we have significant rain bands coming down through ohio into western west virginia. this is our jet stream. you can really make it out on the map. there's our jet diving south over the midwest. we're in bit of a trawf with a ridge -- trough with a ridge of warmer weather. that will roll in tomorrow but will bring on the leading edge a warm front that could spark not just showers but storms too. if we get showers, we'll be thankful. still fourens behind on our typical rain totals. all right. so very dry over the northeast right now, including baltimore and all of maryland. as that weather make are approach us tomorrow, it will take awhile to moisten up the atmosphere. also, although it was nice and sunny, still a little bit of a chill in the air. it should push us up above 70 and the humidity will -- feel like a warmer day. the chance for hit or miss showers throughout the day. this is one look at 2:00. we can look for an afternoon round of showers and maybe thundershowers. friday look sunny and very, very nice and cooler on friday. overnight down to 50, clouds increa

we will get snow killing in western maryland west virginia higher elevations. sburg could get 6 inches of snow. western pennsylvania, 6 inches to 12 inches possible. when the leaves fall on the trees -- with the leaves still on the trees the snow could bring them down. this is a couple comments from my facebook and twitter friens. we will work on turning off the rain tomorrow and the temperatures will slowly rise over the next couple days. baxter sunshine by wednesday. -- back to sunshine. this is a unique late april nor'easter that's moving through the region during the winter storm warning shown in pink in western maryland and west virginia. your weather advisory as well. that's mainly in the higher elevations later on today into tonight. a few areas of light rain around the beltway, especially west of the metro area and northwest of the metro. don't be surprised if you get a wet snowflakes in northwestern suburbs later on this morning. responsibility. there's the nor'easter a very tightly wound system. we will feel the wind through the day out of the west at

late april noe and we have areas west virginia and western maryland. winter weather advisory mainly andthe highest elevations possibly 6 inches at the very high ridgetops out west. 43 degrees in the district, rain around the beltway, especially in the west of 95. it is cold. it will be cool and gusty today. 37 right now in leesburg and on throughout the day. for the high temperature with gusty wind. some improvements over the next few days. the nasty weather is expected to taper off today. of the northeast are bracing for a treacherous conditions. watch coverage continues with john gonzalez. seasons powerful late- already addressed areas from the florida keys all the way to new england. several states remain under a flood watch. . region, more heavy rain is expected throughout the day. showers bring mayflower's. >> temperatures dropped as the paststarted falling this after if months of warm, dry weather. people had to dig in their closets for winter gear. >> freezing. >> all last week it was pretty steady whether and everybody wearing shorts. need our w

western new york state, into west central pennsylvania. even as close as western maryland and into the highlands of west virginia.g the blue ridge, skyline drive may be getting a little wet snow now. and closer in to washington, all this area in green and yellow is rain. we're get something light rain and drizzle. everything is wet, and it is chilly. and the snowfall has prompted winter storm warnings. not only have they had to mount plows on the trucks, i had to blow the dust off my winter storm warning graphic to show this. here in late april, six to 12 inches of snow possible there. e highlands of west virginia and western maryland throughout the day today. and it is chilly. you need the winter jacket and your umbrella this morning. only in the upper 30s to around 40 degrees. a look in detail at this monday ahead. that will be in ten minutes. angie? >> all right. thank you, tom. >>> new this morning, a house fire has forced a family from their home in maryland. it happened in the 10100 block of rigs road in adelphi. so far, no report of any injuries. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> toda

highlands of west virginia, southern west virginia into western maryland to pennsylvania and new york state near ottawa and toronto in ontario. closer in, yes, it is snow will frostburg to garrett county. near morgantown, west virginia. farther south, snow near bluefield and that area of west virginia. later snow. this area in green, this is an area of rain. we're getting light rain now in montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties. one pocket of more moderate rain north of leesburg, northern loudoun county, that area in the orange. all around our region, there is a chill in the air. you need the winter coat. you need your umbrella. it's only near 40 degrees around the beltway. the nearby suburbs. farther west and north, above freezing but only in the upper 30s. that's the way it looks now. back to you. >>> breaking news. part of the outer loop is closed now. police shut down a stretch of the highway to investigate a deadly accident between georgia avenue and colesville road. >> news4's tracee wilkins is on colesville road now. traffic is being diverted. with more on the

, back side of this storm system, snow is breaking out, into the higher elevations of western maryland, west virginia virginia. that will accumulate, too. more rain is coming up. it's about to get back up to richmond and i-95, charlottesville. this will swing through tonight. storms possible that bring snow in april. heavy, wet snow. we have to watch this, because may have 4 to 8 inches of snow the higher elevations in the winter warning. way out west, 3 to 5 inches. that could bring down power lines because it's heavy, wet snow on trees with leaves. that could be problems out there the next 24 to 48 hours. showers tonight. scattered showers tomorrow. cold and gusty. start off in the 40s. warm up to the upper 40s or lower 50s. some showers certainly again tomorrow afternoon. and here's a quick look at your five-day forecast. we're warming up and drier by the middle part of the week. back to you. >>> thank you, gary. game six of the playoffs series of the caps hope to send the bruins back to boston. how did that turn out? dave feldman is standing by. >> got to go to a game seven, back in boston, which

highlands of west virginia, western maryland, shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, over the next couple of hours. even in montgomery county, frederick county, howard, into loudoun, fairfax, princ william, there may be some scattered frost over the next couple of hours. right now, not quite yet. southern maryland, too, 30s. here are the highs expected this afternoon. we should be making it to the 60s all around the region. maybe even near 70. culpeper, fredericksburg, near warrenton. in the metro, highs reaching mid 60s this afternoon. low 60s along the pennsylvania border. then tomorrow, yes, there's the warmup. we'll likely make it to the mid 70s on saturday. great for the nats games over the weekend. in fact, feeling like summertime on sunday and monday. highs into the 80s. could get some storms with a front coming in. looks like mainly tuesday afternoon. we'll have to keep an eye on that because of the shuttle "discovery" piggybacking on the 747 coming in on tuesday. rain might affect that. they would have to postpone it. cooler after that, danella? >>> checking out the b

