d.c. police officer has been found guilt of murder. richmond phillips was accused inform shooting death of -- in the shooting death of the mother of his child. he was found guilty of first degree murder in the deaths of

wynetta wright and 1-year-old jaylin. he'll be sentenced in march and faces life in prison. the labor department is now giving some new powers to the mine, safety and health administration. the msha can now designate a company a repeat safety violator without any warning. it also means shorter appeals process if the company wants to appeal the warning. the goal is to improve safety at the country's most dangerous mines making sure that operators are held accountable for safety violations. it was made after the big explosion at the upper big branch mine in west virginia and 29 miners were killed in that blast. yesterday, a former superintendent at west virginia's upper big branch mine will spend 21 months in prison. we learned that yesterday. gary may was sentenced yesterday on federal conspiracy charge. may admitted to disabling a methane gas monitor and falsifying records in the days following the april 2010 blast at that mine.

our time is coming up on 4:36. a breezy and cold end of the week. howard is back in two minutes with your friday forecast. >> and good news for homeowners and real estate investors all across our region. >> a grocery chain which was once a staple of life in the district says good-bye. >> keep

welcome back. your weather first here at 4:38 on this friday morning. we've got some comfortably cold temperatures now. they're going to be dropping though on the gusty northwesterly winds this morning to the mid 30s he by 8:00. by noon still 36 and climb to the upper 40s with lighter winds this afternoon. back in about five minutes and i'm talk, about your weekend and then in the seven day some of the coldest air we've seen

in a while. monika over to you. well, some good news out in centreville. the overnight accident on the northbound side of route 28 at new braddock road has been cleared to the shoulder. the lanes have finally reopened and you can use that heading up towards 66. northbound route 28 at new braddock road. here at the beltway 66 looks great. and i'll be back with more coming up in about ten minutes. andrea and mike? thanks monika. it is 4:39 and time for the first your money segments of the friday morning. >> uh-huh. >> oh friday that sounds wonderful. jessica is here. good morning jessica doyle. we're talking earnings is that right? >> the day ahead waiting on morgan stanley. they're going to release results today. so far results from the big banks have been mixed. wells fargo and jp morgan beat estimates. bank of america and citigroup disappointed investors with their results and tech stocks could get a boost today from intel. they reported earnings that were better than expected and sales hit forecast. now looking at the markets some

great expectations, the s&p 500 starts this morning from a new five year high. we like that. the dow meantime climbed nearly 85 points and starts today at 13,596. and nasdaq rose by 18 points. some good news for the local housing market. foreclosures are down throughout the entire d.c. region. according to the foreclosure tracking firm realty track. foreclosure filings in rush region steady -- our region steadily declined during the last two years. but since 2010, completed foreclosures in the state have dropped nearly 60%. the district has the region's most improved foreclosure statistics. another washington institution is changing forever. the grocery store chain mcgrewer's has been in business in our area since 1875 and yesterday shoppers at the rockville store snatched up

bargains. the chevy chase store in northwest washington has already been sold. it's under new management but with the same name. that's kinds of a sad situation. >> yeah, people who grew up here sort of a bummer. >> is it very different the new owners are they making lots of changes already still going to -- or still going to feel at home? >> i think still keep the feeling there but some people were very upset. you know, one guy was even crying. >> really? >> because people are so attached to the brand. >> probably grew up with it their entire lives. well, are we winning the battle against cancer? >> new numbers from the american cancer society seem to be mixed but there's still some good news to tell you. >> we're glad you're waking up with us this friday. wusa9 returns in two minutes with more on that story and of course your weather first.

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breaking news is bright red. travel and traffic is aqua. opinion is in gray. tell us what do you think of the new look? log on to wusa9's facebook page and join the conversation. tell us what you think about how it looks and i think you might like it. we thought we'd have a little bit of snow yesterday and i was one of those who was saying look even if it does snow it's going to melt on contact. and add a little sleet. i think i saw a little bit of that. well south of town and really southwest of virginia got it and you know i think that's a good thing. so a storm that wasn't expected to be much underperformed. all right the dry air was out here and as the moisture was coming in it was -- you saw the radar, all brisk but just not reaching the ground. the lower levels just too dry. today it is going to be dry. a couple of snow showers up to the north. otherwise a sunny day. we're going to see temperatures dropping still this morning. into lower 30s by 9:00 and recovering to the mid 30s by

