airways from reagan national airport. how the airline is expanding its presence there. >> local business owners not happy with a blast of winter weather. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash back for just about every purchase. learn more and apply today at pnc.com/cashbuilder. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >>> it is cool sallisaw added. >> it is. bundl-- >> it is cold outside. >> it is. adam caskey in the belfort furniture weather center. >> this is the coldest day since last january. should reagan national dropped one more degree, it will be the coldest morning since february 7, 2010. let's look the numbers. only nine degrees in winchester 17 at reagan national, 12 in gaithersburg, in frederick 14 at dulles airport, 14 in manassas. it feels like the single digits with the breeze. there will be some clouds coming from the west. we will start the day with sunshine, but coming mostly cloudy later in the debt with

thank you for all the reports. 17 at reagan national.uary. if we can drop one more degree it will be the coldest since the abortive 2010. 10 degrees in gaithersburg, in winchester with a little breeze. 5-8 miles an hour for the breeze. the wind chills of a single digits for the most part when the wind picks up. for the most part, it's pretty calm this morning. notice the cloud cover to the west shown in a gray and white. that's a upper level disturbance that will pass through washington. that's this evening and tonight, increasing clouds. we will start the day with sunshine but we will have increasing clouds, low to mid 30's. the amount and after sunset there could be brief snow flurries, unlike the past couple days. that's around and after sunset. that will be the case tonight as well. it will not be as cold. mid to upper 20s by this time tomorrow. mid 40's tomorrow. friday in the mid-50s. >>> we have been looking at 20 this morning. metro will yellow and blue line customers, and additional wait for trains because of initial near pentag

reagan national airport. elsewhere, we are into the mid 50s and do have some high clouds drifting over us coming in from the west-southwest. they will be with us off and on during the afternoon. otherwise quite a bit of sun through the high cloudiness and light breezes out of the southwest around 5 to 15. record high for the day is 71 set this date 1916. not quite that warm at reagan national with any breeze off the river. lit keep it colder there. elsewhere we should be making it into the mid and upper 60s. especially upper 60s just to the south of washington. those areas around culpeper they could get near 70 degree this afternoon. i will show you the forecast. big changes on the way important the end of the week coming up. >> we are going to put our coats away probably not a good idea, though. >> temporarily. >> thank you, tom. >>> and let's check in on the midday traffic and see how things are moving. sheer danella sealock. >> if you are taking the rails today, metro has scheduled track work and right now

about 42 to 43 degrees across reagan national airport. the lows overnight tonight only into the 20s. the shocker comes with tomorrow's high only at 33 degrees. definitely a cold stretch ahead with temperatures staying in the 30s. beverly? >> reporter: right now the volume light around town. folks headed back to and through town after the long holiday week. right now the federal holiday the volume light for everybody going to work. incident free. we have one closure to report. falls church, between route 50 and lee highway at quincy satisfy. the lanes are open on arlington boulevard. the virginia beltway moving well. in each direction no problems into springfield or -- springfield or i-95. on 270 and maryland. beltway heading out of college park through silver spring with early problems on i-95 and maryland downtown volume light as well incident free. jessica, andrea, back to you. >>> thank you beverly. there is now a $60,000 reward by helping to catch an arsonist in los angeles. >>> police are seeking a person of interest in the case. >>

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reagan national is at 33. in southern maryland near the bay, northern neck eastern shore, those locations, many locations are a little above freezing. we'll have this patchy fog around with us, too, this morning through mid morning. and then we'll have a little bit of light rain. by then, temperatures above freezing. then some light to moderate rain, maybe even briefly heavy during the afternoon with some thunder and lightning as we reach the upper 40s. briefly near 50. mainly to the south. then we'll hold steady in the 40s through the evening as the rain diminishes, just as drizzle by mid evening. a look at changes on the way for tuesday, the rest of the week and the weekend in ten minutes. danella? >>> seeing a lot of fog. traveling i-270 south at father hurley, no accidents, travel lanes open. are you competing with fog and a couple of icy patches especially on ramps. you got to slow down, give yourself extra time. traveling i-95, making your way north at fairfax county parkway as well as southbound, no iss

reagan national now is at 39. and the cold air surging in changing that rain over to snow, get something snow right now in northern montgomery county, western howard, and up into frederick county and carroll county. and this may accumulate a little on grassy areas. maybe a dusting to an inch, especially out in northern frederick county and into eastern washington county. right along south mountain there and catoctin mountain there could be an inch or two. moving north and east. locally temperatures to the mid 30s in montgomery county and fairfax county. arlington county now is in the mid to upper 30s. prince george's county and parts of southern maryland are still hovering around the low 40s. pax river is 53. but they just had a wind gust and the front coming through at 39 miles per hour. just had a 37 miler gust at reagan national. winds will increase throughout the day. sunshine breaking out. we could have 50 mile-per-hour gusts this afternoon. temperatures will be hovering around 40 degrees through the daylight

we should see 50 at reagan national airport. much warmer across the bay as temperatures push toward the middle range 50s. so the weather pattern for tomorrow morning, the key hours you'll want to pay attention to will be early on. i would say between 6:00 and 7:00 a.m. when we're hovering near that freezing mark. then much improved by noontime. spot showers on and off throughout the day as we move out of the 40s and into the lower 50s for most of us. seven-day forecast is going to look fairly good. first three days are quite mild. monday, tuesday in the 50s. still looking good on wednesday with 49 degrees. by the time we get into that part of that seven-day forecast, although we are going to be drying things out a little bit towards the early portion of the week, the next system is going to work its way back in here and bring us more rain opportunities as we move from wednesday into thursday. now, that is another front that's coming on through. it's going to cool us off during the overnight hours. but at least we're staying at o

