to the south of d.c., in southern pennsylvania the clouds should hold off as it moves slowly on out ofou can see this pushing off the coast. it will be quiet and dry and cold. tomorrow, it will be a little bit warmer than it was today going to around 50 degrees. the mild air will be here. on friday -- look at the high temperatures going into the upper 50's. check out the forecast, 24 hours a day. [ femalennouncer ] at verizonfios.com you can choose your channel package. ♪ ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ ♪ you can even choose to chat with a live person. ♪ ♪ now you can choose to save $35 month for fios tv, internet t and phone for just $79.99 a mon plus t a $300 verizon visa prepaid card with a 2 year agreement. bu hurry, offer ends soon only at verizonfios.com. contact the verie zon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. get the technology they love, on the network they deserve. like the powerful droid charge by samsung or get the samsung stratosphere, and for a limited time get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. >> seven on your side wi

southern pennsylvania gets the rain late in the afternoon. as for baltimore, that holds off until tonight. the ground is very wet. some fog could form. highs into the 60's this afternoon. the storm system pushes in. sprinkles this evening. a better chance for rain tonight. some areas could see from 1 inch to 2 inches of accumulation. rain tonight into tomorrow morning. a high of 53 tomorrow. back in the 40's. by sunday, a storm system moving into the southeast. i think it stays to our south. mostly cloudy skies and dry weather. >> a great grandmother likes to celebrate christmas in a big way. we go on a tour of her pennsylvania home. >> it was like that song, noplace like home for the holidays. i started out with one tree and it seemed to grow. >> and grow and grow. she has 30 christmas trees that adorn her home. >> christmas to me is the most special time. we have a large family and everybody manages to come home. >> $6.16 grandchildren. she goes to great lengths to make sure it is a christmas to remember -- six daughters and six grandchildr

colder air across far northern maryland and southern pennsylvania. it's going to be a while before the colder air settles in. as you make your plans to be outside, temperatures in the low 50s. most of the rain is going to be done here between now and 7:00 or 8:00 in the evening. you can't rule out the chances for rain around midnight or later. here is the bulk of the rain we are dealing with for the drive home from work on a wednesday afternoon. these showers are going eastbound toward annapolis, chesapeake beach and calvert. there's more rain to the south along i-95 and the north side. that's headed into charles county over the next hour or so. a break in the rain toward the blue ridge. again, we can't guarantee the dryness through midnight. this line of showers with embedded rumbles of thunder in pennsylvania in december. th that's two or three hours away. hagerstown, if that holds together, you have another chance for rainshowers about three hours from now. the moisture across georgia is coming our way as we get into tomorrow night and early frida

only 35 of around manchester, 37 at the ski resort in southern pennsylvania. martin state airport of 41 degrees, columbia a cool 38. it is getting chilly on the eastern shore as well. only in the 30's on the coast at ocean city. expect a cold one tonight from 24 degrees in some of the colder valleys to the north and west of baltimore to about 32 in downtown baltimore. yesterday's power pack storm raced across the mid atlantic in just a matter of hours. now across new england. early this morning we could see the last of these note leaving northern maine. now in clearing skies, expect cold, dry weather tonight and tomorrow. a reenforcing cold front is coming through the great lakes and the upper midwest tonight. a little bit of snow associated with this front, and very chilly behind it. the temperatures will go down a bit for the weekend. highs of 45-52, starting the day with sunshine and finishing up with partly cloudy skies. the futurecast, here comes that front through ohio tomorrow afternoon. partly cloudy skies here, and another system off the coast might g

not a lot going on across our area and southern pennsylvania. we had some showers in carroll county. more showers as we head down towards ocean city. most of the activity is outside of the state. you can see what is heading our way. this storm system. showers building into the mid atlantic. a more substantial line of showers along the cold front in the ohio valley. this brought the blizzard to the plains. it lost a lot of its energy and a lot of its cold air. if you're traveling, that rain will cause a few problems in the east. nothing major. minor setbacks with the wet weather. even baltimore could begin to slow down as the rain moves in. blowing snow causing problems in denver. we are in the mild air. temperatures are more like what they should be in the afternoon. 45 at the airport. 50 degrees at the inner harbor. 45 in college park. hagerstown, 40 degrees. we have a jump-start to the day. upper 50's and low 60's. showers are likely. we do taper off overnight with mostly cloudy skies. we dry out through most of early tomorrow. more rain retur

those mild temperatures extend into southern pennsylvania. columbia, 45 degrees. down toward the coast, upper 40's to near 50'. it is still relatively mild in and hancock.t berburg a warm front is making its way through the ohio valley and pushing toward new england there's very little snow associated with this december storm right now. some snow in the mountains, but around here, is warm. tonight will stay above normal. 35 to 45 degrees and mostly cloudy skies t. tomorrow will be a cloudy day, but highs in the upper 50's. i would not be surprised if some places hit 60 tomorrow. some showers developing ahead of this front may develop into severe thunderstorms tonight into tomorrow. rain get here thursday afternoon into thursday night. the snow is off to the north and west. temperatures will begin to cool off friday afternoon. 40's around the region. skies should clear out saturday, but a lot colder into the weekend. tomorrow, 55 to 60 degrees. on the day tomorrow, a small craft advisory. gusting to 20 knots on the open waters of the bay, producing a two-foot drop.

