you're good to go at route one in amandale road in beltsville. broken water main has massachusetts avenue closed in northeast at second street at columbus circle. i'll keep you posted on that as well. let's go over to a map right now. what remains closed due to flooding is water street at pennsylvania avenue. right here in upper marlboro. go ahead and use an alternate route to get around that problem. i think that will be there for awhile. we'll take you over to 270 over at route 121 at route 109 in hyattstown. southbound 270, an accident just reported. that one in the left lane. coming up, another look around the area at 5:54. >> making news now, former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky now facing more child sex abuse charges. two new accusers coming forward, sandusky spent last night in a pennsylvania jail arrive failing to post a $250,000 bond. he's facing now more than a total of 50 charges of sexual abuse. >>> former illinois governor rod blagojevich is headed to prison. wednesday, a judge sentenced him to 14 years behind ba

in beltsville, police were forced to shut off a section of route 1. a driver ended up stuck in the mess was able to get out without injury. >> torrential rains, and then it was torrential snow. >> a wintry mix of rain and snow covered the frederick-hagerstown area. while it wasn't sticking, the plows were out. it was frustrating for drivers trying to navigate their way home. >> the roads were scary. while the official start of the winter season is still about two weeks away, some are already ready for the warm day to return. >> i'm ready to head south. >> while some are hoping warmer temperatures from earlier this week will return, others say they are happy that it feelly feels like winter. reporting live, brianne carter abc 7 news. >> thank you brianne. >> lisa bad suspect here also. she joins us with a look at other traffic trouble spots. good morning lisa. >> and that's route 1 in stafford county near the crucifix. just like bring ab was describe -- just like brianne was describing some traffic is able to meander through. traffic able to get throug

high water forced police to close part of route 1 in beltsville last night. that stretch of route 1 is still closed. there's no word on when it will reopen right now. crews had to rescue a stranded driver but that driver's ok. and police made an arrest in the stabbing outside a silver spring high school. 17-year-old briana funes is charged with attempted homicide in the stabbing of another 17-year-old girl outside northwood high school on tuesday. that girl is expected to be ok. and police are looking for a man who attacked a woman at a gaithersburg condominium complex. the man police say followed the woman into a laundry room, pulled out a knife then attacked her. the suspect ran away. police say the woman was not physically hurt. cynne? >> we've got new developments in the child sex abuse investigation at penn state. former assistant coach jerry sandusky behind bars this morning after being arrested on new charges. abc's paul bebin is live in new york with more on sandusky's fight to be released on bail. paul? >> good morning, cynne. even if sandusky does m

temperatures still pretty nice. 50 in arlington. 52 in college park. 46 in beltsville. cooler north and west. 45 in gaithersburg. above average for this time of day. here's the deal. cool and milder. just chilly tonight. you'll need a jacket tomorrow. cooler on tuesday. but then milder on wednesday. milder still thursday. a bit unsettled. that's code for some showers,

there is another closure up in beltsville, route one between route 212 and ritz way. you will be diverted on to allendale road to get through this one. the other story this morning, as andrea said will be debris in parts of the area. watch out for that especially on the left of travel roadways. once you're on the interstate, everything is looking fine. especially on 395 compared to yesterday heading up to the 14th street bridge, you'll be ok. coming up, more on road closures around the area at 4:55. >> girls under the age of 17 will not be able to buy the morning after pill without a prescription. yesterday, health and human services secretary kathleen seb he'llias overruled an fda panel which would have moved it to store shelves. >> which surprised a lot of people. this is the first time the white house has ever overruled an f-da safety recommendation. drew levinson has reaction to that decision. >> the nation's health secretary has stopped the morning-after pill from being more widely distributed. in a surprise move, health and humans services kath even sebelius ove

we have high standing water on the southbound side of route 1 in beltsville. i'll step out of the way so you can see what we have here on the scene. you can see all of the public works trucks that are here. they basically have the far right lanes of the southbound side of route 1 blocked off. maybe you can see the reflection here in the water. we've got some high standing water. they can't let traffic drive through. what they're doing is they're allowing people to travel southbound in that center turn lane. so we have one late jenning by in the normal lane northbound and then one lane going south using that turn lane. so it's not an ideal situation, but volume is very light. we're not seeing any real build up of traffic at this point. this is what it looks like earlier, though. we had a lot of water. this lane is closed in both directions. the good news is the water has started to recede. it is on the southbound side of the road. we're expecting it to continue to pullback as the morning wears on. at least at this point, we have two-way traffic on route 1 in be

