highs in the mid-60s near 70. we'll have a breeze out of the northwest at times gusting over 20 miles per hour. this morning, clouds are breaking in some spots. thats a hay lowed fog to form. cumberland out to oakland, a half-mile or less. 51 at national. lots of low to mid-40s off to the north with upper 40s down across prince george's county. low 50s in southern maryland. again, highs today. 65 to 70. grant shades! >> monika? >> i'll start off with the yellow light this time not because we have any major incidents, just slowing down a bit. a couple of incidents to tell you about. beltway looking fine all around town. let's zoom in first to the north side of town. you have the minor delays leaving 95 as you head toward silver spring then you're ok in bethesda heading over to 270. we'll take a live north at the

beltway. no problems as you head for oxon hill and the wilson bridge. westbound on the suitland parkway at first sterling avenue, just got word that police are on the scene of an accident. back to the maps now. this time, we'll zoom into the other side of town. over to the american legion bridge. no problems from 270 across the bridge. we'll take a live look just north of the bridge span here and if you're traveling in toward virginia, tysons corner and 66, you will be ok right now. let's take a look at the travel times starting off with 66 on the inbound side. it is 11 minutes, the beltway 95 to 270. 95 in from 260 in ten minutes. in my next report, i'll update you on the accident in southeast at 6:12. back to you guys. at the top of the hour, let's get a check on some of the stories happening today. a test program for airport security begins at four major airports. it is called risk based screening. flyers offer up more personal information to get through lines faster. it is being tried out in

atlanta, dallas, detroit and miami. >> gadget geeks getting excited watching for the announcement from apple. it is expected to unveil the iphone 5. no leaks believe it or not on the new features. it is expected to be available on sprint, verizon and at&t networks. >> virginia's governor will join donald trump in cutting the ribbon on the vineyards estate in charlottesville. governor mcdonnell hopes it boasts nationwide -- it will boost a nationwide interest in wines made in the commonwealth. also today, we expect amanda knox to arrive back here in the united states. she'll be leaving italy in any moment. >> monday, an italian court set her free. >> surae chinn is live. she's been following it. she has new reaction from actually amanda knox herself this morning. surae? >> in a letter, she thanked all of those who supported her while she was in prison. she said "sharing my suffering and helped me survive with

hope." amanda knox, a free woman after an emotional day in an italian courtroom. >> both are acquitted. ordered immediate release from prison. >> reporter: breaks down sobbing after hearing the verdict, the 26-year murder conviction overturned, accused of killing her roommate. there was clapping inside the courtroom as she was led away by italian police. >> we're thankful that amanda's nightmare is over. she suffered for four years for a crime she did not commit. we're thankful for the support we have received from all over the world. people who took the time to research the case and could see that amanda and rafael raffaele sollecito were innocent. at last, we're thankful to the court for having the courage to look for the truth and to overturn this conviction. >> amanda knox's family has been spotted at an airport in rome this morning. amanda is expected to board at

any moment and head back to the united states via london. meanwhile, the victim's family has already spoken at a press conference about an hour and a half ago. we'll have that reaction coming up in the next half hour. >> thank you, surae. former prince george's county councilwoman leslie johnson wants to put her sentencing on hold for awhile. johnson's attorney filed a motion in federal court seeking to delay her october 13th sentencing date. she resigned last june following her admitting in federal court she tried to conceal bribe money given her husband former county executive jack jon. it appears 300 new d.c. police recruits are coming just in the nick of time. authorities say the force loses 15 veteran officers every month to retirement. this is the first recruiting class in more than a year. police chief cathy lanier is hoping to have 3900 officers on the streets next year. some of the recruits we spoke with say they're ready to make

a positive impact. >> i began thinking well, to help fight crime. actually, my father is a police officer here. >> starting pay for d.c. police officers is about $49,000 a year. today, president obama will be in dallas. it is his latest effort to push his $447 billion jobs plan. he's facing opposition on both sides. especially tax hikes on the wealthy. the president blames republicans on the hill saying they need to on this soon while senate republicans say it is the democrat who have been slowing things down. >> it has been several weeks since i set up the american jobs act. as i've been saying on the road, we want it back. >> why are we not considering this american jobs act unless my democrat friends disagree that the act would be the most important job creator available for us today. i really don't believe anybody believes that.

