if you're planning to head southbound, here's what it look like at route 121. here is where it improves down to the point where the lanes divide. you're still okay toward rockville and the beltway. this time we'll go to a live picture. if you're planning to head on the northbound side of 95 and 395, here's what it looks like. still pretty light at duck street. no problems to the 14th street bridge. i want to give you a heads up that marc train 890 on the brunswick line is 30 minutes to 40 minutes late right now. i'll keep you posted on that situation. in my next report, we'll take a look at maryland roads at 6:12. day two of the supreme court hearing on president obama's health care law begins in just a few hours. today the issue is whether or not the government can force you to buy health care insurance. this is being called one of the most important cases before the court in decades. delia goncalves is live there now with a preview. >> reporter: we can expect take hear about two hours of arguments inside the supreme court. justices will get to the root of this issue and of course that is the individual mandate. the 26 states challenging this law led by florida say government is overstepping its boundaries by forcing americans to buy insurance or pay fines on their 2015 income taxes but the government says it's merely responding to a national crisis and those uninsured americans eventually put an unfair burden on the hem t care system. this is a core -- onle health care system. this is a core issue and why many folks have been camping out. we have 40 or so folks in line waiting to get a ticket inside. just a limited amount of public seats inside for this morning's session but they are waiting to get inside. tickets will be distributed at 8:00. the session begins at 10:00 a.m. a decision will likely be handed down on this case in june. back to you. >> thank you, delia. maryland's attorney general is giving his support in favor of the health care law. joining us now to talk about that is attorney general doug gansler. thank you for being here with us. you were the lead attorney in the brief filed by ten other attorneys general in support of the health care law and on the second anniversary, you said as far as maryland is concerned, it's already saving lives and lowering costs. but that's not the issue that the court is taking up, especially today. it's about constitutionality and did congress overstep its bounds. >> that's exactly right. the supreme court took four different issues. we were the lead amicas on the issue being heard today which is the central issue which is does congress have the right to regulate commerce in this arena. whether i think it's a good bill or i don't think it's a good bill or the justices think it's a good bill is actually irrelevant. it's not a political decision. it's an ideological decision. if they were being -- had square ris prudence -- had injuries pew -- juris prudence -- congress allowed to pass laws on interstate commerce. that's what this is. the health care industry takes 18% of our -- [indiscernible] we spent billions of dollars. we're paying for it right now. it's not whether it's a good bill or bad bill. it's whether they're allowed to repg late. they can pay their social security and their -- [indiscernible] >> your colleague in colorado would big to differ. he says it's a question of freedom. here is what the attorney general of colorado has to say about the constitutionality of this law. >> we have all kinds of national problems whether it be global warming or anything else that if they start suggesting they can force us to buy a product or service to help solve that problem, the relationship it the individual and the federal government is changed forever. >> why not just leave it to the state? in maryland you have your own health education advocacy run out of your office, been doing it since 1986 and you're helping midders find ways to pay for health care and whatever. why does it have to be this federal mandate and the government imposing on all of the states? >> it doesn't have to be but congress passed the bill and the president signed the bill. the question now is whether they have the authority to do it. the president since franklin roosevelt have been trying to solve the health care crisis. it's spiraling out of control. so this congress decided with this president to do something about it and it will save everybody a whole lot of money. the economy will be much better shape. it's not whether we like it or dislike t. at this point the question is whether they have the authority to pass the law. clearly they do. >> if the julzs come down against -- justices come down against the obama care, does that mean other things be up for grabs? >> you can always eliminate programs. the question is whether they have to the authority. most make the argument the other way. if they can do this, why can't they legislate how much broccoli you can eat and what kind of cars to drive. this is so inextra