if you're watching us in western maryland, you're seeing a few showers. you'll need the umbrellas a lot sooner than we will. here's a look at our day planner as temperatures will be rising through the 60s this morning. you probably can get away without a jacket but this afternoon something just in case it does rain ow. 5:00 some scat -- rain on you. 5:00 some scattered showers and storms. we have the word breezy there. some gusts will be 20 to 25 this afternoon. lots of rain out to the west across west virginia, ohio, kentucky, pennsylvania. and some of that has snuck into western maryland here. just west of hagerstown now. toward hancock, this is 5:22. we're seeing some of those showers there through romney and paw paw and cumberland into glare rhett county as well. this -- garrett county as well. this is mainly moving up into pennsylvania. around here temps 50s and 60s. in fact upper 50s in petersburg, west virginia. 57 leesburg and manassas. annapolis on the bay still comfortable this morning, 64. so this afternoon we'll be in the mid if not upper 70s

allegany and garrett counties and western maryland.howers tonight through tomorrow morning's rush hour. those will taper off a little bit, but isolated thunderstorms will pop up in the afternoon. 60's for the los tonight. east wins from 5-10. thunderstorms become possible to are as high temperatures reach the mid to upper 70's and still the potential for substantial rain through central maryland and southern maryland. maybe a couple more inches of rain with the heavier showers that rolled through tonight into tomorrow. they will be casting out of the south. the water temperatures in the mid-60s. . 60's in the mountains tomorrow. the eastern shore, finally, your rain comes in late tomorrow and scattered showers are still possible wednesday. down the coast, a possible showers tuesday and wednesday with thunder mixed in. and all of this weather will be pushed off the coast and out of here by the next day. it should be just in time to clear as out and hold the weather nicely for preakness weekend. it will turn a little cooler on thursday a

warm weather and out in western maryland. showers in some spots on the eastern shore, a little cooler and then it warms up again thursday. down on the coast, the significant weather feature will be the sea breeze. the forecast, one day of cooler temperatures tomorrow then we are back in the eight's with isolated afternoon thunderstorms thursday, friday, and saturday. dreier and cooler weather coming in for sunday and monday. >> look at the \ ravens coach john harbaugh has dealt with today. he spoke a simple truth and you would think he had defaced the u.s. constitution. in an interview this morning to promote an upcoming fund-raiser, he was asked about this that -- about reece and penalties. he said when things are all said and done, what happens -- no matter even if it has any impact on whether they won the championship or not, it has been stained. he did not say anything untrue. by the time the comments made the round on the internet and twitter.com you think the committee on un-american activities wanted to investigate him

a cool 65 in western maryland on thursday.rn shore, this secondary front bringing in risk of a storm tomorrow, but nice and sunny on thursday. one more day of showers and storms before the sunshine will come back in ocean city thursday. mid 80's tomorrow, but 79 and more comfortable. mid 70's friday than showers back friday night into saturday morning. >> from the susquehanna bank sports center, this is 11 sports. >> college kids love having glasses and before the end of may, but in this one case, the loyola lacrosse team probably wishes it still had a campus full of students helping them celebrate title. early this morning, the first national title for the men's lacrosse team in school history. they put together an 18-1 of the season after the preseason polls it overlooked them and they dominated the performance to capture the national title. they will not fly and the radar anymore. it has arrived. even on the campus that no longer has students attending class is, the students showed up and it was remarkable. >> it is special

temperatures are calling back down as the storm moves into western maryland. overnight, we will see the wind shifted to the northwest. mid 60's west of town. the cold front is lies east of cleveland where temperatures have went into the 70's. we will not feel any of that, but it will bring in some heat relief and much more comfortable. beryl will be pushed out to sea, is a good news on all fronts. southern wind on the bay, clearing out nicely in western maryland. for this. sunshine thursday. nice weather settling in. last chance for a storm tomorrow before cooling off. more rain late friday. showers end saturday morning. the rest of the weekend looks decent. >> for the first time in seven months, home prices are up in major u.s. cities. the increases reflect the beginning of the spring selling season. but consumers be where, on a new scam is using the most trusted name into losing some big bucks. it starts with an e-mail supposedly from a post office telling you you have a package waiting period usually it is a minor fee, but the link could come with a virus,

given more than that in some spots in western maryland. cumberland is approaching 90. 80's out in western maryland and warm in parts of northern virginia. there are scattered thunderstorms popping up and it will be drifting to the south and east, possibly reaching baltimore. a better chance for some storms in the area tomorrow as some summer-like air moves away. insta-weatherplus details in a couple of minutes. >> we have a reminder for you. it might want to avoid the jfx more. the closures going into effect. all northbound lanes will be detoured at the north avenue- 20th street exit. you will and a back on i-83. the overnight closures last until monday. as far as the single left lane closures in both directions on 20th street, those will stay into place for 68 weeks. >> the sears columbia mall will be a shutdown as an early- morning fire is investigated. firefighters extinguishing flames and crews working on hand to clean up the damage. the blaze broke out before 6:00 a.m. before -- at the loading dock. the problem for th store was all th