>> the recent tbs poll finds 35% of americans approve of the way president obama is handling the economy. it is 6:06. jessica doyle is back with another "your money" report. >> despite all of those new fees we pay when we fly, a major airline is in trouble. >> well, if you're an investor and you see the stock of your company halted, feel free to -- the general news is there's something bad going on. try the stock being halted seven times in one day! that's exactly what happened to american airlines parent company yesterday. the stock was halted seven times! it hit 2001 lows at one point being offered as much as 41%. there are rumors american airlines could be considering a bankruptcy. behind the rumors, take a look at the airline business. things have been looking better thanks to checked luggage fees but you also had a flurry of mergers among the major

carriers. united and continental got tied up. southwest and airtran. us airways and america west. just to name a few but american airlines was unable to find ar partner to help it shoarld shoulder its mountain of debt. first, the reorganization could mean fewer flights which means less competition which could mean higher ticket prices for everybody! how about your frequent fliers out there. yep, you could be affected in a big way, too. the biggest risk is liquidation that american goes out of business and with it, all of the frequent flier miles vanish. that's highly unlikely. in the recent past, delta, northwest, united, all reworked under chapter 11 bankruptcy program. sometimes the miles become even more valuable. it is a way of keeping loyal customers loyal. the only guarantee to protect the miles is to redeem them.

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coming up on 6:11. looking pretty good today. we'll start out with a mix of sun and clouds. become partly to mostly sunny. noontime temp, 62. mid-60s in the afternoon. we might make a run toward 70 with a bit of a breeze out of the northwest. a nice seven-day in a few minutes. monika is updating us. >> we'll take a look at a map on the westside of the suitland parkway. another one northbound 295 at howard road as well. keep that in mind for your travel plans. i'll have more on this and virginia roadways. >> thank you, monika. polls open across west virginia at 6:30. voters will will cast ballots in a special election for governor. >> it is one of the stories making news at 6:11 this morning. the race hits democratic acting governor earl ray tomlin against maloney. some see this as a referendum

on president obama's policies. the winner will spend about a year filling the term by joe man chun. >> a not guilty plea from rezwan ferdaus, the man plotting to fill model planes with explosives. his attorneys claim entrapment by the government. in just about 20 minutes -- about 20 minutes ago, winners for the nobel prize for physics was announced. among three splitting the prize, d.c. native adam rice. he's an astro physicist at johns hopkins. the trio won for its work on our expanding universe. this morning, the american planning association is out with its list of the greatest streets in america and among the top 10, king street in old town, alexandria. new, a look at why and what it means for our region. we're joined live by val hawkins. val is the cep of the

alexandria economic development partnership. congratulations and how are you going to celebrate? >> thank you, andrea. good morning. we're just very thrilled to be getting this award today. this afternoon at 5:00, a celebration begins down here at the base of king street from 5:00 to 6:30. at 6:00, our mayor will receive -- our mayor and city planning director will receive this tremendous award for our city. >> what about king street so impressed the apa? >> it is a wonderful, vibrant street that's been here since 1749. the work of our city over the years involving our residents, our boards and commissions, our planning staff, past and present, has just -- and just the whole community involvement and concern by our citizens and

our city folks have made this a wonderful street, a vibrant street. it is the center of commercial activity. also restaurants, merchants, retailers, all participating in this process. which brings us this award today. >> we have a few seconds. given the tough economic times, what does this distinction mean for the commonwealth and the metro region? >> well, there are two cities in virginia. one in culpepper and here in alexandria that have been recognized and one in the district. u street. and so it is just a really wonderful recognition. we're one of ten cities in america this year that have received this award and we will -- we're just so thrilled to be able to celebrate it. >> well, congratulations, again. the party is at 5:00 this evening. everybody come on down and see what king street is all about.

