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i'm meteorologist tom kierein.res cooled down into the 50s throughout most of the region. 59 in washington. highs today in the upper 60s. increasing clouds this afternoon and overnight tomorrow. by down tomorrow, rain may be moving in. highs near 60. cool weather on friday, passing shower. saturday, sunshine morning lows, 40s. afternoon highs, 6 0s. we'll stay dry the next week. jerry, how is trafficis. >> headinging into downtown, bridge, moving nicely. third and constitution, downtown washington where they connue to make the movie, the transformers -- i think i saw bumblebee on a crutch. oh. peer bumblebee. >> hopefully he's recovered by now. >> all right. thanks, jerry. >> 4:43. still to come th morning, political polar opposites. who was saying the president sarapalin and incumbent have more in common than they know. >>> and the sex one d.c. school posed to children under 11. >>> and live pictures of the san jose mine in chile where the trapped miners are being rescued so far. six have been rescued so far. we'l

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i'm meteorologist tom kierein. 60 at national airport. upper 50s in prince george's. arlington, upper 50s. montgomery and fairfax, mid-50s. west and north it's dipped down to 50 degrees. the lower bay ithe eastern shore and tidewater, low 60s this morning. out of the mountains, a bit chillier. mid-40s in maryland. peak autumn color. rain pushing into kentucky, tennessee, north and east. should be arriving here later this afternoon. highs reaching the mid-70s. and that rain activity may continue into tonight, ending by midnig midnight. small chance of a sprinkle. drying out thursday. friday, saturday and into halloween should be cooler and dry. jerry, good morning. welcome back. how is our traffic? >> hey, tom, good morning to you. good morning, everyone. it is good to be back. happy mond northbound and southbound. overnighroad work but certainly not having too much a effect this early hour. let's head over to the american legion bridge. inner loop, tysons corner moving along nicely, outer loop pretty quiet and dry pavement. joe, eu good morning to you. >> good to have

meteorologist tom kierein is back. welcome back, tom. >> good to be back.you with us. >> thank you. can you top the weekend? >> i'm going to try. i'veeen getting a lot of requests to do so. we are about 45 minutes away. no travel problems weatherwise for those w have to get back to school. 63 in washington. low six on the eastern shore. right now suburbs, arlington, fairfax, prince george's, near 60. mountains, a bit cler there. it's just in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees. eastern shore, southeastern, maryland, as well as southeastern virginia, tidewater region, temperatures there in the mid-60s. view from space, mostly clear skies. a few showers fm time to time today. soing in the mid-80s this afternoon. tomorrow, cooler. small chance of a passing shower. even cooler on wednesday and thursday. how is the traffic now, jerry? >> lighter than normal, of course, because of the holiday. i-270 both directions between ckville and frederick. no hangups there. let's head over and see how things are progressing along i-95. 66. no h.o.v. restrictions because of the

i'm tom kierein. the forecast coming up. >>> time to check in with meteorologist m kierein in for chuck bell this morning. you were talk iing about the ak color that is starting to come in from the north but it's not so rich this year? >> yeah, because it's been so dry, the colors are muted. it is now peak color in the mountains. i'll show you the latest foliage report coming up. right now around our region some high clouds coming through. there is a bright, full moon in the western sky coming through the high cloudiness and we're 45 minutes away from sun rise but we're beginning to see the first glimmer of dawn on the eastern horizon. you see the high cloudiness there over capitol hill on this sunday morning. now the temperature just down river at national airport's at 56 and we've got a light south-southwesterly breeze. elsewhere, we're in the 5 throughout much of the region from the blue ridge to the bay and the eastern shore in prince george county in the mid-50s. don't have any travel problems we

