we're down in fredericksburg, vid vid. look at all the snow. >> it started falling i guess over the night and still coming down as megan was telling us, tom says four inches had fallen a few hours ago and continues to fall. megan, tell us what you're seeing. >> i was hoping we were done with this. so far my kind of winter, no snow, pretty warm. i'm not thrilled with this. >> are you surprised it's snowing? >> yes, very surprised. this heavily, i thought it would be a little bit. >> weird spring. >> weird. >> we will check on the midday traffic now, any problems from the snow falling in some areas to the south of us? >> a live look at i-95 at route 61 volume is very light and this is the southbound view. volume is very light but slick road conditions, if you're traveling in this area, please use caution. and just travel under speed. if you're traveling on i-66 toward the beltway, no snow here and nice, clear roads. if you're on i-66 eastbound, really good travel speed at 60 miles per hour, only taking 11 minutes to get from

fredericksburg southward, one to three inches.accumulations. -- flurries. and in parts of lower southern maryland. not a big deal but enough to cause a few slick spots for folks south of washington. 70 by thursday. warming up. >> all right. we'll take it. thanks very much. speaking of warming up, we've got a ways to go because leesburg, 25 degrees. >> brrrhh! >> this is a live look at the beltway. things moving slowly. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ ♪ she was in paris but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so where to next? ♪ ♪ >> good monday morning. new pictures to the deadly tornadoes that ripped through 12 states. emotional stories of survival. if you can see against steep odds, we are live in the disaster zone this morning. also, the teacher who left his wife and three children to move in with his now 18-year-old, former student what happened? w

there will be a little sweet spot here down towards fredericksburg and just south of fredericksburg wherere could be light accumulations. maybe an inch, maybe two inches in some spots. there is a win the earth weather vied new get south down towards fredericksburg and just north of richmond. winter weather advisory until 12:00 noon. suggesting that by 10:00 a.m., much of the area getting at least some light snow shower activity. i think north and west of the city, you will see just some flurries. but snow showers here possible in washington and then as you get south of washington, a little band of more moderate snow and again, that is all going to be moving through very briskly here with cold temperatures if possible. we'll see it stick on some of the area sidewalks and some of the grassy surfaces and if it falls quickly enough, some of the roadways could be impacted by this. here we are at 11:00. i'll put it in close motion for you. still get something light snow shower activity. by 12:00, 1:00, it is out of here. quick mover. when all is said and done, i think we won't see terribly larg

pretty heavy activity will roll through fred -- fredericksburg. pretty heavy activity will roll through fredericksburg. >> up next who former president george h.w. bush is expected to back next. >>> a big endorsement on the horizon for mitt romney in campaign 2012. former president george h.w. bush is expected to throw his support behind the republican tomorrow. a spokesperson for the romney campaign says the two will appear together at an event in houston near the 41st president's home. >>> newt gingrich is wrapping up an appearance at georgetown university tonight. he spoke to a group of students about social security reform. it's the republican candidate's first appearance since he cut about 1/3 of his campaign staff and about in an hour ron paul is expected to speak at the university of maryland. both maryland and d.c. hold their primaries this tuesday. >>> still ahead tonight another potential snag for the silver line. we'll tell you what's at stake. >> it sounds like science fiction, but the pentagon has actually developed a ray gun. they se

fredericksburg right now 73. take a look at the highs today. down to the south. 80 in fredericksburg. 83 in charlottesville. even 80 up toward martinsburg so a very warm afternoon. we saw plenty of sunshine before the rain moved on in and it did move in and now it's moving on out of here. down to the south in through portions of southern maryland just some shower activity right around frederick. that's the area we're seeing some of the heaviest rain back through southern portions of culpepper county back toward madison and orange county, too. we'll continue to see those showers moving through i-95 around fredericksburg so if you're not seeing it now you'll see it in about the next 15 to 20 minutes once again just a brief, moderate to heavy shower and it will continue to move out. the whole line shifting very slowly to the south now so if you're around the fredericksburg area maybe culpepper and charlottesville you will see more shower activity throughout the rest of the evening tonight. the thunderstorms however dying off as they move to the ea

in this is the one drifting up towards fredericksburg. this line is just west of us, but since the movement of this line is more to the northeast than to the east, it will take quite a while for this to get over on top of us and look back to the west closer to the center of the storm, more thunderstorms are blossoming. that's what's going to happen tomorrow. so i think tomorrow we'll kind of have periods of some showers. we'll wake up to some showers and then they'll just pass through from time to time tomorrow in the afternoon maybe some thunderstorms. this is why. center of the storm system is back to the west of us. it has been moving so slowly the last several days, but it gets close enough to us overnight tonight and tomorrow to bring some rain all up and down the east coast, down into the deep south. we'll have thunderstorms. we'll have some showers, too. tomorrow we're still kind of on the warmest side of this storm. so even with the clouds and showers we'll be in the lower 70s, upper 60s to lower 70s, but it will be wet tomorrow.

