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it is a pretty quiet ride despite the wet deck.affic is moving smoothly in both directions of '92. it is pretty quiet for your ride out of nevada and has tied with 37. on the traffic maps, the ride in the north bay, the green on the screen indicate speeds over 50 mi. per hour. we have some off slow traffic approaching 37. we do not have a single accident report. >>mark: new this morning, after nearly nine years, the united states is ending its military campaign in iraq. officials are lowering of the u.s. flag signifying the end of the campaign. in this nine year war, nearly 4500 americans are killed and more than 30,000 wounded. this ceremony was attended by leon panetta. only a few thousand u.s. troops will remain in the country and a boston family by the end of the month periods here is a live look from lafayette, the hillside memorial near highway 24 commemorating the american lives lost in iraq and afghanistan. you can see that number stands at 6365. >>darya: police are looking for three men believed to be the owners of a marij

wet, colder overnight. the -- finding a -- that mild start to winter. again as we really kind of look ahead into the weekend the bottom line is thursday night to friday morning a shot of rain, this next system late saturday night, early sunday mostly rain. we will keep hope alive for at least a few wet flakes. that will be cool for christmas morning. it'll be very early christmas morning. the kid wills probably have you up. >> yeah. definitely. won't get her to go to bed. thank you. >>> let's talk at politics. a lot going on. a new poll in iowa shows remay have a new front runner. could it be 2008 all over again for the democrats? we are now with more -- joining us more in washington with more on the political run down. let's start with iowa. >> reporter: there is a new leader in iowa according to a new poll. it puts ron paul on top. three point as head of gingrich. he has been hitting gingrich hard. it appears that may be paying off. ten point as head of romney. we now that ron paul has a strong ground operation in iowa. look at this. when his supporte

taking you west we've got wet weather and mountain snow in southern california.his morning showers are hit and miss in the bay area watch out could see delays in southern california with mountain snow up to 8 inches possible around los angeles. if you need more weather information check out our website at abc7 news.com. >>> 4:47. >> a -- >> a republican political action committee is about to launch half a million dollars worth of cable tv ads against president obama and his administration's involvement with solyndra. the solar panel maker filed for bankruptcy in september. a memo by the group indicated three ads will hit president obama for what they call crony government spending. the group is associated with conservative republican strategist karl rove. >>> republican presidential front runner mitt romney and newt gingrich are campaigning in new hampshire today before returning to iowa for the next debate thursday. romney is scrambling to stop gingrich's surge. first, he faces fallout from a er made at saturday'sia -- a wager made at day's yahoo debate. >> repo

kind of a wet monday morning. >> yeah those windshieldo"azj wipers on your car may see a little action. >> only a couple hundreds out there, south bay ben lomond, santa cruz mountains doppler shows showers in the south bay wet in cupertino, sunnyvale, milpitas, north in fremont, a little wet weather what we had is beginning to dissipate, san francisco, a few light showers up highway 101 most of the rain to end by the early morning hours if you see any, it is not going to be that much. most of the activity here in southern california and in fact, heavy rain from santa barbara, los angeles and mountain snow. back home mid 40s in oakland now 46 fremont a little fog towards novato with the cloud cover temperatures have been held up this morning 7° warmer than were yesterday napa warmer start as well. here's a look at our satellite and radar, you can see rotation that counterclockwise can still spin up a few more showers throughout the morning partly cloudy, low to mid 50s today oakland 55, palo alto 55, tonight we clear. it will be cool in fact patchy frost in the valleys tomorrow we'll se

santa cruz offshore, a little rain, 101, 280, wet weather, milpitas, south of fremont wet pavement up through belmont, san carlos and redwood city this morning. further north across the bay bridge this morning take your time you will need the wipers and richmond san rafael bridge wet. >> if you are taking the golden gate ferry they just started their winter schedule if effect until april 1st. if you are driving, looking great, camera shot shows some of the reflection from the roads, it is a little wet out there, not a big problem for drivers this morning. no accidents to slow you down. here's a live shot in san jose at the 280 and 17 interchange. traffic light around the bay area now. >>> just about 5:02. in half an hour occupy oakland protesters will start gathering for a risky demonstration because it may cause what little support they have left they plan to block entrances to the port in hopes of shutting it down. amy are they getting much outside support for this? >> reporter: not really. they are not deterred. they are getting an early start. they are supposed to start at 5:30 he

but the but can of that wet weather is this -- bulk of that wet weather is this way. and most of the moisture will hit to the south of us. the bay area getting a little dose of rain but not as much as the areas to the south of the bay area and we will get it later on today. future cast, all of the cloud cover across the board as well as the light showers stretching from the coastline to concord and fairfield and north "bay sunday" as well. we start to clear out and you can see as we make our way into the afternoon and less cloud cover and rain not showing up on the future cast but the chance of showers in the forecast, into the afternoon and then drying out by this evening am and now highs for today will be in the 50s for the most part. not a lot of variation. 57 for mountain view. and oakland topping out at 56. and pacifica at 54. and santa rosa making it to 56 today. and we will continue with this type of weather at least temperature-wise for tuesday and a few degrees of warming in the inland spots and sunshine in store as we dry out on your tuesday. and similar con

