adam caskey will >> take a look at this. the frigid air has made for quite a sight in washington d.c.. this is at the american museum. quite a few. we want to check in with adam caskey to talk about exactly what we are dealing with timeline -- in the time line. >> it will climb above freezing. roughly from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. it is not going to be a continuous six hours of snow. three or four hours here or there at the rate of a quarter to half an inch an hour. -- of a quarter inch to half an inch an hour. here is a great time lapse of the sun rise earlier this morning. isn't that beautiful? 7:20 the sun popped up over the district earlier this morning. notice how cold but notice how quick the clouds moved in. -- notice how quick that clouds moved in. a lot of what you see here, westminster, a lot of that white is not all snow. we anticipate flurries shortly in frederick and snow after. martinsburg reporting a little bit of night snow. -- of light snow. we have steady snow off to the west. they could see about 5 inches in

let's get storm watch coverage with adam caskey. >> you feel the chill in the year when he stepped out. there will be an afternoon snow event. let's take a look at the numbers. 20 at reagan national. dallas 13 degrees. for the most part we are in the teens. -- dulles 13. another coaching of snow especially on the side streets and the grass. it will be a quick hit and for the most part light. around 1 inch i would say is the most likely scenario. it is possible a 30% chance for 1 inch and a half to 3 inches. that would be close to the mason dixie line. partly cloudy conditions and finally warming above freezing over the weekend. similar highs in the 30's. let's go to jamie with the commute. >> here we go, maryland. we do have a snag. southbound interstate 95, a crash happened the last hour. passed through to 100 prior to i 75. it was involving a truck hauling a trailer with a book. initially everyone had been stopped. one label goodbye to the right. -- trailer with a boat. everybody is getting by to the right. no problems want to get down to the capital beltway. that is what we like. 27

let's check in with meteorologist adam caskey. it is cold. >> yet again. widespread teens all across the washington area. two weather systems moving into town to give us a chance of snow later today. two weeks systems will clip mus. a minimal amount of snowfall, but it will have an impact on the evening commute. here's your forecast. in the teens right now. on our way to the mid to upper 20s 27. today for a high-temperature with light snow beginning between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. it will be a light coating, like last time. the most likely scenario is around an inch. however, it's possible we could see an inch and a half to maybe 3 inches. the best chance of that would be on the mason-dixon line or in southern maryland. looking ahead to the weekend warming up a little, highs in the mid 30's by sunday and partly cloudy. let's go to jamee. for look at jamee. >> happy it's friday. kenilworth avenue south of 410 crews dealing with a water main break for while but now there's no delay or any problem lingering. let's check out the rush-hour on 270. southbound into vi

. >> let's get right over to adam caskey. >> good morning. we will see wide temperatures today and tomorrow. warmer all across the board. . first, a look at our forecast. mostly cloudy conditions with a -- that is actually tomorrow, with a few late day thunderstorms. in the 60-70 degree range. today, patchy morning fog. not only that, partial sunshine into the afternoon. i think more clouds than sun throughout the day. 48 along the mason-dixon line 60 degrees closer to .redericburg big temperature range. late storms tomorrow. review the next couple of days. in the 60 also tomorrow. tomorrow.s they'd swing. pretty quiet in this 4:00 a.m. hour. visibility, a little bit foggy. let's put you on the map and give you the new -- good news. southbound, in maryland, nothing locked. washington parkway, lanes are open. scott, cynne, back to you. looking at the day ahead, will resume deliberations the murder trial of a former culpeper police officer. closing arguments were monday. tricia couric, unarmed, in self-defense. prosecutors say his arm was .ever

adam caskey begins our storm watch coverage. he is outside in the elements. >> what are you looking at? >> last time i was out here, about half an hour ago we had sleet. now it iwe are two degrees above freezing. the salt truck came by and dumped these big chunks of rock salt here. luckily, the roads are pretty well treated. there will still be some slight spots, especially on the side streets. look at the size of the salt. look at the radar. we have a pretty much every type of winter precipitation falling. we have rain freezing rain sleet, and a little bit o colorful radar. for the most part, we have sleet fog and rain and fog -- reining -- raining. the freezing rain is from hagerstown to martinsburg and frederick. there was snow, just now sleet. not much in terms of ic accumulation but it does not take much to cause problems. later this morning, light rain, above freezing and 41 for the afternoon high. back to you. >> thank you so much, adam. let's check in on traffic with jamie. >> good morning. i have you appear on the map.

