frederick county hopes more maryland counties to follow suit to prevent scenes like this. >> my hope is that eventually we will have no violators. reality is that is probably not going to happen. it definitely will decrease the number of violations. >> the montgomery county council is scheduled to vote next tuesday on the bus camera bill. it is expected to pass. frederick county is working with a new vendor to upgrade its own system. >> coming up on abc 7 news at 11:00, a discovery -- the military's big admission tonight. it's out already to unveil the new ipad? >> -- is apple ready to unveil the new ipad? ♪ ♪ beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some weight. thanks. you noticed. these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right -- whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multi-grain cheerios -- 5 whole grains, 110 calories. [ female announcer ] now get this: creamy, dreamy peanut butter taste in a tempting new cereal. mmm! [ female announcer ] new multi-grain cheerios peanut butter. >> s

we're on the frederick county line into washington county. that's i-07 behind us right here and you can see despite the snowfalling from the sky, the roadway is wet and clear and commuters are moving this afternoon. >> i try to get everything done and get back home. >> it started early at frederick county and rattled a few nerves. >> my husband is working in d.c. today. i'd like to have him home sometime this evening. >> traffic has built steadily as the federal government announced unscheduled leave to begin getting workers home early. >> i wish i was a federal worker, too. i work retail. we are open for everything. >> this is no blizzard, but the highway administration in maryland is gun shy. issuing a statement recalling this rush hour storm last january 26. >> i've been here 40 minutes, haven't moved an inch. >> that left some commuters stranded overnight in their cars because plows could not move through the rush hour gridlock. >> they are saying 2 to 4. i guess we'll see what happens. >> highway officials go home early and stay away fro

the high wind watch for you, frederick maryland county. low down county, virginia, winds could gust over 60 miles per hour out there. even in the metro area, winds will be a problem. but what can you do? secure the loose objects. bring the small tables inside. bring in smaller light chairs and put the basketball hoops on in that are on out there on their side that are not in concrete. basically trying to keep things going for tomorrow afternoon. so now windy and warm on friday. showers, maybe a thunderstorm tonight. high-wind watch for you. north and west on friday. we should be under the wind advisory though tomorrow, even in the metro area. the winds are gusting 40 to 50 miles per hour. and then it will be colder for you over the weekend. but really, it will be average for you over the weekend. and tonight, mostly cloudy, breezy, mild. maybe a shower, maybe a thunderstorm. 50 to 55. and winds are out of the southwest at 10 to 20. now tomorrow morning, winds are increasing a little bit. early shower is possible. partly sunny for you and w

especially in westminster and northern frederick county. the reports have been mostly trace amounts of snow. you see some snow showers from detroit to the cincinnati area. picking them some snow and rain showers all the white south. this system is going to take its time -- there is a western system coming at us. an arctic front is coming in here. that will not get here until tomorrow evening. in baltimore, it turned out a little warmer than normal. 46 at the airport, 49 downtown. record low for this day on the coldest day ever in the baltimore, 1899, 7 below zero. that is unheard of in baltimore. 15.5 inches of snow as the blizzard of 2010 were winding down. this time around, it is light snow in the forecast. winter weather advisories. warnings in western maryland. this storm system, area of low pressure south of us, producing light rain and snow mixture. behind it, there is an arctic cold front with a burst of snow showers. look how chilly it is behind us. we will feel some of that arctic air briefly on sunday. 33 in hancock right now. mid

♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ >>> drivers in frederick countyare. you pass a stopped school bus, you might land an even bigger fine. county commissioners unanimously approved a plan last night expanding its school bus camera system. under this new ordinance, drivers caught on camera passing a stopped school bus will get a ticket in the mail. the county also plans to install the cameras on an additional 30 to 40 buses. 11 have cameras installed last year. >> today a pastor who was running for a d.c. council seat led a protest at a speed trap. the council candidate is ben bennett and the place he calls the speed trap, grant avenue in southeast. bennett says that stretch of road is the bottom of a steep incline and drivers pretty much have to ride their brakes all the way down. >> if you are doming down this hill and you have a lapse or a moment of thinking about the speed you're doing and you get to 35-miles an hour, you are going to be ticketed and that is unjust. there are better ways to control that. >> bennett says ticketing seems to be making

crossing over the potomac into frederick county. no. loudoun county? as well. getting clipped near front royal. i am not trying to exclude anybody in southern maryland, but you don't have any rain moving your way today. you could have severe thunderstorms this afternoon especially in southern maryland, northern neck, middle peninsula later on today. here are the remnants of overnight thunderstorms, falling apart as they move northeast. it will become partly cloudy amount later this morning and midday. the wind will increase behind a cold front that will move into town. there's a high wind warning that will take effect at noon in the counties shaded in yellow. if a wind advisory starting at 3:00 p.m. in the metro area for the cream-colored areas. that means gusts between 50 and 60 miles an hour through the afternoon and evening. 520 canal in the district, 41 in frederick, 51 in quantico -- 52 in the district. 72 degrees for the high temperature today. breezy. windy on saturday, 48. the wind will subside by sunday 48 degrees. >> it's going to be 72 on friday in f

