gaithersburg 34 and the tappahannock airport at 33. locally 32, sterling, reston 33 and we know it's frosty there and like like in gaithersburg and laurel and college park at 35 could be seeing some frost with baden and andrews all at 34 degrees. outside on the michael and son weather camera, clear skies and a little bit lighter. just a half hour or so from the sunrise. 33 and the dew point at 31. clear skies overhead this morning but some of the showers and storms that you see up in the great lakes, they hold together we may see an isolated shower or two overnight tonight. see this cloud feature coming across? that may spit out a shower or two. tomorrow afternoon we'll look especially south and southwest of town is where the threat of a few showers could pop up through the evening hours but i think our next chance of rain here in the metro area may hold off until late in the weekend or even early next week. it's dry and no big changes headed our way. pleasant, 69 today. tonight not as colds. isolated shower, tomorrow 74 and showers so

none. 270 in gaithersburg looks dry. back to you. >> thank you. president obama is hosting an breakfast at the white house. that makesn of congress are subject to the same insider- else.g laws as everyone michelle obama will unveil an by a group of businesses portable jobs and benefits through military .pouses there are houses where military families can stay while their husbands are receiving medical care. >> it is 54 degrees outside. >> its 43 yesterday's since the rightsnation of civil kingr dr. martin luther jr. he being honored on the national mall. >> jack. >> that does a for soap opera star jack wagner. dancing is over for [ female announcer ] when skin meets goddess... romance happens. confidence happens. ♪ when skin meets goddess, anything can happen. introducing venus & olay, a match made in skin heaven. olay moisture bars release skin conditioners to help lock in moisture and boost your shave. while five blades get venus close. revealing smooth. renewing beauty. and goddess skin begins. only from venus & olay. policeersity of maryland f

let's look at the numbers this morning. 37 in frederick and gaithersburg.outlying areas. 38 in hagerstown. 37 in orange and culpeper. 43 along the water in lexington park in southern maryland, mary's county. here's a look at the satellite and radar. radarwe still have some energy and clouds, but the clouds insulates the air at night, so that keeps us a little warmer along with a breeze, preventing the temperatures from getting even colder. the clouds will move out of here. we will have a fair amount of sunshine through today. a mixture of sun and clouds. the clouds will be coming and going throughout the day today. this is what is left of the nor'easter and low pressure system. here's the next system. it is in western canada at this time. warm front is just about to develop a head of that. that will pull warmer air into washington over the next couple days mainly into the thursday. that is when you will really notice the spike in temperatures. we will be in the low 70's. there will be instability in the air and chance of a few scattered showers and thunders

new issues out of germantown and gaithersburg. traffic has to stay to the right around a new crash after 118 but before montgomery village avenue. southbound 270, it's going to be a long ride out of germantown. i will give you the green light on the other side of town. 95 between richmond and baltimore. and a live picture of headlights northbound 95 through springfield, not bad. metro rail, marc rail, vre reporting normal service. back to you. >> thank you. let's check in with adam caskey to find out how the day shaping up. >> not bad today, oregon yesterday, but still cool for this time of year. -- warmer than yesterday. we should be close to 70 degrees. >> i am planning a beach trips and i am a little concerned for the weekend. >> it will warm up a little into the weekend. take a look if this beautiful picture of a sunrise over washington. sunrise said 6:19. that was just a minute ago. beautiful. look at the skyline of the federal city this morning. elsewhere, as the beach, i have to show this again. folks getting the boats read

then they'll kind of lose energy. 52 now in bethesda and rockville, 48 gaithersburg, 51 reston. this is more like march no, doubt, 54 downtown, 55 college park and 53 down in andrews. so here's the deal. we'll return to aprillike weather. it's going take a while. breezy and cold tonight, more sun tomorrow but breezy and cool thursday, spectacular on friday. mine just spectacular on friday. -- i mean just spectacular friday. for tonight showers ending early, clearing, breezy cold, 34 to 42, winds northwest at 10 to 15 and the winds because they stir up the atmosphere will keep temperatures up a bit. 36 tonight in gaithersburg, 37 rockville, 40 downtown, 38 college park and bowie, 35 in leesburg and manassas and middleburg, but you're above freezing and all the freeze warnings are out in the mountains. mostly sunny in the morning, breezy and chilly, grab a jacket, 30s and 40s, winds northwest 10 to 15. by afternoon mostly sunny, breezy, cool, nice, highs around 60, wind northwest 10 to 15. next seven days temps will go up, be in the mid-60s getting to friday, gorgeous, around 70 o

. -- sticks this morning. 62 in college park, 60 bethesda, 60 in rockville, upper 50s in gaithersburg, 59 leesburg and reston, 63 down in manassas. so here's the deal. we're looking at frost possible north and west of town. there are some frost advisories out. we'll show you in a minute. winds will diminish which will allow the temps to fall. bring your plants in. if for some reason you've put stuff in the ground, water and cover them. chilly maryland day but mainly afternoon, light rain, so not a huge deal. tonight clear skies and breezy early, high clouds by dawn, cold, lows 32 to 44. winds become northerly at 5 to 10. they diminish after midnight. so lows inside the beltway you're fine. you'll stress out your plants, but it won't kill them. 35 in gaithersburg, 36 reston, 37 college park. montgomery county, loudoun county, northern fauquier under a frost advisory. outside story then, looking at average last frost, downtown 4- 23, but fredericksburg 4:28, gaithersburg the end of ail rip and hagerstown not till early may. that's why we say wait till mother's day to put the flowers in