state -- intrastate. it's national. it's something affecting our nation. that's why they took this up. that's why they're trying to fix it. if you look at the laws in our juris prudence american history, they clearly have the authority to do this. >> doug gansler, maryland attorney general, thank you for being with us. we did reach out to virginia's attorney general to join us to talk about this issue and we're still waiting to hear from his office. stay with 9news now for continuing coverage of the supreme court case. follow our team of journalists on twitter as we cover it inside and outside of the court. you can find us at wusa9. get updates all day long at wusa9.com. coming up at 7:00, our partners at cbs this morning get the take from republican senator tom coburn of oklahoma. 6:07 now. we are following breaking news out of fairfax county, virginia. police are investigating a murder-suicide in annandale. the bodies of a man and a woman were found inside an suv this morning in a driveway along forest grove drive near rosewich street. we'll bring you more information on this story as soon as we get it. there will be an increased police presence today at potomac high school. this school is in dumfries, virginia. police found graffiti on a bathroom stall on monday suggesting that someone was planning to bring a weapon into school today. parents were notified quickly. at this point there is no evidence that the threat is credible. however, they're not taking any chances and will put more officers at the school. the parents of trayvon martin will be on capitol hill today. they've been invited to attend a house hearing on racial profiling. thousands of people took part in a town hall meeting in sanford, florida last night. that is where 17-year-old martin was shot and killed by a neighborhood watchman a month ago. earlier in the day martin's parents confirmed their son had been suspended from school recently. he was accused of having marijuana. but they said that is irrelevant to this case. >> even in death trayvon is gone. lenot be returning to us. even in death they are still disrespecting my son and i feel that that's a shame. >> the only comment that i have right now is that they've killed my son and now they're trying to kill his reputation. >> we are also hearing more about the accused gunman george zimmerman. the orlando sentinel reports zimmerman told police martin punched him and slammed his head into the sidewalk. the prince george's county council woman accused of going 105 miles an hour on the beltway is pleading not guilty. but not to having a lead foot. she pleaded guilty to an unsafe lane change violation. that's the citation she received when she was pulled over last month. a few weeks later she got a citation for reckless driving. so far no plea to that. now to some of the best news you may hear all day. eating chocolate makes you skinny. >> well, at the very least it doesn't make you fatter than people who don't eat chocolate on a regular basis. >> the study from the university of california san diego finds that people who eat chocolate on a regular basis have a lower body mass index. exercise and diet do not factor into this study. chocolate may increase your ma temperature tab rich -- may increase your metabolism offsetting the extra calories. researchers warn this does not mean you can eat all the chocolate you want. >> a little dark square of the chocolate can be good for you. now it can keep you skinny. a rare art display is here from japan as part of the cherry blossom celebration. coming up jessica gives us a sneak peek. hope you didn't put that coat away because you will need it this morning. howard has your weather first when 9news now returns. stay with us. jacket weather this morning. we're down in the 20s and 30s to start. by noontime mid-40s. bright sunshine today. that's going to help with late afternoon highs in the mid, might even get to the upper 50s. warmer on wednesday. if you're planning to take marc train this morning you'll want to know brunswick 890 is running 30 to 40 minutes late. 872 will make extra stops for you at dickerson and boyds. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look at our area roads at 6:19. two weeks after an american soldier allegedly killed 17 afghan civilians, support for america's mission in that country is at an all-time low. >> that's one of the stories making news this morning at 6:14. the poll out from cbs news finds 69% of americans think we should not be involved in afghanistan. 23% think we're doing the right thing. only one in four americans believe the war is going well. president obama is on his way home right now from south korea after an international summit there. he warned north korea not to launch a rocket. the north says the launch is peaceful aimed at putting a satellite in orbit. pope benedict xvi is on his way to havana this morning. he arrived in cuba yesterday and was greeted by the cuban president. both later celebrated mass in the city of santiago. 