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. >> i was in one meeting with an incredibly effective guy named colonel mike howard, this is not long after president obama took office. and the state department was out there saying okay, we're going to give you a whole bunch of development money. you know, it's counterinsurgency. we're going to do this. win their hearts and minds, nation build. and colonel louder said, don't send them any more money. send me contract officers that can oversee this stuff. i need people. i don't need more money. >> douglas wissing on bankrolling the enemy sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >>> jury selection began this week in the retrial of former major league pitcher roger cleme clemens, charged by federal prosecutors with knowingly lying to congress in february 2008 on performance enhancing drug use in baseball. >> let me read to you what his wife said in her affidavit. "i, laura pettitte, do depose andy told me he had had a conversation with roger clemens in which roger admitted to him using human growth hormones." mr. clemens, once again, i remind you, you're under oath. you have sai

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>> i was in one meeting where the brigade commander, in-creditly effective guide named colonel mike howard, this is not long after president obama took office, and the state department was out there saying, okay, water going to give and you whole bunch of development money. it's counter insurgency.going tu whole bunch of development money. it's counter insurgency. win their hearts and minds. and colonel howard said don't send me anymore money. send me contract officers that can oversee this stuff. i need people. i don't need more money. >> douglas wissing on bank rolling the enemy sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. and on may 6th, look for our q&a interview with robert c ocharo. his multivolume biography of the 36th president. >>> up next is a 1967 cbs news special report titled "the ordeal of con thien" about and ongoing battle in the vietnam war. mike wall has hosts this half hour special report. >> because of the following cbs news special report, the program normally seen at this time will not be presented today. [ gunshots ] >> we can't reach those big guns and they keep dr

i'll be there along with mike, howard, monika, leslie, derek and topper. if that piques your interest, tune in to 9news now friday, mike will preview the best exhibits. see you saturday maryland day and see you right after we take a break. . >>> 4:40 on this thursday morning. friday eve as we like to call it. showers around today. it's not going to rain all day. another mild one. yesterday 71. today about the same neakd but not nearly as -- same neighborhood but not nearly as pretty. we could have a couple rumbles of thunder. i'll be back with the forecast. right now monika is in with time saver traffic. >>> everything looks great but 22nd between h and i because of a water main break yesterday, they are having issues on the road between h and i. just go ahead and take h instead. in my next report, a closer look at area roads at 4:47. >> thank you, monika. >>> 4. 41. time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> here's jessica doyle with the headlines. not a bad day yesterday. >> very good day. nice rally for wall street. if only apple could repo

i was in one meeting where a brigade commander, an incredibly effective guy colonel mike howard, not long after president obama took office and the state department was out there saying, okay, we're going to give you a whole bench of developmental money, we're going to do this, win their hearts and minds, nation build and colonel howard said don't send me any more money, send me contract officers that can oversee this stuff. i need people. i don't need more money. >> douglas wissing on bankrolling the enemy sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. and monday look for robert caro, and his biography of the 36th president. >>> senior officials announced a tax deficit of $36 billion and they talked about how identity was affecting tax refunds. this is a little than two hours. >> today's hearing of the subcommittee on government organization efficiency and management will come to order. i thank everyone for being here today, witnesses and our hearing today focusses on two key issues at the internal revenue service. first our hearing will address the tax gap between what people owe in

>> i was in one meeting where the brigade commander, an incredibly effective guy named colonel mike howard, this is not long after president obama took office. and the state department was out there saying, okay, we're going to give you a whole bunch of development money. you know, it's counterinsurgency. we're going to do this. win their hearts and minds. and colonel howard said don't send anymore money. send me contract offers. i need people. i don't need more money. >> douglas -- sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span q & a. and on may 6th, look for our q & a interview with robert caro to coincide "the passage of power," his multivolume biography of the 36th president. >>> after 39 missions, the nasa space shuttle "discovery" today was transferred to the smithsonian and placed on permanent display. the national air and space museum hosted a welcome discovery celebration when the orbiter was moved from the dulles international airport to a smithsonian institution in chantilly, virginia. here's a look at some of today's events with remarks from secretary wayne clou and former astronaut, j

>> i was in one meeting where the brigade command ir, an incredibly effective guy named colonel mike howard, this is not long after president obama took office, and the state department was out there saying, okay. we're going to give you a whole bunch of development money. it's counterinsurgency. we're going to do this. win their hearts and minds. nation build. and colonel howard said, don't send any more money. send me contract officers that can oversee this stuff. i need people. i don't need more money. >> douglas wissing on bankrolling the enemy, sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's q&a. and on may 6th, look for robert caro, "the passage of power" in the years of lyndon johnson. his biography of the 36th president. >>> from the colonial era, prohibition to today, drinking for better or worse has always been a part of the american landscape. saturday night, live on "american history tv," a history of alcohol in america. watch our simultaneous cast of back story with the american history guys. host ed airs and brian regale with tales of beer and spirits in america saturday night at 8:00 easter

