these are the coldest temperatures i could find. 25 in woodbine and leesburg, now 26 in leesburg. 27ast d.c. is the warmest. 29 in hagerstown, 30 in fairfax. rockville at the freezing mark. highs in the mid 50's. increasing clouds, filtered sunshine later this afternoon and evening. along and east of i-95, a few light showers around and after trick-or-treat time. we will start tomorrow cloudy with sunshine by midday temperatures in the mid 50's. 60 by thursday with sunshine. >>> good news for drivers on 66 eastbound at the exit for warrenton/marshall. an accident is completely gone. relatively good in virginia as far as interstate travel, the beltway, looks good inside the beltway through falls church and across the potomac river. no problems in maryland on the beltway, 270 and 70. >>> a developing story in prince william county. an illegal immigrant will go on trial today after being charged in a crass that killed a nun last year. >> carlos montano was drunk when he got behind the wheel. >> this is going to affect the debate over enforcement of immigration laws. ben eisler as more.

we'll say 60 in leesburg and 60 also in manassas.ll right, the zone forecast, well, west of the device, oakland held in the 30s today, we'll put you in the tomorrow. more sunshine, partly sunny. upper 50s for hikerstown and -- hagerstown and culpepper. but again, warrenton and manassas, they will be struggling to get to 60. but without the wind, you will feel quite nice. downtown 61, 61 in gaithersburg, low 60s as you go into southern maryland. that's waldorf all the way up here. and the winds will be strong enough on the bay right up potomac for the small craft advisory through friday. we'll break it down for you. 40s to start, partly cloudy, 65 by noon. 58 to 63 under partly to mostly sunny skies. pretty nice day. the next three days, saturday, fantastic. 62, a little chilly for the walk, but we'll see you out there at 10:00. 9th and madison on the mall. great on sunday. 65 with sunshine. all right, next seven days, monday, there's a cold front that will be approaching. we're going to put some clouds in and maybe a shower. it's not

some 50 50s here and there. 57 in leesburg. but 60 in sterling.so we have a cold front that will move through tonight. but actually, it will end up breezy and cool overnight. a terrific tuesday. even milder on wednesday and yes, find your umbrella for thursday. for tonight, early shower or sprinkle and then breezy and cool. 46 to 52. winds will become northwest at 10 to 15. that's a signal the cold front gone through. temperatures inside the beltway in downtown, 50s. 51 downtown. but plenty of 40s elsewhere. 45 in rockville. 46 in college park and bowie. even down south, 48 in waldorf and mid 40s in fairfax and reston and fairfax and sterling and only 43 in leesburg and 43 in manassas. now by tuesday morning, great. mostly sunny and cool. you'll need your sunglasses. 40s and 50s. winds light and then by afternoon, mostly sunny and pleasant. just spectacular. high temperatures, upper 6 0áz. winds remain light at 10. so we'll break it down for you. 46 to 52 to start. then 58 to 63 by noon with sunshine and 64 to 69 by evening under mostly sunny skie

the temperatures are still chilly. 52 downtown, 46 in gaithersburg. 52 in leesburg. only down to 54 in fredericksburg. here's the deal, we're going to have a big improvement for you. finally improving tonight, chilly again, a dry morning commute. you'll need your sunglasses tomorrow. dust them off again. and just wonderful on wednesday. the nicest day of the week. really the rest of the week looks pretty good. mostly cloudy tonight, chilly, showers are possible. winds are out of the northwest at about 10. most of the showers will be out of here by midnight. look at the lows, a lot of blue here, indicating the 40s. we are looking at 44 for good faithers burr. good faithers -- gaithersburg. 45 in reston and 46 in fairfax. so that is a chilly night. now tomorrow morning, becoming partly sunny, nice, breezy, cool, grab your sunglasses, 40s and 50s. 60s though by late morning. and then by the afternoon, partly cloudy, breezy, milder, a big improvement. a high of 65 to 69 and winds are out of the northwest at 10 to 15. we'll break it down for you. and some clouds that will

now we have thunderstorms associated with it in warrenton and leesburg.vy rain in frederick county and portions of west virginia. they are going to continue to see the rain as it makes its way in. take a look at the wider picture here. the rain around the region and to the west in west virginia, strong thunderstorms there. even stronger storms down toward raleigh to the south of raleigh, a couple tornado warnings associated with the warnings. they have to rotate around the huge area of low pressure. behind it, much colder air. back to the west, atlanta, georgia, a high temperature of only 52. i don't think it will be that cold but it will be chilly. flood advisories along the potomac. normal flooding along the potomac. right along the chesapeake bay, we are going to seek -- keep the umbrellas handy. i'll show you how cool we get in a minute. >> thanks, doug. >>> the apple stores closed today to give the employees time to watch a video of a private memorial service for steve jobs. that service was held at the apple headquarters in cupertino, california. th

the rain from leesburg to ocean -- leesburg to orange county and this is moving to the south and tilting and pivoting to the northwest. again, we have not seen lightning with it and a bigger picture will show you why we're going to continue to watch radar. we'll switch you to the sentinel radar and we're concerned about a huge whirlpool of rain from chicago and just grazing missouri. st. louis drying out for the series. a lot of heavy rain through ohio and that is pivoting out there and is possible it could send some energiy this way. a chance of showers and storm at 7:00 with a temperature of 66 and we may carry the threat until 9:00. by 11, we should be down to lingering showers and we're going to continue to watch it. if we see anything severe, we'll send you a message this half hour. the clouds and the cooler temperatures, i think, are keeping thunderstorms at bay for the time being. >> thank you, sue. >>> exports say there is no danger to drivers and the road is safe. the crews spent the day shoring up some of the concrete along maryland's inner county connector. the first phase of