could break 80 degrees near fredericksburg and culpeper. partly sunny tomorrow on st. day, mid 70's. the weather should cooperate for outdoor events. anticipate clients. farther toecially the southwest of the metro. partly sunny on sunday, in the 60's. that is 10 degrees above average. how was the commute? >> fabulous. beenight construction has put to bed. 270, 95 in and out baltimore. virginia is complicated in springfield, but construction is gone. 5, route 4, all clear as 210., 66, washington boulevard, i love this picture. on the george washington parkway. quite it on the beltway at the american legion bridge. back to you. >> thank you. there is an effort underway to some drivers off the roads day.st. patrick's soberides will be offered. if you have had too and need arises, call the toll-free number and a taxi ride will be offered up $30 in value. >> the georgetown holistic on of marchs part will have tothey without their beloved mascot. injuredulldog has an leg. this happened while josh was sofa.g from a rooting for return as soon as possible. hopeful it they will

culpepper, fredericksburg, that is light snow shower activity shaded with our clipper system moving on through over the next several hours not a long duration event but could be enough snow as you get southbound towards fredericksburg, enough to coat the ground and light accumulations in spots. >>> the bigger picture, all with a clipper system racing west to east remember the system from a couple weeks ago it will stay south of washington this time the northern edge of the snow shower activity will likely make it to washington we will likely see snow showers around here lasting through the midday hours and then quickly start to taper off here south and east during the afternoon. all right met me mention cold temperatures regan national 32 degrees humidity 61% cold enough for light snow, we will see that in your forecast the 5 day just because i want to give you a bonus, 45, nice warming trend toward the middle of the week more details on that coming up. >>> let's do traffic julie wright has been busy all morning. >> some problems out here on the roads accident activity pulled to the sh

farther south, fredericksburg up to 75 degrees already. it may climb another ten degrees there later today. culpeper at 75, shenandoah valley near 70. view from space, showing a clear sky, just a few clouds coming through from the north but those will exit. over the next 48 hours, we'll stay dry today, a clear night tonight and tomorrow another day with lots of sunshine and we'll have a few clouds rolling in by thursday night. all this area in green you see popping up is an area of maybe some sprinkles or maybe some light showers late thursday night. and then on friday could get some passing showers through the day, maybe a little thunder and lightning during the afternoon. then that should begin to clear out for the weekend. for the rest of the afternoon, plenty of sunshine, the record high 86 set on this date back in 1990. we'll be into probably the low 80s right around reagan national around washington, but it may hit the upper 80s just to our south. here are the regional temperatures. i think it will become mid-80s through fredericksbu

we have a shower east of fredericksburg also. let's look at our satellite imagery. directly over annapolis and central portions of the day, along the bay bridge, there's a hole in the clouds. all the white and gray on the screen indicate cloud cover. there's a hole in the clouds. when we switched to the weather but, there's a good example of it at annapolis -- weatherbug. clouds locally should continue to get thinner. this afternoon later, i expect some clearing and some sunshine later on today, not a lot, but a little. it will take awhile to burn through the stabber and marine layer. 64 in washington now, appear 60's of to the west and low 70's downtown. 61 in martinsburg. pay particular attention to this counterclockwise rotation over texas and oklahoma. that's a cut of low pressure system, an upper level storm system that is slowly going to drift our way. we have widespread heavy showers and storms ahead of it. this system will drift closer to washington " over the next few days. by the weekend it will be almost directly overhead. that will do a few things. it wi

unbelievable. 78 at fredericksburg and 79 culpeper. you would never know you weren't in spring yesterday. temperatures now on the mild side. 58 at fredericksburg. skies will see a few clouds rolling in, increasing clouds into the overnight hours. we do have a ridge of high pressure off the coast. but we also are going to see those clouds ahead of a little bit of disturbance moving through. the fog will start in the overnight hours and linger through until your early morning. if you are heading out in the early morning, be aware. we have sunshine with a few clouds keeping an eye on the precipitation that's out to our west, we may see a sprinkle and we may not. we'll watch that closely for you. a little cooler, however, tomorrow, as opposed to today. 62 degrees at about mid day. 5:00 will be about 66 degrees. if you plan on going down to the tidal potomac, that's perfect. we have an early blooming going on with the cherry blossom. looks like the peak will be anywhere from march 20th to the 23rd. already, the cherry blossoms are out. it h

heading north on 95 out of fredericksburg where neighbors on the road.problems have been reported. back to the news desk. >> thank you. we are following the criminal case symbolic -- involving a police officer in the current owner of a popular ice cream stand. >> he is accused of sexually abusing a boy for about four years. >> good morning. ask anyone in this community and they will tell you this is a very popular place, this ice cream stand especially when we have warm weather like this. they say the owner is facing serious charges. the investigation started in 2010 and residents and customers say word of this is very concerning. police said the 41-year-old joseph ruhren is facing many charges for relaxed -- alleged sexual assault. authorities say he met his victim of coaching wrestling in the mid-1990s at a middle school. the alleged sexual abuse took place from 1996 through 2001 and the boy was between 12 and 16. adding the alleged crimes happened the places he lived. detectives say he had prolonged access to children, the owner of a popular ice cream

