61 degrees. dropping quickly into the 50s and then the 40s this afternoon. 30s and 20s tonight. this is the real mccoy. here we go. at 3:00 p.m., still in the 40s. notice the winds. we have wind gusts to 30 miles per hour. get the latest on time saver traffic. >> good morning on this black friday morning. quiet overall, one exception out of new beltway by wisconsin avenue. accident in process of clearing. has two right lanes blocked. looks like a bit after problem getting by there a few more minutes. otherwise, fairly quiet. in the district, all the roads getting by without problems. virginia, northbound 95 not bad. prince william parkway to the mixing bowl, all lanes open northbound and southbound 95 at that point in time. next update coming your way in a few minutes with traffic at 6:12. >> see you then. here is some of the news making news today. american man dubbed honeymoon killer is now back on u.s. soil. gabe watson accused of killing his wife while they were scuba diving on the great barrier reef on their honeymoon. already spent 18 months in jail in australia and is now indicted on two murder counts in alabama. new study shows secondhand smoking kills 600,000 people a year. children are more exposed than any other age group. researchers say exposure to cigarette smoke can lead to serious heart problems, including heart disease and respiratory infections and lung cancer. data shows most of the deaths occur in africa, south asia. experts say smoke free laws could significantly reduce the number of deaths attributed to secondhand smoking. while you were sleeping, a number of neighbors were up and ready and at the stores already trying to jump start holiday shopping. >> a number of stores open since midnight. some before and after the bird came out of the oven thanksgiving day. >> kristin fisher joins us from tyson's corner. she had a packed couch close by. >> reporter: good morning. i am standing in what can best be described as the resting area here. this is where all of the weary shoppers that have been here since midnight, at times resting their feet, on the ground -- looking at their purchases. i haven't been here since midnight. only got here at 4:00. that's my dirty little secret, but i have been doing shopping. i want you to know i have been looking out for you both while here. for any of you that know jessica, she has an adorable little girl. a huge fan of disney princesses. we happened to be standing across from the disney store. i found some amazing deals for your daughter, jessica, start white gold this. this is bell's enchanted castle play set from beauty and the beast. normally it is 80 bucks. you can get it to do for $20 off. running at 59.50. jessica's daughter is not quite a toddler. if you have younger girls you can get these toddler dolls. no small parts to injure your toddler. normally $24. right now before 8:00 a.m., get them for 8 bucks. after that, throughout the weekend, these are going for $10. here is my favorite. i think it is what your daughter will want and a great deal. look at this. this is an entire collection of all of the disney princesses, including the brand new rapunzel doll. ten dolls. normally it goes for a hundred dollars. today, you can get it for 30 bucks off. just 70 bucks. get every one of them. or say you don't want -- say you want to spread the wealth, give to a few people, you can take each doll out of the case. each doing would be $6.50. not bad. great deals out of the disney store. looking out for you, miss jessica. mike, got things for you as well. walk over this way. mike is a big coffee guy. he loves his coffee as we do on this shift. you can see inside this starbucks store, it is packed. this line going on nonstop. mike, i have not been able to get myself a cup of coffee. i can't wait in this line. haven't gotten you one as well. i was able to score you a free packet of starbucks via. it was the best i could do. we are here through the morning. see you at 6:30. jessica, let me know if you want any of those three disney princess finds. i'll scoop one up for you. >> kristin, i want the doll set. i will pay you money. >> i will seriously get it. >> i want it. >> i think it is a great deal. >> i want it. i will pay you money. >> put in a good word for me with your daughter. >> thanks, kristin. >> for a link to black friday hours and deals, log onto the website, wusa9.com. click on ready, set shop link when there. south korea president ordering more troops to the front line on the island hit by north korea artillery earlier this week. the defense minister resigned as the country was trying to address lapses in response to the strike. north korea warned any new provocation will be met by even more attacks. however, washington and seoul are still pushing ahead with plans to do military drills starting this sunday. in fact, they are going to involve nuclear powered u.s. aircraft carrier in the waters not far from where the