the central pacific. over thirty five thousand u.s. marines and naval forces were assembled for an invasion. the nov twentieth america launched in the salt against one of the most heavily fortified japanese islands in the world. tyrone. on board a higgins landing craft in sydney on cooper was responsible for the lives of hundreds of men. for the thousands of marines riding to the shores that morning no one could imagine the ferocity of the battle to come or the death and destruction it would soon face. in february of two thousand and eight the young cooper a navy veteran of the tower of babel and a film crew left los angeles on a journey that took sixty five years. still might. be living. on the beach. while doing research for my recent book the war in the pacific of retrospective i happened across an associated press report that said in effect. where hundreds of marines died there are no millions of plastic bags crumpled paper boxes and when i saw that of course. since i had been a party to. our witness to all of the killings that took place i felt a special way. and i need to do something a

despite the initial casualties at the beach the naval bombardments hope to turn the tide. to turn it alexander bonnie. and singlehandedly launched a major assault on a large bunker filled with over one hundred fifty japanese defended. during the course of the skirmish he was mortally wounded. the marines finally worked their way in and began to push the japanese defenders back to the airfield. just behind the rusting giant eight inch guns that protected the shore leon was shocked by what he saw. i'm pointing to what seems to me the very symbol of every thing that represents a need and a reason for my trip you see we are surrounded by garbage everywhere but also there are. on this beach which of course is the most appropriate signification and symbol of everything that's wrong with our goddamn government allowing not only garbage but to accumulate where so many guys died. will. you the latest in science technology from the realms of. the future are covered. oh. it was created to serve public interests to inform and to entertain. these days there's nothing easier than openin

close to shore and there won't be services and the exclusion zone that would be interfered with by the naval system. so this is a case of where the band is going to be shared geographically so the department of defense will continue to operate as normal but we can find places where the operations don't have any impact in the pursuit of a geographic area and we commit the spectrum available commercially in those locations. >> has there been blood that were concerned by commercial carriers about that? >> we are talking about a band is in the 3500 to 3600 range. it in 353 coo 3560 for the true technocrats' the watching this. that's not prime why you're less realistic today. it's the van is used in europe for the services but it is an area that we think industry and particularly manufacturers have to work to develop equipment that will work in that band. what we feel we've done the whiz by identifying it and putting in the bank so to speak, we now give industry the assurance that spectrum will be available for them. they can start planning they want to do to make the maximum use out of the ban o

trees down across the area, this one on massachusettsavenue near the naval observatory. e. if you are just wake up, you missed powerful storms that blue through your area overnight. >> arlington is hardest hit. kimbly suiters is along mason drive which looks like disaster area. >> reporter: the only thing we're missing is ice. it's something you exct to see maybe in janua. we are directly in front of virginia hospital nter. yocan see the utility pole absolute snapped andgot tangled with the lights here at the corner. people who were inside the hospital said it sounded like an explosion when it happened. i just talk to dominion virginia power crews. they said three lines going on, the phases, each carrying more than 19,000 volts. so 60,000 volts, snapping hitting the trees, and going directly to ground. that's what caused the explosive sound. some drivers had been ignoring the cones set not only here but also washington bouvard just a block away at washington and george mason. and one car parked directly under the snapped utility pole. a very dangerous situation. as you ca

to shore and that there won't be services in the exclusion zone that would be interfered with by the naval systems. so this is a case of where the band's going to be shared geographically so the department of defense will continue to operate as normal, but we can find places where their operations don't have any impact in a particular geographic area, and we can make the spectrum available commercially in those locations. >> host: has there been blowback or concern by commercial carriers about that? >> guest: well, we're talking about a band that's in the 500 -- 3500-3600 range. that's not prime wireless real estate today. that band is used in europe for wi-max services, but it's an area that we think industry and particularly manufacturers are going to have to work to develop equipment that'll work in that band. what we think we've done, though, is by identifying it and putting in the bank, so to speak, we now give industry the assurance that that spectrum will be available for them. they can start the planning, the r&d they want to do to make maximum use out of that band down the road. s

