Toward ohio. Well watch west virginia, western maryland will see it first and it will take several hours for it to get here. With some luck we get through the morning commute dry and its the middle of the day thats a problem. A yellow alert for today. Temperatures right now pretty mild. Mostly in the 50s, even 60 in tappahannock. Thank you so much. Good morning, everybody. Lets just hope that today is calmer than yesterday. Remember we had the incident on 95 southbound. Well, this morning not there. Everything is good. 66 on the inbound side near westmoreland street. You want to watch out for the crash. That one is in the left lane. Lets take a live look outside in springfield on the northbound side of 95. Lanes are open both north and southbound right here. No tractortrailer incidents this morning. Lets take a look at our maps again. If youre planning to head on the beltway north of town, lanes are open. No construction. Everything is cleared. On 95 coming in from baltimore, 270 in from frederick and the beltway college park, Silver Spring and bethesda, were going to take a live look close by. Here at New Hampshire avenue the lanes are open and looking good on the top side of town. Andrea, mike . President obama was in texas wednesday to meet with volunteers who worked to sign people up for health insurance. The event is the first in a wave of Administration Officials hoping to highlight the positives of the affordablecare act. Reporter president obama is trying to Win Back Public support for his law. He told a group in texas the Affordable Care act is still better than what was in place before. All the politics, all the chatter, sometimes leaves out the fact that the system we had, the status quo just wasnt working for too many people. Reporter but the failures of healthcare. Gov are becoming a p. R. Nightmare. I started signing up last thursday and im almost done. Reporter Carrie Underwood and brad paisley opened last nights Country Music awards with jokes about how people are having tr obamacare by morning, over six people served reporter senator Michael Michael bennet whose job is to get democrats reelected sat down with 15 senators facing reelection next year. The group wants to delay the deadline to sign up nce. Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius says thats not going to happen. For millions of americans, delay is not an option. Peoples lives depend on this. Reporter sebelius says the website will be fully functional by the end of the month. Tara mergener for cbs news, washington. Wednesday did bring more signs of a potential extension to the Enrollment Period for aca. The head of human that, one of the lasters insurers in the obamacare market place said the government will eventually give people more time to sign up. The officials from the United States, russia, china, britain, france and germany will begin meetings today with iranian representatives over Irans Nuclear enrichment program. The gang of six are seeking an end to the Nuclear Program there in exchange they will cut back on sanctions against iran which have crippled their economy. But a bill being debated in the United States could derail the talks. Congress is considering imposing new sanctions, a move the white house is trying to postpone. It is possible that Yasser Arafat died from poisoning, that according to a team of scientists. They studied soil and bone samples discovered in traces and discovered traces of plutonium 210. The former Palestinian Leader died under mysterious circumstances in 2004. Israel denies claims they poisoned arafat. Will there be a new trial in the chandra leaveee case . Levee case . Lawyers are pushing for it. Morales testimony is coming into question. Gun rights activists adam kokesh faces up to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to a federal weapons charge yesterday in d. C. Supreme court. In july he posted a video on youtube of himself loading a shotgun in flee dom plaza. Freedom plaza, after plans for his open carry gun march fell through. He will be sentenced in january. D. C. Police chief cathy lanier said investigators were questioning several people and had one person of interest in custody, this after four people were shot in broad daylight in northeast. It happened about 1 00 yesterday afternoon on a busy stretch of minnesota avenue. The shooter wounded three men and a woman and then took off. All four victims are in stable condition. No word on a possible motive. He wants to reach across the aisle. Virginias governorelect Terry Mcauliffe says hes going to try to build bipartisan relationships during the term. He phoned up republican lawmakers yesterday to talk about ways he can work with them once he takes office in january. Mcauliffe is expected to hold a News Conference with the Current GovernorBob Mcdonnell later this