and 20- mile per hour wind gust in leesburg. that's driving windchills into the 30s. if you are headed outside, dress for the 30s. that's what it feels like. for tonight, clear to partly cloudy, breezy, colder. lows in the 30s. winds northwesterly at 10 to 15. we'll come back and tell you when the winds die down and if any milder air is lurking around the corner. >>> the fight over whether homeowners at holly acres get to rebuild goes to another round. what prince william county officials are sage about their appeal. but first, police in two cities tracking down on those occupy protesters. where the raids went down, how many got arrested. that story is up next. >>> the washington, d.c. veterans affairs medical center and wusa9 salute all who serve at home and abroad this season. >> i'm here with my son, my wife, and my daughter. we would like to say merry christmas. [ male announcer ] when you're a coach in the nfl... ♪ ...there are no sick days. ♪ vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. [ snoring ] [ indistinct talking on

all right, midnight tonight, just some light showers, gaithersburg, leesburg, frederick.s remain in place. look at this. by 7:00 tomorrow morning, heavy rain south and east of town with maybe a rumble of thunder down through southern calvert county and the northern neck. indicated in the orange there. that's big time rain. then 1:00 in the afternoon, still rain across the metro area. now some of the colder air is making it way across the mountains. gets in a mix west of the divide. and this time tomorrow night it's going to be snowing in cumberland westward. there are winter storm warnings in effect west of the divide. look at the rain. this time tomorrow is going to be a mess with the rain and it moves out very, very quickly. it might turn to snow briefly north and west of town. will not be a problem for your thursday commute. for tonight, cloudy, breezy, and mild. low temperatures between 50 and 55. next seven days. we're looking at really an okay thursday. clear up, be chilly. 45 and then near 50 on friday. colder over the weekend. but nice. bright anyway. temperatures

and should leesburg ban all of them just to tap down all the controversy? this is an example of our first amendment at work? the address is mailbag@wusa9k. >>> the deeper we get into winter, the warmer it gets. talking about 60s? >> we might hit 60 on thursday. even right now, it's still pretty mild. let's start with the satellite picture. we have moisture heading our way. a lot of clouds in place. so i don't see much happening tonight. you want to go outside and walk the dog and enjoy what is really a balmy night. 50 downtown. 46 in gaithersburg. 45 in manassas. for tonight, well, mostly cloudy. that won't change. relatively mild a. shower possible. lows holding in the 40s. that's where our highs should be. winds over the southwest at 10. we'll come back and talk about a stronger system coming in tomorrow and let you know if you need your umbrella all day and look ahead to the christmas day forecast and redskin forecast. >>> the last few soldiers still in the rock finally return home to see their historic homecoming. but first, thousands of maryland lost t

live in leesburg, i'm shomari stone. back to you in the studio. >>> the wind and rain have been blamed for power outages. dominion power is reporting 4,400 people without electricity in arlington and fairfax county. nearly 300 pepco customers are in the dark. 91 in d.c., 6 in prince george's county. we invite you to stay with news4 for the latest on the storm. we are on the air tomorrow morning at 4:30 for updates any time of the day we invite you to our website at www.nbcwashington.com. >>> rockville pike at alpine road is back open after a deadly accident. a montgomery ride ones but struck and killed a person at 6:00. an accident reconstruction team is trying to figure out what went wrong and who is at fault. the police have not released the identity of the victim. >>> the search is on for the predator who sexually assaulted a woman in a laundry room. police say the 28-year-old woman was attacked at an apartment complex in gaithersburg at 10:00 this morning. a man followed the woman into the laundry room, pulled out a

look at the suburbs. 19 manassas, leesburg, lovettsville in the teens this morning. college park at 27 while laytonsville is all the way down to 20 degrees along with reston. a very chilly, frosty morning out there. officially though, 32 with a dew point of 25. calm winds this morning. that barometer, look how high. 30.6. it is off in the southeastern u.s. look at all of the rain southern georgia, florida, coming out of areas in southeastern alabama. this is moving to the carolinas. in fact, in far western north carolina, there may be a little wintry mix in there. for us, we're going to see some of the high clouds streaming from that system. for a few hours, i think anyway this morning. then we'll watch everything move off toward the east. we don't have really much in the way of weather heading toward us. put our future cast in motion. i'll stop it at noon. we'll go through the afternoon hours. showers offshore. but around here, it is all quiet tonight into tuesday. you'll notice systems out across the midwest with some rain tuesday evening into wednesday morning hea

would that work for you and most of the folks down in leesburg? >> well, that's what i wanted temporarily for this holiday season. but the board of supervisors chose not to do this. what i find interesting is that he is saying he would accept a christmas tree. it's interesting he wants to use the holiday season as an opportunity to promote free speech and that's fine. but you know, why don't we do something that is uplifting for the community? i find it interesting that his attacks are on the cresh, none of the build boards have attacked my religion, judaism or islam. i would like to know why they don't do that? they went across the line with the santa clause crucifixion. they were hurting young children. >> let him respond to that. he says that a, you're now okay with the christmas tree, but you weren't before. and secondly, what about the issue of islam, judaism, and the other religions? >> fist of all, i never taken a position at all about a christmas tree. the displays are there just to allow the christian displays to be there. it was there wi

