the beltway in tysons, leading college park into a silver spring point over 95 out of beltsville to merge on to the beltway, we are seeing a lot of space between the cars. if earlier crash on the b-w parkway, southbound inside the beltway, quickly gone. back to you. >> thank you. we have been talking about the breaking news. a shooting that happened in northwest d.c. >> jummy olabanji has an update. >> we have confirmed from a police sergeant that this is being investigated as a homicide. we still have crews on the scene. we can take you to some live video. this is an open investigation. they don't have suspect information and have very few details. the call came in before 3:00. this morning at stuart street and nicholson streets in northwest. -- at 5th street and nicholson. the adult female victim was shot in the head and was not breathing. she was located on a sidewalk near a bus stop. we will pass on anything we get from d.c. police. back to you. >> thank you. >> i don't view it as gun control. i see it as gun safety. >> vice-president joe biden hitting the road to push president obama

scott broom is in college park tonight with the story. >> reporter: here at the branchville volunteer firehouse in college park there are only enough volunteers to go around to keep things safe at night which is why prince george's county supplies paid, unionized career firefighters to keep things safe during the day, but that may be changing. >> they just need more people and you can't take them from one just to put them somewhere else. >> reporter: according to the volunteers here, they are among six firehouses where the county is considering pulling out its paid staffers to consolidate forces elsewhere leaving the volunteers hoping that neighboring fire companies will send help when there's no one around at branchville to answer the call. >> why jeopardize the citizens of prince george's county. >> reporter: in the last week rescuers dispatched from branchville have turned out for two fires in nearby greenbelt including one where an 85-year- old woman died. examples the volunteers say that removing paid county staff is a life and death matter. county fire ems spokesman mark brady s

. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in college park where volunteer firefighters are complaining that somenges being made by the county fire department could leave some communities threatened. >> they just need more people and we can't take them from one just to put them somewhere else. >> reporter: according to the volunteers here, at the branchville volunteer fire company, they are among six firehouses where the county is considering pulling out its paid staffers to consolidate forces elsewhere. >> why jeopardize the citizens of prince george's county? >> reporter: county fire ems spokesman mark brady says the fire department is studying how to realign its staff, but no decisions have been made yet. >> when the baker administration first started out, we had 600 some approved firefighter positions. we're up to 810 now. there is a tremendous demand for career personnel throughout prince george's county based on the need from volunteer stations. >> reporter: of course, one solution to all this is to recruit more volunteers, but in this day in age there are not a lot of people who want to do

delays from college park towards 270. heavy volume at georgia avenue the accident still blocking the left lane. heading through town, and d.c. 295 slowing in each direction approaching the inbound 11th street bridge, where there's a crash on the 11th street bridge. in bowie, a serious accident on outbound 50, 197. inbound, a lot of activity because of rubbernecking. slowdowns in each direction. newschopper 7 is on the way. also, water main break in west hyattsville, queens chapel road is closed north of eastern avenue. back to you. >> thank you. it's 39 degrees. a quadruple amputee dives into the record books. an amazing story. >> we will show you his (vo) sometimes the big plan doesn't work. and the perfect life turns out to be not so perfect. you start fresh.. new city. new job. new everything. it's exciting, and scary at the same time. and some days you think, "i can't do this on my own." but then...i went to suntrust. they helped me figure things out. and before you know it i am doing it... (anncr) at suntrust, helpin

all lanes are open between baltimore, laurel and college park. back to you. >> thanks, monika. >>> today president obama heads west with his message about immigration reform. >> this is becoming more and more popular n. speech from the president come a day after a group of bipartisan senators announced their deal to tackle the immigration issues in the united states. delia goncalves is live on capitol hill. that's not the only deal in the works. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. but this deal, of course, has many excited on capitol hill that a comprehensive immigration reform is as close as it's ever been. this bipartisan gang of eight announced its plans yesterday at a news conference. the proposal offers illegals a pathway to legal status under three conditions, though. they must pass a background check, pay a fine and back taxes and of course they must learn english. this plan also calls for beefed up border security and ensures illegals do not get their green card ahead of those already working towards citizenship. >> we believe

in college park, abc 7 news. >> surprised it was not a lobby for. >> steve? >> are you ready for some changes? >> i am bracing myself. >> looking outside right now our skies are beginning to clear and temperatures slowly falling. it is 30 degrees at the airport. windchill factor a little bit colder than that. our highs today, nothing to complain about. 37. still below average what we normally see this time of year. temperatures in the middle 40's. our daylight hours are extending. we are gaining about 12 minutes a week as we move forward. 25 degrees this hour in alexandria after a high of 32. 25 in hagerstown. in northwest d.c., now at 27. their high today was just shy of the freezing mark. temperatures outside slowly falling. their two degrees in manassas. ocean city, clear skies, now 24 degrees. cold air, plenty of it to go around. not that tremendous arctic cold we have had for the past couple of days. compared to yesterday at this time, we are about five or six degrees warmer. an indication of what is on the way. satellite and radar with high pressure bui

