gets heavier there from upperville down toward front royal, out toward amissville. back toward culpeper, things get lighter. the first batch of heavier showers will be coming through. there's the break but more showers as well. we start mild. this in the 60s. beverly farmer, good tuesday morning. >>> so far it is a good tuesday morning despite the forecast, howard. checking out the ride for folks that come north out of fredricksburg if through stafford county, early on we see volume delays heading toward quantico but the pace north of joplin road triangle northbound 95 not too bad. heading on up into woodbridge, all lanes are open. 66 travelers good start heading toward manassas, centreville and the beltway. washout for most of the overnight work way. beltway through falls church, lanes are open as you wake your way into balances -- make your way into balancesston. so far so good the trip along the maryland beltway. incident free. getting to the work zone on the outer loop past new hampshire avenue, all lanes should be reopened from the overnight crew. they were wor

back toward aldie and upperville. look at this just outside of fauquier county going west on 66. all of this is moving northeast from warrenton south we have heavier showers and lighter stuff from charms and st. mary's -- charles and st. mary's counties coming out of virginia. it's going to be somewhat active with the rain and maybe a rumble or to of thunder. temperatures in the low to mid- 60s. we're still 72 in town. 73 in reedville and 70 in newland from our weather watchers. outside on our michael & son weather camera, cloudy skies. 72 here at the noon hour with winds south, southwest at 14. that's bringing in the low level moisture. it's also bringing in some of the warmth we've had where nighttime temperatures stayed in the 60s. you can see a wider picture, a push of the showers and some isolated thunder moving north and east. behind it cooler, drier air coming in behind the front. that's what's going to move in for tonight. south and east of town we're also worried about the threat, maybe a strong thunderstorm or two especially -- actually, this is even better news. earlie

they found her body in july when her horse caught on fire in upperville, virginia. the sheriff's depu of manassas ruled her death a homicide. >> i feel horrible, devastated. i just never stop thinking about it. i just don't know how to cope with it. >> greenhall wrote for the winchester star newspaper. she reported on frederick county government and covered the local equestrian community. the sheriff's office is working with the fbi to solve the murder mystery. >>> metro blames stolen electronics for a spike in its latest crime report. the transit agency says crime is up almost 7% between january and now compared to last year. 79% of reported cases involve property damage, such as car break-ins, thefts, and arson. the other 21% include robbery, assault, rape, and homicide. those cases were reported at the anacostia rail spags. that was covered by college park and gallery place. >>> tomorrow the transit agency will hear plans to accommodate the inauguration crowd. metro plans to create a specially priced commemorative smart trip card. riders will have to pay peak tim

sarah libby greenhall was found dead inside her burning upperville home in july.his afternoon we learned it wasn't the fire that killed her. it was a gunshot wound to the neck. that, according to the medical examiner. greenhall worked for the winchester star. her mom is hopeful an arrest will be made in her daughter's death soon. >>> a one community, two-group homes and neighbors who say they're frankly fed up with the whole thing. this is in clarksburg, maryland where a mentally ill man died yesterday after being pepper sprayed by police. scott broom with more. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in montgomery county where police are investigating the death of a schizophrenic man who died after being pepper sprayed while being arrested. meanwhile residents of the neighborhood he died are asking questions about the group home he lived in. 39-year-old nathan jones died yesterday after being pepper sprayed by police and going unconscious. today jones' mother says he is not eager to point fingers of blame until an investigation is complete. >> i wish i could have been there

northeast, light showers there but as we go west, as we get west of here, western loudoun county, upperviller to winchester, approaching cross junction, moderate to rain showers. as you head south into sperryville, madison, culpeper county, more moderate showers. these are all lifting toward the northeast so they'll be tracking up toward northern fauquier county. you go south back to i-64, another break. not going to be raining all day but there will be scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, especially through the morning hours. temperatures, they're certainly mild. we're in the upper 50s here. mid-60s on top of d.c. upper 60s in annapolis. let's check in with beverly farm we are the latest timesaver traffic. >>> good morning. you mentioned the issue with the weather. it rained out some of the construction but not all of it. heading to the airport northbound 295, the bw parkway, a work crew. southbound 95 they're working south of route 32 with a couple of lanes blocked. two right lanes blocked with that construction that should be pulling out of there the next half-hour. the beltway a

all of this lifting north toward front royal and up toward upperville and aldy.hose areas will -- aldie. those areas will be seeing this moving in the next 40 minutes. down toward warrenton and culpeper, the more moderate rain shower. there's more rain behind that. 65 right now for washington with upper 50s in the shenandoah valley. fredricksburg is 64. we've got 67 degrees in prince frederick this morning. easton 64 and pax river naval air station 69 degrees. outside on our michael & son weather camera, cloudy skies, 65. sun rise isn't till 7:05 this morning. look at dew point up to 60. a sign of the mugginess that has come back. as a warm front lifts this way, you can see the showers and storms back into western north carolina, eastern gulf of mexico. this is headed for us for later this morning and toward the middle of the day especially. so today upper 70s to even around 80 with scattered showers and maybe even a rumble or two of thunder. for tonight we've got temperatures dipping into the 60s. tomorrow 84. and then thursday 82. actually it should be green al

