a two hours' drive west of drive allegany county mineral, hampshire county, all included in the densefog advisory until 9:00 this morning with disabilities below a quarter mile. 23 degrees at dulles airport, 24 in martinsburg, 25 in frederick. we will warm up nicely later on this monday. prize in the low 50's. 53 this afternoon with a lot of sunshine. a company votes on wednesday where we could have a light wintry mix briefly. >> thank you. 5:11. at least 13 people dead after a powerful earthquake struck the central philippines with a magnitude 6.8 quake that destroyed buildings and trigger landslides and buried hundreds of homes. and people are missing. one of the worst cold snaps in decades. more than 100 people died in europe. thousands of been treated for hypothermia and frostbite in bosnia. arivers have been frozen and air traffic has gone to a halt. that will stick around for another week. it is 26 degrees la plata. >> president obama response to reports that israel is considering an attack on iran. what he said during an interview yesterday. >> today my journey continues across

. >> allegany public-school are closed today. 6:38. it never hurts to be prepared. this may be taking things too far. what to do in case of a rhino attack. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. do you think a legislature should be able to restrict people from wearing certain types of clothing, like pajama bottoms, out in public? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> we have seen a fire drills and drills for a nuclear attack. but an escaped rhino drill? this one is being held in a suit in tokyo. two employees dressed as a rhino. the fake rhino was overpowered by tranquilizers and caught in a net. >> a real wind up my move faster than that -- a real rhino might move faster than that. >> take a listen. she practiced her violin. the other animals did not appear to pay much attention. one donkey became a fan, singing along. i do not know which sounds better. to have attracted 128,000 hits on youtube -- they have attracted. >> i can relate to that piano

s to harper county and out towards allegany county and western allegany county and could see more on elevations. temperatures are at 33 degrees. we are above freezing. relative humidity at 96%. winds have not been a factor so far and they will pick up through the evening. we have 28 in oakland. 32 in couple weir be land and hagerstown. and down on the shore. around the immediate metro area. temperatures ranging from 31 to 33 in bellaire and columbia. 34 in rock hall and 36 in d.c. the winds are calm around central maryland. light breeze blowing around most of the state. and from the northeast. high erwin around the pat tux end river. and what we have, are two he minutes of the system. and create fronts responsible for the cold air is moving in from the west and northwest. it is allowing really cold arctic air to get down into the mid atlantic and the tennessee valley. we have a coastal shore that is developing off the carolinas. and moving on up the coastline. it is going to come together in new england. and up around new york and in the meantime. starts to move on through. it does s

on allegany avenue is 65 by an year-old mount came home to find a burglar inside -- a 65-year-old man came home to find a burglar inside. >> he is charged with attempted murder, first-degree burglary, and first degree assault. the tipton came home to his house to find the burglar already inside. he said he let him it in his basement at gunpoint. the suspect fled of and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. he ended up spotting him just a couple of hours later. >> we saw a man answering to this description around the area of the chesapeake in townsend. he was witnessed running out from between a few buildings and a jump in an automobile that took off. he found a piece of prop oferrty -- of property from the uspect's burglary and made an arrest. >> he is being charged without bail. kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. >> this a one-alarm blaze broke out in the amex of this apartment building around 1:00 on morningside drive. we are told there were able to put the fire out within about an hour. officials have not released any information about a cause yet. >> two years after implementing the bot

warnings in western allegany and garrett counties. the areas turn north could pick up some snow, but temperatures in the initial presentation will have rain mixed in. the conceit of cold it gets with lows of around 20 but below zero. almost 50 degrees, but look freezing in western maryland. sotheby's will get more rain. and by morning there will be rain on the eastern shore down in to clean and county in towards ocean city. that will taper off a little bit and then the arctic front will bring another burst of snow showers tomorrow evening. as winds down, we're generally talking about 1 inch or two around baltimore, 1-3 inches in the northern suburbs. generally, it had the best mobile in the north and west. a winter makes -- winter mix in most areas. gusting up to 30 so it will feel cold once the front goes by. single digit lows over teh we ekend.e astern show, flurries on sunday. cooler through the weekend. 37 with flurries sunday morning. 7-day -- by monday, back in the 40's. getting close to 50 again. from the susquehanna bank's boa

allegany county, minerals, parts of western maryland and west virginia, dense fog advisory until 9:00 a.m., visibility down 2 1/4 mile 0 less, particularly in the valley is out west. -- down to 1/4 mile or less. below freezing to start the day. sunny and mild this afternoon. 53 for the high temperature today with sunshine. near freezing tonight. warmer tomorrow, a perfect is in spots by tomorrow afternoon. most of us in the mid 50's by tuesday afternoon. >> no problems to report in virginia or maryland. we had an accident on the b-w parkway, but that has been taken care of southbound. i have a couple pictures. the beltway looks great at the ikea in college park. no issues out of town on the beltway in the near andrews air force base. pretty good near 50, the john hanson highway and near fedex field. no problems at 214. on the beltway in montgomery county, looks good. quiet on the virginia side, between braddock road and 66. clarksburg 270 are the headlights at 121 in this camera. back to you. >> thank you. 31 degrees. >> another solid victory for mitt romney while he is looking ahead