college park 37. waldorf is 36 this morning and dumfries checking in at 32 and now some of the sensors are not national weather service sensors, give or take with a grain of road salt. nice visibility. the michael & son weather camera, we've got 38 right now. feels like 30 though with the west northwest winds at 12. and i've seen the gusts they've been gusting over 30 in winchester this past hour. so we've got this flow out of the northwest bringing some colder air to the great lakes. we'll push the cold back tonight and tomorrow. so we have a nice pleasant week. and then -- weekend. and then by later monday especially tuesday and wednesday the arctic invasion will be happening around here. the forecast got nice green weather codes all weekend long. blustery especially this morning. 39 for the high. tonight 25 to 30. tomorrow looks good. warmer 50 degrees. by sunday, seasonable and little cooler mid 40s. monday you'll need so bundle up. going to the inauguration you will need to bundle up. we'll be ou

some areas in the single digits. 10 in laytonsville. 15 at college park. 13 in fairfax, but 9 in leesburg, manassas, and probably middleburg too. by morning clouds will thicken up. some light snow west of town along the i-81 corridor. and then by the afternoon light snow across the metro area. highs 26 to 30. again 1 to 3 inches possible by 8:00. so 9 weather alerts will be yellow tomorrow for that evening snow and then we go green, breezy and cold on saturday. we'll struggle to get to freezing on saturday. finally sunday, sunshine with temperatures in the upper 30s. look what happens next week. we're in the 40s on monday with some showers. we're in the 50s on tuesday with showers. we're in the 50s on wednesday with rain and then we dry out next thursday and cool off a little bit. but you know by january standards, 42 isn't bad. >> not bad at all. >> no. >>> let's get to the weird news files tonight because we have a story that will definitely have to be found under the undesirable side effect headings. check this out. in germany where members of the rifle drill team were literally growin

you want to add it back in the winter. 30 now in reston, 32 in springfield, 31 bethesda, 33 in college park and 30 in andrews, temps falling pretty quickly. so breezy and colder tonight, dress for the teens and 20s especially if you're out late. it is friday. a nice weekend ahead, deep freeze next week, in fact, probably the coldest air in two years. inauguration forecast, temps in the 30s, but breezy and cold. so dress for the 20s and snow flurries are possible late in the day. that's not even super cold air. lows tonight 22 to 32, clear skies, breezy, winds picking up southwest 10 to 15. 25 in bethesda and rockville for lows, 203 out toward fairfax, maybe 26 or 27 in college park. tomorrow morning 20s and 30, plenty of sunshine. by afternoon a very nice day, lots of sunshine, temperatures in the upper 40s becoming partly cloudy. next three days 9 weather alerts are green, 40s, bundle up monday, inauguration day only mid-30s, but that's not as cold as it will get. mid-20s highs on tuesday, a better chance of snow flurries or snow showers, upper 20s wednesday, upper 30s on thursday. guess w

they have restaurants in college park, maryland, in arlington, virginia, and in columbia heights, d.c. with more places to come, he says. so today you're preparing what? >> today i'm going to prepare for you homemade fish tacos made with grilled mahi mahi. eight a great alternative versus a traditional taco that would have maybe ground beef, sour cream and another protein. we start with lettuce, monterey jack and cheddar cheeses and we've -- we're using a grilled mahi mahi. that goes on your taco. if you have a new year's resolution, i would say go light on the dressing but this taco is delicious. >> what type of dressing? >> a little spicy ranch. we use traditional ranch base. >> what else did you put in it? >> add to it some salsa that is made in house at lime fresh mexican grill. of course we have to top this off with a little pico degalo. >> i love that with the onions and tomatoes. you wrap it up like that? delicious. that is very good. did you give me that recipe so i can put it on my website? >> yes, ma'am. >> go to jchayward.com and you can make these at home. look at this fab

. >>> here at home now, police in college park investigating after two university of maryland students were robbed in less than 12 hours today. darcy spencer is live there tonight with more on what happened and the latest on the investigation for us. darcy? >> reporter: jim, just within the last few minutes prince george's county police released some mug shots of men arrested in connection with one of the incidents. 17-year-old samuel chicas and 15-year-old benjamin chicas and 20-year-old edgar hernandez. all three men live in liverdari. they have been arrested and charged with a restaurant robbery early this morning. first crime happened at 3:00 this morning outside the shanghai cafe. police say three men were arrested for robbing a student outside the restaurant. they say the robbers armed with grass knuckles and a knife took the victim's wallet and iphone. do you walk around route one at night? >> all the time. a lot actually. like from library and back to get food, you know, just things daily. >> reporter: are you going to watch a little closer now? >> a little bit, yeah, definitel

