so we've got strong southwest winds tomorrow, warmer. pretty strong northwest winds on thursday, a little bit cooler. nothing crazy, but a little bit cooler. here's a look at the futurecast. 11:30 in the morning around noon, see showers north of cumberland, but nothing in the immediate metro area. again, everybody is not going to see a shower from this system. this is not a moisture-packed cold front, believe me. by 2:00, better chance for showers in cumberland. mainly, it's all green. a little yellow, a little heavier rain. a couple of sprinkles possible downtown. gaithersburg, maybe out route 7. pushes further south and gets out by evening. a few wet roads for the evening commute but nothing strong and no big storms i don't think in the immediate metro area. so overnight, looks like this. clear to partly cloudy, not as cold. 32 on to42. winds southwesterly at 10. tomorrow, breezy, becoming milder. you still need a coat for the early part of the day. 30s and 40s. winds southwest 10 to 20. by afternoon, southwest winds will help us out a

sunny skies tomorrow, southwest winds at 10. out on the bay tomorrow, went out of the south, but the southerly wind will warm up the temperatures. the next couple of days, if you are right on the shore of the day it will feel a bit chilly. sunny and 59 announced tomorrow, but some rain and announced thursday afternoon. it will stay mild on the eastern shore, cool right on the shore of the bay, but mild inland. it may be 70 in some spots on thursday. the lower eastern shore will warm up as well. upper 60's on thursday in the cold front arrives on thursday down at ocean city. this weekend, we turn the clock forward one hour. sunny skies and 63 tomorrow. it will be 67 on thursday and if we hold off the cloud long enough, it could get warmer than that. --, chilly weather saturday and maybe another batch of rain coming in sunday night into monday. >> president obama holds his first news conference of the year. >> on the agenda, war, super tuesday, and rush limbaugh. what everybody wants to know, does he support higher gas prices? >> y

winds southwest at 12. we are the warmest we have been all day long.we take a look at the overall regional picture, paul sunshine -- all sunshine, all warm temperatures. through the day, all sunshine. people out at the harbor. annapolis, just a few clouds do absolutely no active weather yet. here's the other side of the bay. you see the cameras. so we'll continue to watch. things get a little more active here. you can see that, cloud formation, looking west over the chesapeake. so the possibility of a few pop-up showers and thunder showers still exist. we think it will be mainly south of baltimore as that boundary interacts with slightly cooler air over the close is a peek to see the steady southwest wind bring up the warm and humid conditions. slightly drier air poised north and west of baltimore, lightly more humid and so with the heat of the day and that contrast and humidity that slight dry line, if you will, this is where we could see a few storms pop up. in fact, right now west of annapolis you can see a little bit of a storm developing here just

winds southwest at 10 to 15 and by afternoon, those winds will pay dividends. mostly sunny, breezy, and milder. highs 60 to 65. winds out of the southwest 10 to 20. gusty. even our friends in oakland will be 55 tomorrow. 58 in cumberland. sunshine from the mountain to the coast. 60 in winchester. 61 in warrenton and 60 also in leesburg. downtown, low 60s. 62. 63 at andrews. 63 for annapolis. for some reason, there's not a small crave craft advisory tomorrow. don't understand that. it's going to be windy wednesday night and thursday. if you're on the water, be advised. your break down, 30s to start. kind of cold and mild by noon. 55 to 60 and 59 to 64, even milder still by evening. all right, next seven days. almost 70 on thursday. 68. showers thursday night and also in through parts of friday. may clear out early on friday morning. bright, but brisk again on saturday. kind of like today. highs around 50. weekend is 47 hours long. have to get over it. move your clocks ahead one hour as we go today light saving time. showers possible on sunday. we're back up to 6

winds increasing southwest 10 to 15. but that's a warmer wind. a couple things, it will keep most of us above freezing and drive in much milder air. maybe 32 in rockville and 31 in gaithersburg. 37 downtown. 33 in college park and in bowie. most folks stay above freezing. and looking at 33 in reston. you get out toward leesburg, 30. manassas 31. you will still be below freezing. now tomorrow morning, mostly sunny, breezy, chilly. you will need a coat. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. and we mentioned this earlier, even though it's a southwest wind, you have a wind 10 to 15 with temperatures in the 30s and 40s. so, keep that in mind. by afternoon, mostly sunny, breezy and milder. highs highs between 60 and 65. zone forecast, even oakland will be 55 tomorrow. 58 in cumberland. 60 in hagerstown. low 60s in warrenton. maybe 60 or 61 in leesburg. downtown, low 60s. low 60s into southern maryland. low to mid 60s by the bay and right now there's not a small craft advisory. not quite sure why, because it's going to stay breezy to windy. we'll break it do

