bring in the a.t.f. under the northern virginia violent crime task force the a.t.f. deputizedized and pulled them off the street. >> reporter: they saw police and a.t.f. agents swarming this morning. >> on the street it was a.t.f., police everywhere. >> reporter: the a.t.f. agents and local detectives were arresting people they say they caught buying drugs and guns. >> doesn't make sense why they would come here and take my sister's husband. it is awful. i mean, it is a misunderstanding. i know that he has nothing to do with whatever they are looking for. >> reporter: 36 people were arrested in all. 25 on federal charges after undercover agents made more than 200 illegal purchases of drugs and guns. >> the violence and drugs around here. i mean, you had a 15-year-old not even two months ago lose his life. i'm glad they are off the street. the guns. >> anytime you take 85 guns off the street from career criminals, narcotics dealers, gang bangers and armed robbers you make a community impact. >> reporter: all of the arrests happened in the last two days but the investigation and all of the undercover purchases of firearms and drugs have happened over the past two years. >> they are very progressive out here and they understand the value working with the government brings. and their foresight, bringing our resources in combining with their's led to their success. >> reporter: it provides hope to the carters that things will change. >> hopefully it will be peaceful around here and cleaned up. >> reporter: in addition to those 85 guns, agents have also seized two kilograms of powder cocaine and 500-kilograms of crack cocaine. the suspects are repeat offenders the a.t.f. says. peggy fox, 9 news now. there is now scientific proof we have the worst traffic congestion in the country. the annual mobility report. we are tied with chicago for the top spot. that's 70 hours a year stuck in traffic. among large cities los angeles ranks third and sitting in that congression, the average driver wasted 67-gallons a year, the worst in the country. as you can imagine we ranked second among commuters stressed. scott broom is live tonight with what commuters are saying about all this. scott, you're smiling but there is really no surprise in this study here. >> reporter: well, you're talking about stress and overtime adding up 70 hours. a lot of people spend that time here in silver spring on colesville road up at the intersection here of georgia avenue. sometimes you've got to wait through two, three light cycles, multiple lights to get through. it can hold you up 15 minutes then you get to the beltway and you wait some more. it is immensely frustrating and of course the question is what are we going to do about it? >> it is terrible. i hate it. >> reporter: driver doug mccally looks to the afternoon gridlock to silver spring. >> widen lanes or make new lanes. the traffic in silver spring is too much. >> there are a lot of people that want to be in the same place at the same time. >> reporter: shawn turner via skype from a&m university used data from millions of smart phone mapping applications and gps data from delivery vehicles to arrive at the conclusion. dc traffic is the nation's worst and building more roads is not a convenient solution. >> our existing roads have capacity restrictions in a lot of cases in a lot of cities we are simply not going to widen existing roads much more and so what we are now seeing in the transportation industry is we are seeing a move towards other types of strategies. >> reporter: maryland is offering the latest big money solution. the intercounty connector county and all electronic toll roads under construction keeping traffic moving by keeping off the motorists that don't want to pay. >> we think that this report really ignores our primary positive congestion. >> reporter: a coalition for smarter growth says bad land use plans and lack of more transportation options like metro is the root of all traffic evil. >> it is clear that scattered job sites and sprawling developments is what causes people to drive so far. >> reporter: and this year this all takes a national stage because this is the reauthorizing [ no audio ] something they do about every five or six years. a huge amount of money and it is a big policy issue. is it going to be more roads, more public transportation and of course the people fighting over all of that are a lot of capitol hill staffers who we now have scientific proof we are the worst in the nation. [ no audio ] >> thank you, scott the number of people in washington that have become enraged by another driver has doubled in the past five years. coming up tonight at 6:00 p.m., our britany morehouse tells us how to pass the time legally as we all fit in those congested roadways. two sisters who got trapped by a terrible fire in prince george's county remain in serious condition tonight. the fire killed a third sister, 9-year-old kimberly hernandez. investigators say the fire on 40th avenue was an accident and probably started in the dining area. the house had working smoke detectors but the little girl didn't wake up in time. the secret service is mourning the loss of one of their own tonight. he died while fighting an apartment fire in maryland. he was 43. falconhan was a volunteer firefighter in addition to being an emergency services specialist with the secret service. governor martin o'malley is ordering all flags in maryland flown at half-staff until the funeral. the date has not been set. the vote today by the maryland health care commission