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miles per hour. out of the northwest. angie goff is in now with a look at timesaver traffic. >> all right. thank you very much, howard. right now, as we kick off the 6:00 hour, we continue to keep that yellow light on. we want to urge you to be careful out there early this morning. especially with dealing with those wet roads. we're tracking a couple of incidents beginning with a new accident on 95 headed northbound. want to let you know past 123, we have crash activity. you're looking at conditions past the prince william parkway. we're watching the delays build from this point up toward the aquacon. outer loop, more problems in virginia approaching braddock road. the crash activity takes away two left lanes. on the inner loop, we have volume building between braddock road up toward 66. no incidents along the way. we want to take live video and show you what's going on in chevy chase. man, not good here. we have a tree that's fall on to a car. they're trying to get the roadway cleared. this is jones mill road where it meets the east-west highway. road shut down. the good news is police on the scene diverting traffic on to twin fork. that's getting drivers back on to connecticut. moving over to our real time graphics again, we're going to show you our outer loop. we're tracking the time, 95 to 270 still moving at about 12 minutes. 95 and the bw parkway doing fine out of laurel. d.c. 295 drivers, nothing to worry about as you make your way from 295 down to route 50 or northbound approaching the 11th street bridge, you're also in the green. still ahead, we're going to have the latest on incidents to avoid. andrea and surae, that's at 6:12. >> let's get a check on the stories happening today. memorials will be held across west virginia. it was one year ago today, 29 men died at the upper big branch mine. labor secretary hilda solis will take part in a candlelight vigil today. >> kurt busch comes to virginia today. he will visit wounded warriors at the quantico marine base and will take a small taste of basic training. eric holder will open a conference on preventing youth violence. it begins this morning in northwest. the conference will take part at the same time in six cities across the country. also today, the faa will issue an inspection order for 80 jets. >> the order is for a model of boeing 737-300 such as the southwest jet which developed a gaping hole mid flight last week. >> lindsey mastis was live in the satellite center with more on what this directive means. >> good morning, andrea. >> southwest airlines has already inspected most their planes. they've cleared 64 of the 80 planes. they haven't wasted any time. those can take to the skies but they did find problems with three of their planes finding cracks that are similar to the ones that happened in arizona. now, the inspectors are having to use electromagnetic technology to detect metal fatigue and the faa wants those inspections -- inspectors of several theories of the boeing 737 aircraft that have logged more than 30,000 takeoffs and landings. that's when the planes are about halfway through their life-span. >> as long as the aircraft is being maintained properly, you can get the life-span up to 75 to 80,000 cycles. >> southwest had to cancel about 70 flights yesterday but they hope to have nearly all of their grounded flights back in the air tonight. reporting live in the satellite center, i'm lindsey mastis, andrea, back to you. thank you, lindsey. >> the safety inspection order covers about 80 of the 737 jets. there are 13 different models being flown. more than 6600 of these jets have been sold to airlines since 1968 and it is the best selling plane in history. just about every major american airline uses them and it is the only kind of plane used by southwest airlines. the plane has two engines on the wing and usually carries between 100 and 150 passengers. at 6:05, we're just three days away from a potential shutdown of the federal government. the president will meet with g.o.p. leaders today at the white house. >> house republicans have come up with a plan to fund uncle sam for one more week but it would cut spending by $12 billion, not making any cuts for the pentagon. >> republican leadership on the hill is telling party members to brace for a shutdown. even as both sides try to reach some kind of agreement. both sides want to make cuts but can't agree on how. >> in addition to many choices about what to slash and what to keep, republican leadership has another very big choice to make. it has to decide whether it will do what the tea party wants it to do or what the country needs it to do. >> liberal are clearly responsible for a possible government shutdown. the american people know spending is out of control with the record deficit in february of $223 billion. >> a shutdown would put hundreds of thousands of federal workers here out of a job. government contractors could also