we're in the 40s. there are showers out there. by noon, 51. at 5:00, 54. temperatures will not be moving much at all today thanks to that stubborn storm system still on top of us. the showers this morning, you see them to the northwest. you see them off to the south and the east and that's exactly what we're looking at on live doppler 9000 hd. we'll take you up toward the shenandoah valley and you can see from new market to mount jackson, toms brook, strasburg over to front royal. this goes all the way up toward the hagerstown area. frederick, meyersville probably seeing a few showers there. then at the calvert county, darker green here. prince george's county, even northeastern charles. this is all drifting off toward the north. grab the rain gear and a jacket. highs today only in the mid- 50s. monika, over to you. good morning. good morning, everybody. i'm going to keep it at the green light. you're beginning to see volume on the interstates. really no big deals. not enough anyway to change it to yellow yet. we'll zoom into the southside

of town. things are looking fine. where you see the yellow cars is where you have some delays. we'll take a look at the franconia springfield parkway. no problems up through springfield and on to 395 and up to the 14th street bridge. back to the maps, this time, let's zoom into the southside of town. you have some traffic forming. remember the new traffic pattern from the inner loop. stay right to get on to 66. otherwise looking fine at the dulles toll road. no problems here as you head southbound on the beltway across the potomac river. you'll be fine. a quick look if you're planning to take trains, everything is still running on time. in my next report, we'll take a look up in maryland at 6:12. >> let's get to some of the stories happening today. a week of announcing nobel prize winners is underway. three men won the prize moments ago for medicine for their research on disease. the nobel peace prize big prize

will be awarded wednesday morning. seafood will be offered. it is designed to raise awareness. >> a makeover begins today in the crystal city area of arlington. lights and trees are coming to the area called the southern gateway. it is the part along route one north of glebe road. it will show off the area to the 50,000 drivers who pass by each day. >> well, producer dan made the graphic so it must be true. redskins in first place. it actually happened. the team goes into its fifth week with a 3-1 record. they sit atop the nfc east standings after yesterday's win. >> the hero of the first half, ran for 135 yards and this touchdown in the second quarter. scampering in bulldozing his way in. they're up 14-0 at halftime. rex grossman was intercepted

with 5:30 left. redskins win 17-10. >> right now, we're riding high. team confidence is real good. we gotta keep working hard. >> we want to keep it rolling and keep getting wins and let people know we're a great team. >> i think we made strides in the running game this week. third down area, that's going to happen. >> now, the 'skins have next weekend off. hen they host the eagles. eagles are now 1-3. this protest in new york city is entering its third week after a wild weekend. >> people are calling for changes to how wall street does business and there were hundreds of arrests. >> surae chinn is in our satellite center tracking

developments and these protests aren't limited to new york. surae? >> reporter: no, they aren't, michael, andrea. protestors have been building in numbers spilling out from wall street to the brooklyn bridge. police formed a human shield to prevent any more people from getting on to the brooklyn bridge. it stopped traffic. police arrested 700 people and demonstrators are part of the movement, occupy wall street, and have been camping out at the financial district for three weeks now. the message has been spreading across the country. protestors have formed in new mexico, los angeles, and spread to chicago and here in d.c. there is a planned conference at the washington hilton this morning. >> the goal of this movement is to take our nation back from the corporations and for the people and for the 99%. >> my father has been unemployed for a couple of years.

we got foreclosed on. my sister is in college with tuition we can't afford. there are a lot of different reasons why i'm here. i'm supporting the cause. i've been waiting for this for awhile now. >> critics say this is a leadership less resistance. they just want their voices heard. they vow they'll be out protesting throughout the winter. a benefit concert in woodbridge, virginia, raised money and spirits for victims left homeless after tropical storm lee. ♪ >> the money will go to help residents of holly acres trailer park get back on their feet. 70 families lost everything when the creek flooded their neighborhood last month. nancy lyle is with the worker's

committee. >> you can raise actual funds for the family. >> every penny donated will go to the victims of the flood. >> the national weather service is hoping the weather cooperates today so they can resum the inspection job of the washington monument. it was cancelled over the weekend because of wind and rain. there is a live look at the monument now. engineers rappelling down the side of the monument. got moved about 30 feet off of it by a gust on friday. the crew is looking for damage following the earthquake back in august here. inside the monument is closed indefinitely. >> jessica doyle is here with a haunted "your money" report. >> you have 28 days left to find the perfect halloween costume. >> i think it is cruella doyle. >> i had a makeover this weekend. what do you think? >> we're all really tight with our budgities but when it comes to the kids, we're opening up our wallets a little bit this halloween. >> retailers don't think