as val mentioned, two other spots in the region are also honored on this new list. one of them, vibrant u street in northwest washington. it is honored for becoming a revitalized melting pot in the heart of town. also on the list, davis street in culpepper, virginia. the three block stretch from the train station to west street is part of the town's historic district and it is known for being pedestrian friendly with plenty of stores and restaurants. >> fun places to hang out. >> absolutely. >> i love king street. >> very cool. >> fun place. >> going to be good weather to hang out this afternoon and the next week or so through the weekend. we finally get that break we've been waiting for. we've earned it and then some. grab the sunglasses, people. you'll need them. i'm happy to tell you that. your momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, still have a few clouds in spots this morning. patchy fog up north. also this morning. as temperatures are running in the mid 40s to mid-50s. probably need a jacket early.

sunrise, 7:07. sun and clouds to start. more sun as the day wears on. winds will be a little brisk out of the northwest at 12, 13, 3:00 p.m. but these are sustained winds. gusts could be over 20. highs today between 65 and 70 which is still just a little bit below average. the average highs in the low 70s. the sun returns today. that's our big weather headline. turning milder, too. low 50s yesterday. today could be near 70 in spots. definitely need the sunglasses and warmer tomorrow. we could be talking low to mid- 70s on wednesday. look at the fog up north from frederick to westminster, a quarter mile. gotten better in hagerstown. west of hagerstown, cumberland checking in at a quarter mile as well. two and a half in gaithersburg showing some improvement over the last hour where their temperature is 45. it is 46 in leesburg. haymarket over toward gainesville in the 46, 47 mile range with 47 for fort belvoir. 49 in baden. 47 in columbia.

laurel on the chilly side at 45. national, right on the water of the potomac, 51. north-northwesterly wind at 6. partly cloudy skies. our dew points are in the 40s. once we shake the storm that's been with us for several days, there isn't much else across the middle of the country. we have to get on the west side of the rockies to see the moisture streaming northward, not eastward. we've got a block now in the upper atmosphere so the jets have been going up and over. this block is going to keep weather systems away from us for days. much like it has kept weather systems on top of us for days. we'll be on the good side of the equation. still a few showers through midmorning here in western maryland, western pennsylvania but by 2:00, notice a lot of sunshine, northwesterly wind. clearing skies tonight. tomorrow, still breezy but mostly sunny for your wednesday. and quite pleasant as temperatures shoot into the 70s. looking at the next three days, today, upper 60s. partly to mostly sunny this

afternoon. breezy. 40s and 50s tonight. 74 tomorrow. still a little breezy. a very pleasant thursday with a high dipping a little bit into the upper 60s. friday, we finish the week at 70. look at the three-day weekend with columbus day coming up. upper 70s to about 80. it is about time. >> sounds good to me. we've got the yellow light because there is an accident on the westbound side of the suitland parkway at first sterling avenue. it is causing some delays at stanton road heading westbound. be aware of that. otherwise, here's what it looks like on the beltway. a few yellow cars, a little bit of slow traffic. no big deals. northbound 95, two slow stretches from the prince william parkway up toward the occoquan river down here and lorton into springfield before the pace improves. we'll take a live look at 395 and duke street looking pretty good. a little slow from duke street to seminary road then the pace improves to the 14th street bridge. this time, let's zoom over to the west side of town. a little bit heavy out of

manassas. about eight minutes at route 234. centreville, a live look at nutley street still looking good to the beltway here. if you're planning to use the trains, no problems on metro, vre or marc. >> coming up, we'll update you on the accident in southeast. >> it is 6:19. next in sports, three baseball teams can move on in the playoffs today and one may not be the yankees. a big comeback in monday night football. >> first, time to check the question of the morning. if a woman ever you asks you this, guys, chances are it is a trap. run. what is the one thing most men would like to change about their significant other? is it... >> our facebook friend jacqueline weighs in by saying the crybabies would all say c, the attention they receive. >> keep your guesses coming to our facebook page. we'll have the answer at 6:53.

