meet lolingsmeteorologist, topper shutt. >> check this out, the april snow, look how the snow is laying on the branches. this is up in garrett county and they had anywhere from 3 to 6 inches of snow. as you go across 68 and mt. savage, that's a different part of the world. live outside brought to you by michael and son. cloudy skies, winds south, southwest at 10 and the pressure is rising 29.05 inches of mercury. you can still see the counterclock wise flow around this low pressure, which is pushing up into southern quebec. we are going to see little pieces of energy rotate around. so while the showers will become few and further between, we're going to be unsettled tonight, tomorrow, and also on to wednesday. some showers now hagerstown working their way down 270 and a few showers out 66 and headed over toward 95. again, everything is light. that is good. live doppler 9,000. we zoomed in a little bit and here are the showers. really, essentially from the spur northward and out route 7 as you head toward leesburg and a few showers out warrenton. everything is light and diminishing somew

. >> i'm meter gist topper shutt. we -- meteorologist topper shutt. grab a jacket tomorrow. 40s and 50s by 7:00. we should climb into the 50s by 9:00 most of us will have a dry commute going to work. it may be a different story coming home. we'll explain. >>> hearings continue wednesday on capitol hill has congress is trying to get to the bottom of waste full spending over at the general services administration. >> as we explain, reports done by 9news now are playing a pivotal role in these hearings. >> are some of you aware of what is being reported there. >> reporter: timothy waltz sited our 9news investigation. >> we heard it again on wusa about the health risk that are being reported by gsa members. >> reporter: the inspector general testifiede reviewed the claims uncovered by the 9 wants to know investigation and determined at the agency's kansas city regional headquarters the gsa mismanaged environmental risk. >> the risks or the risk of bad pr. they spent more money on the risk of bad pr than the environmental risk. >> that's a fair statement.

. >> i'm meter gist topper shutt. we -- meteorologist topper shutt.b a jacket tomorrow. 40s and 50s by 7:00. we should climb into the 50s by 9:00 most of us will have a dry commute g [ female announcer ] the laughing cow. rich and creamy cheese in indulgent, mouthwatering flavors you just can't resist. and at 35 tiny calories per wedge, you're free to indulge in every last bit. the laughing cow cheese. have you laughed today? it's the tasty -- whoa! [ laughing ] it's the tasty 100% natural little cheese that -- oh, thank you! ...goes wherever you're going. mini babybel cheese from the laughing cow. have you laughed today? >>> hearings continue wednesday on capitol hill has congress is trying to get to the bottom of waste full spending over at the general services administration. >> as we explain, reports done by 9news now are playing a pivotal role in these hearings. >> are some of you aware of what is being reported there. >> reporter: timothy waltz sited our 9news investigation. >> we heard it again on wusa about the health risk that are being repor

. >> and i'm topper shutt. here's the high and low today. the high occurred around midnight. we may improve over the weekend. we'll explain. >>> and up next, new details on that jet blue pilot who had a bizarre mid flight meltdown. >>> it appears the jet blue pilot who was subdued after a bizarre meltdown last month will pursue an insanity defense. he remains jailed awaiting a court order exam. osmond's behavior caused the co- pilot to bar him from the cockpit. the plane made an emergency landing. his lawyer filed court papers saying he was insane at the time of the incident. >>> new at 6:00 tonight, a crucial free trial decision in the upcoming child sexual assault case against michael gardner. the husband of former falls church mayor, robyn gardner is charged with three counts of child sexual abuse. an auralling tennessee county judge denied a prosecution motion to prevent admission of dna evidence. the alleged victims, nine and ten years old, say they were sexually abused during two sleepovers at the gardner's falls church home. the trial is set to begin on monday. >>> for

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. >>> and i'm meteorologist topper shutt. we'll have some breaks in the clouds to the west. we'll come back and talk about those. we'll show you the numbers. a little below average. and that will be the books. the average is here for you and the rainfall, we're closing in on it, 300 today. and we'll come back and talk about it here and what you'll need tomorrow and the umbrella and the coach. we'll tell you why up next. >>> another dip in the mortgage rates, bringing you closer to the record lows. that'll be the average of the fixed rate loan that is down to 3.88% this week. that's up just .01 of the point above the record low we have hit in february. >>> all right, well, you will soon be able to buy more than just bulk food and a car and household goals. they still plan to roll out the full service mortgage lending program. that's right. they started offering the loans just a year ago and then that fizzled. now they need to move up to offer the home loan. and they also plan to offer student loans for you in the future. >> well, serving 49 million americans means that 15% of

