and morgan picked out outfits that she would wear to the concert that evening and so morgan left roanoke about 12:00 noon and i did speak with morgan prior to her leaving and she called me the last time i spoke with morgan was at 2:00 saturday when she called me after she arri arrived safely in harrisburg where she hooked up with her friends and they drove with one of the friends to the concert in charlottesville. >> okay. what do the friends know, what story are they telling? >> well, you know, the friends really don't have a lot of information, either. you know, morgan was with them and then got separated, you know, from what i understand, she went to the rest room and they then got a call from morgan that she was outside the arena and the -- because of the rules of the arena they would not let morgan back in and so morgan's last phone message was to her friends who drove letting her know that she was outside and -- but they really don't know what happened after that. and, you know, don't really know why morgan stepped out of the are arena. >> was she distraught? i mean, obviously she

roanoke is 56. new york city is 53 and pittsburgh a little warmer than they were last night. it's 50 degrees now. cold temperatures coming into the nation's middle section. very warm, mild temperatures down to the south. so there's what we call a collision of air masses down here. there's been severe weather tonight down through oklahoma, texas and northwest louisiana, part of the same system that will bring us just some showers tomorrow evening and early, early saturday morning. overnight tonight some clouds coming in, mid to high level clouds. we won't be mostly cloudy and that means temperatures will come right back down to the upper 40s. here in town lower 50s. out in the suburbs, looks like we're easily going to be in the lower 40s overnight tonight. more clouds tomorrow. certainly warmer than today. we're headed up to about 75 here in the city. that would be 10 degrees warmer than where we were today. again down south you are probably pushing 80 late tomorrow afternoon with some good sun. winds out of the south at 5 to 10. that of course will help to warm us up quite ni

look at some of these readings. 39 at richmond. 42 when you get to roanoke. baltimore 37. d.c. the dry air is out there. it's going to heat up nicely for you and quickly, too. here is what it looks like in the capital. lots of sunshine today once it comes up and, again, with the dry air it heats up pretty fast, 70 degrees the high temperature in washington. 70 in atlanta. about 65 in new york. it's a beautiful day. >> okay, thank you. so cold but a little bit warmer. right? >> yes. about five to ten degrees. >> all right. in the middle of some serious storms a man drove into a huge sinkhole but now police say there's something very suspicious about his story. ♪ would you look me in the eye and tell me that you're happy now ♪ >>> we are hearing from the mother of a gay teen whose photo was banned from her school yearbook. 17-year-old sierra sturgis wore a tuxedo. the photo was rejected. her mom says she got a school letter saying that only boys can wear the tuxes in the yearbook photos. >> they don't feed and clothe my child, they don't put food on my table. i don't care. what i

out to tim martin with newstalk 960 wfir, joining us from roanoke. tim, look, this is what i find hard to believe. this girl had the tickets to the metallica concert taped, posted up on the refrigerator, for six months. why would she get up and leave her seat just before they take the stage? >> i think that's a question the police are asking, nancy. this whole thing started as an innocent trip to see a concert. the question now, did something terrible happen to 20-year-old morgan harrington, a junior at virginia tech? police say she was attending the metallica concert at the john paul jones arena. friends say she went outside before metallica even took the stage. they say they're not sure why she went outside but she never returned. police found her purse, cell phone, with the battery out of it. then 16 hours later, the next day, around noon on sunday, her father calls the friends, they say we haven't seen her. he then calls police, and this whole thing just goes wide open, nancy. >> okay. stacy newman, our producer on the story, what more can you te

temperatures coming in, 34 in philly, 37 in baltimore, 35 in r roanoke. charlotte, you were at 41, now up to 44. high temperature today in atlanta into the 60s. 44 in jacksonville, 41 in mobile and that cold air goes all the way down to the gulf of mexico. seeing a cold start out there. rest of the country, pretty quiet. couple of areas of low pressure, marching in across the rockies, one off the shore of california. rain showers will be a possibility out there. then it's the hurricane. hurricane rick, it was a category 5 over the weekend. 80-mile-per-hour sustained winds saturday night, now down to 25 miles per hour. notice that western side, drier air, beginning to shave it down just a bit. little bit of sheer. where is it headed? up to the northwest today and bends on in towards baja, california, thursday morning possibly as a category 2. hurricane watches out there for the southern part of baja, california. >> it was a 5? >> yeah, second most powerful hurricane on record, first one is linda. now it's down to 125. >> is there anything higher than a 5?

