this is a sunrise mountaineer mount rainier up above 6,000 feet. the snow level has got to be fairly high to get snow to stick like this. any lower mountain passes and the snow was pretty quick to melt because the roads are still warm from summertime. as we look at u.s. 93 this is the pass in idaho. the snow levels tonight are down falling to 5,000 feet, and that is where we're going start to see snow accumulating. the valleys in western montana, butte, anaconda, georgetown lake, you're going to get a couple of inches of snow overnight. our concern is its wet snow and wet snow is heavy and can pull down power lines pretty easy. we'll watch for that and warn truckers, hunters, campers, you're going to have wet snow and it will be cold in the mountains tonight. we have impacts with winter weather advisories down in central idaho mountains. we'll continue to see this winter weather tracking its way farther than south southeast as the storm moves in that direction. while we have freeze warnings in nevada, we have the higher hills and higher mountain to

have spent the summer charting the popular fishing area off alaska's shumigan islands, where the "rainier" itself can mow a kilometer-wide path with sonar. its summer cruise-- as it's known-- is part of a larger noaa effort to get more information about the vast waters around the state, especially those in higher latitudes-- where, if current trends continue, more ships are heading. according to government figures, the number of vessels transiting through the arctic has more than doubled since 2008, from about 120 to 250 last year, with tankers, cargo ships, and tugs leading the way. but there is sometimes little or no information to ensure a safe passage, particularly in the arctic circle. in many places, only rudimentary depth measurements exist, some dating back to the 1700s, when the british navy's captain cook sailed around alaska. >> as you proceed north from the alaska peninsula and you start proceeding up towards barrow and prudhoe, it's just the soundings or those measurements that we have of the... you know, of how deep the water is just continue to get less and less and less, b

few scary moments for mountain climbers on mount rainier, as they had to be rescued near the summit. details on what happened, coming up. plus, lawmakers are being cautious before committing to military action in syria. we'll have their reservations about a white house proposal. and coming up after the break, the latest out of the fire fight against the rim fire in yosemite continues this morning. more than 222-thousand acres have burned. and now it's been upped to the fourth largest fire in state history. the blaze has burned more than 348 square miles. containment is still at 45 percent. kron four's philippe djegal is in tuolumne county. and, has more on the investigation into how the fire may have started. >> reporter: more than two weeks after the rim fire started in a remote area more than 20 miles west of yosemite national park. fire officials are still being tight lipped about what sparked the blaze. rim fire spokesman mike williams says the u-s forest service will run the investigation. he says at this time. investigators haven't determined whether humans or nature casued the

. >> in mount rainier, maryland. >> in uh tonight, police say ft. worth, texas, avoided a massacre when a gunman's weapon malfunctioned. security camera video shows the 24-year-old trying to fire the gun inside a mcdonald's. police say he wanted to shoot as many customers and employees as possible. he allegedly pulled the trigger at least five times. didn't fire, but once outside he did get a coup of shots off. but when he went back inside, the weapon failed again. he's being held tonight on $3,500 $3,5 $3,500 -- $500,000 bond. >> a driver is accused of fleeing a dui stop just seconds before this crash. the driver, his passenger and two people in the other car were hurt. police say the driver is a convicted sex offender who also led them on a high speed chase last year. >> tonight, d.c. police are looking for three men armed with guns and a taser who went on a robbery spree down near the convention center. police tell us tonight it's happening along m street northwest, between 9th and 13th. monday afternoon, three men armed with guns and a taser att

rainier. she says a substitute teacher put marcus on a school bus to go home instead of his daycare van on tuesday. he was dropped off on a businy s corner of 34th street and rhode island avenue. he wandered around for a little while until he knocked on a stranger's door asking for help to call his dad. >> just to get a call, you know, an emergency that they can't find my 5-year-old son. >> she says the school sent home withdrawal papers for her son and his brother. we contacted prince george's county public schools. we're told they're looking into the situation. >>> 15 before the hour right now. d.c.'s fire chief will not face charges after being accused of attacking a firefighter. prosecutors say they don't have enough evidence to charge chief kenneth ellerbe. a firefighter told police that ellerbe grabbed a phone from his hand and hurt him at the scene of a burning ambulance last month. ellerbe says he simply asked for the phone and got it voluntarily. >>> this morning d.c. police are worki

