south wind at 9. winds dropping at 30.22. >>> storm system coming onshore in the northwest. northern california, rain and mountain snows. pretty quiet in the rockies and central part of the country. we get to the great lakes now, a big storm here dragging a cold front from texas all the way up toward new england. you can see the rains, a thin line here through texas and through little rock approaching memphis toward cleveland to columbus into new york state and new england where there is some snow in maine but around here, very mild. we're south and east of the front. so, we're on the warm side of the storm once again. this, i think, will be a pretty common pattern for the next few months unless this la nina pattern changes which it doesn't appear it is going to do. future cast, there is the rain this morning. it moves east. i'm stopping the clock at noon. we're still generally dry. south and east of town. still pretty quiet. we'll get into the afternoon with a few showers. but the bulk of the rain looks like it is going to stay west of the continental divide here and then a

a little damp this morning with a south wind at 5 and the barometer going south, going down at 30.04. the big blizzard that hit the southwest, what's left of it is spinning across northwestern areas of missouri. chilly air in the northern plains. mild air across the southeast with showers and storms. look at the storms moving through western florida up through atlanta approaching columbia and south carolina. all of this is moving up toward the washington area and that's why we've got rain in the forecast. there could be a couple of heavier downpours and maybe, maybe even a rumble of thunder today wouldn't be outside the realm of possibility. show you the future cast, showers moving in. here we are at 8:00, still not too bad. by the middle of the day, by noon, here comes the moisture and it is going to be out of here pretty quickly by this evening and another batch of rain moves this way as we head into tomorrow night. you can see it coming up here from the southwest. we're ok through midday. late in the day by 6:00, 7:00, rain will start to move in if not a little earlier. so, the for

as south wind up 14. it will drop back into the 40's overnight tonight. high near 58 tomorrow. rain comes back thursday night and into friday morning. we will take a look of the forecast going all the way through the holiday weekend when we come back. >> after a shortage of funds threaten the future of baltimore's new year's eve fireworks show, the mayor is pleased to announce the fireworks is ago this year. they announce details of the 2011 new year's eve spectacular. -- fireworks is a go. this year the event the worst can expect to see a few security changes. -- the event goers event can expect a few security changes. >> we put a lot of time and effort into new ways to make it more spectacular and the visitor experience. >> festivities will kick off saturday, december 31 from 9:00 until 12:30 pm >> $168 million in maryland taxes will be spent on slot machines. the board of public works made the vote late this afternoon to beat the more popular machines so that ones that do not do so well can be replaced. the governor and the treasurer supported that decision. >> president oba

still a south wind at 5 to 10 miles per hour. we will get rain in here tonight but looks like that is going to hold off until overnight tonight. mild today and tuesday. highs tomorrows more of 55 to 60 or so with showers late tonight and tuesday. cooler, mainly dry on wednesday. so a wet time tomorrow, break wednesday. wednesday night thursday morning another wave of low pressure heads this way. if it is cold enough on the right track that could maybe bring a little bit of a wintry mix. slight chance of snow here wednesday night thursday morning. doesn't look like a powerful system but just want to let you know. a slight chance now. the rains well out to the west. even heavy rains. look at the oranges and reds coming out to kentucky and southern ohio. this morning cold down to freezing in frederick. 34 culpepper. more moisture to the east and temperatures dropping, there was a lot of fog here this morning. that delayed schools on the eastern shore for about 90 minutes. right now up to 55 in easton. salisbury 68. they are feeling

south winded to 10 to 15, sunrise 7:19. so tonight, still rather cloudy but milder 38 this morning we were 31. tomorrow lots of clouds, couple afternoon showers but up to 59 tomorrow and then 53 with still lingers clouds friday and chilling down to 44 saturday, 44 sunday which is normal and a little warm up again, 53 partly cloudy skies here on monday. denise? >> thank you, bob. >>> check in with don scott and marty bass tomorrow at 4:55 a.m. >> and the recipe for stopping san diego's office. that answer coming up next in sports. ♪ [ female announcer ] this time of year you have a lot of festive meals. and safeway helps make every holiday meal a special occasion. so you can make all of your gatherings, just as merry as can be. get a boneless beef loin ny strip roast for just $5.99 a pound. plus save on gift card multipacks. right now get 15% off of $40 itunes multipack. hi. welcome to carmax. hi. i was on carmax dot com and i think i found the one. great car. and i think, it's right over there... (sighes)... finding your pe

we have a south wind at around nine miles per hour. so south winds bringing in the milder air. you need your umbrellas for today and definitely tomorrow. showers for today, still mild, cooler and wetter for your wednesday and then rain to snow before the systems end. here is how it all times out on your future cast. tonight evening commute can be wet for a lot of folks out there. and then we have another batch of moisture coming in. tomorrow morning's commute you see the yellow and oranges, that is a moderate to heavy rainfall. so we'll definitely see more rain tomorrow. afternoon as well. 1:00 we'll see more showers. look at this around wednesday evening. the commute tomorrow could really get harry. also this turning into a wintery mix and snow as well along west up 95 we can see some snow, including the dc area. highs for today 63 in downtown. 60 in leesburg. enjoy the mild weather but it is wet out there. here is a look at the forecast. mild today. we're dropping temperatures tomorrow afternoon with more so you werz and -- showers and more rain likely and then maybe some sno

