50 at noon. by noon 80 degrees and only for a high of 65 degrees. beautiful weekend on tap. more in a few minutes. angie? >> looking forward to it. thank you. we begin with a traffic alert in takoma park. a tree in the roadway is taking away 410 in both directions between see star and park avenues. the way to get around it is to use piney branch over to 195 and reverse it if you are going westbound. take you out and zoom in to the beltway. move it outside and show you how everything is clean and green. drivers are moving at speed. here's your live shot to prove that. this is the live condition at university boulevard. back to our maps. we next take you over to 270 southbound. if we can get back to the graphics and zoom in. no problems. we will move it outside on the southbound lanes out of frederick, all the way do to the spur. -- to the spur. coming up, a realtime look at the dulles toll road in virginia. police are searching for a serial burglar in northern virginia. so far, there are 105 cases. 52 of those are burglaries spanning three counties. police believe one person is committing all of those crimes. brittany morehouse is joining us from vienna, virginia, where residents are on edge. >> the last case was here in vienna. 105 cases overall and four in great falls but last night, nevertheless, despite only four cases, people gathered to get information from police. they were concerned and had many questions and they got some answers. >> we feel like this is -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: the burglar has sucked up all kinds of resources. >> task force was formed and they communicate on a regular basis. >> reporter: despite that communication, community members learn that police have very few leads. >> the majority of cases are unlocked doors, unlocked windows, people that either leave the back door open but the screen is shut because of the nice weather. >> what can people learn from the cases how can they be sure they are protected. aside from locking your doors, don't ignore small signs of something strange. the majority of houses had multiple people living inside. >> people would hear noises, people walking around or someone walking around but they are discounting it thinking it is nothing and the next morning they realize they have been victimized. the message we want to stress tonight is to the community is if you see or hear anything suspicious, please do not hesitate to call us when you first hear or see it. >> reporter: that was captain debra burnett from the police department. she could not emphasize this enough. they really believe it will be tips from the public that will lead them to an arrest. >> thank you. remember a few days ago when metro officials were considering lowering the cost of those smarttrip cards they are now backing away from the idea and that's according to the "washington post." it is reporting the proposal will allow customers to manipulate the system. under the plan, commuters would still have to pay $5 for a smarttrip card but half of it could be used to pay for a ride. metro says it would have lost a million dollars each month. as the search continues for the gunman who murdered a dpw worker there's tighter security in the lot where the shooting happened. 51-year-old larry hutchens from suitland, maryland was shot along with another co-worker on wednesday. hutchins was killed. the other worker survived. police brought in portable spotlights to brighten up the dark lot and increase patrols around the area. michelle rhee says she's looking for a job where she can have an impact and be closer to her fiance. chancellor rhee stepped down on wednesday as head of the dc public school system. she is engaged to sacramento mayor kevin johnson, a former nba player. the justice department is asking a federal judge to allow the don't ask, don't tell policy on gays right now. it is two days after the judge ordered the pentagon to stop enforcing the ban on gays from openly serving. doj wants to suspend the ruling while it appeals. the controversial policy was a big topic at president obama's town hall here in dc. he spoke to a group of young voters at mtv studios on thursday. he said he believes the ban should end but only at congress repealing it. >> it would have to be done in a way that is orderly because we are involved in a war right now but this is not a request of whether will end. this policy will end and end on my watch but i have an obligation to make sure i'm following -- >> the president did not discuss the justice department's appeal but said he believes they have enough votes in the senate to overturn the ban. the house has already approved the change. time for another "living $mart" report and jessica doyle has a preview of the day ahead on wall street. will it be a happy friday on wall street? we have a ton of economic news to get through. before the bell the consumer price index comes out and modest pick up in inflation there. readings on consumer sentiment, business inventories and the federal budget are due out today. after the bell google released another strong earnings report. they say third quarter earnings climbed 32% to beat expectations as companies spent more to advertise for web surfers. they added 1500 workers in the quarter for a total of 3500 new employees so far this year. toyota is getting ready to roll out a new prius. it will be unveiled at the detroit auto show in january. they plan to expand the brand to a new