it's 54 at dulles. 55 in martinsburg.ind advisory for the vast majority of the viewing area from 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m.. wind gusts up to 45 miles an hour or in the metro area, 50 in outlying areas. there are some trees down. has been quite a night with the storm damage. 15 southbound before the exit for south jefferson streets there's been a crash. traffic is getting by in one lane. give yourself extra time. in arlington, up two power poles broke and dorati's down -- and there are wires down. no. george mason drive between 15th and 16th streets is that location. back to you. >> thank you. we are on storm watch. powerful wind toppled trees and power lines and damaged buildings as well. pamela brown is live in arlington with some of the damage left behind. good morning. >> good morning. lesa was talking about the downed tree in arlington. it's behind me. this is on george mason drive next to the va hospital center. during the morning rush hour, george mason drive between 15th street and washington boulevard will be cl

dulles toll road, this will impact your drive this morning.rred to the beulah road overpass. coming inbound towards the capital beltway after hunter mill road, you will find there are crews working on the overpass. right now, traffic volume is working in your favor. there is very little delay at this point but that will change as our volume continues to grow. northbound i-59 with everything open, no robs to report in the main line or the hovs headed back out to the beltway. >>> if the latest on the chandra levy murder trial, the fate of the man her murder now rests in the hands of a jury. they will start deliberating to decide if ingmar guandique killed levy in rock creek park nine years ago. attorneys made the closing arguments yesterday. now, the jury must make the decision with little evidence. there is no dna and no eyewitnesses. our paul wagner is blogging about the case from inside the courtroom. can you follow his updates on myfoxdc.com. just click on the chandra levy tab. >>> maryland state police are veg august body that was found ins

it was said of the political hero of my youth, senator scoop jackson, that he was so dull that he gave fireside chat the fire would go out. i'm looking for a fire snuffer, bret, somebody with anti-charisma. it's the romantic in me. what can i do? >> you've written a column about this, charles, many people are upset about the tsa screening methods, and you have thoughts on that. >> i heard just this afternoon that the tsa has rescinded the requirement for the full scan and the pat-down of the pilot, which i think is the first ray of rational alternatlallity in f this. think of the sheer idiotsy of imposing it in the first place. a pilot doesn't need a box cutter to bring a plane down. all he has to do it to ditch it. that's actually happened on egypt air some years agoens when the political crashed it into the sea off nantucket, killing everyone aboard, saying as he died, basically, i think he said, i trust in god, or something like that. so i think what people are beginning to understand is it makes no sense to look for objects. you have to look for the terrorists. the idea of old peop

the greenway and the dulles toll road are quiet. there was a fatal crash last night on the bw parkway. pamela brown said it was a pedestrian that was followed of the disabled vehicle struck by another car. live pictures of the documentation process. southbound between 198 and 197 will be closed until further notice. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:11. >> coming up, the myspace- facebook masekela, how they are americans together -- matt to cchup. >> we could be one step closer to knowing the fate of the man accused of killing chandra levy, three o when my husband got sick and couldn't work anymore, it was up to me to support our family. karri danner went back to school, to become a nurse. my education made all the difference but now some in washington want regulations restricting access to career colleges and universities, denying opportunity to millions of people like karri, letting government decide who can go to college. it's my education, and my job,. don't let washington get in the way. >>> welcome back. we begin with breaking

heroize at dulles airport where he will speak about the cardinal. -- he will arrive at dulles airport. >>> the gunmen in the murder of brian betts will be sentenced tomorrow. he pleaded guilty to a first- degree murder charge. the principal was found inside his home in april. detectives believe he entered an internet chat line with the intent of robbing him. several other people are also charged. >>> the fbi says the number of hate crimes is falling sharply. about 6600 hate crime incidents were reported last year. 60% of the offenders were white and 20% were black. this coincides with a decline in prime's across the u.s.. >>> lawmakers have approved what could be the toughest measures to fight school bullying. it requires anti-bullying programs in public schools. this follows the suicide of a freshman in september. he killed himself after a roommate spied on him with a wet camp. -- with a webcam, >>> we are learning about what happened between charlie sheen and an adult film actress inside a hotel room. the woman told "good morning america" he yelled racial slurs at her and grabbed he

four of a mile at dulles -- we are at 3/4 of a mile at dulles.e'll start with the satellite- radar composite. we have clouds and misty conditions. not the prettiest start to the day and in fact, some some ways, a problematic start to the day with the reduced visibility causing some problems for your commute this morning. temperatures are not so bad. they are cool to mild, 50 degrees in washington. 51 at patuxent naval air station. 52 in ocean city. dulles as at 47 degrees. your forecast for today, morning for but then becoming partly sunny and mild. high today into the mid-60s. so it won't be bad at all. we just got to get through the morning. coming up in about 15 minutes, this morning's edition of ask the weather guys is about frost on your windshield. who gets it, who doesn't? why do some people get it, some people don't. we'll delve into that. >> sounds good. >>> let's get to julie wright and find out what is happening on the roads. >> we are trying to show you what is out there. if you look closely, there is a live shot of 66 eastbound comin