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it is 6:22. happy to show you live doppler 9000 hd this morning because there's nothing on it! we've seen the showers didn't away. a lit bit of fog in spots. generally north of town, especially up north and west of us, i-70 out in western maryland. we do have some clouds in spots. 53 with a mix of sun and clouds at 9:00. lots of sunshine later on. highs today in the mid-60s to near 70. mike? >> thank you, howard. all four baseball division series are in action tonight. >> the tigers, brewers and rangers can close out their series with a win. >> game three, yankees, tigers. justin verlander went eight innings and struck out 11. tied at 4 in the seventh until delmon young hit his second home run of the series. tigers beat the yankees 5-4. detroit leads two games to one. rangers one win away from

moving on. game three against the rays. josh hamilton broke it open. texas beat tampa bay, 4-3. game four this afternoon. >> well, the four most valuable player awards for peyton manning definitely seem justified now. his colts are winless as manning is out indefinitely with a neck injury. colts are visiting the buccaneers for monday night football. indianapolis took the lead on curtis painter a touchdown pass. that made it 17-10. but the bucs rallied back. tied at 17. garrett ran the ball 35 yards. look at him go. tampa beat the bolts 24-17. colts are now zero and four. ouch! redskins have the weekend off which is good news for tim hightower. he has an injured shoulder following sunday's win against the rams. coach mike shanahan didn't say whether he'll be ready in two

weeks to face the eagles or if he will get the start. >> just about 6:25. it is a really lucky day for people who got nabbed by a local speed camera. >> also ahead, the latest on the investigation into a supposed cancer cluster in frederick, maryland. find out what a new report has to say. >> before we head to break traffic time. monika, over to you. we're looking at a map on the westbound side of the suitland parkway. the accident is causing some delays on 295 as well heading in toward southeast. i'll keep you posted on this and other area roadways coming up in my next report. you're watching 9news now. stay with us.

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we're back at 6:29. this is a place you can always get your weather first so please join us every morning. this is a live look at king street in alexandria and it was named one of the ten great streets in all of america. not one of the warmest right now though. 48 degrees. guess what. sunshine is coming back. >> good morning and thank you for starting your day with us. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. the lovely howard bernstein out on the weather terrace. mr. sunshine we call him today. >> sun is coming back. in fact, even though the sun is not up for more than half an hour, the predawn glow in the

eastern skies. cleared here in northwest and much of the immediate metro. our day planner, it is a good- looking one today. we've got a mix of sun and clouds across the region. low 60s at noon. by 5:00, 66. highs today, 65 to 70. a lot better than yesterday and the previous few days. yesterday was 53. a couple of sprinkles overnight. you'll be encountering wet streets in spots. where we've cleared, that's allowed fog to form. some of the visibilities up north, hagerstown, cumberland, oakland. even warrenton reporting half- mile visibilities. patchy fog across parts of northern virginia as well. grab a jacket and the sun shades because you'll need something to keep you warm with a temperature in frederick of 43. we're at 51 here in d.c. a good- looking seven day. >> unfortunately, i can't say that traffic is that good- looking right now. got the yellow light because we have a couple of incidents to tell you about. let's zoom into 270.

this looks fine out at gaithersburg down to the point where the lanes divide. it is going to take you about -- i would say 14 minutes or so to get through at route 80 and urbana. it is fine here heading down toward rockville. back over to the map, this time we'll zoom into 95 and the bw parkway. they're both fine heading out of laurel to the parkway. live look at colesville road where we're just getting word of an accident on the outer loop at colesville road. i looked at the map at new hampshire avenue. it is very slow heading westbound toward the accident. i don't have any lane information yet. i'll get it as soon as possible. in my next report, i'll update you on that. i do have a commuter alert for you. an update on a big road project in maryland. it is the intercounty connector also known as maryland route 200. we talked to ray feldman, the communications manager. he said the section from georgia avenue to 95 is still on track to open later this year or in early 202012 but the

