right now it's all west of the frederick area, if you're headed toward frederick, be advised that you could run into storms. all right, take a look at this. our tower camera downtown, you can see the clouds thickening up a little bit here. no showers, no storms yet, but it has that look, doesn't it? you can just kind of tell that something is approaching. 82 degrees, humidity 35%, winds out of the southwest, gusting to more than that. take you to our weather net station out in hagerstown, watch carefully, sun, clouds, and then there goes the rain. so this line -- that line of showers and storms already blowing through the hagerstown area. you can see the clouds getting thicker and thicker in frederick and the storm begins to move in here later in the afternoon. still don't have rain there quite yet but you can see it's looking stormy out toward frederick. windy conditions ahead tf, including here in balt -- ahead of it, including here in baltimore. one last mild day here, but you can see the contrast, hagerstown, 64. out toward deep creek lake and oakland, 50. so cooler air is punchin

it stretches into southern frederick county.wet commute between frederick and clarksburg on interstate 270. elsewhere a few light showers in the panhandle of west virginia and the shenandoah valley. look at the rainfall in the last 24 hours. over three inches of rain fell in frederick. those storms came through last night. in fact, over two inches in martinsburg. the heavier storms past north and west of washington, only about 1/10 inch in washington. as we look at the temperatures, 54 in washington, prince george's county the low 50s. in the low 50s in montgomery county a ling ton and fairfax, low and mid 50s. highs today near 70. we may have sun late this morning, then showers an storms this afternoon. ong a slight risk of strong storms. maybe lingering showers tonight and tomorrow. drying out for midweek. how is the traffic? >> we'll head out and take a live look. not bad, the capital beltway between the american legion bridge through tyson's corner towards 66, both inner and outer loop, travel lanes are open. let's see if th

you see it moving up i-70 through frederick. to impact tawnitown and westminster very shortly. we have a breezy day tomorrow, 60 degrees, dry by gametime tomorrow. >> good ballpark weather. >> not too hot out there. >> we are back tonight at 11. thanks for joining us, have a good evening. [ male announcer ] are you watching cable? here's what you should be watching: your cable bill, because you could be paying way too much. stop spending more for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone, for just $69.99 a month for six months -- three top-rated services for one rock-bottom price. but don't wait, this is your last chance. fios gives you what cable doesn't: the best channel lineup and the most hd, facebook and twitter on your tv, plus america's top-rated internet. fios is the future, but after april 17th this price will be history. get fios tv, internet and phone for just $69.99 a month for six months with a two-year agreement. call now. if you stick with cable, you'll be stuck with the bill. last chance

flooding potential back towards frederick county, may roll down the potomac as well.dy rains north of the border in through pennsylvania. we'll shift the pattern east through today. we're expecting thunderstorms to erupt along the warm front. as the warm boundary tries to lift towards dc. frederick, carroll county, could get boomers this afternoon in through this evening. overnight we'll continue at least with the threat. the good news, at least this computer model indicates we'll have at least some dry air working in tomorrow. tomorrow, best chance of rain in the morning, maybe an isolated shower in the afternoon but it should improve. 66 today, our 2-degree guarantee. periods of rain, maybe afternoon and evening thunder, takes us through about midnight. 51 degrees. a little improvement tomorrow but it will be cooler, high in the lower 60s. >>> let's check the roads with kim at 5:21. >> thank you. we have a lot of light volume. no delays at this time. just updates on earlier crashes. millersville, intersection at route 178 and millersville road remains closed despite

now passing hagerstown and moving up toward frederick county. national weather service has issued a warning for northern frederick and northwestern carroll county. it will likely scrape up into parts of south-central pennsylvania as well with a thunderstorm watch. all of this activity comes in from the western maryland mountains. one more day of unusual weather. so far the first week of april has averaged 15 degrees above normal. today was no exception. it is 22 above the normal of 62. it does get cooler right behind safran with showers in western maryland. -- right behind that front with showers in western maryland. with the lows at 46 to 53 in the winds shifting to the northwest, scattered showers and perhaps even a thunderstorm as we head through the evening, and from being driven through our area by its growing pressure of lake huron, that allows school -- " whether to follow. the -- cool weather to follow. there's a tornado warning in the mounds of northwestern south carolina. it is inactive fraud. luckily, it is going to come through prima

we do have some heavier bands of showers up near frederick. another pocket over parts of the northern neck. we do have a smattering of showers. much ross, heading over to st. oss.'s county, -- montre they will continue over towards carroll county. we will show you on the maps that we are socked into the gray. the rain looks like it wants to exit. we will be drizzly this afternoon. some fog could develop. a cold front will swing by tomorrow. we will clear out later. this system will swing by tomorrow afternoon per it will be partly sunny. we could see a stray shower possible. it will be near 70 tomorrow. warm as well on friday. another system muezzin and it could make for a wet -- another system moves in and it could make for a wet weekend. milder for friday. the weekend will become mostly cloudy. off and on showers on saturday and sunday and maybe into monday. >> ok. we do need that rain. >>> after a protest was closed to the press at the white house, there is some controversy. >> walk back. you'll be fine. >> i do not want to walk back. what

