wallander: monika! she'd follow you to the ends of the earth, erik. monika!t's all she's ever done, whether you were dead or alive. i came back to atone for my sins. for what i did in abandoning my wife and my daughter. then stay here and be a proper father. (whispering): erik, you don't want to harm your daughter. anna and i will always be together. put the knife on the table, monika. wallander: anna, listen to me. when you came out to see me the other night, anna, do you remember that? you weren't certain. you weren't certain, you were upset. you were full of doubt then, you're full of doubt now. i'm sorry that i couldn't help you the other night. i'm sorry, but i can help you now. no dad wishes harm for his daughter. no father wants this. god gave his own child for the sake of the world. you're not god, erik. monika killed your child. my grandchild. i did it for her. i've only ever wanted to make her safe. anna, i can atone for you. please, just walk out. please. (crying): please just walk away, please go with kurt. daddy? (flips lighter open) daddy, don't

lee and monika calhoun who played mia in fact in the original. reviews coming out say this, the original cast, is just wonderful, that it's a great movie, and malcolm, monika, thank you very much. we had a director's peek showing us what happens when you deal with a large ensemble cast. monika was always the good girl. >> always. >> teacher's pet. >> very true character in the film as well. >> this was 1999. were you thinking sequel back then or step away and decided 2011. >> yes, 2011 that's the year. no. here's the thing. "the best man" was my first movie and i said -- there was talk of a sequel then and i just didn't want to do that. i wanted to explore the story. i wanted to grow as a director and grow as a story teller. i said if i ever was going to revisit these characters it would be ten years later once they had a chance to live some

monika?here is a crash in the local lanes near route 28 in rockville where only the right sowlder is getting by. again in the local lane -- shoulder is getting by again in the local lanes. just beginning to get heavy and steady on the southbound here as you head to the point where the lanes divide. back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. >>> join us on our facebook fan page to take a guess at the question of the morning. what did 31% of office workers list as their favorite reason for going to work? is it a, collecting a paycheck, pretty popular one i would imagine. b, holiday parties or c, office gossip? >> jennifer says all three. come to work to collect a paycheck, to give towards the holiday party and then gossip about it the next day. leave your thoughts and post your response in our facebook fan page. we'll reveal the correct answer in about an hour. >>> if you're out shopping this weekend, you'll see a sure sign the holiday season is here. >> ding, ding, ding, ding. the salvation army kic

i'm not sure monika would necessarily know. how is she, monika? she seems okay, yeah.her had an affair. well, we don't talk about who had an affair and who didn't, linda. i don't know if you want to, but we can. monika was saying that anna's studying at lund university. really? so she might have digs there. but has she taken things from here? no. contacts, toothbrush. it's all there. mobile phone charger. i remember she couldn't stop crying at the funeral. she just screamed and screamed. i think monika's right. anna's going to be fine. it hasn't even been... hasn't even been 48 hours. dad? i just, um... what? i just have to, uh... what is it? the, um... is anna pregnant? she's not pregnant, is she? not as far as i know. so what has she got a book on pregnancy for if she's not pregnant? i'm pregnant. (key unlocking door) anna? langås? linda! you okay? yeah. go! stay here, i'll get lindeman to come pick you up. you're okay, yeah? yeah. you're okay. i've called an ambulance. all right, just lie still. is she okay? yeah, i think so. stop! yeah, i need lindeman to pick up m

we'll go back to monika now. she has timesaver traffic.d morning, monika. >>> kind of a weird situation here and developing. here in watkins regional park, this is just outside the beltway near route 202 and 193. a live picture from our sky 9. the charred remains of multiple vehicles. some of them look like commuter advance. again all of them were on fire. it's all about put out but now the investigation begins here in watkins regional park. in fact, let's take a look at our maps and i'll show you where it is. it's not affecting traffic but it's something you probably want to know about. around that area the roads remain open at watkins regional park outside the beltway. on the beltway itself you're in good shape heading past an dues air force base and down -- andrews air force base and down into oxon hill. now a crash on the northbound side of 395 before seminary road. a live look from our trafficland camera. you'll just be able to see the two left lanes blocked here. guess where delays begin? let's take a look at our next camera shot. in

