it is expected to take two or three years to complete. >> some major changes coming to bwi marshall overhe next several years. some of them will be seen immediately. the reasons -- growth and the merger of southwest and airtran airlines. call it a case of good fortune good fortunebwi marshall is going through growing pains. >> we have to react to the marketplace. that is what is driving a lot of this. we want to get into the construction season this summer. that is why we are pushing as quickly as we can to make this happen. >> something travelers will notice right off the bat, next tuesday air-tran will move from concourse b two a. the tsa has set up and overflow security checkpoint below. also for those leaving a hotel shuttle, there will be designated pickup areas. in a couple of years is when the real changes will take place including linking together concourses a,b,c with a connector making it possible to access all three concourses at any time. also a nine lane security checkpoint will be installed and placed it between the congress is moving the delta ticket counters to concourse

. >> some major changes coming to bwi marshall over the next several years. some of them will be seen and immediately. the reasons -- growth and the merger of southwest and airtran airlines. but it does surprise me. i don't know that they really need to. >> passengers react wednesday to the airport's recent announcement it is expanding once again. >> i am not surprised there are expanding. it is growing. it is a great location. being so close to baltimore and washington, it seems like more traffic comes true here. >> to accommodate the increase passenger load, the tsa has set up a overflow security checkpoint on the baggage claim below. for those leaving the airport be a parking at hotels shovels, there will be designated pickup areas. in a couple of years is when the larger changes will take place which includes linking together concourses a, b, and see the head a connector making it able to access all three concourses at the same time. a checkpoint will be installed between the three concourses moving the delta ticket counters to concourse a d, making this

bwi marshall is 66. those areas visibility with a dense fog could easily drop under one-quarter mile and a cost of travel in those locations. by morning most skies will be cloudy. the scattered showers will track during the day during the afternoon. as cold air follows the fraud, the air may change over in the western maryland mountains. by friday the system should be out of here. it is really only one day of unsettled weather. in the morning clouds and fog and a chance for showers. 50 degrees. the sun is up at 6:44. a few scattered showers. it does not look like heavy rain. it keeps the temperature in the 50's tomorrow. small craft advisory is in the open base tomorrow. western maryland the big change is coming your way with beautiful november weather. snow showers continue on friday. it's possible the highest on tops could get anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of snow by the time it went down. the eastern shore, a couple of showers and fog. sunshine is breezy if not windy on friday with a high around 50. sun

62 degrees -- a low of 208 degrees and bwi marshall 62 degrees. 37 degrees for dulles and manassas,ester and culpeper already down there as well. you will be headed to the freezing mark if not below tonight. very chill start for you in the morning. d.c., annapolis 48 degrees and quantico 44 degrees. over the other side of the mountains we aren't really finding colder temperatures. that. , we see the first sign of warmer temperatures -- in fact, we see the first sign of warmer temperatures, chicago 60 degrees at this hour. it looks like you're headed for 34 in chantilly and front royal 32 degrees, germantown 31, clear skies and light winds, ideal radiational cooling, freezing and below suburbs, 40 degrees in downtown d.c., a sunny comfortable wind in town, 62 devil our winds will be light out of the -- 62 degrees. our winds will be light out of the south, southeast. we'll probably stay dry this week. the only chance of anything would be thursday night into friday. we don't think that will happen, but it will drop our temperatures late week friday only about 57 degrees, saturday about

we are at 41 degrees at bwi marshall. high pressure moves off the coast, warmer weather out here will slide and purity from coming across the rockies into the northern plains will approaches as we head into the latter part of the weekend. it will be a close call but it looks like the red associated with that will hold off until sunday night and we should be ok to let the weekend including the reagans came purity season cloud cover in our weekend to the first part of the weekend into sunday. sunday night into monday's where the band of showers and stretches into the ohio valley. sunday night is maybe some rain. until then, looking good. highs in the mid 50's. the sunrise at 6:54. the bay waters are dow down to 48. water is starting to cool off. it chance for showers and western maryland on sunday. it around the bay and on to the eastern shore we should have the best thing we can dribble see some cloud cover arriving on sunday. other than that, dry conditions. 60s for highs on sunday. on the lower eastern shore, a cold morn

so far today about one-third of an inch of rain. 0.31 at bwi marshall. high temperatures today of the almanac. highs in the upper fifties to low or 60's. the record is 76 degrees from 2005. the record low as 19 in 1996. temperatures are trending downward. but as high was in the '70s, today 60s, tomorrow the 50s. you can see the gradual return to normal in november but there. another batch of it fairly decent rain in northern baltimore and hartford counties. for overnight tonight we will see showers. we are kind of on the edge of warmer air to the south of us and at chillier air in the mountains. an area of low pressure trekking along will keep wet weather going. not much colder than we are now. 52 degrees. tomorrow when the second area of low pressure tracks and what is called out, it will grab into some of the cold air in the upper midwest and push it in trade with moisture to the south lights to the cold air, a slight chance we will see snow with iran before it ends. insta-weather futurecast shows light rain or drizzle and the morning. a second batch o

