manassas is 34 degrees.onny and 52 this afternoon and that is average for this time of year and not as wendy as the past couple of days. the high pressure is moving directly overhead. continued sunny tomorrow and warmer in the mid 50's. the seven-day forecast is coming up. >>> have a report of an accident eastbound on 66 near 234 in manassas. after that, 66 will slow through centreville and not too bad as you approach the beltway. for '95 is university boulevard is looking pretty good. --495 is looking pretty good. no significant -- significant delay is that -- on 270. >> thank you, steve. >>> d.c. and virginia will lay out their plans to deal with snow and ice this winter. vincent gray and district leaders will put the city's winter weather plan to test. >>> vdot will discuss their preparation as well. it is 6:12 and 37 degrees. >> why the federal government wants to give away millions. >> plus, bruce boudreau opens up whiwhy he should have been fired in what is next. >> president obama and the first family

we've been telling you about an accident in manassas. the second one here, north of route 129 with lane closures. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> welcome back, i'm olga breese in for howard bernstein. the time is 6:32. we're cold outside! temperatures have really dropped off. we're near the freezing mark inside the beltway but take a look at some of the 20s out toward leesburg, martinsburg, 25. we're even looking at some cool conditions, very far off toward the north and toward the west. we'll keep it on the cool side for this morning. plenty of sunshine as we head through midday and late day. that will he

. 40 in manassas -- in 30 degrees.afternoon will feel a lot like yesterday afternoon. this is a look at our futurecast. one of our in-house computer models that indicates some areas of rain by 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. that cold front will drop are temperatures for friday into the weekend, but also give us a few widely separated showers. our high termperatures 57 tomorrow. how is the commute? >>> it is good. i feel good about it. across the wilson bridge and american legion, good. 95 a minor chrasrash new route 32. traffic getting by unscathed for now. we will take you to the beltway at kenilworth avenue. doesn't that look good? no problems to report to landover greenbelt, college park, silver spring and near the pentagon. newschoper 7 in a little while. >> we would love for the commute to stay just like that. 5:42 is your time. >>> coming up, the search for missing clues in last week's police involved shooting in takoma park. white officers are looking for two good samaritans. >> we know that things get wild in miami but th

delays in manassas and centreville. you're good to go to the beltway. northbound side of i-95, it is normal this morning. a little slow out of dumfries and again at the occoquan river, once you hear it is just a bit of volume heading up to 395. coming up, i'll update you on the accident in manassas at 5:53. >> thank you, monika. if you can't find the perfect holiday deck be ration, you can always make it yourself. kim beck with bush gardens is here to give us some pointers and some inspiration like this beautiful wreath i'm standing next to. i'm going to tell you, kim, looking that the and the one you're going to work on, i'm intimidated. >> please don't be. anybody can do it. it is really easy. basically, you know, i love inspiration. be we have this one area in the park called santa's workshop area and it is absolutely beautiful. candy canes and things like that. >> we're looking at some of the things that inspired you for this wreath over here. tell us more about that. >> like i said, i pull inspiration from the park or you can pull it from an item o

manassas got down to 39. probably need a jacket there. it but it is going to be another unseasonably mild day. day planner calling for lots of clouds, light winds. mild temperatures. upper 50s, some low 60s. rain will return. that's going to happen tonight. any sun we see will be early along with some patchy fog thanks to the moisture we had yesterday. heaviest rains were down south of d.c. and with some breaks in the overcast last night and light winds, well, this is where we've got visibility issues from quantico down to fredericksburg

temps from 39 in manassas and orange. those are the cold spots. the 50 in cumberland and gaithersburg. la plata, also 49 degrees going toward 60 later on. i'll come back, talking about the christmas weekend in about 12 minutes. right now, inside to monika with timesaver traffic. >> everything is doing fine on the roadways. we do not have any big issues to report. good morning, everybody. we'll first take a look at 66 where you've got a little bit of slow traffic out of manassas over here at lee traffic. can't complain about that. we'll go a little further in. it slows down route 50 to nutley street. let's take a live look outside. if you're planning to head on the northbound side of i-95, you've got the slow traffic from the occoquan river into newington. a little further north with a live look into springfield on the northbound side of 95, just a volume but everyone is moving pretty well heading for 395 which is where we'll go next. you've got the brake lights beginning in landmark as you head up toward seminary road. it pretty much breaks free u