thank you monika. u.s. insurance companies sent letters to millions of americans telling them their health insurance policy would be canceled because it doesn't meet the standards set by the affordable care act. >> but now president obama is telling the companies and their customers the plans can stick around for one more year. delia goncalves is live on capitol hill with details on this about-face, good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning jessica, mike. first we heard an apology now a fix by president obama to repair the damage. meanwhile congress members are coming up with their own solutions to the affordable care act. president barack obama took the blame for the botched rollout but there's a catch to his plan. you see, folks can keep their canceled policies until 2015. but that is entirely up to the insurance company. however, democrat senator of louisiana has introduced legislation that would permanently reinstate the canceled policies. meanwhile house republicans say the only fix? is repeal. >>

monika? on the inner loop of the beltway at ritchie marlboro road, we're getting word of a crash blocking the two right lanes south of route 50, john hansen highway just past this camera range on the inner loop southbound 495 you need to stay to the left to get by the crash. i'll have more in just a few minutes. back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. >>> before the avengers assemble one more time, apparently they have some personal issues they need to work out. >> on friday thore conquers his latest challenge. can't wait to see this. and lucy mcdonald has more. >> reporter: australian actor chris hendrick is back as the superhero in the latest thor movie but this time he's grown up. >> now he's starting to understand the sacrifices, you know, and larger threats that come with taking upon that role . >> he's been gone for two years. by the time he shows his face again, she's pretty angry. >> reporter: thor has a good excuse. >> out saving the world. >> reporter: portman -- [indiscernible] >> gra

monika?nning to head south on i-270 just heading out the door, 109 to 121 right now looks great. there are no problems through germantown. the lanes are open all the way down south on 270. there's one crash in temple hills st. barnabas road at dallas drive. we'll be back with more news, weather >>> good morning. women come back to wusa9 on this thursday morning. i'm andrea roane. as you saw there, it is a yellow alert day. howard will explain what that means later. >> i'm mike hydeck. thanks for joining us. it's balmy now but change is coming. the rain will not be during the rush hour. it will hold off till mid- to late morning. by mid afternoon it should be gone so your lunch hour on the other hand and if you work outside the middle of the day, you're going to be dealing with that but we'll be dealing with some rain midday. that's idea yellow alert. when the weather comes a nuisance or inconvenience, we issue the yellow alert days and we've been doing that for a couple of years now. let's sh

back to you guys. >>> thanks monika. depends on what polls you look at because there used to be a wide margin in the race for governor in virginia but now more and more polls are shrinking the lead mcauliffe has over cuccinelli. >> delia goncalves is in our satellite center with more on this aspect of the story and who's coming to town this weekend to stump for the candidates? >> reporter: very big hitters and we know that many of the polls as you said show varying degrees of a lead for mcauliffe but we know he is still according to the polls leading the race. but many of them show that cuccinelli is gaining momentum. not only has the race gained national attention, of course we know that many of the national politics certainly playing a huge part in voters' decisions. the government shutdown hit virginia very hard and while some ann uses say that could -- analysts say that could hurt the republican cuccinelli. he is rallying with rand paul and ted cruz. mcauliffe reports background checks at gun shows, cuccinelli doesn'

thanks monika. 4:28. the president -- president obama was grilled by reporters yesterday if you didn't see it about the issues surrounding the affordable care act. yesterday he announced that healthcare policies that were canceled or at least got cancellation notices would be extended for a year. >> in fact nearly five million americans are affected. as our ken molestina reports white house correspondents including cbs's major garrett didn't let the president over the hook without some tough questions. >> it was failing the most basic tests internally and yet a decision was made to launch the website on october 1st. >> i was not -- informed directly. that the website would not be working. as the way it was supposed to. had i been informed i wouldn't be going out saying this is going to be great. you know, i'm accused of a lot of things but i don't think i'm stupid enough to go around saying this is going to be like shopping on amazon or travelocity. a week before the website opens if i thought this it was

monika?> there's one long-standing accident andrea on the inbound side of route 29 after route 15 in gainesville. two tractor-trailers involved there. only the left lane getting through. this is 66 at the beltway. which is still incident-free early the morning. we'll be -- this morning. we'll be back with [ telephone ringing ] [ clears throat ] hi. what did you do to deserve that thin mints flavor coffee-mate? it's only one of the most delicious girl scout cookie flavors ever. i changed the printer ink. [ male announcer ] try coffee-mate girl scout cookie flavors. >>> good morning and welcome back to wusa9. i'm andrea roane -- yes. andrea roane. >> friday. >> and it's friday. >> nice of the somebody else do it once in a while. usually just me. >> she said it so much more eloquently. >> yeah right sure. >> i'm mike hydeck, thank you for joining us. happy friday. we made it to friday. it's a yellow alert day that means it's going to be a little bit of a nuisance anyway. good morning monika. >>

