monika? >>> we're going to talk about this fatal accident that happened on the inner loop of the beltway about 1:40 this morning here at georgia avenue. as you can see across the roadways traffic is now getting by through silver spring. our surae chinn is on the scene and veal have more details in a couple of minutes. in the meantime, the other side inner loop at connecticut avenue. as you can see the delays have eased. you're getting by now and you should be okay although there is still some activity so slow down through that area in silver spring. let's take you over to the other side of town on the inbounds side of i-66. slow traffic because of an accident right at the beltway just getting word that it's in the light lane. be aware of that in the area of 66 close to the beltway. and 395 at duke street overall northbound 95 occoquan as you can see 395 running at speed to the 14th street bridge. coming up in my next report,, more on area road conditions at 5:39. back to you guys. >>> thank y

monika? >>> a live look in silver spring at georgia avenue. early morning fatal crash being vented on the shoulder, coming up in my next report, update you on this and another accident in virginia at 6:17. andrea and mike? >>> honest monika. for the first time more than 30,000 documents about people persecuted by the nazis during world war ii are being made available. >> at 6:11 this morning the holocaust museum here in washington teamed up with ancestry.com. it's part of the world memory project launched in may. more than 700,000 documents are already available online. >>> fewer of us will fly this thanksgiving holiday but don't expect more elbow room. airlines have kept the number of seats on planes an estimated 23 million travelers will fly for the week around thanksgiving. >>> now the calendar says november 4th but already some school districts in new england are running low on snow days. they were slammed by last week's storm. and you know there's more snow ahead this winter. we're not e

monika?if you were planning to head over to the beltway, really all around town on this monday after thanksgiving, it is still very quiet. good morning, everybody. no incidents to report whether you're heading north, south, east or west on the beltway. west side of town, let's take a live look in the tysons area, if you're planning to head here, the toll road at route 7 in the tysons area, no problems to report. everything is nice and quiet heading for the beltway even on route 123 as well. 395 at duke street looking good. actually leaving 95 in springfield up the line to the 14th street bridge. it is incident -free here. all lanes are open whether you're leaving oxon hill or alexandria across the bridge span on the south side of town. coming up, we'll take a look into maryland. >> thank you, monika. good to have you back. >> if you have a child who plays sports, there is always a risk of concussion. >> thousands of students are having their physical and mental abilities tested ahead of time

andrea, back to you. >>> thank you, monika. time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> jessica has today's headlines. maybe we should buy more olive oil and pasta to help out our friends in italy. >> this has been a bad couple of days. wall street seeing its worst sell-off in two months yesterday. you can blame worries about europe again sending investors running for the exit. wednesday's losses put the major stock indexes back in negative territory for the year. check the numbers here at home. the dow starts this morning, 11,780. that's right. a 389 point loss yesterday. take a look there. the loss of over 3%. nasdaq had almost a 4% drop with 105 points shaved there. the s&p 500 was down by 46 points. we're saying chow because we were talking about the debt situation in italy. getting at a critical stage at this point. it is third largest economy in the euro zone. some say it is too big to fail. if italy were to go belly up, it would have a domino effect on countries such as spain and portugal. in greece, talks t

>> thanks, monika. in just a few hours, the man dubbed the east coast rapist will be in a virginia courtroom. he's wanted in a vicious attack two years ago into prince william county. >> surae chinn is live outside the courthouse with a preview. good morning, surae. >> good morning, the arraignment is set for 8:30. the accused rapist aaron thomas is expected to appear via closed circuit. now, he is accused of raping and attacking 17 women and here's his most recent mugshot from prince william county. he's back here locally after a connecticut judge agreed to the extradition. well, 17 cases went unsolved for so many years. he attacked women up and down the east coast. four different states from virginia to rhode island. the most recent cases happened here in woodbridge in 2009 to two victims, 17-year-olds who were trick or treating on halloween night. 2009. again, two years ago. and so now, he faces multiple life sentences in virginia. versus just 50 years in connecticut and that's why they're trying him

monika? >> we'll take a live look from sky 9 right now with serious accident in the germantown area. this happened right around 5:20 this morning, northbound on route 27 at brink road. it looks like authorities are making some progress and you're able to get through the intersection with some police direction. but be aware of this as crews do their work there. northbound route 27 at brink road. let me show you where it is on a map. if you're planning to head through germantown, this is south of clarksburg, another option for you to get over to the damascus area, go ahead and use route 124 to get around it. route 27 north at brink road. let's take a live look at the american legion bridge. no problems to report here. between 270 and tysons corner, everything is doing well on the beltway. we'll go over to a live look right now. if you're head from southern maryland, route four, route five, route 301, everything is fine. live at the wilson bridge through oxon hill across the bridge span and into