delia gonsalves is live at dulles. she looked at how our airport security screenings are going today and what are passengers saying? >> anita, we talked to folks here at the airport, bwi and reagan national. and all of them were uncomfortable with the idea of someone seeing essentially what you look like with your clothes off. but they say considering the alternative, they would rather do that instead. >> reporter: no matter where you fly, bwi, reagan national, or dulles, prepare for the chance for a full body scan. >> i guess i would find that a little invasive. >> reporter: only randomly selected passengers will go through the advanced imaging technology. the transportation security administration said the scans can detect hidden weapons or even explosives. and according to a new cbs poll, four out of five americans support them. >> there are so many things happening these day. >> reporter: here is what you need to know. the assisting officer cannot view the image and the person viewing the passenger never sees them

. -- mild. 54 degrees in the district, 49 at dulles. 50 at martinsburg. 37 in cumberland. 55 in annapolis. clear skies this morning by sunrise. increasing clouds coming from the west. areas of rain will occur across the region. this afternoon and we will cleared the ballot again. high temperatures well into the 60s and upper 60's in some spots. now to lisa baden. >>> looks good on the beltway in montgomery county. the bridge between new hampshire and university boulevard, let's take you to the geico camera. but traffic barrels are alums of the lakes -- are out of the way. traffic is getting through. on 95, 395, looks good. near 123eltway tysons, you need to stay to the right. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a developing story from asia. there's been a clash between north and south korea. north korea fired mortar rounds at a south korean island. south korea then scrambled fired jets -- fighter jets. a south korean marine was killed. no word on what sparked the incident. >>> a guilty verdict nine years in the making. on the fourth day of deliberations, the jury convicted in march guandique f

. >>> marijuana is found to dull the senses.ut now they suggested it causes long-term problems in the brain. more coming up on the health alert. >>> more at 5:30. she didn't end up as vice president, now why sarah palin believes she could beat president obama if she decided to run. ea. >>> the severe weather is the big the downed power lines. this tree top we valley in new york and new england, there's >>> well she went through thousands of restaurant reports dishing up the dirt on the places we all eat. but now joce sterman is going back to school. she is here now with the preview of her latest installment of dirty dining. break it down joce. >> reporter: all right kelly. you send your kids off to school thinking the worst thing they'll see in the cafeteria is a food fight. we went through towns of inspections papers to the places your kids have lunch. we're taking a look at the lunch lady and what goes on inside her kitchen. we pulled records for nearly 500 schools all over the baltimore area and took a look at how many of the

we hit 65 at dulles and 65 at baltimore as well. well, it's a little cooler right now, though, however. 47 at dc. we have got 37 at dulles. a 36 at martinsburg and. winds are light and skies are clear. the cooler weather will head our way. this is the dividing line of where a cold front is. that is actually going tore our next weather maker. plenty of sunshine for today mild. cooler than it was today. but that frontal system will gradually move its way towards us. rain by monday night. tuesday looks like a pretty soaker day. could see up to an inch of rainfall. but right now at a point where we definitely need it. so for tomorrow mild conditions. temperatures into the mid-60s. 62 by the time we hit mid-day. by 5:00 it will be around 60 degrees. here is a look at your five day forecast. start off with sunshine tomorrow. but then we run into some clouds on monday ahead of that frontal system as it heads in. could see some rain by monday night. tuesday as i said will definitely be an umbrella day. dry out by wednesday. thursday looking

>> reporter: this is a nasty on of we've got eastbound dulles toll road after the main toll plaza completely shut down. eastbound lanes will be diverted into the airport access lane which will get you by the crash. unfortunately, it takes drivers all way inside the beltway. you lose direct access to the beltway this afternoon. you're going to have to go over the top of the beltway and head over toward route 7 to continue on your commute. adding insult to injury, we've got yet another accident i the back-up in that detour they've got in the airport. access lanes approaching route 7. that one you'll get by single file. this does have far-reachin consequences. some good news, if you were trying to get on to the toll road where the accident was not. if you get on it at spring hill or better, you will be bond the know. you still have some lane closures from spring hill headed toward the accident. but you can at least get by without hitting those substantial delays now, the delays, those ve far-reaching effects. not only are we jammed on the toll road but on the capitol beltway, this is what we've

mostly in the 40s. 45 at dulles. 44 at fredericksburg. baltimore is at 46 degrees at this hour. satellite-radar composite for the region. things look good. there is that storm system still spinning up over new england although beginning to push out but still some spin in the atmosphere. we got a few clouds from that yesterday evening. this morning, our skies are primarily clear and the wind will gradually be pulling away as well. it won't be as breezy as it was yesterday. forecast for today looks like this. lots of sunshine, mostly sunny. still breezy this afternoon. wind five to 10 miles per hour, maybe gusting up to 20 or so. 61degrees your high for today. >> thank you. let's take a look at traffic with julie wright. >> not looking so bad out there. overnight roadwork in the process of being picked up on the outer loop of the beltway approaching 66. southbound 95, overnight roadwork had the two left lanes blocked leaving newington headed down to lorton, and that has cleared. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> one teenager is dead and another at a local hospital