two blanket night lows getting down into the 30s. 30 manassas and 32 leesburg.howers possible, the farther west you are. temperatures in the 30s. afternoon looking to be cold and a wash out. it will be mild though. some of that raining about heavy at times. 46 to 51 degrees. not as blustery southeast winds just at 5 to 10 miles per hour. highs tomorrow, 50 in downtown. 51 in arlington. keep in mind, we should be in the near mid-40s for this time of year, here's a look at your seven-day forecast. we deal with the rain tomorrow, but wednesday is dry. but breezy. temperatures around 43 degrees. thursday and friday, a little milder by friday. low 50s, partly cloudy conditions. dry for the rest of the week. new year's weekend, looking pretty nice here. low 50s for saturday, upper 40s, sunday on new year's day, low 50s under partly cloudy conditions. i think for new year's eve, it will be chilly. but at least it will be dry. >> okay, we'll take it. thank you annie. >>> up next from dealing with a disorder to creating an opportunity, how a local teenager uses his autis

. >> skies remain cloudy. 62 at reagan national. 66 at manassas -- 63 at manassas. will not see any real changes and all of these wins will shift around the northwest. it will be gusty. breezy cloudy, temperatures in the 50's. we will talk all about the weekend weather and have more details. >> thank you. after nine years the war in iraq officially came to an end today. 32,000 were wounded. what do veterans and other americans think about that war? >> gordon, people are ambivalent. we helped iraq become independent and free from the tyranny of saddam hussein, but many are not sure it was worth it. >> u.s. are m kneecapike breen served in iraq -- u.s. army captain mike breen served in the iraq and afghanistan. >> they want their country back. they have the car and the car keys. >> today, officially the war ended in which 3200 american servicemen and women died. >> independent, free, and sovereign iraq. >> troops are expected to be home for christmas but concerns remain. after so much bloodshed there and controversy here, many wonder if the iraqi people can hold down

done in the low 20s in manassas and culpepper. few spots right on the bay.nto the lower 30s but we sit at 29. monika, we are just into the 5:30 half hour. here's what it looks like on the beltway and closer in looking good out of baltimore. let's take a live look at college park here. if you are planning to head out onto the outer lap, past 95 into silver spring and bethesda. heading southbound on the beltway. we'll go over to the other side of town now. the dulles toll road incident free from reston no problems from 66. gainsville american legion bridge looking good. coming down from bethesda or up from tie isn't's corner. back to you guys. >>> south korea's military is on high alert this morning following the death of north korean leader kim jong il. the long time leader died over the weekend after apparently suffering a heart attack at the age of 6. tara has the latest. >>> in the capital, north koreans openly we want over the death of kim jong il. boeing women and men broke down. immediately following news of kim's death japan set up a crisis team while

watching the volume through manassas, not much of a delay right now. leaving route other fair oaks in towards the beltway, nothing to complain about at this point. 95 at bw parkway both running well between beltways and route 50 the john hanson highway also checks in incident-free. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. over to you. >> thank you. >>> expect big traffic delays in parts of northern virginia and the district today. several roads will be closed for the funeral and procession of u.s. park police sergeant michael boam. the 19-year veteran of the force collapsed december 16th as he was helping with an investigation on the key bridge. his funeral will be held at the church of the nativity in burke at 10:00 this morning. a procession will then head to the u.s. park police headquarters into the district before returning to virginia for his burial in fairfax. >>> another big story we are following this morning, the state funeral of north creigh's kim jong il who died a week and a half ago v of north korea's kim jong il who tied a week and

mid 40s downtown. 46 at national. 41 at frederick and 43 in leesburg. 45 in manassas. winds are gusting to 23 miles per hour at national and 24- mile per hour wind gusts in leesburg or gaithersburg 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 a