south of frederick route right now up to meyersville and hagerstown and down 81. loudoun county from leesburg to purcellville on route 7, 340 you will see showers out of west virginia to the berryville area. go farther to the south and west. the rain starts to get more solid south of stevens city through strasburg and wood stock there and over to bentonville. front royal. this is all lifting to 66 and one more stop toward culpeper and warrenton. we are seeing the heaviest stuff south and west of warrenton. here's culpeper. you can see how orange is seeing moted rate shower and even quantico has had a little sprinkle. the storm is coming from the south and west. heaviest stuff across southern virginia. the northern neck, southern maryland a better chance of seeing more moderate rainfall but we will definitely be dodging rain drops with highs lower 60s. yesterday around 670. tomorrow 70 with an afternoon shower possible. grab the jacket, some rain moving in here at the bus stop. 40s and 50s with sunrise 6:25. in 12 minutes. tonight or this afternoon cloudy and cool

quarter mile in frederick, in baltimore. but zero dulles, leesburg, gaithersburg, winchester, a quarter mile in culpeper, manassas and dc and a few more hours before the sun starts to come up and reverse the trend of the thickening fog. so a rough morning. dense fog advisory until 9:00 a.m. temperatures as chilly as 40 in laytonsville where the fog is thick. columbia 47. 52 in brandywine and annapolis. a stray afternoon shower can't be ruled out and breezy. highs in the low 70s. right now foggy and 51. time for traffic. >>> yeah, if you are leaving in the the next couple of hours, leave earlier. i promise you in many spots of the viewing region you won't be able to go the normal speed you are used to. 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 goin

leesburg and western frederick county as well. we will see light rain today, maybe a quarter inch up to a half-inch. this load is sliding across our southern area. -- this low. we go back to little sunshine tomorrow with maybe a stray shower. near 70 on thursday, and the seven depots on friday. the weekend could be a smoker. gray skies today, a gentle rain. low 70's with a southerly wind. if possible fog tonight. 42 degrees up to 50 degrees tonight. partly cloudy to mar with a possible stray shower. near 70 degrees. near 70 on thursday and friday. light rain saturday. more of a steady rain sunday and monday before the next system of out. the rain is good. >> teenagers and texting in incredible numbers. also, the flames lost iphone finds its way back chome. jeremy hubbard has those stories and more. >> apples as a version of the device that could run on cellular networks if could be in stores on april 30. the 3g ipad costs $130 more. the new model is able to connect to at&t mobile data network and you can pay by month. apple has it

could be moving across northern frederick county.erhaps clipping far northwestern carroll county and head on up into pennsylvania with brief heavy downpours and frequent lightning and perhaps damaging winds. right now temperatures are around 80 here. where they had the rain in the russian dough valley cooled down into the 60s now. winds have been gusting to around 30 to 40 miles an hour. hagerstown had a gust of 45 when the storm went through there. and for this evening maybe passing showers and thundershowers. and then by dawn, maybe lingering rain in the 50s. much cooler friday afternoon and highs just near 60. blustery and chilly saturday. bit warmer sunday and monday. wendy and jim. >> all right, thank you, tom. >>> if you have ever admired the hope diamond and other gems at the smithsonian you may be able to buy them or replicases of them. they teamed up with qvc to produce a new line of jewelry. inspired by the gem and mineral collections. museum of natural history. it will include earrings, rings, bracelets and pens. smithsoni

cooler frederick 43 degrees. we will get to 70 by lunchtime. 77 this afternoon with mostly sunny sky and gorgeous. >>> we still do have that serious accident on the carroll county side of mount airy that has liberty at oklahoma road near ridge road closed in boast directions. drivers can use hemlock to gemini. as we peek at 95 at kayton avenue, looking good in both directions. traffic moving at speed. no problems on any of the major roadways. no problems on the beltway. 695 looks good on both loops of the 695 this morning looking fantastic. peeking at the drive times, they are looking good as well. 895 southbound from the split. taking you 6 minutes traveling southbound on 95 from the beltway. on the outer loop from i-70 to 95, going to take you six minutes so far. >>> swine flu struck again. caused another death. sherrie johnson is here. we are getting limited information on this. we understand the headline. >> that's exactly right. the health department provided limited information right now but we do know that