line of gas/electric hybrids. the prius is the best selling hybrid car in america. >> i have had it as a rental car and like the ride. how are you saving us money. >> we are going shopping on- line and have a couple of tips to get the best deal possible. >> sounds good. prince georges county is holding a series of walk in clinics for flu shots. the next is on tuesday at the penn mar shopping center in district heights, maryland. children can get a free flu mist nasal vaccine. anyone over 18 years old can be vaccinated for 26.99. it runs 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. for more stories where you live, go to wusa9.com. a national drugstore chain gets hit with a hefty fine over how it handled the sales of some over-the-counter cold medicine. in the buddy check report, we will introduce you to the doctor known as the father of tamoxifen. he is among four people honored for their work in fighting breast cancer. we'll be right back. the toll road is tieup free. more coming up. the police will resume the search for a girl. police were drawn to a site because her dad had access to some of the equipment on the property. investigators have not ruled him out as a suspect. riot police used tear gas to break up a demonstration at greece's most famous monument, the accomplice. the protesters barricaded the site in a dispute with the government over back pay for work earlinessoffs. 200 workers launched the fight op wednesday. union officials say there could be another blockade in a few amendment weeks unless a settlement is reached. first responders will assess their performance after a round of terrorist training drills. it is part of operation capital shield. 80 police and military were involved in yesterday's exercises. their goal is to ensure that all government agencies are ready to protect the public, should an attack happen in the district. still to come when the news continues, see how fighting high blood pressure could be as easy as eating a slice or two of watermelon. here's tom with a quick look at the friday forecast. are you ready for a gorgeous weekend? saturday and sunday both sunshine. today the only blemish is a little wind activity out there. winds with us last night will pick up a little more later on today. look at where we are right now. things are quiet nice. temperatures from the 40s to the 50s. we will talk more about that, 52 degrees and partly cloudy skies. get ready for sunshine this weekend and peak fall colors in some parts of the area. much more when 9 news now returns. morning early birds. unisom. good night. good morning. meet pnc virtual wallet. it comes with a calendar that shows you all your finances at once. it lets you know when your money's going out. and when it's coming in. it even tells you when you're running low. we call that danger days. it's built to help you see your money in a whole new light. experience everything virtual wallet has to offer at pncvirtualwallet.com. pnc. for the achiever in us all. ♪ this this is a beautiful time of the year and these are pictures from lacrosse, wisconsin where the fall colors are in. here in dc the foliage is fairly green but i was in western maryland and it changing there and looking beautiful. >> i live in faulkier county and the colors there are really coming on. >> i think skyline drive would be perfect this weekend. >> sounds good. >> we don't get many weekends in fall any way and to have a couple of them with peak colors is a blessing. >> it's a plan. >> make it now. a lot of corn mazes and hay rides and pumpkin patches. plan accordingly. a delightful weekend. look at the bus stop forecast, kids have one more day, this friday morning. looking good. jackets will be required if they are going to stand out there. not so much for the temperatures but some areas in the 40s to near 50 degrees the winds continue to pick up, 10 to 15-mile an hour. we have had gusts up to 20, 25. but i think as far as the winds are concerned there will be a little stronger and little later this afternoon with a chance of a stray shower. here's the tay at a glance. i put a couple of drops on here. most of us will be dry. i am not concerned about the possibility of a shower really wetting us down. this will be a stray shower and again it will be here or there. most us again will remain dry. this is the heavy stuff. a good inch at reagan national. panel inch and a quarter. a inch at dulles. an inch around wallace island, half inch in richmond and light soaking rain. here's the energy, wrapping back behind the system which is off around long island. it is heading in to new england. that's where the winds will be strong with the blinding rainfall. but in between the strong area of low pressure and high pressure developing in around kentucky valley, tennessee valley we will be looking a the winds continue to be strong. for this morning we will say breezy. 10 to 15 miles an hour at times. temperatures mainly have been in the 40s. of course at reagan national 52 and we will drop one before we warm up. 66 degrees for a high. again, the winds now start to kick up. when you get a little daylight time period and the heating variance across the region then you will start to see the winds wrestle more than the evening period. still breezy tonight. 10 to 15 miles an hour. still northwesterly and i think that's the only blemish with tomorrow. again the winds remain relentless tomorrow. 