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 feel a little more comfortable than th

building in manassas. slowing briefly as you make your way closer to 123. southbound lanes are closed. outer loop of the beltway, no problems to report here, university boulevard headed around to colesville road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> more troubles for the air force's mortuary at dover air force base. more remains of american service members were dumbed in the virginia landfill than the military first reported. the "washington post" reporting that the remains of 274 troops were send to the landfill in king george county. air force says it has no plans to alert the families of the dead that their loved ones were dumped there. >>> the hunt is on if a bank robber wearing a superhero mask. a person dressed like spider- man robbed the bb & t bank on living ton road in fort washington. police say the suspect passed a note to the teller demanding money and showed a gun. he got away with an undisclosed amount of cash in a dark colored chrysler pacifica heading toward otion on hill road. >>> a 17-year-old high school student is behind bar

manassas at 19. right now at 23 degrees. but that is up two degrees from last hour. manassas at 25. washington currently at 37 degrees. closer to the water you notice the bay, 36 in annapolis. but the cold spots are on the cold side. it is going to be a very cold start to your day on tuesday. i'll show you what to expect the rest of the workweek and let you know when the best chance for rain is as well. >>> police in college park, maryland are hoping this video will help them find three men suspected in a robbery at the university of maryland. the men robbed someone yesterday and used the victim's credit card in a nearby store. anyone with information is asked to contact the police. hnchts there is a bill in the maryland legislature that will toughen penalties for those who take part in flash mob robberies. once happened last month at a 7-eleven in silver spring. police say the teens seen in surveillance video stole snacks and beverages. the legislation would hold each participant responsible for the total value of all the merchandise taken. >> if the clerk would have had a gun and

make it up to about with 52 degrees out toward manassas as well. look at the moisture pulling up from the south should start to move on off to the east. the next three days, looking dry. we like that for all of the travelers on saturday for christmas eve. even christmas day looks pleasant. we'll pull in some clouds late in the day on sunday into monday. as we go into tuesday and wednesday, we're tracking some cooler temperatures. we'll hit the 40s by monday afternoon. at least our overnight temperatures within the city center will stay above freezing. monika? >> i'm glad for those last- minute shoppers, the roads will dry out. you can travel around safely. i have a feeling this morning, some people are just going to head to work for their last- minute errands then head out for some shopping and head out for their traveling as well. here's what it looks like in the gw parkway in the beltway. no problems to report as you head in here. no problems on 66 for the roosevelt bridge. fine on the dulles toll road from leesburg. 66, as you can see, all green

the second accident just popped up in manassas. be aware of those two accidents just south of i-66 in both of those cases. let's take you outside live. northbound i-95 is how it looks like in springfield. delays down in quantico. dumfries up to route one. the volume here as usual at 6:00 in the morning in springfield, we'll take a live look at 395, actually, it is still looking pretty good in landmark. no problems to report at the speed limit up to the 14th street bridge. coming up, we'll go into maryland at 6:15. back to you guys. >>> thanks, monika. >> this morning, one person is dead after being shot by police. >> police returned fire after that man was spotted firing a gun of his own. >> this all went down last night along clay terrace and 53rd street. surae chinn is live at police headquarters with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: that man is dead by the hands of police and according to witnesses, they say this man was high on drugs, on pcp and he was shooting at homes. he was using his gun and firing at homes dir

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,

tomorrow, we'll see a high of 50 in washington. 51 in manassas. gaithersburg and frederick, 48 degrees there. coming up tomorrow, tomorrow night we are going to be live in somebody's front yard for holiday lights. we are doing two of them this week. if you would like me to come out e-mail us at nbcweather.com. extend some pictures, let us know where you are from or do it via instgram. do it on your ipod, ipad or whatever else it does. t i'm not familiar with it. i have seen it. it's the next big thing. >> okay, doug. >> we can't keep up. >> good to know. thanks. >>> the post office is giving santa a hand. the postal service's letter to santa program began today. the letters addressed to santa claus. the customers are able to adopt a family and buy a gift. the post office mails it out. >> we have a lot of kids that ask for things they know their parents are not able to get like the play stations and x-box, and so forth. not only are they asking for wish list items but necessities, food, a hot meal for christmas. a lot of kids are asking for gifts f

manassas, that's not the correct number. not 63 in manassas right now. 41 in culpeper. storm 4 doppler radar nothing to show around the immediate area. that's the frontal boundary to the west. cleveland, cincinnati, they are picking up a little bit in the way of snow. the snow will not be able to bring moisture across the mountains. we are calling for mostly cloudy skies as clouds increase. it will help keep temperatures above where they were this morning. 36 in washington. 31 in gaithersburg. frederick, 29 degrees. culpeper around 30 degrees. then the cold air moves in for the day tomorrow. we are talking about a much cooler afternoon. 44 for a high in washington. about five to six degrees below where we were today. a bit of a breeze tomorrow. it puts windchills in the 30s just about all day. 43 in leesburg. culpeper, 45 degrees. we are going to see a fairly chilly day on saturday. sunday, as we take on the patriots out there at fedex fie field, we are looking at a chilly day there. high temperatures around 43 degrees. it will be sunny but rather chilly. those of you w

