fredericksburg all the way through tide water. the steadiest of the showers are south along i-95 to. so temperatures are on the muggy side. in the low to mid-60s right now. and showers are a likelihood for everybody today, but a better likelihood town to the south of the city. highs around 70 degrees. we'll talk about the rest of today and your sunday coming up in a few more minutes. >>> now to a developing story out of new england this morning. crews are trying to clean up after a train crash. dozens of people are still recovering. they were in two commuter trains that collided during the evening rush. here's the latest from dan shinman. >> reporter: authorities say a metro north train en route to new york city derailed and collided with another train on an adjacent track. >> the cars came into contact and ripped off at least a portion of siding of one of the cars. extensive damage in the front. >> reporter: a passenger described the aftermath. >> we were pretty shaken up. we had to smash a window to get out. a lot of really worr

. >>> more than 7,000 runners crowding the streets of fredericksburg this morning. they say one of them was our own chuck bell at the marine corps historic half marathon. we don't have the video to prove it. we will look for that. we will talk about this when we come back stay with us for that. >>> warmup that could bring storm chances your way. chuck's seven-day forecast is coming up next. stay with us. >>> if you tap in to that experience, it should endow you with empathy. the understanding of what it's like to walk many somebody else's shoes, to see through their eyes. >> president obama delivers inspiring words at morehouse college. he told graduates to focus on using their degree to improve people's lives rather than just to make money. the president received an honorary degree from the historically black all-male university. >>> lmplt we move on to the hardest-working man in the business. he runs races. he gets here. he forecasts for you. >> that's right. i will tell you it was niechlts i didn't get the morning off but instead of getting up at 3:45, i got up a

cloudy in culpeper and fredericksburg, mid 50's. the sunshine is back today. we will see a seasonal start to make with high temperatures near 70 degrees. -- a seasonal start to may. >> news said the sunshine is said.- you is with us.ws >> we do have good news on the roadways so far. no big incident or problem so far. 395 may cause some delays due to construction. it does not look so bad. the commute is still early. very light traffic near duke street. that there is construction that will slow you down along 395 southbound, headed away from the 14th street bridge and towards the beltway, between seminary and a duke. the left lane will be closed through that stretch. so stay to the right and you should be fine. another update in about 10 minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >> new this morning, police are looking into how a person was hit and killed by a car in waldorf. >> it happened just before 1:30 this morning at route 301 and vernon road. the driver stayed at the scene. the victim's name has not been released. >> the search continues for three men accused in

in culpeper, 55. 55 in fredericksburg. the 40's. 48 degrees in gaithersburg and 41 in frederick. skies beginning to clear out now. you can kind of see that here in central maryland. south and west of the potomac, clouds will linger a little longer this morning. all of us will benefit from high-pressure with sunshine this afternoon. anchored ups been to the north. longer comingo indirectly from the atlantic. -- winds. all the drizzle is moving out. that's the good news today. as we have through the mid morning, still some lingering clouds to the south and west. everybody clearing towards the north. we will get up to about 70 degrees with plenty of sunshine. we will see that stick around at least through the rest of the week. our forecast for today, becoming sunny and warmer, high temperature between 65 and 70. mostly clear skies tonight, 40 to 47. more sunshine again tomorrow, 72 degrees. we will stay in the low 70's through the weekend and into early next week. we're not expecting any rain in the forecast. we are drying ou

you folks in fredericksburg, you're getting in on the rain drops first thing this morning. that's where most of the rain is is out on the south side of town. charles county, st. mary's county, be on the lookout. temperatures are in the 60s. we'll stay in the 60s through the rest of this morning with most of the rain to the south of town. it it will be an opportunity for a shower or two coming around during later on this afternoon. don't stray too far. highs around 70. maybe a degree or two warmer tomorrow. rain chances off and on through all of your weekend. not going to rain all weekend, but there's a chance of rain at almost any time. be forewarned that rain chances are out there. >> thanks. >>> in a few hours, the republican candidate for virginia governor becomes the official gop nominee. attorney general ken cuccinelli will be formally nominated as the republican candidate this morning. this is happening at the second day of the republican party of virginia's state convention. a poll released this week shows the democrat pulling ahead by a 5% margin. one organization i