south wind around 60 give or take a couple high. overnight showers will move in and tomorrow looks to be a wet day. reston 36, 43 in rockville, warmer east. that is where we have a little bit more fog. 38 in upper mitt romney bro. you need a jacket and patience east. due.at 41 this morning. there is a lot of coal off to the west. new york is 50, 55 in norfolk. look at chicago and st. louis in the 50s, des moines in the 20s, bismarck in the single digits this morning. the cold air is being blocked by this front. we are on mild side of this storm system. it is eventually going to slide through us. little tough for the timing but that is possible we'll get a little snow out of this. we are looking at rain here tomorrow morning. rain gets steadier midday tomorrow a wet day on tuesday. showers finally try to pull away tomorrow night into wednesday morning. we are going to have to watch. other wave rides this way, wintry weather, midweek. 61ton showers develop only around 50. tomorrow rain upper 50s to near 60. see if that second storm co

this morning, we are looking at south eastern wind, a south wind at 10 miles per hour but enough to pumpp the warm air. 55 at bwi60 in york and yes we have had rain pass through so the roads are wet and another band of showers passing through county right now heading up towards bel air and there's more behind that. we will look for temperatures pretty much going into the low maybe mid-60s with periods of rain and we will talk about the threat of snow coming up in a moment. 5:29 here's angela with track. >> reporter: we are dealing with a serious accident in anne arundel county this morning involving a tractor trailer. route 3 crane highway approaching 450 all lanes are blocked. we have a couple alternate routes in place for you if you know the area or if you

the winds have gone back down to calm. i do think a general light south-southwesterly wind will be around for much of the overnight hours. with a little hint of a south wind around here, we might have a bit more patchy fog first thing tomorrow morning. but for now, your sunday evening looks very pleasant. evening temperatures already in the mid- to upper 40s to near 50 degrees. should generally hold in the mid- to upper 40s between now and the 11:00 hour. if you're going to do any dog walking here on your sunday evening, relatively nice. just a light jacket and scarf out there. no rain to worry about at all. all the clear sky overseas head will eventually lead to cloud cover, unfortunately. rain showers, steady rains, at that, across much of central and northwestern ohio, all part of a very long weather front, that extends from the great lakes all the way down to the gulf coast. and all that moisture is, for better or for worse, coming in our direction, just in time for the work and school week upcoming. you can see the high and mid-level cloudiness strea

south of us still warm. late tomorrow night into thursday, north winds move to 5 to 10 knots.particularly by tomorrow morning. low 60s, 58, rain will be heavy 1 to 2 inches possible. 46 on thursday, 48 on friday, colder for the weekend, 42 and 44 for sunday. great football weather? >>> it is the playoff push for the ravens. >> it feels good about its chances to win ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ? >>> the ravens have a top ranked defense. what about the special teams? webb returned the punt 68 yards in cleveland. the team returned for a score five times this season. >> we weren't doing usually what we do, how we play. we leave the stage -- everything is not always going to go right and when you have a punt returner who can go the distance, you will be fine. >> hoping for many happy returns on sunday when the colts come to town. coverage is sunday at 1:00. when you we talk about colts in this town, we talk about the baltimore colts. it is into the haul of legends. johnny mackey all represented by their families. speaking of hours ? >>> was named a final list for national coach of the year.

south wind. we'll get up to 42 in the next hour. barometer has been falling at 30.00. around the state temperatures ranging from 36 in oakland to 41 toward cumberland. 34 hagerstown. 44 on the shore. immediate metro area 36 wister. 38 belair. we have 40 degrees columbia and rock hall. 43 kent island. 43 annapolis. winds are bringing in a milder flow. chilly. enough to sustain a snow flurry activity. without the help of the sun we'll rely on southerly winds to take us into the low 40s. we could squeeze that out over the next hour or so. much has been evaporating before it hits the ground. in the last hour we are seeing showers making their way from washington county over to frederick and carroll and baltimore county. the two systems we are watching, one behind the other, a quick clipper system moving across. there is one behind it we'll see move through tomorrow. there is another one behind it that will move through new year's day. they are all going to come through breezing by only bringing us as much as you are seeing today. no accumulation. as a matter of fact the on

the south winds, the day up to about 54 and the clouds and sun, overnight, lows near 37 and back up to the 50s, the high in the take time is 54. the five-day forecast coming up. >> quinn see is here with us. >>> coming up on eyewitness news at noon, why you need to brush your teeth to keep you brothing easier. >>> we are always on, guys. for updates on the news, update for the first weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,, , . >>> brushing your teeth regularly could keep you from getting pneumonia. the infection could build in your lungs and cause pneumonia. >>> campaign chaos, days until the iowa caucus. the gop candidates trying to get the last-minute votes. >>> the final preparations under way for the new year's eve spectacular. more on how that is holding together. that is with our breaking ,,,,,, >>> welcome back. we want to draw your attention in to tuesday. this will be cold. it is the stuff that will split your fingers and it could remain chilly over the week. >> thank you for watching, this is the maryland news station, this is our last friday of the year. we will see you both next year a