it could be a wet day out there. let's get over to meteorologist justin berk for a check of how long we could be getting wet. >> oh, charley, it's going to be a long day and here are the headlights from flooding to flakes and falling temperatures in between. we have got a flood watch that kicks in at one. goes through tonight. winter weather advisory kicks in from baltimore north and northwest 7:00 through the overnight. it will be done by this time tomorrow or finishing up. we will have the snow map shortly if you haven't seen it. the morning highlights. let's highlight the radar. we have hefty rain. we have had some move through but the heavy stuff is moving up 95 it's into d.c. and about to hit annapolis up to baltimore in the next half- hour. it's not going to be a fun day to do traveling. temperatures deceptive because we start off at 63 right now already in the 30s back in through garrett county. and that's what we are looking for. temperatures by 8:00 should slip back into the 50s and all day diving even lower

. >>> and we're not through the wet weather yet. raindrops on the cameras outside. i will tell when you can expect drier and warmer weather coming up. ♪ takes everything you've got ♪ wouldn't you like to get away? ♪ ♪ ♪ sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name ♪ ♪ ♪ you want to be where you can see ♪ ♪ our troubles are all the same ♪ ♪ you want to go where everybody knows your name ♪ >>> i forgot to list tonight weekend forecast. it was rainy today, a lot. >> it cleared up though. it is nice. still seeing a little bit of wet weather but the bulk of the moisture we saw this morning, it will dry out as we make our way into the evening. it is, with frank's question, a big change in store for the weekend. we will look at that on the seven-day forecast. right now, let's look outside, with some cloud cover and still seeing some wet weather as we look at downtown san francisco. a little gray and hazy and better conditions by tomorrow. and now, this wet weather is tapering off, into the evening and should be dry by this evening, in fact the current temperatu

experiencing very wet conditions. the rain will spread to this area in 24 hours. across the korean peninsula, a mix of rain and snow will develop into the weekend and as for china, it will stay largely dry, thanks to a high pressure system. down to the south, it will say mostly wet across the philippines and wet at the northern end of the country. out west, central vietnam will continue to see on-going rain throughout the day. temperature wise dipping down to 8 degrees in tokyo, 11 in shanghai, 17 in hong kong. coming in 35 in bangkok with a chance of showers. heading to the americas. a storm in the four corners region with huge amounts of snow as well as strong winds. we are expecting 45 centimeters or more in arizona. the snow continues throughout friday. you notice that developing over the central plains friday. across canada, another roupd of snowy weather is moving to the eastern half of the country rgs reaching ontario and northern rockies in the next 24 hours. temperature wise, expecting only 1 degree in denver

our day planner, wet, wet and wet. 50s this morning. lower 50s. in faction, we may see temperatures dropping into the 40s this afternoon. i have a feeling some of the temps could be even colder than what we're showing. north winds at 10. bigger key will be the factor we'll be quite wet. you're looking at the regional radars with the lightning not showing up. no lightning to talk about. we have pockets of heavy rain across west virginia, western virginia and it is all moving right toward the d.c. area and extreme western areas of ohio now and northern kentucky seeing a little bit of the wintry mix. locally, we've got heavier downpours coming into western charles, southwestern prince george's county not far from fort washington across 95 over toward lorton and mason neck and in toward the mt. vernon area. much of prince william county seeing heavy rain. that's about to move into fairfax county. montgomery, you're quiet now. in about 20 minutes or so, you will not be. you'll seat rains pick up. we're in the 50s and 60s, culpepper, 63. come perland, 5

overnight, a lot of cloud cover and potential for wet weather. coming up in my next report i will track iran to show you which cities will be affected. >>darya: the dow is up just a bit. stocks were mixed in and flat as we went into the opening bell. trading from friday is still above 12,000. people were up and shopping to the very last minute. online shopping jumped 16.4%. people were online shopping on christmas day. the dollar amount of purchases made from mobile devices nearly tripled. that increased by 173%. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look outside at the approach to the bay bridge. we will be right back. and >>darya: in a wave of attacks rocked baghdad last week. there were a number of attacks. in all that killed 69 people. in an on-line statements the group says the assaults government to support suny muslims in present and those have been executed. the bombings targeted markets, grocery stores, cafes and government buildings in a dozen neighborhoods. the attacks coincided with a government crisis