skirmish took place. we know the name of the suspect accused in the running gunbattle. a man was arrested yesterday morning. it began when police spotted him driving erratically, tried to pull him over near tacoma park. he sped off, crashed into a power pole, then ran away. an officer chased after him. shots were fired both directions. when he finally stopped, he grabbed a man walking out from an apartment building and held him hostage. police were able to convince him to turn himself in. no one was hurt. he faces several charges, including attempted murder. a third man charged in brian betts's murder expected to plead guilty tuesday. according to wtop, joel johnson will plead guilty to being accessory after the fact in a felony murder. that's a lesser charge. he was originally charged with first degree murder an armed robbery. he could face six months to five years in prison. 8 minutes after 6:00. president barack obama spent part of thanksgiving holiday thanking u.s. serviceman and women stationed around the world. he called members of each branch of the service to give them his thanksgiving wishes. first family celebrated their thanksgiving quietly at the white house with all the trimmings, including the president's favorite, pumpkin pie. time for another your money report. jessica has that. >> good morning. don't know what to get somebody for the holidays? we run into this every year. most people's go to gifts is a gift card. 62% of consumers plan to give at least one this year. and thanks to a new act, gift cards are more friendly. they can't expire for five years. another change, inactivity fees no longer allowed before the card is 12 months old. if there's going to be a fee after that, it must be clearly stated on packaging. that's a change that could help a lot of people. according to consumer reports, one in four forgot to use a gift card last year. i always get money gift cards. ones from the credit card company. >> like a visa logo, you can use it anywhere. >> exactly. >> do they have the inactivity fees? >> not on those cards, you generally pay a processing fee from 2 and a half to five bucks. you want to look at that before you purchase it. still, an easy gift to give. >> don't tie them to any one retailer which is cool. 6:09. some of the most famous car drivers may have to wear shirt anti to work. and we would all like more compensation at work. best way to ask for a raise in a down economy. oh wow, look at that. calm down donkey. it's vacation time! ohhhhh, who says ogres can't surf? nice moves fiona. ha, ha, ha, i love 3d. wooo hooooo! 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[ female announcer ] join the dreamworks experience for the ultimate vacation, only on royal caribbean. good morning. tom sater in for howard bernstein on this black friday. rain on the way. here is the regional radar. good swathe of rain, light in intensity making it west to east. we are at the warmest part of the day at 61 degrees. temperatures will plummet. falling into the 30s and 20s overnight tonight. full forecast in a few minutes. if heading out on the roadways, doing shopping this black friday, here is richard with time saver traffic. >> we are checking out clear shot westbound maryland from bay bridge headings to the -- heading to the beltway. in a few minutes, a complete look at traffic about 6:18. making news at 6:12. >> a third explosion rocking a new zealand coal mine. 29 workers were killed a week ago. high levels of methane gas are blamed for all three explosions. the explosion last friday one of the worst mining disasters that ever happened in australia. two u.s. astronauts are safe after returning to earth on russian aircraft. shannon walker and two others have touched down this morning after return trip from international space station. all said to be in good condition. new york city taxi regulators want their drivers to look more professional. new dress code for cabbies. no word how that would be enforced. did you ever ask for a pay raise and then think not with this economy. >> reporter: keesh a believes she paid her dues, pulling late hours, filling in when anyone asked for help. >> i put the extra effort to make sure i could do everything possible to prove myself. >> reporter: when she asked for a raise recently, she got it. >> i feel like the work i put in, extra work i took on, everything i learned, it was deserved. >> reporter: odds are, if you still have your job, you're in a similar situation, doing the work of two or three employees, and you may be scared to ask for a raise. now is the time to go for it. >> it is precisely when companies aren't spending, aren't under a lot of pressure to dole out a lot of raises that there's money to reward a few employees. >> reporter: you could be rewarded if you can show how you stand out. >> if you can put together a memo are e-mail that outlines your key accomplishments, it will make it easy for the other side to