back near fredericksburg even light snow. this activity continues in the same areas for the rest of the morning hours. elsewhere is dry. by 10:00 a.m. the d.c. metro area and areas to the north are partly to mostly cloudy skies, a temperature of 38. chilly with a temperature only near 40 today. i'll let you know how warm it will get in your neighborhood coming up in ten minutes. for now, the latest check of the roads with melissa. good morning. >>> good morning. taking a look right now at chopper 4 over 270 at the spur you can see all the folks headed inbound. no major problems here right now. looking pretty good. a wider look at things inner loop and outer loop flowing nicely. 66 west of 29 near gainesville looking good. 95 in virginia slowest spot in town northbound through dale city and it will be the problem child of the morning here. prince george's county here no problems as you head into or out of town. branch avenue and pennsylvania avenue indian head highway, things are looking good. nutley street and hermosa drive,

here's the rain from ocean city to south of fredericksburg. here comes a little bit of sunshine through the afternoon, through frederick, gaithersburg. here's where we could see a couple of flurries. really south of winchester, through the i-81 corridor. as we head through tuesday morning clouds will stay with us, but by the afternoon, a little sunshine. then the sunshine is here to stay for tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. 37 to 44 degrees. light rain continues for tomorrow. 42 to 4 degrees. the rain will continue for areas south, really southern delmarva. for the next couple of days we see the temperatures continue to fall. 39 at tuesday. new year's eve we're looking at 38 degrees. lots of sunshine. the sunshine stays for new year's day, and next weekend we'll see a little bit of rain. >> those temperatures definitely plummeted. >> you are going to need your coat for new year's eve for sure. >> thank you allyson. >>> coming up, a three-year-old takes a leap of faith from a >>> caught on camera in birmingham, alabama, six people, most of the

. >> reporter: richie died where he was brought up, in the family's home in fredericksburg, virginia,ut an hour outside washington, d.c. >> he was a beautiful son. he was the effusive, effervescent, upbeat, kind of optimistic kid you would always love to have, who never got into trouble and was, well, he grew up from being that little baby in your hands to being 6'5". >> reporter: richie was close to his younger brother, john. >> we hung out all the time, really. every day, if he was around here. >> reporter: but richie had a secret. after breaking his wrist in a skateboarding accident, he took the prescription pain killer, oxycontin. then he moved to heroin. the family found out about richie's addiction in the summer of 2013, when he passed out in a restroom. that led to drug charges. >> he said, "dad, it's the worst thing you can ever imagine. if there's a place called hell, this is it." and i said, "well, richie, we'll get you help." and so he wanted help, willingly went to rehab, and then came out of rehab a different kid. >> reporter: richie spent six weeks in rehab, and was set

the high temperatures. 47 degrees, that was actually right around midnight. 45 leesburg 48 in fredericksburg. everybody will be in the 30s. you mentioned the snow flurries. we're still seeing thousands around the fredericksburg area we are still watching a chance for snow flurries. in through tomorrow it won't mean a lot. however, the next change in the weather, the cold air that moves in, and a possible storm for the weekend. i have that in about ten minutes. >>> there could be an action in annapolis. news 4 has learned that legislators will consider a law strips schooled board members of their credit cards. this comes on the heels of an investigation by scott mcfarlane that relead ooh veal controversial expenses. >> reporte some had thousands of dollars in dinners and lunches, including meals with each other. steak, seafood included. our investigation found some board members using that you are cards for overnight stays in hotel rooms that were just minutes from home while attending meetings oar conferences. the county executive said he found the expenses quote disturbing and now state del

look at the temperatures. 70 in fredericksburg.ear 40 -- near 30 degrees colder back towards cumberland. and that's the cold air that's coming in. we're at 50 degrees right now in manassas. that is a 24-degree temperature swing over the last couple of hours. not in the last day, in the last couple hours, and it's all because of the system we have now. the rain making its way in here through parts of maryland, northern virginia all seeing the rain and just about everybody seeing at least some rain today. heaviest rain now through crofton, bowie, clinton, maryland. upper marlboro, waldorf, la pla plata, towards woodbridge, manassas seeing some heavier rain. we've even heard a couple rumbles of thunder during the day and more shower activity around gaithersburg, mt. airy and frederick this. is all rain. temperatures well above the freezing level now. but back to the west, notice around cincinnati, notice this northern branch here, this is where we're starting to see that colder air transition from rain to snow and into some sleet. and

take a look at the numbers. 32 in gaithersburg. 39 in fredericksburg. at or freezing in some location you can tell where things will be tonight. you want it dry and cold enough to feel seasonal. this might feel a little colder. look at 11:00. 33 in d.c. 20s in the suburbs and 23 midnig as fireworks go off in the alexandria area. and fireworks go off. really that's the only thing on the map. more clouds and cold air making its way down canada and why we have the cloud cover in the great lakes. for us another cold and clear night. 27 in d.c. 19 in gaithersburg 19 in manassas 18 in martinsburg and 22 in fredericksburg. tomorrow temperatures will be a little bit warmer and we will have a little more wind as well leadin correspond windchil. 44 in gaithersburg 40 towards winchest. plenty of sunshine. if you're heading to the winter classic, bundl up for that too. bla if you can. travel sunglasses in the car around town. exercise in the new year we have those new year's resoluti be ready for the cold. if you're out and about, the coats and hats heading to the