shut down. essential government functions would keep on going. >> former d.c. schools chancellor michelle rhee welcomes an investigation into erasures on standardized tests during her tenure. a week ago, our partners at "usa today" uncovered an incredibly high number of erasures that suggest the improved test scores by some students may not have been earned. following a radio interview monday, rhee said while she supports a probe by the inspector general, she's confident there was no widespread cheating. >> i think that it is not going to be a problem once the new investigation happens, what you want to do is make sure the cloud has lifted, that people are very clear and confident about what was achieved. >> rhee couldn't comment on our report that people had been removed from their positions in 2009. after high erasure rates were discovered in four classrooms. >> right now, a follow-up on a pair of stories we brought you yesterday morning. virginia state police are widening their search for witnesses to a deadly hit and run. a taxi struck and killed 23- year-old daniel park on interstate 66 early sunday. police are trying to find two passengers from that cab. the cab driver tells police he didn't know he had hit somebody. >> police say street racing is to blame for a deadly crash in the third street tunnel. 33-year-old jeffrey keith edwards of upper marlboro died early monday morning. police say he lost control of his car while changing lanes. edwards was not wearing a seat belt. time for your money report. >> jessica is here with a look at gadgets that can save your home and your money. >> that's right. we know fires in the home can be absolutely devastating. this, we know. the national fire protection association reports a person dies in a fire every three hours. and they cause an estimated $12.5 billion in damage in 2009. it is difficult to prevent a fire but there are new products on the market to help keep your family and your possessions safer. joining us now is steve greenberg, author of gadget nation with some fantastic products. >> this is a fire resistant water proof safe. this is from the century safe folks. this can handle a fire up to 1500 degrees for 30 minutes. it has a built in light and it is set up like a file cabinet to keep your documents, your passport, your financials, your birth certificates all in an organized fashion as well. it is really solid. best of all, it is under $50. about $45 for century safe. great price point. >> this is a word of warning that everybody needs to know. >> this is more of a public service announcement. >> every home should have a carbon monoxide detector. smoke detectors are usually required by code. these are not. you should consider. other thing to consider is getting a hard wired versus one that's battery operated. battery operated if you're awake and hear it but if you're not home, using something that's hard wired and monitored like protection one for like a dollar a day will monitor it. 40,000 pets die every year in house fires and that's because there's no one there to get them out. >> great warning, great ideas. another idea to protect your house from fire. >> genius came up by a garage inventor. this is called alarm arm. the way this works, you take this sticky pad right here. you attach it to your ceiling. >> i'm the ceiling. >> then any smoke detector, goes on to the special pad that has magnets on it. put this up there. no ladder needed. you put it up on the ceiling. there it goes. you want to change the batteries, give it a little twist. take it down. you can change the battery. >> now, a list of the products featured is available on our web site under the morning show section at wusa9.com. i love that magnetic feature. so easy for changing the batteries which means a lot of people take the batteries out because they just don't want to keep changing them, hearing them. >> beep. >> they say they'll come back to it. it is an easy way to do it. >> thank you, jessica. >> well, the nutmeg state is home to the men's college basketball champion. yes, the connecticut huskies topped butler last night, 53-41 giving uconn its third title in 12 years. 1500 miles from houston, fans packed uconn's arena to cheer on their team. coming up in about 15 minutes, hear from players on their big win! >> it is 6:10. here is a look at what's still ahead in this hour of 9news now. >> a health alert. how video games can help fight concussions. >> at 6:32, the latest on the huge e-mail breach. advice on protecting yourself from scams. >> up next, howard has our tuesday forecast. your weather first is just 90 seconds away. >> live doppler 9000 hd, the radar looking at live doppler 9000 hd in a few minutes. you can see the west of the weather has pushed east of us across the bay into the eastern shore. we still have plenty of rain that we'll be going through over the next several hours. spotty showers, the worst storms are over. temperatures going to get a lot cooler