here's monika samtani.s an interesting report regarding all of the traffic we're expecting this morning. >> not only in virginia but now in silver spring. >> right now, howard bernstein is here with our weather first and you need to bundle up. that's all i'm going to say. >> got some snow

. >> and i'm mike hydeck, he's monika samtani. howard bernstein's got the first weather. go howard. >> little rain and snow out there. it's light and leaving very quickly. not expects much in the way of problems, well north and west of d. c. might get a little slick, that's about it. the day planner where temperatures are dropping into the 30s this morning. and they're not going to recover much. lucky to get back to 40 the afternoon. windy too. loots of wind at times and winds can gust 40, 50 miles an hour or more so wind advisory north and west of d. c. until 6:00 p.m. front came through a couple of hours ago with it some rain. some hear showers and north and west even a little bit of snow. getting reports that up in olney and howard county, light snow here but look how quickly the back edge is pulling away. it's coming out of western charles county. virginia, you're pretty much done with any precip and still moderate showers from the bay, annapolis over to baltimore and carroll county as well with temperatures now down to 39 in d. c.. still 47 la plata but look it's 32

thank you, erica. >> monika samtani is back. every year, the state of the union means road closures. i've been caught in some of those for hours near capitol hill. >> plan early. it is not just drivers affected but pedestrians as well. let's take a look at the map of the closings. it is pretty much every street, two to three blocks out from the capitol. closures begin at 7:00. they'll stay closed until a few hours after the president's speech. pedestrians won't be allowed in the capitol square starting at 6:00. metrobuses and circulator buses will be routed around the closures. we'll have a list of all of the streets closed on wusa9.com and look on the morning news page. >> you can watch the state of the union address here on channel 9. coverage begins at 9:00. we'll bring you the republican response from indiana governor mitch daniels and get reaction from local lawmakers tonight on 9news now at 11:00. >>> congresswoman gabrielle giffords will attend tonight's state of the union address. it will be one of the arizona democrat's

somebody help me down. >>> monika samtani with timesaver traffic. it is a patchy dense fog and icy conditions especially on your lesser-traveled roadways and neighborhoods, you want to be aware of. this is bladensburg with the volume building here and a fire at 14th and park road northwest. watch out for fire activity there. coming up in my next report, more on area roadways at 6:18. andrea and mike? >> this might not come as a surprise. the white house is happy newt gingrich won the south carolina primary. cbs news reports the white house is also pretty happy to see governor mitt romney struggling. >> the president is going to use tomorrow's state of the union address to appeal to middle class americans. >> president obama is still working on tuesday's state of the union address. of it will sound a lot like speeches he's been making, particularly one he made last month in kansas, a call for economic fair play which his opponents saw as a call to class warfare. this is how mr. obama previewed the speech in a web cast. >> that's rebuilding an economy

here's monika samtani.we're glad to have you back. >> good to be. >> howard, good morning, my friend. >> grab the jackets and the rain gear. spotty showers and chilly temps. nothing frozen. we don't have any iciness to talk about. monika will tell you more about that in a moment. the day planner calls for the spotty showers that are going to be occurring on and off all day. 41 now. 42 by 9:00. here and there showers, hit and miss showers. by noon, 46. by 5:00, 50. rain chances and intensity and coverage will increase tonight. right now, you're seeing just these spotty showers i'm talking about over us. look to the west, look at the rain from indianapolis back toward lexington. down as you head toward louisiana. looks like they just issued a new tornado watch down across the gulf coast. tell you more about that coming up. for us, spotty showers. a couple here out toward winchester. we're seeing the bulk of the action pushing through southern montgomery and howard county. now east of the beltway through much

here's monika samtani who will have traffic momentarily and howard

monika samtani, you're stepping in here at 4:49. take it away. >> as howard said, lesser- traveled roads, the neighborhood streets you might find some patches of ice. give yourself extra time to deal with that and dense fog as well. namely on 270 coming down from germantown down to the point where the lanes divide. live look in that area. shady grove, the foggy conditions you're dealing with. you'll keep the speed limit down. we'll go back out to the maps. this time out west, same story on 66. we'll take a live look there as well. we're hearing that the foggiest area is going to be between gainesville, centreville and fairfax. here is an example at the fairfax county parkway. here at the 14th street bridge, much, much better. the length between the beltway and the bridge span. coming up, more on the fog at 4:55. andrea and mike? >> thank you, monika. we know we share our genes with our children but for women who have the breast cancer genes, this means you may very well pass those genes on as well. >> carrying the genes mean you and

