we are dealing with windchill.urrent windchill in the district, 31. 26 in gaithersburg. 29 in manassas. hagerstown, 21 degrees for the windchill. it is a cold night. it's going to get colder. storm 4 doppler radar, all clear. we are not talking rain here. we are talking snow. to the north, this is lake-effect snow toward pennsylvania, parts of new york. one of the first lake-effect events they have seen. i think the lake-effect snow machine might be turned on here over the next couple days. windy and chilly. it's what we saw with the strong winds. they will subside tomorrow. a mixture of sun and clouds tomorrow. it's going to stay cool, but a nice day with less wind on your thursday. friday, before another storm system makes its way to the area, nice and mild. friday is looking like a nice day. this storm will make sure it stays to the north. it leaves us dry, once again, a slight chance of a shower. that is about it. that storm system coming out of the north would usher in colder air. i don't think we are going to

highs in the 30s with windchills into the 20s. some spots in the teens.ller coaster ride heading through the weekend. we crash on the other side into the new year. >> okay. ready to crash. >> okay. >> get ready. >> it's almost january. >> we should be facing it. >> should be been there. >> got that right. >> thanks, kim. >> you bet. >>> everybody pairs food with wine, but what about with a good song? >> the right music may be just as important when uncorking that favorite bottle. >> reporter: two glasses of wine may taste differently even though they were bottled at the same vineyard, poured from the same bottle. the difference is background music. big, bold, subtle and refined. a study from the uk suggests your taste in music might influence how you taste wine. researchers had taste testers taste it while reasoning to one of four pieces of music. participants consistently described their wine according to the background tunes. mellow, soft. zingy and refreshing. experts say, it's true. we tend to have physical reactions to music. >> if it has a fast beat

windchill in albany is 2, upstate new york has negative windchill, northern vermont, burlington, much northern new york. this is not all that bad. yes, it's a cold morning, but if you have the hat, the gloves, the scarf, you'll be okay. windchills about 29 in d.c., so that's not too bad. really from new york city northwards you'll feel it. the coldest spot i've seen in the country for windchills, saranac lake, new york, typically one of the coldest spots, minus 17 this morning. notice we're mild through the northwest. middle of the country, no problems there with cold air, at least for now. so, the big storm system that's cranking up in the maritimes is responsible for bringing that little shot of cold air down through new england. there's a little light snow trying to move through the great lakes. there's another little clipper system behind it. in the wintertime, when you hear clipper system, usually that means it's fast-moving, it's going to put down a little bit of snow with some cold air behind it, and that's now in montana and that will move across the country tomorrow right int

windchills in the teens.far as the rest of the country goes, still chilly up in the northern great lakes. minneapolis and chicago, this time of year, mid 30s, upper 30s. kansas city, gorgeous. 51 degrees. no problems in texas or florida all the stormy weather the rest of this week will be in the pacific northwest. a couple storms one after another, and the cascades will get some significant snow and some areas in the northern rockies and idaho in montana. as far as tomorrow's forecast, kansas city, 57. dallas at 64. just unusually warm weather it will continue it looks like until the new year. veronica, it does look like it will change about the beginning of next week. some of the coldest air finally arrives. >> no i want to be in honolulu where it's 80 degrees. >>> your year-end celebrity naughty and nice list, and an internet prank runs out of control. >>> and wait until you hear the price mel gibson will be paying to split with his long-time wife. >>> welcome back to "first look." it is time for some enter

these are the windchills with winds gusting around 30 miles per hour.lls are down into the 20s. so layer up this morning, a big change. winter is back. 7:14 is the sunrise. down to the mid 30s by midnight under a mostly clear sky. tomorrow morning, the mid 20s, a cold start to friday. partly cloudy, highs in the mid 40s and a cold weekend to follow. woots we'll have sunshine, too, but remaining cold. >>> along route 1, careful because southbound lanes are shut down at ammendale road. seeing some flooding around water street. water street and main street, blocking all of your lanes there. i-270, this is a few ott father hurley. traveling on i-66, no problems in both directions for you. joe and eun, back to you. >>> ever wonder if anyone cares what you're actually saying on twitter? it turns out those messages will live on forever. uh-oh. where you'll soon be able to find everything you've ever tweeted. >> ouch. plus, no ordinary troublemaker. the story brad, where we going? just a second. just, just one second. ♪ what are you looking at? don't look up th

windchill as we speak is still very chilly he. feeling like 20s and low 30s. this is just captured with one time frame of wind. so if you're out and gust up a little higher the windchill can quickly drop into the teens. by the way extremely dry. so you probably need to maybe run the humidifier and use some lip balm it's going to be ex- streamly dry and blustery. we could see upper 40s south of the city. woods lawn on down through anne arundel and howard counties. temperatures will push into the upper 40s. snow showers right now showing up in western pennsylvania. our friends up there have that. back here just partly cloudy skies and again, a quick moving weather pattern but one that's not bringing in any real new storm features. we do still continue to deal with the blustery conditions. here's the source of that. why so windy today? well, our rainmaker offshore in new england, area of low pressure. high pressure settled down over the southeast basically trying to blow itself into that low pressure. so that pressure gradient and those high winds funneling betwe

