tucker barnes joining us now. tucker, what are we waiting for? >> we're waiting for showers and thunderstorms possibly, allison as we watch this front move in from the west. let's get right to it, hd radar because that will show you where the activity is strongest here. it's been redeveloping here just to the north of washington. and i want you to notice we've got more showers and perhaps more this morning developing south and west of d.c., south and west of fredricksburg, we'll watch those carefully over the next couple of hours. you sour it on the -- saw it on the live shot, clouds increasing and some rain bands getting ready to move through. i just got a statement from the national weather service that we can expect winds gusting to 50 miles an hour with these bameds of rain as they approach the western edge there of the beltway and particularly that band that's west of clarksburg in urbana. you can see all that very heavy rain. again, we've got showers, possibility of some thunderstorms and winds gusting to 50 miles per hour as these storms r

>> we are hot on your tail julie. >> just a quick note i mean everybody this is new for tucker barnessymbol. >> okay i will get a lesson on that after the show. >> that is what you said last week. >>> all right tucker. coming in this morning on the baltimore washington parkway, heavy and slow out of laurel definitely delays, 17 miles an hour, working your way in out of river dale, in bound 50, stacked up 410, new york avenue, lanes on new york avenue, leaving northeast to northwest, those northbound george washington parkway, heads up in the left lane that is slowing down your ride. average speed, down to 18 miles an hour west more land street, accident activity, 450 fair oaks expect a slow go out of centerville. >>> if you are looking for a job, there are some resources available to you this week national career fairs is holding an event in rossland today 11 to 2:00 p.m., at holiday inn, north fort meyer drive. organizers say dozens of employers will be on site looking for new hires. >>> in the meantime military veterans searching for federal or private sector jobs have a big opportu

sure january 26th i am tony perkens. >> i am alison seymour. >> tucker barnes standing by good morning. >> hey, alison showers moving through hit and miss it will not be everywhere, most of the day we will just feature clouds but probably enough, kids head out to the bus stop they will want to be prepared for showers. shower activity, light, moving west to east and generally a break but rain showers out to the west, they will be moving through during the course of the next couple hours be prepared for rain showers for your thursday and along with it, mild temperatures, upper 40s low 50s by late this afternoon. 41 degrees, 41 regan national, temperatures not terribly cold to start your morning. lots of clouds around, on again, off again showers highs low 50s. the rain will become steady tonight and then we will get some clearing tomorrow details on our weekend forecast coming up in a couple minutes, julie wright has gotten busy. >> yeah, a lot happening on the roads we are getting word from state highway maybe a tractor trailer or larger sized box truck rear ended the van, southbound i-

let's say hello to tucker barnes, get the latest on our forecast. so we have some rain heading our way? >> plenty of rain too. a good batch of moderate rain that will be here in the afternoon and with us through the even hours and out of here by tomorrow morning. >> in and out, that's the way we like it. >> radar, off to the south and west, you can see the rain approaching from portions of west virginia and southern and western virginia as the showers will creep into the area -- you can see it is still several hours away. we've got several more hours until it gets here. my suggestion is bring your umbrella today or be prepared for some rain. it is cold, 34 in washington. 26 at dulles. probably good the rain is not here yet because if it were arriving at this moment, we would be talking about -- >> freezing rain? >> yes. we will have lots of clouds and rain back in the forecast. the clouds will increase over the next couple of hours. >> all right. let's check in with julie wright and get the latest on the traffic now. >> i just heard you were talking

let's say hello to tucker barnes and get your weather. >> it is 32 degrees outside and it doesn't feel bad at all after temperatures in the single digits yesterday. nothing going on now but parts of the area, sarah, overnight, picking up some flurry activity, enough to whiten the ground in some spots. if you are in one of those communities, maybe a little extra time on your way to work. most of the area quiet. most of the area will remain quiet. i think we're done with the flurry activity. we should be no a sunny day and a warmer day than yesterday. our temperatures should be back near normal. 33 right now in washington. 64% humidity. there are your winds south and west at three. your forecast for today, cold start to the day but it should be a nice finish with high temperatures in the low 40s. again, we'll be dry this afternoon. no more flurries in the forecast for our thursday. more details on the warm-up expected tomorrow. i'll have that for you in a minute. back to you. >>> some of the top stories we are following this morning, several sources say d.c. council member harry thomas i

welcome to fox 5 morning news, let's check with tucker barnes for a look at our day. >>> hey, alison, good morning nice live shot out there, we've seen the sunshine for a change should be a beautiful start to your day with high temperatures later this afternoon in upper 40s. cooler than yesterday, not a bad looking start. 38 right now, regan national, 36 dulles, we've got temperatures in the 20s down towards cull pepper, 32 frederiksburg and ocean city, nice bounce back for you you are now 36 degrees. you are starting to warm up, looking at satellite radar, sunshine we will see clouds move in later this afternoon you can see those starting to develop off to the south and west eastern kentucky and west virginia. mostly cloudy for our evening commute we should be dry for wednesday high temperatures upper 40s should be a nice comfortable afternoon yesterday we were mid- to upper 50s not a bad looking forecast for the end of january. here is your forecast today, sunshine start your day clouds by afternoon high temperatures upper 40s to 50 in frederiksburg. rain in the forecast tomorrow de