, you will see some on the ground a little south of fredericksburg that is a band of heavy snow crossing 95. the clipper system let's move on i want to show you how quickly it is moving. south of the city, moving through west virginia and central virginia, watching southern maryland you too will see a band of snow by late morning and then it will quickly run down, sunshine, no problems for the rest of the city, this is just a cloud cover, you might see a flake but generally this event will remain south of the city. winter weather advisories a couple, orange county under a winter weather advisory until 12 noon the sweet spot will generally be south of fredericksburg up to 3 inches of quick moving snow, by later this morning. eventually sunshine breaks down. winds out of the north gusting to 15, high temperature 45 degrees washington more details, and viewer pictures coming up in just a couple minutes back to you. >> thank you. >>> in our top story now, israel's prime minister is at the white house in less than 2 hours president barack obama will sit down with benjamin netanyahu. >>> toppi

in fredericksburg, i mentioned the snowpack. 26. we've had a hard freeze down here where we have the snow from yesterday. again, the possibility of some black ice out there for the next couple of hours. good news, lots of sunshine in the forecast. our temperatures are going to be in the upper 40s to about 50 degrees. there you go. satellite-radar, very, very quiet. you saw the live shot just a few minutes ago. we'll be some no bright sunshine throughout the day. there will be a few clouds spilling into the region a little later particularly across the northern tier of the viewing area. that will be about it. temperatures just a few degrees below normal and with high pressure building overhead, we should be in for dry weather this afternoon. let's talk about the jet stream. cold conditions this morning. we are not the only ones up into new england, temperatures in the teens. and that is going -- the jet stream has temporarily dipped down into the mid-atlantic. it will start to retreat here to the north and east with high pressure off

there's some thunderstorms south of fredericksburg between fredericksburg and richmond. nothing like this is expected to get here. we'll get thunderstorms, though, we'll talk more about this evening's weather and what to expect coming up in a few minutes. >> just a reminder, you can check the forecast 24/7 when you down load the app. search for d.c. weather. you can also text fox 5 weather to 29473 or use a bar code scanner to scan our qr code. you'll find it on our website. >>> we are following breaking news out of maryland tonight. anne arundel county executive indicted on several charges of misconduct. the baltimore sun is quoting the indictment, which says that he used his police security detail to investigate political opponents and take him to public places for sexual encounters with women. he is facing one count of misappropriation of county finances. we'll have an update on fox 5 news at 10:00. president obama has reached out to a georgetown law student after rush limbaugh targeted the woman with hateful words. the woman testified on capitol hill in support of co

fredericksburg. another, luray, petersberg, west virginia. this line will continue to increase uncuff rakrecrease in . storms around washington. 1:00, 2:00, another band. stronger bands begin to make their way through tomorrow. early tomorrow morning. the cold front moves on through. at 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. seeing the rain. the chance for a strong thunderstorm or two. i do not think we will see severe weather here. that's the good news. but the best chance of strong storms, from washington, just down to the south. the storm moves done to the south. on, son sunday. and, looking a little better now. maybe 1/2 inch, inch and a half of rain. we'll see breaks in the rain. not an all day rain. either day. a lit less than the way of rain, on sunday. that's god neod news. not an entire washout. monday, we dry out. pretty nice to start off next week. tomorrow morning. rain likely. some will be heavy at times. 53 to 60 degrees. awe though we may have to bump the numbers up a bit. temperatures tomorrow afternoon. 64 to 70 degrees. with thunder likel

it includes fredericksburg and orange county. it is in our viewing area. the rest of us have nothing to worry about. this is until noon. here's a look at temperatures in the district. it is a cold start to our day. the further south you are of washington, the higher the likelihood is a the minor to immolation. locally, just a dusting of d.c. flurries. >> we're going to get started with some breaking news coming out of iraq. at least 25 police officers were killed in a shooting rampage. officials say the killing began when a gunman kidnapped two police commanders from their homes. the commanders were killed before they gunned down police. >> mother nature is just will not let up in the midwest. guides the deadly tornadoes let parts of the region in the rubble. the snow is moving in. survivors have started the cleanup process as the process keeps rising. we are life in the process. >> several communities are coping with the death and construction. they're having to battle mother nature. snow hamper the cleanup efforts. holmes had been ripped apart. the death

currently 66 at the airport, 68 in fredericksburg, and 11:00 at night in the middle of march. amazing how warm we have been, and we'll stay on the warm side through the next couple of days and most likely through the rest of the week. a couple of showers right now in calvert county, and then more shower activity just to the west of winchester through west virginia up and through portions of the west virginia panhandle. this is the area of rain we wait to see come through the area overnight and through tomorrow morning. i think it could affect early rush hour, guys, if you're out there really early 5:00, 6:00 in the morning. that band moving out. we may not be done with the showers and thunderstorms just yet. i'll show you how warm we'll get in the forecast. >> thank you, doug noinchts jail time for a prince william county mother initially charged with murder for leaving her toddler in a hot van last summer where he died. dr. karen murphy accepted the plea deal and pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges. instead of jail time she will complete community service and serve six

uncomplicated on 66. 95 and is loaded between fredericksburg and the beltway everything open. normal between richmond and baltimore. mass transit on normal service. back to you. >> thank you. be prepared if you are planning to go into the district tomorrow for delays. >> streets will be shut down for the suntrust marathon. road closures from 3:00 a.m. through the middle of the afternoon. metro will open early tomorrow morning to help people get to the marathon, 6:00 a.m. but metro riders could face delays because of track work. the national park service, will not issue a permit for the use of the national mall for the d.c. triathlon in june. it says this year it wants to make sure tourists have access to the new martin luther king