mid-20s out toward leesburg and middleburgh and manassas. tuesday morning, partly cloudy, a little breezy with a cold start. 20s and 30s. by afternoon, partly cloudy, will be a pleasant day. remember, it's going to be breezy. you still need a jacket. high temperatures around 50. a breeze with temps around 50 is cooler than like today where we had no breeze. the temps were only in the mid- 40s. pretty nice today with no winds at all. we'll break it down. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, 40s by noon, partly cloudy. 47 to 52 by evening, all under partly cloudy skies. next three days, it gets milder each day. low 50s on wednesday. mid-50s on thursday. with that will come the chance for showers and rain late thursday and thursday night. next seven days, get a brief respite early friday, then another system tries to get in here friday night, early on saturday. that may be shunted to our south. we'll keep you posted on that. it will be briefly colder in the wake of that on sunday. temperatures low 40s. but then we're back up to 50 with partly cloud

a crucified skeleton dressed as santa claus was decapitated this morning in leesburg. the skeleton was decapitated earlier this week. citizens in leesburg say it's offensive, members of the atheist community in northern virginia put up other displays today, calling them a holiday greeting that is festive but not religious. >> we've never asked anyone to alter their christmas plans. we do christmas at our house. this is simply about the separation of church and state. >> i think these folks are trying to ruin the holiday spirit in the name of the first amendment, and they are just very disrespectful of the community. >> last week louden county supervisors debated not allowing any displays at the courthouse but decided against that. >>> one of the country's largest youth sports groups is the latest to zeal with child sex abuse allegations. the amateur athletic union says police are looking into allegations that its president and ceo abused young boys in the '80s. jay gray has more. >> the prestige jous amateur athletic union, one of the biggest sports in the nation has b

and sterling is 41 and leesburg is 37. so temperatures are falling quickly, but not as quickly as they did the last couple of nights. it will become milder still. the immediator meetier shower. it's much better when the sky is dark. it's going to be peek tonight. if you're lucky, you could see 30 or 40 or 50 per hour. there will be a better show on the 3rd of january. not as cold tonight. milder tomorrow. and milder still on thursday. so for tonight, we'll say partly cloudy, not quite as cold. 26 to about 36 with light winds. in fact, downtown, you're going to remain above freezing. you get in the suburbs. you're back in the 20s again. this is still about 3, 4, 5 degrees higher. even down to the south, right around freezing in waldorf. and in the 20s again out to the west in fairfax, loudoun, prince william county, 29 in fairfax. 28 in sterling. 26 in leesburg, middleburg, and manassas. wednesday morning, partly cloudy and chilly. you need a coat still and you need some sunglasses. 30s and 40s. winds southeast at 10. by af

what leesburg leaders decided about the display on the other side. >>> mel wood and wusa9 salute all who serve at home and abroad this holiday season. >> i want to say hi to all my friends and family back in d.c. have a good holiday. see you when i get back. >>> in tonight's consumer alert, if you or a loved one is enrolled in medicare, time is almost up to pick your plan for next year. the deadline to select a medical and predescription drug plan was moved from december 31 to tomorrow at midnight. right now, we hear people are having some trouble getting on to the website to make those choices, but keep on trying. the website to use is www.medicare.gov or you can call 1-800-633-4227. >>> get ready for more possibly offensive displays on the loudoun county courthouse lawn this holiday. already we have seen the community outraged at a skeleton santa on a cross. the board of supervie cores supervisors could have put an end to all of this but chose not to. >> if they were to ban the displays at this point, that would include the nativity scene. when the displays start coming up, we will

. >> we are live in leesburg. we -- you will not believe what somebody did to santa claus. >>> it is surprising holiday decoration popped outside -- pop up all outside the courthouse today. >> this went up and greeted quite a stir. -- created quite a stir. >> there will be a total of nine displays. the crucified sand dota will likely be the focus of a board of supervisors meeting that starts in an hour. a lot of people are very angry about what has been going on. a shocking christmas time display in front of the leesburg courthouse. a crucified skeleton and a santa claus costume. >> how do you explain to a three-year-old? that is not christmas. >> a couple of hours later that display was knocked down. this display moved in front of it. >> i am absolutely thrilled that got knocked down. i think it is really disturbing. >> bat skeleton crossed -- that skeleton cross is a boundary. >> christmas has become contentious after the constitutionality of the annual nativity scene was questions. public uproar stop the board

leesburg council members aren't sure allowing it is a good idea. at least one council member says it is about more than the symbol. >> when i looked at that time online after what supervisor miller said it could be frightening to children. i agree with him. depending on how big it is. >> i would be stunned if anybody found the flying spa at the timety monster scary. >> a santa skeleton nailed to a cross was put up in front of the courthouse in leesburg. a woman took it down saying it offended her christian beliefs. >>> we're less than 11 months away from election day. president obama sat down with steve croft on "60 minutes" and was asked about the economy and if he thought it would improve by election day. >> i'm not in the job of prognosticating on the economy. i'm in the job of putting in place the tools that allow the economy to thrive and americans to succeed. keep in mind that when i came into office, eight million jobs were gone. and things were crazy. six months later, the economy was growing again. we've now had nine consecutive quarters,