>> i was in one meeting where the brigade commander, an incredibly effective guy named colonel mike howard, this is not long after president obama took office, and the state department was out there saying okay, we're going to give you a whole bunch of development money. it's counterinsurgency, we're going to do this. win the hearts and minds, nation build. and colonel howard said, don't send me any more money. send me -- send me contract officers that can oversee this stuff. i need people. i don't need more money. >> douglas wissing on bankrolling the enemy sunday night at 8:00 easter

mike, howard? >> thanks, andrea. >>> we're talking temperatures now. we'll get a rebound but not before a little frost. >> it's a chilly morning. we have 30s and 40s. light winds. we've seeing frost in places -- we're seeing frost in places where temperatures are 35, 36. the blades of grass or your car top, especially if it's a dark car, that could easily get down to 30, 31 in those conditions and that's what we've got. the advisories are north and west of town. they expire at 9:00. it includes frederick and loudoun and fauquier and culpeper and points west. even in southern maryland getting some reports of some spotty frost there as well. at the bus stop this morning, no surprise. clear to partly cloudy, chilly. 30s and 40s. thankfully the winds are light. sun rise occurs in about a minute at 6:17. our day planner we're going to see a good deal of sunshine. low 60s by noon. so pretty nice lunch hour today. upper 60s, even around 07 as a high as the winds pick up out of the west at 10 to 15 miles an hour and the clouds roll in tonight. we have a nice d

. >> the brigade commander, mike howard, this is not long after president obama took office. state was saying we're going to give you development money. counterinsurgency. we are going to do this. nation-building. howard said do not send any more money. sandy contract officers to oversee this stuff. i need people. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. look for our interview with robert caro coinciding with the release of "the passage of power." >> now, managing director christine lagarde speaks at the closing conference of the imf's world bank annual meeting. she discussed the consensus within the group that struggling governments must be reformed or risked raising economic danger. this is 35 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to this press conference. the governing committee of the imf, it is my pleasure to introduce you to the chairman of the committee, tharman shanmugaratnam. and to his right, the first deputy managing director of the imf. and of course the managing director of the imf, christine lagarde. we are on the record this afternoon. i will as

ing the asking is live at -- delia goncalves is live at howard. >> reporter: good morning mike. andrea. you know this is a complicated story and still lots of unanswered questions at this point. you had mentioned that howard is not a big time sports school. it certainly isn't. they compete on the division i level but not successfully. for instance the football team only had two winning seasons in the past 13 years but this controversy no doubt put a spotlight on the athletics here at howard university. yesterday a school spokesperson released a statement describing the suspension as quote a self- imposed action. we don't know how how many students are involved. according to the "washington post" the violations are linked to the textbook system where student-athletes were allegedly pocketing the extra scholarship money. >> that's a pretty big deal to penalize every sports team at a university. >> we're not good anyways so i don't think the community will care but it really will detriment people who are looking to come to our school. >> i think student registration will go down. >>

andrea, mike, and howard will have the news, traffic, and weather you need. >>> the story regarding the woman caught doing 83 miles an hour in a 70-mile per hour zone in virginia and now may lose her d.c. driver's license, that one is generating lots of traffic, pun intended, on our wusa9 facebook page. first of all, the lady is guilty. why they are treating this it's okay to go 13 miles over the speed limit in some people think they own the road. and ed wonders how come the lady wasn't arrested on the spot? my father was ticketed for doing 85. the cop escorted him to a imagine house. the rules need adjusting. plus, cars are safer than my 1967 dodge dart. jerry simpson williams says the law is the law. and either abide for it or fight to change for it. yes, i've done it. don't wine after you get caught. the laws are not a buffet and you get to pick which ones you pick. i think the whole point is going 13 miles over the speed limit is okay, clearly it's not. and the woman paid a pretty hefty fine and six points added to her license. the real question here is, should she lose her license

. >>> i'm mike hydeck. howard bernstein is live on the weather terrace with a much cooler start to the morning. good morning. >>> good morning. winds are light. temps in the 50s or 6 on. i have the up bale la in hand. -- or 60. i have the umbrella in hand. showers on and off today and into the evening as well. expect temperatures to barely move. we're 60 now. upper 60s, owe on upper 50s, 60ish for the day. occasional showers, indicational periods of -- occasional periods of rain. you can see the light showers that have gone into southern pennsylvania, parts of the shenandoah valley. here in the district we're still dry but fredricksburg, get ready. got some showers approaching culpeper. also southern maryland, leonardtown, st. mary's county. temperatures only around 60. i'll be in with your weekend forecast in about 13 minutes. right now let's go to monika. she'll let you know about that morning commute. >>> on the northbound side of i- 95, it's been very heavy this morning. here's a live look from sky 9 at newing