10 to 20 miles an hour. but still, a gorgeous day. beautiful. here's the strong area of low pressure that brought us an inch and a quarter at reagan national. you see rainfall. this is leftover from paula. and we will talk about that in a minute but it is sliding away from southern florida. just a a problem for cuba. we will talk about that in a minute. we will see breaks in the cloud cover today but the bigger story is the breeze that will be with us the next two days. i think the winds will die out in to sunday. 52 reagan national. 50 andrews air force base. annapolis 50. 48 around bowie. 54. these temperatures are not bad. closer in you can see that temperatures start to get in the 40s, around 48 in arlington and for the most part, to give you the latest on paul lax it is downgraded to a tropical depression. all watches and warnings have been cancelled. so that's good news. a quick look at the seven-day outlook shows one glorious fall- like weekend. 66 and sunny tomorrow. near 70, delightful day on sunday. angie what do you have going on with the traffic? >> better news. are you ready for it, downed tree is out of here. they have been able to clear the tree out of the roadway as well as downed wires in takoma park. you have all the lanes open between cedar and park avenue. some good news there. now we will take a wide view of the area. zoom in to virginia and show you 66. like what we see here. a lot of green. move it outside. right now it is taking anywhere between 20 to 25 minutes to make it from manassas to 50. back to the map maps, looks like we will move it to 395, staying in virginia. we zoom in and it looks like the same situation out here. nice and light. northbound travelers, we are tracking it for you. moving at speed from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. hov lanes are also looking good. coming up we will have a fly over the gb parkway. back to you. topping the health alert, watermelon cool and refreshing and may lower your blood pressure, as well. florida researchers examined nine people with prehypertension giving them an amino acid found watermelon over a six-week period. all nine experienced a drop in their blood pressure. good for weight, too. tomorrow night, susan g. komen for the cure will recognize four individuals who have made a significant contribution toward finding a cure for breast cancer or raising global awareness an the importance of early detection. among the honorees, researcher dr. jordan of georgetown's lombardi cancer center. dr. jordan is widely known as the father of tamoxifen the anticancer drug. >> somebody who is inquisitive and get out every day because you are doing it for a purpose. >> for this doctor his passion is developing drugs to treat breast cancer. he's won every major cancer award given to an individual and be lauded by presidents and royalty. and now susan g. comber if the cure at the first ever gala is honoring dr. jordan the man the world knows as in the father of fa moxley fen. >> reporter: three decades ago, dr. jordan and his team were the first to discover the breast cancer prevention properties of tamoxifen, a failed contraceptive drug. >> people didn't want to use drugs long term in cancer because the tumor becomes resistant. that was the law and i found out in my laboratory that longer is better. >> reporter: his battle cry became tamoxifen forever and now 30 years later it is helping to extend women's lives. a related drug used for osteoporosis and breast cancer also came from his lab. >> i have always said it is basically gaining time. so that mothers can see their children grow, grandparents can see their grandchildren graduate, all of this, gaining years of life is absolutely important. >> reporter: but recent studies have found serious side effects with tamoxifen. however, jordan feels understanding the good, bad and ugly of tamoxifen will only lead researchers to different drugs that will treat other forms of breast cancer. >> you have to have something as the world record to make a better world record. >> reporter: and the scientist, who was also a british army officer believes he will find that magic cancer bullet in part because of what he was taught in the military. >> they teach you not to whine, get on the job, make it happen, achieve the objective because if you don't nobody else is doing it and people will die. >> we congratulate dr. jordan on his honor and beside the honoring the promise heros, eight women journalists will be honored in ceremonies tomorrow from media distinction in covering breast cancer issues. the new rebecca lip kin award is named after a producer who died of a rare inflammatory breast capser. -- cancer. we have a link to the komen website if you would like to make a donation to fund inflammatory breast cancer research. go to wusa9.com and click on buddy check nine. today is national mammography day and for the 13th year gw university hospital will offer free mammograms thanks to the gw mobile mammography van. the van will be at the gw medical faculty associates at 2 -- 22nd and i streets to provide free screenings to uninsured women. it will be there until 2:30 this afternoon. call 202-741-3274 to schedule an appointment or they told me if you walk up they will admit you, as well. the time is 5:23. sports is next when the news continues. we lack at what's ahead for the caps an the redskins who will both see action this week. plus, what was with giller at arenas this time. after three minutes on the court he walks off. we'll be right