. >> high water forced highway officials to shut down a section of route 1 in beltsville. last night, a driver was stock in a mess but was able to get out without injury. last night a mix of rain and snow coated the frederick hagerstown area. the weather was frustrating for drivers. >> the roads were kind of scary. >> winter is officially two weeks away but some are thankful it feels like the season. >> i'd like the snow. >> others are ready for warmer temperatures. >> i am ready to head south. >> it is not clear how long the water will take to receive here, in upper marlboro, but state highway officials say they will remain out here keeping this section of the road blocked off. brianne carter, abc 7 news. >>> after the storm, the skies cleared, but what can we expect tonight and into the weekend? meteorologist steve rudin has a first look at the forecast. >> it will get mighty cold. the storm system is moving well off to the north and east. radar shows it moving into nova scotia, that is how quickly it has moved out of the area. right now, clearing skies bright sunshine f

this is nice. 53 in reston and 53 in beltsville. now here's the deal. locate the umbrella. mild through tomorrow. mainly showers on tuesday. wetter wednesday. in other words, more organized rain and cooler and colder air moves in before the rain exits. we talked about this earlier. i think hagerstown west -- frederick has a lot for snow. and here in the metro area, it is possible before the rain moves out. for tonight though, just mild, mostly cloudy. maybe a sprinkle late. lows around 50. no one is in the 40s tonight, at least on this map. 50 in gaithersburg and 52 in arlington. tomorrow morning, some showers. need an umbrella. temperatures in the 50s. very mild. by afternoon, more showers. temperatures still around 60 despite the clouds and despite the showers. pretty good deal. so let's talk about the s word. first of all, tomorrow morning 0s with showers. 57 to 61. and then 58 to 62 all with just light activity tomorrow. but the next three days, well, here come the changes. 54 on wednesday with organized rain and yes, it could end as snow on thursday temperatures in the

temperatures are dropping 47 in downtown. 49 in beltsville. 48 for davidsonville.aithersburg, you're down to 45 degrees already and sterling 48 degrees. we'll have clear skies overnight thanks to a ridge of high pressure. keeping us dry through this weekend. we will see a disturbance come this way over the next few days. for now, enjoy the sunshine. sunny and dry for the weekend. clear and cold again tonight. tomorrow sunny and chilly for your saturday. you want your jackets and your sunglasses and showers arriving next week. here's a look at our future cast. high pressure is in control which means we'll be dry tomorrow. chilly though on your saturday and then what's happening to the west, we have a slow moving cold front again, just like we saw earlier this week. sunday morning, we are dry in d.c. with sunshine and looks like the cold front and the showers will still be in parts of indianapolis, down through parts of southern missouri. and this inching its way closer and closer. at this point, timing out to be in our area on tuesday. for tonight though, no worries

beltsville 45. annapolis in the mid 40s. will the of us will get into the mid and low 40s overnight by early tomorrow morning. now, the next couple of days mild, then some crazy cold weather comes this way. tonight though, not as cold. saturday mild, but breezy. dry for your new year's eve party and get ready for some arctic air. i have been saying this the last couple of days. all right, here's a look at the temperatures. out to the far north and west. temperatures are cool at 43 in chicago. up to parts of north dakota, temperatures in the 30s. we'll get some of the cold air by monday and tuesday. right now our future cast showing us a slight chance for some late showers tonight and overnight into early tomorrow morning. then saturday morning, may see more showers out toward the coast and maybe the eastern shore. but again, very light and presip, most people should be dry for saturday. it will be a brisk day with those wind gusts picking up. for tonight, mostly cloudy, not as cold. a lake shower possible. lows in the 40s. s

temperatures are falling. 44 in arlington. 40 in beltsville. out to the west, well we have a 39 in reston. and go up to the north, we have 38 in reston. so, it's going to become milder. the meteor showers tonight. now this is actually not remnants of a comet, but an asteroid, and you can see as many as 30 to 50 per hour. get away from all light and the problem is, we still have a waning moon. so the sky is not ideal for viewing. you don't get a chance to do it tonight, you can have a better chance on the third of february. not as cold tonight if you are headed out and milder wednesday and also on thursday. so for tonight, we'll stay partly cloudy, 1 to 2 blanket night. 26 to 36. two blanket night out in the suburbs. lows downtown will remain above freezing. plenty of 20s in rockville and gaithersburg. 29 in reston. and 29 in fairfax. 31 down in brandy wine. now for your wednesday morning, partly cloudy and chilly. grab a coat, 30s and 40s. winds light. and by afternoon, partly sunny and mild. clouds will be on the increase. you need a light jac

