a light wintry mix is not out of the question northwest of washington later on today.we could see wet snowflakes. there's a pattern with the jet stream. we are in a trough. that draws the colder air south. if the warmer air to our west gives a bump in the jet stream. that will push our way over the next few days and we will feel the warmth on the weekend. highs in the 50's today, breezy and cool. we will start tomorrow in the 30's, near freezing northwest of town, then a lot of sunshine, scattered clouds, fog breeze get times, but the warming trend begins. near 60 tomorrow afternoon. well into the '70s going into the weekend and 80 on sunday. much warmer by the weekend. what is the latest? >> more our neighbors hitting the road. no major accidents to report. 95 in pretty good shape 66, nothing on 395. quiet out of southern maryland. 210, 228. looks good on 70. let's go to a picture in virginia 395. northbound headlights are doing quite well. looks good to the pentagon and beyond. back to you. >> thank you. 5:19, 37 degrees in manassas. >> the last guy in is the first o

we still see the active weather going on in the pacific northwest. lots of sunshine for the central and northern plains, as well as the southern plains. as we head over to friday when he are expecting to see is warm conditions creeping back up in to the nation's midsection. more wet the and very active weather for the northwest. rain, maybe upper elevation snow there. we will see wet conditions into the northeast as well but a lot of people will get into the field and at least get field work done. stay tuned, we will have more weather in the next half hour. . >>> i realize many of you may have just eaten but i will be bringing up a topic today that may provoke a strong visc era l reaction. i'm talking about the first day on our farm. like any start up the first day almost never proceeds according to plan but since we were starting a new planter, a new tracker and computer system all from different makers, we were prepared for a considerable effort to get going. we are facing the mother of all trouble shooting challenges, the failure. we still haven't

northwest winds at 15, gusting to 22. the dew point in the low 30s as the air drying out for the moment behind that front last night. we'll stay sunny all day today. here we are at 6:00'. still looking good. a few clouds starting to come in during the overnight from west to east. we wake up mostly cloudy. the clouds will be with us through lunch time here but showers out west. they arrive in the afternoon and will be with us with luck late afternoon. it will be with us for part of saturday night. the forecast today we're looking at temps in the low 60s. 40s tonight. maybe some 30s. upper 50s tomorrow with showers developing in the afternoon and evening. sunday sun returns, 64. then we get warm. maybe some showers by tuesday but warm wednesday and thursday in the 80s. >>> a couple of things to tell you about right now and if you're planning to head to the north side of town, you'll want to know that in wheaton on veers mere road near connecticut avenue, there were wires down, low hanging wires. police are on the scene ther

rain has moved into the northwest overnight and it's raining pretty good. it's a solid shield of really light rain now from entering medford all the way through portland, up by the 5 in seattle. eventually, it will work its way toward boise and spokane. we should be dry san francisco southwards. the onshore flow keeping you cool in california. as we go to tomorrow, we could see a few isolated showers, but a decent day. tuesday in the northwest will probably be one of your better days of the week, and that's not saying much. well, if you're watching on khnl nbc 8 in honolulu, hawaii, gaze from the earth at 2,200 miles above the surface at the exhibit "science on a sphere" at the pacific museum. that's your "event of the day," veronica. >> that sounds like a good one, especially for you, right? >> want to send me to hawaii? fine. >> i'm sure you'd like to go. >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment news. movie-goers apparently still have a big appetite for "the hunger games." the death magic blockbuster pulled in an estim

winds northwest 10 10 to 15.ou are headed out, i'd grab a jacket. 37 in gaithersburg. 38 in rockville. 41 downtown and 39 over in college park for a low. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy and chilly. some windchills tomorrow in the 20s and 30s. by afternoon, partly cloudy, windy, almost chilly. highs 54 to 59 and winds northwest and gusty. the next seven days, well, 60 on thursday. we're looking at temperatures about average on friday with sunshine. by the way, the home opener for the nats. bring a jacket. maybe a sprinkle over the weekend, but not a bad weekend at all. 72 on sunday. 72 on saturday. 80 on sunday. better chance for showers monday and tuesday of next week. so get ready for breezes. what did you say? breeze alert? >> breezy? >> an alert for everything now. >> it's going to stay that way. >> it's breezish. >> thank you, sir. the manager of the miami marlins baseball team has apologized for his comment praising cuba's fidel castro. time magazine quoted jose as saying he loves castro and respects the ret

winds north/northwest at 7:30. augusta 30 in the last hour. the pressure 29.91 and rising.he dew point's in the 20s. the wind will do us a favor and keep temps up a little bit tonight. otherwise we would be looking at a frost or freeze. cooler on wednesday. high fire danger again. we'll probably see the red flag hoisted again this week. grab your jacket and shades. you'll end up using your jacket all day tomorrow. breezy and cool on thursday. you'll need a jacket at least in the morning on thursday afternoon. a little better. so overnight, looks like this. clear to partly cloudy. windy and cold. 34 to 42. winds northwest, 15 to 25 with higher gusts. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, windy and chilly. jacket a good idea because temps in the 30s and 40s. wind chills tomorrow will be in the 20s and 30s. kind of crazy but remember march felt like april. it's only fair play that april now feels a little bit like march, even if it's just for a day or two. by afternoon, almost chilly. maybe a sprinkle. maybe snow showers west of the divide. high temperatures 54 to 59. everybody hol