it includes shenandoah valley, most of west virginia, western maryland, northern maryland, and nearby. from rappahannock county into northern fauquier, loudoun, montgomery, howard, frederick, washington counties. all these areas north and west. it's getting near freezing now. temperatures there, where you see these areas in dark blue, are in the 30s. a few locations have dipped below freezing in west virginia. elkins now down to 29. closer to washington, the lighter blue areas, low to mid 40s. that includes our nearby suburbs and southern maryland, northern neck, eastern shore. sunrise at 6:44. by 9:00, sunny, winds gusting to around 30 miles per hour. we'll still be in the 40s. by noontime, the 50s. and a blustery wind. lots of sunshine, though. and then by mid-afternoon, may peak near 60 degrees. then it will drop back into the 50s by 5:00. winds will diminish tonight. a look at the evening planner in ten minutes. danella has a look at our friday traffic. good morning. >>> good morning, our area looking really good. all major arteries now not really seeing major problems for you. ch

you can see the blue pool of air spilling down in portion of virginia and western virginia. and westirginia rather. but, we can see a warmup on the way. as you look back into memphis, temperatures at around 64 degrees. we are seeing some of the yellows and that will come into the area going into the afternoon and more so as we go into tomorrow. so today i am calling it seasonable. satellite and radar, not picking up on a whole lot. we have clouds moving in here. again, all that is courtesy of the upper level trough spinning out north. but it will get out of here as we go through the remainder of today and we will be out of the clutches for a while. future trend picking up on the fact that high pressure will build in briefly and by thursday we will have a chance forshowers to work their way in in time for the commute possible. we get another break on friday afternoon. and then more wet weather for the weekend. but 68 degrees is what i am going for today. and today would be a great day to eat the lunch outdoors. here's a check of the game day forecast as first pitch is at 7:05. 64 not

west. you can see a batch of showers, over western pennsylvania. west virginia. just approaching oakland. quick little thundershower there. so we probably have a chance, probably after 8:00, 9:00 tonight. until about 11:00, 12:00, we'll have scattered showers. maybe a rumble of thunder or two. we didn't get much in the way of sunshine. didn't get warm today. this front to the west, we'll move it through late tonight. wind goes back to the northwest. dryer, cooler air coming in tomorrow. much dryer. a lot of sunshine on your friday. it will be a different kind of day. take a look at temperatures now around the region. 63, 57, dew point, way up there. humidity 80%. southwest winds at 5. really not get too warm this afternoon because of the clouds. barometer, holding steady. right now, the hot spot that did have sun. ocean city, at 61. locally, temperatures generally in the low to mid-60s. still running 4, 5 degrees below average for this time in april. light southwest winds. very light. late tonight, they go back to the west/northwest. that cooler, dryer air moves in. it's pretty breezy. wi

farther to the west, panhandle of west virginia, western maryland, hagerstown to winchester, into the of west virginia, many locations only low to mid 40s. hometown forecast, college park, prince george's county, right there now in the mid to upper 40s. by mid morning, mid 50s. lots of sunshine. by noontime for your lunch hour, upper 60s to 70s. that's true for the region, near 70 midday. then mid-afternoon, hitting the mid 70s. quite a bit of sunshine. a few high clouds coming in. if you're going out this friday night, should be a good evening. we'll have temperatures near 60 by midnight and some clouds rolling in after that. by dawn on saturday, down to the 50s. quite a bit of cloudiness around. and then tomorrow, a strong front coming in during the afternoon. may trigger some strong thunderstorms. some of which could produce severe weather, into the 70s, before that happens. then chilly rain on sunday. monday, blustery winds, highs only in the 50s. a chilly week after that. highs only in the 50s to near 60. and earlier this week, i traveled to fairfax county's springfield estate sc

it could reach into western virginia or west virginia. we could be seeing snow showers across the higher elevations maybe 1 to 2 in. there. but what we are -- inches there. but what we are going to deal with is wind conditions. swindz are sustained at 5 to 10 miles an hour -- winds are sustained at 5 to 10 miles an hour. and will pick up throughout the day. gusts up to about 20 but with the winds this morning, feeling like we are at freeing in baltimore and 33 in easton and feels like 30 in york and 32 in frederick. make sure to have the heavy code as you head out and about and you will want to keep it around this afternoon. let's check the traffic with and l.a. good morning. how are the roads looking. >> reporter: very busy right now. we are dealing with a couple accidents in key routes -- on key routes and traveling on the west side of 695, approaching liberty road an

freeze warnings out for western maryland, west virginia, and the mountains. temperatures tomorrow -- climbing into the low 60's. a little cooler off to the northwest. only in the 40's of far western maryland. a partly cloudy day. breezy and chilly. 60 for the high. northwest winds at 10-20 miles per hour. a small craft advisory on the day. winds will gust to 20 knots with a 2 ft. chop on the bay. most of the readings near 60. the mountains near 50. insta-weather futurecast shows the clouds moving out of the picture. thursday and friday both look to ride. saturday looks dry but we do pick up some clouds. futurecast shows rain chances north of us as we go into the weekend. insta-weather-plus 7 day forecast. near 60 tomorrow. in the 60's on friday. in the 70's on the weekend. a shower north of us on sunday. monday night, tuesday and wednesday, we increase the rain chances but we increase those temperatures close to 80 degrees. >> we will check out the night at camden yards, including the latest on brian roberts. stay with us. sports is coming up next. >> is ameri

