we now see a change in the law that impacts montgomery county. these are unprecedented changes and there have a profound impact on montgomery county for a considerable period of time. the question i'm asking the people of montgomery county, are you prepared to affirm the decision that you made two years ago to raise the ambulance fees or do you want to raise taxes or do you make further cuts in the program, such as public safety in schools. that's a fair choice and a fair question to ask under the changed circumstances and conditions. subsequent to the time that we rejected the ambulance fee, anne arundel county and many others throughout the state have adopted, we're the only community in the entire region that do not have this. and so i say if we don't do this, we'll place a heavier burden on the taxpayers. this is money that people are already paying for because you pay for it already through your insurance premiums. all i want and all the county wants is the right to bill the insurance company for what you've already paid for at no cost to th

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news4's chris gordon joins us live from montgomery county. chris, district six is a place to watch today, right? >> reporter: good morning, aaron. it certainly is. this is the most hotly contested congressional race in the entire state. everyone else seems to be safe except for roscoe bartlett. that's because the democratically controlled state legislature redrew the lines this district, eliminating parts of hartford and baltimore counties, which were conservative, adding in western montgomery county, down here to germantown where we are today. in order for the democrats to try to win this district for the first time in 20 years. first of all, let's go to the republican primary. ten-term republican congressman roscoe bartlett hesitated to run for the democratically controlled -- he hesitated to run after the democratically controlled state legislature redistricted him. as a result, seven republican challengers emerged seeking his state. most well-known, senator david brinkley and delegate kathy abcelli. robin vicor is in the race along with f

. >> a fatal crash occurred on the beltway in montgomery county. be another hour at least anyone getscan let through. if this is video from the 2:00 g between mornin colesville road and georgia avenue. three vehicles involved. maryland state highway on the scene. a lot of equipment is there. they are documenting the crash. all traffic forced to exit at colesville road. you may get on to the beltway avenue and missed the accident. loop has only the . factor ll lanes open leaving 270 to 95.to the inner loop is open. wjla.com has the latest the weather and road conditions. we will have more traffic and weather every ten minutes right here on "good morning ."shington there was a major development in the trayvon martin case. zimmerman, the man with murdering martin, was released on bond around midnight. brianne carter is live in a satellite center with details. >> in the case that has had so much attention, a quiet police overnight for. zimmerman walked out of jail wearing a bulletproof vests according to some reports. safety is still a major concern. i

we are also going to be looking at montgomery county and baltimore county. big voter rich areas, swing voters, we expect. so is mitt romney firing up the voters in those jurisdictions or are we seeing better than we expected turnout in those areas? we are also going to be looking at this nasty, nasty race that andrea was talking about in maryland's sixth congressional district. and the battle here between john delany, will it be firing up people in upper montgomery county? will it be more significant turnout? if those folks get fired up, will these d.c. suburbs that are new overwelm the western maryland voters that have voted for rosco for ten different terms? we're going to be looking at this large at council race. four people on the ballot at large. orange versus saco. it's a rematch. orange was very strong last year in northeast and in anacostia. we anacostia. we'll take a look at those precincts and see if we can figure out what's going to happen later in the evening. of course, who knows, derek. >> very good, thank you, bruce. you can learn more about a

temperatures elsewhere have dipped sboun into the upper 30s in much of montgomery. low 40s in arlington county. prince george's county down to the 30s and charles down tirks upper 30s. west of there, prince williams county, faulkner, and spotsylvania, it's only around 30 degrees. we have a freeze warning, all these counties in blue. it is out of the mountains of western maryland, much of west virginia, much of the shenandoah valley. in fact, temperatures are going to be their coldest right around dawn this morning, which is around 6:35. and we'll take a look at the next 12 hours as this day progresses. that will be coming up in ten minutes. danella has a look at our traffic on this thursday morning. good morning. >> right now roadwork is happening in our area. first let's talk about the inner loop of the beltway in montgomery county as you get closer to new hampshire avenue. as you get closer, i'll give you a live look. you can see they still have the signs up right now. so stick to the right. now, heading on i-66 this time eastbound at gallows, had construction tak

