missing man from fredericksburg, virginia. he's the 82-year-old gilbert wood. now, they believe that he is in some kind of a danger. he was last seen yesterday morning at the mill park terrace apartment in fredericksburg. he was wearing a red flannel jacket with a blue hat. he might be driving a tan chevy van with virginia plates. a tan van. if you have seen this man, please contact police in fredericksburg. >>> the arlington county police are looking for the woman who doesn't have the medication she needs. this is the 70-year-old. and she was last seen on january 2, near her home in that 4400 block of this street. she has black hair and occasionally wears a curly black wig. that's her. if you have seen her, please call police in arlington county. >>> coming up now on 9news at 9:00, legal issues created by the video that shows the u.s. marines urinating on the dead taliban fighters. the defense lawyer and the prosecutor, they will both be here. we'll talk about what charges

20 in hagerstown. 25degrees at fredericksburg. yesterday morning, ocean city was in the 50s at this hour. now 28 in ocean city. very cold temperatures to start your morning. kids will need to bundle up. this is your sentinel satellite. we are doing fine right now. we'll wake up with sunshine but as the day progresses, the clouds will increase as we have a little clipper system. this particular one will give us the possible of a few flurries late this afternoon and tonight. >> that would be nice to see a couple of flurries. >> thank you, sarah. i agree with you. seasonal forecast. 39 in frederick, 45 in fredericksburg. colder tomorrow and an interesting start to the weekend. mother -- more on that in a minute. >> let's get the latest from julie wright now on traffic. >> it is all i could do to peel out of my jacket.

. >> new developments for the national slavery museum in fredericksburg. the judge has given them until the end of fedora to file a bankruptcy reorganization plan. they owe more than $250,000 in back taxes to the city of fredericksburg. an accountant will take a new look at the boat and file tax returns dating back to 2008. the museum was supposed to open as early as 2004, but never did. still to come, federal funds have been cut to help people pay their heating bills. how some people are struggling and the action taken to help them. plus several new movies this weekend. >> i'm steve rudin and the belfort furniture weather center. a cold night had could lead to >> as the temperature drops thousands are on their road to having their seat cut off. congress cut from the federal program that helps low-income family and the elderly pay their heating bills. cynne simpson shows that many people are forced to choose between paying their electric bill or buying food or medicine. >> this winter, this single mother will sacrifice more than ever before to keep her lit

fredericksburg could be pushing 70 later on today. around 63 here on the beltway.omorrow just as warm in the 60's with a chance of an isolated storm. be sprinkles. best chance of rain thursday. lisa? >> i don't have any problems to report in and out of baltimore along i-95. we give you normal travel times y on the beltway through oxon hill but on d.c., and even annapolis and northwest washington. a live picture at new hampshire oving very well. back to news. >> thank you, lisa. 5:10. aking up with us in bowie, it is warm out there. aking up with us in bowie, it is warm out there. >> and the president's next online dating services can get kind of expensive. so to save-money, i found a new way to get my profile out there. check out. everybody says i've got a friendly disposition and they love my spinach dip. 5 foot ten. still doing a little exploring... on n . my sign is sagittarius, i'm into spanish cheese, my hairline is receding but i'm getting a weave. (fsetto chorus) getting a weave. who wants some ronald tonight!? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen p

. >>> he was a top cop on the fredericksburg police force until this past weekend. now captain brent mitchell taylor is accused of having inappropriate contact with a 17- year-old boy he met online. fox 5's laura evans has details. >> police officers are sworn to defend and protect all citizens including the youngest among us, but in this case a high ranking officer is accused of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. brett taylor is a captain, a 24 year veteran of the police force in fredericksburg where he was head of the detectives division. now he's accused of taking a young boy to a motel 6 on warrenton road in stafford after first making contact with him online. according to sheriff's deputies, she spotted the.walking north on war -- they spotted the boy walking north on warrenton about 2:45 a.m. on saturday morning. he told deputies he was locked out of the hotel room and the man who rented it would be back later. >> our investigation indicated mr. brent taylor 46 of fredericksburg had rented the room, had driven to fairfax, picked the 17-year-old juveni

deborah great day,. >>> 36 degrees in d.c., 37 in fredericksburg.at 5:30. >> still ahead in the next half- hour, some local middle school students are reduced of drinking vanilla rum. police busted them before school. >> former councilman harry thomas will be in federal court today after resigning. i will have a live report stated it. >> adam caskey in the belfort furniture weather center. gary warm air moving into place today and here's your sausage and paakes, sweetie. thanks, mom. who are you calling "mom"? dunkin' sausage pancake bites, delicious like mom's only easier to carry -- get three for $1.59. laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like -- there's no charge for the bag. thanks. i know a quiet little place where we can get se work done. there's a three-prong plug. i have club passes. [ male announcer ] now there's a mileage card that offers special perks on united like a free checked bag united club passes, and prioriity boarding. thanks. ♪ ♪ okay. what's your secret? ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the new

