that will be the first day of meteorological spurring, thursday. -- meteorological spring, thursday. >> and weather is corresponding. >> and the allergies. >> college basketball season? >> that is my version of spring. we have an update of stephen strasburg as well, but a lot of basketball. remember the underdog d.c. team from last year's tournament? the rams still looking strong, hosting the patriots today. and what slump? the ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] there's no right way or wrong way. every baby plays by his own rules and they need a diaper that lets them do it. pampers cruisers with 3-way fit adapt at the waist, legs and bottom ♪ ♪ with up to 12 hours of protection, for all the freedom to play their way. ♪ ♪ pampers. it's time to play. >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers -- moving you forward. >> the capitals describe the current situation as playoff hockey. this is not the same presidents cup winning team or the dominant one-seed of last year. friday night, it was rewarding. the capitals have not won consecutive games since mid january. one minu

from that particular meteorology program, which has been around for several decades. it is a bit shocking that in 1999 when i did receive my ph.d. that i was still the first. >> dr. shepherd's honors don't end there. for research on urban climates he received the presidential award, the highest nation for scientists and engineers under the age of 40. he made black enterprise magazine's 2005 hot list of top african-american professionals under 4o one of the other highlights of his career was when he got a job at nasa fulfilling a dream he had in high school. >> i graduated in 1987. in my valedictorian address, i mentioned i hoped to work for nasa one day, having no idea how that would happen. once i knew that one of my dreams was about to be realized, it was really a rewarding experience, a humbling experience. >> after 12 years as a scientist, he left nasa and continues research for the university at university of georgia in athens and advises graduate and undergraduate students. he said he learned something important leaving one dream job for another. >> a lessen for

meteorological spring arrives thursday. >> we have had an easy winter. >> 2 inches of snow at reagan national. >> compared with last year? >> it was a lot more. >> sorry to put you on the spot, steve. >> cell phones have become a very important part of most people's lives so much so that many have anxiety attacks if they do not have them near. >> another phobia, and the numbers of people who suffer are staggering. that>> i was gone to take the blue line to the red line. >> she says she would be lost without her cell phone. >> i use it for my back, pay my bills, check e-mail. we have used the metro map several times. >> i feel with ross still, and it has been about four months. >> it affects 53% and to the senate, 66% of those surveyed in 2012. this woman worries that she always needs to be worried to call her daughter. babbitt is a stress factor. it is a stress knowing she can connect at any time. >> some are glad to give up their cells. the mine is connected to my work email. i have enough of that during the day. >> 70% of women always want their cell phone. 61% of men. men are more

march begins the day after and meteorological spring look at the light in downstate.rms to the west. heavier rainfall yellow areas and out here storms have a history reaching up into the jet stream 80 mi. per hour when the dust down. 40,000 ft. in parts of kansas. eastern sections of nebraska. look at the wind gusts of thunderstorms weather bug sites in our area at sunshine temperatures in the thirties across the metropolitan area with gusts up to 30 degrees pontiac southwest at 54 degrees high lead indiana joliet in the low 40's. even a cadre county 36 degrees. headline for thunderstorms to come through some areas over an inch of rainfall spread across the region slot of weather, and tomorrow what it looks like at midnight tonight rainfall and thunderstorms coming down parts of the area continued through the morning hours 530 pm. late portion and the midst of rush hour sunshine 150 mi. across it to the strongest wind the dry wedge the rainfall expected to come down first system as second one due on friday break in between on thursday snowfall per midwest coming back

it's a tough meteorological trick. overnight 32. staying clear. 2-degree guarantee tomorrow.eat saturday, enjoy this first half of the weekend. tomorrow increasing clouds. it looks quiet. until we get in to sunday morning. all bets are off. we think we will get wind, rain mixed with snow and give you a detailed look at the weekend forecast. we can see looks like mix to snow, higher totals to the south of baltimore. baltimore getting some snow. maybe max is there, good idea, i don't know. >> hideout for the weekend. everything you need is right there. >> any scenario does not make this look like the massive snowstorms in the last few winters. stay tuned more details tonight. >>> take a look outside, show you, beautiful, beautiful evening in baltimore city. we'll be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in s

