this is just north of reagan national airport. no problems out here dulles on the dulles greenway, the dulles toll road. and oh, blast, we lost that picture, it went away. that's too bad because it was a really beautiful one as well. no problems out of sterling to get through tysons and drainsville. metrorail on normal service systemwide. natasha and cynne back to you. >> ok, lisa hopefully we can see that picture later. another retailer shutting down stores due to slow sales. >> and h.p. is selling its tablet at bargain prices again. with business news, here's linda bell live at bloomberg headquarters in new york. linda, fill us in. >> good morning once again to you, cynne and natasha. if you're looking for a cheap alternative to the ipad, here's another flash fire sale on the way for h.p.'s touch pad. according to a memo sent to employees, the failed tablet will go on sale on hewlett-packard's official ebay store starting this sunday at 7:00 p.m. you'll have a chance to snag the 16-gig version for $99. the catch is you need a pa

>> 30 degrees right now in pittsburgh. 36 degrees at reagan national airport. windchill out there at this hour. we have a cold front that moved through later on in the day. this is going to give us increased clouds with a shot of colder air to move into the upcoming weekend. when i say "colder air" probably 5 or 6 degrees cooler. plenty of sunshine during the morning hours. winds out of the south at 5 to 10. clouds increase in the overnight hours. a fog system moves in. upper 20's to mid 30's for daytime highs. highs tomorrow only the lower to mid 40's. >> i understand that 28 and lee highway in the area of the battlefield, be careful. n accident reported on 28 and 29. no problems to report right now coming through gilbert corner. 50, 15 open. 7 looks ok. we're in good shape out of to get into vienna along 66. nobody is complaining across the roosevelt bridge. don't forget we have long-term construction on connecticut eastbound. outer loop pictures of headlights. normal services from metro. >> thank you, lisa. 5:42 right now. rees on this friday. >> coming up,

reagan national airport, 37 degrees, 28 in manassas, 30 in culpeper. satellite and radar, a disturbance to the south and west may bring a few sprinkles for the overnight. it will not amount to much. anything that falls from the sky will fall in the form of raindrops. partly cloudy and while today, a 50-55 degrees, wind out of the south at 5-10. we will look the extended outlook that will take us into the new year. if you like temperatures in the 30's for the daytime high, you'll love what is on the way. the rush-hour commutes, steve . >>> at bailey's crossroads there was in accidents. this is about seven westbound down about seven in the baileys crossroads area after about 29 near charles street. watch for an unexpected slowdown, but a brief one. that is out bound. looks pretty good elsewhere in the region. nothing to slow you down. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a happy ending to a cliff hanger in los angeles yesterday with two lives hanging in the balance. a 19-year-old and his dog or hiking when his father threw a ball and the doc try to affect it s

temperatures right now, 35 degrees at reagan national airport. dulles airport is 27 degrees. we have a cold front on the way later this afternoon into the evening hours and clouds will increase a little bit but still lots of sunshine to enjoy and the clouds will continue to thicken during the overnight hours but will clear out nicely for the day tomorrow. 48-53 degrees for daytime highs and nighttime lows will fall into the upper 20's to middle 30's and a change in wind direction to more will make it colder, 40-45 degrees. it will feel more like the upper 30's so bundle up. more on the extended outlook in a few minutes. >>> look at best -- -- look at this northbound 95 is slamming on the brakes. that is not right. the main lines all the sudden come to a screeching halt and they are barely moving to get to the beltway. we are checking on 270. those headlights are southbound at a germantown to get to date this bird and rockville past democracy boulevard and on to the beltway moving freely. george washington parkway has nothing happening. if you take marc rail brunswick line tra

. >> he was arrested at reagan national airport. he was charged with interfering with the flight crew. an officer stopped a woman who was going to reagan national airport after discovering a stun gun disguised as a cell phone. >>> at georgetown university, u.s. presidents are teaming up with superstars. nearly 30 million people have died of aids since the disease was first discovered in 1981. but there are signs of hope. >> 30 years ago, doctors and scientists and documented the first cases of hiv/aids. today, people around the world mark global aids day. in south africa, a nation of about 50 million, there are 5.7 million people living with hiv. >> president obama announced today that his administration will redirect $50 million for hiv-aids treatment here in the u.s. and increase the number of people around the world that will gain access to life-saving drugs. >> this is a global fight. it is one that america must continue to lead. >> he said at a gold to distribute drugs to pregnant women and 6 million people around the world in t

for the most part, holding in the 30's. 38 degrees reagan national airport. dulles at 36. degrees. as we look at the satellite and radar, the stormy chance moved in yesterday the area of low pressure now quickly moved off toward the north and east. our skies are clearing nicely this morning. this is our futurecast, quiet and dry for

he was overheard at reagan national airport talking about a conversation he had with a woman about michelle obama. he said that she should practice what she preaches when it comes to eating and referred to her large pose tear area. he doesn't think that the government should tell americans what to eat. the story set the social media world on fire. our facebook page is overflowing with responses. glen ferguson said that the floatists should challenge him to a fitness test. she would own him. jerry masse writes the era of political correctness has steered the country in the wrong direction. >>> president obama was doing shopping today just after 2:00 this afternoon. he went to a pet smart store to buy things for beau and then he stopped at best buy and shook hands with customers and bought the game just dance 3 and joked about playing with the girls. >> the girls beat me every time on these various dance games. you guys will never get a picture of me doing it. i get graded f every time. >> after shopping the president picked up three pizzas from pizzeria delray. >>> only in miami, no in d.c.

