>> steve, in rockville, it rained all morning long. it stopped for a time, but the ominous clouds and never left. at this hour, it is raining once again and very cold in montgomery county. the wind is picking up. about 130 miles west of here, we could have a couple of inches of snow before all is said and done. >> this is what residents in western maryland woke up to on this late april day. snow. old man winter comes back. >> it is area unusual. >> this powerful late-season nor'easter has already drenched and blanketed some areas from the florida keys up to new england. several areas remain under a flood watch. in the d.c. region, many people cannot believe how cold it is. >> this is crazy. i guess it is spring. anything goes. we have the sprinkler on last week and the kids were running through it. >> people like this rockville president went digging back in her closet for winter gear. >> in two weeks we're going to say -- do you remember how nice it was two weeks ago? yesterday, i pulled the wood from the back house and i started a fi

it's 39 degrees in rockville. >> another restaurant chain coming out with a strange concoction.za hut is marketing >> 5:56. it seems pizza hut wants to cram everything into the crust these days. expressed unchained recently stuff to the crust in britain with hot dogs. now it is introducing the crown crust pizza to its middle east franchise. it contains tiny cheeseburgers or chicken nuggets. previous versions of the crown crust pizza included meatballs and cream cheese. >> i guess you can still call it pizza. it's no surprise to have a bride or groom serenade their loved one on their wedding day. >> ♪ my first love, got my heart for the first time i was like, baby, baby, baby ♪ >> he admitted he was nervous because he was afraid he would mess up the song. his bride even helps thing some of it, the justin bieber song. he says that he will keep the video and embarrass his kids someday when they have their friends over. that was in the carolinas. >> it's kind of cut. -- cute. much more still to come in the next hour. >> an investigation into yesterday's metro train derailment at the

bruce leshan is live in rockville where he is just come out of the courtroom. bruce. >> yeah, anita. a horrible, distressing, the judges just went out. they could be back at any moment. it's a strange process here in maryland where these three judges can reconsider the sentence that a single judge handed down just a few moments ago. the key question for them, what is the appropriate sentence for a 20-year-old who left a party drunk with four of his friends, slammed into a tree, ran off into the woods, leaving three of his friends to die? the courthouse's largest courtroom packed with teens from the happiness foundation. a program organized by the father of one of the victims. but kevin coffee's lawyer argued that no drunk driver has been handed a 20 year sentence in montgomery county. that the harshest sentence handed down in a drunk driving homicide since 2008 has been a dozen years, not twenty. but victim, johnny hoover said that's because there is no comparable case. that what coffee did was so bad that it defies. there is one message that they want to go ou

a panel of three judges has decided to reduce the sentence for kevin coffey the man from rockville who was driving when a deadly crash happened last may in olney. that crash killed three of his friends. the judges decided to cut the sentence to eight years with five years' probation. coffey was originally sentenced to 20 years in prison after he pled guilty to driving drunk. we'll have more details and reaction in a full report in the second half hour. >>> a dramatic scene on a baltimore washington parkway this afternoon. the school bus burst into flames. no children were onboard at the time. it happened in cheverly, maryland near annapolis road. the bus driver managed to get out of that bus safely. the d.c. police are looking into an attack at a george washington university student that happened this morning. it happened just off campus in the 1200 block of 18th street northwest. the student says he was walking home from a bar when a man threatened him with a knife. he said the man robbed him then sexually assaulted him. no arrests have been made. police have notified students and sta

i am jummy olabanji in rockville.hy chevrolet says they could go more in the coming weeks says. >> and a trans gender miss contest and vows that she will win the crown. >> a beautiful start to the holiday weekend. view of the bridge and monuments. the eastern and forecast is shaping up t >> 7 is on your side with what pinch of theinful pump this holiday weekend. the national average price regular ise of $3.94. $4.19., in maryland, $4. in virginia, $3.93. many people are simply shocked by these growing prices, as reports.banji it's ridiculous. >> that is how most drivers told us they felt. >> it is hurting the consumer. it's not fair. prices at the pump continue across ourtless rise people leaving many changing their easter weekend plans. i love to drive, i love to travel. back on that.ing .as prices >> on the other hand, this woman is biting the bullet and heading york. here we are and i will be times. >> a few any relief could be a long ways away. could see a double- digit increase in the coming suppliers switch over

