the pink is the mix and the green is the rain which we'll keep down in southern maryland for the mostaybe southern prince george's county down south through the avenue. d.c. kind of on the line. north and west some snow. but this is going to be light. so i'm thinking the roads will be wet. generally any accumulations on grassy surfaces. here we are in the evening hours with a little snow. if we get any builtup on road surfaces, it will be after dark. we've only looking at an inch, inch and a half north and west. by thursday this stuff is out of here. in town if we get a dusting, that would be as much as we can max out from this system. 55 today. tonight we're in the 30s. tomorrow near 40 with the afternoon and evening snow and rain south. thursday we start in the 30s but we're back to 47 so no problems on thursday other than maybe an early slick spot. by friday 39. sunday and monday really chilly with highs staying in the 30s. right now 5:48. monika samtani, you're still smiling although it doesn't look like it's as big a smile as earlier. >>> that's only because you have the delays t

south and east, much of southern maryland has very dense fog. visibilities are down to near zero across parts of central virginia. right now, we have it near 40 degrees at washington. in the mid 40s elsewhere across much of west virginia, virginia and maryland. and the densest fog, here's the latest visibilities. down to 1/3 of a mile at reagan national and throughout much of southern maryland, down to a half to 1/3 of a mile. culpeper, visibility, zero. some really thick fog there. west and north, it's really not as bad. the visibilities are around five to ten miles per hour. we still have quite a bit of cloudiness around. there may be a few lingering sprinkles around the panhandle of west virginia. there's the live view from the city camera. reagan national airport is lost there in the fog. you can barely make out the lights of the airport now. by 9:00, a lot of the fog will be dissipating. we still may have poppy fog around. sun -- patchy fog around. sunrise at 6:57. mostly sunny through the rest of the afternoon with mild temperatures for fe

chance of severe storms especially in southern maryland.n the weekend. >> the windy city is waiting for snow. up to 7 inches could fall by the morning rush hour today. all care international airport has already canceled more than 300 flights. keep that in mind if you are headed that way. >> definitely. >> 49 degrees in woodbrige. >> coming up, an apology to afghanistan. who is criticizing the president's decision. >> can jennifer anniston make another comedy work? weekend movies, coming up. >> because of safety concerns this morning police in hindsville say that the new nike shoes will not go on sale, yet the crowd refuses to leave. john gonzalez oh dear... oh dear! ohh h dear... i'm not sure exactly what happened here last night. i was out helping people save money on their car insurance. 2 more! you're doing it! aren't they doing great?! hiiiiiii!! come sweat with me! keep going richard. keep sweating!! geico. fifteen minutes could save you sweat! sweat! fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >> coming up the five, counting down to the

overnight showers, thunder and lightning, southern maryland, eastern shore. now we have more coming into the mountains. the radar locally showing sprinkles in montgomery, into loudoun county and southern howard county. sprinkles in fairfax county, as well. lighter rain in the northern shenandoah valley and panhandle of west virginia. some approaching the metro area the next couple of hours. ahead of that, low to mid 40s much of the region except right in washington where it's near 50 as well as prince george's county, southern maryland, eastern shore. northern neck, mid to upper 50s. all these counties in pink under a high wind warning for later today. gusts to 60 miles per hour just to the west of the i-95 corridor. especially up in the higher ridges. we'll have temperatures climbing to near 60 by mid morning. near 70 by noontime. could get more thunderstorms late afternoon. those winds will really pick up tonight. here's your evening planner. winds gusting to 50 miles per hour. and temperatures down to near 50 by midnight. a look at the weekend and next wee

they had warm weather that helped fuel storms in southern maryland and on the lower eastern shore. we can see the last remnant of the storms are off of ocean city, a little bit of activity but central maryland, just a few rain showers, one toward bel air. watch for extreme southern maryland and some warnings toward worcester county. temperature wise, you can see what happened, mid-50s for baltimore and d.c. 76 in sals bury and in fredericksburg in the 70s. high wind advisory. you cay gusts up around 30 to the west. they will invade and overspread the state. windy and foggy. 50 for now. much colder for the weekend. we'll talk about that straight ahead. >>> the search is on for three men who attacked a couple walking to their car at the westfield annapolis mall. don harrison explains what police are looking for and how people feel about security at the mall. >> reporter: it's something thousands of people do every day at the westfield annapolis mall, walk to their car in the parking garage. yesterday that simple act turned into a nightmare for one couple. on the way to their car, the

if the president if around northern maryland, 70s still in southern maryland but rainy, foggy, thunderstorms to the east. we'll talk about how things shake out. >>> the man who was stabbed during a road rage is being charged as well. jeffrey neil furlough is charged with two counts of first degree assault. furlough was driving an suv and got into an argument with the driver of another car. furlough got stabbed by the other passenger. furlough held the passenger. sudbrook was arrested. although furlough wasn't arrested, an arrest warrant was issued? >> it's been two days since george huguely was found guilty in the murder of crerd yerd. now one of the jurors is talking about the decision. >> reporter: the first juror is talking about how he and fellow jurors felt. he said the hardest part was looking at the pictures but now feels like he knows the victim, friends and family. >> when we came out with our verdict, both times, i was not afraid to look at george and look at him, and i think that's because i was confident that what we did was right. >> he recommended a sentence of 20 years. huguel

