the scene. wrap it up with the withouter loop conditions north of the district. the sun is rising and looking nice. traffic is picking up from university over to georgia avenue. that's the traffic. now, back to you. >> thank you. this morning, police in montgomery county are looking for at least two men. it's believed they were part of a gang which attacked a man in an apartment building stairwell. it was caught on tape. this beating happened at the aspen hill apartments on georgia avenue. a 30-year-old father is jumped bay group of men. it followed another beating at georgia and connecticut avenues. that victim escaped and three suspects were arrested. police don't think robbery was a motive in either attack. >> often times, nothing is taken. they are doing it for the sport of it. to see what they can do and get away with. >> reporter: investigators say the group begins its attack by asking victims for money or a cell phone. police say if that happens to you, keep walking until you are in a well-lit or crowded area. the department of education says virginia tech broke the law in its response to the 2007 campus shootings. 32 students and faculty died in that shooting. a report says the school violated a policy on timely warnings when there is a campus crime or threat. virginia tech says its actions on the morning of the shooting were within the guidelines it operated under at the time. >> we don't believe it is appropriate to hold us to a standard that was implemented 18 months after the actions by which we are being judged. >> reporter: tech has been criticized before for not alerting the campus sooner on the day of the shootings. it has taken steps to change its policies. political watchers are surveying the landscape this morning. several interesting results in a series of primaries on tuesday, including one in pennsylvania. kristin fisher is live from captiol hill where lauers -- lawmakers are making notice. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. it is not a good day to be an incumbent. what do you say? let's look at the winners and losers from yesterday's primary battles. and we want to start with pennsylvania. where voters fired long-time senator arlen specter after switching parties last year and instead chose joe sestak as the nominee for the senate in november. moving on to arkansas where long-time democratic senator blanche lincoln is in the fight of her political life. she is forced in to june 8th runoff with bill halter after failing to win 50% of the vote in the primary. and finally in kentucky, voters chose rand paul, the tea party candidate endorsed by sarah palin, as the state's republican candidate for senate. he beat out a more established opponent this kentucky politics, secretary of state trey gray son. put it all together and he says it is a sure sign that voters, anti-incumbent anti-washington sentiment will carry over until november. >> they are angry and uncertain. and i think most of that is leveled against incumbents. i don't think it's a question of being a republican or a democrat. it's a question of being in office or out of office. >> reporter: now, one other big race to talk about in pennsylvania was that special election to fill the house seat of democrat john murtha who died in february. that race was won by democrat mark crist and he defeated republican tim burns. so a democrat will indeed keep that seat but sounds like a tough year for politicians in general, but especially incumbents and any candidates with strong ties to washington. back to you. break out the black ties and look out for party crashers. the president and first lady are hosting the second state dinner at the white house tonight. the guest of honor, mexican president calderon. and his wife. they will be welcomed to the white house tonight. the dinner begins just after 7:00. we are learning more about an emergency landing at dull less airport this week. it wasn't the first problem with the united 757. the airline reports passengers on the same plane on sunday complained of the smell of smoke, but nothing was found. photos, taken on board the plane showed a fire in the cockpit. it got so hot the windshield glass cracked. the plane heading from new york to los angeles landed safely at dulles. time for a special "living $mart" report. jessica doyle tells us about problems with a popular food. >> that's right. this is a food reaction we need to tell people about. here's what happens. you eat a common ingredient and a couple of days later the suffering begins. federal regulators grocery store chains and internet sites are complaining about a syndrome called pine mouth. >> the taste in my mouth after breakfast was horrible. >> a really extreme metallic taste. >> tinfoil taste. >> these owners of a pet store says it started a couple of days after eating a small amount of pine nuts. >> i couldn't even drink a glass of water. >> you can't eat anything for two weeks and have it taste normal. >> reporter: they searched on the internet. >> google popped up pine nut syndrome. nutritionist peter joe says there is more speculation than science about the cause of the growing food sensitivity. >> there is a chemical in there that we haven't identify that is triggering about about rent response in that individual. >> reporter: there are hundreds of on-line complaints and they believe increased imports from china are to blame. >> are they doing something different, one report said yes, they are. they are processing the pine nuts differently. >> reporter: the fda is investigating what is