western new york state. some of that is going to be locally heavy. we'll share this on the doppler and you can see garrett county, parts of the high country in west virginian pennsylvania. generally west of the continental divide, west of interstate 99. around here we have showers on the west half of the metro this morning, but that will be rotating toward us. look at these. upper 30s to low 40s. i haven't put the wind chill on here but it is a miserable morning out there. let's go to monika samtani. roads aren't much better either? >> reporter: no and we have a very serious situation on the beltway. north side of town. it happened around 2:00 this morning. a tractor trailer and two vehicles involved, and left one person dead, one person in the hospital. let's take a look from our video from overnight. again involving this tractor trailer and these two vehicles. it is also considered a hazmat situation with the diesel fuel situation and left one person dead this morning. because of the situation, i think the outer loop will be completely blocked for quite sometime this morning before the morning rush hour, so you definitely want to plan early. let's go ov

south and west we've got active weather brewing coming down in ohio with the western edge of west virginia. this will be our weather maker as we go into tomorrow. you see this narrow band of cloud cover and showers? that is our jet stream it. arcs up off the atlantic ocean. it's a fast moving weather pattern. we have warm frontal boundary to our front and west. that will bring a chance for showers by thunder shower midday tomorrow and warmer air will push us above 70, probably 70 or so in baltimore. you see dry air in place and so it's going to take awhile for the humidity to come up enough to support rain tomorrow during the day. also, there's that very warm air that will come in briefly behind the warm front and make things feel milder despite rain showers on and off through the day. there's a chance for a hit or miss shower through the day tomorrow from early on to the evening. looks like we may get a good round 2, 3, 4:00, tomorrow. overnight 50 with cloud on the increase. your two-degree guarantee we'll say 70. some spots could get warmer south of the city. tomorrow night down to 45 w

rain showers in western west virginia making steady progress in your direction.ng up to 80 degrees today before the rain drops move in. first drops around the metro probably after 4:00 now. more like 4:30, 5:00. so we've got plenty of dry hours left to go here for the next couple days. but nonetheless, this rain out here is moving in our general direction. there's a little break in the action down here. that's why i can't guarantee all rain all the time for everybody later on today, but most of us are going to get our first taste of the rain drops around here just about the time we get into late afternoon, early evening. a wet go. jet stream energy across the upper midwest. low pressure along the gulf coast are going to combine with this weather front to bring us a busy weather day for tomorrow. here's our future wlv forecast. by about 5:00, 6:00 tonight that's when the rain showers moving through. rain coming in late today. then overnight tonight a big storm coming up the coast for tomorrow. very energized storm system. so heavy rain possible tomorrow really fro

west and north. most of the areas in breen is rain. outer western county, hillsboro, big, wet, fat snowflakes there. along skyline, too, areas of fred rick and winchester and heavier snow now falling in west virginia and western maryland where it is in the 30s. more rain off and on throughout ♪ >>> 7:30 now on this monday morning. it's the 23rd of 2012. get ready for some fireworks around here because rosie o'donnell, a woman who is never shy about expressing her opinions, is joining "today's professionals" for one morning, and one morning only. we're going to get her thoughts as the host -- on a host of hot topics tomorrow here on "today." meantime inside studio 1a i'm ann curry alongside matt lauer. >> it makes my job tomorrow very easy. i say good morning, star, good morning, donny, good morning, rosie and then i just stop and she just goes for seven or eight minutes. which will be fun. >> it should be fun. >> also ahead, opening arguments begin today in the trial of former presidential candidate john edwards. he's accused of accepting illegal campaign contributions to then cover up his affair with rielle hunter. will she be called to testify? live report from the courthouse coming up. >> and t

some of that extends down into the northern maryland, western maryland, virginia and west virginia. frost advisory here closer into the city and i do suspect temperatures very close to freezing even in that freeze warning and temperatures may get fairly close to it in the frost advisory. so 34 tonight in gaithersburg, pretty close to freezing for frederick, 33. it may make it to 32, dulles may get down to 32 degrees, probably briefly, though, manassas 34. notice right here through the i- 95 corridor we're talking 42 for baltimore, 42 in the city, then down towards about fredericksburg 42 degrees or so. here right along i-95 and east no threat of frost. you get wes of i-95 and -- west of i-95 and certainly northwestern suburbs there's a chance for frost or maybe even a couple hours of freezing temperatures there. we have clear skies now. notice clouds back to the south and southwest. you can even see some rain now and again this whole system starts getting closer to us by tomorrow and tomorrow afternoon. the weekend kind of separated by a stationary front. we'll stay on the cool side

upper 20s in the mountains of western maryland and west virginia. there's capitol hill under that gorgeous sky. sunrise at 6:44. here's the day planner. breezy, winds now gusting around 20 miles per hour. they'll be blustery throughout the day. lots of sun. climbing just to near 60 by mid to late afternoon. then if you have plans for heading out this friday evening, you'll need the winter coat again. down to the low 40s by late evening. colder by dawn saturday. we'll look at the weekend and next weekend in ten minutes. danella? >>> right now police are still on the scene of the crash. this is at minnieville road and telegraph road. at the intersection you are going to see police activity. use caution. now over to the beltway, the outer loop at activities, have a crash -- at i-66, have a crash blocking the left lane. we are going to see delays. right now, volume's still light on the beltway at this time. and over to 395, still have that disabled vehicle blocking the right shoulder lane. this is 395 southbound, and on the rails for you, brunswick east

