potomac. heading away from the town.gain, nothing severe but a couple of showers are out there through the evening hours when the sun goes down, the showers will stop. 60 right now. 57 in gaithersburg. 59 in manassas. 64 in fredericksburg. one of the warmer readings. predominantly 50s. hagerstown. martinsburg and leesburg and win chester. a bill chilly now. almost cold tonight. grab a rite jacket on thursday. grab your shades too. make sure the kids have something tomorrow morning at the bus stop. and showers will return on friday. not anything severe. not anything widespread. but we have got showers in the forecast in the afternoon. and evening on friday. for tonight, an evening shower but then just partly cloudy, breezy and chilly. lows in the 40s. winds northwest 10 to 15. look at the lows tonight. even inside the beltway we are talking mid-40s. that's pretty chilly. 42 in rockville. 41 in gaithersburg. 42 out toward bowie. 45 in waldorf, charles county. low 40s in fairfax and reston and sterling. you go out to leesbu

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

their 40-year-old son todd reuben of potomac, maryland, was a lawyer flying for business to los angeles when terrorists steered the jet liner into the pentagon. reuben left behind twin sons, then 11, now almost ready to graduate from college. a wife, his parents and a big hole in their lives that the news of bin laden's death does little to fill. >> i was happy. the crowds were happy and jumping up and down. they are happy about their country. and i'm happy for them. but at the same time, it's bittersweet for us. >> some sadness. loss, emptiness, feeling of never being able to see todd again and never having him in our lives visibly. of course, he's in our thoughts and our hearts all the time. >> reporter: many here say that president obama was right. what he said justice was done by killing osama bin laden. but for the reubens, they say that the use of the word closure, for them, really isn't appropriate. >> we are happy about what happened to bin laden. but we don't have closure as long as our son is not here. >> it's not closure for us. there will never be a closure because there's n

it's a chance to spend mother's day on the potomac and support the businesses that are struggling to rebuild. >> hopefully things will drum up this weekend as people hear that things are open again. happy to be out here. >> they are devastated. a real mess, lots of work to do. gorgeous day, thought we'd come down and support our georgetown and washington, d.c. waterfront >> reporter: moms who came down have h a great time. the sequoia restaurant has been able to fully reopen and some other owners say it may be weeks, if not months, before they are back in business. reporting live from georgetown, darcy spencer, news 4. back to you. >> darcy, thank you. >>> still ahead, vietnam's newest victim. we'll introduce you to a veteran who devoted his life to helping wounded warriors before he also became a casualty of war. and finally tonight, some good news at pump. when we will be seeing those lower gas prices, and the pricey position. some economists try to put a number on just what mom is worth. a little bit later in sports. marlins pitcher anibal sanchez did his best to prevent the nats

potomac river is clear. 55 the current temperature. dewpoints mid to upper 40s.gh level clouds first thing this morning. those are not rain makers. temperatures in the low to mid-50s. winchester, new market, 54 in culpepper. hagerstown, frederick, all in the upper 40s. low 50s alongside the bay. here you can see on the satellite picture, basically clearer skies the further east you go. that's where the first breaks of sunshine will be. back here across western virginia and ohio, where we're watching the showers for yesterday move our way. those showers are headed down to south western, virginia, where they're off to a bit of a rainy start. if you're driving towards charlottesville or roanoke, you'll run into showers the front half of the day. this is all outbound rain. this little cluster of rain chance ss going to go ever southward as we go through the day. even though we have mid-level clouds, we'll have breaks of sunshine. that will allow temperatures to warm low to mid-70s. as we get your day started tomorrow morning, bubble of high pressure. that should allo

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level clouds. 65 degrees downtown as we overlook the potomac into d.c. pitiful picture on this by afternoon -- beautiful picture afternoon.day annapolis along the water at 63. rising this afternoon into the lower seven days, but mid-70's south of the metro. breezy at times, especially metro.f the these are steady winds at 13 miles per hour in annapolis. it is not as bad as the dust yesterday -- gusts yesterday. cloud cover of west virginia. disturbance affecting us is really falling apart. it will not pack much of a punch at all. sunset this evening. second system is an area of low pressure. a little more organized than what we are getting today, but not talk much of a either. -- not pack much of a punch either. chance of a few showers, sunday morning. by the cloudy for the rest of night. temperatures doubt near 50. better of the two days this weekend. comfortable throughout the entire weekend. areas of light rain saturday night in the sunday morning. not a washout. >> you can do what is the -- mother'snside day activities inside. >> manicures, they are