back. with capital one bank's new checking with rewards, me and the boys earn rewards just for everyday banking. like getting money from the drive thru. and taking out cash at the bank. paying our bills online earns us rewards. now send. we even earn rewards just for swiping our debit cards. it's new checking with rewards at capital one banks all over the dc area. what's in your wallet? good morning. if arenas asked to come out of the game last night because of an injury, would you believe him? you have every right but this time it appears he was not faking. arenas making his first appearance over nine months and he was not booed. a nice applause. everything was working out fine. after 3 1/2 minutes gill gets up and limps to the locker room. he has a groin injury and is day to day. of course he is. that left wall to defend for himself in they game and the youngster did fine. swipes the ball and throws it down. 11 times for wall although the wiz lose though the bucks. what about gilbert. he played good, three steals, rebound assists, a nice job while he was in there. >> speaking of groin injury and why wouldn't we? bruce boudreau says similar onwill dress for the game in nashville. the missed the first four games of the season with a pulled groin. hopefully his own. redskins drafted three guys in the second round all projected to be stars. how did that work out thomas is cut, kelly is out for the year and davis has three catches all season. as the redskins get ready for the colts on sunday it is davis ' numbers that are the most surprising to me. he had a strong finish at this end of last year and some believe he and cooley would be equal partners in the offense this year but that hasn't happened. >> i mean it is frustrating but i can't really emotionally get wrapped up in it. we are winning and that's all that matters. my turn will come sooner or later. it is one of those things where you have to be positive. when is the last time you saw the hook and ladder play? saunders with the catch here and watch him get it and flip it to can divine and the bulls have no idea what hit them. the mounties beat the bulls of south florida 20-6. that's a look at sports. have a great friday, everybody. several northern virginia communities are on guard as police track down a serial burglar on the prowl. right now, here's angie with a traffic update. we are traveling the gw parkway. no incidents or accidents from the beltway past 123 to the 14th street bridge. up at 5:32. more camera shots of maryland traffic. we'll be right back. with the weather, as well. stay with what's this? lisa, your family thinks you might have roaster-phobia. i'm not roaster-phobic. ♪ maybe a little. well, there's always my perdue oven ready roaster. but that's a whole chicken. it's okay, dear. my perdue oven ready roaster is already seasoned in its own cooking bag. and it cooks in about half the time. it's that easy. my work here is done. ♪ [ male announcer ] now try perdue oven ready bone-in breast and cornish hens. welcome back. it's friday t. thanks for joining us. howard is enjoying a long weekend. tom sater is here. >> only blemish is wednesday. we will have some sunshine and a chance of a stray shower. most of us will be dry. saturday and sunday look beautiful. so take in the autumn colors if you can. don't get many like this. it will be that good. we pick up an inch and a quarter at reagan national. a soaking rain yesterday. dulles an inch. bwi 8/1 of an inch. if you see a circulation, we have a little bit of dryness now. it is back in areas of west virginia, moving in to now portions of extreme western viewing area of 9 news now here. you can see it there. a little bit in the way of dryness. for the most part we have a chance of a light passing shower. cloud cover varies across the area. temperatures do somewhat. a few upper 40s in spots but 52 at reagan national right now. winds for the most part today will be 10 to 20 miles an hour with gusts to 30, maybe 3 a miles an hour. so, that's the way the radar and satellite picture is looking. the seven-day outlook has a pleasant story to tell you and i will share it in a few minutes. i have to say it again, tgif. feels so good. outside, everything is looking okay. we will a.m. in to 270 and show you how everything is checking out here, clean and green. southbound drives you are all right but obviously a little volume is building here around germantown road. back to the maps, we move it next to outside and zoom it in to the beltway and show you that everyone is at speed from 95 to georgia. we will show you outside. looking at a 10 to 15 minute drive right now. no major delays. ending with the realtime graphics, smooth sailing on 95 and the bw parkway. 