we begin with allyson rae back from vacation. >> good morning. good to be back. especially with this type of weather. we are heading back to near 80 degrees. that is forecasted to be right over the record high. take a look at the record highs across the region. we are inlookg at highs today in the 80-degree mark give or take a few degrees. we will slowly stay in the 60s and 70s for much of the morning. 78 in d.c. 78 for dulles. 76 for martinsburg and it looks like another day for the record books. cooler weather on the way. we will talk about that coming up. larry, over to you. >> allyson, thanks. >>> no issues around town. we are doing well if you are getting ready to head out the door. inner and outer loop free of any issues. 295 off to a great start as well. for some of the towns south of the beltway, brandywine, upper marlboro, you are good to go in in weather and traffic return back on the 9s. back to the desk. >>> breaking overnight, police spent hours investigating shootings in southeast washington. >> three people shot in two separate cases about an hour

first, meteorologist allyson rae. >> good morning.tion day to much better weather by midweek. but rather windy this afternoon. you have to gear up for that. we are done with the cold weather over the weekend. we are talking about temperatures into the 30's. germantown 36 degrees. college park 35. and malbro 34. so on the cool side. 50 degrees, and well below average. the winds 20 to 25 miles per hour. warmer days are ahead. the seven-day forecast is coming up. larry? >>> we have an accident on the northbound side of the b.w. parkway at this point that has two lanes blocked, and causing issues for commuters out there. 198 and 32. traffic

. >> good morning, allyson rae. speaking of convertible, i don't think i have been in one. i need to get my life together. all right. around the beltway, doing well. southbound on i-270 from areas like frederick, working into bethesda, you are good to go. 95 both on the maryland as well as virginia side off to a great start. traveling south of the beltway in the maryland towns, brandywine, camp springs, upper marlboro you are good to go. no bridge. a live look on 95 at 216 in maryland, you can see traffic is fairly light in both directions northbound and southbound. and, again, we are off to an issue free start. the next time weather and traffic returns on the 9s, the first look at how it's shaping up on metro. >>> breaking news overnight. police near pittsburgh are searching for two gunmen that opened fire on a backyard party. five people are dead. three others wounded and police in wilkensburg are calling this an ambush style attack. people were scrambling to get back in the house when the bullets started firing. >>> we have breaking news out of southeast washington. the

we begin with allyson rae.k. >> it sure is but a nice recovery temperature-wise by this afternoon. into the 60s. similar to where we were yesterday without the wind. it will feel nice through the afternoon hours. temperatures, you are right, it's very cold out there, especially for this time of year. white oak 31. there are a lot of spots below freezing. on the seven-day forecast, we are not done with the chilly temperatures. wait until you see the numbers coming up. 60 to 63 in washington. tonight not as chilly with the southerly winds. we will time out the rain chances by friday in the extended forecast. >>> around the beltway doing well. no issues around town, especially 395 and 295 in both directions. inbound on 50, no issues. southbound on the b.w. parkway from laurel into town. no issues working your way in to the capital beltway and southbound on 95. how it's shaping up along i- 270, a few cars on the way making your way into rockville. weather and traffic back shortly with your drive times around the me

meteorologist allyson rae is saying we could have snowflakes on saturday and sunday, or monday. >>> we give you the first day of springlike you wanted. a little bit of snow mixed in there. yeah. talk about snow and snow, wet snow and rain. it will not be that bad, and those details of the forecast coming up. in the meantime, for your friday, not too pad of a day. pretty nice here. 46 right now for leesburg. and sunshine today mixed in with fair weather clouds. a little bit breezy today. that's for sure. winds 20 miles per hour. sustain winds, gusts than that. headed to the 60s. the futurecast of the snow arriving on saturday and sunday. that is coming up in a little bit, larry? >>> allyson, we're off to a great start this morning. but watch out for road maintenance, i.e. pot hole repairs. weather and traffic back shortly. over to you. >>> in houston a police officer involve shooting left two suspects dead. >> it happened in a parking lot outside of a furniture store. two other suspected robbers were injured in a fifth was captured. a group of officers were monitoring the suspects throu