our final stop takes us to potomac, currently 68. cooler air slightly cooler. 68 in hagerstown.he real heat and humidity. nashville 85 degrees. we are looking for a warm-up. high pressure just to the west of us. this will build across the mid atlanta and it means block some sunshine and average temperatures but the weather is going to hold off for the upcoming week. the clouds will continue to deteriorate. we are going to look for a graduate clearing in the overnight hours. mostly sunny skies tomorrow. the high pressure will keep the rain away. the showers will come to an end over the next hour or so. upper 40's to middle 50's. wind three to eight miles an hour. tomorrow, lots of sunshine. 72 to 77. a bit cooler to the north. tuesday and wednesday upper 70's to around 80 on thursday. by friday, though, cold front will arrive. can't rule out a chance for some thunderstorms and then cooler unsettled weather as we move on to saturday and sunday with temperatures around 70 degree's. for a look at the forecast, you can track these showers right now, go to wjla.com. >> all right. than

yesterday, as you just mentioned, carol, she was on the back of a motorcycle, rolling across the potomac river, into the nation's capital. if she is getting into the 2012 race, you have to say one thing, she knows how to make an entrance, and it's got the political world in this country buzzing. because the big question right now is what is she doing, what is she up to, and what's it mean for the rest of the field? from what we can understand, tim tle pawlenty and michele bachmann are also out on the campaign trail today, but everybody's talking about sarah palin. speaking of how she's doing right now in the 2012 field, if you look at the polls, carol, right now, she's not too far back in the pack, in second or third place, depending on which national poll you look at. so she certainly is positioned well to make a run at this, if she goes ahead and takes the plunge, which right now, it looks very much like a possibility at this point. >> i was just going to say, she's doing it her way, in a black t-shirt, motorcycle helmet, sunglasses, she laooks kind of cool. what a contrast with tim pa

potomac still muddy with all of the run-off from the recent rains. right now at reagan national, it's at 65 degrees. and the humidity, not too bad. a south-southwesterly breeze around ten miles an hour. right now radar not showing any more precipitation. we are rain-free for now. and the temperatures have hit the 60s all around the region. shenandoah valley, closer to washington, and in montgomery, arlington, fairfaxs, prince georges counties and the chesapeake bay, lower eastern shore, mid and upper 60s. near 70 in some locations out of the mountains of western maryland, west virginia. mid-70 in the carolinas. to our north, temperatures just in the 60s in pennsylvania. now over last 12 hours we did have a few morning sprinkles. they're long gone. breaks in the clouds now. quite a thick cloud deck over west virginia, that's advancing east. that's moving into the metro area in the next couple of hours. now the wider view showing showers this morning. thunder, too. right along the ohio river valley. now that's broken up. however, they're beginning to r

no advisories in our issue but they are in the potomac highlands.ots of sunshine tomorrow, frederick up to 67, dc, 68, south of the city we'll find low 70s and again the breeze making it feel cooler. a chilly start in the morning at 50 degrees but by noon we're up to 64 with that breeze around and by 5:00, 67. a quick look at our weekend forecast, 71 degrees for saturday. right now we're keeping it dry. might not stay totally dry. could be a shower here and there and for mother's day some showers around as well, about 73 degrees. here's your five-day forecast. tvrm tomorrow as we mentioned, 68 degrees, bright sunny day. we'll have clouds around on friday with some showers and maybe a few showers here and there as we head across the weekend. not a wash-out for the weekend, guys but perhaps not as pretty as we'd like for mother's day. >> indeed. >> the timing of the showers coming up on the news edge . >> thanks, sue. >>> the man you're about to meet is making his mark in the music industry. this music mogul is a huge player in the kind of business of

that's just now crossing the potomac river and heading into st. mary's county. little bit of thunder and lightning with the waves of rain. don't anticipate any severe weather with these showers and thunder coming through right now. and where you see the green, lighter rain right now across scattered into west virginia, virginia and maryland. it's only near 50 degrees in washington. 40s west and north now. and we'll have highs today nearly 60 as we dry out this afternoon. blustery northwest wind. a look at tonight in 10 minutes. >>> tom, beltway crash in virginia near route 50. arlington along the right side of the roadway. you can see police are on the scene there. fortunately it looks like they may be in the process of getting it out of the roadway. in the meantime, traveling outer loop, heads-up for that. inner loop slowing due to the weather. let's take a look at the trip on prince george's. route 4. travel lanes open there. we did have an accident outer loop, college park. should be to the shoulder. metro and vre, no delays. one delay marc penn 401. >>> than

