we've seen around 3 inches in toward washington county toward hagerstown. as we get in the higher amounts it's rain from the metro area, east and south. temperature afternoon 42- degrees in kent county. 42 in annapolis. here's the winds we're talking about, 20 toward dc. 18 in bwr marshal. the rain moved through, a quick blow of wintry mix. cleared out of here very fast and as the sky started to clear that's what we're dealing with now. the forecast has trace amounts the temperature dominating the forecast. until you got far west into western maryland you won't see accumulation. cooler air moving in. in the 40s from the 60-degree high yesterday. sunrise 7:14. 45 degrees. mostly sunny, breezy and cool. tonight in the 30s and 20s in the north and west suburbs, tomorrow 46 degrees. sunny but chilly. 42 on saturday, 44, 45 be back up to 51 through the next five days. >>> it's 14 minutes before 5:00. we're going to take a break and be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >>> 11 1/2 before 5:00 a.m. the lion king is an award winning musical worldwide. >> before the ligh

some totals are impressive, a rain and slow line from washington county to the rest. two inches of snow in washington county and $7 inches out near garrett and then the change happen. the trace amounts of snow and the mix. you can see all of those totals, they had a good bit of sun in the afternoon and they hardly got anything at all. it was an active day and one we will watch and have that update coming up. >>> if you are out in western maryland and have pictures of the overnight snow, we want to see them. mail them to the web alert and look for a slide show on our web site as well. >>> jerry sandusky posted bail after being charged with more a bows charges. he used 2,500,000 in holdings and a certified check signed by his wife to post bail. >> he has posted bail after spending the night behind bars. the police arrested the former football coach at his home yesterday after two more young men came forward to charge him with sex abuse and now he is facing 12 sex abuse charges. the 9th and 10th accusers said they met him in the second-mile charity. this teen said that t

in the last hour we are seeing showers making their way from washington county over to frederick and carroll and baltimore county. the two systems we are watching, one behind the other, a quick clipper system moving across. there is one behind it we'll see move through tomorrow. there is another one behind it that will move through new year's day. they are all going to come through breezing by only bringing us as much as you are seeing today. no accumulation. as a matter of fact the one after tonight will be further to the north. we could experience a light shower friday night into saturday. it could be early saturday morning we'll see a light snow shower. new year's eve looks to be nice. small craft advisory in effect. that will be lifted a few hours from now. 34 degrees tonight. clouds breaking. we are looking for tomorrow's temperature going up to 54 degrees. mostly cloudy. average is 42. we are above that going into the last few days of the year. >> thank you very much. >>> don't miss the cbs prime time lineup tonight. jeff moore has a preview of the cbs evening news tonight. >> r

state and we have the 36 and the temperatures up and down 95, down to wards wards and over in washington county and beyond, the temperatures are at and below freezing and that is where the snow was concentrated for this event. on the doppler, a lot of rain and moisture moving through the area. one-day record for that particular amount, almost $3 inches of rain. more on that in a moment. we got the plays from the winter mix. it moved on through the area and no consequences as a result. the temperatures around freezing and up to the mid 40s with sunshine and talking about how this event will play out and it will back the weekend coming up and the forecast. >>> more on traffic. >> we have the wind warning in effect if you travel on the area bridges and two extents working, one has a pedestrian involved. an accident in the city, and watch for the flooding near east 25 n. there is a look at the speeds on the beltway, it is slowing down, but above the speed limit, that is on the top and west side. a look outside at 95 and the bridge, the wind warnings in effect there. remember, we are always on, set

county. and then a dusting closer to washington and the nearby suburbs and fairfax county into prince william and southern fauquier. southern montgomery, northwest washington, northern prince george's county, maybe a dusting. again, that would be all on grassy areas not on the roadways, which is good news. then cold, dry weather moves in after that with a blustery wind tomorrow. sunshine sunny and cold, friday all the way into the first part of next week. danella, how's traffic? >>> as if snow and rain isn't enough, accidents causing you problems this early morning. dale drive is closed at georgia avenue and colesville road due to a downed tree and also downed wires. also, fire activity taking away the right lane. eastbound university at lorain avenue. use caution in that area. taking the beltway, right now two of your right lanes are blocked at connecticut avenue. this is just before the exit, and we're already starting to see delays as you make your way. look here, early morning right now, this is colesville road, and you can see very slowly trying to make their way to connecticut avenue. g

it is down to just near 40 degrees in frederick county, washington, out into allegheny and garrett countiesnd, and the panhandle of west virginia into west virginia. much of the shenandoah valley only the low 40s and around the blue ridge as well. closer to washington, montgomery county, gaithersburg down to 45 in loudoun county. mid-40s as well. fairfax county near 50. arlington county near 50 as is washington and prince george's county. southern maryland in the upper 50s near 60 as well as over towards culpeper and charlottesville. we've had breaks in the clouds after the sprinkles. we'll get a little sunshine here this morning. there's a disturbance here now in the lower mississippi valley that is racing east. should be in here by later tonight. it may give us some precipitation this evening. day planner, sunrise at 7:20. will be around 50. will hold steady here near 50 around the metro area until noontime. colder west and north. all around the region, 40s during the afternoon and clouding up. that disturbance going by just to the south of the metro area this evening may bring a few spri