mike, back to you. >>> thank you, monika. the top of the hour, let's get to the stories happening today. this veterans day holiday. president obama and the first lady will be at arlington national cemetery to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown and after that, they'll be heading to california for a veterans day ceremony in san diego. >>> a live look right now at the world war ii memorial on the national mall. a ceremony honoring veterans begins there at 9:00. the highlight will be a wreath laying ceremony. we'll go live to the memorial for a preview at 6:35. >> starting today, admission is free at more than 100 national parks in honor of veterans day. harpers ferry, great falls, manassas and shenandoah national park. >> there is a desperate search on for this man, wilson ramos. >> the nationals young catcher was kidnapped wednesday. police say he is alive but they're not sure where he is. >> surae chinn joins us live from nationals park with more on the truly bizarre story. good morning, surae. >> good morning to you, jes

back to you guys. >>> thanks, monika. the penn state campus turned into somewhat of a violent mob last night. students reacting to the news that football coach joe paterno was fired. >> the university also got rid of its president days after the arrest of a former assistant coach. he's accused of sexually assaulting boys over several years. greg black has the latest from penn state. >> police use pepper spray on some penn state fans who took the streets after learning legendary coach joe paterno has been fired. >>> the police responded after the crowd tore down lampposts and tipped over a news van. earlier, the fans expressed their support for paterno. >> we are penn state! >> they're going after the wrong guy. nothing's been proven wrong. joe, if anyone, joe is legally cleared so if anyone did right, it is joe. >> absolute stunned. i don't understand how they could do this to penn state in general. joe has been here so long. let him play his last game. it is that simple. everyone here is for that right now. >> at a late

>> thank you, monika. making news at 5:09, a federal judge will not throw out a lawsuit challenging the display of ten commandments in a rural virginia school. the giles school board is defending the display. the american civil union did file a lawsuit on behalf of the student and a student's parent. >>> the u.s. department of transportation will help virginia repairs to washed out roads from hurricane irene and tropical storm lee. the commonwealth is getting more than $2.1 million from the federal highway administration's emergency relief program. >>> a winter weather advisory is in effect for memphis and the surrounding areas until midday. the forecasters predicted up to three inches of wet, heavy snowfall overnight. although highs should reach in the mid-40s today. it should help melt what is on the ground already right now. >> we don't expect any snow in the immediate d.c. area. but there will be plenty of rain today. howard has details on that plus a cooler seven-day forecast coming up at 5:15. >> at

back to you. >>> thanks monika.ing news now, the doctor charged in michael jackson's death says he will tell a judge whether or not he'll testify in his own defense. he'll say that later in court this morning. conrad murray is charged with manslaughter in michael jackson's 2009 death from the anesthetic propofol. his lawyers contend jackson self-administered the fatal dose. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton canceled a trip because her mother, dorothy rodham is ill. she was scheduled to depart monday for international conferences on cyber security and afghanistan. a state department official says she will now remain in washington. >>> the new study suggests children of military personnel may be more prone to violent behavior. a survey of teens in washington state found those who is importants have been deployed are more than twice as likely to carry a weapon or get involved in a fight. doctors say the behavior may reflect the stress of having a parent in danger. >>> our colleagues j.c. hayward and anita brikman

monika? >> i just checked all of the public transportation. everything is running on time. the beltway no problems to report, there was an accident on the outer loop of the beltway right near georgia avenue. just past georgia avenue. moved to the right shoulder. you should be okay. let's sook in to 270 and take a live look if you are planning to head southbound from frederick. all the way down past father hurly boulevard, where the lanes divide, traffic is still moving at a good clip right now. no problems to report if you are planning to head in from 66 or the dulles toll road. let's take a live look at the american legion again leaving bethesda, across the potomac river fine all along the west side of town. coming up you'll i'll update you in dc at 5:25. >>> thank you monika. >>> our background looks a little bit different behind the set. >> a little crowded, because it is full of food. if it could go up higher, it would be even higher. it is a reminder food drive 9 is underway. boy scouts

monika, top -- veterans day, monika, top that.utside of route 50 there is an accident eastbound of route 50 at route 704. watch out for the slow traffic. as howard said lots of fog in the area as well. almost three hours it has been here. westbound there are no issues except for the slow traffic getting by that accident. all lanes are open westbound on route 50. the beltway on the north side of town here at route 2. an accident sitting on the shoulder. slowing down from college park with the lanes open. over to the maps, inbound business route 234. you can see the slow traffic there. up ahead you have got slow traffic with the lanes opened through centerville. also mark trains, i have been updating you on this for the last hour or so. the brunswick is running 50 minutes late. route 50 at 6:58. andrea and mike? >> we don't want to you panic. but there are only 48 shopping days until christmas. >>> it can put a strain on your budget. we are here to help you save money with simple smart phone apps. >> mint.com has a program that will

