weather and you can download the weather app right there.al thank you to cleveland elementary school in northwest washington we want went out and visited with the second through fifth graders and we had a great time. >> we really d the schools in northwest washington, these kids were great. they were atentative, very into it. had some great questions. they were attentive, very into it. it is different at different schools. this were really great. very impressive and we had a lot of fun with them. >> they are so cute. they are so eager, the hands up. >> so we asked them questions. they asked us questions. we taught them the basics of weather so they understand now what they're looking at the weather map and they see the l and ho map. very, very enjoyable. thank you for having us out. >> you may have inspired somebody out there to be a weather person. >> we hope so. the kids were fantastic and the kids were fantastic. they all know tony from way back in the day when he did radio. >> the staff, not the kids. >> we were trying to get you on twit

a bout of winter weather is headel our way.hat you can expect for your neighborhood. >> days before christmas, hundreds of employees at the

i did have another weather app on. i took that off after i knew i could find weather any place.nything else? >> you don't need anything else. >> on my phonyway. >> cool stuff. we'll -- phone anyway. >> cool stuff. >> i forget my password on twitter. >> i think we're all in the same boat. >>> the shower activity has been mixing with a little frozen sleet and snow off to the north and to the west. there you go into pennsylvania. still some leftover sprinkles and light showers. the front a.m. system we've -- frontal system we've been talking about the last few days has come through. you are going to know it because the winds are really blowing. let's take a look at our current winds gusting to over 20, 25 here in washington. let's switch maps and we'll be able to show you the wind gusts on max 2. there we go. showing the winds gusting to 20 in washington. 22 in -- check out hagerstown. 39 mile an hour winds. it's going to be a very blustery day gusting at times to 50 miles per hour. the winds are only going to increase during the course of the day as we have this area of low pressu

the morning severe weather. yes, i can't remember the last time this time of year this time of morning we've had severe warnings but we've got them right now and that's where we begin this morning. it's south and west of d.c. for orange rappahannock, green, culpeper, and madison counties, they are moving northeast at 60 miles per hour and could contain winds gusting towards 60. you'll notice in the charlottesville area that little line of orange, yellow and red that's moving northeast. that's that thunderstorm. there's another line -- severe thunderstorm. there it is just west of culpeper now. this is the severe thunderstorm that's headed toward warrenton and fauquier county, then prince william county. maybe eastern loudoun and fairfax will have to watch out for this as well. since this is a pretty hefty storm. it goes until 5:45 on that warning and you can notice that stevensburg eventually once it gets beyond this there may be other warnings this morning but right now until 5:45 is when this goes to, another

by the severe weather.ll be monitoring the situation and keeping an eye on the live pictures throughout the morning. fifth for off half fourth half and >>darya: students he can't until bridge, when is a big issue. some of the rain is actually falling sideways. >>james: it will take for off by the time we hit the afternoon. scattered showers in the forecast for the morning. this afternoon, a few breaks of sunshine. we will try things out as the storm passes by. overnight, high pressures will said in an temperatures will fall. we will have the possibility of a fairly dense fog. this is what we are seeing on songs are for. mostly in the north bay and east bay, light-moderate rains. we will be dissecting this in more detail of the morning. there rain is set for 6:00 a.m.. a mix of light- moderate rain in the north bay and eased a. by 8:00 p.m. most of it will be out of the north bay. we are looking for temperatures in the upper 50s through most of the bay area. >>james: let's get an update on the commute. >>geo

and ask the weather guy, it's weather-related question and it is a follow-up to a question we had last are we going to have another one? >> that might be the follow-up question. i can't give it away. actually, that is for the-up question. >> how can you tell if you're going to have another blizzard? >> because that's my job. >> we have to have a little chat afterward. >> i got a weather machine downtown. that is the only part i haven't told you guys. i can control it. remember the old general hospital? i always wanted one of those when i was a kid. >> forget about the weather machine. why can't he have a pizza machine or something useful like that. >> we're going to get one. >> along with the ho ho man or pop tart machine. >> he we got one of those. it just costs a dollar. >> in the meantime, my little booth here has a treadmill after all the ho hos and twinkies. the crew in sky fox is hovering over 270 at the end of the ramp coming from southbound 270 to exit at 124. this is my neck of the woods. every wave high to beagle bailey. you skis by to the left. very little delay passing the