. >> a mississippi man who led police on a chase is convicted in a washington county courtroom. he led police up interstate 81 in a tractor-trailer of december of last year. he was convicted on assault. a sentencing date has not been set. a corruption scheme involving jack johnson. a man will spend three months in prison.10 police say he gave money and gifts to johnson. johnson was sentenced to more than seven years in prison. the prosecution in the case against bradley manning wraps up. defense lawyers are expected to argue that he never should have had access to the classified material. the hearing will determine if manning should be court- martialed. >> martin o'malley held a meeting to discuss the possibility of ending funding. a spokesperson said it is unlikely that he will go through with the idea. a final decision has not been made. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. should maryland abolished the death penalty? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> occupy baltimore protes

it is already allocating in washington county. here is the wider view. more showers lined up for our southwest. this is what we are dealing with here. it is a lot like the one we got hit with last thursday. plenty of moisture to work with. it will continue to track northeast just over washington later on today. as it does that, it will continue to intensify. it will just get stronger. what that will mean for us is a gusty winds up by tomorrow. not all that that cold front is going to kind of sneak in on the back side of this low. it will keep temperatures at bay and keep them from claiming that much. here is the futurecast. i think just after the evening drive home we will see the last little bit of rain. these are lines of equal pressure. the tighter they are on this weather map the windy here it is. -- the windier it is. i do anticipate some wind gusts in excess of 40 miles per hour by midday tomorrow. in terms of the snowfall, if you're on a western facing slope way off to the west in western maryland, just a couple of inches later tonight. again, not

. >> a man who led police on a chase through parts of maryland is convicted in a washington county court room. he led police up interstate 81 in a tractor-trailer of december of last year. a sentencing date has not been set. the owner of a liquor store it is sentenced. the man will spend three years and 10 months in prison. he pleaded guilty in june. prosecutors say he bribed a police officer to help pump smuggle products and gave money to johnson in exchange for permits and favorable legislation. johnson was sentenced this month to more than seven months in prison. the prosecution in the case against bradley manning wraps up. he's accused of passing massive amounts of data to wikileaks. it will be argued he never should have access to that material. the hearing will determine whether manning should be court- martialed. >> the latest location is a freckle station post office in southwest baltimore for occupy baltimore. earlier this month, they were evicted from their encampment in downtown mckeldin square. 5:50. 46 degrees on tv hill. coming up, we'll look at one of your answers to our w

county. closer to washington, just a light dusting on grassy areas.uld be from 9:00 this evening to 2:00 tomorrow morning. sun returns. cold weather and breezy. tomorrow cold and dry with sunshine. friday, saturday, sunday, monday, and tuesday. danella, how's traffic? >> tough. a lot of accidents on the roadways. let's start with route 109 at i-270, having an accident there. if you're taking i-270, jammed from urbanna down towards clarksburg. it's slow. delays start again around father hurley. you're jammed as you approach father hurley. those delays continue all the way to the spur. > if you're traveling on 395, still have the accident. 395 at duke street on the right side of the roadway. fire department is on the scene. got to stick to the left. two of your left lanes will get you by that accident. good news on i-66 of the beltway. that accident is clear. >>> the loophole that made hi, it's dave. [ robotic voice ] if you are satisfied with your message -- [ beep ] hi. dave here. [ male announcer ] for dave, using citibank's online bill pay is as eas

of rain coming down but you saw out there in garret with snow and it's starting to edge into washington countyood watch up for most of the state. two inches, we may get another two inches, four inches in a day will create ponding of water. flooding, then facing this between three and -- nine and three in the morning, five to six hour window overnight. we will get a brief shot of wet snow this is hartford, northern baltimore, carroll and howard. points north and west of the city, you know an inch or two of slush and maybe closer to three. keep in mind a lot of that, even the areas will be the grassy areas and the rooftops because the ground is still well above freezing. well above freezing by 20 degrees. winds from the northwest at 13, visibility low. you can seat cold air on the march punching in, already dropping below freezing. hagerstown, the road temperature well above freezing wind from the north at ten to 13 right now. visibility reduce from all the rain mainly and some mist mixing in with that rain. highs today i want to point out in the low 60s, some 30 degrees above the freezing mark.