i'm meteologist tom kierein on this sunday morning.uds coming through and temperatures are milder than they have been the last cple of mornings. right now 56 at national airport. highs today should make it into the mid-70s with clouds in and out. great for outdoor recreation and then back to work and school tomorrow. quite a bit of cloudiness. afternoon highs, low 70s. a passing shower during the afternoon but a greater chance of showers, maybe some thunder and lightning monday night. thenuesday partly sunny. mid-70s and maybe some rain on wednesday. >>> before we go further whave to talk about football. sunday night football and it's a big game tonight. i believe the vikings will visit the green bay packers a lambeau field. temperatures mild near 60 degrees. that's on nbc tonight. any time you want weather when we're not here go to weather.com. >> thanks, janice. there is a match-up fans he been waiting for. brett favre, the vikings headed to green bay where favre will faceis old team. favre is at the center of a growing scandal. here

i'm meorologist tom kierein right now. temperatures are chilly.weather and traffic on the ones approaching 541. 52 in washington. near 50 in the suburbs. and many of the rural areas. winds are gentle now. but they will increase as a deaning area of low pressure continues to intensify over new england. we'll get with some that wind this afternoon. clouds racing through might produce a pasng shower. mid-60s for highs by midafternoon. blustery tonight and tomorrow too. saturday, bright, sunny and chilly. good weather for the game sunday night. we get back to work and school. shower tueay or wednesday. how is the traffic. a look along 395. i will that is part of the construction there. should be out of the roadway. 14th street bridge. folks merging on to 395 into town. san francisco ton road southeast, word of an accident. we just receive word that the station on metro line orange line has just reopened. atever police situation they had was short-lived and everything is okay. aaron, eun. >> thank you, jerry. >> up next, if you think tysons corner traf

meteorologist tom kierein joins us tovrnlth good morning, tom. >> good morning.e webbed feet so we're ready to go. heaviest rainsnded at midnight. the winds are picking up a little bit. but as you mentioned, a few blue blotches. here in the district of columbia and maryland, the stdier, heavier rain pulled off to the north and east. travel problems in and out of new york and boston. right now it has cooled do. temperatures in the 50s in many cations, around the shenandoah valley, blue ridge. in the district of columbia, low 6 0s. low 60s in prince george's. southern maryland, chesapeake bay, mid-70s. eastern shore that got pounded with heavy rain overnight is in the low 70s. winds a bit blustery in the wake of the storm that pulled off north and east of us. wind gusts 25 to 30 miles per hour coming north-northwest. wasps drying out as the

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. as we get back to work and school, a pleasant start.0 to 60 in the suburbs and rural areas. high today near 80. small chance of an isolat afternoon or evening shower. tomorrow, much cooler. chilly rain likely thursday. might get a shower on friday and remaining chilly. a look at the weekend at 61. how is the traffic, jerry. >> choerp 4 on the move. they have just arrived over the scene of an accident inbound on the dulles toll road just before you get to the capital beltway after the main toll plaza. an accident. you n see three right las are blocked. two lanes lanes squeezing by inbound on the dulles toll road. you can see that the delays are veloping very, very quickly. so those of you getting ready to head out, the toll road will be jammed early as you try to get after the toll booths headed toward the pital beltway. on route 7, word of an accident. so that may not be a viable option. again it hasotten uglyvery quickly. plan accordingliment pack your patience. you will definitely need it this morning. good work byhe folks in chopper

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. good morning. holiday, many of you have the day off. congratulations. those heading off to work and school don't have any trouble weatherwise. off to a cooler start in the rural areas. 50s to near 60 there. mountainout of western maryland, west virginia, tidewater virginia, eastern virginia, mid-60s. it will fl like summertime by early to midafternoon in the low and mid-80s by then. not a lot of hidity but a lot of sun. tomorrow, partly clou. weak front coming through shifting winds into the northwest bringing cooler weather and a small chance of a shower. much cooler wednesday. rain likely tursday and much cooler. into the weekend, a look at that in ten minutes. >> tom, nice and quiet. south of town from the virginia side of the wilson bridge near north washington street, the outer loop looking good. ox hill across the brie, all the way to springfield moving along nicely. authorities still dealing with an accident in the overnight hours, closing down a stretch of route one, east-west highway. the