it is like somebody organized a flash snow. 1-3 inches possible, especially up into southern pennsylvania tomorrow, it is a nice sunny but breezy and chilly day. we will have beautiful weather as of last into the weekend. >> thank you for watching.

some of the high, thin clouds starting to move in across northern portions of maryland and southern pennsylvania. but not really making it into the metro region. sitting at 49 degrees now for reagan national. when you pop in the feels like temperature, it is much cooler. mainly in and around the beltway though, we're in the 40s. maybe some 50s, springfield has topped out at 50 degrees for right now. here's how we look with the winds. 20-mile-per-hour winds at this hour out of the northwest for reagan national airport. that means that the temperatures are feeling more like those 30s. future cast is going to keep us in the clear for the short term. overnight tonight, we'll start to see a transition, mainly after midnight. clouds start to move in from the east. even by 7:00 tomorrow morning, i think the commute will be on the dry side. the moisture will be off to the west in some of our counties. by the time we get in toward midmorning and late afternoon, all of this rain comes pushing on through. heavy at times, even through tomorrow's rush hour, could be a little bit messy in portions of the area

if anything, they will start to inch back up as the front moves into southern pennsylvania. for the most part, we missed the rain in this system so far. the heavier rain is still way off to the west, across the ohio valley. some of that may catch up to us tomorrow morning. the temperatures will likely be in the 40's. there is a slight chance there could be a couple of rainshowers. but the better chance will be in the afternoon. so we will see slowly climbing temperatures overnight. this will move up west of us, but it will weaken by the time it gets into our neighborhood. we will be on the warm side of the front and temperatures will start to climb even further from where they are right now. we will make it into the upper- 50's right now appeared that is impressive for this time of year. mostly cloudy as the forecast. if you have stuff to do outside, you may be will to sneak it in. temperatures will be between 55 degrees and 60 degrees. going into christmas weekend, we will take a look around the country. on wednesday, this is where you can expect. if there is travel trouble

a couple more light snow showers now far southern pennsylvania.re drifting south eastbound, northern maryland, may get a little more snow during the overnight hours tonight. most of this is evaporating before it gets to the ground. the western side of the mountains might see an inch in a few spots. anywhere really east of the shenandoah valley, not much in the way of snow chances out of this one, unfortunately for snow lovers. clearing skies, the clouds will fill back in between now and tomorrow morning. that will be done with by about 8:00 or 9:00 tomorrow morning. even now if will be a cold start, we'll end up with sunshine tomorrow. sunshine to get the week started monday morning, that will not live long as the next weather front is due to bring clouds in here monday night. a chance for showers late in the day tuesday. more likely in the day wednesday. for the rest of your overnight saturday night. cloudy and cold, light snow and a few flurries out there, mainly for washington. overnight lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. for tomorrow, clouds ar

. >>> a police chase through southern pennsylvania end in maryland. police got a call this morning about two burglars at home. the suspects took off when police arrived. one on foot. the other in a car. the driver led police down 83 and jumped out of the car near the maryland line. they eventually caught him. they are still look for the second suspect. >>> the hartford county sheriff is looking for the man who is a person of interest in a reported sex assault. >> reporter: investigators aren't quite sure about his role in the attack but the victim described a man that looks like this sketch. 5'3'', balding in his early 60s. now police giving out flyers where it happened. at the riverside industrial park a 30-year-old woman said she has horrible memories. >> the victim remembers seeing a face approach and then she remembers waking up and having been attacked. >> reporter: the sheriff said the incident happened last wednesday december 7th between 4:30 and 6:00 p.m. in the 4400 block of mercedes drive. the victim is from baltimore but works in the hartfo

a quick peek at the future trend, models don't show it but there's moisture in southern pennsylvaniao show up this evening. 3:00, tomorrow afternoon, you may have sprinkles nearby but no big deal. front stalls to the south and could have a wave of low pressure. still watching for a chance of flurries or snow to the start of the weekend. 52 today with a slight chance of a shower on the west side and follow the wake-up window for a quick peek at the rest of the er)jrweek. >>> got confirmation on the accident, white hall, route 23, travel lanes are open but you have to slow down to get by. in the meantime, a live look at traffic on i-95 as you make your northbound drive towards i-695. here's what you can expect. also a live look at the jfx, current conditions clear making your way past the north avenue interchange. as for those of you traveling in the severn and glen burnie area on i-97, no reported troubles in the northbound or southbound direction. >>> people doing christmas shopping in a belgian city suddenly found themselves the center of a nightmare. coming up, the latest in what o

