we had gusts up to 21 at bwi, 2 at easton. the humidity is extremely, extremely dry. the enhanced burn advisories up for the eastern shore of maryland, right up through new jersey. clear over the entire mid-atlantic states, color over the east. that will continue to be our story. high pressure settling. as it moves in, it generates the windy conditions. as it settles in the wind goes away. as we get into the back side, we'll push up very close to 70 on easter sunday. it's showing minimal, minimal weather throughout saturday and into our easter sunday. we may begin to see late day clouds but we expect conditions to remain dry until at least late monday. overnight 35, clear and cold. there will be late froze warnings up. this is mainly north of the city. all of our northern counties include howard county and montgomery county tonight. tomorrow two-degree guarantee, 64, sunny skies. not a bad way to get into the easter weekend. tomorrow down to 37. we'll warm things up a bit as we move into the second half of the weekend, right around 69 and your outlook for the middle o

northwest winds are coming across bwi marshall. a bit of a southerly flow around cumberland and oakland. but the temperatures are not really reflecting that. we are going to stay, even with this rain in the average range of our temperatures. normal high now is 66. normal overnight low is about 44. a this batch of rain moves on through, it stays to our south. and we're going to be watching our next rain maker coming from the west. that's going to get here into the weekend. unfortunately, we're talking the timing of saturday and into sunday. but this moves out of here. temperatures rebound pretty nicely, back into the 70-degree range. and this front comes through, by saturday into sunday. could bring us another chance of rain. we'll keep you posted. some of that rain may not make it over the mountains. but we will continue to keep you posted as it gets closer. sun sets today at 7:47. and temperatures getting down to about 45 degrees, with occasional rain and drizzle. tomorrow, getting up to around 70 degrees. turning pleasant and sun

we are at 48 now at bwi after topping out above 60. it was a sun filed sky and windy conditions shaking the trees. on the chesapeake white caps on the water. you see them calming down a bit as winds let up in the afternoon. this is another direction from the bay bridge marina. you can see it lets up a little bit. it was windy at times. temperatures mild earlier, but dropping sharply under a clear sky. nothing on maryland's most powerful radar. this is our main concern. you have time to run cloth over the exposed plants if you planted early, that is, and again it is -- the highest concern will be carroll county west. we can get a deep freeze tomorrow. the rest of northeast and central maryland is a frost advisory. not enough to kill too many plants. winds light now. they were over 30 today. the air extremely dry. when you have dry ire and the wind calming down, perfect recipe for a rapid drop in temperature, we see it from frederick to york. we have more of a freeze warning. central maryland will take a while to get from the 50s to 32.

right now it's 70 agrees at national airport. 69 at dulles. 67 at bwi. tonight we are talking mostly clear skies and a few clouds rolling in. it will be chilly in the overnight hours. you will feel the bite of the chill early on monday. 44 for the overnight low. a light northeasterly wind at 5 to 10 miles per hour. we are starting the week off different. i will have all the details and explain to you what you have in the five-day forecast. i think you will like the numbers. back to you. >> thanks, gwen. >>> seven people including three children are dead after a van swerved out of control and plunged more than 100 feet into the bronx zoo in new york. the van was traveling on the bronx river parkway when it lost control, hit the highway median and crossed four lanes of traffic before smashing through the guardrail. authorities say the victims were trapped insideed van and appeared to have -- inside the van and appeared to have died as rescue teams arrived. >>> it has been almost a year since navy seals killed osama bin laden. the operation was carefully pl

. >> it's a little chilly out there. 50 degrees at bwi thurgood marshall. there are few thin clouds out of the northwest at about -- with the wind out of the northwest at about 5 miles per hour. today will be warm. that is another good note. temperatures about 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. you might need a light jacket if you plan to be outdoors. we will continue to warm up. there will be some rain chances. >> our big story -- a controversial ruling from marilyn's highest court regarding -- maryland's highest court regarding pit bulls. >> 11 news reporter sheldon dutes. >> it is a terrible decision. it is devastating to all dog owners. everybody should be up in arms about it. >> they decided that owners of pit bulls or pit bull mixes are liable for a tax if a dog attack someone. in the past, they had to prove that they knew the dog was dangerous. the court's decision stems from a 2007 attack when the 10-year- old was almost killed. >> we feel the owners of the current -- the owners should be accountable. >> people believe this is unfair and discriminato

two agents have returned to work. >>> temperatures in the upper 60s. 67 bwi marshall.winds northwest at 10. visibility unrestricted. nice sunday today. cloud cover disappearing early on. we had a lot of sunshine. this is our view from the community college of baltimore county. dundalk campus looking at the mighty key bridge. outstanding day. a few more clouds in the afternoon. a lot of people walking inner harbor today. get sunshine and vitamin d levels up. frederick beautiful blue skies and sunshine after a frosty night or two over the weekend. look at temperatures now. 67 baltimore. 70 winchester. 74 charlotteville. 57 ocean city. season april day. winds northwest. bringing in a cool, dry breeze. frost again tonight in northeastern maryland. cecil county northeast toward philadelphia region. for most of us tonight we will not be that cold. you have to see a culprit. north breeze and humidity levels 20%. the air will cool off rapidly overnight. weoverall the pattern is quiet. a few clouds drifting north and west. as we go into tomorrow night a warm front pushing in. t

