reston. we're going to chat with the man, who at 98 years old, still lives in the town he founded. >> one mother's concern about her child's habits. is she spending too much time with her grandmother? she's 11. we're going to weigh in on that in today's ask allison. >> interesting. also coming up at 9:45, he is the man, robert randolph, he is live in our studio. he learned to play the steel guitar by watching people play in church. today he's touring with his own band and playing a show tonight. first, we have a performance here on fox 5. robert randolph and the family band. very exciting. >> got to love this show. >> yes indeed. >>> gwen talbart has all we need to know about the weather today on this friday. she's in the weather center now. good morning. >> good morning tony and allison. we have sunshine headed our way, and that's always a good thing. let's take a look at our maps and put everything together for you and let you know what to expect. a few clouds across the area. but they'll s

one of them, of course, young jim reston came in as a rabid nixon hater. he wanted blood. frost was a show man but he also wanted serious credentials and i think he saw this as a good thing. in much of it he was a good interviewer. it wasn't a loud exchange the way it came through in a lot of the movie or some of it did there. i was not there for, again, the negotiations. i think they were all handled by nixon's -- had been nixon's agent for his memoirs and then he was also the agent for the frost interviews for nixon. >> what year were they done? >> they were done in, what, 1977, i believe. >> and at the time david frost, what was he doing? >> he -- what was he doing before this? i'm trying to remember now. >> he says he was in australia at the time. >> he might have been. he was british, of course, and he traveled a lot around the world, and i think i remember from frost's book that he was in australia. frost wrote a book. frost himself wrote a book about the shows. >> there actually have been three books that have been written. bob zelnick was another character in the m

. >>> in reston it wasn't an attack on people but on horses that is drawing some attention tonight. >> reporter: i'm kristin fisher at the frying pan farm park in herndon where somebody has stabbed three horses used to rehabilitate kids with special needs. >> it's a nightmare. it's something beyond possible. i survived war in croatia and it's the kind of similar. you cannot accept it. >> reporter: davorca suvak runs the spirit open equestrian program. >> you can see whoever did it did it several times trying to find out the best way to hurt the animal. >> reporter: whoever did this didn't just hurt these three horses, but they also hurt all the special needs children that ride these horses every day. >> they're waiting for the moment to come back here weekly and sit on their back and be big and be strong. i hope that she's going to be ready to serve her kids again as soon as possible. >> reporter: fairfax county police are working the case, but so far they have few, if any, leads. in herndon kristin fisher, 9 news now. >>> on to an update, a former anc commissioner in d.c. has been se

they're mclean tysons corner, wiehle-reston east, reston town center, herndon, innovation center. >>> lawmakers in the maryland state senate and house of delegates say they are ready to start a special session to reach a balanced budget but governor martin o'malley has not yet said if he's going to call one. the issue was addressed at a bill signing ceremony tuesday in annapolis. monday lawmakers did agree on a budget but failed to pass two measures in order to balance testimony the two bills would have balanced the budget by raising taxes and shifting a portion of teacher pension costs from the state to the counties. if the bills are not passed by july, a doomsday budget will kick in which cuts state spending by $500 million. >>> across the potomac, governor bob mcdonnell has finished reviewing all of the bills. he vetoed seven and altered several others. most notably the voter id bill. the general assembly will reconvene on the 18th to act on his vetoes and amendments. >>> here's a look at some other stories making news now. secretary of state hillary clinton says the situation in s

they are mcclane, tyson's corner, spring hill, reston town center, herndon, and innovation center. the transit authority will review those names for final approval and adoption. >>> you saw the story first on 9news now and tonight, we have uncovered more possible evidence of a possible quota system in the arlington county police department. we first broke the story last month after a police officer slipped an internal memo our way. >> i'm peggy fox in arlington county. 9news now has uncovered more memos giving the appearance of quotas in the arlington county police department. we obtained the memos from a freedom of information act request. four contain goals and requirements for police officers to write a certain number of tickets for various violations. here's one that requires officers running radar to write five speeding tickets an hour. >> i didn't see it before then. >> you never saw this either? >> douglas scott says he was only made aware of the problem 9news brought it to their attention with this memo leaked to us by an officer. failing to attain these goals could result

. >> reporter: terry maynard is a reston resident and community activist.has been fighting with the group reston 2020 to shift the burden of paying for the metro extension away from toll road users. but the budget just agreed upon by house and senate negotiators in richmond is a huge setback. $300 million intended to keep tolls down was pulled from the budget at the last minute. the governor told negotiators he'd stick to his promise to fund $150 million for phase two but no more. loudoun county state senator mark herring told news 4 by phone it could kill the project if local governments like the loudoun county board of supervisors back away from support. >> the decision reveals an alarming lack of vision about economic development and transportation that i'm concerned seriously puts the project in jeopardy. >> reporter: northern virginia business groups are also dismayed. >> we think the state is going to find a way to do the right thing and step up and fund its portion of phase two of the dulles rail project somehow. >> reporter: without the $300 million

this reston resident says the community's very future is at stake if tolls go sky high. >> our reston/herndon dulles corridor community is a choice place to live and work. well it won't be if there are obstructionist tolls. with these exorbitant tolls why would people want to work here? why would they want to live here? >> reporter: the budget now goes back to the full house and senate for a vote that's scheduled for aich 17th but some senate democrats vow they will not approve it without the $300 million. reporting live from fairfax county i'm julie carey. >> all right. thank you. >>> we're turning now to the weatwh beautiful day. a little cool but lovely. and more freezing possibilities in some parts? >> i think in most areas. >> really. >> most areas will get down to the freezing mark and more so than last night many areas will be below freezing. 32 is really not that bad. >> wow. >> your plants will survive that for the most part but overnight tonight we could see temperatures dip down into the upper 20s to around 30 degrees. so you really want to take those precautions with your