despite the initial casualties at the beach heavy naval bombardments help to turn the tide. lieutenant alexander bonnie rallied his marines and singlehandedly launched a major assault on a large bunker filled with over one hundred fifty japanese defenders during the course of this skirmish he was mortally wounded the marines finally worked their way inland and began to push the japanese defenders back to the airfield. just behind the rusting giant eight inch guns that protected the shore leon was shocked by what he saw. i'm pointing to what seems to me a very symbol of every word thing that represents to me and they reason for my trip they say we are surrounded by garbage everywhere but also there are. on this beach which of course is the most appropriate signification a symbol of everything that's wrong with our goddamn government allowing not only garbage but to accumulate where so many guys died. sweet and clean. and fear useful. radioactive and dangerous. and even dead and desolate. fail to keep their unique secrets and their bottoms unique links on our t.v. wealthy brit

chilly 41 in manassass. 588 at the naval air station. the moisture is condensing in the valley and that is why cumberland has the fog. national at 53. south winds at 7. the winds are staying up this morning. that is a difference from yesterday. the humidity is at 80%. nationally, we have the front across the middle of the country separating the mild air mass on the east coast. more cold in the northern rockies. this storm brought snow to seattle. for us, we are watching that storm system that is bringing the rains to pennsylvania. it will bring some sprinkles possibly to the 81 corridor by 11:00 or 12:00. heavy showers down there on the eastern tennessee valley and southwestern virginia. the front will come through with a couple of sprinkles. the rain gets squeezed out of the mountains. clouds this afternoon, but chilly air moves in for tonight and for the day on wednesday. it will be around for a couple of days. a slight chance on friday. it will warm up ahead of the next cool down by the weekend. here are the next three days. mild today

host: what kind of dissent is allowed at the naval academy? guest: the last time i was on span was to talk about an op ed of me that was then "the new york times." professors are allowed to say what they want, but they pay a price. for example, last year at the civilian been attempted to adopt my pay and slap a letter of caution as a disciplinary measure on me. i protested boast but -- both of those things and that is now being wrapped up. i do have ways to protest, but the short version is, you can say what you want to say, so long as it does not actually question of the basis of what is going on. host: calling on the republican line, good morning to you. you are on the air. caller: i am just cfused, and i alwaysonder what part of the country you get your surveys from, writing your books and that. i am a republican, but i know democrats and i do not know anyone around who does not respect the army. i could run up and hug them, and that is the way everyone feels about it. i am really confused, and i think there should be at distinguish men betw

serious condition after a crash in bethesda just before 2:00 this morning on jones bridge road near the naval medical center. the driver lost control and hit another car head on. officers are asking for your help if you witnessed the crash. >>> president obama back in washington tonight after the longest trip of his presidency. mr. obama spent 10 days in asia visiting four countries. he had diplomatic success in india and indonesia, but failed to seal a free trade deal with korea. the president was also unsuccessful in persuading world leaders to back a u.s. push to make china boost the value of its currency. >>> as the gop gets set to take over congress and freshmen lawmakers learn the ropes, there's a long to do list as the lame duck session begins tomorrow in d.c. at the top of that list is tax cuts. fox 5's sarah simmons has more. >> reporter: as congress gets ready to reconvene, there is a big task hanging over its head, the bush era tax cuts set to expire at the end of the year unless lawmakers act now. and after the election took away democratic majority in congress, there appears to b