according to aaa, mid-atlantic, that's up from last year, survey chinn is at reagan national airport with a report on holiday travelers. >> i'm hoping to get out a couple of days before the holidays. >> she's going to have lots of company out of roughly 5.6 million washingtonians, 2.2 million will be travelling in the next 12 days, up 1.5% from last year. both will be traveling by car. when it comes to air travel, liquids, gels and aerosols are ok on board as long as it is under 3.4 ounces. with the exception of breast milk, formula and medical liquids, where more is allowed but they will be inspected by agents. wrapped gifts are permitted but are subject to inspection. and snow globes are prohibited. >> did you wrap any gifts? >> we did when we checked them through. >> are they wrapped? >> of course. >> tsa agents have the discretion of unwrapping the gifts for a closer look if need be. >> ok. well, that's a little bit of a christmas surprise i didn't need. >> more people are traveling and carrying their gadgets around and it can be distracts. flight attendants are saying more peopl

about 29 out toward leesburg. 31 at the reagan national airport. you get the picture. it is going to continue to be quite brisk. when we have our temperatures in the 40s, say about 42, to 47 degrees, you factor in those winds and the feels like temperature is much colder than that. so, at reagan national airport at this hour, it is feeling more like 39, 38 degrees and the wind is pretty brisk at 23 miles per hour. satellite and radar got us cleared out after all of the rain we experienced yesterday. most of the clouds that are coming over the mountain at least where we have the snowy precipitation, it is not making it into our area. not expected to. we'll have the sunshine as we go later on into the day. the change in our forecast tomorrow will be winds. temperatures tomorrow are going to be similar to what we have today. at least it is going to feel better without that wind chill. so, highs basically 47 in the city center. more like the upper 40s down to the south and off toward the west. the feels like temperature though, you need to keep that in mind if you're going

but it was a wet day yesterday at reagan national airport, set a december record. never had a day in december as wet as we did yesterday. we got over 3 inches of rain at reagan national airport. yes, indeed, we had that wet weather. this is what it looked like yesterday at 6:30 with the radar. that was that moderate to heavy rain that came through. we did get a quick burst of snow in northern virginia and into maryland by around 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 at night. but it was so fast and it didn't last long enough. most of it melted right away as soon as we hit the ground. in the higher ridges there, it's below freezing. many locations, from the blue ridge east, we're a little bit above freezing in most locations in the low to mid 30s. there's the sunrise. it's showing up beautifully with clear skies. a look at the evening planner at 6:41. here is a look at traffic. good morning, danella. >> good morning. considering yesterday was the wettest day on record for december, it is only natural to see high standing water on water street and main street in upper marlboro. this are

right now, it is 32 degrees at reagan national airport. 20 at dulles and 24 at bwi marshall. we are getting set for a very cold day today. your forecast for today, sunny skies. chilly, high about 47 degrees for your high today. we'll have more on all of that coming up in just a little bit. >>> right now, some of our top stories this morning, a suspect is in custody a routine traffic stop turns into a why would police chase. park police tried making the stop yesterday afternoon but the driver kept going. the suspect ran off burning into a home with nearly a dozen people inside. s.w.a.t. teams and hostage northers arrived on the scene getting everyone out safely. the two officers involved in the car crash suffered minor injuries. >>> the virginia tech officer killed on campus last week will be laid on rest today. there will be a service from noon until 2:00. burial service will follow. officer kraus leaves behind a wife, son and four step-sons. >>> president obama is meeting with the prime minister of iraq at the what this morning. they are to chart the next steps for the u.s.

total sunshine to start the day and 25 degrees in mechanical, maryland. 38 at reagan national airportnny and 52 degrees this afternoon and some share of all the way through the weekend >>> we have problems on 66 this morning with an accident in manassas at 234/business. that is as you have from prince william county into fairfax county and the left side of the road is affected. the eastbound side is on the left. watch for delays as you head toward manassas. after that, you will be slow east on 66 through fair oaks and briefly at the beltway. this is the beltway in maryland. colesville road is looking good but starting to build. everything is open at silver spring as you continue to the american legion bridge. >> 6:31 is your time. >>> d.c. police are investigating a possible armed robbery that happen overnight in the 5200 block of dix street in northeast. no word of this incident is connected to a series of other early morning armed robberies. it happened across the northeast over the past few days and in each of the attacks, three masked gunmen robbed a convenience stores and custome

outside it is 36 degrees at reagan national airport, 33 is the wind chill factor. the wind chill is not going to be a problem for the next couple days or so. in leesburg, 26 degrees now 36 in upperville as d.c.. at the freezing mark in darnestown. temperatures are cold this morning, 41 in new york city, 47 in indianapolis. the big thing is that changing temperatures. 3 degrees warmer at reagan national from yesterday. 20 degrees warmer to the west. a small disturbance to the west of us may bring a few stray showers during the overnight. not going to amount . 50-55 degrees for the daytime high today if with winds out of the south at 5-10. mostly cloudy to knight qwikster a showers. temperatures well above freezing. in anything that falls from the sky will be in the form of raindrops. 35-42 degrees. if the 52-57 more. there's a big cooldown on monday and tuesday. high temperatures in the 30's by tuesday and wednesday of next week. let's get an update on the rush- hour commuters with steve. >>> not much of a rush hour. at the 14th street bridge northbound 395 leaving

