he is joining us from west virginia.he fact that that ad with you holding the gun is real. you and i antelope hunted in wyoming. i know that was not just a political gain for you. welcome. good to have you here. >> mike, how are you? good to be with you. >> there was a very interesting moment. you went against your own party on the senate floor. >> why would we do that why would he double down on a policy that didn't work? the answer is simple for short term political gain. they are willing to fight over how we should pay for a failed program that jep arred ties d - jeopardizes the way we pay for retirement. >> i want to do everything i can to put money back into the pockets of hard-working middle class families. i am sure my colleagues democrats and republicans would wish for the same. the thing that i think is wrong is de funding social security. that is the hallmark of franklin dell another roosevelt. when he put that in place he put a balance to where employers or employees would be paying into this and we would neve

senator joe manchin is joining us from west virginia, i can attest to the fact that that's ad is realntelope hunted together in wyoming and that was not a political game for you. good having you here. >> good to be with you. >> mike: you know, there was a very interesting moment this week. you went against your own party after the senate floor. >> why would we double down on a policy that didn't work? the answer is simple, for the sake of a short-term political gain and leaders of both parties and president are willing to fight how we should pay for a failed program that jeopardizes the fundamental way we pay for our retirement security in this country. >> mike: let's talk about that, why? >> mike, first, let me tell you i want to do everything in my power to put money back in the politics of the hard working middle class families and strong that everyone with wish for the same. the thing i think is absolutely wrong, defunding social security. that, that is the hall mark of franklin delano rose development and when he put that in place he put a balance to where the employers and emplo

senator manchin is a democrat from west virginia and he joins us now. with republicans on this measure and how will that help the 55,000 unemployed residents of your state? >> well, we're not sure yet how the bill will come to us. i can tell you it did pass from the house. martin, my biggest concern has been social security. first time, franklin roosevelt, our great president, basically put social security in place as a partnership between employers and employees. when we retire we would have something. he even went so far to say those darn politicians won't be able to touch this. i've put it to where it is a legal responsibility and a legal obligation that we will pay. it is your money. now all of a sudden last year we took 2% discount. most of the people in my state don't even know they received it help or not, but i want to continue to help. i want to look at tax credits or anything else they would like to look at but i'm concerned about social security. the first thing that i've seen in the bill that came over from the how is that said it would be e

from alabama to eastern canada. there's snow farther west of there. closer to us, just some rain, that area of moving green that is rain. scattered showers from west virginia into northern virginia, the district and maryland, advancing to the north and east. they'll be with us off and on into the afternoon. right now it is mild ahead of that cold front that's out in the midwest. it's in the 50s from the moun ta mountains to the atlantic beaches. for the day today our sunrise will be at 7:12. by then some more rain around as well as off and on through the rest of the day. passing showers are likely. highs reaching low to mid-60s by early afternoon. more rain tonight. a look at your evening planner in ten minutes. eun and joe? >> tom, thanks so much. >> thank you very much. >>> right now crews are cleaning up a tanker truck accident in bowie. route 3 is shut down in both directions at route 450. megan mcgrath is live on the phone with details. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. they were trying to get southbound lanes of route 3 open by 5:00 a.m. they're not quite there yet. they've got sand trucks on the scene. right now they're trying to

number 4, jay rock filler from west virginia at 81 million virginia -- jay rockefeller from west virginia at 81 million warner at 76 million. paul singer is back with us tonight. good to see you again. >> how are you? >> and there is no secret you have to be a -- have money to be a regular number of congress. the surprise is the growing wealth gap between the lawmakers and copstudyients. the media house number of a house member increased but decreased for the american people. any idea why it's grow something. >> the post did a nice job with the story, over 20 years, seeing the dispairt increase. part of what you see happening is -- congressional campaigns cost more money than ever before and they're growing in costs. the people running for congress are wealthier. it requires a wealthier person to run and this whole series of questions, once inning can, can you use your knowledge and influence to increase your investments and wealth. that is trickier to nail down. >> members of congress are not subjected to the same rules you and i are when it comes to what they call insider trading. that may not be what they're call it on the hill, but do the rules ne