fredericksburg, be on the lookout for moderate rain this morning. eventually into st.ary's county, rain showers coming your way in the next couple hours. thunderstorms across parts of southeastern virginia. that's where the heavy stuff is going to stay today. off and on shower chances through your saturday afternoon. cloudy and just a damp night overnight. not a lot of rain, but drizzly chances off and on through the overnight hours. tomorrow more rain chances coming in for sunday. most of the rain tomorrow will be in the second half of the day. sunday and monday could be on wet side. there's your future weather temperatures. upper 60s to near 70 degrees. your seven-day forecast calls for 70 today with a 70% chance of rain. a little warmer tomorrow. 72 degrees. another 70% chance of rain showers. warmer air coming our way. near 80 on monday. near 90 degrees by tuesday. then staying real warm through the tuesday, wednesday, thursday time frame with off and on shower chances in the afternoon. a little bit of cloud cover on the way for the weekend. >> thank you, chuck. >>

parts of charles county and down farther south 95 from woodbridge to spotsylvania county and near fredericksburg they are getting sprinkles. so between now and 6:00 a.m., maybe a few scattered sprinkles and then a passing shower around 8:00 or so. temperatures by then still around 70. mid 70s between 10:00 and noon and by then we have an increasing chance of showers coming through, maybe a little bit of lightning. it's not until later this afternoon that we could get some of those storms. i'll show you details on the timing on that. hometown forecast, charles county by noontime should be in the mid 70s with maybe some thunder and lightning around. we'll take a look at the forecast for the rest of today. that's in about ten minutes. now a look at traffic. >> good morning. westbound route 50 at kenilworth avenue, construction blocking the off-ramp and construction 395 north at duke street, lanes are now open. and in 201, sign repair going on with two lanes blocked. back to you. >>> right now the search for missing people is over in the town of moore, oklahoma. police there say that everyone report

it is clear skies and sunshine with high pressure in control. 72 in frederick. 71 in fredericksburg. winchester. to 50 clear and 42 degrees for the overnight low. a big storm in progress in the rockies in the high plains 28 degrees in denver. snow in the air and writing to the northeast. it will be 83 in chicago. a very dynamic weather pattern. .igh pressure will be strong nothing more than a few patches of low clouds at night with those easterly winds with sunny and mild days. not only tonight but tomorrow night and friday. right into and through this coming weekend. lots of sunshine tomorrow. a similar pattern through -sunday. things changing with some showers moving in. blog.n go to our the shenandoah apple blossom festival is on the way. read all about it. back to you. >> a good weekend for that. get outside a little bit. >> that is monstrous. they are bringing celebrities and there is a big hurry. >> celebrities like tim brant? search to the playoffs becomes the number one focus. this town is some kind of pumped up for the start of the series. this is rocking the red with a lot

fredericksburg coming in at 67 degrees. information you need to know -- we will have a warmer and more humid week. frequent chances of showers on and off but nothing major expected at this point. overall, a cold front coming by thursday, which will bring an end to these 80 degree temperatures we are expecting the next couple of days. i will fill out the details more specifically when i see you again. now it is time for traffic. >> thank you very much. we have updates on the 95 crash from stafford. this is going to have all lanes open now, moved to the shoulder. great news for anyone coming up 95 northbound, fredericksburg or stafford. brake lights. it will be right there before garrisonville. it is exit 143. if you get off of that exit you should be able to skirt around that in exit 95. 66 is building coming through centreville and fairfax. typical delays. you want to start giving yourself extra time. route 123 between the lewinsville toll road and, still the left side blocked. 495 just north of the american legion bridge,