down toward fredericksburg, lighter rain is falling.here's heavier downpours now just coming in along the blue ridge. just about to come into madison and greene counties as well as out in the mountains where temperatures are now around 40 degrees there at shenandoah valley west to north. but look at this -- culpeper, 64. fredericksburg at 64. la plata, 62 degrees. while frederick is only 39. hagerstown, 37. quite a contrast in temperatures this morning. 7:19 the sunrise. and we'll be in the 50s and low 60s through the morning hours with occasional showers. some might be previously heavy at times here over the next couple of hours. and we'll have a blustery wind move in during the afternoon out of the north and west. that will bring in the colder weather, and we'll be into the low 50s by sunset as we clear out. a clear night tonight, a briez o -- a breeze over the north and west will settle by evening. near 40 by midnight. then near 30 by dawn on saturday. sunny tomorrow, highs low to mid 50s. then colder weather moves in on sunday and m

fredericksburg at 43. southern maryland near 40 degrees, as is much of the northern neck and parts of the eastern shore, the lower part. we've got a few high clouds drifting over us now. we do have this warming trend. yesterday's highs near 50. these are the highs yesterday into today. these are the highs expected this afternoon. into the low to mid-60s throughout much of virginia. around the district and into maryland, upper 50s to around 60 degrees. we're not alone. much of the eastern half of the nation going to be well above normal throughout the rest of the afternoon. not record heat. the record high is 73. we'll get up to near 60 by midafternoon in the metro area with a lot of sun. evening planner in ten minutes. here's a look at friday traffic. good morning, danella. >> good morning. >>> the crash at the intersection of woodfield road and ridge road in damascus involves a single vehicle into a pole. police were on the scene there, and they still are. you can see the flashing lights behind the vehicl

fredericksburg, 50. you can see the colder air behind already in the upper 30s in martinsburg and hagerstown. oakland is already down to 25 degrees. our highs for today, lower 40s in downtown. 40 in manassas. and fredericksburg, only 42 degrees. winchester only in the mid- 30s. so, temperatures will drop and we will not be warming up a whole lot. tomorrow, temperatures a little milder but not a whole lot more. in the mere mid-40s and breezy. increasing cloudiness for your thursday. i've got the snowflake and the raindrop there, a chance for a passing sprinkle or just some flurries. on friday, colder, mid-30s under partly sunny conditions. here's monika with your timesaver traffic. good morning, monica. >> good morning, anny. things are looking great outside right now. if you're planning to head out the door, it will be a little chilly but otherwise, construction is pretty much cleared up for the morning and things are looking great. here's what it looks like on 66 as you come in from gainesville toward m

in fredericksburg broke into a car. the one family -- from one family, he stole much more. >> he got away with a book that is priceless to this family. >> carol brown was sad enough that her grandmother died nearly a month ago. the very last present her grandmother gave for has been stolen. >> i will never be able to hear her again if i do not get it back. >> she is heartbroken that this recordable but she got for christmas has been stolen. it was red and recorded by her grandmother just days before her sudden death. monday night, it was stolen when her sister's car was broken into. >> i could not believe it. >> brown's grandmother died unexpectedly december 22. the book arrived in the mail the very next day. all the 29-year-old woman has left is part of the cover and the memory of for grandmother's voice reading the holiday classic. >> every single time i listen to it, i would cry. >> the book was meant as a gift for her two-year-old daughter. her sister left it in the car and she went to work. a few hours later she le

fredericksburg 51. cull pep they're in the lower 50s. cumberland only 43. and petersburg around 47 degrees. here's how your sunday breaks down some again, a nice, beautiful start in the morning. if you're going to church, i just bring out the jacket and sunglasses. temperatures cooler in the afternoon. chance for some sprinkles and some flurries. otherwise, no accumulations are expected. here's a look at your 7-day forecast. monday is a really chilly, 45 around seasonal. then look at that warm-up for tuesday and wednesday. that's mild, talking upper 50s to 60s. some places make close to near mid-60s so we'll end january on a mild note, may see some showers in the middle of the week, then we start february on a mild note as well. >> starting right! january 60 degrees! you've been busy! >> i have been busy. >> college basketball, super bowl. >> little bit of everything. this is normally the week when everybody says it's not a great sports week because we're -- right before the super bowl. but think about it. saunders new coach, a lot of stuff going on. we've

fredericksburg, we're talking to to you. and maybe prince william county and there is more to the west and most of it, can you see here s on out of west virginia. and right now, we're dry and we have a significant cold front coming and we seeing a few showers popping up around pittsburgh. until that front gets through, say, 2, 3:00 in the morning, i still think there is at least going to be a chance of a shower. in the near-term, anyway, looks like we're doing good. i wanted to show you the snow from the midwest and to willile and chicago. and it shows you the cold air is there and we talked about it last night, right? this is cold stuff. international falls minus 6 and ahead of the front, you can't see and you happen that is. and this is buffalo at 52 degrees and had of the front, it's significantly warmer up and down the east coast and the reality sets in when you jump the front and that is coming our way and that is going to settle in. evening showers, we may have some. turning older -- colder once the front comes through