back to you guys. >> thanks, monika.ecurity is tight across egypt this morning as residents vote in parliamentary elections. >> many egyptians are refusing to go to the polls. cbs tina kraus reports. >> reporter: egyptians lined up at polling stations to vote in the first election since the fall of president hosni mubarak. they're not choosing a new president yet. they're picking a parliament to draft a new constitution for the country. >> this man says god willing, the police will keep the elections secure and we'll get good result. security forces are gearing up for threats of violence after nine days of clashes in cairo killed more than 40 people. attackers blew up egypt's gas pipeline to jordan and israel hours before the polls open. many egyptians say israel does not pay enough for gas. under a 20-year deal cut while mubarak was president. egypt's army chief went on tv sunday night to reassure the public and beg people to vote. hussein tantawi warned of extremely grave consequences if the country does not overcome i

monika?> we'll take a live look at southeast as a disabled vehicle northbound on first sterling avenue at the suitland parkway, watch out for it in the roadway. 66 is fine this morning. we'll take a look around the area at 6:01. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. >>> hello, everybody. howard bernstein with you here on this wednesday morning. just before 6:00. cold out there. 30s and hos to start your weather first. we'll have lots of sunshine with mountain snow showers by 9:00, had 4. as we head toward lunchtime, upper 40. we'll get to the 50s for highs. we'll hold in the 40s north of washington. when you head home, still going to be chilly. mid to upper 40s. there will be a breeze today at 10 to is a out of west. wind chill even colder than this. jab the jackets and -- grab the jackets and be the gloves all of the music fans are getting ready for the grammy nominations. >> hollywood is paying tribute to its independent spirit. >> we have more this look at entertainment. >>> hollywood c

monika? >> you're talking about the fog and now we have an accident out there as well on the east side of town. good morning, everybody. the beltway looks fine. there is an accident way out here coming westbound on route 50 right at the chesapeake bay bridge. only the right lane is getting by on the east side of the bridge span. let's take a look live. if you're coming across from here over to the bay bridge, you're going to need to scoot over to the left -- i'm sorry, to the right to get around it. only the right lane is going to get you around the accident. northside of town. closer in at university boulevard. typical slow traffic for 6:01 in the morning leaving 95, no problems on 270 coming in from frederick down to the point where the lanes divide. more on the accident out at the bay bridge at 6:12. mike and andrea? >> thank you, monika. at the at the top of the hour, let's get to the stories happening today. it is election day in maryland and virginia. the polls in virginia opened just t

monika samtani. we've got fog. what about other issues? >> not really. there was some late clearing construction on i-95. i will get to that in a minute. otherwise, look at the beltway. everything looks great. we'll first zoom in to the westside of town. if you're planning to head inbound on i-66, no problems to report. we're look good on route 7. no problems on route 123 in the tysons area. let's take a live look at nutley street. no problems to report as you come in from centreville all the way into fairfax and inside the beltway as well toward the roosevelt bridge, back over to the maps, if you're planning on 95, there was late clearing construction at the prince william parkway that caused early delays from the prince william parkway. that should be easing now and beyond that, let's take a look at 395 live at duke street. no problems to report. no delays. all lanes are open from here in landmark all the way to the 14th street bridge. coming up, we'll go into the district at 5:25. andrea and mike?

monika samtani has traffic in a moment. >> doing better seeing your cool schools story. this guy is coming for you, andrew lloyd webber. we have a chill out there this morning. it is breezy, it is colder and if you don't have a good jacket, you'll feel it big time this morning. down to 41 but feeling closer to like 33, 34 right now. 49 at noon. highs today only in the low 50s. upper 40s north and west. and then this afternoon at 5:00, the sun will have already set. moving down

monika? >> we'll take a live look at the beltway on the east side near route 50. if you're heading south toward oxon hill, this is what it looks like. no problems to report across the wilson bridge as well. an accident in cheverly, i'll update you on that coming up in my next report. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. ok, so how many times have you said kids these days just don't know the value of a doral. main you've said it or you've heard a family -- maybe you've said it or heard a family member do it. alisa weinstein has a book out. it is called earn it, learn it, teach your child the value of money, work and time well spent. now, you are by career in advertising however you had a moment where this kind of became very valuable in your life. >> yes, at the time, she was 4. she's 7 now but my daughter and i were in target and she wanted another pink little lip smackers lip balm and she had a give me moment and i told her to get a job and pay for it because that's what every 4- year-old

here's monika santani.d bernstein has a freight forecast. >> reporter: looks fantastic, except for patchy fog. good weather today, tomorrow and wednesday, at least, let's get you going. a look at the day planner. 47 by 9:00. 57 at noon. sunset at 5:02. it rise these morning at 6:41 standard time. right now 43 degrees and clear skies. you can see the clear skies across much of the east. but showers from indianapolis southwest toward oklahoma city and clouds off in the atlantic ocean. so there is nothing nearby except that fog with visit built down to a quarter mile from leesburg. montgomery county as well. three quarters of a mile in gaithersburg. you head down to charles county and prince georges county. we have half mile cambridge your visibility also down to about a half mile. give yourself extra time and temperatures, maybe grab a jacket. down to 30, winchester 32. 28 in frederick. on the bay at the naval academy we check in with 44. >> reporter: it has been a busy morning for police route 50 near 704. i