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that's reagan national airport or the las vegas strip. tell. >> yeah. >> one way or another. >> i wish. >> is that the big cowboy i see? no, that's national airport. right now 34 at reagan national. we've got a west-southwesterly breeze. temperatures at our above freezing, parts of maryland and virginia, parts of west virginia, too. watch for patchy ice, mainly on elevated ramps and bridges. we have this low fog with us, along with the patchy ice, probably for another few hours. the fog will break up by mid morning. and sunrise will be at 7:26. and then by noontime, soaring to the upper 40s. low to mid 50s, lots of sunshine during the afternoon. your evening planner in ten minutes. here's traffic. danella? >>> good morning. had a crash involving an overturned vehicle. the hov lane were shut down southbound as you across the 14th street bridge. now the hov lanes have reopened. that's a good sign this morning. low visibility, i-95 at fairfax county parkway heading north. i'm also seeing crowding, and you will see some delays. give yourself e

the temperatures is the key, 34 degrees at reagan national. below freezing from frederick, gaithersburg dulles, and manassas. a lot of slick road conditions early tomorrow morning especially on the side streets sidewalks, and steps. but coming up, we have a warming trend, the temperatures back into the 50's. i will tell you when, and another round of what three weather? details coming up. >> developing this from alexandria, where the city council approved the old town waterfront plan. this came after eight hours of debate. the approved plan calls for new developments that includes boutique hotels, commercial space, and parks. opponents say that it will ruin the old town's historic nature and create traffic congestion. they're challenging the vote. coming up, a girl kidnapped. how she was able to get away. a +, cruise ship disaster, the death toll climbs. -- plus, cruise ship disaster the death toll climbs. >> the search is on hold for victims of last week's cruise ship disaster in italy. the ship has shifted again. earlier, divers have recover

under a cloudy sky, 45 at reagan national with a light, southwesterly breeze. that will warm us up today. already into the 40s throughout much of virginia and maryland. parts of the shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia into maryland, into the 30s. most locations are above freezing. southern maryland around the bay, northern neck, near 50 degrees. here's the view from space. over the last 12 hours, we've had fog dissipating. still patchy, dense fog around much of the region. still cloudy now. but by mid morning, we should have sunshine breaking out and dissipating, low to mid 50s this afternoon. a look at the evening planner in ten minutes. danella, good morning. >>> good morning. still looking really good on our roadways. if you're crossing any bridges at the memorial bridge, volume's nice. not seeing any incidents for you. traveling over the 14th street bridge heading into d.c., you're in the clear. no delays or accidents at this time. traveling in southeast, crossing the sousa bridge, again, no issues here. also check the douglass bridge, as well, an

reagan national is at 43. southern maryland around the bay, eastern shore and northern neck and it is in the low to mid 40s there now. these are the latest wind gusts. we had a gust at reagan national to 36 miles an hour. generally the wind gusts are around 25 to 30. those are the peak gusts and over the last 12 hours we had a few clouds coming through from time to time. still cloudy where they are getting snow showers and loudoun county, shenandoah valley and points west and north. for the rest of the afternoon mostly sunny around the metro area. cold and blustery. hold steady here in the low 40s. another few hours. then cold night tonight. we will talk about that and look at the rest of the week and weekend coming up in just a couple of minutes. >> looking forward to it. see you then. thank you, tom. >>> new at midday. third person just enter ad guilty plea in federal corruption case involving former d.c. council member harry thomas jr. james garvin is the former board member for the nonprofit group langua l

reagan national now, still -- we're up to 34 degrees. that is an update as of just a few minutes ago. that is good news. 28 at gaithersburg. notice off to the north and west, the entire region still below freezing. 31 in manassas. 30 in hagerstown. leonardtown, 32. going to take a few more hours until we can bump these temperatures up. eventually, our afternoon highs will be in the 40s. it will take a couple more hours. when the frontal system gets through here, that will bring us some scattered showers during the course of the affect. right now, down into alabama, they've got several tornado warnings flying so this is a very intense system as it pushes off to the north and east. we are not expecting severe weather here later this afternoon. there is your forecast, freezing rain advisory continues. cloudy scoorks, early freeze -- cloudy skies, early freezing rain. early showers, clearing overnight. here is your five-day forecast. nice and mild tomorrow with some sunshine, 54 degrees. yeah, it will feel like spring. 47 on wednesday. maybe

