in the potomac highlands west of interstate 81, rainfall around lunchtime. locally, later this afternoon. the cold front reaches us at midnight and temperatures will be dropping the ball into the 40's for the high temperature. seasonable on the weekend, mid 40's, partly cloudy. >>> typical commuter for this time of year. volume in manassas and 95 out of stafford. everything is open at the marine base. no problems on 395 this morning. moving nicely near the pentagon, across the 14th street bridge. there is the springfield camera. 270 southbound as a little more action. the headlights are southbound at falls road moving at speed. >>> 7 minors are safe after an explosion at a silver mine in northern idaho. rescue teams pulled the men from the lucky friday mine last night after reports of a rock burst. one man had to be hospitalized. this comes on the heels of two other deadly accidents mine this year. >>> public plea to help catch a serial rapist. today the of the i will join local police and and launched a massive publicity campaign. this strategy has a record

investigators want to find the potomac river rapist.r is suspected of raping eight women and killing scientists christine mirzayan in the 1990's. >>> six people taken to the hospital after a metrobus and a taxicab collided in northeast washington. this happened last night. the victims were not seriously injured. investigators are trying to figure out what led to the crash. >>> in politics, seven republican presidential candidates expected to square off in iowa for what could be their final debate before next month's caucuses. they are expected to focus their attacks on newt gingrich, the front runner. back to you. >> thank you. >>> i am proud to finally say these two words. welcome home. [applause] >> the iraq war is winding down. yesterday president obama marked a milestone and at fort bragg in north carolina. he thanks to the troops for their service. just recently a reporter spent the day with the last remaining combat units in baghdad. >> the u.s. war in iraq is almost over and the sergeant is head and alled home. 4500 died. he surv

updating you on a situation in potomac. clara barton parkway closed in both directions between macarthur boulevard and the beltway. a police investigation is in progress. we had an earlier overturned vehicle. checking the rails, brunswick east 870. a delay of ten minutes. north fairfax county parkway, you're moving. it's getting heavier but no delays. over in maryland, east of 50, 301/3 wide open and moving right along. >> good news there. thank you, carol. >> 6:23. 42 degrees. >>> why cell phone. not >>> a boston transit worker got the disreply play to sing deck halls. riders enjoyed the showing of christmas spirit. metro officials not so jolly. they thought about suspending the employee but instead only gave him a written warning. >>> automated phone calls, or robocalls, could soon be coming to your cell phone. a bill is floating around congress to allow companies to send you robocalls. supporters of the bill say it would allow companies to quickly place informational calls to a mass amount of consumers all at the same ti

look at what he did to the potomac. falls, it looks exciting.not want to be out in stuff like this. we have millions of gallons of water flowing down the potomac every second. 41 degrees. about 700,000 gallons per second going down the potomac today. it was such a spectacular sky. isn't that gorgeous? 51 degrees, are high temperature. bit above average. the cold front you can in the mid part of the country. there is really not any spot is really colder than average. now, our current degrees.re is 41 it is in the middle of december. that is a reinforcing upsurge with the overall pattern that we air that will be coming our way. it is still dry. overnight denied, that there is our futurecast. temperatures, we still have that beautiful full moon is out there. the long this night of the year, isn't it? tomorrow, temperatures will the low 40's. tomorrow night, finally, we see the temperatures below freezing for the first time. when you head out tomorrow, a sunshine, but a cold morning. during the afternoon, some of those fair weather clouds, still day

>> reporter: they call him the potomac river rapist. this spot along canal road next to georgetown university is where he went off police radar 13 years ago after killing one of his victims. now after 20 years, this frustrating cold case is getting new attention. take a look at some of the billboards here like these that are going up in at least 15 states up and down the east coast. looking for a suspect that the officers call potomac river rapist. the suspect, as we just reported, attacked at least nine women in our area between 1991 and 1998, killing one young woman here in the woods, right behind georgetown university. >> and in law enforcement, we well understand that, you know, cold cases, they could be solved after many years. and that oftentimes, these cases, you know, they just need somebody, somebody courageous to step on forward with a critical piece of information that could crack that case wide open. >> we have all these cases linked together. we believe we have a chance right now to bring the matter to closure to get that p

potomac 313 upper marlboro at 32. those are the coldest temperatures.reezing. lexington park is 38. here is our satellite. increasing cloud cover. clouds act as a blanket over night, keeping us war. that is one reason why temperatures are up this morning. we have an influx of warmer air moving into town. notice the rainshowers out to our west. the potomac high land, part of west virginia and western maryland could get clipped by the showers, but that is it. our rain chances are held off until tomorrow when this cold front moves are white. right now that hi is moving offshore. the cold front will move into town throughout thursday. right along 95 quarter. it will give us our rain chances locally. of 40% chance. less than half of our viewing area will get hit by these areas of rain. it will be light in nature not much in terms of an overall accumulation for that rain. keep in mind, behind that front for friday into the weekend temperatures are going to be dropping back down to where we should be this time of year. low to mid 50's today, mainly gray skies.