low 40s in leesburg, warrenton and manassas and mid 40s downtown.inds and small craft advisory for the bay and tidal potomac until 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. we'll break it down, 30s to start. 39 to 44, breezy by noon but sunny and then clear and getting cold. temperatures 40-45 at 5:00 but temps will fall like a stone tomorrow night. redskin game, mostly sunny and cold. hope you're in the sun. high temperatures between 40 and 45. we'll call it near 45. winds will be light, though. next three days, 43 on sunday. 49 on monday. chilly. we're going in the right direction. and the seven-day will show us we're going to make it back to 50 on tuesday. a little blip on wednesday. back to 49. then some warmer air rolls in here. in fact we're looking at temperatures in the mid 50s by thursday and friday of next week. next chance a real chance for showers will be early friday morning. >> holiday weather. >>. >>> okay. when you win one game, what do they call it? redskin winning streak. [ laughing ] >> ouch. >> so what do they call the thing the caps have going on? co

high temperatures will be in the mid to upper 40s. 47 at pax river. 48 in leesburg. 47 here in washington. a cold morning, some slick spots on the roads. here's monika samtani with more. >> for example, the slick spot that we were talking about all morning long was canal road between chain bridge and fox hall road. i know salt and sand trucks did their work there overnight. you should be good to go there. 95 is doing well. no big incidents from the occoquan river. we'll take a live look in springfield near the robinson terminal as you head up toward annandale, 66, no problems up to the american legion bridge. we'll take a live look at 395 leaving the beltway. here past duke street, the volume, you're used to that. no problems to the 14th street bridge. we'll take a last look at a map coming in from the west on 66. no problems to report. again, 395 to the 14th street bridge, the roosevelt bridge, all of the area roadways look great. we'll go into maryland at 5:41. >> virginia governor bob mcdonnell will be among thousands attending a funeral service for a virginia tech police officer derie

augusta 39 miles per hour at 9:00 at national, still gusting to 25, still gusting to 23 in leesburg, and still gusting to 22 in manassas so the kids at the bus stop tomorrow will have wind chills in the 20s and 30s, hopefully laid out hat and gloves by now. morning commute will be fine at least weather wise, can't say much about the traffic. breezy and cold, grab a coat. you'll also need your sunglasses as well and we're looking at a cool friday and a cold weekend. in fact in some respects, perhaps the coldest air of the season coming in as we get into saturday and saturday night. overnight cloudy, breezy and colder, rain and snow ending by about 1:00. it's already ended to the west of town. low temperatures 30-35 and winds still northwest at 10-20 and kind of gusting. now for your thursday morning partly cloudy and breezy and cold and you need the coat and sunglasses, 30s and 40s. winds still west northwest at 10-15 in the morning. the good news in the afternoon winds will become light and it will still be chilly. partly cloudy and high temperatures around 45 and light winds will fe

this activity races northward and makes it to gaithersburg, makes it to leesburg. will probably make it very close to frederick. we also see some heavy activity continuing down around warrenton, manassas and up towards chantilly. so bad news pretty good rain rolling in tonight. good news, it's going to roll out by dawn. temperatures in the 50s. we're still 54 in arlington. 55 downtown. 54 in bethesda. when the rain begins to pick up, though, we are going to look at -- well, actually we'll look at the temperatures fall a little bit as we go through the nighttime hours. it will fall just a little bit. cooler and then chilly. rain returns tonight. both commutes tomorrow should be dry. it may be drying on friday morning. but the roads may just be drying. no rain, though, friday morning. and then pleasant but cooler on friday. and chilly for the redskins game. especially if you are in the shade. temps hold in the 40s. by quarter of 1:00 tonight, look at the heavy rain now north of baltimore, north of frederick and we'll put this into motion. this goes away in a hurry an

our next dog will take us over to leesburg.ht now are - will take usk over to leesburg. 26 degrees in detroit. 24 in chicago. the windchill factor feels more teens.e we will have temperatures in the postal -- lower 40's. high pressure will settle in. that means clearing skies for the overnight hours. bright sunshine will make it pretty outside. it will be cold for the next of days. an area of high pressure moves off of the coast. a southwesterly flow. that will signal warmer for us.ures thursday or friday. . for the overnight hours. fall into theill 20's. 40-45 degrees for daytime highs. it will be cool on monday. lower 50's tuesday and wednesday. into the mid-50's for thursday we move into the upcoming weekend. skies on saturday and sunday. [unintelligible] your online home for abc 7 weather. >>> is going to be chellie for those games tomorrow. -- chilly to for those games tomorrow. >> we will check in on the game at fedex field. hoyas >> the toyota sports desk you by your local toyota dealer. moving you forward. >>> he had be