. >> i was in a meeting where the brigade commander incredibly -- colonel mike howard this isn't long after president obama took office, and the state department was out there saying okay we are going to give you a bunch of development money. counterinsurgency. we are going to do this. and he said don't send any more money. send contract officers to oversee this stuff. i need people, i don't need more money. >>> this year's student kim competition asked students across the country but part of the constitution was important to them and why. today's second prize winners selected article 5. >> i am here in front of the national archives in washington, d.c., home of the original copy of the constitution, the framework of our government, the holy grail of our american history. it's reform and change. article 5 of the document is a little-known provision that makes america the growing and changing society is today. >> to better understand what most people's values were in regards to the constitution of began by asking random people what provisions of the constitution they felt they benefite

cent, i'm mike hydeck. mr. howard bernstein is back after a little time off and also pink eye action. >> good times. >> good times. yeah. >> doesn't sound good. >> he's fine now. he's made it through. >> i love andrea's -- >> actually my wife is smart. she segregated my stuff. there were dishes out for me and paper towels and don't touch anything. >> i love you honey but -- stay away. >> you're on your own. weather-wise, though we've got a good day. it's going to be much better than last year's opening day when it was cold and drizzly. today sunny and breezy and temperatures up to the 60- degree mark. maybe even the low 60s we'll take that. in fact your day planner sunshine this morning. this afternoon into the evening hours. 61 degrees there at 5:00. that will be the high for the day. we're 43 right now. sun's up at 6:35 and setting at 7:43. looking at it from yesterday afternoon, all these little pop- up showers there with the cold air aloft. it's like boiling a pot of water. even adds some reports of snow showers a

good morning. >> i'm mike haiduk. howard has the weather forecast, what a change. >> you will need a coat this morning. >> reporter: 80s on saturday and now we have snow falling in the mountains. a late season snow there out west in parts of allegheny and garrett county as well this morning,

andrea, mike, monika and i'm howard. we're so busy talking about jason siegel. we have a good day today, sunshine. windy conditions especially this morning. the winds will be breezy we'll call it. temperatures in the mid-50s by noon. we'll climb to the lower 60s. right now 53 in d.c. with 40s north and west. we are looking at a front that came through last night. you can see the line of showers. heavier northeastern maryland as it came right through us. a couple of sprinkles there. this morning we cleared out but the winds have been gusty. over 30 miles an hour at times. dropping temperatures into the 40s. many areas north and west. mid-40s in hagerstown out into western maryland. we're 53 here. andrews down to 51. patuxent river 58 behind our 9. 22 miles an hour here in washington but 32 in cambridge. monika santami, it is 5:00 a.m. how is our traffic looking? >>> not too bad for a friday morning. things are looking great. it's friday morning light everybody. that's a good thing. if you're planning to head out to the beltway early this morning to get to work, i

mike hydeck. it is chilly this morning. monika santami will have traffic momentarily. howardaid there are temperatures in the 30s in some places. >> but it's going to be a better day than yesterday because it's going to be mainly dry. we may see an outside chance of a sprinkle but a dry day today and tomorrow before more rain possible on thursday and a warming trend. we'll see temperatures making it into the low 60s. yesterday we only made it to 50. mix of clouds and sunshine and a 5:00 p.m. temperature of 60. you've got some sort of ma

. >> and i'm mike hydeck, howard bernstein is -- howard bernstein is off today.lga breese is live on the weather terrace and she has the jacket on and this morning you'll definitely need it. good morning. >> good morning and i'm feeling a breeze picking up at this hour. the moon has set. day break is in progress. a little bit of blue coys working out here and yes the sun will help us warm up later on in the day. for the morning though have the jacket out. the day planisher very, very cold and in fact we are looking at temperatures staying in the 40s to middle 50s by noontime and then seeking out a high of 60 degrees later on this afternoon. it is quite cool. feeling like the very low 30s and again that freeze warning in effect our northern and western county unless 9:00 this morning. monika -- counties until 9:00 this morning. machine a? >>> we've had a couple of issues to report around town and the first one is in prince william county on minnieville road at telegraph road. a helicopter was there just 25 minutes ago and now it's just a accident clean-up there ov