downtown. 63 manassas and leesburg. if you haven't yet headed to a football game, temperatures in the 60s. mid-60s by 8 p.m. and low 60s by the time the games are over. check out dc highschoolsports.net for the latest. highlights tonight at 11 p.m. i will let you know if it will last through the redskin game. >>> his death was ruled a homicide. prosecutors chose not to press charges and now the family of the man who died outside of the d.c. 9 nightclub has filed suit. we will tell you how much they want and who he will want it from. >>> first, a new law allows people to carry weapons into florida state capital. why it has state workers really worried. that's up next. >>> the fighting continues tonight in the libyan tall of country of moammar gadhafi. >>> a new florida law now allows anybody with a permit to take a gun inside the state capital. this went into effect on october 1st and let's people with concealed weapon permits to bring their firearms in the building. guns are not allowed inside any legislative meeting. r

right now temperatures in the 60s. 68 downtown. 64 frederick. 64 leesburg. so if you're going to go to a high school football game temps will be in the 60s but the winds will make it feel a little bit cooler. we will come back and talk about the forecast for the weekend including the redskins game. >> still ahead on 9news now. dramatic video from a gas station robbery in alexandria is caught on tape. and also, the sounds of the pleas of the attendant. that story is ahead. >>> plus, the long delay dedication of the martin luther king jr. memorial. it will happen this weekend. we will have a preview when we come back. >>> after a nearly two-month delay the memorial to martin luther king jr. will finally be dedicated this weekend. crews are putting the finishing touches on the memorial site and a detailed program including speakers and music and dramatic readings begin at 8 a.m. sunday. it all culminates with a musical selection from aretha franklin. i will be hosting our live coverage of the dedication beginning at 11 a.m. on sunday. result this weekend defens

now, 23 miles per hour wind gusts downtown now. 18 in leesburg and frederick. calming down just a bit. in the 10 to 15 range overnight. so turning cooler, still breezy tonight. not windy. l chilly overnight. cool, but nice on friday and crisp for you for high school football. now, that means wear a sweatshirt. for tonight, breezy and chilly. low temperatures in the 40s. but only about 10 to 15, even downtown we're talking about upper 40s, though it is cool. a different story for you tonight. 49 even in articlington. 46 in rockville. 47 in bowie. i think even they had sneak into the upper 40s tonight. mid-40s as you go out into reston and fairfax and sterling. 44 in leesburg and 4 had in manassas -- 44 in manassas. partly cloudy, breezy, chilly, grab your sunglasses. and the winds will still be a little breezy in the morning, the southwest 10 to 15. but by the afternoon, partly cloudy and cool. high temperatures around 60. winds are out of the northwest at 10. that's the nice fall day. all right, your zone forecast. we'll put them at 48 tomorrow. upper 50s for h

now, it extends to leesburg. the heavy rain and severe weather towards leesburg and reston. right around reston. the heaviest of rain right now or one of those pockets right around western fairfax approaching chantilly, virginia. let me put the lightning on, too. there's been quite a bit of lightning with these cells as we watch them in afternoon and evening. tieson's corner you are about to get hit with a heavy cell. probably ponding going on in a few of the roads there. the other cell that's just west of quantico making its way northeastward heading to woodbridge around montclair. it puts williams county and southwestern fairfax county until 6:00 p.m. you are looking at that whole area that is covered with heavy rain and lots of lightning and based on radar, it could potentially be producing a tornado. these are the areas we are looking at west of 495. eventually, if it holds together, it will be passing through eastern loudoun county and up into montgomery county. by the time we get to 6:30 and 7:00. doug? >> let's zoom in and go to graphics 29. i want to show exactly whe

through leesburg again and frederick and hagerstown. the places it's raining now will be raining in the same places an hour from now. so look at some hefty amounts of rain. but again, right now don't see anything in terms of damaging winds or tornadoes. we will keep you posted. want to show you the live picture. this is storm number one. this is storm number two coming up the coast and inbetween the storms. this storm will hang in the midwest for a while, but eventually the storm, the second storm will pull away and dryer air will work its way in here late tonight and tomorrow morning. threat ends tonight. storms are possible early. the main threat is damaging winds. windy on thursday and turning a little cooler. not super cool tomorrow, but cooler on friday. so for tonight, mostly cloudy, windy, and mild. evening thunderstorms. some heavy. low temperatures in the 50s. winds southwest and gusty. that will roll in after midnight. by morning, becoming partly cloudy. winds southwest 15 to 25. by afternoon, partly cloudy, windy and cooler.