we are seeing some make its way as snow back toward the higher elevations of frederick county and even northern portions of montgomery county around damascus and mount airy also reporting a little in the way of light snow. most of the precipitation though still well back to the west. a lot of gulf moisture here and here is our storm system that's making its way down. this is the one that has the colder air. they are going to combine to give us not one but two chances for snow. the first will be overnight tonight and the next one will be tomorrow afternoon. all of that with the very cold air in canada. it has been trapped up there all winter long. it is finally able to make its way all the way down toward the south all the way down toward atlanta and the jacksonville area. here we go for our future weather forecast. tonight just some shower activity but watch what happens tonight around 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 in the morning. we start to see the snow north and west of washington. gaithersburg back through loudoun county, leaesburg, winchester. we could see some accumulation by the time you wak

even frederick county and the southern maryland, should be nice.e chilly, but lots of sunshine before the next weather front late friday into saturday morning. we are watching for a chance, a chance of light snow. sunny and chile in the morning near freezing in town, in the 20's and the suburbs. once again with any of the slushy snowy spots, be careful it could be slick. the average guy is getting close to 45 degrees, -- the average high is getting close to 45 degrees. as we get into saturday morning, there is a chance of a bit more light snow. by the way, i will keep you posted on what happened at our facebook and some of the best it's. was this snow enough for you or not? blog on. -- log on. >> now let's hear what this guy was hard about all night. >> this is as good as it gets for me, basketball junkies. duke and carolina battled to the final buzzer on tobacco road florida state upset by boston college. georgetown and syracuse go into overtime to settle the rivalry. it was march madness in february. sports is coming up. >> the toyota sports desk

moving through frederick county and montgomery county getting clipped especially around silver springunty, moving into stafford county and out to the west in the shenandoah valley a few little sprippingsles. this afternoon we'll be in the 60's again. near 70 south of town. more rain develops south of the metro. tomorrow cooler, back in the 50's. lisa b? >> we talked to d-dot m-dot andnologist the districts and everything is settling down in terms of overnight construction projects. quickly, i'll take you to three of the geico traffic center pictures that we selected, showing you the belt way branch avenue moving nicely in prince george's county. taking you out of frederick, 270. into virginia, quiet on 395 between belt way and the pentagon. now natasha and cynne? >> thank you, lisa. the power is back on after an accident involving a contractor led to outages in parts of fairfax county. >> the contractor was shocked yesterday. it happened at night while working near the wond trail. the incident caused about 2700 people to lose power, but most of the outages were restored in less than t

and farther to the north, frederick county into washington county, light rain falling there.ratures farther west and north, near 40. closer to washington, fairfax, arlington, montgomery counties, mid 40s now. it's near 50 in washington. and in prince george's county. as well as much of southern maryland, the eastern shore, and the northern neck. later today is when we'll have the strong winds developing. that probably won't happen until mid to late afternoon and into tonight. those areas in pink, west and north of washington, could have gusts to 60 miles per hour. all those other areas in beige could have gusts 40 miles per hour to 50 miles per hour. that would be mid to late afternoon. before then, we'll have rapid warmups. near 60 by 9:00. a passing shower between now and 9:00. after that, sun breaking out. low to mid 70s during the afternoon. maybe showers and thunderstorms along a cold front coming in 3:00 to 7:00 p.m., followed by really strong winds into tonight. a look at your friday planner in ten minutes. danella has a look at traffic. good morning. >>> good morning.

let's take a look at activities in frederick county. maryland officials really anxious today because they remember that big storm back in january when there was gridlock on the roadways. so federal employees were released early into maryland and also maryland's highway officials were warning people about the possibility of big problems on the roadway tonight, but if you come back live and look at i-70 here in frederick county, you can see that those problems did not develop this afternoon and things are in good shape. let's take a run over to virginia, where my colleague is standing by in leesburg. >> hey scott. what a difference an hour makes. the last time we were live on the air, we saw significant snowfall. now, really i can't tell if this is snow or rain or a little bit of both that is falling down here right now. if you wanted to make a snow man, this isn't the kind of snow you would need. let's show you video of what it did look like an hour ago when we saw some snowfall. it did go on top of the cars parked out here and some of t

this is a time-lapse from the southern sections of frederick county urbana some snowfall, enough to whiten the grass. this could be a problem overnight and for tomorrow's rush-hour. alison? >> the snow came down steadily in frederick and washington counties and also in the panhandle. brad bell is live with how people feel about a little bit of snow after such a mild winter. >> alison you can see that it is really a beautiful snow. it has been like this since around, a 11:00 a.m. but we really do not have much to show for it. you see some on the cars and some on me. just west of here, that is where you can see some snow. one day after the two-year anniversary of snomageddon this is the most that we could see. on top of the mountain there is about 1 inch of an accumulation by afternoon but since it is not affecting the highways, most of the people we talked to said it is kind of pretty. >> it is not bad. >> it is kind of seasonal. it is nice. >> farther west at a lower elevation in hagerstown, the snow had been pretty heavy all day, but it was not really sticking to anything. charlie says it