i reagan national airport, 55 degrees. 51 and 36 are the average temperatures. 46 in gaithersburg, 41 in manassas. tenders are going to fall pretty quickly tonight. early this morning -- to fallures are going quickly tonight. most of the suburban areas, mid- 20's. 20's and 30's at this hour up east coast. the mid-atlantic, still some 50's. we will have a cold night tonight and a chilly day tomorrow. here is how it is gone to work. high pressure over had is gone to give us a clear day. we will have clear skies tonight and cold temperatures. babbled bring slightly cooler temperatures for tomorrow. -- that will bring slightly temperatures for tomorrow. we will move offshore during the day. day,ool during the more tomorrow night, by sunday, it will be southwesterly. temperatures will be back into mid-50's. on monday, a rather cloudy day, but it will be mild temperatures, near 60. on tuesday, that cold front comes in with scattered showers. that will linger on into wednesday. here is the deal for the weekend. sunny, a 50 tomorrow. mid-50's on sunday. by monday, near 60 degrees. same on tue

here is what we have on our board for this thursday. 43 the lower reagan national airport. we're doing really well. 61 degrees in martinsburg. 61 degrees in gaithersburg this evening. of the mid-atlantic, comparable temperatures. even new england has above- average temperatures too. it will turn a little bit colder. i mean that literally. 30 degrees in rapid city. 30 degrees in minneapolis. we're seeing the push of warm air. the front will move through, but what we're watching tomorrow night, an area of low pressure. we may have a wintry mix. again, this is one computer model. late tomorrow night, we have three or four. this is south of the metro area. in any case, saturday morning this will clear out. here is your expressed. partly sunny. cool. the will feel like fall by the afternoon. mid-40's this weekend. checkout wjla.com. click on the weather tab. that is our home. i want to direct you to our daily i number. i want to assure picture my son took at beautiful anchorage alaska. spectacular. there are tons more in our photo gallery. check it out. wjla.com. >>> the toyota

. >>> folks at reagan national airport can sleep >>> hey, folks look at reagan national airport will be able to sleep more soundly tonight after noise complaints prompted a change in noise patterns. rerouting flights over densely populated areas in d.c. was too loud. they were diverted because of runway construction. the airport's authority and faa agreed. now, starting tonight, construction will begin after the last flight of the night, about 1:00 a.m. no flights will need to be rerouted. >>> florida a&m president will keep his job while authorities investigate a hazing incident. last month, a member of the marching band died after being beaten in a hazing incident. today, the board of trustees rejected a call from the governor to suspend him. he and others were criticized for not doing enough to stop the culture of hazing. the band director is currently on leave. >> when we come back on news 4 at 5:00, a major gun bust takes hundreds of high powered weapons off the streets of d.c. >>> an emotional homecoming as some of the last troops in iraq return to area. >>> lay away invaded ac

take a look at what is happening right now with the current conditions being reported at reagan national airport. right now, we have a temperature of 42 degrees at reagan national. relative humidity is at 92%. winds are out of the southwest at five miles per hour so no significant winds there. the barometric pressure has been on the rise but that will change later on today. a lot of cloud cover out there. we have some cheering skies in portions of west virginia so maybe some of that will work its way in here. but for the most part, we'll see a lot of clouds hanging around. off to the north and west, that rainfall eventually moves in here. i don't think that gets in here until very late tonight during the overnight hours. now, we do have to mention there is a dense fog advisory in effect for some counties to our east and southeast because of visibility reduced to a quarter mile in some areas. that does include st. mary's county and calvert county. that advisory in effect until 9:00 a.m. highs today in the upper 50s and low 60s. 61 in warrenton. 61 in columbia. 61 in arlington for your high today.

is also saying stopped a woman flying reagan national airport after finding a stun gun. the woman was stopped at l.a.x. airport. to thee was handed over police. not known why police did her a threat. >>> we are following some breaking news from virginia. cuccinellineral ken is expected to announce his run for governor. he could announce his gubernatorial campaign as early next week. he is popular among the tea party and has gained national attention for suing the federal government over the obama pact health care law. will work out over the baltimore-washington parkway. the chase began in baltimore after the cab was reported stolen. the driver is wanted on charges in a society. -- in mississippi. >>> a group of men struck four times at three different stores and all they're worried they could strike again. outside headquarters with the very latest. >> these men are to be taken seriously. say they are armed and dangerous. twice early sunday morning and once again early monday morning. they are called for cash and not use force to get it. striking in the early-morning hours

