mid and upper 50s panhandle of west virginia, washington county and the shenandoah valley. farther south, prince william come county in the 50s. there's the sunrise over the potomac. partly cloudy sky. by 9:00, near 70. a little sunshine this morning in the afternoon. near 80 by noon time. midafternoon should be into the mid-80s. so quite a warmup on the way. dress accordingly. by late afternoon when you hear thunder, get inside. turn on nbc 4. we'll let you know if a storm may be threatening your neighborhood. in fact, there is a likelihood of storms from 5:00 this afternoon all the way until mid evening. unfortunately there is a risk that an isolated storm could produce damaging winds, hail, maybe even an isolated tornado. then much cooler and a wet start tomorrow morning. a look at the rest of the week, the weekend at 6:21. how's traffic, jerry? >> tom, chopper 4 checking for the report of an accident. reported to be westbound route

it has dropped down into the 40s in frederick, loudon county, points west and north, panhandle of maryland. low to mid-50s. but the cool front has yet to arrive in southern maryland, lower eastern shore. in the mountains, only near 40 degrees. so quite a dramatic drop. there's the cloudy sky over washington now. temporarily a reprieve from the rain. we'll have occasional showers through the morning, early afternoon. here's your day planner. sunrise, 6:07. sunset, 8:03. and then this afternoon with a blustery northwest wind, we begin to dry out. highs near 60. mostly cloudy early evening. then partly cloudy later this evening. a blustery northwest wind. we'll clear out by midnight and dawn tomorrow. but down into the low and mid-40s. so quite a chill coming in for early may. bright and sunny tomorrow. we should warm back up into the upper 60s. afternoon highs friday near 70. a small chance of a shower friday afternoon.

a couple of light sprinkles now moving into the panhandle of west virginia. there are steadier showers way back across kentucky. most of those should dry out as they come over the mountains of a passing rain drop too. highs today in the upper 60s. you get less rain and a few extra breaks of sunshine. you'll probably be up in the low 70s today. for most of us, we'll hover right around 70 with a passing shower or too. we're going to get sunshine and dryness in today and tomorrow. tuesday and wednesday look wet. we'll talk about that in a bit. >>> right now the catholic church is just one step away from making pope john paul ii a saint. >> the pope has just been officially beatified, we're learning. nearly 1 million pilgrims is packed st. peter's square for the ceremony. let's take a live look at the vatican this morning. current pope benedict xvi is performing the mass. beatification is the first formal step before possible sainthood. with pope john paul ii passing just six years ago, this is the quickest beatification in modern times. something cardinal and ar

panhandle area of san francisco earlier hit-and-run accident at masonic, still closed at turk.csweeney has been on the scene and the investigation is continuing. they should be reopening soon. muni and area is affected, there are delays on the 521 and 31 in and out muni lines. "h" train reporting a delay of five to ten minutes. it's free, free, rider appreciation day. your tolls and metering lights are off. before you leave house this morning, good idea to check on the latest traffic conditions, abc7news.com and click on bay area traffic. >> ain't that the truth. >>> nation's unemployment picture. >> here is jane king with bloomberg business report. >> good morning. it is friday. labor report on job creation in the u.s. this report coming in much better than expected, 244,000 jobs added in they were expecting 185. the unemployment rate picked up to 9%. people that had given up and seeing some recovery in the job market. this is the best job growth we've seen since february 2006. healthcare, construction leading wait for job growth. yesterday we did have a down day economic slow