ending a two-year battle between holy cross. officials say they are disappointed on the decision. from standing to using an ipad congresswoman gabrielle giffords is beating the odds and making a remarkable recovery. less than two weeks after being shot in the head after a political rally. tomorrow she will be moved to texas and by her side her husband and constant companion mark kelly. >> reporter: every day seems to bring another milestone in congresswoman gabrielle giffords' recovery. her husband saying she is now making attempts so speak. >> every time i interact with her there is something quite inspiring. >> reporter: with some help giffords is standing up. >> she is beginning to stand with assistance. she is scrolling through an ipad . >> reporter: she will move to a rehabilitation hospital on friday that specializes in brain injuries. >> it will let me be there by her side as much as possible every single day. >> phenomenal place. >> reporter: cynthia atkins helps there where giffords will learn to redo things. >> it is long hours but the outcome is very positive. >> reporter: even though giffords is making remarkable progress doctors say it is too soon to tell if some brain functions suffered permanent damage. her husband says if anyone can make a full recovery she can. >> she is a strong person. a fighter. i mean, she is a fighter like nobody else that i know. >> reporter: giffords will be the last of more than a dozen people wounded in the shooting to leave the hospital. cbs news. city leads, friends and families said a final good-bye to william lockridge, a long time member of the district's board of education. he died of respiratory failure last week at the age of 63. his funeral took place this morning in southeast. he was remembered as a fighter, particularly when it came to equity in education. he also worked for economic justice in ward 8 where he lived. an outpouring of condolences following the death of sergeant shriver is prompting the public to open his funeral to the public. a wake will take place tomorrow at holy trinity catholic church in georgetown. then another service on saturday. sergeant shriver died at the age of 95. transportation secretary calling on motorists yet again to hang up and drive. a program designed to discourage distracted driving was launched a year ago today. >> exploring the tragic consequences of texting and cell phone use while driving. >> the majority of americans own cell phones or texting devices and everyone that has owned a cell phone or texting device has used it while driving. that's why it is an epidemic. statistics show 5500 people die every year in accidents related to distracted driving. another half a million are hurt by drivers who just aren't paying full attention behind the wheel. coming up on 9news. good news for all of us animal lovers. a showcase exhibit at the national zoo. we can't just call them a showcase exhibit. the pandas are staying. >> they are staying. we will tell you for how long coming up. >> topper? >> we had some snow and a mix off to the north and west of us. it will move in tonight. let me show you the radar right now. a mix around i-81. we will come back and tell you what that mix means to our accumulations and tell you if it will affect tomorrow morning's commute. up next, the first lady joins forces with the nation's largest retailer to bring more healthy foods to your dinner table. what this is going to mean at the check-out line. we will be right back. the country's largest retailer is going healthy and thanks to a push from the first lady wal-mart is now joining the fight against obesity. >> reporter: first lady michelle obama embraced the store for coming around to her pet project. >> it is a victory for parents. it is a victory for families. but most of all, it is a victory for our children. >> reporter: that victory is wal-mart's commitment to reformulate thousands of food products that will make them healthier. executives promise over the next five years they will cut sodium by 25%, added sugars by 10% and get rid of trans-fats all together. they say they will keep prices low and cut the cost of fruits and vegetables by a billion dollars a year to make them more accessible to low income families. customers should not have to pay more to eat healthier. >> reporter: wal-mart says in addition to improving its own products it will pressure suppliers to make healthier foods and shoppers like this woman are saying that's all good as long as the prices are within reach. >> i'm always checking prices. always trying to check what is healthy and then what has the best cost to it. >> reporter: critics say if wal- mart really wants to fight obesity it could make more dramatic improvements and faster but the first lady hopes a company with so much clout and 140 million customers will steer the rest of the industry down a healthier path. >> studies have found that people with lower incomes have a harder time stick to go a healthier diet because they are more expensive and harder to find. a warm welcome at the white house state dinner last night replaced by a chillier reception on capitol hill frustrated by china's record on human rights and trade. >> i would hope that the dialogue on all of these subjects will continue. >> i have been very candid with president hu about these issues. >> president hu conceded china needs to do more to improve its record on human rights. he also told business leaders here in washington that america and china have to work together to improve the global economy. it