emperatures across the board 59 in frederick. 62 in fredericksburg.s well to the west of us is warm air. this makes its way to us. this is going to lift northward and we're going to keep the clouds and showers and thunder in the forecast for the day tomorrow. once this lifts to the north of us, warmer air will move in. wind will change direction more out of the south and it's going to feel a lot like late spring, early summer by tuesday, wednesday. through ur future cast the night widely scattered showers. omorrow temperatures around 73 degrees. as we move through sunday night into monday a lot of warmer air, warmer moist air moves in and daytime high temperatures monday just around 80 degrees. 57-63 for on overnight low. keep an umbrella handy for tomorrow. it's not going to be a washout but you don't want to plan a picnic. temperatures are going to warm up nicely, upper 80's by tuesday or wednesday. then the upcoming weekend, the holiday weekend, it appears a good part of it will be dry. >> let's hope so. >> fingers crossed. >> if not, you can alway

temperatures, 64, 66 down toward fredericksburg.morrow, we will see the first round, earlier in the day, another round around the rush hour, upper 70s to 80 degrees. warm, humd afternoon, that will help to kick off the storms. 67 and windy on friday. the rest of the holiday, not bad. sunshine, cooler than average. 72 sunday special monday. right now, we are looking nice both days, if however, you are headed toward the beaches, make sure you take your jacket. toward the mountains, you will see najacket, it will be look the at that. >> . >> watch this. >> from goat to hero in 12 hours. the poor fielding costs them last night, and had him called out by their closer. harper made amends big time on the field. he handled it like a pro and today, he carried the nationals. opposite field home run. this is a big one. solo shot. gives the nationals a 1-0 lead. bottom of the inning now, hunter pence to right. unlike last night, harper there to make the grab on the warning track. check it out. that is the way you do t kid. before he returns to

low 60's in annapolis. 65 in fredericksburg. the further west you go, temperatures are warmer. pittsburgh is looking at temperatures in the 70's, close to 80 degrees. a good indication of what is on the way as we move through the next 48 hours. the warm air to the west will move to the east. high pressure will filter in. that will bring brighter skies. we have to wait until tuesday and wednesday. then temperatures will start to soar. thanks to the final system that has been with us, this is the same front that was to the north of us on thursday. we have highs around 87 degrees. now it is to the south of us. moves north as a warm front. that will bring showers and thunderstorms tomorrow. this is the futurecast as we move through the next 48. notice the heavy showers and thunderstorms are brown 7:00 in the morning. all of this list to the north and east. we will go for a little bit of clearing. that will not happen until late monday. we could see thunderstorms popped up. you will notice the increased temperatures and a bit more humid out not -- outside. temperatures not going to

s at 54 in fredericksburg. we have heavier areas of rain south of d.c. we have more shower activity to develop through the early morning hours and even a little bit of patchy fog tomorrow morning. we are going to look for temperatures to make it into -- temperatures will veptly rebound into the 80's to close to 90 degrees over the next seven days. >> well the rain didn't dampen spirits in maryland but this will be another year without a triple crown winner. >> you're giving it away. it was a great day for racing. a casual horse racing fan, today's outcome was probably a disappointment. but for the fans of the sport a jockey made their mark on a very wet track. it was difficult. despite starting out in the number one post. this year's winner never challenged and finished fourth. ary stevens third win. >> i love it for the fans and people that work here but there is nothing i can do about it. it wasn't our day. my hats off to them. >> we'll have more of course on the big race coming up in sports. >> there was a lot of partying that took place there. >> the

there's some cloudiness stafford county, fredericksburg, northern neck and we have a clear sky elsewherend chilly temperatures. in the 40s much of the region right now. it's just in the low to mid 40s in montgomery county, arlington, fairfax and also just low to mid 40s right now reagan national at 52. much of prince george's county just in the mid 40s. culpeper down to 43. we're going to stay a bit chilly here for another few hours and then a nice warmup on the way later today. i'm back in a few minutes with another update. here's danella now with a look at our very early thursday morning commute. >> good morning. tracking a few things. serious accident shuts down westbound suitland parkway. if you are heading outbound at forest hill road travel lanes are open but westbound lanes are blocked. also tracking a power outage widespread in old town alexandr alexandria. i'll be back with an update on both. >>> we'll be in the courtroom later today when a former culpeper police officer is sentenced for shooting a woman to death. daniel wright was convicted in january. prosecutors say he shot p