a few light sprinkles drifting west to east, panhandle of west virginia. county, prince william and farther down interstate 95, stafford, parts of culpepper getting a a few sprinkles, moving into southern maryland, southern prince george's, charles, st. mary's, calvert, arundel counties. low and mid-50s. light jacket and umbrella as you head off to school. 50s around the bay and eastern shore. 50s as well out of western maryland and west virginia, most locations there. west to east flow a loft bringing in a few sprinkles. we have heavier showers in the midwest. meanwhile, at the surface, a southerly flow will keep in the cloudiness. there's the cloud cover over the white house this morning. that's a live picture. and we'll have our sunrise at 6:10. and by 9:00, upper 50s and cloudy. by noon time, a little sun breaking out, mid-60s. slight chance of a passing shower this afternoon. highs reaching near # 0. here's a look at your night planner. overnight tonight, cloudy and mild. we'll be in the 60s through the evening. by dawn near 60. four-day forecast, tom

the hot spot for trouble is the panhandle. many people said this was much improved. >> it was very slow impact on the community this year. very little fresh. the difference over last year is of the security. carole little-crash. a stronger police presence. less trash. >> when i came home i just hosed it down my area and picked up some beer bottles and that was it. >> having cleanings crews on hand helped. and even port a potties nobody was destructive or out of control everybody was getting along nicely it was a good time. >> i think it was a stream, fun success. >>pam: the san francisco police department says the 26 arrests and 17 were for public intoxication. >> kimberlee: the ultimate photo contest is still taking place. for www.kron4.com the facebook rampage. some have already been uploaded. the photo fan page on facebook fan. this group is wearing bright, colorful costumes and the sign is spilling out 100. spelling out 100. and this is made of the black duct tape. and it this one. we are not just one level one, five photo

these high clouds are moving across western maryland into the panhandle of west virginia.ere is a cold front to the us that will slowly make east.y to the for a few ripples of energy in the atmosphere d.c.row west of there could be a few sprinkles tuesday could be rain andr chance of thunderstorms. 47 to 53 for the overnight low scattered clouds. be cool and comfortable. tomorrow will be bright and sunny to start. we move through the the clouds will increase. showers will develop. the wind will be out of the south at 5 to 10 miles an hour. it will be 71 on monday. by tuesday, the chances of rain increase. the cold front moves through. cooler air will move in from the north and west. wednesday will only be in the lower 60's for the highs. back to the upper 60's on thursday. you can look at the forecast at wjla.com >>> the area may be producing a more local authors. there is a local book riding boot camp. but can.riting >> it is a long road to become published. memoir about growing up american and being between two cultures. >> it is about my growing up as translator, my str

abc 7's don sanchez checks in with neighbors in the panhandle frustrated by the rowdy crowds last year. >> i was upset definitely. there was a huge amount of damage, you know, we had to completely replant our whole front yard. >> hundreds of people traveled their guard earn in front of their panhandle home. it got out of hand with drunks last year. her neighbor was having a party. >> i was in the kitchen grabbing some food. i came out and there was 10 people waiting in line to use the rest room. i had no idea who they were. >> they broke the toilet seat. imagine as thousands of people, runners and crowds descend on the neighborhood. incidents like this and complaints from neighbors are the reason this year's race is different. >> this year, alcohol and floats have been banned. they pose a significant safety hazard and negatively impact the neighborhood. >> police presence may be major, aimed at people drinking excessively. the organizers want to return to the original spirit of the event. >> we want people to come to this race dressed, undressed in costumes and as professional runners.

mile you will take a left-hand turn and a quick right and for the next mile you will run along the panhandled your into the park and now you're on jfk drive. to the right will beat the conservatory of flowers and you go past the museum and the academy of science on your left in the one to run the park and on your left will be the polo fields and that is the lake on the right. now you take a right- hand turn, go past the golf course and just pass the 1 million make a hard left hand turn on to the great highway and right there is the finish line to bay to breakers. one thing i want to mention is there are several water stations and first-aid stations along the course. if you need a drink and our need help you will be able to find those of every other mile. also there are 1200 back and spread throughout the course. the consensus go, charles kron 4 news. your >>pam: could see the street closures indicated on the map, all streets will be rolling closures but most it said near the end should be reopened by noon. how were street will be open by 10:00 a.m.. local transit agencies will accommodate ba