in fact, it did stick in northern frederick county into washington county. much of western maryland, a lot of west virginia, some of the higher ridges got 7 inches of that snow. this was as of 8:00 last evening. around 9:30, 10:00, we did get a burst of snow in montgomery coun county, parts of loundoun. ground temperatures were just so warm and then it quickly moved away. it didn't last long enough for anything to stick. as a result, because of that speed and those ground temperatures, we did not get any local accumulations. sorry, snow lovers. but most of us are happy, the commuters are happy. temperatures are above freezing now. we're in the mid 30s. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, all the way to the blue ridge. watch out for icy spots there. we have high water and runoff from all the rain we had yesterday. look at the windchills. we're down into the 20s. layer up, it's a wintry cold morning and it's going to be a wintry cold day. sunrise, 7:14. we'll have some sun and thank l thankfully the winds will diminish into this afternoon. tonight, cold down to th

for frederick and washington county and the panhandle in west virginia and that's it.you'll get much up there either. now we had some measurable snow in the mountains, 3 to 5 inches, frostburg 1 to 3 inches, but this is really pulling out as our area of low pressure now is coming up through central virginia and that's going to begin the process of shutting off the rain, but it continues to pull in the cold and the big wind. this is an idea of our rain totals over the last 24 hours. these are estimated by doppler, but doing a pretty good job, charles county, you still have a flood warning, you've had 3.3 inches of rain. your flood warning goes till 1:30, same for st. mary's county, 2 1/2 inches in some of these regions, most of the area still under a flood warning because of small stripes and creeks filling up rapidly -- streams and creeks filling up rapidly. a little lighter up to our north. we have had a record breaking day in terms of rain at reagan national, 3.04, a new daily record. centreville, virginia, 2.33, a new record set at dulles. this is really going to be

garrett county washington county points east looks like nothing but rain. >>> clear and cold less breezy by the time we get to the overnight hours. the winds have died off quite a bit. tomorrow up to 48 clouding up as we see rain developing through the afternoon hours lasting into the early evening hours. then we'll taper those off to just a few showers remaining toward tomorrow night. but again it all ends before we would get cold enough to produce any kind of wintry weather. your 7-day forecast looking ahead to the new year. yeah. temperatures will moderate after a chilly day wednesday with breezy conditions. we push back to near 50 both friday and into new year's eve saturday. so right now jamie looking like a pretty decent start to the new year. it looks like december will go out on a fairly quiet note. >> okay. and cincinnati is going to have what about in the 40s? >> i think it's very similar to here weather wise. >> the bengal fans there are not enough of them. they are not going to be able to sell out. we have to rely on ravens fans to buy tickets. go to stub hub by a ticket. >>

it dropped down to 39, pretty thick fog in the northern part of carroll county and washington county. there is pretty thick fog, so if if you are watching that way, it is going to take a couple hours for that to break up. the wind will take up and it will mix the fog later tonight. there probably won't be there when you are getting up in the morning. the temperatures will eventually settle back into the '30's in most areas. during the day tomorrow, it will be pulling the way through new england, there will be a tight pressure gradient. it will be colder than that because of the women. a high temperature right around -- there is still a big travel time, going into new year's weekend. the far northeast will be the trouble spots, vermont, new hampshire, maine will get some precipitations'. and there will be a mix of rain and snow and the higher elevations as well. our seven-day forecast, quiet but chilly. that will make it up to 45, and the storm comes friday and saturday with a slight chance for some rain and some snow makes thin. i still think it will be dry new year's eve, and no prob

. >>> that is snow you see in washington county, maryland. the roads were clear for drivers. in huntington, west virginia, people saw snow. forecasters say the slushy snow [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> hello, everybody. welcome back, i'm meteorologist, doug kammerer. looking at a fairly chilly evening out there. it's what you expect for december. 34 in gaithersburg. 34 towards frederick, maryland. cup pepper, 36 degrees. as we look at the doppler radar, nothing as far as rain is concerned on the radar. that is good news. we are going to be dry for the next week or so. the big deal is going to be the temperatures. just because we have not been this cool yet. 34 in washington. 26 in g

anger in loudon county. >> first we have another check on your >> i'm major wendy morris from the salvation army, reminding you to donate, volunteer, make a difference. good morning washingtonng "joy to the world"] >>> 5:40. the areas of light rain fro wash.m county into frederick and loudoun county. it's warm, though. temperatures are in the low 60's. college park 51. those of you in southern maryland, york at 60 degrees. you do not have any showers. so southern maryland, dry but warm. 60 degrees and lexington park. southwest is where the rain is coming from. it is not highly organized. we will see the rain move towards the northeast through our area throughout the day today. off and on light rain or spotty showers throughout the day today. in in association with the cold front that is slowly dipping into the washington area. mid 60's. the cooler air will settle in for tomorrow. that could change tomorrow's rain into snow by tomorrow evening. kids i would not get too excited. >>> adam, we head back to the crofton-bowie area, route 3 a little progress. southbound route 3 is open. they still have the northbound lanes closed. so a little better there right now. silver spring,

now out of the mountains it's down into the 40s in many locations as well as now coming into washington countye northern shenandoah valley, only in the 40s to near 50 degrees there. blue ridge east, though, most locations in the 50s and around 60 degrees in southern montgomery county, prince george's, the district, arlington, fairfax, near 60. northern montgomery county beginning to drop down into the mid-50s as is loudoun county south and east of us. it's around 60 degrees this morning. we've got a few breaks in the clouds. quite a bit of cloudiness south and east and farther to the west. there is a disturbance in the atmosphere over the lower mississippi valley. that's going to be drifting off to the east overnight tonight and bring us perhaps a few sprinkles or maybe even a few flurries, especially in the higher elevations. sunrise 7:20 this morning. we'll be down to near 50 degrees by midmorning and then hold steady to around noontime and down in the 40s by midafternoon. by midnight near 40 degrees. it will be this evening from midevening to perhaps around midnight, might get sprinkles and

