send us your thoughts, mailbag mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> the jewish holiday of passover is about to be gaine brace the ancient israelites being released. passover is also known as the time when jews do not eat lea verkz ned bread, most eating motsa instead. >>> let's talk about the weather because it is going to be very chill. >> reporter: yes. >> i think for the evening hours it's not going to be too bad. overnight, by early tomorrow, yes, it is going to be cold, derek. in fact, wavy freeze warning in effect for pretty much most of the d.c. area west of interstate 95. this includes fairfax, loudoun, fauquier county, and up toward montgomery and frederick where temperatures in these locations falling to low 30s, around the freezing mark, even the upper 20s by early tomorrow. right now, lots of sunshine out there. 59 degrees, winds out of the north at 13 miles per hour. it is a bit breezy. we've got high pressure in control for the next couple of days here which means easter weekend setting up to be pretty nice. temperatures will be a little more seasonal over the next couple days. right now

mailbag at wusa9.com. 9 news now will be right back. >>> in the mailbag tonight continuing reaction to the arrest of george zimmerman in the killing of trayvon martin. robin from warrenton says it's about time. if people remember, the 911 operator told mr. zimmerman that he doesn't need to follow mr. martin, but mr. zimmerman still did. why was mr. zimmerman still follow manage martin after he was told not -- following mr. martin after he was told not to? but susan from alexandria wants to know why does this have to all be about the race issue? no matter who was what color, if someone comes up behind you in the dark with a gun in hand, you're going to feel threatened and you're going to fight for your life. i think the nationwide outrage is over the proposition that the one with the gun could claim self-defense. there is a lot more to know about this and i hope it won't be turned into a black/white issue. well, susan, it's apparently a little too late for that. it appears that trayvon martin's race may have been a big part of why he looked suspicious to zimmerman in the first place and some do believe that it is why zimmerman was not arrested, at least not at first. regardless of what might be more comfortable for all of us involved here, it's hard to argue race is not part of the discussion. finally we get this from jeff in falls church who says he, too, used to be on a neighborhood watch. gung ho like zimmerman i wanted to work only the neighborhood watch captain shift since that is when most crimes were committed, but the motto was observe but don't intervene as we were not police officers. it was always a bit unsettling and disconcerting during that time that we were armed only with a cell phone, harsh language and a clipboard. you know what? i can understand why you may have wanted a gun, jeff, but you seem to understand why confronting potential criminals armed like a cop but without miss training could be airest -- police training could be a recipe for exactly what we have going on right now. the recipe for mcginty's mailbag involves your e-mails and the address is mailbag at wusa9.com. please don't forget your name and where you're writing from. >> we'll take a quick look at our seven-day forecast, top? >> great weekend, spectacular, 70 tomorrow, low 80s on sunday, even warmer on monday. culpeper might even hit 90 on monday. >> really? >> tonight at 11:00 we'll talk about the drought and things we have to worry about in the next few months. >> we appreciate you joining us. i'll be right back here with topper and anita at 11:00. log on any time to www.wusa9.com. we'll see you a bit later. bye bye. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> brad and angelina's engagement. what brad's jeweller told "e.t." tonight. >>> amanda bynes' new driving disaster. on a curb. text whiling drive? is she in trouble with police again? >>> then, new clues to heidi klum's new man. is she dating her tv co-star? >>> plus, bruce willis on his new baby. are his grown-up daugh

mailbag at wusa9.com. 9 news now will be right back. >>> in our mailbag tonight reaction to that prostitution scam involving secret service agents in colombia allegedly partying way too hard off hours in preparation for the president's visit. congressman issa says he might have to hold some new investigative hearings. greg is not impressed. seems when there is a new headline, somebody in congress is preparing for investigation. it seems like the real workers toot real job keeping the country running -- do the real job keeping the country running. the latest is the secret service. they need to be fired, not investigated. they protect the president. >> a couple things to keep in mind, it is congress' job to have oversight over the money spent and a lot of times those investigations do turn up information. and then dale on washington d.c. on george zimmerman's lawyer's request friday that the man be given bail. as much as i think zimmerman is guilty, he is declared under our legal system innocent until proven guilty. he has cooperated with the authorities and has turned himself into the authorities when charges were filed. it pains my heart to say that he deserves bail. you have to take the good with the bad in order to have a credible legal system. you know what, dale, that's a very good point and as i said in my let's be real commentary friday, we should also perhaps prepare for the possibility that anything could happen in that jail, that justice for trayvon may not include a guilty verdict. mcginty's mailbag always includes your e-mails. our address here is mailbag at wusa9.com. please don't forget to include your name and where you're writing us from or join the conversation already ongoing on our wusa9 facebook page. well, that is our report. i'll be right back here at 11:00 along with anita brikman and topper. don't forget, log on any time you like to www.wusa9.com 6789 have a great evening. we'll see you a bit later. bye bye. >>> "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment news magazine in the world. pippa, the gun, the royal controversy. will kate middleton's sister be arrested? the fallout from the paparazzi face-off. and video of pippa partying in paris the night before. >> new wedding information and the construction at what could be the ceremony location. >> demi moore in bed. her first tweet since leaving rehab. and is ashton dating mila kunis? >> an katie partying with rihanna. >> and candice bergen. years after her stroke.

