please stay with wjz for first warning weather coverage of the winter weather headed this way. we will bring you complete coverage today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >> jury selection should wrap up today in the trial of judge hugley, the lacrosse player charged with killing yardly love. adam may is live there. good afternoon. >> reporter: don, just stepped out of the courtroom. jury selection has wrapped up. they were sworn in, opening statements began an hour ago. of all the court cases i have covered these are some of the most emotional open statements i have ever heard. prosecutors laying out their case against george hugley, on trial in the murder of her. she was on her bed face down on the pillow, had a comforter pulled up over her and very visible ugly injuries to her right eye. they say she may have been alive up to two hours after she was beaten by george hugley and the prosecutors are saying basically right away hugley bake became a suspect because a roommate discussed with police recessship problems they were having and a key piece of evidence has been introduced here. it

some lighting but no severe weather in the area and i think there is enough cool weather that most ofhe weather weather is going to come in the form of mainly just precipitation, maybe a little wind likely we won't see a lot of thunderstorm activity or if we did it'll be limited. tough to see right now. we have 50 out at pwi. winds are from the south. very light at the moment. show you some of the weather through the day. here is the hdabc weatherbug camera overfed ralph hill. look at the downpours. wet weather situation. no question about that. the clouds holding tough as we push toward sunset tonight. wet weather here, really this was the story just statewide. you couldn't buy any sun today. all right. let's take a look at some of the temperatures out there and they are running cooler than yesterday but still reasonable, 50 baltimore, 54 easton. we had 40s for much the day but now we warmed up. 41hagerstown. winds are light and changing, a bit of a south breeze in southern maryland. if we get a thunderstorm complex it's more than likely to be in the southern counties, saint mary's,

we have complete first warning weather coverage for you with marty in the weather center. good afternoon. we love it. >> you know they are talking about the vice-president's secure in the democratic base in the northeast. it is beautiful, folks, good afternoon. let's take a look at some temperatures. it is 62 degrees right for you on tv hill. sker score at the marina. that is three degrees warmer than at this time yesterday. let me show you just how big we are living and go to first warning weather warning radar, again another system that is going to bring a pretty good hit of winter to a multi state path is going to pass north of us. even tomorrow there is unsettled weather not that far away. we are still in a mild zone. ultimately that storm is going to change our weather. when we get back to february? how much so. your details coming up shortly. now back to you. >> thank you very much, marty. those soon playing slots at anne arundel meals should not go hungry. the prime rib is joining them. they have been in operation downtown since 1965. that new ka sin otherwise casin

let's get a quick check on the weather with tucker. >> this is the top story. >> is it? >> we'll get a little bit of snow around here. let's get right to the ride arrest. we're fine right now. clouds moving in and, just like we talked about yesterday, we are expecting a period of wintry weather around here and by wintry weather, i mean some snow parley north and west and off to the south and east, there will be a mix of snow and rain. this should arrive later this morning. here is your forecast for today. yeah, we haven't done this much. cloudy with snow developing this afternoon. about an 80% chance t may start as a period of rain or mixed precip and here and change to show later today. we are expecting light accumulations. we have a winter weather advisory for much the area that has just been posted north and west. back to you guys. >>> taking a look at our top stories this morning. rick santorum had some pretty big wins last night. the former senator from pennsylvania swept in all three contests. he won minnesota, missouri and even in colorado, where om knee won four

we can't chake the mild weather. not complaining, just can't chake it. >> the annual easter egg roll at the white house is march 9. it is open to children age 13 and their families. >> up next, candace is issuing everyone a challenge. come back and find out more. >> first a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. >> welcome back. it is time for "11 fitness" and candace joins us with the great march with arms challenge. >> see what i have going this morning. we finished our -- not finished yet. we're finishing ripped abs. people say can you really rip your abs in four weeks. you can get a great running start on it. of course they connect to my blog, and there are things we discuss about having to get the body fat over. we are putting out prizes. the first is a $50. it is cool stuff. as that one ends and they can continue on with that, now we go into ripped arms. so starting thursday, they go on to youtube, they suscribe to my channel. i have it posted on facebook. come back to facebook and say, "i'm in." everyth

good weather is apparently good weather is apparently leading to good prog y bridge. it's cl >>> good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. good weather is apparently leading to good progress on the bay bridge. it is closed for construction, with a detour for the westbound approach to the new bay bridge. nonknapp is in oakland where -- don knapp says it may be finished ahead of schedule. >> reporter: it would not be unusual to have rain and cold weather and caltrans allowed for that no doubt, but in fact the weather is pretty good. rain and cold weather would slow down the paving and the painting but the good weather today, they are moving along just fine. here is the main focus of the work this weekend. the place where the new bridge meets the oakland shore. caltrans closed the westbound lanes, to move the existing roadway on the oakland side. the detour allows room for work on the new westbound approach to the new bridge. it will stay in effect until the new bridge is opened. and as has become usual for the holiday weekend closures in recent years, having the bridge in one

