i'm olga breese in for howard bernstein this morning. we have mostly cloudy skies. we'll see a little bit of sunshine through mid-morning and then the clouds move in later on this afternoon. it is a chilly start. right now sitting in the 30s. we'll hit about 40 degrees. the lower 40s by later on this afternoon. and that's about it. our winds out of the north near 5 to 10 miles an hour. it will be brisk and i'm tracking an opportunity for some snow accumulation in the saturday forecast. beverly? >>> olga, the point of concern in bethesda water main repairs are continuing southbound on 355 at cedar lane right near navy -- what we used to call navy med. walter reed and nih. wssc says the crew will be there at least a couple of hours from now into the morning rush hour. a complete look at the traffic coming up in just a few minutes. back to you jessica. >>> thank you beverly. the time right now is 4:41 and i'm watching your money. fingers crossed. maybe we can turn things around today. wall street has been down for four trading sessions in a row. yesterday, stocks did a

olga breese if for howard bernstein -- in for howard bernstein on this chilly friday morning. little bit of cloud cover and just some sunshine as we head through the day. weather planner will be sunny through mid morning. but by late afternoon, cloud cover starts to take over just a little bit. we're calling today officially partly cloudy. we should see highs in the low to mid-40s. by about that 5:00 hour. and then we back off dramatically overnight tonight. temperatures plummeting back down into the 30s. also tracking some point of view and an sunt for snow showers with a -- an opportunity for snow showers with a mix of rain saturday morning. mike? >>> all right, thanks olga. making news now at 6:24. secretary of state hillary clinton is heading bark to work next week according to her spokesperson. she has been recovering from a concussion that she suffered while she was fighting a stomach virus. she's been out of work for three weeks. >>> how does this sound? a mcdreamy poke chi know. maybe in the -- mocha chi know may be in the works. the actor is heading audiotape group pl

olga breese in for howard bernstein this morning. doppler radar is picking up on some of that moisture. spotty showers are possible through much of the day. we'll make it to the mid-40s by noontime w. he should hit highs in the low to -- noontime. we should hit highs in the low to mid-50s. >>> construction still in please here at the key bridge. i don't think it will be cleared till at least 5:30. it may affect your drive just a bit coming inbound on can fall road this morning. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:18. back to you, mike. >>> here is what's making news now at 5:11 this morning. the latest reports out of japan have greatly diminished the size of a tsunami that was warned that may hit. they did it within the hour. it was issued after a magnitude 7.3 quake rattled the same area hit by a massive quake in march of 2011. buildings in tokyo swayed but still no serious damage reports yet. >>> new details emerge about last month's deadly fire in bangladesh. an official tells the associated press the factory lost its fi

howard bernstein is here. jessica doyle is back. howard starts us off with weather first. >>> nice and quiet if you need to go anywhere, do anything, even through midday should be all right. it's going to be the afternoon into the evening where we have our problems. that's why our alert codes are yellow for today because the rain is going to be moving in. that could slow your trip to grandma's house down a little bit. >> some people are already at the malls because there are stores on the 24-hour cycle. >> what do we do? >> we should be shopping. we'll be out there soon. >> it will be midday we have some problems. north and west of town cold enough to have some snow and sleet. western maryland and west virginia. 42 by noon. could be a shower then south and west of d.c. then this afternoon looks wet. 5:00 temperature 40 with the rain. and if anybody sees any buildup on the grassy surfaces, martinsburg, winchester, the shenandoah valley, maybe north of frederick and howard county, all the moisture still well to our south and west appro

i'm olga breese in for howard bernstein this morning. chilly temperatures, everyone sitting in the 30s but feeling like the lower 30s. little bit of a wind out of the north near 10 miles per hour. we'll definitely sew some sunshine through early morning. by midday though you watch the cloud cover increase and we're partly cloudy for most of the day and then mostly cloudy by sun set. temperatures should make it into the middle range to lower 40s by late afternoon. and as we head into saturday, morning, a chance for snow. beverly? >>> olga, we're checking out the ride for folks in virginia. where any overnight road work should be put to bed and out of the way. looking good in on 66 to make it into the beltway and inside the beltway through falls church on to rosslyn everything open for you here on 66. now our next timesaver traffic update we'll tell you about a water main break in bethesda that may impact the ride back to you. >>> a young man found shot to death in a car. police responded to the scene early thursday near the corner of dry

howard bernstein is here.ear what you have to say. >>> tomorrow is going to be fine. it will be this afternoon and wednesday ugly days around here. in the mountains cold enough. could be a couple of problems there. some of you north and west may see a little sleet or wet snow. road temperatures should be warm enough. not expecting too many problems. here's a look at our day planner on this christmas eve. mostly cloudy skies. 32 in town. by lunch time 42, cloudy. could be a couple of showers, especially south and west. then looks like a wet afternoon and evening with the 5:00 temperature of 40. winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. moisture is coming in from the ohio valley, the tennessee valley all moving in our direction but it's still far away from us with a few breaks in the cloud cover. that's why we may start with a little bit of sun. there are winter weather warnings. on the other side of the divide, garrett county and the mountains of west virginia, that's a freezing rain advisory till 6:00 p.m. there will be so

olga breese in for howard bernstein. by the time we get past the 9:00 hour, cloud cover starts to sock us in. winds are out of the south and southeast. highs today should make it into the lower to middle range 40s. >>> the big issue involves an accident a tractor trailer a car that collided early this morning before 2:00 a.m. the ongoing investigation unfortunately, there was a fatality. between 2 and i-66 some traffic is able to squeeze by. you can just see there with one lane getting by. jessica back to you. >>> the time right now is 4:41. i'm watching your money. asian stock market trading lower. wall street does have a full trading day today. everything can be pinned on when lawmakers have a sign of compromise. the dow is at 12938 after selling off 158 points friday. i'm concerned congress won't be able to pull off a deal. the nasdaq lost more than 25 points and the s & p 500 slid by almost 16. >>> nearly 15,000 longshoremen from boston to houston will stay on the job from now. a federal mediator says those contracts

howard bernstein is back. i love your holiday tie with all the snowman. >> just trying to be festive on this christmas eve. >> that's what it's all about trying to be festive. snow in our area