. >> let's get the latest from tucker barnes on the weather. >> an absolutely beautiful afternoon today as we are expecting high temperatures, upper 50s. a few clouds working through at the moment but we should wake up with sunshine. it will be a mostly sunny day today and we're not looking at much in the way of rain for the next couple of days. the forecast will be pretty straightforward from here. temperature at reagan national, it is cold out there. 34 at reagan national. your winds out of the south and west at six miles per hour. the forecast is a good one if you hike warm weather and i know many people do. lots of sunshine and we're looking at nice weather for the weekend. details on that in just a minute. >> thank you. >>> in our top stories this morning, d.c. council member harry thomas, jr. resigned and he is due in federal court later on this morning to face charms of stealing government money and filing false tax returns. he is expected to plead guilty and he could do jail time. we have full reports throughout the morning coming up. >>> a grandmother convicted of murdering her

let's get a quick check of the weather with tucker barnes. >> wisdom, welcome. >> thank you. >> nice to have you here. >> getting freezing fog, freezing mist. it is out there and just enough to cause some problems on the roadways. temperature here are going to be very marginal over the next couple of hours. we are at 33 at reagan national. for the next few hours, very touch and go here. my advice for to you, if you can just wait it out. out. temperature right now, 33 degrees. humidity, 89%. pressure is way up. freezing rain changing to rain during the course of the day. high temperatures eventually in the mid-40s. so things will gradually get better here. we do have icy roadways with a light freezing fog and mix out there at the moment. more details in the forecast in a minute. back to you. >>> congresswoman gabrielle giffords is topping our stories this morning. arizona lawmaker announcing she is resigning from congress to focus on her recovery. later today, she will finish that meet and greet in tucson that was cut short last year when a gunman opened fire killing six and wounding

let's say hello to tucker barnes to get the latest on the weather. definitely still cold out. >> yes, in the 30s. things are kind of quiet today before we get our next chance of wintry mix later tonight and tomorrow. you can see that things have quieted down. we did have one or two flurries to the north and west but skies are clearing out. we should be in for sunshine for the first part of your day. temperature right now at reagan national is 36 degrees. humidity, 59%. winds are out of the north and west at five miles per hour. it tells us that frontal system has passed. here is your forecast for today. chilly conditions expected. highs, you are pretty much looking at them in the mid-30s. temperatures will be critical as we await the push of our next storm system. details in just a minute. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a police standoff is under way right no the 1300 block of i street southeast. it all began with a traffic stop in alexandria. they attempted to pull over a car but the suspect took off. they followed the car to d.c. where the driver j

tucker barnes is here with all the details on today's weather. good morning. >> good morning. it is cold, i guess i don't need to tell you that. temperatures in the teens and 20s. going to be a chilly start. we'll wake up with sunshine and clouds will increase. there could be a few flurries tonight. let's get started with our satellite. we'll show you that we've got quiet conditions out there at the moment and clear skies across the region will contribute to the very cold temperatures. so we will lose a few more degrees and i'll show you how cold it is in just a second. off to the north and west to the clouds now moving into ohio. that is our clipper system. when that arrives later this afternoon, it will quickly increase the cloud cover and you will see the sun this morning and the clouds will increase. high temperatures in the low to mid-40s. not that warm at the moment. 27 in washington. 20 out at dulles. 25 at bwi marshall. here is your forecast for today. sunshine, chilly this morning. clouds, chilly this afternoon. 43 your daytime high and some snowflakes in the forecast

let's say hello to tucker barnes to get the latest on your weather. it is cold, tucker. >> absolutely right. temperatures in the teens and low 20s across much of the area. going to be, as i mention, a very chilly start to the day. should be a decent holiday for you. we'll have sunshine fill in later today. very cold start. max hd radar, nothing to show you. we will be nice and dry for our monday although we will have changes. let's talk about cold temperatures. reagan national right now, 26 degrees. humidity, 48%. winds are shifting out of the south at three miles per hour. they will be picking up here from time to time today. cool conditions expected, not cold like this weekend, with sunshine, highs in the low 40s. even at 8:00 a.m., we are only about 27 degrees. more details in just a minute. back to you. >> thank you. >>> some of the top stories we are following, today is the national holiday honoring dr. martin luther king, jr. hundreds gathered for a wreath- laying ceremony at the new mlk memorial on the new national mall yesterday. dr.king would

let's get the latest on our weather from tucker barnes. it is cold. >> yes, it returns. cold is back. much, much colder than yesterday and we'll be off to a cold start and a so-so day. we have quiet conditions. not expecting any problems this morning. no wet weather of any kind and just kind of cold out there as we get going here. let's go to our temperature. reagan national is 27 degrees. the wind which was really blowing, winds are now 10 miles per hour out of the north. that is good news. later this afternoon, we'll cloud up. we have a clipper system coming in from the north. high temperatures in the low to mid-40s. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a bethesda mother is facing charges this morning, accused of leaving her young dot anterior lone in her apartment. montgomery county police say the 6-year-old was trying to cook something in the toaster oven when it began smoking. a neighbor called 911 when the alarm went off. >>> a d.c. police officer is facing felony assault charges after allegedly taxing a female bartender. a witness says urell washington, a 25-year vet ra