here's monika samtani. >> good morning. >> good morning, howard. >> pretty good out there. >> almostwe're 33 right now. >> there has been in some spots, a little dust heard from prince frederick. they had a dusting gone bad. no biggy. we're going into the 40s today and 50s for the weekend. here's a look at our day planner that's on thursday morning or friday eve as we like to call it. mid-30s by 9:00. decent amount of sunshine after some early clouds. this afternoon, highs from 42 to 48. about 44. maybe 45 here in d.c. with a 5:00 p.m. temperature of 44. the sun sets at 5:00 on the nose. it is up at 7:27. two weak disturbances overnight producing the flurries. just a little dusting of snow. number one is pulling away. number two, coming across us now. other than a slight, isolated flurry, there is not much to talk about. much milder conditions. we're in the 20s to low 30s right now. 33 in washington. 28 in winchester. 28 is much better. it is 30 over at andrews air force base. on the bay in annapolis, wind chills in the low 30s. here is a look at our forecast highs for today. 46 for

>> monika samtani is healthy and she's here. she'll have traffic in a moment. howard bernstein is here with weather first. >> it is a good-looking tuesday out there. we'll get the barrier going. >> we have some clouds still but it is a lot milder than yesterday morning. some 50 degree readings south of town. up north, a little bit more snow cover, places north of interstate 70. maybe in the mountains with a little fog this morning. our day planner, talking about

let's go over to monika samtani here at 4:47. any bad stretches on the roads? >> no, no bad stretches on the roads. at least construction workers had it is a little tiny bit warmer than the other night. what they're doing is clearing everything up before 5:00, especially here on the outer loop of the beltway, in the tysons area, inbound 66, that ramp to the outer loop, inbound dulles toll road, the ramp to the outer loop as well. you should be clearing it up if that's where you're headed. you should be good to go in the next few minutes. if you're planning to head over to the tysons area, let's take a live look at the toll road. no problems to report with the exception of all of the metro construction that's on-going, even during the day. back over to the maps, this had time, we'll head over to maryland. 95, the bw parkway, no problems from baltimore down to the beltway. we'll go over to 270 coming in from urbana. there had been overnight construction both directions of 270 at route 80 in the left lane. that should be clearing up shortly as well. we'll we could

monika samtani has your timesaver traffic in a moment. >> we start with howard bernstein. forecast for today. >> a little cooler than yesterday. clouds coming in this afternoon. yesterday we managed to get to 56. today, maybe about 46. this morning, it is chilly but clear out there. that's where we start with our day planner. mid-40s by lunchtime. pretty much going to stay there for the afternoon with the highs holding steady in the mid- 40s as the clouds thicken up later this afternoon. winds west to northwest. clear and 39 in washington with a sunrise at 7:20. you can see the clear skies overhead as we look at the satellite and radar combined. clouds moving in from kentucky through southwestern virginia. these will be overspreading the region. there will be some rain showers around late tonight, tomorrow, tomorrow night into friday. 37 up toward martinsburg, leesburg is 36 this morning. warm spot right on the bay, annapolis at 43 degrees. as far as the highs expected later today, 50ish down toward tappahannock. low 40s for hagerstown. 45 for easton. 46 here in d.c. it is

here's monika samtani one of our buddies.he has traffic in just a moment. >> howard bernstein is here. he has our weather first. buddy check 9 day. good morning. >> anything on me? >> no. >> ok. >> let's get started. you can do that while i'm doing weather. we've got a colder air mass that has slipped in as opposed to the 60s. even some 70 degree readings on saturday. we're now back in the 30s. some 20s this morning. get ready for a chilly start to the week. your day planner this monday morning, calling for the clouds and even a few showers, maybe some sleet or flurries mixing in. doesn't look like anything too heavy. temperatures well above freezing. not expected during the day. not expecting any problems. we're going to turn milder here as we

monika samtani over to you. mike. >> did you believe in tebow mania?>> if you didn't before, there are a lot more believers after the broncos upset the steelers. you saw the game right here on channel 9. >> it was awesome. pittsburgh rallied back from an early down. 4:00 left. ben roethlisberger flings it to jakeco kochry -- jericho kochry. first play in overtime, all he does is run the ball, right? uh-huh. tebow to thomas. he goes 80 yards for the game- winning touchdown. broncos win 29-23. stiff arm was huge to get that done. >>> in the early game, giants hosting the falcons in the third quarter, eli manning and hakeem team up for a 72-yard touchdown strike. the giants route the dirty birds. 24-2. >>> so, here's playoff schedule. next weekend, saturday afternoon, it is your new orleans saints, andrea against the 49ers. out west. then at 8:00, the broncos and aforementioned tim tebow visit my new england patriots. early game sunday is on channel 9. houston takes on baltimore at 1:00. sunday afternoon, the giants host the packers. >>> maryland's men ba