the roads are wet. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a teenager is charged as an adult for attempted first-degree murder after he allegedly stabbed a man 19 times. this happened on saturday night. smith forced his way and began stabbing him. police believe smith was angry at the other man spend time with his girlfriend. a 10-year-old sets he had abused a girl. pictures and video have been recovered. the man has been ordered to register as a sex offender. a plea hearing for rock climbing coach. he is accused of engaging in sexual acts with an underage females in columbia. alleged victim said he was aware of her age. >> mayor stephanie rawlings- blake will be officially sworn in tour first full term in office. kim dacey is live where the mayor will speak later today. >> the inauguration will take place here in front of city hall. it is all set up and ready to go. nearly two years ago, the mayor took over the top job in the city after mayor sheila dixon resigned. this inauguration will start rawli

the roads are wet. it is no longer raining. all the way into the eastern shore is where the storm system is moving. on the roads, it looks like you'll have driving conditions. we do have a few clouds in the sky. let's take a wider view and we can see the storm system is centered over the mid atlantic. we have had some warm air push in that overnight. near at 50 degrees. this will be taken the mild air. it will move offshore. colder and more winter like air will finally be pushing into the east. a clipper storm system is moving in from canada. not a lot of moisture with this. some light snow showers in the dakotas. this will be pushing into the north and east. it could bring some flurries to the mountains. baltimore is expected to stay mostly dry. 14 degrees in denver. 21 degrees in rapid city. that cold air is pushing east. temperatures will be dropping down in baltimore. we'll say goodbye to the 60- degree weather. if you're doing some traveling, and no problems out of b.w.i. marshall. they should be getting the flights out ok

then again, there was nothing about wet weather postponing the closure.altrans needs to close the westbound lanes so crews can refigure the road and restripe the lanes taking traffic on a new detour heading into the city linking up the toll plaza with the bridge. if folks like lisa are calling for rain the week before caltrans is going to be calling off this until they have a forecast for a dry weekend. leading up to this is a lot of pressure on people like lisa, and also caltrans promises a huge publicity campaign so there is no doubt whether it is going to be open or closed and for how long. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> if anyone can forecast that far ahead it would be lisa. we'll check in with her in a few months -- in a few minutes. >>> angry parents. >>> we feel the school board has lost its connection to the community. >> a group called the concerned parent and community coalition announced plans last night. board members say several factors played into their decision to close the schools, including dwindling enrollment, operating costs and budget

waking up to wet weather through the bay area.ttered through most of the bay and moderate rainfall in other locations. we take a look at high def doppler. and the wet weather up from santa rosa through parts of livermore and seeing some mix of rain and actually maybe a dusting of snow in the diablo range today. and the temperatures on the cooler side. in the 40s this morning. and certainly seeing some cloud cover as you're stepping outside. and then this afternoon, warming up into the 50s. and not going to see a whole lot of sunshine, continuing to see the cloudy conditions, and maybe even seeing a chance of rain into the afternoon. and this area of low pressure sliding down to the south and that means the majority of the wet weather is going to be seen to the south of us. and the bay area is going to pick up a little bit of rainfall today, maybe a few hundredths of an inch. highs this afternoon will look like this. 57 for redwood city and for mountain view. and san rafael topping out at 55. cooler at the coast. in pacifica. and 5

. >> we are seeing a wet picture across asia. wey have the details on that and more. >> welcome back to your weather update. let's take a look at what's happening across asia. two low pressure systems are affecting japan bringing very wet weather across southern islands. thunderstorms and gusty winds will continue throughout this morning. the wet weather will move eastward so this area should start to see rain this afternoon. a separate system will continue to produce a mix of rain and snow across the areas facing the sea of japan as well as the region and we will see snow developing as we head into friday. across the korean peninsula, a wintry mix is heading southward over the eastern portions. meanwhile a light shower will gradually ease across the southeastern corner of china, but taiwan should remain wet throughout the day. temperatures are looking like this. cold air continues to sag southward, pushing down temperatures and you are looking at minus 20 and zero degrees in beijing. tokyo is expected to be 10 degrees. heading o

kind of rainy. >> wet weather. not a down pour by any means but wet enough that you probably need the umbrella stepping outside this morning. temperatures on the cool side and most of the bay area seeing scattered showers as we look at high def doppler and the light showers indicated by the green on your screen and those areas of yellow are more moderate showers. we're seeing some of those in santa rosa. and also down in san jose. and then a little bit farther to the east. because of the cold temperatures, we're seeing a mix of rain and some snow, just a dusting, in the mount diablo range. grab the umbrella as you're stepping outside this morning. a wet start to your monday. and temperatures in the 40s for the most part and cloudy conditions. this afternoon, we will continue to see cloudy weather, and we will keep that chance of rain in our forecast. the chance for rain is diminishing throughout the afternoon and the temperatures warming up a little bit into the 50s. when we hit our highs. so a wet start this morni

the roads are still wet.his is delays in the white marsh area. >> it will feel like christmas later this week. we're in the mid 50's today. will get up to 62 today. temperatures are not bad. a good chance for rain on wednesday. a mix of rain and snow early on thursday morning. 40's for the rest of the week. a big change in temperatures, coming up. >> looking for more weather and traffic together? be sure to join us this morning for 11 news at 7:00 a.m. on >> you'll find more local news as well as up-to-date traffic and weather information. you can find it all on comcast channel 208, verizon fios 460, and 11-2. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good one. >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com, and stay connected with us on facebook and twitter.

