we go over to ashburn, looking at over 5 inches. nearly 5 inches in fairfax. 57 degrees at this hour in damascus, but over four inches of rain fell yesterday during the reign yvette. this is our satellite and radar combination. all of the rain is moving out of the area. 61 degrees in leesburg. 57 degrees in gaithersburg. we will have gradual clearing. cool and breezy this afternoon. 68 to 73 degrees. the wind will be out of the north. tonight, partly cloudy and cool, 48 to 55 degrees. absolutely beautiful tomorrow. the wind will be out of the north. late on sunday, cooler temperatures in the middle 60's. we will warm to around 70 by thursday. let's get an update on a busy morning with lisa baden. >> very busy indeed. a disruption in service on the virginia railway express. wires over the tracks near etzel road. virginia dominion power is on the way. all manassas it trains part cancelled -- wires all over the tracks near edsall road. 45 minutes late because of possible flooding out of fredericksburg. when you do hit the road, 14 stre

over 5 inches of rain in ashburn. almost 5 inches in fairfax. 4.5 inches at nationals park in washington. damascus, 4 inches of rain. a lot of rain, or three local airports had records. 6 inches at bwi, 4 inches at dulles airport and reagan national. the satellite and radar shows rain well to the west of us. despite pressure across the mid portion of the country. that will influence of weather on saturday and parts of sunday. a disturbance late tomorrow night could bring showers. temperatures, 49-54 in parts of the area. low 60's close to downtown. low 70's at ocean city. 68-73 and gradual clearing expected. >>> right now we do have some scattered power outages. traffic signals will be on the friess in those areas. interstate travel is working between fredericksburg and baltimore. no problems on the green light or the toll road or 66 or 270. the building is quiet at connecticut avenue. >>> 59 degrees and a sign it. 4:40. >>> we will tell you vowel the maryland's talf cell phone crackdown taking effect today. ugh crack

ashburn, over 5 inches. nearly 5 inches of rain. here we go. 5 inches in fairfax. the d.c., national park, 4.25 inches and about 4.2 inches in damascus. record breakers for all three local airports. 6 inches at bwi marshall. we do have a flood warning that remains in effect currently for st. mary's county and anne arundel county until 6:00 this evening. otherwise, the rest of the area finally drying out very nicely. our skies had cleared out dramatically over the past couple of hours. you can see how quickly moving across the d.c. metro area, eventually prince george's county. we will look for sunshine for the afternoon. high pressure briefly builds behind the system. a lot cooler, drier air. temperatures at this hour, 71 and reagan national, pittsburgh at 60, 64 in cincinnati. holding around 70 in frederick. 66, gaithersburg. fredericksburg, 70 degrees. cold front moves through, drier air with high-pressure for the upcoming weekend. daytime highs tomorrow and 60's and of the wind will subside quite a bit. a 68-73 degrees. higher gusts definitely are going to happe

ashburn, some rain showers.thing around brandywine, off to the east at belvedere heights, down through annapolis, shady side, chesapeake beach, you're still wet. same thing around frederick and ashburn. still some generally light showers fallg across the area. we're in the 50s right now, 52 degrees around mclean, 54 in the district, 53 at quantico. we've got a northerly wind right no so that should help with the fog, es pshl wli the winds picking up. high temperature today going anywhere from 53 to 56 derees. again, showers drizzly. it's going totay cool today. in fact, early tomorrow morning we'll start out at 48, 49 degrees. tomorrow's high just 63. still kind of like november. l the way till wednesday. we're stuck with this weather system for a while, sunshine starting on thsday and going right through. >> these aren't typical temperatures we're having? >> no. no. very cool. almost like sweater weather. >> certainly is today. thank you. we'll see you again. we'll check on the forecast now. or no. what are you