consumers will be too spooked by the economy to spend a little more on halloween this year. the national retail federation says the average american will spend about $72 on costumes, candy and decor up $6 from 2010. total sales, $6.8 billion. >> most people will spend the majority on costumes. average spends $25 on costumes for themselves, children and petss. $20 on candy and $20 on decoration. the economy will impact how much they spend. >> halloween is also an opportunity for retailers to gain insight on how consumers will spend during the holidays. >> what types of advertising is working? what are they buying for their kids versus themselves.

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rick perry is still trying to drum up support despite the latest hit to his campaign. on sunday, "the washington post" reported that the texas governor and his family leased a huntening camp named after a racial slur, n head with n being the n word. >> that is very insensitive and

since governor perry has been going there for years, to hunt, i think it shows a lack of sensitivity. >> republican presidential candidate herman cain shared his outrage sunday. but perry's camp says "a number of claims made in the story are incorrect, inconsistent and anonymous." the governor denied to use the camp when the racial slur was still visible on a rock saying his father painted over it. while perry tries to get his campaign back on track, political observers are still waiting to see whether another potential candidate jumps into the race. new jersey governor chris christie didn't answer questions sunday. but he's reportedly closing in on a decision and apparently even has a team looking into a possible presidential bid. >> i think he's done a great job as governor. he would an very viable candidate. >> some high profile republicans are ready to see christie run but others believe his moderate views on issues like gun control and

immigration could hold him back. >> i think that's absolutely a liability for him if he gets in the race. >> with only about 100 days before the first republican caucus, christie will have to make up his mind soon. in washington, susan mcginnis, 9news now. it is 6:15 on the nose. welcome back to howard's forecast which is cold today. warming up tomorrow. >> you know, speaking to a friend of mine in the altoona area, they set some records over the weekend. earliest snowfall up there. check this out out of center county, pennsylvania. some of the rick tops, places like -- in the mountains got high enough. even into west virginia. from one to four inches. >> ski bunnies will be happy if we see a little bit more of this. >> this is not going to last. this is a little preview there. i'm hoping that we'll be skiing by december 1st or thanksgiving. i'm looking forward to it. around here, your

momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, it is calling for a few showers. it is cool and damp. kind of chilly and raw as temperatures start in the 40s this morning. sun is not up until 7:06. our day planner, lots of clouds. showers at times. 54 at 5:00 with highs today in the middle 50s. west of town and now east of town, we're looking at some showers out there. we'll go west first. this goes from harrisonburg up and down interstate 81 toward charlestown just getting over to around harper's ferry. this is slowly moving off toward the east. the other area of rain. plum point, north beach up to shadyside. even into eastern areas of prince george's and charles county. light rain moving in and coming up route 4, route five, even 301. you'll run into the light rain

off to our east over the next hour or so. we'll have to watch it as we go throughout the day. temps are cold. 43 leesburg. 45 winchester. 50 at tappahannock. annapolis at 45. here in town, we're up one from last hour. 48 with the clouds. dew points 41. west-northwest wind at 5 miles per hour. winds won't be much of a factor today but tomorrow, i expect some bigger ones. big storm system here in the west coast. one off british columbia with the rain coming on the northern california to the northwest. hen this other big storm system, number two across the country. sitting here across the east for days and days with showers back toward detroit. upper lows here, surface low offshore. surface low gets a little better developed here, it will start to pull away. still a few showers. low starts to pull away. the mountain showers toward tomorrow but for the most part, as the winds kick in. sunny, breezy and a little

milder and that trend will continue with less wind though on wednesday. today, we're in the mid-50s with a shower. tomorrow, 67. quite breezy. gusts over 20 miles per hour on tuesday. wednesday though, warmer. less wind. 74. finally, that's only about average. where we should be. thursday, back to the upper 60s. good looking friday through sunday. highs well in the 70s. finally. monika? >> that is good news. i've got your green light. that's good news as well. that just means you've got the normal rush hour delays. here's what it looks like on the beltway. we'll zoom into 66. i'm going to show. >> live picture from sky 9 down here at 66 and the beltway. this is the first full rush hour where you've got the hot lane construction and that permanent closure on the inner loop ramp from 66 from the left side of the beltway, stay to the right side and you will be able to access 66 both directions from the right side