windchill of 38. a little bit on the chilly side. not too bad for the end of december. 34 in gaithersburg. down to the south, a little bit warmer. 45 degrees near fredericksburg. seeing clearing out as far as the clouds are concerned. partly cloudy to clear sides. low temperature down to 35. not as cool as it was last night. then we're going to see more changes. tomorrow, looking very, very nice as we head into the new year. a major change. it's about time. >> all right. that sounded threatening. all right, thanks, doug. life is back to normal along 7th street tonight. a water main caused problems. crews had to shut down the road to make repairs. a lot of people without water. it was restored shortly after 8:00. >>> a montgomery county grand jury handed down indictments of a man suspected of killing his wife and her son. he was indicted on five charges including two counts of murder, kidnapping and robbery. his 51-year-old wife, jane mcquain was found dead october 12th lopez was arrested the next day in north carolina. a week later,

windchill temperatures, actually air temperatures will sneak up in the low 40s.o bundle up if you plan on spending some time outside today. we'll be a little bit sunshine challenged on your weekend. it's not going to be a complete loss. no rain on the forecast. not much of a snow chance either. there are some thin spots in the overcast out there. as you look like in washington a little bit of a brightness in the upper corner of your screen. there are some thin spots. the further south you go down into central virginia the overcast thins out almost completely, the sun is shining now just south of the richmond area. sunshine not far away. we're still cloudy in washington. temperature holding at 40 degrees with a north wind at ten miles per hour. that north and northwesterly breeze today even though air temperatures upper 30s and low 40s now will inch up a couple of degrees later on this afternoon, that northwesterly breeze will keep the windchill temperatures in the 30s. mid up toer 30 fz for air temperatures now and not much of a climb this be afternoon. up into t

it puts the windchills into the 30s. it's going to be a chilly day when you consider how warm we have been over the past two to three weeks. sunday, chillier, i think. the numbers in the low 40s for everybody. we have the redskins game on sunday. if you are going out there, make sure you bundle up. clear skies turning chilly. 42 to 47 degrees. some numbers into the 30s. tomorrow, starting off with cloud cover out there as the frontal boundary moves through. 27 to 36 degrees. winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 miles per hour. that puts the windchill between 20 and 25 degrees tomorrow morning. a chilly start as you step out on your saturday. tomorrow afternoon, mostly sunny. a cold breeze. windchills upper 30s all day long. 40 to 44 for the actual temperatures. we cool down on sunday. most areas, upper teens to lower 20s inside the city, inside the district, we are talking 29 degrees, which is the coldest day we have seen so far. we have yet to hit below freezing at the airport. 47 on monday, 50 on tuesday. the next chanc

also, the winds and the windchill, first time we started talking windchill, let's tell you what it feels like, technically speaking on your skin. it's chilly. you will notice, 40 degrees now, bwi marshal. dew point 18. makes the air pretty dry now. coming in from the west, northwest, tapping in to cool canadian air, cold chilly air up to the north, creating lake effect snow. not getting the bankrupt of. that we are getting the cool down, 29.87 the s your barometer, going up, high pressure is taking hold of the forecast. 23 oakland. 39 elkton. 39 dc and easton. temperatures temperature patuxent river. 44 kept island and 44 in annapolis. talk about the winds, these are all over the last hour or so, 18 miles per hour sustained winds from the west, northwest across bwi marshal. 20 miles per hour winds, higher sustained winds towards washington county. gusts higher, 32-35 miles per hour, throughout the day off and on, at bwi marshal and 95 corridor, if you are driving a high profile vehicle, be careful in you are going around the highways , the wind will knock you around a little bit. let's t

windchills are down into the 20s. we've got that wind gusting around 30 miles per hour. so layer up this morning. here is yo here is your day planner. sunny, but breezy and cold this morning. highs only in the mid 40s. here is a loot your morning commute. >>> good morning. if you're traveling southbound route one at ammendale road, to continue southbound, stay in the center lane. the lane was completely blocked by high standing water. kroos crews are working to clear that now. if you're traveling on route 1, seeing closures due to high standing water and water street and main street, all your lanes are blocked because of high standing water. checking for accidents and as well as travel speed, you can see in the green, that means that you're clear in both directions, not seeing any major delays for you. here is the view at prince william parkway. no issues for you as we continue through the springfield interchange. eats a clear commute on to 395. joe and eun, back to you. >> thanks so much. >>> the wind and rain are to

all right, here's a look at your windchill. temperatures feeling like they are in the low 30s in downtown. 26 in gaithersburg. 27 in winchester and 30 in leesburg. so it is feeling cold out there. here's a look at your satellite and radar picture where thanks to high proximate we'll see high skies. friday, a little chance for a light passing shower. milder, than much coarld as we look at the new year. breezy and colder tonight. pleasant and chilly. friday is mild with clouds and new year's weekend looking to be mild before the arctic air takes control. here's a look at your future cast. again, by thursday, we'll see a few clouds move in. we aren't going to see any showers. on friday, a chance for a shower because of this system here, generally north of town. the better chance you'll see a shower. again on friday, most of it staying to the north and west of us. so tonight, what can you expect? clear skies, breezy, very cold. that windchill is going to feel in the 20s and teens. lows getting down into the 20s. west winds at 10 to