into the 70's in southern maryland. there is a tornado watch in effect for southern maryland including st. mary's county and the lower eastern shore until 8:00 this evening. no reports of a touchdown yet. we will not focus on the thunderstorms as much as the wind. the wind could gust to over 50 miles an hour through the night. the winds are approaching from the west gusting at 30 miles an hour in western maryland. all of that is headed our way. let's check the doppler. the line of thunderstorms is on the lower eastern shore. we have seen some rotation with the storms down there. a strong storm is moving east at 50 miles an hour. around the baltimore area, we do not have as much thunderstorm activity as the wind expected to kick in. there will be much colder air for the weekend. more on that in a few minutes. >> we have breaking news in baltimore county. fire crews are on the scene of the blaze that damaged at least three homes in the colgate neighborhood. sheldon dutes has just arrived on the scene. >> the fire is under

i've lowered the low impact down through southern maryland. you have a good chance of accumulating snow through southern maryland and the moderate impact could be two, four inches, maybe more, montgomery, loudoun, fauk. it looking more and more likely like we'll have a significant snowfall. tomorrow afternoon a beautiful day, fantastic, 50 to 53. it will be a little breezy with winds gusting upward of 25 miles per hour. saturday looking good and then 38 with rain to snow and maybe all snow here monday, tuesday and wednesday we get right back above average once again. >> 60. >> 60 next thursday. >> i love this winter. thanks, doug. >> >>> they done good, huh? >> they've been one of the few teams in the acc this year that have beaten of single team they're supposed to beat in the standings. they're not as high in the standings as they'd want to be. boston college came in struggling. stoagland smelled blood. terrell stoagland from beyond the arc. one of three straight 3-pointers he hit. 5 of 8 from three-point land. check out the spin move in the

southern maryland, some light slush overnight but it's all gone now. >> yes. and i tell you, we get more and more spring like through the week this week. so here we g bouncing right back. >> all right. sunshine the story and that's going to continue to be the story at least through the rest of the evening and through most of the day tomorrow. current conditions near 50, not quite there today. 48 the current air temperature. humidity bone dry at 31%. winds are northwest at five miles an hour. let's take a lack at some of our weather bug -- look at system of our weather bug cameras. a clear sky over baltimore, over annapolis where we see no snow on the ground and how about kent island. there was a slushy coating last night. no question about that especially toward the salisbury area. all right. let's get into it. maryland's most powerful radar, all sweeps show clear. right now temperatures running in the mid to upper 40s. 45 in easton. 48 in baltimore. 46 in hagerstown. winds from the north and west around five to 10, so a bit of a cool breeze and very low humid

parts of the area, even locally, southern maryland, we got viewers in colonial beach and virginia, they got a pretty good round of snow during the evening hours last night. la plata and down into southern maryland, lower eastern shore so we got some pretty impressive snow amounts as well. >> a little sledding going on around there today. >> we've got parts of the area that didn't get much of anything. large parts of the year. >> after all the snow last year, we deserve a little break. >> santa claus brought a lot of kids sleth and they went to put them to use at least once -- sleds and they want to put them to use at least once this year. things quieting down. you can see everything exit stage right there off the lower eastern shore. the snow -- the rain transitioning to some snow showers down towards salisbury and ocean city but the general trend is out of here. we should be in for a bright sunny day today with temperatures right where they should be. it will feel cooler than the upper 40s with these winds. currently, it is 37 in washington. your humidity, 54%. winds are out of the nor

time.snow at this southern maryland has and all rain event. for a little bit of across the immediate metro area. will move into the overnight. how much can be expected? when will this move out of here? have full details coming in just a few minutes. our storm watch coverage continues tonight. starting toes is of the snow moved in. >> we are here in clarksburg, been snowing for hour now. part of an we look over to that tree over there. concern is the rose. we have some video to show you. the big concern roads. the highway crews say they are down salt on some of the slick spots. in places out west like colorado, it was a lot worse today. winter is striking back. >> it has been horrible. just going down the highway at 35 miles an hour. skid.in a >> we could plow if it was just snow. brings it right back. >> in kansas and iowa, drivers white-outs and slippery roads. truck drivers are trying to withstand the blizzard conditions. denver airport personnel are get back ono schedule after more than 600 flights were cancelled. >> it gets frustrating, bu

still rain in southern maryland, but we get a break either side of lunchtime, except for the mountainsre comes the arctic air. with the front and the wind, this is when we had the best chance of snow showers in the afternoon and evening on saturday. probably ending before midnight on sunday. but, because of that, i think we're going to see snow showers that may accumulate, oddly enough, east of town and south of town into southern maryland. so, not tonight, but tomorrow night you could see maybe an inch over toward anne arundel county, prince georges county, charles county, and even down into parts of southern maryland. an inch to an inch and a half near frederick and hagerstown because you have two shots at the snowfall. tomorrow night, rain and snow showers, cold, 1 to 2 inches possible. frederick north and west to hagerstown to martinsburg and winchester. lows in the 30s. primarily above freezing in town. tomorrow morning, early snow showers possible and cold. dress in layers. temperatures aren't going to do much tomorrow. in fact, they are going to go down in the afternoon. so wind

