with winds t 16 miles per hour outtof the northwest in baltimore. 23-mile-an-hour winds inners town andake a look at thh wind gusts, up to 30 mills per hour in baltimore. winds will be playing a big role today, because it will make temperatures feel a whole lot chillier. how much chillier. take a ook at the ssate temperaturess3 22 in salisbury and 19 in3 hagerstown. only 5 out in oakland. we factor in the winds, it will feel like ingle diiits throughout state this morning. and look at that in oakkand. it feels like 15 below zero. that's is why there's a wintee advisory in allegheny and garrett county. ú%%-aggin, indicate that the wis are trong, beeween that high pressure to the south and west and the ow pressure north and east. we're oing to be catching the is could be bringing us snowhat %-out of the west to the east d that may keep it away from us oú maybe thh southern pprt of the state gets a few snow thundershowers by thursdaa, it loo likes. 25-mile--n-hour winds.252 20 to winds up to 45 miles per hour..3 it will make t feel like thee3 -eens when you get to the higher parts of the s

we are talking about a problem on the east side of town. innerp at suitland road where the accident is on the right side of the road. single lanes are blocked but delays, as you can you can see, approaching route 4, pennsylvania avenue. coming up in my next report we will look at what is going on with the accidents around town. >>> this morning leaders in sweden are telling people to remain calm in the wake of two bombings this weekend. >> it's one of the stories making news now. >>> the only person killed was the suicide bomber. but two passersby were hurt. the blast hit the popular shopping area. no word on the motive behind the attack. >>> sarah palin is calling for more u.s. aid to haiti. she's there as part of a humanitarian visit. she is calling for more money to stop an ongoing cholera epidemic. >>> they are staying alert from mudslides in the seattle, washington area. three inches of rain fell in 24 hours there. causing major flooding this weekend. showers are predicted through wednesday. >>> some say that schools are failing children and

north of town, inner loop, georgetown road, initial reports. own at this hour, through nortast washington, kenilworth, new york avenue on in and the major roadways through southeast, a fine commute. no concerns. out on the rails this hour, still have the blue line delays because of an earlier problem. vre and marc now no delays. good news there. joe, eun. >> thank you, jerry. >> as you heard, the winter weather is causing slick conditions. megan mcgrat is live in northwest with a look at conditions there. still slippery and slick? >> yeah, it really is. we have seen the wind kick up in the last half hour or so. gusts bring the temperatures down. we're standing here at the intersection of fox hall and reservoir road. you can see snow covered and icy conditions we have here. didn't get a ton of snow last night. it was a dusting but in you to cause problems. as the cars drive over the snow, they're melting it a little bit. because of the coldemperatures and the wind, it's freezing on the surface of the road. we are seeing areas all around town wher

at 295, you have construction in the left lane and the inner loop south of town at telegraph road, construction on the ramp as well. watch for the detour. peggy, andrea? >> here's a look at the stories we are following for you while you slept. >> reporter: richard holbrooke is in critical condition this morning. he had surgery to repair a torn artery. he observes as a special envoy for afghanistan and pakistan. he's perhaps best known for helping to broker the 1995 agreement thanked the war in bosnia. >>> in sunday night football, philadelphia took a half game lead over the giants in the nfc east with a 30-27 win over dallas. jackson had a 91-yard touchdown pass in the longest play from scrimmage this season in the nfl. jackson had 210-yards in reception. today will be the first real test for the tax deal president obama brokered with republican lawmakers. the measure is scheduled for a preliminary vote in the senate but several house democrats say they plan to make changes to the wording of the bill. >> the white house tax cut proposal is expected to pass the first key test. >> i can say we ha

a look at the weekend in ten minutes. >>> a live look around town. inner loop at aentownroad, police dealing with an accident. also beltway at college park. g.w. parkway, right there, the ramp to the inner lop, be careful. no accidents so far. one more stop. we'll head out and see how things are progressing. 270 and the capital beltway doing fine. out on the rails so far, met is okay. 300 and 302 are delays. brunswick 870, 872. joe and eun. >> thank you, jerry. >>> it was a notable quotable. find out who had the top quote of the past year. >>> also ahead, the terror attack that rattled nerves. >>> another rough ride on the high seas for crews passengers. oh, i see. a throne for the tv... room for movies... your workout gear... non-stop football... it's a man cave! the ys next door will never leave. who says we want them to? >>> good morning and welcome back. today the u.s. senate will have its first vote on a tax cut compromise. the deal president obama made with the republicans stirred the pot within the president's own party. some democrats are publicly