that hey, 75 at bwi today. the normal is still just above 60. now we guaranteed 72, three degrees off. sorry, no umbrella getting shipped out today. we'll talk about the impact on maryland. we'll answer that at 6:00. >>> wyatt is putting us in the mood. we burn all this stuff off. look what kind of day we had. we're at hemingway's having their happy hour. enough. i've got to go on. beautiful. wyatt will be back with the full forecast. today was national walking day. hundreds gathered near lake montebello. the event is put on by the american heart association getting us to get up and movement people were also encouraged to walk 30 minutes during the day and add more physical activity to their daily lives. >>> imagine not being able to see your hands or medication that could save your life. senator barbara mikulski is fighting to put an end to that. prescription drug shortages has been an issue. she talked about it at the university of maryland medical center. pharmacies buy a big amount of pills and juggle them to other companies and it puts pati

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temperature wise 65 now at bwi. humidity bone dry, less than 20% right now. winds are west at eight. you get idea dry and breezy. not as windy as it has been. look like your cameras are still loading up there. crystal clear. red flag warning up again. this may and up getting extended into the day. we expect windy dry conditions again and very little or no rain. we could see a couple of stray showers tomorrow. we need quite a bit. we're more than three to four inches behind depending on where you are sense january 1. that's coming out of a relatively dry winter. you get the idea it's the perfect setup for enhanced fire risk. these are the temperatures that will be coming our way tomorrow. subtract a solid 10 degrees off the numbers. we'll be lucky to get out of the mid-50s. today we're not mid-60s. winds continue to come out of the north and west, gusting higher than that, gusting to nearly 30 at the top of the hour in winchester and other spots across the state. highs reaching up near 70 but the humidity has been the big player am this enhanced fire risk, ext

that has been the scenario. 53 out at bwi. humidity has come up.that's been a good thing because that has allowed the fire risk for the moment at least to diminish across the state with the air not being quite so dry on maryland's most powerful radar we have not a thing. take a look west of cumberland, some snow showers, maybe a little bit of thunder snow toward union town, pennsylvania. this is all confined to our west, but we could see a stray rain shower at least around the center part of the state but most of the activity now is well west of us. again, a hit or miss shower would be welcome. temperatures running cool, low 50s. the winds out of the north and west 10 to 15 but gusting higher. a breezy scenario the rest of the evening. with cover temperature -- temperatures low 50s, you get the idea. the humidity has come up thanks to some of the showers. that has meant a reduced risk of wildfire for the moment. you can see on the broader pattern some isolated hit and miss showers peppering pennsylvania and some of them reaching our state, not in a

. >>> travelers have few complaints about bwi-thurgood marshall. travel and leisure said the low record of delays, short lines, great communication by airport employees. dulles came in as one of the worst in the nation. >>> microsoft is teaming up tonight with barnes & noble to take a big bite out of apple. microsoft is buying a 17.6% stake in barnes & noble e book reader, the nook. the million dollar deal will include a nook application for windows 8. it comes after barnes & noble said it was spinning off into a separate company. >>> there are new career opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities in baltimore county. today the institution opened it's $3 million career center in woodlawn. it would a 250 disabled adults. baltimore county executive kevin kamenetz. >> there's a growing demand to provide these men and women with the skills they need to succeed. >> the career center will provide job coaching. >>> if these walls at the mt. washington tavern could talk. how about the books. if you have ever toasted one, then you want a brick

and 62 as we mentioned, at bwi marshall.e west/snoargt west, going to continue to bring in cool air. so much so that we have freeze warnings in effect for the top tier of the state. that goes in effect until 3:00 in the morning. when the stun comes up, we start to get a bit of a warmup here. right now, we see some of the colder temperatures just to our north and west. we're in the 60s in atlanta. 50s in memphis. 70s down toward dallas. and we're going to stay pretty moderate for the next few days. there is a low-pressure system to our south that will be projecting clouds to our direction. it stays to the south. and it keeps all the rain to our south. if you're a fan of the masters golf tournament, they're going to be battling these rains for the next two days. until that system gets completely out of here. although it will be breezy, because of high pressure to our north. that low-pressure system to the south. pleasant conditions stay right with us. blue skies. a light breeze. and temperatures right on target for the first w