let's get the latest from tucker barnes who is over there. good morning. >> good morning. cold outside. temperatures in the teens and 20s. bundle up as you head out. decent day today with clouds moving in this afternoon. 26 now at reagan national. 18 the temperature at dulles. winchester, hagerstown and little warmer south and east. the entire area below freezing. very cold start. 27 now in ocean city. looking at the satellite radar, starting the day with sunshine. clouds to the north and west. clouds in eastern ohio, they'll move in here shortly. by mid-morning we'll get cloud cover and mostly cloudy this afternoon as our next storm system approaches from the north and west. in this storm, a clipper could bring us flurry activity, maybe snow showers later this evening. early sunshine, afternoon clouds. temperatures where they should be. 43degrees. more details in a minute. traffic and julie wright has your latest. good morning. >>> good morning to you, tucker. it's kind of busy. had problems with a water main break on new york avenue and crash on eastbound 66. that activi

let's say hello to tucker barnes. it looks a little foggy over the capitol dome. >> it is raining across parts of the area, particularly just south of the city here down 95. let's get right to the radar and show you the shower activity. the entire area not seeing rain at the moment but you can see we have a good swath of rain just south of the city into virginia and now pushing across southern maryland so down just south and east of waldorf and la plata, some pretty good activity. these showers will kind of continue on and off for the next few hours. we have more rain out to the west which will move in a little later this morning. let's see if we can do the temperature. right now at reagan national. we are in the 40s. it is 45 degrees now at reagan national. our wind are out of the south at 4 miles per hour. our forecast calling for early rain showers and then we'll get brakes in the clouds later today. it will be warm, high temperatures in the upper 50s. yeah, so we'll go about 58 degrees for the afternoon high. back

let's say hello to tucker barnes. that is my area a little bit, a little bit of snow on the ground. >> how much it you get, about an inch? >> probably about that. >> that is about it. a for you spots got a little more than an inch, but parts of the area, a trace of snow. it depends on where you live. >> it was nice to see. we've been talking about it. >> it generally didn't stick to the roads. considered it was a little bit of a surprise even for the people in the weather center. >> i wasn't going to say anything. >> thanks for not rubbing it in. let me let you know that any snow that did fall, any water out there on the roadways will get a chance to freeze here to the west out towards dulles, 31. parts of the area getting to at or below freezing. today should be different than yesterday. lots of sunshine expected. we do have low clouds or fog this morning. that will burn off and we'll be in for a nice day today and a mild day today. it should be nice and mild for you. i guarantee we're not looking at any more frozen

tucker barnes? >> not going to be what we had yesterday but yesterday was particularly nice. the temperatures in the upper 50s. we'll be a little cooler and we've got afternoon clouds. it should be dry and again, we are talking about temperatures a few degrees above what would be considered normal. so not a bad-looking forecast at all. all. 38 degrees at reagan national. 39 at dulles. baltimore, it is 32. check out ocean city off to a chilly start. temperatures here will be on the cold side for another hour or development we'll see more sunshine early in the morning than we did yesterday. yesterday, we had the fog around. today, i think with the sun coming up quickly, things should warm up fast out there. there is your september nell satellite. you can see the clouds off to the south and west. that will move in a little later today. morning sunshine, some afternoon clouds. we should remain dry today. your afternoon commute should be jut fine. we'll get rain showers moving in later tonight and tomorrow looks like a wet one. i'll have more details on that coming up in a couple

we say good morning to tucker barnes. yeah, i think sarah said it best earlier what a miserable day yesterday. >> definitely better today by this afternoon sunny, temperatures, mid-50s. great looking afternoon forecast. dealing with fog this morning alison. let's kick it off with an update. dense fog advisory just issued a few moments ago for additional counties, including montgomery county maryland, louden county now under a dense fog advisory. i didn't get a chance to update this map until 10:00 a.m., again we are getting widespread reports your visibilities are a quarter mile or less. a few minutes needed as you commute down 270, fog will remain thick for the time being. >>> all right let's push on nice looking tuesday, and a warmer tuesday as well. 44 right now regan national, how about afternoon high temperatures mid-50s. yeah, hard to believe. winds out of the west 6 miles per hour. cold front coming through, sunshine here shortly, sunrise this morning 7:21 a.m. and then off and running with a nice afternoon, dry af

tucker barnes standing by with a look at the rest of our monday. >>> good morning. we have cold temperatures moving in overnight generally below freezing north and west of the city chilly start to your day bright and sunny at least the first half a live look at your sentinel satellite we cleared out overnight, picked up a few snow showers north and west of the city, enough to whiten the ground in a few spots. now, sunshine here in your forecast for the first half of your day and a few clouds here later. >>> your cold temperatures, 35 washington, 30 frederiksburg, 20s north and west, win chester, hagerstown, 28 degrees ocean city, 33 degrees there, to start your morning here is your day planner plenty of sunshine, a few clouds this afternoon temperatures mid- to upper 40s a few degrees above normal. more details on the forecast we are going to have a beautiful 5 day, if you like warm weather. details coming up julie wright has a look at your on time traffic. >>> busy ride especially for those travelling into downtown dc, here is what i know i talked to d dot again if