in baltimore county, all of howard and frederick county, they are getting snow. some of it is accumulating in the grass. the snow is west of the interstate 95 corridor figure -- 95 quarter. as you see on the radar, past hagerstown is not doing anything right now. we will see what happens tonight and tomorrow in a few minutes. >> 80 soldiers from the national guard are back, after a deployment in iraq and afghanistan. sheldon dutes is live with more on the homecoming celebration. >> the soldiers are excited to be reunited with their families. they were honored for their hard work and sacrifice. they say they are grateful for the recognition. after spending a year away from each other, she is thrilled to have her husband brought home. >> it is wonderful. >> her husband is a member of the maryland national guard unit deployed to iraq, kuwait, and afghanistan. they did maintenance on blackrock helicopters. >> it was rough, but i was honored he could serve our country. i did what i needed to do to keep the home front going. >> our son was so excited when daddy came ho

frederick county schools announce ad 2 1/2-hour early dismissal. d russian doughing a and warren county public schools will have a 1:00 early dismissal today. in maryland, garrett county public schools will have a three-hour early dismissal and in west virginia, warren county public schools will have a 1:00 early dismissal today. donald trump is coming to town and pennsylvania avenue may never be the same again. he has been picked now to transform theeled post office pavilion. aaron gilchrist has more on the plan. >> reporter: the trump deal will turn the old post office pavilion into a luxury hotel on par with the likes of the plaza hotel in new york. the old post office is on the national register of historic places. it sits on prime real estate at pennsylvania avenue and 12th street across from the ronald reagan building. you see it there. there are several hotel groups that went after the contract and including hilton which wanted to make this space a waldorf astoria apparently. trump, though, won and they will transform it into more than 250 ro

and yet this country was built on imgrants. >> reporter: many of whom built frederick county. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> the english ordinance would not stop county agencies from using a foreign language in education, public health, and emergency services. >>> police say a speeding driver is to blame for a deadly crash in randallstown. police say melvin bettis iii drove into oncoming traffic and slammed head-on, into andre murphy's car. both men died in the crash. another suv got tangled up in the wreck. but that driver was not hurt. >>> federal safety investigators are investigating safety of side air bags. >> well, vic, the problem has already cause the recalls of more than 2,000 toyota, honda, subaru, and nissan vehicles. and the national highway traffic safety administration says that number could grow if they find more automakers use similar, defective parts. the recalled vehicles could have an ineffective mixture of the gas that inflates the air bags. and so far, no one has been hurt. vic, back to you. >> if your car is one of those being recalled, you should

almost 2 inches in northern frederick county and northern parts of carroll county also getting some snow accumulation. it is much warmer down to the south where it is basically a rain event. from cecil county back to frederick county is where those slick spot may occur. maybe an inch of snow fall in some spots, grassy areas and colder surfaces. it will gradually taper off after midnight and clear as we head toward thursday morning. thursday and friday look like a couple of bright, sunny days. northwest winds at 5-10 and lows of 26-32 degrees. low pressure producing all this wintry weather of the mountain and it will pass through tonight and move off the coast. changes are on the way for the weekend. ahead of colder air to the north. that front will comes out over the weekend and it will turn sharply colder with a few more snow showers on saturday. sunny skies returned tomorrow, 43-48 degrees. it will be even colder, highs only in the 20's in amounts over the weekend, with some snow coming down. near 50 on friday, and on the lower eastern shore, wet weather tonight and then sunshine tomor

. >> frederick county is the first county to officially adopt english as its official language.he board approved the measure last night despite opposition. all business handled in the county must be done in english. some people described the ordinance as hateful, ethically wrong, or on welcoming toward immigrants. >> why would you purposefully alienate members of your own community? >> its about my english first and let me it find a way to exclude someone else. >> county commissioners say it will help deter illegal immigrants from selling in frederick county. >> more twist on route 7 -- starting on friday, crews will close the right loop ramp. they are activating into traffic signal for less turned on to the 495. that will make room for crews to complete the express line connection to and from route 7. coming up, -- >> ♪ baby don't you want to go? >> you could call him the cruder in chief. >> we have film covered as well. all of the oscar action at your fingertips. the academy awards are going digital. >> are you ready for doomsday? >> it was a case of the blues at the white hou

almost two in frederick county. inch in damascus. only trace amounts in the city itself. it was, but to many, in non- producing storm. there was an at least in grassy areas. temperatures will be close to normal today. boardwalk, 43. in the 30's up to the north. they have a little bit of snow on the ground. even that snow in grassy areas has chilly atmosphere. here is degenerate dry conditions we have overhead. yesterday's storm is out to sea and out of the picture. we're in this large area of high pressure over us now. clouds are into it in the ohio river valley. two fleis in the two fli -- two flies in the ointment. storm just developing in the texas panhandle. the two of those are expected to come together by the weekend. seasonably chilly. 42274 the high. northwest winds at about 10 miles an hour developing storm in the panhandle by friday will be in oklahoma and moving into tennessee and by friday evening into the carolinas, and that of shores saturday morning. -- offshore saturday morning. the two of them meet saturday morning. as to what happens as far as the weathe