the same for dulles and baltimore 64 degrees. we hit 10 degrees warmer yesterday. so talk about a great weekend that we have experienced. 46 degrees right now at gaithersburg, 46 at dulles, 41 in manassas, 53 degrees in hagerstown and 43 at baltimore, 51 degrees in washington. temperatures a bit on the cooler side in the overnight hours as well and take a look. we've got some clouds streaming in and on the horizon we've got some rain showers and that's what we'll keep an eye on. we've got a system that will end up bringing us some rain as we move into the workweek. the day will start off with mainly some sun and cloud, a mixture of both moving through the early hours of monday and then by monday night we'll start to see some of that rain move its way through. tonight could see some of those showers hitting parts of the allegheny front. this frontal system will glide its way across and there's a low pressure system developing in the gulf. that's going to slide its way up there. moisture being drown drawn in from the gulf and atlantic and we'll have a full rain day b

dulles, 44 at this hour. cloud out there, some fog as well actually weak cold front has been marching through. you see the rain showers falling apart before they get in here but some of the cloud cover associated with that frontal system hanging out across the mid-atlantic. it will be partly sunny and it will take a while to burn off some of the fog. our forecast is a fairly easy one. increasing clouds today after a little morning fog. high temperatures cooler than yesterday, still above where they should be. if you are going to the redskins game tonight, we should remain dry for the game but it will be cloudy and relatively mild out there with temperatures falling into the mid-50s by game time. >> thank you, tuck. >>> let's check the roads with julie. >> not a lot happening out there overnight and this morning. the live shot of 66 coming inbound here. no sign of any roadwork approaching the beltway. the beltway construction at tyson's being cleared and 66 inside of the beltway at speed as you i don't recolle

dulles airport 32 there. frederick, maryland, 37. in quantico it's 36. off to the east is where you'll find more temperatures in the 40s, annapolis 46 degrees, stevensville 48. baltimore is at 40 at this hour. our wind speeds -- first we'll show you the region. 37 in pittsburgh. columbus at 34 degrees. and this cold air that is out there is going to control our weather for the next couple of days. cooler today than yesterday. tomorrow cooler than it will be today. now let's take a look ated -- look at the winds. winds were a factor yesterday. some winds gusting up to 35 and 40 miles per hour in the wake of the storm that came through here. but things look calmer today and will be for the bulk of the day today. satellite radar composite for the region will show you we do have this some -- some clouds out there, beginning to work in here. a little bit of precipitation in the panhandle of west virginia. more significant precipitation father out to the west. but i think most of that dissipates before it gets here. i would not rule out a shower or two here or

currently, 57 degrees at reagan national. 55 at frederick and out at dulles. the winds will be gusting to 45 miles per hour and that will bring down a lot of leaves and some tree limbs as well. more details on the weather in just a moment. back to you. >> thank you. >>> along with the weather, we want to look at our other top stories today. jury deliberation begins today in the murder trial of chandra levy. lawyers made their closing arguments yesterday. now, the jury has to make a decision with very little evidence. there is no evidence connecting guandique and no eyewitnesses. >>> maryland state police are investigating a body found inside a box along a wooded area of interstate 70. the state highway maintenance crew made that discovery next to mile marker 48 near braddock mountain. no word on whether the victim is a man or woman or a cause of death. >>> new information in the prince george's county corruption scandal. during a hearing, prosecutors told the court that two of the suspects being a prominent businessman and his wife, were heard on wiretaps disc

dulles, dropped to 43 and same for frederick. we have fair skies out there. the temperature is dropping and remember the temperatures we show you here are in town and out in the suburbs. easily you can take away as much as 5 to 7 degrees and that will be getting fairly chilly the next few hours. the weekend forecast is coming up and that looks good and we're talking about next week as well and on wednesday for that great getaway and have a look at that forecast. >> we'll see you very soon. thanks. >>> cardinals from across the world are at the vatican for a day of prayer with ren benjamin. the meeting is part of a rare summit, including the sex abuse scandal and religious freedom. a ceremony at the vatican tomorrow will have an impact here in the washington area. it's elevating 24ing cardinals including donald whirl. >>> local students are supporting cardinal-elect whirl here at home. take a look. these kids are at our lady of victory school in northwest and they all, as you can see, wore red today and students all over had special activities and most rang be