monika samtani, 4:27. any construction or any problems? >> no. you know what?s very, very quiet all around town. starting this tuesday morning, happy new year, everybody. things are looking great. a great start to this tuesday morning. here's what it looks like on 270 from frederick down to the point where the lanes divide, we're fine, the lane is open. there is an accident in the durwood area. no big deals. you should see authorities clearing that up shortly. let's go outside. frederick past i-370, no problems to report. back over to the maps this time on the other side of town, prince george's county, route 50, everything is looking fine. a water main break does close mt. olivet road near bladensburg road. let's go live over to new york avenue. here's what it looks like. nice and quiet through the northeast corridor. coming up, we'll go into virginia at 4:39. >> as monika told us, today is expected to be an extra heavy commute, especially in northern virginia. >> students return to most of the area schools and most people took time off for the holiday and now

hi, monika samtani. she does traffic. that in a minute. >> right now howard bernstein does what he does best, give us the weather first. >>> it's going to be a fine day around here. looks like spring is trying to spring early. it's january 31. feels like march 31. high temperatures today will top out in the low 60s

let's go to monika samtani here at 5:30. she has timesaver traffic. >> i don't have any big incidents or accidents to report if you're heading out the door as we speak. i think you're going to be ok and running on time to work. i'm going to zoom in first of all into downtown. all of your main corridors are looking fine. no problems on the southeast southwest freeway. we'll take a look at the sousa bridge to get there on pennsylvania avenue first as you can see, nice and light and pennsylvania avenue looks great coming up right from the beltway to this point. same story on all of your southern maryland corridors. we'll take a live look as well if you're planning to head over the 14th street bridge looking good. coming up on 395 from the beltway to this point, no delays to speak of yet. we'll go back over to the maps. this time, head on to the gw parkway, the dulles toll road, 66, everything is fine here. we'll take a live look on the west side of town on american legion bridge. this is what the beltway looks like. the link be

monika samtani is here. she's going to have your timesaver traffic in a moment.looking clear so far? >> things are looking

here's monika samtani with traffic. she'll be with us momentarily. >> howard bernstein does weather and he does it first. >> we're in a good mood today because temperatures have warmed up. arctic

monika samtani, happy wednesday. >> happy wednesday. 6:00. that means the rush hour is now begun in earnest. things are looking a little bit heavier around town. we'll first take a look at 66. if you're planning to head inbound, we'll go to a live shot from sky 9 and take a look at nutley street as you can see, a bit of volume heading for the beltway. headlights are on the inbound side of 66 leaving nutley street headed for 495. you will be ok whether you're heading northbound or southbound. let's go back over to the maps. if you're heading north toward the american legion bridge, traffic is moving well into bethesda. no problems to report on the toll road. route 7 and 123 look great through tysons. another live look this time at the american legion bridge from 270 into tysons corner looking fine as well. in my next report, we'll go into virginia as well at 6:12. back to you guys. >> at the top of the hour, let's get a check on some of the stories happening today. two disaster aid centers are opening to help people recovering from last summer

timesaver traffic with monika samtani. >> enjoy today? >> you should always enjoy today. >>> if you're traveling outside enjoy it as well because the rain is moving out and roads with wet but no big deals to report right now. we're going to travel first to the north side of town coming down on 95 from baltimore. the bw parkway as well. no problems to report at the beltway. we're going to take a live look right here at the beltway and i- 295. no problems to report here. bang to the map miss the time we'll head south to virginia on the northbound side of i-95 you will find the lanes open heading up to the occoquan river and right into springfield am live look here. that earlier accident for those of you who travel northbound 95. that's been cleared so you're good to go there. further north to the 14th street bridge. looking great. thumbs up on this one. no problems across the 14th street bridge and into the downtown area. more in my next report at 5:24. mike? >>> all right, thanks monika. no change at the top on the way, but the redskins ar