meteorological winter ends on march 1st. that's right. meteorological spring begins on march 1st.n though officially, spring doesn't begin until march 21st. it's a long story. let's take a look at temps, conditions. it's the 3 months of the year they're the coldest. they were divided into four quarters. 49 now. south winds at 10. going to keep us a lot warmer tonight than last night. we got down to 23. barometer, holding steady. 30.00 inches right now. currently, we're at 50 in washington. easton and patuxent. 40 in elkton. 43 out in oakland. mountains, even warmer up there. kent island, by the bay. it would stay much warmer tonight. downtown baltimore only got to 35 last night. believe it or not. didn't even get below freezing. but the airport, literally, 8, 9 miles south of the downtown. got to 23 degrees. these are what we call microclimates. a huge difference, 23 to 35 in 8 or 9 miles. that's why, sometimes when we put those temperatures up, they really don't represent the whole area. it's just the average temperature. essentially, it's based on what we expect to happen at the

warming back up on thursday which is the first day of meteorological spring. can you believe it?ch 1. do not forget lee day on wednesday. >> and the time change is coming up as well. in a couple of weeks? >> that is a check. >> another sign that spring is around the corner, march madness excitement getting under way. >> maryland struggling. they had a chance to make 500 and acc play. did they do it? luck was not working for the freshmen who t [ beep ] [ man ] you have one new message. [ mom ] hi scooter. this is mommy. rethe progresso chicken noodle you made is so good. the vegetables are cut nice and thick... you were always good at cutting your vegetables. and it's got tender white-meat chicken... the way i always made it for you. oh, one more thing honey... those pj's you like, the ones with the feet i bought you five new pairs. love you. did you see the hockey game last night? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >> >> to the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> you know the georgetown and villanova rivalry is huge. it is a ri

we're almost done with what we call meteorological winter. take a look at numbers. our average high for each month has been so far above normal. in december, we averaged over 50 degrees. this month so far, we're averaging 57 degrees. and each and every month, we've averaged between 6 to 7 degrees above the norm. that's why we're looking at a pretty warm winter overall. and the final numbers aren't in yet. but this looks like it is going to be a top 10 all-time warm winter. we'll vathis coming up -- have that coming up. >>> orioles are in their second week of workouts at spring training in florida. as always, there is a lot of work to do. sports director mark viviano joins us with a look at the team and your input with our exclusive fan cam. oh, the fan cam is back, mark. [ inaudible ] >>> some ways, bucks birds aren't as bad as you think. they hit pretty well. and the o's played decent defense. matt wieters and nick markakis won golden gloves. adam jones already has one. and many believe jj hardy is the best shortstop in the league. what's the o's problem? well, it'

winter will meteorologically end after tomorrow. march 1 begins our meteorological spring. we start chilly this morning. we've got 30s and 40s so jackets and gloves for sure. we'll still be in the low 40s here in town but 30s north and west. by noon winds are going to get a little lighter. gusts 20, 25 right now. winds get a little lighter. temperatures in the upper 40s. this afternoon, though, pleasant with light winds and plenty of sunshine. highs about 55 degrees. some wet weather moves in for wednesday. more on that and your seven-day forecast coming up in about five. here's monika with time saver traffic. >>> we're taking a live look at route 1 at the beltway between the wilson bridge and 95 in springfield. no problems here in alexandria. both loops of the beltway. more on area roadways once again at 5:16. >>> making news now at 5:09 this morning, chardon high school in ohio northeast of cleveland is going to be closed today after yesterday's deadly shooting. police say a student t.j. lane walked up to a group of teenagers at a cafeteria table and just opened fire. one