temperatures dropped into the upper thirties through southern pennsylvania and down the route freezing in manchester. 41 at the naval academy in annapolis right now. low 40's and steven seagal to rock call on the coastal areas of the eastern shore. -- stephenville and rockwall. it will stay with clear skies a little bit longer. clouds are approaching from the west. cloudiness will prevent the temperatures from dropping to some of the interior sections of the eastern shore. early tomorrow morning, clouds and sprinkles of rain in the mountains -- that is still clear to partly cloudy. drink it -- during the day tomorrow, this was a surge of warm air. a surge of warm air coming in from the west will bring clouds and and some sprinkles of rain through the early afternoon especially up and pennsylvania in the mountains to the west. it will be partly cloudy morning. 30's 4) a sprinkle could develop north and west of baltimore with highs of a 48-53 degrees. it will get even warmer as we head into thursday. scattered rain showers and unfortunately for the western maryland mountains where the sk

there's more very light and widely scattered rainshowers across southern and central pennsylvania and back out into the mountains of west virginia. not a lot going on. can't rule out a few drops here and there during the overnight hours. so, with that in mind, here is the good night forecast. temperatures back down into the upper 40s and near 50 by 5:00. mid-40s by 7:00 p.m. cloud cover between 9:00 and 11:00 p.m. chilly, but nowhere near as cold. increasing clouds for this evening. tomorrow, a lot more clouds than rain drops. not a pleasant looking day. wednesday, wash out, again. how many wednesdays in a row does that make rainfall on? this is on the wet side. the christmas holiday is approaching. what does christmas look like? we'll give you that forecast. pat? >> can't wait to find out. >>> the giant panda program will continue for at least five more years thanks to a generous million dollar gift. zoo officials announced that local philanthropist is donating $4.5 million to the panda program. he's hoping it will help a male panda mate with one that had a cub in 2005. if it's not a

don't be shocked if you see a snow flurry here up into southern pennsylvania.hat will be the worst of it. otherwise, just some clouds around here this afternoon and warmer temperatures on the way for the holiday weekend. 46 today, partly sunny skies. less windy. still cool out there. winds out of the south here at five to 10. mostly cloudy late this afternoon. not as cold overnight. 37 your overnight low. temperatures about 10 degrees warmer than they are right now. check out -- whoa! new year's eve needs to be moved. i didn't realize that was on my map. we'll cool down and it will feel like winter around here by next tuesday and wednesday. here is lauren demarco with your it traffic. >> don't celebrate on the wrong day. we have been following some breaking news. sherry ly and crew have just arrived at the scene. we'll check in with her about 5:00 a.m. she is working to gather some information but we do have the live pictures. you can take a look at that. this is in silver spring, a live look at university boulevard at piney branch. we had a double fatal accide

a little cooler to the north in southern pennsylvania. southern maryland will be warmer.mest spot in the state will be down at ocean city at 51 degrees. you can zoo the mountains getting above freezing. 32, probably 34 degrees. the good news, no precipitation for the next five days if winds were heavy yes, it would feel really gold. shouldn't be too bad. it will maybe feel five degrees warmer than this. then the seven-day. as i said, look at this. sunny, high 40's, low 50's to thursday. temperatures rise as the front moves through. 57 degrees. >> you can take a step back in time and sell brailt the holiday the old-fashioned way at the historic hampton mansion. >> this hol day the public in-- this holiday the public invited in. >> when you celebrate the holiday at the hamptons, you will see a view of the past. >> the holiday season, a festive mood, and you also get to have children's activities. you can make a christmas tree ornament. >> it is the northern most plantation in the national park service. inside the mansion, each room is decorated to represent a different era.

southern pennsylvania, mid 40's right now. 34 downtown. it will feel pretty chilly as you step outside this morning. we don't have the wind this morning. it feels much better this morning. 5 miles per hour at the inner harb. the strongest of the winds is pushing offshore and anywhere between 10 and 20 miles per hour. the latest storm system continues to push away from the area. we will see a mix of sunshine and clouds. temperatures will get into the 40's today and it will feel much better because of less wind. south wind 5 to 10 miles per hour. increasing clouds tonight. maybe some isolated showers. low to mid 30's. futurecast will show that we may have a slight chance for some rain. there are some clouds. a new storm system is moving in from the ohio valley. there is another storm system back in the northern plains. a couple of blips and chance for showers late tonight into tomorrow morning. the second storm still passes mostly to the north. there is a chance we could see maybe some showers late friday night. there is a chance it come as