here's monika with timesaver traffic. >>> good morning, everybody.u're planning to head to the beltway, we already have our first crash of the morning. it's a single vehicle that hit the guardrail on the outer loop after georgia avenue blocking off the right side of the road. police and a tow truck are on the scene. hopefully it won't be there too much longer but expect to have to scoot over to the left and brake lights in the area so be careful. let's go over to a live pick on 270 southbound. here in germantown, you can see that volumes are still okay, not too bad as you head down to the point where the lanes divide, you'll be okay early this morning. let's go back over to the maps. germantown road east of route 123 in oakthon is closed off -- oakton is closed off with a crash. it's been there 30 minutes or so. in springfield traffic is still moving pretty well. back to you guys. >>> an investigation is under way into what caused an overnight fire that forced 20 people from their home. >> howard county's fire department sent us this photo right here

monika?ters stuck on the beltway need to take a detour right here for brussel sprouts because look. it looks like this from college park into silver spring. the early crash is gone. >> we should give them pecan pie. >> we're starting our holiday season eating healthfully though. we have the brussel sprouts. >> squash. >> cbs this morning is next talking about reinventing the commercials. >> michele miller is going to talk

let's go over to monika samtani. she's going to update us on timesaver traffic. >>> thank so you much, howard. good morning, everybody. finally friday. it feels good. traffic is good as well. dale city to woodbridge on 95. southbound 95 in newington at backlick road, there is an accident. it involves a tractor-trailer but it's all on the shoulder and again that's subpoena on i- 95. we'll take a look at the northbound side in springfield. traffic moving well, very light. both main and hov lanes. this is the southbound side heading toward newington. remember the activity is on the shoulder there. let's take a look at our maps again and this time over to the bw parkway and route 50. no problems to report through cheverly. we're in good shape on the beltway in prince george's county heading southbound toward the wilson bridge and into virginia and alexandria the lanes are open right now. we'll take another live look, this time on 270 at falls road. no delays yet 109 all the way down to the split. back to you guys. >> tha

. >>> thank you monika. president obama is trying to make good on a promise he made while selling his healthcare plan to americans. >> but republicans are saying it's not enough and insurance executives are saying it won't work. what's the truth? how do we get this thing fixed? delia goncalves is live on capitol hill and boy that's not an easy answer is it? >> reporter: boy it's sure not. not in this minute and a half at least. the president we first heard an apology by the president and yesterday, we heard his proposal for a possible fix. and he was trying to repair the damage to the millions of americans who were receiving notices of cancellations effective january 1st. but know there are several several congress members here who believe they have they are own solution to the affordable care act. president obama yesterday took the blame for the botched rollout. but there's a catch to his plan. folks can keep their scan selled policies until 2015 but that'ser intoly up to the insurance companies -- that's e

monika? >>> good morning, howard. good morning, everybody. boy, you know, it's already in the 5:00 hour and i haven't had to tell but any big accidents. i don't have to tell you about any big delays yet coming in from southern maryland, for example, route 4, route 5, route 301, everything is in great shape into oxon hill and across the wilson bridge you're going to be fine. no problems as you head into alexandria or head north on 295 right here to the 11th street bridge as well. let's take a live look outside. here's what it looks like if you're planning to head on the north side of town near new hampshire avenue. no delays yet n. is where it gets heavy a little later in the rush hour basically heading westbound into silver spring. let's go back to the maps and this time out west on the inbound side of i-66 a few brake lites are forming out of manassas and centreville. no problems to report inbound on i-66 to the roosevelt bridge or on the beltway west side of town between the american legion

monika? >>> the beltway north of town looks really good at new hampshire avenue. no problems to report here. if you're planning to head into virginia though, southbound on i-95 in dale city, there's a crash right lane and the service road is blocked and i'll have more on that coming up. jess back to you. >>> thank you monika. the time right now is 4:40 and i am watching your money. the markets were closed yesterday for thanksgiving. but we're going to have to see the black friday -- if black friday can give stocks a boost and wall street may be resuming the record run. checking the numbers for you -- >>> now wall street will close three hours early today because of thanksgiving. and if all of your black friday crowds just want to make you hide at home? try shopping online. "forbes" predicting that internet sales will grow at a double digit pace for the third year in a row and total online sales could top $78 billion this holiday season. according to the national retail federation, 140 million people will do their holiday shopping partially or entirely online over