big weather-related delays.s will open at 11:00 this morning. federal workers are being asked to stay off the roads until 9:00 a.m. they do have the option for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. >> now to the school delays in virginia. alexandria, clark county, prince william, rappahannock, stafford county and winchester public schools are now two-hour delays. lays. >>> and this is one of those things where, hike we've talked about this morning, you just don't see it or feel it but it is in the air and it is still making it to the ground. this is weird to me, different. >> it is very small little droplets. we have been showing you the live shots of the freezing fog that is out there. it doesn't take a lot. it will adhere to your car. know he my car was covered in a very thin veneer of ice this morning. it take just a little bit to create ice on the sidewalks and the roadways. it will be hit and miss for the next couple of hours. our temperatures should be well into the 30s by late morning. we'll get grad

that is the other effect for this weather. the dry weather has had a harsh economic impact on the area. workers at american leaguers company are protesting, the strike has been going on for a month. workers say they will sit out there and to the company agrees to resume talks about health insurance. here's a quick check on traffic with george. >>george: when no one in san mateo, which are learning why this accident continues to slow the traffic on a one-to-one northbound. for the chp originally purported to have cleared the crash from the roadway but in fact it was cleared to the off ramp in the shoulder of the off ramp. the accident is still visible from the freeway and is affecting traffic, that is why it continues to back up to hillsdale. it is now having a significant impact on the rise coming across the dumbarton bridge. speeds dropping into the twenties and teens as you exit the san mateo bridge. the drive time for 101 northbound is not as bad as you might expect. the normal commute time might be 11 minutes of the head n

severe weather. >> what was that? >> i was -- i was going to say this is not my kind of -- >> -- one more time -- >> -- say to you this is not my kind of day, this overcast day but i know there are people out there that love the clouds. >> i -- you know, i -- >> -- where is your hand -- >> -- you got them. there they are. >> january 26th, going close to 50, moisture overnight with no threat of a wintery mix and really we are going to end this month very nice, very calm. now january if you have just moved here is a temperamental month. it really honestly is. february is usually calm, but having said that when it snows in february we usually get face slapped. it is usually a big one. so we are going to have to -- you know -- you know you can't rest until the middle of march, take a look at doppler. middle of march get three or 4 inches of snow the sun takes care of it the next day. but this month, a very temperamental month, it has been a pussycat and we kind of like that. shower activity in the area right now and only

that's a look at the weather forecast. let's get the latest from julie wright and see what's going on on the roadways. >>> we had some problems on the inner loop. we had reports of debris as you work past colesville road and university boulevard so heads up there. again wet pavement to accompany the drive into work this morning. allow yourself extra time out on the roads. it could be a little slick depending where you're traveling in from. the live shot of 270 coming out of rockville. your lanes are open as you work your way out towards the split. no problems to report at the american legion bridge. temperatures close to the freezing mark, flirting with the freezing mark which means elevated passes tend to freeze before anything else. no problems to report on 66. lanes are open working your way from fair oaks to the beltway. >> thank you, julie. >>> we have some exciting news to share with you, the viewers. we now have -- give you instant access to the fox 5 weather team and all of our tools right at your fingertips. gary

weather and daylight is also on the upswing.ght and the sunset is finally back to 5:00 p.m. today. it will get later and later over the next several months. let's look at the temperatures. 34 degrees in the district and manassas is at 28 but 30 degrees in hagerstown which is warmer than yesterday at this time. widespread teens was the difference from yesterday. it is 21 degrees warmer now that was yesterday. you still want york winter jacket but it is not as bad as yesterday. it is not a big deal. we can handle what we got yesterday and we will probably see it again this winter. here is a look at the cloud cover passing overhead with isolated snow flurries and that cannot be ruled out in southern maryland and the northern neck early this morning we will clear out with a fair amount of sunshine for the majority of the day. no big weather makers across the country but we have this swath of warm air in the midsection of the country stretching up to southern canada which will end our way. the core of that warm air will be in place t

big changes in the works for your weekend weather. a live look outside at conditions on this friday afternoon. a wintry mix is set to move in the area toward morning. what exactly are we talking about? let's get straight over to marty bass in the first warning weather center, marty. >> don, thank you very much. >>> good afternoon, everybody. obviously any forecast can change. but right now i think we may be looking at the final change in this one particular story and that is i think we are looking at an icy situation. let's go to first warning doppler weather radar, a big slug of moisture is moving our way and frankly this low is going to take its sweet time getting here and will affect us after midnight while we are all in bed and while we sleep that is where the problem is going to occur, they show a winter storm watch for western maryland but north of the mason dixon line in cecil county there we have a winter weather advisory for maybe a couple of inches in snow and once you get into central and northern pa maybe five to eight inc

