for in germantown. it feels like 9 in reston. -- 4 in germantown. increasing clouds, maybe a passing snow shower. tomorrow, still breeze it with more sunshine. by the end of the week, maybe some snow and much colder air. the weekend could bring more arctic air. maybe not out of the 20's for saturday and sunday. >> welcome to your first canoed in 2010. you'll find things uneventful and the normal prion is waiting for you. -- welcome to your first commute in 2010. 95, we will give you the gre lights. nothing to report in and out of baltimore on the baltimore- washington parkway. nothing complicated to report through southeast d.c. on 295 northbound. have your traffic on the way to the naval research lab. traffic good of the way to the wilson bridge. now to alison and doug. >> thank you. >>> it is more expensive to drive on the dulles toll road. tolls increase by 25 cents on friday. the toll at the main gate is now $1. the extra money is being used to help fund metro's silver line extension out to dulles airport. >>> 23 degrees. >> a financial crisis.

germantown solid all the way out of town.

at 10 degrees germantown at the weatherbug network. the final stop, wtop radio, 23 degrees, high of 31. feels like 13. 36 at reagan national was the high temperature after re morning low of 23 degrees. this time of year, we should have temperatures and the low 40's. looks like we will have another three, four days and then the temperatures will finally be in the low 40's. 23 hagerstown, oregon national 28. -- reagan national 28. the core of cold air across the great plains, two degrees below zero minneapolis. miami, 39 degrees. jacksonville, fla., 24. hard freeze warning in effect for parts of louisiana, mississippi, alabama, georgia, north florida. the high pressure eventually moves out for the day tomorrow. the wind changes direction, and

they entered the 7-11 in germantown and then gaithersburg. police released the video of the robbery in germantown. >> a handgun was not seen but implied. >> reporter: the police say both suspects could face armed robbery charges. >> they kept their hands in their pocket where they might have had a weapon. >> reporter: in this case, stark says the clerk did everything right, and no one got hurt. >> the clerks were compliant, obeyed their commands, and soon after they received the cash, the suspects fled. >> reporter: police say the two left on foot but points out sit surprising the robbers chose 7- 11, since it's known for having surveillance video and many even have monitors in their stores. >> we're hoping somebody in the community can help us identify them, give us some information, so we can resolve this crime. >> reporter: one suspect wears a checkered jacket with red sweatpants and black shoes. the second suspect wore a gray hoody with dark pants and black boots. police are offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the arres

before that, slowing from 118, germantown towards 370.reat news here foot of snow kickoff this report. move to the outer loop, things are slowing down between new hampshire to georgia after. no incidents to report here. let's keep it that way. in virginia, 66 headed eastbound. slow ride from 50 down to the capitol beltway. speak will of 495, here is the inner loop. drivers moving at speed. that's the traffic. >>> 6:32. we continue to follow breaking news involving the redskins. as expected, they fired head coach jim zorn. brett haber wrapped up the sports show last night and has been at redskins park ever since, joins us from virginia with more on this big story, but not a surprise. good morning. >> reporter: hardly a surprise. it has been in the works several months, and you have to remember as a backdrop to this, jim zorn never thought he was going to be the head coach. he was hired two years ago as offensive coordinator and only elevated to the number one job after nobody else would take it. the team arrived back from san diego last ni

we have a current temperature of 17 in germantown. it feels like one degree above zero. ashburton is looking at a current temperature of 17. only in the 20's across most of the area today. pittsburg is looking at 15. reagan national is at 24 degrees. lake effect snow on northern ohio into western pennsylvania. nothing to worry about for us in the immediate metro area in terms of snow. just off to the west of us, garrett and allegheny county has a winter weather advisory. a wind chill advisory for allegheny and the panhandle of west virginia until 9:00. it will remain cold for the next several days. here is the latest for the day tomorrow. a big difference compared to today. when gusts up to 45-50 miles an hour with improving conditions for the next couple of days. there a some changes on the way. cold and breezy tonight, tomorrow, scattered clouds. i afternoon, around 30 days for aunt -- 30 degrees for an afternoon high. winds out of the northwest at 10-15 by the late afternoon. we have mostly clear skies for tuesday, but by wednesday temperatures will warm up a little b

the wind chill factor built like to degrees below zero in germantown at this hour. they had a daytime high of only 20. it feels like 3 degrees in upper northwest the sea. -- nw dc. 28 degrees at reagan national airport. when gusts up 46 miles per hour this afternoon. it will diminish in the overnight hours, but we will have a cold temperatures in the forecast for the next several days. 26 degrees in richmond, 15 in pittsburg. cleveland is looking at 21 degrees. minneapolis is at one degree below zero. it is just cold outside and will remain cold for the upcoming week, below average by about 10 degrees or so. across portions of ohio and garrett county of western maryland, they still have a winter weather advisory and a two-hour delay tomorrow morning. they could pick up another two-4 inches of snow. not very pleasant out there. you also have a wind chill advisory for allegheny county until tomorrow morning. across our immediate area, there is nothing to worry about. a cold start to monday morning and the first full week of 2010. a few flurries mainly to the north. he