we have 42 at baltimore, 34 at dulles and 33 to the far west at martinsberg. so here is a look at your day planer. some sunshine and clouds. our high 54 degrees. i'll have the full forecast later. back to you. >> gwen, thank you. >>> north korea's nuclear capabilities are back in the news. >> this morning confirmation of another facility. why an american scientist is calling it stunning. >>> the exit plan to get out of afghanistan. we'll talk about that when we return. we'll be right back.  hi, we're looking to save some money on our car insurance. great! at progressive, you can compare rates side by side, so you get the same coverage, often for less. wow! that is huge! [ disco playing ] and this is to remind you that you could save hundreds! yeah, that'll certainly stick with me. we'll take it. go, big money! i mean, go. it's your break, honey. same coverage, more savings. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> making headlines this morning, the united states postal service and the american postal workers union agreed early this morning

dulles airport, 34. cold all across the region this morning.ake awe look at that satellite- radar. we do have a couple of clouds here and there. not much happening. a lot of those clouds are breaking autopsies they get to our region. a few more clouds out to the west but we are going to see plenty of sunshine today and even if your sunrise this morning, a good amount of sunshine coming through. here is a look at the surface map and this is going to explain to you what is going on for the next couple of days. for today, high pressure. i mentioned the barometric pressure has been on the rise for many hours now. high pressure settling in. a cool day. for saturday, we'll have a nice little warm-up p -- warm-up. we'll see our high temperatures in the 50s. we will see our temperatures go back up in time for monday. the forecast for today looks like this. mostly sunny skies. cool this afternoon, high only about 52 degrees, a little bit breezy as well. your five-day forecast, take a look. we'll hang on here because temperatures up and down for the next

looks good on the greenway and the dulles toll road. looks fine southbound almaden of frederick and into montgomery county. i-495 between thurgood marshall airport and into baltimore. minder crashed on the inner loop near pennsylvania avenue, but everything has moved to the shoulder. traffic moving at speed and is light in volume. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we begin with breaking news from greenbelt to this morning. an officer under fire. prince george's county police looking for a suspect who shot at an off-duty officer early this morning in the 8500 block of greenbelt road. now the latest on the investigation from courtney robinson. >> good morning. they are looking for a man. according to prince george's county police, the man tried to rush the officer. -- rob the officer. the bullets hit the officers jacket. this happened on greenbelt road. the man approached the off-duty plainclothes officer as he was getting allyson of his personal vehicle. the man demanded his wallet and gunfire as exchanged. the officer was not hit. police h

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drivers will be detoured off of i-66 westbound at the dulles connector road starting at midnight. the closer extends to the beltway and the road will not reopen until 5:00 a.m. the same restrictions will be in effect from midnight to 5:00 a.m. thursday. will we see more chilly winds restart yesterday with the weather? adam caskey is here with a first look at the forecast. >> >>> >>> >>> it is a picture- perfect week. it is eerie because you look at november and it is such a transitional time. you see big changes and a shift in temperatures and conditions even within one week of weather. we will go through one week and have hardly any changes of this week. this pleasant weather will continue. let's take all look at the conditions of life outside. there is not even a cloud in view. the satellite pictures show the same thing. arlington is 58 degrees. reagan national airport is currently at 58 degrees. we will get into the low 60's today. for the most part, in the low 60's. we will talk about the extended forecast coming up. >>> hundreds of new jobs are coming to fairfax county. icf i

compare that to 41 at dulles international way out west. quiet and dry going to be the name of the game for the next several sdis or so winds are out of the north at 5-10. rush hour commute to lisa. >> traffic seems to be handling its own. route 4, route 5. good out of analysis. columbia between 4 the 5 where you see the most action. fair county. 66 and 95 just the volume starting to grow. >> our top story this morning. president barak obama is reiffs in south korea today for a meeting of world leaders. tracking the latest developments >> the president does have a lot of plans. meeting with g-20 leaders. topping the list of the discussions there, the economy and trying to improve it around the world. in 1978, the president's mother married an indonesian man and moved there for about four years. the people here quickly made me feel at home. >> there for less than 24 hours, president barak obama visited the m mosque. >> this house of worship was designed by a christian architect. islam flourishes but so do other faiths. relations have frayed

on the inner loop from 395 to the dulles toll road, that is 30 minutes. outer loop is driving behind 95 and 270. dc 95 is a bright spot. the very latest on the outer loop accident at pennsylvania avenue is coming up in the next traffic update. back to you. >>> thank you. how is this for perspective. dwight eisenhower was president when the intercounty connector was first put on the master plan. >> planners say opening day for the toll road is weeks away. there are a few parts that are ready to go right now. >> scott broom gives us a sneak peek of the highway. >> reporter: the road is paved. the lines are painted. for now, not a bit of traffic in our way. as we cross montgomery county on the first section of the icc. seven miles from shady grove to georgia avenue. 22 minutes on local roads. seven minutes on the icc. >> we are close to opening the first section of the intercounty connector. >> reporter: ray feldman says the time is measured in weeks as the project closes in on a late december or early january opening for the first section. >> there are stil