retired air force lieutenant colonel luke weatherers jr. earned numerous medals for his service during world war ii. today's funeral coincides with the release of a new movie, red tails. it's the highly anticipated film that tells the story of the tuskegee airmen. >>> and we have just learned that legendsary singer etta james has died. her publicist says that miss james suffered from dementia, hepatitis-c, and she was diagnosed with leukemia last year. etta james was 73 years old. >>> when we come back, we're going to have some winter driving tips for you. help you out. stay with us! >> italian cruise liner is moving and authorities are concerned it could sink altogether. i'll have that story coming up. >>> rescue workers were forced to suspend their search of the cruise ship that has been grounded off the coast of italy. 11 people are confirmed dead, and hope is dwindling for more survivors. >> reporter: the search for victims on the ground concordia game treacherous as the weather took a turn for the worse. rescue teams suspended operatio

we showed some a little bit weather. a little bit -- earlier. >>> it is just a matter of hours before the polls in south carolina open up. the candidates were stumping late into the night. as susan mcginnis reports for eyewitness news. three of them are trying to stop the surge of newt gingrich. >> reporter: newt gingrich leads romney in a new poll in south carolina by six points. >> i'm -- [ applause ] >> you're a cheat. you are a cheat. >> reporter: it was originally mitt romney who called on newt gingrich to release more information about his congressional ethics violation. only after newt gingrich called on romney to release his tax return. newt gingrich said that the information is on-line. romney said that americans will be able to look at his tax returns in april. >> the reason is, my financial discloser tells you a heck a lot more than my finances. >> reporter: not everyone believes this is a two man race. ron paul and rick santorum plan to take their campaigns into florida and beyond, no matter how few votes he

we will have more on weather and we will have more on weather and traffic when we come >> welcome back. 5:08. the wind is still kicking up so the wind chills are in the 20's. it is gong to be a cold day today. 28 at the airport. the temperature is not going to move much of today. upper 20's and low 30's. it will be a breezy and there will be a chance for some snow flurries north and west of town. we will come back and check the forecast for the rest of the week. >> a call for north korea to use the transition of leadership after the death of kim jong il to move into a new movement of peace. the appeal was part of the new year's message. this rally was held in north korea. >> of stories find the remains of the gunmen who they said it killed a park ranger. a swat team searched the remote wilderness on monday and spotted a body. tt reported he was partially submerged in icy, snowy creek. it was said he went to hide after an earlier shooting in seattle where two people were left critically injured. authorities arrest a man in connection with dozens of suspected arson fires in los angeles.

i think i stay here and give you the weather. you can still see thunderstorms and strong thunderstorms moving towards the east here. this is going to be rumbling towards our area going throughout the day i don't think we will get severe weather out of this. but you can see the strong line of thunderstorms. you see the bow echo. and they have some convective wind and very strong winds with this as well. also yesterday, they saw temperatures up in the # 0s so definitely -- 70s. so definitely clashing with the cold air. we are nice and dry as of now but we will have showers moving in here. not severe going into the afternoon. angela has traffic. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. getting ready for the monday morning drive, caution is what we are going to need this morning. as your region may have icy slippery conditions out there. otherwise, our key routes are moving pretty well this morning. very quiet so far. as you get ready to head out, this is u.s. 29 and maryland 108 north and southbound lanes moving well. we are clear a

we are checking on the weather because it is a cold start. >> break out the winter weather gear for the next couple days. tomorrow morning will be even colder than what we have right now. >> my, my. >> i know it's january. >> it will finally take hold and get a grip on washington. it will only last a few days. you will notice the cold air especially by tomorrow morning. look at live super doppler 7. a few patches of white on the screen. no. frederick county virginia, winchester, and along the potomac between washington county maryland and the panhandle of west virginia light snow flurries. even in westminster. like yesterday. even into tomorrow. we do have some areas of very light snow flurries here and there northwest of town. that will last into tomorrow as well. we cannot rule out snow flurries periodically if especially north and northwest of the metro. 29 in washington right now quantico, 30. 28 in culpeper. the wind is starting to pick up out of the northwest, steady at 5-15. but they will decelerate even more as we go through the morning and midday with wind gusts around 30 miles