west of there, prince williams county, faulkner, and spotsylvania, it's only around 30 degrees. we have a freeze warning, all these counties in blue. it is out of the mountains of western maryland, much of west virginia, much of the shenandoah valley. in fact, temperatures are going to be their coldest right around dawn this morning, which is around 6:35. and we'll take a look at the next 12 hours as this day progresses. that will be coming up in ten minutes. danella has a look at our traffic on this thursday morning. good morning. >> right now roadwork is happening in our area. first let's talk about the inner loop of the beltway in montgomery county as you get closer to new hampshire avenue. as you get closer, i'll give you a live look. you can see they still have the signs up right now. so stick to the right. now, heading on i-66 this time eastbound at gallows, had construction taking up the center lanes here. it looks as though you could pass now on the left -- on the left lane. so just your right and your right center lane is blocked at this time. your travel speed heading eastbound, 49 miles an hour. so you're under speed as you make your way to the beltway. >> thank you. >>> new, this morning,

this yellow, western pennsylvania and west virginia, mainly through the afternoon and evening hours. the green color is stretching the western maryland. that is including a threat of general thunderstorms. i would stretch at all the way down to baltimore. i think there is a threat of baltimore -- thunderstorms through baltimore. as far as severe weather, that will be many to our west. not too much showing up. at least the potential after 7:00 p.m. the we could see a brief isolated thunderstorm. most areas will stay dry tonight. it will be a very warm evening. we will be dropping into the low 60's and 50's with partly cloudy skies. a big drop in the temperatures behind the front. 74 tomorrow, only in the 60s on wednesday. a slight chance for rain on wednesday and a better chance into the weekend. >> thank you. today is green is universal this week, bringing attention to the importance of preserving our environment. one woman is trying to pass along her passion for recycling with a book to encourage children to talk about the environment. one bottle at a time. >> inside a water factory

virginia and then maryland, nearby suburbs in montgomery, prince george's county, it's generally in the upper 40s now. fairfax and arlington county, near 50 degrees. out of the mountains of western maryland, west virginia, locations in the mid 50s. sunrise at 6:47. by 9:00, we ought to be into the 60s with a lot of cloudiness. maybe a little sun in and out as well as around noontime. by then, it will be up around 70 degrees. and then by mid-afternoon, may actually hit the upper 70s parts of virginia around the metro area. hitting the low to mid 70s. then by 5:00, there's a possibility of a shower or thundershower. it may occur sooner than that, too. and we'll be down into the upper 60s by then. sunset at 7:35. getting chilly tonight. we'll look at the evening planner in ten minutes. danella has a look at traffic. good morning. >>> good morning. i'm following breaking news on the roadways. traveling i-95 northbound at 23 4 234, a crash tying up the right side of the roadway. earlier you were only able to pass single file to the left. now it looks like you are able to pass two lanes to the left. i can tell you that you are jammed from quantico as you continue northbound to 234. passing 234, the

meanwhile light rain showers across parts of ohio and western west virginia. those are fading away.ill va chance of a few sprinkles moving into town. so your saturday will be rain free with increasing clouds and an increasing southwesterly breeze. temperatures today in the low 70s. then for tomorrow starting out with the clouds tomorrow then becoming mostly sunny. a breezier day tomorrow. winds out of the southwest tomorrow. but again, any rain chances this weekend happen really between about midnight tonight and sunrise tomorrow. anything you want to do outside, no complaints whatsoever. might be time to think about opening a back yard pool. close to that time of year. >> getting color for us lighter skin friends. i hear you. i feel. i do. all right. thanks, chuck. >>> electronics giant best buy is closing two local stores to avoid going the way of circuit city. best buy's at land mark mall and in fredricksburg will shut their doors by may. employees at the stores were notified this morning and will be offered other positions at nearby stores. both stores are closed today but will

over the last 12 hours, the big storm that dumped snow in western maryland, west virginia, now it's way to the north. still snowing northeastern pennsylvania and northwestern pennsylvania, i should say, up into western new york state. east of lake erie and lake ontario. we have a lot of cloudiness over us, a few breaks in the clouds. a chilly morning. the dark blue areas, that's where it's in the upper 30s now in much of maryland, much of virginia, and into west virginia. the lighter blue, it's generally around 40, northern neck, eastern shore, nearby suburbs around the beltway. later today, here's your day planner. by 9:00, we'll have sunshine. winds picking up, gusting to around 30 miles per hour. by noontime, upper 50s. ought to be hovering near 60 in the afternoon with winds gusting to around 30 miles per hour. clouds returning this afternoon and this evening. then we'll get sun back tomorrow and a bit warmer. highs in the mid 60s. clouds return thursday. might get morning and midday showers with highsnary 70. turning cooler -- highs near 70. turning cooler friday and saturday, 60s.

all these counties in light blue and n western ryland, west virginia, parts of shenandoah valley. there could be a freeze over the next hour. these counties in dark blue including frederick, loudoun, north fauquier, rappahannock, counties could have a freeze tomorrow. we'll keep an eye on that. right now, no freezing temperatures yet. it's near freezing except right at culpeper. they're at freezing, near freezing elsewhere across northern virginia, much of maryland, and right near washington, near 40 degrees. the windchills are down to just near 30. layer up before you head off to work and school. it feels more like a wintry morning than it does early spring. we'll look at the rest of the day in ten minutes. danella? >>> good morning. traveling along i-95, still seeing big delays. earlier we had a crash traveling i-95 northbound at lorton. it's out of the roadway. here's a live look at pohick. you still see quite a bit of a delay, even in the hov lanes. i'll show you prince william parkway because that's where you're slow from, as well. as you continue northbound, your travel spee