15 minutes from 32 to the beltway. overall not so bad. coming up, a live look at fox hall and canal as you make the drive to the district. over to you. we have breaking news of a murder investigation going on right now in northwest. police are responding to a call of a body discovered along ninth and, streets most. at this point, we're told the victim, a male, suffered some sort of trauma to his body. police, early in the investigation, are still searching for a suspect and a motive. we'll keep you updated. police are searching for a serial burglar in northern virginia. so far, there are 105 cases, and 52 of those burglaries are spanning three counties. police believe one person is committing all of these crimes. brittany morehouse is live from vienna, virginia, where residents are understandably on edge. >> reporter: the reason why they are so on edge, the last time they hit was in vienna, not long ago. but there are people across three counties, as you mentioned, that are very nervous and that's why people in great falls showed up to a community meeting last night to hear from police what they can do to protect themselves. >> i'm very concerned about the burglaries here and my next door neighbor, who's a doctor got burglarized recently. >> reporter: with serious looks homeowners take notes t studying hard the numbers. many districts have been impacted as far as reston. >> reporter: the names, all of the information related to one burglar. >> he is typically only taking cash. and many of these purses are being seen by looking in to a window. that's the pattern we are seeing are but patterns so far have not led police to any one person. in fact they don't have a description to offer. >> we truly believe that how this case is going to be broken is by a vigilant citizen who, you know, sees something. >> reporter: so, if that is the case, diane wonders why they haven't released video of a man using her debit card after her car was broken in to. it was the same night a serial burglar hit a cluster of homes around town. >> having a video of him using my atm card is more frustrating? police say her case isn't related to the others so she is unsatisfied. >> to find out a month later you are not part of the case is more upsetting. >> reporter: while others leave with ideas of their own in the suggestion from the audience, regarding the cameras was an interesting one. >> reporter: that suggestion came from a homeowners association president who said if we put cameras all along the streets that might help police catch a glimpse of what this guy look like. so far they have no description. and community members are really looking for that. reporting in vienna, brittany morehouse, mine news now. the defense is calling it underhanded and unethical. the suspect in chandra levy's murder case had a prison pen pal but it wasn't the relationship he thought. it was actually police trying to coax a confession from him. he goes on trial for the 2001 murder. yesterday his defense tried to use this to get his case dismissed because he had invoked his right to remain silent. prosecutors say there is nothing wrong with the pen pal ruse and the judge agreed. time for another "living $mart" report and a major fine for a local drugstore. >> this has to do with cold medications that are basically under lock and key these days. cvs is facing a $75 million fine for unlawful fine in pseudo ephedrine. the company will also forfeit $2.6 million in profits. prosecutors say cvs failed to monitor the sales of the drug and that led to a spike in methamphetamine. it may be time to rethink of financing the home if you haven't already. mortgage rates have fallen to a new all-time low. the average rate for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage fell this week to 4.19%. unbelievable. time for the money saver. the major advantage of shopping on-line, of course you can compare prices in seconds. so go to search engines like google or fire fox and type in what you are looking for and click on the shopping tab and it will find you the lowest price. then find a coupon and promotion code and may get 10% off and maybe more, possibly free shipping. check out retail me not.com where users post the codes and vote on them to give you a better idea of what works and what doesn't. for more money-saving advice, follow me on twitter and i'd love to be your friend on facebook. you can save so much money taking a couple of quick steps. we bought a photo book for vacation and searched for a code and saved $25 off of our order in that's significant, too. what i like that you have been telling us is you go to these website and it does the work for you on the page looking at other deals. that's really good. >> that's the future. >> all right. save up for a nice gift for ourselves. >> that's right. our time is coming up on 5 listen 39. see what happens when a -- 5:39. see what happens when a teen driver celebrates getting his license and it is all caught on tape. not much going on temperature friends we are problem free at fox hall and canal early on this friday. when we return, bay bridge traffic past annapolis. stay with us. 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[ engine revving ] ♪ [ dance rock ] ♪ hey ♪ [ woman vocalizing ] the combination only honda could engineer. the all-new cr-z sport hybrid. ♪ [ woman vocalizing ] we are moving at speed on 50 westbound past the bay bridge to washington. coming up, a focus on the virginia roads at 5 a 0. this the news now, a teenager in pennsylvania got a little too excited after passing his driver's license test. he pulled in to a parking space and thought the car was in park and panicked and hit the gas. that sent the car crashing in to the driver license center. three people in the building were hurt. none of the injuries are serious. no word yet if the teen will face any charges or lose his license. hurricane paula heads to cuba but it could be bringing heavy rain. the storm is threatening the tobacco growing region. a tropical storm watch is issued for parts of the florida keys. that's 90 miles north of cuba. our time is 5:42. next, see how some kids tormented by bullies are fighting back with the help of youtube. tom's