in the suburbs, 37 in gaithersburg. 38 in rockville. may have to drop these temperatures down. 44 downtown, 41 in college park and 39 in bowie. partly cloudy with a cold start. jacket and shades a good idea. 30s and 40s. winds westerly at 10. by afternoon, partly cloudy and milder. a very nice day. 65 to 70 for temperatures and winds winds out of the west at 10. we'll break it down. 36 to 46 to start. 60 to 65 by noon. and 65 to 70 by evening. very nice wednesday. next seven days, it gets warmer as we get into thursday with a warm front. that will give us showers and thunderstorms and the cold front clears. that will cool us off, but a nice day on friday, upper 60s. we have maryland day on friday. campus is open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. over 400 events. go in the wind tunnel. we are going to see you, that's where you can make a weather demo tape. and then nice on sunday and monday. >> are you telling me that the saturday morning situation is not looking good? >> not looking great. not going to be raining everywhere. >> to cheer myself up

they will tonight. 35 in gaithersburg for a low, 36 rockville, probably 40 downtown. you have plants that are cold weather sensitive in pots, ought to bring them in. 37 college park, 36 bowie, mid- 30s in reston, fairfax and sterling. out towards leesburg 34 and also manassas and middleburg. tomorrow morning sunny, gorgeous, a chilly start. you'll need a jacket. so will the kids, temps in the 30s and 40s, winds northerly at 10. at least we're not talking about wind chill anymore. by afternoon sunny and spectacular, winds light, high temperatures around 65 and winds turn westerly but only at 10. that's really a pretty good deal. we're looking at sunshine from the mountains to the coast tomorrow. 52 in oakland, 58 cumberland. hagerstown and winchester, martinsburg should make 60, mid- 60s in warrenton, leesburg and manassas, probably 66 in fairfax, mid-60s downtown and up to the north, looking at 63 for annapolis, not much wind. so no small craft advisory for the bay or tidal potomac for a change. we've had one pretty much every day this week. break it down, clear skies

right now 64, 64 gaithersburg, 66 manassas, 67 fredericksburg. in fact, some of these are current temperatures warm as it's been all day. we've had a little spot of sunshine. tonight recall shower possible but clearing, breezy and chilly, lows 42 to 50, winds increasing northwest 10 to 20 when the front goes through. we come back and talk about just what it's going to feel like tomorrow with those northwest winds and have an updated weekend forecast as well. >>> still to come a young teen battling blindness inspires friends and family to raise money for a great cause. >> but first a dying veteran told to not fly by his doctors is denied a refund for his plane ticket. >>> a vietnam veteran dying of cancer now fighting more than just his disease, he's also trying to get his money back from spirit airlines. back in march jerry meekins booked a flight to new jersey to visit his daughter who was having surgery, but i found out his cancer spread and he only -- he found out his cancer spread and he only had a few months to live. his doctors don't want h

gaithersburg 37. 38 also in the tappahannock airport with 43 in easton. temperatures in bowie at 43. prince frederick 45. here in washington windchills are running in the 30s. 37. we're looking outside at our mieg cal & son weather cam -- michael & son weather camera. seeing lots of breaks in the clouds. 42 degrees under partly cloudy skies. feels like 37 and the winds are out of the southwest at 9. our future cast showing the storm winding down up to our north with sunshine giving way to more clouds at times this afternoon and this evening. a few showers possible well to our west as we head into the first part of the night. then a nice looking wednesday before more showers, possible thunder arrives here on thursday. so today 62. tonight back in the 40s and even some 30s in the cold spots. 67 tomorrow. 73 thursday but thursday you'll need the umbrellas at times. friday 66. looks pretty good saturday. we'll be there for maryland day and looks like a slight chance after storm late. better chance for a couple of storms on sunday, temps in the mid-60s. right

they're flying over shady grove road in gaithersburg at muncaster mill road. an accident on the intersection. the rescue squad responded quickly. there's a cleanup underway. they have swept the debris away and are telling a wave of vehicles shortly. we are loading up on 95 northbound out of woodbridge to get into springfield. 395, delays from the beltway off and on to the 14th street bridge. here we are at duke street and delays arming upstream. back to you. >> thank you. there's light on the horizon on 395. the sun will rise shortly or actual little bit before 7:00 a.m., 6:49. freeze warning in effect along the mason-dixon line until 9:00. frost advisory in montgomery county and points west including loudoun county and prince william until 9:00 a.m. it will be chilly this morning but comfortable this afternoon. warmer than yesterday. 32 degrees in frederick. 30 in manassas. at the freezing mark at dulles airport. 43 at reagan national. here's the wider view. warmer air off to our west. 65 in st. louis. st. louis broker record high temperature yesterday making

john gonzales is live outside a polling station in gaithersburg. >> good morning. we're outside bidders revise school, which will be one of the polling places in montgomery county. at 7:00 thisn morning and they will close at 8:00 tonight. 37 delegates up for grabs in maryland. according to the baltimore sun, setting officials are they predict voter turnout will be at a record low. that does not bode well for o isaps mitt romney, wh0 currently on appeal. late for hisoo rivals. the former massachusetts expected to win not only in maryland but also in wisconsin and the scene voter turnout could be very low in the free state. elected officials say that just over 76,000 maryland voters cast an early ballot. than 1000 fewer than those the 2010 gubernatorial primary. this race comes to maryland and accordingtime when, poll, romney pose an -- orrable record is at able rating record high. convince voters that he to beerate enough president. the polls open at 7:00 this morning not only in maryland but also in the district. will close at the same time, at 8:00. only register