virginia, loudoun, fauquier, rappahannock, culpeper, points west. looks like a freeze warning for all of these counties in the lighter blue for way out in western maryland and into the highlands of west virginia. a look at the next 12 hours for this friday. that will be coming up in ten minutes. danella has a look at our friday morning commute. >>> good morning. happy friday. so far there is overnight roadwork remaining. in the process of being picked up. first the inner loop of the beltway. the left lane blocked when you get around colesville road. the work zone is closer to i-95. we can check travel speeds. can't see it on camera, but 60 miles per hour, ten minutes from i-270 to i-95. your volume is light. but you definitely want to look out for cones. traveling on 66 westbound at nutley, still have construction there, taking away the right lane here. cones are up, but hopefully this zone should be clearing as we speak. and i'm back this ten minutes with another look at your traffic. aaron and eun? >> thank you. >>> breaking news in new hampshire now. a police chief is dead and four officers are injured in the small teen of greenland during a drug inv

we're looking at a potential of snow in the mountains to the west and a winter storm watch is along the western slopes in west virginiaern maryland for the potential of six inches of snow late sunday night and early monday morning and later tonight, cloudy skies, the winds out of the north at 10 to 15. tomorrow, rain heavy at times, cold and blustery out. there the daytime high temperature, 53 degrees and that jacket and an umbrella, the winds are gusting 20 to 25 out of the north and this is that five-day forecast. can you see the temperatures are going to be running a good 15 to 20 degrees below normal as we get into sunday, monday, and we get back closer to normal by wednesday and thursday. >> okay, we'll look toward that next week. >> we need the rain. >> we do. >> yes. >> and my plans to say, you know what? sister water, this is not coming. >> and we'll celebrate. >>> a gorgeous day to get out and walk for a good cause. this is the warm-up this morning for the walk for lupus in northwest. lupus is an auto immune disease that attacks and kills the body. it affects 1 1/2 million people in the country alone and can

virginia beach, clear skies over maryland. temperatures slow to fall in our immediate area. there is a freeze watch up for western pennsylvania into west virginia. that cold air will arrive in our area. tonight we're still warm in the low 60s out there in baltimore. through the day tomorrow, it will be a tough time getting much above the low 60s. even cooler potentially as you go to orioles opening day. >>> form, we may finally know who won the mega millions jackpot in maryland. lottery officials are expected to make the announcement tomorrow. attorney edwards jr. held a news conference today speaking for his new client. the haitian immigrant said she has the winning ticket to the jackpot. even her attorney says he has seen it yet. >> i cannot say with any certainty that this ticket exist. i would caution anybody until it's presented to the lottery commissioner for processing that it does exist. they're only preparing in the event that there are people who might challenge what we believe to be a legitimate claim. >> wilson didn't speak at all. she said she bought the winning ticket separately from the mcdonald pool. >>> the mega millio

virginia. here closer to washington, the rain activity is just in the form of a few sprinkles way out in western loudoun county and into berkeley, jefferson, morgan counties, west virginia, northern shenandoah valley. eventually some of these sprinkles will move their way closer to washington. also getting a few sprinkles around poolesville in northern montgomery county. temperatures right now in the 50s to around 60 degrees. it's not going to warm up much today. we'll look at the day ahead in ten minutes. and let's have a look at traffic now. good morning, danella. >>> good morning. well, what you're facing this morning is roadwork. first on the dulles toll road, traveling westbound, you condition access the outer loop. you're going to be forced on to the inner loop of the beltway. heading to the beltway in prince george's county, kenilworth avenue, the outer loop has all lanes blocked except for the left lane which will get you by the work zone. in montgomery county, once you make your way past new hampshire avenue, you'll have to stick in the right lane as you travel on the inner loop. continuing on the inner loop past new hampshire avenue, making your way t

back towards ohio, western portions of west virginia and then back into indiana.his is an area of low pressure that's making its way our way and will make its way our way overnight tonight. nice weather right now with sunshine. but the clouds will be on the increase. here come the showers, right around 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 tomorrow morning, just in time for your morning rush. it may not be everywhere. i do think most of us will have at least wet roadways to contend with early tomorrow morning. watch out. you may want to leave a little early tomorrow. then the area of low pressure moves by. a secondary trough moves through. that will give us a chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm. temperatures will actually rise tomorrow, i think up to around 75 degrees in parts of the area. some of you could get close to 80 tomorrow. we'll continue to watch for that. much cooler though on friday. temperatures move back down i think a little bit below average to around 65 degrees. there will be plenty of sunshine. it will also be rather breezy on your friday. this evening, look at t

is a freeze warning up in pennsylvania in carroll county and frederick county on west of western maryland and west virginia. that will be until 9:00 this morning. here's what the radar looks like right now with sprinkle activity. more significant rain. a real storm itself is out to the west. a front to the south of us. moisture running up over the chilly air. that's where rain chances come in. travel-wise, highest chances in chicago and down in tampa. showers developing. chances going up in the afternoon and night time hours. 55 to 60 for the high. the seven-day forecast, tomorrow might be a chance for a shower first thing in the morning. 62 the high. rain chances around 70. >> the john edwards trial. why a former sex tape caused an argument in court. >> also is breast feeding causing first-time moms to lose money? details in consumer alert. >> a former harlem globetrotter brings motivation to students at a carroll county elementary school. i'm tim tooten. >> in "consumer alert" new numbers show the economy has been growing more slowly in the first part of the year. federal, state, and local governments sp

west of fredericksburg to near stanton, virginia. all these areas in blue are in the 40s. that includes most of pennsylvania, northern maryland, into western maryland, northern west virginia. closer to washington, though, in the low and mid 50s. the area in green generally in the 50s. much of southern maryland, northern neck, eastern shore, northern virginia in the low to mid 50s now. here's the day plannerment sunrise at 6:51. a sunny, breezy morning. temperatures will climb to the low to mid 50s mid morning, near 0 by noontime. then low to mid 60s middle of the afternoon. the winds will be blustery and gusting to around 30 miles per hour midday. winds will diminish under a clear sky. sunset at 7:33. down to the 40s by midnight. and then this time tomorrow, may have scattered frost around. we'll look at that, the rest of the week and weekend in ten minutes. how's traffic? >>> good morning. checking overnight roadwork, traveling eastbound, leesburg pike, the ramp to the dulles toll road heading eastbound on that ramp, that's shut down. going to be shut down until 5:00 a.m. taking the beltway, you cannot get on 395 northbound. from the inne