let's throw it over to monika samtani. she's got a look at your time save err traffic. >> thank you so much. if you're traveling around town early this friday morning, i have nothing but good news. the beltway is looking great. we're zooming into 95 coming in from baltimore. the bw parkway, same thing looking good. all lanes are open. i'll take you over to a couple of live pictures. first of all, one minor accident right here in damascus. it is woodfield road at main street. you can just about see -- it is a little bit dark. you can see the accident activity here. keep that in mind if you're travelling in the damascus area. beltway in college park on the outer loop. that's the topside of the screen. traffic is moving well leaving route one past 95 and all the way into silver spring where you may see a few brake lights around georgia avenue. back over to the maps, this time, we'll head to the south side, no problems to report if you're traveling in on route 50 or sought in through -- south in through oxon hill. live look if

tonight more on that coming up. >> i'm monika samtani with timesaver traffic.aking a live look from sky 9 on the southbound side of i- 270. here at route 28 in rockville. overall delays route 80 to 121. a little congested here as well. coming up in my next report, more on maryland roadways at 6:17. jessica and andrea? >> thank you, monika. the fist lady agriculture secretary, tom vilsack and rainel ray will be in alexandria -- and rachael ray will be in alexandria to talk about making school lunches more healthy. >> it is making news at 6:12. most school meals will feature less sodium, more whole-grains and more fruits and vegetables. pizza is staying on the menu. it will just be made with healthier ingredients. >> today marks one year since the start of the revolution in egypt. now, this is actually a live look ta here square in -- atta here square in cairo. it took 18 days for egyptians to oust their president. the new parliament opened its first session on monday. >>> today marks seven days without power for people in trout lake, washington. they've been und

♪ >>> i'm monika samtani with timesaver traffic.g a look live at an accident on route 109 from sky 9. this is a head-on collision. it has been here i would say for at least a half an hour. route 109 is shut down east and westbound. west of i-270. if you're planning to head south on i-270, you cannot access route 109 at this time. southbound 270, no access to route 109. a head-on collision here in hyattstown west of i-270 blocked in both directions. let me show you a map so you can gauge where it is on the southbound side so as you come down from urbana, watch out for the delays because of that activity there on route 109 near 270 in hyattstown. we'll keep you posted on that with the live looks from sky 9 as well. we'll take a live look from our mdot camera. here's what it looks like past the accident at route 121, it does break loose. all lanes are open through clarksburg and down toward the point where the lanes divide. also another live look on the beltway north of town on the outer loop, you'll find brake lights forming on colleg

we go inside now to my buddy monika samtani with timesaver traffic. >>> you have a lot of delays all around town to deal with you. good morning everybody. this is the beltway. that's been doing fine. now if you're going on the inbound side of 66 or the dulles toll road. normal slow traffic. no problems to report across the american legion bridge. first of all here's the beltway north of town. on the outer loop you'll hit the brakes from new hampshire avenue and pretty much continuous to georgia avenue. back to the maps this time in virginia, inside the beltway 66, 95 and 295 are doing fine but let's take a look at the northbound side of 95 where you have the slow traffic basically beginning at the occoquan river. it's going to be off and on to newington and then solid to springfield early morning accidents set the tone for a tough rush hour this morning on 95. coming up in my next report, another look around the area at 6:45. mike and jessica? >>> 6:3 now. one of the coolst things about the new "cbs this morning" show the eye opener. it's the quick wrap of news in the first two minut

here's monika samtani. it is 6:00 a.m., monika. >> you're not only feeling the cold, you're feeling the traffic. this is the outer loop of the beltway live from our sky 9 and it is right at georgia avenue with an accident involving two vehicles, you can see one here facing the wrong direction on the shoulder and then the other one is closer to the exit for georgia avenue and almost blocked blocking that exit. we'll go to the mdot camera. i saw them trying to look for the delays on the outer loop of the beltway to our mdot camera. here's what it looks like at colesville road, basically stop- and-go traffic right now trying to get through silver spring on the west side of the beltway, northside heading westbound to the beltway in silver spring. keep that in mind. let's go to the maps. i can show you exactly where it is on the northside here. you can see the yellow forming. it will be red pretty soon through the silver spring area to the accident. now, we'll go over to 270. no problems here as you head south fr