in to western maryland, a frederick county, southern pennsylvania, two to four inches of snow.rained down in annapolis. this will be a quick shot, only a couple of hours' worth of snow. things will clear up by 4:00 a.m. in the morning. you'll see sunshine on thursday. it will be a breezy and colder with a high temperature around 44. into thein the 40's weekend. sunshine on sunday for the ravens game. >> if you need a job, how about one and a slots parlor? they are expected to hire 1500 people. the president says several clerical and management positions are now open. you don't have to have prior gaming experience. the inner harbor is all decked out for the holidays. the promotion features discounts and special deals at popular inner harbor attractions like the national aquarium. there are some special events over the weekend. this weekend is the "rock the dock," and don't forget the laser light show. >> we will have the music, train enade,along the promise npromise and a moonbounce. the late show is spectacular. it runs nightly from november 19 through new year's eve. involves

some clouds around southern pennsylvania and around baltimore.ead to mostly sunny or a mixture of sun and clouds. temperatures in the teens in some spots. 24 at the airport. you'll have to scrape some frost off your windshield. a mixture of sun and clouds. high temperature will be in the mid 40's. sunrise at 7:16. sunset at 4:44. a storm will be developing out in the planes. will come through on wednesday night and thursday morning. temperatures will get warmer. 51 on tuesday and wednesday. clouds will thicken up on wednesday. a chance for rain when some night and thursday with that front. into the 40's into the weekend with a slight chance for some rain or snow. 6:16. let's check the roads. >> a nice start. things are starting to build on the west side, 44 miles per hour just past 795. up to speed on the north side. nothing significant on southbound 95. so far so good at the tunnels. no delays on the j.f.x., 61 miles per hour and moving well into town. on the harrisburg expressway, southbound traffic, starting to build around padonia road. this

far as temperatures are concerned, we should top out around 44 dpmrees at the airport. 39 in southern pennsylvaniaiand. ofhbon the eastern shore. 51 out at ocean city. this will be the high teoolerature today. way out west they will probably jher ht reach freezing. a closer look at our forecast today, partly cloudy skies becoming momiad ny sunon, by la afternoon. winds out of the northwest at 7 tore b4 miles per hour but will die down by evening. 42 to 47 degrees. is.or the ravens gam1 much of e same. a little coomer. fms 40 to 45 -- a litad ne cool. tinuperagreesres 40 to 45 degre. taking a look at your seven-day. we dty net have a chance ml b8: rain until friday. temperatures remain, uplacevery 40's to lower 5ing.s up until thursday when we see a system gettin45here. teooleratures will ris1 but again we're try until friday. >> good news. thanwas hui, lowel t we're back in 25 minutes with "11 news saturday morning." we'll see you theint >>> it's saturday morning, december 10th, 2011 is. it's hard to believe, but christmas eve is just two weeks away. but you know what? no one here seems to be stre

southern pennsylvania, 38. the rest of the eastern shore will be in the high 30's and mid 30's. out in the mountains of western maryland. if you're heading out tonight. it will be another nice night. clear and crisp. winds are calm and crisp. then 50-55 degrees. perfect football weather. then heading into the seven-day, we'll recap hear. tuesday night into wednesday. temperatures will be in the mid to upper 50's. stays with us through friday and we'll get more chances into christmas eve. upper 40's. i just think the chances for snow are slim to none. we could see some in the mountains, but this is something we'll definitely keep an eye on. >> our toy expert elizabeth warner joins us for the hottest things you probably don't even know about. >> good to see you. i can't believe we have only one week left. this is let's rock elmo. he is going to actually be able to identify what instrument or toy he has in his hand whether it's a microphone, drums or tambor reen and sings six really great fun songs and gets them up and dancing. so now these are super charged ball bearings. each has

headed north into southern pennsylvania and you get temperatures in the upper 40's. it will be a cold night for everybody in the outlying areas. the air is so dry some of their we have not seen any cloud cover. it was declared tonight. 36 degrees to the inner harbor. once becoming light and, overnight bank to high-pressure passing just to the south of us. all stormy weather over the next several days will step up to the western part of the country. denver expecting more snow over the weekend. temperatures in the 20's tomorrow afternoon. the ribbon of rain will state used -- just to the north of chicago. expect significant snowfall in the upper peninsula of michigan. winter storm warnings are in effect going into sunday and morning. skies are clear to the upper rockies. some rough weather remains out west. a stripe of snow heading north through the northern great lakes. iran here in the snow for the next several days. mostly sunny and cool -- school tomorrow. winds on the day. coming out of the northeast at 5-10 knots, waves averaging 1 foot. and western maryland it w

look for the's in southern pennsylvania. some clouds and scattered sprinkles approaching from the north and northwest developing head of a warmer fraud that will raise temperatures for the next few days into the mid to upper 50's. we will stay mostly dry, but i will keep an eye on the insta- weather + futurecast, maybe a spring to the north and west. more details on the seven-day forecast coming up. >> adding new security measures just weeks after a double fatal shooting on the mall parking lot. >> security will have a bird's- eye view allowing them to spot any potential trouble. barry simms is in hanover with more. >> hello, stan and donna. it's pretty simple device run by a generator and it goes up and down. it is designed to help increase security here at anne arundel mills mall. just in time for the holidays, anne arundel mills mall gets a gift, a lift, and a mobile tower that rises 59 feet in the air giving security officers a better view. >> they have a vantage point to see over the vehicles to see what is happening in