it is in the 60s, western maryland, much of west virginia, southern central shenandoah valley. rther east, it is in the 70s. low to mid 70s around washington, most of virginia, maryland, around the bay, and the eastern shore. reagan national at 77. we do have a front in the midwest, it's triggering showers and thunderstorms in ohio,ined, back to the missouri area. it will be approaching later today. with your day planner, have the umbrella handy for when you come home from work and school by late afternoon. that's when we could have storms developing. before then, we ought to get up to around 90. not quite as hot as yesterday. a look at a cool change for the rest of the week, your seven-day outlook at 4:51. a look at traffic. danella? >>> good morning. facing a nice commute if you're traveling along i-95 now. ready to leave out of the house heading from stafford to the beltway. in fact, things look really good. i'll give you a live look traveling in the dumfries area. making your way southbound as well as as you travel northbound, no issues to report. i'll give you a live look a

by noontime anyway back in western maryland, eastern west virginia.his will get closer to the metro and i-95 toward 3:00. as we go into the afternoon, look at the scattering of showers around. rumbles of thunder through 6:00 p.m. here we are at 9:00. this front comes through but tomorrow a wave on the front gives us yet more showers from midday in the afternoon. so today mid 70s, if not upper 70s. some sunny breaks as well. better chance of showers and storms in the afternoon. 60 to 65 tonight with a few showers. 75 tomorrow with more showers. thursday cooler, stray shower possible, around 70. friday looks great around 70. right now the weekend looks pretty good. temps in the mid-70s. let's go to monika santami at 6:17. this commute has had its issues. >>> it's east, it's west. it's just been all over town. imgoing to start off with the east side of town on the westbound side ever route 50. it's a multi-vehicle crash. it was moved to the left shoulder a while ago. let's go to our cameras so i can show you what it looks like on the westbound side of ro

maryland. this action will dissipate and it will clip parts of western and northern maryland. i do not expect this morning rain to make it down into the metro area. later today we could have some scattered showers and thunderstorms but a better chance tomorrow afternoon. there is a banner overhead -- there is a boundary overhead just outside of d.c. we expected to list -- listed ne as a warm front. if it goes as planned, we will make it into the 80's. sometimes these boundaries don't follow the rules and they get the later han for a couple of hours. that happens, we may be a bit cooler in terms of high temperatures. could be 84 for the high temperature today with a chance of being cooler and sunny breaks by this afternoon. once the front moves through some sunshine later today and tomorrow warm and muggy 87 of high-temperature and maybe even 90 in central virginia and it will cool down sunday and monday. >> the time is 6:22 and coming up next, president obama's all love letter. accusations against ashton kutcher. the video of the day. >> we will start off with a story about ob

world leaders in western maryland for the g8 summit. on the table, many topics, including the euro crisis. and of course, iran's nuclear program. >>> hundreds gather near camp david, making their voices heard. wjz live on the story tonight. monique griego has the latest on these demonstrations. >> today, the number of protestors jumped from just being a handful to a hundred. and they're upset over everything from corporate greed to exactly who was invited to this summit. >>> in western maryland, world leaders open the g8 summit at camp david, with discussions on the global economy. on the top of the agenda, what to do about greece's troubling financial crisis, before it spreads to other countries. >> all of us are absolutely committed to making sure that both growth and stability and fiscal consolidation, are part of an overall package. >> reporter: german chancellor angela merkel has been pushing debt-cutting measures for greece. both reenforce each other, she says. and the g8 members have made that clear, and i think that's process. >

just into the low and mid-50s from the shenandoah valley across most of virginia, then from western maryland and most of maryland too. it's in the low. only 52 in guy theaithersburg. so it has really dropped here quickly. we have dryer air beginning to move in and for the rest of the day, we'll have plenty of sunshine through the morning hours but winds could begin to pick up. we could have gusts of winds, 20, 25 miles an hour. temperature ostown cool side. then by noontime, we ought to get that sunshine with those breezes warming things up a little bit and we'll be in the low to mid-60s by your lunch hour. we'll take a look at your afternoon. that will be coming up in ten minutes. how's traffic. >> good morning. things look good in our area. not seeing anything at all right now. if you're traveling along i-66. really nice commute. out of haymarket making your way in both directions, clear roadways for you. here's a live look. as you make your way past the rest area from the beltway to the parkway, you're traveling at 64 miles an hour, an 11-minute drive. inside the beltway, 66, things are s

westbound into the western maryland md. -- western maryland mountains, things are looking pretty nicethat is about what you can expect for the weekend. maybe a slight risk of a thunderstorm, but a very minimal chances. eastbound towards the coast, there are a bunch of showers that popped up this afternoon. tracking down towards the coast, you might run through a light rain shower. city temperatures are coming and rather cool compared to the rest of the state. storms are popping up. you can see -- 89 degrees in detroit, 88 in cleveland, columbus, ohio, 89. eventually, it will reach all the way towards the eastern seaboard. the sea breeze that develops during the afternoon keeps ocean city pretty cool. 80 degrees -- 84 in westminster at this time. baltimore, downtown, likely to stay in the 70's. patchy fog developing, 60's in the suburbs. we will keep a close eye on this cloudiness out here over the atlantic, east of south carolina. the hurricane center thinks this may become a tropical storm. you can almost see a little bit of circulation trying to form. it may become the second named