here is a live look outdoors, quiet tranquil clouds, 63 at bwi marshall. 65 at the inner harbor. >> egyptian citizens are flocking to the polls to vote in the first elections since mubarak was ousted nine months ago. men and women waited in lines to participate in the process. we have the story from cairo. >> so far, voter turnout has been unexpectedly high and relatively peaceful despite concerns of widespread violence. what is significant is it who is voting and who is running. this is just the start of a political process over the next several months to electing a parliament. >> this is the beginning of a new era in egypt. this is democracy in action. not in theory, but in action. >> many of the demonstrators here say they will opt out. they are boycotting because they do not believe the egyptian military can be trusted to oversee a process that leads to more democracy. the muslim brotherhood, a party banned under mubarak, is taking part and is expected to do very well. nbc news, cairo. >> good news for email coffee drinkers. a recent harvard university study shows women who drank coffee

to serve dulles airport additional buses will be between the greenbelt metro rail station and bwi marshall airport. >>> thanksgiving chicken may look more appetizing this year. >> linda bell is joining us inm bloomberg headquarters new york with more. good morning. >> good morning. hewlett-packard has had a to fixng door of its problems. 's.o helpew ceo has plans to the company. if you still have not purchased turkey, prepare for sticker shock. wholesale prices are soaring to due to aghs this year low supply. down to% from are ago, if you want to save some money. chrysler's foundation is donating $2,500 to an that delivers homebound low-o seniors. friday may not be the best shop if you want rock- bottom prices. best place you the shop, in my next report. linda bell reporting for abc 7 news. stay tuned for that. you.ank >>> 4:37. >> a frightening scene at an camp inall street houston. policeppened when confronted a man threatening people with a gun. >> we will hear from the mother a new york man accused of buildings inlow york city. .hat she says about his arrest >> and a check on traffic a

b w i marcia was on the northern french -- bwi marshall was on the fringe.it had a foot of snow down there by reagan national. a veteran state snowstorm that rolled through. the worst of winter did not have that much. only a couple more storms rolled through the entire winter. this time a round, not cold enough for snow but a little on the chilly side. 58 degrees is the normal high. we only get 50. so far the normal low has been 38. the dust is about 36 at the airport earlier this afternoon. it is now testing to 24. peak wind gusts are around 25 per hour mark. as the winds diminish and the skies clear, we will see cold temperatures tonight below freezing. cambridge is 45. expect some 20's in the colder suburbs by morning. the winds should be under 10 miles per hour by morning. you see some great rain and snow showers. my sister called me to say they had a dusting of snow on the ground. here east of the mountain skies it cleared out nicely. the front will kick sean out to the atlantic and we will be done with that. we should sit lots of sunshine to malraux. s

we're live at bwi-marshall airport with the late breaking details. >> the flight got in at 9:00 and he was greeted by warm applause. this is the first time we're hearing from him in his own words, during the reasons why he left for libya in the first place. dressed in libya andn fribble fatigues, he returned home. that feels great to be home. our interview was briefly interrupted. >> he looked just like i thought he would, but it was a much better to see him in person. >> i thought he looked good. his eyes are blue. >> when he left in february, he said he was going to write. >> i went over there to support the revolution. my family did not know that when i left. you don't tell your mother that you are going to fight and a war. >> he was captured by gaddafi's forces and spent five months in prison. >> i was captured in a truck with three other fighters. >> while u.s. officials tried to bring him home, he was stuck in solitary confinement. >> i sent guns n roses solace to myself and i tried to name all of the star trek characters. i am going to start training for the next arab resolution

around the state, temperatures just around 54 in oakland. 64 cumberland. 63 elkton and bwi marshal. over in easton and everyone else in the mid-60s. still somewhat reflection of the water temperatures around 52 degrees. cooler along the water's edge. winds coming in, a southeasterly flow from hagerstown towards cumberland and oakland. northeast flow across central maryland. it is the predominant south flow of air and the winds coming in, tapping in to the warmer air, bringing us the mild temperatures. we have the warmest air around us. when you go down to atlanta, they are cooler. there is no one around us that is as warm as we are. we are in a pocket where the mild temperatures are dominating the forecast. this front that's poised to the west to move in is going to start to cause some, well, some drizzle and some mist late tonight. we are seeing the clouds associated with it. they are starting to fill the atmosphere. we are going to see the showers, leading edge eatsen up. it's going to overrun the area. as it does, it's going to bring potentially an inch of rain tomorrow off and o

bwi marshall lands at number 15. jfk is number three. newark liberty is second worst and chicago o'hare is worst on the list. >>> and the first family spreading some holiday cheer at the capital area food bank yesterday. president and mrs. obama were part of the assembly line filling reusable grocery bags with food for the people in need. it was a surprise for clients of food bank. they didn't know the if first family was coming. the white house donated turkeys an m & muchs -- and m & m's to help fill the bags. >>> let's head to new york where everyone is getting ready for the macy's thanksgiving day parade. the sidewalk as long the parade route are filling up at this hour. >> i can only emergency. fox's john hutty is live at 63rd street in manhattan and he has been talking to folk already getting set up. how are you doing? >> i'm doing well. how are you? yeah, let me tell you something. we got here about 4:00 this morning and there are people already here. that is out early some of these folks. you can see already they're starting to li

