dulles hit. 68 is average. a pleasant evening all across the region. cullpepper's still hanging onto 70 degrees. annapolis at 60 and baltimore 66 degrees. across the east coast we go and kind of sample temperatures to see what maybe coming in our direction. it looks like we'll spend another day in the 60s off to the west and nothing, we mentioned yesterday, particularly hot or particularly cool on this weather map. kind of steady temperature wise but it will get knocked down a little bit tomorrow because we see a disturbance heading in our direction. here's the shower activity that we're going to be watching getting in here during the day tomorrow. clouds around ahead of that system as you can see over d.c. and these will be spreading our way as we gelt closer into the late morning tomorrow. future cast at 6:00 spotlighting where the showers are. just clouds around but make sure the umbrella is handy. noon hour the leading edge of the showers get closer. by 5:00 or 6:00 we're still tracing showers around. fairly spotty but still around. by 11:00 wednes

from falls church to dulles international air important. the metro politan ken kashiwahara airport's authority, which is responsible for construction costs, budgeted $190 million for the new rail cars. but metro has raised the price tag to $265 million. there are reports that the rising costs could delay the dulles extension. metro's new general manager is not confirming those reports. >> i don't know if it will be. >> reporter: metro riders are reacting to the potential delay in dulles airport service. >> economic crisis at this time. i'm not surprised it is delayed. i think it is very important to really improve the traffic in the beltway. we have a problem on route 66. the traffic jams we have in the morning. >> reporter: the metro board is wrestling ways to close a $189 million budget gap. >> at this point what's before us is a combination of the two. increase in fares. and a rather modest reduction in service. >> metro can't say exactly how much fares will be increased for the average righter. >> it is going to be harder for me to get

inside to dulles here. fox 5 was on the scene as the ticket counters at air france were opening up today. folks say they arrived here because they were aware of the fact that some flights were getting out. passenger who's had reservations today were getting priorities but everyone else is being told to be on standby and they're not happy about it. people who have been stuck in europe for several days finally backed in here to the united states landed at dulles international airport. >> i was getting worried because they were running out in france. it really wasn't a bad place to be stuck. i was pretty fortunate. i enjoyed myself going sight seeing. >> everytime i called they said please go to the website and when you go to the website they tell you to call the number. it's just impossible. >> reporter: now this second volcano -- scientists say it harbors ten times the explosive power as the volcano in iceland that's been causing all of the problem and the big problem isn't the flights as much as the backlog

dulles, 79 degrees. bwi, 73. none of these re records.d have to get well into the 80s to break the records. 54 in the district. 48 in gaithersburg. charm city, 46 there. culpeper, it is 45. out to the east, let's check out stevensville. 48degrees there. here is a look at the satellite- radar. not much to show you here. a couple of light clouds up to the north and west. they won't do anything. we have mostly clear skies for our early-morning hours an we will have this high pressure down here so we'll have clear skies and calm conditions again today and i think, although it will be a warmer day, i still think it will be relatively comfortable. the forecast look lake this. mostly sunny skies, warm. 77-degree for your high downtown. warmer than that in parts of the suburbs. winds out of the southeast at five miles per hour so those will be light. for tonight, skies will be clear. comfortable temperatures once again. 54 for your overnight low in town. some 40s out there but still a nice night. five-day forecast, things are quiet tomorrow, 79 a

we are live here in dulles, sarah simmons, fox 5 news.k to you. >> thank you. >>> situation prompting action from good samaritans in orlando. sea world is offering free admission to anybody showing a return plane tick on the a canceled flight to europe. in vermont, amusement parks and inns and even some families opening their doors to people waiting for where you are's skies to clear. while in new york, sue and her husband bruce say they know what it is like to travel on a budget. they decided to head to jfk airport and adopt a family offering up their home in huntington. >> my husband came and said, listen, we can go through security. just to make you feel comfortable. you'll show you my id. they can log our name. you are safe. >> an experience like that brings people closer to together regardless of where they are in the world and communicate back here if they ever come across to scotland. we'll stay in touch with each other now. >> after getting to know their guests, the bartons trusted the family so much, they gave them a key to the h

traveling the dulles toll road, i went a good ten miles urn what i usually traveled. a lot of people with low beams on and it is like in the entire way from frederick to the spur. in to dc on river road you will have a couple of patches of clearing but low visible out here. so take your time. the beltway in maryland, it is going to be tough to see in spots here as well as evident here at colesville road. the live shot of the outer loop if you can see it on route 4, route 5 and 301. the same situation on all three of those roads and wrap it up with the beltway in virginia. bad, bad bad out here. watch your speed. no incidents or accidents to report but low visibility is the big story this morning. back to you. >>> maryland state board of elections is requesting an investigation of state senator ulysses curry of prince georges county. according to the baltimore sun, the influential senator is accused of using $41,000 in campaign funds to pay for apparent criminal defense legal fees over the last year. the board is not satisfied with how the campaign explained more than