winds south southwest. you'll notice a difference over yesterday.oday highs around 51 with an 8:00 p.m. temperature. into the middle 40s. our temperatures are running in the 20s for most of us. culpepper is the cold spot. 31. our friends in easton this morning at 28 degrees. feels like 26 though thanks to a light south southeast wind. the do dew point into the mid-20s. a sliver of clouds coming off the mountains. the ridge tops are lifting they are just enough to form some clouds there in northern virginia. sneaking interest southern maryland. it is going to increase later today and tonight. some of the showers will make it here into the day on tuesday. here's our futurecast. good shape here midday. showers from pittsburgh back to the west across southern ohio. tuesday morning, notice the green. these are rain showers here. maybe a wintry mix in the higher elevations. a few showers through midday tuesday. tuesday afternoon quieter weather. spotty showers here and there. look at the moisture moving toward us. wednesday afternoon turns rather wet and

through the day tomorrow the south wind will work in our favor. i look for about 50 in the afternoon. around the city. i want to show you the regional picture. this is a disturbance off the great lakes, a little unsettled waiver coming through. enough to trigger the snow showers, again there is the back side of this, little boundary here. if it holds together yet you could see a few more flakes fly later this evening. it'll be cold enough. you can see most of the snow and winter weather tracking to the north into northern pennsylvania and upstate new york. chilly air hung out all day because that mild air while knocking on the door remained in virginia and the carolina's that. will move in and warm us up a solid 10 or 15-degrees, just a slight chance of a passing shower. tomorrow a dry day, partly cloudy computer milder. we will get one more disturbance. could produce brief rain showers in to early saturday morning. then saturday clears out. we are left with sun and mild temperatures in the 50s and that will hold up into new year's day. nothing mo

as we said goodbye to the system the next one more normally track putting us in the warm sector south wind not start straw by straw later in the day and pressured lines look at this snow flurries embeded with downwind, it affects snow expected as well in fact look good some of the numbers started to show up just the beginning. running through 530 on monday and like affects snow falling downwind of the lakes will be falling into tuesday morning from all indications. will not be far from chicago we will see the snow accumulate. not much more than flurries but we will see a man that win field of product from queen elizabeth islands in northern canada right down through the great lakes and the purple area 40 mi. per hour wind the forecast on sunday- monday and then starts quiet on the tomorrow be innocuous weather is deceptive with big changes later in the weekend. interesting normally one-third of our snowfall by now but we have had 1.7 in. and 50 percent of renters that have had the snow season's slow start and producing at least a foot or more of snow still looking for snowfall did not give

winds out of the south at 14. breezy, too. temperatures head toward the low 60s in many areas this afternoon. south winds still up there at 14. gusting at 20 or better. still rain around at 4:00. by 8:00, most of the rain is gone. most might be gone by 5:00 or 6:00 they'll turn tonight to the west and northwest at 5 to 10. on our weather headlines, a very active weather pattern will continue for the next several days. breezy and wheat today. it is going to rain again thursday night into early friday morning. right now, christmas looks like there will be more showers moving in. one model has it cold enough for a little bit of wintry weather. but we'll hold out on that. it hasn't been that sort of winter. i'm sure i believe it when i see it mentality. rain this morning up in pennsylvania. down from richmond to norfolk and out west, look at the heavier showers from fort wayne moving in toward areas in western ohio, cincinnati down toward nashville. that will be moving in later. this morning, a little rain down toward the northern

south wind on the bay at 5 to 10 knots your next high tide at ft. mchenry after 6:00.o 49 today, right around 50. 28 degrees tonight, partly cloudy skies, for tomorrow up to 42, 44 on sunday, 48 on monday, 50 and 50 for tuesday and wednesday with a chance of rain moving in by the middle of next week, don. >> thank you. what is happening on a cold cold commute? here is sharon at wjz traffic control. >> hi, don, good morning, everyone. first of all as we have been mentioning you will find frost on your windshield and an accident there on the outer loop just approaching 95. we have another new accident nearby on there, another one on 97 southbound on route three, an accident on belaire -- in bowl bell hair, belaire. another accident there and another one there, an overturned vehicle there, lights still on flash in ricerstown and fire activity there between troy hill and route 100. looking at a right lane closure there. speeds still looking at full speed, 55 and 59 miles per hour on the west and the top side. there is a live look outside at the west side, getting busier bu

south winds. they'll be coming north and northwest by evening.nd small craft advisory tonight until 6:00 p.m. bay temp around 50 degrees. tonight, let's call it clear. but first, if you're heading out to the ravens game, you also have sunny, 43 degrees. good temperature for football. but wear a jacket, gloves, hat. you'll need to be cool. tonight, clear. tomorrow, sunny. a little milder, 49. back in the 20s tomorrow night. and the highs this weekend, only around 40 to the low 40s. so cool december weekend, but dry. >> all right. thank you very much, bob. >>> still to come tonight. >> a sex scandal, involving a teacher and multiple student victims is rocking one anne arundel county high school. i'm weijia jiang, with the alarming allegations, coming,,,, [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for our best price online -- just $79.99 a month for two years with a 2 year agreement. it's an amazing holiday deal. but don'