. >> and i'm mike hydeck. howardin on the weather terrace. >> patchy dense fog in spots, that's the one downside this morning and this is tillically in other areas in but it is going to be as mike said very nice friday before an unsettled weekend. showers and storms arriving tomorrow afternoon and evening. and then sunday, could be rather wet especially east of town. but right now 53 in town. 68 by noon. and 74 at 5:00 with highs in the mid to even upper 70s. fog a problem. frederick quarter mile visibility along with leonard tournament stafford and warrenton reporting zero right now. those are the areas with the worst reported visibility. temperatures chilly. frederick 42. the mid 50s along the bay. some sort of jacket likely needed this morning. but you won't need it long. again we'll be in the upper 60s to 70ish by noon with highs in the mid 70s in town. as far as the weekend those details coming up in just a minute. right now monika with timesaver traffic. >>> lots of information to give you this morning. aisle g

i'm mike hydeck. howard bernstein is off. olga breese is in instead on the weather terrace. >> good morning. i'm shivering just a little bit. we're starting to pick up a bit of a breeze. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. we're working sunshine through the middle portions of the day. our day planner gets us through the 50s. most of us will peak in the upper 50s. we'll pull in more cloud cover and then pull in the opportunity for some windy conditions late in the afternoon with 20 mile per hour winds. looks like an improving seven- day forecast and i'll have the details coming up later. >>> if you're planning to head into or out of virginia, we've got a couple of things to tell you about. let me start with the good news, first. on the inbound side of the dulles toll road, there are no problems. 066 you've got -- on 66 you have your usual slow stuff. route 50 to 123. back to the dulles toll road and we'll take a live look leaving the airport not too bad. out ofsterring as you head all the way inbound to the beltway. the dulles to

. >>> i'm mike hydeck. howard bernstein is off today. olga breese live on the weather terrace. is it windy? >> it's not too windy. every once in a while a breeze comes on through but i think we'll be fine through midday. the day planner is going to start us off on the chilly side. we'll see the winds ramp up about 5 to 10 miles per hour. we'll get to 20 mile per hour winds late other this afternoon. highs should top out around 60 degrees. another chilly one again for tonight. >>> if you're planning to head to the northbound side of i-95, here's what it looks like from sky 9 on the northbound side where you have slow traffic from dale city toward woodbridge and lorton, newington and springfield. what's happening is everyone is headed back to work after a long holiday and early this morning we've been dealing with long, slow stretches on our interstates. luckily there are no major incidents to report, but this is a problem if you have to deal with slow traffic and delays trying to get to work this morning. you might just want to give yourself that extra time our you're going to n

>> i was in one meeting where the brigade commander, an incredibly effective guy named colonel mike howard- this is not long after president obama took office, and the state department was out there saying, ok, you're going to get a whole bunch of development money. it's counterinsurgency. we're going to do this. win their hearts and minds. and colonel howard said don't send me any more money, send me contract officers that can oversee this stuff. i need people. i don't need more money. >> doug list wissing on bankrolling the enemy sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. and on may 6, a q&a interview to coincide with the passage of power, volume four in the years of lyndon johnson. the biography of the 36th president. >> now u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon delivers a keynote address at the center for global development forum on renewable and sustainable energy. he calls on president obama to attend the upcoming u.n. conches this summer. world leaders and government officials from around the world will meet in brazil in june to discuss how developing a green economy can reduce pove

howard. this is andrea and mike and they're having a giggle moment.ll right. >> we were talking about taylor swift. i said i was hoping the fans would vote for miranda lambert last night. >> maybe next year. >> as entertainer of the year. really taylor was the only woman in the category. is he that meant taylor or one of the guys. >> she's pretty good. >> she is but, you know, come on. >> our weather is pretty good. let's move to that. we have a sunny day ahead. the showers are gone. we're still running a deficit rain wise for the year. about two, two and a half inches. we need some. we may get a little more wednesday afternoon south of town. here's a look at your bus stop forecast. not everybody is off on this holiday week with temperatures down in the 40s and 50s at the bus stop. some of the windchills up north are pushing 40 degrees right now. we'll have clearing skies. our day planner good deal of sunshine. by 9:00 50. 11:00 53 with north winds at 17. some gusts this morning will be close to 30 miles an hour. this afternoon we're going to get into

mike over to you. >>> all right, thanks a lot howard. we're hag a lot of fun -- having a lot of fun here in the studio. the nationals are doing it locally here at nationals park against the red sox and before and after the game, you have a chance to see some memorabilia from one of the greatest hitters of all time. ted williams. david hunt is the president of hunt auctions and there are some really, really neat things here. morning david, thank you for joining us, you're going to be in the stars and stripes club and people may or may not remember that ted williams was the manager of the then washington is that rights way back then -- senators way back then. >> he turned around a club that was not great certainly and won manager of the year. i mean everything we were talking aboutment everything ted did with excellence for sure. >> so what are the things we're going to have up for auction? >> there's lots of things at the stadium but these are a couple of fun little things, this is a cast iron desk ornament and then a key to the city also