reporting live at dulles, i'm kimberly suiters, news4. >> us airlines never met a fee they didn't like until now. they'll still be able to bring on carry-on bags for free on major u.s. airlines. senator charles schumer says five major airlines won't charge carry-on fees. the issue began earlier this month when spirit airlines announced a $45 carry-on fee. schumer plans to meet with spirit this week. >>> today the space shuttle "discovery" is scheduled to come home taking a rare path across the country. places like british columbia, sioux city, birmingham and jacksonville are along the flight path. the d.c. area is not under that flight path but rain may mean "discovery" has to wait one more day to come home. the shuttle is scheduled to land at 8:48. mission control will need to decide at least an hour in advance, an hour from now wlr, whether to shoot for a second attempt at 10:25. the "discovery" crew clideliver tons of equipment to the space station. >>> a big pro gun rally will happen in the district even though guns will not allow. an

armando trull has more from dulles airport tonight. >> reporter: as you can see, dulles airport is prettympty for all the airlines flying to europe. not a soul to be seen. the signs say canceled for the news coming out of europe are good. and things could change for the better quite soon. european union experts say the weather conditions could make air travel safe again on monday at least for a limited number of flights. >> and full custody is the best. that will be the top of the flight. possibly in operating the deals. >> reporter: an epic of fresh air blew some stranded passengers out of the dulles airport counters, hoping for a miracle. >> that's why i'm here. i was trying to see anything that we could connect to any flights going to europe. >> reporter: over the weekend, most major european airlines launched test flights with no passengers to test for safety. >> we have the safety here first and upmost priority. >> reporter: many passengers said that they were not worried about taking to the skies again, but they were not holding their breaths about how soon this would happen. >> and

he arrived this afternoon at dulles airport. he came on dan snyder's private jet, redskin one which picked him up from his off-season home in phoenix. got off of the jet, waved to the cameras, hopped into a limo and headed to landsdowne resort where he's stilling in town. he will be introduced tomorrow at a press conference at 12 noon, one we'll carry live on fox 5. chris cooley early this afternoon gave his thoughts. >> what was your first reaction when you heard you got donovan mcnabb? >> i think every's first reaction was surprise. there was a lot going on with the mcnabb talks. i don't know if anyone really thought this would be the place but i think it's a good thing for us. i think it's a good direction for the team to go. you're getting a quarterback that's a proven winner. he's taken that team to the playoffs so many times. he's beat us a lot of times. funny that we get the guy that tawbs about how much he like -- talks about how much he likes to play at fed ex. >> a good point. various reports say the redskins are curre

. >>> folks all over the world are stranded at dulles, too. they have spent days going back and forth between hotels and terminals, checking on the status of their flights. some say they have seen more than enough of the nation's capital, and they just want to go back home. >> it's a little annoying that you kind of have to hang around the airport or check the internet all the time because otherwise you could just go into d.c. and enjoy yourself. we've become quite familiar with dulles. >> took a taxi to the airport because we can't check online. 80 bucks down and can't go anywhere. >> a lot of people in that position. klm ran a test flight in the netherlands airspace last night. klm's ceo says the air quality was found to be safe. and if the final results hold up, the airline will ask to resume its flights. >>> at volcanic ash prevented president obama from going to a state funeral in poland. he was scheduled to attend today's ceremonies for polish president lech kaczynski. he died in a plane crash earlier this month, as you know. well, presi

everybody wants to go to dulles. get their cheaper if they took the metro. >> reporter: metro is trying to close a $189 million budget gap for the new fiscal year that begins this summer. a $100 million fare increase is being considered along with a reduction in services. which is causing some concern. >> we don't want the system to close at 2:00 a.m. on weekends. we want it to reflecting the bar hours because we are taking drunk drivers off the road. and d.c. fought hard for that. >> reporter: money is being cut for maintenance budgets, meaning escalator and elevator breakdowns could become even more of a problem in the future. >> it does cause delays, long lines getting on the elevator, and -- it is annoying. >> reporter: another problem facing metro is the uncertainty if or when it will receive $150 million in federal funds to be matched by $150 million in payments from maryland, virginia, and the district. this is chris gordon, news4. >> metro says now it cannot estimate what a fare increase would cost p average

yesterday, we had record heat at dulles, 93, and at bwi where it is 90. you notice the flow here out of the south and west so our unseasonably warm air will continue to be upon us. might be a few early morning clouds. nothing much is going to happen with it. it will just look a little cloudy out there to start the day. out to the west, a cold front out towards chicago. that will get in here tomorrow and cool us down as we get closer to the weekend. check out these temperatures. astonishing, 71 degrees at reagan national. fredericksburg is 7 # degrees. fredericksburg is 76 degrees. high temperature, 90 degrees. the humidity will stay in check today. how about temperatures 30 degrees cooler than today by friday. >> thank you. >>> we begin this morning with breaking news, word that four people have been shot in laurel, maryland. this apparently happened about 1:00 this morning. police say two victims were found on hitching post lane. two others were found on alma avenue about one mile away. not clear whether the victims are men or women or how old theare. we