predawn glow over the potomac river. right now we're in the 50s and 60s.0 by noon time. sun in and out this morning. then a possibility of some severe storms late this afternoon, into this evening. unfortunately some storms from about 5:00 all the way until 9:00 or 10:00 could produce damaging winds or hail, isolated tornado. then lingering showers and much cooler by this time tomorrow morning. a look at wednesday, the rest of the week and weekend at 5:51. >>> tom, leading up very quickly on the 270 corridor in the two-lane stretch. frederick to clarksburg. couple brake lights south of 109. that's about it. the trip into town, new york avenue, so far so good. minimal traffic light delays. for those of you headed on the trip 95 to virginia, north, stop and go on the way to spring fooled but no accidents. still doing okay metro and vre. mark camden 841 and brunswick 870 both delayed. >>> 5:42 right now. 65 degrees. the local utility that wants to dig deeper into your wallet with three proposed rate hikes. >>> also, days removed from the royal wedding, prince

past memphis, tennessee, right now is approximately 100 times more than the water going down the potomac now. >> the amount of water. it's approximately 1.5 trillion gallons a day going past memphis. >> unbelievable. >> that's a lot of water. >> thanks, chuck. >>> up next, "saturday night live's" take on this past week's big story, the killing of osama bin laden. too soon for humor? we'll let you be the judge. >>> and with millions of ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates, and how he signs up for every activity. ♪ he even hangs out with the camp director. just like that. [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>> the president and first lady were spotted out on the town last night as they enjoyed one of their date nights. they went to tosca. it's always fun to find out which restaurant they choose. this is an italian restaurant at 11th street northwe

you will see a shower right there, right along the potomac river and there is rain right now fallingn the camera. you could see the rain right there. how about that. there's the tower cam shot right across the studios in northwest and we will ton see very light showers around the rest of the area over the next couple of hours and then once the sun goes down those showers will be out of here. one thing you look at as you look at the wider view, you don't see a whole lot, but all you have to do is zoom in just a little bit. >> one little shower around leesburg, coming right toward the city of alexandria and into the southern portions of washington. we will continue to see that right along the potomac river making its way to the south and east very slowly. these showers will be very, very quick and not going to amount to a whole lot of rain and not going to get the umbrella out, but for 15 minutes. also right around frederick maryland over toward damascus and mount erie, just again, just extremely light showers. the wide view of the temperatures, 55. we're starting to cool off already.

down around montgomery county just around river and the potom potomac area, you're seeing showers and charles county, around the river seeing rain as well. back to the florth and west around martinsburg, seeing rain in thattier and also over toward loudoun county and seeing rain there, too. these are light showers and they'll continue to be on the light side and by the time the sun goes down the rain will be out of here for good. 60 degrees, the current temperature with winds gusting upward of 24 miles per hour. temperatures on the cool side, but just wait. we're not going stay cool. we'll get cold. i'll show you coming up. >> thank you, doug. >>> a dramatic water rescue in missouri. two national guardsmen saved a 93-year-old woman who was trapped in her car yesterday. she got stuck while trying to cross a highway that was covered with floodwater from the black river. they always say don't go through standing water. the guardsmen had to use a tow rope to pull the woman to safety. >>> flooding in parts of western tennessee about to go from bad to worse. several communities near memphis

their 40-year-old son, todd ruben, of potomac, maryland, was a lawyer flying for business to los angeles when terrorists steered the jetliner into the pentagon. ruben left behind twin sons, then 11 now, almost ready to graduate from college. a wife, his parents and a big hole in their lives that the news of bin laden's death does little to fill. >> i realize that, of course, although we found him and it was joyful, it's t still wasn't going to bring todd back. and that made me sort gf high and low. >> i am as happy about the military, as successful they were and i was elated about that. we didn't lose anybody, which i thought was fabulous. at the same time, it's very sad for us. we never thought we'd be in this position. >> many visitors come here to the pentagon memorial to get a sense of history. to see one of the targets of terrorism of 9/11. and to pay their respects. >> this middle school class is from alabama. their teachers didn't know that this visit would take on historic significance because of bin laden's death. >> just proud of our military and our government and staying stea