reagan national at 26. and the view from space showing a clear sky here, although there are high clouds just beginning to come into far southwestern virginia and southern west virginia ahead of moisture coming our way later tonight. but for the day today, we'll have plenty of sunshine, sunrise at 7:25. a cold morning. and during the afternoon, pretty chilly. highs only around 40 degrees. then this evening, we'll be clouding up. hovering in the mid to upper 30s through the evening hours. sun sets at 5:11. more coming up at 4:51. danally? >>> good morning. still have a truck accident i-95 southbound at 234. it's in the left lane -- left shoulder lane actually. and crews are blocking the left lane while they work to get the truck back on its wheels and out of the roadway. sonar accident just involving a single vehicle. be aware of it making your commute. i-95 north, mow problems connecting to 395 -- no problems connecting to 395. clear over the 14th street bridge. no issues there. and in maryland, crossing ove

saturday got to 68 at reagan national. right now, the radar showing a few flurries falling out in western maryland. the highlands of west virginia. those may move into the shenandoah valley the next couple of hours. and attempting to dry. it may come closer to the metro area by mid morning. down into the 20s through the region, low 30s in washington and by the bay. 20s shenandoah valley and into the mountains around 30 degrees. sunrise, 7:37. we may have flurries this morning. above freezing temperatures so it should not cause problems. then this afternoon, light rain is possible, especially areas south of washington across much of virginia, southern maryland, the lower eastern shore. and highs only reaching the low 40s. back to reality. yes, it is january. we'll look at the evening planner in ten minutes. here's monday traffic. >>> good morning, happy monday. so far roads look good. not seeing a lot of issues. taking a live look at i-270 at west montgomery avenue, southbound i-270, clear. southbound, as well, from the spu

reagan national got to 50. but look at this along the gulf coast to the canadian border, it was in the 60s. that warm air is moving east. ought to be low to mid-60s through virginia. closer to washington, upper 50s, near 60, as well as much of maryland. here's how things look for the rest of the day. sunrise at 7:27. we'll have temperatures at 9:00, into the 40s by noontime, the 50s, and near 60 degrees by midafternoon. and even a bit milder through much of virginia. tonight under a clear sky, getting chilly again. down to the mid-40s by midnight. sunset today at 5:01. then on saturday, another mild day, maybe not quite as mild as today, it will be down into the low to mid-30s in the morning. afternoon highs upper 50s to near 60. and then on sunday, cooler weather moves in with increasing clouds, highs in the 40s. there's a small chance of some sprinkles sunday night through monday morning. a little sun back monday afternoon. another chance of rain, greater chance on wednesday, wednesday night into thursday. da

there is fog at reagan national. 32, the freezing mark with the fog around. a light southwesterly breeze will help to sweep fog away and break it up by mid morning. right now, near freezing in prince george's county, arlington, fairfax, and montgomery countys. some of the moisture lingering from yesterday may be creating iciness mainly on elevated ramps and bridge. watch for that. here's the view from space. the area in gray is generally low cloudsy not and fog. -- cloudiness and fog. covers most of maryland, virginia, and the eastern shore and district of columbia. watch for this patchy ice, too. it will be around for another couple of hours. sunrise, 7:26. by 9:00, sun out to be breaking out. a sunny afternoon. highs reaching maybe briefly the low to mid 50s by mid-afternoon. quite a change on the way. sunset at 5:05. the evening planner at 6:1. danella? >>> we'll check the travel speeds. looking good in montgomery county passing georgia avenue. on the outer loop, 55 miles per hour. taking the inner loop at 50, you're at 63 miles per hour. also inner loop,

right now at reagan national, a cold 35 degrees under a cloudy sky.coming out of the north and east. over the last 12 hours, we've had a few break in the clouds overnight. you're able to see a little of the moon. now it's mostly overcast around the region. the radar showing a narrow band of light snow flurry activity from the mountains to the northern shenandoah valley into loudoun county and montgomery county, getting a few flurries now. and they're quickly moving off to the east. and maybe swirling around, probably won't be causing travel problems. southern maryland, lower eastern shore, they're getting sprinkles and light rain mixing with a little sleet there. and temperatures are in the upper 20s to near 30 in most of virginia. most of maryland and west virginia. near the waters above freezing along the tidal potomac and chesapeake bay. sunrise at 7:27. throughout the day, cloudy, maybe a few flurries this morning. during the afternoon, sprinkles of light rain with highs reaching the low 40s. otherwise a cloudy a cold day and a cold, cloudy night.

it's 39 at reagan national. we've got a north/northwesterly breeze around five to 15 miles per hour. it's near the freezing mark throughout much of virginia including fairfax county and loudoun county, prince william, stafford, spotsylvania, toward fauquier county, culpeper. low to mid 30s. in prince george's county, near freezing. near freezing as well much of southern maryland, charles, calvert, northern neck, eastern shore. the view from space showing a clear sky. we have clouds moving in from the north. a few high clouds from the south and west drifting in as the day progresses. sunrise at 7:20. by 9:00, 40 with sunshine. clouding up in the afternoon. we'll peak in the upper 40s, maybe briefly near 50 at mid-afternoon. sunset at 5:21. we'll have a cloudy evening, upper 30s by late evening. a look at some rain on the way for the rest of the end of the weekend. a look at the weekend, too, in ten minutes. >>> the commute looks good. seeing a lot of green around the beltway. let's start with the beltway in maryl