lunchtime. and by 3:00, 38. that will be close to the high for the day. i'm forecasting a high of 39 this afternoon. the other thing i want to point out the winds. you see them in the 17-mile an hour range? those are sustained winds gusts will be 20, 25 through the morning and then get lighter for the afternoon. so we do have improving conditions. storm system from yesterday which really hammered areas well south of us down here, well you see it pulling out into the ocean. southeastern new england saw a little bit of snow. but behind it, coming out of pennsylvania, we've been watching some flurries and snow showers this morning. hitting some of the northern suburbs across montgomery county, howard county, you see it on the border there. toward that -- tridelphia reservoir i believe. a couple of over snow showers and -- other snow showers and flurries this morning. shouldn't amount to much and temperatures are still above freezing but if it comes down a very light colting in one or two -- colting in one or two -- coating in one or two spots. williamsport 26. we're holding in the mid- to

upper 30s here with 37 in ashburn. 36 in centreville. we've got 36 from waldorf and bowie right now is at 35 with 38 here in the district. and as we look outside on our michael & son weather camera, nice looking skies this morning. feels like 30 -- no, no it's not sunny yet but it is clear out there at reagan national with a northwest wind at 13. so windchills definitely are going to be a factor here for the morning hours today. talk about what's happening big picture the west is quiet. we've got this flow of northwesterly winds from the upper levels pushing another clipper system through the midwest. this is another surge of colder air, the cold is really up here. we're going to feel a little bit of it today. we're going to push it back north over the weekend and then next week it's really going to come in. coldest air of the season is going to be arriving monday, monday night. and by tuesday and wednesday, we're likely not going to get above freezing and we could be below freezing for maybe two, three days in a row coming up. so the futurecast a few snow

showers here and there this morning. we'll take you toward the noon hour and things are nice and quiet. sunny, winds will be diminishing some this afternoon and tonight. so that won't be as big a deal. here we are at 6:00 and you notice the clock now in the upper right. all of the time is going to be up here on the graphics and look there if you want to know where the time is. tomorrow 6:00 a.m. we've got clear skies to start a nice sunny saturday and stay with the sunshine all day long. and i think we're going to top 50 in a few spots tomorrow afternoon. so that's going to be nice. sunday, a little bit cooler. colder air starts to come in and you can see the clipper coming across areas to the north and that's going to drop temperatures sunday into the mid 40s. 38 for frederick, 38 manassas. 39 here in d.c. and also 41 here in culpeper. for the next three days we've got green across the board. blustery today. 39. tomorrow, 50. much nicer and warmer. winds shouldn't be too bad tomorrow. seasonable on sunday with a

high of 46. now monday inauguration day, got temperatures in the mid 30s could be a couple of flurries monday night. as the arctic air moves in. tuesday and wednesday, highs in the 20s with those lows in the teens and we could have single digits in the suburbs and back to 42 by next thursday. let's check in with monika samtani. she's got your timesaver traffic. we had a couple of overnight issues but i'm happy to say that the one big accident in centreville has been cleared up on the northbound side of route 28 at new braddock road. there are no issues to report coming in from the north 270. frederick down to the point where the lanes divide you're going to be absolutely fine lanes are open. it's friday morning light. let's take a look outside live and show you what it looks like at the american legion bridge on the west side of town. as you travel leaving 270 and across the bridge span here at the potomac river you will be fine into tysons corner. back to the maps this time all the way down to southern maryland all of the major thoroughfares, route 4, route 5, route 301 everything looks

fine. no issues right now. to the north -- actually we'll go to 695 at i-83 things are fine here and the north side of the town looks great as well at new hampshire avenue. i'll be back in a few minutes with more news on traffic. but in the meantime, each day this week, we have been giving away a special metro inauguration package and that's included two commemorative smart trip day passes one of which is in my hand worth $15 each. a coffee mug and lots of things. all you have to do is answer this question. which president was inaugurated on the warmest and then the coldest day four years later? put the answer in the comments box on my facebook page. facebook.com/monika samtanitv and all your correct answers will be chosen through a random drawing, good luck everybody. back to you guys. encouraging numbers from the american cancer society. a report released today shows death rates from cancer are down 20% since 1991.