you're going out, temperatures are tanking, bring a jacket. 57 in reston. frost possible north and west, winds diminishing tonight which will allow that temp to fall. bring plants inside. a chilly maryland day but mainly afternoon light rain. the good news is it's getting later. it might not arrive until 3:00 or 4:00 which is just about the end of maryland day. that would be nice. clear and breezy early tonight, high clouds by dawn, cold, lows 32 to 44 winds becoming northerly at 5 to 10. inside the beltway no worries about frost, but rockville and gaithersburg in the mid- to upper 30s, 36 in reston, fairfax, 37 college park, 36 bowie. we technically around under the frost advisory in fairfax, but north of 66 you could have frost. we have a frost advisory in montgomery county, loudoun county, freeze warnings north and west. that map is on our website at www.wusa9.com. for more on the la plata tornado that's on our website in my blog. tomorrow morning increasing cloud, cold, light rain west of town, 30s and 40s. by afternoon mostly cloudy. we'll be kind of c

. >> the state has committed $150 million to the phase 2 of the rail line which is to run from reston to dulles and beyond. but concerns over a government shutdown got to colgon. >> i got a call in prince william very concerned about the budget because they have teachers to pay and pensions to pay. >> peggy fox, 9news now. >> the house of delegates passed the budget, so now, it heads to governor bob mcdonnell and the governor just released this statement. it reads in part, with today's vote, we again follow the virginia way. i thank the republican and democratic members who work together to make this happen. i look forward to conducting an expedited comprehensive review and making amends as maybe necessary. >>> the secret service now says three employees are out of the agency. casualties of the prostitution scandal. the secret service is investigating allegations that some agents brought prostitutes back to their hotel in columbia while handling a state visit for president obama. of the three employees now out, two are supervisors, another eight agents are on administrative leave. >>>

are cold weather sensitive in pots, ought to bring them in. 37 college park, 36 bowie, mid- 30s in reston, fairfax and sterling. out towards leesburg 34 and also manassas and middleburg. tomorrow morning sunny, gorgeous, a chilly start. you'll need a jacket. so will the kids, temps in the 30s and 40s, winds northerly at 10. at least we're not talking about wind chill anymore. by afternoon sunny and spectacular, winds light, high temperatures around 65 and winds turn westerly but only at 10. that's really a pretty good deal. we're looking at sunshine from the mountains to the coast tomorrow. 52 in oakland, 58 cumberland. hagerstown and winchester, martinsburg should make 60, mid- 60s in warrenton, leesburg and manassas, probably 66 in fairfax, mid-60s downtown and up to the north, looking at 63 for annapolis, not much wind. so no small craft advisory for the bay or tidal potomac for a change. we've had one pretty much every day this week. break it down, clear skies to start, nice by noon, 58 to 63 and just gorgeous by evening, 61 to about 66. next three days, temps are going up nicely, low

we're talking 36 reston, 34 in leesburg and manassas. it will be a cold night and a chilly start but sunny friday morning. grab a jacket, 30s and 40s, winds out of north at 10. by afternoon sunny and spectacular, winds turning westerly at 10 miles an hour. the zone forecast we'll get oakland about 52 tomorrow, 58 cumberland, hagerstown, martinsburg, winchester you'll make it to 60 and mid-60s in warrenton, manassas and also leesburg and 65 downtown, no winds, no advisories on the bay or tidal potomac. next seven days we're in the 70s on saturday, in the 80s sunday and monday. next chance for any really significant shower activity, that's tuesday and wednesday and temps will go down a little next week but nothing crazy. >> thank goodness there was nothing crazy today for opening day. kristen berset is out at nats park right now. >> reporter: hey, everybody, it was a beautiful day out here today, breezy but nice and cool, a wonderful exciting day, wild game, wild pitch. we'll have the latest coming up a little later in sports. >> plus the

nights. 60s now, can't argue with that, 63 arlington, 64 bethesda, 66 rockville, 63 great falls and reston and also leesburg, 66 manassas and we're looking at 66 fort belvoir and also in college park. headed to the game tonight, game time temps in the 60s. they'll fall into the 50s but never lower than that. more like may and june, not as cold tonight, breezy and milder tomorrow, breezy and mild saturday night, almost like june and breezy and quite warm sunday. we will top the 80-degree mark on sunday about everywhere. we showed you this about an hour ago. we'll put this on the web for you. it's really worrisome to have a dry spring in the metro area. we got some very good rains in the springtime. we had no snow melt. so obviously we have some problems, ab naturally dry soil for most of the -- abnormally dry soil for most of the metro area. calvert county is classified as moderate drought and across the bay bridge into eastern maryland in the delmarva, moderate to severe drought and if you've down any driving to the ocean resorts, they're already watering their plants. that's not a good th

