shower activity moving in. sunday, the marine corps marathon could be wet and in the 50s. monday, tuesday, that's when things will go downhill in a big way thanks or unthanks to sandy. we have low clouds out there, spotty drizzle. temperatures this morning are running in the low 60s in town. they're not going to move much at all through midday with the cloud deck. finally burning off a little this afternoon kind of like yesterday with a high in the low 70s and an east wind at 5 to 10 miles an hour. visibilities are down but not terrible. notice two miles, four miles. we've seen some dense fog in the mountains and shenandoah valley and also parts of the eastern shore but easton much better than you were an hour ago. our temperatures are also fairly uniform. you have the low clouds. a fairly similar air mass in the mountains and the city and the bay. that's why we range from the upper 50s to low 60s right now. this afternoon once we get a little sunshine, we should have our highs perhaps 69 winchester, about 71 here in d.c. i will have all you need to know about sandy coming up a

little later. maybe in about 15 minutes or so right now we go to monika samtani. she's got timesaver traffic. i do i'm happy to say i've had good news all around. i'll leave all the bad news to howard this morning. if you're planning to head around town, no problems to report in from manassas to centreville and over to fairfax. we're looking great. no problems to report. shoe be on time to work if you're leaving right now. let's take a live look. if y're planning to head over here on the beltway at connecticut avenue, we're looking good on the north side of town between 95 and bethesda, even over to 270. back over to our maps. this time we're going to take a look at the beltway north of town coming into the beltway from aspen hill, wheaton, bethesda, burtonsville. you're fine. no problems if baltimore and 270 in frederick. one last look this time on the south side of town at the wilson bridge. no issues to report here across the river. i'll be back with more traffic at 6:11. back to you guys. as howard said, we are tracking hurricane sandy. exactly where and how the storm will impact our area still until certain. but area people are still

getting prepared. >> emergency responders as well as local utility companies are revving up for whatever comes their way. 9news now reporter kristin fisher is live at pepco headquarters with today's readiness efforts. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning. power companies from north carolina all the way up to new york are closely monitoring hurricane sandy's track this morning. here in our region pepco has already started to implement their emergency plan. what they've done already yesterday they put 400 contractors on standby throughout the weekend. they also called out to other states for reinforcement. a lot of people in the d.c. area, they appreciate what the power companies are doing. but i think you can understand they don't have a ton of faith that the power companies will actually be able to keep the lights on if this storm does indeed hit. they're taking matters into their own hands. check out what it was like yesterday at the lowe's in laurel. people were lined up to put down anywhere from $800 to

$1200 down for generators, a clear sign of concern that folks are growing increasingly nervous about hurricane sandy. >> this impending storm has got me pretty nervous. you know, i decided to invest in a generator. been out of power a few different times. i have lost food, had to empty out my refrigerator. just not going to do that this time around. >> reporter: the other big seller, flashlights, batteries and supplies to clean the leaves out of gutters and drains. so important during a very late hurricane this late into the year. another big thing, we're going to be seeing both bge and pepco holding big news conferences later today. bge is going to be holding a press conference up in baltimore later this morning. pepco is going to be holding a news conference at 1:00 this afternoon. we're expected to get lots more information about what they're doing to prepare for this storm and what we should be doing to prepare for the storm.

that's taking place at 1:00. we'll have more information then but we'll also -- i'll let you hear from what pepco's spokesman had to say what they're doing, what he had to say yesterday. that's coming up in half an hour at 6:30. back to you. >> kristin fisher reporting live from pepco headquarters. hurricane sandy barreled into the bahamas on thursday after slashing across eastern cuba where it ripped off roofs and flooded streets and took down lots of trees. the storm is blamed for at least 21 deaths in the caribbean, 11 of them in cuba. hurricane sandy is kicking up winds now in florida. this is footage from a tower camera in miami beach last night. you can see the city is reeling -- feeling the force of sandy's gusts even though the stm is hundreds of miles away. f.b.i. agent adrian johnson was found guilty on all counts in the 2011 death of 18-year-old lawrence gardner, jr. he's been convicted on all charges related to the deadly dui crash