winds northwest at 10 to 15. tomorrow morning mostly sunny, breezy, and chilly, grab a jack, 30s and 40s, winds northwest 10 to 15. so that's going to generate a windchill early in the morning of 20s and 30s. keep that in the back of your mind. by afternoon, it's dog to be perfect for the game. a little cool as we host the reds. 55 degrees for first pitch, winds northwest 1 1, 12, 13 miles per hour so i do remember bringing a jacket or sweat shirt is especially if your seat ends up out of the sun. if it's out of the sun and the wind, you are going to thank me. breezy and cool but nice, highs around 60, winds northwest 10 to 15. so high temperatures on thursday, will you flirt with 60s. up to the north probably 59, down to arlington 61. college park maybe 61. 59 or so in bowie. out to the west 60 in reston, 59 in sterling, and rate around 59 in manassas. so let's break it down. grab a coat in the morning, 34 to 44, generally clear, sunny at noon but breezy, mid to upper 50s. it sunny by evening, 57 to 6 2. now, th

tom roussey reporting from northwest. >> thanks so much. gop presidential primaries being held today in five states. newt gingrich has hinted that he might withdraw if he has a poor showing in delaware, where he has been actively campaigning. delaware is a winner-take-all state with 17 delegates at stake. primaries are being held in pennsylvania, new york, connecticut, and rhode island. president obama will visit north carolina chapel hill. he will urge congress to stop increasing the cost of student loans, which could double in july. american airlines is trying to exit its union agreement. post office closures may not happen as soon as we think. >> linda bell is at bloomberg headquarters in new york with business news. welcome back. >> it's great to be back. the proposal could close as many as 3700 post offices by may 15. today the senate plans to begin voting on a proposed amendment including at least eight of them that would delay decisions on shutting down postal locations. some worry the closures could hurt constituents especially thos

adam caskey is live at the usa science and engineering festival in northwest of. lots of young people out there getting some insight in science. pyeongchang and the adults are having a good time as well. this is not just for kids. -- there are lots of young people and adults having a good time. it will be cooler tomorrow so if you want to come down to the convention center frfor some on hand exhibits, it is free and the doors open at 9:30. mostly sunny conditions and just a few patchy clouds out there. it's a beautiful afternoon, but you'll notice the gusty wind. generally out of the northwest up to about 30 miles an hour. mostly between 20 and 30. that will subside later this evening around sunset for. the rain is on the way for the weekend. it's not going to be much and it will not hit everybody. i think the timing of it will be late on saturday around and especially after 5:00 p.m. around the beltway and then a few showers off and on through the nighttime and tapering off sunday morning. sunday, a good amount of sunshine with comfortable temperatures in the '60

you can see all the showers moving from northwest to southeast. a lot of it was snow, especially up around i-70 and down into the panhandle of maryland around garrett county and down into the canadian valley. these showers will be with us until the sun goes down. then they'll kind of lose energy. 52 now in bethesda and rockville, 48 gaithersburg, 51 reston. this is more like march no, doubt, 54 downtown, 55 college park and 53 down in andrews. so here's the deal. we'll return to aprillike weather. it's going take a while. breezy and cold tonight, more sun tomorrow but breezy and cool thursday, spectacular on friday. mine just spectacular on friday. -- i mean just spectacular friday. for tonight showers ending early, clearing, breezy cold, 34 to 42, winds northwest at 10 to 15 and the winds because they stir up the atmosphere will keep temperatures up a bit. 36 tonight in gaithersburg, 37 rockville, 40 downtown, 38 college park and bowie, 35 in leesburg and manassas and middleburg, but you're above freezing and all the freeze warnings are out in th

northwest wind at 10 to 20 miles an hour. gusts 25 do 30 with highs this afternoon anywhere from the upper 50s to low 60s looking pretty good for baseball today here in the nation's capital. your seven day forecast with a weekend warmup just ahead. right now monika with timesaver traffic. >>> we're going to take a live look here at the inbound side of i-66. @ length coming in from the manassas to 123 and the beltway all lanes are open and volumes are light. coming up in my next report, we'll take a closer look at the west side of town at 4:47. >>> thank you monika. it is time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> it is indeed and here's jessica doyle with today's ted lines. >> hello, a little sunshine after a couple of terrible days on wall street. stocks bounced back after the biggest selloff of the year. a surprise profit from alcoa gave investors hope the earning season won't be as weak as expected. checking the numbers -- >>> last month's pullback in hiring may prove to be temporary. that's what the federal