the only areas in the state with a winter storm concern is going to be western washington county out into garret. you can see the cold air punching in. as we get past nine or ten expecting a change over briefly. it'll probably have a

two inches in washington county. so, areas west, certainly we've been out salting and plowing throughout the night. roads there are shaping up well. of course, out there, they've been dealing with snow since october so they're a little bit more used to it than we are here. >> in northwest washington, so much rain fell around union station last night that some thought that there was a water main break but it turned out not to be the case. it was just heavy flooding. and piles of leaves ended up on top of the roadway. massachusetts avenue was closed between second street northeast and columbus circle for several hours. traffic is back to normal. >>> coming up ahead, getting an early job on hanukkah. it doesn't begin for another two weeks but they will celebrate the holiday tonight at the white house. >> reporter: i'm danielle nottingham at the white house. coming up, mitt romney's campaign takes a swipe at the current republican frontrunner. >>> let's focus our attention now on the presidential race. we're less than fo

more significant accumulation out to our west, but you get out toward washington county, an inch or two there and in the mountains, maybe 4 to 7. certainly the higher an elevation you go, the more you will see. east of 95, that's mostly going to be rain. for tonight, more showers are going to develop later. steady temperatures will stay only in the mid 50s. it's been so mild all day today. up and over 60 in many areas. so that's where we'll start. tomorrow morning about 58 degrees or so. a rainy, mild morning, but then colder in the afternoon and we'll see that rain changing to snow late before ending. again, we think it's only three or four hours. cloudy, rainy day. 57 degrees. by noon, 54. and tomorrow afternoon, a flood watch goes into effect for that potential for 1 to 2 inches of rain. that is the flood watch we are talking about and the rain, especially in the red area. and for the rest of us a half inch. that's a lot of rain in the next 24 hours and it wouldn't take a lot to get those streams and creeks to fill up. plan extra time for both commutes tomorrow. i don't think you'll

where they're still in effect, frederick county, washington county, panhandle of west virginia for two more hours. the storm is rapidly moving out. snow is not going to be a big dial, but cold. is even the rain now is -- deal, but cold is. even the rain now is beginning to darren off. 2 to 4 inches record -- to taper off. 2 to 4 inches record setting rainfall across d.c. told, winds continue tonight and a cold blustery start to our thursday. we'll talk more about the weekend in the five-day forecast in a few minutes. >>> they are cold, they are hungry, but they don't dare speak out. we are not talking about the homeless in our communities, but american troops in the war zone, soldiers in afghanistan putting food in blankets on their -- putting food and blankets on their christmas wish list. fox 5's bob barnard has been looking into this. >> we thought this was going to be one of those often told stories about people pulling together to gather up goodies to send to our soldiers overseas. instead we found a military family turning their sadness into action and exposing some cold hard tru

winter storm watches can be -- washington county, out toward garret, toward the land of wist. across the eastern united states the next wave getting its act together that. will be the potential flood situation through the day tomorrow. hour by hour temperatures start to fall in the afternoon and evening. heavy rain and yes the potential for some wet snow in here overnight tomorrow night we talk about that. >> all right. when was the last time you received a handwritten let snore i got this one just a few days ago. it caught my weigh eye. those who live at village oaks senior community, all they are asking is for a few things this christmas. every face in the room is old enough to believe in santa. mr. patrick does. so does miss mary and miss nancy. then we talked to miss barbara. >>> what when was the last time somebody came to see you? >> i haven't -- had any visit since my mother died last year. i haven't had nobody come. >> reporter: they don't want big screen tvs or i-pads, they want company. >> we aren't asking for cards, for houses, we aren't asking for jewelry, we are a

washington county school officials say aliahna lemmon attended winter street elementary this year. police in indiana say a neighbor confessed to killing her december 22nd while baby- sitting her and her sisters. federal prosecutors reportedly preparing to file the first criminal charges against bp in connection to the massive gulf oil spill. according to the wall street journal, prosecutors are considering whether bp engineers lied to federal regulators about the risks of drilling at the well. a conviction in this case could mean five years in prison. a separate federal trial to determine bp's liability for the spill is set to begin in february. >>> the national september 11th memorial just reached a major milestone. 1million people have visited the memorial since it opened to the general public september 12th this year. thousands head to the site each day. bronze plates surround the fountains and bear the names of the people killed in the 2011 attacks. >>> construction on a museum near the memorial site has come to a halt due to a money dispute. the museum was scheduled to open ne

washington county school officials say she went to winter street elementary school from january through june. grief counselors were brought in for the students there. the suspect told police he repeatedly hit the girl in the head with the brick and then dismembered her body and put her remains in the freezer. >>> the woman really needed rescuing in california after becoming pinned by her own car. police say they got a call about a vehicle into a building at a mobile home park and when they got there they found a woman between her car and a mobile home. witnesses say she got out of the car while it was still in drive at the top of the hill. it started to roll and she was dragged and then eventually pinned. the woman was taken to the hospital and subsequently charged with dui. >>> an attorney from reston is taking it upon himself to get newt gingrich on the ballot for virginia's republican primary in march. gingrich didn't get the 10,000 signatures needed to get on the list of republicans running for president in the commonwealth. so now, jonathan mosley has filed a suit saying many gingr