us. we see some rain moving from ohio into west virginia. most likely take an umbrella because you might need it on the way home. the clouds will be thickening up. the further we go into the day, the thicker the clouds will get. 42 in jarrettsville. a relatively mild start. it will be a warm afternoon. high temperature between 53 and 58. the best chance for rain will be this afternoon. off and on light rain showers tonight as temperatures drop back into the 30's. a mixture of sun and clouds. that is on friday as the storm pulls away. on saturday, a mixture of sun and clouds. colder over the weekend. there is a chance for some sprinkles or flurries this weekend. temperatures stay in the 40 possible through the beginning of next week. >> thank you. 45 degrees on tv hill. >> we will come back and check the weather and traffic together before you head out to start your day. does the mint hot chocolate make me cool? not really. the new mint hot chocolate from dunkin' donuts. grab the cool sensation of mint today. ♪ oh, what fun it is to... get in

spreading some rain into far western west virginia and then farther to the west of there and the southwest. that's along a warm front that will actually stay away from us as the day progresses. we'll get a mild southerly flow warming us to 40s and low and mid-50s by later this afternoon under a cloudy sky. here is your evening planner. sunset at 4:47 and will be back down into the low 40s by midnight under a mostly cloudy sky. could get rain tomorrow. we'll look at that friday, the weekend, and into next week in ten minutes. danella, good morning. how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> if you're traveling along route 50, not seeing any major issues for you. i'll actually give you a live look right now at 50 on the beltway. not seeing any major issues for you. as you're traveling eastbound on the right side of the roadway, you can see we have truckers just taking a little bit of a break. westbound continuing on the outer loop of the beltway, not seeing any issues at new hampshire avenue. i'll give you a travel speed if you continue on the outer loop of the beltway, make your way from i-95 to i-270, you're at 59 miles per hour. not bad. that takes you ten m

across northern virginia into west virginia, much of maryland just in the low 20s right now. we'll have this clear sky with us this morning. the view from space is showing this clear sky right over most of virginia, west virginia, and maryland. a few clouds on the eastern shore. a few clouds drifting in from the west over the mountains right now, but that bright moon is sparkling in the frost. sunrise at 7:18. we'll get above freezing by midmorning and soar to the 40s and low 50s by early to midafternoon with lots of sunshine. a delightful december day coming up. then increasing clouds tomorrow, highs into the low 50s. cloudy thursday. could get an afternoon or evening shower with highs in the upper 50s. then on friday maybe a little sun in the morning, clouding up in the afternoon. might get a rain shower friday night, it looks like. should be gone by saturday morning followed by a dry and cold weekend. danella, now how's traffic? >>> taking the inner loop of the beltway at old georgetown road. still seeing a water main break in the right shoulder lane. checking cameras in that area, not seeing you guys slow down or impede your traffic

from these pills. >> if you see us in utah, alaska, west virginia, and they forgot cleavland and buffalo and these areery depressing towns. these are very depressing states of the -- depressing states. maybe they should put the amusement parks. >> have you been to cleavland? people apologize when they go to cleavland. >> look at all of the people that are in places like promises rehab. promise you will be back. and it is for prescription drug abuse. look at anna nicole smith, michael jackson, heath ledger. you should earn your per cassettes. >> it was a practice run. >> i agree with you. >> law maz or practice? >> here is the flip side to that. there are a lot of doctors who are legitimately prescribing the pain pills and they end up in jail. and so what we are talking about here is ramping up the war on prescription drugs. the dea is involved and is that what we need? >> we will only need to target the dr. feel good. but there are doctors that won't give you prescriptions unless you come and see them, and you have a real medical condition versus the people that just want to self-medicate because they

