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. >>> a salmonella outbreak has flared up in frederick county.h experts know contaminated saucage is the cul- - sausage is the culprit. they want people who bought that sausage to know it could make them sick. >>> it flared up a couple of weeks ago, when visits to the emergency room turned up salmonella cases in frederick county. >> that's what really triggered our investigation is that it is unusual for us to get two reports and then five reports of salmonella in the same day. >> reporter: eventually, eight cases will be trace the back to -- traced back to this church in thurma, where locally- produced sausage was served. according to the health department, that sausage was traced back to the mount pleasant plant. the sausage went to the public here and onto the pancake breakfast. >> we know for sure that there was sausage from that butchering event that does show salmonella contamination. what we don't know is, well, where did the salmonella come from? >> hogs could have been carrying the bacteria. the usda is investigating that. lab tests are

again, early this morning up in the northern fringes of baltimore, carroll and frederick county.t's clear with the exception of light rain returns which i don't think are hitting the ground but you will note that out north and west of hagerstown there is light snow wintry type activity, gusty winds, gusting higher, temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. the wind chill reflecting that. it feels more like the 30s and low 40s out there. talk about your neighborhood forecast. tomorrow 55 or so. actually it's mt. vernon. i think we're not mid-50s. that will be an improvement. it will be chilly overnight. you see widespread showers. some are on the wintry side. as we go through the overnight hour, temperatures drop in the 30s, some wet snowflakes could fly overnight with another disturbance diving down through maryland, kind of a murky overnight peempletd saturday could be a mix of sun and clouds through the day. our futurecaster showing the next disturbance weakens some. we did pick up on the chance for snow showers early in the morning mainly frederick westward. sunday looks dryer. th

. >>> and there's a salmonella outbreak from sausage in frederick county, maryland. several people have gotten sick after a sausage and pancake breakfast in thurmont. they traced it to sausage bought at a butchering event in the mount pleasant royers town club. the maryland department of health tested it and found salmonella. health officials say if you bought the sausage from that event, throw it away. >>> we have tom back with us now to talk about the weather for the weekend. no fooling, tom. >> i'm certainly not with the weather we've been through, no. i don't think we can take any fooling. we've had this unusually chilly, damp and sort of dark pattern? and you no finally we're getting some sunshine breaking out. this is mood enhancing sunshine. we've been suffering from solar deprivation for the last couple of days. even though there's quite a bit of cloudiness, we've had some breaks in the clouds. that's the live view from our skywatcher camera which towers over. out in the distance is loudoun county. right now 45 at reagan national. the gusts there just recentl

this system that brought us the light snow showers out over parts of carroll county and frederick, hastarted to move well up to the northeast. the coldest of the air is still up there as well. it's bringing up widely scattered showers. we are starting to dry out a little bit. this is in the form of drizzle here now. and as you see, the state, not really covered in too much rain. but we cannot rule out the chance for some showers early this evening. and then early tomorrow. before we start to see some real improvement. then we will be on the warm side of a front that is going to move on through here. showers will get out of here. a high pressure builds in, saturday into sunday into monday. this warmer air that has been building in the southwest, is going to take over our forecast for two days. and timing is everything. it's going to mean for a pretty decent opening day. and let's talk about it. 7:31 is your sunset time. tonight, 34 degrees. mostly cloudy. the average is about 37 to 38. we're still below. some sun tomorrow, with showers and breezy conditions. 53 degrees. and then for tom

frederick. towards warrenton. st. mary's county and calvert county. chilly saturday ahead. a better sunday. cold. breezy with some showers on saturday. dry saturday night. and milder sunday. although a few clouds will come in late sunday as that clipper approaches. in the meantime, here is our futurecast. by this evening walk the dog, no real problems. but then high tomorrow morning. here come the clouds again. showers south of fredericksburg and some snow out in oakland. we will put this into motion. by 12:00 p.m. showers across the metro area. snow showers in the mountains. and again, not enough to cancel any of your little league games. soccer games or such. they will be played. just bundle up. scattered showers again. another round of showers in manassas. up into martinsburg. finally through the night we will see dryer air move in saturday night. tonight, evening showers. partly cloudy, breezy, cold. lows tonight right around freezing in leesburg, 33. mid to upper 30s arlington to downtown. tomorrow morning variable clouds, cold or rain showers. 30s and 40s. and then by afternoon, again

county. we're not quite done yet. how about a look at annapolis today, cloudy early on, rain showers, no snow down this way. how about frederick where a few flakes flew early in the morning, late overnight but didn't add up to anything really. radar, there's still scattered showers activity north and west. we'll see more numerous showers. take a look at some of the spots across the state where there's even a few flakes flying down. that would be north of martinsburg near the hagerstown area. it's still very wintry out here in the dare rete county, allegany county area. things are looking good. it's breezy and chilly. right now temperatures running in the mid-40s. our wind chill factor adding