infact, 100 percent humidity in fredericksburg. a few lines of showers crossing the state. these will reinvigorate by midday tomorrow. we're talkingshowers and thunderstorms tomorrow. widespread showersand storms and they will continue through the evening. be prepare during the evening rush hour. some of these could be strong to severe. the rainwill still be possible late tomorrow night. then we'll see dekrebt clearing friday -- decent clearing friday though friday still looks cloudy. warmair still surging up the coast will help fuel storms tomorrow. an active doppler radar picture up and down the east coast. thecore of the storm is over the great lakes. this thing is a shadow of what it was in oklahoma and places like little rock but we'll have a severe threat. it will quickly xet is area tomorrow night -- exit is area and then tomorrow night, another batch of air will come through. we with may have a tough time getting to 70 on friday. tonight, 68 with clouds increasing. tomorrow 78,thunderstorms, some strong to severe potentially, especially late in the afternoon. andtom

if they hold together long enough they will be in fredericksburg before the sun comes up tomorrow morning. there is potential for rather soggy race day tomorrow. overnight sprinkles will give way to shower chances through much of sunday. better chance you will get actual rain tomorrow than around here today. the warmer air moves in as we head to monday and gets toasty by the middle of the week. overnight, cloudy and cool with a light rain and drizzle. 56 to 62 for overnight lows. and then tomorrow, rain likely just about anytime. heaviest rain is south of town, upper 60s and low 70s. only 70 tomorrow. pushing 80 on monday. the risk of showers could have a rumble of thunder late afternoon. look at the heat by tuesday and wednesday. upper 80s. some spots might be able to touch 90 degrees on tuesday and wednesday will be unsettled with afternoon and evening shower and thunderstorm chances in the middle of the week. we should faem size on should because it is memorial day weekend, it should be cooler and drier. that is welcome news for next weekend. >> thank you, chuck. >>> coming up in sport

fredericksburg train number 312. looking at a 60-minute delay.ident involves entrapment. please use the detour that's in place. to i-95, as you mentioned, very slow still. little better. earlier your backup is 17 miles. now you are dealing with 12 jams out of fredericksburg, delays continue. as you travel southbound old georgetown road you are going to see your left lane blocked at cedar lane because of an accident in the area. right lane gets by. >> thank you. we will take a short break and be right back. >>> storm team 4, 7-day outlook. good morning. right now in the 50s. sunshine and later today near 70. few clouds popping up. mild afternoons and chilly mornings. tomorrow as well as into the weekend. first part of next week. >> tom, thank you. you can get the latest news, we >>> welcome back to "today" on this wednesday, may 1, 2013. i'm willie geist with tamron hall, al roker. tamron, pinch hitting for natalie. >> i like that, pinch hitting. >>> coming up this half hour, you thinking about buying a car? this might be the right time for it. we

not far from d.c., just to the south of you, fredericksburg, 95. it will be a wet ride.t rain will spread north, eventually moving up to philadelphia, with as much as an inch of rain into today and tomorrow. middle of the country, you look absolutely gorgeous today. enjoy. now to sports. what a night for the second round of the nba playoffs. start with the spurs and the warriors. game one. golden state lead for most of the game. they blow it in the fourth quarter when the spurs go on an 18-2 run. play some overtime. check that. double overtime. manu ginobli for the lead. they were down one. what a shot. they're up two. 1.2 seconds left. warriors have the ball. last second heave. little bit of contact off the back of the rim. spurs win. an amazing comeback. and then to hold on and win in double overtime 129-127. what a game. >>> to south beach now. this is miami against the bulls. game one. heat, maybe a little bit rusty. noa with the block. lebron and nate robinson go for the ball. that's 250 pounds of mvp landing on your face, robinson. he splits his lip. doc, get me th