high temperatures tomorrow, 78 in washington. 76 in leesburg. 77 in manassas.sburg, 74 degrees tomorrow. lots of sunshine. it is really going to be a super afternoon. on sunday, the army 10 miler going on. i know jim is going to be taking part in that, right jim? ten miles. >> i'm running it twice. >> he's running 20 miles. he's going to be in two heats. going toward the washington monument and around portions of or around the memorial bridge. the army ten miler is looking good. 60 degrees at the start, starting at 8:00. the final heat at 8:15. mostly sunny with more beautiful weather. the beautiful weather, hey, it just continues. sunday, the high temperature 81. monday, columbus day, a high of 83. >> if i knew about the weather i would have started training. >> and run three? >> yeah. >> you mean you didn't? >> i don't need to train. >> thanks, doug. >>> the fountain of youth in a pill? one company claims they can keep the gray hairs away. tareq says so long to michaele. now a piece of salahi history can be yours for a price. >>> coming up tonight on news 4 a

a fantastic weekend in store and temperatures very nice, too. 69 in baltimore. 73 in leesburg. a closer look to the d.c. metro area. 78 in rockville. camp springs, andrews air force base 69 degrees. mt. vernon 72. doppler radar, no rain to talk about over the next few days and really on into the middle of next week. we are going to be nice and dry. no rain. also no clouds from new york through richmond. we are completely high and dry out there. high pressure dominating the area giving us all the sunshine. nice and mild today. nice and warm tomorrow. i think warmer during the day on sunday. then on monday, we start to see changes. this is why. it's going to come from an area of low pressure. potentially an area of low pressure could be a depression or storm next week that makes its way to the south and into our area. we have great weather now but next week, you may have to pull out the umbrellas, once again. clear skies this evening, really great. 64 to 68 degrees. tomorrow morning temperatures on the cool side. 42 in the cooler suburbs, 52 in the city. watch for areas of fog to

leesburg is starting to see the ra around blue month. herndon, fairfax down 123 toward overnight a few more showers. tomorrow, high temperatures get back into the low 70s. the wind shifts out of the south. we are going to see our chance of showers. most of those late in the day. tomorrow is a drier day. the complete forecast and extended coming up at 6:00. >> see you doug. >>> a story on chris cooley and his mom. >> his mom had breast cancer in 2008. now, he's making a big impact in the community with his wife christy and continuing to pay it forward. a great community effort. he had off season knee surgery. he's yet to return to full strength. it's limited his production to seven catches in 66 yards. he's staying positive. his biggest contribution is his leadership in the. he's a leader in the community making an impact on women dealing with breast cancer. he's a fighter on the football field despite injuries number 47 gives everything he had for that extra yard. he's been playing like that during his entire eight year nfl career. it's

it's cool outside. 51 arlington. 50 bethesda. 52 in leesburg. the forecast, by 7:00 temperatures in the low 50s. by 8:00 temperatures around 50. by 9:00 temperatures in the upper 40s. it will be dry through 9:00. we will tell you when the showers will roll in. . >>> still to come on 9news now, fright night. a closer look at the lucrative business of scary people. ♪ [ jerry ] attention shoppers. your groceries are the size of idaho but the interest rate on your checking is small potatoes. earn more at capital one bank. get new high yield free checking. your interest rate will be 5 times the national average. that's huge. and free atms at any bank. free is good. sign up at capital one bank. what's in your wallet? what is he, a clydesdale. >>> an iconic washington tour operator called it quits after 42 years. tour mobile that operated the buses on the mall seized operations due to financial issues according to a u.s. parks service spokesman. as many as 200 employees are out of work. >> i never thought this day would come but it's quite a auspicious

we are looking at mid-50s in great falls, sterling, 54 also out toward leesburg. so, yes, three in a row. crisp for high school football tonight. a chilly start tomorrow. early golf game tomorrow it will be chilly. cool but nice for the rest of the day. we get a break on sunday. a little bit milder on sunday. so for tonight partly cloudy and chilly again. low temps in the 40s. winds out of the northwest at 10. so even downtown by tomorrow morning, 6 a.m., 7 a.m. temps will be in the upper 40s. 42 tonight in rockville. 43 bowie. even down in charles county. 45 in waldorf out to the west. 43 in reston and fairfax and sterling and herndon. tomorrow morning mostly sunny and chilly. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. winds still in check out of the northwest at about 10 and by afternoon mostly sunny and calbut nice. high temps around 60. winds out of the northwest at 10. our average high is about 67. a little bit below average but not crazy cool. you go out across the divide tomorrow it is kind of crazy cool. 44. that's it. 54 in cumberland. low 60s in culpeper but warre

we had a crash on the inner loop at leesburg pike. on the inner loop leaving springfield to annandale and merrifield. this is after 66 but before route 7 and that car wreck is in the right lane. >>> thank you 6:42 and 52 degrees. >> we will be right back. >> welcome back. >> have you been watching the gop debate? >> i will wait until everybody is voted off the island. [applause] [laughter] >> the president sits down with jay leno. >> we will have highlights of what's next for the president's west coast tour. we know the president has some serious issues he will talk about. at the same time, these appearances on "the tonight show"mad don't they? >> they do. he has a wide audience. the president has been on the show four times. he really has a chance to connect with people in a way he does not have standing behind a podium at the white house. >> how did he do? >> it is not the toughest interview ever. jay leno gives him a chance to relax and connect 121 if he can for the television screen and talk about some things that would not get ac

we have the story from leesburg. >> reporter: vineyard owners say this is the worst season they haveon a scale of one to ten how bad it is, they say an eight. >> as a grower, we need the sunshine on a regular basis. i'm kind of depressed. i'm challenged. >> reporter: he wishes the sun would shine for more than a few hours. news 4 meteorologist told them the depressing facts. >> watching doug on the news the other night, september 13th was the only sunny day of september. >> reporter: it's lousy in louden county. vineyards rely on the sun to hit the leaves and convert the energy into sweet grapes. >> we take the sunshine and turn it into wine. >> reporter: he's had a bitter taste since hurricane irene and tropical storm lee drenched the vineyards in leesburg. he sells his wine in the d.c. metro area. he's lost $100,000 and could lose $250,000 more if the sun doesn't shine. >> we are going make good wine but we are going to come up short. >> reporter: i'm going to take my clipper and show you bad grapes. take a look at these here. they are absolutely rotting. last year, he didn't have