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. it's time for you to tell your children to get up, get dressed and get t on this monday morning. no travel problems weatherwise. temperatures are around 60 degrees. later today ought to make it into t mid-70s. likely showers by the time you're coming home. maybe some thunder as well. that may continue into this evening. cloudy tomorrow. small chance of a sprinkle. showers wednesday morning. more likely wednesday afternoon and evening. cooling down as we get into the weekend with sunshine. how is the traffic now, jerry? >>> tom, doing well with one notable exception. 95 jammed up near prince william parkway. remnants of the accident. it has been moved to the shoulder. there are more delays ahead. at least nothing left toorry about once you head north of the river. quick check elsewhere, see how we're doing, wilson bridge, inner and outer loop fine. out on the rails, everything is looking good. no big concerns. and that's how we're doing, joe. back to you. >> thank you. >> 6:13, 60 degr

i'm tom kierein, off to a pleasant start on this columbus day morning.oudy, a bit cooler with a northwest breeze and a small chance of a passing shower. o then on wednesday a northeasterly breeze cools things down. rain likely thursday and much cooler. drying off friday into the weekend. >>> along interstate 66 good news, everything is wide open. no hov restrictions for this morning. of crse that will apply for this afternoon's rush hour as well, what there was of it. over on the cal tap beltway and green belt. both directions from i-95 to the wilson bridge moving along well. >>> coming up today on news 4, ellen tries to pry a secret >>> i don't spend a nickel unless i need it. the miles are the goal. >> that's it? you're saving just a save? >> let's just say that i have a number in mind and i haven't hit it yet. >> that's a little abstract. what's the target? >> 10 million miles. >> george clooney has dedicated a lot of his life tosudan. we traveled with him just last week and we're going to bring you his story tomorrow here on "today," including a live

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. partly cloudy sky. highs in the mid-70s with thickening ouds.ternoon showers and evening showers. maybe some thunderstorms. then tomorrow cloudy, small chance of a sprinkle. mild. mild wednesday. showers likely. maybe some thunder. partly cloudy thursday, mid-70s. drying out and cooling down as we get into the weekend. jerry, how is the traffic now? >> a little bit of volume southeast corridor, 295, the parkway right here. pennsylvania avenue, inbound and outbound. no worries. one more stop. we'll see how things are progressing along 270. here they come. a little volume through rockville. that is about it. >> 5:13 is your time. 60 degrees. a man died after police say they were forced to taser him. nofamily and frids want answers a poplar metro station just opened for the morning rush hour. we're live with the escalators are getting peopl moving agai >>> good morning. here are the top stories live from the newsroom this morning. defense was the name of the game in chicago as redskins squeaked by t bears, 17-14. deangelo hall are four interception

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. potomac river in washington, d.c. cloudy sky on th thursday morning.for weather and traffic. at ts hour we do have some rain that is beginning to move our way coming in out of the southwest. the moving color on radar is rain and it is raining moderately in the panhandle of west virginia. a large batch of rain moving into allegheny and into -- it looks like it is about to enter washington county probably in another few minutes. and it is also raining in north central virginia. some scattered showers now. culpeper county now moving out of orange county into culpeper and fauquier and light rain in spotsylvania, stafford heading into prince well crossing the potomac into charles county and temperatures around t region from western maryland, allegheny counties all of the way to northern montgomery county in the 40s but farther to the south it's in the 50s. 57 now in washington. highs only near 60 today with occasional rain likely. and it should end by sunset. partly cloudy tonight. blustery wind tomorrow. small chance of ashower. sunny saturday, sunday and

tom kierein is back let us know how long the warm weather will last. >>> right now on "news 4 midday," two women are in critical condition after a serious accident in riverdale, maryland. police say the women were fleeing police after stealing a cell phone at a nearby restaunt when they crashed the car. both women were ejected from the car, and that investigation is under way. >>> we're still awaiting word on if charges will be filed against the driver who hit and killed two men in rockville over the weekend. police say around 3:00 a.m. sunday morning adamand rory were on their way to a friend's house when the car hit them. witnesses say the driver tried to drive off after hitting the two men. police say the driver, 25-year-old alejandro roman of rockville, was taken into custody but later released. >>> and parts of arlington will be used as a movie set today, the filming of "transformers 3" shutting down columbia pike from south joy street to washington boulevard from 5:00 until 9:00 tonight. >>> and today crews in chile are in the final stage of preparing a rescue shaf for 33 trappe