as well as areas away from the bay and the tidal potomac.ht on the waters, it's a bit warmer. we've got a clear sky. high pressure pushing in will give us plenty of sun this morning into the afternoon. late afternoon, this deck of clouds associated with a front that will likely be moving in by late afternoon and overnight this friday night. i don't anticipate any precipitation. sunrise at 7:15. throughout the day today, it will be chilly but briefly into the low 50s by early afternoon. then clouds closing in this evening. sunset at 4:46. by midnight near 40 degrees. if you're heading to the games, fedex football this weekend. army-navy saturday at 2:30. skins-patriots, 61. highs low to mid-40s game time. as we get into monday, we'll have sunshine too. it's still going to be cold. beginning of next week, a bit warmer tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. and now, danella, how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> chopper 4 is live right now over an accident. this is i-95 heading north at the interchange. multivehicle crash taking up the right side of t

that's on the warmer waters of the potomac. elsewhere in washington, it's only in the mid to upper 20s. we've got very dry conditions too. so keep the skin lotion handy throughout the day. a very light breeze this morning thankfully because otherwise we'd have windchills in the single digits. right now temperatures in the upper teens throughout much of virginia and maryland and the rural areas as well as west virginia. around the bay and northern neck, most locations are in the upper 20s to around 30. and the view from space showing some high clouds drifting in, giving us this spectacular sunrise. should be a technicolor sunrise here. that sun is up at 7:17 this morning. and we will have some sun in and out with a few of these clouds from time to time through the rest of the day. highs reaching the mid-40s by midafternoon. here's a look at the monday commute. good morning, danella. >> good morning. >>> chopper 4 is live right now over i-95. if you're heading from quantico and making your way northbound, you're going to see a lo

17 states, wondering, could someone who looks like this be the man they have come to know as the potomac river rapist? >> through dna, we have been able to link her rape and murder to eight other sexual assaults that took place in montgomery county maryland. >> we have all these cases linked together. we believe we have a chance right now. when the people are home for the holidays, something is going to trigger. somebody is sitting with their families. they might remember something. >> and today, investigators have launched a media blitz on aaron and online. >> reporter: before the murder at georgetown, they struck up this area all over montgomery county between 1991 and 1997. his methods terrified them, ambushing the victims inside the homes. >> in another one of those cases, they hid the blanket over them, making themselves like a chair. and they went by there. you know, they jumped up. and these are not, you know, typical characteristics that you run into every single day. these cases, they just need somebody, somebody courageous to step forward with a critical piece of information th

still doing wdealing with the closure of the car parked in parkway in potomac. bet is river road. >>> the big headline in the weather is the wind. winds gusting up to about 40 miles an hour with air temperatures in the 40's. it will feel like the 30's all day long. warming on the weekend. very cold. >> new year's day looks nice. >> good morning

right in the bay and along the tidal potomac, it's a little bit above freezing. most locations below freezing on this friday morning. we've had high pressure moving in. as it has pushed in, we've had our sky clear. we're going to have a lot of sunshine today as the high pressure will be over us. sunrise this morning at 7:15. throughout the day today, we'll have temperatures cold this morning. and then by noontime the upper 40s. may actually hit low 50s by midafternoon. and then by sunset down into the 40s again today. sunset at 4:46. a look at your friday evening planner. that will be in ten minutes. here's a look at the friday morning commute. good morning, danella. >> good morning. >>> let's start out in howard county. if you're traveling route 1, washington boulevard at troy hill drive, all of your lanes are blocked due to the accident there. use caution and avoid the area. going to keep watching that are inform you. if you're taking the outer loop of the beltway in montgomery county as you make your way past colesville road, they have cones up right here. i c

across the potomac into charles, southern prince charges.s the bay near cambridge towards salisbury getting a few sprinkles there. a few sprinkles trying to reach the ground up toward mt. airy into northern and western howard county. sunrise, 7:22. throughout the day, we'll have a lot of clouds. we'll be in the 40s through the morning. may get into the low to mid-50s briefly by midafternoon. sunrise 7:22. sunset 4:49. this evening a cloudy evening down into the 40s through much of the evening. during the day tomorrow, we will have a lot of clouds around and some rain likely through the morning into the rest of the evening. the rain should end by wednesday night. some sun back on thursday morning. highs into the 50s on thursday afternoon. it does look like the possibility of more rain returning as another quick area of low pressure zips on through. that would be thursday evening and perhaps into early friday morning. drying out briefly again friday afternoon with highs into the 50s. as we take a look at the holiday weekend -- by the way, toda