gaithersburg will get the freezing mark tonight as well as leesburg.onight and early tomorrow morning. 64 and breezy again tomorrow. near 70 by easter sunday. looking good this weekend. >> looks good on the road. 395 at the 14th street bridge, moving very nicely. leaving arlington county into the district on to the freeway or the 14th street bridge, in good shape. 95 is also pretty good. 270 near 124 moving smoothly all the way from 109 to the lane divide and on to the inner loop and outer loop of the beltway. springfield, we still have volume started to build from newington off and on to springfield, a lot of company. nothing to complicate your trip all the way up. normal at the occoquan. back to you. >> thank you. 42 degrees right now. >> able admission from kanye west, how he is expressing his love for >> the question now becomes, and has kim kardashian captured the heart of another young celebrity? >> kanye west has deep feelings for the reality tv star and express those feelings in his new song. >> ♪ i now admit i fell in love with kim about the s

in gaithersburg it's the 30th and in hagerstown it's early may.hat's why we say wait a couple more weeks. increasing cloudiness in the morning, cold, light rain possible west. we'll be dry in the immediate metro area, 30s and 40s. by afternoon mostly cloudy, chilly, light rain, temperatures between 56 and 60. so grab a jacket. you'll need it all day. next seven days, we'll salvage a decent sunday, hope to see you out at middleburg point to point, maybe a passing shower, temps around 60 and then upper 60s monday, mid-70s tuesday, shower or thunderstorm possible and yeah, low 80s with a few storms, not a big deal, wednesday, thursday and friday. >> need more sun next week. >> exactly and warmer temps. >> because it's going to be may. >> you are correct, sir. >> so come on. let's be real. >>> up next the scandal involving interns and the guy from girls gone wild, but it is not what you think it will be. >> up next a new device that is keeping patients' hearts pumping while they wait for a transplant, those stories and more coming up. >>> a new device

on this map everybody should stay above freezing, but that said even in gaithersburg you may have frost on your windshield and may want to allow extra time in the morning tomorrow. 36 rockville tonight, 40 in arlington and downtown. to the west mid-30s in reston and mayor fax and mid-40s in sterling. -- fairfax and mid-40s in sterling. tomorrow sunny start, 30s and 40s, winds out of the north at about 10. by afternoon what can we say? sunny, light winds, high temperatures around 65 which is average for this time of year. next seven days looks like this. we're talking low 70s as we get into saturday, low 80s sunday, low to mid-80s on monday. we've got a sprinkle on saturday, don't need to worry about it. the next really good chance of showers and thunderstorms would be tuesday into wednesday, a little cooler with highs around 69 by next thursday. this guy is cute i think. >> very. >> got a cute little fox, nice healthy coat. >> a cute little fox. >> this is actually next-door to wendy's neighbor's house in burke, virginia. she sees them all the time. wendy did a great job. by the way, i

thin clouds. 49 in the district, 41 in gaithersburg. 55 in quantico. a few 50's here and there. 51 along water in annapolis to start the day. mostly sunny today. noticeably cooler than yesterday. we were well into the '70s yesterday. close to 60 today. the upper 50's in outlying areas to the west. will start the day tomorrow in the 30's. we don't expect frost. the wind will prevent that. gusty winds out of the north. highs in the low 60's. close to 70 by easter sunday. looks like a great weekend. we could use showers and will have a chance by monday and tuesday. >> we have a developing story from texas. governor rick perry will get a firsthand look today at the destruction left behind by tuesday's tornado outbreaks. nearly a dozen twisters damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes. 20 people injured, nobody killed. it is 6:12. 44 degrees in germantown >> . an aging work force, why older employees are snapping up more open jobs now. >> it sounds a lot like we have a transported to the general election with president obama and mitt romney exchanging harsh w

there's an animation. 50 degrees currently in the district, 41 in gaithersburg.indsville at this time. 52 in fredericksburg right now 43 in winchester. it is cooler north west of the metro area. low 40's generally near the mason-dixon line. clear skies overhead. higher, clouds of to the northwest. today will be mostly sunny. but some high, thin clouds will stream overhead. if you are headed towards richmond charlottesville, you will run into some added clouds and a few showers possible, from richmond south into north carolina later on today. the active weather will stay south of washington and south of our viewing area with a low pressure system keeping it down to the south through the next couple days, partially because of the high-pressure system. that will move in from canada. because it's coming from the north and we are on the cool side of it, temperatures will be near average for this time of year, but noticeably cooler than the past couple days. ) 604 today and tomorrow -- close to 60 degrees today and tomorrow, mostly sunny. mostly sunny today. similar te

is 64 degrees in winchester, manassas, 75 in the district and 70 in gaithersburg and.have clouds moving in for the afternoon and evening. to theergy down move in tomorrow. that could give us an isolated tonight, not a big deal. tomorrow we could have a few y,ght showers briefl quarter inch in locations south of the metro and in central virginia. that's possible. cloudy and cooler tomorrow. before degrees today for the high temperature. 62 tomorrow. tod still hanging on hope for weekend rainfall. chance of widespread be saturday night on through the day on sunday. now to steve to look at traffic. moving pretty well so far. 66 near glebe road inside the cars.y, not many the road work is being picked up. eastbound 0m on outside or inside the beltway. in maryland, 270 near father welly boulevard is moving northbound.nd . no problems at . rround the beltway nea boulevard, a good ride. inner loop and outer loop, no problems. back to you. >> thank you. >> tonight we will find out who next celebrity to go home on "dancing with the "tars. >> things got spicy last night on latin

