begin with. we do have some yellow out on the roadways. we're slowing down out of urbana down to 109. maybe a little wind to contend with. we're seeing more drivers hit the pavement. over to the maps again, this time, the focus will be north of the district on the outer loop make the trip from route one college park over to georgia avenue, really, starting to use the brakes around university. things are going to let up a little bit past georgia. let's move it to our travel times. inner loop from 395 over to the dulles toll road is in the green. only about 13 minutes. toll road not bad approaching the capital beltway. no complaints on 395 approaching the 11th street bridge. surae, mike, back to you. thank you, angie. let's check on some of the stories happening today. prince william county will pay tribute to officer paul detomo, one of 14 law enforcement officers to die in the last year. a memorial and candlelight vigil will be held tonight in woodbridge. >> there will be a drum and ukulele circle. taking part education secretary arne duncan and former yankee, bernie williams. the event is going to raise awareness for music education. >> don't be surprised to hear canon fire. the salute battery will conduct firing drills between 7:00 and 8:00 this morning. the cannons can be heard in the district. >> floodwaters may start receding along the mississippi river near memphis. >> cresting is expected today at 48 feet. that's 14 feet above flood stage in the city. >> this is the highest the water levels have been there in over 70 years. there is some flooding in the low-lying areas but the levees designed to prevent the disaster actually worked. >> we think we have a pretty good handle on it. the levees are going to hold. we've evacuated around 400. there are another 1300 who are in the low-lying areas. >> president obama has already signed a disaster declaration in tennessee. now, all eyes shift to the south where the flooding is expected in louisiana by next week. >> closer to home, a 9-year-old child is dead, his mother in a hospital. they were hit by a car last night in ashburn, virginia. loudoun county sheriff's department says this happened around 9:15 last night along farmwell road at ashburn village boulevard. the two were hit while crossing the street. the driver is helping out with the investigation. alcohol and speed were not factors. we don't know yet if the two were in the crosswalk or not. >> redskins defenseman albert haynesworth is due before a judge in d.c. he's facing a charge of sexual abuse. a waitress at the w hotel says haynesworth groped her after she allowed him to put a credit card in her blouse. the football player was threatened by the waitress because he left a tip she said was too small. haynesworth called 911 saying the two had a verbal altercation. this morning, maryland students and fans are reacting to the terp's selection of a new head coach. kristin fisher is live in college park with more reaction from maryland's pick. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning, surae. it is a new era in terps basketball. the mark turgeon era. he has been hired to replace the legendary gary williams who announced his retirement last week. let's talk about who exactly this new coach is. now, turgeon will be coming to college park from texas a&m where he's been the head coach for the past four years. he took the aggies to the ncaa tournament each season. prior to his stint at a&m, the kansas native was with the 76ers and at wichita state. while he was at wichita five years ago, he had what many consider to be his greatest coaching moment. ironically, it happened here in washington when he led the team to the sweet 16. at the verizon center. now, turgeon held a press conference last night after the big announcement. he was visibly worn out from what he called a very tough day. he went back and forth but in the end, it was too good of an offer to pass on. >> it is not fair to coaches and players and families. but they have to make a decision. i know enough about everything there. so, i told the players, it is the hardest decision i've ever had to make. >> so, why exactly did he make this decision? what were the motivations behind it? we'll get into that at 6:30. surae? >> thank you, kristin live in college park with that news. >> over at the high school, "the new york times" reports music director john mitchell will lead his final concert on thursday. mitchell founded the dematha music program. he has won dozens of national awards for that program. >> this morning, we have a commuter alert. you may have to wait longer to ride metro's extension to tysons corner. team building the silver line says it needs to put a control room in falls church. the county is debating where it should go. one location would delay the opening of the silver line's first section by eight months. right now, it is scheduled to open in 2013. >> a heads up for everyone who heads out on the 14th street bridge. there is a concrete island. starting thursday, the island is going to shift to the right one lane. so, everyone going to exit the 14th street needs to stay in the left two lanes. all of the work on the bridge should wrap up this fall. >> 6:06 is your time. jessica doyle is here with another your money report. >> new evidence that people who have been out of work are starting to find jobs. >> if you've been out of work for a long time, you know it can be frustrating to look for a job. it can be scary, depressing, especially when no one else is getting hired. there is good news for folks still looking for a job. three out of five workers laid off in the last year have secured new employment. our partners at career builder reports this is what it took. 60% had to look in a new field. this reflects the growing trend where workers are re-educating themselves. 