if you want to make a trip to the zoo, great weather to do it. the weather is cooperating. a record high yesterday, but 63 degrees. and still the same today. we have 30 down on shore. the southwest wins have been responsible for our temperatures going up. temperatures hitting 40 degrees already, several times since midnight. the winds start to surge. we get a spike and then the winds calm down and the temperatures drop again. from the mid to upper 30s the 40 degrees. calm readings around much of the state right now. central maryland, a southwest flow. high pressure in control of much of the country. around the great lakes the air is coldest. it is still rain because of lake affect snow. the temperatures are above freezing. most of the cold air is in canada, but a front is moving through tonight and tomorrow. we will see the impact. the wins will pickup, but no moisture associated with it. it is try. the temperatures back from the 60 degree range, into the 50 degree range. still above our normal highs, but a chance of rain with another system moving in from the gulf from tue

more warm weather.ry weather continues once again for the next seven days. >>> still breezy here at north and east way, but these winds will decrease in toward midnight and they will stay on the light side for the overnight hours so that will allow for some cooler temperatures this evening, below freezing in santa rosa tonight, 31 degrees. upper 30s and low 40s by the way. >> maybe into the 70s for another day. mid- to upper 60s for the south bay, a beautiful day to be outside. mid if 0s concord, walnut creek, same for pits burg. >> a high of 65. sunshine. the winds not really a problem for tomorrow. they will be on the light side. san francisco a little cooler, 62 but still a wonderful day. the highs typically this time of year in the low to mid-50s but much warmer than that. santa rosa up to 70 degrees again for our sunday. >> here is the seven day around the bay. it is january. it is the wet season, but we're seeing lots of sunshine. there are the clouds for tuesday as we catch the tail end of the we

little fog in the last time we looked at our weather and son weather camera -- our michael & son weather camera. we're sitting at 34 degrees. calm wind at reagan national and dew point at 30. big storm on the west coast. storm he's going to the great lakes. trailing the strong cold front down here. strong to severe thunderstorms. we'll get in on some of that rain later today. warmer temperatures moving in. freezing drizzle in spots early. 49 today. tomorrow, 54. wednesday,52. more rain possibly thursday into friday. then colder by sunday with a slight chance of some wintry weather by then. it is 6:46. let's go over to monika with timesaver traffic. >> the big story has been the reduced visibility with all of the fog and icy patches as well on your lesser-traveled roadways. i've been telling you about a problem with icy conditions on the ramp from the inner loop to northbound route 202 and downed wires there as well. keep that in mind. that has been blocked for some time now. we'll take you outside live. i'll concentrate on 270. it seems to be one of the worst major thoroughfares with red

cool, clear weather, courtesy of a pacific high.hoset(w3 frd canadian pressures. renjóÑ forÑi-rsr'g,çóçóçó ixdÑiÑixdxdxó >> temperatures not bad at all for the last days of january many this will take us into february one. maybe sunday we'll see some showers but all these temperatures just too mild to support any kind of wintry weather. come on now. >> don't bring it up. all right. less than 48 hours after his ravens devastating loss to new england, running back ray rice had a smile on his face. joanne and her family are headingÑi to hawaii tot"keçpgñ i >>> gino's will be coming to camden yards. gino's is opening 12 new franchises coming up in 2012. >>> here's a look at what's coming up tonight at 11:00. hazing, bullying. it's happening to our kids. the warning signs and advice from parents. >>> plus, the very latest on a deadly crash in carroll county. cheryl conner remains on the scene. i'm kelly swoope, plus wyatt's forecast. join us at 11. [ other merv ] welcome back to the cleaning games. let's get a recap, merv. [ merv ] thank

we note the weather -- we know the weather can get worse. barry chilly today. we struggle to get close to the freezing mark. flurries are possibility. it will be very cold tonight with temperatures down into the teens tonight. we will bounce back into the weekend ahead. get your car checked out. many places offer a courtesy check. >> ken tony bring a score over -- can tony bring his car over? >> good dancer. -- good answer. 6:38. 27 degrees on tv hill. a couple of cuddly new additions dl >> time for your morning fix of cute. and polar bear cubs born in china made their debut over their weekend. they still did not have names. visitors were quick to take pictures of the adorable duo. got to interact with the cubs. there were a gift from finland. >> never want to turn down a pen the story -- panda. born back in september, at this giant panda is growing very fast. not been's sex has determined yet. he is monitored 24 hours a day and will not make his official debut at the preserve. that is a good way to start the day. the mother is ya-ya. >> still at, at your answe