beltway in virginia, construction between route 7 or dulles toll road and route 50. all should be clearing by 5:00 hour. then on 395 at the 14th street bridge, no surprise there, stay to the right to get by. we have on-going construction to the left. traveling up 95 in virginia heading northbound, still looking at one hour commute from fred riksburg to the mixing bowl. >>> 4:32. while you were sleeping, crews continued to repair portions of farragut north metro station. >> this is after pieces of concrete fell on to the platform. one of the pees set to be the -- said to be the size of a human head. >> reporter: because it means in bringing in heavy equipment, the station is closed for emergency inspection of all 6 dome releafs here. passengers seemed unsurprised. >> that's what the metro does. we are kind of used to it at this point. i am sure i will have to get on a train, get off, get on tomorrow, have it stop, the usual. >> reporter: before the station was closed, rush hour commuters continued to use it. a portion of station platform had come down. they didn't lea

compare that to 35.9 cents a mile during the morning rush hour on the dulles green way and 10.8 cents a mile on the dulles toll road at all times. >>> our 9news now morning team shared some of their most treasured thanksgiving recipes today. howard gave us a take on his turkey. >> helping to stuff it. >> and then they favored hike high deck's stuffing. jessica doyle had mashed potatoes and guess what bread pudding by andrea roane's mom, her mom, one of moo i favorite people ethel. angie treated the crew to a localery pilgrim hat. you know what that means. no cooking for her. >>> you can find all of those recipes on our web site, wusa9.com. >> there's a lot of fun this morning. my colleagues really impressed me with what they provided. i'm just glad my turkey was juicy. >> especially angie's hat and andrea's mother, her mother. >> and that bread pudding, oh, man, she's from new orleans. it's on the web site. go to the morning show page on wusa9.com and it's easy to find. easy to make, too. >> it is? >>> weather-wise, we've got changes coming. nice and mild out there right now. it will

we have a lot going on. 267, dulles toll road, hunter mill, you lose two right lanes because they are trying to repair the overpass at wolf trap. buhl a closed between la ñson a and days farm. rhode island between 4th and 12th closed because of downed tree. northwest massachusetts and 34th closed same reasons. virginia and arlington, north george mason drive closed between 10th and washington for the same situation. and buoys, maryland, 197 at old laurel buoys road, more downtown wires in the roadway. and 190 at persimmon also shut down. go to wusa9.com and check out the list of closures before you hit the road. coming up in the next report, focus on the commute in virginia out of 95. back to you. >>> as howard told us, the biggest story that happened while you slept is damage from a severe storm that store through the -- tore through the region overnight. >> kristin joins us with what it looks like. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we have quite a bit of damage here, so much so that several police officers that we spoke with this morning say that they think this area may have

. >> i'm live at dulles airport. coming up, what you need to know about the full body scan. >>> and i'm topper shutt. i still have the umbrella. showers are still in the forecast. we'll show you live doppler. we'll tell you when the showers move out and what that means for your morning commute and when the big winds move in. >>> now gay couples can marry regardless of where they live. we'll explain how coming up after the break. >>> the world is all abuzz about prince william's engagement and plenty of you are weighing in with your thoughts on our facebook page. he asked kate middleton last month while they were vacationing in kenya. during the first interview as a couple, the prince said it was difficult keeping quiet for so long and they were relieved to make the announcement. they did not say how big or small the wedding would be but they are certain they want a family. >> i think we'll take it one step at a time. we'll get over the marriage thing first and then look at the kids. but obviously we want a family so

for this time of the year and we have been very, very luck so far and 57 degrees this hour. 55 at dulles and martinsburg and up the mid-atlantic, 51 degrees for boston and for new york and at 52 degrees and in tems of our sky conditions, we have a few clouds skirting in and there is this ridge of high pressure and that is to the west of us and move in. let's take a look at true view and we'll show you what is happening out here. we have snow and precipitation across areas of the northern plains and the west. we're looking at the storm system kicking up from the dakotas to the great lakes and into tomorrow. there is colder air going to come through as the jet stream takes a big dip and what we're talking about is seeing this precipitation move through in through the course of the next few days and we're going to be good until tuesday and we have a frontal system sliding into the mid-atlantic and into the night and this will make its way toward this and into tuesday-thursday period w. that frontal system, we're looking at a real dip in temperatures and look at this and that colder air towa

we hit 65 at dulles, the same at baltimore. temperatures are not feeling like it's november at all out there. right now we have 46 at gaithersburg. 57 at national. 51 at dulles. 47 at martinsburg. baltimore at 52 degrees. up the midant it's 50 in boston. 59 in new york city. to the south 55 in richmond. looking out west, you will see where the temperatures are quite a bit cooler. take a look at the dividing line. 34 and 33 degrees. this is behind a cold front so the cooler air behind this front will move our way. that frontal system will be a big player in our weather as we move through into the beginning of the week and we see changes. in the meantime, this ridge of high pressure holding us with the clear skies we are seeing but it's keeping the frontal system and the rain that is associated with it at bay at least for the next day or so before it heads our way. slightly cooler tomorrow. still plenty of sunshine. a mild day still. temperatures will be roughly about the mid-60s or so. but here is the frontal system that will pu