mailbag any time you like. drop us a line, mailbag at wusa9.com. >> looks like spring is returning. we think it's for good. topper has a toasty start to the month in his forecast. >> but first the world trade center is not back, but where it used to be, another building has joined the ranks. the freedom tower will be the tallest in lower manhattan. >>> it took almost 11 years, but now a building in lower manhattan once again stands alone above the new york skyline. today 1 world trade center officially surpassed the empire state building and reclaimed the title of new york's tallest building. manuel gallegos was there for the momentous event. >> reporter: the recovery in lower manhattan reached new heights with the placement of this steel beam, the first column of the 100th floor of 1 world trade center now stands at 1,271 feet high, 21 feet taller than the empire state building. >> it's inspirational and it's going to make a lot of people happy. >> reporter: it took a while after september 11th for construction to get started, but eventually at a rate of a new floor every week the tower started to alter manhattan's skyline. locals and tourists marveled at the structure. the milestone comes close to the one year anniversary of the death of osama bin laden. >> you're not going to stop america. we're going to rebuild and keep going. >> it sends chills up and down your spine when you think about what happened. >> reporter: from here on the 71st floor of the building you get a real sense just how massive this structure is and how tall it is. take a look at this panoramic view of all of new york. something that's noticeably different from the original twin towers is that the building is all glass, windows, floor to ceiling all the way around. the tower is one of several buildings under construction at the site which is also home to the national september 11th memorial and museum. >> it's been an act of passion and an act of patriotic duty. >> reporter: the skyscraper isn't expected to reach its full height for at leaster in year when the needle is added -- at least another year when the needle is added. the tower will top out at 7,676 feet making it the tallest building in the united states. >> the building will also have three observation decks for visitors in addition to the office and retail space and the world trade center will soon hire than outside firm to design, operate and market those decks to new york tourists. >>> the healey clock tower in georgetown university, now that is just a few stories high, still somebody managed to get up there and snatch the hands off that clock. now the university is calling this a serious offense, but students say come on, it's just prang and it's one that date back to the '-- prank and it's one that dates back to the '60s. >> it's a big offense to do it. >> it's a big tradition and i think everyone tries to do it by their senior year. >> the last time the hands vanished, 2005 and the two students who took them posed with them on facebook. the school gave them one year of probation and beefed up clock tower security. obviously it was not quite beefy enough. >>> they worship jack daniels, saturday night and jesus on sunday morning, welcome to the drunk monkey tavern. it's an oklahoma bar that now live streams church services on sundays. it was all the bar owner's idea. approached a pastor in tulsa who said hey, why not and bar patrons say hey, this actually make perfect sense for all sorts of reasons. >> some people don't have their sunday best. they just have what they have. so they get a chance to come here and don't get judged and get a chance to worship. >> i can understand if people are a little skeptical at a thought of the place called the drunk monkey being a place where you would find the gospel and yet god is just as alive here as he is anywhere. >> you know, if you can't find a sinner to save in a bar, you are just not trying very hard. >> let's be real about that weather forecast, sir. >> all right. a little cool today, a little below average, but tomorrow we'll be right back in the 80- degree range. >> that's where i like it. >> we are looking at a warm front going to roll through tomorrow and it will give us a chance for a shower or thunderstorm. let's start with a live look outside. it's our live weather cam brought to you by michael and son. we have clouds, still dry. 65 degrees. the winds out of the southeast at 10 and it probably bears mentioning if the winds have an easterly component, it will stay cooler than it should this time of year. pressure steady in the past hour at 30.16-inch of mercury. satellite and radar picture combined, pretty big thunderstorms through indiana, back into western kentucky, tennessee and little rock. this is the cold front. the warm front is west of us and that will roll through tomorrow. we are looking at the warm sector of air, but once this goes through, all right, we'll be warm, yes, but it will increase our chance for showers and thunderstorms. not going to shower everywhere tomorrow, but if you're not a betting person, bring your umbrella. 64 now in rockville, but 61 in gaithersburg, 64 great falls and springfield. with clouds and a southeast wind, pretty good equalizer. 62 in beltsville, 64 in college park. it sill be with warming up, no doubt -- it will be warming up, no doubt, mild tonight, maybe a shower but not until after midnight. warmer tomorrow, a shower or thunderstorm is possible and mild, not quite as warm wednesday and thursday. the front will slip back to the south of us for a short time. for tonight mostly cloudy, mild, shower possible after midnight, lows in the 50s and notice the wind southeast at 10 to 15. now tomorrow when the warm front goes through look at the winds now, southwest 10 to 15 becoming partly sunny, may take a while, be some low clouds tomorrow morning and a shower or thunderstorm possible with temps in the 50s and 60s and by afternoon we're in the warm sector, partly sunny, warmer, but share or thunderstorm possible, high temps around 80. that's about 10 degrees above average and winds will turn northwesterly at 10 late in the afternoon. so let's break it down. 50s to start, maybe a sprinkle especially north of town and then 73 to 78 by noon, shower or thunderstorm possible and by evening yes, a shower or thunderstorm possible, 77 to 81. so an umbrella a good idea. next three days we're 80 tomorrow. then we go back to 78 wednesday. we can handle that, maybe a shower, 75 thursday, a few more clouds and a couple showers. we can handle that as well because the flow goes easterly for a time again, but then the next seven days, the warm front goes back north. look what happens. we're 84 degrees friday, fantastic day, low 80s on saturday. now the cold front gets through here. that will generate a couple showers and storms and lower temps a little bit, 74 sunday. that's doable and then 70 on monday with sunshine. >> i love it. >> i know you 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[ hawaii 5-0 song ] >>> in the mailbag tonight vanity license plates in virginia, last week we told you about a man who had been issued the tag that said f .. owe smashings but now the -- f.osama. a man said it has evolved for anyone to say anything anywhere without regard for the audience. i think expressing your opinion without four letter words makes your opinion more valid that. license plate seems to use language best kept behind closed doors. they used to say discretion is the better part of valor. has discretion died? you know what, john? i agree with you. there is no reason for the state to take part in any profane statement, but this particul