that's when you can see that wet snow. not from the city or neighboring suburbs. 30, 40 miles north and west. maybe a couple of inches of wet snow thursday morning. >> all right, bob. thank you. >>> don't miss tonight's cbs primetime lineup. catch an all-new episode of unforgettable. and be sure to catch one of the all-time great college football traditions this weekend. don't miss the 112th edition of the army-navy game. that's saturday afternoon, 2:30, live here on wjz 13. >>> scott pele has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> in part 2 of our rare look inside syria, we will talk to members. armed resistance, fighting to free their country. our special report on the brutal syrian regime continues tonight, on the cbs evening news. >>> an illinois judge has harsh comments at a sentencing hearing for former illinois governor rod rod blagojevich. >>> the lawsuit filed in the massive gulf oil spill. >>> deadly attacks. who is claiming responsibility for two explosions that killed dozens in afgha

sunday, it looks like everyone is getting healthy dose of the wet weather. your seven day around the forecast shows what whether potentially on tap for sunday judging into monday but before we get there we will deal with the very cold and frigid temperatures for the rest of the day. heading into the--tomorrow, is very mild but it will get chilly in the overnight hours. taking a mature in the hours. the time right now is seven minutes after 4:00 a.m. time to check on traffic with no hot spots to tell you about. the bay bridge have--plaza has a nice and easy ride there are no cars within the camera shot so it is a very easy ride here, checking in on conditions in the east bay, highway 4 is moving well. everyone is moving at top speed along the shore freeway. >>justine: we will have a lot more ahead on the kron4 morning news on this friday morning. we will get a live look outside right now. we will be right back. 0ñ@Ñ >>justine: the list of bay area stores that have been affected with the debit and credit machines at lucky stores has grown to 24. the time right

we have wet streets out there. as we take the first look at the top side of the beltway, again, still dealing with wet roadways but no reported troubles. >>> outrage in south asia as a controversial photo of a indian actress shows up on a cover of a magazine. >>> police in italy caught up with one of the most wanted alleged mobsters and where he was hiding. the story next when "good morning maryland" continues we are first and only at 4:30 and a live look out at the moon. that's good shot. justin. hope you are checking that out. we will be right back. >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >>> controversy brewing in parts of pakistan following the release of the december issue of fhm magazine with racy photo of an actress. images inside show her hoed ailing grenade and bearing tattoo letters isi for pakistan's interservices intelligence agency. the actress claims they doctored her photos to make her look nude. the interior minister promised an investigation and her family disowned her. >> what did your father say

but a wet frog? >> maybe it's the heat of. >> entertaining, nonetheless. >>> this morning, it's ended. thankfully, we're dealing with the aftermath of the rain that happened overnight. so the pavement is still wet around much of the region. good morning, i'm meteorologist tom kierein. we've got a light southerly breeze and don't get too used to these mild mornings and mild days. this will be coming to an end by later today. much chillier weather coming our way by tomorrow. let's take a look at what's been happening over the last 12 hours. partly cloudy to mostly cloudy now across virginia, maryland, west virginia, and off to our west. mostly clear sky over central west virginia. and temperatures right now in the mountains are down to the low 40s in many locations. shennendoah valley, mid and upper 40s and from the blue ridge east to the bay. temperatures in the 40s to near 50 degrees. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince georges counties. watch out for slick pavements. those roads are still wet. su

not only is it creating wet roads problems with fog around the bay, doppler shows the wet weather from the north bay tiburon to the east bay and down to san leandro also south bay smattering of light showers everywhere. you can see oakland 580 and 880, looking like a few light showers passing through from 280 to 101 down around campbell and cupertino sunnyvale even san jose looking at we weather. most of the activity continues to -- sink south and east there are still a few more showers popping up in and around napa, southern marin, we still have a couple more hours of this. numbers in the mid and upper 40s. 50 at our coast, 45 by the delta problems with fog, visibility 3/4 of a mile by the delta, three miles livermore and hayward at our coast this will move around a little bit the poor visibility, so take your time out there we are looking at showers to end by 9:00, 10:00, sunshine then mostly sunny mid and upper 50s throughout the afternoon more sunshine on the way for the weekend. this weak system depositing a little snow around blue canyon chain requirements there. anywhere from a