it happened overnight near the panhandle area of san francisco. jeff bush explains what happened. >>jeff: it happened here at the corner of masonic st.. they say a 55 year-old man was walking across the street when he was sitting killed by car traveling at a high rate of speed. the victim was from about halfway down the block. if police say the driver did not stop to help finance and instead took off and turn down the street. if that was just the first report of what would turn out to be several accidents by the same suspect. hereon traders treat. police say the driver crashed into two different part cars. by this time police were investigating several crime scenes of the same time try to put the pieces together. the mystery was solved shortly after the calls, the suspect car was found in another crash site here at the hospital. 23 year-old was a of san francisco was arrested at the scene and charged with a fatal hit-and-run and is being investigated for driving drunk. reporting live, kron 4 news. >>catherine: at 510 security scare hawk kind and now admits osama is dead and one th

abc 7's don sanchez checks in with neighbors in the panhandle frustrated by the rowdy crowds last year. >> i was upset definitely. there was a huge amount of damage, you know, we had to completely replant our whole front yard. >> hundreds of people traveled this garden in front of their panhandle home. it got out of hand with drunks last year. her neighbor was having a party. >> i was in the kitchen grabbing some food. i came out and there was 10 people waiting in line to use the rest room. i had no idea who they were. >> they broke the toilet seat. imagine as thousands of people, runners and crowds descend on the neighborhood. incidents like this and complaints from neighbors are the reason this year's race is different. >> this year, alcohol and floats have been banned. they pose a significant safety hazard and negatively impact the neighborhood. >> police presence may be major, aimed at people drinking excessively. the organizers want to return to the original spirit of the event. >> we want people to come to this race dressed, undressed in costumes and as professional runners. we d

increasing clouds late tomorrow afternoon and maybe even a sprinkle across western maryland the panhandle of west virginia. we're not expecting much, only about a 30% chance we will see anything at all. it will not add up to a lot. it is a welcome change for the east coast. no watches or warnings for severe weather. in the upper midwest they have blizzard warnings. more than a foot of snow has fallen. wind speeds are of to 50 miles an hour. winter is still holding on tight. here is the next 48 hours. the high pressure moves off shore. a few sprinkles in the late afternoon tomorrow. that should not affect most counties. the cold front starts to take shape late monday. by tuesday, a few thunderstorms that could become severe as the cold front pushes across the mid-atlantic. for tonight scattered clouds, cool and comfortable. the wind will be out of the west and southwest. tomorrow we will start off with lots of sunshine. clouds will increase midday. spotty showers north and west of d.c. the wind will be out of the south. here is the extended outlook. it is not bad. tuesday will be the worst

this is the best chance for severe weather tomorrow in cumberland and back into the panhandle of west think if you're home by 6:00 or 7:00 in the immediate metro area, you'll make two home before the showers roll in. then everybody gets some showers and perhaps a thunderstorm. you run the risk of a thunderstorm until about midnight tomorrow and then stable air rolls in. then we're just looking at rain. and i thought i would stop it here at 7:45. still some rain. that, my friends, is snow again out in garrett county. that gives you an idea how cold it's going to get behind this system and how we're going to lose 20 degrees in a mere span of 20 hours. tomorrow night 56-64. and winds southwesterly at 10-15. now, by morning, partly cloudy, breezy, milder. grab your shades. 50s and 60s to start. but temps will warm up very, very quickly by noon and winds continue southwesterly at 10-15. by afternoon, partly cloudy, breezy and warmer. thunderstorms are possible. primarily around evening time. and, of course, earlier west. high temperatures low 80s. and winds still are southwesterly at 10-15