causing pine mouth after receiving 53 complaints in the last year and some of the food chains are acknowledging the problem. costco says it has been consulting with the government about complaints it received and is currently running tests of its own on pine nut samples. another surgery turned up an apology from trader joes saying it is aware the problem is happening more and more. whatever the reason, jessica simon is making a change. >> i can live without pest toe but maybe try another nut but i think i will stay away from pine nuts for a while. >> the food industry is waiting on the fda before making changes and i had this myself at easter. it is a miserable thing to have to go through. >> all right. you can live without the pesto for a while. >> i can. >> thank you. good news for sports fans the dc city council will not impose a new tax on tickets. council members considered a $1 charge on any ticket price of $25 or more. teams would have been hit with the surcharge and pass it on to you. however, the mayor could impose the surcharge on his own. it is 8 after the hour. ahead a restaurant chain gambling on the kindness of strangers. the bet we are making is that enough people will come in and give enough the cafe can sustain. >> reporter: in four minutes the bold experiment by panera. learn how the newest cafe works. it is four our focus on maryland weather and traffic. here's howard. good morning, maryland. some sunny breaks closer to the metro and southern maryland. more clouds north and west toward frederick and western maryland for sure. you are socked in with the clouds. as we head to the 9:00 hour we may see a shower in far western maryland. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s in select locations with mostly cloudy skies. a few peeks of sun, low to mid- 60s toward the lunch hour and in western maryland this afternoon a better cans of showers, let's say from hague erhagerstown west. highs in the upper 60s an night flirt with 70 to the pax river. we are focusing on maryland's roads and we take you outside live for a look at what's going on. not much here as we check on river road at goldsboro. a clear commute toward northwest dc. move over to university and piney branch, just experiencing normal volume here at this time. no incidents. drivers are making a left turn. tuck at a light. that's a look at the maryland traffic. more news is next. it is 69. keep it here. good morning. a restaurant chain relying on the goodness of its customers. it is an experiment for the panera chain. it is known as the st. louis bread company in its hometown. and it's asking customers at one new store, simply to pay what they can. and rubin from ksdk shows us the motivation behind this. >> for the most part the cafe still looks the same. the menu, that's the same, too but really this st. louis bread company in clayton is something new entirely. >> we are seeing it transform in front of our eyes. >> reporter: they are calling it st. louis bread company cares. the idea, everybody gets to eat, paying only what they can afford. >> you take what you need. you give what you can. and the bet we are making is on humanity and that enough people will come in that will give enough that the cafe can sustain. >> the prices are suggestions and when you pay the money doesn't go in 0 cash register because donation box. some contribute more than the cost of their meal, which helps to offset those who pay less and those who have nothing can offer to wipe tables. already the community is responding. >> we get hugs, we get thank yous. we get hand shakes. we are overwhelmed with the response. the important thing about this is it isn't charity in the pure sense of the word. it is really mutual responsibility. it is about our responsibilities to each other. >> reporter: the cafe is a nonprofit and the minute raised will go to keep it running. it ultimately there maybe training programs here for at- risk youths. clayton residents are interested to see if it is a success. >> i think it is interesting. i think in terms of seeing how it plays out financially. you have to see how it goes. >> i think it would be a great thing for the community, for people who are down on their luck. and people who want to give back. >> that was anne rubin reporting. we want to know what you think of the idea. how much would you donate for a bagel and coffee. go to wusa9.com and the story is under the water cooler headline. check it out and leave your comments. this wednesday morning, here's what is in the news now. protesters in thailand have taken over a bangkok television station and set fire to the stock exchange there. it came after military troops overran the encampment and leaders surrendered to the government. the only surviving pirate who hijacked an american ship is pleading guilty. the somali teenager admits to hijacking the ship and holding the captain hostage. all the other pirates were killed in a rescue mission. another hearing on captiol hill today about the gulf of mexico oil spill. federal officials admit the government could have been more aggressive in monitoring off- shore rigs. oil from the spill may be showing up in florida. >> i am blogging about this right now. >> the oil spill. >> hope to have it done in the next hour or so. folks in louisiana are finding this stuff dispersed. the current more than the winds determine how much is going on shore. we haven't seen that much, thankfully. and the loop current we are talking about with that tar ball in florida, key west taking it away, around florida and