even though there is not a lot of rain, look how wet it looks.ok from our studio and the embarcadero definitely raining out there we still are looking at wet weather, live doppler shows the wet weather extents from southern marin into the east bay, peninsula, into the south bay north of morgan hill, pretty good rain area. here's the richmond san rafael bridge, golden gate bridge light returns into walnut creek. san leandro east bay 680, 880, be careful out there with a little fog mixed in, it will slow you down out there ben lomond picking up showers too. 2/10 mill valley, also santa rosa couple hundreds and then this system will be out of here by 8:00 this morning. 46 in fremont. good morning san francisco 47, 43 los gatos with that fog 2 1/2 mile visibility in the north bay in santa rosa four miles in hayward you add that into all the people and cars and buses it should be a little slow going this morning. you can see front pushing through the north bay with it leaving a little precip looking at a few flakes in the sierra nevada. overall this t

the roadways are wet this morning. joe and eun, back to you. >> a word to the wise, if you jump on the roadway and see a car coming, get off. >> thank you, joe. 5:13 now. 59 degrees. >>> ahead on "news 4 today," ready to close the book on a mystery that remained unsolved for decades. to make a commitment is to see things through. confident that no matter what the obstacles we can build something better, together. with the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile, we're making a commitment, to create a stronger network for all our customers. we will invest an additional eight billion dollars and build out the next generation of mobile broadband to nearly everyone in america. that'll mean better coverage and call quality and faster downloads. but it will also create as many as ninety-six thousand american jobs. and we will begin bringing five thousand jobs to america from overseas. we're committed to investing in america now. why? well, we know it's good business. because america has always been and always will be a smar

you can see things wet and very mild out there.ow this is what when we get a few flakes overnight it'll be hitting the warm paved service way above freezing and they will be wet and i don't see much accumulation, here is what we have in terms of current watches and warnings, mainly a flood watch and a flood concern for the i-95-quarter up through philadelphia. including baltimore and dc. you have extreme western maryland where you go about more than 3,000 feet in elevation, winter storm watch here, west of cumberland, winner storm warning for garret. >> temperatures in the low 60s to upper other's. a mild night. that's bringing up the mild air. we owe it to that and as we take a look at the visibilities, we get unrestricted northeast maryland. down toward dc and southern maryland. near 100% with the breeze -- i won't be surprised to see dense fog overnight into the early morning hours, rain wise, just a few showers now as we work into the morning it'll be a headache. you know how it is driving the heavy rain and that's what we will

we do have a potential for a wet weather.ryolite green indicates some also else's cotton will coffee be it looks like for thursday, will be drive for the most part. that next potential for wet weather is friday morning. by lunchtime it becomes more widespread into the north bay and and dry and clear conditions by 4:00 p.m. on friday. your temperatures right now for the most part are in the 40's. as we take a look at future cast 4, by 10:00 a.m. widespread light blue indicating temperatures in the '50s. as we advance closer to 2:00 p.m. we will see more green on the screen indicating temperatures in the '60s. looking ahead for the new year's forecasts we will see mostly cloudy conditions with lows in the 40's. new year's day, partly sunny conditions with highs near 60. in my next report, a look at the 7 day around the day forecast. >>darya: our team coverage of the weather continues with craig skalar who is live in the oakland hills to tell us about the air quality. i understand they are considering is learning ban because of

-- very wet -- sorry.y windy conditions throughout thursday. temperatures are looking like this. we're expecting 6 degrees in berlin, and 5 in vienna, but warming up to 12 degrees in london. all right. i will leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." do stay with us. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

traffic is moving on the wet pavement relatively well. this time, we wanted to show you the virginia cameras. we will go live first of all to pretty wet but not too wild commute in rosslyn. ok on the george washington parkway and to and from the 14th street bridge. and quite near the pentagon at 110. >>> good to seeyou. we are seeing another sign of the holiday season on capitol hill. yesterday john boehner and flip the switch of the capitol christmas tree. the 65-foot sea are white fur came from california. it will stay lit between nightfall and 11:00 p.m. until new year's day. it looks nice. >> beautiful. 4:42 59 degrees. >>> a former prince george's county executive jack johnson has learned exactly how much time he will spend in prison for accepting bribes. >>> and more on the incident that was not a laughing matter for alec baldwin. we need a sofa. something i can stretch out on! ooh... that will go with those lamps my mother gave us. or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! how about a nic

it's wet. temperatures have risen seven degrees in the last two to three hours with a warm front off the atlantic. that will begin to change as we go into the overnight. temperatures will drop back down. heavy steady rain shaking our camera. man, unbelievably wet and windy at times. ellicott city same deal, tough to see a in the fog. that was the story. just one of those days you didn't want to be outside. cold weather to the west in the state, very mild to the east, nearly 60 now down at the beach compared to 30s in the mountains. the winds getting more and more intense and changing directions but becoming more of a west wind. that will bring in colder air western maryland.