upper 40s in warrenton, manassas, leesburg about 48. fairfax 49. downtown we'll say 49. go up 270, still in the upper 40s in gaithersburg and frederick. you go into southern maryland, maybe around 50 down towards la plata, 50 over towards the bay. winds well below small craft advisory criteria. that will change, i think, on saturday. probably have to issue one on saturday. 26-36 to start tomorrow morning and then 45-49 by noon. clouds come in by evening. 47-52 but still all and all a pretty average decent december day. in the next three days, in the wake of the cold front, it's going to be cold on saturday. only 43 on the army-navy game. on sunday the skins game temperatures in the 40s. by monday sunshine and 50. low 50s on tuesday. even wednesday we're in pretty good shape with temperatures around 50. and then thursday some showers. this is not a big rain maker. and temperatures even with the clouds and showers at 49. >> we'll take that. >> yes. >> okay, thanks, top. >>> there is a difference between something being over and something being officially over. >> right. bu

you have the gaithersburg up to 70 or -- upper 20s in gaithersburg and leesburg and manassas and sterling. downtown around the beltway we are looking at throw mid-30s. maybe 32 at andres and 31 in bowie. tomorrow we are looking at a bright start in the morning. mostly sunny and cold. you need a jacket and sunglasses. 20s and 30s to start. good news, light winds and then by afternoon plenty of sunshine. pleasant a little bit milder now on friday. high temperatures near 55. winds will pick up a little bit at 10 to 15 out of the northwest. high temps is about average. or even a hair above average. 50 in gaithersburg. 54 downtown. 52 in arlington and 53 up in toward resten and fairfax. 55 at andrews and 54 in bowie. so here is the deal. the next seven day is a fantastic weekend for the first day of meteorological winter which is comprised of december,

we are on the cool side because oftd clouds. 36 in leesburg.ck not reporting at the airport there. 37 in martinsburg. to the south, a little bit warmer. 46 in fredericksburg and 45 in culpeper. anything that falls here is rain. all the moisture stayed to the north and west. montgomery county, prince george's county, 43. honeytown, 43 degrees as well. storm 4 doppler radar, not too much to show you here. there is still snow along the mason dixon line here toward delaware. to the west, watching this area here, coming through the mountains, most of the time, this falls apart as it makes its way to the east of the mountains. we could see a flake in hagerstown, martinsburg, frederick. that will be about it. this is part of a bigger storm system moving through. a weak storm system. it's enough to give snow showers that will move through tonight. that is going to help usher in some warmer air. it's on the chilly side out there now with the clouds. tomorrow, ahead of another storm system, we are going to warm up nicely with a southwesterly wind tomorro

. >> you guys are doing a heck of a job reporting the snow out here in leesburg. >> yes.e serious sarcasm there. all jokes aside, it was a bit of a surprise to see snow today. places like leesburg got a light dusting of snow. >> and not even forecasted. >> it was a little surprising. the area of the low pressure over the great lakes came in a little closer to the mid-atlantic. we got some residual flurries from it. >> we understand now. >> and i hope you saw it. because we're never going to see snow ever again at this rate. >> oh, come on. >>> let's take a look at some of the pictures we saw that came in from some of our viewers where we did see some light dusting of surprise snow. this picture was sent in. you can see a little falling and accumulating on her deck. also donna sent in this picture as well. you can see it's on her driveway. and cascade, maryland is around 1500 feet in elevation. it's really not that high. here is a look at doppler radar where it's really quiet. this year showing some moisture. i don't think all of this is hitting the ground because the air

leesburg all coming in at 63 degrees. a very warm night tonight. the average high temperature is around 50. we are well above that. the heaviest rain in southern maryland and just shower activity around the rest of the region. as we widen out one thing you will notice is that storm system that is down to the south around memphis, tennessee, that's the next storm system that is moving our way, picking up moisture. it will move in here over the next 24 hours. i'll show you when it moves in, how much rain you will get and how much snow you may get too. >>> thanks, doug. >>> members of the group take back the capital descended on lawmaker offices on capitol hill today. the protesters included an organization known as our d.c. they gathered and sat in the offices of house and senate leaders. they want to convey a message that congress should represent 99% of everyday americans. tomorrow they've scheduled sit ins at lobbyist offices at k street. >>> coming up next, a murder for hire plot unravels. the evidence that sent one man to prison and saved his ex

mainly in the '20s. 18 degrees in leesburg along with strasbourgurg. 20 in charlestown. temperatures will rise to the mid 40's this afternoon. a few degrees warmer tomorrow afternoon, near 50 degrees. near average for temperatures today and tomorrow, partly cloudy today. mostly sunny tomorrow. next chance of rain on thursday. >>> we will take our picture post on the facebook. you can do the same. normal troubled times working for us. volume increasing. normal troubled times on 95 between richmond and baltimore. looks good on the greenway, the toll road. 66 between centreville and the beltway. no trouble on 270. >>> an enormous crowds will gather at virginia tech today to honor the life of a campus police officer gunned down in the line of duty. >> deriek crouse was a father and husband. this afternoon thousands are expected to pay tribute to him. brianne carter joins us with the hard braking loss. >> good morning. it is expected to be another emotional day in blacksburg as students take their final exams and take steps to say goodbye to a man who work every day to protec