back in february 2011. johnson's speeding vehicle hit gardner's. johnson was later found to be intoxicated at the time of the collision. he faces a maximum of 13 years in prison. yesterday his bond was revoked and he was sent back to prison. there will be a public viewing today for police officer first class he kevin bowdoin. he died from injuries sustained in a car crash back in october. his cruiser hit a pole at branch avenue in clinton. there will be a viewing tonight at lee's funeral home in clinton and another viewing and memorial service at st. stephens baptist church in temple hills. the viewing and memorial service are open to the public. a prominent local swim coach turned himself into montgomery county police yesterday to face child abuse charges. a woman who is now 43 says rick curl started abusing her when she was 13 and that abuse continued until she was 18. vice president joe biden and thousands of people from around the country gathered in

sioux falls, south dakota yesterday to say a final goodbye to senator george mcgovern. the former south dakota senator and democratic presidential candidate died sunday at age 90. two days of remembrance are planned and will continue today. the list of speakers for the services include high ranking leaders from both sides of the aisle. the time right now 16:06. i am -- is 6:06. i'm watching your money. apple wades into an already big market for smaller tablets. will it shoot to the top of the sales chart or could another tablet, maybe one with a smaller price tag, better suit your needs? >> reporter: the screens may be getting smaller but the competition is growing and growing. when apple unwrapped the ipad mini, it entered a market that's already pretty packed. >> you already had a lot of good choices. what we've got now is apple coming into a space that's kind

of between those 7-inch tablets and the full size 10-inch or so tablets. >> reporter: the first major distinction between apple and the mini crowd, a slightly bigger screen. 7.9 inches versus 7 for the rest. the second? the price tag. the kindle fire hd, the barnes and noble nook hd and google nexus 7 just under 200 bucks. apple's ipad mini $329. that's $179 less than the most up to date full size ipad. those looking to sync the apple products they already own or who simply desire ap willing's -- apple's cachet may be willing to spend. for others it may spend them elsewhere. the kindle and nook are seen as lacking in apps. nexus 6's weakness is said to be music and movies but tied season for consumers to start their tech wish lists. >> one thing that's going to happen is even more competitors are going to get into the space which is going to be more

choices for consumers. >> hard to know what to buy. this means there will still be other gadgets yet to come. we saw microsoft roll out the big surface. wouldn't be surprise fundamental they come up with a little version -- surprised if they come up with a little version of it in the future. >> coming up, howard takes a look at hurricane sandy and what it means for this region. >> plus, even though this storm is going -- where it's going to hit is still uncertain, there are those who are just not taking any chances. a full report on storm gadgets when we return. a reminder we've made it easy for you to track the storm on your sportphone. text sandy to 25543 and you'll receiver simple instructions on how to download our wusa weather app. we'll be right back.

howard here with your weather first. looks like a day kind of like yesterday where we're starting out with low clouds, some fog, drizzle. we'll be slow to get into some sunshine. midday temps in the mid-60s. we'll finish out better with high in the low 70s. back in a few minutes with the weekend forecast and the very latest on sandy. on the northbound side of i- 95 it's friday morning light. if you're planning to head up from route 644 this is what it looks like both in the main and hov lanes to 395 which is also still running well up to the 14th street bridge and into the downtown area. i'll have more on traffic coming up in a few minutes at

6:18. jess? >> thank you, monika. how prepared are you for sandy's arrival? there are those who just don't leave it up to chance. they're out there buying batteries and gadgets to keep the lights on. our debra alferone is one of them. >> reporter: if you haven't heard about sandy, you've been living under a rock but what are you going to do about this if the lights go out? >> we have a few things here that will help you get through a power outage. right here we have a solar charger. you'll be able to charge up before a storm hits. you can also charge it up in a wall. that will give you one to two charges on a cell phone, ipad, anything like that to help you get back online. >> reporter: what about this? >> we have this, very essential. it's an emergency radio and ashlight which can be handy for finding your way around the home. we have head lamps. the best part about having a head lamp is it allows for hands free. we have small usb chargers. you can hook these up right into your car charger, plug in a cell phone, ipad.