frederick, maryland 55. laurel, maryland 54. gaithersburg, maryland at 52.hine today. highs in thor 60s and low 70s. another check of the seven day forecast coming up in ten minutes. >> up on 270, as you make your drive through rockville. plenty of space between the cars. nothing out of the ordinary at the moment. very good news. let's head over to 270 southbound in hyattstown, little bit of volume between frederick and germantown. looking pretty good. if you're making the trip to northeast better than normal. megan mentioned this earlier, new york avenue is in pretty good shape all the way in this morning. a lot of folks staying away because of the road closures around the convention center. 6:42 is your time. you heard of money back guarantees but not for colleges. what school is offering a refund if graduates don't get a job. >> the international adoption controversy. one family sends their adoptive son back to russia. >> and traffic troubles expected today and tomorrow with >>> 6:44 is your time. checking our top stories, a major nuclear security summit

and if we do that, we will finally put all of our children on frederick douglass' pathway from slavery to freedom. isn't it about time? [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome the moderator for tonight's program, dr. charles williams. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, let's give dr. lomax another round of applause. [applause] dr. lomax, if you are afraid to follow obama, i am afraid to follow you. [laughter] i like to thank all of you in the audience for being here tonight. give yourself a round of applause for coming in sight on this beautiful evening to talk about an issue that matter so much to all of us. i like to thank the national constitution center for giving me the opportunity to give me -- give me the opportunity to participate in this very worthwhile manner. c-span -- they seem to follow me wherever i go, at least in my head. and a special thanks to my colleagues and peers at the university for supporting -- drexel university for supporting this, we have people watching us live through the support of drexel university. dr. lomax talked about education, and i believe is

that was montgomery county and inch an 3/4 in frederick county. that's big hail.ow, wind wide-- wise the out of the east keeping us in clouds for the afternoon. temperatures are not going to go up all that much either. we are seeing it try to break up in the areas of rain. if that happens, temperatures will go to julyp but at this point with the clouds around, we are pretty much in the 50s across the state. we will probably get to the 60s this afternoon. here's the center of the storm. still spiraling out to the west. it's not until tomorrow morning it's going to clear up and until that happens, we are going to see off and on rounds of rain and maybe a few thunderstorms heading through the afternoon. but tomorrow, this pulls away and clouds and maybe mixing with sunshine but it's not until wednesday that we finally see the sun return. when it does a breezy nice wednesday afternoon. so here's how that looks for the forecast. today, on and off bouts of rain a thunderstorm high 64. tonight rain around and that will carry over into tomorrow morning. but then tomorrow

you can notice that at 5:00, the showers were north of frederick and 6:00, south of frederick, they arend of cutting through the immediate to the extra area. you still have heavy activity south and east of town. as you go north on 270, you'll find nothing. but down to the south, well, that is at chesapeake beach. down route 202. down towards here, pretty good areas of the rain. the heavy cares at times. primarily, just light to moderate activity west of that towards five and over towards waldorf and much through charles county. everything is pushing off to the south and east. all right g back to the computer. we'll talk about temperatures. well, we step back to march today, didn't we? 46 in arlington. 48 out. there upper 40s for them in laurel. in the low 70s this time yesterday. 47 at great falls. 46 at reston. and 48 out in leesburg. tomorrow morning, becoming partically cloudy -- partly cloudy. chilly, 40s and 50s. the winds are northeasterly at 10. but by the afternoon, partly cloudy, a little milder. and temperatures, i think that they will kind of finish strong with the sunshine i

again tracking that along i-70 now moving east into the frederick area. now, windy out ahead of this line of storms. we're feeling that now. temperatures have been cooler. we've been into the mid-80s today. we're going into the 70s this evening. cloudy with wind and t storms pushing in out of the west. talk more about how the rest of our weekend shapes up in a few. rosie. >>> the proposed ban on using cell phones while driving is moving ahead toward a vote. the measure endorsed by a house committee came before the chamber for a procedural vote and passed without an amendment. kelly is here with the laterest. >> reporter: the ban has been proposed and defeated for years but supporters think it will win approval in the general assembly session which ends on monday. now, the ban would make using a hand-held cell phone while driving a secondary offense, meaning that a violator would have to

police say he stole a single engine plane from frederick municipal airport back in december. he is reportedly jit skits 47 sc crashed the plane and no one was hurt. >>> travelers stuck in europe are finally coming home. a full flight from london came from into thurgood marshal airport last night. heathrow airport was calm during the whole disruption but they're very glad to be home. >> to be stranded somewhere and not be able to get home. you begin to realize how wonderful home really is. >> all flights coming in or going out are expected to be on time but airport officials say it's best to check with the airlines first. >>> city leaders want to bring verizon fios services to charm city. a group of city council leaders will hold a meeting on the issue next wednesday. other region cities in the regie equipped with the fiber op. fiber-optic. >>> pride manages the ship but wants ownership to become eligible for private funding. the ownership transfer could be finalized as early as june. >>> coming up in the early edition, an entire generation giving back. >> we donate them to ot

