ripe the wires run parallel to rockville pike between bellevue drive and cook's hill road. >> i've lived here almost three years and it's nan way since i have been here. >> we've reported the issue to pepco and comcast. and to montgomery county. because it's a public safety concern. >> reporter: and mr. turner tells us just as recently as yesterday he spoke to montgomery county. they said they would send a police officer out here. apparently the police put out this yellow tape all around the area where the dangerous tree and branches are. and they are hoping this is an indication that somebody is going to do something soon. but they aren't going to wait. they're going to call their council member tomorrow and make sure that this is taken care of before it's too late, and it falls down onto rockville pike. live in north bethesda, ar man dah truly. back to you. >> thanks, ar mon dough >>> one of the largest cases of random vandalism in prince george's county. police tell 9 news now two people have been driving around in a black honda convertible, shooting out windshields with a beebee gun.

reporting liverom rockville, darcy spencer, news4. back to you. >> darcy, thank you. >>> still ahead, a taste of home, with joe bin and paula deen. also ahead, we're going to talk about this beautiful weather we've been having. saturday was fantastic. what about sunday? a live look at the kennedy center tonight. chuck's forecast, right after this. [scraping] [piano keys banging] [scraping] [horns honking] with deposits in your engine, it can feel like something's holding your car back. let me guess, 16. [laughing] yeeah. that's why there's castrol gtx... with our most powerful deposit fighting ingredient ever. castrol gtx exceeds toughest new industry standard. don't let deposits hold your car back. get castrol gtx. it's more than just oil. 's liquid engineering. >>> families of gun violence vems held a prayer vigil at the district heights gun shop today. they joined the faith-based group in protesting the store. they're upset over a report that lists the store as one of the top ten in the united states for criminals to get weapons. s

part of a tried to stay alive program in rockville. -- drive to stay alive program in rockville. parents are asking questions and i was honored to be invited to help them and talk about some strategies for helping teens come out and talk about safety and making good decisions on the road. >> you were a teenager. >> believe it or not. >> a good driver. >> good driving weather. >> no fog or rain. there will be changes. outside, i want to take you to wintergreen. there is not a lot of leaves. this would be a pretty good weekend to do some raking. there is some nice color around. the high temperatures or into the 60's. here we are in washington in the 60's. what about the 70's. jackson at 77 degrees. with that pattern of warm air to the west, that is not a sign of any cold stuff coming. you have to go out to montana. the average time is 52. these are days to savor. what a difference from a few weeks ago we had a little of that committee. that is the measure of the humidity is the dew point. that is the leftover spent in the atmosphere. the overall jet stream pattern is still one that

in vacaville, the ramp to rockville pike -- in vacaville -- rockville, the ramp to the inner loop is closed. >>> arundel middle school is closed. the storms moved through the region overnight. reports of a possible tornado in baltimore. people will look at the damage left behind. pamela brown is live in arlington with more on the aftermath of the powerful storms. good morning. >> less night's storm was brief but powerful. it caused a lot of damage. the bulk of it in arlington, next to virginia hospital center. this is an example of some of the damage we found. this is a massive tree that fell on the power lines. this leader of the next few hours. it will take some time to clear disks. george mason drive between 15th street and washington boulevard will be closed during the morning rush hour or. a lot of cars are having to turn around because the collins -- cones are blocking traffic. a telephone pole snapped. this is just an example. there are a lot of downed trees and downed power lines threw out to the area, especially in arlington. this neighborhood next to virginia hospital cente

so temperatures already in the 30s and 40s in some spots. 34 in reston. 41 in rockville. 34 already insburg. 36 downtown. we're going to throw out the 59. i think that is erroneous. we have a pretty good system in parts of the plain states in the midwest. this is going to be the next storm. that's the bad news. the good news is it won't get in here until next week. it's going to sit out here. in the meantime, we're going to fly eastward. clear skies in the ohio valley. clear skies in the mid-atlantic. high pressure will keep the system away from us right on through the weekend. so your morning commute is going to be sunny. grab your sunglasses. weekend looks friday. it looks more like october in terms of temperatures. overnight clear skies. a little colder. 32-42 and winds out of the northeast at 5-10. winds light. let's talk about the day planner, 42 to start. 30s in the burbs. upper 50s by lunch time. clear tomorrow evening and temperatures in the low 60s. but, again, once the sun goes down, temps will fall. grab your shades and a coat in the morning. by afternoon, sunny and just bea