bwi marshall at 46 degrees. forecast for today, really not a bad one. morning showers to the east. they are pulling out and we'll see a good amount of sunshine across the region today with temperatures a bit more mild. 59 in washington. 57 in baltimore. more details coming up in just a little bit. >> sounds good. >> let's check in with julie wright. >> good morning. already off to a busy start. eastbound 66 at route 7 checking for an accident activity at that location and westbound 66, we pulled up the camera for you and that roadwork still in place outbound leaving fair oaks in the direction of 7100. it looks like we have state police out here. westbound 66 only the left lane squeezing by this work zone as you travel outbound leaving fair oaks headed out towards 7100. southbound 270 in good shape. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> new this morning, a deadly crash in prince george's county. it happened along woodyard road near perrywood road late last night. three cars involved. two drivers were killed. the third is in critical condition. no word yet on what caused

bwi marshall at 37 degrees at this hour. the forecast for today, lots of sunshine. we are looking for a high of about 62 degrees, right where we should be for this time of year. we'll have the five-day forecast coming up in just a little bit. >> let's get your on-time traffic with julie wright. >> good morning to all of you. we are checking out the drive around town which is pretty much up eventful at this moment. no incidents to report northbound on i-95 leaving woodbridge in the main line and the hovs headed north up towards the capital beltway. you will find inbound new york avenue, traffic running smoothly as you travel from northeast to northwest. you will find lanes are open southbound along 270 out of germantown, father hurley boulevard all the way out towards the split. one hitch in the get along is along 410, the east-west highway as you work your way west of connecticut avenue. that is where we have the water main break. some traffic is able to get by at this time. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> making headlines this morning, a deadly sh

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temperatures nice for this time of year, above the average which is 58. 64 the high at bwi marshall. 32 and 44 were the respective lows this morning around the area. a couple of degrees warmer than yesterday, or less chilly. notice the brighter green shades west of the mountains? that is warmer air that will be trying to push in with a storm system and a chance for rain. i will explain it coming up in a few minutes. >> two firefighters were hurt while battling a fire in east baltimore. kreuz responded to a fire around 9:45 a.m. and we are told firefighters were able to gain quick control the blaze and it is unclear if anyone was home at the time. on both were treated for non- life threatening to burn than no word yet on what sparked the fire. investigators are trying to figure out what killed two people in southwest baltimore in this fire. it happened around 3:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon. >> we understand there were two people on the third floor that did not make it, one male and one female, and both suffered currently heavy smoke inhalation and expired at the scene. >> neighbors ide

. >>> a southwest plane bound for bwi marshall is evacuated because of a suspicious substance on boardat this hour people in baltimore are still waiting for their loved ones to arrive. >> authorities have determined that powder posed no threat, but there were still tense moments before that was known. a frightening experience on wednesday. southwest airlines 793 is evacuated after an attendee found a -- >> we had a number of passengers who were wheelchair bound. we brought them out of the aircraft, and the rest of them were brought down to the tarmac. >> it happened just after 4:00 in the afternoon. hazmat scenes rushed to the scene. an odd site, as some of them even sat in chairs, unsure of possible exposure. and hazmat crews inspected the plane. no one was hurt. >> we brought the hazmat team from west palm beach and they went in and investigated it. they did some testing on the powder. >> protocol mandates that the powder still be sent to the fbi for analysis. >> reporter: that flight is expected to land at bwi at about 12:05. >>> police say the man who fired at the white house has m

evidence is a video. " his family says he was an army veteran and was working as a shuttle driver at bwi marshall. police insist they will be increasing patrols. there is no word on whether the commissioner will use his power to close the business. the district's councilwoman says that something needs to be done. >> should this establishment be shut down? >> this establishment needs to close. >> councilman clark also said that she is in the process of talking to the owners of the carryout business to figure out of something can be done. police are asking anyone with information to call metro crimestoppers. >> baltimore officials are preparing to release the findings of an independent review into the police-involved shooting. the board began its work back in april. the mayor and police commissioner are expected to release the results tomorrow afternoon. the man accused of murdering his wife before flying to north carolina is now in the custody of montgomery county police. 45-year-old curtis lopez arrived from charlotte today. he is charged in the murder of his wife jane mcquain. police say the boy

bwi marshall is currently at 65- degree. the forecast for today, well, temperatures don't change much. it will be cloudy with periods of showers coming through first this morning and then again this afternoon. highs today into the upper 60s this afternoon. we'll have more details on the forecast coming up in just a little bit. >> let's say hello to julie wright now. she has the latest on traffic. >> lanes are open right now if you are traveling the beltway trying to work your way between an and del and merrifield and continuing up the west side leaving tyson's headed out towards the american legion bridge. overnight roadwork also cleared here along 66 as you travel east of nutley street headed in towards the capital beltway. north of town, wear in good shape leaving university boulevard headed around towards georgia avenue and finally they have finished that repaving on the inner loop that. long deceleration ramp has finally been repaved. we've got all lanes open there on the top side of the beltway and again, coming southbo

the official numbers are registered at bwi marshall. the record low on the other end of the scale is 18 degrees. that is cold, in 1986. around the region, it is unseasonably mild with a normal high of 57 degrees. even these late evening to voters are running 30 degrees above the normal high for the day. -- evening temperatures are running 30 degrees above and -- running 13 degrees above the normal high for the day. the self westerly breeze is that 6 miles per hour to 12 m.p.h. there are severe thunderstorms underneath this cloud band from new york to the southern plains. lots of rotation with the thunderstorms trekking through the ohio valley. they expect to get weaker tomorrow and push off the coast. behind it is a deep temperature drop that will come our way for the second half of this week. slicing through our region tomorrow with some scattered showers. it will keep it a little cooler tomorrow. on wednesday, it will be much cooler. rain is likely to track through with the that cooler air. it will clear out here. but the western mary