howard county as well. frederick, martinsburg berkeley, and jefferson county no. frederick county in virginia a band of rain passing to the east this morning and this afternoon we will be partly cloudy with thunderstorms. the time frame will be 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for thunderstorms in the east of the blue ridge. it will be gusty today. embedded with thunderstorms and possibly severe storms. the winds will gust across the board. wind advisory locally 55. high wind 24 this afternoon and evening off to our west, meaning gusts up to 60 in those locations quest of the metro area. the rain falling apart really this morning. this dynamic low pressure system, the one sector of it the warm air will be pulled into washington today, spiking temperatures to the low to mid 70's. in the cold front this afternoon. if the wind will really pick up and temperatures will drop for the weekend. looks like a slight risk of severe thunderstorms according to the strong production center. delmarva peninsula southern maryland and points south. more coming up later. back to you. >> thank

the board president says it would help deter illegal immigrants in frederick county.eigh in, leave your thoughts on facebook. >>> the price of gas is going up. iran announced cutting exports to britain and france. iran's decision was made in retaliation against sanctions over nuclear program. because oil is an tammly traded commodity, they are increasing prices across the board. some states seeing gas prices above $4 a gallon. >> i guess it is, what it is. you got to keep working hard. hopefully lit down and fluctuate. >> that's the spirit. iran says it's considering cutting exports to six other countries, it's now threatened to cut exports to the biggest oil buyer, that being china. head to abc2news.com, click on the traffic tab, gas prices, find out where the least expensive gas can be found in maryland. >>> democracy 2012, rising gas prices on minds of republican presidential rivals rights now. newt gingrich says gas could fall as low as $2 a gallon if he is elected. newt gingrich pushing for relaxed regulation on oil production. >>> mitt romney raised 6.5 million

local radar showing a couple sprinkles toward frederick county or beyond. on the other side of the mountains, west of the mountains, sthr a rain-snow mix, and just plain rain in kentucky and tennessee beginning to move into southern west virginia now. so the wet part of this storm is coming our way. so we'll talk about a chance for rain, and maybe some snow in the insta-weather plus forecast coming up. >> our big story this morning is the clash between two leaders and women's health. it has apparently been smoothed over. >> the susan g. komen foundation announced it will not cut funds for breast cancer screening. kai reed has more. >> the susan g. komen foundation's decision to cut off funding for planned parenthood ignited a firestorm nationwide. >> i'm steaming over this. how dare they. >> it spiked calls to the downtown baltimore office. >> not just women. we're hearing from men and everybody because breast cancer is such a personal topic and it affects so many women. the idea that funding would be cut from breast care programs, it just didn't make sense

hagerstown frederick county, a little bit of a mixed. that will settle over us. whatever is left will be sunday morning, possibly a mixture just a little bit but even that will not really accumulate too much of anything. maybe an inch in frederick county md., the shenandoah valley winchester, but that is by sunday morning, midday sunday everything is gone. when you had out tomorrow, partly cloudy. in the afternoon increasing clouds rain showers, light rain showers into tomorrow evening nothing to worry about. the temperatures of the road and the ground is above freezing. the ryan factor as possibility of big snow, zero. even next week, the temperatures above freezing. >> zero? >> don't say at like that. that is enough for some of us. kind of like what the wizards are doing. speaking of zero. >> segue. let's talk about tonight. the wizards are playing hard lately but that does not translate into victories all the time. they took on the raptors tonight. sports is coming up. whee wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! whee whee whee

frederick county in the mountains where we have a light snow falling. martinsburg, hagerstown, the city of frederick, no reports of precipitation. most of it is evaporated afforded the ground. 32 leesburg, 36 in mount airy, a 35 in la plata. winchester is an exception at the freezing mark.

county in clarksburg, richard reeve, abc 7 news. >> this quick moving system has moved out of the mid-atlantic. looks like the jackpot, if you want to call at that, was between gaithersburg and frederick, up to 1 inches, 1.5 inches of snow. the temperatures are critical 40 potential of refreeze in. reagan national airport at 38 degrees. the doppler radar across southwestern montgomery county, a little bit of a mixture falling, but really just the result and a few snow flurries overnight. upper 20's, low or, middle thirties. what can we expect the rest of the weekend and the upcoming week? i will have the forecast from the belfort furniture weather center and just a few minutes. >> turning now to the occupied d.c. showdown that turned violent. protesters facing charges after they hurled a brick at a u.s. park police officer, injuring him, one of several explosive confrontations in mcpherson square. breanne carter joins us with the latest. >> in number of people remain in the park, but so do a number of park police officers. it is very quiet at this point only a few protesters staying in the park. it was a much difference seen earlier today. tense moments at the mcpherson square after t

but north of town and places in upper montgomery, howard county, frederick county, carroll county, 1, 2 inches and 3-inch report from shippensburg, pennsylvania and even up to hagueers town an inch of grassy surfaces. yes, there was snow. another pithy storm even underperformed this year. i know snow lovers are not happy. today, sunny looking good. the 20s and 30s this morning but 41 by noon. and those 20s and 30s means slick spots out there. by 5:00 45 with highs mid- to upper 40s. for a good day ahead. so there's our rain snow system pushing through yesterday afternoon and it's quickly moved out of the atlantic away from us. just a few clouds left behind but starting to break up to the west. that's why we've got clear to partly cloudy skies and with the clouds breaking up we're down to 26 now in hagerstown. loudoun county, fairfax, watch out. there'd be some isolated slick spots in morning. anything that wasn't treated but highway crews were all over there. 34 now at reagan national. cambridge 37 and i'm looking at highs this afternoon, right about where they should be for february.