you see camera shaking. 62 at bwi. humidity is still very low. still an enhanced fire risk across the state. we're still dealing with that and no relief in sight. just a couple of isolated showers out toward garrett county but really almost no rain statewide. such a contrast in temperatures. we end up in the mid-60s in central mad. out to the west you see oakland at 37. this is the kind of weather we'll be facing tomorrow, so a much cooler day. in fact, a freeze watch. carroll county west into frederick, the possibility of some frosty conditions by daybreak. bring in the plants, for the rest of us we're all looking at this enhanced fire risk. wind, low humidity adding up to a red flag warning. more than three inches beyond our typical rain total for the year so really over half of what we normally have. that, plus the wind which is from 25, gusting to 30. so that kind of wind, this kind of low humidity it all adds up to some very, very enhanced fire conditions, so be very careful with any of those outdoor sources of ignition. all right. to the no

getting more spring like and 69 at bwi.e top that at 70, warmer than expected, almost no humidity in the air. radar continuing to scan. bel air all sunshine. that certainly was the story throughout the day. a few thin clouds late in the afternoon but not much. ocean city, jamie, look at the people on the beach. it's getting to be that time of the year. water temp up to 60. we're getting there for this time of the year because of the warm march. rehoboth beach they're out there. winds are light and variable. almost no wind to speak of. right now temperatures about the highs of the day. 70 at inner harbor. 60 at the naval academy. humidity almost nonexistent. this is very, very dry air. as we look at the overall pattern you're getting more active. in west virginia, some scattered showers president the movement of this particular batch of rain looks to be south of east, so at this point in time anticipating a lot of the more active weather will stay to our south tomorrow. not to say we couldn't get a hit or miss shower but i t

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that's good. 60 degrees now, bwi, humidity less than 30%. dry breezy night.inds of chap stick weather, windy and this dry. look at this, beautiful view now, of the key bridge on the east side, from the gorgeous campus, community college of baltimore county, dundalk. this is a gorgeous blue sky, kinds of a day out there. this is the way we like it in april. lots of sunshine in bel air as well. the same deal on kent island, a chop on the chesapeake today. maryland's most powerful radar remaining clear. should stay dry tonight and first half of tomorrow. past noon, in to the early afternoon, we think the chance for rain will be there. tonight, clear and cold with a frost. frost expected for most of the eastern shore here. care line county, queen ann, north in to cecil. harford, northern baltimore, frost including howard and a freeze warning for carol, and frederick county. here you are going to get a deep freeze that could kill outdoor plants and vegetation. bring in anything out there that's sensitive to the cold. we don't want to lose plants tonight. 60 airpor

no problems if you're traveling toward the bwi airport. incident free. coming up in my next report, we'll go into virginia at 5:24. mike and andrea? >> thank you, monika. >>> the capitals can gain the upper hand in their playoff series tonight at the verizon center. >> the nationals nearly pull off a four-game sweep in their first home series of the season. that's coming up in sports. >> take another look at our question of the morning. 90% of women in a recent survey say they'd rather their husbands do this instead of buy them flowers. is it a, clean the house, b, give them 24 hours to themselves, or c, cook for them. >> our facebook friend richard wrote c, but there are probably women out there that want their man to take them out on a cruise, too. >> log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer during the 6:00 hour. don't you want to ge on a cruise? -- go on a cruise? sure. time together. you know chase freedom gives you 5% cash back at grocery stores this quarter. thank you. happy shopping! activate your 5 pe

the normal 63 degrees and we beat that at bwi marshall with a high of 66. back in 1894 there were 3 inches of snow on april 10. the pollen count checking and with the high range. trees, grass, and we'd pollen are all factored in. we are in the heart of the spring allergy season. all the way back to allegheny county in western maryland experiencing dry conditions, low humidity, and not much rain in the past few weeks. the fire threat is high for the early evening hours. getting cold out west, 0 gullett 37. 30 degrees warmer than that down at ocean city where it is 67 degrees. frost and freeze warnings out from carroll county and frederick county back into the mounds tonight and tomorrow night and maybe even friday morning. the potential for some freezing temperatures. near 45 in downtown baltimore tonight, but it will not warm up a lot tomorrow as the core of this cold air squeaks' enter the mid atlantic. high pressure is approaching, which will produce a lot of sunshine for thursday and friday. tomorrow we have a slightly better chance of picking up a few s

temperatures around region, 58 degrees at bwi-marshall.ity at 93% with a south wind at 6 miles per hour. our temperatures are going to go up courtesy of the south winds. we don't expect to see much of a break in the cloud cover. but the south winds going to bring in warmer air. any chance we have of getting into the 60s today is because of the wind coming in from warmer climates. 59 in oakland. 56 on the shore. and 61 at patuxent river and around the immediate metro area 61 in kent island on kent island and 61 in annapolis. 59 westminster and 57 in bel air. the south wind is coming in uniformally across the state. it will continue to bring temperatures up. we will hope not to see much sun today. because with the moisture in the atmosphere the sun comes through and that's going to be thetrigger for thunderstorms -- that's going to be the trigger for thunderstorms. that will be the spark we need with the ammunition really all the moisture to spawn thunderstorms through the afternoon we don't want to see the sun but warmer air will be welcome