we begin with allyson rae back from vacation. >> good morning. good to be back.is type of weather. we are heading back to near 80 degrees. that is forecasted to be right over the record high. take a look at the record highs across the region. we are inlookg at highs today in the 80-degree mark give or take a few degrees. we will slowly stay in the 60s and 70s for much of the morning. 78 in d.c. 78 for dulles. 76 for martinsburg and it looks like another day for the record books. cooler weather on the way. we will talk about that coming up. larry, over to you. >> allyson, thanks. >>> no issues around town. we are doing well if you are getting ready to head out the door. inner and outer loop free of any issues. 295 off to a great start as well. for some of the towns south of the beltway, brandywine, upper marlboro, you are good to go in in

let's check in with allyson rae for details. will it be as windy?eezy but not as windy or gusty. yesterday a gust up to 50 miles per hour. that's why we had the wind advisory in place. not the case today. breezy at times. 49 degrees. we are starting off with a few clouds. they will go away and a lot of sunshine again. a good looking day for the most part. winds are gusting up to 20, 25 miles per hour. that will be the order today, 20 to 25 miles per hour gusts. 48 leesburg. when you factor in the winds, it feels chilly. lots of sunshine. temperatures about 60 degrees which is only a few degrees below average. a check on traffic. good morning, larry. >> good morning. we are doing well around the beltway. no issues on the greenway this morning. traveling southbound o way to college park a smooth ride. a live look at the wilson bridge between oxon hill and alexandria, no issues this morning. traffic is light around the entire region. weather and traffic returns shortly with an update on the conditions around town. we will send it over to you. >> thank

expected to head to work and school in the morning to get right over first alert meteorologist allyson rae. >>> a little chilly and damp. there is just a little bit of light showers. you'll need morning and really just tomorrow morning. temperatures aren't going to budge. with the easterly wind and the cloudy skies and that they will stay into the upper 40s. and that is overnight. and to work their way in from the south and to the north and the periods of rain that will be spotty in the next few hours and then scattered before the sun comes up on monday. i'll tell you what by monday afternoon and the different day. that it will be sunny and very breezy and a lot warmer than what we are right now. temperatures this week, they're going up and down with chances for rain and the first weekend of april. it does not look very april like we'll have all the details coming up in just a little bit. debra back to you. >> thank you, allison. you call it march madness far reason that you never know what's going to happen during the ncaa tournament and the sports anchor, come on. >> i know, that it is a

we start with allyson rae. >> first half not as great as the second half. light showers until mid- to late morning we can't rule out the challenge for the showers. then we dry out and a little bit of across the area, cold. 43 frederick and 47 washington. here are some of the light showers north of frederick, kind of sprinkled on 270 and north of leesburg. temperatures will stay in the 50s for much of the morning and early afternoon. we don't get into the 50s until the sun comes out later today. showers until 9:00, 10:00 in the morning. time for traffic. >> good morning, allyson rae. good morning to our friends at home. we start in frederick. we had reports of a train versus a vehicle, small incident. the driver walked away with a small laceration on their head. it looks like they will be okay. but at the railroad crossing, it's blocked. use caution in you eid -- if you head out in that area. police are on scene. around the beltway, quiet on the inner and outer loop. dulles tollway

when you head out monday morning let's get right over to allyson rae. what's the answer? >> well yes we will be tracking some shs is when the rain chances will start to increase. in the meantime a little breezy here with the cloudy skies and the nice easterly breeze. temperatures into the 50s and they will stay near 50s later on tonight. not much temperature change. we're pretty dry right now. but the spotty showers from noon until 10:00 that'll be in the card. it is just pouring while this is all headed our way later on tonight. first thing tomorrow morning if you're getting out early, that they would be tracking these showers. meanwhile the planner for the rest of the night and the shower increases through tomorrow morning that it doesn't last all day on monday. we'll go through when it gets out of here and the temperatures for the rest of the week that you will not want to see, maybe you do, but i don't know. we will have that for you coming up. >> thank you, allison. >>> happy easter if celebrating. one of the largest sunrise services has been wowing people for almost