fredericksburg dealing with some fog as well. in town, we have four mile visibility but not all that bad here. really, with cloudy skies and 33 degrees in washington. we're just above freezing. few showers there across the delmarva. heavier rain out in the ohio valley. especially kentucky and tennessee. southern ohio. that will move in our direction. we have the threat later for some heavier downpours. this morning though, i'm concerned when i see a 32 in fredericksburg and a 28 in gaithersburg and 28 in hagerstown. these areas of far northern virginia and parts of maryland dealing with subfreezing temperatures and pockets of subfreezing temperatures down across areas in charlotte county. calvert and anne arundel as well. here's a look outside. cloudy skies an our michael & son weather camera. u.s. capitol dole. we have the low clouds. 33 degrees. it feels like 33. winds are calm at reagan national. humidity high at 89%. a humid, foggy morning. one storm coming onshore with rain and snow. got snow falling for the upper midwest. t

also, fredericksburg at 60. martinsburg around 58 degrees. cold front comes through today which means colder tomorrow. 40 is the high tomorrow. partly cloudy conditions and breezy. cold through thursday and friday. thursday maybe a chance for some flurries. here is monika with your traffic. good morning. >> good morning, anny. good morning, everybody. we've had a couple of issues namely one in davisonville. first of all, the beltway all around town, you'll find the wet road conditions. no major problems on the beltway itself. let's go first up into frederick. i'm getting word on route 180, jefferson pike in the 400 and 500 block, icing conditions. we just got calls about that. right here, on the west side of i-270 on the jefferson pike. we'll take a live look outside where if you're planning to head south on 270 or on the beltway near college park and into silver spring, basically, you will be ok. keep your speed limits down this morning. back over to the maps and this time, the big story of the morning has been a serious accident on the west

fredericksburg up to 61.montgomery, fairfax, arlington, prince george's counties, mid and upper 50s. we should hit maybe even near 70 in line from southern maryland to fredericksburg to culpeper later this afternoon and farther north, probably not quite as warm but it certainly will feel like springtime in january or june-uary. highs reaching highs and upper 60s. morning sprinkles. sun back on wednesday. rain likely on thursday and cooler than some chilly weather after that as we get into the weekend. that's the way it looks right now. barbara? >> tom, thank you. >>> and again, we go out to the roads and see how things are moving on this beautiful day. here is danella. >> good morning. couple of issues for you. metro still seeing single tracking on the green and yellow line expect delays in both directions. on 295, couple of issues first. northbound 295 as you approach pennsylvania avenue, all of your lanes are blocked right now traffic is being diverted on to the 11th street bridge p public aware of that. al

people in the fredericksburg area told police they felt the quake.re are no reports of damage or injuries. >> meantime, louisa county residents will return to their chool. it is their first time back since august. h mobile have enoug classrooms to return to a mobile schedule. he quake damaged the high school, d elementary but it could be years before those buildings actually reopen. >> the effects of that earthquake so devastating. amading they are still feeling aftershocks now. this time. >> we will go to the weather ith adam caskey. good morning. >> good morning. they have had over 80 little earthquakes since the big one. that's amazing. some clouds out to the west in ohio and west virginia. overall we're talking about a lot of sunshine to our tuesday. the last day of january, and it feel like spring. 41 now in washington, 41 in h erndon. erndon. hourly forecast for the -- for the metro area. ostly sunny skies. partial sunshine tomorrow. a few sprinkles tomorrow. not a big deal. >> no big deal. on 50 and 15 where you merge together looks good. some

fredericksburg is now 32 degrees. satellite-radar or just the radar, i know that looks pretty impressive. most of that is not up toking the ground. we have a system developing off to the south and west. most of the energy will be south and west of us today. but the clouds will spread across the area along with a few showers, maybe a pellet of sleet, a snowflake for one or two of you. we are talking a few 100ths of an inch of rain today. with temperature in the 40s, we are not worried about the frozing stuff sticking out there. 44 your daytime high in washington. 45 in la plata. 41 in winchester. more details in a minute. >> thank you. >>> let's check in with julie wright to get the latest on your traffic. >> good morning to you. right now, we are looking pretty good out on the roads. no incidents to report at this time as you travel to and from the top stretch of the beltway between college park and bethesda. you will find yourself at speed

silver springs, fairfax county, temperatures neur 30 degrees. 30 degrees in leesburg, and 32 in fredericksburg. we had about 1-2 inches of snow across northern maryland and the panhandle of virginia, ice accumulation there. in the metro area, about an inch of snow followed by a tenth of ice, why everything is extra slippery. be ready for a very cold go. wintry storm warning continues until this afternoon. freezing rain is south of washington, fairfax county and prince charles county and snow across northern maryland. this will be a slippery do the next couple of hours, temperatures barely in the late 30s by late this afternoon. but precipitation should be done by noon-time and maybe sooner for you other folks. more in just a few minutes. >>> thanks. >>> if you are just waking up this morning, take a peek outside and you may snnotice sn out i'd your window. >> we finally got our first major snow of the season. derri derrick, how are things looking? >> reporter: you know what? we have grey overcast skies. at least, there's nothing falling from them in bethesda. that wasn't the case earlier. i wi