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peter alexander, nbc news, ashburn, virginia. >> molly snider is the team wife of dan schneider. has become one of the leaders in the fight against that disease. >>> we had windy weather out there today and promises again tomorrow, right? >> tomorrow, but sunday looking like a really nice day and the redskins taking on the big game. let's take a look out there right now and show you how things are doing. outside tonight we've got the wind out there still gusting upwards of 30 miles an hour across the region, and it's going t continue to be up there throughout the evening as well. you had to wear the coat as you stepped out tonight, and you most likely will haveo wear those through the day tomorrow, at least a light jacket. this is a shot of tinleytown ross the area. erage high of 69. we have not been below 50 degrees since may 11. that was the low earlier this morning. the forecast, a low of 49 tonight, but we've been forecasting temperatures that go down below 50. mother nature just not letting it hapen. winds out of the west-northwest at 14 miles an hour, and those winds normal

. >>> today's play of the day from rachel of stone bridge high in ashburn. this is their running back marcus harris looking like franco harris. pulling away for a 55-yard score. 56-0. log on to dc.high school sports.net for more. >>> capitals hockey. a sigh of relief after the caps got pushed around losing 4-2 in atlanta. on the against the senators and if you are worried about the jekyll and hyde act, coach gabby is not. >> i think thisaway you get a the beginning of the year is a little inconsistency with anybody. so, they will get better and we will have to play better than we did in both of those games to survive tonight. >>> only thely tonight, have you seen this photo from the ryder cup. that is tiger with the ball in the camera lens. look at the guy with the cigar and mustache. he is an internet sennation showing up in photos from the phillies at the world series to hank aaron, 715th home run. he's always over the place. >> is he real. >> do you think he is fake. >> there he is with mohammad ali. >> we have to go. that's all for 9 news now at 6:00. de

. >>> an ashburn, virginia, teacher received the surprise of his life.on down, the fifth grade teacher received a $25,000 educator award. the award was presented at a prize assembly. the even is part of an award to award outstanding educators. >>> grab a comfortable pair of shoes and be prepared to do walking. the 9th street baptist church is hosting a walk-a-thon at the tennis center at 18th and kennedy treats northwest. it begins at 8:85 and runs until -- 11 o. it will help support the homeless in the district. >>> three tiny girls from frederick, maryland, are making a big splash on the sill veer screen. they star as an orphan baby in the new movie "life as we know it. " it opens this weekend. peggy fox visited the starlets homes and found the girls down right irresistible. >> they giggled and smiled and spoke together, without a poke. i was only at the home for an hour but it was easy to see why the director chose these adorable triplets to star in the movie life as we know it. >> she's going to poop in the tub. hurry up in in the movie a couple has

. >>> sky 9 above ashburn. fairfax versus stonebridge.the wildcat -- or should i say the wild bulldog. 1-yard touchdown to put the bulldogs up. 56-0 the score. >> we are the westfield high cheerleaders. you're watching the report. >> thank you, ladies, out there tonight. air attack on full display. jimmy boone dropping a bomb on me. or on west westfield. game tied at 14. here come the dogs. bulldogs prevailing 21-14. >>> back to the space ship. skylights from sky 9. marshall taking on langly. up 14-0. quarterback brayden anderson. a touchdown. >>> time for our weekly segment when we shine the light on a play that made us say wow. it is our play of the night. we call it the light of the night. let's check it out. back to seneca valley. once again, it is quarterback nicholson who believes he can fly. to michael. nice score. seneca valley rolling 37-0. >>> remember, you can always whrog on for -- can always log on. dc dot high school sports dot net. thank you to all the folks working behind the scene. we have got our band of the week. take i

. >>> now now let's update you on an armed robbery at a subway in ashburn last month. police charged mohammad akbar with robbery, use of a firearm and possession of a firearm by a viced felon. police say he entered the subway in a plaza with a gun and took the money from the store. akbar was also charged in august with a robbery in sterling. he is being held without bond. >>> in dc, police now have a suspect in custody for the death of jamal bell. if charged, 17-year-old sims with one count of first-degree murder. you will recall late on june 18th, bell and two women were shot on georgia avenue in northwest. all were taken to the hospital but bell died from his injuries. he was talking -- he was walking home from a graduation party when he was shot. that party had been hosted by a police officer for her daughter. jamal bell was just 16 years old. >>> people throughout southern maryland are drying out after being in the rain bull's eye for the past two days. parts of saint mary's county got more than 13 inches of rain. this was the scene in great mills this morning. str