another live picture in college park.ill looking good on the outer loop until you hit the 95 interchange. it starts to slow down toward new hampshire avenue and georgia. back to the maps, looking great on the major roads. northbound to the beltway. and a live look on the northbound side of 95. and that's of course heavy and steady as you head through springfield. back with more traffic at 6:00. >> thank you. >>> making news now at 5:50. three more states are now reporting widespread flu outbreak bringing the total to 44. the city of boston has declared a public health emergency because the virus has killed more than a dozen people. the cdc says nationwide the number of patients showing flu symptoms has doublinged in the last month. >>> today is supposed to be inauguration day in venezuela, but hugo chavez is undergoing cancer treatment. >>> today jerry sandusky is headed back to court. he was sentenced to at least 30 years in prison after being convicted on 45 counts of child sex abuse last year. his attorneys plan to arg

spring address for students at the university of maryland college park. >>> we have heard about ray lewisst ride. we have got the superbowl first, two brothers competing againstone another. >> but there's another story about two men who made it to a difficult bath to make it to the -- paths to make it to the game. they will live their dream in front of millions of people. >> reporter: for the talk of the two brothers coaching on opposite sides on superbowl sunday, there's another incredible story on the gridiron. two of their best players who aren't brothers by birth but brothers in life. >> big mike why are you going to the gym? >> because it's warm. >> reporter: michael o her is the story made -- oh-er is the story made famous. the subject of a broken home who found football thanks to the kindness of strangers. >> i never had one before. >> want a room to yourself. >> a bed. >> reporter: today he is an offensive tackle for baltimore. >> she was the first one that told me she loved me. i mean i never heard that before. >> reporter: patrick willis washis teammate at ole miss and traveled

temperatures in the 30s, 32 reston now, 33 fairfax, also in springfield, 34 in college park and alsoover at andrews and down in waldorf. so we're looking at breezy conditions tonight, colder. dress for the teens and 20s if you're out late. it is friday night. nice weekend ahead and then a deep freeze next week. we're talking a deep freeze, an arctic blast next week. just how cold? well, the last time we held in the 20s, my crack weather staff got this together, was back in december of 2010. national topped out at 27. in late january, 2011 dulles held to 29. we'll hold in the 20s tuesday and wednesday, so in some respects the coldest air in a little over two years. tonight 22 to 32, clear skies, breezy, winds southwest 10 to 15. lows tonight 29 in sterling, 23 maybe in fairfax, maybe more like 24, 24 springfield and 27 or so in college park. next three days we'll keep our 9 weather alerts green, really a great weekend. upper 40s both days with sunshine, maybe a few clouds sunday, not a big deal. bundle up for inauguration. temperatures will hold in the mid-30s, breezy. dress for the 2

talking about the beltway, let's go to college park. inner loop and outer loop, nice and clear between the american legion bridge as you loop around to the wilson bridge, here's a look. light volume as far as no major delays just yet and actually no accidents to report at this time. i'm back in ten minutes. angie and eun, back to you. >>> thanks, danella. >> 5:41 now. a documentary about the virginia tech massacre is entering the latest gun control debate. we hear from both sides of the issue. >>> a fire in brazil. we look at what clubs in our >>> welcome back. happening now, at least two people are dead after a suicide bomb attack out the somalian prime minister's house. he was being questioned at a checkpoint. dozens nearby were wounded. the prime minister and president were not hurt. >>> we're learning more about the safety violations inside a brazilian nightclub where 231 people died in a fire. the nightclub kiss had no fire alarm, no sprinklers, very few fire extinguishers and only one exit for 1300 people. pyrotechnics during a pe

to complicate things for you guys this morning as you travel between andrews and greenbelt in college park. better bet right now, i would suggest cutting through town. d.c. route 295 kept ill worth avenue will save you a lot of headache and you don't have to sit through the delays starting to build here on the east side of the beltway. beltway just south of 50, only the right lane getting by in each direction. quickly, let's pop up the cameras. if you are traveling on the beltway, you will find that lanes are open. no problems to report as you continue to make your way and the top stretch of the beltway between college park and bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. fur. >> thank you. let's get more on that breaking news on the beltway. >> melanie alnwick just arrived on the scene and joins us by phone. what is the latest on the situation? >> it looks like complete kay on the here. we just did make our way around the beltway getting off on 50 coming over to where they have the media parked on the shoulder. all you can see is just flashing lights everywhere. i coul

no issues basically between college park and bethesda on i- 270. back to the maps, this time heading into virginia using the southern maryland corridor across the wilson bridge into alexandria you're going to be okay. no issues on the beltway this stretch. all remain of yesterday's early morning accident by the way on the inner loop south of route 50 cleared. you are good to go through that area of landover. we'll take you over to one more live picture this time on the northbound side of i-95. still looking pretty good in spring field heading up to the beltway. by the way, porter road is closed between connecticut avenue and beach drive with a tree down in that stretch as well. back to you, mike and jess. >>> today the fireworks could ignite on capitol hill when the hearing for the secretary of defense candidate gets under way. >> some senators have already said they're against chuck hagel becoming the next secretary of defense. some of the positions he took during major issues when he was the senator are the reason. delia goncalves is live on capi