winter weather advisory in effect until 10:00 this evening insta-weather futurecast shows snow coming in, and it is most intense around evening rush hour. how convenient, right? light to moderate snow, fairly steady in some areas. as we get into the evening and tonight, it dissipates. tomorrow, we get some sun back in the picture. pretty good chance for a rain- snow mix, depending on your location today. dry weather on thursday. back into the 30's for the weekend. another weather system comes in on saturday. snow-rain mix, depending on your location. a few flurries are possible on a sunday. >> fans of nbc's newsmagazine "rock center with brian williams" will have to switch their schedules. it will be on wednesday at 9:00 p.m., starting tonight. a familiar face is jumping on board. >> "rock center's" time slot may be changing but its approach is not. >> it won't change "rock center ." you will learn a lot along the way. you will talk about a lot of the next day. >> meredith vieira is likely accomplishing that this week. >> you find yourself days into your internship in the white house

>>mark: as bad as the weather has been somewhat are following severe deadly weather. fast phosphor first offs for the >>justine: there is buzz of a possible ipad 3. stock in apple has now gone to a new height reaching 500 gillian dollars. that is putting apple and some pretty exclusive territory. it is one of the five most valuable companies at any point in history ferry if all the microsoft, exxon mobile, cisco in general electric have surpassed that mark. apple is now worth more than several countries including poland, sweden and saudi arabia. at last check, stocks at apple were going for just $540 per share. >>darya: in a developing story, the pleasanton school board has voted to approve cuts to education, this is in order to close a projected $5.5 million budget deficit. reggie kumar is telling us many parents are upset about the possible elimination of the district's reading program. >>reggie: school board members voted 3-2 to close a for closed budget deficit for. far from half to does one know if they lose their jobs officially until the 15th. >>darya: >> in sa

a network ahead. >>> now, weather, the complete forecast and the first warning of severe weather. >> you are all ready to make ground hog soup. >> well, yeah, but you know what? as everyone said if we get six more weeks of winter but winter is like that no one is complaining. >> no soup. >> he is not predicting bad weather. he is predicting more weather. >> yeah, and i don't know if you know the temperature yesterday, 70 degrees, we got into the low 70s downtown but 70 degrees officially, so yeah, come on phil, bring it, bringit. we will take it. 49 degrees now, still above our average high normal for this date, 42, 37 is the dew point, rain moved through that brought us the cloud cover that we have right now but also locked in the temperatures, temperatures have not fluctuated from early this morning so we will see a bit of a break in the clouds, sun will come out and we will have a bit of warmer air moving in and the sun will help warm us up a little bit. this east wind at 5 miles per hour is not going to help us stay warm but the sun william do its job, 30.04 is your barometer rea

we're back with your weather first. >>> 5:40 out on the weather terrace. with light winds in the uner 30s, doesn't -- upper 30s, doesn't feel too bad but grab the jack celt as you head out. most of us will see snow but down south some rain will be the main story. even the snow that falls will do a lot of melting on road surfaces with temperatures generally above the freezing mark and highs this afternoon actually falling in the mid and upper 30s. i'll be in in a few minutes with the rest of the snow forecast. here now is monika with time saver traffic. >>> cleanup and investigation of a serious accident continues here inbound on new york avenue at florida avenue in northeast. you'll have to choose an alternate route. i will give you all details coming up once again in my next report at 5:48. >> thank you, monika. >>> at 5:41, here's a look at some other things making news now. more help is on the way for millions of americans suffering with alzheimer's disease. the obama administration is pumping in an additional $50 million into reseven. the money will be

coming up, ask the weather guy. it is somewhat weather-related.t is a question about the weather app that we have here and an alert that comes on. >> okay. >> a good question. >> they're always good. >> i always learn moch. >> well, some of the questions are. -- >> i always learn so much. >> no trouble spots to report out towards clopper. northbound # 95 starting to see the slowdown out towards landmark. northbound i-9 is in good shape. accident activity along pohick road. follow police direction to get by. 66 bogged down with delays out of manassas fair oak to 123. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we continue to follow developing news concerning an overnight carjacking. this actually turned into two stories about two stolen white escalades. around 12:30 this morning, a group of armed men any silver van carjacked an escalade on mlk jr. avenue in southwest. they are still on the loose. then around 3:30, an officer spotted a white escalade he thinks is the one from that earlier carjacking but it turns out it was a different stolen e

severe weather damage.ers are hurt after a string of powerful storms swept through the midwest. this is live at video from branson, missouri. we will continue to monitor to these pictures and follow where the storm is headed. a state of emergency has been declared parts of kansas. a lot more images are coming in, we will talk more about that as the morning goes on. >>darya: we will be back with our old weather in a couple of minutes. the wind is driving rain and we will show you where it is hardest hit. the golden gate had its turn, traffic is moving pretty well. it is now the south bay that is getting hammered. will be right back. every day, an average of 5,000 people switch from cascade to finish dishwasher detergent. that's about 150,000 a month - over 2 million people so far. with finish quantum you get incredibly clean, sparkling dishes without having to rinse them first. now see for yourself why millions have switched to finish. join the finish revolution. and for two years in a row, finish quantum wa