34 gaithersburg. there's frederick at 32. dulles 34 degrees. the close counties right at frost temperatures. and further to the north and west, down to freezing or close to it. fredericksburg 42. manassas 36. here in town, temperatures should only get down into the lower 40s. we have bumped temperatures up a little bit for tomorrow. since the rain is a little bit later coming in, we start off tomorrow with a little bit of sunshine. instead of temperatures mid to upper 50s, we'll go 60 degrees here in town. gaithersburg 59. frederick 59. hagerstown 56. middle 50s to the north and west. fredericksburg 65 and quantico, 64. if we don't get the sunshine early tomorrow, perhaps the rain comes in just a little bit earlier, these temperatures could be just a little bit cooler out there. but again right now, we're anticipating the showers will be in the afternoon tomorrow. after lunch, 1:00, 2:00 will start to see them come on through and there could be a shower or thunderstorm mixed in as well. that will be through tomorrow night. early shower on sunda

it's 39 in manassas and gaithersburg baltimore up 38. while 45 in annapolis. looking at your windchills, they're down in the 30s to about 41. but we're going into the low 60s with sunshine this afternoon. i'll be back with the seven day forecast and a look at the first pitch weather for the nationals in a few minutes. right now here's monika samtani with timesaver traffic. >>> turning out to be a pretty easy rush hour so far. with the exception of the slow traffic. there are no big accidents or incidents to report i'm happy to say. northbound 95 this is a pain. 19 miles an hour through lorton but again the lanes are open. to springfield a live look right there on the northbound side of 95 and it kind of continues to this point before the pace improvements on to 95 and then it slows down again. live look at duke street and the slow stretch is basically from here to seminary roads before the pace improves to the 14th street bridge. back over to the maps and this time we'll head over to the west side. no problems on the american legion bridge. the gw parkway. ins

it's 66 in leesburg. 71 up north of us into gaithersburg. no actually martinsburg and 70 for winchester in the lower 70s. so a real nice sunday out there. the showers are long gone, moving offshore tomorrow and gradually warmer for the next few days. just chilly tonight. pleasant for your monday. warmer with the showers and thunderstorms on tuesday. wednesday through friday for you, 80s are back. so that will be warm weather coming back. here is a look at your nine feature cast. tonight, partly cloudy. tomorrow morning, we'll see increasing clouds of partly to mostly cloudy conditions tomorrow. only a slight chance for maybe a sprinkle. otherwise on tuesday, it's the best day for the unsettled weather once again as the warm front comes on through. so for tonight, expecting partly chilly conditions. lows are in the 40s for most of us. 50 in indianapolis. 43 in gaithersburg. lower 40s up north in hagerstown. tomorrow morning as you're starting off the workweek, partly cloudy. temperatures in the 40s to the 50s for the afternoon tomorrow. partl

right now in the 80s for gaithersburg. you're at 86. downtown they already cooled off to 79 degrees. you can see the heat impact the mid-atlantic as well including new york city, philadelphia, and in fact you can see it's pretty warm out in charleston. we're going to get the warmer air for you in our area by tomorrow afternoon, when we're going to feel the temperature really get on up there. the satellite radar is showing not any rain in the forecast. only a little chance here and there for you. but unfortunately you will need the rain. we have dry conditions. no snow melt. we are still four to five inches below the average when it comes to the yearly rainfall. and that means you have dry spoil and fuel -- soil and fuel. the increase relative humidity means you don't have a red flag warning. earlier in the way for you right now, things will be looking a little better as far as the humidity is concerned. we'll talk about how warm it is going to get and how long the heat wave will last back to you. >> all right, thank you. >>> tonight, ba

tomorrow a little better. 59 in gaithersburg, manassas. 61 in washington.will be late in the day though and at least through around noon, 1:00 it is going to be a fairly chilly day. make sure you wear your jacket tomorrow. wednesday we rebound to near 70 degrees. over 70 on thursday. that will come with a chance of some shower activity, friday looking at a high temperature of 66 degrees. there's your next couple days showing a chance of showers and maybe a thunderstorm coming up for the weekend. at least we're at 70 or better. >> thanks, doug. the jury was chosen today in the retrial of baseball's roger clemens who is accused of perjury. the government is trying to prove the former superstar pitcher lied to congress about using steroids. the first witnesses are expected to testify starting tomorrow. clemens scored a bit of a legal victory today when the judge said prosecutors cannot ask a former teammate where he got his steroids. prosecutors were hoping to tie clemens to that same supplier. the case ended last year you'll recall in a mistrial. >>> the husb

freeze warning in west virginia. 34 degrees at dulles and manassas, 36 in gaithersburg, 37 in frederick, 46 downtown, 48 in annapolis along the water. a cool start to the day, you need a jacket. short sleeves by this afternoon. scattered clouds, near 70. tomorrow morning's commute will be damp. >> i am glad you said that part about the jacket. i ran back inside. you might need to pack extra patients. you never know what you'll find around the beltway. overnight construction put to bed. if accident on 95 between lorton and newington has been taken care of. pedestrian accidents along river road just happened in potomac. no accidents in virginia or maryland around the beltway. back inside. >> if you thought that darnah ipad giveaway was pretty cool, we are giving away a brand new car in may. a ford fiesta. >> all you to do is go to wjla.com/freecar and follow the directions. next monday we will pick the first of 15 finalists during abc 7 news at 5:00. if if your name is called, you will have 30 minutes to call in for a final entry. in the month of may we will choose one lucky winner from t