it is so cold, in fact, inner harbouu today was looking like a ghhst town. -emperatures in the 20s. stronggwind makes it feel colder than th. >> chhef meteorologiss vytas reid joins us now with a cold %-and word of some more possible snnw. vytas? >> yeah, it looks like definitely e have a system pushing in from the west. today we saw plenty of sunnhine. buu cold air s over the %-from the west it its the cold of snow tomorrow. llokiig at winter weather advisoryy for howard countyy down toward ppince georgg's countt and montgomery county -orthern virginna. and partssof the eastern shore.@ so all getting snow. but it is how much will cooe down that weewill look aa. predicted snoofall here. model runn computer thinkiig we will sse an @%nh to theenorth of us in cockeysville. oveeran inch in baltimore. almmst an inch innwestminster. towaad frederick. gaitherssurg and ttward to 2 inches possibly. anddas yoo get toward dc. 3 inches of snowfall.3two to so further soutt you are on 95. -he heavier amounts of snow are @%ssible. so it looks likk this will start for the baltimore area. central ma

check outhe capital beltway north of town in maryland. there's the inner loop, there's the outer loo and route 29. colesville road, so far so good. let's head over and see how ings are progressing if you're headed on in, making the trip in this morning, no big concerns headed on up toward the douglas bridge. we'll switch gears here and check thin out, making the trip on in. no early worries along kenilworth avenue to northeast. travel lanes are open moving along nicely. no snow yet joe a eun. >> yeah, that's nice. thanks, jerry. >>> well, this is the season for giving. you can have a child in need have a merry christmas. generous gives have donated some 10,000 gifts for the toys for tots program sponsored by the prince george's county police. but there is a tremendous need for another 45,000 toys. you can also drop off an unwrapped present at union station. today is the final call fortoys for tots drives from 7:00 to 10:00 this morning. as an added bonus to stop by, they're also giving something away. they're raffling off a play station 3. >>> police in fa

the outer loop north of town is in pretty good shape. the inner loop accidents has been cleared. traffic along 95 in virginia, no wrecks. northbound, roddick road, accident to the left. 66 east near the visitor center, there was a broken-down car blocking the second lane to the right. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we are on storm-wise this morning. the region is bracing for a blast of wintry weather. >> people are not taking chances. if they are gearing up. courtney robinson as a look at what to expect. the snow could get tricky for drivers. >> that's right. especially when it comes to the evening commute. the snow is going to fall around midday. that has transportation officials concerned that when the temperatures drop this evening, things could get slippery. for metro residents, this is their biggest fear, a repeat of last year, another storm blanketing the area with snow. >> we are purchasing snow shovels. >> many are preparing for the winter weather. workers at the springfield home depot folks say they have been busy since saturday, selling more than 1000 shovels. have ton'

inner loop between tysons corner and rockville pike. the latest information, 395 to the 14th street bridge. no concerns. thers the outbound. looking good. capital beltway, south of town, reports of a broken down vehicle on the inner loop between route 1 alexandria and the interchange at telegraph road. starting off quietly >> a northern virginia man is behind bars accused of threatening to bomb the metro system. he posted the threats on facebook. tracee wilkins joins us live in arlington where the man lived. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this all happened after a chat conversation that happen in early december on facebook with a woman where fbi officials are saying that conversation became threatening and eventually got out of hand. these are photos of fbi agents serving warrants at the arlington home of 20 something year old awais younis, known as sonny. he explained how he would build a pipe bomb and where to place them in order to have the most casualties. the native of afghanistan had pictures posted on his profile of him in afghanistan holding weapons and posing with explosivess well. one had a quote that said, my family business. now, federal court,

inner loop. out are loop, your lanes are open. other side of town, that is the outer loop. salt trucks still in place just in case. that is what you are finding on both the shoulders here on both the inner and outer loop of the beltway. still likely to encounter some black ice out there so be careful. southbound 270, no incidents to report out of rockville headed to the lane divide. lane are open and volume is heavy in manassas slowing 50 to vienna. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> it just occurred to me the last time we worked when it was snowing, i was in richmond covering an american idol contestant and our executive producer said forget american idol, it is snowing. and we were doing just that. >> are you concerned possibly that your holiday pack ams won't reach their final destinations in time? we are going to get the scoop on fedex and ups shipping when we head to new york for our business beat. >> we're the bowman family in japan. >> we would like to send warm wishes out to john, jamie, jackson, logan and alex ain annandale, virginia. ha

town. this time in virginia. on the inneroop looks okay from braddock to 6 on the outer loop a disabled vehicle is reported after braddock road and that's in the roadway. now let's take you to 395. you have delays basically from edsall to seminary. activity here at the 14th street bridge. we will keep you posted on that situation. and in the next report we will look at maryland roads. >>> the word from police this morning, is take it slow and easy on any slick roads. >> kristin fisher is live on i- 95 in maryland. what are things like out there? >> we are starting to see traffic pick up as we start to head to the heart of the morning rush. you can see this is 495 outer loop near college park, maryland. you can see the traffic is moving pretty well. the main section of the roadway, those four -- let's see, we have at least four lanes that are fully clear, but it's those shoulders we are starting to see the snow pack up and if we walk this way. get to the other side. this is again 495, outer loop. you can see that traffic is re