mid-30s in rockville. mid-40s downtown and around the beltway. 39 at college park. 37 out in bowie. and out to the west, we have 30s as well. 36 in fairfax. 35 in sterling, and even 34 out towards leesburg and our friends out in middleburg. all right, friday morning, mostly sunny with a cold start. grab your sunglasses and a light jacket. 30s and 40s. winds are west, northwest, but only at 10. winds are not really a factor. now, by the afternoon, mostly sunny and chilly. high temperatures, low 50s. look at the winds. now, they turn a little bit. south, southwest at 10. those south, southwest winds, harboring the milder air as we get into saturday. the zone forecast, well, we're going to keep oakland in the 30s tomorrow. 36, but as you jump up here, upper 40s in comberland, around 50 for -- cumberland, around 50 in culpepper. low 50s for leesburg and manassas. downtown, we'll make 53 in gaithersburg, maybe 54 in annapolis. all the advisories expire about 10:00 a.m. on friday, in terms of the small craft advisories. 53 tomorrow, sunshine, chilly for the high school football. nice on s

this is the situation out in rockville.nt at hey shady grove, drivers are losing the right lane but volume light out in this neck of the woods. on the outer loop at route 1 college park looks like about a 60 minute drive from 95 to georgia. a little impacted because of the earlier crash. definitely in the clearing stages. take you over to 270 southbound as we focus in on traffic up here. going southbound, no incidents or accidents just a good amount of volume. heavy congestion between germantown road and 370. the travel time reports, 56 eastbound, about 14 minutes from the fairfax county parkway to the beltway. the dulles toll road is checking out with a green light and dc's 295, no problems approaching the 11th street bridge. nine minutes in the car is what you can expect. >>> up next, your major virginia roads we will focus on that. back to you weather following breaking news. a murder investigation is underway in hyattsville, many many. this is video just in to 9 news now. a man was found shot to death at the chesapeake

in fact, lows tonight, 35 in gettysburg, 36 in rockville.a little cold pocket out in buoy. 35 out there. low 40s downtown and inside the beltway. but plenty of 30s in the west. 36 in fairfax and in reston, 35 in sterling, 35 in leesburg and maybe even 34 for our friends down in manassas. saturday morning, mostly sunny with a cold start. grab your sunglasses, light jacket. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. winds out of the southwest at about 10 to 15. but the breezes don't last long. partly cloudy and milder, highs near 60 saturday afternoon. winds turn northwesterly, but only at 10. that's a pretty good deal. here's the zone 4 forecast, sunshine for the coast. you jump the divide you're in the 50s in cumberland, upper 50s for hagerstown, martinsburg and winchester. 61 in culpepper. i don't think leesburg and manassas will quite get to 60, but still a very bright day. now we jump the river, 60 downtown, 60 in andrews. looking at temperatures right around 60 in charles county down into st. mary's county as well. 59 in annapolis. all the small c

and this is rockville, and notice the crash activity. the police presence, still taking away that right lane. it looks like traffic has come to a stand still, and this back- up will hopefully start to clear up as they open the roadway. let's move you on over to the outer loop. i can show you we do have volume building from 95 over to georgia avenue. overall, no major incidents to report. the good news is the accident before suitland road, it has cleared out of the way. we have more crash activity at 210 to watch out for. meanwhile, it looks like 95 heading northbound in virginia, everyone is moving well here. no incidents and no accidents, and just volume, and again from newington as you make your way towards the mixing bowl. let's take you over to the metro. metro and v. r. e. are on time. mark trains, they have been canceled due to mechanical problems. now, back to you. >> all right all right. it is coming up on 6:20 and we have breaking news, and the thrown is pleased, prince william and miss katherine middleton are engaged to be marr

temperatures tonight inside the beltway low to mid-40s, no real problems, but 38 in rockville, through bowie and 30s out to the west. leesburg 37, middleburg also in the upper 30s. tomorrow morning partly cloudy with a cold start. grab your shades and coat again, 30s and 40s. by afternoon a nice day, partly cloudy, breezy, a little bit cool, high temp around 60 and those northeast winds at 10 to 15, may make it feel just a little cooler than it is. next seven days, 60 tomorrow, 60 on veterans day, mid-60s on friday, upper 60s on saturday and sunday, maybe a shower on sunday but who cares. if it's 69. cooler on monday and then some -- just kind of a chilly rain sets in on tuesday with highs only in the low 50s but still for november, that's six out of seven. not bad. >> wow. >> thanks. >> all timed for the weekend. >> yes. >> good. >>> coming up next on 9 news now. >>> betty white becomes a forest ranger and we were there. i'm lindsey mastis at the kennedy center. that story coming up. >>> coming up new at 6:00. >> reporter: i'm in prince george's county. coming up allegations by the so