this afternoon as the sun returns. breezy, too, with highs in the low 50s. angie? >> accident alert, everybody on the outer loop. the dulles toll road. watch for crash activity. expect delays. i'm going to be back with another recap of your top tie- ups of the morning at 6:19. back to you. this morning, antigovernment protest leaders in yemen are calling for international health. it wants an end to the violent crackdown there. >> it is one of the stories making news at 6:13. more than 120 people have been killed since protests began in february. protestors want yemen's president to step down. he's been in power for 32 years. he says yemen will descend into payoffs if he leaves office. the man who appears to be haiti's new president will meet with reporters today. musician michele sweet mickey martelli won 68% of the vote last month. preliminary results were just released last night. the obama administration is reversing course. five suspects in the 9-11 attack will be tried by military tribunals instead of criminal court. the white house had called for the alleged mastermind of the attack to be tried just blocks from ground zero. at 6:13, we have a health alert. the benefits of sports are well- known. especially for young people. but they're also at-risk. at particular concern, concussions. multiple untreated concussions can lead to hyperactivity, learning disabilities, depression and brain swelling. the primary message for young athletes is if you get a concussion, stay off the playing field or court. but this is easier said than done. it is hard for young people to accept but now the video game industry is driving the message home. this year's version of the madden video game will place new emphasis on concussions. any time a player suffers one, he will be sidelined for the rest of the video game and the game announcers will explain the seriousness of the head injuries. also, no helmet to helmet hits will be part of the madden 12 game. since you're up this earl early, you may be in for a long day at work. that could mean long hours at the doctor's office. anita brikman tells us about a new study showing the more you work, the higher your risk of heart disease. >> truck driver brian can't remember the last time he only worked an eight hour day. >> for us, it is closer to 14, 15 hours. >> in fact, all that time on the road may be driving him closer to heart disease. a new study published in the annals of internal medicine find people who routinely work 11 hours or more a day increase their chances of developing heart disease 67%. >> this may be the first time that we've taken this long working hours concept and actually quantified it and combined it with an existing risk score. >> this study followed more than 7,000 civil service workers for over a decade. adjusting for other risk factors including high blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking habits. researchers didn't say why the longer hours seem to increase the risk of heart disease but cardiologists have their suspicions. >> when you're working longer hours, you're subjected to more stress. >> reporter: despite the findings, he says he has no plans of slowing down. >> it is hard not. you have to work as many hours as you can out here just to make a living. >> that was anita brikman reporting. according to the cdc, nearly half a million americans a year die from coroner artery disease. 785,000 have their first heart attack and typically, the biggest risk factors including being obese and physically inactive. having a family history of heart trouble or having diabetes. >> howard bernstein is here with your weather first. and boy, wa it was a rocky start tho this morning. >> storms were moving at 50, 60 miles per hour. we know we have damage here and there with the strong winds. thankfully, it is all across the bay and it is a little weaker and the worst is over. we're still going to be wet at times. we're going to have scattered showers through midday. we're in much better shape. we'll start you off with a look at the doppler 9000. line of stronger storms pulling in toward delaware. spotty showers at the moment. more showers back in west virginia. so, grab some rain gear and also, grab a jacket. it is much, much cooler than yesterday. bigger picture, the red is the tornado watch. still in effect to our east. our southeast. behind this line, the severe weather threat is over. they've cancelled a tornado watch for us. you can see showers back in west virginia, western north carolina. so, still some spotty showers over the next several hours. your momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, had showers and thunderstorms although the thunder is pretty much done. pretty much showers right now. here and there. we'll be seeing temperatures drop into the 50s. sun is up in half an hour. it sets at 7:35. we'll see the sunset today as temperatures, not 68. they'll be in the low 50s this afternoon. 