northwester wind. over the weekend, we have rain. a cooler, as well on saturday with high temperatures in the upper 50's. rain developing late on saturday. the first half of the day, you will be just fine. then, by afternoon and early evening, showers move through into the night as well. clearing out on sunday. in the 60's on sunday. >> everything is open. 66 95, 395. i am saying yay. good morning waldorf. route 5 looks decent. through southeast d.c., no worries. no worries in prince george's county along the beltway in college park. we are moving at great speed and 270. goodbye to shady grove. >> thank you. 12 minutes past the or. 49 degrees. >> there is a warning about laundry detergent. which brand and has been linked to cancer? >> we go one-on-one with joel osteen. we love theme parks but with four kids, it can just be too expuisive. yeah, so to save money we just made our own. oh no! what could be worse than ninety-foot swells?! typhoon! first prize! it's a cheese grater. wooooo... this isn't scary. are you kidding me? look at t

a little bit cooler northwest of town. 44 degrees. gusty winds as well.had it at 29 miles an hour. this of be the case today. highs today a little below average. this of be in the mid-60's locally. it'll be a little bit cooler. let me factor in the wind. sunny, breezy, cooler tomorrow. i do not think adobe a total washout. -- i do not think it'll be a total washout. that is your forecast. >> we do not have any major problems to report. overnight construction barrels have been put to bed. we are rolling out nicely north and southbound. heading to the boulevard coming out of frederick into montgomery county. back to the news. the >> bobby brown not going to face in a jail time after pleading no contest to a d u i charge. >> use arrested to draw a drive- in. he was sentenced to three years' probation and one day in jail. he did receive credit for time served. >> if he met bruce springsteen that was not a problem. today is your chance to buy tickets for his next appearance. >> they will perform at nationals park friday september 14. plenty of tickets to go ar

john gonzalez his life in the northwest with a health alert -- is live in northwest. >> they say theyee drove three separate rouse friday morning, primarily along 14th street. even though health officials say this is not as serious as bacterial meningitis, anyone showing sentence should go see a doctor. fortunately, the sec metro bus driver had been on vacation so the transit agency believes this was his only shift, friday morning. but for those passengers who write the 52 and 54 rouse, a bit concerning to hear one of the drivers have renault meningitis. the friday morning schedule started at 7:30 a.m. this morning and ended around 9:00, making stops on, rather street buchanan l'enfant plaza, and 14th street. the bus has been removed from service until it can be sanitized. as a precaution, metro will disinfect all 164 buses. saddam's include headaches, next business, and vomiting. -- symptoms include headaches neck stiffness, and vomiting. >> have to go get checked out. >> we understand there are five different types of meningitis said the ems for this by room meningitis, usually las

he was 74 years old. >>> some residents feel like they're in brand new homes in northwest d.c. the clinton global initiative teamed up with building together. volunteers from both groups worked on repair projects and former president bill clinton toured the work that the organization was performing. >> there are a lot of wonderful people who live here. they need and deserve the work you're going to do today. >> i felt i was blessed, and with all these people around here that are helping me, i'm truly blessed. >> a few blocks away from the home project, other volunteers were hard at work inside kelly miller middle school. they assisted the uso in putting together 3,000 care packages for american troops. >>> who are the winners of last week's megamillion dollar jackpot? that is the $656 million question. three tickets matched all six numbers for the friday night drawing. one of them was sold in milford mills, maryland but the winner has not come forward yet. the person bought the ticket just hours before that drawing. the maryland lottery offered some tips to the winner. >> our a

we see off to the northwest flecks of blue. it is slow to warm up to the northwest of us. pollen count still in the high range. mold spore count is 121. we take a look at the satellite image first. these clouds were farther north earlier this morning, but the high pressure on the great lakes is pushing this system farther and farther away. rain all the way down into the carolinas. this is a big area of high pressure between the great lakes and the plains states and the mississippi valley. it will be the weekend, not just today -- right there, you don't see any clouds. storms to the west. but the time monday -- by the time when he goes along, this will play in our weather. we have had guests into the 20s -- gusts into the 20s. it will feel chilly out there. 56 to 60 will be the high temperature range, but the sunny skies make a huge difference. it is going to be beautiful out there, it is. overnight last night, early this month, a bit of a breeze. winds will be quieter tonight and that will allow the chill to set in. temperature range of 31 to 41 degrees. freeze warnings ov

north northwest wind. we'll have your complete forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a high of just 61 degrees today. 61 is where we got, our average high right now is 61. so with that, our overnight lows are going to be on target as well. maybe cooler, and as a result we have freeze warnings again for the third night in a row for basically most of the state. it's going to be about 36 at bwi marshall. temperatures colder in the north and west suburbs courtesy of the same high pressure up in canada, bringing in the northwest winds around much of the state. it's helping to keep us dry, but it's also bringing that colder air over much of the state. it takes us till mid-morning to schick off that chill. 50 in oakland -- shake off that chill. 56 in elfin, 60 out toward columbia. we have 57, and -- you can actually see the numbers are changing now. of the 14-mile an hour winds. very comfortable with all that sun out there today. with all that sun and this nice delightful breeze out there, it kept is it very