the driver of the car has been identified as a 19-year-old man from mount rainier. police don't believe he was speeding, but they have charged him with multiple counts of negligent driving and failure to control the vehicle. he was also cited for driving on a learner's permit without the required supervision. in hyattsville ken molestina, wusa9 news. >>> in prince george's county public school officials say they immediately called the parents of all the students involved and the rest of the afternoon activities continued as planned. >>> right now police have shut down frederick community college. investigators tell us a suspicious item was left in the cafeteria. the bomb squad is there now trying to figure out if there's anything dangerous inside that item in question. >>> the office of d.c.'s chief medical examiner has completed its autopsy on the body of navy yard killer aaron alexis. it released the body, but the office declined to give the results of that autopsy, nor would it reveal who claimed the body. earlier this week investigators said alexis was shot dead

. >>> let's bring in meteorologist jeff rainier i. >> i think the window washer that helped get thatdeserves a cut of the powerball. the video of that is unreal. get a look at the doppler radar, we do have increasing humidity right now. but no rain on the radar right now. we're finding a few areas of drizzle right across the peninsula. but this time next week we're going to talk about some much larger changes coming in the seven-day forecast that will definitely signal that fall is just around the corner. let's get you right into your saturday forecast. you work so hard all week long, so how's it going to play out? pretty good at 8:00 a.m. if you want to sleep in and take it extra slow. widespread cloud cover at the coast and areas of clouds stretching all the way inland. temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. by the noon hour slow to clear back from the bay. but if you live in livermore down to san jose, by noon we should have full on sunny skies. temperatures in the mid 70s. by 4:00 p.m. who can argue with 84 degrees in california in september in the afternoon? not me. all righ

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. >> 5,000 feet, in the cascades, mount rainier, interesting weather in the pacific northwest. rain in the forecast but not till way down the line of the seven-day and we could use a few inches, we're down by two inches, by the way, just for september. what a dry month it's been, it's been more than a week since we've had any rainfall and today will be more of the same. 59 is our starting point this morning, dew point of 52. our winds are calm so very light and really no breeze expected throughout the day today. light winds. 48 in gaithersburg, dulles 49, 46 imagines, quantico 53, 51 fredericksburg, lexington park, good morning, 56 degrees. a few patchy areas where we're seeing a brit of fog. it's not bad, it's a shower layer and most of us will be fine. i want to make you aware of it. culpeper your visibility is down to a mile and you're just shy of two miles in orange. those are the spots that we're watching. we're going to be just fine here in washington, d.c. we've got a little bit of cloudiness and this is going to stick with us for a couple hours. we'll see more sunshine

it's going to get rainier, especially in the northeast all the way down to the southeast. on the water temperatures. miami beach to 84, daytona, 84, myrtle beach, 80. get the dry air, maybe that will work out. a horseshoe of rain, but nice in the center and closer to the coast in the west. that's the big picture. let's get a check closer to home. >> this weather report has been brought to you by purina. and today's kid forecasters, maya and alex, twins, both 6 years old from northbrook, illinois. >> if the weather's good, wear these? >> no. >> this? >> no. you have to wear these and this. >> i'm mya. >> and i'm alex. >> we are 6 years old from northbrook, illinois. thank you. >> i just was going to say, i need props. >> they are cute. >>, so cute. thanks, ginger. >>> coming up on "gma." his name became a verb. tim tebow, out of a job. saying good-bye for good. >>> she almost upstaged her sister at her wedding. now pippa may have her own engagement news. light & healthy. how it's a no-sacrifices, calorie-light way to help keep him trim... ...with a deliciously tender and cr