70 degrees in dover delaware this morning. winds have been screaming out of the south here. they're switching to the northwest. colder air is moving in. cumberland in the 40s. upper 50s in the shenandoah valley. steven crush junction was 56. winchester is 59. here in washington, we have 58 degrees. some light rain. very light rain showers being reported. still a south wind at 13. we've not seen the cold front push through yet. the barometer low 29.34. got a headache this morning. it may be due to the pressure changes. there will be some big ones. here is the upper level. you can see it coming out of west virginia. that's why still the threat of showers and storms through midday and then sunny, breezy and much colder this afternoon. low 50s by this afternoon. as the sun returns. 64 tomorrow. thursday looks real pleasant. 69 degrees. by friday, more showers possible. thunder, 62. that could cause problems for the saturday game. 64 on saturday. with a chance of storms and sunday, warmer. we'll be back i think above the 80 degree mark. >> take it there. >> angie goff. >> thank you very much, howard bernstein. yellow light stays on. please be careful when you hit the roads this morning. already dealing with a lot of incidents out there. this is a new one on the outer loop at 267, the dulles toll road. watching volume pick up around there. crash activity to keep an eye out for. same goes for outer loop drivers near the braddock road exit where we're losing a couple of left lanes. seeing a jamup approaching the scene. on the inner loop, good amount of congestion between braddock road up toward 66. this is your live shot from chevy chase. there in the clearing stages ax real mess out here on jones mill road where it meets the east-west highway. had a situation where the tree fell on to a car and a vehicle. has had the road shut down all morning. as a result, the crews out here diverting traffic to twin forks over to connecticut and you can tell from our live picture here that it doesn't look like they're going to have any of this cleared before the morning rush is over. let's take a look over at your trains. i want to tell you about some minor delays on the vre. we're looking at the fredericksburg line, train number 300 and 302, both running behind. also, getting word that for metro riders at the foggy bottom station, the escalators are still out. more tie-ups to avoid. back over to you. it is 6:20 right now. a check on sports is next. hear from the uconn huskies on their national title win. >> orioles fans have plenty to celebrate. so far this early season. learn what baltimore's team has done for the first time in 14 years! we'll be back. ♪ ♪ are you having any joy? ♪ ♪ what you getting out of living? ♪ ♪ what good is what you've got if you're not having any joy? ♪ ♪ ♪ are you having any laughs? ♪ are you getting any lovin'? ♪ if other people do, so can you ♪ ♪ have a little joy [ female announcer ] how does your next week look? why not get away on a cruise from baltimore? book today at royalcaribbean.com. 6:23. we're looking still at some rain showers around here at 11:00. good news this afternoon, you'll see the rain pulls away. the sunshine returns. temperatures aren't going to move. we'll be down to the low to mid- 50s. we'll stay there. we will have a nice, dry, if not windy ride home. with temps again upper 40s, north to low 50s by 6:00 p.m. andrea? >> thank you, howard. for the third time in 12 years, the connecticut huskies are champions of college men's basketball. >> uconn topped butler last night and again, you saw here on channel 9, one some fans are calling a pretty ugly game. >> butler was in control in the first half. sheldon mack led with 13 points. butler was up by 3 at the plate. butler went cold and uconn got hot. huskies win the title and cut down the net. the final again, 53-41. walker admits his team peaked at the right time. >> the east tournament came off strong. we got a lot of confidence from that tournament and we kind of felt unstoppable. it was right. we were unstoppable. that's why we're national champions. >> here's a facebook comment on the game. uconn national champs 2011 perhaps the ugliest final ever but we will take it. congrats, huskies. that from a connecticut native and uconn alum, guess who? mike hydeck. >> texas a&m against notre dame. the game tips off tonight at 8:30 in indianapolis. >> a busy night on the local sports scene. wizards are at home hosting the pistons. the capitals are in toronto to visit the maple leafs. while the nationals begin a three-game series with the marlins in south florida. >> up in baltimore, the orioles are off to the best start since 1997. they are a perfect 4-0. baltimore topped the scores in the camden yards opener. orioles, rangers, phillies and receipts are the only unbeaten teams in baseball. >> still ahead this morning, a prince william county teacher accused of an inappropriate relationship with a student. >> later, those hated speed cameras in montgomery