it's down to 43 in gaithersburg. 44 laurel. crofton 47. off to the south we still have a couple of spots like fort belvoir and manassas holding on to 50 but already down to 46 in lovettsville and to the east 48 in baden and prince george's county. looking outside on our michael & son weather camera, just starting to get a little bit of brightening of the predawn sky here at 6:15 as we look at the capitol dome with 49 degrees. partly cloudy skies. a north wind at 20 gives us a windchill of 42. in some areas it feels like it's in the upper 30s so jacket weather for sure. the barometer continues to rise quickly with high pressure building in. you can see the chill come down toward the northeast, caribou 29. boston 39. also in the rockies but look, look at all the warmth in the middle of the country. still 70 in kansas city. nashville 66. for the next couple of days we're going to take a piece of that milder air and move it toward us. got some snow in the rockies still on april 2. the rain showers we were looking at, they're well south of us n

heading southbound through gaithersburg.k at this accident again money caster mill road is blocked off basically between route 124 and shady grove road. you can see the flares set up and police on the scene here. so maybe even you want to take mid county highway as your alternate route as well. i'll keep you posted on this situation. we'll take another look at the maps. this time all the way down in southern maryland. no problems to report coming out of brandy wine. accokeek on route 10 up into oxon hill. on the northbound side of i-95 this accident here at the franconia springfield area. coming up in my next report, another update on area roads 6:00. back to you guys. >>> making news now just shy of 5:50, the head of the general services administration has resigned. following reports of lavish spending by the agency at a nevada training conference in 2010. martha johnson head of the agency that oversees federal government supplies, transportation and office space. expenses for the training conference reportedly hit $835,000

high was 89, shy of the record of 92, 85 downtown, 84 gaithersburg, 88 in manassas and cumberland. for tonight partly cloudy, breezy, warm, a slight chance of a shower primarily west of i- 81, lows 56 to 62. winds become northwesterly 10 to 20 when the front goes through. we'll come back and tell you how cool it will be in the wake of the front and look ahead to a better chance for rain later in the week. >>> those deadly tornadoes that ravaged the midwest over the weekend have claimed yet another life. this person who has not yet been identified died in woodward, oklahoma. that is the same town where a tornado killed two men and three children. the storm system spawned a total of 120 tornadoes all touching down over the weekend between texas and minnesota. >>> today marks the fifth anniversary of the deadliest school shooting in the modern united states history. it was april 16, 2007, when a gunman killed 32 people at virginia tech and of those 32 six were from northern virginia. erin peterson and rima samaha from westfield high, mary reed from annandale high school, leslie sherma

temperature-wise, it is cool. 36 in gaithersburg. there nepos northwest of town -- 30's northwest of town. there is a freeze warning until 9:00 a.m. west of the blue ridge morning. we will expand that southward tomorrow. to mark, a little bit warmer for the afternoon. freezing tomorrow morning -- tomorrow, a little bit warmer for the afternoon. weekend.ood for the >> we have a serious problem in county.illiam telegraph road. this is -- you can see no by.fic getting the helicopter has rescued some people and has left the scene. we go to montgomery county and 270.at that is still moving well at boulevard.ey hardly any traffic on this good friday. g unusual ats nothin d interchange up bridge.he 14th street >> we have a developing story. the japanese ghost ship is at of the sea. the ship was supposed to be scrapped but it was dislodged after the tsunami last year. there were concerns that might get in the way of other ships. 6:12. >> the relationship with cell phones and brain cancer in children. homee now know facebook's l street. homee

we will warm up tomorrow to 59 in gaithersburg, 61 in manassas and 62 in fredricksburg. i think most of the day should be dry but by early afternoon we'll see the clouds really start to lower and then we will see the rain move in by late tomorrow afternoon in through the evening hours. tomorrow evening should be on the wet side. here we go through the future cast. and you can see we're moving through tonight. by tomorrow morning say, cloud cover around the region, maybe some breaks in those clouds. but here comes the rain through around 2:30. the heaviest rain north and west, light rain to the south and east, and then everybody gets in on the action tomorrow night. if you have plans tomorrow night, the umbrella will be a necessity. >> all right. >>> baseball, hockey, football, it's all good, dan hellie. >> you know what? we actually had some breaking news this afternoon in regards to the nationals. we've got to say it. bryce harper, come on down already. the nationals placed ryan zimmerman on the designated injury list with a shoulder injury and decided to call up super

it's 54 downtown, but only 50 in gaithersburg and fred fled ricks fredericksburg. mostly cloudy and chilly. light showers continue. lows 46 to 52. thankfully with light wind. we'll come back and talk about how this might be a bigger rain event over the weekend. >>> thank you, top. coming up, the last winners of that megamillions jackpot reveal themselves to claim their prize. first, love for pepco? help the utility to lose the title for the most hated company. >>> maybe d.c. customers made up with pepco. the utility which was dubbed the most halted company last year is no longer the lowest rated utility company in customer satisfaction. instead, it's now tie for second lowest. it's all according to the annual customer satisfaction index, which was out today. pepco ranked as the most improved utility company on the list. the customer review gave pepco a score 29% better than last year. >>> new developments tonight in a murder case against george zimmerman. the judge presiding over the case is now stepping down because of a potential conflict of interest. judge jessi

southbound of the headlights leaving 121 to get through germantown gaithersburg, and rockville.are quiet in the district. adam caskey. >> get ready for heat again today. warmer than yesterday. we were in the '80s yesterday. today i don't think we will break any records, but we will get close in a few spots. look at this beautiful skyline. this is my favorite time of day especially in washington. beautiful skies over the monuments. clouds reflecting the light. sunrise at 6:30 a.m. today. let's look at temperatures. right now and the district, 63, 62 in hagerstown. 67 in lexington park. culpeper at 57 degrees. you can say that it feels like summer almost this morning. there's a hint of humidity and air as well. here's a look at the forecast. mostly sunny today. 87 this afternoon for the high temperature. the record at reagan national is 92. i don't think we will make it there. bwi marshall, 90. that is the closest we will come to may be tying the record later on today. i think we will stay in the upper 90s for the warmest locations south of the metro later on today. cooling down t