along the mid-atlantic, 56 at roanoke. we have 46 in lexington and 52 as far as pittsburgh is concerned. 63 degrees in new york. well skies are clear. a ridge of high pressure in control. that will dominate our weather pattern. and so we're not looking at any precipitation for us. but let's take a look at radar. because through parts of the deep south, getting hit with plenty of rainfall. lots of storms through here as well. but a lookout west, bow -- boy we have a surprise for you. they're getting snow in through the upper elevations in the mountains in they're expecting 1-4 feet of snowfall through today and tomorrow. if you're a skier, that's good news but other wise we don't want to hear about that yet here. we had a frontal system moving through yesterday. that's well off to the east. so a ridge of high pressure moving in. the tail end of the frontal system is still lingering across the deep southeast, coming to the north as a warm front when we get to the tuesday-wednesday period. and the next frontal system will mov

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the other readings, 36 in roanoke. 31 in charleston, west virginia. towards baltimore, 35. 39 degrees in philadelphia. wilmington, aerntd the coast, 43 degrees. cold for this time of year and the cold air extends down to the south. 36 in berming hal. 34 now in nashville. atlanta 38 and charlotte right about 33 degrees. the main story for the east coast, the cold air. the rest of country? not much going on weatherwise except for the wind from dallas through the great lakes. check out the clouds coming in across the northern rockies and more rain just offshore from northern parts of california. also, hurricane rick out in the pacific. looks like it's moving up to the northwest. should bend in towards la pas sometime thursday, but not as a category 5. where it was over the weekend. robin, this thing had 180 mile-per-hour sustained winds on saturday night. second strongest hurricane ever recorded out that way. so it is budsing itself down. let me show you a picture from saturday morning. senior producer susan on vacation at gulf shores. >> oh, so haunting

roanoke, virginia, 45 degrees. up in new york city, 51. similar to here.oston, 45 with warmer air down to our south. here is your satellite-radar composite. no precipitation. there are some of the clouds moving. i should point out that you may find some fog in spots. coming across the american legion bridge, that was fogged in when i drove in earlier this morning. but it was just right there. that is your satelle-radar. some clouds. latter on, those will burn off and we'll see a good a sunshine. the forecast for today, morning clouds but becoming, i believe, mostly sunny today with a high of about 70 degrees. not a bad day at all. think you'll like t the average high for this date is 74 degrees so we're a little bit below normal. let me double-check that. maybe it has changed. >> the average high? >> nope, 74. >> one other thing too. you mentioned the fog but there is a lot of construction out there to watch out for. >> yeah. i didn't talk about that because it is not weather- related. >> i know. julie is going to talk about that. >> actually, i was going

current temperatures around the region, we are at 57-degree here in the district. 53 down in roanoke, virginia. 49-degree in new york. quite cool to our north. boston is at 46 degrees at his hour. here is a look at the satellite- radar composite. we've got some clouds to look at this morning. number two, we're going to keep our eyes open, see if there is any precipitation that moves in at any point. right now, things look good. so there you go. your forecast for today looks like this. we are looking for some clouds this morning. a little more sunshine during the course of the afternoon. highs today into the 70s. 74degrees for your high downtown. that is the weather. more is coming up in just a little bit. >> i always say we'll keep our eye out. kind of a funny expression. >> you're in a goofy mood. >> how do you not remember that it's friday? >> i don't know. that is because you're too busy thinking of that country fair this weekend. >> i should know that. that's tomorrow. >> it is tomorrow. trouble up in montgomery county. we'll tax you there live with the chopper. if you are traveli