rockville area, not so bad.ou seeing some crowding if you're traveling from gaithersburg southbound, connecting to rockville. now from rockville to the spur, travel lanes are open. now back to you both. >> thank you. >>> the space shuttle "discovery" just a few minutes away from starting its final flight. the shuttle will leave the kennedy space center around 7:00 this morning. if you're looking at the route, it will arrive in the d.c. area around 10:00 before it lands at dulles airport about 10:40 this morning. the "discovery" will make the historic flight on the back of this 747 jumbo jet here. you'll have several chances to catch a glimpse as it flies over the d.c. region, megan mcgrath live at the udvar-hazy center with more on the mission. >> reporter: good morning, there are lots of opportunities for folks to see the historic sight this morning. along the potomac river, they'll do a low fliefrover this morning. at the udvar-hazy center in sterling, this is a great place to come. you see right now it is a -

southbound 270 will be impacted coming through rockville.ad 66, 95 395, moving nicely. this is 270 after montrose road. back to you. >> thank you. motown was the theme of last night's "dancing with the stars ." smokey robinson, martha reeves, but sedations performed. >> 8 contestants david their shot and had to perform a solo dance and then a cha-cha dance marathon. when the night ended, opera singer katherine jenkins was on top once again. she is really setting the bar high. she earns nearly a perfect score and earned 10 points for her dance marathon as well. jaleel white came in second filed by dell driver and william leavinvy. gladys knight is in last place. the bottom two couples will dance for the judges. that starts at 9:00 on abc 7 it. boys to men will perform. >> it will be great to see them again. i look forward to that. >> that's later tonight. right now it's 5:41, 42 degrees. >> a chilly start. more trouble for one of the white house party pressures. why virginia's attorney general is suing tareq salahi. >> new developments in the

reporting live in rockville, richard jordan, news 4. >>> a busy friday afternoon here on news 4 at 5:00. a pastor fired from a megachurch sends a message to his parishioners through youtube. >>> fans flock to the smithsonian to get the first up close glimpse of the discovery. >>> plus, metro works overtime to make sure all of its defibrillators are working after >>> expect some delays on the rails this weekend. three stations on the metro's busiest line will be closed. the tacoma, fort totten, and brooklyn stations on the red line will all shut down at 10:00 tonight. free shuttle buses will run between the silver spring and rhode island avenue stations to get you around the work. buses will also replace trains between the rosalind and pentagon stations on the blue line. on the orange line, you can expect single tracking. all work should be done by monday morning. >>> a pastor banned from the church his family built says he will hold services at a different location this weekend. on wednesday a board of trustees decided to oust the reverend joel peebles from the jericho city of praise

downtown mid-70s and up 270 through rockville and gaithersburg and fred 73. into southern maryland -- and fredericksburg 73, my 70s into southern maryland and a small craft advisory into the bay and tidal potomac into tomorrow. upper 60s and low 70s by noon tomorrow and 72 to 76 by this time tomorrow, a pretty darn nice day. next seven days, we get cool wednesday, low 60s and not quite 70 thursday, then temperatures come back. we're 75 friday and then really good news, showers and storms possible late saturday, showers and rain and storms possible all the day sunday into monday. we hope that materializes. the only caveat, could be some severe weather sunday, but we'll keep you posted. >> it kind of messes up the weekend, but we sure need it. >> doesn't matter. got to come. >>> well, inside there is a key fame that's going on tonight for the caps. kristin is there. how's it going? >> reporter: good. it's a lot colder in here than outside. we're just an hour away from game three against the bruins. county caps keep the momentum going? we'll hear from the player

temperatures, 69 rockville, 66 beds da, cooler going up 270 -- rockville, 66 bethesda, cooler going up 270. 69 college park, 68 beltsville, mid-60s in reston, 68 sterling, 63 leesburg and i'm wondering why manassas is 70. weather head lines, keep your umbrella handy, milder tonight, a wet morning commute tomorrow for most of us, warmer thursday with showers, nice friday, but it will be cool on friday. so here's our futurecast now. clouds tonight a little bit after midnight but no green blob, so it's dry, but we get to the green blob by 7:00, 8:00 in the morning. look at the yellows and oranges south of town where the heaviest activity is in terms of thunderstorm and heavy rain. by 12:30 a little break. most of the activity goes across the bay. then we see a second line develop out toward winchester and the shenandoah valley. that may roll in and give us a second line of showers tomorrow afternoon. tonight increasing cloudiness, milder, showers possible by dawn, lows 46 to 54. next seven days, nice on friday, bright but brisk. we flip it back, nice on friday mid-60s and flip it back aga

temperatures, 58 now in bethesda. 59 in rockville. 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