let's go outside to adam caskey, who has been tracking the conditions all day long. >> i was out in the snow earlier this morning and now we have sunshine. that is working with the exposed pavement to heated up and getting rid of the snow. take a look at the corner of wilson and lynn here. the road has been cleared and is dry. all that snow that fell on the treated roadways has tried off. the medians still have snow, but as the sun shines it is melting. let's see how much we got exactly across the washington area. overall, we averaged about 1 inch across the metro area. south of washington, that is where you got lucky in st. mary's county, 4 inches to 5 inches. 1 inch in arlington when i was out earlier today. here is your bwi travel forecast. that system in chicago is heading our way. it will arrive tomorrow afternoon and evening. i will let you know how much you can expect coming up. >> understandably, all that snow made for a slow morning commute especially those in maryland. >> there are plenty in joining the first snowfall -- enjoying best first snowfall of the year. >> the early m

adam caskey has the details. >> it is really cold outside. we have a little bit of snow. it is kind of an appetizer or a warm-up. that is about it. anyway we are disappointed because given the potential is very minimal. for those who do not like the snow, next week we warm well into the 50's by tuesday. 14 right now in aldie. frostburg representing 8 above. widespread teens to start the day. 25 by lunchtime and mostly cloudy. 27 for the high temperature. anywhere from 2:00 until 4:00 we will see the light snow began. it will affect the evening drive home. it would not snow everywhere at the same time. was a little areas of snow develop and push through the washington area. that will affect the drive home. we are expecting a cotinga just like the last system. -- a coating. >> welcome that. we want to go back to the lead desk. >> we have some news about the white house, a departure from the assistant to the president. what is behind this? what we did not know yet. we do know that mike allen breaking this exclusive story. he is announcing later today he will be leaving the w

shine.d we will go right over to adam caskey.can already feel a difference in the temperatures. >> definitely. cold over parts of ,he area, northeast of town pretty mild. especially southwest of washington. you will feel that today and especially tomorrow. as we transition back into the colder air, we could have some -- thunderstorms. a little bit of right -- light rain. edging into prince william county. temperatures widespread. 42 in gainesville. 38 in the way. 60 degrees in fredericksburg this afternoon. -- beltway,uilding, low to mid 50's. wide-ranging high temperatures today. warmer the farther south and you are of washington. let's go to jamie with our commute. it is nice and quiet right now. woodrow wilson bridge, if over the american region -- american legion bridge, it looks good. and virginia, it looks good. indeed georgetown, that is -- checking time out fine as well. please take your time. plenty ofyou have distance between you and the car in front of you. be able to see. here.lume right virginia, 395, travel lanes to

adam caskey is outside checking on the forecast.e a mix of rain and bouncing off the umbrella here. and the ground and other surfaces. hear it paying off the mailboxes. mailboxes. the take a look at the live super doppler. a wide area of wintry mix to our monday morning. we are not looking at much in terms of overall precipitation. cause slippery spots on the road with this morning. some issues for the morning commute. notice the different colors. of the district and beltway. fromtle bit of sleet .artinsburg rain in some locations south of washington. culpepper to fredericksburg. even then, i am expecting a in those wintry mix .ocations where you have rain a few degrees.of are all hovering around the freezing point. exciting temperatures to drop a degree or two over the next hour. changing to light rain by about 11:00 a.m.. all of this should be out of hour.y the lunch not looking at much in terms of , buting rain and sleet .ust enough not take much ice to issues. 41 degrees and cloudy as we go afternoon. is just early this morning.