as we look at the weather through the day at our abc 2 weather bug camera, baltimore and surrounding area, robert w komen elementary, clear skies. high pressure in full control as we change our camera angle, kent island, north and gorgeous to see the sunset here. look at the sun reflecting off of the water. beaches, not many people out hiking. nice cheer scenario across the state. maryland's most powerful radar, showing all clear. that will continue to be the case tonight through most of your saturday. tomorrow night, in to the first, at least half of our sunday, that's a different story. look at the temperatures, upper 40s to near 50 del 50 deless. we topped out today, low to mid- 50s, running 5-10 degrees above average depending on where you were. all quiet across the mid atlantic states. few clouds drifting out of the north and west. developing weather maker, out to the west, beginning to increase in size and scope, it's primarily rain maker, at least for the next day, day and a half. there will be some wintery weather mixing in to this thing as it begins to track further east in

our weather forecast looking rainy. we'll have rain showers move in by 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 this morning. you can see the cold front out towards st. louis. we'll get a bit of a break and we'll have to deal with the frontal system moving in here tonight. that could give us another round of showers and maybe some thunderstorms. bring along the rain jacket that has a little bit of insulation. i think it will feel chilly out there for you. bring an umbrella because we'll have rain around here during the day. clearly, we are not moving much up in the temperature department from here. >> you got it. >> thank you. >>> time now to check in with julie wright to see what is happening on the roads. busy morning out on 450. >> it is. 450 is a very tricky commute. it will be like that for a while. a very large sinkhole has closed a portion of westbound 450 before you reach route one. our very own jason smith live out here bringing you these pictures. the roadway remains closed. in the distance in the back there, you can see that large

. >> we have returned to mild weather here today. the precipitation has cleared out of the area but still on the chilly side outside but it is warming up of course. you are taking a live look outside right now, lots of blue sky and sunshine. wjz is live with complete first warning weather coverage for you, marty bass in what looks like a sunny outback and meteorologist tim williams over in the first warning weather center, good afternoon, tim. >> good afternoon, don, good afternoon, everyone, the sun making a difference and without any wednesday it is a pretty comfortable afternoon albeit chilly. right now at 41 degrees at bwi marshal. central maryland seeing temperatures around 40, h aggerstown 35. we are two degrees warmer around much of the area, cooler from elkton down toward easton but overall right on the same level except that we don't have any bad weather moving in our direction. so what does that mean for our weekend and how is it playing into the rest of our week? for that we send it out to marty bass. hello. >> hello, good

howard here your weather first. a severe weather alert day. we've got bigger problems this afternoon with the winds and maybe severe storms, this morning heavier showers from win chester up to frederick and even upper montgomery a little bit of light rain there. we are looking at the showers the futurecast, staying mainly north of us this morning. by 9:00, 59. south areas though sunshine. 61 in fredericksburg. it will be in the 60s low 60s also down at pax river. we get through midday. maybe 56 in hagerstown but still 71 in fredericksburg. 68 in d.c. for lunch. little breezy then and then the winds start to pick up with the front and so do the storm chances this afternoon. could be some strong to severe ones south and east. >>> coming up, we want to take a look at the new movies opening this oscar weekend. maybe they'll be in the running next time. >> "act of valor" stars a group of active duty navy s.e.a.l.s but it's a fictionalized account of operations, they start out on a mission to recover a kidnapped cia operative and then discover a ter

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we've got a couple of weather guy questions coming up, weather rhetted and we'll to a multi-- weather-relatedltiery task verse of ask the weather guy. >> sort of a lightning round. >> let's see if julie wright has a lightning round round going on outside on the roads. >> i was telling lizzie wanted the chopper. otherwise, its a new dance move. wisdom, you know all about that. >> not anymore. >> you did say three kids. >> that's right. >> wall-to-wall traffic here. northbound i-59 north of the pohick road overpass. lanes are open. expect delays out of woodbridge headed up to newington. southbound along 270 at 85 buckiestown now on the shoulder. inbound route 50 on the beltway now on the shoulder. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. ic. >>> now to today's top story. an alexandria paramedic on scene -- on the scene of a car fire on 359 falls some 20 feet off a bridge and right into a creek. >> the rescue effort and investigation caused massive traffic back-ups at the height of rush hour. fox 5's stacy cohan has the latest this morning. good morning, stacy. >> good morning. we are right

show you the weather as it has moved in to western maryland.with here in the baltimore area as we go in to the overnight hours and tomorrow, deep creek lake getting a round here, seeing the roads get covered up in western maryland. skiers getting set for a great weekend in the western maryland and west virginia. frostburg, getting the snow, too as well. we will welcome for this to move further east overnight in to the day tomorro7#b;jdtqi u)h midnight through 7:00 tomorrow evening, a long extension, we will see snow showers through the day, but the bulk not over by mid-morning. winter storm, weather advisories, storm warnings up for whisp and the counties to the west. look at l low 40s after a day in the mid- 40s. the ground is still relatively warm. with this initial line of snow, plenty of snow around the backside. a significant drop in temperatures overnight. with we had highs in the 40s, the snow will stick quickly than the last couple of systems we had which arrived in the middle of the day in to the afternoon. this will arrive overnight.