current temperatures 36 in leesburg, 34 in fredericksburg. the airport not reporting. 37 in baltimore and the eastern shore, temperatures 41 degrees. storm 4 doppler radar, no snow left around the area. it was to the north and west of us. here is the area of snow making its way toward the east now. frostburg, a hard time making its way over the mountains. i doubt it will do so. if it does, it could bring light flurries to the same area again. it's not going to cause problems out there. there it is, the little impulse of energy that helped produce snow showers to the east. it's why we saw plenty of cloud cover today. chilly. watch what happens tomorrow. mild weather moves back in. mild means ten degrees warmer tomorrow than today. more in the way of sunshine. a frontal boundary moves through. a shower friday night into saturday morning. saturday afternoon looking good, too. mild with partly cloudy skies. saturday is looking very, very good. sunday, very warm. temperatures ten to 15 degrees above average. then the bottom falls out. we are going

american legion bridge on the west side of town if you're coming in on the dulles toll road from leesburg no problems to report there as well. coming up, another look around the area at 5:09. back to you guys. >> metro says inspections on an entire series of rail cars should not lead to any delays for subway ride errs. tuesday, the brakes fell off of a series 5,000 car causing a shutdown on the blue and orange lines. >> metro has nearly 200 of the series 5,000 cars and they're some of the newer units in the fleet. 9news now reporter surae chinn is at the l'enfant plaza station with more. good morning, surae. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. yes, there are two major investigations going on in the aftermath of this frightening incident. one being the general manager has ordered an inspection of all of it's,000 series as you've been mentioning, that's about 20% of its fleet. that will be happening starting today. the second is the complaint from passengers that they weren't told about what was going on initially when this whole thing happened. about 30 minutes went by before anyone

win chester and leesburg, you may get two to as much as four. above 1500 feet or so. the mountains will see more than that. today, a wet day. falling temperatures through the 50s. snow tonight. flood potential is up. that's why the severe weather alert day. mid-40s tomorrow. after starting in the 30s. friday, 47. the weekend looks good but chilly. saturday, 39. we recover to 46 on sunday. talking about recovery, we need one on the roads, monika. >> i tell you what, it is really tough on the northbound side of 95 and 395, good morning, everybody. i'm going to take you to a live picture on the northbound side of 395 on duke street. i've been telling you about the accident on the northbound side for over an hour and we've been on the phone with crews. they tell us it is -- there are no serious injuries. it is taking awhile to clear it up. take a look at the delay. in newington, it is solid northbound on i-95, here at the fairfax county parkway, it looks like this from at least here all the way up the line into landmark trying to get past the accide

what you see is what you get. 28 in leesburg, waldorf, 25. damascus, 27.this afternoon with increasing clouds. fairly pleasant day overall, mid 40's. not as cold by this time tomorrow. we will be in the low to mid 30's. a warming trends for tomorrow into the weekend. 50's over the weekend. if much colder next week, in the 30's by tuesday. >>> to our other top story, the search for answers after a deadly crash in montgomery county. police this morning are trying to figure out what caused a pickup truck to collide with a metrobus, killing one person. it left 10 others injured. that five-vehicle pileup happened at the start of last night's evening rush-hour snarling traffic several of us. >> traffic on rockville pike is moving again this morning, the investigation is far from over. ben eisler is live in bethesda with the latest. good morning. >> good morning. when you see the front of this metrobus you cannot possibly fathom howe the driver survived. 11 people injured as a result of the crash and one man dead. >> the worst thing i've ever seen. >> for like ye

. >> a leesburg woman mourns the loss suffered two dogs after someone poisoned them. >> in maryland man is adopted in pakistan. see what is al qaeda kidnappers are demanding. >>> an expanded recall from honda. the air bags could inflate with too much pressure in a crash. two u.s. gas are connected to that problem. the recall affects -- to u.s. deaths are connected to that problem. for more on the recall, go to our website. >>> the search is continuing for a missing country music star and her five-year-old son. authorities believe mindy mccready took her son during a recent visit in florida. she does not have custody with the child. >> zander is used to being here in florida with me. >> police believe mindy mccready took the boy to tennessee. she is also seven months pregnant. she recently appeared on the reality show "celebrity rehab." >>> high winds continued to create chaos before west coast residents. we have the latest from los angeles. >> you might as well have called it a hurricane santa ana. gusting in some places at speeds of 150 miles per hour. it left the kind of aftermath ass

no problems on the dulles toll road out of leesburg. more on area roadways coming up in my next report. andrea, back to you. >>> thank you, monika. just shy of 5:10, the pentagon says last month nato attack that killed 24 soldiers in pakistan was a misunderstanding. a pentagon spokesman says american troops thought they were under attack at the time and acted in self-defense. the pentagon says there was no intentional effort to target pakistani soldiers. >> the prosecutor has until january 16th to decide whether or not bradley manning should be tried on charges of aiding the enemy. closing arguments on the 24- year-old's article 32 hearing wrapped up thursday. he's accused of supplying secret and sensitive documents to the wikileaks web site. >>> john edwards is seeking to delay his january 30th criminal trial on charges he illegally used campaign funds for his mistress. the former presidential candidate and senator says he has a medical condition that will make it difficult for him to attend but his illness was not publicly disclosed.