upper 30's to around 40 in southern pennsylvania. some chilly air is filled during an and the storm from yesterday is now departing for northern new england. it put down some good snow for the ski resorts in new england, but it was such a fast-moving system, it really did not have a chance to stick around. 40 at the airport, 34 in pittsburg, 17 in marquette, michigan. 11 degrees in international falls, minnesota. some of the cold air will get here for the weekend. 24 in the suburbs, 32 downtown tonight. the storm has dragged the cold front way out to sea, and behind it, high pressure comes in. an area of low pressure, and most of it looks like it will turn to the north and head for the great lakes. we will keep an eye on the developing area of low pressure. during the day tomorrow, sunny to partly cloudy skies, 45-52 degrees. the futurecast shows the approaching front cutting across ohio, northwest pennsylvania tomorrow about this time, with a few sprinkles. for baltimore, it looks like a partly cloudy day. a little more cloud cover

to our north, northern maryland, southern pennsylvania, along the mason- dixon line, could see some snowrs up there later on today. maybe a few sprinkles and some snow showers. we don't expect anything here in our area. there is your big picture of what is happening in the eastern u.s. current conditions being reported at reagan national airport, 33 degrees. relative humidity only 59%. your winds are out of the west at five miles per hour. so much calmer than they were yesterday. the forecast for today, partial sunshine this morning. more clouds building in in the latter part of the day. a cool day. highs only in the mid-40s. we'll have more details on that forecast coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you. >>> meanwhile, we are following breaking news this morning. a deadly accident in silver spring. >> university boulevard is still shut down between piney branch and patton drive. sherry ly is there on the scene. >> there were three young women we are told in the suv when it crashed here on university boulevard. you can see it just back there. it is up on a wall. two bodies we're to

there's one line of showers moving through southern pennsylvania. if it stays on track, three more hours to go. crossing to the north sides of frederick, maryland. on the north side of frederick between 9:00 and 10:00 this evening. we should be rain-free by midnight tonight, if not sooner than that. cloudy skies. temperatures stay mild tonight. upper 40s to near 50 degrees. overnight lows higher than the average high temperature for this time of year. a mild day tomorrow. a break or two of sunshine late morning into early afternoon before the clouds return with the next rain chance that comes in for tomorrow night. that lingers into friday. the sun might be able to get out before it goes down friday afternoon. christmas eve is looking fine. christmas eve night into christmas morning. moisture looks like it's going to stay to the south. can't rule out a rain drop or stray mostly lost. chilly, more december like weather sticks around between christmas and new years. the snow chances are dwindling. >> thank you, chuck. >> you're welcome. >>> here is a

some snowflakes are way out across western maryland and mostly in southern pennsylvania. today we'll call it this way, morning clouds, maybe a couple little drops for the next couple of hours. clearing out later this afternoon turning breezy. hike generally in the 40s. the redskins and vikings kick it off at 1:00 at fedex field. 45 degrees there. on the chilly side as you're sitting on the cold metal seats you might want a layer of insulation. for tomorrow, christmas day, we will start out with sunshine. clouds come back the second half of the day. temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s. the majority of your christmas weekend will be dry and by december standards relatively mild. >> we'll take it. >> thanks, chuck. >>> right now president obama is in hawaii. the president arrived a few hours ago in honolulu for a delayed christmas vacation with his family. he stayed in washington to help the house and senate hammer out a deal to extend the payroll tax cut. . the president greeted supporters at the airport then left to meet up with his family. michelle, maliyah and sash

state all the temperatures are going to be within a couple of degrees of each other. 3 in southern pennsylvaniaan city at 42 degrees and out west they will probably top out around 36 degrees. today's forecast. morning clouds will make way for afternoon sun. northwest winds 5-9 miles an hour. temperatures 38-42 degrees. that's it. chilly. as far as the rest of our week, a system moves in late tuesday into wednesday. the good news, we'll warm up to about 57 degrees, and the bad news, we'll have a chance of rain and wednesday and thu ♪ >>> back on this sunday morning, december 18, 2011. a week until christmas day. if you haven't finished your shopping, you may want to rethink your plan. our thanks to everyone out here who decided to spend part of their time with us. outside on the plaza, i'm jenna wolfe with lester holt. can i show you something real quick? forget the posterboard, don't tell the hotel. richmond, virginia. i love that. >> take the soap and little shampoos too. >> the soap had lester on it. >> very creative. remember the movie rudy? >> one of the most emotional sports stories ever.