five and bwi marshal. oakland 34. 55 on the shore.ooking for temperatures up around 58 near the river. slightly warmer than yesterday at this time. we got to about 56 yesterday so we are on target to be five or six degrees warmer than that. so how does this play out into our as marty says how do you say it -- >> -- week -- >> -- end -- >> -- out to marty for the answer. hey martin. >> hey, tim, thank you very much. good afternoon, everybody, so the same big dome of high pressure that is starting to settle in over the area will continue to move in an easterly direction as it takes the place of the low that give us yesterday's weather. the winds will diminish and tomorrow will not really be an extremely warm day but like this day will stair step it up milder than this afternoon will be and without the breeze. so it certainly is going to feel very comfortable. then we get to the weekend and kaboom. that high gets offshore. we get into a south-southwest breeze. weather is where the air is coming from. it is coming from where it is flat ou

and bwi marshall and 64 in oakland and 63 on the shore and around the immediate metro. just around 70 degrees in westminster. crossing the 70 degree mark. 63 in annapolis and kent island. 63 in rock hall. it's a southerly flow around much of the state. a southeast wind around dc and southwest wind in hagerstown and that's bringing in the warmer air. calm winds at the airport but we are going to start to see a shift as marty described earlier a low pressure system that will continue to track to the east and drag a cold front that will start fouling in moist -- pulling in moisture from the south. it will take a while to get here and your early plans tomorrow will be okay. the earlier the better he. but by mid afternoon into the overnight hours all bets are off. thunderstorms around as this front makes its way in. the showers ahead of it and it lingers so into saturday and maybe even into sunday we will have showers around but the real headline is going to be the amount of rain the next headline is the cooler temperatures. we are going to drop. keep in mind we are at 90 ea

and 39 at bwi thurgood marshall.bors to the west, we had a little bit of a chilly start to the today. things are improving. currently, 44 degrees at fredericksburg. 36 cumberland. 41winchester. no shortage of sunshine. high of 65 degrees, a light northwesterly wind. tonight, skies will be mostly clear. winds light again. 46 for your overnight low. we are talking a warm weekend on the way. temperatures will be on the rise. 10degrees warmer tomorrow than it is today. and an additional 10 degrees warmer as we head through into sunday. so expect to see 70s and 80s in my five-day forecast i'm happy to say, and once again, that sun will be sticking around. you're going to love it. >>> thank you, gwen. >> let's find out what's happening on the roadways. here's julie wright with that. >> we have a lot of problems headed into southeast washington. the accident activity still there. they've been trying to clear this accident off the 11th street bridge. commute through southeast remains heavy, slow and steady. delays eastbound

southeast flow is bringing in still some warm air across bwi marshall. the winds are starting to shift, though, you can see a bit of a north and northwest flow, as that rain is starting to move on in. all of the winds are starting to pick up a little bit. 21-mile-per-hour winds from the south around d.c. and that's what we and expect to see as this front gets closer and starts to move toward the state. the winds are starting to pick up. it is this batch of moisture down around the gulf that is starting to ride around the coastline. it will combine with this front to the west. we'll have a combined bit of a sandwich here, as the rain starts to overrun the state. and this low is going to sit as pretty much an active nor'easter as it sits past the delmarva and up around the jersey shore. we're going to see winds pick up through tomorrow and monday as well. get the gusty. and on the back edge, cooler air moves on in. and as you see, we have a winter storm watch in effect for our higher elevations. late tomorrow night into monday. and up to about 6 inches of

looking at the temperatures around the region. 38 at bwi. we still have freeze concerns. freeze watch in effect. ore freeze warning in effect and a frost advisory in effect through 9:00. the temperatures across the state get above 32 degrees. 58 degrees today. could be a little bit warmer. we will call it around 60. a touch of rain this afternoon and into tonight. the temperatures 42 degrees. your forecast is coming up. >> thank you, tim. >>> now here's what people are talking about today. no bail. the man accused of murdering his girlfriend's sister remains behind bars this morning. now, there is new information about the relationship between them. mike hellgren has more then allegations. >> reporter: for the first time prosecutors revealed the difference against michael johnson for the murder of barnes. he is the ex boyfriend of barne's sister accused of killing the sister in 2010. eyewitness news learned that johnson texted and called barnes 500 times before the visit. she confided in her sister, that he didn't like the way that he looked at her. barnes was seen strugg

>> temperatures around 50 degrees at bwi marshall. a gorgeous start to what is going to be a pretty nice day today. orioles taking on the twins in a third of their series. looks like they will take that series with no problems, let's hope. 49 degrees right now. overture at bwi. winds from the west. the windsor drive that going to present a bit of a problem. we have fire warnings in effect for much of the area because it is so dry out there. approaching about an inch or so below for this month already because we have had no rain at all which is nice for days like this when you have plans but not good for the atmosphere when things are so dry. things can spark easily if there's a fire concern. 36 in cumberland, 48 in patuxent river. 51 in dc. i'm on the immediate metro area, everyone in the 40s and 50s. winds from the west at 10 miles per hour, just a light breeze. a little less pretty today than yesterday. winds take a bit of a shift. we had a straight north wind yesterday. the campus under that cool canadian air and the winds shift a