reagan national now at 34 degrees. we've got a calm wind there. still, though, all these counties in pink under a freezing rain advisory until mid morning. light icing is possible including the district of columbia, montgomery, arlington, fairfax, and prince george's counties. right now we are getting a little bit of light freezing rain and just some rain now in the northern shenandoah valley. winchester itself up to 34 now. now into the panhandle of west virginia, from near martinsburg, charlestown, that area, lights freezing drizzle or rain. farther south and west, light rain coming toward warrenton and fauquier county and rappahannock county. that's coming into colder air. there may be a little light freezing rain here over the next hour or so. in addition to the fog. right now, in montgomery county, it is still a little below freezing in the upper 20s as also is fairfax county and prince george's county. right now just near 30 degrees in all those locations. then in southern maryland, it's still near or a little below freezing away from the wa

reagan national, 6/10 of an inch. so that is officially the first snowfall of the winter since it was measurable snow. manassas, on 2 inches. that is about the highest we've seep. dale city, 1 1/2 inches. fairfax, an inch. much of that snow has already evaporated. right now, it is colder. 32degrees currently here in washington. we're at the freezing mark. 34 in baltimore. 30 in dulles. with that evaporating snow, we've got quite a bit of fog across the region particularly from washington to points south so you want to allow some extra time for your commute this morning. now, here is a look at the satellite-radar. this is capturing some of the clouds and fog that we're seeing. the clear sky to the west will work its way in here today so we'll see plenty of sunshine. but those westerly winds, they will become westerly. they are going to pick up in intensity. the forecast for today looks like this. eventually, we'll see lots of sunshine. it will be milder this morning. winds will be out of the west, 10 to 15 miles per ho

at reagan national, 33 degrees. that is the warm spot along with ocean city and patuxent naval air station. you can see 20s hanging out and dulles is 29. winchester, 28. again, parts of the area picking up a light dusting of snow during the evening hours and overnight hours last night. the areas that received the frozen -- i can't talk -- >> you okay? >> yeah. there could be a few trouble spots. this is sort of a back end of the precip that moved through during the overnight hours. off to the south and west, the warmer air will start to move in. it is expected today along with more sunshine the last couple of days, warmer temperatures. not a heat wave today but it should be more pleasant than it has been the last few days. winds will be picking up out of the west. if you hike today, you will love tomorrow and you'll love saturday. >>> remember, julie wright, he said more pleasant today than it was yesterday. so this isn't so bad. >> let me just say, i define pleasant as anything 65 degrees and above. >> it's almost

right now at reagan national and right now at reagan national and sunshine, it's humidity is are i littlet, most of more comfortable and we have a light wind nort and out of the north to nnd the 40s across most of virginia, mid-40s from fredericksburg to culpepper and further to the north it's in the upper 30s to mid-40s, and fairfax and arlington. around the bay, low 40s there. and then to the west, cloud cover. we may to and but overall, quite a bit of sunshine on tap for the rest of the afternoon. all thanks to a weak area of high pressure moving in, and we will have a few clouds drifting in perhaps later this afternoon. for the rest of this afternoon, we will have a mostly sunny sky with a chill in the air, though, but it's a lot better than it has been in the last few days. and then after sunset, which today is at 5:00, we'll get chilly again down into the 30s through the evening, and by midnight we will be in the low 30s, and we will have winds shifting into the southwest as well by later this evening, and then that will bring us milder weather on friday. we will be in the upper 20s

now 45 at reagan national. sunrise at 7:24.howers through the day, should be drying out this afternoon and climbing to near 60 degrees by mid-afternoon. sunset at 5:12. here's your evening planner. just cloudy. down to near 50 by midnight. then much colder air surges in tomorrow. we'll look at that, the rest of the week and weekend, at 4:51. how's traffic? >>> good morning, 50 westbound seeing all of your westbound lanes blocked at 424 davidson road. if you would like to take this way, avoid route 50 in the area and jump on defense highway instead. take route 450 instead to route 3, and then reconnect to 50. and again, crews are working to clear this accident hopefully by 6:00 a.m. traveling i-95 at fairfax county parkway, it looks like the accident that was in the right shoulder lane is still blocking the right shoulder lane. it was also blocking the right lane. now looks like that one police officer is there and all your lanes are open. traveling in maryland, i-270, no issues. a live look at father hurley boulevard as you mak

had 2 at reagan -- 42 at reagan national. the 40s through the morning and hit the low 50s by noontime with occasional showers. during the afternoon the rain should end. temperatures may get up near 60 degrees for a brief time mid-afternoon. and then gradually dropping back to near 50 by midnight tonight. that's your evening planner. big cold change tomorrow. we'll look at that, the rest of the week and weekend in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic now? >>> good morning. breaking news, traveling westbound, route 50 at 424. the accident still in the roadway. we have the tractor-trailer on the left, but now choppers showing that you are able to pass two lanes on the right. get you by this accident. you're still jammed westbound on 50. your delays start at i-97 and continue as you make your way toward davidsonville road. but at least you have two lanes open now. follow police direction as you're traveling on the roadway. in maryland also, i-270 seeing some delays as you make your way past shady grove. seeing volume, no accident,