the southwest wind is bringing up all of that warm air. and take a look at this snapshot of the country. it has come down in minneapolis. that's where the cold air is starting to track. but it is still 67 in chicago. 67 in kansas city. and that is the air that continues to move in our direction. where you saw that cooler air, it will eventually move our way. but behind a cold front. and the front is not going to move our way until thursday night. tomorrow, back up in the upper 60s and 70s. then we'll see these clouds move our way thursday night. and chance of showers thursday night into friday. before that, though, right now, just spectacular. barely a cloud around. mainly a cloud around tonight. with that next front, and behind it, the chance for some showers, that would be thursday night into friday. now, when this moves away, the cool air will return, but it's not all that extreme. we're still talking about temperatures in the 50s on friday. and maybe upper 40s for saturday. but it's not going to last long. like all chilly air masses ha

winds turned west, southwest at 3. that actually is good, even though the winds are light. the direction is better and might see a southwest light which will keep temperatures up a little bit. we'll watch carefully. 54 arlington right now and also in bethesda. 57 in rockville. 55 in great falls. 53 in reston. 55 in manassas, but 52 in leesburg. to the east, well 56 in college park. but mid 50s for beltsville and 54 down toward andrews. so, here's the deal. we have a cold front on the map for tomorrow. not quite as cold tonight. you'll need a coat if you are headed out. breezy and warmer tomorrow. with that warmth will come with the chance of a thunderstorm. they will be few and far between and breezy and cooler on thursday. we'll have southwest winds tomorrow and winds turn northwest on thursday. by 1:45 or 2:00 tomorrow afternoon, a couple showers showing up on our future cast. north of town, maybe over toward leesburg and loudoun county. by far and away, the best chance will be west of i-81 and in the mountains. put this into motion. by evening, a line tries to develop. th

we'll have southwest winds. that's a warmer wind.lso give us a chance of a shower or thunderstorm. again, kind of few and far between. not everybody sees the storm and breezy and cooler. 2:45, 3:00, maybe some light showers. essentially out 66 through manassas and back toward winchester. we put this back into motion and a couple showers and storms try to develop to the south and west of us. maybe down towards fredericksburg and culpeper, but everything clears out of here. about 24 hours away now. for tonight, clear to partly cloudy. 32 to 42. maybe a one blanket night. winds will turn southwesterly at 10 and you can go outside again tonight and look to the west. there's jupiter, venus, and a waxing crescent moon. do not need binoculars. you need a coat for the morning, however. 30s and 40s and by afternoon, partly cloudy, breezy, and warmer. shower or thunderstorm possible. but highs 70 to 75. and winds out of the southwest at 10 to 20 and rather gusty. all right, next seven days. once the front goes through, it will be cooler on thu

winds southwest at 10-15. then by afternoon, plenty of sunshine. breezy and milder. s between 60 and 65. winds even increasing a little bit southwesterly at 10-20. and kind of gusting. so high temps on wednesday. everybody should make it at least to 60. you get down towards arlington maybe 64. springfield maybe 64. low 60s in rockville. 62 in college park and in bowie. down to the south 63 in waldorf. low 60s in reston and fairfax. even manassas and leesburg should at least hit 60 tomorrow as the winds begin to blow in milder air. so your zone forecast even oakland will be a 5 tomorrow. upper -- 55 tomorrow. upper 60s in hagerstown, martinsburg and winchester. 60 in leesburg and 61 down in manassas. downtown low 60s. we're looking at winds out of the south, southwest all day. 63 at andrews. even up 270. frederick you should hit 60, 61 or 62 in gaithersburg. kind of breezy to windy on the bay. right now there is not a small craft advisory but boaters should be aware of some pretty choppy conditions tomorrow and also thursday. all right. your day planner clear start in

tonight locally, partly cloudy skies, breezy southwest winds. don't forget your umbrella on tuesday. then the extended forecast calls for soggy cool conditions straight through the weekend. at any time temperatures overnight 40s with increasing cloud cover. tuesday, the temperatures won't even make a difference. but the numbers will stack up to the 50s and the low 60s with those southwest winds to 20. stronger gusts next to the coastline and also across the north bay. there you have the extended forecast. we have rain tuesday, wednesday a chance of rain thursday. more rain friday. and even a threat of thunderstorms on the weekend. that's the pinpoint forecast. eyewitness news continues. >>> we'll be right back. ,, give the 49ers the big play receiver they had hoped for... >>> they don't call her "exclusive" coyle for nothing. >> he has been out of the nfl for years. a lot of people still remember him and a lot of bay area fans know him because he played with the raiders for so long and when you get that deep in the play-offs you need wide receiv

winds out of the southwest. 13 to 28 over in d.c. but we've had some wind gusts as you see, as high as 38. and 26 here. so the winds will be calming down a bit tonight. but showers coming in later this evening. denise? >> thank you, bob. >>> for millions of americans, it is like winter never came. the u.s. has seen one of the warmest winters on record. first warning weather coverage continues with susan mcginnis, who reports for wjz. >> reporter: no jacket required in washington, d.c. >> the weather feels good. >> reporter: temperatures in the 60s, even inspired some to lose the shirt. >> this is great. and unable believability. -- unbelievable. >> reporter: in new york's central park, you'd never know it is still officially winter. >> definitely never this warm this early. >> reporter: from the south to the east, millions are enjoying high temperatures. >> it's absolutely gorgeous outside. >> reporter: the u.s. is approaching the end of the fourth warmest winter on record. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., 70 of the last 91 days have