this is a great emergency blanket. works just like your propane gas range at home. they run off very easy to obtain coleman fuel canisters here. we have water drops here. >> reporter: that will make sure you don't get sick. >> when the water plants can't pump out water anymore. we have freeze dried meals. they look tasty. they would be worse. having something like that's a nonperishable item is good. >> reporter: the storm does come and you lose power, will you be here? >> we'll be here all weekend long. we have plenty of clothing to keep us nice and dry. >> reporter: make sure you don't eat all the beef stew. >> when we get hungry, it's hard to keep around. >> reporter: thanks so much nathan at eastern sports in arlington. debra alfarone, 9news. taking his seat right now, howard bernstein. this is the calm before the

storm. >> it is the calm before the storm. if you want to take some precautions, kristin fisher has been talking about it. debra alfarone was just talking about it. >> we're not trying to panic people. >> i think we're going to get moderate rainfall out of this, maybe heavy rain. you've got today and tomorrow and even part of sunday if you're west of town to get the lawn furniture inside, the garbage cans. make sure the drains are clear. pick up some of the leaves so they're not clogging the drains. this morning i am going to start off with sandy which is still a hurricane coming out the bahamas this morning. it's raining over much of the southeastern, eastern parts of florida even though the brighter cloud tops are closer to the center of the storm which is normally the case. this storm seeing a little bit of wind sheer in the upper levels but still maintaining itself with winds from the hurricane center 80 miles an hour. the latest advisory gusting to 100. that's a category 1 hurricane in the northern bahamas. it will continue to the

northwest and north here. by this evening it will be east of maybe mel bourne, florida there. still a hurricane. pulling a little bit toward the northeast. so the carolinas even though there are tropical storm watches up for the coastal areas from south carolina up to cape hatteras, they're going to see the glancing blow from this. the coast is going to get hit with the waves. look what happens by monday. starts making the turn back toward the northwest. this will be close enough that by monday morning even though the storm's here, we could have tropical storm force winds along and east of i-95, maybe on the west side of the metro. as the storm moves more toward the west, the rains and wind will pick up monday night into tuesday it looks. this thing could be parked near harrisburg. by wednesday still potentially with winds of 60 miles an hour around the center. that's going to cause lots of problems. this is just the track now but we hope it will be nudged more to the north and the east, not the west and southwest. if that track doesn't change, cape may, atlantic city,

delaware bay would get the brunt of it. here are some of the models from montauk point down toward ocean city. quite a spread but they're still kind of gearing in toward southern new jersey perhaps as a more likely candidate. our bus stop forecast this morning, some clouds, some patchy fog, spotty drizzle, 50s and 60s. sunrise 7:29. the day planner, well, we're going to stay with the clouds through midday. this afternoon a little bit of sun so lunch time temp 65. we finish at 71. that would be the high for the day. a little fog in the mountains at shenandoah valley. salisbury about three-quarters. other areas just low clouds and temperatures running in the up irer 50s -- in the upper 50s to low 60s. outside you see the low clouds out here in northwest d.c. as we look to the southwest. we've got 63, a light north, northeasterly wind and the humidity at 87%. just want to show you our futurecast. the trend for a little sun this afternoon is there. we'll stay generally dry although could be spotty

drizzle and more fog tonight into tomorrow. tomorrow not a bad day. clouds through midday. late in the afternoon perhaps the northern neck seeing a couple of sprinkles. tomorrow night some of the moisture starts to creep in toward sunday morning south and east of town. then sunday look how the rains start to move in by noon, especially south and east along the coast. we're talking that would be sandy sunday evening. throwing the rain and wind along the coast. could be quite a bit of rain if you're going to ocean city or the delmarva this weekend. looking at the forecast today 71 degrees. a little sun in the afternoon. 50s took to near 60. tomorrow 67. isolated showers south and east. sunday breezy and i think a wet day, 59 especially south and east of town. monday and tuesday we could have tropical storm force winds by monday morning midnight, 2:00 a.m. so windy, rainy and we don't know exactly how bad it's going to be yet but we're watching it. let's go to monika. thank you so much. good morning, everybody. at 6:17 i'm happy to say that traffic is still moving really

well. no big issues to report. i'm going to first zoom in on to 270 southbound side leaving gaithersburg down to rockville, bethesda, potomac. everything looks great coming in from river road to the beltway. the beltway itself no issues right now as you leave 95 headed over toward silver spring. we'll take a live look outside and show what you it looks like first on the west side of town here at the american legion bridge. no issues at all. if you're traveling over the potomac river toward tysons corner. let's go back over to our maps and this time 66 on the inbound side. all though it's only yellow, still slows down at chambers road. 40 miles an hour approximately. we'll take one last look at the 14th street bridge northbound. no issues across the river into the downtown area. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 6:25. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back.