wind. and just beginning to torn little more to the south and south -- turn a little more to the south and southwest. tomorrow wind ahead affront out of the southwest a front to the west is causing snow in northern kansas and nebraska this afternoonp but that's moving up to the north. it will not impact us except for clouds associated with the front. behind the front, another chilly air mass. colder than we have had today. that front will come through late in the day tomorrow, tomorrow night with a few clouds. and you see a few snow showers in indiana and ohio but that won't make it over the mountains. that's going to head up toward erie and buffalo to the north and northwest. but, the front gets through and it will turn colder by saturday and sunday. but plenty of sunshine. temperatures running a little below normal saturday probably only in the low 40s and the same thing for sunday. going to the game here on sunday, it will be sunny and temperature around 40 degrees at one in the afternoon. so it will be a cool, cool great football weather. south wind 5 to 10 knots. bay temp around 50. so

wind out of the south and southeast at 5 miles per hour or less. by 7:00, we're back down in the mid-40s. by 9:00 tonight, that will drop off. we'll have a low about 40, maybe upper 30s in town with the mid-30s in the suburbs. more cloud tonights that tend to keep a lid on how far the temperatures will drop. we've been watching showers out to the west. as they get toward the state line, the whole area has been fizzling, losing upper level support. plenty of clouds streaming in. switch it over to doppler, light sprinkles now between newmarket and woodstock tracking toward luray. er coming out of moorfield as well. isolated sprinkles is the only concern we have. temperaturewise, these are the wind chills and not much cold here with 30s and 40s. lots of 50s, even near 60 in lexington. our local temp running in the mid to upper 40s. great falls is 45. 46 for haymarket and manassas. 50 degree reading in college park. crofton, 51. columbia, 50. upper 40s, montgomery county. much of prince george's county and even here in washington. reagan national sitti

highs upper 50s to low 60s south with the wind south 10 to 20. they'll gust 20 to 30. let's go inside to monika samtani. >> howard, in anne arundel county, a pole and wire down blocking route 2 at polling house road. use route 422 and sam's road as your alternate. i'll have more coming up in my next report. back to you, andrea. >> thank you, monika. she had one of the most compelling stories out of the war in iraq. well, today, she starts a new chapter of her own. jessica lynch gained notoriety when she was kidnapped and seriously injured after her convoy was attacked in 2003. the former army supply clerk joined up at age 18 to earn money for college. today, she graduates from west virginia university with an education degree. she will be a teacher. >> good for her. >> "time" magazine's person of the year, that issue hits stands tomorrow. the honoree this time, the protestor. time says in 2011, protestors didn't just voice their complaints, they changed the world. they say they want it to reflect the importance of demonstrations from the arab spring to occupy wall stre

today, 42-47 degrees, may be a sprinkle or a snow flurries for some of you, not a big chance and south winds at 5-10 miles per hour. 1-2 foot waves on the bay. most of the precipitation if that occurs should be north of us. on the weekend, a little more moisture will come our way and something scattered move through our area. it will not be a big rain or snow chance. windy and cold for the sunday game in cincinnati and a slight chance for a shower, low 40's in during the game. 45 degrees today, 50 degrees tomorrow, maybe a shower late in the day, a small chance on saturday, sunday looks dry with a high around 50. ♪ >> dr. kim hammond is here to answer your pet questions. this is buttons. >> she has stage fright. there you go. i put dog food on my cheek. can i say something quickly? a lot of people got new dogs and cats for christmas. you should run, don't walk, to your veterinarian to get a microchip. these doors are opening to a onandaga and cats are slipping out and they are lost forever. a microchip is stuck into their back and all the pounds have the raiders and can identify where the an

winds south to southwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. as we go through the afternoon with some gusts going up toward 30. here with the weather headlines. we've got a dry morning commute today. we've got readings which will really reach toward the 50s if not low 60s this afternoon. we've got a few showers as well as we get into the afternoon. police ant but cooler -- pleasant but cooler tomorrow. temperatures tomorrow will be around 50. dry tomorrow night into saturday morning. could be rain or snow south of town. light. generally, it is chilly and dry. weekend ahead. as we look at temperatures this morning, you'll notice the readings into the mid to upper 40s. this is what our highs should be for this time of year. we've got some 30s in cumberland right now. that's about it. it is a relatively quiet morning out there. set temps in the 40s. 45 at reagan national. a little bit of a breeze. south-southwest winds at 8 giving us a wind chill of 41. later this morning into the afternoon, winds could gust over 20 miles per hour. that will be on

but that's probably about the bestle best we'll do from san francisco oakland south. 50s and 60s, south wind towards santa clara valley. after friday we're good to go for warm weather. nice morning fog, and daytime temps will be warmer. >>> double trouble in the south bay this morning. a transit bus collides with a semi-truck, why the crash could have been much worse. >> in san jose a man holed up all night long with a machete. police have him in custody. what mistakes police say he made that led to his arrest. >>> good morning. and welcome back to mornings on 2. tori and dave have the morning off. it is thursday, december 29th. we have an update on a developing story in san jose, where a police standoff has just ended. kraig debro has been working the story all morning and has more details now on how it all ended. kraig. >> reporter: thank you, mike. an ambulance was parked here, we might be able to sigh a body part like the feet of the suspect who is now in custody. if it was this man's intention to hold off police, what he did this morning was a mistake that led to his arrest. the 44-year