officials hope the wave -- potomac rapists. officials hope the wave of coverage will lead to the suspect. reporter: now 14 years after the last attack in georgetown in 1998 investigators have launched this website, potomac river rapist.com and hope the same tools that helped them catch the east coast rapist will help them catch the potomac river rapist as well. investigators have known since at least 2004 the 1998 murder of christine mirzayan was linked with a series of chilling rapes in gaithersburg, rockville, bethesda, north potomac and silver spring. detectives have the man's dna and this composite sketch, but years of searching left them with an unfinished puzzle. who is this man and why did the attacks stop in 1998? >> it could be that our offender went overseas and is in a foreign country committing similar acts. it could be that our offender is dead. however, we still want that tip or clue that will lead to us that foreign country or will lead us to that deceased person. reporter: knowing the man could have moved out of

un hombre de potomac, otro de gregor, otro de silver sprint recibieron cargos de estafa electrónica. administración de rentas internas presentó una notificación que le da derecho a retener la devolución de impuestos de un ex alcalde por no he pasado 3000 o ciento dólares en sus declaraciones de impuestos de 2010. el ex alcalde tiene un historial de problemas en ese sentido. admitió en una corte que no había pagado miles de dólares en impuestos. dice que la falta de comunicación entre su contador y la administración de impuestos género del fallo en sus pagos. - dos personas con espíritu anti navideño dañaron una casa decorada. el domingo por la mañana dos adolescentes destruyeron siete decoraciones inflables, 15 figuras, un tren de decoración y 10,000 luces. el dueño de la casa dice que los daños ascienden a $7000. por fortuna una cámara de seguridad trato a los jóvenes manejando en su automóvil. - el caso de un depredador sexual que tiene nueve víctimas encima y que la policía teme se encuentra bebiendo como si nada en nuestra comunidad. a pesar de haber pasado 20 años las autoridade

. >>> the so much for this man, the potomac river rapist. a $25,000 reward is now being offered to find a serial predator accused of raping eight women and murdering another. officials hope a wave of publicity will lead them to a suspect. fox 5s paul wagner is live in the newsroom with the latest. paul? >> reporter: detectives knew the cases were linked by dna and knew the same man was carrying out the attacks but had no idea who he was. they linked a number of cases on this website behind me, potomacriverrapist.com. there is a map showing all of the cases and where they took place. again, beginning in 1991, and ending with the murder of christine merzion in 1988. the officials are hoping the same tools that caught the east coast rapist will help them catch the potomac river rapist as well investigators have known since 2004 the murder was linked with a series of chilling rapes in rockdale, north foak and silver spring -- north potomac and silver spring. detectives have this dna and years of sketching but years of searching left them with an

he's called the potomac river rapist. he's known for at least a dozen attacks in the '90s. pat collins has more on the blitz to track him down. >> reporter: they have the sketch. they have the website. they have the billboards. they have dna evidence. a full court press by law enforcement to find the man they call the potomac river rapist. >> these acts occurred throughout the region. horrible, despicable acts. so many victims and their families. it's time to bring it to closure. >> reporter: he's responsible for eight rapes between 1991 and 1997. he's also linked to the 1998 rape and murder of a 29-year-old woman dragged into the woods off canal road, sexually assaulted and killed there. >> with your help, we can identify and apprehend and bring to justice the potomac river rapist. >> reporter: what do we know about this guy? we know he's strong. in some cases he literally scaled up the side of a building to get to his victims. if someone resisted, he responded with violence. one woman fought back and he beat her in the head with a boom box and fractured her skull. here in

. >>> looking for leads in the case of the potomac river rapist. a woman murdered in georgetown more than 10 years ago. the case still unsolved. police have been able to link to a series of unsolved rapes. what is happening today as police try to close in on a suspect. fox 5 morning news continues right now at 6:00. >>> good thursday morning to you. take a look here from our tower cam, shaping up to be a pretty good day. you will love what is in store for us weather-wise this thursday, december 15th, 2011. good morning. i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm steve chenevey. glad air with us this morning. an important moment in history happening right now in iraq. -- glad you're with us this morning. that just before the introduction of defense secretary leon panetta overseeing an official ceremony in baghdad this morning. he is overseeing the official flag lowering marking the end of nine years of war. he says the veterans of the conflict should know their sacrifice helped the iraqi people cast tyranny aside. >> it is a profound honor to be here in baghdad and t

looking for a suspect that officers call the potomac river rapist. the suspect attacked at least eight women in our area between 1991 and 1998. one young woman was killed in woods off canal road near georgetown university. now there is a $25,000 reward and renewed hope that the rapist will be found. >> law enforcement well understand that cold cases can be solved after many years, and that often times these cases just need somebody, somebody courageous to step forward with a critical piece of information that can crack cases open. >> we believe we have a chance right now to bring this matter to closure, to get the person responsible. right now when the people are home for the holidays, something is going to trigger somebody sitting with their family. somebody might remember something. >> new analysis of old dna evidence has linked all the cases together. the suspect used chilling methods. he ambushed some victims by breaking into their homes and he covered himself in a blanket. he became increasingly violent over the years. we have a link on our webs