welcome back. 6:21. your weather first on this sunday morning. sandy is in the bahamas now. could be a problem here early

next week. the issue this morning low clouds, spotty drizzle and patchy fog. your day planner calling for the clouds through midday. kind of like yesterday with temperatures slow to climb to the middle 60s for lunch time. we'll get into the afternoon with some sunny peaks. we'll finish the day with a high of 71. good morning, everybody. if frankenstorm does come to this area and wipes out bird stadium, randy edsall would probably tell you i'm not surprised. what else could go wrong up in college park? what's happening there might not be unprecedented but it's darn near close. the school announced kevin burns lost for the season, a misplaced bone in the foot. you're probably saying to yourself haven't the terps lost other quarterbacks? they have. now the only scholarship quarterback for the terps,

breaux also yesterday pierre garcon told reporters he has a torn ligament in his foot. he's not sure when he will be back. mike shanahan said it's a part of pain tolerance. also good news, london fletcher not dealing with a foot injury. just joking because the bad news is he's got a strained hammy and he also missed practice yesterday to see a specialist for balance problems. not sure if it's associated with a concussion but he is certainly questionable for sunday. finally last night the giants going up two games to love against the tigers in the world series. getting this a sacrifice other fielder's choice i should say last night. that drove in a run. they beat the tigers 2-0. they're up two games to none in the world series. that's a quick look at sports. have a great friday, everybody. >> thank you, dave. here's what it looks like on the northbound side of i-95 in springfield. no issues.

traffic is moving so well, it's great. route 644 to the beltway and on to 395 up to the 14th street bridge. i cannot say there are any delays. howard? tracking sandy which is in the bahamas this morning. looks like it could be causing problems for us later in the weekend, especially early next week. i'll have the very latest where she pay be headed and what the impacts around here could be. you're watching 9news now.

women come back -- welcome back to 9news now. it's 6:28. this is always the place to get your weather first. a beautiful shot of the memorial. the temperature 163 degrees. a lot -- is 63 degrees. a lot is going to change after today. thank you for starting your friday with us. i'm andrea roane. i'm jessica doyle. mike hydeck is off today but meteorologist howard bernstein is here and live on the weather terrace with our forecast and the latest on hurricane sand ji. >> sandy in the bahamas. looks like it could be visiting close enough to us monday and tuesday that we have to take precautions now. i hope it doesn't come but i'd rather advise you and plan and direct it and hope it's not there. ifer' not prepared and it comes, that will be the worst case for us. weather wise nice and calm. we do have some low clouds, some fog and spotty drizzle. temperatures will be climbing slowly this morning to about 65 by noon. a little sun this afternoon like yesterday. that should get us to 71

degrees. sunrise 7:29. visibilities an issue toward salisbury in the mountains as well as petersburg. slightly reduced down towards stafford. they're reporting two miles there. we have the low clouds everywhere. temperatures from the upper 50s to low 60s. pretty uniform. just got off the phone with bill in newland. it's 59 in winchester. gaithersburg is 60. so today not a bad day. about 71 in town. 66 hagerstown. and 72 across the bay in easton. i'll be back in a few minutes. we'll look at sandy's forecast track and satellite imagery and some of the computer models. we'll try to give you that weekend timetable later in the weekend and early next week. monika samtani, how are the roads looking for us? >> really, really good, i'm happy to say. at least we don't have any of those issues to worry about early this friday morning. good morning. the beltway of course you have some brake lights forming on the outer loop as you leave college park into silver spring but it's been incident free. there are no issues as you