also the beltway in montgomery no issues to report at this time. now back over to you both. >>> 4:32 right now. right now d.c. police are sev searching for a missing girl. she was last seen being dropped off in the pet worth neighborhood. if you see her, call police immediately. >>> d.c. police looking for answers in the murder of a tourist who was visiting the district. that man was found in the alley in the pet worth area. 66-year-old gary dedistribution was visiting from colorado. he used the website airbandb to find a place where he was staying. police are looking for a motive. >> is that's an isolated incident that we know of at this time. we have many, many tourists who are homicide victims. i cannot remember the last case that we had at this time where any tourist was the victim of a homicide in washington. >> police are checking for any surveillance cameras that may have captured the incident. they're offering a $25,000 award for any information this case. >>> this morning two dogs that attacked kids in the northeast are now dead. the surve

i'm curious what role did robert montgomery, the father of elizabeth montgomery play on the whole hollywoodnical game? >> well, robert montgomery actually tend to price goes george murphy and the two of them were very close friends. and murphy, during the late 40s and safe use was a very prominent republican it is. in fact he was louis b. mayer's point man running around the country. and in 1952, eisenhower wanted some help from hollywood. or should i say the gop got isenhour. it pays the media strategy montgomery and murphy. eisenhower liked the two of them so much that he basically told his madison avenue firm that had been hired to do the tv, you can keep her in the, of the potion he had to appear on tv. afterwards i than asked both men to come to washington with them. murphy kindly deferred and montgomery still kept his career, but he actually had an office in washington to help eisenhower for eight years was sorted media appearances and helping them stages presents because remember, this is a period when tv is just really emerging as a national phenomenon politicians don't want to deal

montgomery county fire officials say that building is used by a recycling company.word yet if anybody was hurt or what caused the flames in the first place. >>> also new tonight, north korea has failed to launch a long range rocket. that's the word from u.s. officials in washington and norad. both japan and south korea condemned the new leadership for ignoring international warning to cancel the launch. >>> he fired a bullet that ended a life and changed his life forever. but he was in court today a mere three minutes. george zimmerman standing before a judge for the very first time since being charged with second degree murder in the death of trayvon martin. he entered a plea of not guilty. >> mr. zimmerman. >> yes, sir. >> you're appearing for the first appearance for this time for a charge of murder in the second degree and you are represented by mr. omara, is that true? >> yes, sir. >> prosecutors have submitted court documents that claim zimmerman confronted the unarmed 17-year-old, but zimmerman claims martin attacked him so he fired in self-defense. well, tod

frosted visor in montgomery, william, andce west until 9:00 a.m.g generally. 32 in frederick, 43 in , 45 downtown, 45 in winchester. we would typically be in the mid upper 40's for the morning temperature and 62 this afternoon. will be a little above average , 67. on today mostly sunny. start to the day, but short sleeves this afternoon. even warmer tomorrow, 73, but cloudy, slight chance of a few showers. >> thanks so much. >> metro launched a new effort combat sexual-harassment on trains and buses. part of the campaign involves system fora passengers to file complaints through e-mail and an on-line portal. will use the help transito police identify trends and deploy officers. >> we are trying to make our the fact more aware of not tolerate sexual onassment or assault washington metro. we want everyone to feel comfortable writing on washington metro >> . tracking christmas complaints last month. officials have received 16 complaints since then. >> it's 44 degrees this morning in woodbrige. >> celebrations got out of fans won thenducting n.c.a.a. t

montgomery county also in that. that is all in effect right through until 9:00 this morning. definitely affecting the sensitive vegetation outside. skies not too bad. a few clouds across the area but it will give way to mostly sunny skies in the area. temperatures right now in the 30s and 40s. expect to see plenty of sun before the day is all over today. 65degrees. back to you. >>> time now to talk news with our top stories. north korea launches its rocket. in a spectacular failure, it broke up only a minute and a half after liftoff crashing into the yellow sea. this morning, american and south korean ships are looking for pieces of that rocket. the united nations security council is meeting in an emergency session. the united states is denouncing the launch as a provocative act. >>> high school students in fairfax county may soon be able to sleep in longer. last night the school board passed a resolution to start exploring starting high school classes later. experts say teens have a hard time going to sleep before 11:00 which means they must sleep later in the morning to get