county, learn which thee are writing the most tickets. >> angie has a quick check on the commute. >> 95 headed northbound at 123, the crash activity. drivers are jammed from triangle looking at least a 40 minute commute. more early morning tie-ups to avoid at 6:31. stay with 9news now! now it can stop pain from any angle, with no mess. [ male announcer ] icy hot spray. relief that's icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away. and no mess. icy hot spray. don't mess around with pain. we're back at 6:30. this is always the place to get your weather first. here is a loo live look at the american legion bridge. rain is pretty much gone. we have 59 degrees here right now. >> howard bernstein is here on the weather terrace with our forecast. no umbrella, howard. >> i've got it with me, andrea but the rain jacket is inside. right now, anyway, it is not raining. still spotty showers possible between now and even midday but a better afternoon so keep the umbrellas handy and keep in mind it will be much, much cooler. we start with a look at live doppler 9000 hd which, a couple of hours ago, was lit up big time. now, we're seeing the stronger storms in delaware and parts of the eastern shore approaching salisbury. for us, spotty light showers at the moment. i do think we'll see a few more because as we look at a bigger picture, you'll see some of the showers across west virginia, so, a break for awhile. as the front comes through, that's when we've got a chance for a few more showers. severe weather threat is over. temperatures in delaware around 70. we're in the upper 50s here. 30s in the mountains. so, it will be a colder and breezy to windy afternoon. we're going home with sunshine. that's a good thing but those winds will be out of the northwest over 20 miles per hour, gusting over 30. very brisk afternoon after having a record tying 85 yesterday. we'll have your seven-day forecast next time i see you. angie goff is in with a look at timesaver traffic. >> the yellow light stays on. we're using caution this morning. let's take a look at some of our tie-ups we're trying to avoid. 95 heading northbound at 123. crash activity from stretching, taking drivers at least 40 minutes. as we move things over to chevy chase, we take a look at the live conditions out here. jones mill road where it meets the east-west highway. a tree fell on to a car. traffic meanwhile is being diverted on to twin forks. that's getting drivers around this and getting them back on to connecticut. going over to 270, no incidents or accidents along the way. a whole lot of volume as drivers make their way from father hurley down to montrose. we have a little bit of wind to contend with as well. you're slow from frederick down to 121. your travel times, 66 headed eastbound from the fairfax county parkway, taking six minutes longer than usual. the dulles tollway, still in the green to the beltway. inner loop not bad from the wilson bridge over to van dorn. we're going to have the latest on l'enfant station. vre riders are being impacted. we have a power outage to tell you about at 6:46. now over to andrea. >> at 6:32, we have a very special your money report. i'm in the web center with jessica doyle. we're learning more about that major e-mail breach affecting millions of us. >> taking a step back over the weekend, several large companies reached out to their customer base. they warn them that hackers had compromised their personal information. now, the magnitude of the security breach is believed to be huge and it exposes consumers to a new round of attacks. if you do business with jpmorgan chase, best buy, tivo, you may have been exposed. hackers woke into the records of epsilon. and the attack may have exposed customers of its now believed up to 50 companies. even though the breach is said to be limited to e-mail addresses and possibly customer names, a lot of damage could still be done with that information. >> when you have a list of e- mail addresses and you have a list of names, then you can send customized phishing e- mails saying oh, please, log in to update our bank account information and if it has your e-mail address and your name, you're inclined to trust it. >> you may be receiving phishing e-mails. they may try to coax you into clicking on viral attachments and harmful web links then the hacker can take full control of your computer. >> look for the red flags. verify your account. now, know this. legitimate businesses do not ask you to send passwords. user names, social security numbers or other personal information through e-mail. other tricks you'll want to look for phrases like you have won the lottery or if you don't respond within 48 hours your account will be closed. epsilon contains information on 250 million customers worldwide. we still don't know how many people this has affected. >> if i see that in the subject line, you may have won the lottery? i know not to open it -- >> lottery, you can guess that you probably