southern maryland in the low 30s now.he view from space showing a thinning cloud cover to our west. and that's going to give us increasing sunshine as the day progresses. here's your day planner for this president's day. we'll have winds gusting, too. right now around 20 miles per hour. they'll diminish by later this afternoon with increasing sunshine. where there's no snow, ought to make it to around 50 mid-afternoon. where there is snow on the ground, maybe only around 40 or so. and the evening planner, that will be this ten minutes. danella has a look at president's day traffic. good morning. >>> good morning. really nice commute if you're taking the beltway. we'll take a live look at van dorn street. hardly any traffic on the road. travel speed for you from van dorn street, heading toward prince george's county on the inner loop, you're at 62 miles per hour. now, if continue this time, taking the beltway at central avenue, again light volume. travel speeds for you, if you're making your way from route 50 to i-95, at 6

that's rain in southern maryland. even by 6:45 tomorrow evening still dealing with some of that snow. so i don't think we're going to see a lot but it's going to be around and trace to an inch, maybe inch and a half in spots north and west not out of the question. so breaking down the forecast. we've got temperatures in the low 50s today. maybe 55. tomorrow 39 with the snow developing. some rain south and east. trace to an inch. maybe an inch and a half north and west. mainly grassy surfaces. thursday we're back to 47. then we turn colder. it will feel like winter for a couple of days around here. by sunday and monday highs in the mid up toker 30s. it's 4:-- mid- to upper 30s. it's 4:48. here's monika looking sharp in that jacket. >> thank you very much. >>> everything looking great on the roads. no problems for report. where you see the triangles it's just that overnight construction which should be clearing up on the west side of town. coming in from the north from baltimore all the way into college park you're fine

southern maryland, virginia, and it never got into the 50's yesterday, up here around baltimore. it got warmer as you move south. >> i kept waiting for it, and then the wind finally came. >> but there was severe weather south. so at least we avoided damaging winds from thunderstorms. now we have winds coming in from behind the cold front coming through, and they are bringing in a reinforcement of chilly air, which will keep us locked in the 40's all weekend long. our temperatures now are in the low 40's. here is radar. this is about, what? five hours worth of radar imaginary. all we're seeing is radar lake effect snow showers. look how quickly they are moving. the strongest gusts we have had here is 26, but we expect those, as the sun comes up, we expect

much of southern maryland, northern neck eastern shore near 50. strong cold front coming in by later today. there's capitol hill in the distance. live view, sunrise at 6:48. here's the day planner -- partly sunny near 9:00. near 60 by noontime. by 5:00, low to mid 70s. then the cold front between 3:00 and 7:00, triggering showers, perhaps thunder. temperatures begin to drop back into the 60s during the afternoon. and winds will increase. we could have gusts to around 40 to 50 miles per hour this afternoon. that will continue into tonight. a look at your friday evening planner in ten minutes. danella has a look at our traffic. good morning. >>> good morning, if you're taking metro this morning, expect delays on the red line right now due to a track problem at bethesda. metro single tracking between medical center and friendship heights. you'll have delays in both directions. traveling on i-66 looking good heading eastbound as well as westbound, no problems for you. eastbound travel speeds, 62 miles per hour from fairfax county. 11 minutes to get to

southern maryland, near the bay, near 40 degrees. near 40 right in washington, as well as southern montgomery, prince george's, arlington, and fairfax counties. montgomery county in the upper 30s. down into the low 30s across north central maryland. farther to the west, near 40 around the shenandoah valley and out of the mountains, in the 30s. we have a few sprinkles. the patches of green in frederick county, maryland, heading north and east. to the west, a cloudy sky. and it's clouding up, too, in southern maryland, eastern shore. they have some of the stars still showing through. but it's going to be clouding up there, too. a cloudy and chilly morning. in the fourth through the morning hours. sun rise at 6:41. by 10:00, 11:00 or so, we'll have light rain coming in. moderate at times around noontime and during the early afternoon. it may taper off for a while. then more rain coming by late afternoon. warming to near 60. overnight tonight, some more rain, could be moderate to briefly heavy at times with some thunder and lightning. th

southern maryland, charles county. it was close to us. there was a fine line but we missed it again. nothing going on this morning. there is some cloud cover to start the day. 36 degrees at the airport. there has been a few reports of snow flurries this morning. it will be clearing up pretty quickly and becoming mostly sunny as we go into the afternoon with a high temperature around 48 degrees. we will come back and check the forecast for the rest of the week. >> our big star, maryland is one step closer to legalizing same- sex marriage -- our big story. >> this is not a done deal. kim dacey is live with the details. >> the bill is expected to head to the senate this week for debate. married same-sex couples would have the same protection under the lot after heterosexual counterparts. getting the bill passed in the house is a big hurdle for advocates of same-sex marriage but they know the fight is not over. some in annapolis strongly supporoppose the measure. >> it is very likely that marriage equality will be on the ballot in november be

nice drive through southern maryland.ll give you normal travel times now on interstate 95 between baltimore and richmond. also in good shape, the green way, the toll road and the belt way. a lot of overnight construction but that is gone. we'll go back to news desk. >> 4:42 now. we're looking at 55 degrees. >> coming up vandals strike a mob scene over chantilly. what local muslim groups are ask asking from authorities. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] little owen wanted to play but his nose was raw and sore. achoo! [ male announcer ] and common tissue made it burn even more. ♪ ♪ puffs plus lotion is more soothing than common tissue, and it delivers our most soothing lotion for every nose issue. a nose in need deserves puffs plus lotion indeed. to give your cold a comforting scent try puffs plus lotion with the scent of vicks. >> u.s. park police arrested one person during an overnight sweep of mcpherson square. it has been peaceful except for a small incident yesterday. protesters shoved a man who started cutting the strings on a t