the inner loop or outer loop in montgomery county. traveling along 395 now, northbound as you approach little river turnpike, had an accident. it's still here, just on the right shoulder lane. you see two vehicles are involved, but travel lanes are open on 395, making your way on 395, continuing northbound across that 14th street bridge, you're in the clear with a nice travel speed, as well. volume very light. traveling at about 5 miles per hour, a 12-minute drive from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. i'm back in ten minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, people in chile are surveying damage after a strong 6.7 earthquake rocked the country. authorities evacuated tall buildings in the capital of santiago. there were reports of highway rockslides. chile's oceanography service ruled out the possibility of a tsunami. there was one death, a 72-year-old man who had a heart attack during the quake. >>> with no clear competition in the primaries, mitt romney is looking ahead to the general election and thinking about

in bethesda, in montgomery county, here the hometown forecast. going to be typical for much of the region throughout the day. by late in the morning we'll still be in the 40s. but ought to hit mid 50s by noontime, earle afternoon. lots of sunshine. winds will be gusting around 30 miles per hour. and then by mid to late afternoon, only reaching around 60 degrees for a high. that's a little below the average high for this time of year. the winds will diminish, though, after sunset. the temperatures will continue to drop. by midnight, near 40 degrees. by dawn on saturday, near freezing one again. so here's how we're looking for the next several days. we'll have blustery winds this afternoon. highs up around 60. then a clear and cold night. sunny tomorrow, breezy and a cold start. winds during the day on saturday near 30 miles per hour like today. afternoon highs, warmer with bright sunshine. sunday, mid 30s in the morning. less wind. afternoon highs climbing to the upper 60s. so a beautiful sunday afternoon. then starting off back to work and school

they can go to any montgomery county police station to drop off old, used prescription medicine, we had people whose parents passed away and they had loss of this medicine. >> no illicit drugs no needles. >> that's right. >>> let's talk about the armed robbery in potomac. >> we know of three cases all occurred a little before or after midnight in the jones lane area in potomac, where someone came up behind a car, bumped the car, you are thinking it was an accident. the other driver would get out. fortunately, two drivers did not get out. one driver did, he was abducted and beaten, they stole money out of his atm. we were asking about suspicious vehicles around that area these all occurred in the last three weeks or so, so we are looking for the public's health in this case. >>> and the white oak murder that took place, can you give me an update on that? >> this occurred last december. a man was found on stewart lane in the white oak area, he was deceased in the roadway. we thought he might have been hit by a car, found out he had been shot. we think there were folks that were on the bus

please welcome montgomery gentry.ou have a new song rebels on the run and called where i come from. and the perspective is looking at it as a life as a soldier on the battle field. where did it originate? >> several friends of ours wrote the song and this is the greatest country we can say and be as big as we want to. and we don't give enough credit to our heros. you take a piece of the home town in your heart it is like that. >> mike: you have done uso shows. what is the greatest thrill. out there performing for the troops? >> not so much being there and come back and see the soldiers who come and visit us at our shows in the states. we take a look visiting with the soldiers to heart it is it warm feeling to be around the servicemen and women and what they are doing for us . when they get back over to the states and come to our shows and meet and greet. remember we were over here and you came to see us. and it is it good they remember us as well >> mike: the video is powerful and the words are terrific . by the way,

closer to washington, upper 30s in montgomery, arlington, fairfax, and prince george's county. the next couple of hours, we could have frosted forming west of i-95. a look at your friday forecast in ten minutes. danella? >>> good morning. if you're getting ready to head out, very light volume. and no accidents to report now. traveling along i-270, travel lanes open in both directions. travel speeds southbound in clarksburg, looking at 65 miles per hour. i'll give you a live look now traveling at shady grove. making your way through rockville and connecting to the beltway, you are incident free. travel speed on the inner loop from i-270 to i-95, aaron, you're driving at 60 miles per hour. back to you. >> thank you. >>> today metro wants to know about your commute. more than 4 huthd survey cards will be handed out to riders between today and friday, may 25. metro says it wants to know about each rider's trip for what they call planning and operational purposes. questionnaires will be handed out at all 86 metro stations. free smarttrip cards will be handed out to random participan