you can see heavier why rain around hagerstown and frederick. all of this is switching to the southeast. mountain areas will have more. and even more. we're seeing drizzle in between. more passes and this is a little more solid. that's picking up for cambridge. we have the rain here today. but it's going to be gone tomorrow. and we'll have the forecast coming up. >> thank you, bernadette. >>> let's check in on the roads with kristy breslin on wjz traffic control. >>> looks like we are having some slick spots. liberty road off-ramp, that is closed due to disabled vehicles. 20 minutes' drive time there from southwestern boulevard to liberty road. plenty of activity on the north side. inner loop slow from green spring to falls. outer loop also heavy from york to providence. 70 eastbound is bumper to bumper there, as you make your approach to the beltway. and as far as accidents go, bel air road, at roth co boulevard. and two in baltimore city. north paterson park. now, here's a live look. you can see the congestion at liberty road and over there, t

finally we are worry-free out of frederick in maryland making your way 270 to the spur. andrea?nk to the point of intoxication you better not get behind the wheel or the handlebars. a dc appeals court ruled even on a bike you have been arrested for driving under the influence. andrea mccarren has our report. >> reporter: on a warm spring evening, bicycles abound but the appeals court ruling that a bike is a vehicle under the eyes of the law surprised some locals. >> i think that's crazy. that's a little crazy. little too extreme for me. >> too get a dui on a bike that's kind of silly, yeah. it's a little much. >> this is dc. they redefine everything. they must need the money. >> reporter: the case under appeal involved a man standing next to his bike in 2007. he was shouting and barely able to stand. police warned him not to ride that bike but he did barely missing a child in a cross walk before falling over. police arrested him for dui. the defendant alleged the bike could not be considered a vehicle. the court disagreed as did some cyclists. >> you can hurt yourself and other

frederick, maryland is at 52 degrees. down to our south, culpeper is at 54. fredericksburg, 59 degrees at this hour. as you take a look at the big picture, the situation is setting up similar to how it set up yesterday. cooler air to the north. new york city not showing a temperature there but i can tell you it is in the mid-40s in new york. and then warmer air to our south, 60 degrees in raleigh. so we're right in between there. that is where we'll see some showers an thunderstorms pop up in the latter part of the day today. here is your satellite-radar. yesterday, man, look at all the areas of yellow, orange, red and even purple as some severe storms developed across portions of the mid-atlantic. here in washington, officially at reagan national, just about a tenth of an inch of rain, they had an inch of precipitation an hail to our north yesterday with some of those storms that came through. we are see eggcuple of scattered showers to our north, to our west and now to the southwest as well. here is your day planner for today. chance some of showers, some t

. >>> a washington county judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a frederick man accused of raping a woman while impersonating a police officer. prosectors say they will try michael barnwell who is serving a three-year jail sentence on an unrelated assault conviction. in the rape case, a woman testified that barnwell pulled her over and said he was a police officer. the woman said barnwell ordered her into his vehicle and then he raped her. >>> a federal lawsuit filed against pope benedict xvi and senior vatican officials accuses them of covering up child sex abuse allegations against a wisconsin priest. the suit claims that reverend lawrence murphy abused at least 200 children at at school for the deaf from 1950 to 1975. the lawsuit says the accusers sent two letters to the vatican in 1995 asking for help but he received no response. the student wants the vatican to release confidential files detailing clergy abuse allegations. >>> president obama told bankers and brokers today he's lowering the speed limit on wall street. the president traveled to new york city to explain why he

. >>> crossing guards help make sure students make it safely to and from school but frederick county, maryland, is considering eliminating those crossing guard jobs and nearly a dozen schools. opponents claim that the budget cut could considers a dangerous line. john schriffen has our report. >> reporter: how important are these crossing guards to you? >> very important. entrust our children's safety to them. >> reporter: every day when school gets out hundreds of kids cross across the business intersection. they are protected by the crossing guards. in 2011, the budget kits looming, right now the crossing guards are on the chopping block. >> i think it is a terrible idea. find money in the budget for other things much less important than the children's safety. especially elementary school. there are kids everywhere. coming around the corner here, if you don't know it, you don't know there is a cross here. somebody needs to be here to help control the situation. >> reporter: in 2005, the frederick county sheriff's department started the crossing guard program currently has 19 crossing

anywhere from 3/4 to 1 and 3/4 in frederick county, maryland. from people who said ping-pong sized and tennis ball sized hail. here's future cast. showing you tomorrow as you're heading out into the afternoon hours we'll see rainshowers and could see a thunderstorm or two popping up in the afternoon. maybe a few showers in the morning and storms into the night. tuesday, still lingering effects. the low pressure system will move across the mid-atlantic on monday and on tuesday we're going to see the koecht start to edge through. a ridge of high pressure builds through. and on wednesday, finally more sunshine. in the next 24 hours or so we have a lot of active precipitation and weather into tomorrow afternoon. temperature, 59 in the district. 52 at gith. 57 at dulles. it reached 80 at dulles airport. the sunshine we had, date time heating was fuel for the fire for those storms and really helped to cause that instability we had today. so showers and thunderstorms for tomorrow. we are talking 70 degrees for tomorrow. northerly winds from 5 to 10 mil