all of the moisture we needed for the area today. 34 in gaithersburg. 36 in fredericksburg. 36 in fredericksburg that is where it is snowing right now. down in fredericksburg. the areas north of d.c.? shaded in pink. that's where there is currently some light snow around gaithersburg, bowie, quantico, manassas, down through fred ricks bur ricksburg, and the back edge off to the west. by 7:00, 8:00 this is out of here and our skies will start to clear. temperatures will continue to drop. we'll be down to freezing by tomorrow morning. and that means of course some areas just north of us might be enough moisture left on area roads to make it a bit slick. so that high pressure system moving away, we'll have more sunshine coming back to the area throughout the mid-atlantic states as that system moves away. then we'll start eying this system down to the south. low pressure and rain that's going to start developing on wednesday. right now it looks like afternoon and evening rain for wednesday but as we go through thursday that system may be going through a few changes. so 37 to 34 degrees for your even

fredericksburg, 68 for you. a little cooler in the mountains north and west and annapolis close to the water will be cooler. >> my flowers are starting to come up. >> any records? are we close to the record? >> no, it's in the 70s. >> we'll take it though. good morning to you, julie wright. >> is this the day that sarah is going to come running with me. >> hmmm. >> chase like did you hear, the flowers are blooming in my backyard. >>> -- she isn't like did you hear, the flowers are blooming in my backyard. >>> the lanes are open heading into centerville. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the potentially explosive situation at occupy d.c. >> protesters are vowing to stay in two downtown d.c. parks 24/7 despite repeated warnings they can no longer sleep there stacy cohan live at macpherson square with more. >> reporter: things are looking pretty much like they have been looking for the past several months. the tents are here and in a cheer violation, most of them are closed up tight. some are likely

fredericksburg, 32. patuxent naval air station, 32. ocean city in the 40s. currently, 31 degrees so i little cooler there off to the south and southeast. there you go. got a few clouds moving through from time to time. should be a nice sunrise for you and a nice dry commute. later today, we have a storm system off to the south and west that is developing down near texas and that will start to spill some clouds into the region. we will deal with some afternoon clouds. kind of go morning sunshine and afternoon clouds and temperatures cooler than yesterday. our winds are currently out of the north and that will hold the temperatures back a little bit. 4 in washington. 50 in fredericksburg, 45 in martinsburg. -- 44 in washington. >> let's check in with julie wright. >> i was looking for you yesterday when i was running. where were you? >> sure, i was out there. absolutely. i was running so fast you didn't see me. >> that's what it was. >> well, yesterday was absolutely beautiful. check out today. honest to goodness, i never thought i would see father hurley boul

look at fredericksburg, virginia tomorrow, 48 degrees for a high.ture of partly cloudy skies tomorrow, we'll see more clouds during the afternoon, as our next storm system begins to approach the area. it will be a little cooler, but still on the mild side. looking at the next seven days, no extremely cold air, but the weekend will hold some problems. >> we'll see you then. >>> dan is here, big changes with the wizards. why did he pick today? was there anything magic about the timing? >> they were down by so much at half time yesterday. the players seemingly gave up in that game, i think they felt it was time. they had to make this move. flip saunders did last through a lot of turmoil. at 2-15 record the end of the road, saunders fired after 51 wins and 130 losses with the wizards, randy whittman will replace saunders for the rest of the season. the call to let saunders go was made by ernie gunfeld, the first question we asked ernie, why now? >> we had a couple wins there, you're hoping that things would turn around for you, obviously let go today. i

it was stolen from a nativity scene in fredericksburg. the person who stole it made a slip up. pat collins explains. >> reporter: they found the baby jesus. >> praise god. that's wonderful. >> this is what christmas is about, baby jesus. >> reporter: it's not how the story is told in the bible, but baby jesus returned to the manger in the arms of this policeman. you have been on the job how long? >> 43 years. >> reporter: you have recovered a lot of stolen property? >> yes, i have. >> reporter: have you ever recovered anything like this? >> no, i haven't. >> reporter: baby jesus stolen tuesday night. he weighed 80 pounds. he had been stolen before, some years ago, so they filled him with concrete to keep it from happening again. that proved to be something less than a wise idea. now they say little baby jesus weighs 60 pounds, he lost 20 pounds after he was taken from here. they found the little baby jesus. >> oh, thank you, lord. >> reporter: who stole baby jesus? police say it's a woman, a 25-year-old woman who works at this walmart in the same shopping center. she lives in s

fredericksburg is 36. one week ago today they were around 70 degrees. what a difference a week makes. there is cold air to the north and west of us. there are single digits in michigan. the wind chill factor is acceptable. it feels like 14 in pittsburgh. look at the 24-hour temperature change. yellow and orange are where it is warmer than it was 24 hours ago. we are five degrees colder. cold air will keep us below average tomorrow. the low pressure to the west of us will drift south overnight keeping clouds in the forecast. temperatures will be warmer than they were last night. they will be falling into the 20's instead of the teens. this is snow cover across the eastern half of the state. the heavier snow is in the midwest in chicago into western michigan. the higher elevations have snow on the ground. across the immediate metro area, there is nothing to speak up. it does not look like that will change anytime soon. the clouds will clear a bit tomorrow giving us sunshine. the real clearing will happen on monday with temperatures rebounding into the 40'