the leaders including senator ben car bin and montgomery county -- cardin and montgomery county executiveto present the award. >> we've made a lot of progress and what we're doing here today is to celebrate the potential for even more progress. and that certainly involves a village, it involves all of the partners here. and there could really not be a more deserving organization than community clinic incorporated. >> the grants are expected to help provide access to health care for more than 25,000 maryland residents. >>> it was the year ago this month where one big mistake led to a big expensive mess. the property managers of the georgetown waterfront failed to raise the flood walls and after heavy rains the dock side restaurants like tony and joe's were under 7 feet of water. >> it was a mistake. it wasn't malicious. and we've -- taken the high road. we didn't file any lawsuits. >> they had to lay off all but 20 of his employees and instead of making millions running restaurants he's been overseeing rebuilding process instead. since the inside of his restaurant were gutted by water. his

in montgomery county, chris gordon, news 4. >>> school board montgomery county will vote tonight on possibleflyer policy. earlier this year antigay pamphlets went home to students in five county high schools. school officials tell us a lawsuit from years ago prevents them from deciding which flyers go home if they come from a nonprofit. the proposed change would stop flyer distribution all together in middle and high schools but allow them in elementary schools. >>> now to take a look at some of the stories trending online today 1 world trade center is once again the tallest building in new york city. the trade center is now a little taller than the observation deck at the top of the empire state building. >> this watershed moment came this afternoon when workers put a huge steel beam in place on the 100th floor starting the framework for the next floor. when it is finished 1 world trade center will be the tallest building in the country. >> not much was off limits for president obama speaking at the white house correspondents dinner over the weekend. >> the president mocked his opponents, h

innerloop in montgomery, slow traffic near three and 55 and georgia avenue.bound, delays on and off heading toward germantown and 80-urbana. this is blocking the ramp here. the crash on the north down baltimore washington. >> coming up on abc 7 news, a walk to remember for this veteran honoring his fallen comrades and raising money for a worthy cause. >> how much bigger can "the hunter games" get? i'm arch campbell with entertainment news coming up. >> which airlines will get you and your luggage on time the most? the latest airline quality reports. we want to protect the house. right. but... home security systems can be really expensive. to save money, we actually just adopted a rescue panther. i think i'm goin-...hn shhh! we find that we don't need to sleep that much. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >> it was another big weekend for "the hunger games." >> arch campbell is here with how much they have made and how the other it movies are doing their shadow. >> a rising tide lifts all movies. the q

fairfax, prince george's, montgomery counties, mid to upper 40s. 50s in washington and right by the chesapeake bay. farther west, shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, western maryland, many locations in the low to mid 50s. here's your day planner. sunrise at 6:47. by 9:00, into the 60s with a lot of clouds around. by noontime, still mostly cloudy. maybe a little sun in and out. up near 70, a mild afternoon even with the clouds. we ought to make it into the mid to upper 70s. the warmer temperatures north central virginia. and a possibility of a shower and a thundershower this afternoon. i don't think we'll have any severe weather, though. and then clearing out and getting chilly tonight. a look at the evening planner in ten minutes. danella? >>> good morning. checking things if you're traveling 295 in maryland, traveling north and south, your travel lanes are open. southbound travel speeds nice, you're at 64 miles per hour as you head toward 175. now continuing southbound, 62 miles per hour in the laurel area. you're clear as you connect t

>> very much like d.c., bruce, very, very quiet here in montgomery county. there was some confusion on the ballot, though, because of redistricting. some 65,000 montgomery county voters had to report to new polling places today. >> i guess it can be confusing, but we do what we have to do. >> makes me very angry when people complained about politics and they don't come and vote. >> claire wouldn't miss the opportunity to vote. on this beautiful spring day, they didn't have much company. >> usually there's a line here in the morning, there wasn't any line. >> i think they should be ashamed of themselves. they should go out of their way to vote when they are asked to or when it's presented to them. >> redistricting affected 99,000 montgomery county voters. including more than 65,000 who have to get accustomed to a new place to vote. >> a lot of people are unhappy with it, but like anything else, people need to get used to some of the changes. >> at this polling station, by mid afternoon, only 150 voters had cast their ballots. in a precinct of 1100. of course,

bruce. >> reporter: yeah, just a big surprise here in montgomery county. maryland has this unusual system which a panel can review the sentencing decision of a single judge. a sentence for kevin coffee handed down in this drunk driving incident in which three of his friends were killed. twenty years, just a few moments ago, this three judge panel reduced that sentence to eight years. he's effectively eligible for parole next may 15. i'm showing by the parents of one of the parents in this case. i know this is a tough time for you. you're a lawyer, you pleaded the sentence remain at 20 years. what was your reaction when you heard the judges impose eight years? >> i was flabbergasted. not only with the reduction from 20 to 8 years, but with the -- the language used by the judge in describing the prosecution in this case, the children who were killed in this case. indeed the parents of those children was unbelievably cruel. i can only imagine took great umbrage with the fact that the washington post reported on this story this morning. otherwise i cannot expl