i was bummed out i didn't go to florida over my winter break i didn't need to right tucker barnes. >> yeah. >> what about that tucker what do you think? florida weather here? >> it will feel like it later today by the way is that dave ross anchoring this morning? >>> let's get to it. weather forecast, temperatures generally mildew's forly during the day yesterday -- generally mild especially during the day yesterday. 89% humidity. we will start the day with sunshine. live look at satellite radar cleared out overnight out to the west a developing cold front will start to really press into the area by mid-to late afternoon as that moves in we will have increasing clouds and possibility of a few clouds you want to time the showers out 3, 4, 5:00 p.m., working west to east behind that front it will feel like winter, winds will pick up temperatures will start tumbling we will be in for a very cold week enjoy the first part of today. increasing clouds, scattered late day shower possible. 57 degrees not bad at all. more detail in the forecast. >>> tucker, many fun places to ring in the new y

trying to help out. >>> thanks tucker barnes.en, travelling 395 northbound, leaving duke street, problems all morning long because of an accident. bumper to bumper slow leaving landmark, headed to king street again as you work your way across the inbound, 14th street bridge. other side of town outer loop of the belt way, slowing, leaving van dooren headed toward telegraph road, no accident, wall to wall traffic. northbound i-95 remains below speed for those continuing to work their way out of wood bridge, coming out across the occoquan. problems to report travelling 295, you definitely are slowing here as you make your way across the inbound 11th street bridge. northbound, 5, accident remains far right lane outer loop commute leaving 95, to georgia avenue down to a 20 minute commute that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> thanks julie. a big week in politics republican presidential candidates keeping busy in south carolina, ahead of saturday 's primary. on capital hill, congress starts a new session. joining us, democr

please say good morning once again to tucker barnes. >> hello, tucker. >> how are you?e today's question. >> we'll jump right in because there is a lot to talk about with this question. time now no ask the weather guys, segment where tucker barnes and i put our big heads together to answer your most pressing questions, weather- related or otherwise. today's question comes from brodine brown. i'm sorry if i'm not pronouncing your name correctly. she writes: es: if you live in an apartment, you know. all great questions. we'll jump right in. here is the first thing i want to tell you. you go out to california, you are on one of these shows, you tape it, you win prizes, you are all excited and you come home and maybe you tell your friends. first of all, most of the shows don't want to you talk about it. when you tape the show and when the show airs, very different date t could air a couple of months later or a year later in some strange circumstances. whatever you win, all of that, you don't get it until the show airs. it is all pegged to the air date of the show. unless i

. >> tucker barnes also near and dear to my heart we don't go all the way back but we go back. >> we go way back at this point alison. >> this morning alone. >> absolutely right. feels like years and years, look at your fog forecast, still a dense fog advisory, i got it to north and west, looks good thank you to the map, actually filled in an hour ago, as out towards montgomery county howard county, anne arundel, maryland, still under fog advisory until 10:00 a.m. this morning, louden county fairfax county virginia, you too. visibility a quarter mile or less in many spots, once you get rid of the fog, nice day beautiful day high temperatures back into the 50s. well into the 50s. 55 for a daytime high. 43 washington, 48 naval air station, 52 ocean city temperatures are going to be warm era lot more sunshine. sentinel satellite, half clearing taking place, just got to lose the fog and a beautiful afternoon before you get out and enjoy. 5 day forecast, 55 today and maybe some rain here by thursday. all right more details on the forecast in just a minute want to remind you, sign up for f

. >>> tucker barnes is in the weather center downstairs with the latest on today's cold forecast. >> you said it, cold temperatures to start your morning. in the teens and low 20s. we will warm up into the low 40s later this afternoon, clouds increasing. maybe a few snow showers later tonight. reagan national, 27 degrees. northwest washington, 26 degrees now. 24 baltimore. 18 hagerstown. 15 winchester. shower activity, snow shower activity to our north and west. and the cloud cover into eastern ohio. that will get in here shortly. more sunshine the next couple of hours and mostly cloudy later this afternoon. see the white? that's light snow towards chicago. that will try to sneak across the mountains. doesn't have a lot of moisture. it's a clipper system. at least the possibility of snow showers tonight. here's your forecast. early sun, afternoon clouds. 43 your daytime high. more details on the possibility of wintry weather coming up. back to you. >>> tucker, thank you very much. the big story this morning, a generous donation to help repair the washington monument. >> damage of cou

tucker barnes is looking at these temps. >> very cold start to the day, hang in there later this afternoon we will warm to low 40s. warmer than what we had for the weekened. temperature at regan national 25 degrees, lots of teens around the area as well. 18 baltimore, 18 win chester, 17 dulles, ocean city getting in on the cold 18 for you down at the board walk again. very very frigid start to your day but with sunshine and warmer temperatures on the way it should feel better this afternoon. >> looking at our satellite radar, just satellite, generally sunshine to start your day clouds out of the west will move in later this afternoon and tonight. mostly sunny day and then should get some rain back in the forecast tonight and for your morning commute tomorrow. changes in the way some rain showers returning overnight there you go sunshine warmer this afternoon. 42 close to where we should be temperature wise this time of year. more details in just a minute. lauren demarco is in and has your very latest. >>> we've got reports of a new issue on the belt way, prince georges county outer loop, 4