showers and storms came out of western maryland and move down to virginia. likely to encounter " stable air around central and eastern maryland tomorrow morning. it is looking pretty ominous right now. looks like some of the showers and thunderstorms will be headed our way and moving into the region. 65 degrees for the high today at bwi marshall, 68 at the inner harbor. we had a trace of rain in the early morning hours and then clouds and showers and an east wind kept temperatures down with highs in the six deposit. the pollen count is in the high range for grass and trees. look at this contrast here. look how warm it is in the west. that will be moving in as we head for the day tomorrow and the warmer weather will help trigger a few showers and storms. dropping sell for baltimore on to the eastern shore as we go through tomorrow morning. in the clouds will burn off and it will be warmer. maybe a thunderstorm going on in the morning, 52 to the north and east of town. look at the heat out here. 80 in chicago, 86 in cincinnati. 89 degrees in louisville. a chanc

it's just in the low 40s much of western maryland. much of west virginia. we'll have a few high clouds this morning. our temperatures by mid morning, warming up quickly. all the way to around the low to mid 60s by, it does look like, mid morning. by noontime for your lunch hour, should be around 70 degrees. lots of sunshine, a delightful afternoon. we'll be peaking in the upper 70s, mid to upper 70s by mid-afternoon. and then by late afternoon, back down to the low 70s. a look at your friday evening planner. that is in ten minutes. eun? >> thank you very much. >>> 6:03 now. are you taking a look at the last known video of trayvon martin. this shows the 17-year-old inside a sanford, florida, 7-eleven back in late february. he bought a drink and a bag of skittles mints before she was shot and killed by -- minutes before he was shot and killed by george zimmerman. >>> that video is part of more than 180 pieces of evidence available to the public. florida's special prosecutor released document and photographs yesterday. they include never-before-seen pictures o

that's in a few spots in the shenandoah valley and out of the mountains of western maryland, west virginia. closer to washington, arlington, fairfax counties in the low fourth. reagan national at 53. milder your the waters near the bay. away from the water, southern maryland, northern neck, eastern shore, also in the 40s there. here's your day planner. plenty of sunshine this morning. still chilly until 7:00 or so. by 9:00. upper 50s with bright sunshine and mostly sunny noontime. upper 60s. ought to hit the low to mid 70s by mid-afternoon. sunrise at 5:59. sunset at 8:10. going out, clear and cool by midnight. 50s again. a look at the mother's day weekend and next week's seven-day outlook coming up. danella? >>> a crash on the inner loop at the droeld. that's clear. travel lanes are open. heading to i-270, a live look in germantown, you are clear. here's a live action father hurley, traveling southbound, no issues. in fact, southbound to the beltway, you are issue free right now. over to i-95 in virginia, making your way northbound at the rest area as well as southbound, no accidents to r

los nedney's in western maryland. as we head into tonight -- low 70's in western maryland. dropping down to around 60 degrees at the airport. details coming up in the forecast. >> new york mayor michael bloomberg is cracking down on the obesity epidemic, starting with the banning super sized sodas. >> we will take a closer look at the issue in our medical alert. >> construction on the capital beltway. where to avoid and win, when we come back. >> teachers in harford county say a pay hike is way overdue. i am tim >> the power should be back on at this hour for an estimated 3000 customers affected by an outage this afternoon. it affected nearly all of the annapolis area just before 12:30 this afternoon. emergency management crews helped handle the situation. if you decided to use the capital beltway this weekend, here is a heads up. avoid the stretch near the woodrow wilson bridge. one lane of the inner loop will be shut down between the bridge and telegraph road. it is expected to last until 5:00 a.m. on monday. >> if you plan on visiting the big apple anytime soon, you migh

we could have amount and sprinkle in west virginia or western maryland late on sunday.erwise, next as a grain for the metro area is monday and tuesday. that's the forecast. any problems on the roads? >> no. there was a stalled car on 50 in maryland, but they moved it quickly. no accidents to report in virginia. look at 50 at 202 in cheverly. gorgeous. in virginia, nothing on 66, 95, 395. looks good on 81, route 11, and metro rail is on normal service. we we love gardening.. yeah, but the feeling wasn't always mutual. i want you to grow big! if you grow for me you'll get cookies for free. nothing worked. ♪ ♪ but we started using miracle-gro garden soil. you just mix it with your backyard soil... and it feeds your plants for up to 3 months. my plants grew bigger... more beautiful... with more flowers and vegetablesguaranteed. everything changed with miracle-gro. for you are these flowers, like soap is for showers. everyone grows with miracle-gro. correct this guy is either amazing were crazy. a french spider-man climbed the tallest building in france yesterday using only

western maryland and west virginia and bthe potomac highlands, a few sprinkles for.around metro area later this afternoon, highs in the mid 70's if. currently 57 in leesburg, 61 in the district, 57 in manassas, 58 and andrews air force base. there's more rain on the way tomorrow at. have the umbrella today and tomorrow. thursday into the weekend, sunny and comfortable in the low to mid 70's. there's an issue in cheverly. >> we have the accident that adam caskey is referring to on 50 westbound at 202 moved out of the roadway on to the shoulder. we have a picture of that in the geico traffic camera entered camera. it's out of the roadway, but delays begin before the new carrollton metro. as far as virginia, dry pavement beautiful morning, that's helping of. normal back up into woodbrige. beautiful on 395 near the pentagon. back to you. >> thank you. 6:39 now. about 58 degrees on this tuesday morning. >> doing a fox-trot to get a perfect sense. who is the ballroom in the lead after we kate >> . and girl scouts trading cookies or candy bars. it's raising a few eyebrows.

