met meet tom kierein joins us for first forecast. tom, good morning. >> yes, still a bit after chill in the air. we are rapidly warming up. now we are getting more sun than we had earlier. right now temperatures around the region have climbed into the 50s and to near 60 in washington and by the bay in southern maryland, already in the low 60s there as well as parts of the eastern shore. farther to our west, though, where there is some more cloudiness around the blue ridge, shenandoah valley, their temperatures there are in the low to mid 50s now. over the last 12 hours, we had these clouds cruising through from the southwest heading northeast. they did produce a few sprinkles earlier this morning, panhandle of west virginia. now sunshine is breaking out. mostly cloudy over the sthan dough a valley. but from the blue ridge east, it is partly sunny now. and we will have a partly sunny afternoon and there is a small chance of a passing shower that would be later this afternoon and late afternoon or perhaps early this evening. and before

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. around the region, we've got a chilly start from washington's shaw neighborhood to brandywine, oakton, laytonsville. near 50 right by the bay. 40s of western maryland and west virginia. just to the west of central shenandoah valley and the highlands of west virginia a few sprinkles, but they're tending to dry up elsewhere. sunrise not until 7:26. here's your day planner. by 9:00 mid-50s. we'll have some sunshine this morning. then a partly sunny afternoon. there's a small chance of a mid to late afternoon passing shower, and before then climbing into the mid and upper 60s. and then this evening we have a small chance of an early evening shower. after that, partly cloudy. mid-50s by midnight. a look at big changes on the way for the rest of the week. we'll look at that and the weekend in ten minutes. danella, good morning. how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> let's go down to i-95 in virginia. if you're making the drive out of dale city, what we'll do is switch from 2d to 3d, and i'll s

let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein in the stormcenter. what kind of halloween are we having, tom? >> you're going to find out. stay tuned. >>> right now we're starting off this monday morning back to work and school. cold. down to the 20s and near 30 in the suburbs and rural areas. by the bay we have increasing clouds. by this evening for halloween, we'll have it all cloudy. sun this morning, and we'll be near 50 by noontime and then mid-50s by midafternoon. here is your halloween forecast. we will have clouds around. it's going to be chilly, and you need to dress warmly. temperatures in the upper 40s for trick or treaters early this evening. a look at the rest of the week. a warmup on the way coming up in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >> that's a spooky forecast, tom. traffic looks a lot better than your forecast with the spooky jack 'o lanterns. >>> right now travel is clear. nty, ay prince george's county, traveling the inner loop, 58 miles per hour. traveling the outer loop in montgomery county, 51 miles per hour. i'll give you

tom kierein is here. tom, we had a spectacular weekend. i hope it stays that way for the rest of the week. >> today will have some changes on the way. jim handly stayed up all night just to be with us. >> that's one change, right? i couldn't sleep. >> great to have you with us. >>> we have a weak cool front that's beginning to approach us. it's not going to be as beautiful as it was over the weekend. it's still going to be a rather mild pattern. over the past 24 hours, these clouds have been on the increase. some sprinkles right now in frederick county, maryland. farther west in allegheny, garrett county, and northern west virginia, a few sprinkles there, they're advancing east. they may make it into the shenandoah valley. and perhaps as far east as loudoun, montgomery county, over the next couple of hours or so. right now around the region, we are on the mild side compared to what we had the last few mornings. we're down into the low to mid-60s in a few years. right now reagan national at 65. low 60s in prince george's, montgomery, arling

tom kierein has some information we do actually need to know. talking about that cool weather out there, tom. >>> i'm watching the sky, and it's clear this morning. a crescent moon in the southern sky, a gorgeous start to the day with the autumn constellations and the black sky right now. 47 in washington. it's in montgomery, prince george's, and arlington county. fairfax into prince william. loudoun and fauquier, only near 40. low to mid-40s, shenandoah valley, out of the mountains as well. shenandoah valley in the 40s as is northern neck and eastern shore. weather observers reporting. cleared out. now this morning off to a beautiful start. sunrise this morning will be at 7:23. we'll have a clear start to the day. clouds building this afternoon. highs reaching the low 60s. a northwesterly breeze around 20 miles an hour. by dawn, near 40 saturday morning. a chilly day saturday with highs only in the 50s to around 60. a cool day sunday as well and partly cloudy. a bit milder as we get back to work and school monday. maybe some rain by wednesday an