. >> especially in western maryland and west virginia.eport of light snow around 3:20 p.m. yesterday. a retired meteorologist reported that. the latest he has reported snow was my first prior. so this is pretty late in the season. we have clouds moving overhead, shown in white. those will clear away. we will have a mixture of sun and clouds throughout the day with a few sprinkles here and there, mainly north and west of washington. today will be a little warmer than yesterday, highs near 60 degrees, still below average by 10 degrees. warming back up tomorrow into the mid to upper 60's with sunshine. the better. >> " i will be a showing you some live pictures. we are streaming along just fine across the potomac river. not only on the memorial bridge but the 14th street bridge in both directions. it is a pleasant commute right now across the roosevelt bridge, the key bridge coming in and out of georgetown, and on the beltway at the wilson bridge and the american legion bridge. nothing complicated. 95 northbound to the purple heart bridge ov

however, there is an area of potential severe weather that's to our west, western maryland, and northern west virginia, much of ohio, up into western pennsylvania later this afternoon. i don't think we will have any of that here locally. we will be keeping an eye on it for you. but there has been severe weather in the midwest over the weekend. and especially in oklahoma. jay gray now has the latest on that. >> got debris. >> more than 100 tornadoes ripped through the heartland this weekend. >> reporter: >> this was a monster system that sat on top of us. >> reporter: it did not sit still for long. the storm pushing across the central and southern plains carrying away anything in its path. >> everything is gone. just gone. everything we had worked for all of our lives. >> reporter: but now as survivors sift through the pieces left behind there are some things in a can't be cleaned up or carried away. the on office of emergency management confirmed another death in woodward, oklahoma. that brings the death to six. a dad and two children died trying out to ride out the twister. >> grand ma and grandpa's

west virginia. there are the rain showers now moving into western virginia, western pennsylvania. look for the rain later this afternoon. could be heavy by the time the sun goes down. tomorrow struggling to stay in . >> that's a look at your weekend forecast. amy? >>> bill, thank you. if you're driving anywhere this weekend, you'll be happy to know that gas prices seem to be holding steady right now and can it last. and where is the economy as a whole? cnbc's bertha coombs is here to break it down for us. good morning. >> good morning. >> let's talk gas prices. according to aaa, 3.$3.83 a gallon. do you think -- >> in a sense, nobody wants to spend more, but the fact that we've stopped that trajectory of prices going up is a bit of a releechlt in fact, we've got a dozen states where the prices are all lower than they were a year ago. >> so it's all relative it's all relative. a month ago we were talking $5 a gallon this summer. it looks like we peaked. nobody likes the high price but the fact that they're not going up is encouraging. >> where do we see things headed? >> part of th

far western maryland and west virginia. winner weather advisories not that far west of here, over toward cumberland and romney. a lot of this is really elevation dependent. you have to get above 1500, 2000 feet before you start running into the know no -- into the snow. maybe a little on the grassy surfaces. but garrett county or somerset county or some of these where you have elevation 3000, 4000 feet. our bus stop forecast, showers to sunrise to 6:20. 46 and temperatures are barely going to move. upper 40s for lunch time. a chance of showers bill be with us all day and we'll get maybe 49, maybe 50 before this day is out with west winds gusting to 30 miles per hour. you can certainly see all the moisture here. in the mountains out to the west the white is snow, the pink is a rain snow mix. you can see it knit garrett county. we have lots of light to moderate showers. you go east, it is scattered about there. our temperatures 39 in gadget thergzburg, hagerstown 47. when you factor in the wind, it feels like it is in the upp

all this area in blue, much of west virginia, western maryland, and much of maryland, north of washington into pennsylvania, it's in the 40s. areas in green, though, in the 50s. that includes southern maryland, lower eastern shore, most of virginia. and it's near 60 in richmond. closer to washington, fairfax county in the low 50s as is arlington county. near 50 in washington and prince george's county. it is in the 40s montgomery county, points north and west. here's the day planner. we'll have our temperatures climbing into the mid 60s by mid-afternoon with a blustery wind that will still be a bit gusty through the afternoon. but settling tonight. we'll look at your evening planner in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> still seeing mechanical problems slowing you on the marc train. if you're taking penn south train 505, you're looking at a 45-minute delay. the train may be stopped. if you're taking metro and vre, they're not reporting delays at this time. to the roadway. traveling this time outer loop of the beltway, taking the ramp to northbound connecticut avenue, have a crash th

travelling north and west, into the mountains western maryland, pennsylvania, parts of west virginia there is a winter storm warning expecting 4 to 8 inches of snow, deep creek lake and parts of western maryland by this time tomorrow. aof cloudwe will have showers on gain off again and with winds out of the west and north gusting to 30 it will be a chilly day get out the winter jacket. plenty of clouds showers likely, winds out of the west, 15 to 20 gusting to 30 later today and then cloudy skies, chilly and breezy overnight, air temperature 39 in the city, mid-30s outside the belt way tomorrow improvement still lots of clouds highs 60s by wednesday and thursday, and friday, close to normal, temperatures back in upper 60s could be a few more showers cold front by thursday afternoon that is a look at the weather forecast let's get the latest on traffic with julie wright. >> well, we are going to go live to the scene with dave who has been out in the cold and rain along with jason smith this morning bringing us live pictures from the scene here it is outer loop of the belt way all lanes