monika? >> we'll take a look at a map right now where there has been an overnight serious accident northbound connecticut avenue at n street south of dupont circle. police continue to investigate at the scene. watch out for police direction. coming up in my next report, we'll go around town again at 5:01. back to you. >> mapping includes indoor directions within stores, malls and airports. right now, only users of tablets and phones running google's android software can get access to the upgrade. >> mobile apps and games on smart phones and tablets will carry age-based ratings as well. they'll be created by the video games. e will be for everyone. t will be for teen. the ratings will delay whether an app shares personal information or connects with social network. >>> music fans, get ready for the grammy nominations! >> while hollywood pays tribute to its independent spirit. sandra hughes has those stories and more in this look at entertainment. >> reporter: hollywood celebrates low-budget, b

>> thank you, monika. time for the first "your money" report of the morning. >> it was sure fun to be on the roller coaster up yesterday. >> that's right. well, if you like online shopping then yesterday was certainly your day! that was the case for a lot of folks, more than 120 million americans took advantage of cyber monday, bargains, nearly 80% of retailers offered some sort of promotion and they used social media like facebook as well as the daily deals site. more people shopped using smart phones, mobile devices than last year. cyber monday showing a record breaking weekend of sales at the stores. with the holiday season off to a solid start, investors celebrated monday by sending wall street a lot higher. the broader market jumped about 3%. stocks are higher around the world today on hopes the european leaders are considering new radical proposals to fix the debt crisis. the dow stands this morning after climbing -- let's take a look there. i can't see the numbers. 11,523. thank you. my eyes are not

monika? >> good morning, everybody. we'll take a look at a video of what fairfax county police and virginia state police are dealing with at 3:50 this morning. a jeep on fire. it was a mechanical issue. luckily, no one was hurt. smoke was billowing up in the air. they did have all lanes blocked on 395 southbound at duke street. this is video. all lanes are open through landmark north and southbound on 395. let's take a look at our maps right now. if you're planning to head over to the beltway, everything's doing well. we'll zoom into the south side of town and take a look at 95. let's take a look at the camera in springfield. no problems to report as you head up from dale city. up toward springfield and again on to 395, where all lanes are open. you're good to go all the way to the 14th street bridge. back over to the maps. let's go to the side of town. dulles toll road from leesburg, no problems on 66, route 123 through tysons and the beltway here at the american legion bridge looks good as well. coming up, we'll go in

andrea, back to you. >>> thank you, monika. the mayor of philadelphia is telling occupy protestors to leave a downtown plaza but so far, no one is budging. it is one of the stories making news now at 6:12. about 100 people stayed put in the plaza. police have no plans to evict anyone. both sides want to keep things peaceful. but the mayor wants to clear the area because of renovations. >>> the united states is expected to open it own investigation into air strikes in pakistan and a nato raid this weekend killed 24 pakistani soldiers and set back relations with the u.s. nato has apologize and is promising its own investigation. >> with just over a month to go before the new hampshire primary, a big endorsement for newt gingrich. the new hampshire union leader newspaper endorsed him and the republican presidential primary. the latest polls there show gingrich running a distant second to mitt romney. >> the christmas season just started. it only just begun. today is part two of the opening round. cyber monday. day when a lot of us

we'll go to monika. lovely women. get them confused. 30s and low 40s out there this morning with the frost in spots. clear and cold. we'll have a lot of sunshine today. still, awhile until we get the sunrise. 7:36. the day planner, sunny. 42 degrees at 9:00. by 11:00, we're up to 50. winds will turn to the south and southeast. upper 50s to about 1:00. a few of us will make it into the lower 60s. still nice at 59. sunny and light south winds. some outdoor plans today. a-ok. it will be nice today and thursday. some showers south. looks like that storm will be far enough south, here in d.c., probably won't see the showers. our friends in calvert, st. mary, maybe charles county. especially the carolinas, they'll see the rain. weekend is looking good. cool but good and sunny. this is the weekend, we get a 25-hour sunday as we turn the clocks back. returning to standard time from daylight saving time. 34 degrees in easton this morning. 32 in winchester. 28 last time i checked in frederick along with york. in the mountains o

more outside from monika. more outside tennis for monika. >> doubles anybody? >> if you're planning to head outside right now, everything is looking great except there is one accident right here in dale city. it is on dale boulevard at mini vail road right at the center shopping plaza. be aware of that. 95 itself is not affected. you're doing fine leaving the occoquan river. a live look at springfield on the northbound side. no worries here. all lanes are open. just a bit of volume to deal with right now. as you head through 395 and the 14th street bridge. key bridge, no problems to report right now on 66 as you head for the downtown area. the key bridge through the rosslyn area and georgetown looks fine. remember though if you're planning to head northbound on the gw parkway at spout run, the long-term construction project has begun and that's blocking the left lane. just getting word of an incident in greenbelt. i'll have that coming up at 5:24. mike and andrea? >> putting a traditional meal on the table for thanksgiving is easier said than done in some house