. >> that is the call from college park. maryland and flores -- florida state battled to the wire but the turks are now 1-1 in the acc. >> the philadelphia eagles are interviewing another coach from the college ranks. >> alabama beat the fighting irish in the title game monday night. kelly called coaching notre dame history job. some powerful voices are upset with the condition at fedex field. >> whether you're watching for home or at the field you notice the grass was looking dry. >> absolutely, we know the field is natural grass and the players' union says it needs to be upgraded. the association conducts an annual survey of nfl playing fields and last year, fedex field rank in the middle of the pack but a spokesman with the players association says that things seem to have gotten worse. last sunday, robert griffin iii and a seattle seahawks defensive end about suffered injuries. the nfl and redskins owner dan snyder have not commented on the next step involving fedex field. >> thanks so much. nascar fans can now eat food

to the north and west, and high temperatures around town will be generally in the low 50s, and college parketown forecast up near 48 degrees by noontime today, and flirting with 50 for a brief time in college park this afternoon with plenty of sunshine around and clouds coming back in and temperatures back in the mid-30s by 9:30 this evening. a high wind advisory posted in west virginia, and pittsburgh, pennsylvania, in the mid-40s this morning and already down 10 degrees since the sun came up, and temperatures are zero are below across parts of the upper midwest, and people paying attention to foxborough, and the ravens and new england playing today. and then winds are gusting 25 to 40 miles per hour up across the high spots north and west of town, and that's the leading edge of what promises to be a very cold stretch around here. chilly tomorrow, and arctic air coming in as we head towards tuesday afternoon. here is our microcast model tomorrow. noontime tomorrow, not much going on. clouds coming in and by late afternoon, there may be a quick hit of snow showers. sunny to start today, and

college park, still looking good. this is nice through the college park stretch. not so bad.on bridge, trouble lanes open. route 1 through woodbrige normal. a crash has been cleared on northbound route 1, just recovering from delays. stay with us for our tuesday >> a good tuesday morning to all of you. the latest on the burqa murder trial. lawyers said to begin their defense later this morning expected to argue their client acted in self-defense when she killed her boyfriend. -- the boyfriend murder trial. that's coming up on gma. >> time for a look at your tuesday. >> jummy olabanji is an ally of desk. >> president obama is expected to lay out his vision today for immigration reform. the president is expected to push for increased border security, cracking down on employers pool hire undocumented workers, and creating and earned a pathway for citizenship for undocumented immigrants. this is a day after several leading republicans and democratic senators outlined their own plan. john? >> well, it is media day here in new orleans. it is a crazy day. the superdome will be packe

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there will all be a rally at the comcast center in college park beginning at 7:00 p.m. a mass will follow at 9:00. >>> coming up next, an aging system dealing with the growing population. we will tell you more about big plans in the work for metro. >> first, she helped put away john gotti. now, she has been chose ton make sure the top names in finance are following the rules -- chosen to make sure the stop names in finance are following the rules. more on that when fox 5 morning news continues.  >>> massachusetts senator john kerry is one step closer to becoming the county's next secretary of state. kerry had his nomination hearing before the senate foreign relations committee and addressed a number of issues. kerry had served on the foreign relations committee for nearly 30 years. he is expected to be easily confirmed by the full senate on tuesday. >>> president obama has nominated a tough former prosecutor to head the securities and exchange commission. he has picked mary jo white. she helped put away mafia crime boss john gotti and convicted the perso

the beltway is at speed as you continue past college park headed through silver spring and around towards your exit for 270. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> an employee at a day care accused of kicking a 2-year- old. >> it turns out that day care is unlicensed. fox 5's melanie alnwick is live in the newsroom with the latest on the investigation. >> good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the parents might never have known what was going on after they dropped their children off at the home in upper marlboro if it hasn't been caught on a cell phone camera. prince george's county police arrested 19-year-old jonathan desmond cummings and charged him with physical child abuse and second degree assault. detectives say he admitted to kicking a 2-year-old boy under his car at the home on ember wood drive last friday. we are told an older child at the day care actually videotaped the assault on his cell phone and reported it to adults who took the evidence to police. an investigation found the home day care was unlicensed. neighbors believe cummings was helping to

the turks put their 12-game win streak on the line with florida state in college park. it will host new hampshire. the final conference schedule at the time since center. it will host williams and mary. tigers will try to open with three straight wins in the conference for the first time ever in the 12 years in the colonial athletic association. a win would give them a four- game win streak for the first time in 13 years. >> a very good defense of lead -- defensive lead. i think this will be a staple of the program. we know we have players offensively and bald movement and understanding of spacing. we need that to continue in conference play. to go today baseball delivers the latest and most historic indictment. this time for the first year in 17 years of hall of fame will welcome no new members. -- >> today baseball delivers the latest and most historic indictment. palmero gathered less than 10 percent of votes. they must receive 75 percent of votes for election to the halls. stick around. tom tasselmire with a stinging forecast for the ravens in denver and the s onloo