out at dulce gust -- at dulles 22.howers and thunderstorms racing through the region during the evening hours and overnight last night. now off to the north and east, a lot of sunshine for your wednesday. and some cooler temperatures on the way tomorrow. but today nice and mild and sunny, just very windy with high temperatures back into the 60s. here is your five-day forecast, 63 this afternoon and should be dry but windy. cooling off tonight, 43 the overnight low. and into the weekend, cooler day for friday but saturday and sunday look fantastic with sunshine and high temperatures in the low 60s. so a nice, quiet weekend in store across the washington area. that's a look at the forecast. i'm going to throw it over to julie. >> i caught it. >> thank you. >>> on the roads this morning, tucker, you'll find lanes are open as you travel between college park and bethesda. still busy cleaning up the crash along eastbound 175 at 108. route 1 southbound at 175, now checking for the crash 270 at 370, and delays in germantown to

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dulles airport is at 35. winchester is at 5 degrees. your forecast for today looks like this. partly sunny skies, madeleine albright a brief shower or two. i think most of you remain dry. high about 57 degrees. that is near normal. normal would be 56 degrees and a little bit of a breeze. not as much as yesterday. more in just a bit. >> thank you. >>> let's check in with julie. >> the top stretch of the beltway, they were busy clearing roadwork. all of the lanes now open with no incidents to report. 395 still in great shape crossing over the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we are following a developing story if the district. a metro station shut down after chunks of concrete crashed through the ceiling t happened yesterday at the farragut north station just before the evening commute. >> luckily, nobody was hurt. sarah simmons is live in northwest at the station with more on what riders can expect for the rush hour this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. at this point, it is still really unclear whether or not farragut

the dulles toll road is okay and 295 is no problems making your way to the 11th street bridge. still ahead in the next report at 6:11, we are going to be traveling the gw parkway. back to you. >>> we bring you a check on the stories happening today. farooque ahmed is due in court this morning in alexandria. he's a northern virginia man accused of plotting a terror attack against metro. he was arrested last month and is held without bail. >>> a memorial set for today for sue ann marcum. she was the american university professor killed in her chevy chase home last month. tonight's memorial service starts at 8:00 at the bender arena at the au campus. the district begins inspections of dozens of bridges and overpasses in the city. the one getting a look today the frederick douglas bridge. it carries south capitol street over the anacostia river. expect lane closures between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. also today, we are expecting closures in virginia's congressional election. a week after the election. kristin fisher is live with news that keith fimian is expected to possibly concede

this is a live shot of traffic now coming inbound on the dulles toll road. we've been talking about this all morning long. there was structural damage that was done to the overpass at beulah road as a result of yesterday's accident activity in the afternoon rush hour. they are making those repairs as we speak. the right side of the road is blocked but already a slow go coming in from before hunter mill trying to work your way out towards the beulah road overpass. we have delays on 95 out of dale city and traveling downtown, massachusetts avenue at observatory circle, that is tied up with a tree down. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> take a look at this. last winter's snowmageddon that gripped the d.c. region. it turns out that word that originated here made an impact. the global language monitor announced snowmageddon was the seventh top word of 2010 in its annual survey of the english language. spill cam from the oil spill topped the list. these are other words that made the list. there is your new vernacular for the year. >>> wall street t

ashburn and leesburg on the dulles toll road good. 66 and 95 growing volume in the fog for us. we can see through this camera of 95 and springfield now. back to news. >> we have 46 degrees at 6:20. >> coming up, more electrical trouble for qantas airlines. another midair scare. >> later today on oprah, for the first time in 25 years t"the color purple" re aouunion. danny glover, quincy jones, the entire cast. that is 4:00 on abc 7. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] bursting with mouth-watering real fruit and refreshingly blended with creamy, low-fat yogurt. mcdonald's new strawberry banana and wildberry smoothies are 100% pure sipping fun. the simple joy of real fruit smoothies. ♪ place to break into and it was all caught on tape. cameras caught three in black trying to break in the colorado springs medical marijuana dispensary. police say they are soldiers from nearby fort carson. they didn't realize they were being watched. when they tried to get away police were there waiting for them. >> qantas says a boeing 747 bound for argentina had to rush to sydney after an electrical problem t

washington dulles is number 136789 baltimore-washington bwi, 15. daily beas website came up with the best and worst list. at the top of the best is phoenix sky harbor international. worst airport for the second year running was newark liberty international airport. >>> the latest report of the oil disaster in the gulf says bp and its ntractors missed and ignored a series of warning signs prior to the blowout. the chair of e 15-member committee that conducted the study said the well continued to operate despite several indications of potential hazards. the report said it might never be able to determine what happened because much of the evidence was lost when 11 workers died and the rig sank pack in april. >>> first meeting between president obama and the congressional leaders since midterm elections has been moved to the end of this month. that meeting was supposed to take place at the whe house tomorrow. several asked that it be moved because of scheduling conflicts. it will focus on cooperation between the parties and the white house. energy poli