news choppers seven is over the potomac in indian head. the men fell in the water just before 6:30 this evening. one was pulled to safety, but the other remains missing. news choppers 7 was over the scene after a chevy chase police cruiser rolled over in a chase. police say the cruiser collided with another vehicle and at last check, no one was seriously hurt in the crash. >>> we are on storm watch tonight and keeping a close watch on some big changes in store. could that include some snow flurries? bob ryan joins us with a first look at what we can expect. >> it is hard to believe after temperatures today were not that far away from a record. we are still in the 60's, and that little area of showers did produce 0.10 inch. as that colder air comes then, here is bob's odds for tomorrow. it will be colder than it is today. if anything happens, it will be primarily when everyone is leaving tomorrow night. i don't think a snowstorm is going to happen. i have raised the odds on getting a little bit of a mix especially for you folks to the south

a beautiful shot over the potomac river. the high temperature was 50 degrees. the low was 48 degrees. it was on the chilly side with the cloud cover but once again this month we are above average. last year no such thing. the high last year 28 degrees with winds gusting to 40 miles per hour. the wind chill all day last year in the teens. we haven't seen anything like that this year and there is nothing on the radar to even indicate we are in for a cold snap like that. 45 is the temperature out there. mild for this time of year with winds out of the south at 7 miles per hour. 43 in lees burg. 45 in manassas. these are 5 to 15 degrees warmer than last night. we will continue on this warming trend through the day tomorrow. nothing over the immediate area on the radar. but look to the west heavy showers making their way in. chicago is going up right now. earlier tie they were at 50 degrees. they are now 54. mild air ahead of the storm system and that will make it into our region tomorrow. i think we have a chance for shower activity tomorrow. but the rain is not th

back in 1988 of the man who could be the potomac river rapist. here is what they believe he looks like today. his last known victim, 29-year-old chris dean. she was attacked, sexually assaulted and struck multiple times in the head with a boulder. left for dead. it happened near the whitehurst freeway. there is no excuse for this violent string of attacks. the person responsible has to be taken off the street. >> reporter: dna links the same suspect to that case and eight others that happened in may of 1991 and august of 1998. the m.o. included throwing a towel over the victim's head so they couldn't get a good look at him. police believe he's living among us. he was believed to be in his late 20s to 30s back then. he's now in his 30s to 40s. >> the public's help in solving this case can bring solis to victims and their families. >> reporter: some of the techniques used to find the east coast rapist will be used in this case. the effort will include a dedicated website, digital billboards up and down the east coast and social media alerts on twit

some people are worried about the impact of more hotels and housing along the potomac.ie carey has more on the push to preserve old town. >> reporter: where this old warehouse stands along alexandria's waterfront, city planners see a boutique hotel. this citizens group would tear it down for parkland instead. opposition to the it satisfies waterfront vision are multiplying in old town, alexandria, as a vote to redevelop the watter front. it would connect and indrese open space along the potomac and add public piers but also allow the owner of three warehouses to redevelop the site into hotels or housing. will come. we are just trying to control and manage that change in a positive way in a way affordable and legally defensible. >> opposition to part of the proposal led the city counciling to delay a vote originally slated for last spring and appoint waterfront work group to iron out the differences. then last month the group called citizens for alternative alexandria waterfront plan put forward a competing idea. founders say the development permitted in the city's plan

there is your banana blueberry sunrise over the potomac river.ow at reagan national, 38 degrees with a northerly wind around 10 to 12 miles per hour. that brings the windchill down into the 20s. mow moses malone, look at this sunrise. ken jordan in annapolis took in this week. if you've got a great photo like that of weather or nature, send it to us. we've got high pressure that has pushed in. this high pressure will be over the region here throughout the day today. bring us plenty of sunshine. we are off to a cold start this morning, this first morning of december. we're down into the low to nearby 30s. prince georges, fairfax, arlington and montgomery counties. right near the bay, it's at 40. and beautiful sun rise across the region. it's in the 20s, sunrise at 7:07, we'll have a cold morning. by noon time, near 50. bright and sunny day, though. highs reaching low to mid 50s by afternoon. sunset, 4:47. we'll be in the 40s by midnight. sunshine with highs in the low to mid 50s. sunday, clouds closing in, but still chilly. let's check the commute

this is the picture released of the man who could be the potomac river rapist. here is what they believe he looks like today. his last known victim was a 29-year-old. she was assaulted and struck multiple times in the head with a boulder and left for dead. it happened near the white hurst freeway. >> there is no excuse for the violent string of attacks and the person responsible has to be taken off the street. >> dna and criminal patterns link the same suspect to that case and eight other rapes in that county that happened between may of 1991, and 1998. police believe this man may still be living among us. he was believed to have been in his late 20s or 30s then, so he is most likely in his 40s or 50s now. >> although these attacks occurred some 20 years ago, the public's help in solving this case can bring some solace to the victims and their families and prevent a vie lupt presidol again. the efforts will include a website and social media alerts, and podcast and radio spots. what police say they need now is the public's help. >> search your heart and memory,