continue tonight seeing temperatures all the way back in the western maryland at this hour, 67 at college park right now and 56. inland locations will stay in the 40's tonight at the normal high this time of year but watch for patchy areas of dense fog. the overnight temperatures may produce some thick fog. heavy to severe thunderstorms are breaking out with tornado watches and the fact. no reports of factual touchdowns yet, the storm system in the 60's and 70's. >> arctic air pushing south and we will see the transition happen here during the day tomorrow and into thursday morning. the front will come rolling through and that is why the national weather service is indicating a slight risk for severe thunderstorms to break out tomorrow evening. the front actually gets here tomorrow night after sunset so it will limit the instability, but with a strong front moving through, thursday the front moves off of the coast. we have falling temperatures thursday and by friday will be cold enough so the next little one that arrives will produce a light snow maybe friday morning. it shows you how dramatic

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near 60 in college park. 37 in hagerstown. we will see a big temperature range today. near 70 itself the baltimore. there could be some thunderstorms tonight. stay with us. >> 42 degrees at the airport. >> a split verdict in the trial of an executive. >> it seemed like a dream. i'm not a part of it. i'm trying to take everything in. >> a media frenzy in new orleans. >> the ravens get ready for the super bowl. we are getting ready for some severe weather. >> we have a problem [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

to be a blessing, and an opportunity for me to show -- prove myself worthy of this life. >> in college parkward, news4. >>> he's doing good. >>> well, that's all for "news4 this week." i'm veronica johnson, thanks for joining us. you know how the rest goes. until next time, be safe, be kind, be healthy.

they're still above average. 45 right now in rockville 45áeur7bgs fairfax, 47 in alexandria, 47 college park 46 in bowie. pretty good deal. still nice for january. just chilly. cooler tomorrow but dry. you will need your sunglasses tomorrow. mild on friday with a few showers but not a washout. next three days, our 9 weather alerts remain green. 49 tomorrow, a few clouds. 51, mild with showers on friday. but again not a washout. look at saturday. spring-like, 64. golf, maybe a walk on the canal, i don't know, take your pick. 62 on sunday. showers possible again but not a washout. showers on monday but not a washout. temperatures still around 60. finally, we're in the low 50s with rain on tuesday into wednesday. we actually need a soak rain. we'll take anything. >> upper 60s, my friend. >> you could round that up and make it 70. >> let's break out the grill and have like a barbecue, maybe suntan a little bit. >> look here, it's the size of a dog but it looks like a lion. how this unusual looking animal caused all kinds of confusion in one virginia neighborhood. >>> up next, we'll tell you abou

north of town, all lanes are open between college park and bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. >> thank you. >>> our big story we are following this morning, a bipartisan deal for our nation's immigration reform. >> just one day after a joint deal was announced by lawmakers, president obama is heading to nevada to announce his plan. melanie a.-- alnwick has that story. >> the president's trip to vegas is to unveil his plan for immigration reform. eight senators, four republicans, four democrats, released framework monday which they call a tough but fair route to citizenship for more than 11 million people living here illegally. it allows more temporary workers to stay, increases border security and cracks down on employers who hire illegals. green cards could be awarded to immigrants who obtain certain advanced degree from american university. people here illegally would have to pass background checks and pay fines and taxes and then apply behind those who are already in line for a green card. these aren't new ideas. a bi

you got a bit of volume in laurel but no big deals toward college park. i'll be back with more in a few minutes. mike and jess? >> thanks, monika. >>> for more than a decade, we've been bring you stories of war in the u.s. military. later today on cbs this morning, you are going to have a rare glimpse to see what war looks like for the soldiers involved. >> norah o'donnell is live in new york city with more. good morning, norah. this sounds like it's something special. >> it is. good morning. now only on cbs this morning, what war looks like from a soldier's point of view. we're going to talk to the man who shot this video and got shot himself in the process. he's going to open up about battling the taliban, the moment he got hit and what happened right after the camera stopped recording. plus, senator john mccain on immigration reform and what it will take to secure the borders. and don't ignore the snore. that's right. a top sleep expert looks at new revelations about the risks. the news is back in the morning so we'll see you right at 7:00. >> thanks,