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it did in waldorf. 556 in ashburn. we would normally be in the 40's right now.e way to the mid 70's this afternoon with increasing clouds. you will need an umbrella after 3:00 p.m. showers and thunderstorms will roll into town. a few rain showers tonight. mid 70's and partly cloudy on tuesday. >>> traffic is going on 95, virginia. a normal pattern. prince william parkway at 123 and again at newington. slow traffic in manassas and on 50 in fair oaks. to 70 is going southbound at 109, lanes open to the beltway. floodlights, and loop 2 georgia ave. 95, maryland, crashed out of baltimore before columbia. southbound on 95, traffic is able to get through. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:43 on this monday morning, pretty michael donald fehr, 59 degrees. >> a cathedral made of junk. it looks like it's going to stay where it is. we will talk about that. >> the twister ripped through texas. a school was hit hard by the wild wind. >> we will have t >>> we are in maryland with our 18th year of mayhem in the woods. good morning, washington. [growling] >> welcome back. let's

that reminded me of that last night. 49 right now in falls church. 53 in ashburn. 46 in upper marlboro. germantown 53. today mostly sunny, i'm sure will be stink bugs all over the place. tonight into the 50's for the three-day weekend, holiday for most of us, near 80 or maybe breaking 80. mostly sunny. we go from sweatshirt weather the past several days back to shorts and short sleeves this weekend and today. it is almost 5:41. now to jim russ with the commute. >> springfield traffic running nicely up toward the beltway from fredericksburg. 66 from the west likewise in good shape. now to a map, we will show you that later on this morning the komen three-day begins at nationals park so watch for extra pedestrian activity along south capitol north of the douglas bridge. in maryland good shape. here is 270 a little heavy past the interchange at hyattstown. no accidents to report here. on the beltway looking good as well from college park into silver spring. >> 5:41 is the time and we have 55 degrees. >> in our morning chat a hidden gem in the picture of a lifetime. >> americans take the l

it comes from lisa in ashburn, virginia.s why does the sun set earlier in new york than in virginia when both states are on the same coast? >> good question. >> excellent question. i will try to keep it very brief but i think she is thinking because we are in the same time zone, the sun will rise and set at the same time. that doesn't determine t -- determine it. what does determine it is latitude and longitude. this time of year, in washington, d.c., our sunset is at 6:17 in the evening n new york city, it is at 6:02. that has to do with the way the sun revolves -- the earth revolves around the sun during the course of the year and the sun is setting a little further and further south of the equator. >> so would new york be earlier because it is further east or north? >> their sunrise is earlier than our sunrise. their sunrise is at 7:18 and our is at 7:28. make sense? >> all right. >> that is the bottom line. for the winter equinox, their sun sets at 4:20 and ours sets at 4:28. >> if you go out to ohio or somewhere, would

peter alexander, nbc news, ashburn, virginia. >> the redskins' commit.the cause reaches all the way to the owner's box. tonya snyder is a breast cancer survivor and has become one of the leaders in the nfl's fight against the disease. >>> some of washinon's players will be wearing pink in honor of breast cancer survivors when the colts come to town on sunday. washington enters the weekend tied with the giants and the eagles for first place in the nfc east with the 3-2 record. the koels were also -2 but the offense is scoring an average 28 points a game. that means washington defense will have its hands fu. kickoff is at 8:20 on sunday as part of nbc's football night in amera. coverage begins at 7:00 and you can of course watch the game right here on nbc 4. >>> and a hearg to destroy whether majored in aal hasan wrapped up the third day. 29 people who came under fire last november gave testimony. one said he shot video with a cell phone but was ordered to destroy the video ours later by an officer. hasan could face the death penalty if the case goes to tr

it is a chilly start to the day. 48 degrees ashburn and annapolis 51. at this hour but it will continue to fall for a good part of the morning then we will look support things to settle down this afternoon. we have moderate rains in northern montgomery county, a few breaks in central frederick county but to winchester, front royal, warrenton and culpeper is where the heaviest activity is. no watches, warnings or advisories. that is good. nothing compared to last thursday. 55 to 60 degrees the projected highs, the coolest day since may 11. tonight cloudy and cool. showers will continue. 45 to 50 degrees. tomorrow looking a little bit better. peeks of sunshine. showers mainly in the west. let's update the rush hour commute now. >> traveling on 95 in maryland we have two separate accidents. one northbound near 212 on the right shoulder and another 95 north near 216. no lane information on that. in virginia we have a crash along the northbound side of i-95 -- make that southbound near potomac mills reported in the road along the left side but northbound wit