6:14. jessica doyle is bringing some culture to this your money report. >> a new art exhibit that's expected to be a huge tourist draw. >> this really is a once in a lifetime opportunity for art lovers. and we expect to see lots of them coming here to washington. literally the scroll paintings are coming together outside of japan for the first time ever and for a very small window of time. the works are 250 years old and they were created by the japanese master. i was invited to a sneak peek at the exhibit at the national gallery of art yesterday. the u.s. and japan have been working together to get this collection to the u.s. for over two years now. i caught up with the. of toyota north america, the official sponsor of this event to get his impression after first seeing the works together. >> i just simply say wow. this is really exceptional and given the people in japan won't be able to see this in one shot, i think eight widely known -- i think eight widely noun there's some tour -- known there's some tour planned and a lot of people are coming over to see this, from japan. >> the set of 30 scroll paintings will only be shown for four weeks. they are so delicate. any longer could actually damage the works of art. coming up tomorrow, i'm going to take a dollars and cents look at the works of art, what they're worth to the art world and the cherry blossom festival here in washington. you can imagine there will be a lot of interest in picking things up like postcards of these works. they're very rare. >> they have a little bit of light on them to keep them out of harm's way so to speak. >> exactly. it's a phenomenal display. >> can't wait to see it. >> thank you, jessica. if are' goings down to see it -- if you're going down to see it on friday, maybe the weather will be a little warmer. >> tomorrow will be a lot warmer than today. this morning, though, 30s are out there. some upper 20s. even a slight windchill to get you out the door. wake you up this morning. i don't think the outdoor lunch places will be doing too much business. they'll be inside today. here's a look at the bus stop forecast. temperatures ranging from the upper 20s to upper 30s at the bus stop here. clear skies, cold. sunrise at 7:00 a.m. straight up up. we'll see a lot of sunshine. low 50s by 3:00. winds should get lighter this afternoon, too. so it won't feel nearly as nippy with a 5:00 p.m. reading of 55. high about 57 or so. tomorrow we'll be in the mid- 70s. this morning clear skies. 5:00 they launched those rockets. checking out the jet stream doing some atmospheric research. people saw them all the way up to buffalo and connecticut. a neat thing in the sky this morning. temperatures running in the 20s. gaithersburg 27. 35 downtown at reagan national. low 30s in the shenandoah valley, leesburg and lovettsville, up toward frederick all at or below freezing. pockets close to freezing places like crofton about 32 degrees. when you factor in the winds, we've got windchills in the 20s to low 30s out there. definitely jacket and gloves weather this morning. clear skies on our michael & son camera. sunrise 43 minutes if now. feeling like 29 with a temp of 35 and dew points at 13. the air is really dried out. so the chilly northwest winds this morning will get lighter this afternoon with plenty of sunshine. tonight under clear skies, won't be nearly as cold, 36 to 44. tomorrow morning 5:45, notice showers between here and pittsburgh back through columbus approaching lexington. that's ahead of a cold front. that will be marching southeast during the day. middle of the day some showers approaching our northern suburbs. this will come through with a few showers, maybe a rumble of thunder in the afternoon. ahead of it notice the southwesterly winds. we should get to 75 tomorrow but cooler behind it as temperatures on thursday will once again be back toward 60. today 57. a chilly start, a cool afternoon. tonight 36 to 44. tomorrow breezy, 75. a shower or storm can't be ruled out in the afternoon. thursday we'll be about 60. cool again. friday not a bad day to finish out the work week 64. pretty good chance for showers on saturday, mid-60s. sunday 68. monday toward 80 before the next cold front cools us down by wednesday. >> that's spring break for a lot of people next week. that will be nice. if you're planning to head out to clinton, you want to be aware of an accident route 5 and crews are just headed to the scene there. let's take a look at what's going on in virginia. there is an accident on the northbound side of i-95 at prince william parkway. let's take a live look there. it's sitting on the right showedder but you've got delays getting to that accident about dale city right now trying to get past the prince william parkway. once beyond that it's going to slow down again in spring field. a live look northbound 395 at duke street. it's just slowing down through landmark as you head for seminary road. that's normal for this time of the morning. back over to our maps. marc strain delays continue on the brunswick line # 90. 