another pocket of moderate rain in southern pennsylvania. that's pulling away from the region. temperatures right now are balmy. we're in the mid-50s to upper 50s from blue ridge to the bay. low 60s much of southern maryland to central virginia. we will stay balmy this morning. all these counties in green under a flood watch. potential for creeks and streams to come out of their banks. could get over two inches of rain by the time this tapers off. this includes prince william, montgomery, prince george's, anne arundel, as well as shenandoah valley and highlands of west virginia. all these areas in lavender under a winter weather advisory for accumulating snow later tonight. includes all the areas west of i-95. here's your day planner. sunrise 7:13. we'll stay mild and get chilly by sunset with the rain off and on. that rain changing to sleet and snow by early to midevening in the metro area. three to six inches possible farther west and north out in the mountains. higher amounts in the higher ridges. one to three inches closer to washington and far northern and western suburbs.

clear is what we could call it. 18 in the ice docks of southern pennsylvania.ll right, some clouds streaming from the south. we have snow showers back to the west. this little disturbance flu -- through the great lakes, it could give us energy to the north. look for the clouds and the increase. not terrible on the increase. 46 is the 2-degree temperature high. we'll be at 32 tonight. >> there all right, on the roadways now. as you get ready for the thursday morning drive, check on i-95, traffic is back up to speed. southbound, i-95. in the area of mcdonald street, there was an earlier collision. it should be a nice, calm drive for you especially on u.s. 29 at maryland 108. for the most part, no troubles there. also, the drive around the beltway is in good shape as we look at 695 and heartford road. now, with your local news, here's charlie. >>> one was killed and a dozen injured in a collision involving a metro bus. the investigators say that a pick up crashed into the metro bus. that caused the bus to hit a tree. the man driving the pick up was killed. the dri

lie snow across # 1 and southern pennsylvania. not going to impact travel in any way or shape or form. sunshine returns this afternoon. it will stay on the cold stayed with today's highs upper 30s, low 40s. 50 degrees on your monday. a little bit of a bundle up for you. but redskins and raiders are on the road so there won't be 180 million people. >>> the death toll continues to climb in egypt as protesters continue to clash with the military there. they set fire to buildings and threw rocks as they set up barricades to keep them from reaching the parliament building. the death toll at 10 and 400 injured in the clashes. theur demanding an end of a transfer of power to a civilian government. >>> the search for the missing in the philippines as a flash flood takes a toll. more than 500 people center died in the flooding, a number will likely rise. the strong winds and pounding rain in the philippines. >>> mitt romney is getting two big endorsements as the iowa caucus us draw closer. the republican presidential hopeful picked up endo

southern pennsylvania, a high of 42, 40. 45 in southern, maryland. a high of 44 here in baltimore. everywhere you look, we'll have sunshine. it is going to look beautiful out. as long as you have a jacket out, it is going to feel. the colts in town. we're expecting kick-off temperatures in the mid 40's. warmest temperature you will see is 4545 toward the end of the day. clear skies tonight. another cul cold one not as cold as tonight. the seven-day forecast shows sunshine through today into tomorrow, and really mostly into tuesday as well. we warm up to 51 on tuesday. 52 by wednesday. that storm system comes in. chance for rain thursday into friday. temperatures drop down again into next weekend. >> for more than 25 years people in need have been coming to the assistance center of towson churches for help. now the center needs your help. with so many people in need, it has put a huge burden on food pan trizz. rob roblin has more. >> for over 25 years rving the assistance center here in towson has been helping those in need. the they come here for help. >> it almost trippled this fa

army invading the number you would think that lee's goal would be to destroy the industry of southern pennsylvania, to destroy factories that are building guns and making and gunpowder. he sent his troops out into the countryside to hunt runaway slaves and bring them back to virginia. this is what the confederate army is doing in the to 63. because this is what the confederacy is about. americans don't want to hear this. they don't want to think about it because especially those americans who have southern ancestry do not want to contemplate their ancestors may have fought to preserve human bondage. unfortunately for them if the read the records of what their ancestors say, there is no doubt. and fillmore was on the wrong side of this. yes? >> after the mexican war because of the or the majority of house of representatives how does that work into the three fifths rule? >> of the constitutional convention -- this is great i teach at a law school course i teach the law, so anytime you ask me about something in the constitution i reach my comfort level. [laughter] maybe even above it. but in any even

for us the closest snowflakes in southern parts of pennsylvania. the sunshine coming back, it's going to be a nice enough day for today. nothing really to complain about. that is welcome news. then overnight tonight generally clear skies a good night for santa to make his way around the world. just tracked it on noradsanta.org he's in japan. and then for tomorrow beautiful weather for your christmas. a few clouds coming in with that weak weather front late in the day. that's not going to bother anybody. for today mostly sunny. tomorrow plenty of sunshine. but clouds coming in later tomorrow afternoon. once again relatively mild by december standards. our average high is 44 degrees and each and every day for the next seven days those high temperatures are warmer than average. we've never had a december without at least one day in the 30s for high temperatures. this one will probably be the first. we have not had a single high temperature below 40 degrees here in december. >> this is my first year in d.c. so maybe i brought the warm weather from texa

