around dickerson. that's about it. trafficwise this morning, 4:30. angie, there can't be much going on. >> you can say that again, howard. nice and quiet out there. we're keeping the green light on. as always during the work week, we have the construction to watch out for. 95 in virginia remains construction free going northbound. your lanes are open from fredericksburg up to the mixing bowl. if you're continuing on to 395, you're clear to the 14th street bridge. remember, we have the on-going construction project taking away the left center lane. the beltway in virginia, the inner loop and the outer loop remains in great shape. the inner loop though in maryland at arena drive, that's where drivers are losing the left lane due to the work zone. the d.c. drive, we have that on- going construction on constitution avenue as we take you inside the district. that's taking place between 23rd and 15th street. still ahead, we're going to take a look at 50 in maryland. that's coming up at 4:40. for now, back to surae and mike. >> thank you, angie. u.s. intelligence officials say last week's raid on osama bin laden's hideout in pakistan is taking huge benefits. >> it is giving them more insight into al-qaeda. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence officials say they're uncovering a new critical piece of information every hour. ever since navy seals stormed osama bin laden's pakistani hideout, a cia task force has been working around the clock analyzing the treasure trove of data recovered. bin laden was the intended target but the commando spent at least half of their 40 minutes on the ground gathering laptops, dvds and hard drives. officials are now looking for a new lead on everything from other terrorist leaders to how bin laden communicated with the rest of al-qaeda. because of national security concerns, graphic photos of bin laden's body are not being released publicly but the cia has invited committees to view them in private. president obama is enjoying a bump in the polls following the death of the most wanted man. a new associated press poll says his approval rating has hit its highest point in two years. more than half of americans now think he deserves to be re- elected. >> osama bin laden will never again threaten the united states of america. >> the president got a big round of applause after mentioning the operation at a texas fund-raiser last night. but he warned the fight against terrorism is far from over. >> we've still got more work to do when it comes to keeping america safe. >> since the raid, al-qaeda stepped up its threats calling on muslims to avenge bin laden's death. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >> an article is raising new questions about the relationship between the united states and pakistan. the article says u.s. and pakistan struck a deal almost a decade ago which allowed the united states to conduct an operation against osama bin laden on pakistani soil. under the deal, pakistan would allow u.s. forces to conduct a raid inside pakistan in search of bin laden. the article says both sides agreed after any raid, pakistan would vociferously protest the action. >> cbs news is hosting a special town hall at the museum. the top ricks expected to be the economy as well as the death of osama bin laden. 9news now's lesli foster will be there with live coverage beginning on 9news now at 5:00. you can watch the town hall in its entirety thursday morning right here on wusa9 beginning at 8:00 a.m. yesterday, president obama was in texas where he's talking about immigration reform. he told an audience in el paso, it is time to push congress to give an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants a pass to citizenship. a fight over rights for illegal immigrants is brewing in maryland. opponents of maryland's new immigration tuition law are working to have the bill overturned. they have begun a statewide petition campaign to get the measure on next year's ballot. governor martin o'malley signed the bill into law yesterday. otherwise known as the green mac. it provides children of illegal immigrants the right to qualify for instate tuition at colleges and universities in the maryland university system. they must first complete two years of community college in order to qualify. a passenger who was on a boston-bound plane is now in jail facing federal charges after police say he tried to open an emergency exit door in the middle of the flight. an off-duty police officer who was also on the flight grabbed the man, wrestled him to the ground. the passenger was arrested immediately after the plane landed in logan airport. another person said the suspect appeared to be drunk. gay rights activists won a big long-fought battle. presbyterian church struck down a barrier which prevented ordaining gays. church leaders ratified a proposal that removes the celibacy requirement for unmarried clergy. top presbyterian leaders issued a statement acknowledging that some will rejoice while others will weep at this decision. the obama administration is moving closer to taking a tougher diplomatic stance against syria. a brutal crackdown against antigovernment protestors in the country has led to the death of an estimated 750 people during the last two months. white house officials say their first death would be to officially call for the end of president's rule in syria. two americans accused of spying for the u.s. are set to go on trial today in iran. shane bower and josh fatel were arrested in tehran in 2009 while hiking near the iraq iran border. bower's fiancee, sara shored was taken into custody. she was released in september due to medical reasons. the worst flooding is yet to come for communities along the mississippi river after the river crested shy of the record on tuesday in memphis, tennessee. it is, however, expected to shatter records in other cities as the rising water moves toward the gulf. >> at 4:41, should oil companies still receive tax breaks? even as they continue to make record profits? >> then at 4:51, paying for metered parking just got a little easier. downtown silver spring. >> up next, a quick check on the forecast to get you out the door. we're back with your weather first in two minutes. we'll be right back. newmarket. it is 4:39. we've got a couple of clouds out there. even a stray spritz. we'll turn mostly sunny by midday. 