inner loop of the beltway. just keep that in mind for your travel plans. back out to the map, this time, let's zoom into 95. first of all, at the occoquan river bridge, an incident causing a bit of a slowdown. stay to the left to get beyond that. you're ok at 95 and springfield. 395 at duke street. you've just got the volume here heading up toward the 14th street bridge. no big deals. all lanes are open here. a quick look at your travel times. on the inbound side of 66 from 7100, 11 minutes. toll road is 7 minutes. beltway, 95 all the way west to 270 is 13 minutes right now. we'll take a look at maryland roads at 6:25. back to you guys. next in sports, you'll see the d.c. united player who scored a goal for his team and one for the other team as well. >> right now, our question of the morning. 49% of us say we pay extra for which of these features at a restaurant. >> our facebook friends are the

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it is 6:23. we're looking at live doppler 9000 hd to show. >> few light showers out there off to the west. and off to the east of town. that's going to be the case today. where we'll have the showers around at times once again. mostly cloudy to overcast day. cool, damp at times. temperatures only in the low 50s by noon and mid-50s for highs today. but better days are ahead but today, you'll need the rain gear and something warm. andrea and mike, over to you. thank you, howard. >> the weather is definitely going to put you in the mood for hockey. the capitals begin the regular

season friday. >> they had a preseason tune-up against the blackhawks on the ice at verizon center. mike green had an assist then he scored a power play goal in the third. d.c. topped chicago 4-1. the caps end the preseason with a record of 3-3 and 1. d.c. united playoff hopes aren't looking too good. yesterday in columbus, daniel wollard had one for united then scored a goal for the other team. yes. united falls to the crew 2-1. they visit vancouver next week. on to baseball playoffs now, both american league series enter game three tonight. last night it was the national league. the phillies wasted a 4-run lead. st. louis went ahead in the seventh on an rbi single by who else? albert pujols. cardinals win 5-4. series tied at one game apiece. tigers and brewers also won on sunday. >> in nascar, the aaa 400 in

dover, delaware. kurt busch in the 22 car had a rocky start but a strong finish. taking the checkered flag. and the chase for the cup, there are now eight drivers separated by 15 points. 7 races left in the chase. sunday night football, up in baltimore. the ravens hosting the jets. the ravens defense scored three touchdowns on the jets on turnovers. baltimore wins 34-17. ravens have a bye then they host texas in two weeks. >> the texans came back to beat somebody. was it the steelers? >> yes. >> that's right. >> poor steelers. >> we'll hear more from the first place redskins on their win sunday. >> up next, more delays on metro's extension through fairfax county. learn when the so-called silver line is supposed to open now. >> first, monika takes a quick check on our morning commute. >> thanks, andrea. a live northbound on 95 near the occoquan river. a bus incident along the right side. i'll have more on this and

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washington monument. been in the news lately, hasn't it? where inspection crews hope to get back to work today. it is chilly on the national mall right now. 47 degrees. but it will be the wind speed that will determine whether they go back up today. >> what a weekend, huh? >> thanks for starting your day with us. we're glad you're here. >> howard bernstein is on the weather terrace with our forecast. he can tell us about any winds today. >> winds don't look too bad today. tomorrow, i don't think they'll be out at all. you can imagine you get some height in elevation, easily get some gusts, 35, 40. today though, it is cool. damp. you're going to feel it. i'm feeling every degree of it this morning. that dampness transfers the heat that much better. by noon, 51. showers at times also with highs only in the mid-50s. we've had snow showers all weekend going on in the mountains. in fact, this morning, there may be a few more up at higher elevations. we're seeing showers around shenandoah valley and now east of us. and a quick look at live doppler 9000 hd, you see it there from the park up and down