you have to move south to find significant weather. as we look closely at the direction of the storm it made a move to the north. beginning to make a turn back south. i think it is at its most northern point. cooler, drier air wrapping in behind this. we'll clear out overnight. yes, we could see rain and snow showers south of us through annapolis, howard county even southern carroll county. again, it will be brief later this evening. and quickly clearing out. here's our future trend. storm system heading out to sea by midnight. 4:00 in the morning it is a done deal. we are setting the stage for crystal clear weather monday. great looking president's day. if you have the holiday off we are back in the low 40s. good tuesday. minimal chances of active weather through midweek. overnight 32. mostly cloudy. forecast tomorrow 48 degrees. sunny skies. staying pleasant. as we check out the forecast for tomorrow night, temperatures running cold. 28 degrees. mostly clear. i had an issue with the seven- day forecast. we'll show you that here in ou

that's a welcome at weather and the fox 5 weather app.ow the latest on traffic. >>> we're already tweeting at you this morning, haven't heard back. >> getting on right now. >> it's not a horse, just twitter. social media. all right. on the roads, tucker talking about the nasty stuff over the weekend. not right now. not on our friday commute. no way, dry pavement and looking good. 355 coming in, no problems to report at 28. light traffic volume in each direction northbound 95 in good shape as well. 395 good to go, beltway across the bridge, live shot of traffic on the beltway on the outer loop, leaving georgia avenue toward connecticut avenue. nice and easy, no signs of overnight road work. 295 in good shape south of 198. 50s in good shape coming in inbound. a live shot of traffic south on 270 out of my neck of the woods into rockville. two thumbs up doing the double nick toll the split. -- nickel to the split. >>> two protesters are arrested accused of attacking police officers. here's more. >> reporter: on saturday, a large number of par

meteorologist bernadette woods talk about not only tomorrow's weather but maybe a little more weather trend getting here this weekend and those details shortly. now we throw it back inside. >> local watermen should be feeling good today. a fall survey says oysters have hit a 92% survival rate. the highest number since 1997. the department says lower salt levels have helped rid the bay of the diseases that have killed oysters in the past. >> still to come, flames ripped through a honduras prison, hundreds killed there, what survives are saying. >> and they are getting blasted by deadly winter snow. >> and here not a flake in sight. your complete updated first warning weather forecast is next. >> complete coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija, and first warning weather with marty bass and meteor,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> hundreds of prisoners are dead after a blaze breaks out in a jail in honduras, surviving prisoners say they were asleep and woke to the screams of their fellow inmates, it is still unclear how it started some 3500 prisoners were transported to a hospital with

and the weather is crazy. one day it's warm, the next day it's freezing outside. >> don't be fooled by mother nature. >> reporter: that's the warning from state highway planners who started sending troops out tuesday. they splashed the salt brine but say serious traffic jams and accidents could still be in the forecast. >> a lot of folks go out with tread that is barely a tread on there anymore. and they're not able to get up hills. and that causes congestion. causes really dangerous conditions. >> why many drivers are bracing for the worst. >> ice. slippery roads. and the black top, you say. you know? you can have accidents. >> people don't know how to drive in the snow half the time. honestly, i hope that they get people out here to keep the roads clear. >> reporter: in fact, crews will remain out salting roadways well into the night and urge you to have a plan in case the storm develops even more. >> if you see the conditions deteriorate even more, don't think that you will get home in an hour or whatever t

federal hill good-looking weather. little breezy, the flag whip around and we will see the weather getting breezy at times overnight and this to the day tomorrow. the radar, all clear, that should continue to hold up through at least daybreak tomorrow or we will say daybreak, around 4:00 a.m., that's where we should see showers move in. right now temperatures still comfortable. we are beginning to see cooler air edging in to the north and west. still a pleasant couple of hours left this evening and winds have shifted west bringing in a slightly cooler breeze but not frigid. we hit 72 at regan in downtown dc. southern delaware to 66 in georgetown. want to show the early look at tomorrow's temperatures. we there go mid to upper other's. the temperatures happening both at midnight and in the afternoon. again a cooler day, still not bad. here is the rain we are tracking to the south and west. western virginia, these rain showers. they could clip southern maryland as far north as baltimore. all head of a new frontal boundar