host: what kind of dissent is allowed at the naval academy? guest: the last time i was on c- span was to talk about an op ed of mine that was then "the new york times." professors are allowed to say what they want, but they pay a price. for example, last year at the civilian been attempted to adopt my pay and slap a letter of caution as a disciplinary measure on me. i protested boast but -- both of those things and that is now being wrapped up. i do have ways to protest, but the short version is, you can say what you want to say, so long as it does not actually question of the basis of what is going on. host: calling on the republican line, good morning to you. you are on the air. caller: i am just confused, and i always wonder what part of the country you get your surveys from, writing your books and that. i am a republican, but i know democrats and i do not know anyone around who does not respect the army. i could run up and hug them, and that is the way everyone feels about it. i am really confused, and i think there should be at distinguish

planes loaded with supplies for the passengers and crew took off tuesday from the naval air station near san diego. plans called for u.s. navy helicopters to make the delivery to the stranded ship. >> there's cups,

not as noticeable during the day, but at night fault it puts some chill in the air. 54 degrees at the naval academy. if you live in the vicinity of lake braddock, 56 degrees. here are the official numbers. reagan national is 62 degrees this afternoon. the morning low was 44. a little below average. the records are 79 and 26 for november 9. temperatures are starting to fall more quickly now that the sun has said. 55 in annapolis. 55 in fredericksburg. by morning, we will be looking at 35-45 degrees. colder air continuing to the north. albany at 43 degrees. 42 in buffalo. some areas could have some snow on the ground. we are where we should be. warmer temperatures to our southwest but that shows no signs of moving in our direction. we continue with the west, northwestern flow of air. these will continue to remain the average. there is a pushover really cold air coming across the high plains and northern rockies. it will not come in this batch of weather change. we will stay very pleasant with a cold front not showing up until next tuesday. not much in the way of clouds. the high pressure is d

the plan is to tow the ship to the naval shipyard early this month. weatherwise marketeer to talk about a couple of things coming together to it. >>> we are used to the cold temperatures in the morning hour and we will hold on to that. you will notice an increase in the width speed. right now the maps -- the wind speed. right now the maps are still showing mostly clear skies. we warmed up into the 60s and 70s. in san jose is at 69 and morgan hill is at 67. tonight we will have some gusty winds. we will cool things off later. there's a possibility of some rain showers. the winds will be strong enough. we need to talk about the wind advisory. it'll last until monday morning. we could have winds gusting to around 50 miles per hour. and with this pattern fire danger and that remained elevated. we need to keep an eye on this for saturday and sunday and possibly into monday. it's chilly fortunate. the highest moral range into the 60s. and the warmest location will be around 72 or 73. here's a look at the numbers for tomorrow morning. the key headlines is mor

aircraft carrier group has left the naval base in japan heading for korean waters, the u.s.forces say the joint exercise with the south korean military had been planned well before the shelling of the south korean island by the north on tuesday. the nuclear-power u.s.s. george washington is carrying several planes. on wednesday, the bodies of two civilians were found on the island. two south korean marines were also killed when dozens of artillery shells hit the island, most of the striking military base. >> angry south koreans at this demonstration in the capital took to the streets to demand retribution for the north korean attack. irst attack on civilians since the korean war. was clearly an invading action against the republic of korea and our people. >> in communist north korea, authorities appear to be playing down the attack. wednesday's editions of the state-run newspaper led with headlines of a visit by state dictator kim jong il to a factory. a report toward the back of the newspaper blamed the skirmish on the south. >> the south korea profit regime should well kno

south killing of four people pepe escobar brazil a base correspondent for the asia times says that the naval exercise is a deliberate provocation by washington. the way washington has been spinning all this saying they say look we had these exercises with south korea more or less organized months ago so they were scheduled to take place starting last monday and finishing next tuesday in fact a little over a week. the defense measure and not an attacking measure. but now with a situation has been evolving after the incident last tuesday in the oval seat so are the chinese and florida north koreans just looks like an attacking exercise specially because the joint u.s.s. george washington which is basically a floating war machine with six thousand soldiers and fighter jets it's a nuclear power you name it they could destroy the whole country if they wanted out of this floaty war machine you know it's going to the yellow sea as well this is a useless trouble cation because they're not supposed to be there in the first place there is an american continent doing the exercises i won't it is. korean