say yes. >> reporter: something else to do in advance, research what others make in similar positions. that's easier than ever on the internet. >> important to recent interview retail that it is not about emotion or deserving, needing, wanting a raise, it is about presenting a rationale case for why you're valuable to your company. >> reporter: that includes information like how long it has been since you received a raise. what your current salary should be based on research. how long you have been at the company. and what it is you've done. >> have you completed any major projects, taken on new responsibilities, received new training. >> reporter: if you don't get can the answer you want, put plan b in place. >> set a time line to revisit the conversation. ask your boss if you cannery cyst it it in -- revisit it in six months. ask about how you can earn that raise. >> if you have done everything to prove to get the raise, keep track of it. that's the only way to do it. nobody else will keep track for you. >> if your boss says there aren't funds for a raise, you can suggest other options like extra days off or working from home if that's something you find valuable. good advice there. 6:15. tom in for howard. people are heading out. >> or staying home, looking at what to do with the leftover cranberry sauce. if you're going to the malls, fight the crowds to get inside, it will be raining in the morning hours to midafternoon. blustery, cold day. the only problem is what kind of jacket to take. mild now, cold and windy now. throw on the rain gear, carrying your bags. if that's all the problems you have, it is not so bad. live dependent letter, this is light intensity rainfall. sprinkles mainly. many areas picked up a brief period over the last couple hours. had a batch moved through, dried up. just dampening the roads. this is leading edge of larger area of rain with light snow on the back edge marching west to east. i think it will come to an end around washington area around 1:00 or so. maybe some breaks in cloud cover late day. on larger scale, go to weather graphics. you can see where some light snow is on the back end. just a little winter mix to a few flurries. we are not going to see that in the metro area, just higher terrain. most of this breaks apart as it has a tough time getting over the higher terrain. we will see it nonetheless as it moves to the east, then offshore. we will be hit with frigid air. this is the real mccoy. vigorous cold front moving in to drop temperatures into the 20s overnight tonight. we are at 61. this is the high temperature. 55, manassas. 40s in hagerstown. well in advance of the front, eastern areas of ohio, virginia, well in advance winds are kicking up. die down, then pick up later on as the front passes the area. this is for the afternoon. rain here for the morning. it is moving in now. moves east this afternoon. temperatures start to fall. temperatures get into the low 50s and into the 40s. overnight, into the 30s and mid- 20s with clearing skies. wind gusts over 25 miles per hour today, still strong tonight. winds 10 to 15, gusts to 20, 25. large scale picture of it shows the precipitation all the way from new england where it is a mixed bag to rainfall in the southern states. then back behind it, nothing but clear skies. dry air moves in. you can see that knocking on the door now. all right. a few temperatures i found on the map. we've got for black friday black, texas. be polite to everyone else as you climb chaos mountain today. here is the three tai outlook. oh, the patience. 47 tomorrow for a high. winds are still breezy. again, rainfall, nothing heavy. over with by 1:00 or so for the afternoon period. another renewed chance tuesday and wednesday. temperatures warm again to near 60 in a few locations by tuesday. get the latest on time saver traffic with richard. >> good morning again on this black friday. no major problems overall. we cleared an earlier crash, montgomery county outer loop near wisconsin avenue. all lanes reopen there. before that, word of another crash coalsville road. clear from 121 to the split. i-66 clean bill of health passing route 50 towards the 495 ramps. beltway in virginia quiet, including both loops of i-95 to the american legion bridge. next traffic coming your way at 6:24. thank you. john wall and wizards struggle. >> and two of the best teams take part in the annual turkey bowl. with capital one bank's new checking with rewards, me and the boys earn rewards just for everyday banking. like getting money from the drive thru. and taking out cash at the bank. paying our bills online earns us rewards. now send. we even earn rewards just for swiping our debit cards. it's new checking with rewards at capital one banks all over the dc area. what's in your wallet? welcome back. tom sater in for howard. light rain in the area. want to start out quickly with live doppler 9,000. most of the rain is light in