let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein. >> good morning. time for your weather and traffic on the ones right now at 4:41. >>> an october chill in the air on this friday morning. we're down into the 40s for the mountains all the way to the atlantic beaches, except right near the bay waters and the tidal potomac. it's near 50 there. 40s in montgomery, arlington, fairfax, and prince george's counties. the view from space over the last 12 hours, the afternoon clouds cleared out overnight. the winds have diminished, and we've got a mostly clear sky here. a few clouds southern shenandoah valley and parts of west virginia. sunrise 7:23. it will be coming up in a cobalt blue sky. crystal clear morning. a partly cloudy afternoon to follow. highs reaching the low to mid-60s by midafternoon. a chill in the air tonight. great weather for high school football games tonight. we'll be down in the 50s by evening. we'll look at the forecast for the rest of the week in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >> good morning. still looking really good. >>> let's

tom kierein, what a nice break from yesterday. >> yeah, and it's clean. we had the rain and the wind clean things out, and a beautiful, beautiful morning under way. the wind is blustery. the sky camera bouncing around and you see cloud shadows racing across the landscape, and the latest wind gusts, these are the peak wind gusts we have seen in the last few minutes, and 25-35-mile-per-hour gusts throughout the region. we could have gusts to near 40 miles per hour. temperatures are near 60 in washington, and in southern maryland near the bay, but father to the west they're in the mid-50s in many locations, and quite a chill in the air there. some of the high spots out there could have their first snow of the season tonight, but not here. just turning chillier after the afternoon when we climb into the

. >>> tom kierein joins us with our first forecast. we knew the nice weather wouldn't last, tom. >> it's still pleasant in washington and points south and east where the sun is still out. at northwest, we still have a little of the last bit of sun shining down on the autumn foliage which is beautiful now. in the distance there are dark clouds moving in from the west, and over the last 12 hours we have been watching them move in ahead of train that has been holding together, and it's diminishing in intensity. there is the radar. the nearest rain is in frederick county, maryland, and up into southern pennsylvania and further to the southwest of their panhandle of west percentage, and that stretches into the northern shenandoah valley, over towards the highlands in west virginia at the potomac highlands. and they are tending to dry as they come our way, but we may get a few sprinkles in the next hour or two. and it's mid and upper 60s in the southwest area, where there has been more sun. and it's only 52 in frederick and down into the 50s

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meteorologist tom kierein here to tell us more. tom. >> only thing that stays the same is change. here we go. >>> we've had clouds rolling in overnight. they'll be with us from time to time throughout the day. may have a little sun this morning. right now quite a chill in the air. not as chilly as it was yesterday morning. it's down in the mid to upper 40s in much of northern virginia, including parts of fairfax county, loudoun, prince william, and fauquier. from spotsylvania to fredericksburg, that area, near 50 degrees. farther west, culpeper down to 46. a chill in the air there. shenandoah valley, some locations there in the low 40s. just near 40 out of maryland, anne arundel. temperatures there in the mid-50s this morning as is the northern neck and eastern shore. these clouds are rolling in ahead of a cool front that's been triggering showers way up in western pennsylvania, down into ohio. those may make their way here later today. between now and then. a little sun this morning. sunrise not until 7:28. we'll be near 60 by 9:00

tom kierein will tell us what we can expect. tom? >> good morning.e have had quite a bit of cloudiness this morning. but just in the last hour and a half or so the clouds have drifted off to the east and that's a live puck toicture. looking to the east, you can see a blue sky there. welcomed sunshine has returned. and this all occurred in about the last hour and a half or so. you can see the clouds are reglyning to quickly move away. also a look at cloudiness over southern maryland, northern neck. there as well it will clear out through the afternoon. right now temperatures are beginning to climb. we are hitting the 60s throughout most of the area. now 63 at reagan national. we are in the mid 60s in southern maryland near the bay. it is near 60 out of the mountains of western maryland. but it will be warming up. today should be the warmest day of the week. this afternoon, sunny and mild. light breezes and out of the southwest. and as temperatures climb into the low and mid 70s by mid afternoon. then some change is on the way. rain returns. i will hav

meteorologist tom kierein in the stormcenter. good morning to you, tom. >> good morning. >>> a lot of extra time. it's fender bender weather. rain falling through most of virginia, maryland, and district of columbia ya. from the blue ridge west, though, it's dry this morning for now. we do have moderate rain. areas of orange and yellow, areas of moderate rain across virginia, the district, and the nearby suburbs of maryland. this is going to continue off and on through the next several hours. right now temperatures in the 50s to near 60 degrees. reagan national at 61. sunrise at 7:21. we'll have the showers with us through the morning hours. during the afternoon, could get some thunderstorms coming through. there he is, a chance that some isolated storms could produce wind damage and maybe even a few small tornadoes. that would be perhaps the mid to late afternoon. highs reaching near 70. here's your evening planner. sunset 6:24. sill so still some lingering showers in the evening. big changes on the way tomorrow, friday, the week