more on that with our stormscan and will keep you posted on that. 30 and in fredericksburg, 36 now at andrews air force base. tomorrow, we have some news. , and our key,kies we go southwesterly, 55 to 60 degrees by tomorrow afternoon. that is something to hang onto. >> all right, you got it. forced toays she was take matters into her own hands after her 13-year-old was beaten up outside of school, and the whole thing was caught on tape, but it still took weeks for justice after the school did nothing. jennifer donelan has more on this story you will see only on 7. jen? >> you're about to see some video that is, quite frankly, difficult to watch, but let's get to it. this is cell phone footage of a 13-year-old boy the a the. on november 21. this was at the middle school in southeast, and we have been speaking with the mother who is extremely upset about everything that happened with this case. she is upset that her son was beat up after school. , and he did police receive a hairline fracture to his job. it is what happened afterwards that the mother said she was upset about. she said t

look at fredericksburg. at 71 now. prince georges county, low 60s. near 60, washington and montgomery county. fairfax county, low to mid-60s. near 70 further west. leesburg spiked up to 70 degrees. frederick is at 68. shenandoah valley. out of the mountains too. we're incredibly within about 24 hours, they're going to get some icing and a mix. already it's low 60s there too. for the rest of the jerr aftern we'll have clouds on the increase. mid-60s around the metro area. hovering near 70 to our south and other locations as well. those clouds will thicken up and move through and kind of cap the temperatures and hold them st steady as the rain begins to move in. rain falling in cumberland, allegheny county, south and west of there, it's all light rain across much of west virginia. here's the timing on the rain getting closer to washington. this area of green on the screen, that's the zone of rain that will be continuing to get closer to us. this is around 8:00 this evening. all this area in light green, that's just scattered light rain moving through m

fredericksburg 45 as well. closer to pennsylvania you are, the better likelihood you are seeing limited sun is shine, especially around the midday hours. tomorrow cooler. high of 42 with decreasing clouds throughout the day. maybe a light snow shower or rain shower during the morning or midday hours. more in 10 minutes. for now, we will accepted things over to melissa. a new accident to report. where is it? >> brand-new crash indian head highway northbound at palmer road. you can see some of the slowdown crashes is in the center lane. 95 in virginia over the express lanes. all the folks headed north from garris garris $10.90 for that trip. travel times, 270 southbound looking good. outer loop, 270, no problems there. 66 east no issues. quantico to the beltway, looking good. just a couple of minutes last night at 27lissamelissa, thank you. >>> we'll show you what you need to know before you use the new 95 express lanes. >>> plus a change that may have you thinking twice about wha >>> breaking news at 16 before t

temperatures cooling quickly. 27 in fredericksburg. 27 tarts marti. have had to lower some of the forecast numbers for early . not talking rain we're going to stay dry over the next. we have clear the only cloud cover up towards pittsburgh and buffalo, this saul because. it's all the cold air moving over the great lakes producing clouds and lake effect snow. we will continue to stay on the dry side of things allowing temp. 21 in leesburg and 23 in fredericksbu. high temperatu we'll see sun won help all that much high of only 39 . 37 in leesburg. it's cold but only 5 degrees we will stay that way for t i mentioned what you will need to wear tomorrow the coat for sure with all that sunshine you a lot of glare with the sun at such a low ang. also need the hats, gloves, and 39 degrees for the hol. around midnight it will be dry and cold. 26 in suburbs to about 33. could be a wind chill in the l if you are heading out for festivities it's go 42 degrees on ur how about winter classic looking very good down towards winter cold conditions and rather breezy 42

. >> we are getting results tonight for a family in fredericksburg. they're trying to get their deceased father's truck back. they owe $25000 on the truck. they're willing to pay off the loan but wells fargo repossessed it for auction on january 1st. we contacted wells fargo today. they promise the reepow and storage fees will be waved, the truck will not go into auction and the dead line to find a way to pay will be extended. we'll let you know if and when the truck makes its way back to the driveway. >> the andrews air show will return. it was canceled in recent years because of budget cuts. the 100th anniversary of the u.s. naval reserve is this month. >> their 68th birthday, right? >> yeah. >> 38 years ago i was stationed at andrews. back then it was propellers andlet every helmets. >> no, no, no. >> tell you what to expect for the end of the year can -- end of the current year and beginning of the new year. 30 to 40 degrees right now. the numbers will continue to drop. 38 degrees kind of an average metro temperature. that was the low this morning

wouldn't you think a local chaplain at the local police academy in fredericksburg, virginia, does inis off time? ♪ memories >> he sings like barbra streisand. ♪ like the corner of my mind >> that is palmer allen. that is his real voice. palmer watches the show. he posted this on our facebook page. you can see him singing in other places like here. i believe this is in his home. that looks like a pet bird. >> this voice is coming out of this guy? this guy with these big old muscles? >> it's more fun to closure eyes and look to it. ♪ i say to myself ♪ what a wonderful world >> he does voices. >> how does he sing all this? let's ask him. we have palmer allen right this minute via skype. thank you for joining us. how did you learn you could hit those high notes? >> since i was 10 years old in the choir. >> what is your vocal range? >> i don't know. it goes from very, very high. like barbra streisand to very low like louis armstrong. i didn't listen to my choir director when he said just do my part. what i did was everybody's part. >> so what do people say when they hear your voice? >> th