washington county in maryland and clark and frederick county in virginia and all of west virginia in the panhandle there until 10:00. we talked about this yesterday. the threat really is west of town. in fact, west of i-81. big thunderstorms have occurred. we've had a few severe thunderstorm warnings up in franklin county and pennsylvania. we have storms around, but no warnings right now. these are going to cross 81. if you want to walk the dog or sit outside the cafe, you can for the next couple hours. 79 still. look at that. 79 also in gaithersburg. still 81 in leesburg. for tonight then, mostly cloudy, breezy and cooler. lows 50 to 55. winds northwest. we'll come back and see if we'll have a wet morning commute and talk about a big temperature change. >> a local teacher really making the grade. we'll introduce you to the country's teacher of the year. that's coming up. but first, paying the price. find out where asking for a bag for that will soon cost you a bit extra. that's up next. >>> back on 9news now with word of another part of our area. instituting attacks on disposable bags. montgomery

the texas panhandle through a turn of fire weather here. do watch for that.n things are starting to settle down in the midwest. it's not going to be for long. a few showers coming through. haven't you had a few weeks of just the worst weather? we have video actually talking about tornadoes as well as flooding. we'll start with the tornadoes. this is us ttuscaloosa in alaba. and people are just trying to salvage what they can from the disaster here of a tornado that moved through last week killing 41 people and just leaving a huge mess here. the death toll from last month's tornadoes across the u.s. has topped 300. and then we have flooding to worry about as well. this is arkansas. over 300 millimeters of rain fell on parts of arkansas in just two days. and the result is this extensive flooding. what we're looking at here now is memphis, tennessee. so we head back to our maps. we can see what's going on. there is going to be a little bit of wet weather forming here in the midwest. it's not going to be particularly severe, but it's going to be there. we really

we find good storms down the panhandle of west virginia. back toward slainsville. everything is moving off to the north and to the east at about 30 miles an hour. we'll widen out a little bit. where do these storms go in the next hour? everything moves across the border into pennsylvania. this moves through hancock and also just moves to the west of wayns burro. they do weaken a little bit. some more thunderstorms back to the south and west. 79 still downtown after a high of 81. 79 in manassas. it's still 83 in fredericksburg and it's still 80 up in the hagerstown. all right. just remember that, this time tomorrow is going to be way cooler. thunderstorms possible until midnight. some thunderstorms are heavy. some could be severe. the greater threat is west where the watch is. prepare for a wet commute tomorrow morning and prepare for a much cooler day on wednesday. we're going to lose 20 degrees between today and tomorrow. now late tonight, showers and maybe a few areas of heavier rain down to the south and west, but i think for the most part by midnight, some thun

parts of the roadway that we had with the very soft area of golden gate park to the pathways and the panhandle, and we really hit into traffic. that is the really challenging part, which i intend to work with our supervisors and supervisor mirkarimi to make sure we try to experiment with the ways we can have dedicated bike lanes. that would be wonderful to have, wouldn't it? and we need to calm that traffic down and make sure that we have state pathways, and then we went to the widow. that is a fun part. i know andy wanted to go directly on the hills. we pulled him back. but i know he is in shape. he is going to speak in a minute, but there are a lot of people in shape, and then there are people like me. we need that we go. and then market street, those really dedicated bike lanes. i am definitely in favor of expanding it from octavia all the way to the very building. we should have dedicated bike lanes there. [applause] we are experimenting with turn lanes so we can dedicate more sequential use of that street. and then there is an economic part of it. as you know, we have worked hard with the

that is why they are panhandling and sleeping in doorways.heir numbers are just going to multiplied next year, the year after, 10 years from now. >> let me ask, would you agree there are significant areas for people who have criminal history records? >> i would agree. it is not just people who have felony convictions and going to prison, but i was struck this morning by the stories that amy told, and a gentleman who was a reporter in santa clara county about the people who have the misdemeanor convictions they got without representation. i thought i would take a second to talk about what happened, at least in alameda county, after throwing conditions for a misdemeanor. in alameda, they probably end up on court probation for three years, which means no fourth amendment rights and services and no supervision. it means they often get a warrant. while there are on probation, they are ineligible for the clean slate remedies that exist under the law. i do not call it expunge because there's no true excitement, but the dismissals, they are not eligi