. >>> it is a big weekend for the nfl and a big day for the terps in college park. >> plus, the wizardsh brooklyn to the brink. it's all in your "sports minute." >> good morning. your "sports minute" begins with nfl playoff. the postseason does start today. first up, bengals and texans face off in the afc wild card at 4:30 p.m. while the vikings and packers match up at 8:00 p.m. in the nfc wild card. both games can be seen here on nbc 4. >>> to the hardwood, last night wizards hosting the nets. bradley biehl scores a career high 23 points, including this three to send the game to double overtime. but it's not enough. joe johnson's jumper with 0.7 seconds in the game proves to be the difference. >>> and today in college park, the 12-1 maryland terrapins open acc play against virginia tech. noon tipoff for the terps and oh hokies. have a great saturday. >>> you've been great about sending pictures of your redskins pride. we've seen everything from a class full of rg3 jerseys to somebody's pooch wearing the burgundy and gold and even grandma looking pretty mean in skins shades. please keep

and 42 in college park.e weather camera, it's a little out of focus this morning but you get the idea. partly cloudy conditions. 44 degrees. a dry morning. northwesterly winds at 9 miles per hour. and the humidity sits at 49%. cold air coming into the country over the next couple days. and you can see it in a moment. between now and saturday, the cold moves in toward the northern rockies. and then toward the plains and at the same time, the warm sergeant shooting up from the gulf coast region through the ohio valley and the mid- atlantic. big storm in texas is also a decent storm coming into the northwest with rains and mountain snows. skiers having a great time in the northwest. rains in texas and louisiana. that tornado watch in effect until noon. for us, some of the rain will be here tomorrow afternoon. and then the warmth, 60s and 70 possible by sunday. 50s, chilly. we've got temperatures, we've got an echo, we've got 30s tonight. and tomorrow, showers in the afternoon. a yell le alert for that, 51 -- ye

college park, 70 degrees. camp springs 67 in prince george's county. arlington and fairfax counties mid to upper 60s. easily in the low 70s in the next couple of hours. then the rain's going to arrive farther west. in the mid-60s in shenandoah valley and petersburg, west virginia, 72. by contrast, only 45 with fog in hagerstown. an amazing difference. wind off the water in annapolis, too, at 55. all of areas in color have severe thunderstorm watch until 5:00 p.m. and as we do get these storms coming through, we could get some heavy downpours all these areas in green under a flash flood watch. beginning 3:00 this afternoon, all the way into tonight. because when these thunderstorms do come through, they can unload lots of rain in a short amount of time that could cause high water quickly to rise in creeks and streams which may quickly flow out of their banks and cover roadways. do not attempt to drive through high waters. stay away from high water. we may have that in mont gumry, prince george's, all the areas in green. how much rain will we get? throug

a big day for the terps in college park too. >> plus, the wizards push brooklyn to the brink. minute." >> good morning. i'm carol maloney. your "sports minute" begins with nfl playoff. though we're a day away from the redskins battle with seattle, the postseason does start today. first up, bengals and texans face off in the afc wild card at 4:30 p.m. while the vikings and packers match up at 8:00 p.m. in the nfc wild card. both games can be seen here on nbc 4. >>> to the hardwood. last night, wizards hosting the nets. bradley biehl scores a career high 24 points, including this three to send the game to double overtime. but it's not enough. joe johnson's jumper with 0.7 seconds in the game proves to be the difference. wizards fall and drop to 4-27 this season. >>> and today in college park, the 12-1 maryland terrapins open up acc play against virginia tech. noon tipoff at the comcast center for the terps and hokies. i'm carol maloney. have a great saturday. >>> well, you have been great about sending us your pictures of your redskins pride. here are just a few that we've gotte

still 52 at college parks and sneaking in the 40s. 47 over at bowie and andrews. so a few showers on the way. dry tonight. mainly dry morning commute, but the wet roads tomorrow evening. especially north of town, rockville, gaithersburg, frederick, and leesburg pointing west. and then like april over the weekend, we're going to be in a time warp over the weekend. here is our future cast. 6:00 tomorrow, some clouds will be coming in, but no green blobs or showers, even by lunchtime that you could still audiocassette away by the late evening afternoon hours tomorrow night and showers, heavier activity, heavier rain near frederick and less so down to the south for you folks in southern maryland that you're going to have very little in terms of showers on the increase and chilly. now, one blanket night. winds are easterly at 10. then 64 on saturday. warmer, crazy warm on sunday. of the with some showers. next seven days. okay, we've got a lot on the seven day. stay with me here. showers, still possible on monday. then rain showers, a thunderstorm on tuesday. now, the

. >> on the beltway, this is basically what it looks like between 95 up in college park down to the wilson bridge. the lanes are open. i'll have more details at 5:01. >> we are just a few weeks away from the second inauguration of president obama. while his first inauguration drew about 1 million people, his second is not expected to be that large. a prince george's account county company is get the nod for a loft details. we know more about metro's plan for the inauguration. metro will be open from 4 a.m. monday until 2 a.m. on tuesday. peak fares will be in effect from until 2 p.m. >>> if you're among those who are really excited and looking forward to get inauguration souvenirs you have another place to shop. the president and his team opened an online souvenir store yesterday. the brick and mortar store a few blocks from the white house opens next friday. >>> some 4-legged friends will march in the parade. >> they're the nation's largest non-profit organization provided free canine helpers. man's best friend vastly improves the quality of life for a lot of owners. >> reporter: sage is