frederick at 46. there are a few 40s out there. just like the last several mornings, madeleine albright a jack -- maybe a jacket to start the day but i don't think you ill need it the rest of the day. there are high and mid-level clouds. it will be a partly sunny day today. that cold front out to the west will kind of fall part when it gets here. what it will do is allow much warmer air to get in here as that cold air gets shunted off to the north. today, we'll be in the upper 70s and then we'll be talking so80s around here. julie wright weather as we get into tuesday and wednesday. if you are headed out to the baseball game, it should be a very pleasant afternoon with partial sunshine and highs in the upper 70s. >> that sounds nice. also, for the easter egg roll down at the white house, it is usually really chilly and sometimes rainy and nasty but not this year. >> should be great. >> our big story, redskins fans talking about the super bowl already. julie, i thought we were coming to you a little later. >> that's okay. >> well, w

to the north of frederick and near the hagerstown area. baltimore has a few showers inside its beltway. here around wash, we just have moisture in the air with humidity. we don't have anything in the way of precipitation although there are some showers fairly close just off to the west. we'll keep our eyes on that. could see a few more showers develop during the course of the morning. take a look at max 2. we can show you the temperatures across the region. 55degrees right now in the district. 53 in annapolis, manassas at 54 degrees. hagerstown, 52 degrees and in leonardtown, it is 52 degrees as well. our humidity levels are in the 80 to 90% range so it is a muggy start to the day. there is your big pact. man, a lot of activity through here again primarily to the north of washington yesterday. again, those thunderstorms lined up right where you had the difference between the air masses. the warm air mass to the south and the cooler air mass up to the north. that came through here. today, we'll see more showers line up and some thunderstorm

northbound to frederick moves along fine. we'll keep you updated. >>> thanks, jerry. today is deadline day for the 2010 census. about 134 million questionnaires were mailed or hand-delivered nationwide just a few weeks ago. you you probably have yours. so far only 50% of households have returned their census forms. news 4's elaine reyes joins us with more on that. good morning. >>> good morning, barbara. as we speak, census director robert groves is leading a rally at freedom plaza downtown to encourage people to fill it out. earlier this morning he paid a visit to ben's chili bowl on u street to answer questions about it. every ten years the federal government tries to get an accurate count of just how many people are in the united states. those who don't return their census by today will receive a second questionnaire. if that doesn't get mailed back, uncounted families will get a visit from an enumerator. they're federal employees who go door to door trying to get an accurate count. so far states in the central and upper midwest like nebraska and south dakota are l

frederick up to 70 degrees. annapolis only 54 degrees because that is the water temperature in the chesapeake bay just off the beaches from annapolis and down into st. mary's county as well, temperatures holding in the mid 50s. with the exception of places right up alongside the water, most everybody should be near 80 degrees this afternoon. the clor to the water, the lower your afternoon high will be. current temperatures up the east coast from us, 59 in new york, 54 boston. raleigh, north carolina, 72. atlanta ga coming in at 70 degrees. beautiful weather up and down the eastern seaboard. big area of high pressure controlling our weather for the next several days. as it does so, expect a very warm weekend ahead. that general southwesterly wind flow will pump warm air all the way into the mid-atlantic. there are showers entering the western parts of the state of missouri, part of a weather system which may bring an increases number of clouds as we get into the day on sunday. i think most of our rain chances rem

you'll want to watch for that one on frederick avenue at pulaski street and we have an accident at glen oak and park drive and pilesville and route 24 and 136. construction is still an issue and two right lanes blocked there and also, westbound, we have three right lanes blocked between marketplace and utah. everything's running smoothly at 95 and 416. there's a look at the topside of the beltway at 83. remember, wjz-13 is always on, for more, go to wjz.com. >>> a woman is a hero as she dies saving her son's life. >> reporter: the 17-year-old mother was out in the county pushing her baby in a stroller across a busy intersection and then, a pickup truck intercepted her path. >> reporter: this 17-year-old died while trying to cross this road with her son. she pushed his stroller out of the way as a truck hit her. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: witnesses watched her walk to a bus stop. >> he slammed on the brakes an it was too late. the lady had the stroller and as soon as the -- well, i guess she pushed the stroller out the way and she was hit underneath the truck. >> reporter: the driver

in frederick, md., 15 south north of wfrederik, at willow, as a vehicle on fire.lver spring, the crash is gone. now back to the news desk. thank you. >>> at a north was d.c. middle school when students return to class this morning there will be grief counselors. this is the first day of classes at shaw middle school since principal brian betts was found shot to death at his home in silver spring. a makeshift memorial has been set up outside the school. >>> our top story is the deadly shooting of frostburg state university. the crime its close to home because of students are from the metro area. the violence stems from a fight at an off-campus party. brianne carter has more. >> the two students that were shot both played on the university basketball team. 20-year-old brandon carroll of waldorf and 21-year-old ellis hartridge of d.c. were shot during an off-campus dispute at frostburg state. a fellow student, 21-year-old tyrone hall, two rounds from a shotgun, wanting -- wounding ellis hartridge and killing brandon carroll. teachers and other disabled young men were