county. and after that, we're okay. and doing much better for sunday. 36 to 35 degrees right inside the beltway tomorrow. around freezing fredericko winchester. and leesburg, as well. 53 the high electricity for tomorrow. and like i said earlier, this is going to be a system next week, different than the system this week. this week it was cool, showery, an easterly wind. next week, a west-southwest wind, and that means plenty warm. 70 to 75 degrees monday and tuesday. and with that kind of mild air, that means the possibility of not only thunderstorms, but severe weather. and i do think that on tuesday, we could have some severe thunderstorms around the area. in the 60s. >> at least it's going to warm up some. >> correct. >> thanks, veronica. have a good weekend. >> too. barbara? ♪ >>> is there a law for start times on construction projects? what really happens to items that you recycle? and why is there no j street in washington, d.c.? it's friday, which means time to "ask liz." >> nice to see you. >> this question comes from jeff in washington, d.c. he wants to know, is there a law regarding a start time for noisy construction

defense attorney for frederick christian would not make any comment today. >> tonight, a guilty verdict for the man accused of the drunk driving deaths of two people in baltimore county. late this afternoon, a judge found the 28-year-old guilty of reckless driving and two counts of manslaughter. in 2009, they were watching an illegal street race when they were struck. no sentencing date has been set. >> state legislators are taking another look at two different medical marijuana bills. the senate versions give those who use medical marijuana a defense in court, but the house version calls for a study on the issue as part of research program. david collins is live at the state house with a closer look at both bills. >> this legislation has evolved all session, and its latest form is still meeting resistance. gasp.l marijuana's last original measures that established a best practices and lessons learned from across the country approach. to use matter of marijuana for practical purposes. the senate changed its version of the bill to give those suffering a break in the judicial system and establishes an affirmative defense. not guilty by reason of medical necessity. the

county. we're not quite done yet. how about a look at annapolis today, cloudy early on, rain showers, no snow down this way. how about frederick where a few flakes flew early in the morning, late overnight but didn't add up to anything really. radar, there's still scattered showers activity north and west. we'll see more numerous showers. take a look at some of the spots across the state where there's even a few flakes flying down. that would be north of martinsburg near the hagerstown area. it's still very wintry out here in the dare rete county, allegany county area. things are looking good. it's breezy and chilly. right now temperatures running in the mid-40s. our wind chill factor adding insult to injury making it feel like 30, dover, york. very numerous showers out to the north and west. these are not particularly heavy showers but snow showers, rain showers and any number of mixes between the two. our satellite radar trend is active across the east coast. that big storm that put a not of snow down in maine on this april fool's day swirling off the new england coast lien and dragging in more oash out of canada and the gre

county. it's going to intensify before it dissipates as we go through the nighttime hours. 41 right now downtown. 39 in gaithersburg. 39 in frederick. and 41 in manassas. so overnight then, cloudy and cold. rain and showers. maybe mixing with some snow north and west. lows in the 30s. and your wakeup weather, cold in the morning. showers. 30s and 40s. light showers by 7:00 in the 30s and wet snowflakes by 9:00. 38-42. we'll look ahead at the weekend for cast coming up. thank you, top. >>> new at 11:00, the fall out continues over dc council's recommendation to make henderson the chancellor of public schools. it comes during a controversial time. most recently teachers are being investigated over teachers helping students change wrong answers to right answers. at a town hall meeting tonight, brown got an earful, many who took the microphone says henderson lacks credentials and her appointment was made without considering others. >> i don't even know her. she's just a copy of michelle rhee. >> they already had in mind who they wanted to select for the chancellor. she was really close to michelle rhee. so i think it should be a good s

county jail. >>> we have an update on a homicide investigation in concord. concord police say they are not looking for suspects after two bodies were found in a home on monday night. officers say frederick mirror and his girlfriend were shot to death in what appears to be a murder-suicide. >>> meantime in cupertino, investigators now say they are looking at the deaths of a couple there also as a possible murder-suicide. they officially identified the couple as gary and susan longdon. santa clara county sheriff's deputies found the bodies in their home on saturday. gary longdon died from a gunshot wound to his head and his wife suffered a blow to the head but they cannot determine her cause of death yet. >>> people who work at the napa state hospital are on edge, worried about retaliation after a patient died in their care. staff members tried to subdue a man after he allegedly assaulted another patient. that happened in the hospital's high security compound. the cause of death is still under investigation and there will be an autopsy today. in the past year there have been tl three separate attacks by staff on patients. >>> teachers say state budget cuts do not add up to a quality educa