for that we go to dave allen. happy friday. >> thank you. the number 5 bus is diverting at druid hill and north avenue. the number 51 bus is diverting at pulaski and windsor. the number 20 bus is running slightly behind schedule. the penn, camden, and brunswick lines on schedule. light rail on time. i am dave allen. here's john collins. >> good morning. it is a mostly cloudy morning this morning. no rain as of yet. there is some rain beginning to close in from the west and the south. it looks like the rain chances will be going up by this afternoon. all is not lost. into the weekend, it is a good forecast. kind of a chilly this morning. we're in the midst 30's this morning. was 53.y's high we will see more clouds and a rain chance this afternoon. 37 in annapolis. westminster, 34. 40's in far western maryland. this is the picture. the big rainmaker in the south is the part that will come through first. there is a second part out in the west. it is dividing some cold air from the western plains out into the mountains. milder air in the eastern

dave allen has the latest on the mta. >> the number 5 bus is diverting at druid hill and north avenuember 51 bus is diverting at pulaski and windsor. on time service for the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. now here is ava marie. >> we did have a cold front move through yesterday. some of you saw some sprinkles. the wind is 6 miles per hour at the airport. some stronger winds this morning behind the front. temperatures will be calling down through the morning hours. 36 in parkton. 32 in edgewood. 43 degrees at the airport. 48 downtown at the inner harbor. these temperatures should be falling as the wind kicks than. a lot of clout to start. increasing clouds this afternoon. we expect the wind to be 5 to 10 miles per hour. a cold front positions over the central part of maryland. the clout helped to insulate the sky -- the clouds helped to insulate the sky. look at this powerful storm system in louisiana. that will be tracking into the north and east. we are talking extremely heavy rain. flooding is going to be a concern. that moisture will be moving north and east. we will be trackin

i am dave allen. weather is not too bad for everybody heading back to work or school. the winds are a little cool, around 7 miles per hour at the airport. 6 miles per hour at camp springs. it will stay that way throughout the day. temperatures are not that bad for a morning in january. the clouds over night kept us a little bit warmer. 32 across teh bay in chestertown. a cool start to the day. temperatures will be seasonably cool this afternoon, 42 into southern maryland. a lot of clouds in southern maryland. quite a bit of sunshine later today. in the the 30's mountains. we are tracking some light flurries around baltimore. we have had some light rain and light snow across the lower eastern shore. y.en some snow in salzbur it is light in nature. that storm man the stays down to the south and moves offshore. we will be nice and quiet. we are seeing a trend. we're staying quiet in the zone of high pressure. that will bring tranquil weather going into the seven- day. the coldness of the temperature will

dave, thanks very much. >>> up next, mike allen joins us with the "political playbook."e watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. >>> there it is, the terre haute, indiana, airport. no, no, that's reagan national in washington, d.c. thus with us now, chief white house correspondent for "politico," mike allen here with the morning "playbook." mike, go, hit it. >> happy friday and happy inaugural weekend. >> beautiful. >> signature. >> yeah, absolutely. valerie jarrett, we just had a still picture of valerie coming in. and she is the focus in this morning's "politico," hugely, hugely influential figure. >> yeah. we stopped by yesterday, talked to valerie jarrett in her second floor west wing office. used to be hillary clinton's office, karl rove's office. and women have complained over the years about working in this west wing. but valerie jarrett said, i don't play golf. i don't particularly like to play cards. but nobody's going to question whether i have a role around here. so she said she's encouraged women who have come to work for this president to speak up. she s