south wind keep us in the warm air one more day. tonight a little shower possible. maybe some fog or drizzle. 64, a little bit of rain from time to time and a better chance of rain tomorrow night. then rain, likely winds. 50 down to 36 and that's when we could see some wet snow mixing in. 48 friday, then boom, down to 42/24. but it will be dry. >>> all right, thank you, bob. >>> coming up the ravens can blaze a path to the playoffs. >> mike spoke with coach >> mike spoke with coach harbaugh today about ,,,,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for our best price online -- just $79.99 a month for two years with a 2 year agreement. this holiday deal is only for a limited time. so don't wait. get fios at this great price. act now and we'll add a special bonus -- $300 back. hurry, go to verizon.com/greatdeal. fios. a network ahead. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> it's a happy purple monday. mark is here w

winds out of the southeast. warm temperatures tomorrow with the south/southwest winds. the cold, wintry weather is on the northwest side of the lakes, far removed from the mid- atlantic. once this front goes through tomorrow night, then the temperatures will cool off and the weekend looks a bit chilly. it could hit 60 in some spots tomorrow. it looks like this storm system will produce rain as far north as maine. temperatures friday night will start to cool off. there may be a sprinkle of rain to the south on friday through southern maryland. cooler temperatures to round out the work week. highs of 55 to 60. a small craft advisory on the day tomorrow. a steady, 10 to 59 breeze with waves averaging -- 10 to 15 knot breeze with waves averaging two feet. snow showers on friday out in garrett county near mchenry and deep creek lake. highs only in the low 30's. it will be plenty cold at night for them to generate man-made snow. eastern shore, almost 60 tomorrow. 50 on friday. with a degrees tomorrow chance of showers. sunny to partly cloudy over the weekend around here and c

south wind at 3. oakland, closer to the water, at 45.f you drive east on 580 and out to livermore, it's 48 degrees. drive off to the north bay, napa down to 30 degrees this morning. now that the sun has come up, we should see these temperatures rebound quite a bit now as we go through the rest of the morning. a real chilly start. coldest place this morning has been around gilroy. we've seen temperatures in the mid 20s. there you see the numbers. lots of 30s across our east bay and north bay valleys. w we don't have the wind like we had yesterday morning. this is a brief break. real chilly start to the break. now that we're in december, we have that low sun angle in the sky. even with these clear skies, cool sunshine today. not going to warm up a whole lot. upper 50s to low 60s. a pleasant day today. tonight, more wind starting to pick up again around the bay area, especially around the north bay. should be a gorgeous day. golden sunshine for the 49ers taking on the rams. turning a little breezy, but not all that bad for game time tempera

by today and is continuing to move out and the temperatures are holding tight, about 60 and the south wind at 14 miles per hour and coming in and that is keeping the temperatures moderate for now. opening up for a bigger view, drying out tomorrow and to the left of the screen, another front that will move through by tomorrow night and friday. in the meantime, the temperatures are nice, 60 at the airport and 55 on the shore and even with the next front coming through, temperatures will be mild, back down to the 50s. more on that updated forecast and the look at the holiday in a few minutes. >>> thank you. >>> get ready for a new year's eve spec lack tear. the city has sponsors and a new plan for the enhanced security. >>> local businesses step up to rescue the cash-strapped baltimore's new year's eve sell operations. >> i want to say thank you for the great support and to help make the new year's eve spec lack tear happen. >> the fourth has brought changes in the way that the city will handle crowd control. in the middle of the people trying to enjoy the holiday, in separate incidents, a ma

then in the afternoon, we'll peak with the south winds close to 50 degrees by late afternoon. we should taper off on the rain as we get in toward the 5:00, 6:00 hour. right now, it is very cool to start. the next three days don't look so bad behind that front, we shift our winds to the northwest which means the temperatures tomorrow much more chilly only into the lower 40s and we will see some winds tomorrow, 10 to 20 miles per hour. monika? >> good morning. good morning, everybody. i'm happy to say i think although today will be a little bit heavier than yesterday, it will not be that bad. a lot of people still on vacation for the rest of the week. here's 66 on the inbound side looking great from gainesville to the beltway. let's take a live look on the inbound side of 66. no problems here at nutley street. we'll go to the traffic land camera on the inbound side of 66 near nutley street. no problems to report heading for the beltway. if you're heading to the beltway down into springfield, you will be ok. here's what it looks like at the american legion bridge. back over to th

we can thank a south wind and some cloud cover for them. mostly cloudy skies is our forecast today. increasing clouds going through the morning. high temperature between 48 and 53 degrees. we'll come back and check the forecast going into the weekend. >> 36 degrees on tv hill. how occupy baltimore plans to move forward. >> the ntsb is recommending a complete ban on cell phone usage behind the wheel. >> a vocal little progress on your payroll tax rates. >> tracking some early-morning accidents. one in white hall and ano [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> it feels better outside this morning. >> it is still a little chilly but we don't have teens and 20's. we will make it into the low 50's today. we will see clouds of picking up. we can thank the cloud cover for the warmer temperatures. 34 right now at the airport. 34 right now at the ai