how will this weather impact tomorrow's commute? bob will have more on the updated forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> messy conditions on area roadways, as a winter storm moves through. you're looking live in carroll county. wjz will continue to bring you updates in firstwarning weather. >>> but first, catholic leaders are outraged tonight. the obama administration says religious organizations must include birth control coverage in their health plans. but the leader of baltimore's catholic says that will never happen. >> reporter: the catholic church says the mandate violates its first amendment right to religious freedom. under the affordable care act, companies must cover contraceptives. and that includes faith-based organizations. cardinal designate edwin o'brien says we cannot, we will not comply with this law. >> this is not something we can compromise on. because it's fundamental to our teachers -- teachings. talking about not just contraceptives. >> despite strong wording in his letter saying, we catholics will be compelled

fantastic weather over the state today.for february, mid february, sunshine, temperatures well up in the 50s. great day, for baltimore and annapolis, state capitol, similar scenario. high thin clouds at times. sailboats on the severn and on kent island, a gorgeous view of the bay bridge as traffic heads to the beach. won't be too bad the first half of the weekend. counties see over virginia, these are already early for the approaching weather maker. upper 40s to 50s, 50 baltimore. 52 at the beach now. quiet stretch of weather tonight and in to the day tomorrow before the storm. relative humidity bone dry, we low 30%. across the state right now. this is as clear as it gets on our satellite radar pictures across the mid atlantic states. east coast sitting clear. as we look all the way at the bottom corner of your screen, begin to see the leading edge of our next weather maker. it won't affect us tonight or today or tomorrow. as we look at high pressure staying in control, sliding steadily east. disturbance off of the coast, n

we are watch something weather as the storm that's brought severe weather and snow to the midwest rolls into our area today. good morning to you, i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this wednesday, february 29, 2012. it's leap year. leap day, i should say, this morning. >>> mitt romney is celebrating two big wins in his bid to become the republican presidential nominee. the former massachusetts governor won the michigan and arizona primaries yesterday. romney held off a furious charge from former senator rick santorum to win in michigan by 3%. ron paul and newt gingrich finished a distant third and father. romney also defeated santorum soundly in arizona, winning by 20 points. >>> many romney supporters are breathing a sigh of relief with his victory in michigan. he was, of course, born and raised in the state, and his father served three terms as governor. many pundit were warning that a loss there could have been devastating to his campaign. romney acknowledged that the race was close but said that will not dampen his celebration. [ applause ] >> and in th

the weather has been clear. let's check this with meteorologist, wyatt everhart, to find out if the great weather we have been having is going to stick around through the weekend. >> how about part of the weekend. the rest of tonight, and most of our saturday, things change big time saturday night in to sunday. first temperatures near 50 still. 50 dc. 45 easton. baltimore 48. frederick 46. wider here, a few fair weather clouds drifting south of maryland, we are set except for this, gathering storm to the west, putting down snow in parts of the upper midwest and the southern northern plains, we got rain showers over spreading much of the country's mids section. this slow moving system set to arrive late tomorrow night in to the day sunday. we will get a mix of precipitation out of this one, more on that coming up. enjoy pleasant evening in the 40s, back to you. >>> we are working for you to tonight, with a look at how you can protect yourself. we talked to a self defense instructor teaching women life saving skil

. >> the weather is nice and quiet right now. some snow this weekend. >> quiet on most of the major roads right now. there is one accident in towson. there is one accident in towson. >> welcome back. 37 degrees downtown. all was quiet for right now. we will likely see some snow tomorrow at this time. partly cloudy skies this morning. 31 at the airport. mid 20's up north and west. a chilly start this morning. the clouds are starting to thicken up off to the west. that trend will continue as we have throughout the day today. i think it will be mostly cloudy into this afternoon. this is far enough away that we will wind up with dry weather through the evening commute. i think we'll get to the evening commute without any of this stuff moving in. high temperature between 45 and 50. we have a chance tonight for a mix of rain and snow. temperatures will drop back into the 30's. this will be a complicated weather setup between tonight and tomorrow morning. low pressure is moving up the coast. an arctic cold front will come through the mi

severe weather alert day. to late afternoon will be the bigger threat, this morning a few showers and 59 degrees at 9:00. by noon winds picking up and upper 6s and highs today low to mid-60s be the chance of strong storms and damaging winds this afternoon. >>> today is friday, february 24th. here's a check on the news before you go. the maryland legislature has passed a law to allow gay marriage by a small margin. the state senate's vote come just days after the measure barely passed in the house of delegates. opponents are now working to bring the measure to voters with a referendum. >>> time now 6:55. >> and we'll have one more check on weather and roads when we return. look at all this stuff for coffee. oh there's tons. french presses, espresso tampers, filters. it can get really complicated. not nearly as complicated as shipping it though. i mean shipping is a hassle. not with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits it ships, anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. that is ea