moves along the potomac river to the the southeast. and that is how it's going to go and when that sun goes down, we're going to see the showers detectiving. >>> something else, temperatures not that we're going to see frost and freeze in the metro area, but over to true view. i want to you see what we're going to watch to the west. we have had, of course, yesterday in the lower 80s and today, cooler and some freeze advisories and frost advisories for the shenandoah valley and that is what you're seeing here. some of these, we're watching the temperatures into the 30s and that is that freeze warning expiring at 9 in the morning and that can be cold enough. as the growing season started, that is why we're careful with that and that is where -- 8 to 10 in the morning and that is where some highspots and the valleys. that is until 9 in the morning. ing in for our area and that is -- nothing for our area and we can get the cold nights and have some in our forecast. not only can you see the heavy rain moving away and you can see the flow th

flood walls were not put up at the washington harbour and the potomac river washed out restaurants like tony and joe's, nick's river side grill and sequoia. the website reports sequoia reopened yesterday and the other two will be open today for outdoor seating. >>> goodness. >> howard will tell us how the weather is going to be. whether we'll be able to eat outside. >> i think mother's day is looking better and tomorrow afternoon is looking a little bit worse. things have changed a little bit sing you were this me -- since this morning and you were with me on 9news now this morning. a little flip-flop. saturday afternoon -- not either day is going to be bad, but just a few more showers tomorrow. hey check this out. i want to share this picture. this is from annapolis, maryland, actually east port. we got some viewers down in there and julian e-mailed that to me. was i treated to this in my inbox and i'm sharing it with you. there's a nice looking start to the day. that birch pollen is doing a number of on me. this afternoon, still some sunshine here mid-afternoon. but the clouds are goi

along the state line just west of germantown and gaithersburg west of the i-270 corridor headed for potomac falls. couple of hit and miss showers toward union bridge another one over toward manchester. a brief hit or miss shower will be possible the rest of the evening as clouds continue to stream out of the north and west. temperatures continuing to cool down. we are down in the 50s out there statewide from goldsboro back to harpers ferry. plenty of clouds. i think a drier day tomorrow. we'll talk about a wild card weekend of weather all coming up. >>> thanks a lot wyatt. here's a look at tonight's top stories. it looks like we will never see photos of the osama bin laden's body. president barack obama says they could pose a national security risk to the u. s. so he'll keep them under wraps. >>> an anne arundel crossing guard is in the hospital after being hit by a school bus in glen burnie. vicki whitehead was hit early this morning at furnace avenue and sunny brook drive near point pleasant elementary school. she's in serious but stable condition tonight. bus driver and students were not

it will be across the potomac and shenandoah valley. a cold front may bring severe thunderstorms. high temperatures in wednesday will be in the 60's. >> thank you for watching. have a great night. >>> live and in h.d., this is "saturday news extra." >>> nato airstrikes in tripoli tonight reportedly killed members of muammar gaddafi's family. his youngest son and three grandchildren were killed a bomb from a nato air plane hit the home. >> the nato missiles struck the one-story house in tripoli killing gaddafi's and his son and three grandchildren. the libyan leader was in his son's home when the bomb hit. he and his wife survived. news of the attack sparked celebrations in benghazi where the rebels fired weapons into the night sky. the strike comes days after reports that nato is expanding targets to get closer to gaddafi. strikes on saturday and did heavy damage on government buildings in the libyan capital. gaddafi was nearby appearing on state television saying he was ready to negotiate and calling for a cease-fire. nato rejected his

across the mountains and as you can see this band of showers enhancing itself as it gets close to the potomac river base and west of dc. clouds that broke up briefly in the last hour or two. but looks like the rain is trying to get back and that's what we do expect to dominate at least the morning commute. a few showers not going to be a deluge but a little nuisance as it hits the windshield and reminder of what happened on sunday afternoon and a reminder that we are still stuck in thecool damp pattern. on the second of may itcally up to 706789 we will try to get -- typically up to 70. we will try to get close to that. i want to point out the good news here is that our almanac shows us the first day of the calendar year with sunset at 8. today we are expecting a high of 72. a cloudy sky and chance of a shower or so this morning. and another one popping up during the afternoon hours that could linger through the evening and tonight. we are down to about 57. and we will watch a very extensive outbreak here of heavy rain. there's already flooding potential on the one year anniversary of the mass