across the area, sunshine, we're at 49 degrees right now, not too bad with a southwest wind, it's at 11 miles per hour right now. a little bit of a breeze out of the southwest. that's exactly what's going to help to warm us up over the next couple days. 49 right now this afternoon, just after 4:00, lees burg at 48. same thing in prince georges county. 51 in fredericksburg. no clouds, those are up in pennsylvania. you have to look all the wray to the west in missouri and arkansas to see the cloud cover. when i come back a little later, we'll talk about where our next weather system is, and when it's going to bring us the next chance rain. until then, we're getting back to april. there's your fast forecast, we'll talk temperatures with your seven-day forecast in a couple minutes. >>> stocks logged one of their biggest losses in three months today. fears about the global economy, and the status of the impending bailout in greece helped trigger the slide. the dow is down about 204 points at a level of 12,758. the nasdaq off 40 at 2,910. >>> a group of expert hackers is behind bars right n

the southwest winds will produce warmer temperatures tomorrow. hen the front arrives it will kick up a couple of scattered showers or thunderstorms to the southwest. the west virginia mountains through kentucky and no. tennessee and virginia, a possible a few severe thunderstorms. just a slight risk but is there. we could hear some thunder as that front slides through. there is not much going on with the cold front. it is very dry. showers in iowa and northern missouri have been drying up. we're not expecting a lot of rain, some hit and miss showers. maybe an isolated thunderstorm or to popping up as it slides through tomorrow afternoon. once it was by, a quick shot of cool air following it. maybe some wet snow mixed into the mountains in western maryland and some snow showers downwind of the great lakes. another batch of cold air thursday. friday, another rapidly moving system approaching from the great lakes. that could start the weekend. 68 to 73 tomorrow. a slight chance the thunderstorm. gusts up to 25 knots on the bay. a small craft advisory

southwest winds at 14 miles an hour. throughout the afternoon, we expect temperatures to warm and to the mid-60s with the winds coming down a little bit throughout the evening. we will stay pretty mild, with lows into the 40's. a fire danger across the area and warmer temperatures. we will detail that when we come back in the seven-day. >> maryland prosecutors have decided to dismiss murder charges against two abortion doctors. conflicts of expert testimony have been cited against the doctors charged under a new maryland law allowing prosecutors to pursue murder charges in the death of a fetus considered a viable outside the womb. in a federal court, a virginia man will spent time behind bars for his plot to smuggle heroin -- smuggle heroin in a cruise ship. he arranged for the transportation of her one brought from the dominican republic by members of the ship's crew. he was one of five arrested by federal agents last december while purchasing $4,000 worth of the drug from the crew members in the parking lot at the port

a driving southwest wind at 15.till can see a pop-up or isolated thundershower this evening. 79 to the north, 82 to the south in fredericksburg, tomorrow just as warm across the area. don't have anything showing up on doppler right now. look at these winds, 26 mile per hour gusts in hagerstown. 29 in leesburg. we'll see this throughed evening. probably until about 7:00 or 8:00 p.m., the winds will start to subside. there's your chance of an isolated shower at 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. at 11:00 p.m., still in the 60s, well above the average high again during the overnight period. the weak front passes through our area. tomorrow southwest flow, warm conditions and back to sunshine tomorrow. back up to around 80 degrees and then for thursday too, a lot of locations, upper 70s to low 80s, clouds will start building, and it's not going to be long before the possibility of showers and thunderstorms across the area. evening forecast here, breezy, mild, 60 to 66 degrees, wind strong. southwest at about 10 to 20 miles per hour. the

southwest winds could gust to 30 miles an hour. there could also be a couple of showers or storms this afternoon as a front approaches. the full seven day forecast in the next few minutes. >>> and checking out your ride northbound interstate 95, the lineup out of dale city takes you into woodbridge. more of a volume delay getting on to 395 but all the lanes are open. just the volume delay on the northbound side. we'll a complete look ott the timesaver traffic at 6:18. back to you mike. >>> thanks beverly. imagine being on a cross- country light when the pilot flynns -- flight when the pilot begins the freak out. the pilot started yelling and passengers had to take him down. greg black shows us the video inside the plane. >> reporter: terrifying moments aboard what should have been a routine flight from new york to las vegas. this remarkable video shows several people rushing to subdue jet blue 191's flight captain who'd begun acting erratically and yelling incoherent comments about needing to get the plane down and about the middle

winds will be out of the southwest 10 to 20. a couple of showers and storms and could be a couple of strong ones later this afternoon. highs in the mid 70s. full seven day forecast in about five minutes. right now beverly farmer is taking a look at timesaver traffic. >>> so far we'll take a look at the drive out of frederick county on southbound 270. volume building making your way to hyattstown but all lanes reported open. good pace here as you get down past 109 and to the scales into jermantown gaithersburg rockville a good start. no early troubles save for the overnight road work just out of the roadway. >>> it is time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> and here's jessica doyle. >> the reason why? federal reserve chairman ben bernanke says it could take a few more years to unemployment to drop to more normal rate without faster economic growth kicking in. he also said in an interview with abc news the u.s. financial systems look stronger and threats from europe's debt crisis aren't as problematic. now checkin