us from the great lakes. it has some rain and some snow. some rainshowers coming out of ohio and into west virginia. as we head into the night, some of those rain showers may catch up to us in baltimore. partly cloudy skies to start the night. maybe some rain showers. temperatures will settle back into the 30's. during the day tomorrow, as the storm pulls away, there will be a brief shot of some colder air tomorrow morning. it is going to clear up as we go into new year's eve. it should be no problem turning the page into the new year. some sunshine will break through as we head on into the afternoon. the temperatures are not bad, upper 40's and lower 50's. the temperatures will be in the mid-30's at midnight. the big changes going to comment on monday. an arctic cold front is going to go through on sunday night. it will open the door to all the arctic air that has been bottled up in canada. new year's day, we will still make it up to 53. the fund goes through sunday night and the temperatures drop off. the high temperature on monday will be in the morning. it will drop into the 20's in the afternoo

, warren, clark, and frederick county, west virginia, panhandle of west virginia and western maryland getting a few sprinkles as well. we'll have them with us fromime to time. passing light rain. we're in the mid-40s to 50 in the suburbs and rural areas. little chilly, shenandoah valley into the mountains in the low 40s. low to mid-50s in southern maryland now. here's your day planner. sunrise at 7:23. temperatures near 50 this morning. little light rain off and on through the middle of the day. rain may become heavier later this afternoon. by early afternoon may be near 60 degrees. and then this evening the rain coming down a little bit harder and maybe some thunder and lightning too. all the rain should be ending by midnight. we'll be in the low to mid-50s then. by dawn tomorrow, mid-40s and cloudy. cloudy day thursday. highs again near 60 degrees. could get more rain thursday evening into friday morning. little sun back on friday afternoon. highs mid-50s. getting colder friday night. saturday afternoon partly cloudy, highs near 50. still looking like a chance of rain on christmas day. the latest indications are it would be a smaller chance of

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from us nothing coming down. as a result the clearing skies across west virginia and ohio the colder air is going to spill into here. as a result we'll be chilly all weekend long. that north breeze will keep things really cool today. after the sun goes down this evening the wind will lay back down, clear skies, light winds and very dry air in place will set us up for a cold start tomorrow morning. probably the first freeze of the winter season at national airport. nearly everywhere else has had the freeze. high pressure will guide us with a very winter feel to the weekend. dry days coming for today, tomorrow on into early next week. for today mostly sunny, breezy and cold today with temperatures in the low to mid 40s. again that north wind 10 to 20 miles per hour will want you have an extra scarf on. tomorrow colder. tomorrow's high temperatures upper 30s to low 40s in nnd around the city. here's the all important seven-day forecast 45 today. 43 tomorrow. without the breeze around. and near 50 for monday and tuesday staying dry into early week. as we get towards the middle and later parts of next week another unset

use the windshield wiper this morning. it looks like we have another batch from west virginia. this might skirt through in the morning hours. a lot of it is falling apart. we would be paving the way for a nice saturday afternoon with sunshine and 50s and a few 60s rolling into town. let's take a look to the west. leesburg 45. good morning to the south. fredericksburg is 52. we have 54 at annapolis and 50 on the other side of the bay for'ston and cambridge. this afternoon up to 57. likewise for mana sas. up to the north you'll have a high of 51. a little batch of 60 from charlottesville and a high of 62 in fredericksburg today. so here's the deal. we have some cloud cover with this batch of energy rolling through the atmosphere. it's lifting north ward as a warm front. winds shift to the front and we get some really warm air. tonight for the fireworks over national harbor, the temperature i'm calling for is 45. this is the average high temperature that we have here. we're going to have thatted a midnight. we have fire works at annapolis. temperatures around 44. not too cold and