mid-30s in montgomery county into fred writ county maryland. south of the potomac, it's near 40 in leesburg, fairfax and into arlington and prince george's county in the mid to upper 30s. prince williams and stafford and spotsylvan spotsylvania, they're in the 40s. the scattered sprinkles coming through. we're off to a clear start this morning. we'll have plenty of sunshine today. we'll look at the next 12 hours. that will be coming up in ten minutes. danella has a look at traffic. good morning. >> good morning. checking thickings out ining tgg checking things out. as you make your way to the beltway, here's a live look right now. traffic is flowing quite nicely as you head westbound to the beltway. travel speed, 63 miles per hour. if you're taking the rails, i'm checking those as well. not seeing any reporting delays at this time. aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. breaking newing out of prince george's county. we just got word of a police-involved shooting. this is happening right now in the 3100 block of good hope road in the temple

starting in montgomery county. from the outer loop of the beltway, when you're taking the exit ramp for connecticut avenue, you have a disabled car there blocking the right lane. use caution when you're exiting. now, over to virginia. this time also in the outer loop of the beltway at route 7. crash blocks the right lane and right center lane. still light volume at this time. stick to the left to get by. now over to prince george's county, the beltway there looks really good. green in both directions. no problem on the outer loop, as well as the inner loop, clear at this time. aaron, a live look at 202, no problems to report. back to you. >> sounds good. thank you, danella. >>> baltimore united doesn't quite have the same ring to it. doesn't sound just right. it could happen if governor martin o'malley has his way. the "washington examiner" reports that the governor is looking to woo the pro team out of district. they've looked to build a new stadium for several years, but previous site have been -- in prince georg

look at gaithersburg, 42 in montgomery county.s the hometown forecast for bethesda and montgomery county. by 10:00, mid 50s. noontime, low 60s, a lot of cloudiness around. late afternoon, mid 60s after it peaks near 70 mid-afternoon. clouding up tonight. could get showers moving in around midnight. maybe thunder and lightning, too. by dawn tomorrow, maybe some showers with thunder and lightning starting off tuesday morning. then tomorrow afternoon, maybe some more showers and thundershowers with highs around 80. then feeling like summer wednesday, thursday, and friday. highs near 90 each day. a slight chance of an isolated storm. during the weekend, more clouds around. cooler, but feeling summer-like. danella, good morning. >>> good morning. and i have some good news. if are you traveling this time taking the ramp from southbound 32 to westbound i-70, that ramp was closed because of an accident. the accident is clear. travel lanes are open. good news. suitland parkway, seeing accident activity inbound past pennsylvania avenue. be

and montgomery and prince george's county. organizers said the effort helped keep up with the tons of trash that are dumped into the river every year. >> last year we pulled 42 tons of trash out of the river. the river suffers about 20,000 tons of trash entering it every year from people that litter or dump illegally. we'll find tons of food items, chip bags and cups and plastic bags, left in the district now that we have a bag fee here working very well. but we also find a lot of appliances and tires, we've pulled more than 10,000 tires out of the river. >> wow. after several hours of hard work, volunteers enjoyed a well deserved celebration at rfk stadium with live music, guest speakers and free food and drink. and across the district today, a city-wide scavenger hunt aimed at showing residents how to live green. eco-conscious venturers chased clues in parks and green areas throughout washington for a chance to win a $1,000 prize. the event showcased the city's ecotourism, eco-friendly lawn care and even eco-friendly caterin

montgomery county, germantown, theory down to 50 degrees. in prince williams county, manassas, they're at 57. look at the radar. all this colored area, that's rain. it's creeping a little bit closer to the metro area. right now getting a few sprinkles. fairfax county, these areas in light green, just some sprinkles. prince william, fauquier. moderate rain falling in charles county and across the river. there's one batch of some really heavy rain. this is around charlottesville. that's drifting off to the south and east. it's going to be passing south of the metro area, but the roads are going to be getting increasingly woet throughout much of the area and into the maryland district over the next couple of hours. i'll have details on your thursday forecast. that will be coming up in ten minutes at 6:41. now danella has our morning commute. good morning. >> good morning, right now if you're traveling pennsylvania avenue, 301, all the southbound lanes are blocked. we have a very serious crash in this area. involving three vehicles. hopefully we