he's at reagan national airport. hey, derrick? >> how are you? if you are traveling more than 50 miles you are going to have company and lots of it. it's the mode on the move literally and in terms of growth. business for bus lines have seen a 32% increase in the last year. low prices are obviously part of it. 20 bucks to the big apple is hard to beat. there are more ways to pass the time. >> lots of youtube. my iphone. my friend, girl talk. >> reporter: the train is holding its own after years of predictions and the demise of the passenger rail. there seems to be light left in the iron horse. >> we finished with our best thanksgiving ever. along with that, our best annual year ever with just over 30.2 million passengers in the last fiscal year. >> reporter: with 92 million americans expected to travel more than 50 miles over the holiday. 84 million are expected to drive. gas prices are up over last year. no surprise there. it will be cheaper to rent a car. still, despite the fare increases, baggage fees and challenges of taking wing for some tri

we should get to about 51, 52 degrees at the reagan national airport. it will be a very cool day today and even cooler behind that front. as we head into tomorrow. and into thursday. i'll have your full forecast in a couple of minutes. now, let's take a check of traffic with monika. >> thank you, olga. west side of town where there was an accident reported on the inner loop of the beltway just north of the georgetown pike. before the gw parkway. i believe everything has been moved to the shoulder. you should be ok. no troubles to report on the toll road or 66. let's take a live look at 270. you've got delays into clarksburg. father hurley boulevard looks pretty good heading down to the point where the lanes divide. back over to the maps, this time into virginia again on the northbound side of i-95 where you've got a bit of slow traffic. let's take a live look. slowing down from the prince william parkway in toward woodbridge. then a live look a little further north into springfield as you head northbound on i-95, no issues to report as you head from 644

but otherwise the further inland you go the less foggy. 55 degrees the high temperature at reagan national airportbove average. now 46 degrees. winds out of the south-southwest. cooling down to 41 in fairfax station virginia high today 55 degrees. moving on to wtop radio, now 47. and our final stop takes us to bethesda. 39 degrees high today. approaching 55. these are the temperatures outside for the almost midnight hour. 37 winchester can you remember berland at 36. there's a lot of cold air out there but it's well to the west of us. chicago at 37 minneapolis now at 22. but the wind chill factor in minneapolis feels like 13 degrees. not much of a wind chill factor for us tonight. it's going to be quiet and dry but by thursday and friday it's going to feel a lot like december around here. we've had a really nice stretch of days across the area. temperatures now 3 degrees warmer than just 24 hours ago. but this is the cold front off to the west of us 11 degrees colder in chicago. that's sort of an indication of what's on the way for the next few days or so. the cold front all this rain moves out to

still 56 degrees at reagan national airport. that's changing for cast today will feature lots of clouds particularly midday and late day. a high right around 50 degrees toward the middle of the day. andrea? >>> today is friday, december 16th. here's a check on the news before you go. a court hearing today for oscar ram row ortega-hernandez, he's accused of shooting at the white house last month. today's hearing will focus on his mental health. he became obsessed with president obama. the first family was not home at the time of the shooting. >>> the coast guard has not found a missing boater. he fell into the water last night near charles county. another person on the boat also fell out and was rescued. >>> changes this weekend to the beltway interchange with i-66 starting tomorrow, drivers going from eastbound 66 to the inner loop will no longer merge on the left. they'll merge on the right instead and that should make it easier for drivers heading to tyson's corner. >>> "the early show" starts in just about six minutes. >> eri

reagan national airport 36 degrees. the wind-chill factor at 28 and this is about 23 degrees colder than we were yesterday at this time. that's why it's going to feel so different outside. 36 degrees in newington this hour. 32 at waldorf. our final stop, annapolis now at 34 degrees with winds just around 7 miles per hour. a bit colder off to the west. cumberland 32. winchester 32. that's where they saw just a little bit of snow mixing in with the rain. at reagan national yesterday, three inches. actually 3.1 inches of rain, breaking the all-time record for december in terms of daily rainfall totals. 29 degrees pittsburgh. 29 in charleston. so the colder air it's out there, mainly to the west of us. but that storm system, that area of low pressure that brought us the nasty weather quickly moving off toward the north and east. look at this, our satellite and radar shows clearing skies so a nice sunrise this morning and plenty of sunshine to enjoy for the entire day. futurecast, next 48 hours a weak frontal system, a clipp

that's where we're sitting right now for reagan national airport but we have a conference coming through. that's going -- cold front coming through. that's going to clothings down. by the 9:00 hour we're in the middle 40s and rebound a little bit under mostly cloudy skies to 50 degrees by noontime and then we slide back down overnight tonight. i'll have details on your seven day forecast and what that means to a possibly wet weekend when my next report. monika? >>> a live look at 95 at the prince william parkway. this is incident-free heading up into springfield. there's an accident though westbound on the prince william parkway at head lee road in dale city. more on that in the next report. back to you mike. >>> making news now at 5:09. the fukushima nuclear power plant is in a shutdown right now. which means the reactors crippled in the earthquake and tsunami have stayed at temperatures below the boiling point which is a good thing. it should end the radiation leaks but there's still a very long clean-up ahead they say. >>> in washington state, debris from the japanese quake and tsunam