the the dulles greenway, the dulles toll road, 66, and 270 will give you the green light. >> we begin with the latest on the oil rig explosion in the gulf of mexico. authorities are looking to prevent a major environmental disaster. officials said the sinking could potentially send more than 300,000 gallons of oil a day into the water. it could be several days before any of it reaches the louisiana coast, if it does. if the coast guard expects to call off the search for 11 people missing on tuesday's explosion. >> our top story, new developments from the deadly mass shooting in southeast washington. prosecutors have dropped charges against the 14-year-old thought to be behind the wheel during the drive by. police have arrested two more people and the third is still on the run. kathy park is outside police headquarters. >> district officials took an extraordinary step yesterday identifying 14-vote malik carter. this had to be done in order to clear carter's name and for his safety. authorities say they had the wrong person locked up since the march 30 shooting and dropped all the charg

whether you go lookout 7, dulles connector road, dulles toll road, or the capital beltway, you will be touched by these improvements. >> most of the projects are about 50% complete, but they warn to expect delays to be upwards of 20 minutes. >>> did you mail in your census form by today? let's hope yours was legitimate. scammers have been spreading them across the nation. the thieves want to steal your personal information. in some cases, the criminals switched the real form with the fake one and no one realizes what happened until it's too late. >> if they got a scam form, they never got the real one either. the biggest is the social security number. that's the biggest red flag number. >> paperwork will never ask you for your social security number, your bank information, your signature, and the real forms also have a color background and just ten questions. contamination a virginia tri by tear is soiled and there's no telling how much or how long it will take to clean it all up. >> and johns hopkins says it gives up. nobody gets the name right, so they are changing it, maybe. and dev

julie carey is at dulles international airport with the latest. hi, julie. >> reporter: the headaches aren't over yet. local residents who have been stranded over in europe have started to arrive back home today. flights from amsterdam, munich, paris, land late this afternoon and early this evening. meantime, words of the transcontinental flights ramping up. lines starting to grow inside dulles as folks try on get back to europe. john cheered as he left the dulles terminal and left behind three days of maneuvering that finally brought him home for business in slovakia. he made it back. >> booking a flight to prague, madrid. so it was pretty crazy trying to decide the best route of two, three possible routes. >> reporter: with the volcanic clouds dissipating the air traffic control agency expect just under half of its 27,500 flights to take off today. signs of progress on the runway at dulles. european carriers rolling again. travelers stuck in our area scrambled to get flights to our area. this woman needs to get back to a fellowship in berlin. >>

these happen every spring, but not always early april. 91 in leesburg. 93 at washington dulles. that smashed the old high of 86. i bet there are a whole bunch of them through the mid-atlantic. we are still around 91 we should be in the lower 60's right now. 85 in pittsburgh. cleveland, 85. changes are in the line. this is the air mass moving in -- a cold front. another hot day tomorrow. this cold front is going to come to town on thursday and change everything. unlike yesterday, where a little instability created storms in the mountains, a very stable air mass out there. very dry weather. very mild temperatures. the cold front will become more active. it will be on the move sometime in the afternoon hours. thursday, it will approach our area. close to 90 in many spots. on thursday, it will be in the '70s. thunderstorms likely through thursday night. on friday, much colder temperatures compared to what we have -- lowered 06's 60's and b. 79 at midday tomorrow. we're talking numbers close to 90 in many areas tomorrow. on thursday, upper 70's, and showers and thunderstorms late in

reporting live from dulles airport. i'm jane watrel. only about 8,000 of the 20,000 fligh fligh flights scheduled will happen today. >> airlines are not going to follow the lead of another airliner. spirit airlines recently announced lit start charging passengers for overhead bins. there were some concern other airlines would follow suit. but five of the nation's biggest announced yesterday they will not do so. they're american, delta, yooind united, us airways and jetblue. new york senator charles sumer applauded that move yesterday. he and several other democratic senators support a bill that would tax airlines that charge fees for carry-on bags. >>> coming up on news 4, you mieg might not have to go to u street to check out ben's chilly bowl. we'll explain. >> and with we're looking back at a home grown terrorist attack 15 years lat >> little breezy, a little cool. more what you would expect in april. sunset today at 7:49. the pollen count at 114 grains per cubish meter. oak makes up 86 of that. what's left, 20 some, close to 30 grai

. >> reporter: meanwhile at dulles, ticket agents did what they could. increasingly for some flying home has lost some of its appeal. >> we're thinking it would be nice to go across the atlantic on a ship. >> reporter: for now international travelers plans are up in the air as long as these planes aren't. >> it has been an unseasonably cool spring day and tonight that cool becomes cold. some will see below freezing temperatures by morning. more on the frost and freeze warnings, what is up, man? >> don't put away those heavy coats yet. we have a cold air mass in place. with clear skies that allows the heat to escape to the atmosphere. we are looking at a few areas that may see sub freezing temperatures and many areas that will see frost as well. let's take a look at the frost advisories, the darker blues on the map. west of the district so towards loudoun, fairfax and prince william, mid 30s for frost potential there. the lighter blues is the freeze warning toward virginia piedmont, culpepper, rap han knock, you could hit 32 or below that. if you have sen

the cost could mean higher fees for phyllis commuters. -- dulles commuters. and coming up on abc7 news at noon, the president heads to wall street with a message for bankers and brokers. get ready for more oversight. a preview, coming up. then powerful testing on a student who is accused of passing private e-mails. we will be right back. passing private e-mails. we will be right back. >> president obama is delivering a message to bankers and brokers in new york city, get ready for more oversight. >> some on wall street forgot that behind every dollar traded or leveraged, there is a family of looking to buy a house or pay for an education, open a business, pay for retirement. what happens on wall street has real consequences across the country. >> the white house hasays the proposed reforms will set limits on the banks and the risks they can take. they will also create a stronger financial protections for consumers. both parties agree more oversight is needed, but all 31 republicans are blocking the bill unless changes are made. some possible good news on the