. >> get ready to get wet. catching air and crashing hard. falling in. >> it was a real, quick, violent crash. >> and flying out. when it comes to the power of water, expect the unexpected. "caught on camera" wet and wild. welcome to "caught on camera." water is a force to be reckoned with. we learned as children never to turn our backs on a wave. but there are countless other ways to be caught unprepared. in our first story, a burst water main wreaks havoc on a cold winter morning. motorists trapped in their vehicles when a flood turns roadways into rivers. >> could have killed many people. >> the waters rise so quickly that drivers are unable to escape. among those stranded in the current are a mother with her 9-year-old son. >> i can't see anything! i need help! >> ma'am, we're on our way. >> december 23rd, 2008. an ageing water main ruptures in bethesda, maryland, sending a wall of water down a busy road and turning the commute into a nightmare for drivers. firefighters at station 10 are just pulling out. unaware of critical situation is

down in the south remaining very wet avoss vietnam. we are concerned additional risks of flooding and landslides. temperature wise we are expecting 13 degrees in tokyo and 6 in seoul and 31 in manila with a chance of showers. in the americas we are seeing a long rain band from the deep south region all the way up to eastern canada spreading heavy rain. we are expecting 50 millimeters of rain in the next 24 hours. the system has been moving slowly. the rainfall total could be significant. across the lower appalachians you could see heavy snow up to 20 centimeters or more. in northeastern canada and new england it will continue to see a mix of rain and snow as well as freezing rain into wednesday. up in the north an area of cold and blustery conditions is moving southward over ontario and quebec. but elsewhere it will remain largely dry under a high pressure testimony. just a few snow showers moving through the northern plains. temperature wise, minus 2348 winnipeg and 2 in chicago. in denver cooler than average but warmer than tuesday.

we are going to turn wet wednesday and rather mild. temperatures could push the 60-degree mark in many areas. 51 today. 4 to 50 tomorrow. won't be as mild. wednesday a very mild day, wet as well. temperatures in the upper 50s. probably breezy too. friday another chance of rain in the morning. if it works out, it really could end in a little bit of wet snow. but we'll watch that because it is so early. monika? >>> when you make a forecast based on what you want as opposed to science, that is wish casting. >>> we are going to hear from sky 9, a two car accident and pedestrian struck. montgomery county police are on the scene investigating what happened here. there is no word on the severity of injuries with the pedestrian. we'll keep you posted. in the meantime southboundical voyagerton boulevard is blocked to cherry hill road. west of i-95. you have the latest beginning here heading over to georgia avenue. we'll take a live look as well planning to head on the northbound side of i-95. the accident sitting here on the right shoulder. del

east coast very warm and wet but behind that storm system bitterly cold. windshield minus 15 in denver. negative numbers cover the northern plains. minneapolis to kansas city and chilly down to dallas and san antonio. eventually all this cold air will meet up with some of this warmer air to the east and we're going to get ourselves a little mini snowstorm as we go from wednesday night into thursday. maybe even some areas in new england and down through the mid-atlantic. forecast for today, again, it's warm, just kind of wet, cold air in the middle. again, wednesday night into thursday, things get interesting. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. rain showers on and off today in areas of philadelphia, probably a period of light rain throughout the late afternoon into the evening. it's definitely an umbrella day for many areas of the east up through new england, but cold and chilly back in the midwest, chicago to memphis. so, we got our first chance of snow in a while in the east. ever since that famo

down towards the south, it's largely wet across the philippines and wet at the northern end of the country. out west, central vietnam will still see ongoing rain throughout the day. temperatures are looking like this staying in the single digits in tokyo with eight degrees. and 11 in shanghai coming in at 35 degrees in bangkok with the chance of showers. heading over to the americas, a winter storm is now impacting the four corners region. especially snowy across arizona. we're expecting more than 45 centimeters of snow in the mownmown -- mountain areas. the same system will create ice and rain across the southern plains on friday. now, back behind the wet weather, extremely fierce winds are blowing over southern california and nevada raising the risk of wildfires. up towards the north, an area of snow is moving through eastern canada reaching ontario as well as the northern rockies in the next 24 hours. but otherwise, it will stay largely dry across the eastern half of the u.s. we're expecting 11 degrees in new york and 13 in washington, d.c. but in denver, still cold but a bit warmer com