travel toward bethesda and even across to the american legion bridge. on 270 at shady grove road you have brake lights between 109 and 121. here it's still moving pretty much at the speed limit to the split. let's go over to the maps, this time southern maryland. route 4, route 5, 301, across the ox why hill -- ox whyon hill, everything looks great. i'll be back with more traffic at 6:43 and a special guest. our partners at cbs this morning are looking at hurricane sandy and its impact on gas prices. this can't be good. >> norah o'donnell is in washington with more on what we can expect. the gas prices were going down before sandy. >> i know. incredible. good monk. andrea and jess. -- good morning. an day ya and jess. -- andrea and jess. we're tracking the potential impact of gas prices and surprisingly it is not all bad

news. we'll also check in with hurricane expert david bernard. he's working on his forecast. he'll break down all of the possibilities for us, how it's going to affect us and our weather. we'll see you right at 7:00. >> we'll be watching here in washington. the alert is being sounded on hurricane sandy although there is still uncertainty on where and how the storm is going to hit. >> emergency responders and power companies are getting ready. 9news now reporter kristin fisher is live at pepco headquarters with today's readiness efforts. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning. check out the front page ever "the washington post." not a good signing. this is a shot of a wave crashing over cuba with the caption reading crashing towards us. bge and pepco have already started to activate their

emergency preparedness plans. bge issued a statement saying its customers need to be prepared for hundreds of thousands of power outages if this storm does indeed turn our way. meanwhile pepco is saying they are already calling in reinforcements from other states in case the worst does indeed happen. listen. >> we've activated all of our emergency teams. we're already holding calls for holding contractors in place so they're ready mediately to help with restoration efforts if we need to do them. >> reporter: pepco and other power companies clearly trying to get out, get ahead of the storm but i think it's safe to say folks in this region just don't have a lot of faith they'll able to keep all the lights on, especially if this does turn into a super storm and we get a direct hit. yesterday people started stocking up on batteries, lights. people at this lowe's in laurel were shelling out anywhere from

800 to 1200 bucks for generators. a lot of folks were buying supplies to clean out gutters and drains. the stuff is flying off the shelves. if big rains come, folks want to make sure that the water can get away from their homes, not trapped in all those gutter and drains. so definitely something you might want to do this weekend careening out all those -- cleaning out all those gutters and drains. as for what the power companies are doing, we know they've already done a lot. we'll get more information later today. bge holding a press conference up in baltimore. pepco will be holding a press conference here at around 1:00 this afternoon. they're going to be giving some tips on what you and i should be doing to be prepared and they're also going to be providing a bit more information about what they're going to be doing to be prepared. andrea, jessica, hard to believe we're dealing with what could be a very big hurricane heading our way this late in the year, right? >> hurricane colliding with a cold front. not good. >> kristin fisher live from pepco headquarters.

thank you, kristin. in other news this morning, arlington police have launched a criminal investigation into the conduct of patrick moran. he's the son of long time virginia democrat ig congressman jim more -- democratic congressman jim more ran. the move follows the release of an undercover video. the tape was made by a conservative activist. moran expressed doubts about the plan but eventually said he would look into it. pat moran immediately resigned from his father's campaign after the release of the video. a warning to parents you may not want your children to hear the next story. it is ghoulish and coming out of new york city. a police officer is accused of plotting to kidnap, cook and ultimately eat the body parts of the women he planned to murder. suspected officer gilberto valle is a six-year veteran and university ever maryland graduate. he's already appeared in court in manhattan. the f.b.i. says it intercepted shocking e-

mails from the queens resident that outlined the scheme of torture and cannibalism targeting and gathering information on a hundred women. there is no indication he had actually made good on his alleged plans. new york city police say a mother came home last night to find two of her children dead and the woman responsible for their care bleeding nearby. the nanny was on the bathroom floor suffering from what appeared to be self-inflicted stab wounds. police say that the woman's 6- year-old daughter and 2-year- old son were stabbed to death in the bathtub. she'd been out with a third child. the kitchen knife they say that was involved was found next to the nanny. thorpts say the nanny -- authorities say the nanny is at the hospital in critical condition. they do not have a motive for the murders at this time. time right now is 6:36. i'm watching your money and the economy. this morning wall street will get one of its biggest reports of all the gross domestic product. it's the broadest measure of the overall economy and so far this year growth has been slowing.