leesburg 59. we have a few clouds and some clouds this morning.he storm pulling away from new england. a spectacular wednesday. so, the tables have turned. this time in our favor. tonight chilly again. best in week wednesday. you'll need your sunglasses and a little bit cooler on thursday, but nothing crazy cool. nothing like over the weekend. for tonight then, breezy and chilly. winds still northwest at 10 to 15. so if you are inside the beltway or downtown, temperatures generally in the low 50s. 53 in arlington. 52 in springfield. 48 in rockville. 48 in bowie and 48 to 47 in fairfax and reston. now tomorrow morning, mostly sunny and breezy. a chilly start. a great day. 40s and 50s. by afternoon, mostly sunny, spectacular. you'll need your sunglasses. high temperatures near 75 and winds will calm down out of the north at about 10. all right, next seven days. a little bit cooler. upper 60s on thursday. winds churn northeast. maybe we'll make 70 on friday. and looking at a spectacular weekend. temperatures go back into the mid 70s. again, which is

light activity around the district, down south 95 and also out towards leesburg but nothing heavy but they won't go away anytime soon and may even hear the rumble of thunder tonight. 64 manassas. 66 downtown. 63 in leesburg. and some 50s up into frederick and hagerstown and martins book. we will look ahead to the weekend. big changes in store for saturday. >> thank you, topper. >>> it is still not quite clear how the united states respond to that alleged iranian plot to assassinate the saudi ambassador and scores of other police. the iranians deny the plot even exists. more on the story from bruce leshan. >> reporter: at the saudi ambassador's favorite georgetown restaurant anger and disbelief. >> it is awful. >> reporter: police say mansessor arbabsiar was platting to take out adel al- jubier with c4 explosive. they want the guy done he allegedly told an informant. if 100 go with him many good. the bombing was allegedly planned for a washington restaurant and while prosecutors decline to say which one he eats here as often as twice a week. >> brilliant guy. >> the fact that iran woul

in the 60s in the suburbs. 63 in gaithersburg. 68 in frederick and 66 in leesburg. and 64 for our friends in culpeper. but still a very nice evening. for tonight, clear skies. chilly, low temperatures in the mid 40s to mid 50s. we'll come back, a couple changes in store for tomorrow and talk about that and your weekend forecast as well. >> thank you, topper. this one just in. former alaska governor, sarah palin, says she is not going to run for president. palin said in a statement that she and her husband, todd, will quote, devote ourselves to god, family, and country. palin has been teasing for months. with her announcement, the field is set and mitt romney appears to be back in the front runner spot. >> tonight, a warning for thousands of homeowners about gas appliances that were never inspected and could put your family in danger. an investigation by the montgomery county office of consumer protection found that contractors violated county law in more than a thousand homes. delia with the advisory for homeowners in prince georges and montgomery counties. >> i mig

maybe about 50 out toward leesburg and down towards manassas. tomorrow morning the best chance of showers, mostly cloudy, breezy and mild. 50s and 60s. winds still southwest 10 to 15. now by afternoon mostly cloudy, windy and mild. showers ending early in the afternoon. highs low to mid-60s. winds turn though north westerly at 10 to 20 driving in cooler air and rather chilly air over the weekend. 56 to 61. still showers at noon. most of the showers should be out of here by 5 p.m. maybe south and east. temperatures 61 to about 66. now the next three days we dry out on friday. briefly. kind of cool too. 55 and then there is that cold rain on saturday for the terps game. temperatures only in the mid- 40s. that's a downtown temperature. next seven days. remember all these temperatures in the seven-day are downtown temps. on sunday we dry out again. 55 with sunshine. we are in good shape for hallowe'en. mostly sunny. some clouds come in late. but stay dry. upper 50s then looking at temperature falling back briefly on tuesday in the low 50s and then b

more activity around leesburg and chantilly but nothing heavy. if you are not seeing anything in the immediate area where you are there is still some cloud and drizzle around so you're not totally dry. for so many morning a wet commute. some showers possible. leavings -- leaves on the road. by afternoon even a better chance for showers. so probably a wet evening commute. friday some showers and thunderstorms. pretty good chance of thunderstorms actually on friday with a cold front. that will set the stage though for a cooler but dry and bright saturday. so we will take it. here is our futurecast. 5:30 a.m., all light activity but enough to wet the roads manassas to d.c. up 207 and also out 7 and 50 toward annapolis. we will stop around lunchtime. again, nothing heavy but still persistent showers. lower temps just a little bit but not as optimistic as how many breaks in the cloud we will see. by evening better chance for showers especially to the west and south of town. as we go through the evening rush hour not a good mix there. by about this tim

temperaturewise mild. 70 inlers burg. 7 -- in leesburg. 66 downtown. for tonight, clouds will be on the increase. breezy and mild. showers and thunderstorms by dawn. some will be heavy. you have until midnight to walk the dog until the rain rolls in. winds increasing out of the east at 10-15. we'll come back and talk about what threats are in store for us on your monday morning, on your way to work and what areas are more likely to see severe weather. >> thank you, topper. >>> montgomery police arrested a gaithersburg man for the murder of 12-year-old jessica nguyen. she was found stabbed to death in the basement of her home in may. today officers announced they arrested her stepfather, david rich hang. he's been charged with first degree murder and police will release more details at a press conference scheduled for tomorrow. >>> in a courtroom today, four children took the witness stand accusing their former first grade teacher of choking, punching and scratching them. 36-year-old suzanne burke's on trial for multiple counts of child abuse and assaul