gaithersburg, 29 miles per hour gusts and to dulles, 29 miles an hour as well.nk it's going to probably be nine, 10, 11 before we so a dramatic decrease in that wind, probably not so gusty by after 8 or 9:00. okay and that is looking like a lot of rain 2340 in here and that is a good cell in western and southwestern sections of pennsylvania and maybe some thunder and locatening. that has calmed down a bit. the problem is we're dry at the lower levels. when this tries to rain on top of us, it evaporates before hitting the ground and there is a fancy meteorological term for that called virga and that is basically rain that is falling and not able to touch the ground. we're under the storm track, too and under the jet stream, in the atmosphere where the planes fly and, as long as the storm track is in this situation, everything is orientd with winds at the surface to the northwest, the winds are blowing off in the northwest and what happens with real speedy wins, they're able to come on down to the surface and that is why we have been primarily so windy today. the

if for some reason you put stuff in the ground, water them tonight. 61 now downtown, 55 gaithersburg, 57 frederick and leesburg and 61 in manassas, already 45 in oakland. headed out, grab a jacket tonight. clear, breezy early, high clouds by dawn, cold, lows 32 to 44. we'll come back, a little better news for the saturday forecast for maryland day. wedlock about that and take you through the weekend. >>> -- we'll talk about that and take you through the weekend. >>> one tornado left a path of death and destruction, a look back at the effort to rebuild still ahead. >> but first the virginia dmv pulls a man's vanity plates after saying they are profane. we'll tell you what they say and why the man believes the agency is the one out of line, the story up next. >>> now to breaking news out of washington d.c., if federal prosecutors get their way former council member harry thomas jr. could be looking at pretty serious jail time. both the prosecutors and defense attorneys have failed their sentencing recommendations and the prosecutors it turns out are asking for 46 months behind bars. tha

gaithersburg 64, annapolis 6 1. in mind for the bay we do have a small craft advisory in effect for your saturday. here's how your saturday bricks down. cold start, the full moon is out there, at noon breezy and sunny, by 5:00 temperatures in the lower to mid six. your next seven day, sunday looks pretty good. upper 60s close to 70 degrees. really nice. a little breezy. for monday, tuesday, wednesday into next week the chance for unsettled weather, derek. more cloudy conditions. a rain drop on there the next few days starting on monday. temperatures will be cooler on tuesday and wednesday. monday is that big white house easter egg roll. i think now it's not a washout sought should be okay. >> just looking to get through tonight, then we'll be good. >> thanks, anny. >>> in the mailbag tonight so many of you like all of us here at channel 9 deeply affect and moved by our own jc hayward's announcement that she's got breast cancer. our wusa 9 facebook page overflowing with so much love and support. miranda writes, god b

first current temps are in the 60s, a little bit below average, 65 downtown, low 60s in gaithersburg and frederick and 70 in fredericksburg, 64 in manassas. now satellite picture radar combined we do find showers and thunderstorms pushing through ohio actually moving through pennsylvania already. there's a warm front that will roll through tomorrow. good news, bad news, as the warm front goes through, it will generate showers and maybe a thunderstorm. for tonight just a lot of clouds, mostly cloudy and mild, a shower possible after midnight, low temps in the 50s, winds southeast 10 to 15. we'll come back and talk about that warm front. it won't stay north of us all week. that means temps will go up and down. we'll explain. >>> coming up a theft on the georgetown campus has police calling it a serious crime, but student say hey, it's just a prank -- students say hey, it's just a prank. who's right? >> but first a high school teenager leading his field hockey team in scoring but has been booted for next season. he's in no trouble, though. it's because he's too good. we'll explain that

temperatures are chilly, 54 degrees and typical in the middle of the march and with that 50 at gaithersburg52, frederick and dulles. we'll keep the showers, light showers through the overnight hours and the temperature of 50 and some upper 40s in the suburbs, not cold and feeling damp and rather raw. the early shower possible, and to the south of d.c., the sunshine is back and that is up to 71 degrees and for allergy sufferers, hopefully this is enough to get the pollen knocked out of the area. a spotty shower possible and by 5:00, calling it nice and with that temperature of 70 degrees. temperaturewise around the region tomorrow, and looks like we're headed to 70 degrees in many areas. 72 for gaithersburg; dills, 73; fredericksburg and culpeper, coming in with a high temperature of 74 degrees and i want to show you the future cast and that is on the pattern of the rain to the west. there is another impulse to come later tonight and i want to do that to 4 in the morning and some moderate downpours through tide water, virginia and to ocean ponds. the rain clipped southern maryland and we're

gaithersburg, cooler at 72. frederick 74, down to fredericksburg, 76. manassas and dulles, low to mid 60s. noontime tomorrow, look at that temperature approaching 70degrees. a few showers could fill in, but they'll be light and it's looking like they will be few and far between. this is future cast. this is tomorrow at 1:00. we have sunny skies. notice the clouds back out into western maryland. the rain, too, that will slide in our direction. tomorrow evening, 7:00, 8:00, can 9:00, we may see a few showers. looks like it will be later. and the way it really looks, too, is that most of this will stay to the north of us. here in the metro, it's completely possible. no rain at all. this will get out of here and things will be real, real nice with loads of sunshine on sunday. the real warm day. somebody call it a hot day for the weekend. 74 tomorrow. 84 on sunday. monday 87. tuesday 80. we'll need some showers by tuesday and into wednesday. we have some in the forecast. cooler, 72. you may not need it, brian, but it's good to have the weather app handy. >>

