out through anne arundel county.prised see this flood watch expanded overnight or early tomorrow rn g. just looking at the latest numbers and the latest computer models coming in. the heaviest rain marketing the morning midday hours and i'm mostow concerned about lying areas and creeks, rivers and reams, causing flooding with around an inch or more in the forecast. we start off at 50 degrees. 7:00 a.m., it is raining o there. sunrise about 7:26. by lunch time, we're still tracking rain. we hit 60 for a high tomorrow. mtemperature more common in latech versus late december. some scattered showers out there at 4:00 p.m. the sunset time at 4:54. we're getting about a minute or two of extra day length eachda most of us are dry with a temperature of 59 degrees. y here'sr rain outlook. widespread rain tomorrow. keep it dry saturday and sunday. back to the red with more widespread rain and then a chance early tuesday. january 1st. on saturday, a high of 55. 47 on sunday. again, both saturday andunday are looking completelyd

sunshi ha dense fog advisories to the north of d.c., it includes the district and goes out there anne arundel county phiy on i-95. if your travels are taking you out of baltimore, you'll probably be dealing with fog for the next two hours. so, again, lowib vity all the way up. so leave yourself extra time as you make youray out the door on this sunday morning. temperatures out there right now in the 40s,ome areas in the 50s. we'll kee a chanc for stray showers but we'll get clearing. we'll talkbout our temperatures for today and the rest of this work week, a big cooldownp coming a few minutes. >> thank you, lauryn >>> preparations are under way to hon president, former president george h.w. bush will be returning to washington tomorrow. >> derek sword outside the national catheal for a look at this week's events. good morning, derrick. >> good morning. these u events geter way as we say good-bye to the nation's 41st president. here's what weknow. tomorrow at 3:30 in the afternoon, thepresident's remains will arrive at joint base andrews. there will be a short service there andus former president wil

even into parts of anne arundel county. the drizzle will go out there. still light. the drizzle is over about 7:00, eight clog tonight. we start off with a chance of er sh i'll have more coming up just after 5:45, pat. >>> tonight, one week into the government shutdown and no end in sight. president trump raising the akes and threateni to close the southern border if congress t fund his border wall. congress reconvenes monday. but it is unlike anything will happen until democrats take over leership in the houseanuary 3rd. nancy pelosi has vowed to pass legislation toeon the government as soon as she takes the gavel. >>> of course the stalemate having a huge impact. this was today outside the smithsonian's air and spacese . a lot of folks have been trying to visit the free museums and zoo before they all close next week. r orter: right now the zoo is using themoney from the past. >> he is 5 and possibly a future zoo keeper. the national zoo is giving him good practice. >> lions, hippos, giraffes, chief cheetahs. >> reporter: but come january 2, the public will have to

an anne arundel county officer responded home yesterday afternoon for a theft investigation.rities say a mastiff started moving aggressively toward the officer. the dog growled, bared his teeth. the officer ordered the theft victim to control the dog but the animal continued advancing toward the officer. the officer then fired. the shootings under investigation. >>> drier and warmer weather ahead. >>> and you probably don't think about it, but after a jet bridgl cose, nowap >>> happy new year from hong kong. an incredible firewks displ to ring in 2019. >> 340,000 people lined victoria harbor to celebrate the newar that's something. >>> well, your plane lands and you are ready to get all of a sudden, the jet bridge you step on to collapses. it is a fligrightening thought it actually happened at bw. marshall airport. a look at the partial collapse. you can see part of it still there. still guarded by caution tape below. and some are thinking twice about that part of the trip. a defective prakt is said to be the cause and they're receiving out to others to see ifhave the m.ob >>