back near fredericksburg even light snow.tivity continues in the same areas for the rest of the morning hours. elsewhere is dry. by 10:00 a.m. the d.c. metro area and areas to the north are partly to mostly cloudy skies, a temperature of 38. chilly with a temperature o

we're dealing with some rain towards northeast and down around fredericksburg and we have a few more areas of showers that we will watch back to the west as well. actually down to the south and west. here they are coming down right now, the wider view, showing where all these showers are down south, that's the next area that will come through. we're not done with the rain. could also see fog develop overnight. watch the temperatures as we move into the morning. yesterday they were crashing, tonight they will rise and by morning will be in the 40s in just about all loc. look what happens around 3:00 in the afternoon, up until 60 degrees, 70 on monday, 35 on tuesday, wednesday much, much better as the temperatures continue to fluctuate. .es they will come bac your walking forecast, you will not need the umbrellas tomorrow, shouldn't need the coats, wouldn't be as cold, could be some areas of fog for drivers south and west. now mild temperatures with a high of 58 in the d.c. metro area. mostly cloudy. nice and mild 55 to 61 degrees. even with the cloud cover will be mh nicer than today.

it's going to feel like 29 degrees in hagerstown, 36 in la plata, 39 in fredericksburg. the rebound starts friday, 34 for your feels like temperature in the morning in downtown d.c., 28 in leesburg and frederick. in the afternoon it will feel like it's in the 40s as you led through the beltway and points south -- head through the beltway and points south. we do have milder tempere forecast, but for tomorrow when folks will probably spend some time outside, that's when we'll have really cold temperatures. overnight if you're heading to a new year's eve celebration, bundle up, 20 to 26 degrees, winds out of the west, southwest at 10 miles per hour. tomorrow morning wind chills in the 20s, temperatures in the 20s and 30s under a partly to mostly sunny sky. in the afternoon reaching up to around 40 degrees, lots of sunshine, still a bit breezy with winds out southwest 10 to 15 miles per hour. here's your all important forecast for that nhl winter classic, only 35 degrees at 11:00 and that's even downtown near nats park, 38 degrees at 1:00 as the game is getting started. that

here's the precipitation farther south near fredericksburg. the vast majority of us are dry and just chilly. there is a little bit of a wind out of the north making it feel a little colder than it actually is. this is 1:30. notice the clouds are starting to thin out a little bit. we do see a little sunshine through 81. by 4:00 ample sunshine but very quickly the sun is going to set but with clear skies and calmer winds tonight, we are going to drop down to the 20s. tomorrow morning even colder than it will be this morning. temperatures 40 to 44 degrees. lots of clouds hanging around till about lunch. improving conditions. the winds stay out of the northwest 5 to 10 miles per hour. high pressure stays as well after it moves on in thank. 39 for wednesday. new year's day chilly but sunny. 41 degrees. the sunshine will stay for friday. a few more clouds headed your way, 45. we'll see a couple rain showers head your way saturday night into sunday. let's go to beverly with traffic. >>> new problems for folks heading out of virginia on the inner loop

neighborhood highs will have it reaching upper 60s across north central virginia from packs river to fredericksburg, culpepper. 60 degrees with increasing clouds and rain moves in tonight. we'll look at the timing on that and a wintery mix on the next weather and traffic on the 1s at 4:51. everything rolling along r now? >> two thumb. 270 at old hundred road headed southbound into town. overall looking quite good. again, a lot of construction we normally have in the way on a day like today is out of the way until later this morning because of all the folks headed back into town. all putting that on hold. taking a look in virginia, 66 and 95 in virginia, 55 miles per hour northbound over to prince george's county. lots of green, lots of movement. 95 at cherry hill road rolling along and looking quite good. i'll see you at 4:51 with a live look in virginia. >>> still to come on news 4 today. why protesters are upset with turkish leaders in the fight against isis. >>> today is cyber monday. >>> today is cyber monday. we're scanning the it's a snack, made from 100% new sand nothing but fruit. no preser

the satellite radar, all of the action suppressed south of fredericksburg where we might have light snow mixing in the week -- mixing in with the wintry mix. montgomery county, frederick county washington county, not going to be a problem tomorrow morning other than the typical rush-hour commute, although should be like because of the holidays. light snow or rain possible in the morning, mainly south of d.c. ranging from the upper 20's to middle 30's. through new year's eve into the upcoming new year, we have a shot of colder air on the way. how cold will get? details coming up. >> stay with abc 7 adnd wjla.com as we track the forecast. techie gerace will update the forecast tomorrow morning. -- jacqui jeras will update the forecast more morning. >> former president george h.w. bush will remain at the hospital another night. he is waiting for doctors to return home. tomorrow will be one week since the former president was admitted to hospital after scares from shortness of breath. in a statement, bush and former first lady barbara bush thanked everyone for their prayers. >> growing conce