maryland. 50,000 flyers from gay rights groups are going out at montgomery county high schools this week. the move is in response to a controversial leaflet handed out in february many considered anti-gay. the whole thing is the county re-- has the county reevaluating its flyer policy. >> the policy that allows nonprofits to hand out flyers in schools has been on the books for nearly eight years, but its days could be numbered. students in all 25 montgomery county high schools will be getting flyers this week from the group parents, families and friends of lesbians and gays also known as pflag. >> our message is if you're gay, you're all right and that groups that are telling you or your friends that oh, you could just change if you wanted to are not telling you the truth. >> reporter: the flyer distribution is to counter the message from the group pfox which stands for parents and friends of ex-gays and gays. pfox delivered thousands of flyers to students at seven montgomery county high schools in february. >> we're trying to present the reality that people who experience same sex attra

in fairfax county, gaithersburg, montgomery counties at 65. andrews air force base, prince george's county at 66 fredericksburg, spotsylvania county, up to 68. all of the areas in green are in the 60s, including west virginia, virginia, maryland, eastern shore. a beautiful spring morning under way. all around the region. there's the view from space. now we did have some stubborn fog that's been hanging in through virginia this morning. but a lot of that is breaking up now and we will have lots of sunshine there as well. but the fog is generally from nearby fredericksburg west towards the blue ridge, and it will be breaking up. farther west i'm watching a developing frontal system. this one will be moving in on saturday. it could intensify as it gets closer to the atlantic seaboard. we could get some strong storms from this front on saturday afternoon. it looks like late afternoon, perhaps into early saturday evening is the timeframe for that. right now, and let's go forward over the next 48 hours. it will show you, we'll have lots of sunshine

montgomerie soccer, inc. just signed a lease for the project.heard the community's objections but surrounding residents cannot have the final say. >> it is not up to then to decide whether the one something in their community. this is a broader community perspective. you could never established any thing in montgomery county. >> residents are not upset by the process, they are upset at the project. >> it will not deter me from the day it is the right decision. >> the have also raised questions about campaign contributions. he has received $7,500 from the msi board. >> more supported by the people who work on my campaign. >> there has been no transparency and they're convinced that leggeht has not heard the last of them. >> if he wants to sit down and have an honest conversation, we are for that. that is where we are going. a lot of people think this is over. i am here to tell you this is not over. >> ben eisler, abc 7 news. >> a diet full of low-fat dairy could lower your risk for a stroke. this comes from research -- swedish researchers followe

former montgomery county executive doug duncan.gresswomancounty council woman valerie urban are among the first. now, he bills himself as a political outsider. however, he has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for democratic candidates. this is, however, his first drawn for elected office. delaney is a self-made multi-millionaire. he has founded two successful commercial finance companies, one of which employs more than a thousand people. if he beats roscoe bartlett in the general election, he says his top priorities will be creating jobs and building the economy. i imagine it is quite a different scene tonight at the campaign headquarters of rob garagiola. that's where gary joins us live from germantown. >> reporter: it is a different scene. far more quiet. supporters couldn't believe they offered him a loss. he is, after all, the senate majority leader. but the crowd began to trickle out. >> i love you. >> reporter: at 10:25, he worked the small crowd of supporters offering thanks and conceded the election. >> a few minutes

much of loudoun county, montgomery, frederick, howard counties in the mid 40s.atcher reporting from western maryland and panhandle of west virginia, much of the shenandoah valley, only the low 40s there. in fairfax county, arlington, prince george's counties, now it's only near 50 degrees. charles, calvert, st. mary's, anne arundel near the bay waters, upper 50s. inland away from the waters, only around 50, as well as the northern neck. and as we look at the gusts, these are the latest wind gusts. they've been around 20 to 25 miles per hour. and they're going to be rocking and rolling throughout the morning hours. gusting to around 30 miles per hour. then gradually diminishing this afternoon. hometown forecast for stafford, by noontime, it will be in the upper 50s with a few clouds around midday. during the afternoon, bright and sunny. winds diminishing by late afternoon when you're coming home from work and school. in the mid 60s. and then dropping to the 50s after sunset which today is around 8:00 this evening. by midnight, though, chilly under a clear sky, do