> three restaurants are back open tonight three weeks after being flooded out with water from the potomac. >> kristin fisher was there the day it happened and is back there tonight. how does it look night? >> reporter: well, it looks a lot better than it did but there is still a lot of work left to be done here. i mean, remember just 18 days ago right here the water was as high as this table almost and then just behind these posts behind me the water was standing 8 feet high. i'm about 5'6" so you can get a good idea of what water 2.5 higher than my head would look like. but for the most part here the feeling tonight is that things are starting to get back to normal. that is, of course, once you get past a few glaring reminders. a charcoal grill is about as high tech as it gets outside nick's riverside grill. >> we are really basically doing just a simple hamburger. it will be like an outside grill like your barbecue, backyard barbecue. only a little bit nicer and certainly really, really delicious stuff. >> reporter: gregory is one of the owners. >> an enormous amount of work just to get

by 3:30, looks like we'll see showers out for the potomac highlands, shenandoah valley.f clips d.c. a little bit here by the evening hours. by 6:30, frederick and north of baltimore we'll see the showers. really light and spotty in nature. monday afternoon, dry for d.c. partly sunny, more showers coming in from the west. then we'll probably see showers possibly thunderstorms monday night, into tuesday. for sunday, morning looking pretty good here. partly cloudy, cool. grab a light jacket, if you're heading out. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. winds are southeast at 5 miles per hour. by the afternoon, increase in clouds. still pleasant temperaturewise. a chance of showers. highs near 70. about where we should be, it's average. winds are southeast at 10 miles per hour. our sunset is 8:00 right on the hour. highs for tomorrow, generally lower 70s for d.c. 73 in culpepper. mid-60s for hagerstown. here's your next three days. sunday looks pretty good. chance for afternoon evening showers. light and scattered. monday, even a little milder, around 74. partly sunny, chance for

this one right across the airport or right around the airport overlooking the potomac river.ay. most of those rainbows double rainbows. you don't see those too often. i think we'll stay in the all clear for the most part as we move through the overnight hours. i think there may be a small shower to the north, but most of us will stay dry and continue to do so. winds out of the west-northwest at 9 miles an hour, but notice the dew point. around 38 degrees. temperatures could get close to the dew point temperatures tonight and that means we'll cool off quickly. 47 in hagerstown, 49 in manassas, west virginia. the high today in pittsburgh was only 51 degrees and that cool air is settling in now. so 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, i think we'll see some sunshine as the sun will rise just after 6:00. temperatures around 48 degrees by 9:00, and by noon, that's when the jackets will start to come off with a temperature close to 60 degrees. we'll see plenty of sunshine tomorrow. a few clouds from time to time, but thursday is looking like a much nicer day than we had today. the rain that

however, if you go from the pentagon up the potomac river and look at those big estates up there with gated walls and trees and hidden from sight, we don't know what's going on there. it is possible that someone like that with a support system al qaeda support system in my view very likely could hide in plain sight. i mean if you think about it, a spy for the soviet union was in the central intelligence agency for years. and the people who were responsible for rooting out spies saw him regularly and didn't know he was a spy. i mean these things are possible now. nonetheless, i think senator kerry is correct we do need to make sure we ask the questions and find out if there were people in the i.s.i., most likely, who had knowledge of that. i have no way to know whether or not that's the case. we do know that people in the i.s.i. from time to time have had dealings with the taliban and with other al qaeda leaders. >> schieffer: do you think, mr. rumsfeld, that this does justify the use of enhanced interrogation that was such a controversial thing during your administration? >> well, if

they gathered last year on the banks of the potomac but the warning to those in power quote attempts to further oppress us by your own peril people and if you don't you are going to begin. thanks keep it failure to comprehend the real situation that we are all in and sent a message that they won't back down americans are. increasingly well researchers and. subjects. more and more of america's eighty four million gun owners say they're tired of compromising on the right to bear arms three percent refuse to follow any new gun control laws we all have a right. and every president wayne la pierre recently moved closer to three percentage when he refused president obama's invitation to even discuss new gun laws saying quote why should i or the n.r.a. sit down with a group of people that have spent a lifetime trying to destroy the second amendment in the united states programming clue. and with the last president and gun control with the one thousand nine hundred four i thought weapons there which by his own ethnic party twenty feet in the subsequent election i want the chip thousand and t