. >> rockville pike is open after a high-speed chase. police began, chasing a car in rockville. before officers could catch up to the driver, he hit at least one other car. the suspect tried to run away after the accident. but officers caught him. no serious injuries. >>> the fbi calls it sex,000 torto -- s s sextortion. a man has been arrested on child pornography charges involving a 14-year-old from prince george's county. jackie benson has more on a story parents need to hear. >> reporter: 39-year-old richard of brazil, indiana accused of coercing a 14-year-old boy in beltsville to fondle himself during a video chat. the federal complaint, claims that finkbiner recorded this and told the teen he wanted to see more. demanding his e-mail address telling him to get a skype account. he threat tuned post the video on a website available to the boy's friend. he told the victim "only i have this link," you want to play this game or want to be a game porn star? the boy told his family. who called police. >> some times the threat ties make their parents, teachers, or friends or their

they will tonight. 35 in gaithersburg for a low, 36 rockville, probably 40 downtown. you have plants that 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

temperatures pretty uniform, low to mid-60s, 62 bethesda, 65 rockville, 63 great falls and low 60s in sterling and leesburg, 64 manassas and we're looking at 64 college park, 63 in laurel. here's the deal. more like may tomorrow and more like june sunday and monday, not as cold tonight, breezy and milder tomorrow, breezy and quite mild tomorrow night. remember the nats are in town until a week from sunday till the 22nd. go see a nats game. weather will cooperate. breezy and quite warm sunday. we should top out over 80. we've got abnormally dry conditions across much of the metro area. you go to the east and anne arundel and calvert county moderate drought. the delmarva is already in a severe drought. we don't like to go into summer behind in rainfall because the only way to make it up in summer is really the remnants of a tropical storm. that can lead to flooding. you go from feast to famine. we'll keep you posted on this. we have the fires burning out in shenandoah and page county and fires down where 84 and 61 meet in craig county. tonight clear skies, not as cold, one blanket or ma

temperatures tonight, gaithersburg 35, 36 rockville, 40 downtown, 37 in college park, 36 bowie. 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 l

temps are in the 40s in most of the suburbs, 47 at bethesda, 49 rockville now. we're looking at 47 great falls, reston, 43 already out towards leesburg, 50 in fort belvoir and college park, 48 beltsville and up in laurel. so here's the deal. slowly but surely we'll return to aprillike weather, breezy and cold again tonight, more sun thursday, but breezy and cool on thursday. so again if you're going to the nats game, bring a sweater or a little jacket in case you're not in the sun. spectacular friday, a fabulous finish to the week on friday. for tonight showers ending early, then clearing, breezy and cold, 34 to 42, winds northwest 10 to 15. if we didn't have those winds temps would be more like 28 to 38. we're getting a break. everyone is above freezing. downtown around 40, but we're looking at 36 gaithersburg, 37 rockville, 38 college park, but 35 in leesburg and also in manassas. tomorrow morning mostly sunny, breezy and chilly. grab a jacket and make sure the kids have one, too. 30s and 40s, winds northwest 10 to 15 and a wind chill tomorrow morning early of

tonight as the past couple 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 p

that is the latest here in rockville. back to you. >> thank you. >>> in maryland now, a fight for the sixth congressional district is the main event in today's primary. the heated campaign pits state senator rob garagiola against john delaney on the democratic side and roscoe bartlett faces seven republican challengers. the race became intense after redistricting added parts of montgomery county to the sixth district making it competitive for democrats for the first time in 20 years. n 20 years. >>> making headlines, a search for a motive in that deadly shooting spree at a california college. the shooter opened fire inside a classroom at the oikos university in oakland yesterday morning. seven people were killed and three others wounded. many survivors hid behind locked doors and desks. the suspected gunman surrendered at a shopping center a few miles away about an hour later. now, police have identified him as 43-year-old juan goh. he is a former student at the christian korean vocational school. >>> one of the world's s