. >> tom kierein joins us now. it's going to start clouding up a bit more today. >> our wonderful sunny autumn party is over. we'll have rain here within 24 hours. right now off to a dry start. the only thing to look out for are leaves swirling across the street and deer as well. they are darting about. >>> it's a cool morning. we're down into the 50s most locations, even 40s, a few spots in frederick and montgomery counties. it's in the mid-40s in much of western maryland and much of west virginia. in montgomery, arlington, fairf fairfax, prince george's county. most locations mid-50s. upper 50s by the bay. over the last 12 hours, we've had these clouds cruising in along a stalled front. the front that came to us is sort of drifting back north. we've got a lot of cloudiness associated with that. sunrise at 7:20. clouds in and out. peeks of sunshine from time to time throughout the day. highs reaching up around 70 or so, maybe briefly low 70s by midafternoon. we'll have that rain beginning to arrive late tonight. w

tom kierein looks at who will get rain and who will see some snow. plus, why the judge in the trial >>> right now on news4 midday, there is no snow on the ground yet but that did not stop prince georges' officials from getting ready. more than 400 employees hit the roads this morning and went through routes for when the snow hits so they will be ready. they have a new tracking program that allows headquarters to see what roads have been cleared and which ones still need to be plowed. >>> tom says we can see a little snow. not sure how much. let's ask him. >> locally probably not much at all. probably a little bit on grassy areas. it's areas to the west where we have the winter storm watch in effect. these counties in blue, that's where there is heightened concern for accumulating wet snow. unfortunately, most of the trees are still bearing leaves, and the snow falling could put a weight load on the weaker branches that could break off and that could widespread power outages. this winter storm watch means there is a potential for five inches of snow o

. >> and it's 58 degrees out there, and tom kierein is in the storm center with our first forecast. >> we were down into the low 40s, right around dawn, and since then it has warmed back into the 50s. we certainly are increasingly looking more and more like autumn, even here in northwest washington, and right around nebraska avenue and you can see trees there near peak color. we have a long way to go before we have peak color, perhaps another seven, eight, nine or ten days. we are in the mid to upper 50s through much of the region, 58 at reagan national, and near 60 by the chesapeake bay. and further to the west, it's chilly. out of the mountains, much of western maryland is only in the 40s, and near 50 in the shenandoah valley. right now montgomery, arlington, fairfax and prince georges county, clouds rolling back in. and we will have a few of the clouds in and out as we get into the afternoon hours. we will have temperatures climb into the low 60s by then, and a northwesterly breeze gusting around 20 miles per hour. i will tell you where the peak color is now. we will show you the f

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. >>> turning to the weather now, we are seeing some breaks in the rain right now, tom kierein joins us for the forecast. >> a reprieve. a temporary reprieve, anyway. here is a picture from the sky watcher that is bouncing around in a northeast wind. can you barely make out the washington monument and we have the gray clouds over us now, and producing a few sprinkles. those showers came on through during the morning rush hour. we have a few showers developing to the west and south of richmond, and that's going to begin to approach us by later this afternoon. and we had a few thin spots in the clouds and a few rainbows popping up earlier in the morning. right now, temperatures around the region are in the low and mid-60s, and most areas right now, 63 at reagan national, but we have a few sprinkles around now, but there is still the possibility that we could get some thunder and lightning later in the afternoon, and we could get some of the strong storms producing damaging winds, and maybe even an isolated tornado by mid to late afternoon, highs reaching near 70 degrees. we'll take a l

meteorologist tom kierein to tell us more. hoping for a nice weekend, tom. >> it does look like we'll get pay back just in time for the weekend. but, yes, unfortunately, another unbr umbrella day. we had rain return after a respite for the last five or six hours. coming out of the south, where you see those areas of green, that's light rain. here in washington getting sprinkles. in montgomery, prince george's, fairfax, and arlington, but farther to the south, that area of dark green and yellow, it's a more moderate rain in prince william and fauquier. much of that moderate rain has been passing west of the metro area over the next couple of hours. right now low and mid-60s throughout most of the region. 60s in shenandoah valley and into the mountains. mid and upper 60s into the bay, northern neck, and eastern shore. sunrise 6:15. expect passing showers and have the umbrella with you. moderate downpours with thunder and lightning. then we ought to clear out just in time for midafternoon and for the afternoon commute. it will tur