we have record temperatures at both dulles and bwi marshall. i think at dulles we're pretty much guaranteed to shatter the record today. right now we're still in the 60s. if you want cool weather, get out there in the next couple of hours. it's really going to warm up by late morning. 69 at dulles, bwi marshall 66 degrees. these temperatures are going to jump a good 20 to 25 degrees before this afternoon is done with. as we continue to be under the influence of this very unusual weather pattern. we don't usually see high pressure anchored off the carolina coast this early in april. just a few clouds to start the day, but you can see we're going to be mostly sunny throughout the day. rain will get in here tomorrow, that will bring us some needed rain and much cooler air for friday and the beginning of the weekend. i'll have more on that in just a couple of minutes. sunny skies, hot again this afternoon, 90 degrees. i'll with have more details in just a moment. >>> rescue crews are desperately trying to reach four miners trapped underground in we

craig melvin is at dulles airport where he got word about the midnight flight. >> reporter: vacationers, people on business, honeymooners can't seem to get out of america. 30 minutes ago word came their flight is a no go. john and his new wife live near london. they have been trying to get back since thursday. >> we have been on our honeymoon. >> they call it good luck. >> reporter: it was her first trip to america. she was supposed to return to the netherlands friday. >> my sister is getting married on thursday and i really want to be there. >> reporter: early monday afternoon it looked like she would. around 7:00 word began to travel to the stranded and weary. >> they told us we had a 50/50 chance. >> reporter: the eruption spewed a new cloud of ash heading toward the united kingdom meaning scenes like this. a french tour group was supposed to leave d.c. over the weekend. british airways have been putting all 49 up at them at an area hotel and feeding them. they are scheduled for the midnight flight. >> if we catch something before, we are here. >> reporter: undoubtedly frustrating fo

to pay more now. >> everybody wants to get home, and we just have to wait, i guess. >> she came to dulles from her college reunion in west virginia, hoping her flight to norway would still be flying. it is not, and her new flight is eight days away. >> they do not know if they at any hotels and the other night. >> all he wants to do is check out of his d.c. hotel and get to paris in time to beat his wife in time for their wedding anniversary and his 85th birthday next week -- time to meet his wife. >> i want to go. >> millions of flights have been grounded. >> you cannot get through. you cannot get through germany. there is just no way out. >> an airliner taxiing after a test flight to amsterdam. several test flights throughout the day, and none reported problems due to the volcanic ash. and there is no word on what will happen for the flights on monday. the decision will not be made until monday, based on the air quality in europe. it will be 7 to 10 days or more before all of the stranded passengers worldwide are able to get to the destinations they are trying to get to. this is costing

goodyear, dulles airport, looks fine. nothing on dulles toll road or on the greenway. >> the nuclear summit is our top story. the downtown lockdown is still in effect. all of this comes as police investigated the accident near one of the road blocks yesterday. kathy park is live in a request with more details. >> good morning. transportation officials say that things went more smoothly than expected yesterday. they believe that is because many people decided to stay at home and work from home. that is what they're telling folks again today. even metro ridership was lower. 10,000 below the previous few monday is. we also noticed there were few backups. the first day it did have problems. a bicyclist collided with a five-ton military truck that was being used while a motorcade was passing through. if this happened at 6:00 p.m. yesterday if at new york and 12 streets. this is what the witness had to say moments after the accident. >> it took a second to realize what happens. i saw the down cyclist and her body. >> the accide

we are told northrop grumman is no longer considering either crystal city or the dulles area. the finalists are said to be boston and fair view park and fairfax county. >>> so long, farewell to civil rights legend dorothy height is underway. she passed away at the age of 98. she is lying in repose at the national council of negro women which is named after her. there will be a memorial service for dr. height tomorrow at shiloh baptist church in the district with a public funeral on thursday morning at the national cathedral. president obama will deliver the eulogy. >>> district police now have a fifth suspect in custody in connection with last month's deadly drive by shooting in southeast. officers took 21-year-old jeffrey best this to custody. they have not commented on his role in the shooting, which left four people dead along south capital capitol street. five others were hurt. four suspects are behind bars. police say this is the final arrest in the case. >>> the man who shot president reagan and several others 30 years ago could soon be released from a meantal hospital a

between springfield and au ca kwan, extension of the fairfax county parkway and the rail line to dulles, a set of ambitious projects. >> all of these projects are on schedule, which is very critical. >> that's good news but there is inescapable bad news too. >> there's going to be some disruption, there's going to be some inconvenience. >> in fact, planners predict an average of 20 minutes added to commute time even though they'll try to skeltd the most disruptive work alt night and weeks and other off peak periods. >> throughout the region whether you're in the maclean area on the dulles toll road or whether you're on the annandale, you can expect closures of all lanes on the interstate, dulles toll road system throughout this next year. >> not all at once of course. still efforts are being made in conjunction with businesses to lessen the pain. >> we want to encourage tell lal commuting. we want to encourage different work times. we have started a new transit service. >> planners say if they can get a 30% reduction in traffic in these areas it should make things go smoother. some is b