70 at noon. mid-70s this afternoon. light easterly winds. it will be another beauty. we'll talk about when this nice weather is going to leave us and when rain will return. right now, angie goff is here with your timesaver traffic. >> that's right. not too much going on across the viewing area. we're looking at the real time conditions, 50 headed westbound from the shore through bowie to the capital beltway. everything is all clear. still ahead, a look at construction with us for the next 20 minutes. i'll have that at 4:48. back to you. all right. it is time for the first your money report of the morning. >> jessica doyle is right here. >> i wish. hundreds that i owe more like it. >> i know what that's like. >> investors want to expand ond yesterday's rally. who wouldn't. we'll have to see if the new economic reports on trade, budget, jobs will help. checking the numbers, the dow stands at 12,760 added about 75 points in trading yesterday. nasdaq was up by 28 and the s&p 500 was better by almost 11 points. senate democrats are pushing legislation that would end about $2 billion in tax breaks for the nation's five largest oil companies. the money would go toward reducing the budget deficit. republican opponents say the companies would raise prices if the measure became law. general motors plans to invest $2 billion across 17 auto plants in the u.s. this move is expected to save or create 4200 jobs. it is another sign that the automaker is recovering. now, two years after its bankruptcy and the government bailout. g.m. reported its best profit in more than a decade last week. it earned more than $3 billion in the first three months of the year. g.m.'s ceo says he's confident about the economy and demand for new cars. the government is investigating google's lucrative online advertising system and the legal headaches are expected to cost the online search engine leader at least $500 million. the company disclosed the justice department probe in a regulatory filing yesterday. the documents provide very few details except that the investigation involves how some unnamed advertisers use google's advertising network which generates $8.3 billion in revenue during the first three months of the year. economic powerhouse for that online advertising division. so, they're going to be very careful about how they protect that. >> interesting. wow. thanks, jess. >> sure thing. >> getting to and from dulles airport may not be a free ride much longer. >> why some want a toll added to the access roads. we'll be right back. >> i gotta say i liked yesterday. more so than monday. >> yesterday was real nice. very comfortable. got outside yesterday myself in the afternoon. i used stuff on the azaleas. it makes a big difference. if you get that stuff that turns the leaves yellow and brown, this stuff takes care of it. gotta do that every now and then. weatherwise, it was a great day to get out. another great day to get outside this afternoon. and this evening. this morning isn't even too bad. we do have a few clouds out there. here is your momslikeme.com bus stop forecast. then the day planner. looking good at the bus stop this morning. mostly cloudy. comfortable. 53 to 63. i think you can sneak out there and just tough it up. you won't need the jacket. you'll be fine. sun is up at 6:00 a.m. sets at 8:10 this evening. today, we start with some clouds. low 60s here at the 8:00 hour. 70 degrees by noon. light easterly winds. more sunshine by noon. even mostly sunny this afternoon. 74 at 4:00 p.m. light east wind at 66. at the coolest spots, right by the bay on the river. as you go away from the bodies of water, mid be to upper 70s. we've been watching showers. even severe thunderstorms. you'll notice that watch spots. ohio into parts of kentucky. clipping extreme areas in western virginia with the showers and storms once you get past charlottesville headed down i-81. around here, we've had light sprinkles here and there. heard from our viewer there, our weather watcher eric in prince frederick. we've seen them coming in through frederick and prince george's county as well but very light stuff with the heavier stuff with the lightning and thunder coming down here. west virginia and western virginia. nothing near us. in fact, here is a quick look at live doppler 9000 hd with that light sprinkle not far from the boyds area. might be a little sprinkle in fairfax, more likely ground clutter. there is that -- by baden, very, very light sprinkle. your temperatures, mild. they're running in the 50s, upper 50s in montgomery county. gaithersburg and ladensville, mid-50s. it is 56 also at fort belvoir. 59 college park. andrew, crofton, millersville all at 57 degrees. reagan national, 61. cloud cover overnight. keeping a lid on the temperatures from dropping too much and an east wind at 9 miles per hour. nationally, we still have this ridge in the middle of the country. it is not a clean ridge. it is a dirty ridge. underneath it, you have the showers and storms that are developing. then the big ones here which are moving almost south and in the atlantic, not just one but two areas of spin with low pressure and that's still managing to block most of the weather from moving in. we'll keep us protected for another couple of days. that will pull away. by the end of the week, unfortunately, we're looking at increasing chances of showers and thunderstorms. today, 72 rather pleasant. more sun in the afternoon. a great day tomorrow. 74. mild on friday. 75. there could be a late shower especially west of town. saturday, sunday, monday and tuesday, looks like things change big time. scattered showers and storms, temps in the low to mid-70s for highs. here's angie goff at 4:47 with your latest timesaver traffic. >> getting close to the 5:00 hour. not much changing outside. still turning on the green light. still dealing with construction at least for the next 15 minutes or so. 95 headed southbound, going to want to watch for it. should be clearing. stay to the right. let's take it over to 27 0, the construction at 80 is doing ok. southbound open from 109 to the split. hello, virginia. 