the back up through rockville already. 355, a better altnarkts southbound. and over to virginia, 395 northbound. construction crews are in place. and for hours this morning,he bridge was a nightmare because of a truck with a broken axel. they have reopened. busy morning. >>> hundreds of disabled veterans are gathered for the ground breaking for a new memorial dedicated to them, the day before veterans day. the memorialill be south of waington avenue southwest. the 4 acre site will recognize the veterans' sacrifice. also actor gary siniese, the spokesperson. >> they are hoping the internet will help to find a person who killed a student this yea they gained access to vanessa's e-mail accounts. she was found stabbed in june. she just finished her freshman yeart the college of art. >>> the man accused of killing chandra levy. inmates say ingmar guandique confessed. a campus comes together. sue marcum was found murdered in her bethesda home. police believe she interrupted a burglary in progress and was beaten to taeth. her car was recovered by a police chief in

they are part of a campaign to bring public art to downtown rockville. the spirit of discovery was designed by the same artist behind the popular fish fountain in rockville town square. >>> let's get a check on your evening rush hour. richard andre has time saver traffic. richard? >> we still have closure of course in d.c., 16th street shutdown both ways between newton and arkansas avenue because of that bad fire. the cleanup will continue throughout the evening. and you're being urged to avoid the area. use an alternate such as 11th, 13th, or 18th street. looks like we will be shut down there for the next few hours while that cleanup and investigation continues. meanwhile in virginia, southbound 395 on the brakes from washington boulevard, going down to duke street. but at least all your lanes are open there. beyond that point southbound 95 a bit slow from we will say cruising the bridge towards 123. on and off slowdown continues down that point to quantico area. stop and go from the american legion bridge out to about the mormon temple, ladies. >>> the

. -- 41 degrees in rockville. 39 in burke. high temperatures in low 60's. dropping into the thirties tonight. now to lisa baden on this friday. >> adam caskey is a new father. don't you love the traffic on the highway this meant? -- this morning? -- south on 95belittle there's a little roadwork. you get the green light on 95 between richmond and baltimore. ison.o al >>> a night of tara grant and remember as in the district after a teenager's life was cut shaort. family and friends gathered to memory.seph sharp's >> the d.c. neighborhood plagued with violence. it has hit the community hard. >> he was a young man on a good pass, to get his life together. >> his relatives and friends gathered. they stood near the grieving familiy's home. his mom said he wanted to be a successful businessman. >> i am going to be the owner of espn. >> his father is pleading with young people in the area to speak out. >> you have to talk. >> i got a club seats to see the wizards for tusks. -- for us. >> he was known by many people. i hope justice is served. >> there could be as m

rockville part at nicholson lane was dark, but that has been restored. on connecticut avenue at east- westheimer -- at east-west hwy, was out.power >>> a truck hit the overpass yesterday on the dulles toll road at beulah and there is a closure. >>> the storms that moved through overnight left thousands in the dark. about 11,000 customers without electricity in northern virginia. 1100 in montgomery county. 1300 in prince george's county. 50 in the district. >>> the chandra levy murder trial enters its final stages. a jury will deliberate the fate of ingmar guandique today. the man accused of killing the intern nearly a decade ago. courtney robinson has what to expect in the coming days. >> good morning. that's right. this case is in lands of the jury. there will begin deliberations this morning. the prosecution and the defense did their closing arguments yesterday. the prosecution set the woman's family waited almost 10 years for justice. the defense succeeds convicting mena of two counts of first- degree murder and not just because he's innocent. they ha

this is up in rockvil, route 28 on norbeck road.r spun out and smackednto a tree. fire and rescue has been dispatched. good example that you have to take it cautiously. downtown, broken down truck. ramp from the freeway eastbound to go through the tunnel, southeast, pennsylvania avenue inbound. outbound pennsylvania avenue at the exit to get onhe capital belty. a car that just spun out. here we go. head out and see how we'r doing. metro and vre, fine. penn 503. 870 and 890 delayed >> aaa will release its thanksgiving travel forecast later ts morning. the group will aress how the economy mighaffect holiday travel and how much they are expected to spend and how far they will travel and how car rental rates compare with last year. the forecast is also expected to predict the impact rising gasoline prices will have on plans. prices are up 24 cents from last year. d.c., the average gallon of gas costs $2.97. maryland $2,.86. virginia, $2.77. national average is $2.89. >>> traveling by bus is about to get a lot easier. d.c. will become th