. >>> lawyers for a rockville man have a meeting with a judge today to see if they can get the federal government to drop the lawsuit against him. 80-year-old dick reddis spent three days a week outside the planned parenthood plant in d.c. trying to get them not to get an abortion. >>> today is the second anniversary of the explosion at the upper big branch mine in west virginia. it's the worst coal mining disaster in the united states in four decades. 29 miners died in the blast. wednesday, alpha natural resources, the new owner of the mine, says it's planning to permanently seal the mine by this summer. also wednesday, the family of one of the men killed filed a lawsuit against former masse energy chief don blanken ship and eight others calling them responsible for the disaster. the lawsuit doesn't target masse. >>> the commonwealth of virginia says the courts will have to abide by a $100,000 cap on damages in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against virginia tech. the parents of two of the students killed won their suit. the parents asked to be awarded $2 million despite a state cap o

going to be okay toward urbana and rockville.e'll take a live look at democracy boulevard on the spur and over to the american legion bridge to 495. everything is fine on the west side of town as well. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look at 95 in virginia at 4:55. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> a group of young peep spent part of their weekend -- people spent part of their weekend responding to the call for act civil. -- activism [ inaudible ] >> reporter: mary queen's daughter says her mother who is nearly 80 and partly handicapped had abandoned the lincoln heights home the family had lived in for generations. >> once something goes, you know, bad and you don't have the funds, you know, it's a waste of time. you just go downhill, not up. >> reporter: but that home along with many others in this northeast neighborhood is getting a complete makeover. >> i felt that i was blessed. with all these people around here helping me, i'm truly blessed. >> reporter: mrs. queen is even more pleased that she got to meet for

that is latest here in rockville. back to you. >> thank you. >>> voters in the district have 11 races to choose from today including five d.c. council seats. in maryland, 37 delegates are up for grabs in the national contest. but the big race, everyone is watching the sixth copal district. new rules for retricycle mean parts of democratic montgomery county were added to the sixth district which has been solidly republican for the past 20 years. years. >>> another big story, that deadly shooting spree at a california college. former student is accused of opening fire on the campus of oikos university in oakland yesterday morning. accept people were killed and three others were wounded. many survivors hid in locked classrooms and under desks. officers arrested 43-year-old juan goh at a shopping center a few miles away from school. police still don't have a motive. a memorial service will be held for the victims tonight. >>> maryland lottery stills say no one has come forward to claim the megamillions prize just yet. >>

once you get closer to germantown, passing father hurley, slow heading into rockville. travel lanes are open. no accidents to report. you are under speed at this time. and taking the rails, i'm still checking them for you. not seeing any delays on the metro, marc, and vre. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at route 50 in maryland. back to you. >> thank you. >>> today is a day of remembrance at virginia tech as the school marks five years since a deadly shooting massacre. on this day in 2007, a student opened fire in a dorm and clam at the blacksburg campus, killing 32 students and faculty before killing himself. the shootings motivated a centreville man to become an advocate for gun law reform. his sister, rhema, was a freshman at virginia tech when she was killed in the 2007 shootings. >> we found out that april 16 was preventable. i started to say to myself, you know, this is something that needs to be fixed, and i hope we do. >> the virginia tech shooting put national attention on how schools issue warnings, mental health care for students and gun purchasing laws.

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

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

so low temperatures in the 30s in the burbs, low to mid-40s downtown, 35 gaithersburg, 36 rockville andnough for frost, 37 college park, 36 bowie. out west 36 reston and fairfax. now technically fairfax is not under a frost advisory. you could have 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 thr

this is the southbound side looking great into rockville down to the point where the lanes divide. all lanes are open on 270. i'll update you again at 6:43. >>> if you love golfs this one of your favorite weeks of the year. oh. i can't wait. 70 minutes from now, the 2012 masters tournament begins in augusta, georgia. "cbs this morning" is going to take a look at the tournament this morning. >> and charlie rose joins us live from new york with a preview. would you rather be there charlie? >> you got that right andrea. i would rather be there. i couldn't think of a better place to be than watch them tee off and especially to be there when we will show you the big three golf legend, that's palmer, jack nicklaus and gary player. people at augusta national say the course is ready to go. we'll talk to jim nance and see you request jim nance at 7:00. >> charlie, when you talk to him have him say hello friends. >> what's your swing like? how good is it? can you shows? >> do you want to see it? >> yeah. >> oh. beautiful. beautiful. >> i like the follow through. you're a winner charlie. >> t