closer to washington, temperatures, montgomery county, fairfax, near 50 degrees. ar 50 in washington and by the bay, as well. northern neck and through parts of the area, we have dense fog. watch out for that. sunrise, 7:23. we'll have sun through mid day. during the afternoon hours, near 60 degrees with clouds closing in. then more rain moving in tonight. rain may become moderate to briefly heavy tonight. and then end under sunrise on monday morning. then by friday, it will turn chillier. and a bright and sunny day on saturday and it will be chilly. highs, mid 40s. but good weather for the skins and vikings at fedex field. then on christmas day, we may get some passing rain showers. looks like mainly from washington to point south. again, it's a small chance. right now, the trends are the storm system affecting our region may be too far south to give us much in the way of precipitation. but it will be chilly with highs only in the mid 40s. monday, tuesday, wednesday, sunshine returns with highs in the 40s to near 50. earlier this week, i traveled to virginia in fa

hampshire county, hearty county and shenandoah county up toward washington county and allegheny counties and morgan county, too. areas of snow coming through. most of us stay on the dry side. high temperatures tomorrow, back to the mild temperatures. 54 degrees in the d.c. area. 56 near fredericksburg. a really nice day. if you are thinking of ringing in the new year, hey, looking good. midnight, 39 degrees. partly cloudy. not too cold out there at all. we are looking at a very good new year's celebration as far as the weather is concerned. it's when things get tricky. the forecast is coming up in 125 minutes. >> thank you, doug. >>> it's a different kind of brave new world. a company suing employees over twitter followers. phone dog llc says a former employee quit and took 17,000 twitter followers with him. he took his handle he used for work and made it his personal account. the employee insists he didn't violate policies. a judge will look at it later this month. >>> new fees from this country's largest cell phone provider. beginning next month, verizon wireless is going to charge cus

hagerstown at 46 and washington county is still and a 50's. overall, it's very mild december weather pattern. tomorrow, sprinkles and light showers passing mostly to the north and west of baltimore into state college and southern new york. more activity in the great lakes. tomorrow, a better chance for some rain. tonight, mostly cloudy, 35 to 45, and it winds out of the southeast. warm temperatures tomorrow with the south/southwest winds. the cold, wintry weather is on the northwest side of the lakes, far removed from the mid- atlantic. once this front goes through tomorrow night, then the temperatures will cool off and the weekend looks a bit chilly. it could hit 60 in some spots tomorrow. it looks like this storm system will produce rain as far north as maine. temperatures friday night will start to cool off. there may be a sprinkle of rain to the south on friday through southern maryland. cooler temperatures to round out the work week. highs of 55 to 60. a small craft advisory on the day tomorrow. a steady, 10 to 59 breeze with waves averag

. >>> and, yes, that is snow you are seeing on the ground in washington county, maryland. a couple inches of snow blanketed the ground but the roads were clear for drivers. and in west virginia, drivers saw white stuff there, too. forecasters say the snow could likely refreeze and cause more issues. >>> looking outside right now, the sun is out but still cold. here is tom with the forecast. hey, tom. >> -- >> well, we will get back to tom in just a little bit. meanwhile, we will check traffic. >> good morning, barbara. right now, if you are traveling on massachusetts avenue, there's still problems. caution when you are traveling in that area. traveling up i-270, no issues for you at all. let's take the trip together and you are in the clear as you make your way towards rockville. and as you make your way all the way to rockville, not seeing any problems in either direction, and a live look at west montgomery avenue, and we're in the clear and no issues to report at this time. back to you. >> danella, thank you. we will see you again shortly. let's go back to tom kierein no

west, northwest across bwi marshal. 20 miles per hour winds, higher sustained winds towards washington county. gusts higher, 32-35 miles per hour, throughout the day off and on, at bwi marshal and 95 corridor, if you are driving a high profile vehicle, be careful in you are going around the highways , the wind will knock you around a little bit. let's talk about the windchill, 40 degrees, feels like 31 on your skin if you are going out there with skin uncovered and bare. bundle up as we move in to this evening. we have the rain now moving well up to the northeast, very weak wave of low pressure is going to move across the great lakes to the north over the next 24 hours. talking tomorrow, in to friday morning. with that our temperatures are actually going to go back up again. the winds are going to pick up as well. as that moves out, we will see more clearing and new years eve things look nice. don't hesitate to make your plans. sunset today at 4:52, sal craft advisory in through tonight. 2 4, breezy and cooler. breezy as opposed to windy. 44 degrees, sun followed by increased clouds as that s