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. winter storm watch outside the red outline. up to six inches of snow possible beginning late tonight through midnight and off and on through the day on saturday. includes northern maryland, east and west virginia and the shenandoah valley. higher amount in the higher elevations. we have high clouds over us right now. we'll have them in and out here. it's a cold start this morning. we're down into the 30s in most locations. near 40 in washington and southern maryland. and there's the first light of dawn on this friday morning. sunrise 7:31. and a chilly day. highs only in the low 50s by early afternoon. then this evening back down into the 40s under a cloudy sky. a look at my snow forecast map. we'll look at the weekend forecast and next week in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> let's start in fairfax county. traveling on ox road, route 123 at 643, three-vehicle crash there. fire department on the scene of that accident. chopper 4 is over the outer loop of the beltway at new hampshire avenue. taking this

meteorologist tom kierein in the storm center with the forecast. good morning, tom. >> good morning, eun. sunday in toronto should not be that cold, maybe in the 50s there. but there will be showers. it's a good thing they'll be playing indoors. >>> locally this morning, it is chilly. we're starting off in the 40s from the trinidad neighborhood in washington to palmer park and largo, franconia, silver spring. they've got high clouds drifting over, and it's in the low 40s most of those locations. out in western maryland, much of west virginia, where there's peak autumn color now, there's quite a bit of cloudiness and a few sprinkles which are advancing from southwest to northeast through the eastern panhandle of west virginia. looks like they're going to maybe stay to the west of winchester here over the next half hour. sunrise 7:26. there's capitol hill in the distance under a partly cloudy sky. a little sunshine in and out this morning and this afternoon. mid-50s by 9:00. by noontime mid-60s. ought to hit upper 60s by mid to late afternoon. here's

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. it's cold, though. down into the upper 20s and low 30s throughout most of the region. 36 at reagan national. mid-30s right by the way. layer up this morning as you head off to work and school. over the last few hours, we've had just a few high clouds drifting in from the southwest. they'll be with us for the morning hours. sunrise not until 7:34. by 9:00 around 40. we'll have a cloudy afternoon to follow with temperatures into the mid-50s. here's the forecast for trick or treating this monday evening. sunset at 6:09. getting dark quickly. cloudy and chilly. might even be a few sprinkles far south and east of washington. dress warmly. we'll be in the 40s through the evening. a warmup on the way for the rest of the week. we'll look at that and the weekend in ten minutes. danella, how's the monday commute? >> good morning. >>> the accident inner loop of the beltway at branch avenue, got to stick to the right to get around it. you are seeing delays as you approach pennsylvania avenue traveling the inner loo

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. a cold start this morning under a partly cloudy sky now in the upper 20s to just near 30 degrees throughout much of the region. district of columbia, mid-30s. elsewhere, most areas below freezing. we have high clouds drifting over from the south and west. they'll be with us here this morning. we have clouds reaching the mid-50s. sunset right around 6:30. we'll have, for your halloween trick or treating this evening, a cloudy sky. it's going to be chilly. dress warmly. we'll be in the 40s through the evening. might be a few sprinkles in far southern maryland, northern neck of the eastern shore, early evening. those will be moving toward the metro area after midnight tonight. we'll look at that, the rest of the week, and the weekend in ten minutes. danella, good morning. how's traffic? >>> if you're taking i-270 heading south out of urbanna, that's where you're slow. as youet ettget to clarksburg, road opens up on the spur. not seeing any problems in this area. on the rails, two delays

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. a chilly morning this morning from berry farm to greenbelt, landover, reston, and bethesda. it's only around 50 degrees. mid-50s right in downtown washington and national airport and right near the bay. elsewhere, quite a chill in the air. only in the 40s shenandoah valley and much of west virginia and western maryland. we've got a stalled front giving us quite a bit of cloudiness around the region this morning. we'll have these clouds with us here from time to time throughout the rest of the day. there's the eastern horizon. it's partly to mostly cloudy now. the first light of day beginning to show up. sunrise at 7:20. will be in the upper 60s near 70 during the afternoon. a little sunshine in and out. here's your evening planner. a lot of clouds around. low 60s by midnight. rain by this time tomorrow morning. we'll look at that, the rest of the week, and the weekend in ten minutes. how's traffic, danella? >>> a couple of accidents affecting your commute this morning. first let's sta

tom kierein joins us with the forecast. hey, tom. >> why. one more day. enjoy. for many of you, you have the day off. congratulations. as we have had another wonderful morning under way. we have had our temperatures continue to climb. there's been quite a bit of fog out in the mountains and as far east as parts of the blue ridge and shenandoah valley but that's dissipating now and we have just high clouds coming over. right now 67 at reagan national. it is now into the low 70s. much of southern maryland. northern neck and the eastern shore. and farther northwest, 50s to 60s. but that fog continuing to burn off. the view from space showing over the last 12 hours, these clouds cruising up from the south coming from an area of low pressure and it is not tropical low pressure sitting over florida now. that will be changing our weather as we get into tomorrow. but for the rest of the afternoon, enjoy. wonderful mild and dry afternoon with sunshine through high clouds as temperatures climb to the 70s to near 80 for a high over the next couple of hours. light southeast