1/3 of folks had to relocate. 90% found full time employment. >> speaking of the workplace, are you a road warrior? chances are you could be doing more travel for work this year. 61% of corporate travel managers are upping their travel budgets this year. business travel was one of the first of the recession. you could be paying more to see a show in the future. arts groups in washington are fighting a proposed 6% tax on tickets and mayor vincent gray's budget for 2012. groups ranging from arena stage and the helen hayes award to cultural tourism d.c. are e- mailing supporters and circulating online petitions and live performances and museums. federal institutions such as the kennedy center and the smithsonian institution theatres would be exempt. so, we'll have to watch this. obviously, the groups are also wrirped about a trickle down effect. you might not go to the restaurant before the theatre. we'll have to track this one for you. >> thank you, jess. all right, a national cell phone alert system is coming up and it is starting right here in washington. the fcc announced monday a new way to let you know about natural disasters. terror attacks, amber alerts or other emergencies. starting next year, all new cell phones will require a chip which will carry the alert messages. you will be able to opt out of some but not all of them. it should go nationwide by late next year. here is a look at what's still ahead in the next hour of 9news now. >> a consumer alert. stray voltage posing a danger to people walking along the street. >> layoffs coming to d.c. public schools. learn just how many jobs are going to be cut. >> up next, howard has our tuesday forecast. your weather first when 9news now returns. coming up on 6:12 on this tuesday morning. nice day today. maybe not as nice as yesterday but it will be a good one. have a couple of showers far western maryland. we'll have a mix of clouds and sun. midday temps in the mid-60s to around 70. after topping off in the lower 70s, your seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. right now, angie has a look at your latest timesaver traffic. >> thanks, hb. we're tracking your inner loop in virginia. things slowing down a little past braddock up to 36. i'll have more roads in my next traffic report at 6:18. back to you. >> thank you, angie. the united states will be able to meet with the wives, the women who were with osama bin laden when he was killed. they are now in pakistani custody. >> that's one of the stories making news at 6:12 this morning. u.s. intelligence officials want to see what the three women know about bin laden's activities over the years. this was a key request by the white house. pakistan is up set with the navy seals in the raid saying it violated pakistan's sovereignty. >> amtrak says it would support a no-ride list. similar to the no-fly list handled by airlines. the rail system says it would have to to be done in a way to respect civil rights. it followed news that al-qaeda considered attacks against u.s. trains. >> former speaker of the muse of house newt gingrich is expected to formally announce he is running for president. he will had do it via twitter tomorrow. >> this might be a little shocking. a hidden danger could be lurking in the ground near you. >> less he will foster report -- lesli foster reports on the shocking discovery. >> a quick sweep across our nation's capital reveals a problem that is surging in cities. >> these are wires that have decayed, are aging. they're failing and going bad. >> tom and his crew with power you is i have a company have uncovered 65,000 areas like this across the country. >> the same power that runs the light bulbs is also energizing the outside of the pole. >> energized light polls, sidewalks with a dangerous current running through them. >> these are things that people or pets or children could touch that have enough current to kill. >> nancy and anthony green lost their only daughter when she leaned on a fence that sent 270 volts of electricity through her body. >> if not, you'll have more issues, took my daughter's life. >> in d.c., both pepco and ddot say no one has been shocked or died as a result of stray voltage. we gave them a list of 90 sites where stray voltage was detected. >> we've gone out and checked since you gave me the list, 