back to you, jessica. >> thank you, monika. at potomac conservancy says the condition of the potomac river is a d. that's down from a d plus from its first report card back in 2007. the group said the potomac which provides much of the d.c. area's drinking water continues to face challenges from farming in rural upstream areas and developments downstream. >> engineers are back on the job now at the washington monument. they started the process of winterizing the monument. engineers will once again rappel down the side, filling the cracks and the gaps made in the stone facade discovered during the inspections last month. they'll use a special sealant to keep the rain and snow out for now. on monday, they're going to start some other repairs that will be more long-term, expect to take about five days to get it finished. >> i need the sealant for my roof. >> uh-oh. >> unfortunately. >> clint eastwood directs a new film about the life of long- time fbi chief j. edgar hoover. leonardo dicaprio plays hoover in the film which hits the

here's monika samtani.ought the tea so you need to bring the cookies, howard. >> i ate them already. >> howard has our weather first. cold morning for the kids with the cookies at the bus stop. >> we've got temps down into the 30s. couple of spots in the upper 20s. if you're parked outside, you may need to scrape frost off your windshield. mid-50s by noon with sunny skies. sunshine

monika has a look at timesaver traffic. >> thank you, howard. good morning, everybody.e look on pennsylvania avenue across the sousa bridge coming through southeast, you will be fine over the anacostia river crossing. no problems in from southern maryland on route four, five, or 301. we'll go into virginia at 5:00. back to you, andrea and mike. >> this is a test. today, the government is running the first ever nationwide test of its emergency alert system. eas, it will be on every tv station, radio outlet, satellite service and cable system. >> you can turn anywhere and you will find it. fema and the fcc will use the system to inform americans in the event of a national emergency. randall pinkston is in new york with more on what viewers and listeners can expect today. >> talk shows, soap operas and every other tv and radio program across the nation will all be interrupted at exactly 2:00 p.m. eastern time wednesday. for 30 seconds, fema and the fcc will conduct the first nationwide test of the emergency alert system, also known as eas. >> in the past, if you heard it o

here's monika samtani. howard bernstein is here.e's got your weather first. >> going to need something a little bit heavier than what monika is wearing. we're down in the 30s. clear morning and light winds. you don't have the wind chill to contend with. you won't need the earmuffs. i like to have warm ears. >> exactly. >> weatherwise, your day planner. sunshine today. chilly this morning. down in the 30s in most areas. 42 reagan national. 54 by noon. 5:00, highs getting to about 61 or so. a pleasant day with southeast winds at about 5 miles per hour. you can see looking at our satellite and radar, all is

back to you, mike. >> thanks, monika. talking about airlines, yok i've ever said this sentence before ever. good-bye fare hikes. us airways raised round trip airfare on domestic flights by $10. now, the airline is rolling back the price hike. delta made the move, too. airlines decided to abandon the decision after the low-cost carriers did not match them. >>> barnes & noble introduced its new and improved nook yesterday. the $249 lightweight tablet lets you read books, stream movies and browse the web. barnes & noble's ereader has been a big hit since it debuted in 2009. amazon's kindle has given the company a pretty good run for its money. they plan to slash the price of the original nook to $99. >> hero dogs were honored on capitol hill on monday. they were honored for their work in iraq as well as the pentagon and world trade center on september 11th. a seeing eye dog let her handler -- led her handler down 78 flights of stairs. a dog which helps comfort soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder were honored. they'r

monika? >>> we're going to take a live look at the beltway.nner loop side of the beltway at georgia avenue. fatal accident happened around 1:40 this morning. right now all traffic is being detoured at connecticut avenue. keep this in mind if your travel plans, more coming up at 5:00. >>> a ceremony has been announced for the reopening of the national cathedral. on saturday, november 12th. a new episcopal bishop of washington will be installed. it will be the first event at the cathedral since august 23rd and the earthquake. stone work fell off the towers and other areas were severely cracked. the cathedral reopened on monday, november 14th. >>> toys "r" us stores are kicking off their annual toy drive today. benefits the marine toys for tots foundation. goal is to provide children in need with gifts on christmas day. this is the eighth year the toy company has partnered with the marines foundation and this year shaquille o'neal is lending his big person to the campaign in his role as shaq o clause. i love everything he adds to the end of shaq.