dulles toll road is fine out of leesburg. no problems to report.route 7 as you head through the tysons area. some slow traffic on 66 in centreville. we'll take a live look at 95 on the northbound side. overall, the brake lights beginning in newington. once you get here in springfield, volume. same story on 395 in the landmark area at duke street. then you're ok across the 14th street bridge. a military family is glad to have a soldier back home for the holidays. but it knows not every family is so lucky. >> that is why the pritchett family of south florida started ipads for soldiers. as maggie newland reports, it has become a huge success. >> reporter: it is the gift so many military families wish for. a soldier's safe return. >> the best christmas. my son is back from afghanistan. >> such an incredible feeling being home. >> clear cause for celebration this christmas at the pritchett household. >> it is really what christmas is all about. all of us being together. but we're always thankful he's here but thinking of all of the guys who have served.

somebody in leesburg wrote on the window on a photo, blizzard of 2011. >>> if there is whiteout it is due to the frost. there is a lot of it. 20s and low 30s right now. over the next few hours, sunrise 7:22. first we are going to dip a couple more degrees. day planner, sunshine giving way to a few more includes. midday temperatures in the mid-40s with a breeze out of the south. a little bit of a wind chill at times. 49 degrees at 4:00 p.m. by 8:00 mostly cloudy skies. sunrise at 4:49 this afternoon. sunny and a bit milder. again low 50s with a few showers tomorrow. wednesday wet and mild. temperatures near 60 in spots with winter officially beginning thursday morning at 12:30. right now clear, cold, 31 in washington with fredericksburg 27, 26 at the naval air station. culpepper 27. officially reagan national, 31 degrees but it feels like 25 thanks to the wind at 6 miles per hour. dew points and upper 20s right now. it is relatetively quiet here on the east coast. it is southwest major storm develop now, you can see the circulation out of arizona into new mexico. there are blizzard war

leesburg 35 degrees. germantown md., 38, high of 48. morning low 43. at the temperatures across this area, holding and the 30's. 40's in hagerstown, same with dulles airport. we are looking at real cold air out to the north and west. look at the milder temperatures, indianapolis 48, nashville 54. the 24-hour temperature change from this time last night, a lot warmer off to the west. 12 degrees warmer in chicago 14 degrees warmer detroit. this is what is on the way tomorrow and monday, when the high temperatures will push 60 degrees. the satellite radar, northern wisconsin and to minnesota that is where the winter weather advisory is it at at this time. our weather will remain quiet but another cold front will rise tuesday and wednesday. that is when the weather becomes unsettled. the future-cast tomorrow, looking up to lots of sunshine, the clouds thickened by the late afternoon. moving into the day monday, mostly cloudy skies, milder air 10-15 degrees above average for this time of year. tonight, evening lows into the 30's, partly cloudy skies. tomorr

fox lake, leesburg and sterling, one to two inches of snow mainly on the grassy surfaces.temperatures have been so mild in the 50s. to the west, we could see a dusting of snow. more on that coming up later in the show, later in the newscast. falling temperatures is what we have seen already today. we continue to see that, 42 to 49 degrees then 29 to 34. much colder conditions for tomorrow morning and windy. we may be talking about windchill readings for tomorrow morning as well as tomorrow afternoon. 41 to 45 as the winds start to diminish. take a look here. winter has arrived. it's been a long time, not since early february. pat is squirming. she's got her long johns ready. we'll have consecutive days now with high temperatures in the 40s. sunshine back this weekend. i was telling folks to put their lights up. hopefully they did. there's nothing happy or joyous about freezing when trying to put the lights up. >> or wet. not a good night. >> thanks. >>> still to come on news 4 at 4:00. the tv show taping that ended with a cannon ball in somebody's home. >>> the latest on t

. >>> well, it may be christmas but you can expect some fireworks next weekend in leesburg, virginia. it is another controversy over a holiday display on the courthouse lawn. a group of local atheists will put up the flying spaghetti monster. they say it is a critique of conventional religions. and it has made stops nationwide. leesburg city counselors aren't so sure, allowing it is a good idea. >>> we're hoping to learn more today about a suspect who held police at bay and a family captive for hours in northwest washington. u.s. park police say that it started after the man refused to pull over for a traffic stop. one officer suffered minor injuries, struggling with the suspect. authorities say that the man ran into a home on first street and gallatin street northwest. six children and five adults were inside. we spoke with neighbors who were forced to stay inside their homes as the siege unfolded. >> yeah, we couldn't leave the house. there were helicopters flying around. it was directly across the freet? our house. >> the suspect eventually gave up. the family was allowed to return

far enough west leesburg, manassas, maybe down to the freezing mark. returning mostly sunny tomorrow morning, breezy and cold. you need a coat and sunglasses. by afternoon temperatures don't go up a bunch. good day for dressing in layers. winds northwesterly at 10 to 15. next seven days, still cold sunday but not breezy at least. temperatures moderate a little bit. sunshine and 50 on tuesday, wednesday we are in pretty good shape. clouds come in late wednesday as the warm front pushes through. most significant chance of showers next friday morning. >>> sorry tom. i'm really impressed by your restraint. because i know this army navy thing, i don't know. >> you know where i lie. but i'm a big fan of both teams and what they mean to the country overall. biggest game of the season for these two. troe out the records and listen to the players as the emotions pour out and day one of wizard's training camp. who is interested in the free agents, next. brad, where we going? just a second. just, just one second. ♪ what are you looking at? don't look up there. wh