. >>> what do you think a local chaplain in fredericksburg, virginia, does on his off time? sings like barbra streisand. >> that is palmer allen, and that is his real voice. palmer watches the show and he posted this on our facebook page. >> why is he in a hardware store? >> that was the question i had. you can also see him singing in other places like here. i believe this is his home because that looks like a pet bird, singing "silly" by denise williams. >> this guy. this voice is coming out of this guy? this guy with these big old muscles. >> it's more fun to close your eyes and listen. ♪ i think to myself what a wonderful world ♪ >> and he does voices. >> how does he sing all this? let's ask him. we have palmer allen right here. thank you for joining us. how did you learn you could hit those high notes? how long have you been hitting them? >> since i was 10 years old in church choir. >> what is your vocal range? >> i don't know. it goes from very, very high. like barbra streisand. to very, very low like louis armstrong. when my choir director said do my part, what i did w

we're at 69 in washington. 72 in manassas. 74 in fredericksburg. beautiful, right? well, look back to the west. 20 degrees cooler in winchester. near 30 degrees cooler in cumberland. and that's the kind of air we've got racing in across our area right now. with that, we've got the rain. the rain moving in portions of the panhandle of west virginia, back along i-81 along the front range, back towards the blue ridge, rather and parts of montgomery and howard county. most on the light side, but a few areas of more moderate rain along i-81 between martinsburg and washington county through portions of maryland. the wider view showing what's really going on here. you've got a lot of moisture and cold air on the north side. even some snow around the pittsburgh area a little bit earlier. that's the cold air moving in. so we've got some moisture moving in and that colder air. 69 in d.c. 36 on the other side of the front in pittsburgh. that's the kind of cold air we're going -- chicago right now at 19 degrees. overnight tonight, that rain changes to snow and sleet in parts of

and through fredericksburg, one of the warmest spots on the map only 29. so everyone is above freezing for tonight. for wednesday we'll be looking at the 39 degrees, that's it. also for tomorrow a couple of winds out of the west at 10 to 15 miles per hour. making it feel blustery at times. it won't be too bad. 41 degrees at new year's day warming up to 45. an average day by friday. with some clouds for saturday, most of your saturday is dry, it comes through saturday night and in to sunday and then a big blast of cold air for next week. thanks for watching wusa9 news >>> new year's eve is just a day away as we all have our favorite adult beverage. if you're looking for something different, you'll want to try something tasty and that would have the double-tier effects, we'll explain it in just a minute. thanks for coming in. good to see you again. we have done a couple of things together. here as well. >> that's right. >> first and foremost. everybody is looking for the hangover helper. this could help, but if you go too far with it it could hurt. >> right.

take a look at the numbers. 72 manassas, 73 leesburg. 75 in fredericksburg.he numbers in some areas already 20 to 30 degrees cooler than where we were earlier today. and now the rain is setting in. some of it on the heavy side down toward along the beltway, oxon hill, cheverly, bowie, fairfax county, fairfax, vienna, loudoun county. everybody starting to see some of that rain. some even on the heavier side now. and this is all part of our storm system that's moving its way in, bringing much colder air with it, with that colder air we will see areas of sleet, maybe even areas of snow and freezing rain. back to the west, winter weather advisory goes into effect at 1:00 tonight. it will be in effect all day tomorrow. does not include d.c. i'll break down what this means for you and your tuesday morning commute coming up in just a minute. >> thank you, doug. >>> a manhunt is under way right now in west virginia, where four people were killed in three separate shootings that police believe are linked. two of those shootings happened in westover, near morgantown. t

n frederick, leesburg and culpepper. 40 in fredericksburg. despite the chill, for the most part the weather cooperating as long as you dress appropriately. you'll need thsunglasses. full sunshine in the forecast. be ready for the cold heading out and about to exercise. and what you can expect in your naked right around midnight in 10 minutes. >>> construction until 5:00 this morning. 66 west before vienna metro, right lane blocked until 5:00 a. between 32 and 175, road work on the right side of the roadway. some construction there. beltway at branch avenue that is moving along quite nicely. still have this situation at mattawoman beantown road at poplar hill. your alternate rain highway. wires down after a crash there. as we take a wider look at things, inner te loop all the major routes looking quite good. i'm back in 10 minutes with a live look at 95 in virginia. >>> if you live in the h street corridor if you didn't get to use the street cars in 2014 the last efforts to get it open by the end of the year fell short. there is still no offic

there are sprinkles in stafford in fredericksburg. you may see a sprinkle in leonardtown and toward waldorf. right now, we're looking at the futurecast. by 10:00 tonight, we're talking about temperatures in the 30s. 43 downtown with clouds. it is not picking up anything in terms of precipitation, maybe a couple light snow showers toward charlottesville. by midnight, the temperatures will be in the upper 30s in the suburbs and above 40 downtown. by 2:30, the clouds will be hanging tough, but not much going on the clouds as the system begins to sink to the south. let's talk about new year's. this is as nice as it will get for the winter classic. 35 at 1:00. 40 at 3:00 p.m., cold, no windchill, no sleet, no snow, no rain. that's a good deal. we'll talk about travel day weather on christmas -- new year's eve day in just a bit. >>> still ahead, problems for passengers on one of the new harry potter rides at university studios. >>> l.a. po lice . >>> right now, the search is on for a man that fired at two los angeles police officers, they w