30 -- 890. 30 to 40 minutes late. coming up in my next report, we'll go into maryland at 6:25. >> thank you. 6:20 on the nose. next in sports, a huge night for both the capitals and the lady terps. we have a preview. right now time for another check of our question of the more than. all right, ladies. 25% of the clothes in your closet have this in common. is it a, they've never been worn, b, you've had them since high school or c, they just don't fit? >> our facebook friend jennifer says a, they've never been worn. she writes buying them was a great idea at the time. now you're holding on hopes to have that great idea come back. >> we'll reveal the correct answer at 6:48. labored breathing ] [ coughing continues ] [ gasping ] [ elevator bell dings, coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] washington can't ignore the facts. 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[ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours? welcome back. 6:23 on this tuesday morning. the freeze warning tuesday morning. that goes till 9:00 a.m. we've got temperatures in the upper 20s north and west of town. we're still sitting at 35 at reagan national. a chilly day today. by noon we'll be in the mid- 40s. afternoon gets a little better with lighter winds, 53 at 3:00 with highs mid- to upper 50s. still mid-50s at 6:00. tonight is a really big night at verizon center. the capitals will host the buffalo sabres. >> there are just six games left in the season. d.c. and buffalo tied for the eighth and final playoff spot. >> here's a look at the standings. beau the caps and sabres have 84 points. because the caps have one more win, they hold the tie breaker. the capitals are also just three points behind florida for the lead in the southeast division. it's also a big night tonight for the lady terps. they'll take on top seeded notre dame in the elite eight of the women's basketball tournament. tipoff is at 9:00 in raleigh, north carolina. maryland has won ten in a row, including sunday's win over the defending champ texas a&m. look like the n.f.l. isn't done investigating the washington redskins. commissioner roger goodell said last night the league is still looking into the time greg williams spent here as a defensive coordinator. last week he was suspended indefinitely for running a bounty system while he was with the new orleans saints paying layers to -- paying players to literally knock opponents out of the game. williams was with the skins between 2004 and 2007. last night at verizon center the wizards hosted the detroit pistons. tied at 77 in the fourth quarter and rodney stucky sink as game winner with two-tenths after second left. wizards lose 79-77. jordan crawford had 20 points in the loss for the wiz. still ahead, tech giant microsoft goes after what it calls a cybermafia. >> tonight's megamillions jackpot hitting megalevels. learning how much it is this time and your odds of winning. >> monika has a quick check on traffic. here's the beltway in college park. looks good at route 1 till you get to new hampshire avenue. then on the brakes to georgia with the lanes open. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look at 270 coming in from frederick. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. we are back at 6:29. here is a live look. this is down pennsylvania avenue. we've got kind after breeze out this morning -- of a breeze out this morning with the flag flapping. it is 35 degrees. >> thanks for starting your tuesday with us. i'm deck dk. i'm reason-- >> i'm mike hydeck. i'm andrea roane. howard bernstein is on the weather terrace. he says medium weight gloves. >> with temps in the 30s, even upper 20s and a slight windchill, i think you need something on your hands today. it is a nippy morning out here. it's going to be a cool day, one of the coolest days we've seen in weeks. looking at the day planner sunshine. that will be around in abundance. by lunch time 46. north winds at 10 so still a bit of a windchill. the winds will relax this afternoon. highs mid- to upper 50s. it will be a lot warmer tomorrow as we head toward 70 degrees. let's see the temperatures right now. they're sitting in the upper 20s to around 30 in leesburg. there's your freeze warning. a freeze warning in manassas and la plata. 