from chicago through new england, but that's really about it. really no big storms on the way. if you're watching us on wsaz news channel 3 in charleston, west virginia, see christmas trees designed by local artists, model railroads and original artwork at illumination holiday of light at the clay center. that's your early event of the day. >>> thanks so much. here's an early look at this morning headlines in entertainment. megan fox has been grinding her teeth and has nothing to do with michael bay, the "transformers" director who fired her. she say she's wearing a sports mouth guard because her tattoo removal session to laser off marilyn monroe are incredibly painful. apparently she's clenching her jaw so hard she's endangering her teeth. >>> youtuu2 was the top grossinr taking in $156 million. country princess taylor swift tour was a distant second with $97 million. katy perry photographed in hawaii without russell brand and her wedding ring is fueling rumors of some trouble. "us weekly" quotes a source saying a mega fight, not just a fight, a mega fight, between the two led the two to spend holidays apart with brand heading to england. >>> e news

from us. look at the amount of rain already, about half an inch of rain in the mountains of west virginia. by 9:00, 10:00 it it will be changing over to snow. look at the temperatures to our west. because of the data stream -- jet stream, we will see a lot of the moisture coming up the east coast in the form of rain. it will move during the arrests over the next 24 hours. there is the mustard that -- it will be moving towards us over the next 24 hours. some areas as much as 2 inches of rain. at the tail end, that is midnight, 1:00 in the morning until about 3:00 or 4:00, there is a possibility that you would be seeing a bit of slush. on the other hand, these are the areas better under that winter storm watch. the high elevations, out into the blue ridge and the mountains of west virginia. in the meantime, overnight tonight, temperatures are holding in the 50's. tomorrow, it will be rain with temperatures into the mid to high 50's. it will fall into the 40's. for the next seven days, maybe a why stuff like -- wet snowflake. as we head into the weekend temperatures only in the 40's. you can

west virginia, outside of maryland. for us, watch what happens with the weather front. we switch from rain to snow, 10:00, 11:00 p.m.skies will start clearing rapidly. a few clouds left early tomorrow morning. highest elevations early on. the snow may hang on longer, enhance d by the mountains, the altitude there. they could get three to six inches of snow. tomorrow, windy, chilly. you definitely need the coat. switching from the umbrella to the coat. clouds back to the area friday at 7:00 a.m. all in all, a day that will be remembered friday as a mostly sunny day, a chilly day. the cold is here. here is a look at how much snow you'll see. cumberland, three to six inches of snowfall. two to three in westminster, frederick, hagerstown. these are the areas i'm worried about. it's been raining all day. crews haven't gotten out to treat the roads. hagerstown to petersburg. 270 early tomorrow morning, two to three inches of snowfall. may be slick on area roads. depends on the wind. for the most part, this is accumulation here on the grassy surfaces. fox lake, leesburg and sterling, one to two inches of snow mainly on the

us, and especially to the west. and charlottesville, virginia, seeing a quarter inch of rain. and that's all moving from the southwest through the northeast. wet conditions right inside the beltway. as we open it up and expand out, we will show you where there is a lot more rain. the cold front still back in here. back into the areas of ohio and ineds. behind the front, cold air. there is snow falling west of chicago, illinois, and around st. louis and wichita, and this morning, that cold air, temperatures around denver were some 15 to 20 degrees below zero. watch the temperatures over the next couple hours. as we get into the afternoon here, we will see the numbers fall and the temperatures will fall by early thursday morning, and 40 degrees for a temperature, and then they will continue to head down. i think the cold air will come rushing in a little late to meet up with most of the moisture. the best chance of snow on the backside of the system will be up to the north, around frederick county and loudoun county. >>> occasional showers today. midnight, still some wet weather around the area, and tomor

us right now. live view from the sky watcher camera looking into virginia from upper north west. temperatures right now, approach the noon hour, are in the upper 30s to 40 degrees from the blue ridge east of the day and around the eastern shore. farther west, though, just not beginning to get above freezing most locations, mountains as well as the had an dough a valley. view from space showing the high cloud cover drifting over generally from the southwest, heading northeast. and with us off and on into the afternoon. clearing out later tonight and by dawn tomorrow clear and during the day tuesday, lots of sun, bit warmer tomorrow. still chilly. chilly again wednesday. mid 50s thursday with clouds around. it could get a passing shower thursday midday into the evening. then drying out on friday and cold weekend to follow with sunshine. that's the way it looks. we will see you tomorrow. have a good afternoon. >> just better get used to the cold weather. >> it is december. >> all right. thank you, tom. watch this. traffic cop in the philippines is spreading holiday cheer with his th