we could see single digit windchills on wednesday morning. you know thatd

you're going to seal that windchill. lows in the 30s. west winds 10 to 15 with gusts higher than that. overnight lows upper 30s. 40 for annapolis. 35 in fredericksburg. culpeper 37. when you factor in the gusts, it's going to feel colder than that. tomorrow morning, bundle up the kids, dress them warmly. it will be partly cloudy. temperatures in the 30s. a northwest wind. that's a cold wind. 15 to 25. gusts as to 35 miles per hour. mostly sunny, but it's going to feel cold and chilly with the northwest winds. highs will be 42 to 46 degrees. i think it may feel like the 30s once you factor in the winds. so for cumberland, the forecast high will be 40 for wednesday. 41 in winchester. 43 in leesburg. mid 40s, manassas around 34. in downtown, 42 degrees. gaithersburg lower 40s. annapolis 42. we also do have a small craft advisory for all of wednesday for parts of the day. cold start, 30s, and windy at noon, 36 to 41 degrees with lots of sunshine. here's a look at your seven-day forecast. a little milder on thursday. mid 40s. friday, near mid

the windchill is in the upper 30s. the winds may increase over a few hours and bring the windchills down. the temperatures are not going to move a lot tonight. there's the system off to the west. 34 in winchester. storm 4 doppler radar, we can soo a few light snow showers or flurries. i don't see any now until you go to the west, kummerland and garrett county, maryland. a weak storm system. there wasn't enough upper level storm energy to give us showers. all of them were to the north or west. southern maryland you didn't see any at all. northern virginia didn't see any either. the chilly air overhead. watch what happens tomorrow. we see the mild air race in ahead of another fast moving system. i think temperatures tomorrow will make it to the low to mid-50s. i'm looking at a fantastic friday. however this system coming through may give us a slight chance of a shower late friday night into early saturday morning. on saturday, we are back into sunshine. we are on the mild side with temperatures in the low to mid-50s. aft

windchill temperatures will stay in the 30s. feel december like. 34 right now. 37 at reston town center. 37 degrees in mana sas. 40 degrees at the naval academy in annapolis. no real industrial strength cold yet. there are more shots of cold coming our way. temperatures aren't going to climb much. only into the low and mid 40s. nothing showing up on doppler too close to us. there is an alberta clipper moving through the chicago area early this morning. what is going to be our next weather maker. it will come zipping through here early tonight and tomorrow. it could bring some snowflakes to the mountains of west virginia. western facing slopes of the mountains. east of the blue ridge i don't think too much in the way of a snow threat. cold air coming on down. here comes a clipper zipping by late tonight into the early morning hours of your sunday morning. as it pulls on out the sunshine returns again. we'll have a little sun at the beginning of your weekend and a little sun at the end. we'll call it a mix of clouds and sunshine t

this is the first time we've talked about windchills. we've been talking about windchills about 5 degrees less than what our temperature is so you've been dealing with temperatures in the 30s all day long. but things are going to calm down a little bit. we'll have the complete updates forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> a bizarre crime in anne arundel county. police are searching for men that used pepper spray to mug a man at a bus stop. derek valcourt has more on what happened. >> reporter: police say not only was the victim pepper sprayed, they say the three suspects striped the victim down and took all of his clothes. it's a story many neighbors in brooklyn park can't believe. >> that's crazy. >> reporter: the attack happened shortly before midnight where a 25-year-old man told police he was approached by three large men in ski masks. >> one of the suspects asked him if he had any drugs and he did not. at that juncture he was pepper sprayed. the two other suspects began taking things. >> they pulled off his shirt, s

windchill will feel more like 20s. we look to big changes for the new year's weekend. >>> all right wyatt. one year after her disappearance authorities are still baffled by her death. phylicia barns disappeared exactly one year ago tonight. her body was found in april. tonight family friends and supporters will host a rally coming up at 7:00 to keep the teen's murder in the spotlight and lead to arrest in this case. the rally is going to be held at browns memorial baptist church on west baltimore avenue we'll have the latest at 11:00. >>> fire officials say there are many lessons we can learn from the connecticut fire that killed 5 people. the house was being renovated and the family was not supposed to be staying there yet. there were no hard wired smoke alarms. fire officials say in older homes the fire could engulf this room in 18 minutes. with new material the home could go as much as 3 minutes at a time. >>> one family's trash is another thief's gold boxes from your christmas gifts that you toss out on the street