afternoon outside the executive mansion. A veteran member of arlington countys board is stepping down. Chris zimmerman is leaving early next year to take a job with a smart growth company. Zimmerman was first elected to the board back in 1996 and before that he served on county and neighborhood organizations. Arlington is going to hold a special election next spring to fill his seat. Locker room conduct of the Miami Dolphins coming under close scrutiny by the n. F. L. Commissioner Roger Goodell appointed a special council to investigate alleged bullying on the dolphins richard incognito. Hes been suspended without pay after allegations he bullied jonathan martin. The special council and n. F. L. Says theres no timetable for the leagues investigation. D. C. Mayor vincent gray weighing in over the redskins name. When asked about the recently passed d. C. Council resolution calling on the skins to change their name, the mayor said changing the teams name would have to be the first step if the team ever wants to build a new stadium on the site of rfk. I do think there are increasingly large numbers of people who are speaking out on the name itself. The owner of the team who has the ultimate authority on that has indicated he will never change the name. I think it would be the way to end the controversy that is probably going to needlessly escalate in the future. Reporter you think the name should stand in the way if theres some talks, discussions going on about bringing the team back to d. C. . I said this before, bruce, thats federal land over there where the stadium if you were to build a stadium on the same ground. I wouldnt imagine this would get very far since its federal land which rfk is sitting now. I think its likely to be a huge issue. I happen to be one who would love to see the team back in the district of columbia. I wish it had never left in the first place and frankly if the name is the impediment to bringing the name back then yes, the name should be changed. Neither the mayor nor the d. C. Council has the power to force a name change. And thats assuming rfk is even around for a redskins move. D. C. Councilman Vincent Orange thinks rfk stadium should be torn down and replaced with a sports and entertainment complex. The bill he introduced before the council this week asks the mayor to initiate a study to develop the stadium, langston golf course and the d. C. Armory. The blog reports in their place orange wants to see a 100,000 seat dome stadium, an 18hole pga championship golf course, indoor water park, hotel and multimedia soundstage. Very ambitious. You would need somebody to go into that 100,000seat stadium. Who could that be . The goal is avoid another catastrophe like the red line crash that killed nine people in 2009. Now metro crews say added Safety Measures are almost complete. 20 of the 29 recommendations from the National SafetyTransportation National trsks safety board are Transportation Safety board are done. We know d. N. A. Is used to catch criminals and in alexandria, pooper downtown trators. I said it. Theres such a bad poop problem, they called in dog detectives. Surae chinn has the scoop. Reporter a little csi has gone to the dogs. Weve got a problem. Reporter at the midtown alexandria station condos, residents complain of dog droppings outside, in the parking garage, elevators and on the carpet. Its an awful thing. Who does that . Reporter the Property Management says theyve done what they can. Put out the polite letters telling dog owners to pick up the poop. They also say the surveillance cameras cant be in every corner. So theyve turned to poop prints. A dog d. N. A. Testing company to catch the poopertrators. The doggie paw print is entered into a database. A waste sample is run through the database for a match. Its extreme measures. Its a big waste of money. It comes out to about 3 a unit. We have 360 units. Thats a lot of money. Reporter dog d. N. A. Crusader and bored member joseph gill her says the d. N. A. Deter meant is mainly to catch indoor offenders. Were trying to pinpoint the one or two people causing the trouble, not the 68 that are responsible dog owners. Im opposed to the Condo Association paying for the d. N. A. Tests. However, if this is the only way we can get 100 compliance with the program, then im all for it. Reporter its 75 to test fidos first feces. The first is roughly 120 plus cleanup. By the third strike you and mans best friend could be kicked out. In alexandria, surae chinn, wusa9. Other communities in our area have done this doggie d. N. A. Testing. If fact, Chantilly Park condominums said they had a horrible waste problem. A year later 100 compliance. 