down south to fredericksburg.eather, there it is, the snow gone hanging on the higher spots west but for the most part clearing skies as we go into tomorrow morning and through the day. mostly sunny skies. a lot of sunshine. but it's still going to be plenty chilly. they're at 50 degrees for a high temperature tomorrow. 49 to 50. here's a look at your four-day forecast. you'll like wednesday. the high 63 after tomorrow's 49-degree high temperature. and then close to 73 or 70 degrees on thursday making it i think the warmest and the best day out of the work week for your weekend right now 51 degrees on saturday. close to 60 on sunday. so winter to that spring fever hitting us thursday. can't wait until thursday. >> thank you, veronica. >>> the voice airs tonight at 8:00 right here on nbc 4 and a local group with a rock 'n roll sound is turning heads. >> these guys are on fire. the shields brothers are on team, cee lo and angie and big tigger are in the studio. >> they have a lot of local support. joining us now, tr

fredericksburg looking at thunderstorms to the south. it will the impact the immediate metro? >> 7 on your side with an alert, dating websites are now on watch for criminals or registered sex offenders using their sites. well their new efforts pay off? we looked into it. millions of people go to dating sites in hopes of finding romance. for elizabeth, who did not want to show her face, she thought she met the man of her dreams after joining match.com. over the computer, he said he was a fine dining shep who owned a home in florida. then he asked for elisabeth to pay for him to visit her in d.c.. >> there was coordinating things. >> through a private investigator, she found out that her online boyfriend had lied about everything. what was most alarming was his history of domestic abuse. >> it was frightening. i was very glad that my fleet instinct kicked in. >> this week several dating websites banded together to strengthen protections. that is part of a lawsuit settlement after a california woman sued for being raped by a registered sex offender that she met on a dating site.

snow showers fell hard in parts of virginia south of frederic fredericksbu fredericksburg. police in and around albamoro county got dozens of reports of vehicles slides off the highways. doug joins us with more on the dropping temperatures. >> it really does. it's like winter is trying to hold on here, and we haven't seen a whole lot of winter temperatures out there this entire winter. tonight is a completely different story. here's the storm that brought the snow into parts of the area. that storm is out of sea. in behind it we see cold temperatures and see winds. winds gusting to 23 in leesburg and 33 miles per hour in washington and down towards packs river 23 miles per hour. look at the windchills associated with these winds. 26 at the airport, 31 towards fredericksburg. temperatures continue to go down. i'll let you know how cold things will get and how long mother nature can hold onto this winter weather. >>> the death toll continues to rise from those tornadoes that tore through indiana, kentucky and tennessee on friday. four people -- 40 that is, 40 people now confi

feels like 29 degrees in leesburg and 39 in fredericksburg. what this is? we haven't seen winter much so far and it seems like nature is trying to give us a little last gasp so to speak. high pressure moving in after our area of low pressure moves off so we'll see sunshine tomorrow. still a little bit on the chilly side but not a bad day tomorrow whatsoever. and by wednesday the high moves to the east. that means a return flow for us and we're going to be on the warm side. and maybe really warm as we make our way through the next couple days. temperatures overnight tonight or through the evening, flurries ending with skies clearing. cold 31 to 37 degrees this evening. tomorrow 22 to 29 for a high temperature under the clear skies. again, very chilly to start off your day tomorrow but then 63 on wednesday. 68 near 70 on thursday. and 59 on friday with a chance for some shower activity there. so mother nature once again giving us a taste of winter. >> yes. we like it. >> thank you, doug. >>> uncashed paychecks and utility deposits. they could be yours to coll

the 43 degrees at reagan national. 38 in fredericksburg. border between the war front and the cold front will move in our direction today into the overnight. clear skies for now. clouds will rapidly increase throughout the morning and afternoon. this will allow temperatures to warm up nicely. 55-60 degrees, still above average for this time of year, if but nowhere close to 70 that we had yesterday. coming up, the weekend forecast and beyond. first, lisa baden >> . it's a good morning. we have been checking just to make sure your commute is going to be smooth and quiet. it is good. belle glade travel, interstate travel. marc rail, virginia railway express, they have been up for hours getting ready for your commute and everything looks pretty smooth in and out of the district. nothing to report on the george washington parkway, george washington p -- or the baltimore-washington parkway. this is a picture of 395 at duke street moving to the pentagon. >> metro riders this weekend there will be no red line service between shady grove road and wh

these are moving south and southeast toward fredericksburg. a few light showers through dale city. all of this will move through fredericksburg and even stafford in the next hour. 72 on our for board today. 72 at quantico. temperatures across the mid- atlantic very comfortable with early spring weather. there is a change in the wind to the north and west. we will get brushed with chilly air. we cannot say it will be cold. it will be in the 40's in most areas. a cool night ahead. normally you look at a map like this and you think, all of the warm air will move in for the next few days. we are talking low 60's for the next couple of days. here is the way we see it in our futurecast. partly cloudy tomorrow with low 60's. by friday night and other disturbances expected to cross the region bringing showers into the pre-dawn areas of saturday. high pressure moves in and gives us a nice weekend. sunny and breezy in the morning around 50. may 50's at lunchtime. partly cloudy and breezy throughout the afternoon. 40% chance of showers over the weekend. another chance of showers as we had thr

near 80, culpeper. 77, fredericksburg.tures tomorrow will be very similar to what they were today. maybe a degree or two warmer as i do think we'll see sunshine. 63 degrees. temperature out there right now. with calm winds. currently. dew point of 58. temperatures are not going to go below that 58 degree numbers we get closer to the dew point. we may see fog devil up arouelo the area. stanton, 54 in charlottesville. 66 in culpeper. and waldorf, 58. storm 4 radar. nothing to show you in the immediate area. south of fredericksburg, different story. big mass of showers and thunderstorms. saw them to the north earlier. now making their way down to the south. if you are driving i-95 this evening. getting ready to do so tomorrow. going to go through bug-time storms, down through raleigh. i expect a chance of showers and storms tomorrow in our area. not a washout. the washout comes i think this weekend unfortunately. it comes with this. a huge storm. and this storm, really, really big. all the way back towards texas. really encom