my friend monika samtani is in to tell you about morning commute. >>> thank you my friend howard. i don't think you're going to like this very much. not got very good news for 66 drivers or even i-95 drivers. first of all, the accident we've been telling you about right here on the inbound side of 66 at route 29 in centreville? well, that's been on the shoulder for a while but check out this delay from sudley road nine miles an hour. continuous as you head over to the earlier accident at route 29. the lanes are open but the damage is done. we'll go back out to the maps, this time, the accident on the northbound side of 93. 395 here at duke street. that was cleared to the shoulder as well but look at the delay here. 14 miles an hour coming out of springfield in fact, let's take a live look in springfield on the northbound side of 95. it's going to look like this for you basically from lorton all the way up the line to duke street. again the accident there was moved to the right shoulder quite some time ago but it happened right in the middle of rush hour and that's what happens wit

i'm monika samtani with your time saver traffic.rthbound side of i-95 in virginia, watch out for the accident. it was just reported at itself prince william parkway -- at the prince william parkway. here's a live look. you can see it in the roadway. the top side of your screen is going to be the northbound side. that puts the accident along the right side of the roadway northbound on 95 through woodbridge. watch out for the delays and the accident there. we'll go over back to our maps on the northbound side of 95 again it's going to be before you get to the okay qown river. -- occoquan river. then very slow at 34 miles an hour leaving lorton into springfield with the lanes open there. further north on 395, if you're planning to head over to the northbound side of 395, this is the prince william parkway on 95. let's go to our vdot camera on 395 where you've got the traffic stop here at duke street. then an accident in the roadway just north of this point at seminary road. we'll go over to the north side of town on the outer loop of t

let's go to monika samtani here at 6:00 a.m. with timesaver traffic. >> couple of problems now cropping up around town. good morning, everybody. as the volumes increase, we begin to see a few problems, first of although, the beltway is doing fine all around town. we're going to take a look at 270 coming down from frederick and mt. airy along 270, you see the yellow volume is building from 850 as you head -- from 85 as you head toward clarksburg. the pace does improve. it slows down again in rockville. back over to the maps. this time down to 295 where there is an accident at the bolling air force base. it is taking up the right side of the roadway. police have arrived on the scene. you know how quickly that can affect traffic. we'll go outside live right now. if you're planning to head here on the beltway at route 4, pennsylvania avenue. everything is fine coming up from waldorf on route 5 and route 301 as well. down in southern maryland, an overturned vehicle due to icy conditions has blocked the thomas johnson bridge. in my ne

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here's monika samtani. traffic time momentarily. anny hong is in for howard this week. >> we're doing great here. temperatures are definitely off to a cold start though this morning. as you're waking up and checking out what to wear this morning, you want to layer up. >> drink plenty. >> good coat, good scarf. you'll want to

let's go over to monika samtani. 5:16.she's got a look at timesaver traffic. >> not looking bad out on the roadways at all. i'm happy to say. inside the beltway in virginia on 66, 395 and even over here heading into the district on 295 out of maryland, you will be just fine. traffic is moving at the speed limit. in fact, let's take a look outside live into springfield. right now, you're still moving at a good pace from newington up toward route 644 and the beltway. whether you're headed toward annandale or oxon hill and up into landmark, let's take a look at landmark northbound on 395 here at duke street, volumes are still light in the mid and hov lanes. no problems on the dulles toll road out of leesburg. 66 out of centreville, take a live look outside here as well. sudley road, no problems to report in toward the roosevelt bridge. we'll go to maryland at 5:23. back to you guys. >> different outcomes for the maryland men's and women's basketball teams in north carolina. highlights coming up. >> after three straight losses

monika samtani, it is 5:20.construction guys, have to feel for them. >> you tell you what, during the holidays or before, it was easy for them to work overnight. last night, whole different story. the good news is they've packed up for the morning and things should be cleared as you head out the door. here's what it looks like inside the beltway. everything is running at speed on 66, 395 and on 295 inside the beltway. we'll take you outside live to springfield on the northbound side of i-95 as you come up from dumfries toward 644, you'll see the volume on the increase right now which is what it looked like yesterday at this time as well heading up to 395 and seminary road. we'll take you back out to the maps. southern maryland. no issues to report on route 4, route 5, route 301 out of brandywine down into oxon hill. a live look at route 4 pennsylvania right near andrews air force base as you head southbound toward the wilson bridge and toward alexandria. your lines are open. we'll go north into maryland at 5:26.