the temperature right now reagan national airport is 41 degrees. we have a wind chill factor of 33 banks to win out of the west, nw at 23 miles an hour. 27 degrees on the western andedge of maryland. in silver spring, we are at 39 with wind and around 5 miles an hour. temperatures are called to the west. 36 in cumberland. 39 winchester. 42 in annapolis. 42 in baltimore. you can see where the cold air is located. 27 in michigan to the biggest story will be the temperature change. how much warmer was it yesterday? 14 degrees at ration -- reagan national yesterday. there is a big change. we can take an area of low pressure quickly moving off to the north and east. our skies will remain clear overnight and into tomorrow. we of the week funnel system that will move through late in the day tomorrow, pretty much the only significant change being a few significant clouds and wind direction of. a cool down for the weekend. the funnel system will move out, and we might see a snow shower in the mountains, but mainly a dry front. temperatures will remain below

blue and yellow line trains will single track between reagan national airport and gladys road.0 tonight and closing on sunday. >>> the ribbon cutting ceremony will be held this morning to mark a major milestone. officials will celebrate the completion of these new freeway bridges. this is the largest it has ever undertaken. it will provide a cleaner connection across the river for residents. >> there is some sad news for "extreme makeover, additiohome addition." it is being cancelled. >> abc says back in 2005 it is pulling an average of 60 million. the series will sign off on january 13 with this 200 episodes. it was shot in the town of joplin, missouri. >> they have helped so many people over all those seasons. >> they really have. >> most definitely. >> 57 degrees. >> the winner rick perry is not the only one sitting in on the tim tebow

reagan airport. erika gonzalez was there for the emotional reunion that brought christmas early. >> reporter: after a 15-hour flight, scott motley's plane arrived at reagan national airport. this would be the best christmas ever. the first year i don't ask for anything. >> reporter: he's been serving his country in the marines for several months. it was his first tour of duty. >> i have had a dad and brother over in vietnam. a son is different. we are so thankful he's home. >> reporter: his mother admits there were days she didn't think she would see her son again. >> i had to accustom myself to the fact any day we would get a knock on the door saying he wouldn't be coming back. >> reporter: but you didn't get that knock? >> no, we did not but somebody did. >> reporter: he is a former marine himself. he can see the effects of war all over his face. >> he looks older. he's changed. >> reporter: he was happy to be back with his boys and the fire department he was once a part of. >> prime rib from mike's american grill. >> reporter: it's a homecoming sure to be filled with favorites. erika gonzalez, news 4. >> was that mike's american grill? that's a plug there. mot

however, the temperatures are slipping through the 30s. 33 degree at reagan national airport. we're going to go down into the 20s outside the beltway. and keep our cloudy skies for most of the afternoon. highs today should make it up into the middle and pushing the upper 40s. mike? >> well, the wizards are still looking for their first win of the season but the capitals found a way to break their losing streak. kristin berset has the highlights in your morning sports. >> good morning, everybody. we're all well aware of the capitals post-season struggles the past few years but the only team they have been able to beat then are the new york rangers. so, if they were going to get back in the win column, it was going to be last night. caps hosting new york. john carlton with a shot. brower with the deflection. caps go up 2-1. later in the second, alex with the goal. caps up 3-1. and simmon would add another one. capitals hold on and beat the rangers 4-1. >>> wizards in atlanta looking for their first win of the season. hawks, well, they get off to a fast start. joe johnson with th

right now at reagan national airport, temperatures continuing to drop.ow down to 46 degrees. over the next three days, it is going to be a cool forecast. rain arrives tomorrow. and then we start to dry things out and not warming up too much even to the middle of the week. monika? >> it is cold and windy. the road conditions are great. take a look at 395 at duke street. no problems here leaving the beltway through landmark up to the 14th street bridge and into the downtown area. coming up in my next report, we'll take another look around the area at 5:48. now, we have an update on a story we told you about last week. the north american aerospace command annual tracking, norad took 102,000 phone calls from people checking on santa's progress around the globe. that shatters a previous record of 80,000 calls. the agency's facebook page logged nearly one million lights. norad started tracking santa in 1955. if you get bogged down crossing the potomac or anacostia rivers on your commute, at least you don't have to do it the really old-fashioned way. hundreds o

highs today about 40 degrees for reagan national airport. 42 we should make it to. down toward the southern and eastern zones but a quiet weather pattern. 40s for thursday. 50s for friday. we will cool down a little bit toward the weekend. there is only a hint of some precipitation possible on friday night. that's a very, very slight chance. we look dry for new year's eve and new year's day. monika? >> well, overall, if you're planning to head out the door right now, you will be ok. have been telling you about an accident in perole eastbound on route 50 over at route 2. tractor trailer accident and authorities have been there trying to deal with it i would say for a couple of hours now on the eastbound side of route 50. keep that in mind westbound out of annapolis, you should be just fine. we're zooming into the west side of town. here is the dulles toll road. no problems to report as you come in from leesburg, route 123 and route 7 are fine in tysons corner. let's take a live look at 66 at nutley street. you will be just fine as you can see. all lanes are open. ver

right now at reagan national airport, we are under a partly cloudy sky.itol hill in the distance, and the wind is blustery, gusting between 15 to 30 miles an hour out of the north and west. reagan national now down to 59. i say down because it was even warmer than that, around midnight. elsewhere, it is down into the low 40s now. much of washington county into western maryland, panhandle of west virginia, shenandoah valley into the low to mid-40s there. blue ridge east of the bay, generally in the 50s. southern maryland near 60 over to near fredericksburg and culpeper. charlottesville around 60 degrees now, danella, how's traffic? >>> good news on i-270. had a crash, i-270 southbound at germantown road, that's now clear. you're back in the green making your way southbound. earlier, i did see some volume at father hurley as you head towards the accident. again, that accident is out of the roadway, and you are able to move quite nicely on i-270 southbound in this area. northbound, no problems there. and if you're traveling i-95 in virginia, you are starting