monika santani stepping in. she's got an update for you on the thursday morning commute. >> as promised, i'm updating you on this accident. this happened at 5:15 this morning. northbound on route 28 north ofbert street north of old centerville road. prince william county police tell us one lane is getting by in each direction. no problems to report on 66. we'll zoom into the beltway. no problems on the beltway through silver spring. let's take a live look here. if you are planning to head between 95 and university boulevard and over into the bethesda rockville area. we'll end with a live look south of route 50 in new carrollton. southbound the wilson bridge into alexandria. coming up we'll go back into maryland at 6:12. mike, back to you. >>> monika, we are following breaking news out of montgomery county this morning. there is a huge house fire that left at least one person hurt. this is all taking place right now in the aspen hill neighborhood. the fire is on irish street just off aspen hill road. the fire chi

>>> thank monika. halloween will be delayed until later this week for thousands of children in new england. the reason? that snowstorm that moved through last week. >> power lines in a lot of places, that's making news this morning at 6:12. some might not be getting it back until thursday. at least 21 deaths though are blamed in connection with this storm. most of them from falling trees. >>> the owner of nascar's hendrick motor sports and his wife are recovering from this plane crash. rick and linda hendrick were hurt in key west. none of the injuries is serious. >>> doctors are giving president obama an excellent bill of health. the white house released a report by the president's physician. he deems the president fit eating a healthy diet and he says he's tobacco-free. now over the howard. >>> thanks mike. you know all the week we're talking about keeping your heart healthy leading up to the greater d. c. heart walk this saturday. this morning we're joined by dr. shawn howell. she's a cardiology. th

monika? >>> a look into the district right now. this is pennsylvania avenue heading into southeast. using the sousa bridge. nice and quiet this morning. no problems to report on any of the potomac or anacostia river wrongs. coming up -- bridges. coming up a look into maryland. back to you guys. >>> 4:38 and time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> jessica doyle is here with the headlines, whoo yesterday, a little ride downhill. >> not so good. yeah, yeah, wall street really went licking its wounds this morning but we also have a federal reserve meeting starting today to discuss the direction of interest rates. ben bernanke will hold his news conference at the stop of the meeting and most believe the fed will leave rates unchanged but wall street wants to know if they have any more plans to buy u.s. bonds to prop up the u.s. economy. he is also expected to comment on the recently announced deal to contain europe's debt crisis. >>> on wall street yesterday. john core sine's firm

>>> thanks monika. protestors gathered at the white house sunday. some were protesting british petroleum's handling of the compensation fund for last year's gulf coast oil spill. others were protesting a pipeline that will run from six states from canada down to the gulf of mexico. the company behind the construction says it would create 20,000 jobs. protestors say it will pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. >>> what the major oil companies are doing now is they are going after the more destructive, risky forms of oil. >>> at the end of the day, we build a condition duty from ato become. >>> the pipeline controversy puts president obama in a political bind and pits labor unions. >>> finally federal relief is on the way. relief came after president obama declared parts of the state disaster areas. residents may not get grants for temporary housing and home repairs, but loans have been made to cover uninsured property losses from the august 23rd earthquake. businesses also lineup for assistance. >>> sexual harassment is an epidemic according to

coming up i'll update you once again on that accident at 4:39. >>> all right, thank you monika.erson is dead and the inner loop of the beltway near georgia avenue is closed after an accident between a tractor- trailer and a car. maryland state police say it happened around 1:40 this morning. a car slammed into the back of the tractor-trailer that was attempting to slow down. >> and even complicating et more this happened near a work zone on the highway. surae chinn joins us live from the scene now with more on how this is possibly going to affect your morning commute. good morning. >> reporter: it will unless they wrap up in the next half hour. we're not going to see that potentially. we'll see. where we are is on the outer loop at georgia avenue looking across from the accident. what we can see is the tractor- trailer, the flashing lights, state police telling us that the tractor-trailer slowed down for some reason and the car rammed into the back of that truck. that semi at full speed. so what we're seeing is that a lot of flashing lights right now, the medical examiner on the

>> thanks, monika. with the latest developments in the penn state university child sex scandal. this involves an assistant football coach who will not be at saturday's game versus nebraska. >> assistant coach scott mccleary will not coach for the nittany lions. he's now the wide receiver's coach. back in 2002, mcqueary was the graduate assistant who testified he saw former defensive coordinator jerry sandusky in the shower with a 10-year-old boy. the school says he's received multiple threats and it would be in his best interest if he did not attend the game. and the scandal could be extended to texas. the san antonio police department is looking into the possibility something may have happened during penn state's trip to the alamo bowl back in 1999. there have been repeated calls for calm to return to the campus. >>> everyday we find out something new about the case. it seems like a petrie dish for lawsuits coming down the pike. we expect to see them for years according to legal experts. for joe patern

andrea and sneak. >> thank you, monika.lican presidential candidate herman cain is expected to hold a news conference to discuss the latest sexual harassment allegations against him. >> yesterday a fourth woman accused cain of inappropriate behavior more than a decade ago allegedly. cain's campaign incysts the allegations against him are completely false. susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: herman cain will hold a press conference in phoenix to fight the latest sexual allegations against him. >> i want you, mr. cain, to come clean, just admit what you did. >> monday, sharon became the fourth woman to come forward but the first to go public. in graphic detail, she described how cain touched her inappropriately more than a decade ago when she was looking for work. >> i was very, very surprised and very shocked. i said what are you doing? mr. cain said you want a job, right? i asked him to stop and he did. >> cain insists he's never sexually harassed anyone. >> there's not an ounce of truth in all of the accusations. >> he t