even southern maryland, barely any snow accumulation. highs near 45.weather on the way in the seven-day. coming up. >> baltimore firefighters go to a neighborhood to inform people about fire safety following a man's death in his home. they also reminded residence about the morns of a -- the importance o a fire alarm. >> welcome out within a two or three-hour period and install a smoke alarm for you. officials say cooking is the leading cause of fire death among individuals 60 and older. >> yesterday members of the buffalo soldiers memorial were honored for their sacrifice and courage. the theme of the event, maintaining the legacy. senator ben cardin says this year marks a special reason to commen commemorate those who serve the region. >> this is black history month. today we celebrate some of the veterans that helped serve this great nation. we also want to follow dr. martin luther king's strug -- struggle on the road to equality. >> you might want to think about getting that bigger boat. >> there are new state boating fees, and they could start char

afternoon, especially into the hours south of washington along highway 3 in virginia and lower southern maryland. tomorrow even warmer. approaching 70 in some spots. a sprinkle. friday morning we had a chance of rain. cooler by saturday. >> i have wonderful news around beltway. accidents, and no problems. construction veras are being moved out of the way. we are good in and out of the district right now. all these barrels are moving out way.e we will give you a live picture the camera. as you, a light in volume. a green light for everyone now. >> now to the news. >> we began this morning with a day in the trial of george huguely. >> a jury will begin deciding his fate. he is facing six charges including first-degree murder killing extra for an yeardley love. jurors could consider lesser charges including second-degree murder and manslaughter. faces up to life in prison if convicted. stay with abc 7 with up-to-the- minute coverage. we will plus the latest update wjla.com.site at the man accused of plotting a on the capital is be in court for a hearing. he was arrested on friday. he planted to def

there are rain showers from southern maryland to california.owers right now for the southern part of maryland and then basically snow hours back in virginia. you see a lot of white on the radar? none of that reaching the ground. that is snow in the atmosphere that is evaporating before it hits the ground. we are expecting mostly cloudy skies. rain possible south of baltimore. maybe minor accumulations in the southern part of the state. we'll talk about those accumulations in the seven-day forecast. >> it was the nation's first peace-time all black redge -- regiment in baltimore county. yesterday they were honored for their sacrifice and commitment. the theme of the event, maintaining the legacy. today they mark the occasion to continue a leader's legacy. >> this is black history month. we can be proud of a lot of what has happened. today we will celebrate some of the veterans and what they have done to build this great nation. we also want to make sure we follow dr. martin luther king's dream of that road to recovery. >> congress established th

-20s and most of northern virginia just in the 20s as well as even through central virginia, southern maryland, even right by the bay in the mid-20s. shenandoah valley has a little bit of fog. watch out for that. out of the mountains of western maryland, west virginia low to mid-20s. off to a clear start. high pressure over the region. give us plenty of sunshine. sunrise at 7:10. we'll get above freezing by 8:00 or 9:00 this morning. temperatures will quickly climb to around 50 by noon time. low and mid-50s during the afternoon and overnight tonight partly cloudy, down to near 40 degrees by midnight. tomorrow morning near freezing temperatures. in the afternoon hit log and mid-50s. sun on tuesday. clouding up tuesday night into wednesday. weak area of low pressure coming over wednesday may give us a few flurries or sprinkles of light rain. otherwise a cloudy and chilly day. sun returns on thursday, morning loss 20s, afternoon highs 40s. partly sunny friday. much colder for the weekend. looks like saturday and sunday morning lows in the 20s saturday afternoon highs near 40 but teens on sunday m

that even includes portions of southern maryland. right now we're waiting on the numbers. i'll have them most likely at 11:00 tonight or during the day tomorrow but i expect some accumulating snow in most locations with a few lingering showers this evening with some of the fog forming as we move on to the next couple days. don't even worry about tomorrow. gorgeous. temperatures around 50 with plenty of sunshine. it is sunday the day we'll worry about with the snow coming on in. monday presidents' day. >> good timing and bad timing. already out of school. >>> coming up on news 4 at 5:00 tonight the organic ingredient linked to high levels of arsenic in some baby formula. plus -- >>> i'm liz crenshaw. behind on mortgage payments? wa ways to get free foreclosure prevention help. and how to avoid scams. >>> the number of foreclosed homes jumped in january. new estimates predict 1 million homes will be in foreclosure by the end of 2012. >> home owners struggling to stay above water often feel confused about how to save their homes. liz crenshaw is here with ways those home owne

it's in the mid-40s and near 50 in washington and southern maryland and near the bay.ur day planner, sunrise at 714. will hold city. 50 near the morning. after that, we'll dry out. sun breaking out this afternoon. temperatures climbing into the mid to upper 50s. we'll have a northwest breeze kicking in. that will bring colder weather tonight. it will be 40 by midnight and then by dawn friday, near 30 degrees. and tomorrow afternoon with sunshine up near 50, it looks like a chilly weekend to follow. clouds in and out saturday and sunday. small chance of light rain south of the metro area on sunday and a remaining cold start next week. warmer on tuesday and chillier next week. donella, how's traffic? >> good morning. breaking news if you're traveling northbound on i-270. the crash there, now two of your right lanes are getting by and that's some preg. earlier all of your lanes were blocked just prior to democracy boulevard. again, we're seeing traffic flow. two lanes on the right are getting you by the two accidents. this is at the spur prior to the democracy boulevard.