at reagan national airport? >>> 6:41. time for weather and traffic on the ones. i'm tom kierein in stormcenter 4. we've got a cloudy sky. a few sprinkles coming through. this morning where you see the green, a few sprinkles just south of washington and far north and west. far south and east, we'll have them off and on this morning and into the early afternoon hours. just a little light rain from time to time. maybe up to near 60 degrees by early afternoon. and then by late afternoon and into this evening, sunset 4:49. we'll have some perhaps passing moderate downpours that may be producing some thunder and lightning. that may cause flight delays later this evening. the rain ending by midnight. could get more rain again a couple of more times as we get toward the holiday weekend. we'll look at that in ten mip minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> i-95 in virginia, you are very slow. heading northbound, your delays start around prince william parkway, and they continue as you head over onto 395, if that's your commute this morning. again, very slow. an accident at f

right now at reagan national airport, low clouds, fog, temperature is 57 degrees. a light breeze out

as we move into early next week, a big, big change. 45 degrees at reagan national airport. the wind chill is not much of a problem. childrens hospital in the district, 47. fairfax station, 40 degrees. and 54 degrees in rockville. when gusts about 8 miles an hour. temperatures are warming very nicely, thanks to a little bit of sunshine. 46 in winchester. 46 degrees also in quantico. the really cold air is off to the north and the west but the court is well to the north of us. -- core is well to the west -- to the north of us. we are now five degrees to 6 degrees warmer than this time yesterday -- a great indication of what is coming later on today. we have a small disturbance to the west of us. we will look for a chance of a few sprinkles overnight. with temperatures well above freezing, anything that falls from the sky will be in the form of rain. a cold front is on the way. this frontal system moves through tonight into early tomorrow morning, and then the bigger system will arrive late sunday night into monday. this will signal a big change in the forecast with a huge dro

right on target in terms of the high temperature, where we should be, 51 degrees at reagan national airport. longstanding record, 1950, 70 degrees. 43 degrees at the airport, partly cloudy skies the wind out of the south at 6. the weatherbug network, george washington university, 43 degrees. leesburg 35 degrees. germantown md., 38, high of 48. morning low 43. at the temperatures across this area, holding and the 30's. 40's in hagerstown, same with dulles airport. we are looking at real cold air out to the north and west. look at the milder temperatures, indianapolis 48, nashville 54. the 24-hour temperature change from this time last night, a lot warmer off to the west. 12 degrees warmer in chicago 14 degrees warmer detroit. this is what is on the way tomorrow and monday, when the high temperatures will push 60 degrees. the satellite radar, northern wisconsin and to minnesota that is where the winter weather advisory is it at at this time. our weather will remain quiet but another cold front will rise tuesday and wednesday. that is when the weather becomes unsettled. the future-cast tomorro

how we look with the winds. 20-mile-per-hour winds at this hour out of the northwest for reagan national airport. that means that the temperatures are feeling more like those 30s. future cast is going to keep us in the clear for the short term. overnight tonight, we'll start to see a transition, mainly after midnight. clouds start to move in from the east. even by 7:00 tomorrow morning, i think the commute will be on the dry side. the moisture will be off to the west in some of our counties. by the time we get in toward midmorning and late afternoon, all of this rain comes pushing on through. heavy at times, even through tomorrow's rush hour, could be a little bit messy in portions of the area. at least the snowy precipitation is staying off to the west. here's how we're looking for the short term. highs today in the 40s. tonight we get back down into the 30s so yes, it is going to be very chilly. when you wake up and head off to work tomorrow morning but basically, that seven-day forecast is looking to be a fairly nice one. the showers on tuesday will end quickly. by wednesday, we're in the 40s

the almanac page, reagan national airport 49, 41 high and low. 44, 30 are the averages. 28 gaithersburg, 30 annapolis. the temperature in the mid- atlantic are plenty chile, in the mid 30's. 40's to the south. cold air to the north. that is what will be making the headlines next week. it will be the first real outbreak of really cold air this winter season. i cambridge bay northern provinces of canada, 36 degrees below zero. eastern ontario, 20 degrees below zero. that is not that far north of the border. the cold air is pouring in. the upper level wind is not configured for that right now the ridge of high pressure from the southwest will war must up dramatically then the cold air will finally arrive next week. a high pressure in control. gusty wind, and it will be fairly clear and cold and that calm overnight, upper 40's tomorrow low 50's friday. over the weekend, the temperatures push into the 50's. nondescript weather system moves through friday night clouds, a sprinkle or too, that is about it. pleasant weekend. next week it changes. 24-28 in the morning, some clouds mixing with su

clear skies, another plane headed out from reagan national airport headed up the river. 39 degrees now at national. with dew points in the mid teens. this is a big part of our overnight low forecast. temperatures will get close to the dew points out west of town. there will be spots out towards the blue ridge, there will be spots down in the upper teens by morning time tomorrow. in the city, and alongside the bay, probably mostly in the upper 20s to near 30. current temperatures 44 in annapolis with 37 in reston, 37 degrees in leesburg. even up in beautiful northern maryland now, 32 hagerstown. it's going to be cold in hagerstown by morning time. enjoy your saturday evening, temperatures in the 30s. mid to upper 30s by 7:00 p.m. low to mid-30s by 11:00. some spots below freezing by 11:00. nearest rain drops or snowflakes are so far away, across northern parts of pennsylvania. for us, clearing skies through the overnight hours. clear sky, light breeze out there. and the bone dry air in place, temperatures are really going to fall off very, very quickly. high pressure will continue to be