time now to turn things over to tucker barnes to see what else is in store with our day today as far as the weather is concerned. lots of clouds, some on again, off again rain showers. it won't rain all day today but you've got to be prepared for kind of scattered showers now and then. >> be ready just in case. >> the bus stop, they will probably encounter a shower or two. >> jacket, umbrella. >> temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s. it will feel more spring-like than wintry later today. 41 degrees. we've fallen to 41 at reagan national. humidity, 79%. win are light. that is why we get the fog redeveloping. the fog is not as dense as a couple mornings earlier in the week. light showers moving through during your overnight hours. just enough to wet the roadways. you can see very scattered in nature. much of the area is just experiencing cloud cover as you get up and out the door. winter weather there to the north. a winter weather advisory across portions of pennsylvania as they are getting a mixed bag of wintry precip. for us, just lick --like -- liquid in the form of rain drops

. >> it is and yet that is another song that tucker barnes has on vinyl. >> i do.olk, if you ever have a chance to do karaoke with tucker barnes, that is a fun night right there. 395 headed up to the pentagon, ease you ride into the parking lot. no problems headed up and across the 14th street bridge inbound. we do have i tree blocking a portion of glen mill road. it is blocked off at veirs mill drive. this will impede your commute. glen mill remains closed until further notice. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> coming up next hour, the cookies, the pies, all of those holiday treats. i had a lot of them. >> it is time to work it off. that annual tradition and wear here to help you kick off 2012 on the right foot with some real of thetic tips. that is what we like. realistic tips to get new shape. that is coming up. take the finish challenge. my name is ashley and my blog is not without salt. when i take pictures of my food, you don't want to see spots on the dishes. i was using cascade actionpacs. they just didn't have that spot free look. when i to

we are joined by tucker barnes as always to let us know what is going on out on the road -- not the roadways, but across the area and indeed the roadways are wet. >> we'll just throw that on you too. >> in addition to my tweeting duties at fox 5. >> yes. >> very important. >> more and more. >> julie is on top of t we have to catch up with her. let's get right to it. i want to show you the radar. the showers continue across the area. most of the showers overnight here and for the past couple of hours have been south and south and east of the city. you can see those falling at the moment there into southern maryland and down across the bay out towards cambridge and easton. still get something showers. for the rest of us, we have had some rain overnight. most the area roadways are indeed wet and we have more rain on the way out to the west. a wet morning commute. kids headed to the bus stop. probably need a jacket. it is not terribly cold out there but it will be wet here for the next couple of hours. 43 the winning number at the local area airports. get ready for a mild day. how about high tem

the segment where tucker barnes and i -- where is the music or the thunder?sed it. >> there is animation. >> it must be broken. >> along with the other thing that fell off the set. >> tucker and i put our big heads together to answer your most pressing questions. today's questions comes from gene siezler. he writes when was our area's latest first snow and are we approaching a record any time soon, this being january 3rd and we haven't had any significant snow yet. we have had a trace of snow fall at reagan national airport. the official reporting station for washington there. why don't you all guess? >> february 20th. >> really? >> have we had winters where we didn't have any snow? >> that is what i would say. >> okay. >> tucker. >> would you like me to answer it. >> i want to thank gene because it's great question. i love these kind of questions. i have a whole sheet of data that i have been exploring very carefully. the answer is fascinating. we have not officially had our first snow this year because we picked up a trace in october. you nope many ever you

ladies and gentlemen, please say good morning once again to tucker barnes. >> hi, tucker. >> how areou? >> good. >> looking forward to this question. >> it is a good question. it is now time to ask the weather guys. guys. it is the segment where tucker barnes and i put our big heads together to answer your most pressing questions, weather- related or otherwise. today's question comes from elizabeth soren who writes, why is the sport we call soccer in america called football in almost every other country? good question. we kind of have to flip it though because it is not so much about what we call it here. it is about what they have called it elsewhere traditionally over the years because soccer -- what we call soccer here as been around for many, many, many, many years. in fact, the first use ever the term football was hundreds of years ago to describe -- and for many, many, many years, hundreds of years, right up to recent times, the term football, which was very common, referred to any variety of games that involved kicking of a ball or something like that. early on, it didn't invo

that's for sure, tucker barnes. what did you say, like 20s?> i think it is the codest it's been in the district -- i think the it is the coldest it's been in the district this season. >> yeah, one of the coldest mornings of the season. a cold weekend too. even with sunshine yesterday, i was out if a bit an only in the mid-30s, it's he cold. improving conditions in the form of warmer temperatures later today. we'll be in the low 40s and back into the 50s by tomorrow. so the cold is not going to stick around forever. let's kick it off. take a look at these temperatures. as mentioned now, reagan national, 25 degrees. 25 in washington. lots of scenes teens breaking out here to the west and to the north. manassas, 16 degrees. 18 out at dulles and in winchester, martinsburg, you are now 14. you get the idea. it is one of our coldest mornings so far this season. 1 in baltimore. 28 the warm spot in annapolis and still, that is several degrees below freezing. looking at our satellite-radar, should be a nice holiday for you. we'll wake up with plenty of