81 and then really into parts of prince george's county, central and southern anne arundel, much of calvert, eastern charles and a couple in st. mary. a couple of light showers out there. it is going to be a cool day. we'll have more on the warm-up in few minutes. here's monika samtani right now. >> i finally decided to turn the light to yellow. that's because we have one incident. it is not a big deal but it is causing some slow traffic. we're going to zoom into the southside of town. and in fact show you the live look. it is just north of the occoquan river. disabled bus sitting on the right shoulder. it is flashing lights causing all of the delays. i would say coming up from dale city to the occoquan river, there is the bus right there. no big deal. this time, let's zoom into the northside of town. first of all, on the outer loop of the beltway, slow traffic also on the bw parkway at route 32. word of an accident. let's take a live look at the beltway at new hampshire avenue. just slow traffic as you head on the outer loop from 95 over

toward new hampshire and silver spring. that's where your slow traffic is. the lanes are open. if you take metro, marc or vre, everything is running on time this morning. no problems to report on those three trains. but speaking of metro, metro's extension through tysons corner and on to dulles is going to be delayed again. "the washington examiner" reports the project is six months behind schedule. that means the so-called silver line is not expected now until june 2014, just the first phase. work all the way to dulles and ashburn will take four more years. as far as going over budget, an emergency fund to cover overruns is down to $83 million. the hot lane construction, the metro construction for virginia riders has been really tough. >> let's put money on it. the silver line will be built before that british light bulb runs out. what do you think?

>> we hope so. >> i'm with you, andrea. >> that one they used to try to take care started out at over $300 million. >> incredible. in just a few hours, the supreme court begins its new term. that's when the justices will start deciding which cases they will hear over the next few months. they actually take about one in ten that are proposed. they're expected to go for president obama's new healthcare law. that's because 28 states including virginia claim that law is unconstitutional because the federal government requires people to buy health insurance. tom goldstein says the decision could come months before next november's presidential election election. >> the law itself is obviously really important whether you like it or not. it has tremendous consequences for president obama's re- election because it is a signature achievement. >> it may take up whether the

police can put on a gps unit on a suspect's car without a warrant and whether indecency rules on television rilate free speech rights. >> while you slept, amanda knox spoke in an italian courtroom pleading for her freedom. >> she's convicted of murder in italy. she's trying to appeal the conviction. >> surae chinn has been tracking developments all morning long. shae joined us live from the satellite center. >> good morning, andrea and mike. we're waiting as the jury decides amanda knox's fate. she spent about 15 minutes speaking to the jury. i've been listening to the appeals court proceeding which wrapped up about an hour and 45 minutes ago. >> speaking in italian, she addressed the jury made up of eight including two judges in a packed courtroom and perugia, italy. an emotional knox says i've lost a friend in the most brutal, inexplicable way possible. i'm paying with my life for things i didn't do.

she said she's innocent. she said she did not rape, steal or kill. she said she wasn't present during the crime and believes she was home, she would be dead, too. instead, she was at her boyfriend's, raffaele sollecito who has pleaded for his innocence just before knox spoke this morning. knox's attorney was the first to speak. very animated and passionate, calling for knox to be set free. it has been four years since 21-year-old british exchange student meredith kercher was found stabbed to death, partially clothed in the house she shared with knox. police believe it was a night filled with drugs and sex but the evidence has been sloppy, mainly dealing with dna evidence. there are several other things that could happen today. the jury could decide to uphold the conviction and give her time served already. they could also acquit her and set her free this afternoon. of course, we're waiting to

hear what the jury will do. it is expected the decision will come down around 2:00 washington, d.c. time. thank you, surae chinn reporting live. "the early show" will have much more on the amanda knox case coming up at the top of the hour. this morning, we've learned that a soldier from prince william county, virginia, was killed during an ambush in afghanistan. 32-year-old army first sergeant billy siercks was severely injured. he was flown to germany where he died the next day. he leaves behind a wife and two sons in nokesville, virginia. >> get ready to pay a lot more for the long cab rides in d.c. last week, the d.c. taxicab commission announced plans to remove the $19 cap on the fare. that means the meter keeps running no matter how long the ride is. riders will still have to pay any surcharges and oh, yeah, that $1 gas surcharge, you'll still have to pay that, too.