today, a mixture of sun and clouds, a few sprinkles northwest of washington.h temperature with a west wind at 10-20. partly cloudy tomorrow, warmer, pleasant, back in the mid to upper 60's, right near where we should be for the high temperature this time of year. the average high is 69. we will exceed that on thursday, 73. friday to the weekend, maybe a little unsettled with a chance of rain here and there. it's early to tell exactly where and when. right now we have during chance on sunday. that may change. that's your forecast. a little better today on the roads. >> for now. 95 no accidents between richmond and baltimore. and we are making the trek northbound out of fredericksburg to get past the marine base. in good shape on 395 across the 14th street bridge. travel times in our favor in maryland as well. 270, a person in medical distress on a bus southbound between the lane divide for the beltway at old georgetown road. headlights are just past that incident on their way to the beltway and heading over to a navy medical and n.i.h on 355 looks like everythi

with a northwest wind at 5 miles per hour.he temperatures are rebounding from the freeze warning in effect since 2:00. cold air in place. the freeze warnings are going to be lifted today and fire concerns because it is day out there. so again, something to be on the look out there. 32 in oakland. 37 on the shore. around the immediate metro area. 38 in westminster. winds from the northwest are going to stay with us pretty persistent through the day, but they dropped down a little bit. so, not a very windy day. just a light breeze. enough to keep it comfortable. the temperatures are going to reflect a warmup with minder air from the west and northwest. the chilly air is pretty much into new england, as, as low pressure up in that region starts to move well-off shore. the winds are kind of being pulled out with it. temperatures into the 60s and 70 degree range today and tomorrow. this is the next rain maker. this is the system moved off of the pacific northwest. we will see the leading edge of it with the cloud cover. with the cl

these things are moving from the northwest to southeast. if you get rain out of it, it is it just body. the next significant rain chance will not be until sometime next week. the last significant rain was back on march 24, so we are running quite dry, morning lows in the 30's and 40's. roughly 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. we will go up 10 degrees tomorrow. this is a chilly day today. 52 downtown. on the boardwalk, 50. frederick 46. breezy at oakland. a little snow out there. northwest of us were temperatures have been cooler near the bay, there were snowflakes reported mixed in with the showers. you can see this audit nature of the cloud deck. this will dissipate as the sun dissipates in that atmosphere stabilizes a little bit. this comes from the heating of the sun. high pressure is moving in, and this will be the dominant feature as we go into the weekend. that will drag things out and bring us sunshine. overnight tonight the shower activity will taper off. towards daybreak we will start to clear. north-northwest wind up by just 10 m

tomorrow showers ending early, then clearing breezy and cold, winds northwest 10 to 15. like march today. we'll come back and explain how it will feel like april by the end of the week and maybe like may by the weekend. >>> coming up the income tax filing deadline now less than a week way and that has some taxpayers coming up with some let's just say creative deductions. >> but first hundreds of students are told they're accepted to college only to find out it's all one big mistake. >>> a mistake by ucla has led to some premature exultation for 900 high school seniors. over the weekend those kids were sent an e-mail congratulating them for being accepted to the school, but oops, they hadn't been accepted, at least not yet anyhow. those 900 kids are actually on the ucla waiting list and were sent that e-mail by mistake. the school says they have since apologized. >>> meantime those students who have been accepted to university of virginia could see a pretty hefty tuition hike. the board of visitors will vote on a proposal this week to raise tuition fees, room and board by

bruce johnson is in northwest tracking voting in d.c. but we begin with andrea mccarren in montgomery county where redistricting has some voters confused about the ballot. what's going on, andrea? >> in fact, anita, in some montgomery county precincts today, there was confusion on the ballot. because of redistricting, as you mentioned, 65,000 voters had to move to new polling places. >> i guess it can be confusing, but we do what we have to do. >> makes me very angry when people complain about politics and they don't come and vote. >> they 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, prework, but 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

it's all because of high pressure up to our northwest. it's funneling in some very cold, canadian air. it's dry, seasonably cool. and we're going to stay in that range. just around what is typical for us. this time in april. which will have a nice opening day. we'll have that for you coming up. >>> let's check in on our roads now for you. here's kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >>> well, we are expecting this rush hour to be a bit busier than normal. already delays on the top side inner loop, from harrisburg expressway to dulaney valley. on the west side inner loop, 10 minutes from this point to baltimore national pike, over to did security boulevard. and northbound 95, that will be a struggle for you. as far as accidents go, we have a car fire in parkville. perring park way at putty hills. accident as well, brook side drive. martin boulevard at baker avenue. merit at wise avenue in dundalk. and also, bel air at fullerton avenue. let's take a live look. there's a look, 95, going southbound over the tydings memorial bridge. as you ca