it is hard to believe the big blizzard of 1996, 17 inches of snow at reagan national airport, and evenout to the west, anywhere from 15 inches to at nearly 40 inches of snow. nothing like that in our future. looking at the white house this hour the skies are beginning to cloud up. 62 degrees was the high at the airport. the average 43, the record 73 set back in 2008 not that long ago. 45 of the airport. the wind is out of the north at 8 miles per hour. the weatherbug network, the first stop 44 degrees in temple hills. it went up to 50 in arlington. annette wtop radio, 43 at this hour with a high temperature of 47 earlier this afternoon. temperatures are cooling already down in the 30's in frederick. the real cold air there is not a whole lot out there. looking at fairview maine they are at 11 degrees. the temperature difference, quite a difference compared to yesterday at this time. it is colder air outside. milder air. this is going to eventually make its way to our area by the middle of the week. this is going to attract mainly to the south for the overnight hours and through tomorro

reagan national at 38. right near the bay, above freezing. elsewhere, near or a little below freezing this friday morning. over the last 12 hours, a few clouds coming through. we had a few flurries north and northeast of the metro area overnight. those are gone now. and then later tonight and into saturday morning, there could be a combination of snow, sleet, and icing, especially in the counties in color. northern shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, much of western maryland into west virginia. day planner for this friday, sunrise at 7:23. sunshine this morning, clouding up this afternoon with highs in the upper 30s. sunset will be at 5:15. here's the evening planner. be prepared. there could be a little light snow developing by mid to late evening around the metro area and points west and north. changing to some sleet and icing after that. we'll look at that in detail and into next week in ten minutes. how's traffic? >>> still looking good in our area. if you're traveling across any bridges, let's start with the memorial bridge. v

we are at 33 at reagan national. for the next few hours, very touch and go here. my advice for to you, if you can just wait it out. out. temperature right now, 33 degrees. humidity, 89%. pressure is way up. freezing rain changing to rain during the course of the day. high temperatures eventually in the mid-40s. so things will gradually get better here. we do have icy roadways with a light freezing fog and mix out there at the moment. more details in the forecast in a minute. back to you. >>> congresswoman gabrielle giffords is topping our stories this morning. arizona lawmaker announcing she is resigning from congress to focus on her recovery. later today, she will finish that meet and greet in tucson that was cut short last year when a gunman opened fire killing six and wounding 13 others. giffords is recovering from a bullet to her head. >>> a sad morning for the community as they continue to mourn the death of know paterno. thousands have come together to honor the coach. he was the most successful college football coach in history. he died yesterday morning fr

reagan national now at 47. these are the latest wind gusts that we've had. they have been gusting to around 25, 30 to 35 miles per hour. and that's going to be the story here through the morning. some powerful winds howling through the trees, and we will continue to have those winds with us during the morning hours. and then by noontime we'll be into the low 40s. and then get back down into the upper 30s by later this afternoon. the winds should diminish this afternoon. sunrise 7:24. sunset, 5:13. here is your evening planner. it will be partly cloudy to mostly clear by midnight. by then it will be below freezing. a cold start to tomorrow morning. we'll look at that the rest of the week and weekend in ten minutes. how's traffic? >>> looking good in our area. we'll check travel speeds together. traveling on route 50 from 301 to the beltway, you're at 66 miles per hour. now traveling on the beltway in virginia from the interchange to the dulles toll road, 61 miles per hour. if you're traveling on i-66 in virginia, making your way from fairfax county parkway to

right now at reagan national. we are in the 40s. it is 45 degrees now at reagan national. our wind are out of the south at 4 miles per hour. our forecast calling for early rain showers and then we'll get brakes in the clouds later today. it will be warm, high temperatures in the upper 50s. yeah, so we'll go about 58 degrees for the afternoon high. back to you. >> thank you. >>> our top stories this morning, divers in italy are setting off explosives to try to blast holes in the hull of the flipped-over cruise ship. this is a way for rescuers to speed up the search for 29 people still missing. officials are declaring a state of emergency in italy. they are worried that the choppy waters will cause thousands of gallons of fuel to leak into the sea. >>> atlantis are still looking for the parents of a newborn baby girl who was abandoned on the front porch in the freezing cold. a neighbor found the baby wrapped in just a towel early yesterday morning. she was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. an autopsy is now being finished to determine the exact cause of th

right now it's at 46 degrees at reagan national. and the wind out of the north/northwest sustained at about 20 to 25 miles per hour under a clear sky there at reagan national. and these are the other temperatures around. it's just near 40 in montgomery county. arlington and fairfax counties, low 40s now. mid 40s in much of prince george's county. and these are the latest wind gusts. gusts to 30 to 35 miles per hour common around the region. just had a gust at reagan national to 35 miles per hour. and here's the view from space. the sky's cleared a bit, and we've got clouds off to the west of the metro area and south and east of the metro area. a few sprinkles lingering in the northern neck. drying out there as the day progresses as well as the rest of the region, gusty winds with us, diminishing this afternoon. highs reaching low 40s around noontime. 30s by late afternoon. around sunset. even colder tonight. we'll look at the evening planner in ten minutes. here's traffic. good morning, danella. >>> good morning. not seeing any issu