montgomery village, as well. and by noontime, it will be in the mid 60s. we'll have some sunshine in and out. winds gusting to around 30 miles per hour. during the afternoon hours, into the evening, a chance of a passing shower. before then, around 70 degrees. chance of a shower through the evening. cloudiness around. down to the low 50s by midnight. then a chilly start to tomorrow morning. a cool pattern setting up. a look at that in ten minutes. danella, good morning. >>> good morning. traveling around the beltway, getting a little busy. no major delays. here's the beltway in prince george's county, central avenue. traveling on the inner loop and outer loop, you are clear now. if you're continuing on the inner loop, heading into virginia, here's a look at the wilson bridge. travel lanes are open in both directions. clear making your way into virginia. here's a live look at van dorn street. your travel speed from the wilson bridge to van dorn, 56 miles per hour. back to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> now 5:12. 54 degrees. ahead, an alarming study about a

near 40 in montgomery county. arlington county, much of fairfax and southern maryland, charles, calvert, northern neck, eastern shore, near 40 degrees. we've got a lot of cloudiness still. clouds are advancing to the north and east and should begin to clear out by mid morning. we should be getting sunshine. off to a cloudy start. thankfully, the pavement is drying out. here's your day planner. by 9:00, we'll be in the upper 40s. sunshine breaking out. sunrise this morning at 6:19. that's getting earlier and earli earlier. by noontime, breezy. winds gusting to around 25, 30 miles per hour midday and middle of the afternoon. and clouds returning by later this afternoon. a mostly cloudy afternoon. highs near 60, though. then overnight tonight, another chilly night. down to the upper 30s by dawn on wednesday. a sunny start tomorrow, and a mostly sunny day. a bit warmer, too, up into the mid 60s tomorrow afternoon. then milder on thursday. does look like a possibility of rain morning and midday. passing showers. highs

two, montgomery county public schools this week is spring break. so a will lot of voters are out of town. this is predominantly a republican primary in a strongly democratic county. back to you. >> all right andrea, thank you. in d.c., some of the most heated races are for seats on the city council. bruce johnson is live in northwest where some are saying just throw all the incumbents out. right bruce? >> that's exactly what they are saying. we are outside precinct 52. normally about rush hour this time, that sidewalk will be packed. as you can see, there are very few people. 14 ,000 registered voters, but a fraction have cast ballots today. 698 people have cast ballots. we're talking electronic ballots and paper ballots. maybe 10, 15 people casting voteds. it's been this way throughout the city and they don't predict a lot more people are going to show up for the evening rush. let's go to the tape. >> in upper northwest, the turnout was light, that's according to the precinct captain. the voter who's did show up are looking to make major changes.

closer to washington, mid to upper 30s in montgomery county, fairfax, arlington, prince george's county, reagan national, upper 40s. low 50s near the chesapeake bay. we have frost advisories out for all these counties in dark blue including howard, montgomery, frederick, maryland. then into virginia, loudoun, fauquier, rappahannock, culpeper, points west. looks like a freeze warning for all of these counties in the lighter blue for way out in western maryland and into the highlands of west virginia. a look at the next 12 hours for this friday. that will be coming up in ten minutes. danella has a look at our friday morning commute. >>> good morning. happy friday. so far there is overnight roadwork remaining. in the process of being picked up. first the inner loop of the beltway. the left lane blocked when you get around colesville road. the work zone is closer to i-95. we can check travel speeds. can't see it on camera, but 60 miles per hour, ten minutes from i-270 to i-95. your volume is light. but you definitely want to look out for cones. traveling on 66 westbound at nutley, still hav