it feels colder. 55 at nashville, low 50s in bethesda and rockville and layton 50. between preston and sterling and low 50s in leesburg as well as me nass sass and middleburg. a look at the future cast. right now clear to partly cloudy skies. that's about it. the winds will still be with us. high-level clouds stay dry in the metro area, but we could see a snow shower or a snow flurry west of the divide over in garrett county, west virginia. >>> tonight partly cloudy, breezy, colder. upper 30s to mid 40s, winds west/northwest at 10 to 20. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, breezy and chilly. grab your shades. a light jacket. 0s and 40s, and winds still there, west/northwest at 10 to 15. by afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy. the clouds come in, stay dry. winds west/northwest at 10 to 15. a bit cooler than it is. the next three days like this. upper 50s tomorrow, clouds come in, 04. we go down on friday, back in the mid 50s. we go back up to 60 on saturday under partly cloudy skies. next 7 days. >>> . >> looks like a travel day. >> it will be really cold. >> change in th

southbound 270 working your way out of rockville.e are open as you continue southbound working your way out towards montrose road. we are good on the stop stretch approaching and passing 109. no problems to report on the beltway at the american legion bridge. close-in 66 as you travel in from centreville picking up the usual suspected headed eastbound. lane are open as you travel from nutley street to the beltway. southbound 95 still busy cleaning i'm tractor-trailer wreck which involved a car fire. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> montgomery county is now going to allow retail liquor stores to sell booze on sunday. the sales will begin november 21st. store hours will be from noon until 6:00. county executive ike leggett is expected to finalize that plan today. it will object a trial basis up to six months. >>> our national mall considered to be a national treasure but it has shown signs of neglect in recent years. the interior secretary signed plan to refurbish the entire mall and preserve its historic monuments. ka

temperatures are very mild. 61 in leesburg. 57 in rockville. partly cloudy and a mild this evening with temperatures ranging between 58-54 degrees. overnight, we are expecting temperatures 47-52, mild with just a patch of fog. coming up in seven minutes on abc7 news at 5:00, i will give you a look at the office no forecast for the week. how much will we get this winter? i will tell you what we think and what the temperatures will be like. will it be like last winter? the answer is coming up. >> thank you, doug. >>> millions of people have already taken to the skies. many of them are expressing concerns about what they are experiencing in the security line. we're live from reagan national airport with a word on what passenger reactions are and some were stories we have been hearing. rebecca? >> there are some amazing stories. the majority of travelers say they support the enhanced security procedures, others are angry. some in the washington area are calling for a full boycott on wednesday of the enhanced scanning machinery. if they do, that wil

rockville, h 41. for the most parts high 30's, low 40's. cooler in the mid cities. 56 the high at 3:00 p.m.. let's go to lisa with traffic. >> a lot of overnight construction is being cleared of the way now. both sides at 123. you can see they are taping off the left side eventually only the right lane gets by. they are working on that bridge over the northwest branch between university boulevard. helts heading toward us. that looks pretty clean. more on the traffic side to come but now the news. >> it is 4:31 and our top story today, another metro mess to tell you about. now the farragut station is closed. the red line station is closed after debris fell from the ceiling into the station on to a train platform. >> it was fortunate no one was hurt. >> during the rush hour large chunks of debris crashed on to the platform at the farragut north station. amazingly no one was injured but this bizarre incident impacted travel on the red line for hours. >> it is extremely splosme >> fire officials say it started with a construction crew working o

in rockville the average gas price is $2.85 and in tyson's corner gas prices average $2.87. to find the cheapest gas in your neighborhood go to our website, wusa9.com, go to our community in our where you live section. contact us and be part of the wusa9.com team. >>> sky 9 was over the wealthiest counties in america this morning. according to new census figures loudoun counties, virginia, is the richest in the country with a median household income of $114,000. in fact, seven of the top 10 wealthiest counties are located in our area. fairfax county comes in second. howard county, maryland, third. arlington county sixth. montgomery seventh. >>> a trip to the nation's capital took an unexpected turn for some vietnam veterans. passengers say a vet noticed smoke as their tour bus approached the 14th street bridge. as people evacuated the bus the flames started shooting out the back. everybody got out and they were all okay. this was part of a veteran's day tour group from the 199th light infantry brigade. you'll hear from the vets on that bus and show you what they are riding a

outside the beltway in the 30s. 38 in rockville. college park. 37 in bowie. upper 30s in fairfax. leastleesburg 36. veteran's day tomorrow. what a great day. sunny, pleasant. 61. and light wind. that 61 will actually feel like 61. >> by morning though, grab a coat and shades. sunny with a chilly start. 30s and 40sment winds north easterly at 10. then by afternoon, sunny and pleasant. a gorgeous day. highs around 60. and a light north easterly wind. good deal. even oakland should make it low 50s. upper 50s in couple -- in cumberland. right along the bay. around 60. winds below. small craft advisory right here. next seven days. 61 tomorrow. 63 on friday. upper 60s saturday and sunday. we will keep sunday dry. rain comes in monday afternoon. 59. kind of a cool rain on tuesday. and 53. but even in the wake of that rain, it goes back up to 60. with partly cloudy skies. so so far november has been, well, quite kind to us. certainly kind to high school football friday nights. >> you got it. thank you. >>> up next, caught on tape, a man in a wheelchair comes to the help of a store clerk d