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so this active weather severe weather will continue through the morning and this after --the good factor is we won't be involved in the severe weather throughout the day. once again, here at line of thunderstorms that sparked everything this morning. and it is pushing off toward the east. we have a vast storm system we are dealing with but the part we are going to go in on is mainly rain and you can see the rain back off toward the west. this will move in as we go later into the morning hours and maybe around 10 we will start to see some of the rain and feel the rain falling from the sky. but once again, for us, no type of severe weather. maybe a rumble of thunder your run of the mill thunderstorms but not the severe level going into the afternoon. right now, temperatures are on the mild side. and in the 30s and cockeysville and more of the same in columbia. let's get a check of the traffic with angela. good morning how are the road. >> reporter: very busy out there. as a matter of fact, the wednesday morning commute turns out to be sluggish for a lot of people. we are used to seeing hea

that's a look at weather. back to you. >> thanks, lawrence. 6:04, an officer-involved shooting in oakland. it has left one person injured. it happened late last night on 62nd avenue in east oakland. officers say that they were making a traffic stop on a car that they believe was involved in some sort of robbery. and a passenger tried to run away. and the officer who chased him discovered that he had a gun. that officer opened fire. juries him. the suspect -- injuring him. the about the is in a local hospital in stable condition. the driver got away. and police are still looking for him this morning. >>> san jose police are also investigating a shooting. just east of downtown. just after 1:00, someone brought in a 19-year-old victim to a hospital. saying that the man had been shot near east santa clara, and 24th streets. and now police describe the victim's wounds as potentially life-threatening. so far no arrests. east santa clara street is currently closed between 24th street and highway 101. because of this

the mild winter weather could also be playing a role. >> your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> unseasonably warm weather in maryland. temperatures made it into the 70's. the front never got here. it is in the warm air were the severe weather has been throughout the afternoon. the warmer temperatures, the more unstable the atmosphere. strong thunderstorms are lingering down in st. mary's county. the activity has been tracking east. it looks like it will continue in that direction moving off the coast. closer to ocean city, there is a line of thunderstorms that prompted a tornado warning. there was a tractor-trailer overturned by gusty wind. it may have been associated with the line of thunderstorms. on the back side of this comes the cold and wind. not a lot of rain in baltimore. if you check temperatures, you will see 60 at ocean city right now. temperatures drop into the 40's toward oakland. the cold front is getting into western maryland. where the warm air has been lingering, a tornado watch remains in effect until a rackauckas evening. there

that is weather. let's do traffic.ulie, tony just let me know that lots of fog across the american legion bridge. >> yeah, absolutely. we are dealing with fog just about everywhere at this point which is just contributing to our problems out on the roads. inner loop. beltway, the fatal crash occurred back in the 3:00 hour. inner loop of the beltway between connecticut avenue and george where now two left lanes are getting by. traffic is definitely gridlocked from 355. lanes are open leaving college park headed around towards 270. 395, the accident activity in the hov lane here at washington boulevard. expect tea lays from king street working your way past the scene. eastbound 66, the accident active crowding the left lane before you reach fair oaks. expect delays out of centerville. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. raffic. >>> metro will be working on maintenance and repairs over the holiday weekend from 10:00 p.m. tonight to closing monday. the courthouse and clarendon stations will be closed on the orange

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i sound like a weathered teak -- whether -- weather geek when i say that. i'm going to post that a video on my facebook page. we have a fire weather watch for this afternoon. this does not mean the weather will cause fires. but should there be a fire, conditions are ideal to rapidly spread that fire. that is a condition we get when we have dry air and gusty wind. go to wjla.com for details. a little bit cooler northwest of town. cumberland, 55. they will make it into the lower-60's. possibly up to 70 further south of the metro. tomorrow, we are likely to see gusts of 40-maybe even 50 miles per hour in some locations. that is from midday through tomorrow evening. not much action going on here, but the dramatic crclouds up to our west will increase. currently in the midsection of the country, that is going to travel our way and the cooler air spilling in from canada will replace our spring air by tomorrow afternoon and as we head into the weekend. tomorrow is a very windy day. we will make it well into the 60's for the first part of the day, then temperatures

>>mark: is dangerous weather in europe. there has been a cold snap and the death toll has risen to over 100. thousands of people have been stranded. hundreds of small towns and villages have been isolated. farmers have said their animals are dying because they cannot reach the farms and stables greed in the ukraine, 135 people have died in the tool are hospitalized because of frostbite. in rome there was snow and they had to close the coliseum to tourists. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. live in new york, the world champion giants are marching through the streets with a marching band and all the fanfare. the main flow just went by with eli manning and the mayor bifurcate, we are keeping our eye on this as it is developing. we will be right back. >>darya: an italian court has refused to lift an order of house arrest for the captain of the cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of italy. the captain is being investigated for manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship off the four passenge