let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein. 59 degrees. look at the clouds up there. n, tom? >> it means it's going to be cloudy, at least initially. >> thanks, tom. >> brilliant. just the brilliance of the morning is spreading across the eastern horizon, the first light of day showing up. good morning. >>> those clouds are producing a few sprinkles off to our west. it is mostly cloudy, hitting a few sprinkles in frederick county, maryland, panhandle of west virginia, way out in western maryland. temperatures near 50. closer to washington, mid and upper 50s. mid-60 district of columbia ya. mid-60s by the bay. from le droit park to bladensburg and montgomery village, some sunshine breaking out by late morning. afternoon highs into the mid-70s. sunrise at 7:19. sunrise at 6:27. we'll have a mostly clear early part of the evening in the mid and upper 60s early evening. by midnight near 60 with increasing clouds. rain on the way after that. we'll look at the rest of the week and the weekend. that will be in ten minutes. danella, good morning. how's traffic now? >>> traveli

here's tom kierein. >> the high clouds over us last night were light crystals.re reflecting that light and causing this refraction that's sort of a rainbow effect where it was, in fact, due to the high clouds and that wonderful circular halo around the moon. >>> right now this morning it's a dark start. we have a cloudy sky. temperatures are cool. most locations in the 50s to near 60 now. fairfax, montgomery, arlington, prince george's counties. low 60s in washington right near the bay. away from the waters, eastern shore, northern neck in the 50s. and much of western maryland, west virginia just near 50. a lock at all the clouds. they're coming in from the south, and we have a few sprinkles beginning to show up in richmond and points south, all this area of color. those are zones of potential light rain right now. that's advancing north. sunrise 7:13. we might have a few peeks of sun this morning. overall, a cloudy morning. during the afternoon, a small chance of sprinkles. then tomorrow, likely rain on wednesday from time to time with highs near 70. smaller ch

meteorologist tom kierein is here with us to tell us about the forecast.d the weekend. it would be nice if it could stay this way. >> thank you very much. >> yes. >> air kisses, i know, are coming my way for the weekend. things have changed. we have clouds rolling through. a weak cool front approaching us. quite cloudy this morning. getting a few sprinkles on the radar, far northern montgomery county, frederick county. farther to the north and west in western maryland and west virginia getting some sprinkles. closer to arlington, near 60 in montgomery, arlington, fairfax, and prince george's counties and the district of columbia. southern maryland and parts of the northern neck, lower eastern shore in the mid-60s now. our sunrise is not until 7:19. a dark morning under way. we'll have these clouds with us for the next couple of hours, just a few sprinkles perhaps over the next few hours, and then partly sunny by late morning, and during the afternoon becoming mostly sunny. we'll have temperatures reach can the low to mid-70s by mif d midafternoon. a nice a

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. a winter storm watch issued. late october snow on saturday.ld get four inches or more in these areas. the blue ridge, shenandoah valley, western maryland, and west virginia for accumulating snow beginning late tonight and through much of saturday. locally now around our region, it's going to be mostly a chilly rain tomorrow. right now we have just a few high clouds drifting over. it's a cold morning. we have temperatures around the region in the 30s in most locations. it's all above freezing most areas. way out in western maryland, just heard from mike drysbach reporting frost in western maryland. closer to maryland, in the 40s. near 50 by noon. low 50s early afternoon. clouding up the rest of the afternoon and into this evening. here's your evening planner. we'll be in the 40s through the evening under a cloudy sky. a look at the snow totals, i think, we'll get around the region. i'll show you my forecast map coming up on the forecast for the weekend and into next week. danella, good morning. how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> right now i ha

meteorologist tom kierein here to tell us about the forecast. >> yes, they are, thankfully. don't have any rain or wind. no thunder and lightning right now. we do have a few breaks in the clouds as well. as things settle down overnight in the wake of yesterday's storms, it was certainly welcome. this is what it looked like yesterday afternoon around 5:00. those areas of red and orange, those were the storms that did produce the heavy rains and the small tornadoes that were just south of washington. but the storm decreased in intensity as it got closer to the metro area. it did unload quite a bit of rain that caused high water in most locations. now it's partly cloudy throughout much of north virginia, the district, and northern maryland. partly south and west, it's cloudy. we're getting a few sprinkles in northern fauquier county and much more farther south and west. it's coming our way probably the next two to three hours. right now low to mid-60s throughout most of the metro area. upper 60s near the bay waters and eastern shore. farther west in the 60s, shenandoah valley a

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i am meteorologist, tom kierein.'s in the low to mid-40s. upper 40s near the bay. and later today, with some clouds in and out, we should be climb into the low 60s, and a northwest wind gusting at 20 miles per hour. and then on saturday, chilly in the morning, afternoon highs near 60 and partly cloudy and more of the same on sunday. milder on monday and tuesday, >> and that's your latest weather. savannah? >> all right, al, thanks. >>> coming up, our take on the hot topics of the week, including, yes, that $6,400 toilet. and we are gearing up for a huge concert, coldplay live on our plaza. but first, these messages. ♪ ♪ ♪ hey! it says just take one! i can't read. ♪ [ male announcer ] walmart has low prices, every day for halloween. from bags of candy to bigger bags of candy. backed by our ad match guarantee. save money. live better. walmart. is best absorbed in small continuous amounts. only one calcium supplement does that in one daily dose. citracal slow release... continuously releases calcium plus d for the effic

