that southwest wind can create a slightly cooler scenario on the western half of delmarva where you get that cool breeze. for most of us it's a warmer breeze and pushes us up into the mid-50s. just over the virginia line, could see 60. some patchy clouds. quiet across the mid-atlantic states. offshore we are watching an intercoastal situation right off the carolina coast, but the high pressure dome that's in place right now will push any coastal weather out. so we think right now this coastal weather will continue to push further out. we'll stay dry. you see very dry air in place at the surface as well and that certainly is making its presence felt in term ofs of the very dry air. maybe a little extra chap stick in mind, but the bottom line is this has been clear, mild and pleasant and referring back to that potential coastal system as we look at this thing, you can see this does blow up but gets pushed further out thanks to the high pressure sitting off the delmarva coast. normally that would be more of a concern for us but it will not be as it continues to get pushed out. increased cl

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rain from delmarva that will be coming to an end. not a lot of new weather behind the preliminary line. basically, nicer, drier and cool weather. a mild dray with lots of sunshine. our developing storm to the west. there are several ingredients, some energy coming out of southwestern united states and really western mexico and our moisture really building in east texas. all that merging together as we go into the weekend and running up our coastline. so far, as we check hot the trend we scan see drying, drying, clear, a nice start to the weekend. friday night fine. saturday some sunshine. then clouds increase. here's what we're watching. this will be the developing system as he were go into saturday night. we take heavy rain and severe weather for the southern u.s. it. will be riding up the coast as we move into sunday early. so this is a sunday event. we know we will get some rain, maybe rain mixed with snow and maybe some accumulating snow if it take last northern track, still to be determined. overnight 36, a few showers and sunsh

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more significant thunderstorms possible for extreme southern delmarva.s we look out across the entire east coast things still pretty active. the wind and the cold, that's what's set to arrive next. you can see the area of low pressure spreading across the tennessee valley. our warm sector south of us. at this point in time this looks like it will not make it much further north than it already has. the cold front coming through over the next few hours will ramp up the winds. we'll be looking at gusts and gusts could get over 50. here's our trend. scattered showers diminishing through the overnight and cloudy and windy conditions overnight and into the day saturday. our high wind advisories do expire at midnight. the winds stay high through your saturday, rather breezy. finally the winds let up. here it is for you overnight. we'll dry things out. we'll taper off the rain. but 38, turning colder. again, with the wind it will feel colder. definitely bring a fairly heavy coat. tomorrow 48, much cooler and, remember, we'll see some sun into the afternoon. at t

cooler on delmarva. 61 in the high country of hagerstown. a steady southerly wind has continued to keep us warm into the evening. those are beginning to turn west. that will bring in chillier air. through the day we're talking about temperatures being quite a bit reduced by 12 to 15 degrees. low 50s by 4:00. that will mean the chas for rain by wednesday. we look to our next warmup, all coming up. >>> now to our developing story out of afghanistan where the gunman responsible for killing two u.s. military officers was an afghan who drove police officers to the interior ministry and was considered an ally of the victims. u.s. officials say they are not ready to let advisers go back to work in the country's interior ministry. one of the two officers killed was a major with the national guard but before he served our nation we know him as the big man on campus. he taught gym and, man, did he make an impact. abc2's roosevelt leftwich has more. >> reporter: major robert marchanti was known as a man who loved children. he would donate his time to h

and our wind gusts not too much happening. 16 at manassas and 18 at national and take a look at delmarvare from 16 to 17-mile-per- hour wind gusts. far cry from where we pr. temperatures are in the low to mid-30s overall. today will be filled with sunshine. you are really going to enjoy it and the five-day forecast is looking good, too. >> looking forward to that. thank you so much. >>> well, coming up gas prices on the rise yet again and a horrible accident has a happy ending after a month of searching one family gives a big thank you to a bus driver who they call a guardian angel. we will be right back. introducing the new flip & fresh from air wick with 100% fragrance oil. it's something new to brighten your home with two scent levels to choose from for when you want something light or something more. it's the new flip & fresh from air wick. the lasting fresh fragrance that brightens your world with a flip. something in the air wick. >>> all those gas prices, they continue to rise and they went up again this weekend. here is the latest numbers. according to triple-a, the average price