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double 6s at culpeper. 61 bwi marshall and 63 gaithersburg and d.c. national temperatures, look where the warmth is in the mid-section of the country to the south. once again like yesterday, we have a little area with the cooler air pushing in. we have this frontal system moving in with a nice northerly flow. the jet stream is responsible for that. that is where we are seeing a difference in the temperatures. here is a look at the satellite and radar composite. the wet weather closer than the mason dixon line here. we will see that continuing into the evening hours. areas in northern maryland will see a little bit of shower activity. it doesn't mean that we are out of the clear. as we move through later tonight we have a chance of seeing showers as well. nothing heavy. not heavy rainfall at all but just a chance of a shower or so. be aware if you are doing anything outside, don't your b surprised if you are seeing a sprinkle or light shower into the course of tonight. it's definitely in the forecast. the jet stream, you can see the difference in tempe

not bad temperatures yesterday unbelievable into the mid-07s, -- 70s. 63 regan national, 60 dulles, bwi very warm day on tap look at this 82 degrees, it is going to get better i will have the details later back to you. >>> and new this morning several teenagers injured at a party in maryland it happened in the 19000 block of polar road, brandy wine several teens showed up uninvited, fight broke out two teens were stabbed both are in critical condition three others suffered minor cuts two suspects fled from the scene and still on the loose. >>> and another big story the president's secret service detail caught in a scandal 11 secret service employees, five military service members have been busted for allegations involving prostitutes, and heavy drinking in columbia, audrey barnes sat down with a man who helped break the story. >> this is the biggest scandal in the history of the secret service. >> reporter: author ronald kesler doesn't work for the u.s. secret service but he has plenty of friends who do and in fact he published a book about the elite security force in 2009 called in the

is just meaning enhanced fire threat we are in need of a lot of rainfall, 74 national, 72 dulles, 74 bwi degrees above the seasonal average right now, clouds across the area, slide its way out, as it does it will be with the approach of a frontal system, as the next frontal system moves through monday, looking at a chance of isolated showers, monday into tuesday, now, looks like we could see a few showers starting into the afternoon hours lingering to tuesday morning, especially to areas but another day tomorrow winds are going to be strong so be prepared for that temperatures will be just hovering around the 50-degree mark by midday tomorrow 54 degrees, by 5:00 p.m. hour 69 but once gain, we are going to end up with the winds picking up mornings we will see more sunshine and then the clouds will increase as the day progresses and then we will have to just keep our eyes to the sky to see if we get isolated showers in the meantime partly cloudy clearing in the overnight hours winds will be from the northwest, 15 to 20 miles an hour your overnight low 44 degrees, and for tomorrow we will b

bwi thurgood marshall, 86 degrees. high clouds across the area air ridge of high pressure will clear those clouds out as we move into the afternoon. currently 65 degrees at national airport. humidity, 7 #% at this hour of the morning so you know where we're headed by the time we head into the afternoon hours. elsewhere, some temperatures for you. we have 70 degrees at quantico. 64degrees at hagerstown. 70 at annapolis. 63 at martinsburg. 65degrees at bwi thurgood marshall. for today, it will be sunny, hot, mix in a little bit of humidity in there just to make sure you realize that it is not all good. the wind will pick up this afternoon from the southwest 10 to 15 miles per hour. could be a little gusty at times. we are talking a daytime high of 86 degrees. i wouldn't be surprised if our counties well to the south of d.c. get a little closer towards the upper 80s today. >> i bet in some of these schools they probably don't have the air conditioning turned on yet. >> that is very true. >> don't you think? >> i would hop

today a far cry from yesterday when we remember in the 50s, 71 at reagan national, 70 at dulles and bwi thurgood marshall, temperatures at the seasonal average. currently it's 61 degrees at reagan national airport, 50 at dulles, 53 degrees at bwi thurgood marshall and tonight we are talking mostly clear, then partly cloudy skies. it will be chilly, about 44 devil we'll see that chill sticking around in the -- 404th degrees. we'll see that chill sticking around in the morning hours. the week starts out mild and then we heat up. when you see my five-day forecast, we've got some numbers some of you are really going to like. >>> meanwhile a horrific wreck at the bronx zoo today. a minivan shot across several lanes of traffic and off the side of an elevated highway. we have the live report from new york. seven people died in the crash we understand including three children. do authorities have any idea yet what may have caused this horrible accident? >> reporter: no, they don't. actually they're still investigating and i have to tell you there's a lot of sadness here in the bronx tonight and