. >> let's get right to weather because tucker barnes has to tell us all about the cold that is moving in for us here. >> don't be fooled. it is cold. temperature are in the teens. we have got 15, 16 degrees in places like culpeper and it will be a cold start to the day. >> that shot looks clear. >> it is quieter. we lost the wind but maybe some snow showers tonight. >> look at how stress -- maybe some snow showers. >> he is kind of excited. >> nothing to get me out of school tomorrow. sunshine, cold temperatures to start your day. here in washington, we are in the upper 20s at the moment. your sunrise at 7:24. the clouds we'll move in a little later this afternoon. here are your cold temperatures. 27 as mentioned at reagan national. 24 in baltimore. ocean city, maryland, good morning. you are 27 degrees. patuxent naval air station, 29. and chilly there off to the north and west. winchester, 16 at the moment. forecast for today, sunshine but chilly particularly the first half of your day. seasonal temperatures later this afternoon. we will be mostly cloudy by the time the kids get out

tucker barnes is standing by to tell us what we might expect. maybe a wintry mix. >> hi, tony. you are hinting. cold air is working in from the north and west. 32 in fredericksburg, 23 in haggerstown. ocean city in the 40s about an hour ago. we should wake up with a decent amount of sunshine. the clouds will move in quickly ahead of the next system and we have in the forecast a potential for, as tony mentioned, some wintry weather around here, starting later this evening overnight tonight into early saturday morning. want to show you the vie advisories that already have been posted. there is indication these may expand a little further easement out towards haggerstown, all under a winter storm watch. there is concern of ice accumulation. the main event is going to be sleet and freeing rain. because of that, we have a storm watch. >> early sunshine, chilly temperature, 38 the daytime high. let's do some traffic. julie wright is there this morning. >> we are checking out the current sky fox. we'll get to the live shot in a minute. they are hovering over an accident on 28 and comp

. >>> all right we are going to turn to tucker barnes to get the latest on what is going on. a couple different problems across the region. he has the latest right now hey, tucker good morning. >> good morning. freezing fog, a little freezing mist, drizzle in spots we are not quite done with it yet. by mid-morning temperatures should bump above the freezing mark. several hours here where it will be touch and go. most of the light freezing rain, the freezing drizzle has not been picked up on radar you can see we are getting a few echos out to the west, front royal and south and west of hagerstown starting to pick up freezing rain but generally speaking, we are getting reports of mist and again, some freezing fog, particularly north and west of the city, that will be with us for several more hours. freezing rain advisory in effect until 9:00 a.m. this morning, counties off to the north and west, including, montgomery, you are under that. much of the area, at or below the freezing mark. 33 washington. baltimore, dulles 31 degrees, win chester, hagerstown 30. a few more hours here

tucker barnes joins us now to talk more about what is happening with the weather. >> the last tim we talked about 40s in the morning was yesterday morning. >> okay. whatever! >> let me show you the light shower activity across the area. we've already had a of light showers move through. it won't be raining here all day. we will have clouds around all day and temperatures in the 40s. it will be comfortable with temperatures in the mid- to upper 40s. let's go to the temperature now at reagan national, 42 degrees. winds are out of the north and east at five miles per hour. forecast for today, lots of clouds around. showers will be intermittent for the first part of the day. temperatures late this afternoon in the low 50s. more details in just a minute. back to you. >> thank you. >>> an ex-marine from alexandria is expected to plead guilty today to charges that he fired shots at a handful of military related targets including the pentagon. he is due in court for a plea agreement hearing. >>> a new study recommends more than three dozen schools in some of d.c.'s poorest neighborhoods be s

let's get the latest now from tucker barnes. he has more on the weather. >> isn't it incredibly bright on me. >> we have sun in the studio. you look very hot this morning. >> let's get right to the maps. it is cold out there. temperatures in the 20s and low 30s and it will be a cold, cold day. definitely want to be ready here for the coldest day of the season. so yesterday, breezy, cool. >> today, colder? >> today, breezy and cold. our high temperatures will only be in the low 30s this afternoon. these temperatures should actually tumble a few more degrees before sunrise. 29 in ocean city. 26 in hagerstown. looking at our satellite-radar, a few streamers coming in from the lakes. translation-- >> lake effect snow? >> yep, a few flurries out there. the best chance will be across the northern tier of the north and west. if you are off to the north and west, you have a better chance of seeing a few flurries. don't be shocked in you don't see a few flurries. we will have a pretty good deck of clouds working in from time to time as w

we say good morning again to tucker barnes.he forecast which is windy and the picture which is so cute. >> so cute. we gotta warm up, don't we allison. >> that's right, the warmup factor. >> let's get down to business, my first 5 photo of the day, it's a two-for-one special, everybody. >> hello, beautiful baby. >> getting a little bonus here. this is 3-year-old christian and 9-month-old parker, everybody. >> how cute. >> and they're doing something many siblings don't do, allison, they're playing some sibling love. >> i love it. may they always say this lovey dovey. >> how do the girls get along, by the way? >> you know. it's good. it's all good for the most part. >> some days are better than others? >> some days are better than others, you got that right. >> looks like christian and parker are getting along just fine. >> so cute. >> want to thank you for sending in your picture. beautiful kids. i hope they are nice and warm today because it's going to be cold outside. maybe not the best day to hit the playground. you might wan

