the midatlantic states dealing with rain, sleet and snow this morning. the worst of the weather north. we may barely even see a chance of a shower in the forecast as the front does get closer. behind the front we have this pocket of dry air in place which is going to bring us more weather for the weekend. the reason we're not gling to see a big drop in our temperatures is because the cold air is still well to the north all because of the jet stream that's retreated speaking of that, it's going to provide for a big warmup in our station, 15 to 25 degrees above average from texas up tards the dakotas. they are definitely going toe feeling like spring a little early in the season. for us warm, not much rain expected. what you'llotice is the clouds will build by the evening commute. gogog into tomorrow thanks to the shift in the wind direction and nds picking up. it will be comfortable. temperatures in the upper 50s saturday. overall the winds will pick up deteriorating our marine forecast. if you want to head to the beach and do any boating, head out today.

and much warmer from the midatlantic states into south floridament 68 in washington 75 in atlanta. our forecast is calling for warm sunshine, breezy conditions on saturday and then high pressure starts to weaken a little bit on sunday and that means we'll get more hudity day. now if your plans take you beach or boating, use caution. risk of rip currents for moderate chop and coastal waters in the florida keys are advisory in effect. 10:48 is the next high tide. in miami 11:11 in key largo. forecast highs in the top 80s and it is that's when we can see a few showers in the forecast and that is to lose an hour of sleep on saturdayayight. that's your 7 on 7. >> the city of miami gardens with the star studded event. food ventors participated offering guest a sampling of global cuisine. the event is just a taste of the upcoming music festival. >> and then it is in the court yard and the entertainment and the excitement and it's the ambiance. it is everything! it really is everything. i know people are looking it's going to be a great time. >> the festival will feature usher, aretha fran

it's snowing now in the midatlantic states but in a couple of days this pattern is going to shift with the cold and rain going out west and a big ridge building over us. and so in about four to five days i would not be shocked to see mid to upper 80's by meds and thursday of next week. now, there is a cold front on the map that is producing severe weather. a couple of warnings issued by the weather service in tallahassee, and this is going to weaken but i expect at least a few showers or thundershowers primarily north of tampa bay. that will happen late tonight and early tomorrow morning and that all goes by and by midday, the weather is on the improve. weakening showers going by, the winds will shift by tomorrow morning or so, and by midday, back to sunshine and as advertised the weekend looks really good, with sunshine both days and both days in the mid to upper 70's. 30% chance of a leftover shower in the morning, 71 degrees by 4:00 and as i mentioned a fantastic weekend coming up. >> your commute to work is getting longer. a new study finding the average worker spends 27 minutes ge

the temperatures across the midatlantic, new england, they are not in on the fun yet. but everybody else is. this is the pattern the summer. early in the season we are not talking 7890's but close to 8 -- not talking 90's but close to 80. that will continue. it takes us outside. including our own josh knight on the waterfront in georgetown. short sleeves, huh? josh: i feel like i should be in shorts. i'm in the sun. i had to wear the sunglasses. i'm toasty. this feels wonderful. you have the rowers on the water today. down by the docks. everybody getting out here and enjoying it. the birds are enjoying it. soaking up the sunshine. like you are saying, this continues in the next couple of days. this is the seventh day that people can get on board with. how does it look? doug: it looks great. even when it cools off, the tuesday, hard lir cold. mid-to-upper 60's. 82 on thursday. then we cool down a bit. the current temperature is 779 at the reagan national is the average high for may 28. we are running 7.5 weeks ahead of schedule. we turn the clocks ahead saturday night r

tomorrow we shift into the midatlantic states with a focus on north carolina and then on tuesday, remember have big elections. the super tuesday polls happen on tuesday. so we're going to be concerned about the potential for severe weather across illinois, indiana and ohio. illinois and indiana is where we have people voting. so concerns for that. we'll keep you up to date. and the other big story thwest coast. heavy rainfall and up to three feet of snow across the mountains. ultimately a good news story. we'll have a potential for a lot of flooding and snow. winter not over across the west. >> we'll see if the rain in ohio and illinois especially -- >> we'll keep you posted. >> affect the turnout on tuesday. we'll see. thanks so much. >>> back to politics now. speaking of super tuesday part two, a promise broken? well john kasich and marco rubio seem to be walking back from the vows they made at last fox news debate. saying that they would support mr. trump if he became the nominee. just yesterday, in ohio, john kasich said, quote, donald trump has created a toxic environment, it makes ex