we will have the warm southwest wind for a few more hours tonight. you can see what the temperatures look lagged behind that. mid 40s tonight. tomorrow, we will see temperatures in the low 60s. tomorrow night, we will be back down into the upper-30s. we keep going back and forth. some cloud cover in the morning. i think we will see skies clear up in the afternoon hours. the more interesting timeframe comes as we go from friday into saturday. as we look at that, you can see that line of showers beginning to push into words midday saturday. that could hangout through saturday morning. the right now, we are thinking the weekend could start with some wet weather. we will quickly trailed by saturday night into sunday. overnight, 52 degrees. tomorrow, 62 degrees. mostly sunny skies and windy and mild. tomorrow night, down to 37 degrees and mostly clear. the extended forecast is showing basically, more mild weather. we really have one day on friday where we might not get out of the 50s. the next chance of rain is overnight friday into early saturday. hopefu

it will become breezy later this morning into the afternoon southwest wind at 15-25. look for afternoon showers and thunderstorms. some may contain gusty winds and heavy downpours. i temperature of 73-78. greta kreuz are scheduled to demolish the former dunston road bridge in fort belvoir this week. that will force-- demolition crews. this will prepare for the possibility of light rail. for most drivers, one speeding ticket would be enough to slow them down, but a california woman was ticketed three times in less than an hour. >> i was looking at the road watching where i was going. it is a dark road and you have to be really careful. i was concentrating on my mom being hurt. >> she said she was racing to get to a sick mother. police pulled her over three times in an hour for speeding. twice she was clocked going more than 100 miles an hour. she said she does not think she was going that fast. she could face thousands of dollars in fines. 5:42, 48 degrees. coming up, a chaotic scene aboard a jetblue fight. -- flight. and last night we saw the first >> here's what's com

southwest winds at 6 to 12. the sun comes up later but sets after 7:00.rn maryland picks up a thunderstorm and that enjoys a lot of sunshine on wednesday. isolated storms, about a 30% chance your neighborhood gets hit. on the lower eastern shore, we saw the sea breeze keeping the beach a little cooler, but inland locations should be close to 70. temperatures in the '70s for a couple of days. thursday night and into friday, scattered showers and cooler going into the weekend. partly to mostly sunny on sunday. >> a group of tax preparers is suing the irs, upset over new regulations that require paid tax prepares to fast and examine tech refresh your courses. the irs says those regulations are needed to make sure consumers get accurate service. returns prepared by commercial preparers are rabbit with errors. they say it favors corporate prepares which could put mom- and-pop businesses out of business. the ford taurus is under investigation. drivers are reported to have trouble having -- to have trouble stopping their vehicles. hist other drivers say they hav

it looks like the warmest day of the week with southwest winds. although, some clouds will be moving in and by thursday night into friday another cold front will be back at us. tomorrow, 43 to 48. in western maryland, a 15 degree jump from tuesday to end wednesday. the water temperatures are in the 40's, so it will be chillier there. but 60's on wednesday. a little bit of a seabreeze at ocean city. it might be a struggle to hit 60 on the beach, but in mind, wednesdays temperatures will be mild. we go back to sit -- daylight savings time to a.m. on sunday showers -- and showers are coming at us thursday and friday. the 40 is the high on friday. by sunday, a high of 57. in tonight's consumer alert, you can keep a close eye on baltimore's finances. all of the information is at your fingertips. the contracts database has information on more than 700 contracts. it goes back to july of 2010. all state agencies are to have their data available through the site and are expected to update the information monthly. some of the charges you will find is how mu

and then sunday, the high moves off with the winds going back to the southwest.ping up 10 or 15 degrees on sunday. the cool weather is not going to last like it did all winter long, but 25 knots in the bay. shower activity for a little while. 46 by morning and back up in the mid 50s and then sunny by afternoon. back by morning, i think, and sunshine, it will be breezy and less cool than today. saturday it will be chilly with 48. 65 or better on monday and tuesday and then get to 70 again with a few clouds late in the day. the winter is just about finished around here. >> good riddance. thank you. check back tomorrow morning starting at 5:00 a.m. for the updated forecast. >>> coming up, march madness with the best game of the year and another challenge awaits. mark has the ,,,,,,,, ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone at southwest airlines works together for one goal -- to get you where you're going. and with flights all over the country to choose from, it's a good thing we love our work. and now we're excited to take you to the beaches of northwest florida. fly nonstop