dulles, 34. frederick, maryland, 30. winchester, 35.t, temperatures in the 70s -- in the 70s. in the 40s, even some summer 40s. 45 in leonardtown. 44 in baltimore. talk about wishful speaking, wishful thinking. take a look at the national satellite-radar map. high pressure in control in the eastern united states. that is going to keep things calm and quiet. there is a frontal boundary in the nation's midsection. there are some rain showers aligned with that front. that is where we see some clouds. it will be a lot of clear skies across the east. mild conditions too. the forecast look like this. sunny skies, a pleasant afternoon. high about 61 degrees. our normal high for this date is 59-degree. five-day forecast, it is more of the same. highs in the low 60s. this weekend looks wonderful. we'll see a good amount of sunshine both days. it will be dry both days and our highs both days in the mid- 60s. so that is not bad at all. enjoy it, folks. it is a good one. >> it macyou forget about winter and snow and all that stuff. >> don't forget

a look ahead at the dulles toll road. back to you. >>> prince george's county executive jack johnson is set to return to work this morning after being arrested friday. >> the fbi arrested johnson and his wife on charges in the government corruption investigation. >> this is anything but a normal monday, good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. believe it or not, jack johnson's spokesperson is saying this is going to be just another monday, but that's hard to believe when you take into account how often does a county executive show up to work wearing a court-ordered ankle bracelet? that is exactly what is expected to happen later today, just three days after jack johnson and his wife leslie johnson were arrested by the fbi. sources are saying more arrests are indeed possible later this week as well. this is all part of a massive corruption and bribery investigation, specifically involving allegations that johnson took bribes from a local developer. but as of now, the couple has only been charged with illeg

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dulles airport, 41 degrees.timore. frederick, maryland, 34 degrees. ocean city, maryland is at 48 degrees. satellite-radar composite for our region, clear skies. things look great. you will see a couple of clouds stream in here from the north or east. that will be it. nothing significant and bring no precipitation with them. simply put, the forecast for today, you know it as well as i do. mostly sunny, mild and pleasant. high today into the low 60s once again and it won't be as breezy today as it was yesterday. more details about all of that coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you. >>> let's check in with julie and get a look at traffic this morning. >> good morning. so far, so good. no accidents to report south on 207 leaving germantown headed for the lane divide. university boulevard over at meramec drive, authorities are checking for a crash at that location. we are told of another incident northbound i-95 north of 216. southbound 270 is in great shape out of rockville she -- headed for the lane divide.

but dulles toll road eastbound remains shut down. ck to you. >> thanks, ashley. >>> millions of americans are preparing to fly out of town for thanksgiving and all them will likely face some new tsa security procedures. but there may be an alternative to those pat-downs and full body scans. some opponents of the new screenings are urging airports to choose private security firms over tsa screeners. elaine reyes looks to passenger at reagan national today. >> reporter: arlington resident craigdowny is flying home to florida this weekend. it is also the first time he's gone through an airport with body scanners in place. >> this is my first day. i haven't traveled since they put these procedures in place so i'm curious to see what it will be like. he go you read about, people getting angry,eople talking about suing everybody. prosecutors want to go after people. >> reporter: florida republican congressman john micah is calling for airports to ditch tsa screeners in favor of private contractors instead. he recently wrote letters to the

dulles airport is at 48 degrees. your forecast for washington for today, cloudy skies.ctually close to normal. our normal high right now is 57 degrees. not bad for your temperature. your five-day forecast, check it out. as i said, rain showers off and on through the day today into the very early hours tomorrow. it becomes quite breezy overnight tonight into tomorrow. 63degrees for your high tomorrow. one more really mild day. temperature at or below normal for the next couple of days, thursday, friday, saturday, sunny and 59. that is above normal. now, let's get more on this morning's rush hour traffic from julie wright. >> just so you know, i happen to be coming to the studio around 8:00 this morning, tony. >> oh, yeah, really? just because alex ovechkin is here. >> i'm so excited. >> unbelievable. >> you thought i was coming to see you? >> no, i knew that wasn't happening. >> this is the commute on wet pavement along 66 as you guys travel inbound this morning. nothing but wet pavement right now. be careful out there. no accidents to report. traffic flowing freely. sou