adam caskey is here with a look at our forecast. >> it has been a full week since we have seen this much sunshine. just sunshine, it will be sunny on into the weekend. take a look at the time lapse. morning low temperature of 25 degrees. mostly sunny right now. here is a look at some of the current temperatures. notice how they are mainly in a lower 30's, right around freezing.31 and sterling. factor in the wind, it feels like we are down right near 20. here is a quick look at your travel forecast. from denver, all the way to boston, at no big travel problems. i will talk about the coldest air of the season, coming up. >> police in prince william county have identified to a man who shot a woman in dumfries. there wanted in connection early thursday morning. the tollivers knew the victim and they say there is a third suspect. the sheriff's office have released a composite sketch after an attempted abduction on wednesday. we have a drawing of a man who grabbed a 13-year-old girl as she was walking to her boss stop. the man tried to force the girl into a van with two other men in it. invest

adam caskey here. a brisk morning. good things ahead. >> things will slowly warm up over the next couple of days. closer to 50 by the middle part of next week. >> i will take a 50. >> it will come with some rain. we could use some moisture. sorry, scott. this is culpeper earlier this morning right around the sunrise. thank you for posting that on my facebook page. look at that northwesterly wind, about 10 miles per hour. at times it feels like 30, and with the highest costs, it feels like the upper 20s -- the highest guessts, it feels like the upper 20s. this is frostburg, maryland. still plenty of snow on the ground in frostburg. the tarp from the construction site is flapping in the wind there. 22, the low temperature at dulles airport. the reason i am sharing this with you is is the call this morning so far this winter reagan national, 27. call this morning so far this winter -- coldest morning so far this winter. south of washington, it is typically a little bit warmer. fredericksburg at 45. north is the cold direc

adam caskey has been in the elements all morning. what his snow excitement factor is this morning. >> i'm looking ahead to tomorrow for a 2. we should never have another hit of snow like this with maybe a few inches more tomorrow. we are in seven corners. i want to show you the difference between the untreated sidestreets with a coating of snow. and then treated route 50 and patroick henry hunt road, also treated. it's going to be called later today. i want to thank my mom for knitting me this cozy hat. >> got to love mom. you need it today. the wind is picking up. it is going to be breezy today. snow winding down this morning. it will not be in bed. more snowfall tomorrow and the obama next week. let's a check on traffic and weather jamee. >> be careful as you head out and allow plenty of traffic. 95 virginia, long haul out of stafford. back to you. >> thank you. that's about going to do it for us. all those closures and delays at the top of your screen. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at north

you can also visit our website wjla.com. >> let's check back in with adam caskey. >>c-a-p-s. caps, caps, caps. i am joined by my favorite gathered a friend, slapshot. his forecast is for ice because we are talking hockey. it is back. show us your excisable level. there is, that says it all. he cannot talk but his actions are more than enough. 47 degrees and it will be mild today but sunday, closer to 70. >> big changes ahead for today sunshine this morning but we will get clouds moving back and late today with our high temperature in the lower 50's and a seven-day forecast could not be better. we will have some showers will lead to more about the weekend looks great and dry and just beautiful. >> good morning as we get to the 7:00 hour, better news for i-395 . the crash after edsall road is now cleared out of the travel lanes. in southern maryland, there's a crash still in place a northbound of 301. thank >> so much. that will do it for "good morning washington." >> for continuing local news, tune into newschannel 8 and we wi

let's check in with adam caskey. >> we are doing a little fluffing out here.g the pompoms. we are geared up for sunday in landover, maryland outside fedex field. we are all talking about the chill in the air but they will warm up for game time. what you think the biggest challenge is on sunday? >> probably -- i don't know -- for us girls, we don't have challenges. we keep our energy up and keep the fans in the game and doing our job. >> you will not have to struggle to keep warm. our toes are getting cold this morning but sunday it will be warmer. watch for a few teams out there today but for game time forecast on sunday -- drumroll -- 47 degrees at kickoff and partly cloudy conditions. .no rain and knows no and no brutal conditions. there it will be a northwesterly breeze at 5-10 miles per hour. it is a pretty quiet weather pattern and there is no precipitation until middle of next week. thank you so much, first ladies of football. >> we will give you more details on the forecast. his toes are getting called out there, it is a chilly start, 32 degrees at reag