. >>> reporting live from rockville, darcy spencer, news 4. >>> more members of the secret service are under investigation for misconduct in colombia than first thought. as brian mohr reports now the white house and congress are demanding answers about just what happened there. >> reporter: as many as 20 members of the secret service are now under investigation for what they did when they were not preparing for president obama's weekend summit trip to colombia. the allegations include alcohol, hookers, and a wild party in a five-star hotel. >> unbelievable. anybody who watched a spy movie knows, you know, you go in with the girls. you plant the bugs. you compromise the agent. what were these guys thinking? >> reporter: members of congress are demanding answers and so is the president, whose summit agenda was over shadowed by reports of the secret service shenanigans. the agents involved were not part of the elite presidential protective division. but some reportedly were part of what's called the counterassault team. five members of the military were also caught up in the scandal. >> w

low 30s tonight and we have frost advisories north and west of town. 59 college park, bethesda, 58 rockville, 57 gaithersburg and reston, 55 in leesburg, 57 manassas and we're looking at 60 in fort belvoir and over toward andrews. here's the deal. cold tonight but milder, winds diminish tonight, just gorgeous on friday with light winds finally, not as cold friday night fewer headed out and warming up over the weekend, a touch of may on saturday, a touch of june sunday. for tonight then clear skies and cold, winds diminishing. bring in the plants. i'm going to say don't cover the plans because you shouldn't have planted anything yet, but bring them in, hoe temperature 32 to 42 -- low temperature 32 to 40 work winds out of the north 5 to 10. we have a frost advisory montgomery county north and west and loudoun county and fauquier county north and west into virginia and freeze warnings in the mountains and i think this these with the winds diminishing those freeze warnings could cause some problems. on this map everybody should stay above freezing, but that said even in gaithersburg you may hav

that is the latest here in rockville back to you. >> thanks.works before voters weigh in on dc city council primary today. marion barry confronted vincente grey for holding a town hall meeting the night before the election he called it disrespectful because campaign workers would not be able to attend. >> why did you take it down and break up a meeting. i don't operate like that i used to i did, break up a meeting in a minute. >> those who needed to campaign tonight they should be out campaigning. this session tonight is one hour and a half in a campaign going on for the better part of two years i am not going to apologize. >>> barry is on the ballot for election of his ward 8 council seat. >>> other top stories vice president joe biden is heading to high school in southern virginia to talk about the high cost of college education these days he will speak at murray high school in norfolk and travelling there with secretary of education. after he spikes this morning the vice president will answer questions on college affordability, he will do th

right now in rockville it is raining and very chilly. from the looks of things, the wind is really picking up. maryland is keeping a close eye situation with power lines and trees this morning. couldaturated ground cause a problem. how my umbrella is blowing around. john gonzalez reporting from rockville. not just the weather that's a challenge. roads >> . on the lisa baden. >> a fatal crash occurred on the beltway in montgomery county. be another hour at least anyone getscan let through. if this is video from the 2:00 g between mornin colesville road and georgia avenue. three vehicles involved. maryland state highway on the scene. a lot of equipment is there. they are documenting the crash. all traffic forced to exit at colesville road. you may get on to the beltway avenue and missed the accident. loop has only the . factor ll lanes open leaving 270 to 95.to the inner loop is open. wjla.com has the latest the weather and road conditions. we will have more traffic and weather every ten minutes right here on "good morning ."shington there

crews will begin work tomorrow night -- excuse me, on the rockville pike.near the walter reed medical center. construction will take place at night to make the situation easier for commuters. two lanes of rockville paoeubg will shut down while work is completed at cedar lane. >>> metro riders can expect to pay more to ride but not as much as they initially thought. next year's operating budget will need $16 million less than they originally anticipated. that means the metro board will look at smaller fare increases, and right now the 2013 operating budget is around $1.5 billion. the board will consider fare changes in the 2013 budget later this month. >>> and then fantasy sports are allowed to play for cash. they are exsepl ted. the measure will be in place by october, and i bet a lot of people are happy about that, because -- >> they were worried. people have been doing this for years, and pretty hard core vans. >> now it doesn't have to be under the table and it can be out in the open. >>> the feathers were flying yesterday at the national mall. >> 200 pe

jummy olabanji is in rockville with what drivers are saying about the rising prices.t is a little painful. >> very painful for everyone. good morning. at this station behind us in rockville, it is about $3.99 for a gallon of regular, which is on the low end of the scale. it is 51 centsnot sitting well with drivers, especially those getting ready to hit the road on this holiday weekend. that's a lot of money. >> this north carolina family is traveling to new jersey to visit relatives. it is a trip that will cost them more than $300 in gas alone on this busy holiday weekend. >> it is groceries for my household a month's worth of groceries. a weekend trip at $320 is very expensive. >> it seems everyone is pinching pennies at the gas box. this d.c. resident named rodney drive to virginia to fill up, where gas is 12 cents cheaper per >> . it is too much. go to work every day and your paycheck does not change, but everything else in the economy changes >> tested a the average cost for gallon in allen's was over $4. in d.c. the average price was 2 cents away from breaking th