we start with allyson rae and weather and traffic on the 9s. >> today is a beautiful with temperatures heading to the 60s. a ton of sunshine. things change after we get home, after the evening commute we will see things kind of flip- flop and turn around. let's take a look how we are starting off temperature-wise. 28 chevy chase. 41 arlington. 43 laurel. if you take the heavier coat you won't need it all day. look at the temperatures. we are heading to the 60s. here comes clouds and showers while we are sleeping tonight. we will tim it out in a bit on weather and traffic on the 9s. here is larry miller. >> maryland state police continue to investigate a fatal tractor trailer accident. this is in urbana that has highway 80 at park mills road closed. you can see from the video how serious the accident was. we understand that highway 80 eastbound at parks mill road will continue to stay closed throughout the afternoon as police work to finish the investigation. be aware that parks mill is open so you can take that to make your way into town or points east. i-270, no issues from frederick

allyson rae has sunny news in the first alert forecast. >> what a difference a few hours makes. it was cloudy and gloomy and rainy this morning and now clear skies and it's the best time because the winds have not picked up yet. the satellite shows clouds fading away and a few fa corridor. sunshine the rest of the day. temperatures warming up into the 60s and upper 60s to the south. the winds speeds are going to pick up. 25 miles per hour during the afternoon and that is a sustained winds. gusts as high as 45 to 55 miles per hour. wind advisory in place for the metro area. it will be a little hard to drive and maneuver so batten down the lawn ornaments and lawn chairs . coming up we are tracking the next chance of show they are giving up free access to county swimming pools and golf courses because of new ethics laws. the county attorney says free passes could be seen as illegal gifts under the new guidelines. >>> a virginia man accused of peeping incidents goes to trial today. ricardo rodriguez of fredericksburg was dressed as a woman when he was arrested last november at potom

falling back to winter, here is first alert meteorologist allyson rae. >> a short trip to winter. you will love the seven-day forecast. today we are going to return to winter quickly. the showers are pushing out. a few lingering showers for delmarva. we are okay. we are mild into the 40s and 50s. not for long. you can see the cold air just lining up. we have a strong northwesterly wind that will bring this air in in a hurry. 41 for martinsburg. we will drop to the 40s much of the day with a lot of sunshine. the winds will do it. we will have wind gusts as high as 40 miles per hour during the morning hours. now, with temperatures in the 40s, sunshine and breezy conditions with winds as high as 20, 25 sustained winds, it will feel into the 30s for much of the afternoon. we will talk about the chance for snow coming up in a bit. larry, over to you. >> allyson, thanks. >>> around the beltway, we are doing well, off to a quiet start with no issues on the inner or outer loop. 395 and 295 doing well. so far so good. inbound on 50 no issues making it into town. southbound on the g.w. park

we start with allyson rae and weather and traffic on the 9s. >> today is a beautiful with temperatureseading to the 60s. a ton of sunshine. things change after we get home, after the evening commute we will see things kind of flip- flop and turn around. let's take a look how we are starting off temperature-wise. 28 chevy chase. 41 arlington. 43 laurel. if you take the heavier coat you won't need it all day. look at the temperatures. we are heading to the 60s. here comes clouds and showers while we are sleeping tonight. we will tim it out in a bit on weather and traffic on the 9s. here is larry miller. >> maryland state police continue to investigate a fatal tractor trailer accident. this is in urbana that has highway 80 at park mills road closed. you can see from the video how

