let's head over to jacqui jeras for look at the forecast. so nice and sunny. temperatures not bad, but look at this, clouds are already starting to move in and will continue to do so throughout the day. 52 and culpeper, rain showers should be arriving after lunch you can see that they are getting hefty. in pennsylvania we will see if you rumbles of thunder as well, high temperatures limited because the clouds are in the mid to upper 60's with chilly temperatures tomorrow morning. jamie: traffic is bumper-to-bumper in some spots. some good news, some bad news. debris is blocking the two left lanes on the inner loop the beltway just before college park . you can see the good news, too lanes are able to get by, but this gives you a good idea of how congested we are in both directions. 395, bumper-to-bumper traffic working your way in closer to the 14th treat bridge with a live look showing you how congested we actually are. so, a lot of slowing for you this morning. jummy: top stories right now frederick police investigating a hit and run crash

jacqui jeras is standing by. e, so grab the umbrella and have it handy, especially if you are west of i-95. our temperature right now, 59 degrees downtown. you can see the high, thin clouds across the region. we have two weather systems that will stand on top of us and bring us showers, maybe an isolated thunderstorm late today, especially west. high temperatures in the upper 60's to lower 70's. we expect rain showers in the morning tomorrow. drier conditions in the afternoon with temperatures only in the mid-60's. angela: on the roads right now it is still a struggle. the accident is reported on one of the ramps to inbound roosevelt ridge. as you travel on interstate 66. for folks making the drive on 395, the crash is southbound on the 14th street ridge, blocking a couple of lanes. an accident on branch avenue as you get to the beltway. this is the delay you will find from branch avenue to the wilson bridge. where we had the earlier crash, all lanes are reopened. heavy and slow on 270 merging onto the 270 spur. j

it's get over to jacqui jeras for that. right now, a sweater or jacket can start your day, 50 degrees in andrews. we do have a little bit of a brisk wind out of the northwest 10 to 15 miles per hour, it is expected to be a bit gusty late this morning and into the afternoon hours. despite that it will be warmer today with high temperatures in thepper 60's, dropping into the 40's tonight and tomorrow i think we will have a better chance of hitting 70 degrees. the wind will become her tomorrow, rain showers expected thursday and friday. angela: on the roads right now we will start with a look at interstate 270 before the congestion starts in hyattstown and continues to the 200 70 spur. no surprises around the beltway we are looking at heavy congestion after the merge and in silver spring on the traffic lane cameras have a live look at chantilly. closing two lanes for crash cleanup there, elsewhere it is just heavy congestion along with sun where delays and eastbound 66 from gainesville to vienna. back over to you, julie. jummy

brad: jacqui jeras is there is something over the horizon. ndant over the region high clouds over virginia, technical is starting to warm up now as a result of 54 in gaithersburg, 52 in manassas. grab the sunglasses today, you'll need it for the drive highs in the low to mid 70's across the region. rain showers possible tomorrow heaviest midday and then trying out for the afternoon and evening hours, cooler temperatures for the rest of the week. jamie: some glare is definitely -- some glare is definitely a factor this morning over the wet roads. there is an accident reported here and one near montgomery avenue but again, you can get by without much of a problem. new hampshire avenue, we are definitely on the brakes. this is the outer loop of the beltway working your way closer to colesville road. taking a look at the map i want to show you spot averaging 17 miles per hour, working your way closer to georgia avenue we loosen up quite a bit. brad: the top story we are following this afternoon, anne arundel county police will derive more informat

let's get over to jacqui jeras for look at that. downtown. hour by hour we will start to see a couple of clouds beginning to develop off to the west with a stray shower possible in the mountains. i think we will wake up to dry conditions tomorrow but a chance for spotty showers later in the day, we could get a rumble of thunder continuing into your friday morning. today we are expecting temperatures in the mid 70's, cooler tomorrow, but the weekend is shaping up very nice. angela: as we try to get through this rush-hour, yet another accident near the springfield interchange on the capital beltway passing the robinson terminal, but we start with a live look at robinson pike. great falls virginia, just past the leesburg tight interchanges when you will see the crash cleanup. elsewhere park police have put up ramp restrictions on 395 at the 14th street bridge adding to the heavy flow of traffic that we already had northbound on 395 and as we move quickly to the maryland camera i have a look at interstate 270 moving nicely now as it conn