and in western maryland. much of southern maryland, northern neck, eastern shore, low 70s there. steamy. we might get a little fog forming the next hour or so. for this memorial day, for the morning parades and events, should be sunny and pleasant. in the 70s to near 80 by mid morning. then by noontime, starting to get hot. in fact, ought to be up into the low to mid 80s by noontime. humid, too. mid to late afternoon, we ought to peak in the low points in in much of -- low points in in much of the region. falling from the low 90s to the 80s by late afternoon and early evening. if you're going to be out, drink plenty of water, use sunblock, wear light colored clothing. if you have a chance to take breaks and get inside, don't overexert, too. we're not used to this heat yet. a real first hot pattern for the season. tomorrow, we'll probably have sun in the morning, in the 60s. afternoon highs near 90. and there is a greater chance of some afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. that may linger into tuesday night through perhaps very early wednesday morning. some sun back we

we have seen a couple of showers in areas just west of baltimore and in western maryland. give you the closer look with the radar, using the latest technology here and you can seat showers continuing to drift north and out of western maryland but more behind. it's a warm and humid evening. tomorrow we will be stuck in the low 70's as the clouds increase and the chance for shower also be there all day. this will be several days of potential rain. >> all right. this is the start of national police week. a week to honor, to remember our officers. >> tonight the president thanked the police for their quiet courage and tonight was a 24th yearly vigil to salute them. in our state we have lost 52 officers in the past 12 years. this is a night to make sure there is never a silence for roll call again. >> we are working for you right now. we want you to know that crooks are knocking on doors and if no answer they will break-in and rob you. they pretend to deliver food and others things. >> reporter: northeast baltimore, three communities. a community of single family home, families

a little bit in western maryland.te to hagerstown but hancock west through allegheny -- allegany and garrett counties n. will stay away from us till later this afternoon. the temps in the upper 50s in cumberland. leesburg 57. the cool spots are in the upper 50s. 64 in annapolis and 26 in d.c. with the mix of -- 62 in d.c. with the mix of clouds and sun. maybe 80 in tappahannock but the threat for showers and storms later this afternoon and this evening. we'll have your seven-day forecast a little later. here's monika with time saver traffic. >>> good morning, everybody. we're already starting off with an incident on the northbound side of branch avenue. it is shut down between allen town road and the beltway. police are there redirecting traffic on to allentown road. you'll have to make your way to the outer loop from that road. branch avenue blocked off between allentown road and the beltway. i'll keep you posted on that situation. 95 looks great in virginia. no issues to report. as you come up into springfield on to

west virginia, far western maryland, pennsylvania.ntually the line, a frontal zone with waves of low pressure will move our way later this afternoon. hometown forecast, waldorf, charles county, in the upper 50s. and we'll have sun in and out this morning. by mid morning, the mid 60s. by noontime, a little sunshine. a lot of clouds, too, low 70s by then. clouding up during the afternoon. temperatures reaching mid to upper 70s. and by late afternoon there and earlier in the mountains, there will be rain moving in. and then maybe thunder and lightning, too, late afternoon into the evening. by late even, 60s. by dawn tomorrow, mid 60s. maybe a few brakes in the clouds tomorrow. more showers moving in during the afternoon and evening, especially areas east of i-95 tomorrow. thursday, friday, sunshine back. cool mornings, though. afternoon highs around 70. looks like a terrific weekend coming up. plan accordingly. saturday, sunny, into the low to mid 70s. partly cloudy. sunday, another delightful day. monday, a lot of clouds around. there's

into western maryland and the highlands of west virginia. hometown forecast, la plata, charles county by mid morning, near 70. and some sunshine. then by noontime, near 80 degrees. then by mid-afternoon, it's going to be hitting the low 80s by mid to late afternoon. there's a small chance of an isolated thundershower late afternoon and this evening. by midnight, down to the upper 60s. we'll take a look again at the latest forecast around the region in ten minutes. danella, good morning. >>> good morning, so far it looks not so bad in our area. we have a little roadwork traveling 66 eastbound at the beltway. at last check, it was only the right lane getting by here. over to i-95, travel lane are open. no issues for you. i'll give you a live look now if you're making the commute past dumfries. southbound as well as northbound on i-95, no issues. travel speed not back from quantico. travel sensors picking up speeds at 58 miles per hour, 25 minutes to get from quantico to the beltway. continuing on the beltway, making your way to 395, no issues

parkton, a 52. 40's out in western maryland. they had more time to dry out. on the eastern shore, still some clouds. the rain has moved offshore. all of the rain this morning in new england. slightly cool air is moving in. high pressure covers the eastern -- over half of the eastern part of the nation. there are some weather disturbances out west. we have a good run coming as far as the weather is concerned. it is clear. we will pick up a few scattered clouds. it is below breezy, 15 to 25. small craft advisories because of the gusty winds. the wind will be from the northwest. rain will be moving out of the picture. most of the rain will be out in the mountains if it occurs at all. dry on saturday. we begin to see some clouds early on sunday. by sunday evening, we might pick up some precipitation. 67 today. 70 on friday. most of sunday looks fine. into tuesday, more rain chances . >> the u.s. postal service is backing off a previous plan to close at 13,000 rural post offices. the agency plans to force of thousands of employees to shift to part-time hours. 92,0