maryland on 270, two racks to get out of frederick.rgia avenue southbound at the beltway. we cannot see anything on the camera. nothing on the green way or the dulles toll road to report. volume on 66 and 95, but no accidents. culpeper and virginia state 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

we will take a peek at 270 traffic out of frederick county heading into montgomery county. everyone is behaving. traffic flows south bound. 109 towards germantown. we're looking at virginia. 395 north on the d.c. end of the bridge. that is out of the roadway. >> >>> thank >. it's 53 degrees on this monday. >> still ahead, a battle is brewing over arizona's strict, new immigration laws. it could reach the white house. >> some hollywood helps spur the green messa can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste? a man can only try... and try. i heard eating whole grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's gonna be tough...so tough. my wife and i want to lower our cholesterol, but finding healthy food that tastes good is torturous. your father is suffering. [ male announcer ] honey nut cheerios tastes great and can help lower cholesterol. bee happy. bee healthy. [ female announcer ] try new chocolate cheerios with a touch of delicious chocolate taste in every bite. you are watching abc 7's good morning washington. with doug mcelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van

parts of montgomery and frederick county in maryland. frederick county, virginia, near 40 there.rince william, fauquier along the blueridge, this whole zone scattered frost this morning. mid 40s in washington and nearby suburbs around the beltway with a clear sky and lots of sun today. afternoon highs mid 60s. sunny again tomorrow. mid 60s. may have clouds and sprinkles wednesday in the mid 60s. and then partly sunny on thursday. again, into the 60s. friday, saturday and sunday high 60s to near 70. showers over the weekend. jerry, how is traffic now? >> prince george's county northbound exit to outer loop of the beltway right side of your screen there blocked for emergency road work. it's not affecting beltway traffic but northbound exit ramp to outer loop temporarily tied up. university boulevard and colesville road, just about done with the earlier accident. looks like police may get ready to pull out of the intersection. minimal delays at worst. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. >> 6:23 is your time. 46 degrees. mishap involving president obama's motorcade which

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we have an event at the frederick douglass museum friday night. you can get tickets for $40.n saturday it is free. >> we are having parts of the caribbean weather for sure. take a look at hd doppler air. -- doppler. thunderstorm activity over the midwest. a cold front will affect us just in time for opening day. the weather on saturday will be dry but not 90 degrees. i am finding the correct way to wield a sword. >> usually do it away from you. >> it is amazing what you learn here. >> [unintelligible] [laughter] and lots of fun this weekend down there. check it out. things will change by the weekend. it will feel like it should with temperatures around 60 degrees. the humidity is not bad, but temperatures today up near 90 degrees. in the plains states, that system will catch up to us and give as a thunderstorm thursday night into friday morning. mostly sunny today. temperatures are starting way above the seasonal norms for a high. around 62 or 70 degrees such as at the airport. we are shooting for a high- temperature this afternoon around 90 degrees. the record high is 93 deg

there could be some frost for some of use watching in frederick county. 42 at the airport. 43 downtown. not a lot to talk about. nothing showing up at the satellite. things will warm up quickly. there is a system in the plains states that the visit us in the middle of the week. a chance for rain on wednesday. high pressure is dropping down from the great lakes. we will wind up with dried weather today and tomorrow. mostly sunny today. high temperature around 63. we are close to the average temperature, 65. clear and chilly tonight. temperatures will drop into the upper 30's tonight. high pressure will be close enough to give us a dry day tomorrow. will be see a chance for rain on wednesday. we should stay dry tomorrow. 65 tomorrow. a chance for rain on wednesday afternoon. thursday it looks like a decent day. things get done stable again. rain showers friday, saturday, and sunday. load 60's on friday. close to 70 on sunday. >> adults are not the only ones upset about monday. your kids get the back-to- school blues. do they throw temper tantrums? we want to see it. you can upload your v

around prince frederick, you may be seeing a leftover sprinkle here in calvert county.e but give it another 20 minutes. called in with 0.4 of an inch of rain. we go to the weather computer and go through the weekend with the forecast first. 61, maybe 63 in a few spots today, breezy. a bit breezy at times. today will be the breezier day. on sunday, delightful finish to the weekend. temperatures making it back to the low 70s. that bustout forecast this morning, some sunshine north and west of town, clouds south and east, breezy and cool. 47 to 55. sunrise 6:41. sunny, breezy, cool their afternoon. around 60 or the low 60s. northwest wind breezy. tonight, chilly in f. not cold. a couple of clouds passing with sunset 7:39. going up to new york or boston this morning, there may be some minor delays with the early showers. and then the cold air into pittsburgh now and columbus in the 30s. cleveland's at 40 but it is still 61 in norfolk. the high in the country yesterday tied chesapeake, virginia the national high got up to 88. locally, we've got upper 40s now in arlington and