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because it's going to get a little rainier. the northeast all the way down to the southeast. but i thought why not check in on the water temperatures anyhow. miami beach to 84, daytona, 84, myrtle beach, the water temperature is 80. if you can slip in, get the dry air, maybe that will work out for you on the beaches. a horseshoe of rain, but nice in the center and closer to the coast in the west. >> this weather report has been brought to you by purina. and today's kid forecasters, maya and alex, twins, both 6 years old from northbrook, illinois. >> hey, maya, what is the weather going to be like today? these? >> no. >> this? >> no. you have to wear these and this. >> i'm mya. >> and i'm alex. >> we are 6 years old from northbrook, illinois. thank you for watching "gma" little forecasters. >> why don't you come with props, ginger? >> i just was going to say, i need props. for the next weather forecast, i do. >> they are cute. >> so, so cute. thanks, ginger. >>> coming up on "gma." he's a man who became so famous, his last name

. >> for the last three years students a at rainier elementary have performed above the state average>> i would want them to participate, because i need to know that they are learning what they need to learn, and when the kids matter those standards they are proud, they are confident. and they are motivated. >> even as is revolt against standardized tests happen across the country, a new testing system is about to go into angst, in 45 states and the district of columbia. common core will focus on math and english, it isn't a federal program, it's run by the states themselves. >> common core is described as a real world approach to learning, and instead of themmization, students are taught schools they will use after high school. >> parents and teachers are still learning how common core curriculum will work, and there is some opposition. objections from the five states not involved include the cost of the tests, and technological challenges in administering them. al jazeera, seattle. >> former baseball slugger barry bonds says he wants to begin serving his sentence. a federal appeals

rainier. she says a substitute teacher put her son, marcus, on a school bus to go home instead of his daycare van on tuesday. marcus was dropped off on a busy corner of 34th street and rhode island avenue. he wandered for a little while until he knocked on a stranger's door asking for help to call his dad. >> and just to get a call that, you know, telephones an emergency, that they can't find my 5-year-old son. >> moller says the school sent home withdrawal papers for marcus and his brother. she says the school always knew the children were not technically in the right school for their zone but that wasn't a problem until now. we contacted prince george's county public schools. we're told they're looking into the situation. >>> d.c. police are working an undercover investigation to catch three men they suspect are connected to a string of robberies in northwest. in a matter of hours police say the armed trio stole $300 and a cell phone from two people near the convention center. shortly after

rainier elementary school. she says a substitute teacher put marcus on a school bus to go home instead of his daycare van on tuesday. >> marcus was dropped off on a busy corner of 34th street and rhode island avenue. he wandered for a while until he knocked on a stranger's door asking for help to call his dad. >> and just to get a call that, you know, it was an emergency because they can't find my 5-year-old son. >> she says the l school sent home withdrawal papers for marcus and his brother. she says the school always knew the children were not technically in the right school zone but that wasn't a problem until now. we contacted prince george's county public schools. we're told they're looking into the situation. >>> 6:35 now. d.c. fire chief kenneth ellerbe will not face charges after being accused of attack iing a firefighter. prosecutors say they don't have enough evidence to charge him with anything. a firefighter said he grabbed a phone from his hand and hurt him at the scene of a burning ambulance last

even sunrise mountain close to mount rainier got snow earlier this morning. this was a picture taken this morning. roadways are still too wet, especially below 6,000 feet. so some wet snow is melting off, but in other places we're concerned about potential power outages like in butte, montana, georgetown lake. there are places that are pretty high in western montana and we have a storm warning for you. advisories surrounding you idaho and nevada where we're starting to see freeze warnings pop up in nevada as temperatures cool off under mostly clear skies to the south, but starting to get the showers into the rockies for nevada and eventually utah as well. i'll have details for this storm and what we'll do for the rest of the country coming up next. >> thank you. uncertainty for smart phone company blackberry tonight. still ahead they plan to stop selling blackberry in some toursstores, and the impact it's having on its stock price. >>> the challenge team usa overcame to win sailings' biggest pric prize. >> obama administration officials said they need to enro

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