could be some frost in western maryland. the edison chance for rain on mother's day -- 30% chance for rain. >> a recent study finds a majority of people own a smart phone in the u.s. as of march. apple the top smart phone manufacturer, thanks to the iphone. mastercard is introducing a digital wallet. it will be available later this year. customers will be able to store their card information in the digital wallet. the system will also work with debit cards. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. would you be able to switch to a digital wallet or stay with a traditional wallet? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. the latest hot button issue on the campaign trail. the financial consequences of student loan debt. the ripple effects could affect all of us. >> for the students, it is reality. >> $30,000. >> 100-k. >> president obama urged congress to keep the rates on student loans steady. this is more than politics for the class of 2012

i think the highest chance would be up in western maryland or pennsylvania. at any rate, i don't think it will be a big issue. we'll talk about the insta-weather plus forecast in detail coming up. stick around. >> thanks to falling gas prices, it looks like more and more people will be driving in our area. >> sheldon dutes has some advice for you if you have not yet left. >> you may want to pack extra patience before you hit the road. >> it seems like everyone is traveling. >> i'm planning to go to ohio. of the group, almost all of them will be traveling. a bird's eye vue of how people will be traveling. drivers aren't too concerned. >> it is another $1.50. we're still going to go home, we're still going to the beach. it does not impact our decision making too much. >> the tolls are something we will deal with. >> gas prices are much cheaper than they would have been. you may end up with blue lights as your chaser there will be people wavep watching anything that causes an unsafe situation out there. >> dial pounled 77 on your cell phone anywhere in the state

this line of showers is organized enough to drop into western maryland early this morning.possible in the metro area early on today. limited sunshine. i think it will be limited in the afternoon hours. high temperatures in the low to mid 80's. the sooner that pushes on fruit. tomorrow warmer and muggy. >> we will talk about 95. northbound before the entrance to the hov lanes in dumfries, a minor collision on the left shoulder. 66 your eastbound commutes, so far so good. a crash in centerville of the ramp from eastbound 66 out of marshall and into fair oaks. good through falls church. quiet on 395. a nice one on the george washington parkway. we take you live to the geico traffic center picture. that is connecticut ave. traffic away from us leaving to 70 on the way towards college park. we on our -- we are on our way to the news desk. >> go right over to vote in 2012. former candidate michele bachmann is expected to endorse mitt romney. >> its expected to happen at a campaign event in portsmouth, virginia. bachmann once said mitt romney could not be president obama. newt gin

a benefit for the negro league of western maryland. we have some good friends with us.ray banks is here. hey ray. >> hey ron. >> let's talk about saturday. >> we're having this event this is the fourth year our event back to the old ball game. and we encourage the people to come out to support us. we going to be honoring a few of the negro league players along with some other special guests and some of the orioles will be on hand to sign autographs. come out and enjoy yourself with us and the oriole bird will attend the occasion as well. >> audrey simmons is here, burt was one of the great baseball players. pitcher and outfielder we should add. audrey, great to see you. >> good to see you and i'm proud to say he was the baltimore elite science. we miss him so much but this museum commemorates him and his career. and everybody turns out to support us and we love it. >> we love it too. here's derek burnett. how you doing? >> good morning how you doing? >> let's talk about some great players coming here saturday. >> mr. brian jordan as you know played in two professional s

near 70, upper 60s around the blue ridge, shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, into western marylandstern shore, away from the waters, near 70. right on the bay, it's in the low to mid 70s now. by 9:00, it will be near 80. here's the day planner for this tuesday. by noontime, mid 80s. a few high clouds coming in. clouds building during the afternoon. a hot, humid day. around 90 degrees. then a likelihood of some late afternoon and evening thunderstorms. some that could produce damaging winds. maybe some brief, heavy downpours with thunder and lightning, as well. that may continue into tonight. we'll look at the rest of the week and a fresh change on the way. your seven-day outlook at 5:21. how's traffic, danella? >>> right now, not seeing anything you should be worry good yet. traveling i-95 in maryland as well as 295, nothing but green. in fact, from baltimore and 295 to the capital beltway in both directions, you're clear. i-95, give you a look at 216. southbound, no issue as you connect to the beltway. and again, northbound, nice and clear, as well. and heading over now to 29 in m

that's good but visibilities are a problem out in western maryland, cumberland a half mile.enton and culpeper even worse. manassas about zero with a quarter mile in stafford. some fog there. your temperatures this morning in the 50s and 60s. monika santami, we've had some rough spots on the roads as well. tell us more. >>> police did a great job clearing this accident that was on the beltway north of town out of the roadway very quickly. it was on the outer loop before river road. as you can see it's all green now and that means no delays left. all lanes are open. we're going to zoom into the north side of town. outer loop is going to slow down in the normal spot leaving the 95 interchange toward college park. in fact -- or toward silver spring. we'll take a live look in college park and show what you it looks like here from our chart cameras. once you're at route 1 you're okay on the inner loop. the outer loop will show down -- slow down as you hit the interchange. this time to the north on 270, you see all that red. you're going to go about 31 miles an hour as you leave fr

as well as out of the mountains, a few locations have dipped into the 50s in western maryland.h of west virginia. closer to washington, we're in the upper 60s in montgomery, arlington, fairfax, and prince george's countys to near 70. low 70s in washington and near the chesapeake bay. away from the water, southern maryland, northern neck, eastern shore, upper 60s many locations there. if you are traveling, crossing the bay bridge, heading toward easton, to cambridge, then to salisbury, ocean city, you should not have any travel problems this afternoon. here's the forecast for the metro area for the rest of the day. near 80 noontime. partly cloudy. during the afternoon hours, ought to peak in the mid 80s. just a few clouds around. only a slight chance of an isolated thundershower. i'm back in ten minutes with my latest school visit. we'll look at the beach forecast as well as your seven-day outlook for the holiday weekend into next week. danella? >>> good morning. traveling on the roadway, trying to head out, this is the time to really get out. if you have the day off, you should