storms tore roofs off buildings and toppled trees, including this one on massachusetts avenue near the naval obseatory in northwest washington. >>> today jurors will deliberate the fate of chandra levy's accused killer. ingmar guandique is on trial for the murder of the d.c. intern. prosecutors closed by saying guandie's face was t last thing levy saw before she died in rock creek park. but the defense said thawas fiction. they argued there was no evidence linking guandique to where levy's body was found. >>> amrik melhi and his wife were arrested monday as part of a corruption crackdown in prince george's county. the couple held without bond. >>> a person found stuffed inside a box on the maryland highway. state workers made the horrific discery on a mote stretch of i-70 in frederick. >> reporter: the body was found in a cardboard box along ts highway. around 9:45 tuesday morning, state workers were here along the shoulder of i-70 west bound in frederick here at mile marker 48. the workers noticed the box in a wooded embankment. one of those workers called police. maryland state police shut

. >>> investigators are trying to determine who stole more than 100 pieces of equipment from the naval academy baseball team. last month, that's and gloves and shoes and cameras and computers were recovered from my home and calvert county. an 18-year-old is suspected of posing those items on my but so far it is unclear whether the teenager in new they were stolen. >>> the defense is preparing to present its case in the chandra levy murder trial before resting yesterday, they dropped charges yesterday of attempted sexual assault against ingmar guandique. they heard from a forensic expert who testified that gary condit's dna was found on chandra levy's underwear but not at the crime scene. gary condit was the prime suspect in 2003. this is country up emotions from his family including his son chad. >> we hope people will understand that in this country, you are entitled to a certain level privacy. even if we lose that, we will lose the very essence of what we are as a country. >> chad condit has written a book about this case and gary condit is working on one as well. coming up, it is a

what we have done to protect the naval mission is to craft what we call exclusion zones. as these ships come close to shore and turn those radars on, they will blow out any cellular systems are operating close to shore. in our report, we created exclusion zone so these radars can operate close to shore. there will be services in the exclusion zones that will be interfered with by the unable systems. this is an area where the band will be shared in your rapidly. the department of defense will continue to operate as normal. we have found places where their operations and not have any impact and we can make the spectrum available commercially. but had there been any blow that our concern from commercial carriers? >> we are talking about that in 350 letter to range. -- 350 letters rage. it is an area that we think industry manufacturers are going to work within. we have identified it and put it in the bank. we give industry the assurance that that spectrum will be available. they can plan on the research and development they want to do to make maximum use of that band down th

planes loaded with supplies for the ship's passengers and crew took off tuesday from the naval air station near san diego. the planes carried relief supplies to the aircraft carrier, "ronald reagan." plans called for navy helicopters to make the delivery to the stranded ship. >> right now it's like bread, there's cups, utensils, we've got frozen milk, canned goods. easy-to-make items that are served cold. >> reporter: carnival has decided that tug boats will tow the "splendor" back directly instead of stopping in the mexican port of ensenada. carnival says passengers on the ship will receive a free cruise and a full refund. nbc news. >>> the justice department says no criminal charges will be filed against cia officials who destroyed 92 tapes that showed the brutal interrogation of terrorism detainees. the cia tapes were shot at a secret overseas prison after the 9/11 attacks. they reportedly captured two top suspects facing waterboarding, a form of simulating drowning this human rights groups and obama administration officials say is torture. those tapes were destroyed in 2005 out of fear

now, the naval base and most of the shipyards and factories are closed, but the environmental problems continue to impact the district. let's hear how residents are responding to the environmental and health issues they are facing. >> it was hard to breathe last night. i woke up coughing, you know? those are the things that we go through because of the contamination out here. >> this community has a history of issues, environmental issues that have been let go, just run amok. sitting in a meeting once with the health department, we discovered haphazardly that they had known for years that in bayview hunters point, african- american women under the age of 50 had the highe