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let's get the halloween forecast from meteorologist tom kierein. owing the sunup on a partly cloudy sky. we're still below freezing many much of the area, upper 20s to near 30s. for trick-or-treaters, a small chance of a sprinkle, a greater chance until pre dawn tuesday. sun back tomorrow afternoon into the 50s again. could get showers on friday, the weekend looking pleasant. weekend looking pleasant. >> we'll take a break and come woman: working in public relations is not for the faint of heart. i love what i do, i enjoy the work, but it's a very hectic pace. ♪ don't want to miss a thing strayer university met my needs in terms of my family, my work/life balance. the fact that leading companies are hiring strayer graduates is impressive, but it's not surprising. these companies want us so badly. [ laughs ] i'm felicia blow, and i earned my m.b.a. from strayer university. il, any luck finding a car? not yet. i want to buy used but how do you know what you're really getting. check out carmax. all their used cars are guaranteed. that's where henderson

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the city of al sexandria will he winners that get $2,500. >>> and tom kierein is with us to talk abouthe forecast. oops, no, we will do something before we talk to tom. let's see what is coming up later on this afternoon. pat lawson joins us with a preview of things to come. >> coming up this afternoon on news4 at 4:00, apple debuts another product today. we'll show it to you. and one family's trip to a cornfield turn into the a real adventure. >>> and then a childhood pastime doubling as a good workout. we will reintroduce you to the work out class that is all about the hulahoop and all the benefits can you get from twisting and turning. >> do you remember that? >> yeah, once you learn it you can't forget it. >> now, its tom's turn. what is coming up with the weather? >> rain coming in. as we look at the sky over washington, we have the gray sky, the clouds producing rain, and the radar over the last hour showing it advancing to the north. it's actually decreasing a little bit in the intensity, but still those areas of orange and yellow are moderate showers, and we some in loudoun cou

tom kierein can tell us. tom, good morning. >> good morning. still cloudy here in washington. we still have some light rain in washington but there is one band of moderate rain yet to come through, and after that goes by we will have much of the rain ending. we are getting moderate rain into southern loudoun county, and just now coming into western and northern fairfax county, and that across the potomac river is entering southwestern montgomery county, and these showers are advancing off to the east and moving rather quickly and there will be brief heavy downpours associated with that. also moderate rain is near quantico right now on i-95, but no severe weather associated with this. just a light to moderate showers for another couple of hours. 67 at reagan national. it's near 60 in the shenandoah valley. we will have sun during the afternoon. rain should be ending in the next couple of hours and turning sunny and breezy with winds. and temperatures climb into the low 70s briefly in the early afternoon. and then turning chilly tonight, and the look into next week coming up in

i am meteorologist, tom kierein.from the sky watcher camera, and a few breaks in the clouds there but a cloudy start to the tuesday and temperatures are generally in the 50s to around 60 degrees. 62 at reagan national. later today, up around 70 and cloudy and a small chance of sprinkles, and then a likelihood of passing showers tonight and through wednesday. thursday a small chance >> and that's your latest weather. ann? >> al, thank you. >>> coming up next the latest on a family including a 4-year-old girl who spent 20 hours treading water after a rogue wave capsized their boat. new details on a dramatic rescue. >>> later, do you really need to shut off your electronic devices when your plane takes off and lands? >>> we're back now at 7:43 with one family's tragic and gruelling ordeal after their boat capsized four miles from shore. one woman died and several others including a 4-year-old girl survived clinging to the boat for 20 hours. kerry sanders is in marathon, florida, with details. good morning to you. >> rep

we'll join tom kierein in the stormcenter. at our lovely day today, tom. >>> you may want an extra beverage this morning. a chill is in the air. it's down to 40 degrees in northern virginia, where there's a patch of fog. the visibility is a half mile, which is not really dense fog. clear sky starting off this morning. near 50 in washington. from georgetown to bowie, morning side, chantilly and bethesda, in the 40s. sunrise at 7:27. we'll have temperatures quickly climb into the 60s by midmorning. ought to hit mid-60s to 70s by this afternoon. evening planner for tuesday evening. sunset 6:16. down to the upper 50s by midnight under a partly cloudy sky. changes on the way, dramatic changes for the rest of the week and the weekend in ten minutes. danella, good morning. how's traffic? >>> crossing the 395 north, an accident at the near center lane. always try to move your car to the shoulder lane so you won't obstruct traffic. slow crossing the 14th street bridge. you can pass on the right or the left. still seeing crowding on the