and iran, which disrupt the markets and allow the futures market to play on what they see -- the on reston romney world. secondly, the huge demand that you see in china, india, and brazil where you have a lot of people -- just like people in the ninth states, they want to be able to drive their vehicle. so, the unsettled nature of the middle east and what is happening with respect to the global economy really is what has led to the price hikes that we have seen here today. so, where it will all end, nobody knows. but what i do know is this -- that the fall of the above energy framework is what we need to stay the course, in order for us to be able to avoid the kinds of appeals that we have seen since the formation of opec, since gulf war one and two and so many events that transpired really since the 1970's. >> i am told this is breaking news -- the justice department makes its first reston the bp oil's bill. a bp engineer. do you expect more to be brought to justice? >> breaking news. i have been up here with you. let me just say the united states has been committed from day one to make s

they say he tried to rob the bank of america on huck ware road in reston -- on walker road in reston. he's wearing bright orange construction clothing, enters a toyota and drive as way. anyone with information is -- drives away. anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> we're learning more information about the cow that tested positive for mad cow disease in california. officials say the animal was 10 years old and became euthanized after it became lame. the dairy cow is only the fourth case ever discovered in the u.s. states. health officials say there's no risk to the food supply. >>> the redskins newest star has arrived in town. fox 5 cameras are rolling as robert griffin, iii rolled into georgetown tonight. he had dinner at cafe milano where we're told he rubbed elbows with george clooney and kate hudson. rg3 merchandise a big seller already, not even a full day after he became a redskin. at the team store people couldn't wait to get their hands on a jersey with his name and number on the back. fox 5's john henrehan has the story. >> reporter: so are redskins fans excit

one day running through the baltimore airport and some renault and he said, -- and someone renault reston said, do you need a doctor, and he said, it is my wooden leg, i need a carpenter. he had a great, great ability to manage baseball teams and was a very early integration this. the racially integrated the american league. it is an american life and i spent about four years working on it and i am enjoying it immensely. it comes out in a couple of days. >> and yourself are an american original. carl cannon, an apprentice to original. how important in today's world is oratory in politics? >> we don't have great speechmakers anymore. not really patient enough to listen to a well crafted speech. we are now into pages and words and twitter has done it to us and our short attention span. this computer that we all carry around with us. but in the last couple of weeks we have noticed that a single word can still drive the political discussion. rush limbaugh brought the word slut back to his regret, and president obama's people made fun of mitt romney for using the word marvelous. i thought of t

in reston lights are out at sunset hills road west of reston parkway. treat that as a four-way stop if you're planning to head over to the north side of town or coming in from the north southbound on i-270 you'll be fine from gaithersburg to bethesda and over to the split heading for the beltway. southbound on 270, you can see traffic still moving very well here. again on the main and hov lanes. same thing with 355. no issues this morning. out west coming in on 66, you've got your slow traffic in centreville. then again route 50 to 123 normal for a friday morning. no issues to report once you're on the beltway through tysons and annandale. inside the beltway a bipt of slow traffic through -- a bit of slow traffic through falls church. northbound on 395 slows from duke vote to seminary road. then -- street to seminary road. then no issues to the 14th street bridge. another look at the big picture at 6:58. >>> howard is here with your forecast. we're all worried about -- well, we don't worry but we want to know whether it will be a washout this weekend. >

we'll throw that on out there. 67 in reston and upper 60s. even 68 in leesburg. we're looking at, well, 72 at college park and 69 in this area. now here is the deal. fantastic friday. comfortably cool tonight. warmer tomorrow. it will be a very mild friday night if you have big plans. you can sit outside and take the meal outside. and then some showers on saturday, but it will be warm and not a washout on saturday. still an okay day. all right now for tonight, partly cloudy and cool. one blanket night. 46 to 56 for you. winds are out of the south at 10. if you're inside the beltway, probably in the lower 50s. we're looking at 54 in articlington and downtown. go a little further north and west and 49 in rockville. maybe 49 in reston and 49 in fairfax. 50 in college park. and 49 or so out towards bowie. now tomorrow morning, great. partly cloudy and pleasant. grab your shades. 50s and 60s primarily to start. winds are out of the south at 10. then by the afternoon, a great finish to the week. high temperatures around 75 and winds are out of the southeast at 10. all

out west 36 reston and fairfax. now technically fairfax is not under a frost advisory.e a little frost north of 66 and 34 in leesburg and also tonight in manassas. again frost advisory in montgomery county and howard county and loudoun county and northern fauquier county. north of that they turn into a freeze warning. you can find this map on our website at www.wusa9.com in the local weather forecast. increasing clouds tomorrow morning, but i think it's going to be dry in the metro area, maybe light rain west of town way out 66 towards manassas and winchester, temps in the 30s and 40s. by afternoon mostly cloudy. it will be chilly, light rain, high temperatures 56 to about 60 and winds east, southeasterly at about 10. so let's break it down. tomorrow morning 34 to 44, dry but cold, chilly at noon, maybe a sprinkle but really the best chance for rain will be evening, 55 to about 60. you'll need a jacket and umbrella. the next three days sunday cool, a slight chance of an isolated shower and look what happens, finally milder monday with temperatures in the upper 60s. next

our average low is still 52, 56 in gaithersburg, 57 reston, fairfax and also at college park. now tomorrow morning becoming partly sunny, shower or thunderstorm possible in the morning, 50s and 60s. so you might want to bring your umbrella. it's not going to be everywhere. by afternoon we pop in the warm sector, partly sunny, warmer, high temps around 80, but a shower or thunderstorm is possible. next seven days we are looking at temperatures in the upper 70s as we get into wednesday, a slight chance of a shower, mid- 70s thursday. so the front kind of sags back south. then it goes back north and we pop in the warm sector. mid-80s on friday. saturday mid-80s, low 80s, shower or thunderstorm possible and cooler in the wake of the front, 74 sunday and 70 next monday. so all in all we're warming up when that front gets through us tomorrow. >> sounds great, top. >>> coming up on 9news diabetes and teenagers, startling numbers every parent needs to hear. we're back in 2 1/2 minutes. >> plus the plan that microsoft and barnes & noble hope will take a bite out of apple. >>> there's a