happen again which means north and west of baltimore, howard, carroll, baltimore counties, southern pennsylvania a better shot and i think we will have that sunday night into monday. annapolis, eastern shore, we're not talking about you this time. some flakes still possible. 53 today, winds to 35 miles per hour. we're down to 30 overnight. ravens game, the browns in town, at 1:00 we're expecting 42. we go up to 44. a lot of sunshine, light winds. honestly weather not an issue. great game to be outside. you really wouldn't expect that in december, but we got it. 34 christmas, mostly dry. christmas night to monday morning, i think we have a shot at getting some snow showers or flurries northwest of baltimore and just trying to find some flakes around for you. looks like rain tries to build in here on tuesday. could end with a little mix north and west, something we're watching as well. remember, you can catch us online all the time or through your mobile device. go ahead, download our mobile weather app, you can get livestreaming video and interactive doppler radar. just trying it figure out all t

army invading the number you would think that lee's goal would be to destroy the industry of southern pennsylvania, to destroy factories that are building guns and making and gunpowder. he sent his troops out into the countryside to hunt runaway slaves and bring them back to virginia. this is what the confederate army is doing in the to 63. because this is what the confederacy is about. americans don't want to hear this. they don't want to think about it because especially those americans who have southern ancestry do not want to contemplate their ancestors may have fought to preserve human bondage. unfortunately for them if the read the records of what their ancestors say, there is no doubt. and fillmore was on the wrong side of this. yes? >> after the mexican war because of the or the majority of house of representatives how does that work into the three fifths rule? >> of the constitutional convention -- this is great i teach at a law school course i teach the law, so anytime you ask me about something in the constitution i reach my comfort level. [laughter] maybe even above it. but in any even

yes, a little snow mixing in on the northern edge of that along interstate 80 in pennsylvania and ohio. southern maryland, calvert county and st. mary's county from leonard town to mechanicsville, some light showers there. just not much out there right now but i think the rain will -- but take the rain gear just to be on the safe side. colder air trying to sink on south of the heels of the light northerly winds. some 30s. oakland, they can't make snow when it's 36 degrees at wisp. we need some cold. 49, feeling like 47 this morning with a north, northwesterly wind at 5 and the dew points are in the low 30s. now, we've got the chilly air in place up north. that's where we got a little bit of snow on the northern edge of this rain but it's in the southwest where this storm is starting to pull out of new mexico. i've seen some areas with more than two feet of snow in the mountains of new mexico. eastern colorado, northwestern kansas, some of the blizzard conditions which have been going on there and the rains pulling out. and some strong thunderstorms in east texas and now down into louisiana appro

army invading the number you would think that lee's goal would be to destroy the industry of southern pennsylvania, to destroy factories that are building guns and making and gunpowder. he sent his troops out into the countryside to hunt runaway slaves and bring them back to virginia. this is what the confederate army is doing in the to 63. because this is what the confederacy is about. americans don't want to hear this. they don't want to think about it because especially those americans who have southern ancestry do not want to contemplate their ancestors may have fought to preserve human bondage. unfortunately for them if the read the records of what their ancestors say, there is no doubt. and fillmore was on the wrong side of this. yes? >> after the mexican war because of the or the majority of house of representatives how does that work into the three fifths rule? >> of the constitutional convention -- this is great i teach at a law school course i teach the law, so anytime you ask me about something in the constitution i reach my comfort level. [laughter] maybe even above it. but in any even

farther west, this is an area of rain that stretches into pennsylvania and southern ohio. indiana and kentucky, that's along a front that will be coming our way later today. between now and then, mostly cloudy. we'll be in the 50s by noon time. near 60 degrees by early afternoon. sunset at 4:47. by sunset, bel be right back to around 50 as we get some of that light rain from time to time. hold steady near 50 by the rest of the evening. tomorrow morning, near 40. partly sunny friday near 50. getting colder friday afternoon and evening. predawn saturday, we could get a little bit of wet snow. i say a little bit. i don't think it's going to be cold enough for it to stick at all. but we could have a few snowflakes especially across northern virginia. highs 40s. sunny sunday, 20s in the morning, afternoon highs into the mid 40s. then monday/you thes, could get rain wednesday. danel danella, how is traffic? >> we have some good news in mcclain, virginia. that accident is clear, out of the roadway, but still seeing big delays. you can tell hov lanes are packing up, as well. makin