at temperatures, we've got ourselves a look at mid-60s across the border. 59 was the number at bwi marshal. we changed that now, we are holding up there at 67 annapolis. 62 glen burnie. friends up towards bel air, 63 degrees as well. i hope you had a chance to get that morning jog in or take the dog out. yesterday we had a warm day and just few notches away rom the record. record is 77bwi. 1989, we had the high of 77, there was snow at the thanksgiving day parade. just want to let you know we got a chilly rain moving in and there will be a return to reality behind that. a look at showers this morning north and west, look at maryland's most powerful doppler radar, minutes away. not much movement from there. 67, calling our midday high temperature. showers spread through this evening. temperatures start to slide, they will take a dive, we will talk about how low it will go in a few minutes. here is tonya with traffic. >>> 795 southbound, out of reisterstown through owings mills to the beltway, lanes are open. let's look at our traffic cameras, this is 95 at 175, now, most of our traffic is s

currently at 59 at the inner harbor. 56 bwi marshall. 67 into easton.he temperatures are not able to move that much because we have had all that dreary weather. we could see more as we go into the night. here is the current pattern. a lot of clouds across the stage. sprinkles moving northeast into pennsylvania. a few more sprinkles far western part of the state. these are very light. not much of that is reaching the ground. however, we are still unsettled into the night. we have a cold front that stalled out across the area. this is insuring that we still have the potential for wet whether into the night. plenty more moisture of to the west along this entire storm system which stretches down to texas. another area of low pressure developing in arkansas. this will move our way and increase our chances for rain as we look into tomorrow. that is the last thing we want to year as a lot of people are making their holiday plans and trying to do pressure shopping. if you're heading out of town, rain could be a factor. some sprinkles into the afternoon in futur

the highs earlier in the day, 67 dulles, 70 degrees the second row at bwi-marshall.e expect tomorrow and monday and tuesday? changes on the way, a cold front. forecast in a few minutes. deadlyll to come -- maryland accident. two teenagers are killed and a car crash. the police are investigating. >> trouble sleeping? a new medication has been approved. which is designed for. >> busy day for the first family, first a shopping trip, >> busy day for the first fa[ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] the citi thank you card. earn points you can use for tl vel on any airline, with no blackout dates. >>> it has been a heartbreaking holiday weekend for the of teenagers involved in an accident friday night. the driver lost control of his vehicle in elkridge and hit a tree. teenager

we hit 67 degrees at bwi marshall. on the day when the normal high is closer to 50. running way above that. for the next few days, the normals will be a little closer to what we experience. this has been a warm november. right now it ranks as the 12th warmest on record going back to the late 1800's. the warmest ever was 1931 when the average was 54.7 degrees. we are just over the 50 degree mark for the average monthly temperatures this month. it looks like we will end up in the top 15 warmest november on record. milder temperatures and the work and in the upper 40's and 50's. it is getting a little chilly in the west. if you keep going south and west you find cool air. 39 in atlanta and at louisville, ky. it is a rare november night when it is warmer and vermont and in georgia. this storm is wrapped up and cool air is coming in from the south and west. as the skies clear, expects temperatures to drop into the 30's. through the overnight and into tomorrow morning. it will track across the lakes into eastern canada pushing the mild air a way in bringing cold air in sit

bwi marshal, 15. jfk is number three, newark liberty, number two; chicago, o'hare. worst when it comes to delays on that list. >>> and the navy's blue angels are on the budget. hear why concern for the pilot is still ahead. >>> and jimmy fallon has apologized for insulting michele bachmann. that may not be enough. they played a song derogatory towards women as she walked on to stage. the band said it was a spur-of- the-moment choice. bachmann said the network would have apologized if it happened to michelle obama. ama. cç >> flying hasn't been smooth for the navy's blue angels. they're celebrating 65 years and budget cuts are causing uncertainty and this is why some want the popular shows grounded. >> more color. >> throw yet out. >> what they do is breathtaking and takes a lot of skill. these are, let pilots, the navy's top guns. they grunt for a reason. the pilots fight the intense graphitational forces and keep from passing out when doing the high g-force maneuvers. >> the problem with the g-force is that the fluids in your body cool from the lower extremit

so far, 1.18 in the rain gauge at bwi marshall. highs today is pretty much where we are right now. the temperatures have been slowly rising through the evening. it looks like we will push into the low 60's as we hit morning. a line of heavy showers and maybe some thunder and here stretching from pittsburgh down through west virginia and heading through western virginia. that thunderstorm activity will riches in the early morning. look at how temperatures are climbing up. it is 48 degrees in frederick. there is a warm front affecting as. cool 50's to the northwest. with southern ones affecting to warm up and even around 5:00 there could be thunderstorms trekking through, and there will be bracing cloud cover midday and a second round of showers in the evening before it finally clears out for good later tomorrow night. morning temperatures will be the warmest of the day up around 60 degrees with a chance of thunderstorms. it will give way to sunshine in the afternoon and a few scattered showers. temperatures falling 3050's throughout the day. a small craft advisory on the day to star