in reston, virginia, julie carey. >>> fairfax county also approved the names.hey are mclean, tie sons corner, greensboro park, spring hill, wiehle-reston east, her n herndon and innovation. the county and metro used an anline survey with more than 16,000 responses to generate the latest list of names. metro board will get the final say on station names later this year. >>> still ahead, abused, neglected. now on the mend. soon these adorable dogs will be up for adoption. >>> getting a lower grade of gas could soften the pain at the pump. is it a good idea? the experts weigh in. >>> first, here's veronica. >> yeah. brush fires and high pollen across the area. we're looking for some rain. i'll tell you on the other side of the break when's our next best chance of getting some rain. we'll talk more about this. azaleas and tulips around the area. >>> the government is making new recommendations for air race pilots today. in the wake of last week's -- last year's deadly air show crash in reno. the ntsb says pilots should test out plane modifications and possibly wear

to the west mid-30s in reston and mayor fax and mid-40s in sterling. -- fairfax and mid-40s in sterling. tomorrow sunny start, 30s and 40s, winds out of the north at about 10. by afternoon what can we say? sunny, light winds, high temperatures around 65 which is average for this time of year. next seven days looks like this. we're talking low 70s as we get into saturday, low 80s sunday, low to mid-80s on monday. we've got a sprinkle on saturday, don't need to worry about it. the next really good chance of showers and thunderstorms would be tuesday into wednesday, a little cooler with highs around 69 by next thursday. this guy is cute i think. >> very. >> got a cute little fox, nice healthy coat. >> a cute little fox. >> this is actually next-door to wendy's neighbor's house in burke, virginia. she sees them all the time. wendy did a great job. by the way, i had pictures of the forest fires in virginia, no name, couldn't use it, had pictures of snow yesterday, no name, couldn't use it. so go to our website www.wusa9.com. click on weather and i'll say it again, please include your name, l

[laughter] as the video shows, our current reston definitions are confusing, and they do not make kids it has thousands of hits on youtube, so it seems to obstruct it could, not only in san francisco but around the country. while it may seem absurd, many small businesses have set similar conversations with planners, some of which i have been a part of. there has been frustration with the definitions for many years, but the drive to rewrite them was 20 years after adoption. and there was a report. and this report suggested an overhaul of the restaurant controls, partially because new, more effective regulations had been added to the code since the controls were adopted. we still controls, a neighborhood notification, and active controls. the planning commission also wanted the restaurant controls to be examined in told the department's to kobold when reviewing the definitions, so we did. we were able to distill the existing 13 definitions down to three use categories and consolidate them to one section of the code and still maintain most of the specific controls for most of the neighbor

reston town center residents plan to hold a news conference and a vigil for the florida teenager next week. they say that property managers have denied their request. hired zimmerman has help defendrney to but he still has not been charged. zimmerman's father recently spoke out, blasting president and groups like the l black caucus and the calls stirring hate. >> the department of education issued a statement saying that repeatedlyege a federalthe terms of funding agreement. officials say the school failed its obligation to students and taxpayers. the college told students on was shutting down than a 30 years in business. two nasa jets are flying over d.c. in preparation for the arrival of the space shuttle discovery. discovery will be flown piggyback to dulles airport on will go ond then it display at the smithsonian center. taken thisll be morning from two nasa jets. the photographs will help assess it will be feasible to fly discovery over d.c. before it arrives at .ulles >> it thursday morning, 49 degrees. coming up, get ready for a television show inspired by of washington's own

it's chilly. 48 in gaithersburg. 51 in great falls and in reston, 51 in arlington. only 53. 53 in college park. 55 out towards annapolis. so, here's the deal. a nice finish to the week. chilly, more showers tonight. milder tomorrow. warmer on friday. and rain for the weekend. book your tee time for saturday morning. for tonight, mostly cloudy and chilly. light rain and showers. tapering off after midnight. now tomorrow morning, nice, returning partly cloudy, cool. grab your shades, maybe a light jacket. 40s and 50s with light winds and by afternoon, a very nice day. looking at partly cloudy skies, milder, actually about average in terms of temperatures. highs between 65 and 70. again with light winds. so, really a darn nice day. here's the deal. a little chilly to start. 46 to 52 at 6:00, but then 60s at noon. 66 to 71 by evening. sunglasses indeed a good idea. temperatures go up. mid 70s friday and saturday. now we do have showers and thunderstorms in part of saturday. not going to be a washout, but any time pretty much after the lunch hour, we could see a shower o

the names are mclean, tie son's corner, greenboro park, spring hill, wiehle-reston east, reston, hernden and innovation. they rejected the first list from fairfax because they were too similar. the county in metro used an online survey with more than 16,000 responses to generate this list of names. the metro board will get the final say on the station names later this year. >>> another windy afternoon out there. >> and it's going to be a chilly night. meteorologist veronica johnson joins us now. veronica, the day has been fine. >> yeah, the day has been fine. it's been another breezy day for us with that mixture of clouds and sunshine. guys, the wind today not quite as strong as it was yesterday. take a look at the board here. across the area, locations, frederick down toward cull pupper and fredericksburg, winds today not quite as strong. gusting between 17 and 25 miles per hour. take your attention just to the west. coming off the ridges, slightly higher. from 30 to 35 mile per hour gusts winchester towards shart lotsville. we're going to start to lose that wind. for today, through tod