>> let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein. >> for a brief time yesterday it got into the 80s.y lasted a couple hours. today, not quite as hot. a cool front sweeping through later this afternoon. should be bringing more clouds than yesterday. sothat should cool things down, along with a passing chance of a shower or thundershower. washington monument under a partly cloudy sky. 64 at national airport. and it's not a humid morning. north-northeasterly breeze. rain activity has been rolling right across northern maryland, along the pennsylvania borde on interstate 95 on noreast maryland toward northern delaware and pennsylvania around the philadelphia, that area is getting some showers this morning. but elsewhere, don't have any rain around. we have mild temperatures, though for an october morning in the upper 60s in fairfax and ntgomery county. mid-60s to upper 50s in prince george's county. mid-60s near the bay and tidal waters of the potomac and central shenandoah valley and rural areas of virginia it's dipped into the 50s the last hour or s a few isolated locations in west vir

tom kierein is here with us this morning. a little chillier. >> winds are calm. increasing today. we have this powerful nor'eaer that started developing over us yesterday and brought us rain. it's long gone now. is deepening near new england. we have winds 5 to 10 miles per hour. it's a chilly morning. only near 50 at arlington, fairfax, 52 at national airport. near 50 on the eastern shore and near the bay as well as throughout much of the region. out of the mountains, 40s to 30s in a few locationn central west virginia. over the la 12 hours, gathering trepth over new england spreading moderate to heavy rain there. this may be travel delays from new york city tomaine. for us, those winds increasing by this afternoon, gusting 30 to 35 miles per hour. highs reach the mid-60s. bright and sunny saturday. still blustery winds. chilly in the morning. afternoon high the, low to mid-60s. sunday a bit milder. near 70. good weather for the skins game monday night. could get owers mid week next week. jerry, how is the traffic. >> hey, tom, good morning. happy friday. away we go chking things

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. >>> and meteorologist tom kierein will let you know what the weather will >>> 6:30 is our time. good news, heavy rain out of the area. bad news, huge problems on vre today. we have some important information for all riders. good morning. welcome back to news 4 today. i'm joe krebs. >>> i'm eun yang. it is friday, october 1st, 2010. we have one school to report. st. mary' public schools are closed. it is code 2 for employees. apparently that's because of flooding in that area. a live look outside the 6:30. 64 degrees. we know a lot of areas are dealing with flooding after all the heavy rains. go news from tom. >>> it will take a while to deal with residual flooding. st. mary's got over a foot of rain in many locations there yesterday. right now thankfully the radar is mostly rain free. just a few sprinkles in prince george's, northern charles, drifting off to the east. elsewhere, we have low clouds. we're getting blow dried. upper 50 to 60 degrees. and the latest wind gusts 25 to 30iles per hour. we are getting blustery wind. these counties in green are still having standing wate

tom kierein is here with more on the forecast. >> the welcomed rain is long gone. quite a chill in the area. temperatures dipped down to 50 degrees throughout most of the region. 5 # is at national airport. we have a deeping area of low pressure. temperatures climb into the mid-60s. during the day tmtinds a bit blustery. that will affect some of e high school games. in fact, tonight we have big high school football games. wind could be affecting the game, as well as college games tomorrow. should be in the 60s th a diminished wind. beginning of next week we could get a passing shower tuesday and wednesday. >> accident just happened. live pictures of i-95 northbound in virginia before you get to route 123. accident far right side of the roadway. as a result a bit of a delay. wilson bridge, both inner and outer loop between alex an dree kra and oxen hill moving along well. metro and vre doing okay. two slight delays. camd 843 and penn 503. >>> we are following breaking news in northwest washington. one man was shot and killed in a popular skz in the district. it happ