out to tim martin with newstalk 960 wfir, joining us from roanoke., look, this is what i find hard to believe. this girl had the tickets to the metallica concert taped, posted up on the refrigerator, for six months. why would she get up and leave her seat just before they take the stage? >> i think that's a question the police are asking, nancy. this whole thing started as an innocent trip to see a concert. the question now, did something terrible happen to 20-year-old morgan harrington, a junior at virginia tech? police say she was attending the metallica concert at the john paul jones arena. friends say she went outside before metallica even took the stage. they say they're not sure why she went outside but she never returned. police found her purse, cell phone, with the battery out of it. then 16 hours later, the next day, around noon on sunday, her father calls the friends, they say we haven't seen her. he then calls police, and this whole thing just goes wide open, nancy. >> okay. stacy newman, our producer on the story, what more can you tell m

cool air to the north, 55 in new york. 43 in pittsburgh. 57 in roanoke, virginia.k at the surface map for today. the main thing to pay attention to is the big h, meaning high pressure. sunny skies throughout the course of the day today. will be breezy, but that will be about the most of our concerns for our weather today. here is a look at the five-day forecast. high -- a high today of 73 degrees. could see some rain overnight tuesday into wednesday. maybe a few lingering rain showers early wednesday. thursday, 72 and friday 68. rain is possible late in the day. that's a look at what is happening with the weather. now let's get an update on the morning rush hour traffic from julie wright. >>> and it's busy out there. hit the ground early with an incident at colesville road, traffic jammed up out of college park. eastbound 66 at 50 fair oaks, last time we showed you this camera, the two left lanes were bocked off. all of that is cleared so the lanes are open. it's clear to the shoulder. but delays backed up out of centreville eastbound on 66. more slow traffic in vi

check out roanoke, 44-degrees, and in pittsburg pa, 39- degrees, steve. >> what's going on?> it's cold. >> you've got to check your property back there. >> that's funny. >> we have a chilly start to the day. some clouds here and there this morning, but we're going to see a good amount of sunshine today. high pressure pretty much controlling things but give us a nice quiet calm day. hire is your five-day. high today about 70-degrees. good amount of sunshine. mild winds. tomorrow is 75. the clouds build in. they begin tobuild in tonight when it will be very, very cool. saturday bring some rain showers. maybe some areas of heavy rain. maybe some rain early on sunday, but i expect improvement sunday as the day progresses, and on monday, sunshine, and 71-degrees for your hie. we'll have more details on the forecast coming up in just a little bit. steve and allison? . >>> thanks. final for our fox rock contest got underway. you know what i mean. contest. in arlington last night. three groups hit the stage for battle of the bands. the other semifinalists will take the stage ne wedn

most of of the carolinas, parts of virginia, northern georgia, 41 in atlanta, 37 in charlotte, 43 in roanokearound 44 when with you get towards d.c., temperatures today are climbing to about five to ten degrees warmer than what we had the last couple of days. however, the cold air is still starting out across northern parts of florida. 50 in j-ville, 59 in tampa, 48 in mobile. here comes the warm air looking at 60 in dallas, high of 77. your high temp today around houston, probably around 80. right now starting around 64. live to atlanta, huge travel destination in or out. i think we'll see a dees enlt day at the airport today. you have a lot of connections in and out of here. no problems. lots of sunshine, temperatures about 70 in atlanta today. more details in about a half hour. >> finally 70 and sunny! >> it's about time. >> thank you. ♪ sexy boots >>> my theme song. you're going to be able to hear u2 in concert for free. their show will be on youtube live. y "the l.a. times" says it's being recorded for a dvd. >>> breaking news on the afghan election story. afghanistan will hold a presid