but analysts do expect to see some improvement. third quarter gdp is expected to show the u.s. economy grew at a 1.9% pace between july and september. that's better than the second quarter but still weaker than what we'd like to see in a healthy economy. still we are likely to see several strong points. retail sales have been growing and that should help the overall number and car sales have been particularly strong. apple's earnings were mixed for the fourth fiscal quarter. the company's $8.2 billion in profits came up short of expectations. apple shares dropped and after trading, sales for the quarter were up 58% from last year. but ipad tablet sales were lower than expected. still the company is looking ahead to what it homes will be a record shattering holiday season. apple expects shares to be up -- sales to be up 12% from last year which would give the highest quarterly sales ever reported by a tech company. finally apparently diamonds are forever and can make you

rich, even when the after life. elizabeth taylor surpassed michael jackson to top forbes' magazine list of the highest earning deb celebrities. she -- dead celebrities. most of the money came from auctions of the glamour star's jewelry and earnings from her white diamonds perfume line. michael jackson is in second place. >> amazing really. the time now is 6:37. howard of course is tracking hurricane sandy. >> a reminder we are making it easy for you to track the storm on your own smartphone. text sandy to 25543. you will receive simple instructions on how to download our wusa weather app. we'll be right back.

good morning. women come back. 6:41. monika here with your timesaver

traffic. it's been a good ride into work. if you're planning to head on 270, let's go back to that map. no problems to report as you head if from frederick all the way down to the point where the lanes divide. traffic is moving well. the maps are all over the place but at least you're going to be okay. let's take a live look first of all on the southbound side of i- 270 at shady grove road. we're running smoothly to the point where the lanes divide. on the northbound side of i heavy rain 95 you've got your official slowdown in woodbridge and then again in springfield. let's go live there right now as you head northbound at least the lanes are open and traffic is moving well right up to 395 and the 14th street bridge. before i finish, i want to introduce a very special guest this morning. come on over. john caravan from fairfax station. your parents bought you a trip to the station and a visit here with me in an auction for life with cancer which supports people facing the challenges of cancer and that disease and their families at inova fairfax. welcome, john. >> thank you, monika. >> how you feel being here?

>> feel great. >> having a good time? >> yes, thank you. >> i think you're going to do a traffic report us for. tell us how your ride into work was this morning. i'll step out and let you go for it. >> today i came from braddock road on 495. i came all the way up, was clear the whole way up to river road. and-- >> let's go ahead and show the american legion bridge. >> the american legion bridge was wide open. i came straight down to the station. it was a smooth ride in surprisingly. >> when cow in early in the morning, you -- when you come in early in the morning, you don't have to worry about traffic, do you. >> no. >> thank you for coming in and supporting such a great cause. say hello to your parents. >> hi, mom, hi dad. >> you did a great job, mom and dad. >> thank you very much. howard, good thing the skins are not playing in d.c. this weekend but they're going

to be in pittsburgh. will they still be dry fans? >> i think it will be cool but dry. the problems will be south and east. early next week monday, tuesday time frame look to be on the rough side around here if this track doesn't change from where we think it's going right now. we start with the satellite loop of sandy down in the caribbean. it is in the northern bahamas. the coldest cloud tops, the brighter ones you see are north of the center of circulation. there's upper level winds that are trying to rip it apart a little bit. this thing is still maintaining a low level circulation and even though it may weaken a little bit as it moves north, it's likely going to intensify as it gets up toward the carolinas. here's the forecast track. latest advisory. winds at 830 gusting to -- at 80 gusting to 100. pressure has come up a little bit. watch that number over the weekend. it will go up and probably down again as it gets farther north.