. >>> olga breese in for howard bernstein this friday morning. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. we could see a few spotty showers through midday as temperatures move out of the 40s into the 50s. a nice cooldown tonight with a warm-up for part of our weekend. monika? >>> taking a look at the northbound side of i-95. you can see that volumes are still very light heading to 644 and the beltway. i take a look at 395 as well. much of the same to the 14th street bridge and into the downtown area. you want to know, though, this is a big weekend for work on metro transit. wheaton is one of five stations along metro's red line that will be closed this weekend. the tacoma, silver spring, forest glen and glenmont stations are the other four. buses will run between the fort totten and glenmont stations. shuttles will run between archives and water upon. there will not be green line service to l'enfant plaza. the yellow line will be closed for inspections at the bridge across the potomac river so in virginia, yellow line trains will follow the blue line tracks from the pentagon through easte

howard bernstein? >>> it's a cold one out there this morning.have -- i think andrea has set the table for you. it's sharply colder than it was this time yesterday. we have clear skies but a chill in the air. we're down to 36. remember yesterday morning it was 56, 59 degrees. much colder. 43 by noon. we're only going to get to about 46, 47 this afternoon. bundle up. thankfully winds fairly light. we had a patch of clouds overnight. those have scooted east of us. we're left with generally clear skies. temperatures down to 28 in winchester, hagerstown and cumberland. 23 in oaklands. frederick down to 29. on the bay keeps things a little bit warmer. naval academy is 39. 33 in la plata. our forecast highs below average. average highs 50. 46 in washington. perhaps 48 manassas and 45 at the naval academy and gaithersburg. 4:27. let's go over to monika with a look at timesaver traffic. >>> we have quite a few incidents. one in southeast minnesota avenue north of good hope road where fire activity remains. so watch out for that if you're traveling in the

breese in for howard bernstein. it is chilly outside but not as bad as yesterday. >> we are still dealing with cool temperatures. we are having clearing of the skies, but the temperatures really dipped. we are sitting in the 20s right now, but it is feeling more like the lower 20s. satellite radar bringing in a lit bit more cloud cover. we are going to mix the clouds and the sun for the first half of the morning. around 11:00 we will become completely overcast for the remainder of the day. right now 30 at reagan national airport, a chilly 31 in manassas. futurecast is going to bring the opportunity to see cloud cover move on this. i think that happens middle of the day. afternoon a pop of moisture is possible but not likely. for most of us by midnight though, those who will be celebrating out and bearly tomorrow morning a light rain or snow shower will pop on through. green weather alert for today and tomorrow. by wednesday, we are mostly sunny, little cooler as temperatures remain in the upper 30s. >>> on the north

howard bernstein is bundled up on the weather terrace and needs to be because it's definitely chilly. >> got the gloves, the jacket. earlier in the week i was sign in a suit jacket but a much, much colder morning out here, 20, 30 degrees colder than this time yesterday. we start with the day planner. it's going to be sunny and the winds will be relatively light today, turning southeast at 5 miles an hour. but much colder. 43 at noon with a high today about 46, 47 and sunrise not until 7:13. just starting to see a little nice glow in the southeast sky but the third quarter moon shining brightly overhead thanks for the clouds that went through and left us. we're left with mostly clear sky this morning and temperatures on the cold side. down to 23 in cumberland and frederick it's 27. for winchester and luray and culpeper 27. annapolis 38. even the pax river naval air station holding on to a little warm at 36. look for a sunny day, maybe a passing cloud with la in gaithersburg -- with 45 in gaithersburg. 46 at andrews. i'll be back in a few minutes and i have good news about warmer temper

. >> right now olga breese is in for howard bernstein. she has your weather first with a yellow alert day. >> we're getting closer to the weekend with an improvement but before we get to saturday, we have to get through friday. there are showers starting to move on n. doppler radar and satellite and radar combined. we'll show you how close the rain showers are. already getting some reports of rain down in southern portions of maryland into virginia and that's going to continue off and on throughout the day. yes, it could be a little slick in some spots for some folks as we head toward the later morning hours. for the day planner for today, expect the clouds around. mostly cloudy for most of us most of the day. i think we'll get a few breaks in the cloud cover late in the afternoon but for the most part we're off to a very chilly start. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. we're going to stick to the 40s well into the noontime hour. we should hit about 47, 48 around your lunch break into the afternoon though, that's when we see the i improveme

we will hear from former vermont governor howard dean, former white house economist, jared bernsteinnd a host of others who will weigh in. >>> don't look now but obama care taxes may just be getting started. will congress take aim at employer-sponsored health insurance? we will look at that and aetna's ceo will weigh in. >>> it's getting messy with this storm making its way across the country. now it's on the east coast. we have the latest on the nor'easter and how it could affect your money. mandy is kind of to stick around, stay late for us. she'll be with me at the top of the hour. see you guys then. >> you twisted my arm. >>> meantime, some signs of life in the housing market. the s & p home price index rose 4.3% year over year, the biggest increase in two and a half years. the index was down .1% month over month but that is likely seasonal so let's ignore it. all in all, no doubt housing making a big recovery in much of america. >>> what can we expect from the housing market in 2013 is the question. we've got the chief economist with good news but also a couple of warnings. i re