southwest winds today 15 to 20 miles per hour. right now we've got mid 40s in many areas although luray already 53. cumberland though in the valley lighter winds and 37. and to the east and south still have 40s in easton at 41. packive at 46. pax river at 46. and even the weather watchers in buoy and prince frederick reporting temperatures about 44 to 46. good visessability on the michael & son weather camera. you're looking at the white house. feels like 43 due to the winds and the dew points they're creeping up. still nice and comfortable humid till levels but it -- humidity levels but the moisture is going to try to return. one thing you can see here the temperatures still very warm. you know chicago is on track to blow away their march record for the month by five degrees for the whole month? that is incredible warmth over a 31 day period. it's in the 30s though in bismarck. that warmth will get here today. that's where we're going for the 70s but behind that, well we're seeing this front right now. that colder air is going to

southwest winds at 5 to 10 knots. the open waters are choppy. look at the bay water temperatures. they are in the 50's. the crowds are moving in the overnight. there is patchy fog -- the clouds, are moving in overnight. here is the seven-day forecast. we have an isolated storm on tuesday. it will be a little bit warmer than monday. winds will be -- temperatures will be approaching 80 on thursday. the highest sense of rain >> this is 11 sports. >> my affinity for bad cop shows has taught me a few things over the years. in digestion is a six -- do not believe in coincidences. the former assistant coach of the terps -- it is the kind of second-round bagehot that drives a decent amount of attention. -- second-round action that drives a decent amount of attention. [unintelligible] >> obviously, last year was a painful lesson for us. we are -- our goal is fight to finish. order to that, we have to play the way we did in the second half -- in order to do that, we have to play the way we did in the second half when we get ready on monday. >> that game will be at 7:00 tomorrow at the comca

southwest wind is as 10 miles per hour. as we head into the afternoon, we expect highs in the mid-70's. there is a slight risk for thunderstorms from about 3:00 p.m.-to-7:00 p.m.. we will clear tonight, then dropped into the 60's by 9:00 p.m.. >> in session 2012 news, a measure restricting maryland residents from smoking in a vehicle with passengers younger than eight receives the first measure of approval children that age are required to have a car seat. senators heard two amendments that would make it a secondary offense or prevent a child from mining region riding in a vehicle. the senate blocked both amendments. the state budget has to the senate with a controversial measure to make sure local jurisdictions fund education. if the jurisdictions to not fully fund education, the state would be allowed to withhold county income taxes and distribute the money directly to school boards. the budget included a revised proposal from the governor to add a fee on water bills to pay for bay cleanup. >> in commitment 2012, the gop

winds southwest at 15 to 25 and becoming northwest 10 to 20 by dawn. tomorrow morning becoming partly cloudy, breezy and cool, 40s and if i was. that northwest wind 10 to 20 will make tomorrow feel a little cooler than it really. still not a bad day. by afternoon, partly cloudy, breezy and cooler, 55 to 59, and winds out of the northwest at 10 to 20. next seven days, bright but brisk on saturday, temperatures around 50. upper 40s to around 50. then very nice on sunday. we go back into the low 60s. upper 60s monday, maybe some showers monday night. and then a shower or thunderstorm possible. as the day, wednesday, and thursday of next week, but who cares, we're in the low 70s those three days. so these cherry blossoms are going to come popping out here very soon. >> very nice weather forecast, sir. thank you much. >> you're welcome. >> for the first time in his nfl career peyton manning is searching for a new team. the redskins are making their sales pitch hoping to scoop up the 11-time pro bowler. kristen berset is here with more. >> thanks, guys. we ar

winds south, southwest at 20. that's the sustained wind. we'll show you the gusts in a minute.e steady, 30.38 inches of mercury. the weather cam brought to you by michael and son. temperatures in the 60s. 64 in manassas. down to the south, 65 for belle belvoir. check out the winds. 33-mile per hour wind gusts downtown. winds are howling out of the south. that's a warm wind and continue tonight and tomorrow. then the winds are going to change, so warmer than cooler. breezy and milder tonight. windy and warmer on thursday. you will need your umbrella thursday night. that's the bad news. good news is, just until thursday night, we should be in good shape on friday, returning partly cloudy, breezy and cooler. but most of the showers will be out of here by the predawn hours on friday. 8:00 in the morning tomorrow. a dry commute. some clouds to the north and west. maybe some showers out in the mountains by lunchtime. but in the immediate metro area, very nice. we get into 7:45, 8:00 tomorrow night, still showers, cumberland west, but still nothing in the immediate metro area. a dry c

sunset 7:14 shes southwest wind at 5 to 10 knotts with nod advisors, 76 degrees with clearing, couple of showers, 52 degrees tonight, then for the next 5 days, 74 tonight, 69, 72, 76, 76 and 69 right on through the middle of the week, again, tuesday is the first day, official day of spring, don. >> thank you. the rush right now from sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> hi, don, good morning, everyone, not so bad out there, just two minor issues, first of all we have a disabled vehicle now on the outer loop on the west side at frederick road. it doesn't seem to be cautioning major issues. a slight slow down there. >>> our first accident in midlothian. there is your speeds on the beltway, 59 and five as your averages, there is a live look at 95 south of maryland 24. you can see that fog that don and tim have been talking about all morning, otherwise looking good on your other major roadways, this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. >>> back over to you. >> thank you. >>> 18 and 1/2 past the hour. let's go straight to the in n at the black olive for greek week, hi