that brings the windchills down into the 20s.oday, you'll need to layer up to stay comfortable. we'll have a blustery wind, lots of sun. we'll be in the mid to low 40s. a sunny but cold weekend coming up. morning lows, 20s. afternoon highs, low to mid 40s. and then dry weather, but milder weather as we move into next week. danella, how is traffic? >> good morning. if you're traveling on i-270, still seeing the left lane blocked and still seeing delays as you head southbound towards this accident. outbound, you're jammed. earlier, almost all of your lanes were involved by an accident. that's out of the roadway and is now in the left shoulder lane. you're jammed as you make your way from route 50 towards 202. it is a slow trip. you are bumper to bumper, but you will be able to get by because your lanes are open further ahead on the outer loop. but again, the delays are massive at this time. >> thanks, danella. >>> ahead, the threat overseas to issue a warning in the united states. >> also, why this new video of kate middleton is ad

windchill, yup, below freezing already in downtown. look at gaithersburg. feels like 24 degrees. 29 in manassas. 20 in hagerstown. andrews air force base 28. let's head out north and west. oakland feels like 9 degrees. so yeah, we have cold air in place. we have high pressure which is going to keep us dry overnight and through tomorrow. we'll see the skies clear. so that means the temperatures will just plummet into the 20s. it's going to be a cold night compared to this morning's low of the lower 40s. so, mild over the next few days. then get ready for some much colder air. for tonight, breezy and colder. pleasant and chilly for tomorrow. friday is going to be the mild day with some clouds moving in and new year's weekend also not looking bad. it will be fairly mimed around the d.c. area. the clouds moving in tomorrow afternoon, i think we will see some sunshine. we'll stay dry, but you can see we have a couple disturbances coming through friday, mostly to the west and north of us. we get a little chance for some showers around the d.c. area. the further n

windchills for most of the area in the 30s. saturday and sunday, very, very chilly, compared to where we have been over the past couple days even with sunshine out there. this evening, clear skies turning chilly. tomorrow morning, starting off on a cool note, but not too bad for this time of year. 27 to 36 degrees. a cold start. a chilly breeze. a ten to 15-mile-an-hour breeze. the windchills down to 20 to 25. itis going to start cold and stay chilly tomorrow. mostly sunny. the cold breeze continues. windchills will stay in the 30s for just about all day long. once again, you need the coats and jackets as you step outside. 43 for sunday. could be the coldest mostly sunny day since february. monday and tuesday, temperatures in the upper 40s to around 50 degrees. we warm up a little bit. sunday morning, many suburbs could wake up into temperatures in the teens. sunday morning looking cold. thursday, we go out and do holiday lights. yesterday, we weren't able to get out there. we're going to try to do two next week. >> you're goin

windchill, there's no windchill to talk about. it's 53 degrees.g a beautiful afternoon with sunshine out there. the sun making its way down as we speak. 52 in manassas. 48 in gaithersburg. temperatures are going to cool down tonight, but not that much. i think most areas should see temperatures above 40 degrees especially around the beltway. no rain to talk about. no rain until maybe early tomorrow morning. there's a slight chance of a shower. that's about it. maybe a sprinkle. take a look at this. everybody ringing in the new year from 2011 to 2012 midnight in the district or the beltway, national harbor or alexandria. looking good. wendy, i know you like this one. annapolis, i think the temperature is 44 degrees. partly cloudy, not too cold. they will have fireworks in annapolis. let's head to fredericksburg. you are going to have fireworks and a big goings on in fredericksburg. they are going to close down the streets there. partly cloudy. seasonably mild. 46 degrees at midnight. a warm day early. falling temperatures. ladies look at the number

a windchill of 49 at 5:00 in the afternoon. a much different day as we made our way through the last couple hours. we are dry around the i-95 corridor. down to the south, a different story. southern maryland, northern neck, reports of sleet mixed in with the snow. leonardtown, lexington park, valley lee all reporting some sleet in some areas. report of sleet covering decks. watch out for that as you are out and about tonight. don't expect it to cause problems as road surface temperatures are well above freezing. showers to the west. even snow back into the mountains. they are having a hard time making it to the surface here as we are so dry at the current time. rain mixing with sleet. some mixture around washington over the next couple hours. it will be on the light side. not anticipating problems. tomorrow, a chilly day. it's going to stay chilly through the next couple days. look at tomorrow, temperatures in the 40s. 44 degrees out there at the airport. 43 on your sunday. a chance for a flurry early on sunday morning. that wo

windchills stay close to 38 degrees for most of the day. tomorrow plenty of sunshine to get your christmas day started. we will pick up a few clouds tomorrow afternoon. it will stay on the breezy side with west wind 10 to 20 miles per hour fch you get a kite it will be a good day for it. here's the seven-day forecast. each and every day for at least the next seven days looks to be warmer than average, four, five, six degrees warmer than average. our best chance for rain will be on tuesday. and then after that dry for the remainder of the week. don't forget you can go on to our website for the forecast. you can follow me on twitter and track santa all day long at noradsanta.org. >> i just checked he went from russia oes on his way to mongolia now. >> he is quick. >> he was a big fan with time zones. that med his job easier. >> all right, thank you, chuck. right now ten minutes away from the start of the 10:00 hour. still waiting for that holiday card from a friend or family member? it might have wound up here. a look at desfiefring some of t