some cool spots frederick, gaithersburg, 47 on the bay. and wind chills, look at that our wind chill is 38. you can see where the temperature and wind chill are the same are where the winds are calm. winds gusting close to 20 miles an hour. and still have a frost and freeze advisories southwest and southwest of i-95. feels like 39 with the wind chill there. 46 national and the winds northwest at 16. the next weather maker here across arkansas, louisiana. this is moving east northeast. it rained out nascar yesterday and little rock approaching memphis and yeah, that's why i think wednesday we will see some showers. the seven-day forecast, mid-60s today. tomorrow upper 60s. we are looking at mid-60s for wednesday with showers. can't rule out a sprinkle on thursday but friday is the pick of the week. mostly sunny near 70 and saturday and sunday, low 70s with a chance of a couple of showers or thunderstorms. it is 5:16. let's get a traffic info. >> you posted that info about earth day on your blog. >> come and check it out all week. we will ad

the warnings that have been in effect for washington, frederick and the west part of carroll county are set to expire as we speak. this line of storms approaching from the west could produce wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. hopefully this will wash a bit of the pollen out of the air. we were over 2100 for tree pollen today. total pollen count is at 2155. 84 degrees at the airport today, 22 degrees warmer than normal. it is still 83 in downtown baltimore. 79 hartsfield. 50's and even 40's near deep creek lake. 20's in the mountain where it has been selling around marquette. -- smelling around marquette. . snowing around marquette. this area of low pressure is dragging the front across the mountains. to the south, severe thunderstorms and in the colder air to the north, three to 6 inches of snow. there are warnings just our northwest and in pennsylvania. a couple of scattered warnings in north carolina and southern virginia. a tornado watch includes the agusta, ga. area where the masters golf tournament is going on. we will seek showers cutting across maryland tonight, moving across th

it is 55 degrees in frederick. my son lives in anchorage, alaska. it was 58 degrees and sunny. think about that as we reached the end of april. let's get the official numbers. 70 degrees is our average. we will start warming things up as we get to the end of the week. there will be just a chance of rain after midnight. there is a frost advisory tonight if the wind diminishes. vieira is dynamically dryad cold. -- the air is dynamically dry and cold. there will be chilly temperatures although it to new england. a lot of things will happen with the warm-up. we will see the oil spill make landfall in southern louisiana by wednesday. if the wind is good, it could bring as showers over the weekend as well. for our area, it could be sunny, but cool in the 60's. by thursday and friday, the temperature will moderate. over the weekend, we will deal with showers and thunderstorms with the cold front. you could see some of them isolated right here over saturday and sunday. temperatures will jump. we will have all of the things we normally get with a may weekend. there is your express. we w

here in washington. 46 right here in downtown washington. 42 for our friends in baltimore. 39 in frederick. 42 at dulles. you get the idea here. temperatures in the low to mid- 40s. a jacket as you run outside to the car this morning as these temperatures are well below where they should be for this time of year. much improvement in the forecast today in terms of sunshine. no rain expected and it should be a brait one and a little warmer later today with highs low to mid-60s. yesterday be we were in the upper 50s across the area. today, mid-60s. that will feel better. our average daytime high is 68. we went get there today. i don't think there will be too opinion people complaining with the winds starting to dissipate. 65 intown. 67 at fredericksburg. no rain until the middle of the week. more details on this in just a couple of minutes. >> let's check in with julie and get a look at traffic out there. >> we'll start off first of all in montgomery county and that is where we've got some major tie-ups to report for those continuing northbound 29 here at university boulevard. we had the road

slightly cooler in frederick at 46 but still not too bad for this time of year.king day. a mix of sun and a few clouds out there particularly this morning. highs near 70, no rain in the forecast. won't be bad. we do have a little rain in the forecast coming up late tomorrow. >> very good. got some road closures which may cause some problems too. >> what is going on now? >> not a lot. we do have the word out that it will be quite a headache for commuters. traffic volume light at this hour. within a two-block radius of convention center, you will find limited parking if parking at all and street closures around new york avenue, massachusetts avenue, l, m n street as well as seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th street. this is the area you want to avoid. parking will be limited and so is the metro service. within a two-block radius of the convention center, you want to avoid this area until about wednesday morning. if you are traveling to and from the american legion bridge, headed towards tice ondz, outer loop at speed. no problems to report off the inner loop. -- heade