right now, 47 degrees at bwi marshall and 55 do [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com, you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ you can even choose to chat with a live person. ♪ and you're always guaranteed the lowest prices online. so don't wait... try, compare and buy at verizonfios.com today. because there's never been a better time to build the perfect fios bundle. >> we are following news of two fires in our area. the first in harbor around 8:15 tonight. a home went up in claims. we are told it reached to alarms. three people were taken to hospital. crews are on the scene of a fatal house fire in west baltimore that started around 9:00 this afternoon in the park heights neighborhood. we are told one person was found dead inside. there is no word on what caused either of these fires. senate republicans have blocked the $60 billion infrastructure project backed by president obama. the 51-49 vote killed legislation to build and repair roads, rail line, and other projects meant to jump-start the sluggish economy. at a time when more than a mil

pulling back another two degrees in the city or bwi marshal but we are surrounded by 50s around the beltway a little bit of a temperature variation to deal with early on. warm air pulling ahead of the storm. 35 chicago, now, but 37 memphis and that's more important because that's the cold air that is wrapping in the backside of the storm. still a chilly rain in nashville at 40. and they are expected to turn to snow. check out the storm system really impressive look at circulation down here. a possibility of chilly air is getting cut off from the jetstream and locked down across the deep south. as that happens, that will probably turn a lot of the places over to snow a few inches expected across northern section of alabama and western tennessee. we are on the warm side and the warm flow will build in ahead of the storm and that's why we are going to increase the moisture and probably get the cold air after the storm does its thing. some showers could develop later on. we are expecting the flow of moisture with the fog and showers tomorrow. but steadier rain in the afternoon. and this is wrap

officially at bwi marshall, just over 0.10 inch, that is the same number recorded in the rain gauge at the inner harbor. high temperatures were a little warmer than normal today, but temperatures have been going down since the cold front went through. the lows or the cool temperatures for the day. some chilly air down the coast contrast to the southern part of the state. off and on clouds and showers and fog developing. it is going to be wet in the morning, ranging from 43-50. son up at 6:58. high-pressure tries to deliver some cool air, a storm coming and with other planes, but showers and storms moving in our direction. you will see a lot of rain across the state tomorrow, probably a little heavier than the rain we had today. on wednesday there may be a cluster of thunderstorms just to the southeast of baltimore. wednesday night, the rain showers began to taper off in the evening and finally clear out later wednesday night. thanksgiving day, the sunshine is back in abundance and should last through the upcoming weekend. a couple more days of cloudy, jury whether. -- dreary weather. t

bwi marshall 15, reagan national 23rd, o'hare is the worst on the list. no. 4, eating canned food every day may raise the levels of bisphenol-a in your urine more previously than thought. a new study compared people who ate canned and fresh soup daily. bpa was detected in 77% of the people who ate fresh soup and in everyone who ate canned soup. no. 3, here's something to think about before your big turkey day meal. heart-related deaths increase 5% over the holiday season. overeating combined with traveling and entertaining, increased stress leading to heart problems. so eat right and exercise over the holidays. no. 2, it may taste good, but don't deep fry your turkey at home. deep fryers are responsible for five deaths, 60 injuries and more than $15 million in property damage in an average year. no. 1, you have been warned, nine new speed cameras are going up in d.c. the locations are spread all around the city. the 30 day grace period where you just get a warning ticket started earlier this week. we posted the specific camera locations on www.myfoxdc.com

the 18-mile highway will connect i-270 in gaithersburg to i-95 at bwi marshall airport. section three should be completed by 2014. no. 2, the d.c. war memorial will reopen this week closed more than a year for restoration. a special ceremony will be held thursday south of the lincoln memorial. the memorial was built in 1931 and honors local heros who served in world war i. no. 1 tonight, another toyota recall, this time a glitch in the steering which could make a vehicle harder to steer. just under a half million toyota, lexus cars, trucks and minivans made between 2004 and 2006 are affected. you can go to toyota's website for more specific information. that's tonight's fox 5 top five. >> grab all in bella for tomorrow. >> i don't think we'll see a -- that umbrella for tomorrow. >> i don't think we'll see a lot of rain, but there will be a chance for a couple showers. barometer showers watch out for some foggy spots -- before the showers watch out for some foggy spots tonight. the possibility of dense fog will lower the visibility about 1/4-mile or more being expanded. n

temperatures today, 60 degrees, 61 for dulles and bwi marshall 62. nights are going to be chilly. our temperatures now not bad, mostly in the 50s. the suburbs headed to the 30s again tonight. it was mighty frosty early this morning. you might even have to do a little bit of scraping. so we're at 55 degrees. you can sure tell where the colder air is. that is going to be moving in our direction. but again it's going to be a lot more modified than that 27 they have in denver. the forecast 5-day forecast, after a warm day tomorrow we get cooler for the weekend. an extra hour of sleep. sunday and monday off to a nice start next week. there's a hint of a pattern change and maybe a little bit of a warming trend for the east coast. >> shorts today? >> no, those are packed up for the season. >>> the redskins return to practice with a new running back. what contribution is he expected to make? first, ready or not, the christmas season is here. men and women in china meeting santa claus. eight contestants on sleds, gave out gifts and more. in two weeks the winn