to 70 is moving good all the way to rockville. >> 47 degrees. >> we're hearing some of the 91 fighterom some of the jet crashes. >> it is heading to explode. >> a scary situation. did learn what was recovered that could shed some light into caused the crash. gregg's bi >> police investigating an sent a pedestrian sued the hospital. this is in ashton. no word on her condition. deadly had on crashed under investigation. two vehicles collided near rte. 50. killed inne person this crash. >> we're going to turn to the trayvon martin shooting. supporters speaking out against the prosecutor's decision to not to a grand jury. george zimmerman will not be charged with first-degree murder. could be charged with manslaughter. his family says his client is a trial which suggests this system does work for everyone. >> we are praying that the of no grand jury by anlso be followed of than the rest. >> everybody wants to know what happened. beenorge zimmerman has hiding for 44 days now. confirmed he has treated donations soliciting in order to help pay for his legal bills. >> a roundtable discussion wi

our final stop takes us to rockville. temperatures across the border comfortable. winchester, 70 degrees. look at the milder air south and west of us. this is on the way for the the upcoming work week. all look at the 24-hour change, now 18 warmer than we were yesterday at this time. you can see how a little bit of allows for a big warmup the mid-atlantic. radar, the storms yesterday, they are well gone. -pressure bills over have for tonight. foroves off the coast tonight. clouds will start to increase the overnight hours. a chance of for some showers. they're expected to complete tomorrow afternoon. chance for a few thunderstorms as we move into day on tuesday. daytime highs tomorrow will be in the 60's. of the0's by the end week. tonight, alouds for of a patchy fog. tomorrow, skies turn mostly cloudy, showers develop late afternoon. mid to upper 60's. and-- you may see -- we will look for a little bit down for the upcoming weekend. 70's, that is above average for year.ime of a chilly night tonight and tomorrow morning. by thebe fooled l week.u >> thank you. >> be

germantown gaithersburg, rockville, open to the lane divide. >> it is a cold start to our tuesday morning. in the 30's in outlying suburbs. temperatures will warm up nicely. below average for this time of year, but an improvement from yesterday at 38. rock hill now, 37 in olney, 41 in herndon, 39 in aldie 39 in burke, 39 degrees in the district. near 60 today for the high temperature. edison degrees warmer than yesterday. stepping up boards and temperatures gradually over the next few days. a little breezy today. west wind at 10-20, a mixture of sun and clouds. overall fairly pleasant. >> thanks so much. parts of western maryland and the mid-atlantic and northeast spending another day digging out after the spring nor'easter yesterday. snow started falling sunday night and got heavier throughout the day. this spring storm has been blamed for about 50,000 power outages in pennsylvania and new york. >> following breaking news from prince george's county. police looking for suspects in a double shooting in hillcrest heights. it happened in the 3700 block of branch avenue near iverson mall. no

. >> looking across the city, it is a delightful with mid-70s in many locations. 77 in rockville right now. 74 degrees in leonard town. 76 right now in quantico. it has been a great day with temperatures a lot cooler than they were this morning. 53 at reagan national airport. 75 is the official high. here are the numbers -- 80 in fredericksburg. 71 at lexington park. it is warm everywhere you look but it is not going to stay that way. high pressure building behind a cold front. look north and west, not terribly chile but more to the north, 46 in syracuse. highs in the lower 60s but a bright and sunny day on friday. satellite and radar shows everything in the south with a cold front. high pressure builds in the next couple of days and it will be different than today. near 60 and a bit of a breeze and into the weekend, more sunshine warming up into the upper 60s. sunny and cool in the morning about 45. 62 in the afternoon. more like early april should be. near 60 with breezy weather friday. a bit cooler monday with the next chance of rain coming with a cold front and we need the rain. th

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more of our neighbors on the road out of germantown gaithersburg, rockville. how about the weather?ere's a look at the forecast for today. gray skies, light rain on and off. a small dent in the precipitation deficit. sunshine tomorrow, 70. 77 on friday. but get ready for what could be some soaking rain especially on sunday on the weekend. looks like a shift in the weather pattern. if we could get a much-needed moisture. >> thank you to the good folks at the leadership greater washington. i had a great time. and there were some great performances. >> there are the girls. >> those are the girl scouts.