. >> wow, finally, tucker barnes is serving up some good news. i like it. on the roads early, we had the crash eastbound 6629 gainesville. most of the activity now tying up just one lane as you guys travel inbound. this is a live shot of traffic coming through manassas and right now the lanes are open. no problems to report at this time but again, it is eastbound 66 approaching 29 in gainesville where we had a lane blocked. westbound lanes are open. southbound 270 in good shape leaving germantown at this point. beltway looks good traveling between college park and bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> all right. our big story, tensions are rising between occupy d.c. protesters and police as an unwelcome deadline quickly approaches. >> starting today, park officials will begin enforcing a no camping law at freedom plaza and macpherson square. the protesters are not going down without a fight. stacy cohan has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. there was quite a confrontation here yesterday and a video posted online. you can see polic

time to get a quick check on the weather with tucker barnes. >> good morning. temperatures are warming up. generally a beautiful afternoon with temperatures in the others. let's kick it off and look at our radar. there is some fog particularly north and west of the city and a dense fog advisory as you get further north and west up into northern maryland. but you can see we've got a couple of frontal systems and a cold front that will be out to the west that should be working through. currently, warmer temperatures, 43 in washington. humidity, 97%. so the fog is not too far away. it still feels kind of soupy out there. early fog becoming sunny and check out your high temperatures. how about mid-50s. yeah, wisdom, that is something you can live with. >> love it. >> more details on the weather coming up in a minute. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> some of our top stories this morning, clean-up efforts begin in the south after extreme weather rips through that area. tornadoes in alabama killed 2 people and left hundreds of others hurt. tornadoes also touched do

time to get a quick check of the weather with tucker barnes. >> a little more enthusiasm. i guess you could say warm. temperatures will be 20 degrees higher than average. >> i know it will be warm but for some people it seems cool for this time of day. >> it should be a beautiful day. we'll be bright and sunny throughout the day. 42 right now at reagan national. the wind out of the south and west today five to 10 miles per hour and your pressure is up as that area of high pressure that gave us a nice day yesterday will give us a warm day today. sunshine, warm temperatures. we'll fool the birds and the bees and the plants and flowers later this afternoon. it will feel like spring. maybe 65, 66 degrees at 2:00 or 3:00 today. back to you. >> thank you. >>> some of our top stories, it is primary day in florida. in just a few hours, voters will start heading to the polls to pick a republican presidential candidate. after days of heavy campaigning in the sunshine state, mitt romney enters today as the favorite leading newt gingrich by double digits in most polls. >>> so far, no

let's say god morning to tucker barnes to get the latest. >> technically, we're not halfway through the workweek yet because we're just starting the day. >> it feels like it. >> we had a holiday on monday. >> let's stick to the weather. >> we have a cold front coming through and that will deliver colder, blustery conditions. our high temperatures are right now. later this afternoon, we'll be in the upper 30s and low 40s. check out ocean city. they are still enjoying balmy temperatures at 57. hagerstown, 38. winchester, 41. the trend will to be drop these temperatures and we just won't get a chance to rebound later this afternoon as we continue to have the very strong winds. sentinel radar, one or two flurries, showers out to the west, particularly north and west up towards hagerstown f you are watching up there, you can get a few flurries. i guess one or two of those could sneak further east but generally, we'll be drying out. an increase in the sunshine from yesterday. noticeably cooler today. really windy conditions this morning. >> thank you. let's check in with julie wright to get t

let's say hello to tucker barnes now. cold, teens. >> nothing like getting in the car when it is 15 degrees. >> i bundled up today. so i felt pretty good otherwise if after he got a big coat on. >> it's cold. >> it is. >> cold here to stay at least for the morning hours. pretty impressive stuff here. we're 13 here in northwest washington. that is the actual air temperature and we have a bit of a wind chill so these temperatures feel even colder with winds out of the north and west at about 10 miles per hour. we'll look at the graphics? >> let's just look at us. >> we'll just hang out. here are some temperatures for you. we're currently 17 in washington. the come pirate is cold. >> they're cold too. >> check out winchester now. -- the computer is cold. i'll show you wind chill temperatures in a minute here. patuxent naval air station, 20 degrees. you get the idea, coldest air yet this season. we have another cold day in store with high temperatures only expected in the mid-30s. that being said, it will feel a little better

tucker barnes is here. >>> windy conditions. a wind advisory to the north and west. that will join us about 9:00 this morning but the cold front is coming through. a few rain showers mixing in with snow flakes out west. shower activity continuing throughout the area, most up near 270, montgomery county. north and west of frederick, we're getting a mix changing over to snow up near hagerstown. it could even mix here in the immediate washington area in the next hour or so. temperatures are falling pretty quick. let's switchgears and go to our temperature. it's now 42 at reagan national. 70% humidity. there's the wind out of the west at 23 gusting to about 30. the pressure is way down there. cold and windy today. should be a dry one but with afternoon highs, you're pretty much looking at them. about 40. i think it will feel colder yesterday when we were in the upper 50s. >>> in this morning's top stories, health problems forcing vincent mayor gray to call for occupy protesters to be kicked out of mcpherson veer. he says they should relocate. he says it is infested with