. >>> right now at reagan national airport, a gusty northwest wind. the winds gusting 15 to 25 miles an hour, down to 56 there now. i say down because it was over 60 degrees just a couple of hours ago. and elsewhere, it's down into the low to mid-40s farther to our west. hagerstown down to a cold 41 right now. it's about 20 degrees warmer in culpeper. it's 63 there. that cold air is going to come in on a gusty northwest wind. breaks in the clouds now. sunshine in and out this morning. sunrise at 7:20. we'll be right around 50 degrees for the rest of the morning in the metro area to around noontime and colder west and north, and then down into the 40s during the afternoon hours. colder tonight, maybe even a little precipitation. we'll talk about that in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> on i-95 headed to laurel, your right lane is blocked. this is at 216. i'll give you a look right now. police on the scene of this accident. again, it's blocking the right side of the roadway. just stick to the left to get by. traffic is moving fi

. >>> there's an employee at reagan national airport making one of the busiest travel days of the year a bit brighter. andy works for the airport authority, and also plays the french horn. he spent time there yesterday as a volunteer playing for travelers. >>> a group of local firefighters playing santa delivering toys to needy children. that might be a little scary, santa. they spent the morning surprising girls and boys with gifts. the kids' faces say it all. they couldn't be more excited to unwrap the presents. it's made possible by a two-week collection drive. >>> before taking to the skies, santa took to the water to entertain crowds of cheering fans this afternoon. hundreds of people crowded into the national harbor to watch jolly old st. nick water ski. this was his 26th year warming up for the big sleigh ride with water sports. elves in there, too. got some knee boarding in, with the reindeer. a jet skiing grinch. and the flying fronty the snowman. even came up in a dinghy there. >> he been are careful. >> what's that? >> a trick board. it keeps him up out of the water. isn't t

. >>> now look at what security agents in reagan national airport found inside carry on airports, throwing daggers hidden in a hollowed out book last night. turns out the passenger had no ill intent here. he handed the knives over and was not charged. >>> there are five nights left for last-minute christmas shoppers. and several stores are opening nonstop now. shomari stone is live at tyson's corner center. >> reporter: right now i'm standing outside macy's. it was busy in here tonight. it is expecting to open 24 hours tomorrow morning up until christmas. a lot of folks tell me they can't believe is it going to be open. >> i have will have some. >> reporter: darnice waited for the last minute. >> got busy. just got busy. >> reporter: she is now getting busy inside macy's inside tyson's corner. it will be open around the clock from wednesday morning up until christmas eve. >> i can shop all night. >> reporter: people are taking their time at toys-r-us. >> it's a great thing. >> reporter: they are starting operating 24 hours and will stay up until 10:00 p.m. the night before christmas. folks

we're sitting right there into about the 50s. 51 degrees for arlington, 50 in bethesda, 53 at reagan national airport we definitely will keep a little bit of cloud cover overnight. but then some partial clearing prior to sunrise. you probably noticed the breeze through most of the afternoon. we've had winds this evening around five to 10 miles per hour, but a couple of gusts are still hanging on, especially through the gaitersburg area and up into the mountain ranges. for most of us, though, it's going to be pretty uneventful over the next several days. in fact, futurecast is fairly quiet, just a few thin clouds from time to time. they try to pull in some more moisture, but most of this will not come into our region. we'll be looking good throughout the day on sunday which means more sunshine tomorrow and one more day of some milder temperatures. so definitely get out and enjoy that. we are looking at a morning forecast that's going to keep us partly cloudy and somewhat on that cool side as the morning temperatures will be down into the 30s in and around the region. the winds will become calm to ligh

down to 46 degrees at reagan national airport. complete cloud cover by that point. the sun will be long gone and moisture moving on through about 6:00 or 7:00 that could impact our southern zones on the late evening commute but notice the winds have shifted behind that front. more northwesterly winds this hour, westerly winds later on in the afternoon and that's definitely going to keep things in the clear -- in the cool for us. down into the 40s late night tonight so if you have those friday evening plans to get out and about, you may be do some socializing or even some shopping, have the jacket et with you for ins -- jacket with you for insulation. satellite and radar, the jet stream dipped down to the south. that's pulling in some gulf moisture up along the front which is going to stall just south of our metro area. it's going to pull some moisture in mainly for west virginia and for virginia but there's a possibility late in the day that some of that could touch the beltway and even on up to the district of columbia. take the umbrella. we can salt see it by look