cold which would result much you'll never be closer to told what can reveal if it's only true cintra potomac. it's all false now here in moscow these suspected scandal of russian investigative journalist down the phone is called. the taint of the city's chechen nationals more gold is currently being questioned in moscow. the european court of human rights rejects accusations that russia's prosecution of the jailed acts of oil tycoon mikhail hold of kosky was driven by politics but it did rule for the holsteins points were violated after his arrest a decision last year was considering an appeal it happens. on serbia turned down general like a garbage as appeal against extradition to the international criminal tribunal on charges of genocide during the fall few more many serbs the pullout agent day for the get a fair trial in the hague. ok next a bit before between washington and israel about the killing of osama bin laden also used in speaking to a former chief of pakistan's intelligence agency now according to google america's foreign policy is dangerously close to pushing the region to the

he was a husband and father from potomac, maryland, he was on flight 77 that hit the pentagon. the rubins are joining us in studio this morning. we appreciate you getting up at this hour. i understand you didn't sleep much last night from the news. i was kind of watching jessie as you were watching the president, you had a slight smile on your face. what was going through your mind? >> well, we're grateful for our people and what they did, but it's bittersweet for us. it really can't bring closure because we've lost somebody who we can't bring back, but it does help ease the pain. you know, we've tried for nine and a half years to get this guy and to know that our forces finally did is helpful. it does help, even though it's bittersweet for us, it's helpful to know that we're still out there looking for these guys and maybe they won't -- they'll think twice before they try again to do something on our shores. >> did you think we would see this day? it's been so long and i know so many people were hoping for it and wondering if it would come. did you think you would see this day

right alongside the potomac. an absolutely beautiful sunday evening out there.peratures have been very pleasant throughout the course of the day. and the last of the little showers from a few hours ago are long gone. 60 degrees our current temperature at reagan national airport. a few rivers down river from kennedy center. light breeze out of the south at 3 miles an hour. cooler western suburbs back into the mid and upper 50s now. 58 in leesburg and sterling. 54 frederick and upper montgomery county. 60 in town. 59 beth thes that. 59 annapolis. a little bit of rain today but rainfall amounts, .01 at dulles international. radar is clear. a little ground clutter left. showers long on the to sea. a cell of high pressure building in. low pressure off the coast to our east. high pressure back out to the west means we're going to have a north wind around here. that means dry, relatively cool air coming in. getting the kids off to the bus stop in the morning, sunup at 6:02. a clear and mild start. wakeup temperatures in the 50s. high pressure building as we get through

ho host calls the potomac strategy group and said, matt should i get in the race? what would you tell her? >> there's a move on the right if you g back to the three candidates that set themselves apart. i ten enforcem don't think any themselves apart. there's an opportunity for her. we need to put forward the strongest candidate to win the general election. they need to be fiscal and social security conservative. and so i believe all of our candidates are. it's a very personal decision. >> absolute yes for me. one way or other we would like her to be part of the campaign. republican candidates seeking her endorsement. host: we want to show our viewers a poll done in april by the university of new hampshire. 2012 hypothetical match-ups. they show former governor mitt romney. 50-43 percent for president barack obama. 46, 42 with president barack obama out scoring heck abuckabh. back to the phones. carole on ltto carolltton, texas. caller: herman cane. you guys haven't talked toabout him and in term of taxing the rich for the democrats i was going to urge anybody list

but across the potomac here many in the arab community were skeptical. the seven muffy came to the u.s. from tunisia eleven years ago leaving his wife and son behind he lived the revolution from a far i wish from t.v. and facebook something like that but i think that initial nothing could change and now it seems nothing can change until easy and. this is going to be of the most going to see when it's enough to go on the three months because like two more months for the new president but i don't think we know we're not the video for that but as the arab spring turns to summer many here express their doubts about how president obama's proposal for private investment we think it's important to focus on trade i just made an investment not just assistance a marshall plan for the middle east would work. going to be like a great mistake because you know i was being calling like some of my friends and b. was going saying you know like business from outside you know what about you know you know this is not saved anymore we need democracy first in this country and