here is meteorologist allyson rae with the forecast. >>> that is right. 80- degree temperatures, but the 60s. mild out there. and a few light showers. not a big deal this morning. not yellow weather alert worthy. the temperatures in the 60s. and 70 for washington. acouple of light showers through 81 through martinsburg. these are not going to last all day or all morning. by the time the sun comes up we are dry. clearing skies and temperatures return to the upper 60s. northwesterly wind and breezy. the temperatures will trop off for the weekend. those details coming up. and larry. over to you. >>> thank you, allyson. we have a live nearby add old georgetown road on the outer loop of the beltway, not much in the way of delays. more coming up, back to you. >> thank you, larry. >>> 100 firefighters worked overnight to contain a fire in los angeles. >> no one was injured. but the fire could be seen from miles away. the helicopter captured the giant plume of smoke. >>> we are starting to learn more about the death of a former -- head of media affairs for the ru

we start with first alert meteorologist allyson rae. >> we have seen a lot of clouds. that monday.loudy, drizzle in a few last lingering light showers. we are not done with the rain chances yet. in the next 24 hours, it will be one of those days. you can find our radar on wusa 9 app. light showers sprinkled in parts of columbia and northeast of silver spring. through the day, much of the day is dry. a little drizzle here or there. areas to the north near the maryland panhandle, maybe a few more light showers throughout the day, even through lunchtime through the district. temperatures stay in the 50s today. fog developing as well. the roads are wet. for that over to larry miller. >>> good morning. wet roads will be the biggest issue you will see. no problems on the inner or outer loop, 395, 295 off to a great start. dulles toll

allyson rae has the first look at the forecast, cherry blossoms aplenty. >> yesterday was so beautiful clouds went away, the sun was out, temperatures were nice. today warmer. we are going to start off with the high clouds yet again, 56 degrees. mostly cloudy. a milky start. winds are out of the south, southwest. a breezy day. you can see the high clouds once we head through the lay morning into the early afternoon they will go away an a lot of sunshine. not as cold this morning. yesterday in the 20s. not the case with the clouds and southwesterly winds. those two things combined help keep the temperatures on the warmer side. 56 for washington. 52 leesburg. we are heading to the 70s. enjoy it. lots of 70s for your lunch hour. >> good morning. if you are traveling northbound on i-95 i want when you get between seminary road and king street that exit ramp will be closed. take little river turnpike and work northbound. up over the key bridge a smooth ride traveling between rosslyn and georgetown. weather and traffic are back shortly. >>> a huge manhunt is underway following the brussels a

let's get right over to first alert meteorologist, allyson rae. >> good evening, debra.ould be as perfect as it was cool to start like this morning, but we saw sunshine, temperatures in the 60s. it was beautiful. taking a look at satellite and radar, clouds are quickly moving on in and so is the chance for showers. what about sunrise tomorrow? i think we're going to be dry for sunrise services on your easter sunday. however, not for long through the afternoon, through the evening hours and especially, we'll start to crank up our rain chances. right now, sitting okay into the 50s. we are going to drop into the upper 30s and into the 40s for first thing tomorrow morning. so, if you're headed out for those sunrise services, it's going to be on the cool side. here we are at 7:00 on the dot. 47 degrees for the district. that means areas in the suburbs aren't going to be a little cooler than that. cloudy skies are not going to budge today. now, as we head through the evening, rain chances start to pick up. coming up, we'll go through the future cast hour by hour so you can pla

here is allyson rae with a first look at the forecast. >>> good morning.her, feeling like springtime. cold out there this morning. grab the heavier jacket but you won't need it later on. 37 degrees. temperatures in the 20s in some places this morning. 28 for fred like. 32 leesburg. manassas 25 degrees. we will see a lot of sunshine today. it's looking like a pleasant afternoon. breezy at times. temperatures above average. it's cool but nice. we will see warm temperatures before you know it. by lunchtime, 53 degrees. high 61 with a nice southwesterly breeze from time to time. warmer days ahead. >>> good morning. quiet this morning. you may see road construction especially for our friends in eastbound and westbound. quiet between alexandria and oxon hill on the inner and outer loop. let's send it over to you. >>> breaking overnight, two people are dead after a crash in annapolis. >> rescuers got to the scene before 11:00 p.m. they found a car careened off the roadway and came to rest in a wooded area. one person died at the scene. the second person was flown

