spotsylvania, 1.5 inches. a gust of picked up 3.1.nd stanton, 6 inches -- staunton. 10 inches in orange. it is coming to an end especially in central virginia. approaching the w the nine the 95 corridor right now. will be moving across the potomac into st. mary's county and that will continue to move out of here. otherwise a few flurries possible north and west of the metro area, if not amounting to anything. this is a situation where they snow is farther south of the metro area opposed to what we are used to. typically we get more snow north and west. it's the opposite today. if there is the satellite and radar. we actually have clearing going on in the shenandoah valley. we will continue to see the clearing my great east within the next couple hours. the clipper system finally scoots out of town and into the ocean. overall accumulations starting to wind down. what you see is what you get. we expect 1 inch to 3 inches in the band through fredericksburg. up to 3 inches from spotsylvania south. just a few snow flurries in the metro are

orange spotsylvania, points southward, that's until noon.ions today. clouds are increasing. areas of snow will continue to push on in. it's mainly south of washington. but there will be a narrow band of heavy snow setting up in central virginia and that's where we'll ski our accumulations. fredericksburg southward, one to three inches. north of there in the metro area a few accumulations. -- flurries. and in parts of lower southern maryland. not a big deal but enough to cause a few slick spots for folks south of washington. 70 by thursday. warming up. >> all right. we'll take it. thanks very much. speaking of warming up, we've got a ways to go because leesburg, 25 degrees. >> brrrhh! >> this is a live look at the beltway. things moving slowly. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ ♪ she was in paris but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so where to next? ♪ ♪ >> good

one student wrote congrats to spotsylvania and stafford county for getting everyone in school before the snow started. another wrote 4 to 6 inches. why you not let us out? the reason was with 500 vdot trucks deployed, the roads were clear. the spotsylvania county schools canceled all afternoon activities today, but the schedule should be back to normal by tomorrow. in spotsylvania i'm kristin fisher, 9 news now. >>> some areas hit hard by tornadoes last week are now dealing with snow. a blanket of wet snow is covering the indiana town of henryville. a tornado friday devastated that town. indiana officials say the snow will slow the clean-up effort because it's making things slippery and concealing some potential hazards. >>> parts of kentucky are also getting snow. the national weather service issued a winter weather advisory for much of the state. >>> in north carolina three children from the same family were sucked from their home by a tornado but survived with relatively minor injuries. their mother latonya stevens says she has no recollection of the tornado. she remembers being o

even spotsylvania i have some reports of 5 inches. in the purple areas, these are our winter weather advisories for another hour or so across charles and st. mary's counties. we're watching the snow south of town. this is similar to a few winters ago when we had 2 inches of snow and around march 2 or so, we picked up 5 and a half. well, this was the same type of setup except it missed us by about 50 miles. southern fauquier toward culpeper starting to shut down. maybe one or two hours of snow left for southern maryland. the dark blue extending from spotsylvania and thurnburg, you can see a little enhance -- thornburg, you can see a little enhancement. that's a pretty good snow band. the difference in southern maryland, it's a bit milder. you may pick up an inch or two on the grassy surfaces. thankfully we're above freezing almost everywhere with 40 at national. la plata snow heavier south, 35 and about 40 on the bay. i will be back in a few minutes and talk about the return of springtime when i see you next. jessica, back to you. >> t

the closest county is near fredericksburg and spotsylvania.hey might get in those areas maybe one to three inches, mainly on grassy areas. chance of flurries here around the metro area today. here's your day planner. sunrise at 6:34. we'll have temperatures near 40 by noontime. then the low 40s by late afternoon. we'll clear out, breezy and cold tonight under a clear sky. near freezing by midnight. a look at the snow totals. i think we may get closer to washington in the ten minutes and the seven-day outlook. danella? >>> good morning. an accident happened moments ago. taking the beltway, outer loop of the beltway past new hampshire avenue, as you make your way to university, please be on the lookout for a multi-vehicle crash there. traveling along route 50, not seeing issues. in fact heading from annapolis toward the beltway, you're clear in both directions. 66 miles per hour as you pass davidsonville road. and as you travel on route 50, you're clear at 301. travel speed from 301, you're at 71 miles per hour. back to you both. >> all right. t

so spotsylvania, even fredericksburg, i think this is coming right at you. it wouldn't surprise me if we didn't get a little lightning soon and you'd hear the thunder obviously. on the bigger picture we have showers back west of us. a lot of this will move in overnight and we'll have some around this morning. there's the highs today, 83 quantico, 84 fredericksburg and culpeper, almost made it to 85 down there. complete weekend forecast is coming up. >>> new developments on that shooting rampage in afghanistan. laura evans is everywhere at 11:00. >> the u.s. military says army staff sergeant robert bales is officially charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. that's a capital offense and if convicted, bales could be sentenced to death. the 38-year-old father of two from washington state has also been charged with six counts of attempted murder and six counts of assault. >>> the man who attacked a realtor at a vacant house in suitland still on the streets tonight. importantly police say wednesday night a man ambushed and sexually assaulted the realtor as