customers in gaithersburg, rockville, and potomac qwest of 270 should experience fewer outages-- west of 270. the system reroute power automatically. it's a five-year plan that was announced in august after the summer of outages that left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity. >>> the fate of the man accused of murdering the d.c. intern chandra levy is in the hands of a jury. the defense and prosecution finished their closing arguments in the case of ingmar guandique yesterday. both sides are waiting for the verdict anxiously. courtney robinson is live outside d.c. superior court with the latest. >> good afternoon. many are waiting on this verdict. the jury began deliberating at 9:30. they are still deliberating. according to the prosecution, once the verdict comes down, that is the moment that the chandra levy family have been waiting for, nearly 10 years. innocent or guilty? 12 people will decide whether in my guandique murdered federal intern chandra levy in may of 2001, three weeks of testimony and evidence comes down to two days of arguments. for the prosecution is

it is on rockville pike. so we hope that you will go by and support this wonderful cause. so nice of you to do that. >> it will be great. my son is diabetic so we are trying to help out, do our part. >> i see. >> we have a bunch of events going off and the next is at eddies. >> sunday all day at noon. but today you will prepare some of mussels. >> we call them a.d.d. ie's mussels. only dish we serve at all four of our restaurants and that was a recipe that was taught to me by a french chef here in town. for the entire month of november, the sales of these mussels are being donated, weirdo nateing the proceeds to the charity. >> is that so. >> if you like mussels go to the restaurant. what you are doing is sauteeing them. >> in extra virgin olive oil and get them nice and hots well coated in the oil and then to that we will add some shallots. >> okay. >> i'm really not a mussel eater but my god daughter loves mussels. i know people who almost die for them. >> yeah. i'm a big fan. >> i'm a snail person. i love escargot. yes. >> we will sweat that out a bit. once we have got

and still 40 in rockville and bethesd and downtown it is also 42. we do have mid-30s. they are done falling. okay, here is the deal. nice for november. it really is. in fact, eighth nice weekend in a row. i know it rained a little bit the very first weekend in october late sunday but 80% of that weekend was nice. it does appear it will be wet for your travel day or days. whether you do it tuesday or wednesday. and looks like it will be winter here by next friday. we will explain that coming up. overnight clear skies cold. lows 32 to 42. winds turning southwesterly at about 10. saturday morning mostly sunny with a cold start. grab your sunglasses and light jacket. 30s and 40s. winds will pick up a little bit in the morning. southwesterly at 10 to 15 for a bit. by afternoon, though, not a factor. partly cloudy. milder. highs near 60. winds turn a little bit. northwesterly at 10. but it will not be breezy in the afternoon which means that 60-degree temperature will feel like 60. 61 in springfield. 59 in bowie. 60 in fairfax. maybe not quite 60 in sterling and leesburg. zo

low to mid- 40s but east of the beltway, and outside of the beltway, in the upper 30s again. 38 in rockville, 37 in bowie and 38 in fairfax and 37 in reston. maybe mid 30s toward leesberg, one of the colder spots. veteran's day looks fantastic. sunshine and pleasant and temperatures 61. with a light wind it will feel 61. to start though, sunny with a chilly start. grab shades and a coat. winds northeasterly at 10. by afternoon sunny and pleasant. high temperatures around 60 and winds northeasterly at 10. a fantastic day and about average for this time of year. next seven days, low 60s tomorrow, low 60s on friday and then milder over the weekend. upper 60s to near 70 saturday and sunday. we'll keep the weekend dry. we do have a system out west that will finally cloud us up on monday. rain and showers develop monday afternoon or evening. cooler because of that upper 50s. a cool rain on tuesday, in the low 50s. but then, derek, back to around 60 with sunshine next wednesday. >> sounds like a great weekend. >> it should be nice. we'll show you tomorrow what sometimes veteran's day can look like

from the streets of downtown silver spring to rockville and in between, people in montgomery county feel financially squeezed. some council members say they have gotten the message. >> we're feeling the pink at home in -- pinch at home in our own budgets and expect you to do your job as elected leaders to do the same for the county budget. >> reporter: the last few years, the county trimmed the fat looking at every penny and turning off the lights. the meat of the budget is the only thing left, 82% of all tax- supported spending goes to employee salaries and benefits. >> the cost per employee has grown dramatically and that is where we will focus. >> reporter: public employee union like those with firefighters, police and county workers have had great influence and benefits. >> cut salaries, you know, whatever it is that it takes. keep it going. >> reporter: a report by the office of legislative oversight shows on top of salary, the county employees earn an average of 52% more in benefits. >> we're going to take some bold steps forward, i think. >> reporter: in irvine, silver spring dist