let's go to the westbound pay bridge and it is going to be wet roads. no major problems on northbound 280 getting up to highway 17, this traffic moves along nicely, at 4:30 help me out, steve. >> well it is 4:38 a.m. we touched on the first system. this will print us light rain. so there is not a lot to work with. clouds cover and i think we are stuck here in the 40s. they are getting a lot better rain than we are and the third cover, forecasted highs in the mid-50s and there is not going to be much difference between pacifica and antioch and morning fog as we go through tuesday and wednesday. another system drops in and then clears out. after friday days be very quite as we head into your shopping weekend pamela. >>> changes could be coming to the u.s. bothered mexico crossings plus, they are preparing for the big in the system. >>> it looks pretty good out there, make sure you leave the house a little bitterly, stay tuned. 1. >>> good morning we have a system moving through, hit and miss light showers. >>> just about 45 minutes from now, occupied prot

some moderate and the are wet. and at least whoa don't have the thick fog we had yesterday i that you -- at least we don't have that thick fog we had yesterday, but i thought that would return. 56 in bel air and ellicott city. look at the national picture. look at the cold air, it's below zero in denver where you know, some of us have been jealous of the snow. but they are getting other stuff. the hour by hour forecast highlighting the fact temperatures will be mild today. 62. periods of rain and then we are looking for a big cool down and we are talking about the threat of snow with colder air in a moment. 4:40 on the clock and let's go back to the roads and hear is. >> reporter: we are dealing with wet conditions but a easy flow of traffic. i-95 southbound at maryland 32, moving well down to the capital beltway. from abarundel county this morning, a live -- aba-- anne arundel county this morning a. live look, an easy pace. follow us at maryland traffic now back to you charley. >>> parents are talking this morning

could be a very wet morning commute. i want to draw your attention to the deep south, mississippi, alabama. that impulse is going to come up and bring more significant rain tomorrow and even tomorrow night. then you've got a cold air wrapping around that could change things to wet snow overnight, probably won't stick very well. look at these numbers. we're well into the 60s. tomorrow low 60s, early on before the temps begin to drop. places like iowa down in the teens. here's the trend. more precipitation tonight, a heavier wave tomorrow. could be a rough morning commute. more rain for tomorrow evening's commute. then overnight tomorrow night on the back side we could get a brief changeover, probably will only stick to grassy surfaces and probably north and west of baltimore, d.c., but those areas like carroll county you could get wet snow on the grassments 58 with rain. 57 tomorrow. you see the temperatures don't move but they fall tomorrow night. rain could go to snow. could seat slushy coating so give yourself extra ti

wet weather around the area, several days of it.system, real cold winter type air will be moving in. we haven't dropped to freezing at reagan national. we will do that coming up midweek, too. high clouds, overcast sty. overcast throughout the area. temperatures upper 50s to low 60s. you know what? by the time we get to tomorrow morning, temperatures are not going to be dropping that fast, either. or really that much. we are going to start out around 50 to 51 degrees inside the beltway with rainshowers around the area for the morning. sprinkles here for the evening and for much of theover night. the white are the clouds. the green is rain. rain is moving through. here we are, 7:30 tomorrow morning with scattered light showers around the area. the heavier rain is to the west. cumberland outside petersburg. by the time we get to the afternoon, remember earlier, i mentioned the area of low pressure up the front. we are looking at moderate and heavy rain for tomorrow afternoon. i think also throughout much of the day, on wednesday, you s

it could be a wet one as they make their way down. >>> it's going to be a very wet one. and we have a flood watch in the area that starts at 1 p.m. and goes through tonight but plan for heavy rain. one to two inches possible could be too much for the systems to handeled to - handled and swelling up the localized streams and creeks and all that stuff that needs the tributaries that feed into the chesapeake bay. winter weather' veesry kicks in. we have been talking about this thing for a week and it's going to be a -- advisory kicks in. we have been talking about this thing for a week and it's going to be coming. more northwest less southeast the snow map in a moment. but we expect stickage but more slush if anything on the road and more on the grass near an a list and eastern -- and -- annapolis and eastern shore. we are looking at 62 this morning. and the last few warm days. the temperatures will crash and while we look at rain and heavy stuff for the next few hours there's the hint of snow in eastern arkansas. and that's what's feeds into the developing system. 60s but

here angela foster with traffic. >> reporter: we have the wet conditions out there. but we are looking good. off to a great start on the major roadways. both 895 and i-95 looking good in and around the tunnels. looking at the west side, 695 atfrederick road. inner and outer loop traffic knoll freely and route 2 in hanover street bridge looks like an easy ride. looking pretty good checking current drive times. no problems reported on the harrisburg expressway. southbound drive only 5 minutes from shawan road to 695. charley. >>> december 7th, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. united states of america was suddenly adeliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the empire of japan. >> the words of president franklin roosevelt on this the 70th and verry of the japanese -- anniversary of the japanese attack on pearl harbor. we lost 24 pun hundred -- 2400 people and that officially got the united states involved in world war ii. the last ship in the fight is here within we are -- where we find sherrie johnson with a kedcation and memorial. >> reporter: we are at p