up the east coast. the oil would have to survive the trip with the waves and wind and everything that would naturally disperse it. so the odds of seeing oil on our beaches is fairly slim. >> that is good news. we are approaching hurricane season in the gulf. what impact would that have. >> it would be great. it would slosh the oil up and make it to smaller pieces and ease fer for microorganisms to break it down. as bad as summit it may not be as bad as we were fearing. a nice morning out there. some sunshine outside to share with you. some clouds, too, and a little haze over washington early on this wednesday morning. wesley more clouds develop today. looks like a mostly cloudy day with an isolated shower. temperatures milder upper 60s to near 70. clouds north and west. nice tomorrow, 80. and friday warm. we will be back in the 80s. may is coming back strong to finish the week. the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, well, partly to mostly cloudy and cool. upper 40s. it is chilly in spots. mid-50s south. sunrise at 54 # 52. this afternoon, mostly cloudy, milder and isolated shower or two. the upper storm is over ohio and pennsylvania heading this way. can't rule out a couple of showers later on. becoming partly cloudy and cool tonight. lows in the a 0s and winds light out of the northwest. we have 50s now. 50 martinsburg. we are 52. 50 manassas, 55 culpeper and fredericksburg. on the eastern shore we have 52. lou anne in annapolis 53 and steve in cross junction 49 and linda in fulton county said they are 51. upper 40s around, montgomery county 49 degrees. andrew is 48. one of the cooler spots and columbia, and crofton 52. ft. belvoir and reston, and great falls 49. 52 partly cloudy to mostly cloudy out there. light southwest wind. so a comfortable but cool morning and while we are relatively quiet weather they are rocking and rolling across the central part of the country. around here, showers to the south. a lot of rain to the east and the upper low, you see showers across ohio in to southwest pennsylvania, that is going to drift over us. that's why we have a threat of an isolated shower or two. but the trend is our friend as we are seeing a nice improvement for the finish of the week. here you go. seven-day forecast, upper 60s near 70 today. partly to mostly cloudy and a stray shower. nice tomorrow. warm on friday. could see a shower on saturday. better chances west, 78. sunday a few showers and storms. highs in the upper 70s. 6:17. hello, angie. >> good morning, howard. so glad you could join us early on. well, the big picture reveals some tieups out there. look outside and show you what is going on the beltway. 495 past van doren approaching eisenhower is where we have crash activity taking away the right and left lane. slow around the van doren area. we will zoom in to arlington, virginia. that's where we have westbound wilson boulevard closed at lynn street because of an accident. the good news is there is a detour in place. follow that. taking it back outside to maryland this time. we are delayed on 270 from germantown road to i-370. maybe five nine minutes extra for that and finally in the yellow own the outer loop in virginia from van doren to the wilson bridge. 16 minutes and growing. 16 minutes eastbound 66 from the fairfax county parkway to the beltway and eight minutes, not so bad, on dc 295 to the 11th street bridge. back to you. our time is 6:18. a marine from stafford, virginia is the latest combat casualty in afghanistan. the 29-year-old corporal died on sunday. he was a naturalized american who graduated from robert e. lee high school in springfield and joined the marines in 2006. a funeral today for corporal kurt shea. the 21-year-old from frederick county, maryland died last week in afghanistan. he was a star wrestler at frederick high school and served as a field radio operator with the marines. a new report calls in to question the safety of canned goods and drinks. it turns out bpa is found in plastic bottles has been found in canned goods, too. the food and drug administration warned bpa poses a health risk to fetuses, infants and young children. the most recent study links it to cancer, diabetes and obesity in laboratory animals. >> we should not set a place for bisphenol a at the dinner table. >> we have introduced a bill essentially that would ban bpa. >> reporter: however, the chemical industry contends bpa has been used to protect food from metal corrosion and bacterial contamination for decades. ahead in sports the nationals win after a rough end to the road trip. and the wizards are riding high. the won the nba draft lottery. the team is expected to -- we will find out who they are expected to pick. ♪ cc ♪ ♪ good morning. i'm brett haber with the wakeup sports. irene pollin sat wearing her his ban's championship ring from 1978 she did it to bring good luck to the franchise that she and her family have shepherded the last 46 years and if it was her final act as the wizards principal owner she went out in style. days away from handing it over to ted leonsis presided over one of the happiest moments in history. the wizards got the number one pick despite having a 10% chance of having that happen. leonsis on hand. and with that the reversal of this franchise perhaps. >> i know mr. pollin had his finger in this pie some place. i'd like to thank mr. and mrs. pollin it is a great thing for the franchise having had a first round pick in in the nhl and seeing how that turned out i think it is a great day for the franchise. >> i am glad i have