there is a good four inches all over that part of southern spotsylvania county. a narrow band of heavier snow moving in. that narrow band has been moving from the south to the north and east over the last couple hours. tapering off to the west. as we look at radar you can see the bright white band, now beginning to move in the northern neck, and tapering off around fredericksburg and now moving in st. mary's county. a few flurries south of washington, in fairfax, prince william. stafford, the brighter white areas in southern charles county and st. mary's county. we still have a winter weather advisory, there is a warning out for four to six inches of snow in those counties in pink includes spotsylvania, albermarle, all this expiring in the next couple hours and forecast here for the rest of the week all coming up in a couple minutes, barbara. >>> can't wait to hear what else will happen, thank you, tom. >>> as tom mentioned the snow is falling in the fredericksburg area where we find megan mcgrath. what does the situation look like now? >> reporter: it's a winter

orange spotsylvania, fredericksburg and points southward, winter weather advisory.ill track tour south threeng virginia-north carolina border. south of 66, south of root 50, maybe a dusting to three quarters of an inch. fredericksburg spotsylvania, that's where i'm expecting one to three inches of snow by about 2:00 p.m. today. 44 this afternoon. still on the kool-aid. below average today. bright sunshine the next few days. and warming up nicely. near 70 for the high by assad. lisa b.? >> unhappy campers. the beltway in silver springs with a change at a crash. outer loop between new hampshire avenue and university boulevard now starting to move. they had traffic stopped for about 15 minutes to move vehicles out of the roadway. under the word live is live. and traffic on the right are geico traffic center picture. i think that kind of tells the story, adam. we'll keep an eye on this. >> all right. and we will hold you to that lisa. it's 5:53. 34 degrees in the district. and stay with us. you're watching "good morning washington." [ male announcer ] how can power cons

this will go right through spotsylvania county. that's what i was looking at behind you as you were doing your report. yes you're seeing sunshine now but you're about to see some heavy snow in through culpepper and then right on down through madison county down through portions of spotsylvania county there around fredericksburg, too. look at the snow showers that just came through a moment ago right there. a tiny little guy. that's also the one that i was just looking at on our tower cam on our city cam as we were moving away. again, we're going to see more throughout the evening hours. look at the temperatures 37 right now in leesburg. 41 in washington. the thing tonight, it won't be the snow but the temperatures. i'll show you how cold we get coming up. >> several inches of snow across parts of the midwest are complicating efforts tonight to clean up from the weekend's deadly tornadoes. they're up to 5 inches of snow already fallen across the especially hard hit town of henryville, indiana. home video shows the tornado approachin

closest county to washington under the advisory is spotsylvania. they might get an inch or two on grassy areas. locally, flurries coming through. we'll be near 4 0 by noontime. maybe the first flurries coming our way at 9:00 and ending by early afternoon with a few sprinkles of rain. clear and cold tonight. here's your evening planner. we'll be down to near freezing by midnight. a look at the rest of the week and how much snow i think we might get to the south. that will be in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> good morning. taking the outer loop of the beltway, it's just going to be tough for you. possibly all morning long. had an earlier accident as you just made your way past new hampshire avenue. it's out of the roadway. you're still jammed. in fact, as you make your way past college park, you're only at 11 miles per hour. and a live look at new hampshire avenue. slow crawl toward university boulevard. we'll watch for you all morning long. iechbl at 123 -- i-95 at 123, an accident is out of the roadway. you can continue your commute. aaro

spotsylvania county schools canceled all afternoon activities today, but things should be back to normal tomorrow. >>> a contrast from what's going on around here, the snow is hampering efforts for the folks trying desperately to recover from those deadly tornadoes over the weekend. nearly 100 twisters struck the midwest in the south and killed 39 people in five states. susan mcbegin necessary is in henryville -- mcanyone mcguinness is in henryville, indiana. >> reporter: this is day three in the aftermath of these horrible tornado and people of henryville are in recovery mode. they did not let the snowstorm complicate their recovery efforts and made very good progress here today. utility crews are working to restore power. downed power lines and gas leaks are the biggest concerns. at henryville high schoolworkers use heavy equipment to scoop up the wreckage. courtney cummings is a freshman. >> i want to be there and i want to be in my classes. i want to see my teachers and i want to see my friends. >> reporter: school has been canceled for at least the rest of the week. work cruise, res

it includes the nearby counties of spotsylvania, orange, points south. this winter weather advisory in effect until noontime. and locally, we might have just a few flurries around the metro area by mid morning and during the middle of the day. temperatures climbing to near 40 at noontime. a blustery wind this afternoon. the sky clearing this afternoon and evening. sunset at 6:06. clear and cold, near freezing by midnight. a look at the rest of the week and some of the snow totals. more in ten minutes. danella? >>> traveling i-66, seeing nothing but green. meaning nothing really slowing you down yet. your volume's very light. and some of you are actually speeding really fast. 71 miles per hour eastbound out of haymarket. slower, 63 passing centreville. in fact, as you make your commute east and west on i-66 outside of the beltway, no issues inside of the beltway. we'll take a live look now at spout run parkway. you see light volume in both directions, eastbound travel speeds, 55 miles per hour. aaron and eun? >> all right. thank you. >>> 4:43. 34 degrees.