northwest at 10. it is a chilly northwest wind. we've been dealing with this for couple of days. a freeze for western maryland a frost for central maryland. there are the clouds we had earlier kind of choring out. our view from the naval academy, ellicott city, looking spring like. in bel air, where i had a chance to do a grate school visit -- great school visit, a sunny scenario. then the clouds part. a beautiful view in the heart of harford county. i'll show you where the limited amount of rain has been. mainly from bel air east. some showers toward elkton if you're watching from cecil county. more significant downpour moving toward centerville. rain that we need, we love to see the showers but it's not much, not much rain and certainly not enough to make a dent in our rain deficit. temperatures cool and getting cooler. with that northwest wind well be in the 40s. put an extra layer on. a freeze and frost concern across the area. it's basically from york west in pennsylvania a true freeze overnight and west of washington county. as you look around central maryland and including

as a result of those northwest winds, 2:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, through 9:00 a.m., we do have a freeze warning in effect for allegheny and garrett counties, and a frost advisory in effect for all areas pretty much on the western shores, except baltimore city and anne arundel county. but again, it's going to be another chilly night. it's because of the high pressure to our north and northwest. that high is going to eventually ease on down to the shore and move on out to sea. but when it does, it's going to allow for some warm air. and when i say warm, i mean very warm air, to move in just in time for next week. we'll talk about that coming up in your complete updated first warning forecast. kai? >> tim, thank you. we look forward to hearing about that. let's check on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. >>> traveling out there on northbound 95. we're starting with delays there from 32 to 195. about 15 minutes to get through. harbor tunnel throughway, really jammed up in that northbound di

forecast today, not a lot of rain in the northwest today. weak system coming through but more clouds than anything else and we're still nice and cool in san francisco today. you'll warm it up in th much of southern california and arizona, tempe one of those last cool days. about the time the southwest joined the rest of the country. we've been sweating it out. >> we have 100 degrees. bill, thank you. coming up taco bell turns around, online payments pays off and mcdonald's takes a staple at french cuisine. demi moore is moving on from her ex, ashton kutchner and she wants her fans to help. >> another walkoff for the bruins and the penguins score ten goals. you're watching ear lui today. >>> good morning welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are your top headlines this morning. >>> india says for the first time it has launched a new missile that could hit chinese cities including beijing. the rocket has a 3,000 mile range and is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. >>> authorities in texas say a woman has confessed to killing

north to northwest winds, 10 to 20. some of the gusts will be stronger than that. 57-62 the high.emperatures similar tomorrow to today except we will have the wind to contend w winds gusting to 30 from the north a four-foot chop on the open waters of the bay. the statewide forecast calls for a lot of sun tomorrow to get the temperatures near 60. the breeze will make it seem chillier anyway. futurecast shows the showers coming through overnight. just a brief visit and we dry out during the day tomorrow. we're in the clear for all of monday and a big piece of tuesday but by late in the day tuesday into wednesday, we do see a rain chance coming into the area. so here is the seven-day forecast. near 60 today. in the 60's tomorrow. near 60 tomorrow and into the 60's on tuesday. that's the warmup ahead of the next storm system. the rain chances extending into wednesday morning. thursday looks dry. we begin to cool down going into the weekend. opening day looks dry, high of 56. right now, easter sunday looks dry with a high around 60.

that is moving in from the northwest. not all of it is making it over the mountains. some of the showers are falling apart as they make their way over the mountains. some of that energy could trigger an isolated showers at later this afternoon after 3:00 p.m. and into the nighttime. we still have a chance in the nighttime cold. front associated with that system and area of low pressure causing cloud cover and isolated showers. that will pass through the washington area later on today. behind that, we have much cooler air that will settle into town. we will see a drop of temperatures by 10 degrees tomorrow. a few areas of light rain on the futurecast here and there. i don't agree with the placement of the rain being only in southern maryland, but it does signify there's a slight chance of a few showers. again on wednesday we may see a dot on the radar screen. that looks few and far between as well. no big relief in sight from the dry conditions that we have. we could use a big shift in our weather pattern, but we will not see that any time soon. mostly cloudy overnight

off to the northwest temperatures are cooler. 45 at hagerstown. a couple of the place may worked their way to the ground. 50 degrees at easton. 49 in annapolis. 30 at oakland right now. of their art spotty shower activity may produce actual snowfall. sun and clouds. it has been an interesting day. all of this will dissipate this evening. there is a storm off the new england coast that is spinning around. it is adding to the unsettled nature of the atmosphere, along with the heating of the sun. all of that starts to move out of the picture by tomorrow. on the cool side of a high- pressure. we will stay cool for another day. then we start to warm up a little bit and the weather changes. overnight tonight you will still be chilly. mostly cloudy skies with a shower early and clearing late. 34-40 the overnight low. northwest winds at 5-10 miles per hour. a freeze warning in effect for north of us. that will be in the early morning hours on thursday. partly cloudy during the day tomorrow. breezy and cool. 67-72 the high. boaters can expect northwest win

we have clouds increasing from the west and northwest. pittsburgh reporting light snow overnight and early this morning in pennsylvania. we could have a few sprinkles. 30% chance later on today for us with energy moving in. that chance of wet snowflakes is for the potomac highlands today. the cooler air is moving south today. today will be the low point in terms of high temperatures all week long. we will see a warming trend for the end of the work week and into the weekend. by sunday, near 80 in the afternoon. you will forget all about the 30's we have this morning. warm air will move east. in the 50s today breezy and cooler. tomorrow sunshine and near 60 degrees. that's the forecast. >> thanks so much. >> living the dream. an emotional sherri shepherd opening up about her time on the ballroom floor. you are watching "good morning washington." are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providingroanswers families need. sie

. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ >>> tonight, fear and uncertainty grip a northwest d.c.ghborhood after three attacks in two days. and they may all be the work of one person. >>> a postal worker robbed at gunpoint just hours after some new steps were put in to protect employees. >>> plus a hero to the washington capitals reacts to racism after his game-winning goal after the caps' owner lashes out at boston fans. but first -- >> with the second pick in the 2012 draft the washington redskins select robert griffin iii, quarterback -- >> in you go. that made it official. the rg3 era has begun in the nation's capital. there's an excitement not seen around these parts in quite some time. >> wendy rieger's out at fedex field with the crowd there celebrating the new quarterback selection. but first to dan hellie with details of a very big night for the redskins franchise. >> this is fun. robert griffin iii now officially going to be wearing the burgundy and gold, and he'sar already feeling at home. he opened up his first teleconference after being selected by singing "hail to th

upper 50s to around 60 with a northwest wind at 15. a jacket or light sweater and yes, sunscreen as well. temperatures this morning in the 30s in gaithersburg, winchester luray. hagerstown all in the 30s. it's 42 down at pax river and here in washington, we've got 43 degrees but with the breeze this morning, windchills are down in the low 30s to 38 here in the nation's capital. looking outside on the michael & son weather camera, good visibility and flag still flying pretty stiff here at the capitol. and northwest wind at 9 right now. and the dew point 31. so the air still relatively dry and we need some rain and unfortunately we're not going to really have a chance for that in any big way until maybe sometime the middle of next week. some rain is spinning offshore of new england and across parts of eastern new england but other than the isolated pop-up shower to our north and east, i think it's going to be a quiet day. and mostly sunny day and a breezy one as well. tonight we're going to clear out once again. for friday clear, sunny d

just showers left over in the northwest today. cooler everywhere. we'll get into the 80s in vegas. 81 today. we'll see 91 by saturday in phoenix. after a cool day or two you're getting back into the heat. also a slight chance of showers in seattle, but a pretty dry weekend. not looking at wild wet weather out there. same forecast for sunday. everyone warming it up this weekend. >>> well if you're watching us on khnl in honolulu, hawaii, come dressed as your favorite caped crusader or evil genius for an evening of comic fun at after dark heroes and villains at the museum of art. >> who's your favorite? >> go with batman? >> do you? >> i don't know if i could put the tights on. >> can i go -- yeah. you don't? maybe for halloween, bill. all right. >>> now an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment news -- several films should spice up the battle at the box office. jason segel and emily blunt star in the "five year engagement." targeting females, losing audience to last weekend's top two film, both date movies, but most experts see it fi

he's at the metropolitan police headquarters in northwest washington. bruce? >> reporter: jc, police believe that they caught this guy, caught him just after he attacked a teenager, his fourth victim with a claw hammer to the back of the head. the suspect is 19-year-old michael davis. he is the brother of two pro football players and he allegedly attacked all four of these people from behind without warning and without provocation. the mayor says he appears to be mentally ill. police had blanketed the petworth neighborhood last night after the three earlier attacks. they heard a 19-year-old woman moaning and crying with a severe injury to the back of her head. they say they saw davis hiding in a nearby alley. they chased him and he allegedly threw a black backpack. they caught him and inside the backpack police say they found a bloody claw hammer. the same hammer he may have used to kill a tourist from denver named gary dederichs and critically injured two other people. >> during their pursuit, the officers observed the subject discard the bag he had been carr

out of the northwest. that is gugoing to create coole temperatures. fairly chilly. wednesday. nice again. more sunshine. temperatures, where they should be for this time of year. tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy. damp, breezy, cold. once again. make sure you have the coats on when you step outside early tomorrow morning. it is not going to warm up quickly. but it will warm up. by tomorrow afternoon. i think we get between 57 and 62 degrees. breezy conditions. 68 on your wednesday. much better there. 72, thursday. with a pretty good chance of shower activity. maybe some storms. and then right now. saturday, sunday. looking good as far as temperatures go. but a system is going to come through this weekend. could make this one a fairly wet weekend. have to wait and see what is happening there. 70 and wet. be better than 50 and wet. >> i'll say. still ahead. the hit show smash. comes to life in a fairfax county school today. >> in sports. the wizards. >>> wizard have had a miserable season. ernie grunfield hasn't been having a god tiod time this yea. >> hasn't had a good last four