intensity. sprinkles mainly. dampening roadways. with increased traffic because f black friday, use extra caution. winds are blowing that around later, too. wind gusts over 25 miles per hour. day planner temperatures, high for the day is now. we are at 61. get quickly into the 50s when the rain moves into the metro area, then falling into the 40s, and goes down from there. full forecast in a few minutes. some championship football played in the district. >> wizards try to challenge the hawks. dave owens has morning sports. >> john wall came off to score 25 points. the head coach impressed, saying he didn't think he had that kind of performance in him, after all, he was suffering from a sprained foot. he and his meat in atlanta, wall got to start dirk with gilbert areason as. he had 21 points, 8 assists. wizards had trouble on defense. put it down, flip it and reverse it. joe johnson misses. check him out. nobody checks. hawks win 116-96 last night. also yesterday, annual turkey bowl, dunbar against hd woodson. buchanon has legs, knows how to use it. he accounted for three touchdowns. here is one. kenneth crawley up and over. he wins third straight turkey bowl yesterday. quick look at sports. have a great friday. in the nfl's late game if you fell asleep, jets hosted bengals. cincinnati managed to put up a fight for the first half. there you go, little touch there. jets game, brad smith off to the races. 53-yard touchdown in first minute of second half. later added an 89-yard kickoff return. i think he lost his shoe on this, too. and final score 26-10, jets. >> unbelievable. thanksgiving has come and gone. time for essentially what's the super bowl for holiday shopping. >> we are live at tyson's corner with a look at black friday madness. over to richard to check traffic. >> a live look at the district. no problems as you can see. things are fairly quiet. more traffic in a few minutes at 6:30. 9 news returns after these messages. [ female announcer ] dry, cracked hands? gold bond ultimate concentrated cream heals and protects like lotion can't. gold bond concentrated therapy. real medicine, ultimate healing. all right. 6:28. thanks for starting black friday with us. i'm mike hydeck. >> i'm jessica doyle. you're looking at arun dell mills mall. people are out getting those doorbuster deals. i am almost jealous. >> i am not. i could never do that. tom sater, have you ever been a black friday shopper? >> no. i don't have the patience really. be careful out there with damp roads, be polite. let someone in line in front of you. i am sure it happened all over last night. let's look at what's going on. light rain. hardest part of the decision today if going shopping, how do i dress. right now it is not bad. 61 degrees. damp roads, light rain jacket. you need something heavier later on. look at the regional radar. a large area of rain marching west to east. most of it trying to get squeezed over the mountains to the west. light in intensity. most locations seeing damp roads due to sprinkles. temperatures are warmest point of the day, 61. that's the high. notice heading west, getting into mid-50s. then 40s and 30s. all approaching from the west. the 30s that is. and even 20s overnight tonight with clearing skies. may have a few breaks in cloud cover this afternoon. rainfall is light in intensity, patchy through the area will add chill to the air. should break up midday. more in a few minutes if heading to the roads, didn't hit the big lines, you may now. good morning again. no major issues through the area. there's the good news. earlier accidents on montgomery beltway, earlier two accidents cleared. there's good news. quiet on the outer loop structure of 95 to 270. southbound 85 clear, route 32 down to the beltway, southbound no issues. in virginia on 395 northbound looking well from beltway going up to the 14th street bridge. all lanes open really both directions on 395. slight buildup northbound. northbound 95 clear as you head from prince william parkway to the mixing bowl. more traffic coming your way shortly about 6:46. while were you sleeping, chances are at least a handful offer more of your neighbors got out to start holiday shopping. >> a number of stores have been open since midnight. some even open on turkey day. >> thanksgiving day. who'd have thought. kristin fisher has plenty of company. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, guys. well, i am joined by some very high energy shoppers. what are your names? >> natasha. >> i thought of you because you were full of energy. they have been here since midnight like many here. what brought you here at midnight, was it worth it? >> the deals. yes, it was worth it. >> the deals. it was worth it. >> i am a shop a who will i can. i love shopping. >> we were chatting with the shopping center manager. he said the people that get here at midnight have coup ons, have lists, know what they are doing. >> we have our coupons. >> repo