that gives a windchill in the 30s. it's a very chilly evening. current temperatures 36 in leesburg. 34 in gaithersburg. 38 in baltimore. if we are into the 30s at 5:00 at night, we are going to see a chilly night. the winds have been gusting, upwards of 30 and 40 miles per hour. starting to die down a little bit. latest wind gusts in washington. 20 in manassas. 22 in annapolis. 31 in the current wind gust in cambridge. what are we seeing temperature wise when you add in the wind? you get the windchill. 28 in gaithersburg. 29 in leesburg. 35 in the district. a very chilly evening. when you walk out the door, you need a coat. you need it all night long and into the day tomorrow at least for the first part of the day. you will not need the umbrellas. you will not need the snow shovels anytime soon. no precipitation around the area. to the north, lake-effect snow in pennsylvania, new york, buffalo, syracuse seeing snow because of lake-effect snow machine was turned on there. windy and chilly. that's the conditions we saw during the day today. we saw

not too much of a windchill factor. sunrise at 7:08.oday sunny skies and a few clouds passing this afternoon as a cold front heads this way. and you'll know it when the wind shift to the northwest. dropping to the mid 40s by 8:00 and tomorrow morning, like this morning, 20s and 30s once again. here are the clear skies with the look at the mountains how when the winds come across the ridge tops here we get a few clouds which have been popping out ahead of the front. the front still well to the north and west in michigan and ontario this morning. our temperatures are down in the 20s. 23 in lovettsville. 25 for haymarket and reston. 30 at andrews while upper -- andrews while upper marlboro if morning upper 20s and here in washington 35 right at reagan national. clear skies. calm winds. so windchills not a factor this morning and that dew point right at 30 degrees. lots of cold in the central and southwestern part of the country. denver is 12 right now. some snow's been flying there with the tremendous storm in the southwest brought damagin

thankfully the winds are light and not much of a windchill.pper 20s to low 30s on the windchills and highs today with the sunshine, should make it about 56 on the bay. maybe even 60 in culpeper but a cooler saturday ahead. let's go to monika samtani now, she's got the timesaver traffic here at 5:31. >>> mainly just the volume building right now around town. otherwise no big deals to report. first start off with virginia on the northbound side of i-95 i have been telling you about the accident. it's down on the northbound side of route 17 business at route 1. now you do have a lane getting by. so you should be okay. 95's been incident free. let's take a live look into springfield on the northbound side of 95. no problems to report as you head up north toward 395. you should be okay, back to the maps and this time to the other side of town. no problems to report if you're traveling on the west side on the dulles toll road in from leesburg, route 7. route 123 here in the tyson's area. a live look planning to head on 66 in vienna, no problems to r

windchill out there at this hour. we have a cold front that moved through later on in the day. this is going to give us increased clouds with a shot of colder air to move into the upcoming weekend. when i say "colder air" probably 5 or 6 degrees cooler. plenty of sunshine during the morning hours. winds out of the south at 5 to 10. clouds increase in the overnight hours. a fog system moves in. upper 20's to mid 30's for daytime highs. highs tomorrow only the lower to mid 40's. >> i understand that 28 and lee highway in the area of the battlefield, be careful. n accident reported on 28 and 29. no problems to report right now coming through gilbert corner. 50, 15 open. 7 looks ok. we're in good shape out of to get into vienna along 66. nobody is complaining across the roosevelt bridge. don't forget we have long-term construction on connecticut eastbound. outer loop pictures of headlights. normal services from metro. >> thank you, lisa. 5:42 right now. rees on this friday. >> coming up, sad news for one of america's most talked about families. duggars say they are broken. >> and a

officials are lowering the temperature to a windchill of 13 degrees, down from 20. this means the city is only going to offer additional services to the homeless when the windchill gets down to 13. the reason for this change, one to ensure warnings about cold temperatures are heated and two according to a baltimore sun report this will bring baltimore in line with other cities. >>> top stories, friends and family of a 16-year-old baltimore county girl who was hit and killed are mourning her loss today. bridget harold was crossing the street at the intersection of annapolis road and ohio avenue in the land down baltimore hilands area before 5:00, when she was hit by an sufficient. the cause is still under investigation. the driver stayed at the scene. >>> the gunman who killed a virginia tech police officer and took his own life was not a student at the university according to the school. now police are trying to figure out why the shooting happened in the first place, authorities are looking to finds connection between the gunman and that officer. >>> small town on

that's driving windchills into the 30s. if you are headed outside, dress for the 30s. that's what it feels like. for tonight, clear to partly cloudy, breezy, colder. lows in the 30s. winds northwesterly at 10 to 15. we'll come back and tell you when the winds die down and if any milder air is lurking around the corner. >>> the fight over whether homeowners at holly acres get to rebuild goes to another round. what prince william county officials are sage about their appeal. but first, police in two cities tracking down on those occupy protesters. where the raids went down, how many got arrested. that story is up next. >>> the washington, d.c. veterans affairs medical center and wusa9 salute all who serve at home and abroad this season. >> i'm here with my son, my wife, and my daughter. we would like to say merry christmas. [ male announcer ] when you're a coach in the nfl... ♪ ...there are no sick days. ♪ vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. [ snoring ] [ indistinct talking on tv ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime snifflin