nothing really in the northwest i got to look at. i just prefer to be sitting looking that way. >> drake's dining hall dilemma is not his only self-imposed restriction. >> i got a specific order i do a lot of things. basically, rituals or routines. i always face my labels out, wash my hands a bunch. i hate stepping on the cracks. i tie them in a knot where i can see the letters. i've been hoarding stuff since i was a kid. >> drake's perceived need to sit only facing northwest recently got him in trouble. >> he apparently was involved in an incident yesterday in the chow hall. he was taken to segregation, i believe, pending investigation. i have not received any incident reports relative to this charge. so i want to go down here and just talk to him briefly and find out what happened. so i came over as part of my investigation process to try to figure out what happened. give me your side of the story. >> um, okay. well, i didn't want to sit at any of the tables that were present. so i started to leave. and i shoved a piece -- the ham

rain to our northwest. rain to our south. and with a warm front moving across the area, dragging a cold front behind it, there is a chance for spotty showers. and maybe even a rumble of thunder or so again later tonight. what we will have, certainly, is a bit of clearing. but it's going to take a little while for that to all move through. temperatures have gone into the 60s. no help from the sun at all. because of a south flow of wind coming in across the region. it has gotten us up into about the 60-degree range. as you see, spotty showers are still out there. but we will definitely have a pretty nice friday in store. we'll talk about that coming up in your complete updated first warning forecast. >> let's check on the roads with christ breslin at wjz traffic control. >>> we already have delays around the beltway. no big surprise there. if you're traveling on the west side inner loop, stop and go there from baltimore national pike to security boulevard. we also had some slowing on the top side of the inner loop from green sp

live in northwest, derrick ward, news4. >>> a lot of clouds today, doug. starting to break-up a bit, huh? >> little bit west of i-95, seeing sunshine, some of us toward the west around the blue ridge did see sunshine and have seen it the last couple hours. east of i-95, socked in with clouds, that includes the district. you can see the sun trying to peek out on the monuments but not a whole lot of luck right now. that is why temperatures stayed down today i was hoping we would see sun and any sunshine would have gotten us close to that 70 degree mark but we stayed in the 60s all day long. right now under mostly cloudy if not completely cloudy skies, 64 degrees, wins out of the south at 7 miles an hour. today is the fifth day in a row below average. we have not seen that very much at all, only one other time this year have we seen this many days below average. little different now, the average is 70, a lot different than 40. 68 in culpepper, here is where the sun has been shining, 71 in martinsburg, 70 winchester, 72 charlottesville. the areas with the best

little bit of rain and now back through the northwest.hat first same testify moves in to the northeast. showers and thunderstorms along the cold front. by friday that second system coming across the great lakes, another chance for rain. snow in the northern fringe again. spotty storms and yet another system again a fast mover, kind of moving east, chance of showers the northern rockies, back in to the pacific northwest. back in the next half hour with a longer range forecast. >> this segment of united states farm report is brought to you by top gun precision agriculture and it's high accuracy steering machine control systems. . >>> an old friend and neighbor pass away this week. his passes prompted reflecting on what the slow loss of this generation members. my father's cohort was the last to remember what purely muscled agriculture was about. he welcomed machine, nobody cried when the horses left the farm, he often said. one legacy is still with us. when human and animal effort was the only way to get anything done, the largest single de

back along the northwest the blue ridge.rost advisory during the same time and a freeze warning to the north and northwest. we will warm up tomorrow and temperatures will still be below average, but may be around 63. warm air will be building in, but hang in. it looks like some of these 80 degree temperatures may be here by the end of next week. the next weather system, storm center is this front forming that will all moved eastward. increasing cloudiness and this will give us the chance for rain tomorrow. it does appear that this system will move out pretty quickly. the rain will come to an end. cooler in the '60s with partially to mostly sunny skies working out pretty well. increasing clouds tomorrow, of possible showers upper 50's and to the 60's. clearing skies sunday and monday. tuesday, a few showers ahead of the next system. >> the toyota sports desk. brought to you by local toyota dealers. moving you forward. >> i do not have to rescue a will start for redskins quarterback, do i? >> it is fun to follow. i had a ball

variable winds at the -- out of the west-northwest. in the afternoon, tied at 441 pm bayview temperatures -- bake temperatures are in the 50's. we will drop into the upper 50's. 30% chance for a few showers, not anything that will cause rain delays or cancellations. same thing on easter sunday. a slight chance for rain. temperatures in the 60's. >> you are about to see a whopper of a menu change from burger king in the next three days. the fast-food restaurant chain will roll out 10 new menu items including wrapps and smoothies. deny it is close to the mcdonald's revision. burger king said it is the biggest facelift campaign ever. the latest now on the investigation into a mass of data breaks that impacted credit cards from various issues across the country. visa has dropped a card processor involved in a massive data break from its registry of providers that meet standards. the processor, global payments, said the data breach may affect less than 1.5 million credit cards. the data may have been stolen. the card holder names, addresses