it is a mess across portions of the carolinas, midatlantic and the west coast is getting drenched, especially the pacific northwest and rockies. the threat for severe weather will be across the midwest and great lakes region and we are seeing tons of wintery weather across the northeast and new england areas . quite the contrast here in south florida as it will feel spring like, almost summer like with when you factor high humidity it could feel like 90s. a couple showers could sneak in here or there. boater seas 1-2, light chop, around 70 degrees. this week we stay warm, 60s and low 70s. st. patrick's day thursday, 85. we have the fair opening up and into friday, we will start to see a slightly better chance of showers and even better chance of scattered storms saturday and sunday. ladies. >> thank you. >>> scientists at the smithsonian national museum of natural history have introduced a new dine so species, a cousin of the t-rex and may explain why it was so feared 65 million years ago. >> meet timurlengia euotica, you might call him pre-rex, say is a little predecessor of the tyrannosauru

to two weeks, the greatest below normal temperatures going into the first of april will be the midatlanticf new england as well as the great lakes, so a completely different outlook as like a seesaw effect, everything has switched here from march to april as we get cooler going into the new month. so, the exclusive accuweather he seven-day forecast, 56 sunshine tomorrow but windy. mostly sunny less wind on wednesday, 60 degrees. and very mild on thursday, early sun gives way to late rain and it's a wet start to your friday but then a sunny finish, very mild at 68 and then the change starts to rise saturday, breezy, cooler, 57, maybe a scattered shower around. still maybe a shower on sunday, brisk and very cold, 49 for a high. lows in the 20's in the suburbs and partly sunny, just 53 on monday so all those 80's we had in march as we go into april are going stay well below normal going into the new month, guys. >> memory now. >> yeah, of what it should have been like. >> yes. >> adam thank you and of course with the gusty winds expected to stick around tomorrow, be sure to check in with 6abc

then two weeks after that, on april 19th, new york, followed by a whole bunch of northeastern and midatlantic states, voting on april 26th, that includes connecticut, maryland, pennsylvania and rhode isla island. >> what's the first thing and most important thing is that one, alaska, two, hawaii, six contests in a row, the next six in a row are all states that bernie sanders can and in some cases should win, and that will, the question is by how much, and what it does in terms of the pledged delegates. hillary clinton is still formidable and daunting, if he rinse six in a row, april 26th, he'll have both, pick up some delegates and have a huge wave of momentum in his back. >> he proved this week end, or tuesday rather, even though he did lose arizona, he proved he can win states, but win them big. so let's just look at this again. i think people assume he'll sweep on saturday. he'll win those three. >> yes. >> then wisconsin is huge. he'll win wisconsin -- wyoming caucuses. >> the two primaries. >> winning wisconsin, which some people in clinton world could well happen. if he comes into new y

can see that orange color from the ohio valley valley, the tennessee valley the deep south to the midatlanticover, so we're getting a string of 70's here starting on tuesday, lasting right through thursday. as we look at the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, again this weekend seasonable but a lot of clouds with temperatures right around 45 to 48 degrees. watch for a few of those rain and snow showers on sunday morning. then it's warmer with high clouds here on monday of 60 degrees and there are the 70's. tuesday feeling like spring, record warmth coming in on wednesday of 74. still 70 on thursday with a shower around and then there still could be a few showers kind of passing through the region with a temperature sitting at 62 degrees. so, it is smelling, it is looking like spring. we've got the 50th annual black tie gala tonight right after this hit i'm going to change out of this, change into a tuxedo. you will see the preview show right here on channel6 tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. but until then guys still a lot more exploring to do. maybe i'll make myself a little home here. if you h

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sunshine through the gulf coast midatlantic states.ng, just a beautiful day outside. today, a cloudless sky still over washington. from washington through bethesda. get ond last of the mild days for the better part of another week. we're in the upper 40s. highs today low to mid60s. plenty of sunshine around. rain overnight between midnight and 6:00 a.m. tomorrow windy and much cooler. cold on friday and a rain snow threat for >> that is your latest weather. dylan. >>> now for a little spring cleaning. we all know the importance of a good night sleep and one way to make you get it is by keeping your room tidy and germ free. we have the editor at "family circle" magazine. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> you're saying the vacuuming the bed is important? >> yeah. it all starts with the bed. there can be up to 2 million dust mites there. not good for allergies. they're attracted to our skin cells, actually. it's kind of gross. in one month's time, we lose 28 grams of skin cells, like this bag here of uglier chip to repres

it's more of a midatlantic state, where you have younger, more diverse voters, in the republican and in the democratic electorates. and you see the makeup of the republican electorate in virginia tonight. it was more college educated than any other super tuesday state. that's good news for rubio and for kasich, to a lesser ex tenlts. it's also more diverse on the republican side than in any other state on the map with the exception of texas. this is a state that's representing sort of the new diverse voters that make up the country. and republicans need to do well with hispanics and asian americans, they need to do well with african-americans to win virginia in a general election. and if rubio's showing signs of being very successful in northern virginia and in the suburban areas of the state that are so important in a general election. host: do you expect anybody will be leading this -- leaving this race? reporter: no. there will be a lot of pressure for john kasich to step aside but he's showed no indication of doing so. . ment if kasich wasn't in the race, it's very likely his vot

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