one of the coldest sites in rockville. laurel at 28. 24 ellicott city.but woodbine at 35 and towson at 37. 39 in edgemere and eastern shore milder by the chesapeake at 44. we are going from 28 to 40. that's the spread this morning. widespread frost to 20 degree spread at least by lunchtime. we should get into the upper 50s and get to 63 or mostly sunny afternoon. that is our two degree guaranteed high. let's see whapping on the roads with kim brown. >> reporter: thanks. if you are make your way around the beltway or head towards 95 or towards 83, you are not going to encounter problems. traffic is light moving very well. here we are heading southbound you won't entercounsel -- encounter days. look at the maps we have a couple things working. one accident remains that is at golden ring road and kenwood avenue. a vehicle has gone into the front of a 7/eleven. and that's not going to impact you. joppa road remainsed close and in brooklyn park, ritchie highway closed in both direction as 11th street as they try to repair a utility issue. morgan road is a goo

gaithersburg, rockville 48. andrews 50. upper columbia 50 and baden 51. nashua's sunny, 52. there is a bit of a breeze out there in a spew spots like north of 15. the winds are a little stronger than expected. you see great falls, montana 0. bismarck is 16. the idea is this cold will be coming. tomorrow we warm up decently ahead of the next front. by sunday, we're cooling off again. today, 54. don't for get d.c., the high school sports.net. mild tomorrow, cool on sunday at 54. monday and tuesday look pretty nice. low to mid-60s, although there could be late showers. thanksgiving, some early showers and 52. colder after that. >>> stick around. that's your weather. we've got more of 9news now from the kitchen when we return. ÑúÑú >>> for me, it just wouldn't be thanksgiving without the sweet potato pie. i really don't know how to prepare sweet potato pie, but i've got the experts here from henry's soul food cafe. they have a great new idea. if you can't go to the restaurant and sit down and eat a full meal and have sweet potato pie, why not order the pie, bring it home, prepar

bear that in mind. 0, south out of hyattstown, rockville, gaithersburg, no eay hangups. the trip into tomorrow, new york avenue headed on down over the anacostia, bladeburg road, third street tunnel, travel lanes available for you. one more stop to check things out. south of town, wilson bridge okay. a lot of road work still wrapping up on the beltway. both directions around i-66. >> you will face higher prices at the pumps. gasoline prices are continuing to rise nationwide as one of the biggest holidays approaches. national average is $2.87, about 23 cents higher thanhat americans paid last year. luckily, the gas is averaging $2.99 in d.c. $2.87 in maryland. $2.77 in virginia. >> less driving during the recession meant good things for the environment. carbon dioxide dropped for the first time in a decade. it shows there is a close link between pollution and gross domestic product. with recent economic hard times that meant a 1.#% drop in global emissions from 2008 t 2009. even still the drop was less than predicted. it is not likely to last. carbon emiions may set a rec

but 52 in rockville, bethesda, college park and 51 in beltsville. and there is the one 49 up in laurel and columbia. cooler off to the north and east. so the redskin forecast then, temperatures in the 50s. 7:00 drive but by 9:00 we'll see showers. and by 11:00 we'll see rain and showers. temperatures in the low 50s. all right, let's talk about the outside story. locate your umbrella. tuesday morning will be a wet commute. tuesday evening is a wet commute and wednesday -- tuesday will be cooler. wednesday is going to be nice. it will be windy but still a very nice day. now we're coming off what is perhaps the nicest weekend i can remember in november. so we've had it lucky. got to pay the piper a little bit at some point. tonight there is the rain and showers, perhaps as far north as frederick by about 10:00. let me go back to live doppler 9,000. you can access this on our website at wusa9.com. rain now for the time being. southern maryland and fredericksberg down 95 and to the south of culpeper. now zoom in just a little bit and we'll kind of see th

aftermath thushepherd, openly gay college student wasmurdered, his legacy still lives on today in rockville, maryland, students are in final rehears always for the laye my pject. it's a play about the town in wyoming where shepherd was killed and interviews there with people who knew him. >> every word in the plays something spoken by an acal person in layer my, wyoming. >> reporter: the director was willing to take on this controversial subject about a young person tied to a fence and tortured and killed >> this is a message of torance, which is really what this play is advocating. something we thought our students needed to hear. >> reporter: but the controversy has grown after the baptist church from topeka, kansas announced it will protest the play saturda night. >> i think it's crazy they think this show is so worthy of their hate that they would come halfway across the country just to protest it. we're just a high school trying to promote love and understanding. >> reporter: ironically, the church's leader is portrayed in the play. >> this is the negative message that everything is co