as we look closer in, leesburg, if you've got drizzle now, it will pick up a little bit. this is all lifting to the north, moving up 15 from aldie coming up from 66. manassas, the heavier stuff is almost out of your area. so, we'll watch that again drift toward loudoun county. see some of the showers here inside the beltway by the american legion bridge. 66 coming out of arlington into northern virginia, bethesda over toward silver spring. off to the east, still seeing light rawrns across anne arundel county. davisonville into northern prince george's county. all lifting up toward jessup. not that much going on. the temperatures also tell a story with the low 70s and a couple of breaks in the cloud cover down south. upper 50s still in frederick at 59. cumberland, 59. 60 in martinsburg. i don't think you guys will get to 65 this afternoon. 70, cloudy at national. drizzle in spots. winds are calm. dew points way up in the upper 60s. we've got the moisture around here today, look at all of this rain shower activity from wisconsin back through kentucky and tennessee. that's c

we should see about 46, 47 degrees towards leesburg and manassas, but even some of those 50s up towards our north. in all though, a very pleasant day for tomorrow. we will continue with this trend and some sunshine. move out of the 40s and the 50s by the afternoon. most of us should make it into the low 70s by late day. 78 degrees is what we are expecting a little closer for annapolis and for the major metro area, that should be the norm in towards the southern realm down to this area and off towards, well, leesburg. and things are slightly warmer by a degree or two. here is what we are looking at for the morning hours. clear night tonight, lots of stars are out. temperatures are down into the 40s and the 50s. most of this will be hovering right around the middle end of the 50s by midday tomorrow, but the afternoon will be looking pretty good. take advantage, take the stroll late in the evening and even enjoy some of the sunset for tomorrow. friday's forecast, well, we will repeat things once again, back to the lower 70s where we are headed war the middle and upper 70s by the time you g

upper 40s in reston and fairfax and sterling and probably mid 40s toward leesburg and manassas. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, breezy and cool. you need your sunglasses to start. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. winds southwest 10 to 20 and gusty and then by afternoon, partly cloudy, breezy and milder. clouds will come in late. high temperatures around 70 and winds increase southwest at 10 to 20 and a little bit on the gusty side. let's talk about the day planner. 46 to 52 to start. just kind of cool. nice by noon. 59 to 65 and by evening, 66 to 71. clouds will be moving in. all right. next seven days, showers on thursday, can't escape that. we are mild in the mid 60s. dry on friday, but much cooler. 57. and then the chance for that cold rain on saturday, depending on where that storm tracks, only 50 for a high. that would be snow in our mountains and then nice on sunday no matter what happens on saturday with temperatures on the chilly side. >> chilly in the morning on sunday. >> and nice on halloween. >> there you go. >> let's get to our weird news segment. do you remember t

and only 40 tonight in leesburg and points down to the south. and into middleburg and manassas. you get around charlesville there is frost advisories tonight. tomorrow morning mostly sunny and chilly. grab sunglasses and temperatures in the 40s and 50s and winds still light out of the northwest at about ten. by afternoon mostly sunny and cool but perfectly nice. highs around 60s and winds again northwesterly and only about ten miles per hour. not a breezy or windy day. we will keep oakland in the 40s but more sunshine tomorrow. 54 in cumberland. we are looking at upper 50s for hagerstown, martinburg and winchester. culpepper in the low 60s. warrenton and manassas and leesburg will struggle to get to 60. 61 in gaitersburg and low 60s no southern maryland and over by the bay and there is not enough wind to prompt a small craft advisory for the bay or potomac. break it down, 40 tomorrow morning and sunshine to start. 55 to 65 by noon. and 58 by 5:00 is a nice day. next three days. little bit milder on sunday. we are back up into the mid-60s on sunday and almost 70 with sunshine on

going down the greenway there out of ashburg, you're probably going to run into that waterford, leesburg of those showers which have extended into montgomery county, not quite to bethesda, but rockville seeing a couple of sprinkles there, potomac, knocking on your doorstep and a heavier shower just north of laurel over towards jessup, all of this moving east/southeast. a couple of us are going to see some rain in spots during the next few hours. as far as the temperatures i was talking about, it's only 54 in fredrick, but it's 72 in fredricksburg, cambridge at 70. 57 leesburg with those light showers. and here in washington mostly cloudy and 62 and a south wind at 14. but we're looking at a lot of cold air out to the west and north of us. in the rockies here, notice the cold? it's snowing in denver and in the 30s, quite a snowstorm going on there. they're going to pick up one, maybe two feet in the mountains, maybe locally a foot in the denver area, but that storm is moving east. the cold is going to follow it. so while we've got some showers around here and there, on the futurecast we'r

leesburg this morning 57. with the 61, the dew point is also 61.orth northeast wind at 60 miles per hour. part a, coming up from florida. here's part b. spin not guilty ohio, indiana, illinois. we have showers and storms extending from atlanta now toward cleveland. the front with that, that is what we will be watching until late this afternoon. the damage in wind gusts potentially later on. this morning the showers will quickly race away from us. scattered showers. maybe the heavy rain will race away from us with scattered showers and midday. this may not happen until midnight or so. behind it the dryer, cooler air starts to work its way through here. you may see the rain showers turn to snow showers. today 6. severe weather alert day. showers and storms strong. tonight 50s and 40s. low 60s tomorrow. that is it. with winds with gusts over 30. upper 50s saturday. low 60s on sunday. monika santani, timesaver traffic. >> reporter: a lot of issues in virginia this morning. south of 95 and 395. we are getting word of a patch paving operation, northbound