i'm going to get my bass and join montgomery gentry for an old country classic.ltd. >> mike: we're back with montgomery gentry. the tribute to whalen jennings. and they're going to help me close out tonight with "good ole boys", let's do it, fella! ♪ ♪ just good ole boys, never meaning no harm ♪ ♪ all you ever saw with the trouble with the law since the day they were born ♪ ♪ straighten the curves, flatten the hills ♪ ♪ some day the they might get em, but the law never will ♪ ♪ making their way the only way they know how ♪ ♪ but that's just a little bit more than the law will allow ♪ ♪ oh, ooh ♪ >> making their way the only way they know how ♪ ♪ that's just a little bit more than the law would allow ♪ ♪ like the good ole boys ♪ you know ♪ ♪ but he can't understand, he keep showing my hands and not my face on tv ♪ ♪ oh, pick it, boys. ♪ making their way the only way they know how ♪ ♪ but that's just a little bit more than the law will allow ♪ ♪ just the good ole boys with the changes they would ♪ ♪ like a true modern day robin hood ♪ >> that's right! >> yeehaw! >>

much of montgomery county in the upper 40s as well as prince george's county.bay, weather watchers reporting mid 50s near the pay waters. much of southern maryland, upper fourths. into the shenandoah valley and -- 40s. into the shenandoah valley, and west virginia, mid to upper 50s. the highs today, quite a change in temperatures. along the pennsylvania border, probably highs only in the 60s. around the metro area, we should make it into the low to mid 70s by mid-afternoon. maybe near 8 degrees across parts of northern virginia, including culpeper, warrenton, fredericksburg, manassas. all these areas may get up to near 80 degrees by mid-afternoon. so here's the noontime forecast for annandale in fairfax county. by noontime, should be in the upper 60s. and near 70 to low to mid 70s by mid-afternoon. just a small chance of an isolated thundershower or shower throughout the entire region during the afternoon hours. by this evening, much of the area including annandale and forecast to the 50s by midnight -- and fairfax county into the 50s by midnight. low to mid 40

this time in montgomery county. a live look now, making your way past new hampshire avenue on the outer loop. you're clear making your way around the beltway. the montgomery county, inner loop and outer loop, no issues to report. traveling in virginia, live look at robinson terminal. making your way on the inner loop heading toward the dulles toll road. your travel speed, driving at 60 miles per hour, 14 minutes from the interchange to the toll road. i'm back in 15 minutes with more. >>> the once-hot washington nationals are suddenly ice cold. they just got swept by the los angeles dodgers and have lost four games in a row. the dodgers completed the sweep with the 2-0 win yesterday in los angeles. before you get too down on the nats, they're still 14-8 on the season and tied with the braves for first place in the national league east. the nationals will try to get back in the win column tomorrow night at home against the diamondbacks. go, nats. we're not disappointed yet. >> no, ice cold is harsh. slightly chilled.

so a likely freeze right now going on in montgomery, loudoun, howard counties, and northern fauquier, rappahannock west and north. temperatures near freezing there. the freeze will be underway here probably another hour or two. right now closer to washington, though, montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties, generally upper 30s to around 40. no freeze yet. it's getting close to the freezing mark farther to the west and north. south and east, southern maryland, northern neck, eastern shore, including charles county, prince william county, in the low to mid 40s. here's the day planner, sunrise at 6:44. a sunny and breezy morning. we'll have temperatures into the 40s by mid morning. by noontime into the 50s with sunshine. the winds will still be gusting to around 30 miles per hour. during the middle of the afternoon, we may briefly get up to around 0 or so. by late afternoon, to the mid 50s. a look at your friday night planner in ten minutes. danella, good morning. how's traffic? >>> good morning and happy friday. i'm watching the roads for you. had a lot of overnight roa

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montgomery county has a frost a advisory until 9:00 a.m. loudoun and prince william and points west included until 9:00. 39 degrees in winchester, 43 downtown. 30 degrees in manassas. cumberland, 36. 4-d in lexington park. mostly sunny this morning. but a great afternoon with highs around 67. slight chance of an isolated a shower or thunderstorm tomorrow. clearing on thursday. comfortable all eastern weekend. >> 6:11 now. the kentucky wildcats are the n.c.a.a. champions once again. >> the kentucky coronation is complete. champions, 2012. >> the wildcats beat the kansas jayhawks 67-59, to get their eighth national title. thousands of people packed the streets of lexington, but the celebrations turned violent. one person was hit by gunfire and fans set fires. police arrested dozens of people overnight. capitals still trying to steal a spot in the playoffs. . they are running out of time. they fell to tampa last night. the capitals will play on thursday against. it is 46 degrees in the district. >> detroit is back in the driver's seat. the goo