. >>> $100 million worth of changes are coming to bwi thurgood marshall. all with hopes to make your life easier as you travel. i'm weijia jiang, with what to expect coming up next. >>> looking forward to the weekend. stick around for the updated first warning forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> next time you fly out of bwi thurgood marshall airport to see some changes in the works, the airport is going through a multimillion-dollar facelift. and they hope it makes your life easier when you travel. >> reporter: right now, crews are moving the entire operation of one airline as it merges with another one. >> reporter: the merger of southwest airlines and air tran is a done deal. >> it's nice to have more options alt a lower price. >> reporter: but now come the growing pains. air tran operations are moving to concourse d. >> roughly 15% of business. we've done everything from adding these concessions to clearing the baggage area. >> reporter: bwi is also adding four tsa checkpoints nearby. so look for signs to direct you. next, delta airlines will shuff

i'm jessica kartalija, at bwi thurgood marshall airport. what is being done to help fight overseas. that story coming up. >>> and delightful fall temperatures. how much longer will it last? stick around for the updated first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> polls open. residents are deciding their leadership for the next four years. wjz is live. political reporter pat warren has more on the voter turnout. pat? >> reporter: that's exactly right, denise. election officials have predicted voter turnout for this general election will be even lower than it was for the primary. >> reporter: the september primary thinned the herd in the baltimore mayor's race. out of the field of five, stephanie rawlings-blake was the clear winner. maybe too clear. early winners indicate baltimore's general election was dead on arrival. >> in my exercise class, my instructor was asking, i said, i have to leave here and go vote. he said, why are you going to vote? we voted several months ago. and i said, well, wasn't that the preliminary? and this is the -- what is it? >> general. >> i said, this is t

. >>> there was a very special arrival at bwi marshall airport. a woman stepped off a plane yesterday afternoon and gave birth to a baby boy. a maryland transportation authority police officer helped deliver the baby using a bathroom as a delivery room. mother and baby were taken to the hospital. they're said to be doing well. >> now arriving, gate 24, baby boy. >> can you believe that? i flew at eight months. i guess that's the reason why -- >> it's fairly risky. >> against doctor's orders. i guess that's one of the reasons why. anything can happen. >> yes, absolutely. let's take a live look outside. we have a lovely day beginning. 58 degrees. we'll find out just how lovely and whether i spoke too soon. here's tom to tell us that. >> fortunately, most travelers heading home for the thanksgiving holiday had had good weather. we didn't have a lot of flight delays except for the midwest, where there's been quite a lot of rain. that rain is heading our way. we'll be arriving this time tomorrow morning. right now we have a partly to mostly cloudy sky

live at bwi marshal airport, linda so, abc2 news. >>> some people will be flying and the majority of travelers will take to the roads. aaa expects more than 38 million people to hit the roadways for thanksgiving and you will have plenty company when out there. but before you go, go to or website for realtime traffic information and live cameras and maps and up-to-the minute delay information and for when you are on the go, upload the mobile apps with you all the way. abc2news.com and click on the traffic tab to access the cameras. >>> this morning harford county sheriff deputies are trying to get bot -- to the bottom of a burglary that ended with a man dead. it happened in rockville street in edgewood. authorities say woman discovered a man in her home and ran to a neighbor's home to find her husband. there was a struggle between the husband and intruder and the intruder joseph breckenridge was taken to a hospital where he died. no charges have been filed. >>> and video only at abc2 queen anne county sheriff deputies yesterday when they got a break for rash of car break-s in. tips ca

live in bwi marshal, linda so, abc2 news. >>> a warning to rail passengers amtrak is saying the businessvel is going to be today. last year it was wednesday the day before thanksgiving. and they say the record of more than 134,000 passengers for the day. amtrak plans to operate every available passenger railcar to meet the demand and travelers traveling long distance will be treat to a thanks giving meal. >>> five things to know on this wednesday morning. country music band sugar land has been named in the law neat indiana state fair for the stage collapse and they also named the lighting company. >>> a texas supreme court has suspend adjudge whose beating of a teenage daughter in 2004 was viewed by millions over the internet. judge adams is under review by the state commission on judicial conduct earlier this month. >>> prosecutor in virginia says the petition to have man suspected on the east coast rapist extra dprietd connecticut to face a trial in -- extradited from connecticut to a trial in his jurisdictions first. >>> frost butte corse say jack -- prosecutors says jack johnson dese

we got up to 64 degrees today and dulles, 65; bwi marshal, 63.t would have been warmer but the wins are shifting out of the south-southeast and that kept the temperatures cooler than they were yesterday and still, such a nice day and beautiful blue sky and i am loving the golden leaves, which are falling fast now, tomorrow's breezes will do a number on the rest of them. 55 degrees right now and here in the district. one tradeoff whole that is cool, it's not going to be -- l, it's not cool in the overnight hours. dulles, for example, dropped to 30 degrees and we have had all of the sunshine. still not seeing much in the way of clouds and here is the moisture and can you see that it's still fairly substantial as we look on the other side of the mountains, checking along the frontal system and this is the same storm producing the rounds of tornadoes on mondays and tuesdays. the storm is not coming our way but going to the great lakes and they may get some snow out of it and that would be the first snow for the great lakes, by the way, the colder air