i think you will need umbrellas especially folks in southern maryland. some folks could see happen inch of rain -- could see half an inch of rain. a drier evening rush hour than the morning rush hour. temperatures tomorrow still above average in the fifties. that is 20 degrees above today. that will be the trend as we go on into the next seven days. not anything dramatically changing. a lot of sunshine on friday. a wet morning tomorrow morning. >> the first wednesday of february is always national signing day for high school football players. maryland had a solid day. the turks signed 24 players. i will break all stock for you coming up the 6:00. the biggest and most prominent recruit is a goldeeddy goldman. >> in front of a packed room of his peers and pop televisionnational television, he made one of the biggest announcements of his lifetime. to go out this year i will attend florida university. >> he is the top-rated defensive tackle in the country. he narrowed his choices to alabama, auburn, and florida state. >> they trust him i trust them. well he

it was marching north and installed across southern maryland. the cold front is now coming in from the west. high pressure will build in. the chilly air will race south and east. snow showers in abundance in the months tomorrow. very cold. partly cloudy skies. there is a slight chance we will catch a flurry the generally drive through the weekend. lots of sunshine on sunday. temperatures will stay chilly. the next warm-up gets underway on monday with sunny to partly cloudy skies. the wind will be gusting to 35 tomorrow. there will be a windchill to factor in tomorrow. there is the slight risk of a flurry or shower in the afternoon. there is a gale warning tonight and a small craft advisory tomorrow. sunshine on sunday. eastern shore locations will be partly cloudy with gusty winds and cooler temperatures. down towards ocean city, the skies will clear. highs will be in the upper 40's to low 50's. a chilly weekend with sunny to partly cloudy skies. we will warm up again on monday and tuesday. perhaps another round of showers on wednesday. >> from

southern maryland and portions of virginia as well down towards slopial beach. you've got a dense fog advisory until 6:00 this morning. it doesn't mean counties off to the north and west aren't encountering it too. temperatures at reagan national, we are currently 41 degrees. 39 out at dulles. 40 in hagerstown. 45 in ocean city. going to be a sort two stories here. first the fog but once we burn the fog off, a beautiful afternoon. bright sunshine expected and warm temperatures. how about low to mid-50s. mild and breezy. winds out of the north and west 10 to 15. should be a gorgeous afternoon. >> more details on the forecast. we'll talk about the weekend coming up in a couple of minutes. >>> traffic alert now before we talk with julie. a part of the beltway is closed in montgomery county after an early morning accident. the crash between a tractor- trailer and a car happened somewhere around 3:00 a.m. we do know one person died in this accident. right now, the inner loop is closed at connecticut avenue. let's get more now with julie wright and the latest on this.

county, near 40 now in prince george's county, in washington in the low to mid 40s as is much of southern marylandrn neck, eastern shore. out of the mountains in western maryland and into the shenandoah valley and west virginia, it's near 40. we have clouds passing over us now. sun rises at 6:51. we'll stay in the 40s by the morning hours. then at noon, 50s and near 60 by mid-afternoon. and a breeze coming out of the south and west, increasing clouds. could get rain tonight. we'll look at that with the evening planner in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> good morning. if you're traveling on 66 east, good news. had an accident at route 123. it's clear, but are you still slow. a live look at waples mill. travel speed eastbound, 33 miles per hour from fairfax county parkway to the capital beltway. traveling i-95, seeing volume out of the occoquan. northbound, 39 miles per hour, as well. taking 15 minutes to get to the beltway from the occoquan, and on the beltway, outer loop at new hampshire avenue, hitting the brakes just a bit as you make your way to colesville road. your travel speed, again

and so is southern maryland.oward annapolis and down toward calvert cliffs, into st. mary's city. those areas have temperatures in the teens. and the winds around five to ten miles per hour, drop our windchills. these are the windchills, this is what it feels like when you step out the door in the mid teens. and that's just with a five to ten-mile-an-hour wind. layer up this morning. if you're going to be waiting for a length of time at the bus stop, you'll be glad you did. there's a clear sky overhead. a gorgeous sunrise now developing. we'll have the sun up at 7:03. that is a live picture from our city camera. the potomac river filled with grape juice, reflecting that lavendar sky and swath of orange right at the horizon. and temperatures by 9:00 still below freezing. then by late morning we'll get above freezing. ought to peak in the mid 40s by mid-afternoon. lots of sunshine. sunset at 5:42. a look at your evening planner coming up at 6:41. danella has traffic. good morning. >>> good morning. if you're travel

and down through much of virginia and southern maryland, northern neck.arther west and north, not much fog. temperatures in the low to mid 40s. near 40 in washington. south and east, low to mid 40s. and we do have a few sprinkles here in this area in green, southern loudoun county into montgomery county. just a few sprinkles. otherwise, quite a bit of cloudiness and fog around. there's the live view from the city camera. sunrise at 6:57. mid 40s by mid morning. the fog breaking up. sun breaking out. then a sunny afternoon. we ought to make it to the low to mid 50s this afternoon. then overnight tonight, clear and chilly. near 30 by dawn on saturday. increasing clouds tomorrow, into the mid 50s. then some rain sunday morning, changing over to accumulating snow sunday afternoon. then sun back monday, tuesday, could get rain on wednesday. here's my preliminary estimate and how much we may get in that dark blue zone. could be four inches or more. that's just north and west of washington, shenandoah valley and much of eastern west virginia and all the way down