will maintain a category 1 hurricane. tropical storm watches were raised for the north and south carolina coasts. then here comes the problem us for. as we get toward monday morning, look at turn back toward the north, northwest. then it looks like it will turn more northwesterly and make a landfall potentially near the delaware bay but the cone goes down toward elizabeth city. it goes up toward montauk point. this is going to fluctuate some over the next few days. just keep in mind that the closer it gets to d.c., the worst the conditions will be for us. even monday morning the potential we'll be looking at tropical storm force winds will be 39 miles an hour or greater already from d.c. and points east. here we are wednesday morning looking at the storm near harrisburg. it's going to drop a lot of rain and wind and cause problems. latest computer modeling or some of them shows the track. boom, look at this turn to the northwest. that's just about all of them are making. again montauk to about ocean city. we're going to watch this. as we get closer to the event,

anything farther south, that is bad news. farther north and east better news. still it's going to be a rainy, windy period for the first period of next week. even sunday looks like the rain will be moving in with the front approaching from the west and the moisture from the south. this morning clouds, patchy fog and spotty drizzle. 50s and 60s to start your day. by noon still cloudy, 65. like yesterday i think we'll get some afternoon sun. 71 degrees. a little bit of fog in the mountains. quarter mile visibility in peteestburg and salisbury. but just reduced visibilities, nothing too horribly in the metro. frederick 59. 59 in cambridge. the cool spots in the mid-50s. we're holding on to pretty uniform air mass. outside on our michael & son weather camera, low clouds but decent visibility still in d.c. with 63 degrees. cloudy skies. a light north, northeasterly wind and the humidity way up there at 87%. i want to show you the futurecast. it's ereading the clouds.

still stay -- eroding the clouds. still staying dry. patchy fog tomorrow morning. saturday light some showers and then south and east of us as we get into saturday night and sunday morning, see the showers by 6:00 a.m. from the metro east there. by lunch time. we hope it will stay away for the marine corps marathon. coastal areas on sunday look like they're going to get a lot of rain and increasing winds certainly by evening. looking at our forecast, today 71 degrees with a little afternoon sun. tonight we're back in the 50s to near 60. upper 60s tomorrow. isolated shower. better chance at night and south and east. blende on sunday especially east of town. quite windy and wet and all sorts of problems here early next week. let's go over to andrea. >> thank you, howard. there will be many amazing stories among the 30,000 runners competing in sunday's

marine corps marathon. they include brian boyle. brian nearly lost his life in

hurricane sandy has already claimed 20 lives. now the east coast is bracing for powerful effects of the storm. you'll want to stay usa9 for the very latest. the san francisco giants are going to detroit with a 2-0 lead in the world series after blanco blanking the tigers 2-0 last night. the giants now travel to motor city for game three on saturday night. the time right now 16:54. -- is 6:54. another look of the question of the day. this has been chosen as the best candy to give out at halloween. what is it? a, pop rocks, b, m&ms or c, necco wafers. >> this response was posted on the wusa9 facebook fan page. she said b but the real answer is? >> i'm blown away. pop rocks. i'm not buying it. >> not buying it at all. we do appreciate your comments even though the sur safers are

wrong. -- surveyors are wrong. it's 6:55. >> one final check of traffic and weather when we come back.

one more thing. it's the wusa9 game on jersey giveaway. from now until the end of the football season, we're giving away a jersey to our facebook fans. >> all you have to do is log on to our facebook page. tell us why you deserve the jersey and you'll be entered to win. we have chris cooley here. >> the winner will be he collect -- will be collected ran -- selected randomly. it's a tongue twister. >> this week in honor of his return, we're giving away a

chris cooley jersey. >> red or white. >> we're excited to see him back on the field. >> they'll be in pittsburgh where it's not going to be-- >> it will be okay. around here we have rain moving in later this weekend. clouds and fog this morning. this afternoon late sun. cloudy saturday, sunday showers. monday and tuesday sandy could cause big problems. it's been so great this morning up until now. on the westbound side of route 50 here at i-97, accident right now. no traffic is getting by while they move the accident vehicles around. let's go to virginia on the northbound side of 395 heavy and steady here southbound 95 at aquia harbor quantico, watch out for the accident. cbs news this morning is next. of course they're looking at hurricane sandy, too. >> this is john. say hi, john. >> hello. >> say bye. >> bye. >> we'll see you monday. >> take care wusa9.com.