holiday travel. early estimates say nearly 1 million of your neighbors will travel 50 miles to their thanksgiving destinations. health care fight, the senate democrats pick up where the house left off, but will they be ability to have the same amount of success. it's friday and the mind over money segment is back. we have four exerts -- experts on hand to take your financial questions. they need your call right now at 202-432-9045. thanks for joining us. today is friday, november 20th. let's meet the members of the panel who are waving at you a few seconds ago. dr. steven fuller weighs in on the state of the local economy. mary lou dell is joining us, talking real estate and dan jay is here. he can help you with a mortgage or refinancing and dr. eva moore has financial advice for seniors and we can help you get out of credit card debt. they can all handle that. give them a call at 202-432- 9045. >> okay. stop waving. stop waving. okay. let's go to howard now. and give us an update on the forecast. >> i'm smiling, andrea. we have a great day ahead. a lot of activity yesterday. dropped two inches in charlottesville yesterday. but this morning we sit clear of all of the rain. it has moved east of us. really pounding new england now. sunny skies are making it feel good out there. 54 right now. 55 cambridge and the naval air station pax river. mid-40s manassas to culpeper. cumberland and dulles 52. looking at a fine day. 55 now. low 60s by noon. upper 50s for the drive home and really a good day. we have some problems by sunday. more on that in 15. angie, take it away. we will switch over the weather graphic and take you to traffic. the two of us go hand in hand. talking about 395, kick off the 9:00 heading northbound stop and go from thermal capital beltway to the 14th street bridge. move over to 66 eastbound. this is a big headache of the morning but i'm happy to report the delay has been minimized. we are looking at nutley to the capital beltway. drivers are below speed. 270 southbound under sunny skies. a slow ride from falls road to the split. on the outer loop, looks like we are slow from 50 to route 1. and new hampshire avenue to georgia. finally wrap it up with the graphics on the bw parkway heading northbound at powder mill. that's where we have an accident blocking the rite lane. over to you. >> a pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle earlier today in annandale, virginia. police say it happened 6:30 this morning on charles hawkins way. it is a freak accident. we're told the victim is a 71- year-old woman who may have put her vehicle in gear and then stepped out of it only to be struck by her own car. the identity of the victim has not been released. the commute in northern virginia is beginning to get back to normal after a rough start this morning. just after 3:00 a.m., a tractor- trailer crashed on i-66 right before the 495 exit. the truck's fuel tank erupted leaking fuel across the highway. at one point, every lane of eastbound 66 was shut down. for part of the morning police adiverted traffic on to northbound 495. all lanes of 66 have since reopened. police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a jocker along the sligo creek stream valley in takoma park. the man allegedly grabbed the victim and forced her in to a wooded area and assaulted her. it happened on route 195. the suspect is described as an hispanic man between 525 and 35. 5'7" to 5'9" inches tall, plea yum build with short black hair. anyone with information about this crime is asked to call takoma park police at 301-270- 1100. today family and friends hold a funeral for a 9-year-old boy for from northwest washington. boy bo was shot an killed last weekend. police say the gunman tried to rob the family and then fired a shot through the door of their columbia heights apartment. a suspect is in custody. numbers out today from aaa are shedding light on thanksgiving holiday travel in our region. 978,000 people in our region will travel 50 miles or more for the holiday. 84% of us will be driving to get out of town. that's a 4% increase from last year. according to aaa, 24% of people in our region will travel 1500 miles or more this holiday. the federal aviation administration says a computer glitch has been fixed. the problem originated from a flight control system in atlanta. it was used to file flight plans. the problem forced air traffic controllers to file the flight plans by hand which led to delays across the country. airports here weren't hit too hard. the faa stresses there was never any kind of safety danger. don't forget you can always check on airport delays by going to wusa9.com. just click on the traffic tab at the top of the page. a health alert for you. there are now new guidelines for pap smears. women in their 20s only need a test every two years instead of annually. that's from a report out this morning from the american college of obstetricians and gynecologists and it finds routine tests should begin at age 21. women 30 and older can wait three years between paps once they have had three consecutive clear tests. however, women with hiv or other health problems may need more frequent screening. the bottom line is always talk to your doctor. the senate is gearing up for a crucial vote tomorrow on a proposed health care overhaul. republicans vowed to block the passage of the $1 trillion bill. democrats need 60 votes to clear the way for a full debate. sandra endo has more. >> there's a saturday showdown scheduled in the senate over the $848 billion health care reform plan. >> the bill is not just a milestone on a journey of a few months or even a few years. we have been working to reform health care since the first half of the last century. >> reporter: lawmakers are set to vote on whether to open debate on the senate bill crafted mainly by the democratic majority. republicans are taking issue with the bill, especially a new medicare tax hike on individuals earning $200,000 a year and couples earning $250,000 a year. the gop is also against the government-run insurance option which states can opt out of. >> well, let's just start today and vote no against this irresponsible bill. it's the same nonsense that passed the house. it's 2074 pages. give me a break. the american people have soundly rejected this and i told you several months ago how popular it is. it is as popular as a -- milk shake. >> reporter: they prohibit federal funding for abortions and requires individuals to buy health care or face a fine. >> it is an incredible work and the momentum has now shifted to us. >> reporter: but it is unclear if democrats will have the 60 vote filibuster proof majority for the bill. joe lieberman has said he is siding with the republicans. in washington, i'm sandra tendo. the