the rain may linger a little longer into southern maryland, but that's it.emperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s today. and then for tomorrow, plenty of sunshine, warmer than today by quite a bit, into the upper 40s and low 50s tomorrow. same story for tuesday. temperatures 52 monday and tuesday. that is seven degrees warmer than average. then as we get into wednesday, that's our next little chance at some winter weather around here. it's probably going to be mostly rain, but it will be coming late wednesday night into early thursday morning, which means we might be close enough to the freezing mark in some of the colder spots, north and west, as usual, might get a little snow. kids, keep doing your homework. this is not the winter for getting out of school. >> but it could make for a thursday tricky commute. >> it could, absolutely. we'll keep an eye on it. >> we'll be mindful. >> okay. >> thank you, chuck. the time right now just 11 minutes away from the 10:00 hour. >>> many people watch the super bowl just for the commercials. ♪ pizza hut, making it gre

you may have lingering showers late morning in southern maryland.d news, may see some snow showers in the mountains tomorrow afternoon, which they  really need. for tonight mostly cloudy, just chilly, light rain possible by dawn, lows 38 to 46, winds northwesterly at 10 and most folks holding the 40s tonight. by morning maybe an early shower, but it gets out of here quickly. then partly cloudy, cool, temps in the 40s. by afternoon a very nice day for groundhog day, partly cloudy, cooler, mild, temperatures around 55, winds northwesterly at 10. there will be some clouds up in pennsylvania. we'll see if punxsutawney sees his shadow. he usually does. we'll have to just wait and see. all right. next seven days. friday, gorgeous, low 50s, saturday clouds returning, light rain possible saturday night into sunday. it may actually end as a little bit of wet snow especially west of town sunday, high around 40 sunday and then we're in the 40s, around 50 monday, temperatures right back into the 40s as we get into next week, but notice the arctic air is not th

southern maryland, all rain, the district all rain. to the north a frederick county, snow. >> not much accumulation. >> not much about 1 inch, 1.5 inches. outside, things settling down. patchy drizzle. things are going to improve as we move through the early morning hours into tomorrow afternoon. in terms of the almanac 46 was the high at reagan national, another day of above average temperatures. the temperatures in the 40's, it is easy to tell why the snow had a difficult time sticking. the snow that fell stick across northern but the mechanic, lower frederick county. only about one-1.5 inches. the further south, warmer temperatures, everything continues to fall as rain. abc 7 live super doppler in just a second. 38 degrees, the wind chill factor of 33. damascus about 1.25 inches on the ground, 31 degrees, high temperature of 40. the wind did not a problem. at 38 at george washington university. centreville 34 degrees. the temperatures across the board, holding above freezing. hagerstown and martinsburg. a little bit of snow, but the

fredericksburg, southern maryland south and i'm thinking more st. mary's than charles or anne arundel oracle vert counties -- or calvert counties with the rain. today we're looking at 66. morning showers. showers south tomorrow. friday 52. then your weekend looks pretty quiet. maybe a shower saturday night into sunday morning. monika? >>> if you're planning to head around town or out the door at this time, things are looking great. there are no big problems to report. volumes remain light as well all around town. good morning, everybody. here's what it looks like on the west side down to the dulles toll road and 66. you're fine. coming in from the west whether heading in from leesburg or gainesville, all lanes are open right over to the beltway on both of those major corridors. we'll take a live look at the american legion bridge on the west side of town. things look great basically between bethesda and tysons corner here. we'll go back over to the maps this time all the way down to southern maryland. no problems to report route 5, route 4, 3 on 1 a

about an 80% chance in southern maryland. sunny skies return on friday. waves going out to about a foot. the bay water temperatures in the low 40's. it is technically a little bit cooler. the high is 42. close to 50 friday and saturday. >> the ravens owner talks about the pain and promise of this season. an amazing finished in miami and a wild college signing day. >> 11 sports with gerry sandusky. terps and miami looking evenly matched. terps heartbreaker, losing in double overtime. picked up 2 technical fouls, got ejected, and triggered a run. ties the game. said it to overtime. it was a double overtime. miami starts to put it away. the terps could not come back. even though ray right becomes a free agent this season, he will play for the ravens next season. the general manager outlined the top three areas of made this season -- offensive line, receiver, and pass rush. he shared his emotions following the end of the season. it sounds like a total mix of emotions. >> i am proud of what we are giving to baltimore. i am proud of the product we are giving ba

zooming into southern maryland, you see the rain coming right on down route 50 and toward 301, aroundroften toward the green belt area and toward buoy. watch out around vansville, also some seeing some shower activity remaintion down around northern calvert county, around the dunkirk area and sutherland and also north beach. most the showers are on the light side, are going to continue to be fairly light, but they may give you a couple of sprinkles making your way out and about if you are heading out to dinner. just to let you know, once again, you may need to carry that small umbrella as you make your way out. and you're going to need the bigger umbrella. i'll show you when in my forecast. >>> thanks, doug. our top story at 6:30, she witnessed a murder, the shooting death of an off-duty state trooper who was working security at a restaurant in prince george's county. >> today that witness testified about what she saw, but her testimony came under question. darcy spencer with a report from upper marlboro. >> reporter: a woman who was at the applebee's restaurant in forestville when tr