is a day of grieving in miami after the murders of two police officers. one of the victims is believed to be the first female officer killed in the line of duty in the area. these officers were shot to death as they tried to serve a homicide warrant. the suspect also killed. a third police officer is in the hospital with what are believed to be minor injuries. a collision between a school bus and a snowplow sent 17 students and the bus driver to the hospital. it happened this morning in savanna new york near syracuse. the school bus carrying elementary school students hit the plow and then crumbled the front end. that's what it looks like. two students were trapped for about 30 minutes. the driver for about an hour. but the good news, everyone is expected to be okay. all right. a close call for a news crew in orlando, florida. >> a reporter and photo journalist were trapped inside the vehicle when it flipped over. >> it was stuck under the freeway last night and it appears the mass of the van somehow hit the overpast. rescuers were able to pull the reporter and photographer out of there and no one was hurt. want to get away? a little embarrassing? >> it is tough, yes. >> we get warned about that stuff all the time. >> so we are talking about snow but we need to put this in perspective? >> not even meter worthy. >> i can't do it. >> you are not letting us down. >> let me show you what the storm did to kansas city. 4 to 6 inches. came down with some power early this morning and overnight. tell you what, by the time it gets here it won't be the same storm because this will kind of veer to the north and secondary storm that develops will be too far north for us to catch any of that moisture. kind of the same story really all winter. here is our future cast now and we think after midnight we will see some snow break being out around leesburg. gaithersburg even with a mix of rain down towards culpeper. you folks in southern maryland won't see anything. then it moves through very quickly. i think by the time day breaks tomorrow we won't see anything in the immediate metro area. it will continue to snow out west of the divide and that is it and advisories are hugging the maryland/p.a. border and across the divide. that will be -- even the highest amounts will only be 2 inches up towards smithburg and haggerstown right along the border maybe. take you through the storm. 2/10ths in gaithersburg. no snow south of town. i agree with that because it will start as rain and surface temperatures are still very warm. above freezing. so a chase to an inch around the immediate metro area. 1 to 2 inches around haggerstown up toward the border of maryland/p.a. right now temps are above freezing. 41 college park. we are looking at 36 in gaithersburg. and 40 in reston. 40 in fairfax. even 39 in great falls. so temps will fall when it starts precipitating but that will cut down also on our accumulation, what there is of it. satellite picture, radar combined. here is the storm in kentucky. light snow tonight. began as a mix. moving north eastward and kind of die and move into southern virginia then die out and reform off the coast so we don't get much. we get very little of the leftovers before it dissipates. nothing of the new storm. in the meantime we are okay tonight. no will bees with the evening commute. there move out so fast there will be no problems. precipitation hours. maybe 10:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. rain or mix. dc south and east. maybe a dusting to an inch by 7:00 p.m. in the morning and arctic air to follow. that's a big part of the story. so for tonight light snow or mix developing around an inch. dc north and west. 25 to 30. winds picking up by dawn. lows tonight, well, 25 in gaithersburg, 30 downtown. upper 20s in college park and upper 20s out toward fairfax. tomorrow morning it is gone. windy and cold. dress for the teens tomorrow. by afternoon, temps don't do much. high temps 30 to 35. winds increasing 10 to 20. upper 20s on saturday and sunday. next seven days. staying cold on monday. still have potential for this coastal storm on tuesday. we will watch that carefully. 9 on monday. only about 32 on tuesday. temperatures moderate. upper 30s next wednesday. maybe even into the low 40s by next thursday which is average. >> that seems more like what we would normally have. >> 42, 43 is average. >> thank you, topper. up next. talk about a wild ride. how fishermen managed to navigate these turbulent seas and lived to tell thedale. thetale. it should be green. okay. hi, i'm joe kennedy, and i want you to meet a friend of mine, courtney. courtney's mom, elaine, had to quit work to care for her sick daughter, who's been fighting leukemia for half of her short life. there are millions of families like courtney's, who are having a tough time making it these days. folks can't pay their bills, and staying warm just isn't possible. let us remember, at this particular time, that kindness counts and that there's still room for a gentle response to those in need. so i want to thank the people of venezuela and citgo petroleum for their generosity. we'll have our differences, but they were the only country, and the only oil company, to answer our call to provide heating assistance to the poor. if you need help staying warm, give me a call at citizens energy, at 1-877-joe-4-oil. because no one should be left out in the cold. hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. high anxiety on the high seas. taken for a ride of their life. crossing some major turbulent