maryland but will not be a factor because of a nice big high pressure cell that will stall out over delmarvaill help guide any precipitation offshore. also, very dry air at the surface, so even places like cape hatteras may not see rain because the air at the surface is so dry. you see how that gets pushed offshore by that high pressure cell. then we turn our attention toward wednesday and it does appear we sco see a little bit of a disturbance -- could see a little bit of a disturbance by wednesday night, but it looks very minor on this latest module. the tropical system off the coast of florida looks like something during the tropical storm season. a few clouds, seasonably chilly. tomorrow 55 at the patient. get downtown upper 50s. tomorrow night down to 35 with clouds on the increase. chance for showers will be there on wednesday and as they come inlated enough could be wintry showers. we'll keep a sharp eye on that. clearing out thursday and friday, cooler for the weekend but it looks dry through sunday. back to you. >>> in democracy 2012, mitt romney won big in nevada gaining momentum i

delmarva, through areas surrounding the chesapeake. as you go from baltimore north and west, we're seeing more in the form of snow. temperatures above freezing. it's not sticking. cecil, harford, northern baltimore and carroll counties out to garrett county. so there could be slick spots to say the least even where that snow is meltings that comes down. you can see in towson as we time lapse west towson elementary, you see the snow coming down pretty good. conditions are west. so a lot of this is melting on contact. our freeze line north and west of the city north and west of i-95. travelers are looking east, just wet conditions. as you go further north and west there could be reduced visibility and slicker areas. 30s, more snow showers, primarily rain to the east. we'll have much more on when the whole thing gets out of here coming up. >>> the calendar says february 8th and a wintery mix reminds you we are in winter. it slowed traffic to a crawl on 83. let's check in with joce sterman. what is it looking like tonight? >> reporter: it

by midnight, though, darker with brighter colors, even heavier showers toward the delmarva. we'll have the scattered showers overnight into tomorrow morning. in fact into midday tomorrow. scattered showers. this front will clear us early afternoon. behind it the winds are really going to be ripping out of the west, northwest, 30, maybe gusting 45 miles an hour. cold air returns with the mountain snow showers here friday night into saturday. maybe we get a passing flurry or snow shower or rain shower on saturday. so today 67. some ears near 70. some showers tonight. in the 40s and low 50s. tomorrow becoming windy. we have a fire watch already with some showers through midday. saturday a rain or snow shower, 45. as we head through sunday, a better day with the upper 40s and then next week we're quickly back in the 50s monday. could be some rain around here on wednesday. and we are outside now for pet line thursday at noon. this is diana folly from the washington humane society. oh, this is such a nice girl you brought us today, diana. >> she's 3 years old. >> she's not sure wh

delmarva our reports a 10% decrease in the use of electricity in maryland in the month of december. >> the jury process is about to undergo some changes that residents may like. starting monday, prospective jurors can go online to fill out their questionnaires rather than mailing them in. they will also be allowed to change the record date on line. it is an attempt to make jury duty as easy as possible. >> them revised death penalty statute may be tested as early as next week. and anne arundel county found a prison inmate guilty of murder in the 2006 death of a corrections officer. david collins joins us live from annapolis with reaction from lawmakers there. >> the case has ignited debate over capital punishment. a house bill introduced us today to abolish it has a record number of co-sponsors. an anne arundel county jury found 32-year-old lee stephens guilty in the 2006 stabbing death of corrections officer corporal david mcguinn. the conviction makes him the first to be eligible for the death penalty. the new rules preserve the death penalty only in circumstances where there is a v

and radar shows the squall line that moved through around 3:00, 4:00, quickly moving toward the delmarva have another group of snow showers across pennsylvania and a few of these may straggle down across our area. we are not expecting much and we will look for skies to clear later this evening. the winter advisories is a been cancelled throughout the north of us and west of us in allegany county until 6:00 tomorrow morning, and also we're dealing with a windchill advisory for western maryland. the rest of us have a wind advisory overnight and we could see wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour come early tomorrow morning, and then winds will ease a little bit during the day tomorrow. clouds will begin to break up. later on tonight, peeks of sunshine tomorrow morning, filtered sunshine tomorrow afternoon, and then our skies really begin to clear out for the day on monday, with temperatures warming back into the 50's by midweek. 15-23 for overnight lows. it will feel colder than that with windchill factors making it feel like zero. 30 to 35 are the daytime highs for tomorrow, making it one of