temperatures are also on their way up. 57 here in town. 52 in frederick and new market, maryland. 54n haggerstown. 56 at the naval academy. 64 down into leonardtown and st. mary's city. 62 in quantico and stafford. 63 in culpeper, virginia. radar shows hardly a drop to be found anywhere around the area at this point in time. many more dry hours still to come. here's a look at the broader view. you can get a sense no rain down across parts of central and southwestern virginia right now. so all of that dry air is relatively rain free is coming in our direction. now that we have the sun bob the clouds and the little daytime heating is starting to mix in, that will destabilize things. we will end up with showers and could i couple of thunderstorms later this afternoon. raleigh, north carolina, 66, atlanta, georgia, already nearly 70. cincinnati, ohio, 62 at this point in time. look at this tightly wound ball of low pressure out here across the state of illinois. out ahead of it, a lot of spin. little pieces of energy coming around that system. as a result with the warm front going throug

it is 91 in frederick. it is a hotpot. this hotspot would come northward. is going to be with us again tomorrow. the changes in colors indicate what is happening down the road. it is 75 in chicago, 77 in kansas city. that cold front is on the way here. there is high pressure in the atlantic, one more day of that. the cold front will put an end to it. the cold front comes to town, bringing showers and thunderstorms thursday afternoon. tomorrow very similar to day with the cold front. temperatures down a bit on thursday. somewhat cooler for friday. let us look at the numbers. around 90 in many spots tomorrow. showers and thunderstorms likely thursday night. much cooler friday. the weekend looks beautiful. it will be bright and sunny. we will slowly ramp up the temperatures early next week. >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers -- moving forward. >>> quarterback donovan mcnabb -- got to get used to saying that. how does $13 million a year sound to you? he is 33 yrs old. he has been to the championship five times and played in o

this is up in frederick and it was just socked in. a gorgeous day taking shape with beautiful sunshine out there and a few high clouds. 65 down in herndon right now. leesburg at 70. the wind blowing across the cool waters, look at the tip that is happening in the day. it is only around 50 degrees right now. 60's and 70's today, a little bit cooler. later in the week things will start to shift. tomorrow, sunshine and low 70's. by friday, clouds will be thinking -- thickening and a storm as possible on saturday. let's look at the afternoon, though 70's isolated storms -- low 70's, isolated storms. tomorrow, partly to mostly sunny, 70's a gorgeous friday. and a storm system moves in on saturday and it could be next tuesday before it moves out. >> sarah palin's oldest daughter took the stand yesterday telling the jury she was terrified after someone broke into her mother's e-mail and posted her cellphone number on line. she suddenly started receiving threatening calls and e-mails from a college student who is accused of breaking into sara

and some very rural areas with our district up to the north and in maryland at the frederick county lines extremely rural. host: michigan. an independent caller. go ahead. caller: go morning. on this healthcare -- that bill, i wasn't to go through everything. i'm afraid without a public option, this really isn't going to work. you couldn't force for anything. the president was saying he'd like to have competition. there's none at all. host: let's hear what congresswoman edwards might say. guest: i was a proponent in the house of representatives up until the end. we take the examples of medicare and social security, today, those programs are more expansive. they don't look like anything. i believe this is a framework we'll be able to develop for the future that really works for the system. i will say on competition. one of the provisions i've been able to commamon is for a company to publish rate increases@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ i think this will be a real check on insuranc

that around frederick. not as big, though, martinsburg. rain up until 8:00 or 9:00 p.m. this evening. .09 inches of rain in arlington. 41 in thurmont. feeling more like upper 30s. great falls at 47 degrees. .13 of an inch of rain today. we have a little weather system here. today is going to be the greatest to coolest and wettest day out of the workweek. all uphill after today. the next little system this one here out west, it has been producing mountain snow in montana. and even produced snow in reno, too. it is going to be heading to the east and it could produce some cloud cover, maybe a few showers, and around the weekend. but right now, we just have dry conditions posted for the weekend. there's the bubble of upper 70s and 80s. heat through the tennessee valley and gulf coast. tomorrow we will see temperatures seasonal for the year. we will push back into the low 60s tomorrow. and we will get sunshine, too. here is 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. the clouds moving through central areas of virginia. and continuing to push south with the drier air coming in. on thursday, we will

county getting wet, especially north of frederick heading up towards thurmont. heavier rain in the mountains through hagerstown and stretching their way to the south and east, rain continues to fall. around the beltway it's light but we'll continue to follow this, as it builds in across baltimore, northern anne arundel county and stretching across to the eastern shore. annapolis, you're not really seeing rain but it's just to the north if you're traveling to baltimore you'll get wet. or in a couple of hours it will slide in your direction. the upper level wind flow will carry this moisture throughout the day from the northwest. we've got the clouds and cool winds. temperatures close to where we are now. 48-degree reading in easton. 51 baltimore. 40s back towards york and hagerstown. continuing that source of air from the northwest it's going to remain on the chilly side. so we've got showers already building in and temperatures really a tough call. and a tough crawl, you will to 55 is our 2-degree guarantee this afternoon. yesterday was 71. and sunny. so just th