the weatherbug network, currently one degree below zero herndon wind chill factor, seven below in germantown, the actual reading of 14 degrees. high-temperature today, 30 degrees reagan national. current temperature of 21. this time of year, should have temperatures in the low 40's. well below average. looks like the cold air will stick around another several days. 18 hagerstown, 16 state college. the cold air is ofthe great lakes, 4 degrees chicago, seven degrees detroit. the low pressure spending up the east coast, moving out. the strong northwest wind with lake effect snow and western pennsylvania and western maryland. garrett county has a winter storm warning in effect overnight into tomorrow, where they could pick up, ready for this? 6-12 inches of snow, higher elevations with 15 inches. for the rest of us, the wind advisory overnight. set to expire at 4:00 in the morning, but i have a feeling they will extend it into the daytime hours. it will be cold and blustery, daytime highs on late in the low 30's, wind chill factor in the upper tween -- upper teens, low 20's. 18-23 degrees, the w

in the weather center, it feels like one degree above zero in germantown. 11 in silver spring. anyway you look at it, it is cold out there. for tonight, we will call for colder, breezy conditions and not as wendy as earlier. temperatures falling into the mid to upper teens. coming up, we will look at the forecast. are you ready? we could be looking at more snow. i'll tell you when and a few moments. >> it is coming and the deep freeze hit some local people especially hard. they are battling bitterly cold temperatures without heat in their homes. let's go live to arlington for more on how people are coping. how are you coping? >> it is that bone-chilling cold as the wind continues to whip tonight. as you mentioned, the wind is very unpleasant. but it is also causing problems for those across the region. >> this bitter blast is wreaking havoc on this couple's home. >> i can feel the cold on my face. i put my feet on the floors and i knew it was [unintelligible] >> base a water is flows ain't -- is frozen in the gas line. washington gas is trying to fix the problem this morning. a

it is all about the chill this morning. 18 in germantown this morning but it this morningone. -- but it feels like one. through shenandoah, and page, sun will mix with the clouds. maybe a passing snow shower. highs today only in the low 30's. lisa baden, are you here? is the whole gang back? >> yay. it is placed on the roadway. -- esit is ice the roadway. nothing major report on the roadways. interstate travel looks good. good across the bridges. nothing complicated on the beltway. now to alison and doug. >> thank you. >>> temperatures can be dangerous if you have to be outside. >> scored robinson is live without people across the region -- courtney robinson is live. >> i am coping with it. so many different layers. it is really cold out here. we are at dupont circle. it is 25 degrees. it is probably a little bit colder than that when you consider it is still pretty windy out here. the wind is making things feel colder. it will stay cold all week long. we have temperatures in the 20's. we're going to have the wind making it feel much colder. >> when the wind is not there, it is gorge

the winds continue to be an issue along 270 up here in germantown.ight as you head south from frederick. no accident all the way on down to the split. the good news continues out on the rails at this hour. metro rail, vre and marc all reporting no early delays. joe and eun, back to you. >>> we're following some breaking news this morning. jim zorn is out as the redskins head coach. >> he was fired early this morning after the team completed a disappointing 4-12 season. kimberly suiters is at redskins park in ashburn and joins us on the phone with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the team fired zorn sometime after they arrived back here from san diego. the team landed around 2:00 a.m. this morning, the 56-year-old former head coach was given a chance to pack up. people who were here said the coach got in his car empty handed and left around 4:00 a.m. after the game, after the loss to the chargers coach zorn did not indicate directly he knew he was going to be fired but he did shake hands with members of the media after his press co

southbound 270, the main line is open as you continue from germantown, gaithersburg through rockvillever, this is a sight to see. can you see these flames shooting up in the sky and that is going to cause rubbernecking delays. we had the road shut down for a good 10 to 15 minutes or so. now the lanes are open but traffic on 270 is already jammed up badly as you try to make the trip out of gaithersburg headed south. the main line s slowing out of gaithersburg. the local lanes are open southbound. however, you cannot exit at montrose road. for those that typically travel through this area in rockville, you typically exit at montrose. that take you eastbound over to 355. that is where this fire is burning at this time. so obviously, that ramp remains closed. if you are coming in the local lanes, you can exit at falls road but you are denied access at montrose. instead, you will be forced to continue southbound. that will dump you into the six- lane stretch right before the lane divide. if you are coming northbound on 270 from democracy boulevard and from old georgetown road, the the main