haven't won the lottery. >> yes, really. verify the account. >> let's say capital one, for example, e-mails you and they ask for your account information. call up the company. get out your capital one card. call up the 1-800-number and check with a customer service representative if they actually need this information. do it in person. do not do it on your computer. >> all right. good advice, jess. >> thank you. >> surae? >> thank you. it is 6:34. prince william county high schoolteacher is on unpaid leave this morning. she's facing criminal charges of having sexual relations with a student. the teacher is 27-year-old tina amato, a third year english teacher at garfield high school. the alleged student involved is 16 years old. police were called in after the student's phone was confiscated by another teacher on friday. >> it was learned through text messages that the two had been having a relationship and the investigation revealed it had been about going on for about a year. >> students we spoke with called amato a nice teacher. they were surprised by her arrest. in a few hours, house republican leadership will head to the white house. the president will meet with speaker john boehner to discuss keeping the federal government open. a shutdown is looming. the money rust runs out on friday. some of in the g.o.p. are calling for a stop gap measure which cuts more than $10 billion. but it would only fund the government for another week. democrats call the plan harmful and gimmicky. >> today, the federal aviation administration will issue an order for emergency inspections. >> it will affect dozens of 737s such as the one involved in a mid air emergency last friday. >> lindsey mastis is live in our satellite center with more on this story. good morning, lindsey. >> good morning, andrea. >> the faa will issue that order today and require that inspectors use electromagnetic technology to detect metal fatigue. cracks can occur in the plane from the cycle of pressurizing and depressurizing the cabin. nearly all of the planes targeted by this emergency order are owned by southwest airlines and the airline said they were never told that this might be a problem with their 737. >> it is not believed that this was an area that could fail until we see it now. >> southwest has already inspected and cleared 64 of their planes. they have 80 of them. they did find cracks similar to the ones in arizona on three of their planes. reporting live in the satellite center, i'm lindsey mastis, back to you. >> thank you, lindsey. >> three people are hospitalized after a small plane crash on the eastern shore. the plane was going in for a landing when a strong gust of wind flipped it. this happened monday in ridgely. that's in caroline county. a passerby pulled one person from the wreckage. firefighters rescued the other two. we bring you the latest on the disaster in japan. water with high amounts of radiation is spilling into the pacific ocean. the owner at a fukushima plant says the radiation measures seven million times the legal limit. crews are pumping sea water on the nuclear reactors to keep them cool but that water is spilling back into the ocean. experts believe that radioactive material would dissipate into the ocean. the outpouring of international support following the triple disaster in japan hasn't been as strong as other crisis. so, groups around the world spent monday raising awareness and money including groups at george washington university. the japanese-american student alliance at gw held a fund- raiser for the japanese red cross. all of the money will go toward relief efforts. the rain should be gone by lunch time! up next, howard looks ahead to the rest of the week. >> here is a live look at northbound 95 another potomac mills. it might be a little bit of a crawl from there to the aqua con. angie's next timesaver traffic is just seven minutes away. >> here is a look at what you'll see tonight on channel 9. my "me time" is when i thought i parked on level 2. or maybe 8? 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[ male announcer ] the simple joy of a frappé. ♪ >> a lot of people are probably hoping for a repeat of yesterday's weather. blue skies, beautiful cherry blossoms, temperatures in the 80s ax great day to check out the cherry blossoms, go for a run or relax and do nothing but today may be a different story. bring the umbrella at least for the first half of the day. >> the bigger problem will be the wind. we had strong winds with the storms this morning. >> starting to blow. >> that's the thing that will get them the most. they're most susceptible to winds. if you haven't seen them and you don't see them real soon, there is always next year. as we can tell you. >> we'll see. they're out now. we'll watch that. >> weatherwise, we're in much better shape than we were a couple of hours ago. any strong storms are almost to the atlantic pushing through parts of the delmarva now. we do have an