the potomac river rapist on our website abc2news.com. >>> well a definition of rape that dictates howlocal police departments report crimes the federal record keepers is expected to change this is the first time in more than 08 years it happened. the fbi approved expanding the definition. new definition is expected to go into effect in the coming spring. >>> sunday night the ravens will be in southern california facing off with phillip rivers and the chargers. for the first time in 4 games, we could see ray lewis back on the field. he practiced with the team this week and received a standing ovation once he rejoined the team. even without lewis, the ravens say they are ready to face thechargers. >>> it's not going -- >> it's not going to be a game where people think it's going to be a cakewalk. they are playing good and we have to bring our best. >> the baltimore has won four straight heading back out west but you may recall the ravens last lost was a west coast jaunt 22-17 loss to the seahawks. kick off is set for 8:20 sunday night, football night in america. >>> good news. bmw is th

. >>> it's going to be two years this saturday since the potomac man named alan gross was arrested andmprisoned. since that time his mom has been diagnosed with cancer, his daughter has undergone cancer surgery and his wife has had surgery as well. he has lost 100 pounds and suffers from a crippling condition. as this anniversary approaches, gary nurenberg says the campaign to set him free. >> reporter: well, from a quiet diplomacy that has been ineffective to a more public posture designed to bring international pressure on cuba to let gross go. alan gross and his wife judy who has kept a relatively low profile during her husband's imprisonment. >> we have been respecting the cubans by being fairly quiet because we know that they didn't want us to make a lot of noise about the case. but, like you said, it's been two years. so we can't do that anymore. so we need to let people know that alan is there and that he needs to get home. >> reporter: he brought with custom's approvl cell phones and laptops to the island's jewish community. >> they don't have a good way to communicate with eac

a full court press by law enforcement to find the man they call the potomac river rapist. >> these acts occurred throughout the region, horrible and deskikable acts. so many victims and families. it's time to bring the matter to closure. >> reporter: he's responsible for eight rapes between 1991 and 1997. he's linked to the 1998 rape and murder of a 29-year-old woman dragged into the woods off canal road, sexually assaulted and killed there. >> with your help, we can identify, apprehend and bring to justice the potomac river rapist. >> reporter: what do we know about the guy? he's strong. in some cases he would literally scale up the side of the building to get to his victims. if someone resisted, he responded with violence. one woman fought back and he beat her in the head with a boom box and fractured her skull. here in the woods off canal road he picked up a boulder and dropped it on her head. this man is vicious. he is heartless. they say he has a number of id owe sin kra sis. >> the victim heard him leave the house. as soon as he went outside, he let out a war scream or a war type

, certainly compared to the air temperatures the potomac waters are warm.e the waters of the chesapeake bay in the 40s. any little breeze off the bay makes it a little bit warmer. overall a cold and frosty frozen start this morning under a clear sky. we've got the bright moon light sparkling the frost and starting off with lots of sun this morning. sunrise at 7:18. we'll be below freezing until 8:00 or 9:00. after that, the upper 30s and 40s, and later this afternoon into the low 50s. later on tonight, clear early evening. clouds around. we'll be down in the 30s by midnight. tomorrow morning, another subfreezing start in the upper 20s. mostly cloudy wednesday, low 50s. thursday, cloudy. could get afternoon and evening showers. looks like the timing on that now. highs in the mid and upper 50s. then on friday, maybe a little sun in the morning. disturbance passing just to our south. friday afternoon and evening, late afternoon and evening might get a passing light shower. we'll be in the 50s friday. sun returns for the weekend. danella, good morning. how's tr

from north potomac, maryland. i-270 that goes into washington, d.c. or out towards west virginia. aaa is saying nearly a third of the population will be traveling at least 50 miles or so from home over the holiday stretch. that could be going cross city, cross state, cross-country. yet again, you are in good company if you plan to be on the move over the holiday stretch. of the 92 million people traveling 50 miles or more, nearly 84 million of us are driving. only about 5.5 million are flying. that's a big drop of nearly 10% from last year. you can blame the extra flying fees and a rough economy, but none of that matters to the family headed to florida. >> the decision is based on the fact that we have family there and have a free place to stay. >> or the curry family headed to north dakota. >> we try to make it work. family is important to us and we wanted to make sure we got home for christmas. >> how much are we paying compared to last year? the lowest round trip airfare this year is $210, up from about $175 a

that's one of the warm spots because it's on the warmer waters of the potomac river. away from the waters, it's down in the low to mid-20s throughout much of the region from the mountains all the way to the bay and eastern shore. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties, low to mid-20s right now. we've got clear sky thanks to high pressure over the region. this high pressure will give us plenty of sunshine today, which will begin to warm things up a bit. sunrise at 7:18. we'll have our sky beginning to glow a little brighter and brighter over the next half hour. we'll be above freezing perhaps by midmorning and quickly climb into the 40s by noontime. during the afternoon, into the low 50s for a brief time with lots of sunshine. your evening planner coming up in about ten minutes at 6:41. here's a look at our tuesday traffic. good morning, danella. >> good morning. >>> had an earlier accident outer loop of the beltway as you were making your commute towards the mormon temple. your left lane was blocked there. police temporarily stopped all traffic on th