west virginia and parts of the shenandoah valley, only the low 20s. a frosty cold start. a lot of frost around this morning. clouds drifting in from the west will be with us off and on through the day. there is the first blow of this friday morning showing up on the eastern horizon. live picture from the city camera, and the sunrise will be at 7:08. we'll be above freezing by 9:00. a lot of frost will be melting by then. by noontime, should be near 50, into the mid-50s this afternoon. here's your evening planner. sunset at 4:46. cold start to saturday morning. look at the weekend and next week in ten minutes. danella has a look at the traffic. good morning. >> good morning. happy friday to you. >>> traveling up i-270 in maryland, giving you a look in gaithersburg. chopper 4 is live there now. this is as you head southbound on 270. northbound not seeing any problems at all. southbound seeing a little bit of crowding right around gaithersburg as you head towards rockville. the good news is you're still moving. not seeing any accidents at all along i-270, but you can see the lanes are starting to fill up at this time. if you're making your commute on the bel

west virginia. in binghamton, new york, the storm moved east of us. so for those of you who wanted to see snow and didn't, we'll bring you the snow. they had from three to eight inches of snow from scranton up to binghamton. the storm moved up to the northeast, vermont, new hampshire, maine had four to ten inches of snow. there was a lot of weather with this. fortunately, we for us, we didn't get the snow. 3.1 inches at reagan national. that was a record for the month of december. so, you might have been disappointed you didn't get the snow. at least you weren't scraping your windows this morning. let's talk about the rest of this afternoon. plenty of sunshine. west winds at 13. still gusting close to 20 at this hour. 44 degrees, 45 or so for the high as we get through the afternoon. by 5:00, we're back into the lower 40s and continue to see temperatures drop. winds will get much lighter this evening. they'll turn southerly. 4 miles per hour. calm even. a lot of the winds during the nighttime hours will go dead calm. that allows temperatures to drop into the 20s. there goes the storm. we've got some snows down wind of the lake there in new york

contacting us from connecticut said i can buy lunch from the cafeteria for a month or can save for my daughters prescriptions. prescription deductibles. $40 is big money for us. in west virginia someone wrote in sang after everything that comes out my take-home pay is $150 every two weeks. subtracting 40 would be 110. i can barely get by now. taking 40 away from my pay would just about put me under. this matters, this is real stuff. this is about one under 60 americans and their families. and the impact failure to act would have on them. the voices are growing louder. even in the house now from respected commentators within the conservative our arena. the house needs to act. they're not behaving in the interest of the country. we want to do this together. we want to work with the congress. that is how we achieve a compromise that was co-authored by senator mcconnell. it is time to get this done for the american people. nice to have you in the front row. >> is the white house at odds when heaker betteboehner said there is time to work out a yearlong extension of the tax- cut bill? >> we disagree with that proposition because we need the insurance. we need to make sure that tax

west virginia, only the teens to near 20 there. a few high clouds drifting in from the south. they'll be with us throughout much of the day. sunrise at 7:17. sunshining through the high clouds. get above freezing. and peak in the mid-40s. tonight clear and cold again. another clear start to the morning. afternoon highs low 50s tomorrow. a lot of sun. into the low 50s again on wednesday. increasing clouds. looks like rain by thursday afternoon perhaps into thursday evening as the front sweeps on through. friday, saturday, sunday, we clear out and get cold again. danella, how's traffic? >> cold. back to you. just kidding. >>> light volume if you're taking the beltway at new hampshire avenue. no issues there. as you travel around the beltway, taking the beltway in virginia, again still very cold, but you are in the clear. this is a view at van dorn street. volume is increasing just a bit, but no major delays just yet. if you're traveling around d.c., checking cameras in that area, here's the view right now as you're making your commute. seventh and eighth streets driving around chinatown. traffic very light here and no accide