thanks to all of you for stopping by and saying hello to many of our colleagues including mike, andrea, monica and howard from our morning team, along with topper, derek, leslie and kristin. be sure to check out the more than 200 photos and videos at our website at wusa9.com. >>> we will be right back. [ glass clinks ] i just wanted to say a few words. thank you for the lovely meal, jane. mom. and maybe this is just the cake talking but let's celebrate! [ male announcer ] buy any kfc 10 pc meal or larger and get a free double chocolate chip cake. >>> pretty gray and chilly today for maryland day at the university of maryland college park. wusa9 was a proud sponsor of the event. kids had the chance to tape  weather forecasts as you've seen in front of a green screen. we've posted lots of those on our website, wusa9.com. annie, i have to say i was particularly impressed with dr. wallace lowe, the university president for giving your job a shot. >> i think he did an excellent job. >> all those kids. >> they'll all be here eventually, taking over for me. i was hoping to be out there, but i'm getting a stre

mike and andrea, over to you. >> thank you, howard. >>> the capitals have a chance to take the lead in their playoff series tonight at verizon center. >> while the nationals are still leading their division, even though they didn't get the four-game sweep. kristen berset has highlights in your morning sports. >>> good morning, everybody. baseball ticket holders at nationals park this weekend, well, they got what they paid for and then some. for the third time in four games, the nats and reds had to play extra innings. seven extra innings over four games. to yesterday's game, here you go. it was jackie robinson day around the league. his number retired by all teams. but yesterday every player donned number 42. it was a rough start for jet wyler. bases loaded in the first. ryan ledwick launches one over the wall. the nats chipped away. now down 1. extra innings we go. top of the 11th, knocked over the head of derosa. two come in and the reds avoid the sweep beating the nats 8-5 in 11. >> sometimes you don't get the breaks. we battled back. had chances to win the ballgame. just couldn't g

mike and andrea, back to you. >> all right, howard, thank you. >>> our time is 6:47. there will be some tired rock 'n' roll fans this morning at work. >> you've got that right. that's because more than 20,000 people packed the verizon center sunday night to see the boss. they were lined up for hours. he rocked the verizon center last night. if you missed it, you'll have to head up to new jersey. the boss has two shows in the meadowlands starting tomorrow and the tour leaves for europe next month. >>> country music fans were also up late last night as well watching the academy of country music awards right here on channel 9. when it comes to the top man in the business, the award goes to? >> the male vocalist of the year is blake shelton. >> a lot of people know blake these days from "the voice." his wife miranda lambert won the award for the best female vocalist and it was crossover star taylor swift who went home with the big award, voted on by the fans, entertainer of the year. >> my date tonight was supposed to abhigh school baseball player named kevin mcguire. he'

mike? >> thank you, howard. >>> the nationals play their first exhibition game in front of the hometown crowd. >> after rumors of a radical change, dave owens tell us the redskins' new uniforms, you'll still rk nice them. >>> good morning. it was the change that wasn't really a change. when you think redskins, you think burgundy and gold. cowboys you think star on the helmet. nike which seems to have the market cornered on apparel these days taking over the making of n.f.l. jerseys from reebok. there was some speculation there might be some drastic changes. didn't turn out that way. here's what the n.f.l. went with, a subtle difference from the past. the only thing different an extra swipe of white down the pants. the uniforms are lighter and more flexible. that's what you'll see from the redskins in 2012. nats finishing up their spring finale. wilson ramos safe and sound after that harrowing kidnapping this winter. got a standing ovation. a home run. nats trailing 8-7 in the 9th. desmond is going to try to score but the umpire says i've got dinner plans. got to go home. called him out. bosto

mike hydeck. >> it's great he's generating all this excitement. >> it's a new take for howard. >> here's monika santami. on that note, howard, enjoy the weather. >> thank you, andrea. we're not going to be in the 40s for long. we'll get to the 60s today. >> in the 80s before you know it. >> we'll have clouds at times. we'll have some sunshine. 60 degrees at noon with a high today 60s in some spots 7 0. you can see some of the clouds that are coming but we still have a deficit so some of the showers that we may see tonight and tomorrow we'll take them because we need the rain as well. this morning clear skies more north and east where it's cold. new york 32. there are frost warnings in southern pennsylvania. frederick is 36. gaithersburg, martin burrs, hagerstown 43. heard from shirley out in oldtown, maryland. she's down to 35 this morning. we've got 53 down in reedville and 49 in la plata. looking at our highs today with that mix of clouds and sunshine, mid-60s on the bay in annapolis. we'll be in the mid- to upper 60s in the metro with 71 possibly in ma man sas. -- manassas. monika santami, l

mike hydeck. monika santami. howard bernstein is off once again. olga breese is here once again. >>> we're onle cool side. we're down a couple of degrees from yesterday at this hour. the winds have been light 5 miles per hour so not so bad. as we get into the remainder of the morning, we'll pick up more of the breeze like we did yesterday. took almost till noontime till the real wind took over. most of us are still sitting in the upper 30s and lower 40s. by and about the 9:00 hour, most of us should make it into the upper 40s. the sunshine is going to stick around for half of the day. it's going to look a lot like yesterday did. clear sunshine till about the lunch break. later in the afternoon the cloud cover should take over. temperatures should hover in the upper 50s for highs and then the opportunity for a late day shower moving on through. current temperatures right around the upper 30s. we have 39 from bethesda through rockville down toward arlington. even 42 at reagan national. forecast today will take us to our highs around 57 at reagan nati