northwest. one of two places we found this morning where somebody has clearly decided a big orange x should mark the spot where speed enforcement cameras lurk behind. the trees and poles. it's a camera motorists do not see until it's too late. >> i come up missouri avenue and it is hiding behind that free. >> well, not anymore. the big x now marks the spot. in fact, two big xs. xs you can see from a good long distance away. as you approach the notorious hidden missouri avenue speed trap is he a van doll or is he providing a public service? >> he's robin hood. he's stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. >> here's another set of xs at south dakota avenue and taylor avenue northeast that have just appeared. this time on utility poles which in similar fashion hide a drivers' view of a speed enforcement camera that lurks behind. d.c. police react to this today by saying they would prefer people slow down rather than vandalize government property. in northwest washington, scott broom, 9news no

authorities found his body in a northwest alley on tuesday night. officials say the 66-year-old died of blunt force trauma to the head. it is believed he was the victim of a robbery. he had been here for two weeks. new developments of the north carolina murder case. new details about the man arrested in the case of felicia barnes. it is reported that he dated her sister. she disappeared in 2010 while visiting family. her body was found in april. charles county police need your help finding a suspect who robbed a gas station. here are surveillance photographs of the suspect. police say he demanded money on sunday. when the cashier refused, the man pulled out the gun. >> of virginia tech police officer killed in the line of duty is being honored today. officer will have his name added to the law enforcement memorial in northwest, d.c.. we're live else at the memorial ahead of the ceremony. >> officer will be one of three police officers whose name will be unveiled at the memorial this afternoon. right now i want to bring in the major with the police d

a little cooler to the north- northwest. hagerstown, 65 frederick, 64. cumberland, 64 degrees. and again, just gorgeous out ahead of the system. coming down from the west- northwest, we got clear skies and look at the rain to the west of us. that will start to move through later this evening. i will scoot over here for you. it's coming in to west virginia now and it won't be long before the clouds begin to thicken up. we're talking about showers probably a few before midnight and out to the west of the metro and overnight tonight, more rain comes through and, again, there is at least a chance for a thunderstorm coming through and rumbling around tonight and early tomorrow morning. great, at least for the first time of the evening and nice at 7:00, temperatures falling down into the mid-60s and some clouds at 9, 62, more clouds and the clouds will thicken up between 9 and 11:00. and then the rains will be far after that. and so, kind of an up-and-down day tomorrow. not going rain all day. real tricky with temperatures and, again, we're making changes to the weekend forecast, bri

the employment line formed at the tacoma poole in northwest, washington. staff were on hand to accept applications and assess teen applicant skills. they're looking to fill 250 positions at the city's 24 outdoor pools and ten indoor pools. >> young people come in. we actually assess their skills. we direct them to a lifeguard training academy or lifeguard class. we do interviews. we schedule them for their background check. everything that's part of our lifeguard hiring push, we take care of it right here. >> the jobs start at $11.50. if you didn't make it to today's hiring event, you can contact the city's department of recreation aquatic division for more information on how to apply. >>> at&t is facing a deadline with its union workers over job protection and health care costs. contracts for some 40,000 at&t workers expire in less than an hour at made night tonight. -- midnight tonight. the union could call a strike tonight. the at&t workers are located mainly in the midwest and california. >>> painter thomas kinkade died friday night at the age of 54. f

high temperatures low 60s and winds still northwest at 10-20 and gusty. next seven days, saturday clouds come in. most of the rain after lunch time and light so nothing like last week's nor'easter. better on sunday. a bright but brisk day. then we start seeing improvements in terms of temps. 70 on monday. maybe a shower or thunderstorm on tuesday. we're into the 70s. and don't look now, wednesday and thursday a couple of showers possible, but we'll take that, with high temperatures in the low 80s. >> thanks, topper. >>> we're going to have more on the redskins drafting of robert griffin iv right after the break. stay with us. >>> the washington redskins select robert griffin iii. >> the nfl draft 2012. they drafted rg3. rg3 says the toughest transition is going to be being a freshman again. starting all over again. do you buy that? >> not particularly. that's kind of the vanilla response. i think it all comes down to him learning the play book. last summer i saw cam newton about three days after his arrival in carolina training camp and he told me one of

high temperatures low 60s and winds still northwest at 10-20 and gusty.t seven days, saturday clouds come in. most of the rain after lunch time and light so nothing like last week's nor'easter. better on sunday. a bright but brisk day. then we start seeing improvements in terms of temps. 70 on monday. maybe a shower or thunderstorm on tuesday. we're into the 70s. and don't look now, wednesday and thursday a couple of showers possible, but we'll take that, with high temperatures in the low 80s. >> thanks, topper. >> thanks, topper. >>> we're going to have more [ female announcer ] the laughing cow. rich and creamy cheese in indulgent, mouthwatering flavors you just can't resist. and at 35 tiny calories per wedge, you're free to indulge in every last bit. the laughing cow cheese. have you laughed today? it's the tasty -- whoa! [ laughing ] it's the tasty 100% natural little cheese that -- oh, thank you! ...goes wherever you're going. mini babybel cheese from the laughing cow. have you laughed today? >>> the washington redskins select robert griffin iii. >>