monika? >>> no problems to report right now on the beltway north of town here at new hampshire avenue. we are in good shape between 95 and 270. southbound 16th street is shut down completely between alaska and military due to a tree down. back to you guys. >>> she was abducted, tortured and raped by ariel castro for more than a decade, and now, michelle knight is starting to talk. >> she sat down with dr. phil to discuss the horrific abuse she suffered. >> he gets you in this room. what did he tie you up with? >> one of those orange extension cords. i was tied-up like a fish. and ordered me on the wall. that is the only way i can describe it. i was hanging like this, my feet and i was tied by my neck and my arms with the extension cord. >> you can see more of the exclusive interview with dr. phil today right here on wusa9 at 4:00. >>> an avenger is back in theaters this weekend to save the universe. >> and britney spears is selling perfume. >>> the stars of soar, the dark world, hit the u.s.

monika? >>> if you are planning to head into the oakton area, germantown road, east of route 123 is shut down with an accident. germantown road east of route 123 in oakton. that one just in. now, overnight in the cold, crews have been working on the overhead sign on 295 at pennsylvania avenue and right now it remains closed. they're having a little bit of trouble putting that up. that's why it's still closed, at least southbound on 295 at pennsylvania avenue. let's take a live look outside and show what you it looks like here if you're planning to head into cheverly, you're still going to be okay at route 50 and 202 and no problems on the bw parkway coming in from greenbelt. back to the maps and this time up north to 270, 109, 121 and all way down to rockville. we'll take another live look, this time 66 on the inbound side at the beltway. no delays coming in from manassas to centreville and all the way into fairfax. back to you, andrea and mike. >> thank you, monika. >>> one of the hardest th

back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. >>> two times this week prince george's county firefighters didn't have to battle just one but two fires and a huge mess with both as well. they say hoarding conditions made it difficult for them to battle the flames. >> the latest fire happened sunday morning in college park and it claimed the life of an elderly man. surae chinn reports. >> when i looked out, the house was engulfed in flames. the flames were coming out of the roof. >> real high, 15 feet. >> reporter: the fire lit up the dark sunday morning sky in college park. a couple in their 80s was inside, the woman suffering from smoke inhalation was able to get out but firefighters had a tough time reaching her 82- year-old husband because of large apartments of paper and books packed into the house. >> small passageway surrounded it. firefighters were definitely challenged with what was going on and being able to negotiate that. >> reporter: firefighters say there was stuff piled from top to bottom. this is the second day in a row prince george's county firefighters have had to deal with hoar

monika?d side of i- 95, you now have delay beginning in aquia harbor toward quantico and then it continues most of the way to dumfries. here in springfield all lanes are open. it's just beginning to get a little heavier heading towards the beltway. we'll be back with more news, weat you have time to shop for car insurance today? yeah. i heard about progressive's "name your price" tool? i guess you can tell them how much you want to pay and it gives you a range of options to choose from. huh? i'm looking at it right now. oh, yeah? yeah. what's the... guest room situation? the "name your price" tool, making the world a little more progressive. >>> 5:29. women come back to wusa9. it's november. howard says dress like it's january. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. good morning, monika. how are you? >> right now it's okay. >> howard has something to talk about. >> 52. the winds are light at t moment. in two or three hours, it will be completely different. we have a strong cold front just nor

monika? >> 50-50 in our house, too. one likes the redskins, one likes the ravens. >>> weatherwise, a cold, cold start to this monday morning. happy birthday mrs. bernstein, by the way. 40 in the bay, 30 in hagerstown, 32 degrees out there in the panhandle this morning with 35 in bowie. locally we have temperatures down to 37 and up per marlboro, 32 in reston. fairfax 34. generally clear skies, winds out of the northeast, a chilly afternoon. look at these forecast lies, we'll barely be in the upper 40s in annapolis. 50 in fairfax and bethesda. let's send it over to monika samtani and find out if you have any issues early on this monday morning. >> reporter: yes we do. a crash happened at 3:15 southbound on route 29 crews tell us that exit is still blocked off southbound on route 29 out in warrenton, involving the tractor trailer. they tell us it is fairly minor in nature, taking time for clean it up on southbound route 29. coming in you are going to be in great shape from manassas to senttervi