making the trip northbound out of fredericksburg. your travel lanes are open, still light volume and still early. continuing northbound, your travel loans are open. continuing in the lorton area, no accidents or construction. a live look at the springfield interchange. you can see northbound here, southbound as well, no issues at all. the trip on 395, same story to tell. north and southbound. checking for accidents and construction. travel lanes they're open. in fact, as you travel through 95 north and southbound you're clear in both directions. i'm back in ten minutes. we'll check your rails then. >> see you soon. thank you, danella. >>> well, with the school year coming to an end several local organizations are working to keep hungry children fed over the summer. children who get free meals at school will get free breakfast, lunch or snacks at several sites in d.c., maryland or virginia. it is being served at local food bank, rec centers and places of worship. you can call a national hotline, 866-3-hungry or go to yhunger.com/find

most of the rain is to the south of fredericksburg.ng into the lunchtime hour some very spotty shower activity but there is the potential for a few of these bubbling up into thunderstorms as we head later into the day, and by dinner time we're still look at mostly light stuff but a line of showers and storms starting to form here. i think that's going to head east ward as we head into the evening hours. so overnight tonight just a few showers, warm and muggy, patchy fog. 60 to 66 degrees. that is not very cool for those overnight hours. as we head into monday morning, we'll rise into the 70s pretty quickly under those mostly cloudy skies. a few showers possible here or there on monday morning but in the afternoon, from about 4:00 p.m. on we have the potential for thunderstorms. it is going to be a warm and humid day with a high between 7 and 93 degrees. winds out of the southeast at 10 to 15 miles per hour. because of the threat for thunderstorms during the monday evening rush, tomorrow is a yellow alert day. a high of 82 degrees. tues

southern maryland. 69, fredericksburg. so, what is your monday morning look like? cloud, fog. not a whole lot couldn't rule out a sprinkle or two. cloud, fog problem. temperatures, mid to upper 60s. 9:00 a.m., the fog lifting. sunny conditions. temperatures, low 70s. by tomorrow afternoon. oh, going to feel a lot warmer than today. temperatures into the upper 70s. low 80s. warm and humid. hit and miss showers. bubbling of in the middle of the afternoon. one or two rumbles of thunder could not be ruled out. severe weather risk in the middle of country. we would not face that severe weather threat tomorrow. big severe weather tonight from minneapolis, chicago all the wave down toward wichita, tulsa, and oklahoma city. the warm front that is out ahead of that same storm system. the warm front that is changing our air mass from the cool, stable air mass that we had yesterday, into the warmer and more unstable air mass that we are going to begin for the rest of the coming week. one little shower now. had a couple rumbles of thunder. a few hours ago. most thunder, lightning is gone.

we do have a big shower now around fredericksburg in virginia this morning that's working its way towards our area. temperature-wise, we're coming in on the mild to warm side. look at shadyside. 70 degrees right now. 65 in hereford. we have some patchy fog in frederick this morning as well. that's really the main spot of the fog this morning. and as we look at the planner expect through your day the warm conditions and also we will be dealing with the showers and thunderstorms some of those caboose career. large hail -- could be severe. large hail and also some gusty winds. when it will hit the neighborhood, that's coming up. but right now let's get a check of the traffic now with lauren. >>> we have rain in howard county and fog if frederick. we have a fuel spill on the harrisburg expressway. but causing no significant delays as you make the push down to the beltway. as we head over to white marsh 95 nice and clear. 65 miles per hour along the southbound lanes here at route 43. no trouble heading all the way into the city. 695 also in great shape. here's a live look at putty hill avenue.

grab a jacket. 65 degrees in d.c., 63 at dulles, 64 in fredericksburg. a line of showers on the satellite and radar. we are psyched isn't -- we are socked in with clouds in the mid-atlantic. they are expecting airport delays in philadelphia and boston. if you have friends coming into a pc for the weekend possibly here as well. wind delays at o'hare airport in chicago. fog in houston. lots of travel problems because of the weather. around here, clouds and temperatures in the '60s. holiday forecast when i see you again. here's amanda weir traffic. >> thank you. busy later today probably. we just picked up a crash on 370. this is a shot from newschopper 7. you can see the standing water on the road. that's probably due to the overnight storms. there's a crash reported on 370 coming into 270, so that is westbound in gaithersburg. 270 picking up volume from frederick ports clarksburg and into the beltway. not bad otherwise. new hampshire ave still has a crash at adelphi road on the right side northbound. the bay bridge is running smoothly in both directions.