investigators will announce a new effort to find the so- called potomac river rapist. attacks began in the earl '90s. they ended in 1998. a joint task force will now are you new their search for the rapist. >>> the air force is launching an investigation into a controversial photo of texas soldiers posing around a casket with another soldier who is wearing a noose. at the bottom of the picture is the phrase, the dumped. sucks to be you. it was taken back in august and has been floating around facebook and made its way to the air force times. >>> the looming government shutdown tomorrow night. if lawmakers can't agree on a federal budget, they are still working to avoid t as ainsley earhart shows us, money to fund the federal government runs out tomorrow night at midnight. >> we worked very hard. we are close to an agreement on every single issue and i just hope that we can work this out and get our bill passed. >> reporter: while they have different views, both democrats and republicans are working to avoid a partial government shutdown actually temporary bill keeping

the predawn glow over the potomac river. reagan national, a cold 31 degrees.a south/southeasterly breeze only around 5 miles an hour thankfully. it is frigid this morning, down in the low to mid-20s most of the region from the mountains all the way to the atlantic beaches. near the bay, near 30. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties down in the mid and upper 20s. much of washington away from the river is down into the 20s as well. 31 right on the potomac at reagan national. we'll stay here below freezing. we have a few high clouds drifting in. we may be in a perfect position to give us a spectacular sunrise coming up here in about 30 minutes. sunrise this morning is at 7:22. we'll have lotss of sun this morning, then clouding up by late afternoon. we should make it into the 40s, touching briefly the low 50s early afternoon. tonight should be cloudy. by dawn on tuesday, we'll be dawn into the mid-30s. i think we'll stay above freezing here from later this morning all the way in toward the end of the week. cloudy tomorrow, highs upper 40s. mig

look at that lavender and orange glow reflected in the waters of the potomac.ightful start to the day. and this technicolor sunrise will be with us here for part of the morning because all the fog, though, it's going to be obscured in southern maryland, northern neck, eastern shore. right now shenandoah valley, areas from winchester to west virginia, just in the mid-30s. closer to washington, upper 30s in prince george's, arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties. these counties in gray have quite a bit of fog. including anne arundel, calvert, st. mary's, southern maryland right there on the tidal potomac is where it's at the thickest. on the eastern shore as well as the northern neck. this fog advisory in effect until 9:00 this morning. a lot of cloudiness coming over us, but it's high cloudiness with a few breaks in the clouds allowing that spectacular sunrise to continue to get more colorful. farther to the west, we have rain in ohio, indiana, and kentucky. just a few seconds later we're getting even more gorgeous color there. the sunlight capturing the bottom

police say the suspect followed her into a laundry room at the potomac oaks condominium.ive to police headquarters for more on what happened. >> cynne this morning police are still on the hunt of this man who they say sexually assaulted this woman. the warnings are posted all throughout the potomac oaks condominium, detailing a sexual assault that has the entire gaithersburg community shaken. >> i'm really scared. >> it was just about 9:30 wednesday morning when a cleaning woman went into the laundry room as she performed routine duties, not realizing a man was following her every move. locking himself inside the utility room with her, he pulled out a knife and sexually assaulted the 28-year-old. >> she's a sweet little gal very polite, nice, friendly. >> upon hearing of the assault residents have their guard up and their apartments on lockdown. >> it's terrible. it's terrible. doesn't surprise me. gaithersburg, identify lived in gaithersburg off and on since 1968 and it's not what it used to be. >> the victim wasn't physically hurt in the attack, and police are hoping th

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police will jointly announce a new investigative effort to find the man known as the potomac river rapist. anyone living in the washington area in 1998 will likely remember the murder of christy merzaia, a 28-year-old biologist from california, working as a summer intern for the national research council. she was attacked as she walked along canal road near georgetown university, dragged into the woods, sexually assaulted and killed by a brutal blow to the head. investigators wouldn't know for years to come the killer was responsible for terrorizing neighborhoods in potomac and bethesda and dna recovered from the scenes and more than a half a dozen rapes connected with the murder. the dna trail ended on canal road. investigators say since 1998, there have been no other matches and tomorrow morning, investigators hope to put a light on this. on the website will be this sketch of a man seen walking behind christine the night of the murder. the detectives are hoping to have the same success as the task force investigating the east coast rapist. when a wave of stories about the man came out e