here's a look at our highs today, 63 degrees at reagan national airport, 62 at dulles, bwi marshall 63 degrees. currently it's 60 degrees attiring national airport, 59 at dulles and 52 -- at reagan national airport, 59 at dulles and 52 at bwi marshall. skies have the clouds and showers. that's what's continuing into the course of tonight. winds won't to an bad. they'll start to shift a bit from the southwest to the northwest 5 to 15 miles an hour, a little breezy. 45 degrees is our overnight low. we do have changes coming up as always in the five-day forecast it. does include a bit of a warm- up. we'll let you know when to expect that and also a return of the sun. i'll have those details later on. back to you. >>> as you know, none of the mega millions lottery winners have come forward yet. lottery players from kansas, illinois and baltimore county, maryland, will split the record breaking jackpot from friday night's drawing. the maryland winner has the option of staying anonymous but not in illinois where the winner's name is made public. people there are anxious to know the new multi

the same at dulles. 86degrees at bwi thurgood marshall. look at the humidity already at 73% and we haven't gotten into the core of the day yet. light southerly wind flow. by this afternoon, we'll have clear skies. the win will pick up a little bit so you will notice that. temperatures in the low 80s but the humidity will be around and very nice day overall. >> i think coworkers will be complaining about hair problems today. >>> d.c. schools, offices and libraries are closed today in honor of d.c. emancipation day. it honored the act which freed 3100 slaves in the district. >>> we'll check in with julie wright out there. good morning. i guess it's holiday in d.c. but i guess that doesn't mean we won't have any traffic problems out there. >> it means we don't have any traffic problems right now. we are anticipating lighter than usual volume headed into d.c. we are in the process of clearing construction off of 66 coming eastbound. live shot of traffic coming southbound along 270. lanes are open headed out to the lane divide. 66 coming in fro

there is bwi marshall with a record for the day. 90 at bwi marshall but it was good for the record.emperatures now cooling off but you can see we are still in the 70s in washington. we are holing onto that heat this morning at reagan national. but off to the north and west, lots of 60s breaking out. 66 in frederick. 65 in hagerstown. down to the south, quantico is currently 70. baltimore, 70. 63 in leonardtown. the cold front at last look was just off to the north and west and pushing through as we speak. i think you will notice more comfortable air filtering in here over the next couple of hours. still going to be warm today. still going to be bright and sunny but our high temperatures will be in the mid- to upper 70s. the front is coming through. winds out of the north and west today. it will be a little breezy at times. off to the south and west, we've got a pretty good little rainmaker across the deep south and a little piece of that energy will pop just far enough north tomorrow that we'll have clouds around and the possibility of a few showers. we really need the rain at this

northbound was north of bwi, 195, that should be gone. the harbor tunnel, northbound tunnel has been closed overnight, it's being normalized to join the southbound tunnel and the rush. the outer loop between york and charles was the only thing we had outstanding as far as construction is concerned. looking good all the way around ond the inner loop. 83 southbound at reductionton, road work wrapping up. nothing early on on eastbound 70 between woodbien and the beltway. back to you. >>> when was the last time you cleaned out your medicine cabinet. in just a moment we'll tell you the safest ways you can dispose of more than half of those empty bottles of prescription meds and you can do it this weekend. >>> she spent nearly $1,000 to get ready for junior prom. now school administrators say she's not allow today go. new controversy regarding that annual dance when "good morning maryland" continues. you're watching what's new in baltimore. thank you for starting your day off with us. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect mor

are headed unbelievable expect to see it become a very sticky day as well right now, 63 dulles, same bwi marshall, and today we are talking no shortage of sunshine as i said those clouds will give way to bright skies the winds will pick up from the southwest, breezy side, but overall not too bad warm winds will boost our temperature headed for a daytime high of 85 today by the 5:00 p.m. hour about 83 by midday about 80 degrees. i wouldn't be surprise first- degree some of our neighbors -- surprised if some of our neighbors south of dc see their temperatures head to the upper 80s not a bad day i will look at your 5 day forecast with you later on in the meantime, we want to keep an eye on the traffic. >> we have a couple problems to report out here on the roads this morning if you are travelling up in german town area, heads up, great seneca highway, middle brook, authorities tell me they are on the scene of a crash. 270 itself, on the brakes from 109 to the truck scale south, slow traffic german town leaving father hurly boulevard, out towards mba slow traffic 370, belt way outer loop spe

bwi, 90 degrees. if we tie record bwi would be the first and maybe only later today. little breezy at times tomorrow. the shift in the wind will drop temperatures into the '70s. open your windows for the rest of the week to let the fresh air circulate as we will be in the '60s and '70s. best chance of rain by saturday. crossing our fingers. >> we could use it. 5:53 right now. >> we are back with more after this. 5:5 >> we think this is kind of cool. brianne carter found this metrobus in downtown d.c. with our picture on it. the buses are all over town. if you happen to see one of them, take a picture tweet it to us on our twitter page. we would love to give you a shout. you can find us on twitter just like you see on the bottom of the screen. >> i have not seen one yet except for the pictures. >> i saw one in georgetown yesterday. >> you will have another opportunity. all right, there were ceremonies marking 100 years since the titanic sank on its maiden voyage across the atlantic. >> the cruisea cruise ship that's been addressing a crowd stopped 400 miles off the coa