even though it will be mostly cloudy, southwest winds will keep it mild. showers and thunderstorms are possible. a small craft advisory on the day. an occasional guest to 20 knots. scattered storms and a 20% chance in the mountains tomorrow. eastern shore locations, look for temperatures in the '70s. lots of sun on wednesday. the sea breeze on the beach. your seven-day forecasts as temperatures above normal through midweek and tries to cool off thursday into friday. sun and cloud on st. patrick's day. 69 degrees to start the weekend. >> every year, the n.c.a.a. tournament produces a crazy at said and one team catches the attention. this year, loyal wants to be that team. the buckeyes have a candidate for player of the year, but loyal as a coach who has won plenty of games. he wants his kids to respect every opponent but feared no one. >> and the messages have fun, but understand you can win. i know we should be happy to be there, but [inaudible] >> the 26-year-old taiwanese pitcher made his start. he struggled to find the strike zone against the blue jays.

southwest winds five to 10. tonight what is left of it, 48, maybe a shower overnight with cloudy skies. tomorrow is 76. if we stay in the clouds and the east wins coming in the 60s, there could be a big bust in the temperatures tomorrow. there's always something we have to keep watching. 73 and back up to the mid-70s again by next tuesday. >> thank you. coming up, a big upset in college basketball's march madness. the highlights from the greyhounds big night in,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, , this is an angus steak and egg sandwich. it's a tremendous morning. angus, man! angus! dunkin's new angus steak and egg sandwich makes any morning special. try one today.

winds will shift from the southwest to the northwest. tomorrow mid-50s, partly sunny. still breezy, not as windy as today but northwest winds ten to 20. definitely back in the jacket. a chilly saturday with highs only around 50. then we get to sunday. big weekend. we're going to set the clocks forward so we get an early date on sunday morning, my son has a 7:45 hockey game. that's going to be painful. 62. 67 monday. back to the 70s tuesday and wednesday. we'll be right back. we're watching 9news now. >>> a charity dedicated to helping military families cope with post extra mat ig syndrome is sponsoring a marathon on st. patrick's day. the marathon is the sun trust rock 'n' roll u.s.a. marathon. channel 9 is also a sponsor. we welcome admiral sunny and he's not alone. board chair. thank you for being here. we've been enjoying talking about this and our gulf coast connections as well. >> it's an honor. >> tell us a little bit more about what is not alone. >> not alone is an organization, a not for profit organization. we do one thing. we provide no cost and confidential m

strong southwest winds will blow from inland southern california across the southwest, and there willgusty winds from texas north to the great lakes. much of the eastern third of the country will have clear skies. >>> in sports, tickets to the march madness dance are going fast. the wcc title game in vegas. st. may's point guard matthew dellavedova tossed a floater, over gonzaga's center, but a long three-pointer by gonzaga's elias harris sent it into overtime. they grabbed a rebound on the missed shot for a 78-74 win and ncaa slot. last year cinderella's team virginia commonwealth played drexel for the ncaa title. in first half troy daniels nailed a long three-pointer and in the second half darius sent it for your a long score. bcu won it 59-56, and will try to make another run for the final four this year. >> and loyola, maryland, is headed to the ncaa tournament for the first time since 1994. last night they knocked off fairfield, 48-44, to capture the atlanta conference. congratulations to them. he ran a big money bounty system that played players to deliberately target opponents.

southwest winds off the land at 12 at the airport. humidity, still very dry. 36%.id find one shower. i'll show you that in just a minute. barometer hold being steady. 29.96. what a great day to be outside. come back and take a look at [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ >>> all right. play golf. hole in one. >> here's the putt. >> get in the hole! >> did he get it? >> i don't know. >> i'm not sure we'll see this long enough. but what a day to be outside. i did find one shower, actually, two. take a quick look at radar. there's a quick little shower that just popped up between crofton, edgewater, just on route 50 and 97. heading south of annapolis. there's another little one to the south

the southwest wind bringing up warmer air. it's 45 in minneapolis, starting to cool down from the upper 60s yesterday. we were in the upper 60s in chicago. at 65 memphis. that air continues to move our way for at least another day or so area that front affects us starting tomorrow night. the clouds come in during the day and then the rain breaks out tomorrow night into friday, but before that, barely even a cloud around the area. so let's put that together in the forecast. the front gets closer tomorrow, warms up for the chance of rain. when the sun gets through here, it knocks temperatures that found as we head toward the weekend. the forecast for today, up to 65 degrees. it's absolutely spectacular. dropping into the 40s and then tomorrow we go right back up to 67. we will see more clouds coming in tomorrow and then eventually the chance for rain tomorrow night. that will continue into friday and we will have your five-day forecast coming up here shortly. >> i love it. it's like hello, arms, hello legs. where have you been a