college park, beltsville, laurel, all in the upper 30s. look at reston coming in at 34. and sterling is 41 and leesburg is 37. so temperatures are falling quickly, but not as quickly as they did the last couple of nights. it will become milder still. the immediator meetier shower. it's much better when the sky is dark. it's going to be peek tonight. if you're lucky, you could see 30 or 40 or 50 per hour. there will be a better show on the 3rd of january. not as cold tonight. milder tomorrow. and milder still on thursday. so for tonight, we'll say partly cloudy, not quite as cold. 26 to about 36 with light winds. in fact, downtown, you're going to remain above freezing. you get in the suburbs. you're back in the 20s again. this is still about 3, 4, 5 degrees higher. even down to the south, right around freezing in waldorf. and in the 20s again out to the west in fairfax, loudoun, prince william county, 29 in fairfax. 28 in sterling. 26 in leesburg, middleburg, and manassas. wednesday morning, partly cloudy and chilly. you need a coat still and you need some sunglasses. 30

jane watrel joins us from beltsville with more on conditions there. >> is it a rotten rainy night, the kind that set motorists on edge. it makes the commute treacherous and long. all night long, motorists have been turned away because the roads are flooded. we'll look at video that was shot earlier today. you can see this truck is having to turn around as we talk here. a motorist was stranded down this road a couple hours ago and had to be rescued. that person was okay. but the high waters have risen. the saturation that doug talked about has happened here. that is causing all kinds of headaches. this road is shut down has about 5 or 6 inches of water is over the road. one motorist got stuck. it is not good to try something like that on a night like this. you mentioned upper marlboro where roads are closed there. i want to go over others for those of you with the morning computer. water street in upper marlboro -- and we are told that the university of maryland -- >> we lost jane watrel's picture out there. >> our coverage continues now in northern virginia. shomari stone is out in lee

right now, temperatures 29 in bethesda. 32 in beltsville. 34 in annapolis. 26 already in reston. sterling down at 28. leesburg in the upper 20s. so, i think some slick roads are a concern for tomorrow morning. here's a look at your satellite radar picture, this is a bigger storm system dropping snow into parts of chicago. also through pittsburgh. we got some of the outer fringes of it. now right now, it is 33 degrees. it does feel like 29. dew point is at 26 degrees. the winds are calm under partly cloudy conditions and here's a look at our weather headlines. now again, maybe some morning flurries to start off your sunday. otherwise a seasonal and dry for your monday. tuesday some showers are just possible. wednesday, however, milder and it is also looking wetter for your wednesday. here's a look at your future cast. shows us what this model will be taking place. early sunday morning, that's where we could see some light flurry action taking place. the clouds start to clear out for the afternoon. i think we'll see decent sun, partly to mostly sunny conditions and temperatures sti

temperatures still pretty nice. 50 in arlington. 52 in college park. 46 in beltsville. cooler north and west. 45 in gaithersburg. above average for this time of day. here's the deal. cool and milder. just chilly tonight. you'll need a jacket tomorrow. cooler on tuesday. but then milder on wednesday. milder still thursday. a bit unsettled. that's code for some showers, especially on wednesday. for tonight, mostly cloudy, breezy. a chance of a late shower in. i would not worry about it. winds southwest 10 to 15. a warm wind tonight. look what happens to the winds tomorrow. winds turn, become northeasterly at 10. temperatures in the 30s and 40s to start. a slight chance of a shower. mostly cloudy skies. by afternoon, mostly cloudy, maybe a few showers. not much. grab a coat as opposed to an umbrella. highs near 50. most areas will hold in the upper 50s. that is a cool wind. all right, we'll break it down. 35 to 40 to start. maybe a sprinkle. noon, a lot of clouds. temperatures in the 40s. by evening, 46 to 50. a better chance of showers late in the evening. upper os wednes