orange and red indicates pretty heavy rain working down to southern maryland and dropping off into the bay. we will see more action possibly later this evening as the front works across the area. a few more showers and maybe rumble of thunder later in the evening. how much rain has fallen? 1.3 inches in mount airy. one. -- 1.1 inches at reagan national. mild air to our south. warmer air will move in and night temperatures will, a few degrees. by tomorrow, a breeze. temperatures in the mid to upper 60's. 60's on friday. the next system approaches on friday. a couple showers possible friday into saturday. the weekend could start a little wet. futurecast has been a little off. moving out and then maybe a couple more showers and a rumble of thunder this evening. the rain moves out tomorrow. mid to upper 60 tomorrow breezy. a few more showers could pop up this evening. temperatures could drop a couple degrees. breezy tomorrow with scattered clouds warmer, mid to upper 60's. low 60's on friday and saturday with showers moving in. cooler for the last half of the weekend with possibly winter w

what a difference a day can maifnlgt i mean, we were did have some pretty active weather across southern maryland. snow is in the southern part of the state but none of that today. crystal clear. our satellite picture including down through central virginia where they did get several inches of snow a lot of melting with the sunshine. temperatures well above fried freeze -- above freezing. goldsboro 43. we had light snow, 42. 46 -- the rest of the evening will fall through the evening. things will begin to change last we were move toward the latter part of the week. this won't be more winter like this time, just the opposite. >>> 50 years ago today john glenn made history as the first american to orbit the earth. back in 1962 our country was losing the space race but glenn helped us catch up and soon became the trailblazer. looking back, glenn remembers concerns he calls laughable a half century later. >> the ophthalmologists were concerned your eyes might change shape and your vision would change and you couldn't seat instrument panel enough to make an emergency reentry if you had to. >> good thi

right near the bay, mid 40s as well as much of southern maryland, eastern shore, and the northern neck. and out in western maryland, much of west virginia, in the 40s. shenandoah valley and around the blue ridge, mid 30s now. weather watchers reporting there. here's the view from space. we have a clear sky throughout the region. we have clouds closing in from the midwest those will be ahead of a weak disturbance coming in tonight. and we'll have a southwesterly press this afternoon. that will warm us into the 50s to near 60 degrees by mid-afternoon. a look at your evening planner in ten minutes. here's a look at traffic. good morning, danella. >>> good morning. seeing big, big delays along i-95 heading out of quantico as you make your way to triangle. a tractor-trailer blocking the right lane. and you can see, you are absolutely jammed from 610 as you make your way north to get around the tractor-trailer. i'll give you a live look now. authorities are on the scene. and you can see this trucker blocking the right side of the road. very slow as you make your way past the tractor-trailer.

southern maryland, the lower eastern shore, not under that advisory. futurecast shows the snow showers out to the west, and again, maybe a flurry will get close to us during the day today. so, our forecast, again, 45 today and tomorrow. a mix of sun and clouds both days. similar days. just not as windy during the day tomorrow. monday and tuesday look dry. we jump into the 50's for highs. another weather system coming in. perhaps similar to what we had yesterday. highs in the 50's and a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. >> coming up this morning, how quickly can doctors detect cancer. why people see their doctor two to three times before being diagnosed. >> and a sneaker frenzy up and down the east coast. we'll show you the shoe that has one local shoe canceling its release date. >> and two teens that received extra help. when we mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and

all the southern maryland corridors including route 5 and 301 are fine. no problems to report as you head up toward springfield and the 14th street bridge again. no hov restrictions that should make your commute even easier, another look around the area at 6:25. when it comes to riding tickets on metro, alcohol is the biggest offense. the washington post reports that 97% of the citations issued by metro police are alcohol related. the biggest trouble pot is college park station. after that it is addison road on the blue line and they are all on the green line. the post reports that 58% of those tickets were at metro stations, 36% were at bus stops or on buses. you can carry your food or your drink, but you cannot consume it. you get a $100 fine. just because you are not driving does not mean that you can pop open that beer. >> that has always been the case on metro. that was one of the cleanest systems in the country. >> alcohol is a big deal. don't do it. >>> thanks monika. >>> it is a holiday. but there is never a holiday for a question of the morning.