west, virginia. and then freeze warnings for extreme western and southwestern virginia. 49 degrees, look at our camera. still doing the, shaky-shake. wind still gusting up to 22. so on top of the, fact that we have temperatures that drop, still the wind hanging on. 38 in hagerstown, maryland. low 50s. stafford, fredericksburg, charlottesville in the low 50s right now. bus stop forecast. it's going to be chilly. tomorrow, near freezing, fred tricfred -- frederick. leesburg, very chilly. likely to go with the fleece and parents don't let your kids walk out the door with short pants on tomorrow. it will be a nippy one. we could see a few showers tomorrow. rate dar rig the radar right now. scanning the area. don't have any drops. there will be possibility of seeing precipitation off to the west. coming quickly through the area. scattered showers. we need that rain. again, abnormally dry for so much of maryland. northern virginia. north, pennsylvania. down to south. it has been a dry spring so far for us. of course, we didn't get that much snow this winter. right? right now on the radar. the spin. taking p

west virginia. right on this boundary, a few showers and thunderstorms pop up in western pennsylvania, parts of westinto western maryland. most of this will fall apart in the next couple of hours. the air is really driving around baltimore. -- is really driving around baltimore. there could be another batch coming in late tonight, but initially following that war front of my for probably stay to our west. you can see high, thin clouds building in from the northwest. clouds will thicken out over the next couple of hours and mostly cloudy overnight tonight. the relative humidity is only 50%. the dewpoint is out in the albertine's to around 20. 70 degrees at the airport. 66 in tiny town. 64 in parkton. same thing in rising sun. the temperatures will drop off into the 40's tonight. increasing clouds becoming partly to mostly cloudy. a chance borscht -- for a few showers or sprinkles after midnight tonight. temperatures dropping back into the 40's. during the day tomorrow, the front was set off to our south. for the morning, a slight chance of showers. that will mostly be the south of baltimore. but we c

steadier showers in western west virginia.. not a washout, but plenty of rain drops to contend with by late afternoon and overnight tonight. staying dry into the early part of next week. >> thanks. we've got 90 minutes of news, weather, and sports at the top of the hour. >>> all right. we're back on this saturday morning, april 28, 2012, and it does not feel like the last weekend in april. i'm freezing out here. all right, but you know what? that hasn't stopped the great crowd from joining us, and we want to thank everyone for being here and breathing these cold, cold temperatures on the plaza. i'm amy robach with lester holt who's in sunny los angeles. >>> they may have information about the disappearance of isabel celis. she hasn't been seen for a week. we're going to hear from investigators who are expanding their search now outside the united states. >> then we're going to switch gears and go shopping for bras. lester, did you know most women, some say as many as eight out of ten wear the wrong size bra, so finding the rig

west of the potomac, into prince william, stafford, spotsylvania. fauquier, mid 30s there, as well. and it's chilly all the way into the mountains of western maryland, west virginiaenandoah valley there, as well, just in the 30s. here's your day planner. we'll have our temperature by 9:00 just in the low 40s. so a chilly morning. then by noontime, the low 50s. the winds will pick up. gusting to 25. slight chance of sprinkles by mid-afternoon. and mostly cloudy perks just in the mid -- mostly cloudy, just in the mid 50s. still blustery. sunset at 7:42. near or below freezing temperatures tomorrow morning. and then during the afternoon, should climb to near 60. lots of sun on thursday. then on friday, we'll have a sunny day. another cold start in the morning. mid 30s. afternoon highs, though, warmer, into the mid 60s. now into the weekend, saturday, looking partly cloudy with morning lows. low 40s, afternoon highs, though, warmer, up to around 70 degrees. and as we get into sunday, maybe even into the upper 70s by mid-afternoon. morning lows into the mid 50s. then as we start off next week, still on the mild side. a look at the pollen count. the latest one, that's

the areas in green, western maryland, northern west virginia into ohio. that weak front will be moving in midday, bringing in showers. for la plata in charles county, it will be into the mid 60s by noontime. upper 60s middle of the afternoon. that's when we'll have quite a bit of cloudiness running through. we have a small chance of a shower. a 20% to 30% chance in the evening. by midnight, low 50s. by this time tomorrow, 40s as we start off tuesday morning. we're going to have a big cooldown after the front goes by. winds gusting to around 30 miles per hour. into the evening hours, a chill moving in after midnight. down to the low to mid 40s by dawn on tuesday. and during the afternoon tomorrow, highs just in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees. we'll have a blustery wind tomorrow, too. gusting to around 30 miles per hour. then the wind diminishes a bit on wednesday. mostly cloudy, another front coming in. might trigger a passing shower. otherwise, partly sunny and still cool with highs only in the mid 50s. morning lows, 30s. 30s on thursday morning. a bi

panhandle of west virginia, western maryland. the temperatures are right near the freezing mark. of northern virginia and the rural areas, even part of the southern maryland, south and east of washington, too, right near the freezing mark. and charles county, southern prince george's, montgomery county, mid 30s. arlington and fairfax counties, mid 30s now. we'll have plointd of sunshine. here are -- plenty of sunshine. here are the highs -- clouds moving into the mountains by late afternoon. by then, mild in the mountains. shenandoah valley, low to mid 70s there. closer to washington, though, should hit the upper 1996 by mid-afternoon. what a dramatic warmup from this morning. in damascus, northern montgomery county, here's the hometown forecast. the planner there for the day. by 10:00, around 50. noontime, near 60. during the afternoon, ought to hit the mid 60s there in northern montgomery county and much of maryland. tonight, not as cold. by midnight, down to the mid 50s. by dawn tomorrow, we'll be starting off in the low 50s on wednesday morning with some milder air moving in