. >>> well, mayor daley attended a groundbreaking for a new high school in the ashburn community today and he was asked, what advice might he have for candidate rahm emanuel? >> i don't give people advice. you know? to me, no one gave me advice when i ran. the only thing you is listen to people and you'll find out what people want and people want good schools, they want good schools. >> the mayor went on to tell reporters the public knows more than the press gives them credit for. he said people understand issues and they understand the candidates. >>> former chicago public schools board president and close friend of mayor daley gary chico continued his campaigning today. >> all about qualification and what you've done. when i can go down these street and talk about police stations, libraries, the broadway armory, margate park improvements, people say we like that. that is what makes you stand out. >> chico and his wife have been businessing collecting signatures from voters, 12,500 needed by november 22 to secure a spot on the ballot. chico says he has at least 500 volunteers helping

ann curry, nbc news, ashburn, viinia. >>> a discover after a bird strike at dulles.ird was a bald eagle and it survived the collision. the eeg headline a broken wing but amazingly was otherwise okay. the eagle is being treated at a wildlife facility. there was no damage to the pne which contied on to orlando. >>> and there's no complaining about this airline food. lufthansa has teamed up with chefs from the ritz-carlton. passengers can soon enjoy gourmet males in first class and business class section. no word yet when fine dining will begin. from peanuts to gourmet food. amazing. it's 6:38. 49 degrees outside. still to come it's almost time to get started on your holid shopping. be careful what you buy. it may be harder to return those unwanted items. >>> what do you think these cigarettes are called? why this pack of smokes is >>> for those with millions and looking a way to spend it, head to the millionaire fair in moscow. it's under way near the kremlin. the three day event showcases expensive cars, jewels and clothes. there is even a diamond encrusted pan for th

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ashburn coming in at 57 degrees. 61 in manassas, quantico coming in at 60 degrees. andrews air force base coming in at 59 degrees. a very cool afternoon, once again, an area of an upper level low continues to spin around the region. we're going to continue to see that as well. let's go to 22, guys, we can. and show you the area of low pressure as we make our way through the ea today. we're going to continue to watch that area of low pressure sit and spin there. we're going to see the chance for a shower or two during the day tomorrow. what c you expect tonight. 54 degrees by 9:00, 52 by 11:00. cloudy and cool a we move into the morning. a low temperature of 46 degrees in the city. some areas could wake up to around 40 degrees. a very cool day tomorrow, but change is in the air. i'll show you what i mean coming up in my full forecast, and i think you're going to like whey have to tell you fp. >> thanks a lot, doug. >>> for the first time in 39 years, the number of children enrolled in d.c. public schools is up. studen enrollment increased 1% this schl year. that's a

ashburn 51. annapolis at 50 degrees.xpand the view and temperatures are holding in the upper 40's to around 50 across most of the area. warren torn 50, front royal 49. area of low pressure off the coast, another area of low pressure to the west of us across eastern ohio, western pennsylvania. that has been there the past couple of days. we will watch for this system to left out of here and it will take another day or so. but the steady rain should come to an end by day as low pressure moves away from the area and cool air for today. we are talking about one of the coolest days since may 11. it has been a very hot summer. 55 to 60 degrees for afternoon highs. winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 miles an hour. periods of rain will change to showers. we will keep the showers in the force for the overnight -- in the forecast for overnight hours. 45 to 50 degrees tonight. tomorrow 60 to 65. a little bit of sunshine. showers mainly to the west in the afternoon. here is the extended outlook. i promise sunshine and warmer temper