final report released today suggests you might want to avoid certain airlines and airports if possible. >> reagan national and the other two major airports in our area were graded along with a long list of airlines that fly out of here. we have all experienced the anxiety waiting for the first glimpse of your suitcase on the carousel. she was not so lucky today at reagan national airport. >> hopefully it will get here before i leave. >> according to the air travel consumer report out today from january to october of this year more than 1.5 million bags have been lost or damaged. american eagle has reported the highest percentage of mishandled bags and airtrans the lowest. then there are the pesky flight delays. the report found 81.5% of flights departed on time. at dulles, they left on time just 82.3% of the time. reagan national flights left on time 89.4% of the country airlines across the country and had a great month in terms of on-time arrivals. 89% limit on time. that is the ninth highest month in 17 years. with the holidays just weeks away, this month could be a different story. >> if i have to trav

nation's largest airports. airports in memphis and cincinnati were the most expensive with average fares of $476. dulles was third with $474 per ticket. reagan national was 38th. vwi marshal was one of the cheapest airports to fly out of. it was 80th on the list with an average fare of $334. >> that must be because of southwest and airtran out of there. >> perhaps. making the impact. >> 6:10 right now. still ahead this morning, a popular rapper shot and killed. we'll tell you who it was and what police say led to the murder. >> it may not have hurt as much to be robbed by a stranger. >>> and a dibbled veteran ripped off by a man promising to help him out. ♪ making your way in the world today ♪ ♪ takes everything you've got ♪ wouldn't you like to get away? ♪ ♪ ♪ sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name ♪ ♪ ♪ you want to be where you can see ♪ ♪ our troubles are all the same ♪ ♪ you want to go where everybody knows your name ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] it's easy to see what subaru owners care about. ♪ that's why we created the share the love event. get a great deal on a new subaru and 250 dollars goes to your choice of five charitie

we had our first freeze of the season at reagan national airport that occurred late saturday night around midnight. this morning we're having another freeze. we had one saturday morning and another one here on this monday morning. right now at reagan national, the freezing mark. dry conditions. throughout the day, we'll have temperatures climbing just only into the low 40s to maybe mid-40s briefly. right now out of dulles down to 19 degrees in leesburg and toward manassas, culpeper. it's only in the upper teens, as well as the panhandle of west virginia. much of the shenandoah valley only near 20 degrees. just near 20 in western maryland, much of west virginia. around the bay and right near the waters, it is a bit warmer. for the most part, we are subfreezing this morning. there are a few high clouds drifting in from the south. those are just be coming over us through the daylight hours today. here's your "day planner," sunrise 7:17. temperatures above freezing by noontime, low 40s. ought to hit the mid-40s by midafternoon. by sunset, cold again. we should be right back down low 40s. a lo

reagan national airport should top out around 52 degrees with lots of sunshine. into the afternoon, there could be a passing cloud from time to time. still quite nice for your friday evening plan. this is a get away day for folks who want to travel and get to their destinations by christmas eve. at least the pavement will be dry. you can see how far to the east the moisture has moved then again with the sunshine popping on through, things should be nice later on today. colder air is on our doorstep. right now, southern portions of maryland and southern virginia into the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. things will be cooler back to more normal standards in toward the weekend. right now, we're not so bad. 50 at reagan national. about 49 toward la plata. you factor in the winds and it does feel a couple of degrees cooler. you won't need your umbrella today but will you need a jacket as you step out the door. our future cast forecast model starting at 7:00 this morning, keeps all of the wintry precipitation off to our north and west. a little bit of clearing in the clo

. >>> tsa authorities stopped a woman traveling from los angeles to reagan national airport when they discovered a stun gun in her bag. officers stopped the woman at the security checkpoint. she told them that she had forgotten that it was in her bag. look at it. the stun gun was disguised to look just like a pink cell phone. after turning the device over to the tsa, she was allowed to board her flight. >>> traffic should be flowing as normal this morning on the bw parkway hours after police say the man stole the tractor-trailer of the roadway. officers say he led them on a chase. police are saying very little about the suspect. they do say he was wanted in mississippi. >>> one of the most vocal supporters for medical marijuana supporters in d.c. says the centuries will help the community. former tv host montel williams was at baptist east church last night. he spoke to residents about the benefits of medical marijuana. he's applied for two licenses on queens chapel road. residents say they're worried about crime in the area, but williams says these dispensaries will help out the neig

after a 15-hour flight, his plane arrived at reagan national airport. >> it hasn't hit me but it's going to be the first christmas i will not ask for anything. >> reporter: he's been overseas in afghanistan, serving in the marines for the last several monies. it was his first tour of duty. >> i've had a dad and a brother over in vietnam but a son is very different. and we're just so thankful he's home. >> reporter: his mother admits there were days she didn't think she'd ever see her son again but with every prayer, a glimmer of hope. >> i had to accustomed myself to the fact that any day we would get the knock on the door saying that he would not be coming back. >> reporter: but you didn't get that knock? >> no, we did not, but someone did. >> reporter: motley's father, a former marine himself, is happy to see him home but says he can see the effects of the war all over his face. >> he looks older, he's changed. >> prime rib from mike's american grill. >> reporter: it's a homecoming sure to be filled with hometown favorites but most of all it's going to make for themer merriest of holid