that year was the peak for cancer deaths. lung, colon, breast and prostate cancers saw the largest drop in numbers. but cancers of the liver, thyroid and pancreas are still on the rise. safeway food chain has responded to reports of a flu vaccine shortage. in fact it's shipped 200,000 additional flu vaccine doses to the united states and its supermarket pharmacies and roughly 60,000 of the shots are coming to the washington baltimore area. this comes at the fda announced it approved a brand of new flu vaccine called flu block. it's the first flu vaccine to be produced without eggs or even the influenza virus itself. instead, it is used with insect cells that are grown in steel tanks. those cells are programmed to make the flu virus protein the immune system reacts to. it lets scientists manufacture flu block faster than traditional flu vaccines. new research discovered a link between adolescent stress and severe mental illness later

on in life. doctors at johns hopkins university found young mice with elevated levels of stress hormone had behaviors often associated with mental illness. more study is needed but researchers say the finding could one day help with the prevention and treatment of schizophrenia and possibly severe depression. eventually we'll fall victim to the power of full- time and aging. some of -- time and aging. some of us fight it with surgery. jessica doyle has discovered a different fountain of youth that will be kind to your budget coming up at 5:53 the most cost-effective thing you can do to maintain that youthful glow. 4:52. it is time now for the question of the morning -- log on to our facebook fan

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welcome back, your weather first and we're looking at a few flurries this morning north of town but overall a dry sunny day. but lynch time 36 in d.c.. 32 in winchester. we'll have sunshine today. breezy this morning. less windy this afternoon. highs upper 30s to about 40, 41. monika samtani, happy friday. happy friday. that sounds so good. and look at how good the beltway looks over in silver spring on the beltway near georgia avenue all lanes are open between 270 and i-95. there's one accident just reported westbound suitland parkway after the road and near silver hill. i'll be back with more on that

coming up in a few minutes. back to you mike. all right thanks. maryland lawmakers are now working to take -- to make a change excuse me in a controversial ruling on pit bulls. last year, maryland's highest court labeled pit bulls as inherently dangerous and that ruling made it extremely difficult for owners to defend themselves in court over dog bite accusations. now they are working on legislation to give pit bull owners the same legal standing as owners of other broads. the first of the free inaugural parties begins tonight. the attire is typically black tie or inaugural chic which for men means a tux. what are you waiting for if you don't have one? >> okay. do you know your size? >> with just a few days left before parties and ceremonies kick into high gear. the formal wear at 19th and l. northwest is ready and waiting for the procrastinators.

the guys who put off until the last-minute to get their formal wear and accessories but need them on or by monday inauguration day. that's cutting it close isn't it? >> yeah. i can't do like an hour here. people come here like -- an hour to half an hour. >> guys like wayne ryan. he had been to two other shops before he came here looking for the perfect bow tie. >> this is like a butterfly. i don't want the butterfly. i want it straight across. like the black jeans? >> four years ago more men wanted to own a classic tux like bond. a pricey investment in a designer suit by ralph lauren or eve st. lawn could run up to $800 to $1,200. if that's too much a three day rental gets you all of this. the couple eurobond and tie, the shirt, the vest, the shoes and even cuff links and studs. it has been outfitting gentlemen of style since the

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things inaugural. our coverage starts sunday morning at 11:30 with coverage of the official swearing in. on monday we begin bright and early mike, remember set your alarm at 4:00 a.m. and our coverage goes right through 7:30 that night. we won't be doing all of that. then we'll join you again from 11:00 to midnight and also be streaming live coverage on the wusa9 app. so you can watch from your tv, your phone, or ipad. we're everywhere you are. and thank you for watching wusa9 at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> happy friday. i'm mike hydeck. it's going to be a great weekend. we hope you have a good day today. good morning monika samtani. >> good morning. >> all right you'll have traffic momentarily. >> right now howard bernstein is here and he sees something in the sky we haven't seen in a long time. the sun. >> exactly and we're going to see sunshine today right through the weekend. couple of flurries and snow showers this morning in the northern suburbs and they'll be quickly pushing through but a sunny and kind of wi