good morning, monika samtani. she'll have traffic momentarily.ng is in for howard. >> good morning, guys. you'll want your umbrellas. we're seeing light rain come through the area. the roads are wet. temperatures though not as cold compared to yesterday's teens and tos. right now, live doppler 9000 hd, we've got some showers and light rain out there. around the d.c. area and points south right now. another wave of showers coming through. day planner for the rest of today. we're expecting showers through this morning and some rain. temperatures will be in the 40s for much of the morning then into the 50s by this afternoon and we'll be breezy at times with winds out of the south 10 to 15. 20 miles per hour. by 3:00, we'll start clear out a little bit. partly sunny conditions. it will still be breezy. right now, temperatures in the 40s. 45 in downtown. 43 in gaithersburg. annapolis around 44. so, not cold enough to make any snow in the area. here's a look at your 7-day forecast. breezy through the next couple of days but colder tomorrow in the low 4

monika samtani is here in this gorgeous dress.hong is much more prettier than howard. >> i hope so. >> he's a handsome guy. he's off this week. we have anny. >> good morning, guys. it is a colder start this morning. >> oh, yeah. >> down in the teens and 20s. definitely bundle yourself up. the kids. you want all of the winter weather gear. a lot of sunshine to start off your thursday morning here. day planner, lots of sun. temperatures at 9:00 only in the 30s. by noon, we'll see temperatures get into the low 40s. winds will be out of the south generally 10 to 15. winds will pick up this afternoon. increasing clouds throughout the day later today. the satellite radar picture showing us, we're not expecting any snow or rain during the afternoon. slight chance for flurries later tonight. feels like 17 in downtown. 19 in gaithersburg. look at martinsburg. feels like 9 degrees. it is a very cold morning to start out your day. for the rest of today, temperatures warming up into the low 40s under mostly sunny conditions with increasing cl

here's monika samtani with timesaver traffic. >> we're taking a look live at 395 at the pentagon. no problems for the 14th street bridge. nice and light in the main and hov lanes heading up from the beltway. coming up, more on virginia roadways at 5:01. back to you. >>> all eyes will be on the skies over washington april 17th. a flyover is planned for the space shuttle "discovery" before it lands at its new home at the national air and space museums center in chantilly. this is video from "discovery's" final flight. the shuttle will arrive at dulles international airport on the back of a boeing 747. an arrival ceremony is planned for april 19th. >>> historians are poring over the final batch of president john f. kennedy's secret tapes. 459 hours of just-released recordings chronicle the end of his presidency right up until two days before his assassination. the tapes include lighthearted moments including when the president introduces his children to soviet foreign minister andre gram gram eco. >> say hello to my daughter, son. say hello. >> this shows the president incredibly vig

. >> monika samtani is here. she'll have traffic momentarily. love your dress. hi, anny hong. how are you? >> i'm good. really cold out there. colder compared to yesterday morning where temperatures are in the teens and 20s. it does feel cold. we're look at temperatures not really warming up a whole lot. our day planner showing us we start out sunny then we'll see some clouds increasing this afternoon. temperatures will stay in the 30s for much of the morning. we'll see breezy conditions. our satellite picture showing us we'll see some clouds coming in from the west. also maybe a chance for some overnight flurries tonight. feels like 19 in downtown. 18 manassas. 14 for martinsburg. cumberland, the lower 20s. in la plata, feels like 20 degrees. you want all of the winter weather gear. the kids, you definitely want to bundle them up. highs for this afternoon, 43 in downtown. that's where we should be for t

monika samtani.ave a light blue tie because this is on the eve of the patriots beating the ravens this weekend. take that! good morning, anny in for howard this morning. >> good morning. we have a lot going on today. late tonight, early tomorrow morning, we're looking at a chance for some wintry weather coming this way. some sleet, some freezing rain. pay attention closely. we have a winter storm watch in effect. north and west of town including frederick, shenandoah, the winter warning that includes cumberland, petersburg and hagerstown. oakland under a winter storm warning. this is again from starting tonight, not earlier today but tonight through tomorrow and wintry mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain. a quarter inch of ice is possible. now, for today though, waking up to cold conditions out there. temperatures will be cold for all day today. mid-30s by 1:00 under mostly cloudy conditions. winds will be out of the north today. by 3:00, temperatures in the mid-30s to upper 30s and by 5:00, 37 degrees

here's monika samtani with your timesaver traffic. >> it will be the dense fog in parts of the area.you're planning to head up 95 in virginia, that's ok at the occoquan river. let's go up north first from baltimore. an accident right here in calverton near route 212. it was cleared out of the roadway but it left slow traffic in that area on the southbound side of i-95 leaving 212. the beltway is moving well between 95 and silver spring. let's take a live look in college park. it will be that fog that you're going to have to deal with this morning as we head out the door. lanes are open on the outer loop here. we'll go down to the maps again over into virginia. now, everything's moving at speed as you can see inside the beltway. 66, 395, heavy with fog and an accident northbound on i-95 near the acquire harbor. we're getting word that it is slow out of gainesville. here in centreville, light volume. the fog to deal with. same story from germantown. i'll have that coming up in my next report. >> the republican presidential focus now turns to florida. newt gingrich is looking to build o