this will move to the northeast, being pushed off shore by a front that is coming into western marylandme of the precipitation may make it into southern maryland later today. a friend is trying to come through at the same time. there's not enough pushed to go all the way through. will stay on the humid side at least for this morning. we have some nice conditions that will enjoy it later today and into tomorrow. it is still pretty muggy. these are the current dew points. the dew point is 70. everybody feels uncomfortable when the dew points are in the 60's and 70's. this is the comfortable air but it is haven't a tough time pushing to the east. don't expect the humidity to drop off until later in the afternoon. 68 in jarrettsville. we do have some rain shower activity ahead of this front. we had some big thunderstorms yesterday. we have some light rain showers this morning. they will stick around until lunchtime. then we might get some dry conditions this afternoon. showers this morning in a few areas. high temperature between 80 and 85. if you take the boat out, i don't think you up to

that includes much of western maryland and west virginia, parts of the shenandoah valley. dipping to the upper 30s. and the areas in the lighter blue, that's the 40s. that includes most of maryland and virginia except the areas in the green. in the 50s right near the bay and near the tidal potomac. 5:39. deep orange sky, sun coming up in 20 minutes. sunny and cool morning. in the upper 50s by 9:00. noontime, upper 60s. middle of the afternoon, ought to hit the low to mid 70s. lots of sun and a lighter wind today. here's your friday evening planner. should be clear and cool. dipping back down into the 50s by midnight. another chilly start to saturday. we'll look at the mother's day weekend and into next week. coming up at 5:51. danella? >>> right now seeing a delay on the rails. this is the marc brunswick east train 890. an eight-minute delay. metro and vre on or close to schedule. no reported delays. to the beltway, still have a disabled vehicle, outer loop at 7 blocking your right lane. please be aware and use caution. i can tell you on the outer loop now, your volume is s

may approach western maryland. i don't think it's going to have too much with it. as it comes in tonight it will definitely pass us tonight. that will mean a very nice stretch of weather for the next few days. 2k58 4. spotty -- today 84. spotty storm this afternoon. some areas could be 86. 50s tonight with mid-70s tomorrow and friday. a couple of great looking days to finish out the workweek. even the weekend looks good. if you have any plans, going running or just want to get the yard taken care of, saturday looks great, 78. sunday also very nice with highs around 80. 5:49. monika santami is in. she'll goes to update us on what's happening on the outer loop. >>> we do have problems on the outer loop, howard. it's off the 270 spur but before river road. you see this delay here. the accident blocks two right lanes again on the outer loop of the beltway twf river road. -- before river road. we'll take you over to a map so you can kind of see where it is and the location. it is going to affect the outer loop as well as you come around from old georgetown road. so be a

there might be some frost in western maryland. 75 on mother's day with a 30% chance for some rain. >> good morning. volume is starting to build. we have an accident to report at route 1 and harford road in the fallston region. a busy intersection. 51 on the southbound j.f.x. and moving well for the construction zone. 54 passing liberty and approaching security as a travel down towards 32. 295 checking out ok north and southbound and a smooth start on 97 in the glen burnie area. this is 95 at the fort mchenry. southbound traffic moving well. give yourself a few extra minutes. this is 50 at maryland 8 over towards the bay bridge and we are not tracking any problems on the bay bridge. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. north carolina at becomes the 30's state to ban same-sex marriage. the constitutional amendment that defines marriage between a man and woman received over 60% of the votes. firefighters are battling a brush fire threatening homes in parts of los angeles county and has already destroyed several buildings. so far note evacuations have been ordered. about

gusty winds associated with the storms in western maryland. y good looking thunderstorm there. mainly southern frederick county and the western parts of how word into montgomery county will be the main threat areas. those are the regions that have had temperatures to the areas north and east. much less chance of seeing a thunderstorm in this part of maryland. that is the current threat area. some of those areas are fairly strong. almanac is cooler than normal. 65 for the high. possible temperatures may come up and early evening. so far 68 downtown. the morning is rather mild. temperatures started the day in the '60s and stuck there. look at how warm it is to our west. hancock at 78 degrees. from royal is 80. charlottesville knocking on the door of 90. sharp contrast there. it is in the warm air we see the storms popping up. future test indicating the potential for storms to roll in throughout the evening and may be again tomorrow morning. off and on chances of storms. this will be pushing east tomorrow. expect a significant warm-up. with the wa

in the morning on sunday, rain out in western maryland. early afternoon, two 2 clock or 3:00, west of baltimore. there is an outside chance we could see showerless, by and large, the most significant chance is coming on wednesday. we take at the old frinl rateor here. we see a mostly cloudy day on sunday. a chance for an afternoon shower. it is a slight chance. a high temperature near 80. the higher chances for rain are on monday and tuesday. highs still in the 70's. rain chances taper off on wednesday. >> the defense in the john edwards trial does not think the prosecution proved its case. an update. >> and a flap over a recent magazine cover. up next, what the mother who appeared on the cover had to say about the controversial image. >> i'm rob roblin. getting ready for the preakness. that story coming up. >> in "medical alert" one step closer to the newest weight loss drug. the pill has been shown to lead to a loss of 8% of patient's body weight when combined with exercise and a healthy diet. the f.d.a. is not required to follow the ad