the silver parkway in fredericksburg is closed this morning for the marine corps half marathon. the race got under way a half-hour ago. it could be a wet day for runners with chilly temperatures this time of year. it looks foggy as well. with a first check of your forecast, we're heading over to gwen tolbart. >> the fog is definitely out there. it's going to take a while before it gets out of the way. lots of clouds as well. the cloud coverage is very intense across the area. you can see to the south, we've got precipitation, and that's going to be heading our way. we got a bit of a break last night, but into the course of today, we'll see increasing showers and drizzle. some of you probably had to experience some of that as well. but that fog is definitely and certainly hampering visibility. here are the current temperatures. we're going to be warmer today than yesterday. not as warm as we were on friday when we hit temperatures into the 80's. be prepared for that. we're talking fog and drizzle. expect to see showers later on. the winds will be light across the region. i'm goin

in fredericksburg. a little cloudy to go along with that. we have clouds over the delmarva, moving over southern maryland, and to the south and west of the district. this will be in the morning. clearing for the afternoon. high pressure to our north is controlling our weather today. two big weather systems we are watching. an area of low pressure try to develop in the gulf. that is something we will have to watch. it has been bringing torrential downpours in florida. a cold front across the midwest. snow in early may. for us, high pressure will block all that out. by the time the front gets here, that will be next week with light rain. today, partly cloudy and mild, 68 to 72. mostly clear tonight, 42 to 50. we will see near 70 degrees pretty much all week long. just a touch warmer next week. that will also start to bring some moisture with a southerly flow. the rain will finally arrive tuesday and wednesday. the midweste people in are suffering, we are reaping the benefits. >> we will enjoy it while it lasts. >> we have had some suffering on

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he joins us live from fredericksburg. >> i'll go ahead and -- good morning. this is -- i'm down here, yes, indeed, i'm having a little bit of trouble. there's a lot of celebratory singing and dancing going on behind me here. officially on the watch, 1:54:54 for me. celebrity starter sean austin who wore number 1 today, i got number 4 on. he's coming across the line now. what a wonderful day to be out here wondering. temperatures in the 60s, but on the whole it has been a really nice day for running down here. the marine corps, you know, they always put on such a great event. it was a beautiful day today. they have done everything with military precision. as you would expect from the marines. so thank you very much to all of them for doing a great job today. i hope everybody who is coming across the line gets their finish medal. see you in a little while. the massage tent is right over here. i might get over here and get a massage. back to you in the studio where it's comfortable and dry. >> you deserve it, chuck. >> working real hard for us, this morning. >>

but the steadier rains are south of town towards fredericksburg. so today mostly cloudy, showers likely. especially south of town. highs only in the upper 60s. and that's your latest forecast. lester. >> dylan, thank you very much. this morning, o.j. simpson waiting to hear if a judge in las vegas will grant him a new trial. simpson blames his 2008 armed robbery and kidnapping conviction on his former lawyer, saying yale galanter did his job so badly, his conviction should be thrown out. gallaanter defended himself at hearing on friday. lisa bloom joins us. >> good morning, lester. >> more than an awkward exchange. we think of that attorney/client privilege. in this case, simpson had to waive that, and galanter throws him under the bus. did i characterize that correctly? >> absolutely right. the most stunning moment in the courtroom yesterday. yale galanter had to ultimately say that o.j. simpson told him that he knew that his boys as he put it allegedly, were bringing guns into the hotel room. that was the key issue in that trial, that o.j. had al