as we are in the 60s much of virginia, much of maryland, delaware, eastern shore, up into pennsylvania. a few locations out in western maryland and westirginia in the 40s and low to mid 50s. but closer to washington, low to mid 60s. it's near 70 in southern maryland, northern neck, and near the chesapeake bay. and incredibly, a mild start to the day. these are the average highs this time of year. hometown forecast for frederick, maryland, right now near 60. by 9:00, upper 60s to near 70. then by noontime, into the low 80s. ought to hit the mid 80s to upper 1998 by mid-afternoon with -- upper 80s by mid-afternoon with lots of sunshine. late evening, 60s and partly cloudy. by this time tomorrow morning, not quite as warm. it will be in the 50s there, as well as much of the region starting off tomorrow morning. and then during the day on tuesday, cooler weather with a northwesterly breeze. but ought to have a great day for the arrival of "discovery." highs reaching mid 70s during the afternoon. does look like rain moving in on wednesday and much cooler. 40s in the morning. afternoon highs in the low to mid 60s. so quite a cooldown. then

virginia. you can see a little bit of blue back on the maps. that's in a freeze warning for portions of western maryland and also west virginia and even to virginiaso we have it all over the board here. the red flag warning, the reason why we have it is those winds will be picking up as we go through the day. winds are sustained about 5 to 10 miles per hour. 7 in d.c. also york, pennsylvania, this morning. we're also going to add that dry air to it so we do have the relative humidity. right now it's not on the dry side. after recovered a little bit overnight. a couple of showers that moursenned up the atmosphere a bit. we do have that dry northwesterly flow that's going to begin to dry the atmosphere out once again so it will dip down to about 30% as we go into the afternoon and that's why that red flag warning will kick in by learning time. temperature coming in right around 44 degrees in baltimore right now. we should be at 41 degrees now for this time of the year, so just a little bit above average, but we can see some of those blues back there. so it is a little bit cooler there. kind of chilly. satellite and radar not picking up anything rig

east of the bay, 50s as long as in the mountains, western maryland and west virginia, highs later todayto mid 70s. just about everywhere, plenty of sunshine, just a few high clouds clif drifting in later. the flight path for "discovery"'s flight leaving florida along the east coast. and then between about 10:00 and 11:00, coming up the bay and then right up the potomac river and flying right over washington. then landing at dulles about 10:40, 10:45 this morning. the hometown forecast, into the 60s mid to late morning. then for your lunch hour, around 70. by mid-afternoon, the mid 70s and then for this evening by late evening, back into the 50s and by dawn tomorrow, near 50 degrees with clouds around and looks like a possibility of a passing shower late morning or during the afternoon tomorrow. cooler, highs in the mid 60s. sun back on thursday and friday. low to mid 70s. rain possible saturday, sunday, monday. danella? >>> right now following breaking news on the roadways. chopper 4 is live over route 50 eastbound at mlk. you see a metro bus has caught fire. traveling eastbound, you'll

western maryland, shenandoah valley, highlands of west virginia over the next couple of hours, but elsewhere temperatures are not at freezing locally. in washington, the low 40s. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties in the upper 30s and near the bay, it's in the low and mid-40s. we'll break down the next 12 hours for you. that will be in 12 minutes. danella, how's the morning commute? >> let's head up to i-270. southbound, 55 miles an hour. in urbana. continuing past clarksburg, making your way to germantown, you're looking great at 65 miles an hour. a live look for you if you're traveling in the rockville area. you can see your volumes increasing, but so far your travel lanes are open and you're not slow. nothing connecting you to the beltway. a live look at the beltway. and if you're continuing on the inner loop, you're at 60 miles an hour. i-270 to i-95. back over to you. >> breaking news. police on the scene of a police-involved shooting. this is in the 3100 block of good hope avenue in temple hills. megan mcgrath there now live. bring us up to speed. >> you can see w

and that includes parts of west virginia, western maryland. and all those areas in west virginia, maryland, the easter shore, it's in the 50s. but areas from stafford county, all the way into washington have warmed now into the 50s. and there's the view from space. so over the last 12 hours we've had clouds on the increase. it's all bright and sunny. areas south and southwest. it's mostly cloudy now. the speckles of grain are a few sprinkles trying to reach the ground toward shar lotsville and from north of roanoke to southern west virginia. for the rest of the afternoon, we'll have clouds in and out. a partly sunny afternoon. it will be cool. we'll have light breezes out of the north and northwest around 5 to 15. and a dramatic change from yesterday. highs reaching just the upper 50s and low 60s. it's going to get colder than it was this morning. we'll talk about that and the weekend as well. and a look at next week. that will all be coming up in just a couple of minutes. >> all right. see you then. thanks. this morning firefighters rescued a

western maryland and west virginia. again parts of the blue ridge at the higher elevations, seeing a couple of wet flakes as well. locally we have rain heavier showers too. while we have generally light rain and a couple of heavier showers, light ones here in southern fairfax county, this larger area of rain has really popped. out of eastern monday good morningry. into southern carol county as well. watch out for moderate showers there. your temperatures, 30 in rockville. 40 in columbia this morning. with upper 30s and leesburg. wind chills from 28 to 3. cloudy skies. 43 degrees and a north west wind at 13. a raw, nasty day today we'll only see temperatures in the upper 40s to near 50 with the on and off showers. a passing shower partly sunny to postably -- to mostly cloudy. we warm up to the 70s this weekend in maryland let's hope that forecast stands. let's go to monica san with the latest traffic. >> reporter: what is happening on the outer loop of the beltway is we finally have a lane open. i'm happy to say, let's g