reagan national right now, 26 degrees. humidity, 48%. winds are shifting out of the south at three miles per hour. they will be picking up here from time to time today. cool conditions expected, not cold like this weekend, with sunshine, highs in the low 40s. even at 8:00 a.m., we are only about 27 degrees. more details in just a minute. back to you. >> thank you. >>> some of the top stories we are following, today is the national holiday honoring dr. martin luther king, jr. hundreds gathered for a wreath- laying ceremony at the new mlk memorial on the new national mall yesterday. dr.king would have been 83 years old yesterday. >>> new developments on the campaign trail this morning t looks like jon huntsman is dropping out of the race for the republican presidential nomination. he is expected to make the announcement today at a fundraiser in myrtle beach, south carolina. he will endorse mitt romney. >>> another guilty plea in the embezzlement case against harry thomas jr. james garvin will sign a plea deal this week. he worked with the

it crashed after taking off from reagan national. it hit the 14th street bridge before crashing into the potomac river. four people died on the bridge. only five of the people on board survived the crash. v that accident was blamed on icing and pilot error. >> another embarrassing incident involving a metro employee is caught on tape. look at this. it shows the driver going in reapers on an exit ramp on one of our busiest highways. -- in reverse on an exit ramp on one of our busiest highways. >> tom has more on the latest blunder involving natural. >> this is a bust of backing up. >> metro riders could not believe what they were seeing. >> that is discouraging. >> in rush hour, at the bus driver backs up against traffic. at time of their bosses have to go around but the driver keeps going back. our bill comes one day after our partner made public these videos of metro bus drivers ripping people. they lifted a pedestrian and one backed into another bus. metro says there drivers are safer than these videos. riders has seen some crazy t

other numbers on the board shop like this. 37 was the high at reagan national.add a few degrees overnight, possibly getting into the 40's by morning. here are the latest visibility reports. reagan national, 5 miles. two miles at dulles, but this is all over the place. this will be a process that will take until tomorrow morning until we see a difference in the cloud cover. cover 30's right now and temperatures have not budged much. to look west of the metro area, it will move out this very stubborn air. but warmer air just off to the west. 63 in charleston, west virginia. it will be a process. there will be a lot of it tonight and more fog it tomorrow morning. the western wind will finally assured in drier air tomorrow afternoon. -- finally ushered in drier air. for now, stuck in this, but watch for the fog because it could become a dense again overnight. tomorrow will be nicer into the lower 50's tomorrow afternoon. late tonight fog, low for the's, fog again in the morning 50 at midday then into the 50's on the afternoon. showers and mild temperatures thursday

reagan national airport, 34.e've got a light breeze now beginning to shift out of the east/northeast. temperatures are down into the mid-to-upper 20s throughout most of virginia, west virginia, maryland. montgomery, arlington, fairfax county, prince george's counties near freezing. a little above fre

temperature now at reagan national continues to be 33 degrees.e are in the clear at reagan national. 34 in quantico but lots of temperatures at or below freezing. fredericksburg, 32. manassas, 30, dulles, 30. martinsburg, 30. 20s off to the north and west. gaithersburg and frederick, you are still in the 20s. even leonardtown, still 32 degrees. some of the roadways out there, some of the less used roadways could get slick in a hurry if you are getting a little fog and mist that could adhere to the surface. chains in the forecast, the fog, the mist will continue this morning but eventually it will just change into a rainy day. that being said, we could have a good soaking rain around here this afternoon as this frontal system moves in. it should push in some warmer temperatures. we should be in the 40s this afternoon. cloudy skies, early freezing rain. mist, fog, transitioning to an afternoon rain. 45 your daytime high. we should clear the 32-degree bar. early showers and clearing overnight. overnight temperatures should stay at or above the freez

airways plans to expand its presence at reagan national. it will add a new daily nonstop flights to d.c. from 14 cities beginning march 25. they have no direct flights to washington d.c. with any carriers from lincoln national. it will also add four gates at the airport and all the second u.s. airways club and hire approximately 125 more airport workers feared >>> some of the biggest banks were be down last year. that has not stop them from predicting a big profit surge. according to some, six of the largest lenders including bank of american may post an average profit increase of nearly 60% this year. >>> denny's plans to hike many prices again. i will have more of that in the next hour. we are live at bloomberg headquarters reporting for abc 7 news. >>> thank you. it is 17 degrees. >> still to come, a developing story from d.c. council. the latest on reports that terry thomas jr. may soon leave office. >> called the weather is hurting some businesses. >> will check on ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] when you're a true fan... [ exhales ] ...there ar