not a single weekend of meteorological winter began on december 1st producing high temperature below 30 degrees. that will change tomorrow the high will struggle and the low 20's right under the polar jet. fortunately this as with all winter patterns very progressive will not last a long time but it will produce a cold weekend. win to cost 30-40 overnight temperatures down 20 degrees at 6-12 in. of snow indiana snow belt. look at this cold air and the reach deep into the south by tomorrow morning the forecast during the day only warming into the low 20s and tomorrow night cold expanding once again the wind chills are part of the story. by morning it 30 degrees and lower below zero in northern wisconsin offical there. warming to single-digit tomorrow and back subzero territory tomorrow night before things began to warm up. sprawling canadian high pressure setting up the wind perfect setup for lake affects note to occur. huge expense and the midwest colder than 24 hours ago arctic air dropping out of the hudson bay it to the region you can see the expense with temperatures of the therm

some of the pictures, he captured a immediate logical effect, called a bow cloud, and if you know meteorology, that's an indicator of violent weather to come and even perhaps the potential for tornadoes. we did not see a tornado, but we saw plenty of wind, plenty of hail, and torrential rains that sent people scattering and the temperature here dropped from about 73 degrees all the way down into the low 50s and in some places that happened in a matter of just a minute or two. the violent weather is passed from here to charles county. and as top err reported earlier, although we are in a tornado watch box, it does look like most of the conditions for that have passed. reporting live in la plata, scott broom, 9news now. >> if you have any storm damage from earlier today or when the winds pick up tonight, please submit it with photos and video at wusa9.com. lesli. >> don't call it a reversal, those words today from virginia governor, bob mcdonnell as he made his first public comment since urging state lawmakers to remove language from a bill that would require women to seek an abortion. >> i sup

that furry fellow knows nothing about meteorology but he sure is cute. we have a good looking day. ladies, you can pull out your cute spring dresses. we're going to see mid to upper 60s. 39 in livermore. 43 in san jose. overall this morning about 5 to 8 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. that's courtesy of the clear sky. we're going to see colder starts but nice warm afternoons, sunshine, a little bit of patchy fog. not a lot out there. we could see more develop at the coast as we head through the next couple of hours. we'll report back to you as it develops. a mild stretch, sunshine all the way through this weekend. then we have a pretty good looking storm on the way toward the middle of next week. we need the rain. this storm looking promising for showers even down in the south bay. for today enjoy the sunshine, 65. about 64 in walnut creek. even san francisco on the 60s again, 60 there. throughout the next couple of days we continuously climb through super bowl sunday. really nice weather over the weekend. then tuesday, wednesday, maybe for the first part of thursday, we'l

on to monday at 47 and we would call that a lamb like beginning and that is the beginning of meteorological spring. >> all right. thank you, sue. >> sure. >>> last night, the wizards' furious comeback failed short. why mcgee did not play a part. >>> first, a little girl in new jersey got to celebrate her first leap day birthday on leap day. show turned four years old and that is not the only birthday, but her mother's. the odds of having a birthday for loop day and your child's, too s two million to one. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪ . >> hello, everybody. i'm lindsay murphy. despite the ups and downs this season, the capitals have hurt and showed it off last night, pulling off a rare and dramatic comeback win. the hope is they will build upon this. the final minute versus the islanders, capitals down 2-1 and shot from the right side an

in fact, meteorological winter ends at the end of february, just in a couple days here. bruce, we haven't had much of a winter, so topper, howard, all of us have been talking about, are we going to get a good snowstorm in? doesn't look good. >> you're kidding. not one major snowstorm? >> not by march 15th. that's our cut-off. >> don't need the four-wheel drive. >> save that for next year. >>> talking about looking for love in all the wrong places, two bald eagles were spotted along a highway in bedford, new hampshire. troopers who arrived on the scene thought they were responding to an accident, but instead, they saw a car stopped in the middle of the road to protect the rare birds. the troopers said the birds appeared to have been mating, but they're not sure about. that crews is tried to approach the birds but they became agitated before flying away. >>> all this week we're trying to reunite people with money and valuables that are held in city and state coffers. the money and items could be from old safe-deposit boxes, forgotten bank accounts. if you see your name at