southwest wind at 5 to 10. today, above normal temperatures. we will get up to about 60 for the high tomorrow. the futurecast shows a dry conditions until we picked up clouds on monday afternoon. monday and tuesday, sparking rain showers. -- spotty rain showers. 65 on monday. monday and tuesday rain chances. we will be into the 70's wednesday and thursday with more rain and slightly cooler temperatures at the end of the week. >> students at the university of maryland are dancing for a good cause. participants are less than one hour away from the last dance. the marathon helps to raise money and awareness. the children's national medical center. last year, a campus raised more than $140,000. ♪ there you go. it is not every day you find yourself in the middle of the flash mob. that is what happened about an hour ago in downtown baltimore. canada is trying out for the baltimore ravens cheerleaders formed a surprise flash mob. the next round of tryouts are next saturday. you can get tickets to attend through ticketmaster. lots going on. you are so

southwest wind 17. the sunset come sunday night after we spring forward.alk of sunset around 7:10 with daylight around 7:30. we're blogging about it. baltimore, the inner harbor, a lot of people out taking a walk and why wouldn't you? i mean, this was the day to get out and get a taste of spring fever even though winter is still around through the 20th of the month. annapolis nothing but sunshine. how about the beach? nice to be out in oat heat taking a stroll, cooler on the water. no question about that. that ocean water temp still 435-6789 maryland's most powerful radar scanning clear. low 60s all the way out to hagerstown. 54 in ocean city. cooler on the water's edge. winds are from the south gusting up to 20, 25. they will be gusty if not guster. you can see a few passing clouds out of the west no big thing. the initial effect lack strong southerly winds and warm temperatures and increased included cover. mid-70s. some of the warmer air will come in. stop it here thursday evening, 6:00. you can see really the marine holding off to the west. 10:00 throu

west/southwest winds at 8. begin to turn later tonight and bring in somewhat drier and cooler air. it will go back up tonight to six inches. 65 in cumberland. 6565 easton. low to mid 60s. this time, when i say this is remarkable, 72/40. the clouds came in and the showers, we were pretty cool. not too far from normal. 58 is the normal high. 78 is the record. 21 degrees the low. already beginning to see the cooler air for tomorrow and friday, friday night, yet another system and moisture coming in from the southwest. bring in a period of rain saturday morning, but for tomorrow, most of friday, this front you see south of us right now, dry air moving in. light shower activity continues. southern portions of west virginia. they did get heavy showers there. we actually picked up in the baltimore area anywhere from 300ths after an inch. all out of the south. clear skies coming in tonight with a new air mass moving in to the next day or so. cooler and drier on thursday and friday. this warm front may bring us light ra

starting to turn wins a round out of the west southwest. winds are calm now but look at first morning doppler weather radar. what we are looking at out here is, essentially, going to be the very leading edge of this new air mass. none of that is falling rain. 2 points to low, it would never make it to the ground. it's just a clear indication things are going to be changing. take a look at this. tomorrow that high is offshore. we are not talking about obama, we are talking a significant warm- up area this time tomorrow we are probably at 60 degrees, closer to 70 this time on thursday. first morning details coming up shortly. it's going to be great. back to you. >> thanks. for the first time in almost two decades, university men's best about team headed to the big dance. the greyhounds had a championship game last night. traveling at halftime but the defense slammed it down holding them scoreless for eight minutes in the second half. 48-44 earning a trip to the ncaa tournament. >> we did it with defense. i thought a lot of text from my ravens fans.

a chance of rain and knock our temperatures back but we will stay in the 60s, sunset at 7:22, southwest windthe bay at 5 to 10 knotts. fog today still lingering. 73 degrees our forecast high, down to 50 for tonight. partly cloudy and mild. tomorrow 81. again the error is record is 82. sun in the afternoon but fog in the morning. okay. your five-day-forecast coming up. >> thank you. >> you are welcome. >> still to come smoking deaths why some people are saying they after at an all time high. >> we are always on, here are some of the stories we are following on our website, for constant updates and that first warning weather forecast go to wjz.com. ,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] for some reason those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ mal

winds southwest 10 to 15. now tomorrow morning, returning partly cloudy. you'll need your sunglasses tomorrow, even though we have showers. 50s and 60s. winds southwest and by afternoon, a partly cloudy and warm. shower or thunderstorm possible. not a washout. high temperatures around 75 and winds southwest at 10. all right, next seven days. it stays warm. it really does. gorgeous on wednesday, 74. warmer on thursday, upper 70s. a shower or storm possible. a better chance on friday. because of that, we'll dip into the upper 60s and look at temperatures in the low 70s over the weekend. maybe a shower on st. patty's day, but not a bad day at all and look at that 74 next monday. >> that's fantastic. >> cherry blossoms come screaming out. >> you did that very well. very nice. thank you. >> redskins are known to spend money, but this is money they don't want to spend. >> this is definitely not money they want to spend. they need every penny, the redskins find themselves scrambling after the league takes away half of their space. now they have to get creative. it