yesterday's daytime high at reagan national, 60 degrees. 62 out at bwi marshall.h these numbers in the mid-60s today. should be a nice one. temperatures right now, they are cool but not cold. 46 in the city at reagan national. 43 in gaithersburg. annapolis, 47 degrees. a little cooler off to the north and west, you got 30s in martinsburg, 37 at this hour and 39 in winchester. open it up for you a little bit. there are your numbers off to the north and west. columbus is 45 degrees. 4 48 in new york city. we will have a few more clouds than yesterday. it won't be a perfectly sunny day today. -- 48 in new york city. i know this looks rather impressive out towards chicago. that is a cold front. that will get in here late tonight and early tomorrow morning but the main energy with the system will pass to our south. we'll see a few showers in the area but best chance really for shower activity will be south and west of the city overnight tonight and then during the day tomorrow, it will be cooler behind this front. daytime highs in the mid-60s. behind the front tomorrow

it is a nice start to your day. 62 at reagan national. 61 at dulles. 58 at bwi marshall. forecast, fairly straightforward. showers, periods of rain and high temperatures, you are pretty much enjoying them now. we'll be in the upper 50s by 4:00 or 5:00 today. >> keep the umbrella and the coat handy. >> let's check in with julie wright for the latest on traffic. >> all right. will, we had some obbly note serious tie-ups not too long ago. northbound 395 in the hov lanes coming across the inbound 14th street bridge. that activity now cleared. now, we are checking out the main line. as you work your way northbound across the potomac, all lanes are open here with no incidents to report. give yourself a little extra time out the front door. i know the last couple of days have been nice and warm and sunny. that is not the case this morning. the pace is good on 66 coming in from manassas to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> new this morning, michael jackson's former doctor is set to be sentenced today. dr.conrad murray will face the pop star's family a

the temperatures up a little bit with the cloud cover out there. 48 at dulles. 50 at bwi marshall. highs only -- will be in the mid- to upper 50s. and definitely breezy this afternoon. winds will be gusting out of the north at about 25 miles per hour. more details on the forecast in just a minute. >> okay. as we were talking about this, we want to give you more details on the traffic alert right now. for the beltway in montgomery county, the inner loop shut down just prior to georgia avenue after this deadly crash. police say a vehicle slammed into the back of a tractor- trailer. officers turned around drivers at the scene diverting them off the beltway. let's check in with julie wright for an update. good morning. >> good morning to you. i know when i came through on thenar loop, they were diverting us off at connecticut avenue. they weren't even letting me get as far as georgia avenue at that point. they had traffic being diverted off at connecticut. a lot of folk were forced to use 410 as the workaround which i did and that was working well for you. we were told the accident inv

bwi marshall airport lands at number 15. jfk is number three and liberty is second worst. chicago o'hare tops the worst on the list. >>> in our health alert, here is something to think about before your big turkey day meal. heart-related deaths increase by 5% over the holiday seasons. doctors say overeating combined with traveling and entertaining increase stress leading to heart problems. eat right and exercise over the holidays. >>> it may taste good but don't deep fry your turkey at home. leave that to the experts. deep fryers are responsible for five deaths during an average year. >>> whether you are a seasoned chef or new to the kitchen, thanksgiving can be a little intimidating that is why so many people call the turkey and food safety hot line this is time of year. allison seymour talked with the top safe guy official for things you should know. >> we cook this big bird like maybe twice a year max. and lots of things can go wrong, right? >> you are cooking for possibly more people than you are used to. probably a more complicated affair than you are used to having a

bwi marshal, 40. highs in the low others. we'll have a nice rebound this weekend. back to you. >> thank you. >>> in our top stories this morning, it was quiet at penn state last night after thousands rioted wednesday. pennsylvania governor tom corbett addressed the university calling those who rioted knuckle heads. >>> venezuelan intelligence confirmed yesterday that kidnapped washington nationals player wilson ramos was alive. his family remains quiet but they are awaiting contact from the abductors. the thought is there will be a request for ransom. ramos made the league minimum of $415,000 this season. >>> it was first dedicated # 0 years ago on veterans day. a memorial on the national mall to honor district residents who died in word war i. until recently many would pass by and not know what it was. we have a report. >> reporter: in november 1931, president herbert hoover dedicated the memorial. john philip sousa can be seen conducting the marine band in this old video. 499 name are inscribed on the memorial, all of them district residents. including the name o

bwi marshall, 67.another beautiful day temperature-wise at least the first half of the day yesterday. these temperatures starting to fall back. 43 in washington. haven't done 30s in a couple of days. they're back this morning. 37 in manassas and culpeper. 37 in frederick, winchester too. southern maryland is 41 right now in leonardtown. 46 in annapolis. afternoon high temperatures today where they should be, low others. you mix in a bit of a breeze out of the west and north and west and partly sunny conditions. it will feel plenty cool for you. make sure you are prepared with a jacket. the rain showers we had yesterday afternoon and during the evening hours up towards new york and boston but the sort of upper level low here, you can see that spin there back into ohio. and some of that cloud cover will spill across the mountains in the washington area today. it won't be a perfectly sunny day today but it should be a dry day. any snow shower activity that falls will be well out to the west. it will be co