. >> i met colonel mike howard. of death was not long after. obama took office.d there were going to get a whole bunch of development money. carl howard said do not send any more money. send me contract officers beckon oversee this stuff. i need people, i do not need money. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a". >> in a few moments, a hearing on the management of the general services administration. washington journal is live at 7:00 eastern. our guest is the president of the national organization for women and the president of forbes, steve forbes. >> several live events to tell you about this morning. house majority leader eric cantor will be interviewed on c- span2 at 9:00 eastern. at 10:00 a.m. on c-span3, secretary of defense leon panetta and general martin dempsey talk about developments in syria. what this weekend on booktv, live coverage from the los angeles times festival of books. coverage starts at 2:00 p.m. eastern saturday and sunday. saturday, clarence darrow, dwight d. eisenhower, and jfk. at 7:30, call in with your questions are steven

mike and andrea over to you. >>> thanks howard. let's take a look at some of the new movies coming out this weekend. >> we told you about this one this month at the d.c. red carpet premiere. it's "think like a man" based on a book written by comedian steve harley. in the movie women read the book and then turn the tables on the men in their lives but the men figure out the book is to blame and they plot revenge. >>> zac efron starts in "the lucky one." he plays an iraqi war veteran who credits the photo of a woman he doesn't even know for keeping him alive. the vet can returns to the states and tracks down the stranger in the picture, this is the fourth film based on a best selling novel by nicholas sparks and also wrote "the notebook." >> disney has a new movie called "chimpanzee." it's a documentary following the real life saga of a chimp named oscar. we becomes on a -- he becomes an orphan but is adopted by another chimpanzee. >>> another nature film -- >> showing at the smithsonian's i max theater at the museum. it is called "t

. >> and i'm mike hydeck, the lovely howard bernstein is back. >> feeling better thanks mike and it a brisk morning out here. jacket riced with temperatures in -- jackets required and a nice mostly sunny thursday. here's a look at the day planner, temperatures should be climbing through the 40s this morning into the mid even upper 50s by noon. 59 at 5:00 with highs todayed in low 670s and those winds though still a little bit of a factor, gusts could be 25, maybe 30 miles an hour. had some showers rain and snow pellets yesterday. those gone. skies have cleared out nicely. still have a almost third quarter moon in the sky this morning with 37 in frederick and luray. it's 39 in manassas and gaithersburg baltimore up 38. while 45 in annapolis. looking at your windchills, they're down in the 30s to about 41. but we're going into the low 60s with sunshine this afternoon. i'll be back with the seven day forecast and a look at the first pitch weather for the nationals in a few minutes. right now here's monika samtani with timesaver traffic. >>> turning out to be a pretty easy rush hour so fa

mike hydeck. meteorologist howard bernstein live on the weather terrace this morning checking in on the weather. no jacket. >> no jacket this morning even though we're in the 40s. some 40s -- 50s. some 40s in the suburbs. a mix of cloud and sun i think is what we'll see for much of the day. we start you off with the day planner. but lynch time we are -- lunch time we're looking at upper 60s. this afternoon partly sunny, mostly cloudy at times. any showers should be well south of washington. maybe down toward fredricksburg and points south thereof with a high around 75 degrees. overnight had a couple of showers here and there, not much but there were one or two that came through. this morning you see the clouds that have spread out from the west. the cold spots are in the mid- 40s like frederick right now. mid-50s for winchester and hagerstown, annapolis at 54. easton you're a little cool at 46. this afternoon we're going into the 70s and then cooler after this. inside to monika santami. 6:30. we have had some serious issues this morning. >>> on the northbound side of i- 95 it's this accident in

mike. >> thank you, howard. >>> the capitals second round matchup is set. they'll take on the top seeded rangers. >> new york ousted ottawa last night in their game seven. when these teams met in the first round last year, d.c. took care of new york in five games. game one tomorrow afternoon in new york. the puck drops at 3:00. game two monday night. the series moves to the verizon center wednesday night for game three and game four is set for next saturday. >> both front offices of the capitals and bruins are speaking out against racist internet comments made against joel ward. he's the caps who scored the game-winning goal against the bruins. ward is black, born in canada and his parents are from barbados. a few posted racist comments on internet sites after the game. ward told our partners at "u.s.a. today," quote, doesn't phase me at all. he went on to say we won and we're moving o. people are going to say what they want to say and he added, the comments didn't ruin his celebration. >>> tonight the nationals begin their biggest series of the season. the