23-mile metro extension from east falls church metro station at the dulles airport and beyond to ashburn. today crews were showing off the face of the twin nnels which go under a portion of tyson's corner along with tyson's e station site. the first pse of the construction runs from east falls church westward with four stations in tyson'sorner east edge, on the east edge of reston. the first part of it is scheduled for completion in 2013. that's the wheel station. wheeling station. you're having trouble today. >> thank you. i'm not going there. tyson's i got. it's smooth commuting in bethesda today. escalators are finally back up and running after six months of repairs. metro tells us the escalators were shut down for a planned overhaul. it takes about 12 weeks per escalator. during the outage, commuters have been using one stationary escalator to get in and out of the station. >>> we don't know if it is raining in the wheelie area of northern virginia but light showers are starting to move across parts of our area. jim? >> all right, doug. how about it? >> houng how i know wheelie avenu

to call attention to fire safety, the loudoun county fire rescue system held an open house at the ashburn volunteer fire department. those who showed up had a chance to check out the equipment, get safety tips and listen how fast a house fire can spread. firefighters intentionally set two fires to make their point about the need for residential sprinkler systems. >>> it was a bit shaky but a win nonetheless. coming up in sports the redskins react to their win over the division rival eagles. >>> let's see who's celebrating a birthday today -- lisa, your family thinks you might have roaster phobia. i'm not roaster-phobic. my perdue oven ready roaster is already seasoned in its own cooking bag. and it cooks in about half the time. my work here is done. [ male announcer ] now try perdue oven ready bone-in breast and cornish hens. capital one bank. they're everywhere. yeah, you're right! ♪ [ male announcer ] capital one banks are everywhere. [ clang! ] with hundreds of branches and atms, they're hard to miss. hey, there's one right up the street. [ male announcer ] capital one bank. the most b

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mash shall 45, and 47 in ashburn. a high todaybout 3:00 of 74 degrees. 72 in fredericksburg. degrees down in st. mary's. and then 75 with more sunshine tomorrow and close to 80 degrees. this weekend, saturday and sunday is lookingreally, really good. better than last weekend. jerry? >> all right, veronica. let's head over and take a look. the capital beltway as we look around new hampshire avenue. notice the brake lights early. first there's a beltway crash reported near new hampshire avenue. then another one reported to be on the beltway near the i-270 spur. so authorities are headed over for both of those incidents and keep you updated. elsewhere, on the rails, metrail and vre doing fine. m.a.r.c. rail okay 70 and872. joe, eun? >> thank you, jerry. >>> a new report that blasts the white house's response to the oil spill in the gulf. >>> and why federal posecutors are expanding their investigation into former senator john edwards' campaign finances. >>> facebook rolls out a number of new features. what you'll now be ae to do. my dad is the supervisor of a train station and m

this story is on the ashburn page. >>> it is 6:20. >>> ahead in sports the nationals make a move with drastic harper. >>> and brett haber has the highlights of sports in three minutes. [ male announcer ] martin o'malley sworn in. inherits a billion-dollar surplus, low unemployment. o'malley signs the biggest tax hike in maryland history. raids chesapeake bay fund to cover spending. gives raises to top aides. business climate ranks 45th worst in the nation. now 200,000 jobs lost. o'malley covers up jobs report that proved maryland's economy stalled. if re-elected, o'malley will raise taxes again. whether he does, is up to you. >>> good morning, everybody. even a superstar can use a kick in the pants now and then. boudreau was not happy about it and he let him know by slamming the bench door in his general vicinity when he came back from a line shift and it was the nudge he needed. he had the game winner and then this last night. second period off the turnover. alex is skit skating in and unleashing the twisted wrister. game tied at one. the caps have been feistier this year. look at ki

for "today," peter alexander, nbc news, ashburn, virginia. >> roger goodell is the commissioner of theme, i immediately see the chin strap or the cleats and i see the pink and you say, what's it about? it forces you to think about it. >> we have such a visible platform, so many people watching the nfl and see these tough men out playing a tough game wearing pink and recognizing their impacted by this terrible disease. it's really a great platform. >> what's the reaction been, not only from men who watch the game or from women who may be fans or not even be fans of the game. >> we're fortunate we have 200 million fans in the nation alone, and 41% of those are women. >> what do they say about it? >> they love it because they're getting an opportunity to have the people who play the game say we're affected by this disease also and we support you. >> you have a very personal reason for wanting to take part in this campaign, your mom passed away back in 1984. >> yes. >> as a result of breast canner. >> right. >> so what do you want others to take away from this? >> my mom told me she had a