the rest of is it just basically moving towards washington county. i think maybe even frederick county you may see another flurry or two, but don't worry. none of this is going to stick and if it was even strong enough to do so, it would be very, very light and wouldn't even be amounting to much at all. now as we go to the pigger picture on sentinel -- bigger picture on sentinel, a little disturbance is sneaking through. it will come through after midnight. there may be a brief period where the skies try to clear, but for the most part we're talking about mostly cloudy conditions everywhere, if not cloudy and we have a few more flurries possible. most of that is in the northern tier of counties, don't think we'll see anything in the district. 36 in town. we're pretty much stuck right around 40 degrees. we have a 40-degree reading at the station now and i'll have that holiday weekend forecast coming up. no more snow, a little bit of a warm-up. >> like the sound of that. >>> another lead change in the gop presidential race, a new follow out has a new na

county. all lifting up toward eastern washington as well. temperatures are on the mild side with low 40s this morning. it is 50 from d.c., annapolis, andrews, la plata headed toward 60. monika? >> i plan to finish my christmas shopping today, howard. if you're heading out the door to the roadways, things are actually very good. no problems to report all around town. i've been telling you about an accident on 270 northbound on montrose road, that is moved to the left shoulder. let's take a live look, planning to head over to 270, north and southbound right now, it is unaffected by that accident. good news there. we'll take you back over to the maps, this time all the way down south to virginia, northbound side of i-95, the yellow forming on the occoquan river. we'll go a little further north, take a live look into springfield. there are no problems. volume on the increase but no problems on to 395 and up to the 14th street bridge. in my next report, we'll take another look at the areas at 5:37. back to you guys. >> thanks, monthen ca. tonight

two inches in washington county. areas west certainly we've been out salting and plowing throughout the night. roads there are shaping up well. of course, out there, they've been dealing with snow since october. so, they're a little more used to it than we are here. >> all right, lor laura rackowski, thanks for being with us. >> thank you. >> today, occupy protestors here in d.c. are now taking on one of the district's causes. >> this follows a day where they tied up the city in a protest against big money and politics. >> surae chinn is live at mcpherson square with a look at what's happening today. good morning. >> good morning. it is quiet in the tent city at mcpherson square. a lot of the protestors are asleep. had a cold, cold night after a full day yesterday. and potentially, a big day today because three of these protestors will be launching their hunger strike. they are refusing to eat anything until d.c. gets its full voting rights. well, i talked about yesterday, it was rowdy. it was loud. there were dozens

put them in boxes and drove them to washington county and released these birds into water that wasn't frozen over. >> from here they can sort of continue on their journey south, is that right? >> we were able to go back to the pond today where we released them and pretty much the whole 3 3,000 to 3,500 birds were still there. i wouldn't be surprised if most of these birds spend the winter right on the pond where they're at. if they decide to stay, they've got everything they need for food, shelt and protection right there at the pond. >>> the brave work of a wisconsin cop and a good samaritan save this woman's life. [ sirens ] >> you're looking at dash cam video from officer matlyn's car. this is in wisconsin, a woman crash and the car is smoking. here comes the good samaritan running up to the cop car. in this video, these two for over a minute work to get the woman out of the car. >> is that fire we see? or is that maybe just steam? >> we don't see any flames, but there's definitely a lot of smoke. >> officer matlyn brings out a stick and busts out the window. the good samaritan sti

changeover approaching the washington county line by 9:00. in between 9:00 at 1:00 in the morning, snow moves into the region. by 1:00 in the boarding most of this will be gone. after that these guys will clear. snow showers will continue in the balkans to the west. there's a looks to be a sunny day. the storm will be long gone and it will be breezy and chile. some snow accumulations are possible again. colder temperatures to the north and west, especially in northern carroll county and parts of northern baltimore county. a trace around baltimore and the start picking up to the north and west of us. i think those areas around miller's and manchester, those spots could get a 1-3 inch snowfall late this evening and early in the morning. overall, it is moving so fast in the ground temperatures are so warm it will be hard for stock to accumulate here. in the morning after the sky is clear, close will be in the low 30's. west winds at 10-15. highs ranging from 41-46. it will finally feel like december after the storm rolls through. the storm will

frederick county, loudoun county, and washington county had a little bit of some snow.ough to notice and take some pictures and get folks talking. across the area now, we are dry and quiet. look at ohio just west of cleveland, east of cincinnati, ohio. there is some showers out there. that's what's going to be headed this way late tonight. that weather system, we're at 37 degrees now. we're going to see highs today getting into or out of the 20s and 30s. getting up to a temperature of 54 degrees. take a look at that. tonight we're down to 40, 35 to 40. great weekend. midnight temperature, folks, 42 degrees with highs in the 50s. carol? >> veronica, thank you so much. >>> we have an accident now baileys crossroads. this one is westbound route 7 past columbia pike 224. our chopper 4 is there. you can take a live look here. it is blocking all lanes, fire department on the scene. if you haven't left home yet and you can circumvent it, please try to do so. marc trains, brunswick east 870 with a 25-minute delay. ouch. brunswick east 890, a 15-minute delay. 66 at 50 and 66 at