we'll likely hit 70s around fredericksburg and warrenton. farther north, we'll hit the mid 60s for a high this afternoon and the winds gusting around 30 miles per hour, diminishing tonight. as we get toward the weekend, could get showers friday night into saturday, a nice part of the weekend and early next week, too. >>> that's "news4 midday." we thank you for joining us and invite you to tune in at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00. until then, have a terrific day and we will see you in the morning. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. you just put one foot in front of the other, and you know that you're walking for such a great cause that you just keep going. (man) that you have all these people coming together for one common goal. (woman) the goal is to bring an end to breast cancer. (woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (wom

and around fredericksburg. we're still pretty much in the 50s, upper 50s, gaithersburg, leesburg at 57 degrees. where do we go from here? the forecast for today, 73-75 degrees. i'm not quite as optimistic on seeing more of the sun as i was earlier. so probably not as bright as you'd like it to be. but by the end of the week, some sunshine coming up. more on the weekend's forecast, which again could be a waesh-out. barbara? >> that's not good. >> no. >> we'll have do get everything done before the weekend outside. see you in here shortly. >>> handicapped or disabled drivers can once again find free parking at any meter in the city this morning. the d.c. council voted to suspend the red top meter program. it gives the mayor and vdot 90 days to better explain the program and educate the public. the red top meters were intended only for drivers with disability placards. the drivers got to pay, but got twice the posted time on the meter. the stoppage means you won't be charged a $250 fine for parking at the meters i

north of fredericksburg, closing some schools in caroline county. as with most snowstorms, people reacted the way they react. >> 4 inches fell south of fredericksburg. schools were closed and in spotsylvania, they catch -- they canceled after-school activities. >> we only had one the others know where we could make a snowman. >> but it meant shoveling for some. >> i think it's crazy. >> as an most snowstorms, people headed to the grocery stores. >> i was getting some water and dish detergent that i need. some food and extra drinks. >> the roads are fine. they are doing a good job of cleaning off. >> while the weathermen were predicting snow, it's still caught people off guard. >> i wasn't counting not at all. >> you did not wear the right shoes. >> i did not. i was prepared to work. >> most people we spoke with were happy to have at least one last chance to play in the snow. >> it's very weird and out of the normal. i feel like not as much of winter has been stolen from me out. >> as the temperatures drop, things are beginning to ice over on the sid

down toward the south, culpepper, fredericksburg, coming in at 81 degrees. 70 in cambridge. we're looking at a couple showers, one of which making its way into the chesapeake. another one to the south and west of waldorf making its way across 301. they just popped up at about the last half hour, coming in through the beltway right now. we'll be around the arlington and alexandria area around the next half hour to an hour. that does not have a lot rain with, temperatures throughout the rest of the evening looking nice, we're in for a treat as far as the weather is concerned for the next couple days. i'll update you on that forecast. plus what it means for your weekend coming up. >>> coming up, primary election day for voters in the southing and tonight could be a make or break night for at least one of the candidates. >> the search is on for a guy who sfoel a car during rush hour this morning. >> the day after the kony 2012 movement released a new viral video. we're hearing from joseph kony's village. >>> free agency has started in the nfl and it's been busy times out here at

town we willuth of snow toward stafford and fredericksburg.ut beginning to. we will see areas of snow later morning and the midday, an inch in certain areas and 1-3 inches from fredericksburg south. it will warm over the weekend. we will be back at 8:27at ♪ >>> times square, stunning music from mariah carey "you'll always be my baby." and her husband, nick cannon here, through his major health scare. and the crisis that changed their lives. an abc news exclusive. look at that. >> wonderful to have him here. so incredibly talented. busy, but you're going to slow down, nick, right? >> ask the moon. >>> suzanne somers is here to talk about the radical decision that changed her life. and more about her 30-year feud and the reunion with her co-star joyce dewitt and they were able to reunite. >> we'll talk about that in a bit. >>> also, if you think you're being smart about saving cash, turns out you may actually be saving more than actually pinching your pennies. >> a lot of people with news this morning, josh elliott. >>> we're going to begin with

culpeper, too. 62 in fredericksburg, our highest temperatures down to the south now. that's where they'll be later today. 76 in fredericksburg. 77 in culpeper. 73 in frederick. mixture of clouds and sunshine today. like the last couple of days, could see an isolated shower. maybe even a thunderstorm pop up during the afternoon. around 4:00. around 5:00. overall, partly sunny to mostly sunny, high of 75. it's short sleeves for today. danella? >>> following breaking news right now. on the beltway in college park, if you're taking the outer loop of the beltway, are you jammed now because of an accident taking up the left side of the roadway. this is as you're traveling and approaching route 1, blocking two of the of your left lanes. you're jammed. travel speed six miles per hour. as you make your way past kenilworth avenue, i'll show you how slow that actually is. you see the cars are bumper to bumper. unfortunately, your delays start at route 50. that's where you're hitting the big delays. and you're slow all the way to route 1. past route 1, the road opens up for you,