right now monday -- monika has your timesaver traffic. >> reporter: just a construction spot in dale city. other than that looking good up past the beltway toward duke street and the 14th street bridge. coming up in my next report looking at virginia roads at 4:47. andrea -- andrea and mike? jessica doyle is here. >> reporter: we have had bad days, we are creeping back to the plus side. we had a big federal reserve announcement. ben bernancke admits the pace of economic growth will likely be frustratingly slow for some time. yesterday the fed downgraded its economic forecast for the next two years. but here's the good news. it promises to use more to stimulate the economy if needed. the fed pledged to keep interest rates low for the next two years. ben bernancke predicts unemployment will stay at 9% through the end of the year. stocks had a two day losing streak after reports private companies hired more employees than expected. the g20 meets in france. the dow is 11836. a pop of 178 points. we'll take it. the s&p 500 better than 19. >>> two well-known retailers going belly-up. disco

monika samtani is in with timesaver traffic. >> good to be back.d a great thanksgiving. things are great on the beltway. life look at university boulevard. i checked out the beltway around town, no problems. all lanes are open. both loops of the beltway north of town between 270 and i-95. no problems to report on 270 as you come in from frederick. if you're planning to head on 95 and 395, noise and quiet -- nice and quiet. your lanes are open. let's go go downtown. a nice shot right through the trees over to the capitol, things are look fine this corridor as well. we'll take another look into maryland at 4:39. back to you guys. >>> montgomery county police are searching for the person who appears to be targeting elderly shoppers in the wheaton area. >> yesterday afternoon, a 77- year-old man was abduct and robbed as he was leaving a target store at westfield shopping center. he was cut and hit in the face by the assailant then forced to drive to several atms and withdraw money. the victim was left injure and sitting by his car in maryland. this was

beverly farmer is in for monika samtani this week. howard bernstein has your weather first.t is a little warm in here. >> it is a little warm in here. it is going to warm up to maybe 70 today? >> a sign of the day ahead. it is november. average high is 59. we're almost to 59 now. we're headed

monika samtani? >>> it's in the usual spots, that's because some of the spots have not been cleared. 66 on the inbound side and take a live look at nutley street. now as you can see it's not causing any delay just be aware that as you approach the beltway you may have to do a zigzag movement through the area. on the northbound side of 95 and 395, this is pretty much what it looks like from the river past duke street up to the 14th street bridge and into downtown. you will be okay this morning and over to the beltway on the north side of town, between 29 and connecticut avenue, it's a milling and paving project through the fall. both loops of the beltway and at least until 5:00 in the morning but no delays as you can see. we're going to go into the district at 4:39. back to you. >>> a local republican committee is catching the scrutiny of the secret service. after a halloween theme picture surfaced of president obama. >> it shows the president as a zombie with a bullet wound through his head. you can

monika is off. we have -- beverly farmer will be in momentarily. >> exactly.ad eight, including one on my front lawn when i went out the door this morning. >> i would rather have that than the one in the middle of 270. >> didn't hit it? >> thankfully. stay off the road, deer. we'll stay on the roads. >> we go where we have to. >> weatherwise, you know, it is very warm out there this morning. mike, you were saying your thermometer was reading 65. very mild air still in place. we're ahead of a front that's coming which will bring us showers and bring us a cooldown starting later today and much chillier weather by the time we get into thursday and friday. 66 at reagan national. by noon, we'll be in the mid to upper 60s with showers moving in. that will be the case. a little bit dry this morning except north and west. more showers midday and this afternoon. tomorrow, actually looks like a much wetter day. look at the temps reading into the mid to upper 60s. 67 in annapolis. low 60s in the shenandoah valley with 50s in the mountains. i just want to show you what's

here's monika samtani with traffic moment early.er first. >> a chilly morning with temps in the 30s in most areas. winds are light which is good. yesterday, we got to 61. >> gorgeous. >> good neighborhood. going to be in the same neighborhood today. even tomorrow, maybe even a couple of degrees warmer. >> won't you be my neighbor. >> you got it, mister rogers. >> let's get you going here this wednesday morning. i need more sleep. a couple of clouds out there. we'll be 54 by noon. around 60, 61 this afternoon with a 5:00 p.m. temperature of 59 degrees. winds out of the southeast later on about 5 miles per hour. really a very nice day ahead. storm system spinning out in the atlantic ocean that brought us a couple of showers yesterday morning. behind it, high pressure builds in. we've got nothing going on here with showers way up in wisconsin and minnesota. the u.p. of michigan. that means a couple of nice days around here. look at the temperatures this morning. 30 in frederick. petersburg at 32. greene county reporting fog issues as w