34 around drews. when you factor in the wind, -- around andrews. when you factor in the wind, temperatures in the 30s. could be rain with the warmer testimonies today. ail he have the seven -- temperatures today. i'll have the seven-day forecast coming up. a lot of heavy traffic on our interstates but no real big deals to report i'm happy to say. i'm going to start off with 270 on the southbound side. you see all that red. you're going to go about 31 miles an hour as you leave frederick. off and on on into urbana and once again as you travel through rockville to the point where the lanes divide. a live look outside on the southbound side of 270 it is slow there and on the outer loop, basically beginning at route 1 in college park. going to be off and on into silver spring to georgia avenue before the pace improves. out to 66 on the inbound side, coming in towards centreville about 36 miles an hour from route 234 and then again slow right near nutley street. that's where we'll go live right now. the brake lights begin at this point as you head for the beltway. northbound on 395 this is heavy on edsall road most of the way to seminary. an accident northbound 95 at the prince william parkway now on the right showedder. in my next report we'll foe -- shoulder. in my next report we'll focus on maryland. there's new information that weight loss surgery could be the key to reversing type 2 diabetes. erica hill joins us live from new york with a preview. good morning. >> mike and annual dray ya, good -- and andrea, good morning to you. type 2 diabetes is an especial dependic but there's new research we're learning about this morning that finds some weight loss surgery could actually end up being a much better treatment than diet and medication. nearly half of the people who had gastric bypass surgery saw their blood sugar go back to normal. we'll speak to a doctor who helped produce those life changing results and get more information from him as to whether or not this could be a new way to treat type 2 diabetes. >> that will be very interesting. we'll be watching carefully. thank you, erica. have a good day. >> you too. today is day two in the debate over president obama's health care law and the court will hear two hours of argument over the central issue. >> can the government require you to buy insurance? delia goncalves is live outside the court this morning with a preview of the event. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, mime mike -- good morning, mime. that is the individual mandate that be debated in court. at issue is whether the fine associated with the law is indeed a tax. everybody has till 2014 to purchase health insurance or face fines on their taxes in 2015. there is an 1867 act justices must consider which bars lawsuits against taxes till they are paid. in this case that penalty would be imposed in 2015. the government will likely focus on the impact if americans remain uninsured. a georgetown university law professor stopped by our studios to give us a little perspective. >> there's an interstate commerce power, a power in congress to regulate interstate commerce. 17% of the economy health care s. people are going to go on the public rolls if they don't have insurance. it affects all kinds of commerce if people are well or ill. so there is a very strong argument that this is interstate commerce. >> reporter: there is one more day of arguments to complete, this hoss stirric three -- this his tore incompetent, -- historic three-hour case. a decision will likely come in june right before the republican and democratic conventions. >> thank you, delia. delia goncalves live outside the supreme court this morning. keep it here with 9news now and cbs for continuing coverage of this important story. at 7:00 oklahoma center and dr. tom coburn shares his thoughts on this case with cbs this morning. later today our bruce leshan will be back inside the courtroom to hear the arguments. you can see his reports live on 5:00 and follow us on twitter or go to our website wusa9.com on your computer or startphone. -- smartphone. the woman accused of shooting a gay man at an ihop in northwest d.c. heads to court hurs. the 27-year-old is charged in the crime. a 31-year-old gay man was shot. he is now recovering. the march 11 incident is being reviewed as a possible hate crime. >> in the beginning of the whole incident before this incident happened, there was some epitaphs that were used by people involved in this group. all of those things will be considered going forward as to whether they fall under the enhanced penalty for the statute. >> the woman is charged with aggravated assault while armed. the maryland senate is willing to roll the dice on expanding gambling in the free state. they pushed the idea toward a vote sometime in the spring and it would allow prince george's county to open a casino with table games. of course that move would first have to be approved by voters. you can strike it rich tonight well in advance of any casino being built if you can beat the odds. the megamillions jackpot $363 million. nobody has won the lottery since january 24. the tickets are two bucks a piece. your chances of winning just one in 175 million. that's all. >> pool our resources to increase the odds. at 6:36 jessica doyle watching your money and your cybersecurity. >> microsoft is not messing around when it comes to online piracy. >> this sounds like something out of a crime drama. microsoft along with u.s. marshals raided two web hosting companies on friday. the technology giant received a warrant against an alleged cybermafia ring. microsoft has -- [indiscernible] the servers are