the temperatures around the 40 degrees mark. 42 at bwi. the chute at 76%. calm winds, the barometer at 32.21. the high pressure in control of the forecast. the dew point is at 35. moisture out there and. calm winds around the airport right now, but a bit of a northwest and a southwest floe. it is that westerly flow that is drawing the air out of the south. the flow will bring in very warm air, taping into warm temperatures around the southern states right now. what we are watching, several things on this -- satellite- radar composite that we can show you. first of the destructive storms out west are still firing up. there is a stretch that is extending from oklahoma right on up into missouri. even see -- a top edge of this system around -- the dakotas. you can see the rotation here, it is pulling in arm air and mixing with the colder. that will create storms out there. the leading edge of that, the warm front that is leading the way here, will be brushing across the region today. tonight, with dew points rising and this system is starting to brush across th

chilly, 32 in oakland. 12 in ocean city and 39 at bwi marshall.eze warnings in affect for the northern tier of the state until 9:00. the sun warms things up nicely. sunshine and blue skies. the complete first warning weather seven-day forecast is coming up. >> thank you. >>> now, here is what people are talking about this morning. rescue workers are searching for three people missing. after a navy fighter jet crashes into a virginia beach apartment building. believe lovenson with the latest from the seen. >> reporter: red tape marks off the site where an f18 hornet crashed into a virginia beach apartment complex. crews worked through the night looking for the three people unaccounted for. this's the scene on friday afternoon. the force of the impact shook the ground. >> well, we had an earthquake, what, six months ago. i thought it was one of them. didn't expect a plane crash. >> reporter: the fighter jet had taken off for a training flight. >> initial indications are that the aircraft suffered -- a catastrophic mechanical malfunction. >> reporter

where they should be for our daytime high. 71 degrees was the high at reagan national, 70 at dulles and bwi thurgood marshall, a far cry from the 50s we reached yesterday for the high. 59 degrees now in d.c., 46 at gaithersburg. we have 54 to the south at fredericksburg, 46 at frederick, 52 martinsburg and 51 degrees at baltimore. our sky conditions seeing a few clouds that are rolling in. we'll see some cloudy conditions into the course of the overnight hours. we do have a ridge of high pressure, however. that will slide its way off the coast as we head into tomorrow and as it does, we'll see an increase in our cloud coverage. we've got a series of upper level disturbances that will affect us moving into the later part of the week and setting us up for a chance of storms. in the meantime tomorrow it will be mild, a mixture of sun and clouds with clouds increasing by late afternoon and a slight chance of a passing shower. be prepared. temperatures are on the rise. look at the five-day forecast. a chance of some storms tuesday, 77 degrees, some 10 degrees warmer than your monday and then we

.  >>> 83 the high today for national, bwi up to 86. that was one of the warmest spots. now it hasn't cooled off much now. it's 76 right now in town. frederick with the compensation already down to 59 degrees there, temperatures dropping a bit like a rock there. 75 for fredericksburg. as we pull the view out a bit, look how much warmth, binghamton, new york, 63, detroit 68 and columbus, ohio, is 67. a line of showers and thunderstorms back out to the west, there has been some severe weather out there today but nothing like yesterday. will it get here? this is futurecast. now this is tomorrow at 5:00. no worries for us. we'll probably just have a passing cloud or two, temperatures a little warmer instead of lower 80s, looks like we're mid- to upper 80s for about everybody tomorrow. we know it's going to be warm, even hot. you can start pushing 90 degrees, that's hot. at 11:00 there's some clouds and a few showers, but the emphasis on the word few. looks like most of this just dissipates as it tries to come on through. by tuesday at 5:00

bwi did reach 90 degrees, which tied a record. that was yesterday afternoon. tree pollen is way up there. in the high range with counts 1200. grass pollen is the newest player, in the high range as well. we need some rain to wash out from the air and to because it isoil, dry. have a chance of rain tomorrow and especially on the weekend. like the bestoks chance. that is still the case. but the timing of it over the weekend is difficult to pinpoint. thinking more so in to as opposed to saturday. clouds down to our south mainly from kentucky tennessee and into louisiana. clouds will move our way. morning sunshine with an the clouds in the afternoon. energy that's already rain in parts of louisiana, that move far away tomorrow as well. that could cause light rain. looking at much in terms of rainfall tomorrow. even the futurecast paints a few of very light rain by midday and tomorrow afternoon. in terms of overall accumulations, at least according to this computer model, we may see up to about a an inch in some locations just south of washington. most of the energ