it is 68 in reston and 69 in sterling. still 70 in great falls.till looking at 75 up in rockville. 74 in college park. 73 in beltsville and even 70 in leesburg and also in manassas. so, here's the deal. big rain on the way and primarily we're talking about sunday. milder and dry tonight. early tee time, okay tomorrow. pups at the park tomorrow, maybe some showers, but it's a great event. go to our website, wusa9.com and click on the blog for more information. and big time rain on sunday. that is not going to change. in fact, we put this into motion. how much rain is going to fall, it looks like an inch is a good estimate for most of the metro area. further east, a little bit more. in fact, probably 1 to 2 inches. but by 5:45 on sunday and the rain isn't over with just yet. an inch downtown, inch and a quarter in fredericksburg and under an inch. tonight, partly to mostly cloudy and mild. winds out of the south at 10 and tomorrow morning, maybe a late shower or storm late in the morning. especially west of town, but warm and mild. 50s and 60s and b

showers get close to us tomorrow. 74 downtown. 71 in great falls. 70 in reston. a gorgeous evening. the nats are in town again. 73 in manassas. 74 at college park and low 70s up into beltsville. so here's the deal. a few showers on the way. we stay dry tonight. a few showers tomorrow. milder thursday and warmer friday. we're going to have a fine finish to the week once again. all right, here's our future cast. tomorrow morning, a couple sprinkles west of town. for the most part, a dry commute going to work will put this back into motion. by noon, generally dry if you are trying to walk to lunch. some showers back to the southwest of us. culpeper and towards fredericksburg and put it back into motion by evening. there could be a few showers. 50 and 66 south will be the best chance for showers and also in the mountains. so for tonight, increasing cloudiness. mountain showers. 46 to 52. winds will become northerly at 10. now tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy, chilly. maybe a shower west of town like we showed you. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. good news is tomorrow, winds are light. a

working from east to west will be mclean, tysons corner, greensboro, spring hill, wealy, reston east, reston town center, herndon and innovation center. >>> next week will be a year since a seal team killed osama bin laden. the f.b.i. and department of homeland security have issued a new intelligence bulletin for law enforcement agencies around the country. some terror groups vowed revenge after americans celebrated in the streets of osama bin laden. even outside the white house and elsewhere. >> at this time we have no credible information that terrorist organizations including al qaeda are plotting attacks in the u.s. to coincide with the anniversary of bin laden's death. >> when we asked d.c. police about any special precautions, a spokeswoman responded with this quote: as always we maintain a heightened sense of alert in the nation's capital. >>> 5:05. time for the latest your money report of the morning. >> triple digit gains as we head into friday. not too bad. >> we'd like another one just like yesterday or the day before. it's been a pretty good week for wall street and we're

we're looking at temperatures in the mid-80s in reston, 89 college park, 88 beltsville.l off slowly but surely. mild and breezy tonight, not as warm tomorrow, but still above average actually, still dry and cooler wednesday and thursday. wednesday will be the coolest day of the week. partly cloudy, breezy and warm, isolated shower possible. i think the showers will stay west of i-81, low temperatures 56 to about 62, winds becoming northwest at 10 to 20 and gusty. by morning partly cloudy, breezy and mild. grab your shades, 50s and 60s, a pretty nice morning, winds out of the northwest 10 to 15. the winds will be with us all day tomorrow, partly cloudy, breezy, not as warm but nice, high temps near 75. don't think we'll see too many complaints about that. winds continue northwesterly at 10 to 15. your zone forecast, upper 50s for oakland, upper 60s for cumberland. that's a big change. you were 90 today in up canland, 70 hagerstown, 73 warn -- cumberland, 70 hagerstown, 73 in warrenton. 74 for annapolis, small craft advisory for the bay and tidal potomac until 2 p.m. tomor

east, reston town centre, herndon, and innovation.'s board will have the final say on the names later this year. we want what you think. share your thoughts on the "news4 today" facebook page. >>> expect to shell out big bucks when you hit the road this summer. the department of energy predicts gas prices will peak at a average in of $4.01 a gallon in may. it should sit around $3.95 for the rest of the summer. up 24 cents compared to last year's season. drivers in our area routinely pay more than the average in. so expect to see gas prices around $4 for the foreseeable future. >>> if you've put off doing your maryland taxes until the last minute, the state is offering a helping hand. the state's. on troller is offering tree -- the state's comptroller is offering free tax assistance until the tuesday deadline. maryland curse bring their w2s and 1099 forms to offices from 8:00 to 5:00. offices will also be open on saturday from 9:00 to 1:00. there are 12 local offices including frederick, landover, and upper marlboro. >>> jpmorgan chase