when it comes to allegany, many know mama georgia as the mayor. as the supervisor of district 9, i know enough to know that the mayor otrumps the supervisor of district 9. when it comes to making sure that we understand what is happening in that community, you go to moll, ga. to know that. mama georgia to know that. she has been a resident of that neighborhood for 46 years, she has been a long time active member of the community with the entire vernal heights neighborhood and a longtime volunteer. you can see she has been the there for many years. she has been a participant at the neighborhood center, she has been a leader in the community that has been active on some many issues involving the rights of tenants. she has fought for so many years to make sure that we bring the necessary resources for the housing community, and in particular, focusing on the needs of young people. there are some many young people whose lives have been touched by mama georgia. if you need to know what is happening in the neighborhood, she is the person to go to. you c

it was an early morning shooting on sunday here on allegany avenue. >> reporter: neighbors had good reason to be on guard. >> two burglaries -- burglars, very apparent. breaks in and ransacks them, two blocks from our house and we're all very concerned. are we going to be next. >> reporter: but the burglary was different. the suspect entered through a second floor window. he was armed with a revolver and he was willing to use it. >> the homeowner tells us that he claim home late and found a burglar inside the house. that burglar forced him at gun point and shot him as he deincidented the stairs. -- descended the stairs. >> reporter: even though the bullet entered the back of the man's neck and exited through his face, he was still able to dial 911. a few hours later officers spotted bradford steven holup, dressed in camouflage as he jumped in a car a few blocks away and they arrested him. police can't slay if holup is responsible for any of the other burglaries. neighbors are beefing up security, unwilling to take any chances. >> it was disturbing to say the least. i have a 21-year-old and

fauquier county schools in virginia are closed and allegany county schools in maryland are also closed due to the weather. >>> rick santorum is the big winner from tuesday. the former pennsylvania senator claimed his first victory since the iowa caucuses more than a month ago. >> delia goncalves live in the 9news now satellite center with a look at what this means for mitt romney and the presidential race coming up. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you know, this really puts the brakes on mitt romney's momentum as the potential front- runner in this case yet he says he's still confident that he will eventually be the party's nominee. still, you know, this win did not produce any delegates. that's why romney says it really doesn't carry any weight. minnesota and colorado delegates will be decided later. missouri, the nonbinding state with for delegates there. still santorum sees his win as a victory over romney and a sign he can dominate the conservative vote. however, analysts say low voter turnout in all three contests could indicate a frustration in a party that has not yet r

the winter advisories is a been cancelled throughout the north of us and west of us in allegany countyil 6:00 tomorrow morning, and also we're dealing with a windchill advisory for western maryland. the rest of us have a wind advisory overnight and we could see wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour come early tomorrow morning, and then winds will ease a little bit during the day tomorrow. clouds will begin to break up. later on tonight, peeks of sunshine tomorrow morning, filtered sunshine tomorrow afternoon, and then our skies really begin to clear out for the day on monday, with temperatures warming back into the 50's by midweek. 15-23 for overnight lows. it will feel colder than that with windchill factors making it feel like zero. 30 to 35 are the daytime highs for tomorrow, making it one of the coldest days we have seen all season long. 42 monday. 50 midway. wjla.com to check out the latest forecast and interactive radar. we are not expecting much in additional snowshowers this evening. >> and a little warmup on the way, too. >> a little bit. >> twitter feeds lit up yesterday with a

allegany mountains, those areas will be dealing with visibility issues which are down for a quarter milelook at it from petersburg out toward cumberland. we're doing fine here. 23 culpeper. 28 with the fog in cumberland. no fog and 28 in easton. again we're going into the 50s. what a nice start to the week. >> great start to the week and not a bad start to the rush hour. good morning, everybody. if you're planning to head around town, you see just one triangle behind me. that means we just have one issue overnight. it was on the southbound side of the bw parkway after route 410. it was a car that went into the woods. they had to wait for a crane to pull it out. that's why you may have heard there were some lanes blocked. right now everything is clear inside the beltway on the bw parkway i'm happy to say. we'll take a live look at 270 on the southbound side. no problems to report here at shady grove road. by the way, western maryland, as howard just said, there is some fog basically west of hagerstown toward cumberland so be aware of that. no problems to report on 66 or the dulles toll ro