let's bring up the weather headlines. it looks like we have areas of fog which temperatures in the forties and thirties however as we head into the afternoon it looks like we will make it into the upper 50s. mostly sunny conditions in her recovery skies. overnight we have potential hot weather. keep an umbrella handy if you have any valentine's plans cleese so essentially hazardous conditions coming off of the of some of has serious fever is down is the sulfate, clear finishes fifth e.f. as we head into the evidence, mostly sunny conditions. oakland could make it up to 60 degrees. as it turned our attention to the north bay, a good mix of the upper 50s and low 60s. your 7 day around the bay forecast-of the potential for sunny skies. foss who could see showers overnight, nothing to major or widespread. temperatures trending in the '60s. we do have the potential for another round of showers as we head into the weekend. for one last bridge judd, and no problems from the approach to the bay bridge. traffic is pretty light. fi

weather out there to like spring.re really almost to spring with a few weeks to go. in the next seven days, we may get a taste of winter. it's not completely done yet. across the region today, temperatures were in the 60's. 64 at bwi marshall, 67 at the in our harbor. we were almost 20 degrees above normal at the inner harbor. nothing in the rain gauge today which will change by mid-week. still miles outside. 65 downtown. -- still mild downtown. columbia right around the 65 degree mark. still mild out in western maryland. we will open well up into the 50's today. a weak front is approaching the area. it can see a few sprinkles on the radar just to the north of scranton, pennsylvania. there is another system passing stopped the bus in the carolina's, but there's a little band of a cloud cover south dandies, so we could see some cloudiness that times tonht with the wind shifting to the northwest. a low temperature by morning will range from 30-38. it will get more chilly tonight before going into the day tomorrow as the

after tomorrow, the weather gets a lot nicer. we could see widespread 70's around the bay area and it stays warm through most of the week. we will be right back. >>vicki: there it is. a sight for sore eyes. this is a live look at the top deck of the bay bridge. it is open for business this hour. >> stanley roberts found some people behaving badly. >> bicyclist are required to stop at all red lights just like anyone driving a car. it is more common to see riders breaking out on a regular basis. insert the san francisco police department. these five writers are about to be issued tickets for running the red light. while the officer is in dealing with these, watch how many more of the same red lights. it is a problem. >>stanley: any bike rider who ignores a red light or stock slide could be issued a ticket. did not fax surprise. your identification will be checked in a ticket could be issued. the cost for a driver running a red light is of around $471. the fine for a bicyclist is somewhere around $380. it does not affect your drivin

time for a check of weather. -- 5:35 time for a check of weather. >>> fog getting thicker in the northmile visibility in santa rosa, novato and napa those are our reporting stations. fog is all over the north bay and spilling down along the bay shoreline also flight arrival delays into sfo. this will hang around until 9:00 then start lifting and then off to the races. we'll continue to see this fog pattern drift we have west wind in novato north wind in napa it is going to move in a southeasterly to sort early trajectory direction, if you will -- tried to coin another word, putting two together that's why it is going to be foggy. mid 40s for most of us by 8:00. 50s and 60s by noon coolest weather low to mid 50s around san francisco and half moon bay nice lunch time temperatures afternoon low 60s san francisco and half moon bay mid to upper 60s for most of us even a few 70s around santa rosa and antioch don't forget pollen is going to be high again today along with the mole. that could be the reason you are sneezing -- with the mold. that could be the reason you are sneezing. warmest we

r, go to wjla.com/weather. if you have any pictures of the springtime in the brewery, send your pictures in. >> are following breaking news out of annapolis. that is where the maryland senate is about to take a final vote on legalizing same-sex marriage. the house has already passed the bill. brad bell with the latest. >> this is finally got to the point where the senate is going through something called third reader. it is the prelude to when they will take a final vote. it is expected to be signed by the governor if approved. in the senate, they still have the opportunity to present amendments that could slow this down or kill the bill. that is the process going on right now. montgomery county democrat has served as the floor manager of the same-sex marriage bill in the senate. he says history is about to be made. >> i am very excited to be at a moment in time when we get to be part of the process of bringing into the institution of marriage tens of thousands who have been excluded from it. >> nothing legisla

this is 50 at 97 -- we have some weather moving in. there is an accident.we will let you know if delays start to fall into place. this is 95 in the white marsh area. you can see we're looking at a buildup in volume in the southbound direction heading down towards the beltway. nothing major in terms of delays up towards havre de grace. hanover street, we are tracking and action in the city. police activity at-street and st. paul street -- police activity at monument street. those delays have dissipated. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony has a check on your forecast. >> we have some light rain at this morning. this is not a big deal. there are some scattered rain showers in a few neighborhoods this morning. we could see some thunderstorms develop. this is not a big deal. this has snow on the backside around chicago and milwaukee and thunderstorms ahead of it. you have cold air across the northern plains and warm air rushing up the east coast. very often you get some trouble when they bump together. the risk for severe weather up in maryland. we cou