. >> we begin with meteorologist allyson rae.ke march. >> it will be windy and cold by the end of the day. temperatures are still dropping. they are kind of mild out there. take a look at first alert live doppler. we started near 60 at midnight. now in the 40s and 50s. it will tumble from there. head out the door. a little ponding on some of the roads. potholes are filling with water. temperatures are heading to the 40s. with the wind as strong as they are, it will feel like the 30s. a chance of snow when i return. larry, over to you. >>> as allyson mentioned a tricky commute with the slick roads. drop the speeds, increase the distance between you and the driver in front of you. no issues on the inn near or outer loop. 295 flowing fleely. off to a great start. to some of the maryland townships south of the beltway, brandywine, you are good to go. 210, 301 free and clear. this is 95 here at dale city. things are flowing freely on the northbound and southbound side. weather and traffic back shortly. back over to you. >>> today in c

allyson rae will be back at 6:39. good morning, i'm mike hydeck. >> i'm andrea roane. coming up, canada's first family heading for the white house today. a live report on the trudeau state visit. we start with the race for the pf and last night's democratic debate. >> the republican presidential candidates will square off in the 12th debate, 12th, in florida. >> the g.o.p. candidates have provided all the fireworks up until now but last night things got heated in miami between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. the democratic presidential candidates were taking part in a spanish channel debate. >> i would not deport children. i do not want to deport family members either. >> i don't think the secretary fully answered your question. i will not deport children from the united states. >> clinton and sanders took turns during the debate blasting republican front- runner donald trump. the latest polls show trump leading ted cruz, marco rubio and john kasich in florida and ohio. >>> we are learning more about the manifesto that an idaho fugitive through over a fence before

we begin with first alert meteorologist allyson rae giving it an 8 1/2 rating. >> not bad today.the everything hours that it takes a turn to the worse. comfortable. spots above freezing if not below freezing. it will be on the chillier side. you don't need the thick jacket later on today. we are not tracking wind gusts. this will be a completely different story come tomorrow. probably our windy yeast day we have seen in a while. that is what happens in march. windy around here. temperatures today, comfortable. a lot of sunshine and clouds will increase from the west to the east. so, into the west, 81 corridor earlier this afternoon. most of us hold off until after the drive home when we see the clouds move in. 60 by 1:00. low 60s for much of the region. cl, temperatures all in the immediate forecast and then the extended forecast, we are talking snow. yeah, we will explain in a bit. larry, over to you. >> thanks. >>> metro riders, everything is on schedule for you. trains and buses, no issues there. around the beltway, quiet on the inner and outer loop. 395 and 295 doing quite we

. >> >> you need the car heaters and here is first alert meteorologist allyson rae. >> it's not bad out there. you will step outside and say where is the cold air you were talking about. later on today you will notice a huge change. a couple of showers left over for the northern neck out to delmarva. temperatures in the 50s. comfortable for d.c. we dropped about 8 degrees in a few hours. 40s are quickly returning. 30s are hanging on through northern maryland. in the 40s much of the day. with the winds, despite sunshine, it will feel in the 30s. tonight we are jumping to days. lots of sunshine. we track what snow we are talking about for thursday into friday in a bit. larry, over to you. >> allyson, thank you, kindly. >>> metro riders, everything is on schedule for you this morning, trains and buses. no issues there. clear on the roads inner and outer loop. you will need to watch out for slick roads, wet conditions this morning. that will include areas like 395, 295 in both directions. volume picking up on route 1, richmond highway for our friends in alexandria working into town. watch o