this is milton, florida, on the panhandle, where regular unleaded dropped from the $3.80's to $3.55 in one day. >> what was the price? >> cheaper than down the street. >> reporter: oil prices fell for the second day in a row. look at this chart. a steady rise from $75 in may of last year to more than $110 last week. and now boom, the second biggest drop in history. down to $97 a barrel. if pump prices continue to settle, seattle's cheryl sanders might actually drive her new car to the mall and spend some more. she was out of work for seven months, but is now re-employed on a personal economic recovery and feeling better about buying. >> i'm not worrying so much about the little things. if we want to go out to dinner, we do it. and it's nice to not have to worry about every penny that's going out. >> reporter: in fact, today, americans were delivered a trim p whammy of encouraging news. private employers went on a april hiring spree. 260,000 new jobs. the stronge esest gain if five years. gas prices, instead of heading to $5, are forecast to be well below $4 by memorial day. and the ess

it goes down into the panhandle of west virginia, up into central pennsylvania. it looks like the storms are off to the west and will be tracking north east, staying in the pink shaded area to the north and west of baltimore. another collision of air masses, we are seeing temperatures and 80 paused here, it is only 48 degrees in parts burk right now. 49 degrees in syracuse. making its way slowly towards baltimore tonight'. a lot of rain is falling on the cooler west side of this front. 81 -- 82 in frederick. 55 degrees in oakland. that weather will last into tomorrow morning. it may not move out until the early afternoon tomorrow. that will keep the temperatures down. 51-56 for the love tonight. it will not give a whole lot warmer than that. the pollen count today was into the high to very high range. there is the front, stretching from western new york. thankfully, it is not as severe as the last front that moved through last week. but there are still some major thunderstorms. once the get that system off the coast, the skies will can -- the skies will clear. th

the idea is to have those side for quality of life crimes like panhandling or drunk in public to go before a panel of residents in the neighborhood where it happened. the volunteer court would sentence the accused to community service, there would be no jail time. san francisco's da said this will free up resources to prosecute serious crimes. >> traffic will be slow around the transbay terminal tomorrow in san francisco. demolition of the terminal is taking place all weekend. last night jackhammers and heavy machines went to work to pick apart the concrete. drivers are warned to avoid the area because harrison is close from first to second. the road will reopen on monday morning in time for work. >>> there is word tonight more than a hundred north bay elementary students will be without a ride to school after the school board voted to cut bus service. the school board took the action to help close a 350,000- dollar budget gap. that will leave 110 students from marin without a bus ride to school in the fall. the board president suggested parents can help by carpooling or even creating a co

the idea is to have those cited for quality of life crimes, grafitti, panhandling, to go before a panelpeople in the neighborhood where it happened. the volunteer court would sentence the accused to community service, not jail time. san francisco's da said this will free up resources to prosecute more serious crimes. >> gas prices in the bay area are now up 21-cents a gallon and that's just in the last month. aaa said the average price for a gallon of regular is now $4.31 in san francisco. it's $4.26 in oakland and san jose. the highest average gas price in california came in at $4.61. that was back in june of 2008. 12% of the price of gas is because of federal and state taxes used to build and maintain the roads and transit system. 20% is taken by finding and transporting the fuel and 61% is from the price of oil which will trade tomorrow at $113 a barrel. >>> bart wants riders to help pick seats they will travel on for years to come. >> this is -- a love seat. >> reporter: that is a little close. this man was among those giving his thoughts on the options at a seat lab held outside fr