[applause] so we walked along the potomac, and we got to visit washington's majestic monreal to become read jefferson's the five words we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal. if i read lincoln's immortal address, government of the people, for the people, by the people. now let me tell you why these words resonate so powerfully with me and all is really is. because they are rooted in ideas first by our people, the jewish people, the idea that all men are created in god's image, that no ruler is above the law, that everyone is entitled to justice. these are reza listen very jewish ideas, and they were spoken thousands of years ago when vast empires ruled the earth. a vast slave and players rule the world and the jews spoke these truths. israel is the cradle of our common civilization. it's the crucible of our common values, and the modern state of israel was founded precisely on these internal values and this is why israel's more than 1 million muslims enjoy a full space rights. [applause] this is why the only place in the middle east with christians compl

some are in the northern part of carroll county and along the potomac river and around hagerstown, along the western leg of 70 from frederick and up north. that is moving to the peace. we could see some sprinkles or showers this morning. here is the bus stop forecast today. a lot of clouds of this morning. rain chances are minimal. temperatures start out in the 50's to near 60 and wind up near 70 this after noon. we still have the shower chances. some may hear a rumble of thunder. details on the entire forecast is just ahead. >> good morning. jeremy guthrie and the orioles go for the sweep tonight in chicago. we begin in philadelphia. the phillies and mets were in the ninth inning when news spread that osama bin laden was dead. > > usa! us! >> only in philadelphia where they once booed santa claus. the mets won the game. the announcers call the game for espn. a surreal moment for valentine who was the manager of the mets during 2001. the fans knew about before the players. some of the players were asking if fans will was going on. amazing. back to the orioles. the birds' beaks gavin floy

yes, indeed, a good day to get out there and get rowing along the potomac.ver, not too bad this morning, not too much of a breeze either, out of the north right now at 12 miles per hour. a little hint of a gustiness. here's the boat i want to be in right here, yelling, harder, harder, faster, faster. meanwhile, i have the throttle. every time we have to go faster, push the throttle forward. outside, temperatures are moving towards the mid-60s. 64 at national airport. 64 also in prince george's county. 66 in frederick, maryland. 66 out towards culpepper in the blue ridge. no clouds over washington just yet, but there are a few mid- and high level clouds down towards culpepper and madison county, green county, down towards charlottesville, and a few clouds into far western maryland as well. they're all part of a little ripple that's coming our way in the atmosphere. as this ripple starts to interact with some of the daytime heating, i think those showers will gradually increase in coverage and slip farther down to the south and southwest. so showers on the mov

crossing the potomac out of maryland and virginia. temperatures on the cool side. low to mid-50s. 56 at reagan national. cloudy sky over capitol hill. by noon time, we should be in the mid-60s. a break in the sunshine by late morning and early afternoon. cloudy the rest of the afternoon. slight chance of an additional shower. highs upper 60s to near 70. then tomorrow near 80 and partly sunny. some likely showers and thunderstorms. maybe lingering showers midday wednesday. much cooler wednesday afternoon. here's a look at the end of the week and the weekend. highs near 70. chance of showers friday. over the weekend, small chance of a shower >> tom, chopper 4 over i-270. unique perspective. follow the right side of your 300, 302. marc camden 841, brunswick 870 both delayed. >>> who has the momentum now as the series shifts to cam ta bay. >>> and more on the death of osama bin laden. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] with amazing innovation, driven by relentless competition, wireless puts the world at your command. ♪ >>> score! >> well, the caps find themselves facing an uphil

potomac, 71 degrees. a correct reading of 69 degrees at reagan national airport. the eastern part of the country are mild. not too warm. we will get the cool air at just brushing off to the north behind the cold front tomorrow, but tonight, we will drop into the 40 pause briefly but we should bounce back into the lower 70's tomorrow. st. paul is at 70 degrees. 79 degrees in omaha right now. if you are looking for mid 70's or warmer, you will have to wait until the end of next week for that to develop around here. a lot of the clouds of fell apart today. this region from the richmond south fort is going to be the new hot spot. scattered showers isolated thundershowers that is what is forecast for tonight. there is another disturbance out to the west and that will pay us a visit on mother's day. a nice sunny day tomorrow, but the clouds return tomorrow afternoon. isolated shower, for mother's day, low pressure center is going to pass of the war south. there'll be a chance of a few showers, but the best chance of showers will be in the morning. not a terrible day, bu