this ring on. my husband i believe is, his spirit is here. >> reporter: this is the man people think they will pick, john wall. he averaged 27 points a game in his lone college season last year. that's a look at sports. i'm brett haber. have a great wednesday. the nationals are coming home tonight. ludwig had a tie-breaking home run in the 8th last night. nats lose to the cards 3-2. they will host the mets tonight. it is 6:24. still to come, new plans for the old gm plant in fredericksburg, virginia. a health care at a local high school must learn what is being done about a tuberculosis case in silver spring. the rain is moving out and howard says some great weather is coming in. find out when it will arrive when 9 news now returns. i pay the bills, and i want to know i'm getting the best bang for my buck. we know saving money is important. this summer, shop with your giant card and save on shell fuel. earn one point for every dollar you spend. every 100 points earned gets you another 10 cents off per gallon. the more you spend, the more you save. when gas goes from two-something a gallon to a dollar-something a gallon, it makes me feel good. more savings every time you shop, only with your giant card. 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[ normal voice ] you're welcome. get a free quote at progressive.com. we check in with the crew of "atlantis" getting ready for space walk number two of the mission. it begins in 45 minutes. they have been working on preparations since 3:00 this morning. today's space walk will last 6.5 hours. thank you for starting your wednesday with us. i'm andrea roane. meteorologist howard bernstein son the weather terrace with the forecast. looking good if you don't have an umbrella. >> pretty good for the morning. we may see a couple of showers this afternoon and right now a little sunshine. not a lot but a little sunshine in spots. although the clouds are trying to build in. show you what is happening outside from the look overhead. showers through southeast virginia. a few other showers there for parts of west virginia, southwest pennsylvania and ohio. that's where the upper storm, which will be passing over us today. that will squeeze out a couple of showers. with the holds overhead we have upper 40s and 50s right now. 55 fredericksburg and 53 winchester. partly to mostly cloudy day and a couple of sprinkles but milder than yesterday. highs upper 60s to near 70. it is 6:29. hello, angie. >> good morning, howard. good morning, my friends. hope you are off to a great wednesday. right now outside the beltway, we are doing fine. as with take a closer look and move you outside. show you the problem on the beltway. live from the van doren street, past this point to eisenhower is where we have an accident taking away the right and left lane. we are slow starting around the mixing bowl. moving to the maps. looking at arlington, virginia. westbound wilson boulevard is closed at lynn street because of an accident. this should be clearing in the next 10 to 15 minutes. if you are hitting the road trite now, there's a detour in place. and look at the outer loop. it is a slow ride. but no incidents or accidents up here new hampshire to georgia. now, over to andrea. thank you, angie. it's being called an early political earthquake in campaign 2010, a rough series of primaries for incumbents including a hotly contested race in pennsylvania. kristin fisher is live on captiol hill sorting out the results -- results. good morning. >> this is not the news that incumbents had been hoping to hear. in all three of yesterday's big primary battles, the incumbent or the better-known candidate was beaten by a candidate with fewer ties to the washington establishment. let's take a look at the results. blanchi lincoln has been forced in a runoff with bill halter. in kentucky, voters chose the tea party candidate rand paul, beating out a more established player in kentucky politics, trey grayson. democrat mark crist defeated republicans tim burns. and in the biggest primary battle last night, voters fired long time senator after switching parties last year and chose sestak as the nominee for the senate in november. >> i found too many career politicians are a bit too concerned about keeping their jobs rather than serving the public, rather than helping people. >> it's been a great privilege to serve the people of pennsylvania. >> served us well. thank you, arlen! [ applause ] thank you! [ applause ] >> and it's been a great privilege to be in the united states senate. >> reporter: in the big question now is what does this mean for the november election? of course there is that anti- incumbent trend but it seems that the results from yesterday's primaries are a mixed bag in terms of which party wound up on top, republicans. >> reporter: democrats. in the words of house minority leader john boehner he said this year it is politicians, beware. andrea? >> thank you. maryland gubernatorial candidate bob ehrlich says the purple line should be buses not light rail. he says the state can't afford to build a light rail line. here's a look at the proposed purple line. the maryland department of transportation released these pictures of the right rail plan. it would go along the capital crescent trail in montgomery county. a group of students and staff at kennedy high school in silver spring will be tested for tuberculosis after a fellow classmate contracted the disease. the school notified parents through a letter. at the pta meeting last night they explained how they plan to