we'll take you first to the beltway on the south side of town where there's an accident on the innerof the beltway. as you head westbound on 495 approaching telegraph road, the accident sitting in the right lane so be careful as you leave the wilson bridge if you're heading over toi-95 in -- to i- 95 in springfield. there's an accident between the fairfax county parkway and backlick road. you want to be careful on the northbound side of i-95 in the newington area. overall generally the beltway looks final. we'll zoom in over to i-270 where there is an accident as you -- there was an accident on the northbound side at shady grove road. southbound side you've got this now to deal with as you head down from germantown. about a 25 to 30-minute ride. now to your travel times. on the inbound side of i-66, route 7100 to the beltway 15- minute ride. 495 from 95 around to 270 really only 12 minutes. not bad. 95 in from 216 to the beltway a 9-minute ride. coming up in my next report, we'll update you on the accident down in alexandria on the beltway. >>> 6:32. just a few hours the senate will

inner loop. volume only. both on 66 and t beltway. but certainly getting vry heavy and very busy. south of town at the wilson bridge. tough commute out of oxen hill across the bridge span. issue was broken down truck on the beltway. inner loop, telegraph road. it is out of the roadway. unfortunately the backup extends to 295, reaching to 210. over on 395 as you head from the beltwa up towards the pentagon, looking good. lanes are open there. one more stop. key bridge, both directions between rosslyn and georgetown. no hangups. lanes open. dry pavement. metro and vre okay. marc brunswick 870 d 890, close to 30-minute delays. >>> 22 degrees. 6:32. what you will now be allowed to pack when you ride trak. >>> why wikileaks founder julian assange is still in jail even though he was granted ail. >>> a horrific moment on videotape. a man pulls out a gun and starts shoo winter mode. stdard on every 2011 jaguar. winter will never feel the same again. special lease and finance offers available for a limited time. see your d.c.-area jaguar dealer to learn more. >>> a routine school board meeting in florida turned into a scary s

inner loop of the beltway. outer loop, university boulevard. smooth sailing so far. new york avenue, as you come over the anacostia, bladensburg road, looking pretty good. elsewhere, trip into town, moving along well, rhode island avenue. no issues to report. all the travel lanes open and available. so good news there as well. looking good out there, eun. >> so far sogood. travelers may be packing more than just presence when they ride amtrak. starting today, passengerare allowed to check guns and ammunition on their luggage during certain rail cars. first, you must be traveling between stations that offer ecked baggage service. make a reservation no more than 24-hour in advance. weapons must be unloaded and stored in approved containers. amtrak banned weapons after 9/11. >>> three telework centers may be closing. they save a few hundred government employees to commute into the district every day. but federal funding will end in march as president obama signed a bill to increase the number of workers to telecommute. the idea is to get more people to work from home. >>> aaa predicts 92.3 million people will travel at least 50 january 2nd. that's up 3% from last year. more than 90

town coming inbound along 66. slowdowns working in from fair oaks toward 123. slow traffic continuing at nutley street to the beltway. the innerp is congested from braddock up toward 66. a live shot at river road from the beltway towardgoldsboro. and a dusting, i don't want to it that but enough to have slick spots on the road. but better than this morning so we can see pavement. so don't take anything for granted. icy patches out there to look forward to it. this is inbound south capital street across douglas bridge and all lanes are open here with no other problems reported. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> we want to revisit the breaking news from baltimore where six people were killed in a fire. firefighters were called to a road in east baltimore and they went inside the home to fight the fire and they had to evacuate and fight the fire from outside. again, six people dipped in this house -- died in the house fire. ages and names of the victims are not known. we'll bring you more information as soon as we get it. >>> another big story we're following this morning, the menu at schools may be changing. pre

town is low as you go from college park to silver spring. nothing is stopped on the roadway. 270 is cleared out and 66 is still slow and the inner loop is stillng some snowflakes in culpeper. a lot of the radar is showing midlevel cloud cover. look at what is to come as the air saturdays. this will continue to hit the ground as it moves into our region very we are expecting off and on light to moderate snow showers midday, late morning for the early afternoon. that will taper off by the evening rush hour and it is called with temperatures in the upper 20's. some hire snowfall potential south of the metro area. a little bit warmer tomorrow. >> thanks for watching and we will be back at noon. "live with regis and kelly" is up next.