spotsylvania got 5 inches. as that moves out, the skies are clearing. a live look at the naval academy in annapolis. temperatures are cropping with the departing clipper system. 44 in annapolis. skies will continue to clear through the evening but it will be cold. 22 to 30 degrees is the range of temperatures. in his old man winter to stopping by or is he digging in his heels? >> the us no provided a light coating of white stuffed south of the beltway. for those of you who hope to see a final burst before the end of the season. but go live to caroline county for more storm watch coverage. >> driving down here on interstate 95, the snow was pounding us. north of fredericksburg, closing some schools in caroline county. as with most snowstorms, people reacted the way they react. >> 4 inches fell south of fredericksburg. schools were closed and in spotsylvania, they catch -- they canceled after-school activities. >> we only had one the others know where we could make a snowman. >> but it meant shoveling for some. >> i think it's crazy. >> as an most snowsto

spotsylvania about 5 inches of snow. white oak 2.7. over toward earlysville, virginia 8.5 inches of snow, just to the east of thelue ridge here. a really nice snow event for them. most people just say this was a very nice and pretty snowfall. most of it not sticking on the roads. good news there too. 46 degrees the high temperature today with a low of 32. a trace of snow officially at the airport so it will go in that march officially did have at least a few flakes out there before this is all said and done. 40 degrees the current temperature. wind gusts now though 33 miles an hour so those winds are gusty and they're going to continue to gust throughout the evening hours. wind chills will be a factor down to 25 in winchester, 26 in leesburg. 27 in gaithersburg. now 32 down toward pax river as they're about to see that little snow shower pass across their area, too. it is going to be a rather breezy evening and it's going to be cold. you may actually need the coats. you haven't needed them a whole lot this winter. you will need them ag

mary's around spotsylvania. earlysville the southwest pocket just below culpepper county 8.5 inches of snow just to the north of earlysville down in virginia. spotsylvania coming in with 5 inches of snow. so more than just flurries there today. what we're left with, centreville now reporting some moderate snowfall. you can see mainly down to the south still around 301, clinton, maryland and waldorf, maryland still seeing very light precipitation. we're at 43 degrees right now. some wind, too, at 30 miles per hour. here's a look at your good night forecast where it is going to be a cold night and a cold start to the day tomorrow. so winter's last gasp trying to hang on. a warmup. we'll talk about the potential for any spring thunderstorms coming our way this week. >>> a campaign volunteer for d.c. council candidate is facing murder charges now after an attack. it happened here in the 3600 block of highwood drive southeast. tracee wilkins with the latest. >> reporter: people who live in this community tell me that

we have winter advisories in spotsylvania county, those areas. a good hour's drive south of d.c. which is -- this is one of those lousy winters for snow lovers. why should today be difficult. by 9:00 38. we may see a flurry or two by then. better chance we'll see some flurries or light snow later this morning through early this afternoon with a noontime temperature close to 40. if we get a little sun in here, we make it to 44 before the day is over but a brisk day ahead with this clipper system coming out of ohio and kentucky and west virginia. now getting in toward areas in southwestern virginia, roanoke and lynchburg reporting the snow. looks like maybe a few showers approaching richmond over the

the heaviest snow will be in spotsylvania and south.d south after time. 40's for high and back to up near 52d warming mar 0. >> thanks for watching and we will be back at noon. "live! with kelly" is next.

the counties that are going to be affected are rockingham, green, madison, page, orange, spotsylvania county, including the culpepper area, too. watch out if you're down south of fredericksburg even along the i-95 cord ooh if you are driving so order along i-95 this evening. you will also be running into some rain there too so just watch out. give yourself a little extra time that way but from washington up to the north and even out to the west and to the east, the rest of us seeing a very nice evening. it is going to be quite pleasant on this wednesday evening. probably one of the best evenings we've seen in the last, probably since friday. about five days. >> we like it like that. thank you, doug. >>> it's been almost a year since restaurants and businesses along the georgetown water front were ravaged by flood waters. but a big comeback could be just a few weeks away. melissa mele with more on what we can expect. >> reporter: the images from last april are hard to forget as some of the flood gates here at washington harbor were left down. the river pushed 12 feet of water into tony

over 95 insing county and spotsylvania county. become sunny later this morning. 51 degrees in the district, 52 in quantico. martinsburg, 44, 45 in frederick. will continue to filter in. for the high temperature today. tomorrow, but sunny. >> in thegeorge's county rose crofton area, brinkley rd. closed near the entrance that take youtube deale elementary school. that would take you to dent elementary school. looks good out of southern maryland's. clear, 66, 95 in and out of baltimore. pretty good trip all the way around the beltway. travel times in our favor between richmond and baltimore. back to you. >> thank you. a developing story. fairfax county high school from as recovering terrifying experience. were placed on lockdown during a shooting rampage in pittsburgh yesterday. a gunman entered the university of pittsburgh psychiatric clinic yesterday, killed one person, d another. m james madisonro school robotic steam happened to be on campus taking part in a competition. >> it is very frightening. i cannot imagine being in that s

spotsylvania will likely reach 70 with gusty winds out of the west.row morning with an increasing clouds. rain tomorrow night into saturday. thunderstorms on saturday. much cooler sunday into monday >> . it was a little slippery and complicated in the last half hour. there was an accident attend end of the ramp from university boulevard to the outer loop that has been taken care of. a second accidents near connecticut avenue was moved onto the shoulder. in late ginsberg, that has been paved. northbound drive washington parkway ramp to the inner loop as an accident. the beltway looks good near duke street. ending with good news. >> we appreciate good news. 55 degrees right now in bowie. >> and why target is pulling the greeting card about whitney houston. ♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam ♪ ♪ stream, stream, stream... ♪ ♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam ♪ ♪ stream, stream, stream... ♪ ♪ when i want you... ♪ ♪ ...in my arms... s♪ ♪ wi n i wantnt you... ♪ ♪ ...and all your charms... ♪ ♪ whenever i want you all i have to do is... ♪ ♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam ♪ [ female announcer ] strea