the windchill not much of a factor. 46 degrees. the rest of the area, starting to fall off now as we are seeing the clear skies. 39 down to the south and west. down around culpeper, 37 in manassas. 37 in frederick. waldorf coming in around 44 degrees. what are we going to see as far as rain is concerned? don't worry about rain. really, not only for tomorrow, but right on through the next couple days. the weekend is going to be dry. the weekend is looking very good. we have temperatures overnight that are going to be cool. kind of cool to start out on your friday. we are looking at a fantastic friday weather wise. we'll be back down here the rest of the hour talking about the christmas tree lighting which was fantastic. >> thank you, doug. >>> still ahead on news 4 at 6:00. drivers stuck for an hour in a snowstorm. opm came up with a way to prevent another disaster on our roads. >> i'm julie carey. shaking up the ranks through the gubernatorial nod. what local republicans have to say coming up. >>> you might want to know about secre

it's bringing our windchill down to 39 degrees. we are going to see a system pass tonight. it's not going to do a lot except warm us up for tomorrow. to the south, the warm spot 47 in charlottesville, 46 in frederick. what can you expect this evening? 38 degrees by 11:00. a chilly night. not as cold as it was last nilgt. partly to mostly clear skies. there are going to be a lot of changes going on the next couple days as we head toward 2012. i'll explain coming up. >> thanks, doug. a week before the iowa caucuses. a power shift in the polls. mitt romney is leading the pack. former front-runner, newt gingrich taking a nose dive. former pennsylvania senator, rick santorum and ron paul have been given new life. steve handelsman is on capitol hill to tell us what it means. steve? >> reporter: i'm close to the capital of the state of iowa. this is des moines. check it out, mid-50s here. ten degrees warmer than washington and the political climate here in iowa is different than it usually is before the caucuses, too. here is how upset they are at the federal government. the liber

we dress for that windchill this time of year. and tonight as high pressure tries to build in, those winds will get lighter ask skies are clear, the air is dry, and the bottom drops out for us here under those conditions to 28 for you in winchester. 29 in shanitilly. definitely clear and cold. the sun is back tomorrow. temperatures are seasonal for the first day of december. a little bit of a breeze. not quite as blustery as today was. at 8:00 in the morning, plan on temperatures in the upper 30s. you could still have upper 20áz. by noon, we should be up to 48 degrees with plenty of sunshine and by 5:00, as we get ready to light the national christmas tree, temperature of 49 degrees if you're going to be heading down there, there's definitely standing room behind the main area and you want to take a few layers, but make sure you have those warmest shoes on. we expect to get into the low 50s tomorrow with lots of sunshine. what about jumping ahead to the weekend? we love to do that on the news edge. the cold stuff is going to be ou

blustery conditions and very cold air windchill temps as a result. 15 to 20 winds. we're gusting to around 30 easton top of the hour feeling like the 20s already because of the winch skies generally clear overhead. that's good. and the rest of this evening will call for temperatures to drop through the 30s but again feeling colder than that with the windchill. much more on the new year's eve coming up. coming home and seeing gifts under the tree is one thing but riding down your block and seeing empty boxes on the curb is another. one family's trash is another thief's gold. >> reporter: by putting out the boxes you got you're basically putting a neon sign on your house for thieves letting them now know you not pricey new electronics he they would love to get their hands on. the allies of rogers forge tell the story of christmas past. from snuggies to help you brave the winter cold to electric guitars that help you sing the holiday blues. the proof of a fruitful holiday is right there for all to see. these boxes are just trash to you, but to a thief they broadcast yo

windchills in the mid 30s. could see a few light snow showers and flurries upnd in florida, 80 degrees in miami. that's a look at your weekend forecast. lester. >> okay, bill, thanks. lawyers for barry bonds say they are going to appeal after a judge sentenced home run king to house arrest and probation. bonds could have spend 15 months in prison for obstructing justice at his doping trial. mike taibbi has the latest. he looked trim enough for a comeback in his well cut suit. but for barry bonds, it was a day of reckoning. prosecutors wanted 15 months in prison for his conviction of a single count of object structing justice. but judge susan illson ruled otherwise. 30 days of house arrest, two years probation, 250 hours of community service and the sentence suspended pending an appeal the slugger's legal team says will be pursued. >> we absolutely believe that barry was wrongly convicted of a felony offense. we intend to fight it on appeal and overcome that judge. >> but bonds' journey from mythic sports hero t

it prints on the windchill factor, what it feels like, in the 20's and 30's. we did hit the low 50's in tomorrow when we'll be right back here. we start out colder and get more sunshine and end up in the low 50's in the stocks. the point right around 52, heading down to the state capitol here looking for although it 50's -- you go south. satellite radar pictures at the end of the night showing this clearing of the west to the east. some cloud cover on the eastern shore, no brain and no showers, that's bottled up in northern england, and no immediate new weather coming in out of the northwest. so i'll couple of quiet weather days. december is coming in like the lamb here and we will see if that holds up. the high pressure cell south of us then that would keep things high, dry and sunny for the next few days. the cool scenario but the sunny one. and art trends are just the clear scenario tonight and tomorrow and really no change in friday, saturday or sunday. the next weather maker likely to hold off until the early part of next week. overnight 32, greasy and co