>> 33 years, millions of us ended our weekends with a few minutes with andy rooney on "60 minutes." last night, it was for the last time. >> a lot of you have sent me wonderful letters and said good things to me when you meet me in the street. i wasn't always gracious about it. it is hard to accept being light. i don't say this often but thank you. although, if you do see me in a restaurant, please, just let me eat my dinner. >> last night was rooney's 1,097 final commentary. he began his career for the army newspaper stars and stripes and went to work in radio and television. so far, no word on what he'll do next or how "60 minutes" will fill the last minute of the hour. >> hail to the first place redskins. that feels good going into a bye week. >> the team is 3-1 and at the top of the nfc win after yesterday's win in st. louis. >> ryan, the runningback ran

for 135 yards. he bulldozes his way into the end zone putting the 'skins up 14-0 at halftime. the redskins defense stepped it up big time. rex grossman was intercepted with 5:30 left. de sacked bradford twice. redskins win 17-10. >> whenever you have to hold a team down like we did today, it is a test tom the hard work we put in. >> we take advantage of it. >> i believe we're doing a good job at seizing the moment and really recapturing what may have been lost. the 'skins are now 3-1 for the first time since 2008. after the bye week, they get the eagles at fedex field. >> howard says grab a coat.

we're back at 6:42.

check this out! get a shot of this rainbow. washington monument, this is what it looks like yesterday from the capital looking down the national mall. quite a few rainbows being reported over the last few days with all of the showers and a couple of sunny breaks. but that's kind of neat looking out there. >> this morning's momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, unfortunately, more showers. it is cool. it is damp. temperatures are in the 40s out there. with those showers in spots. sun is up at 7:06. even a patch of fog being reported in far western maryland. also down toward warrenton with visibility down about half- mile. today we're looking at showers at times. another cool day with mostly cloudy skies. noontime temperatures only in the low 50s. this afternoon, perhaps mid-50s with some luck. there are better days ahead. this will be like the last of a lousy day. 52 degrees at 8:00 as winds will be generally west about 5 to 8 miles per hour. upper level storm system. bugging for days.

showers here. you'll also notice the showers going back toward the detroit area this morning. this storm system has been annoying a lot of people. this morning on live doppler 9000 hd, now south of hagerstown down i-81, showers and also off to our east. some of these are getting close to the east side of the beltway. we'll go west first. western frederick county, through charlestown and harper's ferry down to front royal getting into fauquier county. especially west of route 17 and down into the valley. we're seeing the showers. east of town, showers have been affecting from the northern neck where jan in readville says light rain. lower st. mary's and calvert. southeastern charles. brandywine, upper marlboro. this heads up toward annapolis. so, we'll be watching in spots as i said for those showers at times. as far as our weather headlines this week, one more cool damp day today. breezy and warmer tomorrow. mid to upper 60s tomorrow. really nice by wednesday and right now, the weekend looks

very, very nice. 41 degrees in laytonsville this morning. the cool spot. 46 fort belvoir. mason neck and centreville, 43 in columbia. and 44 in bethesda this morning. national is checking in about 48. cloudy skies there. dew point 41. the humidity 76%. wind chills are feeling more like the mid-40s. storm system out west, storm system in the east. today it is bugging us. it will be leaving us after today. so, improving conditions by the middle of the week. 55. tonight we're back in the 40s. still could have a shower or two tonight especially in the mountains. 67 tomorrow. winds at times will gust over 20. warmer wednesday. 74. that's about average. maybe slightly above average for this time of year. thursday in the upper 60s. a really fine looking weekend. highs well up in the 70s. it is about time, isn't it, monika? >> it is. thank you so much. we've got the yellow light because we have some delays and a couple of problems as well.

first of all, let's zoom into the southside of town. over to 95 where you've got the red cars and the yellow cars because of an incident at the occoquan river. let's take a live look at the prince william parkway. the incidents on the right shoulder and then let's take a live look at 395 where it is just volume, no big delays as you leave duke street, trust me, that's not too bad. we'll go back over to the maps. this time zoom into 66. we've got an incident at route 234 at the exit lane. that's causing quite a bit of slow traffic trying to get through that area in manassas. beyond that, it will be route 50 toward route 123. otherwise 66 inside the beltway is doing fine. coming up, we'll take a look at the big problems around the area at around 6:58. back to people who have replaced andrea and mike. not sure who these people are. >> this is "your money" report. it is a trick and a treat. >> we're talking about the top

halloween costumes of the year. >> we have a beverage. >> to go with it. >> more of us are partying this year and for the adults, we're really channeling a lot of the television shows we're in love with. we'll start with this lovely couple. look at andrea roane. >> what's really scary is i had a hairstyle like this in high school. before i cut the hair. >> it is adorable. we're channeling amc's mad men and andrea, of course, is sporting the betty draper look. what you can do here at home is of course you can do the flip which andrea is sporting this morning. >> the bangs. >> the pearls. >> the sweater set. we've added the white gloves and the pearl bracelet. go for sort of that style. andrea has class and multitude. we'll turn to mike. mike is sporting a lovely hairstyle. >> you know why i divorced him!