still have a lingering showers moving towards manassas and woodbrige and stafford countyand and spotsylvania. otherwise, into the northern neck and middle peninsula. poppa thunderstorms this afternoon, nothing heavy. 58 in the district, 61 in gaithersburg, 64 in quantico. it's going to be a warm day, mid to upper 70's for the high temperature. 77 with a few thunderstorms possible, garden variety between 1:00 and 7:00 p.m. >> voters in the deep south get their say in the gop presidential race today/ >> polls open in mississippi alabama, and hawaii. jummy olabanji has the latest from the campaign trail. >> political experts are saying that alabama and mississippi might do what super tuesday did not do, give the race a bit more clarity. so far romney is the clear front-runner. but some say the his mormon faith may not appeal to some southern voters. is trying to win them over appearing at a rally yesterday in alabama? comedienne, just fox -- jeff foxworthy. and santorum is trying to show that he is a true social conservative. newt gingrich is doing well in the deep south which he needs to assdo

spotsylvania getting a little morning. that is pushing to the east. the clearing line is not far to r west, moving toward the shenandoah valley. skies will clear ones that arise. l have a fair amount of sunshine today. of patchy fair weather clouds by the midday and afternoon. midsection of the country, clear conditions. we will in july total sunshine by tomorrow. springlike temperatures. now, 58 in the district. inat dulles airport, 52 cumberland, 60 in hagerstown. highs today of 77. between 1:00storms at 7:00 p.m. with a southwesterly wind. dental sunshine tomorrow. the '70s. looking at 70 is all week long. 20 degrees above average. let's go to lisa. >> on the highway this morning, pavement.et light volume. this is college park. overnight construction has been way to,out of the particularly not the one in had the beltway closed near 395. the green light for you on 95 baltimore.hmond and back to you. >> thank you. 60 degrees. >> coming up on this tuesday the white house weighs n the off-season controversy. what president obama says >> time to let the

the deadline for people in central virginia including culpeper, king george, orange and spotsylvania counties as well as the city of fredricksburg. you can call 1-800-621-fema. the hotline is open till 10:00 tonight. >>> we have a commuter alert for you tonight. another public hearing on metro's proposed fare hikes. it's at washington lee high school on north stafford street and washington boulevard. the open house starts at 6:00. the hearing starts at 7:00 p.m. there are two more public meetings on the fare hike plan tomorrow in northwest and wednesday in hyattsville. >>> it is 6:04. i am watching your money. the economy is on the mend. we see more signs of this every day. gross domestic product which is the broader measure of the country's economy grew by a healthy 4%. the economy has been adding jobs for almost a year and a half now. more than 1.8 million net new jobs in 2011 alone. in you weekly unemployment claims are at lows not seen since 2008 and we've seen the dow return to the 13,000 left. here is the big concern. oil prices are up 40% over the same period of time. that has

it's in the mid-50s around stafford and spotsylvania. around blue ridge, a lot of cloud cover.area in color here in the upper left of your screen, that is some rain. that is moving toward us. it's along a front that will be arriving here by later this evening. here's the day planner. it will be a partly sunny morning. a lot of cloud this afternoon. we'll have winds increasing. those winds will make you want to grip the steering wheel if you're going to be driving around. temperatures, though, clipping into the dreamy low 70s by mid afternoon. then this evening, does look like some rain likely moving in. pretty good chance of rain perhaps around 8:00, 9:00 around the metro area. should be earlier before sun set out of the mountains and we'll drop from the low 60s early evening to low 50s by midnight. by dawn tomorrow, near 40. tomorrow, sun back with a high near 60 and a cold night friday night all the way down to near 30 by dawn saturday. saturday should be bright and sunny with a high near 50. we spring ahead one hour. saturday night. sunday afternoon. partly cloudy. near 60.

spotsylvania the courthouse measuring 5 inches there, stanton, virginia, 6 and winchester a trace.heads up in those areas where you got snow. watch for black ice tomorrow morning. we'll have a real serious refreeze. it was a clipper system that deposited that snow and it was passing just to our south. we got kind of the wrap-around, some light rain and snow showers passed through the area before, mighty cold. everybody felt that. our high was only 46. we are down to 36 now. some places are already in the low 20s and upper 30s. just want to give you an idea as high pressure builds in tonight, it won't be a warm one. we're headed to the mid-20s in the suburbs and probably right around 30 degrees in d.c. that ought to keep those cherry blossoms nice and tight for the time being, but if this is a little too cold for you, i spy a warm-up on the five-day forecast. that's coming up. >>> the tiny towns devastated by a monster tornado is now dealing with a layer of snow. coming up the latest on the clean-up as investigators reveal new details about those killer twisters.  chi

leading fleej coupedge into cul county and spotsylvania county. perhaps in another hour or so.ave this off and on and then a >>> don't forget. you can get your weather any time day or night on the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. ann? >> coming up next, why a growing number of ordinary americans are stocking up for the worst case scenario. that's coming up right after this. >>> we are back now at 7:42. are you ready for the end of the world as you know it? an increasing number of americans are preparing for the worst by stocking up for long-term survival. nbc's janet shamlian has details on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, matt. in this era of bulk shopping at warehouse stores it's not unusual for families to keep stocked with extra boxes or cans of the basics, but what you're going to see is more extreme and is becoming more common. in fact, someone you know could be gearing up for the end. by the looks of it, lisa bedford is stocking the shelves for a super sized family. but all this for a family of four? what's she thinking? >> when times