we expect 1 inch to 3 inches in the band through fredericksburg.p to 3 inches from spotsylvania south. just a few snow flurries in the metro area. highs today in the low to mid- 40s. skies clearing tonight temperatures dropping into the 20s if especially below average for this time of year. unseasonably cold tonight. tomorrow near 50 with sunshine. this is what i love about spring in washington. you go from winter conditions this spring within a few days. look at thursday, back near 70 and springlike. >> snow is not going to last long. >> thanks. >> president obama welcomes the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to the white house today. they met privately in the oval office. president obama talked-about nuclear weapons and both world leaders said the u.s. and israel stand together on the issue. there are concerns israel will attacked iran over its nuclear development sites. president obama says the u.s. does not want to get dragged into a war. >> aprons in paradise. prince harry's charm in the caribbean -- a prince in paradise. >> earn some

fredericksburg, 60 degrees.will be 70 by lunchtime. 59 in lexington park, 61 in the district are now. highs today in the low to mid '80s with patchy fog in the morning, the mostly sunny. isolated thunderstorm anywhere from winchester to front royal possible down towards culpeper and fredericksburg, far west and southwest of washington. that would be later on tonight. that will be exception. tomorrow showers and storms will be the norm. here's why. we have the counterclockwise rotation in our atmosphere. that is the upper level disturbance, the low pressure system pointed in our direction. unsettled conditions for the weekend. enter rain going into tomorrow. widespread showers and storms saturday even into sunday. dropping to near 60 degrees by tuesday. >> things have been disappointing this morning. 295 notes found remains closed at the suitland parkway. wrapping up an accident investigation. southbound off the north avenue to the naval research lab, is open. connecticut avenue and bradley southbound connecticut

we will likely be near 70 later on today near fredericksburg.etro area, upper 50's northwest of town. laurel, 65 along with reston. spotsylvania will likely reach 70 with gusty winds out of the west. if sunshine tomorrow morning with an increasing clouds. rain tomorrow night into saturday. thunderstorms on saturday. much cooler sunday into monday >> . it was a little slippery and complicated in the last half hour. there was an accident attend end of the ramp from university boulevard to the outer loop that has been taken care of. a second accidents near connecticut avenue was moved onto the shoulder. in late ginsberg, that has been paved. northbound drive washington parkway ramp to the inner loop as an accident. the beltway looks good near duke street. ending with good news. >> we appreciate good news. 55 degrees right now in bowie. >> and why target is pulling the greeting card about whitney houston. ♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam ♪ ♪ stream, stream, stream... ♪ ♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam ♪ ♪ stream, stream, stream... ♪ ♪ when i want you... ♪ ♪ ...in my arms..

down towards fredericksburg we had snow and down into southern maryland you also had snow today.of us are left with clearing skies and a cold night. 38 in bethesda, that's right -- 39 rockville, 37 in gaithersburg, 39 reston, 37 leesburg, 39 in manassas. a little breeze makes it feel a little colder. colder but then warmer. it can't stay cold very long this time of year. still chilly tomorrow and milder wednesday and warmer still on thursday. that's the golf day. evening flurry, clearing and colder tonight, a two blanket night, lows 22 to 32, winds becoming northwest at 10 after midnight. we're talking temps well below freezing in the burbs, 24 gaithersburg, 26 college park, 25 bowie, 29 downtown, 24 sterling, 23 leesburg and manassas. tomorrow morning plenty of sunshine, but a cold start, 20s and 30s, winds light northwest at 10. by afternoon plenty of sunshine, chilly. you'll need your shades, high temperatures 46 to 50, winds south, southwest at about 10. next seven days look how fast it warms up. 61 wednesday. it will become breezy to windy wednesday and of thursday, but that

snowflake chances may get as far north as about fredericksburg. that's going to be just about it. and then it's out to sea. we might even see breaks of sunshine before tomorrow is done. so, for today, more clouds than sun, chilly, sprinkles in southern maryland, highs today upper 40s to near 50. then tomorrow, plenty of clouds around, especially in the morning, and a chance of a few snowflakes down south of town. but again, don't waste your day coming up with names for the snowman. you're not going to need it. then your extended forecast. staying on the cold side of average here for monday and tuesday. then things warm right back up again as we get into midweek. temperatures near 60 on wednesday and mid-60s for thursday and friday. you can always stay ahead of the weather, come into our website. i'll be updating our mention of snowflakes somewhere close to us as opposed to a snow forecast, and also the latest on our weather headlines and things like that, @chuckbell4 is my twitter handle. >> a sprinkling of it. thanks, chuck. appreciate it. >>> among the heartbreak in indiana, the

there's fredericksburg, there's leonardtown.he showers making their way southeast toward smith island and diminishing. bigger storms around norfolk, southeastern virginia. but nothing like this. that line coming through louisiana, arkansas, then northward to missouri, that's all ahead of a weather front that's going to be heading this way for the weekend. 74 to 79 today. again, isolated shower, maybe a thunderstorm this evening. into the 60s, your four-day forecast real quick. friday, 80 degrees. probably the best day out of the week. danella? >>> as you mentioned, foggy in the area. if you're traveling along 3b, you'll see it. here's a live look at edsall. travel lanes are open. please allow extra time this morning. you're clear traveling 395 as you make your way over the 14th street bridge. as far as the accidents, now travel speed, you're at 60 miles per hour. only taking about 12 minutes from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. if you're taking the rails, they're open, running so far with no reported delays on the metro,