clouds coming on in, 34 to 48 degrees with a south wind at 5 to 10 miles per hour. then a few brief sprinkles, 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. i don't think we're going to see any flurries, just some sprinkles. there's a look at new year's eve and new year's day. >>> if you're just joining us, university boulevard and piny road, an accident. all lanes are blocked in both directions. moving over to virginia northbound 95, smooth as can be. and 395 approaching seminary road, you got a little bit of company, but no problems in your way. ladies, back to you. carol, thanks. >>> it is now 4:53. parking ticket, we've all received them. and many of them if you're like me. >> i've made one or two. and now a new report finds that they have become a cash cow for the district. in the past 14 months, the city has issued more than 1.6 million parking tickets. that's an average of more than 5 tickets per day. ticket writers have issued about 100,000 more tickets this year than last year and they're on pace to top lasted year's ticket revenue of $80 million. as we said, we both have contributed

sunset today at 4:44, south wind at 5 to 10 knotts, your next high tide at ft. mchenry 6:06. today 49 degrees, we could easily hit 50 with partly sunny skies, 28 degrees tonight, partly cloudy. for tomorrow right up around 42 degrees for those folks who are making that trip downtown on sunday. 40 degrees at kickoff, one is all the action. of course, we have been talking but that colts and ravens, it is going to be a nice football sunday weather-wise. >> in between then get ready for one of the greatest football rivalries of all time. army taking on navy tomorrow afternoon, a game you can see live right here at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon. still to come, a pill to boost your memory. hear about developments scientists are making in health watch and remember w js 13 is always on, here are some of the stories we are following on our website, for constant updates and that first wa,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> in today's wjz health watch, women treated for breast cancer may want to watch how much starchy food they eat. scientists find breast cancer survivors who eat more foods containing starch are

winds out of the south at around 10 miles per hour. we're going to see another band of moisture come through tomorrow. so, not only unsettled today. we'll see more rain tomorrow and it will become a little more heavy and widespread. here's a look at your future cast. some scattered showers for the rest of the day. make sure you have the umbrellas handy. then you can see tomorrow early morning, we've got more moderate to heavy rain coming through. and then also cold front coming through which you can see the rain/snow line setting up wednesday night where i think it points west and north of town, could get a little bit of snow wednesday into early thursday morning. i think generally, one inch or less as far as accumulations are concerned. in the immediate d.c. metro area, not too concerned about that wintry mix. highs today though, check these out. 63 in downtown. 60 this annapolis. 64 in culpepper. same deal for leesburg. winchester also lower 60s. luray, 63. we should be in the lower 50s for this time of year. a lot of locations 10 de

high pressure off the coast an invitation in the area of high pressure is bringing in the south wind, it is warming appeared cold front coming in from the northwest and there is some cold air on the other side of that front. temperatures are in the teens and single digits, and that cold air is going to slide down towards is very slowly, but it will get here over the weekend. ahead of it, there is a little bit of light snow going on, but nothing of any consequence. as the front comes through, there is a chance we could see a couple of sprinkles or flurries develop. it is really going to be no big deal. high, thin clients, mostly sunny skies. clouds will thicken up tonight and temperatures dropped into the 30's. right now we are in the 40's and low 50's, which is not bad for this time of year. forecast for today -- partly to mostly sunny. sunset this evening is at 4:53. overnight tonight as the fun comes through -- mostly cloudy skies. a chance for a few sprinkles or snow flurries. no big deal. most of that will miss us to the north. temperatures will drop into the mid 30's and wins wil

south wind at 5 to 10 miles per hour. tomorrow is shaping up to be another mild day. blustery. new year's eve looking dry. i'll let you know how long the mild conditions last before the really cold air comes this way. derek, back to you. >> thank you, anny. after the break. why the police are investigating a woman who says she is dying of cancer. plus -- >> what was that? a baby doll with a bit of a potty mouth? what is this toy really trying to say? that's coming up. >>> the washington, d.c. veteran's affairs medical center and wusa9 salute all who serve at home and abroad this season. >> stationed here in afghanistan. i want to say happy holidays to my mom, my dad, and my sister in silver spring, maryland. happy holidays and i love you. >>> is she really dying of cancer or is it all a scam to get cash? that is what the sheriff's office is investigating tonight. an employee at the bakerfield elementary school says one of her coworkers said she was struggling with cancer and that's when six of the women's coworkers decided they would help her out and pay for her rent, groceries

south winds here. and 31 in leesburg. 33 in winchester. so tomorrow morning, bundle up as you're heading out. partly cloudy and cold. and then temperatures though, they will be warming up quite nicely in the afternoon. variable cloudiness, it will be mild with the isolated showers possible. highs around 55 degrees. all right so in cumberland, temperatures in the lower 50s. winchester at 53. manassas will be in the mere mid-50s. it will be feeling nice to end your workweek here. downtown, we should be in the mid-40s at this time of the year. so enjoy the mild weather. now, here is how your friday will break down a cool start as we get taken on here. only a slight chance for the isolated showers. here is a next look at your seven days. new year's eve looking pretty nice. new year's day in the upper 50s. then a blast of arctic air comes in, affecting our temperatures on monday. and boy, look at tuesday and wednesday. and low to mid-30s. those are our highs with this air mass coming on in. i got a couple snowflakes for monday and tuesday and n