the windchills are into the 20s now. as we look at what's been happening over the last 12 hours, the clouds cleared out last evening and now off to a clear start. no travel problems weatherwise up and down the atlantic seaboard or in and out of the midwest. however, there are some snow warnings out for the rockies. there could be flight delays there. for us, we'll have high pressure over us today, giving us plenty of sunshine. we'll have this cold start. already it's near freezing throughout much of virginia. fredericksburg is down to 32. in the shennendoah valley out in the mountains, most locations are below freezing right now. southern locations in the northern bay, temperatures are upper 30s to near 40. here is your day planner. sunny throughout the day, but a chill in the air. sunrise is at 7:07. we'll stay in the 30s through much of the morning. about 9:00, 10:00, we'll be climbing into the 40s. by the middle of the afternoon, low, maybe briefly mid 50s with a diminished wind. then it will get cold again tonight. w

north wind ten to 20 miles per hour will keep windchills in the low 30s. tomorrow sunshine, but still cold. not much of a breeze. tomorrow's high temperatures only in the upper 30s and low 40s. a real taste of wintertime around here. can't complain a whole lot this is another nice weekend. >> it sure is. >> no complaints. rain during the week, sun on the weekend. >> i was complaining on twitter about cold, tom chimed in and said it's december. deal with it. >> record cold for today is four below zero. it could be way colder. >> i'll be raking some leaves this afternoon. i hope they don't blow back at me. >> rake them to the side, that's the key. >> that's your tip of the day, everyone. >>> we have news from overnight. a man and a woman are in the hospital after they were shot in northeast washington. police say someone opened fire around 4:00 this morning on benning road near east capitol street. there is no word on the victims' conditions. we'll bring you more information as we find out. >>> morgan state university students are dealing with the loss of a

windchills holding near the freezing mark all tomorrow afternoon. bundle up. >> thanks, chuck. >>> one of my favorite words in the dictionary is plethora. that's what you have to choose from for these plays of the week, wouldn't you say? >> plethora of plays. you are right. this week was a good week. hard to believe one more week in the nfl regular season and then it's playoff time. as usual, a plethora of great plays provided by rookies. one of them cam newton who silenced all doubters and is closing in on 4,000 passing yards in his first year. it's only appropriate we start with the number one overall pick, cam newton has to be the nfl rookie of the year against the bucs on his own 9 yard line. throws deep. check this catch out. outleaps the defender and he is going, going, gone. cam newton has thrown for 20 touchdowns and rushed for an nfl quarterback record 14 this season. if you didn't believe in cam before, i hope you do now. that wasn't the longest touchdown of week 16. this one was. eli manning out of his own end zone to victor cruz and it c

we are going to see a windchill this evening.ing of heading out to the redskins game, the redskins, if they win this game tomorrow, they could do absolutely nothing, right? hakeem, what's up? they could have a better record, yes. 45 degrees tomorrow at game time. partly sunny. it's going to be cool. most of the stadium this time of year is in the shade. you will be on the cool side as you head out tomorrow. then, of course, there's christmas on saturday. the redskins on saturday. christmas on sunday. >> there he goes. >> very fast. christmas 50 degrees for the temperature. i think a nice christmas afternoon with partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies. a nice afternoon for the next couple days. we talked about sunday. mond monday, 46 degrees. the next best chance of rain is actually going to be on tuesday. that coming in at 51 degrees ahead of the storm system. could be another soaker, quarter inch to half inch of rain. he's fast again. >> he's busy. >> very busy. 47 degrees on wednesday. 48 on thursday. nice in the middle of next we

we have a bit of a windchill across the area. the windchill 34 in gaithersburg. 39 at the airport.ou bundle up as you head outside. this is going to be a much cooler evening. last night was simply gorgeous. tonight, a little bit of a different story. we will see the cooler temperatures. here is the rain down to the south. this was falling heavier earlier. it was falling as sleet into southern maryland, fredericksburg, spotsylvania, colonial beach and portions of southern maryland. all reporting sleet. even a coverage of sleet in the maryland area. that's it. we are dry around the metro region. to the west, petersburg and west virginia seeing the rain mix with sleet and snow. it may be the case tonight for just about everybody. we have moisture here. a dry atmosphere. it's breaking up through this area. much of it not reaching the ground. i would not be surprised to see showers make their way across the mountains. they could produce showers, a flurry or two or sleet around d.c. it's not going to pose problems as we have been way too warm for the roads to have worries. back to us, an