66 headed eastbound. looks like the roadwork between 123 and nutley should be out of here shortly. the beltway in virginia meanwhile is doing all good on the inner loop and the outer loop between 95 and the american legion and just a reminder on 395 at the fortune street bridge, we're losing the left center lane due to the on-going roadwork. that's with us throughout the morning rush. a look at 267, the dulles toll road. over to you. >> thank you, angie. speaking of the dulles toll road and of that area, there is a lot of support to extend the metro out to dulles international airport. >> but there are still plenty of questions about exactly how to pay for the project. and as peggy fox tells us, one of the latest proposals is raising a lot of eyebrows. >> reporter: if you drive the dulles toll road, you're used to paying the tolls. but now, a funding option is under consideration by the metropolitan washington airport authority which is building the rail line to put tolls on the dulles access road. >> i wouldn't like that. because there's enough fees here at the airport. we already get overcharged at the airport. why should we be charged to come in? >> even leo schaefer, the president of the task force thinks it is a bad idea. >> i would question, i think, whether it is appropriate to put tolls on the airport access road which was created as part of the airport to provide rapid connection from downtown. >> reporter: schaefer's task force plus the funding partners for phase two, loud and fairfax county and the state of virginia are all against the latest decision by mwaa to build an underground metro station at dulles. it would cost $300 million more than an above ground station. the mwaa board decided on an above ground station because they say it would be more user friendly. >> provided you put some passenger service enhancements with the above ground, i think the above ground because it is very much cheaper. >> reporter: fairfax county board of supervisors chair says the higher cost of an underground station will mean higher tolls. she says she and the funding partners are working hard to persuade mwaa to reverse its decision but mwaa board president said today "no such thing is being considered." he did say they would look at all options including tolls on the access road. sharon says she does not want to see tolls on the access road. she said the total cost of the project needs to be reduced or it will mean extremely high tolls on the toll road which could drive people away and wind up kill the toll road. at dulles airport, peggy fox, 9news now. in other news now, drivers looking to park in silver spring can now pay for their meters with their cell phone. by this number, that program will expand into wheaton, montgomery hills and north bethesda. you just need to set up an account and then follow the instructions on the meter. each transaction though includes a 35 cent service fee in addition to the cost of the meter. >> hundreds of jobs in the d.c. public school system are being cut. under an annual process called excessing. we talked to caya henderson about the 660 employees given notice and that their jobs are about to be eliminated. henderson says some of those who lose a job will get rehired for similar positions. >> principals have the opportunity to hire teachers who are excess and many of them will. >> a source tells 9news now, last year, even more school employees were given notice, 672 people. some found new positions within the d.c. school system. some does not. the excessing process is aimed at bringing staff levels in line with enrollment and funding. a federal appeals court says the department of veterans affairs is putting american veterans at risk. it takes the department an average of four years to fully provide the mental health benefits owed to veterans. the court has ordered the department of veteran affairs to undergo a systemwide overhaul in issuing its order, the court noted this disturbing number. every single day, an average u.s. veterans commit suicide, 18 of them. a popular painkiller sold over the counter may raise the risk of cancer. a study at the fred hutchinson research center found people who take a lot of acetaminophen may have a greater chance of developing lymphoma or other blood cancers. it was seen in heavy acetaminophen users, people taking the painkiller at least four times a week for several years. acetaminophen is in many over- the-counter remedies including tylenol. new research suggests coffee may reduce a woman's risk of one type of cancer. swedish researchers found women who drank more than five cups of coffee were 57% less likely to get er negative breast cancer. this is not that common and is more aggressive than other breast cancers. researchers say more study is needed to confirm the association. ok, 4:53. time for the question of the morning. >> 40% of us always allow calls from this person to go straight to voice mail. is it your bill collector? mom? say it ain't so. or brother/sister? ponder that and we'll have that answer coming up later. bree: sis, help me create my oasis. marcy: ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> we've got clouds around but it will turn out to be another fine day around here. by noon, sunshine. 70 degrees. 3:00, 74. 6:00 p.m. temperature of 70 degrees. looking good weatherwise. angie, how are the roads doing? >> looking nice out there, too, howard as we track our conditions on the dulles toll road. travelers headed eastbound going to find no problems past the airport. herndon, reston, tysons corner continuing on to 495. a look at the maryland roads is ahead to kick off the 5:00 hour. for now, back to surae and mike. >> thank you, angie. >> the wizards are hoping their new look will change their fortune. the team unveiled a new uniform tuesday. as expected, it was red, white and blue and harkins back to the washington bullets jersey. fans and former players bent his ear about going back to the old look after he took over the team. he says returning to the name bullets may not be out of the question either. >> well, thousands of rare historic recordings are being made available to the public through a free web site from the library of congress. the site called the national jukebox and singer harry connick jr. performed one of the songs featured on the site, a song written by blake. it allows users to use and share their own play list. >> google is letting users store their music remotely. they will be able to access songs from a compatible device, including mobile phones, tablets and computers. the service will allow you to store up to 20,000 songs. google says the service will be free at first. it didn't say what it plans to charge down the road. the offering competes with amazon's cloud based music service. apple was said to be working on a similar service. well, there are a lot of food critics around but there's one in maryland who is starting to get a lot of attention. >> ron max from our sister station wjz in baltimore is getting a lot of attention because he's just 10 years old. >> we're digging in. at the recent grilled cheese