28 of the locations. >> pepco has checked out the seven locations they're responsible for. both say safety is their number one priority. lesli foster, 9news now. >> pepco and ddoot say they check for issues. a spokesman says this is not a widespread issue. >> we might not need a jacket maybe in the early hours but in a few hours, we won't need them. >> we've got 40s out there though. if you're going to be outside for a short period of time, you can tolerate it. out 10, 15, minutes -- >> i would need a jacket. most people would be ok without it. here we go. you're momslikeme.com bus stop forecast. where we've got partly cloudy conditions. it is on the cool side. 40s to lower 50s. sunrise occurred at 6:01. western maryland, west virginia, we've had a couple of light sprinkles out there. we'll look at that in a moment. temperature about 54 here in town. midday, we're in the middle 60s. north winds at 6. clouds will mix with sunshine as opposed to the clear skies they had yesterday. it will be real nice again. mid-60s by 8:00. 3 miles per hour. barely perceptible. showers through pittsburgh coming in toward west virginia and western maryland and garrett county. southwestern allegheny county and west virginia. this may get into northern virginia, maybe mt. jackson might get into a little bit of that. right now on live doppler 9000 hd, you see from romney to kaiser over to petersburg, this is where we've been watching the showers. from oakland south, south of 68 between allegheny and garrett county, we're seeing the showers on highway 220 out there and to the west. we'll go south a little bit farther. this is moving toward mathias and woodstock as well as newmarket and harrisonburg. temperatures are on the cool side. we're looking at 52 in washington. only 44 in winchester. you'll need a jacket this morning. fredericksburg currently 48. 52 with sunshine in the nation's capital. dew points in the low 40s. a relative humidity of 66%. humidity relative to the temperature. check this out. see this swirl out here. some rain down east main into massachusetts. that storm in the atlantic will be there for a couple more days. we do have a few showers. trying to sneak in. other than that, the storm to the east will be a blog. while there is a front out here, this front will activate showers from ohio down through the carolinas, some heavy showers and storms through the carolinas. this front will have a tough time making progress until perhaps late in the week. more likely, the weekend, when things are going downhill and we've got a lot of events planned for this weekend. pleasant, 72 today. great tomorrow. 74. we return mostly sunny. thursday looks great. 75. by friday, could be a late shower especially west 77. saturday, sunday, monday, looks like we'll have scattered showers and storms. not saying washout yet. scattered showers and storms, highs only in the low 70s. >> thank you, howard. we're just about 12 minutes away from the half hour. glad you could join us early on this tuesday morning. no major accidents or incidents to tell you about. growing delay on i-395 in virginia. taillights approaching the 14th street bridge. before this approaching the duke street exit. moving right along, back to 66 headed eastbound. a lot of yellow from 234 to 28, we're finding drivers below speed. no surprise here approaching route 50 where we're using the brakes. over to our travel times on the outer loop in maryland north of the district, 95 to 270 still checking out at 11 minutes. 95 headed southbound no problems approaching the beltway. d.c. 295 is moving smoothly approaching the 11th street bridge. we'll track 95 headed southbound in maryland. back to you. >> thank you, angie. next in sports, the nba playoff game goes into triple overtime. see how 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>> they're looking nice and smooth out there. halfway through the 6:00 hour, green light stays on. we want to give you a camera tour to look at the district roads. we zoom on in. show you the area out in the georgetown part of things. wisconsin avenue at q street will be our first shot for you. very nice and quiet out this way. in northwest d.c., we want to move it to 12th street and constitution. no significant delays just yet. and no problems to report on inbound new york avenue. just a little slow from the times building to bladensburg road and approaching 10th street. obviously sunshine is out. sun glare will be a factor. don't forget the shades. we want to look at the trains. happy to report that metro, vre, marc are all running on time. still ahead, a look at roadways across the region. now back to you. police in louden county are investigating a tragic situation this morning. 