. >> in leesburg, peggy fox, 9news now. >> once again, that woman claims she was exercising her first amendment rights, but does that make sense, especially since the man who put up the santa has those same rights? who is right? send your thoughts to mcginty's mail bag. mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> it will be dry throughout most of our evening, but later on tonight, well i'll let topper shutt explain what will happen there. >> good news is, i want to emphasize it's still mild. we were 60 today. let's start with temperatures, because this is really a treat. even in oakland it's 50. 54 in gaithersburg. and 55 in manassas. that's a good deal for this time of year. now, we do have clouds around. rain showers pushing into the ohio valley, but they won't get here until well after midnight. late tonight and tomorrow, the main event is going to be wednesday into thursday and may end with snow. we'll talk more about that in a minute. mild, a sprinkle or shower possible after midnight. but lows only around 50. 50 is our average high. so, we're get ago break on temperatures. the big change is on the w

leesburg, manassas, you'll be cooling down to a cold 27 degrees.aturday morning, lots of sunshine, but yet still cold. you want your jackets for sure. temperatures 20s and 30s. the afternoon, spectacular. you want your sunglasses. highs around 50 degrees. our sunset is an early 4:46. get out early to take advantage of the sun. here's your highs for your saturday afternoon. 49 in reston. 50 in d.c. and college park. bowie 50. annapolis at 10 miles, 52 degrees. a will the of us will be below the average high. here's a look at how your saturday breaks down. so 27 to 37 degrees at 7:00 under clear conditions. by noon, we're still going to be chilly. in the 40s. but lots of sunshine. 5:00, 41 to 46 degrees. all right, the redskins game is on sunday. what are we expecting? partly cloudy and milder. for kickoff, temperatures 49 to 54 degrees as we are playing the new york jets. winds will be a milder breeze out of the south at 5 to 10. that's why sunday is the better day of the two if you like more warmth. your next three days, hear here's how it looks. m

. >>> new from overnight, police in virginia are investigating a man's death inside his leesburg home. it happened late last night in the 800 block of vail mont terrace northeast. officers responded to a call about a gunshot and found a 30-year-old man dead inside. police say this doesn't pose a threat to the community. but anyone with information is asked to call the leesburg police department. >>> today a man accused of murdering his estranged wife and stepson will appear in court for a preliminary hearing. curtis lopez was arrested in october after police discovered the body of jane mcquain in her germantown apartment and her son william missing. police found william's body a week later in clarksburg. the hearing starts at 10:00 a.m. >>> the woman wanted for bank robberies and carjackings for northern virginia to baltimore could enter a plea on monday. police arrested 26-year-old stephanie schwab on wednesday after she allegedly tried to rob a bank in mclean, virginia. officers caught her after a chase on the beltway that ended with a crash in bethesda. schwab is charged with robbi

certainly pull out of leesburg and fairfax as well. look at this heavy shower just to the west of waldorf approaching clinton and brandywine as all of this moves northeast at about 30 miles per hour. here it is near accokeek. this will come up toward route 5 in about 15 minutes. anybody on the beltway toward the wilson bridge hitting the heavy shower activity, upper marlboro on top of 301 in about 15 or 20 minutes. we'll go down south a little bit more for you. we'll head down toward the northern neck. 301. colonial beach neighborhood. south and west of spotsylvania toward louisa. this is all lifting off toward the northeast. fredericksburg, more rain coming your way. again, that rain extends back toward west virginia. that's going to take several hours before we clear out. that's why it looks like much of the afternoon will be wet. got a little bit of cool air holding on from hagerstown to cumberland down to northern loudoun county. 61 in fredericksburg. locally, lovettsville, holding on for a few more minutes. leesburg is in the mid-

leesburg also 34. out toward the bay and east of town, it's not so bad. but that will change as we see the gusty conditions really pick up over the last 24 hours. here's a look at that storm system that brought the soggy conditions. bringing a will the of lowations. more than a half an inch of rain. it pushed up to the north and east of us. we have high pressure settling back in. temperatures, 45 in arlington. 46 in d.c. 54 in annapolis. and sterling down to 40 degrees. a lot of us will get into the 30s overnight. the rain has ended and looking for a quiet weather pattern for the rest of the week. a coastal flood advisory is in effect. wednesday, windy and cold. chilly thursday, and new year's weekend, a lot of folks hope it will dry. tonight, mostly cloudy and breezy. you're going to seal that windchill. lows in the 30s. west winds 10 to 15 with gusts higher than that. overnight lows upper 30s. 40 for annapolis. 35 in fredericksburg. culpeper 37. when you factor in the gusts, it's going to feel colder than that. tomorrow morning, bundle up the kids, dres