the live shot of 270 out of germantown headed south. the lane are open all the out to the split.n our traffic pat everyones. the kids are back to school. we've seen a big change -- we've seen a big change in our traffic patterns. incident-free up to the beltway. no incidents to report on the beltway traveling between annandale and merrifield. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we are not alone with this bad weather. from the rockies to new england, old man winter is serving up a big helping the deep snow and freezing temperatures. we have a report. >> reporter: you know it is cold when the car engine won't start. a bone-chilling negative 11 degrees in fargo, north dakota tells the story across much of the country. temperatures there are expected to dip as low as negative 33 before it is all over. they may be used to frigid air in the twin cities. >> i can handle it. i'm cold. but of a been around the block. doctors and nurses say freezing temperatures can be dangerous and cause frostbite. >> there is no magic temperature that says you are going to get frostbite or

delays are coming out of germantown and southbound on 270 to the outer loop of the beltway. 95 in georgiathat has been moved to the shoulder. this is colesville rd.. very slow. 95 virginia. northbound, the left side of the screen. notice, no delays. between fredericksburg and sprinkles, no delays. if you take the red line on metro rail, they do hav delays in the direction of glenmont. we will go to the weather after this. >> a vy good morning. we have sunshine this morning. there could be a disturbance that could bring some passing snow and showers. it feels like 16 downtown. the wind is still blowing out there. over to the maps we go. clouds will streaming through this afternoon. do not be surprised. the mercury will read the 30's but it will feel like 20's. in to the 20's tonight. morning clouds tomorrow. still on the breezy a side. >>> we will be right back. >>> some breaking news. redskins coach jim zorn is out of the job. zorn was told he was fired shortly after team returned there after losing to the chargers yesterday. there'll be a news conference at 12:30. >>> gilbert arenas will

degrees downtown right now. 15 in prince george's county. 18 in annapolis. 16 in gaithersburg and germantown. wind chills are also very, very low at this point in the morning. near zero around down and below zero across the higher terrain north and west. five the current wind chill in annapolis. minus 4 the current wind chill in hagerstown. winds are go nowhere. wind advisory remains in effect until 6:00 this evening. a wind chill advisory for wind chills zero to 10 below zero for the northwestern suburbs high spots north and west of town. sunshine in today. filtered sunshine much like yesterday. but that sustained wind blowing, wind chills will stay in the single digits and teens all afternoon. >> very cold much thank you, chuck. in the news this morning, gilbert arenas said he plans on meeting with authorities tomorrow about bringing guns into the wizards locker room at the verizon center. the basketball star isn't elaborating on reports that he and teammate javaris crittenton drew guns on each other during a argument last month. >>> today services will resume at the southeast washington c

i was going to open in the germantown part of the city. they can use all the jobs they can get. i was taken aback by the red tape, the potential in taxes and other thing that i may have encountered. my question is, what are you doing to help small businesses create jobs in the city? guest: thank you for the question. that is something we have been working on since i came into office. i would encourage you to get in contact with the commerce department. we want people to start businesses, get their licenses, make sure everything is streamlined as much as possible to make it easier for you. if you are in philadelphia, certainly cal 311 or you can reach out to the mayor's office. host: alabama. rarchie on the republican line. caller: unemployment used to be 4.4% and the economy was growing at 5%. the dow was almost 14,000. gas was just above $2. crude oil was $54 a barrel. now the first thing that you all do is pass the bill that took $18 billion away from oil companies, which they passed on to the consumer. gasoline went to $4.59, crude- oil went up to $147 a barrel. host: sounds

germantown solid all the way out of town. >>> 7:0 on this monday morning, january 4th, 2010, you're looking at new york's times square, where it is right around 20 degrees. meanwhile, here in rockefeller plaza, the tree is still shining brightly. if you haven't seen it, you only have a few days left. because it comes down this thursday. >> don't>> don't smile so broad. >> i'm meredith vieira, alongside matt lauer. have you taken your tree down? >> yes, took it down last week. poof, gone. >> new year, fresh start. >> always. >>> just ahead, the unusual connection the attorney for the man accused of trying to extort david letterman is trying to make to the tiger woods' sex scandal. we'll talk exclusively to lawyers for both letterman and his alleged blackmailer in just a couple of minutes. >>> also ahead, four weeks ago today, utah mother, susan powell was reported missing, just ahead, the latest on the search and talk exclusively to powell's best friend about an effort now getting under way. >>> on a much, much lighter note -- how did she do? we'll catch up with the illinois woman who spent