. >>> a question mark now hangs over the construction of rail to dulles. this after the supreme court granted an appeal to property owners who say the special tax used to fund this is unfair. >> it goes to pay for the fairfax county sheriff on the dulles construction project. only applying to the commercial and the industrial real estate, not residential. >> you could build the multimillion dollar condos there. they might get as much for the benefits from the rail than thal property owners. >> the other side argues that the constitution has allowed them to make changes that are fair. >> the general asemibe blue, they decided that -- assembly, they decided that because of the development, potential there, could probably benefit more greatly than the residential property. and so it makes sense economically to tax the commercial property and not residentials. that's what's being challenged. >>> i'm bruce johnson. we're finding illegal parking spaces might be compared to hitting the lottery. >> have you found anything? >> no. >> how long have you been looking?

every time i drive on the dulles road i think about that car and coming in from the airport a few days ago i thought about it because when i used to drive the dulles road 37 years ago there were no police on it and it was a good time to get the carbon and out of the cylinders of the darfur price all the back to the dealer so i never did find out what happened to it too and it went to california to seven o was here most memorable moment during your tenure? 81 there was more good days than bad-- watergate was a surprisingly small part of the project of the most memorable-- , it is hard to say days because that had such a unique position the counsel's office was high enough to do see over everything virtually that happened in the white house and government itself so it was a wonderful perch to understand government. the overall job experience was very rewarding. i often thought that in looking particularly looking at my files there would of the largest of the collections i am not ashamed of the anything we did with 99% of our work even watergate but i did not go hot mice staffed biden not

alex is live at dulles international as some travelers are finally returning home.lex. >> reporter: lesli, many anxious people waiting for that highly anticipated arrival. those planes finally landed today and lesli, it sure was nice to see many local families reunited with their loved ones after the long delays. now here at dulles, the first planes to arrive were between 1:30 and 3:00 this afternoon from europe. many folks have been separated from their loved ones longer than they expected. the spread of volcanic ash had a massive impact for the past five days. the delay was certainly disrupted the lives of many, including a couple from dc. >> the waiting and you know, not knowing when he was going to be there and house is on the market and we are closing on our new house on friday and i really needed him to be here. so he went to great lengths to be here. >> are you kidding me? >> her husband, craig says he is glad to be home. now certain air outs to european cities, like madrid and munich have deemed safe. 2/3 of flights between the u.s. and europe have been canc

kay summersby remembered, there was a dull bitterness about it. everyone was very, very tired. no surprise really, of after fourors of war. but before he fell into bed, exhausted at 5:00 a.m. that morning, eisenhower performed one final duty as supreme commander. during their many nights together, ike and butcher had joked about what language the supreme commander would use to inform the combined chiefs of staff that the germans had finally surrendered. such phrases as we have met the enemy, and they is ours. as a soldier though, eisenhower understood that it was not his place to announce the end of the war in europe, but a function of the heads of state who would make the formal announcement the following day. beatle smith recounts that in the of after glow of victory and the after glow of that ceremony, the of staff had prepared various drafts of a victory passage, that were suitable for a historic event of that nature. i tried one myself, smith said, and like all my associates, groped for resounding phrases as fitting accolades to the great crusade. general eisenhower reje

dulles airport at 49 degrees. winchester at 50.more is at 51 this morning so temperatures generally ranging from the mid-40s to the mid-50s. here is a look at that satellite-radar composite. we can show you that right now, we do have clouds in over us. nothing in the way of precipitation around the washington area at this hour. all of that is well off to the north and east -- i'm sorry, the north and west. we'll see the showers pop up and move in here a little bit later on today. as can you see across the southeastern united states, wave got quiet conditions but as this comes through, we'll see some showers triggered during the afternoon and during the evening. i don't expect anything severe or anything like that. just some shower activity. here is what we're thinking. we'll show you one of the model projections. you can see here, we've got the clouds in over us this morning. so mostly cloudy skies. we'll see a lot of clouds around during the day. shower activity any time during the afternoon after about 12:00, 1:00. an during the

winds sustained at dulles 22. we're right around 15 here for d.c. once the sun sets though later on this evening, these winds will start dying down just a little bit and by tomorrow we're talking 10 to 15 instead of 20 to 30 mile per hour winds. rain is moving on off. big pocket of cold air aloft. that's created a lot of cloud cover for most of pennsylvania. but you can see here, too, it's also created a little bit of snow. that colder air is coming across the lakes and that's helping to drive a little bit of that. some accumulation kind of blowing around in the upper elevations. no big deal, though. farther up to the northwest, we've had a little bit of cloud cover. it's mostly clear overnight tonight. 42 in the city. easily down into the upper 30s for some of our suburbs. if the winds settle down below 5, it might be colder than that. nice and sunny tomorrow, 64 degrees. again winds tomorrow 10 to 15 instead of 20 to 30 like we've had today. 64 tomorrow. plenty of sunshine. back up to 73 on sunday. it looks like by late in the day on sunday, we co