located at web hosting companies in pennsylvania and illinois allegedly used by the ring to control some 13 million computers that had been infected by a type of mall ware that -- malware that steals bank account information. everybody likes everything all the time. that just changed. there's now a facebook application that lets you share your dislikes with your friends on enemy geographer you can declare your afternoon enemy and list what -- arch enemy and list what pages you dislike. as of this morning, it appears the app is currently down. maybe it's getting too much traffic from all those haters. on the flip side the more friendly side of technology, a new application for iphone and android is making gift giving a whole lot easier. using information from facebook, the app tells you when a friend has a birthday, is expecting a baby or has a celebration coming up. from there you can select a gift like wine, fashion or electronics. you enter your crazy card he information, write up a personal note and send that via facebook or text message. then the recipient with add their mailing address, their size or even change their gift to something they like a little bit better. >> never have to even get near them. what a new-- >> way to take the personal out of gift giving. >> wow. >> thank you. our time 16:38. -- is 6:38. gas prices ready to break the $4 gallon mark. a few places in our region to fill up on the cheap relatively speaking. we are going to have another sunny day. it will only be in the 50s however. learn when we get back into the 70s. here's a look at what's on channel 9 tonight at 8:00. we go west young man for ncis los angeles. catch "unforgottable." and don't forget us 9news now at 11:00 right after that. we will be right back. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪ monika santami here with time saver traffic. welcome back. if you're planning to head over to the inbound side of 66, you can see all the slow traffic in falls church. all the lanes are open. on the northbound side of 95, this accident at the prince william parkway has been sitting on the shoulder for a while but it is jammed out of dale city trying to get to that point where the lanes open. we'll take a live look northbound on 95 in springfield. you've got to again from lorton to this point. let's take a look at 395. another slow stretch basically it's going to be from edsall road. we'll go to our vcot camera past duke street most of the way to seminary road. looks like this. just the early morning traffic. there are no problems along the way. let's go back over to the maps this time to the gw parkway route 50 inside the beltway. you see the slow traffic here through sheverly, route 50 coming out of annapolis is okay. by the way in clinton there is an accident northbound on route 5. we'll end with a live look outside. if you're planning to head over to the beltway, the top side is the outer loop. is slows down past 95 in silver spring. we'll take a look at 270 at 6:58. what season is it? do we know? >> spring, still. back to spring. >> 30 something degrees. >> this is a little bit below average. we were so above it that it feels really cold. >> what's the normal overnight low for this time of year? >> about 40. average highs about 60 right now. we're going to be a little bit below average and tomorrow back in the 70s. then thursday we're back toward 60. so a little up and down here but that's really typical for the month of march as opposed to the 70s and 80s earlier this year. that caused a problem. things bloomed early. now with the frost and freezing weather and the winds, we have a freeze warning in effect just because you've got to get the plants inside. the growing season, some of the orchards, we have some of those fruit trees that have buds. it's a real problem. at the bus stop this morning, we've got upper 20s to upper 30s. a little bit of a wind as well. so windchills are down in the mid-20s. sunrise at 7:00 a.m. straight up, clear and cold. today lots and hospitals of sunshine -- and lots of sunshine. that will be good. this afternoon lighter winds so it should be comfortable by 3:00, 4:00. you have some outdoor work to do, push it till later in the day if you can. 8:00 p.m. the low 50s as winds turn toward the south and southeast. won't be nearly as cold. clear skies this morning with a stiff northwesterly wind at times, especially yesterday. we got 35, 39 miles an hour. temperatures, though, are down to 28 in gairt -- gaithersburg. leesburg and lovettsville are 32 along with fan fan sas. -- with manassas. columbia you've got 31. outside on our michael & son weather camera, about 14 minutes before sunrise. the sky going to get bright. 