icc doesn't have specifics. he said the temporary exit at route 28 will close when the rest of the highway opens. and he promised to bring us exact dates as soon as he gets them. the first section opened in february of 2011 if you remember and he's not willing to give us the success story yet. >> i was going to ask you about that. >> until the whole thing is open. they're not willing to say how it is going. if you look at the live picture in the tunnel, it looks kind of empty. >> it always looks like that. >> if you're willing to pay for it. >> i'll go out there early this morning. >> thank you, monika. this morning, amanda knox is expected to leavittly and head back to the united states. an italian court overturned her murder conviction monday four years after her roommate was found dead. >> this morning, we're hearing from the victim's family. surae chinn is live in the satellite center with more on that. >> the victim's family did hold a press conference about two hours ago in italy. let's listen in.

>> we accept the decision that was handed down yesterday and respect the court and obviously the italian justice system. we find we're now left obviously looking at this again and thinking how a decision that was so certain two years ago has been so emphatically overturned now. >> the kercher family says they feel as if they're starting from square one. while one family is coming to terms and accepting the process, "the associated press" now saying that amanda knox has boarded a plane and left italy. she's heading back home to the united states. friends of amanda knox and her seattle hometown have been anxiously awaiting her release and erupted in cheers but say it is bittersweet. >> let's not forget this is primarily a bad occasion. a young woman lost her life. and two innocent young people had a portion of their lives stolen from them. >> amanda knox broke down in tears after the jury overturned her murder conviction because

of flawed dna evidence. her ex-boyfriend was also acquitted. again, "the associated press" saying that amanda knox is heading home to seattle via london this morning. mike, andrea? >> thanks, surae live in the satellite center. "the early show" will have much more on the knox decision coming up at the top of the hour. there is a new health department report about cancer cases around maryland's fort detrick. the report finds no spike in cancer cases immediately surrounding that fort. it does show the rate certain cancers in frederick county is significantly higher than the entire state of maryland. however, this report is only based on a specific timeframe. a two-time cancer survivor attended nearby waverly elementary school. >> i sent out an e-mail response to my classmates in a five-year span and while some of them are reluctant to get involved and give names, i had

23 responses of people in my age group that had cancer that went to school in that district. >> more studies and the ground, air, and water are still being conducted. >> good news for grievers who got speed tickets. they're going to be tossed out. it is along high bridge road along high bridge elementary school. 18 people got tickets there but the camera isn't supposed to operate on weekends. an official county police blog says the tickets will be waived or drivers will be reimbursed. >> jury selection gets one and way in michigan for the man trying to blow up a plane with explosives in his underwear. prosecutors say abdul mutallab tried to blow up a northwest airlines flight between amsterdam and detroit. he supposedly confessed saying it was a suicide mission

inspired by anwar al-awlaki. honors today for the fbi from the antidefamation league. the reason, the sting which netted a man who was plotting to bomb the metro, the man thought he had joined al-qaeda. instead, it was an fbi operation. the would-be terrorist admitted the plot and is now spending 23 years in prison. jessica doyle is watching your money. >> here we go again. yet another apple device and people are really geeked up about it. >> will they or won't they. will they debut an all new iphone five or will it be a tweaked iphone four. whatever it is, apple is expected to announce a new powerful version. it has been more than a year sense the iphone four was connect off. it starts around 1:00 this afternoon. it is expected to allow texting over wi-fi. and offer a beefed up camera, e-

mail and web browsing app. the phones themselves may not be available until later this month. here is more of the news. some sprint nextel customers have been looking for. the "wall street journal" reports sprint is committed to buying more than $30 million iphones over the next four years. the paper reported sprint will sell the phones to -- it will offer the iphone with unlimited data plans. the new orleans superdome will be known as the mercedes-benz superdome. according to a report in the "usa today." the saints and the luxury carmaker are expected to announce it at a news conference later today when they host them. >> there it is. >> have to pay for all of the renovations. >> hopefully, they'll beat the colts when that announcement is made. >> they're 0-4. >> congratulations.