anthony said, i was the first marine commandant at the naval academy. i have been so far the only marine, of the naval academy and my knee classmates from the class a bicentennial class of 1976 say they will call this the great experiment, and we will see where that goes. i would normally get undressed up for a conference like this. [laughter] it certainly is worthy of a little bit of polish on the morning light today. but i have to apologize to you from the outset i have to walk straight off the stage to go to the retirement of our great 34th, thought of the marine corps and then immediately into the change of command between our great general jim conway and soon to be institute general jim amos. so with that -- [speaking in native tongue] it is a pleasure to discuss with you the future of arab-u.s. relations. given my profession, my current assignment, my personal experiences, i believe that there are a few areas of more critical importance to the nation than having a solid understanding of not only where we are, but where we see our relationships with

a graduate of the u.s. naval academy, admiral roughead is one of only two officers to command the fleet in both of the pacific and the atlantic where he earned numerous awards including the defense distinguished service medal, the highest joint service declaration in the u.s. military among other highly prestigious awards as well. with his global experience and global responsibilities, there is no person better to articulate the strategic option for the united states and the navy's role in offshore balancing. please join me in welcoming admiral gary roughead. [applause] >> thank you very much related good to see familiar faces and the audience. thanks, bob, for the introduction. i appreciate it is also for pulling together the discussion in the panel's that you have to investigate what i consider to be a topic a significant interest to us in uniform and to those of us interested in national security. i look forward to the opportunity to share my experiences and my all, where the navy can contribute going forward.

they're expected to focus on security in the east china sea, following china's increased naval activities in the area, which includes japan's nansei islands. the u.s. side may want to discuss how marines stationed in okinawa can protect the islands. in september, japan and the u.s. confirmed that the senkaku islands in okinawa prefecture would be covered by their existing security pact. the move followed collisions between a chinese trawler and japanese patrol ships. the working-level talks are expected to boost the two countries' defense cooperation in the region. >>> the u.n. security council has called on parties involved in a referendum in sudan to carry out a voting process as scheduled in january. the referendum will decide whether the south of the country becomes independent. the vote is the final phase in the 2005 peace agreement that ended a two-decade-long civil war between ethnic arabs in the north and ethnic africans in the south. on tuesday the u.n. security council held ministerial-level talks over the poll scheduled for january 9th. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton s

pax river is 50 degrees a the naval air station. in luray, winchester, cumberland and frederick to the freezing mark. manassas is at 34. dew points in the 30s and with the wind from the northwest at 8 we have a wind chill of 42. this is typical for november. what hasn't been typical are the high temperatures. running a few degrees above average. we have been hitting 63, 64 consistently all week. a lot of cold out west. you see casper 27. denver 33. they are dealing with snow in the mountains. in the east, we have a chill. ton of warmer temperatures are coming to chicago which is 50 this morning. that is ahead of a storm system that will eventually make it here. everything is moving so slowly in the atmosphere, while we have the storms this the west and another off shore it will take some time to get here. remember the storm in the atlantic? that's been there four days now. it is starting to move. some showers off shore. and we have been on the great side of the storm. far enough away from it that high pressure has been anchored over

he was invited by the government because he was a graduate of the naval academy. they made a visit to treasure island in 1955 and that is where he met my mother's family. in 1959, he got married to my mother. i speak in appointment of linda richardson. i take note that it is important to have resident input. it sounds like there is enough resident in put and there will be a seat reserved for a resident. i have known her for at least a decade. she is a broad coalition builder. she has professional expertise and personal attributes of listening to people and being thoughtful and methodical, and moving things forward. it is important that the project not be stalled because of appointment concerns. i think treasure island will bring back economic vitality to the city in terms of recreation, housing, and opportunity for small business. linder richardson has served on the small business commission. our commission looks at the diversity and economic opportunity for women. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you, commissioner. next speaker? >> my name is kathy. i am the d