manassas. high temperature of around 60 degrees today. kind of a mixture of sun and clouds. it may appear mostly cloudy at times. some rain showers will develop tonight. high temperatures on tuesday time of year,this near 60. will dropnt temperatures on wednesday weekend.he sliding into the low 40's by saturday despite sunshine. thus the forecast. >>> the commute is pretty good so far. southbound at old road, there is a war side, but noeft delays. springfield interchange, everything moving nicely. northbound and southbound on 95 springfieldty to street bridge14th looking good. 28 has light volume. heading into the greenway and goodo little or that looks also. parkway, lookson nice. nicely in both directions. back to you. >> thank you. we have a couple school closures. darke county school officials higdon elementary piccowaxen school closed for a power outage. >>> several occupy d.c. protesters are waking up in jail standoff with u.s. park police. arrested yesterday refusing to take down the wooden structures they build in mcpherson square. >> moving to include the protesters

one of the coolest temperatures. 34 in manassas.e're at the freezing point in cumberland. 40 degrees in annapolis along the water. the water is warmer than the air time of day this time of year. that influences the temperatures along the waterways. here is a look at the satellite and radar. no clouds overhead. clear skies. nothing but blue. partially due to this high pressure system. the wind is slowly subsiding. by the way, a cold front over the midwest will close tomorrow not notice the cold front moving into town. 52 and total sunshine. the average height is 52. are on average. even tomorrow we will be a few degrees warmer. we will start the day in the 30's. weekend, a great stretch of weather. rain comes on the early part of next week. for the most part it will be around tuesday. keep an eye on that. quiet conditions. >>> the commute is not too bad. we're not seeing the volume yet go from college park to silver spring. be building in the next half-hour. trip.now it is a good the accident activity continues interstate 270 near 85

although manassas down to 32. that's one of the colder spots at the airport there in manassas. elsewhere, mid-30s montgomery, arlington, fairfax, and prince george's counties. and the view from space showing clouds closing in on the midwest. and they're associated with a warm front coming to us later today. we'll just have clouds coming through. sunrise at 7:18. a cloudy afternoon with highs reaching the low to maybe mid-50s briefly by midafternoon. we'll look at the evening planner in 15 minutes. here's a look at traffic. good morning, danella. >> good morning. >>> so far checking for volume in our area, and the volume is very light. the camera starting with i-270 at father hurley, i'm not seeing any issues as you make your way south on i-270. if you're traveling on 395 in virginia, here's the view at duke street. again, volume is very light in this area. i'm not seeing anything major for you that's slowing you down as you make your commute and continue on to the 14th street bridge. you're clear as you make your way in. if you're traveling southbound on 395 as well, no issues

a las once de la maÑana se abre la jornada, jutiapa de la liga de manassas contra la liga internacionale san jose de la liga de springfield contra santa marta de la liga de culmore. a las 3 de la tarde se viene partido entre equipos d ela liga boliviana, oriente petrolero frente a deportivo oriental de jaime moreno y cierra la jornada a las 5 de la tarde, corinto d ela liga de arlington contra juventud latina campeon de la liga internacional de manassas. este torneo se juega cada dos aÑos, el ultimo campeon fue la chapin. en las grandes ligas vamos a escuchar a jose reyes la nuetra contratacion de los marlins quien nos cuenta entre otras cosas porque firmo con el equipo de miami. hasta aqui los deportes, buenas noches a todos.

manassas, 19 degrees. up in frederick, maryland, it is 1 degrees.a cold start for parts of the viewing area. here is a look at the satellite- radar composite. a lot of cold air being picked up by the sat-rad this morning. we do have a few clouds out there but for the most part, skies are mostly clear and indeed, during the course of the day today, you will see mostly sunny skies across the region. here is what is going on. not a whole lot. high pressure settling in. that will keep us dry, keep us chilly and keep us calm for today and the next few days before we get our next weather maker in here late wednesday or into thursday. so the forecast for today looks like this. sunny, a chilly day. high about 47 degrees but right around normal. i have to look up the normal for today. it is right around there, i know that much. we'll see partly cloudy skies becoming mostly clear. 29degrees for your overnight low in town. many of you will be in the mid- 20s. some of you will be in the low 20s late tonight. five-day forecast, we told you about the sunshine tom