good morning, monika. >> do you remember your name now? >> it says it there, thankfully. >> wray to go. way to save gotham. >> can't be from around here. >> he doesn't travel the beltway very much, does he? >> lady gaga -- [ inaudible ] >> i want to say one more thing. i like beating the boys. >> reporter: you like beating the boys? >> yes. >> this looks more like the bottom of a shoe than it does something they want to eat. it kind of looks a little bit like my boot. what do you think? >> you put barbecue sauce on that boot and i will eat it. >> caps are in first place. i'm going to be mr. sunshine

monika samtani stepping in now.got timesaver traffic. >> always good -- you get all the good news today for the weekend. i get all the bad news. there's a lot of it too. one accident on route 210 at fort washington road and lots of slow traffic including on the beltway, 39 miles an hour into silver spring leaving college park. at least the lanes are open so that's g. you have delays on the marc trains 7893 -- trains 839 is 22 minutes late. 505 is canceled. it broke down along its route so you want to use 407 instead. over to 66 on the inbound side. slowest stretch is going to be in the manassas and centreville. a tiny bit in fairfax. then good in vienna. no problems on the beltway from the toll road to spring field. one last live look, this time from our sky 9. actually northbound 95 looking good in spring field. it's just going to be slow as usual as you head up to 395 and the 14th street bridge. at least your lanes are open trouble free this morning. boy, mike, you are surrounded by talented people this morning. l

monika samtani stepping in now.esaver traffic for you here on a thursday morning. >> thank so you much, howard. we're going to check out the beltway first which is pretty much all green all around town. you know how mild the beltway is. it's 64 miles and all of those miles look fine right now coming into the beltway on the dulles toll road, sterling all the way toward highsons you're fine. 66 -- tysons you're fine. same story 66 coming from manassas. 95 which i believe is now beginning to get heavy out of quantico. it's going to be off and on into woodbridge and then here in springfield. both the main and hov lanes although open you can see how heavy it is right here exiting for the beltway. 395 there are no issues to the 14th street bridge. i just want it to stay that way unlike yesterday it was a really tough rush hour yesterday. let's go back over to our maps this time all the way out east coming in from route 50 you're fine out of annapolis, the bw parkway, laurel, greenbelt, chervely. we're going to -- cheverly

let's turn it over to monika samtani.she's got the latest on the morning commute. >> the crash in manassas battlefield route 29 at route 234. want to watch out for that and on the inbound side of i-66, very slow traffic now out of manassas. look at that. it's yellow which means it's slow but it's all the way basically in from gainesville, manassas, centreville into fairfax and then the pace improves i would say right there in vienna. let's take a live look outside. if you're planning to head northbound on 95, is started early this morning out of aquia harbor, the delays and continue to woodbridge and then lorton, newington and spring field pretty much looks like this. 395 is fine through landmark and shirlington and the 14th street bridge. let's go back to the map. there's a crash on the northbound side of the bw parkway. it is at route 175 in the left lane. you've got delays beginning at route 32 on the southbound side of the bw parkway. it looks like it's slowing down as well as you come down from route 100. back to you

here comes monika samtani. she's back with more timesaver traffic. >> well, if you're planning to head over here on the northbound side of i-95, this is what it looks like at powder mill road in maryland where the crash involves four vehicles. only the left lane is now getting by and you have got delays coming up northbound on i-95 toward powder mill road. please keep this in mind for your travel plans as on veterans day you're used to traffic being very, very light. let's go over to the maps and just to give you some perspective, this is where it is on the northbound side of 95 heading toward powder mill road. now, on the inbound side of i- 66 looking great. no hov restrictions on 66, 95, 395, or i-270. we're going to end with a live look on the northbound side of i-95 looking good to 395 and the 14th street bridge and into the downtown area. light volumes on this veterans day. back to you guys. >> es it 16:19. here's -- it is 6:19. 44% of men say this celebrity would make the best wingman. is it a, ryan gosli

monika, happy wednesday. >>> it is a happy wednesday. everyone is behaving themselves out on the roads. we're looking great. there are no big delays to report. hey, that's all good news coming in from frederick on 270, i-70 from mount airy all the way down 270 toward germantown and rockville. right now the lanes are open and no delays yet. we're going to take a live look outside on the