send your e-mails to mcginty's mailbag, the address mailbag at wusa9.com. 9 news now will be right back. >>> in the mailbag tonight the reaction harsh indeed to a school in a town known as converse, texas, that will not let a couple kids wear t-shirts dedicated to an organization that's helping their dad who is badly hurt serving the military in afghanistan. the school says those t-shirts violate the dress code even though a shirt with a college name on it would be okay. karen just doesn't get that. since when is a t-shirt with a college name on it not an advertisement? this district needs to be consistent. and ulysses writes please, i have seen kids with all kinds of different sayings and slogans and you you want to stand firm? i think we want to show what this country stands for and behind our troops. i'd say consistency is a good thing, but as emerson once said foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds. in other word, you find yourself in a hole, you might want to stop digging and on that vicious dog attack days ago greta says we missed an important average the on the story. i am disappointed

send your e-mails to mcginty's mailbag, the address mailbag at wusa9.com. 9 news now will be right back. >>> well, in the mailbag tonight the coming of robert griffin, iii otherwise known as rg3, the redskins picked up their franchise quarterback no. 2 in the draft last night and our good friend john from chantilly is cautiously optimistic. rg3 is saying all the right words and doing all the right things including high praise for future hall of fame earmark shanahan. conversely, what he doesn't -- famer, mike shanahan. conversely, what he doesn't say is equally as thoughtful. someone never mentioned by him at least publicly that i've seen and that is kyle shanahan. i just wonder. you know, john, it's an interesting point. kyle is the offensive coordinator. could that be a meaning l oversight or something more? we will -- meaningless oversite or something more? we will see. somebody calling themselves annoyed viewer no. 3,672,483 did not appreciate our efforts to keep you up with the latest on the news about rg3 last night. i did not appreciate the breaking news ticker that appeared over the big bang theory tonig

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