visibility, you can see it's down anne arundel county and down into southern maryland to the eaern shoreu make your way out to chuh and run errands, be careful. current temperatures, fairly mild. our average is the low 50s. now, areas to the sout southern maryland and the eastern shore are warmer. the reason, g we've a warm front going down like this throoh fredericksburg areas on the south side warmer, areas n thee north side stuck 40s. that frontal system will rise up a bit today. i don't think it will clear the d.c. area but i thinkte our eratures will be in the 50s. either way, temperatures will be above normaltoday. again, we have clouds, maybe a passing shower through theay so if you are headed out to get a tree. know they will be wet from yesterday. decorating later on this afternoon looks good for that but be careful because it's sl fk. cool andgy out there. we're headed into the upper 50s. peeks of afternoon sun. t's time thi out. we could have a stray shower here and there. is it likely?no but we have a chance for it. we hope to have a chance for clearing later this afternoon w

back through parts oforern virginia into anne arundel county and up around baltimore as well. this flood watch begins late tonight and it will go through late friday night. the heaviest rain falling in thh firsf of the day. we could see an inch or more and it could lead the some flying in low lying areas and by creeks, rivers and streams. and this system has been packing a punt as moves across the country. ing video this flo coming out of houston. look how high the water is. you can see water rather high. now, luckily we couldn't had any reports of major injuries. you can clearly see it on storm team 4 radar. all the moisture moving our way. rain i'll let you know when the rain is coming coming upun a 5:17. >>> and we'll be in weather alert mode starting at 4:00 a . tomorrowmorning. and remember, you can get the forecast anywhere any time with our nbc washington app. >>> now to breaking news. a tour bus driver n charged with hitting and killing a woman and her at that busy intersection near national archives. today we learned, hav may been on his cell phone when that crash occ

. >>> and out of anne arundel county, thet arr of a suspect in the murder of a real estate agent. someone called from the home in hanov hanover, maryland. he died wednesday nigm trauma to the upper body. in an ho, there will a news conference with more information on that arrest. look for updates in the nbc washington app. wilson leaves behind his wife and two young children. >>> a major shutdown happeningt ght and it could effect your plans if you're driving in and this the distric weekend. t> is the entire span of the memorial bridge sng down all weekend for needed repair work. >> megan mcgrath is there with the impacts on the closure. >> reporter: this is going to have an impact on the people traveling between d.c. and virginia. as you look behind me here, you can see that traffic is moving in both directions at this point over the memorial bridge. but in a m of hours, all of that is going to change. this is part of the ongoing construction work, the overhaul of then bridge that's been ppening for some time. and what they're going to do is the work that they're doing over ndthe

winchester improving but i anne arundel county through southern maryland be careful driving out there this sunday morning. passing showerfot out the question. i'll keep in the all day because i don't trust this warm front. so we'll have possibly peeks of sunshine later on. a better chance this afternoon than this morning. all the way through lunchtime we'll be w dealih this drizzle, with this mist, but you can see clouds are clearing a little t. may have some peeks of sun earlier than expected out here in thele shenandoah v but for the most part we'll wait to see any of those. passing showers possible throughout the day. we're in the 30s and 40s but some areas are in the 50s.t patuxent river 60 degrees. the reason why we have a warm ont, this is how the warm front looks. this is why the temperatures are -- the forecast is ul diff look at areas south of this warm front. you can see they're into the s. 60s down in raleigh and virginia beach. 58. ocean city at so this will slowly lift to the north and areas on the south side of this warm front will be the north areas on side will be in t

prince george's county and anne arundel and going into northern virginia, shenandoah valley, those areas see flurries. to the south, those are areas that could pick up minor cumulations, one to thr inches, fredericksburg through st. marys, c pet epepper, staff you are the cutoff line. just southf you, ashland may get six, seven inches, you may nothing. that's how sharp the cutoff line is. chardttesville into richm four to six inches. not seeing much happening right now but by the early afternoon, look at this. that line comes up and just touches fred sicksburg. in the st. mary's county. it comes north in fredericksburg and into extreme southern maryland and movesout. by 9:00 everything is dry and we start rapid clearing. so let's go zone to zone, neigorhood by neighborhood. down i-81, my friends in winchend winchester, flurries sunshine. not expecting much unless you're in t central shenandoah valley. for our friends in urbana, leesburgut some flurries mainly cloudy in those areas. further to the south you're eel likely see snow. a few flries. i don't think coerns. mechanicsville, staffo