sarah libby greenlaw was found dead inside her burning upperville home in july. yesterday police say the fire did not kill her. it was a gunshot wound to her neck. she worked for the winchester star. her mother is hopeful an arrest will be made soon. >>> 4:35. the state of florida says a patient there has died from fungal meningitis. >> if confirmed, it would be the 12th death nationwide linked to a tainted steroid injection. teresa garcia has the latest. >> it has a strong -- >> reporter: george kerry and his family are in mourning and in fear. >> we are trying to keep ourselves together and focus right now on healing ourselves. >> reporter: kerry's wife lillian died last week of a stroke. she was diagnosed with fungal meningitis after receiving an injection of a tainted steroid. george received similar injections and is awaiting test results to see if he is also infected. >> i think that right now the grief and disbelief that something like this could happen is still there. >> reporter: on tuesday new jersey became the tenth state to report an infection. 119 ca

they're west of town getting into western loudoun county from purcelville back down toward upperville. then you go down 17 into central fauquier county toward warrenton. we have a few heavier showers. lighter stuff getting over to almost dale city, quantico, fredricksburg. we have a couple of heavier showers there as well. all of this scattered shower activity moving to the northeast. it will be drifting eastward with the showers moving north on it. that's why we'll be wet here for the morning rush again. nothing like a couple mornings ago but any rain will certainly slow things down. there's our warm stuff south and east. 75 the patuxent river naval air station. 64 in cumberland. that's not bad at all for this time of year. here in town we have a 71- degree reading. looking outside on our weather camera, we're dry, cloudy but good visibility this morning with the 71-degree reading. humidity way up at 90%. at the moment there are no winds to speak of. look at the cold air coming into the country. wow, temperatures this morning 20s and 30s in the northern rockies. snow is flying. there

heavy rain around upperville. up it's still coming down. somebody asked me about this whole on the map. there's no eye to this storm. it could be just a software issue. there's no conspiracy here. i didn't mention it, it's not a big deal. 36 in dek on the wind guests, 28 in andrews and 25 at the packs naefl air station. cambridge, 43, chilly. winchester 39. the know is flying and the wind chill is 18. wind chills will be a factor all day. you need something to keep you dry and warm. we have some water hitting the camera glass there object -- on the outside. temperatures on the chilly side, 44 with moderate rain and breeze out of the south, southwest at 20 mile s an hour. the humidity 85%. snowfall, just want to quickly tell you we still have the blizzard warnings about 2,000 feet. they did drop them to south western virginia. we have had some reports in winter green. a going to -- it's going to be mt. mt. -- it's going to be mt. mountain a -- it's going to be in the mountains that gets hammered. if you need to travel there, just forget it.

her body found in her burning home in upperville. so far, no arrests in her death. greenhall worked for the winchester star. >>> a prince georges county sheriff deputy facing a $15 million lawsuit. he was accused of raping an inmate last summer. now the woman's lawyer says the deputy took pictures of her naked inside a holding cell. fox 5's paul wagner has the story. >> on june 19 of this year, precious reaves was locked up on a theft charge and scheduled to go before a judge in this upper marlboro courthouse. but according to police, she was escorted to a holding cell where she was ordered to disrobe by uniformed deputy. although fox 5 does not identify sex assault victims, reaves, through her attorney, decided ed to go public. the deputy took breaks during the assault to attend to his job. >> his walkie talkie went off. he said stay naked, i'll be right back. goes outside the cell, comes back, and begins to have sex with her again. >> his client felt she had no choice but do what the deputy said. >> she didn't see other guards. all she heard was someone calling on

firefighters found the 48-year-old's body in july when her house caught fire in upperville, virginia. the chief medical examiner's office in manassas ruled her death a homicide. three months after her death, her mother still has questions. >> well, i was very surprised when i heard that because, obviously, it was a murder because we didn't know that in the beginning. we just knew that she had died. so when you hear that, i can't even process that, that why would she know anyone so violent? >> sarah wrote for the with the "winchester star" newspaper. they're working to solve the murder mystery. >>> new this morning, fire fears lead to the biggest car recall since the mid-'90s. >>> also an attack caught on camera. what makes it so troubling to police. >>> a florida woman caught a lightning strike on video. she happened to be recording the storm at the time because she likes the sound of rain. a bolt of lightning hit the neighbor's tree and burst into flames in naples, florida. no one was hurt, but the lightning destroyed the outer lighting unit on the trees. >> that's right. that will g

her body was found in a burning upperville home. a medical examiner ruled she was shot in the neck. no one has been arrested at this point. she works for the winchester star. >>> a meningitis outbreak that sickened peekpeople in several states is growing in virginia now. coming up, find out where health officials say the majority of cases are being found. >> and later, a man dies during an eating contest. wait until you hear about the bizarre challenge. we'll be right back. be right b take away his toys and he'll play with a stick. take away their bikes and they'll still find a way to get where they're going. but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do... ...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. [ female announcer ] he says... president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. [ female a

sarah libby greenhalgh was found dead inside her burning upperville home in july. yesterday police confirmed the fire did not kill her. it was a gunshot wound to her neck. she works for the winchester star. >>> robert stevens is in hot water after he admitted to cutting down trees overlooking the c&o canal in potomac. he said 25,000 square feet of trees in the merry go round enclave off river road were removed. a lawyer for stevens said he had the woods thinned out because last june's derecho caused so much damage on his property. the executive paid a $1,000 fine and is working with the county to restore the land. >>> it 16:12. another death possibly related to the outbreak of fungal meningitis. >> federal health officials say the problem is only going to get worse from there. 9news now is back in two minutes. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now. it's 5:15. what do we talk about first thing in the morning? food. yesterday we marked the 19th anniversary and bacon with cake is really good. >> the cake with strawberries in the middle. >> can we savor your fore