so now farther northwest of washington, west virginia, western maryland, light rain. ing off the northeast up on the aye 81 corridor. a bit of a break in parts of southern maryland, especially in st. mary's county. steady but right rain. more organized rain, heavier showers down to the seventy -- southwest. tomorrow, more rain on the way. and by tomorrow night, we could see up to two inches of rain just west of 95. east of 95, lesser but healthy amounts on the eastern shore. highs today in the lower 70's. and by thursday into the weekend, nothing but sun. that's your forecast, cynne and steve. >> thank you, adam. it's 6:121 and 60 degrees. >> our local graduate gets her diploma and the surprise of a lifetime. we'll be right back. >> a few stories we think people may be talking about today. you've heard about texting and walking. we know that it's dangerous where people have been startled by bears and some crazy things have happened. but one area now really cracking down on this. fort lee, new jersey has made it illegal to text and walk. they have had 20 p.e.d. accident

that will keep low-level clouds around the area for a few more hours. 61 degrees out in western maryland 63 degrees in the district. 64 in alexandria. temperatures outside in the 60's. 64 gaithersburg. annapolis at 66. color to the south and north of us. a 54 the overnight hours. not much of a drop in temperatures. tomorrow, a lot cooler than it was the day. highs around 70-75 degrees. we lean toward the cooler side because of the cloud cover. high pressure over head. that would give us some easterly flow towards the day tomorrow. a chilly day for the delmarva beaches. tomorrow's highs will only be in the 50's. . doppler radar. nothing going on right now a few breaks in the clouds for the early hours tomorrow. plenty of sunshine tomorrow afternoon, but the clouds will increase for monday. a better chance for rain and even thunderstorms for tuesday and wednesday. forecast for tonight, nighttime lows in the 50's. tomorrow, a 70-75 degrees. warmer temperatures up to the west of the sea. the daytime highs will get through the 70's and eventually be 80's. that is one week from now. it is not

parts of west virginia, western maryland, areas of light rain pushing northeast. not moving towards the metro area at this time. temperatures near 60. 62 in the district, 59 in hagerstown, 56 in quantico, 57 in culpeper. 63 in college park. limited sun shine today with showers and thunderstorms especially this afternoon and evening for the metro area. a little breezy at times, highs in the mid 70's. fireable today and tomorrow if. you need the umbrella again tomorrow, more showers and storms expected to. by thursday through the weekend drying out in terms of the cloud cover and in terms of humidity. temperatures will drop a little for the end of the workweek. any new problems on the roads? >> yes ashburn virginia, an accident on belmont ridge road, closed between clout tester parkway and route 7. in maryland, looking good between the wilson bridge and the american legion bridge, headlights are southbound leaving 270 toward the american legion bridge. crime scene investigation overnight is now complete, is open on branch avenue between allentown road and the exit f

. >> the heaviest of the rain falling in western maryland. an inch of rain in the mountains.scattered showers on the eastern shore. it looks like it has been drive around ocean city. maybe some sprinkles just west of town earlier today. but the lower part of the shore is the driest part of the state. heavier showers are trying to form around baltimore this evening. that will continue to be the main threat as we head through the night tonight. as we look for orioles baseball, there is no guarantee that it will be raining for the next three hours. radar will be there for the next several hours coming up from the south. how much rain have we had so far? the western part of the state is getting some substantial rains. pushing up toward western maryland. that is where we are getting an inch, an inch and a quarter. around baltimore, a few hundredths of an inch officially at the airport and on tv hill. it tapers off quite a bit south and east. not much measurable rain there. first pitch if it were to happen at 7:05 p.m., 71 degrees and showers in the area. not changing much through

70, where we are supposed to be. 71 in annapolis, 68 in randallstown, and in the 60's out in western marylandill not get a whole lot cooler tonight and will hold steady. by dawn tomorrow, the main back to showers along the eastern seaboard with only a few showers east of the day. isolated showers -- east of the bay. mild, 60's, winds out of the south and southwest at 5-10. driving the front across the ohio valley and towards baltimore, it will eventually get it to the coast, if not sweep it off the coast. waves of low pressure will track along the front and keep the showers in our area. you can see tomorrow afternoon and evening, another batch of showers is breaking out and likely to continue tomorrow night and into thursday before the last bit of showers gets off the eastern seaboard. it looks like friday and saturday will be beautiful spring days around here. tomorrow, more clouds and son and a continuing chance for some scattered showers and thunderstorms. -- more clouds and sun. a small craft advisory in the morning, waves 1 foot, and a water temperatures now in the low to mid-60's in the

in west virginia or western maryland, you may run into a sprinkles sunday night. that's all. if we are looking dry until monday for the next chance of rain around the beltway, mid 70's by then. we will be pretty stable and steady in temperatures and we will continue that. >> well done. >> that does it. keep it here for good morning america next. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of nenew choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear caloririe labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's bevere companies are delivering. i'm more of an absentee plant parent. [ cellphone rings ] tuscaosa? schhenecdy? des moines? okay. okay. okay. i can't always be there to weed my petunias. so now we use miracle gro shake 'n feed plus weed preventer. it feeds plants and prevents weeds for up to three months. so my