now, here in town, the windchill is 32 degrees. the actual temperature right now is 36 degrees. in gaithersburg, it's a little bit of a breeze there and it feels like 20 degrees. you saw there in our south western and western neighborhoods, the windchill is not a factor since the winds are calm. so overnight tonight, here's what we know. generally clear skies. it looks like by tomorrow morning, even before sunrise, we'll get a few clouds out there. not so breezy and very cold out in the suburbs. i think out there, lower to mid 20s, especially since the winds are lightening up. here in town, a low of 30 degrees or so. winds only out of the west at 5 to 10 miles per hour. we'll talk about the holiday weekend coming up and some of these numbers that i'm going to show you for highs look pretty good and next week, first week of 2012, looks like it's going to be very, very cold. wisdom. >> thanks gary. >>> the republican president rnl candidates are just six days from learning who will win the first real votes in the race for the white house. with no clear front runner, the iowa caucu

windchills in the 30s all day. tuesday, 35 degrees for a high temperature with windchills in the upper teens to lower 20s. all day long, same deal goes for wednesday. we are going to stay on this cooler pattern, i think. not quite as cold but a cooler pattern through the middle of next week. this full week of january is below average when the entire month of december is well above average. >> okay. thanks. >>> still to come here tonight, what if your birthday and christmas fell on the same day every year? maryland scientists want to make it a reality. >>> the countdown to the countdown. times square is a buzz. crews prepare iing for the ball drop. >>> an about face from the >>> psison wireless is scrapping the $2 convenience fee after customer backlash 24 hours after annoyancing they would charge $2. they did an about face. the largest wireless provider made the decision due to customer feedback. a petition on change.org gathers 57,000 customers against the fees. >>> so, what if every major holiday fell on the same

windchills areç in the negativ numbers.new york, vermont, new hampshire and maine, at single digits through many areas of central new england. the big cities are even down there around 12 in boston, 10 in hartford. so, the windchill will get your attention this morning in new england. thankfully, a lot of kids don't have to wait at the bus stop this morning with school out. 21 in philadelphia, so it's chilly in many areas. this afternoon, cold air is in place, but it won't be as windy, so it won't feel quite as bad as this morning. temperatures getting up into the 30s in new england, we'll call it 40s from d.c. to pittsburgh. there's a little light snow this morning across wisconsin. you'll probably get a little coating there in green bay. milwaukee may see some flakes this morning, but chicago, i think it's too warm. i don't think we'll get any accumulations there. this afternoon in chicago going up to 46. and look at how warm it is still. kansas city, st. louis, denver, all in the 50s. we're in the 60s from dallas through

you factor in the windchill, it feels like the 30s and 20s in locations. mild in the next couple of days. then much colder. breezy and colder tonight. pleasant and chilly for thursday. mild with some clouds moving in for friday. and new year's weekend is looking to be mild. then the cold air comes on through. here's our future cast. tomorrow will be dry. we're going to see partly cloudy conditions. most of the clouds will be high level clouds. friday morning, we have a chance for a shower. i mean, passing shower. only a slight chance of that. most of it staying to the far west of us and north of us. so, for tonight, what can you expect? clear skies, still breezy. very cold. that windchill feeling like in the 20s and teens overnight. west winds at 10 to 15. overnight lows, lower 30s toward the bay. 26 in manassas. 26 also in leesburg. mid 20s for martinsburg and out toward cumberland. now tomorrow morning, bundle up. mostly sunny and very cold. temperatures in the 20s and 30s. afternoon, partly cloudy conditions. it will be dry, but chilly. highs around 44

and that brings the windchill down into the 20s. now, we had our clouds clear away overnight and we've had high pressure moving in. that will give us a clear but chilly day today. most locations now in maryland and virginia are near the freezing mark, except closer to washington and montgomery, arlington, fairfax and prince georges county. a few locations there. temperatures are down into the mid to upper 30s as well as near the bay. now here is your day planner. sunrise is at 7:07. should be bright and sunny today with afternoon highs climbing into the low to mid 50s by midafternoon. dress for a chilly day. the winds will diminish a bit. another cold night tonight. a look at the evening planner in minutes. danella has a look at our traffic. >> good morning. if you have to travel around the beltway, loot looks pretty good right now. let's start at new hampshire avenue. outer loop and inner loop not seeing any issues for you. i'll give you travel time, as well. 61 miles per hour is your speed. 10 minute to get from i-95 to i-270. if

we don't have much of a windchill. it is factoring in. it feels as if it is closer to 20 degrees at baltimore. our high temperatures will bounce into the mid 40's. lots of sunshine across the state with high pressure in control. this is keeping us a couple degrees below our normal for this time of year. we will be warming back up as we head into the workweek. the seven-day forecast when we return. >> one of the country's largest youth sports groups confirmed to -- confirmed that there is an investigation in their sports department. jay gray reports. >> amateur athletic union, one of the largest sports leagues in the nation, has been rocked by allegations that bobby dodd, the man that led the organization for many years, sexually abused a.a.u. athletes. >> that was his m.o., coming in in the l -- in the middle of the night when you were asleep and trying to assault you. >> at least two men say he attacked them during team road trips in the 1980's. one spoke with espn. >> i was dead asleep. i don't remember anything but waking up, and he's