these temperatures, 11 to 13 degrees warmer than we should be. 76 at national, 78 at dulles and 76 at baltimore. now, currents temperatures in the 70s as well. from 73 to 75. so 79 to the south in fredericksburg. not too late to get out and enjoy these pleasant conditions. as far as skies are concerned, we've got clear conditions, a few clouds will be rolling in tonight. we have to keep an eye on a frontal system but overall it will not be all bad. 49 degrees for the overnight low and light winds. your full forecast is just ahead and a look at the all important five-day. >>> the national cherry blossom festival has officially ended tonight. as you can see most of those cherry blossoms are gone. the peak for the blossoms was on march 31st. it's not too late to look forward to the next time they are in full bloom. next year's festival will run from march 26th to april 10th. so mark your calendars. you fly a lot. maybe you almost never do. either way you are probably not going to like the idea of paying for a carry on bag. find out who is behind the effort to bag that fee for good. >>> t

state of the union addresses and inaugurations. >> reporter: dulles president says the control tower adds to their security. >> we're here the rest of the time during our activities. so if it is such a big concern they will shut us down for two days, and it just doesn't make any sense. >> reporter: he and the instructors believe a terrorist attack is no more likely to come from here than anywhere. >> that can happen anywhere. you know? it can be in an airliner and they're allowed to go inside the washington area. >> do you think it is unfair? >> yes. >> reporter: peggy fox, 9 news now. >>> now the fuss caused by a diplomat from qatar. sources now say he was headed for a visit with an imprisoned al-qaeda agent. we have the story. >> reporter: he is the third secretary at the qatar embassy. he was on his way to a consul lar visit with sleeper agent and qatar national at the super-max prison in colorado. he snuck into the united airlines flight lavatory and smoked a cigarette, questioned by air mar shuls, he allegedly joked he was lighting a shoe bomb. that led norad to scramble two f16

dulles at 5 # degree. bwi marshall at 51 degrees. -- dulles at 53 degrees. all those purples, that is the big storms that came through the mid-atlantic renale object yesterday afternoon and last night dropping hail, through the mid-atlantic region yesterday afternoon and night night dropping hail. i don't expect to see as much severe weather today because i don't think the dynamics will be as favorable as they were yesterday. we will see showers and thunderstorms pop up across the area. here is why. first of all, similar to yesterday, warmer air coming in from the south. yesterday, we had that sunshine that really moved us into the upper 70s to around 80 degrees. it actually hit 80 at tull -- etween the two systems, an area of low pressure moves across. we other see showers and some afternoon thunderstorms develop. five-day forecast, today, high about 70 degrees. tomorrow, the unsettled weather continues at late through the first half of the day or so. highs in the mid 1r0 way few more showers possible. wednesday, we try out, mid-60s with a mix of sun and cl

at dulles, it was april 16th. imsay saying wait until the middle of april.once we get through this morning, the next five to seven days, we are featuring temperatures well above the freezing mark. >> you are saying that chaz would have a better chance of starting early than gurvir out west. >> exactly. >> when i was in mississippi, i always planted right after easter but it's lot warmer there. >> and so now, i was atwal mart the other day and there was a fellow brying his tomato plants. i said i think we should get them now. >> i think it is safe to go with tomatoes. they are one of the more sense sieve vegetable crops and i think you can probably go with the tomatoes and the cucumbers an watch the garden grow. >> good. i'm ready. love it. >> if you have a question you want answered, go to myfoxdc.com and click on the weather tab. and once that garden starts fwring, please send us your tomatoes and -- growing, please send us your tomatoes and corn. >> if you are nice to me, i'll share your produce too. >> i would love that. >> you got to be nice though. let'

in fact, every time i drive on the dulles road, i think about that car. and in coming from the airportist a few days ago, i thought about it because when i used to drive the dulles road when i had that car 30-some years ago, there were no police on it. and it was a good time to get the carbon out of the -- out of the cylinders out of the car. i sold it back to the dealer so i never did find out what happened to it when i left and went to california. >> host: scott elliott, of valentine, pennsylvania, what was your most memorable moment during your tenure in the nixon presidency. >> guest: there were more good days than bad days. watergate was a surprisingly small part of it. the most memorable days -- it would be hard to say days because it was such a unique position. the council's office was high enough that you could see over everything virtually that happened in the white house as well as the government itself. so it was a wonderful perch from which to understand government. the overall job experience was very rewarding. i often thought -- in looking p

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coming close to it as we head near dulles. sterling at 89. mid to upper 70s. even fairfax around vienna. downtown, 73 is what it is at national. everybody else, mid 70s to near 80 degrees. laurel there in northern parts of prince georges county at 81 degrees. step over and show you andrews, down to brandi wine, mid to upper 70s. so, 80-degree forecast, we have a few of them out there. there's some 80s further west. culpeper 81. we have 82 way out west in comperland in the western parts of maryland. here's the forecast and really just not a whole lot going on. satellite radar shows plenty of sunshine. lack of cloud cover, so we still continue lots of sunshine, warm temperatures continue to build. this is our next system that is going to be moving through the mississippi, ohio valleys. you see, this is by saturday evening. this front is going to come over saturday night and sunday morning. all this warm air in place is going to block that front out. it's going to kill it. we see the effects of a couple clouds. right around those lower 50s, mid to upper 40s in ma