and again traffic moving well through rockville. we'll go back over to the maps this time on the inbound side of i-66. an accident just happened at route 50. we'll take a live look here on the traffic land camera and it was moved to the shoulder just a few minutes ago but was there in the roadway long enough to cause a bit of a slowdown trying to get to route 50. we'll end with a live look on the northbound side of 395 bunching up here in landmark. that's pretty normal for this time of the morning. coming up in my next report, hoot look around the their -- another look around the area. >>> call it the megamillions mystery? there are questions over a maryland woman's claim she bought the winning ticket to friday's big jackpot. >> yeah. so far her claims have raised a lot more questions than answers. in fact we were commenting this morning this story changes every day. "cbs this morning" is all over the story. erica joins us now with a preview. wow, this is something erica. >> yeah, sit every day. almost is like multiple times within

that said, if you are headed out, i'd grab a jacket. 37 in gaithersburg. 38 in rockville. 41 downtowncollege park for a low. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy and chilly. some windchills tomorrow in the 20s and 30s. by afternoon, partly cloudy, windy, almost chilly. highs 54 to 59 and winds northwest and gusty. the next seven days, well, 60 on thursday. we're looking at temperatures about average on friday with sunshine. by the way, the home opener for the nats. bring a jacket. maybe a sprinkle over the weekend, but not a bad weekend at all. 72 on sunday. 72 on saturday. 80 on sunday. better chance for showers monday and tuesday of next week. so get ready for breezes. what did you say? breeze alert? >> breezy? >> an alert for everything now. >> it's going to stay that way. >> it's breezish. >> thank you, sir. the manager of the miami marlins baseball team has apologized for his comment praising cuba's fidel castro. time magazine quoted jose as saying he loves castro and respects the retired cuban leader for staying in power so long. folks got upset. those comments were misinterpreted. m

two slow stretches through germantown and rockville.arly morning accidents have been cleared. a quick look from sky 9. an accident in spring field. no sky 9 but there is an accident route 7100 or fairfax county parkway at huntsman boulevard. >>> wall street is looking a teeny bit higher after that big sell-off yesterday. so fingers crossed. >>> cbs this morning is next with the latest on the trayvon martin case. tony award winner john lissko talks about his new broadway hit. >>> we'll be back with traffic and weather. >>> get all your news, traffic and weather on wusa9.com. >>> see you right back here tomorrow morning at

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 right, the next seven days. again on saturday, it's not going to be a washout. 74. still warm on saturday, the best chance for showers again, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on sunday. i wish i could say that it will be a soaking rain, but it will be the east of us, better chance east of i-95. it will be cooler. then in the upper 50s on monday and tuesday with showers that are possible. kind of like march again on monday and tuesday and temperatures rebound. 70 on wednesday, a shower or a storm and then upper 60s next thursday with sunshine. speaking of thursday, i thought that this was just spectacular. the view for you here at the national p

much okay till you get to rockville. a live look at the beltway north of town at georgia avenue. outer loop slowing down right in silver spring. in my next report another look at area roads at 6:11. >>> the scandal involving secret service agents and prostitutes is growing. we're learning that it involved more women and may have involved more agents. >> reaction to it has been sharp on both sides of the aisle. delia goncalves is live near the white house with some of the new developments this morning. delia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, mike. we now know that 21 prostitutes were involved in this scandal and officials say they know who these women are because they simply had to hand over i.d. in order to spend the night in this colombia hotel. it also appears that 21 men may be involved as well, including ranking members of the secret service, ten members of all four branches of the military. the men were apparently partying at a strip club less than 48 hours before the president's visit to colombia. they repo

rockville, bethesda both the 50-degree mark. 60 over toward annapolis. town right now 59 degrees. warranton down here to the south in fauquier county right now at 63 degrees. what are we going to be seeing overnight tonight? you know we're talking about cold air. but maybe some of the coolest air we've seen in a little while. 38 degrees in washington. 33 in gaithersburg. 32 in frederick. 31 in winchester. a lot of people out planting already. you might want to wait another week or two before you start to plant even those tomato crops may not come up as the temperatures, soil temperature is still a little too cool and we do have a freeze advisory or freeze warning in effect for most areas. the only exception the district, arlington, down toward southern portions of maryland. you can see that right here. everybody to the west of i-95 in that freeze warning. you're looking at a very chilly morning tomorrow but with plenty of sunshine. we will warm up nicely tomorrow afternoon and i do mean afternoon. right around noon time is when you can start to take your