>>> traffic is moving along well but it is wet out there.t might surprise you and you can see from our pictures, traffic is a little bit slow, we have also had a couple of fender-benders. it is not as bad as it was yesterday and yesterday we had that terrible day but today we have slow traffic because of the wet weather. 880 in 0 -- 880 in oakland, it is moving passed the coliseum, it is backed up for a 15 to 20- minute wait. let's go to steve. >>> nice tweet from jenny up in napa, this looks like only our second little system of the month and we had another one, this one is doing a little bit more and even that it looks like it is not going to last much longer. that system dives and then intensifies. we had 20s yesterday through the cloud cover and rain, some clouds and sun is starting to show itself and we'll see clouds later on as it starts to develop. 50s on the high tomorrow. dare i say, it can actually be warm near 60-degree temperatures. fairfield, cordelia, just went through american canyon, row tell, -- row del, penol, it looks to b

there's a chance for some wet weather on wednesday. the best chance for rain will be a bit further south. note the cold air coming into the west. as the cold air crosses the mountains and reaches us, some of the western grain could change into light snow. i would not be surprised if we get a burst of snow in the early morning hours thursday. by thursday afternoon, the system is gone, the skies clear, sunny but a lot chillier for the second half of the week. tomorrow will be the last with a warm day in his current pattern. on d-day -- the bay, the charaf will be about 1 foot. temperatures are holding around 50. not quite skiing weather, but they're hoping for that. wednesday.n it will be cold and off at night for them to start generating more snow out in western maryland. showers in the area wednesday. not as much rain at ocean city tomorrow, but it will be wet on wednesday with french will cooling in the temperatures. -- with a gradual cooling in the temperatures. breezy and chile for friday. lots of sunshine, but cool temperatures ove

we do have a wet weather to speak out. we are high and dry over the bay area but what will happen is the high pressure is beginning to weaken. as we head into sunday we have the potential for wet weather stretching it to the overnight hours. right now the wet weather looks to the bay area wide. cloudy conditions into the middle of next week. >>darya: in it news around the bay, a second suspect wanted in a black friday shooting at a wal-mart and san leandro. he is now in custody after a six hour standoff with police. he was held up inside a house in east oakland before surrendering yesterday. authorities say watson shot and wounded a man during an attempted robbery in the early morning hours of black friday. the victim of the black friday shootings broke out last night and sank the san leandro police for making the arrest. the victim now has to use a cane to walk. he has the nerve damage and a lack of a ceiling in his hand as well as damaged vocal cords. >> i am doing it. i feel glad and happy to be here. i used to be a mec

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monika samtani, wet roads, not good. >> not good. especially along 95 and 395 right now, take a look at this shot at duke street. this has been here for over an hour. delays solid from at least newington trying to get into landmark. more coming up at 6:18. andrea, back to you. >>> america's health ranking are out from the united health foundation. then comes to adults with diabetes who are obese and smoke, our region is right around the national averages. with a look at where we're getting better and where we're getting worse, we're joined this morning by dr. reed with the united health foundation. doctor, thank you very much for being here with us. compared to the national rankings, the district maryland virginia, where do we rank? >> really, it is good to tell you you're in the upper half. you're doing well. >> good. >> we've got some issues but certainly something to build on. virginia leapfrogged over maryland from -- you started out at maryland was 21st in the country last year. virginia jumped over and now they are 20th. unfort

you can see fairfax is wet and buoy, all wet with rain. west of us, more rain. wednesday is looking like the real soggy day coming up for us. talk about how much rain we can get out of the system. and there's more detail on what communities could see the light coating of the snow on the grass 83 services. >>> if you are running late, don't blame the chain, not in virginia. they are reporting an all-time high of on time performance. from january to november, the trains were on time more than 92% of the time. ridership is also open, and 4.6 million passengers have been taking the trip on the manassas lines just this year. >>> your drive home from work may be smoother tonight thanks to a new lane in virginia. it opened yesterday on the westbound side of i-66 providing an extra lane for drivers between fairfax drive and sycamore street. it was designed to increase safety on the stretch of interstate, and the project took 18 months to complete. it's the first of three improvement projects on i-66. >>> the family of the missing worker is thanking search and rescue cre

we're dealing with wet roads once again.ht want to leave early. 61 miles per hour on the west side. things are starting to move once again. there was an accident at liberty. everything moving well on 795. reduced speeds and visibility is what you can expect. police activity at ritchie highway has also been cleared. around 47 miles per hour on southbound 95 in howard county. speeds are about the same on 295. this is the east side at pulaski highway. a pretty smooth ride so far. this is the southwest corner at wilkins avenue. just the arctic to build ever so slightly. we will let you know once any delays start to form. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> moving along nicely on the the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. no delays. light rail is on schedule. metro subway on time. 27 and 91 buses operating with delays. i am kurt kronke. >> good morning. it will be a changeable day today. we will start out wi