anywhere from 2:30 to 4:00 is when we will hit the high temperature. 47 at in the naval academy. easton is 34. down south in fredericksburg 32 but manassas at 25. one of the cold spots. petersburg 28 and oakland is 41. once the sun comes up and we get a breeze we will warm up at a decent clip. 40 at national. clear skies. north wind at five miles an hour. not much of a wind chill but feels like 37 and the barometer is 32.4 inches of mercury and that's a healthy one and that much is moving. strong high pressure here but in the middle of the country, look at the showers from new mexico and texas up to areas in southern wisconsin. frontal boundary out there. low pressure is developing but as i have been talking about all week things have been moving slowly in the atmosphere. even though there is a lot of rain to the west it's going to take a lot of time to get here. high pressure overhead this morning. it will be with us all weekend. we go through midday, high pressure is with us tonight and tomorrow and with it overhead tonight it will allow for calm winds and another night where th

the court should ginny was off to the naval academy, he came home for a visit. the sister was a friend who set up a chance meeting on the steps of the methodist church. jimmie was smitten with her almost immediately. his mother disapproved, of course, and the discourse he would not be a detour, and in july of 1946, when he graduated from the naval academy, they were married. they were very young at the time. she was still about a month short of her 19th birthday and he was a few more short of his 22nd at the time they were married, so to almost a teenager but almost a teenage marriage. the shared the career together and ginnie liked to tease her and the only reason she married him was for nav. she's of a navy uniform and fought this is how we will get out of planes. [laughter] she loved to read, she loved to study maps. she was in high school course during world war ii. she won the felch auditorium of her class. jimmy of course got into mischief slightly, but she still likes to pre-mind him laugh once in awhile. and so she was anxious to see the world. she denies

joan johnson-freese, now teaching at the naval war college in that great state of rhode island. in that city filled with grandeur near there at least or on the edge of it, maybe in newport, rhode island. she is a noted author. many books on the subject under which we have discussion. and she's assumed the position of chairwoman of the department of national security studies at the war college where she has been since 2002. welcome, dr. johnson-freese. do you have any thoughts o what has transpired on this program so far? >> yes, i've been listening with great interest and i guess i'd like to make two points. you had a discussion about whether the chinese were against the militarization of space and i guess i'd like to weigh in and say they've never said they're against militarization. like the united states, using space for military purposes has been considered part of military modernization, what the chinese have been adamant about and have gone to the u.n. and proposed, with the russians, treaties about this weaponnization and confusing the two is, i think, well, it's certainly

east, 66, we hit 71 in maryland at the naval air station. 62 in hagers town. zoom in a little bit.ling sharply in middle 50s. we got 40 in york. 41. tomorrow's temperatures, rebounding. a warmer day by 5 degrees in most spots. well into the 70s. but, clouds begin to build in the afternoon. we are looking at a good chance of hit and misshowers in the afternoon and evening. 64, jessep a good chance of afternoon showers and 65. we don't see much out there now. high thin clouds, fog developing at the surface. we will look for patchy fog at daybreak tomorrow. no rain. at least through about midday. now, in the afternoon, that game changes a little bit. you can see why. a long line of showers up in detroit, michigan, back to chicagoland. heavy rain there. that same line headed at us. more significant what is behind it. the mild air we will see again tomorrow will be pushed out by this approaching front. the colder air will make the presence known on wednesday and thursday and friday. we get a second shot of colder air that is really going to make it feel like a completely different deal