temperatures north 47 in frederick. 49 culpepper. 51 to start out in fredericksburg, virginia.out this evening. we'll see some sunshine tomorrow. you know that tomorrow we're not going to have temperatures into the 70s. into the 60s is where we're going to be so you might need a light jacket starting out early tomorrow morning. then for friday, another fairly nice day. but with clouds on the increase. by the time we get to the afternoon, late afternoon, evening hours those clouds will thicken up and lower and by late 11:00 p.m. a chance for a little bit in the way of some rain coming into the area. then a lot of rain for friday night going into saturday morning. saturday is looking wet as well. here is a look at your four-day forecast for tomorrow. temperatures will get into the 60s. 64 to 65 degrees in fact. not just tomorrow but for friday and for saturday. close to 70 degrees on sunday. that will be after the rain. so we're wet for half the weekend right now. temperature could spike to around 08 degrees on monday. what does that mean? we continue with the up-and-down rollerc

in fact, they will miss fredericksburg. that said, i'll keep a chance of an isolated storm in and that's about it. 70 still in rockville. 67 in bethesda. 69 in great falls. 70 in springfield and fort belvoir. so, here's the deal. mild and then even warmer. early thunderstorm possible tonight. primarily west and south. some fog possible tomorrow morning. primarily by the water and warmer on thursday. a thunderstorm possible. even warmer on friday and a better chance of a thunderstorm. so here's the future cast. really tomorrow, the atmosphere is not unstable. so what we're seeing tomorrow are just a few showers here and there. nothing heavy. we'll put this into motion. maybe a shower, fairfax, up toward frederick and maybe leesburg, but nothing really organized and certainly nothing heavy. by 9:30 in the morning, a lot of clouds. some showers back to the west, not a big deal. breaks in the clouds and around 3:30, more showers around the immediate metro area and a couple sprinkles here and there. that's all light activity. so

we are still 70 and washington and 72 in fredericksburg. tomorrow looks nice.loudy 57 degrees. friday could bring a few showers. mild weather through the weekend and most of next week as well. keep up-to-date with ever- changing weather at wjla.com. you can learn about our new abc 7 app. that is the program bob ryan used to text and the picture. -- in the picture. >> you guys are looking for somebody to root for this weekend, i have it. this is the final week of march madness. most of the dancers have been eliminated. we still have a dog in the hunt. we are claiming him because he is a d.c. guy. thomas robinson plays for kansas. one of his biggest fans at home cannot wait until saturday. >> wilson has a case of march madness and for good reason. >> my wife and i are sitting around eating popcorn. we are emotionally into the game because of thomas. >> thomas is thomas robinson who has led kansas to the final four. >> the first time i set eyes on him, he was probably nine or 10 years old. >> he kept getting taller and taller. he kept playing better and better. >>

near 70 in fredericksburg. 74 in charlottesville. to the north a little cooler. 56 in hagerstown and 59 in frederick and watch what happens overnight. we get cold enough for some frost. a frost advisory now in effect for frederick county, maryland back toward washington county into maryland and then right down i-81. if you are around i-81 or to the west you are under at least a frost advisory. some of you well back to the west under a freeze warning, that back toward the mountains of western portions of maryland and western portions of west virginia. but for our area in the washington, d.c. metro area i don't expect to have temperatures get down too cold tonight. satellite and radar showing clear skies across the area. that's why we're going to be allowed to cool off so much. not much in the way of insulation overnight tonight. we're going to continue to watch tomorrow as mostly cloudy skies come into the area and the models are trying to produce a little bit of shower activity tomorrow afternoon. right now i'm not seeing that but i

fredericksburg right now at 74. storm 4 radar is showing some rain trying to make its way into the region. i do think we'll see scattered shower activity overnight tonight around maybe 11:00 through about 5:00 in the morning. maybe around 7:00 a.m. so give yourself a little extra time. you may want to take the umbrella with you as you step out tomorrow afternoon and we could see a thunderstorm or two. we'll talk more about that plus how long these nice temperatures may just stick around. wait until you see the forecast. i got it coming up. >> all right. looking forward to it. >>> still ahead, dozens of students hurt after a school bus making its morning rounds crashes into a concrete pillar. >> plus the search for a stolen championship boxing belt made of 24 carat gold. >>> the founders of the coney 2012 campaign release a new viral video responding to critics. it is showing the events of a day that many people will never forget. dan, what is ahead in sports? >>> the redskins' hopes of signing big name free agents t

why not go 80 in fredericksburg. a 30 to 40% chance of rain tomorrow and maybe a thunderstorm so you may want to take the umbrella though most of us should not need them as far as the next couple days go how %s the next couple days go how about 72 on wednesday? 73 on thursday. another chance for a thunderstorm or two on friday with a high once again in the low 70s. >> thank you, doug. >>> sears is coming under fire for some t-shirts on its website. >> yeah. the retail giant says the shirts were designed for kids but many critics say they were completely inappropriate. this is one of those shirts and it reads "don't make me kick you in the fallopian tubes" end quote. there were similar shirts designed for kids and toddlers. a sears spokesperson says the website ad says the products were sold by a third party and they'd remove them from sears.com. >>> one of the stars of "the artist" will attend the white house correspondents' dinner, uggie the dog coming as a guest of the "washington times." he'll attend with his trai