further down the line heading up 95 northbound, may be coming from staff -- stafford or fredericksburgwe do have free rolling lanes. i'm sure people who frequent that area or use that area in their morning commute are relieved to hear the construction is gone. we have a live shot for you. this is going to be there along 395. that looks great. things are looking good southbound as well as northbound. it shouldn't be an issue in your morning commute. if you would like more information on any incidents during your morning commute, you can follow me on twitter at @gridlockgoddess. i will put more information on there than i am able to put on air. that is always nice. take that into the search bar. i will send it back to greta and scott. >> 5:12. 65 degrees. >> coming up, we will tell you hey, look! a shooting star! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! but we still need your r signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to g

we we see a pretty big shower bandd developing west of fredericksburg.e is temperatures, it is warm, 72, it's humid as well. wl 71 in new york city this this morning, much cooler in boston,, 54 degrees, it's cooler air tool thee north.th we are going to cool down forown this weekend, but for today, still on the warm side, not ast warm as yesterday in the cloudse and the showers, the 81 the daytime high. >> one last warm day before we e hit the 70s.the >> you know what else i noticedi >> 52 in chicago. chic >> i'm always fascinated because chicchicago's weather seems to e the opposite of ours. ours >> they seem to get a day or two before us. >>> let's take a look at the traffic. >> reporter: this, too and it's almost june.. >> yes. >> reporter: it's not right.t's >> reporter: all the n roads southbound 270, it's quietquie leaving germantown headed toward the split.the the lanes are open on the toppe side of the beltway between betw college park and bethesda. beth so far without incident, the the trip inbound on 50, leaving thei area of annapolis, continui

e satellite some shower activity just down a little closer the howers i-95 to south down near fredericksburg. rain red showers and lily tonight and tomorrow a repeat. 68 to o 73 and warming up >> thank you, ginger. >>> the bling factor at the cannes film festival is significantly diminished the result of a real-life hollywood-style caper involving a million dollars in jewels meant to be lo loo loaned out to a-list stars prowling various red carpets. lama hasan is in cannes. la lama, good morning. >> reporter: on a wet and windy morning in cannes, we have so much to o tell you. about a million dollars worth of all that glitters is now gone. talk about a coincidence because the dramatic heist takes place on the same night of sofia coppola's premiere of her movie "bling ring" a story of a group of l.a. teenagers breaking into the homes of the rich and famous stealing their jewelry. it may sound like a job for cary grant in the movie "to catch a thief" scene of the crime, star-studded cannes film festival. the target, swiss jewelers to the stars, chopard but this jewelry heist is no hollywood pl

if you've driven from washington to fredericksburg and back and haven't cursed at the traffic, then you folks in the business community, and i think swing voters are going to be worried about. and i think it's going to be a really huge test for all the republicans to focus on how to move virginia forward, rather than quite frankly having a discussion about things that are moving backwards. >> you know what i learned from today's show? is that basically for the republicans, they just need, they need like incendiary sock puppets in congress or like in sort legislative affairs who take the heat. they just need like crazy foil men and they can go forward with sort of moderate, sensible legislation. they need someone in the room that is crazier than them. >> republicans have been doing that for a long time. they've elevated their extreme right flank. which democrats don't do. democrats dismiss and push down their left flank, instead of raising it up and saying well look at these crazy people. they want everybody to eat soy. me, we just want to do x. and seem much more moderate. >> the big pi

. >> host: we also see north dakota, kansas, montana and fredericksburg, virginia. >> guest: some of the patterns we see in these counties are oil and energy industry research may see midland, texas and richland montana, north dakota, williams north dakota. several counties have grown because they have military bases and there's been some growth in the alignment over the past couple years. chattahoochee county, georgia is the home of fort amines. >> host: does growth earn more growth? >> guest: that's a really good question of what we've been getting to them lease is losing population because they lose job. as employers look or ways to locate, and they go with the population is then there is the reinforcing cycle here and i think that is what happened in the midwest or parts of the midwest the last couple decades. >> host: ballinger and sister mashburn, virginia. hi, roland. >> caller: thank you. worst of all, thank you for the census bureau they were able to share the information with the united states is very important. i live in virginia and this is a question that has had tremend