look at this, 62 in beltsville. 63 at college park. this is just crazy, really. 63 here for them in reston and sterling and 61 out towards leesburg. 63 in manassas. now here is the deal. we are going to be cooling down. breezy and mild tonight. you'll need your sunglasses for tomorrow morning. cooler on friday. but not a bad day. another chill hi weekend -- another chilly weekend. here is the future cast. late tonight, everything is pretty much gone. but you'll notice by tomorrow morning, we have a little bit of the cloud cover. but you'll need your sunglasses on the way to work and the clouds really begin to roll on in here by lunchtime. that's 1:15. but you'll notice the green blobs here. and then by about this time tomorrow night, some showers are possible. fredericksburg, they might be clipping southern maryland and over to the bay here. l i think that it -- i think it might be a little far north, but it's getting close to it as you get to it tomorrow night. then it quickly goes out to sea. we'll clear out nicely on saturday and re

laurel beltsville, ought to 495 west out of greenbelt college park around to an ax and between georgia avenue and connecticut avenue that they moved to the shoulder. there is a crash now on the inner loop of the beltway on the exit that would take is to 95. allow yourself extra time. i would take either randolph road on the outside or 410/east west highway on the inside. school buses are running so the get stuck behind a bus you have to stop and that will add time to your travel. there are options but to have to be careful. >> thank you so much. 6:41 and 32 degrees. >> coming up, christmas in january? why more and more people are pushing back the holiday season. >> the emotional tribute to a virginia tech police of a cert who was killed in a line of duty. >> we will have alex burns to look >> it's an outrage that he keeps raising it and i put an outrageous number on the table to pointed out. my wife said to me after made that i do a lot of things well that that was not one of them. >> that was a big bet that backfired ny mitt romney says he is not sorry. alex burns is with us and more

with 43 officially at national, 41 at andrews, and 41 out toward beltsville. temperatures moderating. cold again tonight. a cold start on tuesday morning. good news, milder wednesday and milder still on thursday. so for tonight partly cloudy, we'll call it a two blanket night. 2 to 34. two degrees warmer than it was this morning. light winds. in fact downtown, i think you might remain above freezing if you are inside the beltway. maybe 39 or 33 downtown. out in the burbs, 27 in college park. herndon mid-20s and 26 or so in manassas. winds start to pick up. northwest 10 to 15. goal to spoil a very nice day tomorrow. remember breezy, highs around 50. northwest wind it will make them feel a little cooler than it actually is. 40s by noon and 47 to 52 breezy by evening. the next three days, keep going up. 52 on wednesday milder clouds come in. 56 on thursday clouds come in with showers late in the day. the next 7-days gets colder over the weekend. we have one more system, kind of a low confidence system. may stay south of us. the rain is possible friday night and e

this time, there is an accident in beltsville on route one right near sunnyside avenue. 95 is not affectedyou're fine out of baltimore. same story on the bw parkway. on the beltway through greenbelt as well. we'll take a live look at the beltway. down at route 4, pennsylvania avenue. everything is fine here as you head through oxon hill, wilson bridge and over to the springfield area. coming up, we'll take another look at area roadways at 6:58. mike, back to you. >>> thank you, monika. 6:45 right now. chances are your christmas tree looks kind of nice right now. it is going to start getting brown in a few days, however and prince george's county is going to make it easy for residents to recycle those trees. to explain how, we're joined this morning by environmental planner from the county, bob renning. thanks for joining us. what do you need to do before you bring it to the curb? >> make sure it is an unadorned christmas tree. take off the stand, the lights, the ornaments, tinsel. >> that seems like common sense. do people put it on the curb? >> oh, yeah, we collect a lot of christmas ligh

that will impact traffic out of laurel and beltsville i-95 south.uite asis difficult at the pentagon. outside compared yesterday at this time. degrees at reagan national airport. the storm that brought us the yesterday with snow is quickly the north and east. the daytime highs today will be around 44-49 degrees. we will be back at 7:56. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getetting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> he was screaming. please, don't touch me. don't touch me. don't touch my mommy. please, leave me alone. i want to be with my mommy. >> country star mindy mccready, speaking for the first time about why she defied a court order and what happened in those harrowing moments when u.s. marshals tr