-- 23rd. 78 in fredericksburg and oakland 63 degrees. clear skies, mild, zero to one blankets, lows 48 to 56, in the 50s downtown and upper 40s in some of the northern and western suburbs, light winds. we'll come back and talk about the prospects of actually breaking some records tomorrow. we had not come close today or yesterday, maybe a different story tomorrow. >> forget blankets, top. it's a sheet night. >>> coming up, wine worries. how the warm weather we've endured could take a toll on our favorite vino. >>> a service station owner is told to take down the red white and blue. it violates a code. we'll tell you more up next. >>> the united states and japan today commemorated the battle for iwo jima marking the 67th anniversary of that bloody day of combat. u.s. and japanese war vets attended the ceremony on the tiny pacific island. nearly 7,000 u.s. marines and about 21,000 japanese troops died in the 36 day battle for iwo jima. a class commemorated by the iwo jima memorial in arlington. >>> a service station owner in georgia is kee

culpepper up to 43, same in fredericksburg.on the potomac has the right idea, going out on the boat for some fishing time today. don't forget your sun block now. we're close to the spring equinox and that's the point where we need to watch out for sun safety as well. your hometown 4-cast, la plata, temperature today climbing into the low 60s with full sunshine. overnight tonight, a couple passing clouds around, temperatures back down only in the low 40s for early tomorrow morning with a milder start coming up. be ready for 70-degree weather around here for tomorrow. nothing on radar for now. we've got a nice, dry sunday coming, good day to wash the car. you might even have to start thinking about mowing the lawn. that's what all this warm air's going to do around here. rain drops across parts of the mid-south and southern plain states today. most of that's headed up into the western part of the great lakes, chicagoland, milwaukee, those places. but for us, high pressure in charge. as it works off the eastern seaboard, that gath

it's the 28th of april in fredericksburg.e end of april for gaithersburg and it's early may for hagerstown. i know it's been tempting, but you can't do it yet. you need to wait. the reason why there's a freeze warning is because everything is so far advanced that they had to put out a freeze warning because the pear trees are in bloom. right now, 56. winds are northwest at 18. pressure began to rise. 30.01. dew point is falling. if the winds die down, we are going to see a hard freeze across much of the area. 55 arlington and bethesda. we're looking at 57 in manassas. that's pretty nice. and 52 in leesburg. 57 also in college park. so here's the deal. possible freeze tonight. freeze warning in effect. peach trees and the pear trees. i talked to john and it's the earliest he has seen the peach trees bloom. apricots in trouble. sweet cherries. it's still breezy and that's good. we are going to be in big trouble. for tonight then, freeze warning, clear skies, breezy and cold. 27 to 36 downtown. winds northwest 10 to 15. look out

maybe down towards fredericksburg and culpeper, but everything clears out of here.bout 24 hours away now. for tonight, clear to partly cloudy. 32 to 42. maybe a one blanket night. winds will turn southwesterly at 10 and you can go outside again tonight and look to the west. there's jupiter, venus, and a waxing crescent moon. do not need binoculars. you need a coat for the morning, however. 30s and 40s and by afternoon, partly cloudy, breezy, and warmer. shower or thunderstorm possible. but highs 70 to 75. and winds out of the southwest at 10 to 20 and rather gusty. all right, next seven days. once the front goes through, it will be cooler on thursday, but a nice day. all be it breezy. 62 and nice on friday. sunshine and 65. 70 on saturday. that's the good news. bad news, showers and thunderstorms possible. nice on sunday. more storms possible on monday in the upper 70s and upper 60s with showers ending on tuesday. >> starts off nice. >>> we'll be back in a minute. >>> we want to hear what you think. send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag. the address, mailbag@wusa9

fredericksburg was a hot spot yesterday, 87 degrees.that is uncomfortable for march. 80 in hagerstown yesterday, 82 at reagan national. that was a record by one degree. that was set in 1990. dulles 84, that broke the old record set in 1990 by two degrees. seven the three at bwi marshall airport with the breeze and that kept their temperature cooler. areas of rain off to the west, mainly in the panhandle of west virginia south of hagerstown, of martinsburg winchester, not that heavy. a few embedded moderate showers within that narrow band early this morning. widespread clouds all across the mid-atlantic. spotty showers stretching back into ohio, kentucky, tennessee. we will see some of this action fill in a bid on the radar. upper level energy and dives in from ohio throughout the day. later this afternoon is the prime time for areas of showers can and thunderstorms especially across the 95 corridor and the metro area. 52 now when the district. 54 in winchester. in frederick, 50 along with hagerstown. gaithersburg, 48. that is still well

one at the hanson sunoco gas station in fredericksburg. those winners will each get $250,000. now, four $250,000 tickets were sold across maryland. and in d.c., the mac market and deli on mccarthur boulevard in northwest was one of four stores in the city to sell a $10,000 ticket. now, chuck bell, by your presence here at work tonight, i take it you're not holding. >> i love my job so much that i'm here even with $200 million in the bank. >> uh-huh. >> nice day outside today. would have been nicer if we had hit the jackpot, chris, no doubt about that. but alas, it's a good thing i like what i do for a living. outside today, we've seen breaks of sunshine from time to time, and that did help push temperatures today up into the low 60s for a brief time. right now, though, as the sun getting ready to go back down fairly shortly, temperatures drifting back into the mid 50s from washington northbound to the pennsylvania line. still some warmer air ahead of that cool front, near 70 down the road in charlottesville. looking for a cool and dry evening. a sunny start to your sunday. but