and in southern maryland getting a few sprinkles. her is the winter weather advisory until 10:00 tonight and includes howard, montgomery, loudoun, northern fauquier, blue ridge, points west and north. and this is -- due to some accumulating snow coming from this weak low that's coming over us and temperatures where it is snowing are right near the freezing mark. little bit above. it is certainly melting there near 40 in washington. right near the bay. upper 30s in fairfax, montgomery, arlington, prince george's counties. we are going to con to see this low tracking on lou as we get in through the afternoon hours and going forward over the next 48 hours, this is the zone of potential snowfall here. and it does look like lit tape offer off by early thing evening to flurries that may linger until midnight or so. then it will dry out and the cloud cover should be breaking up and by dawn tomorrow, we will have the sunshine back and temperatures should be back into the 40s tomorrow afternoon. and we will have quite a bit of sunshine, too,

that is the same, much of southern maryland, across virginia. it's down to zero visibility in culpeper and up bwi, too, down to zero visibility. check with the airline. there may be flight arrival delays that shouldn't cause any problems for planes taking off in the fog. it's those arriving. there may be some problems with that. farther west and north, no fog. temperatures in the mid 40s. just near 40 in washington and prince george's, arlington, fairfax, and southern montgomery county, as well as southern maryland and around the bay. as we look at the view from space, we've had a few breaks in the clouds. a few sprinkles farther west and north. here's the day planner, fog dissipating by mid morning. sunshine during the afternoon. highs reaching the mid 50s this afternoon. a look at tonight, your friday evening planner, that will be in just about ten minutes. now let's check in with tracee wilkins who has a problem with the traffic. >> reporter: good morning, we're on the inner loop of the beltway. let me show you what it's looking like behind m

a few clouds southern maryland, northern neck eastern shore. those will erode and head off to the east. sunrise at 7:0. sun throughout the day. we'll be climbing to near 40 again around 9:00 after we drop temperaturewise the next couple of hours. near 50 at noontime. mid 50s during the afternoon. overnight tonight, clouding up, near 30 by dawn tomorrow. late tomorrow morning, might get light snow in areas along interstate 95 and points west. and there's a small chance of a light coating on grassy areas during the afternoon on wednesday. elsewhere, farther south and east, maybe light rain. highs in the low to mid 40s. so any of that snow that does pile up a little bit is not going to stick. it will be melting. overnight, as we clear out wednesday, we'll get cold. by dawn thursday, the mid 20s. and thursday sunny but highs in the low to mid 40s. about average for early to mid-februa mid-february. into friday, partly cloudy and cold start. upper 40s during the afternoon. a much colder weekend. highs only in the 30s. morning lows teens to near 20 d

southern maryland you may get into some strong storms too. isolated tornadoes. rich mondays and norfolk, we're going to have to watch this very carefully. as far as the forecast is concerned on the next seven days, we'll start with the three day for you. we've got temperatures in the upper 60s today. severe weather alert day for the winds. potentially damaging winds this afternoon and this evening. we'll be in the 30s to around 40 tonight. 48 tomorrow with maybe a passing flurry, still windy. gusts over 30. sundays cool, not bad. 49 with a lot less wind and then we're back @ 60s -- in the 60s by tuesday. we've got more on 9news now at noon coming up right after this. >>> i can't tell you how honored i am to be with our special guest today. he is a member of the famous tuskegee airmen of world war ii and of course we know what they did for our country during that war. we know what they did for pilots and we certainly know what they did for african- american men. i would just like to say thank you. thank you, thank you. please, please meet colonel bob friend. who

mary's county in southern maryland.eaviest rain is still well south of us, south of fredericksburg but it is moving off to the east-northeast. this activity is not reaching the ground. it's just fairfax and german  town. we will go to live doppler. this will pinpoint the activity. fredericksburg, la plata, some of the activity now getting into southern maryland. for the most part it will bea glancing blow and a quick one, but enough to wet the road especially if you're coming up route 5. so some showers in the morning on thursday. the good news is we're look at a salvageable afternoon after a wet morning commute south, not a bad day on thursday. still mild. not 72 but 55. and then still nice on friday. temperatures still should make it up to 50. so there's no arctic air in sight. overnight, mostly cloudy and cool, light rain by dawn, lows only in the 40s. winds northwesterly at 10. tomorrow morning, we're going to have some early showers, primarily south and east of town, then becoming partly cloudy, temperatures tin

town, the better chance that you'll see the snow, some of the rain changing to snow, including southern maryland also and may also track up to around the d.c. area. this model here thinks it will be farther south. the model still having a hard time dealing with this system. so how much snow could we get? well, this is a little bit more of an aggressive model. in d.c. up to three inches potentially, generally one to three inches around the d.c. area. you go farther north, not a whole lot, maybe an inch or maybe nothing up towards hagerstown and the mason dixon line. points south of d.c., that's where we'll see more amounts, we're talking three to four inches in southern maryland, you go southwest and into the appalachians, that's where we could see several inches of snow for tomorrow night. for tonight, partly cloudy, breezy and cold, lows in the lower 30s. tomorrow a severe weather alert day, breezy and colder, you will need your coat and the snow bootses for the kids. highs will be in the low 40s. temperatures will be falling in the afternoon. here's a look at your next seven days. this is just

anything, we will have a grazing pattern for you folks in southern maryland. you may be seeing some wet snow into sunday. i do not think there is any threat of any significance know here in the washington area. tomorrow, in the meantime, when you get up, it will be sunny and cool. increasing clouds. a another balmy day with temperatures 10 degrees above average. there is a risk of some snow, but again, it will be to the south. right here around washington, a 50/50 chance of seeing anything on sunday. for the holiday on monday, a pretty good weather. back to sunshine. you can always keep posted about everything on our web page. there is the doppler. what did tomorrow. snow lovers, sledding, not likely. >> some other sporting activities to participate in this weekend. >> definitely. [laughter] >> have you been practicing? >> note. -- no. >> jeremy lin place tonight. the capitals and the panthers were rocking and rolling. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a littltle bird told me about a bandnd... ♪ ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ ♪ oooh, my