you folks in stafford, spotsylvania, be on the lookout. some late night rumbles of thunder. what about tomorrow and the rest of the week? that's coming up, chris. >>> thank you, chuck. there is still no word on what sparked the deadliest fire in more than 60 years in west virginia's capital city. it happened early this morning killing eight people including six small children. neighbors say that the victims gathered at this house for a birthday party last night. alicia had just turned 26. >> when you start thinking about young children and this is as bad as it gets. >> one survived the fire but remains on life support. charleston fire department found a smoke detector in the house but it was not working. now to decision 2012. another state goes to rick santorum. he easily won the louisiana primary over mitt romney. santorum was not in louisiana to celebrate, however. he was in wisconsin today. mitt romney took the weekend off the campaign trail. he still has a sizable lead in the delegate count. early voting is open. you can cast your ballots ahead of the april 3rd primaries

we have a couple of showers and maybe some heavier downpours and coming across 95 here and to spotsylvania and they look look they're making good time and most of the area is going is to start on the drying pattern were. here we go, watch the skies clearing out and that is still a lovely evening. more energy through west virginia and portions of western virginia and we do have for the lower shenandoah valley, a thunderstorm watch until 9:00, and not many reports of severe activity out of that and this is stronger to western pennsylvania, they produce the gustyinds with and that is going -- gusty winds and that line goes out through kentucky and the frontal system into western pennsylvania. and once that crosses, the winds will pick you later and they will be with us overnight and during the day tomorrow. this was nice today, getting up to 72 degrees and so much for the march lion and this is an unbelievable month. dulles, 73; bwi, 72 and we're comfortable and to some 70s. take the walk. 72 for quantico and annapolis and to the north and west, 75 in hagerstown and why so warm? the front is

workers are removing a sign on i-95 in spotsylvania county. the sign failed inspections. lanes near exit 118 closed for the next four hours while the sign is taken down. a second faulty sign near exit 126 will be removed tomorrow night. both signs have gaps in their support structures. the inspections were prompted by a sign that toppled on to a truck along i-66 last month. >>> a toy has put an unusual turn into the republican presidential race. instead of riding the high of a primary victory in illinois, and a highly prized endorsement from former florida governor jeb bush, mitt romney is in damage control mode. it all began this morning when senior campaign adviser said romney's conservative focus now wouldn't hurt him in november because his campaign was like an etch-a-sketch and could be erased. by noon, the etch-a-sketch was viral. romney's opponents using them as props on the campaign trail. this evening, romney fried to clarify his remarks. >> organizationally, a general election campaign takes on a different profile. the issues i'm running on will be exactly the s

about an inch, even saw about 2 1/2 inches in king george virginia on the northern neck, bar, spotsylvania 5 inches at the courthouse, 2 to 3 inches around that region, stanton 6, winchester a trace, a trace at dulles and reagan national. there it goes. it was a fast moving clipper system but it had pulled in the colder air and in the wake of it as big winds kicked up we had some leftover snow and rain showers that mostly dissipated in the evening hours but continue a bit on the west side of the appalachians. here are the next three days. how about tomorrow at 48 degrees, no snow in the forecast, but that's a definite chill and a little bit below average. wednesday we bump it up to 60 degrees and some of our late models indicate it could be warmer. that is a nice trend. check out thursday at 67 degrees, probably the warmest and meses comfortable day of the week -- most comfortable day of the week. tonight and during the day tomorrow it's high pressure that will be ruling. as it is building, it will keep a breeze going which we're still noticing tonight. it quickly shifts off the coast tues

, the moving green in southern maryland, charles county, and across the potomac, stafford into spotsylvania, northern neck, st. mary's, calvert, the eastern shore. it's going to be ending the next couple of hours. look how chilly it's getting farther to the west and north. the area in the dark blue in the 30s. near freezing near oakland and western maryland. while reagan national's at 51, the suburbs in fairfax and montgomery counties into the 40s. prince george's county near 50. sunrise at 6:28. here's the day planner. we'll have increasing sunshine. a blustery wind. will be up near 60 by noontime, then chillier by sunset. we'll be down to near 50 and then near 40 by midnight tonight. here's the evening planner. and we'll have a clear sky. the winds will diminish tonight. cold start to saturday. we'll look at the weekend in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> good morning. still checking the roads, checking camera speeds, as well. we look really good in the area. not seeing any volume. no accidents to report at this time. taking bw parkway, really good making your way from the baltimo