mclean, tie sons corner, greensboro park, spring hill as well as wiehle-reston east, reston town center, herndon and innovati innovation. the county and metro used an online survey to generate the latest list of names. >>> coming up tonight, we'll report on the bride that went to great lengths to get a deal on her dream wedding. she's in trouble with police. >>> it looked like a scene out of a movie this morning. how a car got stuck in the capitol reflecting pool. >>> coming up in sports, capitals ready to get feisty in the playoffs against the bruins. and the redskins have some one on one time with the other >>> olympic medalist mark lindsay has died. he was a champion diver from fredericksburg, virginia. no male diver on the u.s. team has won a gold medal since his performance in the 1992 olympics in barcelona. lindsay also won a bronze med at at the '96 games in atlanta. that's where he was a first timer to score more than 100 points on a single dive. lindsay also was a standout wrestler before he started diving. graduated from stafford high school. his mother told the freelance star

you get in the burbs, 39 gaithersburg, 40 rockville, 40 reston and fairfax, 41 college park.morrow morning mostly sunny, breezy, pleasant. you'll need your sunglasses, 40s and 50s. winds increase southwest 10 to 15, but that's warm wind. partly cloudy, breezy and warmer, more like may in the afternoon, highs low to mid- 70s, winds out of the southwest at 10 to 15. so the zone 4 forecast, gorgeous from the mountains to the coast. 60 in oakland. they had snow earlier in the week, 68 cumberland, 72 warrenton and manassas and leesburg and downtown looking at 73 for a high. winds kicking up, a small craft advisory for the bay and tidal potomac saturday. we'll probably see it issued again sunday. the next seven days, 82 sunday, 84 monday. got a cold front coming through tuesday, kind of not good news here, maybe a shower. it may move through dry unfortunately. we need some rain. right back to about 70 wednesday, thursday, back up to about 75 on friday. so really a near perfect may weekend. back to you guys. >>> we often hear stories about foreign students coming to this country loo

mid-80s for downtown. 85 in reston and gaithersburg. cumberland will be at 80. winchester and leesburg around 81 degrees. downtown, also mid-80s. annapolis, 83. keep in mind we have a small craft advisory in effect for you tomorrow. seven-day outlook, only very warm on monday, then we'll cool things down quickly on tuesday because of the northwesterly breeze in the mid-70s. still above the average of upper 60s. then wednesday, maybe a shower, maybe a shower here on thursday. a better chance of storms on friday. and next weekend into saturday, where the highs will top out in the 70s and the 60s for next weekend. >> all right, got it. >> well, it's been a good day for baseball. put it that way. they wanted, the nationals played a lot of extra baseball this weekend and the brooms were ready. plus, the capitals returned home all tied up. sports is next. >>> baseball ticketholders at nationals park this weekend. getting what they paid for and then some. for the third time in four games, they had to play in extra innings. all right, we'll go to today's game as the num

down load our weather app and search for wusa radar. 72 in rockville. 71 in arlington. 69 in reston andin college park and 73 in beltsville. so, we are looking at the chance for a few showers. not so much tonight. clouds return. a few showers tomorrow. especially south of town. milder on thursday. gorgeous on friday and warmer on friday as well. all right, our future cast, 7:30 tomorrow morning, maybe we see a couple showers in montgomery county. a lot of clouds, yes, but a dry commute for the most part. trying to take lunch outside. you're okay in the immediate metro area, but showers will be creeping up to the south and west of us. and then by evening, by this time tomorrow, we could see some showers, especially south of town. but again, nothing is going to be heavy by any means. for tonight, increasing cloudiness, lows 46 to 52. winds will become northerly and settle down a little bit. next seven days, 68. temperatures go right back up and mid 70s on friday and saturday and some showers and storms late saturday. i tell you what, sunday looks really good for widespread rain, showers a

billion phase two of the rail line, which is to run from reston to dulles and beyond. concerns over a government shutdown got to colgon. >> i had a call this morning. very concerned about the budget because they have teachers to pay and pensions to pay. >> peggy fox, 9news now. >> the price tag for extending metro all the way out to dulles airport was also on the agenda at today's metropolitan washington airport authority meeting. the board members say they are concerned about the impact the budget battle in richmond could have on the bottom line. saying that delays could lead to higher costs for material and labor. the head of the project says phase one could go as much as $150 million over budget. but right now it's only running $100 million too high. the board blames most of that overrun on safety adjustments and says it may need to be made up by raising rates on the toll road. >>> no signs of progress tonight in the battle to get a budget bill on the table in maryland. today, several state employees helped to unveil what they are calling a doomsday clock in annapol

you might see a wet snow flake tonight. 46 college park. 42 in bethesda. 43 in great falls. 43 in reston. 46 in manassas. 43 in leesburg and 44 in beltsville. so here's the deal. drying out, all be it gradually. breezy and cold tonight. showers, maybe a wet snow flake. mountain snows continue and more sun tomorrow. tomorrow will be a much brighter day. mostly cloudy. breezy and cold. showers, 36 to 42. winds south, southwest 10 to 20. by morning, variable clouds. shower or flurry possible early. a lot of sun tomorrow morning. by afternoon, mix of clouds and sun, variable clouds, breezy and chilly. more showers possible. winds west, southwest at 10 to 15. so the next seven days, temperatures go up. we keep a chance for showers wednesday, thursday, maybe a thunderstorm. high temperatures in the mid to low 70s. nice on friday, maryland day on saturday. looks nice, really. temperatures in the mid 70s. a slight chance of a shower. chance for shower or a thunderstorm and i will be out there to middleberg on sunday. we'll be out at college park on sunday. >> thunderstorms in the afternoon on su