4 38. In light of the nsa leaks, a popular phone Company Wants to know whos been tracking you. Thats coming up in jessicas your money report. You might see a wet commute at some point today. Howard ha. 4 40. This yellow alert thursday. We have some showers that will be moving n. With some luck well get through the morning roush without them but theyll move in. Mild this morning and the showers are going to move out mid afternoon here in the metro. A little later south and east of town but colder air moves in as well. Temperatures falling. I think about 50 to 55 for the drive home. Back with the sevenday in a few. Right now monika with a look at timesaver traffic. Thank you so much, howard. Here is route 50, the john hansen highway. Lanes are copy. Were in good the lanes are open. Were in good shape. All the Anacostia River crossings are fine in the district as women. Back to you. Thank as well. Back to you. Thanks, monika. Time for your first your money segment ever the morning. Make we should set another record. Lets do it. Wall street got back to the business of buying. Well have to see if a really big event on wall street fires up investors yet again. In the meantime as mike was talking about, the Dow Jones Industrial average starts this morning from a new record high. Checking the numbers, happy to do it, the dow rose 128 points in trading yesterday beating the record it set last tuesday by 66 points. Starting today at 15,746. The s p 500 rose by 7. 5 points. Its just a point below its all time high. Nasdaq loser on the day down about 8 points. The day traders has been waiting for is finally here. Why . Twitters initial public offering, the most highly anticipated ipo since facebooks debut in 2012. That is today. The company tweeted of course the ipo will be priced at 26 a share with 70 million shares being oured. The company intends to raise about 2 billion in the public offering. Twitter starts trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the Ticker Symbol twtr. Well be watching. Apple is pulling back the curtain on how often governments ask for private information on its customers. The company has released its first transparency report. The u. S. Has for customer information the most followed by germany and singapore. The vast majority of requests involve authorities attempts to track down stolen devices. Yahoo and google are among others releasing transparency reports. Starbucks plans to hire 10,000 veterans and military spouses over the next five years. This comes after former defense secretary robert gates was appointed to starbucks board of directors last year. The companys chief executive Howard Schultz says starbucks plans to open five stores on or near military bases that will share profits with the local communities. As a gesture of thanks all vets and their spouses will get a free cup of coffee on veterans day. Good for them. I love that story. Great idea. Thanks, jess. 4 43. Is your childs car seat safe enough to protect him in an accident . Well have the latest booster seat ratings right after the break. Both of your commutes might be dry. Howard will detail it all coming up in the first alert forecast. It is 4 46. We say a special good morning to bernadette walls. She starts the day with us at 4 25. Glad to have you up with us this morning. As you heard mike say a little while ago, youll need the umbrella today but maybe your rush hour on both ends will be dry. If you work outdoors middle of the day, theres some rain definitely coming but for the commuters, this may work out very good. Let me tell you, the warm temperatures will be the morning, not the afternoon. So even though it seems mild, pep for 50 to 55 prepare for 50 to 55 for the drive home. Heres a look at your day planner. Cloudy skies this morning. Rather mild. Were well in the 50s now. By 8 00 chance of a shower or two. The best chance of that will be i think i81 and west. These showers are going to move in toward the metro 9 00, 10 00 im thinking. Lunch time looks wet. Temps near 60 this morning. But by 4 00, the sun will be back out here in d. C. In fact and areas west. Southern maryland, Eastern Shore may still have a lingering shower at 4 00. Look at winds going northwest after starting southwest and theyre going to gust at times over 20 miles an hour down to 50 by 8 00. Well be in the 30s by tomorrow morning. Heres the rain were watching with the front. This thin little line right here . Thats the front itself. Some rain behind the front lingering as well. Showers coming out of North Carolina into southeastern virginia close to us as well. Were watching these showers and a couple of them are trying to sneak in toward western maryland right now. Well zoom in. Some very light showers getting closer to us now into areas almost western washington county, out toward romney and cumberland. Pennsylvania seeing the heaviest stuff there. Garrett county seeing a little bit of rain. Then we go southeast, the second area of moisture which has been coming up from richmond and norfolk, getting to areas around reedville this morning, newland, tappahannock. This is tracking northeast. St. Marys county, you may get clipped by this. Definitely toward lower Eastern Shore well be watching as well. It will be later this morning for that timetable on the rain moving into the metro. I said temps are warm and i mean it. 61 right now. Pax river, cambridge, easton, even in the Shenandoah Valley mid to upper 50s. Harrisonburg dropped down to 43 but theyre easily the cold spot with 55 leesburg and frederick and here in washington as we look outside on our michael son weather camera, lower clouds over d. C. Reflecting the city lights this morning. 