in allegheny county, parts of the west virginia panhandle and in virginia, a hint at how cool the air is coming in tonight. northwest winds at 5 to 15 miles per hour. baltimore sun set at 80 2:00 p.m. 39 in the cooler northwest ballet's and 36 in -- valleys and 36 in downtown baltimore. high pressure down to the gulf coast will build in tonight and tomorrow and that is why tomorrow will be a gorgeous spring day. some fresh breezes at times but a lot of sunshine should feel good. there you see it on insta- weatherplus futurecast. a clear sky under that pressure dome from new york state for baltimore and into the carolinas. keep an eye on that next fast- moving system. it will bring some cloud cover and scattered showers into the area by friday afternoon and it is a mixed bag of weather for the weekend. no big storms aimed at us but some had and miss showers popping up in the mid atlantic going into saturday and sunday. only a 20% stretch -- chance. 64 to 69 degrees and northwest winds at 10 to 20 miles an hour. sundown that 8:03 p.m. thursday. but be out on the bay and breezy. a water

don sanchez checked with neighbors had in the panhandle frustrated abort rowdy crowds last year. >> they did a huge amount of damage. >> hundreds of people trampled in the garden and got out of hand with drunks last year. her neighbor was having a party. >> i was in the kitchen and came out and there were ten people outside waiting to use the restroom. >> and they broke the toilet seat. incidents like this and complaints from neighbors are the reason this year's race is different. >> this year, alcohol and flots have been banned. they pose a significant safety hazard and they negatively impact the neighborhoods. >> it's aimed at people drinking excessively. they want to return to the original spirit of the event. >> we want them to come and we don't want them to bring bottles of liquor with them. >> there is an online group they want the party to continue and they hinted there will be booze stops along the way. there will be a party, with a band and changes. >> we have a couple down stairs that are going to handle the stairs and building stuff around the plantar's to take care of it. >>

muni delays and panhandle area, now we're getting reports "h" train number three, major delays due equipmentroblems. just ironically a free friday for "h" trains, that is good to know. highway 4, very slow westbound out of antioch, earlier accident now cleared but very slow traffic westbound, well below ten miles an hour. is a stall in livermore area, at bas could have lane number four, find brake lights as you head toward the dublin interchange. 280 northbound, reports of a stall at byrd avenue but traffic is getting through the area with no problem. >> 6:38 is our time. >> trading is under way at wall street. live report, here is a live look at the big board. the dow is up 145 points. >> also ahead, the mayor of oakland heads to china hoping to bring back business opportunities for the city. >> can a business own the word mommy? a santa clara winery wages a legal battle. >> i'm janelle wang, al-qaeda has released its first official statement confirming the death of osama bin laden. we'll tell you what it says and the threat it makes against americans coming up next. can i eat heart healthy

freeze warnings in effect for the panhandle.ur outlying suburbs will dip down into the 30-degree range, tonight, because of this northwest wind. we have 13-mile-per-hour winds in oakland. 20 in d.c. and again, these double-digit winds have kept a chilly, cool breeze. and nowhere in our region is really any warmer. even the wind from the northwest is not really a drastic change from us to detroit to chicago. but we will start to see a bit of a gradual warmup. the rain that came through, and the front associated with it, moved out of here by about noontime. this is what we're dealing with now. this little bit of a spiral and disturbance associated with it, started to push across the region. that's going to be with us through the evening. high pressure will build in. and this next boundary that moves in is going to bring a chance of rain, potentially into friday, saturday, and sunday. it's going to drape over us and allow us little ripples of disturbance to move across. and that is going to keep us, not necessarily a washout of any

what we have seen across the panhandle of texas, take a look at this, in amarillo, they've been battlingze there, no reports of any injuries or fatalities, but there were 12 homes that were destroyed. they're saying the fires have been mostly contained by now, but they're saying this has been the worst fire season on record across the extraordinarily dry and windy state. back to you. >> thanks, karen. >>> you're watching "world one" live from london. defiant and dismissive, sepp blatter says fifa will investigate claims of corruption, but don't call it a crisis. >>> as fighting continues in libya, the blood shed takes its toll. we follow a group of doctors at one libyan hospital as they treat the constant flow of war casualties. was an archer drawing his bow. ♪ could that have also inspired its 556 horsepower supercharged engine? ♪ the all-new cadillac cts-v coupe. we don't just make luxury cars, we make cadillacs. a vacation on a budget with expedia. make it work. booking a flight by itself is an uh-oh. see if we can "stitch" together a better deal. that's a hint, antoine. ooh! see what