meteorologist tom kierein here tracking it all for us. tom, what's going on?ickly, and we've had passing moderate to heavy downpours over the past couple of hours. right now the radar showing it's tapering off just south of fredericksburg towards richmond. we may get a brief respite baseded on the trend. eastern shore, that area of yellow and orange, they're getting pockets of heavy rain as well as is much of northern virginia. into loudoun county and southern frederick koipt, they'county, t getting the heaviest rains and into frederick county. that's advancing to the north. we'll have it taper off for a while. there's another line of moderate rain along route 1 from alexandria to fredericksburg that's advancing as well. it's a cool morning. we're in upper 50s to low 60s. there's no rain there yet in the mountains, but it will likely arrive later today. southern maryland, they're in the 50s now. we'll stay in the 50s throughout the region with passing showers and a brief respite midday. and thunderstorms this afternoon that could produce damaging winds and per

meteorologist tom kierein is in the stormcenter. hi, tom. >> i want that one.t has pictures of eun making faces. good morning. >>> it morning it's chilly. where's your fleece? you'll need it. right now we're down into the low to mid-40s throughout most of the region. a chilly 48 now at reagan national. we've got a clear sky. the autumn constellations are gleaming brilliantly. the afternoon and early evening clouds we had yesterday broke up overnight. now off to a clear start throughout most of the region. our sunrise will be at 7:23. it will be coming up in a clear sky. got that beautiful crescent moon now in the southeastern sky. there's capitol hill in the distance. right now just in the 40s. by 9:00 we should make it into the low 50s. lots of sun in the morning. during the afternoon, some clouds building, similar to yesterday. probably not as many. weem have afternoon highs climbing into the low 60s. northwest breeze gusting to around 15 to 20 miles an hour. then that wind will diminish tonight. great evening coming up. good for high school football games ar

let's take a look at tom kierein. there you go. >> here you are. let's take a look at you. >> here's looking at you. >> you look good, tom. >> good morning. >>> around our region, enjoy the mild weather while you can. yes, by the end of the week, a big cool down is coming. right now it's rather chilly. it's down into the mid-40s. we have weather observers checking in now from much of west virginia and the shenandoah valley where it's cloudy. from the blue ridge east, it's partly cloudy to even mostly clear around the lower part of the eastern shore and the northern neck, where it's in the mid-40s. we're in the 40s throughout much of the region. 51 at reagan national. and the cloud cover is thicker in shenandoah valley and points west. it's producing a few sprinkles out in east central west virginia right now. they're tending to dry out as they drift east. throughout the morning, we'll have some of that sunshine through high clouds. sunrise at 7:26. and by 9:00 into the mid-50s, and by noontime we'll have clouds building in. we'll be in the mid-0i60s

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. a chilly start under a clear sky.n in the low to mid-40s throughout much of the region. near 50 in washington. we'll have lots of sunshine today after a little bit of fog we've had in northern virginia dissipates. we'll have the sun breaking out there too as the morning progresses. and right now a clear sky over capitol hill. sunrise 7:27. we'll be into the 60s by later this morning and near 70 during the afternoon with lots of sun. a dlelightful autumn day coming up. here's your evening planner, sunset 6:16. 60s through much of the evening. we'll be down in the mid-50s through the evening and partly cloudy. a look at the weekend, big changes on the way, in ten minutes. >>> 270 southbound accident at route 109 out of the roadways. but as you're making the commute 270 southbound, still going to be a slow one. out of urbanna, you are bumper to bumper as you make your way towards clarksburg. passing the accident at 109, the road opens up. as soon as you get to clarksburg road, that's where you're not going to see any del

i'm meteorologist tom kierein.rab an umbrella before you head off to work and school this morning because we do have scattered showers across west virginia, much of virginia, maryland, the district, eastern shore, advancing south to north. right now getting moderate showers from northwest washington across montgomery county. that's advancing north. elsewhere, scattered lighter showers from washington's benning neighborhood to laurel, clinton, chantilly and olney. we'll have thoeds throughout the day. right now 65 at reagan national. upper 50s farther west. sunrise 7:14. occasional showers throughout the day today. highs only reaching near 70. we'll likely get more showers tonight. here's your evening planner. sunset 6:34. we'll stay in the 60s with showers throughout the evening. danella, how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> we're starting with the rails. so far, metro, marc, vre aren't reporting any delays. on the roadway, still a lot of green in the area. that means you're making good travel speed. you've got to s