right now, upper 40s and low 50s is all we can muster around the washington area. 48 degrees in leesburg, 51 downtown. you can see on the radar, plenty of rain showers out there wrapping around through montgomery, fairfax and loudon county, even where darcy was in prince george's county, sprinkles around. this will continue for the remainder of the evening. expect chilly conditions for your saturday evening. sunday not looking a whole lot better. we'll talk about that and when the sunshine will come back in the seven-day. >>> customers are firing back at bank of america after word of a new debit card fee. they announced they'll start charging $5 a month to use that debit card. as brian moore says, blame congress. >> reporter: bank of america is getting an earful from americans who clearly don't like the idea of a new debit card fee. >> that angers me. i'm not happy about it. >> reporter: beginning next year, the troubled banking giant wants to charge customers $5 a month, $60 a year to use their debit cards for purchases. >> that's ridiculous. on all levels. >> reporter: but not for bank

leesburg through winchester and martinsburg, west virginia you could see fog. current temperature college park at 70. 66 in camp springs. gaithersburg not reporting, but the current temperature 75 degrees. the doppler radar showing no rain out there. we are not going to see rain over the next few days and probably into next week. not just no rain to talk about. we don't have clouds to talk about from pittsburgh to new york down through richmond and roanoke. there's not a cloud in the sky as we continue to be dominated by this area of high pressure. it's going to sit and continue to bring that sunshine and the very warm air. warmer tomorrow when we are still during the day sunday and monday, i think most areas should get into the low 80s. as you know, all good things must come to an end. i have tried not to show this the entire week. we are four days out. this is a tropical system making its way on shore close to florida and georgia. eventually, work its way up to our area. it will give us a good chance of rain the middle of next week. it's a long way off. we ha

you head farther north and west, maybe even four inches for leesburg.over six inches in those locations. the main threat being downed trees and limbs which could lead to power outages. thunder snow also a possibility this afternoon which could really impact and lower visibility. roads won't be a huge problem today but the snow maybe could accumulate around the grassy areas and the fields. we had declared today a severe weather alert day because of these wintry conditions. so early in the year. please stay with us. we'll continue to update you, also check on our web site, wusa9.com where i will continue to update you there. back to "the early show" now. for more information stay connected to us. ♪ >>> welcome back to "the early show." i'm rebecca jarvis. that rain might be turning into snow shortly. >> that is what lonnie quinn says. crazy. we will talk to lonnie quinn later about that. i'm russ mitchell. a lot coming up this second hour. >> a lot coming up. both of us were afraid of horror films but a lot of people love them. they love to watch them. we

mid 60s from warrenton, leesburg, manassas, fairfax maybe 55 or 66. and downtown 67. into southern maryland upper 60s. we're going to have winds so-15, there is a -- 10-15. there is a small craft advisory. clear skies to start. 42-52. noon 58-63. by evening nice. 64-69 with sunny skies. a tad milder on wednesday. 70s. cooler on thursday with rain and showers. maybe even a thunderstorm. we're back in the low 60s. next seven days, we get a break on friday but get cooler still and clouds return in the afternoon. but friday is a dry day. mid 50s and then a cold rain on saturday. temperatures only around 50 here. we said it earlier, i'll say it again, i think west of the divide. oakland, garrett county and tucker county west virginia, probably some snow on saturday night. we have a nice sunday but brisk. 55. and then 60 with sunshine on monday. >> it will be better on halloween for the kids. >> and cool is good. >> remember your kid was hot. >> i'm not ready to hear the s word. >> by the way, i am mounting a mission down to carolina to kidnap -- >> let's do it. >> are you

leesburg, 46. fredericksburg, 43. we'll hold on to the lower 50s. the slow warming trend begins tomorrow. today, 69. 72 tomorrow. saturday, 77 degrees. a perfect day to be outside! maybe go get the pumpkin with the family. good one for that. sunday and monday, low 80s. tuesday, 80 with a chance for showers in the afternoon. wednesday, a better chance of showers and a few storms as we pull back into the 70s. nothing but sunshine here, monika. >> same here, howard. thank goodness for that. we've got the green light because everything's look good, not only the weather but the traffic, too. here's what it looks like on the beltway. we had construction on the northside of town. let's go there live. i saw crews pick it up on the inner loop. basically between connecticut avenue and colesville road. if you're going to head eastbound this morning and you're heading out the door right now, you should find the lanes open. no problems on the outer loop as well. let's go back over to the southbound side of i-95 in liewrl out of baltimore. no problems on 95 or th

looking good on route 7 out of leesburg and 123 through tysons corner. i'll update you on an early morning accident on the bay bridge. back to you, andrea. >> thank you, monica. >> this morning, frank is being remembered as a pioneer of the gay rights movement. he entered the movement after he was fired from his job as a government astronomer in 1957 for being homosexual. in 1965, camny was the first to stage a gay rights protest in front of the white house and later at the pentagon. signs as well as buttons and levolets from the protests are now housed at the smithsonian's national museum of american history. frank kameny was 86 years old. >>> this sunday, the martin luther king jr. memorial will officially be dedicated on the national mall. the original ceremony you'll remember was postponed in late august because of hurricane irene. president obama will deliver the keynote address and aretha franklin will head line a long list of entertainers. it is first dedicated to a black person on the national mall. >>> the best aquarium in the country is right i