meteorologist tom kierein. cooler temperatures under a mostly clear sky. 40s west and north. quite a bit of sun but clouding up late this afternoon and overnight tonight. rain moving in. a wet and cool day tomorrow. then on friday, partly sunny. there might be a passing shower. highs in the mid-six with blustery wind. suy saturday, sunday, next week. high of six. how is the traffic, jerry. >> inbound 66 big trouble with an accident. two right lanes are blocked. 66 eastbound after the vginia visitors center. delays well before 234. heads-up. consider alternate routes. we'll keep you updated on that. the trip from maryland outer loop of the beltway had the remnants of the car fire on the shoulder between new hampshire and university boulevard. travel lanes reopened. aaron, eun. >> thank you, jerry. >>> 6:13. the new effort to stop gay marriage in the distric >>> the local firefighter known as naked chef learns his punishment>>> and breaking news out of chal lay. we are now seven hours into the rescue effort. eight miners brought to the surface. number 9 t next one out. >>> if y

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. good news. the heavy rain is gone. we just have a few lingering light showers and string else across northern virginia, district of columbia and maryland. heavy ras pushed off far to our north. about to move into the new york city area. here we are trying out. thankfully. just near 60 degrees in washington and rural areas. easte shore, a bit milder there. cool in the mountains. low 50s now. afternoon highs climbing to near 70 with a blustery wind. that will be gusting 25 to 30 miles per hour from time to time. just a small chance of additional shower this morning. and then tonigh clearing out. down into the 40s by dawn saturday. a sunny start. a few clouds building. afternoon highs into the upper 60s. mid-sxz and cooler sunday. more clouds around likely. a small chance of passing shower. how is the traffic? >> good morning. well,et's dive right into maryland. 270, southbound, we are starting to see volume on the increase from 109 to the truck scales at new hampshire avenue. no problems. but on new hampshire northbound

ght now tom kierein is with us for a check on our forecast. >> it's so wonderful, so wonderful. >> great >> here we go this morning. starting off with a clear sky, feeling like october again. mid-50s in prince george's, arlington, fairfax. upper 50s in washington. near the baker's cyst upper 50s, near 60. out of the mountains. highs today, upper 60s, increasing clouds this afternoon after some sunshine this morning and this afternoon. rain likely tomorrow throughout the day from morning to suet. highs near 60. should taper off and end thursday night. small chance friday. saturday and sunday, each day sunny. dern lows 40s, afternoons 60s. >> kennelworth avenue, moving very well. outer loop, between new hampshire and university boulevard, right side of the roadway, word of a vehicle fire. you can see the flashing lights. the right lane will be tied up. good news all the way around. metro, vre, mark,tarting off in fine shape. aaron, eun. >> thank you, jerry. >>> coming up, a fight is about to get under way you'll want to know about. cell phone sticker shot. >>> why sarah palin and [ female

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. under this partly cloudy sky, it's now 65 at national airport.a light breeze coming north-northeast there. elsewhere, temperatures near 60. montgome and prince george's county. some of the rural areas of virginia around the blue ridge, mid-50s there. southern maryland, chesapeake. weather watchers there reporting temperatures in the mid-60s this morning. and it's even cooler in western maryland and many locations in west virginia wher it's in the 50s and upper 40s. and around virginia's tidewater, lower easte shore, lower six. showers rolling across pennsylvania, now up no eastern pennsylvania, northern new jersey, new york city area the next couple hours. students at the bus sto will be a pleasant morning. low to mid-60s with a few clouds coming through. sunrise around 7:1 and then for the rest of the day, we'll have a partly cudy day, afternoon highs near 80 with small chance of isolated shower or thundershower. by dawn tomorrow, much cooler. 50. upper 60s tomorrow, feeling like autumn. a chilly rain like loi thursday. might have passing ower f

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meteorologist tom kierein here with a look at that. >> we don't have rain yet here in washiton but it should be arriving in the metro area within the hour perhaps. we look at the radar advancing color showing areas of rain moderate to heavy rain panhandle of west virginia coming in a western maryland closer view of the radar is showing the leading edge of this rain closer to washington now in prince william county. there's one batc of rain there justow crossing the potomac into western charles county advancing to the north headed toward prince george's county beltway perhaps in just about another 20 minute or . beltway in prince george's county will get wet. scattered showers farther to the south and west of there from fauquier county down towd culpeper. temperatures are chilly this morning. just in the fist throughout most of the region. 57 in washington. highs today with this advancing area of lo pressurecoming through. blustery winds and saturday and sunday should be unny. sunny monday and could get showers midweek next week. how is traffic? >> doing well this morning. close in on