>> thank you, jess. >> you're welcome. >> check out the white house! going pink monday night. this is, of course, the first week of breast cancer awareness month. the vice president's residence was bathed in pink lights. both president obama and president george w. bush have put up red ribbons and the fountain has been dyed green for st. patrick's day. >> howard says we'll see the sun this afternoon. we have details coming up next. >> here is a live look at 270 in clarksburg. southbound traffic on the left side, pretty good for this time of the morning. monika's next time save err traffic report is 7 minutes away. >> after that, it is morning siesta time. we're celebrating national taco day with the folks from district taco. we'll go into the kitchen when 9news now returns. [ speaking french ]

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i want to say hello to regina. she starts her mornings with 9news. >> good morning. today is your day. 10-4, good buddy. >> back at you. >> let's get you good weather. sunshine returns. clear skies at the moment. overhead. i think we'll bubble up a few clouds this morning then end up with partly to mostly sunny skies. at the bus stop, calling for a few clouds here and there. patchy fog. you'll need a jacket and some sunglasses. 40s and 50s. sunrise at 7:07. still got 20 some odd minutes to go here. mix of sun and clouds this morning. about 50 at 8:00. by noon, low 60s. little breezy. you may need a windbreaker or something if you're going out at noon. this afternoon, mid-60s at

4:00. 8:00 temperature down in the lower 60s. brisk evening ahead. we're saying good-bye to the storm system. spinning now over new jersey. yesterday morning, it was over parts of southern maryland and the northern neck. as it pulls away behind it, the clouds are starting to break up some and the moisture is pulling away from the region. the rain is. at the lower levels, enough low level moisture. gaithersburg down to a quarter mile. quarter mile in westminster. hagerstown, oakland, even down to warrenton, they reported some fog. southern maryland, eastern shore, enough cloud, enough of a breeze that we don't really have the fog. it is in the mid-40s north. low 50s south with some pockets of 40s in southern maryland as well and to our east into prince george's county. to easton, they've dipped to 45 this morning. while national holds on to 51. the dew points, they're in the 40s. once we get some sunshine, we start to dry out. the humidity will drop. this morning, it is up at 86%. we're looking good. look at the middle of the country.

follow the clouds. along the west coast up into canada. then take a dip here. you've got this big ridge in the middle of the country. this thing is going to build in and the closest weather we have from the storm that's over us is now in the rockies with the rain moving to the north. not the east, up and over the ridge. that's going to protect us for days and days here. and i'm pretty confident that we're looking mainly sunny and mainly dry and comfortable here for the next five to seven days. we'll say good-bye to the area of low pressure this morning. we'll see a lot of breaks in the cloud cover this afternoon. breezy, too. today and tomorrow, breezy. but a lot better as we see the sunshine. that's going to warm temperatures up significantly. yesterday, 53 was all we could do. tonight, 40s and 50s under mainly clear skies. breezy on wednesday. 74, that will feel good. thursday a little bit cooler. pleasant, 67. as we head toward the weekend, looking nice friday at 70. warm again saturday and sunday. well up into the 70s.

>> monika stepping in wan update on timesaver track. >> thank you, howard. here is a live look from sky 9 on the southbound side of i-95 here at route 123. originally, the accident was in the hov lanes. it is on the shoulder. the problem is we have rubbernecking delays on the northside of i-95 past the accident scene. first of all, as you can see, all of the red cars, especially through the topside of town because of an accident that had been reported here at route 29, in fact, we're going to take a live look at university boulevard. you can expect it to look like this at route one in college park and it extends all the way around to georgia avenue before the pace improves. a little longer than normal here on the beltway. let's go back over to the maps and this time, we'll zoom in to the southside of town. on 295 earlier this morning, i was telling you about an accident near howard road and you can see how slow it is getting up toward the accident and into the southeast area. let's take a live look at the beltway south of town at route