the weather update shows dry weather and a gradual warm up. if conditions continue the way they're going if , this qr with and at an and seeing and and why skinheads and and pan am >>darya: margaret anderson was shot and killed yesterday in a national park in washington state. here is a man she stopped. when benjamin cold and barnaul. he ran into a forest. police beliefs he has military experience and an assault rifle. they believe he is irresponsible for another shooting that happened earlier in the day. the four people were shot at a house party. three men and one woman in their 20s were shot. the sheriff's office says he was at the party earlier in the night and was asked to leave. the >>darya: here is the army's soldier accused of trying to board an airplane with military explosives. fox he was taken into custody in an airport in texas. authorities are stressing that while they caught him with its explosive material, there was no detonator. they do not believe he intended to said the explosive of. he has been arrested. third >>darya: we ar

it is tough to chase the weather th weather this early morning. we wanted to give you a live look here on great seneca highway so you can see the main roads here have already been treated. crews have been out since last night. treated this road around 1:00 this morning waiting for more precipitation to be falling. here on stand-by. now, we're about four miles away from gaithersburg, northwest high school is just up the road here. you can see another plow truck heading down and barreling down the road. crews are on stand-by. it will be a long night, a long, early morning i should say for them. it has been a long night. matt hungerford, come on over. matt hungerford, contract for state highway, you've been here since last night. >> yes, ma'am. we got called out at 8:00 p.m. >> so, it elme what the conditions have been like. you already drove around in your personal vehicle to take a look. >> we've been patrolling the roads and doing some salt treating -- the bridges mostly. but in the areas of where we got the high school here, tried to put a little

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i like this mild weather. >> springlike weather more than winter weather today. this is the coldest period all year with an average high of 43. not a record breaking, but well above average. 30 in leesburg, 30 in martinsburg, 29 in frederick, 35 in la plata. nodded and started the day. above freezing in los locations. 60 degrees for the high temperature this afternoon around the beltway. south of town in culpeper, fredericksburg, stafford mary's county will be in the mid 60's later on today. a little cooler. a little cooler in hagerstown, mid to upper 50's. still warmed tomato into the fifties. close to average by sunday, mid to upper 40's. -- still warm tomorrow. >>> construction barrels on the beltway have been moved. all clear right now bruce tysons annandale. looks good in alexandria, quiet at the wilson bridge. oxon hill looks decent. beltway in montgomery county is moving at speed. in college park, a pretty good run. now to news. >>> the latest scandal in d.c. involving harry thomas jr. last night he resigned from council of and said he will plead guilty to

for a look at your national and regional weather here's meteorologist bill karins with your weather channel forecast. i'm a dog owner. i hope that dog never comes. >> be careful. don't put it at nose level. yesterday was an incredibly amazingly warm january day across the country. there were people golfing in iowa. there were people out there playing tennis in the dakotas. i mean, didn't make a lot of sense. it has changed a little bit out there. that's the good news. as far as what we're going to look at as we go through the upcoming weekend, things are going to cool off out there. that we know for sure. today we're looking at things a little cooler in the plain but getting back to normal. yesterday we had all-time record high in places like north dakota, south dakota, minnesota hit the 60s in some places. if you have ever seen the movie "fargo," yesterday they were 54 degrees. usually it's the ice box up there. as we head into the upcoming weekend, we'll have wet weather in the southeast. still mild but along the gulf coast you'll have wet weather to deal with. also around atlanta. temper

three more on the weather in a moment. seth since >>darya: there is a standoff with police in this area of oakland at fruitvale avenue and brookdale avenue. will tran has been live on the scene following it from the start. >>will: it looks like it is over. about seven seconds ago, there to swat team members that had this suspect that they walked and and >>darya: to the connection with a will. it said sf and ahead of it looks thin we will keep you posted in go back live to the scene for the latest. >>mark: yoli eceves is live at death of. >>yoli: the rain and wind continues. there are some links because of the weather. this has to do more with local flights fifth. the >>james: it is a reigning the hardest in the north bay. look at the intense showers working their way through the wine country. again, this is all a part of the low pressure system moving over the north bay. the central valley will be seeing all of this in short order. at times the rain gets pretty intense. for thinly for a oakland to 92, where they come toget

that is a look at your weather forecast.'s do some traffic and julie, thank you for voting for best weather team. apparently, we're winning. >> we are? >> vote for tony and tucker and sue and gary and gwen and the whole fox 5 weather team. thanks. >> 95, 295 quiet right now coming in out of laurel. northbound 395 still good to go as you make your way from duke street to seminary road. lanes are open in both the express lanes and the main line heading northbound up towards seminary road. just a built of a slowdown now starting to occur north of landmark. >>> fox 5 is monitoring metro. the goal is to have escalators working 90% of the time. >> our sherry ly takes a look at some of the worst performing escalators. >> reporter: in the past 1 months, metro's escalator problems have been magnified by some major meltdowns when smoke filled the dupont circle station in july 2010. panicked passengers climbed an out of service escalator with the a hole at the top. >> the problem with the elevators and the escalators is one of the most