area of showers out to the west and southwest. showers approaching culpepper out of charlottesville. we're not done with the rain but we're done with the severe weather. so, your momslikeme.com bus stop forecast. we've got showers out there. scattered showers though. keep the rain gear handy. it is in the 50s. it will stay in the 50s today. it will drop more. hagerstown, sunrise by the way in three minutes. in hagerstown, you may fall into the upper 40s same with cumberland as we go into the afternoon. our day planner, it will be a chilly one. mid-50s at 9:00. we're staying there. we'll see sunshine but look at the winds. arrows are the wind direction. northwesterly all day. speeds, 20 miles per hour give or take. sustained with gusts to 30, maybe 35. that's going to do a number on some of the cherry blossoms. we had some strong thunderstorms earlier. now, the line of severe weather, you can see it delaware, approaching right there, the bay bridge tunnel there down toward norfolk and still out to the west, showers across areas of west virginia. that's with the front. that has to come through. we'll see the rain threat over. temperatures big, big difference between where the front is in the low to mid-60s here in norfolk to the 30s in pittsburgh and much of ohio. 46 in cumberland. 58 degrees. 80s, we may see them again by the weekend. not in the short term. 58 right now. light rain being reported at reagan national at 6:00 a.m. south winds at 13. it is going to rise quickly today. anybody who is susceptible to the big changes in pressure, it will be an uncomfortable day for you. bigger picture showing the upper level storm coming across west virginia with the showers in the mountains right now. the main storms have runway ahead of that. we'll have a lull at times but still, the shower threat through midday. this afternoon though, 5:00, the line of storms well out in the atlantic. perhaps some snow showers with higher elevations and a brisk northwesterly wind. that will keep us in the upper 40s in the northern shenandoah valley to the low 50s to mid- 50s here in town. windy today. sun this afternoon. we'll be 64 on wednesday. nice recovery in the afternoon. thursday, 69. really looks like a really nice day. looks like more rain or showers possible friday. 62 saturday. 64. could be some thunder. sunday looks much better. warm. 82 again. angie? >> thank you, howard. right now, we have the yellow light on. we have a couple of incidents we're following. might want to factor in extra minutes. we're dealing with delays that set in early because of the weather we were dealing with early on. as we take a look, 95 headed northbound, i have better news for you at 123. crash activity has been cleared. we're still looking at a 40 minute drive to make it from triangle past that previous accident scene. and that's really, really long because usually, that only takes about 16 to 17 minutes on the norm. let's take it over to -- let's move it right along over to chevy chase. we'll take a live look at jones mill road. at the east smith highway. we have live conditions out here for you. the tree out in the roadway as crews continue to work this scene. they were able to remove the car. but as a result of this, traffic is being diverted on to twin forks to get back on to connecticut. we go over to 66 again. i can show you we're tracking the delays from 234 to 29 centreville. no incidents or accidents along the way. i want to let you know about the outer loop in virginia at braddock road. it looks like that crash activity is in the clearing stages. drivers still jammed though approaching the scene and they're still slow on the inner loop from braddock road up to 66. we want to tell you about our train delays on the vre seeing major delays on the fredericksburg line. trains 300, 302 and 304 because we have a power poutage going on at the l'enfant station. still ahead, we'll have your top traffic stories. that's ahead at 6:58. andrea, surae, now back to you. we're going to the top of the charts. this morning, the hottest search topics on google. number one, kurt cobain. it was 17 years ago today the nirvana front man took his own life. at number three, wrestle mania featuring snooki. and at 4, the basketball champion uconn. >> the clock is ticking for drivers who don't have an e-z pass in maryland. today is the last day to drive the icc without paying any extra fees. >> one minute after midnight tonight, the maryland transportation authority will charge you an extra $3 if you don't have an e-z pass. it is a service charge to ride the toll road. >> now, tolls on the new highway began last month after a two-week free trial when the tolls began, road use sharply declined by 2/3. about 9400 cars a day drive the icc right now. and the road will be extended to i-95 and completed by early next year. >> montgomery county will charge. >> fee for driving too fast in the form of a speed camera. we found the three busiest cameras in the