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. >> mmm! >> all right. tony. looking pretty good this morning.pen leaving germantown. still an easy ride here for you. you will find 355 open for business right now headed south of 109 trying to work your way in towards germantown. westbound 704, bridge county police are out on the scene of a crash. follow their direction to get by. no incidents to report if you are traveling in virginia, northbound i-95 picking up the usual suspects. hov lanes open for business as well. no incidents to report you out to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you so much. >>> there is some good news on the housing front. sales rose again last month marking what many experts say is the beginning of an expected spring surge and the home buyer tax credit is being credit with helping drive the sales. maureen umeh picks up the story. >> reporter: it is quite literally a sign of the time in the house market. homes an condominium units sitting empty for months, even years, now selling again. buyers are more confident especially mi

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mmm.sweet. ♪ ba da ba ba ba >>> more frustrating fees at the airport. >> spirit airlines is going to start charging for carry-on bags. caroline lyders is live at the airport. >> we were worried when they started charging us for checked bags, but now most airlines do that. now spirit airlines igoing to charge for bags we carry on as well. it bills itself as the leading all-time low cost carrier. it was the first to add this new cost, up to $45 each way for bags put in the overhead bin. >> it would miniseries reconsider whether a one to fly on spirit. >> the airline says it gives customers the choice to pay for what they want. at reagan national, passengers were not buying it. >> i think they are trying to make it seem like the air fare is cheap. when you get there, it is $3 per bed lot beverage -- per beverage, $9 for a seat. >> airlines have rolled out a slew of new fees. angry passengers every step of the way. >> it is cheaper in the back, more expensive in the front. >> it is getting rid

guy: mmm! i can see why. announcer: campbell's healthy request. m'm! m'm! good!r heart. >>> and what political story will be making headlines in the next 24 hours? nbc's capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell and nbc's luke russert both joining us now. thanks to both of you. kelly, first to you. you've been following every twist and turn of financial services. they're going to have a cloture vote to try to get it on the floor monday afternoon, negotiations, barney frank was on earlier from the house perspective and says the two bills are a lot closer than the health care bills were. if the senate does get this through he thinks they can reach agreement on a compromise. >> democrats feel pretty good about where they are right now because they've got a plan a and a plan b. if the monday vote does not go their way they can criticize republicans for not being against wall street sufficiently and then they can go right back, top aides say they'll be working on negotiating it through. they've got a political play there. there is a lot of agreement on a big chunk of

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