at dulles international airport and at bwi marshall, didn't get a record at reagan national. all right. sunny and hot today. we have agot some clouds this morning. other than a couple of spots where we see some shower activity but it will be a nice one being a had the one if you like the heat. showers and thunderstorms late thursday. we think thursday afternoon and thursday night possibly into friday morning. we'll see how that develops. much cooler this weekend behind a vigorous cold front that comes through. lets he get you up to date on what is happening with the our weather conditions. here is your satellite-radar. this morning, we've seen a couple of showers pop up. a couple of areas of thunderstorm activity as well. that is all pushing through as we speak. as it does, it will take the cloud cover with -- much of the cloud cover with it. this is only going to be going on for another hour, maybe hour and a half or so and then it moves out of here. current temperatures around the region, it is a mild start to the day, up to 70 degrees. fredericksburg has dropped down to #

one near dulles and near the pentagon. more than 300 workers will work at the new headquarters and the company is currently based in los angeles. most of the jobs are executive positions. no word on how much opportunity there may be for local new employment when the headquarters moves. if you are looking for work, check out our job shop at myfoxdc.com and click on the job shop tab near the top of the home page. we'll also tell you about our job of the day. that's coming up at 8:00. >>> d.c. remembering dr. dorothy hight today. >> the civil rightsickic -- icon will be remembered today. she passed away last week at 98 years old. sherry ly is live in northwest with more. >> reporter: good morning allison and steve. that public viewing at the national council of negro women is the first in three days of events that will be memorialized dr. dorothy hights. she was a fighter for women's rights and even counseled presidents. her body will lie in repose from 6:00 until 10:00 tonight. and then tomorrow a celebration of life is plan

look at the 40s. 49 in dulles. 48 in winchester. so much cooler air today.atures will only be in the low 60s and you can mix in the winds which are gusting out of the north and northwest at about 24 miles per hour and i think some of us might want a jacket out there as it will feel a lot cooler than it did in the last couple of days. here is your forecast. early clouds an afternoon sun. breezy and much cooler. high temperature 61 degrees. winds out of the north and west 10-15, gusting to about 20. there is your five-day forecast. if you have out door plans this weekend, things look great. both saturday and sunday temperatures should build up. and other than a cold one tonight, most people should be happy with the low 60s and 70s for the next five days and no rain after this morning. >> nothing to complain about. >> good looking forecast. >> thanks, tuck. >>> now to a serious crash in d.c.'s van necessary neighborhood. a car smashed into a building housing a nail salon last night in the 4400 block of connecticut avenue. investigators believe the driver may ha

and fredericksburg, 57 degrees and 55 at dulles and baltimore on the other hand is at 55 degrees and keeping a close eye to the sky and look at true view. we have got plenty of rainfall that is moving in across our area and it was more widespread and look at the leading edge here of the storm system that is headed our way and created a lot of storms and is still in parts of the midsection of the country and that is for our area and this is where we have all the tornado watches stretching from georgia to the south and to illinois and tennessee, kentucky and indiana and all effected here and there have been reports of tornados on the ground in some of the areas, gusty winds and rainfall. as this moves toward us, this is what we're going to watch into the next 24 hours and to our weather map. we are under a slight rack of of severe weather, from d.c. and through south of the florida panhandle and this is going to ease to the north of us and stall out right near the mason-dixon line and back to the south again and to areas of central virginia and maryland, talking thunderstorms as way mo

many stranded passengers are believed to be leaving dulles airport after days of cancellations. flights are headed to and from your again. >> how many people? >> we will get there now. it's great. it's wonderful. >> the volcanic eruption in iceland canceled more than 100,000 flights worldwide. >> metrobus as it is working hard to make safety improvements. it was in a hot seat at a hearing on capitol hill yesterday. the federal transit administration told lawmakers and audit of metro and its oversight committee found major communication and management problems. the general managers said the transit agency is working to implement the recommendations of the audit. >>> metro is set to unveil a new budget that raises fears that makes your service cuts. fares would go up significantly during peak hours. passengers traveling during the busy times will pay a 10 cent surcharge. bus fares and parking fees will rise as well. metrorail with shutdown at 2:00 a.m. on the weekends. >> a federal air marshal from our area has been fired after being charged with rape. 30-year-old lecheton settles

i realize that sounds like a dull topic, so i have chosen the parts of my book that i think lend itself more to official visual presentation like this. there is some heavier stuff in the book as well, but i felt like this would be the talk today that ideology is especially important because this regime and this man that you see on the picture into a much higher degree of mass support than we tend to assume. we tend to think of north korea as a country that's a prominent lockdown, that survives purely by its repressiveness alone. that's just not the case. i think the evidence for this lies in the north korean border and sell. on the left you have the east german border which i remember very well. i was a student in west germany. and i would go to berlin quite often on the train and we would have to go through this border. on the right to have the north korean border. and you can see they're very different that this is the border to china and not the dmz to south korea. but still, it's a very easy border to cross. and the very interesting statistic is 50% of those who do cross the border