the brisk forecast is coming our way from topper shutt. >> but first university of maryland gets ready to show the state's flagship institution, a look at the festivities of maryland day coming your way this weekend next. >>> tomorrow the university of maryland will be hosting its 14th annual maryland day. it is a celebration of everybody terp related and it's family friendly and it's got 400 interactive exhibits, workshops, even live performances. fox 5 news is teaming up with the university for the big day. we gave young people at the school the opportunity to do their own news story and they researched their topic, did their own shooting, writing and editing. tonight one of the entries would received. the student reporter is 21-year- old tom george from columbia, maryland, and the topic is farm breweries. >> reporter: for adam frye and his family this isn't your typical farm. >> i weighed the pros and cons and i'm more of a beer person than whinyway. so decided to go with beer. >> reporter: with local wineries already popular in frederick county frye is set to open one of maryland's

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>> i'm meteorologist topper shutt. here are the numbers, a little below average, 67 and 50 going in the books, average 71 and 51, record high 92 and record low 34. we will come back and talk about a warm front and tell you what that means for temperatures and if you'll need your umbrella. >> two cyclists, one car and one camera. see what happens next. >>> caught on tape, a scary hit and run crash that took out two people on bikes in california. one of them was taping their ride last wednesday when you see that black vehicle, oh, come into them, come in that lane, hit both of them. then the car drives off. now police caught up with that driver last friday afternoon, but the video has gone viral since then with nearly a quarter million views on youtube. fortunately neither rider had anything worse than some bumps and bruises. >>> there's some good news on the prices at the pump this week. according to aaa, the national average is down to 3 of dollars 82 for a gallon of regular unleaded. that's down a nickel in the last w

. >>> i'm meteorologist topper shutt. 71 for your high today.not leave home without the umbrella. a few showers at 5:00. better chance for the midmorning. 42 to 54 at 7:00, in the 50s at 9:00. new data just into the weather office. we're make some more chaimtion to the temperatures and >>> baby boomers abusing drugs at an alarming rate. >> the substance an bus and mental health services administration says addiction cases for people over 50 are skyrocketing. our ken molestina explains. >> baby boomers as they're getting over, we're starting to see more of that population come in and more of the issues being identified. >> this woman is an addiction specialist at the residential program center in arlington. the homeless and substance abuse shelter functions under the umbrella of the volunteers of america chesapeake. recently they have seen a sharp spike in clients over the age of 50. >> usually it's been hidden for awhile, and through social service agencies the problem is becoming more apparent. >> reporter: administrators here say baby boomers

. >> i'm 9news now meter gist topper shutt. 72 today. pretty nice. here is your wakeup weather.s. 48-58. a little cool to start. 46-57 by 7:00. 46-57 by 7:00. we bounce back into the 50s by [ female announcer ] the laughing cow. rich and creamy cheese in indulgent, mouthwatering flavors you just can't resist. and at 35 tiny calories per wedge, you're free to indulge in every last bit. the laughing cow cheese. have you laughed today? it's the tasty -- whoa! [ laughing ] it's the tasty 100% natural little cheese that -- oh, thank you! ...goes wherever you're going. mini babybel cheese from the laughing cow. have you laughed today? >>> you know, you just may want to put down your late night snack for this one. tonight we are launching our 9 wants to know restaurant report exposing shut downs because of risky violations. >> and here with that is investigator reporter russ. >> reporter: you're absolutely right. and every week we're going to be exposing food establishments that fail health inspects. we found shut downs in fairfax, prince george's, montgomery county and this in the dis

. >> and i'm topper shutt. the temperature got up to 65 today. a little below average.ll mild right now but big changes heading our way. here is the wake up weather. you need a jacket tomorrow. 44-52 tomorrow. 42-50 by 7:00. by 9:00 temps in the mid 40s and 50s. it's going to be chilly. we'll come back and tell you how >>> caught on tape 9 wants you to know restaurant violations. we want you to see violations of where you have likely eaten. we have tracked 16 months worth of restaurant inspections in an around dc. okay. >> well, you know, as you know, restaurants are only inspected maybe once or twice a year on average. >> yep. >> so we went back all the way to january of 2011 taking our cameras to popular dc spots looking for food risks that could make you sick but we were not always welcome. >> no. >> no media here. >> but we already recorded this inside the museum's main mcdonald's and this at that kiosk. >> right here she is touching the windshield. our video exposes serious risks. >> i think this is a potential danger that could make consumers sick. >> in january 2