our highs yesterday in the 30s. 25 at reagan national. humidity, 48%. winds are shifting now out of the south at three. that will allow the warmer air in today. we'll be in the 40s today, in the low 50s tomorrow. we do have rain back in the forecast. i'll have details on that coming up. but your afternoon high, 39 in frederick. 4 4-- 34 the warm spot in fredericksburg. >> thank you. let's say hello to lauren demarco and get the latest on our traffic. >> good morning. we do have very light volume out there with the holiday. hov restrictions are lifted everywhere except for route 50, the john hanson highway. reversible roads in the district are carrying two way traffic traffic if you are traveling southbound 95 at dumfries, you want to stay to the far right. brief delay there. no problems northbound 95 as you head out of fredericksburg up through stafford at woodbridge toward springfield. you are running without delay. 395 looks good from the beltway across the 14th street bridge and no problems reported on the beltway in virginia or in maryland. that's a

you can check out my blog for the snow totals. 34 degrees was the high at reagan national.f year. the record was 72nd 1959. it is -- the record was 70 degrees set back in 1959. it is 32 in virginia after a high of only 33. it is 27 in rockville. the final stop texas over to the district. it is 31 degrees. -- the final stop takes us over to the district where it is 31 degrees. it was 32 in winchester and culpeper. we will look for the potential for rephrasing overnight. -- re- freezing overnight. the precipitation has moved to the north and east. central park picked up about 5 inches of snow. parts of connecticut got more than 12 inches of snow. we were lucky on this one. there was a winter storm warning to the west earlier in the day. all of the warnings and advisories have been canceled. it will be quiet and dry overnight with some breaks in the clouds. that will allow temperatures to fall into the 20's. this is the snow cover across the united states. d.c. got some snow. it will not last long. we have a warm-up for the upcoming week. temperatures will jump back into the 5

at reagan national, 38. a wind coming out of the north at around five to ten miles per hour. it's a puffy coat morning. layer up, it's cold, down into the 20s parts of northern virginia. most of fairfax county, though, is near freezing as is montgomery and prince george's counties. much of southern maryland near the freezing mark as well as the northern neck and eastern shore. around the blue ridge, shenandoah valley, out of the mountains, many locations there upper 20s and low 30s. and we have just a few clouds drifting over us now. we're going to have a front approaching, though, tomorrow. that will bring in the cloud cover by later this afternoon. here's your day planner. sunrise at 7:20. climbing into the upper 40s to near 50 by later this afternoon. and we'll have a lot of clouds around. and then by this evening, we'll be all cloudy. will be cloudy all the way until dawn tomorrow. we'll be in the upper 30s by midnight. and by dawn, mid 30s. and early tomorrow morning, might have a few sprinkles of light

at reagan national, i mentioned the temperatures now at 25. was supposed to look to see if that is our coldest temperature so far this winter but i got distract the by the ask the weather guy question. so i promise i'll look it up. 18 at dulles and baltimore. 19 in winchester. 21 in fredericksburg. owe hen city, 17 degrees. even-- ocean city, 17 degrees. even cold down at the shore this morning. our next system will bring us rain showers later tonight and tomorrow. it is possible, if it is cold enough any few spots it could start as a little frozen mix, maybe a little sleet before at. changes over to all rain. that is something to keep an eye on later tonight and tomorrow. it should be relatively isolated as it will just be too warm for anything other than rain in the immediate washington area. all right, sunshine, warmer than yesterday. 42 your daytime high. winds out of the south at five to 10. >> all right. thank you. >>> let's go to lauren demarco. she has the latest on our on- time traffic. >> top throwing so many questions at tucker. he

at reagan national, 33. we've got a lot of humidity in the air as a result. there's frost. wind gentle out of the north and east. temperatures in the 20s in prince george's county, fairfax, arlington, and montgomery counties. right near the bay waters, it's a little above freezing. elsewhere from west virginia across virginia, maryland, and the eastern shore, it is below freezing. now looking at the view from space, clouds are beginning to close in from the south and west, beginning to cover up the moon. you can still see the moon in the western sky. a halo over the next hour. there where you see the color in the lower left of the screen, that's rain. it is raining southern west virginia, southwestern virginia into kentucky and tennessee. there's some heavy rain in tennessee now. some of that moderate to heavier rain arriving here later today. so clouding up this morning, sunrise at 7:26. and then by noontime, the low 40s. and the metro area will probably see the first raindrops early afternoon. then wet after that. and chilly, too, with temperatures only in the low to mid

getting to work and school, 36 at reagan national. partly cloudy, we've got a light breeze out of the north. generally around five to 15 miles per hour. and it's a cold morning. we are down at or below freezing most of the region including montgomery, prince george's county, arlington, and fairfax counties. virginia, west virginia, maryland, at or above freezing except the bay waters and tidal potomac. we did have flurries passing north of washington. those have dissipated. now a few clouds are coming through. we'll have sunshine this morning. but this evening a winter storm watch for tonight into saturday. all the counties in color including northern shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, western maryland could get snow, sleet, and icing that could cause travel problems out there this evening. but locally the impacts will be minimal. sunrise at 7:23. here's your day planner -- sunshine, then cloudy this afternoon with highs reaching upper 30s. tonight is when the wintry mix may impact the metro area. we'll look at the planner