beltway about where we were last night, low to mid-40s, lots of 30s in all the burbs though, 38 in rockville, 38 in college park, 37 in buoy, off to the west upper 30s in reston. 36 or 37 in manassas. morning, partly cloudy, cold start, grab your shades and a coat. 30s and 40s. winds not much of a factor in the morning. northwest at 10. winds will pick up in the afternoon, partly cloudy, breezy, just a little bit cool, just a wee skosh, high temperatures around 60 and winds northeasterly at about 10 to 15. zone forecast, all six zones available on our website, wusa9.com. 50 in oakland, 58 in cumberland, breezy, 64 in culpepper and 60 in leesburg. downtown i think we are going to make 60 degrees, 61 or so as you head down into charles county and 64 in appear laos appear -- appolis. upper 60s on saturday and sunday. cooler on monday. we are still dry and we do have a cold raining in on tuesday with highs in the low 50s. >> good looking forecast, my friend. >> not bad. >>> things warming up in terms of the temperature, these relationships warming up at redskins park at all? >> not really. if do

rain up in beltsville and wheaton and rockville and mcclane.ll put this into motion over the next hour. nothing really changes. everything is streaming up to the north and it will stay light overnight. we may see a little bit of moderate activity tomorrow. let's go back to the computer. rain and showers on tuesday. no doubt about that. a wet morning commute. unfortunately a wet p.m. commute. that's the bad news. windy but nice on wednesday. we'll salvage a nice day on wednesday, but very, very windy. we can see wind gusts upwards 35 miles an hour. all right. by lunch time tomorrow, well, you got it, more rain and showers. the good news is it's just light activity. by evening just enough to wet the road from gaithersburg, downtown, out towards culpeper by evening and then it goes away pretty quickly. maybe a left overshower just before midnight. winds really pick up behind this system. no doubt about that. and some showers linger in the mountain late tomorrow night. that will not be a concern for us. overnight then cloudy and cool. rain and show

and on 270, delays out of rockville toward the lane divide.eck of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> one more traffic note. we have an alert for you if you commute with the beltway this weekend. outer loop between eisenhower and telegraph road will be narrowed to one lane for work on the wilson bridge project. the lane closures start tonight at 11:00 and go through sunday evening. drivers should choose alternate routes in order to avoid the major backups. >>> a new survey from triple-a finds a lot of folks are reading text messages while driving on the beltway. it's just one of the surprises in the report. as roz plater shows you now, triple-a said texting and driving is not just a teenage problem any more. >> it's the largest highway construction in the area of the country now. >> reporter: john townsend is talking about the massive construction project on the beltway near tysons corner, making driving hazardous at best. but here is the stunner. in september his agency surveyed 1,000 drivers who travel the northern virginia beltway regularly an

but it's only 48. 54 still in rockville. 46 in college park. that is well above average. all right.emperature roller coaster the next tum of days. tuesday will be mild. a few showers tomorrow afternoon. there is not a lot of moisture with this next system. now, wednesday will be cooler, almost chilly. and then for turkey days showers and mild but the showers will be actually in the morning. travel weather, some showers in seattle all the way down to san francisco and very cold all the way down to la. bitterly cold. great falls will barely get above 0. a little bit of snow falls in the rocky. more showers and rain through parts of the midwest and back into the lower plains and showers, even a few thunderstorms on the gulf coast. as far as we're concerned on wednesday, we're great. sunshine and cool and chilly. but if you're travel to raleigh over to detroit or cincinnati or columbus up to boston, fine. loths of sunshine. -- lots of sunshine. no worries. cloudy, highs 56. most of the showers will be in the morning as opposed to the afternoon. then it may get pretty nice late in the da

montgomery county and heading towards howard county, we have moderate rain building in and extend towards rockvillewest side of d.c. there's more so plan for rain throughout the day and it is steady and heavy in the afternoon with a high of 56. kim brown has a look at the roads. >> reporter: good morning. so far, the wet roads are not affecting the early part of the commute. there are ac

the upper 20ed and low 30s, but not the case. 35, one of the lower readings in gaitersburg, 36 in rockville35 in downtown. a cold spot off to the east. and to the west plenty of mid-30s. 36 in fairfax and reston, 35 in sterling. 35 out in middleburg and upperville and maybe even 34 in manassas. saturday morning, mostly sunny, a cold start, grab your sunglasses, light jacket. 30s and 40s and winds southwesterly at 10 to 15. it will be breezy primarily in the morning on saturday. then by afternoon, partly cloudy, milder, really a nice day. high temperatures near 60 and winds turn out of the northwest at 10, but they're not going to be that breezy in the afternoon. so a spectacular saturday really. the next three days, nice on saturday, 60, but then cooler on sunday, 53. but then milder on monday, we're back up to 64. winds may pick up a little bit as we get into monday as we get into more southwesterly winds. but in terms of the weekend, this is the eighth nice weekend in a row. i know the first weekend in october it rained sunday evening, but for the most part, that was a nice weekend. next