today's question is a fox 5 mystery question and that is from jen in fredericksburg.es every morning. show writes a need answers on a strange cloud i have been seeing outside of my home and in the past few months. she's read crazy theories and read -- wants someone to tell her what it is. >> all right. >> and this is that look at the cloud. >> and in particular, that black shadow you so. >> oh. >>> and you notice that? >> yeah, okay. >> and show said there is nothing nearby to cast a shadow like this and doesn't understand what she's seeing. >> and show sent that picture? >> that is her photograph. >> wow. >> and this is a reoccurring thing? >> no, she calld this one time and doesn't understand what it could be. >> if you think about it, what would cast a shadow on a cloud? >> right. >> you know? >> and that you would be able to see. >> and can we go back to the picture? >> and -- . >> and that dramatic music. >> let me say, i was not there and i am not exactly sure what you seeing, but i think i'm on to what you probably are seeing in this photograph. >> okay. >> and

fredericksburg is almost 50 degrees right now and temperatures will rise overnight. that to what was going on last year. remember what happened auto this date? >> oh, my -- on this date? >> oh, my. was this carmageddon? >> happy one year anniversary. a lot of you were probably still in your cars one year ago at this time. this is route 123 and international drive. it was all about these five to 10 hour commutes caused by, get this, folks, 5 inches of snow in d.c., but it had the liquid equivalent of 1 1/2 inches of rain. so it was very sloppy, heavy and wet. dulles got just over 7 inches and the big problem is started at rush hour and brought down trees. the trees blocked traffic and that was a crazy nightmare. so maybe this winter is payback that we all suffered through that. this year, wow, it's all about the mild temperatures and lack of snow. we are 55 degrees. actually this is the high temperature, 55 degrees and believe it or not we're going to maybe get warmer in the overnight hours. fredericksburg got up to 63 degrees because there was a bit of sunshine there

still a mild 54 in fredericksburg.ill continue but the weekend coming up i'll show you what i expect in just a few minutes. >>> investigators in prince george's county are still in the middle of a meticulous recovery effort as they try to recover a body in the bottom of a well. that body was found after an anonymous tip and there is speculation that it could be a missing activist from alexandria. derrick ward reports. >> reporter: it was an anonymous phone tip that led police to the ground surrounding an abandoned house on old fort road. a caller told police of a body at the bottom of a well. >> homicide investigators on the scene yesterday could see from the top of the well the body. they also brought in camera. >> reporter: then began the search of the grounds. cadets from the police training academy literally leaving no stone unturned. >> the economy session number 120 spent six hours this morning on the property going over the land step by step. they were 20 deep searching for evidence. >> reporter: on the day the

still 61 in fredericksburg. 43 degrees currently in cumberland. of course the areas north will see the temperatures drop first down into the low 30s by later tonight. so breezy for 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 p.m. and downright chilly tomorrow morning. but we are going to have a clear sky and lots of sunshine early in the day. sun is up tomorrow at 7:18. here is a look at the numbers throughout the area. starting out in hagerstown, maryland, 36 in gaithersburg and olney a start of around 38 degrees in fredericksburg, maryland. that is chilly. the day tomorrow will be running some 13 degrees above average. a lot of sunshine early. still on the breezy side. mid and upper 50s? come on. it is mid january. we talked about a flake or two on sunday. here it is. your future weather. 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 a.m. that's coming through until 8:00 p.m. highs this weekend 57 to 48. chilly for tuesday. by the end of next week a high of about 50 degrees but i still think next weekend is looking pretty cold. >> all right. thanks, veronica. >>> is cantaloupe safe to eat after tha

fredericksburg, charlottesville, stanton, virginia, mid 50s. and parts of the fauquier county up into loudoun county some sunshine beginning to break out as well. and that should begin to move perhaps up towards the metro area and another hour or so. we ought to get the shine breaking out locally. it won't last long. there are some other clouds with some other showers farther to our west. we will get a strong cold front coming in later tonight. maybe with a quick line of showers coming through. temperatures up around 60, though, with a little bit of the sun breaking out over the next couple of hours. then it is going to get cold. near 40 tomorrow morning. that will be the high for the day wednesday. getting colder throughout the day. during the day wednesday with a blustery wind. then a cold pattern for thursday, friday into the weekend. maybe chilly rain on saturday. that's the way it looks now. >> tom, thank you. >>> metro track work started today. may cause you delays. trains are single tracking between van ness and friendship heights from 1

people in five counties and the city of fredericksburg lost jobs as the result of last year's powerfulthquake. face a deadline this week. they must file by thursday for a disaster unemployment assistance. and this is for people who are unemployed, who live or work in the disaster area, and are not covered by state unemployment insurance programs. in addition to fredericksburg and the disaster areas, they include culpeper, did i say that right, topper? orange and spotsylvania counties. >> the district announced it has a $240 million surplus. the latest estimate from the u.s. census bureau gives d.c. a population of 617,996. if that surplus was divided evenly, it would boil down to $388.38 per person. but as bruce johnson reports, it does not appear that is going to happen. >> many areas the city is on a roll. 16,000 new residents, office space in high demand, the federal government with all its workers and billions of dollars to spend. >> eve knew estimates were made, economy was in a very bad shape. >> cfo revealed the district ended the last fiscal year with $240 million more. mayor g