55 degrees, partly cloudy officially at Reagan National with a south wind at 10 miles an hour so definitely ahead of the front. Winds will turn northwest and pick up behind the front and dew points have risen into the 50s. A little bit muggy. 50s and 60s east of the front, behind it 30 and 40 and a lot of 30s. Thats the colder air that will be moving in this afternoon behind the front itself. Theres that other batch of moisture from Eastern Carolina in toward southeastern virginia. Well put our futurecast in motion. Areas west of d. C. And the rain and over toward the delmar varks the heaviest rains there delmarva, the heaviest rains there. Here comes the rain. Looks like a wet lunch hour or two and then by 2 00 most of the rain should be along and east of 95, except south of fredricksburg well see some west. Then the afternoon here comes clearing for tonight. Colder air moves in. Looks like well be back on the chilly side especially for friday. Seasonable this weekend and wait till next week. 60 degrees. Yellow alert. Were probably going to drop this early afternoon but its for the middle of the day rain showers. Its going to be a little slow going on the roads and also Outdoor Activities will be impacted. Dropping 50 to 55 for the drive home. 39 tonight in d. C. 32 in the outer suburbs. Blustery tomorrow, 55, northwesterly winds gusting to 20. 58 on saturday, seasonably cool. Saturday morning going to be a little chilly for the d. C. Heart walk down on the national mall. I hope youll join me. Then terps game 58. Sunday for the ravens 59. Nice veterans day. A look at the cooldown wednesday. 44 with a chance of rain or wet snow flakes . Yeah. Thats the first time ill put a snow flake in on the seven day this season. Oh, boy. Well just take today where the rain will be between the rush hours like that. Youre not going to like n. On the inner loop of the beltway at ritchie marlboro road, just got a phone call about a crash blocking the two right lanes southbound 495 before you get to route 4, pennsylvania avenue. Basically as youre heading toward forestville and Andrews Air Force base, the crash again two right lanes at ritchie marlboro road. Watch your step. Lets take a live look at route 50. As you come inbound on 50 and then head south on the beltway, thats where youre going to see that accident. Stay to the left to get around it. Lets go back to the maps this time all the way north. 270 is in great shape out of frederick. There are no issues. The hanes are open. The lanes are open. As cow in from i70 past 121, that gets a little heavier around 5 00 in the morning so right now were good if youre just heading out the door. Well take a live look one more time. Here is the beltway north of town at New Hampshire avenue. No delays yet. That changes quickly in about an hour or so on the outer loop. Andrea, mike . Thanks, monika. Choosing the best car booster seat to keep your children safe can be confusing and dawnltsessing for parents owe on daunting for parents. There is a way to marrow down the choices. We have details on National Safety tests that will help you choose the right one to fit your child and your car. Make sure its nice and safe. Reporter evelyn makes sure her 4yearold son orlando is buckled up before she gets behind the wheel. She showed us her sons car seat and their routine. How important is it that it works every time . Extremely important because youre relying on it, you know . Thats the only safety you have when youre in that car. Reporter she is now looking to buy her son a booster seat. Theyre designed for 4 to 8 yearolds who have outgrown child seats but still need to be lifted so that seat belts fit them properly. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested 31 new booster seat models to see how well they fit. Awarding 19 of them its highest rating. Well made booster seats can save lives. Heres what its like crashing with a booster seat. And this is what could happen without one. The booster seat will properly position the lap and shoulder belt so the lap belt lies flat across the upper thighs and the shoulder belt firmly in the middle of the shoulder. Reporter she plans to buy one of the top rated models. Ive been in accidents myself and i rely on that seat belt to keep me in place. So i rely on that booster for my kids to stay in place. Reporter studies have shown children in booster seats are 45 less likely to get hurt in a crash compared to kids who buckle up without one. Bigad shaban, cbs news, los angeles. To find out how specific booster seats were rated, you can go to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safetys website. It covers all the seats that are currently on the market. In todays health alert, how autism can affect your childs stomach. A study finds children who are autistic are up to eight times more likely to have stomach problems. Researchers say these youngsters are often sensitive to food and can regularly suffer from upset stomach, constipation and diarrhea. Doctors arent sure there is a link but believe decreasing gastrointestinal problems in children with autism may decrease behavioral problems. German researchers say education may play a role in what kinds of food adults eat. The new study finds people with lower levels of education are more likely to choose Unhealthy Foods that contain high levels of sugar and fat and less likely to eat fruits and vegetables. You have ever thought of picking up a second language trying to learn one . If you do it might help with dementia. Researchers in india looked at hundreds of people with that disease and found one set of the disease was delayed four and a half years for people who spoke at least two languages. Doctors say certain parts of the brain are more developed in bilingual people and it may protect against dementia. 4 54. Lets look at the facebook question of the morning now. According to an ask men survey, how far will you go to pre stalk a prospective partner . Is it a, check out her facebook profile, b, a google seven or c, not at all . Give it a thought. Well share some of your 4 57. Dry in most areas except for western maryland and down toward the northern neck. Well watch showers here through 9 00 approach the i81 corridor, Shenandoah Valley through western maryland and west virginia. By mid to late morning here come the showers. A wet lunch hour in d. C. , 59 then. Look how temperatures will drop off this afternoon as we see clearing move in from west to east. Drive home temps in the low, maybe mid50s. Monika . On the inner loop of the beltway at ritchie marlboro road, were 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. Ill 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. Cant 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 hes grown up. Now hes starting to understand the sacrifices, you know, and larger threats that come with taking upon that role. Hes been gone for two years. By the time he shows his face again, shes pretty angry. Reporter thor has a good excuse. Out saving the world. Reporter portman [indiscernible] graphic metric anomalies. It doesnt roll off the tongue as easily as you think. Reporter the dark world is packed with action with space ships, gun battles and plenty. Bad guys. Cbs news, london. Dennis moore will be in house to critique the film, but our producer heather says fantastic. She loves it. Good morning. Thank you for watching wusa9 at 5 00 a. M. Im andrea roane. Hes dreamy, isnt he, monika . I have to wipe the drool off my face. Good morning. Im mike hydeck. Good morning, monika. How are you . Im good. Shes been pining for a while now. Weve got rain on the way later this morning for the middle of the day. If it all works out and i think it is, the morning commute and afternoon commute will be dry here in the metro so that will be good news. It will be the middle of the day where weve got the rain. Thats why we have a yellow alert out for you on this thursday. Outdoor activities for the middle of the day are going to be severely impacted. We have a day planner. There we go. Well have a chance of some showers by 8 00 but most of those are going to be i81 and north. Later this morning the rain moves in. Highs around 60, perhaps a few low 60s and then this afternoon well see the rain move out. The sun returns and were back down to 55. Thats in d. C. North and west out toward hagerstown, you could be in the upper 40s even by 5 00 p. M. Frederick could be in the low 50s along with leesburg. So were going to see falling temperatures so plan on the afternoon 50 to 55. Theres the rain were watching with a cold front. Its in the 30s and many areas behind the front we have 50s and 60s. Doppler showing lighter rains moving toward the northern neck, the delmarva. But the stuff out west ahead of the front where we have darking greens, some moderate rain showers mixing in. You see the lighter stuff into garrett county. Even a few stray showers not far from cross junction,