35 degrees with a windchill of 29. and a dew point of only 13. big picture we're watching the northwesterly flow. see how everything is coming in from west to east? this stuff is going to come in this direction. eventually there's a cold front even off this map. we'll see that tomorrow. out ahead of it, today chilly northeast winds. they get lighter this afternoon and tonight. tonight the 30s and 40s opposed to 20s and 30s. not nearly as cold. tomorrow ahead of this front winds are going to start to increase out of the southwest. be a little bit breezy tomorrow. that will boost temperatures to 75. look what happens in the afternoon. scattering of showers, maybe a rumble of thunder pushes through before we clear out tomorrow night and cool down a bit again on thursday. so today we've got a forecast high of 57 after this freezing start here, freeze advisory till 9:00. breezy tomorrow. winds out of the southwest 20 miles an hour with a shower or storm possible in the afternoon as the front comes through. thursday around 60. friday 64. showers more likely saturday. and then sunday and monday wish' going to see much warmer temperatures. monday could be back toward 830. >> 6:47 now. the latest gas price numbers are out. you're not going to like them. we could break the $4 a gallon mark just by friday. >> just say ouch. we just checked in with aaa's fuel gauge report here in the d.c. metro area. regular grade averages $3.99 a gallon, up 6 cents in the last week and 27 cents in the last month. nationwide the average sits at $3.90 a gallon. >> we use gas dust buddy.com to find a few cheaper -- gasbuddy.com to find a few cheaper places. ahead to the xtra mart at route 301 and 197. >> in virginia at the shell station in drainsville, that has 87 octane for $3.99 a gallon. the station is on route 7 at drainsville road. check out gas prices in your community and around the nation. just go to wusa9.com and click on pump patrol. those rising gas prices may be the reason more people are taking marc. they average 35,000 riders each weekday in march, an all-time record. ridership is up 6% over the same time last year with the biggest increase on the camden line. time to reveal the answer to our question of the morning. the question one more time was, 25% of the clothing in a woman's closet has this in common. a, it's never been worn, b, it's still from high school or c, it doesn't fit. >> the answer is a. it's never been worn. >> we thought that would be higher than 25%. i will say guilty on that one. in the meantime we've been combing through the day's daily deals to find deep discounts. here are some of our favorites for you on this tuesday morning. groupon is helping you find love on a shoe stripping. pay $15 and you get access to a two-hour speed dating event held by profession arls in the city. that is a 50% savings. the better health medical center in rockville is offering a 93% discount on a pampering package for your spine. this includes an initial exam, two x-rays on the first visit. then you get two spinal decompression or alignment treatments with two hydrotherapy massages on subsequent visits. normally costs $480. now going for $29. this offer can be found on google offers. and a 20% off family and friends sale at bloomingdale's. you get the discount on almost all regular and sale price purchases for women, men and kids as well as home, online. use the discount code "friends" at checkout. i've shared the coupon on facebook if you want to print it out for? tore purchases starting tomorrow through saturday. if you -- -- if you have a deal for our viewers, i'd love to hear from you on facebook. a check of the news before you go. a cold start, freeze warning still in effect till 9:00 a.m. we're 35 at reagan national. many areas at or below freezing. noontime temps in the mid-40s. we top out with lots of sunshine, mid- to upper 50s. >> thanks, howard. today is tuesday, march 27. here's a check of the news before you go. we have just learned a 40-year- old man killed his 13-year-old daughter and then took his own life. their bodies were found in an suv in a driveway along forest grove drive in annandale, virginia this morning. police are on the scene right now. we'll have an update coming up on 9news now at noon. mitt romney is the winner in the straw poll of republicans in the district. the g.o.p. held its poll last night at a fund raising dinner. romney got 72% of the vote. newt gingrich, rick santorum and ron paul were all around 8%. d.c. will hold its primary next week. the wizards and pistons were tied with just seconds remaining last night and rodney stuckey hits a game winner with less than a second left. 79-77. cbs this morning begins in just a few minutes. hear from the man behind the biggest movie in america right now "hunger games" director. we have one more check of weather and traffic right here on 9news now. wow. this is new. yep, i'm sending the dancing chicken to every store in the franchise to get the word out. that could work. or you could use every door direct mail from the postal service. it'll help you and all your franchisees find the customers that matter most -- the ones in the neighborhood. you print it or we'll help you find a local partner. great. keep it moving, honey. honey? 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