big changes metro is planning to make to the smart benefits program will wait another year. it would affect 200,000 commuter. they center on your smart trip card and how your employer added benefits to it. the transit agency will spend this next year figuring out a simpler plan. more delays on metro this weekend. starting tonight, red line trains will single track between medical center and grosnenor line. and add 30 minutes on the blue and yellow lines. delays between brad took road, van doren street and huntington. they will happen on saturday and sunday between 7 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. it is 8 after the hour. you are watching 9 news now. it is mind over money friday. the number to call is 202-432- 9045. you'll hear from the experts in a few minutes. ? america is strong and resilient. and we'll pull through these tough times, we always have. and the companies building the internet are leading this technology driven recovery. more than one hundred billion dollars in private investment over the last two years has spurred innovation, launching new online service and content and put more than three million americans to work. an economic success story. expanding and growing by building a smarter, faster, safer internet. broadband for america: it's working. welcome back to 9 news now. the time is 9:11. you are looking at the jefferson memorial. looks like the sun is shining on the jefferson memorial. >> bathed in sunshine after drying out from yesterday's rainfall. over a half an inch here in town. some areas, especially southwest got two inches plus around the charlottesville area. today sunny and pleasant. 63. maybe 65 down in southern maryland, fredericksburg. tomorrow a good day too. a few clouds increasing late. and then sunday, cloudy with rain moving in. lower 50s and the rain will linger in to monday. so we have some monday morning commute that will be wet. sunny and pleasant 60 to 65. northwest winds at ten. the sunset 4:51. clear to partly cloudy tonight. some suburbs north and west and southwest in the upper 30s, mid- 40s by the bay and this southern maryland northwest winds at 5:00 and sunny and nice tomorrow. upper 50s with the northwesterly winds five to ten. 53 in the naval academy. 55 cambridge. we are at 54 with still some 40s to the west in culpeper and northwest in martinsburg. we are well on the way to the 60-degree mark today. 54 national. a north wind at five giving us a wind chill of 53. not much of an affect there and the dew point is at 41. the next weather maker, the sunday/monday one, there is it. taking shape across texas. look at what happened how the storms block and the moisture collecting itself an we will see low pressure form there. it is doing that now and move to the east northeast. coming up the coast. this i think is the fourth storm we have had this fall that has taken this storm track and if this is indicative of what we will see coming up in the winner time that's a snowy pattern for us, and ya. looking at high pressure building in from indiana. though our winds will get lighter and lighter. tomorrow afternoon looking good. high pressure close to us. a mick of sun and clouds and mostly sunny. there's the rain in to tennessee. that rain moves this way as we head in to sunday afternoon. so the weekend looks pretty good, at least the start. as we look at the seven day, sunday afternoon, here's the rain sunday in to monday, cool, low to mid-50s. tuesday and wednesday looking good and on thanksgiving day going to get colder and breezy. temperatures in the 40s and maybe, especially north and west we could have a couple of snow flurries before the day is out. how about that, jess? >> oh, snow. say it ain't so, howard. there are signs that the pace of lay jaws may be slowing so what is the outlook for our air and what about the rest of the economy. with me is dr. steven fuller, economist at george mason university and dr. ava moore, author hoff making the golden years golden and she is helping seniors with financial issues. thank you for coming in and answering those qutiart withl isn't fundtal ange. the jobs are ur jobs bsthn and down. it igofederal e on. look come consumer en momentum of from put situation they the cut dothe for dethe to it's expense for will much populafotion. soy basis. the heal lifted of the seniors. ll that will be a tremendous help. be be and i hope it will em. >> drthcare costs going forward? >> when you look at the numbers is there any end in sight for the health care costs rising. >> irrespective of the health care legislation the health care costs are increasing as a share of the total budget and they are growing faster than income. so they represent a major challenge and they are a major source of jobs so i'm looking positively but i think it is a cost that will hurt seniors as well as younger families that have a lot of health care costs. >> you are going to continue to take questions and on the economy, on jobs, on health care, on senior issues and we thank you for joining us today. >> thank you. it is mind over money friday. give us ph2- fincadce for ke g xjxjxjxjxjxjxjxjxjxjxjxjxjxjxj you still have 40 minutes to call our financial experts. it is mind over money friday. dan jay on mortgages and refinancing. mary lou dell on real estate. dr. stephen fuller on the job outlook in the local economy and dr. ava moore on retirement. the number to call is 202-432- 9045. they are taking your calls until 10:00 a.m. when it comes to housing, many people are thinking small these days, especially if they don't have a job. so what does it take to down size? with me is mary lou dell. she's a sales associate at long and foster and we have dan jay, a senior loan officer at prosperity mortgage. good to have you back with us. dan, i'm going to start with you because you say you have gotten a lot of calls about foreclosures and this is the information that came out yesterday. one in seven u.s. home loans are past due or in foreclosure during the third quarter, and we're not talking about sub prime loans that got us in to the mess. these are people who could afford a loan and now are in trouble. t. >> there are. 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way u it, a litt upsi ve them a call at 202-432- 9045. they are taking your calls until 10:00. we'lberight back. outo stay tun that is december 4th. a special all jobs mind over money. a beautiful friday in store for us, sunny and comfortable. low to mid-60s upper 50s tomorrow. rain moving in sunday in to monday. and then by thanksgiving colder and could be a flurry or two north and west of town. >> don't say it. >> that's it for us. the panel is here at 202-432- 9045. the next news is at noon with j.c. and howard. have a great friday and a wonderful en