doug hill, jacqui jeras eileen whelan will all keep you updated only strong storms tomorrow and that wjla.com. leon: you look when it. alison: -- you look winded. alison: don't respond. now tim has to pick up from there. tim: i have to follow that? good news for the maryland terrapins. and the national stumble out of the gate. >> and now the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealers. tim: any time we talk about augustine, augusta i get excited because it means the start of spring. the hottest player on the planet, gets into trouble. hits it stiff to the pin 8 under par. everybody was talking about the championship record. he bogeyed 15, got back with the birdie, finishing with a remarkable 64 today. >> this place is the most special place in golf. it's early right now, and i try not to think about anything other than getting back on number one tomorrow and finishing. tim: tiger woods was very pleased with his performance. he thought he played well enough to be at three under par. he short game was tremendous. he had three birdies, but he also had four bogeys, get

jacqui jeras is here to tell us it is an all day affair. jacqui: pretty much. doppler radar showing you mostly spotty light rain across the region, but this afternoon the chances of that being heavier are going to pick up. the wind is still out to the south, the cold front is passing through with different temperatures down in the upper 50's really about 60 degrees throughout the day, expecting rain showers to continue into the evening commute, but expect them to taper off overnight, sunshine back in the afternoon hours. jamie: a wet ride this morning. i want to start by giving you the idea of what you will see when you leave the house on 270. this is father hurley bovard heading in. brake lights working your way in from 80 in urbana all the way south to the 270 spur. this gives you an idea of how jammed we are. you can see some raindrops on the camera on 60. let's move to the map. a crash for you northbound on the baltimore-washington parkway at 202, we are seeing a backup behind that headed in on 295 brad:. we are following some breaking news out of montgomer

jacqui jeras has more on the rain coming down. foggy, and dreary on the roadside camera. 45 degrees is the temperature now. here are the showers we were talking about into luray, over toward culpeper. we continue to spread eastward across the region. rain shower changes will continue in the morning hours, but this afternoon looks right or. still dreary with temperatures cool, in the 50's for the nets today. tomorrow strong to severe thunderstorms possible in the afternoon. jamie? jamie: we have a crash on 355 southbound, further up is where we see the flashing lights causing a delay. this one is a big one. all lanes are blocked westbound right near 395 and the third street tunnel. traffic is being diverted onto the third street tunnel. as we move on to talk about what we have further north, the bw parkway, if you have to get to baltimore, a crash at powder mill northbound, already slows things down on the capital beltway with two lanes blocked. autria: two mensa suspected in an armored car robbery are in court today. jared william

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eileen: -- jacqui jeras: a brisk wind over the north at 12 miles per hour, take a look at the suburb,st right now, but blustery at times. late in the day we could see a few showers, showers more likely in the morning on sunday then they are in the afternoon. jamie: a big crash for us on 50, headed out of the city we have a live look at the accident on 66 westbound at westmoreland street. two lanes blocked, everyone using one lane, trying to merge and causing a headache. as we take a look at how slow the stretch is approaching this crash, let's go to the map. the best alternate is the head outbound on the gw parkway. sycamore street i want to show you these delays to give you an idea. 66, this is what you are going to be getting into. jummy: one top story we're following this friday, a memorial service is that today for a university of mary washington student who was strangled. 20-year-old grace man died last week at her home in fredericksburg. one of her roommates is charge in her murder. today's service begins at noon. right now we continue on "news channel 8." see you back here in 2

jacqui jeras has the latest. indrops coming down, 48 degrees so much cooler than we were yesterday. rain showers coming in across the region with showers on the beltway headed off to the, be aware of that if you travel on interstate 95 or the vw our way. taking a look at the forecast today. still going to stay overcast temperatures in the 50's today, that will be the case tomorrow as temperatures reached near 80 with stronger thunderstorms late in the day. really us -- jamie: really a stronger commute for you. a lot of people with headlights on, when you leave the house this morning make sure that you keep the headlights on even though you are in daylight. talking about one crash in daylight near seminary road they just pulled away and we had a bit of activity as we look at the backup and this slow one near edsall road. get ready for those delays. autria: we want to get -- get to some of the top stories we were working on this morning. a fundraising effort this morning for the fire trucks that were destroyed in th

let's get with jacqui jeras. 12 miles for our. as we switch the maps you see that we have 50's across the region, sunshine expected abundantly throughout the day we are expecting them to warm up to around 70 degrees as we head into the afternoon hours, a few showers possible by late in the day. jamie: starting off with slow traffic we have got issues for you to watch out for with delays. beginning with heavy traffic on 395 working your way past duke street we are on the brakes. as we move to talk about an issue on seminary road everything's on the shoulder. 395 southbound we have an accident on the third street tunnel and for the last two hours we have had this activity on the left shoulder. you can get by that business 234 , a lot of congestion just getting into the downtown area. jummy: some top stories right now, funeral services will be held today for the university of mary washington student allegedly killed by her roommate. services for grace man begin at 10:00 at temple i'll shalom in falls church. a heari