so if you live in the southern zones, southern maryland, culpepper and fredericksburg you'll have a chance to see those early tomorrow morning. don't be surprised if you see them around the d.c. area. temperatures fell through the day for many of us and we did see those clouds all day long. tonight, the clouds are here and the showers, the sprinkles, the flurries they'll be here around 7:00 a.m. f us will not see them. we'll be on the dry side. not anticipating problems for the rush. we start to see the clouds get out to the west and then the clouds move out by around 4 or 5:00. so i think we'll see some sun tomorrow afternoon. but that's when the cold air sets in and again, some of the coldest air we've seen so far this season. as we move through the day, we'll dry out and 40 degrees between 5 and 7:00. high temperatures tomorrow cooler than they were today. 38 back to martinsburg, and it gets colder still as we move through e day on new year's. high of 37 28 the low, 27 the low on thursday. so as we move through the day, wednesday into midnight mostly clear. around 30 in d.c. if you're a

i don't know. 28 in laplata. 29 in fredericksburg. 27 in gaithersburg and rockville. we lose a couple degrees tomorrow. most of us hold in the 30s tomorrow. by 6:00 p.m. temps start goingdown pretty quickly. tomorrow night another night of radiational cooling night. 6:00, we're in the 20s in the northern and western suburbs already. as you ring in the new year, 20s. 28 in la plata. look at the temperatures and time on the legend. 26 at midnight in gaithersburg. i think the temps may be a little bit high, actually. so for tonight, clear skies and colder. everybody should fall into the 20s, i think even downtown, 29, 30 will be the low tonight. tomorrow morning, mostly sunny and cold. grab the sunglasses. coming in i- 66 and down i 270. afternoon, mostly sunny and cold. high temperatures in the upper 30s, winds out of the west. sunshine across the board. 339:00, 3511:00, 1:00, 38. remember, these are downtown temps. a little bit colder in the 'burbs. next three days, still cold on thursday, but not bad. 41. on friday, seasonable. a wee bit above average. 46 friday. next

right now, 53 in fredericksburg and 43 in martinsburg. i'll show you how the temperatures will drop for our afternoons coming up the rest of the week and even the weekend. a bit of a change too, to our weekend forecast. i think you will like it. back in a few. >>> another popular school in our region now facing a campus rape crisis. what that school is doing about it now. >>> coming up a school bus goes up in flames dozens of students inside. >>> saying farewell the funeral >>> right now, the district is preparing for three days of ceremonies to mark the leaf and death of mayor marion barry. barry will lie in repose at the wilson building for three days beginning tomorrow mornin and the will be a motorcade for a celebration of his life. saturday the convention center will host a public four-hour funeral for the former mayor. later, saturday barry will be buried in a private service at the historic congressional cemetery on capitol hill. >>> allegations of rape at a frat party, two men are face inging charges. a 16-year-old girl says the s

the pink indicates basically a mix of maybe a snow or rainshower here southern maryland toward fredericksburg and the northern neck. this will be during the very early morning hours, not affecting us as we head later into the day. as we head toward the end of the commute a little bit more light snow is possible of the the most you are going to see out of this would be a coat and go that would be south of the beltway. in the beltway itself maybe a few flurries, a quick little burst of snow. as we head into the afternoon the sunshine returns and that is what is going to stay with us for a couple more days. forecast high for today 44 in gaithersburg, 45 in manassas. 48 in downtown washington and 48 in frederick as well. lighter blues here 30 for your low in martinsburg. >> 31 in leesburg. 35 in down washington. tuesday morning we could see a quick snow or rainshower. notice how much colder temperatures get. 39 on tuesday, only 38 on wednesday, more sunshine, but it will be cold as we are ringing in 2015. in the first alert 7-day forecast, temperatures start to rebound as we head back into the la

you can see areas to the west of fredericksburg seeing very light snow showers down around the charlottesville area. and as this precip moves toward the east temperatures will warm up enough so that it is falling in the form of light rain. so down in southern maryland you do want to grab the umbrella this morning. i'm sure you don't need it but you will need the sunglasses by the afternoon hours. and maybe a jacket and scarf with temperatures 5 degrees cooler than yesterday. overall, the weather is cooperating. travel weather is looking good. outdoor exercise looking good. just chilly out and about to run errands. temperatures now in the 30s and 40s. 35 in rockville. 37 in bowie and camp springs coming in at 40 degrees in washington. and 36 for those of you in manassas. temperatures tomorrow are cooler with a high temperature of 39 degrees, mostly sunny skies. if you're out and about around midnight you need to bundle up. mainly clear, temperatures around 30 in washington. 20s for those of you in the suburbs. and a little breezy at times throughout tomorrow and thursday as well. so there'sa wi