>> in in spotsylvania county, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> good for him. cutest kid ever. >>> cherry blossom season is around the corner. the national park service announced the estimated peak dates for the bloom. they believe the best dates to so the trees this year will be march 24th through march 31st. this year also marks the 100th anniversary of the trees and the cherry blossom festival marks 1 million visitors each year. >> and was saying to jerry earlier, and -- . >> a couple of trees are out. >> i have a production and have's feeling they may have to move that up. >> really? >> and there is some warm temperatures. >> yeah? >> the earliest they bloomed, march 15th, 1990. >> interesting. >> and that is whaty that bowing to, and today is the first day of meteorological thing. this is the first warmest winter on history and the warmest at dulles. >> i believe it. >> and you know how much snow you had, right? >> yeah. not much. >> two inches. at d.c. and 3 1/2 at dulles. and that is not to say we get more snow but, well, i won't put a lot of money on it

culpeper, stamford, spotsylvania couldn't brush 70 degrees later on today. sunshine tomorrow morning with increasing clouds and if you evening sprinkles. still mild in the upper 60's. back to you. >> thank you. as the sun rises we are getting a better look at the damage left behind in the nation's heartland in killer storms. at least 16 twisters in illinois, missouri illinois, kansas, and tennessee yesterday killed at least a dozen people. harrisburg, illinois an f4 tornado flattened the town. 170 mile per hour wind. tahman bradley has a look at the damage. >> towns across the midwest and the south are picking up this morning after at least 16 tornadoes caused major destruction. among the places hardest hit harrisburg illinois. 175 mile per hour wind. two football fields wide. it left six people dead. homes were shredded, a strip of land buildings not from their foundations. the storms moved from nebraska across kansas and missouri into illinois and kentucky. police three people died in tennessee. survivors say that the twister struck in an instant. >> i hea

compare that to 70 degrees in spotsylvania, va.. all across the area, sunshine has been abundant.he sunshine we have had a nice breeze and temperatures well above average. the average high is 51 degrees. we have been in the 70's, 60's and 50's. it is cooler in the north and warmer in the south. with diminishing winds tonight temperatures will fall into the 30's and low 40's by early tomorrow morning. mold up in the high range today. no surprise after the rain yesterday. tree pollen reported at 55 in the moderate range. even some snow well north into maine and parts of new hampshire and vermont. we are in a bubble of high pressure. a very pleasant place to be. things are changing in the atmosphere. this one has implications again in the same parts of kentucky and tennessee that got hit so hard just yesterday with a tornado. here is what we will watch. high pressure will move out tomorrow. clouds will increase. then we have the development of a cold front. severe weather will spread across portions of the mid south and western appalachians. we will see a shower possible tomorrow eve

a spotsylvania county sheriff's office will stop asking applicants to allow screeners to look it our facebook page. that is until congress, the justice department, and other agencies have had an opportunity to review the issue of. >> many people are curious about how that works out or if you would be willing to do that for a chance at a job. there are signs the dvd may be headed the way of the old 8 track. >> rob nelson has more. >> the fast track for do not track. the federal trade commission is calling on web sites to give users with a way to stop companies from collecting and sharing information about them by the end of the year. otherwise they will search for new laws. we will watch more movies online this year than from dvd's will spend far less. netflix and such services are a major reason. 36% of american millionaires use facebook and less than 6% used twitter. 65% of all u.s. adults use those services by contrast. texting and walking may be dangerous. a michigan woman fell off a pier in lake michigan and had to be rescued. other distracted walkers have fallen into fountains a

but at the spotsylvania county sheriff's office, that won't happen.epartment says it will no longer screen the facebook pages of potential employees. this comes as two u.s. senators are pushing for an investigation into whether the password requests violate your privacy rights. we'll speak ounce one on -- we'll speak one on one with one of the senators. >>> we'll talk more about facebook at work and what employers are doing to make sure you are keeping your eye on your job and not what your friend are up to. -- your friends are up to. labored breathing ] [ coughing continues ] [ gasping ] [ elevator bell dings, coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] washington can't ignore the facts. more air pollution means more childhood asthma attacks. [ coughing continues ] log on to fightingforair.org and tell washington: don't weaken clean air protections. the passat is one of nine volkswagen models named a 2012 iihs top safety pick. not that we'd ever brag about it. turn right. come on, nine. turn left. hit the brakes. huh? how'd that get there? [ male annou

flash flood watches and some tornado watches to the south of us and the tornado watch includes spotsylvania county until midnight tonight, pendleton highland until 2:00 a.m. and we're going to watch this closely, particularly some parts of north carolina as well. tonight, we're talking showers, fog, and a responsibility of the storms moving in, especially to the southern areas of our viewing area. 58 degrees for your overnight low and the winds picking up from the east, 10 to 15 miles an hour and the storms have already reported to have some hail in them. tomorrow looks like an active day as well and i'll have the details for you later. back to you. >>> yo young cousins are dead after a fiery crash in chevy chase circle. it happened after they sped away from police. tonight, we spoke with family members who say they're having trouble accepting what happened. >> reporter: family members and a tight-knit group of friends gathered to remember the cousins. the 14- and 16-year-old boys were killed in the early hours of friday morning when the car they were riding in crashed into a tree at the ch

so as you get down into orange county and spotsylvania county, of a got a winter weather advisory until twelve noon today. here is our forecast. we'll start the day cool and the clouds will move in. highs later today. we'll get a little late day sunshine in the mid-40s. temperatures a little below normal this afternoon. >> that is surprising but high enough that it could melt the snow. >> jeff and jeremy in sky fox finding some trouble spots out there us for. multiple vehicles involved in this wreck. it is over to the shoulder now so our lanes are open but you are sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic leaving i-59 college park headed west. ded west. -- i-95 college park headed west. the accident activity occurred in the hov lanes before you reach route 1. it is blocking left lane of two here in the hovs. traffic flowing out of dale city headed north. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. juror thank you. >>> a shocking story out of southeast d.c. this morning where a fight between a man walking a dog and a home owner turns deadly. >> this is just unbelievable when you hea