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james was the look-out man as lee stark broke into a home in manassas. the homeowner returned during the burglary and confronted him. he showed a gun and assaulted her. the 66-year-old virkt suffered serious injuries and went to the hospital. police arrested stark and cherish who planned the robbery. both held without bond. >>> the stand off over the payroll tax we thought was settled over the weekend? it's not over yet. why it could cost you money. >>> machine guns off the streets. we'll show you the haul from the yearlong gun sting. >>> the zoo gets an early christmas present to help breed pand pandas. >>> the redskins get it done on the field. trevor price is going to join me to break it down from offense to defense. defense was spectacular. especially deangelo hall getting it done. in the post game locker room, [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind o

. >>> we have breaking news at this hour in manassas. a bad accident at exit 47. the accident took place around 9:45 this morning on the westbound side. we're told there are serious injuries, and possibly life-threatening injuries. a bad accident on i-66. and here, again, is the scene on 66 at this hour. we will continue to follow this story and bring you updates as we get them. >>> right now, friends and family of a u.s. police officer are saying their final good-byes. sergeant michael baim tried to help a man that either jumped or fell off the bridge. his service will be followed by a procession to washington and then back to virginia where he will be laid to rest. there will be rolling traffic delays starting in about half an hour along 395, memorial bridge and the gw parkway. the delays are expected to last about 90 minutes. >>> traffic is moving once again on the clara barton parkway after a serious accident this morning. this is the scene at macarthur boulevard. the police officers that investigated the crash told us a single car was driving and the driver l

we did cooled down in manassas, down to an even 30 degrees. 56636 in martinsburg.ure cast. a mostly cloudy day today and tomorrow. a cold front drops in tomorrow. a few areas of light rain. notice the green color at 5:00 p.m. to borrow. some spotty showers. will not be all that widespread, nothing heavy. tomorrow, for the most part, will be a fairly dry day. it is just for a few hours in the early evening hours that we could see those isolated showers. looking ahead, friday night into saturday, we talk about the potential for that to affect us. that will slide to our south. a 20% chance of seeing that. nothing to worry about. my snow excitement factor from one of 10 to .5%. mid 40's saturday and sunday with partly cloudy skies. >>> a beautiful site, we are happy this morning because we do not have any problems on 66. route 7 looks good as well to get through leesburg out of sterling to tyson's. we love the right to gilbert scored. uneventful. -- love the ride. on 28, good. out of gainsville to join 66 traffic. a little bit of action of falls church. that is just th

freezing mark in manassas. these temperatures generally on the cool to cold side but not what we were dealing with yesterday when we had teens and low 20s across much of the area. here is your satellite-radar. cloud cover moving in. that is why i mentioned it will be a changing landscape today as far as the atmosphere goes. we'll have more cloud in the forecast today. but the rain you see will kind of dry up as it tries to move in. we have an areaen area of high pressure off to the east and north. the rain showers will move in but they should stay to the north. our temperatures later today even with the cloud cover will be in the low 50s. a cold front will come through during the day tomorrow and that will bring us a chance -- ill ashow it to you, chance of some rain showers. here is your warm front. even with the cloud cover out there, our highs later this afternoon will be in the low 50s. that front will move through overnight and cold front will spring us some rain showers tomorrow and cooler air, not cold,

out of manassas, looks good. normal volume on 395. there's a crash at the 14th street bridge that's now gone. back to you. >> thank you. >>> drivers in northern virginia will now know exactly how long they will be sitting in traffic. vdot today will turn on new electronic signs along 95 northbound and southbound to show estimated travel times between fredericksburg and washington. >>> 6:12, 29 degrees. >> ever of start to -- it was a rough start to the weekend box office. >> the heaviest week for the holiday season has just begun for online retailers. the story is coming up. >> first, key witness changing >>> a key witness in the penn state sex abuse scandal may be changing the store. mike mcqueary told a grand jury that he saw jerry sandusky sexually assaulting a young boy in a locker room shower or in 2002. if published reports say that he told a family friend he did not see the assault spurs stand. jerry sandusky is scheduled to be in court tomorrow for a preliminary. >>> charges are pending against a man who sparked a standoff wit