outer loop 495 college park no problems on route 29, 95, bw parkway or coming from aspen hill and wheaton. traffic volumes are very light. back to you guys. >>> how about some good news about the flu, for a change? the outbreak is starting to level off, according to the month fedex ails. the cdc says 47 states are reporting widespread flu activity but that is one state down. cases are still on the rise along the west coast. again things are improving a little bit. health officials are recommending anyone over 65 go straight to the doctor if you are suffering with blue symptoms and get a flu shot, if you haven't had one. >> feels like every sickness you have ever had in your life and you put it together and that is what you have now. >> reporter: this year's strain of the flu is taking a heavy toll, especially on the elderly. seniors account for 90% of all the flu related deaths. they are warned to be extra careful. >>> changing the ways the little ones are bathed in the hospital could end up being a life saver. a johns hopkins study looked at 4000 children and found those with a daily bat

it's 60 in bethesda. 60 in college park and 59 in waldorf. so, more like april.he average high is about 69 or 70. mainly a dry commute. windy with storms late tomorrow, between about 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. that could affect the late afternoon and evening commute. windy and cold again on thursday. so let's grab some stuff. 69 today. 68 tomorrow. 44 on thursday. only 32 on friday. we may end up with some snow flakes on friday, even a few flakes possible on thursday. the next three days, 9 weather alert will be yellow tomorrow. we're looking at 30-mile per hour wind without storms tomorrow. maybe a flurry west of town on thursday. temperature 34, and a little better chance of snow showers or flurries early on friday. highs only about 32. next seven days, stays cold over the weekend. we're in the mid 30s. maybe a snow flurry saturday night. sunday upper 30s and then low 40s on monday and tuesday. another clipper could give us a little bit of rain or snow. it does appear that the ground hog will see his shadow on saturday, which means six more weeks of winter. >> eve

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looking at 39 college park, 38 bowie and still 40 by the water in annapolis.s a look at radar. you see snow showers rolling eastward, could even see a couple flurries before this night is out, but the main event is now just entering southern sections of illinois and over toward indiana. not a strong system. the system is a fast mover, can't tap the gulf of mexico and it can't tap the atlantic moisture unless storms are able to do that. they're just not big storms for us, pretty impressive the upper air support. we're looking at a couple flurries possible between leesburg and dulles airport and just north of fairfax tonight. that is not what's coming top. so don't freak out if you -- tomorrow. so don't freak out if you drive through a snowflake on your way home tonight. best chance of snow 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. windy and colder friday, in fact, temperatures probably not going up tomorrow, probably holding in the low, maybe mid- 30s if we're lucky. here's our futurecast. 10:0tonight no worries. we'll advance this for you. 5:00 in the morning to 6:00 here comes a litt

a bit slow out of college park and i'm showing you what gene belt road looks like. a bit sluggish because of that earlier crash. now continuing on the inner loop of the beltway as you make your way toward the wilson bridge in both directions across the wilson bridge, light volume and no incidents to report. barbara and keith, back over to you. >> thank you. it's 18 minutes after 11:00. still ahead on "news4 midday", going to the first lady ice birthday party? table manners. we have an etiquette expert here and some helpful do do's and don't's at a fancy party. >>> advice on how to avoid back pain with that shoveling. >> here's what i trending. [ male announcer ] when your business is powered by verizon, you can do more business per second. and with more reliable internet, that's more per second. and with a dedicated line, it's more per second. and with an additional line, it's more... table for 15? [ male announcer ] ...per second. but most importantly, it's more... mmm! [ male announcer ] ...per second. get the speed and reliability of the verizon network so you ca

temperatures, they're chilly, 39 rockville, 39 bethesda, 41 arlington, 42 in burke, 39 in fairfax, 42 in college park bowie and 41 at andrews. so going to stay chilly a while, breezy and cold tonight, chilly and dry saturday, a little touch of winter possible saturday night and still dry for the playoffs on sunday, no worries. in fact, here's the forecast. partly cloudy and chilly. dress for the 30s. temperatures will be 36 to 46. that will span your entire time at the game, winds west, southwest at 10. tonight clear, breezy and cold, another two to three blanket night, lows in the 20s, winds northwest 10 to 20 and by morning mostly sunny, breezy and cold, 20s and 30s. winds northwest 10 to 15. winds subside in the afternoon, a few high and midlevel clouds come. in we'll say increasing clouds and cold, high temperatures 40 to 45, winds light. even though we have snow showers in the forecast late saturday night, not a done yet. our 9 weather alerts remain green. chilly saturday 43, a few clouds early sunday, 46 and a little colder monday, temperatures in the low 40s. look what happens next week. we're