stop tb from spreading on campus. >> befound out which student and teachers in the school had close enough contact with that student they needed to be tested to be sure that they were not infected. >> reporter: at this point, there's no word on how many teachers and student will be tested for tb. a day off in the trial surrounding the murder of robert wone. testimony will resume tomorrow. three men are charged with conspiracy in his murder. his widow took the stand on tuesday. kathy wone testified that joseph price said he was angry police hasn't questioned contractors who had keys to the house where wone was killed. he said the thought they were being promise cuted because they are gay. the man charged with plotting to set off a car bomb had his first appearance in court on tuesday the judge ordered faisal shahzad held on terrorism charges. authorities say that faisal shahzad admitted to receiving training during a yes recent trip to pakistan. officials say he intended to blow up grand central terminal, rockefeller center and the world financial center. it is time for another "living $mart" report. jessica doyle has more on the future plans of an old gm plant in virginia. >> that's right. a lot of federal money has been earmarked to get rid of these facilities for future industry and on the list is a former plant in fredericksburg, virginia. the white house proposed a trust fund of $800 million to pay for the closed sites. it will help to raid or rehabilitation say can facilities and offices that were left empty by government led bankruptcy last year. more than half are in michigan and other others ohio, indiana, new york and virginia. the montgomery county council is ready pass a carbon tax to fight global warming. it would alie to the largest emitter of green house gases. it would place a $5 tax on each ton of carbon dioxide for stations that produce more than a million tons in a given year. the the plant is the only plant in county to meet the threshold. cash is not always welcome at computer stores. their policy is that you must pay by credit oar debit card to prevent con artists from selling them overseas and treasury department says there is nothing required in the law to make companies accept cash. make sure you have a credit card if you want the ipad. a man accused of cheating his way in to harvard and getting scholarships is held on $500,000 cash bail. he made his first appearance yesterday. she from kent county, delaware. his alleged fraud is raising questions as to how he pulled a fast one on harvard. the school won't comment on this case or its admissions process in general. a new report finds half of the third graders in our region are lagging in their reading skills. one school in maryland found a way to buck the trend. in seven minutes how they do it at viersmill elementary school. we turn our atex to -- attention to virginia weather and traffic. some break necessary cloud cover but a mostly cloudy morning out there and a cool one. c.a.t. let 52. jan in reedville 52 and steve in cross junction 49. we are starting off with low 50s, ice lathed upper 40s out there. mostly cloudy skies. not really seeing sprinkles this morning. perhaps an area of drizzle or two. temperatures in the 60s with an isolated afternoon shower. >> we want to keep you updated on the beltway accident in virginia on the outer loop approaching eisenhower, things are improving. only blocking the right lane. however, we are looking at pluls 10 to 15 minutes to make it from the mixing bowl past the scene. a new wreck reported eastbound on the dulles toll road. it is as you approach the beltway. if this holds true you will be slow on to 495 or to hop on to 66. 95 northbound in virginia. heavy, heavy, heavy. delays reported between the prince william parkway and backlick. we are saying an extra 20 minutes. good wednesday morning. you 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>> not a bad morning out there. the radar, we are not going to show it to you. flog on it right now. might only see a couple of showers later on. what we are looking at is an improving weather trend as we finish out the week. a cool damp way to start the week. get the forecast here at 6:45 this wednesday morning. we are looking at mostly cloudy today. still cool with a chance of a shower. highs upper 60s to near 70. a nice thursday around 80. and a warm friday. we will shoot in to the 80s. the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, it is mostly cloudy out there. some breaks there. we will call it cloudy and cold. even though a little sun. 48 to 55. sun came up an hour ago. this afternoon, mostly cloudy. milder than yesterday. in the 60s to near 70. watch out. a couple of showers could pop up in the mountains. northwest winds five to ten. tonight, partly cloudy, comfortably cool. lows in the 50s. light northwesterly winds. 8:17 on the sunset. big rains in eastern new england to to maine. showers in to southeastern virginia and around here late showers this morning central ohio out to south of pittsburgh. that's under the upper storm system that will be passing over us today. 50 cumberland and martinsburg. some of the cool spots with machine, also throw andrews is 48. 52 southern maryland. lou anne in annapolis is 53. we have 55 from culpeper there. locally we are at 49 at the reston town center. game at great falls 49. 50 rockville. 51 columbia. 