much of washington county into western maryland, panhandle of west virginia, shenandoah valley into the40s there. blue ridge east of the bay, generally in the 50s. southern maryland near 60 over to near fredericksburg and culpeper. charlottesville around 60 degrees now, danella, how's traffic? >>> good news on i-270. had a crash, i-270 southbound at germantown road, that's now clear. you're back in the green making your way southbound. earlier, i did see some volume at father hurley as you head towards the accident. again, that accident is out of the roadway, and you are able to move quite nicely on i-270 southbound in this area. northbound, no problems there. and if you're traveling i-95 in virginia, you are starting to slow down right around prince william parkway. you can see at lorton, starting to hit the brakes just a bit as you head north towards the interchange. not seeing any accidents in the roadways for you traveling northbound or southbound on i-95 in virginia. i'm going to keep watching the roads, and i'm back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. for now, back to you

closer to washington and prince georges county, it's in the mid 30s. right now in arlington, fairfax and montgomery counties, it's in the low to mid 30s there. near the bay, it's near 40. and on the eastern shore. let's take a look at what will be happening today. day planner, sunrise at 7:07. by 9:00, it will be cold. just in the 30s to around 40. by noon time, near auto 50. a bright and sunny day with a blue sky and sparkling sunshine climbing briefly into the low to mid 30s. then another cold night tonight. here is your evening planner. down to near 40 by midnight. then another sunny day tomorrow and still cold in the morning, near 30. afternoon highs, low to mid 50s and sunny on saturday, too. but a bit chillier. afternoon highs only in the 40s to near 50. front coming through tuesday into wednesday may trigger some showers. danella, good morning. how is traffic? >> good morning. looking really good, especially if you're going to grab a cup of coffee and hit the roadways. traveling on i-95 from baltimore towards laurel, in both directions, not seei

right now those areas of green, those are areas of light rain north of washington, frederick county, washington, western maryland. and far to the south of washington, far southern maryland, northern neck, lower eastern shore getting light rain there. as the day progresses, we'll have these temperatures begin to slowly climb. right now it's in the 40s much of the region. southern maryland around the bay, low and mid-50s. by noontime, much of the region mid and upper 50s to near 60 degrees. light rain off and on this morning. moderate to heavy rains this afternoon and evening. a look at the evening planner at 6:41. danella has a look at traffic. good morning. >>> definitely starting to slow down in our area. outer loop at colesville road, not so bad. you're from i-95 to i-270, that trip takes 14 minutes. making your way on i-95, slow at the occoquan. these cars are pretty much a dead stop. stop and go for you as you make your way all the way to the interchange. travel speed in this area, about 23 miles per hour. and 66, you're very slow from the bypass. delays continue to centreville. >

frederick, virginia, this does not include you or washington county and in western maryland.'re under a winter watch and to harrisonburg and to the western sections of maryland and in to west virginia. higher elevations could pick up four to five inches of no and in the metro, though, we're expecting some snow and on the grass. the grassy areas in the metro late tomorrow night and early, early thursday morning and this is getting out of here. tonight, showers and some rain tomorrow morning, a wet commute and wet again at 5:00 and into tomorrow even in at midnight, we're wet here in the city. as we move through, this is some snow developing on the back end of the system and that is not going to be a lot and we may get a coating and that is about it. more snow north and west and the passing showers and steadiful thes and tomorrow, we start off in the 50s, mid-50s at noon and upper 40s by late in the day and that is going to stay all rain and breezy on thursday and dry, dry the rest of the weekend and that is in the 40s. to the web center with shawn. >> and in the web center now

western maryland, into loudoun county and far northwestern montgomery county getting a few sprinkles there as well as to the south of washingtony, charles and calvert, and across the bay near cambridge and salisbury. farther south, southern culpeper and a few sprinkles in spotsylvania and stafford counties. temperatures around the region in the suburbs and rural areas low to mid-40s. in washington near 50. near 50 by the bay. out of the mountains, low 40s now. we will have maybe a few scattered sprinkles off and on through noontime. a bit of light rain from time to time. we'll be up near 60 degrees by early afternoon. by mid to late afternoon, we'll have more moderate, maybe even briefly heavy downpours coming in. that may continue into this evening with thunder and lightning. and all the rain activity should be ending by midnight. by then down into the low 50s. chance for some more rain coming in tomorrow night into friday as well as perhaps over the holiday weekend. details on that in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >> some good news on i-270 northbound, approaching montrose road. had an earlier accident blocking the le

counties and points north and west of there getting a few passing showers. it's a mild morning. we're in the 50s from the mountains to the beaches. closer to washingtongomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's county in the 50s. upper 50s in washington. later today, occasional showers. sunrise at 7:12. during the afternoon, featuring the low 60s to mid-60s briefly with occasional showers. we'll get more this evening as well. remaining mild. down in the upper 50s by midnight. sunset today at 4:46. could get some snow tonight. we'll look at that in ten minutes. danella, good morning. how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> crews are working to reopen route 3 northbound. for now route 3 northbound still closed at route 50 because of the overnight accident. chopper 4 is there live. you can see southbound lanes are open. again, northbound still closed. going to keep watching this for you all morning and give you updates. now, traveling on bw parkway, you are slow southbound as you pass the beltway, you're at 18 miles per hour taking the beltway. also starting to slow down on the outer loop. report of an accident at connecticut avenue on the inner loop. i he