tom kierein can attest to that. but it's sure to have people talking throughout the remainder of the day. back to you. >> i guess you could see one of those around your mother today, and that would be a mom bow. >> i see that often. mom bow. >> thank you, angie. >>> the chances of seeing the nba play at all this year are growing slimmer. sorry, basketball fans out there. now that part of the season has been cancelled. commissioner david stern announced the first two weeks of the season will be cancelled. that's exactly 100 games. the decision came after seven hours of negotiations monday that failed to bring players and owners any closer over issues on how to share revenue. while players are considering joining teams overseas or playing exhibition games, they say they hope they'll be back on the court soon. >> hopefully, we get a fair deal for both sides. i want both sides to be happy. >> i'm not sure they could come back from a strike as quickly or as easily as the nfl might be able to. >> this cancellation marks t

let's go to meteorologist, tom kierein, for a look at the forecast today.p of the beltway has the beltway shut down at montgomery county and also in virginia. traveling outer loop at connecticut avenue, looks like they might have started to clear the accident, but last check the accident is blocking all of the blanz. if you are traveling on the outer loop, you are very slowly making your way towards connecticut avenue. and then here is a look at the springfield interchange. the accident here on the outer loop is at van dorn >>> look what i found. someone forgot his money. >> you are dangerous. >> ooh, don't mess with puss n'boots. he's got his own movie with stars antonio banderas and selma hay hayek. my son says daddy, i can't wait to see puss in the boots. >> i can't wait either. >> coming up as well on "diet s.o.s." joy bauer has unique ideas on how to get your kids who are picky eaters to enjoy a healthy breakfast. they say it's the most important meal of the day. you're a parent, it's tough to get kids to enjoy it. joy has great tips. >>> also ahead in

meteorologist tom kierein in with us. >> i just got inside information. the new quarterback will be director kurt nielsen. you should see the arm on him. take camera one. you should see that arm. it's great. >>> this morning we've got rain, and we've got it falling here moderately where you see the oranges and yellows here from fauquier county to prince william, southern loudoun, montgomery, the district, into howard county. farther south and east, though, just scattered lighter showers. just a few sprinkles around the blue ridge and the shenandoah valley where it's in the mid and upper 50s. right now closer to washington, near 60. southern maryland near the bay, northern neck, mid-60s. sunrise 7:21. we'll have showers with us through the morning. maybe thunderstorms with us through the afternoon, some of which could produce damaging winds, maybe even an isolated tornado. highs reaching near 70. and then more showers and thunder showers lighting up the sky this evening. we could have some lightning and thunder and rain all the way until midnight tonight.

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. right now in the low to mid 40s throughout most of the region. reagan national at 51. later today highs reaches the mid and upper 60s. a small chance of as paing afternoon or early evening shower. otherwise partly sunny. tomorrow 40s in the morning, mid 60s in the afternoon. another mild day on wednesday, chilly in the >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much. >>> let's turn to politics now. after a series of foreign policy victories, president obama is hitting the road to sell his plan to help turn around the struggling economy and today the focus is on the housing market. chuck todd is nbc's political director and of course chief white house correspondent. chuck, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. >> the plan the president's going to unveil today is aimed at people who are struggling with their mortgages, in particular people who are under water. it says it will make it easier to refinance the mortgages. critics already say it won't work

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. right now on the radar we are seeing some showers advancing south to north and moving into the metro area. where you see the darker greens and yellows, that's where it's coming down harder, getting moderate rain now through much of fairfax county as well as farther to the south down interstate 95 through prince william into stafford and spotsylvania. these showers advancing to the north. elsewhere, scattered light rain across much of virginia and maryland and into west virginia. temperatures right now in the low to mid-60s. 64 at reagan national. from the main avenue waterfront to greenbelt, upper marlboro, mclean, and colesville, we'll have occasional showers throughout the day today. sunrise at 7:14. those showers continuing off and on through the afternoon. highs only reaching upper 60s to around 70. here's your evening planner. sunset 6:34. yes, more passing showers are likely through the night. we'll be in the 60s through the evening. a look at changes on the way for tomorrow. a

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. our sky has cleared out in the wake of the afternoon and evening storms that zipped on through. now we have gone partly cloudy over northern virginia, the district, and much of maryland. however, south and west of washington, about 30, 40 miles, it's all cloudy. in fact, there are light sprinkles now in the highlands of west virginia into the southern shenandoah valley. those will be arriving here perhaps in another three hours or so around perhaps 8:00, 9:00 this morning. right now low to mid-60s throughout most of the region. 50s shenandoah valley into the mountains. later today, midmorning through midday showers. maybe a little thunder and lightning too, clearing out by later this afternoon with a blustery wind. we'll have the wind gusting to 20, 25 miles an hour, and we'll be back down into the 60s after we peak in the low 70s early in the afternoon. this evening temperature continues to drop under a blustery wind under a clearing sky, down into the mid-50s by midnight. chillier s