the same in alexandria and the district and in reston. highs near 70 this afternoon with a slight chance of rain. >> thanks so much. new developments from tulsa oklahoma, where two suspects accused of going on a shooting rampage that left three dead were in court this morning. a judge set bail at more than $9 million apiece. investigators believe the shooting was racially motivated. >> after 48 hours of terror and a manhunt 19-year-old dig england and 32-year-old alvin watts were taken into custody early yesterday morning. the arrest came after the demand went on a cold-blooded shooting spree. >> i think that somebody that committed these crimes was very upset with black people. >> three men dead and two wounded, all of them african- american, that is what it looks like. but officials are cautioning that despite appearances it is too soon to call this racially fuelled. is very premature to talk about hate crimes. we have yet to analyze all the information. >> one piece of information investigators are looking at closely is jacob england's

paul's ride for life starts at the reston town center. it's this saturday. starting at 7:00. we have -- these are our t- shirts. we're very proud of our logo. paul was an avid cyclist and when he would complete a ride, he would hold his bike over his head in triumph so we use that as our logo and we're very excited about our ride and hope everyone will come out for it. >> it's so easy to become an organ donor. when you get a new driver's license, you can register. this is donate life month so please, think about giving your organs and giving life to someone else. thank you for being with us. i know this is difficult. we'll be right back in just a moment. >>> a teenager in china was talking on her cell phone when she suddenly was swallowed by a hole in the sidewalk. reports say that the sidewalk was eroded by underground water and the girl fell about 18 feet. a cab driver witnessed everything and he jumped in the hole himself. firefighters were able to reach both of them, pull them to safety. family members are using this video to tie and find that cab driver to give him perso

then they'll kind of lose energy. 52 now in bethesda and rockville, 48 gaithersburg, 51 reston. this is more like march no, doubt, 54 downtown, 55 college park and 53 down in andrews. so here's the deal. we'll return to aprillike weather. it's going take a while. breezy and cold tonight, more sun tomorrow but breezy and cool thursday, spectacular on friday. mine just spectacular on friday. -- i mean just spectacular friday. for tonight showers ending early, clearing, breezy cold, 34 to 42, winds northwest at 10 to 15 and the winds because they stir up the atmosphere will keep temperatures up a bit. 36 tonight in gaithersburg, 37 rockville, 40 downtown, 38 college park and bowie, 35 in leesburg and manassas and middleburg, but you're above freezing and all the freeze warnings are out in the mountains. mostly sunny in the morning, breezy and chilly, grab a jacket, 30s and 40s, winds northwest 10 to 15. by afternoon mostly sunny, breezy, cool, nice, highs around 60, wind northwest 10 to 15. next seven days temps will go up, be in the mid-60s getting to friday, gorgeous, around 70 o

they are going to go ahead with a vigil for trayvon martin at reston town center. even though the property owner hasn't approved it as of yet. it's set for april 10th. 6:30 p.m.. they contacted a property management office last week but they were told it was too short of a notice. >>> a police chase ends with rescuers taking six people to the hospital including a small child. fairfax county police say officers pursued a suspect that someone stole some merchandise from tyson's corner. the chase ended with a crash near arlington cemetery where an suv flipped over several times. >>> nasa getting ready to welcome the space shuttle discovery to the home at the hasi center. in preparation for the april 17th approval at dulles, two training jets flew some practice runs over the area yesterday and took some pictures, discovery will be piggybacked right here on a 747. it's about jobs in america, that story is coming up at 5:30. >> at 5:23, the gnarls win their -- nationals win their first regular season game of the 2012 campaign. >> next at 5:15. a cooler weekend for the se

reston, last hour was 41 degrees with the shower. now up to 43. 43 in leesburg.areas did report a little bit of snow mixing in with the rain. i saw a report out of leesburg. one right outside of reston around chantilly and another through prince george's county. so very interesting to see this rain moving through a little bit of bringing in some of the colder air so some of the snow was able to translate to the surface. 42 right now in rockville. 46 in college park. 45 in hunting town. a very cold evening. that's the way it's going to be. if you're going out and about this evening you know you'll have two things. the jacket if not the coat. and the umbrella. you can see the showers making their way through. this was the band right here that did have a little bit in the way of some frozen precipitation but it is now moving off. most everything else is on the lighter side. around chantilly, just south of the airport around dulles and over toward manassas is where we're seeing one band. another one here around poolesville just on the opposite side of potomac river h

lovettsville and reston at 47 degrees. also 49 in crofton and over to andrews. good morning, scott who watches us every morning over at andrews. appreciate having you as a viewer. 51 degrees, partically cloudy. a north wind at 21. a definite chill. windchills get calculated when we get below 50 but it's got to be feeling closer to 40 out there with the north wind at 21 and that barometer 29.67. that is rising. lots of warmth right in the middle of the country. still 71 this hour in kansas city. got a little bit of a cold shot here in the rockies and also in the northeast with caribou at 30. so we're going to try to bet into some of the milder air at least tomorrow and wednesday. there's really not much weather headed our way. we've seen the showers this morning which are sinking off to the south. see some heavier stuff in southwestern virginia moving in towards areas of central and western north carolina and eastern kentucky. but around here, again this is leaving so as we look at the future cast, we don't have much to talk about weather wise except for the bree