leesburg police set up a surveillance camera at the request of the county sheriff's office. there's no word if the camera has caught the vandals in action. the skeleton is one of ten holiday displays on the courthouse lawn. >>> still to come when we come back, u.s. troops have not been out of iraq for a week and it appears the sectarian violence is on the rise. we'll explain. >>> at least nine special needs patients were treated for injuries after their van crashed with two cars. it happened this morning on blair road northwest. right now, the severity of the injuries is not known and police are investigating how this crash happened. >>> at least 60 people are dead following a wave of violent attacks in iraq. terrell brown explains why authorities think that the bombings were a coordinated attack. >>> burnt out cars and debris are scattered across 14 different bomb sites in baghdad. a string of coordinated explosions hit everything from neighborhood markets to a police station. the blast killed more than 50 iraqis and injured dozens more. militants struck with car bombs, roa

also around leesburg up towards frederick and down south into fredericksburg. it's also mild out there where we do see the conditions topping out in the 50s to 60s for this afternoon. here is a broader look at doppler radar where we've got this system going through. not as wet compared to the next one coming through tomorrow where we'll see also some colder air mixing in. day planner temperatures around 60. by 3:00, 63 degrees expecting the scattered showers for the rest of the day, into tonight as well. it's going to be mild for today. we should be around low 50s for this time of year. here is a look at the satellite radar picture combined where you can see the showers going through. and then we'll probably see more rain tomorrow. i think wetter tomorrow compared to today. it feels like upper 50s around town. 60 andrews air force base. near 60 in annapolis. fredericksburg a nice warm 66 degrees at this hour. it is 58 right now with light rain. we have a south wind at around nine miles per hour. so south winds bringing in the milder air. you need your umbrellas

but 41 in leesburg. 40 in winchester. no major 30s or 20s on this map. now in the morning, dress in layers, partly cloudy and chilly. an early shower possible. temperatures starting in the 40s. afternoon will be in the mid to upper 50s. partly sunny, but brisk and mild. gusts up to 25 miles per hour. they will be out of the west at 10 to 15. highs for your saturday afternoon, look at these numbers. upper 50s in downtown. 58 for andrews. near 60 for annapolis. 58 also in springfield. fairfax 57. leesburg, manassas, all warming up into the mid 50s. we should be mid 40s this time of year. your saturday breaks down like this. a slight chance of showers in the morning. temperatures in the 40s. so not too bad to start off your saturday. it will be brisk in the afternoon. 48 to 53 degrees by noon and at 5:00, still mild. 55 to 60 is our range for our highs. here's a look at your new year's eve forecast. it's going to be dry and temperatures cooling down into the 40s for all the parties and celebrations. and on new year's day, lots of sunshine. another mild one.

we were semi planning to move to leesburg because everyone says it's so charming. now i wonder, they should probably eliminate the decorations at the courthouse since it's caused such a brew ha ha and hard feelingdz. there are a lot -- feelings. there are a lot of folks that would agree with you. they would like nothing better. but remember loudoun county has control over this particular building and whatever goes into that display. meanwhile daryle in virginia wonders why are we hearing so much from these so-called eight yis atheist. -- atheist. if for when the time comes i am ready to defend my ago nos agnosticism. it's one thing to exercise your freedom of speech and expression, but do you need to take something sacred from others and desecrate it. do you know, while i would agree it's rude to mock someone's religion, i'll also point out that while freedom of speech is protected by our constitution, there is no right to go through life unoffended. personally, i'm never offended by your e-mails. just drop me a line. the address mail bag at wusa9.com. that is our

we're going to break with a look at some of the readings. 40s in bethesda and leesburg. 50 degrees up in baltimore and springfield. 49 here in d.c. we'll talk about what we can expect for the rest of the week into the weekend when 9news now at noon returns. >>> a pilot in training and his instructor were injured when their plane crashed in seattle last night. the federal aviation administration is investigating. it is believed that the student was practicing landing and takeoff maneuvers when the plane crashed. >>> apparently there was a large explosion, a fair amount of fuel on the ground so it exploded. >> another plane was also damaged in that crash but that pilot was not injured. >>> if you need to turn in overdue or damaged materials from a d.c. public library, monday is your day. the check it in campaign will run through february 5th. cardholders can return any overdue or damaged library materials without fines. the lost books, cardholders can speak with an employee to have their account cleared. organizers believe that many avoid going to the library because of materials that t

current temperatures 44 in annapolis with 37 in reston, 37 degrees in leesburg. even up in beautiful northern maryland now, 32 hagerstown. it's going to be cold in hagerstown by morning time. enjoy your saturday evening, temperatures in the 30s. mid to upper 30s by 7:00 p.m. low to mid-30s by 11:00. some spots below freezing by 11:00. nearest rain drops or snowflakes are so far away, across northern parts of pennsylvania. for us, clearing skies through the overnight hours. clear sky, light breeze out there. and the bone dry air in place, temperatures are really going to fall off very, very quickly. high pressure will continue to be in charge of our weather through the remainder of the weekend and early next week as well. more sunshine, winter sunshine coming our way for tomorrow. another cold start. and another pretty chilly afternoon to be outside. as that area of high pressure moves off the eastern seaboard, we get a little bit more of a south breeze and that will warm temperatures up to an average by monday and tuesday. overnight, clear skies, light winds and