manassas lower 40s. winchester 40 degrees. now tomorrow morning, as you are starting off the day, dress in layers, it will be chilly with temperatures in the 40s. afternoon, the winds will be picking up. a brisk afternoon, gusts up to 25 miles per hour. the highs will be 55 to 60 degrees. in cumberland, upper 40s. winchester mid 50s. manassas, all in the mid 50s. in downtown, temperatures around 58 degrees. near 60 for andrews air force base and pax river. here's a look at your seven-day forecast. mild the whole new year's weekend. great weekend to get rid of that christmas tree. i'll be doing mine on sunday. clean up those holiday decorations outside. look at the cold air impacting us by tuesday and wednesday. 32 is the high for tuesday afternoon. it's going to feel cold. snow flake on there, a slight chance for flurries. no big storm, though. >> we're going to get out this weekend for sure. >> thank you. >>> all right, still ahead, some familiar float sponsors not going to be around for this year's tournament of roses parade

low 20s at manassas. 23 in reston. up in frederick, upper teens right now. 30 in arlington. 26 in alexandria and crofton. 26 in baden this morning while laurel is 25. and a 28 degree reading in rockville. officially though in washington, 32 at reagan national with winds, well, no winds, dead calm. dew point is 29. that barometer slowly, slowly dropping off. yesterday, closer to 30.6. now, we have 30.45. low pressure attacking the folks in the southwestern u.s., throwing rain and snow from los angeles out into areas near st. louis. we've got the broken showers and mountain snows. so, there is a lot of active weather in the southwest. and in the southeast, well, there is a ridge of high pressure which keeps it all nice and quiet. some of the moisture in the form of clouds will get here later today. as far as any rain, it doesn't look like we'll see much of anything. potentially thursday. high pressure in the ohio valley this morning. we're on the east side. so, a northwesterly flow. as this rain comes into the high, we'l

everything is fine there. 66 in from manassas looking good as well. heading out of the bethesda down into tysons corner, you'll be fine. all lanes are open for your ride there. 66 at nutley street, no problems to report from manassas all the way into fairfax, vienna and inside the beltway to the roosevelt bridge. last live look at 395 at duke street, again looking fine just a little bit of volume for the early risers but no problems to report heading up to the 14th street bridge and into the downtown area. coming up in my next report, we'll go into maryland at 5:24. andrea and jessica? >> thank you, monika. the maryland women face another undefeated team. we'll show you what still has an unblemished record coming up. >> bruce boudreau was the first of three nhl coaches fired this week. now, he's replaced one of the other two. >> we'll take another look at the question of the day. 80% of moms do this when they're angry at their children. is it a, use the child's full name. b, leave the room or c, take away a child's video game. >> here is a look at a r

we have a cool 34 in manassas and 39 degrees in quantico. look at the satellite-radar, you see plenty of cloud cover. satellite does not really pick up the fog we're seeing. and there are areas of fog really from southeastern portions of virginia across eastern and southern maryland into delaware and new jersey so it is a widespread problem. not really impacting the washington area very much but we do have some clouds. we have rainfall off to the west and eventually some of that rain will try to work its way in here. high pressure will begin to move offshore. a cold front will begin to approach. opportunity it doesn't come through until tomorrow but as it comes through, it could bring some rain showers. i expect those rain showers to hold off until very late tonight. i would say during the overnight hours. patchy morning fog, mostly cloudy today. high about 61 degrees. then your five-day forecast, we're looking for overnight low, mild temperature, overnight low about 51. tomorrow, 60 with rain showers here and there. friday-- i'm sorry, frid

. -- nice light volume at route 4 pennsylvania avenue. 66, here we are through manassas. no incidents or accidents to report for you. thins look good as you leave route 50 fair oaks in toward the beltway. 395, we've got heavy volume at seminary road. other than that, you are are in pretty good shape up toward the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> funeral services will be hell today for a u.s. park police officer. sergeant michael boehm was responding to a call near the key bridge. he was trying to help a man found on the c&o canal when he collapsed. the funeral presession will begin at the church of the nativity in burke, virginia and then go into d.c. passing park police headquarters and will end first faction memorial park. the processional will impact traffic this morning and early this afternoon. sergeant boehm had been with the park police since 19926789 he is survived by his wife and son. -- since 1991. he is survived by his wife and son. >>> if you see a heavy police presence around the annandale campus of northern virginia commu