south wind at 5 to 10ment look at these lows. only 45 in downtown. 40 in winchester.asten, cambridge, mid 40s. so tomorrow morning, dress in layers as we'll warm up once again into the 50s. early shower possible. southwest winds at 5 to 10. afternoon, the gusts will be kicking up to 25 miles per hour. brisk, but mild day. 55 to 60 degrees. cumberland in the upper 40s. winchester mid 50s. hagerstown mid 50s. here's a look at your seven-day forecast. mild and brisk through sunday for your new year's day. good weekend to do some of the outdoor holiday cleanup. it will be mild. do it before the cold air comes in, especially by monday. low 40s and look at tuesday and wednesday. those are our afternoon highs. only around freezing for tuesday. a little snow flake on there because a slight chance for some flurries. so, it's going to get cold. get the sweaters out this weekend. >> all right, it's also the time of year when the redskins have a lot of decisions to make. >> at quarterback in particular. decisions of plenty, i like to call it. the hot name out there. we saw him la

a look at the grade point numbers from the forecast model low temperature 26-31 with a south wind mondaydy may get a peak of morning sunshine high-temperature again and the '40's probably mid-40s monday night mostly cloudy and then by tuesday it looks like a pretty nice day 45 to 50 showers possible by evening into the 74 cast that actually has some 50s anna. thankfully it will not come down is down or else we would have a real mess. the date of. at chicago's children's hospital up next have a dress shop and a group of teams help to make it a memorable weekend for dozens of young patients. hi. i like helping people save. time, hassle and the big one -- money. hundreds, in fact, if you're a progressive customer, like me. next hundred cars, they're on the messenger. release the savings, my friend! ♪ ♪ ♪ [ gasp ] [ mom ] my husband -- he thinks it's a 3-sheeter.ttéwmu.vog#wvs#q(p4á)uog5un(zé4bóá)hg0g6k$'jefpl,[f=aymh;l@e9xd i say 1-sheeter.tt>fc@m6<$-3w9"rqa:@éúy$$d0in2, bounty can clean the mess with less. [ female announcer ] in this lab demo 1 sheet of bounty leaves this surface as clean

south winds at 4 miles per hour. 5 to 10 out of the south with 56 at noon. by 5:00. should get to 60, 61. west of town we have 30s in culpepper, manassas, 40 in gate they are nersburg this morning -g in gaithersburg this morning. the real cold, look at these single digits in denver now. bismarck at 7. little bit of arctic air coming in, we have temperatures on the flip side of this front. look at the boundary here in the 60s with snow falling in new mexico, texas and oklahoma. there is cold air coming down. heavy rain around dallas this morning headed toward arkansas, areas in the tennessee and ohio valleys. that is going to stay west of us. as the week progresses this front probably by wednesday or so will actually make it through us. there is a chance a wave may form on this wednesday night. for today though we'll stay dry. tonight showers moving after midnight. tomorrow morning we start with showers, steadier rains midday will work its way toward us. a wet day tomorrow, stems still on the mild side. this will all pass us tuesday night by wednesday morning. mountai

south winds with no advisories at 5 to 10 knots. going down tonight to around freezing.rage 25 a bit above that and then 54 degrees and mostly cloudy for tomorrow. and 51 on saturday, 54 on sunday. and 44 and down to 32 on tuesday. >> thank you. >>> coming, winning on the road is a challenge for the ravens. is a challenge for the ravens. how they are planning for ,,,,,, on my journey across america, i've learned that when you ask someone in texas if they want "big" savings on car insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair... i think we have our answer. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> stan is here with the wjz13 the fan report. >> keep in mind the ravens are favored by three but so many people are nervous about being on road. from ravens headquarters is word starting safety didn't practice and he is dealing with a unconfirmed illness. linebacker and others sat out we will keefe you abreast. regarding the ravens four regular season losses over 15 games a

south wind. right now only 6 miles per hour. while the chilly air continues across the northern and western part of the country, down south, once again, low pressure reloading here. and ramping up across texas. this is tonight's rain. from houston up toward shreveport, louisiana, this stuff is going to move pretty quickly off to the northeast. be here after dark and most of it will be gone by early tomorrow morning. we may start off with a couple of showers for the a.m. rush. that will be about it. this is yesterday's storm system. quickly racing out toward nova scotia. we'll show you the future cast. clouds thickening up here by midday. we'll be overcast likely before lunchtime. as we head toward evening, we're still dry in d.c. at 6:00. look at the heavier rains into west virginia and pittsburgh moving northeast toward the 8:00, 9:00 hour, light to moderate rains with the heavier rains coming through overnight. here's midnight. we'll push it toward tomorrow morning now. 5:45, most of the rains by then should be eastern shore, d