a southwest wind in effect is going to continue to bring warm air our way. take a look west, where this is coming from, 60 already in chicago. it is 68 in memphis and that is the air moving in our direction, there is a front that will move through before we tap into another round of warmth but even when that goes through the whole jet stream is way up north like we see in the summer so that is going to keep this warmth in our area. here is how it looks, here is that storm that is going to weaken as it moves our way and is moving off north so we will clipped with a chance for showers tonight and tomorrow and maybe a thunderstorm tomorrow but that gets out of here and brings warmer air our way. here is that front lift off to the north. gets out of here for midweek. high pressure returns, sunshine return and so does that warmth. so here is the forecast for today. we are going up to 69 degrees. it is actually spectacular out there. tonight a chance for showers with clouds in place. only 50 for our low, which is actually close to our average high for this time of

southwest winds gusting to 29 tomorrow.ht, a brief shower possible, very light. 52 for the low overnight. tomorrow, clouds and sunshine, a brief thundershower is possible. but 76 degrees. normal high is 52 degrees. next five days, 74, sunshine returns on wednesday. 74 on thursday. a shower possible friday. still 71. and a little cooler, partly cloudy skies, 69/48 to start the weekend. >>> the bidding begins tomorrow for football free agents. >> we have the latest on who could stay and who could go, next in sports. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone at southwest airlines works together for one goal -- to get you where

southwest winds becoming west northwest in the afternoon. it will be picking up.me thunder possible, 49, tomorrow some early morning showers then clearing, breezy, 65 degrees early. and then dropping to the 30s. cool on sunday, colder monday and tuesday and a warm up again on wednesday. denise. >> all right, thank you bob. the ravens do what it takes to keep one of their stars in town. >> what tonight ,,,,,, ♪ let me get that door for you... [ man ] i loved my first car... sometimes the door gets stuck... oh sure. ooh! [ man ] ...and then, i didn't. um... [ sighs ] [ man ] so, i got a car i can love a really, really long time. [ male announcer ] for the road ahead, the all-new subaru impreza®. ♪ >>> stan is here with the wjz fan sports report. >> reporter: ray rice designated today as the team's franchise player. he would have been an unrestricted player. he will then instead earn $7.5 million this year. that's the average salary of the top paid running back throughout the league. the ravens also terminated the contract to the guy infamously known for the drop, le

southwest winds at 10 to 12 miles per hour. gusts up to 25 knots. western maryland has a better chance for a thunderstorm tomorrow and a few sprinkles of rain and cooler on thursday. eastern shore, rain chances are 30% but it could include thunder. on the eastern shore, 20% chance. wendy and cooler on thursday. we're back into the 50's with highs on thursday. it will feel colder with those gusty winds. back to partly cloudy skies on sunday. >> the poes have some serious concerns on the mound and at the plate. -- the o's. and more on the women's hopes on a trip to the final four, next in sports. >> across america with miguel jackpot. >> it is tuesday, march 27. estimated at $363 million. you must match the entire white balls and that gold megaball. that scene we can make you a millionaire. that first number is 19. 44. next we have 34. followedy nine. the final white ball is 51. tonight's megaball number is 24. 19, 44, 34, 9, 51, and 24. if you match you are ♪ [ camera shutters clicking ] ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] announcing southwest airlines nationwi

on the day, southwest wind at 5-10 knots. the temperatures are in the low 50's. scattered thunderstorms friday. temperatures are mild, 60's and 70's going into st. patrick's day. eastern shore, a chance for a storm. the same basic scenario, scattered storms, partly cloudy. inland rotation's will be much more mild than areas along the coast. 73 tomorrow, cloudy skies, a bit cooler sunday and monday and even in some fog each morning as this goes back to the east. right through the middle part of next week, we expect of the trees to continue to be mild. -- we expect temperatures to continue to be mild. >> we will give you an update putting on hopes of the glass slipper at the dance. >> the jackpot has an annuity of $1,500,000. here are your numbers 34-20-28- 18-32-1.0. if no one matches all six numbers, the jackpot climbs to $1,600,000. the next drawing, monday night. >> the ravens' went into this off season hoping to improve their offensive line. one of the most consistent players joined the free agent and since today smiling with the new orleans saints. -- a free

toward 70 if not the upper 60s, south southwest winds at 10, showers tonight full forecast in just a few minute. now monika with a look at timesaver traffic. >> reporter: i-95 all lanes are open. southern maryland wood yard road an accident east of branch avenue. coming up in my next report we will take a look at 66. >>> thank you monika. >>> it is time for the first your money segment of the morning. jessica doyle? >> a beautiful look on wall street. let's hope the markets come along. the federal reserve has a monthly meeting tomorrow. it is expected to keep short-term interest rates unchanged. we have retail sales, jobless claims and the consumer price index. positive news about the greek debt crisis. the u.s. economy added 227,000 jobs in february. the unemployment rate remained at 8.3%. the dow stands this morning at 12922, out of 14 points in trade go on friday. the nasdaq was up 18 points and the s and p-5 hundred was better by about 5. >>> the national average has jumped 12 cents in just the past two weeks. according to the lindburgh survey, the average for a gallon of regular