the board president says it would help detour illegal immigrants from settling in frederick county. head to the facebook fan page. we want you a part of the conversation. >>> vigil held in ohio to remember a teen mother and child kidnapped and killed in cleveland. jackson and her daughter were snatched off of a street alem edly by jackson's ex-boyfriend, they were found dead in a garage sunday. >>> california teacher accused of taking lewd photos of school children will be arraigned in court. he took bondage scene photos of 2 dozen kids in the classroom. >>> we are cold this morning. 25 easton, along the eastern shore. low 20s york and frederick. make sure you have the heavy coat this morning. the weather pattern, high pressure is in control of the weather. you are waking up to plenty of sunshine, as we go throughout the day. this high pressure will slide off towards the east, allowing for moisture in the form of clouds to get in here. we will be in the middle of the two systems, high pressure towards the east , the system towards the west, once that happens, we will start to have s

especially up to the north in frederick county and howard county. >> okay. okay.a. >>> almost everyone has had strep throat at some point a few days of antibiotics usually will do the trick. but doctors are finding that in some kids, strep bacteria may be causing obsessive compulsive disorder so severe, the children are barely able to function. doreen gentzler has our report. >> we thought it was a dream but it wasn't. >> reporter: it started four years ago when her then-10-year-old daughter, samant samantha, woke up in the middle of the night a totally different child. >> she wanted to touch everything. it was like a literal immediate onset of just severe ocd of a touching ocd. >> reporter: soon she developed tics were her whole body would spasm. lawrence says for nearly eight months, doctors struggled to figure out what was wrong and soon, her other daughter, melanie, started acting strangely, too. they noticed her symptoms started after being sick with strep throat. >> i didn't think anything of it. i just thought, okay, she has strep. by thanksgiving, she was

frederick county north and west. loudoun county north and west. even in the metro area winds will be 40 an 50 miles an hour. time frame highest winds should be between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. it will snow west of the divide tomorrow night and we mentioned this earlier. no tt a bad weekend to go -- not a bad weekend to go skiing this weekend as long as you go west. overnight mostly cloudy, breezy and mild. yes, a shower or thunderstorm possible. lows only 50-55. and those easterly winds are going to kick and become southwesterly at 10-20. and when that happens, you'll know the warm front is through us. early shower possible tomorrow morning. then partly sunny, windy and mild. 50s and 60s. winds west, southwest at 15-25 and gusty. we are looking at a high wind watch again frederick county north and west. loudoun county north and west. we have a high wind warning west of the divide. that means winds will be 60, 65 miles an hour. nothing in the metro area. but winds are going to be 40-50 whether they issue the advisory or not. when you can do, secure

a few light sprinkles northern montgomery county into frederick and howard county. and farther to the west, the sprinkle activity is breaking up right now. temperatures are mild for this time of the year, this time of the day. it's february 1, for crying out loud. and it's feeling more like an april morning. we're in the mid 50s around the region. and we will hold steady through the morning hours. sunrise at 7:15. there's a small chance of a sprinkle mid morning. most of it should be done by then. and after that, we'll get some sunshine breaking out. yes, once again, soaring into the 60s this afternoon. nowhere near the record high, though, set on this date in 2002. it got to 77. it's not going to do that today. but we will get into the upper 60s during the afternoon with sunshine coming back. a look at the evening planner in ten minutes. here's a look at traffic. good morning, danella. >>> good morning. let's look at the trip along i-270. we'll look together. so far as you're making your way out of clarksburg, seeing a lot of green as you head south toward the spur

although it is a little below freezing, parts of frederick county into washington county and westernaryland, allegheny county, as we look at the view from space, we have a clear sky thanks to high pressure moving in from the ohio valley that will be over us today. there's a caramel coffee eastern horizon now. sunrise at 6:43. we'll have lots of sun today. not as warm as yesterday. climbing into the mid to upper 50s by the middle of the afternoon. now here's your evening planner. sunset at 5:59. a partly cloudy to mostly cloudy evening. near 50 just after sunset. and then by midnight, near 40 degrees. looks like rain on the way tomorrow. we'll look at that. each day different into the weekend. we'll look at that in ten minutes. danella? >>> traveling on i-95 in virginia, you're hitting some slow spots. in fact, northbound slow making your way through dale city. then again you'll get a little bit of a relief. but one you get to route 1, slow again. that continues as you make your way toward the beltway. passing fairfax county parkway, volume here. again, it's stop and go at this time.