let's say hello to tucker barnes, get the latest on your weather. is it going to warm up? >> a little bit. a cool are day and you will want a jacket. maybe a shower or two this afternoon. there you go. we have a developing storm system to our south. most of the energy with this within will stay to our south down towards the virginia- carolina border but a few of those showers are expected to slip to the north and it is possible our southern viewers could see a few showers. for the rest of us, mostly cloudy skies expected today. starting cold, 34 in washington. most of the area at or below freezing. we will be in for a cooler day than what we've been getting used to around here. forecast for today, clouds, cool, could be a shower or development best chance south. highs, low 40s. pretty typical for this time of year. more details in just a minute. back to you. >> thank you. >>> some of our top stories we are following, an emotional night into arizona as congresswoman gabrielle giffords took the stage to mark the one-year anniversary of the deadly tucson shooting rampage. the

let's say hello to tucker barnes to get a look at the weather. at least, it feels cold. >> you got it. we'll get downright frigid over the next couple of days. we'll have windy cans as well. let's do thd radar, quiet as far as any precip falling. you can see not a whole lot to show you. we've got one or two snowflakes out to the west. we should be dry. there might be a flurry or two for a few of our viewers here during the early-morning hours. right now at reagan national, 41 degrees. it feels colder than that. mix in the winds out of the north and west at 14 miles per hour and that is a combination for a cold day. it will feel like 30s out there throughout the day. breezy and chilly. there should be some sunshine. high temperatures in the low 40s. it only gets colder from here. details on that coming up in just a minute. >>> some of the top stories we are following, police are working to confirm the identities of two victims who died in a new year's car crash. this happened along jones bridge road in bethesda, maryland. two passengers, a male an

tucker barnes will be up in a couple moment s with the latest on traffic, sorry with more on weatherfic, here is julie wright. >>> wait a minute something happen i don't know about. >> no. >> but i can do the weather because it is always nice and sunny in my world. >> well, yes, your world is different from the rest of us. >> there is rainbows and unicorns. >> yeah. >> come visit any time. all right, here you go, if you are travelling into southeast washington, not an easy commute, i've had a bunch of callers and people hitting me up on twitter since they made that lane configuration, that changed 295, and howard bridge we have seen different action dents on several days here the latest crash occurred 295 before the 11th street bridge it is now gone and the speed is improving north of the belt way, leaving 295 headed up north of the belt way headed up to what was our accident scene. out to the west, 66, not only is congested as you leave vienna, down to 44 miles an hour we had that earlier accident as you travel inbound approaching virginia visitors center. on the brake side of manas

that is a look at weather coming up in a few moments, tucker barnes will be here with the latest forecasttion for you since it is so cold here would you like to head to miami? >> what is the temperature in miami? >> 42 degrees with wind chill of 39. >> in miami? >> in miami. >> that ain't right. that model, that computer model is wrong. what about san diego? we will go the san diego. >> i will look at that one for you. >> all right tony on the roads a doozy of a morning inbound 50, struggling to get in out of buoy, i just spoke with nicole she is telling me they are on the scene of crash, stay to the right to get by. the parkway is grid locked delays out of laurel headed into northeast. georgia avenue lanes are open travelling north and southbound, we had the accident activity west of georgia, police officers on is scene, this crash involving a pedestrian that was struck also find lanes open, top side of the belt way, travelling between college park bethesda, over the potomac, headed over to the southeast, southwest freeway that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> new details th

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this morning we will tell you how it compares to coffee at several other places. >>> all right tucker barnesgood morning. >> weather will be milder today, expecting highs in the low 50s and we get rid of our storminess from yesterday, still a little fog out there in spots. a look at temperatures cold overnight most

. >> tucker barnes, we have all been there. we'll tell you more about that story but looks like he is trying to walk across the street in the crosswalk. >> i can't see anything, allison. >> all i hear is music in my head all the time. let's get to the satellite picture for you. it is going to be a beautiful friday, beautiful start to the week, temperatures will be trending well above normal and we are expecting highs, believe it or not, for some of us, in the sixties. there is the cloud cover across parts of the area here but most of the region, it's just sunshine now and should be a bright and sunny day. will be some high cloudiness from time to time. temperatures expected to be as much as 15 to 20 degrees above yesterday. should be a nice day. 39 in washington, 46 in quantityco. temperatures will be off and running shortly. 46 in annapolis and 30 in frederick. here is the forecast for today. lots of sunshine. just plain warmth afternoon, 5 your daytime high. back to you, tony. >>> tick, thank you very much. this morning's big

>> probably not might want to cut that to three layers or so. >>> all right let's check with tucker barnesst hi tucker >> hey, sarah i am deeply suspicious of this super bowl diet i will stay tuned. >> really? >> it is super bowl. >>>i will ask