the same investigative team that closed the murder cases are also working the potomac river rapist cases. with this new website, hopefully this 14 year mystery comes to an end. in the fox 5 newsroom, i'm paul wagner. >>> prince georges county police shot and killed a man today. it happened on valley park road. the man called them threatening to kill himself. when they responded, the man came outside waving the gun. officers were forced to open fire when the manmade a move with the gun. he was pronounced dead on the scene. his name has not been released. >>> the man who stabbed a supervisor to death in bethesda faces life in prison. keith little was convicted today of murdering roosevelt. now little attacked him more than 70 times. investigators believe he gave little a bad performance review. he will be sentenced in february. >>> this photo started to make the rounds on facebook and now it's being shown around the world. airmen posing with an open casket. one standing inside. that's not all. will thomas with a closer look at the growing controversy. >> it may have been meant as a joke, b

the potomac oaks condominium, detailing a sexual assault that had the entire gaithersburg community shaken. >> i'm really scared. >> it was just about 9:30 wednesday morning when a cleaning woman went into the laundry room and performed routine duties, not realizing a man was following her every move. locking himself inside the utility room with her, he pulled out a knife and sexually assaulted the 28-year-old. >> she's a sweet little gal very polite, very nice, very friendly. >> residents have got their guard up, and their apartments are on lockdown. >> it's terrible. it's terrible. doesn't surprise me. i've lived in gaithersburg off and on since 1968, and it's not what it used to be. >> all right. >> 5:05 is your time, 35 degrees outside. >> still ahead on "good morning washington" -- the list of charges is growing for former penn state coach jerry sandusky. details on what landed him back in jail. >> and former illinois governor rod blagojevich enjoying his last few weeks as a free man. learn just how much time he's going to serve for corruption. >> and we'll have another check o

blackistone island lighthouse, up the potomac and within view of st. clement's island, where the maryland colony began. during the revolutionary war, the british controlled the island, blockading the potomac passageway. in the civil war, confederates destroyed the lantern and lens to prevent it aiding the union forces. at one time, 74 lighthouses illuminated chesapeake waters, warning sailors, steamers, and fishing fleets away from treacherous currents, shoals, shallows.

as it heads up and on the back side of it, there is a slight chance to the far northwest over the potomacighlands that they could see a little bit of rain-snow mix changing into snow later today. not sure about accumulations for there. for us, it will be primarily rain and plenty of it. here is a look at futurecast for you. by the 11:00 hour, we'll see a widespread area of wet weather and we move through to the commute by about 4:00 to 5:00. some areas of heavier rainfall before it starts to move its way out into the course of the evening. definitely prepare yourself for the commute this evening. you will have to probably deal with a lot of slow traffic as a result. rain for today. the winds are going to pick up tonight. gusty winds tonight that willing are through into wednesday. those winds will be gusting up to 20, 25 miles per hour so be prepared for that. we dry out on wednesday. thursday, a ridge of high pressure builds in. that will hold us with mainly sunny skies with a little bit of clouds as we head through into the rest of the week. the temperatures stay pretty close to soapal.

let's give you a heads up about something in potomac. clara barton and macarthur, an overturned vehicle. you need to keep your eyes wide open for emergency vehicles in the roadway. angie, eun? >> thank you, carol. >>> 5:55 now. times square's world famous crystal ball is getting prepped for its big night. the ball tips the scale at nearly 12,000 pounds, and it's covered in nearly 3,000 waterford crystal triangles. this year's theme, let there be friendship. >> each of the crystal panels are engraved with the different countries, the uniform rescue organizations, the pentagon, the world trade center, as well as the four airlines involved in 9/11. >> more than 1 million people are expected to pack times square on saturday night. >>> take a look at this video we have for you. this is newly released police car dash cam video. it shows a michigan man's wild ride in a stolen police car. police say ryan cunningham swiped the car friday and led them on a one-hour chase through three counties. holy cow. you can see the car weaving through traffic

river from their nearby homes and will damage views from the potomac river when those trees fall forage. >> the community has risen up significantly. >> but not unanimity of opinion. >> i'm more than happy that they're home near where i am. i think is necessary. >> opponents of the plan and its accompanying loss of trees argue that it defies the long established policy of protecting the river valley from erosion and point to a build-up of sentiment already. things could change. there is a planning meeting for february. given the national security implications, that may not be positive. gary nurenberg, 9news now. >> time for a few more money headlines this morning. the manufacturer of a widely used baby formula, enfamil says its testing shows the product is free of bacteria blamed for the death of a missouri baby. two tests of samples of enfamil found no sign of the bacteria. the company says the samples were tested and were taken from the same lot as the formula given to the baby who died. the missouri case prompted the retail giant walmart to pull all of the cans of the same size an