up -- and flint, maryland, in frederick county up to 63 miles per hour. as we go through overnight the wind gusts will probably be more to 25 to 30. wind speed sustained around 16 in the city, 26 for dulles, sustained for martinsburg at 32 miles per hour and fredericksburg now sustained at 12. the wind gusts have not nearly been as strong down to the south. in the city we're gusting to 25. dulles is back up to 38 mile- per-hour wind gusts and martinsburg right now is gusting to 41. again overnight tonight these wind gusts will begin to calm down, but it will stay breezy overnight and tomorrow. complete weekend forecast coming up. >>> police are investigating a stabbing at l'enfant plaza. a group of teenagers began fighting at the metro station and that fight continued a block away at seventh and d street southwest. when officers arrived, the teens ran and one girl found that was stabbed. she was taken to the hospital and should be okay. >>> a local connection to a deadly military accident. captain michael quin and six other marines died when two military

. >> we are following breaking news from frederick county md. where, despite opposition, a vote just made frederick the first county in maryland to make english its official language. autriea godfrey. >> this was proposed to try to save money because commissioners say trying to translate a simple 8" x 11" document can cost up to $130, and some are wondering how this makes them look to the rest of maryland. they spent 1.5 hours giving county commissioners an earful. they were railing on this decision. >> it looks like pure, anti- immigrant posture. >> this is a measure that is nasty. >> some people described the ordinance as hateful, ethically wrong, and unwelcoming toward hispanics. >> why would you do this to members of your own community? >> to find a way. >> hatred and exclusion. >> despite what was displayed during the meeting commissioners approved the proposal for all information to be conducted in english. 18-year resident finds this worrying. -- on 8-year resident finds this worrying. when it comes to opportunities in frederick, it is a c

hagerstown, maryland 53 miles per hour and flint, maryland, which is in frederick county they've had a gust up to 63 miles per hour. again those kind of gusts not all that widespread and you see the wind gusts now, 38 miles per hour here in town. out in the suburbs west of the metro dulles, 25 miles per hour. we can deal with that, 24 for frederick, and that's not too bad either and in fredericksburg it's gushing to 29 miles per hour. it's going to have the potential for higher gusts. therefore, this wind advisory is in effect through midnight in the tan counties and in the meyer elevations to the west it's a wind warning -- higher elevations to the west it's a wind warning and they have some snow coming in with the colder air. no snow for us, but it looks colder for the weekend. we'll talk specifics coming up. >> you can track this storm and weather any time with fox 5's weather app. go to the app store, the android market and download it on your smartphone. >>> a teenager gunned down on the job shot and left for dead last night on a street corner in northeast d.c. police think it m

also frederick county, maryland, getting light rain. a few sprinkles there. across the president obama into western loudoun county -- the potomac into western loudoun county, that rain is heading east. farther west, moderate showers around martinsburg, 81 toward hagerstown. farther south toward winchester getting a little light rain there. temperatures in the shenandoah valley into the mountains are around 40 degrees. blue ridge east, we're milder except leesburg to frederick. arlington near 50. so is washington. and much of prince george's county. southern maryland, northern neck and eastern shore. sunrise at 6:48. here's your day planner. is a look. it's going to be a wild weather day. we'll have temperatures by 9:00 near 60. sun breaking out. then partly sunny to partly cloudy by noontime, near 70. it may get into the low to mid 70s for a brief time early to mid-afternoon. then a strong cold front coming through triggering maybe some showers and perhaps even some thunder. temperatures dropping down into the 60s by late afternoon. then the winds will really

them, have reported that the ground has got a fresh little coating and some white up there in frederick county, towards hagerstown as well, northern carroll county, west american minster, maryland. that's sinking down the 270 corridor, so we'll have another chance for some light snow. but as that little band of snow gets closer to washington itself, temperatures are close to 40 degrees. so, i have a feeling that most of that is going to turn over to rain drops and snowflakes mixed in, and that is literally the last game in town before a dry super bowl sunday afternoon kicks off. so, rain mixing in with some snowflakes here for the rest of the morning. that should all be done by about noontime, maybe a little sooner in northern maryland, maybe a little longer into southern maryland. those should just be rain drops. then we should see clearing late in the day, temperatures well above freezing today. so not expecting any real problems on the roads today or in the early evening hours tonight. early tomorrow, some spots in maryland will be far enough below freezing, you could have a little slipperi

there's one report of light in the upper frederick county. d carroll county, we could see a few along the mason- dixon. temperatures in the 30's. 39 in the district of 34 in gaithersburg, of 32 in martinsburg. culpeper. 40 lexington park at degrees. average highs today is 47. we will be right this afternoon. extensive clout. not much precipitation, but the gray skies. sunshinereak into tomorrow. clearing behind the energy tonight.ving ahead -- extensive cloud cover this afternoon. we will be on the warm side of a system on thursday. looks like some areas of rain on thursday. temperatures around 50 degrees again. mostly cloudy today, a little possible in northwest of town this morning. sprinkles this afternoon. much if anything in terms of precipitation. sunshine tomorrow, 53. rainfall on thursday most likely midday and afternoon. friday, clearing out again. on thursday,ls around a quarter of an inch. maybe a strong system could sunday.s on keep an eye on that. >> i have good news for everyone watching this morning. no major problems at all to