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rit now as far as my end goes, meteorological side, we'll see rain. >> cal trans planning to do thatver presidents' day weekend, we'll see if the weather holds off, if and if we put it off we'll do it late. >> fiery debate as the smoke clears in athen sathens. the debt deal prompting rioting in the streets. >>> apple shares cross a magic mark to all-time high. business news ahead. o >>> this morning, people of athens are sifting through rubble after fire set during the night of rioting, ripped through at least 93 buildings and injured more than 100 people. nbc bay area's stephanie gosk is in athens with a look at landmark debt vote that prompted all of this rage. >> reporter: the response on streets of athens was dramatic and destructive. while a majority of parliament approved the measure, the center of town went up in flames. tens of thousands protested, the most violent taking on the riot police with rocks and fire bombers. officers drove them back with stun guns and endless barrage of tear gas. dozens of buildings torched include two history ex-theateic and businesses looted. aft

it is beautiful and sunny here in chicago what is amazing we have only nine days left of the meteorologicalthat commences december 1st running through february and the spring technically begins in march the days are getting longer we have more than 90 additional minutes of daylight and sunshine every day december 21st is the shortest day of the year ... and the sun is two and half times stronger than it was just a couple of months ago so things don't feel as cold outside as the thermometer would indicate >>we're looking at to weather systems coming from the west there are a host of advisories' for the first one in the plains states and the cold arctic air is continued bottled in canada ... we feel like 35 degrees out there with the wind chill factor ... we will get into the mid-40s ahead of the approaching weather system for tomorrow morning we are still five degrees warmer than we were 25 4 hours ago ... we have moderately cool air that will follow the system we get tomorrow the wind is blowing from the southeasterly direction ... we are beginning to plot wind gusts on the local map: there

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on earth's climate change history and ongoing climate change is dr jeffrey masters director of meteorology with the weather underground dr masters welcome great to have you with us thanks tom thanks for joining us what has ocean sediment data and the ice core drilling in greenland and other places told us about how climate change happens in the united states where you do another person. like he said climate change happened slowly over a period of hundreds or thousands of years but looking at the ice core data from greenland we've seen some really remarkable things preserved in that ice core you see year by year layers of what has happened and in some cases in the past the climate has gone from zero to a warm climate like we have now to an ice age climate in just three year or less years so a really remarkable change in a short period of time we should. do we have that we have a graph actually of the last one hundred thousand years maybe we can throw that ok should show that full screen just during the last eight thousand years we've had this stable period of climate. but how quickly could

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high temperature 43 degrees 37th time this season city has reached 30 or more since beginning of meteorological 1st. does not equal past 122 years. seven day forecast. lake temperature 33 degrees. one chilly breeze. predawn hours particularly a chance passing snow shower monday temperatures recovered nicely 45 degrees. expecting to see sunshine. >> sick mother about to be homeless saturday night snl alum and one of the stars of 30 rock one of stars of 30 rock tracy morgan muffett mother called for help but needs $25,000 to pay off mortgages and ohio lost her job last year money trouble also reportedly sick and suffering from diabetes. >> everything what wrong with asking him to help i did not see anything wrong tracy morgan are when $20,000 or can i borrow $10 for something i do not ask for money asking him for help >> tracy morgan released a statement that says he is hurt that false stories are circulating about how he treats his family. no major contact with his mother in years. music's biggest act says humbled by the thought of performing on football's big stage madonna meeting in the media

cold tomorrow remember six days of meteorological spring 36 days' average first-day 70 degree high temperaturesannot forecast looking at history tells us about march 31, 1970 degrees around here. colp warming up weekend goes on fleshing out arctic air away from us turning into southern line with gusto during the day on sunday. saskatchewan screamer backwash please continue clouds and windy mild day on sunday 47 degrees and wind gusts of 40 mi. per hour before the next storm on tuesday could be rainfall maker with thunderstorms. storm pulling out the next one north dakota minnesota upper midwest producing snowfall and this next one or the next week. chile is southeast-east wind on tuesday starting with the rainfall winter cocktail temperature's rising tuesday night perhaps 50 degrees showers and thunderstorms. cooling down and just as quickly during the day wednesday shots of warmer cooler weather pretty active pattern continuing mostly cloudy breezy cold sporadic flurries. west- northwest wind. tomorrow starts cloudy relief flurries of clouds will break late afternoon high temperature 29 degree