monika? >>> overall, generally speaking really good shape right now.orthbound on i-95 usual slow spots forming right now, trying to get up into triangle. woodbridge, let's take a live look in springfield. this is basically what it looks like right up 95 not early morning commute. back over to the maps, no problems to report around 270 coming in from frederick and all the way toward 109, just beginning to slow down toward 121. a live look here's what it looks like in the heart of bethesda. route 410 in great shape coming in from rockville to bethesda and in toward georgetown. back to you guys. >>> it is a race that is being watched across the country. virginians go to the polls today to elect a new governor. >> delia goncalves is live in woodbridge, virginia with more on this final day with a special guest. good morning delia. >> reporter: we all know the morning commute begins very early in northern virginia. this means a very long day ahead for one candidate in particular, who wants to be the next governor. terry mcauliff, democrat here. you have been

back to you guys. >>> thanks so much monika.hanksgiving is such a wonderful time to be thankful for the things we love in our lives and some people have a lot to be thankful for after cashing in on black friday deals. to get shoppers to spend more money. last year's sales on black friday totaled more than $11 billion. that made it the biggest shopping day of the year. this year got off to a good start too. as mo langhi reports, tens of thousands of people ran to fair oaks mall to get a jump on the savings. >> reporter: ferris mall opened its doors at 8:00 p.m. tonight and will stay open for 25 and a half straight hour closing at 9:30 tomorrow night. a person can do a lot of shopping in that amount of time. and for the most part shoppers are here for the deals. we've seen stores offering up to 75% off but for some, it's not just the sales that brings them out on thanksgiving night. >> i've been doing this for 15 years and it's just gotten to the point where it's more like the adrenaline rush. than it is looking for the superdeal.

monika, good morning. >> good morning, howard. good morning, everybody. >>> i'm happy to say that not only is it mild out right now but the roads are in great shape as well. i'm very happy to tell you if you're planning to come in on 270, gaithersburg, rockville, bethesda, potomac, everything looks good, all the corridors through those areas except river road at goldsboro where the pavement is pretty rough. they've been working on the road there for quite some time. no lanes are blocked but rough pavement through the area in bethesda. let's go over to a live picture. no problems to report here on 270 from montrose road down to the point where the lanes divide. coming in from frederick you're going to be just fine. southern maryland, all of your major corridors are fine. there are no issues heading to the beltway. looks like a tiny bit of slow traffic forming leaving pennsylvania avenue into oxon hill area but once you're beyond that, you're okay across the wilson bridge into alexandria. we're going to take another live look, this

>>> thanks monika. today is the final full day of campaigning in the virginia governor's race and where the candidates are gives us some big clues. >> reporter: republican ken cup will be in the dc area and mcauliff is in tie isn't's corner. >> reporter: it is not a coincidence why the democrat is here, northern virginia represents a shift in what was once a very red state. speaking of red, ken will be in richmond at his headquarters. saturday he spent time rallying supporters with another republican, former maryland governor bob urlich. both candidates are using president obama to garner support. mcauliff campaigned with the president sunday, reminding voters of the 16-day government shutdown. obama blaming quote extremists in the republican party for the shutdown. election watchers say this tight race comes down to turnout. >> you can bring this home, you can make this happen, but you have got to make sure that everybody goes out on tuesday. >> we have a chance to elect someone as governor. >> giving

good morning, monika. how are you? >> i'm great. >> you are great.ning, howard. >>> weather wise, mild this morning. temps in the 40s, some in the 50s. we're 47 right now. we're going to be up into the 50s, even low 60s this afternoon. about 61 here in d.c. south, southwesterly winds 5 to 10. some spotty showers, too. better chance will be north of d.c. till late this afternoon and we'll have our chance of showers. a bunch of rain this morning up in pennsylvania and new york. it breaks up in kentucky and ohio. that's what we're looking at a little bit later. right now just a couple of showers south of harrisburg sneaking in from hagerstown and emmitsburg headed toward northern caroll county. milder. it's 54 in luray right now. 42 in martinsburg. 46 at joint base andrews and 47 in d.c. going up to 61. there's a big chill coming over the weekend. i'll tell you about that in a little while. here's monika with timesaver traffic. >> get the fire wood ready for sunday. >>> this morning really there's for one spot. it's always on 9 95, isn't it? southbound