college park just under an inch. and rockville 1.1. very fluffy and dry but delays and cancellations as we expected down to our south. overnight tonight, the district drops to 20. 16 in the suburbs. that's cold enough, obviously. we've been frozen all day. need to watch your step in the morning. it's mostly dry. so what's on deck? here comes another clipper system. very similar to what hit us overnight. the time timing on this one does concernly. may be impacting the friday evening rush hour. we don't have a winter weather advisory but a lot of areas around us do and think it will be fluffy dry snow. i'll let you know how much in a few minutes. >> you can get hourly updates with the fox 5 weather app. download it on your droid, iphone, ipad or myfoxdc.com. >>> another big story tonight. historic change for the u.s. military. defense secretary reversed a ban on women serving in combat. comes on the end of don't ask don't tell. many say the move knocks down one of the last major barriers in military service. >> an historic day for women

we're looking at 26 down in springfield. 25 over in college park and 23 over here. so now here is what's happening. we have another clipper that will be racing through the upper valleys. another storm is pulling out of this area, into the tennessee valley to go south of us. we are caught between the two storms. neither one is really cranking out too much for you. we are kind of going to end up in that dead zone. so we're going to get some snow breaking out tomorrow, but in terms of it becoming a bigger storm, just don't think so. how much snow, maybe an inch downtown or half an inch in culpepper. the winner will be across the divide in the ski resorts in oakland and down towards timberline. cold and dry in the morning. morning commute is dry. evening commute will be slow. they will have some snow. the bulk will see a -- will see closer to an inch. clear and very cold. few high clouds by dawn as the winds die down. there could be single digits. could be 9 in leesburg tonight and hay market. the snow could break out west of town. mostly cloudy and cold elsewhere. teen

college park 27. here's how things are unfolding. some sunshine back tomorrow. not too many flurries like we saw today. as the day wears on we will see an increase in the high clouds as we head to the overnight hours. in the morning we have possible icing coming our way. i paused this at 8:15 and it could linger. milder 40s once we get rid of the cold air trapped at the surface on monday morning. then a big warmup. let me show you where it is coming from. it's coming from the gulf coast states. on monday it is in texas and then on tuesday the ohio valley and by tuesday it is coming up here. it sticks around in to wednesday, as well. 63 is the forecasted high on wednesday. the average high for april 4th is 63. april-like weather moving in our direction for sure. it will be chased away on wednesday by this front. we might even get thunderstorms in here and definitely some soaking rain. we will take you through the seven day and break it down. remember, monday morning is the tricky part. lows around 30 or 29. any moisture moving in should fall in the form of ice. t

but 67 upper marlboro. 66 in college park. 63 in arlington. 63 in fairfax. smattering of 50s in reston and germantown. these temperatures are above average for this time of year and for this time of day. in fact, more like april. april 24 or so, 69 or 70. mainly dry morning commute and windy with late thunderstorms between about 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. that's our time frame. so it could be a stormy commute home unless we have a yellow alert. you have to be patient. windy and cold again on thursday. perhaps some snow flakes early in the day. let's grasp some stuff. 69 today. 44 on thursday and then 32 on friday. so that's a loss of 38 degrees in just three days and 36 degrees in two days. so get ready. temperature roller coaster coming. here's our future cast. i'll stop it for you at 6:00 p.m. essentially this time tomorrow, nothing happens in the early or early afternoon. culpeper, the yellows, thunderstorms developing. out to the west, big time storms developing, even into places like garrett county and the valley. so this is why we feel this is going to ro

southbound from college park, approaching the scene of the crash, that's where those delays begin. if you're coming through the envelope or inner loop, and it will take you some extra time for the accident. back to you. >> thank you. we want to get to the scene with brianne carter on the ground at the accident location with the latest on what's happening. there are some injuries. >> this is a very active scene behind me. it is very involved. as you just heard, this will mean major traffic tieups. one lane on each side is able to get around. they are diverting traffic. this will be a major back up in the morning rush hour. a tractor-trailer accidents involving a fire truck. seven people have been injured as a result of this. authorities tell us a majority of those are firefighters that and been taken to hospital for treatment. major backups and tieups will happen as a result of this in the morning rush-hour. one lane on either side is currently able to get by. officials have been here for over an hour and they expect to be on the scene for quite some time as they continue to work th

temperatures primarily 40s, couple of 30s sneaking in, but 43 in bethesda, 43 in college park, 38 indresden. 50 at an droossments till nice for june. got to couldn't in perspective. just chilly tonight, tooler tomorrow but still mild in the grand scheme of things. dry on thursday. you will need your sunglasses. mild on friday but not a washout. you will be able to get some stuff done. clearing tonight, 32 to 40. winds will pick up a little northwest at 10 to 15. now, by morning, plenty of sunshine, chilly. kids still need a light coat, 30s and force. winds northwest at 10. by afternoon we'll call it partly cloudy. a few clouds late, cooler. highs near 50. winds out of the north- northeast at 10. still a very nice day in terms of january. now, the next three days, our 9 weather alerts remain green. excuse me, go right to the seven-day. a few clouds late tomorrow but still a very nice day. showers on friday, 51. look at saturday. untouched. no drops, derek, 64. upper 60s on sunday. a few showers. some showers on monday, around sick. then agents keeler, but nothing crazy. low 50s tuesda