the same in manassas. look at the wind-chill factor. it feels more like 29 degrees outside. our forecast for today mid to upper 40's. winds will be out of the northwest at 10 to 20 with lots of sun. the winds will settle down a little bit later this afternoon. coming up, a look at the extended outlook, but first, over to lisa baden. she has a look at traffic. >> we'll start with 66 this go-round focus out of marshall to get through manassas and into vienna. it's just kind of the usual stuff. no problems reported out of warrenton this morning and 28 looks ok coming out of manassas park to join everyone. through falls church, we notice some headlights, but no problems across the roosevelt bridge to the long-term construction along constitution avenue. massachusetts avenue apparently a water main break near union station so plan to drive accordingly. >> thanks so much lisa. 5:40 right now. drivers who use the toll road can expect toll increases every year for the foreseeable future. the metropolitan washington airport authority which runs the highway says tolls have to go up to

reagan national airport, 37 degrees, 28 in manassas, 30 in culpeper. satellite and radar, a disturbance to the south and west may bring a few sprinkles for the overnight. it will not amount to much. anything that falls from the sky will fall in the form of raindrops. partly cloudy and while today, a 50-55 degrees, wind out of the south at 5-10. we will look the extended outlook that will take us into the new year. if you like temperatures in the 30's for the daytime high, you'll love what is on the way. the rush-hour commutes, steve . >>> at bailey's crossroads there was in accidents. this is about seven westbound down about seven in the baileys crossroads area after about 29 near charles street. watch for an unexpected slowdown, but a brief one. that is out bound. looks pretty good elsewhere in the region. nothing to slow you down. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a happy ending to a cliff hanger in los angeles yesterday with two lives hanging in the balance. a 19-year-old and his dog or hiking when his father threw a ball and the doc try to affect it s

volume in manassas and 95 out of stafford. everything is open at the marine base. no problems on 395 this morning. moving nicely near the pentagon, across the 14th street bridge. there is the springfield camera. 270 southbound as a little more action. the headlights are southbound at falls road moving at speed. >>> 7 minors are safe after an explosion at a silver mine in northern idaho. rescue teams pulled the men from the lucky friday mine last night after reports of a rock burst. one man had to be hospitalized. this comes on the heels of two other deadly accidents mine this year. >>> public plea to help catch a serial rapist. today the of the i will join local police and and launched a massive publicity campaign. this strategy has a record of success. >> good morning. this is a new campaign to try to cast the alleged potomac river rapist. they are using some of the same tactics that were successful in helping police catch the east coast rapist, aaron thomas, earlier this year. they are relying on the same cold case team who helped to break the chandra levy case t

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eastbound in manassas, near marker 34. 234 business. police are on the way. eastbound in manassas is closed to 234 business. this is four corners. silver spring. university boulevard east be fore 29, a structure far. one lane to the left is getting through. there is a crash near georgia avenue. we will give you a live picture. no delays at colesville road. >>> thank you. 5:12. the wet weather has not dampened holiday spirits. john boehner flipped the switch at the capitol christmas tree yesterday. this 65 foot sierra white fir will stay lit till new year's eve. >> 60 degrees outside. >> not so bad. >>> coming up, the latest in the presidential race and why mitt romney is expected to be a no show at an upcoming debate hosted by donald trump. >>> in today's tech bytes customers away and on their satisfaction with their cell phone. see which carrier n man: my electric bill was breaking the bank. so to save some money, i trained this team of guinea pigs to row this tiny boat. guinea pig: row...row. they generate electricity, which lets me surf the web all day. gu

next we go to newschopper7 who is in the battlefield in manassas. the cleanup of the crash is almost complete at 234 and 29. >> the time is 6:30. >>> investigators confirmed the bullets that killed a campus, and a man suspected of shooting him were fired from the same gun. authorities still have no motive for the attack. this comes as the learn more about officer deriek crouse and a scare that shut down the blacksburg campus. >> students were supposed to start final exams today. the community was once again morning's loss of one of their own last night. >>> good morning, we now know the identity of the officer killed in a line of duty. he is a 39-year old a veteran a father of five, and a husband. many are calling him a hero as well. he was conducting a routine traffic stop on campus when a man approached on foot and opened fire. other officers responded and alerts went out on campus and about 1/4 of a mile away, police located the man they believe responsible. police will not say if the man killed in separate they said he was alive when they found

head further out to manassas. it feels like 34. in frederick also. temperatures already feeling like they are close to freezing. 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 fred