this fire started in the 7700-block of air park road in gaithersburg just after 8. can see smoke literally pouring out of the building. montgomery county fire officials say that building is used by a recycling company. no word yet if anybody was hurt or what caused the flames in the first place. >>> also new tonight, north korea has failed to launch a long range rocket. that's the word from u.s. officials in washington and norad. both japan and south korea condemned the new leadership for ignoring international warning to cancel the launch. >>> he fired a bullet that ended a life and changed his life forever. but he was in court today a mere three minutes. george zimmerman standing before a judge for the very first time since being charged with second degree murder in the death of trayvon martin. he entered a plea of not guilty. >> mr. zimmerman. >> yes, sir. >> you're appearing for the first appearance for this time for a charge of murder in the second degree and you are represented by mr. omara, is that true? >> yes, sir. >> prosecutors have submitted court docume

temperatures tonight, gaithersburg 35, 36 rockville, 40 downtown, 37 in college park, 36 bowie. we're talking 36 reston, 34 in leesburg and manassas. it will be a cold night and a chilly start but sunny friday morning. grab a jacket, 30s and 40s, winds out of north at 10. by afternoon sunny and spectacular, winds turning westerly at 10 miles an hour. the zone forecast we'll get oakland about 52 tomorrow, 58 cumberland, hagerstown, martinsburg, winchester you'll make it to 60 and mid-60s in warrenton, manassas and also leesburg and 65 downtown, no winds, no advisories on the bay or tidal potomac. next seven days we're in the 70s on saturday, in the 80s sunday and monday. next chance for any really significant shower activity, that's tuesday and wednesday and temps will go down a little next week but nothing crazy. >> thank goodness there was nothing crazy today for opening day. kristen berset is out at nats park right now. >> reporter: hey, everybody, it was a beautiful day out here today, breezy but nice and cool, a wonderful exciting day, wild game, wild pitch. we'll have the l

some could still have some wet snowflakes in it, especially up near hagerstown. 51 downtown, 46 gaithersburg, 45 frederick, 41 cumberland and our poor friends in oakland sat on 32 much of the day. let's talk about baseball because it's going to be a nice day tomorrow. however, that said game time temp at 59, winds northwest at 14. bring a jacket or sweat shirt. you'll need it, especially if you're in the shade, again first pitch 9:00 as the nats host the reds home opener. tomorrow showers ending early, then clearing breezy and cold, winds northwest 10 to 15. like march today. we'll come back and explain how it will feel like april by the end of the week and maybe like may by the weekend. >>> coming up the income tax filing deadline now less than a week way and that has some taxpayers coming up with some let's just say creative deductions. >> but first hundreds of students are told they're accepted to college only to find out it's all one big mistake. >>> a mistake by ucla has led to some premature exultation for 900 high school seniors. over the weekend those kids were sent an e-mail congrat

downtown 69 degrees, gaithersburg 68 and annapolis in the lower 70s. here is how your tuesday breaks down, a cold start, nice for the afternoon. temperatures will be around lower 70s in a lot of locations. here's a look at your seven-day forecast. so warmer also on wednesday, chance for afternoon showers, thursday and friday cooler but dry in the 60s. everyone is looking forward to easter sunday and that weekend it looks pretty good, temperatures in the lower 70s easter sunday, good news for those folks going out for brunch, easter egg hunt. i have a little raindrop for a chance of showers, but now the timing is to be in the evening, so good news there. >> very good. >> we're counting on that. >>> tell you about an amazing 12-year-old from malibu who apparently pulled off a skateboarding maneuver that the best in the biz have not been able to perform. tom schaar has pulled off the first 1080, that's three complete revolutions in the air and landing with the skateboard still under you. it happened last week at a giant skateboarding ramp in southern cali

it is 52 degrees in winchester, 55 in gaithersburg. tempered his will bounce up and down through the day. highs in the low 60's. rainfall accumulations of close to about 1/4 inch on average. then back to sunshine tomorrow near 70. >> thank you so much. a shoe designer's famous for red soles told a british fashion magazine that he does not feel any sympathy for women who suffer while wearing his designs. he said if you cannot walk in them don't wear them. if >> if you offered to them to 10 women, how many would wear them? >> we are wearing those issues. we're not wearing them for the comfort. -- we are wearing those shoes. >> we are just shy of 60 degrees outside. >> the first ever advancing duo. who survived on a ballroom floor. >> plus looking for answers after young mother was murdered. a terrible story from texas. an infant son kidnapped. >> the journey is not over for nasa's greetings from the windy city of chicago. people here sure are friendly but some have had a hard time understanding my accent. so to make sure people get every

gaithersburg 23. hagerstown 31 in just the last hour. the rest of tonight, mostly cloudy conditions. it will be chilly with isolated showers. lows will be in the 40s. tomorrow, expecting partly sunny conditions. a chilly start in the 40s. it will still be breezy tomorrow. we'll talk about how long the cool weather lasts, also a warmup coming this way. more details a little bit later. >> thank you, anny. >>> new tonight, the two men arrested for a deadly shooting spree in tulsa have both confessed. according to police documents filed in court today, 19-year- old jake england and 32-year- old alvin watts admitted they shot five people last friday and three of those victims died while the other two suffered serious injury. all of those victims were black. both men have been charged with first degree murder. now, police have said one motive for the shootings could have been england's desire for revenge in his father's fatal shooting by a black man two years ago. >>> now to the headlines in the trayvon martin shooting. george zimmerman set up