county. they're looking to bring the bike program to their residents. that's according to "the washington post." county officials have applied for a $1 million grant from the state's transportation department. if the grant goes through, 29 stations would open in bethesda, silver spring, takoma park, and other parts of the county. capital bike share is already set to open next year in rockville and shady grove. >>> happening today, the wife of a maryland man detained in cuba is organizing a vigil in support of her husband. judy gross said the event is to show discontent with cuba's decision to pardon 2,900 prisoners this weekend but not her husband allan. back in 2009 cuba sentenced him to 15 years in prison on espionage charges. the 62-year-old from potomac claims he was trying to help a small jewish community in cuba get internet access. the vigil begins this morning. >>> the washington wizards will kick off the 2011/2012 campaign tonight at the verizon center as they take on the new jersey nets. the wizards are looking to improve on a dismal season last year, where they won only 23 game

county. according to "washington post," the county transportation officials have applied for a $1 million grant. the money would be used to operate the program in southern montgomery county with 29 stations and locations including bethesda, chevy chase, silver spring, the medical center area, friendship heights, chevy chase and takoma park. they expect the state grants to be announced early next year. a $1.3 million grant the county got in june is intended to establish bike sharing in rockville and shady grove. >> every time i look at that, i think why didn't i think of that? >> such a great idea. >> fun music. felt like we were getting ready to dance. time for the first your money segment. jessica doyle will join us live in the next hour. wall street closed today! because of the holiday. did gain some ground last week on some hopeful signs of the u.s. economy and the job market. dow climbed 124 points on friday. nasdaq picked up 19. this morning, asian markets are mixed in a holiday trading session. the nikkei is up just over 1%. markets are also closed in europe and in hong kong as they own t

county. according to "the washington post." fficials are looking to bring the bike sharing program to their residents. county officials applied for a $1 million grant from the state's transportation department. and if the grant goes through 29 stations would open in bethesda, silver spring, takoma park, other parts of the county. capital bike share sets to open next year in rockville and shady grove. >>> d.c. is calling on an outside firm to investigate cheating on standardized tests in its classrooms. a spokesman for the superintendent told "the washington post" that the firm reviewed questionable scores from 2011. they will look for i regularities including large numbers of answers erased and changed from wrong to right. in may, city officials invalidated scores from three classrooms due to cheating and back in march "usa today" reported that more than 100 d.c. schools had unusually high rates of erasures. >>> baltimore county has the dubious distinction of having the miest school suspension rates in the state of maryland. acc

it further back in the mountains ago, washington and allegany county, the chance for rain. 25 suburbs, at 35 downtown. mostly cloudy, sprinkle possibilities north and west. 48-53. in warmer temperatures will spread. waves around one but and bay water temperatures running through the middle and upper 40's. hoping for snow in maryland in the west, but the good news is it will turn colder thursday night and maybe some snow thursday night in to friday, but certainly colder weather expected. on the eastern shore, sunny- cloud mix with only chance of a sprinkle around elkton. some areas could get a rain shower on thursday and we're talking highs on thursday pushing into the low 60's of have that next front. the front itself has stalled and the high pressure trying told off. this will start sliding closer to us tomorrow and moved closer on thursday. this big storm in the southwest making lots of winter weather had lines. higher terrain all the way to the mexico border. the mountains of arizona and those higher elevations could get some snow all the way from colorado. that will be trekking no

we have these counties in green, nearby suburbs of washington, including washington, northern virginiar a flood watch, as is the shenandoah valley and out into the mountains. we also have a winter weather advisory for this afternoon and evening. it includes howard, montgomery, loudoun county, northern fauquier, and points west. some of the high spots in the ridges of western maryland could get six inches of snow. sunrise 7:13. we have a mild morning. it will gradually get colder during the afternoon with more rain and maybe some flooding later this afternoon. watch out for high water. sunset at 4:46. then by midevening, we'll see the rain change over from sleet to snow after that. maybe a four or five hour period. we'll be down in the low 30s by midnight. here the snowfall forecast totals we'll get from this storm. three to six inches, areas far to our west in that dark blue zone. lighter blue zone, northern suburbs, northern montgomery county, loudoun down to blue ridge, one to three inches. higher amounts up on the ridges. and washington just maybe a dusting in the nearby suburbs wes

county. washington suburban sanitation commission employee disappeared last week. his name was chuck and he was out on the job working as part of a managed deer hunt friday afternoon. that was the last time anybody saw him. searchers found his boat on the water about 300 yards from where he put it in. there's no trace of him. his wife and three kids, son age 12, 9, and a daughter who is 7. >> what kind of man is chuck duckett? he's a friend that is always there for you. he's a man that loves and proud of his work, the water, the woods, the people he works with, and above all else, his family. >> this photo may be his final contact with the world beyond the reservoir, at least since friday it was taken on his phone. >>> with herman cain out of the race, the remaining gop candidates are scrambling to divide up his supporters and win his possible endorsement. but who is most likely to come out on top? we'll break it down for you after the break. plus, could snow really be on the way? topper shutt will have your full forecast up next. stay with us. brad, where we going