let's check in with adam caskey outside our studio in rosslyn to talk about the temperatures. no jacket for you today. >> wide-ranging temperatures to start the day. some of you may opt to leave your coats and home. it is warmer in frostburg band in arlington currently. we will have a unique temperatures spread today. let's look at the weatherbug network. berkeley springs 56 now. 49 in frostburg, 44 in arlington. clarksburg, 39 degrees. wide-ranging and temperatures are ready. look at the forecast for this afternoon. frederick, baltimore hagerstown, 48 for the high temperature. in fredericksburg and in the shenandoah valley and we should exceed. 60 exceed strasburg, 60, already 65. a few sprinkles outside this morning. watch for patchy fog. let go back inside to jamee. >> not bad. no major incidents to report around the beltway. come in from the west of 66. the greenway and the toll road everybody in great shape for. interstate 905, there's volume in many areas. from new wiroute 1 is really slow from the prince william parkway towards the occoquan. the accident is northbound r

here's adam caskey with a heck of your forecast. hey, adam. > good morning, kathy.y for the coldest 25 months, not this but by the early part . next week conditions while we have them saturday and unday. now he temperature right national. sunshine you can see in background. southwest at 12 our per hour, so at times chills dip down into the morning. part, air most emperatures are low to mid 0's. gait. cooler in umberland. a little y today, times, but warmer. temperatures around the 50's.y in the lower northwest of 's washington. bad day, a little above average. 50 with right near sunshine. ere comes the cold air, closer martin luther ing day. a few flurries or a want a big deal monday. ut look at tuesday and wednesday. r 20's. the mid to uppe had that since 2010.er kathy? thank you. thanks for watching. we hope you have a great morning.

talk with meteorologist caskey for more details on a cold blast and the inauguration forecast.he coldest air this season moving into town early next week. the cold front will arrive late sunday. monday, inauguration day, you'll feel the cold air trickling into town. tuesday morning will be the have experienced all season long thus far. live on the national mall this morning. degrees. the 36 that's probably a few degrees e temperature at time midday on monday. colder air is moving into town. the warmest inauguration since 1990's was 1993. clinton's first, at 43 at inauguration time. the coldest of traditional dates being january was 1985, it was 7 noon.s at they had to hold that indorse for ronald reagan. a few snow flurries possible monday, partly sunny, high they upper 30's. low to mid 30's at inauguration time. let's go to jamee. for jamee. >> thank you. on this friday morning, there's dry pavement. one incident in the clearing status in maryland on the intercounty connector air. the icc. no delays. clearing shortly. rd.'s near layhill no problems out of germantown on 270 dow

and meteorologist adam caskey us in the next hopefully, for a specific forecast on the redskins.ow, things are really good for the weekend overall. a cold front is approaching. it will be dry. a slight change in temperatures. variety ofide o start the morning. in d.c., 31 degrees on the thermometer. not too shabby. for the rest of the region, more of an exception. 30 in gaithersburg, 28 in dulles, 19 in manassas, 18 in culpeper, 25 in quantico, 24 in park.ton temperatures much colder in .hose areas 20 degrees colder in culpeper doing ok in, but northern counties at this time, status quo. our average high today is 43. the average lowest 29 degrees. we are about average. we are expecting low 40's the mid-atlantic states today. 20's and 30's towards the north. skies cleared out quite a bit. off shore.ont over the warmer lakes producing lake-effect .now bringing a little bit of cloudiness into the ohio valley. for us, it's clear skies more than a thing. our temperatures should warm into low 40's this afternoon. 20s tonight again with clear skies. a great looking forecast. mostly sunn

not only do i post on there, so does adam caskey. ] >> >> jacket-three weather. it is getting me in the mood for cherry blossom season. -- jacket-free weather. he will step outside, and you will notice something in particular will not felt in a while, and that is a bit of humidity. dew point is 51 degrees, so you feel a hint of the moisture in the air. spring-like humidity levels. with it will be spring-like thunderstorms. the best time will be 8:00- midnight. taking a look of the current conditions. 59 degrees. pretty impressive for late january. watch out, because we will cool down in the next couple of days. you will need the jacket over the next couple of days. windy tomorrow with afternoon temperatures in the 40's. friday and into the weekend high temperatures in the 30-degree range. we could see it early dusting of snow friday. -- we could see a dusting of snow early friday. >> what time is it? construction and place at east sterling boulevard. very slow. eastbound route 7 sterling boulevard one lane get by. this is what adam is talking about, the accident