. >>> the same leaders who are in chicago now were in western maryland for the g8 summit. on the table were many topics including the war in afghanistan. the economic crisis in europe and iran's nuclear program. >> monique griego has the story. >> reporter: they were upset about corporate agreed and who was invited to the summit. around 200 ethiopian demonstrators took over and angry that the prime minister was invited to rub elbows with the world laders at the g8 summit. >> they said he committed crimes against humanity. >> objecting buyers were also in the crowd. >> they deregulated the banks. and deregulated industry. >> corporations are people. the citysens united. they let this happen. >> they blocked off streets and the protests remained peaceful. at the top of the agenda. what to do about greece's financial crisis before it spreads to other countries. >> we are absolutely committed to making sure that both growth and stability and fiscal consolidation are part of an overall package. >> the g8 leaders put more pressure on iran. president obama is winning support for

western maryland breaking up somewhat, but this is just the beginning. this rain is going to continue on and off for a while. around the eastern shore, not a lot going on. as far as temperatures go, on the eastern shore where we don't have a lot of rain it's 72. where the rain is coming down, it's 59 in cumberland. for more on how long it's going to last, let's send it to marty, who is inside today. >> mama didn't raise a dumbbell, it's raining out there. b even with all -- there. even with all this moisture we still don't have any alerts issued. that could change through the afternoon right now we're doing pretty good. i have news for you, this rain is going to be with us for a while. we're going to keep our eye on that watch, warning. this is a very beneficial rainfall, which is going to continue into tomorrow because of the official reporting station we're still 5 inches down on this year's rainfall total. the draught watch continues to track all the rainfall totals. what is happening today and tomorrow? it's all good. through the weekend towards prea

storms in the western maryland mountains. eastern shore locations look like temperatures will stay above normal with scattered showers and thunderstorms as well into friday afternoon. by friday, saturday afternoon, the skies are clearing and by sunday, cooler and less humid. monday with a high of 73. another front tuesday into wednesday of next week. >> devastating. the achilles' tendon injury suffered by terrell suggs has that level of impact on the ravens. he could miss all of next season and it will impact more than just the linebacker position. they have had to replace jarret johnson. the ravens are next week -- will learn next week the extent of the injury. regardless of direction, his injury means others have to step in. a rookie replace the player of the year. -- cannot replace the player of the year. instead of relying on the offense, the ravens will likely have to rely on a more robust passing game on offense and higher scoring potential from their offense to extend their string of four straight trips to the playoffs

where we have the rain coming it is only in the 50's out in western maryland. the area shaded in green indicates heavier showers at the time feared nothing around the media to metro. things will change. how much change and the timeline, details are coming up. >> coming up, angelina jolie and curry, and something in common. we will tell you what it is. >> it may be mother's day, but for a lot of working moms, it is still a day o ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beveverage companies are delivering. >> they went to work on the home of a young mother and her mother. >> mother's day couldn't be better cared >> a couple dozen volunteers in which the members are young professionals

we have one or two stray showers in western maryland. that's really it. u can see the heat advisories for all of central west maryland. these are high numbers, excessive. the to thal measure has shot up. when you add that no the heat, you and up with dangerous heat index values. very humid air early, but there it; dew point numbers up into the 70s. 101 downtown, hottest spot on the map in baltimore. taking a look across the state, not much. people coming back from deep creek lake, maybe encountering that. there's the outer edge of beryl. to the west frontal boundary. this will bring in cooler air toward the end of the week but it will take several more days. hot air will be around in the meantime. beryl will continue to move slowly out of north florida. take a look at the trend into the day tomorrow. we start off quiet enough. the model is catching up to our timeline. you can see the line of showers and storms beginning to push. in the morning i think you're fine. watch out for showers and thundershowers. some could be gusty. then the front goes off shore

much of western maryland, panhandle of shenandoah valley and west virginia.ew high wispy clouds passing through. here's your day planner for this thursday. by mid morning, upper 60s by noontime. low 70s, lot os sunshine and a sunny afternoon to follow. highs reaching mid-70s by mid afternoon. by late afternoon down to low 70s. sunset is at 8:16. your outlook is coming up. danella, how's traffic. >> check out things if you're traveling along route 50 inbound. i'm seeing increases but you're still driving at posted speeds. not bad at all. no issues to report at this time. now, as you're making your way on the dulles greenway today, tall tolls that are collected are going to charity, so it's cool that you can commute and give to charity at the same time. let's check some travel speeds right now. making your way from hunter mill road, six miles an hour and the rails are check and not seeing any delays. back over to you both. >>> 5:12. mitt romney's support is growing this morning. the latest his endorse management has landed. >>> one last chance to make their cas

many of the soldiers were mps, based in crescent town in western maryland. appeal will allow the detainees to tell their side of the story. lawsuits were dismiss the. -- dismissed. >>> a massive manhunt for a missing fbi agent. bloodhounds are leading the search. >> reporter: at nightfall, the search for missing fbi agent, steven ivins shifted to the air. sheriff's deputies and helicopters used night vision goggles to search the mountain over burbank. >> an area that has really rough terrain. we probably save that for daylight. and the areas that cover the grid, we would focus more so on. we have to be concerned about the rescuers safety. >> reporter: ivins called police at 4:30 friday. she told police, she had last seen her husband when she went to bed thursday night. police say sometime between 8:00 p.m. thursday and friday, he walked out of the house. his gun is missing, too. his wife said ivins had been despondent and talked about kill being himself. >> we do-- killing himself. >> we do searches like this routinely, obviously. but we have special concern