mike hydeck. meteorologist howard bernstein live on the weather terrace this morning. eats see what he's -- let's see what he's wearing. >> a little bit damp. lots of breaks in the cloud cover. partly sunny already. we're going to see a lot of sunshine later today and a beautiful afternoon. here's your day planner. other than the coolness this morning, in spots in the 40s, we've got clouds breaking up. we'll be mostly sunny here in the next few hours and stay that way all afternoon. highs around 70, if not into the low 70s. winds go northeast to southeast at 5 miles an hour. you can see the showers we had yesterday and late last night pulling east of us and still some cloudiness and a little bit of fog here and there this morning. those visibilities are down to a quarter mile in warrenton. that's about the worst of it. a mile and a quarter leesburg so we're seeing improvement there and a mile and a half over at andrews and bwi. temps mid-40s to low 50s. i think you'll need a jacket or sweat shirt if you'll be out for a while. a gorgeous afternoon with high temperatures

mike hydeck. meteorologist howard bernstein live on the weather terrace with his red jacket i do believe and possiblydium weight gloves. >> you got it. i wish i had a little more than that. it's nippy out here this morning. 30s and 40s. we have windchills which are mostly in the 30s. our day planner, though, good news here. we're going to see some sunshine. actually seeing it already. sun came up a few minutes ago. we've got a lot of breaks in the cloud cover. 48 by 9:00. 57 at noon. breezy again, not as windy as yesterday but breezy with highs in the low 60s. still watching that rain and snow well to our north now in new york state and pennsylvania with some high clouds mixing in with the clear skies now. 37 in frederick, gaithersburg and culpeper. leesburg and baltimore 38. while we're 42. it's 40 if la plata and andrews as well. our highs today should make it into the low 60s with 50s north. a few more clouds this afternoon, especially north of d.c. i'll be back in a few minutes looking ahead toward the weekend. i know it's tuesday but i'm already looking. here's monika watching all sorts of troub

mike, over to you. >> reporter: thank you howard. it is not titanic but "the hunger games" may be unsinkable, at least at the playoff i theater. the -- at the movie theater. it stayed number one at the box office for the third straight week. american reunion debut in second place why titanic came in third. >>> later this morning, district officials will gather to cut the ribbon at the restored howard theater. the 100-year-old theater has been undergoing a $29 million restoration over the last six years. it opened in 1910, as a first of its kind showcase for black artists. helping launch the careers of artists like ella fitzgerald and marvin gay. those on hand to celebrate will include the jewels, the singing group with the likes of those that performed with james brown when he came to the howard. >> we have been waiting on this a long time. >> thursday there will be a benefit concert. the entertainer will be smokey robinson and wanda sykes. and thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. good morning, i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike

mike? >>> thank you howard.ffer a setback in their push the make the playoffs. >> while big blue has taken over the big easy after kentucky wins the ncaa championship. here's kristen berset with highlights. >> reporter: good morning everybody. it's been 14 years since kentucky celebrated a national championship in basketball. head coach john calipari has never been able to get his hands on the championship trophy. well, now he can. kansas with their fair share of comebacks during this ncaa tournament. they would need another last night against kentucky. here's something we see the wildcats do a lot this tournament. terrence jones with the slam. he had 9 on the night. kentucky got out to the early lead but the jay hawks came out blazing in the second. taylor with the three cuts the lead to 12 and then kansas doing their best to mount another comeback but kentucky having none of it. the number one overall seed wildcats are the 2012 national champs bluegrass county was celebrating last night. >>> the caps in tampa

. >> i was in one meeting where the brigade commander, colonel mike howard -- this is not long after president obama took office, and the state department was out there saying we are going to give you a whole bunch of developments. counterinsurgency. we are going to win hearts and minds, nation building. colonel howard said don't send me any more money, sending contract officers. i need people. i don't need more money. >> the douglaswissing on bankrolling the enemy, sunday night on "q&a". on may 6, look for our interview with robert carroll, that coincides with the release of power of the passage of power, volume 4, the years of lyndon johnson. >> on tuesday, citizens against government waste released its annual report on earmarks in the federal budget. this year's congressional 2012 so-called pig book identified 152 earmarks, a 98% decrease from the 9129 earmarks in fiscal 2010. the annual report revealed that although earmarks have dropped drastically, numerous pet projects had still found their way into appropriations bills. this is 35 minutes. >> i am president citizens against g