southern plains. showers will spread from louisiana to pennsylvania and then into new england late in the evening. >>> another look at this morning's top stories. >>> winter opens with a blast in the rockies. up to a foot of snow in denver as the storm reaches from wyoming to new mexico. it's a real mess for air and highway travelers. >>> and just days after american forces left, a major terror attack in baghdad. scores are dead and upwards 200 are wounded in a coordinated series of bombings related to iraq's ability to handle its own security. >>> it's one of those romantic moments americans have come to cherish opini cheri cherish, the welcome home kiss. it got a modern twist yesterday as a navy ship arrived in virginia beach, virginia, and a sailor from california disembarked. tony lopez of kovr tv has our story. >> reporter: it's a big-time kiss from a small town girl. that small town placerville. that big kiss making history as the first openly gay first kiss from a member of the military to their significant other upon return. petty officer second class marisa gatea planted that peck on her girl

we'll take a look at the beltway on the south side of town here at route 4, pennsylvania avenue from southern maryland, we're doing well. route four, route five, route 301. we'll take the last live look using 395. nice and light into the downtown area. coming up in my next report, we'll go into virginia at 5:09. andrea and mike? >> the game of chicken with some really high stakes appears to be over. this morning, the house is expected to vote extending the payroll tax cuts for another two months. even after there is plenty of fighting, this is largely the same legislation already passed in the senate. >> if there is not another last-minute snag like last week, millions of americans won't see a drop in their paychecks at the first of year. surae chinn is in our newsroom with more. good morning, surae. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. house speaker john boehner expected the bill to pass before christmas. it could happen as early as today. that means our paychecks will not shrink come january 1st. republican lawmakers caved under enormous pressure to pass the two-month extension on the

pennsylvania tonight. >>> now to wind swept southern california where tonight there are warnings of high fire danger and more than 100,000 homes and businesses are still without power as the big cleanup kicks into high gear. nbc's george lewis has this report. >>> thousands of people in southern california woke up to the sound of chain saws this morning. crews cutting up the trees brought down by near hurricane-force winds, one of them landing in rob stafford's backyard. >> it was pretty scary. the winds were howling pretty good. and the house was whistling. and then when it crashed. >> reporter: across the west, the unusually high winds that started wednesday night have left a trail of destruction in their wake. trees tumbling into homes, parts of roofs ripped off, power lines downed affecting hundreds of thousands of customers. the question on the minds of a lot of people in these neighborhoods is, when will this mess be cleaned up? that's a hard one to answer, especially because there's more high wind in the forecast. and that's the last thing they need around here. one big concern is the risk of bru

pennsylvania avenue. no issues to report coming up on southern maryland route 4, route 5, route 301. no issues on the ww parkway or route 50. more in my next report. back to you guys. >>> the pressure is on if you haven't already mailed those christmas packages, time is running out. both the u.s. postal service and the federal express say today will be their busiest shipping day. tomorrow is the last day to mail priority mail packages and first class letters and cards to ensure arrival by christmas. you can mail domestic express mail and fed ex express until december 22nd in order for your packages to arrive by christmas. >>> a game of shadow was the top draw at the box office. the film reunite be robert downey jr. and jude law sold $40 million worth of tickets. the chipmonks pulled in $130 million. i saw mission impossible, it made $13 million over the weekend. it opens tuesday. >>> does it live up to the commercial? because the commercial is sensational. >> oh, yes it does. >>> steven spielberg talks about his new movie. >>> fans of the beach boys can look forward to getting good v

pennsylvania. little bit in western maryland. southern virginia, out to the west. look at live doppler 9000 hd, a little bit of shower activity here in loudoun county from leesburg up route 15 and even into northwestern montgomery county over toward dickerson, we're seeing a little bit of that. this goes out past charlestown, not quite to i-81 in jefferson county. all lifting up toward eastern washington as well. temperatures are on the mild side with low 40s this morning. it is 50 from d.c., annapolis, andrews, la plata headed toward 60. monika? >> i plan to finish my christmas shopping today, howard. if you're heading out the door to the roadways, things are actually very good. no problems to report all around town. i've been telling you about an accident on 270 northbound on montrose road, that is moved to the left shoulder. let's take a live look, planning to head over to 270, north and southbound right now, it is unaffected by that accident. good news there. we'll take you back over to the maps, this time all the way down south to virginia, northbound side of

pennsylvania, and ohio. conditions will remain mild and fair in the southeast. southernornia will be fair and mild. >>> in sports, the heat almost blew a 20-point lead at home against the celtics. it wasn't lebron james who saved the day but rookie norris cole. he scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to help miami get past boston 115-107. >>> in los angeles, well, take a listen. >> metta world peace. ho ho! >> yes, that is ron artest's new name, metta world peace. the lakers pounded utah 96-71. >>> in the nfl, the patriots and 49ers dominated the pro bowl picks. each team has eight players going to the game in hawaii next month. new england's tom brady will be the starting quarterback for the afc, while green bay's aaron rodgers will start for the nfc. >>> in college football, purdue gambled big against western michigan and little caesar's pizza bowl. the boilermakers tried their second onside kick and look. and take a look. it worked. that led to the lead in the half. a great one-handed grab in the third, there it is in slow mow. in the end, it was purdue over the bro