the green on the map is the rain through the outer banks, up through the delmarva peninsula.re through west virginia, light rain, too, in the higher elevations. this will be out of here as we go through the morning commute and the rest of the day will be dry. morning showers in d.c. and we should get sunshine later. we're saying 61 for you. definitely cooler from philly to new york. still well above average for this time of year. a lot of that snow pack in central new england, now it's gone. northern new england really still has snow on the ground. as far as the rest of groundhog day goes, that snowstorm developing in colorado, lynn. we'll have good pictures come tomorrow morning. there will be a lot of kids without school probably tomorrow in colorado. >>> there may be a redo on the investigation into amy winehouse's death. >>> plus, say it ain't so. reese witherspoon takes a shot iebs. justin bieber that is. >> it's too easy. >> it is too easy. >>> you're watching "first look" on msnbc. ou are, and where you'd like to be. we know you'd like to see the same information your

leftover sprinkles crossing the bay toward the delmarva and a couple sprinkles around i-70. for tonight make a leftover sprinkle but partial clearing and chilly, loges 34 to 40, winds becoming north -- lows 34 to 40, winds becoming northwest at 15. >>> congress is hoping to push through that payroll tax cut extension tomorrow, but there's still a few small hurdles. leaders from both parties pledged support for the compromise and hope to vote on it soon, but both house speaker john boehner and minority leader nancy pelosi are finding some faults with the deal. >> we think it could have been done in a more economic way which was better for the taxpayer, better for our seniors, long period of time paid for by more savings. >> let's be honest. this is an economic relief package, not a bill that's going to grow the economy and create jobs. >> the deal will save americans about $20 each paycheck. that's achieved by continuing a 2% cut in the social security payroll tax. the compromise also extends unemployment benefits for people out of work the longest and prevents a cut in medic

there's a slight risk of severe storms tomorrow across the delmarva into southern maryland down through the northern neck east of 95 into southeastern virginia. some of the thunderstorms may have damaging winds, but i think we all have the possibility of seeing very strong potentially damaging winds. it is 56 degrees. we'll take in the 50s tonight. it looks like it's going to be a very mild night, maybe a couple showers around and don't be surprised if south and east of town you have a rumble of thunder. that threat will exist again tomorrow afternoon, but it's going to be more like a mayday with the good and bad that can come when a strong thunderstorm comes through in the middle of may even though it's only going to be february. 75 degrees tomorrow, drop to february on saturday, breezy, cooler. sunday we ditch the wind, temperature drops a bit to 48 degrees, but we climb up again on monday and tuesday. tuesday is pushing 60. so it definitely feels like spring training weather with this kind of a five-day forecast. lindsay has the real deal in her sports report right now. >> this is th

maybe the delmarva gets some snow out of. this we still have some unanswered questions. i really hope people tune in tomorrow to see what we are up to with this forecast and check our weather out for advisories just in case. it may end up this is just kind of a close call and that's what we are headlining tonight in our weather headlines. so let's look at the map and show you what we're talking about. the first time we've had really cold air on the map and an area of low pressure off the coast in the same time frame. so the weekend is definitely going to be a lot colder and this coastal storm will develop. will it go straight out to sea, up the coast? the typical questions we always ask and how soon does that cold air get into an? either way we think there are a -- into town? either way we think there are a couple chances, either late tomorrow night into saturday morning with the coastal disturbance and when the arctic blast comes through saturday, we could have another sound of some snow, maybe a squall that whitens the grass, puts down a small accumulation in some area

delmarva power reports a 10% decrease in electricity use in december. frequent flier mileage can come with a catch -- taxes. some people were awarded frequent flier miles and that produce taxable income. the irs confirms that awarded frequent-flier miles are taxable. >> something wrong with that. baltimore's ports are getting busier. jane king has the bloomberg business report. tgif. >> happy friday. big business in baltimore. n tons of cargo. that is the second-highest amount of any year on record. the automobile industry is thriving again. we'll know more when we get a report on the trade deficit this morning. the deficit probably widened in december to 86-month high -- to a six-month high. futures this morning are available but on the defensive. when will greece get this international aid? we did inch higher yesterday. there was a deal on a bailout package for greece. the postal service continues to lose tons of money. they lost more than $3 billion. that quarter is usually its strongest. this was the ninth straight quarter of losses and may put pres