. >> i was in one meeting where the commander, an incredibly effective guy named colonel mike howard -- this is not long after president obama took office -- the state support was out there saying we will give you a whole bunch of development money for counterinsurgency. colonel coward said do not send me more money. -- colonel coward said do not send me more money. we need people. i don't need more money. >> douglas wissing sunday night at 8:00 eastern on cspan's "q &a." on may 6, look for our "q &a" interview with robert caro and his biography of lyndon johnson. >> the federal reserve reports that u.s. manufacturing increased 10% in the first three months of the year. manufacturing has dropped slightly this month. commerce secretary john bryson testified before congress yesterday for efforts to boost u.s. manufacturing. >> please come to order, when it comes to the future of manufacturing and united states, will would be a nation where help-wanted signs hangs on factory gates? our subcommittee will talk about if we canortant subject thrive again and the future of our economy will b

reporting live, from howard county, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. vic, back to you. >>> friends and family say the funeral and memorial plans for christine are pending. >>> four carroll county schools locked down, as police investigate a shooting. sky eye chopper 13 is over gorsuch avenue in westminster. the victim told police he was attacked by an intruder. but as a precaution, police locked down area schools for a brief time. a short time later, investigators learned it may have been self-inflicted. the investigation is ongoing. >>> a wrongful death civil lawsuit is set to be filed in the murder of cockeysville native, yeardley love. a virginia judge says the lawsuit can move forward, granting sharon love, yeardley's mom, access to the state's evidence. but he isn't ready to release that evidence to the media. the judge will make a final decision next month. yeardley's ex-boyfriend, george huguely, will be sentenced for murder in august. >>> the florida man accused of murdering trayvon martin will be freed on bond. george zimmerman also took the s

mike and andrea? >> thanks, howard. >>> it's been a pretty rough few years for washington sports fans, but wednesday and today are pretty darn good days. >> you know how this town loves winners. it starts with the winning capitals moving on in the nhl playoffs. game seven against the bruins last night in boston. in the first period washington matt hendricks gets his first goal of the series putting the caps up 1-0. tyler seguin get it is past and the game tied at 1. it went to overtime. two caps get past four bruins defense men. the 39-yard to joel ward for the series winning goal. caps top the bruins 2-1. >> i figured he was going to take the puck to the net. i wanted to follow him up and stay around for the loose puck at the end. i happened to be right there. i was excited. when i saw the guys come off the bench, that's when it really hit me it was all over. >> in the nhl, the playoff teams are reseated after the first round. that means the caps don't know who they'll play next. it could be the devils, rangers or fly

mike hydeck. monika santami is here. mr. howard bernstein. >>> we have a little fog this morning.ike manassas where we had some of that rain yesterday. >> it's really nice outside right now. for me anyway. the coolness feels good. >> it is comfortable, 53 with the clouds. we'll have the clouds around for a few more hours. by midday sun will return. lunch time looks pretty good, low 60s. temperatures approaching the 70- degree mark for a high so very nice. there's the rain we had yesterday afternoon and evening. the rain is on the eastern shore and the delmarva quickly pulling away but there are clouds left behind it, light winds. dulles one mile. that's about the worst of it. looking around we do have a mile and a quarter down in stafford. martinsburg half mile. we will see this improve the next few hours. 40s north and west with 54 in annapolis and a very fine day ahead once we get rid of the early clouds. your highs upper 60s on the bay. 70 in town. maybe some low 70s west. we'll see the sunshine a little bit earlier. 4:27. i say hello to upon co-who has time -- to monika who ha

. >> i was in one meeting where the brigade commander, and colonel mike howard, not long after president obama took office. the state department was out there saying it is counterinsurgency. we are going to do this, when the hearts and minds, nation- building. colonel howard said don't send me any more money. sen the contract officers that can oversee this stuff. i need people. i did not need more money. >> sunday night at 8 eastern on "q&a" pickwick now treasury secretary tim geithner on the u.s. economic recovery. he spoke for about an hour at the brookings institution, looking ahead to this week's imf world bank and g-20 finance ministers meeting. >> good morning, everyone. it's a great privilege, honor, and pleasure to welcome, on behalf of brookings, secretary geithner this morning, and also david ignatius from the "washington post," and all of you. welcome at an interesting moment when the imf and world bank spring meetings are going to take place in just a few days at a moment of the world economy where there is some good news, particularly in the united states. but still, a lot o

mike hydeck. here is monika santami. good morning. howard has weather coming up. >>> good morning. rain gear today. we are happy. it's been a while. >> i've been cheering for rain. >> my grass is happy about that. >> we need the rain. we've had .16 the entire month for comparison. 1.76 is where we should be. that's 9% of normal for april, almost five inches in the hole for the year. we'll saturday to make a dent in the numbers the next few days. today some showers around on and off, perpds of rain. -- periods of rain. it will be a cool day, much cooler than yesterday. temperatures will be somewhere upper 50s to low 60. they're really not going to move with a northeast wind 5 to 10 miles an hour. you can see the rain coming at us from southern virginia where there's been a little lightning across the north carolina, virginia border. there are the lightning strikes. heavier showers have been confined to south of interstate 64 this morning but they are coming. some of them starting to get north. they'll be headed toward maybe colonial beach and fredericksburg the next couple of hours.