areas in green in loudoun county, fauquier, into frederick, washington county, maryland, panhandle of west virginia, most of the shenandoah valley now get something sprinkles. and farther west, the area in yellow, if you're watching in h.d., you'll see that's moderate to heavy rain that's now moving into west virginia. so that rain likely our way here in the next couple of hours will be in the 40s by then. maybe thunder and lightning, too, around noontime. it may stop a bit for middle of the afternoon. more late afternoon and this evening. more rain, maybe thunder and lightning this evening, 50s. then tomorrow, big change. sunshine, a gusty northwest wind. high near 70. then clouds close in on friday into the 50s. maybe rain, light rain friday night. the greater chance is on saturday, bhab thunder and lightning. chilly and dry after that sunday into the first part of next week. danella? >> we're traveling in bladensburg, maryland. still have the sinkhole slowing you down making your way westbound, 450 at route 1. all of the lanes are blocked. route 50 taking the heat heading into the

cool spots this morning, loudoun county into frederick county, 40s there.ser to washington, we're generally in the low 50s. mid 50s in the shenandoah valley out of the mountains in many locations there. as well as southern maryland, northern neck, eastern shore. here's the day planner. sunrise at 7:15. small chance of an additional sprinkle mid morning. sun back this afternoon. another delightful afternoon with temperatures climbing into the 60s. overnight tonight, increasing clouds will be down into the low 50s by midnight. sunset at 5:29. tomorrow at midday, could have more light rain, sun back in the afternoon. cooler, highs only in the 50s. and then much colder weather moves in. friday, saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday, each day, highs only in the 40s to near 50. morning lows near freezing. danella? >>> traveling in northwest, a pedestrian has been struck, but is reported to be conscious and breathing. this is northbound new mexico avenue in northwest at nebraska avenue. fire department is taking away one of your lanes in the area. crossing over the 14

and we have it down near freezing now, northern montgomery county, frederick and howard counties. in virginia, fairfax county, mid 30s. loudoun county, prince william and fauquier. prince george's counties, in the 30s. near the bay, 40s. shenandoah mountains, many locations in the upper 20s and 30s. a view from space showing an area of high pressure moving in, giving us plenty of sunshine today. afternoon temperatures climbing to the upper 30s and low 40s. overnight tonight, if you have evening plans, bundle up. it will be down to near 40 degrees near midnight with increasing clouds. by dawn on saturday, maybe a little sunshine, then clouding up during the afternoon with highs near 50 after a freezing start. late saturday night, let's say around midnight until dawn sunday, we could get some rain. maybe a little wet snow, too, to the north of the metro area by dawn sunday. doesn't look like a lot of moisture with this. i don't think we'll have much of any consequence if we do get wet snow. clearing out sunday afternoon, highs in the 40s. a chilly start to next week it looks like it

he was 43 years old. >> frederick county will make english the official language. commissioners approved the measure last night. county business communications will be conducted in english. some residents worry about a message this sends to potential hispanic business leaders when it comes to opportunities in frederick. >> the opposition claimed it would deter business and scare them away from the county, but that has never proven true. >> why alienate people that live in your community? >> why english first? >> commissioners say the measure was proposed to save taxpayers money on translating cost. translating even a one-page document could cost up to $130 a. >> today is the beginning of lent and the archbishop of washington will celebrate a mass at 12:00 in this afternoon at st. matthew's cathedral downtown. the time of fasting for catholics comes on the heels of mardi gras. big crowds packed the french quarter in new orleans yesterday for the biggest party of the year. are you up all night or up early in the morning? >> there's an application to tell you whether

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especially alfrom leesburg into frederick right now and stretching into northern montgomery county and almost into fairfax county. it's pushing to the east and northeast at this time. in terms of the forecast for the rest of the day, temperatures will fall into the mid 30's. we are currently near 40 degrees. it will be off and on, not continuous, scattered across the region through the afternoon into the evening at. that includes the evening rush- hour. road and temperatures are still up but some of them on the side streets should cooldown enough to cause a light coating. in terms of the stimulation, up to about an inch expected in the metro area. higher amounts possible northwest of town. >> with this first threat of winter in weeks, local road crews are taking notes chances. jummy olabanji continues coverage from silver spring. >> they're not the only ones taking no chances. an hour-and-a-half ago the government announced federal workers can take unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework today. they're not the only ones preparing for the storm. taio cruz are as well. they are trying

there is a winter weather advisory for northern frederick county, an inch to 1.5 inches of snow up there. it goes through carroll county, northern baltimore and cecil counties as well. temperatures are getting close to the freezing point. that means slide accumulations might occur. north of baltimore and colder, grassy areas, overpasses, bridges, and steps. most of the area will just a wet but there could be some slippery spots. we will continue to monitor the storm as it tracks through an update the forecast in a couple of minutes. >> state officials have been preparing for snow over the past 24 hours in advance of the possibility of a messy to me. >> rob roblin joins us from parkville work crews have been busy expecting something to happen. >> tom tasselmyer called it yesterday. he said the temperatures on the ground and the sidewalks and the roads would be warm, and when the soviets, it would melt. you can see right behind me credit when the snow pits, it would melt. so far -- you can see behind me -- when the snow palachits, it d melt. county and state officials have been getting rea