those are some sprinkles in prince george's county, calvert, northern charles, and across the potomac farther west, southern fairfax, prince william, stafford, spotsylvania, fauquier, parts of southern loudoun county. into the shenandoah valley getting a few sprinkles. western maryland and west virginia, temperatures are around 40. closer to washington, mid-40s in the suburbs. later today, sunrise 7:23, will hover near 50 through the morning, a little light rain off and on. as well through midday, just having a little light rain. near 60 by midafternoon. the rain may get heavier tonight. a look at your evening planner at 5:11. danella has a look at our traffic. good morning. >> good morning. >>> still very light in our area as far as volume goes. not seeing a lot of issues there. if you're traveling along route 50, i'll give you a live look at i-97. volume still again very light. no accidents to report at this time. traveling along the beltway in prince george's county, here's a look at 201. inner loop and outer loop in this area, very clear. not seeing any issues for you. you have a

the potomac river rapist is suspected of being responsible for a series of attacks. >> the first of these rates had been 20 years ago. rapes t one was in -- happened 20 years ago. they are hoping that someone with new forward information. this is the man detectives said they want to talk to. aitnesses say he followed woman just moments before she was dragged into the woods, rapists, and beaten to death . >> just one person coming with what may seem like insignificant piece of make all thean the world.in >> it was one tipped that helped capture the suspected east coast rapist. police hope they can crack the river case, too. no website has been launched. >> i know it is hard to come forward if you are a friend of somebody. if they are responsible for need to be they off of the streets. say he is responsible in montgomery county. detective says it is dna that will help capture the suspect. the composite sketch you saw in been a enhanced by police. they say the man they are for is in his sporty's or 50's. for 50's.'s >>> we are following a out of thestory district. where police are child whof

a bit milder right near the bay and the tidal potomac and downtown washington. elsewhere, it is freezing cold. as we look at the view from space over the last 12 hours, it's been clear. we have just a few clouds out in northern west virginia, western maryland, that's ahead of a weak front that will be drifting through later today giving us just a few clouds this morning and during the afternoon. quite a bit of sun. a cold morning getting above freezing by 8:00 this morning. near 40 by 9:00. near 50 by noon. into the mid-50s by midafternoon. sunrise at 7:08. sunset at 4:46. after sunset, we'll be right back down into the 40s. and then near 40 by midnight tonight. another cold start to saturday. we'll look at the weekend at 5:21. >>> volume very light. if you're taking a drive on i-95 in virginia, not seeing any shall use. prince william parkway in both directions on i-95, you're in the clear. if you're traveling north, continuing to the springfield interchange, again, bustling but no major delays. not seeing any incidents for you. if you're taking the rails, they

after all the rain, have you seen the potomac? all but begins flowing down.this, we get as much water moving down the potomac as we do in niagara falls. here is the sky. this was our time lapse. beautiful a sparkling blue sky. temperature outside is 47 degrees. look at the time lapse. isn't that a great sky? temperature up at that level about 40 below zero. there is big meadows. there is still snow on the ground across skyline drive. three or 4 inches of snow in many areas. here we are in washington. there is the real snow-covered areas. look at the temperatures, 47 right now in washington. out to our west, it is cold and minneapolis. it is that time of year. here is the overall pattern. there is a weather front coming our way and the jet stream is moving to our north. that will be keeping the strike as they go to the next couple of days. overnight tonight, there is that little weather front. as it comes in, more chilly air on as sprint cable be a little bit chillier tomorrow that it was today. -- on us. it will be a little chillier tomorrow than it was today

in potomac, all lanes are blocked, and parkway. we will take you to the american legion bridge. traffic is headed over to the virginia side, not bad, a little heavy. no incidents all around the beltway. let's have a quick look at the map. still dealing with a tractor- trailer, con eastbound 50 in annapolis at route 2 the only thing getting by is the left lane. now we are hearing two left lanes are getting by. a slight improvement in annapolis. westbound inbounds everything is open. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:43 is the time, 43 degrees. cracks coming up, details into a fire that killed five people in connecticut on christmas day. was investigators think caused the blaze. >> and the story of a bad santa claus >>> investigators are looking for the gunman who murder they local rapper. 24-year-old frank was getting into his car on stored lane in white oak when someone fired shots. he was known as "frank diggy". he staggered down the street and died. no word on what led to the shooting. >>> police are searching for bandits in prince george's county who have been breaking into ho

this is a time lapse looking out at the potomac across the bridges into the city during a spectacular day even without sunshine. a glimmer of sunshine now and then and now nightfall, the clouds will help keep things a warmer than average. with the clouds and light southerly wind, we will stay rather mild. forties' for the evening and overnight, temperatures range at the coldest arawn 36. most areas around 40 degrees. tomorrow the chance of showers and we will look at that and what is coming up for the weekend in just a couple of minutes. >>> prince george's county police shot and killed an armed man today. police got a call from a man living on valley park road to said he was distraught and armed. he told police he is having problems at work. police arrived on the scene and said the unidentified man came outside waving a hand gun. words were exchanged and that is when he was shot. streets were roped off during the standoff. one neighbor heard it all. >> they was talking real loud and i'm like ok, i heard shots ring out. i was like a dam, what's gone? >> the nearby elementary school wa