not seeing too much volume making your way through rockville. over to the rails, brunswick east, mack train, a seven--- marc train, a seven-minute delay. 890. metro and vre looking good. over to you. >> thank you. >>> more confusing information this morning for women about when they should get a mammogram. >>> and the mock movie poster that is causing quite a stir in new york. every time a local business opens its doors or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business, it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $6.4 billion in new credit to small businesses across the country last year. because the more we help them, the more we help make opportunity possible. took hours to work or made me drowsy. after allegra, i have the only one that's both fast and non-drowsy. after allegra, i have it all. >>> welcome back. in "news 4 your health," new research sthaugs finding breast cancer earlier -- suggests finding brea

then it's still okay down into rockville and the point where the lanes divide.ere's what it looks like on the outer loop at georgia avenue running smoothly on the north side of town. coming up in my next report, i'll update you on the situation in virginia at 6:25. back to you. >>> animals of all kinds got a little help from a group of dog lovers this weekend. >> the weather was great for yesterday's 14th annual paws in the park dog walk and festival in gaithersburg, maryland. the funds raised from the festival benefit animals cared for by the montgomery county humane society. >>> it is 6:19. next in sports, the capitals get ready for game two with the rangers and wait until you see an amazing play by bryce harper. >> he's fantastic. another question of the day this morning. it is 36% of americans do not know how to do which one of these things? a, send a text message, b, swim or c, drive. >> facebook friend michele says it's b, swim. remember the pe budget gets cut every year and that's one reason why we're so big. >> keep the guesses coming on our facebook pag

no problems through rogville and bethesda. -- rockville and bethesda. parkway and route 50 inside the beltway looking great through cheverly into the northeast corridor. no problems to report on the south side of town as you head through oxon hill to the wilson bridge and into alexandria. you'll be fine. all the southern maryland corridors are doing well. route 5, route 301. back over to a live picture on the inner loop of the belt ware. i wanted -- beltway. i wanted to see if we see any slow traffic forming. not yet. getting word of that car fire. police are headed to the scene. i'll keep you posted on that situation. also we'll take a look in springfield, northbound on i- 95. no problems to report on 95 heading for 395. next report is at 6:58. >> thank you. >>> i'm here in the weather center with howard. look at this, howard, the beautiful sunrise. >> blazing hot sun. >> blazing hot sun. we've got to be careful what we wish for. we were wishing for after we got the nice cool temperatures we were all saying let's have a warm-up. this is sizzling warm-u

southbound on i-270 this is what you're going to have to deal with trying to get into rockville withhe emergency response on the scene of that medical emergency. i'm keep you posted on this situation. let's go over to virginia on the maps. on the northbound side of i-95 no issues to report as you leave dale city. it's just going to abbit heavy now as we -- be a bit heavy now as we approach the 6:00 hour trying to get to the occoquan river. a quick look live in spring field still looking pretty good. just heavy volume. back to you guys. >>> the outcome of today's presidential primary in pennsylvania became a lot clearer when rick santorum suspended his campaign earlier this month. >> voters in pennsylvania and four other northeast states cast their ballots today and they're expected to put mitt romney much closer to winning the republican nomination. susan mcginnis reports. >>> miz romney campaigned throughout -- mitt romney campaigned throughout pennsylvania focusing on his matchup with president obama in november. >> i'd like you to go out and vote in your primary and give me your s

that's not good. 89 college park, 86 bethesda, rockville 91, 88 great falls, 86 reston, 87 in sterlinge's the deal. cooling off, yes, but slowly, mild and breezy tonight, not as warm tomorrow, still dry. please be careful. fire danger is still high. there's no red flag warnings out, but doesn't mean the fire danger is not high and then cooler wednesday and thursday, but wednesday will be the coolest day of the week. for tonight partly cloudy, breezy, warm. we'll keep an isolated shower in primarily west of i-81. looks like the mountains will get all the showers tonight, lows 56 to 62, winds southwest becoming northwest at 10 to 20 and gusty after midnight. tomorrow morning partly cloudy, breezy, mild. grab your shades, 50s and 60s, still very nice, winds northwesterly 10 to 15. by afternoon we're looking at partly cloudy skies, breezes continue, not as warm but perfectly nice, temperatures near 75 and winds out of the northwest at 10 to 15. so zone forecast, we're looking at temperatures in the upper 50s tomorrow in oakland, 66 cumberland, but i think hagerstown will make 70, wincheste

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