on the weather terrace. how's it feel? >> a little chilly believe it or not. breezy, too. but the winds will kick up later this afternoon but temperatures are uniform at this hour across much of the area. not just the region. look at this map. it show several states, a large amount of real estate and the temperatures within ten degrees. we are looking at a nice weekend. gather the family around and make your plans now the full forecast in ten minutes. stay with us. this is unlike any car you've ever seen before. this is power with efficiency. this is an interior that exceeds even the promise of the exterior. this is the all-new jaguar xj. the stunning result of taking a very different road. got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don't want you texting. >> daddy... ok! ok, here you go. be careful. >> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while you're driving. we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. welcome back. one george mason student is fighting back against bullies with a cam. we look at a the youtube video putting bullies on the defense. >> don't be a bully. be a friend of me. >> he knows about bullying all too well. >> my friends were getting bullied in class. >> reporter: he and some of his closest friends are disabled. he says some kids are harsh and will bully students who are different. that's why he decided to make this film as part of this eagle scout project. even though he is in college now, he is hoping his video will help others on youtube. he got his friends with and without disabilities to be in the film. >> idiot [ laughter ] >> reporter: today he's a student at mason university and wants to share this lesson with others. >> kids might want to -- get bullied and might want to see something so they can get advice. >> reporter: bullies try to force a student in to a locker. he says that happened to him. >> i got put in a locker. my friend told him to stop it. >> reporter: he say the best way to combat bullying is to get students to stick up for others. >> don't have to be a bully. >> sorry. apologize. >> reporter: he says the film is making an impact, reaching people all over. >> some people around the world have seen it. somebody from alaska. >> reporter: he wants to start a discussion and talk about how to prevent bullying. lindsey mastis, 9 news now. >> she is featured as a peer champion at the national center for bullying prevention. you can see his film on-line. we have a link to it on our website at wusa9.com. tom sater is in for howard bernstein. weekend looking good with just a little wrinkle. >> yes, a little -- they will be blowing those wrinkles later today. >> smooth it out. >> sunday the better of the two. as mentioned before the break, make plans now because we get weekends in the fall months but we don't get a lot of them when colors are really starting to get near perfect and to have two, with sunshine, you have to jump on top of this one. it will be a really nice weekend. the forecast in a moment. let's run through where we are now and where we will be going the next couple of days. here's the next three. now, there's a chance of a stray shower today. do not change any plans. most of us will be dry. we will all pretty much feel the winds. they will be 10 to 20 miles an hour we will feel windy conditions even in to this evening and tomorrow is breezy. all northwesterly, all of 10 to 20. gusting to 35 miles an hour. but leave in a chance of a stray shower for the afternoon period. it is raining now in pittsburgh and around charleston, west virginia. may see a shower or two. you see it moving in already. western maryland, maybe down to the southwest of us, as well. again, cloud cover moves in. we cleared up last night. may have seemed cooler last night than this morning but the cloud cover acts as a blanket and it will pass through and we will enjoy peeks of sunshine today, as well. the bus stop forecast, kids are going to need a jacket. with the winds kicking up 10 to 15 miles an hours even though the sky cover is variable it is chilly out there. who needs a cup of coffee, walk out without a jacket and you are awake. we may drop a degree or two before we warm up. andrews is a 0. 45 gaithersburg. 54 leesburg. that's the warm spot. again, we will mention we will drop one or two before we warm up. now, if you like 60s, going to love the forecast for the next several days. 86 for a high. winds is the blemish, 10 to 20 miles an hour. gusts to 30ment tonight wouldn't be surprised to see a couple of 30s in the suburbs. remains chilly and though breezy side and tomorrow these winds are relentless. still out of the northwest but bringing us dry, cool, autumn air. so a pleasant tomorrow but a better sunday. quickly for the satellite-radar picture. there's the culprit. area of low pressure in new england. raining in boston and providence. the next area of low pressure. this is not going to concern us. just looking at high pressure that will pretty much move in to give us the sunshine and the winds the next couple of days. we will talk about the autumn colors in a bit but let's talk about this now. 65 today. 