let's go to adam caskey and storm chaser 7. i'm sure you woke up like a kid on christmas. >> i brought my hand the tape measure. i was hoping i would have to stretch it out like this to see how deep the snowiest. instead by measuring just under an inch. i will show you. that much snow on the edge of arlington and falls church. patrick henry drive at route 50 there's a light coating of snow on patrick henry. that is to be expected. sidestreets are slippery. route 50 is pretty wide open with plenty of salt on the road. it is enough chemicals to keep it just damp. this is not the best snowball type of snow. if you pack it as tight as you can, it falls apart. that's because temperatures have been so low. we still have snow falling in seven corners. around the metro area we have a little snow falling. most of it is far south of washington, where we have most of the steady snow and that's where accumulations will be the highest. 17 degrees right now at storm chaser 7. it will be in the 20 today, but it will feel like the teens. let's

meteorologist adam caskey is basking in the balmy weather with a storm chaser 7. >> good morning. i would rather be knee-deep in the snow. we are outside the rosslyn metro station. it's 45 degrees. not a bad start today by danny ferry standards. the average low temperature in the upper 20s this time of year. we are well above that for the time being. capello snow lovers, there's still a lot of winter left -- fellow snow lovers. let's look at the mild temperatures on this thursday morning. widespread 40's. 47 at reagan national. i expect the temperature is to drop a few more degrees over the next two hours. 43 in gaithersburg, 36 in manassas and culpeper's at the freezing mark, 32. today is going to be mild, a little above average for this time of year, high temperatures in the upper 40's, low 50's. upper 40's in the outlying areas. a lot of sunshine with increasing clouds close to sunri -- sand and a chance of rain again. how was the commute so far jamee? >> its great. marc trains, metro rail, vr restarting with no hitches. -- vre. looks good in dale city. everything is clear and

caskey kicks adam in is in a storm chaser 7 this inning try to stay warm vienna, virginia. good morning. >> good morning. it is a chilly start to the day. people here walking towards the metro. half of them have of their winter habitat and the other half don't. o bundle up want t the kids and yourself as you morning.ut early this we are talking widespread 20s this morning. degrees here in vienna. some otherat temperatures we have for your. you will notice, 20's are very common. look at frederick, 21, along with hagerstown. dulles airport, 27 along with manassas. freezing mark in lexington park and quantico. fredericksburg is a little warmer at 33. it's going to be another cold day, like yesterday. we will have a bright sunshine intotemperatures making it the upper 30's. most of us will be in the upper 30's this afternoon. ahead, added clouds cover saturday and sunday, but will warm up gradually into the mid 40's by sunday, just in time for the o take the field at fedex field. that's all for the forecast. jamee. >> my heater did not have time up in the car. it is a chilly st

adam caskey is here now with a look at our first forecast. adam i know this time of year you do not prefer the warm temperatures. >> that is right. i would rather be need deep in snow. it is january. we will the colder temperatures later this week. bright sunshine. hi cloud over arlington. 61 degrees measured at washington-lee high school. 67 in manassas. 69 in frederick. 67 in madison, va.. some locations out of washington are at that 70-degree mark. i think tomorrow we will see more 70's. sections of the country from kansas down towards dallas, that is the section for thunderstorms today. as that pushes east toward, i think we will see strong thunderstorms tomorrow. i will time out with the futurecast. >> scott? >> now, the boy scouts is making changes to its longstanding no gays policy. under the new policy, local groups could decide for themselves how to handle the issue. >> president obama in las vegas unveiling his immigration reform proposal. this comes a day after a bipartisan group of senators laid out a plan that would give illegal

wjla.com has a blog about the arctic blast written by adam caskey. this will be the coldest air we have seen all season long. >> and for all of the tourists, welcome to d.c. >> we have hope for warmer temperatures and the wizards? >> john wall is back. the owner was happy to have him back as well. the wizards turning a new page in 2013. and ted's other franchise, the capitals, looking for redemption >> and now the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> hockey is finally here, and twitter is responding. so far, the players this week talked about how excited they are and were to hit the ice again. they were even excited to see the media, giving out hugs it has been so long. tonight, the capitals open up against tampa bay. it is a challenge, no doubt but with all of the extra time, the capitals are ready to get back to work, especially for their new hall of fame coach adam oates. >> he is a teacher and he still has relevant experience. last year he went to the stanley cup finals with new jersey. he made it new jersey, to why