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. now climbing into the mid-50s. 56 at national airport.n hour here. and just a small chance of a passing shower right now, geing some showers in southern west virginia. that may move in to virginia in the next few hours. highs today mid-60s. a blustery andool day on saturday. >>> this morning on "today's" real estate, what can you get for under 500 grand? from city living in chicago, to centraling centraling -- sprawling lakefront in alaska. we have got a classic victorian stylhome. you love the curb appeal of this house? >> look at that, that's nice house, you just want to know you're going to get in there and be happy. this is 30 minutes from omaha. this is an old house that sits on the crest of the hill, surrounded by gardens and open fields, this is a house that was going to be torn down by developers, but the neighbors rallied around it and saved the house and aimlad they did. it's got a treasure trove of details in all of the rooms, those nice bay windows, stained glass. wood beam ceiling, that staircase is hand crafted. what's charm

i'm meteorologist tom kierein.on highs today into the mid-70s and a likelihood of afternoon and evening showers maybe with thunr an lightning. how's the traffic, jerry. >>> broke down tractor trailer-66 eastbound approaching the beltway. it's jammed coming in from 123. over on 270, heavy but steady. joe. >> manage up today on the nate berkus shoerks it'sheirst berkus shoerks it'sheirst ever nate's crate bob ehrlich's 24 years in politics. in congress ehrlich voted with george bush 90% of the time, protecng the special interests. as governor, ehrlich cut education, increased college tuition by 40%, and vetoed an increase in the minimum wage. and after losing his election, bob ehrlich joed a lobbying firm and got paid $2.5 million to represent casinos and wall street banks. bob ehrlich--24 years of putting the special interests first. >>> 7:30,on a monday morning, it's the 25th of october, 2010. a little bit of a warmertart to the week here in midtown manhattan, we like that, so do the people out on our plaza. taylor

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. 50s e across much of the region.by mid afternoon. small chance of a shower in the evening. tomorrow, partly cloudy and much cooler. on thursday, chilly rain is likely, an perhaps a passing shower friday, remains cool. a cool weekend but sunshine back for satuay, sunday, into monday. >>> and that's your latest weather. >>> coming u next, a florida teenager who survived being set on fire in a vicious attack one year ago today. michael brewer speaks out in a live interview right after this. you're so good at keeping everyone full... and focused with your fiber. [ laughs ] but you already are great at doing that. really? sure. you're made with fiber, just like me. but best of all, you're the perfect size for smaller kids. [ female announcer ] give your little ones kellogg's® frosted mini-wheats little bites™ereal in chocolate and now original flavor. they're an excellent source of fiber packed in a smaller size. [ doorbell rings ] oh, it's original little bite™. we're off to practice keeping 'em full and focused. yeah! w

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. the radar shong this rain and low pressure bringing this in.. it may taper off. but more possible perhaps early to mid afternoon. highs near 60. about an inch may be the total by the time it ends by sunset today. and windy tomorrow. small chance of a shower. sunny saturday and >>> that's your latest weather. don't forget, you can check your weather any time of the day or night on weather channel on cable or weher.com. now, let's say hlo to uncle willie scott in washington. >> ah, the pumpkin, the money crop, a lot of people make more money selling pumpkins than anything. i like pumpkin pie, all good. happy birthday, take a look, if you will to some of our birthday buddies from smuckers. elizabeth will from charlotte, north carolina. her y to longevity is her christian faith. tony desiderio, oakland, new jersey, played in vaudeville in the peeve 30s. happy birthday to you, sir. and carl rogge, baldwin, ssouri, 100 years old today, helped deliver meals on wheels for many, many years, likes to ice skate. i can barely stand up on them. angel ly ang