waters to save time. luckily the boat didn't go under. >> the waves coming together. >> there were warnings posted in that area however the coastguard said the men didn't really break the law going through. a kidnapped baby story. >> this is remarkable. this woman kidnapped as a baby 23 years ago is now reunited with her biological parents. investigators say someone posing as a nurse kidnapped the baby back in 1987. turns out white had suspicions for years about the woman who raised her. after comparing photos of a kidnapped baby of photos herself there was no denying it. she was the kidnapped girl. a college student provides a study on what happens when you go more than a year without washing your pants. in fact, it was 15 months before josh lay allowed his raw denim jeans near a cleaner. he would air them out between the wearings but as you could imagine one day they failed what he called the sniff test. >> really bad. there was a big smell of stink that hit me. i threw them in the freezer. >> did he say smell of stink? >> he did. the jeans were swabbed for bacteria. it was determined that the pants got just as dirty in 13 days as they had been in 15 months. >> so you don't need to wash your jeans that often then? >> i don't know that that's the lesson. but okay. coming up next, new at 5:30 p.m. i'm kristin fisher at the national zoo. there is an agreement to extend the lease of the giant pandas. how long is this lease? we will let you know coming up. 9news now is sponsored in part by your washington area hyundai dealers. right now new at 5:30 p.m. two beloved members of the dc community get to stay in the nation's capitol a little longer. someone once said if you want a friend in dc, buy a dog. >> ouch. a nurse survey says that might be close to the truth. why some say our people are some of the rudest in the nation. what effect bedtime really has on kids. winter weather heading our way. topper shutt is tracking it. what do we need to know about tomorrow's commute? >> we will be okay tonight and in the morning. dc south tomorrow morning you'll know nothing even happened overnight. let's start with our snowfall potential map. this is on the web by the way at wusa9.com. i have not changed it since noon. really no reason to it. not going to be a big storm. trace to an inch. dc up toward gaithersburg. maybe 1 to 2 inches up along the maryland/p.a. border. that's about it. that's where the advisories are. winter weather advisories continuing from 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. for frederick county, howard county back into washington county and panhandle of west virginia and maryland. that's where the bull's eye if we can call it that of this storm will be. temperatures still above freezing downtown. 42 at national. 36 in gaithersburg and 37 in leesburg and 34 in frederick. live doppler. you can access this on our website at wusa9.com. good time to download our weather app if you haven't done so already. we will zoom out to the south and west of us. little bit of a mix showing up at front royal. we will come back and break it down for you and talk more about the weekend. some of the coldest days of the season. as president obama continues to meet with the chinese president hu jintao. another meeting took place at the national zoo. >> the two countries reached an agreement which will extend the zoo's panda program for five more years. kristin fisher is live at the national zoo with what this means for all our residents in the area. we get to keep our ultimate power couple around? >> reporter: you got it. what this means is you are guaranteed to see a giant panda right here at this zoo for at least the next five years. and the best part is we might be getting a baby panda out of this deal as well [ applause ] >> reporter: think of it as panda diplomacy. the director of the national zoo and the wildlife association in china signed off on a deal to keep the two pandas in washington. >> this is wonderful. >> i think it is a really great decision. hopefully we will get baby pandas out of the deal. >> reporter: baby pandas is what this new deal is all about. the two pandas will give it a go for the next two years, but keep in mind these two haven't produced any cubs in five years. >> if in two years we, despite our best efforts, have not been able to produce a cub with this particular pair of pandas we and the chinese will discuss what's best so we can continue our research. it might involve moving one or more of the animals out and bringing another pair in. >> reporter: the good news is that once a cub is born we get to keep it here in washington until it is four years old. under the old agreement cubs were sent back to china at age 2. >> how much do you want a baby panda? >> i do. only if they let me hold it. no, i'm only kidding. >> as much as we can have we would like to have. one every year. even twins. >> reporter: this isn't just about breeding it is also about politics. this is a gesture of friendship between two countries that have been at odds. >> if it is an animal that does that, fantastic. >> reporter: just to give you a little behind the scenes here. the national zoo is actually planning on keeping this agreement secret until after this morning's signing ceremony was all finished and over. but last night president obama actually spilled the beans early at the state dinner. just goes to show you these panda bears have some very powerful and famous friends. anita, lesli? >> we love them. >> like lesli said, power couple. kristin, thank you. sky 9 