that ea. >>> here at home, the video from massachusetts avenue northwest washington, this is at the naval observatory. massachusetts avenue is completely blocked there. strong winds also blew off several roofs in the brentwood neighborhood of northeast washington. there's always some trees and wires down in arlington and fairfax counties. >>> power outages in arundel county. the middle school is closed today to both students and staff members. arundel middle school. no power, no school. live team coverage of all the severe damage all moing long. stay with us. >>> some airports make life easier on travelers. ronald reagan is number 10. washington dulles is number 136789 baltimore-washington bwi, 15. daily beas website came up with the best and worst list. at the top of the best is phoenix sky harbor international. worst airport for the second year running was newark liberty international airport. >>> the latest report of the oil disaster in the gulf says bp and its ntractors missed and ignored a series of warning signs prior to the blowout. the chair of e 15-member committee that conducted

massachusetts avenue at the naval observatory is closed. are a smattering of pallet colleges -- power outages. 95 is great between richmond and baltimore. there are no troubles on 66 and 270. normal travel times on the dulles greenway onto the toll road. after hunter mill road, i will show a picture of the tollway in a moment. back to you. >>> 5:12. >> jimmy kimmel has a call to action, what he wants thousands of millions of facebook users to do. >> and more on that will engagement, coming up. >> there's a new oral spill reported that blames bp for the environmental disaster. reported that blames bp for the environmental disaster. >>> welcome back. the storm that blew through our region overnight left behind plenty of damage. this was the scene along george mason drive in arlington, where the storm brought down trees and power lines. thousands of houses and businesses across the d.c. area are without electricity this morning. >>> a d.c. jury will begin deliberations in the case against ingmar guandique, the man accused of killing a federal i

and in july of 1946, when he graduated from the naval academy, they were married. they were very young at the time. she was still, what, about a month short of her 19th birthday and he was a few more short of his 22nd at the time they were married. so it was almost a teenage -- it was almost a teenage marriage. they shared a navy career together. and jimmy likes to tease her and tell her the only reason she married him was for the navy -- she saw that navy uniform and she thought, a-ha, this is how i will get out of plains. [laughter] >> she loved to read. she loved to study maps. she was in high school, of course, during world war ii. she was the valedictorian of her class. jimmy, of course, got into mischief and missed it slightly. when she still likes to remind him of once in a while. and so -- but she was anxious to see the world. she denies, of course, that that was the main reason she married him but for whatever the reason, she had. -- she did and up until 1953, their lives were spent as a couple together in the navy. they had three babies very quickly, three

investigators are trying to figure out who stole more than 100 pieces of equipment from the naval academyaseball team. bats, gloves, shoes, and computers were stolen at of a -- were discovered at a home after a sting operation on ebay. >>> we have a warning for drivers in virginia. i-56 will be closed from 11:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. at the dallas connector road. it will be detoured to route 123 and onto the beltway. the closures will happen again tomorrow night, as part of a construction project. >>> it is time now for a checkup of the traffic situation. >> it looks as though things are moving just fine at the woodrow wilson bridge. there are no problems in either direction. there is a bit of a theme for traffic today. this morning, there was hardly any delays whatsoever. this evening, it looks as the same thing is happening. the montgomery beltway has no obstructions. coulterville road, you can see there are no delays. in virginia, same thing, 95 southbound, you will encounter no delays all it down to frederick's bird -- down to a fredericksburg. >>> coming up, five local fraternities an

this is the current number outside. 62 at the inner harbor. 60 at the nail -- naval academy. he western part of the state warming up into the 50's. this warm and humid air mass has the potential for severe storms. these counties are where severe storms are going. the red box in the area is a tornado watch. that is how unstable this powerful storm is. 55-60 adhahn. the temperatures will not cool much overnight. the skies will begin to clear out as showers move out. the winds kick in. the wind advisory covers western maryland as close as washington county. it is a deepening area of low pressure across ohio that will curve toward northern new england, dragging that milder off the coast. the winds kick in and they will grab onto some call their out of western canada. look for clearing skies and sunshine returns. wendy in the afternoon. -- windy in the afternoon. perhaps some snow showers before it clears out in time for the weekend. 60-65 with the west winds over 30 miles an hour. gusts up to 35 knots and two to three foot waves. mild and windy. a much cooler day with a sprinkle a