spotsylvania county, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> still wants a toy though. but that was so cute. that is adorable. >> he has a big heart. >> a hundred cats and dogs. they may not allow that, dylan. >> probably not. but good idea though. >> maybe at least one. >> a big story we are following this morning. a big new clue in the search identify hit and run driver. >> lauren demarco is following that story for us this morning. >> reporter: it turns out that hit and run was caught on camera. we now have the video. police not only looking for the driver but also trying to identify the victim. more details coming up next on fox 5 morning news. ♪ pierre! your fashion is so "right now," but your banking is so last season! earn more with high yield free checking at capital one bank. instead of some unfashionable rate, your checking could be earning five times the national average. and free atms anywhere. five times the interest? that's hot. oooooo! let's catwalk! you want more interest? open an account at a capital one bank. what's in your wallet? does this make my tuches look big? those s

prince williams to manassas to fauquier, culpeper, spotsylva a spotsylvania. and east of washington, highs in the low 60s. then overnight tonight we'll be mostly clear, upper 30s tomorrow morning. ichb creasing clouds on friday. might get rain friday night into midday saturday. that will help watch sosh out s the pollen out of the air. danella, how's traffic? >> i'm still following a crash involving a police cruiser. mate be in the roadway. i need you to slow down and approach with caution if you're traveling in the area. >>> the fire department still on the scene of a brush fire between annapolis road and telegraph road. avoid that if you can. >>> now, traveling i-95, i showed you this earlier, hitting the breaks at fairfax county parkway, your delays start at under 39 miles an hour. some spots slower than others. right here at fairfax county parkway, so far taking 20 minutes to get from the parkway to the beltway. now, a live look at the 14th treat bridge getting a little bit cloudy. 55 miles an hour, now back over to you eun and joe. >> 6:22. 58 degrees. th

and on monday we came to work and were talking about the snow and close to us is responses -- spotsylvania county, we're talking about the numbers close to 70 and go to some maps. the satellite and radar and some clouds overnight and today. the temperatures are into the 60s, 67 is the high temperature at national and 7:00, perfect and 62. breezy. 59 and 9:00 and at 11:00, we're talking about 57 degrees and how nice is that? that is still warmer than it should be. more details coming up. shawn? >> looking forward to it. thank you. >>> still ahead on fox 5 news at 5, what college students are being warned to steer clear of mexico. >>> and a detective taking the stand at the virginia tech trial. why she thought the campus was not at risk on that tragic day.  [ beep ] [ man ] yoyou have one new message. [ mom ] hi scooter. this is mommy. the progresso chicken noodle you made is so good. the vegetables are cut nice and thick... you were always good at cutting your vegetables. and it's got tender white-meat chicken... the way i always made it for you. oh, one more thing honey... those pj's you

it happened yesterday afternoon in the kingswood subdivision in spotsylvania county.er today we expect to learn more details about what happened and whether the driver will face any charges. strobel retired in 2007. the 64-year-old worked at the station for 30 years. >>> this morning the resident of a maryland nursing home is in the hospital sear yulgsly injured by a fire. firefighters say the victim is in his 50s or 60s and has life-threatening burns. the cause of that fire is under investigation. four firefighters responding to the call are also in the hospital. they were involved in a crash on their way there. they are all expected to be okay. >>> 6:44. this morning we're working to learn more about a deadly shooting in montgomery county. we teeld three men were inside a house on aspen hill yesterday afternoon. one person was shot and killed. a roommate stayed there, but the second man took off. the detectives found them, took both men in for questioning, but so far no charges. >> a toned down version of the controversial ultrasound bill in virginia is now law. vir

just this week, the spotsylvania county sheriff's office said it would no longer screen the facebook pages of potential employees. very controversial, this one. >>> also making headlines this morning, congress is take a closer look at a push to make the burden ever student loans a little easier to handle. >>> a scare aboard a new york to las vegas flight when the pilot apparently loses it. los what you would hear is a lot of chaos. his behavior so bizarre, flight crew locked him out of the cockpit. hear what passengers have to say who were on board. fox 5 morning news continues right after this.  chili's $20 dinner for two has a bold new favorite -- steak. first, share an appetizer, then choose two entrees, like our 100% usda choice sirloin, available for a limited time on chili's $20 dinner for two. >>> the world waits to see whether syria's president will stick to his word of accepting a u.n. peace plan. syrian state tv has shown video of the syrian president touring a city which endured relentless violence in the past several weeks in the ongoing war between governme

long-time wfls radio personality brian stroble was killed late yesterday after a truck hit him in spotsylvaniaounty. as julie carey reports, his former coworkers are remembering the good times. >> reporter: for signatures his signature doobie doo song was the wake-up call to thousands who listened to wfls. but stroble became as well-known for his good works in the community as he was for his voice. >> here we go, ready or not. radiant virginia -- >> reporter: now listeners in the towns, cities and counties mentioned in dooby doo song railroad mourning his death. he was walking a dog in the subdivision when a pickup truck veered off the road, knocked down a mailbox and hit stroble. >> anyone that has lived in this area within the last 30 years, his name is a household word to us. it's a tremendous loss to the community. >> reporter: penny was stroble's on-air partner for seven years. he retired in 2007 but still worked a few hours at a week at a competing country station. she remembers how he immersed himself in community activities and fundraisers. stroble chaired the salvation army's annual s