. >> adam caskey is over there. >> exchanges by the hour. look at the two of you hiding. >> these sunglasses will come in handy later today. i have quite a bit of confidence in that, just so you know. kind of a busted on this one. it did what we originally thought it was going if we had stuck with our guns. we're always on edge around here. it's one of those things you have to deal with. let's go ahead and show you the satellite and radar picture. you can kind of see the circulation of the area of low pressure on the southern end of that. you can see as it progresses through time it stays down to our south and shoots off to the east. it kept us out of the mix. everybody got faked out this time. it's 38 degrees right now in d.c., 35 at dulles, lots of sunshine on the way for today. temperatures will be cool, a little blustery today. we will get up to 39, but it will feel like the low to mid 30's. a good-looking weekend forecast ahead. let's check on traffic this morning with jamee. >> that was hilarious. thank you. starting off the morning pr

we will check back in with adam caskey. >> the thing working in our favor is the pretreatment from the past two snow events that we had. snow on the way, you can practically taste it when you step outside. that is working in our favor. we do have winter precipitation. here is a look at live super doppler. we have a variety of precipitation types at this time. the 270, 70 corridor is snow falling. take a closer look at that area, shown in white and dark blue. hagerstown, martinsburg snow or sleet. let's go farther south, and we had a change now to some rain being reported. that is towards culpeper and up and down the 95 corridor. that indicating light rain from the observations i am seeing here at the weather station. a little bit of sleet closer to charlottesville. freezing rain in charlottesville. it is all a matter of a few degrees. we are right around freezing. that is critical. and you hit 32 or drop below, that is a high likelihood of freezing rain or a light glaze of ice. maybe a few tenths of an inch of sleet. ready for in manassas and d.c. temperatures will probably drop a few

adam caskey will join us live from the rosslyn metro in the next hour hewhere he is hanging out withlapshot. >> it is 4:43, 46 degrees. robin roberts is updating fans on her recovery from a bone marrow transplant. what she says >> former assistant football coach jerry sandusky is expected in court today for post trial hearing. it will focus on legal challenges by his lawyers. say they did not have enough time to respond to a vast amount of material that the prosecution turned over late in the proceedings. they are seeking a new trial. you may recall he was convicted of 45 counts of child sex abuse and is serving a 30-60 year prison sentence. maintains he is innocent. two maryland man accused of a vicious rape wonder years eve will be in court today. they are accused of repeatedly raping a 20-year-old fairfax woman. the suspects knew the victim from a martial arts school and offered to give her a ride from d.c. nightclub. surveillance video shows them raping her in a parking garage. >> a d.c. police officer finds himself on the wrong side of the law. officer randall palmer was arreste

adam caskey, any better out there? >>the precipitation has moved out of town for the most part. temperatures have warmed up on the ground and higher in the skies to make the precipitation in the form of rain. that has been the case the last couple hours. the rain is now on the eastern shore and north the baltimore on 95 and especially near aberdeen and wilmington, delaware. it's pushing off to the east and out of here. we don't see a little drizzle on the radar that be recorded at a area. it's not everywhere. it's 34 in arlington right now. 36 in bristow. 33 in waldorf. highs today should be around 40 degrees. mostly cloudy for the remainder of our monday. here is your travel forecast. rain up and down the east coast. much warmer down south. that warm air will be headed our way. >> a tough way to start the week for many commuters. the frozen rain created slick roads and icy conditions this morning, which led to delays and accidents. >> brianne carter has much more on the details of those conditions and what they did to us in virginia. >> faceless start to the workweek or freezin