monika samtani with your traffic.oward bernstein starts your weather first. >> not a bad morning out there. yesterday got to 50. today, we're going to do even better than that. mid, even upper 50s in spots. here is our day planner. we've got 30s in town. even some 20s in the burbs. noon, should be about 50. as we get toward 5:00, temperatures will be still well up in the 50s, about 54 degrees after seeing highs from 52 to 58. 34 in d.c. 27 manassas. it is freezing in leesburg. cumberland, 28. mid-30s from the naval academy there and 33 across the bay in came bring. satellite and radar, just a couple of clouds passing through this morning. you can see them overhead here. but these are high, thin clouds. no moisture with this. we won't see any rain or snow showers. just a quiet morning. highs this afternoon looking good. 56 or so here in d.c. 55 at andrews air force base. culpepper and tappahannock, even fredericksburg will be flirting with the 60 degree mark. construction reports. >> well, yes, that's exactly what it i

she's monika samtani, she does traffic. >> i'm jessica doyle, andrea has the day off and we have howard well here with us this morning. >> the little radar clicker with us this morning. rain and lightning and thunder even overnight. you may have heard that. >> oh, wait, wait, that's our producer, for the second day in a row, ferry farm elementary school in stafford, virginia is going to be closed but kids still have to go to school. students and teachers are expected to go to dixon elementary school. however, you have to report to dixon smith middle school. sorry howard. >> all right, we have a mild start to the day. temps in the 40s now. even some 50s south and east and may see 60 before the day is out south and east of town. near 60 in the metro area and it is going to be sharply colder almost painfully for tomorrow, saturday and sunday compared to today. right now still light rain and 48 degrees in washington but the last of the rain is about to leave. fog over to annapolis, andrews is worse, visibility at two and a half miles. you can see the heavy showers that have been lifting thr

monika samtani is here.imesaver traffic but we begin with howard bernstein and today's forecast and the fog is just hanging on for dear life. >> a couple of spots, especially knot of interstate 70 and around quantico. the rest of us, it is coming better. i know yesterday evening was hanging on but this morning, it is starting to lift north. a pretty good-looking tuesday out there. look at the day planner. we start with temperatures in town in the 30s, 40 north. by noon, we'll be around 50. this afternoon going into the middle 50s. the 5:00 p.m. temperature, still above 51 degrees. a pretty decent day for january. we do have some fog still though as andrea was alluding to. that's up north where dense fog advisory in place until 8:00. places like carroll county, westminster. frederick proper itself is not so bad. you get north of town, we're running into issues to hagerstown and the visibilities are still way down. zero in westminster. quarter mile hagerstown. there's that 16th still being reported at quantico

monika samtani, top that. >>> i really can't today. i'm happy to say that the weather looks great.of traffic, it really doesn't look too bad early this morning. good morning. if you're planning to head over to the beltway, the west side of the town, that's where you need to be careful. we had a lot of overnight cruk. on the inner loop of the beltway at route 123, three left lanes, two spots on the inner loop here or outer loop at route 236 and between route 50 and gallows road as well through the annandale area. on the inbound side of i-66 at nutley street, the exit ramp was blocked overnight with construction. i think all of that should be cleared up within the next 20 to 30 minutes. let's take a live look outside northbound on i-95. not looking bad at all at the prince william parkway. by the way in southern maryland, route 210 at berry road, you may still find residual police activity. we're trying to figure out if any lanes are blogged. we'll end with a live look, a nice live look at the beltway north side of town at university boulevard. there are no issues to report on our md

monika samtani will have traffic momentarily. mr. howard bernstein also alongside. mr.>> man, i need a weekend -- i do that every 9th of the month. i love what this woman does for breast cancer awareness. support -- >> buddy check. >> her lead. >> 18 years and counting. >> let's get you going this monday morning, a chill in the air. there may be a few sprinkles or even flurries in the air. a little bit later today, a weak system pushes through. mainly to our south. we'll see lots of clouds. you know, midday on, a chance for a few flurries. temperatures only getting into the low 40s right now. we sit at 34 degrees. i'll show you what's happening. a disturbance, the bulk of it passing to the south. picking up returns in kentucky, virginia, ohio. a lot will be squeezed out in the mountains. not out of the question if you get a little wet or flurry action. right now, down to 25 in frederick. 28 winchester. 26 in martinsburg. cumberland, 30 degrees this morning along with la plata and andrews. warm spot being 37 in the pax river and annapolis. factor in the winds, they're fa