. >> reporter: from the streets of downtown silver spring to rockville and in between, people in montgomery county feel financially squeezed. some county council members say they've gotten the message, rein in spending. >> we're feeling the pinch at home in our own budget and so we expect you to do your job as elected leaders to do the same as the county budget. >> reporter: for the past several years the county trimmed the fat looking at every penny even turning off the lights. the meat of the budget is the only thing left, 82% of all tax afforded spending goes to employee salaries and benefits. >> the cost per employee has grown dramatically and that's i think where we will be focusing on how can we pare those costs down? >> reporter: public employee unions such as those representing firefighters, police, teachers and county workers have long wielded great influence with sizable pensions and benefits. >> cut salaries, you know. whatever it has to take to keep it going, keep it a business. >> reporter: a report by the office of legislative oversight shows on top of salary county employees

the caps won, the boys won. 270 out of germantown, light traffic volume headed into rockville. no incident to report northbound on 395 as you leave duke street headed past seminary road up and across the inbound 14th street bridge. light traffic volume there. southbound 295 at the suitland parkway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> an old levee on the mall that was supposed to stop flooding in the district is getting replaced. it was built with temporary jersey barriers and dirt back in the 1930s. construction on the new one across 17th street will begin today. later today, officials will announce the project at a news conference. >>> it was a white weekend in iowa. eight inches of snow blanketed parts of the state. it turned into a full-blown storm saturday afternoon. the heavy wet snow downed power lines and create dangerous road conditions there. >>> winter came early in minnesota also. nearly a foot of snow fell over the weekend. jody ambrose has more on this dangerous weather. >> it surprised me. >> reporter: the wintry blast roared in full st

let's take a look at lows across the area. 35 in gaithersburg. 36 in rockville. the winds keep the temperatures up at night so doing a favor. 42 downtown, but 39 at college park. 37 in bowie. out to the west, plenty of 30s. 36 in fairfax and reston, 34 in leesburg, and 34 in manassas. now friday morning, mostly sunny with a cold start. grab your sunglasses and a light jacket. 30s and 40s. and then by the afternoon, mideastly sunny, a lit -- mostly sunny, a little chilly. low temperatures in the 50s. the winds turn southwesterly at about 10. that's a warmer wind that will actually help propel some warmer air in here on saturday. so the zone forecast, all six zones, still on our website, wusa9.com. again, in the 30s tomorrow in oakland, but 48 if many cumberland. 50 in winchester. and downtown, temperatures should make it to about 52 or 53. maybe 54 in annapolis. and the small craft advisory has expired about 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. next three days, 53 tomorrow. chilly. and then 60s on saturday, nice. and then 52, chilly again on sunday. now the next seven day

department of health and human services, rockville, maryland; ron tannenbaum, president and co-founder, intherooms.com, fort lauderdale, florida; dr. w. douglas evans, professor and director, public health communication and marketing program, george washington university, washington, dc; sandra de castro buffington, director, hollywood health & society, usc annenberg norman lear center, beverly hills, california. the media obviously influences how people create their opinions, particularly about addiction and treatment issues in behavior health. and doug, why don't we review what we mean about media today. some time ago, marshall mcluhan said that the medium is the message and that is more true today than ever. media have proliferated and they now permeate our society. we're surrounded by it constantly 24/7 and users increasingly are defining what the media are and what those media mean to the rest of us. and mark, why is it important for the media to really understand addiction, treatment, and behavioral health? i think as doug just said, it's 24/7, people rely on the media to get the

department of health and human services, rockville, maryland; monique bourgeois, executive director, association of recovery schools, fort washington, pennsylvania; greg williams, co-director, connecticut turning to youth and families, danbury, connecticut; dr. mark godley, director, research and development, chestnut health systems, bloomington, illinois. fran, what is the extent of the problem with youth in america? our most recent survey from samhsa is that around 10 million, a little over 10 million of our young people, are using alcohol and substances. that actually breaks down to 26 percent of them are drinking and another 17 percent of them are binge drinking, which is having more than five drinks in a row at one setting. so it's a concern of ours that our young people are really starting to accelerate drinking and drugging than they have in the past. and mark, it's really...as fran has mentioned, alcohol is really the main problem. what other substances are youth taking today? while most youth who use, do use alcohol, marijuana runs a pretty close second with high use in mari