let's get a check on traffic and weather. >> adam caskey is in the weather center this morning. umbrella? >> and other hour-and-a-half. some of us. in virginia you will not need the umbrella. in maryland and north and east of the potomac you still need the umbrella. the back edge of the rain is causing 270 in montgomery county. parts of northern prince george's county as well and bow ie still seeing moderate rain. this is the back edge of the rain. otherwise, it's hanging around for the morning, some breaks in the clouds by the afternoon. 46 right now in washington. 39 in martinsburg, 45 in gaithersburg. mild start today. one afternoon, upper 50's to near 60 later on today with parlay cloudy skies by the afternoon. a cold front tonight. we cannot rule out the a mix of rain and snow tonight and maybe a light coating of snow especially northwest of town by early tomorrow morning. near 40 degrees for the high temperature friday to the weekend. gusty wind. two accidents on the beltway in virginia. one of the inner loop. after the springfield interchange, after the part where 95 emer

any wintry weather so far.et's get down to business. >> what was that? >> i got caught up in it. sound hike the cat got caught in the vacuum leaner. lean -- cleaner. it is time for ask the weather guys. we took a couple days off. we answered some other questions. we are back on to a weather- related theme and it is a good question. it come from cindy gallagher in warrenton, virginia. she writes -- i guess we should preface this by saying she is late for work so this is a problem that she has been having i wonder if there is any way to predict if i have to clear my windshield. eld. >> if you have the answer to this, you guys are going to make a million dollars. >> well, funny you should say that. >> i have heard of ways to do it. >> okay. never mind. you won't. >> what have you seen people do. >> like a tarp that they'll put on their windshield toe that in the morning, they just take it off. >> you can do that. >> if can you if you remember to do that. >> the frost would form on whatever you covered it with. let

weather.o to myfoxdc.com and scan our qr code to link you to our weather app. >>> ering --ering is already feeling the effects of i biggest solar storm in years. the aurora borealis is supposed to hit earth about 9:00 this morning. the earth's atmosphere will protect us. don't panic, don't run away. the radiation can cause problems for our communications, satellites and polar traveling airplanes. >> can your weather app detect that? >> i'm not sure it has solar ray detection on it. but we can maybe add that as a future feature. >> there is a little alert button. >> the alerts are actually great. yesterday, for instance, it gives you an update on the freezing rain sides, that kind of thing. -- on the freezing rain advisory, that kind of thing. it actually works. you know what i mean? >> it does work. >> let's kick off the weather forecast. wisdom, want you to check out first graphic here because this is our bus. >> okay. >> you like that bu ? a little different than most other buses. >> i didn'

there is a look at the playoffs weather.e will look at your -- your weather in just a minute. >> maryland state police have arrested a man in connection with an assault and robbery at a carroll county convenience store earlier this month. 21-year-old darrell l. webb jr. was arrested this morning. police say early on january 5, he attacked the convenience store clerk. he still lottery tickets. -- stole lottery tickets. baltimore county police are searching for suspects under the man was a salted over route 295. the attack happened just before 8:30. police said the 39-year-old was attacked by three men. police say they have identified this area as a potential problem and they have increased patrols. >> we are reminding pedestrians, it is getting darker earlier. please use caution in the area. remain alert to your surroundings. >> the victim was taken to shock trauma for treatment. police say if you have any information, please contact metro crimestoppers. baltimore city police investigated and run involving a pedestrian in eas

down load a beech c weather app for iphone or ipad go to abc weather 2 weather page or abc2news.com slash mobile. >>> people from the health department will be be at george washington elementary today answering questions. this after three students in the baltimore city school came down with scarlet fever. we are told all three children were in the same class and the city says it has since cleaned and disinfected the school. >>> a look at symptom that starts as a rough scratchy rash and last 2 to a 7 days. tongues often look like that of a strawberry. some people have a flush face and pale around the lips. a red or sore throat high fever swollen glads are pretty common. -- glands are pretty common. >>> havre de grace elementary will not be open for students. teachers should report. apparently there's strong smell in the school from a pipe and crawl space work done this week. and they need to allow the building to air out a for the day. out for the day. >>> we are gearing up for the day houston is scaring off against boston. kick offset for 1:00 and texans are preparing for one loud ravens