he forces way into the home on allegany avenue. police say he stole from the home and shot the hallmark on his way out. the supreme court will get whether corporations are people today. the supreme court ruled corporations are like people when it comes to free speech. case over whether the ju corporations are like people when they violate human rights. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you agree with the supreme court ruling that corporations should be treated like people in the courts? >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> time to check your morning commute. we're seeing some delays. we start on the west side. 20 miles per hour just past 795 and continuing to edmondson. to thetop to break prior beltway. tapping the brakes on southbound 95 -- you'll be tapping the brakes prior to the beltway. let's check the west side at baltimore national pike. you can see plenty of bra

advisories or warnings, but sterling virginia issuing advisories for us, harford county back, western allegany, cecil county. there could be the potential for a few inches of snow mainly on grassy areas. 46 today at the airport, 49 downtown. warmer than normal. -7 was the record low. the high was 3. the coldest day ever in baltimore. a few years ago, a week of intense snowfall back in 2010. that storm dumped about 20 inches up to 25 inches. low 40's on the eastern shore currently. 48 in auburn. 27 in oakland. it looks like the two-part system will come in with rain and snow. low pressure will pass through then intensify not because the new england. the arctic front will come sliding through. the low and the front will bring is a chance for showers. we will get into some of that air over the weekend. mostly snow in northern baltimore and carroll county. for the over night, more snow developing to the north and west of the interstate 95 corridor and mostly rain on the eastern shore. some slippery conditions may develop, but i think the roads will stay mainly wed because it has been such a mild w

a dense fog advisory to the west this morning from allegany county until 9:00 a.m.visibility's could be down to 1/4 of a mile, 30 degrees downtown and 21 degrees in manassas. 24 degrees in martinsburg and hagerstown and frederick are only 25 degrees. we will warm up nicely today with a lot of sunshine and a southwesterly breeze that will blow some slightly warmer air into town, middle 50's later today. high pressure over head and that will translate into sunshine today and tomorrow but a weak disturbance over colorado will cause a little bit of light snow over the rockies and that will track east and by wednesday it should be around the washington area. it will not have much moisture but we could have just enough to squeeze out a little bit of light rain and may be wet snow mixed in on the day on wednesday. we are not expecting accumulations. sunshine today and warmer than yesterday, 53 for the high temperature and warmer tomorrow, close to 60 south of the metro area with sunshine. wednesday is a bump in the road with a chance of a brief wintry mix. it looks like we

annapolis.ltimore to upper 40's north and west of town, above freezing and garrett county and allegany counties, western maryland. it will be chilly tonight because of the clear sky and a light wind. the temperature will drop into the 20's in the suburbs. as the high pressure makes its way through, sunshine to start the weekend. the clouds developed as we get the storm to the south organizing in moving our way. cold air in the eastern united states, but international falls 26, further north colder. looks like the upper level jet stream pattern will draw the cold from hudson bay south into the mid-atlantic beginning saturday night. tomorrow, fairly quiet and tame, but the storm organizes to the south. it is quite chilly up here, subzero, single digits into parts of ontario, to the great lakes. that cold move south, the moisture it moves north. wherever these collide in the mid-atlantic, that is where the potential is for significant snowfall. right now, the target zone for the heaviest snow is the west virginia-virginia border. during the day saturday, clouds increase. looks like as we

i'm talking about the mountainous regions of allegany and garrett county that got about 7 feet of snow so far in the very high elevations. there are state highways that we have to maintain. something else that's worth considering-- >> charlie, we're running out of time. i appreciate your time. i would love to have you come in and sit us with and run over it at a later date. thank so you much for getting up early with us this morning. >> that is a problem we heard before. it's not just montgomery county but the whole state. >>> d.c. schools chancellor wants new standards when it comes to student cheating. that story is coming up. >>> plus, how will you enjoy your leap day? we'll take a look at some of the specials who people who only get a birthday technically every four years. we'll be right back. >>> good morning. we begin 9news now at 6:00 a.m. with this live look at the springfield interchange. it is 41 degrees. today february 29, 2012. happy leap day you to. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. we're glad you're

culpeper, orange, answer allegany county schools in two-hour delay. and some things to be aware of. work on the orange line and red line. vre.rc rail or most hov restrictions are lifted today. look like the pain the gas pump is going away. gas prices rose 18 cents in the of tensionsecause iran. news channel 8 will have a report coming up at the top of the hour. nothing like traffic to burn gas. baden.heck in with lisa today is a procrastinators dream. the lastait until that will work in your favor. volume of because of a holiday. moving at speed with no delays on all 66 miles of the beltway. traffic moving nicely. looks good as far as interstate. virginia, a live picture. the district on 14th street. there's no snow. >> just a trace at reagan national. 3.5 inches in madison. charlottesville picked up 6 inches. nothing on the ground around here in the metro. clouds are breaking apart and moving out of town. the district, 37 in quantico. the 20's withke the wind. 48 today. warmer for the rest of the week. >> another update at ♪ ♪ angel >>> that is alicia keys. her emotional tribute to