what you're seeing is not reaching the ground, a couple reports of sprinkles around stafford, fredericksburg early and portions of southern maryland. everything for the most part will stay south, especially south of i-66 and south of route 50. early sprinkle or flurry mainly south. the sun will return tomorrow. you'll probably remember tuesday more for the sun than the a.m. clouds and not a bad day. colder tomorrow night. everybody goes below freezing tomorrow night and a quiet and cold end to the year. actually not bad. in fact, most of the country will have a quiet cold understand to the year. now that said i just did -- cold end to the year. now that said i just did a tweet that it's going to snow tomorrow in an unlikely place, southern california, might snow outside l.a. and san diego above 2,000 feet. that's kind of cool. arctic air covers most of the country. on the futurecast 8:00 tomorrow morning cloud south, d.c. south, temps low 30s north and west and by 1:00 clearing out, temperatures back in the upper 30s and low, average high 44. by 5:00 tomorrow evening everybody is clear, even

we will go to monica next in fredericksburg, pennsylvania. good morning. caller: good morning. mertry christmas. host: to you, too. ca go ahead, monica. caller: we are about the same, i feel, under this administration. we have voted between republican and democratic parties to signing on to the biggest promise how things will change and they will be different. and we never see any changes. it is like i always say about time, we go to vote. select your poison. it's like you just don't have any control over anything coming our way. hear about immigration and think how are we affording that? we are sending all of this money overseas. and i have neighbors that actually have lost their home unable pay their taxes. there is no help for them. there is nothing available for them. i think to myself, you are born and raised in this country, you have paid your taxes. i called a local representative for assist answer with puppy mils in this state, and, you know, you can't even get anything like that resolved. i think: why are we paying salaries? i think with the new health insurance, why i

this area in green down 95 between springfield, fredericksburg. north and east along route 50, 29, 95 and the beltway, it's all wet. southeastern montgomery and anne arundel. upper 30s to near 40 degrees. this will brighten your move. storm team 4 national harbor live camera. wilson bridge. and everything is damp. later today, you'll just need a light jacket. have the umbrella for just early this morning. and you can ditch the umbrella later today. we'll have damp roads for the morning commute. 30s and near 40 degrees. 50s during the afternoon with dry roads. the weather coaster ride tomorrow continues. upper 40s friday. a lower chance of rain on sunday and monday. i'm back in 10 minutes. melissa is looking at problems on this wednesday morning. >> brand-new crash eastbound at leesburg pike swished to one lane. slow through that area. # 6 into town, out of town, fine. that's not so bad. 95 headed north through triangle, slow the entire way. lorton, 45 miles per hour. top of the beltway starting to slow. a little bit of a sheen because of the rain

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. >>> 60s today, even 70 in fredericksburg and culpepper. tomorrow you'd need the heavy coats.you a pretty picture here in a moment. doppler is picking up activity from morgantown to pittsburgh. if you are headed home per se you are going to run into that this morning. the showers will be here and there by mid to late afternoon. boy it is a nice looking sky, sun is up at 7:08. boosting us to 67, 68. showers around late afternoon and evening. 40s by 9:00. we'll fall into the 30s overnight. we are talking about snow and sleet and freezing rain possibly, especially northern shanendoah valley. 50s and 60s well out to the west as the air is trying to move in one more day ahead of the front. 53, winds still south southwest at 7. a front is coming. in the mild air this morning. by afternoon the cold air sinks in. a lot of the showers are hung up in the mountains. we'll see new ones trying to develop. >>> mild air with the moisture moving in. there is the potential for a little flow. western maryland. that likely stays north and west of us here as we go through midday. if you are going

stronger winds, it will feel like lower to mid 30's most of the day. 37 in hagerstown, 41 in fredericksburg. lighter winds tonight, 20-30 degrees under clear skies by tomorrow morning. a cold start to new year's eve. look at the current temperatures now, five below at international falls, four degrees at fargo. it's not going to be bitterly cold, does colder by a few degrees tomorrow. florida is get -- still escaping for the moment, 80 degrees in miami. 37-41 tomorrow with a northwesterly winds. the world will be cold. for the classic down the nationals park, temperatures will be in the low 30's, but bright sunshine for the game. then a bit of the world as we head through the day friday. over the weekend were looking at a storm and a cold front to the west. that could produce rain and start a wintry mix saturday afternoon. mostly it will be plain old-fashioned wet rain. >> we will see you soon. >> let's see how things are shaping up on the roads from the traffic center. lots of green this evening out there, bob. >> 399 southbound is not doing too badly. 95 southbound is very heavy most of t

800.974.6006 tty/v >> he served this cloudy for 25 years but after a tragedy and untimely depth his fredericksburg family says the bank is doing them a disservice. >> they're trying to bring home one of their father's prized possessions. >> the marine corps veteran lost his life in a motorcycle accident in august. >> he was my father my mother, my brother he was my best friend. >> she has everything but his pride and joy. >> nobody is allowed to park in this spot. this is his. >> to his children, it's much more than a truck. >> it meant a lot to him and it means a lot to him. >> they had to go to court and wait 60 days and then wait another 30 more days. >> they said i give you till january 1st, keep us informed on when this could be happening. >> the bank repossessed the truck right out of his dad's driveway to ready it for auction. >> they said it was an owner surrender. >> he said he tried to pay off the loan. >> i've taken a truck up to wells fargo and says i'm going to write you a check for the amount. but you can't take it because you don't have anywhere to put it? >> he ran into roadblocks

fredericksburg at 54, 55 at lexington park. a bit cooler and drier, but that is good news for clearing skies out during the overnight hours as well. these numbers indicate how much warmer it is today in different locations than it was this time yesterday. monday we were very mild, upper 60's, lower 70's. tuesday we were in the 30's, already degrees colder than the day before. now we are 17 degrees warmer than we were yesterday. we won't see any major swings in temperature patterns for the next 10 or 12 days. we should stay somewhere close to average. tonight, oh with the front coming through and the skies aboutng, we may drop to 30-37 degrees by tomorrow morning around the viewing area. and thethe moisture heavy rain as well to the south and east and offshore. we get some clearing as the high pressure moves in. the high pressure will take a route to the north of us. that puts us in a position to start quickly picking up cloudiness again. he will get some sunshine during the day, probably some cloudiness late in the afternoon an