right now temperatures in the upper 40s to arlington. 52 downtown. 48 for beltsville. davidson at 53 degrees. now, here is what we're expecting for the next few days. the rain is ending in a fairly quiet weather pattern. breezy and clearing tonight. thursday is chilly. and new year's weekend, is it dry? we'll get to that in your seven- day forecast. you can see the rain pushing off to the east. and overnight, we'll see the partial clearing conditions for you. and then high pressure is setting in. tomorrow, wind is the big story. tonight, mostly cloudy, breezy with the rain and not asked cold. those will be in the upper 30s around downtown. even 40 in annapolis. as for the suburbs, 37 and mid- 30s for frederick. all right, for tomorrow morning, bundle up the kids. partly cloudy. windy, chilly. northwest winds will be a 15 to 25 miles per hour. gusting up to 35 to 40 miles per hour in some locations. here is a look at your next seven days. so now chilly and windy tomorrow. thursday, friday, a milder trend. friday, near mid-50s. right now new year's weekend is looking dry

i don't think you need your umbrella a lot tonight. 51 in arlington. 50 in college park. 49 in beltsville. 50 downtown officially. and 48 in great falls. 50 in sterling. 50 in leesburg. okay, here's the thing. cool, but then milder. just chilly tonight. you need a jacket on tuesday. and milder wednesday and thursday. that's the good news. bad news, a bit unsettled, especially wednesday. you will need your umbrella by wednesday. for tonight, mostly cloudy, chilly. a late shower possible. lows 35 to 40. winds picking up at 10 to 15. that's a warm wind. by morning, mostly cloudy and cool. shower possible. need a coat. 30s and 40s. notice the winds are northeast at 10:00. that's a cool wind. a little bit cooler tomorrow. by afternoon, mostly cloudy and cool. a few showers possible. you still need that coat. highs will studying l struggle to get to 50. most will hold in the upper 50s. 35 to 40 to start. maybe a sprinkle. 40s by noon. 46 to 50. a better chance of showers by evening tomorrow. but nothing heavy at all. next three days. here comes the milder air. upper 50s wednesday. upper 50s thu

right now, temperatures 38 in arlington. 41 in downtown. 37 in beltsville. in springfield it is 38 degrees. you factor in the windchill, it feels like the 30s and 20s in locations. so, mild in the next couple of days. then much colder. breezy and colder tonight. pleasant and chilly for thursday. mild with some clouds moving in for friday. and new year's weekend is looking to be mild. then the cold air comes on through. here's our future cast. tomorrow will be dry. we're going to see partly cloudy conditions. most of the clouds will be high level clouds. friday morning, we have a chance for a shower. i mean, passing shower. only a slight chance of that. most of it staying to the far west of us and north of us. so, for tonight, what can you expect? clear skies, still breezy. very cold. that windchill feeling like in the 20s and teens overnight. west winds at 10 to 15. overnight lows, lower 30s toward the bay. 26 in manassas. 26 also in leesburg. mid 20s for martinsburg and out toward cumberland. now tomorrow morning, bundle up. mostly sunny and very cold. temp

up from woodbridge through areas of the district, capitol heights up toward areas of laurel and beltsville and bowie, route 50, it is a wet ride there

if you're planning to head in from laurel to beltsville, here's what it looks like on 270, shady grove road is looking good as well. beltway at georgia road, normal volumes basically on the outer loop from 95 into the silver spring. no big delays. we'll take a last live look at the 14th street bridge. no problems to report. the length from the beltway to the bridge span. coming up, we'll take a closer look into virginia. back to you, jessica and andrea? >> thank you, monika. she's been blamed for a string of crimes in virginia and maryland over the last couple of weeks. >> this morning, police have their suspect in custody. 9news now reporter surae chinn is in our satellite center with more on stephanie schwab's arrest. good morning, surae. >> police say it was the third attempted bank robbery that helped police nab their suspect. 26-year-old stephanie lynn schwab, sky 9 above as they arrest her yesterday afternoon. they handcuff her and haul her away to jail. that sky 9 footage from yesterday as they're putting her into the cruiser there. the 26-year-old former ms13 gang member was st

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rick 22 end beltsville road, use extra caution. it was a different situation yesterday night.raffic at putty hill ave. north side looks good. entire beltway continues to run smoothly. we will not see the delays until monday, unfortunately. 39 and 32, northbound and sap traffic in great shape. let's get the latest on the forecast withava. >> the roads are still dry right now. storm is approaching from the south and west. they will be slowly but surely inching their way towards baltimore. around 11:00 a.m. for baltimore, these are the isolated showers. as for the forecast for today, we are expecting most of this to come in towards the afternoon. 59 for ocean city. 52 for southern maryland. it may be cold enough for snow into the western mountains tomorrow morning. light accumulation. just something to watch out for. 42 is our first date in 10 days that will be below normal and above normal for the rest of the week. new beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. not going back there again. go