captured some pictures over a crash scene in prince william county virginia today. this all happened during the morning rush hour. it appears a vehicle ran off the roadway and crashed through a fence then that vehicle landed on its side. no reports of any injuries. that roadway was shut down while the mess was cleared away. well, from new england to florida it is being called the largest mob bust ever. a massive operation involving multiple agencies rounded up and arrested 127 alleged mafia members today along with their associates. some of the accused have colorful names like vinny car wash. tony bagels and johnny pizza. they are part after crime network. >> from murder and narcotics trafficking to extortion, illegal gambling, arson, loan sharking and labor racketeer ing. along with being the most congested city in the country washington, dc, is another dubious list. >> travel and leisure magazine it is one of the rudest in the area. city of angels isn't so angelic. los angeles, california, has the rudest residents. followed by new york city. >> this is kind of surprising. and there is little brotherly love. miami comes in number 4. we are getting lots of reaction about this story on our facebook page. wusa9.com. a lot of viewers are agreeing with the story. if i help someone, they look at me like i'm crazy. they agree with the study that everyone is rude and has no manners. anthony isn't shocked by the studies saying there was a time when i walked in the city and just saying hello to a person was okay. they would be polite and return the gesture. now if i say hello to someone while walking down the street they act like i'm speaking a foreign language. this is no surprise at all. >> let's just tell everybody it is okay to be nice in washington, dc. >> yes, it is. >> it is okay. >> all right. 70 dogs from puppy mills in missouri are looking for homes in our area. this morning, those dogs were taken to seven local animal shelters and 13 of them landed at the animal rescue league. >> reporter: some arrived with tails wagging while others sit timidly in their cages. these dogs come to the animal rescue league in washington from two puppy mills in missouri. >> their whole world has changed overnight. >> reporter: missouri is known as the nation's puppy mill capitol. >> they are treated like livestock, not pets. >> reporter: people voted for more humane treatment in those mills. more food, exercise and medical care for the dogs. some of those breeders as a result have decided to shut down. >> they made the humane choice which we applaud to ultimately surrender their dogs. >> reporter: that's why these dogs are now up for adoption. >> reporter: the pets come without names but not for long. >> we have tiffany. >> reporter: some of these dogs may be ready for new homes next week. >> they are in better shape than i feared. in fact, we have seen much worse. hopefully we will get these little guys into really good homes very quickly. >> reporter: the longer they are in a cage the less social the dog may act. but this visitor says just give them time. >> if you show them that you love them and care about them, eventually they will open up. >> if you have room in your home for one of these dogs you can call the washington animal rescue league at 202-726-2556. the rest of those 70 dogs are put up for adoption in norfolk and richmond and anna rundle counties. if your idea is to kick the habit stay away from the movie theater. we will tell you why straight ahead. several people robbed at gun point while riding the metro allegedly happening last month. so why are we only hearing about it now. the answer is coming up on 9news now. don't forget we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us. we are going to be right back. the washington marriott has been evacuate because of a hazmat situation. live now from 22nd street. >> reporter: there is a complete hazmat situation we have. a look over my shoulder. this is happening off n street and 22nd street. we understand everyone inside of the marriott hotel has been evacuated. show you video of what it looked like moments ago. we understand from fire officials that the call came in shortly after 4:00 p.m. an employee of the hotel came across some sort of a stench coming from a dumpster. inside that dumpster officials found a chemical reaction taking place. they don't know what was inside but as a precaution they evacuated the entire hotel. they evacuated all the guests staying there as well as the staff members. they are trying to ventilate that area. now we do understand that fire officials are trying to isolate that dumpster, trying to bring it outside and therein try and package whatever that chemical was to try and remove it out of here. but right now, once again, still a very active hazmat situation and traffic as you can expect right now is starting to get backed up pretty badly so if you plan on heading out this way chances are you'll be gridlocked. we will keep an eye on this. we will bring you the latest as soon as we get it. >> tim, everybody is out. nobody is sick? >> reporter: nobody is sick. no. you can hear me okay? nobody is sick. we understand the person that smelled it was briefly treated but no one is sick. as we said everyone right now is outside of the hotel on the streets here. >> all right. thank you. >> thank you. if you're trying to quit smoking watching movies may not be the best thing. here is why. a new study finds that watching onscreen actors light up triggers a cigarette craving. researchers traced a brain activity