. >> we have some lingering light rain showers and drizzle moving over towards fredericksburg.o a few light rain showers near southern maryland. most saying south of the city today with a few peaks of sunshine up north. 39 frederick and she. 40's, mostly cloudy skies, for >>> snowing this morning in denver. high only 18. i keep losing my voice. amy and i have the same cold. it's that time of year. >> we were standing next to each other and woke up with these lovely vows. >> happy to be in between you. >> so sorry. i have my hand sanitizer right here. >>> coming up on "good morning america," "saved by the bell" star dustin diamond behind bars charged with stabbing a man in a bar fight. back in court this morning. >>> also coming up a remarkable survival story. a man battling subzero temperatures and animals for three days in the wilderness of alaska. how he made it out alive. >>> frequent flier miles. how you can get the most out of them and the one thing you should never do with them. ♪ the weather outside is frightful ♪ ♪ but the fire is so delightful ♪ [ male announcer ] noth

just to the north of fredericksburg you may see those coming across stafford. we have seen a couple snow flurries in portions of the region. temperatures tonight, 40 degrees by 7:00. 37 degrees by 11:00, the cold air, it is moving in. we're looking at much colder air. the coldest night, one of the coldest night just happens to be new year's eve. i have that forecast in just a couple minutes. >> thank you, doug. there's been a spike in violence over the past week here in the district. >> tonight there are no suspects in a deadly double shooting not far from a medical center the victims, a far and son found debt along southern avenue last night. >>> then this afternoon another shooting this time along division avenue in northeast near nanny helen boroughs avenue. we have the latest. >> reporter: more violence in our city today, and today it was in broad daylight. today the victim a young man. sources say after he sways shot and lying here on the pavement some people came and went through his

some moderate showers over southern maryland now on the eastern shore further south and west, fredericksburgrth and west of the metro area getting a little bit of sleet, this pink zone. a little bit of sleep frc and u ashburn and then across and o into northern county as well just north of 66 where that sleet is. getting sleet, too, around front royal and the skyline drive. north that have sleet zone a little bit of wet snow falling south of leesburg. to damascus and gaithersburg and olney, wet snow is falling. that's continuing to track off to the north and east and temperatures are above freezing. any snow and sleet is melting on roads and we'll have this through 8:00 this morning. cloudy through midday and another round of showersg temperatures holding steady. another round of showers late afternoon into early evening and then that all ends about 10:00, 11:00 tonight. cloudy after that and hovering in the upper 30s so we won icin. we'll stay above freezing by dawn tomorrow. a look at our next chance of c o the 1s at 5:51. >>> a brand-new crash on the e right of the roadway so not causing

even downtown, hanging onto 30. 2:00, if you're out super late tomorrow night, 29 in culpeper, fredericksburg. a pretty quiet new year's eve night. low temps in the 20s tonight. northwest wind at ten. morning, mostly sunny and cold. grab a coat and sunglasses. 23 to 34 for temps. afternoon, mostly sunny and cold. a quiet end to the year. high temperatures in the upper 30s. winds turn a bit westerly at 10:00. 33 at 9:00, 36 at 11:00. 38 by 1:00. pretty much pure sun. next few days, still cold new year's day but nice. seasonably on friday, 46. a couple degrees above average. rain still rolling in on saturday. it will probably end early on sunday. up to 48 on sunday, and boom, more arctic air on monday. little system rolls over on tuesday. it will certainly be cold enough for light snow in the afternoon. we'll keep an eye. >>> besides santa weather was a big help this year in getting lots of presents under the christmas tree. ups and fedex delivered night 98% of packages on time. a sharp increase from last year. >>> popular ridesharing services want to make everybody gets home safe and sound new

goodnes if it keeps getting colder, it of a few nights aas we were filming the battle of fredericksburg. we filmed it on december 13, a e night -- there was confederate nodding there. you were with us, weren't you? well, i'm very proud to be a of the advisory board. live right over the hill really enjoy living here. okay, so, what is the journey h hollowed ground up to? the we all know, during american civil war, 620,000 soldiers were killed. these men represented union, confederate, and u.s. color troops. these men were fathers, sons, brothers, and friends. they died in homes, hospitals, and present. according to the chief historian of the park, robert soldiers f the 620,000 who died, approximately 50% are unknown to us. these men each had stories to tell and dreams they wish to esearch, yet by our r most have been forgotten. it has been said that the largest civil war's part over words. words describe to thomas jefferson and patrick henry -- all men are created equal. from henry, give me liberty or give me death. out of as you turn jefferson's property, you will travel 180 miles north