much longer. 43 at national airport. 34 at waldorf and la plate a39 degrees toward stafford and spotsylvaniaidge. temperatures are going to be on the chilly side for at least the next couple of hours. here's your friday planner. temperatures will jump with some mid to late morning sunshine. we will jump into the upper 50s and a few spots into the low 60s for a brief time. clouds will lower and thicken. and by 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 this afternoon, rain becoming more and more likely. if you make plans for your friday evening, cloudy skies, rain showers likely for this evening. maybe rumbles of thunder late this evening into the front half of the day tomorrow. a showery saturday. we'll talk more about the weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. now back to danella. >>> good morning. traveling along route 50, we'll take the trip together. no issues as you head out of annapolis and make your way toward the capital beltway. 301, you see very light volume at this time. traveling westbound from 301 connecting to the beltway, you're at 63 miles per hour. that trip taking you eight minutes at this tim

fredericksburg, you are in a winter weather advisory including the counties of spotsylvania and orange county until 12:00 noon today. 33 in washington. temperatures cold enough for snow. 27 out at dulles. 32 at bwi marshall. lots of clouds arm today. if you are north of the city, north and west of the city, you will see just clouds. no place for you. south of the city, we'll get snow showers with temperatures in the mid-40s later today. >> it will stay cold. that is for sure. >> certainly cool later this afternoon. >> thank you. let's check in with tucker to get the latest on traffic. >> good morning, you guys. so far, so good. no trouble spots to report if you are traveling eastbound along 66 coming in out of manassas. an easy start to our monday morning drive as you work your way inbound. no problems to report leaving manassas in towards the capital beltway. overnight construction in tyson's to do hot lane zone work should now be cleared. lanes are open if you are traveling across the american legion bridge, southbound 270 good for go coming in out of clarksburg headed south through

, ought to make it to around 80 just to the south from prince william county into stafford and spotsylvania. fauquier, culpeper to charlottesville. farther to our north and west, around our western and northern suburbs, mid 70s as well as in washington. all this area in yellow, that's the zone that could get the stronger storms. that includes most of northern virginia, as well as the nearby suburbs in maryland and the district and to west virginia. 3:00 to 7:00 p.m., we could get isolated storms that could produce damaging winds and hail. now going forward here over the next several hours, we'll be fine. by 3:00, that's when we'll see the front begin to move in with scattered storms moving through. 5:30, 6:00, any storms that get going ought to be south and east of the metro area. we'll clear overnight tonight. and by dawn tomorrow, we'll have the sunshine back. and we'll have plenty of sunshine during the day on friday. so for the next several days, up and down we go. tomorrow into the mid 60s. a blustery wind. then a few clouds around on friday. into the mid 60s. might get a morning or mi

. >>> a long-time radio personality was killed yesterday in spotsylvania county.say he was out walking his dog when he was hit by a truck. despite the tragedy, julie carey tells us the victim's former coworkers are remembering the good times. >> here we go, ready of not. >> for years they started with his signature dooby doo song. >> and i would have people tell me. i knew whether i was going to be on time to work based on where i was when the dooby doo song came on. >> has a little extra meaning today as we remember brian strobel. cities, and counties ners in mentioned in the dooby doo song are mourning strobel's sudden death. the 65-year-old was killed around 5:00 p.m. yesterday. he was walking a dog in the subdivision when a pickup truck veered off the road, knocked down a mailbox, and hit strobel. >> anyone that has lived in this area within the last 30 years, knows brian strobel and knows his name is a household word to us. it's a tremendous loss to the community. >> reporter: even though it was strobel's familiar voice that so many people woke up to each mor

prince william, staffed, spotsylvania, as well as parts of southern fauquier county toward culpeper countyfairfax county, arlington, prince george's county, mid 50s as is much of southern maryland, northern neck, eastern shore. farther west, low to mid 50s, shenandoah valley, into the mountains. here's the day plannerment s. afternoon highs soaring into the low to mid 80s. by 5:00, near 80. this evening we'll be getting cooler, in the 60s and low 50s by dawn tomorrow. thursday, sunny tomorrow. another summer-like day highs. highs climbing to the low 80s. the pollen count will be high, too. on friday, rain will wash the pollen out. the weekends looking dry. sunshine saturday and sunday. highs 70s. cooler monday, tuesday. danella? >>> good morning. chopper 4 is over i-95, we have a situation traveling northbound on i-95 right now. still seeing late clearing roadwork blocking the right shoulder lane as choppers zoom in past prince william parkway. you see heavy volume in the area. you are pretty slow. these delays continue all the way to the beltway. you can see even in the hov lanes in this

stir in some workplaces, bosses demanding employees provide their facebook password, but at the spotsylvaniay sheriff's office a change in policy. officials say they will no longer screen facebook pages of potential employees. meantime two u.s. senators asked the federal government to investigate whether employers are violating workers' privacy rights by asking for facebook access. >>> a protest against student loan debt ended with dozens of people hauled off to jail. the total student loan debt in the u.s. recently passed the $1 trillion mark. many students say the weight is too much to handle when they enter the working world and they're asking congress to do something about it. fox 5's matt ackland has the story. >> education is a right! >> reporter: they walked up seventh street. right to the front doors of sally mae, one of the nation's leading student loan providers. not able to get inside to talk to officials about their issues with loans, the students decided to sit down and block the door. until police removed them and took them to jail. >> i knew i was going to risk arrest, but hon