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

down around culpeper, 37 in manassas. 37 in frederick. waldorf coming in around 44 degrees. what are we going to see as far as rain is concerned? don't worry about rain. really, not only for tomorrow, but right on through the next couple days. the weekend is going to be dry. the weekend is looking very good. we have temperatures overnight that are going to be cool. kind of cool to start out on your friday. we are looking at a fantastic friday weather wise. we'll be back down here the rest of the hour talking about the christmas tree lighting which was fantastic. >> thank you, doug. >>> still ahead on news 4 at 6:00. drivers stuck for an hour in a snowstorm. opm came up with a way to prevent another disaster on our roads. >> i'm julie carey. shaking up the ranks through the gubernatorial nod. what local republicans have to say coming up. >>> you might want to know about secret software that tracks what people are doing on their smartphones. >> animals are getting into the arts. we'll tell you about that. >>> basketball is back. the wizards unlocked the doors at the verizon ce

even though sterling is checking in at 50. 47 in reston. 48 in leesburg and 45 in manassas.ll right, so we're looking at milder conditions, but it will turn wet. tomorrow will be the wetter of the day so far this week. mild again tonight. you'll need your umbrella on wednesday. even milder on thursday. we should stay dry on thursday, by the way. more rain comes in thursday night. that's going to be even heavier rain than what we will see tomorrow. the most part, tomorrow we'll see light showers and maybe a rumble of thunder. this is late tonight. a couple sprinkles west of town after midnight. i think in the morning, we're okay with clouds. yes, hagerstown westward out toward comperland, could have a wet commute with light activity. by lunchtime if you are walking around. this is 1:00, showers possible. pretty much anywhere around the metro area. it's all green. it's all light activity. put this back into evening and most of us get shower activity by this time tomorrow night. so again, the ride home could be wet, but nothing super heavy coming our way. actually appears that

. >> i'm surae chin in manassas where voters are scratching their heads over a loyalty oath pledge. >> i completely disagree with it. i think it's an outrageous thought. >> republican party of virginia wants voters to sign a loyalty oath pledge, meaning if you vote republican in the march primary in virginia, you promise to vote the same way in november. >> how would you enforce something like that, other than someone's conscious. so again, you're talking about a slippery slope because marking ballots and that gets really dicey. >> i don't think we should be putting people into a position where their conscious says one thing and their actions may be going the other way. >> delegate robert marshall is going against his own republican leadership. opposing such a measure. >> i don't think this is a benefit to the republican party or to virginiaens in general. >> anything that will make you adhere to a choice without knowing the details and having time to research it, it would have a negative impact on what this country was founded on. >> in manassas, surae chin, 9news now. >> governor ma

manassas and leesburg coming in at 36. no rain to talk about. the doppler radar is all clear and will stay all clear. 22 in frederick, 22 in leesburg, 21 in manassas and culpeper. temperatures are going to be on the cold side. inside the city, maybe 32 in the washington area. tomorrow, much better. starting off cold. warming up nicely. the high temperature 58 degrees with plenty of sunshine. 58 would be a little above average, that would be nice. we go more above average over the next couple days. i'll show you the extended outlook coming up. >> thank you. >>> lowe srs canceled their advertising on all-american muslim. it centered on the lives of five muslim family living in michigan. they received a significant amount of communication about the show and decided to pull the ad. some are blaming a conservative christian group that launched an e-mail campaign against the program. >> this show is nowhere as controver controversial as the show that comes on afterwards about the multiple wives or jersey show or other reality shows. >> they have apolo

the good news is it's a quick hitter. 55 in manassas and downtown. 52 in gaithersburg and leesburg and still 50 up in hagerstown. so if you're headed out, grab your umbrella. cloudy and cool. rain developing. winds become northwest at 10-15. we'll come back and tell you how cold it's going to get behind this frontal system and we'll look ahead to the forecast of the redskins game, last minute shoppers and the full forecast of christmas. >> thank you, topper. >>> still to come, john edwards says he's just too sick to attend the scheduled beginning of his trial next week. we'll tell you what else happened. >>> it's legitimate. these things are pretty -- >>> plus getting a little testy out on the campaign trail. how come rod paul was so urked? state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a l