8-year-old boy struck and killed by a car. >> he was walking with his mother when it happened and she's now in the hospital. >> the two were hit last night around 9:15 along farmwell road at ashburn village boulevard. loudoun county sheriff's office tells us the intersection is not well lighted. the driver had a green light. the driver stayed on the scene, cooperated with police. investigators do not think speed or alcohol were factors. >> now to the district, investigators think someone set this ambulance on fire last night. the ambulance was parked along south capital street at forester street along with several other pieces of equipment. it was found burning behind harris elementary school. the ambulance is old and was not in active use. >> the budget ax is falling on more than 600 d.c. school teachers and staff. this morning's washington examiner reports the layoffs will take effect at the end of the school year. however, laid off employees could reapply for vacancies at other schools. two 13-year-old boys at cooper middle school in mclean, virginia, are charge with pot possession on campus. school officials have interviewed 25 other students. they say several are also in trouble for some parents, this is a wakeup call to talk to their kids about drugs and alcohol. >> i'm going to talk to him because he needs to know this is not older age group problem. this could happen at any age group. >> the drug charges will stay on the boy's record for five years. >> we're following a developing story out of memphis, tennessee. the mississippi river will be cresting there, 14 feet above flood stage. president obama has already signed a disaster declaration for tennessee making that region eligible for federal money to rebuild. hundreds of people have already been forced from their homes because of the water in louisiana, the army corps of engineers opened a spillway to protect new orleans from the rising waters. >> it is hard to preplace a campus legend. that's what mark turgeon will try to do. he's maryland's pick to become the new men's basketball head coach. >> kristin fisher is live in college park with that part of the story. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: terps fans are waking up to this news this morning, the news broke late last night. it is now splashed all over the student newspaper, the diamondback. just want to show you the front page right now really quick. here is the big headline this morning. tapping turgeon. tensions a a&m coach picked to lead the terps. now, turgeon is coming to college park from texas a&m where he's been the head coach for the past four years. he's led the aggies to four consecutive ncaa tournaments. in a press conference last night, turgeon said negotiations started yesterday. culminating with what he called the hardest decision he's ever had to make. he chose to leave texas for maryland. he said it boiled down to location. an area that's produced great players and great teams. >> i think it is a fantastic place, the area alone. they won a national division championship seven years ago. they've had first round draft picks. just a lot of tradition. >> turgeon will be making his first appearance here as the head coach. tomorrow, he'll be holding a press conference right here at noon tomorrow at the comcast center. surae? >> all right, thank you, kristin. >> i'll take it, kristin. live in college park. good luck to the terps as they start their new era. naval academy. it seems to be catching. billy lang resigned monday. he will become the associate head coach at villanova. he spent seven years in annapolis. 92-11 with a was his record. navy hasn't made a tournament since 1998. jessica doyle is back with your money report. >> the issue of smart phone privacy. you take them everywhere. they can track you. >> that's right. as a result, today, we're going to see the executives for google and apple on the hot seat on capitol hill this morning. members of the senate panel want to know more about reports that iphones, ipads with 3d and android phones secretly track their users every move. store the information and pass the information on back to the company. both companies are expected to say tracking functions do not equate to spying. instead, gps technology is necessary to provide directions for the nearest coffee shop. consumers are demanding from the smart phones. some lawmakers are calling for new privacy legislation. a big deal in the internet and communications business. the "wall street journal" reports that microsoft is near a deal to buy internet telephone service skype for $8.5 billion. both companies are not reporting on this report. when it comes to overall satisfaction, southwest airlines and jetblue are topping new airline rankings out about 30 minutes ago from "consumer reports." southwest received top marks for check-in ease and cabin crew service. jetblue topped for seat comfort. eight out of the ten got low scores for seat comfort. several received low marks for cleanliness and us airways found itself on the bottom of the list. both, are those seats uncomfortable. the person is laying in your lap. there's no room. >> pushed back all the way. >> legroom would be nice. >> montgomery county police are tracking down on passengers not wearing seat belts. police want to make sure you buckle up. 94% of marylanders wear a seat belt but police say that number is set. >> they forget. they're distracted from where they're going. they change their routine at night. and the results are that they make a minor mistake and they don't wear their seat belts. >> figures from the federal government show that 62% of people killed in nighttime collisions in 2009 were not wearing seat belts. time is 6:38. going to be another great day weatherwise. highs in the mid-70s. >> here is a live look outside. 