fredericksburg is 61 degrees this hour and 55 in winchester and cumberland is up to 57 degrees. we are seeing those temperatures climbing south of the metro in the mid 60's today from culpeper down toward fredericksburg and southern maryland at locally right around 60. it will be warm but the record is 73 so we will be far from that. here is the warm air that is in place with no big weather makers in place. this indicates the warm air that is going across the midsection of the country. yesterday they had a record high temperatures in the midwest. it was for a monthly record. this is the warmest it has ever been in aberdeen, s.d. had a month of january yesterday, 63. cool there will come into town and shoved a warm air out of the way for the end of the week. 35-40 degrees to night and about as warm tomorrow and we cool down a little bit in the 40's by sunday. it is cooler air but not cold air. >>> some occupy d.c. protesters are moving their demonstration in doors. organizers said some protesters will begin state in two different houses, one of the district and the other in mount

and look at the 60s in culpepper and fredericksburg. that's absolutely insane for the mid part of january. for mostly sujny to partly sunny, those areas just to the north, up around gaithersburg, frederick, baltimore and hagerstown, i am expecting a clear night. that may be good for us with the possibility of seeing the auroras tonight. we'll talk about that a little later, 52 degrees at 7:00 p.m. 9:00 temperature 48 degrees, by 11:00, 44. a terrific evening here, right? after that cold weekend? nice evening tomorrow, gets a b minus, we're headed into the weekend. of course in a couple days, we'll talk about how chilly it's going to be and what kind of weather we could get in a couple minutes. >> thank you. >>> the washington wizards have the worst record in the nba. and today the team fired flip saunders. the wizards had only won two games this season, last night they were behind by 30 points and eventually lost to the 76ers, the wizardses are 2-15. he will be replaced by assistant coach randy whittman. dan helle will have more on the

we see some more heavy activity to the south of fredericksburg. and that is going to roll in as we go through the nighttime hours. everything else is generally light to occasionally moderate activity with a few breaks toward loudoun county and out toward the i-81 corridor. but it will fill in as we go through the night. temperatures haven't done much. 43 in bethesda and gaithersburg. 45 downtown. 45 in college park. 44 at andrews. off to the west, mild. 43 in reston. 45 in sterling and 43 in leesburg and 45 in manassas. so, we're looking at heavy rain tonight. evening commute is a mess. no doubt about that. heavy rain from now on and off until midnight. and then tomorrow, morning showers are possible. better chance of afternoon showers. but much milder on thursday. really pretty nice day. want to show you what's heading our way. it's 10:00 right now in bismarck. south of it is mild. 45 in chicago. 50 in little rock. it might be snowing in little rock tomorrow and this arctic air gets to the midwest in parts of the middle mississippi river valley t

culpeper and fredericksburg are at 70 right now. it's 61 downtown and 46 in cumberland but some cooler weather will head our way. your forecast when we return. >>> there are some residents in waldorf. maryland and they're growing sick and tired of visitors who've worn out their welcome. we're talking about thousands of black birds. they're swarming the skies and neighbors say it is creepy. >> when it flies -- it just gets dark. pitch black. it's actually scary like a scary movie. >> it's confused. >> the bird are likely attracted to all the farm fields and wetlands as well as the tall trees. the department of natural resources says the birds would normally head south but they're lingering here because we're having such nice winter weather and we certainly are. rain this morning but that's okay. >> also the bulbs coming out. the tulip and crocuses are coming up. but we have to stop it. it's some great, great news, our normal noon producer -- >> yes larry moon had a baby, he and his wife. his name is gavin lawrence lewis and that's th

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the big surge, we're at 61 now. 63 in fredericksburg, virginia. take a look at this, only about an 80 mile difference between cumberland, maryland and martinsburg, west virginia. 41 cumberland, 60 degrees in martinsburg. big chains already taking place off to the west. spotty showers, winchester around petersburg, bigger rains sitting just down to the south. just on the eastern side of west virginia. it could hit green county, stafford county later tonight. elsewhere to the north, i think we'll just see spotty showers around here. spotty evening showers as the front continues to approach by 11:00, it continues making its way down to the south and east, by tomorrow morning we're left with sunshine. a few clouds rotating. it's going to be chilly in the 40s with a bit of wind out of the northwest. for thursday, the system in the pacific northwest. it could bring us evening flurries, as the system gets closer and rides right on through for a couple hours, we may see flurries here on thursday. 53 to 58. windy, gusty by the evening. windchills in the 20