. >> i'm 9news now meter gist topper shutt. 72 today. pretty nice. here is your wakeup weather. grab your sunglasses. 48-58. a little cool to start. 46-57 by 7:00. we bounce back into the 50s by 9:00. we have some changes in the forecast. we'll explain coming up up >>> you know, you just may want to put down your late night snack for this one. tonight we are launching our 9 wants to know restaurant report exposing shut downs because of risky violations. >> and here with that is investigator reporter russ. >> reporter: you're absolutely right. and every week we're going to be exposing food establishments that fail health inspects. we found shut downs in fairfax, prince george's, montgomery county and this in the district of columbia. just look. wait for it. it's behind 14th street mid city deli. inspectors shut it down last week. >> don't do that. >> no. >> reporter: no one would talk about the inspection report showing dirty food services, hazardous food temperatures and insects, rodents and other pests. the restaurant's front door is right there. residents blame it on what we c

i'm here with topper shutt in our weather center. how much snow is coming? why is it so late and when will you be done with this? >> it's part of the weird season we had. we had the october snow. a lot of folks had the biggest snow in october. we'll take a look at the graphics. bill wolf sends us great stuff. he had 10 inches on halloween. he had 2 inches today and this is a little town northeast of hagerstown and notice how it is laying on the branches and on the ever greens. that's what we are concerned about. so far, so good. have not had reports of widespread power outages. here's a radar picture. you can see the circulation, we're going to see more showers roll through the metro area. yes, more snow. west of the divide in garrett county. close view of live doppler. a heavy little area of rain just to the southern section of prince georges county. everything is moving off to the south and east. we'll come back and talk about whether or not you're going to have a wet commute going tomorrow and snow flakes are closer than you think. we'll talk about that t

topper shutt is on the terrace. what's happening? >> well, it's not all bad news. sort of bad news for us. the good news with the change in track, i still think that the eastern shore will get some significant rain. and here are the next three days, gorgeous tomorrow. we finished the week fantastic. warmer too in the mid-70s tomorrow and on saturday. and saturday, a cold front will go on through. there will be a period of showers and thunderstorms, but not a washout. it will still be warm. and if i had to give a window, i would say 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. are your showers. and i had a little bit of the rain in there and regardless of the track, as soon as i will be cool on sunday, the best chance will be east of i-95. we'll keep you posted. right now, it's nice. 70 downtown, 70 in gaithersburg. even 73 in frederick and cumberland and even across the divide. it's 64 in oakland. and so for tonight, we'll stay partly cloudy and cool. one blanket night. i'll see that because it is off and my heat is off, but how cool will that be? winds are out of the south at 10. we'l

. >> wow, you are a brave man, topper shutt. >> clearly butterflies are just as scary as bears. >> were tough out here. >> all right, let's have a live look outside. a really nice evening. a few showers off to the north and west. we'll stay dry inside the immediate metro area. live camera brought to you by michael and son. again, it was the 8th day in april we have been below average. that's more than the days we had in february and also march. winds, a little brisk. west, southwest. they'll settle down eventually. pressure steady. and the dew points, i'm concerned about that. we may have to lower temperatures later tonight. right now, we'll show you the big picture. showers in much of new york state with a few showers mixed in and down into pennsylvania and some of the showers into western maryland. most of the showers confined west of i-81 inbetween cumberland and hagerstown. if you go far enough north, you could see a sprinkle or a shower. temperatures, 59 in bethesda. 58 in arlington. 61 in rockville. you go further up 270, it's only 57 in gaithersburg. looking at 60 in great fall

we've got team coverage of this drought in parts of maryland beginning with our meteorologist topper shutt who is warm and sunny on the terrace. >> the calendar says april, but this feels like july. last week we showed you one rose that was out. now we've got four that are pretty much out already, early as i can remember them and why not with temps in the 80s? let's start with temperatures, upper 80s across the board, no records yet. record high today at national was 92, set back 10 years ago, the record high dulles 91. i think those will be safe but still 87 downtown, 88 gaithersburg and in frederick, leesburg and manassas 88 and 89 into fredericksburg and across the divide it's 77 and look at cumberland, 90 degrees in cumberland. for tonight here's the deal. partly cloudy, breezy, warm, an isolated shower possible. this is a cold front pushing through. it's moisture starved now, 56 and 52 for lows, winds northwest at 10 to 20 and gusty. speaking of moisture starved, abnormally dry for prince george's county westward, a moderate drought along the bay and a severe drought around easton and

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