us today? >> i have dynamite. you have danny. >> i have danny. >> gwen has -- >> litter mates, right? 11 weeks old. >> they are. and laura has dixie. the same litter. came from west virginiar population problem with virginia. litter mates. mom is a terrier mix. we're not sure about dad. >> what do you think? i'm trying to see. >> don't know. >> looks like, yeah, looks like a hound. i'm not sure what dough boy looks like. >> i think he might have wandered in from the neighbor's, i don't know. they're cute and available for adoption. >> ready to go now? >> ready to go now. homes will be screened to make sure we're matching you with the right pet. >> you are in serious business, but the business of love, too. thank you so much. maybe we'll see you before christmas, but happy holidays. >> you, too and thank you for all you do. love you guys. >> i wish you could be on every day. >> we do, too. >> next event is sunday, come out and visit a forever home for all the dogs there, sunday, 1:00 to 4:00. thank you for your assisting, gwen. >> love the puppies. >> we'll be right back.  we need a sofa. something i can stretch out on! ooh... that will go w

from north to south. it's bringing colder air. we could see flurries in the area after midnight. the main areas that will see the snow, western maryland and west virginia. for us a little bit of sunshine back here on sunday. plenty chilly for the weekend. another chilly weekend for us. last weekend was, too. 39 to 43 degrees. a little wet for folks down to the south. it's coat weather for tomorrow morn i morning, again. partly cloudy with a chilly breeze. the wind out of the northwest at 10 to 15. windchills in the 20s. keep that in mind when you are going out. look at the temperature sometimes and think hey, i'll take this coat. i'll be okay. as windy as it's going to be, layer up more. for sunday, we get back to sunshine, 43. another little spike in the temperatures for monday and tuesday. that's going to come ahead of the next batch of rain. we are at 52 degrees on monday. 50 degrees on tuesday. when we get the rain, a big push with a temperature up to 60 degrees on wednesday. wednesday looks as though it will be the wettest day out of the week. it will come with wind, too. we are going to focus on that system as we move forward over the next couple days. a

because while most of us did not see snow, there was snow in the higher elevations out to our west as this all ended yesterday and we want to thank don and regina from west virginia this beautiful picture in. they had about 3 to 4 inches of snow at it an elevation of 3,000 fee. at lower elevations it was close to 1 -- 3,000 feet. at lower elevations it was close to 1,000 feet. meanwhile focusing on the rain, that really was the big story and the rain totals are amazing. for starters reagan 3.1 inches of rain, a new daily rainfall record, a new record for the month of december and the most rain we've had since august 27th when hurricane irene came through. dulles had 2.3, bwi 2.6, but when we look at this whole thing in motion, i was staggered at the amount of rain that came out of places like prince george's county, a lot of problems around upper marlboro. some 4-inch rain totals reported in prince george's county, in charles, in calvert, in anne arundel and these waterways are very full. the storm fortunately is gone. the wind shifted direction. we're hoping the water will begin to ease out of some of these waterways, but it's still pretty dangerous. here comes

virginia tomorrow evening. another batch of precipitation will be brought close to us. that will be an important system to watch because cold air will be coming in from the north and west.showers in the mountains tomorrow. a little bit of precipitation in southern maryland. too far south of us right now, but if it shifted into wintry air, a wintry mix could be possible. sunshine to start the weekend on saturday. but watch this burst of energy come out of the great lakes with the cold air. some snow showers and chilly temperatures up to round out the weekend on sunday. west to northwest winds at 10 to 15 tomorrow and highs mostly in the upper 40's. winds on the bay gusting to 25 knots. a small craft advisory there. out west-that 30's of around deep creek lake -- out west, the highs in the 30's around deep creek lake tomorrow and saturday. a chance of rain tomorrow evening on the lower eastern shore. a high of 54 on saturday and in the 40's on sunday. partly cloudy skies on monday. a little warmer and wet again tuesday and wednesday next week. >> nine years in iraq means lot -- means that nine long years of covering the war for nbc's richard ingalls. >> we will get his vi