we are looking at 66 in leesburg. and 66 in frederick. so high school football forecast, grab a sweatshirt. it is going to be clear. temperatures 69 at 7 p.m. for the latest go to dc highschoolsports.net and we will have complete highlights at 11 p.m. we will take you all the way through the weekend when we come back. >> thank you, topper. >>> a rivetting preview of what to expect in the upcoming britney norwood trial. it unfolded in montgomery county court this afternoon. she is accuse of beating jayna murray to death in lulelemon in bethesda. we are joined by andrea mccarren from rockville. >> reporter: we learned of two key interactions today that of norwood and murray in the hours leading up to the murder. and that of norwood and her older brother christopher who questions his sister in a videotaped interview at the police station just hours before she was arrested. >> reporter: the prosecution will allege on friday march 11th britney tried to leave the store with a bag with yoga clothing in it. norwood said she bought the clothing ea

the scene in leesburg, let's go to that. if it wasn't so early in the year for this kind of weather. >> yeah, 1.2 inches the snow has fallen in leesburg and it is still falling out there tonight, we understand. >> the snow is causing plenty of headaches for local travelers. dulles airport experienced delays this afternoon while crews deice the planes before taking off. no significant delays in our area, but flights out of philadelphia, newark, and lee lee legardia are running late. >> send us your snow pictures. to myweatherphoto@gmail.com. >>> a news alert in the murder of a howard university student earlier this week. police have made one arrest and there may be another person involved. john. >> it's likely that two different people were involved in the shooting death of howard university student, iowa alonso. investigators may be seeking another. >> 24-year-old howard university student, alonso guyton was shot to death early tuesday near the k wood garden apartments. it appears two different weapons were present at the ti

sorry to interrupt tv here. 60 downtown. 57 in leesburg and mid 50s in fredericksburg. a pretty nice evening. now, here is the deal. we finally had the tables turned in our favor. so wednesday will be best in weak. no doubt about that. glab your sunglasses. -- grab your sunglasses. it will be cooler on wednesday. not going to get cloudy or rain, but it will knock down temps. it will be nice on friday, but not quite as bad as wednesday. wednesday is going to be a tough day to beat. overnight clear skies. a one blanket night. 46-54. winds out of the northwest at ten. they were breezy earlier, but they've calmed down a bit. a chilly start tomorrow. winds more north, northwest at 10-15. and by afternoon, what can we say. mostly sunny. spectacular. you'll need your sunglasses. temperatures near 75 and winds out of the north by ten. not breezy by the time of at noon rolls around. 74 in rockville. 75 in arlington. and down towards springfield. maybe 73 in gaithersburg and maybe 72 up in baltimore. but really a nice day. 75 in waldorf. 73 in reston. 73 in leesburg and 73 in man

point and all the way to the 14th street bridge you will be fine. 66 inside the beltway at route 7 leesburg pike, no problems here. 66 looks good as well out of herndon to the beltway as well. between the american legion bridge and springfield no problems. coming up we'll take a look into the district. back to you guys. >>> today the d. c. city council is going to hold an emergency hearing about expired tags. >> specifically it's about a law which allows police to arrest drivers whose tags expired more than 30 days earlier. 9news now reporter kristin fisher is live now with more. good morning kristin. >> reporter: good morning. well you know what this law means is that if your tags have been expired for more than 30 days than you can be arrested and you could be issued either a criminal or civil citation. now believe it or not, this law has been on the books since 1937 but it's really only been enforced over the last 10 years or so. now police say hey, they're simply enforcing the laws on the books and that critics should take it up with legislators if they have a problem with it. mayor gra

and looking at 69 in warchton, manassas, and leesburg. downtown 70. even 70 in gaithersburg and 70 as you head into southern maryland. there's a small craft advisory for the bay and title potomac on wednesday. showers, 67. colder on friday, but dry. we're in the 50s. and i have this chilly rain on saturday. terps playing at home. we talked about this yesterday. probably snow in the mountains. we'll salvage sunday either way. even if the storm hits us on saturday. it will be gone by sunday. halloween looks nice. sunshine, 61. 64 with sunshine on tuesday. it is tuesday. this kind of caught my attention. this is a great shot. water is very, very heavy. in fact, the strength to wait is five times stronger than steel. >> spider webs. >> and scientists are studying webs to make medical advances and all kinds of cool things. that caught my attention. anyway, go to my website. click on the l tab and include your name, location, and description. >> interesting for sure. >> good stuff, very appropriate. right before halloween. >> the plaza in front of oakland c

only 40s in leesburg and only 40 in manassas. tomorrow morning, mostly sunny and chilly grab your sunglasses, 40s and 50s. winds light out of the northwest at ten and then by afternoon mostly sunny and cool but perfectly nice. high temperatures around 60 and winds out of the northwest at about ten. your day planner. 40s to start. 55 to 60 by noon. sunshine and then 58 to 63 by evening and not as breezy tomorrow as it was early today. let's talk about the next three days. we are in great shape for the walk now for autism speaks tomorrow at the mall. great on sunday. back in the mid-60s and monday we are almost 70. next seven-day forecast. tuesday we are looking at temperatures back in the mid- 70s before frontal system approaches and that will give us a chance of showers and even a thunderstorm on wednesday and thursday. temps start going down gradually still pretty mild on wednesday. 70. mid-60s thursday and then next friday the temperature corrections. highs in the upper 50s. >> he is tough. >> my coat. that's what we need. >> b