what wet weather. north and west though it's a whole other -- >> whole different story. >> heavy showers and had the severe thunderstorm warning in the 5:00 hour out to culpeper and now some heavy downpours still going on just along route 5 from leesburg up to frederick it is really coming down. we start with live doppler 9000 hd and you can see you know parts of southern cal vet and southern st. mary's have some light showers but have to focus north and west where the action is this morning. no warnings to you can that about you be we have some -- talk about but we have some heavy downpours in spots to show you especially now coming in towards fairfax county out of prince william. look at this thing almost a little bow right here. this could be a little wind gusing 30, 45, 50 miles per hour. east of warrenton. manassas, got some heavy weather between you and chantilly crossing 66 herement that's going to be a problem. this is tracking up toward fairfax, reston, herndon. eventually into montgomery coun

this sets the stage for the next weather disturbance coming in. the air is really, really dry on this side of the mountains. this is moving along at a good clip. even at this was all snow, it would not have a chance to accumulate much. a lot of us will be eaten up by the dry air across the mountains. it will not look as impressive as it comes through during the evening hours as we approach 9:00, 10:00, a 11:00. we will see. warbler is to talk about in a minute. 48 the high at the airport today. no precipitation today. the low down near freezing. 46 in annapolis. 41 cambridge. out in far western maryland. it then gets here fast enough, we could get a quick shower, but the air is so dry and the humidity is so low, that a lot of this will just evaporate. there is the weather system and the culprit behind in ohio driving it to the east. the moisture is very limited. it's moving very quickly to the east. coming in behind it, a reinforcing shot of cold air. will it be permanent? i do not know. on the national temperature act, -- map, it doesn't look lik

tucker barnes is here with weather. wind, rain, we've got it all. >> we don't often get barnes and barnes. >> pretty cool. >> you mentioned wind, rain, a little bit of snow off to the north and west. generally the theme will be cold and blustery. our winds will gust 50 miles per hour north and west of the city where we have a wind advisory. that will be the big story today. let's look at vipor. we're looking at the leftover rain showers. this was the cold front that came through during the overnight hours and i promise you will notice a change in weather conditions as our temperatures are tumbling and the winds have really picked up. generally the rain showers and the light snow that broke out across parts of the area now off to the fort and we will be looking at a dry day today. partly sunny officially expected this afternoon. temperatures have been falling. 39 in washington. 39 in baltimore. freezing mark in winchester and hagerstown. patuxent naval air station is 38 but you too will be cooling down shortly as the coo

let's get right to the weather. strong winds tapering this morning but not before wrecking the roads and taking out the power. the heaviest rain hit last night bringing down a tree in mill valley. this happened on paradise drive, ironically. the tree brought down power lines. crewed closed down the road. about 29,000 pg & e customers lost power. some downtown areas of mill valley were flooded. several blocks of shops and offs had to be protected with sandbags as well. >>> this is video of san francisco, heavy rains and winds gusted through the city and pummeled the city. this morning there are reports of flooded and slick roadways all around the bay area. and getting ready for tomorrow's big game, fans could be delayed getting into sfo. flights running behind schedule. that's this morning. nbc bay area meteorologist rob mayeda tracking it for us. >> you saw the problems there on that video. i can show you the reason why once you take a look at these incredible rainfall totals in the last 24 hours. we've had a dry wi

that meets the profile because there's some wintery weather coming in.ng at the pattern here producing high temperatures up at 50 today. these were running 8-10 degrees cooler than saturday as we get a fresh shot of cooler air. this one with some snow showers and you see it's impacting garrett county and washington county shortly. could we see them giving us a dusting of snow showers tonight? yes, it's definitely possible. we have been above freezing all weekend and if we get below freezing tonight, it would create too many slick spots. we could see spots getting dusted overnight. it begins the surge for the milder air. not so much tomorrow, but tuesday and wednesday look unseasonably warm. looking at the future trend, you can see after the snow flurries overnight. overall the scenario looks good into tuesday. tuesday we get the winds shift out of the south and that's pushing up, not just sunny conditions but warmer weather. the possibility of a light dusting on car tops, grassy surfaces with the showers coming throughout 11:00. we'll see on that, but to