reagan national at 40 degrees. it's near 40 in prince george's county. and much of southern maryland near the bay, in the low 40s as well as the northern neck and eastern shore. many locations are in the upper 30s. we're above freezing about everywhere. leesburg at the freezing mark, a little below freezing in frederick. and elsewhere, though, all above freezing, in the 40s to upper 30s, shenandoah valley, and out of the mountains, milder. it's already hit the 50s there. we have some high clouds, though, drifting in from the west. they'll be with us this morning through midday. and that won't stop the temperature from warming up with a persistent southwesterly breeze. we should hit the mid to upper 60s by later this afternoon. and our sunrise at 7:16. sunset at 5:28. a look at the evening planner in ten minutes. here's traffic. good morning, danella. >>> good morning. chopper 4 is live over i-270 at 370 southbound. the taillights getting just a little busy. are you going to see the bulk of your volume coming out of urbana. and you are slow to clarksburg.

it's chill y 37 at reagan national. we've got a calm wind.phere is out of the south and west. that will warm us up later. right now it is freezing throughout much of virginia and maryland and around the bay and eastern shore. through the shenandoah valley and farther west, there's warmer temperatures. that will be arriving into the metro area later today, enhanced by sunshine through high clouds. sunrise at 7:27. by 9:00 into the 40s throughout most of the region and then into the 50s by noontime to near 60 degrees around the metro area through much of maryland by early to midafternoon. but much of virginia, areas from fredericksburg to charlottesville down to richmond, up into the low to mid-60s by midafternoon. closer to washington, much of maryland, near 60 during the afternoon. and then turning chillier tonight. a look at your evening planner for your friday night festivities. that will be coming up in about ten minutes at 6:41. let's check on traffic for this friday morning. good morning, danella. how's it going? >> good morning. >>> cho

we had a low of 17 at reagan national. had we dropped one more degree it would've been the coldest morning since february 2010. instead it was the coldest morning since last january. 24 in oxon hill right now. bristow, 19. helen, 25. this is below freezing everywhere on the weatherbug network. highs will get to about freezing and then drop a few more degrees. upper level energy moving into town. increasing clouds, gray skies. a few snow flurries this evening and tonight. more on that coming up. >>> the bitter cold made for a rough commute on metro this morning. the weather caused multiple cracks along the rail lines. yellow and blue line commuters experienced big delays after a crack between pentagon city and l'enfant plaza. that forced trains to single- tracking during the rush hour. brianne carter joins us from the pentagon city metro station where some commuters found themselves late for work. >> the good news is that normal service has resumed on all of the lines. it was a monster consideration this morning. a mess tha

day. 25 at reagan national. from the trinidad neighborhood in washington to new carrollton, capitol heights, mclean and olney, down to 20 under a clear sky. we have high clouds drifting from south and west into southern west virginia. those will be arriving later this afternoon between now and then. lots of sunshine but a cold morning. still below freezing by 9:00. then a little above freezing after that. mid to upper 30s by noontime. and during the afternoon, temperatures climbing to around 40 or so. sunset at 5:11. here's your evening planner for this monday evening. we'll be cloudy and temperatures in the upper 30s by midnight, maybe a little sleet areas far west and north around midnight. then closer to the metro area by dawn tomorrow. we'll look at that and more in ten minutes. how's traffic? >>> good morning, traveling 95 southbound at 234, still have the truck, single-vehicle accident, blocking the left side of the roadway. the good news is, so far your volume is still light. you're not slow as you approa

that's where reagan national is. and the sunrise will be at 7:27. here's your day planner -- 9:00 in the 30s, but above freezing. maybe a few flurries, perhaps a little sleet around this morning. but there's a greater chance of precipitation this afternoon in the form of some light rain from time to time from noontime through the afternoon. mainly areas south of washington have a greater chance of that light rain. highs in the low 40s. we'll look at your evening planner. that will be coming up in ten minutes. danella, how's our traffic? >> so far looking good. if you're taking the beltway, this is a live look at the beltway at connecticut avenue. if you're taking the inner loop, that's the taillights for you. outer loop, the headlights. not seeing any issues if you're taking the beltway, continuing into prince george's county. this is at central avenue. again, inner loop this time, headlights, in the clear. outer loop, taillights, not having any issues as you make your way. now over to angie. >> thank you. >>> group strategy appears to be the new po

right now reagan national there is capitol hill basking in the sunshine. it is up to 41 degrees after a cold start. much of the region was below freezing this morning. but now warming up we have a southerly breeze coming in off of the potomac at reagan national. the temperatures elsewhere are now hitting the 40s. throughout much of maryland and virginia as well as the shenandoah valley and in the highlands of west virginia and western maryland. now climbing into the 40s there. now near 40 in montgomery, prince george's, arlington drishgts of columbia. milder near the bay waters. over the last 12 hours, this area of gray, that was the fog we had this morning. now it is beginning to break up a lot. there is one patch of fog that may be lingering here as far southern and southwestern fauquier county into culpeper county. that should dissipated, too, as the -- afternoon progresses. and as we go forward over the next 48 hours, we will be -- seeing lots of sunshine, clear and clear this evening. then tomorrow morning we will have the clouds closing in. leading e