we want to start with a check of your forecast with jacqui jeras. that the clouds are starting to filter into northern maryland. an isolated shower will be possible as well north of the city. the wind is gusty with a high of around 54 degrees tonight it's fair skies with a low 47. angela: on the roads right now we are moving nicely around the capital beltway, but it is getting to the beltway where you are on the freight of the most part. jam quality earlier accident activity. as we head to the traffic land camera for another wide look at internet 60 -- interstate 66 we have progress that is only clear and looking at delays eastbound that continue all away to the roosevelt bridge, no issues to report if you are traveling on 395, just volume delays. back over to you, jummy. jummy: top stories this morning, montgomery county police are asking for your help finding a missing woman. south chelsea lane bethesda, five foot two inches and weighs 110 pounds. sworn in today as a u.s. attorney general to hold that position, she replaces eric holder. you can get

we are getting over to jacqui jeras with a check on that. have an hour ago. peaks of sunshine across the area west of d.c., a live picture right now on the weatherbug network shows you that we have got a few breaks with 66 degrees, which is not too bad, warming things up nicely throughout the day, live stormwatch doppler seven radar showing showers to the east of the region now, cooler in some spots, 52 in winchester. the hourly forecast for the day sunshine and 70's by midday, a few strong to possibly severe thunderstorms by the middle of the afternoon. jamie: a lot of spots definitely something to keep in mind we want to give you an idea of eastern avenue with the school bus and cars behind it blocked off for most of the morning because of the standing water. we have the flooding and they have reopened this, you can get through here without an issue. we still have an accident for you on the inner loop of the beltway, moving to give you an idea of how slow the traffic is, this is the delay in your braddock road the crash is actually it gall

featured waiters like jacqui jeras, suzanne kennedy who had a minor mishap there. sorry, suzanne we had to show that. they competed at the tables, the celebrities wanted to see who could get the most tips and suzanne and jacqui did a great job. thanks for coming out and joining us, folks. we raised a lot of money and helped out really good people doing a lot of good things with the special kids and raised about $150,000. and every single one of those graduates are going on to college. can't mention names. i have to thank the folks at table four, table eight, table two, table one and table five, you are the best. thank you. five was suzanne's. we have to thank them. alison: they had drinks spilled on them? all right. well, drivers were abuzz in washington state today. still to come, a look at the accident that left them just sitting and hoping not to be stung! leon: but first -- >> it's tough, but, you know that's -- we make it through for sarah. alison: the accident that rocked the u.s. navy at the end of the cold war. leon: now, here's a look at what's coming up t

let's head over to jacqui jeras. jacqui: it looks pretty good, it just does not feel so hot.e north. light snow flurries. we can get a sprinkle in northern maryland, mainly west of d.c. it is going to be breezy and cool today, and tonight a freeze watch out to the west. most of us will wake up to the 30's. jamie: slow traffic on 395, bumper-to-bumper. we are only in the single digits in the main lanes. let's look at how a light our volume should be. it is very -- the accident on the 14th street bridge is cleared away. this is the red line on 395 that you see here. our commute on 66 very heavy as well. 95 cleared out from an earlier issue with an incident we had this morning. jummy: some of our top stories -- the man accused of murdering three people in alexandria has a motions hearing today. attorneys for charles severance are asking for a change in venue. the man who tried to assassinate president reagan is in u.s. district court today. john hinckley's lawyers testified yesterday his client is clinically ready to live full-time outside a mental hospital. prosecutors disputed

autria: 8:26 this morning, get ready, storms are headed our way and jacqui jeras is tracking the lateste if you look out the window right now but cloudy and dreary conditions with stable air in place, 45 degrees in manassas, the storm is just several hours away, moving through west virginia as we speak. there is a small threat at a few of these could be severe with the greatest potential being in the form of damaging winds this afternoon. jamie: slow traffic in some spots this morning, a little bit amp for you, let's start taking a look at 390 five with traffic approaching the 14th street bridge, definitely going to be heavy, we have got that working your way from edsall road. on the interstate as we moved to the map we want to talk about the closure that we have on h street between 10th and 11th streets northeast. autria: jamie, thank you. sorry, we are staying on top of the breaking news morning out of anne arundel county where they wrapped up a press conference where a police officer was in critical condition after an overnight shooting in arnold maryland. a spokesman with the police