to people while showing them clips with several heavy smoking scenes. again, you may want to avoid this. kids who don't get enough sleep are at greater risk for developing mental health issues later in health. a study shows children that have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep and not getting enough shut eye are more likely to become depressed or have anxiety problems. the journal of psychiatric research says those that have sleeping problems when they were in the 12 to 14 range are twice as likely to have suicidal thoughts at ages 15 to 17. coming up on 9news now. it has been a half sentry since camelot came to washington. with the "glamor" and intrigue president kennedy also brought a new era to america. one that focused on community. we look back at what his presidency still means to the country. rain and snow on the way. radar now. crawling over the mountains. won't get here for the evening rush. that's okay. we will talk about what that means for your morning commute when we come back. gamer switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. that we shall pay any price, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. [ cheers and applause it has been 50 years since president john kennedy spoke those words on the steps of the u.s. capitol. >> when he became our president it started a memorable time and brought glamor to washington that many called camelot. >> joel brown looks back on the iconic time. >> reporter: 50 years ago a new era began in washington. >> so help me god. >> reporter: john f. kennedy took the oath of office and delivered a challenge that still echos today. >> ask not what your country can do for you. ask what you can do for your country. [ cheers and applause >> his words still command us anew to march forward. >> reporter: they honored his memory and celebrated his legacy. >> president kennedy summoned each of us to do our part to defend freedom. >> reporter: the former president's old senate offices are another reminder of his legacy here. kennedy power is fading in washington though. for the first time in 63 years there is not one elected official in the family. >> makes me sad. yes. i mean, i think that my family grew up believing that politics was an honorable profession and i hope out of all those cousins someone will run. >> reporter: they are working to renew president kennedy's challenge helping to launch a campaign designed to get them involved in politics and their community. the honors for kennedy echo in a capitol where division is often more common than unity but they spoke clearly about their desire to put aside their differences for the good of the country answering kennedy's call a half century later. >> president obama is scheduled to kick off a celebration of john f. kennedy's -- kennedy. today all eyes on the skies and on the streets and wondering what's going to fall. st. louis. same storm there. this looks pretty impressive. >> yes, it does. >> known to beat the band as we say. they had up to 6 inches in st. louis. generally speaking -- i just talked to my grandmother in st. louis. and about 24 hours later the same weather was here. the snow will be here 24 hours later. not as heavy though. let's talk about what will happen now. this is our futurecast. putting it into motion before you go hour by hour. by midnight maybe a little bit of snow in the north west part of the viewing area. martinsburg. fredericksburg. rain/snow mixture. we don't have much to spare in terms of accumulations. southern maryland you stay raining the whole time then out of here by pretty much day break. tomorrow morning commute will be fine weather wise. can't account for our record traffic. friday, pretty good shape in the evening just a few clouds come back. but for the most part the snow will linger west of the divide thursday night, friday night and even into saturday. snow potential on our website at wusa9.com. a trace to an inch in the metro area. maybe 1 to 2 inches up toward the maryland/p.a. border and that might be on the optimistic side if you are a snow lover. temperatures still above freezing around town. 37 in rockville. upper 30s in reston and fairfax. when it starts to presip, temperatures will fall a little bit. but most of this precipitation which is pretty heavy snow, moderate snow will kind of peel around us and that low pressure will kind of die. secondary level will develop. that secondary level will develop off the coast of atlantic city. doesn't do us good if you have precipitation in here. norfolk. not going to happen. that's why we don't think we will see much at all. light snow or mix tonight. precipitation hours pretty small window quite frankly. 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. may start as rain or mix. dc south and east. a dusting to an inch. that's about it. and nothing in southern maryland. you folks in calvert county, southern charles county, nothing. artic air big time rolls in for the week. light snow developing or a mix. maybe an inch by morning. dc north and west. 25 to 30. and temps don't do much tomorrow. bundle up. windchills in the teens in the morning with temperatures in the 20s to 30. by the afternoon we only go between 30 and 35. and winds will keep windchills in the upper teens and low 20s. next three days. here comes our windy conditions on friday. arctic blast saturday. sunday holding in the upper 20s. next seven days little bit of snow shower activity possible monday. still 29 and still watching a coastal storm. models all over the place for this storm. snow