delmarva power reports 10% decrease in electricity use in the month of december. if he is the single cup coffee makers, you want to listen to this portrai. there is a recall after 140 reports of incidents where they sprayed, the grounds and tea leaves onto users. another single cup coffee maker is making headlines tonight. keurig is being criticized because the council cannot be recycled. -- the capsules cannot be recycled. >> these single use coffeemakers are very popular around the office or for people on the go, but the cups cannot be recycled. tons of paper, glass, and plastic run along this conveyor belt every hour, but they don't want any of those coffee capsules. >> all it does is create more and more waste. >> it has to be sent to the landfill and not in the recycling bin. what is the problem? the plastic cups themselves could be recycled, but there is more to these capsules than meets the eye. a plastic cup is lined with a heat sealed paper filter and topped with lined aluminum foil. when they are fused together, they create a problem for the sorting faci

the second it got to the warmer bay, it stayed rain across the delmarva. this warm front will run the weather over the eastern half of the united states, this week. 46 degrees going to be the high this day, mostly sunny. normal on the 20th of february, is 46. 28, clear skies, overnight. tomorrow, we ramp it up to 53 degrees. almost 60 on wednesday. the mid-60s essentially on thursday. rain friday, the mid-60s if you will, cold front coming through, knocks us back to 52. knocks almost 10 degrees off the high, between friday and saturday, that's still 5 or 6 degrees above the normal daytime high as we move in to the last weekend of february. >>> how is the rush? here is sharon gibala at traffic control. >> good morning, it's looking good on the president's day. one problem to get in your way, an accidents in the mount air rei area. watch for that one on ridge avenue at park avenue. everyone looking good as far as speeds go on the beltway. speeds mostly in the 60s, there is a live look at the topside of the beltway, looking good at the topside at york road. t

we did have a few showers across southern maryland and the delmarva. that is gone. our next weather system is actually off the map in the central plains bringing some rain and some snow to places like nebraska and colorado. for us sunshine today. here we are by noon. a nice midday. going to be outside this afternoon, other than a little jacket weather is going to cooperate with you big time. tonight clear. overnight here come the clouds for tomorrow morning. might see a few flurries in some of our ridgetops to the west in western maryland and west virginia. during the morning hours some of the snow will increase from west to east. by noon we could be seeing a few snow flakes around here. notice the green to the south in charles county and calvert county as we go through the afternoon and evening hours. rain southern maryland toward fredricksburg but snow north and west. generally light snow. i think road surfaces are going to be okay. 7:00 we still have some snow flying north and now after dark, this is one if we get any bit of stickage on the roads, that's when tha

batch of rain which pushed through overnight this is toward the delmarva, parts of senior maryland andouthern maryland and the eastern shore. this is what we've got to get through the next several hours before we'll see the sunshine this afternoon and see a few leftier showers across parts of the shenandoah valley getting into the park and fauquier county. north of town again not that much activity. some light stuff may get over toward winchester and martinsburg. it's these areas along and south of 66 like this shower north and west of warrenton. it's all moving towards the east, southeast. we'll have to watch out for that the heavy stuff just about to move in toward easton as well on the eastern shore. and some lighter showers here in washington. and if you guys in southern maryland, well, you're going to see more showers on and off. there it is north of amissville and northwest of warrenton. that has a little left to it and slow you -- a little heft to it and slow you down this morning. mid-40s north to around 50 south of town. a little recovery and mid-50s later on. as we look at fo

you get down to southern maryland maybe over to the lower delmarva you'll get some rain, but enough toen though it's not going to be a huge snow. we're thinking maybe 1, 2, or in some places 3 inches. that can be enough coming at rush hour on a wednesday to definitely slow you down a little. it's not the morning rush hour. it's the evening rush hour. here is our storm system. we still have a ways to go. we don't even really have clouds from it yet, but when this gets going, it's going to happen pretty quickly. i think for say the potomac mightlands this may begin around sunrise -- highlands this may begin around sunrise for you. for the rest of us after the morning commute. it's producing some good snows for st. louis, checked a lot of observations out of kansas city. there were one or two spots that pulled about 4 inches out of it, but most places got 1 to 3 inches. i think that's what we're looking at around here tomorrow. 56 degrees today at reagan and dulles, keeps the pavement temperatures warm. so perhaps we won't have too many issues on the roadways, especially since the trucks