bwi marshall, the high temperature at 60. we'll be even warmer than this later today.et ready to enjoy just a beautiful afternoon. got to get there first. to be honest with you, it is still cold out there at the moment across most of the area here. our temperatures here have fallen back into the 30s. we are currently 42 degrees. annapolis is 44 degrees. you can see temperatures here falling below freezing in many spots. dulles is 31. in gaithersburg, we are 36. we have a pool of some pretty cold air here off to the north and west with the clear skies and light winds and it will be very chilly. i think temperatures will get a chance to fall here for a few more hours. we'll likely bottom out here in washington in the upper 30s. i don't have much to talk about. things look great. if you are traveling today, headed home or headed back into the washington area, things should be just fine. we've got sunshine expected throughout the day. high pressure that i mentioned yesterday will be moving on through and it will be taking its time and that means a nice looking forecast for

bwi marshall report, you should use interstate 95 instead of 295.ound between route 100 and the airport exit. headed to dulles airport, save yoursel = -- headed to dulles airport, no problems. >>> tonight it's all about sitting back and relaxing before the man holiday rush. >> great prices for rival tablets may hurt the apple ipad. linda bell has business news from bloomberg headquarters. >> good morning. let's begin with the apple ipad 2. $499. much more expensive than amazon's $199 kindle fire. they are battling among consumers. amazon is poised to take 50% of the tablet market from apple next year. blackberry maker research in motion is struggling. the playbook is now selling for $200 at walmart and best buy. some rewards own members experienced website problems during an early access sale for best buy this week. a busy night for domino's pizza. thanksgiving eve is one of its business night of the year. they expect to deliver more than 1 million pizzas tonight. linda bell reporting for abc 7 news. have a great holiday. back to you. >> thank you.

. >>> bwi marshall airport will undergo a major expansion.xpansion plans include more security checkpoints restrooms and more areas for passengers to purchase food and wait for flights. the project will cost $100 million. >>> the world war i memorial will be rededicated today. it was recently restored. the monument on the national mall honors if this is world war all-in-one veterans. >>> a team of engineers who walked on the washington monument will be setting up fair oaks for rappelling down the sides and will repair cracks. -- will be scaling the washington monument again to repair cracks. >>> if you live west of the metro area fog is not such a big deal. but it is to the places south and east. let's look at annapolis near the naval academy. there's the bay. visibility down in many areas. foggy in laurel at 50 degrees. in fairfax a little bit of fog in the treetops, 49 degrees. visibility is restricted to the east and southeast especially along the bay. reagan national, 3 mile visibility. 0.3 miles visibility in annapolis. that will last se

i'll take a look. 59 at reagan national. 58 at dulles. 59 at bwi marshall. might hit 64, 65, maybe five degrees warmer than yesterday watch the -- with a little bit of a breeze out of south. lots of 30s, even is to on the map this morning off to the north and west. gaithersburg, good morning. you are 36 degrees. 28 in frederick. 31 in martinsburg. 32 at dulles. 32 in manassas. you get the idea. 37 in leonardtown. satellite-radar, not a lot to show you. we have high pressure right here anchored across the mid- atlantic and across the carolinas that. will help steer this cold front at least temporarily kind of off to the north and west. eventually, the front will get in here and bring us some cooler temperatures t won't be until thursday and friday until we start to realize though. so next couple of days, absolute lie beautiful. mild afternoons, if not warm here. and cool nights with overnight lows back into the 30s and low 40s. sunshine, beautiful afternoon. 64, wind, nice and calm. a little morning fog. that is real lit worst of this forecast. clear tonight,

temperatures got into the comfortable range. 64 was the high temperature out at reagan national. 64 at bwi marshall. i show you these temperatures because we'll be even warmer than this later this afternoon. i think we are again going to be flirting flirting with 70 degrees across much of the area. when you step outside, you say it feels like late spring out there with temperatures generally in the 50s. 59 in annapolis. 56 in washington. 56 in martinsburg. this is a cold front. this will bring news cooler air when it sags to the south and east of us. that will take a couple of days in doing so. so up ahead of that, our air today will be out of the south and we'll get a pretty good flow going with winds expected to gust to 20 to 25 out of the south. that will help pump in some unseasonably warm care. temperatures expected in the up -- warm air. temperatures expected in the upper 60s and around 70. any time you are enjoying temperatures like this around this time of year, it should be pretty nice. your winds gusting to about 25 miles per hour. becoming cloudy tonight with a few showers possible. best

bwi marshall, 62. 60 at dulles international. the next several days, this is what we live for all year is our forecast right through the weekend here. it should be quiet with a nice moderating trend in temperatures. i think by next week, we'll be back into the mid- to upper 60s. so no more snow in the forecast. that is good news. 43 at reagan national. it is very chilly in spots. leonardtown, you're 36. we are cool in southern maryland. cool to the south. fredericksburg is 36 degrees. manassas now 326789 we have freezing temperatures in martinsburg, 32. frederick, you are always the cold spot for some reason this time of year. 28 in frederick and 39 in hagerstown. you get the idea here, very cool temperatures to start the morning. should warm up nicely here. we don't have too many problems with fog and we should warm up nicely back in the low 60s later today. there is your sentinel sat-rad. very quiet conditions. look at all the counties. we've got clear skies here as i mentioned earlier. all the way from boston to new york, righ