down to the south around the fredericksburg area. we're still seeing showers there.e'll continue to see showers move into southern maryland, they'll be very, very light in the form of showers. here's the storm system itself, and the frontal boundary. notice the strong thunderstorms that were making their way through kentucky and west virginia. literally diaz they make their way over the mountains, a tornado reported. four tornados today around the country. two in mississippi, one in indiana, this one here in kentucky. an ef-1 tornado with winds of 95 miles an hour made its way through that region. this is january, we very seldom see storms this strong this time of year, louisville, kentucky definitely saw one of those earlier today. behind this system the cold air, look at this snow up toward skmaug. we are in for the cold air tomorrow. tomorrow it's the breezy and cool air, i'll cool it cool, but for most of us, it's going to be cold. windchills in the 30s all day. it gets colder, chilly on thursday, here's our chance for snow shower activity. this would be late in

fredericksburg down there. storm 4 doppler radar showing snow toward west virginia making its way in frostburg and maryland. up to the border of pennsylvania. this is a storm system that's going to come through tonight, could give a chance for flurry activity around 11:00, maybe 5:00. i'm not expecting much in the way of flurries. we are not going to get as cold as last night. the cold air caused a lot of problems out there. erika gonzalez is live. it's cold out there right now, but yesterday was colder. >> yes, colder yesterday and windy. i don't have to tell you that, doug. this morning, major, major problems with metro. they say they are good to go this evening, but they cannot guarantee the same problems would not occur if there's a sudden drop in temperatures. today's temperature was the coldest we have seen since last january. >> i started my car, it was 17 degrees. >> reporter: it's this sudden drop in temperatures that caused rails to crack this morning. >> the rails get tighter and tighter. as trains g

fredericksburg 3. la plate ta, 32. great visibility out there this morning under clear skies, 35 degrees with a west wind at 10 that gives us a wind chill of 27. dew points down in the teens. we have storm systems coming onshore in the northwest and ride ago cross the northern tier of the country. you can see the rain and snow from washington state through montana and coming in with another clipper system passing through the great lakes. snow lovers, the jet stream way north. we are getting these clipper systems, about you they are pass -- but they are passing north of us. that doesn't provide the opportunity for the cold air to stay. futurecast this afternoon, could be a few clouds come through north and north west. but generally a sunny day. maybe a passing cloud overnight and you start tomorrow morning sunshine. we get sunshine all day on tuesday with the exception of a late cloud possible central and south. then by wednesday, there comes a front out ahead of it. notice the rain showers in southern highway highway w

fredericksburg, 46 already. it's 41 in easton across the bay and washington -- we have a lot of sunshine. look that the from our weather camera. a beautiful looking mid-day shot of the capitol dome. temperature 42 with mostly sunny cloudy skies. the air is really dry. the dew point is 15 so the humidity down to 32% and the windchill making it feel like in the upper 30s. there is that system we are watching coming through the mid west. the next one behind it is coming into the northwest. things are moving quickly west to east across the country. and that is bottling the cold air up in alaska. temperatures are in the 40 and 50-degree below zero range in many areas of the interior of alaska. as long as the cold stays up we won't see much wintry weather and this week doesn't look like it. the first week of february may not be like it but there is trying. trying to come down perhaps by the ninth, tenth, 12th of the month. it's due east and maybe a few of those clouds blow off north especially as we head into the even

27 downtown, primarily feels like mid-20s across the board, gaithersburg to manassas down to fredericksburgto the west it feels like it's 14 in oakland. a big, big wholesale change between yesterday's air mass and today's. now it's going to be chilly through the weekend, not crazy cold, much colder tonight, fading sunshine tomorrow and then slightly brisk friday, perfectly acceptable january day. you will need yourism vertebral la for saturday, no doubt about that. -- your umbrella for saturday, no doubt about that. tonight clear skies, cold, two blanket night, lows in the 20s, winds will become light after midnight. in fact, lows, we're talking low 20s in the burbs. gaithersburg and rockville, reston, fairfax, low to mid- 20s, downtown closer to 28, 24 college park and bowie. tomorrow morning partly cloudy and cold. bundle up, temps in the 20s and 30s. winds turn and become southwesterly at 10 because a cold front is approaching. by afternoon those winds pick up, southwest 10 to 15, clouds picking up as well. we could see an evening flurry, but primarily north of town especially in the mar

fredericksburg and maybe to winchester. i will bet you 58 or 60 degrees.ng out at 36 degrees and by noon, up to 51 degrees and warmer to the south and west and by 5:00, under partly cloudy skies. fifty degrees and had it -- this is that look at temperatures around the region tomorrow. enjoy the 55, alexandrea. leonardtown, 57 degrees and fredericksburg, 59 and if not 60 or warmer. this is what is happening. the cold air is getting pushed out as the warm front is coming in our direction and that is going to cross late tonight and into tomorrow. the second front will approach on saturday. that front will still keep us in the 50s and after it moves through, i think sunday is probably only in the upper 40s which, is still a bargain for this time of the year. so, we'll have a good amount of sunshine on saturday. late at night, the clouds increase and there will be a sprinkle here and there as the front comes through possibly and there is nothing to worry about. an overnight low of 35 saturday night into sunday. the clouds increase sunday night and there is goin

winchester at 25 degrees. 28 in culpepper. 37 in fredericksburg. looking at clearing skies.saw snow that made its way through earlier. this is where it is right now in calavert county and st. mary's county and it continues to move off to the east. you can see this over the past couple hours how it has come across the area. not everybody has picked up the snow but is it a dusting in some locations as the surface temperatures have been low for some time. here is the storm right here and another storm back to the west. a little one but it could produce snow flurries and maybe snow showers but it won't cause problems in the morning. 29 in pittsburgh, 35 in washington but back to the west much warmer. 61 in dallas and that is what we will see move into the area. the cold air getting out of here. the mild air moving up from the south. the temperatures in the mid-40s tomorrow at or above average tomorrow and everybody is above average by the end of the week. friday and saturday we have temperatures back in the 50s. looking very good as we end the week and start off on the weekend.