1 in alexandria. now, there are no problems here until you cross the wilson bridge and then head north on to 295 again because of the earlier accident. if you plan to take the train this morning, so far so, good. metro, vre and marc, everything running on time. an overall look at the big problems at 6:58. back to you. did you know today is national taco day? how cool is that! taco came to the united states in 1949 and 62 years later, we're getting a taste of tacos from district taco in arlington. we're joined by hoile. there's potatoes here. what's that all about? >> those are for breakfast tacos. they're from out of in texas. flour tortilla or corn tortilla. we can cook eggs.

we have -- >> you tell me that's a sausage? >> a mexican sausage, correct. we have the bacon here as well. so, pretty much, what we do is we set up the tortilla, taco day, see it? >> eggs and sausage. so, we're going to mix them so we can make you -- >> now, he's doing some eggs. let's talk about your story. he was in construction. you were in construction back in 2008 and your company started how? >> we start with the taco, four by eight by eight trailer. my business partner used to be my neighbor back then. we got together. we used to drink some beers. we make some great food. let's start a taco stand.

he put this together. that's how we started it. >> you started your own business after your construction job went away because of the recession. >> i got laid off. >> now, it has done so well you've started your own store. >> we have the new restaurant and we serve about 600 people every day. >> the address is... 5723 lee highway, arlington, virginia. >> the taco stand did so well, he started his own store. go and have a taste with district taco down in arlington. less than 30 seconds left. i don't know if you can pull one together that quickly. >> chorizo bacon. we have the roasted tomatoes. some avocados for the guacamole and cheese for the breakfast tacos. we have all of the meats for you.

>> thanks so much for coming in this morning. we'll have another segment at the end of the show to show you what the finished product looks like. we'll be right back. [ screaming ] [ zapping ]

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6:53. we've got breaks in the clouds. that's what we're going to see today. more and more sunshine. this afternoon, looking good. high of 65 to 70. enjoy this. mike and andrea? >> tao today is tuesday, october 4th. here is a check on the news before you go. workers at the north anna nuclear plant in virginia did what they were supposed to do during the august earthquake. the regulatory commission says the plant did not sustain damage and remains online as a precaution. crews should be back on the outside of the washington monument once again today. they're moving loose mortar and

brick following the august earthquake here. the building is structurally sound but it remains closed indefinitely to visitors. a d.c. landmark of a different kind should reopen by the end of this week. ben's chili bowl is closed because of plumbing repairs. the pipes are a half century old and repairs just couldn't wait any longer. >> time to answer our question of the morning. what is the one thing that most men say they would like to change about their significant other? is it a, their hair. b, their attitude or c, the attention they receive. >> in a word, the answer is b. attitude. >> fix your attitude, will you please? >> we'll have one more check on traffic and weather up next here on 9news now. stay with us.

welcome back. our seven-day forecast calls for sunshine. upper 60s today. low to mid 70s tomorrow. we drop a little bit toward thursday and friday. a good-looking weekend. i don't remember the last time i had a sev-day without rain on it. monika? >> we'll take a look live from sky 9 on the northbound side of i-95. the accident is on the shoulder but a little heavy out of woodbridge. the pace improves. quick look on the outer loop. just spoke to maryland state police. two accident on the shoulder one at route 29, another at connecticut avenue. >> jess? >> wall street is looking lower this morning. >> ok. we're looking at tacos because it is national taco day. we're here with the district taco from arlington on lee

highway. we're celebrating with some breakfast tacos. >> delicious. >> absolutely fantastic. >> 62 years since the tacos were introduced to the united states. >> i'm a big fan. >> every day could be national taco day. >> so good. >> pile it on. >> with salsa for sure, it is not a taco. >> what are the different types of tacos you have. >> today we have the breakfast tacos for the morning. for lunch, we grill and of course we get up at 3:00 in the morning so we can grill for you guys. >> thank you. >> we have the pulled pork, the carnitas and the pico de gallo and guacamole and salsa. >> the guacamole is fantastic! >> right here, we have all of these specials that we use every day. >> happy national taco day, everybody. we'll see you again tomorrow