we have a risk of strong storms along the southeastern atlantic coast to the delmarva peninsula, rain into the pacific northwest again. plenty of sunshine through the southwest. morning showers in southern texas. that's what's going on around the country. her's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. tom kierein, storm center 4. doppler radar throwing some scattered showers in areas moving green, some light rain showers moving out of west virginia and into virginia and maryland this morning. and they are continuing moving southwest to northeast. and temperatures are chilly right now in the 40s to near 50 degrees. and later today, rapidly climb and get shine out later this morning into the afternoon. into the low to mid 70s. then some thunderstorms possible mid afternoon and late afternoon into early evening with damaging winds. then strong, gusty winds, >>> that's your latest weather. hey, carl, in the next half hour, we are talking about stone crabs. >> nice. i think i hear the word joe's in our future. thanks, al. up next, our investigation into a criminal enter

rain across parts of the delmarva. still some cloud cover today. at least for the most part this morning across pennsylvania. it's february 2nd. you know what that means. fog across parts of the south. hit the low beams across i-10. storms coming out of the colorado rockies. 12 inches possible from denver across nebraska beginning later on today. guys, happy groundhog day. back to you. >> that's when i said the groundhog was going to be sweaty when he came out. that would indicate how the spring would be like. >> that's the new gauge. >> instead of the shadow. >> i was waiting for the pink floyd reference on the dark side of the moon. i know you're old enough. >> yes. very much so. >> i actually just found out how old he is. i was shocked. >> can we say it, rob? >> you're 14. >> thank you. there you go. >> i like it. >> a story from american airlines, looking to cut thousands of jobs. here's the weird thing. why is american airlines saying, no. this is going to save jobs. what's that going to mean for you, too? >> the washington state senate passes

ohio river valley and all of it is heading towards delmarva, d.c. beltway. slushy east and west.e to three inches of snow. you will see delays at that airport. maybe philly as well. light snow showers across the metropolitan area and chilly air behind this system. 13 minutes after the hour. "early start" is coming right back. in the works package, we change the oil we change the filter... tire rotation, suspension, we make suspension checks... what we have here is the multi-point inspection. every time a vehicle comes into a ford dealership you'll be presented with one of these. we check the belts, hoses... brakes. tires and the pressures... battery, all your fluids... exhaust system, transmission... we inspect your air filter... it gets done,it gets done quickly and it gets done correctly. the works. oil change, tire rotation and more: $29.95 or less after rebate - at your ford dealer. you're a doctor... you're a car doctor. maybe a car doctor... >>> time to get you caught up on top stories this morning. rick santorum is having a great day already. pulling off a stunning three-s

south of the delmarva. this is coming into that same storm system moving into the east.he same storm that brought problems out to the plains in colorado and kansas. it is losing steam. it is -- as it moves east it is lessening. fortunately, pleasant weather coming to indianapolis as they are tailgating today. pleasant for web february. 42 around tailgating time. 39 for kickoff. temperatures dropping down toward the end of the game. as people head out of the stadium, they will have clear skies with temperatures in the 30's. let's head back to the metro area where we will have mostly clear skies tonight. dropping into the upper 20's for low temperatures. the roads stay dry this evening, so if you are heading back to a super bowl party, things look ok there. seven-day forecast, dry conditions for the high. 40s' through the end of the week. we have a slight chance of a wintery mix on wednesday into thursday as well. saturday another storm possible. not a lot of confidence there, but something we're keeping on the radar. >> well, this morning state troopers are getting used t

and we've got a risk of strong storms stretching from all the way from tallahassee on up into the delmarva peninsula for the risk of tornadoes. we've got a 40% chance of tornadoes in that area. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your >> it's a mild start to the end of the work week. we're going to see comfortable conditions all weekend long, great for outdoor activities. 56 in sunnyvale as we head throughout the afternoon. highs today in the upper 70s. even in the south bay, 78 degrees in san jose, 68 in san francisco. a little cooler than where we ended up yesterday. we are cooler as we progress through the weekend. monday, tuesday, a few more clouds. stray shower wednesday. north bay shower on thursday. >>> and that's your latest weather. ann? >> all right, al. thank you. now to a surprising development at the trial of a man accused of drowning his own wife during a honeymoon diving trip in australia. the judge abruptly dismissed the case. mark potter has details from birmingham, alabama. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it was increasingly clea