. >>> a teenager recovers after train hit him in gaithersburg. the 17-year-old had his earbuds in listening to music while walking on the tracks. the engineer blew the horn to alert the teen, but the boy didn't hear it. the train hit the boy in the arm. he was taken to the hospital and we're told he'll be okay. >>> up next d.c. medical marijuana shops take a big step toward opening their doors. >> plus did you know there's a memorial for the titanic victims in d.c.? the special event going down this weekend. >> up, up and away, temperatures, that is. for the weekend, we'll have that complete forecast coming up. >> check out the rundown. we're back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. >>> this weekend mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the titanic. did you know there's a memorial for the victims here in d.c.? fox 5's beth parker

temperatures are cool. 50 in rockville. 48 in gaithersburg. 50 in bethesda. only low 50s in great falls and reston and sterling is 51. looking at 52 down in manassas. even down in fort bellvoir. 50 in beltsville. so, here's the deal. we are going to have a nice finish to the week. as dreary as it is right now, it will be nice friday. milder on thursday, warmer on friday. and then rain for the weekend. here's a hint, trying to schedule a tee time, schedule it on saturday in the morning. tonight, mostly cloudy, chilly, light rain and showers, especially north and west of town. light winds, at least thankfully, unlike last wednesday when it was blustery, no winds to deal with. returning partly cloudy and cool. grab your sunglasses. 40s and 50s with light winds and by afternoon, beautiful day. partly cloudy, milder, about average. sometimes it pays to be average. high 65 to 70 and winds will be light once again. that's good news indeed. so, let's break it down for you. 46 to 52 to start in the morning. a little chilly and cool by noon. temperatures in the 60s. mi

wear it proud. 43 culpeper, while gaithersburg one of the cool spots at 36. down at the tappahannock airport 38. locally we've got the mid 30s in gaithersburg and bladensville. 41 for lovettsville and leesburg. centreville is 39 and we got a 41 for baden and fort belvoir. in town, pretty good looking michael & son weather camera out there this morningment notice the flag still standing with northwest wind at 12 miles per hour under partly cloudy skies at reagan national. and the dew points in the low 30s so the air is still dry. had a couple of sprinkles here and there. officially .01 fell at national. that's not enough to do it. and this morning well we're looking at a storm system spinning off the southeastern coast of new england. other than that, it's quiet. got that northerly flow so the cool air still with us. maybe a few fair weather clouds and oh i suppose not impossible that we get something to pop in northeastern maryland as an isolated sprinkle. otherwise quiet tonight in the 30s and upper 40s and tomorrow we start the warmup. winds turn southerly

that includes gaithersburg 41 both for andrews air force base and for reagan national airport. look at some of the other temperatures out here. closer to the blue ridge and even toward the southern portions of virginia we're dipping down into the 30s as well. overall sunday afternoon looks pretty promising. sunny skies. we'll get some high thin clouds late in the day but overall most of us should hit the upper 06s and -- hit the upper 60s and some of the southern locations may get into the lower 70s. culpeper 73. we should see 69 degrees up toward gaithersburg, one of the cooler pockets there and of course the panhandle of maryland a little chillier into the upper 50s as lower 60s. future cast very quiet overnight tonight and into tomorrow morning. we're looking good as you head out tomorrow afternoon as well. but the moisture tomorrow will pass north of us. we miss the first round headed into monday we start off great for your back-to-work and back to school but notice we're going to see a change monday afternoon. 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. rain arrives so be prepared for a wet co

still 68 downtown and 66 in gaithersburg. 72 in frederick. still 70 in manassas and over on the water, it's 65. really a pretty nice evening. for tonight, partly cloudy and cool. and remember, your heat is not on. the low is 46 to 56. winds are out of the south at 10. we'll come back and talk about the weekend. we have not one, but two systems. we'll tell you what it will mean for your sunday forecast. >> thank you, topper. >>> coming up, the shuttle shuffle will be complete as discovery moves on in and the other one moves out. we'll talk about a new home. but first, the road that users might soon need to pay a new fee every month just to use it and it has nothing to do with the silver line. we'll talk about it coming up next. 's up guys. now i know you don't need one, but would you try these on for charity and prove just how great the fit is? seriously? no way for charity? let's do it! yup... they're doin it. the best protection now looks, fits and feels just like underwear. let's go drive, use the legs... nice teamwork! they tried on the ne

gaithersburg, rockville 67. buoy 68. annapolis you'll top out close to 70 degrees on monday afternoon. we start in cumberland, increasing clouds in the afternoon. temperaturewise still fairly pleasant. 66 in leesburg, warrenton. manassas in the mid-60s in downtown. cambridge eston, you'll be around 70 degrees as well. here is how your monday breaks down. a chilly start. temperatures starting out in the 40s by early in the morning at 6:00. by noon, partly cloudy and a chance for a shower. 57 to 62 degrees, our afternoon highs topping out mid-60s to low 70s with increasing clouds. don't forget your jacket and the sunglasses, especially for that morning commute. your next three days, warmer on tuesday, upper 70s. but showers and thunderstorms in the forecast, with that warm front coming through. once that front pushes through, we'll have much warmer air. look at wednesday, 84 degrees. partly cloudy, a chance for isolated thunderstorms. your next seven days, you liked the warmth. here it is. starting on wednesday through thu