good morning, monika. >> good morning, howard, good morning, everybody.is a work zone on 295 at pennsylvania avenue. no you, crews have been working on the overhead sign and they're having some trouble putting it up. in the meantime right now, southbound 295 at pennsylvania avenue is completely blocked and at times northbound as well and they're doing it at times 20 minutes at a stretch. so if you're coming out of cheverly, you want to be especially careful heading down on 295 pennsylvania avenue. let's take a live look at route a at route 202. here you're going to be fine. no problems through cheverly. just keep all that in mind for your travel plans. let's go back over to the maps and this time to 95 on the northbound side looking great from triangle into springfield. no problems on 395 to the 14th street bridge or 66 to the roosevelt bridge. we're going to go out live to springfield on the northbound side of 95. right now early this cold monday morning it is nice and light. back to you guys. >>> top story now, there is reward money available to anyone

and, as monika reports, in a number of schools, a unique program is taking center stage. >> outside, it looks like just another day at the h.c. crittenden middle school. but inside, the students are getting ready for a special performance. [ up-tempo music plays ] >> all: ♪ summer's over and you know what that means ♪ ♪ we're going back to school >> "the new kid" is an anti-bullying musical. it's an hour long, and it stars kids in all of the roles, which is really cool for the kids watching so that they can relate to it, and it tells the story of zack, a new kid at a middle school, and the challenges he faces trying to fit in with the other kids. >> ♪ i'm the new kid ♪ like, i don't even have a name ♪ ♪ but i think i know this game's first rule ♪ ♪ they say, "hey you, kid" ♪ and even though i'm shy, i just look up and say "hi" real cool ♪ >> well, there are these four groups, and everyone is supposed to belong to one of them. and there's the brainiacs who wear blue, and they are, like, the smart girls in the school. and there's the mods who wear yellow, and they're the popular and th

with "speak of the week," i'm monika. >> one of the great things about getting a little older is that to go out on your own. but just because you're old enough doesn't mean you're safe enough. as emily reports, you need to develop your personal safety skills, or, as we call them, "street smarts." >> what's wrong with this picture? you guessed it. texting isn't only bad when you're driving, it's not safe when you're walking, either. not only is this girl annoying people who have to get out of her way, she could be setting herself up for serious trouble. being aware of your surroundings is serious business. the national center for victims of crime reports 12- to 24-year-olds are more likely to be victimized than other age groups. [ siren wails ] some of those crimes, like robbery and assault, happen out on the street. that's why teen-advice columnist holly ashworth of about.com came up with a list of ways to make yourself safer on the street. >> well, you know, i think it's really easy for teens to get a little cocky when they're in their own worlds, going to school and hanging out with

monika? >>> all of these commuters stuck on the beltway need to take a detour right here for brussel sprouts because look. it looks like this from college park into silver spring. the early crash is gone. >> we should give them pecan pie. >> we're starting our holiday season eating healthfully though. we have the brussel sprouts. >> squash. >> cbs this morning is next talking about reinventing the commercials. >> michele miller is going to talk about companies are promoting their products. >> we thank chef thomas. >> happy thanksgiving, you all. >> we'll be back in 25 minutes with weather and traffic. >> wusa9 or our facebook fan page. stay warm and watch out for the rain. tomorrow will be a tough one. >> go skins, everybody. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. 25th, 2013. welcome to "cbs this morning". millions of americans face a thanksgiving travel mess. we'll take you to where a massive storm system is already hitting. >>> the white house defends its nuclear deal with iran and eric

ronald reagan who was plagued by the iran-contra affair or bill clinton who was embroiled in the monika. >> there is something to be said about the historical antecedents here. it's hard to be president and more difficult to be president in this day and age where controlling your message on any given day is virtually impossible. >> now, dave kemp, charp of the house ways and means committee, has written a letter to cms, one of the agencies in charge of the website asking for as much information as possible about those enrollment figures. the obama administration has called in some of the biggest names in the tech industry to help, including folks from google and oracle. they say they'll have the website running smoothly by the end of this month. >> from the white house, nbc's kristen welker, thank you. >>> as the white house works to fix the glitches with healthcare.gov, president obama is asking congress to refocus its energies on the long delayed budget. >> here's the bottom line. congress should pass a budget that cuts things we don't need and closes wasteful tax loopholes that don't