host: thanks very much for giving us your views on the deal reached last night and announced in washington. next is a call from west virginia. gerald is a republican. good morning. caller: what i think is that the freshman congressman in the house did the right thing -- congressmen. what is happening right now is senate democrats are running interference for president obama that does not want to build the keystone xl pipeline. that is what they ought to be focusing on. it think the senate republicans helped to do that. why he wants to wait until after the election to make a decision on that is he does not want to build it. if he says it now, he will not get elected. they are running interference for him so he does not have to make a decision before the election. host: thank you, gerald. after the announcement, the majority leader nancy pelosi sent this comment from office. is a victoryement for the american people. they spoke out clearly and the $40 each paycheck will make a difference." another person says it amounts to a christmas gift for president obama -- we heard from mr. webster that the changes in the agreement were

us here for part of the morning because all the fog, though, it's going to be obscured in southern maryland, northern neck, eastern shore. right now shenandoah valley, areas from winchester to west virginia in the mid-30s. closer to washington, upper 30s in prince george's, arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties. these counties in gray have quite a bit of fog. including anne arundel, calvert, st. mary's, southern maryland right there on the tidal potomac is where it's at the thickest. on the eastern shore as well as the northern neck. this fog advisory in effect until 9:00 this morning. a lot of cloudiness coming over us, but it's high cloudiness with a few breaks in the clouds allowing that spectacular sunrise to continue to get more colorful. farther to the west, we have rain in ohio, indiana, and kentucky. just a few seconds later we're getting even more gorgeous color there. the sunlight capturing the bottom of those clouds, absolutely goor justice. sunrise at 7:11. we'll have the fok gone by by midmorning. highs reaching upper 50s to near 60. . >> good morning. we're definitely seeing some congestion in our area. first want to show you i-95 northbound to the exit ramp. exit number

west virginia. around the bay and northern neck, most locations are in the upper 20s to around 30. and the view from space showing some high clouds drifting in, giving us this spectacular sunrise. should be a technicolor sunrise here. that sun is up at 7:17 this morning. and we will have some sun in and out with a few of these clouds from time to time through the rest of the day. highs reaching the mid-40s by midafternoon. here's a look at the monday commute. good morning, danella. >> good morning. >>> chopper 4 is live right now over i-95. if you're heading from quantico and making your way northbound, you're going to see a lot of delays. your volume increases and remains as you make your way onto 395. so far on i-95, not seeing any accidents in the roadways for you. southbound, not seeing any zig delays as this time. definitely no accidents southbound. traveling i-66, also seeing volumes as well. volume as you make your way past route 50 and continue towards fairfax county parkway. looking at fairfax county parkway as well on i-66, seeing delays as well. the good news is on 66, no accidents to report at this time. angie and eun, back to you. >> danel

a look from the mdot camera, southbound i-270, go ahead and use route 355 or use clopper road, great seneca highway, route 121. lots of options on the west side of 270. quick look into virginia. no problems to report on 395. >> "the early show" is next. 9news now favors nick sparks about his book that will be made into a