down at the franklin park in gaithersburg. 40 in fredericksburg.ith these clear skies we'll cool very quickly, i think and we're in for a very chilly morning tomorrow. storm team 4 radar, we did see a few showers and a few flurries towards the south. clouds moved down south. colder air continues to move in. you can track the colder air. look at it coming across chicago. see these clouds. these are all due to the great lakes. that tells you cold air is coming over the lakes and making their way down the south creating the cloud cover. a couple of areas with lake-effect snow. but that's it. no big storm systems any time soon at least not for the next couple of days. 30 in d.c. tonight. 21 in gaithersburg. 22 in leesburg. 20 in frederick. cold right? it's actually right around average for this time of the year. we've been on the mild side so far in the move december. tomorrow we turn things around. below average with plenty much sunshine even with that sun only get in the highs to mid-30s. 36 in gaithersburg 35 winchester 38 down towards manassas. a c

fredericksburg, it's all the way around 50 degrees there. and farther to our west, it's milder. shenandoah valley, some of that warmer air is coming right up the valley on a southwesterly wind into the mid-50s there in loray. front rails at 51. this southwesterly flow bringing in some milder temperatures by later this afternoon. there is the gray sky over washington now. there's the capitol shrouded in the scaffolding as they're doing the restoration there. around noon time, 50. by 3:00, the mid to upper 50s briefly. then after that, we'll drift back down to near 50 degrees by 6:00 p.m. by then, the cloud cover should begin to break up just a little bit. you might see a little sun right before sunset. then the night, it's cold between. the roller coaster ride, right back down we go, to near freezing by dawn tomorrow. partly cloudy. to the low and m0s. starting off tomorrow morning. but everything should be dry in time. so even if we get subfreezing temperatures, we proban't icing. this photo i too friday when we still had that snow on the ground, around dawn in montgomery county

if it keeps getting cold, it will remind me of a few nights when we were filming the battle of fredericksburgd that on december 13, exactly the night it was -- there's a confederate nodding. you were with us. that was one couple of cold nights when we filled those -- filmed those scenes. i was to ground onto that organization within months of one i moved here. i live right over here and rep had -- in rappahannock county. i enjoy living here. ok. so, what's the journey through hallowed ground up to? know, during the civil war, six under 20,000 soldiers were killed. these men represented union, confederate, and u.s. colored troops. these mental fathers, sons, husbands and brothers. they died on battlefields, hilltops and streams and roadside, and homes, hospitals, and prisons. according to the chief historian of the national park, robert or 20,000 the sixth soldiers who died, approximately 50% are unknown to us. these men in each had stories to tell injury and they wish to fulfill. and yet buyer research, most have been forgotten. that theen said american civil war was largely fought over words

we're still at 70 in culpeper and 71 in fredericksburg. the transition zone gaithersburg, 54 degrees. on satellite and radar plenty of moisture still heading our way and the wintery weather is very very minimal as of right now. i think it will stay that way. we don't have a lot of cold air pouring in to the system. i wanted to show you the model forecast that comes from the north american model output because this is giving a good depiction of where that rain and freezing line is going to be. right at the mason dixon line to start the tuesday morning commute. sinking down in to montgomery county toward the end of the tuesday morning commute. and then slipping back up to the mason dixon line by noon. so it's a brief event with sleet maybe a few snowflakes and then the potential for freezing rain out in to the shenandoah valley but most of us are going to have rain during the rain tomorrow. scattered showers overnight tonight. 32 to 38. winds out of the north at 10 to 15 miles per hour. tuesday morning temperatures will remain in the 30s. mo

rapids and waterfalls and they therefore there in the towns that the settlements and places like fredericksburg and washington, d.c. albany and once they'd established their settlements circumvent them to take trade goods or bring trade goods down from the mountains, canals so the early they perfected the business of to ding canals and started build commercial canals not simply around rapids so the sex canal in new hampshire which effectively created boston as a city of a port for all of new england, the most important canals, the erie albany om buffalo to making new york the center of commerce that it is today. hen the canals that link chicago though the mississippi river river, the illinois and michigan canal. important in allowing the great lakes commerce to go down to new orleans. the control and taming of this sort of untameable mississippi river. part of the story fit neatly into the chapter of water. do you remember that boats going n these canals of necessity moved slowly. about the time the canals had completed, james watts mentioned was perfected and it apparent to early americans tha

the fallout at uva is impacting another virginia school, the university of mary washington in fredericksburg announced a moratorium on fraternities and sororities. the school does not have a greek life system. the school's president sent an e-mail yesterday saying now is not the time to establish one. the president also acknowledged rape incidents are not limited to fraternities and announced a new task force to address sex assaults on that campus. >>> the prince george's county school board has never had any latino members until now. two women are making history tonight by becoming the first loits latinas on the board. these appointments will make a big difference. >> reporter: jocelyn is a senior at park dale high school in prince george's county. and as the daughter of parents from el sal dor, she knows the struggles immigrant kids are facing. >> a lot of our parents, while they want to support their child, don't have the resources for it. they say how am i going to pay for college? how is my child going further? >> reporter: she is hopeful that having latinas affected to the prince georg