leesburg, 34. all of those locations have made the change over to snow now. east of washington, temperatures are in the low to mid 40s, bay water temperatures are in the upper 50s to near 60s. same story for the atlantic ocean. almost no chance of accumulating snow anywhere near those warm bodies of water. you get back to the west where temperatures are combining with the elevation to really stack up the snowflakes right now. winter storm warnings for all the pink shaded counties. winter weather advisories to the western sides of the d.c. metro. you can see it on radar basically where that pink to blue line was on the advisories. we'll zoom in closer. all rain on the capital beltway. we have weather watchers now reporting snowflakes and enough to cover the ground as well that's the case up towards the blue ridge into the panhandle of west virginia. one to two inches of snow on the ground already. the ground is real tiffly warm. the snow may come down at a fast enough clip to slushy up the roadways a little bit. the back end of the precip is down here across s

maybe 68 in reston. 67 in leesburg and 67 in manassas. i don't think we'll see any complaints. the zone forecast, if you are west of the divide. you'll make 60 with sunshine. 65 in cumberland. mid 60s for hagerstown and martinsburg. maybe 67 in winchester. 70 in culpeper. 67 with sunshine and warrenton and manassas. we'll go with 68 downtown and also in gaithersburg, frederick 67. you head into southern maryland, you stay away from the water, you're near 70. you get near the water, you're in the upper 60s. we are looking at a small craft advisory until 11:00 a.m. on thursday. all right, here's your day planner. 46 to 54 to start. kind of chilly. 60s by noon and 65 to 70 by evening. a little cooler than today, but very nice. need a light jacket. you need your shades all day, too. next three days, temperatures start going back up. milder on friday with sunshine, 72. and improve on this? i think we can. 79 with full sun on saturday. that is about a perfect day. next seven days, we're going to keep it going through the weekend. 82 on sunday with sunshine. 82 on columbus day. and ev

. >>> the first snow brought at least a couple of inches to leesburg virginia. that's where kim is, and how are people reacting to the snow out there. >> reporter: they're doing better now because the snow stopped. take a look at the snow that is left behind. we're talking more than just a dusting, folks. this all stopped at 6:00 earlier today. but again, you can see all the snow left behind, in this area, it was like this everywhere around this area. the plows were out in louden county. even though we're still in october. all morning long, and into the afternoon, the skies opened up. and dumped snow everywhere. the snow covered farms in louden county, as far as the eye can see. the horses didn't seem to mind. and neither did some of the people nearby. >> i love it. because i love snow. >> some people don't seem to mind the early snow but others including myself really wish it would just go away. >> i just don't really care to work in it. >> matt icen says moving boxed goods into these conditions is dangerous and frustrating. >> pretty slippery but i just take m

west of frederick, already through leesburg. so, here's the deal. we are looking at the threat will end tonight, probably the next few hours. storms are possible early. damaging wind is the main threat. windy tomorrow behind the front and turning a little bit cooler tomorrow. especially so on friday. mostly cloudy, windy and mild tonight. evening thunderstorms, some could be heavy. low temperatures in the 50s and winds southwest at 15 to 25 and gusty. all right, next seven days, good shape tomorrow. just a little bit windy. have to keep the chance of a shower. 62. 60 on friday. partly cloudy skies. very nice. bright but brisk over the weekend. we have the walk for autism speaks. howard's homecoming saturday looks fantastic. 62 on sunday and shower monday and a better chance next wednesday. that would be three in a row. >> bright but brisk. >> three and going for four. >> no rain on the weekend. thank you very much. >> still to come on 9news now. >> i'm scott broom at suburban hospital in bethesda. coming up, a big disaster drill reveals some interes

reston, fairfax, sterling. 43 in leesburg and maybe 42 in manassas.g, skies will become partly sunny, breezy and cool. grab your sunglasses. 40s and 50s. winds are northwest at 10 to 15. that's a drying wind that will be drying us out. by the afternoon, partly cloudy, breezy, milder. a big improvement. the high of 65 to 689 and the winds are northwesterly at about 10 to 15. so we will break it down for you. 40s to start and then 60s by noon. the sun is coming out. then sunshine by 5:00 and temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. you will need your shade and a small jacket for the morning anyway. the next three days, better on wednesday, and warmer still. sunshine at 74. cooler on thursday, highs around 70. we'll take 10. the next seven days? same pattern on friday. 71 with sunshine and the weekend looks fantastic. in the upper 70s to the near 80s on saturday and sunday and next monday, sunshine. and your temperatures are around 80. that will almost make us forget, you know, our weekend, which was, well, a late november-like weekend really. >> yeah. >> y

yonathan melaku is accused of breaking into cars in leesburg. >>> maryland house of delegates is expected to vote on the governor's congressional redistricting map today. the senate passed a bill yesterday. >>> the st. louis cardinals are getting ready for game 1 of the world series. the texas rangers can expect a chilly reception at the stadium. game time temperatures will only be in the 40's. >>> a central ohio community is our virtual lockdown this morning after dozens of wild animals possess escaped from their cages. >> this is incredible. lions, tigers, bears, cheetahs on the prowl. the county sheriff says they are aggressive and dangerous. john hendren joins us in northwest with details on this. this is crazy. >> it is indeed. good morning. this is a scene from a horror film. 48 wild animals, many of them man-eater's, are roaming the countryside controlled in rural ohio. >> grizzly bears and black bears. there were cheetahs, lions, tigers. right now we're shooting to kill. >> animal farm owner was found dead. the fences or open. he had just been released on federal weapons charges.