now police are trying to determine if weather played a role. one driver was killed. and watch from sky eye chopper 13 as rescue workers try to free the other. >> medevac helicopter likely not called to the scene here because the weather is just too bad. >> reporter: road crews worked to keep up as the flakes fell right through wednesday afternoon rush hour. >> snow is snowing, you going to get it whether you want it or not. >> they battled low visibility on the road home from work as the heaviest snow came down and with so much moisture on the road some of it turning back to ice once again. as night fell in howard county the roads started to ice over. and it has only gotten worse. the snow clinging to the outside of cars. the mild winter has spoiled many marylanders, who say they are just ready for this winter blast to be over. >> you like the snow? >> no. >> no. >> and i agree. well the state highway administration says they will keep their salt trucks out no as long as necessary to maintain the roads. back to you. >> thank you very much, andr

we go to the winter national weather service app, the fox 5 weather app that we have. >> i use it asell. >> i do too. >> you can see what is going on. go to apple's app store or the droid market on your smart phone. search for d.c. weather. >> we'll tweet updates there all day long. >> it is free. so go ahead. take advantage of it. >> time now to check in with julie wright. >> i got my hands full. we've got a lot going on. let me take you into northeast washington. new york avenue at florida avenue think the scene of this morning's crash which occurred around 1:00 this morning involving a vehicle under negotiate a tractor-trailer. we have a photographer live at the scene beaming us back these pictures. new york avenue remains shut down in each direction. crews are still on the scene. they hope to get traffic moving through the area in the next hour but for right now, inbound new york avenue, traffic is being diverted off there and working your way through the fisk street market area, that is what they're doing to the traffic coming inbound towards northeast washington. again, rhode i

we have wet weather, big weather day to finish the month. even let's take a look.show you where it is. new round of rain. there is a newborns and parents headed home. they will deal with rain. how is that? a look at it, the radar, we don't expect any severe weather this evening for our state but we have seen lightning strikes up here in the far western part of the state. we continue to track those lightning strike was the radar, i think could we hear the thunder later here in its possible. we are getting some early rain out of this last section the storm if you will. this last boundary and we are getting a good rain here in belaire and perry man. yeah it's not just western maryland. there are other scattered downpours, just realize the rest of the evening, through, ten or 11. we could see some precipitation. take a look out at pwi. it's -- out downtown reaping. rñ,r 50 degrees. not frigid as we have been these last hour, a mild february 2012. our weather cameras across the state showing the camera lenses covered water, belaire, annapolis similar story here. look at

with the weather channel forecast. tough weather to talk about today. >> tornados at night are never good. people don't know they're coming. that's when you get a lot of fataliti fatalities. tornados went through southern illinois only an hour ago. this is our severe weather map from last night. one near the topeka area. one hit branson, missouri. a lot of damage to the entertainment district. this is the latest one down here. harrisburg, illinois, reporting a tornado with a lot of damage. possibly one fatality. we have our own storm to deal with here in the west. not severe weather. a lot of snow. it's a cold air mass in place. snow levels are very low in many areas, especially up in washington state. seattle and portland, we're not expecting a lot of accumulating snow for you. you'll probably see snow flakes. snow levels will be down to about 4 to 500 feet. we're going to get nailed here in the northern portions of california in the mountains. storm system, you can clearly see the upper level low just really well def

windy weather. we will see basically the fog getting out of here has those winds pick up through the evening. as we check the trend, saturday looks dry. maybe a few snow showers western maryland. that will be it. i have windy and cloudy day. sunday the winds let up and we'll be left with sunshine. we do see a milder trend next week. a few showers. windy. tomorrow windy still, 48. much cooler, obviously, but that's seasonable for late february. clear and cold. your seven-day forecast as we take a look at the outlet, you can see the cooler trend does not warm up very well. mid-50s monday and tuesday. next chance for rain looks to be on wednesday. it's interesting, rosie that for some people tomorrow it will be 10 degrees cooler. if you're on the lower eastern shore, a 33-degree cooldown -- 30-degree cooldown. >> we'll be right back after this. wheeeeeeeeeeeee! whee! whee! wheeeeeeeee! ah heads up. wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. download the new geico app today. >>> before

that does it for weather. getting a lot of ask today. now, it is time to ask the weather guys.egment where tony perkins and i put our fabulously large heads together to answer your most pressing questions weather-related or otherwise. today's question comes from mary ellen deleo. >> that is good enough. >> i think that works. >> she writes, you know that plants can be fooled into blooming early because of a mild winter and sure enough, they have this year. crocuses typically come up in late february but daffodils are running early, right, wisdom? i don't that's exactly right. that is what happens at my house. can animals be fooled by the weather as well? my dog has been shedding like crazy and seems to have lost her winter coat early. >> i guess it is possible. i haven't noticed that my cats are shedding any more than usual. >> any animals? >> not anymore. when i was younger back when i lived in the country, i had animals. i didn't notice it either because we were in a fairly warm area. >> i have adopt a dog and he has been shedding like crazy the past couple of week. and just