we've got a south wind at 9 miles per hour. today we'll keep the southerly wind around until the weather front comes through here. that's really going to drive the temperature back up to around where they were yesterday. we're going to get to near 50 degrees again. we're at 32 degrees right now. the cooler spot there north in frederick, maryland, where it's 39. manass manassas, 41. behind me, the radar. it's been pretty quiet. it's going to stay pretty quiet, again, for most of the early morning. light showers charlottesville to petersburg. as i open it up, that is indeed the leading edge of that rain. yellow and orange, heavier rain. that's sitting right now around cincinnati. the heavier rain just west of raleigh and real heavy rain just south of atlanta, georgia. much of the eastern half of the country is going to be covered with rain. some of this in one system today. behind it where the colder air is wrapping in. st. louis, missouri, around memphis, tennessee, a little light snow. what happens with the storm system, area o

the wind will switch out of the south today appeared sunshine and clouds and much less wind. that 45 will feel like 45. that is the latest on the weather. >> not a bad ride. the major roadways concede to move well. they probably will be light throughout the week. for was a water main break at philadelphia road in rosedale. -- there was a water main break. 54 on the west side. 55 on southbound 95 through howard county. we will check some of our cameras. 95, we have some major delays later in the afternoon down towards the tydings memorial bridge. that is not the case at the moment. wilkins avenue is in great shape. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. five days to go until the first in the nation presidential contest. it looks like an expected contender is moving to the pack. terror manager is live with the latest -- tara mergener. >> a new name has made it to the top tier. i will voters are still making up their minds -- iowa voters. >> another surprise. after months of placing new the bottom of the standings, rick santorum has jumped to third place. a barrage of negative

the south wind 10-15 miles per hour helping push up our highs to close to 50 degrees in a lot of locationshere is your zone forecast cumberland upper 40s. culpeper near mid 50s. closer to the beltway, temperatures around low 50s for dc, 49 in gaithersburg. here is a look at your seven-day forecast. this is just a one-day event. wednesday breezy and chilly. 43 degrees. thursday and friday dry. back into the low 50s by friday. saturday looking dry as well. partly cloudy. new year's eve, it's going to be chilly. but, hey, for the end of december going into january, this is a okay. we can take it. and new year's day also mild and a low 50s. no snow at all the next seven days. i'm hoping sometime in january or february, at least get one storm. we're crossing our fingers for one. >> you can do that. [ laughing ] >> okay. >>> all right. wizards at home, everyone has been waiting. a lot of the businesses and fans. >> exactly. it's been a month late and they're ready to get back out there. the excitement was there. everything was there. except the good play. the wizards hoping this season will be d

south winds at 5 to 10. partly cloudy and chilly. early shower possible. dress in layers as temperatures will start to get back up into the 50s in the afternoon with partly sunny skies, brisk and mild. it will be gusty, up to 25 miles per hour. winds out of the west at 10 to 15. it's the warmer wind that will help push out these temperatures. basically mid to upper 50s. arlington 58. d.c.57. bowie in the mid 50s. also we have a small craft advisory for parts of the bay. your day planner after a relatively mild start to the morning, it will be breezy at noon. 48 to 53. 2 will be mild. it's going to be great. partly cloudy. dry temperatures in the 40s. chilly, but not too bad. and new year's day, mid 50s, lots of sunshine. here's a look at your next seven days. mild trend continues through sunday. monday we will definitely feel the temperature drop. lower 40s. it will be windy. blustery conditions tuesday and wednesday. some cold air moving in. when you factor in that windchill, it will feel like in the 20s and teens on tuesday and wednesday. snow flake ther

in fact, the low 60s south of town where we're going to see a little more sunshine. upper 50s to near 60 here in dc and the winds will be out of the south and southwest 10-20 miles an hour with gusts of 30 at times. by this evening that's when we're going to settle down, lose the showers and temperatures won't drop off very much. they'll drop down into the 40s tonight. but they won't rise much tomorrow. i'll explain in a few moments. first things first, here is the rain and the clouds. you see the radar here, the yellow, that is some heavier showers into west virginia. some of these have snuck into maryland and west virginia closer to home. here is doppler 9000 hd. north of town up towards westminster. this is where we're seeing some white showers going on. you're seeing that coming out of myers burg and hagerstown. you may get a couple of sprinkles right there. and in western maryland and west virginia, we're seeing more of that ahead of the front itself from kaiser. this is moving east. the whole line is moving. you're going to see the showers in the next 20 minutes, cape and bridge maybe 45 minutes to an hour

south winds at 5-10. tomorrow morning bundle up. partly cloudy and cold in the 30s. but dress in layers because by the afternoon it's going to be mild. and a high of 50-55 degrees. cumberland 49. winchester 51. hagerstown 50. leesburg lower 50s. manassas also in the lower 50s. we should be low 40s this time of year. annapolis 54. even packs river in the mid 50s. it's going to be a pretty nice day. we're going to warm things up even more so into saturday after 50s on friday, saturday and sunday looking really nice. here is your new year's eve forecast. we'll be in the 40s during the evening hours as you're getting the party on. not too bad. partly cloudy conditions. new year's day partly cloudy. upper 50s. here is a look at your next seven days. so we'll be milder into the new year. and then get ready for the cold air to come in with that cold front. friday we'll start to see -- i mean monday rather you'll really feel it. tuesday, wednesday even more so. in the 30s. i do have a couple snowflakes for monday and tuesday because, again, flurries are possible. no big stor