>> this wig was provided to us along with the fed aura by party city. keep a very sharp suit. a white shirt. mike has the martini working. he's got a very skinny tie. >> i tried for the cigar. >> but you know, a lot of this stuff you can do -- the other reason why i dumped him. >> we'll take a look at my costume. i'm going full lady gaga this morning. i got the little bow, the glasses. lady ga ga always is outagous so if you're going to do this at home, go for it. another one that's popular this year, the year of the zombie thanks to amc's the walking dead. the zoom by is replacing vampires. vampires still popular thanks to hbo's true blood and other franchise. we'll move to the kids though because you want to know what little kids will be showing up at your door. party city reports captain america is going to be huge this year! we've had this whole new crop of superheroes coming out over

the summer. you'll see lots of green lanterns. as for the girls, the cinderella princesses, the disney princesses always very popular. we're hearing from party city, tinkerbell will be huge this year. this is sofia's costume we went and got yesterday. there are lots of fairies involved. we also have silver mist which is a water fairy. these are some of the things you'll be seeing. showing up at your door this halloween. >> we had a lot of fun. an absolute blast. >> oh, wow. >> it almost feels like real hair. >> anchor hair. >> thank you, jess. >> you're welcome. >> or lady. >> time to answer our question of the morning. 49% of us say we would pay extra for which of these features at a restaurant. a kid free zone? a private room or a personal wait staff? >> the answer is a, a kid free zone. apparently people don't like

having extra conversation when they eat. >> or screaming and yelling. check on the news before you go is up next. we'll be back. ♪

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we've got some sprinkles and showers out there in spots. another cloudy, cool, damp day with occasional showers. noontime temps, low 50s. we'll take a look at a warmer seven-day forecast toward the end of the broadcast. right now, mike and andrea. >> today is monday, october 3rd. here is a check of the news before you go. defense testimony resumes today in the trial of carmella della rosa, the fairfax woman charged with throwing her 2-year-old granddaughter off a pedestrian bridge. her attorney is using the insanity defense. prosecutors say she killed the girl on purpose because she was angry at her son-in-law. >> inspections on the outside

of the washington monument are set to resume today. that's if the weather cooperates. wind and rain postponed the weekend inspection of earthquake damage. congratulations to the university of maryland. it is team one tops overall honors in the solar decathlon on the national mall. teams must design a solar powered home that produces as much energy as it consumes. >> one more traffic and weather check when 9news now returns. >> we'll be right back.

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one more thing before we go. what are you going to be for halloween this year?

>> i love the hair! >> monika, who are you? >> indira ghandi gone wild. >> we like it. >> howard? >> potentially nathan. we're working on it. >> mike is from boardwalk empire. >> andrea? >> i'm either sandra dee or betty draper or doris day but that era, the early '60s. >> the glasses and the bow give you away. >> lady gaga. >> come on, where's my meat dress? >> you wouldn't want to wear the meat dress although it could be preserved with the cool temperatures we have. >> i like the blonde look, andrea. mid-50s today. not a pretty day. tonight, we're in the 40s with isolated showers. more so in the mountains. tomorrow, a better day. breezy. 67. look at the rest of the week. finally, second half of the week and the weekend, yes, we get a break from all of the nastiness. >> sorry about the hair and the

nose, howard. sky 9, 66 at route 234, the earlier accident has been cleared. look at what it left behind. we'll go to 270, two slowdowns route 80 to father hurley. and the outer loop slows down from 95 to georgia avenue here. about a 17-minute ride. >> don't know if you want to take financial advice from lady gaga. financial markets overseas have been much lower because of greece and wall street looks like it is following suit. >> she's got a lot of profits behind her name. "the early show" is next. we'll have the latest on amanda knox's appeal for freedom and learn why women have better immune systems than member. it is science -- than men. it is science. >> howard and i will be back with a live update. >> you can get your news, weather and traffic while you're at work or anywhere for that matter by visiting wusa9.com. >> we'll sue back here. -- we'll see you back here tomorrow. >> who will we be tomorrow? >> see