like the lower 30s everywhere. 32 in town and fredericksburg.tepping out, layers, dress warm because it's not going to get warm weather wind. the rain is to the west of us and snow is to the north of us. and when you see this bit of a pink here, that is where it's trying to transition from rain to the sleet mixture. maybe snow mixed in, too, father to the north and as you look at this, you think it's raining here and sometimes, we call composite radar imagery, and as we drill down, we switch to the sentinel radar live version and can you look to the north and west. you so a little bit. i'm talking about a little bit of light rain and this is still west of hagerstown and this is manly west of 81 and here around the city, we're in good shape and notice, again, along 81. that is where there is some light rain. cold overnight tonight and again, above freezing. 37 here in town. gaithersburg, 35; shape till, 38. and for tomorrow, we're going have mainly cloudy conditions. we may have a little bit of sunshine late in the day and look at temperatures, t

fredericksburg, 45. charlottesville, 42. central shenandoah valley, northern shenandoah valley in the 40s right now. and over the last 12 hours, we've had a few clouds coming through overnight. now we've cleared out. a few clouds over the shenandoah valley and into west virginia. streaks of high cloudiness coming through. here's your day planner. sunrise at 7:16. should be a mostly sunny morning. most areas in the 40s. we'll quickly climb into the 60s by noontime. we'll hit the mid to upper 60s during the afternoon. a few clouds coming through. here's the evening planner. sunset will be at 5:28. we'll have a partly cloudy start to the evening. should be clear after that. and by midnight, chilly, down into the 40s. here's how things are looking for the next several days. tomorrow again, back into the 60s with a morning low near 40. looks like a possible of rain on thursday. right now friday looking sunny, but over the weekend, quite a bit of cloudiness. uncertainty about whether we'll have rain saturday and sunday. stay tuned

upper 30s in gaithersburg up towards frederick and even the low 40s down towards fredericksburg. so there is only one pocket of area just right around freezing right around cumberland, and that's the only problem we have. here is live doppler 9000. this is the batch that rolled through. it's already across the bay. we do have light rain and showers up towards frederick and some more activity back towards the west. so we're not done just yet. wakeup weather 30s to start. kind of chilly. 30s by 7:00. 33-34 at 9:00 a.m. with light rain and showers. a wet commute. we'll come back, though, and talk about what could be a strong finish to the day and tell you when winter will make a comeback. >> thank you, topper. >>> new at 11:00, a child in custody for a triple stabbing. that according to the greene county sheriff's office. neighbors say the suspect is only five years old. we can't get that one confirmed from those investigators. now, it all happened this afternoon along shady grove road in virginia. deputies say the kid stabbed two victims and one adult victim with an edged weapon. t

how about a six and a one for a high temperature in fredericksburg? >> i like the six and the one. perfect. is that all? >> that's all i got. >> let's talk to julie wright and see what she's got. >> what were you waiting for, bells and whistles? >> yes. 61 possibly today. >> today is the outdoor run. >> i agree. >> the last couple of days it's been the treadmill. southbound along 270, lanes are open. it is an easy commute so far. no problems reported on the beltway traveling between college park and bethesda. overnight roadwork still in play. no other incidents to report if you are talking about 66. it is smooth sailing in each direction between manassas, centreville and fair oaks. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> our big story this morning, the resignation of d.c. council member harry thomas, jr. he stepped down last night and later on this morning is expected to plead guilty to stealing more than $350,000 in government funds. for the latest now, we turn to fox 5's sherry ly live downtown at the federal courthouse with more. >> reporter: harry thomas, jr. will ple

northbound 95 out of fredericksburg heading into quantico. dumfries just building volume there into woodbridge. everything light so far into springfield. as far as the beltway is concerned no incidents or accidents virginia side, maryland side looking good through montgomery county american legion bridge. i-270 corridor. 95 south from baltimore, the parkway, 50 in? annapolis. one crash in accokeek 228. vehicle that rolled over. police have been dealing with there. that's a look at your timesaver traffic. andrea, back to you. >>> a new test for thousands of lung cancer patients. it measures the activity of 14 genes and cancerous tissue. scientists at the university of california say the results could accurately predict the odds of death. they could also guide treatment for patients with the most common form of lung cancer. >>> a recently discovered protein in the brain could play a key role in controlling alzheimer's disease. researchers at temple university found the protein is very active in the brains o of people who suffer from the memory