is possible. temperatures in the low 30s. we clear out nicely on wednesday and thursday. >> arctic. >> arctic. >> i didn't use that because it is not worth it. >> thank you. thank you so much for that. >> appreciate that. we will move on now because you've got a story about a wrestler who has had to overcome some pretty tough health challenges even before he gets on the map. >> resilient people out there no doubt about that. he hopes to defend his county wrestling title. even if he loses many will still consider him a champ because wait until you see what he is fighting through just to come meet. as we find in our feature series, don't cry for him. because he is not. >> reporter: 2010 was a heck of a year for matt. here in the school's first ever county championship. >> the county, it was huge. >> reporter: a few weeks later fifth at the state tournament. >> even though i won't know kids 10 years from now, kids 10 years from now will know who i am. >> reporter: a successful sophomore season in the books and that's when things began to change. he began feeling abnormally fatigued and figured it was because of a long wrestling campaign but he would come to find out that it wasn't wear and tear, it was much more serious than that. >> it is still the scariest words that come out of your doctor's mouth. >> reporter: cancer. he admitted he was scared. so was his coach. >> inside i'm thinking, oh, my god. >> reporter: but after two months of tests cancer was ruled out. instead epstein bar, lime disease and possible kidney infection. >> there is a lot of things going wrong and a lot of people trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together. >> reporter: doctors haven't been ail to fully explain it. >> it is hard. it is very. >> reporter: but a broken down body can't stop him. despite extreme fatigue he still wrestles and wins. >> i don't use that as an execution. i don't want to be i'm sick. >> reporter: actually, he makes opponents sick. he is undefeated so far this season with one goal. >> a state championship. >> reporter: his family's goal, figure out why good health has eluded their son. doctors still trying to figure out why this combination is happening to their son. get this, he has also lost some of his hearing so he reads lips so when he competes out there he has to stay in the eye sight of his coaches. we did the whole interview and couldn't hear what i was saying. he was reading my lips. >> gives you perspective. when you think things are tough for you, you see these stories. >> that's right. what happens when bed bugs bite and the effect it has on your health. coming up new at 6:00 p.m. do you feel safe when riding the metro? this report coming up next may have you thinking twice. do you want to try my crest extra white with scope outlast? i'm good. i bet your breath will still feel fresh when the movie's over. if i win i'm going to vegas with the boys. okay, if i win, you're going to yoga with me. i love yoga. 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[ female announcer ] crest extra white plus scope outlast. vegas. bed bugs all over the news specifically the infestation at hotels, dorms and cruiseships. today the dc department of health put on a bed bug summit about how these pests get around and how they are affecting your health. >> it is an ongoing fight with them. >> reporter: he is talking about bed bugs and james isn't afraid to say he has got them. experts say people often feel stigmatized but they shouldn't. the purpose of this meeting at the dc department of health is getting out the facts on controlling them. >> i'm going to learn a little more. >> reporter: he is not alone. other dc residents, property managers and health care workers are here to know more about how to recognize infestation. more important than ever, since these intersects are know proliferating in office buildings, retail stores and even libraries. >> we have seen it reach a tipping point in the last 10 years where the level of bed bugs is so high in certain areas it is spreading throughout all areas. >> reporter: larry pinto is a bug expert who says although these creatures don't carry disease they pose physical and mental reactions. >> strong reaction to the bites. scratching them. they will bleed. they end up with scarring. >> itching. the way your life goes into disarray with a treatment. i lived in a tiny studio. i had extreme depression during that time. >> the main take home message today was self-treatment doesn't work. if you have unexplained itchy red spots on your skin and you have small oval bugs anywhere on the furniture call in some professional pest controls. to prevent bed bugs from visiting you be wary of bringing home used furniture or beds that could be infested. if you're traveling keep luggage off floors and beds in the hotel room. when you get home unpack and head straight for the washing machine. thank you for joining us for 9news now at five. wusa 9 news at six starts now. this is wusa 9 news. another round of snow on the way and it is coming tonight. topper, when does it start and how much will we get? >> the good news we can make through the morning commute without problems. at least in terms of weather. precipitation beginning around 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. snowfall accumulation map now. not talking about a big one. actually because of the timing the impact won't be that high either. just as well it is not coming earlier or a little earlier tomorrow morning. a trace to an inch around the immediate metro ar