involving a over turned vehicle. 395 at the 14th street bridge, as you travel northbound across the potomac, all of your lanes here are open. traffic slowing from the beltway up to seminary road, boundary channel road to the river. game toward 370, montrose road to the split still tied up. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> joining us now on the phone, thomas heidenberger, his wife michelle was on flight 77 that crashed into the pentagon. >> mr. heidenberger we are happy to talk with you this morning and we're curious to see what your reaction was when you heard the news last night. >> good morning, steve, good morning, allison. my initial reaction was that they got the guy, but then in the overall big picture, it doesn't change anything. it didn't bring michelle back, it didn't bring any of the other 3,000 victims of that day back. but it is in many respects a closing of a particular chapter in this large history book, so to speak, of the events of 9/11. >> as you move forward now, and i hear you loud and clear, closure is a very poor choice of words, but as you move forwar

national cathedral and the potomac river in the background. a wonderful start to the morning this morning. it is 52 degrees. at 8:10 in the morning. >>> gwen tolbert is down in the weather center with the outlook for today. good morning. >> good morning. you're right, we have a great start to the day. one note with regard to the tornadoes. the national weather service issued a statement that the tornadoes hit parts of virginia and the number is now confirmed to be 12 tornadoes that hit in virginia. really spring weather taking a real turmoil over many parts of the country. well here at home we're not doing badly. we have some rain moving in. light showers across the area. take a look at true view. that's the story cross the -- across the day. and we'll seeing that over shenandoah valley. and it looks from hancock to winchester and we'll watch that today into the course of the afternoon. to our weather maps to take a look at yesterday daytime highs. below seasonal. 68 degrees at national airport. and dulles 66, and 68 at baltimore. so as we sta

will be pushing some of that water up on shore later on so a coastal flood advisory for the tidal potomac until 10:00 tonight. >> we've all had enough rain. >> we'll have a little bit more later on, late today and tonight. here are your weather headlines. before we get there though, you will see some sunshine today. that sun is going to warm us up. man, take us into the 80s once again. we were there i think last week at some point and now we'll do it again heading for the 80s. chance of storms late. some of those could be strong storms. they will develop first out to the west and then after all of that activity, it will be much cooler with some morning showers tomorrow. today, 80s. tomorrow, 60s for your high. so big differences. current temperature, we have not budged recently. we are still at 63 degrees right here in washington. 59 up in gaithersburg. baltimore has dropped off a little bit at 58 degrees. annapolis, 63. a look at the satellite-radar composite, we'll show you there are some clouds out there. it is not the cloudiest sky we've seen. but there are some clouds out there movin

the predinner festivities earlier this evening and it is, you know, it is kind of hollywood on the potomaccould swear there are almost now as many people in from los angeles, hollywood and new york as there are from washington and it has just become that kind of an event. i would say it kind of went off as planned. >> laura schwartz, i want to ask you about kind of the point of this whole event. and is it a good venue for the president to kind lampoon himself? is that how it was supposed to go. >> and it is great to see the zingers of the night. the members of the white house correspondent's association travel with the president around the world every event. the motorcades. they st. louis are have this rd you may really not agree with each other during the day but at the end of the day like a night like tonight it really is about what journalists bring to the table. >> i want to get. >> an ever changing table including bloggers as well. >> i want to get into the politics. the president and seth meyer spending a lot of time on donald trump. do the democrats fear him? they spent a big bulk,

moving to the southeast so lower southern maryland getting hit a little more as well as across the potomachlands, the shenandoah valley. we are looking at seeing at least a light passing pop-up shower. i can't rule it out throughout the course of the day. there is a chance as this progresses and moves out that we could see something. so just keep an umbrella handy if you're taking mom out in the afternoon. not a washout at all, just an odd pop-up shower. back to our weather maps. as we keep our eyes to the sky, and as i said, more clouds than sun, we'll see this frontal system pass through, and, once again there is a chance we could see that shower pop up but as this front moves across the area into the course of tomorrow we're back to some really pleasant conditions. wait until you see my five-day forecast. future cast showing you as we move into the course of the afternoon there's a little bit of a chance of a pop-up, but other than that we do very w. a ridge of high pressure dominates from monday right through until the end of the week, and that's going to set us up for some really, rea