seen anywhere from a half an inch in ports of loudon county to an inch and a half in part of frederick countywe will continue to watch as this whole storm system moves on off. a couple of flakes left in fairfax county, too. you next prince georges, charles county, an all-rain event four this storm is continuing to move out. some of the accumulation toward northern montgomery county. this was taken early on. still seeing snow, his neck of the wood. tom says about 600 feet in elevation, any time you are above the -- above, rather higher in elevation, going to get more snow out of these marginal-type events. a low of 37, the current temperature out there. another chance of snow coming not going to be a whole lot. we will thank is what we will be focus october coming days. 37 degrees, winds out of the east northeast 5 file mimes per hour. a chilly evening when you step outsirktd n outside. 36 in culpepper around right now, 36 degrees at la plata. watch out on secondary roads, bridges, overpass, first to freeze. overnight tonight, we get into the 20s a lot easier for any of that water to freeze, w

by noon or 2:00, the snow is moving into our northwestern neighborhoods, frederick county, montgomeryd frederick county and they should be in some light snow and this extends all the way down to i-81 as snow and then we're getting into the transitional period and there is some pink and green there and look at 11:00 tomorrow night and that is a changeover in the city and that is still to the south-southeast, a mixture to rain here and several hours of some light snow, maybe even's few pockets of moderate snow in the northwestern and western favored areas where we get some snow and on thursday morning, it clears out. another coating to one inch is certainly possible in this city and as you start getting farther to the north and west and this is frederick, leesburg and low den county, parts of montgomery county between 1 and three inches of snow and that is not a big deal but more than we have seen in awhile and becoming mostly cloudy and dry, rain and no for just about everyone by noon and about everyone by 5:00 and the temperatures tomorrow, briefly touch 40 and the temperatures with t

all the counties in lavendar including howard, montgomery, and frederick counties, carroll counties in maryland, washington county. and in virginia, loudoun, northern fauquier, rappahannock, madison and green. the shenandoah valley and out of the panhandle of west virginia and western maryland. all because of this approaching storm. you can see the area in white, that is snow. and it is beginning to reach the ground in northern west virginia. and as well as parts of the shenandoah valley, there may be a few flurries reaching the ground. those areas in blue to the east of there, i don't see any of that reaching the ground. the radar is picking it up aloft. it's moving north and east. and throughout the morning hours, we'll probably maybe have a few flurries, otherwise a cloudy morning. it's cold. near freezing throughout fairfax county, arlington, montgomery, and prince george's counties now. and throughout much of the region. points far to the south and near the bay, above freezing there. here's the day planner. sunrise at 7:08. cloudy, maybe a few flurries. any accumulating snow proba

frederick county and loudoun county about an inch. not much.nother light dusting by tomorrow night. not looking like a big deal again. 29 in mclean,. 28 in germantown. sunny and mid 40's today, nothing to worry about. a seasonable day temperatures where they should be this time of year. increasing clouds tomorrow night. if by friday night and early saturday morning we could have a few flakes and maybe a light wintry mix. no accumulation for the most part. maybe a dusting here and there. seven-day coming up. >> for the most part we are in pretty good shape. there's a minor crash of 50 in maryland westbound at the beltway. newschopper 7 is on the way to look for that. that is near 704 if you are headed out of bowi. looks good on the towboat. 395 across the 14th street bridge in this picture. looks good through rosslyn and falls church. metro rail is on normal service. in good shape in montgomery county, prince george's county and no problems on 270. back to you. >> thank you. the european debt crisis will take center stage when president obama me

moving eastward, of frederick county virginia will see a hit of rain. it pushes up to the east. some areas of rain this morning and thunderstorms this afternoon. some could be strong to severe. 45 in gaithersburg. 51 in the district. this afternoon we will make it in the low to mid-70's for high- tech features. this weekend notice out the temperatures drop. very windy later today. when the into tomorrow. we have a high wind warning. i will be back with that coming up. >> it is a beautiful, quiet ride around town. you can ride with the top down. if you're gonna do head out within the next five or 10 minutes, they have been working westbound. they have periodic closures. they're starting to wrap things up. we will take you live with things are very serving. a beautiful ride on the beltway. we will have more in just a little while. >> thank y ou. the passage of a measure allowing same-sex marriage in maryland. the senate voted 25-22 in favor. >> now it is headed to the governor. we have reaction from both sides. >> and a russian a celebration. following a senate vote legalizing sam

. >>> tomorrow, english will become the official language of frederick county, maryland. unty commissioners passed the ordinance just a short time ago tonight after a two-hour public hearing. the move means all official actions by the county will be in english only. there are a few exceptions, such as debt collection, as well as public health and safety. >>> cursing is now banned at d.c. council meetings. the new code of conduct passed unanimously and without discussion. the vote comes days after a fierce public outburst. a councilman threw out the "f" word in a rant. >>> new information about a deadly crash at a landover kfc restaurant. investigators estimate that 29-year-old hellena smith reached the speed of 100 miles an hour before she lost control of her car and slammed into the restaurant. she died on the scene. a search of online court records show that had smith had previous traffic violations, including a ticket she received just last month for driving 91 miles an hour in a 55-mile-an-hour zone. >>> getting a good night's sleep as a new parent can be challenging.