county. number one on georgia avenue near king william drive in olney. it has issued more than 3300 tickets this year. number two on ridge road, just north of damascus, 3100 tickets this year and number three is in kensington on connecticut avenue near is all road. 3,000 tickets this year. those cameras take your picture if you go 12 miles per hour over the limit. the fine is $40. all right. we have 58 degrees out there here in northwest washington. >> a check on the news before you go is up next. to say it was a shock is just a complete understatement. i mean, i don't think there are words. you... don't have a choice of getting breast cancer. i had no choice. that 3-day gave me that opportunity. and i can actually do something to help. 60 miles in 3 days-- i can do that. we can rid the world of this terrible disease... so that no mother... granddaughter... sister... daughter... mother... go through what my wife had to go through. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime.  much quieter now than it was. we'll still have some spotty showers through midday. temps going in the wrong direction. 55 at 9:00. 52 at noon. rather breezy as well. at least sunny for the drive home. temperature around 53. andrea? >> thank you, howard. today is tuesday, april 5th. here is a check on the news before you go. the storms that moved through caused some minor damage. they knocked down a tree along east-west highway near beach drive in chevy chase and landed on a car. luckily no one was hurt. >> for the fifth year in a row, no bay bridge walk in maryland. the state canceled it this year because of budget concerns. it has become more expensive to hold the event because of post- 9-11 security. >> the huskies are the top dog this morning. connecticut topped butler last night to win the men's college basketball title. the final, 53-41 is connecticut's third title in 12 years. >> "the early show" begins in six minutes. >> chris wragge tells us what's coming up at the top of the hour. >> coming up on "the early show," the government wants emergency inspections on more 737s to check for metal fatigue. is this a big problem and what's the impact on passengers? we'll ask a former top faa administrator. also ahead, a big decision before the royal wedding. should kate middleton sign a prenup? we'll get all of the latest wedding news from london plus if you've ever faxed sensitive information, identity thieves are targeting you. we'll show you how the bad guys use thermal fax machines to steal your personal information and we'll look at new research that says you really can be addicted to food. we've got all of that and much more coming up right here on "the early show." surae, andrea? >> i believe it. >> thank you, chris. he's a happy man, a uconn grad as well. we have one more traffic and weather check when 9news now returns. my second diagnosis-- i was told to go home, retire, and enjoy the time i had left. to say it was a shock is just a complete understatement. i mean, i don't think there are words. she had put up a really good fight, but it was her time. you... don't have a choice of getting breast cancer. i had no choice. i wanted to do something bigger than myself. that 3-day gave me that opportunity. and i can actually do something to help. i think it's a very bold thing to do. 60 miles in 3 days-- i can do that. i'm sure if it was 100 miles, we'd still walk it. it was a big statement for me of... 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(man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. it is 6:58. much quieter for the rest of the day. showers oobd off through midday. breezy and much cooler. 58 now. we'll in the low 50s by this afternoon. next chance of rain not until friday. >> we want to recap our big stories beginning in chevy chase. east-west highway, still obviously have the big tree. strewn across the roadway. traffic still being diverted on to twin forks on to connecticut. looks like they'll be out there for quite some time. 95 heading northbound at 123, accident cleared. still looking at 40 minute commute from triangle past that scene and from newington over to springfield. on the outer loop in maryland, drivers there jammed, no incidents from 95 over to georgia about a 20-minute drive that usually takes about 10. >> the harry potter books have been one of the biggest sellers over the last decade. even now, you can't get them for an ereader. that may change soon. j. k. rowling is considering making it available for the kindle, nook and ipad. she's been holding out because of piracy issues. however, making them available could mean another $100 million in the bank. >> that will change her mind. >> that's a good incentive for certain. >> jess? >> for wall street, we're looking lower right now. >> early show is next. we'll have more on the faa's inspection order. howard and angie will be back in about 25 minutes with the latest. have a

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