beverly farmer is in for monika samtani this week. first, we start with howard bernstein with your weather. 66 degrees, just turning 5:00 a.m. >> the colder weather will be moving in a little bit today, tomorrow a little bit more. rather chilly here to finish out the week. you'll be able to put the sweaters on, the twin sets as we talked about quite often here, you'll need them later in the week. today, a rain jacket or umbrella because we've got showers moving in. certainly warm enough. now down to 65 at reagan national here as we push into the 5:00 a.m. hour. sun is not up until 6:50 with a few showers around at times. temperatures in the upper 60s by noon. low s

beverly farmer is in for monika samtani.ike hydeck, mr. bernstein with the weather first. >> cold. >> yeah, yeah. >> we expected this after the system yesterday dropped temps in the 40s and had a little sun in the afternoon to finish the day. that wasn't bad but skies have cleared and the cold air poured across the region. you will need the hats and gloves this morning. i got the 180s and the heavy gloves with me. we'll have temperatures -- sunshine all day. temperatures will be in the 40s this afternoon. let's just move on there. with sunshine -- you can see the clear skies some late snow showers going on across new york state and pennsylvania. high temperatures 45 to 50 today. this morning, clear skies, 30 degrees in hagerstown and frederick, 37 down in southern maryland. cambridge at 39 but lots of areas between 30 and 36 now at reagan national. when you factor in the winds, windchills are down in the mid- to upper 20s in the valley. 27 at andrews air force base. sunshine today but a cold one. highs only 45 to 50 and abou

beverly farmer is in for monika samtani with your timesaver traffic. but we begin with howard bernstein and your forecast. >> it is getting cold outside. don't be is your pried before the showers end, we see some wet flakes mixed in. go to the mountains out toward garrett county and parts of west virginia where the elevation is above 3,000 feet, it could be an inch or two of accumulation. it is getting to be that time of year. ski seasons need the cold nights so we can get skiing season. we've got temperatures which will be sort of dropping from where they are now. recovering a little bit this afternoon. by noon, 44 with some rain showers around. there could be wet flakes west of town and the winds will be northwest at 10 to 15. by 5:00, clearing and 46. we're going down with the temperatures. had the rain yesterday. in prince frederick, report of 1.3 inches of rain there. look at the new showers developing out to the west. another piece of energy. not seeing much on live doppler 9000 hd. little sliver of sprinkles across central howard through montgom

monika samtani will have traffic momentarily. mr.d bernstein, what a warm day we had yesterday. >> missed the record by one at dulles. the record was 71. >> it was gorgeous. >> about 3 shy there. today, we'll be in the low to mid-60s. you'll need the rain gear today. it has been raining in spots overnight. we've got showers now. we can get into a period of heavy rain in the middle of the day, late morning into early afternoon probably going to be the heaviest time for us. you can see the area of rain down toward roanoke. day planner first, 62 now with the clouds. periods of rain and colder temperatures this afternoon. not a lot colder but definitely dropping into the low to mid- 60s. into the low to mid-50s with the midday heavier rains. let's go back to the satellite and radar. from roanoke down toward raleigh, the yellows and oranges. that band will be moving toward us. right now, lighter showers. you can see them here in montgomery and howard counties. little bit heavier showers move due north, slightly west of north straddling th

monika? >> no complaints there at all.tart off with a look overall at the beltway and all of the construction hot spots. usually, you know about it if you travel through silver spring over on 66 and even here on northbound 295 but i made this one a little bigger because this one just began yesterday. we told you about it northbound on the glb, the left lane will be blocked through the winter, through december. let's take you to a live picture. no problems here. all of the construction cones have been moved to the side through silver spring on the inner and outer loops of the beltway. 14th street bridge, no issues to report. no car fires. northbound between the beltway and the 14th street bridge. all lanes are open. a last live look at the roosevelt bridge between the bridge span, all lanes are open on 66 as well. coming up in my next report, another look around the area at 4:39. andrea and mike? >> legendary coach, joe paterno could be the next one to fall in the penn state sex scandal. >> university trustees will appoint

she would be great at it. >> i'm mike hydeck. >> beverly farmer is in for monika samtani.she'll have traffic all week. >> howard bernstein has our weather first. you'll like this forecast as well. >> you can give me good news, bad news, i'll take it any time. >> our weather has some good news today. you know, the weekend, upcoming weekend, we might make it four in a row. >> redskins need rain or something. >> gotta shake them up. >> maybe a hurricane. weatherwise, let's get you going here. they need something big. 55 degrees at reagan national. cloudy skies. by 9:00, upper 50s. mid-60s by noon. sunshine midday. by 5:00, breezy. still 67 degrees. sunset, 4:55. still dark. lots of clouds across the region this morning. coming out of the ohio valley. where we're seeing lots of showers here from columbus, northward here in ohio. east into pennsylvania. west