. >>> not a bad day today and temperatures are going to drop. 58 degrees at national airport, 50 at bwir good marshal; hagerstown, 50; dulles, 53 and 57 degrees at fredericksburg. it's going to get chilly tonight. and we have some froze warnings to talk about. this entire area shaded from 2:00 a.m. sunday to 9:00 a.m. on sunday morning and that means if you had any vegetation outside that is sensitive to the temperatures, you better cover them up or you're going to lose them, i should say, and subfreezing temperatures expected within the area. we're not getting quite out of march weather yet, and even though it's april, we're feeling the chill of what march is. the satellite radar composite, clear skies and clear conditions and some light winds and chilly as the temperatures drop to the 20s and 30s, especial on la jolla lyinto the areas to the west and north and we have a ridge of high pressure that is going to keep us in the sunshine in through tomorrow. the frontal system is going to gradually start to move towards us and cross into sunday night and we're going to see some differences

the first measurable rain in 16 days down at bwi marshall. in the 60's, but most of the day, temperatures have been holding in the 50's. it is had been a little cooler than the almanac indicates -- it has been a little cooler than the almanac indicates. it has been heavier and steadier in the central and southern appalachians down into north carolina. in the showers taper off as they head east of the mounds down for the coast. this green shaded area going down to charlotte and up to baltimore is where the rain has been falling. a pocket of cool air associated with the rain, and once it moves out, look how mild it is. 70 in chicago, 68 in cincinnati. tomorrow as the storm departs and the sun returns, we'll have a nice warmup under way. we may have a little cloud cover at sunrise and after that we should see clearing skies and a good deal of sunshine tomorrow. tonight, rain through the evening, light winds, and the next storm system coming our way after this one moves off the coast is already organizing out west. there may be some strong thunde

not a trace reported at bwi marshall. that tells you not everyone has seen it. this is what we are watching just to give you an idea of what's moving around. this is a very serious warm system moving through and bringing severe weather. this is a system on the tail end coming in from oklahoma and extending into missouri back up into another portion of the dakotas. this is the leading edge of warm air. pulling it back into the cold air behind the rockies has triggered some tornadic activity. this has been a very active season with more than 270 or so tornadoes reported already this year. so this is the system we are watching. it does not impact us. right now at 60 degrees at the wi. 83 piece that relative humidity. 30.07 is the barometer reading. 63 dc, 63 ocean city, 65 in patuxent river. around the immediate metro area, everyone around that 60-degree range. winds are calm but we seemed a bit of a south slope of sharing in some very warm air. today's no different. tomorrow is even warmer. yesterday we got to 76 degrees. tomorrow is close to 90 all because of tha

bwi thurgood marshall, 74. these are 10 to 12 degrees above what they should be. mother nature gave us a treat. currently, 60 at baltimore. 64 fredericksburg to the south. 59 at martinsburg. 61 d.c. and 60 at dulles. we do have a warning for you. it's a red flag warning that will be neck tomorrow from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. it was next today. the entire area you can see, and it's because of low humidity, strong winds and warm temperatures. that means enhanced fire conditions definitely could happen. we have to be careful. we have a cool night tonight. not as cold as last night. and a five-day you're going to like. >>> thanks, gwen. some are calling it an epidemic, the number of lime disease cases in loudoun county are on the rise. it is the worst place in the state for it. now a plan is in place to try to turn things around. audrey barnes is in the newsroom. i understand you didn't have trouble finding evidence of this. >> no, i really didn't. it really is a health crisis there. i found five families on one street with at least one person with it, and most had a

and only 1.6 inches at bwi marshall. more on the way, but until then, very nice conditions for the next few days. more on that, heading out to martin. >> thank you, i scan out from the outside. significant amount oof blue skies making an appearance. by a few degrees, 63. that's going to convert to a difference over the next 24 hours of about seven degrees. the next afternoon, we'll max out early in the morning. we have a graphic for you to get into the weekend. a work and school week that starts days of relaxation. we're going to go easily back into the mid 70s tomorrow. possibly a little warmer. notice to the left though, the area of low pressure that dived down south, that's going to define a good portion. more rain coming our way. tim williams on the details back inside. >> thank you, martin. >>> more on entertainment icon dick clark who passed away yesterday. american bandstand for american three decades. hollywood and those who knew clark best are reacting to the sad news. >> he was like my older brother. he gave me

record high temperatures today. 92 at reagan national, 90 at bwi marshall, 91 at dulles.on't think we will be breaking record highs later on today, but near record-breaking highs. we will be in the upper 80s in a few spots later this afternoon. there summerlike today. you will need the air- conditioner. you'll notice a hand of humidity in the air. not overwhelming, but you will notice that outside. 57 in manassas, 61 in gaithersburg, 63 in the district. a comfortable start, but rather warm this afternoon, 87. there's a look at some of the high, thin clouds rolling over yet shown in white and gray on the satellite and radar. off to the west we have a narrow band of rain from the great lakes all the way to the gulf of mexico. that is along a cold front. the rain will fall apart before it makes it to washington. we will still get the cold front moving through tonight. behind a cold front is a cooling trend for the rest of this week. air-conditioner today. but you can open the windows for the remainder of the work week. 87 and sunny this afternoon slight chance of rain on wed