49 brandywine and 52 in bowie. crofton you are 53. national 52. partly to mostly cloudy sky and a light southwest wind at three miles an hour. slightly bigger picture. you can see the rains from new england in to maine and the upper level low isn't moving much. it is toward cincinnati in to west virginia. but until that passes we can't rule out a couple of showers in the afternoon. won't be widespread but will be a couple. upper 0s to near 70 today. sunny, nice and warm today on thursday and friday. by the weekend, the shower threat returns on saturday. especially west of washington and sound scattered showers and storms. highs in the upper 70s. how busy it is, angie? >> looking at the big picture. we have new problems and some old ones. let's get to them. beginning outside with the outer loop. the accident approaching eisenhower is off to the right shoulder. better news there we are looking at a 25 minute drive too make it from the springfield interchange past the accident scene. move over to maryland and show you bw parkway here at 197. this is something new. we are losing a left lane because of the accident and notice the yellow it is a minor slow go approaching the scene. in to dc, we are delayed between the times building and bladensburg road. and finally a look at the travel times. looks like we are in the red on the outer loop from van doren to the wilson bridge. 21 minutes. 20 minutes and growing on 66 from the fairfax county parkway to the beltway and 16 minutes in maryland on the outer loop to get from 95 over to 270. andrea? >> it is coming up on 6:49. police in fairfax county say a handyman fought off two men trying to invade his employer's home. that's when the pair they say shot and killed him. friends and family described him as a religious family man. he was killed on monday at a mansion in centreville. police think the killers were looking for his boss. they say after the murder the two men ran off and they have not been found. sabotage at a cycling event has police looking for a suspect. this video shows the chain- reaction crash. st. mary's county police believe someone intentionally threw thumb tacks on the course. some of the riders suffered minor injuries. >> i don't think that anyone who does this, and maybe the video would help people to realize the real damage that can happen with something like that. you are traveling that fast with no protection. the way i have heard it described is it is like getting loan out of a car with a speedo on. >> reporter: they are looking at the footage hoping to find the culprit and offering $1,000 reward for information. in sports after a rough season, finally good news for the wizards. >> and that means the number one pick in the 2010 nba draft will be made by the washington wizards. >> irene pollin wife of the late abe pollin was there for the lottery. they are expected to take john wall from kentucky. st. louis ryan ludwig had a tie-breaking home run in the 8th last night. washington loses to the cardinals 3-2. that's five losses in a row. the nats come home tonight to host the mets. could maryland lead the acc? maryland is a candidate to move to the big ten. at this time could mean an extra $22 million a year for the school. it is 6:50. 52 degrees here in northwest washington. a new grade for the chesapeake. in three minutes, things are looking up for the bay. it is 6:54 on this wednesday morning. here's what is in the news now. president obama welcome the president of mexico to the white house for a state dinner tonight. this is video of the two men from april. mrs. obama and the mexican first lady will visit a school today. mayor fenty broke ground on a housing and retail project near the rhode island avenue metro station. a grade of c for the chesapeake water quality and health. it got a c minus from the university of maryland last year. the weather the last year led to less silt going in to the bay. we are seeing a little sunshine in spots this morning. expect a mostly cloudy day with sunny breaks and a couple of showers as highs get in the 60s. angie will have a final look at traffic and we will have a nicer seven-day forecast when we return. hi! welcome to progressive.com. come on in, and i'll give you a free quote. quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that's progressive. call or click today. this is a life camera at the national zoo. a web cam in the lion habitat. at least one new cub has been born there for the first time in 20 years the zoo is keeping an eye on the mom to see if there are more cubs. you won't get a chance to see them in person until the summer, but check out the web cam right now by going to wusa9.com and look under might be news extras. >> the cub is to the right on the corner, the right corner on the bottom. >> barely see it. >> take it to a not so cute picture. the outer loop approaching eisenhower is where there is an accident on the shoulder. slow from the springfield interchange taking it 20 to 25 minutes to pass the scene. report of an accident on the dulles toll road. you are slow leaving tysons area to the toll plaza. 197 you are losing a left lane. taking 20 minutes from 198 past the scene at 197. over to you. clouds and a couple of breaks. near 7 of 80 tomorrow. 84 on friday. much warmer toward the weekend. a couple of showers on saturday and more likely on sunday with highs in the 70s. not a good looking picture on wall street. shaky this morning. more concerns over europe. the "early show" is next and they have reaction to the primaries and happy celebrity news, john travolta and kelly preston are expecting. >> the next news is at noon. get the day's news, traffic and weather at wusa9.com. go look at those cute lion cubs. have a