it is 50 at dulles. forecast for washington for today. take an umbrella with you.s are likely. then for tonight i think that we will see clouds around during the early part of the evening. cloudy and overnight a few showers are likely. the five-day forecast -- again, a mixed bag. tomorrow, 71, but a lot of clouds and maybe a shower or two here and there. friday clear. 67 degrees. saturday and sunday for is a chance of precipitation each day and our highs in the upper 60s. that's a look at the weather. now, here is julie with an update on traffic. >>> all right. tony. >>> well, full voting rights in congress for the district of columbia, come to a hot right now. good morning. >> good morning. this week, again. we are continuing to be happy about republican -- john, joining us and nice to see you. >> good being here. >> all right. john, you said that you would rather start talking about the lineup of the games. >> the nfl schedule came out yesterday. the nfl draft is tomorrow night. what the heck are being doing talking about politics. >> unfortunately, i have to bri

nothing on the green way or the dulles toll road to report. volume on 66 and 95, but no accidents.te police fairfax are confirming no accidents. out of columbia in laurel, expect delays getting into greenbelt and to the beltway. southern maryland, route 4, and route 5 out of waldorf, you are feeling your way. nothing reported through southeast d.c.. in case you decide to take metrorail, they have normal service. nothing to report between 14th street bridge and the exit to pennsylvania avenue in the district. now to brian van de graaff. >> along 270 in germantown, looking southbound. i cannot tell what's going on because you cannot see. the fog is pretty thick. the advisories until 9:00 this morning. it will be listed unless there is lingering fallout. low 70's and isolated late date thunderstorms. tomorrow, a constable. big changes on the weekend. showe--comfortable tomorrow. >> that will do it for good morning washington. a local update at 7:22. morning washington. a local update at 7:22. >> my subaru saved my life. i won't ever forget that. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subar

make sure the kids heading out are dressed warm in the morning. 48 degrees at dulles. 46 degrees at baltimore. up the mid-atlantic temperatures in the 40s and 50s as well. we have clear skies as a ridge of high pressure continues to build in. our overnight lows will be in the range of the low 30s to upper 30s. could see a 40-degree here and there but especially to the west the temperatures are really going to dip. so the cold air is definitely in place. ridge of high pressure building in over the course of the next few days. that's going to hold us stead for some sunshine as we move through into monday, tuesday and wednesday. tuesday night into wednesday, a little weak disturbance to the south of us could bring a passing shower for lower southern maryland or northern virginia but other than that, we're talking lots of clear conditions and a cloud here and there. it looks like the unsettled weather pattern will kick in only towards the end of the week. in the meantime here's a look at your day planner for tomorrow under the sunshine. by midday about 59 degrees. and our daytime high will be int

dulles, 65. bwi marshall only made it up to 57 degrees yesterday.4 degrees in baltimore. 56 here in the district. culpeper, 55. cambridge, maryland, 57 degrees. your day planner for today, morning clouds give way to some sunshine later on today. trying conditions except for the possibility of a couple of showers to our south. high today about 64 degrees. more details on the forecast coming up in just a little bit. >> we'll let you redeem yourself over the next few days with the temperatures coming up. >> we'll try. a rough couple of days. >> i know t that's okay. >> been a rough couple of days and i haven't even been here, tony p. . >> i know. we needed you. >> you think you would get a break there or something. on the roads, no incidents to report as you travel to and from the wilson bridge. however, trying to make that exit between maryland and virginia by way of the american legion bridge, authorities are checking for a car stopped mid- span tying up the left side of the road. here on the outer loop, we are starting to see just a little bit of vo

also, a thunderstorm reported at dulles. the heaviest rain off to the north and east. some patchy fog will develop in the early-morning hours as temperatures fall in the 50's. coming up, we will look at the extended forecast, and there will be warmer temperatures by the end of the week. caroline? >> thank you, steve. >>> log on to our website for more information at wjla.com. >>> the president returns to a battle over reforming wall street. republican and democratic representatives will be trying to have a vote tomorrow. so far, republicans are not on board. tonight, democrats are tired of waiting. >> we have 17 months after somebody broke into our house, in effect, and rob us, and we still have not changed the locks on the door. >> republicans will try to block financial reform to coming to the senate floor tomorrow. >> will we get a bill by tomorrow? i doubt it. i will always hope so. >> the president has been demanding reform. >> we also need some rules of the road for wall street, so the reckless decisions of a few do not take our economy over the side. >> more tax

hot lanes on 495 and rail lines at dulles. is asking for people agencies cooperation. >> we want to encourage telecommuting and encourage different work times. >> drivers could begin noticing an easier commute by the end the year. >>> if you haven't seen the cherry blossoms yet this could be the perfect weekend to do it. taking a live look now at the tidal basin the trees are in full bloom and gorgeous weather out there. you can bet a lot of people will be enjoying the sights because of the great weather. megan mcgrath joins us from the tidal basin with more. now is really the best time to see them. i bet youave no crowds and beautiful sunrise. >> reporter: now is a great time to see them. a lot of people plan their trip to come early in the morning because they miss the crowds and you get the beautiful effect of the sunlight as the sun begins to come up here and you get the reflections off the water and the monuments are all lit up so you can get some angles where you get the lit monuments and cherry blossoms. you can see thi