at forecast with adam caskey. part we havest just rain and sleet falling.the dreaded freezing rain being reported in annapolis martin burke. we see the screen, of generally that is just rain falling. just few hours left of this light wind premix. -- of this flight wintery mix. it is looking war the next days. of >> thank you so much. >>> upping the fashion ante, as we count down to the oscars. that was last night's s.a.g. awards. all kinds of glitz and glamour on the red carpet. where is jennifer lawrence? her dress caught all kinds of attention. there we go. >> it's made like that. >> she hit a little button there? >> it's like -- it's called -- it could be a minidress or a full-length dress. >> keep your eyes on that screen. >> i thought she was beautiful. and one of the genuinely surprised winners. and ben affleck, he looked surprised, too. >>> also this half hour, a question. is the show "american idol" racist? the hit show's under attack by former contestants who are claiming discrimination forced them out of competition, not their singing. so, we're g

of envadam caskey at the vienna metro. >> i would say the vast majority of the folks walking in are on their way to the inauguration and going downtown. i have been tweeting out and abroad ration -- inauguration day history. the ceremony was held indoors. it took 6000 men to remove 58,000 tons of snow from the parade route. 58,000 tons removed just to squeeze in the parade for the president in 1909. taking a look at the hour with forecast for today. not as cold as president obama's first inauguration with a morning low of 19. now we're right around freezing. 42 degrees and partly cloudy at noon for the swearing in. 47 is the high temperature. a few flurries, especially north of washington. that is it from the vienna metro station. the cold front has not hit yet but it is going to hit as later today. we will feel it tomorrow. >> yesterday we made it up to 62. to think we're getting nowhere near the freezing mark, quite a dramatic change in the past 48 hours. 43 is where we're starting. look at the beautiful sunrise. a little bit of mid-level cloudiness. the stakes for beautiful color. d

meteorologist adam caskey outside with a storm chaser 7 joined the elements on the national mall.ning. good morning. i'm enjoying the jacket-free weather. we may have a few brief snow friday morning. we are live on the national mall. the beautiful capitol dome is lit up behind me. warm temperatures now. no jacket needed today. you don't need your thick jacket today. currently on the national mall, 59 degrees. you heard me correctly. that's to kickstart the day. the 50's elsewhere. thes take a look at numbers. winchester, 50. hagerstown, 37. 61 in manassas and culpeper following sutent 61. another day near 70 degrees. watch for late-day thunderstorms. later this evening and tonight midnight,out 8:00 and we will have strong thunderstorms. windy tomorrow and cooling down. weather.l for the issues on the beltway, jamee. >> an investigation will be ongoing for quite some time. this is the marilyn the beltway, south of 50 the john hanson i went. route 202 ind landover. involved a tractor- truck, and ane suv. they all overturned upon impact. is quite dramatic at the scene of the crash. i

adam caskey with the latest. >> it is spinning around. it is calibrating to the wind direction right now. you can also see the tall grass behind me rustling in the wind. it is just turning to pick up. typically the wind is like in the morning and picks up through the day. the first thing you will notice today compared to yesterday is yesterday was breezy, but warm and humid. today is cold and dry. you notice that right away. the look at the temperatures. temperatures will be dropping with the wind advisory in effect it will feel cooler. sustained winds of 20-30 miles per hour. we could seek us approaching the 50 mile per hour marks -- see gusts approaching the 50 mile per hour marks. we are ready gusting in the 30 mile per hour range. you will really notice how much colder that wind is. we are on the downswing in temperatures. a light dusting of snow possible tonight and early tomorrow morning. nothing to worry about. >> pretty good conditions right now on 395 at boduke street. we will head back to the map. we did have a problem northboun

adam caskey now before test. acrosse seeing sunshine the metro area.own a bit by friday. for watching. be back at noon.

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talk to you all a little bit, as an owner of shotguns, as a guy who is no great hunter -- mostly caskey shooting -- i do not quite -- mostly skeet shooting -- i cannot quite know how we determine what is happening. there are a whole lot of things i want to talk to you about. i did want to talk to you about what we have done so far. we will meet again. this afternoon we had meetings. tomorrow afternoon we have meetings. i am trying to have a telephone conferences with the manufacturers. there has got to be some common ground here. to not solve every problem, but to acknowledge the probability that we have seen these mass shootings occur and to diminish the probability that these shootings will occur as schools and to diminish the probability that these weapons will be used, firearms will be used dealing with the average behavior that occurs in our society. that is what this is all about. there is no conclusion i have reached with my colleagues. i have put together a series of recommendations. there is a very tight window to do this. i committed to him i would have these recommendations t