. >> and i'm mike hydeck, hi monika samtani. she does traffic. she'll be back in a minute. howard bernstein? >>> we're just about done with the rain and that's good news. almost a warm day for january which makes jessica a happy camper and hey jess let me warn you now. you better bust out the warmest jacket you have. >> i have the warm woollies ready. >> starting tomorrow and through the weekend and arctic air is heading our way. the day planner for you this friday eve. 48-degrees the morning and still some light showers going on at the hour at reagan national and they last reported. 53 by noon if not even milder than that.

here's monika samtani. >> how many cups of coffee have you had?>> i'm on cup three. >> getting there. >> got about two more to go. >> anny hong is in for howard bernstein. slick out there. couldn't figure out what had happened. was it sleet, snow or rain? >> really, right now, we're seeing rain at this hour. the temperatures are relatively mild. we're talking 30s and 40s to start out your tuesday morning. no 20s and teens like yesterday. 24 hours ago. you want your umbrellas as you're geg

. >> here's monika samtani. she was ready to go. howard bernstein, i'm sure was probably messing with the computer. >> exactly. >> we have school delays. >> we do have a few school delays. >> all in west virginia. >> two hour delay? >> two hour delays grant, hampshire and hardy counties. they're going to play it safe

here's monika samtani with traffic momentarily.ght around midnight. can you believe that? we've got a cold front pushing through right now. it will be breezy conditions. and temperatures will be dropping this morning 40s and 30s but yeah, if you're stepping outside right now, it does feel fairly mild. expecting lots of sunshine for today. gusty conditions. temperatures though only in the lower 40s compared to yesterday's afternoon temperatures that got the upper 50s. check out the wind gusts right now. out of the northwest here in d.c. 31 miles per hour. in gaithersburg, 22. andrews air force base, 29. manassas, 25. so, as this cold front pushes through, we'llton see the breezy conditions through much of today. right now, temperatures though, it does feel mild out there. 47 in downtown. 45 in manassas. leesburg, 43. winchester, lower 40s. luray also at 40 degrees. now, highs for today will probably get to around the low 40s but then we won't be warming up a whole lot. we'll cool down through the morning hours here. we'll warm thing

. >> here's monika samtani with traffic momentarily. >> i've been saying how lucky the construction crews are to be working in 60 degree weather at midnight. >> overnight construction, not a bad gig. >> not last night. we have a cold front that has moved through. what's left behind is much colder air. don't let the 47 fool you. it won't be a mild day by any means. temperatures will drop over the next several hours. into the upper 30s. then not a whole lot of warming up. here is a look at our day planner forecast for this wednesday. it is also windy out there. no wind advisories in effect but we'll see -- we're seeing winds out of the northwest at this hour. by 9:00, 38 degrees. so, we'll get chilly. and then we see lots of sunshine. by the afternoon, only warming up a couple of degrees from 38 in the lower 40s by noon. that's pretty much our high. we'll see northwest winds at around 10 to 20 miles per hour.

here's monika samtani. she does traffic and will be with us in a moment mr. howard bernstein has your weather first. >> definitely winter now. got my 180s today. no one is going to make fun of me today. >> earmuffs, hats, whatever is going to keep you warm. you may not need it as much this winter season. you'll need it today and again tomorrow morning. by thursday, we're back in the 40s. here is a look at our day planner for you on this tuesday morning with some sunshine early. it will still mix with some clouds and become mostly cloudy if not overcast. at times this afternoon with some flurries and snow showers and winds. the winds will gust 25 miles per hour or more at times. wind chills holding in

here's monika samtani. she does traffic. >> yes, i do. >> howard bernstein does weather. >> we're good. 30s right now. another mild afternoon. only 43. we'll be pro probably 10 if not 15 degrees above that. had a couple of mild days for you. here is your day planner this friday morning. you'll need the jacket, the gloves this morning. we're at 36 now going to 39 by 9:00. we have a few clouds that have developed. i still think we're going to look at a good deal of sunshine today. by noon, we could be pushing the 50 degree mark and still in the mid-50s by 5:00 with a temperature of 54 here