we're in the 70s on the atlantic beaches, around the bay, and most of maryland and into the panhandle of west virginia. it's in the low to mid-70s now, but it's going to continue to climb. in fact, going to feel a lot like summertime in the next few areas, but to our west, it is much colder. in fact, there is a 30-degree difference between elkins, west virginia and cincinnati, ohio. just unbelievable out there. it's only in the 40s and some of that chilly air is coming our way here later tonight and into tomorrow morning. the conveyor belt already getting heavy showers down here in kentucky. this is gradually tracking off to the east and will eventually wake its way here later tonight. here's the extent of that rain from southern ontario stretching all the way back down to mississippi and alabama. and unfortunately, where the big tornado hit around tuscaloosa, it's raining there now, and it's continuing to advance off to the east. the futurecast shows this area of green and blue ask arnd red,e are potential storms, and perhaps by 11:00 or 12:00, most of that will be gone. then we'll h

also getting more moderate to heavier rains in the panhandle of west virginia, shenandoah valley.eaviest east of fredericksburg. those continuing to advance north and east. right now getting light rain again in washington after a brief respite. waves of showers coming through from time to time through the rest of the morning and into the afternoon. right now temperatures much cooler. they plummeted kwroef night. down into the 40s west and north of washington. near 50 in washington and prince george's. arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties. down into the 40s now from yesterday's 80s. it's beginning to drop in southern maryland. lower eastern shore, the front is just now coming through there. those temperatures will continue to drop as well. there's the cloudy sky and the light rain falling over jefferson memorial. sunrise, 6:07. occasional showers early afternoon. wind gusting to 25 miles per hour. highs today near 60. midafternoon. by then we'll be drying out. gusty northwest wind overnight tonight. by dawn tomorrow as we clear out, into the low 40s tomorrow morning. sunny thurs

down a quarter in this florida panhandle town, where a price war is being wage. >> illinois, the upper great lakes, we'll see the largest drop in prices. the smallest drop will likely come in the midwest and the rockies, where gas prices are already low. >> reporter: if gas prices drop 25 cents to 40 cents by memorial day, americans who have been spending $390 a month to fill up the tank, will now be spending about $340. economists say it would free up $100 million to $130 million a day, for americans to spend on other things. good news for companies that sell everything from candles, to kindles, to cars. this seattle woman says she's already loosening the purse strings. >> i still worry. i see the prices of oil going up constantly. >> reporter: and she may feel some relief at the supermarket soon. food prices going up 3% to 4% this year. but now, they're leveling off. and commodity prices for corn, wheat and sugar, already dropped this week. sugar up some 13%. it could add up to a smaller grocery bill. same thing at the mall. clothe prices are dropping. cotton is down 30% from its hig

just a little bit by way of a few showers moving in from the panhandle of west virginia. for the most part, we don't have a lot of activity. but we have a chance of widely scattered showers and maybe even rumbles of thunder before it's all will said and done. this front that is poised to come in from the west is moving in. and alongside that and just ahead, it could trigger a few hours. we'll keep an eye on that for you. for now, looks like a pretty nice night. we'll talk about how this plays into your weekend ahead. >>> an oversized load creates a big headache in the morning's rush hour. sky eye chopper 13 was over the inner loop at park heights avenue. around 9:00 in the morning, a truck hit a supporting girder. the incident backed up traffic for miles. >>> the price you pay for every mile you drive has risen, 44 days in a row. but this may be as bad as gas prices get. in the pump watch report, mike parker reports, there is good news on the horizon. >> reporter: that vacation or your daily commute may become affordable. some think the price freefall begins right now and