west virginia, high land county in virginia. frostburg, about an inch of snow. again, most of our problems from rain. you remember yesterday at some point we said the main thing for usgoing to be heavy rain and that is what it was with flooding rains across portions of the region. more about that shortly. let's start with a look at our sentinel satellite-radar. we can show you our sentinel satellite, i should say. nothing much to see here. much of the cloud cover is broken up and pulled out. rather clear skies today and today will be a rather clear day. lots of bright sunshine today. we are getting to have a chilly start and a windy start. right now, the current temperature is 36 degrees at reagan national airport. 36. relative humidity, 62%. winds are out of the northwest at nine miles per hour. lots of sunshine today. windy this morning. winds gradually diminish. it will be dry today and a cold day. highs only in the mid-40s. that is a few degree below normal for a change. that is the weather. more coming up in just a little bit. >> all right. thank you. >>> let's check with julie wright and get a look at traffic now this morning. >> a look at traffic through the

from the cafeteria for almost a whole month for my twins. i can save it for my daughter's prescription deductible. to some people $40 is nothing, but that is big money for us. in west virginia someone wrote in saying after everything that comes out, my take-home pay is $150 every two weeks. -$40 would be $110. i can barely get by now. taking $40 away from my pay would just about put me under. this matters. this is real stuff. this is not about high-stakes poker, it is about 160 million americans and their families and that impact of the failure to act would have on them. the voices are growing louder from average americans, republicans and the senate and even in the house now. from respected commentators in the conservative arena. the house needs to act. they are not behaving in the interest of the country. we want to do this to get there with them. we want to work with the congress, with republicans and democrats alike. that is how we achieve the compromise in the senate that was offered -- co-authored by senator mcconnell. it is time to get this done for the american people. hey, mr. knoller. nice to have you in the front row. >> is the white house at odds with the speake

from the congressman? guest: there are few things. when we have this idea of closing local branches coming use all immediately west virginia and montana, every state was worried about this. when they go home, they hear about this. when they meet with folks they are saying i am worried about my local branch closing. from the liberals perspective -- you talk to government employees that are trying to have jobs that are no longer there, i think that would worry someone like him. host: do you think congress will not allow this to go through? to the rural representatives out number the urban ones? -- do the rural representatives out number the urban ones? guest: i think they can move forward with some of these branch closures, but they will hear about it the whole way. host: let me give you the phone numbers again. i inverted them. if you lived in easton -- eastern/central part of the country -- gloria and philadelphia. caller: my comment is the postmaster general, areas supervisors that it big bonuses every year in july, my problem is they do not have the money and they have to close the facilities, why are they still getting the high bon

west virginia, janet, republican line. caller: yes, in reference to the payroll tax break that obama wants to give us, does he have to borrow that fromsecurity? then he would have to borrow money to put it back in there from china and which will cost us more interest, a lot more. that is one pink. as far as the pipeline, what does the pipeline have to do with infrastructure? the pipeline will not cost us anything, but it will create jobs. host: our previous question, the amount of jobs that some republicans say the pipeline will create. guest: these are third-party that say it will create 20,000 jobs. the jobs that it creates will be good wages with good benefits. that's why people like pipefitters and boilermakers are for it. unions are for it because they understand these are good jobs with good wages. working-class americans having jobs with good benefits here. i agree with janet. the way we are paying for tax cuts, one of the ways we are paying for it is freezing the pay of congressman for the next three years. and will only be a small amount relative to the amount needed, but there will be a general freeze for federal employees

us. enjoy the holidays. to your phone calls now on the tax-cut agreement and what it took to reach agreement. the numbers are on your screen. the first call is on the independent line from west virginia. host: go ahead. caller: i don't think we should have had a tax cut. it is not even a tax. it is a reduction for social security. if they take out of the sources security fund, it will never be put back in it will never be paid for. everybody i talk to iran said it will cost thousands and thousands of dollars for the companies to redo their equipment. when they change it again, in a month or two, it will cost thousands and thousands more for them to change it back. i don't know what they are accomplishing. they will probably lay people off just to implement this thing. everybody i talked to says it is probably the dumbest thing they ever heard to have a two-month extension. host: thank you for your call. on the republican line, from new york. caller: i had emailed fox news and other channels for the last weekend at half since we were presented with another government shut down, the third one. my thing is that obama should be impeached. why should we pay his campaign 2012. he has run u