66 and 29 in centerville. eastbound traffic on the left is moving all right for now. angie's next timesaver traffic report is coming up in seven minutes. here's what's on channel 9 tonight... 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we got some whistles here in the studio. the magazine spread is part of a newert to get more people moving. it is an issue on which his office says he agrees with the president and first lady. >> angie has already got her advance copy of the magazine in case you didn't hear the hoots and hollers out there. >> this morning, we're asking you are these kind of photos appropriate for the congressman? >> how do you think some of the guys responded? here's a sample of some of the answers. rob says he doesn't like it. let's remember it is not about you. it is about who you represent. flashing your body is not making jobs. >> eric isn't a huge fan either. he writes you have to encourage people to get fit in such a way so people will be inspired and not depressed. >> tammy says woo-hoo! why not, if you got it, flaunt it. i doubt it will get people to change their habits but you never know. weigh in. >> keep the conversation going. >> all right. the time is 6:48. we have 52 degrees outside in northwest washington. >> she's starting to get flush over here. a check on the news before you go is coming up next. 3q odors... my busy family has them. so it's a good thing our new air wick odor detect senses thousands of odors. and automatically releases a burst of freshness... that everyone can enjoy. nice morning out there. mix of clouds and some high clouds. we're at 52 with 40s in the 'burbs. 5:00 p.m. temperature of 70. a gorgeous afternoon into the low 70s. mike and surae? >> redskins defenseman albert haynesworth due in court this morning in d.c. charged with groping a waitress. haynesworth says it was the waitress who threatenned him. >> a virginia tech student who died mysteriously will get a posthumous degree. morgan harrison vanished in 2009. her body was found in 2010. her parents will receive her degree in religion and culture. >> an ad campaign is working. more than 11,000 drivers use the toll road up 21% in the last two months. >> "the early show" begins in just six minutes. >> erica hill tells us what's coming up. >> coming up, we're live in memphis for the latest on the massive flooding along the mississippi. that river is now three miles wide in spots where it used to be a half a mile wide. we'll speak to one of the engineers in charge of stemming the tide and take a look at how long they could be fighting this battle. >> pakistan says the u.s. can question three of osama bin laden's wives who were with him when he was killed. we're live in islamabad for what that could mean for u.s. intelligence officials and al- qaeda. plus, you'll meet a family that gets 15 pounds of junk mail in just one month. 15 pounds in a month. yeah. with numbers like that, you know you want information, too, on helping to tell the junk mailers to get lost. we also have revealing new report ranking the best diet plans out there. some of the big names, jenny craig, weight-watchers are on the list. where do they fall? 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[ man ] after allegra-d, i have it all. >> we're following break news out of prince george's county. one person is unaccounted for after the house fire in capitol heights started around 4:00 this morning on mentor avenue. the person who is sometimes living in the home has not been found. it is unclear, however, at this point, if the person was in the home at the time. the home is a total loss. we'll have more on this at wusa9.com and of course at noon. howard? >> we're in for some pretty decent weather today. high clouds mixing with the sunshine. still very nice, 72. nice stretch of weather through thursday. a shower west. saturday, sunday and monday, sorry, everybody. looks like scattered showers and storms with highs in the low 70s. angie in. >> talking about your traffic. 395 northbound jammed from to the bridge. taking drivers at least 30 minutes. in d.c., a live look at fox hall. 270, it is a slow ride from i- 370 down to the split. no incidents along the way. over to you, jess. >> oil prices are headed higher and stocks are expected to follow suit. we're looking higher for wall street. >> early show is coming up next. they'll have more on the flooding in memphis plus which diet ranks the best when it comes to getting you ready for summer in. >> angie and i will be back at 7:25. >> as always, you can get your news, weather and traffic while you're at work today, just visit us at wusa9.com. >> we'll see you tomorrow morning at 4:25. have