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the weather channel forecast. you know what? hey, it could have been worse weather to pull your pants down. >> it's true. i think the best would be you get the tourists from out of town, they're on the train and all of a sudden these people come on in their boxers. explain that that to your kids. good morning everyone and welcome, lori. we're watching for rain down along the gulf coast and texas. we don't have a lot of big snowy weather to talk about. first off, the rain, and then a plunbling of cold air finally is going to look a lot like mid-january in the northern plains and great lakes by the time we end this week. by the time the rain goes, we're just getting soaked north of dallas. texas is in the midst of this two-year drought so we don't mind. but from aun to houstoning at any time you have a chance of seeing showers and storms including louisiana. our forecast, one to two inches. thunderstorms, possibility may be two to three. eventually all this wet weather may make up up the east coast by the time we ge

weather channel's scott williams is here with a check of the weather. scott, good morning. >> good morning, lester. good morning, jenna. of course we continue to track the cold weather across parts of the northeast, and new england.f the northeast and new england. clearing out from that snowfall on yesterday. ice storm across the upper midwest and also damaging winds for the pacific northwest, heavy rain and mountain snow, even the threat for tornadoes around the mid-mississippi river valley later on today. so, severe weather expected across the country as we are tracking a very busy sunday weather pattern. that's a look at the weather across the nation. here's a look at the weather closer to where you live. >>> and a good sunday morning. i'm storm 4 meteorologist chuck bell, and we're off to a cloudy and cold start here in the nation's capital this morning. temperatures are in the upper 20s to near 30 degrees, and with the cloudy skies, we even have a couple lonely snow flurries out there as well. it's 30 degrees in washington right now, 28 in charles

and cold because it is cold weather. and it is a temporary solution until the weather clears up and then they will return and put something more permanent on it. but the rain coming down was creating some chaos. there weren't any accidents on this on-ramp but they just reopened it a few minutes ago. 280 north off the john d.a. aly boulevard is okay right now. to tell us more about the rain that is coming down right now, we will turn it to elizabeth wenger for more on our weather outlook. good morning, elizabeth. >> good morning. high def doppler showing a lot of green, slight to moderate rain right now. you will find it for much of the morning commute. scattered showers all over the bay area. you can see pockets in the east bay. in the south bay and along the peninsula, if you're making your way through san mateo county and we have a wind alert in effect until 6:00 this morning. and these are the areas where you're going to really see the gusty winds. the coast and the east bay hills and the santa cruz mountains, some wi

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in this weather station in the q.b. massive is situations close to the town of one hundred fifty kilometers north of the arctic circle it is one of the instruments of the avalanche safety service it records dozens of readings several times a day snow and ground temperatures wind direction solar activity and precipitation all those factors affect the snow and its structure the station staff uses them as the basis for political reform casts concerning avalanches. what triggers a sudden movement of snow in the mountains resulting in a formidable natural disaster. finding the answer to that question is the job of scientists to some petersburg's hydra me to relaunch a cool university one of the factors triggering an avalanche is nothing more unusual than snow evaporation little flakes turn into vapor even at very low temperatures. but viper in the top layer of the snow but he escapes into the year. but. it settles. into us. as a result snow in the lower turns into large round crystals. this makes the top most slide over the

winter weather. overnight tonight 24, less windy tomorrow and we will go 42, mostly sunny, that's a seasonable january day where we should be this part of the year in baltimore and tomorrow night down to 30, clouds on the increase, we could see the snow flurries, but i think the more significant weather vent holds off until early saturday and then into the early part of the day there, we will go with a winter mix saturday morning changing to rain. sunday looks good for all the tailgates and parties and people driving north. looks good. >> all right. good. thank you. coming up next, you won't believe believe this restaurant with a racy name. how it got it's strange name. >> first here is bill with a look at night line. >> coming up. a rescue mission forced to halt and families losing hope. the latest on the cruise ship disaster and cutting edge of medical testing where a prick of the finger could prevent disease. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance

and the forecast for more snowy weather out to the west and more valley rain and the dry weather acrosshe northeast, but our focus as we head into this week and into next week, we have a lot of rain and snow heading towards the west coast. l.a. a soggy start to your weekend and couple of feet of snow in the mountains. lester? >> paul, thanks. >>> some good news from reno, nevada, where firefighters say a huge wildfire has been contained. tonight, we have learned how it started. officials say a man admitted to accidentally starting the fire when he improperly discarded ashes from his fireplace. the fire destroyed 29 homes and forced some 10,000 people to evacuate. >>> up next here tonight, new developments in the scene of the cruise ship disaster in italy. what the ship's captain is saying now. ready or not, here i come! ♪ found ya! you always find me. you always hide here. [ male announcer ] tim and richard smucker have always loved the taste of just-picked fruit. so it's no wonder why today smucker's makes the world's best jam. for five generations, with a name like smucker's, it has t