66 tomorrow. near 70 on sunday. great day for redskins as well as they host the colts. that's right. go burgundy and gold. we have a winning forecast when we talk about the traffic. everything is out here. we want to dc -- everything is clean and green here. we want to show you the prince william parkway. building volume to 123. should only take 20 minutes or so but now taking drivers 25. back to the maps, 495 in virginia the next focus. on the inner loop, we are finding the traffic there is slow from braddock to 66. that drive time we are looking at 15 minutes, which is typical for this time of the morning. and then we want to wrap it up with the travel times. looking at the maryland roadways. 95 to 270, check it out. i like what i see. nice and green. taking ten minutes. the inner loop not so bad either. and nine mine minutes going southbound from 216 to the capital beltway. coming up we will have a look at 270 where we are finding more drivers hitting the road. back to you. next, when the news continues, see how new technology could keep drivers and deers from colliding. here's jessica in the newsroom. we are getting away on this travel friday. which travel rewards programs get you the most for your money? we are running through the top picks. you are watching 9 news now. we know everyone's looking for ways to save. why not save on car insurance? 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[ normal voice ] you're welcome. get a free quote at progressive.com. oh my goff. jack ass hits the big screen again. and the movie red is set here in washington. an all star cast of bruce will lil earlies, morgan freeman headline the thriller. things heat heath up when frank moses reassembles the old team in a last-ditch effort to survive. out today hilary swank stars in as a working mother who put herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother who's been wrongfully convicted of murder. he was known for his role in the west wing and playing a senator in brothers and sisters and now rob lowe is producing a political reality tv show that is based here in dc. variety.com reports his show will follow young washingtonians trying to move up to the ranks of power in dc. a cast has not been set. happening here in dc now, it was a big meeting of the minds at sydney harman hall in washington. the conference brought together the most influential government leader and business brass to success how to improve our government and technology. among the honored guests was huffington post editor in chief, arianna huffington. i believe we have video of her there. who says they can't strut their style on the cat walk, the geek to chic cat walk. models from microsoft put down their pced and put on the glam for a wonderful cause. it was held at the blooming dales in chevy chase and it benefited the heart of america foundation. it is candy collecting time. local nonprofit treats for our troops is looking for volunteers to pack candy and taking donations for postage to send soldiers halloween candy. 3,000-pounds of sweets were sent abroad last year. you can make the season tweeter for our troops this year the candy drop off locations or to volunteer visit treats for our troops.com. remember we want you to send in pictures, videos and story ideas. if you have good news happening where you live, log on to oh my goff.tv and send in your tough are stuff today. back to you. military dentists like that story, too. there's a good chance you will see more than cars on the road in the next few months. it's deer mating season and 200 drivers in the u.s. are killed in collisions with deer, particularly during the peak months of october, november and december. but as lesli foster reports the maker of a new gadget hope to keep some of those accidents from happening. >> reporter: in the dusk or dawn or in the dark of night, what seems to be a flick over light off in the distance can end up causing a major collision between drivers and deer. johnathon lamica was about to merge on the highway when he came face to face with a full- grown buck. >> i slammed on my brakes, hoped that the deer kept running, but i hit right in it to. >> reporter: johnathon's car was totaled and the deer was killed, but he walked away unhurt. >> i feel like we're really lucky that the car didn't go off the road, the deer didn't go in the car. >> reporter: experts say urban sprawl, combined with more drivers on the road is the main reason for so many many deer/car collisions. most happen between 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. the inventer of deer deter says this could prevent some of those accidents. the device senses the head lights of approaching cars, sets off a high-pitched noise and flashing lights. >> as the vehicles go by it will stop going off and the deer will go on its way. >> reporter: according to a report by state farm insurance, west virginia is one of the top five states where drivers are likely to hit a deer. essex county spent $100,000 on more than 400 devices for its biggest trouble spots. so far, deer collisions have started to decrease and with a growing deer population, america's roadways are becoming increasingly hazardous for both deer and driver. lesli foster, 9 news now. >> deer definitely constant companions for those of us on the morning shift and we thank you for waking up and watching us on 9 news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. howard bernstein is enjoying the day off. meteorologist tom sater is here with the forecast. >> glad to be here. >> yeah. >> going to be pretty nice. >> very good. jessica doyle is interested in that. she is emceeing the kidney walk tomorrow. >> oh, perfect. light sweater maybe. a sweatshirt for a walk. you should be able to toss that later in the afternoon. >> very good