right around inside the beltway and around downtown, you'll be in the mid to low 60s. 38 in reston and8 in fairfax. plenty of 30s. and 39 nor andrews. now by morning, partly cloudy. a cold start, jacket and shades. good idea. 30s and 40s. not much wind. by afternoon, partly cloudy and milder. keep a light jacket. if you duck out of the sun, it will feel cool. winds out of the west. we'll break it down. 36 to 46 to start. kind of cold in the morning, but nice by noon. low to mid 60s. milder by evening. 65 to 70. the next three days. even warmer on thursday, but again, showers and storms are possible. the warm front, 73. and friday we're nice. temperatures back in the upper 60s. next seven days, saturday for maryland day, we're in the mid 7 0áz. scattered storms possible. 400 events to choose from. the campus is open at 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. why not do that? we're looking at 62 on sunday and then low 60s on monday. i'll be in middleburg. >> in maryland, they get advice from pro, right? >> i think someone will be there. >> very good. okay, so earlier, we're watching video out of new yor

temperatures, 57, 59 in reston. 59 in manassas. 61 in college park and 59 in beltsville. so, a bit more like march for a while. breezy and cold tonight. high fire danger continues. and breezy and cool on thursday. for tonight then, early sprinkle possible, mainly in the mountains. 34 to 42. winds northwest at 10 to 15. we have a freeze warning west of us. in fact, in the mountains for cumberland. there, the winds will keep temperatures from doing any real damage. lows tonight will be plenty cold, but well above freezing. 41 arlington. but 37 in gaithersburg. 39 in college park. 39 in bowie and looking at 37 in sterling and maybe 36 in leesburg, manassas, and mildburg. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, breezy, and chilly. make sure the kids have one at the bus stop. they like to fight you because it's nice during the day. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. some of st windchills could be in the 20s. by afternoon, partly cloudy, windy, maybe a sprinkle. high temperatures only 54 to 59. with winds northwest 10 to 20, it's going to feel colder than that. next seven days, 60 on th

i'll step out of the way for a moment. 83 in reston. 86 in crofton. columbia, yeah, coming in at 87 right now with centreville at 82. so a very, very warm day. look outside on our michael & son weather camera. skies are clear. sunshine out there. 77 officially at reagan national. dew point over 60. it's muggy, too. south winds at 10. humidity 58%. this line of showers and storms, this is a front. this is what went through parts of the midwest with the deadly tornadoes over the weekend. east of that the southerly flow. very warm air in place. going all the way up toward boston, running the marathon today. they gave deher finance for -- deferment to runners because it's dangerous. behind the front it gets cooler. this front is going to come through tonight. there might be an isolated shower or rumble of thunder with this but not much more than that. tomorrow partly sunny, cooler, 70s. probably in the 60s, upper 60s by wednesday. so today 87 at national. some areas toward 90. incredible. tonight will be low 60s. tomorrow mid-70s. slight chance after show

so primarily upper 50s. 55 in gaithersburg, 58 in reston. even 59 down toward springfield. warming up gradually, but cold tonight. the kids will need a jacket at the bus stop tomorrow. milder on wednesday and warmer thursday. but yeah, that comes with a price. for tonight, partly cloudy, cold, a one blanket night. 36 to 46. winds out of the west at 10. so if you're inside the beltway, you're talking upper 30s to mid 40s. in the suburbs, 37 in gaithersburg. 38 in rockville. may have to drop these temperatures down. 44 downtown, 41 in college park and 39 in bowie. partly cloudy with a cold start. jacket and shades a good idea. 30s and 40s. winds westerly at 10. by afternoon, partly cloudy and milder. a very nice day. 65 to 70 for temperatures and winds winds out of the west at 10. we'll break it down. 36 to 46 to start. 60 to 65 by noon. and 65 to 70 by evening. very nice wednesday. next seven days, it gets warmer as we get into thursday with a warm front. that will give us showers and thunderstorms and the cold front clears. that will cool us off, but a nice day on friday, u

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now, clear to partly cloudy skies. 74 in rockville. 70 up in gaithersburg. 69 in great falls. 68 in reston and looking at 74 in college park. 73 in beltsville and still 70 down in manassas. very nice evening. all right, well big rain on the way. mild and dry tonight. early tee time tomorrow. pups at the park tomorrow. you can bring your dog to the nats game. some showers are possible. for the most part, should be okay. part of it is covered. go to our website, wusa9.com and click on my blog. big time rain on sunday. i mean, big time rain. how much rain? we'll take you through now. saturday, not that much. saturday, some showers, a little bit here and there. on sunday, it begins to pile up a little bit. i would say on average an inch on either side of the metro area and then probably a little heavier activity east of i-95 and 2 inches over in the dell morva and that's where there's a drought. we stay dry, 54 to 60. winds light out of the south at 10. tomorrow morning, partly sunny and mild. could see a late shower or thunderstorm in the morning, especially west of town. but by far and away

looking fine herndon, reston, tyson's everything looking good. coming up in my next report, over to the other side of town at 6:00. mike? >> the final report on whitney houston's death is now out. los angeles police say they found a spoon with a white crystal-like substance in the hotel bathroom where houston died back in february. investigators wouldn't confirm the substance was cocaine. however the autopsy showed that drug was indeed in houston's system when she drowned in the bathtub. >>> today the judge in the jerry sandusky case will hear arguments on whether the charges should be dropped. the lawyer for the former assistant penn state football coach says the charges are too vague. sandusky is charged with 52 counts of child sex abuse. >>> president obama is expected to sign the jobs act into law this afternoon during a ceremony at the white house. the law is supposed to make it easier for start-up businesses to find funding. but critics say they get rid of some of the regulations that protect investors. >>> 5:49. we want to take another loo