dulles airport at 43 degrees. fredericksburg at 43. the morning, i do think we'll see a fair amount of sunshine during the early part of the day. there is the fog, the mist and maybe a sprinkle or two here and there. the rain we'll get tonight and particularly during the day tomorrow is down across the south. frontal boundary will push through here t -- it will kind of hang around that area. by later on tonight, it does begin to move in. so your forecast for today looks like this. a mix of sun and clouds, a bit cooler. 61degrees for your high. i think we were at 65 yesterday. so still, nice conditions. then for tonight, becoming loudcally, more clouds build in. rain possible overnight. again, i think beginning late tonight for some of you. winds out of of the southeast at five miles per hour. your five-day forecast, not a bad one but really changeable weather conditions. tomorrow, a rainy day. that is for sure. maybe a half inch of rain during the day tomorroy sunny, thursday and friday though, cooler conditions with highs only in the

we'll switch it over to 267, the dulles toll road eastbound. it is closed between 495 and 123 as a result, you'll want to follow the detour there, going westbound we have the roadway closed at 123. staying in virginia, moving to 66, headed eastbound, no problems to report. you'll want to watch for more road work inside the beltway degree road exit. we hear they'll be out there until 6:00 a.m. as opposed to the normal 5:00 a.m. closing time. >>> we're okay between i-95 and 270, but go have fog to deal with, please take it easy. 270 southbound free flowing out of frederick down towards the split. coming up in your next traffic report at 4:40 we'll have a look at virginia roads including 395 northbound. >>> thank you, angie. time to check stories we've been following while you slept. >> national transportation safety board investigators are trying to determine what caused engine failure aboard a moscow bound flight which was forced to make an emergency landing moments after taking off from jfk airport in new york city. no one was injured and the p

we do have a clear sky down to 35 at dulles. prince george's count at 43. at 46 at national. in the low 40s in montgomery county. farther west temperatures generally in the 30s. southern maryland, charles calvert, anne arundel on the eastern shore in the 40s. salisbury at 37. on the mountains, elkins at 43. and most locations there have cloud cover that has sort of kept in some of the warmth from yesterday. we do have some increing clouds coming in from the midwest. a lile disturbance that will be coming through here later today that may give us sprinkle by midafternoon. just a small chance of that. otherwise clouds coming in by noontime, and during the afternoon, mostly cloudy. highs reachi the mid 50s. sunrise at 6:54. sunset 4:52. tonight we'll have theull moon up and a few cloudsround the evening. mid 40s by midnight. and by dawn tomorrow, cold. many locations will be near freezing on friday morning. bright and sunny tomorrow, though, chilly, afternoon highs only in the low 50s. and on saturday and sunday, lots of sunshine, chilly in the morning, afternoon highs, cool in

dulles toll roads checking out in the green as well.nner loop in virginia 395 toward the toll road looks like no incidents or accidents along the way slowing you down. still ahead the gw parkway, conditions southbound at 5:39. back to you. >>> thank you, angie. the thanksgiving week is starting with the possible disruption looming at the nation's airports. >> a loosely organized protest called national opt out day is scheduled wednesday, the day before thanksgiving, the busiest travel day of the year over new screening methods which include detailed body imaging scanners or for passengers who refuse that a thorough pat down. >> while the head of the tsa says his agency will work to make screening as least invasive as possible, he says the new scanners and pat down techniques are here to stay. >>> and tens of millions of people will be driving this week. and they will encounter somewhat of an unusual trend at the gas station. usually prices drop after the summer driving season, but the average cost of gas has actually jumped 27 cents a g

dulles airport at 32 degrees. a cold start to the day. dress the kids in coats this morning. satellite-radar picture for the region, going for see a good amount of sunshine. we've got a few clouds out there here and there. that is about it though. skies are going to clear up quite nicely for the bulk of the day today. we'll see mostly sunny skies. little bits of precipitation in pennsylvania are dissipating and we don't expect to see any precipitation in here today. we did get a few scattered showers yesterday, very light showers as expected in the afternoon. so take a look at the surface map. we'll show you what is going to be happening for the next couple of days. our weather is somewhat active. it will be quiet in term of not much happening in terms of precipitation or anything like that. but changes in temperature, breezy conditions and the like. high pressure in control for today but a cool day. our highs today will be only in the low 50s. then, as this frontal boundary gets closer, it warms us up for tomorrow. takes us up to 60 degrees or so tomorrow. so a very pleasant

out at dulles we're 35 and in winchester 45. afternoon highs today cooler than yesterday. yesterday we enjoyed temperatures in the mid-60s. today mid-50s. low of about 57 here in downtown washington. there is your forecast. partly sunny skies, could be a sprinkle or shower but most of the us -- of us should remine dry. high temperature 57 degrees. i'll have more on the good- looking weekend forecast in a couple of minutes. allison. >> tucker, thank you so much. >>> our top story this morning, the holiday shopping season is here, folks. but before you go out and buy the new toys for the little ones, tips you need to know to keep your kids safe. kim duelic joins us with some advice on purchasing safe toys. kim, good morning. >> thank you. thank you for having me. >> the season ahere and you all come out with an annual checklist, if you will. and those recommendations have just come down today. >> that's right. cps c is giving parents a three- pronged safety approach for purchasing safe toys this holiday season. and first we want parents to remember which toy for which child